1、2014江苏省南京市高考英语阅读理解巩固自练（2）及答案阅读理解 (2013西安市标准化考练，D)Up to 45 rare species of Australian animals are in danger of becoming extinct within 20 years, scientists warned in a report. But hope is not lost! According to the report, the species can be saved if immediate action is taken to control their natural
2、 predators (天敌) and other threats.The threatened animals can be found in the faraway Kimberley region of northwestern Australia. The region is similar in square miles to California. Thirty percent of the endangered species are unique to the region, while others have already disappeared in other part
3、s of Australia.Dr. Tara Martin, a research scientist said in the report, “A large extinction event is happening in Australia. The north has really been the last stronghold (主要栖息地) for many species of birds and mammals and reptiles. The Kimberley is really their last chance on earth.”Many of the spec
4、ies are under threat because they are hunted by wild cats. These cats kill around 500 000 native animals in the Kimberley region every day. The species face another threat, too. Their native habitat is also being destroyed by wildfires and by wild donkeys and goats that compete for food and water. H
5、umans introduced cats, donkeys and goats to Australia to be farm animals or pets. However, their populations have exploded in the region because they have few natural predators.The report calls for $ 95 million to immediately start protection programs. The report also suggests reducing wild donkey a
6、nd goat populations in the region, building fences, fighting wildfires and educating the community about how to help the endangered species. Richard Hobbs, an ecologist at the University of Western Australia, says the costs are worthwhile because the measures will not be too difficult to carry out.文
7、章大意：本文是一篇调查报告。在澳大利亚有多达45种稀有动物在接下来的二十年里将会灭绝。报告主要讲述了这些物种所面临的危险并提出了保护它们应该采取的一些措施。13Which of the following should be done to protect the rare species of Australian animals?AProviding new habitat for them.BSupplying more food and water to them.CGetting rid of the dangers to them.DLeading them to the nort
8、h of Australia for a better life.答案：C细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句中“the species can be saved. to control their natural predators (天敌) and other treats”可知，我们人类应当立即帮助这些珍稀物种去除威胁它们生存的因素。故C项正确。14Paragraphs 23 mainly tell us _.Awhere the threatened animals can be foundBhow worrying the situation of the rare animals isC
9、the Kimberley is the home of many rare speciesDthe Kimberley is a safe place for animals to live答案：B段落大意题。根据第二段最后一句“. while others have already disappeared in other parts of Australia.”和第三段最后一句“The Kimberley is really their last chance on earth.”可知，文章此处告诉我们稀有动物的处境是多么危险。故B项正确。15The article may appear
10、 in a magazine on _.Aanimals BgeographyCchemistry Dhistory答案：A推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了一些地方动物的危险处境，所以最有可能出现在杂志中的动物栏中。故A项正确。阅读理解解读Eco City Farms are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the United States.Eco City Farms in Edmonston, Maryland, is located near shopping centers, car repair shops
11、and homes. The neighborhood is a workingclass community. People do not have very much money, and they have limited access to fresh food in markets.Over the past two years, the farm has attracted volunteers from the community like Marcy Clark. She schools her four children at home. On a recent day sh
12、e brought them to Eco City Farms for a lesson. Her son Alston Clark thinks his experience is very valuable. “I like coming out here，” he says, “You know, you connect with the earth, where your food comes from. You appreciate the food a little bit more.”Margaret Morgan started Eco City Farms. She thi
13、nks of it as a place where people can learn to live healthier lives. “Growing food in a community brings people together，” she continues, “Every piece of what we do here is a demonstration to show people everything about how to have an ecofriendly community.” she says. From the Eco City Farms people
14、 come to know that they are not only growing food and raising chickens and bees, but improving the soil with compost (肥料) made from food waste.Eco City Farms is an experimental operation. The farm gets its power not from the local electricity networks, but from the sun with solar panels. In winter,
15、the green houses use a geothermal (地热) system.Vegetables can be grown all year. So once a week, all winter long, neighbors like Chris Moss and her three children bike to the farm to pick up a share of the harvest.“I like eating the vegetables，” says fiveyearold Owen Moss.文章大意：本文是一篇报道。文章介绍了美国各地日益流行的生
16、态城市农场(Eco City Farms)。它不但可以带动生态社区，引领人们过上绿色健康的生活，更成为人们了解地球、了解食物的好去处。8What is mainly talked about in the passage?AEco City Farms save a lot of energy.BEco City Farms are gaining popularity.CEco City Farms are influencing community life.DEco City Farms helps the workingclass live better.9According to t
17、he passage, Eco City Farms are close to the following places EXCEPT _.Ashopping centers Bcar repair shopsCfastfood restaurants Dworkingclass community10What is the authors attitude toward Eco City Farms?AEnthusiastic. BDisappointed.CSurprised. DDoubtful.答案：A观点态度题。根据第三、四段所使用的语言“the farm has attracted
18、 volunteers. I like coming out here.”“brings people together. From the Eco City Farms people come to know.”可知，作者对生态城市农场持积极乐观态度，对其很感兴趣。C项文中并未提到，B、D两项不符合文义。故答案选A。11In which column of a newspaper can you most probably read this article?APeople. BTravel. CEnvironment. DEducation.阅读理解 (2013临沂市三模，D)Maps o
19、f the worlds population show that the majority of people today live near water. We live along coastlines, around bays, up the course of rivers and streams and on islands. We also vacation at the beach and find comfort fishing on a lake. Nothing makes small children happier than the chance of playing
20、 in water. More surprisingly, this human favor for water makes evolutionary(进化的)sense. Sure, we need drinking water to live, but we have also benefited from whats swimming under the waves. Neuroscientist Crawford of the University of North London has proposed that our ancient ancestors attached to t
21、he sea, and that their devotion paid off by allowing the human species to develop large and complex brains. Crawford claims that when humans separated from apes(类人猿)and appeared in the forests of Africa, they stuck close to rivers and beaches and started catching fish, clams and crabs. That seafood
22、was packed with omega3 fatty acids, essential fatty acids that promote brain cell growth. Its no coincidence, Crawford claims, that human brain growth began to increase rapidly once we left the woods and headed for the beach. Scientists have also discovered that people who eat fish regularly are les
23、s likely to suffer from depression than those who eat less seafood. Biochemist Hibbelin of the National Institutes of Health has shown that across cultures there is a direct link between amount of fish eaten each week and rates of depression. More interestingly, Hibbelin and researcher Laura have fo
24、und that fish is commonly used as a symbol of happiness and good health in various religions and cultures. We know that fish and the sea are good for us, and so we seek them out. We vacation on the coast and see the waves come and go, feeling happiness has taken over our brain. When we move inland,
25、or go home from vacation, we lose touch with our sea roots and feel unhappy. 文章大意：这是一篇说明文。喜欢水并寻找有水的地方是人类的天性。16To explain humans favor for water, the author _. Alists some examples Bcompares some facts Canalyzes some numbers Draises some questions 答案：A写作手法题。为了说明人们对水的偏爱，作者在第一段里列举了许多例子。17Human beings h
26、ave benefited a lot from seafood because _.Aseafood has enough water and is freshBfishes in the sea have large and complex brains Cour ancestors had nothing to eat but seafood Dit is abundant in fatty acids promoting brain cell growth 答案：D细节理解题。从第四段最后一句“That seafood was packed with omega3 fatty acid
27、s, essential fatty acids that promote brain cell growth. ”可知答案。18According to Crawford, human brain developed fast when we _.Awent to the coast to spend our holidays Bleft the woods and headed for the beachCseparated from apes and appeared in the forests of Africa Ddiscovered seafood was packed with
28、 omega3 fatty acids 答案：B细节理解题。根据第五段从“Crawford claims, that human brain growth began to increase rapidly once we left the woods and headed for the beach.”可知答案。19Whats the main idea of Paragraph 6? AScientists help people overcome depression.BFish is a kind of symbol in some religions.CEating fish reg
29、ularly may reduce our depression.DHappiness is linked with good health.答案：C主旨大意题。第六段的中心句是第一句“.Scientists have also discovered that people who eat fish regularly are less likely to suffer from depression”，其余句子都是围绕这个中心内容的。20What can we infer from the passage? AIts good to our health to swim under the
30、waves. BHuman has the largest and most complex brains. CBeach is the best destination of vacation. DIts human nature to seek out bodies of water. 答案：D推理判断题。从第一段和最后一段的内容可以推知，喜欢水并寻找有水的地方是人类的天性。阅读理解解读BEIJINGChinas Beijing and Shanghai cities and Guangdong Province on Sunday published plans to gradually
31、 allow migrant workers(外来务工人员) children to enter senior high schools and sit college entrance exams locally.They are the latest in a total of 13 provinces and municipalities(市) to formulate plans to ensure that rural children who have followed their parents to cities can enjoy the same rights as the
32、ir urban peers in education.Beijing will allow migrant workers children to attend local vocational schools in 2013 and allow them to be matriculated by universities after graduating from the vocational programs in 2014, said a statement from the citys commission of education.Shanghai took a step fur
33、ther, saying it will allow migrant children in the city to enter local senior high schools, vocational schools and sit college entrance exams (commonly known as gaokao) locally starting in 2014.Guangdong has asked its cities to start recruiting(招收)migrant workers children in local senior high school
34、s in 2013. The province will allow these children to sit gaokao and compete with local residents on an equal feeting in college entrance starting in 2016, Luo said the restrictions would be relaxed gradually and “step by step” as the province must solve the conflict between its gigantic migrant popu
35、lation and a scarcity of education resources.Migrant workers, whose children could be benefited by the new plans of the three regions, must have residential permits, stable jobs and incomes, and meet other local requirements, according to the plans.Chinas hukou, or household registration system, use
36、d to confine children to attending schools in their home provinces. A 2003 regulation amended this by allowing migrant workers children to receive the nineyear compulsory education in cities where their parents work.Official figures show that China has more than 250 million farmersturnedworkers livi
37、ng in cities. An estimated 20 million children have migrated with their parents to the cities.文章大意：在北京、上海和广东的务工子女，能够就地入学或高考了。12Whats the best title of this passage?A.Chinas educational reform on the wayB.Migrants dreams come trueC.Reform plans published for migrant childrens educationD.Migrants ask
38、for equal rights in education13Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A.Beijing，Shanghai and Guangdong took the lead in making plans for migrant childrens education.B.There are altogether 13 provinces and municipalities that have made plans for migrant childrens education
39、.C.Beijing will allow migrant workers children to enter the local school in 2013.D.Migrant workers children began to receive senior high school education in cities where their parents work in 2003.14Which of the following words can the underlined word“confine” be replaced by?A.limit Bprevent Cprotec
40、t Dresist15Which of the following statements can be inferred according to the passage?A.Guangdong will allow migrant workers children to sit gaokao locally in 2016.B.Chinas hukou is now no longer important and should be cancelled.C.The Chinese government should continue deepening the educational reform.D.It is likely that not all migrant workers children can enter senior high schools or sit gaokao in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong with the new plans polished.