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高考英语阅读理解基础练习6

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习（6）及答案

（2012·河北省普高质检）

Inanidealworld,peoplewouldnottestmedicinesonanimals.Suchexperimentsarestressfulandsometimespainfulforanimals,andexpensiveandtimeconsumingforpeople.Yetanimalexperimentationisstillneededtohelpbridgevastgapsinmedicalknowledge.Thatiswhytherearesome50to100millionanimalsusedinresearcharoundtheworldeachyear.

Europe,onthewhole,hastheworld'smostrestrictivelawsonanimalexperiments.Evenso,itsscientistsusesome12millionanimalsayear,mostofthemmiceandrats,formedicalresearch.Officialstatisticsshowthatjustl.1millionanimalsareusedinresearchinAmericaeachyear.Butthatismisleading.TheAmericanauthoritiesdonotthinkmiceandratsareworthcountingand,asthesearethemostcommonlaboratoryanimals,thetruefigureismuchhigher.JapanandChinahaveevenlesscomprehensivedatathanAmerica

NowEuropeisreformingtherulesgoverninganimalexperimentsbyrestrictingthenumberofanimalsusedinlabs.Alternativestoanimaltesting,suchasusinghumantissueorcomputermodels,arenowstronglyrecommended.Inaddition,sharingallresearchresultsfreelyshouldhelptoreducethenumberofanimalsforscientificuse.Atpresent,scientistsoftenshareonlytheresultsofsuccessfulexperiments.Iftheirfindingsdonotfitthehypothesisbeingtested,theworkneverseesthelightofday.Thispracticemeanswastingtime,money,andanimals'livesinendlesslyrepeatingthefailedexperiments.

Animalexponentiationhastaughthumanityagreatdealandsavedcountlesslives.Itneedstocontinue,evenifthatmeansanimalssometimessuffer.Europe'snewmeasuresshouldeventuallybothreducethenumberofanimalsusedinexperimentsandimprovethewayinwhichscientificresearchisconducted.

64．Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Thesuccessofanimalexperimentsshouldbeensured.

B.Banontheuseofanimalsinthelabshouldbeenforced.

C.Greatereffortsneedtobetakentoreducethenumberoflabanimals.

D.Scientistsshouldberequiredtosharetheirresearchresultswitheachother.

答案：

C　主旨大意题。

由全文可知，主要讲述我们应该努力减少用动物做实验的数量。

65．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutanimalsusedinthelab?

A．Americausesonlyaboutl．1millionlabanimalsperyear.

B．Europedoesnotusemiceandratsaslabanimalsatall.

C．BritaindoesnotuseasmanylabanimalsasChinadoes.

D．Japanhaslimiteddataonthenumberoflabanimalsusedeachyear.

答案：

D　细节理解题。

由第二段最后一句话“JapanandChinahaveevenlesscomprehensivedatathanAmerica”可知，日本和中国实验用的动物数量很少。

66．Whichofthefollowingismentionedasanalternativetoreplaceanimalexperiments?

A.Statisticalstudies.B.Computermodels.

C．DNAplantedinanimals.D.Tissuefromdeadanimals.

答案：

B　细节理解题。

由第三段第二句话“Alternativestoanimaltesting,suchasusinghumantissueorcomputermodels,arenowstronglyrecommended.”可知，可以用计算机模型或者人体组织替代动物做实验。

67．Whatusuallyhappenstounsuccessfulanimalexperiments?

A.Theyarenotrevealedtothepublic.

B.Theyaremadeintoteachingmaterials.

C.Theyareco1lectedforfuturepublication.

D.Theyarenotremovedfromtheresearchtopiclist.

答案：

A　细节理解题。

由第三段第四、五两句话“Atpresent,scientistsoftenshareonlytheresultsofsuccessfulexperiments.Iftheirfindingsdonotfitthehypothesisbeingtested,theworkneverseesthelightofday.”可知，科学家只公布成功的实验。

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（2012·延边州质检）

Candogsandcatsliveinperfectharmonyinthesamehome?

Peoplewhoarethinkingaboutadoptingadogasafriendfortheircatsareworriedthattheywillfight.Arecentresearchhasfoundanewrecipeofsuccess.Accordingtothestudy,ifthecatisadoptedbeforethedog,andiftheyareintroducedwhenstillyoung（lessthan6monthsforcats,ayearfordogs）,itishighlyprobablethatthetwopetswillgetalongswimmingly.Twothirdsofthehomesinterviewedreportedapositiverelationshipbetweentheircatanddog.

However,itwasn'tallsweetnessandlight.Therewasareportedcoldnessbetweenthecatanddogin25%ofthehomes,whileaggressionandfightingwereobservedin10%ofthehomes.Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodysignalswerejustopposite.Forexample,whenacatturnsitsheadawayitsignalsaggression,whileadogdoingthesamesignalssubmission（恭维）．

Inhomeswithcatsanddogslivingpeacefully,researchersobservedasurprisingbehavior.Theyarelearninghowtotalkeachother'slanguage.Itisasurprisethatcatscanlearnhowtotalk‘dog’，anddogscanlearnhowtotalk‘cat’．

What'sinterestingisthatbothcatsanddogshaveappearedtodeveloptheirintelligence.Theycanlearntoreadeachother'sbodysignals,suggestingthatthetwomayhavemoreincommonthanwepreciouslysuspected.Oncefamiliarwitheachother'spresenceandbodylanguage,catsanddogscanplaytogether,greeteachothernosetonose,andenjoysleepingtogetherinthesofa.Theycaneasilysharethesamewaterbowlandinsomecasesgroom（梳理）eachother.

Thesignificanceofthisresearchoncatsanddogsmaygobeyondpetstopeoplewhodon'tgetalong,includingneighbors,colleaguesatwork,andevenworldsuperpowers.Ifcatsanddogscanlearntogetalong,surelypeoplehaveagoodchance.

文章大意：

本文是一篇说明文。

通过科学研究表明猫和狗在一定的情况下是能够和平相处的。

如果先收养猫并且猫不到6个，狗不到一年，他们就能顺利地和平相处。

通过观察他们不能和平相处的原因是他们之间误解了彼此的身势语而造成的。

但有趣的是猫和狗能够相互学习彼此的身势语，这样他们就能和平相处。

68．Theunderlinedword“swimmingly”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.

A.earlyB.sweetly

C.quicklyD.smoothly

答案：

D　考查推测词义。

如果先收养猫并且猫不到6个，狗不到一年，他们就能顺利的和平相处。

2/3被采访的家庭也表明这样的结果。

69．Somecatsanddogsmayfightwhen________.

A.theyarecoldtoeachother

B.theylookawayfromeachother

C.theymisunderstandeachother'ssignals

D.theyareintroducedatanearlyage

答案：

C　考查细节理解。

根据第二段第二句中“...whileaggressionandfightingwereobservedin10%ofthehomes.Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodysignalswerejustopposite.”可知选C。

70．Itissuggestedinparagraph4thatcatsanddogs________.

A.havecommoninterests

B.arelessdifferentthanwethought

C.haveacommonbodylanguage

D.arelessintelligentthanweexpected

答案：

B　考查细节理解。

根据文章第四段第二句中的“Theycanlearntoreadeachother'sbodysignals,suggestingthatthetwomayhavemoreincommonthanwaspreciouslysuspected.”可知B正确。

A

Onlineshoppingstartednotsolongago.TimBerners-LeeinventedtheWorldWideWebin1990.Thefirstonlinebankopenedin1994.In1995,Amazonstartedoperatingandisnotoneofthelargestonlineshoppingmalls.Thenin1996,eBaystarteditsonlineshoppingsite.

Bysittingathomeyoucannowbuyanythingfromknivestocars.Theworryyoumayhaveabouttravelingandparkingcanbeavoided（避免）whileyoushoponline.Withonlineshopping,youneednotworryabouttheweather.Onlineshopshavenoholidays,closingtimesoranyotherproblems.Youcanshop24hoursaday,7daysaweekand365daysayear.Someonlineshopsalsokeepcustomers'opinionsabouteachproduct,soyoucaneasilyfindoutwhatothercustomersthinkabouttheproductbeforebuyingit.

Whenyougoforreal-worldshopping,youcanactuallytouchandfeelit,butinonlineshoppingyoucanonlyseethepictures.Alsoifyouareshoppingonline,youhavetobecarefulwithyourcreditcards.

Thefirststepinonlineshoppingistosearchforwhatyouwanttobuy.Onceyoufindtherequiredproduct,putitina“shoppingcart”andcontinueshopping.Afteryouhavegotenoughinyour“shoppingcart”,checkouttheproduct.Youcanaddortakeouttheproductsinyourshoppingcart.Thenextstepistologin（登录）usingausernameandapassword.Entertheaddresswhereyouwanttheproducttobesent.Somesitesevenaskforyouremail,phonenumbers,ect.

Thenwaitfortheconfirmation（确认）ofyourorder.Youcanalsocancel（取消）theorderifneeded.Onlineshoppingisadifferentexperienceandyoucanmakeshoppingonlineeasywhenyougetusedtoit.

56.Whenshoppingonline,youcan.

A.parkyourcarwhereyouwanttoB.buyanythingwhereveryougo

C.touchanythingyouwanttobuyD.knowwhatothersthinkoftheproduct

57.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsus.

A.peoplecandoonlineshoppingattheirownhomes

B.thethingspeoplecanbuyinonlineshops

C.theadvantagespeoplecanhavethroughonlineshopping

D.peoplecanknowdifferentopinionsofcustomers

58.Fromthetext,wecanknowthat.

A.oncecustomersputtheproductsintheir“shoppingcarts”,theycan't

changethem

B.customersshouldbecarefulwiththeircreditcardswhenshoppingonline

C.customersmustgivetheiremailsaswellastheirphonenumbers

D.peoplecanknowdifferentopinionsofallcustomers

59.Ifyouwanttobuyacuponline,whatistherightorderofthefollowing

thingsyoucando?

a.Putthecupintoyour“shoppingcart”.

b.Waitfortheconfirmationoftheorder.

c.Searchforarightcup.

d.Entertheaddress.

A.b-c-d-aB.c-a-d-bC.a-b-c-dD.c-d-a-b

EarlyonSaturdaymorning,oneofthelargestearthquakeseverrecordedhitcentralChile.Thepowerfulquakekilledmorethan800people,destroyedorbadlydamaged1.5millionhomesandaffectedalmost2millionpeople.

The8.8-magnitudeearthquakestruckaround3:

34a.m.,jolting（震摇）peopleawakealloverthecountry.Theearthquakecamefromunderwater,offthecoastofChile.

FernandoAbarzuawasinoneofthemanybuildingsthatcollapsed（倒塌）there.“IwasontheeighthfloorandallofasuddenIwasdownhere,”hesaid,addingthathewassurprisedtohaveescapedwithnomajorinjuries.

Theearthquaketriggered（引发）atsunamithatsweptacrossthePacificOcean,settingoffwarningsin53countries.Intheend