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1、2009年高考英语阅读理解和任务型阅读课堂综合练习五一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。AScientists are uncovering the secrets of two port cities lost under the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, a researcher said yesterday. Herakleion and Menouthis were rich and proud cities until something reduced them to rubble (碎石) and
2、 buried them in the mud beneath 30 feet of sea water, French underwater explorer Franck Goddio said at the American Geophysical Union conference. “This is a mystery that is ongoing,” said Goddio, a founder of the European Institute of Marine Archeology, a Paris-based underwater research organization
3、 backed by the wealthy Hilti Foundation of Liechtenstein(列支敦士登基金会). The destruction of the twin port cities has haunted Goddio ever since he happened upon the site about 15 miles from Alexandria while exploring sunken ships from Napoleons fleet. Goddio and his group of expert divers, marine archeolo
4、gists(海洋考古学家) and others, are using high powered vacuums, satellite navigation systems and sophisticated sonar(声纳) to excavate(挖掘) the sunken cities from underneath a carpet of silt about one meter (three feet) high. Walls of shops, remains of streets and gold artifacts have been found and recovered
5、. Some experts believe that the port cities were destroyed by a series of massive earthquakes, much like the quakes scientists believe felled Troy(特洛伊城), Jericho and other ancient cities. The uniform direction of the collapsed columns and walls suggest an earthquake, Goddio said, but no fault lines
6、have been found nearby. Other researchers believe a massive wave, caused by either an offshore earthquake or a distant underwater landslide, could explain the catastrophe. Still others think rising seas and a shift in the Nile River outlet doomed the cities. “The argument, as you can see, continues,
7、” Goddio said.1. The reason why the two port cities disappeared under the waters of Mediterranean Sea is that _.A. the two port cities were destroyed by huge earthquakesB. the disappearance of the two port cities was caused by underwater landslideC. rising seas and a shift in the Nile River outlet d
8、oomed the citiesD. the story didnt tell us at all2. From the story we can draw a conclusion that _.A. the two port cities were famous for their wealth and the mysteryB. the two cities belonged to FranceC. some mysterious creatures from other planets destroyed the two citiesD. the American Geophysica
9、l Union conference was once held in one of the two cities3. This article is probably from _.A. a scientific magazineB. a report to the governmentC. a school text bookD. a scientific report in a newspaperBMotherhood may make women smarter and may help prevent dementia(痴呆) in old age by bathing the br
10、ain in protective hormones(荷尔蒙) , U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.Tests on rats show that those who raise two or more litters of pups do considerably better in tests of memory and skills than rats who have no babies, and their brains show changes that suggest they may be protected against dise
11、ases such as Alzheimers(早老痴呆症). University of Richmond psychology professor Craig Kinsley believes his findings will translate into humans.“Our research shows that the hormones of pregnancy(怀孕) are protecting the brain, including estrogen(雌激素), which we know has many neuroprotective (保护神经的) effects,
12、” Kinsley said. “Its rat data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals,” he added in a telephone interview. “They go through pregnancy and hormonal changes.”Kinsley said he hoped public health officials and researchers will look to see if having had children protects a woman from A
13、lzheimers and other forms of age-related brain decline.“When people think about pregnancy, they think about what happens to babies and the mother from the neck down,” said Kinsley, who presented his findings to the annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscience in Orlando, Florida.“They do not realiz
14、e that hormones are washing on the brain. If you look at female animals who have never gone through pregnancy, they act differently toward young. But if she goes through pregnancy, she will sacrifice her life for her infantthat is a great change in her behavior that showed in genetic alterations(改变)
15、 to the brain.” 4. How do scientists know “Motherhood may make women smarter”?A. Some researchers have told them.B. Many women say so.C. They know it by experimenting on rats.D. They know it through their own experience.5. What does the phrase “litters of pups” mean in the second paragraph?A. Baby r
16、ats.B. Animals.C. Old rats.D. Grown-up rats.6. What can protect the brain of a woman according to the passage?A. Estrogen. B. The hormones of pregnancy. C. More exercise. D. Taking care of children.7. “Its rat data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals.” What does the sentence suggest?A. The experiments on the rats have nothing to d
