高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解 七选五组合练三

高考英语阅读理解+七选五组合练三PartA（1）AOnlinecoursesofferspeopleabundantopportunitiestolearn.TrysomeoftheHarvardonlinecoursesabouthumanities.ThePathtoHappinessFromConfucianismtoDaoism,thephilosophiesdevelopedovertwothousandyearsagoareamongthemostpowerfulinhumanhistory.Thiscoursebringsvoicesfromthepastintomoderncontextstoexplorethepathtoagoodlifetoday.Duration:June16,2021–June14,2022Fees:FreeofchargePace:Self-pacedDifficulty:IntroductoryIntroductiontotheAncientGreekWorldThiscourseisaboutancientGreecewithitsuniqueplaces,waysoflifeandhistoricalchanges.Wesurveythemostimportantsocialinstitutionsandculturaltraditions.Wealsostudyeverydayfeaturessuchasfoodanddress.Duration:June21–August6,2021Fees:$3400+Pace:Instructor-ledDifficulty:IntroductoryBiotechnologyandtheHumanGoodBiotechnologyoffersexcitingandpromisingprospectsforhealingthesickandrelievingthesuffering.Inthiscourseweconsiderpossiblefunctionsbeyondcommontreatmentslikemakingpeoplelookyounger,performbetterandbecomeperfect.Duration:June21–August6,2021Fees:$3400+Pace:Instructor-ledDifficulty:IntermediateSuperheroesandPowerWhatmakessuperheroespopular?Howcantheyhelpusthinkaboutsuperpowers?Inthiscourse,weexplorethosequestionsinMarvelandDCfavorites(especiallytheX-Men)aswellasindependentcomicsnovels.Duration:June22–August6,2021Fees:$3400+Pace:Instructor-ledDifficulty:Intermediate21．WhichcoursecanyoutakeifyouarefreeinOct.2021?A．ThePathtoHappiness B．IntroductiontotheAncientGreekWorldC．BiotechnologyandtheHumanGood D．SuperheroesandPower22．WhatdoesBiotechnologyandtheHumanGooddealwith?A．Powersofsuperheroes. B．Waystoincreasehappiness.C．Moreusesofbiotech. D．Clinicalpracticesofbiotech.23．Whatdothefourcourseshaveincommon?A．Theyareofthesamelevel. B．Theyarefreeofcharge.C．Theyareinstructor-led. D．Theybelongtothesamesubject.BOffthecoastofFormentera,anisland,livesseagrassthatstretches15km.Theseagrass,coveringseveralkilometers,ismadeupofasingleorganism.Thegrassesarealsolong-lived,fortensorhundredsofthousandsofyears.Alongwithtwootherkindsofcoastalecosystem–mangrove(红树林)swampsandtidalmarshes(潮汐沼泽)–seagrassfieldsareparticularlygoodattakingcarbondioxidefromtheair.ThisrolewashighlightedinareportpublishedonMarch2ndbyUNESCO,on“bluecarbon”–thecarbonstoredbyEarth’soceanicandcoastalecosystems.Intotalaround3,300milliontonsofcarbondioxide(aboutthree-quartersoftheworld’semissionsin2019)arelockedawayintheplanet’sblue-carbonsinks.ResearchbyCarlosDuarte,thereport’sauthorandanecologist,hasshownthatonehectareofseagrasscansuckasmuchcarbondioxideeachyearas15hectaresofrainforest.Onereasonthatblue-carbonecosystemsmakesucheffectivesinksisthatunderwaterforestsarethickerthantheland-basedwoods.Theycanalsotrapfloatingpiecesandorganicmatter,whichsettlesontheseafloorandcandoubletheamountofcarbonstoredaway.Theypossessanotheradvantage,too.Climatechangeisleadingtomorewildfiresaroundtheworld.Asforestsburn,theircarbonstocksaresentbackintotheatmosphere.Unlikeforestsonland,blue-carbonecosystemsdonotburn.Blue-carbonecosystemsmaynotbefired,buttheyremainaffectedbyothersortsofdisasters.InMay2020cycloneAmphandestroyed1,200squarekilometersofmangroveforests.AmarineheatwaveinAustralianwatersin2010and2011damagedaroundonethirdoftheworld’slargestseagrassfieldinSharkBay.Mangroveforestscanweakenorcontrolwavesandprovidenaturalbarrierstostormsurges.Protectingandexpandingthem,then,appearstobeamust.Whatdotheblue-carbonecosystemsconsistof?Thecarbonstoredincoastalecosystems.SeagrasslivingoffthecoastofFormentera.Asingleorganism,seagrassfieldsandforestsonland.Seagrassfields,mangroveswampsandtidalmarshes.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytalkabout?Theconcreteroleof“bluecarbon”.Thespecialfeaturesoftheseagrass.Thestorageabilityoftheblue-carbonsinks.Thefindingsabouttheblue-carbonecosystems.Whycantheblue-carbonecosystemsmakesucheffectivesinks?Becausetheyaren’tinfluencedbydisasters.Becausethereismorecarboninwaterthanonland.Becausetheircarbonstocksarereleasedback.Becausetheyhavegreaterabsorbingability.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A.Toaddbackgroundinformation. B.Togivesuggestions.C.Tolistinfluentialexamples. D.Toofferscientificdata.CToday’sjournalistsfacemodernchallenges.Onlinemediaplatformsarespringingup.Andthelowlynewspaper—anditsreporters—arefightingmoney,tech,anddistrustissues.Journalismstudentsandteachersmustemphasizenewskillstokeeptheirprofessionalive.Atrustworthypresshelpsinformpeopleandmonitoralllevelsofgovernment.Thatisessentialtoanation.Yetthisusefulestablishmentisgrowingincreasinglyunpopular.AccordingtotheUniversityofNorthCarolina(UNC),newsroomjobsacrosstheCountryarefewerthanhalfwhattheywere10yearsago.Andonmanycollegecampuses,thenewsaboutthenewsisbleaktoo.TaketheSyracuse,NewYork,student-runnewspaperTheDailyOrange:Itisn’tdailyanymore.Thepaperprintsjustthreetimeseachweek.Nextyear,TheDiamondbackoftheUniversityofMarylandwillbeonlineonly.Halfthenewspapersthatstillexistonpapersaytheydon’tprintasmanycopies.AndUNC’sTheDailyTarHeelhascutstaffpayandrentedcheaperofficestomakeitsbudget.Consideringtheproblemsinjournalism,it’ssurprisingthattheenrollment(注册人数)incollegejournalismprogramsisup.TheDailyOrangemanagingeditorCatherineLeffertcallsthelayoffsandcutbacksdisheartening.“ButwhatkeepsmewantingtobeajournalistisseeingtheeffectthatTheDailyOrangehas,”hesays.Butjournalismeducatorswonder,“Arewepreparingyoungpeopleforadyingindustry?”Yearsago,journalismgraduatestooklow-levelreporterjobsatnewspapersortelevisionstations.Thatstillhappens.Buttoday’sjobsmoreofteninvolvedigitalediting,socialmediaproduction,andvideostreaming.Someuniversitiesaretakingaction.TheUniversityofFloridaoffersasportsmediaprogram.Severalschoolshighlightstatistics-drivendatajournalism.Thenewsisn’tallbad.JournalismprofessorKathleenCulversays,“WhenIlookat18-and20-year-oldsinjournalismandseewhattheywanttodo,I’moptimistic.”MaddyArrowoodisthestudenteditorofTheDailyTarHeel.Shesaysherexperiencemakeshermoreinterestedinajournalismcareer,notless.Heroptimism“comesfromknowingthatpeoplestillneednews.Theystillneedinformation.”Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bleak”inparagraph2mean?A.Hopeless B.Interesting C.Useless D.EncouragingHowdosomeuniversitiesrespondtotoday’sjournalism?Theyreducestudentenrollment.Theyofferstudentsspecializedprograms.Theypreparestudentsforlow-levelreporterjobs.Theyencouragestudentstoruntheirownnewspaper.WhyisMaddyArrowoodmentionedinthelastparagraph?Toshowpeople’spositiveattitudestojournalists.Toprovethepotentialofacareerinjournalism.ToshowthepopularityofTheDailyTarHeel.Toprovepeople’sthirstforthelatestnews.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Whatisjournalism? B.Whatdoesajournalistdo?C.Doesjournalismhaveafuture? D.Arejournalistsstillinfluentialtoday?DEarth'slongestartificialstructureisusuallysaidtobetheGreatWallofChinawhilethesecond-longestisnotawall,butafence.Itstretchesfor5,614kmacrosseasternAustraliaandisintendedtostopthecountry'swilddogs,thedingoes,fromhuntingsheep.ZAustralia'sdingofencedoesnotstandalone.Millionsofkilometresoffenceswraptheworld.Someareintendedtolimitthemovementofanimals,somethemovementofpeople,andsomemerelytomarkthetheboundary.Untilrecently,dataontheeffectsoffencesonwildlifehavebeeninadequate.ThathaschangedwiththepublicationofareportbyprofessorAlexMcInturff.Onediscoveryhehasmadeisthatmorethanhalfofpublishedfenceresearchfocusesonjustfivecountries-America,Australia,Botswana,ChinaandSouthAfrica.Asecondisthatonlyathirdofthesestudiesexaminedtheimpactoffencesonanythingotherthanthetargetspeciesinvolved,meaningtheanimalspurposelyintendedtobekeptinorout.Non-targetspecies,however,areoftenthosethathavetheirfortunesmostgreatlyreshapedbytheappearanceofpolesandwire.Australianfencesintendedtokeepoutdingoesarealsobarrierstolong-neckedturtles,whichtravelgreatdistancesoverlandwhenmovingbetweennestingsites.InBotswanafencesbuilttosparecattlefromwildlife-bornediseaseresultinseriousinterferencewithwildebeest(角马）migrations.Noteverycreaturefaresbadly.Hawks(鹰）inMontanagladlysitonnewlybuiltlivestockfencestohuntsmallanimals,whilefence-basedspidersinSouthAfricaoutperformtheirtree-basedcousinswhenitcomestocatchinginsects.Often,though,thewinnersarecreaturesthatcausetroubleforexistingecosystems.KeepingdingoesoutoflargepartsofAustraliahasallowedaggressiveredfoxestomultiply.Nativerodents(啮齿类动物）havesufferedasaresult.Somehavebeenbroughttotheedgeofextinction.32.Whichisapurposeofbuildingfences?A.Toexpandtheboundaryofacountry.B.Toprotectlivestocklikesheepandcattle.C.Tostopwildanimalsfrombeinghunted.D.Tohelppeoplemovearoundfreely.33.Whatcanwelearnaboutthestudiesonfences?A.Dataontheimpactoffenceshavebeenproved.B.50%ofthestudiesfocusonjustfivecountries.C.Previousresearcheswerecompleteandsystematic.D.Abouttwo-thirdsofthestudiesfocusonthetargetanimals.34.Whichanimalsunexpectedlybenefitfromfences?A.CattleinBotswana.B.WildebeestinBotswana.C.RedfoxesinAustralia.D.NativerodentsinAustralia.35.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetothefencesaroundtheworld?A.Disapproving.B.Favorable.C.Objective.D.Cautious.[Part（B）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Haveyoueverhadthepleasureofpoppingthesmallair-filledbubblesthatmakeupasheetofbubblewrap?36Haveyoueverwonderedwhypoppingthemissomuchfun?Itturnsoutthatthereissomesciencebehindthehumanconnectiontobubblewrap.Someexpertsbelieveit’ssimilartotheneedtofidget(动来动去).37Thesesmallactionsarealltypesoffidgeting.Whilesomepeoplethinkfidgetingisdistracting,it’sactuallybeenshowntoincreaseattentionspan.38Similarly,astudyrevealedthatpeoplereportfeelingmorealertafterpoppingbubblewrap.Theresult