高考英语阅读理解难题

高考英语阅读理解难题

　　高考英语阅读材料基本保留了其原有的语言风格，代章的展开不再是平铺直叙，而是兼有倒叙、插叙等多种方式;一词多义、熟词生义、多种时态的混用、结构复杂的长句、省略句以及插入语等语言现象比较常见。阅读材料的代化含量加大，代章的.行代风格更具英语语言的特点，代章的遣词造句也更加地道，许多考生通常要反复阅读几遍才能读懂。

　　第一篇：

　　ImagineamassoffloatingwasteistwotimesthesizeofthestateofTexas.Texashasalandareaofmorethan678000squarekilometers.Soitmightbedifficulttoimagineanythingtwiceasbig.

　　Alltogether,thismassofwasteflowingintheNorthPacificOceanisknownastheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatch.Itweighsabout3500000tons.Thewasteincludesbags，bottlesandcontainersplasticproductsofallkinds.

　　TheeasternpartoftheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatchisaboutl600kilometerswestofCalifornia.ThewesternpartiswestoftheHawaiianIslandsandeastofJapan.Theareahasbeendescribedasakindofoceanicdesert，withlightwindsandslowmovingwatercurrents.Thewatermovessoslowthatgarbagefromallovertheworldcollectsthere.

　　Inrecentyears，therehavebeengrowingconcernsaboutthefloatinggarbageanditseffectonseacreaturesandhumanhealth.Scientistssaythousandsofanimalsgettrappedinthefloatingwaste，resultingindeathorinjury.Evenmorediefromalackoffoodorwaterafterswallowingpiecesofplastic.Thetrashcanalsomakeanimalsfeelfull，lesseningtheirdesiretoeatordrink.

　　Thefloatinggarbagealsocanhaveharmfuleffectsonpeople.Thereisanincreasedthreatofinfectionofdiseasefrompollutedwaste，andfromeatingfishthatswallowedwaste.Diverscanalsogettrappedintheplastic.

　　Itsexistencefirstgainedpublicattentioninl997.ThatwaswhenracingboatcaptainandoceanographerCharlesMooreandhiscrewsailedintothegarbagewhilereturningfromaracingevent.Fiveyearsearlier，anotheroceanographerlearnedofthetrashafterashipmentofrubberduckiesgotlostatsea.ManyofthosetoysarenowpartoftheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatch.

　　InAugust，2009，ateamfromtheUniversityofCalifornia，SanDiegobecamethe

　　latestgrouptotraveltoit.Theywereshockedbytheamountofwastetheysaw.Theygatheredhundredsofseacreaturesandwatersamplestomeasurethegarbagepatchseffectonoceanenvironment.

　　1.Howdidthewriterintroducethetopicofthepassage?

　　A.Bygivinganexample.

　　B.Bylistingthefacts.

　　C.Bytellingastory.

　　D.Bygivingacomparison.

　　2.WhatdoweknowabouttheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatch?

　　A.Itismadeupofvariouskindsofplasticproducts.

　　B.Itisasolidmassoffloatingwastematerials.

　　C.Itliesl60000kilometerseastofCalifornia.

　　D.Itisdescribedasakindofoceanicdesert.

　　3.WhydopeoplepayattentiontotheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatch?

　　A.Becauseitmaypreventtheflowofoceanwater.

　　B.Becausethepollutedplasticarticleswillmoveupthefoodchain.

　　C.Becauseitmaybefromanislandinthepacific.

　　D.Becauseshipsmaybetrappedinthefloatingwaste.

　　4.Whichcolumncanyoufindthepassageonanewspaper?

　　A.Sportsandentertainment.

　　B.Mediaandculture.

　　C.Environmentandsociety.

　　D.Scienceandtechnology.

　　5.Thepurposeofwritingthispassageisto____________.

　　A.warnpeopleofthedangertotravelinthepacific

　　B.analyzewhatcausedthewastepatchinthepacific

　　C.giveadviceonhowtorecyclewasteintheocean

　　D.introducetheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatch

　　第二篇：

　　EuropeansshouldtrytostayindoorsifashfromIceland'svolcanostartssettling,theWorldHealthOrganizationwarnedFridayassmallamountsfellinIceland,ScotlandandNorway.

　　WHOspokesmanDanielEpsteinsaidthemicroscopic(微小的)ashispotentiallydangerousforpeoplewhenitstartstoreachtheEarthbecauseinhaled(吸入)particlescanenterthelungsandcauserespiratoryproblems.AndhealsosaidEuropeanswhogooutsidemightwanttoconsiderwearingamask.

　　Otherexperts,however,weren'tconvincedthevolcanicashwouldhaveamajoreffectonpeoples'healthandsaidWHO'swarningswerehysterical.Theysaidvolcanicashwasmuchlessdangerousthancigarettesmokeorpollution.Volcanicashismadeoffineparticlesoffragmentedvolcanicrock.Itislightgraytoblackandcanbeasfineastalcumpowder.Duringavolcaniceruption,theashcanbebreatheddeepintothelungsandcauseirritationeveninhealthypeople.ButonceitfallsfromagreaterdistancelikefromthecloudcurrentlyhoveringaboveEuropeitshealtheffectsareoftenminimal,expertssay.

　　Notallparticlesarecreatedequal,saidKenDonaldson,aprofessorofrespiratorytoxicologyattheUniversityofEdinburgh,Inthegreatschemeofthings,volcanicashisnotallthatharmful.AndhesaidmostEuropeans'exposuretovolcanicashwouldbenegligibleandthatonlythoseintheneardistrictsoftheIcelandicvolcanowouldlikelybeatrisk.

　　Dr.StephenSpiro,aprofessorofrespiratorymedicineanddeputychairoftheBritishLungFoundation,saidthefurthertheparticlestravel,thelessdangeroustheywillbe.ThecloudhasalreadypassedovernorthernScotlandandwehaven'theardofanyilleffectsthere,hesaid.Spirosaidtowearmasksorstayindoorstoavoidvolcanicashwasoverthetopandabithysterical.

　　1.Thetextismainlyabout_________.

　　A.theeffectofvolcanicash

　　B.thehealthriskofvolcanicash

　　C.thedisadvantagesofvolcanicash

　　D.theopinionsonhealthriskofvolcanicash

　　2.WhichoneistrueaccordingtoParagraph3?

　　A.ThevolcanicashseffectsonEuropeanswerelittle.

　　B.Theashcausedirritationeveninhealthypeople.

　　C.OtherexpertsthoughtWTOSwarningswereuseful.

　　D.Thevolcanicashwasmoredangerousthancigarettesmokeorpollution.

　　3.TheunderlinedwordhystericalinParagraph4mostprobablymeans__________.

　　A.amazingB.practicalC.valuableD.overstated

　　4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

　　A.Thevolcanicashwouldntbeharmfultopeople.

　　B.Allexpertsthoughtthevolcanicashdidgreatharmtoourhealth.

　　C.Peopleclosetothevolcanowouldlikelybeatriskaccordingtosomeexperts.

　　D.EuropeansshouldstayindoorsbecauseIceland'svolcanostartssettling.

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　　第一篇：

　　1.D推理判断题。根据第一段ImagineamassoffloatingwasteistwotimesthestateofTexas.Texashasalandareaofmorethan678000squarekilometers.Soitmightbedifficulttoimagineanythingtwiceasbig.可知，作者拿得克萨斯州与大量的垃圾漂浮物进行比较，所以选D项。

　　2.A细节判断题。根据第二段中的Thewasteincludesbags，bottlesandcontainersplasticproductsofallkinds.可知，这些垃圾漂流物是塑料制品。

　　3.B细节理解题。根据第五段中的Thereisanincreasedthreatofinfectionof

　　diseasefrompollutedwaste，andfromeatingfishthatswallowedwaste.可知受污染的塑料制品会通过食物链来影响人类。

　　4.C推理判断题。根据本文内容可知，这篇文章最有可能出现在报纸上环境与社会这个栏目里。

　　5.D作者意图题。本文通过介绍太平洋上漂浮的大量的塑料垃圾废物的情况，指出了它们对海洋中的生物以及人类的影响，所以D项正确。

　　第二篇：

　　1.D主旨大意题。本文主要就火山灰对人的健康的危害问题世卫组织和其他专家给出不同观点。A太笼统;B不能体现不同的观点;C与文章内容无关;D符合题意。

　　2.A细节理解题。第三段最后一句可知A是正确的;由第三段中Duringavolcaniceruptioninhealthypeople.可知B错误;由第三段中Otherexperts,however,weren'tconvincedcigarettesmokeorpollution可排除CD。

　　3.D词义猜测题。由上文中volcanicashisnotallthatharmful和下文中onlythoseinthenearvicinityoftheIcelandicvolcanowouldlikelybeatrisk可知D正确,夸大的，言过其实的。

　　4.C由第三段Butonceitfallsfromagreaterdistance..effectsareoftenminimal和第四段中onlythoseinthenearvicinityoftheIcelandicvolcanowouldlikelybeatrisk以及第五段中thefurthertheparticlestravel,themoredilutedandlessdangeroustheywillbe可知C正确。ABD观点表达绝对。