《2014高考英语阅读理解限时训练题及答案 (12)》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《2014高考英语阅读理解限时训练题及答案 (12)（8页珍藏版）》请在金锄头文库上搜索。
1、2014 高考英语阅读理解限时训练题及答案（ 12）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项。【深圳市 2014 高考英语综合能力测试题（1 ） 】ABack in 2006, as my father was dealing with advanced dementia(痴呆), our family faced a serious set of challenges. In addition to his health problems, we struggled with the lack of transparency in what his health i
2、nsurance plan covered, and with substantial out-of-pocket costs. We were often left with unexpected bills after appointments and medical procedures with little recourse(援助).At times-it felt as though the system was set up against us. On several occasions, his insurance company interfered with his tr
3、eatment, dictating important decisions about his care rather than his doctors. And there was little we could do about it. Helping my mom navigate the process proved to be a frustrating and expensive burden on us. Throughout it all, I would often wonder how many other families were in the same boat s
4、truggling with rising health care costs and the worst insurance industry abuses.Not long after my dad passed away, I first heard then Senator Obama speak about his own mothers struggles with health insurance and the need to pass health reform. I knew that I had to be a part of making that change. Si
5、nce joining the Obama Administration in 2009, Ive worked hard to help implement the Affordable Care Act. Its an honor to come to work every day at the White House to help make this landmark legislation a reality for millions of hard-working Americans who will benefit from the security and peace of m
6、ind of having health insurance.26. Which of the following is NOT included in the writers family challenges?A. The problem of payment.B. The problem of wealth plan.C. The problem of unexpected costs.D. The problem of health insurance plan.27. Whats the writers attitude towards the old health insuranc
7、e system?A. Favorable. B. Disapproving.C. Doubtful. D. Unconcerned.28. The underlined phrase in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _ . A. going by shipB. taking the same boatC. in the same good stateD. in the s ame difficult situation29. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. The writers fat
8、her has died.来源:学* 科*网B. The writers mother has died.C. Obamas mother has died. D. The Affordable Care Act has been passed.30. How long has the writer worked fo r the Affordable Care Act?A. Two years. B. Three years.C. Five years. D. Seven years.【参考答案】26-30 BBDAC一方面，美国医疗保健系统存在太多的浪费；另一方面，仍有 3500 万美国人
9、处于未参保状态，他们在昂贵的急诊室花费状态下接受没有保险赔偿的治疗。从 1990 年起，攀升的成本已经使个人、企业和政府无力承担，所以美国总统奥巴马提出平价医疗法案 。26. B。细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知，未提及 B 项。27. B。 观点态度题。根据第二段第一句 At times it felt as though the system was set up against us.可知答案。28. D。词义猜测题。根据句意可知划线短语意为“处于相同困境” 。29. A。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句 Not long after my dad passed away.可知答案。30. C
10、。推理判断题。根据第三段的 Since joining the Obama Administration in 2009.可以推断出答案。较难题目特训：节能环保类Rivers may be a significant source of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (一氧化二氮), scientists now find. Their calculation suggests that across the globe the waterways contribute three times the amount of nitrous oxide to t
11、he atmosphere as had been estimated by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations scientific body charged with reviewing climate change research. They found that the amount of nitrous oxide produced in streams is related to human activities that release nitrogen (氮) into th
12、e environment, such as fertilizer use and sewage discharges. “Human activities, including fossil fuel combustion and intensive agriculture, have increased the availability of nitrogen in the environment,” said Jake Beaulieu of the University of Notre Dame and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
13、 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and lead author of the paper published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “Much of this nitrogen is transp orted into river and stream networks,” Beaulieu said. There, microbes (微生物) convert the nitrogen into nitrous oxide (also called lau
14、ghing gas) and an inert gas called dinitrogen (二氮). The finding is important, the researchers say, because nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change and destruction of the stratospheres ozone layer, which protects us from the suns harmful ultraviolet (紫外线) radiati
15、on. Compared with carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide is 300-fold more powerful in terms of its warming potential, though carbon dioxide is a far more common greenhouse gas. Scientists estimate nitrous oxide accounts for about 6 percent of human-induced climate change. Beaulieu and colleagues measured nit
16、rous oxide production rates in 72 streams. When summed across the globe, the results showed rivers and streams are the source of at least 10 percent of human-caused nitrous oxide emissions to the atmosphere. “Changes in agricultural and land-use practices that result in less nitrogen being delivered to streams would reduce nitrous oxide emissions from river networks,” Beaulieu said.来源:学#科#网 Z#X#X#K1. From t
