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1、（浙江专用）2017届高考英语二轮复习冲刺演练第12练阅读理解写作第12练阅读理解写作.阅读理解ADoha，the capital of Qatar，is a city of contrasts (对照)In a few decades it has been transformed from a small port to an international city.Today，its skyline is shaped by rising skyscrapers，but Old Dohathough fast disappearingcan still be found.Time seem
2、s to stand still in the old quarter of the city.On the dusty streets，Indian and Pakistani men sit crosslegged outside tea shops and restaurants.At one end of the road，men queue by the doorways of crowded supermarkets to buy necessities：boxes of teabags，milk，sugar，bread and soap.The shops are dark an
3、d poorly stocked.However，only five miles away，on the other side of the city，Doha shows a completely different image.It shines brilliantly with skyscrapers，fivestar hotels and noble apartment buildings.The area looks like any other modern district in the world.Qatar，a tiny gulf (海湾) nation，is a count
4、ry of vast local and international ambitions.At home，it has owned several international universities.Abroad，it tries to speak louder on gulf affairs.These ambitions are urged by the countrys unbelievably rich reserves of fossil fuels.In December 2012，Doha was the site of Cop18 UN Climate Change Conf
5、erence and in 2022 Qatar will host the World Cup.Mohammed Salim，55，runs a hair salon in the old part of the city where he works as a hair dresser.When he came to Doha 22 years ago from Pakistan，he recalls，Doha was a quiet town with few modern buildings.“At that time，Doha seemed rather small.There we
6、re no big roads or malls at all.” He has noticed a drop in customers to his salon in recent years.“People now tend to go to more fashionable hair salons in shopping malls.Some day this old area will be gone，and my business will probably be gone，too.Ill be sad.I love here，but things are changing.We c
7、ant ignore it.”【语篇解读】文章讲述了海湾国家卡塔尔的首都多哈正在经历的城市变迁。目前的多哈老城和新城并立，对比强烈。1What do we know about the shops in the old quarter of Doha?AThey dont have many goods or customers.BThey provide a great variety of luxury goods.CThey are bright big shops crowded with people.DThey look poor and offer fewer choices o
8、f goods.答案D细节理解题。根据第二段中的The shops are dark and poorly stocked.可知老城区的商店虽然拥挤，但货物种类不多，给人一种破败的印象，故选D项。2Qatar tries to speak louder on gulf affairs because _.Ait has international cities such as DohaBit is going to host the World Cup in 2022Cit has made progress in building universitiesDit is known for i
9、ts large reserves of fossil fuels答案D细节理解题。根据第三段中的These ambitions are urged by the countrys unbelievably rich reserves of fossil fuels.可知卡塔尔丰富的化石燃料储备使它在海湾事务中更有发言权。故选D项。3The author takes the hair salon as an example to show that _Apeople in Doha are fashionableBthe economy in Doha becomes badCchanges
10、are happening to Old DohaDDoha used to be an undeveloped town答案C推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，萨利姆所在的理发店正经历着与老城区同样的命运，城市的迅速发展使得老城区的经济面临被淘汰的风险。故选C项。4Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AOld Doha is characterized by rising skyscrapers.BDoha seemed small in the past，as is recalled by Salim.CDoha
11、will host Cop18 UN Climate Change Conference in 2022.DThe western side of Doha looks more modern than the eastern side.答案B细节理解题。从最后一段萨利姆说的话At that time，Doha seemed rather small.There were no big roads or malls at all.可知B项正确。其他三项均与文意不符。BRed is a lucky color in Chinese culture，but not when it comes to
12、 river water.The red water was discovered last month in Wenzhou.Some people there also reported a strong，sharp chemical smell in the air.The local environmental protection agency investigated the incident.Officials said they found no sign of pollutants released from the factories that line the river
13、.Wu Yixiu follows water pollution issues for the environmental group Greenpeace.She says this red river incident shows how environmental problems are increasingly affecting people in cities.“I think the water pollution problem is no longer a remote problem，only in the countryside.Its affecting every
14、one，even people in the cities.”The Wenzhou River turning red is the latest of several environmental incidents in China.In 2012，the Yangtze River also turned red because of illegal pollution from a factory.Last year，more than 2，000 dead pigs were found floating through a river in Shanghai.In addition
15、，Chinas government has identified several hundred of what have been called “cancer villages”These are areas where the rates of cancer are unusually high because of industrial pollution.There are more than 1，700 water pollution incidents in China every year.Many of Chinas rivers，lakes and even aquife
16、rs (蓄水层) are polluted.China is facing a serious water pollution challenge.Much of our rivers，lakes and even our aquifers have been polluted especially in the densely populated regions.This has posed a serious risk.Up to 300 million residents dont have access to safe drinking water.Earlier this year Chinese Premier Li Keqiang th
