届高三英语二轮复习 仿真模拟练2.docx

1、届高三英语二轮复习 仿真模拟练2仿真模拟练(二)第一部分听力(略)第二部分阅读理解第一节AThe spread of Western eating habits around the world is bad for human health and the environment.These findings come from a new report in the journal Nature.David Tilman，a professor of ecology at the University of Minnesota，America，examined information fr

2、om 100 countries to identify what people ate and how diet affected health.He noted a movement beginning in the 1960s.He found that as nations industrialized(工业化)，population increased and earnings rose，more people began to adopt what has been called the Western diet.The Western diet is high in sugar，

3、fat，oil and meat.By eating these foods，people began to get fatter and sicker.David Tilman says overweight people are at higher risk of noninfectious diseases like diabetes(糖尿病) and heart disease.Unfortunately when people become industrialized，if they adopt this Western diet，they are going to have th

4、ese health problems，especially in developing countries in Asia.China is an example where the number of diabetes cases has been jumping from less than one percent to 10 percent of the population as they began to industrialize over a 20year period.And that is happening all across the world，in Mexico，i

5、n Nigeria and so on.And，a diet bad for human beings is also bad for the environment.As the worlds population grows，more forests and tropical(热带的) areas will become farmlands for crops or grasslands for cattle.We are likely to have more greenhouse gas in the future from agriculture than that coming o

6、ut of all forms of transportation right now.Mr.Tilman calls the link between diet，the environment and human health，“a trilemma”，a problem offering a difficult choice.He says one possible solution is leaving the Western diet behind.21According to the passage，more greenhouse gas might be given off in

7、the future from _.Atransportation Bdeveloping countriesCagriculture Ddeveloped countries22David Tilman believes that _.Adiet，the environment and human health are closely connectedBthe Western diet is the only choice as the nation industrializesCpeople in tropical areas are more likely to have heart

8、diseaseDtraditional diets are more balanced than the Western diet23We can infer from the passage that _.ANigeria has the largest number of diabetes casesBoverweight people are at higher risk of infectious diseasesCthe examined information comes from developing countriesDindustrialization contributes

9、 to the spread of the Western diet24The main purpose of the passage is to _.Acall on us to protect the environmentBremind us of the importance of healthCwarn us of the danger of the Western dietDadvise us to have a balanced diet【语篇解读】本文为议论文。西方饮食习惯的泛滥危害着人们的健康及环境。21解析：选C。事实细节题。根据倒数第二段中“We are likely t

10、o have more greenhouse gas in the future from agriculture than that coming out of all forms of transportation right now.”(在将来来自农业的温室气体可能会比现在各种车辆产生的温室气体要多。)可知答案为C项。22解析：选A。事实细节题。根据最后一段“Mr.Tilman calls the link between diet，the environment and human health，a trilemma，.”可知Tilman先生认为饮食、环境及人类健康是密切相关的。故答案

11、为A项。23解析：选D。推理判断题。第四段提到了Nigeria，但未提到该国患糖尿病的人数最多，故排除A项；根据文章第三段最后一句可知肥胖的人是患像糖尿病这样非传染性的疾病(noninfectious diseases)的高危人群，B项中的infectious是错误的，故排除；第二段中第一句只提到“examined information from 100 countries”并未提及100个国家都是发展中国家，故排除C项；根据第二段最后一句可知， 工业化导致了西方饮食习惯的泛滥。故答案为D项。24解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章最后一句可推知作者写这篇文章的目的是让人们摒弃西方饮食习惯。故答

12、案为C项。BTo American visitors，Iceland is a very interesting country，partly because it is different in so many ways from what he or she is used to seeing at home.There are quite a few things that are not done，or that do not exist on the islandquite a few “Nos” There is no pollution，for instance.No dogs

13、are permitted in Reykjavik，the capital.There is no television on Thursdays or during the entire month of July，and only three hours of blackandwhite TV the rest of the time.There is no hard liquor (烈酒)on Wednesdays and no beer at any time.There are no handguns，only one jail of thirtyfive cells(狱室)in

14、the entire landan admirable figure，even for a small country of 313,376 people. There is no army，air force or navy.There is no tipping for anything.There are no large stores open on Saturdays or Sundays.Since Iceland is situated just under the Arctic Circle，there is no darkness in summer and no dayli

15、ght in winter.But thanks to Culf Stream，the climate is rather mild，with temperatures ranging from 34 degrees to 52 degrees in July. The rules on television，liquor and guns are the result of government decisions.But the absence of pollution is due in geat part to the fact that Iceland gets its power

16、from the enormous geyser.They provide all the energy needed by the country.In fact，Iceland uses only 3 percent of all the available power of its hot springs. Iceland has been described as a democratic independent country where more fish are caught and more books are published per person than anywher

17、e else in the world.The Icelanders have always felt a particular love for literature.They composed their first books in the ninth and tenth centuries AD.These works were poems and tales about the kings，heroes，and heroines of Iceland and Norway.At first，the stories were memorized and passed from gene

18、ration to generation.They were finally written down between 1140 and 1220.The Icelanders have never stopped writing ever since，“Rather_shoeless_than_bookless，”_they_proudly_say.25The following statements are true EXCEPT _.Athere are no soldiers in IcelandBthe Icelanders dont drink beerCthere is no t

19、ip of any kindDthere is no crime in Iceland26What is the meaning of the underlined word“geyser”？ACoal mine. BNuclear power plant.CNatural hot spring. DRiver or stream.27“Rather shoeless than bookless” means _.Athey prefer not to have shoes or booksBthey would rather have shoes on than write booksCth

20、ey prefer travelling to readingDthey think books are more important than shoes【语篇解读】本文为说明文，介绍了冰岛这个国家。25解析：选D。事实细节题。由第二段中的“no beer at any time”可排除B项；由第三段第一、二句可排除A、C两项。26解析：选C。猜测词义题。由第四段最后一句“.power of its hot springs”可知C项正确。27解析：选D。推理判断题。通读最后一段可知，冰岛人酷爱文学，由此可推知D项正确。C LAKE MINNEWANKA BOAT TOUR Welcome A

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