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河北省秦皇岛市抚宁县高考英语阅读理解和书面表达训练7
河北省秦皇岛市抚宁县2016高考英语阅读理解和书面表达训练(7)
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。
Aninternationalbusinessspecialistgrouphasannouncedthatthemovetowardsagreeneconomyisbecomingmoreurgentforemergingeconomies(新兴经济体),especiallySouthAfrica.
OnMonday,InnovationGroupannouncedthatgreeneconomicpolicieswerebecomingincreasinglyimportantonthegloballandscapeandforemergingeconomies.
AccordingtoPuleMokoena,fromInnovationGroup,expertsbelievetheadoptionofthesegreenpolicieswillassistwith“ailing(不景气的)economies”.“Themovetoagreeneconomy,suchastheadoptionofalternativeenergysolutions,shouldbeadoptedbyeconomiesandcountries.”
Mokoena'scommentscameasGreenpeaceAfricacalledontheSouthAfricangovernmenttoreviewitsdecisiontoincludenuclearenergyintothecountry'senergyplan.
Inordertoavoidallenergycrisisinthecountry,the_energy_mix_had_to_be_diversified,includingbroadeningenergycarrierstoincludegas,nuclear,biomass,renewable(wind,solarandhydro),aswellastheefficientuseoftheexistingresources,suchascoal.
Forthisreason,nuclearenergywillaccountfor23percentofSouthAfrica'senergyneeds,followedbycoalat15percent,hydroatsixpercent,gassixpercent,turbinessixpercentandrenewableenergy42percent.
However,PulesaidthereareotheroptionsforSouthAfrica'senergyneeds.
“Toomanycompaniesarefocusingonthecostsofgreenpolicies,ratherthanfocusingonthelong-termbenefits,”explainedMokoena.
NobeleconomicswinnerJosephStiglitzandtheformerWorldBankchiefeconomistagreewithMokoenaandbelievethattheneedtoswitchtogreentechnologyshouldbeseenasanopportunityandnotasaburden.
WheninSouthAfricaearlierthisyear,Stiglitzsaidaswitchtogreentechnologywouldstimulatedemandforarangeofgoodsandservices,whichwouldhaveabeneficialimpactontheaftermathoftheglobalrecession.Heurgedpolicymakersnottobeheldbackbyshort-termperspectives.
InnovationGrouphasalreadydevelopedareliablealternateenergysolution,whichthecompanybelieveswillchangethelandscapeofthisemergingmarketandothercompanieswillfollowsuiteandofferrenewableenergysolutionsforemergingeconomies.
“Wearequicklybecominganindustryleaderinthisspacethankstoourin-houseexpertknowledgeonthevariousSWHtechnologiesavailableandtheapplicationofourBusinessProcessOutsourcingSolutions,whichallowforthemassroll-outofthesetechnologiesonanationalscale.Weareproudtobeanactivepartofthesolutiontothecurrentenergycrisisandplantobecomeamajorforceinthedrivetowardssustainabilityandgoodenvironmentalpractice,”Pulesaid.
【语篇解读】像南非这样的新兴经济体经历了经济的快速发展之后会面临能源危机,而走绿色发展道路是唯一的出路。
1.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthistext?
A.AdvantagesofGreenEnergy
B.GreenPoliciesVitalforEmergingEconomies
C.PotentialEnergyCrisisforEmergingEconomies
D.HowtoDevelopGreenEnergy
解析 主旨大意题。
通读全文可知,本文主要讲的是像南非这样的新兴经济体会在发展中遇到能源危机,因此走绿色发展道路显得很重要,政府应在这方面出台相应的政策。
故B项作为本文的标题最合适。
答案 B
2.Theunderlinedpart“theenergymixhadtobediversified”inParagraph5implies________.
A.energyhadtobeclassified
B.differentkindsofenergyhadtobemixed
C.avarietyofenergyhadtobedevelopedandused
D.amixtureofvariousenergywasessential
解析 句意理解题。
根据下文的“includingbroadeningenergycarrierstoincludegas,nuclear,biomass,renewableenergy(wind,solarandhydro),aswellastheefficientuseoftheexistingresources,suchascoal”可判断,画线部分的含义为“要开发和利用不同种类的能源”。
答案 C
3.AccordingtoPuleMokoena,________.
A.nuclearenergyshouldn'tbeincludedintoenergyplans
B.focusingtoomuchonthecostsofgreenpoliciesisshortsighted
C.greenpoliciesalonecansolvetheeconomicproblemsfacedbySouthAfrica
D.greenpoliceshavenothingtodowiththeuseoftheexistingresourceslikecoal
解析 推理判断题。
根据第八段中的“Toomanycompaniesarefocusingonthecostsofgreenpolicies,ratherthanfocusingonthelong-termbenefits”可推断选B项。
答案 B
4.Accordingtothetext,themainreasonfortheadoptionofgreenpoliciesisthat________.
A.theexistingresourcesarenotefficientlyused
B.greenenergycostslesstodevelop
C.greenpoliciescansolvethecurrentenergycrisis
D.greentechnologywillstimulatedemandforarangeofgoodsandservices
解析 细节理解题。
根据全文尤其是最后一段,为了解决目前的能源危机,为了保持可持续发展,政府必须采取这一政策。
答案 C。
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。
TheGoldmanEnvironmentalFoundationrecentlyrecognizedagroupofindividuals(个体)fortheireffortstoprotecttheenvironment.Eachyear,theAmerican-basedgrouphonorsenvironmentalactivistsfromsixdifferentareas.
Thefirstthreewinnersofthe2012GoldmanPrizearefromKenya,thePhilippinesandChina.
TheGoldmanEnvironmentalFoundationsaysIkalAngeleiisaherotothosewholivearoundLakeTurkana.TheKenyanwomanreceivedtheawardbecauseofhereffortstostopadamprojectonariverinEthiopia.Criticssaythedamwillharmthelakeandrestrict(限制)theflowofwaterforpeoplewholivenearby.
ThePhilippineislandofMindoroishometothosewhodependonthearea’snaturalresourcesforfoodandjobs.EdwinGariguezbecameconcernedwhenaEuropeancompanyannouncedplanstominefornickel(镍)ontheisland.TheRomanCatholicministersaidwastematerialsfromtheminingprojectwouldpollutethewateranddestroytheforests.Sohestartedacampaigntostoptheproject.
InChina,MaJuneisworkingwithbusinessestocleanuptheirpollution.Heformedagroupthatcollectsinformationaboutpollution,andpublishesitontheInternet.
TheGoldmanPrizewasalsoawardedtoactivistsfromArgentina,RussiaandtheUnitedStates.
SofiaGaticaofArgentinaisfromatownwherefarmerscommonlyusepesticide(杀虫剂)productstoprotectsoybeancropsfrominsects.Thetownalsohasahighrateofcancer.SofiaGaticabelie
vedthatpesticideusewasresponsibleforthedeathofherbaby.Sheworkedwithothermotherstogetgovernmentofficialstobantheuseofchemicalsnearpopulatedareas.
EvgeniaChirikovaobjectstotheplanstobuildaroadthroughaprotectedforestjustoutsideMoscow.ShehasdemandedthatRussianofficialsredirectth
eroadawayfromtheforest.Sheandherfollowershavebeenarrestedfortheiractivities.However,theircampaignhasgainedwidespreadpublicsupport.
ThesixthwinnerisAmericanCarolineCannon—acommunityleaderinPointHope,Alaska.MizCannonisfightingtokeepArcticwaterssafefromoilandgasexp
loration.
1.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat______.
A.thedamprojecthasbeenprevented
B.thefirstthreeactivistsareallfromAsia
C.aEuropeancompanyisgoingtodigfornickel
D.MaJuneistryingtostopoilandgasexploration
2.Fromthe7thparagraph,wecanknowthat______.
A.pesticideuseaccountsforahigh-rateofcancer
B.Sofiamanagedtobantheuseofchemicals
C.thefarmersmainlyliveonunpollutedproducts
D.thedeathofthebabywasduetodelayedtreatment
3.WhatdoweknowaboutEvgeniaChirikova?
A.Sheplanstobuildaroadtoprotecttheforest.
B.Sheisinchargeofaprojectfarawayfromtheroad.
C.Shepersuadedthegovernmenttosetherfollowersfree.
D.Herenvironmentalactionhasbeenwidelyacknowledged.
4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.SixAdvancedIndividualsforHardWork
B.EffortstoCreateaCleanandBeautifulWorld
C.SixEnvironmentalActivistsWinGoldmanPrize
D.TheGoldmanEnvironmentalFoundationPrize
【参考答案】1—4、CADC
阅读理解。
Nooneknowsforsurewhenadvertisingfirststarted.Itispossiblethatitgrewoutofthediscoverythatsomepeopledidcertainkindsofworkbetterthanothersdidthem.Thatledtotheconceptofspecialization,whichmeansthatpeoplewouldspecialize,orfocus,ondoingonespecificjob.
Let'stakeamanwe'llcallMr.Fielder,forexample.Hedideverythingconnectedwithfarming.Heplantedseeds,tendedthefields,andharvestedandsoldhiscrops.Atthesametime,hedidmanyotherjobsonthefarm.However,hedidn'tmakethebricksforhishouse,cuthistreesintoboards,maketheplows(犁),oranyoftheotherhundredsofthingsafarmneeds.Instead,hegotthemfrompeoplewhospecializedindoingeachofthosethings.
SupposetherewasanothermanweshallcallMr.Plowright.Usingwhatheknewaboutfarmingandworkingwithiron,Mr.Plowrightinventedaplowthatmadefarmingeasier.Mr.Plowrightdidnotreallylikefarminghimselfandwantedtospecializeinmakingreallygoodplows.Perhaps,hethought,otherfarmerswilltradewhattheygrowforoneofmyplows.
HowdidMr.Plowrightletpeopleknowwhathewasdoing?
Why,headvertised,ofcourse.Firstheopenedashopandthenheputupasignoutsidetheshoptoattractcustomers.Thatsignmayhavebeennomorethanaplowcarvedintoapieceofwoodandasimplearrowpointingtotheshopdoor.ItwasprobablyalltheinformationpeopleneededtofindMr.Plowrightandhisreallygoodplows.
Manyhistoriansbelievethatthefirstoutdoorsignswereusedaboutfivethousandyearsago.Evenbeforemostpeoplecouldread,theyunderstoodsuchsigns.Shopkeeperswouldcarveintostone,clay,orwoodsymbolsfortheproductstheyhadforsale.
Amedium,inadvertisingtalk,isthewayyoucommunicateyourmessage.Youmightsaythatthefirstmediumusedinadvertisingwassignswithsymbols.Thesecondmediumwasaudio,orsound,althoughthattermisnotusedexactlyinthewayweuseittoday.Originally,justthehumanvoiceandmaybesomekindofsimpleinstrument,suchasabell,wereusedtogetpeople'sattention.
Acrier,inthehistoricalsense,isnotsomeonewhoweepseasily.Itissomeone,probablyaman,withavoiceloudenoughtobehear