河北省唐山市丰南区高考英语暑假阅读理解选练11.docx

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河北省唐山市丰南区高考英语暑假阅读理解选练11

河北省唐山市丰南区2016高考英语暑假阅读理解选练（11）

阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

WhenIdecidedtoquitmyjobasaweddingphotographer,Iwasinmylatetwenties,freshfrommydivorcefromBobwhohadleftmeemptyandconfused.IdecidedtoleavetheUSandtravel.Ihadnosavings,plusmorethan$5,000indebt.WhatIdidhaveweretwosponsoredtasksasatravelphotographer-andwiththatalong,Ithought,itwouldbeeasy.

MyfirstexperiencewasaroadtripfromTorontotoLasVegas,paidforbyacardeliveryservice.OthertripsfollowedandthenIstartedatravelblog（博客）.Itwasintendedtobemycallingcardforassignmenttravelphotography.Yetevenwithmyblogandpastexperience,emailafteremailIsenttopublications,tryingtogetwork,wentunanswered.Whentheydidgetintouch,editorstoldmethatIhadnochanceofmakingacareerwithtravelphotography.WhileIstruggledtogetonthepaththatIwanted,andasIexpandedmyblogtohelpgetmethere,Ifoundmyselfwearingthehatofafull-timeblogger.

Luckily,Igotinattherighttime.Itwas2010，andthetravelindustrywasjuststartingtoturnitsattentiontobloggers.AsInevercouldhavepredicted,myblogging-notmyphotography-didtakemearoundtheworldsuccessfully.Atfirst，Ithoughtitwasforpersonalreasons,butIrealizedlaterthatitwasforfreemarketingformyblogging.

Withintwoyears,Iwasbeingaskedtospeakattravelbloggingconferences,whichhelpedmetoraiseanetworkoffriendsaroundtheworld.Evenmoremeaningful,however,waswhenIsawthatmytravelswerealsohelpingotherpeople.MyblogandsocialmediafollowerssawthatIchasedmydreamsandtoldmeoverandoveragainhowtheyneededthatkindofexample,whichwasabsentintheirliveselsewhere.

51Aftertheauthorquitherjob,shedecidedto______.

A.divorceherhusbandB.beaweddingphotographer

C.payoffallherdebtD.gotravellingabroad

2.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthe2ndparagraph?

A.Shepaidmoneytoacardeliveryagencyforaroadtrip.

B.Sherealisedhisdreamofbecomingatravelphotographer.

C.Shegotajobasaneditorinapublishinghouse.

D.Shefinallybecameaprofessionalbloggerunintentionally.

3.Theauthorbelievedhersuccessmainlyresultedfrom______.

A.herpersonalreasonsB.herphotographingskills

C.freemarketingforbloggingD.boomingoftravelindustry

4.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhertwoyears'work?

A.Inspiring.B.Appealing.C.Interesting.D.Challenging.

【参考答案】1—4、DDCA

【2014高考英语湖北省汉阳市联考试题】

400-year-oldplantsfromtheLittleIceAgewerebroughtbacktolife,whichcouldhelpusunderstandhowtheEarthwilldealwithclimatechange.

Moss（藓类植物）foundburiedbeneaththeTeardropglacier（冰川）onEllesmereIslandinCanadahasbeenbroughtbacktolife.Findingssuggestthattheseplantscouldhelprepopulateregionsexposedbymeltingicecaps.PlantsthatwereburiedbeneaththickiceinCanadamorethan400yearsagoandwerethoughttohavefrozentodeathhavebeenbroughtbacktolifebyCanadianscientists.

Samplesofthemossplant,coveredbytheglacierduringtheLittleIceAgeof1550to1850AD,werereplantedinalabattheUniversityofAlbertaandgrewnewstems（茎）.Researchersnowthinkthesefindingscangiveindicationastohowregionscanrecoverastheicecoveringthemmelts.

BiologistDr.CatherineLaFargeandherteamattheUniversityofAlbertawereexploringtheregionaroundtheTeardropglacieronEllesmereIsland.IceonEllesmereIslandregionhasbeenmeltingataroundfourmeterseachyearforthepastnineyears.Thismeansthatmanyareasoflandthatwerepreviouslycoveredbyicehavesincebeenexposed.ManyecosystemsthatwerethoughttohavebeendestroyedduringtheLittleIceAgebetween1550and1850ADcannowbestudied,includingmanyspeciesthathaveneverbeenstudiedbefore.

Whileexamininganexposedareaofland,LaFargeandherteamdiscoveredasmallareaofmosscalledAulacomniumturgidum.Itisatypeofbryophyte（苔藓类植物）plantthatmainlygrowsacrossCanada,theUSandtheHighlandsofScotland.

DrLaFargenoticedthatthemosshadsmallpatchesofgreenstems,suggestingitiseithergrowingagainorcanbeencouragedtorepopulate.DrLaFargetoldtheBBC,“Whenwelookedatthesamplesindetailandbroughtthemtothelab,Icouldseesomeofthestemsactuallyhadnewgrowthofgreenbranches,suggestingthattheseplantsaregrowingagain,andthatblewmymind.Whenwethinkofthickareasoficecoveringthelandscape,we’vealwaysthoughtthatplantshavetocomefromrefugia（濒绝生物保护区）,neverconsideringthatlandplantscomefromunderneathaglacier.It’sawholeworldofwhat’scomingoutfromunderneaththeglacierthatreallyneedstobestudied.Theiceisdisappearingprettyfast.Wereallyhavenotexamined