河北省卢龙县2014高考英语阅读理解自练题连载（10）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAllRicOBarrywantsistostopthedolphin-killing,soheisheadedtothisseasideJapanesetown,Taiji．TheAmericanactivist,whoisthestarofanewaward-winningdocumentarythatportraysthedolphin-killinghere,gotanunwelcomereceptionwhenheshowedupherethisweekforthestartoftheannualhunt．Hismovie,TheCove（海豚湾）,directedbyNationalGeographicphotographerLouiePsihoyos,wasreleasedintheUnitedStatesamonthagobuthasnotyettocomeoutinJapan．Scenesinthefilm,someofwhichwereshotsecretly,showfishermenbangingonmetalpolesstuckinthewatertocreateawallofsoundthatscaresthedolphins—whichhavesupersensitivesonar（声纳系统）—andsendsthemfleeingintoacove．There,thefishermensometimespickafewtobesoldforaquariumshows,forasmuchas$150,000．Theykilltheothers,spearing（刺）theanimalsrepeatedlyuntilthewaterturnsred．Themeatfromonedolphinisworthabout50,000yen,andissoldatsupermarketsacrossJapan．Greenpeaceandothergroupshavetriedtostopthehuntforyears．ActivistshopeTheCovewillbringtheissuetomorepeopleinternationally—andeventuallyinJapan．Already,theAustraliantownofBroomedroppedits28-yearsister-cityrelationshipwithTaijilastmonth,partlybecauseofthemovie．“Someregionshaveatraditionofeatingdolphinmeat,”saidfisheriesofficialToshinoriUoya．“Dolphin-killingmaybenegativeforourinternationalimage,butitisnotsomethingorderscanstop．”ThetowngovernmentinTaiji—whichhasmadewhalesanddolphinsitstrademark—refusedtocommentaboutTheCove,orthegrowinginternationalcriticismagainstdolphin-killing．ManyinTaijitakethedolphinhuntforgrantedaspartofeverydaylife．TheyaredefensiveaboutTheCove,seeingthemselvesaspowerlessvictimsofoverseaspressuretoendasimpleandhonestwayofmakingaliving．1．RicOBarrymadeTheCovebecausehewantedto．A．stopthedolphin-killingB．winaninternationalawardC．supportGreenpeace’seffortsD．makeTaijiwell-knownintheworld2．ViewerscanlearnfromTheCove．A．theadvancedtechniquestocatchdolphinsB．thecruelandbloodydolphin-killingC．thebeautifulJapaneseseasidetownTaijiD．thesaleofdolphinmeataroundtheworld3．WhatistheresponsetoTheCoveontheJapaneseside？A．Taijibrokeupwithitswesternsister-cityBroome．B．Japaneseofficialsdecidedtobandolphin-killing．C．ThetowngovernmentinTaijikeptsilentoncriticism．D．MostJapanesepeoplewereagainsteatingdolphinmeat．4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“defensive”probablymean?A．Feelingguiltyforkillingdolphins．B．Protectingthemselvesagainstcriticism．C．Attackingthoseagainstdolphin-killing．D．Makingthedeterminationtochange．5．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．ManypeopleinJapanhaveseenTheCoveinthecinema．B．TheCovehasnotinfluencedJapan’sinternationalimage．C．Taiji’sdolphin-killingindustryhasbeenseriouslydamaged．D．TheCovehasbroughtinternationalattentiontodolphin-killing．【参考答案】1—5、ABCBD阅读理解Whycansomepeoplesleepthroughnoiseslikeahonkingcarorflushingtoilet,whileothersareawakenedbythelightestsound?Tofindtheanswer,sleepresearchersatMassachusettsGeneralHospitalconductedanunusualstudyof12self-describeddeepsleepers.Aftertestsconfirmedthatthehealthyvolunteersweresolidsleepers,theytookpartinathree-nightstudyintheuniversity’ssleeplaboratory.Theparticipantsspentthenightinabigandcomfortableroom.Buttheroomalsoincludedfourspeakerspositionednearthetopofthebed.Duringthenight,thedeepsleepers...
