教学资料范本 2020高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解九月专练5 编 辑：__________________ 时 间：__________________ 1 / 13 高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解九月专练5 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 SCS Global Services （SCS） has evaluated a new methodology for measuring the carbon sequestration（封存） ability of soil under the Verified（验证） Carbon Standard （VCS）, a leading greenhouse gas （GHG） accounting system. The methodology, developed by The Earth Partners, will allow land managers who sequester GHGs in grasslands and farmlands to produce carbon credits for sale in the voluntary market. Managers of grasslands and farmlands can increase carbon sequestration in soil by practices such as changing grazing（放牧） practices and operating treatments designed to improve the variety and productivity of plant groups. The Earth Partners is presently piloting this methodology with farmers across seven million acres of the Palouse River and Columbia Plateau regions in the Pacific Northwest. The VM0021 Soil Carbon Quantification Methodology is based on decades of soil carbon research and testing conducted by top soil scientists. The methodology was developed by The Earth Partners and verified by 2 / 13 Environmental Services, Inc. as well as SCS Global Services. It is the first soil carbon methodology to be approved for use under the VCS. \"This widely tested methodology is the first to specially deal with soils in a market,\" said Steven I. Apfelbaum, Chairman of Applied Ecological Services, Inc. and Director of Science with The Earth Partners. According to Apfelbaum, soils represent the second largest living sink of carbon on the planet. 1. The new methodology is assessed according to . A. The Earth Partners B. the Verified Carbon Standard C. Environmental Services, Inc. D. Applied Ecological Services, Inc. 2. Carbon sequestration in soil can be strengthened by . A. selling carbon credits in the voluntary market B. changing grazing practices and operating treatments C. reducing the variety and productivity of plant groups D. decreasing farmlands in the Pacific Northwest 3. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. The VCS program proves to be successful in carbon offset projects. 3 / 13 B. Many soil Carbon Methodologies have already been approved for use. C. The new methodology has been tested in many fields including soil. D. Soils seem to be the largest living sink of carbon on the planet. 4. What is the attitude of SCS towards the new methodology? A. Opposed. B. Cautious. C. Doubtful. D. Approving. 【参考答案】1—4、BBAD 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 The Goldman Environmental Foundation recently recognized a group of individuals (个体) for their efforts to protect the environment. Each year, the American-based group honors environmental activists from six different areas. The first three winners of the 20xx Goldman Prize are from Kenya, the Philippines and China. The Goldman Environmental Foundation says Ikal Angelei is a hero to those who live around Lake Turkana. The Kenyan woman received the award because of her efforts to stop a dam project on a river in Ethiopia. Critics say the dam will harm the lake and restrict (限制) the flow of water for people who live nearby. 4 / 13 In China, Ma June is working with businesses to clean up their pollution. He formed a group that collects information about pollution, and publishes it on the Internet. The Goldman Prize was also awarded to activists from Argentina, Russia and the United States. Evgenia Chirikova objects to the plans to build a road through a protected forest just outside Moscow. She has demanded that Russian officials redirect the road away from the forest. She and her followers have been arrested for their activities. However, their campaign has gained widespread public support. 1. We can know from the passage that ______. A. the dam project has been prevented B. the first three activists are all from Asia D. Ma June is trying to stop oil and gas exploration 2. From the 7th paragraph, we can know that ______. A. pesticide use accounts for a high-rate of cancer B. Sofia managed to ban the use of chemicals C. the farmers mainly live on unpolluted products D. the death of the baby was due to delayed treatment 3. What do we know about Evgenia Chirikova？ A. She plans to build a road to protect the forest. B. She is in charge of a project far away from the road. 5 / 13 C. She persuaded the government to set her followers free. D. Her environmental action has been widely acknowledged. 4. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Six Advanced Individuals for Hard Work B. Efforts to Create a Clean and Beautiful World C. Six Environmental Activists Win Goldman Prize D. The Goldman Environmental Foundation Prize 【参考答案】1—4、CADC A We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers we were going home. On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard (柜厨) outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow. “Buy it, ” my wife said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof rack. I’ve always wanted one like that.” What could I do? Ten minutes later I was ￡20 poorer; and the cupboard was tied on the roof rack. It was six feet long and eighteen inches square, quite heavy too. In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea. After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake, I wonder?” In fact a police 6 / 13 car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed. But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me. “Right, sir, ” he said. “Do you need any more help?” I was a bit puzzled. “Thanks, officer, ” I said. “You have been very kind. I live just on the road.” He was staring at our car, first at the flowers, then at the cupboard. “Well, well, ” he said, laughing. “It’s a cupboard you’ve got there! We thought it was something else.” My wife began to laugh. The truth hit me like a stone between the eyes. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could. 1. Other drivers thought the author and his wife were _______. A. carrying a cupboard to the church sending flowers to the church C. carrying nothing but a piece of furniture going to attend a funeral at the church 2. The police will be more polite to those who are _______. A. driving in gathering darkness great sorrow C. driving with wild flowers in the car carrying furniture 3. What did the husband think of this matter? D. B. in D. B. 7 / 13 A. It was very strange. took great pride in it. B. He C. He felt ashamed of it. puzzled at it. 参考答案1—3、DBC B D. He was Here is some information about several famous local bakeries(面包烤房) in Indiana, the US. They serve as a social gathering place for locals. Maple Lane Bakery At 8260 S. State Rd. Claypool, IN. (574) 566-2917, it offers a variety of cooked pies, cookies, and bread. With 20 years’ experience Maple Lane Bakery has specialized in the making of pies. The menu includes peach pie $7.19, berry pie $7.70, apple pie $7.19 and banana pie $6.99. Feel free to place an order at least 24 hours in advance. Betty’s Cakes & Candy Shop At 816 E. Winona Avenue Warsaw, IN. (574) 269-1231, it specializes in cakes and offers cookies and candies. The chocolate cookies are sold at $8.99 a dozen. Betty’s Cakes & Candy Shop, started half a century ago, specializes in wedding cakes and birthday cakes. Buying a cake from Betty’s will not disappoint you as they are always excellent. Crepes’ Quality Bakery 8 / 13 At 217 S. Cavin Street Ligonier, IN. (260) 894-3024, this third generation bakery is located downtown Ligonier. It offers cookies and cupcakes, and specializes in rolls and bread. If you plan to buy cookies for the office or work area, you had better get there early as the building workers arrive just before 500 am waiting for the doors to open. Olympia Candy Kitchen If you need an order, you should call ahead of time to see if they can meet your request. 参考答案4—5、BD 6-1-07、AC C Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later. I am no longer too shy to ask people for direction, but I often receive replies that puzzle me. Often people do not like to admit that they didn’t know their hometown and will insist on telling you the way, even if they do not know it; others, who are anxious to prove that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long list of directions which you cannot possibly hope to remember, and still others do not seem to be able to tell between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the opposite direction to that in which you should be going. 9 / 13 If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere, I always tell them I am a stranger to the town in order to avoid giving them wrong direction but even this can have embarrassing results. Once I was on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would direct him the way to the Sunlight Building. I gave my usual reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I realized that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decided it was too late to turn back and search for him out of the crowd behind me as I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him waiting. Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the very man who had asked for directions of my office and his astonishment when he recognized me as the person he had asked. 8. What is the writer going to do when someone asks him for direction? A. He will direct the right way to the person willingly. B. He will reply to it by the means of being a stranger to the town. C. He will give the very person long list of direction. D. He is going to show the man an opposite direction. 9. Why did the writer consider himself to be an unlucky dog? A. Because of his poor sense of direction. Because he always forgot the way home. B. 10 / 13 C. Because he did not have any friend. D. Because he used to be shy and dared not ask others the way. 10. How did the visitor feel when he was showed into the very room? A. He felt strange. B. He felt embarrassed. C. He felt very sad. D. He felt astonished. 11. Who showed the right way to the interviewee according to the passage? A. Someone we don’t know. himself. C. The secretary did so. old lady did such a thing. 参考答案8—10、BAD 11、A D Motherhood may make women smarter and may help prevent dementia(痴呆) in old age by bathing the brain in protective hormones(荷尔蒙) , U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. Tests on rats show that those who raise two or more litters of pups do considerably better in tests of memory and skills than rats who have no babies, and their brains show changes that suggest they may be protected against diseases such as Alzheimer’s(早老痴呆症). University of Richmond psychology professor Craig Kinsley believes his findings will translate into humans. D. A warm-hearted B. The writer did it for 11 / 13 “Our research shows that the hormones of pregnancy(怀孕) are protecting the brain, including estrogen(雌激素), which we know has many neuroprotective (保护神经的) effects,” Kinsley said. “It’s rat data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals,” he added in a telephone interview. “They go through pregnancy and hormonal changes.” Kinsley said he hoped public health officials and researchers will look to see if having had children protects a woman from Alzheimer’s and other forms of age-related brain decline. “When people think about pregnancy, they think about what happens to babies and the mother from the neck down,” said Kinsley, who presented his findings to the annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscience in Orlando, Florida. “They do not realize that hormones are washing on the brain. If you look at female animals who have never gone through pregnancy, they act differently toward young. But if she goes through pregnancy, she will sacrifice her life for her infant—that is a great change in her behavior that showed in genetic alterations (改变) to the brain.” 12. How do scientists know “Motherhood may make women smarter”? A. Some researchers have told them. B. Many women say so. 12 / 13 C. They know it by experimenting on rats. D. They know it through their own experience. 参考答案12—15、CABB 13 / 13