中考英语复习：-难度较大的阅读文章含答案(三)

第一篇MoreThanaRidetoSchoolTheNationalEducationAssociationclaims．“TheschoolbusisamirrorOfthecommunity．”Theyfurtheraddthat,unfortunately,whatappearsontheexterior(外部)doesnotalwaysreflecttherealityofachosencommunity．Theyareright．andsometimesitreflectsmore!JustaskLieslDensonRidingtheschoolbushasbeenmorethanaridetoschoolforLieslBruceHardy．sch001busdriverforAlthouseBusCompanyhasbeenLiesl’sbusdriversincekindergartenLastyearwhenLiesl’sfamilymovedtoParkesburg，knowingherbuswentbyhernewresidence，sherequestedtoridethesamebusThisyearLieslisaseniorandwillenjoyherlastyearridingthebus．Shesays．“It’sbeenagreatridesofar!Mybusdriverissoc001andhasalwaysbeenagoodfriendandagoodlistener．Sometimeswhenyou’reachildadultsdonotthinkthatwhatyouhavetosayisimportant．Mr．Hardyalwayslistenstowhatyouhavetosayandmakesyoufeelimportant．”HerfriendsAshleyBatistaandAmandaWolfcagree．BraceHardyhasbeenmakingOctorarastudentsfeelspecialsince1975．Thisyearhewillcelebrate30yearsworkingforAlthouseBusTransportation．CompanyPresident。LarryA1thouseacknowledgesBruceHardy’soutstandingrecord．“Youdonotcomebyemployees1ikeBrucethesedays；hehasnevermissedadayofworkandhasaperfectdrivingrecord．Recognizedin2000bythePennsylvaniaSchoolBusAssociationfordriving350，000accidentfreemiles，Hardy’sreputationismadefurtherevidentthroughtherelationshipshehasmadewiththestudentsthatridehisbus’’A1thousefurtheradded．“AlthouseBusTransportationwasestablished70yearsagoandhasbeenprovidingqualitytransportationeversinceMYgrandfatherstartedthebusinesswithonebus．AlthouseBusTransportationisdelightedtohavetheopportunitytobringdistinctiveandsafeservicetoourlocalschoolandcommunityandlooksforwardtocontinuingtoprovidequalityserviceformanymoreyearstocome．’’Threegenerationsofbusinessisnotallthecompanyhasenjoyed．Thanksto出iverslikeBruceHardy,theyhavebeenbuildingrelationshipsthroughgenerations．Liesl’smotherCaroIalsoenjoysfondmemoriesofridingBruceHardy’sbustotheOctoraraSch001District．31Theword“mirror’’inthefirstlinecouldbebestreplacedbyA“vehicle”．B“device”C‘‘company”．D“reflection”32HowlonghasBruceHardybeenworkingforAlthouseBusTransportation?AFor30years．BFor70yearsCSincelastyear．DSince2000．33WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofBruceHardy?AHeisc001．BHeisagoodfriendCHeisimpatient．DHehasdriven350，000accidentfreemiles34WhofoundedAlthouseBusTransportation?ALarryAlthouse．BAlthouse’sgrandfatherCLiesl’smother,DAshleyBatista．35WhathasAlthouseBusTransportationbeenmainlyaimingat?AMakingasmuchmoneyaspossible．BBuildingupitsfameCDevelopingitsbusiness．DProvidingthelocalcommunitywithqualityservice第二篇Don’tCountonDungConservationists(自然保护主义者)maybemiscalculatingthenumbersofthethreatenedanimalssuchaselephants．sayAfricanandAmericanresearchers．Theerroroccursbecauseofaflawinthewaytheyestimateanimalnumbersfromthepilesofdung(粪)thecreaturesleavebehind．Themistakecould1eadresearcherstothinkthattherearetwiceasmanyelephantsastherereallyareinsomeregionsaccordingtoAndrewPlumptreoftheWildlifeConservationSociety(wcs)inNewYorkBiologistKatyPayneofCornellUniversityinIthaca，NewYork，agrees．‘‘Wereallyneedtoknowelephantnumbersandtheevidencethatwehaveisquiteindirect，”saysPayne，whoelectronicallytrackselephantsCountingelephantsfromplanesisimpossibleinthevastrainforestsofCentralAfrica．Soresearchersoftenestimateelephantnumbersbycountingdungpilesinagivenarea．TheyalsoneedtoknowtherateatwhichdungdecaysBecauseit’sextremelydifficulttodeterminetheserates．however，researcherscountingelephantsinoneregiontendtorelyonstandarddecayratesestablishedelsewhereButresearchersattheWCShavefoundthatthisdecayratevariesfromregiontoregiondependingontheclimateandenvironmentUsingthewrongvaluescanleadthecensusastray(离开正道)，saysPlumptreHeandhiscolleagueAnthonyChifuNchanjistudieddecayingelephantdungintheforestsofCameroonTheyfoundthatthedungdecayedbetween55and65percentmoreslowlythanthedungintherainforestsofneighbouringGabon．IfresearchersusedecayratesfromGabontocountelephantsinCameroon，theywouldprobablyfindmoreelephantsthanareactuallyaround．ThiscouldmeanestimatesinCameroonareatleasttwiceashighasthosederivedfromdecayratescalculatedlocally，saysPlumptre“Howeveraccurateyourdungdensityestimatemightbe．thedecayratecanseverelyaffecttheresult”Plumptrealsosaysthatthedung—pilecensusshouldbecarriedoutoveraregionsimilarinsizetoanelephant’snaturalrangeTheusualtechniqueofmonitoringonlysmall，protectedareasdistortsnumbersbecauseelephantsmoveinandoutoftheseregions，hesays“Iftheelephantpopulationincreaseswithintheprotectedarea，youcannotdeterminewhether1tisarealincreaseorwhetheritisduetoelephantsmovinginbecausetheyarebeingpoached(入侵偷猎)outside．”Plumptresaysthatsimilarproblemsmayalsoaffectotheranimalcensusstudiesthatrelyonindirectevidencesuchasnests，tracksorburrows(地洞)36Theword“threatened”inthefirstsentenceofthefirstparagraphcouldbebestreplacedbyA‘‘endangered”B“frightened”C“killed”D“angered”37Whydoresearchersestimateelephantnumbersinanareabycountingdungpiles?ABecauseelephantsaredifficulttocatchBBecauseitisnotpossibletocountelephantsfromaplane．CBecauseitisnotpossibletokeeptrackofelephants．DBecauseelephantsar