高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day17

1、 高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 17Passage 1If you have the opportunity to visit some places in New Zealand, then the list below is our recommendation.Fiordland National ParkThis park is part of the South Westland World Heritage area and is New Zealands largest national park and one of the largest in the world. The

2、 scenery in Fiordland is nothing short of extremely beautiful, with steep mountains, wild waterfalls, and abundant rain forests. Being able to come back and forth in its deep bay attracts most of the visitors.The area has some of the worlds great walks including the world famous Milford Track, which

3、 was described as the finest walk in the world in the early twentieth century. Abel Tasman National ParkAbel Tasman may be New Zealands smallest national park, but the attractions are huge. Located in one of New Zealands sunniest spots, the area also has the best beaches in the country. 5 daysThe po

4、pular Abel Tasman Walk is a great way to see this park. It takes 3 5 daysRotoruaAccessible from New Zealands biggest city, Auckland, Rotorua is famous for its volcanic activities. Rotorua is also famous for its plentiful lakes which are great for swimming and fishing. The surrounding area contains p

5、lenty of native bushes and some famous walks.Rotorua is also the best area in the country to experience and learn about Maori Culture.Mt Cook National ParkMt Cook as well as the surrounding area is an alpine（高山的）park within the World Heritage listed in South Westland. The biggest peaks in all of Aus

6、tralasia are here. The park doesnt contain many trees or plants due to the altitude. Walks range from a two hour walk to difficult tracks suitable for experienced mountaineers only.A helicopter or plane ride gives visitors excellent views of the mountains with the option of landing at the top of Tas

7、man Glacier, a true permanent snow covered alpine environment.The most impressive experience in Fiordland National Park may be.A. rock climbsB. forest campsC. water jumpsD. boat tripsIf you are interested in folk customs, you can go to visit.Fiordland National ParkRotoruaMt Cook National ParkAbel Ta

8、sman National ParkIf you go to visit Mt Cook National Park, you can.view some amazing waterfallsenjoy some tropical fruitsstop on the top of Tasman Glaciertake walks in various bushesWhat do the four attractions have in common?.A. Great beachesB. Untouched natureC. Pleasant climatesD. Famous walksPa

9、ssage 2In China, there are usually two reasons why people receive messages from friends and relatives from whom they havent heard for a while. The first is about New Year greetings, which are always welcome. The second reason is often less pleasant, however; people are increasingly contacting long l

10、ost friends, or even casual acquaintances, and urging them to cast online votes for their children or grandchildren in competitions.The practice, which has been growing rapidly, has now reached the point where people are becoming tired and may even feel annoyed.The results of a recent survey conduct

11、ed by the Jinhua Evening News in East Chinas Zhejiang Province show that 94 percent of 384 interviewees were once asked by friends or relatives to cast votes online for their children. The contests range from thecutest babyto dancing competitions, but in many is the people receiving the messages hav

12、ent heard from the sender for a long time and have never met the child involved.Although the competitions may appear to be harmless fun, some education professionals are concerned that they could have a negative effect on children.Tang Sulan, a member of the CPPCCs National Committee（全国政协）， proposed

13、 a ban on online competitions featuring children to prevent future psychological issues. She was also concerned that public disclosure of a childs personal information and publication of photos cause a potential risk to the childs safety.Li Hongyan, the mother of an 11-year-old girl and an 18-month-

14、old boy in Beijing, said she has never urged others to vote for her children. Although on the surface the children are competing among themselves via their parentssocialnetworks, the competitions are also about parents seeking a sense of victory for themselves, she said. It feels as though parents a

15、re using their babies as tools to win glory for themselves, rather than truly respecting their kidsdignity and nature. However, despite her dislike of the contests, she has twice voted for the babies of close friends because it would be embarrassing to say no.What is the best tide for the text?Recei

16、ving Messages: An Unhappy Experience.TO Say No: An Embarrassing Experience.A Dilemma: Vote or Not.Childs Safety and Casting Votes on Line.What does the underlined word disclosure in Paragraph 5 probably mean?A. Exposure.B. Concern.C. Reputation.D. Competition.What can be inferred from Li Hongyans wo

17、rds?Her children dont want to join in those online competitions.She urges people to vote for the babies of her close friends.She agrees to bring the children to their parents social networks.She opposes the idea of parents seeking votes for children.Passage 3Next time you need directions, maybe you

18、can ask an ant. These little creatures are masters of navigation （导航）that some can find their way home whether theyre walking forward or backward, according to a study in Current Biology.Ants often travel long to bring back the food to their nests. But how do they know where theyre going?Researchers

19、went to Spain to mess with some desert ants. They found an active nest and surrounded it with barriers that forced the foraging） ants to follow a particular path back home. Once the ants were familiar with the maze, the researchers would take them up, hand them pieces of a cookie and then put them b

20、ack in a different location, one that required taking a 90 degree turn to get to the nest.The research found that the ants carrying a small, easy-to-carry piece would run forward with confidence and were able to head on home. Some ants, however, would drop the cookie and turn around to take a look a

21、t the scenery, which allowed the six-legged experts to reset their inner maps, catch their cookies and head in the right direction.These ants seem to use sky clues, like the position of the sun, to keep them on track. When the researchers used a mirror to make it look like the sun on the other side

22、of the sky, the cornered ants would turn tail for the opposite direction.So ants integrate 罂合）a lot of information to successfully bring home the food.What does the word maze in Paragraph 3 probably refer to?A nest that active ants live in.An experiment that is done in the desert.A method that helps

23、 to locate food.A place that consists of confusing paths.Why did some ants stop to look at the scenery?To get over the man-made barriers.To enjoy the scenery along the route.To ensure theyre in the right direction.To check directions with their maps.According to the passage, what probably helps the

24、ants find their way home?The position of the sun.One particular path.A 90 degree turn.Pieces of a cookie.Where does this passage probably come from?An adventure novel.A geography textbook.A science magazine.A tourist brochure.Passage 4When you were at school, the last thing you probably wanted to do

25、 was spend your weekends going to work. There was homework to do, sport to play and fun to have. But our parents probably persuaded us to find a job to earn some money and get some life experience. When I was a teenager I had a paper round: delivering newspapers to peoples homes. I then progressed t

26、o a Saturday job in a supermarket: stacking shelves and working at the checkout.Today in the UK you are allowed to work from the age of 13, and many children do take up part-time jobs. Its one of those things that are seen almost as a rite of passage（人仪式）.Its a taste of independence and sometimes a

27、useful thing to put on your CV（简历）.Teenagers agree that it teaches valuable lessons about working with adults and also about managing their money.Some research has shown that not taking up a Saturday or holiday job could be deleterious to a person later on. A 2015 study by the UK Commission on Emplo

28、yment and Skills found that not participating in part-time work at school age had been blamed by employers organizations for young adults being ill-prepared for full-time employment, but despite this, recent statistics have shown that the number of schoolchildren in the UK with a part-time job has f

29、allen by a fifth in the past five years.So, does this mean that British teenagers are now afraid of hard work? Probably not. Some experts feel that young people feel going out to work will affect their performance at school, and they are under more pressure now to study hard and get good exam result

30、s-and a good job in the long term. However, Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, told BBC News that Properly regulated （控带U 的） part-time work is a good way of helping young people learn skills that they will need in their working lives. In reality, its al

31、l about getting the right balance between doing part-time work and having enough time to study and rest.How did the author feel about doing part-time jobs on weekends when he was a teenager?A. Unwilling.B. Interested.C. Delighted.D. Angry.Which of the following may NOT be the benefit of school child

32、rens doing part-time jobs?A. Learning to be independent.B. Gaining some life experience.C. Being prepared for future jobs. D. Spending what they earn as they like. 2. What does the underlined word deleterious in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A. valuable.B. harmful.C. necessary.D. beneficial.What can we

33、 learn from Paragraph 4?Students should spend all their time on studies.Students should have as many part-time jobs as possible.Doing part-time jobs must affect students school results.Its important for students to balance part-time jobs and studies.Passage 5Most adults firmly believe that as kids r

34、each their teens, they start to take crazy risks that get them in trouble. Do teenagers simply love taking all risks much more than adults? A recent study suggests otherwise.Scientists designed a simple experiment involving 33 teenagers and three other age groups. In the experiment, the researcherst

35、ried to distinguish between two very different kinds of risk-taking. The first they called a willingness to take known risks (when the probability of winning is clear) and the second they called a willingness to take unknown risks (when the possibility of success is uncertain).The study offered part

36、icipants the opportunity to play two kinds of games. They had the chance to win money, with one game offering a known risk and the other offering an unknown risk. On each round of the game, each participant had to choose between taking a sure $5 and known or unknown risks of winning a lot more. If o

37、n one particular round they had picked the $5 for sure choice, then they got $ 5. But if on that round they had chosen to take a risk, the rules of the game will determine whether or not they had won. If they did win, they went home with between $8 and $125. And, of course, if they lost, they went h

38、ome with nothing.What the scientists found was really quite surprising. It turned out that the average teenager was very hesitant when risks were known more careful than college studentsor parents-aged adults, and about as careful as grandparent-aged adults. This means that when the risks were known

39、, teenagers were not risky in their behavior at all. Only when the risks were unclear did teenagers choose them more often than other groups. Under those kinds of conditions, they were much more willing to take a risk than any othergroup.So, what does all of this mean? The research suggests that adu

40、lts should probably focus more energy on trying to educate teenagers about risks than limiting them. Teenagers who understand the risks associated with a decision are more likely to be careful in their behavior.This experiment was carried out bydividing the teens into three groupscomparing the react

41、ions to different risksgiving equal amount of awards to the participantsobserving the emotional changes of the teenagerWhen facing known risks, teenagers tended to be .A. ambitsB. cautiousC. anxiousD. curiousWhich group in the study were more likely to take unknown risks?A. Teenagers.B. College stud

42、ents.C. Parent-aged adults.D.Grandparent-agedadults.According to the study, parents should focus on .guaranteeing children to be carefulsetting age limits on dangerous activitiesrespecting teens to make their own choicesguiding teens to learn more about the effect of risks参考答案Passage 1D推理判断题。根据题干所给的

43、定位词Fiordland National Park可定位到第二段、第三段。结合第二段内容“ Being able to come back and forth in its deepbay attracts most of the visitors.可知 “The most impressive experienc匪与海湾相 关的活动，再根据选项可得正确答案为D。B细节理解题。根据题干定位词“folk customs定位到第六段、第七段，根据第七段内容“ Rotorua is also the best area in the country to experience andlearn a

44、bout Maori Culture.可知在Rotorua这里可以学习到 Maori文化，因止匕答 案选B。C细节理解题。根据题干定位词“ Mt Cook National Park可定位到第八段、第九段，根据第九段内容“ A helicopter or plane ride gives visitors excellentviews of the mountains with the option of landing at the top of Tasman Glacier可知 游客可以乘坐飞机到达Tasman Glacier山顶欣赏风景，因此答案选C。D 细节理解题。四处旅游景点分别均含

45、有的内容为“ The area has some ofthe worlds great walks ”“The popular Abel Tasman Walk is a great way to see this TOC o 1-5 h z park. ” “ The surrounding area contains plenty of native bushes and some famous walks. ” “ Walks range from a two hour walk to difficult tracks suitable for experienced mountaine

46、ers only. 因此答案选 ”D。Passage 2C 主旨大意题。本文主要讨论对来自亲戚和朋友的请求给他们的孩子或孙子在比赛中投票的问题：投票吧，根本不认识孩子；不投吧，又觉得很尴尬。即：这是一个两难的问题故选C。A 词义猜测题。根据下文 cause a potential risk to the childs safety知,对孩子的安全产生潜在的危险，前文应是：孩子个人信息的泄漏和照片的公开。故选A。D 推理判断题。根据“ It feels as though parents are using their babies as toolsto win glory for themse

47、lves, rather than truly respecting their kids dignity and nature. 可知，父母在使用孩子作为工具为他们自己获得荣耀而没有并重孩子们 ” 的尊严和天性。即：她反对给孩子投票。故选D。Passage 3D 词义猜测题。根据第三段中They found an active nest and surrounded itwith barriers that forced the foragingd（寻）ants to follow a particular path back home. 可知，他们发现了一个活动的巢穴，并在四周围上了障碍，

48、迫使觅食的 蚂蚁沿着特定的回家的路走，可推知，maze意指由令人困惑的道路组成的地方 。故选D。C 推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中的Some ants, however, would drop thecookie and turn around to take a look at the scenery, which allowed the six-legged experts to reset their inner map则知，然而，一些蚂蚁会放下饼干，转过身去看 周围的环境，这使得六条腿的专家可以重新设置他们的内部地图。所以一些蚂 蚁停下来四处看看，是为了重置它们的内部地图，找准正确的方向

49、。故选C。A 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段These ants seem to use sky clues, like theposition of the sun, to keep them on track.可知，这些蚂蚁似乎利用天空的线索， 比如太阳的位置，来保持它们的行走轨迹。所以蚂蚁确实在利用太阳的方位帮 助它们找到回家的路。故选A。C 推理判断题。根据第一段中Next time you need directions, maybe youcan ask an ant. These little creatures are masters of navigatio n航）that so

50、me can find their way home whether theyre walking forward or backward, according to a study in Current Biology. 可知，下次你需要方向的时候，也许你可以问问蚂 蚁。根据当代生物学的一项研究，这些小生物是导航大师，无论它们是前进还是后退，他们都能找到回家的路。所以文章介绍了对蚂蚁为什么能够准确找到回家之路的科学研究，故判断出本文应该出自于科学杂志。故选C。Passage 4A 推理判断题。依据第一段When you were at school, the last thing youpr

51、obably wanted to do was spend your weekends going to work.知作者认为当你在 学校的时候，你可能最不想做的事情就是周末去上班。故作者的态度是不情愿的，选 A。D 细节理解题。依据第二段It astaste of independenceand sometimes auseful thing to put on your CV - it teaches valuable lessons about working with adults and also about managing their money1三段 not participating in part-time work.ill- prepared for full-time employment可知兼职会让学生们学会独立、获取阅历、为将来工作做好准备。故选D。B 词义猜测题。依据划线词后调研内容A 2015 study. found that .可知，该研究表明，雇主们一直将年轻人对全职工作准备不足归咎于他们在上学时没有参加兼职工作。故学生不参加兼职工作可能对以后的生活有害，选 B 符合题意。D 推理判断题。依据最后一段In reality, it s all abo