2015 广安市育才中学高考英语阅读理解暑假练习精选（广安市育才中学高考英语阅读理解暑假练习精选（3）及答案）及答案【山东省枣庄市 2014 高考英语 3 月模拟试题】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。It s never a real problem for us when the weather gets cold We have many different ways of coping with the coldWe can put on more clothes, stay next to a fireplace, turn on the air conditioner or simply travel to a warmer city to spend the winterBut things are not as easy for plants Unlike humans, plants cant move to escape the cold or generate heat to keep themselves warmSo how do they manage to survive the freezing winter?The cold is a big challenge for plantsTheir living tissues can be damaged when they freezeIts like a plants equivalent(相等物）to frostbite（冻疮） Also，the process of freezing and thawing（解冻）can cause air bubbles to form in the plants water transport systemIf enough of these air bubbles come together as water thaws they can block the flow of water from the roots to the leaves and kill the plantTo live through cold weather，plants have developed three strategies，Some plants，such as oak trees, avoid freezing damage by dropping their leaves, before the winter chill sets in-effectively shutting off the flow of water between roots and leavesand growing new leaves and water transport cells when the warm spring returns. Other plants, pine trees for example, protect them-selves by narrowing their water transport cells, which makes it easier for cells to travel among air bubblesThe third stratef;yi8 also the most extremeSome plants; die on the ground in winter and start growing as new plants from seeds when conditions get warmerHowever, these smart strategies were developed nmry8lowlyover millions of years of evolutionThis leads scientists to worry that plants may not be able to deal with human-caused climate change, which has only started occurring over the past few decadesScientists are hoping to find possible ways to save plants from the threat of climate change51What is the text mainly about?ADifferent ways for people to keep warmBHow plants live through the freezing winterCHow plants develop the 8tratef;ies to keep warm*DThe ways to save plants from the cold,52If the water transport from roots to leaves 18 blocked, Athe plant will suffer from frostbiteBair bubbles will be formedCthe plants living tissues will be damagedDthe plant will be killed53Oak trees protect themselves by Astopping the water transport from roots to leaves Bdropping their leaves to grow seedsCslowing the flow of water from roots to leavesDstoring enough water in the roots54What does the underlined phrase “sets in” mean in Paragraph3?Astops Bbegins Cleaves Dreturns55What is the main idea of the last paragraph?APlants can, easily adapt to climate changeBScientists are making efforts to save plantsCClimates change is a great threat to plantsDPlants are developing new strategies to survive【参考答案】BDADC AYou need to be of a certain age to understand why so many people in Hollywood are caring about the possible closing down of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (米高梅电影公司)For the past 40 years, its output has been good, but now it is on the ropes, with debts of $ 3.7 billion and will have to sell off its most valuable assets (资产).In its golden time, MGM stood for somethingIf Warner Brothers meant social dramas and gangster movies, and Disney meant cartoon films, then MGM was healthy fantasyThis business model found its most glorious expression in its musicals (音乐剧) of the post-war eraIt also featured such many famous stars as Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly and Judy Garland.But MGM had always put its hopes on the quality of stars it could attractFrom the time MGM became a company in 1924, the studio and his associate proved themselves good at creating big names.For 35 years, this worked well enough, but the growing power of television disturbed HollywoodMGM continued to throw money into making gorgeous-looking musicals, but despite some big successes audiences gradually started to drift awayThroughout the sixties, MGMs decline set inThings went from bad to worseIn 1973, MGM stopped distributing its own filmsSince then, the Lions roar has been reduced to a whimper (呜咽).How far MGM has fallen can be shown by its recent releasesThis was a studio that for years offered a reliable supply of first-class filmsYet last year its total output was threeTo make it worse, all were co-produced with other studiosAnd this year? Only one so far, and maybe the last.What now? MGM will probably be sold, though recent buyers have been cautious about a price thought to be around $ 2 billion.1. MGM is becoming the focus in Hollywood because it _A. has more supporters B. has produced good filmsC. might be closed down D. has lost all its assets2. What can we learn about MGM from the text?A. It has been sold out for around $ 2 billion.B. The Internet was a factor causing its decline.C. It only produced three films by itself la