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高考英语阅读理解巩固练习29

2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习（29）及答案

TheculturalandnaturalvaluesofKakaduNationalParkwererecognizedinternationallywhentheParkwasplacedontheUNESCOWorldHeritageList.Thisisaninternationalregisterofpropertiesthatarerecognizedashavingoutstandingculturalornaturalvaluesofinternationalsignificance.KakaduisthelargestnationalparkinAustraliaandisthesecondlargestnationalparkintheworld.Kakaduisabiologicalwonderland,whichisalmost8,000squaremiles.ThewildlifeinKakaduNationalParkincludesover280kindsofbirds,60kindsofnativemammals,55kindsoffreshwaterfish,thousandsofinsects,andmanyreptiles,themostfamousofwhichisthesalt-watercrocodile.Alllifeintheparkdependsonwater.

Kakaduisnotonlyhometothewildlifebuttheareaisalsofamousforthelongestcontinuoushumanculturethatexistsintheworld.Aborigineshavebeenlivinginthisareaforatleast40,000years.Thedescendants（后裔）oftheseFirstAustraliansstillliveinKakadutoday.Kakaducontainsoneofthelongestcontinuousrecordsofrockartintheworld,witharound5,000paintings,withrocksitesdatingback25,000years.Morethan1,000siteshavebeenrecorded.KakaduhasbeengivendoubleWorldHeritagestatusbytheUnitedNations.Itisoneofonly17ofthe469WorldheritageAreaslistedforbothnaturalandculturalvalues.

ItisAustralia’slargestnationalpark,butitisn’tjustthesizethatsurprisesvisitors—itisthesenseofsomethingveryoldandgrand.Creationofthe500kmescarpment（悬崖）began2,000millionyearsago.Todaythosegorgesarefilledwithrainforests,washedbywaterfalls.

  Kakaduisoneoftheworld’sspecialplaces.ItishardtopicktheidealtimetovisitKakadu.Inthewetseasonlargeareasoftheparkareclosedtothepublic.ItwouldnotbepossibletoenterorexitfromtheparkthroughtheKakaduHighway.Mostofthepeoplethereagreethatthebesttimetovisitisattheendofthedryseason.SomeareasofKakaduhaverestrictedvisitingtimes,andsomearenotopentothegeneralpublic.Over230000touristsvisitKakaduNationalParkeveryyear.AsyouenterKakaduNationalPark,youwillberequiredtobuyapermit.PartofthismoneyispaidtotheTraditionalOwnersofthelandandtherestisgiventotherepairsofthepark.

1、.WhydoestheauthormentionsomuchwildlifeinParagraph1?

  A.Torepresentthesceneofthenature.    B.Toattractreaders’attention.

  C.Totakethewildlifeforexample.          D.Toshowthevalueofthepark.

2、.KakaduisgivendoubleWorldHeritagestatusbytheUnitedNationsbecauseof_____.

  A.thedescendantsoftheseFirstAustraliansstillinKakadutoday

  B.theparticularenvironmentandtheunusualrockart

  C.thelongestcontinuoushumanculturethatexistsintheworld

  D.Aborigineslivinginthisareaforatleast40,000years

3、.Thefollowingsarementionedinthepassageexcept_____.

  A.livingthingsinKakadu                           B.theescarpmentandthegorges

  C.thehistoryofthepark                D.theweatherofthearea

4、.TheunderlinedwordgorgesinParagraph3means_____.

  A.narrowvalleysbetweenhillsormountains           

B.buildingswherecasesaredetermined

  C.largeandopenstructuresforsportsevents          

D.placeswheresomethingislocated

5、WhatdoestheauthoradvisevisitorstodowhentheygotoKakadu?

  A.Togetmoreinformationaboutthespecialplace.

  B.Tomakeabetterchoicebetweenthewetanddryseason.

  C.Nottoenterthenationalparkwithoutpermission.

  D.NottogotherethroughtheKakaduHighway.

参考答案

1--5DBCAB

（London）—Ifitreallyiswhat’sontheinsidethatcounts,thenalotofthinpeoplemightbeintrouble.

Somedoctorsnowthinkthattheinternalfatsurroundingimportantorgansliketheheartorlivercouldbeasdangerousastheexternalfatwhichcanbenoticedmoreeasily.

“Beingthindoesn’tsurelymeanyouarenotfat,”saidDrJimmyBellatImperialCollege.Since1994,Bellandhisteamhavescannednearly800peoplewithMRImachinestocreate“fatmaps”showingwherepeoplestorefat.

Accordingtotheresult,peoplewhokeeptheirweightthroughdietratherthanexercisearelikelytohavemajordepositsofinternalfat,eveniftheyareslim.

EvenpeoplewithnormalBodyMassIndexscorescanhavesurprisinglevelsoffatdepositsinside.Ofthewomen,asmanyas45percentofthosewithnormalBMIscores（20to25）actuallyhadtoohighlevelsofinternalfat.Amongmen,thepercentagewasnearly60percent.

AccordingtoBell,peoplewhoarefatontheinsideareactuallyontheedgeofbeingfat.Theyeattoomanyfattyandsugaryfoods,buttheyarenoteatingenoughtobefat.Scientistsbelievewenaturallystorefataroundthebellyfirst,butatsomepoint,thebodymaystartstoringitelsewhere.

Doctorsareunsureabouttheexactdangersofinternalfat,butsomethinkithassomethingtodowithheartdiseaseanddiabetes.Theywanttoprovethatinternalfatdamagesthebody’scommunicationsystems.

Thegoodnewsisthatinternalfatcanbeeasilyburnedoffthroughexerciseorevenbyimprovingyourdiet.“Ifyouwanttobehealthy,thereisnoshortcut.Exercisehastobeanimportantpartofyourlifestyle,”Bellsaid.

1、Whatisthispieceofnewsmainlyabout?

A.Thinpeoplemaybefatinside.B.Internalfatisofnoimportance.

C.Internalfatleadstomanydiseases.D.Thinpeoplealsohavetroubles.

2、.Doctorshavefound_____.

A.theexactdangersofinternalfat

B.internalfatisthecauseofheartdiseaseanddiabetes

C.beingslimisnotdangerousatall

D.beingslimdoesn’tmeanyouarenotfatinside

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisWRONG?

A.Exercisecanhelptoreducetheinternalfat.

B.Peoplecangetridofinternalfatbyimprovingdiet.

C.Menaremorelikelytohavetoomuchinternalfat.

D.Peoplewithheartdiseaseallhaveinternalfat.

4.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanfindthat_____.

A.whetherinternalfatcanleadtodiseasehasbeenproved

B.exerciseplaysinimportantroleinpeople’slifeforkeepinghealthy

C.thinpeopleusuallyhaveinternalfateveniftheyareslim

D.itiseasiertoburnoffinternalfatthanexternalfat

5.Theunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphmeans_____.

A.alongroadB.aneasywayC.acleardifferenceD.ashortdistance

参考答案

1—5ADDBB

Foryears,therehasbeenabias（偏见）againstscienceamongclinicalpsychologists.Inatwo-yearanalysistobepublishedinNovemberinPerspectivesonPsychologicalScience,psychologistsledbyTimothyB.BakeroftheUniversityofWisconsinchargethatmanyclinicalpsychologistsfailto“providethetreatmentsforwhichthereisthestrongestevidenceofeffectiveness”and“givemoreweighttotheirpersonalexperiencesthantoscience.”Asaresult,patientshavenoguaranteethattheir“treatmentwillbeinformedby…science.”WalterMischelofColumbiaUniversityisevencruelerinhisjudgment.“Thedisconnectbetweenwhatclinicalpsychologistsdoandwhatsciencehasdiscoveredisanextremeembarrassment,”hetoldme,and“thereisawideninggapbetweenclinicalpracticeandscience.”

The“widening”reflectsthegreatprogressthatpsychologicalresearchhasmadeinidentifyingthemosteffectivetreatments.Thankstostrictclinicaltrials,wenowknowthatteachingpatientstothinkabouttheirthoughtsinnew,healthierwaysandtoactonthosenewwaysofthinkingareeffectiveagainstdepression,panicdisorderandotherproblems,withmultipletrialsshowingthatthesetreatments—thetoolsofpsychology—bringmorelastingbenefitsthandrugs.

Youwouldn’tknowthisifyousoughthelpfromatypicalclinicalpsychologist.Althoughmanytreatmentsareeffective,relativelyfewpsychologistslearnorpracticethem.

Whyintheworldnot?

Foronething,saysBaker,clinicalpsychologistsare“verydoubtfulabouttheroleofscience”and“lacksolidsciencetraining”.Also,onethirdofpatientsgetbetternomatterwhattreatment（ifany）theyhave,“andpsychologistsrememberthesesuccesses,believing,wrongly,thattheyaretheresultofthetreatment.”

Whenfacedwithevidencethattreatmentstheyofferarenotsupportedbyscience,clinicalpsychologistsarguethattheyknowbetterthansomestudythatworks.A2008studyof591psychologistsinprivatepracticefoundthattheyrelymoreontheirownandcolleagues’experiencethanonsciencewhendecidinghowtotreatapatient.Iftheykeeponthispathasinsurancecompaniesdemandevidence-basedmedicine,warnsMischel,psychologywill“discredititself.”

1、Manyclinicalpsychologistsfailtoprovidethemosteffectivetreatmentsbecause_____.

A.theyareunfamiliarwiththeirpatientsB.theybelieveinscienceandevidence

C.theydependontheircolleagues’helpD.theyrelyontheirpersonalexperiences

2、.Thewideninggapbetweenclinicalpracticeandscienceisdueto_____.

A.thecrueljudgmentbyWalterMischel

B.thefactthatmostpatientsgetbetterafterbeingtreated

C.thegreatprogressthathasbeenmadeinpsychologicalresearch

D.thefactthatpatientsprefertotakedrugsratherthanhaveothertreatments

3、.Howdoclinicalpsychologistsrespondwhenchargedthattheirtreatmentsarenotsupportedbyscience?

A.Theyfeelembarrassed.B.Theytrytodefendthemselves.

C.Theyaredisappointed.D.Theydoubttheirtreatments.

4、.InMischel’sopinion,psychologywill______.

A.destroyitsownreputationifnoimprovementismade

B.developfasterwiththesupportofinsurancecompanies

C.worktogetherwithinsurancecompaniestoprovidebettertreatment

D.