阅读理解 七选五组合训练（一）- 高三英语二轮复习

报刊新闻阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASerenaWilliamsSerenaWilliamsdominatedthedecade,onthecourtandinconversation.Therewere,tobeginwith,thedozenGrandSlamsingletitles-nootherwomanhadmorethanthreeoverthepast10seasons-andthe31/2yearsinarowatNo.1intheWTArankings.StillwinningmatchesandreachingGrandSlamfinalsintoherlate30s,stillmatteringasmuchasever,WilliamswasselectedbyTheAssociatedPressastheFemaleAthleteoftheDecadeonSaturdayafteravotebyAPmembersportseditorsandAPbeatwriters.KobeBryantBasketballlegendKobeBryantandhis13-yeaear-olddaughterGiannawerekilledinahelicoptercrashonSundayinCalabasas,Calif.,thecity'smayorhasconfirmed.Bryantwas41.BryantplayedfortheLosAngelesLakersfor20seasonsandisconsideredoneofthegreatestplayersinNBAhistory.OverthecourseofhisstoriedcareerheledtheLakerstofivechampionships,wasan18-timeAll-StarandwastheNBA'sMostValuablePlayerinthe2007-2008season.HeisfourthontheNBA'sall-timescoringlistandoncescored81pointsinasinglegame,thesecond-mostever.NovakDjokovicAhard-foughtwincrownsatennischampion!OnSunday,NovakDjokovicbecamethe2020AustralianOpenswinnerinmen'ssingles,defeatingDominicThieminfivesets,(6-4,4-6,2-6,6-3,6-4)inamatchthatlastedalmostfourhoursattherodLaverArenainMelbourne,Australia.ThisistheeighthtimeDjokovic,32,haswontheAustralianopenandhis17thGrandSlamtitleoverall.OnlyRogerFedererandRafaelNadalhavewonmoretitles,with20and19respectively.WhatisspecialaboutSerenaWilliams？Sheisafamoussportsman.Sheisstillwinningmatchesinherlate40s.Sheisnotasfamousinconservationasonthecourt.ShehasgainedthedozenGrandSlamsingletitlesoverthepast10seasons.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?KobeBryantisconsideredoneofthegreatestplayersinNBAhistory.KobeBryantaswellashisdaughterwerekilledinahelicoptercrash.NovakDjokovicisafamoustennisplayerinAmerica.NovakDjokovicwonhis17thGrandSlamtitleat32.Whatdotheyhaveincommon?Theyarefamousfemaleplayers.Theyarefromthesamecountry.Theyarecelebritiesintheirfields.Theyarestilldevotedtotheirgames.BWearinghisbrightredarmbandandspeakingfluentMandarin,fromadistance62-year-oldGaoTianruicouldbetakenforanyregularChineseman.Butoncloserinspection,thingsarenotquitewhattheyseem:Gao'srealnameisTerryandheisfromtheUnitedStates.HavinglivedinBeijingformorethan20years,TerryCrossmanhasfinallyfulfilledhisChinesedream:becomingapublicsecurityvolunteer.Lifeasa"XichengDama"hasevenmadehimanonlinecelebrity.CrossmanbecameinterestedinChinesecultureasateenagerwhenhereadtheTaoTeChingbyLaozi.At18,hetookacargoshiptoTaiwantolearnChinese.OntheshipthecaptainsuggestedthatheshouldhaveaChinesename."HenamedmeGaoTianrui,basedonthepronunciationofmyEnglishname,"hesaid.AfterTaiwanheworkedinseveralplaces,includingNewYork,Singaporeanda12-yearstintinHongKong.CrossmanfirstcametotheChinesemainlandin1981,whenhewenttoShanghaiandSuzhouinJiangsuprovince.HisfirstvisittoBeijingwassixyearslateronbusiness."Therewerefewcarsandlotsofbicyclesontheroads."CrossmanandhisfamilymovedtoBeijingin1997,whenthetrafficwasheavierandthecitybusier."Therewereonlytwosubwaylines,withnoairconditioning,"hesaid.SincethenhehaslivedandworkedinBeijing.Invideofootage（镜头）thatrecentlywentviral,Crossmansaidthatheinitiallysawthegroupasbusybodies,buthisopinionchangedoncehewasontheinside."GraduallyIsawthatitisagoodthingforretiredseniorstocomeoutandhelpothers,"hesaid.Inthefootage,heisseengivingtouristsdirections,gettingwaterforababyandevenhelpinganeighborsellyogurt."Ilikehelpingothers,"hesaid."IliveinthehutongandmyneighborsandIusuallyhelpeachother...ThisiswhereIlive,wheremyfriendsareandwhereIcallhome."WhoisCrossman?HeisaChineseman.HeisfromUK.Heisavolunteer.HeworksforXichengDama.Howisthesecondparagraphdeveloped?Intheorderoftime.Intheorderofspace.Bylistingdata.Bygivingexamples.Whatdoes“thegroup”inparagraphthreereferto?Thebusypeople. Theretired.Thevolunteers.Theseniors.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?Hemisseshishomeland.Heandhisfamilyliveinthehutong.Heloveshislifewithcaringneighbours.Wherehelives,hecallsithome.COnthenightofAugust30th,soonafterZAO—anappwhosenamemeans“tomake”—waslaunched,itprovedsowildlypopularthatitsserverscrashedrepeatedly.Almostasrapidly,asuddenbacklashfromitsmanyfansnearlyruinedit.Technologynewsmediaandcautiousnetizenswhohadcombedthroughthetermsofitsuseragreementfoundthatbysigningup,usershadgrantedZAO“completelyfree”,“unchangeable”and“forever”rightstoallcontenttheyuploadedtoitsplatform.FuriouscommentsfloodedApple’sappstoreinChina,whereZAOisnowratedtwostarsoutoffive.ThisdidnotstopitfrombecomingChina’smost-downloadedfreeappinthestore.ZAO’swinningclaimisthat,asitssloganpromises,ittakes“justonephotoforyoutostarinalltheworld’sshows”.Oneforminvolvespastingafaceontosomeoneelse’sbody—inZAO’Sappealingoffering,yourkissercanbestitchedontotheslimbodyofanactororactressinahitfilmortelevisiondrama.Butforthebestresult,ZAOrequiresprecisefacialmapping,whichuserscanfeedintotheappbyfollowingprompts（提示）toblinkandmovetheirmouthsabout.ZAOswiftlyremovedtheoffendingclause.OnSeptember3rditapologizedtousersandpledgedtoprotecttheirpersonaldata“ineverypossibleway”.WeChat,adominantChineseapp—alwayseagertostickittoapotentialrival—blockedZAOlinksfrombeingsharedonitsmessagingserviceciting“securityrisks”.OnSeptember1stAlipay,abigpaymentapp,assuredusersthat“imagescreatedthroughface-swappingapps,nomatterhowrealistic,cannottrickoursystem”.Thegovernment,too,hastakennote.OnSeptember4thitsummoned（传唤）Momo,aChinesedating-appgiantwithtiestoZAO,toexplainitselfandlaunchedaninquiryintothecompany’s“data-safetyissues”Whatdoestheunderlinedword“combedthrough”mean?Searchedcarefully.Lookedthrough.Readroughly.Lookedaround.Whatdidthecautiousnetizensfind?ZAOisbecomingChina’smost-downloadedfreeappZAO’suseragreementviolatedtheusers’rightsZAOisratedtwostarsoutfive.ZAO’sfansruineditWhydidZAOattractusers?ItisfreeofchargeItiseasytodownloadUserscanuseaphototostarintheworld’sshowsUserscandowhathappensintheworld’sshowsWhatcanwelearnfromthetext?ZAOwon’tchangeitsuseragreementWechathaspreventedZAOlinksbeingsharedforeverPaymentbyAlipaycan’tbeachievedusingtheimagesfromZAOThegovernmenthasbannedpeoplefromdownloadingZAODFaster,cheaper,better—technologyisonefieldmanypeoplerelyupontoofferavisionofabrighterfuture.Butasthe2020sdawn,optimismisinshortsupply.Thenewtechnologiesthatdominatedthepastdecadeseemtobemakingthingsworse.E-commerce,ride-hailing(打叫专车)andthemobileeconomymaybeconvenient,buttheyarechargedwithunderpayingworkers,acceleratinginequalityandblockingthestreetswithvehicles.Parentsworrythatsmartphoneshaveturnedtheirchildrenintoscreen-addictedzombies.Artificialintelligence(AI)maywellentrenchbiasandprejudice,threatenyourjobandshoreupauthoritarian(独裁的)rulers.Polls（民意调查）showthatInternetfirmsarenowlesstrustedthanthebankingindustry.However,thatpessimismcanbeoverdone.Toooftenpeoplefocusonthedrawbacksofanewtechnologywhiletakingitsbenefitsforgranted.Worriesaboutscreentimeshouldbeweighedagainstthemuchmoresubstantialbenefitsofuniversalcommunicationandtheinstantaccesstoinformationandentertainmentthatsmartphonesmakepossible.Fearsthatrobotswillstealpeople'sjobsmaypromptpoliticianstotaxthem,forexample,todiscouragetheiruse.Yetinthelongruncountriesthatwishtomaintaintheirstandardoflivingastheirworkforceagesandshrinkswillneedmorerobots,notfewer.Perhapstherealsourceofanxietyisnottechnologyitself.TheNewYorkTimessumsuptheexistinggloom."Amoodofpessimism",itwrites,hasdisplaced"theideaofinavoidableprogressborninthescientificandindustrialrevolutions."Backthenthepaperworriedthattheanxietywasrootedfromgrowingdoubtsaboutsociety'sabilitytocontroltheseeminglyrunawayforcesoftechnology.Growingdoubtsabouttheabilityofsocietiestoholdit,andcomeupwithgoodanswers.Agloomydebateismuchbetterthannodebateatall.Andhistorystillargues,onthewhole,foroptimism.Soasthedecadeturns,"putasidethegloomforamoment.Tobealiveinthetech-obsessed2020sistobeamongtheluckiestpeoplewhohaveeverlived.WhyisE-commerceblamedbypeople?ItischargedwithunderpaymentItischargedwithinequalityItisinconvenient.Itiscomplex.Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?ThedrawbacksofanewtechnologyTheworriesofmanypeopleThereasonwhypessimismcanbeoverdoneTheresultofpessimismbeingoverdoneWhat’sperhapstherealsourceofanxietyaccordingtothetext?ThedisadvantagesoftechnologyThefearsofArtificialIntelligenceDoubtsabouttheabilitytocontroltechnologyDoubtsaboutthedevelopmentoftechnologyWhatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?DevelopmentoftechnologyDisadvantagesoftechnologyAcceptover-pessimismtotechnologyRefuseover-pessimismtotechnology第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）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。Afteranew-typecoronaviruswasdetectedinviralpneumoniacasesinCentralChina'sWuhancityamonthago,morecaseshavebeenreportedinrecentdays.36.WearmasksoutdoorsWearingamaskisoneofthemosteffectivewaystoprotectyoufromgettinginfectedasthevirusispredominantlyspreadindroplets(小滴).37.Medicalmasksusedbymedicalworkersarenotrecommendedforcommonpeopleastheymayleadtooxygendeficientifwornforlongperiods.Ifyouoryourdoctorsuspectyoumighthavethenovelcoronavirus,theCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionadviseswearingasurgicalmask.38Washyourhandswithsoapandrunningwaterthoroughlyforatleast15seconds,especiallyafterreturninghome,touchingtrashorgarbage,contactingwithanimalsorhandlinganimalwastes.Strengthenyourimmunesystemandexerciseregularly39,butdonotgotoexercisewhereitiscrowded.Ifyou'retheonefeelingsick,coveryourmouthandnosewhenyoucoughorsneeze,anddisinfecttheobjectsandsurfacesyoutouch.MakesurethatsharedspaceshavegoodairflowYoucanuseair-conditionerifpossible.Openyourwindowsforafewminuteseverydayandtrytoavoidgoingtocrowdedplacessuchashospitals,railwaystationsandairports.Eatthoroughlycookedmeatandeggs.40,sohealthofficialsrecommendcookingmeatandeggsthoroughlyWashyourhandsfrequentlyandproperlyGooutdoorsaslittleaspossibleTopreventcatchingtheinfection,here'swhatyoucandoMeatandeggsaredifficulttodigestMakesuretowearitproperlysothatyournoseandmoutharebothcovered.ScientistsbelievethiscoronavirusstartedinanotheranimalandthenspreadtohumansExerciseregularlyisoneofthemostimportantwaystohelpyoustaya