【正文】 ．閱讀理解 Some years ago, MichelAndre found himself staring at the body of a dead whale on a beach in the Canary Islands. It was obvious that the animal had been struck violently by a ship——but why? Only later, after surveying the whales which lived in the area and measuring the increase of sound pollution from ships did it bee clear that there was a link. The whales had bee desensitised to the noise of approaching boats and were being struck by them, often seriously. We never thought that this could be something that could kill, recalls (回憶) Andre, who is the director of the Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics at the Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona. Andre has spent 20 years developing an advanced system to better understand why incidents like this happen. His underwater microphones have exposed a world of deafening sound and animal munication never observed with such clarity(清晰) before. It was not an easy task. Sound waves don39。t travel through water in the uniform, predictable way they do through the air. Instead, the temperature, salinity (鹽度) and, flow of water have great effects on their path. What can be done? One solution is to change shipping routes to courses where ships are statistically less likely to meet animals. It39。s also possible to slow ships down to 18km/h or less, which is less likely to seriously injure a whale. As for dealing with the root cause of the problem, the UN39。s International Maritime Organisation has already published guidelines on how to quieten ships, but it will be a while before the effects of such changes might be observed. The ocean is not our world, ments Andre. But it is ours to look after. And thanks to his work, we can better understand the effects of subsea sound pollution.（1）What does the underlined word desensitised in Paragraph 2 mean? A.Stubborn.B.Flexible.C.Dull.D.Friendly.（2）What39。s one way to solve the problem according to the text? A.To lower the speed of ships.B.To reduce the number of ships.C.To set up preserves under the sea.D.To give the injured animals timely treatment.（3）What is the author39。s attitude towards what Michel Andre has done? A.Doubtful.B.Disapproving.C.Positive.D.Uncaring.（4）What is the text mainly about? A.A great expert.B.Noise in the sea.C.Animals in the sea.D.Sea exploration technology.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了海底噪音對海洋生物的影響以及如何降低海底噪音的問題。 （1）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第二段中的”the noise of approaching boats and were being struck by them, often seriously“可知，鯨魚被靠近的船只碰撞，因為它們可能是對船只所產(chǎn)生的噪音比較“遲鈍”。故可知劃線部分單詞意思為“遲鈍的”。故選C。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的”It39。s also possible to slow ships down to 18 km/h or less, which is less likely to seriously injure a whale.“也有可能將船只減速到每小時18公里或更少，這樣就不太可能嚴(yán)重傷害鯨魚。可知，降低船只速度是文中提到的一種解決辦法。故選A。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的”And thanks to his work, we can better understand the effects of subsea sound pollution.“由于他的工作，我們可以更好地了解海底聲音污染的影響?？芍?，作者對Michel Andre所做的工作十分認(rèn)可。故選C。 （4）考查主旨大意。通讀全文可知，文章主要講述了海底噪音對海洋生物的影響以及如何降低海底噪音的問題，故選B。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和主旨大意四個題型的考查，是一篇科研類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 Many years ago, my mother read from the book Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey to me. I remember as if it were yesterday, hearing her voice at my side on a cold wintry night. My mother39。s voice changed my world. Long before I could read on my own, she shared with me the strength and beauty of McCloskey39。s language a story of a little girl and her mother out in nature, coexisting with a mother bear and her own baby. The power of the story, of language and of my mother all came together. And it happened many times after that, over and over. The read aloud made me a reader. Years later, I was reading aloud a picture book to a small child in a classroom. His life, so far, had not been easy. His childhood was troubled by poverty and loneliness. In that moment, in the joy of the read aloud, he had an idea that started something big. What he said was this: Mrs. Allyn, let39。s make sure everyone knows how good this feels. Let39。s have a holiday for the read aloud Therefore, my organization, LitWorld, created a grassroots movement World Read Aloud Day in 2010 to honor this young boy39。s wish for everyone to be able to have a read aloud every day. Since the day he shared that good idea with us, World Read Aloud Day has bee a worldwide event reaching over one million people in more than 65 countries around the world. This year we are over 600 cities strong, a number that is growing every day. Children who grow up as readers bee engaged citizens of the global world, and every child deserves the right to read. When I say that reading aloud will change the world, I know it sounds simple. But one of the many great things about giving kids access to the power of stories and sharing them together is that it is simple. It is also cheap and easily done. And the impact is huge. （1）How did the author39。s parent change her life? A.By reading aloud to her.B.