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高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列练习题8及答案

2014高考英语阅读理解精英定时系列练习题（8）及答案

【齐齐哈尔市实验中学2013综合训练】C

Asadisabledperson,IoftenfeelIhavetwojobs.There'smynormaljobworkingasaradioproducerandthere’smyrolemanagingateamofcarers（otherwisecalledpersonalassistants）.Ofthetwojobs,beingaradioproducerisconsiderablyeasier.OneofthehardestaspectsofbeingaPAemployerandneeding24-hourcareisthatyouneverfeel“offduty”.AtanytimeaPAcouldpresentmewithanissueorconcernthatneedshandling.

TherewasanoccasionwhenapreviousPAcameintomybedroomonemorningtogetmeupandbegancomplainingstraightawaythatIhadpaidherthewrongamountthatweek.AnotherformerPAoncecalledmeonaSaturdayeveningtoaskifshecouldbooksomeannualleave.

Oncethebookingisconfirmed,theworryaboutnothavingacareratallisreplacedbyconcernoverwhothecareris.Myagencytriesveryhardtosendmecarerswho’vehelpedmebefore,butobviouslyifyoubookagencycareatshortnoticeyoujusthavetoacceptwhoeverisavailable.Whenanagencysendsmeacarerwhoisnewtome,Ihavetoexplainmyneedsfromscratch.

Ofcourse,noorganisationisneverwrongandcareagenciesarenoexception.Whenanagencymakesamistakeandacarerfailstoturnup,theimpactonmylifecanbefrustratinganddistressing.ItmightmeanI’munabletogetupinthemorningandamstuckinbedforhoursstaringattheceiling,waitingforacarertoarrive.ItmightmeanI’mlateforworkorhavetomissanappointment.Fortunately,overthelastdecadeI’veseenaconsiderableimprovementinthequalityofservicecareagenciesprovide.Mostofthetime,I’mpleasedtosay,theagenciesIusearecaring,organisedandreliable.

WhenahomePAisoffsick,lifecanbestressfulbutwhenaworkPAisill,theconsequencescanbemoreserious.Athomeitdoesn’tmatteriftasksdon’tgetdoneortakelongerbecausetheagencycarerislessexperiencedathelpingmethanmypermanentPAs.Theonlypersonaffectedismyself.However,atworkIhavetomeetdeadlinesandifIdon’tdomyjobproperly,thennotonlywillitcreateextraproblemsformycolleaguesbutitcouldalsoaffectthequalityoftheprogrammeI'mworkingon.

Luckily,Iemploytwofull-timepermanentPAssowhenoneisabsentIusuallystillhavetheotheronewithme.OnanormaldaytheworkPAsshareoutthehoursequallybetweenthem.

CoveringaPA’ssicknessnotonlycreatespracticalproblems,itcanalsobeafinancialheadache.Agencycareisexpensive.Forthisreason,aPAwhodoesn’tneedmuchsickleaveisworthherweightingold.

64.Thepassageismainlyabout__________________.

A.socialrelationB.houseworkandwork

C.socialcareD.sicknessandtreatment

65.BeingaPAemployer,theauthorfeelssheisalways“onduty”because____________.

A.shetakesuptwojobs----workingasradioproducerandmanagingateamofcarers.

B.someemployeesareeitherlessexperiencedorconsiderablylazy.

C.shehastogetupearlyinthemorningandgotobedlateatnight.

D.apersonalassistantmaybringmuchtroubletoheranytime.

66.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheserviceofthecareagencies?

A.Thequalityofservicecareagenciesofferhasimprovedalot.

B.Hercareagenciesnevermakeanymistakes.

C.Hercareagenciestakegoodcareofher.

D.Theservicehercareagenciesprovideneedsconsiderableimprovement.

67.WhycantheconsequencesbemoreseriouswhenaworkPAisill?

A.BecauseaworkPAislessefficientthanahomePA.

B.Becausetheauthor’spoorworkhasaneffectonhercolleagueswithnocare.

C.BecauseonanormaldayaworkPAhasmuchimportantworktodo.

D.BecausetheabsenceofaPAcancausefinancialproblems.

【参考答案】64—67CDAB

链接2.（2012浙江卷）

Easter（复活节）isstillagreatdayforworship,randyinbasketsandrunningaroundtheyardfindingeggs,buteveryyearitgetsquiteabitworseforbunnies.

Andno,notbecausethekidsliketopulltheirears.Theculpritisclimatechange,andsomeresearchersfoundthatrisingtemperaturesarchavingharmfuleffectsonatleastfivespeciesofrabbitintheUS.

TaketheLowerKeysMarchrabbit,forinstance.AnendangeredspeciesthatlivesintheLowerFloridaKeys,thisspeciesofcottontailisagreatswimmer—itlivesontheislands!

—butitisalreadyseverelyaffectedbydevelopmentandnowbyrisinglevels.AccordingtotheCenterforBiologicalDiversity,anoceanlevelriseofonly0.6meterswillsendtheseguysjumpingtohighergroundanda0.9-meterrisewouldwipeouttheirhabitat（栖息地）completely.

Thesnowshoehare,ontheotherhand,hasacolorissue.Mostoftheserabbitschangetheirfurcolorfromwhiteinthewintertimetobrowninthesummer,eachdesignedtogivethembettercoverfrompredators（捕食者）.Asthenumberofdayswithsnowdecreasesallacrossthecountry,however,moreandmorebunniesarcbeingleftinwhitefurduringbrowndirtdaysofbothfallandspring,makingthemaneasiermarkforpredators.Researchersknowthatthecolorchangeiscontrolledbythenumberofhoursofsunlight,butwhethertherabbitwillbeabletoadaptquickenoughtosurviveisabigquestion.TheNationalWildlifeFederationhasreportedthathuntershavenoticedtheirnumbersarealreadymarkedlydown.

Americanpikasorrockrabbits,arelativeofrabbitsandhares,mightbethefirs'ofthesespeciestogoextinctduetoclimatechange.About7-8incheslong,pikaslivehighinthecool,dampmountainswestoftheRockyMountains.Asglobaltemperaturesrise,theywouldnaturallymigrate（迁徙）tohigherground—buttheyalreadyoccupythemountaintops.Theycan'tgoanyhigher.TheNationalWildlifeFederationreportsthattheymightnotbeabletostandthenewtemperaturesastheirhabitatbeatsup.

Thevolcanorabbithasthesameproblem.TheserabbitsliveontheslopesofvolcanoesinMexico,andrecentstudieshaveshownthatthelowerrangeoftheirhabitathasalreadyshiftedupwardabout700meters,buttherearenotsuitableplantsforthemtomovehigher,sotheyarestuckinthemiddle.Scientistsareconcernedabouttheirpopulations.

NativetotheUS,pygmyrabbitsweighlessthan1poundandliveintheAmericanWest.Theyarebelievedtobethesmallestrabbitsintheworld.Theirhabitatshavebeendestroyedbydevelopment.Severalpopulations,suchastheColumbiaBasinpygmy,almostwentextinctandweresavedbyzoobreedingprograms.Pygmyrabbitsalsorelyonwintercoverbydiggingtunnelsthroughthesnowtoescapepredators,butlessersnowfallisleavingthem

exposed.

AllofthisgivesnewmeaningtodressingupinagiantbunnycostumethisEaster.

41ThewritermentionsEasteratthebeginningofthepassageinorderto_______.

A.showtheimportanceofEasterDayB.introducetheissueaboutbunnies

C.remindpeopleofEastertraditionsD.discusstherelationshipbetweenEasterandbunnies

42.Theword"culprit"（Paragraph2）isclosestinmeaningto______.

A.criminalB.judgeC.victi

mD.producer

43.Accordingtothepassage,somerabbitscannowbeeasilyUncoveredbypredatorsbecausethey_______

A.areexposedlomoreskillfulhunters

B.havemovedtohabitatswithfewerplants

C.haven'tadaptedthemselvestoclimatechange

D.can'tchangetheirfurcolorintowhiteinthefallandthespring

44,Theproblemfacedbyvolcanorabbetsandrockrabbitsisthat________.

A.bothareaffectedby1esssnowB.bothareaffectedbyrisingsealevels

Cneithercanfindenoughfood0.neithercanmigratetohigherplaces

45Whichbestdescribesthewriter'stoneinthepostage?

A.Approving.B.Concerned.C.Enthusiastic.D.Doubtful.

【长难句解析】Mostoftheserabbitschangetheirfurcolorfromwhiteinthewintertimetobrowninthesummer,eachdesignedtogivethembettercoverfrompredators（捕食者）。

大多数这种兔子会把冬天时的白色皮毛变成夏季的棕色，每一种颜色的变化是为了让他们更好地避免捕食者的发现。

Designed是非谓语，与其逻辑主语each构成被动关系，故用过去分词作状语。

此外由于each和句子主语mostoftheserabbits不是同一事物，因此这种非谓语结构在语法上被称之为独立主格结构。

阅读理解词意猜测解题指导

例1（2012·湖南）WhenmybrotherandIwereyoung,mymomwouldtakeusonTransportationDays.

Itgoeslikethis:

Youca

n’ttakeanymeansoftransportationmorethanonce.Wewouldstartfromhome,walkingtwoblockstotherailstation.We’dtakethetrainintothecitycenter,thenabus,switchingtothetram,thenmaybeataxi.Wealwaysconsideredtakingahorsecarriage

inthehistoricdistrict,butwedidn’tlikethewaythehorsesweretreated,soweneverdid.Attheendoftheday,wetookthesubwaytoourcloseststation,whereMom’sfriendwaswaitingtogiveusaridehome—ourfirstcarrideoftheday.

ThegoodthingaboutTransportationDaysisnotonlythatMomtaughtushowtogetaround.Shewasborntobemultimodal（多方式的）.Sheunderstoodthatdependingoncarsonlywasafailureofimaginationand,aboveall,afailureofconfidence—theproductofachildhoodnotspentexploringsubwaytunnels.

Onceyoulearntheroutemapandstepwithcertaintyoverthegapbetweenthetrainandtheplatform,nothingisfrighteninganymore.Newcitiesarejustlight-raillinestobeexplored.Andyourpersonalcar,ifyouhaveone,becomesjustonemoretoolinthetoolbox—andoftenaninadequateone,limitingbothyourmobilityandyourwallet.

OnTransportationDays,wemightstopforlunchonChestnutStreetorbuyanewbookortoy,butthetransportationwasthepoint.First,itwasexcitingenoughtowatchtheworldspeedbyfromthetrainwindow.AsIgotolder,mymomhelpedmeunlockthemysteriesthatwouldotherwisehaveparalyzedmyfirstattemptstodoitmyself:

HowdoIknowwheretogetoff?

HowdoIknowhowmuchitcosts?

HowdoIknowwhenIneedtickets,andwheretogetthem?

Whattrack,whatline,which