1、AThe steps to operate grates.BThe measures to prevent flood.CThe function of plywood and sandbags.DThe disadvantage of present subway system.D解析:段落大意题。根据第二段第一句可知,据估计超级风暴Sandy仅在纽约市就造成了价值190亿美元的损失。文章接下来分析了超级风暴造成的洪水淹没地铁的原因:目前的地铁系统存在很大的弊端。故选D。2Which of the following words best describes the two teens ne
2、w invention?ACostly. BTimesaving.CPractical. DConventional.C解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段第一、二句“Their grate is the same size as the grates used now. So, it would be simple, they say, to lift out the old grate and drop in a replacement.”可知,他们使用的栅栏和现在使用的栅栏大小一样,所以,他们说这会很容易就可以把旧的栅栏取出来,并放入一个替换栅栏;再结合最后一段最后一句可推知,新的栅栏操作起来
3、也很方便。故选C。3Whats the purpose of designing the tamperproof feature?ATo replace the old grate correctly.BTo close the grate ahead of a flood.CTo ensure airflow in normal conditions.DTo stop the train speeding up unexpectedly.细节理解题。根据最后一段第三、四句可知,设计干预防护的特点可以阻止操作失误,有了干预防护,他们确保人们不会有意地在正常情况下关掉空气流通的功能,故选C。4W
4、here does the text most probably come from?AA news report.BAn adventurous story.CAn introduction to new equipment.DA guidebook to making grates.A解析:文章出处题。通读全文可知,本文主要讲述了两位少年发明了一种成本较低、实用的地铁防洪装置以及该装置的特点和优势,应该属于新闻报道类文章,故选A。B合肥高三调研)While elephants born without tusks(长牙) are not unheard of, they normally
5、form just 2 to 6 percent of the population. However, that is not the case at Mozambiques Gorongosa National Park, where an astonishing 33 percent of female elephants born after the countrys conflict ended in 1992 are tuskless. While that may appear to be just a coincidence, Joyce Poole, an elephant
6、behavior expert, has another theory. The researcher thinks we may be witnessing unnatural evolution of the species due to the constant hunting of elephants for valuable ivories.Poole says before the countrys 15yearlong conflict, the park was home to over 4,000 elephants. However, by the time the con
7、flict ended in 1992, about 90 percent of them had been killed for ivories to get money. Of the less than 200 survivors, over 50 percent of adult females had no tusks. Therefore, it is not surprising that the parks tuskless elephant population has grown greatly.This is not the first time researchers
8、have observed a great change in the population of elephants. At Zambias South Luangwa National Park and Lupande Game Management Area, areas which were heavily hunted in the 1970s and 1980s, 35% of elephants of 25 years old or older and 13% of those younger than 25 are now without tusks. A 2008 study
9、 published in the African Journal of Ecology found that the number of tuskless females at the Ruaha National Park in Tanzania went from 10.5 percent in 1969 to almost 40 percent in 1989, largely due to illegal hunting for ivories.The recent ban on ivories in both the US and China should help get rid
10、 of, or at least reduce, elephant hunting. However, scientists are not sure how long it will take for elephants with a higher rate of tuskless females to change the_trend【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。在1992年,在莫桑比克的Gorongosa国家公园,有33%的雌象生来就没有长牙,大象行为专家认为,这是人们为了获得珍贵的象牙,而对大象进行持续不断的猎杀而造成的非自然的进化。5What is the probable caus
11、e of the phenomenon mentioned in Paragraph 1?AIllegal hunting. BConstant farming.CA pure coincidence. DNatural evolution.根据第一段尾句“The researcher thinks we may be witnessing unnatural evolution of the species due to the constant hunting of elephants for valuable ivories.”可知,这位研究人员认为,由于持续不断地猎杀大象以获取珍贵的象
12、牙,我们可能正在目睹物种的非自然进化。据此可知,第一段中提到的现象的可能原因是非法猎杀,故A项正确。6Why did people kill so many elephants during the conflict in Mozambique?ATo get money by selling ivories.BTo develop new decorations.CTo provide food for local people.DTo make ivory products.根据第二段第二句“However, by the time the conflict ended in 1992,
13、about 90 percent of them had been killed for ivories to get money.”可知,然而在1992年内战结束时,有大约90%的大象因象牙被猎杀,从而获得钱。据此可知,人们猎杀大象是为了通过销售象牙来获得钱,故A项正确。7Which of the following had the earliest record on tuskless elephants?AGorongosa National Park.BSouth Luangwa National Park.CRuaha National Park.DLupande Game Mana
14、gement Area.根据第一段的第二句可知,在1992年内战结束时,莫桑比克的Gorongosa国家公园有33%的雌象生来无长牙;根据第三段尾句“A 2008 study published in the African Journal of Ecology found that the number of tuskless females at the Ruaha National Park in Tanzania went from 10.5 percent in 1969 to almost 40 percent in 1989, largely due to illegal hun
15、ting for ivories.”可知,Ruaha国家公园在1969年有10.5%的无长牙雌象,到1989年时,有大约40%的无长牙雌象;据此可知,Ruaha国家公园是最早记录无长牙雌象的地区,故C项正确。8What does the underlined phrase “the trend” in the last paragraph refer to?AElephants facing greater danger.BElephants growing more slowly.CFewer female elephants staying alive.DMore female eleph
16、ants being tuskless.根据尾段第一句“The recent ban on ivories in both the US and China should help get rid of, or at least reduce, elephant hunting.”可知,最近美国和中国都颁布了象牙禁令,这应该有助于消除或至少减少对大象的猎杀;结合该段第二句“However, scientists are not sure how long it will take for elephants with a higher rate of tuskless females to c
17、hange the_trend”可知,科学家们并不确定对拥有较高比例无长牙雌象的大象们来说需要多长时间才能改变这种趋势。据此可推知,画线词指代“更多的雌象无长牙”这一趋势,故D项正确。 完形填空郑州高三第二次质量预测)My father was born in a small town in the US. He wasnt sure what he wanted from _1_, but something told him to _2_ and begin a new adventure.He began that adventure traveling to cities in the
18、 US before going on to Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. He took my mother and us three daughters with him and went wherever the road _3_ him.Its easy to feel _4_ when youre on the road. We made lots of new friends on our tripmost of them are mechanics, since we often _5_ hours in repair s
19、hops. But that was a way much _6_ than sitting by the roadside while waiting for the engine to _7_ when it was 40 outside.Getting along well sometimes seemed _8_. There were always a lot of _9_, especially among us back seat passengers about who had to _10_ in the middle. But even if it was hard, we
20、 learned a lot about _11_. When we were traveling in the Philippines, we drove to Quezon City one day. It should have been an hours drive but was nearly three thanks to bad roads and _12_ traffic. “Did you put our suitcases in the car?” my father asked my mother as we arrived there. From the back se
21、at, we saw her _13_ turn toward my father. “No,” she said. “I thought you did.” That was how a sevenhour car trip turned into a 16hour one, which was mostly spent in _14_On occasions like that, we had to learn to let go of our anger because we were _15_ in a rolling box with the same people for the
22、rest of the _16_. Even if I sometimes felt like opening the car door and _17_ one of my sisters out, I kept my feelings to myself.This is why road trips were like _18_ universities to us. We _19_ our PhDs(博士学位) in how to get along with other people just by traveling in our old car.If we were _20_ gi
23、ven a second chance at life, we would do it all over again. Only this time would I put the suitcases in the car myself.【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。小时候“我”随父母以及“我”的姐妹开车旅行,在此过程中,“我们”学会了忍让以及和别人相处。这个颠簸的旅程是一所移动的大学,让“我”受益匪浅。1A.move BlifeCexperience DbeliefB解析:根据上文可知,“我”的父亲出生在美国的一个小镇上;结合该句中的“He wasnt sure what he want
24、ed”以及下文叙述的他带着全家开车旅行可推知,那时他不确定想从生活中得到些什么,故B项正确。2A.live up Bstruggle onCget out Dwalk around根据该句中的“begin a new adventure”可推知,他得到启示,要他走出去,去开启新的冒险经历。C项意为“离开,从出来”,故C项正确;B项意为“勉强维持”。3A.took BdroveCserved Dcontrolled根据该句中的“wherever the road”并结合语境可知,他带着妈妈和“我们”这三个女儿,沿路旅行。A项表示“带去,引领”,符合语境,故A项正确。4A.anxious Bups
25、etChelpless Dlonely根据该句中的“when youre on the road”和下文介绍的沿路交朋友可推知,当在路上时,很容易感到孤独(lonely)。5A.wasted BworkedCspent Dchatted根据语境可知,由于“我们”经常花费几个小时在修理店,所以“我们”交的朋友大部分是修理工。6A.better BeasierCsafer Dcleverer由于外面的温度达到40摄氏度,所以去修理店要比坐在马路边等候好得多。7A.break down Bcool offCclear up Dturn over根据该句中的“when it was 40 outside”可知,外面气温高达40摄氏度;据此可推知,该处指等待发动机冷却下来;B项意为“使冷却下来”。故B项正确。A项意为“出故障”,C项意为“清理”,D项意为“翻转”,都与语境不符。8A.available BalternativeCnecessary Dimpossible根据下文中的“it was hard”并结合语境可知,有时友好相处似乎是不可能的(impossible)。9A.arguments BfightsCembarrassments Damus
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