1、2015高考英语（三月）阅读类课外训练（4）及答案【昆明市】阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Wilderness“In wilderness (荒野) is the preservation of the world. ” This is a famous saying from a writer regarded as one of the fathers of environmentalism. The frequency with which it is borrowed mirrors a heated debate on environmen
2、tal protection: whether to place wilderness at the heart of what is to be preserved.As John Sauven of Greenpeace UK points out, there is a strong appeal in images of the wild, the untouched; more than anything else, they speak of the nature that many people value most dearly. The urge to leave the s
3、ubject of such images untouched is strong, and the danger exploitation (开发) brings to such landscapes (景观) is real. Some of these wildernesses also perform functions that humans needthe rainforests, for example, store carbon in vast quantities. To Mr. Sauven, these “ecosystem services”far outweigh t
4、he gains from exploitation.Lee Lane, a visiting fellow at the Hudson Institute, takes the opposing view. He acknowledges that wildernesses do provide useful services, such as water conservation. But that is not, he argues, a reason to avoid all human presence, or indeed commercial and industrial exp
5、loitation. There are ever more people on the Earth, and they reasonably and rightfully want to have better lives, rather than merely struggle for survival. While the ways of using resources have improved, there is still a growing need for raw materials, and some wildernesses contain them in abundanc
6、e. If they can be tapped without reducing the services those wildernesses provide, the argument goes, there is no further reason not to do so. Being untouched is not, in itself, a characteristic worth valuing above all others.I look forward to seeing these views taken further, and to their being cha
7、llenged by the other participants. One challenge that suggests itself to me is that both cases need to take on the question of spiritual value a little more directly. And there is a practical question as to whether wildernesses can be exploited without harm.This is a topic that calls for not only fr
8、ee expression of feelings, but also the guidance of reason. What position wilderness should enjoy in the preservation of the world obviously deserves much more serious thinking.1. John Sauven holds that.A. many people value nature too muchB. exploitation of wildernesses is harmfulC. wildernesses pro
9、vide humans with necessitiesD. the urge to develop the ecosystem services is strong2. What is the main idea of Para. 3?A. The exploitation is necessary for the poor people.B. Wildernesses cannot guarantee better use of raw materials.C. Useful services of wildernesses are not the reason for no exploi
10、tation.D. All the characteristics concerning the exploitation should be treated equally.3. What is the authors attitude towards this debate?A. Objective.B. Disapproving.C. Sceptical.D. Optimistic.4. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?CP: Central Point P: Point Sp: Sub- point(次
11、要点)C: Conclusion【参考答案】14、BCAD 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Guide to Stockholm University LibraryOur library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.ZonesThe library is divided into different zones.The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand
12、 places for silent reading，and places where you can sit and work with your own computer.The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs.The ground floor is the zone where you can talk.Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.ComputersYou can use your own computer to connect to the
13、 WiFi specially prepared for notebook computers；you can also use library computers，which contain the most commonly used applications，such as Microsoft Office.They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor.Groupstudy PlacesIf you want to discuss freely without distu
14、rbing others，you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor.Some study rooms are for 23 people and others can hold up to 68 people.All rooms are marked on the library maps.There are 40 groupstudy rooms that must be booked via the website.To book，you need an active University account
15、 and a valid University card.You can use a room three hours per day，nine hours at most per week.Storage of Study MaterialThe library has lockers for students to store course literature.When you have obtained at least 40 credits(学分)，you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a years rental period.Rule
16、s to be FollowedMobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library.Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls.Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library，but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with
17、 you.1The librarys upper floor is mainly for students to_.Aread in a quiet placeBhave group discussionsCtake comfortable seatsDget their computers fixed解析细节理解题。根据Zones中第二句话The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading可知选A。答案A2What condition should be met to book a gr
18、oupstudy room?AA group must consist of 8 people.BThreehour use per day is the minimum.COne should first register at the university.DApplicants must mark the room on the map.解析细节理解题。根据Groupstudy Places中第二段可知选C。答案C3A student can rent a locker in the library if he_.Acan afford the rental feeBattends ce
19、rtain coursesChas nowhere to put his booksDhas earned the required credits解析细节理解题。根据Storage of Study Material中第二句可知选D。答案D4What should NOT be brought into the library?AMobile phones. BOrange juice. CCandy. DSandwiches.解析推理判断题。根据Rules to be Followed中mobile phones，drinks and sweets可带入图书馆，排除A、B和C，选D。答案D
20、完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Many people think that Americans _1_ their cars almost more than anything else. When _2_ people are fourteen years old, they want to have their _3_ cars. They dont ask for a car from their _4_. So many of them work in _ 5_ time during their last year of
21、 high school to buy a car. Learning to _6 _ and getting a drivers license may be one of the most exciting things in a young persons life.Some people almost _7 _ go to a doctor when they are ill. But they will _8_ their cars to a garage as soon as they think there is a _9_. On Saturdays or Sundays so
22、me people may _10_ most of their time washing and repairing their cars.名师点评本文介绍了美国人尤其是年轻人对于轿车的厚爱，并列举了一些事例加以说明。让人们看到了一个发达国家的富裕和人民生活的繁荣。(B)1. A. preferB. loveC. driveD. play【解析】B。通过下文的事例不难看出美国人对汽车不是一般的喜欢，故用love it，较贴近文章的意思。(D)2. A. littleB. big C. old D. young【解析】D。按常识，十四五岁的人应称为年轻人，故应说young。(B)3. A. n
23、ewB. own C. expensive D. cheap【解析】B。根据下文他们不想通过索要来获取别人的小轿车，而是想拥有自己的小汽车，故选own。(C)4. A, friendsB. teachers C. parents D. brothers【解析】C。如果说想要索要小汽车的话，那只有先从父母亲那儿开始了，故应选parents。(A)5. A. freeB. busy C. study D. good【解析】A。十四五岁的年轻人大多在上学，所以工作占用的应是上学期间的空隙，故应选free。(D)6. A. make B. mend C. wash D. drive【解析】D。要想获得
24、驾照得先学开车，故应选drive。(B)7. A. alwaysB. never C. often D. usually【解析】B。与下文“车子一有问题就去修理”相对应，有些人病了却从不看医生，故应选never。(A)8. A. takeB. carry C. pull D. lift【解析】A。carry应为“搬运”，push 为“推”，lift 意思为“举，提起”都不合文意，take sth. to 某地，意为“把带到”。(D)9. A. questionB. wrong C. mistake D. problem 【解析】D。只能选择一个名词, 表示汽车的“故障,毛病”, 故选problem。(C)10. A. cost B. get C. spend D. use【解析】C。spend some time doing sth.为一个固定搭配，意为“花时间干某事”。