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1、2015 高考英语（三月）信息匹配、任务型及阅读理解训练（高考英语（三月）信息匹配、任务型及阅读理解训练（5）附答案）附答案【杭州市杭州市】 阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C 和 D) 中, 选出最佳选项。 The earth is getting warmer. Over the past 100 years Earths temperature rose by about 1F. Scientists predict that Earth will continue to warm by about 26Fover the next 100 years. That m
2、ay not sound like much, but think about this: During the last Ice Age, Earth was only 9F cooler than it is today, and large sheets of ice called glaciers(冰河) covered large parts of North America! The warming of Earths climate is called global warming Scientists are not sure of what causes climate ch
3、ange. Earth could be warming on its own, however, most scientists believe that human activity is speeding up the climate change. Earth warms itself through a process called the greenhouse(温室) effect. When sunlight enters Earths atmosphere(大气), it passes through a layer of greenhouse gases. Greenhous
4、e gases occur naturally, but humans also create them by burning fossil fuels. When sunlight hits Earths surface it bounces_back toward the sky. The greenhouse gases trap some of the sunlight on Earth and allow the rest to go back into space, making Earths temperature warm. The process works much in
5、the same way as a greenhouse, hence its name. If there are too many greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, too much sunlight may be trapped, making Earth warmer. Scientists cannot predict exactly what will happen as Earths temperature rises. They believe a rapid climate change could upset the balance o
6、f the ecosystem(生态系统), causing some land and marine(海产的) life to become extinct. As temperatures rise, the worlds glaciers will melt(融化) into the ocean, causing sea levels to rise between several inches to three feet during the next 100 years. Higher sea levels could cause flooding of coastal lands.
7、 Warmer ocean water could cause increased storm activity on the coasts while areas away from the coasts may experience droughts. These are just a few of the possible effects of global warming. 1The best title for this text would be_. AClimate BClimate Change CGlobal Warming DGreenhouse Effect 2Human
8、s create greenhouse gases every time EXCEPT we_. Aplay video games Buse a hair dryer Cride in a car Duse solar energy lights 3Which of the following is NOT the effect of climate change? ARising temperature. BThe extinction of some wildlife. CSea level rising. DFlooding of coastal lands. 4Which of th
9、e following words has the similar meaning as the underlined phrase in the second paragraph? AThrow. BRebound. CGo. DFetch. 解题导语 本文主要论述了全球气候变化的现状、原因及影响。 1解析：选 B。主旨大意题。综观全文，讲述的是气候变化的现状、原因以及影响。因 此全文围绕着一个中心即：气候的变化。 2解析：选 D。推理判断题。由第二段知，人类活动加快了气候变化，主要是通过“by burning fossil fuels”。因此选 D。 3解析：选 A。推理判断题。由最后一段
10、知，B、C、D 三项都提到了，因此选 A，这 是气候变化的表现而非影响。 4解析：选 B。词义猜测题。由所在句知该短语意思是“反弹；反射” ，由构词法知识 可推断 rebound 有此义。 阅读理解。 Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New York-he in computers, she in special education. “Teaching means everything to us,“ Tim would say. In April1998, he lear
11、ned he would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about lifes purpose. Not long after the surgery, Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination Library, a program started by Dolly Parton s foundation (基金会) that mailed a book every month to children from bi
12、rth to age five in the singers home town of Sevier, Tennessee. “I thought, maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire,“ Tim recalls. He placed the brochure on his desk, “as a reminder.“ Five years later, now retired and with that brochure still on the desk, Tim clicked on imaginat
13、ion library .com. The program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts. The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richter. Rather than sign up online, they went to Dolly wood for a look-see. “We didnt want to give the children rubbish,” says Li
14、nda. The books-reviewed each year by teachers, literacy specialists and Dolly wood board members-included classics such as Ezra Jack Keatss The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdneys Llama Llama series. Satisfied, the couple set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work. Since 2004, the
15、y have shipped more than 12,200 books to preschoolers in their in their area. Megan Williams, a mother of four, is more than appreciative: “This program introduces us to books Ive never heard of.” The Richter spend about 400 a month sending books to 200 children. “Some people sit there and wait to d
16、ie,” says Tim. “Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left.” ( ) 1.What led Tim to think seriously about the meaning of life? A. His health problem. B. His love for teaching. C. The influence of his wife. D. The news from the Web. ( ) 2.What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library? A. Give out brochures. B. Do something similar. C. Write books for children D. Retire from being a
