高一英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 87Word下载.docx

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1.Whatarethefirsttwoparagraphsmainlyabout?

A.Thevariouspatternsattheoceansurface.

B.Thecauseofthechangesinoceancolour.

C.Thewaylightreflectsoffmarineorganisms.

D.Theeffortstofuelthegrowthofphytoplankton.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vulnerable”inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Sensitive.B.Beneficial.C.Significant.D.Unnoticeable.

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Phytoplanktonplayadecliningroleinthemarineecosystem.

B.Dutkiewicz’smodelaimstoprojectphytoplanktonchanges.

C.Phytoplanktonhavebeenusedtocontrolglobalclimate.

D.Oceanswithmorephytoplanktonmayappeargreener.

4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toassesstheconsequencesofoceancolourchanges.

B.Toanalysethecompositionoftheoceanfoodchain.

C.Toexplaintheeffectsofclimatechangeonoceans.

D.Tointroduceanewmethodtostudyphytoplankton.

Passage2

FireworkshavebeenenjoyedbycountlesspeopleeversincetheywereinventedinChinaduringtheTangDynastyhundredsofyearsago.Fromsmallfamilygatherings（团聚）tohugeglobalcelebrations,thereisn’tapartythatcouldn’tbemademorefunwithafewfireworks.Butitseemsthatthere’sabigpricetopayforsomebriefbeautyandfun.

It’sbeendiscoveredthatfireworkscontainmetalssuchascopper（铜）andlead,inadditiontootherpollutantslikeperchlorates（高氯酸盐）.AccordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,perchloratescanformnaturallyorbemade.Theyareanindustrialchemicalusedinrocketfuelandexplosives（炸药）,andaresoluble（可溶解的）inwater.

Thisisareasonforconcernbecauseperchloratesnegativelyaffectthethyroidgland（甲状腺）,whichinfluencesimportantbodilyfunctionslikebloodpressureandheartrate.

Furthermore,astudyconductedbyTerryGordon,aprofessoratNewYorkUniversity,examinedtheemissions（排放物）whosesizeswerebigenoughtoenterthelungs.Theyconcludedthattheseemissionsmayleadtovariousdangerousconditionslikecancer,heartattacks,andstrokes（中风）.

Itisworthnoticing,however,thatnostudieshaveproventheconnctionsbetweentheseconditionsandthedangerouschemicalsinfireworks.

However,thenegativeeffectsoffireworkemissionscanbeobservedinbirds.Britain’sRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirdswarnsagainstsettingofffireworksclosetowildlifeareasastheymaycauseconfusionamongbirds.

In2010,anincidentinvolving5,000red-wingedblackbirdsfallingoutoftheskyonNewYear’sEveinArkansas,USsupportedthisidea.Afireworksdisplayheldatanestinggroundforblackbirdsledtothebirds’nightsightbeingaffected,causingthemtofalltotheirdeaths.

Arguably（可以说）,theuseoffireworksduringcelebrationsmaybebecausepeopledon’trealizehowtheypolluteourenvironment.Companiesandresearcherscouldtakethiscue（线索）andfindothernew,eco-friendlyways.

Afterall,forallthebeautyfireworksbring,there’snobetterbeautythanthatofourplanet’s.

1.Accordingtothearticle,perchloratescontainedinfireworks______.

A.doharmtothethyroidgland

B.raisetheriskofcancer

C.aredangerouswhenputinwater

D.aremadefromcopperandlead

2.TerryGordonconcludedfromhisresearchthat______.

A.fireworksaredirectlyconnectedwithlungcancer

B.thewastefromfireworkscouldthreatenourbody

C.chemicalsinfireworkscouldincreaseourbloodpressure

D.ourbodyisstrongenoughtofightagainstthepollutantsinfireworks

3.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardtheuseoffireworks?

A.Positive.B.Negative.

C.Indifferent.D.Neutral.

Passage3

Ifweareobservant（善于观察的）,wecanfindthatmostoftheflowersinnaturearered,orangeandyellow.Ifwehaveseenablackflower,itisachanceinamillion.Peoplehavemadecensus（统计）tocolorsofmorethanfourthousandkindsofflowersanddiscoveredthatonlyeightofthemareblack.Whyareblackflowerssorare?

Asweknow,sunlightisformedbysevendifferentkindsofcoloredlight.Thewavelengthofeachlightchanges,sothequantityofheatineachlightchanges,too.Flowers,especiallytheirpetals（花瓣）,areveryweakandeasytotheharmcausedbyhightemperature.Blackflowerscantakeinallthelightwaves,whichcausetheflowerstodryupinahightemperature.Sotheblackflowerscanhardlycontinuetheirlives.Whereas,redflowers,orangeflowersandyellowonescanprotectthemselvesfromsunlightbyreflectingtheredlight,orangelightandyellowlight,eachofwhichhasalargequantityofheat.

Thatiswhyred,orangeandyellowflowersareverycommoninnaturewhileblackflowersaresounusual.

1.Itisachanceinamillion"

means________.

A.somethingcommon

B.somethinglucky

C.somethingextremelyrare

D.somethingimpossible

2.Sunlightisformedby________.

A.manydifferentkindsofcoloredlight

B.threedifferentkindsofcoloredlight-red,orangeandyellow

C.sevendifferentkindsofcoloredlight

D.fourthousandkindsofcoloredlight

3.Blackflowersaresorarebecause________.

A.theyaresoweakthatit'

sdifficultforthemtogrowup.

B.thereareactuallynoblackflowersintheworld.

C.thepetalsofblackflowersareverydelicate.

D.theycantakeinthelightofallwavelengthwhichmaketheflowersdryupduetohightemperature.

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

________

A.Red,orangeandyellowflowerscanabsorbthelightofallwavelengths.

B.Peoplehavefoundthatonlyafewkindsofflowersareblack.

C.Mostoftheflowersareresistanttohightemperatureowingtotheirbrightcolors.

D.Theblackflowerscannotprotectthemselvesfromsunlight.

Passage4

NowadaysmanyoldpeoplehaveAlzheimer'

sdisease（阿尔兹海默症）.Anoldcouple,Mr.andMrs.WanghavebothsufferedfromtheAlzheimer'

sforalongtime.However,theirlove,sofar,haschangedlittledespitethedisease.Theirstoryisjustlikewhatisdescribedinanoldsong：

“Icanforgetthewholeworld,butnotyou.”

Mr.Wang,85,isaretiredarmyofficer.Hehasbeenmarryinghis69-year-oldwifefor50years.ThecouplesufferfromAlzheimer'

sdiseasewhengettingold.Thediseasetooktheirhealthandmoneyaway,butcouldn'

tchangetheirdeepfeelingsforeachotherofdecades.Theyforgeteverything,butstillrecognizeeachother'

sface.

Mr.andMrs.Wangholdeachother'

shandtightlywhentakingawalkoutside.Onlylosingtheviewofhiswifeforaminute,Mr.Wangwillbeveryanxious.Mr.Wangusuallygotveryangrywhenforgettinghislocation.Whenfeelingthebadtemperofherhusband,Mrs.Wangwouldlosehertemperatthesametimeandhelpherhusbandtoblameothers.

Recently,Mrs.Wang'

sconditiongotworse.Shehadtoreceive24hours'

careinthecarecenter.Mr.Wanghadtoleavehiswifeeveryevening.Theseparation（分离）washardeverytime,soMr.Wangkeptsaying：

“Where'

smywife?

Ihavetotakeherhome.”

ContrarytoMr.Wang'

sanxiety,Mrs.Wang,inaseriousstageofdisease,appearedhappyeveryday.Shelikedtowearreddressandtellthepeoplearoundherthatshewasgoingtogetmarried.Whenpeopleaskedherwhomshewouldmarry,shevoicedoutclearlyandproudlythenameofherhusband.Hermemorystoppedatthehappiestperiodofherlifeforever.

1.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,wecanknow________.

A.thecouple'

sloveisn