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高考英语阅读理解巩固练习精品题47

2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习精品题（47）及答案

【江苏省常州市2013冲刺模拟】C

ScientistshavelongunderstoodthekeyrolethatoceansplayinregulatingtheEarth’sclimate.Oceanscover70percentoftheglobeandstoreathousandtimesmoreheatthantheatmospheredoes.What’sneweristheunderstandingofhowthiskeycomponentofourclimatesystemrespondstoglobalwarming.

Abrakeonglobalwarming—fornow

Oneoftheocean’smostimportantclimatefunctionsisabsorbingheatandcarbondioxide（CO2）,oneofthegasesthatcauseglobalwarming.Actingasaheatsponge,theoceanshaveabsorbedhugeamountsofheatandCO2inthelastfortyyears.

Fujitaexplainsthat“theoceansaresavingusfromfasterclimatechange—theyareabigflywheelthatdelaysrapidoverheatingoftheearth,puttingabrakeontheclimatesystem.”

“That’sthegoodnews,”headds.“Thebadnewsisthattheoceansonlyslowtheatmosphericwarming.Oncetheoceanscometobalancewithagreenhouse-gaswarmedearth,theextremeheatwillremainintheatmosphereandthingswillgetmuchhotter.”Butwhereandhowtheoceansreleasethisaccumulatedheatisuncertain.Andastheoceanstoresheat,fragileunderwaterecosystemsarestruggling.

ThemostrecentscientificreportfromtheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange（IPCC）also noteswithconcernthattheoceanisacidifyingbecauseofincreasedabsorptionofatmosphericCO2,andthuscausingathreatforshell-formingspecies.Sharpincreasesincarbondioxidelevelswillcausefurtheracidificationoftheocean.

Currentsdistributingheat

Anotherimportantroletheoceansplayisthatofdistributor.Oceansdeliverheatandlife-sustainingnutrientsaroundtheglobe.Justasbloodvesselsbringoxygenandnutrientstocellsinthehumanbody,theocean’scurrentscarryoxygen,nutrientsandheatthroughouttheEarth.Theoceandistributes25to50percentoftheenergytheplanetreceivesfromthesun.Forexample,theGulfStreamcarriesheatacrosstheAtlantic.ThiswarmcurrentgivesnorthwesternEuropeamilderclimatethanitwouldnormallyhavesofarnorth.Achangetotheocean’scirculation（循环）patternscouldthrowEuropeintoacolderperiod,evenastherestofworldexperienceswarmertemperatures.

64.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____.

A.theoceanscauseglobalwarming

B.theoceanecosystemsfacemoredangers

C.theoceansreleasenutrientsandheat 

D.theoceansstopglobalwarming

65.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheocean’scurrents_____.

A.distributeheatandnutrientsaround

B.produceoxygenandnutrientseverywhere

C.absorb25~50%oftheenergyfromthesun

D.changetheocean’scirculationpatterns

66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheresultoftheoceanabsorbingheatandcarbondioxide?

A.Itcausesfurtheracidification.

B.Itaffectsshell-formingspecies.

C.ItregulatestheEarth’sclimate.

D.Itmakestheatmospherehotter.

67.Thispassagemainlytalksabout______.

A.globalwarmingB.therolesofoceans

C.oceancurrentsD.carbondioxide

（出处：

江苏省南通市2011届高三第一次调研测试）

【参考答案】BADB

阅读理解------TomatoFestival

Startedin2005,theTomatoFestivalhasgrownintoalocaltraditioninMalta．Inrecentyears,thefestivalhasaddedamusementpark-styleridesandayearlyCreatureFeature,whichscreensoldhorriblemovies．Therearealsodancecompetitions,paradesandpancakebreakfast．ThirdweekendinAugust．Address:

833TinkhamRd,FountainPark,Wilbra-ham,Massachusetts01095Phone:

（413）599-0010

BratDays

Don'tmistakethisfestivalforadayfilledwithpoorlybehavedchildren．Begunm1953,thegatheringisthebiggestfestivalinthecityeachyearandfeaturesmorethan50stands（摊位）sellingthesausage,aswellasacontesttoseewhocanquicklyeatthemostbratwurst（德国式小香肠）intenminutes．EarlyAugust．

Address:

17thandNewJerseysts,KiwanisPark,Sheboygan,Wisconsin53081

Phone:

（920）457-9491

HopeWatermelonFestival

Thefestivaldatesbacktothe1920s,whenmanytrainswentthroughthissmalltownandlocalwatermelongrowerswouldselltheirwatermelontoparchedtravelers．Thesedays,thefestivalseesaWatermelonQueencrowned（加冠的）andsometimesaworld-recordwatermelongrown．Therearealsomorethan300standssellingartsandcraftsfromasix-statearea,aswellasacarshowandtheWatermelonOlympics．EarlyAugust．

Address:

108W3rdSt,Hope,Arkansas71801Phone:

（870）777-3640

OysterFestival（牡蛎节）

Featuringappearancesfromtallshipsandoysterboats,thisfestivalhasregularlydrawn60,000visitorsayearsinceitbeganin1978．Morethan3,000volunteers（志愿者）makethefestivalpossibleeachyear．Norwalkislessthanatwo-hourdrivefrommanyofNewEngland'slargercities,makingiteasytoattendthefestivalduringatriptoNewYorkorHartford．WeekendafterLaborDay．

Address:

SeaviewAve,Veteran'sPark,EastNor-walk,Connecticut06855Phone:

（800）866-7925

53．Whichofthefollowingfestivalshasthelongesthistory?

A．OysterFestival．B．HopeWatermelonFestival．

C．BratDays．D．TomatoFestival．

54．Theunderlinedword"parched"inthethirdpassagemeans_____．

A．tiredB．hungryC．thirstyD．excited

55．Inwhichofthefollowingactivitiescanyouenjoythefrighteningfilms?

A．TheCreatureFeatureB．TheWatermelonOlympics

C．TheEating-bratwurstContestD．DanceCompetitions

56．IfitisAugust15todaythisyear,youmightstillattend___.

A．BratDaysB．OysterFestival

C．HopeWatermelonFestivalD．TomatoFestival

阅读理解

Readingmindsisn'tquitesimple,butitmaynotbeimpossible,either．Whatifabrainscancouldrevealyourmemories?

AteamofBritishscientistsrecentlydidjustthat—theyusedbrainscanstolookatspatial（空间的）memoryinfourpeople．Spatialmemoryisthekindofmemoryyouusetorememberwhereyouare．Youusespatialmemorytorememberhowtogetfromyourhousetoschool．Peoplebuildspatialmemoryastheyexploreanewcityoranewbuildingandtakeininformationabouttheirsurroundings．

Thescientistsaskedeachparticipanttositdownatacomputerandwanderthroughrooms．Thesevirtualroomscontainedimagesofobjects,likeclocksanddoors,sothatthepeoplecouldknowwheretheywere．Eachpersonwasencouragedtoexplorethevirtualspace．

Asthepeoplebecamefamiliarwiththeserooms,theirbraincellsweretakingnotesofwherethingswere,andhowtogetfromonepointtoanother．Afterperusing（详细考察）theserooms,theparticipantswereinstructedtogotoaspecificlocationwithintherooms．Atthispoint,thescientiststookpicturesofthesubjects'brainsusinganinstrumentcalledFMRI（磁共振成像）．

Asparticipantsstaredatthefloor,thescientiststookFMRIscanstomeasurebrainactivity．Theyrepeatedthisprocessmultipletimes．Afterafewrepetitions,thescientistscouldidentifypatternsinthesubjects'brains．Bylookingatpatternsonthebrainscans,thescientistswereabletoreadthespatialmemoryofthetestsubjects．

ThisexperimentshowsthatitispossibletouseFMRIstogathersomekindsofmemoriesfrompeople,butyoursecretthoughtsandpersonalmemoriesaresafe—fornow．"Itisnotthecasethatwecanputsomeoneinabrainscannerandsimplyreadtheirprivatethoughts,"saysoneofthescientistswhoworkedontheproject．

57．WhichofthefollowingaboutspatialmemoryisTRUE?

A．Itcanmakeyourememberthingsthatyouoncedid．

B．Itcanhelpyouexploreanewcityorotherplaces．

C．Itonlytakesininformationaboutyournewplaces．

D．Itletsyouremembertheplaceswhereyouare．

58．FromthepassagewecaninfertheFMRI___．

A．takesnotesofwhatparticipantsseeintheroom

B．takespicturesofparticipants'brainssecretly

C．isverysmallbutratherexpensive

D．letsscientistsknowparticipants'brainactivity

59．Whyareoursecretmindandprivatememoriessafe?

A．Becausescientistscan'treadpeople'sthoughtsdirectly．

B．Becausescientistscan'tunderstandallpicturestakenbyFMRIs,

C．BecauseFMRIscan'tgatheranymemoriesfrompeople．

D．BecauseFMRIscan'tbecompletelyreliablenow．

60．Thepassagemainlytellsus____．

A．howscientistcanreadpeople'smemories

B．anewkindofcamera—FMRIs

C．averyimportantresearch

D．spatialmemoryandFMRJs

【江苏省常州市2013冲刺模拟】D

IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven'tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?

AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.

Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreater,theyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage.

AteamledbyDrAndreaMechelli,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof"earlybilinguals"whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.

Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity（密度）inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference.

"Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,"saidthescientists.

Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.

ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWales,hasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills."Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible（灵活的）,"hesaid."Youareactuallygoi