高考英语阅读理解展望训练14.docx

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高考英语阅读理解展望训练14

2014高考英语阅读理解展望训练（14）及答案

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。

（安徽卷）C

Theyarethesortoffriendswhoaresoclosetheytrusteachotherwiththeirlives.Ifonefalls,theotheristheretocatchhim.

TheyareWellman,whoselegswerepermanentlyinjurednineyearsagoinarock-climbingaccident,andCorbett,anexperiencedrockclimber.Together,theyclimbedupHalfDome,thefamous2,000-footrockintheYosemiteNationalPark,throughoneofthemostdifficultroutes（路线）.

Duringtheclimb,Corbetttookthelead,hitinthemetalspikes（尖状物）thatguidedtheropesandclimbedup.Then,afterWellmanpulledhimselfuptherope,Corbettwentdowntoremovethespikesandclimbedupagain.Thisprocesswasrepeatedtimeandagain,inchbyinch,for13days.Wellman’sjobwasnoteasyeither.Hegothimselfuptheropethroughupperbodystrengthalone.Inall,Wellmanfiguredthathehaddone5,000pull-upsuptheropeontheclimb.

However,whenthetwomenfirstmet,theynevertalkedaboutclimbing.“HeknewthatwashowIgotinjured.”Wellmansaid.UntilonedayWellmandecidedthathewantedtoclimbagainandtheystartedtraining.

TheirclimbofHalfDomewasnotallsmooth.Atonepoint,piecesofrockgaveway,andCorbettdroppeddownquickly.Wellmanlockedtheirropeinplace,stoppingthefallat20feet.Hisquickactionprobablysavedhisfriend’slife.

“Yourpartnercansaveyourlife—youcansaveyourpartner’slife,”Wellmansaidasthepairreceivedcongratulationsfromfriends.“Therearerealcloseties.”

【文章大意】在现实生活中，不管作什么事情，人人互助就能克服任何困难，甚至挽救生命。

Wellman和Corbett的经历恰好印证了这个道理。

64.WhichofthefollowingwasachallengeforCorbettinclimbingHalfDome?

A.Toclimbuptoremovethespikes.B.Toclimbittwice

C.Todo5,000pull-upsuptherope.D.Tolocktheropeinplace.

【解析】选B。

细节理解题。

根据文章可知，C项和D项是Wellman所为，因此排除。

根据第六段可知，Corbett在攀爬之中掉了下去，是Wellman及时固定住缆绳阻止住他下落，他得再次攀爬上去，对他来说这是个最大的挑战，因此选择B项。

65.Whydidthetwomennevertalkaboutclimbingwhentheyfirstmet?

A.Corbettwaspoorlytrained.

B.Wellmanhadlostinterestinclimbing.

C.Corbettdidn’twanttohurtWellman.

D.Wellmanhadn’tdecidedwhethertoclimbagain.

【解析】选C。

推理判断题。

根据句子whenthetwomenfirstmet,theynevertalkedaboutclimbing.“HeknewthatwashowIgotinjured.”Wellmansaid和…Wellman,whoselegswerepermanentlyinjurednineyearsagoinarock-climbingaccident可知，他们没有谈论攀岩是因为Corbett不想伤害Wellman这个残疾人的自尊。

A、B、D项没有提及。

66.WhatdoweknowaboutWellman?

A.HeclimbedHalfDomebyhimself.

B.Hewasdisabledinatrafficaccident.

C.Hestoppedrock-climbingforsometime.

D.HewassavedbyCorbettduringtheclimb.

【解析】选C。

推理判断题。

根据第五段可知，Wellman过了一段时间才决定再次攀岩，于是他们二人共同训练，因此C项正确。

A项课文中没有提及；B项错在inatrafficaccident，应为inarock-climbingaccident；D项错误，应为Wellman挽救了Corbett的生命。

67.Themainideaofthetextisthat.

A.twoheadsarebetterthanone

B.friendshipispreciousinlife

C.thedisabledshouldnevergiveup

D.amancanbedestroyedbutcannotbedefeated

【解析】选B。

主旨大意题。

通读全文可知，Wellman和Corbett通过在攀岩活动中互相帮助，战胜困难，甚至挽救生命的事迹，歌颂了友谊之珍贵，文末的Therearerealcloseties也能说明C项正确。

A项意为“一人不敌二人计”。

（重庆卷）A

Therewasagardenerwholookedafterhisgardenwithgreatcare.Towaterhisflowers,heusedtwobuckers.Onewasashinyandnewbucket.Theotherwasaveryoldanddilapidatedone,whichhadseenmanyyearsofservice,butwasnowpastitsbest.

Everymorning,thegardenerwouldfillupthetwobuckets.Thenhewouldcarrythemalongthepath,oneoneachside,totheflowerbeds.Thenewbucketwasveryproudofitself.Itcouldcarryafullbucketofwaterwithoutasingledropspilled（溢出）.Theoldbucketfeltveryashamedbecauseofitsholes:

beforeitreachedtheflowerbeds,muchwaterhadleakedalongthepath.

Sometimesthenewbucketwouldsay,“SeehowcapableIam!

Howgooditisthatthegardenerhasmetowatertheflowerseveryday!

Idon'tknowwhyhestillbotherswithyou.Whatawasteofspaceyouare!

”

Andallthattheoldbucketcouldsaywas,“IknowI’mnotveryuseful,butIcanonlydomybest.I’mhappythatthegardenerstillfindsalittlebitofuseinme,atleast.”

Oneday,thegardenerheardthatkindorconversation.Afterwateringtheflowersasusual,hesaid,“Youbothhavedoneyourworkverywell.NowIamgoingtocarryyouback.Iwantyoutolookcarefullyalongthepath.”

Thenthetwobucketsdidso.Allalongthepath,theynoticed,onthesidewherethenewbucketwascarried,therewasjustbare（光秃秃的）earth;ontheonthersidewheretheoldbucketwascarried,therewasajoyousrowofwildflowers,leadingallthewaytothegarden.

56.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dilapidated”probablymean?

outD.Plain-looking.

57.Whatwastheoldbucketashamedof?

A.Hispast.B.Hisaging.

C.Hismanner.D.Hisleaking.

58.Thenewbucketmadeconversationswiththeoldonemainlyto

A.laugthattheoldone

B.takepityontheoldone

C.showoffitsbeautifullooks

D.praisethegardener’skindness

59.Whywastheoldbucketstillkeptbythegardener?

A.Becauseitwasusedtokeepabalance

B.Becauseitstayedinitsbesrcondition

C.Becauseitwastakenasatreasure

D.Becauseithaditsownfunction

【答案】CDAD

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Variousnon-traditionaleducationoptionsarenowavailableandcontinuetoflourish（繁荣）.Oneofthemostimportantusesineducationistheuseoftechnology.Teachersareencouragedtousenewtechnologicaldevicesinordertostrengthenlearningamongstudentsandmeettheneedsofvarioustypesoflearners.

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