高考英语阅读理解 七选五课堂小题过关练十八

高中英语阅读理解+七选五课堂小题过关练十八PARTA（1） TheDCLibraryoffersavarietyofbookclubsforpeopletogatheranddiscusstheirloveforbooks.Pleasenotethatsometimesbookclubeventswillbecanceledonputoffduetounexpectedsituations.Herearesomeofthebookclubs.CaptainHillReadsThisgroupmeetsat6:30p.m.onthethirdThursdayofeachmonthtodiscussrecentliteraryfictiontitles.WehavemanymeetingplacesthroughouttheCapitolHillneighborhoodincludingtheSoutheastandNortheastlibraries,communitycenters,restaurants,andcoffeeshops.Tofindoutwhatwearereadingandwherethenextmonth'smeetingwillbeheld,sendanemailtoDavid.quick2@.Books&BarsBookClubJoinusatGordonBierschat9thandFstreetsNWonthethirdWednesdayofeachmonth.Books&Barsisabookclubthatprovidesdeliciousfood,freshdrink,acomfortableatmosphereandgreatdiscussionontoday’smostinterestingbooks.Formoreinformation,PleasecontactKariMitchellatKari.mitchell@.ASongofIceandFireBookClubThisclubreadstheseriesbyGeorgeR.R.Martin.ThepopularHBOshow,GameofThrones,isbasedonhisseries.WemeetonthelastWednesdayofeverymonthatPetworthCitizenat829UpshurStreetNW.WritetoLisaatWarwick@ifyouhaveanyquestions.ClevelandParkLibraryMysteryBookClubThisclubmeetsonthefirstThursdayofeachmonthatTeaism,4008thStreet,NW,downstairs.Thegroupchoosesthebookseachmonthortwotothreemonthsinadvance.Alltypesofcrimewritingareconsidered.Monthlynoticesaresentbyemails.Youcancallusat202-282-3023formoreinformation.WhatdowelearnaboutCapitolHillReads?Itreadsalltypesofcrimewriting.Itseventsareheldintheearlymorning.Itseventstakeplaceindifferentplaces.Itprovidesfoodformembersforfree.WhowillgototheclubonthelastWednesdayofeverymonth?FansofHBOshows.FansofGeorgeR.R.Martin’sbooks.Peoplewhoarefondofliteraryfictiontitles.Peopleinterestedindifferenttypesofnovels.What’sthepurposeofthewriter’swritingthispassage?Tointroducesomebookclubs.Tointroducesomefantasticbooks.Togiveadviceonreading.Togiveadviceonchoosingbookclubs.（2）WhenIwokeuponAug.4,2016,therewasonlyonethingonmymind:whattowear.Abillionthoughtsracedthroughmybraininthecloset.Ididn'twanttocomeoffastryingtoohard,butIalsodidn'twanttobeseenasalazyanduntidyperson.Notonlywasitmyfirstdayofhighschool,butitwasmyfirstdayofschoolinanewstate.Firstimpressionsareeverything,anditwasimportantformetoimpressthepeoplewhoIwouldspendthenextfouryearswith.Thiswasmythirdtimebeinganewkid.ButthistimewasdifferentbecausemydadpromisedthatIwouldstartandfinishhighschoolinthesameplace.Thistimemattered,andthatmademenervous.Aftermeticulouslysearchingmycloset,IproudlycameoutinadressfromTarget.Thesoftcottonwascomfortable,andtheruffledshouldersaddedabitoffun.Yes,thisoutfitwastheone.Anhourlater,IfeltpowerfulasIheadedtowardRoom1136.ButasIentered,myjawdroppedtothefloor.SittingatherdeskwasMrs.Hutfilz,myEnglishteacher,wearingexactlythesamedressasme.Ikeptmyheaddownandtiptoedtomyseat.Imadeitthroughmyminuteintroductionspeechuntilshestoodup,jokinglyaddingthatshelikedmystyle.AlthoughthiswasthemomentIhadbeenafraidoffromthemomentIwalkedin,allmyanxietysurprisinglymeltedaway,andthestudentspaidattentionasIsharedmystory.MysmilegrewasIlaughedwiththestudents.Afterclass,IstayedbehindandtalkedtoMrs.Hutfilz,relievedtomakeahumorousandrealconnection.Lookingbackfouryearslater,thetenminutesIspentafraidofgivingmyspeechwerereallynotworthit.MyfirstperiodofhighschoolcertainlymadethedayunforgettableinthebestwayandtaughtmethatMrs.Hutfilzhadanawesomesenseofstyle!4.Whydidtheauthorcareaboutherclothesonherfirsthighschoolday?A.ShewaspickyaboutclothesB.Shefollowedherfather'sadvice.C.Shewantedtoleaveagoodimpression.D.Shecaredtoomuchaboutherappearance.5.Theunderlinedword"meticulously"inParagraph3probablymeans"A.Carefully B.gradually C.regularly D.suddenly6.Howdidtheauthorfeelafternoticingherteacher'sdress?A.Calm. B.Uneasy. C.Proud D.Powerful.7.Whydidtheauthorwritethearticle?A.Toexplorethetipsondressing.B.Toshowhergoodtasteinclothes.CToshareamemorableexperience.D.TointroduceherstylishEnglishteacher（3）Disastersarelikeamirror.Theyshowbothourbrightanddarksides,asindividualsandasasociety.AscitizensinChinaandbeyondcontinuetofightagainstthecoronavirus(新冠状病毒),thedailylivesofmanyhavegonethroughchanges—fromsimpleroutineadjustmentstocompletedevotionfromvolunteers.Peoplehaveconsciouslychosentostayathometopreventfurtherhuman-to-humanspread.However,thatdidn’tstopemployeesandstudentsfromworkingandstudyingathome.OnFeb17,thescheduledfirstschoolday,manyteachersstartedtogiveonlinelessons.Boredathome,manypeoplebegantolearnnewthingstofilltheirnewly-foundtime,suchasbakingorknitting.ThefilmnamedContagion(2011)showstheworstcasethatmighthappenafteraworldwideepidemic.Fortunately,thesituationinChinacouldn’tbemoredifferentthanthatinthemovie.Ratherthanviolenceandfoodshortage,everythinghasworkedoutratherwellinChinasofar.Scientistsisolated(分离)thefirstvirusstrain,morethan30,000medicalworkersinover100medicalteamsgatheredandthousandsofconstructionworkerscametobuildhospitalsinWuhan,Hubeiprovince.Thousandsofvolunteersareworkingnonstoptohelpdeliversuppliesandassisttheaffectedregions.Sociologistsoncedebatedwhethervolunteerserviceiscommontoseearoundtheworld.Indeed,morethan30yearsofresearch—exploringdisastersinEurope,Asia,andAmerica—confirmedthattheneedtohelpisuniversalwhereverdisasterstrikes.“It’snormalthatwhendisastershappen,peoplewillfallintopanic.Inreality,we’remorelikelytorushintohelpothersthanrunthemovertosaveourselves,”wroteAmericanpsychologistKellyCaldwellinPacificStandard.“It’sanexerciseinmasshealing.”8Whatisthemainpurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Totellreadersalesson. B.Toshowtheeffectofadisaster.C.Tointroducethetopicofthetext. D.Toraisethereaders’interestinthemirror.9Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?Peoplechosetostayathometoavoidpanic.Peopletriedeverymeanstolearnnewthings.Onlineworkingandstudyingbecamemorepopular.Peopleadjustedtotheirroutinestoavoidinfection.10WhichdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3mean?China’ssituationwasthesamewiththemovie.Chinaexperiencedviolenceandfoodshortage.Chinesepeoplehavegonethroughmanychanges.China’ssituationwasquitedifferentfromthemovie.11Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?A.Anewspaper. B.Asciencefiction. C.Amedicaljournal. D.Asciencereport.（4）Lastyearmarkedthe20thanniversaryoftheMillenniumSeedBank(MSB).OnNov.20,2000,PrinceCharlesopenedthehugeseedbankinSussex,UK,whichhasnowcollectedandstored2.4billionseeds,makingitthelargestintheworld."Theseedbankhasneverplayedsuchanimportantrolebecauseoftheplanet'scomingbiodiversitycrisis(生物多样性危机)withtwo-fifthsoftheworld'splantsattheriskofdisappearing,"saidKewCardens,whichoperatestheproject.Well,howdoestheseedbankwork?Scientistsfromallovertheworldcollectendangeredandusefulwildspecies,puttheminapaperbagtopreventthemfromgettingmoldy(发霉的),andsendthemtotheseedbank.OncetheseedsarriveattheMSB,they'redriedandkeptinaroomwith15percenthumidity(湿度).Next,they'recleanedusingdifferenttoolsandseparatedfromdebris(碎片).Afterthat,X-raysensurethattheseedsareundamagedandthatnoinsectsarehiddeninsideTheseedsarethenfrozen,storedinairtightcontainersandplacedinhugefreezersat-20℃Cforlong-termstorage."Thelowtemperatureallowstheseedstobekeptfortensofyearsandreawakenedwhenrequired,"saidMichaelWay,ascientistattheMSB.TheMSBisnottheonlyseedbank.There'reover1,000seedbanksallovertheworld.TheSvalbardInternationalSeedVaultopenedinFeb.2008,andnowholdsmorethan1millionseeds.ItliesdeepinafrozenArcticmountaininLongyearbyen,Norway.Thespecialconstructionmakessurethatitremainscompleteincaseofanynaturaldisasters.ChinaalsohasitsownNoah'sArk(诺亚方舟),whichisoneoftheonly2biologicalgermplasm(种质)banksbuiltbasedoninternationalstandards.Asahugeproject,itincludesaseedbank,aDNAbank,amicrobial(微生物的)bankandananimalgermplasmbank.AsEarthisfacinghugeproblemslikeclimatechange,theseseedbanksaresurelyimportanttoprotectthefutureoftheworld'sfoodsupply.12.WhatcanbeknownabouttheMillenniumSeedBank?A.Itwasorganizedtenyearsago.B.Itselectsseedsandwildlifespecies.C.Itwasbuilttoexplorebiologicaldiversity.D.Ithasmoreseedsthananyotherseedbank.13.Whydoscientistsusepaperbagstostoreendangeredandusefulwildspecies?A.Totakethemasawhole.B.Tokeepthemwetandalive.C.Toprotectthemfrominsects.D.Tostopthemfromgettingbad.14.Whatistobedonewiththeseedsafterthey'reX-rayedattheMSB?A.Separatingthemfromdebris.B.Cleaningthemusingdifferenttools.C.Storingtheminairtightcontainersafterthey'refrozen.D.Puttingtheminalargeroomwith15percenthumidity.15.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A.Otherseedbanksintheworld.B.Differentwaystoprotectseeds.C.Theimportanceofbuildingseedbanks.D.Seedbanksforspeciesotherthanplants PartB第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）HowtoOvercomeSocialAnxietySocialanxietyisacommontypeofanxietydisorder.16.Sotheywanttobeunattractive,hidingawayfromothersinasocialevent.Hereareafewtipsthatcanhelpyoutoovercomeit.17Alotofpeoplewithsocialanxietyfeelashamedofgettinghelpfromaprofessional,butregularvisitswithatherapist治疗专家willhelpinsomanyways.Therearemanytherapistswhospecializeindealingwithsocialanxiety