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照对区爱民学校高考英语一轮选练习题Unit3TheMillionPou

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李仕才

一、阅读理解

Vinegarmakessalad,friesanddumplingstastebetter,andyoucanevenuseittocleanyourwindows.Andnow,accordingtoscientists,itmayeventheplanet’spopulationsurviveclimatechange.

ResearchersfromtheRIKENCenterforSustainableResourceScience（CSRS）inJapanfoundthatgrowingplantsinvinegarmakesthemmoreresistanttodroughts.Thiscouldmeanthatinthefuture,worriesaboutclimatechangeaffectingtheworld’ssupplyoffoodwillbemuchlower.ThediscoverywasmadeaftertheresearchersstudiedtheArabidopsis,aplantknownforitsabilitytosurviveindryweather.Itwasfoundthatwhentheplantwasplacedindrought-likeconditions,itproducedachemicalcalledacetate（醋酸盐）—themaincomponentofvinegar.

Afterdiscoveringthis,thescientistsexperimentedfurtherbyaddingacetatetothesoilofotherplants,beforetheystoppedgivingthemwatercompletely.Afterleavingtheplantsfor14days,theyfoundthattheonestreatedwithacetatehadsurvived,whiletheuntreatedplantshaddriedupanddied.

It’shopedthatthissimplemethodofsurvivalcouldsoonbeusedtohelpfarmersindrycountrieskeeptheircropsalive."Intheexperiment,wetargetedthestaplefoodsoftheworld—rice,wheatandmaize—andthebasicplantofbreedingspecies,rapeseed（油菜籽）,"JongMyongKim,co-authorofthestudy,toldPopularSciencemagazine.

Kimalsotoldthemagazinehe’salreadybeenintouchwithpeopleallovertheworldwhoareinterestedintryingthissimpleandcost-effectivemethodoutforthemselvesfromflowergrowingcompaniestoamateurgardeners.Althoughatthispointkeepingthirstyplantsaliveisn’taseasyasjustpouringvinegaroverthem,Kimsaidheandhisteamareworkingonmakingtheprocessassimpleaspossible."Nowwearetryingtocooperatewithsomefarmers,andalsosomecompanies,tomakeamethodtoapplythissystem,"hesaid.Andforthoseofuswhoalwaysforgettoaskourneighborstowaterourplantswhenwegoaway,hopefullythismeanstheendofreturninghomefromatriptofindourfavoriteflowershavedied.

1.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A.Theworld’sfoodsupplywillbeincreased.

B.Plantsbettersurvivedroughts.

C.TheArabidopsisisresistanttodroughts.

D.Vinegarcouldbeusedtofightdroughts.

2.Itwasdiscoveredthatacetatecan.

A.beusedbyfarmerstoreplacesoilB.onlybeproducedbytheArabidopsis

C.helpplantssurvivedryconditionsD.beusedtoimprovepoorsoil

3.Whatarethetargetplantsoftheexperiment?

A.allbreedingspecies.B.wheatandArabidopisis.

C.riceandmaize.D.rapeseedandArabidopisis.

4.JongMyongKim’sexperimentoftryingoutthemethod.

A.canmakepeople’stripspleasant

B.turnedoutaworldwidesuccess

C.isassimpleaspouringvinegarovertheplants

D.appealstomanyflowergrowingcompanies

【文章大意】本文属于科普类文章。

醋不仅使食物味道更好，还可以用它来清洁你的窗户。

研究发现醋中生长的植物，使它们更耐干旱。

1.D【解析】主旨大意题。

通读全文可知本文主要讲述了醋能让植物在干旱的环境中生存，即能抗击干旱，故选D。

3.C【解析】细节理解题。

根据第四段中的“Intheexperiment,wetargetedthestaplefoodsoftheworld—rice,wheatandmaize—andthebasicplantofbreedingspecies,rapeseed,”可知在实验中，主要针对大米，小麦和玉米等。

故选C。

4.D【解析】推理判断题。

根据最后一段中的第一句“Kim…he’salreadybeenintouchwithpeopleallovertheworldwhoareinterestedintryingthissimpleandcost-effectivemethodoutforthemselvesfromflowergrowingcompaniestoamateurgardeners”分析本句可知Kim已与对此感兴趣的花卉种植公司联系，也就是吸引这些公司。

故选D。

二、完形填空

YesterdayIwaswalkingalongabusyroadwhenInoticedayoungmanstandingnearthepedestriancrossing,sellingtoys.

UsuallyIwould__1__andhurrypastsuchsellersbeforebeingapproachedtobuysomething.ButIfoundthisyoungmanwas__2__，soIstoodforsometimewithoutcrossingthestreet.Iwantedtosee__3__hesoldhistoys.

__4__，ayoungmotherwithasmallchildcamebyandthechildwas__5__byoneofthetoysinalargeboxthatmadeanoise.Theyoungmotheraskedforthe__6__anditwaschargedatonlyonedollar.She__7__a10dollarnotefromherpurseandtoldtheyoungmanthatshewasgivinghim10dollarsandwantedthe__8__back.Iwaswonderinghowhewasgoingtogiveitback.Hetoldtheyoungmothertoputthemoneyinthebag__9__hisneckandtakeout__10__changeheowedher.ShethenputherhandintothebagandtookoutthebalancewhileIwas__11__herlikeahawk（鹰）．

Irealizedthatthisyoungmandependedon__12__peoplenottocheathim.Therewasno__13__ofhimknowingifsomeonetookoutmorethantheyshouldhavedone.Iwasso__14__byhowthisdisabledmanbelievedinpeoplethatIboughtatoyfromhimIdidn't__15__atall.

HesaiditcostonedollarandI,too,toldhimthatIhadonlya10dollarnote.Hetoldmetodothe__16__thing.SoIputmy10dollarsinhis__17__.Iputmyhandin,butdidn'ttakeanychange.Ihopehewillfindthathehasmore__18__thanheshouldwhenhegetshome.AsIwalkeddownthestreet,Isawanotherkidwalkingwithhisfather,__19__Igavehimthelittletoy.Then,Iwalkedon,hopingthattwopeoplewouldhavea__20__smileontheirfacesthatday.

【文章大意】　本文通过讲述作者一次在路边买玩具的经历，启迪读者：

信赖无价。

【难句分析】YesterdayIwaswalkingalongabusyroadwhenInoticedayoungmanstandingnearthepedestriancrossing,sellingtoys.

分析：

本句是一个复合句。

句中when引导时间状语从句；standingnearthepedestraincrossing是现在分词短语作宾语补足语；sellingtoys是现在分词短语作伴随状语。

译文：

昨天，我正沿着一条繁华的街道走时突然注意到一名年轻男子站在人行道交叉口附近卖玩具。

1．A.ignoreB．look

C．pauseD．help

答案与解析：

A'根据下文的“hurrypastsuchsellers”可知，作者在这种情况下通常是不理会、匆忙走过去的。

2．A.patientB．honest

C．blindD．strange

答案与解析：

C'根据下文的“thisdisabledman”可知，这个卖玩具的年轻人是个残疾人，结合选项可知选C。

3．A.whyB．whether

C．whenD．how

答案与解析：

D'根据下文的“Iwaswonderinghowhewasgoingtogiveitback.”可知，作者当时想一探究竟，看这个盲人是如何卖东西的。

4．A.QuicklyB．Shortly

C．FinallyD．Quietly

答案与解析：

B'根据语境可知，不一会儿就有人来光顾这名男子的摊位了。

5．A.attractedB．annoyed

C．caughtD．driven

答案与解析：

A'由下文这位母亲买玩具可知，小孩子被玩具吸引了。

6．A.bargainB．reason

C．discountD．price

答案与解析：

D'结合下文的“anditwaschargedatonlyonedollar”可知，这位年轻的母亲是在询问玩具的价格。

7．A.searchedforB．pulledout

C．pickedupD．emptiedout

答案与解析：

B'根据下文的“a10dollarnotefromherpurse”可推知，年轻的母亲从钱包里掏出10美元。

pullout“掏出”。

8．A.noteB．toy

C．changeD．deal

答案与解析：

C'根据语境及“wantedthe'8'back”的提示可推知，此处表示要找回的零钱。

change“零钱”。

9．A.tiedtoB．droppingfrom

C．carriedonD．hangingaround

答案与解析：

D'根据下文的“hisneck”可推知，年轻男子的脖子上挂着个袋子，是收钱用的。

10．A.whicheverB．whatever

C．howeverD．whoever

答案与解析：

B'whatever引导宾语从句，在从句中作定语，修饰名词change，符合语境。

11．A.watchingB．suspecting

C．checkingD．following

答案与解析：

A'与下文的“likeahawk（鹰）”呼应，作者当时在仔细打量这位母亲，watchsb.likeahawk为固定用法。

12．A.beggingB．convincing

C．trustingD．encouraging

答案与解析：

C'根据下文的“thisdisabledmanbelievedinpeople”可知，这个年轻人依赖于相信人们不会欺骗他。

trust“信任，相信”。

13．A.pointB．way

C．chanceD．doubt

答案与解析：

B'因为这个年轻商贩是个盲人，因此别人多拿了零钱他也没办法知道。

14．A.demandedB．surprised

C．touchedD．influenced

答案与解析：

C'根据语境可知，残疾的年轻商贩对人们的信赖感动了作者，所以作者也买了一个玩具。

15．A.needB．know

C．valueD．store

答案与解析：

A'根据下文的“atall”可推知，作者当时并不需要玩具，纯粹是被年轻人的信赖所感动。

16．A.oppositeB．good

C．equalD．same

答案与解析：

D'根据语境可推知，年轻商贩要作者和之前的买家一样去自己拿零钱。

17．A.handB．bag

C．boxD．pocket

答案与解析：

B'与上文的“Hetoldtheyoungmothertoputthemoneyinthebag'9'hisneck”呼应，作者也把钱放进了商贩挂在脖子上的袋子里。

18．A.moneyB．forgiveness

C．confidenceD．appreciation

答案与解析：

A'结合上文的“Iputmyhandin,butdidn'ttakeanychange”可推知，作者没有拿回零钱，那么商贩回家后就会发现多了钱。

19．A.butB．or

C．soD．for

答案与解析：

C'根据语境可知，空处前后表示逻辑上的因果关系，这与上文作者买了根本不需要的玩具呼应。

20．A.readyB．polite

C．gentleD．broad

答案与解析：

D'根据上文的“Igavehimthelittletoy”可推知，作者赠予了小孩儿玩具，小孩儿应该很开心。

broadsmile表示“满面的笑容”。

三、七选五

Aswarmingcontinues，scientistswarntheoxygencontentofoceansacrosstheplanetcouldbemoreandmorereduced，withseriousconsequencesforthefutureoffishandothersealife.

1Oneisthesimplefactthataswatergetswarmer，itcanholdlessdissolved（溶解的）oxygen.Theotherreasonislessobvious.Theentireoceangetsitsoxygenfromthesurface—eitherfromtheatmosphere，orfromphotosynthesizingalgaefloatingatthetopofthesea.2

Globalwarmingisexpectedtoreducethemixingoftheoceanbymakingsurfaceseawaterlighter.That'sbecauseinawarmerworldwecanexpectmorerainfallandmoremelting（融化）ofglaciers，icebergs，andicesheets.3Theextraheatfromthewarmingatmospherewillalsomakesurfacewaterexpandandthusmakeitlighterstill.4Instead，moreoftheoxygenwillremainnearthesurface，whereitwillbeusedupbyoxygenbreathingorganisms.

Alowoxygenoceanmaybecomeaninescapablefeatureofourplanet.AteamofDanishresearcherswonderedhowlongoxygenlevelswoulddropifwecouldsomehowreduceourcarbondioxideemissionstozeroby2100.Theydeterminedthatoverthenextfewthousandyearsoxygenlevelswouldcontinuetofall，untiltheydeclinedby30percent.Theoxygenwouldslowlyreturntotheoceans，buteven100，000yearsfromnowtheywillnothavefullyrecovered.5　

A．It'snotknownwhytheoxygenlevelofoceanshasreduced.

B．Scientistspointtotworeasonstoexpectadropinoceanoxygen.

C．Freshwater'sinpouringwillmakethewaterattheocean'ssurfacelighter.

D．Theoxygenthenspreadstothedeepoceanasthesurfacewaterslowlysinks.

E．Globalwarminghascausedthereductionoftheoxygencontentofoceansworldwide.

F．Thelightsurfacewaterwillbelesslikelytosinksothedeepoceanwillgetlessoxygen.

G．Iftheyareright，wehaveeveryreasontoworryaboutthemajoreffectithasonsealife.

【语篇解读】　本文是说明文。

文章简要介绍了海水中氧气含量主要原因及其可能对海洋生物带来的长期的影响。

1．B　[从文章篇章结构分析，本空为段落主旨句。

本段介绍了全球变暖使海洋含氧量降低的原因，并且“One”“Theotherreason”与B项中的“tworeasons”相呼应，故选B。

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2．D　[根据段落主旨和空前的“Theentireoceangetsitsoxygenfromthesurface...atthetopofthesea.”可知，此处是通过说明海洋中氧气的来源与循环来解释海洋含氧量下降的原因的，故D项“然后，随着表层海水的慢慢下沉，氧