高中英语模拟试题9(含答案)

1WeeklyPractice9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。AThissummerIvolunteeredattheChinaConservationandResearchCenterfortheGiantPandainSichuanandhadaonceinalifetimechancetogetwithinthreefeet.BornandraisedinAmerica,veryrarelyhadIeverseenapanda.IhadexpectedthismomenteversincemymothertoldmethatwewouldbevolunteeringattheCenter.WhenmycousinandIarrivedattheCenterandreceivedouruniformsandgloves,anynervousnessIhadfeltduringthecarridequicklyfadedandchangedintoexcitement.Ourfirsttaskwastocleanupthepanda’scage.Althoughitwasaboringjob,itwasinterestingtobeinthepanda’slivingareaandseehowbigtheanimalsreallyare.Pandasactuallyfearheat,sotheCenterprovideseachanimalwithaniceblocktokeepitcomfortable.Whenitwastimetofeedthepandas,thekeepergaveusfivepiecesoffoodeach,whichconsistedofbamboo,carrots,orbreadtofeedtoaone-year-oldmale.Neverhavingdreamedofbeingsoclosetoapanda,Iwasdelightedbytheactionandafterlisteningtoitmunch（用力嚼）onthefood,hurriedlyofferedapiecemore.Next,wewatchedavideoonChina’sgoaltohelpgiantpandasbackintothewild.ItexplainedChina’seffortstoraisethemtoincreasethepopulation,anddetailedmeasurestakentotrainthepandastoentertheirnaturereserveonceagain.Theworkershadtospendlotsoftimeteachingtheanimalshowtoliveinnatureandguaranteeingtheirsafetyatalltimes.Iamgratefultohavebeenabletovolunteerforadayandwilltreasuretheexperiencefortherestofmylife.21.HowdidthewriterfeelonthewaytotheCenter?A.Excited.B.Nervous.C.Bored.D.Calm.22.Whichofthefollowingisdelightfultothewriter?A.Wearinguniforms.B.Cleaningthecages.C.Feedingthepanda.D.Watchingthevideo.23.WhydoestheCenterraisethegiantpandas?A.Toattractmorevolunteers.B.Tokeepthemcomfortable.C.Tohelpthembacktonature.D.Togainmoreexperience.BGoldfishhaveprettyboringlives,somaybeit’sagoodthingtheycanonlyconcentratefornineseconds!Butaccordingtonewresearch,humansarebecominglikegoldfish.Ourattentionspan(时长)isgettingshorter...andit’sallbecauseoftechnology.“Wemovequicklyfromonesitetoanotherontheweb,”saysDoctorTedSelker,acomputerscientistfromMassachusetts,“andwearelosingtheabilitytoconcentrate.”Withmillionsofwebsitestochoosefrom,theattentionspanoftheaverageinternetuserisjustseconds.Thereareotherdigitaldistractions（分心）too:email,instantmessagingandquickiemoviesonwebsites.Somepeopleareworriedabouttheeffectonyoungpeople.“Youneedtimetounderstandandthinkaboutwhatyouread,”saysJuliaWood,fromLondon.“Youngpeoplesearchthenetallthetimeandtheirbrainsbecomefullofuselessinformationbutthereisnotimetomakesenseofit.Iamtryingtopersuademypupilstoreadmorebooks,sothattheyconcentrateononesubjectforlonger.”Otherteachersaretryingmoreunusualmethodstoimprovestudents’concentration.AnneSavan,fromWales,wassoworriedaboutherstudentsthatshestartedplayingMozartduringhersciencelessons.Shesaysthatithadanamazingeffect:“Themusicmadethemcalmer,andtheirconcentrationwasmuchbetter.”Butnoteveryonebelievesthatthereisaproblem.RayCole,aneducationalpsychologistsays:“Ontheweb,youngpeoplelearntomakequickdecisionsaboutwhatisandisn’tworthreading.Theymightlookatfiveunhelpfulwebsitesveryquickly,beforestoppingandreadingasixthusefulwebsitemorecarefully.Inaworld2withsomuchinformationavailable,thisisanimportantskill.”24.Whydoesthewritermention“goldfish”?A.Toanalyzedata.B.Tointroduceatopic.C.Tosettleproblems.D.Tosuggestawayout.25.WhatmaycauseashorterattentionspanaccordingtoDr.TedSelker?A.Skippingaroundtheinternet.B.Timetodigestinformation.C.Traditionalmethodsofreading.D.Makingdecisions.26.Whatwillhelpstudentsovercomeashortattentionspan?A.Receivingemails.B.Textingmessages.C.Readingmorebooks.D.Watchingquickiemovies.27.WhatisRayCole’sattitudetowardslookingthroughwebsitesquickly?A.Cautious.B.Unfavorable.C.Skeptical.D.Supportive.CWanttohelpfightglobalwarming?Takeoffyourtie,saystheItalianhealthministry.Ithasurgedemployerstolettheirstaffdresscasuallyatworkinthesummersothattheairconditioningcanbeturneddown.“Takingyourtieoffimmediatelylowersthebodytemperatureby2or3degreescentigrade,”theministrysaidinastatement.“Allowingamoresensibleuseofairconditioningbringsaboutelectricitysavingsandprotectstheenvironment.”ItcalledonallpublicandprivateofficestoletemployeeswearnotieduringheatwavesliketheonethathasbroughtAfrica-liketemperaturestomanypartsofItalythisweek.Themoveechoes（回应）asimilaractionfromItaly’sbiggestoilgroup,ENI,whichtolditsstaffearlierthismonththeyneednotwearatieatwork.Thetiemakers,however,werelefthotunderthecollar.“Italyconfirmsthatitisastrangecountry,”FlavioCimasaidangrilyinalettertofinancialdailyILSOLE24OREundertheheadline:“I,tiemaker,amresponsibleforglobalwarming”“Wecannowhappilycontinuewithourlifestyle,usingcars,consumingfuel,heatingandcoolingourhomesatleisure.Ononecondition:weshouldnotwearatiewhilewedoso,”hewrote.“Ishouldhavelistenedtomyfriendsandbecomeanoilproducerinstead.”ItalyisoneoftheEuropeanUnion’sworstperformersonthepollutionfrontandisamongtheEUcountriesexpectedtoexceed（超出）theirgreenhousegasemission（排放）targets28.What’sthepurposeofthemoveoftakingoffties?A.Todresscasually.B.Tofightglobalwarming.C.Tokeepthebodyt