K12教育学习资料高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解学生选练8.docx

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K12教育学习资料高考英语二轮复习阅读理解学生选练8

兰州市2016高考英语二轮阅读理解学生选练（8）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

TheMaldivesfacesthethreatofextinctionfromrisingsealevels,butthegovernmentsaidonThursdayitwaslookingtothefuturewithplanstobuildhomesandagolfcoursethatfloat.

Anincreaseinsealevelsofjust18to59centimeterswouldmaketheMaldives—anationoftinycoralislandsintheIndianOcean—virtuallyuninhabitableby2100,theUN’sclimatechangepanelhaswarned.

PresidentMohamedNasheedhasvowedafightforsurvival,andlastmonthhesignedadealwithaDutchcompanytostudyproposalsforafloatingstructurethatcouldsupportaconferencecentre,homesandan18-holegolfcourse.

“Itisstillearlystagesandweareawaitingareportonthepracticality,”agovernmentofficialwhodeclinedtobenamedsaid.

Thecompany,DutchDocklands,iscurrentlybuildingfloatingdevelopmentsintheNetherlandsandDubai.Therewasnoimmediatecommentfromthefirmbutitswebsitesaiditundertookprojectsthatmake“landfromwaterbyprovidinglarge-scalefloatingconstructionstocreatesimilarconditionsasonland”.

TheMaldivesbegantoworkonanartificialislandknownastheHulhumalenearthecrowdedcapitalislandofMalein1997andmorethan30,000peoplehavebeensettledtheretoeasecongestion.Thecity,whichhasapopulationof100,000,isalreadyprotectedfromrisingsealevelsbya30-million-dollarseawall,andthegovernmentisconsideringincreasinglyimaginativewaystocombatclimatechange.

Nasheed,whostagedtheworld’sfirstunderwatercabinetmeetinginOctobertohighlighthispeople’sseriousanddifficultsituation,hasevenspokenofbuyinglandelsewhereintheworldtoenableMaldivianstorelocateiftheirhomesarecompletedcovered.

Hehasalsopromisedtoturnhisnationintoamodelfortherestoftheworldbybecoming“carbonneutral”by2020.Hisplaninvolvesendingfossilfueluseandpoweringallvehiclesandbuildingsfrom“green”sourcessuchasburningcoconuthusks.

1.WhydoyouthinkMohamedNasheedchoseDutchDocklands?

A.Becauseithasexperienceinbuildingfloatingstructure.

B.Becauseithasagoodfamethroughouttheworld.

C.Becauseitchargedmuchlessthanothercompanies.

D.Becauseitsupportsbuildingfloatingstructuresintheworld.

2.TheHulhumalewasbuiltwiththepurposeof　　　.

A.attractingmorevisitorsB.makingitanewcapital

C.makingthecapitallesscrowdedD.fightingagainstclimatechange

3.Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs,Nasheedisapersonwho　　　.

A.hassucceededinbuyinglandabroadB.ismorethanwell-known

C.hasthoughtmoreforhisnationD.hasstoppedusingfossilfuel

4.Theunderlinedword“vowed”inparagraph3canbereplacedby　　　.

A.ended　　　　B.promised　　　　C.failed　　　　D.weighed

【参考答案】1—4、ACCB　

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Riversmaybeasignificantsourceofthegreenhousegasnitrousoxide（一氧化二氮）,scientistsnowfind.

TheircalculationsuggeststhatacrosstheglobethewaterwayscontributethreetimestheamountofnitrousoxidetotheatmosphereashadbeenestimatedbytheInternationalPanelonClimateChange（IPCC）,theUnitedNationsscientificbodychargedwithreviewingclimatechangeresearch.Theyfoundthattheamountofnitrousoxideproducedinstreamsisrelatedtohumanactivitiesthatreleasenitrogen（氮）intotheenvironment,suchasfertilizeruseandsewagedischarges.

“Humanactivities,includingfossilfuelcombustionandintensiveagriculture,haveincreasedtheavailabilityofnitrogenintheenvironment,”saidJakeBeaulieuoftheUniversityofNotreDameandtheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyinCincinnati,Ohio,andleadauthorofthepaperpublishedthisweekinthejournalProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.

“Muchofthisnitrogenistransportedintoriverandstreamnetworks,”Beaulieusaid.There,microbes（微生物）convertthenitrogenintonitrousoxide（alsocalledlaughinggas）andaninertgascalleddinitrogen（二氮）.

Thefindingisimportant,theresearcherssay,becausenitrousoxideisapowerfulgreenhousegasthatcontributestoclimatechangeanddestructionofthestratosphere’sozonelayer,whichprotectsusfromthesun’sharmfulultraviolet（紫外线）radiation.Comparedwithcarbondioxide,nitrousoxideis300-foldmorepowerfulintermsofitswarmingpotential,thoughcarbondioxideisafarmorecommongreenhousegas.Scientistsestimatenitrousoxideaccountsforabout6percentofhuman-inducedclimatechange.

Beaulieuandcolleaguesmeasurednitrousoxideproductionratesin72streams.Whensummedacrosstheglobe,theresultsshowedriversandstreamsarethesourceofatleast10percentofhuman-causednitrousoxideemissionstotheatmosphere.

“Changesinagriculturalandland-usepracticesthatresultinlessnitrogenbeingdeliveredtostreamswouldreducenitrousoxideemissionsfromrivernetworks,”Beaulieusaid.

1.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanlearn　　　.

A.actuallyriversgiveoffmuchmorenitrousoxidethanexpected

B.scientists’calculationistotallywrong

C.humanactivitiesreleasenitrousoxideintotherivers

D.thereisnonitrogeninfertilizer

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthesourceofnitrogen?

A.Fertilizeruse.B.Sewagedischarges.

C.Fossilfuelcombustion.D.Climatechange.

3.Nitrousoxideisapowerfulgreenhousegasbecause　　　.

A.itcanprotectusfromthesun’sharmfulultravioletradiation

B.itistoblameformostofhuman-inducedclimatechange

C.itisafarmorecommongreenhousegas

D.ithasmuchmorewarmingpotentialthancarbondioxide

4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellsus?

A.Riversmaybeasourceofthegreenhousegasnitrousoxide.

B.It’shumanactivitiesthatreleasenitrogenintotheenvironment.

C.Howtoreducenitrousoxideemissionsfromrivernetworks

DWhattodowiththeclimatechangecausedbynitrousoxide.

【参考答案】1—4、ADDA　　

A

Canyouimaginebeingsavagelyattackedbyadog?

Whatiftheattackwassoseverethatyournose,lipsandchinwerecompletelydestroyed?

Howwouldyoufeelaboutyourself?

Wouldyoubeabletolookatyourselfinthemirror?

Andhowdoyouthinkotherpeoplewouldtreatyou?

IsabelleDinoireissomeonewhocananswerallofthesequestionshonestlyandopenly.

LastNovemberIsabellewasattackedandmauledbyherowndog.Theattackwassoseverethatherlowerfacewasdamaged;itseemed,almostbeyondrepair.Shewasrushedtohospitalandbecamethefirstpersonevertohaveafacetransplant.

WithsuchsevereinjuriesdoctorsofferedIsabellelittlehopethattheywouldbeabletorepairthedamagetoherfaceusingconventionalsurgery.

Shortlyafterbeingadmitted,shecametotheattentionofDrBernardDevauchellewho,unlikeothersurgeons,believedtherewasanalternative:

"Wefoundourselvessaying,yes,it'sclearthiswomanneedsatransplant,"hesaid.

Twodaysaftertheoperationshesawherfaceinthemirrorforthefirsttime．Shesaid,"Iwasscaredtolookatmyself,butwhenIdiditwasalreadymarvelousandIcouldn'tbelieveit．Ithoughtitwouldbeblueandswollenbutitwasalreadybeautiful．"

Now,lessthanayearafterher15-houroperation,she'stryingtorebuildherlifeandthereisnodoubthowshefeelsabouthernewface:

"Ihavebeensaved．LotsofpeoplewritesayingthatIneedtogoon,thatit'swonderful．It'samiraclesomehow．"

Althoughtherewereethicalquestionsraisedabouttheirdecisiontocarryouttheprocedure,thedoctorswhooperatedonIsabellearequicktodefendtheirdecision．

Oneofthemsaid,"Wasitpossibleforhertolivewithoutaface?

It'seasytosayweshouldn’thavedonetheoperation,butherlifehaschanged,shegoesshopping,goesonholiday,shelivesagain．

1．Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A．AFaceOperationB．TheFirstFaceTransplant

C．TheMostSevereDamagedFaceD．TheBreakthroughofSurgery

2．Thewriterusesthefivequestionsatthebeginningofthepassageto______．

A．tellthestoryaboutIsabelleDinoireB．showaseverefacedamageevent

C．invitethereaderstoanswerthemD．drawthereadersattentiontothetopic

3．ItcanbeconcludedfromIsabelleDinoire'sremarksthat

A．shewassatisfiedwiththeresultoftheoperation

B．shewastooshockedtoseeherselfinthemirror

C．shethoughtherdamagedfacecouldn’tberepaired

D．shelookedmorebeautifulthanbefore

参考答案1-3BDA

B

Nearthevillage,thereisanoldfamoustemple.Somepeoplewanttobuildnewhouseswherethetemplenowstands,becausetheycanfindnootherareatobuildthem,whileothersdisagreewiththem.Theymeettodecidehowtosolvetheproblem.Herearetheiropinionsaboutit.

Theexpertwantstoprotectthetempleandbelievesthattherearesomeinterestingthingsburiedintheground.Ifitisdestroyedormoved,peoplemayneverlearnabouthowpeoplelivedinthepast.

Thebusinessmanthinksthatthehousesshouldbebuilt.Historyisimportant,butwemustthinkaboutthefuture.Thevillageneedsdevelopmentandbuildingnewhouseswillofferjobstohundredsofpeople.

VillagerAsays,“Weshouldbuildthenewhousesbecauseweneedhousestolivein.”

VillagerBsays,“Weshouldprotectthetemplebecauseitcanattractmanytouriststocomeforavisit.Ifthetempleisdestroyedormoved,wewilllosealotofbusiness.”

Thevillageleaderthinksthathehasadutytomakelifebetterforthevillagers.Theyneedjobsandnewhouses.Healsothinkstheculturalsite（遗迹）isimportantandtheyshouldbecarefulwithitaswell.

4.Theexpertdoesn’twantto_______theoldfamoustemple.

A.rebuildB.protectC.pulldownD.falldown

5.Thebusinessmanthinksbuildinghousestherecan