1、科普環保類閱讀理解（3）2016高考英語閱讀練習科普環保類Many gardeners believe that “talking” to their plants helps them grow-it turns out that they may not be crazy after all. According to the scientists from the University of Exeter, plants may keep communicating with each other through a secret “unseen” language. For their

2、 experiment, the scientists picked a cabbage plant that is known to send out a gas when its surface is cut. In order to get video evidence of the communication, they changed the cabbage gene by adding the protein-luciderase(蟲熒光素酶), which is what makes fireflies(螢火蟲) glow in the dark. When the change

3、d cabbage plant was in full bloom, they cut a leaf off with a pair of scissors, and almost immediately, thanks to the luciderase, they could see the plant sending out “methyl jasmonate(茉莉酸甲酯)”. While this was a known fact, what was surprising was the fact that the minute this gas began to give out,

4、the nearby cabbage plants seemed to sense some kind of danger and started to send out a gas that they normally have to keep predators(捕食者) like caterpillars(毛蟲) away. What the scientists are not sure is whether the plants are trying to warn the other leaves or the near plants about the danger-someth

5、ing that will require further research However, the team, which is led by Professor Nick Smirnoff, is quite excited about the findings because this is the first time it has been proved that plants do not live a passive life, but actually move, sense and even communicate with each other. However, bef

6、ore you get all concerned, they are quite sure that plants do not feel the pain when they are cut, since they do not have nerves-so go ahead and bite into that juicy carrot!【小題1】Whats the best title of the passage? A Plants Can Send Some GasB Plants Can Communicate with Each OtherC The “Unseen” Lang

7、uage of PlantsD Plants Cant Feel Pain【小題2】What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 1 mean? A GardenersB PlantsC ScientistsD Fireflies【小題3】When the plant sent out methyl jasmonate, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? A The nearby cabbage plants seemed to sense some kind of danger.

8、B The nearby cabbage plants started to send out a gas.C The nearby cabbage plants tried to warn the near plants.D The nearby cabbage plants communicated through a secret language.【小題4】According to the experiment, plants _. A dont live a passive lifeB can feel pain when they are cutC can warn the oth

9、er leaves about dangerD can talk with each other2016高考英語閱讀練習科普環保類Technological change is everywhere and affects every aspect of life, mostly for the better. However, social changes are brought about by new technology are often mistaken for a change in attitudes. An example at hand is the involvement

10、 of parents in the lives of their children who are attending college. Surveys (調查) on this topic suggests that parents today continue to be “very” or “somewhat” overly-protective even after their children move into college dormitories. The same surveys also indicate that the rate of parental involve

11、ment is greater today than it was a generation ago. This is usually interpreted as a sign that todays parents are trying to manage their childrens lives past the point where this behavior is appropriate.However, greater parental involvement does not necessarily indicate that parents are failing to l

12、et go of their “adult” children. In the context (背景) of this discussion, it seems valuable to first find out the cause of change in the case of parents involvement with their grown children. If parents of earlier generations had wanted to be in touch with their college-age children frequently, would

13、 this have been possible? Probably not. On the other hand, does the possibility of frequent communication today mean that the urge to do so wasnt present a generation ago? Many studies show that older parentstodays grandparentswould have called their children more often if the means and cost of doin

14、g so had not been a barrier. Furthermore, studies show that finances are the most frequent subject of communication between parents and their college children. The fact that college students are financially dependent on their parents is nothing new; nor are requests for more money to be sent from ho

15、me. This phenomenon is neither good nor bad; it is a fact of college life, today and in the past. Thanks to the advanced technology, we live in an age of bettered communication. This has many implications well beyond the role that parents seem to play in the lives of their children who have left for

16、 college. But it is useful to bear in mind that all such changes come from the technology and not some imagined desire by parents to keep their children under their wings.【小題1】The surveys inform us of_. Athe development of technologyBthe changes of adult childrens behaviorCthe parents over-protectio

17、n of their college childrenDthe means and expenses of students communication【小題2】 The writer believes that_. Aparents today are more protective than those in the pastBthe disadvantages of new technology outweigh its advantagesCtechnology explains greater involvement with their childrenDparents chang

18、ed attitudes lead to college childrens delayed independence【小題3】What is the best title for the passage? ATechnology or AttitudeBDependence or IndependenceCFamily Influences or Social ChangesDCollege Management or Communication Advancement【小題4】Which of the following shows the development of ideas in

19、this passage?閱讀下列短文, 從給的四個選項 (A、B、C和D) 中, 選出最佳選項。 (2013·陜西，B)In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had alre

20、ady left. So I thought I'd hitch a ride (搭便車)I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn't give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me

21、standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured (使放心)me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.Twentyfi

22、ve years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour I'd been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortabl

23、e on the back seat and offered him some water.After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven't changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.” I couldn't remember where I'd met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift a

24、ll those years ago. It was Gordon.文章大意：本文是一篇故事，講述了二十五年前“我”被困高速路邊，男人提供給我午餐并幫我搭便車回家。二十五年后，我看到一位老人站在烈日下搭便車，我想起了多年前有人對我的幫助，我讓老人上了我的車。老人說：“你一點沒變”。他就是多年前幫我的那個人。1The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because _.Aher work delayed her trip to SydneyBshe was going home for her holidaysCthe town was fa

25、r away from SydneyDshe missed the only train back home答案：D細節理解題。由第一段第三、四句話可知“回家的唯一的火車已經開走了，所以我得搭便車”，故選D項。2Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?AHe helped the girl find a ride.BHe gave the girl a ride back home.CHe bought sandwiches for the girl.DHe watched the girl for three

26、 hours.答案：A細節理解題。由第二段最后一句話可知“他給我找了一輛便車回家”，故選A項；C項應是“他做的三明治”而不是“買的”；D項“他看了女孩幾個小時”而不是“三個小時”。3The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that _.Ashe realized he was GordonBshe had known him for decadesCshe was going to the nearby townDshe wanted to repay the favour she once got答案：D

27、細節理解題。由第三段第二句話“我認為那是又一個回報多年前所得到的幫助的機會”可知她幫助那位老年人是為了回報她從前所得到的恩惠。故選D項。4What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?AGiving sometimes produces nice results.BThose who give rides will be repaid.CGood manners bring about happiness.DPeople should offer free rides to others.答案：A目的意圖題。通過

28、全文可以看出作者是在告訴讀者“善有善報”，即“給予有時會產生好結果”，故選A項。閱讀下列短文, 從給的四個選項 (A、B、C和D) 中, 選出最佳選項。(2013·湖北，B)Mothers and daughters go through so muchyet when was the last time a mother and daughter sat down to write a book together about it all? Perri Klass and her mother, Sheila Solomon Klass, both gifted professio

29、nal writers, prove to be ideal cowriters as they examine their decades of motherhood, daughterhood, and the wonderful ways their lives have overlapped (重疊)Perri notes with amazement how closely her own life has mirrored her mother's: both have fulltime careers; both have published books, article

30、s, and stories; each has three children; they both love to read. They also love to travelin fact, they often take trips together. But in truth, the harder they look at their lives, the more they acknowledge their big differences in circumstance and basic nature.A child of the Depression (大蕭條), Sheil

31、a was raised in Brooklyn by parents who considered education a_luxury for girls. Starting with her college education, she has fought for everything she's ever accomplished. Perri, on the other hand, grew up privileged in the New Jersey suburbs of the 1960s and 1970s. For Sheila, wasting time or

32、money is a crime, and luxury is unthinkable while Perri enjoys the occasional small luxury, but has not been successful at trying to persuade her mother into enjoying even the tiniest thing she likes.Each writing in her own unmistakable voice, Perri and Sheila take turns exploring the joys and pains

33、, the love and bitterness, the minor troubles and lasting respect that have always bonded them together. Sheila describes the adventure of giving birth to Perri in a tiny town in Trinidad where her husband was doing research fieldwork. Perri admits that she can't sort out all the mess in the hou

34、seholds, even though she knows it drives her mother crazy. Together they compare thoughts on bringing up children and working, admit longhidden sorrows, and enjoy precious memories.Looking deep into the lives they have lived separately and together, Perri and Sheila tell their motherdaughter story w

35、ith honesty, humor, enthusiasm, and admiration for each other. A written account in two voices, Every Mother Is a Daughter is a duet (二重奏) that produces a deep, strong sound with the experiences that all mothers and daughters will recognize.文章大意：本文講述的是一對母女一起生活，一起寫作，一起分享對方的點點滴滴，其樂融融，和諧相處的故事。5Why does Perri think that her own life has mirrored her