高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选阅读理解44.docx

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高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选阅读理解44

2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：

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1.Asrainbeginstofallfromtheclouds,itisverypure.However,asitfallsthroughtheairitdissolvessomeofthegasesintheair,Italsocollectsbitsofdustandmicrobes（微生物）thatarefloatingintheair,Whentherainreachesthegrounditbeginstopickupmoredustanddirt,Manykindsofmineralsubstancesdissolveinthewater,Sandandnudcannotdissolveinwater.

Sincewaterissoimportanttous,itisveryimportantthatthewaterweuseshouldbeclean,Otherwise,wemightgetsomeofthediseasesthatarecarriedbywaterManymicrobesareharmful,Theyaresosmallthatwecannotseethem,Thesemicrobesmustberemovedorkilledbeforethewaterisnotclean,peoplewhodrinkthiswatermaygetthesediseases,Thus,toprovidepeoplewithcleanwater,thegovernmentpurifiesthewater.

Purificationisalongprocessandconsistsofthreestages:

storing,purifyinganddistributing,Thefirststageisstoring,Man-madelakescalledreservoirsareusedforthispurpose,Waterfromtherains,otherlakes,streamsandriversiscollectedinthereservoirs,Thiswaterisusuallydirtyandmuddy.

Inthesecondstageshichispurifying,waterfromthereservoirsisfilteredinaspecialpond,Stones,sandandotherunwantedtinythingsarecaughtinit,Afterthat,tinymicrobesarestillpresentinthewater,Thesemicrobesareremovedby“airing”thewaterandbyaddingachemicalsubstancecalledchloring（氯）tothewater,Thiskillsallthemicrobesinthewater,Afterthisthewatercanbesafelyusedfordrinking.

Thethirdstageisthedistributionofthepurifiedwatertohomes,hospitals,offices,factoriesandotherplaces,Thisisdonethroughanetworkofpipesofvarioussizes,Thesepipesmustbemakeofasuitablematerial.

51、FromParagraph1,wecanlearnthat

A、Rainhascontainedgaseswhenitformsintheclouds

B、Dustandmicrobesaredissolvedinrainwhenrainfallsontheground

C、Thecloserrainistotheground,themoreimpurethingsitcontains

D、Sandandmudarethingsraincollectswhenitfallsthroughtheair

52、AccordingtoParagraph2,thefollowingstatementsarewrongexceptthat

A、Allthemicrobesinwaterareharmfulsowatermustbepurified

B、somediseasescanspreadthroughdrinkingwaterifitisnotclean

C、Waterissafetodrinkifonlyharmfulmicrobesareremovedfromit

D、itisthegovrnment’sresponsibilitytomakedrinkingwaterclean

53、Whatcanweknowaboutman-madelakes?

A、Itisusedthroughthewholeprocessofpurification

B、Onlyrainwatercanbecollectedandstoredinit

C、Watercollectedcanbestoredandfilteredinit

D、Waterfromthemcontainsalotofimpuresubstances

54、Whatisthefunctionofthechemicalsubstancechlorine?

A、toairthewaterB、tocatchtinythings

C、tokillmicrobesD、toremoveharmfulgases

55、Whatisprobablythispassage?

A、AnewsreportB、AbookreviewC、AmagazinearticleD、Aschoolpaper

2.Twoyearsago,HannahMighall,then13,survivedagreatwhitesharkattackonTasmania’snorth-eastcoast,butdespitetheterriblescars,theshyyetcourageousteenagerisdeterminedtogetbackintothewater.

It’sbeenalongjourneybackforthebravegirl,whoselifewaschangedforeverasshewasonhersurfboard60metresoffshoreatBinalong,Bay,Tasmania.

Hercousin,32-yeaf-oldsybMundy,wassurfingnearby,“Suddenly,everythingwentquiet,”Hannah,now15,recallsofthedayshealmostlostherlife,“IlookdownintothewaterandnoticedadarkshadowundermyboardIknewinstantlyitwasashark.”

AsSybwatchedinhorror,thefive-metresharkputhundredsofsharpteethontoHannah’srightleg,throwingherfromherboard,“Iwasattachedtomyleg-ropeasthesharkstaredtopullmeunderthewater”,Sheshakes,“Iwaslyingonmybackwithonelegundertheshark’sbodyandtheotherstillinitsjaws.”

Sybdesperatelypunched（猛击）theshark’snoseandreachedouttograbHannahasthemonsterbitahugechunk（大块）fromthesurfboard,“Iwasstillattachedtomyboardandwasdraggedbackunderthewateragain,”shesays,Whenshecameupforair,Hannahdogpaddled（爬泳）toSyb’sboardandhedraggedherfromthewatertolieonhisback,”Welookeddownandsawthesharkcirclingbeneathus,”Hannahsays.

Hannahwasrushedtothehospitalbyhelicopter,Sheneededmorethan400stitches（针）onherlegandspenttwoweeksinhospital.

Modestaboutherremarkablecourage,HannahoweshersurvivaltoSyb’sbraveryandthefactthatgreatwhites,despitetheirreputationasman-eaters,typicallydon’ttargethumans,Aftertheattack,HannahearnedtheSeaShepherdawardforcourageforspeakingindefenceoftheshark“Iwasinhisterritory,shewasn’tinmine,”shesmiles.

46、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A、CourageCanBeatAnyDifficultyB、HowtoEscapefromaSharkAttack

C、ASurvivalfromaSharkAttackD、SharksCanTargetHumansSometimes

47、WhatisthecorrectorderofthefollowingeventshappeningtoHannah?

a、Shewasbitandpulledbythesharkd、Shewasdraggedfromthewater

b、SheswamtoSyb’sboarde、Shewaspulledunderthewateragain

c、Shecameuptotakeabreathf、Shenoticedthechangeofthethingsaroundher

A、f,a,b,e,c,dB、f,a,e,c,b,dC、a,e,c,b,d,fD、a,c,b,e,d,f

48、Fromthepassage,whichstatementismentionedaboutHanah?

A、wassobravethatthisexperiencedidn’thaveanyinfluenceonherlife

B、didn’thesitatetogethackintothewatertosurfimmediatelysherecovered

C、thoughtitisacommonthingtobeattackedbyasharkintheocean

D、didn’tblamethefactthatsharksareknownasman-eatersforherbeingattacked

49、HowwasHannahsenttothehospital.?

A、ShewaswenttothehospitalbySybB、Shewaswenttothehospitalbylocalpeople

C、ShewaswenttothehospitalbyhelicopterD、ShewaswenttothehospitalbytheSeaShepherb

50、ThereasonwhyHannahwasawardedisthat.

A、Shewasbravetospeakforthesharkalthoughshewasseverelyinjuredbyit

B、Shesuccessfullyescapedfromadangeroussituationbecauseofhercourage

C、Shewascourageousenoughtogodeepintosharks’territoryandsurvived

D、Shehasbeendeterminedtogohackintotheseawheretherearesharks

3.Nuclearpower’sdangertohealth,safety,andevenlifeitselfcanbesummedupinoneword:

radiation.

Nuclearradiationhasacertainmysteryaboutit,partlybecauseitcannotbedetectedbyhumansenses.Itcan’tbeseenorheard,ortouchedortasted,eventhoughitmaybeallaroundus.Thereareotherthingslikethat.Forexample,radiowavesareallaroundusbutwecan’tdetectthem,sensethem,withoutaradioreceiver.Similarly,wecan’tsenseradioactivitywithoutaradiationdetector.Butunlikecommonradiowaves,nuclearradiationisnotharmlesstohumanbeingsandotherlivingthings.

Atveryhighlevels,radiationcankillananimalorhumanbeingimmediatelybykillingmassesofcellsinvitalorgans.Buteventhelowestlevelscandoseriousdamage.Thereisnolevelsofradiationthatiscompletelysafe.Iftheradiationdoesnothitanythingimportant,thedamagemaynotbeserious.Thisisthecasewhenonlyafewcellsarehit,andiftheyarekilledimmediately.Yourbodywillreplacethedeadcellswithhealthyones.Butifthefewcellsareonlydamaged,andiftheyreproducethemselves,youmaybeintrouble.Theycangrowintocancer.Sometimesthisdoesnotshowupformanyyears.

Thisisanotherreasonforsomeofthemysteryaboutnuclearradiation.Seriousdamagecanbedonewithoutthevictimbeingawareatthetimethatdamagehasoccurred.Apersoncanbeirradiated（辐射）andfeelfine,thendieforcancerfive,ten,ortwentyyearslaterasaresult.Orachildcanbebornweakasaresultofradiationabsorbedbyitsgrandparents.

Radiationcanhurtus.Wemustknowthetruth.

61.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Howtodetectnuclearradiation.

B.Howradiationkillaman.

C.Themysteryaboutnuclearradiation.

D.Seriousdamagecausedbynuclearradiation.

62.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Nuclearradiationcancausecancertohumanbeings.

B.Nuclearradiationcanbesafetohumanbeingsifitslevelislow.

C.Nuclearradiationcanbedetectedbyhumansenses.

D.Nuclearradiationisjustlikecommonradiowaves.

63.Howcannuclearradiationkillananimal?

A.Bydamagingitsheart.B.Bykillingafewcells.

C.Bykillingmanycellsinimportantorgans.D.Byhittinganyplaceinitsbody.

64.Whatisnotthereasonwhynuclearradiationhasacertainmystery?

A.Thehurtcellscanstayinthebodymanyyearsandthengrowintocancer.

B.Itcandoharmtoapersonwhilethevictimisn'tawarethedamagehasoccurred.

C.Nuclearradiationcankillapersonveryeasily.

D.Radiationcanseldomkillapersonimmediately.

65.Ifahumanbeingishitbynuclearradiation,hemay_______.

A.dieofcanceraftermanyyearsB.dieimmediately

C.haveachildwhomaybebornweakD.alloftheabove

4.Duringthelastfifteenyearsofmymother'slifeshesufferedwithAlzheimer'sdisease（老年痴呆）.Untilthenshehadbeenabright,cheerfulwomandeeplyinterestedandinvolvedintheworldaroundher.IwouldgohometovisitherinVirginiaandshewouldlookatmeinapuzzledwayandask,“Whoareyou?

”Iwouldanswer,“I'myourson.”“Wheredoyoulive?

”Shewouldask.“InCalifornia”,Iwouldtellher.“Isn'tthatinteresting,”shewouldsay,“IhaveasoninCalifornia.”

Sheseemedsimplyforgetfulandconfusedatthebeginningofthedisease,butlateronshewouldgothroughperiodsofintenseanxiety.Shewouldpacethroughthehouseshehadlivedinmostofherlifecryinguneasilythatshewantedtogohome.Orshewouldleaveh