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1、福建省大田县2017高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选练（二）福建大田县2017高考英语阅读理解一轮选练（二）（2016高考训练）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。体裁：说明文话题：海洋生物词数：365时间：7There are many dangerous sea creatures in the world.The following are some examples.The needlefish are commonly seen living near the surface of tropical (热带的) waters.But they can also break_cov
2、er the water，and once in the air they can become dangerous flying swords.Though it is rare，people have been seriously hurt and even killed when stabbed by the fishs sharp and long jaws (下巴)Night fishermen in small boats are at particular risk because their lights may attract the fish.Saltwater croco
3、diles are the worlds largest crocodiles，sometimes reaching 23 feet in length and topping 2，200 pounds.Yet these crocodiles hunt quietly，lying in wait below shoreline waters to attack crabs，turtles and thirsty animals that have come to drink.Saltwater crocodiles kill a number of people each year.Ther
4、e is no doubt that the great white shark sits atop the ocean food chain.The worlds largest fish can weigh at over 5，000 pounds and reach lengths of more than 20 feet.Great white sharks have about 3，000 teeth，which they typically sink into sea lions，seals，small toothed whales，and sea turtles.These sh
5、arks are responsible for a third to a half of the 100 shark attacks on humans every year.The sea anemone (海葵) may look like the beautiful flower for which its named，but fish that swim too close may regret it.The sea anemone，which lives on the sea floor，uses its poisonous tentacles (触须) to stab passi
6、ng creatures with a kind of poisonmaking them helpless and fit to be eaten.The surgeonfish (刺尾鱼) is an attractive reef fish that is poisonous.Scientists believe that the worlds seas hold some 1，200 different surgeonfish species and think that they injure about 50，000 people per year.But the surgeonf
7、ish poison can also bring great benefitthey are useful in the development of new drugs.【语篇解读】本文介绍了5种危险的海洋生物。1The underlined phrase “break cover” in Paragraph 2 probably means _Ajump out of Bbreak away fromCget away from Dgo back to答案A词义猜测题。根据后文“once in the air”可知，needlefish在空中的时候会变成危险的飞剑，由此可以猜测画线短语的
8、意思应该是“跳出(离)”之意。2How many attacks on humans do great white sharks do every year?AAbout 26. BAbout 45.CAbout 60. DAbout 75.答案B细节理解题。根据第四段“These sharks are responsible for a third to a half of the 100 shark attacks on humans every year.”可知，大白鲨每年袭击人类次数大约为3350次左右。3It can be known from the passage that _A
9、the saltwater crocodiles are gentle and never hurt peopleBthe sea anemone lives near the surface of the seaCthe great white shark is the largest fish in the worldDthe needlefish live in the sea all around the world答案C细节理解题。根据第四段“The worlds largest fish can weigh at over 5，000 pounds and reach length
10、s of more than 20 feet.”可知，大白鲨是世界上最大的鱼。4Which of the following can be used to benefit human society?AThe needlefish.BThe sea anemone.CThe great white shark.DThe surgeonfish.答案D细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“they are useful in the development of new drugs”可知，刺尾鱼的毒可以制造药品，由此可知这种鱼可以造福人类社会。2016高考英语阅读理解-健康保健类 A glass a d
11、ay keeps obesity at bayAlcohol has always been thought to cause weight gain because of its high sugar content，but new research suggests a glass a day could form part of a dietLooking at past studies they found that，while heavy drinkers do put on weight；those who drink in moderation can actually lose
12、 weight A spokesman for the research team at Navarro University in Spain says，“Light to moderate alcohol intake，especially of wine，may be more likely to protect against，rather than promote，weight gain”The International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research reviewed the findings and agreed with most o
13、f the conclusions，particularly that current data do not clearly indicate if moderate drinking increases weight Boston Universitys DrHarvey Finkel found that the biologic mechanisms(生物学机制)relating alcohol to changes in body weight are not properly understoodHis team pointed out the strong protective
14、effects of moderate drinking on the risk of getting conditions like diabetes(糖尿病)，which relate to increasing obesitySome studies suggest that even very obese people may be at lower risk of diabetes if they are moderate drinkers The group says alcohol provides calories that are quickly absorbed into
15、the body and are not stored in fat，and that this process could explain the differences in its effects from those of other foodsThey agree that future research should be directed towards assessing the roles of different types of alcoholic drinks，taking into consideration drinking patterns and including the past tendency of participants to gain weight For now there is little evidence that consuming small to moderate amounts of alcohol on a regular basis increases ones risk of becoming obeseWhats more，a study three years ago suggested that resveratrol，a compound present in grapes and red wine，d
