1、2012高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练（江苏专用）专题2 阅读理解 23（35分钟）A“People should have one meat-free day a week if they want to make a personal and effective sacrifice that would help deal with climate change,” the worlds leading authority on global warming has told The Observer.Dr Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the United Nat
2、ions Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, said that people should then go on to reduce their meat consumption even further.Pachauri, who was re-elected the panels chairman for a second six-year term last week, said diet change was important because of the huge greenhouse gas emissions (排放) and
3、 other environmental problems associated with raising cattle and other animals. “It was relatively easy to change eating habits compared to changing means of transport,” he said. The UNs Food and Agriculture Organisation has estimated that meat production accounts for nearly a fifth of global greenh
4、ouse gas emissions. These are produced during the production. For example, ruminants (反刍动物), particularly cows, give off a gas called methane, which is 23 times more effective as a global warming agent than CO2.Pachauri can expect some opposite responses from the food industry to his advice, though
5、last night he was given unexpected support by Masterchef presenter and restaurateur John Torode. “I have a little bit and enjoy it,” said Torode. “Too much for any person is bad. But theres a bigger issue here: where the meat comes from. If we all bought British and stopped buying imported food, wed
6、 save a huge amount of carbon emissions.”Professor Robert Watson, the chief scientific adviser for the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, said government could help educate people about the benefits of eating less meat, but it should not regulate. “Eating less meat would help, theres
7、 no question about that,” Watson said.However, Chris Lamb, head of marketing for pig industry group BPEX, said the meat industry had been unfairly targeted and was working hard to find out which activities had the biggest environmental impact and reduce them. “Some ideas were contradictory,” he said
8、. “For example, one solution to emissions from cattle and other animals was to keep them indoors, but this would damage animal welfare. Climate change is a very young science and our view is there are a lot of simple solutions being proposed.”1. What is directly related to global warming?A. Consumpt
9、ion of meat. B. Growth of cattle. C. Methane from ruminants. D. Processing of meat.2. Who holds a view opposite to the others in the passage? A. Rajendra Pachauri.B. John Torode. C. Robert Watson. D. Chris Lamb. 3. It is implied in the passage that _. A. we should try to keep away from cattleB. rumi
10、nants should not be left outdoors C. the meat industry will soon close down D. we must do our duty to save the earth4. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A. Less meat, slower global warmingB. More animals, more greenhouse gas C. Less imported food, better our environmentD
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17、 this booking.5. Hotel Icaria Barcelona allows you easy access to the following EXCEPT _.A. the stadiums where you can have sportsB. the seaside where you can relax yourselfC. the places where you can take trains or busesD. the building where you can attend a religious service6. The underlined word
18、“encrypted” in the last section probably means “_”.A. analysedB. stored C. collected D. protected 7. It can be inferred from the advertisement that _. A. smoking is completely forbidden in the hotelB. every room follows the same hotel policiesC. policies may be in your favor if you book 6 roomsD. an
19、 extra bed can be provided for you free of chargeCA study now lends support to the idea that meal-time distractions (分散注意) can mask the clues that we really have eaten quite enough. Moreover, it finds, the caloric fallout of not paying attention to what were eating doesnt necessarily end when a meal
20、 is over. Rose Cooper from England, and her colleagues gathered 22 men and an equal number of women for an experiment. Each person dined alone, continuously receiving nine small shares of food items. These ranged from cheese twists and potato chips to carrots, cherry tomatoes and sandwiches or sausa
21、ge rolls. Because the goal was to test the potential impacts of distraction on fullness, the researchers randomly assigned half of the participants to eat in front of a computerand to gain as many wins as possible at the “card” game. Everyone else was told to focus on the sensory qualities of their
22、meal. According to their instructions, the participants ate all of the food given to them. Yet people who played a computer game during lunch found their meal less filling than the mindful eaters had. Game players also swallow down twice as many cookies, almost an hour later, when they were allowed
23、all the dessert they wanted (in the name of a taste test). The British scientists present their findings in the February American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.The real question is why distracted eating should impact snacking. It appears, the scientists say, that memory plays some tricky role in how
24、 we register what we eat and the degree to which it satisfies. Interestingly, eight years ago, Britta Barkeling of Huddinge University in Stockholm and her colleagues reported somewhat related findings. Their 18 overweight subjects had no choice other than to get rid of everything but lunch, on one
25、daybecause they were blindfolded. Compared to a day when they could view what they were dining on, these people consumed only three quarters as many calories. Yet even hours afterward, they reported being no less full than on the day they had been able to see their plates.Of course dining in the dar
26、k isnt practical. And sometimes what we eat doesnt really invite our absolute attention. But there is certainly a growing mountain of data indicating that mindless eating is a waste of resources, a risk to our waistlinesand a costly threat to health. 8. Rose Cooper and her colleagues did the experim
27、ent in order to _. A. show that all the people enjoy snacks B. prove that playing computer games is harmful while diningC. find possible effects of distraction on fullnessD. test the impacts of eating snacks on different people9. Which is the most effective way to concentrate on your food when dinin
28、g? A. Viewing your food. B. Blindfolding your eyes. C. Playing computer games. D. Eating by oneself.10. The reason why distracted eating influences snacking may be that _.A. you eat less in that case B. you are cheated by your memoryC. you have consumed more calories D. you digest what youve eaten f
29、aster11. We can conclude from the passage that _.A. distracted eating may damage your healthB. eating snacks will make you feel fullC. Britta became famous because of the experimentD. playing is more important than what we eatD Bobby Qualls was shopping when he received a text message: Fire on Beech
30、mont, one-story house, child trapped inside. “I was picking out gifts for the family our engine house adopted for Christmas,” remembers Qualls, who has been fighting fires in Memphis for 24 years. “I had this sinking feeling as I got in my car and headed over.” The last time Qualls had been on Beech
31、mont Street was to install smoke detectors (感应器) at the Bateman-Tubbs home. Hed been on a secret task to see if they needed extra help during the holidays. There he discovered that the four Bateman-Tubbs children were sleeping on bare mattresses (床垫), and he found two of the boys playing outside in
32、30-degree weather with no shoes or coats. Qualls learned that Leonard Tubbs was doing his best to make ends meet laying floors while Kimberly Bateman stayed home with the kids. “When Bobby told me his team wanted to be Secret Santas and buy my kids toys, at first I thought we didnt need any help,” B
33、ateman recalls. “It really touched me. I told him what the kids really needed was warm clothes.” Thats exactly what Qualls was shopping for on December 9, 2010: winter jackets for Christopher, seven; JoJo, four; Madison, one; and two-month-old Charles. While driving over to Beechmont Street, he dial
34、ed Batemans cell phone. She answered on the first ring, screaming, “The house is on fireJoJos trapped inside!” By the time Qualls reached the house, the family had gotten out, but their home was severely damaged. His coworkers had found JoJo hiding under a pile of clothes in a back bedroom. He had s
35、topped breathing and had been given CPR and rushed to the hospital. Qualls learned that JoJo was now on life support and might not make it through the night. He rushed to the hospital with Lt. Mark Eskew, who placed a stuffed teddy bear in a firefighters suit on JoJos bed. “I just kept praying my li
36、ttle boy would open his eyes,” Bateman recalls. “There was nothing else I could do. They were pumping black and thick liquid out of his lungs and stomach for days.” After a few days, though, JoJo regained consciousness, and the tubes were taken out of his throat. While he began to slowly recover, th
37、e local newspaper and TV stations got hold of the story, and the Secret Santa Plan of Qualls and his fellow firefighters snowballed. Before long, the fire station was overflowing with boxes of toys, food, towels, and clothes. People called, wanting to donate furniture and appliances (电器) too. By Dec
38、ember 23, Bateman and Tubbs had moved their kids into a new rental home. By Christmas Eve, JoJo was ready to leave the hospital, and the firefighters were ready to deliver the family their very own Christmas miracle. “These guys arent just firefighters,” says Bateman, “theyre our guardian angels. If
39、 they hadnt installed a smoke detector that first day they came to our house, we wouldnt have known when the fire started. Then they went the extra ten miles to give us a Christmas.”12. What did Qualls do after he received a text message?A. He drove to the burning house.B. He hurried to the fire sta
40、tion.C. He went to pick out gifts.D. He went shopping in Beechmont.13. Who saved JoJo out of the burning house?A. Bobby Qualls.B. Leonard Tubbs. C. Kimberly Bateman.D. Firefighters.14. We can infer from the reading that _.A. JoJo is a naughty childB. smoke detectors are very usefulC. Tubbs home is f
41、illed with giftsD. the fire was caused by the bare mattress15. The purpose of this story is to _.A. encourage people to install smoke detectorsB. advise people to take good care of their childrenC. ask people to give gifts to the firemenD. praise the firemen for their good deedsCDDAA DCCBB AADBD高考资源网独家高考资源网Ks5uK&S%5#U精品资源，欢迎下载！高考资源网Ks5uK&S%5#U高考资源网高考资源网
