1、四川2016高考英语二轮：阅读理解训练（2）及答案【由山东省枣庄市2014高考英语3月模拟试题改编】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。It s never a real problem for us when the weather gets cold We have many different ways of coping with the coldWe can put on more clothes, stay next to a fireplace, turn on the air conditioner or simply travel to a
2、warmer city to spend the winterBut things are not as easy for plants Unlike humans, plants cant move to escape the cold or generate heat to keep themselves warmSo how do they manage to survive the freezing winter? The cold is a big challenge for plantsTheir living tissues can be damaged when they fr
3、eezeIts like a plants equivalent(相等物）to frostbite（冻疮）Also，the process of freezing and thawing（解冻）can cause air bubbles to form in the plants water transport systemIf enough of these air bubbles come together as water thaws they can block the flow of water from the roots to the leaves and kill the pl
4、ant To live through cold weather，plants have developed three strategies，Some plants，such as oak trees, avoid freezing damage by dropping their leaves, before the winter chill sets in-effectively shutting off the flow of water between roots and leavesand growing new leaves and water transport cells w
5、hen the warm spring returns. Other plants, pine trees for example, protect them-selves by narrowing their water transport cells, which makes it easier for cells to travel among air bubblesThe third stratef;yi8 also the most extremeSome plants; die on the ground in winter and start growing as new pla
6、nts from seeds when conditions get warmer However, these smart strategies were developed nmry8lowlyover millions of years of evolutionThis leads scientists to worry that plants may not be able to deal with human-caused climate change, which has only started occurring over the past few decadesScienti
7、sts are hoping to find possible ways to save plants from the threat of climate change1What is the text mainly about? ADifferent ways for people to keep warm BHow plants live through the freezing winter CHow plants develop the 8tratef;ies to keep warm* DThe ways to save plants from the cold,2If the w
8、ater transport from roots to leaves 18 blocked, Athe plant will suffer from frostbite Bair bubbles will be formed Cthe plants living tissues will be damaged Dthe plant will be killed3Oak trees protect themselves by Astopping the water transport from roots to leaves Bdropping their leaves to grow see
9、dsCslowing the flow of water from roots to leavesDstoring enough water in the roots4What does the underlined phrase “sets in” mean in Paragraph3? Astops Bbegins Cleaves Dreturns5What is the main idea of the last paragraph APlants can, easily adapt to climate change BScientists are making efforts to
10、save plants CClimates change is a great threat to plantsDPlants are developing new strategies to survive【参考答案】15、BDADC AMy three-year-old granddaughter, Tegan, went with her parents to a family gathering at the home of her other grandparents. Everyone was having a wonderful time visiting and catchin
11、g up on all the latest family news.Like most children, Tegan was having a good time playing with all the toys that were different from her own and that were kept for children to play with at her grandparents house. In particular, Tegan had found a little tea set and had begun pretending that she was
12、 having a tea party. She set up all the place settings and arranged her table with the great care and elegance that only a three-year-old can create. Meanwhile, her Daddy was engrossed in conversation, and as he continued to chat with his family, Tegan would hand him a cup of tea. Her Daddy, who alw
13、ays tries to participate in her games, would pause for a few seconds from his conversation, and say all the proper words and gestures for her tea party which would thrill Tegan. He would request two lumps of sugar. He would tell her how wonderful her tea tasted, and then he would continue his adult
14、conversation with his family.After going through this routine several times, her Daddy suddenly awoke to reality as he had a flash of concern in his mind: She is only three years old, where is she getting this tea that Ive been dutifully drinking? He quietly followed her, without her knowing, and hi
15、s fears were growing stronger as he saw her turn and go through the bathroom door. Sure enough, there she was stretching up on her tippy toes reaching up to get her tea water - out of the container of water that grandpa used to soak his false teeth!21At the family gathering, the adults _.Awatched th
16、eir favorite TV programs Btalked about what happened at home Cdrank tea while chatting Darranged tables for childrens games22Which of the following phrases can replace the underlined phrase “was engrossed in” in Paragraph 2 ?Agot tired of Bgot annoyed byCwas absorbed in Dwas puzzled at23What can be
17、learned from the text ?ATegan was unhappy to be left alone at the gathering.BTegans father often played with her in games.CTegan refused to apologize for what she had done.DTegans father cared nothing about what she was doing.24Tegans Dad followed her secretly to find out _.Awhether there was any te
18、a leftBhow she made tea so wonderfulCwhere she got the sugar for teaDwhat kind of tea he had drunk21-24 BCBD BAre you a saver or a spender?A penny saved is a penny earned. This old saying calls attention to the wisdom of saving money. _ is another way to talk about saving for the future.People who h
19、ate to spend money are known as tightwads, while those who like to get the most value for their money are called thrifty. A thrifty person is different from a spendthrift. A spendthrift is someone who spends wastefully. People like that are often said to spend money like a drunken sailor or like the
20、res no tomorrow.In the United States, people who want to start a savings account have different choices of where to put their money. These include banks and credit unions. Credit unions are cooperatives for people who have some kind of connection. For example, the members might work for a university
21、 or a government agency. Most credit unions are nonprofit organizations.Credit unions, banks and other financial institutions pay interest on savings accounts. But the interest rates are low. Certificates of deposit（存款证） pay higher returns. With a certificate of deposit, or CD, a person agrees not t
22、o withdraw the money for a certain period of time. This term could be anywhere from a few months to several years. Longer terms, and larger amounts, pay higher interest. People can withdraw their money early but they have to pay a fine.In a number of countries, people have been saving less over the
23、years. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is a group of thirty-four countries. The OECD says in 1990, Americans had a household savings rate of seven percent. This year, that rate is expected to be a little more thanfour percent and many European countries have higher rates li
24、ke the UK and France , but Americans save more than families in countries like Japan and South Korea.25Which of the following proverbs can be filled in the blank in Paragraph 2?AHealth is wealth. BMoney is a good servant but a bad masterCPut money away for a rainy day. DMoney doesnt grow on trees.26
25、If you have $10,000, which of the following may help you get higher interest ?AChoose certificates of deposit for one year.BPut the money in banks for one year.CPut the money in credit unions for one year.DChoose certificates of deposit for one year but withdraw the money ahead of time.27What does t
26、he passage mainly talk about ?ADifferent choices of putting money away in the US.BThe importance of saving money.CHow to put money into banks.DThe household savings rate in the US.25-27 CAA CIn todays congratulatory phone call to the team behind NASAs Mars Curiosity rover（火星车）, President Barack Obam
27、a made sure that if the mission discovers Martians, hell be one of the first to know.If in fact you do make contact with Martians, please let me know right away, Obama said during the call, Ive got a lot of things on my plate, but I expect that that will go to the top of the list. Even if theyre jus
28、t microbes(微生物), it will be pretty exciting.Obama also said he was impressed by the attention thats been paid to flight director Bobak Ferdowsi, the Mohawk Guy whose star-spangled haircut and warmhearted behavior during Curiositys Aug. 5 landing won him Internet fame.I, in the past, thought about ge
29、tting a Mohawk myself, Obama joked. But my team keeps on discouraging me. And now that hes received marriage proposals and thousands of new Twitter followers, I think Im going to go back to my team and see if it makes sense. The congratulatory phone call is a tradition for the White House. But it wa
30、s clear that Obama particularly enjoyed congratulating the scientists and engineers behind the amazingly successful landing of NASAs newest Mars exploration.He also said the achievement reflected the American spirit, and he gave his personal promise to protect these critical investments in science a
31、nd technology.This is the kind of thing that inspires kids across the country, he said. Theyre telling their moms and dads they want to be part of a Mars mission, maybe even the first person to walk on Mars. And that kind of inspiration is the byproduct of work of the sort that you guys have done.Th
32、e Curiosity rovers $2.5 billion mission focuses on studying billions of years worth of geology on Mars and determining whether the planet was ever potentially suitable for people to live in. The mission is not specifically designed to explore life, even on the range of microbes, but it could point t
33、he way for future life-exploration experiments.28Obama phoned the team behind NASAs Mars Curiosity rover in order to _.Acongratulate them on finding Martians Bpraise the flight directorCcongratulate on the rovers landing Dencourage them to contact with Martians29What is the main idea of Paragraph 2
34、?AObama is very busy now.BObama longs for the finding of life on Mars.CObama is interested in biology.DObama wants to contact Martians.30Which of the following about the Curiosity rover is TRUE ?AIt costs billions of dollars.BIt mainly aims to find life on Mars.CIt carries the first person to Mars.D
35、It proves Mars fit to live on.31What can we learn from the passage ?ABobak Ferdowsi got a Mohawk haircut to win great Internet fame.BObama called on the government and companies to invest in science.CAmericas president seldom congratulates on scientific achievements.DChildren showed special interest
36、 in the landing of Curiosity.28-31 CBAD DJanelle was running late for work, so she just had time for a quick look at herself in themirror as she was going out. What she saw there made her stop dead in her tracks.Being a busy college student just one year removed from her teenage years, she wasnt exa
37、ctly obsessive-compulsive(有强迫观念和行为的) about the neatness of her clothes. But her boss at the restaurant where she works saw things a little differently. He had recently lectured the entire staff on the importance of appearance, and had specifically mentioned the need for servers to wear clean, unwrin
38、kled blouses. As an assistant manager, Janelle felt it was important to set an example for the other employees. But if she stopped to iron the blouse normally, she would be late and work without delay was an area of even greater concern to her boss.So she grabbed her iron and plugged it in and set i
39、t for low heat. Carefully holding her blouse away from her body, she continued to iron it while she was wearing it. It seemed like a logical answer to an urgent problem.And it seemed to be working until Janelle tried to iron the collar and accidentally ironed her neck by mistake. Then it suddenly se
40、emed like a really stupid idea and a really painful one as well. It took more time to treat her burn than it would have taken to iron her shirt properly. And she spent a miserable shift dealing with the pain of the burn. Weve all been there, havent we? For me it was cutting my own hair. For a former
41、 roommate it was trying to pull his own wisdom teeth. For another college acquaintance, it was trying to change the oil in his car while the motor was still running.“Theres a right way and a wrong way of doing things,” Dad used to tell me whenever Id spoil the look of our yard by trying out a faster
42、, easier and more creative way of pulling weeds or edging the lawn. “If a thing is worth doing,” he said, “its worth doing it right.” Theres a reason why certain things are done in certain ways. Those old, boring, predictable ways work.32Jenelle found in the mirror that _.Athere were stains on her b
43、louse Bher blouse was wrinkledCshe wore heavy makeup Dshe put on a wrong blouse33Its learned from Paragraph 2 that_.AJenelle had no sense of responsibility at workBJenelle failed to set an example for employees in daily workCJenelle didnt care about the neatness of her clothes at all DJenelles boss
44、put doing something on time above appearance34What can we infer from the fifth paragraph?AWe all have done loads of things like Janelle.BWe are careful enough in daily life.CWe all have done something creative.DWe all have tried to iron clothes while we are wearing them.35What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph ?ABe creative. BA bad beginning makes a bad ending.CStick to old ways. DDo things right.32-35 BDAD
