2014考研英语阅读理解模拟题及答案(十七)
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 17 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="mysteriousblack">mysteriousblack</span> <span word="cloudapproaches">cloudapproaches</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>-<span word="our">our</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="isseverely">isseverely</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>. <span word="Throughout">Throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="allover">allover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="isles">isles</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="theeighties">theeighties</span>, <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nineties">nineties</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="mark">mark</span>. <span word="Peoplecomplained">Peoplecomplained</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Remained">Remained</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="largelyto">largelyto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioning">conditioning</span> <span word="units">units</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fitted">fitted</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="andmonths">andmonths</span>. <span word="Temperatures">Temperatures</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="endurance">endurance</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wholecountry">wholecountry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="obliged">obliged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="indoors">indoors</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="end">end</span>.<span word="Occasionally">Occasionally</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioning">conditioning</span> <span word="units">units</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fatalitiesoccurred">fatalitiesoccurred</span>. <span word="Conditions">Conditions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="utterly">utterly</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tropicsas">tropicsas</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="judged">judged</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> 7943 <span word="species">species</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="totallyextinct">totallyextinct</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="survival">survival</span> <span word="ofMan">ofMan</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="caves">caves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cellarshe">cellarshe</span> <span word="wasable">wasable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dig">dig</span>. <span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="thanseven">thanseven</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="Eventually">Eventually</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="rose">rose</span>,<span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="adangerous">adangerous</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humidity">humidity</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disastrousconditions">disastrousconditions</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="remarked">remarked</span>. <span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latitudes">latitudes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span> <span word="andthe">andthe</span> <span word="Cape">Cape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="Hope">Hope</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="subjected">subjected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="choking">choking</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="damperand">damperand</span> <span word="hotter">hotter</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="ceased">ceased</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bedone">bedone</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tropics">tropics</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="balancedbetween">balancedbetween</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="clouds">clouds</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="thewhole">thewhole</span> <span word="globe">globe</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span>, <span word="due">due</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cloudsreflecting">cloudsreflecting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="radiation">radiation</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="space">space</span>, <span word="But">But</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="couldnot">couldnot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="improved">improved</span>. <span word="Warm">Warm</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="asIceland">asIceland</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="insect">insect</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="enormously">enormously</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="hotatmosphere">hotatmosphere</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="favorable">favorable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unfavorable">unfavorable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Man">Man</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="otheranimals">otheranimals</span>. 81. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Isles">Isles</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span>. <span word="A">A</span>)<span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span> <span word="B">B</span>)<span word="ranged">ranged</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ninety">ninety</span> <span word="C">C</span>)<span word="approached">approached</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="D">D</span>)<span word="exceeded">exceeded</span> <span word="thehundred">thehundred</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> 82. <span word="Few">Few</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="because">because</span>. <span word="A">A</span>)<span word="the">the</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tolerable">tolerable</span> <span word="B">B</span>)<span word="people">people</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="indoors">indoors</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="C">C</span>)<span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hottemperature">hottemperature</span> <span word="D">D</span>)<span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioners">conditioners</span> 83. <span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cairoand">Cairoand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cape">Cape</span> <span word="ofGood">ofGood</span> <span word="Hopewere">Hopewere</span> <span word="subjected">subjected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="choking">choking</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="because">because</span>. <span word="A">A</span>)<span word="the">the</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="B">B</span>)<span word="the">the</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="damper">damper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hotter">hotter</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="humidity">humidity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thesurface">thesurface</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="C">C</span>)<span word="their">their</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="D">D</span>)<span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> 84. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tropics">tropics</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="suchthat">suchthat</span>. <span word="A">A</span>)<span word="human">human</span> <span word="survival">survival</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="B">B</span>)<span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="C">C</span>)<span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="D">D</span>)<span word="survival">survival</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="undecided">undecided</span> 85. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="insect">insect</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="A">A</span>)<span word="the">the</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="C">C</span>)<span word="the">the</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="clouds">clouds</span> <span word="D">D</span>)<span word="the">the</span> <span word="dampatmosphere">dampatmosphere</span> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 17 81.<span word="C">C</span>82.<span word="D">D</span>83.<span word="B">B</span>84.<span word="D">D</span>85.<span word="A">A</span></p>
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