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1、专题三 阅读理解(九)【省市高三第一次模拟考试】阅读以下短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最正确选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHoward Dill is a giant among giant pumpkin growersHe grew world champion pumpkins for four years running,from 1979 to 1982,and missed winning the fifth year by a mere 5 poundsToday,his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds are sold worldwi
2、de to more than 50 seed companies。The pumpkins grown from his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds commonly weigh in at over l,000 pounds“I dont have any training in genetics(遗传学); it啪s all trial and error,Dill says. He inherited his love of pumpkins from his father and has enjoyed growing them for yearsDill s
3、till grows giant pumpkins,but not for competitionIn the fall,visitors come to enjoy the pumpkin patch on his 90-acre farm in Nova Scotia,Canada. He plants ten acres of pumpkins for Halloween and two acres 0f giant pumpkins. One of his giant pumpkins was recently baked into 442 pumpkin pies and sold
4、at $5 each for charityIf you want to try growing a giant pumpkin,Dill recommends starting with a soil test and then adding fertilizer as neededPlant the giant pumpkin seed. A giant pumpkin call gain 15 to 20 pounds a day,so careful wateringevery day or twois essentialYou should wait about 130 days u
5、ntil the pumpkin matures and then you can harvest it.Dills favorite pumpkin set the Guinness Book record in 1981. It weighed 493.5 pounds“Ive grown them larger since, but that one meant a lot,he remembers.“I never would have predicted ten years ago that there would be a 1,000-pounder,but there are m
6、any of them now,says DillThe world record holder is Larry Checkon of PennsylvaniaHe grew a 1,469 pounderDill says,“These world champions are grown from my seeds,so I feel like a winner right along with them56what can we learn about the world champion pumpkin of 1983?AIt weighed over 1,000 poundsBIt
7、was missing after the competition.CIt was 5 pounds heavier than that of 1982DIt was 5 pounds heavier than Dills biggest one that year.57One of Dills giant pumpkins earned A$2210 B$442 C$1000 D$146958in the third paragraph Dill mainly tells about Ahow to do a soil test Bhow to plant the giant pumpkin
8、 seedCwhen to water the pumpkin Dhow to grow a giant pumpkin59Which of the following is true according to the passage?AHoward Dill is well trained in geneticsBHoward Dill grows pumpkins just for competitionCDill felt proud of Larry Checkons champion pumpkinDDills favorite pumpkin is the heaviest of
9、all those he has ever grown.60Which of the following is the best title for the passage?AGardening Giant:Howard DillBWorld Champion PumpkinCDill Atlantic Giant SeedsDHow to Grow Giant PumpkinsBAlthough Paris is often considered the city of romance. close to a million adults who call it home are singl
10、eMany single people say that Frances capital is one of the most difficult places to meet peopleThe complaints(抱怨)of this lonely group have respired a new phenomenon known as“supermarket datingAt Galerie Lafayette Gourmet,singles can shop for more than just the items on their grocery list. They can l
11、ook for someone who has blue eyes,brown hair, and is 1.8 meters tall,or whatever may be on their romantic shopping list.At this Paris location single people of all ages can schedule their shopping for Thursday nights between 6:30 and 9:00 P.m. When they walk through the door,they pick up a purple ba
12、sket to advise that they are looking for loveThey try to arrive early because the baskets disappear quickly, and then they have to wait in line for their turn to wander the store aisles(过道)With purple baskets in hand,shoppers can consider their romantic options while they pick out their groceries. W
13、hen they are ready to pay,they can go to the checkout line for singles who want to chat.Most of the people who look for love in the supermarket are skeptical of Internet dang. They know that it is easy to embellish(美化)ones appearance or to lie about ones age over the Internet. The supermarket,on the
14、 other hand,is considered a safe and casual environment in which to meet a potential matchIn addition,what one finds in anothers grocery basket can say a thing or two about that persons character or intentionsBuying pet food can be a mans way of showing a potential match that he has a sensitive side
15、Women who fill their baskets with low-fat food show their healthy style of rivingThese days its possible to find much more than food at a grocery store.61What do many single people in Paris complain about?AThe difficulty in meeting people.BThe idea of supermarket dating.CThe items 0n their grocery l
16、istDThe inconvenience in shopping62.Which of the following can be inferred(推断)but is not clearly stated in the second paragraph?AThe dating supermarket is located in ParisBThe dating supermarket is open only on Thursday evenings.CPeople looking for love must get a basket of a particular colour.DThe
17、dating supermarket has very good business.63How do love shoppers meet one another?AThey schedule their meeting in advanceBThey go through a special checkoutCThey pick out their groceries with great careDThey dial the phone numbers Oil their shopping items64According to the writer,a possible way to w
18、in a womans heart is toApick up a purple basket Bbuy low-fat foodCembellish your appearance Dbuy pet food65Why do the people prefer the supermarket dating to Internet dating?AThe supermarket dating is more convenientBThe supermarket dating is more casualCThe supermarket dating can be trusted moreDTh
19、e supermarket dating is less expensiveCGenerally there are two ways to name typhoons: the number-based method and the list-based method. Following the number-based method,typhoons are coded with various types of numbers such as a 4-digit or a 6-digit codeFor example,the 14th typhoon in can be labele
20、d either as Typhoon 0314 or Typhoon 14The disadvantage of this method,however,is that a number is hard to rememberThe list-based method,on the other hand,is based on the list of typhoon names chosen in advance by a committee,and is more widely used.At the very beginning, only female names were used
21、because at that time typhoons were named after girlfriends or wives of the experts on the committeeIn 1979,however,male names were also included because women protested against the original naming practice for reasons of gender(性别)equalityIn Asia,Western names were used until when the committee deci
22、ded to use Asian names to raise Asians awareness of typhoonsThe names were chosen from a name pool consisting of 140 names,10 each from the 14 members of the committeeEach country has its unique naming preferencesKorea and Japan favor animal names and China likes names of gods such as Longwang (drag
23、on king)and Fengshen(god of the wind).After the 140 names are all used in order,they will be recycledBut the names can be changedIf a member country suffers great damage from a certain typhoon,it can request that the name of the typhoon be deleted from the list at tile annual committee meetingFor ex
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