押题卷阅读理解专项练习.docx

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押题卷阅读理解专项练习

2015押题卷阅读理解专项练习

（一）

Allgardenersknowthisisgoingtohappeneveryyear,andyetmanyarestillsurprisedwhenitdoes.I’mtalkingaboutthearrivaloffreezingtemperatures.Therewillcomeatimewhenweneedtoprotectsomeofourlandscapeplantsfromfreezingtemperatures.Andsincenoonereliablypredictstheweather,nowisagoodtimetogetready.

ManycallsIreceivearefromthegardenerswhoconfusefrostsandfreezes.Whilebotharecoldweatherevents,theyarecompletelydifferent.Frostsrelatetotheamountofwaterintheair.Whenairtemperaturesdroplowenough,thewaterintheaircondenses（凝结）ontosurfacesasdew（smalldropsofwater）.Anexampleofthisisacoldglassoficedteasweatingonahotsummerday.

Froststypicallyoccurwhentheskyisclearandthewindiscalm.Heatabsorbedbythesoilandplantsduringthedaygoesintotheairatnight.Calmwindconditionsallowsurfacetemperaturestodropbelowfreezingwhilehigherelevations（高度）remainwarmer.

Ifthesurfacetemperatureanddewpointarebelowfreezing,icecrystals（结晶体）formonthecoolsurfaces.Sometimestheairistoodryforicecrystalstoform,butafrosteventhasstilloccurred.Afrostcanoccurwhentheairtemperatureisabove32°F（0°C）.Afreezeoccurswhenamassofcoldairmovesintothearea.Thisweathereventoftenhappensunderwindyconditionswithacloudcover.Atypicalfreezecaseisverydifferentfromafrost.Whentheoutsideairtemperaturefallsbelow32°Fforacertainnumberofhours,afreezecancauseplantdamage.Ahardfreezeoccurswithtemperaturesbelow28°Fforacertainnumberofhours.

Sowhatcanagardenerdotopreparefortheseevents?

Fortunately,wehavelotsofresourcestokeepusinformedontheweather.TV,radioandweatherwebsitescanhelpusknowwhenoneisexpected,thougheventhenwecanbefooled.

Acoupleofyearsago,IfollowedtheTVforecastthatcalledfor36°F,andIdidn’tcovermylettuceplants.WhenIwokeupthenextmorning,itwas26°Foutside.It’sagoodthingmostofourleafygreen,cool-seasonvegetablescantoleratesomefairlylowtemps.Soknowingthecoldiscoming,herearesometipstohelpyourlandscapeplantsandwintervegetablesbundleup.

Makesureyourplantsarewellwateredjustbeforeacoldweatherevent.Aswaterfreezes,itreleasesheatthatprotectstherootsystemduringcoldsnaps.Plantsgrownincontainershavetheadvantageofbeingportable.Whentemperaturesdroptowardfreezingandbelow,aneasysolutionissimplymovingtheplantsintothehouseorgarageforacoupleofdays.Ifmovingtheplantsinsideisnotanoption,simplyplacethemupagainstthehouseforsomeprotection.West-andsouth-facingwallsarebest,astheyabsorbandreleasemoreheatenergyfromthesun.

Maintain2to3inchesofmulch（护根）aroundthebaseoflandscapeplantstoprotectwaterandactasablanketfortheroots.Coverin-groundplantswithplasticsheets,cloth,boxesorsomethingsimilar.Ideally,theleavesshouldnottouchthecoveringbecausefrostandicewillformonthesesurfaces.

Whatevermethodyouuse,justbereadytoputitintopracticeonshortnoticeaswemovefurtherinNovemberandanotherMississippiwinter.

1.WecaninferfromParagraph1that　　　.

A.theweatherforecastisreliable

B.nobodyiswillingtoprotecttheirplants

C.theauthorcanpredicttheweathercorrectly

D.freezingweatherisalwaysatroubleforgardeners

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutafreeze?

A.Noplantscansurviveafreeze.

B.Afreezeneedsacolderweatherconditionthanafrost.

C.Afreezeoccurswhentheairiswetenough.

D.Dewwillappearontheleaveswhenafreezeoccurs.

3.SeveralsuggestionsarementionedtoprotectplantsfromafreezeEXCEPT　　　.

A.wateringtheplantsinadvance

B.transplantingallplantsintocontainers

C.payingattentiontotheweatherchanges

D.coveringtherootsoftheplantswithmulch

4.ThepassageisintendedtotellgardenersinMississippito　　　.

A.distinguishbetweenfrostsandfreezes

B.watchoutcloselyforweatherforecast

C.bereadytoprotectplantsfromcoldweather

D.takecareofthemselvesinthecomingwinter

（二）

Ididn’tgrowupinaveryhappyhousehold.Myparentssawtheworldasamenacingplace,fullofpeopleouttocheatyou.“Lifeisabattle,andyou’vegottogiveithelleveryday”wasmymom’sroughequivalentof“Godblessyou”whenIwasleavingthehouseinthemorning.LikemanyAmericans,myparentsplacedahighvalueonmaterialpossessions.Iwitnessedmyparentsexhibitshortmomentsofhappinessviapurchasesandexperiencesrelatedtoallthestuff.Butthosemomentswereburstsofsomethingthatwasnottruehappiness,justamomentthatranlikewaterbetweenthefingers.

Foryears,Ididn’tunderstandthathappinessissomethingyoucr