2024高考英語二輪閱讀理解訓練七十集之連載（68）

　　2024高考訓練題。閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。The island is mountainous and covered in trees. The water around the island is transparent like glass. When I first visited it, there was mist rising from the trees. The little harbor looked mysterious and remote: tall palm trees, a few shops and restaurants, no cars, motorcycles or bikes.

　　It is not by chance that the island has kept its natural beauty. Once, it was privately owned and the owners always wanted to keep it in its natural state. In 1963, Port Cros became a national park. The park directors made some rules to protect the island. They didn’t allow any new building projects. There is only one hotel and no camping is allowed. Visitors can’t use mountain bikes or smoke on the island. Sailing boats that visit the island mustn’t damage the bottom of the sea or pollute the water around it.

　　When we arrived, we started walking to the beach of Port-Man, which was the furthest beach from the port. It took us two hours and when we arrived, the beach was deserted. It seemed that we were the only people on the island. Time seemed to stop. It was so beautiful that we stayed there all day. I visited there again last summer. Nothing had changed. The island still looked magical and mysterious, still with few tourists. It must be wonderful to stay the night on the island, I thought. After all the visitors have gone, the island must be so quiet—a real paradise (天堂)!

　　1. The author got to know Port Cros at first due to _____.

　　A. some tourist brochures

　　B. his wife’s introduction

　　C. his first visit there

　　D. some TV programs

　　2. How has the natural beauty of the island been kept according to the text?

　　A. Foreign visitors are not allowed to visit it.

　　B. Nothing has been built in the park there.

　　C. Only bikes can be used on the island.

　　D. Sailing boats mustn’t pollute the water.

　　3. When the author first visited Port Cros, _____.

　　A. it was very sunny

　　B. there were few visitors there

　　C. it took them a whole day to walk to Port-Man

　　D. the island was deserted and he stayed there for a whole night

　　參考答案1—3、ADB

　　【閱讀理解】科普知識類

　　閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A,B,C或D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

　　In the long discussion of water on the Moon, a new study contradicts (與……相矛盾) some recent reports that say the Moon had water at the time of its formation. A group of researchers reports in the journal Science that when the Moon was created, some 4. 5 billion years ago, there was not much hydrogen (氫氣) on it, and therefore no water.

　　The researchers surveyed and evaluated this by analyzing chlorine isotopes found in lunar rock samples from Apollo missions. The range of chlorine (氯) isotopes in lunar samples was 25 times that found in samples from Earth.

　　“If the Moon had significant levels of hydrogen, as Earth did, this range would have been far less,” said Zachary D. Sharp, a scientist in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and the study’s lead author.

　　“The chlorine would have stuck together with hydrogen, forming compounds like hydrogen chloride, and escaped from the Moon’s surface,”he said. The abundance of chlorine indicates a lack of hydrogen and water.

　　“The amount of water on the Moon was way too low for life to have ever have possibly have existed there,” he said.

　　Most scientists believe the Moon was formed when a large object struck Earth, breaking off a chunk (a vast piece) that has since orbited Earth.

　　On Earth, goes one theory, water was released as steam from molten basalts (玄武巖) over time, eventually forming bodies of water.

　　“An understanding of whether the Moon was dry or wet will help us understand how water appeared on Earth,” Dr. Sharp said.

　　1. A new study indicates that　on the moon.

　　A. there is plenty of water

　　B. water is unlikely to exist

　　C. water existed in the past

　　D. there is a little water now

　　2. The author would like to tell us　through the sixth paragraph.

　　A. why there is no water on the Moon

　　B. how the Moon was formed

　　C. when the Earth struck the Moon

　　D. where the Moon orbited

　　3. What does the underlined word “this” stand for in the second paragraph?

　　A. Neither hydrogen nor water on the Moon.

　　B. Too much chlorine isotopes on the Moon.

　　C. Not being much hydrogen, no water on the Moon.

　　D. More chlorine exists on the Moon than Earth.

　　4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. Zachary D. Sharp, a scientist of New Mexico was in charge of the new study.

　　B. Chlorine isotopes are 25 times in lunar larger than Earth.

　　C. The more abundant chloride, the shorter hydrogen and water.

　　D. The new study is beneficial to understand how water appeared on Earth.

　　5. What can we learn from the passage?

　　A. There are enough water on the Earth.

　　B. Hydrogen chloride easily escaped from the Moon’s surface.

　　C. The Earth had significant levels of hydrogen.

　　D. Water on the Earth is directly from molten basalts.

　　【參考答案】1—4、BBCBC

　　2024高考訓練題。閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

　　According to the US government, wind farms off the Pacific coast could produce 900 gigawatts of electricity every year. Unfortunately, the water there is far too deep for even the tallest windmills to touch bottom. An experiment under way off the coast of Norway, however, could help put them anywhere.

　　The project, called Hywind, is the world’s first large-scale deepwater wind turbine (渦輪發電機). Although it uses a fairly standard 152-ton, 2. 3-megawatt turbine, Hywind represents totally new technology. The turbine will be fixed 213 feet above the water on a floating spar, a technology Hywind’s creator, the Norwegian company StatoilHydro, has developed recently. The steel spar, which is filled with stones and goes 328 feet below the sea surface, will be tied to the ocean floor by three cables ; these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waves. Hywind’s stability in the cold and rough sea would prove that even the deepest corners of the ocean are suitable for wind power. If all goes according to the plan, the turbine will start producing electricity six miles off the coast of southwestern Norway as early as September.

　　To produce electricity on a large scale, a commercial wind farm will have to use bigger turbines than Hywind does, but it’s difficult enough to balance such a large turbine so high on a floating spar in the middle of the ocean. To make that turbine heavier, the whole spar抯 rcenter of gravity must be moved much closer to the ocean’s surface. To do that, the company plans to design a new kind of wind turbine, one whose gearbox (變速箱) sits at sea level rather than behind the blades.

　　Hywind is a test run, but the benefits for perfecting floating wind-farm technology could be extremely large. Out at sea, the wind is often stronger and steadier than close to shore, where all existing offshore windmills are planted. Deep-sea farms are invisible from land, which helps overcome the windmill-as-eyesore objection. If the technology catches on, it will open up vast areas of the planet’s surface to one of the best low-carbon power sources available.

　　1. The Hywind project uses totally new technology to ensure the stability of

　　　.　

　　A. the cables which tie the spar to the ocean floor

　　B. the spar which is floating in deep-sea water

　　C. the blades driven by strong and steady sea wind

　　D. the stones filled in the spar below the sea surface

　　2. To balance a bigger turbine high on a floating spar, a new type of turbine is to be designed

　　with its gearbox sitting

　　　.　

　　A. on the sea floorB. on the spar top　C. at sea level　D. behind the blades

　　3. Wide applications of deepwater wind power technology can　

　　.　

　　A. solve the technical problems of deepwater windmills

　　B. make financial profits by producing more turbines

　　C. settle the arguments about environmental problems

　　D. explore low-carbon power resources available at sea

　　參考答案1—3、BCD

　　科普知識類閱讀理解。

　　閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A,B,C或D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

　　For many of us, aspirin, one of the most common nonprescription drugs, is a constant companion. It is the most effective drug that we have, and if we eliminated all but three drugs, aspirin would definitely be one of the three drugs we should keep. Even with all the new drugs available, it still has a place in many of our medicine cabinets, as a “miracle drug” in its ability to fight pain and inflammation (炎癥) and even more amazing in its ability to reduce heart attack and stroke risk.

　　Aspirin is the first member of a class of substances called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs非甾體抗炎藥). These drugs reduce pain, fever and inflammation, and are used to treat a variety of conditions. Many believe that aspirin has many benefits not yet fully understood. Media reports on the use of aspirin to prevent or treat diseases such as heart attacks and cancer leave many people struggling to keep all the facts straight. Others who cannot tolerate aspirin might feel a bit left out as new uses and benefits of aspirin continue to appear in the news.

　　In all cases, more researches are needed to determine what benefits aspirin may provide and whether these benefits would outweigh the potential side effects. Aspirin, for example, is known to cause gastrointestinal (胃腸的) bleeding with heavy use, and there is research that indicates an increased risk of bleeding-related stroke in people who use it regularly. In some cases, these reactions can be killers. Another potentially deadly problem is aspirin poisoning and most people don’t know about it.

　　Before you start taking any of these over-the-counter (不需處方也可出售的) drugs on a long-term basis, it’s a good idea to discuss it with your health care provider.

　　1. From the second paragraph we know　.

　　A. Humans have fully understood the benefits of aspirin.

　　B. Aspirin is the only member of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

　　C. Not every one of us can take aspirin.

　　D. Aspirin can be used to stop bleeding.

　　2. What’s the third paragraph mainly about?

　　A. Many researches about aspirin.

　　B. Aspirin’s side effects.

　　C. New uses of aspirin.

　　D. The unknown aspects about aspirin.

　　3. The underlined word in the first paragraph means　.

　　A. kept 　B. saved

　　C. investigatedD. removed

　　4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

　　A. Aspirin can cure us of most diseases.

　　B. Aspirin is important in reducing pain and heart attack.

　　C. The side effects of aspirin outweigh its benefits.

　　D. We can buy some aspirin and take it immediately if we don’t feel well.

　　【參考答案】1—4、CBDB

　　2024高考訓練題。閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

　　When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didn’t look like ally doctor I’d ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind.

　　When Doctor Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees.

　　He had some interesting theories about planting trees.

　　He believed in the principle. “No pains, no gains”. He hardly Watered his new trees, an attitude which flew in the face of conventional wisdom.

　　Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water. So, instead of watering his trees every morning, he’d beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.

　　Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some 25 years ago. They were tall and strong.

　　I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago.

　　Two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Adversity seemed to benefit Doctor Gibb’s trees in ways that comfort and ease never could. Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to encounter hardship. There’s always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won’t be torn apart.

　　1. With the trees planted, Doctor Gibbs often _______.

　　A. heat them to attract neighbours’ attention

　　B. kept watering them every morning

　　C. talked to them to get their attention

　　D. paid little attention to them

　　2. What does the underlined word “Adversity” mean in the fifth paragraph?

　　A. Bad weather

　　B. Enough care or attention.

　　C. Difficult living conditions.

　　D. Lack of damp.

　　3. Which prayer does the author wish for his sons?

　　A. Have an easy life, without too much to worry about.

　　B. Be able to stand the rain and wind in their lives.

　　C. Have good luck, encountering less hardship in their life.

　　D. Meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future.

　　參考答案1—3、DCB

　　2024高考英語二輪閱讀理解訓練七十集之連載（68）

　　2024高考訓練題。閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。The island is mountainous and covered in trees. The water around the island is transparent like glass. When I first visited it, there was mist rising from the trees. The little harbor looked mysterious and remote: tall palm trees, a few shops and restaurants, no cars, motorcycles or bikes.

　　It is not by chance that the island has kept its natural beauty. Once, it was privately owned and the owners always wanted to keep it in its natural state. In 1963, Port Cros became a national park. The park directors made some rules to protect the island. They didn’t allow any new building projects. There is only one hotel and no camping is allowed. Visitors can’t use mountain bikes or smoke on the island. Sailing boats that visit the island mustn’t damage the bottom of the sea or pollute the water around it.

　　When we arrived, we started walking to the beach of Port-Man, which was the furthest beach from the port. It took us two hours and when we arrived, the beach was deserted. It seemed that we were the only people on the island. Time seemed to stop. It was so beautiful that we stayed there all day. I visited there again last summer. Nothing had changed. The island still looked magical and mysterious, still with few tourists. It must be wonderful to stay the night on the island, I thought. After all the visitors have gone, the island must be so quiet—a real paradise (天堂)!

　　1. The author got to know Port Cros at first due to _____.

　　A. some tourist brochures

　　B. his wife’s introduction

　　C. his first visit there

　　D. some TV programs

　　2. How has the natural beauty of the island been kept according to the text?

　　A. Foreign visitors are not allowed to visit it.

　　B. Nothing has been built in the park there.

　　C. Only bikes can be used on the island.

　　D. Sailing boats mustn’t pollute the water.

　　3. When the author first visited Port Cros, _____.

　　A. it was very sunny

　　B. there were few visitors there

　　C. it took them a whole day to walk to Port-Man

　　D. the island was deserted and he stayed there for a whole night

　　參考答案1—3、ADB

　　【閱讀理解】科普知識類

　　閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A,B,C或D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

　　In the long discussion of water on the Moon, a new study contradicts (與……相矛盾) some recent reports that say the Moon had water at the time of its formation. A group of researchers reports in the journal Science that when the Moon was created, some 4. 5 billion years ago, there was not much hydrogen (氫氣) on it, and therefore no water.

　　The researchers surveyed and evaluated this by analyzing chlorine isotopes found in lunar rock samples from Apollo missions. The range of chlorine (氯) isotopes in lunar samples was 25 times that found in samples from Earth.

　　“If the Moon had significant levels of hydrogen, as Earth did, this range would have been far less,” said Zachary D. Sharp, a scientist in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and the study’s lead author.

　　“The chlorine would have stuck together with hydrogen, forming compounds like hydrogen chloride, and escaped from the Moon’s surface,”he said. The abundance of chlorine indicates a lack of hydrogen and water.

　　“The amount of water on the Moon was way too low for life to have ever have possibly have existed there,” he said.

　　Most scientists believe the Moon was formed when a large object struck Earth, breaking off a chunk (a vast piece) that has since orbited Earth.

　　On Earth, goes one theory, water was released as steam from molten basalts (玄武巖) over time, eventually forming bodies of water.

　　“An understanding of whether the Moon was dry or wet will help us understand how water appeared on Earth,” Dr. Sharp said.

　　1. A new study indicates that　on the moon.

　　A. there is plenty of water

　　B. water is unlikely to exist

　　C. water existed in the past

　　D. there is a little water now

　　2. The author would like to tell us　through the sixth paragraph.

　　A. why there is no water on the Moon

　　B. how the Moon was formed

　　C. when the Earth struck the Moon

　　D. where the Moon orbited

　　3. What does the underlined word “this” stand for in the second paragraph?

　　A. Neither hydrogen nor water on the Moon.

　　B. Too much chlorine isotopes on the Moon.

　　C. Not being much hydrogen, no water on the Moon.

　　D. More chlorine exists on the Moon than Earth.

　　4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. Zachary D. Sharp, a scientist of New Mexico was in charge of the new study.

　　B. Chlorine isotopes are 25 times in lunar larger than Earth.

　　C. The more abundant chloride, the shorter hydrogen and water.

　　D. The new study is beneficial to understand how water appeared on Earth.

　　5. What can we learn from the passage?

　　A. There are enough water on the Earth.

　　B. Hydrogen chloride easily escaped from the Moon’s surface.

　　C. The Earth had significant levels of hydrogen.

　　D. Water on the Earth is directly from molten basalts.

　　【參考答案】1—4、BBCBC

　　2024高考訓練題。閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

　　According to the US government, wind farms off the Pacific coast could produce 900 gigawatts of electricity every year. Unfortunately, the water there is far too deep for even the tallest windmills to touch bottom. An experiment under way off the coast of Norway, however, could help put them anywhere.

　　The project, called Hywind, is the world’s first large-scale deepwater wind turbine (渦輪發電機). Although it uses a fairly standard 152-ton, 2. 3-megawatt turbine, Hywind represents totally new technology. The turbine will be fixed 213 feet above the water on a floating spar, a technology Hywind’s creator, the Norwegian company StatoilHydro, has developed recently. The steel spar, which is filled with stones and goes 328 feet below the sea surface, will be tied to the ocean floor by three cables ; these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waves. Hywind’s stability in the cold and rough sea would prove that even the deepest corners of the ocean are suitable for wind power. If all goes according to the plan, the turbine will start producing electricity six miles off the coast of southwestern Norway as early as September.

　　To produce electricity on a large scale, a commercial wind farm will have to use bigger turbines than Hywind does, but it’s difficult enough to balance such a large turbine so high on a floating spar in the middle of the ocean. To make that turbine heavier, the whole spar抯 rcenter of gravity must be moved much closer to the ocean’s surface. To do that, the company plans to design a new kind of wind turbine, one whose gearbox (變速箱) sits at sea level rather than behind the blades.

　　Hywind is a test run, but the benefits for perfecting floating wind-farm technology could be extremely large. Out at sea, the wind is often stronger and steadier than close to shore, where all existing offshore windmills are planted. Deep-sea farms are invisible from land, which helps overcome the windmill-as-eyesore objection. If the technology catches on, it will open up vast areas of the planet’s surface to one of the best low-carbon power sources available.

　　1. The Hywind project uses totally new technology to ensure the stability of

　　　.　

　　A. the cables which tie the spar to the ocean floor

　　B. the spar which is floating in deep-sea water

　　C. the blades driven by strong and steady sea wind

　　D. the stones filled in the spar below the sea surface

　　2. To balance a bigger turbine high on a floating spar, a new type of turbine is to be designed

　　with its gearbox sitting

　　　.　

　　A. on the sea floorB. on the spar top　C. at sea level　D. behind the blades

　　3. Wide applications of deepwater wind power technology can　

　　.　

　　A. solve the technical problems of deepwater windmills

　　B. make financial profits by producing more turbines

　　C. settle the arguments about environmental problems

　　D. explore low-carbon power resources available at sea

　　參考答案1—3、BCD

　　科普知識類閱讀理解。

　　閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A,B,C或D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

　　For many of us, aspirin, one of the most common nonprescription drugs, is a constant companion. It is the most effective drug that we have, and if we eliminated all but three drugs, aspirin would definitely be one of the three drugs we should keep. Even with all the new drugs available, it still has a place in many of our medicine cabinets, as a “miracle drug” in its ability to fight pain and inflammation (炎癥) and even more amazing in its ability to reduce heart attack and stroke risk.

　　Aspirin is the first member of a class of substances called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs非甾體抗炎藥). These drugs reduce pain, fever and inflammation, and are used to treat a variety of conditions. Many believe that aspirin has many benefits not yet fully understood. Media reports on the use of aspirin to prevent or treat diseases such as heart attacks and cancer leave many people struggling to keep all the facts straight. Others who cannot tolerate aspirin might feel a bit left out as new uses and benefits of aspirin continue to appear in the news.

　　In all cases, more researches are needed to determine what benefits aspirin may provide and whether these benefits would outweigh the potential side effects. Aspirin, for example, is known to cause gastrointestinal (胃腸的) bleeding with heavy use, and there is research that indicates an increased risk of bleeding-related stroke in people who use it regularly. In some cases, these reactions can be killers. Another potentially deadly problem is aspirin poisoning and most people don’t know about it.

　　Before you start taking any of these over-the-counter (不需處方也可出售的) drugs on a long-term basis, it’s a good idea to discuss it with your health care provider.

　　1. From the second paragraph we know　.

　　A. Humans have fully understood the benefits of aspirin.

　　B. Aspirin is the only member of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

　　C. Not every one of us can take aspirin.

　　D. Aspirin can be used to stop bleeding.

　　2. What’s the third paragraph mainly about?

　　A. Many researches about aspirin.

　　B. Aspirin’s side effects.

　　C. New uses of aspirin.

　　D. The unknown aspects about aspirin.

　　3. The underlined word in the first paragraph means　.

　　A. kept 　B. saved

　　C. investigatedD. removed

　　4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

　　A. Aspirin can cure us of most diseases.

　　B. Aspirin is important in reducing pain and heart attack.

　　C. The side effects of aspirin outweigh its benefits.

　　D. We can buy some aspirin and take it immediately if we don’t feel well.

　　【參考答案】1—4、CBDB

　　2024高考訓練題。閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

　　When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didn’t look like ally doctor I’d ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind.

　　When Doctor Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees.

　　He had some interesting theories about planting trees.

　　He believed in the principle. “No pains, no gains”. He hardly Watered his new trees, an attitude which flew in the face of conventional wisdom.

　　Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water. So, instead of watering his trees every morning, he’d beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.

　　Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some 25 years ago. They were tall and strong.

　　I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago.

　　Two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Adversity seemed to benefit Doctor Gibb’s trees in ways that comfort and ease never could. Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to encounter hardship. There’s always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won’t be torn apart.

　　1. With the trees planted, Doctor Gibbs often _______.

　　A. heat them to attract neighbours’ attention

　　B. kept watering them every morning

　　C. talked to them to get their attention

　　D. paid little attention to them

　　2. What does the underlined word “Adversity” mean in the fifth paragraph?

　　A. Bad weather

　　B. Enough care or attention.

　　C. Difficult living conditions.

　　D. Lack of damp.

　　3. Which prayer does the author wish for his sons?

　　A. Have an easy life, without too much to worry about.

　　B. Be able to stand the rain and wind in their lives.

　　C. Have good luck, encountering less hardship in their life.

　　D. Meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future.

　　參考答案1—3、DCB