高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 33.docx
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高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day33
高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day33
Passage1
Whileelephantsbornwithouttusks(长牙)arenotunheardof,theynormallyformjust2to6percentofthepopulation.However,thatisnotthecaseatMozambique’sGorongosaNationalPark,whereanastonishing33percentoffemaleelephantsbornafterthecountry’scivilwarendedin1992aretuskless.Whilethatmayappeartobejustacoincidence,JoycePoole,anelephantbehaviorexpert,hasanothertheory.Theresearcherthinkswemaybewitnessingunnaturalevolutionofthespeciesduetotheconstanthuntingofelephantsforvaluableivory.
Poolesaysbeforethecountry’s15-year-longcivilwar,the100,000—acreparkwashometoover4,000elephants.However,bythetimetheconflictendedin1992,about90percentofthemhadbeenkilledforivorytohelpfinanceweapons(武器)andmeattofeedthesoldiers.Ofthelessthan200survivors,over50percentofadultfemaleshadnotusks.Therefore,itisnotsurprisingthatthepark’stusklesselephantpopulationhasgrowngreatly.
Thisisnotthefirsttimeresearchershaveobservedagreatchangeinthepopulationofelephants.AtZambia’sSouthLuangwaNationalParkandLupandeGameManagementArea,areaswhichwereheavilyhuntedinthe1970sand1980s,35%ofelephants25yearsorolderand13%ofthoseyoungerthan25arenowwithouttusks.A2008studypublishedintheAfricanJournalofEcologyfoundthatthenumberoftusklessfemalesattheRuahaNationalParkinTanzaniawentfrom10.5percentin1969toalmost40percentin1989,largelyduetoillegalhuntingforivory.
TherecentbanonivoryinboththeUSandChinashouldhelpgetridof,oratleastreduce,elephanthunting.However,scientistsarenotsurehowlongitwilltakeforelephantswithahigherrateoftusklessfemales,tochangethetrend.
1.WhatistheprobablecauseofthephenomenonmentionedinParagraph1?
A.Illegalhunting.B.Constantfarming.
C.Apurecoincidence.D.Naturalevolution.
2.WhydidpeoplekillsomanyelephantsduringthecivilwarinMozambique?
A.Togetfundsbysellingivory.B.Todevelopnewweapons.
C.Toprovidefoodforlocalpeople.D.Tomakeivoryproducts.
3.Whichofthefollowinghadtheearliestrecordontusklesselephants?
A.GorongonsaNationalPark.B.SouthLuangwaNationalPark.
C.TheRuahaNationalPark.D.LupandeGameManagementArea.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thetrend”inthelastparagraphreferto?
A.Elephantsfacinggreaterdanger.
B.Elephantsgrowingmoreslowly.
C.Fewerfemaleelephantsstayingalive.
D.Morefemaleelephantsbeingtuskless.
Passage2
Forseveralmonths,CarahasbeenworkingupthecouragetoapproachhermomaboutwhatshesawonInstagram.Notlongago,the11-year-oldgirl,likealltheotherkidsinthisstory,discoveredthathermomhadbeenpostingherphotosformuchofherlife.“I’vewantedtobringitup.It’sstrangetoseemyselfupthere,andsometimestherearepicturesIdon’tlikeofmyself,”shesaid.
Likemostothermodemkids,Caragrewupimmersedinsocialmedia.Whilemanykidsmaynotyethaveaccountsthemselves,theirparents,schools,sportsteams,andorganizationshavebeenorganizinganonlinepresenceforthemsincebirth.Theshockofrealizingthatdetailsaboutyourlifehavebeensharedonlinewithoutyourpermissionorknowledgehasbecomeanimportantexperienceinthelivesofmanyteenagers.Recentlyaparentingblogger(博主)wroteinaWashingtonPostessaythatdespite(不顾)her14-year-olddaughter’shorroratdiscoveringthathermotherhadsharedyearsofhighlypersonalstoriesandinformationaboutheronline,shesimplycouldnotstoppostingonherblogandsocialmedia.ThewritersaidthatpromisingherdaughterthatshewouldstoppostingaboutherpubliclyontheInternet“wouldmeanshuttingdownavitalpartofmyself,whichisn’tnecessarilygoodformeorher.”averageparentsdothesame.There’sevenaspecialwordforit:
sharenting.AlmostaquarterofchildrenbegintheirdigitalliveswhenparentsuploadtheirphotostotheInternet,accordingtoastudyconductedbytheInternet-securityfirmAVG.Thestudyalsofoundthat92percentofkidsundertheageof2alreadyhavetheirownuniquedigitalidentity.
1.HowdoesCarafeelabouthermom’sbehavior?
A.It’saggressive.B.It’sappropriate.
C.It’sannoying.D.It’sfavorable.
2.Whydidtheparentingbloggerpostaboutherdaughteronline?
A.Becauseitfilledupherblog.B.Becauseitshowedoffhersuccess.
C.Becauseitrecordedherstories.D.Becauseitmeantalottoher.
3.Whoarefondofsharenting?
A.AquarterofstudentsB.Mostordinaryparents.
C.Kidsundertheageof2.D.Somecrazybloggers.
4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Children’sNewTroubleB.SocialMedia
C.Kids’OnlinePerformanceD.MommyBloggers
Passage3
Livinginthewildcanbehard.Findingfoodandstayingsafearen'teasy.Eachday,animalsstruggletosurviveintheirhabitats.Notallanimalsgetbyontheirown.Someanimalsformaclosepartnershipwithotherkindsofanimals.Thesepairingsarecalledsymbiotic(共生的)relationships.
Inasymbioticrelationship,theanimalsdependoneachother.Oneanimalhelpstheothermeetitsneeds.Soundsgood,right?
Notalways.Someanimalsarenotverykindtotheirpartners.Insomecases,oneanimalmeetsitsneedsbuthurtsitspartner.Taketicksforexample.Theseinsectssuckbloodtolive.Togetblood,theyattachthemselvestootherkindsofanimals.Tickscanpassgermsthatcausediseaseinsteadofhelpingtheirhosts.
Inotherrelationships,animalsdon'ttreattheirpartnerssopoorly.Bothanimalsbenefitfromlivingwiththeotheranimal.
Smallanimalscalledcleanershrimpshavefoundawayofhelpingfishatcoralreefs.Astheirnamesuggests,theshrimpscleanthefish.Theyhangoutatwhatscientistscallacleaningstation.Afishstopsby.Thenashrimpclimbsontothefishandevenstepsintothefish'smouth.Theshrimpusesitstinyclawstopickstuffoffthefish'sbody.Thatcanincludedeadskin,tinypiecesoffood,andweecreaturesthatcanhurtthefish.Thefishgetsanicecleaning.Theshrimpenjoysatastymealoffishtrash.
Smallbirdscalledploversarealsointhecleaningbusiness.Theyhavebigcustomers--crocodiles.Crocshavelongsnouts(鼻子)filledwithsharpteeth,Cleaningthemistricky.Whenacrocopensitsmouth,theploverhopsrightin.Thecrocdoesnotsnapitssnoutshut.Instead,itletstheplovereatsmall,harmfulanimalsattachedtoitsteeth.Theplovergetsaneasymealwhilethecrocgetscleanteeth.
1.Thetextismainlyabout________.
A.thehardlifeinthewild
B.animalsinasymbioticrelationship
C.animalslivingtogether
D.somedangerousanimals
2.Accordingtothetext,inasymbioticrelationship,________.
A.animalsdependoneachother
B.birdsdependonanimalsforfood
C.bothsidescangethelp
D.notallanimalstreattheirpartnerswell
3.Whydothecleanershrimpscleanthefish?
________
A.Togetfishtrashforfood.
B.Toeatweecreatures.
C.Tohelpfishgooutofcoralreefs.
D.Togetfoodforfish.
4.Accordingtothetext,itcanbeinferredthat________.
A.livinginthewildcanbehard
B.differentanimalshavedifferentlivingways
C.crocodilesmainlyliveonplovers
D.ticksareusefultosomeanimals
Passage4
NewYorkTime—AgunmankilledeightpeopleatamallinOmahathisafternoonandthenkilledhimself,settingoffpanicamongholidayshoppers,thepolicesaid.
"Thepersonwhowebelievetobetheshooterhasdiedfromself-inflictedgunshotwounds,"SergeantTeresaNegronoftheOmahaPoliceDepartmentsaidattelevisednews."Wehavebeenabletoclearthemall,"shesaid."Wedon'tbelievewehaveanyothershooters."Thepolicesaidthatatleastfiveotherpeoplehadbeeninjuredintheshootings.
Shedidnotgivetheshooter'sidentity."Wearestillconductingtheinvestigation,"SergeantNegronsaid,addingthatthecity'smayor,whowasoutoftown,wasonhiswaybacktoOmaha.
Shesaidthepolicereceiveda911callfromsomeoneinsidetheWestroadsMallonthewestsideofOmaha,andshotscouldbeheardinthebackground.Thefirstpoliceofficersarrivedatthemallsixminutesafterthefirstcall,shesaidbutbythentheshootingswereover.
Itisreportedthatthegunmanleftasuicidenotethatwasfoundathishomebyrelatives.Alawenforcementofficialwhospokeonconditionofanonymity(匿名)saidthenoteindicatedthatthegunmanwantedto"gooutinstyle."
Theshootingsbroketheusuallyordinaryroutineofholidayshopping.Thegunmanwassaidbysomewitnessestohavefiredabout20shotsintoacrowd.Somecustomersandworkersranscreamingfromthemall,whileothersdivedintodressingroomstohidefromtheshooter.
Shoppersandstoreworkersweretrappedinsidethemall,whichhasroughly135stores.Othersstreamedoutofmallexitswiththeirhandsraised.PresidentBushwasinOmahathismorningtodeliveraspeech,buthehadleftthecitybythetimetheshootingstookplace.
1.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"gooutinstyle"probablymean?
________
A.Togooutofthemallinparticularclothes.
B.Towalkinthemallwithoneselffocusedon.
C.Tostophislifeinanimpressiveway.
D.Togotoasocialeventbyfashionablemeans.
2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
________
A.Nobodyknowswhytheshooterdidsoandnothingwasfoundathishome.
B.Thecity'smayorwenttothesitewhentheshootingtookplace.
C.Policearrivedatthemallbeforetheshootingwasoverandrescuedcustomers.
D.Theofficialwhoshowedwhatthenotemeantwantedtokeephimselffrombeingknowntothepublic.
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