河北省承德市2014高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解綜合選練（1）及答案

學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精河北省承德市2014高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解綜合選練（1)及答案【深圳市2014高考英語(yǔ)綜合能力測(cè)試題（7)】ThefourthThursdayinNovemberisThanksgivingDayinAmerica。Therearethousandsofbystandersandmillionsoftelevisionviewers.TheannualMacy'sThanksgivingDayParadeinNewYorkisastraditionalasturkey。Theyear2013markedthe87thyearofMacy’sparade。Itfeatured15giantballoonsintheshapeofcartoonandpopculturecharacters,1，200dancersandcheerleaders，900clowns，10marchingbandsandnearly9,000personnel，almostallofwhomwerevolunteers.OverthecourseofthenearlyninedecadessinceMacy'simmigrantemployeesorganizedthefirstThanksgivingDayParade,thefloats（彩車）andballoons8havebeengettinglarger，morecolorfulandmoresurprising.In2013，schoolchildrenwereinvitedtotheMacy’sparadestudiosoutsideNewYorkCity,forafirstlookatseveraljustcompletedfloats.Bellawasexcitedtobethere?！癐thinkit’sgreatbecauseIgettoseeallofthesefloatsbeforeanyoneelsedoesintheparade,”saidBella。JohnPiperisthevicepresidentofMacy’sStudio.Hesaidhisworkisfunallthetime?！癘ratleastitseemsthatway。It'salotofwork.Allyearlong，theartistsatMacy’sStudiobuildthesefloats。Wecreatethemfromscratch.Ihavethefinestcarpenters，metalworkers，sculptors，paintersandillustratorsallcooperatingtogether，”saidPiper.Thefloatsweresupposedtoshowcasetheparade’scommercialsponsorsintimeforthestartoftheChristmasseason。ButAmyKule，theeventproducer，said,“Andthefloatsareusedtomaintainthebeautyandthemajesty(莊嚴(yán)）oftheparade.AThanksgivingparadeisalwaysaboutgivingbackandentertaining。Butmostimportantly，it’saboutleavingitforthenextgeneration."31.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthat_______。A.themarchingbandswereasmanyasclownsB。ThanksgivingDayfallsonthefirstThursdayC.allofthepeoplecelebratingthefestivalwerevolunteersD.allballoonswereshapedintocartoonandpopculturecharacters32。TheMacy’sThanksgivingDayParadeinAmericahasahistoryof________.A.almost90yearsBabout80yearsC。nearly70yearsD.about60years33。WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtoJohnPiper?A.AlltheworkersatMacy'sStudioworktogetheronthefloats。B.JohnPiperisthevicepresidentofthestudio.C.Theworkersmustbuildthefloatstwoyearsbeforetheparade.D.Theworkershavetocreatethefloatsfromthebeginning.34.Mostimportantly,aThanksgivingparadeisabout______。A。givingbackB.entertainingC.leavingitforthenextgenerationD。maintainingthebeautyandthemajestyoftheparade35。Whichpartofawebsiteisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A.Culture。B.Technology。C.TravelD。Opinion【參考答案】31—35DACCA 每年11月的第四個(gè)星期四被定為感恩節(jié)，本文介紹了感恩節(jié)的一些情況。31。D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題.從第一段的Itfeatured15giantballoonsintheshapeofcartoonandpopculturecharacters。.?？芍鸢?。32。A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第二段的...nearlyninedecades及第一段的Theyear2013markedthe87thyear..?？芍鸢浮?3.C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題.從第五段的Allyearlong,theartists。。.buildthesefloats?？芍鸢?。34。C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從最后一段中的Butmostimportantly，it'saboutleavingitforthenextgeneration。可知答案。35.A。推理判斷題。感恩節(jié)屬于美國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日,應(yīng)屬于文化部分的內(nèi)容。介紹說明類HumpbackwhalesHumpbackwhalesaresometimescalledperformersoftheocean。Thisisbecausetheycanmakeimpressivemovementswhentheydive.Thename“humpback"，whichisthecommonnameforthiswhale,referstothetypicalcurveshapethewhale'sbackformsasitdives.Sometimesthehumpbackwilldivewithafantasticmovementknownasabreach。Duringbreachingthewhaleusesitspowerfultailflukestoliftnearlytwo-thirdsofitsbodynotofthewaterinagiantleap。Abreachmightalsoincludeasidewaystwistwithfinsstretchedoutlikewings,asthewhalereachestheheightofthebreach。Ahumpbackwhalebreathesairatthesurfaceofthewaterthroughtwoblowholeswhicharelocatednearthetopofhead。Itblowsadoublestreamofwaterthatcanriseupto4metersabovethewater。Thehumpbackhasasmalldorsalfinlocatedtowardsthetailflukesabouttwo—thirdsofthewaydownitsback。Otherdistinguishingfeaturesincludelargepectoralfins，whichmaybeuptoathirdofthebodylength,anduniqueblackandwhitespotsontheundersideofthetailflukes.Thesemarkingsarelikefingerprints:notwoarethesame.Humpbackwhalesliveinlargegroups.Theycommunicatewitheachotherthroughcomplex“songs”。QuickFactsSize：14m—18minlength；30—50tonsinweightLivingenvironment:OpenoceanandshallowcoastlinewatersMigration:Fromwarmtropical(熱帶的)waters,wheretheybreed，tocoldpolarwaters，wheretheyeatDiet:Shellfish，plantsandfishofsmallsizeHunting：Sometimesingroups，inwhichseveralwhalesformacircleunderthewater,blowingbubblesthatforma“net”aroundaschooloffish。Thefisharethenforceduptothesurfaceinaconcentratedmass。Currentstate:Endangered:itisestimatedthatthereareabout5000—7500humpbackwhalesworldwide。1。AccordingtoQuickFacts,ahumpbackwhale。A。cannotsurviveinwatersneartheshoreB。doesn’tliveinthesamewatersallthetimeC。livesmainlyonunderwaterplantsD。preferstoworkalonewhenhuntingfood2。Tomakeabreach,ahumpbackwhalemust。A.useitstailflukestoleapoutofthewaterB.twistitsbodysidewaystojumphighC。blowtwostreamsofwaterD.communicatewithagroupofhumpbacks3。Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatahumpbackwhale.A.hasitsuniquemarkingsonitstailflukesB.hasblackandwhitefingerprintsC.getsitsnamefromthewayithuntsD.isagreatperformerduetoitssongs【參考答案】36.1—3BAA節(jié)能環(huán)保類Rainforestishometoaroundtwo—thirdsofallplantandanimalspeciesfoundonland—inadditiontomillionsofpeoplewhodependonthemforsurvival—ourremainingancientforestsaresomeofthemostdiverseecosystemsknowntoscience.Theyarealsovitallyimportanttothehealthofourplanet，especiallywhenitcomestoregulatingtheclimate.Butancientforestsaroundtheworldareunderattack。Protectingrainforestsisontheglobalagenda(議事日程)inabigway。Governmentsnowrecognizetheimportanceofprotectingtropicalforestsinordertoavoiddangerousclimatechange,andthereisnowmuchdebate.Asgovernmentstrytothrashoutthedetailsofanewinternationalagreement,expectedtobesignedattheendof2009,theyarediscussinghowbesttoincludemeasurestosaverainforests,andthereforeaddressoneofthemajorcausesofclimatechange。Worldwide,forestdestructioncausesmoregreenhousegasemissions（排放）eachyearthandoallthetrains,planesandcarsontheplanet.Soifwearetodealwithglobalwarming,thereisanurgentneedtofindwaystoreducethe20％ofglobalgreenhousegasemissionscausedbyforestdestructioneachyear，andtokeeptheremainingforestsstanding.Weneedtoprotecttheplanet'sremainingforestsnotonlytostopclimatechangefromgettingworse,buttoensurethatwecanstandtheimpactsofglobalwarming.Healthyforestsabsorbandstorequantitiesofcarbon，helpingtoregulatetemperatureandgeneraterain。Whentheyaredestroyed,thiscarbonisreleasedintotheatmosphere。Thuskeepingforestsstandingisbothacriticalpartofregulatingclimatechangeandofadaptingtoawarmerworld。Todate，mostofthetalkhasfocusedonhowtopayforreducingdeforestation(濫伐森林），ratherthanonhowtoactuallygoaboutdoingit.Webelievegovernmentsneedtosupportlocalpeopletoprotecttheirenvironment,aswehavebeenshowingfor20yearscanbeaveryeffectivewayofsavingrainforests.1.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.A。RainforestandClimateChangeB.StrategiesonProtectingRainforestC。SeriousDeforestationtoRainforestD。PresentSituationofRainforest2.Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninferthat。A。wehavelittlerainforestleftuntilnowB.theancientforestsarebeingdestroyed來源:]C.rainforestcontroltheplanetinmanywaysD.Rainforestishometoallplantsandanimalsonearth3.Theunderlinedpart“thrashout”inthesecondparagraphmeans.A。trytounderstandB.comeupwithC。hideawayD.haveathoroughdiscussion4。Greenhousegasemissionscausedbyforestdestruction。A。arethesameamountbytransportonearthB.take20%ofglobalgreenhousegasemissionsC.canbeavoidedbysettingmeasuresonlyD.havenothingtodowithclimatechange5.Fromthetextwecanlearnthathealthyforest.A。cankeepushealthyandhappyB.canincreasetheeffectfromglobalwarmingC。canbehelpfulinadjustingthetemperatureD。cangiveoutlargeamountsofcarbon【參考答案】3。ABDBC節(jié)能環(huán)保類Riversmaybeasignificantsourceofthegreenhousegasnitrousoxide（一氧化二氮),scientistsnowfind.TheircalculationsuggeststhatacrosstheglobethewaterwayscontributethreetimestheamountofnitrousoxidetotheatmosphereashadbeenestimatedbytheInternationalPanelonClimateChange（IPCC),theUnitedNationsscientificbodychargedwithreviewingclimatechangeresearch.Theyfoundthattheamountofnitrousoxideproducedinstreamsisrelatedtohumanactivitiesthatreleasenitrogen(氮）intotheenvironment,suchasfertilizeruseandsewagedischarges。“Humanactivities，includingfossilfuelcombustionandintensiveagriculture，haveincreasedtheavailabilityofnitrogenintheenvironment，”saidJakeBeaulieuoftheUniversityofNotreDameandtheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyinCincinnati,“Muchofthisnitrogenistransportedintoriverandstreamnetworks,”Beaulieusaid.There,microbes(微生物)convertthenitrogenintonitrousoxide（alsocalledlaughinggas)andaninertgascalleddinitrogen（二氮）.Thefindingisimportant,theresearcherssay,becausenitrousoxideisapowerfulgreenhousegasthatcontributestoclimatechangeanddestructionofthestratosphere’sozonelayer，whichprotectsusfromthesun’sharmfulultraviolet（紫外線)radiation。Comparedwithcarbondioxide，nitrousoxideis300—foldmorepowerfulintermsofitswarmingpotential，thoughcarbondioxideisafarmorecommongreenhousegas.Scientistsestimatenitrousoxideaccountsforabout6percentofhuman—inducedclimatechange.Beaulieuandcolleaguesmeasurednitrousoxideproductionratesin72streams.Whensummedacrosstheglobe,theresultsshowedriversandstreamsarethesourceofatleast10percentofhuman-causednitrousoxideemission