河南省确山任店一中2013届高三英语分类阅读训练（2）.doc

1、2013高考阅读训练（二）AEven plants can run a fever, especially when theyre under attack by insects or disease. But unlike humans, plants can have their temperature taken from 3,000 feet awaystraight up. A decade ago, adapting the infrared (红外线) scanning technology developed for military purposes and other sa

2、tellites, physicist Stephen Paley came up with a quick way to take the temperature of crops to determine which ones are under stress. The goal was to let farmers precisely target pesticide (杀虫剂) spraying rather than rain poison on a whole field, which invariably includes plants that dont have pest p

3、roblems.Even better, Paleys Remote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems be- fore they became visible to the eye. Mounted on a plane flown at 3,000 feet at night, an infrared scanner measured the heat emitted by crops. The data were transformed into a color-coded map showing where pla

4、nts were running “fevers”. Farmers could then spot-spray, using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide than they otherwise would.The bad news is that Paleys company closed down in l984, after only three years. Farmers resisted the new technology and long-term backers were hard to find. But with the renewed

5、 concern about pesticides on produce, and refinements in infrared scanning, Paley hopes to get back into operation. Agriculture experts have no doubt the technology works. This technique can be used on 75 percent of agricultural land in the United States, says George Oerther of Texas A & M. Ray Jack

6、son, who recently retired from the Department of Agriculture, thinks remote infrared crop scanning could be adopted by the end of the decade. But only if Paley finds the financial backing which he failed to obtain 10 years ago.41. Plants will emit an increased amount of heat when they are _.A. spray

7、ed with pesticides B. facing an infrared scanner C. in poor physical condition D. exposed to excessive sun rays42. In order to apply pesticide spraying precisely, we can use infrared scanning to .A. estimate the damage to the crops B. draw a color-coded map C. measure the size of the affected area D

8、. locate the problem area43. Farmers can save a considerable amount of pesticide by .A. resorting to spot-spraying B. consulting infrared scanning experts C. transforming poisoned rain D. detecting crop problems at an early date44. The application of infrared scanning technology to agriculture met w

9、ith some difficulties due to .A. the lack of official support B. its high cost C. the lack of financial support D. its failure to help increase production44. Infrared scanning technology may be brought back into operation because of .A. the desire of farmers to improve the quality of their produceB.

10、 growing concern about the excessive use of pesticides on cropsC. the forceful promotion by the Department of AgricultureD. full support from agricultural experts B In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the childs acquisition of each new skillthe first spoken words, the first indepen

11、dent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young

12、 child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.Parents vary

13、greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters, others are severe over times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as

14、the childs own happiness.As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality (道德). Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept”. If

15、 they are not sincere and do not practice what they preach (说教),their children may grow confused and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents principles and

16、 their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.46. Eagerly watching the childs acquisition of new skills .A. should be avoidedB. is universal among parentsC. sets up dangerous states of worry in the childD. will make him lose interest in learning new things47. In the process of childrens learning n

17、ew skills parents .A. should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they readB. should not expect too much of themC. should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their ownD. should create as many learning opportunities as possible48. The second

18、 paragraph mainly tells us that .A. parents should be strict with their childrenB. parental controls reflect only the needs of the parents and the values of the communityC. parental restrictions vary, and are not always enforced for the benefit of the children aloneD. parents vary in their strictnes

19、s towards their children according to the situation.49. The underlined word“precept” in Para.3 probably means“ ”A. idea B. punishment C. behaviour D. instruction50. In moral matters, parents should .A. observe the rules themselvesB. be aware of the marked difference between adults and childrenC. for

20、bid things which have no foundation in moralityD. consistently ensure the security of their children CA good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of reading. It is remarkable first for what it contains: the range of news from local crime to international politics, from sports to business to fa

21、shion to science, and the range of comment and special features (特写) as well, from editorial page to feature articles and interviews to criticism of books, art ,theatre, and music. A newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one reads it: never completely, never straight through, but always by j

22、umping from here to there, in and out, glancing at one piece, reading another article all the way through, reading just a few paragraphs of the next. A good modern newspaper offers a variety to attract many different readers, but far more than any one reader is interested in. What brings this variet

23、y together in one place is its topicality (时事性),its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality now. But immediacy and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient (短暂的) value. For all these reason

24、s, no two people really read the same paper: what each person does is to put together, out of the pages of that days paper, his own selection and sequence, his own newspaper. For all these reasons, reading newspapers efficiently, which means getting what you want from them without missing things you

25、 need but without wasting time, demands skill and self-awareness as you modify and apply the techniques of reading.51. A modern newspaper is remarkable for all the following except its .A. wide coverage B. uniform styleC. speed in reporting news D. popularity52. According to the passage, the reason

26、why no two people really read the“same”newspaper is that .A. people scan for the news they are interested inB. different people prefer different newspapersC. people are rarely interested in the same kind of newsD. people have different views about what a good newspaper is53. It can be concluded from

27、 the passage that newspaper readers .A. apply reading techniques skillfullyB. jump from one newspaper to anotherC. appreciate the variety of a newspaperD. usually read a newspaper selectively54. A good newspaper offers“a variety”to readers because .A. it tries to serve different readersB. it has to

28、cover things that happen in a certain localityC. readers are difficult to pleaseD. readers like to read different newspaper.55. The best title for this passage would be“ ”A. The importance of Newspaper TopicalityB. The Characteristics of a Good NewspaperC. The Variety of a Good NewspaperD. Some Suggestions on How to Read a Newspaper41-45 C D AC B 46-50 B CC D A 51-55 B A D A B