山东省各地市2012年高考英语最新试题分类汇编20阅读理解(九)

嘉兴英语教学网页专题三阅读理解(九)【山东省济宁市2012届高三第一次模拟考试】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。AHowardDillisagiantamonggiantpumpkingrowers．Hegrewworldchampionpumpkinsforfouryearsrunning，from1979to1982，andmissedwinningthefifthyearbyamere5pounds．Today，hisDillAtlanticGiantseedsaresoldworldwidetomorethan50seedcompanies。ThepumpkinsgrownfromhisDillAtlanticGiantseedscommonlyweighinatoverl,000pounds．“Idon’thaveanytrainingingenetics(遗传学)；it啪salltrialanderror，”Dillsays.Heinheritedhisloveofpumpkinsfromhisfatherandhasenjoyedgrowingthemforyears．Dillstillgrowsgiantpumpkins，butnotforcompetition．Inthefall，visitorscometoenjoythepumpkinpatchonhis90-acrefarminNovaScotia，Canada.HeplantstenacresofpumpkinsforHalloweenandtwoacres0fgiantpumpkins.Oneofhisgiantpumpkinswasrecentlybakedinto442pumpkinpiesandsoldat$5eachforcharity．Ifyouwanttotrygrowingagiantpumpkin，Dillrecommendsstartingwithasoiltestandthenaddingfertilizerasneeded．Plantthegiantpumpkinseed.Agiantpumpkincallgain15to20poundsaday，socarefulwatering—everydayortwo—isessential．Youshouldwaitabout130daysuntilthepumpkinmaturesandthenyoucanharvestit.Dill’sfavoritepumpkinsettheGuinnessBookrecordin1981.Itweighed493.5pounds．“I'vegrownthemlargersince,butthatonemeantalot，”heremembers.“Ineverwouldhavepredictedtenyearsagothattherewouldbea1,000-pounder，buttherearemanyofthemnow，”saysDill．The2006worldrecordholderisLarryCheckonofPennsylvania．Hegrewa1,469pounder．Dillsays，“Theseworldchampionsaregrownfrommyseeds，soIfeellikeawinnerrightalongwiththem．”56．whatcanwelearnabouttheworldchampionpumpkinof1983?A．Itweighedover1,000pounds．嘉兴英语教学网．Itwasmissingafterthecompetition.C．Itwas5poundsheavierthanthatof1982．D．Itwas5poundsheavierthanDill'sbiggestonethatyear.57．OneofDill'sgiantpumpkinsearned．A．$2210B．$442C．$1000D．$146958．inthethirdparagraphDillmainlytellsabout．A．howtodoasoiltestB．howtoplantthegiantpumpkinseedC．whentowaterthepumpkinD．howtogrowagiantpumpkin59．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．HowardDilliswelltrainedingenetics．B．HowardDillgrowspumpkinsjustforcompetition．C．DillfeltproudofLarryCheckon'schampionpumpkin．D．Dill'sfavoritepumpkinistheheaviestofallthosehehasevergrown.60．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．GardeningGiant：HowardDillB．WorldChampionPumpkinC．DillAtlanticGiantSeedsD．HowtoGrowGiantPumpkinsBAlthoughParisisoftenconsideredthecityofromance.closetoamillionadultswhocallithomearesingle．ManysinglepeoplesaythatFrance'scapitalisoneofthemostdifficultplacestomeetpeople．Thecomplaints(抱怨)ofthislonelygrouphaverespiredanewphenomenonknownas“supermarketdating．”AtGalerieLafayetteGourmet，singlescanshopformorethanjusttheitemsontheirgrocerylist.Theycanlookforsomeonewhohasblueeyes，brownhair,andis1.8meterstall，orwhatevermaybeontheirromanticshoppinglist.AtthisParislocationsinglepeopleofallagescanscheduletheirshoppingforThursdaynightsbetween6：30and9：00P.m.Whentheywalkthroughthedoor，theypickupapurplebaskettoadvisethattheyarelookingforlove．Theytrytoarriveearlybecausethebasketsdisappearquickly,andthentheyhavetowaitinlinefortheirturntowanderthestoreaisles(过道)．Withpurplebasketsinhand，shopperscanconsidertheirromanticoptionswhiletheypickouttheirgroceries.Whentheyarereadytopay，theycangotothecheckoutlineforsingleswho嘉兴英语教学网(美化)one'sappearanceortolieaboutone'sageovertheInternet.Thesupermarket，ontheotherhand，isconsideredasafeandcasualenvironmentinwhichtomeetapotentialmatch．Inaddition，whatonefindsinanother'sgrocerybasketcansayathingortwoaboutthatperson'scharacterorintentions．Buyingpetfoodcanbeaman'swayofshowingapotentialmatchthathehasasensitiveside．Womenwhofilltheirbasketswithlow-fatfoodshowtheirhealthystyleofriving．Thesedaysit'spossibletofindmuchmorethanfoodatagrocerystore.61．WhatdomanysinglepeopleinPariscomplainabout?A．Thedifficultyinmeetingpeople.B．Theideaofsupermarketdating.C．Theitems0ntheirgrocerylist．D．Theinconvenienceinshopping．62.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferred(推断)butisnotclearlystatedinthesecondparagraph?A．ThedatingsupermarketislocatedinParis．B．ThedatingsupermarketisopenonlyonThursdayevenings.C．Peoplelookingforlovemustgetabasketofaparticularcolour.D．Thedatingsupermarkethasverygoodbusiness.63．Howdoloveshoppersmeetoneanother?A．Theyscheduletheirmeetinginadvance．B．Theygothroughaspecialcheckout．C．Theypickouttheirgrocerieswithgreatcare．D．TheydialthephonenumbersOiltheirshoppingitems．64．Accordingtothewriter，apossiblewaytowinawoman'sheartistoA．pickupapurplebasketB．buylow-fatfoodC．embellishyourappearanceD．buypetfood65．WhydothepeoplepreferthesupermarketdatingtoInternetdating?A．Thesupermarketdatingismoreconvenient．B．Thesupermarketdatingismorecasual．C．Thesupermarketdatingcanbetrustedmore．嘉兴英语教学网．Thesupermarketdatingislessexpensive．CGenerallytherearetwowaystonametyphoons:thenumber-basedmethodandthelist-basedmethod.Followingthenumber-basedmethod，typhoonsarecodedwithvariou