2008年新课改区高考英语模拟试题.docVIP

2008年新课改区高考英语模拟试题 阅读新题型精选 1 阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后面的要求答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求） Certain animals and plants develop characteristics that help them cope with their environment better than others of their kind. This natural biological process is called adaptation. Among the superior characteristics developed through adaptation are those that may help in getting food or shelter, in providing protection, and in producing and protecting the young. That results in the evolution of more and more organisms (生物) that are better fitted to their environments. Each living thing is adapted to its way of life in a general way, but each is adapted especially to its own distinct class. A plant, for example, depends upon its roots to fix itself firmly and to absorb water and inorganic chemicals. It depends upon its green leaves for using the suns energy to make food from inorganic chemicals. These are general adaptations, common to most plants. In addition, there are special adaptations that only certain kinds of plants have. Many animals have adaptations that help them escape from their enemies. Some insects are hidden by their body color or shape, and many look like a leaf or a little branch. The coats of some animals are colored to mix with the surroundings. Many animals have the ability to remain completely still when an enemy is near. Organisms have a great variety of ways of adapting. They may adapt in their structure, function, and genetics; in their development and production of the young; and in other aspects. An organism may create its own environment, as do warm-blooded animals, which have the ability to adjust body heat exactly to keep their most suitable temperature however weather changes. Usually adaptations are an advantage, but sometimes an organism is so well adapted to a particular environment that, if conditions change, ______________ to readapt to the new conditions. 76. Whats the best title for the passage? ( Please answer within 10 words) 77. Which sentence in the passa