届高考考前热身专练日常生活科普环保类阅读1.docx

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届高考考前热身专练日常生活科普环保类阅读1

2015届高考考前热身专练：

日常生活、科普环保类阅读

1.（2014届贵州省六校联盟高三第二次联考英语试卷）

Insidetheirone-store,metal-roofedhouseonVancouverIsland’swestcoast，JanetSchwartzandherdomesticated（驯养的）deer,Bimbo,arereturningtotheirnormallives.Thelaw-representedbymenandwomendressedinblackuniformsandcarryingguns—isnolongerthreateningtoforciblyseparateSchwartzandBimbo，freeingthel0-year-olddeertothefates（命运）ofthesurroundingrainforestanditshungrywolvesandblackbears．

“Weloveeachother，”saidSchwartzwhoturned70onSaturday.“she’llcomeuptomeandshe’llkissmerightonthelips，likeamankissesawoman’’

Forfourdayslastweek，Schwartz’lifeturnedasrockyastheroughloggingroadthatconnectedherlifetotheoutsideworld.ConservationofficershadarrivedwithorderstolooseBimbo.Schwartzwastoldshewasn’tallowedtotouchBimboanymore.Itseemedsomebodyhadcomplained，saidEnvironmentMinisterTerryLakeearlierintheweek,notingit’sillegaltokeepwildanimalsaspets.

Duringthosetensedays，sleeplessnightsweremadeevenmorerestlessbynightmares，saidSchwartz.TherewerenewsstoriesandFacebookpageswhichsupportedSchwartzandbyFriday，thegovernmenthadchangeditsmind.Schwartzcouldkeepherpetwiththehelpofaveterinarianandconservationofficers.

“Itmakesmefeelgood，”saidSchwartzoftheannouncement．“Sheismylife．andI’vehadhersincethedayshe’sbeenborn.”

Therelationshipbeganwhenafriendfoundtheorphanedfawn（幼鹿）alonganearbyloggingroad，morethanakilometerawayfromhercurrenthome，saidSchwartz.ThefriendbroughtthefawnoverbecausesheknewSchwartzhadraisedadeerbefore.

Schwartznamedthefawn（小鹿）Bimbo，basedonaGeneAutrysongthatwasplayinginsideherhomeatthetime，andbeganfeedingtheanimalgoat’smilk.Daysturnedintomonthsandyears,andnowBimboisapartofthefamily.

63．AccordingtoParagraph1,JanetSchwartz’slifeisreturningtonormalbecause

A.noonedisturbsherlifeagainB.shecancontinuetokeepthedeer

C.shehasmarriedagainD.Bimbohasreturnedtotheforest

64．Whydidn’tSchwartzwanttoloosethedeer?

A.Itwastheonlycompanioninherhouse

B.Shewantedtostudythelifestyleofthedeer．

C.Thedeerhadbecomepartofherlife．

D.Shehadaveterinariantohelpher．

65．ConservationofficersorderedJanettolooseBimbobecause

A.thedeerwasnotproperlytakencareof

B.thedeerbroughtharmtotheneighborhood

C.itwasagainstthelawtokeepthedeerasapet

D.thedeermadetoomuchnoise

66．Whatmadethegovernmentchangeitsmind?

A.Schwartz’sloveforthedeer.

B.Thethreattothedeerinthewild.

C.Thechangeofthelaw.

D.TheinfluencefromthepressandtheWeb.

2.（2014届湖北省黄冈市高三年级3月测试英语试卷）

It'sgoingtobeachaotic（混乱的）day.HowdoIknow?

It’sMonday.OK,joking.But,Idopredictthattodaywillbefilledwiththenormallast-minutetasks,firedrills,andunforeseenevents.So,howdoyoukeepyourselffrombeingsweptawayinthestreamofchaos?

Howdoyouremaincalmwhileothersarerushingandpanicking?

There'saproblem…Panic!

Whenthingsdon'tgoasplanned,howdoyoureact?

Areyouthecalmonewhoworkstofixthings?

OrtheonerunningaroundlikeChickenLittlescreamingthattheskyfalling?

Gettingupsetoralarmedcanseemlikenaturalreactionstoaproblem.

Hereareafewtipstokelpyouremaincalminthefaceofthestorm:

•Don'tPanicYouarebetterabletofindasolutionifyouaren'tpanicking.Ifyoucankeepyourheadwhenothersarelosingtheirs,youwillbeabletomakeadeardecisioninthechaos.

•ThereAren'tManyTrueEmergenaesMytimeasaNavalOfficertaughtmeabouttrueemergencies.Inthemilitary,whenthereisaproblem,peoplecangethurtordie.Thisisnotusuallythecasewhentheofficecopieroremailservergoesdown.Keepthingsinperspective.Thereareveryfewtrueemergenciesinlife.

•Avoidthe"FightorFlight"Whenyouarestressed,yourbodywillwanttogointo"fightorflight."Yourbodywasdesignedtokeepyousafefromdanger,butitsnaturalreflexesaren'talwaysthebestsolutionagainstaprojectgoneaway.Keepyouremotionsincheckandensurethatyourphysicalreflexesdon’tmakebaddecisionsforyou.

•HeadIntoTheProblemWhileeveryoneelseisrunningaway,trueleaderswalkintoaproblem.Stickingyourheadinthesandonlymakesthingsworse.Insteadoftryingtoignorethesituition,gettotheheartoftheissueassoonaspossible.Onlythencanyouaddressit

HowWillYouReact?

Whenyoufindyourselfreadytoloseit,takeastepback.Ask,"Inthistrulyanemergcncy?

"Keepyourheadwhenothersarelosingtheirs.Andyou'llfindthatyouarethatmuchclosertoasolution.

67．Theauthorwritesthefirstparagraphinorderto______.

A.describeachaoticdayB.advocateawayoflifeC.introduceatopicD.makeajoke

68．Inordertomakeawiserdecisioninthechaos,youshould_____.

A.lowyourheadB.keepyourheadC.shakeyourheadD.stickyourhead

69．Theexampleoftheauthor'stimeasaNavalOfficerisusedtoillustrate_____.

A.thereareseldomtrueemergenciesinlife

B.therearemanytrueemergenciesinlife

C.someemergenciesarereallyurgent

D.someemergenciescan'tbepredicted

70．Whatwouldthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.FightorFlight

B.Trueemergencies

C.LessTalking,MoreDoing

D.Keepcalminthefaceofthestorm

3.（2014届湖北省黄冈市高三年级3月测试英语试卷）

Theworld'slargestsolarthermalplant（太阳热能发电站）issettobeginproducingpowerintheUnitedStatesbytheendoftheyear.Windandenergyfromthesunaregenerallyconsideredclean,unlikeenergyfromcoal-burningpowerstations.However,environmentalistsnowworrythattoomuchsolarpowerdevelopmentcouldharmthelocalenvironment.

ACaliforniacompany—BrightSourceEnergyisbuildingahugesolarpowerplantintheMojavedesert,about60kilometerssouthwestofLasVegas,Nevada.TheplantisknownastheIvanpahSolarElectricGeneratingSystem.JoeDesmondworksforthecompany."Thisisactuallyoneofthehighestconcentrationsofsunlightintheworld,outhereinIvanpah."explainedDesmond.BrightSourceEnergywilldeploy170,000speciallydesignedmirrorstodirectsolarenergytowardsboilersontopofthreepowertowers.Thesteamproducedintheboilerswilldriveturbine（涡轮）tomakeelectricity.JoeDesmondsaysthesteamcanreachtemperaturesofmorethan260degreesCelsius."Wecanstorethesun'sthermalenergyintheformofmoltensalt,sowecanproduceelectricityevenwhenthesungoesdown.Thereisalotofinterestinconcentratingsolarpoweraroundtheglobeinenvironmnentswhereyouhavelotsofsun,suchasChina,SouthAfrica,theMiddleEast,NorthAfrica,explainedDesmond.

Environmentalistsgenerallysupporttheideaofsolarpower,however,manyareconcernedabouttheeffectofpowerplantsonsensitiveenvironment.LisaBelenkyisalawyerwiththeCenterforBiologicalDiversity,aprivategroup.ShesaysenvironmentalistsarespecificallyworriedabouttheeffectoftheIvanpahSolarProjectonthesensitiveplantandanimallifeinthatpartofMojavedesert."Eventhoughthedesertseemsbig,whenyoustartcuttingitup,itcanreallyaffecthowthespeciesandtheanimalsandtheplantsareabletosurviveinthelongrun,"saidLisaBelenky.BrightSourceEnergyhasalreadyspentmorethan$50milliontomoveendangereddeserttortoisesawayfromthepowerplant.butLisaBelenkysaysthisisnottheanswer."Weshouldbereusingareasthathavea1readybeendisturbed,likeoldminingsites,forexample...eitheronhomes,onbusinesses,parkinglots."saidBelenky.

TherehavealsobeenreportsofbirdsdyingattheIvanpahPlantandotherslikeit.

Somebirdsdieaftercollidingwithsolarequipmentwhichtheanimalsmistakeforwater.Otherbirdswerekilledorsufferedburnsafterflyingthroughtheintenseheatatthesolarthermalplant.Assolarprojectsincrease,environmentalistsanddevelopersareconsideringwhattodotoreducebirddeath.

71．WhyistheIvanpahSolarElectricGeneratingSystembeingbuiltinthedesert?

A.Becausethetemperatureisextremelyhighinthedesert.

B.Becausethereisnolifeinthedesert.

C.Becausethereismuchsaltinthedesert.

D.Becausesunlightishighlyfocusedinthedesert.

72．Whycantheplantmakeelectricityatnight?

A.Becausethesun'sthermalenergycanbestoredintheformofsteam.

B.Becausethesun'sthermalenergycanbestoredintheformofmoltensalt.

C.Becausethesun'ssthermalenergycanbestoredthroughmirrors

D.Becausethesun'sthermalenergycanbestoredintheboilers.

73．AccordingtoLisaBelenky,inordertoreducetheeffect,_____.

A.weshouldmovealltheplantsandanimalsawayfromthesolarplant

B.weshouldguidethebirdnottohitthesolarplant

Cweshouldbuildthesolarplantindisturbedareas

D.weshouldbuildthesolarplantinthedesert

74．Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthesolarprojectsis_____.

A.supportiveB.criticalC.indifferentD.cautious

4.（2014届江西省九所重点中学高三下学期3月联合考试英语试卷）

Cloudseedingisamethodofartificiallycausingcloudstoproduceprecipitation（降水）intheformofrainorsnow．Cloudseedinghasalsobeenusedinattemptstomodifytheseverityofhailstormsandhurricanes．Theeffectivenessofcloudseedingremainscontroversial（有争议的）．butitcontinuestobeusedinsomeregionstotrytoincreaserainfallforagricultureandtobuildsnowpacksforwatersuppliesandpowerproduction．

CloudseedingwasdevelopedbyAmericanscientistsIrvingLangmuirandVincentJosephSchaeferduringandafterWorldWarII．Theirworkbeganasanefforttolearnmoreaboutthebuildupof