四川省眉山市2014高考英语 阅读理解、完形填空专题训练（12）.docVIP

PAGE 1 - 四川省眉山市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空专题训练（12）附答案 .阅读理解 Words：408　难度系数：★★★　建议用时：9分钟 As bananas ripen，the green skin turns yellow gradually.Chemical changes occur in the flesh of the fruit as well：starch(淀粉) changes to sugar；pectin(果胶) breaks down，losing its stiffness；and the flesh softens. Is ripening fruit a self-contained system，or is the rate of these changes affected by the environment? We designed the experiment below to see if different atmospheres，produced by different packaging，affected the rate of ripening.You will vary the atmosphere surrounding unripe bananas and observe the effect on the ripening process. Now set up the bananas in their environments as follows： 1．Put two green bananas in a paper bag and fold the top over to seal out the air. 2．Put one green banana and the very ripe banana in the other paper bag and fold over the top. 3．Put two green bananas in a plastic bag and seal it. 4．Wrap (包) one green banana tightly in a plastic bag. 5．Leave one green banana exposed to the air. Leave the fruit alone for four or five days to ripen.Ripening fruit “breathes”．This means that it takes up oxygen and gives off CO2.Oxygen is extremely important and necessary for the chemical reactions involved in ripening.In addition，ripening fruit gives off another gas，called ethylene(乙烯)．Not only is ethylene a product of ripening fruit，it also promotes the further ripening of the fruit. Paper bags tend to keep the ethylene in，but they allow oxygen and ethylene to pass through slowly.Plastic bags do not allow the free flow of oxygen or ethylene.In this experiment，the green banana in paper bag with the ripe banana should ripen most quickly.The green bananas in the paper bag should ripen faster than the bananas in the plastic bag.The banana left exposed to air has an unlimited supply of oxygen，so it will turn brown most quickly.You will notice that the side of this banana that rests on the counter will ripen more quickly than the other sides，because it has the