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届高考英语一轮复习阅读理解专项提升练习7自然类

2019届高考英语一轮复习阅读理解专项提升练习（7）

自然类

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一、阅读理解

1   Imaginebeinggiventheopportunitytowakeuptolions,eatyourmealswithmonkeys,andevenshareyourbathwithbears,allfromthecomfortofauniquenewlodgingexperience.TheJamalaWildlifeLodgeopeneditsdoorsinJanuary2015,whichwassetupinanefforttoeducatevisitorsaboutaidingthesurvivalofmanyoftheworld'sendangeredspecies.“It'sgreatfortheanimals;they'regoingtogetmorespace.It'sgreatfortheviewingpublic;they'regoingtogetmorethingstosee.Itwillbegreatfortourismandjustforthelocalcommunity,”saidRichardTindale,theownerandoperator.SpreadingacrossthreelocationsintheNationalZoo,the18rooms,whichrangefromgiraffetreehousestojunglebungalows,offerafantasticexperiencewithwildlife.

   TheGiraffeTreehouse

   TheGiraffeTreehouseissetamongthegiraffeenclosures（围场）,andtheJungleBungalowsareluxuriousindividualsuiteswhicharenexttoeitherlion,cheetah（猎豹）,brownbear,orMalaysiansunbearenclosures.

   TheUshakaHouse

   Housingupto26people,theUshakaHouseisbuiltaroundthemonkeyenclosureandhasabuilt­inaquariumwhichoffersprivateviewsofsomeofthezoo'ssharks.

   TheBurleyGriffinHouse

   OnlymetersfromtheedgeofLakeBurleyGriffin,theindoorandoutdoorentertainingareashavesplendidviewsacrossthelaketoBlackMountain.

   TheSharkHouse

   TheSharkHousehasitsownlittlejetty（码头）anditcomesoutoverthesharktankhereandsothepeoplewhostayintheroomwillbeabletogototheirbedroomandpattheshark.

   Location

   LocatedintheheartofAustralia'spoliticalcapital,theJamalaWildlifeLodgeattheNationalZooandAquariumisjusttenminutesfromCanberra'scentralBusinessDistrict.

1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheJamalaWildlifeLodge?

A.TheJamalaWildlifeLodgeliesintheheartofCanberra.

B.TheJamalaWildlifeLodgehasaverylonghistory.

C.TheJamalaWildlifeLodgeisoutsidetheNationalZoo.

D.TheJamalaWildlifeLodgehasaltogether26houses.

2.IfatouristwantstovisitLakeBurleyGriffin,he'dbetterchoose________.

A.TheGiraffeTreehouse

B.TheUshakaHouse

C.TheBurleyGriffinHouse

D.TheSharkHouse

3.Thepurposeofwritingthepassageisto________.

A.attractmoretouriststovisittheNationalZoo

B.introducetheJamalaWildlifeLodgeinAustralia

C.raisepeople'sawarenessofprotectinganimals

D.offervisitorsanopportunitytoplaywithsharks

2.   Inanaturaldisaster:

ahurricane,flood,volcaniceruption,orothercatastrophes.Minutesandevensecondsofwarningcanmakethedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.Becauseofthis,scientistsareworkingtousethelatesttechnologicaladvancestopredictwhenandwheredisasterswillhappen.Theyarealsostudyinghowbesttoanalyzeandcommunicatethisinformationonceitisobtained.

   OnSeptember29,1998,HurricaneGeorgesmadelandfallinBiloxi,Mississippi,afterdamagingHaiti,theDominicanRepublic,PuertoRico,andseveralislandsoftheCaribbeanbadlywithheavyrainsandwindsupto160kmperhour.FewpeoplelosttheirlivesalongtheGulfCoastoftheUnitedStates,althoughhundredsdiedintheCaribbean.Thiswasaverydifferentresult,whenapowerfulGulfCoasthurricanemadeanunexpecteddirecthitonGalveston,Texas,killingatleast6,000people.Vastlyimprovedhurricanewarningsexplainthedifferentcircumstancesateitherendofthe20thcentury--residentsofGalvestonhadnoadvancewarningthatastormwasapproaching,whileresidentsofBiloxihadbeenwarneddaysinadvance,allowingforextensivesafetyprecautions（预防）.

   AtthesametimethatpeopleinBiloxiwerethankfulfortheadvancewarning,someresidentsofNewOrleans,Louisianawerelesssatisfied.AdaybeforeGeorgesmadelandfall,forecasterswerepredictingthatthehurricanehadagoodchanceofstrikingNewOrleans.Emergencymanagementofficialsmustbeginevacuations（疏散）wellbeforeastormstrikes.Butevacuationcostsmoney.ThemayorofNewOrleansestimatedthathiscity’spreparationsforGeorgescostmorethan50million.AfterGeorgesmissedNewOrleans,someresidentsquestionedthevalueofthehurricaneforecastsinthefaceofsuchhighcosts.

    ThedifferentviewsontheearlywarningsforHurricaneGeorgesshowsomeofthecomplexities（复杂）relatedtopredictingdisasters.Disasterpredictionisaprocessofprovidingscientificinformationtothegovernmentofficialsandotherdecisionmakerswhomustrespondtothosepredictions.

1.Whatisthepurposeofdisasterpredictionaccordingtothepassage?

A.Tofindoutthecauseofdisasters.

B.Tosavepeoplelivesandreducedamage.

C.Topreventnaturaldisastershappening.

D.Toapplyadvancedtechnologytodisa