高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 13Word文件下载.docx

1、 I would like to say to the director, Bret Chrysler, carry on making this kind of programme. Too much TV these days is quiz shows and so-called “reality programmes”. I appreciate the human story that can make me laugh and cry. Yours faithfully, Chris Daniels 1. What is Chris Daniels purpose of writi

2、ng this letter? A. To persuade Bret Chrysler to turn away from quiz shows. B. To entertain other readers with old news pictures. C. To express his appreciation of the programme. D. To have his story told on the programme. 2. Chris Daniels tells the story about the bus ticket to _. A. describe how pa

3、inful his early experience was B. draw a direct response from Alison Burnham C. show how the programme made him think D. teach the readers of TV Weekly a lesson 3. According to the passage, Chris Daniels had to walk home because _. A. he hadnt got a return ticket B. he had lost his bus ticket C. he

4、didnt like big crowds D. he missed the bus home 4. What does Chris Daniels now think about his experience on the bus? A. He should have told the conductor then. B. He should have been well treated. C. He regrets going to school alone. D. He wishes it hadnt happened.Passage 2These days everyone is wo

5、rried about the size of their carbon footprint. In order to reduce global warming, we need to make our carbon footprints smaller. But how much CO are we responsible for?A new book by Mike Berners-Lee （a leading expert in carbon foot-printing） might be able to help. The Carbon Foot print of Everythin

6、g looks at the different things we do and buy, and calculates the amount of CO2 they produce, including the ingredients, the electricity, the equipment, the transport and the packaging. And its frightening how much carbon dioxide everything produces.But all of this can help us decide which beer to d

7、rink. From Berners-Lees calculations, its clear that a pint （568 ml） of locally-brewed （酿制的） beer has a smaller carbon footprint than a bottle of imported beer. This is because the imported beer has been transported from far away, and it uses more packaging. The local beer only produces 300 g of CO2

8、-but the imported beer produces 900 g! So, one pint of local beer is better for the environment than three cans of cheap foreign beer from the supermarket.Berners-Lee has even calculated the carbon footprint of cycling to work. Nothing is more environmentally - friendly than riding a bike, surely? W

9、ell, it depends on what youve had to eat before. To ride a bike we need energy and for energy we need food. So, if we eat a banana and then ride a kilometer and a half, our footprint is 65 g of CO2. However, if we eat bacon before the bike ride, its 200 g. In fact, bananas are good in general becaus

10、e they dont need packaging. They can be transported by boat and they grow in natural sunlight.So, does this mean that cycling is bad for the environment? Absolutely not. If you cycle, you don t use your car; and the fewer cars on the road, the fewer traffic jams. And cars in traffic jams produce thr

11、ee times more CO2 than cars travelling at speed. Cycling also makes you healthy and less likely to go to a hospital. And hospitals have very big carbon footprints!So, maybe its time for us all to start making some changes. Pass me a banana and a pint of local beer, please.1. Which of the followings

12、produces the smallest carbon footprints?A. A pint of local beer.B. A bottle of imported beer.C. A banana before a 1.5 km bike ride.D. Bacon before a 1.5 km bike ride.22. According to the article, the author suggests choosing the local food because it is _.A. more tasty B. easier to buyC. better pack

13、aged D. more energy-saving3. The purpose of writing this article is to _.A. promote a new bookB. advertise the imported beerC. instruct how to measure the carbon footprintD. encourage people to reduce the production of CO2Passage 3Peter Skyllberg, a Swedish man, was trapped in his car for two months

14、, with temperatures reaching -30oC, with no food or water, and yet he survived. The best explanation was that his vehicle created an “igloo （snow house） effect” and protected him from the extremely low temperatures and that his body would hibernate（冬眠） during this time. Can humans get into a low-ene

15、rgy consumption state like a bear by reserving energy, and reducing body temperature? Chinese scientists are looking for the key to regulating body temperature. Scientists have found the hypothalamus （下丘脑）, an area in the central lower part of the brain, is responsible for regulating body temperatur

16、e. Wang Hong, a brain scientist at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, led her team to mark the neurons （神经元） responsible for regulating body temperature in mice by means of a cutting-edge genetic biology technique. In the experiments, they injected （注射

17、） drug into mice to make the body temperatures of the mice drop rom 37C to 27 in two hours. The team found the change in body temperature caused no harm to the health of the mice. “We dont know if we can develop a drug that can control human body temperature. We still need a lot of study. “Wang said

18、. Chinese scientists are not alone in such research. Body-cooling techniques are being used in pioneering hospitals around the world. Dutch doctors are now using low temperatures for patients who have suffered brain injuries in accidents, According to doctors working in Florence, it may even help to

19、 save the brains of babies who are born suffering from severe epileptic fits （癫痫病发作）. 1. Why does the author mention Peter Skyllberg?A. To tell an amazing story. B. To introduce the topic. C. To teach survival skills. D. To explain “igloo effect”. 2. What did Wang Hongs team find in the experiment?A

20、. Genetic biology technique helped a lot. B. A drug could control human body temperature. C. The mices health wasnt damaged by the change of body temperature. D. Hypothalamus was responsible for regulating body temperature. 3. How can body-cooling techniques help people?A. Brain injuries may be trea

21、ted properlyB. People trapped in snow can survive. C. Patients with epileptic fits will be cured. D. Medical accidents can be avoided. 4. The text is probably taken from . A. a biology textbook B. a science fictionC. a survival brochure D. a medical magazinePassage 4When a special occasion arrives,

22、a colorful gift bag or a box often finds its way to a doorstep, an office desk or a mailbox. But once in a while, a present arrives at an unexpected moment as a reminder that someone is thinking about us. Wanda Anderson of Richland, US, remembers such a gift. The rosebushes were finally in full bloo

23、m on that day in spring. Seeing roses always brings to mind Wandas childhood memories. To this young girl, those flowers were a luxury. We never had money to buy extra things, so even a tired rose was something to cherish, Wanda said. Nowadays, to have a backyard filled with many different roses is

24、pure enjoyment. Wanda especially loves the very first blooms. Her husband, Dale, devotedly tends the roses and knows this little fact about his wife. So, on this particular morning, he picked the very first flowers of spring, fresh from the garden. But as Dale came back into the house, he was met by

25、 a neighbor who had stopped in for a quick visit. As the woman turned to go, Dale graciously （有风度地） handed the roses to her. And even though their visitor insisted she didnt want to take them, she was repeatedly convinced that the flowers were hers to keep. I told her I was happy for her to have the

26、 roses, but I really wasnt, Wanda said, recalling the emotions she was feeling right then. Seeing her very precious first blooms go out of the door filled her with regret, and a bit of selfishness. Throughout the rest of the morning, Wanda argued with herself, knowing logically it was better to give

27、 than to receive. Nevertheless, she wished she could have kept the roses for herself. Later that day, the couple headed to the post office, where Wanda waited outside in the car. Then, without warning, an older woman suddenly appeared at the cars open window, with a bunch of multicolored roses in he

28、r arms. These are for you, she said, giving the flowers to Wanda. Theyre my first blooms this spring. Totally surprised and overwhelmed （不知所措的）, Wanda thanked the woman and bent for a moment to inhale （吸入） the roses rich fragrance. When she looked back, the mysterious visitor was gone. To this day, that special delivery changed Wanda. Now, her very first blooms always go to someone else, as a reminder that someone is thinking of them. 1. Why does Wanda love roses so much？ _A. She thinks that they stand for pure love. B. She w