高考英语二轮强化练习-阅读理解

1、2019高考英语二轮强化练习一阅读理解26AEveryonewouldliketobeamillionairebutcanyouimaginehavingover$30mil lionandonlybeing20yearsold?BritneySpearsfromKentwood,asmalltowninLoui siana,isonly20yearsold;sheisaninternationalpopsuperstarwithnotonly$30 millionbutalsoa$2millionhouseinLA.Atheryoungage,shecanlookafterherfam il

2、yfinancially经济上allherlife.ThisyearisabigyearforBhtney,sheiscurrentlyona31datetouroftheUSan deveryconcertisasellout.Thatmeanssheplaysinfrontofacrowdofaround18,00 0everytime.It stiringschedule 安 排 表 butbringsgreatrewards.Whentouring,shegoestobedaroundlamandthenhasalie -inuntillpmor2pmthenextday.Herphi

3、losophy人 生 观istotakecareofthebodyandrelaxbutalwaysmakesureyouworkhardandhavefun.Spearsisnotsatisfiedwithonlytouringandsellingnearly40millionrecor dssoshedecidedtobranchoutintothemoviebusinessandtryabitofacting.Shema deanappearancein “AustinPowers3 ” thisyearandsheisfilmingateenagecomedythatwillberel

4、easedinMarch2003.In thismovie,shehasastarringrole.Themoviewasherownconceptandshepickedthe writer.ForBritney,actingisanotherwaytoexpressherselfandsheisenthusiastic 热心aboutitall.Ifhermoviesaresuccessful,herbankaccountissuretogrowbyanoth erfewmilliondollarsbutshehasbeenquotedassayingshedoesitforthelove

5、,not themoney.56、Wecaninferfromthetextthatmostmillionairesare.A olderthan20B、around20C、intheir30s D 、intheir40s57、Ticketsforherconcertsare.A cheap B expensive C onsalesoon D、allsold 58、Theunderlinedword “you” inthesecondparagraphrefersto.A apersoningeneralB、aparticularpersonC BritneySpearherselfonly

6、 D thereader 59、Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothetext?A Thoughyoung,Britneycansupportherfamilynow.B Whiletouring,Britneysleepsabout12hoursaday.C TheteenagecomedymoviewasbasedonBritney sownstory.D Britneywillbeevenricherwithhermoviessuccessful.60、AccordingtoBritneySpear,sheworks.A tobeagreat

7、actress B 、fortheenjoymentC formoney D tobemorefamousIntheworldtoday,therearemillionsofsurveillancecameras,or spycams ,watchingandmonitoringourdailyactivities.Therearesomebenef itsofcourse,aspeoplewhoarebreakinglawscanbewatchedandcaughtusingcamer asandthishelpskeepoutsocietyandpublicplacessafe.These

8、camerasareeverywhereandmostareopenlyvisibleonroads,inairport s,businesses,shoppingcentersandgovernmentbuildingsandeveninlifts.Even schoolshavestartedusingspycamstowatchstudentactivityandbehaviour.Thecamerasaresocommonnowthatwehardlyeverevennoticethem.Buttheprob lemlieswiththeonesthatarehiddenawayfro

9、moureyesandareunseen.Technology hashelpeddeveloptinycamerasthatcanbeverywellhiddenandtheycan spy onshoppers,workers,babysittersandpeopleinhotelsandclubswithoutthepeop leevenknowing.Itisthesespycamsthatpeoplefeelareaninvasionofprivacy.Recently,int heU.S.,therehavebeenanumberofcourtcasesagainstbabysit

10、terswhoseactions havebeenrecordedbytheiremployersonhiddencameras.Thenumberofcamerasinpublicandprivateareasisontheincreaseandwithri singcrimeratesandtherecentterroristattacks,moreandmoresurveillancecam erasarebeingusedtowatchus.Thismeansthatweallhavetobeawarethatouremplo yers,departmentstores,policea

11、ndevensomeofourfriendscouldbespyingonusa tanytime!Inthewriter sopinion,surveillancecameras.A、 domoregoodthanwrong B、 areoverusedC、 shouldbeverypopular D、 oughttobemorewidelyused 62、 Inwhatwaycanthesurveillancecamerabenefitthepublic?A、 Byhelpingkeepsocialsafety.B、 Bymonitoringtheemployees.C、 Bywatchi

12、ngthestudentsinclass.D、 Byspyingoncustomers.Accordingtoparagraphs3and4,peopletheuseofhiddencameras.A、 objecttoB、 agreeto C、 feelhappyabout D、 arefearfulofSpycamswillbemorewidelyusedinthefuturebecause.A、 allpeoplewanttospyB、 oftheinvasionofprivacyC、 peopleenjoybeingwatchedD、 ofterroristattacksCOVER22

13、milliondeadanimalsthathaveneverbeenseenbythepublicbeforewer eondisplaylastweekinLondon,Britain.Theselectionisoneofthebiggestandth ebestintheworldandtheNaturalHistoryMuseumhopesthatitwillhelppeopleund erstandnaturebetter.Peoplewereabletoexaminetheanimals,whichrangefromtinyinsectsthatli vedmillionsofy

14、earsagotothebonesofdinosaurs 恐龙 andbutterflies 蝴蝶 inamazingdetail.Thescientificspecimens 标本 arealleitherstoredinalcohol 酒精 ormadeinafossil化石 formandhavebeengiventothenewDarwinCentrebyscientistsandresearchersove rthelasthundredyears.Thecenter,namedaftertheworldfamousscientistCharlesDarwin,willbeop en

15、freetothepublic.ItispartofthemuchlargerNaturalHistoryMuseum,whichat tractsover2millionvisitorsayear.ThenewmuseumhasactualspecimenscaughtbyDarwin,includingaparrotfish andpipefishhecaughtwhileonhisjourneyaroundtheworld.Therearealsolotsof otherspecimenscaughtbyfamousexplorersthatlivedover150yearsago,wh

16、ichin cludeatusk长牙fromanAfricanelephantgivenbyfamousBritishscientistDavidLivingstone.Peoplecanviewspecimenscloseup,watchvideosofscientistsatwork,looka tinformationoncomputers,andlookupthroughtheseven-storeystoragehalltos ensethehugescaleofwhat sinside.Theyarealsoabletotakeguidedtoursandjoinliveevent

17、swithscientis ts.Anothersectionofthemuseumisbeingplanned.Whenitopensin2007,therewi llbeanextra28millioninsectsondisplayand6millionplants.Byvisitingthemuseum,onecan.A、enrichhisknowledgeoftheuniverseBhaveabetterunderstandingoftheworldC、 gettoknowtheanimalworldbetterD 、 seeallkindsofdeadanimals 66、 The

18、deadanimalsondisplay.A、weremainlycaughtbyCharlesDarwinBarespecimenspresentedbyscientistsandresearchersC 、havemostlybeenunseenbythepublicbeforeDarethebestselectionintheworldsofar 67、 IfyougotovisitDarwinCentre,you.A、 willhavetobuyaticketB 、 willbeallowedtotouchtheexhibitsC、 won tbechargedD 、 willchec

19、kinformationonacomputerfirst 68、 Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A、 NaturalHistoryMuseumB、 ANewDarwinCentreC、 HistoryoftheanimalD、 TimeYouCanTouchDDuringthelasttenyears,severalimportantnewtechnologieshaveaffected advertisingconsiderably.Onewasthepenetration 渗 透ofcabletelevisionandsatellitereceiver

20、sintoavastnumberofAmericanhomes. Manycablechannelsaredevotedtosingletypesofprogramming,suchasstraightn ews,homeshopping,sports,orcomedy.Thishaschangedtelevisionfromthemostw idespreadofmassmediatoasomewhatmorespecializedmedium.Nowsmallercompan iesandcompanieswithproductsthatinterestalimitedmarketcanu

21、setelevision toreachaudienceswithparticularinterests.AnotherchangeintheTVworldhasbeenthegrowingpresenceofvideocassette recorders.Formanycustomers,watchingmoviesonvideoathomehasreplacedgoin gtothemovietheater.Advertisershavewatchedthistrendwithinterest.Somevi deosnowbeginwithanad,shotinasuitablecinem

22、aticcycle,thatsellsaproductv aluedbythatparticularmovie saudience.Computertechnologyhashaditsowneffect,Personalcomputers,modems,ele ctronicmails,electronicbulletinboards,evenfaxmachinesgiveadvertisersn ewmediaforreachingpotential 潜 在 的 customers.Butthesechoicesarelargelyreplacementsforprintmedia,and

23、their advertisingtrendstobemoreinformation-orientedthanimage-oriented.Thein creasednumberofcomputerusershasbenefitedadvertisersinanotherwayaswell .Noweventhesmallestcompaniescanmaintainadatabase 数 据 库 fordirectmail.This,too,isanexcellentmediumforreachingpeoplewithpartic ularinterests.Todayadvertisin

24、gisapowerfulmeansthatannouncestheavailability 实用 性 andlocationofproducts,expressesthequalityandvalueofthoseproducts,ande venfillsbrandswithpersonalitywhileatthesametimedefiningthepersonality ofthepeoplewhobuythem.Inturn,advertisingitselfisshapedbythetechnology usedtoconveyitsmessagetopotentialcustom

25、ers. 69、makeitpossibleforsmallcompaniestosendadvertisementstoaudiencesspe ciallyinterestedintheirproducts. A、 SingletypesofTVprogrammingB、 MassmediaC、 ParticularinterestsD、 NewtechnologiesofTVsets70、Asmoreandmorepeoplehavebeguntousecomputers,advertisementscanbedir ectlysenttoparticularcostumers.A、 b

26、yelectronicbulletinboardB、 bypost C、 bye-mail D、 byfaxmachines71、 Thebesttitleofthispassagemightbe “” .A、 TheInformaitonAgeofAdvertising. B 、 MassMediaandAdvertisingC、 TechnologiesofAdvertisingD、 AdvertisingandCustomersEScienceandtechnologyhaveadvancedatsucharatethatcloning 克 隆 hasnowbecomeareality.

27、Thepossibilityofcloninghumansisaseriousissueandr aisesethical伦理的questions.Inmyopinion,cloningisusefulforresearchintocuresfordisease.H owever,Ithinkthatitneedstobeapproachedwithcautionandcarefullymonitore dbygovernments. Researchintocloningandstemcell 干 细 胞 productionisprimarilyaimedatfindingnewtreat

28、mentsforcurrentlyincurable illnesses.Whilethiswouldimprovethequalityoflifeformany,notenoughisund erstoodaboutwhateffectscloningwouldhaveontheworldinthefuture.Thisispr imarilybecausewedonotunderstandenoughabouttheeffectsofcloningandbotht hephysicalandpsychologicaleffectsthatislikelytohaveonclonedhuma

29、nsando ntherestoftheworld.Furthermore,itisthoughtthataclonedhumanwouldbeunli kelytosurvivebirthandwouldsufferfromcomplicationsresultingfrommalform ed 畸形的organs.Therearealsoquiteseriousethicalissuesindanger.Inessence,thosewhoa reagainstcloningwouldarguethatscientistshavenorighttoplayGodandtointe rfer

30、ewithnaturalprocesses.Producingembryos 晶 胚forthepurposeofharvestingstemcellsforresearchpresentsimportantquestio nsaboutthenatureandstatusoftheembryobeingproduced.Itmayalsomakeusques tionwhetherthrowingitawayafterusereducesthevalueweplaceonhumanlife.IconclusionIdonotagreethatresearchintocloningusinghumanembryossho uldcontinue.Thisisnotonlybecauseitmayreducethevalueweplaceonhumanlife ,butalsobecausenotenoughisknownabouttheeffects.However,Idothinkthatif thereisawa