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1、 阅读理解之生态环保类(共3篇，限时23分钟)A(2013福建名校第一次质检)The “Give It Up for Earth Day” encourages people to commit themselves to giving up actions that are harmful to the environment, such as using poisonous cleaners.Throughout the month of April, Canadians are being asked to “Give It Up for Earth Day！” Earth Day ha
2、s been celebrated every year on April 22 since 1970. Earth Day Canadas president Jed Goldberg says that as people become more environmentally aware, they want to find ways to reduce their environmental influence, not just celebrate one special event.“Earth Day is a great launching_pad for thinking a
3、bout environmental action every day，” said Goldberg. “Choosing healthier options, even for the short term, can lead to thinking about the influence of our decisions for a lifetime.”Thats the reason behind the “Give It Up for Earth Day” campaign. Its designed to encourage healthy habits that benefit
4、people and the planet. It challenges everyone to help create a healthier world by making changes in their daily routine.“We wanted to plan an actiontargeted campaign that will give people a chance to act on their concern for the environment in a positive way，” said Goldberg.The campaign has identifi
5、ed four daily actions that can add up to huge environmental savings. They include pledging (保证) to turn off the TV, giving up the use of poisonous cleaners, reducing consumption of consumer products and cutting out meat.At the end of April, all of the pledges will be recorded and converted (转化)into
6、the number of TV hours not watched, dollars not spent on unnecessary items, electricity saved, greenhouse gas emissions (排放) avoided by cutting out meat, and poisonous chemicals produced from homes and landfills.“What were trying to achieve this year for Earth Day is to give people a chance to do so
7、mething that is meaningful and measurable，” said Goldberg.语篇解读：4月22日是地球日，我们要在日常生活中进行改变，养成真正有益于地球、有益于人类的好习惯。1The aim of the campaign mentioned in the passage is to _.Aenable people to save more money for future useBhelp people develop environmentally friendly habitsCprevent people from making changes
8、 in their daily routine Dwarn people against reducing consumption of consumer products解析：选B细节理解题。根据文章第四段第二句“Its designed to encourage healthy habits that benefit people and the planet.”可知答案。2The underlined part “launching pad” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_”Astarting pointBfinishing lineCexchangin
9、g stage Dreforming age解析：选A词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“as people become more environmentally aware . just celebrate one special event”可知，人们希望以地球日为起点，发生些改变，而不仅仅是庆祝地球日，故画线部分意为“起点”。3We can conclude from the passage that _.AEarth Day was first celebrated over half a century agoBshortterm decisions will by no means in
10、fluence our livesCEarth Day Canada is actually an everyday environmental actionDdaily actions must be measured to benefit the environment解析：选D推理判断题。根据文章内容，尤其是倒数第三段可知，保护环境不应仅限于地球日当天，而应体现在日常行为中，故选D项。4Which disagrees with the spirit of “Give It Up for Earth Day”？ASwitching off the TV.BRiding bikes.CUsi
11、ng poisonous cleaners.DSaving electricity.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“giving up actions that are harmful to the environment, such as using poisonous cleaners”可知，C项是违背地球日精神的。B(2013四川成都二模)Tarangire National Park is a park in Tanzania. The park itself covers an area of around 2,850 square kilometers, making it
12、the sixth largest park of its kind in the country. I recently visited the park to see what it was like.One of the first sightings upon entering the park I found was a huge herd of elephants. Our guide told us that Tarangire was probably the best place in Tanzania to find large herds of elephants. We
13、 continued to watch the elephants as they stood under trees and scratched themselves against the trees to hit the spot of an itch (痒)To the right of the elephant herd, we noticed a big tree! Our guide informed us this was a Baobab tree and that Tarangire was one of the best national parks in Africa
14、to see so many Baobab trees.As we continued our drive through the park, we finally reached a watering hole. Our guide warned us that there were lions all around us. Most of them were resting in the shade under bushes, but there was one that was drinking from the watering hole directly in front of us
15、. We then noticed there were a couple of fresh zebra corpses (尸体) it seemed as if the lions which were resting had killed them!Our final big sighting was one that none of us were expecting to see. We pulled over to where there was a large gathering of cars, with a sleeping leopard (豹) there! We took
16、 photos happily and excitedly and observed its surprising body before returning to our hotel as it was getting late.So, I hope you enjoyed my description of Tarangire, and that I have inspired you to add this amazing park to your very own Tanzania travel route.语篇解读：到非洲的国家公园旅游一定会让你大饱眼福。坦桑尼亚的塔拉哥尔国家公园的
17、象群、猴面包树、狮子，还有在车与人的围绕中仍能酣然入睡的豹子，一定能激起旅游者的热情。5It is known from the passage that Tanzania Tarangire _.Ais the sixth largest park in AfricaBis famous for its amazing animals and plantsChas the largest number of elephants in the worldDis one of the best places to hunt animals解析：选B推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Tarangire
18、was probably the best place in Tanzania to find large herds of elephants”及第三段中的“Tarangire was one of the best national parks in Africa to see so many Baobab trees”可推知，答案为B。6Elephants scratched themselves against the trees because _.Athe weather was too hotBthey felt uncomfortableCthey were angry at
19、somethingDthey were playing with each other解析：选B推理判断题。根据第二段中的“scratched themselves against the trees to hit the spot of an itch (痒)”可知，它们感到不舒服。7Which of the following didnt the writer see?AA lion that was drinking from a watering hole.BA fight between lions and zebras.CMany large Baobab trees.DA leo
20、pard that was sleeping.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句中的“it seemed as if the lions which were resting had killed them”可知，作者只是推断，并没有真的见到狮子与斑马的搏斗。8How does the writer like his trip in Tanzania Tarangire?ABoring. BChallenging.CDangerous. DPleasant.解析：选D推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的“We took photos happily and excitedly”可知答案为D。C(
21、2013江西省十所重点中学高三联考)Anyone whos heard the story of the three little pigs might have some reservations about the use of wood as a building material.But architects and engineers are reusing wood as a quick and ecofriendly solution to modern construction and not just for pioneerstyle log cabins.The recen
22、t completion of an eightstorey wooden office block in Austria and a ninestorey housing block in London shows how the “wooden building” is fast becoming a reality. The LCT One building is a building made of both wood and concrete and designed by Austrian architectural firm Cree.Cree claims that build
23、ing the glulam (胶合层木) elements of the building offsite in advance cuts construction time by half, guarantees quality and reduces the buildings carbon footprint. Concrete gives off nearly its own weight in carbon dioxide as its produced; the raw material for wooden skyscrapers, by contrast, literally
24、 grows on trees and absorbs carbon from the air as it does so.Nabih Tahan, an architect, said: “We want to make buildings like car companies make cars, or computer companies make computers, using an industrial process and a systems approach. To get good performance out of buildings, you cant keep ma
25、king them wildly piece by piece on site, cutting things in the rain. You need to design them right and have a stepbystep organized process.”British architects Waugh Thistleton calculated that they avoided producing nearly 125 tons of carbon dioxide in building what is so far the worlds tallest moder
26、n wood structure, the ninestorey Stadthaus building.Architects are now competing to build everhigher, evergreener wooden buildings. Already construction has begun on a 10floor residential block made from CLT in Melbourne, Australia. However, building regulations threaten to nip the growth of wooden
27、structures in the bud.Many countries restrict the maximum height of wooden buildings. In Russia the limit is just four floors, in Canada its six, while in the US. and China its a mere five.语篇解读：这是一篇说明文，主要介绍了建筑师们现在重新利用木头来建造房屋的情况。并说明了该种房屋节省原料以及具有环保的作用等9Why did the writer mention the story of three lit
28、tle pigs?ATo prove the popularity of the story.BTo expect people to read the story.CTo introduce the topic of wooden buildings.DTo stress the loveliness of little pigs.解析：选C推理判断题。作者在第一段中提到了三只小猪的故事，接下来作者介绍了目前用木头盖房子的情况，故可推知，通过这个故事，作者意在引出本文的主题，故选C。10Why is the wooden building becoming popular?ABecause
29、it has building materials prepared in advance.BBecause it doesnt need concrete any more.CBecause it has the style of pioneers log cabins.DBecause it is environmentally friendly.解析：选D细节理解题。根据文章第二段内容、第四段的“Concrete gives off nearly its own weight in carbon dioxide . as it does so.”和倒数第三段的内容可知，木头建筑受欢迎是因
30、为它环保，故选D。11According to Nabih Tahan, making buildings_.Aadopts a way of the production lineBneeds the help of the computer companiesCis a performance of architects on siteDhas to cut things piece by piece解析：选A细节理解题。根据第五段的内容可知，他认为这种房子，可以像生产汽车或生产电脑一样，采取流水线的方式，因此选A。12The underlined word “nip” in the pa
31、ssage may mean “_”ApreventBpromoteCachieve Dmaintain解析：选A词义猜测题。根据该词前后的内容“building regulations threaten”和“the growth of wooden structures in the bud”以及最后一段内容可推知，这个词在这里表示“阻碍”的意思。13Whats the main idea of the passage?AConcrete is used less in modern skyscrapers.BWooden building materials have greater strength.CNew wooden buildings promise ecofriendly buildings.DMore wood is used in buildings to save time.解析：选C主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了建筑师们利用木头来建造房屋的情况，该种房屋不但省时省力，而且还具有环保的作用，因此C项最能概括本文主旨。6