高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解28

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2.Millins f peple die f hunger in suthern Africa every year, but when Zambia was ffered thusands f tns f free maize by the US, the gvernment plitely said n.
“We dn’t knw whether the fd is safe,” said Zambia’s cmmerce, Trade and Industry Minister Dipak Patel.
His wrries are shared by cuntries arund the wrld that are in tw minds abut America’s genetically mdified（GM,转基因的）crps．Just last week, EU（欧盟）member natins were discussing whether r nt t imprt GM sweet crn frm the US．
Ever since peple started farming, they have tried t crssbreed（杂交）plants t make them strnger r better tasting. At ne time, nly related plants culd be crssed with each ther．
But when GM techniques were develped in the 1970s, scientists were able t put a single gene frm a living creature int an unrelated creature.
This means they can make crps mre prductive and resistant t disease by adding genes frm ther species．They can als create fd with special characteristics, such as “glden rice”, which is enriched with vitamin A. But many peple believe GM fds are a health risk.
At the mment, the fficial argument is that GM fds “are nt likely t present risks fr human health”. But there are still many questins t be answered as the fds are prduced in different ways.
Sme experts believe the genetic material added t plants can transfer t humans and give damage t ur bdies. Further harm culd be caused by the genes frm GM plants crssbreeding with naturally prduced crps．
Peple in China are als getting wrried abut GM fds. Mre than 70 percent f the
cuntry’s sybean il is prduced frm imprted GM sybeans. Meanwhile, an investigatin last Nvember fund that 12 f 60 famus fds sld acrss the cuntry were GM prducts. The gvernment has begun t intrduce a marking system fr GM gds s that peple can chse whether r nt t eat them.
【小题1】41. Which is the best title fr the passage?
A. Harmful GM fds B. Advantages f GM fds
C. GM fds, a health risk? D. the Techniques f GM fds
【小题2】42. Why has Zambia refused the American free maize?
A. they decide t fllw EU member’s advice
B. they are cncerned abut the safety f GM fds
C. they care little abut the prblem f starvatin
D. they are t prud t accept free ffer
【小题3】43. It has been prved that _________.
A. GM fds are harmful t peple’s health
B. GM fd is n better than naturally prduced fds
C. nly related plans culd be crssed with each ther
D. GM techniques can increase the prductin f crps
【小题4】44. Which f the fllwing statement is TRUE?
A. GM fds are a health risk.
B. Only Zambia wrries abut the safety f GM fds .
C. China’s gvernment hasn’t taken any actin abut GM fds.
D. Sme experts believe human bdies can absrb genetic material frm GM fds.
【小题5】45. What’s the authr’s attitude twards GM fds?
A. Supprtive. B. Neutral. C. Dubtful. D. Critical.
3.When times get tugh, we all lk fr ways t cut back. When we’re hungry, we eat at hme instead f ging ut. We take buses instead f taxis. And we wear ur ld designer jeans just a few mnths lnger. With cllege expenses at all-time highs, high schl students are eager t d anything t cut the cst f a university educatin.
One cst-cutting prpsal is t allw cllege students t get a bachelr’s degree in three years instead f fur. Educatinal institutins have been actively explring ways t make the learning prcess mre efficient. But there’s a questin: Wuld the quality f undergraduate(本科生)educatin suffer? Few US universities have frmally apprved a “three-year degree” mdel.
I dubt that mainstream Nrth American clleges will carry ut a three-year curriculum(课程) any time sn. Fr ne thing, mst universities already allw highly qualified students t graduate early by testing ut f certain classes and btaining a number f cllege credits(学分). In additin, at famus universities, the cmmittee wh determine which curses are required and which curses are electives are unlikely t suddenly “thrw ut” ne quarter f the required credits. Prfessrs will resist “diluting(稀释)” the quality f the educatin they ffer.
In my pinin, a quality fur-year educatin is always superir t a quality three-year educatin. A cllege educatin requires sufficient time fr a student t becme skilled in their majr and d cursewrk in fields utside their majr. It is nt a gd idea t water dwn educatin, any mre than it’s nt a gd idea t water dwn medicine. If we want t help students find their way thrugh university, we shuld help them understand early n what knwledge and skills they need t have upn graduatin. We shuld allw students t test ut f as many curses as pssible. We shuld give them a chance t earn mney as interns(实习生)in meaningful part-time jbs that relate t their university studies, such as the five-year c-p prgram at Nrtheastern University.
【小题1】36．The first paragraph serves as a(n)________．
A. explanatin B. definitinC. intrductin D. cmment
【小题2】37．We can learn frm the passage that ________.
A. mst American universities are against the “three-year degree” mdel
B. many famus US universities are cnsidering adpting the “three-year degree” mdel
C. prfessrs are willing t accept the “three-year degree” mdel
D. the “three-year degree” mdel can make cllege learning mre efficient
【小题3】38．In mst US universities，________.
A. cllege students are ffered the c-p prgram
B. electives’ credits make up ne quarter f the required credits
C. all students are required t finish fur-year educatin befre graduatin
D. sme excellent students can graduate ahead f time
【小题4】39．We can infer that________.
A. the authr is a cllege prfessr
B. the authr thinks the cst f a university educatin is t high fr peple t affrd
C. the authr cnsiders the university educatin quality very imprtant
D. the authr pays special attentin t the all-rund develpment f cllege students
【小题5】40．Which f the fllwing can be the best title?
A. It’s time t shrten the learning prcess B. Best learning takes place ver time
C. University educatin shuld be watered dwn D. Cllege educatin calls fr refrm
4.In the US and Britain, the slgan arund clleges was “Save water. Shwer with a friend.” Nw, Wuhan University has cme up with anther system fr the campus bathhuse. It charges students fr the amunt f time in a shwer. Befre entering the bathhuse, students pay fr the amunt f time they want in the shwer with cash r their student ID card. The clck starts ticking the minute the tape is turned n. It pauses when a buttn is pressed fr sap. An integrated circuit (IC) card reader at each tap shws the time. N mney, n water. The benefits f the new system can be seen with the ld system, which charged 1 Yuan fr each persn regardless f time in the shwer. The university used abut 320 tns f water daily under the ld system, but nly 160 tns nw.
Many students use the new system but pinins n it are divided. Sme students say it is bad because bathing had becme a srt f race. Many peple using it fr the first time are nt sure hw lng they need t shwer. Sme might be embarrassed if their time is up and they’re still cvered in sap. They have t ask the bathhuse wrker t help them buy extra time.
“It’s a flaw in the system that yu can nt buy extra time n the ID card,” said Ren, a freshman in Wuhan University. The university is als cnsidering sme students’ suggestins that they be allwed t pay after they’ve finished the shwer. Nt surprisingly, sme are cmplaining abut lsing the hur shwer. But many students say the mve helps them develp a water-saving sense.
Withut the time limits, mst students tended t shwer fr 30 t an hur in the bathhuse.
Sme even used the ht water t wash their clthes. “In my experience, 10—20 minutes is enugh,” said Dai Zhihua, a third-year student wh usually takes 8 minutes.
A similar system has been installed in ther universities. Shanghai Nrmal University intrduced it at its Fengxiang Campus in September. The bathing fee there is 0.2 Yuan per minute. One male student respnded by setting a recrd with a tw-minute shwer.
【小题1】31. Accrding t the passage, which f the fllwing is NOT true?
A. Students buy the time f their shwers.
B. The clck times the student’s bathing except when the bather pauses fr sap.
C. If mney runs ut, there will be n water.
D. Having finished bathing, the student has t pay fr it.
【小题2】32. The underline wrd “flaw” (Paragraph 3) mst prbably means __________.
A. fault B. advantage C. pity D. perfectin
【小题3】33. Since the new system has perfrmed, __________ f water can be saved.
A. a quarter B. ne third C. ne half D．tw thirds
【小题4】34. It can be inferred frm the passage that __________.
A. the new peratin can raise students’ envirnmental awareness
B. the new peratin can slve the water crisis
C. a similar peratin has been set in ther universities
D. the university has saved a lt f water by using the new system
【小题5】35. In which clumn can yu find this passage?
A. Culture. B. Sciety. C. Campus Life. D. Lifestyle.
5.
Mark and his brther Jasn bth were lking at the shining new cmputer enviusly. Jasn was determined nt t g against their father’s wishes but Mark was mre adventurus than his brther. He lves experimenting and his aim was t becme a scientist like his father.
“Dad will be really mad if he finds ut yu’ve been playing with his new cmputer” Jasn said, “He tld us nt t tuch it.”
“He wn’t find ut,” Mark said, “I’ll just have a quick lk and shut it dwn.”
Mark had been sclded befre fr tuching his father’s equipment. But his curisity was difficult t cntrl and this new cmputer really puzzled him.
It was a strange-lking machine — ne his dad had brught hme frm the labratry where he wrked. “It’s an experimental mdel,” his father had explained, s dn’t tuch it under any circumstances.” But his father’s warning nly served t make Mark mre curius. Withut any further thught, Mark turned n the pwer switch. The cmputer burst int life and secnds later, the screen turned int clurs, shifting and changing, and then tw big white wrds appeared in the centre f the screen: “SPACE TRANSPORTER.”
“Yes!” Mark cried excitedly, “It’s a cmputer game. I knew it! Dad’s nly been pretending t wrk. He’s really been playing games instead!” A new message appeared n the screen:
“ENTER NAMES
VOYAGE １
VOYAGE ２
Mark’s finger flew acrss the keybard as he typed in bth f their names.
“INPUT ACCEPTED.
START TRANSPORT PROGRAM.
AUTO-RETRIEVE INITIATED(自动回收程序已启动).”
The screen turn even brighter and a nise suddenly rse in vlume.
“I think we’d better shut it ff, Mark,” Jasn yelled ut in terrr, reaching fr the pwer switch. A beam(光束) f dazzling white light burst ut f the cmputer screen, wrapping the bys in its glw(光芒)，until they themselves seemed t be glwing. Then it died dwn just as suddenly as it had burst int life. And the bys were n lnger there. On the screen, the letters changed：
“TRANSPORT SUCCESSFUL．
DESTINATION: MARS.
RETRIEVE DATE: 2025
【小题1】26. Why did Mark tuch the cmputer against his father’s warning?
A. He wanted t take a vyage. B. He wanted t practice his skills.
C. He was s much attracted by it. D. He was eager t d an experiment.
【小题2】27. Where did the by’s father mst likely wrk?
A. In an electrnic factry. B. In a cmputer cmpany.
C. In a scientific research center. D. In an infrmatin prcessing center.
【小题3】28. Mark thught “SPACE TRANSPORTER” n the screen was the name f ________.
A. a cmputer game B. a cmpany website
C. a sftware prducer D. an astrnmy prgram
【小题4】29. Why did Jasn want t shut ff the cmputer?
A. He was afraid f being sclded. B. He didn’t like the lud nise and light.
C. He didn’t want t play games. D. He was afraid smething dangerus might happen.
【小题5】30. What happened t the bys at the end f the stry?
A. They were blwn int the air.B. They were sent t anther planet.
C. They were hidden in the strng light.D. They were carried away t anther cuntry.
6.When Luca first heard f the Island f Inventins, he was still very yung. But its wnders sunded s incredible that they were frever burned in his memry. Frm that mment, he never stpped searching fr clues which might lead him t the island. He read hundreds f adventure bks, histries, vlumes f physics and chemistry, even music.
Over time, he pieced tgether his idea f what the Island f Inventins was like. It was a secret place, where all the great wise men f the wrld wuld meet t learn and invent tgether. Access t the island was ttally restricted. T jin, yu had t have created sme great inventin fr humanity. Only then culd yu receive the special invitatin — which came with directins t the island.
S Luca spent his yuth studying and inventing. Every new idea he gt, he made it int an inventin, and if there were smething he didn't understand, he’d seek thers t help him. Sn he met ther yung inventrs and he tld them abut the Island f Inventins. They t dreamed f ne day receiving an invitatin letter.
As years passed, the disappintment f nt receiving their invitatin made Luca and his friends wrk harder and c-perate mre. They wuld meet in Luca's huse, share their ideas and build new machines. Their inventins became knwn thrughut the wrld, and imprved the lives f millins.
But still, n invitatin came.
They didn’t lse heart. They cntinued learning and inventing every day, trying t cme up with mre and better ideas. Fresh yung talent jined their grup, as mre inventrs dreamed f getting t the island.
One day many years later, Luca, already very ld, was speaking with a brilliant yung man named Rberts, wh had written t him, asking him t jin the grup. Luca started telling the man f the wnderful Island f Inventins, and f hw he was sure that sme day they wuld receive an invitatin. Surprised, the yung inventr interrupted: “Yu mean this place isn’t the Island f Inventins? Isn't the letter yu sent me the real invitatin?”
It was nly then that Luca realised that his dream had becme true in his very wn huse. N island culd exist which wuld be better than where he was nw. N place f inventin wuld be better than what he and his friends had created. Luca felt happy t knw that he had always been n the island, and that his life f inventin and study had been a truly happy ne.
43. Why did Luca and his clleagues prbably never receive an invitatin t the island?
A. Their ideas were nt cnsidered wrthy enugh.
B. They were t cncerned with acquiring fame.
C. The rganizatin had already brken up.
D. The island was nt a real place.
44. What did Luca learn at the end f the stry?
A. The island f inventins did nt exist.
B. He had wasted mst f his life.
C. He had unknwingly built his wn dreamland.
D. He finally wuld receive his invitatin.
45. Which f the fllwing best describes Luca?
A. Aggressive.B. Trusting. C. Creative.D. Easy-ging.
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