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江苏高三英语阅读冲刺第5练包含答案解析
江苏高考冲刺系列:
阅读第五练(完+阅+任)
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WhenPaulwasaboygrowingupinUta
h,hehappenedtolivenearacoppersmelter(炼铜厂).Thechemicalsthatpouredouthadmadeawastelandoutof41usedtobeabeautifulforest.Onedayayoungvisitorlookedatthiswastelandandcalledita(n)42area.Fromthenon,43happenedinsidePaul.
Years44,Paulwasbacktothearea,andhewenttothesmelteroffice.Heaskediftheyhadanyplansoriftheywouldlethimtryto45thetreesback.The46fromthatbigindustrywas“No”.
Paulwenttocollegetostudythescienceof47whenhewas18.48,histeacherssaidthereweren’tanybirdsorsquirrelsto49theseedsinthearea.I
twouldbeawasteofhislifetotrytodoit.Evenifhewas50ashehadexpected,hewouldn’tgethisideaaccepted.
Paulgot51andhadsomekids.Buthisdreamwouldnot52.Onenightunderthe53ofdarkness,hewentsecretlyintothe54andstartedplanting.
Andeveryweek,hemadehissecret55intothewastelandandplantedtreesandgrass.Forfifteenyearshedidthis56theplaincommonsense.Slowlyrabbitsappeared.Later,57therewaslegalpressuretocleanuptheenvironment,thecompanyactuallyhiredPaultodowhathewasalreadydoing.
Nowtheplaceisfourteenthousandacresoftrees,grassandbushes,andPaulhas58almosteveryenvironmentalawardUtahhas.It59himuntilhishairturnedwhite,buthe60tokeepthatimpossiblevowhemadetohimselfasachild.
1.A.whatB.thatC.whichD.where
2.A.awfulB.lovelyC.splendidD.unique
3.A.nothingB.anythingC.somethingD.everything
4.A.b
eforeB.laterC.agoD.after
5.A.takeB.carryC.returnD.bring
6.A.replyB.problemC.moralD.approval
7.A.animalsB.environmentC.industryD.plants
8.A.Hopefully
B.UnfortunatelyC.SurprisinglyD.Thankfully
9.A.stealB.gatherC.spreadD.raise
10.A.knowledgeableB.comfortableC.acceptableD.reasonable
11.A.changedB.marriedC.involvedD.stuck
12.A.realizeB.dieC.appear
D.destroy
13.A.pressureB.helpC.coverD.protection
14.A.forestB.smelterC.officeD.wasteland
15.A.adventureB.decisionC.journeyD.exploration
16.A.withB.beyondC.againstD.by
17.A.thoughB.whileC.asD.if
18.A.rewardedB.receivedC.acceptedD.presented
19.A.wastedB.spentC.lastedD.took
20.A.triedB.succeededC.managedD.attempted
阅读理解
A
Exposinglivingtissuetosubfreezingtemperaturesforlongcancausepermanentdamage.Microscopicicecrystals(结晶体)cutcellsandseizemoisture(潮气),makingdonororgansunsuitablefortransplantation.Thus,organscanbemadecoldforonlyafewhoursaheadofaprocedure.Butasetoflastingnewantifreezecompounds(化合物)—similartothosefoundinparticularlyhardy(耐寒的)animals—couldlengthenorgans’shelflife.
ScientistsattheUniversityofWarwickinEnglandwereinspiredbyproteinsinsomespeciesofArcticfish,woodfrogsandotherorganismsthatpreventbloodfromfreezing,allowingthemtoflourishinextremecold.Previousresearchhadshownthesenaturalantifreezemolecules(分子)couldpreserveratheartsat-1.3degreesCelsiusforupto24hours.Buttheseproteinsareexpensivetoextract(提取)andhighlypoisonoustosomespecies.“Foralongtimeeveryoneassumedyouhadtomakesynthetic(人造的)alternativesthatlookedexactlylikeantifreezeproteinstosolvethisproblem,”saysMatthewGibson,achemistatWarwickwhoco-authoredthenewresearch.“Butwefoundthatyoucandesignnewmoleculesthatfunctionlikeantifreezeproteinsbutdonotnecessarilylooklikethem.”
Mostnaturalantifreezemoleculeshaveamixtureofregionsthateitherattractorrepelwater.Scientistsdonotknowexactlyhowthisprocesspreventsicecrystalformation,butGibsonthinksitmightthrowwatermoleculesintopush-pullchaosthatpreventsthemfromtuningintoice.Tocopythismechanism,heandhiscolleaguessynthesizedspiral-shapedmoleculesthatweremostlywater-repellent—buthadironatomsattheircentersthatmadethemhydrophilic,orwater-loving.Theresultingcompoundsweresurprisinglyeffectiveatstoppingicecrystalsfromforming.SomewerealsoharmlesstotheroundwormCaenorhabditiselegans,indicatingtheymightbesafeforotheranimals.
“Thesecompoundsarereallycoolbecausetheyarenotproteins—theyareothertypesofmoleculesthatnonethelesscandoatleastpartofwhatnaturalantifreezeproteinsdo,”saysClaradoAmaral,abiologistatMountSt.JosephUniversity,whowasnotinvolvedintheresearch.Gibson’santifreezecompoundswillstillneedtobetestedinhumans,however,andmaybeonlypartofasolution.“Wedon’thavethewholepictureyet,”doAmaraladds.“It’snotjustonemagicalcompoundthathelpsfreeze-tolerantorganismssurvive.It’sawholesuiteofadaptations.
1.Whatwillhappeniforgansarekeptforalongtimeintemperaturesbelowzero?
A.Theywillhaveicecrystalformationinside.
B.Theywillnotsufferpermanentdamage.
C.Theywillhavelongershelflife.
D.Theywillbefitfortransplantation.
2.Whatcanwelearnaboutnaturalantifreezeproteins?
A.TheylooklikeGibson’santifreezecompounds.
B.Theyarecomposedofantifreezemoleculesharmlesstootherspecies.
C.Theyarespiral-shapedandhaveironatomsattheircenters.
D.Theycanbefoundinorganismslivinginfreezingcoldweather.
3.Howareantifreezemoleculespreventedfromicecrystals?
A.Bycreatingcompoundsbothwater-repellentandwater-loving.
B.Byextractingtheproteinsfromsomehardyanimals.
C.Bymakingsyntheticalternativeslikeantifreezeproteins.
D.Bycopyingspiral-shapedmoleculesmostlywater-resistant.
4.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Push-pullchaosmightpreventwatermoleculesfromturningintoice.
B.Thefinalsolutiontopreservingdonororganshasbeenfoundrecently.
C.ChemicalsinspiredbyArcticanimalscouldlengthenorgans’shelflife.
D.Gibson’santifreezecompoundscandowhatnaturalantifreezeproteinsdo.
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Everythingwedoinvolvesrisk.Inourprofessionallives,tryingtoavoidriskisitselfarisk:
worktoocautiously,andweriskmissingthechancetogrowandshine,andourcareersmaysufferforit.
Wecannotavoidriskyetweoftenavoidthinkingaboutit.Thatisashame,becauseifwethinkstrategicallyaboutrisk,wecanuseittoincreaseourchancesofcomingthroughdifficultsituationswithourgoalsintact.Ratherthanpretendingriskdoesn’texist,whynotlearntomanageittoourownbenefit?
Thefirststep:
Acknowledgetherisksyourprojectsface.Startbywritingalistofthethingsthatcangowrong.Thatmaysoundgloomy,butit’sessential.Yourlistneedtobeverythorough,andprobablynevercanbe.Buttrytoidentifycommonrisks—likethedepartureofakeycolleagueforanewjoborthefailureofanewtechniqueuponwhichyourprojectdepends.Thetypesofrisksyouidentifywilldependonthespecificsofyourwork.
Onceyouhavealistofrisks,evaluateeachoneintwoscales:
●Likelihood.Forceyourselftohonestlyassesshowlikelyeachriskis.
●Impact.Thenthinkabouthowmuchdamagecouldoccurundereachsituation.
Nowit’stimetodraftasecond,more-detailedlist.Gobackthroughyourinitiallistandconsiderhowyoumightmakeeachpotentialnegativeoutcomelesslikelytooccur,andalsohowyoumightminimizethedamagetoyourprojectifonedoeshappen.Inproject-managementterm,thisstepisknownasriskmitigation.Amitigationisanythingthatmakesarisklesslikelytospoilyouroverallgoal.
Onceyouhavedraftedyourlistofmitigations,thefinalstepistogodownthatlistandthinkaboutwhichonesare“worthit”.Lookatalltheinformationyou’vegatheredaboutyourrisksandmitigations,andmakeacallaboutwhatitmakessensetodo.Youprobablyhavemoreintuitioninthisareathanyourealize,becausemostofusinstinctivelydorisk-mitigationcalculationsinthenonworkareasofourlives.Forinstance,everytimeyoudecidewhetherornottobuyaguaranteeonanewelectronictoy,you’redoingthiscalculationinyourhead.
Youhaveprobablybeenintuitivelydoingsomesortofriskanalysisinyourworklife,too.Movingtoamoreexplicitanalysis(butonethatismorequalitativethanquantitative-unlessyouliketoplaywithnumbers)canencourageyoutoacknowledgewhenyou’remakingoverlyoptimisticassumptions.Andthisgivesyouabetterchancetomakeplansthatwillwithstandthefailureofatleastacoupleofthoseassumptions.
Bringingyourriskanalysisoutfromthefieldofintuitioncanalsohelpyouovercomeatendencytooverlyignorerisk.Itiseasiertogoaheadandtakeabigriskwhenyouknowthatyouhavemitigationsinplaceandabackupplanifthingsgowrong.
Thinkingaboutriskcanbeabigscary,butreally,ignoringriskistheriskiestbehaviorofall.
Don’tAvoidRisk-ManageIt
Passageoutline
Supportingdetails
Introduction
◆Riskis
(1)whateverwedo.
◆Riskisbeneficialtousifwecopewithitina
(2)way.
Stepstomanagerisks
◆Admittherisksandmakealistof(3)errors.Whileevaluatingthem,make(4)forlikelihoodandimpact.
◆Considerhowtoavoidthenegativeoutcometothegreatest(5)_________andpreventyourprojectfrombeing(6)________shouldithappen.
◆Takeadvantageofyourintuitiontodecidewhichrisks(7)_________youreffortbyanalyzingalltheavailableinformation.
(8)ofriskanalysis
(9)arethatyouwillmakemorerealisticassumptions.Meanwhile,abackupplanwillbemadeforyouto(10)uptofailure.
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1.句意:
工厂所排放的化学物质使原来一片美丽的森林变成了废墟。
what引导宾语从句,在从句中作主语。
2.根据上下文中beautiful,wasteland和保