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1、2015 重庆市高考英语阅读类课外训练【5】及答案【三月】【由山东省枣庄市 2014 高考英语 3 月模拟试题改编】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。It s never a real problem for us when the weather gets cold We have many different ways of coping with the coldWe can put on more clothes, stay next to a fireplace, turn on the air conditioner or simply tr
2、avel to a warmer city to spend the winterBut things are not as easy for plants Unlike humans, plants cant move to escape the cold or generate heat to keep themselves warmSo how do they manage to survive the freezing winter?The cold is a big challenge for plantsTheir living tissues can be damaged whe
3、n they freezeIts like a plants equivalent(相等物）to frostbite（冻疮） Also，the process of freezing and thawing（解冻）can cause air bubbles to form in the plants water transport systemIf enough of these air bubbles come together as water thaws they can block the flow of water from the roots to the leaves and k
4、ill the plantTo live through cold weather，plants have developed three strategies，Some plants，such as oak trees, avoid freezing damage by dropping their leaves, before the winter chill sets in-effectively shutting off the flow of water between roots and leavesand growing new leaves and water transpor
5、t cells when the warm spring returns. Other plants, pine trees for example, protect them-selves by narrowing their water transport cells, which makes it easier for cells to travel among air bubblesThe third stratef;yi8 also the most extremeSome plants; die on the ground in winter and start growing a
6、s new plants from seeds when conditions get warmerHowever, these smart strategies were developed nmry8lowlyover millions of years of evolutionThis leads scientists to worry that plants may not be able to deal with human-caused climate change, which has only started occurring over the past few decade
7、sScientists are hoping to find possible ways to save plants from the threat of climate change1What is the text mainly about?ADifferent ways for people to keep warmBHow plants live through the freezing winterCHow plants develop the 8tratef;ies to keep warm*DThe ways to save plants from the cold,2If t
8、he water transport from roots to leaves 18 blocked, Athe plant will suffer from frostbiteBair bubbles will be formedCthe plants living tissues will be damagedDthe plant will be killed3Oak trees protect themselves by Astopping the water transport from roots to leaves Bdropping their leaves to grow se
9、edsCslowing the flow of water from roots to leavesDstoring enough water in the roots4What does the underlined phrase “sets in” mean in Paragraph3?Astops Bbegins Cleaves Dreturns5What is the main idea of the last paragraph APlants can, easily adapt to climate changeBScientists are making efforts to s
10、ave plantsCClimates change is a great threat to plantsDPlants are developing new strategies to survive【参考答案】15、BDADC 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的 A,B,C 或 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。“Experience may possibly be the best teacher,but it is not a particularly good teacher.” You might think that Winston Churchill or perhaps Mar
11、k Twain spoke those words,but they actually come from James March,a professor at Stanford University and a pioneer in the field of organizational decision making. For years March(possibly the wisest philosopher of management)has studied how humans think and act,and he continues to do so in his new b
12、ookThe Ambiguities of Experience.He begins by reminding us of just how firmly we have been sticking to the idea of experiential learning:“Experience is respected;experience is sought;experience is explained.” The problem is that learning from experience involves(涉及)serious complications(复杂化),ones th
13、at are part of the nature of experience itself and which March discusses in the body of this book.In one interesting part of the book,for example,he turns a doubtful eye toward the use of stories as the most effective way of experiential learning. In our efforts to make stories interesting,he argues
14、,we lose part of the complicated truth of things. He says “The more accurately(精确地)reality is presented,the less understandable the story,and the more understandable the story,the less realistic it is.”Besides being a broadly knowledgeable researcher,March is also a poet,and his gift shines through
15、in the depth of views he offers and the simple language he uses. Though the book is short,it is demanding:Dont pick it up looking for quick,easy lessons. Rather,be ready to think deeply about learning from experience in work and life.1. According to the text,James March is . A. a poet who uses exper
16、ience in his writingB. a teacher who teaches story writing in universityC. a researcher who studies the way humans think and actD. a professor who helps organizations make important decisions2. According to James March,experience . A. is overvalued B. is easy to explain C. should be actively sought D. should be highly respected3. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?A. Experience makes stories
