高考英语三轮冲刺复习 完形与阅读强化训练24.docVIP

2015届高考英语三轮复习完形与阅读强化训练24 题号 一 二 总分 得分 、完形填空（本大题共1小题，共30分） Twelve years ago，a young traveler named Rhett Butler from San Francisco，California，visited the Sabah rainforest on Malaysian Borneo.In the rainforest，he watched a bird flying through the trees.The beautiful sight left quite an impression on him.But weeks later，back home，Rhett Butler got the news that trees in the area he visited had been cut down. That experience led Rhett Butler to write a book about rainforests and threats to their existence.But he did not publish the book.Instead，in 1999，he created a website，using his research for the book.The site is .His purpose was to inform the public of tropical rainforests.But the subject quickly developed.As a former businessman，he became a respected writer of science and environmental stories. The popularity of M attracted advertisers.Small ads on the site pay for its has grown and led to other sites，for example，，a site for children; www.wildM，which is about the island that Rhett Butler called his favorite place. To keep his website going，he travels around the world on several major trips each year.His working tools are a laptop computer，cameras and some diving equipment.He often calls on experts for information.For example，he interviewed Alison Jolly，a top expert on lemurs.He interviewed Rodney Jackson，a biologist who established the Snow Leopard Conservancy. Stories like these have made Mongabay a favorite place on the Internet for researchers，students and teachers.In April， named it one of the fifteen top climate and environment websites in the world. Note： lemur n．狐猴 、阅读理解（本大题共2小题，共20分） A “multitasking” originally referred to a computer’s ability to carry out several tasks at one time. For many people, multitasking has become a way of life and even a key to success. In fact, some excellent mental aerobic exercises (大脑训练) involve engaging the brain in two or more challenging activities at a time. Although checking e-mail while talking on a phone and rea