2018年可锐考研英语阅读专练模拟题

年可锐考研英语阅读专练模拟题（三）Amysteriousblackcloudapproachestheearth-ourplanetsweatherisseverelyaffected.ThroughouttherestofJuneandJulytemperaturesrosesteadilyallovertheEarth.IntheBritishislesthetemperatureclimbedthroughtheeighties,intothenineties,andmovedtowardsthehundredmark.Peoplecomplained,buttherewasnoseriousdisaster.ThedeathnumberintheU.S.Remainedquitesmall,thankslargelytotheair-conditioningunitsthathadbeenfittedduringpreviousyearsandmonths.Temperaturesrosetothelimitofhumanendurancethroughoutthewholecountryandpeoplewereobligedtoremainindoorsforweeksonend.Occasionallyair-conditioningunitsfailedanditwasthenthatfatalitiesoccurred.Conditionswereutterlydesperatethroughoutthetropicsasmaybejudgedfromthefactthat7943speciesofplantsandanimalsbecametotallyextinct.ThesurvivalofManhimselfwasonlypossiblebecauseofthecavesandcellarshewasabletodig.Nothingcouldbedonetoreducethehotairtemperature.Morethansevenhundredmillionpersonsareknowntohavelosttheirlives.Eventuallythetemperatureofthesurfacewatersofthesearose,notsofastastheairtemperatureitistrue,butfastenoughtoproduceadangerousincreaseofhumidity.Itwasindeedthisincreasethatproducedthedisastrousconditionsjustremarked.MillionsofpeoplebetweenthelatitudesofCairoandtheCapeofGoodHopeweresubjectedtoachokingatmospherethatgrewdamperandhotterfromdaytoday.Allhumanmovementceased.Therewasnothingtobedonebuttoliebreathingquicklyasadogdoesinhotweather.BythefourthweekofJulyconditionsinthetropicslaybalancedbetweenlifeandtotaldeath.Thenquitesuddenlyraincloudsappearedoverthewholeglobe.Thetemperaturedeclinedalittle,duenodoubttothecloudsreflectingmoreoftheSunsradiationbackintospace,Butconditionscouldnotbesaidtohaveimproved.Warmrainfelleverywhere,evenasfarnorthasIceland.Theinsectpopulationincreasedenormously,sincetheburninghotatmospherewasasfavorabletothemasitwasunfavorabletoManmanyotheranimals.81.IntheBritishIslesthetemperature.A)stayedateightyB)rangedfromeightytoninetyC)approachedonehundredD)exceededthehundredmark82.FewpeopleintheUnitedStateslosttheirlivesbecause.)thetemperaturewastolerableB)peopleremainedindoorsforweeksC)thegovernmenthadtakeneffectivemeasurestoreducethehottemperatureD)peoplewereprovidedwiththemostcomfortableair-conditioners83.MillionsofpeopleinCairoandtheCapeofGoodHopeweresubjectedtoachokingatmospherebecause.A)thetemperaturegrewextremelyhotB)thetemperaturebecamedamperandhotterasthehumidityofthesurfacewatersoftheseaincreasedC)theirconditionsweretoodangerousD)nothingcouldbedonewiththehottemperature84.BythefourthweekofJulyconditionsinthetropicsweresuchthat.A)humansurvivalwouldbeimpossibleB)moreandmorepeoplewouldlosetheirlivesC)fewerpeoplecouldbesavedD)survivalordeathwasstillundecided85.Theinsectpopulationincreaseddueto.A)thehotairB)thetropicalclimateC)theraincloudsD)thedampatmosphere答案：1.C2.D3.B4.D5.A)parentsplayinbringinguptheirchildrenB)menplayinafamilyC)womenplayinafamilyD)equalityplaysinafamily87.Theauthormeanstotellusthat.A)amansplaceisinthehomeB)awomansplaceisinthehomeC)awomanshouldbeequaltoaman)amanshouldhaveanequalshareinfamilymatters88.Accordingtotheauthor,ahealthyfamilyshouldbebasedon.A)cooperationB)momismC)authoritarianismD)neo-popism89.Whowillbenefitmostfromafamilypatternofsharingintasksanddecisions?A)Thechildren.B)Theman.C)ThewomanD)Thepsychologist.90.Wemaysafelyconcludefromthepassagethat.A)malesuperioritymaintainsahealthyfamilyB)authorityand