（全国卷）高考英语二轮复习 强化技能限时训练（十六）阅读理解（综合考查）-人教版高三全册英语试题

强化技能限时训练

（十六）阅读理解（综合考查）（限时分钟）40（）A（福建普通高中毕业班质量检测）【科普知识类】2015The worldhas afast growing population andpeople needmore landfor houses,factories,highways andsoon.The farmland is decreasing with each passing day.How tomeet theneed offeeding the growingpopulation0neway is to introduce some high-output geneinto acrop toenable itto producemore.Biologists over the yearshave discoveredgenes whichcan raiseoutput of the crops,resist pests,improvetaste,etc.However,in manywestern countriesthere iswidespread concernover thesafety ofuGenetically（）（转基因）Modified”GM foods,because theythink theremay beserious problemsof environment,health,safety,morality andso on.As a scientist I must admit GM foods involve great risks to humans.In factin Europe they re calledFrankenstein foods”by many.Frankenstein is a characterin anovel.He was a veryclever scientist.He created（怪物）,a monsterwhich eventuallykilled him.Soybeans canbe madeinto manyfoods.However,it shard totrace them.Therefore,it svery importantwe have to make sure the soybean,if geneticallymodified,is freefrom anypoisonous matterharmful tohumanbeings.For thiswe needvery goodtesting.We dohave sometesting onsome animals,but nocompletely satisfactorytestinghas everbeen madeso far.They reentirely new,and theirproblems areentirely unknown.It takestimeto developpersuasive teststo knowwhether they re harmful to usor not.We maynot beable totell whatmay happenif wetake GM foods.Some of them may be resistantto antibiotics（抗生素）.Then manyof themedicines wehave todaywill have no effect on peopleeating GM foods.A morelikely caseis theGM foodsmay containgenes somepeople areallergic to.GM productshave alreadycomeinto ourlives butmost peopleeven knownothing aboutit.At leastwe haveB.Whether the company hasgood reputation.C.Whether the food suppliesenough nutrients.D.Whether mostpeople choosethefood.

15.The passageis mainly about.A.the increasinglyserious problemabout foodsafetyB.the waysto choosea saferpet foodC.the opinion about foodsafetyD.the adviceon caring pets语篇解读:本文主要介绍如何选择一种更安全的宠物食品答案及剖析推理判断题根据文章第一段的

13.B The more they learn about pet food,the betterable they will beto make.可知人们可以通过更好地了解宠物食品来an informed decision that will keep their pets healthier and safer做出明智的选择以保证宠物更安全和健康故选Bo细节理解题根据文章第四段的

14.A Don t be afraid to get in touch with a pet food company and ask them where（原料）可知选、、不是作者建something wasmade,where ingredientscame from,or anyother questionsA BC D议考虑的问题，属答非所问，因此可排除主旨大意题通读全文,并根据

15.B Here are several tips that consumers may want to keep in mind when it comes可知，本文主要介绍了选择一种更安全的宠物食to choosing a kind of pet food thatwill helpreduce therisks品的方式,故选Bo【读写一体练】The morethey learnabout pet food,the betterable theywill beto makean informeddecision thatwill keeptheir pets healthierand safer.仿写离地面越高,空气越稀薄

1.战争持续越久,那里的人们就受难越多

2.答案・:l The higher theground is,the thinnerthe airbecomes.

3.The longerthe warlasts,the morethe peoplethere will suffer.to beclear aboutwhat weare eating.The标注China ConsumersAssociation iscalling forlabeling onGM foodsso thatconsumers willknow beforetheybuy them.

1.The chiefpurpose ofdeveloping GM foods isto.A.feed thefast growingpopulationB.make thefoods much cheaperC.make thefoods muchtastierD.kill pestson thecrops

2.From the passage we can inferthat.A.many Europeansreject GM foodsB.GM foods are verypopular inEuropeC.Frankenstein foodscan makepeople cleverD.Frankenstein wasa scientistcreating GMfoods

3.The underlinedphrase tracethem”in Paragraph4probably means”.A.find theirmarket B.raise their qualityC.find theirorigins D.enjoy theirtaste

4.What canwe learnfrom the passage A.GMfoodsmake antibioticsfail tofunction properly.

8.People eatingGMfoodswillsufferfrom foodallergies.C.As GMfoods aresafe atpresent,theyrecertainly safelater on.D.People shouldbe informedof whichfoodsareGMfoods.语篇解读:本文主要讲述了转基因食品的现状和是否有害，人们应该怎么看待这类食品答案及剖析细节理解题根据第——段内容

1.A Thefarmlandisdecreasingwitheachpassingday.How tomeet theneed offeedingthegrowingpopulationOne wayistointroducesomehigh-output geneinto acrop toenable itto produce可知，转基因食品就是为了满足快速增长的人口需要故选more A推理判断题根据第三段内容

2.A As ascientistImustadmitGMfoodsinvolvegreatriskstohumans.In factinEuropetheyrecalleduFrankenstein foodsnby many.Frankenstein isa characterin anovel.He wasa very（怪物）,可知，欧洲人认为转基因食品是可怕clever scientist.He createda monsterwhich eventuallykilled him的,故他们拒绝该食品，所以选Ao猜测词义题下文

3.C Therefore,it svery importantwehavetomakesurethesoybean,if geneticallymodified,表示结果,而划is freefrom anypoisonous matterharmfultohuman beings.For thiswe needvery goodtesting线处的句子表示原因，结合上下文语境可知，找到转基因大豆的根源是很困难的，故选C主旨大意题通读全文,并根据文章的最后一段可知，人们应该知道哪种食品是转基因食品故判断选

4.D Do【疑难词汇解读】抵抗；抵制；忍住

1.resist v.I wasnot strongenough to resist his offer.我无法拒绝他的推销In anonline community,it paystoresistthat temptation.在网络社区里，抵制那样的诱惑是有利的令人满意的；符合要求的

2.satisfactory adj.This wordhas nosatisfactory equivalentin English.这个词在英语中没有令人满意的对应词The arrangements,if notideal,are fairlysatisfactory.安排虽不算理想，但也相当令人满意【长难句子分析】However,in manywestern countriesthere iswidespread concernover thesafety ofuGenetically Modified（）（转基因）GMfoods,because theythink theremay beserious problemsof environment,health,safety,moralityand so on.这是一个主从复合句引导一个原因状语从句，在原因状语从句中含有一个宾语从句because theremaybeseriousproblems ofenvironment,health,safety,morality andsoon.然而，在许多西方国家人们普遍担心“转基因”食品的安全问题，因为他们认为可能存在严重的环境、健康、安全及道德等问题【逸闻趣事类】（哑居演员）One day an out-of-work mimeU is visiting a zoo and attempts toearn somemoney asa performer.As soonas hestarts to draw the crowd,azoo keeper grabshim anddrags himinto hisoffice.The zookeeperexplains to the mime that the zoo s most popular attraction,a gorilla,died suddenlyand thekeeper fearsthat the attendanceat the zoo willfall off.He offersthe mimea jobto dressup as the gorillauntil theycanget anotherone.The mimeaccepts.So thenext morningthe mimeputs on the gorillasuit andenters the cage beforethecrowdcomes.He discoversthat it sa greatjob.He cansleep when he wants to,play andmake funof peopleand hedraws biggercrowdsthan heever didasamime.However,eventually the crowds gettired ofhim andhe doesn t likejust swingingon wires any longer.He begins to noticethat the people arepaying moreattention to the lion in the cage nexttohis.Not wantingto losethe attentionof hisaudience,he climbstothe top ofhis cage,crawls acrossa partition（隔开物），（悬荡）and dangles from thetop of the lion s cage.Of course,this makesthe lionfurious,butthe crowdloves it.At theend ofthe daythe zookeeper comesand givesthe mimea raisefor beingsuch agoodattraction.Well,this goeson forsome time,the mimekeeps laughingat the lion,thecrowdsgrow larger,andhis salarykeeps goingup.Then oneterrible daywhenheis danglingover thefurious lionhe slipsand falls.The mime is terrified.（猛扑）.The liongathers itsstrength andprepares topounce The mimeisso scaredthat hebeginstorun roundandround in thecagewith thelion closebehind.Finally,the mimestarts screamingand yelling,“Help me!Helpme!”,but thelion isquick andpounces.The mimesoon findshimself lyingon hisback lookingup atthe angrylion and thelion says,“Shut up,you idiot!Do youwant toget usboth fired”

5.The mimegoes tothe zooin orderto.A.perform tomake somemoneyB.take partin aninterviewC.look fora betterjob asa workerin the zooD.help the zookeepertodrawmore visitors

6.The mimedoesnt like hisjob anylonger probablybecause.A.he cant haveenough sleepevery dayB.the visitorsthrow somethingat himC.people areless interestedin hisperformanceD.he wantsto staywith thelioninthecage（）

7.The underlinedword“furious”in Paragraph3means”.A.happy B.angryC.frightened D.satisfied

8.According tothepassage,wecanknow that.A.thelionwantstocatch holdofthe mimeB.both thelionandthemimewill bekilledC.another employeedresses upasthelionD.thezookeeper willfire bothof them语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文一位哑剧演员在动物园里扮演大猩猩,结果吸引了大量的游客可是有一天,他掉进了狮子笼里,狮子向他扑过来,这让他万分恐惧……答案及剖析细节理解题根据文章第一句（哑剧演员）

5.A uOnedayanout-of-work mimeisvisitingthezooandattemptsto可知，他去动物园的目的是靠演出赚点钱earn somemoney asa performer.推理判断题根据第二段中的

6.C“However,eventually thecrowds gettired ofhim andhe doesn,tlikejust swinging可以推知，他不喜欢这个工作是因为人们对他不那么感兴趣了onwiresanylonger.,,猜测词义题根据（悬荡）可知，他的行为会让狮子“发怒”，文中

7.B“danglesfrom thetopofthelionscagev的所表示的转折意义对理解该词的意思很有帮助but推理判断题根据文章最后一段中的狮子所说的话可推

8.C“Shut up,you idiot!Do youwant toget usboth fired知，狮子是由另一个人扮演的【长难句子分析】The zookeeper explainstothemimethat thezoos mostpopular attraction,a gorilla,died suddenlyandthe keeperfears thatthe attendanceatthezoo willfall off.该句是一个并列复合句句中的并列连词连接了两个并列分句其中前一分句中引导宾语从句，and thata gorilla作的同位语，后一分句中之后是由引导的宾语从句“thezoosmostpopularattractionfears that动物园管理员向这个哑剧演员解释说,动物园最受欢迎也最具吸引力的大猩猩突然死了，他担心动物园的参观人数会下降【读写一体练】Themimesoon findshimself lyingon hisback...仿写:他吃惊地发现自己站在一条船上He wassurprised to_.答案find himselfstanding ona boatc【生态环保类】Many businessestoday useconferences asa meansof discussingnew plansofthecompany.As people arepaying moreattention tothe environmentand greenproblems,more businessesare lookingfor waysto reducetheir negative effectonthe environment.Many businessesdo thisby usingweb conferencing.Web conferencing isatechnology thatallows peopleto communicatemore effectivelyover the Internet.Itis aneasy wayof hosting and attendingconferences withouthaving toleave theoffice.Each ofthepeopleinvolvedin aweb conferencewill beposted aninvitation tothe conferencewith thetime anddate ofthe Web conferenceon it.When the conference isready to begin,all participants must sit at their computers and theywill beconnected overthe Internet.With Web conferencing allparticipants attendtheconferencefromthecomfort of their owndesk.Obviously,in doingthis nofuel isused intraveling toand froma conference,and lesswork timeis takenup inattendinga conference.Any materialtobeused duringthe Web conference issimply e-mailed toall theparticipants beforetheconference.Participants canthen eitherchoose toprint materialor readit onscreen.This notonly savespaperbut alsogreatly reducesmailing costfor thebusiness.Asaconference hallor businesscenter isnt beingused,it means thattheonly powerthat isused isthepower usedby theparticipants personalcomputers.Similarly conferenceorganizers dont haveto arrangeforfood orovernight accommodationfor participantsoftheirconferences.All thismeansthatless energyisused.Often inbusiness somecompanies activelychoose todo businesswith othercompanies thatdo manythingsto reduce their negativeimpact onthe environment.And Web conferencing helpsyou showother businessesthatyou are willing towork hardfor thegreen cause.So Web conferencingis muchcheaper and greener and more people arewilling tohost andattend awebconference.

9.What isthepassagemainlyaboutA.Ways ofprotecting the environment.B.Green benefitsof Webconference.C.Ways ofhostinga Webconference.D.Impacts ofWebconferencingon costs.

10.According toparagraph1,many companiesuse Webconferencing because they.A.are interestedin usingany newtechnologyB.believe thatWebconferencingis moreconvenientC.want todo somethingto protectthe environmentD.haven tenough moneyto holda traditionalconference

11.The participantsof aWebconference.A.will bee-mailed aninvitation beforethe conferenceB.are requiredto sitintheoffice togetherC.will receivemany papermaterialsD.must haveaccess totheInternet

12.Which ofthe followingwords bestdescribes theauthor sopinionaboutaWebconference A.Useless.B.Environmentally friendly.C.Inconvenient.D.Money-consuming.语篇解读:本文介绍了网络会议的绿色环保的好处答案及剖析主旨大意题文章最后总结，

9.B SoWebconferencingismuchcheaperand greenerandmorepeoplearewillingto,因此网络会议更廉价、更环保，而且更多人愿意主持和参加故选host andattend aweb conferenceB细节理解题由第一段第二句

10.C Aspeoplearepaying moreattention totheenvironmentandgreenproblems,（随着人们更加关注more businessesare lookingfor waysto reducetheirnegativeeffectontheenvironment.环境与环保问题，更多的企业在寻找办法来减少对环境的负面影响）可知项正确（人们想做点什么来保护环境）C细节理解题由第二段最后——句话・・・

11.D allparticipantsmustsitattheircomputersand theywill beconnected.（所有的参与者必须坐在电脑前，而电脑通过因特网相互联系）和第四段，所有的材料通过电子邮件overtheInternet传给与会者可知项正确（网络会议的参与者必须使用因特网）D推理判断题无用的；环保的；不方便

12.B uselessenvironmentally friendlyinconvenient的;费钱的通过全文尤其是最后一段，可以看出作者的观点是支持环保的money-consuming【疑难词汇解读】参与者

1.participant n.Lessing wasan activeparticipant inthese intellectualexchanges.莱辛是这些学术交流活动的积极参与者住宿,住处

2.accommodation n.Thehighcost ofaccommodation makeslife difficultfor manyChinese studentsin London.昂贵的住宿使很多中国留学生感到在伦敦生活困难（）D（茂名第二次高考模拟考试）【生活常识类】2015For petowners,the hundredsof petfood recallstaking placeeach yearhas raiseda lotof alarm.Mostpeople arecaringpetowners,andtheywant toprotect their pets,“explains WillPost,founder andCEO,HoundGatos PetFoods Corporation.Yet theproblem isthat mostare notsure whatthat means andhow togo aboutit.Themoretheylearnaboutpetfood,the betterable theywillbeto makeaninformeddecisionthatwi11keeptheir petshealthierandsafer.”Hereareseveraltipsthatconsumersmaywanttokeepinmindwhen itcomes tochoosingakindof pet foodthatwill helpreducetherisks.Get toknow thecompany.Most peoplemay knowa companyname simplybecausetheyspend millionson advertising.But thatdoesn,tmeanthey knowmuch aboutthecompanyor theirmorals.Research companiesto findone thatoffershigh standards,quality products,and greatcustomer service.Ask questions.Dontbeafraidtogetintouchwithapetfoodcompanyandaskthemwhere somethingwas原料made,where ingredientscame from,or anyother questions.They shouldhavenoproblem answeringquestionsabout theirproducts,or withbeing ableto provideproof oftheirqualitystandards.Read reviews.Do somesearches toread somereviews aboutvarious brandsof petfood.Keep inmind thatsomereviews canbe one-sided andeven plantedby thecompany itself,so lookfor fairthird-party sourcesgivingthe review.调查Investigate ingredients.The sourceof ingredientsisofmajor concernwhenitcomes toreducingthe risks ofpetfood recallsand keepingpets healthy.Read thelabels andask questionsto determinewherethe ingredientsare comingfrom.Understand petfoods.Cat anddog foodshould contain100percent protein,which willsupply themwiththe nutrientstheir bodiesrequire.The problemwith manycommercial petfoods isthatitis fullof numerousfillers,such ascheap fillersand grains.

13.How canpeople providea saferand healthierenvironment fortheirpetsA.By givingmore foodto theirpets.B.By gettinga betterunderstanding aboutpetfood.C.By accompanyingtheirpetsmore.D.By knowingmore abouttheirpets.

14.As forreducing therisksofpetfoodrecalls,what shouldbe mainlytaken intoconsideration A.Where theingredients comefrom.。