語篇閱讀高分練(二)

語篇閱讀高分練（二）I?閱讀理解Canyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolate?It'snotsomethingl'dliketodo.SoIwasrelievedtoreadthatthere'sauniversitywithaprogrammetosafeguardthefutureofchocolate!TheUniversityofReading ， inEngland ，hasjustopenedanewclearinghouseforalltheworld'snewcocoavarieties.Theymustbequarantined（隔離檢疫）beforetheycanbegrown.Why?Cocoaproductionhitarecordhighof4.4milliontonslastyearbutabout30%ofthepreciouscropisregularlylosttopestsanddiseases.Nowwedon'twantthat，dowe?Demandforchocolatehasbeenincreasingfasterthantheworldsupplyofcocoaandresearchersthinkthatnewvarietiesarekeytosolvingthisproblem.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zTheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequalityofthenewcropssince1985 ，afterittookoverthetaskfromtheRoyalBotanicalGardensinKewLondon.Andithasimproveditsfacilities.Theleaderoftheinstitution'scocoaprojectProfessorPaulHadley ， says ，“Oneofthemainissuesconcerningcocoaimprovementisthesupplyofreliablyclean，healthy，interestingcocoamaterial.”Thecocoacentrehasacollectionof400plantvarietiesandtheirgreenhouseusesalotofenergytokeepthemintropicalconditions.Afteruptotwoyearsinquarantine ，cleanandsafeseedsaresenttosome20countries ，includingseveralinWestAfrica.That'swhere75%ofthecocoausedforchocolateworldwidecomesfrom.Thecropisextremelyimportantforthelocaleconomy：itemploysabouttwomillionpeople.ProfessorHadleysaysheworkswithasmallteamofskilledtechnicianswholookafterthecollection.Andmoreofusseemtocountonthemnow.Thescientistsays，“Thereissomeconcernwithintheindustrythatdemandisincreasingconstantly，particularlyincountrieslikeChina ，wherethestandardoflivingisincreasingandpeoplearegettingatastefordifferentchocolates.”1．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Safeguardingcocoaseeds.B．Plantingcocoaworldwide.C．Keepingcocoaingreenhouse.D．Findingthenewmarketforcocoa.答案A解析主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段中的“tosafeguardthefutureofchocolate”可知，本文主要是關(guān)于保護巧克力的未來，即可可種子的問題，故最佳答案為A項。2．Theinstitution'scocoaprojectisto.A．havecocoaskinremovedB．offermorejobstopeopleC．ensurethequalityofcocoaD．supplycocoafortwomillionpeople答案C解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的第一句“TheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequalityofthenewcropssince1985...”可知，這個項目的目的是確?？煽傻馁|(zhì)量，故最佳答案為C項。3．Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?A．Thetasteofchocolatesischanging.B．Demandforcocoaisincreasingfast.C．Peopleareconcernedaboutcocoavarieties.D．Chinesehavealonghistoryofeatingchocolates.答案B解析段落大意題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“...withintheindustrydemandisincreasingconstantly...”可知，本段的主要意思是世界上對可可的需求量不斷上漲，故最佳答案為B項。4．What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toeducate. B．Toadvertise.C．Towarn. D．Toinform.答案D解析寫作意圖題。本文主要介紹了雷丁大學(xué)的一個保護可可品種和質(zhì)量的項目，其目的就是告訴讀者一些事情，故最佳答案為D項。II?閱讀填空OnPunctualityApunctualmanisinthehabitofdoingeverythingatthepropertimeandisneverlateinkeepinganappointment.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zTheunpunctualman ， ontheotherhand ，neverdoeswhathehastodoatthepropertime._5Thereisaproverbthatsays ,“Timefliesnevertoberecalled."Thisisverytrue.6Timeismorevaluablethanmaterialthings.Infact,timeislifeitself ，andtheunpunctualmanisforeverwastingandmismanaginghisownvaluableassetsaswellasothers'．Theunpunctualmanisalwayscomplainingthathefindsnotimetoanswerletters，ortoreturncalls，ortokeepappointmentspromptly.fHeknowsthathecan'tgetthroughhisimmenseamountofworkunlesshefaithfullykeepseveryappointmentpromptlyanddealwitheverypieceofworkwhenithastobeattendedto.8Ifapersonisinvitedtoadinnerandarriveslaterthanexpected ,hekeepsalltheotherguestsandthehostwaitinghimalone.Thisisgreatdisrespect.9Imaginehowitwouldbeifwhoareentrustedwithimportanttasksfailedtobeattheirproperplaceattheappointedtime.Amanwhoisknowntobehabituallyunpunctualisnevertrustedbyhisfriendsorhisfellowmen.Andtheunpunctualmanisasourceofannoyancebothtoothersandtohimself.A．Failuretobepunctualisasignofdisrespecttowardsothers.B．Alostthingmaybefoundagain，butlosttimecanneverberegained.C．Heisalwaysinahurryandintheendlosesbothhistimeandhisgoodname.D．Unpunctualityisveryharmfulwhenitcomestodoingone'sduty.E．Ofthesetheformerarethemajority.F．Butthemanwhoreallyhasagreatdealtodoisverycarefulofhistimeandseldomcomplainsofwantofit.G．Broadlyspeaking，humanscanbedividedintotwoclasses.答案5.C6.B7.F8.A9.DIII?完形填空FewothernationsaresomuchinterestedinhorseracingastheEnglish.ThefamousracesAscotareheldeveryyearandfollowedbysportsfansalloverEngland.Thekingorthequeenalsoattends10andpresentsthewinnerwithagoldcup.Tollthisgoldcupisthedreamofeveryownerofaracehorse.Allnewspapers,greatandsmall , arefullofdetaileddescriptionofth ,andthenameofthe13winneroftheAscotcupispronouncedbyeveryone14ofagreathero.Ithappenedonce,however，someseventyyearsago，thatthegoldcupwasstolenafewdaysbeforetherace！Thepolice15foritalloverthecountrybutcouldnotfindit.Justatthetime ， MarkTwain ， thewittyAmericanwriter ，16England.Hewas17byanEnglandLiterarySocietytobe18atadinnergiveninhishonor.Afterdinnerthepresidentofthesocietyroseto19atoasttoMarkTwain'shealthandpraise20thetalentofthefamousAmerican.MarkTwain21startedhisspeechwiththefollowingwords：“Gentlemen , Ithankyouforthegreathonoryou22me ,23Iverymuchdoubtwhetherallyourcountrymenjoinyouinyourwarmwelcome.WhenIarrivedatDoveryesterday,and24myfootin‘MerryOldEngland',thefirstthingIsawwasanewspaperposterandonit,25mygreatsurprise,Ireadtwo26printedinbigredletters：MARKTWAINARRIVES!ASCOTCUPSTOLEN!Thesetwoannouncementsstoodsocloselytogetherthatit27seemed,gentlemen,asifsomepeopleinthiscountry28surethatmyarrivalhadsomethingtodowiththedisappearanceofthegoldcup!"ThiswittyspeechofthefamousAmericanauthor29ashoutoflaughter.10．A.them B．itC．that D．this答案A解析them代指前面提到的thefamousracesAscot。11．A.hold B．winC．catch D．keep答案B解析贏得金杯是每一個賽馬選手的夢想。12．A.problem B．winnerC．race D．nations答案C解析大小報紙都對比賽進(jìn)行了詳細(xì)報道。13．A.brave B．goodC．great D．lucky答案D解析獲得金杯當(dāng)然是幸運的。14．A.asthis B．likethatC．likethose D．a(chǎn)sit答案B解析這個金杯獲得者像大英雄一樣被人們所談?wù)摗?5．A.searched B．a(chǎn)skedC．waited D．cared答案A解析警察在全國搜尋這個被盜的金杯。16．A.reachedin B．wentintoC．a(chǎn)rrivedin D．gotin答案C解析恰巧在這個時候馬克?吐溫到了英國。17．A.asked B．visited答案D解析他受英國文學(xué)協(xié)會之邀，出席了一個為他舉辦的宴會18．A.present B．joinedC．a(chǎn)ttended D．given答案A解析見上題解析。present在此意為“出席”。19．A.raise B．lifeC．propose D．hold答案C解析proposeatoast提出為某人的??而干杯。20．A.inthisway B．ineverywayC．inmanymethods D．inbadmanner答案B解析這個文學(xué)協(xié)會主席在各個方面對馬克?吐溫大