黑龙江省双鸭山市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编.docx

黑龙江省双鸭山市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编.docx

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黑龙江省双鸭山市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编

黑龙江双鸭山市2017高考英语一轮阅读理解选编

阅读理解。

阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

USresearchershavefoundtracesofanancientlakeonMarsrecently，increasinghopesofdiscoveringevidencethatbillionsofyearsagotheRedplanethostedlife.

Thelake，whichdatesbacksome3.4billionyears，appearstohavecoveredasmuchas80squaremilesandwasupto1,500feetdeep，saidtheteamfromtheUniversityofColorado.

“ThisisthefirstclearevidenceofshorelinesonthesurfaceofMars，”saidBoulder'sresearchassociate，GaetanoDiAchille，inastudypublishedinthelatesteditionofGeophysicalResearchLetters.

“Theidentificationoftheshorelinesandaccompanyinggeologicalevidenceallowsustocalculatethesizeandvolumeofthelake，whichappearstohaveformedabout3.4billionyearsago.”

Analysisoftheimageshasshownthewatercarvedoutthecanyon（溪谷）inwhichitwasfound，whichthenopenedoutintoavalleydepositing（使淤积）sediment（沉积）whichformedadelta（三角洲）．

“Findingshorelinesisagreatdiscoverytous，”saidassistantprofessorBrianHynek，addingitshowedthelakeexistedatatimewhenMarswasthoughttohavebeencoldanddry.

ScientistsbelievetheoldestsurfacesonMarsformedduringthewetandwarmeraknownastheNoachanepoch，about4.1billionto3.7billionyearsago.

ThenewlydiscoveredlakeisbelievedtodatefromtheHesperianeraandpostdatestheendofthewarmandwetperiodonMarsby300millionyears，accordingtothestudy.

ScientistsbelievedeltasnexttothelakemaywellholdsecretsaboutpastlifeonMarsassuchplacesonEarthhavebecomethenaturaldepositsoforganiccarbonandothermarkersoflife.

1.ThesizeofthelakefoundonMarsis________.

A．80squaremilesB．1,500squaremiles

C．3.4billionsquaremilesD．300millionsquaremiles

答案：

A　细节理解题。

根据第二段中“Thelake，whichdatesbacksome3.4billionyears，appearstohavecoveredasmuchas80squaremiles”一句，可推知答案。

2.Whenthelakeexisted，theweatheronMarswas________.

A．hotandwetB．wetandwarm

C．coldanddryD．coldandwet

答案：

C　细节理解题。

根据第六段中…itshowedthelakeexistedatatimewhenMarswasthoughttohavebeencoldanddry知，答案为C。

3.WhydoscientiststhinkdeltasnearthelakemayholdsecretsaboutpastlifeonMars?

A.BecausesimilarplacesonEarthhavebecomenaturaldepositsofmarkersoflife.

B．BecausesomeonehasputsecretsaboutpastlifeonMarsthere.

C．BecausepastlifehasbeenfoundinotherdeltasonMars.

D．Becausesomepeoplearesaidtohavealreadyseenlifemarksthere.

答案：

A　细节理解题。

由原文最后一句可直接找到答案。

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．TheNoachanepochwasawetandwarmera.

B．Thelakemighthaveexisted3.4billionyears.

C．Thediscoverycan'tfullyprovethattheMarsoncehostedlife.

D．ThelaketracesprovethatthereexistslifeonMarsnow.

答案：

D　推理判断题。

由第一段内容可知火星上湖岸线的发现只是增加了人们发现亿万年前火星上曾经存在生命证据的可能性，但并不能推出火星上现在有生命。

黑龙江省大庆市喇中2016高考英语阅读练习——科普环保类

Manygardenersbelievethat“talking”totheirplantshelpsthemgrow---itturnsoutthattheymaynotbecrazyafterall.AccordingtothescientistsfromtheUniversityofExeter,plantsmaykeepcommunicatingwitheachotherthroughasecret“unseen”language.

Fortheirexperiment,thescientistspickedacabbageplantthatisknowntosendoutagaswhenitssurfaceiscut.Inordertogetvideoevidenceofthecommunication,theychangedthecabbagegenebyaddingtheprotein---luciderase（虫荧光素酶）,whichiswhatmakesfireflies（萤火虫）glowinthedark.

Whenthechangedcabbageplantwasinfullbloom,theycutaleafoffwithapairofscissors,andalmostimmediately,thankstotheluciderase,theycouldseetheplantsendingout“methyljasmonate（茉莉酸甲酯）”.

Whilethiswasaknownfact,whatwassurprisingwasthefactthattheminutethisgasbegantogiveout,thenearbycabbageplantsseemedtosensesomekindofdangerandstartedtosendoutagasthattheynormallyhavetokeeppredators（捕食者）likecaterpillars（毛虫）away.

Whatthescientistsarenotsureiswhethertheplantsaretryingtowarntheotherleavesorthenearplantsaboutthedanger---somethingthatwillrequirefurtherresearchHowever,theteam,whichisledbyProfessorNickSmirnoff,isquiteexcitedaboutthefindingsbecausethisisthefirsttimeithasbeenprovedthatplantsdonotliveapassivelife,butactuallymove,senseandevencommunicatewitheachother.

However,beforeyougetallconcerned,theyarequitesurethatplantsdonotfeelthepainwhentheyarecut,sincetheydonothavenerves---sogoaheadandbiteintothatjuicycarrot!

【小题1】What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．PlantsCanSendSomeGas

B．PlantsCanCommunicatewithEachOther

C．The“Unseen”LanguageofPlants

D．PlantsCan’tFeelPain

【小题2】Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph1mean?

A．GardenersB．Plants

C．ScientistsD．Fireflies

【小题3】Whentheplantsentoutmethyljasmonate,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A．Thenearbycabbageplantsseemedtosensesomekindofdanger.

B．Thenearbycabbageplantsstartedtosendoutagas.

C．Thenearbycabbageplantstriedtowarnthenearplants.

D．Thenearbycabbageplantscommunicatedthroughasecretlanguage.

【小题4】Accordingtotheexperiment,plants________________.

A．don’tliveapassivelife

B．canfeelpainwhentheyarecut

C．canwarntheotherleavesaboutdanger

D．cantalkwitheachother

【浙江省金华十校2014高考英语模拟试题】D

ForyearsIfoughtwiththebird'snestthatsatontopofmyhead-myMedusa（神话中的蛇发女妖）hair．NomatterwhatIdidandhowhardItried,innowaycouldImakemyunruly（乱蓬蓬）hairtomysatisfaction．

GrowingupinaRussian-JewishhomewithparentswhothoughtNorthAmericanstylingproductsweresomethingillegalsuchasdrugs,Iwasneverallowedtoputthemin:

myhair．¨Whybuyhairgel?

Yourhairissobeautifulnaturally,"mymotherwouldsay．Theteensatschooldidnotagree．Fromboys'notwantingtokissmewhenweplayedspinthebottleinGrade7tobeingcalledthemop,Isufferedfrommyhair．

WhenIgottouniversity,Ibelievedmyhairwasawallthatstoodbetweenmeandeverything-findingapart-timejob,gettingaboyfriend,etc．

IfonlyIcouldfindawaytomanagethecurlsandputitbehindbars,Itoldmyself,Iwouldfeelsecureandsexy．Itriedeverything:

rollers,hairspray,gelsand,atonepoint,aniron．Then,inmysecondyear,amiraclehappened．IwasaskedtobeahairmodelforJapanesehairstraightening,aprocessbywhichthemolecules（分子）ofmycurlswouldbebrokenandresetinabone-straightposition．Iwastheperfectcandidate,thehairdressertoldme．Althoughtheysaidhowhairrelaxingcoulddamagethe:

scalp（头皮）,forthenextfiveyearsIdidn'tfindthemtobetrue．Allofthehairdresser'spromiseswerefulfilled:

Withmyhairstraightandsmooth,Iwasnolongerthe¨mop"．

However,therewasextremedamagedonetomywallet．Tokeepupthestraighteningcost$700everysixmonths,andthatwasconsideredcheap．WhilesomepeoplethoughtIwascrazy,Iwaswillingtodoanythingtoneveragainfeellikethatanxious,curly-headedgirlinGrade7．ButwhenImovedout．ofmyparents"house'atage26andrentedanapartment,theupkeepofmynewimagebecametoocostly．

Icouldn'thidefrommyinnerMedusaanylonger．Itwastimetohugherandletherfly．Seekingachoice,IturnedtotheInternet,Google．Afterhoursofsearching,Ihitupona“curlyhaired"salon,aplacedesignedforgirlslikeme．Idoubtedtheseso-called“CurlAmbassadors"coulddoanything

withoutusingmachineofsomesort,andthoughIboughttheservicecalledthe“Curly-Doo,"IsuspectedI'dhavethesameunrulymopattheendoftheappointment．

IdraggedmyfeetsohardgettingtherethatIarrived45minuteslate．Isecretlyhopedtheywouldturnmeaway．Instead,mystylistsimplysaid:

‘‘Youareverylate．Letmeseeyourhair"At．thatmoment,myworldandbeliefsaboutmyselfwereturnedupsidedownalongwithmyhair．Asmyheadwasinabasinfulloffreezing-coldwater,thencoveredwithajelly-likejam,IwonderedwhatIhadgotmyselfinto．

¨Doyoureallythinkthiswillwork?

"Iaskedthestylist,Jones．“Mycurlsareadisaster．"“Nocurlyhairishopeless,"shereplied．“Theyjusthaven'tfoundawaytoworkwithit,that'sall．"

Afterthehourwasover,Joneshadcompletedherwork．Shehadstyledmyhairusingonlyherhands,waterandamixtureoforganicjam．Icouldn'tbelievewhatIwasseeinginthemirror:

anaturallycurly,Medusa-freeme．Youcouldarguethathairisjusthair．Yet,itisjustsuchphysicalfeaturesthathavesuchalargeinfluenceonhowweviewourselves．

AccordingtoJones,75percentofthepopulationhaveawaveorcurlintheirhairanddon'tknowwhattodowithit．Mencuttheirsshort．Womenflat-irontheirstodeath．WhenIreadthroughabeautymagazineortakethesubwaytowork,itmakesmesadtoseesomanypeoplerepressingtheirnaturalbeauty．

Sincethen,myworldhaschanged．Ihavealwaysbeenoutgoing,butthesedaysIseemtobemoreoutspokenandconfidentthanever．Ontopofthat,friendsandco-workerstellmeIamlookingbetterthanever,buttheydon'tknowthesourceofthechange．

Idon'tneedtotellthem*MyMedusahairspeaksforherself．

55．Whatcanwelearnaboutthewriter'shairinthefirstplace?

A．Herparentsconsidereditwasbird'snest．

B．TeensatschoollaughedatitasMedusahair．

C．Shehateditbecauseitcouldn'tbestraightened．

D．NorthAmericanstylingproductsharmedherhair．

56．Japanesehairstraighteningcausedaproblemforthewriterthat．

A．herwishtofeelsecureandsexydidn'tcometrue

B．herhairwasseriouslydamagedafterthestraightening

C．thecosttokeepherhairstraightwastooh