1、石景山区2022高考英语阅读理解暑假训练（11）及答案The 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 outpouringIn the decades to come, Asiahome to more than half the worlds
2、 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 Greenpeace in AmsterdamGlobal warming and changes of weather patterns
3、 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 climate bodies say, and could lead to mass migration and wides
4、pread 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 new areas as the world warmsAll this comes on top of rising pop
5、ulations 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 a record of 10 typhoons and tropical storms this year, while
6、 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 wave killed more than 2,000 people in India52This passage is mai
7、nly 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 to face the following except _ Afood shortages Bdroughts Cwars
8、 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 may be flooded in the futureCMore than 50 million people have
9、 been killed in Asia the year beforeDPeople may meet with some new diseases borne from water5255、B C B C*结束阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AA nine-year-old kid was sitting at his desk when suddenly there was a puddle （/JCC）between his feet and the front of his trousers was wetHe thought his heart
10、 was going to stop because he couldnt possibly imagine how this had happenedIt had never happened before, and he knew that when the boys found out he would never hear the end of jt. When the girls found out, they would never speak to him again as long as he livedHe prayed this prayer, Dear God, I ne
11、ed help now! Five minutes from now Im dead meat! He looked up from his prayer and here came the teacher with a look in her eyes that said he had been discoveredAs the teacher was walking toward him, a classmate named Susie was carrying a goldfish bowl full of waterSusie tripped （绊倒） in front of the
12、teacher and dumped （倒） the bowl of water in the boys lapThe boy pretended to be angry, but all the while was saying to himself, Thank youLord!Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule, the boy was the object of sympathyThe teacher rushed him downstairs and gave him gym shorts to p
13、ut on while his trousers dried outAll the other children were on their hands and knees cleaning up around his deskThe sympathy was wonderfulBut as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his had been transferred （转移） to someone elseSusieShe tried to help, but they told her to get outW
14、hen school was over, the boy walked over to Susie and whispered, You did that on purpose, didnt you? Susie whispered back, I wet my trousers once, too!1The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means _ .Athe boys would never play with himBthe boys would treat him as usualC. he would hardly hear any pra
15、ise from the boysDhe would be laughed at by the boys endlessly2After Susie dumped water in his lap, the boy was in a state of _ Aexcitement Brelief Canxiety Danger3What did the other kids do after the incident?AThey offered him dry clothes BThey laughed at the boy rudely,CThey helped the boy do the
16、cleaning DThey urged the boy to get out angrily,4Why did Susie dump water in the boys lap?AThe boy asked her to do so BShe just did it by accidentCThe teacher tripped her on purpose DShe knew the boys embarrassment14、 DBCD *结束BThe Rockford police chief and some city officials want to install （安装） vi
17、deo cameras in all 100 police carsThey think this will reduce the number of lawsuits （法律诉讼）In the last five years, Rockford has paid out more than five million dollars to settle about 40 lawsuitsThe chief said, If cameras had been in those carswe wouldnt have had to pay one cent Were always pulling
18、over drunks or drug users who try to fight the police or shoot themThen they always claim （声称） that the police start beating them first or start shooting at them first The cost of installing cameras will be about $500 eachThe city council （委员会） will vote on the proposal （提议） next MondayTen of the 13
19、 council members said that they like the idea One member said that it makes good senseThe police officers enthusiastically support camera useOne officer said that too many people think the police often lie; cameras would show citizens that police tell the truthThe money that weve been spending on la
20、wsuits will be better spent on more cameras, said one officerCitizen opinions to the idea of police car cameras are mixedOne person, said that the police should have started doing this years ago when video cameras were inventedBut an elderly man strongly objectedThese police are trying to stick thei
21、r nose into everything, he saidHe was going to attend the council meeting to condemn the proposalHe hoped that other citizens would join him.5We can learn from what the chief said that with cameras on _Athe police will not be treated unjustly Bthe police will be free from any lawsuitsCthe police can
22、 beat the law-breakers first Dthe police can monitor everything around6Whats the purpose of installing video cameras in police cars?ATo pay less money on lawsuits BTo cut the number of lawsuitsCTo prevent lawsuits from happening DTo stop being beaten by law-breakers7Which group of people support cam
23、era use most?ACouncil members, BPolice officersCLocal people DDrug users8What can be learned from the last paragraph?AMost citizens support camera use in police cars,BThe police are trying to take control of everythingCThe man showed great disagreement on camera use in police carsDOther citizens wil
24、l join the man to object to camera use in police cars58、ABBC *结束CMost recently, its very common in students who need a parent present for job interviews Naturally, its easy to blame the students in these situations, but the bigger problem is us Weas parentsare so eager to shelter our kids that we fa
25、il to realize that this in itself is harming themAs the mother of two young sons, I have to remind myself constantly that the biggest responsibility I have as a parent is to help them develop the skills needed to live in, to live without meSo, Ill let them failIll let them fail because as long as th
26、ey are safe and warm inside their comfort zones, they will never growAnd failure along with loss, heartbreak, disappointment, etc will be part of growth for themCall me the anti-tiger mom, but leaving them alone, is my way of helping them become equipped to fit in this world as we know it todayFrom
27、terrorism and seemingly endless natural disasters, to our national debt and beyond, if we expect the next generation to stand up to the very real problems of our time, we need to stop feeding them and start teaching them how to fishMy children now are becoming little masters of compromise, but they
28、try to negotiate （协商） everything nowIts a small price to help them learn a skill theyll use for the rest of their lives, including when I dont accompany them on job interviews9Why do parents accompany their kids on job interviews?ABecause they want to protect their kids from difficultiesBBecause the
29、y think they can help them on the questionsCBecause their kids are too shy to attend interviewsDBecause their kids strongly request them to do so10According to the author, what is beneficial to kids development?ASheltering them BKeeping them safeCLeaving them alone DBlaming them11Why does the author
30、 stress failure in kids life?ATo make them stronger than other kidsBTo help them grow in this tough worldCTo help them develop all social skillsDTo make them learn to compromise12Which of the following might be the best title for die text?ANever Shelter Your Kids BLet Your Kids FailCBe Eager to Grow
31、 Up DLive Without Parents912、ACBB*结束 Do you now who Stefani Germanotta is? Perhaps not, but youll almost certainly know the star called Lady Gaga, a 24-year-old American famous for her cutting edge pop videos and strange fashion sense. She was the biggest winner at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Mad
32、rid on November 7, 2022. Her awards included the best female artist and the best song. Her popularity doesnt end there. The BBC reports that the University of South Carolina has a sociology course about the life, work and rise to fame of Lady Gaga. The course is due to start in spring 2022. “Were go
33、ing to look at Lady Gaga as a social event,” said professor Mathieu, who will teach Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame. Germanotta, in fact, is a college student. She learned to play the piano by age 4. At age 17, she was one of the only 20 young people to get early admission to New York University
34、s Tisch School of the Arts, the famous music school. Yet after her second semester, she took a big riskshe decided to quit and concentrate on a music career. But hwo did she manage to go from nowhere to supar star in just two years? She may well have had a plan for the top. She created “The Ultimate
35、 Pop Burlesque Show” with another artist. It was the first of many strange images. The pair gained enough attention to get a spot at a famous music festival in Chicago. Later, a record company signed Germanotta. While Lady Gaga enjoys popularity, there are critics accusing her of regularly using rud
36、e language in her lyrics(歌词) and wearing overly sexy clothing.53. According to the article, Lady Gaga is famous for _. A. her fashion shows B. her strange images C. her talents in university D. her winning awards54. Which of the following is the correct order for the stages of Gagas career?a. She ap
37、peared in a music festival in Chicago b. She won the awardthe best femalec. She decided to quit school d. She created a show with another artiste. She was signed by a record company f. Her success has become a university courseA. bfcade B. bfcdaeC. cdaebf D. cdaefb55. The main reason why Lady Gaga c
38、ould become famous is that _. A. she knew her dream of life B. she knew what she would do next C. she learned music at a young age D. she ws brave enough to quit university56. From this passage, we can infer that _. A. a good performance in university may lead to ones success. B. cooperation with other artists is important in becoming successful C. Lady Gaga will become less famous because of her lyrics and clothing D. Professor Mathieu believes that Lady Gagas success is worth studying 53BCB 56-D*结束- 8 -
