高中英语阅读理解.docx

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高中英语阅读理解

说明文类（I）★

WatergoesaroundandaroundEarthinaneverendingjourneycalledthewatercycle（循环）.Thesunheatsuplakes,oceans,andotherwetplacesonEarth.Whenthewatergetswarmenough,itchangesintovapour.Plantsalsogiveofflotsofwatervapour.Someofthiswatervapourcoolsoffhighintheskyandbecomesclouds.ThenitfallsbacktoEarthinanewplaceasrainorsnow.Thiscyclehappensoverandoveragain.

Thegroundcanabsorbwaterlikeasponge（海绵）.Ifyoucouldseethisgroundwater,itwouldn’tlooklikealakeorriver.Thegroundwaterismixedinwiththerocksandsandthatlieinlayers（层）belowEarth’ssurface.

Groundwatermovesalongslowly.Howslowly?

Maybe1.5kilometresinonecentury.Someofthiswaterhasbeenundergroundforthousandsofyears.Andoncegroundwaterispumpedoutofthegroundfromadeepwell（井）bypeople,itmaytakehundredsofyearsforanotherwatertotakeitsplace.

35.InwhichorderdoeswatergoaroundEarth?

a.Falldownasrainorsnow.

b.Heatedupbythesunonlakes,oceansandotherwetplaces.

c.Cooloffhighinthesky.

d.Formclouds.

e.Changeintovapour.

A.dacbeB.becdaC.caebdD.bceda

36.Thegroundwaterseemsto________.

A.bejustonthegroundB.bepurewaterlikethatinalakeorriver

C.existinrocksandsandD.flowalonglikeriversorstreams

37.Theunderlinedword“pumped”inthepassagecanbereplacedby________.

A.runB.pushedC.drawnD.picked

38.Whatconclusion（结论）canwedrawfromthepassage?

A.Groundwatercanbequicklyreplacedbyotherwateroncepumpedout.

B.Groundwaterisveryvaluable.

C.Groundwaterhasnothingtodowithhumanbeings.

D.Groundwatertravelinanunknownway.

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Satellitesareanimportantpartofourordinarylives．Forexample,theinformationforweatherforecastsissentbysatellite．SomesatelliteshavecameraswhichtakephotographsoftheEarthtoshowhowcloudsaremoving．Satellitesarealsousedtoconnectourinternationalphonecalls．

ComputerconnectionsoftheWorldWideWebandInternetalsousesatellites.ManyofourTVprogramscometoUSthroughsatellites．Airplanepilotsalsosometimesuseasatellitetohelpthemfindtheirexactlocation．

Weusesatellitestosendtelevisionpicturesfromonepartoftheworldtoanother．Theyareusually35，880kilometersabovetheequator．Sometimeswecanseeasatelliteintheskyanditseemstostayinthesameplace．Thisisbecauseitismovingaroundtheworldat11，000kilometersanhour—exactlythesamespeedthattheearthrotates．AsatellitemustorbittheEarthwithitsantennae（天线）facingtheearth．Sometimes,itmovesawayfromitsorbit，Sotherearelittlerocketsonitwhichareusedtoputthesatellitebackintherightposition．Thisusuallyhappensabouteveryfiveorsixdays．

Spaceisnotempty!

Everyweek,moreandmoresatellitesaresentintospacetoorbittheEarth．Asatelliteusuallyworksforabout10-12years．SatelliteswhicharebrokenaresometimesrepairedbyastronautsorsometimesbroughtbacktoEarthtoberepaired．Often，veryoldorbrokensatellitesareleftinspacetoorbittheEarthforaverylongtime．Thisisveryseriousbecausesomesatellitesusenuclearpowerandtheycancrashintoeachother．

1．WhichofthefollowingisNOTdonebysatellitesaccordingtothepassage?

A．Sendinginformationforweatherforecast．B．TakingphotographsoftheEarth．

C．SendingTVpictures．D．Providingfoodforairplanepilots．

2．What’sthespeedtheearthrotatesat?

A．35,880kilometersperhour．B．335,880kilometersperhour．

C．11,000kilometersperhour．D．110,000kilometersperhour

3．WhydoesthesatellitemovearoundtheworldatthesamespeedastheEarthrotates?

A．Inordertotakephotographs．

B．Inordertostayinacertainpositionintheorbit．

C．Inordertomoveawayfromitsorbit．

D．Inordertosendtelevisionpictures．

4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inthe3rdparagraphreferto?

A．Asatellite．B．Alittlerocket．

C．Asatelliteseemstostayinthesameplaceinthesky．

D．Thesatelliteputstherocketsintherightposition．

5．Whichistrueofsatellites?

A．Asatelliteusuallyworksforabout10-12years．

B．Everytimeasatellitegetsbroken，itisbroughtbacktotheEarthtoberepaired．

C．Abrokensatelliteisneverleftinspace．

D．Theyoftencrashintoeachother．

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CancerresearchersurgedpeopleonWednesdaytotakemorevitaminDtolowerriskofcancer,sayingstudiesshowedaclearlink.“Oursuggestionisforpeopletoincreasetheirintake（吸入，摄入）,throughdietoravitaminsupplement,”Dr.CedricGarlandsaidinatelephoneinterview.

Garland'sresearchteamreviewed63studies,includingseverallargelong-termones,ontherelationshipbetweenvitaminDandcertaintypesofcancerworldwidebetween1966and2004.“There'snothingthathasthisabilitytopreventcancer,”hesaid,urginggovernmentsandpublichealthofficialstodomoretofortify（增强）foodswithvitaminD.GarlandispartofaUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiegoMooresCancerCenterteamthatpublisheditsfindingsthisweekonlineintheAmericanJournalofPublicHealth.VitaminDisfoundinmilk,aswellasinsomefortifiedorangejuice,yogurtandcheeses,usuallyataround100internationalunits（IU）aserving.“Peoplemightwanttoconsideravitaminsupplementtoraisetheirintaketo1000IUsperday”Garlandsaid,addingthatitwaswellwithinthesafetyguidelinesestablishedbytheNationalAcademyofSciences.

TheauthorssaidthattakingmorevitaminDcouldbeespeciallyimportantforpeoplelivinginnorthernareas,whichreceivelessvitaminDfromsunshine.

“AfricanAmericans,whodon'tproduceasmuchofthevitaminbecauseoftheirskincolour,couldalsobenefitsignificantlyfromahigherintake,”theauthorssaid.

1．Accordingtothepassage,peopleareadvisedtotakemoreVitaminD,because__.

A.itisnutritiousB.itcan‘tharmpeople’shealthC.itcanlowercancerriskD.itisnottakenenougheveryday

2．WhichofthefollowingcannothelppeoplegetmoreVitaminD?

A.HavesomesunshineB.Havemoremeat

C.HavemorefortifiedcheeseD.Haveavitaminsupplement

3．WhocanGarlandprobablybe?

A.AhealthresearcherB.AdoctorC.AscientistD.Apublichealthofficial

4．Whichofthefollowingfoodcanlowerpeople‘schanceofgettingcancer?

A.MilkB.FortifiedorangejuiceC.FortifiedyogurtD.Alloftheabove

5．PeoplefromwhichareashouldtakemoreVitaminDaccordingtothepassage?

A.AsianpeopleB.AfricanpeopleC.AmericanpeopleD.Europeanpeople

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Greenisanimportantcolorinnature.Itisthecolorofgrassandtheleavesontrees.Itisalsothecolorofmostgrowingplants.

Sometimes,thewordgreenmeansyoung,freshandgrowing.Sometimes,itdescribessomethingthatisnotyetripeorfinished.Forexample,agreenhornissomeonewhohasnoexperience,whoisnewtoasituation.Inthefifteenthcentury,agreenhornwasayoungcoworoxwhosehorns（角）hadnotyetdeveloped.Acenturylater,agreenhornwasasoldierwhohadnotyethadanyexperienceinbattle.Bytheeighteenthcentury,agreenhornhadthemeaningithastoday—apersonwhoisnewinajob.

Someonewhohastheabilitytogrowplantswellissaidtohaveagreenthumb.Theexpressioncomesfromearlynineteenhundreds.Apersonwithagreenthumbseemstohaveamagictouchthatmakesplantsgrowquicklyandwell.Youmightsaythatthewomannextdoorhasagreenthumbifhergardencontinuestogrowlongafteryourplantshavedied.

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TheGreenRevolutionisthenamegivensomeyearsagotothedevelopmentofnewkindsofriceandothergrains.Thenewplantsproducedmuchlargercrops.TheGreenRevolutionwastheresultofhardworkbyagriculturalscientistswhohadgreenthumbs.w_w*w.k*s_5_u.c*o*m

Greenisalsothecolorusedtodescribethepowerfulfeeling,jealousy（嫉妒）.Thegreen-eyedmonsterisnotafrighteningcreaturefromouterspace.ItisanexpressionusedaboutfourhundredyearsagobyBritishwriterWilliamShakespeareinhisplay“Othello”.Itdescribestheunpleasantfeelingapersonhaswhensomeonehassomethinghewants.Ayoungmanmaysufferfromthegreen-eyedmonsterifhisgirlfriendbeginsgoingoutwithsomeoneelse.Or,thatgreen-eyedmonstermayaffectyourfriendifyougetapayriseandhedoesnot.

1.Agreenhornnowrefersto____.

A.apersonwhoisnewinajobB.anewsoliderC.ayounghorseD.acowwithouthorns

2.Apersonwhohasagreenthumbisaperson____.

A.whoisgoodatgrowingplantsB.whosethumbsareofgreencolor

C.whosegardenisgreenerthanothers’D.whoisyoungerthanhisneighbors

3.Theauthorisactuallytalkingabout____.

A.colorsB.languageC.politicsD.agriculture

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Inaboutthe16thcentury,agreenhornmeantanexperiencedsoldier.

B.TheGreenRevolutionmayhavesomeconnectionwithgreenthumbs.

C.Thegreen-eyedmonsterwasprobablycreatedbyWilliamShakespeare.

D.Thegreen-eyedmonstercanbeusedtodescribeapersonwhoisjealous.

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Peoplewithdisabilitiesmakeupalargepartofthepopulation.Itisestimatedthatover35millionAmericanshavephysical,mental,orotherdisabilities.Abouthalfofthesedisabilitiesare“developmental",i.e.,theyoccurbeforetheindividual'stwenty-secondbirthday,oftenfromgeneticconditions,andaresevereenoughtoaffectthreeormoreareasofdevelopment,suchasmobility,communication,employment,etc.Mostotherdisabilitiesareconsidered“adventitious",i.e.,accidentalorcausedbyoutsideforces.

Priortothe20thcentury,onlyasmallpercentageofpeopl