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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上（一）【2016年沈阳市高中三年级教学质量监测（一）】阅读理解。阅读下面短文，选择最佳答案填空。CIn2013 alone at least 20,000 African elephants were killed for their teeth. In South Africa over the last two years more than 2,200 rhinos were killed for theirhorns. These numbers are alarming, because current rates of illegal hunting ar
2、e faster than birth rates,which could lead to extinction for these ecologically important creatures in their environment. Indeed, some elephant and rhino populations are on track to be locally extinct within the next decade. If you are reading this, you may already be aware of these facts. But you m
3、ight not know that wildlife trafficking(走私)not only threatens the existence of elephants and rhinos but is also leading to extinction of other species, such as tigers, tortoises, sea turtlesand the worlds most trafficked mammal(哺乳动物)pangolins.Pangolinsare the only mammals that are entirely covered i
4、n tough scales(鳞), which makes them look very strong. But actually they are endangeredmammals. There are eight different species of pangolins, four in Asia and four in Africa, and all are threatened with extinction. Although pangolins are protected throughout most of the countries wherethey live, hi
5、gh demand in East Asia, where the delicious pangolin meat is considered a delicacy and where their scales are used in traditional medicines, is driving an illegal trade in both live animals and pangolin parts. The number of pangolin trafficking is shocking. Experts believe that over the last 10 year
6、s more than 1 million pangolins were taken from the wild. It is estimated that between 40,000 and 81,250 pangolins were killed for the illegal trade in 2013 alone.In February, theUnited States released a plan to deal with wildlife trafficking, which lays out the steps we will take to fight the illeg
7、al trade in wildlife, including pangolins. We arestrengthening the carrying out of the plan; building international cooperation and contribution to protect wildlife;raising awareness to drive down the demand that is fuelling the illegal trade.Get involvedand rememberWorld Wildlife Day(March 3) by sp
8、reading the plan. Use social media and tell everyone that nowis the time to get serious about wildlife crime and end the demand that threatens species,big and small, from the huge elephant to the shy pangolin.1. How many endangered creatures are mentioned in the passage? A. 4. B. 5. C. 6. D. 7.2.Whi
9、chof the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3? A. Eight species of pangolins live on the same continent.B. Pangolins are not protected in most of their natural habitats.C. The scales of pangolins can be used as an ingredient for cooking.D. High demand contributes to the illegal trade of pangol
10、ins in East Asia.3. What can we know about the plan released by the US?A. Social media will be used to spread World Wildlife Day.B. Whether the plan will be worked out remains to be seen.C. TheUS will work together with other countries to protect wildlife.D. More and more people are advised to incre
11、ase their needs of pangolins.4.Whatis the authors intention of writing the passage? A. To inform us something about World Wildlife Day.B. To raise awareness of protecting endangered wildlife.C. To explain why pangolins are illegally traded in East Asia.D. To show how the United States is to fight th
12、e illegal trade in wildlife.参考答案14、CDCB （二）【2014模拟冲刺试题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。Several weeksago, a mysterious Christmas card dropped through our mailbox. The envelope was addressed to a man named Raoul, who, I was relatively certain, did not live with us. The envelope wasnt sealed, so I o
13、pened it. The inside of the card was blank. Ed, my husband, explained that the card was both from and to the newspaper deliveryman. His name was apparently Raoul, and Raoul wanted a holiday tip. We were meant to put a check inside the card and then drop the envelope in the mail. When your services a
14、re finishedat 4a.m., you cant simply hang around, like a hotel bellboy expecting a tip. You have to be direct.So I wrote a nice holiday greeting to this man who, in my imagination, fires The New York Times from his bike aimed at our front door, causing more noise with mere newsprint than most people
15、 manage with sophisticated(复杂的)black market fireworks.With a start, I realized that perhaps the reason for the 4 a.m. wake-up noise was not ordinary rudeness but carefully executed spite（怨恨）: I had not tipped Raoul in Christmas past. I honestly hadnt realized I was supposed to. This was the first ti
16、me hed used the card tactic（策略）. So I got out my checkbook. Somewhere along the line, holiday tipping went from an optional thank-you for a year of services to a Mafia-style protection racket (收保护费组织).Several dayslater,I was bringing our garbage bins back when I noticed an envelope taped to one of t
17、he lids. The outside of the envelope said MICKEY. It had to be another tip request, this time from our garbage collector. Unlike Raoul, Mickey hadnt enclosed his own Christmas card from me. In a way, I appreciated the directness. I know you dont care how merry my Christmas is, and thats fine, the ge
18、sture said. I want $30, or Ill forget to empty your garbage bin some hot summer day.I put a check in the envelope and taped it back to the bin. The next morning, Ed noticed that the envelope was gone, though the trash hadnt yet been picked up: Someone stole Mickeys tip! Ed was quite certain. He made
19、 me call the bank and cancel the check.But Ed had been wrong. Two weeks later, Mickey left a letter from the bank on our steps. The letter informed Mickey that the check, which he had tried to cash, had been cancelled.The following Tuesday morning, when Ed saw a truck outside, he ran out with his wa
20、llet. Are you Mickey?The man looked at him with scorn（轻蔑）. Mickey is the garbageman. I am the recycling. Not only had Ed insulted（侮辱）this man by suggestingthat he was a garbageman, but he had obviously neglected to tip him. Ed ran back inside for more funds. Then he noticed that the driver of the tr
21、uck had been watching the whole incident. He peeled off another twenty and looked around, waving bills in the air. Anyone else?Had we consulted the website of the Emily Post Institute, this embarrassing breakof etiquette (礼节) could have been avoided. Under trash/recycling collectors in the institute
22、s Holiday Tipping Guidelines, it says: $10 to $30 each. You may or may not wish to know that yourhairdresser, mailman and UPS guy all expect a holiday tip.55. The newspaperdeliveryman put a blank card inside the envelope because_.A. he wanted the couple to pay for the newspaper B. he forgot to write
23、 a few words on itC. he used itto ask for a Christmas tip D. he was afraid of asking for a tip in person56. From the passage,we learn that the author_.A. didnt like Raouls way of delivering the paperB. didnt realize why Raoul delivered the paper that waybeforeC. didnt know that Raoul delivered the p
24、aper for themD. didnt feel it necessary to meet Raoul when he came57. According to the passage, the author felt _to give Raoul a holiday tip.A. excited B. happy C. embarrassed D. forced58. Which of the following is trueabout Mickey, the garbage collector?A. He wrote a letter to the couple afterwards
25、.B. He failed to collect the money from the bank.C. He wanted the couple to send him a Christmas card.D. He collected both the check and the garbage that day.59. Eds encounter(遭遇)with the recycling team shows that_.A. Ed was desperate to correct his mistake B. Ed only wanted to give money to RaoulC.
26、 Ed was unwilling to tip the truck driver D. Ed no longer wanted to give them money60. From thepassage we can infer that _.A. their garbage bin might not be emptied one day if the writer didnt give tipsB.the writer could have avoidedgiving tips if they hadconsulted the website of the Emily Post Inst
27、ituteC. the writers husband didntknow Raoul at allD. the writers family was too poor to give the tips参考答案55. C 根据第二段中的I hadnot tipped Raoul in Christmas past和This was the first time hed used the card tactic可知Raoul是想要圣诞节小费。D中的“was afraid of”文章中未提到。56.B 根据第二段中的With a start, I realized that perhaps the
28、 reason for the 4 a.m. wake-up noise was not ordinary rudeness可知作者以前并不知道Raoul这样扔报纸和发出噪音的原因。57. D 根据第二段中的I honestly hadnt realized I was supposed to可知作者是被迫付费的。58. B 根据第四段中的The letter informed Mickey that the check, which he had tried to cash, had been cancelled.可知他没拿到钱。59. A 根据倒数第二段Ed拿着钱包去问司机可知他拼命想改正
29、原先未付小费的错误。60. A 根据Ill forgetto empty your garbage bin some hot summer day.可以推断出正确答案。（三）【2014仿真模拟冲刺卷】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cabHeres what happenedI hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central StationWe wer
30、e driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of usMy taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other cars back end by just inches!The driver of the other car, who almost caused a big accident, started yelling bad words a
31、t usMy taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guyAnd I mean he was friendlySo, I said, “Why did you just do that？This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital！” And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck”Many people arelike garbage （rubbish）
32、 trucksThey run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointmentAs their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump itAnd if you let them, theyll dump it on youWhen someone wants to dump on you, dont take it personallyYou just smile, wave, wish them well, and m
33、ove onYoull be happy with what you didI started thinking, how often do I letGarbage Trucks run right over me？And how often do Itake their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets？It was that dayI said, “Im not going to do anymore”Successful people donot let Garbage T
34、rucks take over their dayWhat about you？If you let more garbage trucks pass you by, youll be happierLifes too short to wake up in the morning with regretsSo, Love the people who treat you rightForget about the ones who dont41What happened one day when the author was taking a taxi？AThe taxi almost hi
35、t another carBThe taxi driver was injuredCThe author scolded the driver of the other carDThe author learned a lesson from the driver of the garbage truck42How did the taxi driver respond to the behavior of the driver of the black car？AHe yelled back at the driverBHe sent the driver to the hospitalCH
36、e was friendly towards the driverDHe dumped some garbage in front of his car43What doesthe taxi driver think of people according to Paragraph 3？AMany people like to drive garbage trucksBMany people dump garbage wherever they likeCMany people are warm-hearted to make others happyDMany people tend to
37、be very much depressed44What can we infer from Paragraph 4？AThe author used to have a lot of garbage trucksBThe author used to complain a lotCThe author used to have a lot of moneyDThe author used to be a good manager45According tothe passage, what should you do if people “dump garbage” on you？AIgno
38、re them and go on with our own workBTry our best to persuade them not to do that againCTell them to dump the garbage in the right placeDTake over their work and carry the garbage to somewhere else【参考答案】41-45ACDBA（四）【2016高考训练题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。Using tablet computers like Apples iPad
39、 and Samsungs Galaxy Note just before bed can lead to a poor nights sleep, according to research.More andmore people are taking their tablets to bed with them to surf the web, check Facebook or email before switching off the light. But researchers are warning that the blueish light their screens emi
40、t can stop users getting a good nights sleep. That is because this type of light mimics daylight, convincing the brain that it is still daytime. Blue light suppresses production of a brain chemical called melatonin, which helps us fall sleep. This is because our brains have evolved to be wakeful dur
41、ing daylight hours. By contrast, light which is more orange or red in tone does not reduce melatonin production, perhaps because our brains recognize it as a cue that the day is ending.Neurologists(神经病学家) have known for years that staring at screens late in the evening can disrupt sleep. Researchers
42、 at the Lighting Research Centre, at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, are warning that looking at tablet displays for more than two hours “leads to a suppression of our natural melatonin levels as the devices emit optical radiation (光辐射) at short wavelengths” - in other words, they
43、emit bluer light.They say: “Although turning off devices at night is the ultimate solution, it is recommended that if these devices are used at night displays are dimmed as much as possible and that the time spent on them before bed should be limited.”They drew theirconclusions after measuring melat
44、onin levels in 13 volunteers, after they had spent time viewing iPads at full brightness at a distance of 10 inches, for two hours. Melatonin levels were significantly lower after they had done this, than they were after the volunteers had viewed their iPads for the same time, but while wearing oran
45、ge glass goggles, which cut out the blue light.They wrote inthe journal Applied Ergonomics that tablet makers could “tune the spectral power distribution of self-luminous devices (自发光设备的频谱功率分布)” so that they disrupted the sleep patterns of users less.It is not justa good nights sleep that could be j
46、eopardized (危害) by too much late night screen time. Researchers know that persistent disruption to sleep patterns can lead to an increased risk of obesity, and even breast cancer. However, these studies tend to be comparisons of those with chronic (慢性的) sleep disruption, such as long term shift work
47、ers, with those who have normal sleep patterns.12. What is it that stops users getting a good nights sleep?A. Screens B. blueish light C. Melatonin D. Orange or red light13. Based on their findings, researchers have made the following suggestions except that _.A. Devices like iPads should be turned off at night. B. Tablet makers should make improvements in devices.C. Usersshould view iPads at full brightness instead of wearing orange