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1、1江西黎川县江西黎川县 20172017 高考英语暑假一轮阅读理解编选（高考英语暑假一轮阅读理解编选（2 2）20162016 高考训练题。高考训练题。阅读理解。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。Climate change，pollution，overuse of water and development are killing some of the worlds most famous rivers including Chinas YangtzeIndias Ganges and Africas NileWWF said on TuesdayA
2、t the global launch of its report “Worlds Top 10 Rivers at Risk”，the group said many rivers could dry out. affecting hundreds of millions of people and killing unique aquatic(水生的)life“If these rivers die，millions will lose their livelihoods，biodiversity(生物多样性)will be destroyed on a massive scale，the
3、re will be less fresh water and agriculture，resulting in less food security，”saidRayi Singh，secretarygeneral of WWFIndiaThe report,launched ahead of“World Water Day”today，alsocited the Rio Grande inthe United States，the Mekong and Indus in Asia，Europes Danube, La Plata in South America and Australia
4、s MurrayDarling as in need of greater protectionRivers are the worlds main source of fresh water and WWF says about half of the available supply is already being used upDams have destroyed habitats and cut rivers off from their flood plainswhile climate change could affect the seasonal water flows t
5、hat feed them，the report saidFish populations，the top source of protein and overall life support for hundreds of thousands of communities worldwide，are also being threatened, it foundThe Yangtze basin is one of the most polluted rivers in the world because of decades of heavy industrialization，dammi
6、ng and huge influxes(流入)of seaiment(积淀)from land conversion.Climate change，including higher temperatures，also means serious consequences for fishery productivity，water supply and political security in Africas arid Nile basinTributaries(支流)flowing into the Ganges are drying up because of irrigation，W
7、WF said1We can infer from the text that _.Ahigher temperatures couldnt affect fishery productivityBriversdying out could affect food security2Cthere are four Asian rivers mentioned in the passageDthe Yangtze is polluted thanks to the lack of enough tributaries2The top 10 rivers are fast dying as a r
8、esult of the following EXCEPT _.A. climate change Bpollution Cwasting water Ddams3WWF is probably a name of _. Aa magazine Ba newspaper Can organization Da report参考答案 13、BCC 2014云南省昆明市高三复习教学质量检测The World Bank says there are about 650 million mobile phone users in Africa. That is greater than the num
9、ber of users in the United States and European Union.Samia Melhem works for the World Bank to increase information technologies in Africa. She says mobile phones are the fastest growing technology on the continent. “More people communicate by phone. More people have Internet access today in Africa t
10、han they have access to clean water, or even sanitation(卫生系统). So we can say this has been the most significant revolution in terms of changing how people live their daily life.”CNN television says many ways of life have been changed because of mobile phones. They include political activism, educati
11、on, entertainment, disaster management, agriculture and health.Another area is banking. Reports say half or more of the adults use mobile money. Rene Mendy sells goods in the streets. But he never had enough money to open a bank account. Now he uses a mobile phone banking service called Orange Money
12、. With his telephone, he can add or take out as little as one dollar. He can make payments and send money to family members who live far away.Orange Money says it serves four million customers in ten countries. The World Banks Samia Melham says, “The mobile banking is a huge trend. And people in the
13、 West dont understand it, because most people have bank accounts and credit cards. It provides cash at a much lower cost. The cost is the cost of sending an SMS, which is almost nothing compared to what traditional transfer(转账) agents, like Western Union, would charge 10 dollars or more for a partic
14、ular money transfer.”1. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Mobile phones users are increasing in Africa.3B. Mobile phones are changing lives in Africa.C. A mobile phone banking service appears recently.D. The mobile banking is a huge trend in the world.2. According to the passage, we know Or
15、ange Money_.A. charges less than traditional transfer agentsB. cant send money to those living far awayC. has four million customers in African countriesD. could afford money to consumers in advance3. What can we learn from the passage?A. There are six areas affected by mobile phones in Africa.B. Pe
16、ople in the West are against the use of the mobile banking.C. The number of phone users in the US is larger than that in Africa.D. Traditional banks face great challenges from mobile banking.文章大意 本文主要介绍了手机在非洲的大量使用改变了非洲人的生活方式。1. B。主旨大意题。由本文的内容以及第三段第一句“CNN television says many ways of life have been changed because of mobile phones.”可知本文的主题为“手机改变非洲人的生活方式” 。2. A。细节理解题。由最后一段最后一句“The cost is the cost of sendi
