1、2013高考英语二轮（阅读理解）金品训练（02）及答案A rainforest is an area covered by tall trees with the total high rainfall spreading quite equally through the year and the temperature rarely dipping below 16.Rainforests have a great effect on the world environment because they can take in heat from the sun and adjust th
2、e climate. Without the forest cover, these areas would reflect more heat into the atmosphere，warming the rest of the world.Losing the rainforests may also influence wind and rainfall patterns, potentially causing certain natural disasters all over the world.In the past hundred years, humans have beg
3、un destroying rainforests in search of three major resources (资源): land for crops, wood for paper and other products, land for raising farm animals. This action affects the environment as a whole. For example，a lot of carbon dioxide(二氧化碳)in the air comes from burning the rainforests. People obviousl
4、y have a need for the resources we gain from cutting trees but we will suffer much more than we will benefit.There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, when people cut down trees, generally they can only use the land for a year or two. Secondly, cutting large sections of rainforests may provide a
5、 good supply of wood right now, but in the long run it actually reduces the world s wood supply.Rainforests are often called the worlds drug store. More than 25% of the medicines we use today come from plants in rainforests. However, fewer than 1% of rainforest plants have been examined for their me
6、dical value. It is extremely likely that our best chance to cure diseases lies somewhere in the worlds shrinking rainforests.语篇解读文章论述了热带雨林的重要作用以及对环境的影响。1Rainforests can help to adjust the climate because they_.A. reflect more heat into the atmosphereB. bring about high rainfall throughout the worldC
7、. rarely cause the temperature to drop lower than 16D. reduce the effect of heat from the sun on the earth解析因果判断题。由文章第一段内容可以得出答案。答案D2What does the word “this” underlined in the third paragraph refer to?A. We will lose much more than we can gain.B. Humans have begun destroying rainforests.C. People h
8、ave a strong desire for resources.D. Much carbon dioxide comes from burning rainforests.解析由上下文内容可知，A项正确。答案A3It can be inferred from the text that_.A. we can get enough resources without rainforestsB. there is great medicine potential in rainforestsC. we will grow fewer kinds of crops in the gained l
9、andD. the level of annual rainfall affects wind patterns解析推测判断题。由文章最后一段内容即可得出答案。答案B4What might be the best title for the text?A. How to Save RainforestsB. How to Protect NatureC. Rainforests and the EnvironmentD. Rainforests and Medical Development解析主旨大意题。整篇文章主要论述了热带雨林的重要作用以及砍伐热带雨林对环境所造成的影响。答案C*结束AT
10、o complete a study, a team of scientists left Boston and went halfway around the world to the middle of KenyaThey wanted to find out more about barefoot runningSure, people can run barefoot anywhereBut Kenya has produced some of the most famous long-distance runners in history, and many of these ath
11、letes grew up not wearing shoesScientist Daniel Lieberman visited some of these runners to figure out what a difference shoes makeIt was a big difference, and not necessarily for the betterIn particular, when a bare foot hits the ground, the blow（冲击） is softer and the running motion is smootherRunni
12、ng barefoot may have advantages over running with shoes on, though more studies are needed to determine whether or not barefoot running reduces the chance of injuresOne shouldnt be scared of barefoot running or think it strange, Lieberman told Science News Its normal and, if done properly, it is ver
13、y fun and comfortablePrevious studies have shown that when a person runs barefoot, he lands on the fronts or middles of the feetThen the heels（脚后跟） go downDuring this process, the weight of the body is at first on the fronts of the feet, then moves to the heelsWhen a person wears shoes, however, he
14、tends to run so that his heels hit the ground firstThe effect of the heel hitting the ground many he much more forceful than the effect of the front of the foot hitting the groundThe researches also studied barefoot runners in their laboratoryThe goal was to measure the force with which a runners fo
15、ot hits the groundA rear-foot （后足） strike is like someone hitting you on the foot with a hammer with about one and a half to three times your body weightIt would hurt without a shoeLieberman saidA forefoot strike is like having no one hit you at allThe study explores the physics of running, which is
16、 a complex topicThe idea that barefoot running is better is a massive assumptionReed Ferber, a biochemist at the University of Calgary in Canada saidBasically, there are no studies out there that show barefoot running is less injurious41Lieberman s attitude towards barefoot running is _Asupportive B
17、negative Cneutral Dunclear42According to the studies, if you run barefoot, you _Ahave your heels hit the ground first Bset the fronts of the feet on the ground firstCload more body weight on your feet Drun faster than you run with shoes on43It can be learned from the sixth paragraph that _Athe physi
18、cs of running is really complicatedBrunning can be different in stylesCdifferent running styles have different advantagesDrunning ability is related to one s genes44Which of the following statements may Reed Ferber agree to?AThe idea to do barefoot running can become trueBIt is much better for runne
19、rs to run barefootCBarefoot running reduces the possibility of injuresDDont throw out the fancy running shoes just yetBIn a research on the effect of the transport sector（运输领域）on climate, it proves that road traffic contributes the most to global warmingThe aviation （航天） sector has the second larges
20、t warming effect while shipping has a cooling effect on the Earth s ClimateThe study concludes that since pre-industrial times, 15% of CO2 emissions （排放量） made by humans have come from the transport sectorThe study implies that more attention needs to be paid to the fast growing road sectorLooking o
21、nly at CO2 emissions, road traffic alone has led to two-thirds of the warming caused by total transport emissionsThe reason why road transport tops the list is mainly due to the large number of vehicles on the roads and the smaller cooling effect from their emissionsThe researchers said that the roa
22、d emissions of today will make up three quarters of the warming caused by transport over the next hundred yearsFollowing road transport, aviation is the second largest transport contributor to global warming. However, the historical contribution from aviation emissions to global warming is more than
23、 doubled the contribution from road emissionsIn fact, over the next 100 years, today s road emissions will have a climate effect that is four times higher than the climate effect from today s aviation emissionsFor shipping, the picture is more complicatedUntil now, shipping has had a cooling effect
24、on climateThis is because shipping produces a large amount of SO2, which has a cooling effectHowever, although the gas, until now, has given the shipping industry a cooling effect, this effect will disappear after a while, as the gas doesnt last long in the atmosphereThe long-lived CO2, will dominat
25、e （占优势）, giving shipping a warming effect in the long runIn general, the transport sector s contribution to global warming will be continuously high in the future45What can we learn about road traffic?AIt has the second largest warming effect on climateBIt produces 15% of all CO2 into the air every
26、yearCIt created more CO2 emissions than aviation in historyDIts CO2 emissions will probably increase in future46Shipping has a cooling effect because _Ashipping conditions have been improvedBthe amount of ships at sea is smallCit produces a gas which has a cooling effectDthe gas it produces can abso
27、rb CO247The underlined phrase in paragraph 4 probably means_Aafter a long time Bin a tiring raceCall the time Dduring a long voyage48The passage mainly talks about_Athe effect of CO2 on global climateBthe effect from traffic on global warmingChow to choose a green way to travelDwhy transport produce
28、s so much CO2CAt a recent class, yoga instructor Hagen taught several facial exercises designed to build up facial musclesSome women practise moves including The Lion , showing the tongue hanging out and eyes rolled upHagen encourages class members to hold the position for 60 seconds, jokingYou can
29、do this any timeIt really helps you get a seat on the trainHagen recently published a bookThe Yoga Face: Remove Wrinkles （皱纹） with the Ultimate Natural FaceliftShe developed a workshop using facial yoga because women wanted to look their bestFacial muscles become weak and flabby （松驰的） and need regul
30、ar exercise to reduce wrinklesBesides The Lion, other exercises include Satchmo in which the cheeks are blown out Louis Armstrong-style, and Marilyn, in which attractive kisses are blown to strengthen mouth muscles for full and firm lipsHagen recommends facial yoga for those wanting to find outer an
31、d inner beauty, saying, The emotional aspect is just as important as the physiological （生理学的）.But she doesnt rule out plastic surgery or BotoxI don t rule it out for myselfOne day I may feel like I need thatBut regardless of that, maintaining elasticity （弹性的） is extremely important, especially if yo
32、u have had Botox and plastic surgery, she saidWhile making faces in front of strangers might frighten some, those who attended the class thought it the perfect way to fight against busy New York lifestyles Working in New York is very stressful Kathy Healey said, Its a perfect way to end the week49By
33、 saying, It really helps you get a seat on the trainHagen means that some passengers can .Apractise yoga with you Bhelp you do facial yogaCbe frightened away Dnotice your face50Some women are turning to facial yoga because they _Awant to escape working stress Bwant to have a new lifestyleCcan practi
34、se it anywhere Dwant to look best51Which of the following about facial yoga is TRUE?AIt is designed for wealthy people BIt can be useful but harmfulCIt can make you feel at ease DIt is popular in the world52From the passage we can conclude that plastic surgery and Rotox _Ahelp reduce wrinkles Bare g
35、ood for womens healthCwill be replaced by facial yoga Dare natural ways to keep youngDFor more than twenty years scientists have been searching for signs of life on other planetsMost of these searches have been done over the radioThe hope is that someone in outer space may he trying to get in touch
36、with usScientists also have sent radio and television messages on spaceships traveling through space, on the chance that someone may be receptive to such messagesScientists are using powerful radio telescopes （望远镜） to listen to signals from about 1，000 stars, all within 100 light years of earthIn ad
37、dition, they will scan （扫视） the entire sky to listen for radio messages from more distant starsUsing a computer, they will be able to monitor more than eight channels at one timeScientists are looking for any signal they stands out from the hack-ground noiseOf the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way
38、galaxy （银河星系）, scientists find that five percent are like our sunPerhaps half of them have a planet like our earthSuch a planet would be a reasonable distance from the star for temperatures to be right for the evolution of lifeBased on the inhabitable（ that can be lived in） planets in our galaxy, mo
39、st scientists agree that chances are likely that one or more of these planets support some lifeHowever, many scientists wonder whether intelligent life exists on other planetsSome believe that twenty years of searching without any intelligible messages shows that no one is out thereThey say that the
40、 evolution of intelligence comparable to ours is unlikelyOther scientists believe that our search hasnt been long enough to rule out the possibility that intelligent life exists in our galaxyAlthough our sun family is only about five billion years old, our galaxy is about 20 billion years oldIn that
41、 time, some scientists think it is likely that civilization （文明）much more advanced than ours have developedPerhaps these civilizations send us no signals; perhaps we have not recognized the signals they have sent usIf we hope to find intelligent life, these scientists believe that we have to keep lo
42、oking53According to the passage, how many planets in our galaxy might be inhabitable?A5 billion B10 billionC15 billion D200 billion54The first paragraph in this passage is mainly about _Ahow scientists are looking for signs of life on other planetsBwhy scientists are looking for signs of life on oth
43、er planetsCwhere scientists are looking for signs of life on other planetsDwhen scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets55The underlined word monitor in the passage means _Afind Bfollow Ccheck Dform56Which of these statements is true based on the information in the passage?AThe eart
44、h is one of the oldest planets in our galaxyBMost scientists believe that there is intelligent life on other planetsCScientists are trying different ways to find signs of life on other planetsDScientists don t believe that there might be life on other planetsEHow to protect children Web fans from un
45、suitable material on-line while encouraging them to use the Intel-net has long been discussed in the USFor some parents, the Internet can seem like a jungle, filled with danger for their childrenBut jungles contain wonders as well as dangers and with good guides, some education, and a few precaution
46、s （预防措施）, the wilds of the Internet can be safely navigated （航行） ?Kids have to be onlineIf we tell our kids they cant have access（机会） to the Internet, we re cutting them off from their future, said an expertMost kids have started to use search enginesMany of them are great for finding tons of intere
47、sting Internet sites, and they can also locate places where you might not want your kids to goThere are search engines designed just for kidsA certain software contains only sites that have been selected as safeThe most popular way to limit access would he to use what is known as a content screener（
48、过滤器）But this can t be wholly reliable（可靠）, and the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and let them know what is OK or not OK to see or do on the InternetAnother way is that mum or dad is nearby when the child is surfing（浏览） the InternetA few other tipsDont put the PC in a child sroom
49、 but keep it in an area where mum or dad can keep an eve on thingsThat also makes the Internet more of a family activityAsk your child what he or she has been doing and about any friends they make on-lineTell your child not to give on-line strangers personal information, especially like address and
50、phone numberAnd tell your children never to talk to anyone they meet on-line over the phone, send them anything, accept anything from them or agree to meet with them unless you go along57The passage is mainly about the subject of_AAmerican children going on-line BInternet in AmericaCappreciating Int
51、ernet Dopposing childrens on-line58The best way to protect children from improper material is _Ato install （安装） a content screener on the computerBto buy some search engines for the childrenCto he nearby when they are surfing the InternetDto talk to the children and persuade them to tell right from
52、wrong59Which of the following is right according to the passage?ASurfing the Internet is the best method of educating childrenBChildren s not having access to Internet may have effect on their progressCUsing a content screener is most reliable for keeping children having access to InternetDSearching engines can help children to select materials fit for them60According to the passage, we can infer that _Asoft wares fit for children want programmingBa child who is on-line is in dangerCInternet is a jungle full of dangerDInternet contains a lot of harmful sites参考答案- 8 -
