高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题66.docx

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高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题66

2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题（66）及答案

阅读理解

Canyouimagineacatfishbiggerthanaboy?

Therearemorethan1,000kindsofcatfish;28speciesarefoundintheUnitedStates’lakesandrivers.Thishugefamilyhassomemightystrangemembers.Let’smeetafew.

Walkingcatfish.Nature’sfeistylittlecatfish,foundinsouthernFlorida,hasanextralungforbreathingondryland.Whenitsswimmingholedriesup,thewalkingcatfishwaddlesonstiffforwardfinsinsearchofanotherlakeorstream.Ifanenemyattacks,thefishflares（展开）itstopandfrontfinsandleapsattheattackertoscareitoff.

Armoredcatfish.Thiscatfishhasheavy,bonyplatesprotectingitsbody.Theshellmakesthefishdifficulttobone.Tocookit,throwthefishwholeintoafire.Whenitisdone,breakitopenforeating.SomearmoredcatfisharefoundinFlorida,butthe100－poundersliveinSouthAmerica.

Roundingoutthefamilyofstrangecatfisharetalkingcatfish,whichmakegrowingsoundwhenyoupullthemfromthewater;climbingcatfish,whichmovequicklyupshorebrushinsearchoffood;electriccatfish,whichcandeliveramildshock;andblindcatfish,whichsettleintheinkyblacknessofunderwatercaves.Blindcatfishfindfoodthroughtastebudsintheireightwhiskers（须）．

Mostcatfishhavefourwhiskersontheupperjawandfouronthelowerjaw.Sensoryholesonthesewhiskershelpthefishsmellandtastefoodeveninthemuddiestofwater.TheUnitedStatesdoesnothavecatfishanywherenearthesizeofthoseinSouthAmerica.ButinsomelargeU．S.rivers,blueandflatheadcattiesdotop100pounds.

Mostofthecatfishyouarelikelytocatchwillbemuchsmaller,aboutfryingpansize.Whenyoucatchone,rememberthatthetopfinsandtheforwardfinshavepoisonglands（腺）attheirbases.Theycangiveyoupainfulwounds，（...）

5．Thepurposeofthepassageisto______.

A．encouragereaderstogofishingforcatfish

B．informreadersoftheworld’slargestcatfish

C．describetheunusualcharacteristicsofcatfish

D．explaindifferentwaystocatchavarietyofcatfish

6．Theauthortalksaboutthewayofcookinganarmoredcatfishtoshowthat______.

A．ithasheavyandbonyplates

B．it’shardtocookandeat

C．ithastoomanybones

D．it’spoisonousinside

7．WhichisNOTmentionedaboutcatfishinthepassage?

A．Itseatinghabits.B．Itslivingconditions.

C．Itswhiskers.D．Itssize.

8．Whatmaybecontinuedinthelastparagraph?

A．Theauthor’sloveforcatfish.

B．Whereelsetocatchcatfish.

C．Theoriginofthename“catfish”．

D．Thesafestwaytohandlecatfish.

[答案]

大千世界，无奇不有。

有的鲶鱼比孩子还大，有的鲶鱼可以行走，有的鲶鱼需要放在烈火中烧烤才能食用……本文带你走进鲶鱼的世界，了解形形色色的鲶鱼。

5．C。

主旨大意题。

结合第一段最后一句以及下文的内容可知文章描述的是不同种类的鲶鱼的不同特点。

6．A。

细节理解题。

由文章第三段可知答案。

7．A。

细节理解题。

文章中没有涉及鲶鱼的饮食习惯。

8．D。

文章结构题。

文章最后一段的后半部分提到捕捉鲶鱼时要特别小心，因为它们身体的某些部位有毒，由此可推测作者接下来要叙述如何安全地应对。

Imagineputtingaseedinafreezer,waiting30,000years,andthentakingtheseedoutandplantingit.Doyouthinkaflowerwouldgrow?

   Amazingly,scientistshavejustmanagedtodosomethingverysimilar.TheyfoundthefruitofanancientplantthathadbeenfrozenundergroundinSiberia—aregioncoveringcentralandeasternRussia—forabout31,800years.Usingpiecesofthefruit,thescientistsgrewplantsinalab.Thenewbloomshavedelicatewhitepetals.Theyarealsotheoldestfloweringplantsthatresearchershaveeverrevivedfromadeepfreeze.

   “Thisislikeregeneratingadinosaurfromtissuesofanancientegg,”saidUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngelesbiologistJaneShen-Miller.

   Theplanthasalonghistory.Backwhenmammothsandwoollyrhinoceroseswalkedtheland,anArcticgroundsquirrelburiedseedsandfruitsinanundergroundchamberneartheKolymaRiverinnortheasternSiberia.Thegroundbecamepermafrost,alayerofsoilthatstaysfrozenforalongtime.

   Recently,Russianscientistsdugouttheoldsquirrelholeandfoundtheplantremains38metersbelowthesurface.Backatthelab,theteamfednutrientstotissuefromthreeofthefruitstogrowshoots.Thenthescientiststransferredtheshootstopotsfilledwithsoil.Theplantsproducedseedsthatcouldbeusedtogrowevenmoreofthem.

   It’simportantforscientiststoknowthatplanttissuescanstillberevivedafterbeingfrozenforalongtime.That’sbecausemanyresearchersaretryingtopreservetheseedsofmodernplantsbyfreezingthemandthenstoringthemingiantlockersatvariousspotsaroundtheglobe.Onesuchendeavor,anundergroundfacilityinNorway,iscalledtheSvalbardGlobalSeedVault.Itstoreshundredsofthousandsoffrozenseeds.Ifaplantevergoesextinct,scientistscouldbringitbackbytakingitsseedsfromtheSvalbardorotherstoragelockers.

   “Nooneknowshowlongtheyareabletolivefor,butfreezingisbasicallytheformatformanyplantconservationattemptsnowadays.”Shen-Millersaid.It’sagoodthingthatatleastsomeplantsaretoughenoughtosurvivetheexperience.

64.Howdidthefruitoriginallygetunderground?

  A.Itwasplacedtherebyananimal.  B.Itwastrappedthereduringtheice-age.

  C.Itwasplantedtherebyancientfarmers.D.Itwasburiedthereaftertheearthquake.

65.Whyarescientistsinterestedinthisdiscovery?

  A.Ithelpsthemlearnhowplantlifehaschangedinthepast30,000years.

  B.Itcanhelpguidefutureeffortstoprotectendangeredplant-life.

  C.Itcanprovidedirectionsforwheretolookforotherancientplants.

  D.Itprovesthatallplantlifecansurviveforthousandsofyearswhenfrozen.

66.Theunderlinedword“they”inthefinalparagraphrefersto_______.

  A.plants   B.seeds  C.scientists  D.storagelockers

67.Thepurposeofthepassageisto_______.

  A.discussaplantconservationeffort  B.introducesomeancientplants

  C.outlinesomecausesofglobalwarmingD.describeascientificresearchproject

66.【答案】B

【解析】根据前一段的最后一句“Ifaplantevergoesextinct,scientistscouldbringitbackbytakingitsseedsfromtheSvalbardorotherstoragelockers”可知，此处的they指的应该是seeds。

【考点定位】考查推理判断题。

67.【答案】D

【解析】本文主要讲了科学家受到一颗冷冻的种子的启发，尝试用此方法来保存种子，因此这是一个研究项目。

故D项正确。

【考点定位】考查综合归纳题。

阅读理解-----A

LouisArmstronghadtwofamousnicknames（绰号）.SomepeoplecalledhimBagamo.Theysaidhismouthlookedlikealargebag.MusiciansoftencalledhimPops,asasignofrespectforhisinfluenceontheworldofmusic.

Bornin1901inNewOrleans,hegrewuppoor,butlivedamonggreatmusicians.Jazzwasinventedinthecityafewyearsbeforehisbirth.Armstrongoftensaid,“JazzandIgrewuptogether.”

Armstrongshowedagreattalentformusicwhenhewastaughttoplaythecornet（短号）ataboy’s

home.Inhislateteens,Armstrongbegantolivethelifeofamusician.Heplayedinparades,clubs,andonthesteamboatsthattravelledontheMississippiRiver.Atthattime,NewOrleanswasfamousforthenewmusicofjazzandwashometomanygreatmusicians.Armstronglearnedfromtheoldermusiciansandsoonbecamerespectedastheirequal.

In1922hewenttoChicago.There,thetaleofLouisArmstrongbegins.Fromthenuntiltheendofhislife,Armstrongwascelebratedandlovedwhereverhewent.ArmstronghadnoequalwhenitcametoplayingtheAmericanpopularsong.

Hiscornetplayinghadadeephumanity（仁爱）andwarmththatcausedmanylistenerstosay,“ListeningtoPopsjustmakesyoufeelgoodallover.”Hewasthefatherofthejazzstyleandalsooneofthebest-knownandmost-admiredpeopleintheworld.Hisdeath,onJuly6,1971,washeadlinenewsaroundtheworld.

56.ArmstrongwascalledPopsbecausehe___________.

A.lookedlikeamusicianB.wasamusicianofmuchinfluence

C.showedaninterestinmusicD.traveledtoplaymodernmusic

57.TheTHIRDparagraphisdeveloped__________.

A.byspaceB.byexamplesC.bytimeD.bycomparison

58.WhichstatementaboutArmstrongisTRUE?

A.HistalebeginsinNewOrleansB.Hewasbornbeforejazzwasinvented.

C.Hismusicwaspopularwithhislisteners.D.Helearnedpopularmusicataboy’shome.

59.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheInventionoftheJazzMusicB.TheFatheroftheJazzStyle

C.TheMakingofaMusicianD.TheSpreadofPopularMusic

参考答案56—BCCB

AsmalltowninsouthwestBritainisbanning（禁止）plasticbagsinanattempttohelptheenvironmentandcutwaste—astepthatenvironmentalistsbelieveisafirstforEurope.

ShopkeepersinMod-burypopulation1,500,agreedtostophandingoutdisposableplasticbagstocustomersonSaturday.Theysaidpapersacksandclothcarrierbagswouldbeofferedinstead.

Lastmonth,SanFranciscobecamethefirstU.S.citytobanplasticgrocerybags.Internationally,lawstodiscouragetheuseofplasticbagshavebeenpassedinpartsofSouthAfricaandIreland,wheregovernmentseithertaxshopperswhousethemorfinecompaniesthathandthemout.Bangladeshalreadybansthem,andsodoatleast30remoteAlaskanvillages.

Mod-bury,about225milessouthwestofLondon,hasalsodeclaredabagamnesty（宽限期）,allowinglocalpeopletohandinplasticbagsthathavepiledupathome.Theywillbesentfortravelling.

TheMod-burybanwastheideaofRebeccaHosking,whosawtheeffectofbagsonmarinelifewhileworkinginthePacificasawildlifecamerawoman.Shesaidresponse（反应）inthetownsofarhadbeen"reallypositive".

"Mod-buryisquiteanold-fashionedtownandalotofpeoplehavewickerbasketstogooutshoppinganyway,"HoskingtoldSkyNewsTelevision.

TheWorld-watchInstitute,anenvironmentalresearchagency,statesthat100billionplasticbagsarethrownawayeachyearintheUnitedStatesalone.Morethan500billionareusedyearlyaroundtheworld.

60.WhatwasRebeccaHosking?

A.Alawyer.B.An