高中英语模拟试题24(含答案)

1WeeklyPractice24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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。AMyfatherwasalwaysagoodgardener.Oneofmyearliestmemoriesisstandingwithoutshoesinthefreshlytilled（翻耕的）soil,myhandsblackenedfromdiggingintheground.Asachild,IlovedfollowingDadaroundinthegarden,IrememberDadpushingthetiller（耕作机）aheadinperfectlystraightlines.Dadlovedgrowingallsortsofthings:yellowandgreenonions,watermelonsalmostasbigasme,rowsofyellowcom,andourfavorite---redtomatoes.AsIgrewintoateenager,Ididn'tgetsoexcitedaboutgardeningwithDad.Insteadofmagicallandofpossibility,ithadturnedintosomekindofprison.AsDadgrewolder,hisloveforgardeningneverdisappeared.Afterallthekidsweregrownandhadstartedfamiliesoftheirown,Dadturnedtogardeninglikeneverbefore.Evenwhenhewasdiagnosedwithcancer,hestilltookcareofhisgarden.Butthen,thecancer,bitbybit,invadedhisbody.Ihadtodothethingsheusedtodo.WhatreallyconvincedmethatDadwasdyingwasthestateofhisgardenthatyear.Therowsandrowsofmulticoloredvegetablesweregone.Tootiredtoweedthem,hesimplyletthembe.Heonlyplantedtomatoes.Forthefirstfewyearsafterhedied,Icouldn'tevenbeartolookatanyone'sgardenwithouthavingstrongmemoriespourovermelikecoldwaterfromabucket.Threeyearsago,Idecidedtoplantmyowngardenandstartedoutwithjustafewtomatoes.Thatmorning,afterbreakingupafairamountofsoil,somethingcaughtthecomerofmyeyeandIhadtosmile,Itwasmyeight-year-oldsonNathan,happilyplayinginthefreshlytilledsoil.21.Whydidtheauthorlikethegardenwhenhewasachild?A.Thegardenwasplantedwithcolorfulflowers.B.Thegardenwasjustfreshlytilledbyhisfather.C.Helovedwhathisfathergrewinthegarden.D.Heenjoyedbeinginthegardenwithhisfather.22.Whenallthekidsstartedtheirownfamilies,theauthor'sfather.A.stoppedhisgardeningB.turnedtootherhobbiesC.devotedmoretogardeningD.focusedonplantingtomatoes23.Whathappenedtothegardenwhentheauthor'sfatherwasseriouslyill?A.Theauthor'ssontookchargeofit.B.Noplantgrewinthegardenatall.C.Thegardenwasalmostdeserted.D.Itbroughttheauthoragreatharvest.24.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.A.theauthor'ssonplayedhappilyinthegardenB.theauthor'ssonremindedhimofhisownfatherC.theauthor'ssonwasverygladtohelptheauthor2D.theauthor'ssonwillcontinuegardeningaswellBWalkthroughtheAmazonrainforesttodayandyouwillfinditsteamy,warm,dampandthick.Butifyouhadbeentherearound15,000yearsago,duringthelasticeage,wouldithavebeenthesame?Formorethan30years,scientistshavebeenarguingabouthowrainforestsmighthavereactedtothecold,dryclimateoftheiceages,buttillnow,noonehasreachedasatisfyinganswer.RainforestsliketheAmazonareimportantformoppingupCO2fromtheatmosphereandhelpingtosolveglobalwarming.CurrentlythetreesintheAmazontakeinaround500milliontonsofCO2eachyear:equaltothetotalamountofCO2givenoffintheUKeachyear.ButhowwilltheAmazonreacttothefutureclimatechange?Ifitgetsdrier,willitsurviveandcontinuetodrawdownCO2?Scientistshopethattheywillbeabletolearninadvancehowtherainforestwillmanageinthefuturebyunderstandinghowrainforestsreactedtoclimatechangeinthepast.Unfortunately,collectinginformationisincrediblydifficult.Tostudythepastclimate,scientistsneedtolookatfossilizedpollen（花粉）keptinlakemud,Goingbacktothelasticeagemeansdrillingdownintolakesediments（沉淀物）,whichrequiresspecializedequipmentandheavymachinery.Thereareveryfewroadsandpaths,orplacestolandhelicoptersandaeroplanes.Riverstendtobetheeasiestwaytoentertheforest,butthisstillleavesvastareasbetweentheriverscompletelyunsampled（未取样）.Sofar,onlyahandfulofcoreshavebeendrilledthatgobacktothelasticeageandnoneofthemprovideenoughinformationtoprovehowtheAmazonforestreactstoclimatechange.25.Howdoscientistsstudythepastclimatechange?A.Bypredictingtheclimatechangeinthefuture.B.Bydrillingdowndeepintolandsediments.C.Byanalyzingfossilizedpolleninlakemud.D.BytakingsamplesfromriversintheAmazon.26.Whyisitdifficulttocollectinformationaboutthepastclimatechange?A.Becausescientistscan'tfindproperequipmentandmachinery.B.Becauseitisverydifficulttoobtaincompletesamples.C.Becausehelicoptersandaeroplaneshavenoplacetoland.D.Becausenoneofthecoresprovideanyinformation.27.Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A.Amedicaljournal.B.AnewsreportC.Atravelbrochure.D.Asciencemagazine.28.Thebesttitleforthetextmaybe.A.SecretsoftheRainforestB.ClimatesoftheAmazonC.TheHistoryoftheRainforestD.ChangesoftheRainforestCBringingupchildrenishardwork,andyouareoftentoblameforanybadbehaviorofyourchildren.Ifso,JudithRichHarrishasgoodnewsforyou.Parents,sheargues,havenoimportantlong-termeffectsonthedevelopmentofthecharacteristicsoftheirchildren.Farmoreimportantaretheirplaygroundfriendsandneighborhood.Ms.Harristakestohittingthebeliefwhichhascontrolleddevelopmentalpsychology3foralmosthalfacentury.Ms.Harris'sattacklookslikelytostrengthendoubtsthatthefieldwasalreadyhaving.Ifparentsmatter,whyisitthatapairoftwins,raisedinthesamehome,arenomorealikethanapairoftwinsraisedindifferenthomes?Difficultasitistofollowtheexacteffectsofparentalupbringing,itmaybehardertomeasuretheexactinfluenceofthepeergroupinchildhoodandyouth.Ms.Harrispointshowchildrenfromimmigranthomessoonlearnnottospe