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届高考高三英语二轮专题复习阅读理解3及答案

2014届高考高三英语二轮专题复习：

阅读理解

（A）

ANXIOUSparentsintheareasaroundWashington,US,accompanied（陪伴）theirchildrentoschool,orkeptthemathome,afteramiddle-schoolstudentbecamevictim（受害者）No.8,inaseriesofshootingsinTheshootingsstartedonOctober2.

The13-year-oldyouth,aneighth-grader,wasstruckinthechestbyahigh-poweredbulletonOctober7.HewashitashewasbeingdroppedoffinfrontofhisschoolbyhisauntonOctober7.

“Ican'tstopgoingtowork,thechildrencan'tstopgoingtoschool,”saidHenryOllie,48.Heledhis12-year-oldson,Charles,tothefrontdooroftheschool,wherethelatestshootinghappened.Ordinarily,Charlestakesthebus.Somebusesarrivedatschoolscarryingfewerstudentsthanusual.Andschoolswhereparentsusuallylineuptheircarstodropoffyoungstershadnotrafficproblemsbecausesomanyparentshadkepttheirchildrenathome.Themiddleschoolboyisstillinbadconditionafterhavingaborttwoandahalfhoursofoperationonthenightoftheshooting.Heistheyoungestoftheninevictims,includingonewasshotdeadonOctober9.

Allthevictims,sevendeadandtwowounded,wereinpublicplacedoingordinarythings.Theywereworkingatgrass,fillingagastankorwalkingintoasupermarket.

“Allofourvictimshavebeendefenseless,buttokillchildrenisonesteptoofar.Ourchildrendon'tdeservethis,”saidpoliceCharlesMoose.（FromNewYorkTimes）

56HowmanyvictimshadbeenkilledintheseriesofshootingsaroundWashingtonbeforeOctober7th?

ASeven.BSix.CNine.DEight.

57Whydidmanyparentskeeptheirchildrenathome?

ABecausetheshootingmadethemfrightened.

BBecausetheschoolaskedthemtodoso.

CBecausethechildrenwereafraidoftheshooting.

DBecausetheparentswereworriedabortthesafetyoftheirchildren.

58Thephrase“dropoff”inthepassagemeans.

AfalloffsomethingBgetawayfromthedriver

Csendsb.offacarorabusDsendthechildrentoschool

（B）

Oneofthequalitiesthatmostpeopleadmireinothersisthewillingnesstoambitone'smistakes.Itisextremelyhardsometimestosayasimplethinglike“Iwaswrongaboutthat,”anditisevenhardertosay,“Iwaswrong,andyouwererightaboutthat.”Ihadanexperiencerecentlywithsomeoneadmittingtomethathehadmadeamistakefifteenyearsago.Hetoldmehehadbeenthemanagerofacartons（纸箱）.ThenhetalkedofanincadentandIbegantoremembertheincidenthewasdescribing.

Iwasabouteightyearsoldatthetime,andIhadgoneintothestorewithmymothertodotheweeklygroceryshopping.Onthatparticularday,Imusthavefoundmywaytothefooddepartmentwheretheincidenttookplace.

Theremusthavebeenaspecialsaleoneggsthatdaybecausetherewasabigshowofeggsindozenandhalf-doxencartons.Thecartonswereputthreeorfourfeethigh.Imusthavestoppedinfrontorthemtoadmiretheshow.Justthenawomancamebypushinghergrocertycartandknockedoffthepileofcartons.Forsomereason,Idecideditwasuptotometoputthecartonsbacktogether,soIwenttowork.

Themanagerheardthenoiseandsamepushingovertoseewhathadhappened.Whenheappeared,Iwasonmykneescheckingsomeofthecartonstoseeifanyoftheeggswerebroken,buttohimitlookedasthoughIwasthepersonwhowastoblame.Hescoldedmeloudandwantedmetopayforanybrokenforgottheincident,butthemanagerdidnot.

59Howoldwastheauthorwhenhewrotethisarticle?

AAbout8yearsold.BAbout18yearsold.

CAbout23yearsold.DAbout15yearsold.

60Whowastoblameforknockingoffthepileofcartons?

ATheauthor.BThemanager.CAwoman.DTheauthor'smother.

61WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

AThewomanwhoknockedoffthepileofcartonswasseriouslyscoldedbythemanager.

BTheauthorwasloudlyscoldedbythemanager.

CAwomanwasloudlyscoldedbythemanager.

DItwastheauthorwhoputthecartonsbacktogether.

62Thetoneofthearticleexpressestheauthor's.

Aadmirationforthemanager'swillingnesstoadmitmistakes

Bangertothemanagerforhiswrongdoing

Cdissatisfactionwiththewomanwhoknockedoffthepilecartons

Dregretforthemistakehemadeinthestore

（C）

Itseemsstrangethatwhilethree-quartersoftheworld'ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater,gettinganadequate（充足的）supplyofitthat'sfresh,clean,andsafetousefordrinking,cookingandwashing,isoneofthemostimportantproblemsthatfaceshumanity.Mostoftheearth’swaterissaltwaterintheoceans,onlythreepercentisfreshandonlyasmallpartofthatispossible.Itmaybetrappeddeepunderground,andanywayunequallyexistaroundtheglobe,sothehappeningofdroughtsandfloods.Oftheremainingfreshwater,muchispollutedanddangeroustouse.

AlargepartofUNICEFsworkisbringingsafewatertopeopleandeducatingtheminbasichealthcare.Somediseasesspreadbypollutedwaterarethemostcommoncausesofdeathandillnessinchildrenunderfiveinthedevelopingworld.

Althoughwatergiveslife,itcanalsocarrysomekindsofdisease-aleadingcauseofblindnessamongchildren.Mosquitoes,andfliesthatlivenearinwaterbringyellowfever,malaria（疟疾）andsleepingsickness,sogoodpipedwatersuppliesareneededtoreducetheneedforpeopletogatherinsuchanarea.Inthecountry,womenandchildrenamajorpartoftheirtimegoingouttocollectwater,oftenwalkmanymileseachdaytoprovidejustthelimitedfamilyneedsforcooking,washinganddrinking.Andtheycan'tcarrymuchwhilewalkingoverroughfieldsbearingaheavybucket.

Becausechildrenhavetoplaytheirpartinfamilylife,andthatincludesgettingwater,theymaybeunabletogotoschool,orbesotiredwhengettherethathavedifficultylearning.Theymayevenhavetospendthewholedaywithoutadrinkasmaymotbeanycleanwaterthere,either.

Lastyear,UNICEF（联合国儿童基金会）aimedtogetalmost90,000watersystemssetup,tobenefit20millionpeople,workingwhereitismostbadlyneeded,oftenjusttoensurekeepingalive.Awellmaywomanthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.

63Whatisthemainreasonfortheinadequatesupplyoffreshwater?

AMostofitispolluted.

BMostofitisalmostimpossibletoget.

CMostofitisinthesea.

DFloodsanddroughtshavetakenplacetimeandagain.

64WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

AWatercanspreaddiseases.

BTherewouldbenolifewithoutwater.

CWaterhassomethingtodowithsomechildren'sdeathandillness.

DSomechildrenbecomeblindbecauseofwater.

65Thepurposeofthispassageisto.

AinformthereaderBcomfortthereader

CpersuadethereaderDfrightenthereader

66Childrenhelptocollectwaterbecause.

Atheyarenotabletogotoschool

Btheyhavetospendthewholedaywithoutadrink

Ctheyhavedifficultylearning

Dtheymusthelptheirparentswithhousework

（D）

Whydoescreamgobadfasterthanbutter?

Someresearchersthinktheyhavetheanswer,anditcomesdowntothestructure（结构）ofthefood,notitschemicalcomposition（成份）—afindingthatcouldhelpbreakawayfromsomechemicals.Creamandbuttercontainprettymuchthesamethings,sowhycreamshouldgobadmuchfasterhasbeenaproblem.Botharesmallglobules（小球）ofoneliquidspreadthroughoutanother.Thedifferenceliesinwhat'sintheglobulesandwhat'sinthesurroundingliquid,saysBrocklehurst,wholedtheresearch.Incareen,fattyglobulesdriftaboutinaseaofwater.Inbutter,globulesofawateryroadarelockedawayinaseaoffat.Thebacteria（细菌）whichmakethefoodgobadprefertoliveinthewateryareasofthemixture.“Thismeansthatincream,the

bacteriaarefreetogrowthroughoutthemixture,”hesays.Wheninbutter,thebacteriaarelockedawayinlockedplacesburieddeepintheseaoffat.Trappedinthisway,thosecoloniescannotspreadandrapidlyrunout.Theyalsoslowlypoisonthemselveswiththeirwasteproducts.”Inbutter,yougetaself-limitingsystemwhichstopsthebacteriagrowing,”saysBrocklehurst.Theresearchersarealreadyworkingwithfoodcompanieseagertoseeiftheirproductscanbemadetostandbacterialattackthroughchangesofthefood'sstructure.

Brocklehurstbelievesitwillbepossibletomakesomethingchangesoftheforinstance,morelikethatinbutter,Thekeywillbepossibletomakesomethingusedinsaladcreamliquidandmottaminglikeitintoasolidstate.

67ThesignificanceofBrocklehurst'sresearchisthat.

Aitsuggestedawaytokeepsomefoodsfreshwithoutusingsomechemicals

Bitdiscoveredsmallglobulesinbothcreamandbutter

Citshowedthesecretofhowbacteriaincreaseincreamandbutter

Ditfoundthatcreamandbuttersharethesamechemicalcomposition

68Accordingtotheresearchers,creamgoesbadfasterthanbutter

becausebacteria.

Aarestrongerincream

Bincreasetheirnumbermoreeasilyincreamthaninbutter

Cliveonlessfatincreamthaninbutter

Dproducelesswasteincreamthaninbutter

69AccordingtoBrocklehurst,wecankeepcreamfreshbut.

AremovingitsfatBkillingthebacteria

CreducingitswaterDchangingitsstricture

70Theunderlinedword“colonies”refersto.

AtinyglobulesBwateryregions

CbacteriasocietyDlittledepartments

71Commercialuseoftheresearchfindingwillbepossibleifsaladcreamcanbemadetostandbacterialattack.

Abychangingitschemicalcomposition

Bbyturningitintoasolidlump

Cwhilekeepingitsstructureunchanged

Dwhileitsliquidformremains

（E）

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