2012届全国名校英语模拟试题汇编:阅读理解（6）【2012届·河北省衡水中学高三上学期四调】阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AOppositionisgrowingtotheBerlinZoo’splanstofindanewhomeforKnut,themoneymakingcelebritypolarbearwhosepopularityhasbeenexploitedbyenvironmentalistsandevenCanadiantourismpromoters.Nolongercute,andjustdaysbeforehissecondbirthday,Knutwillbegivenanewhomethatisexpectedtoincludeapotentialmatingpartner.TheBerlinZoo,facingtheglobaleconomiccrisis,can’taffordtheestimated$13millionitwouldtaketoacquireafemaleandanewhomeforthemtoshare.“It’stimeforhimtogo---thesoonerhegetsanewhomethebetter,”saidseniorbearkeeperHeinerKloes.ButsomeBerlinersarebeginningacampaign,collectingpetition(情愿书)signaturesandarguingthathe’satouristdrawandasymbolasimportantastheBrandenburgGate.“Hemeansalottomanypeople.Whenyou’rewithhimyouforgetyourproblems,”HartmutWiedenroth,co-founderofthecampaign,toldSpiegelOnline.Knutbecameaninternationalcelebrityin2007,drawinghugecrowdstohiscageandtriggeringsalesofthousandsofKnuttoysandKnut-shapedcandies.TheVancouver-basedCanadianTourismCommissionmadeKnutamajorpartofits“Canada—KeepExploring”campaigntodrawtouriststothecountry---andespeciallytopolarbearcountryinnorthernManitobatoseethemintheirnaturalhabitat.Environmentalistsalsousedthebeartopromotethefightagainstglobalwarming.ButKnut’spopularitydiminishedashissizeincreasedto210kilograms,Hewasphotographedatonepointsnapping(咬)atachildnearhiscage.InSeptemberhiskeeper,ThomasDoerflein,diedofaheartattack.Doerflein,whobecameacelebrityhimselfafternursingthetinyballofwhitefurwhenKnut’smotherrejectedhim,hadbeenre-assignedshortlyafterKnut’sfirstbirthday.SomeanimalrightscriticssaidKnuthasbeenshowingunusuallyaggressivebehaviorbecauseofhisunnaturalupbringing.56.TheBerlinZoointendstofindanewhomeforKnutmainlybecauseof_______.A.themotherbeardesertinghimB.Knut’saggressivebehaviorC.lackingaskillfulbearkeeperD.itsfinancialproblem57.AcampaignisbeinglaunchedinBerlin_______.A.inordertokeepKnutinthezooB.bysellingKnut-shapedcandiesC.todrawtouriststonorthernManitobaD.towarnpeopleofglobalwarming58.Theunderlinedword“triggering”inParagraph5canbereplacedby“_______”.A.decreasingB.preventingC.promotingD.conducting用心爱心专心159.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Doerflein,acelebrityofGermanyB.ZoosaysKnutmustgoC.ThepolarbearcapitaloftheworldD.PolarbearsinCanadaBEvenbeforehistorianJosephEllisbecameabest-sellingauthor,hewasfamousforhisvividlectures.InhispopularcoursesatMountHolyokeCollegeinMassachusetts,hewouldoftenmakeclassroomdiscussionlivelybydescribinghisownfightingexperienceinVietnam.ButasEllis'sreputationgrew--hisbooksontheFoundingFatherswonboththeNationalBookAwardandthePulitzerPrize---thehistoryprofessorbegantoentertainlocalandnationalreporterswithhismemoriesofwar.Lastyear,afterTheBostonGlobereportedEllis'sexperienceintheVietnamwar,someonewhoknewthetruthaboutEllisdroppedadime.LastweekTheBostonGloberevealedthatEllis,famousforexplainingthenation'shistory,hadsomeexplainingtodoabouthisownpast.“Eveninthebestoflives,mistakesaremade,"saidEllis.ItturnedoutthatwhilethehistorianhadservedintheArmy,he'dspenthiswaryearsnotinthejunglesofSoutheastAsia,butteachinghistoryatWestPoint(西点军校).He'dalsooverstatedhisroleintheantiwarmovementandevenhishigh...
