徐州市2014高考英语一轮完形填空和阅读理解基本训练（5）附答案
Foresters are people who work with trees and know a lot about them. Occasionally, foresters have problems, and the foresters in southern Indiana have had many problems.
The foresters were doing an experiment. They wanted to grow walnut (胡桃) trees by planting walnuts in the ground. If they succeeded, the foresters would be able to control the location of the trees. Also, this method would be much cheaper than transplanting or moving nut trees that were grown in plant nurseries (苗圃) . So the foresters planted their walnuts, and that’s when the squirrels (松鼠) started causing trouble. Shortly after the nuts were planted, the squirrels dug them up for tasty snacks (快餐) .
The foresters tried to keep the squirrels away from the walnuts. Mothballs (卫生球) were used as a warning, but they didn’t work. Then, the foresters tried dipping the walnuts in kerosene (煤油) , but that didn’t stop the squirrels either. The foresters continue to search for a method that will really work. But until they find one, the squirrels can continue to have their walnut snacks and the foresters will have to transplant trees!
( )36. Foresters are people who .
A. look after the forest and work with trees B. feed squirrels in the forest
C. catch squirrels that steal walnuts D. transplant trees
( )37. What were the foresters trying to do with the walnuts?
A. Plant food for squirrels. B. Control the location of the trees. C. Move the trees closer to the squirrels. D. Get squirrels to eat them.
( )38. The underlined word “transplanting” probably means “ ”.
A. planting B. moving C. growing D. buying
( )39. What did the squirrels do to the walnuts that were dipped in kerosene?
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A. Left them alone. B. Continued to eat them. C. Hid them in trees D. Put them into the earth.
( )40. According to the story, which of the following is not true?
A. Mothballs didn’t prove to be a good method of stopping the squirrels from eating the walnuts.
B. The squirrels found the walnuts tasty.
C. The squirrels started eating mothballs instead of walnuts.
D. The forester haven’t found a good way to prevent the squirrels from eating the walnuts.
参考答案---------- ABBBC,
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In the Caucasus region of the Soviet Union, nearly 50 out of every 100,000 people live to celebrate their 100 birthday, and many don’t stop at 100! By comparison, in America only 3 people in 100,000 reach 100. But these Soviet old people aren’t alone. The Pakistani Hunzas, who live high in the Himalaya Mountains, and the Vilacbambans of the Andes Mountains in Ecuador seem to share the secret of long too.
These peoples remain healthy in body and spirit despite the passage of time. While many older persons in industrial societies become weak and ill in their 60s and 70s, some Soviet Georgians, aged 110 to 140, work in the fields beside their great- great- grandchildren. Even the idea of aging is foreign to them. When asked, “At what age does youth end?”, most of these old people has no answer. Several replied, “Well, perhaps at age 80.” The very youngest estimate was age 60.
What accounts for this ability to survive to such old age, and to survive so well? First of all, hard physical work is a way of life for all of these long-lived peoples. They begin their long days of physical labor as children and never seem to stop. For example, Mr. Rustam Mamedov is 142 years of age. He remember his life experiences: the Grimean War of 1854; the Turkish War of 1878; the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917.
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His wife is 116 years old. They have been married for 90 years. Mr. Mamedov has no intentions of retiring from his life as a farmer. “Why? What else would I do?” he asks. Oh, he has slowed down a bit. Now he might quit for the day after 6 hours in the field instead of 10.
All these people get healthful rewards from the environment in which they work. They all come from mountainous regions. They live and work at elevations of 5,000 to 12,000 feet (1,660 to 4,000 meters) above sea level. The air has less oxygen and is pollutionfree. This reduced-oxygen environment makes the heart and blood vessel system stronger.
Another factor that may contribute to the good health of these people is their isolation. To a great extent, they are separated from the pressures and worried of industrial society.
Inherited factors also play some role. Most of the longest-lived people had parents and grandparents who also reached very old ages. Good family genes may, therefore, be one factor in living longer.
Finally, although these three groups don’t eat exactly the same foods, their diets are similar. The Hunzas, Vilacbambans, and Soviets eat little animal meat. Their diets are full of fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, cheese, and milk. They never eat more food than their bodies need.
It is clear that isolation from urban pressures and pollution, clean mountain air, daily hard work, moderate diets, good genes, and a youthful approach to life all contribute to the health and remarkable long life of all these people.
( )41. What kinds of things contribute to the remarkable long life of these
peoples?
A. Moderate diets B. Clean mountain air.
C. Daily hard work. D. All the above factors（因素）.
( )42. How do you think the author feels about these long-lived people?
A. He is impressed with them B. He doesn’t care. C. He doesn’t like them. D. He admires them.
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( )43.According to the passage, the phrase “the passage of time” means .
A. have time to do what they want B. being on time C. time going by D. limited time
( )44. In the passage, why does the author describe Mr. Mamedov?
A. An example of a typical long life among these people. B. An example of an unusual long life among these people. C. An explanation of why he is still healthy. D. An example of why his wife died early than him.
( )45. What is the main subject of this article?
A. Mr. Mamedov’s life.
B. A description of several societies where people live a long time. C. Suggestions for how you can live long life. D. People are healthy in mountainous regions.
参考答案---------DACAB
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OLYMPIA, March 24—Luo Xuejuan, a swimming gold medalist at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, became the first Chinese person to relay the Olympic Flame in Greece on Monday, receiving the flame from the first Olympic torchbearer(火炬手)，Greek Alexandros Nikolaidis.
Despite her previous experience as a torchbearer in the Beijing leg of the Athens 2004 torch relay, Luo felt honored and proud of being chosen as the first Chinese torchbearer, the Xihua News Agency reported Luo as saying in an interview.
She talked about the great responsibility(责任) that she felt, as she believed she was representing every Chinese athlete and even Chinese person by running her leg of the relay.
Regarding missing the torch lighting ceremony because she had to be in an assigned location to wait for the flame, Luo felt no regret. “Even though I couldn’t see it, I was able to feel the flame light and knew that it was happening at a place
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