（整理版高中英语）龙泉高中高三考前英语阅读日日练（十六）.doc

龙泉高中高三考前英语阅读日日练十六 第1篇 1970 was “World Conservation Year. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world was in danger. They hoped that the governments would act quickly in order to conserve nature. Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were 1300 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland, but now only 860 remain. The others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology. We are changing the earth, the air and the water, and everything that grows and lives. We cant live without these things. If we continue like this, we shall destroy ourselves.What will happen in the future? Perhaps it is more important to ask “What must we do now? The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today. A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. Many are hoping to save our world. They plant trees, build bridges across rivers in forests and so on. In a small town in the United States a large group of girls cleaned the banks of eleven kilometres of their river. Young people may hear about conservation through a record called “No, Ones Going to Change our World. It was made by Scatles, Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve wild animals.1. There are few plants, trees and flowers in Holland now because _.A. there has been a lot of conservation in HollandB. Holland does not need so many plants, trees and flowersC. many plants, trees and flowers don't grow there any moreD. some plants, trees and flowers are dangerous2. We shall destroy ourselves if we don't _.A. improve our technology in planting treesB. hear about the record called “No, Ones Going to Change our WorldC. try our best to save the worldD. change the earth3. “No, Ones Going to Change our World. was _.A. an important book published in 1970B. a record calling on people to conserve natureC. an idea that nobody would acceptD. a rule worked out by the United States4. What is the most important thing for us to do to save our world?A. We should clean the banks of our rivers.B. We should know what will happen in the future.C. We should know what we should do and do it now.D. We should plant more trees and flowers.5. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. 1970 was “World Conservation Year.B. The United Nations wanted everybody to know that the world is in danger.C. Conservation is necessary.D. It is the young people who are helping to save our world. 1.C。推理判断题。根据第一自然段内容可知。2.C。细节理解题。根据第一自然段最后两句We can't live without these things. If we continue like this, we shall destroy ourselves.可知。3.B。推理判断题。根据文章最后一自然段倒数第三句Young people may hear about conservation through a record called “No, One's Going to Change our World. 可知。4.C。推理判断题。根据文章第二自然段可推出此答案。5.C。主旨大意题。文章最后一自然段中点明了主题：A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. 第2篇Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “I was a clothes addict, he jokes. “I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled. Today David wears casual clothes-khaki pants and sports shirt-to the office. He hardly ever wears a necktie. “Im working harder than ever, David says, “and I need to feel comfortable. More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work in the United States. The change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual. In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on Friday(but only on Friday). This became known as “dress-down Friday of “casual Friday. “What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing. said business consultant Maisly Jones.Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes? One reason is that its easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code. “A lot of young people dont want to dress up for work, says the owner of a software company, “so its hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code. Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study conducted by Levi Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dress improves employee morale. Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative impact on productivity. Supporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual dress code helps them save money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day, one person said. “For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes. 1. David Smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict, because _.A. he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirtB. he couldnt stand a clean appearanceC. he wanted his clothes to look neat all the timeD. he didnt want to spend much money on clothes2. David Smith wears casual clothes now, because _.A. they make him feel at ease when workingB. he cannot afford to buy expensive clothesC. he looks handsome in casual clothes D. he no longer works for any company3. According to this passage, which of the following statements is false? A. Many employees dont like a conservative dress code. B. Comfortable clothes make employees more productive. C. A casual clothes code is welcomed by young employees. D. All the employers in the U. S. are for casual office wear.4. According to this passage, which of the following statements is true? A. Company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago. B. Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s. C. “Dress-down Friday was first given as a favor from employers. D. Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people.5. In this passage, the following advantages of casual office wear are mentioned in the passage except _.A. saving employees money B. making employees more attractiveC. improving employees motivation D. making employees happier从20世纪90年代起，美国许多公司开始允许员工星期五可以不统一着装上班。现在越来越多的公司许可领员工穿便装上班了，这对调节他们的心情，调动其工作热情有一定的作用。1. C。语义理解题。大卫自嘲以前是服装爱好者，衣服一起皱，他就得换上备穿的服装。2. A。语义理解题。从第 1 段最后一句话 “Im working harder than ever, David says, “and I need to feel comfortable. 可找到答案。3. D。细节判断题。根据最后一段中的 Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative impact on productivity 可知还有一些雇主不赞同穿便装上班。4. C。细节判断题。从第 2 段最后 1 句 “What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing. 可以做出正确判断。5. B。推断题。通读最后一段可知选项A(为雇员省钱)、B(提高雇员的工作热情)、D(使雇主快乐)在原文中均被提到，只有A未被提到。 第3篇Mankind is still evolving(进化), according to a recent study by a team of scientists led by a Yale University evolutionary biologist. But research suggests that the natural selection process is no longer driven by survival, perhaps because of differences in womens fertility(能生育性)The team examined 2,238 women in Framingham, Massachusetts, the US and studied the medical histories of some 14,000 residents since 1948.They found that strong，slightly fat women tend to have more children. And if this trend were to continue for the next 10 generations, by 2409 the average woman would be 2 cm shorter,1 kg heavier, and have a healthier heart.That rate of evolution is pretty similar to what we see in plants and animals. Humans_don_t_seem_to_be_any_exception,_the team said.Other recent genetic research backs up that belief. One study by John Hawks, an anthropologist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, found that some 1,800 human gene variations (变异) are common in recent generations because of evolution. Among the changes are mutations (突变) that allow people to digest milk or resist malaria(疟疾) and others that govern brain development.Since the Industrial Revolution, modern humans have grown taller and stronger. It s easy to assume that evolution is making humans fitter. But according to anthropologist Peter McAllister, the contemporary male has evolved physically into “the sorriest example of male ever on the planet. An average Neanderthal woman, McAllister notes, could have beat Arnold Schwarzenegger in an armwrestling (腕力) match. And early Australian Aborigines could easily defeat Usain Bolt in a 100-m dash.However, Douglas Ewbank, of the University of Pennsylvania, says that cultural factors tend to have a much greater impact than natural selection on future generations, so people tend to ignore evolution s effects.And, despite evidence indicating evolution still works, Steve Jones, an evolutionary biologist at University College London, thinks that the impact of evolution on humans is not the most important. “What makes humans what we are is in our minds, in our society, and not in our evolution， said Jones.语篇解读科学家们发现人类还在不断地进化，但是他们认为自然选择对人类进化的影响已经没那么大了。1What does the underlined sentence “Humans don t seem to be any exception imply?A. Plants and animals are evolving faster than humans.B. Evolution doesnt work in humans any longer.C. The rate of evolution in plants and animals also applies to humans.D. Humans are unique in their evolution.解析推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知，人类的进化速度和动植物的很相似，人类并不例外，由此可判断动植物的进化速度也适用于人类。答案C2Why is the recent genetic research quoted in the fifth paragraph?A. To support the belief that mankind is still evolving.B. To show human gene variations are common in recent generations.C. To prove modern humans have grown fitter.D. To suggest that the natural selection process is no longer driven by survival.解析细节理解题。根据第五段中的Other recent genetic research backs up that belief可知最近的其他基因研究也支持“人类还在进化这一观点，和文章开头的主题句照应。答案A3According to the passage, we can infer that Arnold Schwarzenegger _.A. used to be a famous actorB. is an American governorC. is very weakD. is very strong解析推理判断题。第六段中举施瓦辛格的例子是为了证明在人类越来越健壮的进化中，男性成为最令人遗憾的例子。由对施瓦辛格的了解和文段内容可判断阿诺德·施瓦辛格很强壮，力气很大。答案D4According to Douglas Ewbank, which of the following factors plays a greater part in the future generations?A. Culture. B. Evolution.C. Natural selection. D. Genetic mutations.解析细节理解题。根据倒数第二段内容可知，在未来的后代中，起更大作用的是文化因素。答案A5What is the main idea of the passage?A. Mankind is still evolving.B. Women will get fatter.C. The history of human evolution.D. Future women tend to have more children.解析主旨大意题。本文第一句就是主题句，后面都是围绕着“人类还在不断地进化这一观点进行论述的。答案A长难句解读1.Among the changes are mutations(突变)that allow people to digest milk or resist malaria(疟疾) and others that govern brain development.本句主语很长，为了句子结构的平衡进行了倒装。主句的主语是mutations and others，定语从句that allow people to digest milk or resist malaria修饰mutations，定语从句that govern brain development修饰others。2And, despite evidence indicating evolution still works, Steve Jones, an evolutionary biologist at University College London, thinks that the impact of evolution on humans is not the most important.本句的主语是Steve Jones, an evolutionary biologist at University College London是Steve Jones的同位语，that引导一个宾语从句。despite evidence为介词短语作状语，后面的非谓语动词短语作evidence的后置定语。 (第4篇THURSDAY, July 9 ( HealthDay News) A new study that found that a lowercalorie diet slowed the aging process in monkeys could be the best proof yet that restricted diets might do the same for humans.“The big question in aging research is, Will caloric restriction in species closely related to humans slow aging？ said Richard Weindruch, senior author of a paper appearing in the July 10 issue of Science.This is the first clear demonstration that, in a primate species, we re inducing a slowdown of the aging process showing increased survival, resistance to disease, less brain atrophy and less muscle loss.“This predicts humans would respond similarly， added Weindruch, professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin and an investigator at the Veterans Hospital in Madison. Another expert noted that, despite some highly publicized studies in certain species, the link between restricted eating and longer lifespan has been far from proven.“The idea that dietary restriction extends lifespan in all species is not true. Many strains of rats and mice do not respond. In some strains, it s actually deleterious， explained Felipe Sierra, director of the biology of aging program at the US National Institute on Aging (NIA), which supported the new study. “The fact that it doesnt work in some mice but it does seem to work in monkeys is surprising and it gives us hope.But there s a larger question: how to change humans increasingly lax eating habits. “This_finding_doesnt_give_me_hope_that_humans_are_going_to_go_into_dietary_restriction， added Marianne Grant, a registered dietitian at Texas A&M Health Science Center Coastal Bend Health Education Center in Corpus Christi.语篇解读这是一篇新闻报道，研究人员通过对动物的研究证明低热量的饮食可能会延长人的寿命。1The underlined word “restricted means“_A. limited B. satisfiedC. reserved D. fascinated解析词义猜想题。根据第一段可知，低热量的饮食可以延长猴子的寿命，这一试验证明有节制的饮食可能同样会延长人的寿命。答案A2Which of the following statements about Weindruch is true?A. This experiment indicates restricted diets could extend humans lifespan.B. Adequate sleep is another way to reduce the speed of aging process.C. The experiment was a failure in some species such as mice.D. The experiment which had been tested on humans got a great success.解析细节理解题。根据第三段第一句话可知答案为A。答案A3According to Felipe Sierra s idea, we know that_.A. the restricted diets experiment really had no distinct effect on rats and miceB. humans are finding new ways to slowdown the aging process of all the speciesC. the experiment is unnecessary to be carried on because of the response of the miceD. the experiment confirmed that restricted diets extend lifespan in all species解析细节理解题。从第四段的第二句“Many strains of rats and mice do not respond.可知答案。答案A4It can be inferred from the underlined sentence that _.A. the result of the experiment shows that humans are not pigging out nowadaysB. nowadays humans are turning unhealthy diets into lowercalorie dietsC. how to change humans careless eating habits is a long way to goD. the experiment changed humans increasingly careless eating habits解析细节理解题。由画线句子可知人们目前并没有进入到控制饮食的状态中，也就是说要改变人们漫不经心的饮食习惯还有很长的路要走。答案C5The author most likely wrote this text to_.A. compare the two experiments on rats and monkeysB. illustrate the data from the researchC. call on people to pay attention to their daily dietsD. introduce a lively debate to amuse the reader解析写作目的题。作者的目的是通过介绍试验低热量的饮食可能会延长人的寿命，呼吁人们注意控制饮食。答案C长难句解读Another expert noted that, despite some highly publicized studies in certain species, the link between restricted eating and longer lifespan has been far from proven.本句的主句为Another expert noted that，其中that引导的是一个宾语从句。从句用despite表示让步关系，后面的far