高考英语二轮阅读理解金题编四及解析Word文档下载推荐.docx

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BoththeArcticandtheAntarcticarecoldandremote,butthetworegionshaveimportantdifferences.Foronething,theArcticisanice-coveredoceansurroundedbyland.TheAntarctic,ontheotherhand,isacontinentofice-coveredlandsurroundedbywater.

MostpolarstudieshavefocusedontheArctic,andthatiswherescientistshaveobservedthemostremarkablechangesintheice.Duringatypicalyear,theArcticiceexpandsinthewinterandshrinksinthesummer.Butrecently,theamountoficecoveringtheoceanhasbeensteadilydroppinginbothseasons.

1.ThegoaloftheInternationalPolarYearis　　　. 

A.tomakeitclearthatthepoleshavemuchtodowithahealthyearth

B.toprovidepracticaltheorytofurtherdevelopthisdistantarea

C.tocallonasmanyscientistsaspossibletodoresearchonthepoles

D.todiscovermoremysteriesunknowntoman

2.Whatisthemainfactorthathascausedthechangesofthepoles?

A.Theincreasingnumberofanimals.

B.Thedevelopmentofthepoles.

C.Themeltingofthepoles.

D.Therisingtemperature.

3.Whatunusualphenomenonworriesthescientists?

A.InsummertheiceoftheArcticlosesfaster.

B.TheicecoveringtheArcticdecreaseseveninwinter.

C.TheiceoftheArcticincreaseslessthaninthepast.

D.ThechangesintheArcticaremoreserious.

B

（2017山东烟台一模）

Inanefforttodiscouragepeoplefromusingplastics,scientistshavebeenhardatworkinventingalternativepackagingproducts.Fromwaterbottlesmadefromseaweedtocutlery（餐具）madefromriceandwheat,anumberofinventionsaresettochangethewayweeatwhileweareonthego,orhavingarelaxingpicnicinthepark.

Theideaofusingseaweedtomakeeco-friendly（环保的）waterbottleshasbeenaroundforafewyears.Recently,AriJonssontookhisinvention—awaterbottlemadefromredseaweed—toshowoffatafestival.Thebottleswillonlyholdtheirshapeaslongastheyarefilled.Assoonasthesebottlesareempty,theywillbegintobreakdown,thoughtheywouldbeperfectlysafetoeat.AriJonsson’sbottlesareastepclosertoawidelyusedalternativetothecurrentplasticones.

Theeatablewatercontainerisnottheonlyproducttoaddtoourimageofthefuture.NarayanaPessapatyhasalsocreatedeatablespoons.Afterthesuccessofhisspoons.MrPessapatyisreadytoexpandandintroduceforksandchopstickstohismenu.Hisaimistolargelyreducetheamountofplasticwaste,whichisahugeproblemforwastesitesallovertheworld.Itisaproductthatmaytakeupto500yearstobreakdown,andrecyclingcompaniesworldwidearestrugglingtodealwithit.

Asidefromtheobviousbenefitstotheenvironment,thisnewpackagingisalsocheaptoproduceandthereforecheaptobuy.Evenbetteristhefactthatsimilareatablecutlerycanbemadeathome,possiblyascienceprojectforchildrenorjustfunwithfriends.Whynotgetexperimentingandcreateyourownrecipes?

4.Whydoscientistsinventalternativepackagingproducts?

A.Tomakepeople’slifemoreconvenient.

B.Toreducetheamountofplasticwaste.

C.Tochangethewaywepicnicoutside.

D.Toshowofftheirinventivetalents.

5.WhatmakesAriJonsson’swaterbottleseco-friendly?

A.Theycanbemadeathome.

B.Theyarecheaptoproduceandbuy.

C.Theywillholdtheirshapewhentheyarefilled.

D.Theywillbreakdownthemselveswhenempty.

6.WhatdoAri’sandNarayana’sinventionshaveincommon?

A.Theyareconvenienttocarry.

B.Theyaresafetoeat.

C.Theycanbeusedforashorttime.

D.Theyareheavierthanplastics.

7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?

A.Home-madeeatablecutleryislikelytobepopular.

B.Eatablecutlerywillcompletelyreplaceplasticsinthenearfuture.

C.Norecyclingcompaniescanbreakdownplasticwaste.

D.It’sunsafeforindividualstoinventeatablecutleryathome.

SectionB

（2018甘肃西北师大附中三诊,C）

Anewstudyhasfoundtheamountofantibiotics（抗生素）giventofarmanimalsisexpectedtoincreasebytwo-thirdsoverthenext15years.Researchersarelinkingthegrowingdependenceonthedrugstotherisingdemandformeat,milkandeggs.However,thedrugscouldquickenthedevelopmentofantibiotic-resistant（对抗生素有抗药性的）infections.SuchinfectionsarealreadyamajorpublichealthconcernintheUnitedStates.

Expertssaywhenpeoplestoplivinginpoverty,thefirstthingtheywanttodoiseatbetter.Formostpeople,thatmeanstheirdietshouldcontainmoremeat.WiththerapiddevelopmentofAsia,peoplethereareeatingnearlyfourtimesasmuchmeat,milkanddairyproductsastheydid50yearsago.

Tomeetthatdemand,farmshaveputmanyanimalsintosmallerspaces.Astheanimalsarecrowdedtogether,theeasiestwaytodealwithsomeoftheproblemsofcrowdingistogivethemantibiotics.It’sclearthatantibioticshelptheanimalsstayhealthyinacrowdedenvironmentandgrowfaster.Butbacteriacandevelopresistancetothedrugsgradually.

Nowadays,doctorsfindantibioticsthatonceworkedagainsttheinfectionsnolongerwork.Thebacteriahavelearnedwaystofightagainstthedrugs.Theheavyuseofantibioticsinanimalsisresponsibleforthegrowthofantibioticresistanceworldwide.IntheUnitedStates,atleasttwomillionpeoplegetdrug-resistantinfectionseachyearandatleast23,000diefromaninfection.

Europehasbannedtheuseofantibioticstoincreaseanimalgrowth.AndtheUnitedStatesishopingtopersuadefarmerstostopusingantibioticsforthatpurpose.

1.Whataccountsfortheincreasingamountofantibioticsgiventofarmanimals?

A.Theneedforeatingdiversely.

B.Thelimitedfarmtechnology.

C.Thelesseffectiveantibiotics.

D.Thedevelopmentoftheeconomy.

2.Whatdoesgettingridofpovertymeanformostpeople?

A.Makingalotofmoney.

B.Havingmoremeattoeat.

C.Livinginabetterenvironment.

D.Focusingmoreonhealth.

3.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatusingtoomanyantibioticsinfarmanimals　　　. 

A.causesanimalstogetinfectedmoreeasily

B.willleadtothefailureofalltheantibiotics

C.makesantibiotic-resistantbacteriaspreadtopeople

D.hasanegativeeffectonthegrowthofanimals

4.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Anewwayofraisingfarmanimals.

B.Theabuseofantibioticsinfarmanimals.

C.Thedisadvantagesofusingantibiotics.

D.Thereasonforbanningtheuseofantibiotics.

（2017山东莱芜二模）

Ifyou’reencouragedbythetinyhousemovementandthink160squarefeetisjustenoughforyourneeds,youmaywanttocontacttheAcademyofConstructionandDesign（ACAD）atIDEAPublicCharterSchoolinnortheastWashington.

Studentsintheprogrambuiltamicrohousewithakitchen,abathroom,asleepingloftwithspaceforaqueen-sizebedandastorageloft,allsetonatrailerformobility.Theexteriorofthehousewaspartofacontinuouslivingexhibitin2015andwasmovedtotheIDEAcampussostudentscouldworkwithbuilderstocompletetheinteriorearlierthisyear.

McMahonsaidtheD.C.government’sapprovaltopushcompaniestohireDistrictresidentswasatoddswiththeschoolsystemnotpreparingstudentsforcareersinconstruction,exploringorelectricalwork.McMahongatheredindustryandcommunityleaderstoestablishACADin2005andhesaid100percentofthecompanieshecontactedrespondedpositivelytotheidea,includingmajorfirmssuchasJBG,ClarkConstruction,HinesConstructionandBostonProperties. 

“Whenstudentsmaketheconnectionbetweenwhattheyarelearningandapotentialcareer,theiracademicsimprovedramatically,”saidCarolRandolph,chiefoperatingofficeroftheD.C.StudentsConstructionTradesFoundation.“Someofthemwhodidn’tthinkcollegewasanoptionnowhaveabetterchancebecausetheirclasseshavebecomerelevanttoajob.”

“Weteachthemlifeskillsandexplainthatevenifyoustartasalaborer,thereareopportunitiestomoveupquickly,”hesaid.“Werewritethestoryforthemandexplainthattheycanworkforafewyears,makegoodmoney,getpromoted,andstarttheirownbusinessorgotoschoolwithlessdebts.”

“Parentsandschooladvisorscanbethebiggestobstaclesbecauseofthenegativeideaofconstructionasablue-collarcareer,”Karriemsaid.“Igetmiddle-schooladvisorsonboardtotalkabouttheopportunitiesthiseducationprovides.Thesekidsarelearninglifelongskillsthatcanhelptheminotherfields,providethemwithincomeandallowthemtotakecareoftheirhomes.”

5.Whatisthepurposeoftheprogramofbuildingamicrohouse?

A.Tosatisfydifferentneedsofpeople.

B.Tohelpacquirelifelongskillsfromthecollege.

C.Tomakethecollegemoreattractive.

D.Tooffermorejobopportunitiesincolleges.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“atoddswith”meaninthethirdparagraph?

A.Inconsistentwith.B.Familiarto.

C.Harmonious