2019届河南省信阳市罗山县高考英语阅读理解一轮精编：8(含解析)

1、河南罗山县2019高考英语一轮阅读理解训练题2019 高考训练题 - 阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A BC、D）中，选出最佳选项。On July 1 at exactly 7： 59： 59, Bejing time, the world s atomic clocks will pausefor a single second, or, more precisely, change to the unusual time of 7： 59：60. Theaddition of a leap second （闰秒） , is to keep our clocks in tim

2、e with the slowing of Earth s rotation （旋转） and astronomical time as measured by the sun.Just one extra second could affect the way computers and websites work, however. When the last leapsecond was added back in 2019, the community website Reddit crashed.For Reddit, the problem was that a Linux sys

3、tem got confused when it checked the network time and foundan extra second.Speaking to Wired about the problem back in 2019, Linux creator Linus Torvaldscommented：“ Almost every time we have a leap second, we find something. It s really annoying,because it s code that is almost never used, and thus

4、not tested by users under their normal conditions. ”Companies have thought of their own solutions, and Google s“ le ap smear”may be the best- knownexample. As company engineer Christopher Pascoe explains in a blog post, companies usually try to turnback the clocks by one second at the end of the day

5、 so that they play that second again. However, Pascoebelieves this creates problems. Heasked ：“ Does e? mail that comes in during that second get stored has a solution ： Cut the extra secondinto milliseconds and then put these tiny amountsday. “ This means that when it became time tocorrectly? ” Goo

6、gleof time into the system throughout theC. To keep atomic clocks in time with the slowing ofD. To record the changes to astronomical time.33. What happened to the website Reddit when the leap second was added in 2019?A. It crashed because of a virus attack.B. Its network time added two extra second

7、s.C. All of the code in its Linux system went wrong.D. One of its software systems got confused and the site broke down.34. How do companies usually deal with the problem of the extra second?A. By shutting down computers at the end of the day.B. By stopping receiving emails during that second.C. By

8、turning the clocks back by one second at the end of the day.D. By cutting the extra second into milliseconds and putting them into the system throughout the day.35. What s Pascoe s attitude towardGoogle s solution to the problem?A. Ambiguous. B. Approving. C. Doubtful. D. Cautious. 参考答案 32 35、CDCB阅读

9、下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的 A,B,C 或 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Inside the pleasingly fragrant cafe, So All May Eat (SAME) in downtown Denver, thespirit of generosity ( 慷慨 ) is instantly noticeable ： A donation box stands in place of a cash register.Customers here pay only what they can afford, no questions asked.A risky bu

10、siness plan, perhaps, but SAME Cafe has done one unchangeable thing in theadd an extra second atmidnight. ” Says Pascoe. “Our clocks have already taken thisinto account over the course of theday. ”For many companies without Googles money, however, the leap second will likely stillcause some crashes.

11、32. Why do we need to add a leap second?A. To change the world s atomic clocks.B. To keep atomic clocks in time with theworld s computers.Earth s rotation.Mile High City for six years ： Open only at midday, the restaurant provides poor local people with healthy,delicious lunches six days a week. Tho

12、se unable to pay for their meals can instead volunteer as waitersand waitresses, and dishwashers, or look after the buildings and equipment for the cafe.who started the cafe in 2006 with his wife Libby. Previously volunteering at soup kitchens, the Birkys weredissatisfied with the often unhealthy me

13、als they served there.“Wewanted to offer quality food in a restaurant where everyone felt comfortable,regardless of their circumstances,”Birky says. SAMEsspecial lunch menu changes daily and most foodmaterials are natural and grown by local farmers.The cafe now averages 65 to 70 customers(and eight

14、volunteers) a day. And the spirit of generosity behindthe project appears to be spreading. In early 2007, one volunteerwho had cleared snow for his meals during the long winter said goodbye tothe Birkys.“He said he was going to New Orleans to help with the hurricane cleanup,”saysBirky.1. What can we

15、 learn about the soup kitchens the Birkys previously worked for?A. They refused to have volunteers.B. They offered low quality food.C. They provided customers with a good environment.D. They closed down because of poor management.2. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. The cus

16、tomers who cannot pay can work as volunteers instead.B. More volunteers will go to New Orleans for the hurricane cleanup.C. Many new cafes will be opened to offer free lunches in the town.D. The lunch menu has remained the same since the cafe was started.Itsbased on trust, anditsworking all right,sa

17、ys co- owner Brad Birky,3. The author sattitude towards running such a cafe is_A. un favorable B. approvi ng C. doubtful D. cautious【参考答案】1 3、BAB阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（AB C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。Australia-The vote for eutha nasia（安乐死）was fin ally take n at 3: 45 this morni ng.After sixmon thsargume nt and final 1

18、6 hourshot debates, Australia sNorther nTerritory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of in curably ill patie ntswho wish to die. The bill was passed by the vote of15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world a

19、way, by Joh nHofsess, the director of the Right to Die Society of Can ada. He sent it on through the group son-Iineservice, Death NET. Hofsess says,“Wepostedit all day long, because thisisntjust something that happened in Australia. It sworld history. ”The full import may take a while to understand.

20、 The NT Rights of the Terminally IIIlaw has left physicians and citizens trying to deal with its moral and practical meaning. Somehave breathedsighs of relief, but others, including churches, right to life groups and the Australia n Medical Associati on,bitterly attacked the bill and the haste（匆忙,急忙

21、）of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia wherean agi ng populati on, life exte nding tech no logy and cha nging com munity attitudes have all played theirpart other states are going to consider making a similar law tofor euthanasia. In the US and Canada, where the right t

22、o die movement is gatheringstrength, observers are waiting for the dominoes（多米骨牌 ） to start falling._Un der the new Norther n Territory law, an adult patie nt can request death probablyby a deadly injection or pill to put an end to suffering.The patient must be diagnosedpatient can sign a certificat

23、e of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can bemet. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54 year old Darwin man suffering from lung cancer, the lawmeans he can get on with living without the fear of his suffering：a terrifying death from his breathingcondition.“Imnot afraid of dying from a spiritual point ofv

24、iew, but what I was afraid of was howIdgo, because Ive watched people die inthe hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at theirmasks,”he says.45. According to the text ,which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Australia now is the only country in the world to pass the law of euthanasia.B. All

25、people in Australiadonthave the same positive attitude to euthanasia.C. Many patients will ask their doctors for euthanasia because they are afraid ofdeath.D. According to the law, if a patient requests death, his or her wish will be metafter 48 hours.46. The underlined sentence in Para 2,“observers

26、 are waiting for the dominoes tostart falling.”means that observers are waiting to see _ .A. the result of the game of dominoes.B. that peoplesattitude to euthanasia will be changed.C. that the bill about euthanasia in Australia will come to an end.D. the similar bills will be passed in other countr

27、ies.47. Australia was the first country to pass the bill of euthanasia, but not USA orCanada. Which one is NOT the reason ?A. In Australia, the technology of extending life is advanced.B. In Australia, it is easy to deal with the moral and practical meaning.C. In Australia, old people take up great

28、part in the population of the whole country.D. Australians gradually realize suffering from a terrible disease is worse than immediate death.48. It can be inferred from the text that _ .as incurably ill by two doctors. After acooli ng off”period of seven days, theA. when Lloyd Nickson dies, he will

29、face his death with calm characteristic of euthanasia.B. physicians and citizens in Australia share the same view on euthanasia.C. other countries are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia.D. under the bill, patients requesting death are sure to be injected by deadly medicin

30、e.49.Whatsthe authorsattitude to euthanasia?A. Negative B. CriticalC. PositiveD. Doubtful【参考答案】 45、B46-48 DBA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。A person named Bernard Jackson today is a free man, but he has many bitter memories.He spent five years in prison after a jury （陪审团）wrongly convicted （判处有罪

31、） him of raping two women.At Jacksonstrial, although two witnesses testified that Jackson was with them in another location at the timeof the crime, he was convicted anyway.Why?The jury believed the testimony（ 证词）of the two victims, who positivelyidentifiedJackson as the man who had attacked them. T

32、he court eventually freed Jackson after the police found thereal criminal.Many factors influence the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. For instance, witnesses sometimes seephotographs of several suspects before they try to identify the person they saw in a group of people. Theycan become confused by

33、 seeing many photographs of similar faces. The number of people in the group,and whether it is a person or a photograph, may also affect a witnesssdecision. People sometimes havedifficulty identifying people of other races. The questions the police ask witnesses also have an effect onthem.Many peopl

34、e believe that police officers are more reliable than ordinary people. Psychologists decided totest this idea, and they discovered that it is not true. Two psychologists showed a film of crimes to bothpolice officers and civilians. The psychologists found no difference between the police and the civ

35、ilians incorrectly remembering the details of the crimes.Despite all the possibilities for inaccuracy, courts cannot omit eyewitness testimony from a trial. Americancourts depend almost completely on eyewitness testimony toresolve（ 决定 ）court cases. Sometimesit is the only evidence to a crime, such a

36、s rape.Furthermore, eyewitness testimony is often correct. Although people do sometimes make mistakes, andconvict innocent people, more importantly, eyewitness testimony has rightly convicted a larger number ofguilty people.American courts depend on the ability of the twelve jurors, and not the judg

37、es, to determine the accuracy ofthewitnessstestimony. It is their responsibility todecide if a certain witness could actually see, hear and remember what happened.50. Bernard Jackson was found guilty and sentenced 5years prison because_ .A. the victims insisted that he was the attackerB. he admitted

38、 the crime of raping two womenC. the police discovered evidence leading to his guiltD. the eyewitness proved thevictims testimony51. The following statements may be the reasons for why sometimes theeyewitness testimony is not accurate EXCEPT _.A. the eyewitness is confused by thepolicesquestionsB. t

39、he eyewitness is shown photos of many similar facesC. the eyewitness lacks the professional help from policeD. the eyewitnesscantidentify people of other races clearly.52. An inaccurate eyewitness testimony may lead to_.A. the misunderstanding of the caseB. the disbelief in the courtC. the disrespec

40、t for the eyewitnessD. the conviction of an innocent person53. Eyewitness testimony is important because _.A. it can be relied on to detect criminals in all cases.B. it is sometimes the only way to resolve court cases.C. it is sometimes the only clue for police investigation.D. it is more reliable t

41、han physical evidences to a crime.54. According to the text, we can infer that _.A. eyewitness testimony is valuable, though sometimes incorrect.B. police identification is more reliable than that of the ordinary peopleC. crime victims often fail to give positive identification of the suspectsD.the

42、jury relies on the judge than the eyewitness for a decision 【参考答案】 49、CA 51-54 CDBA【广东省揭阳市 2019 高考英语一模试题】I was interested to read a newspaper article about a new concept in old peopleshomes in France. Theidea is simple, but revolutionarycombining a residential home for the elderly with a nursery sch

43、ool inthe same building. The children and the residents eat lunch together and share activities. In the afternoons,the residents enjoy reading or telling stories to the children, and if a child is feeling sad or tired, there isalways a kind lap to sit on and a cuddle（ 拥抱 ）. There are trips out and b

44、irthday parties too.The advantages are enormous for everyone concerned. The children are happy because they get a lotmore individual attention, and respond well because someone has time for them. They see illness and deathand learn to accept them. The residents are happy because they feel useful and

45、 needed. They are moreactive and more interested in life when the children are around and they take more interest in theirappearance too.Nowadays there is less and less contact between the old and the young. There are many reasons for this,including the breakdown of the extended family, working pare

46、nts with no time to care for aging relations,families that have moved away, and smaller flats with no room for grandparents. But the result is thesame increasing numbers of children without grandparents and old people who have no contact withchildren.And more old people who are lonely and feel useless, along with more and more families with youngchildren who desperately need more support. Itsa major problem in many soc