高二奥赛阅读理解专题专题一II. 阅读理解(Reading comprehension) (共20小题；选择题5小题，每小题1分，非选择题15小题，每小题2分，计35分) A)选择题：阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题的最佳答案。(答案涂在答题纸上)Every year more and more plants and animals disappear never to be seen againStrangely，it is the most intelligent but most thoughtless animal that is causing most of the problemsmanNature is very carefully balanced and if this balance is disturbed，animals can disappear alarmingly（令人担忧地）fastEvery day，thousands of species of animals draw closer to extinctionThere are countless number of species which may become extinct before they are even discovered In many lakes the fish are dyingFishermen are worried because every year there are fewer fish and some lakes have no fish at allScientists are beginning to get worried tooWhat is killing the fish？ The problem is acid rainAcid rain is a kind of air pollutionIt is caused by factories that burn coal or oil or gasThese factories send smoke high into the airThe wind often carries the smoke far from the factoriesSome of the harmful substances in the smoke may come down with the rain hundreds of miles away The rain in many places isnt natural and clean any moreIts full of acid chemicalsWhen it falls in lakes，it changes them tooThe lakes become more acidicAcid water is like vinegar or lemon juiceIt hurts when it gets in your eyesIt also kills the plants and animals that usually live in lake waterThat is why the fish are dying in lakes But dead fish may be just the beginning of the problemScientists are finding other effects of acid rainIn some large areas trees are dyingNot just one tree here and there，but whole forestsAt first scientists couldnt understand whyThere were no bugs or diseases in these treesThe weather was not dryBut now they think that the rain was the causeAcid rain is making the earth more acidic in these areasSome kinds of trees cannot live in the soil that is very acidic Now scientists are also beginning to study the effects of acid rain on larger animalsFor example，they believe that some deer in Poland are less healthy because of acid rainIf deer are hurt by the rain，what about people？This is the question many people are beginning to askNo one knows the answer yetBut it is an important question for us all 46Every year thousands of species of animals _ Aare hunted for their meats and skins Bmigrate to other places Cstarve to death Ddie out 47Acid rain is caused by _ Anatural gas Bthe ozone（臭氧）layer depletion（损耗） Cacidic lake water Demissions of industrial enterprises 48Which of the following is true？ ADead fish in lakes is the only problem caused by acid rain BScientists are sure that acid rains are not harmful for mankind CIf we dont make an attempt to stop acid rains we may never see some animals again DTheres no reason to worry about several trees that died of some unknown disease 49What is not mentioned in the text？ AAcid rain is capable of dissolving（分解）some rocks and stones BFish are unable to live in the water containing acidic chemicals CCoal，oil or gas form dangerous combinations after being burnt DScientists think that if some larger animals can be affected by acid rains，people may be in great danger 50The word bug in this context means _ Aan infectuous disease Ba small insect Ca dangerous bird Da small plant B) 非选择题：阅读下列材料，然后按要求完成所给出的题目。(答案写在答题纸上)AWimbledon witnessed one of the biggest upsets in its 122-year history after top seed and world number one Martina Hingis was defeated in her opening game by the unknown Australian Jelena Dokic，ranked 129th in the world A packed court No 1watched in amazement as Dokic，16，won 6-2， 6-0，making her the lowest ranked player in modern tennis history to defeat a No 1seed in a grand slam event Dokic，who is of Serbian origin，only made it to Wimbledon by winning a previous qualifying tournament（比赛） She said after her victory：“I still cant believe Ive beaten herItsa big win for me，especially in the first round，coming from qualifying，butI thought I played quite well and Im happy that Ive won”M oments af- ter her defeat， Hingis revealed（透露）she was buckling under the emotional strain and pressure faced by young tennis professionals and indicated that she needed a break from the game Hingis also revealed that she had decided to attend Wimbledon without her mother and coach Melanie Molitor because the two needed some time apart given the pressures of the last few weeks Yesterdays match was the first time that the Swiss players mother was not present at a major tournament where her daughter was playingMs Molitor has driven her daughter throughout her career Hingis，aged 18，who has earned around10m during her career， said：“I think I need to take some time offTake a break and recover again”