英語分類匯編閱讀理解之科普知識類

1、6年模擬年模擬【20072012】【20072012】英語匯編：閱讀理解之科普知識類英語匯編：閱讀理解之科普知識類20122012年模擬題年模擬題【湖北省八校2012屆高三第一次聯(lián)考】Squirrelsoftencommunicatewithwhistleschirpschuckswhichsoundlikethewd“chuck”WhistleschirpsarelikethesoundsthatmanybirdsmakeNowsci

2、entistshavetranslatedsomeoftheirsquirrelspeakHareaprofessofzoologyattheUniversityofManilohainWinnipeghisteammanagedtorecdsquirrelsalarmcallsTheresearchersstudiedthesoundsthenplayedthembackto60wildsquirrelswhichthescienti

3、stsapproachedindividuallywithavideorecdertocapture(抓拍）theirreponsesSomesquirrelsliftedtheirheadsupbecameAlert(警惕的）Creaturesthatweremefrightenedsimplyranftheirlivesdivedintocaves“Ineffectthenwhistlesthatmixwithchuckssayth

4、eresanenemyofaveragethreatthatsherewhistleswithoutchuckssaytheresanenemyofseeminglyaveragethreataroundheresomewherewhilepurechirpssayImhidingherebecausetheresanimmediatedanger“HaretoldDiscoveryNewsHaresomeotherresearcher

5、sbelievesuchsoundsarcpartofanadvancedlanguagethatdevelopsjustasallothercommunicationsystemsAlthoughsquirrelsrisktheirliveswhentheycallouttowarnothersofthreatsothersquirrelsmightadmirethisbehaviourthusincreasinglythecalle

6、r’ssocialstatuslikehumanswholookuptoheroes.Hareaddedthatotheranimalssuchasbirdsprobablyunderstatleastsomesquirrellanguagesincetheyalsomaybenefitfromthealarmcalls.InfactanotherCanadianstudyfoundthatdeepvoicedblackcappedch

7、ickadeeshavetheirownlanguagetooAccdingtocertainresearchtherearealotoftidingsinchickadeescallssuchasdirectingfellowsactivitieskeepingincontactbetweenmatesraisingalarmsWhilechickadeesotherbirdsareoftenwelcomedintogardensby

8、homeownerssquirrelsarefrequentlyviewedaspests(害獸）.Harewishesagreaterunderstingofthecomplexsociallivescommunicationsystemsofsquirrelswillprovide“hopethathumanswillgainagreaterappreciationstopdoingharmtotheseanimals”.1Thet

9、extmainlytalksaboutAthestudyonthelanguageofsquirrelsBthecomparisonbetweensquirrelschickadeesCthecallingftheprotectionofsquirrelsDthewaysfsquirrelstoescapefromtheirenemies2Ifasquirrelisinaverydangeroussituationitwouldprob

10、ablymake____AwhistleswithchucksBpurechirpsCwhistleswithoutchucksDrepeatedchucks3Theunderlinedwd“tidings”inpardgmph6probablymeans____AdifficultiesBpoisesCmessagesDlanguages4WhatcanbelearnedfromthistextASquirrelscommunicat

11、ewithcachotherashumansdo.BSomesquirrelsundersttherecdedalarmcalls.COtheranimalsalsowellunderstthelanguageofsquirrelsC.analyzingatheyarguingitD.comparingfindingdifferences3.Theunderlinewd“identical”inthelastparagraphproba

12、blymeans________.A.totallydifferentB.exactlythesameC.extremelyimptantD.partlyindependent4.WhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleA.AreAlltheScientistsReallyScientificB.WhereIsGlobalWarmingLeadingUstoC.AreHumansDefinitelyCau

13、singGlobalWarmingD.What’sRelationofGlobalWarmingGreenhouseGases【答案與解析】這是一篇關(guān)于全球氣候變暖的文章。文章分析了導致全球變暖的各種原因，并指出人類活動因素是導致氣候變暖的主要原因。1.D考查事實細節(jié)。根據(jù)第一段第二句“here’salsostrongevidencethathumansarecontributingtothewarming”(這兒也有強有力的證據(jù)表明人

14、類為全球氣候變暖做出了“貢獻”)可知人類因素是導致氣候變暖的主要原因。humanfacts(人類因素).。2.C考查綜合理解。縱觀全文，第一段提出人類活動因素是導致全球氣候變暖的主要原因。接下來分析討論為什么說人類活動可以導致氣候變暖。文章就是按這種方式敘述的。analyzingatheyarguingit(分析理論并進行辯論)符合本文描述方式。3.B考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)最后一段句意，要用兩個同樣的地球做實驗(一個有人類影響，另一個沒有)

15、來證明人類的確應該為全球氣候變暖承擔責任。exactlythesame(極端相似)符合該詞詞義。4.C標題判斷題。文章開始提出人類活動因素導致了全球氣候變暖，然后分析討論為什么人類活動能夠?qū)е氯驓夂蜃兣?。文章通篇都貫穿人類的活動。AreHumansDefinitelyCausingGlobalWarming？(的確是人類導致全球氣候變暖嗎)符合該文章標題?！?012順義素質(zhì)展示順義素質(zhì)展示】Thebrownwidowspiderbec

16、ameestablishedinSouthernCalifniainearly2000hasbecomepartofthelocalspiderfamilyinurbanLosAngelesSanDiego.ThebrownwidowspideriscontinuingitsexpansioninSouthernCalifniacouldpossiblymoventhwardintoCentralCalifnia.Thebrownwid

17、owissuspectedtohaveevolvedinAfricaalthoughitwasfirstdescribedfromSouthAmericawhichaddsconfusionastowhereitmighthaveiginated.ItisatropicalsubtropicalspiderhavingestablishedpopulationsinHawaiiFlidapartsofAustraliaSouthAfri

18、caJapan.InNthAmericathebrownwidowwasrestrictedfmanydecadestotheFlidapeninsula.Howeveraroundtheyear2000itstartedshowingupinotherGulfCoaststates.BrownwidowsarenowknownfromTexastoGegiaSouthCarolina.Thebrownwidowbuildsitsweb

19、inprotectedsitesaroundhomesinwoodyvegetationwithbranches.Sometypicalsitesedbybrownwidowsfwebbuildingareemptycontainerssuchasbucketsnurserypotsmailboxesentrywaycnersundereavesstageclosetsgaragesundercarriagesofmotvehicles

20、thatarestationaryflongperiodstheundersidesofoutdofurniture.Theychooseplacesthataremeexposedthansiteschosenbyblackwidowstherefeappeartobeathigherriskfinteractionswithhumansasfarasbitesareconcerned.Onerecentstudydemonstrat