1、2015浙江省淳安县英语一轮阅读理解选练（6）（答案）阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。In a world with limited land, water and other natural resources(资源), the harm from the traditional business model is on the rise. Actually, the past decade has seen more and more forests disppearing and the globe becoming increasingl
2、y warm. People now realize that this unheathy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable(可持续的)ways. That means growth with low carbon or development of sustainable products. In other words, we should keep the healthy while using its supply of natural resources.Toda
3、y, sustainable development is a popular trend in many countries. According to a recent study, the global market for low-carbon energy will become three times bigger over the next decade. China, for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to seize chances in the new round of the glob
4、al energy resolution. It is now trying hard to made full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high-speed trains. In addition, we are also seeing great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm oil(棕榈油), which is produc
5、ed without cutting down valuabe rainforest. In recent years the markets for sustainable products have grown more than 50%.Governments can fully develop the potential of these new markets. First, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions(排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy. Be
6、sides, stronger arrangement of public resouces like forests can also help to speed up the development. Finally, governments can avoid the huge public expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction, and redirecting some of those expenses can accerlarate the change from the traditional model to a
7、sustainable one.The major challenge of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of a growing population within the limits of this single planet. That is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries.41. The traditional business model is harmful because of
8、 all the following EXCEPT that_.A.it makes the world warmerB. it consumes natural resoucesC. it brings severe damage to futureD. it makes growth hard to continue42. What can we infer from Paragraph2?A. China lacks wind and solar energyB. China is the leader of the low-carbon marketC. High-speed trai
9、ns are a low-carbon developmentD. Palm oil is made at the cost of valuable forests43. To fully develop the low-carbon markets governments can_.A. cut public expensesB. forbid carbon emissionC.develop public resouscesD. encourage energy conservation44. We can learn from the last paragraph that busine
10、ss have many chances to _.A. develop sustainable productsB. explore new natural resouscesC. make full use of natural resouscesD. deal with the major challenge45. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To introduce a new business modelB. To compare two business modelsC. To predict a change of the
11、 global marketsD. To advocate sustainable development【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文。文章阐述了传统经济发展模式给地球带来了许多危害。这种发展模式破坏了毁坏了森林、使全球气候变暖等。现在低碳、可持续的经济发展模式成为许多国家的发展主流方向。中国政府正在充分发挥潜能大力开发新的低耗能、低排放的新能源市场。41.B考查细节理解。根据第一段可知：传统经济发展模式的危害是使全球气候变暖、不能持续发展、给未来发展造成损失。所以B正确。 42.B考查推理判断。综合第二段的China, for example, has set its mind on lea
12、ding that market, hoping to seize chances in the new round of the global energy resolution及段意可知：中国在绿色环保、低能减排的市场上成为领军国家。故选B。43. D考查推理判断。根据First, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions(排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy可知选D。44.A考查推理判断。根据最后一段That is no small task, but it off
13、ers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries.可知选A。45.D考查作者的写作意图。文章由传统经济发展模式的弊端引出可持续经济发展的模式，作者通篇阐释了可持续经济发展的模式的好处及发展方向。所以作者提倡可持续发展。阅读理解Recreational tree climbing is taking root in the ecotourism industry, and its sending guys like Tim Kovar to far off reaches of the globe. Kovar, a tree
14、-climbing instructor, recently returned to the U.S. from Brazil, where he spent time developing a tree-climbing operation thanks to the slow travel movement. Slow travel, is like the slow food movement, the practice of giving fast food in favor of homegrown cookingthe kind that takes hours to prepar
15、e and enjoy. Likewise, slow travel urges visitors to experience a places natural surroundings and learn about the ecology in a way not afforded by extreme games. Tree climbing is a slow activity, says Kovar. Its not something you do quickly and then youre on to the next thing or event. There is no s
16、uch thing as a quick climb, especially for beginners. This wasnt a race against the clock or the fellow climbers. In fact, tree climbing is unlikely to ever become a feature of the extreme games. Many climbers refuse competition. There has already been so much competition in the world.When you stand
17、 below the tree, it can be amazing, Rusel DeMaria says, looking affectionately up at Michaels Triumph, a 150-foot-tall tree. But reaching the treetop, he adds, is an entirely different feeling. Likewise, his wife, Viola Brumbaugh, kneels on the ground and asks Michaels Triumph for permission to clim
18、b. It goes a lot smoother that way, She says.And climbing has been included into many educational programs. New Tribe offers guided climbs through its school, Tree Climbing Northwest, where we teach enough tree biology and forest ecology to raise awareness in our students, says New Tribe present Sop
19、his Sparks. We know that the tree climbing experience deepens personal appreciation for trees. After climbing, people value trees more and are motivated to support preservation. This is not just to preserve their playground. Perhaps that is why he struggles with the term recreational tree climbing,
20、saying, I prefer to call it inspirational tree climbing.16. What do slow travel and the slow food movement have in common?A. They take people a long time. B. They are related to the eco-tourism industry. C. They advocate protecting nature. D. They cost people little money17 hat do we know about tree
21、 climbing from the passage?A. People compete to see who can climb to the top first.B. It favors the experience of enjoying nature.C. It is a kind of extreme sport and needs a lot of effort.D. People view it as a challenge to climb the tallest tree in a forest.18 rumbaugh kneels on the ground before
22、climbing trees to _.A. beg for the safety of climbing B. Expect to climb faster than her husband C. Show respect for the tree D. ask for permission of her husband 19 Sophia Sparks prefers the term inspirational tree climbing because it _.A. provide people with more chances to play outsideB. bring a
23、lot of pleasure to life C. Deepens personal love between each other D. Makes people realize they should protect trees20 Whats the best title for the passage?A. Tree-climbing travelling B. Slow travel movementsC. Dangers of climbing D. Respect for natureD篇【解析】爬树已经成为生态旅游的一种形式，它不但给人们带来了乐趣，而且还提高了人们保 护树木
24、的意识。A。细节理解题。根据第二段 the kind that takes hours to prepare and enjoy可知，答案为A。B。推理判断题。根据第二段Likewise, slow travel urges visitors to not afforded by extreme games可推断，答案为B。C。细节理解题。根据第四段 Michaels Triumph, a 150-foot tree和Viola Brumbaugh kneels on the ground and asks Michaels Triumph for permission to climb可知，
25、答案为C。D。推理判断题。根据第五段After climbing, people value trees more and are motivated to support preservation可推断，答案为D。A。主旨大意题。本文的主要内容为：爬树已经成为生态旅游的一种形式，它不但给人们带来了乐趣而且还提高了人们保护树木的意识，故答案为A。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ALanguage learning begins with listening. Children are greatly different in the amou
26、nt of listening they do before they start speaking, and later starters are often long listeners. Most children will “obey” spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word “obey” is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child
27、. Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises. Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the
28、 first few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly expressive as delight, pain, friendliness, and so on. But since these cant be said to show the babys intention to communicate, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed, too, that from about three months t
29、hey play with sounds for enjoyment, and that by six months they are able to add new words to their store. This self-imitation（模仿）leads on to deliberate（有意的）imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imitat
30、ions can be considered as speech. It is a problem we need to get out. The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world .Thus the use at seven months o
31、f “mama” as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply because he also uses it at other times for his father, his dog, or anything else he likes. Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself, I do
32、ubt, however whether anything is gained when parents take advantage of this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds.1. Before children start speaking_.A. they need equal amount of listening B. they need different amounts of listeningC. they are all eager to cooperate with the adults by obeying spo
33、ken instructionsD. they cant understand and obey the adults oral instructions2. Children who start speaking late _.A. may have problems with their listeningB. probably do not hear enough language spoken around themC. usually pay close attention to what they hearD. often take a long time in learning
34、to listen properly3. A babys first noises are _.A. an expression of his moods and feelings B. an early form of languageC. a sign that he means to tell you something D. an imitation of the speech of adults4. The problem of deciding at what point a babys imitations can be considered as speech_.A. is i
35、mportant because words have different meanings for different peopleB. is one that should be properly understood because the meaning of words changes with ageC. is not especially important because the changeover takes place gradually D. is one that should be completely ignored because childrens use o
36、f words is often meaningless 5. The author implies_.A. parents can never hope to teach their children new soundsB. even after they have learnt to speak, children still enjoy imitating C. children no longer imitate people after they begin to speakD. children who are good at imitating learn new words
37、more quickly(A)本文讲语言学习从听开始，听得越多，讲得越好。婴孩儿起初的声音不算语言，而是一种情感的表达。但从何时开始算语言并不重要，因为这个转变是个渐变过程。 孩子即使开始讲话，他们始终还是喜欢模仿。B 细节题。由文章开头第二句可知。D 细节题。由文章第二句中and later starters are often long listeners可知，开始讲话越晚，学听的时间就越长。A 细节题。由第六句可知，作者认为这些noises不属于语言，是孩子情感的表达形式。C 细节题。根据文章It is a problem we need to get out可知，作者认为难以界定，没有
38、特殊界线，属于自然过渡，是渐变过程。B 推测判断题。由最后一句的前半句可以推断出，孩子始终喜欢模仿。阅读理解Whether you depend on your bike for transportation (交通) or exercise，youll enjoy these fun facts on this twowheeled vehicle (车辆)* In 1817，Karl von Drais from Germany invented a horseless carriage that would help him get around faster.The machine b
39、ecame known as the “draisine”，and led to the creation of the modern bicycle.* The term “bicycle” was not introduced until the 1860s，when it was created in France to describe a new kind of twowheeler.* Fred ABirchmore circled the globe by bicycle at the age of 25 in 1935.The whole trip covered forty
40、thousand miles.He rode about 25,000 miles and wore out seven sets of tires (轮胎)* There are over a half billion bicycles in China.They are the most common means of transportation.Bikes were first brought to China in the late 1800s.* About 100 million bicycles are made worldwide each year.* Americans
41、use their bicycles for less than one percent of all city trips.Europeans bike in cities a lot more oftenin Italy 5 percent of all trips are on bicycle,30 percent in the Netherlands，and seven out of eight Dutch people over age 15 have a bike.* The Tour de France is one of the most famous bicycle race
42、s in the world.Established in 1903，it is considered to be the biggest test of endurance (耐久力) out of all sports.Lance Armstrong，an American cyclist，is the only man to have won seven titles (19992005) after surviving cancer.* Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX)，an extreme style of bicycle track racing，became a
43、sport in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing，China.Maris Strombergs，from Latvia，received the gold medal for Mens BMX，and Anne Caroline Chausson，from France，took home the gold in the first Womens BMX Olympic event.【语篇解读】 本文为说明文。自行车是我们生活中常见的交通工具。你了解有关自行车的趣事吗？1The passage is written mainly to _.At
44、ell an interesting storyBtell us the history of the bicycleCencourage more people to ride bicyclesDintroduce some interesting facts about the bicycle答案D推理判断题。文章开篇点明了写作目的：介绍有关自行车的趣事。2Who use the bicycle least according to the passage?AChinese. BAmericans.CItalians. DDutch people.答案B细节理解题。根据文中所列的第四点和第
45、六点可以看出美国人骑自行车的比例最小，不到百分之一。3What can be learned from the passage?AKarl von Drais invented the modern bicycle.BFred ABirchmore was the first to go around the world.CAnne Caroline Chausson won seven titles of the Tour de France.DMaris Strombergs won the first Mens BMX Olympic event.答案D细节理解题。根据文中所列举的第一点
46、、第三点和最后两点可知，Karl von Drais发明了一种叫draisine的机器，它是现代自行车的前身；Fred ABirchmore在25岁时骑行全球，并未提到他是不是第一个环行全球的人：Maris Strombergs和Anne Caroline Chausson分别获得小轮车成为奥运会比赛项目后的第一届男女冠军：是Lance Armstrong战胜癌症后获得环法自行车赛的七个奖项，故D项正确。4From the passage，we know that the author _.Aowns a bicycle shopBis good at riding a bikeChas a rich knowledge of the bicycle Dhas taken part in the Tour de France答案C推理判断题。文章给读者介绍了许多有关自行车的趣事，由此可看出作者这方面知识丰富，故选C项。
