山西省太原双语中学高考英语 专题精选阅读理解强化训练集(四十九)

山西省太原双语中学2012届高考英语专题精选阅读理解强化训练集
（四十九）
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。

A
How often do you travel by plane?
How much electricity do you use?
These days everyone is worried about the size of their carbon footprint．In order to reduce global warming we need to make our carbon footprints smaller．But how much CO2 are we responsible for?
A new book by Mike Berners Lee （a leading expert in carbon footprint） might be able to help．How bad are bananas? The Carbon Footprint of Everything looks at the different things we do and buy, and calculates the amount of CO2all of the following created: the ingredients, the electricity used in the brewery, the equipment, the travel and commuting of the beer, and the packaging．It’s amazing how many different things need to be included in each calculation．And it’s frightening how much carbon dioxide everything produces．
But all of this can help us decide which beer to drink．From Berners-Lee’s calculations, it’s clear that a pint （568ml） of locally-brewed beer has a smaller carbon footprint than a bottle of imported beer．This is because the imported beer has been transported from far away, and it uses more packaging．The local beer only produces 300g of CO2, but the imported beer produces 900g! So, one pint of local beer is better for the environment than three cans of cheap foreign lager from the supermarket．
Berners-Lee has even calculated the carbon footprint of cycling to work．Nothing is more environmentally-friendly than riding a bike, surely? Well, it depends on what you’ve had to eat before．To ride a bike we need energy and for energy we need food．So if we eat a banana and then ride a kilometer and a half, our footprint is 65g of CO2．However, if we eat bacon before the bike ride, it’s 200g．In fact, bananas are good in general b ecause they don’t need packaging, they can be transported by boat and they grow in natural sunlight．
So, does this mean that cycling is bad for the environment? Absolutely not, for a start, if you cycle, you don’t use your car, and the fewer cars on the ro ad, the fewer traffic jams．And cars in traffic jams produce three times more CO2 than cars traveling at speed．Cycling also makes you healthy and less likely to go to a hospital．And hospitals have very big carbon footprints!
So maybe it’s time for us all to start making some changes．Pass me a banana and a pint of local beer, please．
1．According to Berners-Lee, which of the following produces the most carbon dioxide？
A．A pint of local beer we drink．B． A pint of imported beer we drink．
C．A banana we eat before a bike ride． D．The bacon we eat before a bike ride．2．The underlined word “brewery” in Paragraph 3 most probably means “___________”．
A．a factory where beer is made B．a machine which makes beer
C．a container where beer is stored D．one of the things from which beer is made
3．To make our carbon footprints smaller, we should often ___________．A．cycle to work B．drink more local beer
C．calculate the amount of CO2D．buy cheap things from the supermarkets
4．What’s the most suitable title for the passage?
A．Bikes, Beer and Bananas B．Starting to Make Changes
C．How Big Is Your Carbon Footprint? D．The Carbon Footprint of Everything
B
It is easy for us to tell our friends from our enemies．But can other animals do the same? Elephants can! They can use their sense of vision and smell to tell the difference between people who pose a threat and those who do not．In Kenya, researchers found that elephants react differently to clothing worn by men of the Maasai and Kamba ethnic groups．Young Maasai men spear animals and thus pose a threat to elephants; Kamba men are mainly farmers and are not a danger to elephants．
In an experiment conducted by animal scientists, elephants were first presented with clean clothing or clothing that had been worn for five days by either a Maasai or a Kamba man．When the elephants detected the smell of clothing worn by a Maasai man, they moved away from the smell faster and took longer to relax than when they detected the smells of either clothing worn by Kamba men or clothing that had not been worn at all．
Garment color also plays a role, though in a different way．In the same study, when the elephants saw red clothing not worn before, they reacted angrily, as red is typically worn by Maasai men．Rather than running away as they did with the smell, the elephants acted aggressively toward the red clothing．
The researchers believe that the elephants’ emotional reactions are due to their different interpretations of the smells and the sights．Smelling a potential danger means that a threat is nearby and the best thing to do is run away and hide．Seeing a potential threat without its smell means that risk is low．Therefore, instead of showing fear and running away, the elephants express their anger and become aggressive．
5．According to the passage, which of the following statements is true about Kamba and Maasai people?
A．Maasai people are a threat to elephants．
B．Kamba people raise elephants for farming．
C．Both Kamba and Maasai people are elephant hunters．
D．Both Kamba and Maasai people traditionally wear red clothing．
6．How did the elephants react to smell in the study?
A．They attacked a man with the smell of new clothing．
B．They needed time to relax when smelling something unfamiliar．
C．They became anxious when they smelled Kamba-scented clothing．
D．They were frightened and ran away when they smelled their enemies．7．What is the main idea of this passage?
A．Elephants use sight and smell to detect danger．
B．Elephants attack people who wear red clothing．
C．Scientists are now able to control elephants’ emotions．
D．Some Kenyan tribes understand elephants’ emotions very well．
8．What can be inferred about the elephant’s behavior from this passage?
A．Elephants learn from their experiences．
B．Elephants have sharper sense of smell than sight．
C．Elephants are more intelligent than other animals．
D．Elephants tend to attack rather than escape when in danger．
C
Hans was an honest fellow with a funny round good-humored face．Living alone, every day he worked in his garden．In all the countryside there was no garden so lovely as his．All sorts of flowers grew there, blooming in their proper order as the months went by, one flower taking another flower’s place, so that there were always beautiful things to see, and pleasant odors to smell．
Hans had many friends, the most devoted being the Miller．So devoted was the rich Miller to Hans that he’d never go by his garden without plucking a large bunch of flowers or a handful of sweet herbs, or filling his pockets with fruits．The Miller used to talk about noble ideas, and Hans nodded and smiled, feeling proud of having such a friend．
The neighbors thought it strange that the rich Miller never gave Hans anything in return, though he had hundreds of sacks of flour, many cows and sheep, but Hans never troubled his head about these, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to listen to all the wonderful things about the unselfishness of true friendship．
In spring, summer, and autumn Hans was very happy, but when winter came, and he had no fruit or flowers to sell, he suffered from cold and hunger．Though extremely lonely, the Miller never came to see him then．
“There’s no good in going to see Hans while the snow lasts．” The Miller said to his wife, “When people are in trouble they shouldn’t be bothered．So I’ll wait till the spring comes when he’s happy to give me flowers．”
“You’re certainly very thoughtful,” answered his wife, “It’s quite a treat to hear you talk about friendship．”
“Couldn’t we ask Hans up here?” said their son．“I’ll give him half my meal, and show him my white rabbits．”
“How silly you are!” cried the Miller．“I really don’t know what’s the use of sending you to school．If Hans came up here, and saw our warm fire, our good supper, and our red wine, he might get envious, and envy is a most terrible thing, and would spoil anybody’s nature．I am his best friend, and I’ll always watch over him, and see that he’s not led into any temptation．Besides, if Hans came here, he might ask me for some flour．Flour is one thing, and friendship is another, and they shouldn’t be confused．The words are spelt differently, and mean quite different
things．Everybody can see that．” He looked seriously at his son, who felt so ashamed that he hung his head down, and grew quite scared, and began to cry into his tea． Spring coming, the Miller went down to see Hans．Again he talked about friendship．“Hans, friendship never forgets．I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of life．See, how lovely your roses are!”
Hans said he wanted to sell them in the market to buy back his things which were sold during the hard time of the winter．
“I’ll give you many good things．I think being generous is the base of friendship．” said the Miller．“And now, as I’ll give you many good things, I’m sure you’d like to give me some flowers in return．Here’s the basket, and fill it quite full．”
Poor Hans was afraid to say anything．He ran and plucked all his pretty roses, and filled the Miller’s basket, imagining the many good things promised by the Miller． The next day he heard the Miller calling: “Hans, would you mind carrying this sack of flour for me to market?”
“I’m sorry, but I am really very busy today．”
“Well,” said the Miller, “considering that I’m going to give you my things, it’s rather unfriendly of you to ref use．Upon my word, you mustn’t mind my speaking quite plainly to you．”
Poor Hans was driven by his friendship theory to work hard for his best friend, leaving his garden dry and wasted．
One evening Hans was sitting by fire when the Miller came．
“Hans,” cried the Miller, “My little boy has fallen off a ladder and hurt himself, and I’m going for the doctor．But he lives so far away, and it’s such a bad windy night．It has just occurred to me that you can go instead of me．You know I’m going to give yo u my good things, so you should do something for me in return．”
“Certainly,” cried Hans．He struggled into the stormy night, and got the doctor to ride a horse to the Miller’s house in time to save the boy．However, Hans got lost in the darkness, and wandered off into a deep pool, drowned．At Hans’ funeral, the Miller said, “I was his best friend．I should walk at the head of the procession．” Every now and then he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief．9．From the passage, we can learn that Hans ___________．
A．was extremely wise and noble B．was highly valued by the Miller C．admired the Miller very much D．had a strong desire for fortune 10．“Flour is one thing, and friendship is another” can be understood as ___________．A．“Different words may mean quite different things．”
B．“Interest is permanent while friendship is flexible．”
C．“I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of life．”
D．“I think being generous is the base of friendship．”
11．From the Miller’s talk at home, we can see he was ___________．A．serious but kind B．helpful and generous
C．caring but strict D．selfish and cold-hearted 12．What’s the main cause of Hans’ tragedy?
A．True friendship between them． B．A lack of formal education．
C．A sudden change of weather． D．Blind devotion to a friend．13．The author described the Miller’s behavior in order to ___________．A．entertain the readers with an incredible joking tale
B．show the friendship between Hans and the Miller
C．warn the readers about the danger of a false friend
D．persuade people to be as intelligent as the Miller
D
It was a beautiful Sunday morning, and Maggie and I were returning from our walk through the woods．We were only a couple of blocks from home when I spotted a cellphone and a credit card sitting on the road．We took them home．We always find amazing things on the street and Maggie looks upon them a movable feast—a chicken wing here and a barbecue rib there．
I found another cellphone a few years back, too, and called a number in its phone book．I explained the situation to the guy who answered．He said it was his sister’s and that he’d come to pick it up, which he did．
And that was that．No verbal thank-you, no written thank-you, no “here’s a box of chocolates” thank-you．
I didn’t have time to call anyone on my latest found cellphone．I was pouring myself coffee when it started to vibrate（震动） and dance across the kitchen counter．“Who’s this?” someone asked when I picked up．
“Who’s this?” I countered．（反问）“Sarah?”
She was surprised at my knowing her name until she realized her name was on the credit card, “Could you send them to me?” she asked．
She lives in Arlington, which is 2 miles from my house．
“Humm, no,” I replied, adding that I thought she could come to get them, and that if I wasn’t at home, they would be in my mailbox．
A day later, when I was out for a run, someone retrieved （取回） them．There wasn’t even a piece of paper put in the mailbox with “Thanks” on it．In this age of e-mail and cellphone, there’s really no excuse．Years ago, I found something more precious than a $100 bill on the street: a driver’s license．I saw that its owner lived a couple of blocks from me, so I called him up．He asked whether I could slip the license through his front door．
“I guess I could,” I replied．
And that was that．
14．What is the relationship between Maggie and the writer?
A．Wife and husband．B．Daughter and father．
C．Teacher and student．D．Master and pet dog．
15．How did the writer know it was Sarah calling?
A．From her telephone’s phone book．B．From her credit card．
C．From her e-mail．D．From her driver’s license
16．The writer wants to tell us _______ through the unusual stories．A．we should return the things we pick to the owners
B．people don’t know how to appreciate others because of the use of e-mail and
cellphone
C．people should learn to appreciate persons who provide help to you
D．the advance of society make people lose some virtues
E
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17．The Winners Club is a bank account intended for ．
A．parents B．teenagers C．winners D．adults 18．Which of the following is TRUE about the Winners Club?
A．Special gifts are ready for parents．
B．The bank opens only on work days．
C．Services are convenient for its members．
D．Fees are necessary for the account keeping．
19．The Winners Club provides magazines which ．
A．encourage spending B．are free to all teenagers
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