2012届全国名校高三英语-模拟试题汇编-阅读理解(60).doc

2012届全国名校英语模拟试题汇编:阅读理解（6）
【2012届·河北省衡水中学高三上学期四调】阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节：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。
A
Opposition is growing to the Berlin Zoo’s plans to find a new home for Knut, the moneymaking celebrity polar bear whose popularity has been exploited by environmentalists and even Canadian tourism promoters.
No longer cute, and just days before his second birthday, Knut will be given a new home that is expected to include a potential mating partner.
The Berlin Zoo, facing the global economic crisis, can’t afford the estimated $ 13 million it would take to acquire a female and a new home for them to share. “It’s time for him to go --- the sooner he gets a new home the better,” said senior bear keeper Heiner Kloes.
But some Berliners are beginning a campaign, collecting petition (情愿书) signatures and arguing that he’s a tourist draw and a symbol as important as the Brandenburg Gate. “He means a lot to many people. When you’re with him you forget your problems,” Hartmut Wiedenroth, co-founder of the campaign, told Spiegel Online.
Knut became an international celebrity in 2007, drawing huge crowds to his cage and triggering sales of thousands of Knut toys and Knut-shaped candies.
The Vancouver-based Canadian Tourism Commission made Knut a major part of its “Canada—Keep Exploring” campaign to draw tourists to the country--- and especially to polar bear country in northern Manitoba to see them in their natural habitat. Environmentalists also used the bear to promote the fight against global warming.
But Knut’s popularity diminished as his size increased to 210 kilograms, He was photographed at one point snapping (咬) at a child near his cage. In September his keeper, Thomas Doerflein, died of a heart attack. Doerflein, who became a celebrity himself after nursing the tiny ball of white fur when Knut’s mother rejected him, had been re-assigned shortly after Knut’s first birthday. Some animal rights critics said Knut has been showing unusually aggressive behavior because of his unnatural upbringing.
56. The Berlin Zoo intends to find a new home for Knut mainly because of _______.
A. the mother bear deserting him B. Knut’s aggressive behavior
C. lacking a skillful bear keeper D. its financial problem
57. A campaign is being launched in Berlin _______.
A. in order to keep Knut in the zoo
B. by selling Knut-shaped candies
C. to draw tourists to northern Manitoba
D. to warn people of global warming
58. The underlined word “triggering” in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by “_______”.
A. decreasing B. preventing C. promoting D. conducting
59. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Doerflein, a celebrity of Germany B. Zoo says Knut must go
C. The polar bear capital of the world D. Polar bears in Canada
B
Even before historian Joseph Ellis became a best-selling author, he was famous for his vivid lectures. In his popular courses at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, he would often make classroom discussion lively by describing his own fighting experience in Vietnam. But as Ellis's reputation grew--his books on the Founding Fathers won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize ---the history professor began to entertain local and national reporters with his memories of war. Last year, after The Boston Globe reported Ellis's experience in the Vietnam war, someone who knew the truth about Ellis dropped a dime. Last week The Boston Globe revealed that Ellis, famous for explaining the nation's history, had some explaining to do about his own past.
“Even in the best of lives, mistakes are made," said Ellis. It turned out that while the historian had served in the Army, he'd spent his war years not in the jungles of Southeast Asia , but teaching history at West Point ( 西点军校). He'd also overstated his role in the antiwar movement and even his high-school athletic records. His admission shocked colleagues, fellow historians and students who wondered why someone so successful would beautify his past. But it seems that success and truthfulness don’t always go hand in hand. Even among the successful achievers, security experts say, one in ten is deceiving. And, oddly, people often beautify their past once they're famous, says Ernest Brod of Kroll Associates, which has conducted thousands of background checks.
Then what makes them do it? Psychologists say some people succeed, at least in part, because they are uniquely adjusted to the expectations of others. And no matter how well-known, those people can be haunted (长期不断的缠绕 ) by a sense of their own shortcomings. "From outside, these people look anything but fragile," says Dennis Shulman, a psychoanalyst. "But inside, they feel hollow, empty,”
60. Which of the following shows the order of what happened to Ellis?
a. He became a best-selling author.
b. He taught at Mount Holyoke College.
c. His books won two important prizes.
d. The Boston Globe reported his experience in Vietnam.
e. He entertained reporters with his memories of war.
A. abced B. bedca C. acbde D. bcaed
61. The underlined part "dropped a dime" in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “____________”
A. let sb. down B. informed on sb.
C. made sb. famous D. punished sb. badly
62. While Ellis served in the Army, he ________________
A. fought in Vietnam B. taught history at a military school
C. pretended to be a historian
D. made mistakes in the antiwar movement.
C
Rahfeal Gordon has come a long way from the homeless shelters and streets of Newark, New Jersey. The 25-year-old was honored this year by the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship for his work----giving motivational speeches to youth groups.
Rahfeal Gordon tells his audience, "If nobody ever says that you're brilliant, say it to yourself every day. Look yourself in the mirror: if you have survived something, I don't care how small, how big, you’ve survived it," he said.
Rahfeal Gordon 's speech is simple: He tells the story of his own life in three chapters. Each begins with a hip hop lyric (歌词) that he knows will be meaningful to a young audience.
Gordon says he uses positive hip hop lyrics to encourage youths, especially those who grew in poverty and abuse, as he did. His talk is called "Hip Hop Saved My Life".
“ When I had my very dark moments in life, I would put on certain songs, whether it is from Jay-Z , Tupac, Kanye West," Gordon said. "They kept me going through the hard times. They fulfilled a certain void (空白) that I couldn't fulfill, like not having a father or mother there, so I felt they could relate because they would tell these stories."
Gordon says his childhood was happy until his father became addicted to drugs and began to beat his three brothers and mother. They left to live on the streets and in homeless shelters. Gordon says he tries now to be a voice for others, including a brother who was murdered at the age of 19.
“When I lost my brother, that was, really, a moment when things really started to take off, in the sense of saying, ‘I really, really want to be that individual to help people, to help individuals,’ ”Gordon said. “I can't be Superman. I can't save the world, but I think that if I can help an individual, I am saving the world. ”
63. Rahfeal Gordon was honored because he ___________.
A. has changed the lives of young people worldwide
B. inspires young people to better themselves
C. encourages his students to improve the community
D. has made great achievements in his teaching career
64. Rahfeal Gordon uses hip hop lyrics in his lecture because _________________.
A. he is good at performing hip hop songs
B. hip hop songs are encouraging and funny
C. hip hop songs helped him spend his hard times
D. he tends to follow the fashion like youths
65. What do we know about Rahfeal Gordon's childhood?
A. His parents forced him to leave home.
B. He was badly treated since he was a child.
C. His mother always beat him black and blue.
D. He became homeless after his father used drugs.
66. The author writes the passage mainly to_____________.
A. share Rahfeal Gordon's life story
B. tell readers to follow Rahfeal Gordon
C. introduce an American national award
D. direct readers' attention to poor children
D
Grasslands need time to rest when cattle and other animals feed on them. Moving animals from one area of pasture (牧场) to another can provide the time needed for new growth. This is called rotational grazing .(循环放牧)
Rotational grazing is good for the land and the animals, and it can save money. This form of grazing can reduce the need for pesticide (农药) treatments by reducing the growth of weeds. And it can limit the need for chemical fertilizers by letting animal wastes do the job of natural fertilizer. Rotational grazing can even help prevent wildfires by keeping grasslands in good condition.
Letting animals feed continually and intensively (集中地) in the same grazing areas can require costly replanting. Animals eat the most desirable growth first. When that keeps happening, the roots do not have enough time to recover. As a result, less desirable plants may replace them. Intensively used grasslands are also harmed as the soil is continually crushed under the weight of heavy animals.
While rotational grazing can save money over time, it also requires planning. And that starts with a good map to mark fences, water supplies and grazing areas.
Changing methods of grazing also requires time. Farmers may want to put up electric fences to enclose (圈起) grazing areas, called paddocks. The paddocks will need water. Some farmers design a path for animals from different paddocks to drink from a common watering place.
Farmers can start rotational grazing by removing animals from a pasture when the grass is eaten to less that five centimeters. The pasture is then kept empty until the grass grows to more than fifteen centimeters high.
Sheep and goats may require special preparations. They may need stronger fences than other animals. And while they eat the grass, they may need guard animals to protect them from animals that would like to eat them.
67. Grasslands won't depend on chemical fertilizers when __________________.
A. the soil of grasslands is naturally rich
B. animal wastes serve as natural fertilizer
C. rotational grazing can prevent wildfires
D. grasslands are usually in good condition
68. The function of putting up electric fences is to _____________.
A. divide the pasture into paddocks B. encourage animals to get around
C. stop animals staying at one place D. provide water supplies for animals
69. Why do sheep and goats need guard animals?
A. They can easily jump over fences. B. They don't like to stay in the paddock
C. wild animals are likely to attack them
D. Tigers and lions prefer sheep and goats
70. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Giving grasslands a rest B. How to feed animals
C. Keeping animals moving in pastures D. Grass growth and grazing ways

【答案】阅读理解：(A) DACB (B) DBB (C) BCDA (D) BACA

2012届全国名校英语模拟试题汇编:阅读理解（7）
【2012届·江西省赣中四校高三第一次联考】阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。A
One day, a slave owner entered a local store and threatened a young boy who was his slave. At first, the slave refused to move and ran for the door. The slave owner reached for a heavy weight. He threw it at his slave. Instead, it hit Harriet on the head. Harriet almost died. For the rest of her life, she carried the mark of a deep wound on her head.
Miser Brodas felt he never needed Harriet. He decided to sell her. Harriet thought of a way to prevent this. Each time she was shown to someone who might buy her, she acted as if she were falling asleep. After a while, Mister Brodas gave up the hope of selling Harriet. He sent her back to the fields. At 24 she married a free black man, John Tubman. By then, Harriet was sure she should escape.
In 1849, Mister Brodas died. His slaves probably would be sold to further South. John Tubman tried to make Harriet forget about running away. Harriet decided she must end her marriage and that she needed to tell her family that she was leaving.
Harriet escaped for Pennsylvania where slavery was banned there. Once she hid under hay that had been cut from the fields. Another time, she wore men’s clothing. Finally, she arrived in Pennsylvania.
Now that Harriet was free, she didn’t forget other slaves in Maryland. During the next ten years, she freed her parents and other family members. She traveled back and forth eighteen times, helping about 300 slaves escape. She became an expert at hiding from slave hunters. At one time, anyone finding Harriet was promised 40,000dollars for catching her—dead or alive. The people she helped called her Moses. She had rescued them from slavery just as the biblical Moses rescued the Jews.
After the Civil War began, Harriet started to spy for the North. She also served as a nurse. After four years of bloody fighting, the North won the war. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves in 1863. There was no longer any need for Harriet to be Moses.
56. Harriet was hit by a heavy weight on her head when .
A. she was helping a slave run away B. she was playing with a young boy
C. she was staying at the local store D. she was running for the door of the store
57. We know from the passage that Harriet was Mister Brodas’ .
A. daughter B. slave C. wife D. servant
58. Harriet decided to end her marriage with John mainly because .
A. she lived a terribly unhappy life B. he often stopped her running away
C. he couldn’t give her right and freedom D. she wanted to save her family members
59. Why was Harriet called Moses just like Moses in the Bible?
A. She devoted most of her life to helping slaves escape.
B. She became an expert at hiding from slave hunters.
C. She made a contribution to the North in the Civil War.
D. She traveled back to Maryland eighteen times.
60. The passage is mainly about .
A. how Harriet rescued her family from the South to the North
B. how Harriet became a famous woman in the Civil War
C. how Harriet fought against slavery in her life
D. how Harriet turned from a slave to a free woman
B
Pretending to be happy can actually make you more miserable—especially if you’re a woman, according to a new study. Researchers found that walking around with a forced smile and faking(假装的)happiness simply led to people feeling gloomier. So, putting a brave face on your woes could actually be counterproductive.
The research found that women suffered more than men when pretending to be happy. Psychologist, Dr. Brent Scott, who led the study, said employers should take note because forci