高考英语阅读理解训练六Word文档格式.docx

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Lifeontheshipisanythingbutcruising.Estrellaandhisfellowsworkatleast10hoursaday,sevendaysaweek.Hewarnsthejobisnotforeverybody.“Youhavetolovebeingbusyandbepreparedtoworkeveryday—andtogiveupdrinkingtoomuchalcohol.”Inhissparetime,iftheshipsailsintoaport,Estrellaexploresit,otherwiseheworksoutinthecrew'

sgym,goesontheInternetorcallshome.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutEstrella?

A.Heisveryfondoftraveling.

B.Hedoesn'

tdrinkwinenow.

C.Hecannotspeakaforeignlanguage.

D.Heusedtobeahousekeepingmanager.

2.Theunderlinedword“downside”inparagraph5probablymeans______.

A.disappointmentB.disadvantageC.failureD.loss

3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Estrelladoesn'

toftenfeelhomesickbecauseofhiswork.

B.Theworkontheshipisnotsuitableforamarriedperson.

C.Estrellacanfindnootherjobexcepttheoneontheship.

D.Thepeopleontheshiparefrom94countries.

4.Inthelastparagraph,thewriterthinksthatlifeontheshipis______.

A.notatiringjourneyatallB.justaninterestingvoyage

C.farfromavoyageforpleasureD.morethanapleasanttravelbysea

Passage2

Howdoesanecosystem（生态系统）work?

Whatmakesthepopulationsofdifferentspeciesthewaytheyare?

Whyaretheresomanyfliesandsofewwolves?

Tofindananswer,scientistshavebuiltmathematicalmodelsoffoodwebs,notingwhoeatswhomandhowmucheachoneeats.

Withsuchmodels,scientistshavefoundoutsomekeyprinciplesoperatinginfoodwebs.Mostfoodwebs,forinstance,consistofmanyweaklinksratherthanafewstrongones.Whenapredator（掠食动物）alwayseatshugenumbersofasingleprey（猎物），thetwospeciesarestronglylinked；

whenapredatorlivesonvariousspecies,theyareweaklylinked.Foodwebsmaybedominatedbymanyweaklinksbecausethatarrangementismorestableoverthelongterm.Ifapredatorcaneatseveralspecies,itcansurvivetheextinction（灭绝）ofoneofthem.Andifapredatorcanmoveontoanotherspeciesthatiseasiertofindwhenapreyspeciesbecomesrare,theswitchallowstheoriginalpreytorecover.Theweaklinksmaythuskeepspeciesfromdrivingoneanothertoextinction.

Mathematicalmodelshavealsorevealedthatfoodwebsmaybeunstable,wheresmallchangesoftoppredatorscanleadtobigeffectsthroughoutentireecosystems.Inthe1960s,scientistsproposedthatpredatorsatthetopofafoodwebhadasurprisingamountofcontroloverthesizeofpopulationsofotherspecies﹣includingspeciestheydidnotdirectlyattack.

Andunplannedhumanactivitieshaveprovedtheideaoftop﹣downcontrolbytoppredatorstobetrue.Intheocean,wefishedfortoppredatorssuchascodonanindustrialscale,whileonland,wekilledofflargepredatorssuchaswolves.Theseactionshavegreatlyaffectedtheecologicalbalance.

Scientistshavebuiltanearly﹣warningsystembasedonmathematicalmodels.Ideally,thesystemwouldtelluswhentoadapthumanactivitiesthatarepushinganecosystemtowardabreakdownorwouldevenallowustopullanecosystembackfromtheborderline.Preventioniskey,scientistssay,becauseonceecosystemspasstheirtippingpoint（临界点），itisremarkablydifficultforthemtoreturn.

1.Whathavescientistsdiscoveredwiththehelpofmathematicalmodelsoffoodwebs？

A.Thelivinghabitsofspeciesinfoodwebs.

B.Therulesgoverningfoodwebsoftheecosystems.

C.Theapproachestostudyingdiespeciesintheecosystems.

D.Thedifferencesbetweenweakandstronglinksinfoodwebs.

2.Astronglinkisfoundbetweentwospecieswhenapredator________.

A.hasawidefoodchoice

B.caneasilyfindnewprey

C.stickstoonepreyspecies

D.canquicklymovetoanotherplace

3.Whatwillhappenifthepopulationsoftoppredatorsinafoodwebgreatlydecline？

A.Thepreyspeciestheydirectlyattackwilldieout.

B.Thespeciestheyindirectlyattackwillturnintotoppredators.

C.Thelivingenvironmentofotherspecieswillremainunchanged.

D.Thepopulationsofotherspecieswillexperienceunexpectedchanges.

4WhatconclusioncanbedrawnfromtheexamplesinParagraph4？

A.Uncontrolledhumanactivitiesgreatlyupsetecosystems.

B.Rapideconomicdevelopmentthreatensanimalhabitats.

C.Speciesofcommercialvaluedominateotherspecies.

D.Industrialactivitieshelpkeepfoodwebsstable.

5.Howdoesanearly﹣warningsystemhelpusmaintaintheecologicalbalance？

A.Bygettingillegalpracticesundercontrol.

B.Bystoppingusfromkillinglargepredators.

C.Bybringingthebroken﹣downecosystemsbacktonormal.

D.Bysignalingtheurgentneedfortakingpreventiveaction.

Passage3

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Hereare4freemobileappsthatwillhelpyoudojustthat.

HelloEnglish

Itcoversalltheaspectsoflanguagelearning,includingvocabulary,translation,grammar,spellings,spokenandreadingskills.ItusesinteractivegamestoteachdifferentEnglishlessonsandoffersnewaudiobooks,latestnews,andbooks.However,youshouldalreadyunderstandbasicEnglishstructuresandalphabets,fortheappcan’thelpyoulearnEnglishfromscratch（从零开始）.

Duolingo

IfyouwanttolearnEnglishfromscratch,thenthisistheappyouarelookingfor.DuolingousesinteractivegamestohelpyoulearnEnglish.Forbeginners,theappfocusesonhelpingyoulearnverbs,phrasesandsentences.

Lingbe

Ifyouarereadytopracticeyourspokenskillsinthereal-world,you’llneedLingbe.It’sacommunity-basedappwherepeoplehelpeachotherandsharetheirnativelanguages.ItconnectsyouwithrealpeopleoncallwhoarenativeEnglishspeakers.

HelloTalk

HelloTalkissimilartoLingbeasitconnectsyouwithnativespeakerstohelpimproveyourlanguageskills.However,itaddsafewextrafunctionsthatmightinterestyou.Youcanviewtheinformationaboutuserstofindamatchthatinterestsyou.Additionally,youcanalsosendtextandaudiomessages,andevendovideocallswithotherpeople.

Ifyouareabeginner,startfromDuolingoandthenuseHelloEnglishtotakefullcommandoverthelanguage.ForfluentspokenEnglishlearners,youcantryoutLingbeorHelloTalk.

1.WhatshouldyoualreadyunderstandtouseHelloEnglish?

A.Goodreadingandwritingskills.

B.Basiclisteningandspeakingtips.

C.DifferentEnglishlessonsandbooks.

D.Englishlettersandbasicstructu.res.

2.WhichappisthebestchoiceforanEnglishbeginneratfirst?

A.HelloEnglish.

B.Duolingo.

C.Lingbe.

D.HelloTalk.

3.WhatcanyoudoonLingbe?

A.Readthelatestnews.

B.Enjoytheinteractivegames.

C.PracticeyourspokenEnglish.

D.Talkwithnativespeakersintheflesh.

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ThereisnobetterwaytoenjoyScottishtraditionsthangoingfishingandtastingalittlebitofwhisky（威士忌）ataquietplaceliketheInverlochyCastle.WhenQueenVictoriavisitedthecastlein1873shewroteinherdiary,“Ineversawalovelierspot.”Andshedidn'

tevengofishing.

Scotlandisnoteasilydefined.Incertainmoments,thisquietlandoflakesandgrassesandmountainschangesbeforeyourveryeyes.Wheneveninggentlysweepsthehillsideintoorangelight,therivers,teemingwithfish,canturnintostreamsofgold.AsyousettledownwithjustafishingpoleandabasketonthebankofRiverOrchy,neartheInverlochyCastle,anyfrustration（烦恼）willfloatawayasgentlyasthecirclingwater.It'

sjustyouandpurple,pink,whiteflowers,seekingaperfectharmony.Ifyouareanewcomertofishing,learningthebasicsfromafishingguidemayleaveyouwithalifetime'

sfun.Formany,fishingismorethanasport;

itisanart.

Scotlandoffersinterestingplaceswhereyoucanrestafteralongday'

sfishing.Setagainstawildmountainandhiddenbehindwoodland,thebeautifulInverlochyCastleHotelbelowtheNevisisaperfectplacetoseethebeautyofScotland'

smountains.BenNevisisthehighestofallBritishmountains,andreachingits1343-metretopisachallenge.Butit'

snotjustwhatgoesupthatmatters;

whatcomesdownisunique.Morethan900metreshigh,onthemountain'

snorthface,liesanall-importantsourceofpurewater.ItsnamecomesfromtheGaeliclanguage“usquebaugh”or“wateroflife”;

anditis