河北省武邑中学届高考英语总复习 单元检测23.docx

1、河北省武邑中学届高考英语总复习 单元检测23武邑中学2014-2015高三一轮复习单元检测题23阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40 分）第一节：阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A.I always avoid going on field investigations with the toxics（有毒物） team, unless its absolutely necessary. Its not that I mind the hard work, or am afraid of coming into contact with to

2、xic substances. What I fear is quickly losing hope about the work I do. However, doing field research with the toxic team, all I see and feel is filth-nothing else. Even if I close my eyes, I can smell the smell of food processing, rotting organic waste from paper mills and chemicals from clothing m

3、anufacturers. One morning, I went to investigate a discharged pipe to document and collect samples of pollutants secretly being emitted by a textile mill. I had to work with the utmost secrecy in order to avoid being discovered by the textile mill. I dipped a long measuring pole into the large pollu

4、ting pipe to measure the volume of polluted water being emitted. But the surface of the water, covered in oil and filth, made me feel as if to vomit(呕吐). All of a sudden, I felt someone hit me on my back, it frightened me so much that I almost fell into the water. I grasped the pole and looked behin

5、d me to see an old man standing there. He asked: “Can you catch fish here?” I realized that he thought I was holding a fish pole, so I kept calm and said: “Yes, I heard that theres a kind of small fish living in this water, and it has medicinal benefits.” The old man grew quite curious and replied:

6、“That may be. If a fish can survive in water as dirty as this, it must have a lot of resistance. So it wouldnt be too strange if such fish had medicinal benefits.” It was clear he was just passing by, so I answered: “Yeah, survival of the fittest. Fish that adapt can survive, just like us humans.” H

7、e kept talking to me and didnt want to leave. He wanted to see whether or not I would catch the small fish with medicinal benefits.21.The text is mainly about _.A. a research report about pollution. B. an exciting experience of fishing.C. an experience of doing research on pollution D. an unforgetta

8、ble talk with an old man.22. What is the writer of the text most probably?A. A newspaper reporter. B. A researcher about pollution.C. A fisherman. D. A worker of the textile mill.23. Why did the writer tell the old man he was fishing?A. Because he wanted to satisfy the old mans curiosity.B. Because

9、the old man was interested in fishing too.C. Because he did the research secretly.D. Because the old man wanted to buy the fish.24. We can infer from the last paragraph that _.A. the old man had found out the secret. B. the old man wanted to have the fish.C. the writer would have to tell the old man

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