题目内容
18．A severe heatwave sweeping India，with temperatures of almost 44°C，the highest in 52years，has killed at least 80people this month，officials said on Sunday． The hot weather，which officials say would continue over northern，north-western and central India in the next 48hours，also may have some impact on wheat production，exporters and flour-mill associations said．New Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 43.7°C on Saturday，indicating a hot summer in the next two months in the nation's capital and other parts of northern and eastern India． The highest temperature in the past 24hours was 47°C at Ganganagar city，in Rajasthan state． Summer temperatures have been 4°C-6°C above normal over most parts of northern and central India since March，weather officials said．
In the eastern state of Orissa，authorities have decided to shut down schools from next Tuesday，advancing the annual summer holiday． Authorities said they were investigating reports of 53deaths from various parts of the state．
"District collectors have been asked to investigate and submit reports on other deaths，"Bhimsen Gochhayat，a government official said． Other deaths were reported from northern state of Uttar Pradesh and central Madhya Pradesh states．
India is expected to produce about 82million tons of wheat in 2009-2010，but there could be a shortage of 1-1.5million tons due to the heatwave，said Veena Sharma，Secretary General of the Roller Flour Millers Federation of India．"Most of the harvesting is over，but there definitely will be a slight shortage of 1-1.5million tons due to the extreme weather conditions，"she told Reuters．
India is relying on an abundant wheat crop to make up for a 14.2% drop in rice output，the major summer-sown food grain，marred by the worst monsoon （季风）in 37years last year． Weather officials say with summer temperatures in India set to remain above average，there were hopes of heavy rains at the start of the monsoon season that will help early sowing of rice，soybeans and lentils．
68． The purpose of the passage isA．
A． to tell a piece of news of a heatwave
B． to record the highest temperature in India
C． to report the deaths in the heatwave
D． to inform people of a drop of rice output
69． Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？D
A． The highest temperature in the history of India was 44°C．
B． Schools were closed because of the hot weather throughout India．
C． India is expected to produce about 82million tons of rice in 2009-2010．
D． India has a good harvest of wheat while the rice output is decreasing．
70． The underlined word"marred"in the last paragraph probably means"B"．
A． dropped B． damaged C． blown D． followed
71． What is the main idea of the passage？C
A． A severe heatwave would continue over India．
B． At least 80% people were killed in the disaster this month．
C． A severe heatwave swept India with a great loss．
D． A slight shortage of 1-1.5million tons of wheat is due to the heatwave．
分析 一场罕见的热浪席卷了印度，给其造成了巨大损失．
解答 68．A 作者意图题．本文是一篇新闻报道，第一段第一句点明了文章的中心话题，根据本句内容可知文章的目的是报道一条关于热浪席卷印度的新闻．
69．D 推理判断题．根据倒数第二段的开头部分可知印度的小麦喜获丰收；最后一段的开头部分提到印度正依靠小麦丰产来弥补大米产量降低14.2%的损失，由此可推知印度的大米产量在下降．
70．B 词义猜测题．大米是印度最主要的夏季种植的农作物，去年受37年来最严重的季风的"毁坏"，产量下降14.2%．故选B项．
71．C 主旨大意题．本文是一篇新闻报道，第一段是文章的中心段，根据该段内容可知文章主要讲的是一场严重的热浪席卷印度后对其造成的巨大损失．
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．
练习册系列答案
相关题目
13．
Two recent studies might end the great grocery bag debate．The debates over which type of grocery bag is best break down into two issues：which are better for the environment，and which are better for your health．
The first study focused on the question of cloth bag contamination（传染）．It's well-known that supermarkets offer many opportunities for people to pick up contaminated food：other shoppers contaminate shopping carts，and stockroom clerks contaminate containers．When shoppers put such things into cloth bags，they can contaminate the bag，and then wind up contaminating uncontaminated foods on their next shopping trip．Large numbers of bacteria were found in almost all bags．
Washing the bags might help，but researchers found that"reusable bags are seldom washed and often used for different purposes"．
The second study should end the"use reusable grocery bags"argument．In the study，researchers evaluated（评估）the bags on a set of environmental standards，including global warming potential．The table below shows how many times that non-HDPE bags must be used in order to bring their global warming potential down to that of an HDPE bag．The first column，for example，shows that a paper bag should be reused three times to reduce its global warming potential to that of an HDPE bag，while you have to use an LDPE bag four times，a non-woven PP bag 11times，and a cotton bag up to 131times to achieve the same end．
So the conclusion seems clear：the traditional，thin plastic bag has better environmental performance and is likely to be quite safer for human health．
72．The researchers in both studies might agree thatC．
A．we should reuse our grocery bags as much as possible
B．cotton bags are environment-friendly when they are reused
C．plastic bags are good for the environment and our health
D．grocery bags，if washed，can reduce global warming potential
73．The underlined phrase"wind up"in Paragraph 2probably meansB．
A．give up B．end up C．pick up D．take up
74．What's the problem with cloth bags according to the first study？A
A．They are easily contaminated when reused．
B．They produce large numbers of bacteria．
C．They are poisonous and can pollute foods．
D．They need washing before being reused．
75．We know from the chart that in terms of reducing the global warming potential，A．
A．if an HDPE bag is used three times，a cotton bag should be used 393times
B．the more times HDPE bags are reused，the greater their global warming potential is
C．LDPE bags，when reused 9times，have a better effect than cotton bags reused 131times
D．non-woven PP bags，though reused 33times，work worse than paper bags reused 7times．
Two recent studies might end the great grocery bag debate．The debates over which type of grocery bag is best break down into two issues：which are better for the environment，and which are better for your health．The first study focused on the question of cloth bag contamination（传染）．It's well-known that supermarkets offer many opportunities for people to pick up contaminated food：other shoppers contaminate shopping carts，and stockroom clerks contaminate containers．When shoppers put such things into cloth bags，they can contaminate the bag，and then wind up contaminating uncontaminated foods on their next shopping trip．Large numbers of bacteria were found in almost all bags．
Washing the bags might help，but researchers found that"reusable bags are seldom washed and often used for different purposes"．
The second study should end the"use reusable grocery bags"argument．In the study，researchers evaluated（评估）the bags on a set of environmental standards，including global warming potential．The table below shows how many times that non-HDPE bags must be used in order to bring their global warming potential down to that of an HDPE bag．The first column，for example，shows that a paper bag should be reused three times to reduce its global warming potential to that of an HDPE bag，while you have to use an LDPE bag four times，a non-woven PP bag 11times，and a cotton bag up to 131times to achieve the same end．
| Type of carrier | HDPE bag （No secondary reuse） | HDPE bag （40.3% reused as rubbish bags） | HDPE bag （100% reused as rubbish bags） | HDPE bag （Used three times） |
| Paper bag | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| LDPE bag | 4 | =5 | 9 | 12 |
| Non-woven PP bag | 11 | 14 | 26 | 33 |
| Cotton bag | 131 | 173 | 327 | 393 |
72．The researchers in both studies might agree thatC．
A．we should reuse our grocery bags as much as possible
B．cotton bags are environment-friendly when they are reused
C．plastic bags are good for the environment and our health
D．grocery bags，if washed，can reduce global warming potential
73．The underlined phrase"wind up"in Paragraph 2probably meansB．
A．give up B．end up C．pick up D．take up
74．What's the problem with cloth bags according to the first study？A
A．They are easily contaminated when reused．
B．They produce large numbers of bacteria．
C．They are poisonous and can pollute foods．
D．They need washing before being reused．
75．We know from the chart that in terms of reducing the global warming potential，A．
A．if an HDPE bag is used three times，a cotton bag should be used 393times
B．the more times HDPE bags are reused，the greater their global warming potential is
C．LDPE bags，when reused 9times，have a better effect than cotton bags reused 131times
D．non-woven PP bags，though reused 33times，work worse than paper bags reused 7times．
7．-What will you do with the _______ milk in the cup？
-I will use it to make steam bread．（ ）
-I will use it to make steam bread．（ ）
| A． | remaining | B． | left | C． | remained | D． | leaving |
8．According to a traffic rule，by no means _________be parked in the place where the bus stops．（ ）
| A． | any vehicle must | B． | shall any vehicle | ||
| C． | any vehicle shall | D． | will any vehicle |