20套高考英语完型填空+阅读+单选练习题+详解 (18)

 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)难度系数：★★★★Twelve  years  ago，a young traveler named Rhett Butler from San Francisco，California，visited the Sabah rainforest on Malaysian Borneo. In the rainforest，he watched a bird flying through the trees. The beautiful sight left quite an impression on him. But weeks later，back home，Rhett Butler got the news that trees in the area he visited had been cut down.That experience led Rhett Butler to write a book about rainforests and threats to their existence. But he did not publish the book. Instead，in 1999，he created a website，using his research for the book. The site is www.mongabay.com.His purpose was to inform the public of tropical rainforests. But the subject quickly developed. As a former businessman，he became a respected writer of science and environmental stories.The popularity of Mongabay.com attracted advertisers. Small ads on the site pay for its operations.www.mongabay.com has grown and led to other sites，for example，www.kids.mongabay.com，a site for children; www.wildMadagascar.org，which is about the island that Rhett Butler called his favorite place.To keep his website going，he travels around the world on several major trips each year. His working tools are a laptop computer，cameras and some diving equipment. He often calls on experts for information. For example，he interviewed Alison Jolly，a top expert on lemurs. He interviewed Rodney Jackson，a biologist who established the Snow Leopard Conservancy.Stories like these have made Mongabay a favorite place on the Internet for researchers，students and teachers. In April，www.time.com named it one of the fifteen top climate and environment websites in the world.Note：lemur n．狐猴1．Rhett Butler didn't publish his book about rainforests because ________.A．it couldn't bring him much moneyB．it was not about rainforest protectionC．he didn't want to become a writerD．he wanted to use the information to create a website2．Which of the following is NOT true about the Mongabay.com？　A．It was set up in 1999.B．It attracted many advertisers.C．Two related websites grew from it.D．Rhett Butler made a lot of money from it.3．To keep his website going，Rhett Butler ________.A．kept visiting the rainforestB．raised rare snow leopardsC．made a great number of advertisementsD．traveled around and interviewed experts4．We can learn from the passage that ________.A．www.mongabay.com was loved by researchers as well as studentsB．www.kids.mongabay.com has many stories written by kidsC．www.wildMadagascar.org is better known than www.mongabay.comD．Rodney Jackson was once a successful businessman 【语篇解读】 本文为记叙文。巴特勒游览过的热带雨林被砍伐，他因此写了本书，但并没有发表，而是建立了与此相关的网站。1. 答案　D　[细节理解题。根据第二段“But he did not publish the book.Instead，in 1999，he created a website...”可知D为正确答案。]2. 答案　D　[推理判断题。根据第二段第三句可知A正确；根据第三段首句可知B正确；根据第三段第三句可知C正确。根据第三段第二句可知，该网站吸引的只是些小广告，故选D。]3. 答案　D　[细节理解题。根据第四段内容可知，为了维持网站，巴特勒要不停地旅行，并且向专家询问信息。]4. 答案　A　[细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句可知A为正确选项。]  阅读理解    I once had my Chinese MBA students brainstorming on "two-hour business plans". I separated them into six groups and gave them an example：a restaurant chain. The more original their idea, the better, I said. Finally,  five of the six groups presented plans for restaurant chains. The sixth proposed a catering(提供饮食及服务)service. Though I admitted the time limit had been difficult , I expressed my disappointment.     My students were middle managers, financial analysts and financiers from state-owned enterprises and global companies. They were not without talent or opinions, but they had been shaped by an educational system that rarely stressed or rewarded critical thinking or inventiveness. The scene I just described came in different forms during my two years’ teaching at the school. Papers were often copied from the Web and the Harvard Business Review. Case study debates were written up and just memorized. Students frequently said that copying is a superior business strategy, better than inventing and creating.    In China, every product you can imagine has been made and sold. But so few well-developed marketing and management minds have been raised that it will be a long time before most people in the world can name a Chinese brand.    With this problem in mind，partnerships with institutions like Yale and MIT have been established. And then there’s the" thousand-talent scheme": this new government program is intended to improve technological modernization by attracting top foreign-trained scientists to the mainland with big money. But there are worries about China’s research environment. It’s hardly known for producing independent thinking and openness, and even big salary offers may not be attractive enough to overcome this.    At last, for China, becoming a major world creator is not just about setting up partnerships with top Western universities. Nor is ii about gathering a group of well-educated people and telling them to think creatively. It’s about establishing a rich learning environment for young minds. It’s not that simple.(1)Which of the following scenes is NOT considered as lack of creation?A. Papers were often downloaded from the Internet.B. Students often said that copying is a preferable business strategy.C. Case study debates were written up as well as recited.D. Students combine knowledge and critical thoughts to solve a problem.(2)The underlined word" scheme" in the fourth paragraph means____________.A. timetable         B. theme           C. project       D. policy(3)We can infer from the passage that________________.A. China can make and sell any product all over the worldB. high pay may not solve the problem of China’s research environmentC. cooperation with institutions has been set up to make a Chinese brandD. the new government program is aimed at encouraging imagination(4)Which is the best title of the passage?A. Look for a New Way of LearningB. Reward Creative ThinkingC. How to Become a CreatorD. Establish a Technical Environment  高考预练Ⅰ.单项填空1．(2012·淄博模拟)They intended to have the school better equipped，__________ the local government was not able to get enough money to do so.A．unless　　　　　　　　　 B．whileC．although   D．once2．(2012·临沂质量检测)—Hasn’t the thief admitted his crime by now?—No，__________ questioned many times.A．if   B．thoughC．unless   D．once3．(2012·临沂1月模拟)No matter __________ it will be windy or rainy at that hour，we’ve decided to leave at five o’clock tomorrow morning.A．what   B．whetherC．when   D．how4．(2012·济宁模拟)—I like your new shoes!—Thanks.I had to try on almost a dozen pairs __________ I decided to get them.A．as   B．whenC．after   D．before5．(2012·滨州模拟)How can they learn much __________ they spend such a lot of time on computer games?A．although   B．whenC．before   D．until6．(2012·青岛市第二次统一检测)__________ children believe they can succeed，they will never become totally independent.A．If   B．ThoughC．Unless   D．When7．(2012·山东省实验中学诊断)The family were holidaying in the country __________ the rain poured down.A．when   B．asC．while   D．since8．(2012·临沂质量检测)__________ I admit that there are problems，I don’t agree that they can not be solved.A．While   B．AsC．Since   D．Unless9．(2012·河北衡水中学一模)If you are traveling________the customs are really foreign to your own，please do as the Romans do.A．in which   B．whatC．when   D．where10．(2012·浙江六校联考)We should do more such exercises in the future，I think，________we did yesterday.A．as   B．likeC．about   D．that 1.解析：选B。考查状语从句。句意：他们打算改善学校设施，然而当地政府却没能获取足够的资金。while引导让步状语从句。故选B。2. 解析：选B。考查连词。句意：——那个贼到现在为止还没有认罪吗？——没有，尽管审问了很多次。根据语境可知，though正确。故选B。3. 解析：选B。考查状语从句。句意：不管那时刮风还是下雨，我们都已决定明早五点出发。whether...or...意为“无论是……还是……”。故只有B项符合句意。4. 解析：选D。考查状语从句连词的选择。before意为“在……之前”，符合语境。句意语境为：我在买鞋之前要试穿很多双鞋，即试穿很多双之后才买。故D项正确。5. 解析：选B。考查状语从句。although意为“尽管”；when意为“在……时；既然，鉴于；在那时”；before意为“在……前”；until意为“直到……时”。句意：既然他们把大量时间用来玩电脑游戏了，怎么能学到更多的东西呢？故B项正确。6. 解析：选C。考查连词辨析。句意：除非孩子们相信他们能成功，否则他们永远都不会完全独立。unless意为“除非”，符合语境。if意为“如果”；though意为“尽管”；when意为“当……的时候”。7. 解析：选A。考查连词辨析。句意：那场雨倾泻而下的时候，这家人正在乡下度假。when作并列连词，表“正在那时，就在此刻”。故选A。8. 解析：选A。考查连词。句意：我承认有问题，但是我不同意这些问题不能被解决。根据语境可知，此处表示转折，是对比关系，故用while引导。9. 解析：选D。句意：如果你正在一个风俗迥异的地方旅行，请入乡随俗。where 引导地点状语从句；A项in which是定语从句的引导词，缺少先行词，所以不正确。10. 解析：选A。句意：我认为我们以后应该做更多这样的练习，就像昨天一样。as正如；like后不能接从句；that不符合句意。