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2018高考英语模拟卷1第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节(共15题：每小题2分，满分30分ANishaPradhanisworried．Therecentcollegegraduatejustturns21andplanstoliveonherown．Butshe'safraidshewon'tbeabletostaysafe．That'sbecausesheisn'tabletosmell．Backhome，herfamilydohersmellingforher．She'smovedinwiththemfornow，butshe'slookingforaplaceofherown．"NowthatI'msearchingforwaysorplacetoliveasanindependentperson，Ifindthatthesenseofsmellisimportanttohowweliveourlives，"Pradhansays．Shesayswhenshewasachildshelikedtoeatandatealot．Buttherecameapointwhereshelostinterestinfood．"Oneofthefirstthingsthatpeoplenoticewhenevertheyhaveasmellproblemisthatfooddoesn'ttasterightany-more，"saysBeverlyCowart，aresearcher．That'sbecauseeatingandsmellgohandinhand．Howfoodtastesoftenreliesonwhatwesmell．"Whenyouloseyoursenseofsmell，yourwholesenseoffoodflavorschangedandreduced，"Cowartsays，"Youcanstilltastethebasictastes．Whatyou'remissingarethesmalldistinctions．""WhenIgoouttoeatIhaveoftenfoundthatthatfoodisverytastelesstome．Ineverfeelfull，"shesays．"Ithinkalotofustodayliketopretendtobefoodloversandweallliketotalkabout‘Oh，Ithinkthiscouldusealittlebitmoreflavor，'or‘Ithinkthishasahintofmeat，'Ican'treallyparticipateinthoseconversations，"shesays．Pradamthinkshersmelllossalsomayhaveaffectedhermemory．Pradhanmaybeontosomething，accordingtobiologistPaulMoore．"Whensmellsignalscomein，youfeelaboutthemfirst．Andthenyouthinkaboutitandthenthememoryislaiddown．Sowithoutthefeelpart，thethinkingaboutitspartdoesn'tcome．Andthatmeansnonewsmellmemorygetscreated．"1.WhatproblemdoesPradhanmeetwithatpresent？______A.Thatshehasnosenseofsmell．B.Thatshedoesn'thaveherownhouse．C.Thatshelackslifeskillstolivealone．D.Thatsheistoonervoustolivealone．2.WhatcanweinferfromwhatBeverlyCowartsaid？______A.Peoplewithasmellproblemhavenofoodtastes．B.Lackofsmellsensemakeseatingadullexperience．C.Differentfoodtastesthesameforpeopleofsmellloss．D.Peoplefeelhungryeasilyforlackofsmellsense．3.Wheneatingout，Pradhan______．A.hasasenseofbeingfullquicklyB.oftenhasagoodappetiteC.pretendstohavegoodsmellsenseD.feelsleftoutsometimes4.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean______A.Pradhanmaybecrazy．B.Pradhanmaybefoolish．C.Pradhanmayberight．D.Pradhanmaybeforgettable．BNowadaysmoreandmorepeoplearetalkingaboutgeneticallymodifiedfoods(GMfoods.GMfoodsdevelopfromgeneticallymodifiedorganisms(有机体,whichhavehadspecificchangesintroducedintotheirDNAbygenetic第1页
engineeringtechniques.Thesetechniquesaremuchmoreprecisewhereanorganismisexposedtochemicalstocreateanon-specificbutstablechange.Formanypeople,thehigh-techproductionraisesallkindsofenvironmental,ethical(伦理的,healthandsafetyproblems.Particularlyincountrieswithlongfarmingtraditions,theideaseemsagainstnature.Infact,GMfoodsarealreadyverymuchapartofourlives.Theywerefirstputonthemarketin1996.AthirdofthecornandmorethanhalfthecottongrownintheU.S.lastyearwastheproductofbiotechnology,accordingtotheDepartmentofAgriculture.Morethan65millionacresofgeneticallymodifiedcropswillbeplantedintheU.S.thisyear.Thegeneticgenieisoutofthebottle.However,likeanynewproductenteringthefoodchain,GMfoodsmustbesubjectedtocarefultesting.Inwealthycountries,thedebateaboutbiotechisnotsofiercebythefactthattheyhavealargenumberoffoodstochoosefrom,andasupplythatgoesbeyondtheneeds.Indevelopingcountriesdesperatetofeedfast-growingandunderfedpopulations,thematterissimplerandmuchmoreurgent:dothebenefitsofbiotechoutweightherisks?Thestatisticsonpopulationgrowthandhungeraredisturbing.Lastyeartheworld’spopulationreached6billion.TheU.N.statesthatnearly800millionpeoplearoundtheworldareunhealthy.About400millionwomenofchildbearingagedon’thaveenoughiron,whichmeanstheirbabiesareexposedtovariousbirthdefects.Asmany 