1、2014高考英语二轮阅读理解专题训练精品题（2）及答案阅读理解解读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 and homes. The neighborhood is a workingclass community. People do not have very much money
2、, 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 she brought them to Eco City Farms for a lesson. Her son Alston Clark thinks his experience i
3、s 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 thinks of it as a place where people can learn to live healthier lives. “Growing food in a com
4、munity 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 come to know that they are not only growing food and raising chickens and bees, but improv
5、ing 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, the green houses use a geothermal (地热) system.Vegetables can be grown all year. So once a w
6、eek, 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 a
7、bout 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 the passage, Eco City Farms are close to the following places EXCEPT _.Ashopping centers Bca
8、r 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 volunteers. I like coming out here.”“brings people together. From the Eco City Farms peopl
9、e 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.（201*福建卷）The internet will open up new vistas (前景),creat the global village- -you can make new friends all around t
10、he world. That,at least, is what it promised us. The difficulty is that It did not take the human mind into account. The reality is that we cannot keep relationship than a limited number of people. No matter how hard the internet tries to putYou in communication, its best efforts will be defeated by
11、 your mind. The problem is twofold（双重的）. First, there is a limit on the number of people we can hole in mind and have a meaningful relationship with. That number is about 150 and is set by the size of our brain. Second, the quality of your relationships depends on the amount of time you invest （投入）
12、in then. We invest a lot in a small number of people and then distribute whats left among as many others as we can. The problem is that if we invest little time in a person, our engagement with that person will decline （减弱）until eventually it dies into “someone I once knew”.This is not, of course, t
13、o say that the internet doesnt serve a socially valuable function. Of course it does. But the question is not that it allows you to increase the size of your social circle to include the rest of the world, but that you can keep your relationships with your existing friends going even though you have
14、 to more to the other side of the world.In one sense, thats a good thing. But it also has a disadvantage. If you continue to invest in your old friends even though you can no longer see then, then certainly you arent using your time to make new friends where you now live. And I suspect that probably
15、 isnt the best use of your time. Meaningful relationships are about being able to communicate with each other, face to face. The internet will slow down the rate with which relationships end, but it wont stop that happening eventually.72. What is stressed in the first paragraph?A. The present situat
16、ion of the internet.B. The difficulty in communication on the internet.C. The socially valuable function of the internet. D. The role of the human mind in the internet communication.73. The underlined word “engagement” in the second paragraph probably means “_”.A. appointment B. connection C. interv
17、iew D. agreement74. According to the passenger, the author holds the view that_.A. the internet fails to play so valuable a role in communication as it promisedB. the internet determines the quality of social relationshipsC. the internet greatly increases the size of social circlesD. the internet co
18、mmunication is no less effective than the face-to-face talk75. What is the authors attitude towards the use of the internet to strengthen relationships?A. He is uncertain about it. B. He is hopeful of it. C. He approves of it. D. He doubts it.【答案】DBAD维A2 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材相似度：设题相似度：难度系数：Culture helps
19、 human societies survive in changing natural environments.For example，the end of the last Ice Age，beginning about 15,000 years ago，brought an enormous challenge to which humans had to adapt.Before this time，large parts of the northern hemisphere were covered in great sheets of ice that contained muc
20、h of the earths water.In North America，large animals that roamed the vast tundra provided people with food and materials for clothing and simple shelters.When the earth became warm，large Ice Age animals disappeared，and many land areas were submerged by rising sea levels from melting ice.But people s
21、urvived.They developed new technologies and learned how to survive on new plant and animal species.Finally some people settled into permanent villages，durable houses and farms.Cultural adaptation has made humans one of the most successful species on the planet.Through history，major developments in t
22、echnology，medicine，and nutrition have allowed people to reproduce and survive in everincreasing numbers.The global population has risen from 8 million during the Ice Age to about 6 billion today.However，the successes of culture can also create problems in the long run.Over the last 200 years，people
23、have begun to use large quantities of natural resources and energy and to produce a great amount of material and chemical wastes.The global population now consumes some crucial natural resourcessuch as petroleum，wood，and mineral oresfaster than nature can produce them.Many scientists believe that in
24、 the process of burning fuels and producing wastes，people may be changing the global climate in unpredictable and possibly harmful ways.Thus，the adaptive success of the presentday global culture of production and commerce may be temporary.Notes： tundra n冰原；苔原submerge vt.淹没 crucial adj.关键的ore n矿长短句分析
25、：Many scientists believe that in the process of burning fuels and producing wastes，people may be changing the global climate in unpredictable and possibly harmful ways.句法点睛：这是个主从复合句。Many scientists believe为主句部分，in the process of burning fuels and producing wastes为宾语从句的时间状语，people may be changing the
26、 global climate in unpredictable and possibly harmful ways为宾语从句的主干部分。句意：很多科学家认为，在燃料燃烧和产生垃圾的过程中，人们可能正以无法预测的，甚至是有害的方式改变着全球的气候。【语篇解读】 本文为议论文。文章论述了人类在适应自然环境得到了飞速发展的同时，也带来了系列问题：人类的过度发展破环了自然，以至给人类自己带来了灾难。 1What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?AHow the human being survived in the Ice Age.BWhat t
27、he situation was during the Ice Age.CWhat caused the Ice Age to come to an end.DWhy the Ice Age was very important.答案A主旨大意题。虽然冰川融化，人类食物链遭到破坏，但由于人类具有认识和使用新技术的能力而得以存活，并发展状大。 2The passage doesnt tell the readers _.Awhat caused the earth to become warmBwhen the ending of the Ice Age beganCthe population
28、 of the Ice AgeDthe problem of cultural adaptation答案A细节理解题。短文没有论及地球变暖的原因。3Which is the problem of cultural adaption?AA very developed culture came into being.BToo much species have been endangered.CThe world has become too crowded.DHuman activities have made damage to the balance of nature.答案D细节理解题。
29、人类过量使用自然资源而破坏了生态平衡。4In face of the greater challenge，human beings should _.Astop developing any longerBreduce using too much natural resourcesCfind a way out to stop the warming up of the globeDsave more animals in case they all die out答案B细节理解题。人类过量使用自然资源已经导致了环境的恶化，理智的办法就是减少使用自然资源。 阅读理解解读BEIJINGChin
30、as Beijing and Shanghai cities and Guangdong Province on Sunday published plans to gradually 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 th
31、at rural children who have followed their parents to cities can enjoy the same rights as their 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 progra
32、ms in 2014, said a statement from the citys commission of education.Shanghai took a step further, 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
33、asked its cities to start recruiting(招收)migrant workers children in local senior high schools 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
34、and “step by step” as the province must solve the conflict between its gigantic migrant population 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 lo
35、cal requirements, according to the plans.Chinas hukou, or household registration system, used 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 paren
36、ts work.Official figures show that China has more than 250 million farmersturnedworkers living 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.Migr
37、ants dreams come trueC.Reform plans published for migrant childrens educationD.Migrants ask 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 alt
38、ogether 13 provinces and municipalities that have made plans for migrant childrens education.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
39、the following words can the underlined word“confine” be replaced by?A.limit Bprevent Cprotect 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.
