绵阳市2013高考英语阅读理解三月天天练（6）及答案Illinois-WildlifeofficialsdiscoveredasingleAsiancarp(鲤鱼)ThursdayinacanalleadingtoLakeMichigan,whichindicatedthedestructivespeciesmightcometotheGreatLakes,IUinoisenvironmentalofficialssaid.EnvironmentalistsfearthatiftheAsiancarpreachedthelakestheycouldstarveoutnativefishspeciesandputa$7billion-a-yearfishingindustryatstake.U.S.FishandWildlifeServiceofficialsfoundtheonly22-inchyoungcarpamongtensofthousandsofdeadfishinafishkiUoperationinthecanal,about40milesfromLakeMichigan.“AsiancarpsareindeedknockingonthedooroftheGreatLakes.ThisistheclosesttoLakeMichiganthatanactualAsiancarpbodyhasbeenfound,”saidJohnRogner,assistantdirectoroftheIllinoisDepartmentofNaturalResources.Tensofthousandsofotherspeciesoffish,fromgizzardshadtodrum,floatedtothesurfaceofthewaterwayThursdayafterauthoritiesdumpedmorethan2,000gallonsoftoxins(毒素)intoanearlysix-milestretchofthewaterwaytheeveningbefore.ThetoxinsweredumpedwhileanelectricalbarriernormallyusedtopreventanyAsiancarpfromtheGreatLakeswastumedoffformaintenance.Thekilloperationwhichwillrequiretheremoval.ofanestimated200,000poundsofdeadfishtoalandfillbeganWednesdayandwasexpectedtolastuntilSaturday.TheAsiancarpwhichcangrowto4feetwereimportedbySouthernfishfarmsbutescapedintotheMississippiRiverinlargenumbersdruingfloodinginthe1990sandhavebeenmakingtheirwaynorthwardeversince.ConcernaboutthespeciesofAsiancarpledtocallsevenbeforeTluusdaytoclosethewaterwayconnectingthelakestotheMississippi-anunprecedented(空前)stepthatcoulddisruptthemovementofmillionsoftonsofcoal,grainandothergoods.68.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?A.AsiancarpsarecommonintheGreatLakes.B.AsiancarpsarecomingtotheGreatLakes-6-\nC.AsiancarpsliketoliveintheGreatLakes.D.ManyotherfisharedeadbecauseofAsiancarps.69.Whyisthefishoperationcarriedout?A.BecauseAsiancarpsmightendangerAmerican’sfishingindustry.B.Becauseabout200,000pormdsoffisharepoisoned.C.BecauseAsiancarpsescapeintotheMississippiRiver.D.Becausenativefishspeciesarestarvingout.70.Whatwillhappenifthewaterwayisclosed?A.Allthenativefishintheriverwouldbekilled.B.Thetransportationofcoal,grainandothergoodsmaybeaffected.C.Anelectricalbarrierhadtobeturnedoff.D.NotasingleAsiancarpwouldsurviveintheGreatLakes.71.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AsianCarpintheGreatLakes.B.NationwideFishKillOperation.C.FishingIndustryintheUSA.D.AsianCarpFoundNearLakeMichigan.Whyisitthatmanypeoplewhohavesufferedamajorshock，suchasdivorceordeathofafamilynumber,seemtobeweakeragainstavarietyofmajorandminorillness．Onecommonideaamongpsychologistshasbeenthatpeoplecoulddealwithsufferingmoreeffectivelyiftheywereabletounderstandandacceptit．：Indeed，manyexpelsstressthevalueofexpressingthoughtsandfeelingsconnectedwithupsettingevents．Recently,ateamofmedicalresearchersstudiedthelinksbetweendescribingpsychologicallypainfuleventsandlong-termhealth．Inoneexperimenthealthycollege-6-\nstudentswereaskedtowriteabouteitherpersonallydisturbingexperiencesorordinarytopicsoveraperiodoffourdays．Inthemonthsafterwards，studentswhohadchosentoshowtheirinnerthoughtsandfeelingsintheirwritingvisitedthehealthcenterforillnessmuchlessoftenthanthosewhohadwrittenabouteverydaytopics．Inanexperimentthatfollowed，anothergroupofhealthystudentsweregiventhefour-daywritingexercises．Somechose，towriteabouthighlypersonalandupsettingexperiences(includingloneliness,problemswithfamilyandfriends，andhealth)．Whenquestionedimmediatelyafterwards，theysaidthattheydidnotfeelanybetter．However，theirbloodsamplestakenbeforeandaftertheexperimentshowedevidenceofanimprovedresistancetoillness．Thewhitecellsthatfightoffbacteriaandviruseshadincreasedtheirreactionandsensitivitytothese“invaders'’．Thistrendcontinuedoverthefollowingsixweeks，whenanotherbloodsamplewastaken．Individualswhoshowedthebestresultswerethosewhowroteabouttopicsthattheyhadactivelykeptfromtellingothersabout．Theresearcherssuggestedthatfailuretofaceuptopainfulexperiencesearlbeaformofstressitself,andincreasethepossibilityofillness．Itfollows,then，thatactivelydealingwithamajorshockmakespossibleitsunderstandingandacceptance.Theanswerisnottosufferinsilence．Itmaynotalwaysbepossibletotalkaboutpersonalproblems，butwritingthemdownwilthelpthebodytofightdiseaseinthelongrun．60．AccordingtothepassagestudentswhowroteaboutpainfuleventsorpersonalproblemsA．enjoyedsharingtheirinnerthoughtandfeelingsB．werelesslikelytoseektreatmentforsicknessC．haddecreasedfeelingsoflonelinessD．feltmuchbetterafterwards61．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invaders”inparagraph3referto?A．Thewhitecells．B．Bacteriaandviruses。-6-\nC．Resistancetoillness．D．Thereactionandsensitivityofthecells．62．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．SufferingandhealthB．Innerthoughtsand．feelings．C．IllnessandhealthD．Mentalillnessandsocialacceptance．60、BBA*************************************************************结束EOneoftheworld’sgreatnaturalwondersisinNewMexico,intheAmericanSouthwest.Naturehascreatedhugemovinghillsofpurewhitesand.Thesesanddunescovermorethanseventy-thousandhectaresofdesert.ItisoneofthelargestsanddunefieldsintheUnitedStates.Thebrightwhitesanddunesarealwayschanging,alwaysmoving,likewavesontheocean.Drivenbystrongwinds,thesandmovesandcoverseverythinginitspath.Itislikeahugeseaofsand.Youmaywonderhowanythingcanliveinthisextremeenvironmentofawhitesanddesert.Thereisnotmuchrain.Theheatinsummerisintense.Thesandlacksnutrients.Plantsandanimalsstruggletosurvive.Afewkindsofplantsgrowquicklytosurviveburialbythemovingsanddunes.Severalkindsofsmallanimalshavebecomewhiteincolorinordertohideinthesand.MorethanfivehundredthousandpeoplevisitWhiteSandseachyear.Theyclimbonthedunesandobservethemovingseaofsand.WhiteSandsisabouttwentyfourkilometerssoutheastofthecityofAlamogordo,NewMacico.Inthevisitorcenterattheentranceofthepark,youcanfindoutaboutspecialactivitiesandguidedwalks.Youcandriveaboutthirteenkilometersinto-6-\nthecenterofthedunes.Itislikedrivingonalonelywhiteplanet.Alongthewaythereisinformationthattellsaboutthenaturalhistoryofthewhitesands.Youcanalsoexplorethedunesonfoot,seeingsomeunusualandbeautifulplantsandflowers.Signsalongthetrailtellabouttheplantsgrowinginthesand.Youcanevencampthereovemight.Butyoumustbecareful.Itiseasytogetlostinthewavesofmovingsandespeciallyduringsandstorms.Thereisnowatertodrink.Thetemperaturecanrisetothirty-eightdegreesCelsiusinsummer.Thereisnoshelterfromthesun’srays.WhiteSandsispartofAmerica’sNationalParksSystem,anditisjustoneoftheunusualexamplesofAmerica’snaturalandculturaltreasures.72.Whichofthefollowingsplaysamajorroleinmakingforthisextremeenvironment?A.Plantsandanimals.B.Strongwinds.C.Intenseheatandlittlerain.D.Manypeople.73.Walkingondunes,peoplewill______.A.enjoythebeautifulsightofsandmovingB.seemanykindsofwhiteplantsandanimalsC.findoutaboutspecialactivitiesD.getlosteasilyandquicklyespeciallyduringstorms74.WhatdoweknowaboutWhiteSandsfromthispassage?A.Itisoneofthelargestsanddunefieldsintheworld.B.Youcangettoknowitsnaturalhistorywhiledrivinginit.C.Thetemperatureherecanrisetothirty-eightdegreesCelsiusanytime.D.Youarenotallowedtocamphereovernight.75.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.ToattracttouriststoWhiteSands.B.TodescribethehistoryofWhiteSands.C.TointroduceguidedtourstoWhiteSands.D.ToexplainthepowerofnatureatWhiteSands.-6-\n-6-
