湖南邵东县高考英语单项选择和阅读理解精炼2及答案.docx

1、湖南邵东县高考英语单项选择和阅读理解精炼2及答案阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more materia

2、l than we need. We are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place.The total amount of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third of a ty

3、pical households waste in the UK. In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. The UK, for example, is running out of areas for burying this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it give

4、s off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The solution is not to produce such items in the first place. Food waste is a serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. However, a

5、 few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example.But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to associate packaging with quality. We have learned to think that something unpackaged

6、is of poor quality. This is especially true of food. But it also applies to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary.There are signs of hope. As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realise just how much unnecessary material we are collecting. We need

7、to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb.1. What does the underlined phrase “that over-consumption” refer to?A. Using too much packaging. B. Recycling too many wastes.C. Making more products than necessary. D. Having more material than is needed.2. The author

8、 uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show.A. the tendency of cutting household wasteB. the increase of packaging recyclingC. the rapid growth of supermarketsD. the fact of packaging overuse3. According to the text, recycling.A. helps control the greenhouse effectB. means burning packaging for energyC. is

9、 the solution to gas shortageD. leads to a waste of land4. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?A. Unpackaged products are of bad quality.B. Supermarkets care more about packaging.C. It is improper to judge quality by packaging.D. Other products are better packaged than food.5. What can we learn fr

10、om the last paragraph?A. Fighting wastefulness is difficult.B. Needless material is mostly recycled.C. People like collecting recyclable wastes.D. The author is proud of their consumer culture.【参考答案】1-5 DDACA阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。The Goldman Environmental Foundation recently recognize

11、d a group of individuals (个体) for their efforts to protect the environment. Each year, the American-based group honors environmental activists from six different areas. The first three winners of the 2012 Goldman Prize are from Kenya, the Philippines and China. The Goldman Environmental Foundation s

12、ays Ikal Angelei is a hero to those who live around Lake Turkana. The Kenyan woman received the award because of her efforts to stop a dam project on a river in Ethiopia. Critics say the dam will harm the lake and restrict (限制) the flow of water for people who live nearby. The Philippine island of M

13、indoro is home to those who depend on the areas natural resources for food and jobs. Edwin Gariguez became concerned when a European company announced plans to mine for nickel (镍) on the island. The Roman Catholic minister said waste materials from the mining project would pollute the water and dest

14、roy the forests. So he started a campaign to stop the project. In China, Ma June is working with businesses to clean up their pollution. He formed a group that collects information about pollution, and publishes it on the Internet. The Goldman Prize was also awarded to activists from Argentina, Russ

15、ia and the United States. Sofia Gatica of Argentina is from a town where farmers commonly use pesticide (杀虫剂) products to protect soybean crops from insects. The town also has a high rate of cancer. Sofia Gatica believed that pesticide use was responsible for the death of her baby. She worked with o

16、ther mothers to get government officials to ban the use of chemicals near populated areas. Evgenia Chirikova objects to the plans to build a road through a protected forest just outside Moscow. She has demanded that Russian officials redirect the road away from the forest. She and her followers have

17、 been arrested for their activities. However, their campaign has gained widespread public support. The sixth winner is American Caroline Cannona community leader in Point Hope, Alaska. Miz Cannon is fighting to keep Arctic waters safe from oil and gas exploration. 1. We can know from the passage tha

18、t _. A. the dam project has been preventedB. the first three activists are all from Asia C. a European company is going to dig for nickelD. Ma June is trying to stop oil and gas exploration2. From the 7th paragraph, we can know that _. A. pesticide use accounts for a high-rate of cancerB. Sofia mana

19、ged to ban the use of chemicalsC. the farmers mainly live on unpolluted products D. the death of the baby was due to delayed treatment3. What do we know about Evgenia Chirikova？A. She plans to build a road to protect the forest. B. She is in charge of a project far away from the road. C. She persuad

20、ed the government to set her followers free. D. Her environmental action has been widely acknowledged. 4. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Six Advanced Individuals for Hard WorkB. Efforts to Create a Clean and Beautiful WorldC. Six Environmental Activists Win Goldman PrizeD. The Gold

21、man Environmental Foundation Prize【参考答案】14、CADC 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D中，选出最佳答案。A mouse happened to look through a hole in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. “What food might this contain?” The mouse wondered. But he was sad to discover it was a mousetrap.Back to the farmyard, the

22、mouse announced this warning; “There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mouse trap in the house!”The hen clucked (咯咯地叫) and scratched, raised her head and said, “Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a great concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it.”Then the mouse t

23、urned to the pig. The pig sympathized, but said, “I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers.”Then the mouse turned to the cow and repeat the same words. The cow said, “Moo, Mr. Mouse. Im sorry for you, but its no skin off my nose

24、.”So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and sadly faced the farmers mousetrap alone. That very right a sound was heard throughout the house the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey (猎物). The farmers wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it. It was a poisonou

25、s snake whose tail was caught in the trap. The snake bit the farmers wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. When she returned home, she still had a fever.Everyone knows fresh chicken soup is good to treat a fever. So the farmer took his knife to the farmyard. The hen was killed.But his wifes s

26、ickness continued. Friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.The farmers wife did not get well but died. So many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the cow killed to provide enough meat for all of them for the lunch.The mouse

27、 looked upon it all from his hole in the wall with great sadness.26What surprised the mouse when looking through the hole? AThe farmer and his wife. BA dangerous mousetrap. CA package with food in. DA poisonous snake.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据But he was sad to discover it was a mousetrap.老鼠惊奇地发现了一个扑鼠器，故选B。27

28、What did the mouse do when it returned to the farmyard? AIt had a warn talk with his friends. BIt warned its neighbors of the danger. CIt argued with its neighbors loudly. DIt tried hard to cheer its neighbors.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据Back to the farmyard, the mouse announced this warning;老鼠警告大家有危险，故选B。28Wh

29、ich of the following is NOT mentioned in the story? AThe hen was sure that it neednt be bothered by it. BThe pig only expressed its sympathy for the mouse. CThe farmers wife was bitten by the poisonous snake. DThe farmers neighbors came to his home for meat.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据So many people came for h

30、er funeral that the farmer had the cow killed to provide enough meat for all of them for the lunch.农民的邻居来他的家参加他的妻子的葬礼，这位农民杀了牛来招待大家吃肉，故选D。29What does the underlined sentence “but its no skin off my nose” in paragraph 5 mean? AIt is none of my business. BIt is out of the question. CIt doesnt affect my

31、 smell. DIt is not interesting at all.【答案】A【解析】句意理解题。根据Im sorry for you既然牛这样说对不起，就能推测他无能为力，也不管它的事，故选A。30Which of the following can best express the moral of the story? AMind works faster in time of danger. BNever put your nose into others business. CWe should pull together in time of trouble. DOut o

32、f sight, out of mind.【答案】C 【解析】推理判断题。从这个寓言故事可知看似不管自己的事情却引起自己的灾难，所以无论谁遇到困难时大家齐心合力，共度难关。故选C。2015高考英语（附解析答案）.单项填空1Mark_ have hurried. After driving at top speed，he arrived half an hour early.Aneednt BwouldntCmustnt Dcouldnt解析 考查情态动词。句意：马克本没有必要那么急，全速开车后他提前了半个小时到达。根据句意和前后的照应可知应选A项。A项表示“本没有必要”；B项意为“不会”；C项表示“不允许”；D项表示“不可能”。显然，B、C、D三项与后文论述不符。答案 A2If most