杭州外国语学校2019年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练39

杭州外国语学校2019年高考英语集训阅读理解每天一练39杭州外国语学校2019年高考英语集训阅读理解每天一练39杭州外国语学校2019年高考英语集训阅读理解每天一练39杭州外国语学校

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年高考英语集训阅读理解每天一练

39倒数第三周礼拜四ASittinginthefrontrowinhercollegeclassescarefullytakingnotes,NolaOchsisjustaslikelytoanswerquestionsastoaskthem.That’snottheonlythingmarkingherofffromherclassmatesatFortHaysStateUniversity.She’s95,andwhenshegraduatesonMay12th,it'sbelievedshe'llbecometheworld'soldestpersontobeawardedacollegedegree.Shedidn'tplanitthatway.ShejustlovedtolearnasateenageronaHodgemanCountyfarm,thenasateacherataone-roomschoolaftergraduatingfromhighschoolandlaterasafarmwifeandmother.“EvenasIgrewolder,thatenthusiasmforstudywasstillthere.Icameherewithnothoughtofitbeinganunusualthingatall,”shesaid.She'sgettingoffersfortelevisionappearances,andreportersshowupwantingtointerviewher.Shesayssheenjoysit.“Itbringsattentiontothiscollegeandthispartofthestate.”Sheadded,“Idon'tthinkmuchofmyage.ItmightlimitwhatIcando.AslongasIhavemymindandhealth,it'sjustanumber.”OchsstartedtakingclassesatDodgeCityCommunityCollegeafterherhusbanddiedin1972.Aftertakingaclasshereandthereovertheyears,shewasclosetohavingenoughhoursforanundergraduatedegree.At5-foot-2,herwhitehairpulledintoabun(圆形发髻),shewalksenergeticallydownhallwaystoclasseswithherbooksinabighandbag.Studentsnodandsmile;she'sdescribedaswitty(睿智的),charminganddown-to-earth.“Everybodyhasacceptedme,andIfeeljustlikeanotherstudent,”shesaid.“Thestudentsrespectme.”AnaddedjoyforOchsisthather21-year-oldgranddaughter,AlexandraOchs,willgraduatewithher.Justlikeanyothereagercollegegraduate,theelderOchscan'twaitforlife’snextchallenge.“I’mgoingtoseekemploymentonacruiseshipasastoryteller,”shesaid,smiling.Thedeterminedlookinhereyeleavesnodoubt.She’sserious.41.ThefirstparagraphmainlytellsusthatNolaOchsis______.A.hard-workingB.successfulC.differentD.energetic42.Fromtheunderlinedsentence“Shedidn'tplanitthatway”,weknowthatNolaOchsdidn't______.A.meantobecometheoldestcollegegraduateB.wanttostoplearningasayounggirlC.plantobeafarmwifeandmotherD.reallyenjoylearningatsuchanoldage43.What'sNolaOchs'attitudetowardsherage?A.Shefeelssadaboutit.B.Sheisproudofit.C.Shetriestofightagainstit.D.Shepayslittleattentiontoit.44.InthepassagenothingissaidaboutOchs'______.A.educationalexperience,B.relationshipwithothersC.majorsubjectD.physicalappearanceBThesedays,thereareveryfewwildanimalsleftintheUK.Thewolveshavegone.Thebearshavebeenhuntedtoextinction.Fortunately,thereareafewbadgers〔獾〕---Oh,well,actually,notforlongastheBritishgovernmenthasjustdecidedtokillthemtoo!Butwhy?Badgersarefascinatingcreatures.Theblackandwhitemammalsliveundergroundin“setts”,whichtheydigoutoftheearth.Theyareextremelybrave,fightingofflargeranimalssuchasbearsandwolves.Theproblemisthatsomebadgerscarry“BovineTuberculosis”(BTB),aninfectiousdiseasecausedbythebacteriumMycobacteriumBovis(M.Bovis)whichcancauseTBinsomeotheranimals,includingcattle.Forfarmers,thisisaseriousissue.In1998intheUK,almost6,000cowswerekilledtocontrolthedisease.Andin2017,morethan30,000animalsweredestroyed.It’sexpensivetoo.BovineTBcoststheUKabout￡100millionperyear.Andsomebelievethatthediseasecouldendupcostingtheeconomy￡9billionoverthenext40yearsifnothingisdoneaboutit.Expertssaythatbadgersareresponsibleforabout50%oftheinfectedcattle.So,aftermuchdebate,thegovernmenthasagreedtoabadgercull〔杀戮〕.Thiswillmeanabout30,000oftheinnocentcreatureswillbewipedouttofightthedisease.EnvironmentSecretaryCarolineSpelmanadmittedthattherewas“greatstrengthoffeeling”aboutit,butsaid,“Ibelievethisistherightwayforward.”Ofcourse,manyareagainstthemeasure,includingconservationistsandanimalrightsactivists.Theyclaimthatkillingthebadgersincontrolledzoneswouldn’tworkbecausebadgersfromneighboringareaswouldsimplymoveintotheemptysettsandbecomeinfectedtoo.Furthermore,theybelievethatthewaycattleareraisedintensively,andtransportedaroundtolotsofdifferentfarmsduringtheirlivesisprobablythebiggestcauseofthespreadofthedisease.Mostordinarypeopleareagainstthemeasuretoo.Asurveysuggestsabouttwo-thirdsareagainstkillingthebadgers,withmajoritiesagainstkillingthemregardlessofage,regionandgender.Oneofthealternativestothecullinvolvesusingvaccine(疫苗)onbadgers.However,thiscostsanaverageof￡2,250peryearpersquarekilometer.Trappingandshootingbadgerscosts￡2,500peryear,butshootingfree-runningbadgersonlycostsabout￡200peryear(persquarekilometer).So,withthatinmind,it’seasytoseehowthegovernmentarrivedattheirdecision.Moneytalks!Whydoesthegovernmentwanttokillthebadgers?Becausethereisnootherchoicetocutthespreadofthedisease.BecausebadgerscarryTB,adiseasewhichcaninfectotheranimals.Becausetheyalmostwipedoutanentirepopulationofcattle.BecauseitmightbeaneffectivewaytofightTBattheleastexpense.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?B.theVoiceoftheBadgersD.theThreatoftheBadgersCA.Somepeopleobjecttocullingbecauseitcostsmuchmoretotrapandshootbadgers.B.Inthefollowingfourdecades,￡9billionwillbespentonTB.C.Basedonthesurvey,peopleofdifferentagegroups,regions

andbothgendersareagainstkillingthebadgers.D.CarolineSpelmanthoughtbadgersshouldbeculleddespitepeople

’sstrongreaction.47.Whoisstronglyforthekillingthebadgersaccordingthepassage?A.ThegovernmentB.MostordinarypeopleC.ConservationistsD.Animalrightsactivists48.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardgovernment’sdecision?A.SupportiveB.CriticalC.Objective

D.Unconcerned49.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.theControlofTBC.BadgerDangerBEIJING-HailingMoYanasthefirstChinesecitizenthatwontheNobelPrizeinLiterature,thepublichasstartedtoconsiderthewaytoenhanceChineseliterature'sglobalpresence.TheprizeindicatesthatChinesecontemporaryauthorsandtheirworksaregettingtheworld'sattention,whichpromptswritersandamateurstocontinuetheirwork,accordingtoWangMeng,arenownedChinesewriter.But"theprizecamealittlelate,"saidXueYongwu,deanoftheCollegeofLiberalArts,JournalismandCommunicationwithOceanUniversityofChina(OUC).TherehavebeenmanyaccomplishedwritersofmodernandcontemporaryliteratureinChina,includingLuXun,BaJinandMaoDun,whoshouldhavewontheprizeearlier,henoted.China'ssplendidancientliterature,whichextendsthousandsofyears,hasbeenwidelyacknowledgedacrosstheworld.However,thecontemporaryliteraturefailedtogetenoughrecognitionfromoutsidethecountryduetoitsshorthistoryandcomplexpoliticalinfluences,heexplained.Languagehasalsobeenabarrier.OnlyasmallproportionofChineseliteraturehasbeentranslatedintoforeignlanguages,mainlyEnglish.Thequalityofsometranslatededitionsneedsimprovement,saidXue.Inadditiontolanguageskills,translationrequireshigh-levelcomprehensionandexplanationofcultureandart.It'shardforpeoplewithoutanyliteraturebackgroundtoproduceatranslationthatfullyreservestheaesthetic(美学的)senseoftheoriginalversion,accordingtoRenDongsheng,professorwiththeCollegeofForeignLanguagesofOUC.The57-year-oldwriterisknownforhisdescriptionofChineserurallife.Thesettingsforhisworksrangefromthe1911revolution,Japan'sinvasiontoCulturalRevolution.Mocombineshallucinatory(幻觉的)realismwithfolktales,whichismoreappealingtothetasteofWesternreadersthanthestylesadoptedbymanyofhispeers,suchasYuHua,SuTongandWangShuo,saidZhangHongsheng,deanoftheLiteratureDepartmentoftheCommunicationUniversityofChina.However,"NobelPrizeisnottheuniquestandardtojudgetheachievementsofawriter.Prizespresentedbydifferentorganizationsadoptvariousevaluationcriteria,"saidXuYan,aliteraturecritic.Thequalityofaliteraryworkisalwaysjudgedbythetopic,language,structure,thewayofstory-telling,imaginationandsomeothersignificantelements.People'stastesvaryfromdifferentsocialbackgroundandculturalmechanism,sheadded.Chinesecontemporaryliterature,whichappearedin1949,hasseenatrendofdiversificationsincethecountryadoptedthemarketeconomyin1992."TheprizeisapositivesignthattheWestbeginstorecognizeChineseliterature.Butit'sanacknowledgementofindividualefforts,andChineseliteraturerevivalstillhasalongwaytogo,"saidZhang.XuecalleduponChinesewriterstoproducequalityworkswithinternationalperspectives.Goodliteratureshouldrevealsocialproblemsandpeople'sconcernswhilecreatethebeautyofart."ThesocietyshouldprovidefavorableenvironmentforthegrowthofChinesewriters,"hestressed.SeekingincreasingworldattentionrequiresChinesewriterstomaintainthenationalcharacteristicsanduniqueness."Chineseelementsarethelasttoloseinsuccessfulwritings,"Zhangsaid.China'sbookmarkethaswitnessedboomingsalesofMo'smasterpiecesoverthepastdays.said1,500volumesofMo'slatestnovelFrogweresoldoutinsixhoursafterMowontheprize.Thestorehasreceived1,200reservationordersby3:30pmFriday.Thebook,aboutChina'sfamily-planningpolicy,alsomovedupto14thfrom560thonthelistofthemostpopulousbookattheAwithinintwodays.CaoYuanyong,deputyeditor-in-chiefofShanghaiLiteratureandArtPublishingGroup,saidthecompanyisproducingtheneweditionofacollectionofMo's16works,whichisexpectedtorefilltheemptyshelvesofmanybookretailersinaweek.50.Thearticleismainlyabout_________.A.MoYan'sNobelwinsparkspiracyconcernsB.MoYan'shometowntohailNobelsuccessC.MoYanseesincomesoarfollowingNobelwinD.MoYansparksdiscussionaboutChineseliterature51.Theunderlinedword“renowned”inParagraph2means_______52.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonforChinesecontemporaryliteraturefailedtowintheNobelinthepastfromtheopinionsofXueYongwu?53.AccordingtoZhangHongsheng,whatisthemaincharacteristicsofMoYan’sworks?A.Combininghallucinatoryrealismwithfolktales.B.HisdescriptionofChineseurbanlifeC.Settingsfromthe1911revolution,Japan'sinvasiontoCulturalRevolution.D.Providingdifferentsocialbackgroundandculturalmechanism54.InordertomakeChinesecontemporaryliteraturebetteracknowledgedacrosstheword,whatisthemostimportantfromtheopinionsofZhangHongsheng?55.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.NeweditionofacollectionofMo's16workshasbeensoldout.B.OnlyonlinebookstoressoldouthisworksafterMowontheprize.C.ThenovelFrogwaslistedthemostpopulousbookattheA.D.MoYan’sworksarebestsellersinthebookstoresatpresent.DHecameintotheroomtoshutthewindowswhilewewerestillinbedandIsawhelookedill.Hewasshivering,hisfacewaswhite,andhewalkedslowlyasthoughitachedtomove.“What’sthematter,Schatz?”“I’vegotaheadache.”“You’dbettergobacktobed.”“No,Iamallright.”“Yougotobed.I’llseeyouwhenI’mdressed.”ButwhenIcamedownstairshewasdressed,sittingbythefire,lookingaverysickandmiserableboyofnineyears.WhenIputmyhandonhisforeheadIknewhehadafever.“Yougouptobed,”Isaid,“Youaresick.”“I’mallright,”hesaid.Whenthedoctorcamehetooktheboy’stemperature.“Whatisit?”Iaskedhim.“Onehundredandtwodegree.”Downstairs,thedoctorleftthreedifferentmedicinesindifferentcoloredcapsuleswithinstructionsforgivingthem.Thegermsofinfluenza(流感)canonlyexistinanacidcondition,heexplained.Heseemedtoknowallaboutinfluenzaandsaidtherewasnothingtoworryaboutifthefeverdidnotgoaboveonehundredandfourdegrees.Thiswasalightepidemic(传生病)offluandtherewasnodangerifyouavoidedpneumonia(肺炎).BackintheroomIwrotetheboy’stemperaturedownandmadeanoteofthetimetogivethevariouscapsules.“Doyouwantmetoreadtoyou?”“Allright.Ifyouwantto,”saidtheboy.Hisfacewasverywhiteandthereweredarkareasunderhiseyes.Helaystillinthebed.IreadaloudfromHowardPyle’sBookofPirates;butIcouldseehewasnotfollowingwhatIwasreading.“Howdoyoufeel,Schatz?”“Justthesame,sofar,”hesaid.IsatatthefootofthebedandreadtomyselfwhileIwaitedforittobetimetogiveanothercapsule.Itwouldhavebeennaturalforhimtogotosleep,butwhenIlookeduphewaslookingatthefootofthebed,lookingverystrangely.“Whydon’tyoutrytosleep?I

’llwakeyouupforthemedicine.

”“I’dratherstayawake.

”Afterawhilehesaidtome,

“youdon’thavetostayherewithme,

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.”“Itdoesn

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clockIwentoutwithmygunandtheyounghuntingdog

Ikilledtwoquail(

鹌鹑),andmissedfive,andstartedbackpleasedtohavefoundacoveyofquailclosetothehouseandhappythereweresomanylefttofindonanotherday.Atthehousetheysaidtheboyhadrefusedtoletanyonecomeintotheroom.“Youcan’tcomein,”hesaid.“youmustn’tgetwhatIhave.”IwentuptohimandfoundhiminexactlythepositionIhadlefthim,white-faced,butwiththetopsofhischeeksflushed(发红)bythefever,staringstill,ashehadstared,atthefootofthebed.Itookhistemperature.“Whatisit?”“Somethinglikeahundred,”Isaid.Itwasonehundredandtwoandfourtenths.“Itwasahundredandtwo,”hesaid.“Whosaidso?”“Thedoctor.”“Yourtemperatureisallright,

”Isaid,

“It

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”hesaid,

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”Isaid.

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”“

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”hesaidandlookedstraightahead.Hewasevidentlyholdingtightontohimselfaboutsomething.“Takethiswithwater.

”“Doyouthinkitwilldoanygood?

”“Ofcourseitwill.

”IsatdownandopenedthePiratebookandbegantoread,butIcouldseehewasnotfollowing,soIstopped.“AboutwhattimedoyouthinkIamgoingtodie?”heasked.“What?”“AbouthowlongwillitbebeforeIdie?”“Youaren’tgoingtodie.What

’sthematterwithyou?

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’sasillywaytotalk.

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’tlivewithforty-fourdegrees.I

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’clockinthemorning.“YoupoorSchatz,”Isaid.“PooroldSchatz.It’slikemilesandkilometers.Youarentgoingtodie.That

’’’sninety-eight.

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