2014年高考英语模拟试题(三)

2014年高考英语模拟试题(三)第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AItsanamethatneedsnoaddresses.EveryoneknowsSantaClauslivesattheNorthPole.SoletterssenttoSantaClausfindtheirwaytothesmalltownofNorthPoledeepinAlaska，includingthosesimplyaddressedtoSanta.Lastyear，120，000lettersarrivedfrom26countries，notincludingthethousandswithnoreturnaddresses.ThosewhohavereturnaddressesusuallygetareplyandaNorthPolepostmarkthathasdelightedchildrenallovertheworldfordecades.TheyfeelhappytoreceiveSantasreply.Lettersarrivealltheyearroundinthetownof1，600，wherestreetshavenamessuchasSantaClausLaneandKrisKringleDrive.AroundThanksgiving，theystartpouringinbythethousandseachdayasChristmasapproaches.Evenletterswithoutstampsgetthrough，anexceptionfortheU.S.PostalService.“ThisisspecialbecauseithasSantasnameonit，”saidDebraCornelius，asupervisoratthemainpostofficeinnearbyFairbanks，wherethelettersarekeptduringtheholiday.GabbyGaborikisamongseveraldozenvolunteerswhoarebusysendingoffrepliestochildrenwhosentreturnaddresses.Inhis10yearsasavolunteer，Gaborikhasseeneverykindofwish.TherearechildrenwhowantthelatesttoystheyseeonTV.Therearechildrenwhoaskformiracles，somewantingtheirmotherbackforChristmasortheirfatherbackfromIraq，eventhoughhediedthere.RepliesgetaNorthPolepostmark，includingahalfmoondrawingofSantasface.Evenlatelettersgetareply.Gaboriksaid，“Itsayssomethinglike‘Thanksforwriting.Santasbeenreallybusy，anythingthechildrenmightwanttohear.”21.LetterswrittentoSantaClauswithoutanaddresscanarriveattheNorthPolebecause.A.allletterswithoutanaddressaresentthereB.peoplebelievethatSantaClauslivesthereC.thiskindofletterissentwithaspecialpostmarkD.streetsnamedSantaClausLanecanbefoundthere22.Wecanknowfromthetextthat.A.letterswrittentoSantaClausaresentfreeB.SantaClausrepliestochildrenalwaysarriveatChristmasC.thererethousandsofletterssenttoSantaClauseverymonthD.manypeoplewritetochildrenforSantaClausaskingfornopay29.WhatsthepurposeoftheSaplingProject？A.Tobeautifythecity.B.Toeducatethechildren.C.Tosolvethenoiseproblem.D.Tobenefitthenextgeneration.30.TheSaplingProjectisspecialin.A.itstypesoftreesB.itsplantingplacesC.plantingtreestosaveforestsD.gettingcountrypeopleinvolved31.WhatcanweknowabouttheSaplingProject？A.Fewpeoplehavejoinedit.B.Ithasahistoryoftwoyears.C.Itchargespeoplealittlemoneyforthesaplings.D.Participantsareresponsibletocareforthesaplings.DNotallresearchbeginswithaplan.Somestudiesbeginbyaccident.MeredithSchafersaysthatiswhathappenedwithherandCynthiaSagers.CynthiaSagersisabiologyprofessorattheUniversityofArkansas.MeredithSchaferisagraduatestudent.TheyweretravelinginthestateofNorthDakotaonaproject.Theynoticedprettyyellowflowers.Theyrecognizedthemascanola.Farmersgrowcanolaforseedstomakecookingoil.Canolaisalsousedforanimalfeedandbiofuel.Butthecanolaplantstheysawwerenotgrowinginfarmfields.Theyweregrowingalongtheroad.Theresearchersdecidedtotesttheplants.Theyhadbroughtalongspecialtestingpapersfortheprojecttheywereworkingon.Theybrokeupsomeoftheleavesinwaterandaddedthetestpaper.Theresultsshowedthattheweedycanolaplantscontainedgenetic（基因的）changes.Ifaplantisgeneticallymodified，thatmeansitsgeneshavebeenchangedtoproducedesiredqualities，whichmayhavehighereconomicalvalue.Thissummer，theresearchersfromArkansaswentbacktoNorthDakota.Thistimetheywentonaroadtriptofindcanola.Theytraveledmorethan5，000kilometers.Theystoppedabouteveryeightkilometerstocountplantsandtakesamplestotestintheirvehicle.Whattheyfound，theysay，wasthefirstdiscoveryintheUnitedStatesofwildcanolaplantswithmodifiedgenes.MeredithSchaferpresentedthefindingsatarecentmeetingoftheEcologicalSocietyofAmerica.Thescientistsfoundcanolaplantsinalmosthalfoftheplacestheyinvestigated.Theytestedatotalof288plants.Theyfoundthat80%ofthoseplantscontainedgenesfromgeneticallyengineeredcanola.Somecropplantsaremodifiedtoresistdamagefromthechemicalsthatfarmersspraytokillweeds.Therearetwoproteinsthatcangivecanolatheabilitytoresisttwocommonlyusedweedkillers.Oneproteingivesresistanceagainstglyphosate（草甘膦）.Theotherproteingivesresistanceagainstglufosinate（草铵膦）.Twooftheplantsgrowinginthewildshowedresistancetobothkindsofweedkillers.ProfessorSagerssayscanolavarietieswiththesegeneticqualitieshavenotbeenreleasedonthemarket.Thissuggeststheresultofwildpopulationsreproducingontheirown.32.WhatwasthepurposeofCynthiaSagersandMeredithSchafertravelinginNorthDakota？A.Tocarryoutaprojectoncanolaplants.B.Toworkonaprojectwedontknow.C.Tomakearesearchongeneticchanges.D.Topresenttheirfindingsatameeting.33.Inwhatwaydothewildcanolaplantsdifferfromthosegrowinginfarmfields？A.Theyhavenaturallymodifiedgenes.B.Theyproducemorecookingoil.C.Theyaremoreeasilydamaged.D.Theyareabletokillweeds.34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue？A.Allresearchesdonotbeginwithplans.B.Somediscoveriesweremadebychance.C.Modifiedgeneswereinventedbybiologists.D.Mostweedycanolacontainedgeneticchanges.35.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.farmersgrowcanolaforseedstomakecookingoilB.someplantsaregeneticallymodifiedtoadapttosurroundingsC.farmershavebeguntogrowgene