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1、河北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（15）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。A They only got engaged on Saturday，but it seems that Rochelle Wiseman and Marvin Humes are planning on marrying in MarchThe pop stars are eager to tie the knot in just ten weeks in order for their big day to coincide with their birthday
2、sRochelle, who will turn 23 on March 21，and Marvin，who will celebrate his 27th birthday a few days earlier on March 18, are both keen to turn the events into one big celebrationAccording to the Daily Star，the couple think it is the perfect excuse to have one huge party “After getting engaged this Ch
3、ristmas，Rochelle and Marvin didnt waste any time in thinking about dates，”a source told the newspaperThe couple apparently came to a mutual agreement that they would like to be married by the summer, and then the subject of their birthdays came up“Rochelle has been telling her pals how excited she i
4、s and that she loves the birthday idea，”the source continued，“she thinks combining the events will make it the most amazing threeway celebration ever” JLS star Marvin proposed(求婚)to Rochelle during a festive break in Antigua，and The Saturdays singer was keen to announce the news as soon as possible“
5、Its official Marvin proposed 2 me 2day, wanted 2tell u b4 some1 else did! So excited 2 b Mrs Humes.”she tweeted(微博留言)on December 31She also posted a photo of her and her husband-to-be in which she flashes her 45，000 heart-shaped diamond engagement ring 1Rochelle Wiseman and Marvin Humes want to get
6、married in March Ato celebrate both their wedding and birthdays Bto make their wedding different from others Cto satisfy the curiosity of their fans Dto please their parents and relatives 2What can be inferred from the passage? AThe wedding was arranged in January BBoth Rochelle Wiseman and Marvin H
7、umes are pop stars CRochelle Wiseman is the husband-to-be DThey decided to get married shortly after they got engaged 3The numbers“2，4，1”and letters“u，b”in the underlined sentence probably mean Atwo，four，one；you，be Bto，four，first；use，bee Cto，fore，one；you，be Dtwo，for；one；you；bee 4Which of the followi
8、ng is true according to the passage? AMarvin bought his wife-t0-be a diamond wedding ring BThe wedding is supposed to take place in March CThe will-be couple were born on the same day DThe bride-t0-be is 4 years older in factB Tropical fish hobbyists will tell you their tanks are a source of oelaxat
9、ion，but recent research suggests the fish might disagree Many American households contain a fish tank，whose average size is less than 10 gallonsYet a study comparing the behavior of common freshwater fish found that those kept in such small tanks were more aggressive than those in larger ones more l
10、ikely to fight. “If people kept dogs in these conditions，theyd be put in prison,” said the author, Ronald Oldfield“In larger tanks，the fish were not in continuous eyesight of each otherThey were swimming around，checking everything out rather than beating each other，”he added“Its something we should
11、think about” The study consisted of two experimentsIn one，DrOldfield tested the effects of overcrowdlng by keeping tank size constant(不变)while increasing the number of fishIn the other,he tested environment by placing three fish in tanks of different sizes He then recorded their behavior at least tw
12、o hours after feeding，to eliminate(排除)competitive behaviors related to food. While aggression seemed to remain constant regardless of the number of fish in a tank, it dropped off considerably once the fish were placed in a l00-gallon tank with several plants and rocks to form shelters The findings c
13、onfirmed what he found when observing Midas in the wild“If vou go out and observe these fish swimming in a river，”he said，“theyre not aggressive at all。really”This conclusion is not news to Justin Muir，the owner of a fish tank business “More volume of water is always betterIt keeps the fish healthie
14、r，and the tank is more stable”5We can conclude from the study that AThe fish in small rivers are more likely to fight than those in larger ones BIf you keep fish in tanks of less than 10 gallons，youll be put into prison CPeople havent paid enough attention to the feeling of fish in smaller tanks DTh
15、e fish in the wild are more aggressive than those kept in tanks6How was the first experiment performed? ABy putting more and more fish in the same tank BBy putting fish in tanks of different sizes CBy putting some food to test the behavior of fish DBy putting fish in a tank with plants and rocks7The two experiments prove that Afood competition results in the aggressive behavior of fish Bfish become more aggressive as more fish are put into a tank Ccrowding is t
