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甘肃省兰州市高考英语二轮复习阅读理解学生选练8
兰州市2016高考英语二轮阅读理解学生选练(8)
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。
TheMaldivesfacesthethreatofextinctionfromrisingsealevels,butthegovernmentsaidonThursdayitwaslookingtothefuturewithplanstobuildhomesandagolfcoursethatfloat.
Anincreaseinsealevelsofjust18to59centimeterswouldmaketheMaldives—anationoftinycoralislandsintheIndianOcean—virtuallyuninhabitableby2100,theUN’sclimatechangepanelhaswarned.
PresidentMohamedNasheedhasvowedafightforsurvival,andlastmonthhesignedadealwithaDutchcompanytostudyproposalsforafloatingstructurethatcouldsupportaconferencecentre,homesandan18-holegolfcourse.
“Itisstillearlystagesandweareawaitingareportonthepracticality,”agovernmentofficialwhodeclinedtobenamedsaid.
Thecompany,DutchDocklands,iscurrentlybuildingfloatingdevelopmentsintheNetherlandsandDubai.Therewasnoimmediatecommentfromthefirmbutitswebsitesaiditundertookprojectsthatmake“landfromwaterbyprovidinglarge-scalefloatingconstructionstocreatesimilarconditionsasonland”.
TheMaldivesbegantoworkonanartificialislandknownastheHulhumalenearthecrowdedcapitalislandofMalein1997andmorethan30,000peoplehavebeensettledtheretoeasecongestion.Thecity,whichhasapopulationof100,000,isalreadyprotectedfromrisingsealevelsbya30-million-dollarseawall,andthegovernmentisconsideringincreasinglyimaginativewaystocombatclimatechange.
Nasheed,whostagedtheworld’sfirstunderwatercabinetmeetinginOctobertohighlighthispeople’sseriousanddifficultsituation,hasevenspokenofbuyinglandelsewhereintheworldtoenableMaldivianstorelocateiftheirhomesarecompletedcovered.
Hehasalsopromisedtoturnhisnationintoamodelfortherestoftheworldbybecoming“carbonneutral”by2020.Hisplaninvolvesendingfossilfueluseandpoweringallvehiclesandbuildingsfrom“green”sourcessuchasburningcoconuthusks.
1.WhydoyouthinkMohamedNasheedchoseDutchDocklands?
A.Becauseithasexperienceinbuildingfloatingstructure.
B.Becauseithasagoodfamethroughouttheworld.
C.Becauseitchargedmuchlessthanothercompanies.
D.Becauseitsupportsbuildingfloatingstructuresintheworld.
2.TheHulhumalewasbuiltwiththepurposeof .
A.attractingmorevisitorsB.makingitanewcapital
C.makingthecapitallesscrowdedD.fightingagainstclimatechange
3.Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs,Nasheedisapersonwho .
A.hassucceededinbuyinglandabroadB.ismorethanwell-known
C.hasthoughtmoreforhisnationD.hasstoppedusingfossilfuel
4.Theunderlinedword“vowed”inparagraph3canbereplacedby .
A.ended B.promised C.failed D.weighed
【参考答案】1—4、ACCB
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。
Riversmaybeasignificantsourceofthegreenhousegasnitrousoxide(一氧化二氮),scientistsnowfind.
TheircalculationsuggeststhatacrosstheglobethewaterwayscontributethreetimestheamountofnitrousoxidetotheatmosphereashadbeenestimatedbytheInternationalPanelonClimateChange(IPCC),theUnitedNationsscientificbodychargedwithreviewingclimatechangeresearch.Theyfoundthattheamountofnitrousoxideproducedinstreamsisrelatedtohumanactivitiesthatreleasenitrogen(氮)intotheenvironment,suchasfertilizeruseandsewagedischarges.
“Humanactivities,includingfossilfuelcombustionandintensiveagriculture,haveincreasedtheavailabilityofnitrogenintheenvironment,”saidJakeBeaulieuoftheUniversityofNotreDameandtheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyinCincinnati,Ohio,andleadauthorofthepaperpublishedthisweekinthejournalProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.
“Muchofthisnitrogenistransportedintoriverandstreamnetworks,”Beaulieusaid.There,microbes(微生物)convertthenitrogenintonitrousoxide(alsocalledlaughinggas)andaninertgascalleddinitrogen(二氮).
Thefindingisimportant,theresearcherssay,becausenitrousoxideisapowerfulgreenhousegasthatcontributestoclimatechangeanddestructionofthestratosphere’sozonelayer,whichprotectsusfromthesun’sharmfulultraviolet(紫外线)radiation.Comparedwithcarbondioxide,nitrousoxideis300-foldmorepowerfulintermsofitswarmingpotential,thoughcarbondioxideisafarmorecommongreenhousegas.Scientistsestimatenitrousoxideaccountsforabout6percentofhuman-inducedclimatechange.
Beaulieuandcolleaguesmeasurednitrousoxideproductionratesin72streams.Whensummedacrosstheglobe,theresultsshowedriversandstreamsarethesourceofatleast10percentofhuman-causednitrousoxideemissionstotheatmosphere.
“Changesinagriculturalandland-usepracticesthatresultinlessnitrogenbeingdeliveredtostreamswouldreducenitrousoxideemissionsfromrivernetworks,”Beaulieusaid.
1.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanlearn .
A.actuallyriversgiveoffmuchmorenitrousoxidethanexpected
B.scientists’calculationistotallywrong
C.humanactivitiesreleasenitrousoxideintotherivers
D.thereisnonitrogeninfertilizer
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthesourceofnitrogen?
A.Fertilizeruse.B.Sewagedischarges.
C.Fossilfuelcombustion.D.Climatechange.
3.Nitrousoxideisapowerfulgreenhousegasbecause .
A.itcanprotectusfromthesun’sharmfulultravioletradiation
B.itistoblameformostofhuman-inducedclimatechange
C.itisafarmorecommongreenhousegas
D.ithasmuchmorewarmingpotentialthancarbondioxide
4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellsus?
A.Riversmaybeasourceofthegreenhousegasnitrousoxide.
B.It’shumanactivitiesthatreleasenitrogenintotheenvironment.
C.Howtoreducenitrousoxideemissionsfromrivernetworks
DWhattodowiththeclimatechangecausedbynitrousoxide.
【参考答案】1—4、ADDA
A
Canyouimaginebeingsavagelyattackedbyadog?
Whatiftheattackwassoseverethatyournose,lipsandchinwerecompletelydestroyed?
Howwouldyoufeelaboutyourself?
Wouldyoubeabletolookatyourselfinthemirror?
Andhowdoyouthinkotherpeoplewouldtreatyou?
IsabelleDinoireissomeonewhocananswerallofthesequestionshonestlyandopenly.
LastNovemberIsabellewasattackedandmauledbyherowndog.Theattackwassoseverethatherlowerfacewasdamaged;itseemed,almostbeyondrepair.Shewasrushedtohospitalandbecamethefirstpersonevertohaveafacetransplant.
WithsuchsevereinjuriesdoctorsofferedIsabellelittlehopethattheywouldbeabletorepairthedamagetoherfaceusingconventionalsurgery.
Shortlyafterbeingadmitted,shecametotheattentionofDrBernardDevauchellewho,unlikeothersurgeons,believedtherewasanalternative:
"Wefoundourselvessaying,yes,it'sclearthiswomanneedsatransplant,"hesaid.
Twodaysaftertheoperationshesawherfaceinthemirrorforthefirsttime.Shesaid,"Iwasscaredtolookatmyself,butwhenIdiditwasalreadymarvelousandIcouldn'tbelieveit.Ithoughtitwouldbeblueandswollenbutitwasalreadybeautiful."
Now,lessthanayearafterher15-houroperation,she'stryingtorebuildherlifeandthereisnodoubthowshefeelsabouthernewface:
"Ihavebeensaved.LotsofpeoplewritesayingthatIneedtogoon,thatit'swonderful.It'samiraclesomehow."
Althoughtherewereethicalquestionsraisedabouttheirdecisiontocarryouttheprocedure,thedoctorswhooperatedonIsabellearequicktodefendtheirdecision.
Oneofthemsaid,"Wasitpossibleforhertolivewithoutaface?
It'seasytosayweshouldn’thavedonetheoperation,butherlifehaschanged,shegoesshopping,goesonholiday,shelivesagain.
1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.AFaceOperationB.TheFirstFaceTransplant
C.TheMostSevereDamagedFaceD.TheBreakthroughofSurgery
2.Thewriterusesthefivequestionsatthebeginningofthepassageto______.
A.tellthestoryaboutIsabelleDinoireB.showaseverefacedamageevent
C.invitethereaderstoanswerthemD.drawthereadersattentiontothetopic
3.ItcanbeconcludedfromIsabelleDinoire'sremarksthat
A.shewassatisfiedwiththeresultoftheoperation
B.shewastooshockedtoseeherselfinthemirror
C.shethoughtherdamagedfacecouldn’tberepaired
D.shelookedmorebeautifulthanbefore
参考答案1-3BDA
B
Nearthevillage,thereisanoldfamoustemple.Somepeoplewanttobuildnewhouseswherethetemplenowstands,becausetheycanfindnootherareatobuildthem,whileothersdisagreewiththem.Theymeettodecidehowtosolvetheproblem.Herearetheiropinionsaboutit.
Theexpertwantstoprotectthetempleandbelievesthattherearesomeinterestingthingsburiedintheground.Ifitisdestroyedormoved,peoplemayneverlearnabouthowpeoplelivedinthepast.
Thebusinessmanthinksthatthehousesshouldbebuilt.Historyisimportant,butwemustthinkaboutthefuture.Thevillageneedsdevelopmentandbuildingnewhouseswillofferjobstohundredsofpeople.
VillagerAsays,“Weshouldbuildthenewhousesbecauseweneedhousestolivein.”
VillagerBsays,“Weshouldprotectthetemplebecauseitcanattractmanytouriststocomeforavisit.Ifthetempleisdestroyedormoved,wewilllosealotofbusiness.”
Thevillageleaderthinksthathehasadutytomakelifebetterforthevillagers.Theyneedjobsandnewhouses.Healsothinkstheculturalsite(遗迹)isimportantandtheyshouldbecarefulwithitaswell.
4.Theexpertdoesn’twantto_______theoldfamoustemple.
A.rebuildB.protectC.pulldownD.falldown
5.Thebusinessmanthinksbuildinghousestherecan______