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。PLAYAGRANDE,COSTARICA?ThisresorttownwaslongknownforLeatherbackSeaTurtle(Withleatherbacksthreatenedwithextinction(滅絕),PlayaGrande’sturtlemuseumwasabandonedthreeyearsagoandnowsitsamongaseaofweeds.AndthebeachsideticketofficeforturtletourswaswashedawaybyahightideinSeptember.“Wedonotpromotethatasaturtletourismdestinationanymorebecausewerealizetherearefartoofewturtlestoplease,”saidAlvaroFonseca,aparkranger(管理員).Evenbeforescientistsfoundtemperaturesgoingupoverthepastdecade,seaturtleswerethreatenedbybeachdevelopment,driftnetfishingandCostaRicansinterestineatingturtleeggs.ButclimatechangemaycausethemostseriousharmtoananimalthathaslivedinthePacificfor150millionyears.Seaturtlesaresensitivetonumerouseffectsofwarming.Theyfeedonreefs,whicharedyinginhotterseas.Theylayeggsonbeachesthatarebeingcoveredbyrisingseasandmoreviolentwaves.Moreuniquelytheirgender(性別)isdetermined,notbygenesbutbytheegg’stemperatureduringdevelopment.Smallrisesinbeachtemperaturescanresultinail-femalepopulations,obviouslyproblematicforsurvival.Ifthesandaroundtheeggshits30degreesCelsius,thegenderbalanceshitstofemales:atabout32degreestheyareallfemale.Above34,yougetboiledeggs.Onsomenestingbeaches,scientistsareartificiallycoolingnestswithshadeorirrigationandtryingtoprotectbroaderareasofcoastalpropertyfromdevelopmenttoensurethatturtleshaveaplacetonestastheseasrise.1.Whydoestheresorttownstoppromotingit’sturtletourism?A.Itdecidesnottodisturbtheturtles’normallife.B.Touristshavelostinterestinwatchingturtles.C.Thereareonlyveryfewturtlesnow.D.Theturtlemuseumwasdestroyedbyahightide.2.Whichofthefollowingisthemajorfactorintheturtlesendangerment?A.Thelocalseatinghabit.B.Driftnetfishing.C.Beachdevelopment.D.Globalwarming.3.Welearnfromthelastparagraphthatscientists.A.aredoingresearchontheseariseB.aremovingturtlestonewhomesC.areprotectingturtles’nestsD.aregettingridofseaweeds4.Thepassageintendsto.A.introduceaspecialkindofseaturtleB.explainthemysteryofturtles’eggsC.showthedangersacertainkindofturtleisfacingD.attractmorevisitorstoaseaturtlemuseum【參考答案】1—4、CDCC【2013界廣東深圳市第二次調(diào)研考試】Sincethebeginningoftheyear,smoghascoveredpartsofNorthChina.InJanuary,Beijingsawonlyfivedayswithoutsmog.TherisingPM2.5readingsterrifiedmanypeople,andsomehealthexpertssaidthatwheneverthesmoggetsserious,hospitalsreceivemorepatientssufferingacuterespiratory（呼吸系統(tǒng)）andheartdiseases.Later,newsofpollutedundergroundwaterinsomeprovincesscaredpeoplewhowonderedwhetherthewatertheydrinkissafe.Sotheneedtoemphasizeenvironmentalprotectionwhiledevelopingtheeconomyisheardeverywhere.Smogespeciallyisacommonconcern.Likeapopularonlinepostsaid,airmaybetheonlythingthatisequalforeveryone,despiteyourincomeorvocation.Peoplewithhigherincomesareabletodrinkonlybottledspringwaterandeatonlyorganicfoodbypayinghigherprices,buttheybreathethesameairaseveryoneelse.AtameetingonMonday,manyRepresentativeshaveexpressedtheirconcernsabouttheairquality,too.OnetalkedabouthisexperienceinBeijing.“Aftertakingataxifromthecapitalairporttomyhotel,whichtookaboutanhour,Iwashedmynoseandfoundtheinsideofmynosewasblack.Weshouldaskourselvesthisquestion:Whydowewanttodevelop?It'sforlivingabetterlife.Dirtyairisdefinitelynotabetterlife,"hesaid.Chinaneedstodevelopitseconomyandinvest(投資)inhigh-tech.EveryChinesewantsastrongcountry.Butwithoutbluesky,cleanwaterandsafefood,theachievementsintheeconomywillbecomemeaningless.SpacetechnologiesarenottobedevelopedforbuildingabaseonMarssothatonedayallhumanbeingscanmigratetotheredplanetbecausetheyhavedestroyedEarth.WhatthepublicwantsisastrongandbeautifulChina.PresidentHuJintaospokeatthe18thPartyCongresslastNovembersayingthatgreateffortsmustbemadetopromoteecologicalprogressandbuildabeautifulChina.Thewordshaveshownthecentralgovernment'sresolutiontoaddresstheenvironmentissue.41．Theeffectofsmogdoesn’tinclude.A．therisingofPM2.5readings B．morepeoplesufferingdiseasesC．theincreaseofpeople’sincome D．patientsincreasedinhospital【答案】C【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)TherisingPM2.5readingsterrifiedmanypeople,andsomehealthexpertssaidthatwheneverthesmoggetsserious,hospitalsreceivemorepatientssufferingacuterespiratory（呼吸系統(tǒng)）andheartdiseases.煙霧引起PM的指數(shù)的增加，人們患病的人增多因而醫(yī)院的病人增多，人們的收入的增加并不是由于煙霧的影響，故選C。42．Whysmoghasbecomeacommonconcern?A．Becausepeoplehavetopayhigherprices.B．Becausenobodycanavoidit.C．Becausewehavetodevelopindustry.D．Becauseapopularonline-postdiscussedit.【答案】B【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Smogespeciallyisacommonconcern.及theybreathethesameairaseveryoneelse.因為每一個都需呼吸有煙霧是任何人都避免不了的事情，故選B。43．TomakeChinastrongerwehavetodevelopeconomy,but.A．wehavetosacrificeairastheprice B．thedirtyairisnotwhatwewantC．ecologicalprogresscanbeignored D．thesmogistheonlybyproduct【答案】B【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)WhatthepublicwantsisastrongandbeautifulChina.我們?yōu)榱税l(fā)展經(jīng)濟(jì)使中國變得更加強(qiáng)大，但是不能犧牲我們的空氣的質(zhì)量，故選B。44．Theunderlinedword“they”inparagraph6refersto.A．humanbeings B．otherplantsC．spacetechnologies D．industrialdevelopment【答案】A【解析】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)sothatonedayallhumanbeingscanmigratetotheredplanetbecausetheyhavedestroyedEarth.這里用代詞代替前面出現(xiàn)的名詞humanbeings，故選A。45．Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecaninferthat.A．high-techcancompletelysolvetheproblemofpollutionB．spacetechnologiesshouldbedevelopedinalargescaleC．wecanmovetotheMarsaftertheearthhasbeendestroyedD．wemustprotecttheenvironmentwhiledevelopingeconomy【答案】D【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)Thewordshaveshownthecentralgovernment'sresolutiontoaddresstheenvironmentissue.當(dāng)發(fā)展經(jīng)濟(jì)的時候我們要保護(hù)環(huán)境，故選D。PassageTwenty-nine(MenAreCarryingonaSex-fight)

Thisissupposedtobeanenlightenedage,butyouwouldn’tthinkofifyoucouldheatwhattheaveragemanthinksoftheaveragewoman/Womenwontheirindependenceyearsago.Afteralong,bitterstruggle,theynowenjoythesameeducationalopportunitiesasmeninmostpartsoftheworld.Theyhaveprovedrepeatedlythattheyareequalandoftensuperiortomeninalmosteveryfield.Thehard-foughtbattleforrecognitionhasbeenwon,butitisbynomeansover.Itismen,notwomenwhostillcarryonthesexwarbecausetheirattituderemainsbasicallyhostile.Eveninthemostprogressivesocieties,womencontinuetoberegardedassecond-ratecitizens.Tohearsomementalk,you’dthinkthatwomenbelongedtoadifferentspecies!

Onthesurface,thecommentsmadebymenaboutwomen’sabilitiesseemlight-hearted.Thesametiredjokesaboutwomendriversarerepeateddayin,dayout.Thisapparentlight-heartednessdosenotconcealtherealcontemptthatmenfeelforwomen.Howevermuchmensneeratwomen,theirclaimstosuperiorityarenotborneoutbystatistics.Let’sconsiderthematterofdriving,forinstance.Weallknowthatwomencausefarfeweraccidentsthanmen.Theyaretooconscientiousandresponsibletodrivelikemaniacs.Butthisisaminorquibble.Womenhavesucceededinanyjobyoucaretoname.Aspoliticians,soldiers,doctors,factory-hands,universityprofessors,farmers,companydirectors,lawyers,bus-conductors,scientistsandpresidentsofcountriestheyhaveoftenputmentoshame.Andwemustrememberthattheyfrequentlysucceedbrilliantlyinallthesefieldsinadditiontobearingandrearingchildren.

Yetmengoonmaintainingthefictionthattherearemanyjobswomencan’tdonTop-levelpoliticalnegotiationbetweencountries,businessandbankingarealmostentirelycontrolledbymen,whojealouslyguardtheirso-called‘rights’.EveninotherwiseenlightenedplaceslikeSwitzerlandwomenhaven’tevenbeengiventhecote.Thissituationispreposterous!Theargumentsthatmenputforwardtoexcludewomenfromthesefieldsarealltoofamiliar.Women,theysay,areunreliableandirrational.Theydependtoolittleoncoolreasoningandtoomuchonintuitionandinstincttoarriveatdecisions.Theyarenotevencapableofthinkingclearly.Yetwhenwomenprovetheirabilities,menrefusetoacknowledgethemandgivethemtheirdue.Somuchforaman’sabilitytothinkclearly!

Thetruthisthatmenclingtotheirsupremacybecauseoftheirbasicinferioritycomplex.Theyshunrealcompetition.Theyknowintheirheartsthatwomenaresuperiorandtheyareafraidofbeingbeatenattheirowngame.Oneofthemostimportanttasksintheworldistoachievepeacebetweenthenations.Youcanbesurethatifwomenwereallowedtositroundtheconferencetable,theywouldsucceedbrilliantly,astheyalwaysdo,theremenhavefailedforcenturies.Somethingsaretooimportanttobelefttomen!

1.

Whatdoesthefirstsentenceimply?

[A].Itisnotreallyanenlightenedage.

.Itisdifferentfromanenlightenedage.

[C].Itisthesameasanenlightenedage.

[C].Itislikeanenlightenedage.

2.

Whydomencarryonthesexwaragainstwomen?

[A].Becauseoftheirinferiority.

.Becausetheyshunrealcompetition.

[C].Becauseoftheirclaimtosupremacy.

[D].Becausetheystilllookdownuponwomen.

3.

The“fiction”isclosestinmeaningto

[A].Novel.

.Man-madeidea.

[C].Falseidea.

[D].Story.

4.

Whatisthemainargumentmenhaveraisedagainstwomen?

[A].Womenarelackofcoldreasoning.

.Theydependonintuitiontoomuch.

[C].Theyareunreliableandirrational.

[C].Theyaretoostilllookdownuponwomen.

Vocabulary

1.

conscientious

認(rèn)真的，真心實意的

2.

maniac

瘋狂的，瘋子

3.

preposterous

反常的，荒謬的

4.

quibble

狡辯，摸棱兩可

難句譯注

1.theinferioritycomplex

自卑情緒，指一種由自悲感引起的復(fù)雜心理狀態(tài)，對應(yīng)詞是thesuperioritycomplex自高情緒

2.Somuchforaman’sabilitytothinkclear