四川省广安市2014高考英语一轮 基础训练题（1）.doc

1、四川省广安市2014高考英语一轮基础训练题（1）及答案People who drink alcohol earn more at their jobs than non-drinkers, according to a US study that highlighted “social capital（社交资本）”gained from drinking. The study concluded that drinkers earn 10-14 percent more than teetotalers, and that men who drink socially bring home a

2、n additional seven percent in pay.“Social drinking builds social capital,”said Edward String ham, an economics professor,“Social drinkers are outgoing, building relationships, and keeping in contacts, which results in bigger paychecks.”The researchers said the most likely explanation is that drinker

3、s have a wider range of social contacts that help provide better job and business opportunities.“Drinkers may be able to socialize more with clients and co-workers, giving drinkers an advantage in important relationships. Drinking may also provide individuals with opportunities to learn people, busi

4、ness, and social skills. ”They also said these conclusions provide arguments against policies aimed at controlling alcohol use in university and public places.“Not only do anti-alcohol policies reduce drinkers fun, but they may also decrease earnings,”the study said, “One of the consequences of alco

5、hol restrictions is that they push drinking into private behavior. By preventing people from drinking in public, anti-alcohol policies ignores one of the most important aspects of drinking: increased social capital.”The researchers found some differences in the economic effects of drinking among men

6、 and women. They concluded that men who drink earn 10 percent more than non-drinkers and women drinkers earn 14 percent more than non-drinkers.However, unlike men, who get a 7 percent income increase from drinking in bars, women drinkers who visit bars frequently do not show higher earnings than tho

7、se who do not visit bars.17. The underlined word in Paragraph 2 refers to _A. women drinkers B. co-workersC. non-drinkers D. men-drinkers18. Whats the best title of the passage?A. Income Differences Between Drinkers And Non-drinkersB. To Build Social Capital, Drink!C. Anti-alcohol Policy is Not Reas

8、onableD. Drinking Helps Increase Income19. Whats NOT the consequence of anti-alcohol policy ?A. More people drink in private.B. There are less alcohol in universities.C. Drinkers income increased because they spend less money on drinking.D. Drinkers get less fun from drinking.20. What can we infer f

9、rom the result of the study?A. To build social capital, you have no choice but to drink.B. Drinking is a good and common way to increase social capital.C. Drinkers build wider social contacts.D. Drinkers may be provided more opportunities. 1720 CDCB*结束阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AHow often do

10、 you travel by plane?How much electricity do you use? These days everyone is worried about the size of their carbon footprint. In order to reduce global warming we need to make our carbon footprints smaller. But how much CO2 are we responsible for?A new book by Mike Berners Lee (a leading expert in

11、carbon footprint) might be able to help. How Bad are Bananas? The Carbon Footprint of Everything looks at the different things we do and buy, and calculates the amount of CO2 all of the following created: the ingredients, the electricity used in the brewery, the equipment, the travel and commuting o

12、f the beer, and the packaging. Its amazing how many different things need to be included in each calculation. And its frightening how much carbon dioxide everything produces.But all of this can help us decide which beer to drink. From Berners-Lees calculations, its clear that a pint (568ml) of local

13、ly-brewed beer has a smaller carbon footprint than a bottle of imported beer. This is because the imported beer has been transported from far away, and it uses more packaging. The local beer only produces 300g of CO2, but the imported beer produces 900g! So, one pint of local beer is better for the

14、environment than three cans of cheap foreign lager from the supermarket.Berners-Lee has even calculated the carbon footprint of cycling to work. Nothing is more environmentally-friendly than riding a bike, surely? Well, it depends on what youve had to eat before. To ride a bike we need energy and fo

15、r energy we need food. So if we eat a banana and then ride a kilometer and a half, our footprint is 65g of CO2. However, if we eat bacon before the bike ride, its 200g. In fact, bananas are good in general because they dont need packaging, they can be transported by boat and they grow in natural sun

16、light.So, does this mean that cycling is bad for the environment? Absolutely not, for a start, if you cycle, you dont use your car, and the fewer cars on the road, the fewer traffic jams. And cars in traffic jams produce three times more CO2 than cars traveling at speed. Cycling also makes you healt

17、hy and less likely to go to a hospital. And hospitals have very big carbon footprints!So maybe its time for us all to start making some changes. Pass me a banana and a pint of local beer, please.1. According to Berners-Lee, which of the following produces the most carbon dioxide？A. A pint of importe

18、d beer we drink. B. A pint of local beer we drink.C. The bacon we eat before a bike ride. D. A banana we eat before a bike ride. 2. Why are bananas good in general?A. They dont need packaging. B. They provide energy for cycling.C. They produces less CO2. D. They grow naturally.3. The underlined word

19、 “brewery” in Paragraph 3 most probably means “_”A. one of the things from which beer is made B. a machine which makes beerC. a container where beer is stored D. a factory where beer is made4. To make our carbon footprints smaller, we should often _.A. calculate the amount of CO2 B. cycle to workC.

20、drink more local beer D. buy cheap things from the supermarkets5. Whats the most suitable title for the passage?A. The Carbon Footprint of Everything B. Starting to Make ChangesC. Bikes, Beer and Bananas D. How Big Is Your Carbon Footprint? 参考答案 1-5: ACDBD *结束If you have a chance to go to Finland, y

21、ou will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business t

22、o attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their

23、meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration （登记） card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge. The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on thei

24、r own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate. From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.With so many loopholes （漏洞） in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”. But the strange thing

25、is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith i

26、n everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.17. The underlined words in this passage means to “_”.A. be ready to help others B. make good use of ones friendsC. be a little ahead of others D. gain something at others expense18. Which of the following is

27、NOT true according to the passage?A. While taking a taxi in Finland, you can get off without first paying your fare.B. In a big hotel in Finland, you can enjoy free meals if youre living in the hotel.C. The bosses in Finland pay the employees according to registration of their working hours.D. The w

28、orkers are always honest with their working hours.19. We can learn from the passage that _.A. the Finnish society is of very high moral（道德）levelB. there are many loopholes in everyday life in FinlandC. in Finland, most taxi drivers will not charge you anythingD. everyone in Finland is like a gentlem

29、an, for they have faith in themselves20. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. Life in Finland B. A Society with “Foolish” PeopleC. What a Life D. Honest accounts of the Finns1720DCAB*结束“The worlds oceans are slowly getting more acidic(酸的),” say scientists. The researchers from

30、California report that the change is taking place in response to higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.The lowering of the waters PH value is not great at the moment but could cause a serious threat to current ocean life if it continues, they warn. Ken Caldeira and Michael Wickett, from

31、the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, report their concerns in the journal Nature. Increasing use of oil fuels means more carbon dioxide is going into the air, and most of it will eventually be absorbed by seawater. Once in the water, it reacts to form carbonic acid. Scientists believe that th

32、e oceans have already become slightly more acidic over the last century.These researchers have tried to predict what will happen in the future by combining what we know about the history of the oceans with computer models of climate change. “This level of acidity will get much more extreme in the fu

33、ture if we continue releasing CO2 into the atmosphere,” said Dr Caldeira. And we predict the amount of future acidity will be greater than anything we have seen over the last several hundred million years.However, it is not absolutely clear what that means for ocean life. Most organisms live near th

34、e surface, where the greatest PH change would be expected to occur, but deepocean life forms may be more sensitive to PH changes. Coral reefs and other organisms whose shells contain calcium carbonate(碳酸钙) may be particularly affected if the waters acidity levels keep going up, the team predict. The

35、y could find it much more difficult to build these structures in water with a lower PH.In recent years some people have suggested storing carbon dioxide from power station in the deep ocean as a way of dealing with global warming. But Dr Caldeira said that such a strategy should now be reconsidered.

36、 “Previously, most experts had looked at ocean absorption of carbon dioxide as a good thingbecause in releasing CO2 into the atmosphere we warm the planet, and when CO2 is absorbed by the ocean, it reduces the amount of greenhouse warming.”17. The ocean is becoming more acidic due to_.A. the lower w

37、ater PH valueB. the warming atmosphereC. the higher level of CO2 in the airD. the increasing use of oil fuels18. According to Dr Caldeira, _.A. ocean absorption of carbon dioxide is a good thingB. more oil fuels will be used in the near futureC. scientists may predict climate changes with computer m

38、odelsD. the future situation of the amount of acidity is extremely serious19. If the waters acidity level keeps rising, _. A. ocean life whose structures contain calcium carbonate may be affectedB. the waters PH value will become higher and higherC. organisms living near the surface are more sensitive to PH changesD. some disastrous events will occur more often than before20. Most experts once believed storing carbon dioxide in the ocean would reduce_.A. the CO2 absorbed by the oceanB. the amount of greenhouse warmingC. the acidity of the oceanD. the gradual release of CO21720 CDAB*结束