英语阅读之科普环保类练习.docx

1、英语阅读之科普环保类练习 英语阅读之科普环保类练习（一）new planet-hunting technique has detected the most earth-like planet yet around a star other than our sun, raising hopes of finding a space rock that might support life, astronomers (天文学家) reported recently. “This is an important discovery to answer the question Are we al

2、one?” said Michael Turner of the National Science Foundation. “The team has discovered the most earth-like planet yet, and more importantly, has proved the power of a new technique that is sensitive (灵敏的) to detecting planets that are fit for people to live on,” Turner said in a statement. In the la

3、st decade, astronomers have detected more than 160 planets moving around stars outside our solar system. Most of these have been gas giant planets like Jupiter, which are unfit for life. But an international team has detected a cold planet about 5.5 times more massive than the earth still small enou

4、gh to be considered earth-like moving around a star about 20,000 light years away, close to the center of the Milky Way. To find this new planet, the team used a technique called gravitational microlensing (引力微观透镜法). When a planet is circling the closest star, the planets gravity can add its own sig

5、nature to the light. This kind of light signature was observed on July 11 by a group of telescopes in a project known as OGLE, short for Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. “The main advantage of micro lensing is the signals for low-mass planets: Theyre not weak signals. Theyre just rare,” Ben

6、nett of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana said by telephone. “If there happens to be a straight line between a foreground star with its planet and the background source star, then youre able to detect that planet.”1. The underlined word “detected” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_”.A. discovere

7、d B. destroyed C. created D. searched2. The authors purpose in writing this passage is to _.A. prove that scientists have a lot of difficulties in doing scientific researchB. explain why this planet moves around a star like our sunC. teach the readers some basic knowledge about the universeD. tell p

8、eople about a new technique that finds the most earth-like planet moving round another star3. From the news report we can infer that _.A. the planet is like the earth because it is close to the center of the Milky WayB. it is quite possible that life may exist on other planets in the universeC. peop

9、le have no interest in finding a planet that might support lifeD. the question “Are we alone” is too difficult for scientists to answer4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. The signals coming from low-mass planets are too weak to be noticed.B. Most of the disco

10、vered planets are not fit for people to live on.C. If a star with its planet happens to be in line with the source star, the planet can be found.D. The power of the new technique is proved by the discovery of the earth-like planet. (二) Wild weather, unexpected coral reefs and dangerous sea creatures

11、 these are the nightmares (噩梦) you can imagine a teenager on a solo voyage (独自旅行) around the world might suffer from. But for Laura Dekker, sailing around the globe seems less a price to be paid than a prize to be treasured.As the 19-year-old Dutch sailor said in Maiden trip, a documentary（纪录影片）rele

12、ased last year about her experience of becoming the youngest person to sail around the world alone in 2012, “I was born on a boat. I lived my first five years at sea. And ever since, all I have wanted is to return to that life.”With her yacht(游艇) Guppy, Dekker began her journey at 14 and sailed 50,0

13、04 kilometers in 519 days.The flying fish keeping her company, the dolphins following in her wake and the warm days spent on deck playing the flute (长笛) as she watched another unforgettable sunset were enough to make others jealous.But these didnt always go well. There were terrible moments in which

14、 Dekker feared death. On one occasion, a whale almost turned Guppy over. Another time, she battled extreme winds and Guppy surfed down 8-meter-high waves.Out on the open sea alone, she also got used to living without a fridge, a flushing（用水冲洗）toilet, and a hot shower.“As a human being you dont need

15、much,” she told Stuff.co.nz. “ They might make life more comfortable, but you really dont need them to be happy.”In fact, her outlook on life was shaped by the trip. “I wanted the storms. I wanted the calms. I wanted to feel loneliness,” she told The New York Times. “And now I know all these things.

16、 Its the end of the dream I had as a child, and its the beginning of my life as a sailor.”1. According to the text, in which year did Dekker begin her journey of 50,004 kilometers at sea?A. In 2012 B. In 2010 C. In 2009 D. In 20112. The method the author uses to develop Paragraph 5 is _.A. offering

17、analyses B. providing explanationsC. giving examples D. making comparisons3. Which of the following can best describe the girl Laura Dekker? _. A. Modest and optimistic B. Patient and hospitable C. Brave and generous D. Brave and determined4. How did Laura Dekker think of her life on the sea? A. It

18、was so dangerous and almost ruined her. B. It brought her great happiness and much comfort. C. It is the sailing on the sea that made her well known. D. Full of danger and challenge, it made her experience happiness and better understand life as well(三)Millions of people pass through the gates of Di

19、sneys entertainment parks in California, Florida and Japan each year. What makes these place an almost universal attraction? What makes foreign kings and queens and other important people want to visit these Disney parks? Well, one reason is the way theyre treated once they get there. The people at

20、Disney go out of their way to serve their “guests”, as they prefer to call them, and to see that they enjoy themselves.All new employees, from vice presidents to part-time workers, begin their employment by attending Disney University and taking “Traditions（传统）I”. Here, they learn about the companys

21、 history, how it is managed, and why it is successful. They are shown how each department relates to the whole. All employees are shown how their part is important in making the park a success.After passing “Traditions I”, the employees go on to do more specialized training for their specific（具体的）jo

22、bs. No detail（细节）is missed. A simple job like taking tickets requires four eight-hour days of training. When one ticket taker was asked why it took so much training for such a simple, ordinary job, he replied, “What happens if someone wants to know where the restrooms are, when the parade starts or

23、what bus to take back to the campgrounds?We need to know the answers or where to get them quickly. Our constant aim is to help our guests enjoy the party.”Even Disneys managers get involved in the daily management of the park. Every year, the mangers leave their desks and business suits and put on s

24、pecial service clothes. For a full week, the bosses sell hot dogs or ice cream, take tickets or drive the monorail（单轨车）, and take up any of the 100 jobs that make the entertainment park come alive. The managers agree that this week help them to see the companys goals more clearly.All these efforts t

25、o serve the public well have made Walt Disney Productions famous. Disney is considered by many as the best mass service provider in America or the world. As one longtime business observer once said, “How Disney treats people, communicates with them, rewards them , is in my view the very reason for h

26、is fifty years of success I have watched, very carefully and with great respect and admiration, the theory and with great respect and admiration, the theory and practice of selling satisfaction and serving millions of people on a daily basis, successfully. It is what Disney does best.”1. The first d

27、ay they come to Disney parks, all new employees . A. begin by receiving on-the-job training B. must learn several jobs C. begin as ticket takers D. have already attended Disney University2. Each year, managers wear special service clothes and work in the park to . A. set a good example for employees

28、 B. remind themselves of their beginnings at Disney C. gain a better view of the companys objectives D. replace employees on holiday3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Tourists learn the history of Disney in its entertainment parks. B. Disney attracts people almost fro

29、m all over the world. C. Parades are regularly held in Disneys entertainment parks. D. Disneys managers are able to do almost all kinds of work in the Disney parks.4. This passage is mainly about . A. how Disney employees are trained B. the history and traditions of the Disney enterprises C. why Dis

30、ney enterprises make a lot of moneyD. the importance Disney place on serving people well(四)Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really made a conscious（自觉的）effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are succe

31、ssful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before.Memory

32、“trick” work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber（理发师）shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my o