題型板塊--閱讀理解--難度較大的閱讀文章含答案(十)

1、名校學(xué)習(xí)資料集錦全國各大名校資料集合第一篇 New Foods and the New WorldIn the last 500 years, nothing about people-not their clothes, ideas, or Ianguages haschanged as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree （可可樹）by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to

2、 the rest of the world duri ng the 1500 s. And although it was very expe nsive, it quickly became fashi on able. In London,shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from

3、Peru toEurope, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved whe n the crop failed duri ng thee（饑:荒c）tatooff amif5 146, andthousa nds more were forced to leave their homela nd and move to America.There are many other foods that have traveled

4、 from South America to the Old World. Butsome others went in the opposite direct ion. Brazil is now the world largest grower of cofe,a nd coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia, a country in Africa. It was first made into a drink by A

5、rabs during the 1400 s.Accord ing to an Arabic lege nd, coffee was discovered whe n a pers on n amed Kaldi no ticedthat his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. He tried one and experieneed the“ wideawake ” feeling that onethird of the world s population now starts the day with.

6、31 Accord ing to the passage, which of the follow ing has cha nged the most in the last 500 years?A FoodB Clothi ngC IdeologyD Language32 “ some” in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers toA some cocoa treesB some chocolate drin ks.C some shopsD some South America n In dia ns33 Thousands o

7、f Irish people starved during the“ Potato Famine” becauseA they were so depe ndent on potatoes that they refused to eat anything elseB they were forced to leave their homela nd and move to AmericaC the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing potatoesD the potato harvest was bad34

8、 Which country is the largest coffee producer?A BrazilB ColombiaC EthiopiaE Egypt35 Which of the followi ng stateme nts is NOT true, accord ing to the passage?A. One third of the world s population drinks coffee.B. Coffee is n ative to ColombiaC. Coffee can keep one awake.D. Coffee drinks were first

9、 made by Arabs.第二篇 Teachi ng poetryNo poem should ever be discussed or“ an alyzed ” , un til it has bee n read aloud by some one,teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussi on and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is t

10、he last thing one hears of it.All discussi ons of poetry are, in fact, preparati ons for readi ng it aloud, and the readi ng of thepoem is, fin ally, the most tell ingin terpretati on” of it, suggest ing tone, rhythm, and meaning all atonce. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on r

11、ecords or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teach ing can not replace the stude nt and teacher readi ng itor, best of all, reciting（背誦）it.I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more importantthan “ analyzing ” it, if there isn t time

12、for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is tohave stude nts love poetry. Poetry is“ a criticism of life提升ano f life a heighten ing(“ an approach to the truth of feeling” , and it “ can save your life” . It also deserves a placeteach ing of Ian guage and literature more cen tral tha

13、 n it prese ntly occupies.I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetr y. Those who don t like it should not be forced to put that dislike on anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few thing s about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, an

14、d they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.36 To have a better un dersta nding of a poem, one shouldA discuss it with others.B an alyze it by on eself.C copy it dow n in a no tebookD practise read ing it aloud37 Which of the followi ng is NOT men ti oned a

15、s a function of poetry?A Exte nding your life.B Saving your life.C Criticizi ng life.D Heighte ning life.38 Accord ing to the writer, one of the purposes of teach ing En glish is to get stude ntsA to un dersta nd life.B to enjoy poetry.C to become teachers.D to become poets39 What does the last sent

16、ence in the third paragraph imply?A More stress should be laid on the teachi ng of poetry.B Poetry is more importa nt tha n any other subject.C One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetryD Poetry is the foun dati on of all Ian guage and literature courses40 The phrase “ make room

17、” in the last paragraph could be best replaced byA “ build a booth ”B “ provide equipment”.C leave a certa in amount of time”.D “ set aside eno ugh space”.第三篇 “ Salty ” Rice Plant Boosts HarvestsBritish scientists are breeding a new generation of rice plants that will be able to grow in soil contain

18、ing salt water. Their work may en able aba ndoned farms to become productive once more.Tim Flowers and Tony Yeo, from Sussex University s School of Biological Sciences, havespent several years researching how crops, such as rice, could be made to grow in water that has become salty.The pair have rec

19、en tly begu n a three-year programme, fun ded by the Biotech no logy and Biological Sciences Research Council, to establish which genes enable some plants to survive salty conditions. The aim is to breed this capability into crops, starting with rice.It is estimated that each year more tha n 10m hec

20、tares （公頃）of agricultural la nd are lostbecause salt gets into the soil and stunts （妨礙生長）pla nts. The problem is caused by severalfactors. In the tropics , man groves （紅樹林）that create swamp（沼澤）and traditi on ally formed barriers to sea water have been cut down. In the Mediterranean , a series of dro

21、ughts have caused the water table to drop , allowi ng sea water to seep （滲透）in .in Lati n America , irrigatio n ofte n causes problems when water is evaporated （蒸發(fā)）by the heat, leaving salt deposits behind.Excess salt then enters the plants and prevents them functioning normally. Heavy concentration

22、s of minerals in the plants stop them drawing up the water they need to survive.To overcome these problems， Flowers and Yeo decided to breed rice pla nts that take in very little slat and store what they do absorb in cells that do not affect the plants growth. Tstarted to breed these characteristics

23、 into a new rice crop ， but it will take about eight harvests before the result ing seeds are ready to be con sidered for commercial use.Once the characteristics for surviving salty soil are known， Flowers and Yeo will try to breed the appropriate genes into all manners of crops and pla nts. Land th

24、at has bee n aba ndoned to nature will then be able to bloom again ， providing much needed food in the poorer countries ofthe world.41 Which of the following statements about Flowers and Yeo is true ?A They are stude nts at Sussex Uni versity.B They are rice breeders.C They are husba nd and wife.D They are colleagues at an in stituti