浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解(47)

第1页共7页浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（47）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。AInasurprisingdiscoveryaboutwherehigherlifecansurvive,scientistshavefoundashrimp-likecreatureandajellyfishswimmingbeneathanAntarcticicesheet.About180metersbelowtheicewherenolightcangetthrough,scientistshadfigurednothingmuchmorethanafewmicrobes(微生物)couldexist.That’swhyaNASAteamwassurprisedwhentheyloweredavideocameratogetthefirstlonglookattheunderbellyofanicesheetinAntarctica.Acuriousshrimp-likecreaturecameswimmingbyandthenparkeditselfonthecamera’scable.Scientistsalsopulledupatentacle(触须)theybelievecamefromajellyfish.“Wewereoperatingonthepresumptionthatnothing’sthere.”saidNASAicescientistRobertBindschadler.“Itwasashrimpyou’denjoyhavingonyourplate.”“Wewerejustgaga(狂热的)overit,”hesaidwhentalkingaboutthe7.5cmlong,orangecreaturestarringintheirtwo-minutevideo.Technically,it’snotashrimp.It’saLyssianasidamphipod,whichisdistantlyrelatedtotheshrimp.Thevideoislikelytoinspireexpertstorethinkwhattheyknowaboutlifeinharshenvironments.Andithasscientiststhinkingthatifshrimp-likecreaturescanlivebelow180metersofAntarcticiceinfreezingdarkwater,whataboutothercoldplaces?WhataboutEuropa,afrozenmoonofJupiter?CynanEllis–Evans,ascientistoftheBritishAntarcticSurveycalledthefindingfascinating.Hesaiditwaspossiblethecreaturesswaminfromfarawayanddon’tlivetherepermanently.ButKim,whoisaco-authorofthestudy,doubtsit.“ThesiteinWestAntarcticaisatleast19kmfromopenseas.Bindschadlerdrilleda20cm-wideholeandwaslookingatatinyamountofwater.Thatmeansit’sunlikelythattwocreaturesswamfromgreatdistancesandwerecapturedrandomlyinthatsmallarea,”shesaid.“Yetscientistswerepuzzledatwhatthefoodsourcewouldbeforthesecreatures.Whilesomemicrobescanmaketheirownfoodoutofchemicalsintheocean,complexlifeliketheshrimpcan’t,”Kimsaid.“Sohowdotheysurvive?That’sthekeyquestion.”Kimsaid.“It’sprettyamazingwhenyoufindahugepuzzlelikethatonaplanetwherewethoughtweknoweverything.”Kimsaid.1.Scientistshadbelievedthatharshenvironmentscouldonlyhavebeenpopulatedby______.A.jellyfishB.mammalsC.microbesD.shrimp-likecreatures2.AccordingtoKim,theshrimp-likecreature_________.A.swamgreatdistancestoAntarcticB.hasalwayslivedintheareaC.graduallyevolvedfromshrimpsD.hasnothingincommonwithshrimps3.Thefindingissignificantinthat__________.A.itmarksNASA’SfirstAntarcticbiologicalstudyB.itprovesthereismarinelifeintheAntarcticC.itcouldinspirefurtherstudyoflifeinharshenvironmentsD.itshowsthatLyssianasidamphipodiscloselyrelatedtoshrimps4.Thelastthreeparagraphssuggestthat__________.A.researcherswilllookattheplacesthecreaturescamefrom第2页共7页B.icescientistswilldrilldeepertofindmorecreaturesC.scientistsknowverylittleabouttheplanettheyliveonD.furtherresearchwillbedoneaboutwhatthecreaturesliveonBBeingamotherisapparentlynotlikeitwasinthegoodolddays.Today’sparentsyearnforthegoldenagethattheirownmothersenjoyedinthe1970sand1980s,researchersfound.Mothershavelesstimetothemselvesandfeelundergreaterpressuretohandleworkandfamilylifethanthepreviousgeneration.Asaresult,88percentsaidtheyfeltguiltyaboutthelackoftimetheyspentwiththeirchildren.Thesurveyof1,000mothersalsofoundthatmorethanathirdsaidtheyhadlesstimetothemselvesthantheirmothersdid–justthreehoursaweekor26minutesaday.And64percentsaidthiswasbecausetheyfeltthey‘had’togoouttowork,whilenearlyathird(29percent)saidtheywereunderconstantpressuretobethe‘perfectmother’,thereportfound.Otherfindingsshowedsocialnetworkingandparentingwebsites,aswellastechnologysuchasSkype,wereimportantinprovidinghelpandsupportamongfemalecommunities.KateFox,amemberoftheSocialIssuesResearchCentre,whichconductedthesurveyforProcter&Gamble,said:‘Withincreasingpressureonmotherstoworka“doubleshift”—tobetheperfectmotheraswellasawage-earner—supportnetworksaremoreimportantthanever.ItcomesasaseparatereportexaminingchildcareintheleadingindustrialisednationsfoundthatworkingmothersinBritainspendjust81minutesadaycaringfortheirchildrenasa‘primaryactivity’.Motherswhostayathome,ontheotherhand,managetwiceasmuchtime–morethantwoandahalfhours–lookingaftertheiroffspring,accordingtotheOrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment.Criticssaythepressureonwomentoworklonghours,andleavetheiroffspringinthehandsofnurseriesorchildminders,isputtingthewell-beingoftheirchildrenatrisk.Thestudyalsorevealsthat,despitethefactthatmoreandmoremodernmothersgoouttowork,theburdenofchildcarestillfallsonthem-eveniftheirhusbandisnotinwork.Afatherwhoisnotinworktendstospendjust63minutesadaylookingafterhischild-18minuteslessthanamotherwhogoesouttowork.Workingfatherssparelessthanthreequartersofanhourwiththeirchildren.5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Thegoodolddaysofmothersinthe1970sand1980s.B.Thegreatsufferingsoftoday’schildren.C.Thestatisticsofworkingmothersandfull-timemothers.D.Thebigproblemsthattoday’sworkingmothersface.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“yearnfor”probablymeans___________.A.hateB.missC.abandonD.control7.WhichofthefollowingproblemsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Today’smothershavelesstimeleftfortheirchildrenandthemselves.B.Theworkingmotherscanhardlystrikethebalancebet