黑龙江省大庆市喇中高中英语阅读集练科普环保类.docx

1、黑龙江省大庆市喇中高中英语阅读集练科普环保类高中英语阅读科普环保类1、阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 How could we possibly think that keeping animals in cages in unnatural environments mostly for entertainment purposes is fair and respectful?Zoo officials say they are concerned about animalsHowever, most zoos remain “collections

2、” of interesting “things” rather than protective habitatsZoos teach people that it is acceptable to keep animals bored, lonely, and far from their natural homes. Zoos claim to educate people and save endangered species, but visitors leave zoos without having learned anything meaningful about the ani

3、mals natural behavior, intelligence, or beautyZoos keep animals in small spaces or cages, and most signs only mention the species name, diet, and natural rangeThe animals normal behavior is seldom noticed because zoos dont usually take care of the animals natural needs The animals are kept together

4、in small spaces, with no privacy and little opportunity for mental and physical exerciseThis results in unusually and self-destructive behavior called zoochosisA worldwide study of zoos found that zoochosis is common among animals kept in small spaces or cagesAnother study showed that elephants spen

5、d 22 percent of their time making repeated head movements or biting cage bars, and bears spend 30 percent of their time walking back and forth, a sign of unhappiness and pain. Furthermore, most animals in zoos are not endangeredCaptive breeding(圈养繁殖) of endangered big cats, Asian elephants, and othe

6、r species has not resulted in their being sent back to the wildZoos talk a lot about their captive breeding programs because they do not want people to worry about a species dying outIn fact, baby animals also attract a lot of paying customersHavent we seen enough competitions to name baby animals?

7、Actually, we will save endangered species only if we save their habitats and put an end to the reasons people kill themInstead of supporting zoos, we should support groups that work to protect animals natural habitats.【小题1】How would the author describe the animals life in zoos? ADangerousBUnhappyCNa

8、turalDEasy.【小题2】In the state of zoochosis, animals _. Aremain in cagesBbehave strangelyCattack other animalsDenjoy moving around【小题3】What does the author try to argue in the passage? AZoos are not worth the public supportBZoos fail in their attempt to save animals.CZoos should treat animals as human

9、 beings.DZoos use animals as a means of entertainment.【小题4】The author tries to persuade readers to accept his argument mainly by _. Apointing out the faults in what zoos doBusing evidence he has collected at zoosCquestioning the way animals are protectedDdiscussing the advantages of natural habitats

10、2、You may have never heard of Lanthanum, Cerium or Neodymium, but these elements (元素) and others known as “rare earth” play a major role in modern technology. They can actually be found in many places on the earth, but not in quantities that can be mined. Only a few countries China, America, India,

11、Australia, Brazil and Malaysia have any that can be mined enough to be traded. Even though some of these elements such as Cerium are as abundant as Copper, they are not found in concentrated amounts on the earths surface. They are often mixed together with other metals, which makes extraction (提取) o

12、f these elements an expensive and an environmentally messy process. It was due to this reason that the term “rare earth” was invented. Rare earth metals are used widely in our life. Rechargeable car batteries, computers, iPhones, DVD players, computer monitors, televisions, lighting, lasers, glass p

13、olishing, and superconductors all use quantities of rare earth metals. Also, with the advancement in “green” technology like solar panels, these shiny materials are becoming more important than ever. An average electric car uses 10 pounds of Lanthanum for its rechargeable battery! America has large

14、deposits (存储量) of rare earths and has one of the first mines. It was opened in Southern California in 1940. The element “Europium” was the first metal to be separated in quantity for use in color televisions. However, in the 1980s and 1990s, as China started producing these elements in Inner Mongoli

15、a, the mines in America and elsewhere could not keep pace. The mine in Mountain Pass, California also failed environmental regulations and shut down in 2002. Now, recognizing the importance of having more than one supplier of this important resource, other rare earth owning countries like India and

16、Australia are either dusting off their rare earth mines or speeding up their production. It is believed that the debate over rare earths will become louder in the coming months and years.【小题1】What can we learn about rare earths? AThey are actually as abundant as Copper.BThey can be mined easily as o

17、ther metals.CThey can only be found in a few countries.DThey are not really as rare as they are named.【小题2】Compared with China, America _. Apaid more attention to EuropiumBhas larger deposits of rare earthsCstarted producing rare earths earlierDhas more rare earth mines【小题3】It can be inferred from t

18、he text that rare earths _. Aare now in great demandBcan now be used in few fieldsCare harmful to the environmentDwill soon be replaced by other metals3、Mosquitoes have an extraordinary ability to target humans far away and fly straight to their unprotected skin. Regrettably，mosquitoes can do more t

19、han cause an itchy(发痒的）wound. Some mosquitoes spread several serious diseases，including Dengue，yellow fever and malaria. Over one million people worldwide die from these diseases each year. New research now shows how mosquitoes choose who to bite. Mosquitoes need blood to survive. They are attracted

20、 to human skin and breath. They smell the carbon dioxide gas，which all mammals breathe out. This gas is the main way for mosquitoes to know that a warm-blooded creature is nearby. But mosquitoes also use their eyes and sense of touch. Michael Dickinson is a professor at the California Institute of T

21、echnology. His research shows how these small insects，with even smaller brains，use three senses to find a blood meal. Michael Dickinsons team used plumesa material that rises into the air of carbon dioxide gas into a wind tunnel. They then used cameras to record the mosquitoes. The insects followed

22、the plume. Then，the scientists placed dark objects on the lighter colored floor and walls of the tunnel. Mr. Dickinson said，at first，the mosquitoes showed no interest in the objects at all. “What was quite striking and quite surprising is that the mosquitoes fly back and forth for hours. These are h

23、ungry females and they completely ignore the objects on the floor and wall of the tunnel. But the moment they get a hit of CO2，they change their behavior quite obviously and now would become attracted to these little visual blobs (斑点）.” This suggested to the researchers that a mosquitos sense of sme

24、ll is more important in the search for food. Once mosquitoes catch a smell of a human or animal，they also follow visual signals.【小题1】What do mosquitoes mainly use to find their targets? ASense of smell. BSense of touch.CSense of sight. DSmart brains.【小题2】The first response of the mosquitoes to the o

25、bjects in the experiment is. Ato fly to the dark onesBto catch and stick to themCto take no notice of themDto attach themselves to them【小题3】How can we avoid being attacked by mosquitoes according to the text ? ADont let them see us.BUse dark objects to stop them.CMake them fly back and forth for hou

26、rs.DAttract them to objects full of carbon dioxide gas.【小题4】What can be the best title for the text? AHow Do Mosquitoes Survive?BWhy Do Mosquitoes Need Blood?CHow Do Mosquitoes Choose to Bite You?DWhy Do Mosquitoes Attack the Human Being?4、The way we cook is important. In many countries, the two sou

27、rces of heat used for cooking are natural gas or electric stoves. The World Health Organization(WHO) warns that millions of people are dying every year from indoor air pollution. The WHO finds that poor cooking, heating and lighting technologies are killing millions of people each year. Indoor air p

28、ollution results from the use of dangerous fuels and cook stoves in the home. WHO officials say nearly three billion people are unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting. And they say more than seven million people die from exposure to indoor or outdoor air polluti

29、on each year. Of that number, the WHO says about 4.3 million people die from household air pollution given off by simple biomass(生物燃料）and coal stoves. These findings show that the home use of poisonous fuels is to blame for many of these deaths. These fuels include wood, coal, animal waste and so on

30、. Carlos Dora is Coordinator in the WHO s Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health. He says people should not use unprocessed coal and kerosene(煤油）fuel indoors. He says opening a window or door to let out the harmful air will not correct the situation. It will onl

31、y pollute the outdoors. “New technologies and clean fuels can rid people of this problem.” The United Nations found that more than 95 percent of families in sub-Saharan Africa depend on solid fuels for cooking. It says huge populations in India, China and Latin American countries, such as Guatemala

32、and Peru, are also at risk. Nigel Bruce is a professor of Public Health at the University of Liverpool. He says researchers are developing good stoves and other equipment to burn fuels in a more efficient way.“There are already many technologies for clean fuels available now. An effective and reasonably low-cost ethanol(酒精）stove that is made by Dometic (a Sweden-based company)is now being tested out. Another intere