1、四川省雅安市2014高考英语阅读理解金榜题名基础训练（8）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。One of our biggest fears nowadays is that our kids might some day get lost in a “sea of technology” rather than experiencing the natural world. TV and computer games are leading to a serious disconnect between kids and the gre
2、at outdoors, which will change the wild places of the world, its creatures and human health for the worse, unless adults get working on childs play.Each of us has a place in nature we go sometimes, even if it was torn down. We cannot be the last generation to have that place. At this rate, kids who
3、miss the sense of wondering outdoors will not grow up to be protectors of natural landscapes. “If the decline in parks use continues across North America, who will defend parks against encroachment (蚕食)?” asks Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods.Without having a nature experience, kids,
4、can turn out just fine, but they are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives. That applies to everything from their physical health and mental health, to stress levels, creativity and cognitive (认知的) skills. Experts predict modern kids will have poorer health than their parentsand they say a la
5、ck of outside play is surely part of it. Research suggests that kids do better academically in schools with a nature component and that playing in nature fosters (培养) leadership by the smartest, not by the toughest. Even a tiny outdoor experience can create wonder in a child. The three-year-old turn
6、ing over his first rock realizes he is not alone in the world. A clump of trees on the roadside can be the whole universe in his eyes. We really need to value that more.Kids are not to blame. They are overprotected and frightened. It is dangerous out there from time to time, but repetitive stress fr
7、om computers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhood rite of passage (仪式).Everyone, from developers to schools and outdoorsy citizens, should help regain for our kids some of the freedom and joy of exploring, taking friendship in fields and woods that cement (增强) love, respect and need for lands
8、cape. As parents, we should devote some of our energies to taking our kids into nature. This could yet be our greatest cause.41. The main idea of Paragraph 2 is that _.A. kids missing the sense of wondering outdoorsB. parks are in danger of being gradually encroached C. Richard Louv is the author of
9、 Last Child in the WoodsD. children are expected to develop into protectors of nature 【答案】D 【解析】细节理解题。根据由于科学技术的进步有些孩子在家玩电脑看电视很少出去接近大自然，不知道要保护大自然，所以本段的大意是孩子被盼望发展成大自然的保护着，故选D。42. According to the passage, children without experiencing nature will _.A. keep a high sense of wonderB. be overprotected by
10、their parents C. be less healthy both physically and mentally D. change wild places and creatures for the better 【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据Without having a nature experience, kids, can turn out just fine, but they are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives. That applies to everything from their physica
11、l health and mental health, to stress levels, creativity and cognitive (认知的) skills.没有经历大自然体验的人在身体和精神方面都不是很健康，故选C。43. According to the author, childrens breaking an arm is _.A. the fault on the part of their parentsB. the natural experience in their growing up C. the result of their own carelessness
12、 in play D. the effect of their repetitive stress from computers 【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据repetitive stress from computers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhood rite of passage (仪式).孩子们断一个胳膊就是他们在成长中的自然的经历，故选B。44. What does “sea of technology” mean in the first paragraph?A. The technology of TV and com
13、puter games.B. The technology of food.C. The technology of sea food.D. The technology of catching animals in the sea.【答案】A 【解析】词义猜测题。根据TV and computer games are leading to a serious disconnect between kids and the great outdoors,可以推知这里指的是电视和电脑，故选A。 45. In writing this passage, the author mainly inte
14、nds to _.A. blame children for getting lost in computer games B. encourage children to protect parks from encroachment C. show his concern about childrens lack of experience in nature D. inspire children to keep the sense of wonder about things around【答案】C【解析】作者意图题。根据由于科技的影响孩子去户外的时间减少，缺乏对大自然的体验，同时展示
15、了作者对于孩子们的关心，故选C。阅读理解 Explaining Chinas peaceful growth to the American politicians and public will top President Hu Jintaos agenda when he visits the United States from September 5 to 8.“ This will be conductive to the development of SinoUS relations and Chinas relationships with the rest of the wor
16、ld.” He Yafei, director of the Department of North American Affairs, said at a news briefing yesterday.It will be Hus first State visit to the US after he became president in 2003. He will meet US President George W.Bush and legislators in Washington DC and business people in Seattle, and deliver a
17、speech at Yale University in New Haven. Also on the list of areas of concern for Hu and Bush may be trade, Taiwan, energy and nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula.Chinas favorable balance of trade with the US derives from different economic structures in the two countries. The two economies supplem
18、ent and benefit each other instead of competing, and the US should loosen its grip over its exports, especially high-tech products, to China, he said.After his US trip, President Hu will travel to Canada and Mexico from September 8 to 13, and back to New York on September 14 to attend the World Summ
19、it and other activities in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the United Nations.Hu will wrap up his tour on September 16 at the UN in a show Chinas support for the world body and multilateralism.At yesterdays news briefing, he also disclosed that the fourth round of SixParty Talks on Korean Pen
20、insula Nuclear issue will be resumed in the week of September 12.1. The underlined word “wrap up” can be taken place by .A. completeB. go onC. startD. do secretly答案解析：答案为A。本题为词义推断题。由 “wrap up”上一段 “attend the World Summit and other activities in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the United Natio
21、ns.”可知，President Hu已经参加完UN的60周年庆祝活动，故答案为A。2. President Hu Jintao may came home after .A. September 8thB. September 14thC. September 16thD. September 13th答案解析：答案为C。本题为推理题。最后一项活动的结束日期出现在倒数第二段 “Hu will wrap up his tour on September 16 at the UN in a show Chinas support for the world body and multilater
22、alism.” 故可推断，President Hu Jintao 回家应该是9月16日以后。3. Which of the following is Not true?A. The visit to the US starts on September 5B. Hu and Bush may talk about Taiwans trade and energy.C. The economy of the two countries should supplement and benefit each other.D. Korean penninsula nuclear issue is an
23、other important problem the two presidents may talk about答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由第一段 “when he visits the United States from September 5 to 8.” 可知，A选项正确。由第三段最后一句话 “Also on the list of areas of concern for Hu and Bush may be trade, Taiwan, energy and nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula.”可知，Hu 和 Bush之间讨论的问
24、题有贸易，台湾问题，能源和朝鲜核问题。故B选项表达错误，D选项正确。由第四段 “The two economies supplement and benefit each other instead of competing”可知，D选项正确。故答案为B。 4. The best title of this passage is .A. Itinerary for President Hu Jintaos US visitB. Meeting in the USC. The Relationship between China and the USD. The Problem between
25、China and the US 答案解析：答案为A。本题考查文章的标题。全文都是在介绍President Hu Jintao的出国访问行程，故答案为A。阅读理解课堂练学案（6）Passage Fourteen(Antarctica and Environment)Antarctica has actually become a kind of space station a unique observation post for detecting important changes in the worlds environment. Remote from major sources o
26、f pollution and the complex geological and ecological systems that prevail elsewhere, Antarctica makes possible scientific measurements that are often sharper and easier to interpret than those made in other parts of the world.Growing numbers of scientists therefore see Antarctica as a distant-early
27、-warning sensor, where potentially dangerous global trends may be spotted before they show up to the north. One promising field of investigation is glaciology. Scholars from the United States, Switzerland, and France are pursuing seven separate but related projects that reflect their concern for the
28、 health of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet a concern they believe the world at large should share.The Transantarctic Mountain, some of them more than 14,000 feet high, divide the continent into two very different regions. The part of the continent to the “east” of the mountains is a high plateau covere
29、d by an ice sheet nearly two miles thick. “West” of the mountain, the half of the continent south of the Americas is also covered by an ice sheet, but there the ice rests on rock that is mostly well below sea level. If the West Antarctic Ice Sheet disappeared, the western part of the continent would
30、 be reduced to a sparse cluster of island.While ice and snow are obviously central to many environmental experiments, others focus on the mysterious “dry valley” of Antarctica, valleys that contain little ice or snow even in the depths of winter. Slashed through the mountains of southern Victoria La
31、nd, these valleys once held enormous glaciers that descended 9,000 feet from the polar plateau to the Ross Sea. Now the glaciers are gone, perhaps a casualty of the global warming trend during the 10,000 years since the ice age. Even the snow that falls in the dry valleys is blasted out by vicious w
32、inds that roars down from the polar plateau to the sea. Left bare are spectacular gorges, rippled fields of sand dunes, clusters of boulders sculptured into fantastic shapes by 100-mile-an-hour winds, and an aura of extraterrestrial desolation.Despite the unearthly aspect of the dry valleys, some sc
33、ientists believe they may carry a message of hope of the verdant parts of the earth. Some scientists believe that in some cases the dry valleys may soak up pollutants faster than pollutants enter them.1.What is the best title for this passage?A Antarctica and environmental Problems.Antarctica: Earth
34、s Early-Warning station.C Antarctica: a Unique Observation Post.D Antarctica: a Mysterious Place.2.What would the result be if the West Antarctic Ice Sheet disappeared?A The western part of the continent would be disappeared.The western part of the continent would be reduced.C The western part of th
35、e continent would become scattered Islands.D The western part of the continent would be reduced to a cluster of Islands.3.Why are the Dry Valleys left bare?A Vicious wind blasts the snow away.It rarely snows.C Because of the global warming trend and fierce wind.D Sand dunes.4.Which of the following
36、is true?A The “Dry Valleys” have nothing left inside.The “Dry Valleys” never held glaciers.C The “Dry Valleys” may carry a message of hope for the verdant.D The “Dry Valleys” are useless to scientists.Vocabulary1.distant-early-warning sensor 远距离早期报警传感器2.plateau 高原，高地3.slash 挥砍4.blast 一阵疾风/狂风5.viciou
37、s 邪恶的，凶魔般的6.gorge 峡谷7.ripple 起伏，使起微波8.sand dune 沙丘9.verdant 绿色10.extraterrestrial 地球之外的11.aura 气氛难句译注1.Growing numbers of scientists therefore see Antarctica as a distant-early waning sensor, where potentially dangerous global trends may be spotted before they show up to the north.【结构简析】see as 把看作。W
38、here定从修饰Antarctic。【参考译文】因此，越来越多的科学家把南极洲视为一个远距离早期报警敏感器，在那里地球许多潜在的危险动向早在它们出现于北方以前就能发现。2.The part of the continent to the “east” of the mountain东指的使印度正南的这一部分。或山移动的那部分洲。3.an aura of extraterrestrial desolation应译为：与地球格格不入的一种荒凉隔绝的气氛。或与世隔绝的一种荒凉气氛。写作方法与文章大意这是一篇有关南极洲科研考察的重要性的科普文章。采用因果，点面结合写法。首先提出：由于南极洲远离污染，又
39、不同于其它任何地方，普遍存在着复杂的地质和生态环境，所以这块地方就可能得到更敏锐又易解释的科学测量结果。它成了监察世界环境变化的观察哨和空间站，后面几段就写了进行考察的方面和结果。答案详解1.A 南极洲和环境问题。B. 南极洲：地球最早的报警战。C.南极洲：独一无二的观察哨。D. 南极洲：神秘的地方。三项都是总内容众的组成部分。2.D 大陆西部成为一群岛屿。第三段“横断南极的山脉，有的高达一万四千多英尺，把这大陆分成情况各异的两个地区。山脉以东的大陆部分是由差不多两英里厚的冰层覆盖的高原；山脉以西，即美洲以南的半个大陆也为冰层所覆盖。可是，这里冰层覆盖在大大低于海平面的岩石。如果西南极洲冰层消
40、失，那这大陆西部将成为稀疏的岛群。”A. 大陆西部将小时。B. 大陆西部缩小。 D. 大陆西部将成为分散的岛屿。3.C 因为地球变暖和狂风劲吹。在第四段：“这些干谷甚至在寒冬季节也很少有冰雪。它们插在南维多利亚陆地的山脉中，一度曾有从极地高原到罗斯海的深度为9000英尺的冰河。现在冰河已不存在，很可能是冰期之后一万年间地球变暖的结果。即使落入干谷的雪也被从极地高原咆哮入海的邪恶狂风吹散了。留下来的是裸露的壮观的峡谷，沙丘起伏的原野，被时速一百英里的大风雕刻成奇形怪状的大砾石，形成与世隔绝的荒凉景象。”A. 邪恶的狂风吹走了雪。B. 它很少下雪。D.沙丘。这三项只是干谷现象的一部分。4.C 他们可能为地球上绿色地区带来了希望的信息。答案是第五段第一句“尽管干谷具有神秘的一面，科学家却相信他们可能为地球上葱绿的地方带来了希望的信息。”A.干谷内什么都没有留下。B. 干谷内从没有冰河。D. 按照科学家的看法，干谷毫无用处。
