2015甘肃省兰州市高考英语暑假阅读理解练习（六）及答案

1、2015 甘肃省兰州市高考英语暑假阅读理解练习（甘肃省兰州市高考英语暑假阅读理解练习（6）及答案）及答案阅读理解阅读理解One reaction to all the concern about tropical deforestation is a blank stare that asks the question, “Since I dont live there, what does it have to do with me?“The answer is that your way of life, wherever you live in the world, is tied to the tropics in many ways. If you live in a house, wash your hair, eat fruits and vegetables, drink soda, or drive a car, you can be certain that you are affected by the loss of tropical forests.Biolo

2、gically, we are losing the richest regions on earth when, each minute, a piece of tropical forest, the size of ten city blocks, disappears. As many as five million species of plants, animals, and insects (40 to 50 percent of all living things) live there, and are being lost faster than they can be found and described. Their loss is immeasurable.Take rubber for example. For many uses, only natural rubber from trees will do. Synthetics are not good enough. Today over half the worlds commercial rub

3、ber is produced in Malaysia and Indonesia, while the Amazons rubber industry produces much of the worlds four million tons. And rubber is an important material in making gloves, balloons, footwear and many sporting goods. Thousands of other tropical plants are valuable for their industrial use.Many scientists strongly believe that deforestation contributes to the greenhouse effect - or heating of the earth from increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. As we destroy forests, we lose their abil

4、ity to change carbon dioxide into oxygen.Carbon dioxide levels could double within the next half-century, warming the earth by as much as 4.5 degrees. The result? A partial melt-down of polar ice caps, raising sea levels as much as 24 feet; even 15 feet could threaten anyone living within 35 miles of the coast. Unbelievable? Maybe. But scientists warn that by the time we realise the severe effects of tropical deforestation, it will be 20 years too late.Can tropical deforestation affect our every

5、day lives? Now, you should have got the answer.11. The underlined word “synthetics“ probably means .A. natural rubber B. tropical materialsC. man-made material D. commercial rubber12. In the last paragraph the author tries to .A. tell people how to avoid the tropical deforestationB. persuade people to buy something syntheticC. show us how important it is to protect the tropical forestsD. let people realise the effect of tropical deforestation13. According to the passage, which of the following i

6、s NOT true?A. The forests are losing their function in turning carbon dioxide into oxygen.B. Many of our daily uses are related to the tropical forests.C. Tropical plants can be used to make industrial products.D. High carbon dioxide levels will make the earth warmer.14. The authors attitude towards the tropical deforestation is .A. puzzling B. cold C. supporting D. opposed15. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A. Tropical Forests B. the value of Tropical ForestsC. Tr

7、opical Forests and Our Life D. The Greenhouse Effects 【参考答案参考答案】1115、CCADC阅读理解阅读理解-AThe space shuttle Columbia flared and broke up in the skies over Texas on Saturday, February 1,2003, killing the seven astronauts on board in what NASA and President Bush called a tragedy for the entire nation. NASA launched an investigation into the disaster and began searching for the astronauts remains. It said that although there had been some data failures it was too early to nail down a precise cause. The b

8、reak-up, 16 minutes before the shuttle was due to land at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spread possibly toxic debris(有毒的残骸) over a wide swath of Texas and neighboring states.Dramatic television images of the shuttles descent clearly showed several white trails(痕迹) streaking through blue skies after the shuttle suddenly fell apart. It was almost 17 years to the day that the Challenger shuttle exploded on Jan. 28, 1986, killing all seven astronauts on board.Take-off and re-entry into Earths atm

9、osphere are the most dangerous parts of a space mission. In 42 years of US human space flight, there had never been an accident in the descent to Earth or landing. Challenger exploded just after take-off.Rescue teams scrambled to search for the remains of the crew, which included the first Israeli to fly on the shuttle, former combat pilot Col. Ilan Ramon. There were warnings that parts of a vast 120-mile-long corridor of debris could be toxic because of poisonous rocket propellant(推进器).“We are not ready to confirm that we have found any human remains,“ Nacogdoches County Sheriff Thomas Kerrs said. He added that among the roughly 1,000 calls reporting debris, some people said they found remains of crew members.“The Columbia is lost. There are no survivors, Their mission was almost complete and we lost them so close to home. Americas spac

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