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英语英语阅读理解科普环保专题练习及答案
(英语)英语阅读理解(科普环保)专题练习(及答案)
一、高中英语阅读理解科普环保类
1.犇犇阅读理解
KaitlinWoolleyandAyeletFishbachreportinPsychologicalSciencethatamealtaken"family-style"fromacentralplatecangreatlyimprovetheoutcomeoflaternegotiations.
Havingconductedpreviousresearchin2017revealingthateatingsimilarfoodsledtopeoplefeelingemotionallyclosertooneanother,DrWoolleyandDrFishbachwonderedwhetherthewayinwhichfoodwasservedalsohadapsychologicaleffect.Theytheorizedthat,ontheonehand,sharingfoodwithotherpeoplemightindicatefoodscarcity(短缺)andincreaseafeelingofcompetition.However,theyalsoreasonedthatitcouldinsteadleadpeopletobecomemoreawareofothers'needsanddrivecooperativebehaviorasaresult.Curioustofindout,theydidaseriesofexperiments.
Forthefirsttesttheyrecruited100pairsofparticipantsfromalocalcafe,noneofwhomkneweachother.Theparticipantswereseatedatatableandfedtortillachipswithsalsa.Halfthepairsweregiventheirownbasketof20gramsofchipsandabowlof25gramsofsalsa,andhalfweregiven40gramsofchipsand50gramsofsalsatoshare.Asacoverfortheexperiment,allparticipantsweretoldthissnackwastobeconsumedbeforethegamebegan.
Thegameaskedtheparticipantstonegotiateanhourlywagerateduringafictionalstrike.Eachpersonwasrandomlyassignedtorepresenttheunionormanagementandfollowasetofrules.
Theresearchersmeasuredcooperationbynotingthenumberofroundsittooktoreachanagreement,andfoundthatthosewhosharedfoodresolvedthestrikesignificantlyfaster(in8.7rounds)thanthosewhodidnot(13.2rounds).Asimilarexperimentwasconductedwith104
participantsandGoldfishcrackers(饼干),thistimenegotiatinganairline'srouteprices.Theresultsweremuchthesame,withthefood-sharersnegotiatingsuccessfully63.3%ofthetimeandthosewhodidnotsharedoingso42.9%ofthetime.
(1)Whatdoesthe"family-style"mealinthereportreferto?
A. Amealtakenathome.
B. Amealsharedwithothers.
C. Amealconsumedbyoneself.
D. Amealtakeninafamilyatmosphere.
(2)Forwhatpurposedidtheresearcherscarryoutthepresentexperiments?
A. Toshowthewayfoodisserved.
B. Toprovesharingfoodincreasescompetition.
C. Toconfirmsharingfoodcanpromotecooperation.
D. Tofindoutwhethersharingfoodcangetpeoplecloseemotionally.
(3)Whywereparticipantsaskedtoeatupthesnackbeforethegame?
A. Toaddtotheirenergy.
B. Torewardthemfortheirparticipation.
C. Tohidetheintentionoftheexperiment.
D. Toavoidthedistractionduringthegame.
【答案】
(1)B
(2)C
(3)C
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了外交宴席的心理学 ,研究表明,从中间菜采取的“家庭式”餐,可以大大改善后续谈判的结果。
(1)考查细节理解。
根据第二段中的“Theytheorizedthat,ontheonehand,sharingfoodwithotherpeoplemightindicatefoodscarcity(短缺)andincreaseafeelingofcompetition.However,theyalsoreasonedthatitcouldinsteadleadpeopletobecomemoreawareofothers'needsanddrivecooperativebehaviorasaresult.”他们形成了一套理论,认为一方面,与他人一起吃饭可能表明粮食短缺,并加强了竞争的概念。
然而,他们还推断,这种方式可能会导致人们更加了解他人的需求,从而推动合作性的行为。
可知family-style指的是与别人一起用餐,故选B。
(2)考查细节理解。
根据第二段中的“However,theyalsoreasonedthatitcouldinsteadleadpeopletobecomemoreawareofothers'needsanddrivecooperativebehaviorasaresult.Curioustofindout,theydidaseriesofexperiments.” 然而,他们还推断,这种方式可能会导致人们更加了解他人的需求,从而推动合作性的行为。
出于好奇心,他们做了一系列实验。
可知选C。
(3)考查细节理解。
根据第三段中的“Asacoverfortheexperiment,allparticipantsweretoldthissnackwastobeconsumedbeforethegamebegan.”作为实验的掩护,所有受试者都得告在游戏开始前就要吃完这些零食。
可知选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解题型的考查,是一篇科研类阅读,考生需要准确掌握细节信息,并结合题目要求,从而选出正确答案。
2.犇犇阅读理解
Hackingisn'tjustforcomputersandsmartphones,AccordingtoastudypublishedlastweekinthejournalScience,scientistshavefoundawaytohackaplant'sgenesinordertomakeitusesunlightmorequickly.Someday,theresultscouldincreasetheamountoffoodproducedaroundtheworld.
Photosynthesis(光合作用)isthewordusedtodescribehowplantsusesunlight,water,andcarbondioxidetomaketheirownfood.Scientistswhoconductedthenewstudysaythisisaveryslowprocess.Plantsuselessthan1percentoftheenergyavailabletotherm.Butbyhackingaplant'sgenes,thescientistswereabletoincreasetheamountofleafgrowthonplantsbetween14and20percent.
"Specifically,scientistshackedtheplant'sprotectivesystem.Normally,thissystemisactivatedwhenaplantgetstoomuchsunlight,"saidscientistKrishnaNiyogi,co-authorofthestudy.Whentheplantsensesthelight,itgetsridofextraenergyandcreatesmoreleaves.Whentheplantisinshade,theprotectivesystemisturnedoff,buttheprocessisslow.
StephenLongistheleadauthorofthestudy.Hecomparedaplant'sprotectivesystemtolight-adjustingglasses.Whenapersonwearstheglassesoutsideduringtheday,thelenses(镜片)darkenandlightendependingonhowsunnyitis.Plantsdothesamething,hesaid.Butinplantstheadjustmentcantakeanywherefrom10minutestoanhour.Thismakesithardforplantstogettherightamountofsunlightneededtocreatefood.
Thenewstudyspeduptheprocess.Bychangingtheplant'sgenes,theprotectivesystemturnedonandoffmorequicklythannormal.Asaresult,leafgrowthontheplantsscientistsusedinthestudyincreased.Leafgrowthintwoplantsincreasedby20percent,whileleafgrowthonathirdplantincreasedby14percent.Scientistsconductedthestudyontobaccoplants.Buttheythinkthegeneticchangeswillproducethesameresultsincornandrice.
(1)Whatwillhappentotheplantswhenscientistschangeplants'genes?
A. Theywillbecomeweakerandweaker.
B. Theywillgrowfasttoproducemorefood.
C. Theywillhavemorebeautifulflowers.
D. Theywilldependlessonsunlight.
(2)Whydoestheauthormentionlight-adjustingglasses?
A. Towarnpeopleofthehotandbrightsun.
B. Toexplaintheprincipleofplants'protectivesystem.
C. Tohelpleavesoftheplantsabsorbsunlight.
D. Toservethescienceexperimentsmoothly.
(3)Inthefuture,thegeneticchangeswillbeusedto.
A. improvetobaccoplants'quality
B. increasetobaccoplants'leavesandroots
C. improvetheflowers'livingtime
D. increasetheproductionofcornandrice
(4)Whichofthefollowingcanbethethemeofthistext?
A. Hackingplantsformoreproduction
B. Leafgrowingmorequickly
C. Doubleproductionoftobaccoplants
D. Photosynthesisandproduction
【答案】
(1)B
(2)B
(3)D
(4)A
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文,科学家通过改变植物的基因,加快光合作用的速度,使植物叶子生长迅速,从而提高植物产量。
(1)考查细节理解。
根据第一段中的“scientistshavefoundawaytohackaplant'sgenesinordertomakeitusesunlightmorequickly.Someday,theresultscouldincreasetheamountoffoodproducedaroundtheworld.”可知,科学家发现改变植物基因会使植物的光合作用速度加快,将来会增加全球植物的产量。
故选B。
(2)考查推理判断。
根据第四段中的“Hecomparedaplant'sprotectivesystemtolight-adjustingglasses.Whenapersonwearstheglassesoutsideduringtheday,thelenses(镜片)darkenandlightendependingonhowsunnyitis.Plantsdothesamething,hesaid.Butinplantstheadjustmentcantakeanywherefrom10minutestoanhour.”可知,作者提到镜片是为了说明植物的保护系统的工作原理与镜片相同。
故选B。
(3)考查细节理解。
根据最后一段中的“Buttheythinkthegeneticchangeswillproducethesameresultsincornandrice.”但是他们认为基因的改变将在玉米和水稻中产生相同的结果。
可知选D。
(4)考查主旨大意,根据文章内容可知,科学家改变植物的基因,加快光合作用的速度,使植物叶子生长迅速,从而提高植物产量。
故选A。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解,推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查,是一篇科研类阅读,要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析,推理,概括和归纳,从而选出正确答案。
3.犇犇Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.
Escapingpredators(食肉动物),digestionandotheranimalactivities—includingthoseofhumans—requireoxygen.Butthatessentialingredientisnolongersoeasyformarinelifetoobtain,severalnewstudiesreveal.
Inthepastdecadeoceanoxygenlevelshavetakenadive—analarmingtrendthatislinkedtoclimatechange,saysAndreasOschlies,anoceanographerattheHelmholtzCenterforOceanResearchinGermany,whoseteamtracksoceanoxygenlevelsworldwide."Weweresurprisedbytheintensityofthechangeswesaw,howrapidlyoxygenisgoingdownintheoceanandhowlargetheeffectsonmarineecosystemsare,"hesays.Itisnosurprisetoscientiststhatwarmingoceansarelosingoxygen,butthescaleofthedropcallsforurgentattention.Oxygenlevelsinsometropical(热带的)regionshavedroppedbyanastonishing40percentinthelast50years,somerecentstudiesreveal.Levelshavedroppedlesssignificantlyelsewhere,withanaveragelossof2percentglobally.
Awarmingoceanlosesoxygenfortworeasons:
First,thewarmeraliquidbecomes,thelessgasitcanhold.Thatiswhycarbonateddrinksgoflatfasterwhenleftinthesun.Second,aspolarseaicemelts,itformsalayerofwaterabovecolder,moresaltyseawaters.Thisprocesscreatesasortoflidthatcankeepcurrentsfrommixingsurfacewaterdowntodeeperdepths.Andbecausealloxygenentersthesurface,lessmixingmeanslessofitatdepth.
Oceananimalslargeandsmall,however,respondtoevenslightchangesinoxygenbyseekingrefugeinhigheroxygenzonesorbyadjustingbehavior,Oschliesandothersinhisfieldhavefound.Theseadjustmentscanexposeanimalstonewpredatorsorforcethemintofood-scarceregions.Climatechangealreadyposesseriousproblemsformarinelife,suchasoceanacidification,butdeoxygenationisthemostpressingissuefacingseaanimalstoday,Oschliessays.Afterall,hesays,"theyallhavetobreathe."
Asidefromfoodwebproblems,animals