- 1 -2014高考英语阅读理解精英训练二轮精品题（33）及答案阅读理解Today, the world is rapidly urbanizingWith half of the world population expected to live in cities by the early part of the 21st century, the Shanghai 2010 World Expos focus on a better city bears profound meaningWhat might future cities look like 28 years from now? Here are some scenarios: things to come, things to goZero wasteWaste disposal is one of the biggest headaches for citiesApart from recyclable waste, everything is buried or incinerated, only to pollute the environmentPlastic waste remains underground for several decadesThe world produces much more garbage that it can dispose ofNow at the Expo, all waste is delivered to a compression station where the waste is sorted, filtered, decontaminated, deodorized and compressed before finally being disposed of at designated spotsIn Beijing, people living in the Asuwei area turn their household waste into organic fertilizers which are used to grow plants at residence communitiesNo more transportation problems during Spring FestivalThe Spring Festival, the most important Chinese holiday when everyone returns home, has caused headaches for millions of ChineseMore than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making obtaining travel tickets and the journey difficultBut in 28 yearsSpring Festival travel may not be a problem at allChina plans to have more than 120,000 kilometers of railway and a rapid transportation network that will serve 90 percent of the population by 2020And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so migration will no longer be so large-scaleNewspapers to disappearAmerican scholar Philip Meyer predicts that newspaper will come to an end in - 2 -2043Utagawa Reizou, former editor-in-chief of The Mainichi Daily Newsbelieves that the newspaper will be gone in 2030This kind of prediction may worry those in print news businessIn the UK, the circulations of national newspapers are decliningMajor Japanese newspapers have gone into debtIn the US, declining circulations and ad revenues have forced several newspapers to stop printing paper EditionsMedia tycoon Rupert Murdoch thinks the future of media relies on interaction through the InternetIn the future, digital newspapers will be sent to portal web terminals through wirelesslyReaders can discuss issues with journalists and editorsInformation will move fasterOil to run outIn August 2009, Fatih Birol, chief economist of the International Energy Agency, said that oil is running out faster than expected and that the world will likely feel the tightness in supply in the next five yearsScientists have found substitutes for oil as fuel，coal，natural gas，solar power, nuclear power and even water can replace oil as sources of energyFlammable ice reserves alone can support humans for the next 1,000 years71By now, the world population in cities has grown to about _A69 billion B075 billion C35 billion D13 billion72Which of the following statements is TRUE?AEverything buried or incinerated, besides recyclable waste, pollutes the environmentBPeople deal with their household waste in an environmental-friendly way in the Asuwei area, BeijingCMore than 2 billion people suffer from headaches during the Spring Festival in ChinaDBy 2020, 90 percent of the population will have to go to other places to find a job- 3 -73According to the American predictor Philip Meyer, what will happen in 2043?ANewspaper will disappearBJapan has to stop printing newspaperCDigital newspaper will be sent to portal web terminalsDInformation will move faster74_ can replace oil as sources of energy in the futureACoal and natural gas BSolar power and nuclear powerCWater and flammable ice reserves DAll the above75Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?AThe Shanghai 2010 World Expo BWha t will city life be like in 28 yearsCA rapidly urbanizing world DThings to come, things to go【参考答案】71-75 CBADB阅读理解（共 20小题；每小题 2分，满分 40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIt takes more than just practice to become an Olympian. Gold medal performances require some serious nutrition. Have you ever wondered what these successful athletes eat to stay in peak shape?Keri Glassman, a registered dietitian and founder of Nutritious Life Meals, appeared on “Good Morning America” today to give you a glimpse into the diets of some top athletes. Some of their meals could surprise you.Crazy Calorie CountGlassman said Olympians eat a lot of food- quantities that for ordinary people would constitute pigging out.One secret of swimmer Michael Phelps - 4 -astonishing performance in the 2008Olympics in Beijing was consuming as many as 12,00 calories in one day.Athletes can eat like this and not gain any weight because their workouts are intense. According to Glassman, Phelps workouts can burn 4,000 to 6,000 calories i