1、语篇阅读高分练(二)(建议用时：30分钟).阅读理解2015甘肃天水一中高三高考信息卷(二)Can you imagine a world without chocolate? Its not something Id like to do.So I was relieved to read that theres a university with a programme to safeguard the future of chocolate!The University of Reading，in England，has just opened a new clearing house
2、for all the worlds new cocoa varieties.They must be quarantined(隔离检疫)before they can be grown.Why? Cocoa production hit a record high of 4.4 million tons last year but about 30%of the precious crop is regularly lost to pests and diseases.Now we dont want that，do we?Demand for chocolate has been incr
3、easing faster than the world supply of cocoa and researchers think that new varieties are key to solving this problem.The University of Reading has been protecting the quality of the new crops since 1985，after it took over the task from the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew，London.And it has improved i
4、ts facilities.The leader of the institutions cocoa project，Professor Paul Hadley，says，“One of the main issues concerning cocoa improvement is the supply of reliably clean，healthy，interesting cocoa material.”The cocoa centre has a collection of 400 plant varieties and their greenhouse uses a lot of e
5、nergy to keep them in tropical conditions.After up to two years in quarantine，clean and safe seeds are sent to some 20 countries，including several in West Africa.Thats where 75%of the cocoa used for chocolate worldwide comes from.The crop is extremely important for the local economy：it employs about
6、 two million people.Professor Hadley says he works with a small team of skilled technicians who look after the collection.And more of us seem to count on them now.The scientist says，“There is some concern within the industry that demand is increasing constantly，particularly in countries like China，w
7、here the standard of living is increasing and people are getting a taste for different chocolates.”1What is the text mainly about?ASafeguarding cocoa seeds.BPlanting cocoa worldwide.CKeeping cocoa in greenhouse.DFinding the new market for cocoa.2The institutions cocoa project is to .Ahave cocoa skin
8、 removedBoffer more jobs to peopleCensure the quality of cocoaDsupply cocoa for two million people3What does the last paragraph tell us?AThe taste of chocolates is changing.BDemand for cocoa is increasing fast.CPeople are concerned about cocoa varieties.DChinese have a long history of eating chocola
9、tes.4Whats the purpose of the text?ATo educate. BTo advertise.CTo warn. DTo inform.阅读填空(2015黑龙江哈尔滨三中高三一模)On PunctualityA punctual man is in the habit of doing everything at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment.The unpunctual man，on the other hand，never does what he has to do a
10、t the proper time. 5 There is a proverb that says，“Time flies never to be recalled.” This is very true. 6 Time is more valuable than material things.In fact，time is life itself，and the unpunctual man is forever wasting and mismanaging his own valuable assets as well as othersThe unpunctual man is al
11、ways complaining that he finds no time to answer letters，or to return calls，or to keep appointments promptly. 7 He knows that he cant get through his immense amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every appointment promptly and deal with every piece of work when it has to be attended to. 8 If a p
12、erson is invited to a dinner and arrives later than expected，he keeps all the other guests and the host waiting him alone.This is great disrespect. 9 Imagine how it would be if who are entrusted with important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time.A man who is known to be ha
13、bitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or his fellow men.And the unpunctual man is a source of annoyance both to others and to himself.AFailure to be punctual is a sign of disrespect towards others.BA lost thing may be found again，but lost time can never be regained.CHe is always in a h
14、urry and in the end loses both his time and his good name.DUnpunctuality is very harmful when it comes to doing ones duty.EOf these the former are the majority.FBut the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it.GBroadly speaking，humans can b
15、e divided into two classes.完形填空Few other nations are so much interested in horseracing as the English.The famous races Ascot are held every year and followed by sports fans all over England.The king or the queen also attends 10 and presents the winner with a gold cup.To 11 this gold cup is the dream
16、 of every owner of a race horse.All newspapers，great and small，are full of detailed description of the 12 ，and the name of the 13 winner of the Ascot cup is pronounced by everyone 14 of a great hero.It happened once，however，some seventy years ago，that the gold cup was stolen a few days before the ra
17、ce！The police 15 for it all over the country but could not find it.Just at the time，Mark Twain，the witty American writer， 16 England.He was 17 by an England Literary Society to be 18 at a dinner given in his honor.After dinner the president of the society rose to 19 a toast to Mark Twains health and
18、 praise 20 the talent of the famous American.Mark Twain 21 started his speech with the following words：“Gentlemen，I thank you for the great honor you 22 me， 23 I very much doubt whether all your countrymen join you in your warm welcome.When I arrived at Dover yesterday，and 24 my foot in Merry Old En
19、gland，the first thing I saw was a newspaper poster and on it， 25 my great surprise，I read two 26 printed in big red letters：MARK TWAIN ARRIVES!ASCOT CUP STOLEN!These two announcements stood so closely together that it 27 seemed，gentlemen，as if some people in this country 28 sure that my arrival had
20、something to do with the disappearance of the gold cup！” This witty speech of the famous American author 29 a shout of laughter.10A.them BitCthat Dthis11A.hold BwinCcatch Dkeep12A.problem BwinnerCrace Dnations13A.brave BgoodCgreat Dlucky14A.as this Blike thatClike those Das it15A.searched BaskedCwai
21、ted Dcared16A.reached in Bwent intoCarrived in Dgot in17A.asked BvisitedCseen Dinvited18A.present BjoinedCattended Dgiven19A.raise BlifeCpropose Dhold20A.in this way Bin every wayCin many methods Din bad manner 21A.in reply Bin his questionCin his suggestion Din his heart22A.had done BdidCdo Dhave d
22、one23A.as if Bas thoughCif Deven if24A.set BgotCwent Dstarted25A.for BtoCwith Dby26A.articles BpassagesCparagraphs Dheadings27A.really BhardlyCmainly Dfoolishly28A.may be Bmust beCare Dwere29A.was meeting Bmeeting withCwas met Dmet with三轮增分练答案精析语篇阅读高分练(二).1.A主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“to safeguard the future of
23、chocolate”可知，本文主要是关于保护巧克力的未来，即可可种子的问题，故最佳答案为A项。2C细节理解题。根据第四段中的第一句“The University of Reading has been protecting the quality of the new crops since 1985.”可知，这个项目的目的是确保可可的质量，故最佳答案为C项。3B段落大意题。根据最后一段中的“.within the industry demand is increasing constantly.”可知，本段的主要意思是世界上对可可的需求量不断上涨，故最佳答案为B项。4D写作意图题。本文主要介
24、绍了雷丁大学的一个保护可可品种和质量的项目，其目的就是告诉读者一些事情，故最佳答案为D项。.5.C6.B7.F8.A9.D.10.Athem代指前面提到的the famous races Ascot。11B赢得金杯是每一个赛马选手的梦想。12C大小报纸都对比赛进行了详细报道。13D获得金杯当然是幸运的。14B这个金杯获得者像大英雄一样被人们所谈论。15A警察在全国搜寻这个被盗的金杯。16C恰巧在这个时候马克吐温到了英国。17D他受英国文学协会之邀，出席了一个为他举办的宴会。18A见上题解析。present在此意为“出席”。19Cpropose a toast提出为某人的而干杯。20B这个文学协
25、会主席在各个方面对马克吐温大加赞扬。21A马克吐温用下面的话致了答辞。22D此处用完成时，强调动作的完成。23Deven if即使，纵然，尽管。马克吐温用幽默调侃的语调说，尽管他对是否所有的英国国民都欢迎他持怀疑态度，但他还是非常感谢文学协会的盛情款待。24A他讲出了说这一番话的原委。他一踏上英国的国土，第一眼看到的就是报纸上的两行标题。25Bto ones surprise令某人惊讶的是，为固定搭配。26D从下文可知他看到的是两行标题：马克吐温到了！ASCOT杯被盗了！27A好像真的是这么一回事。28A好像确信马克吐温偷了这个金杯似的。may be表对现在事情的推测。29D马克吐温机智诙谐的答辞赢得了满堂喝彩。meet with遇到了。
