天津市宁河县2014高考英语阅读理解训练（2）及答案（解析）阅读理解Onereactiontoalltheconcernabouttropicaldeforestation（砍伐森林）isablank（茫然的）starethatasksthequestion,"SinceIdon'tlivethere,whatdoesithavetodowithme?"Theansweristhatyourwayoflife,whereveryouliveintheworld,istiedtothetropicsinmanyways.Ifyouliveinahouse,washyourhair,eatfruitsandvegetables,drinksoda,ordriveacar,youcanbecertainthatyouareaffectedbythelossoftropicalforests.Biologically,wearelosingtherichestregionsonearthwhen,eachminute,apieceoftropicalforest,thesizeoftencityblocks,disappears.Asmanyasfivemillionspeciesofplants,animals,andinsects(40to50percentofalllivingthings)livethere,andarebeinglostfasterthantheycanbefoundanddescribed.Theirlossisimmeasurable.Takerubberforexample.Formanyuses,onlynaturalrubberfromtreeswilldo.Syntheticsarenotgoodenough.Todayoverhalftheworld'scommercialrubberisproducedinMalaysiaandIndonesia,whiletheAmazon'srubberindustryproducesmuchoftheworld'sfourmilliontons.Andrubberisanimportantmaterialinmakinggloves,balloons,footwearandmanysportinggoods.Thousandsofothertropicalplantsarevaluablefortheirindustrialuse.Manyscientistsstronglybelievethatdeforestationcontributestothegreenhouseeffect--orheatingoftheearthfromincreasedcarbondioxideintheatmosphere.Aswedestroyforests,welosetheirabilitytochangecarbondioxideintooxygen.Carbondioxidelevelscoulddoublewithinthenexthalf-century,warmingtheearthbyasmuchas4.5degrees.Theresult?Apartialmelt-downofpolaricecaps,raisingsealevelsasmuchas24feet;even15feetcouldthreatenanyonelivingwithin35milesofthecoast.Unbelievable?Maybe.Butscientistswarnthatbythetimewerealisethesevereeffectsoftropicaldeforestation,itwillbe20yearstoolate.Cantropicaldeforestationaffectoureverydaylives?Now,youshouldhavegottheanswer.11.Theunderlinedword"synthetics"probablymeans.A.naturalrubberB.tropicalmaterialsC.man-madematerialD.commercialrubber12.Inthelastparagraphtheauthortriesto.A.tellpeoplehowtoavoidthetropicaldeforestationB.persuadepeopletobuysomethingsyntheticC.showushowimportantitistoprotectthetropicalforestsD.letpeoplerealisetheeffectoftropicaldeforestation13.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Theforestsarelosingtheirfunctioninturningcarbondioxideintooxygen.B.Manyofourdailyusesarerelatedtothetropicalforests.C.Tropicalplantscanbeusedtomakeindustrialproducts.D.Highcarbondioxidelevelswillmaketheearthwarmer.14.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthetropicaldeforestationis.A.puzzlingB.coldC.supportingD.opposed15.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TropicalForestsB.SavingtheTropicalForestsC.TropicalForestsandOurLifeD.TheGreenhouseEffects【参考答案】11—15、CCADC阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。【2014陕西省商南县高级中学高三上二模】AMoYan,aChinesewriterhaswonthe2012NobelPrizeinLiterature,announcedtheSwedishAcademyinStockholmonThursday.ThewinmakesMoYanthefirstChinesecitizentowintheNobelinitshistory.Informedofhiswintoday,theauthor,whowashavingdinnerathome,was“overjoyedandscared”.Bornin1955toparentswhowerefarmers,MoYan--apennameforGuanMoye,grewupinGaomiinShandongprovinceineasternChina.Attheageof12,heleftschooltowork,firstinagriculture,laterinafactory,In1976hejoinedthearmyandduringthistimebegantostudyliteratureandwriting.Hepublishedhisfirstbookin1981,butfoundliterarysuccessin1987withHongGaoliangJiazu,...
