1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家英语冲刺复习 英语精练（19）高考资源网 高考资源网 AEat nuts every day, and you will keep heart disease awayThis is the conclusion some medical researchers have recently reached after a six - year study on 34,000 people in California with focus on their dietary habits and heart diseasesCompared with someone
2、 who never cares for nuts, the one who eats nuts such as peanuts and walnuts （胡桃） at least once a day has only 47 per cent chance of having heart trouble, according to one of the researchersAnother report states that 60 per cent of all those who eat nuts regularly like to chew peanut either during o
3、r between mealsThis led the researchers to believe that the more regularly one sticks to the habit of eating nuts, the less will be his chance of getting heart disease41Scientists began to study the relation of peoples dietary habits and heart diseases at least _years agoAthree Bfour Cfive Dsix42Pea
4、nuts and walnuts are two kinds of _ Aplastics Bfruits Canimals Dflowers43The 34, 000 people are _ peopleAChinese BJapanese CItalian DAmericanBThe TouchstoneWhen the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes, one book was savedBut it was not a valuable book, and so a poor man, who could read
5、 a little, bought it for very little moneyThe book wasnt very interesting, but between its pages there was something very interesting indeedIt was a thin strip of vellum （上等皮纸） on which was written the secret of the Touchstone ! The touchstone was a small pebble （卵石） that could turn any common metal
6、 into pure goldThe writing explained that it was lying among thousands and thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like itBut the secret was this: The real pebble would feel warm, while ordinary pebbles are coldSo the man sold his few belongings, bought some simple supplies, camped on the sea
7、shore, and began testing pebblesHe knew that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and threw them down again because they were cold, he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of timesSo, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the seaHe spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touch
8、stoneYet he went on and on this wayPick up a pebbleColdthrow it into the seaPick up anotherThrow it into the seaPick up anotherThrow it into the sea The days stretched into weeks and the weeks into monthsOne day, however, about mid-afternoon, he picked up a pebble and it was warmHe threw it into the
9、 sea before he realized what he had doneHe had formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea that when the one he wanted came along he still threw it awaySo it is with opportunityUnless we are careful, its easy to fail to recognize an opportunity when it is in hand, and its just as
10、 easy to throw it away44The man bought the book because _Ahe wanted to read it Bit was very interestingCthere was a secret in the book Dhe wanted to find the touchstone45We can learn from the passage that the touchstone is _ Apure Bcold Cmagic Dbig46Why did the man throw the pebbles into the sea?ABe
11、cause he didnt want to get the same pebblesBBecause he didnt want others to pick them upCBecause he didnt like their ordinary looksDBecause he didnt like the cold feelings47What does the author want to tell us in the passage?AWe should offer opportunities in our lifeBWe should seek for opportunities
12、 in the worldCWe may seize opportunities when we are watchfulDWe may discover opportunities when forming habitsCCatherine Destivelle is a rock starShe loves rock, but she cant sing or play the guitar t She is a rock climber and a big star in France and ItalyShe is the most famous woman climber in th
13、e world because she often climbs without ropesShe climbs in many countries but most often in the French Alps near Chamonix, where she livesShe started climbing near her home in Paris when she was fiveThen, at fourteen, she joined the French Alpine Club to learn more, but immediately she climbed bett
14、er and more quickly than the older members of the clubShe won her first competition in Italy in 1995Three years ago she found a new route up the Dru Mountain near ChamonixThe climb took eleven days and for four days the snow was so heavy that she could not moveLast year other climbers tried to follo
15、w the new Destivelle Route, but they failedThey are going to try again this yearPeople always ask her about her climbingShe says, I climb because Im in love with mountainsI like touching the rock and reading the face of the rockI like it a lotI felt at home on the side of a mountainI prepare well be
16、fore I go, so Im never worriedCatherine chooses new mountains from bookslike buying from a shopping catalogue! I see a nice mountain and I go to climb it! Her next mountain is in PakistanShe is going there next month Its much bigger than the Dru, so its going to take longer to climbAn American climb
17、er, Jeff Lowe, is coming with me to help48Catherine Destivetle is called a star because _ Ashe won a competition in 1995 Bshe loves rocksCshes a famous woman climber Dshe found a new route up to the Dru Mountain49She had great trouble finding a new route up the Dru Mountain because _ Ashe lost her w
18、ay Bthe climb took 11 daysCshe needed help from an American climber Dthere was heavy snow50On the side of a mountain she feels _ Aworried Beasy and happyClike staying at home Dterrible51We can infer from the passage people often ask her _ AWhy do you like climbing?BAre you in love with an American c
19、limber?CDo you enjoy reading books on mountains?DWhat do you do before you go climbing?DThe weather predictions for Asia in 2050 read like a story from a doomsday movieMany experts and green groups fear they will come true unless there is a united global effort to hold back greenhouse gas outpouring
20、In the decades to come, Asiahome to more than half the worlds 63 billion peoplewill change from one climate extreme to another, with tired farmers battling droughts, floods, disease, food shortages and rising sea levelsIts not a pretty picture, said Steve Sawyer, climate policy adviser with Greenpea
21、ce in AmsterdamGlobal warming and changes of weather patterns are already occurring and there is more than enough carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to drive climate change for decades to comeAlready, changes are being felt in Asia but worse is likely to comeSawyer and top c
22、limate bodies say, and could lead to mass migration and widespread human disastersAccording to predictions, icebergs will melt faster, some Pacific and Indian Ocean islands will have to evacuate or build sea defenses, storms will become stronger and insects and water-borne diseases will move into ne
23、w areas as the world warmsAll this comes on top of rising populations and earnest demand for food, water and other resourcesExperts say environmental worsening such as deforestation and pollution will likely enlarge the results of climate changeIn what could be a sign of the future, Japan was hit by
24、 a record of 10 typhoons and tropical storms this year, while two - thirds of Bangladesh, parts of Nepal and large areas of northeastern India were flooded, affecting 50 million people, destroying livelihoods and making tens of thousands illThe year before, a winter cold strike and a summer heat wav
25、e killed more than 2,000 people in India52This passage is mainly about _ Awhat kind of weather we like bestBthe weather predictions for Asia in the future and the reasonsChow to improve our environmentDthat the world will not be suitable for us to live in53In the future the Asian farmers will have t
26、o face the following except _ Afood shortages Bdroughts Cwars Dfloods54The underlined word doomsday in the first paragraph may give us the feeling of _ Ahappiness Bsadness Cpeace Dexcitement55Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?AAsian climate will change greatlyBSome islands
27、may be flooded in the futureCMore than 50 million people have been killed in Asia the year beforeDPeople may meet with some new diseases borne from waterERunning like the wind, roaring like thunder, tigers have long been feared and respected as a king of the animal worldBut last week a report said t
28、hat there are no more than 30 wild tigers left in south ChinaThis was the conclusion of a team of scientists from Chinas State Forestry Administration and the World Nature FundThe South China tiger, also known as the Chinese tiger, is native to southern ChinaIn the 1950s, there were over 4000 tigers
29、 found in mountain forests in the countryBut due to the destruction of their natural habitat （栖息地） and uncontrolled hunting, it has been pushed on to the list of the worlds top ten most endangered speciesSixty - six of the big cats can be found in the cages of a dozen zoos around ChinaBut they are n
30、othing like their wild cousinsThey have lost their natural skills such as hunting and killingIf they were set free they could not look after themselvesBreeding has damaged the quality of the species , said Pei Enle, deputy director of the Shanghai ZooTo reintroduce the species into the wild, the cou
31、ntry started a programme to send five to ten young tigers to South AfricaFour of them have already arrivedProgress has been made as two elder tigers have recovered some of their instincts （本能） and can hunt wild animals by themselves at the African base South Africans are very experienced in reintrod
32、ucing big animals to the wildThe country has very good natural conditions for the tigers to learn in , said Lu Jun, office director of the National Wildlife Research and Development CenterWe tried in Fujian Province, but it was not successful as there was not a complete eco - chain and there was a l
33、ack of spaceThe tigers should return to China in 2012 when the reservations in Fujian are ready56What is the main reason for the South China tiger becoming one of the worlds top ten most endangered species?ABecause it has lost its natural instinctsBBecause there is not a complete eco - chainCBecause
34、 there is no space for itDBecause uncontrolled hunting has destroyed its natural living conditions57How is the programme of sending several tigers to South Africa getting on?AIts effect still remains to be seenBTwo tigers can already compete with their wild cousinsCSome of the tigers are already on
35、the road to recovering their natural skillsDThe tigers should be able to recover their instincts completely by 201258By saying But they are nothing like their wild cousins , the writer means that _Athey are no longer feared by other wild animalsBthey are good at hunting and killingCa complete change
36、 has resulted in the species because of breedingDto reintroduce them into the wild has become an urgent task59What is the purpose of sending young tigers to South Africa?ATo help the tigers recover their ability to live in the wildBTo provide them with a better environmentCTo get the tigers to go on
37、 a tourDTo find a complete eco - chain for them60Which one is NOT the reason for South Africa being chosen as the training place?ABecause the tigers can hunt wild animals by themselves at the African baseBBecause South Africans are skilled at dealing with the tigersCBecause there is a complete eco - chain and enough space thereDBecause the country has good natural conditions for the tigers to learn in 4145 DBDAC4650 ACCDB 5155 ABCBC 5660 DBAAB高考资源网参考答案高考资源网高考资源网 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！
