高考英语阅读理解抓分训练题27.docx

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高考英语阅读理解抓分训练题27

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练题（27）及答案

阅读理解------A篇

Therearehundredsofexpressionsofwordsusing“hand”intheEnglishlanguage.Letusexaminesomeoftheexpressionsthatuse“hand”.

Wewillgetahandinthisway.“Togetahandin”istobeginajob,tobegintoknowsomethingaboutit.Whenwelearncompletely,wewillbeabletodoithandsdown.Ifwedothejobwell,wemayendupwiththeupperhand.Ontheotherhand,ifthesituationgetsoutofhand,itisoutofcontrol.

Wemustconsideranotherwayofexpressingphrase----tohandittosomeone.Forexample,Imusthandittoyouforunderstandingwhatwehavediscussedthisfar.Youcanalsolendahandtosomeonebutwithoutreallygivingupyourhand.Youlendahandwhenyouhelpsomeone.Ifsomeoneiskindenoughtolendusahandthenwesurelydonotwanttobitethehandthatfeedsus.Wedonotwanttorepayhiskindnessbytreatinghimbadly.

Now,wehaveafreehandtocontinueexaminingother“hand”expressions.Itmeansyouarefreetoactwithoutgettingpermissionfromsomeoneelse.

Maybeyoucanfindafriendwhowantstotakeahandinourproject.Itwouldhavetobesomeonewhowasinterestedintheseexpressions.Yourfriendmaywanttoworkhandinglovewithus.Thatisgoodbecausethatmeanshewantstoworkascloselywithusasaglovecoversthehand.Ofcourse,thereisadangerthathemaylookatourprojectanddecidetotakeitinhand.Thatmeanshewantstotaleitover.Ifthathappens,wemaythrowupourhandsbecausethesituationseamshopeless.Infact,wemaydecidethatitistimeforustoendthisprojecttowashourhandsof“hand”expressions.

46．Wearereadytodoacertainjob,wemaysay;Let’s______________.

 A.getoutofhand                      B.getahandin

 C.lendahand                           D.takeahandin

47．Whichofthefollowinghasanunpleasantmeaning?

 A.Handsdown                        B.bitethehandthatfeedsus

 C.takeahandin                      D.handinglove

48．Somethingissoeasytodo.Soyoucandoit____________.

 A.handsdown                        B.ontheotherhand

 C.theupperhand                    D.handinglove

49．Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassage?

 A.Totellusthefactthattherearemanyphraseswith“hands”.

 B.Toprovetheimportanceoftheword“hand”.

 C.Totellussomephraseswith“hand”.

 D.Tomakeuslaugh.

参考答案46—49、BBAC

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Howoftendoyoutravelbyplane?

Howmuchelectricitydoyouuse?

Thesedayseveryoneisworriedaboutthesizeoftheircarbonfootprint.Inordertoreduceglobalwarmingweneedtomakeourcarbonfootprintssmaller.ButhowmuchCO2areweresponsiblefor?

AnewbookbyMikeBernersLee（aleadingexpertincarbonfootprint）mightbeabletohelp.HowBadareBananas?

TheCarbonFootprintofEverythinglooksatthedifferentthingswedoandbuy,andcalculatestheamountofCO2allofthefollowingcreated:

theingredients,theelectricityusedinthebrewery,theequipment,thetravelandcommutingofthebeer,andthepackaging.It’samazinghowmanydifferentthingsneedtobeincludedineachcalculation.Andit’sfrighteninghowmuchcarbondioxideeverythingproduces.

Butallofthiscanhelpusdecidewhichbeertodrink.FromBerners-Lee’scalculations,it’sclearthatapint（568ml）oflocally-brewedbeerhasasmallercarbonfootprintthanabottleofimportedbeer.Thisisbecausetheimportedbeerhasbeentransportedfromfaraway,anditusesmorepackaging.Thelocalbeeronlyproduces300gofCO2,buttheimportedbeerproduces900g!

So,onepintoflocalbeerisbetterfortheenvironmentthanthreecansofcheapforeignlagerfromthesupermarket.

Berners-Leehasevencalculatedthecarbonfootprintofcyclingtowork.Nothingismoreenvironmentally-friendlythanridingabike,surely?

Well,itdependsonwhatyou’vehadtoeatbefore.Torideabikeweneedenergyandforenergyweneedfood.Soifweeatabananaandthenrideakilometerandahalf,ourfootprintis65gofCO2.However,ifweeatbaconbeforethebikeride,it’s200g.Infact,bananasaregoodingeneralbecausetheydon’tneedpackaging,theycanbetransportedbyboatandtheygrowinnaturalsunlight.

So,doesthismeanthatcyclingisbadfortheenvironment?

Absolutelynot,forastart,ifyoucycle,youdon’tuseyourcar,andthefewercarsontheroad,thefewertrafficjams.AndcarsintrafficjamsproducethreetimesmoreCO2thancarstravelingatspeed.Cyclingalsomakesyouhealthyandlesslikelytogotoahospital.Andhospitalshaveverybigcarbonfootprints!

Somaybeit’stimeforusalltostartmakingsomechanges.Passmeabananaandapintoflocalbeer,please.

1.AccordingtoBerners-Lee,whichofthefollowingproducesthemostcarbondioxide？

A.Apintoflocalbeerwedrink.

B.Apintofimportedbeerwedrink.

C.Abananaweeatbeforeabikeride.

D.Thebaconweeatbeforeabikeride.

2.Whyarebananasgoodingeneral?

A.Theygrownaturally.

B.TheyproduceslessCO2.

C.Theydon’tneedpackaging.

D.Theyprovideenergyforcycling.

3.Theunderlinedword“brewery”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans“___________”.

A.afactorywherebeerismade

B.amachinewhichmakesbeer

C.acontainerwherebeerisstored

D.oneofthethingsfromwhichbeerismade

4.Tomakeourcarbonfootprintssmaller,weshouldoften___________.

A.cycletowork

B.drinkmorelocalbeer

C.calculatetheamountofCO2

D.buycheapthingsfromthesupermarkets

5.What’sthemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.Bikes,BeerandBananas

B.StartingtoMakeChanges

C.HowBigIsYourCarbonFootprint?

D.TheCarbonFootprintofEverything

参考答案BBAAC

B

Itiseasyforustotellourfriendsfromourenemies.Butcanotheranimalsdothesame?

Elephantscan!

Theycanusetheirsenseofvisionandsmelltotellthedifferencebetweenpeoplewhoposeathreatandthosewhodonot.

InKenya,researchersfoundthatelephantsreactdifferentlytoclothingwornbymenoftheMaasaiandKambaethnicgroups.YoungMaasaimenspearanimalsandthusposeathreattoelephants;Kambamenaremainlyfarmersandarenotadangertoelephants.

Inanexperimentconductedbyanimalscientists,elephantswerefirstpresentedwithcleanclothingorclothingthathadbeenwornforfivedaysbyeitheraMaasaioraKambaman.WhentheelephantsdetectedthesmellofclothingwornbyaMaasaiman,theymovedawayfromthesmellfasterandtooklongertorelaxthanwhentheydetectedthesmellsofeitherclothingwornbyKambamenorclothingthathadnotbeenwornatall.

Garmentcoloralsoplaysarole,thoughinadifferentway.Inthesamestudy,whentheelephantssawredclothingnotwornbefore,theyreactedangrily,asredistypicallywornbyMaasaimen.Ratherthanrunningawayastheydidwiththesmell,theelephantsactedaggressivelytowardtheredclothing.

Theresearchersbelievethattheelephants’emotionalreactionsareduetotheirdifferentinterpretationsofthesmellsandthesights.Smellingapotentialdangermeansthatathreatisnearbyandthebestthingtodoisrunawayandhide.Seeingapotentialthreatwithoutitssmellmeansthatriskislow.Therefore,insteadofshowingfearandrunningaway,theelephantsexpresstheirangerandbecomeaggressive.

6.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutKambaandMaasaipeople?

A.Maasaipeopleareathreattoelephants.

B.Kambapeopleraiseelephantsforfarming.

C.BothKambaandMaasaipeopleareelephanthunters.

D.BothKambaandMaasaipeopletraditionallywearredclothing.

7.Howdidtheelephantsreacttosmellinthestudy?

A.Theyattackedamanwiththesmellofnewclothing.

B.Theyneededtimetorelaxwhensmellingsomethingunfamiliar.

C.TheybecameanxiouswhentheysmelledKamba-scentedclothing.

D.Theywerefrightenedandranawaywhentheysmelledtheirenemies.

8.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Elephantsusesightandsmelltodetectdanger.

B.Elephantsattackpeoplewhowearredclothing.

C.Scientistsarenowabletocontrolelephants’emotions.

D.SomeKenyantribesunderstandelephants’emotionsverywell.

9.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheelephant’sbehaviorfromthispassage?

A.Elephantslearnfromtheirexperiences.

B.Elephantshavesharpersenseofsmellthansight.

C.Elephantsaremoreintelligentthanotheranimals.

D.Elephantstendtoattackratherthanescapewhenindanger.

参考答案.ADAA

阅读理解------B篇

IfthereisonethingI’mquitesureabout,itisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwestillbereadingnewspapers.Notthosenewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostofthenewsfromthetelevisionorhavetheradioswitchedoninthebackgroundorinthecar.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeopleanewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.

ThebasicBritishcharacterwon’tchange,andoneofthecharacteristicsoftheBritishisthatwedon’tmuchliketalkingtoeachotherwhenwegetup.Sowhatbetterwayistheretokeepyourselfthinkinginthemorningthantowrapyourselfinanewspaper?

Overthepastcoupleofcenturies,humanbeingshavedevelopedacloserelationshipwiththenewspaper.Ithasbecomeasnaturalasbreathingorenjoyingthesun.AnditisnotjusttheBritishwholovenewspapers.OnsuburbantrainsinCalcutta,forinstance,justonepersoninthewholecarwillbuyanewspaperandreadaloudthebestbitstohisfellowpassengers,muchtoeverybody’senjoyment.

Thenatureofwhatisnewsmaychange.Whatessentially（本质上）makesnewsiswhataffectsourlivesandt