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1、省市高考英语阅读理解训练题10及答案With eco-tourism on the rise, eco-hotels are fast becoming the darling of the travel industry. These days, however, staying at an eco-hotel doesnt necessarily mean vacationing in a tree house in the Costa Rican jungle, although that is certainly a choice. The majority of eco-hotels
2、 fall into one of several categories: hotels and resorts that conserve ecologically important habitats; “green hotels that reduce, recycle, minimize waste, and protect water; sustainable hotels that harvest food from gardens on the hotel property or get part or all of their power from renewable ener
3、gy; hotels that encourage community involvement such as guests taking part in trail clearing; and hotels that offer some form of environmental education to their guests. As such, eco-hotels are a various group. Stylish urban hotels like the Willard Inter-Continental Washington focus on energy conser
4、vation whereas the Rosario Resort & Spa on Orcas Island in Washington State offers a wildly popular “green vacation package where guests can “take a hike, clear a trail. No matter what you call them, eco-hotel, eco-lodge, eco-resort, or green hotel, theyre all part of the “greening of the tourism in
5、dustry. Part of what drives this greening of the hotel industry is no doubt competition. Going green is yet another way to distinguish a hotel from the mass of other excellent hotels that consumers have to choose from. But for many hotels, its also part of their philosophy. With the concept of “goin
6、g green firmly rooted in consumers minds, eco-hotels have taken it to the next level, and whether or not money is the driving factor behind the greening of the hotel industry doesnt matter so much as its good for the planet.9. The underlined part in the first paragraph means _. A. lovers like stayin
7、g at an eco-hotel when traveling B. eco-hotels are very popular in the travel industry C. eco-hotels are where young people love to live D. romantic love stories often happen in eco-hotels 10. According to the passage, which of the following can match the idea of eco-hotel? A. It uses renewable ener
8、gy. B. It is comfortable and fashionable. C. It has walls of glass. D. It is home to endangered species. 11. From the passage, we know the Rosario Resort & Spa is a kind of hotel that _. A. protects important habitats B. harvests food from its own garden C. has courses on the environment for its gue
9、sts D. encourages its guests to participate in its greening activities 12. People who choose to stay at eco-hotels _. A. love to take a hike B. have environmental awareness C. want to live comfortably D. enjoy the green atmosphere(C) BADB*结束A powerful earthquake struck the northeastern coast of Japa
10、n at2:46 p.m. local time on March 11th. Japans Meteorological Agency released its first tsunami warnings just three minutes later. The country has one of the best earthquake early warning systems in the world. More than4,000 Seismic Intensity Meters provide information within two minutes of an earth
11、quake happening. There are also concrete sea walls around much of the Japanese coastline. But these measures proved no match for the powerful earthquake and tsunami. Costas Synolakis is a tsunami expert in the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He says: Japan is one of those most well
12、-prepared countries on earth in terms of tsunami warning. They had a warning. I think what went wrong is that they had not anticipated the size of this event.He says there are two reasons for this. First, scientists had not expected such a large earthquake. The9.0 magnitude earthquake was the 4th mo
13、st powerful earthquake ever recorded worldwide. It was also the worst ever to hit Japan. The tsunami waves reached as high as13 meters in some areas.Second, Japans concrete sea walls were not built to handle such high waves. In Sendai(仙台), they were about three meters. At least in that area they wer
14、e not expecting such a sizeable wave because they would have built a higher seawall. A tsunami wave can travel as fast as800 kilometers per hour. To get to higher ground people would often have to travel for many kilometers. This can take more time than a fast traveling tsunami will permit. This is
15、especially true in cases like Japan. The tsunami waves followed almost immediately.Experts say early warning systems will continue to be limited by these facts until earthquakes and tsunamis can be predicted. 13. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?A. A powerful earthquake hit Japan. B. Jap
16、an has the best earthquake early warning system. C. Japan can report an earthquake before it happens. D. Better equipment should have been used. 14. According to the writer, why hadnt people got to higher ground? A. Because tsunami doesnt leave much time for them. B. Because they thought the seawall
17、s were reliable. C. Because higher ground cant be reached at all. D. Because didnt know there would be a tsunami. 15. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. Early warning systems are basically unreliable. B. Earthquakes and tsunamis will soon be predicted. C. We have to accept the imperfect s
18、ystems for the moment. D. New warning systems will be designed to predict disasters. 1315、BAC *结束 There is a growing problem of what to do with electronic waste such as old televisions, computers, radios, cellular telephones and other electronic equipment. Electronic trash,or e-waste, is piling up f
19、aster than ever in American homes and businesses. People do not know what to do with old televisions or computers so they throw them in the trash.National Solid Wastes Management Association(NSWMA) state programs director Chaz Miller says the large amount of electronic waste Americans produce is not
20、 unexpected.The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates more than 400 million consumer electronic items are dumped each year, and there is a push by more states to ban the waste from landfills(垃圾填埋场) and create recycling programs. They can be torn apart and sorted for useable parts. Mike
21、Fannon who runs the plant in Baltimore, says, There are a lot of valuable metals that can be recovered and reused instead of just putting them in the landfill, and in certain components there are some materials that should not really be in the landfill, Fannon explained. Fannon says nearly 20 percen
22、t of electronic waste is recycled nationwide.Thirteen years ago, it was only about 6 percent. Recycling rates continue to rise as more communities have banned electronics from landfills in an effort to keep e-waste poisons like lead(铅) and mercury汞 out of garbage dumps. This year several states like
23、 Vermont imposed a ban on electronic waste in landfills. More than 25 other states have also adopted landfill bans, e-waste recycling programs or both. Chaz Miller says more can be done to boost electronic waste recycling.We can do much better, noted Miller. I think clearly our goal should be to do
24、as well as we do recycling newspapers. 5. Which of the following does NOT belong to e-waste? A. Old televisions. B. Old computers. C. Old cell phones D. Old newspapers. 6. Why is e-waste banned from landfills in many states? A. Because it can not be recycled. B. Because it might damage the environme
25、nt. C. Because it can be shipped to other countries. D. Because the landfills are already full. 7. According to Mike Fannon, what might be the best way of dealing with e-waste? A. Recycling it. B. Selling it. C. Burying it. D. Breaking it. 8. What can we learn from the passage? A. At present, less t
26、hen 10 percent of e-waste is recycled. B. Chaz Miller works for EPA. C. All states in the US have banned e-waste from landfills. D. Experts are optimistic about the future of e-waste. 58 DBAD *结束 Attempt a guess at the following question: In the English-speaking world, which country has the least af
27、fordable homes? You are wrong if you guessed the US, even with the housing bubble 气泡 and main sadness. Nor is it the UK, where prices have risen because demand is far from supply. According to a recent survey of 227 cities around the globe, you must go south of the equator 赤道 to Australia to find th
28、e priciest homesThe report measured a citys housing market along the following guidelines. An “affordable home required three times or less of the average familys income to purchase. At four times earnings, a home fell into the “unaffordable category. And a “seriously unaffordable home needed five t
29、imes a familys income. In Australia, homes in the least affordable city cost just about 9,5 times the average income. Sydney, Perth, and Melbourne were only a little under this figureAustralian officials offered little comment, apart from a general statement on the dismal findings. These prices make
30、 the possibility that many Australians will one day own a home largely unbelievable. Land rationing 配给制 and excessive development charges have raised prices, and the problem will only be solved through urgent action by the Rudd governmentSome American cities were also included on the least affordabl
31、e list, four of which were in California. America is still involved in a mortgage抵押crisis, though, affecting the affordability of homes. Yet a number of US cities garnered “affordable status, namely Dallas and Kansas. Australia had no cities listed in the top fifty places with affordable homesThe su
32、rvey suggests that you can find affordable homes in most places, just not if youre Australian and choose to live down under12. To buy an affordable house, you should pay _ A. 3 times or less of the average familys incomeB. 4 times or less of the average familys incomeC. 5 times or less of the averag
33、e familys income D. 9.5 times or less of the average familys income 13. What caused the prices of houses to increase in Australia? AThe rising familys income BThe demand over supply. CThe excessive development charges DThe decrease of land14.The underlined word “dismal in Paragraph 3 may mean _ A ch
34、eerful B satisfactory C difficult Dsad15. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?A Affordable HousesB A House is a Dream First C Housing Bubble D Homes Too Expensive (D) ACDD*结束 Even before historian Joseph Ellis became a best-selling author, he was famous for his vivid lectures. In h
35、is popular courses at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, he would often make classroom discussion lively by describing his own fighting experience in Vietnam. But as Elliss reputation grew-his books on the Founding Fathers won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize -the history pro
36、fessor began to entertain local and national reporters with his memories of war. Last year, after The Boston Globe reported Elliss experience in the Vietnam war, someone who knew the truth about Ellis dropped a dime. Last week The Boston Globe revealed that Ellis, famous for explaining the nations h
37、istory, had some explaining to do about his own past.“Even in the best of lives, mistakes are made, said Ellis. It turned out that while the historian had served in the Army, hed spent his war years not in the jungles of Southeast Asia , but teaching history at West Point ( 西点军校). Hed also overstate
38、d his role in the antiwar movement and even his high-school athletic records. His admission shocked colleagues, fellow historians and students who wondered why someone so successful would beautify his past. But it seems that success and truthfulness dont always go hand in hand. Even among the succes
39、sful achievers, security experts say, one in ten is deceiving. And, oddly, people often beautify their past once theyre famous, says Ernest Brod of Kroll Associates, which has conducted thousands of background checks.Then what makes them do it? Psychologists say some people succeed, at least in part
40、, because they are uniquely adjusted to the expectations of others. And no matter how well-known, those people can be haunted (长期不断的缠绕 ) by a sense of their own shortcomings. From outside, these people look anything but fragile, says Dennis Shulman, a psychoanalyst. But inside, they feel hollow, emp
41、ty,5. Which of the following shows the order of what happened to Ellis?a. He became a best-selling author.b. He taught at Mount Holyoke College.c. His books won two important prizes.d. The Boston Globe reported his experience in Vietnam.e. He entertained reporters with his memories of war.A. abced B
42、. bedcaC. acbde D. bcaed6. The underlined part dropped a dime in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “_A. let sb. down B. informed on sb.C. made sb. famous D. punished sb. badly7. While Ellis served in the Army, he _A. fought in Vietnam B. taught history at a military school C. pretended to be a historianD. made mistakes in the antiwar movement. (B) DBB *结束