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广东省届高三英语二轮专题精品卷阅读理解9

广东省2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷：

阅读理解（9）

II阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（A）

Somescientistssaythatanimalsintheoceansareincreasinglythreatenedbynoisepollutioncausedbyhumanbeings.

Thenoisethataffectsseacreaturescomesfromanumberofhumanactivities.Itiscausedmainlybyindustrialunderwaterexplosions,oceandrilling,andshipengines.Suchnoisesareaddedtonaturalsounds.Thesesoundsincludethebreakingoficefields,underwaterearthquakes,andsoundsmadebyanimalsthemselves.

Decibels（分贝）measuredinwateraredifferentfromthosemeasuredonland.Anoiseofonehundredandtwentydecibelsonlandcausespaintohumanears.Inwater,adecibellevelofonehundredandninety－fivewouldhavethesameeffect.

Somescientistshavesuggestedsettinganoiselimitofonehundredandtwentydecibelsintheoceans.Theyhaveobservedthatnoisesatthatlevelcanfrightenandconfusewhales（鲸鱼）.

AteamofAmericanandCanadianscientistsdiscoveredthatloudernoisescanseriouslyinjuresomeanimals.

Theresearchteamfoundthatpowerfulunderwaterexplosionswerecausingwhalesintheareatolosetheirhearing.Thisseriouslyaffectedthewhales'abilitytoexchangeinformationandfindtheirway.Someofthewhalesevendied.Theexplosionshadcausedtheirearstobleedandbecomeinfected（被感染的）.

Manyresearcherswhoseworkdependsonoceansoundsareagainstalimitofonehundredandtwentydecibels.Theysaysuchalimitwouldmeananendtoimportantindustrialandscientificresearch.

Scientistsdonotknowhowmuchandwhatkindsofnoisesareharmfultooceananimals.However,manyscientistsdon’tthinkthatnoiseisagreaterdangerthantheybelieved.Theywanttopreventnoisesfromharmingcreaturesintheocean.

【文章大意】本文叙述了研究表明噪音污染引起了海洋生物的危险，科学家将来要采取措施拯救海洋生物，阻止噪音对海洋生物的伤害，提醒我们也要意识到保护海洋生物的重要性。

26.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisincreasinglydangeroustoseacreatures?

A.Thesoundofcars.

B.Thesoundofvoices.

C.Man-madenoisepollution.

D.Thesoundofsteps.

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

由第一段Somescientistssaythatanimalsintheoceansareincreasinglythreatenedbynoisepollutioncausedbyhumanbeings.可知噪音污染引起了海洋生物的危险，故选C。

27.Accordingtothepassage,naturalsoundsincludeallofthefollowingEXCEPT________.

A.soundsmadebyanimalsthemselvesB.oceandrilling

C.underwaterearthquakesD.thebreakingoficefields

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

由第二段Thesesoundsincludethebreakingoficefields,underwaterearthquakes,andsoundsmadebyanimalsthemselves.可知oceandrilling不是自然的声音，故选B。

28.Whichofthefollowingisdiscussedinthethirdparagraph?

A.Thesamenoiselevelproducesadifferenteffectonlandandintheocean.

B.Differentplacesmayhavedifferenttypesofnoises.

C.Thedecibelisnotarightunit（单位）formeasuringunderwaternoise.

D.Differentoceananimalsmayhavedifferentreactionstonoises.

【答案】A

【解析】段落大意题，根据Decibels（分贝）measuredinwateraredifferentfromthosemeasuredonland.这是中心句可知同一种噪音在陆地和水面产生的效果是不一样，故选A。

29.Whichofthefollowingistrueofwhales?

A.Theywon'tbeconfusedbynoises.

B.Theyaredeaftonoises.

C.Theirabilitytoreproducewillbeloweredbyhigh-levelnoises.

D.Theirhearingwillbedamagedbyhigh-levelnoises.

【答案】D

【解析】推理判断题。

根据第六段Theresearchteamfoundthatpowerfulunderwaterexplosionswerecausingwhalesintheareatolosetheirhearing.可知水下巨大的爆炸声会使鲸失去听力，故选D。

30.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillscientistsmostprobablydointhefuture?

A.Theywillworkhardtoreduceoceannoisepollution.

B.Theywillprotectanimalsfromharmfulnoises.

C.Theywilltrytosetalimitof120decibels.

D.Theywillstudytheeffectofoceannoisepollution.

【答案】B

【解析】推理判断题。

由文章的最后一句话Theywanttopreventnoisesfromharmingcreaturesintheocean.可知科学家将来要采取措施阻止噪音对海洋生物的伤害，故选B。

（B）

TheUSAisalandofimmigrants.Between1815and1914,theworldwitnessedthegreatestpeacefulmigrationinitshistory:

35millionpeople,mostlyEuropeans,lefttheirhomelandstostartnewlivesinAmerica.Whydidthesepeopleriskeverythingbyleavingtheirhomesandfamilies?

First,whatforcedemigrantstomakethedecisiontoleave?

OnemajorcauseforEuropeanfarmerstoleavewastheriseinpopulationwhichinturnledtolandhunger.Anotherwaspolitics.Therewasanincreasedtaxation（税收）andthegrowthofarmies,andmanyyoungmenfledeasternEuropetoavoidbeingforcedtojointhearmy.

Physicalhungerprovidedanotherpressingreason.Followingthecollapse（衰退）oftheeconomyofsouthernItalyinthe1860s,hundredsofthousandsdecidedtostartanewlifeinAmerica.ReligionalsoencouragedmillionstoleavetheOldWorld.

Inshort,peoplechosetoleavetheirhomesforsocial,economicandreligiousreasons.Asaresult,by1890amongatotalpopulationof63million,thereweremorethanninemillionforeign-bornAmericans.

Butwhatweretheattractions?

Firstofall,therewasthepromiseoflandwhichwassoscarceinEurope.Next,factorieswerecallingforworkers,andpayconditionsweremuchbetterthanbackhome.MenwereneededtoopenuptheWestandbuildthelongrailroads,andnewtownsneededsettlerstoliveinandtodevelopbusiness.Therewasthespaceforreligiouspeopletopracticetheirfaithinpeace.

Thisimmigrationmeantthatbyaroundthe1850sAmericansofnon-EnglishhadstartedtobemorethanthoseofEnglish.Asweknow,therewerelosers.Tostartwith,therewerethoseunwillingimmigrants,theslaveswhohadbeenusedasasourceofcheaplabour.NorshouldweforgettheequallyunluckyAmericanIndians.By1860therewere27millionfreewhites,fourmillionslavesandamere488,000freeblacks.

Nowadays,theUSAisstillseenbymillionsasthePromisedLand.Asalways,itremainsanattractiveplacetothosewhothinkitwillofferthemasecondchance.

【文章大意】本文叙述了在1815和1914之间,美国成了移民最好的去处，由于政治，经济、宗教信仰等的原因，欧洲的一些人开始向美国迁移，因为在这里人们有更多的就业机会、有商机有宗教自由，现在美国仍然是许多人的想去的乐土。

31.Whatisnotthecauseforpeopletoleavetheirhomeland?

A.Thesearchforreligiousfreedom.

B.Thesearchforadventure.

C.Unwillingnesstojointhearmy.

D.Economics.

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据manyyoungmenfledeasternEuropetoavoidbeingforcedtojointhearmy.Inshort,peoplechosetoleavetheirhomesforsocial,economicandreligiousreasons.他们由于社会经济，宗教自由，不愿入伍等原因离开了自己的家乡，不是为了冒险，故选B。

32.Whywaslifeofthe19thCenturyEuropeanfarmersdifficult?

A.Therewasnoland.

B.Therewasnopeace.

C.Thepopulationhadgonedown.

D.Thereweretoomanyofthem.

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

根据OnemajorcauseforEuropeanfarmerstoleavewastheriseinpopulationwhichinturnledtolandhunger.农民人数的增加，而相对土地的平均少了，故选D。

33.WhichofthefollowingwasnotanattractionoftheUSA?

A.EmploymentB.Ahealthylife

C.freedomofreligionD.Businessopportunities

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Firstofall,therewasthepromiseoflandwhichwassoscarceinEurope.Next,factorieswerecallingforworkers,andpayconditionsweremuchbetterthanbackhome.MenwereneededtoopenuptheWestandbuildthelongrailroads,andnewtownsneededsettlerstoliveinandtodevelopbusiness.Therewasthespaceforreligiouspeopletopracticetheirfaithinpeace.在美国有就业机会，有商机还有宗教自由吸引了外国的移民，没有提到健康的生活，故选B。

34.Whatisthetopicofthispassage?

A.TheUSAisstillseenbymillionsasthePromisedLand.

B.TheUSAisalandofimmigrants.

C.ReligionencouragedmillionstoleavetheOldWorld.

D.Aboutone-eighthofnon-nativebornAmericansliveintheUSAin1890.

【答案】B

【解析】主旨大意题。

根据TheUSAisalandofimmigrants.文章开始点题，短文主要论述了美国为什么会成为外国移民的主要去向，故选B。

35.TheAmericanIndians__________.

A.wereasfortunateastheslaves

B.weremoreunfortunatethantheslaves

C.werethemostunfortunate

D.wereasunfortunateastheslaves

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

根据NorshouldweforgettheequallyunluckyAmericanIndians.美洲的印第安人与奴隶一样地不幸，故选D。

（C）

AsaboygrowingupinIndia,Ihadlongedtotravelabroad.IusedtolistentothestoriesmyfatherwouldtellmeabouthisstayinCanadaandtourstoEuropeinthe1970s,withgreatinterest.

Mybigmomentfinallycameinthesummerof1998whenIwasabletoaccompanymyparentstoEurope,wheremyfatherwastoattendameeting.WeplannedtotraveltoBelgium,NetherlandsandWestGermany.

IhaveclearmemorieseventodayofgoingtoMumbaiairportatnightallexcitedaboutfinallygoingabroad.IhadheardseveralgreatthingsaboutLufthansatillthenbutnowIfinallygottoexperiencethemfirsthand,duringtheflighttoFrankfurt.WeflewbusinessclassandeventodayIcanremembertheexcellentservicebytheLufthansacrew（工作人员）.Theflightwasreallysmoothandthoroughlyenjoyable,evenforsomeonelikeme,whoisespeciallyafraidofflying.

AfterspendingalmosttwoweeksinEurope,wetooktheLufthansaairportexpressfromDusseldorftoFrankfurtairport,forourreturnflight.Whatajourneythatwas!

AllalongtheRhine（莱茵河）,itwassimplyanunforgettableexperience.IhadasombrefeelingontheflightbacktoMumbaiasitmarkedtheendofawonderfulvacation,buttheLufthansacrewmemberswereabletochangeitintoamostenjoyableexperienceyetagain,withthequalityoftheirservice.

Beingthefirstairlinetotakemeabroad,Lufthansawillalwaysholdaspecialplaceinmyheart.Eventoday，IcontinuetoenjoyflightsonLufthansaandsimplycannotdreamofchoosinganyotherairline.Flying,ingeneral，forme，hasalwaysbeenaterribleandpainfulexperience．FlyingonLufthansa，however,issomethingIalwayshaveandalwayswilllookforwardto.

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。

作者的父亲父亲经常讲其在加拿大居住和欧洲旅行的经历，这激发了作者希望走出国门看看的强烈欲望。

本篇短文给我们讲述了他第一次去欧洲的难忘旅行。

36.Whichcountrydo