高考英语阅读理解一轮练题（8）（含解析）

2019版高考英语阅读理解一轮练题

（8）李仕才ANowadays moreand morepeople aretalking aboutgenetically modified foods（GM foods）.GMfoods developfrom genetically modified organisms（有机体），which havehad specificchangesintroduced into their DNAby geneticengineering techniques.These techniquesare much more precisewherean organismis exposedto chemicalsto createa nonspecificbut stablechange.For manypeople,the hightechproduction raisesall kindsof environmental,ethical,health andsafety problems.Particularly incountries withlong farmingtraditions,the ideaseems againstnature.In fact,GM foodsare alreadyvery mucha partof ourlives.They werefirst puton themarketin

1996.A thirdof thecorn and more thanhalf thecotton grownin theU.S.last yearwas theproductof biotechnology,according to the Departmentof Agriculture.More than65million acresofgeneticallymodifiedcrops will be plantedin theUS thisyear.The geneticgenie isout of thebottle.However,like anynew productentering thefood chain,GM foodsmust besubjected tocarefultesting.In wealthycountries,the debateabout biotechis notso fierceby thefact that they havea large numberof foodsto choose from,and asupply thatgoes beyondthe needs.In developingcountriesdesperate tofeed fastgrowingand underfedpopulations,the matteris simplerand muchmoreurgent:do thebenefits ofbiotech outweighthe risksThestatistics onpopulation growthand hungerare disturbing.Last yearthe world，s populationreached6billion.The UNstates thatnearly800million peoplearound the world areunhealthy.About400million womenof childbearingage don，t haveenough iron,which meanstheir babiesareexposed tovarious birthdefeats.As manyas100million childrensuffer fromvitamin Adeficiency,a leadingcause ofblindness.How canbiotech helpGenetic engineeringis widelyused to produce plantsand animalswithbetter nutritional values.Biotechnologists havedeveloped geneticallymodified riceand theyareworking onother kindsof nutritionallyimproved crops.D.there wouldbe noproblem aboutfinding acmodation there答案:A解析:细节理解题根据第一段的“・・・becausethiskindofacmodationgivesaforeignvisitoragoodchancetospeakEnglishwith thefamily.n可知A项正确

3.If yousee aroad signthat says“DIVERSION”in theUK,you will.A.fall intoa holeB.have alot offun andenjoy yourselfC.find thatthe roadis blockedby crowdsof peopleD.have totake a different road答案:D解析:细节理解题根据第四段的内容可知，如果在英国的路上看到“DIVERSION”这个标志，意思是道路正在施工,要换一条路走

4.I wassurprised whenthe coffee pot was taken awaybecause I.t finisheddrinking mycoffeeB.was expectinganother cupof coffeeC.meant that I didnt wantany moreD.was nevermisunderstood答案:B解析:细节理解题根据最后一段可知，作者本来说“Thankyou”是再要一些咖啡，但在法语中Thankyou却表示不要，所以服务员把作者的咖啡壶拿走了，当时作者不知道它在法语中的这种意思，所以感到很吃惊Biotech canalso improvefarming productivityin placeswhere food shortages arecaused bycropdamage attributableto drought,poor soiland cropviruses.

1.The passagemainly talksabout.A.theworld，s foodproblem B.the developmentin biotechC.the geneticallymodified foodsD.the wayto solvefoodshortages

2.According tothe passage,GM foods.A.will replacenaturally grownfoodsB.are farbetter thannaturally grownfoodsC.may helpto solvethe problemof poornutritionD.can causeserious troublein developingcountries

3.The underlinedsentence“The geneticgenie isout of the bottle.in Paragraph2probablymeans that.A.GM foodsare availableeverywhereB.the technologyin producingGM foodsis advancedC.genetic technologymay haveuncontrollable powersD.genetic technologyhas eout oflaboratories intomarkets

4.Whats the writers attitudetowards GM foodsA.Enthusiastic.B.Cautious.C.Disapproving.D.Unbelievable.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了转基因食品及其对人类生活的影响【解析】主旨大意题根据文章内容，特别是第一段中的aNowadays moreand morepeople aretalkingabout geneticallymodifiedfoodsGM foods.v可知，本文主要介绍的是转基因食品【解析】细节理解题根据最后一段中的“Genetic engineeringis widelyus段toproduceplantsand animalswith betternutritionalvalues.v可知，转基因食品有助于解决营养不良问题【解析】观点态度题根据第三段中的“However,like anynew productentering thefood chain,GMfoodsmust besubjected tocareful testing.v可知，作者认为转基因食品进入市场前需要严格的检测，由此可见作者对转基因食品的态度是谨慎的Surviving Hurricane Sandy（飓风桑迪）Natalie Doan,14,has alwaysfelt luckyto livein Rockaway,New York.Living justa fewblocksfrom thebeach,Natalie cansee the ocean andhear thewaves fromher house.It stheoceanthatmakes Rockawayso special,“she says.On October29,2012,that oceanturned fierce.That night,Hurricane Sandyattacked theEastCoast,and Rockawaywas hitespecially hard.Fortunately,Natalie,s familyescaped toBrooklynshortly beforethe citys bridgesclosed.When theyreturned toRockaway thenext day,they foundtheir neighborhoodin ruins.Many ofNatalie s friendshad losttheir homesand wereliving faraway.All aroundher,people weresuffering,especially the elderly.Natalie^s schoolwas sodamaged thatshe hadto temporarilyattend aschoolin Brooklyn.In the following fewdays,the menand womenhelping Rockawayrecover inspiredNatalie.Volunteers camewith carloadsof donatedclothing andtoys.Neighbors devotedtheir sparetime tohelpingothers rebuild.Teenagers climbeddozens offlights ofstairs todeliver waterand foodto elderly peopletrapped inpowerless highrise buildings.“My momtells methat I can tcontrol whathappens tome,“Natalie says,“but Ican alwayschoosehow Ideal withit.”Natalieschoice wasto help.She createda websitepage,matching survivorsin needwith donorswho wantedto help.Natalieposted information about aboy namedPatrick,who losthis baseballcard collectionwhen hishouseburned down.Within days,Patrick scollection wasreplaced.In theing months,her websitepage helpedlots ofkids:Christopher,who receiveda newbasketball;Charlie,who gota newkeyboard.Natalie alsoworked withother organizationsto bringmuchneededsupplies toRockaway.Her effortsmade hera famousperson.Last April,she wasinvitedto theWhite Houseand honoredas aHurricaneSandyChampion ofChange.Today,the scars（仓U痕）of destruction are stillseen inRockaway,but hopeis in the air.The streetsare clear,and manyhomes havebeen rebuilt.Icant imagineliving anywherebutRockaway,“Natalie declares.My neighborhoodwillbeback,even strongerthan before.”

1.When Nataliereturned toRockaway afterthe hurricane,she found.A.some friendshad losttheir livesB.her neighborhoodwas destroyedC.her schoolhad movedto BrooklynD.the elderlywere freefrom suffering

2.According toParagraph4,who inspiredNatalie mostA.The peoplehelping Rockawayrebuild.B.The peopletrapped inhighrisebuildings.C.The volunteersdonating moneyto survivors.D.Local teenagersbringing clothingtoelderlypeople.

3.How didNatalie helpthe survivorsA.She gaveher toysto otherkids.B.She tookcare ofyounger children.C.She calledon theWhite Houseto help.D.She builtan informationsharing platform.

4.What doesthe storyintend totell usA.Little peoplecan make a bigdifference.B.A friendin needis afriend indeed.C.East orwest,home isbest.D.Technology ispower.细节理解题根据第三段第一句可知,Natalie第二天回到家时,发现她们的居住区已变成一片废墟细节理解题根据第四段第一句中的...the menand womenhelping Rockawayrecover inspiredNatalie.”可知，帮助洛克威重建的人们使Natalie最受鼓舞细节理解题根据第七段第一句可知，她建立了一个网站，将需要帮助的幸存者和想要帮助灾民的捐赠者进行匹配故选D项（她建立了一个信息共享平台）o主旨大意题Natalie作为一个年仅14岁的小女孩,在飓风桑迪席卷家乡后,通过建立网站匹配需求者与捐赠者，使得许许多多需要帮助的人得到了帮助本文彰显了在灾难面前,小人物也可以大有作为的真理故选A项B项意为“患难见真情”；C项意为“金窝银窝，不如自己的狗窝”；D项意为“技术就是力量”；均不符合文意CDear Sir,I wassurprised toread yourrecent editorialon thequestion ofstudents，parttime jobs.You appeartobe makinglots ofgeneral mentson thebasis ofjust oneunfortunate caseI assureyou thatnotall young people whodeliver newspapersare asfoolish anddishonest asthe twoyouths mentionedinyour article,and onesinglecase isnot strongenough insupporting apoint asevidence.I thinkyouwouldn，t disagreewith meat thispoint.The firstpoint I would liketo makeis thatthere aremany jobsteenagers cando whichgive themusefulexperience of the workingworld.They arebrought intocontact witha varietyof people,often older,and aregiven experienceof expressingthemselves clearlyand logically.Every youngmanwill eventuallybe involvedin socialnet work,and we cant expectthem toact asa matureadultonce theystep outof school.I amthinking hereof jobssuch astravel guidesand shopassistants.Parttime jobsare actuallya kind of guidingthat youngpeople needbefore theyplaytheir rolein realcareer.Another argumentfor schoolchildren andcollege studentshaving holidayor weekendjobs isthatmany parentsneed thefinancial assistance.If wetake,for example,a familyin whichthe fatherisunemployed orperhaps asingleparent familyonalow ine,it seemslogical andfair that a sonordaughter shouldtry tobring moneyintothe household.And Ithink itsalso aneducation toyoungpeople whatfamily responsibilityis andwhat oneshould doin termsof showingtheir careandlove.One furtherthing Iwant tosay isthatalot ofjobs forthe youngcan befun forthepeople whodo themand alsouseful tothe munity.Youngsters whohelp inschools,hospitals andwith theelderlyoften gaina greatdeal ofpleasure andsatisfaction as well ascontributingsomething valuableto localsociety.And theexperience willmake youngpeople feeltheir valueinour societyso that they willbe moreeager tolearn and more willingto offertheir help.In conclusion,I wouldadd thatwhen Iwas agirl,my fathersaid myteens werea time for books,hobbies andacademic studies.Thinking back,I feelIwouldhave learntmuchmore一about myself,other peopleand lifein general一if hehad allowedme to do alimited amountof realwork.Certainly,when sheis oldenough,I shallencourage myown daughtertodoso,rather thanwaste hertime withsoap operas,puter gamesand discos,like somany youngpeople today.I don，t meanhaving funisa wasteof time.I justwant topoint outthat funand parttime jobs couldbe balanced.Yours faithfully,Margaret Williams文章大意本文是写给报社编辑的一封信在信中，作者表达了对该社最近发表的关于“青少年不应该做兼职工作（打零工）”这篇文章的反对，并给出了自己的理由和见解

1.Which ofthefollowingis trueaccording tothe letterA.Parttime jobshelp teenagersdevelop socialskills.B.All youngpeople doing parttime jobsare intelligentand honest.C.Children insingleparent familiesshould notdo parttimejobs.D.The writerdid parttime jobs whenshe wasat school.答案A细节理解题根据文章第二段内容可知，A项“打零工能够帮助孩子培养社会技能”表述正确B项在文中没有涉及；根据第三段第二句可知，C项错误；根据最后一段第二句可知，D项错误故答案选A

2.What doesthewriterthink manyoftheyoungpeopleare doingnowA.Taking someparttime jobsto helptheir family.B.Doing theiracademic learningheart andsoul.C.Wasting time with soapoperas and puter gamesor discos.D.Doing munityservices byhelping theold orthe sickin hospitals.答案C细节理解题根据最后一段倒数第三句中的“waste hertimewithsoapoperas,puter gamesanddiscos,like somany youngpeople today”可知，作者认为现在很多孩子都将时间浪费在看肥皂剧、玩游戏或去迪厅等娱乐上面了故答案选C

3.What canwe learnfrom theletterA.The writeroftheletter isdoing someparttimejobs.B.An articleagainst teenagers，doingparttimejobs waspublished.C.Teenagers ofthe timeare notdoing theright thing.D.The writeroftheletter isa teenagerfrom asingleparent family.答案B推理判断题根据文章第一段可知，社论中就两个年轻人在送报纸的兼职工作中的不诚实行为做了很多评论,不赞成年轻人做兼职工作，故可推断出报社刊登的文章应是一篇“反对青少年做兼职工作”的文章故答案选BD（2017•江西重点中学盟校第二次联考）School of Cinema and Performing ArtsItoffers twotwoweek sessionsand onethreeweek sessionduring thesummer.Your teencanparticipate in the filmmaking,acting,dance,photography programs.He willwork withprofessionalswho willteach himthe latest technology throughhandson experience.Tuition includesday tripstoamusement parksand otherLos Angelestourism sites.Housing andfood canbe arrangedin dormsfor an additional fee.Address:1600Campus Road,Los AngelesTel:8007182787ID TechCamps at UCLAIt offersputer andgaming relatedcamps atthe UCLAcampus.Teens canjoin inday camps,overnight campsor weekendgaming camps.Your teenwill usethe latesttechnology availableto learnvideogame design,web designandputerprogramming.Overnight camperswill stayin thecollegedorms.Address:405Hilgard Ave,Los AngelesTel:8887098324Summer DiscoveryatUCLAItoffers threeor sixweeks residentialcamps atthe UCLAcampus.Threeweek coursescan includeacademicor artclasses forenrichment purposes.In thissummer camp,your teenwill geta tasteofwhat toexpect whenshe enterscollege.She canchoose fromsports management,businessmanagement,healthy lifestyleprograms,ESLTOEFL programsandmore.Address:405Hilgard Ave,Los AngelesTel:5166213939Power ChordAcademyIt offersa sevendaycourse thatcaters（迎合）to residentialor dayteens,aswellas athreedaycourse.Teens willmeet a touring band,learn technicalaspects aboutthe musicindustryand beinga musicianin currenttimes,write songs,perform concerts,makeamusic video,recorda CDand meetatouringband.No experienceor musicalbackground isnecessary.Address:7336Santa MonicaBlvd,Los AngelesTel:

80089766771.From thefirst paragraph,wecanlearn SchoolofCinemaandPerformingArts.A.is devotedto healthy lifestyle programsB.provides freemeals forits teen campers atweekendsC.requests theprofessionals toteach itsteencampersthe quickestmethodsD.gives itscampers achance todo filmmakingand actingby themselves

2.Which numberwill youdial ifyou wantto beea businessmanin futureA.

8007182787.B.

5166213939.C.

8887098324.D.

8008976677.

3.What dothe fourcamps havein monA.All ofthem provideacmodation.B.They lieonthesame businessarea.C.Teens cango toamusement parksfor free.D.They havelatesttechnologyduring eachsession.细节理解题根据第一段中的“Your teencan participateinthefilmmaking,acting,dance,photography programs.可知，你的孩子可参与到电影制作、表演、跳舞、拍摄工程中结合选项分析可知应选D项细节理解题根据第三部分中的“She canchoosefromsports management,business management,healthylifestyleprograms,ESLTOEFL programandmore.”可矢口应选B项整体把握题根据文中“Housing andfood canbe arrangedin dormsforanadditionalfee.”及uOvernight camperswill stayinthecollege dorm”等语句可知,四个露营均提供住宿故选A项EWhen Ilived inSpain,some Spanishfriends ofmine decidedto visitEngland bycar.Beforethey left,they askedmeforadvice abouthow tofind acmodation.I suggestedthattheyshould stayat“bed and breakfast”houses,because thiskindofacmodation givesa foreignvisitor agoodchance tospeak Englishwiththefamily.My friendslistened to my advice,but theycame backwithsome funnystories.“We didnt stay at bed andbreakfasthouses,“they said,ubecause wefound thatmostfamilies wereaway onholiday.”I thought this wasstrange.Finally Iunderstood whathad happened.My friendsspoke littleEnglish,and they thought“VACANCIES”meant“holidays”,because theSpanish wordfor“holidays isvacaciones”.So theydid notgo tothehousewhere thesign outsidesaid“VACANCIES”,which inEnglish meansthere arefree rooms.Then myfriends wenttothehouse wherethesign said“NO VACANCIES,,,because theythoughtthismeant thepeople whoowned thehouse werenotaway onholiday.But theyfound thatthese houseswere allfull.As aresult,they stayedathotels!We laughedabout thisand aboutmistakes myfriends madein readingother signs.In Spanish,the word“DIVERSION”means fun.In English,it meansthat workmenare repairingthe road,andthat youmust takeadifferentroad.When myfriends sawthe word“DIVERSION”onaroad sign,theythoughtthey weregoing to have fun.Instead,the roadended inalargehole.English peoplehave problemstoo whenthey learnforeign languages.Once inParis,when someoneofferedme some more coffee,I saidThank you in French.I meantthatIwould likesomemore.However,tomysurprise thecoffeepotwastakenaway!Later Ifound outthat ThankyouinFrenchmeans No,thank you’.

1.My Spanishfriends wantedadvice about.A.learning EnglishB.finding placesto stayin EnglandC.driving theircar onEnglish roadsD.going toEngland bycar答案:B解析:细节理解题根据第一段的uBeforetheyleft,theyaskedmeforadviceabouthowtofindacmodation.,,可知，他们想问作者一些关于在英国找住所的建议

2.I suggestedthattheystayat“bedandbreakfasthouses because.A.they wouldbe ableto practisetheir EnglishB.it wouldbe muchcheaper thanstaying inhotelsC.it wouldbe convenientfor themtohavedinner。