高考英语阅读理解巩固练习精品题46.docx

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高考英语阅读理解巩固练习精品题46

2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习精品题（46）及答案

【江苏省常州市安家中学2013模拟】C

AsChinabecomesincreasinglyurbanized（城市化）,ithastofindspaceforitsurbanand

ruralcitizensasbothgroupsbecomeincreasinglyintegrated.Expertssuggestapossiblemodel

waymaybe“re-inventing”a“gardencity”.

China’smega-citiesareburstingatthebordersandthecountryisnowundergoingthequickestandbiggesturbanizationinthehistoryofmankind.Itisestimatedthatby2025,Chinawillhave400millionmorepeoplelivinginitscities,raisingitsurbanpopulationto900million.Besides,newsatellitetownsaremushroomingontheurbanfringeswhilecityringroadsareripplingoutwardsintothecountrysideatamazingspeed.SatellitemapscollectedbyProfessorJoshuaBolchoverattheUniversityofHongKongbringtheproblemsharplyintofocus.Theytrackthechangingrural-urbanframeworkinthepast30years,andsuggestthatcitiesarecruellydestroyingsurroundingrurallandandrapidlyreducingtheamountofarable（可耕种的）land,whichgiveswaytonewresidentialblocks,newindustrialzones,newfinancialcentersandtheotherinevitablesignsandsignaturesofeconomicgrowth.

This,however,isnotsustainablegrowthpattern,especiallywhenChinahastheworld’slargestpopulationtofeed.Soconcernedurbanplannersarestartingtonotethesocialandphysicaleffectsofdiaspora（大移居）whenreplacedruralcommunitiesareforcedintothecities.

Ontheotherhand,atrendofthoughtisgraduallytakingshapeandthisistheconceptofthe“gardencity”,acombinationofcountryandcitythatisbeingproposedbyarchitectsandcityplanners.HuaLi,fromTaoArchitects,isamongthemanyprofessionalswithsuchavoice.Hisargumentissupportedbyalong-termstudyonthissubject.AsHuasays,theansweristopreservepatchesofproductivefarmlandwithinurbanboundaries.Lesstransportationmeanswehavefreshagriculturalproductsatlowercostsandlesscarbonemissioninthecity.Andurbanfarmlandcanalsobeshowcasedforagriculturaltourismandeducation.

Theconceptisalreadypracticedatthegrassrootlevel.Agriculturehasgoneintotheair,uptoroofandbalconyinsomecommunitiesinthecities.It’scommontoseeorganic“hanginggarden”ontheroofofsometraditionalcourtyardhome.Accordingtosomepeople,therooftopprojecttranslatetotangible（=practical）benefits,suchassafe,nutritiousvegetables,acoolerhomeinsummer.Somesaythankstothetomatoestheyplantthatarenaturalinsectkillers,there’refewermosquitoes.Apartfromthese,italsocontributestobetterbondingwithneighbors.Zhang,adoctorinBeijing,begancreatinghishanginggardenfiveyearsago.Sincehisgardenbecamehometo30kindsofvegetablesandfruit---allenoughtofeedhisfamily,neighborshaveenjoyeddroppingbyforarelaxingchatorjusttoseehowwellthelovelyvegetablesandfruitaredoing.

AlthoughpeoplelikeZhangarestillrareandthegreeningofroofspacewithvegetablesandfruittakesskillandenergy,withmorepositivemediaexposureandadvancedtechnologythereistheprospectthatgardencitywillbecomecommonpracticeinthenearfuture.Bythen,citieswillnolongerlooksograywhenseenfromthesatellites.

63.Whatisthepurposeofparagraph2?

A.Toshowtheexperts’concernabouttheincreaseofpopulation.

B.Topersuadepeopleintosupportingeconomicgrowthincities.

C.Toexplainthereasonsforthechangeofrural-urbanframework.

D.Toinformthereadersoftheconsequencesofquickurbanization.

64.InHuaLi’sopinion,acombinationofcountryandcitywill__________.

A.benefittheenvironmentandlowerlivingcosts

B.becomeaprojectthatneedsalong-termstudy

C.leadtomoreruralcommunitiesbeingreplaced

D.attractmorefarmerstotaketoursincities

65.Zhangismentioned（Paragraph5）toshowthat__________.

A.heachieveshisdreamtoownahanginggarden

B.hanginggardensarebecomingmorepopular

C.thegardencontributestoabetterneighborhood

D.heisapioneertopractisethegardeningconcept

66.Asfortheconceptofthe“gardencity”,thewriterfeels_________.

A.desperateB.hopefulC.disappointedD.concerned

【参考答案】C：

DACB

阅读理解

Australianscientistsaretryingtogivekangaroo-stylestomachstocattleandsheepinabidtocuttheemissionofgreenhousegasesblamedforglobalwarming.

Thankstospecialbacteriaintheirstomachs,kangaroofartscontainnomethane（甲烷）andscientistswanttotransferthatbacteriatocattleandsheepwhoemitlargequantitiesoftheharmfulgas.

Whiletheusualimageofgreenhousegaspollutionisabillowingsmokestackpushingoutcarbondioxide,livestockpassingwindcontributeasurprisinglyhighpercentageoftotalemissionsinsomecountries.

"FourteenpercentofemissionsfromallsourcesinAustraliaisfromentericmethanefromcattleandsheep,"saidAtholKlieve,aseniorresearchscientistwiththeQueenslandstategovernment.

"AndifyoulookatanothercountrysuchasNewZealand,whichhasgotamuchhigheragriculturalbase,they'reactuallyuparound50percent,"hesaid.

Researcherssaythebacteriaalsomakesthedigestiveprocessmuchmoreefficientandcouldpotentiallysavemillionsofdollarsinfeedcostsforfarmers.

Butitwilltakeresearchersatleastthreeyearstoisolatethebacteria,beforetheycanevenstarttodevelopawayoftransferringittocattleandsheep.

Anothergroupofscientists,meanwhile,hassuggestedAustraliansshouldfarmfewercattleandsheepandjusteatmorekangaroos.

Theideaiscontroversial（争议）,butabout20percentofhealthconsciousAustraliansarebelievedtoeatthenationalsymbolalready.

"It'slowinfat,it'sgothighproteinlevelsandit'sverycleaninthesensethatbasicallyit'stheultimatefreerangeanimal（散养动物）,"saidPeterAmptoftheUniversityofNewSouthWales'sinstituteofenvironmentalstudies.

53.Accordingtothepassage,globalwarmingisnowmainlycausedby_____.

A.methaneB.carbondioxide

C.livestockpassingwindD.notmentioninthispassage

54.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“theidea”（paragraph9）referto?

A.Australiansshouldgivekangaroo-stylestomachstocattleandsheep.

B.Thebacteriacouldmakethedigestiveprocessmuchmoreefficient.

C.Australiansshouldfarmfewercattleandsheepandjusteatmorekangaroos.

D.Thebacteriacouldpotentiallysavemillionsofdollarsinfeedcostsforfarmers.

55.SomeAustraliansbegintoeatkangaroosbecause_____.

A.Thekangaroos’farts（放屁）containnomethane

B.Thekangarooshaveaspecialbacteria

C.ThekangaroosarethenationalsymbolinAustralia

D.Thekangaroosarelowinfatandhighinprotein

56.HowwillAustralianscientistssolvetheproblemofglobalwarming?

A.Eatingmorekangaroos.

B.Killingmorecattleandsheep.

C.Lettingcattleandsheeppasslesswind.

D.Transferringthespecialbacteriainkangaroos’stomachstocattleandsheep.

参考答案53、DCD56-D

阅读理解

ThenextgenerationtelephoneiscalledSuperphoneorpersonalCommunicationNetwork（PCN）.Yoursuperphonegoeswhereveryougo,inyourpocket.Youcanuseitinthestreet,inanaeroplane,aboat,orataxi;youcancallfromanywhereontheglobetoanywhereelse.Callstravelatthespeedoflight,viasatellitesusingultraviolet,high-frequencywavebandsandeachcommunicationisautomaticallybilledtoyouraccount.

Thisnewphoneisthesizeandshapeofabillfold（皮夹）.Youunfoldittouseit.,makingitlongenoughtoreachfromyoureartoyourmouth.Thereisaminiaturizedtouchpad,onwhichtoenterthenumberyouarecalling.Thereisalsoatinyliquidcrystalscreenonwhichyoucanreadweather,newsorfinancialreports.Thesenewsitemsareconstantlyupdatedbythecompanythatsellstheservice.Letterkeysonthetouchpadalsoallowyoutousethiselectronicmarvelasacomputerorwordprocessor.Youcanplugitintoyourlargehomeorofficecomputerinordertotransferanydatathatyoufeedinduringabusinesstrip.ThePCNalsostoresanyusefulinformationofyourownthatyoumightneedasyoutravel,suchasthenames,addressesandphonenumbersofseveralhundredpeople,importantmeetings,flightdetailsandsoon.Whenyouneedinformation,yousimplycallituponthescreen.YoucanevenuseyourPCNtoactivateelectronicallycontrolledequipmentathome.Forexample,youcouldswitchyourovenonoroff,startthesprinklersysteminyourgardenduringadryspell,getyourvideorecordertorecordashowontelevision,turnoffthecentralheating,andsoon.Allofthisfromthousandsofmilesaway,perhapsfromthebackofacamelinthedesert.Prototypesarealreadybeingtrialed.Inspiteofthecomplextechnology,theywillbecheapbecauseoftheenormoussalesthatwillbemade.

57.TheSuperphonesystem______________.

A.hasaverywidecoverageofsignals.

B.deductsfeesdirectlyfromusers’bankaccount.

C.offersanearlyfreecommunicatingservice

D.requirespeopletospeakquickly

58.Thenextgenerationtelephonedoesn’townthefunctionof______

A.acomputerB.abillfoldC.awordprocessorD.acommunicationdevice

59.Theauthor’sintentioninmentioning“fromtheback…thedesert”isto_________

A.showthegreatimpactofthenewphoneontheworld

B.emphasizethestrongremotecontrolfunctionofthenewphone

C.demonstratehowtooperatethenewphoneinsuchplaces

D.showtravelers’affectionforthenewphone

60.Theauthormayagreethat________

A.thenewphone’stechnologyistoocomplextobegeneralized

B.thenewphoneisstillcommerciallyunappetizing.

C.thenewphonehasbeenputintovolumeproduction

D.thenewphonehasexcellentprospectsinmarket.

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