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河北赞皇县2016高考英语：科普环保类（二轮）阅读理解训练（2）及答案
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Linda Evans was my ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )best friend — like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.
When I was 13, my fa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )mily moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special times — like my wedding and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back，stamped “Address Unknown”. I had no idea about how to find Linda.
Over the years, I m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )issed Linda very much. I wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.
One day, I was reading ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman — Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans.” I thought, but I still wrote to her.
She called as s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )oon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother.”
Minutes later I h ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eard a voice that I recognized at once, even after 40 years. We laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!
26. The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans ________.
A. at the age of 13 B. before she got married
C. after they ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )moved to new homes D. before the writer’s family moved away
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据开始的时候作者与Li ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nda总是一起去上钢琴课、看电影、游泳、骑马等，但后来在作者13岁的时候，作者一家搬走了，两人只能通过书信联系。故选D。
27. They didn’t often write to each other because they ________.
A. got married B. had little time to do so
C. didn’t like writin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )g letters D. could see each other on special time
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第2段中的Soo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often根据文可知，她们之所以没经常写信，是因为她们要忙于照顾孩子，又要搬新家，也就是说，她们没有时间写信。
28. There was a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n empty place in the writer’s heart because she ________.
A. was in trouble
B. didn’t know Linda’s address
C. received the card that she sent
D. didn’t have a friend like Linda to share her happiness and sadness
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据I wanted t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o share happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died.作者没有像琳达这样的朋友来分享她的快乐和悲伤，故选D。
29. The writer was happy when she ________.
A. read the newspaper
B. heard Linda’s voice on the phone
C. met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda
D. wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。真正让 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )作者感到高兴的是当她在电话上听到老朋友Linda的声音的时候。而读到报纸的时候和写信的时候都还只是在猜测，那时还谈不上高兴。故选B。
30. They haven’t kept in touch ________.
A. for about 40 years B. for about 27 years
C. since they ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) got married D. since the writer’s family moved away
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )中的Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years…可知她们40年没有联系了，故选A。
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What picture do you ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )have of the future Will life in the future be better，worse or the same as now What do you hope about the future
Futurologists pre ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )dict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields of activity，from entertainment to technology.First of all，it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050.Instead，people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the television.By 2050，music，films，programs，newspapers and books will come to us by computer.
In what concerns ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the environment，water will have become one of our most serious problems.Demand for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there could be serious shortages.Some futurologists predict that water could be the cause of war if we don't act now.In transport，cars will run on new，clean fuels and they will go very fast.Cars will have computers to control the speed of the car and there won't be any accidents.Today，many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are.By 2050，the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination.
In the domain ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )of technology，robots will have replaced people in factories.Many factories already use robots.Big companies prefer robots—they do not ask for pay rises or go on strike，and they work 24 hours a day.By 2050，we will see robots everywhere—in factories，schools，offices，hospitals，shops and homes.
Last but not lea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )st，medicine technology will have conquered many diseases.Today scientists have discovered how to control genes.They have already produced clones of animals.By 2050，scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look，how they behave and how much intelligence they have.Scientists will be able to do these things—but should they
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【语篇解读】 本篇文章从五个方面对2050年未来的生活进行了展望，同时也存在着些许担心，如克隆技术等。
1．What's the purpose of the first paragraph
A．To arouse the interest of the readers.
B．To tell the background of the passage.
C．To introduce the topic of the passage.
D．To describe the pictures of the future.
答案　A　[推理判断题。开篇接连几个问句的出现，目的在于吸引读者的兴趣，让读者充满期待地读完文章。]
2．We can know from the passage that ________.
A．computer will finally take the place of the media nowadays
B．robots will completely have replaced people in factories
C．computers will tell drivers exactly where they are in future
D．it is more convenient to choose programs sent by the computer
答案　D　[细节理解题。根据文章第一 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )段“By 2050，music，films，programs，newspapers and books will come to us by computer.”可知这些新闻媒介将会通过电脑进入我们的生活，但并不是说电脑最终代替媒体，所以A错误；根据倒数第二段可知机器人将代替人类的一些活动，但并不能说机器人就完全替代人类，所以选项B错误；根据第三段可知选项C是人类现在的技术；根据第二段可知D正确。]
3．What's the author's attitude towards the life by 2050
A．Excited but pessimistic. B．Optimistic but worried.
C．Eager but afraid. D．Confident but cautious.
答案　B　[推理判断题。根据全文的描述可知作者对未来的生活进行了乐观的预测，同时对于未来的克隆技术心存担扰。]
4．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ________.
A．all diseases will not conquered by scientists
B．scientists have known the way to produce genes
C．the clones of human are understanding by scientists
D．the clones of animals have a long way to go
答案　A　[推理判断题。根据最后一段 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )“Last but not least，medicine technology will have conquered many diseases.”可知现在医学技术可以攻克一些疾病，与选项A(并不是所有疾病都能被人类攻克)相吻合。]
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Technology has be ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )en an encouragement of historical change. It acted as such a force in England beginning in the eighteenth century, and across the entire Western World in the nineteenth. Rapid advances were made in the use of scientific findings in the manufacture (制造) of goods, which has changed ideas about work. One of the first changes was that other forms of energy have taken the place of human power. Along with this came the increased use of machines to manufacture products in less time. People also developed machines that could produce the same parts for a product: each nail was exactly like every other nail, meaning that each nail could be changed for every other nail. This means that goods could be mass production, although mass production required breaking production down into smaller and smaller tasks.
Workers no longer ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )started on the product and labored to complete it. Instead, they might work only one thousandth of it, other workers completing their own parts in certain order. There is nothing strange about this manufacturing work by today's standards. Highly skilled workers were unable to compare with the new production techniques, as mass production allowed goods of high standard to be produced in greater number than could ever be done by hand. But the skilled worker wasn't the only loser, the common workers lost too. Similar changes forced farmer away. The increased mechanization (机械化) of agriculture freed masses of workers from ploughing the land and harvesting its crops. They had little choice but to stream toward the rapidly developing industrial centers. Increasingly, standards were set by machines. Workers no longer owned their own tools, their skill was no longer valued, and pride in their work was no longer possible. Workers fed, looked after and repaired the machines that could work faster than humans at greatly reduced cost.
1. In this passag ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e, which of the following is NOT considered as a change caused by the use of scientific findings in the production of goods
A. Other forms of energy have taken the place of human power.
B. The increased exploitation of workers in the 19th century.
C. The increased use of machines to make products in less time.
D. The use of machines producing parts of the same standard.
答案解析：答案为B。本题 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )为细节题。从文章的第一段 “One of the first changes was that other forms of energy have taken the place of human power. Along with this came the increased use of machines to manufacture products in less time. People also developed machines that could produce the same parts for a product:” 可知，A、C、D都在文中提到了。故答案为B。
2. According to the writer, highly skilled workers ______
A. completely disappeared with the coming of the factory system
B. were dismissed by the boss
C. were unable to produce goods of high standard
D. were unable to produce fine goods at that same speed as machines
答案解析：答案为D。本题为 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )细节题。从文章第二段 “Highly skilled workers were unable to compare with the new production techniques, as mass production allowed goods of high standard to be produced in greater number than could ever be done by hand.” 可知，机器批量生产的产品标准高，数量多，这是手工生产无法匹敌的。故答案为D。
3. According to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the passage, what did the farmers have to do with the coming of mechanization of agriculture
A. Many of them had to leave their farmland for industrial centers.
B. They stuck to their farm work.
C. They refused to use machines.
D They did their best to learn how to use the machines.
答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节题。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )从第二段的倒数第四句话 “They had little choice but to stream toward the rapidly developing industrial centers.” 可知，答案为A。
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Each new school ye ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ar brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summer learning gap. Some call it the summer learning setback. Simply speaking, it means the longer kids are out of school, the more they forget. The only thing they might gain is weight.
Most American sch ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ools follow a traditional nine-month calendar. Students get winter and spring breaks and about ten weeks of summer vacation. Some schools follow a year-round calendar. They hold classes for about eight weeks at a time, with a few weeks off in between. The National Association for Year-Round Education says there were fewer than three thousand such schools at last count. They were spread among forty-six of the fifty states.
But many experts po ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )int out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally the same as in a traditional school. Lead researcher Paul von Hippel said, “Year-round schools don't really solve the problem of the summer learning setback. They simply spread it out across the year.”
Across the count ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ry, research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students. Experts say this can be prevented. They note that many schools and local governments offer programs that can help.
But calling ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )them “summer school” could be a problem. The director of the summer learning center at Johns Hopkins, Ron Fairchild, said research with groups of different parents in Chicago and Baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term “summer school”. In American culture, the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood. The parents welcomed other terms like “summer camp”, “enrichment”, “extra time” and “hands-on learning”.
31. According to the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) first paragraph the summer learning gap .
A. helps children to gain weight B. leads children to work harder
C. improves children’s memories D. affects children’s regular studies
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据Simp ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ly speaking, it means the longer kids are out of school, the more they forget.暑假影响了学生的正常的学习，故选D。
32. Compared to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )traditional schools, students in the year-round ones .
A. perform better and have more learning gains
B. have much less time for relaxation every year
C. have generally the same number of class days
D. hold more classes with more free weeks off
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。根据 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )But many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally the same as in a traditional school.全年的学校与一般的学校都有相同的天数的授课时间，故选C。
33. Which of the following statements is true
A. Students from poor families often fall behind after the vacation.
B. Year-round schools can solve the problem of the learning gap.
C. There are schools in each state following a year-round calendar.
D. Nothing can help the students who fall behind after the vocation.
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。根据Acr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )oss the country, research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students.来自贫困家庭通常在假期过后学习要落后其他孩子，故选A。
34. Why did almost all parents dislike the term “summer school”
A. They cherish the children’s rights of freedom very much.
B. They are worried about the quality of the “summer school”.
C. They want their children to be forced to make up the gap.
D. They can’t afford to the further study during vacation.
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。根据res ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )earch with groups of different parents in Chicago and Baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term “summer school”. In American culture, the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood.父母认为这样剥夺孩子的自由的权利，故选A。
35. What would be the best title of this passage
A. Opening Summer Camps
B. Forbidding Summer Schools
C. Spreading Year-Round Education
D. Minding the Summer Learning Gap
【答案】D
【解析】标题归纳题。根据Each ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summer learning gap.及短文的内容可知注意暑假假期学习的退步，故选D。河北赞皇县2016高考英语：科普环保类（二轮）阅读理解训练（5）及答案
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Since the end o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )f World War I (WWI) in 1918，Canadians, and millions of others around the world have paused at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month to honour the sacrifices our soldiers have made in different wars, fighting for the freedoms that we all enjoy today.
Known as Reme ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )mbrance Day, the day originated as a tribute to the soldiers of WWI， a dark period for our young country, which claimed the lives of over 60,000 military personnel and civilians and over 16 million dead worldwide.
As there are no more ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )surviving soldiers of WWI，today we rely on the wisdom and words of those soldiers who fought in the wars that followed，and this day now also recognizes their heroic contribution.
They tell us to alwa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ys remember what those brave souls fought for, and all they ask in return is that we never forget.
That’s why we w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ear the red poppy (罂粟花);that’s why when we see a soldier in uniform we should stop him or her and say “Thank you” ; that’s why we take a pause from our busy lives for two short minutes today to honor that request.
Yet this message is fading away, year after year.
Take for example the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )terrible decision to allow parents to excuse students from Remembrance Day ceremonies at school.
Not only is t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )his disrespectful, it distances the student from his or her classmates.
It is difficult t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o understand why any Canadian parent would want to remove their child from the time-honored tradition of reading the poem In Flanders Fields, while a wreath of poppies is laid.
It is more impo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rtant than ever to teach school-aged children about our history，no matter how violent it was. Sheltering them from the realities of war is a great disservice.
Understanding why ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) conflicts happened, or happen today, can help shape choices and decisions they make as adults.
Of course, because we ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )live in a free society, we cannot force an individual to do something. It is unfortunate, but some parents now have their child “opt-out” of the services. These people should be reminded they are free to make such choices only because of the men and women the rest of us are remembering.
36.Which of the following is true about Remembrance Day
A. It’s only held in Canada.
B. Its ceremony lasts 11 hours.
C. It falls on November 11th each year.
D. It’s to celebrate the country’s independence.
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。第一段 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )讲“自从1918年第一次世界大战结束，加拿大和数百万世界各地人，都在每年第11个月的第11天的第11个小时（也就是11月11日11时）停下来，向为我们今天所享受的自由而战，在不同的战争中牺牲的战士表示敬意。”故选C。
37. Which of the fo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )llowing is NOT mentioned as a Remembrance Day activity today
A. Stopping at 11a.m. to remember the war dead.
B. Listening to stories told by WWI soldiers.
C. Wearing a red poppy to show respect.
D. Showing gratitude to soldiers in uniform.
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。第一段 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )，提到人们在每年11 月11 日11时停下来纪念阵亡战士，即A。第五段“That’s why we wear the red poppy (罂粟花);that’s why when we see a soldier in uniform we should stop him or her and say‘Thank you’”。提到戴红罂粟花和向穿制服的军人说谢谢，即C和D。整篇文章没有提到听一战战士讲故事。故选B。
38. What can we learn from the passage
A. War history is too violent for school children.
B. The writer was once a soldier in the Canadian army.
C. Few students a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )re willing to take part in Remembrance Day ceremonies.
D. More parents are k ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eeping their children away from frightening war stories.
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。“Take ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )for example the terrible decision to allow parents to excuse students from Remembrance Day ceremonies at school.”提到父母为孩子找借口离开纪念日仪式。倒数第三段“It is more important than ever to teach school-aged children about our history，no matter how violent it was. Sheltering them from the realities of war is a great disservice.”说明把历史教给学龄孩子是比以前更加重要，无论那是多么猛烈。对他们掩盖真相是极其有害的行为。这些信息都说明，更多的父母在让他们的孩子远离战争故事。故选D。
39.The underlined wo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rd “It” in the last paragraph probably refers to _____
A. the death of so many soldiers in wars
B. the fact that there were so many wars after WWI
C. people’s ungratefulness for the freedom they have
D. removing children from Remembrance Day events
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。“It is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )unfortunate, but some parents now have their child “opt-out” of the services.”现在一些父母让他们的孩子选择退出服役。通过上下文可知，这是很不幸的。
40.The writer believes that 。
A. the sacrifice of the soldiers should always be remembered
B. Remembrance Day is becoming less important for soldiers
C. schools - no longer think Remembrance Day is necessary
D. people should be forced to learn about the realities of war
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。倒数第三段“I ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t is more important than ever to teach school-aged children about our history，no matter how violent it was. Sheltering them from the realities of war is a great disservice.”说明作者坚信战士们的牺牲应该永远被纪念。故选A。
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American actor Johnny ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Depp can best be described as unconventional. From his early life, his path into acting and even in his choice of movie roles，we can see that Depp has seldom taken the easy road. His willingness to take risks and do the unexpected has made Depp one of the few Hollywood actors able to achieve huge commercial success while maintaining his artistic reputation.
Born in 1963，Depp was somewhat troublesome as a youth,
.occasionally tur ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ning to petty-crime and drugs. When his parents divorced in 1978，Depp dropped out of school against his mother’s wishes and started a music band called the Kids. Although the band achieved some success, they were seldom able to make ends meet， with Depp often unable to pay his rent, sleeping rough on friends’ sofas and even in his car.
In 1983，the ever-o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ptimistic Depp and his new wife, Lori Anderson, moved to Hollywood California to further Depp’s musical career. But life there continued to be a struggle and Depp was forced to take a job selling pens door to door to support his new family. His luck changed when Lori’s ex-boyfriend, the famous actor Nicholas Cage, impressed by Depp’s good looks and intelligence, suggested he become an actor and helped him get a small part in a movie. Several other minor movie roles — and a divorce from Lori — followed，before Depp got his big break three years later. He landed the leading role in the television series 21 Jump Street，playing a youthful undercover police officer. The hugely popular show turned Depp into a teenage heartthrob overnight. He appeared on the cover of countless magazines and was much sought after by movie producers, eager to exploit his popularity with teenage girls.
But Depp left ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )21 Jump Street after three years, when it was at the height of its popularity, later admitting that he hated the show’s unoriginal storylines and his “pretty boy” character. In the decade that followed, Depp rejected repeated offers of “pretty boy” roles in big-budget Hollywood films. Instead he established himself as a serious, somewhat dark, peculiar performer, consistently selecting roles in smaller, independent films that surprise critics and audiences alike.
Even in the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )movie that made Depp an international superstar, The Pirates of the Caribbean (2003 )，he was barely recognizable as Captain Jack Sparrow, the British，long-haired golden-toothed pirate. This and subsequent hit movies have placed Depp at the very top of the commercial film industry ( with a pay-check of $20 million for each such movie) but he still continues to make the smaller, stranger films for which he is so greatly admired.
41.As a youth, Depp could be described as a _____.
A. serious criminal B. trouble maker
C. drug addict D. successful musician
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。第二段“Depp w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )as somewhat troublesome as a youth, occasionally turning to petty-crime and drugs.“ Depp 作为一个青年有点麻烦，偶尔还会犯点小罪和吸毒。这说明他是一个惹事生非的人。故选B。
42. The underlined ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) expression “make ends meet” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to 。
A. get together after a show B. meet their audience
C. play to the end D. earn enough to live
【答案】D
【解析】词义猜测题。后半句“ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )with Depp often unable to pay his rent, sleeping rough on friends’ sofas and even in his car.” “Depp 经常不能付租金，睡在朋友的沙发上甚至是车里。”说明他们经常入不敷出， 也就是很少能收支相抵。即挣不到足够的钱来生活。故选D。
43. In which order did ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the following events take place in Depp’s life
a. met Nicholas Cage
b. started a band called the Kids
c. played a British pirate
d. sold pens door to door
e. got married to Lori Anderson f. starred in a TV show
A. d, b, e, a，c, f B. b，e，d，a，f，c
C. a, b, f，c, d, e D. e，d, a，c，f, b
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。这几个事件最先出现的是 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )第二段的“started a music band called the Kids.”他开创了这个乐队。故选B。
44. Why did Depp leave the TV show 21 Jump Street
A. The show was no longer popular.
B. He wanted to perform in movies.
C. He thought the show was terrible.
D. He rejected planned changes to his role.
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。第四段“la ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ter admitting that he hated the show’s unoriginal storylines and his “pretty boy” character.” “后来确认，他讨厌这个节目模仿的故事情节和他漂亮男孩的角色。”可以看出，他离开21 Jump Street，是因为他认为这个节目很糟糕。故选C。
45.Depp’s cho ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ice of movie roles throughout most of his career suggests that _____.
A. he valued interesting work over money
B. he believed he couldn’t play αpretty boy” roles well
C. he was very popular with Hollywood movie producers
D. he was more interested in shocking audiences than entertaining
【答案】A
【解析】推理判断题。文章最后一句话，尽 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )管Depp位于商业电影的顶端，但他任然继续制作那种他所倾慕的更小，更陌生的电影。可见与钱相比，Depp更注重对工作的兴趣。故选A。
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Researchers from Fra ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nce and Italy discovered that Canadian parents are less strict with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy.
“Our most impo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rtant finding was the difference between Canadians and the others，” said Professor Michel Claes，the lead author of the study.“Canadians focus on independence and negotiation.On the other hand，Italians，for example，exercise more control.We found Canadians seem to focus on negotiation in case of a conflict.”
Claes said Canada，Fra ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nce and Italy were selected for the study because they share important cultural and social factors.“We chose French Canadians because they share the same language as France，and originally came from France and share certain values.Italy was included because it was considered to have similar，strong and important family values，” he explained.
The researchers ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )examined the emotional ties between parents and their children by questioning 1,256 students aged 11 to 19 years old.
Canadian students ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )reported less control and more free actions，according to the study.Italian parents were stricter and French parents were somewhere in the middle.
Claes explai ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ns that the differences lie in education in Canada，France and Italy.
“North Americ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a has its own educational values，which promote individualization.Tolerance and comprehension are encouraged.Italy，on the other hand，promotes respect of authority，control，and the need for permission，” he said.
Children from al ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )l three countries described their mothers as warm and communicative.Italian and Canadian children had similar feelings about their fathers，and reported high levels of emotional ties.But French fathers were generally thought by their children to be more distant and cold.
“We were surprised b ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y this，” Claes admitted.“It seems as though the relationships between French mothers and their children were becoming closer over time，while fathers maintain a form of distance and coldness，which is more of a source of conflict in France than in the other countries.”
Note：
individualization n．个性化
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇新闻报道。一项调查显示：加拿大的父母们比法国和意大利的父母们更加和蔼、民主、宽容。
1．Professor Michel ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Claes believes that Canada，France and Italy ________.
A．have the same family spirit
B．have some similar cultural traditions
C．have experienced some similar social changes
D．have experienced similar cultural developments
答案　B　[推理判断题。根据 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )第三段中的“share important cultural and social factors”可知，这三个国家有一些文化方面的共同点。]
2．How did the researchers carry out the study
A．By collecting answers of parents from Canada，France and Italy.
B．By collecting answers of children from Canada，France and Italy.
C．By questioning ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) parents and their children from ItalianCanadian families.
D．By questioning children from French Canadian families.
答案　B　[细节理解题。从“The res ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )earchers examined the emotional ties between parents and their children by questioning 1,256 students aged 11 to 19 years old.”可知，他们通过问卷调查的形式进行了研究。]
3．According to M ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ichel Claes，what mainly lead to the differences in parent children relationships among Canada，France and Italy
A．Educational opportunities.
B．Traditional ideas.
C．Educational values.
D．Historical events.
答案　C　[细节理解题。根据 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )倒数第四段以及倒数第三段中的“North America has its own educational values...Italy，on the other band，promotes respect of authority”可知，造成家长和孩子关系差别的原因在于各国的教育特点不同。]
4．Which of the following is NOT a finding of the study
A．French children have troubled relationships with their parents.
B．Canadian children have close relationships with their parents.
C．Italian children have good relationships with their parents.
D．Kids from Canada，France and Italy have closer ties with their moms.
答案　A　[细节理解题。从文章最后两段可知，来自三个国家的孩子都认为母亲很温和，易交流，只是法国孩子与父亲还有明显的距离感，故选A项。]河北赞皇县2016高考英语：科普环保类（二轮）阅读理解训练（6）及答案
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When Luca first h ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eard of the Island of Inventions, he was still very young. But its wonders sounded so incredible that they were forever burned in his memory. From that moment, he never stopped searching for clues which might lead him to the island. He read hundreds of adventure books, histories, volumes of physics and chemistry, even music.
Over tim ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e, he pieced together his idea of what the Island of Inventions was like. It was a secret place, where all the great wise men of the world would meet to learn and invent together. Access to the island was totally restricted. To join, you had to have created some great invention for humanity. Only then could you receive the special invitation — which came with directions to the island.
So Luca ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )spent his youth studying and inventing. Every new idea he got, he made it into an invention, and if there were something he didn't understand, he’d seek others to help him. Soon he met other young inventors and he told them about the Island of Inventions. They too dreamed of one day receiving an invitation letter.
As years passed, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the disappointment of not receiving their invitation made Luca and his friends work harder and co-operate more. They would meet in Luca's house, share their ideas and build new machines. Their inventions became known throughout the world, and improved the lives of millions.
But still, no invitation came.
They didn’t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) lose heart. They continued learning and inventing every day, trying to come up with more and better ideas. Fresh young talent joined their group, as more inventors dreamed of getting to the island.
One day many ye ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ars later, Luca, already very old, was speaking with a brilliant young man named Roberts, who had written to him, asking him to join the group. Luca started telling the man of the wonderful Island of Inventions, and of how he was sure that some day they would receive an invitation. Surprised, the young inventor interrupted:
“You mea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n this place isn’t the Island of Inventions Isn't the letter you sent me the real invitation ”
It was on ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ly then that Luca realised that his dream had become true in his very own house. No island could exist which would be better than where he was now. No place of invention would be better than what he and his friends had created. Luca felt happy to know that he had always been on the island, and that his life of invention and study had been a truly happy one.
26. Luca’s pict ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ure of the Island of Inventions was mainly based on ________.
A. scientific research B. his imagination
C. reports of others D. history books
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。根据Over ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) time, he pieced together his idea of what the Island of Inventions was like.他主要根据自己的想象画出了图画，故选B。
27. Why did Luca and ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) his colleagues probably never receive an invitation to the island
A. Their ideas were not considered worthy enough.
B. They were too concerned with acquiring fame.
C. The organization had already broken up.
D. The island was not a real place.
【答案】D
【解析】推理判断题。根据“You m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ean this place isn’t the Island of Inventions No island could exist which would be better than where he was now.那个岛根本就不存在，故选D。
28. What was Roberts’ reaction to Luca’s story of the island
A. He thought he had already arrived at the island.
B. He was disappointed to discover it didn’t exist.
C. He was excited about receiving an invitation.
D. He expressed surprise that Luca believed in such fairy tales.
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。根据“Y ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ou mean this place isn’t the Island of Inventions Isn't the letter you sent me the real invitation ” 他原认为他来到了真正的那个Island of Inventions岛，故选A。
29. What did Luca learn at the end of the story
A. The island of inventions did not exist.
B. He had wasted most of his life.
C. He had unknowingly built his own dreamland.
D. He finally would receive his invitation.
【答案】C
【解析】推理判断题。根据No pl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ace of invention would be better than what he and his friends had created. Luca felt happy to know that he had always been on the island, and that his life of invention and study had been a truly happy one.他已经不知不觉地创造了自己的梦境。故选C。
30. Which of the following best describes Luca
A. Aggressive. B. Trusting. C. Creative. D. Easy-going.
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。aggress ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ive有进取心的； trusting信赖的； creative创造性的；easy-going随和的。根据短文的内容可知Luca根据自己的想象画出来了图画，并且创造了许多发明，故选C。
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Keep a scientific ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) diet.Keep in mind that sugar can be removed from our diet completely.Over intake of sugar is one of the main reasons for getting fat.Over intake of protein or fat and low intake of fiber can also lead to getting fat.Only a few grams of protein do we need every day to keep our body in order.Like rain to crops，not the more the better.
Be always in a good m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ood.There is a relationship between the mood and health.A good mood keeps you in high spirits.Thanks to the Internet，we can enjoy and learn much without going out.Take a look at some online shops and pick up some bargains，enjoy music and movies and chat with good friends.Just keep happy.
Enough sleep.Two ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) studies show the reasons why teens and adults don't have enough sleep.With teens，a major reason is mobile phone use; with adults，it's work.Meanwhile，a third study of young children shows that lack of sleep in early life may lead to serious problems in future.Everyone needs at least 8 hour sleep to recover from tiredness and the hurt caused by hard work in the daytime.
Proper exercis ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e.Do exercise to keep away from fatness.Because of the quick pace of the modern life，you don't have time to do exercise every day，but at least three times a week and 45 minutes each time.
Notes：
①remove vt.移除　②protein n．蛋白质
长短句分析：Modern s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )cience suggests that a healthy lifestyle matters much to how long you can live and how well you live.
句法点睛：本句为主从复合句。Mo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )dern science suggests为主句，a healthy lifestyle matters much为宾语从句，作suggests的宾语，how long you can live and how well you live为并列的宾语从句，作介词to的宾语。
句意：现代科学表明，健康的生活方式对于你的寿命和生活质量有着重大的影响。
【语篇解读】 健康的生活方式对人们越来越重要，本文就如何养成健康的生活方式提供了几点建议。
1．The author wrote this passage to ________.
A．tell the readers how to take proper exercise every day
B．provide some advice on how to form a healthy lifestyle
C．ask people to care about their health rather than their work
D．make some surveys among those who have health problems
答案　B　[推理判断题。阅读全文，特别是根据 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )第一段“Here are some tips for you to form a healthy lifestyle.”可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是向人们提供一些健康生活的建议。]
2．Which of the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )following can lead to getting fat according to the passage
A．Low intake of protein. B．Low intake of fat.
C．Over intake of fiber. D．Over intake of sugar.
答案　D　[细节理解题。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )根据第二段“Over intake of sugar is one of the main reasons for getting fat.Over intake of protein or fat and low intake of fiber can also lead to getting fat.”可知，吃过量的糖是使人发胖的主要原因之一。]
3．The main r ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eason why teenagers don't have enough sleep is that they ________.
A．use mobile phones too much
B．have too much homework
C．eat too much sugar every day
D．don't have enough exercise
答案　A　[细节理解题。根据第四段“With ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) teens，a major reason is mobile phone use”可知答案。]
4．How many minutes do you need to do exercise at least every week
A．45 minutes. B．90 minutes.
C．115 minutes. D． 135 minutes.
答案　D　[推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，作者建议每周至少锻炼三次，每次45分钟，故每周锻炼的时间最少应该是135分钟。]
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根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两个为多余选项。
M：Mary，I hope you've been well prepared to leave.
W：Yes，but not exactly. I seem to have mislaid my passport.
M：Your passport？__1__
W：I know.I've packed it，but I can't remember which bag it's in.
M：Well，you hav ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e to find it at the e on，the taxi is waiting.
W：__2__
M：I have pla ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nned to，but...I'll explain later.You've got to be there in an hour.
W：The plane doesn't leave in two hours.Anyway，I'm ready to go now.
M： __3__
W：No，there is another one in the hall.
M：Gosh，what a lot of stuff！__4__
W：Well，you can't depend on the weather.It might be cold.
M：It's never c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )old in Rome.Certainly not in May.Come on，we really must go.
W：Right.__5__
M：There is.I asked the taxi driver to wait two minutes，not twenty.
A．That's the one thing you can't leave behind.
B．Is it really necessary to take these heavy coats
C．I thought we were going in your car.
D．I'm sure there's no need to rush.
E．When does the plane take off
F．You must have lent it to your classmates.
G．You're taking just one case
答案　1.A　2.C　3.G　4.B　5.D
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Imagine puttin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )g a seed in a freezer, waiting 30,000 years, and then taking the seed out and planting it. Do you think a flower would grow
Amazingly, scie ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ntists have just managed to do something very similar. They found the fruit of an ancient plant that had been frozen underground in Siberia — a region covering central and eastern Russia — for about 31,800 years. Using pieces of the fruit, the scientists grew plants in a lab. The new blooms have delicate white petals. They are also the oldest flowering plants that researchers have ever revived from a deep freeze.
“This is like re ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )generating a dinosaur from tissues of an ancient egg,” said University of California, Los Angeles biologist Jane Shen-Miller.
The plan ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t has a long history. Back when mammoths and woolly rhinoceroses walked the land, an Arctic ground squirrel buried seeds and fruits in an underground chamber near the Kolyma River in northeastern Siberia. The ground became permafrost, a layer of soil that stays frozen for a long time.
Recently, Rus ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sian scientists dug out the old squirrel hole and found the plant remains 38 meters below the surface. Back at the lab, the team fed nutrients to tissue from three of the fruits to grow shoots. Then the scientists transferred the shoots to pots filled with soil. The plants produced seeds that could be used to grow even more of them.
It’s impo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rtant for scientists to know that plant tissues can still be revived after being frozen for a long time. That’s because many researchers are trying to preserve the seeds of modern plants by freezing them and then storing them in giant lockers at various spots around the globe. One such endeavor, an underground facility in Norway, is called the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. It stores hundreds of thousands of frozen seeds. If a plant ever goes extinct, scientists could bring it back by taking its seeds from the Svalbard or other storage lockers.
“No one kn ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ows how long they are able to live for, but freezing is basically the format for many plant conservation attempts nowadays.” Shen-Miller said. It’s a good thing that at least some plants are tough enough to survive the experience.
31. How did the fruit originally get underground
A. It was placed there by an animal.
B. It was trapped there during the ice-age.
C. It was planted there by ancient farmers.
D. It was buried there after the earthquake.
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。根据Ba ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ck when mammoths and woolly rhinoceroses walked the land, an Arctic ground squirrel buried seeds and fruits in an underground chamber near the Kolyma River in northeastern Siberia.可知最初的时候是有动物放在地下的，故选A。
32. Which of th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e following was NOT used to recreate the ancient plant
A. Modern nutrients. B. Parts of its fruit.
C. Its frozen seeds. D. Plant pots with soil.
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。根据Russi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )an scientists dug out the old squirrel hole and found the plant remains 38 meters below the surface. Back at the lab, the team fed nutrients to tissue from three of the fruits to grow shoots. Then the scientists transferred the shoots to pots filled with soil.从果实的一部分取组织，然后给这些组织一定的营养，然后把嫩芽放在有土壤的盆里就能再重新栽培出古代的植物，这里没有提到冻了的种子，故选C。
33. Why are scientists interested in this discovery
A. It helps them lea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rn how plant life has changed in the past 30,000 years.
B. It can help guide future efforts to protect endangered plant-life.
C. It can provide di ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rections for where to look for other ancient plants.
D. It proves that all ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )plant life can survive for thousands of years when frozen.
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。根据Th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )at’s because many researchers are trying to preserve the seeds of modern plants by freezing them and then storing them in giant lockers at various spots around the globe. If a plant ever goes extinct, scientists could bring it back by taking its seeds from the Svalbard or other storage lockers.有了这个重要的发现有助于帮助我们未来去保护频临灭绝的植物，故选B。
34. The unde ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rlined word “they” in the final paragraph refers to _______.
A. plants B. seeds C. scientists D. storage lockers
【答案】B
【解析】词义猜测题。根据If a plan ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t ever goes extinct, scientists could bring it back by taking its seeds from the Svalbard or other storage lockers.及able to live for应该指的是种子能够活多长，故选B。
35. The purpose of the passage is to _______.
A. discuss a plant conservation effort
B. introduce some ancient plants
C. outline some causes of global warming
D. describe a scientific research project
【答案】D
【解析】作者意图题。纵观全文的内容可知短文介绍了一个科研项目，故选D。河北赞皇县2016高考英语：科普环保类（二轮）阅读理解训练（4）及答案
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Grandma celebra ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ted her fifty-third birthday just weeks before grandpa died of cancer in 1965. Although his passing was very difficult for her, I think their shared struggle to make his life longer taught grandma that good health was not to be taken forgranted, and she made up her mind to live the rest of her own life as fully and as long as she could. One day, when she announced to attend lessons at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Portland, Oregon, where she lived, we rolled our eyes in embarrassment and helplessly wished she would just stay home and bake cookies as normal grandmothers did. Many years filled with countless dance lessons passed before we learned to appreciate the wonder of having a dancing grandma.
I suppose grandm ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a's primary motivation for wanting to learn to dance was social. She had been a shy girl, always very tall and heavy, and had married into grandpa's quiet lifestyle before developing any elegance or confidence in her personal appearance. Dancing, on the other hand, filled her life with flash lights, wonderful parties, beautiful dresses, handsome young dance instructors, and the challenge of learning. Although the weekly dance lessons did not change her ample, two-hundred-pound figure, grandma surprised everyone with energetic performances on the dance floor, which soon gave her as much elegance and confidence as any Miss American competitor.
Having taken we ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ekly dance lessons for years, my grandma learned various dances easily and was soon participating in dancing matches all over the Northwest. When I was fourteen, grandma proudly invited me to watch her compete in one of these matches to be held in the grand ballroom of the Red Lion Inn. My attitude was still unenthusiastic at that point, but to make her happy, my mother and I attended the match. As if to prove me wrong, grandma made a wonderful showing in every event she entered. I thought she was truly the queen of the ball during the dance, and my thoughts were shared by the judges a short time later when she was awarded a gold cup for her outstanding performance.
26. What did grandma learn from grandpa's death
A. Good health was not there for everyone.
B. She should take dance lessons.
C. She had to struggle to live a better life.
D. She should wear beautiful dresses.
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。根据go ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )od health was not to be taken forgranted，对于大家来说好的健康已经不在了，故选A。
27. How did ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the author's family feel when Grandma decided to take dance lessons
A. Hopeless. B. Helpless. C. Embarrassed. D. Proud.
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。根据we rolled our eyes in embarrassment可知作者的家人都感到尴尬，故选C。
28. Normal grandmas usually ________ in the author's point of view
A. took dance lessons
B. did some exercises at home
C. took care of grandchildren at home
D. did some housework at home
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )she would just stay home and bake cookies as normal grandmothers did.在作者眼中祖母就是能在家做做家务，故选D。
29. The author felt _ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )_____ when he was invited to watch grandma's match.
A. happy B. proud C. excited D. uninterested
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据My attitu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )de was still unenthusiastic at that point,作者对于祖母的邀请他去看比赛感到没有兴趣，故选D。
30. The text is mainly about
A. my grandma's confidence B. my dancing grandma
C. my grandma's dancing D. my grandma's gold cup
【答案】B
【解析】主旨大意题。根据全文的内容可知关于祖母的事情，故选B。
阅读理解。
The earth's most ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) rich resource—water has become one of the most precious resources in the United States as rivers, lakes, and freshwater reservoirs are increasingly exploited for human use. Consequently, using precise farming techniques to refine “irrigation scheduling” is a research area of particular interest to Susan Moran, a researcher with the US department of Agriculture. She explains that in the southwest, irrigation is both difficult and expensive. There, she says, farmers have a tendency to over irrigate, spending both more time and money than necessary.
“I'm trying to pr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ovide new information that could be used by farmers to schedule irrigations to improve their profitability and use less water,” Moran says. “Farmers often look at weather changes and then schedule irrigation based on that information. But if they had better information, they could use scientific models to compute more precisely how much water their crop is using.”
Rather than gue ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ssing their crop's potential need for water based upon weather
changes, farmers ca ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n use remote sensors to measure how much water their crop is actually using. This would give them a more accurate measure of how much more water it needs.
Moran believes that i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )f farmers are getting good and timely measurements of plant and air temperature, then they can program when and how much water to give each crop through an irrigation system. No more water would be used than needed, thus saving cost and conserving water.
Moran introduce ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s one study she conducted in Arizona to investigate the use of remote sensing data for scheduling cotton irrigations. Typically, those farmers irrigate ten times per growing season, but evidence showed that some of those farmers could achieve basically the same harvest with only nine irrigations.
“In those cases, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) one less irrigation saved more than all the cost of remote sensing data，” she states. “Both irrigation and satellite remote sensing data are expensive. But then again many farmers are used to working together as a group. They are used to sharing. I'm hoping they could do the same with remote sensing data—purchase one scene over a large area to cover many farms, which would further reduce the cost.”
1. What does Moran think is the problem with farmers
A. Over used reservoirs. B. Precision farming.
C. Irrigation researches. D. Over irrigation.
答案解析：答案为D。 由第一段最后一句话 “ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )… farmers have a tendency to over irrigate, spending both more time and money than necessary.” 可知，答案为D。
2. How can farmers get the new information about their crop
A. To reschedule irrigation as required.
B. To watch weather changes regularly.
C. To use remote sensors as researchers suggest.
D. To use scientific models since computing is more reliable.
答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节题 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。从第三段 “…farmers can use remote sensors to measure how much water their crop is actually using.” 可知答案为C。本题容易错选D项。题干问的是 “农民如何得到关于庄稼的新信息？” 从第二段最后一句话 “But if they had better information, they could use scientific models to compute more precisely how much water their crop is using.” 可知，农民如果有了更好的信息可以使用scientific models。故答案D错误。
3. What do farmers che ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ck upon when they decide how much water each crop needs
A. Profitability. B. Remote sensors.
C. The cost. D. Air temperature.
答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节理解题。从 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )第四段 “Moran believes that if farmers are getting good and timely measurements of plant and air temperature, then they can program when and how much water to give each crop through an irrigation system.”可知，农民依靠准确及时地测量植物和空气温度，来决定给每种庄稼配给相应的水分。 故答案为D。
4. What's the purpos ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e of Moran introducing the study she carried out in Arizona
A. To investigate the use of remote sensing data.
B. To support her viewpoint in the previous paragraph.
C. To show how farmers can reap a harvest.
D. To criticize those farmers who used too much water.
答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节题。由倒数 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )第二段首句 “Moran introduces one study she conducted in Arizona to investigate the use of remote sensing data for scheduling cotton irrigations.”可知，答案为A。
5. What is among the best possible ways to help save farmers' money
A. Changing irrigation. B. Sharing sensing data.
C. Buying one computer. D. Extending the farms.
答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由最 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )后一段 ““Both irrigation and satellite remote sensing data are expensive. But then again many farmers are used to working together as a group. They are used to sharing.” 可知，答案为B。
社会生活类阅读理解。
“In only six days I lost seven pounds of weight.”
“Two full inches in the first three days!”
These are the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) kinds of statements used in magazine, newspaper, radio and television ads, promising new shapes and new looks to those who buy the medicine or the device. The promoters of such products say they can shape the legs, slim the face, smooth wrinkles, or in some other way add to beauty or desirability.
Often such products ar ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e nothing more than money-making things for their promoters. The results they produce are questionable, and some are dangerous to health.
To understand how ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )these products can be legally promoted to the public, it is necessary to understand something of the laws covering their regulation. If the product is a drug, FDA(Food and Drug Administration)can require proof (证明) under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that it is safe and effective before it is put on the market. But if the product is a device, FDA has no authority to require premarketing proof of safety or effectiveness. If a product already on the market is a danger to health, FDA can request the producer or distributor to remove it from the market voluntarily, or it can take legal action, including seizure (查封) of the product.
One notable case a few ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) years ago involved an electrical device called the Relaxacisor, which had been sold for reducing the waistline. The Relaxacisor produced electrical shocks to the body through contact pads. FDA took legal action against the distributor to stop the sale of the devices on the grounds that it was dangerous to health and life.
Obviously, most of the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) devices on the market have never been the subject of court proceedings (法律诉讼), and new devices appear continually. Before buying, it is up to the consumer to judge the safety or effectiveness of such items.
1. It can be inferred that the ads mentioned in the text are　　　.　
A. objective　　　　 B. costly　　　　C. unreliable　　　　　D. illegal
2. Which of the following is true according to the text
A. The court is in charge of removing dangerous products.
B. New products are more likely to be questionable.
C. The production of a device must be approved by FDA.
D. The promoters usually just care about profits.
3. FDA can ask for th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e proof of safety and effectiveness of a product　　　.　
A. if it is a drug
B. if it is a device
C. if its consumers make complaints
D. if its distributors challenge FDA’s authority
4. The Relaxacisor is mentioned as　　　.　
A. a product which was designed to produce electricity
B. a product whose distributor was involved in a legal case
C. a successful advertisement of a beauty product
D. an example of a quality beauty product
5. The author intends to　　　.　
A. make consumers aware of the promoters’ false promises
B. show the weakness of the law on product safety
C. give advice on how to keep young and beautiful
D. introduce the organization of FDA
【参考答案】62.1-5 CDABA　
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When I was ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor I'd ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind.
When Docto ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was planting trees. He had some interesting theories about planting trees. He believed in the principle: "No pain, no gain". He hardly watered his new trees, an attitude which flew in the face of conventional wisdom.
Once I asked ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive.
He talked about ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water.
So, inste ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ad of watering his trees every morning, he'd beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's attention.
Doctor Gibbs di ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some 25 years ago. They were tall and strong.
I planted a cou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Adversity seemed to benefit Doctor Gibb's trees in ways comfort and ease never could.
Every night b ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )efore I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to encounter hardship. There's always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won't be torn apart.
31. With the trees planted, Doctor Gibbs often______.
A. paid little attention to them
B. talked to them to get their attention
C. kept watering them every morning
D. beat them to make them grow deep roots
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。根据He hardly watered his new trees,他没有给树浇过水，也就是他没有关注过它们。故选A。
32. What does the author think of the way Doctor Gibbs planted trees
A. Original and reasonable.
B. Strange and harmful.
C. Interesting and funny.
D. Cruel and unacceptable.
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。根据I walked ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )by his house and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some 25 years ago. They were tall and strong.因为Doctor Gibbs种的树长的又高又粗壮，所以可推测作者认为他的做法是新颖和合理的，故选A。
33. What does the und ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )erlined word "Adversity" mean in the seventh paragraph
A. Bad weather.
B. Lack of moisture.
C. Enough care or attention.
D. Difficult living conditions.
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据上文if the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water.可知比较难的条件，故选D。
34. Which prayer does the author wish for his sons
A. Have an easy life, without too much to worry about.
B. Meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future.
C. Have good luck, encountering less hardship in their life.
D. Be able to stand the rain and wind in their lives.
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据I k ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )now my children are going to encounter hardship.祈祷儿子在人生中能够经历风雨，故选D。
35. Which of the following is the best title for the article
A. Deep roots count
B. Prayers for my sons
C. Doctor Gibbs and his trees
D. Trees need no water
【答案】A
【解析】标题归纳题。根据What ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )we need to do is to pray for deep roots及deep roots在文章中多次出现，用它来表明数要扎深根人们要经历风雨才能更坚强，故选A。河北赞皇县2016高考英语：科普环保类（二轮）阅读理解训练（3）及答案
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Tired of all the pushi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ng in supermarkets Fed up with waiting in endless lines to pay for what you have bought Angry at wasting time in traffic jams only to find no parking spaces when you eventually arrive at the store If this is you, then online shopping is the answer to your dreams of trouble-free shopping. Or is it
Online shopping ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) brings its own challenges. Here are a few things to bear in mind when browsing (浏览) various websites. The claim made by online sites is that shopping online is a safe and secure way to make purchases. The evidence challenges this. In any case, you only have to be the victim of fraud (诈骗) once to experience all the problems that come with this form of stealing. Use only sites that have a trusted history and an excellent reputation.
Another problem is t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he appearance of items in reality is often quite different from what you see on your computer screen. This might not be a problem if you are buying washing up powder but could be a major disappointment when that beautiful blue dress you ordered turns up in green. Also, product descriptions are sometimes simply untrue. Perhaps the wisest plan is to purchase items where design and color are not essential to customer satisfaction.
Some even argue ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )that online shopping indirectly contributes to global warming. Yes, your car can stay parked but how are online goods delivered Often by some large vans pouring out carbon monoxide and adding to our already desperate traffic problems. You are also by now becoming increasingly irritated (使烦恼) by the fact that the delivery is late and you have wasted the leave from work you have taken to receive it!
Without quest ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ion, online shopping is here to stay and it has its benefits. However, perhaps it is not as wonderful as some of its supporters claim it to be.
36. The author lists several questions in Para. 1 to .
A. support online ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )shopping B. collect answers from readers
C. show his di ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )slike of going shopping D. introduce the topic of the passage
【答案】D
【解析】推理判断题。根据用这些问题导入本段的主题，故选D。
37. By what can online shoppers avoid fraud
A. Using only trusted ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) websites. B. Choosing big websites.
C. Collecting shopping evidence. D. Seeking advice from the police.
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。根据第二 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )段的句子：Use only sites that have a trusted history and an excellent reputation(名声).可知是使用值得信任的网站。故选A。
38. What can we learn about online shopping from Para. 3
A. It’s normal for a blue dress to change into green.
B. We shouldn't believe product descriptions easily.
C. It’s usually wise for us to buy colorful products.
D. Product appearances are sometimes not good.
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。根据Ano ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ther problem is that the appearance of items in reality is often quite different from what you see on your computer screen.可知不要相信产品描述。选B。
39. The author agrees with the fact that ______.
A. customers are never satisfied with products
B. online shopping is a safe way to make purchases
C. online shopping has nothing to do with global warming
D. delivery delay often makes online shoppers unhappy
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据You ar ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e also by now becoming increasingly irritated(使烦恼) by the fact that the delivery is late !可知是顾客对送货迟了是很生气的。故选D。
40. What is the author’s attitude towards online shopping
A. Very popular. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. A wise choice. C. Not trouble free. D. A waste of time.
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。根据从最后一段可知网购是一个不是没有麻烦的，故选C。
阅读理解。
Few laws are so effec ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tive that you can see results just days after they take effect. But in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubled—to $1. 01 per pack—smokers have jammed telephone“quit lines” across the country seeking to kick the habit.
This is not a sur ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )prise to public health advocates. They’ve studied the effect of state tax increases for years, finding that smokers, especially teens, are price sensitive. Nor is it a shock to the industry, which fiercely fights every tax increase.
The only wonder is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )that so many states insist on closing their ears to the message. Tobacco taxes improve public health, they raise money and most particularly, they deter people from taking up the habit as teens, which is when nearly all smokers are addicted. Yet the rate of taxation varies widely.
In Manhattan, fo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r instance, which has the highest tax in the nation, a pack of Marlboro Light Kings cost $10. 06 at one drugstore Wednesday. In Charleston, S. C. , where the 7-cent-a-pack tax is the lowest in the nation, the price was $4. 78.
The influence is obvious.
In New York, high ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys—13. 8%, far below the national average. By comparison, 26% of high school students smoke in Kentucky. Other low-tax states have similarly depressing teen-smoking records.
Hal Rogers, R ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )epresentative from Kentucky, like those who are against high tobacco taxes, argues that the burden of the tax falls on low-income Americans“who choose to smoke.”
That’s true. But there ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) is more reason in keeping future generations of low-income workers from getting hooked in the first place. As for today’s adults, if the new tax drives them to quit, they will have more to spend on their families, cut their risk of cancer and heart disease and feel better.
1. The text is mainly about　　　.　
A. the price of cigarettes
B. the rate of teen smoking
C. the effect of tobacco tax increase
D. the differences in tobacco tax rate
2. What does the author think is a surprise
A. Teen smokers are price sensitive.
B. Some states still keep the tobacco tax low.
C. Tobacco taxes improve public health.
D. Tobacco industry fiercely fights the tax rise.
3. The underlined word“deter” in Paragraph 3 most probably means　　　.　
A. discourage　　　　B. remove　　　　C. benefit　　　　D. free
4. Rogers’ attitude ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) towards the low-income smokers might be that of　　　.　
A. tolerance　　　　B. unconcern　　　　C. doubt　　　　D. sympathy
5. What can we learn from the last paragraph
A. The new tax will be beneficial in the long run.
B. Low-income Americans are more likely to fall ill.
C. Future generations will be hooked on smoking.
D. Adults will depend more on their families.
【参考答案】61.1-5 CBADA　
科普常识类
(2013·浙江，B)Below is a selection from a popular science book.
If blood is red，why are veins(静脉) blue
Actually，veins are no ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t blue at all.They are more of a clear，yellowish colour.Although blood looks red when it's outside the body，when it's sitting in a vein near the surface of the skin，it's more of a dark reddish purple colour.At the right depth，these blood filled veins reflect less red light than the surrounding skin，making them look blue by comparison.
Which works harder，your heart or your brain
That kind of depends o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n whether you're busy thinking or busy exercising.Your heart works up to three times harder during exercise，and shifts enough blood over a lifetime to fill a supertanker.But，in the long run，your brain probably tips it，because even when you're sitting still your brain is using twice as much energy as your heart，and it takes four to five times as much blood to feed it.
Why do teeth fall out，and why don't they grow back in grown ups
Baby (or “milk”) te ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eth do not last long；they fall out to make room for bigger，stronger adult teeth later on.Adult teeth fall out when they become damaged，decayed and infected by bacteria.Once this second set of teeth has grown in，you're done.When they're gone，they're gone.This is because nature figures you're set for life，and what controls regrowth of your teeth switches off.
Do old people shrink as they age
Yes and no.M ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )any people do get shorter as they age.But，when they do，it isn't because they're shrinking all over.They simply lose height as their spine(脊柱) becomes shorter and more curved due to disuse and the effects of gravity(重力)．Many (but not all) men and women do lose height as they get older.Men lose an average of 3 4 cm in height as they age，while women may lose 5 cm or more.If you live to be 200 years old，would you keep shrinking till you were，like 60 cm tall，like a little boy again？No，because old people don't really shrink！It is not that they are growing backwards—their legs，arms and backbones getting shorter.When they do get shorter，it's because the spine has shortened a little.Or，more often，become more bent and curved.
Why does spinning make you dizzy(眩晕的)
Because your brain ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )gets confused between what you're seeing and what you're feeling.The brain senses that you're spinning using special gravity and motion sensing organs in your inner ear，which work together with your eyes to keep your vision and balance stable.But，when you suddenly stop spinning the system goes out of control，and your brain thinks you're moving while you're not!
Where do feelings and emotions come from
Mostly from an ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) ancient part of the brain called the limbic system.All mammals have this brain area—from mice to dogs，cats，and humans.So all mammals feel basic emotions like fear，pain and pleasure.But since human feelings also involve other，newer bits of the brain，we feel more complex emotions than any other animal on the planet.
If exercise wears you out，how can it be good for you
Because our ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )bodies adapt to everything we do to them.And as far as your body is concerned，it's “use it，or lose it”！It's not that exercise makes you healthy；it's more that a lack of exercise leaves your body weak and easily affected by disease.
1．What is th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e colour of blood in a vein near the surface of the skin 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
A．Blue. B．Light yellow.
C．Red. D．Dark reddish purple.
解析　细节理解题。根据第一个标题下的“... ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )it's more of a dark reddish purple colour.”可知答案。
答案　D
2．Why do some old people look a little shrunken as they age
A．Because their spine is in active use.
B．Because they are more easily affected by gravity.
C．Because they keep growing backwards.
D．Because their spine becomes more bent.
解析　细节理解题。根据第四个标题下的“ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )They simply lose height as their spine(脊柱) becomes shorter and more curved due to disuse and the effects of gravity(重力)．”可知，老年人变矮是因为脊柱收缩和弯曲造成的。
答案　D
3．Which of the following statements about our brain is true
A．In the long run，our brain probably works harder than our heart.
B．When our brain senses the spinning，we will feel dizzy.
C．The brains of the other mammals are as complex as those of humans.
D．Our feelings and emo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tions come from the most developed area in our brain.
解析　细节理解题。根据第二 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )个标题下的第三句“But，in the long run，your brain...”可知答案为A项。此题最易误选B项，根据第五个标题下的最后一句可知，眩晕是由于 “你已经不动了，而你的大脑认为你还在动”的错觉引起的。
答案　A
4．What is the main purpose of the selection
A．To give advice on how to stay healthy.
B．To provide information about our body.
C．To challenge new findings in medical research.
D．To report the latest discoveries in medical science.
解析　写作意图题。考生易误选D项，但是在医学领域，概括失误。文章主要涉及我们身体的问题，包括身体的、情绪的等等。故选择B项较全面。
答案　B
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
One of our bi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ggest fears nowadays is that our kids might some day get lost in a “sea of technology” rather than experiencing the natural world. TV and computer games are leading to a serious disconnect between kids and the great outdoors, which will change the wild places of the world, its creatures and human health for the worse, unless adults get working on child's play.
Each of us has a place ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) in nature we go sometimes, even if it was torn down. We cannot be the last generation to have that place. At this rate, kids who miss the sense of wondering outdoors will not grow up to be protectors of natural landscapes. “If the decline in parks use continues across North America, who will defend parks against encroachment (蚕食) ” asks Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods.
Without having a natu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )re experience, kids, can turn out just fine, but they are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives. That applies to everything from their physical health and mental health, to stress levels, creativity and cognitive (认知的) skills. Experts predict modern kids will have poorer health than their parents—and they say a lack of outside play is surely part of it. Research suggests that kids do better academically in schools with a nature component and that playing in nature fosters (培养) leadership by the smartest, not by the toughest. Even a tiny outdoor experience can create wonder in a child. The three-year-old turning over his first rock realizes he is not alone in the world. A clump of trees on the roadside can be the whole universe in his eyes. We really need to value that more.
Kids are not to blame ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ). They are over protected and frightened. It is dangerous out there from time to time, but repetitive stress from computers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhood rite of passage (仪式).
Everyone, from develo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )pers to schools and outdoorsy citizens, should help regain for our kids some of the freedom and joy of exploring, taking friendship in fields and woods that cement (增强) love, respect and need for landscape. As parents, we should devote some of our energies to taking our kids into nature. This could yet be our greatest cause.
41. The main idea of Paragraph 2 is that ________.
A. kids missing the sense of wondering outdoors
B. parks are in danger of being gradually encroached
C. Richard Louv is the author of Last Child in the Woods
D. children are expected to develop into protectors of nature
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据由于科学技术 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的进步有些孩子在家玩电脑看电视很少出去接近大自然，不知道要保护大自然，所以本段的大意是孩子被盼望发展成大自然的保护着，故选D。
42. According to t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he passage, children without experiencing nature will ________.
A. keep a high sense of wonder
B. be over protected by their parents
C. be less healthy both physically and mentally
D. change wild places and creatures for the better
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。根据W ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ithout having a nature experience, kids, can turn out just fine, but they are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives. That applies to everything from their physical health and mental health, to stress levels, creativity and cognitive (认知的) skills.没有经历大自然体验的人在身体和精神方面都不是很健康，故选C。
43. According to the author, children's breaking an arm is ________.
A. the fault on the part of their parents
B. the natural experience in their growing up
C. the result of their own carelessness in play
D. the effect of their repetitive stress from computers
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。根据repetit ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ive stress from computers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhood rite of passage (仪式).孩子们断一个胳膊就是他们在成长中的自然的经历，故选B。
44. What does “sea of technology” mean in the first paragraph
A. The technology of TV and computer games.
B. The technology of food.
C. The technology of sea food.
D. The technology of catching animals in the sea.
【答案】A
【解析】词义猜测题。根据TV and co ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )mputer games are leading to a serious disconnect between kids and the great outdoors,可以推知这里指的是电视和电脑，故选A。
45. In writing this passage, the author mainly intends to ________.
A. blame children for getting lost in computer games
B. encourage children to protect parks from encroachment
C. show his concern about children's lack of experience in nature
D. inspire children to keep the sense of wonder about things around
【答案】C
【解析】作者意图题。根据由于科技的影响孩子去户外的时间减少，缺乏对大自然的体验，同时展示了作者对于孩子们的关心，故选C。河北赞皇县2016高考英语：科普环保类（二轮）阅读理解训练（1）及答案
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The Answer Is Right There above You
.If you put a buzzar ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d in a fence six to eight feet square and entirely open at the top，the bird，in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of ten to twelve feet. Without space to run，as is its habit, it will not even attempt to fly, but remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top.
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A bumblebee if droppe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d into an open tumbler (平底玻璃杯）will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top，but keeps trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom.
In many ways, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat and the bumblebee. They are struggling about with all their problems and frustrations，not realizing that the answer is right there above them.
64. Based on Paragraph 1, in what case can a buzzard fly
A. It’ s not old enough. B. It’s caught in a fence.
C. It’s a prisoner in a small jail. D. It’s got enough space to run.
65 The underlined w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ord “shuffle”（in para. 2) is closest in meaning to “_______
A. walk slowly B, mix up C. fly low D. run fast
66. How can the b ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )umblebee get out of an open tumbler by itself according to the text
A. It can be taken out, B. It can escape at the top.
C. It can get out ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) through the side, D. It can jump up from the bottom.
67. The author expresses his views by_______.
A making a speech B. using examples
C. making a comparison D. giving advice
【文章大意】抬头就是希望。本文讲的是把秃鹫放 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )在一个6~8平方英尺的无围顶栏里，这只大鸟尽管会飞也绝对会成为这栏中之囚。同样也有蝙蝠和大黄蜂。其实很多人也像他们一样，使尽浑身解数解决问题，克服挫折，却没有意识到答案就在正上方。
注意：阅读文章有标题的一定要注意标题。
64. 【答案】D
【解析】根据第一段最后一句话可知。
【考点定位】考查细节推断。
65. 【答案】A
【解析】句意：如果把它放在地板或平地上，它只会无助的挪动。根据上下句可知它不能飞翔。故选A。B项，混合；C项，低飞；D项，速跑
【考点定位】考查词义猜测。
66. 【答案】B
【解析】根据第三段第二句可知选B
【考点定位】考查细节理解。
67. 【答案】C
【解析】根据文章最后一段第一句可知文章通过把人和buzzard，bat以及bumblebee进行对比而阐述事理的。故选C。
【考点定位】考查写作手法。
维A 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)
(2012·陕西卷)Three Boys and a Dad
Brad closed t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother.Expecting a whole day to relax，he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favourite TV talk show on his first day off in months.“This will be like a walk in the park，” he'd told his wife.“I'll look after the kids，and you can go visit your mom.”
Things start ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed well，but just after eight o'clock，his three little “good kids”—Mike，Randy，and Alex—came down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted “breakfast，daddy”. When food had not appeared within thirty seconds，Randy began using his spoon on Alex's head as if it were a drum.Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat (节拍)．Mike chanted “Where's my toast，where's my toast” in the background.Brad realised his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds.
Life became worse a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )fter breakfast.Mike wore Randy's underwear on his head.Randy locked himself in the bathroom，while Alex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants.Nobody could find clean socks，although they were before their very eyes.Someone named “Not Me” had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes.Brad knew the talk show had already started.
By ten o'clock，thin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )gs were out of control.Alex was wondering why the fish in the jar refused his bread and butter.Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his colour pencils.Randy，thankfully，appeared to be reading quietly in the family room，but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands.Brad realised that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible.
At exactly 11∶17 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )，Brad called the daycare centre (日托所)．“I suddenly have to go into work and my wife's away.Can I bring the boys over in a few minutes？” The answer was obviously “yes” because Brad was smiling.
【语篇解读】 文章为记叙文。Brad想要快活地度过放假的第一天，但他的想法很快被他的三个“好”孩子打破了，无奈之下，他拨通了日托所的电话。
1．When his wife left home，Brad expected to ________.
A．go out for a walk in the park
B．watch TV talk show with his children
C．enjoy his first day off work
D．read the newspaper to his children
答案　C　[考查细节理解。根据第一段中的 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )“Expecting a whole day to relax，he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favourite TV talk show on his first day off in months.”可知，当妻子离开家去看望她母亲时，Brad期望快活地度过放假的第一天。故C项正确。]
2．Which of the following did Randy do
A．Drawing on the wall. B．Eating apple jam.
C．Feeding the fish. D．Reading in a room.
答案　B　[考查细节理解。根据第四段 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )中的“Randy，thankfully，appeared to be reading quietly in the family room，but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands.”可知，Randy假装在看书，其实是在吃苹果酱。]
3．Why did Brad ask the daycare centre for help
A．Because he wanted to clean up his house.
B．Because he suddenly had to go to his office.
C．Because he found it hard to manage his boys.
D．Because he had to take his wife back home.
答案　C　[考查推理判断。根据文中对B ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rad的孩子们起床后混乱场面的描述以及最后一段的内容可推知，Brad发现照顾他的孩子很难，于是打电话给日托所寻求帮助。]
4．This text is developed ________.
A．by space B．by comparison
C．by process D．by time
答案　D　[考查推理判断。文章 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )第二段讲早上8点孩子们起床后发生的事，第三段描述早餐后Brad家中的混乱场景，第四段讲10点家中完全失控，最后一段11∶17 Brad给日托所打电话。由此可知短文以时间顺序组织材料。]
维A 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)
Mark and his brothe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r Jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviously.Jason was determined not to go against their father's wishes but Mark was more adventurous than his brother.He loved experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father.
“Dad will be really m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ad if he finds out you've been playing with his new computer.” Jason said，“He told us not to touch it.”
“He won't find ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) out，” Mark said，“I'll just have a quick look and shut it down.”
Mark had been scold ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed before for touching his father's equipment.But his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.
It was a strange lo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )oking machine—one his dad had brought home from the laboratory where he worked.“It's an experimental model，” his father had explained，“so don't touch it under any circumstances.” But his father's warning only served to make Mark more curious.Without any further thought，Mark turned on the power switch.The computer burst into life and seconds later，the screen turned into colors，shifting and changing and then two big white words appeared in the centre of the screen：“SPACE TRANSPORTER.”
“Yes！” Mark cried ex ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )citedly，“It's a computer game.I knew it！Dad's only been pretending to work.He's really been playing games instead.” A new message appeared on the screen：
“ENTER NAMES
VOYAGER 1：...
VOYAGER 2：...”
Mark's fingers flew ac ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ross the keyboard as he typed in both of their names.
“INPUT ACCEPTED.ST ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ART TRANSPORT PROGRAM.AUTO RETRIEVE INITIATED(自动回收程序已启动)．”
The screen turned even brighter and a noise suddenly rose in volume.
“I think we'd bette ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r shut it off，Mark，” Jason yelled，reaching for the power switch.He was really frightened.
But his hand never r ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eached the switch.A single beam of dazzling white light burst out of the computer screen，wrapping the boys in its glow(光芒)，until they themselves seemed to be glowing.Then it died down just as suddenly as it had burst into life.And the boys were no longer there.On the screen，the letters changed.
“TRANSPORT SUCCESSFUL.DESTINATION(目的地)：MARS.RETRIEVE DATE：2025.”
【语篇解读】 本文讲的是一个科幻故事，两个小孩通过电脑里的一个程序意外穿越到了另外一个星球——火星。
1． Why did Mark touch the computer against his father's warning
A．He wanted to take a voyage.
B．He wanted to practice his skill.
C．He was so much attracted by it.
D．He was eager to do an experiment.
答案　C　[考查细节理解。根据第四 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )段“Mark had been scolded before for touching his father's equipment.But his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.”可知，Mark被他父亲的电脑深深地吸引住了。]
2．Where did the boys' father most likely work
A．In an electronic factory.
B．In a computer company.
C．In a scientific research center.
D．In an information processing center.
答案　C　[考查推理判断。根据第一段 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )中的“become a scientist like his father”和第五段中的“from the laboratory where he worked”及下文发生的情况可知，他父亲最有可能在科研中心工作。]
3．Mark thought “SPA ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )CE TRANSPORTER” on the screen was the name of ________.
A．a computer game B．a company website
C．a software producer D．an astronomy program
答案　A　[考查细节理解。从第六段的“It's a computer game.”可知，Mark认为它是一个电脑游戏的名字。]
4．Why did Jason want to shut off the computer
A．He was afraid of being scolded.
B．He didn't like the loud noise and light.
C．He didn't want to play games any more.
D．He was afraid something dangerous might happen.
答案　D　[考查细节理解。从 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )倒数第三段的“Jason yelled，reaching for the power switch.He was really frightened.”可知，Jason非常害怕会有危险的事情发生。]
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Renowned Chin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ese author Mo Yan has gained many new admirers after winning the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature. Several major publishing houses in China said they would include some of Mo’ s short stories in their textbooks for middle and high school students.
These announcements h ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ave given rise to fierce debate. Some criticize publishers for seeking fame and others wonder if middle school students have enough literary knowledge to truly appreciate Mo’ s works. Mo Yan has been a well-regarded writer in China for many years. But textbook publishers never showed their interest in his works before. Now they are all rushing to include Mo’ s short stories, weeks after the author won a Nobel prize Their timing invites suspicion.
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By having won a Nobel ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )prize, Mo can have a very positive effect on getting more young people interested in literature. Including Mo’ s works in textbooks can draw the attention of young students and improve their literary skills.
So, what is yo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ur opinion Should Mo Yan' s works be featured in middle school textbooks
68. From the text, we can learn_______
A. textbook publ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ishers have been showing their interest in Mo’ s works
B. the inclusion of M ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o’ s short stories in textbooks causes heated debate
C. Mo’ s works have ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) been included to the textbooks for middle and high school students
D. criticizers th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ink it unnecessary for middle school students to enjoy Mo’ s short stories
69. What does th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e underlined word ‘‘they” in the second paragraph refer to
A. Announcements. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B, Middle school students, C. Mo’ s works. D, Textbook publishers.
70. The author writes the text mainly for_______.
A. collecting the readers ’ opinions
B. introducing Mo Yan ’s works
C. arguing with the textbook publishers
D. encouraging students to improve their literary skills
【文章大意】本文讨论的是诺贝尔文学奖获得者中国作家莫言的短片小说是否要选入中学教学书的话题。文章分别描述了支持者和反对者的观点。
68. 【答案】B
【解析】通过第一段最后一句和第二段第一句可知。
【考点定位】考查推断判断。
69. 【答案】D
【解析】本题考查的是代词的指代作用。根据前一句可知they指的是Textbook publishers.
【考点定位】考查推理判断。
70. 【答案】A
【解析】通过最后一句可知选A
【考点定位】考查写作意图。