【冲刺】2019届高考英语二轮复习必刷题型：(4)阅读理解(四) Word版含解析

If China's plan for the high-speed railway goes forward, people could zip over from London to Beijing in under two days. The new system would still follow China's high-speed railway standard. And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour, almost as fast as some airplanes. China's bullet train(高速客车),the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou,already has the world's fastest average speed. It covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours. Of course,there are some technical challenges to overcome. There are so many issuevs that need to be settled, such as safety, rail gauge (轨距),maintenance of railway tracks. So,it's important to pay attention to every detail. But the key issue is really money. China is already spending hundreds of billions yuan on domestic railway expansion. China prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital investment. Resources from those countries could stream into China to sustain development. It’ll be a win-win project. For other countries,the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business, tourism and so on,not to mention the better communicationamong those countries.

For China,such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources, but would also help develop China’s far west. We foresee that in the coming decades,millions of people will migrate to the western regions, where the land is empty and resources unused. With high-speed trains, people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for all. And they'll trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries. 1.China s new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because . A.China will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions B.China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways C.China will develop its railway system and communication with other countries

D.the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation. business and tourism 2.According to the passage, the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan is . A.technical issues B.safety of the system C.financial problems

D.maintenance of railway tracks

3.Which of the following words best describes the author's attitude towards China's high-speed railway plan?

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A.Critical. B.Reserved. C.Doubtful. D.Positive.

4.Which of the following might be thebest title for the passage? A.New Railway Standards B.Big Railway Dreams C.High-speed Bullet Trains D.International Railway Network

7、 “Get your hands off me; I have been stolen,” the laptop, a portable computer, shouted. That is a new solution to laptop computer theft: a program that lets owners give their property a voice when it has been taken.

The program allows users to display alerts on the missing computer’s screen and even to set a spoken message. Tracking software for stolen laptops has been on the market for some time, but this is thought to be the first that allows owners to give the thief a piece of their mind.

Owners must report their laptop missing by logging on to a website, which sends a message to the model: a red and yellow “lost or stolen” banner pops up on its screen when it is started. Under the latest version of the software, users can also send a spoken message.

The message can be set to reappear every 30 seconds, no matter how many times the thief closes it. “One customer sent a message saying, ‘You are being tracked. I am right at your door’, said Carrie Hafeman, chief executive of the company which produces the program, Retriever. In the latest version, people can add a spoken message. For example, the laptop’s speaker will say: “Help, this laptop is reported lost or stolen. If you are not my owner, please report me now.” The Retriever software package, which costs $29.95 but has a free trial period, has the functions of many security software programs. Owners can remotely switch to an alternative password if they fear that the thief has also got hold of the access details.

If a thief accesses the Internet with the stolen laptop, Retriever will collect information on the Internet service provider in use, so that the police can be alerted to its location.

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Thousands of laptops are stolen every year from homes and offices, but with the use of laptops increasing, the number stolen while their owners are out and about has been rising sharply. Other security software allows users to erase data remotely or lock down the computer. 1.The expression “to give the thief a piece of mind” can be understood as“_________”. A.to give the thief an alert mind B.to express owners’ anger to the thief C.to remind the thief of his conscience D.to make the thief give up his mind

2.Different from other security software, Retriever can__________. A.record the stealing process B.help recognize the lost laptop C.lock down the computer remotely D.send a spoken message

3.One function of the program is that it allows the owner to_________at a distance. A.change some access details for switching on the laptop B.turn on the laptop by using the original password C.operate the laptop by means of an alternative password D.erase the information kept in the stolen laptop

4.Which of the following can best summarize the main idea of the passage? A.With no Retriever, thousands of laptops are stolen every year. B.A new software provides a means to reduce laptop theft. C.Retriever has helped to find thieves and lost computers. D.A new program offers a communication platform with the thief.

8、 To fight for the conservation of forest ecosystem, several ecologists including Daniel Janzen convinced Del Oro, an orange juice producer, to donate part of their forestland to a national park. In return, Del Oro was allowed to throw large amounts of waste in the form of orange peels (皮) on a 3-hectare piece of land within the national park at no cost. Dealing with tons of leftover peels usually involved burning them or paying to have them poured into a landfill, so the proposal was very attractive.

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But a year later, another juice company challenged the deal in court, arguing that their competitor was “polluting a national park”. They ended up winning, and the deal between Del Oro and the national park fell through.

Then in 2013, while discussing possible research avenues with Timothy Treuer, Daniel Janzen mentioned the orange story. Feeling interested, Treuer decided to stop by that piece of land that had been covered with fruit waste 15 years earlier. What he found shocked him.

“While I would walk over exposed rock and dead grass in the nearby fields, I d have to climb through undergrowth and cut paths through walls of vines (藤) in the orange peel site itself, said Timothy Treuer.

Treuer and his team spent months picking up samples (样品), analyzing and comparing them. They found great differences between the areas covered with orange peels and those that were not. The area with orange waste had richer soil.

The effect that the orange peels had on the land is probably not that surprising to people familiar with composting (施肥), but what is really shocking is that a judge actually thought the waste of orange “mined” a national park and slopped it from going forward. Now that Timothy Treuer’s study has received worldwide attention, this type of “ruining” is being seriously considered as a way of bringing forests back to life. 1.What did Del Oro usually do with orange peels? A.Add them to fuel. B.Feed them to animals. C.Burn or bury them. D.Make them into cakes.

2.What can we know about the deal between Del Oro and the national park? A.It lasted 15 years. B.It was signed by Treuer. C.It was made in about 1998. D.It was broken by Del Oro. 3.What was Treuer’s finding? A.Orange peels contain much fibre. B.Orange peels can make soil richer.

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