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高考高三英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解Word含答案

2014届高考高三英语二轮复习专题训练：

阅读理解（3）Word版含答案

1.阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

FormerIrishPresidentMaryRobinsonwasjustmakingapoliteconversationwithanEthiopian（埃塞俄比亚的）teenageraboutherweddingday.The16-year-oldhadalreadybeenmarriedforayear．"Shelookedatmewiththesaddesteyesandsaid,'Ihadtodropoutofschool,'"Robinsonsaidinatelephoneinterview．"Thatconveyedtomethereality,"saidRobinson,thefirstwomantoserveasIreland'spresidentandformerU．N．highcommissionerforhumanrights．"Herlife,asfarassheisconcerned,hadmoreorlessended．"

Robinsonsaidkeepinggirlsinschoolwasoneofthemostimportantthingspolicymakerscoulddotoaddressthecomingchallengesofanever-increasingpopulation,predictedbytheUnitedNationstoreach7billionsoon．"EuropeancountriesareconcernedaboutagingpopulationsasisJapan,butthisismuchlessofanissuethanthehugenumberofpeoplewhichwearegoingtoseeoverthenext40yearswhenthepopulationgoesfrom7billionto9billion,"shesaid．"Almostallofthatincreasewillbeinpoordevelopingcountries,sothatwehaveaverybigchallenge．"

Familyplanningexpertsworryinparticularaboutthefuturepopulationexplosioninsub-SaharanAfrica．InMay,theUnitedNationsprojectedtheworldpopulationwouldreach9.3billionin2050and10.1billionby2100.MuchofthatgrowthwillcomefromAfrica,wherethepopulationisgrowingat2.3percentayear—morethandoubleAsia's1percentgrowthrate.Ifthatratestaysconsistent,whichisnotcertain,Africa'spopulationwillreach3.6billionby2100fromthepresent1billion．

JoelCohen,aprofessorofpopulationstudiesatRockefellerUniversityandColumbiaUniversityinNewYork,saiduniversalsecondaryeducationofferedawaytoreducepopulationinhighbirth-rateregions.Inadditiontoprovidinginformationaboutbirthcontrol,asecondaryeducationteacheswomentoreducetheirownfertility（生育力）,improvethehealthoftheirchildrenandallowsthemtomovefromamind-setofhavingmanychildren,inthehopesthatsomewillsurvivetoimprovingthequalityofeachchild'slife,CohenwroteinthejournalNature.

59.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorintroduceshistopicby_____．

A.explainingtheauthor'sopinionsB.givinganexample

C.describingthepooreducationsystemD.comingstraighttothetopic

60.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.RobinsonishappyaftertalkingtotheEthiopiangirl.

B.Robinsonisasuccessfulexpertinpopulationstudies.

C.Robinsonisworriedaboutpopulationgrowth.

D.Robinsonencouragesfemaleeducation.

61.WhatisJoelCohen'sviewaboutsecondaryeducation?

A.Itprovidesbasicknowledgeofhealth.

B.Itimprovesthehealthofchildren.

C.Itmakespeoplepaymoreattentiontoeducation.

D.Itcanchangepeople'sparentingideas.

62.Accordingtothepassage,themostimportantwaytocontrolhighpopulationgrowthis.

A.keepinggirlsinschoolB.lettinggirlsgoawayfromAfrica

C.lettingyounggirlsremainsingleD.keepinggirlsinfamilies

2.阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Risinglevelsofcarbondioxideintheatmosphereareamajorcauseofclimatechange,andnowanewstudyhasconfirmedthatatmosphericCO2isalsoaffectingtheoceanchemistryandpotentiallyharmingsealife.

MontanaStateUniversityscientistRobertDorehasbeenresearchingthewaterinthePacificOceanforalmosttwodecades.“We'vebeengoingtothesamespotinthePacificOcean,andwetryandcharacterizelong-termchangeintheopenoceanenvironment.AndoneofthekeythingsthatwemeasureisCO2levels.Andwe'vebeenabletorecordthisincreasingquantityofatmosphericCO2intotheocean.”

ScientistsexpectedthatasatmosphericCO2increased,moreandmoreofthecarbondioxidewouldbeabsorbedintotheocean,affectingthechemicalbalanceoftheseawater,withapotentiallyharmfulimpactonshellfishandcoralinparticular.

"Ascarbondioxidedissolvesinthewater,orseawaterinthiscase,itformsaweakacid,carbonicacid,"Doreexplains."Andtherefore,astheconcentrationofCO2intheatmospheregoesupandthatexchangeswiththesurfaceseawater,itdrivesthePHdown,andmakesitmoreacidic."

TheseawatersamplesDoreandhiscolleagueshaveanalyzedconfirmwhatthetheorypredicts.

Theeffectwasparticularstrikingatabout250metersdown,andagainat500meters.Doreandhiscolleaguescameupwithtwopossibleexplanations.ItcouldbethatsurfacewaterpickedupCO2andthenmovedtothosedepths.Ortherecouldbeabiologicalexplanation.

"It'simportanttorealizethattheoceansarereallybecomingacidic.Anditcanhavenegativeimpactsonawholevarietyofsealifefromfishtocoral.It'spotentiallycatastrophic."

55.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.SeaLifeFacingDangerB.ScientistResearchingSeawater

C.OceansBecomingMoreAcidicD.ClimateChangeAffectingSeawater

56.WiththeincreaseofatmosphericCO2，__________.

A.morecoralswillappearinthesea

B.thesurfacewaterisbecomingwarmer

C.thechemicalbalanceoftheseawaterisaffected

D.thePHoftheoceanoutherehasbeenincreasing

57.WhichofthefollowingshowstheprocessoftheimpactofatmosphericCO2onsealife?

a．Sealifeisendangered.

b．CO2goesintothesurfacewater.

c．Theoceanchemistryisaffected.

d．CO2decreasesthePHandmakestheseawatermoreacidic.

e．CO2levelsintheatmospheregoup.

58.ScientistRobertDorecametotheconclusionbasedon__________.

A.hisresearchandanalysisB.theexpectationofotherscientists

C.someformertheoryD.amajorcauseofclimatechange

3.阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

IhaveafriendnamedMontyRoberts.Hehasletmeusehishorseranch（养马场）toputoneventstoraisemoneyforYouth-at-RiskPrograms.

LasttimeIwasthereheintroducedmebysaying,"IwanttotellyouwhyIletyouusemyhouse.Itallgoesbacktoastoryaboutayoungmanwhowasthesonofahorsetrainer．Whenhewasasenior,hewasaskedtowriteapaperaboutwhathewantedtobewhenhegrewup."

“Thatnighthewroteaseven-pagepaperdescribinghisgoalofowningahorseranchsomeday.Heputallhisheartintotheprojectandwroteabouthisdreamingreatdetail.Heevendrewadiagramofa200-acreranch,showingthelocationofthebuildings,stablesandthetrack,andevenadetailedfloorplanfora4,000-square-foothouseonit.”

“Thenextday,hehandeditintohisteacher.Twodayslater,hereceivedalargered‘F'onhispaperwithanote,‘Seemeafterclass.'Theboywenttoseetheteacherandaskedwhy.Theteachertoldhimtherewasnowayforayoungboylikehimtodothatbecauseowningahorseranchrequiredmuchmoneyandresources,andthenadded‘Ifyou’llrewritehispaperwithanothergoal,Iwillreconsideryourgrade.’”

“Theboywenthomeandthoughtaboutitlongandhard.Heaskedhisfatherwhattodo.Hisfathersaid,‘Look,son,youhavetomakeupyourownmindonthis.However,Ithinkit’saveryimportantdecisionforyou.’”

“Finally,aweeklater,theboyturnedinthesamepaperwithoutanychangeandstated,‘YoucankeeptheF,andIwillnever.’”

“Itellyouthisstorybecauseyouaresittinginmy4,000-square-foothouseinthemiddleofmy200-acrehorseranch.Istillhavethatschoolpaperoverthefireplace.”

"Don’tletanyonestealyourdreams.Followyourheart,nomatterwhat."

51.Theteachergavetheboyan“F”becausetheteacherthought__________.

A.hedidn’tdoagoodjobinhisstudies

B.hecamefromahorsetrainer’sfamily

C.hedescribedanunpracticalgoalinhispaper

D.noyoungboysdesiredtopossessahorseranch

52.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat__________.

A.theboywasveryinterestedintraininghorses

B.theboyattachedgreatimportancetohisgrade

C.theboy'sfatherwasnotinfavorofhisdecision

D.theboysucceededinturninghisdreamintoreality

53.MontyRobertstoldthestorymainlyto__________.

A.showpeoplehowtoownahorseranch

B.tellpeoplehowtodescribetheirgoals

C.encouragepeopletosticktotheirdreams

D.helpthewriterraisemoneyfortheprogram

54.Fromthestorywecaninfertheboywasactually__________.

A.theauthorhimselfB.MontyhimselfC.Monty’sfriendD.theteacher

4.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。

Severalrecentstudieshavefoundthatbeingrandomly（随机地）assignedtoaroommateofanotherracecanleadtoincreasedtolerancebutalsotoagreaterlikelihood（可能性）ofconflict.

Recentreportsfoundthatlodgingwithastudentofadifferentracemaydecreaseprejudiceandforcestudentstoengageinmoreethnicallydiversefriendships.

AnOhioStateUniversitystudyalsofoundthatblackstudentslivingwithawhiteroommatesawhigheracademicsuccessthroughouttheircollegecareers.Researchersbelievethismaybecausedbysocialpressure.

InaNewYorkTimesarticle,SamBoakye–theonlyblackstudentonhisfreshmanyearfloor-saidthat"ifyou'resurroundedbywhites,youhavesomethingtoprove."

Researchersalsoobservedproblemsresultingfrompairinginterracialstudentsinresidences.

Accordingtotworecentstudies,randomlyassignedroommatesofdifferentracesaremorelikelytoexperienceconflictssostrainedthatoneroommatewillmoveout.

AnIndianaUniversitystudyfoundthatinterracialroommateswerethreetimesaslikelyastwowhiteroommatestonolongerlivetogetherbytheendofthesemester.

GraceKao,aprofessoratPennsaidshewasnotsurprisedbythefindings."Thismaybethefirsttimethatsomeofthesestudentshaveinteracted,andlived,withsomeoneofadifferentrace,"shesaid.

AtPenn,studentsarenotas