必修第二册Unit3阅读理解题组-练速度

必修第二册Unit3阅读理解题组——练速度

I.阅读理解

A

Performances

Let9sFacetheMusic

RiaJones,theworld-famousstarofCatsandLesMiseraZ?Ze5,returnshomefortwospecial

concerts.Riainvitesyouonamemorablejourneythatgoesfrommusicaltoclassicalandfrom

classicaltopop.SongsfromMissSaigonperfectlymixwithDisneyfavoritesfrom

BeautyandtheBeastalongwithpopularstandardsforagreateveninginthepanyofavery

specialvocaltalent.

SongRecital

JudyCoeperformswidelyasasoloist（独唱者）inAmericaandisalsoamusic

teacher.TheprogramincludessongsfromPorgyandBess^successfulAmericanopera,with

specialsolopianoarrangementsbyKatherineMorris.Judyendstheconcertwithsongswhose

textsarebyShakespeare,Yeats,Eliot,OscarWildeandEmilyDickinson.

MayteMartin

MayteMartinisthebest-knownCatalansinger.Shehasbeenverypopularsinceher

earlytwenties,whenshewonastringofprizes.ShehastakenpartinBarcelona?sWOMAD

festivalsandintheGipsyKing'scelebratedfestivalMustiqueGitanoatNimes.Shewillbe

acpaniedbyherregularsologuitarist,twodancersanda“clapper”.

TheAdventureofMalic

ThisshowisaboutthefantasticallydangerouslifeofanimaginaryIberiancharacter

calledMalic.InthisshowhevisitsChinaandgetsintofightswithdragonsandthentravelsto

Barcelonawhereheesacrossmanydangerouscharacters.TheshowistoldusingChinese

shadowpuppets（皮影）,withalivenarrator-musicianwhogiveslifetotheshowinEnglish.

l.Inwhoseshowcanyouenjoyfamouswriters,works?

A.RiaJones.B.JudyCoe.

C.MayteMartin.D.KatherineMorris.

2.1nwhichperformancecanyouenjoyDisneysongs?

A.Let'sFacetheMusic.

3.SongRecital.

C,MayteMartin.

D.TheAdventureofMalic.

3.WhatdoweknowaboutTheAdventureofMalicl

A.Itisbasedonasci-fiction.

B.ItisshotandpresentedinChina.

C.ItusesatraditionalChineseartform.

D.ItscharactersspeakChinesefluently.

B

Nowweareina"goldenage“ofspace-samplecollectionandexploration.Space

agenciesaroundtheworldarebusycollecting,orplanningtocollect,samplesfrom

asteroids（小行星）,moonsandplanetsandsoon.

China?sChang'e-5missionisthemostrecentsample-returnmissionthathasbeen

successfullypleted.OnDec17,2020,theChang?e-5lunarprobe（探测器）returnedhomeand

landedintheInnerMongoliaAutonomousRegionafterweeksofspacetravel,ChinaDaily

reported.Thiswastheworld'sfirstlunarsample-returnmissionsince1976.Themission

collected1,713gramsofsamplesofrocksanddustwiththehelpofadrillanda

mechanical（机械的）arm.

Anotherspacesample-returnmissionwaspletedonDec6,2020.Japan?sHayabusa-2

probereturnedacapsuletoEarthcontainingvaluablesamplesfromtheasteroidRyugu.This

wasthesecondtimeasteroidsampleshadeverbeencollectedandbroughtbacktoEarth.The

firstasteroidsampleswerecollectedbytheoriginalHayabusaspacecraftbackin2010.

Therewillbemoresuchmissionsinthenearfuture.NASA'sOSIRIS-REx

spacecraft,whichcollectedsamplesfromtheasteroidBennuinOctober2020,isexpectedto

returntoEarthin2023.Russia'sLunar-25missionisscheduledtolaunchtothemoonin

2021tocollectlunarsamples.

“Icannotemphasizeenoughhowvaluablereturnsamplesareforincreasingour

understandingoftheoriginandevolutionofoursolarsystemandourplaceinthe

universe,andhowwecametobe,“saidAnnNguyen,aNASAplanetaryscientist.

AsfortheChang,e-5lunarsamples,scientistswillconductvariousanalyses,testsand

experimentstodeterminetheposition,structureandphysicalcharacteristicsofthe

samples.Thisinformationwillhelptodeepenourknowledgeaboutthehistoryofthemoon,as

wellasoursolarsystemasawhole.

4,WhatdoweknowabouttheChang?e-5lunarprobe?

A.ItwaslaunchedonDec17,2020.

B.Itpletedthemostsuccessfulmission.

C.Itcollectedtheworld'sfirstlunarsample.

D.Itbroughtbackmorethan1,700gramsoflunarsamples.

5.WhatdoestheauthorfocusoninParagraphs3and4?

A.Providingexamples.B.Explainingaconcept.

C.Drawingparisons.D.Makingasummary.

6.WhydowecollectsamplesfromspaceaccordingtoAnnNguyen?

A.Tolearnmoreabouthowthesolarsystemoriginatesandevolves.

B.Todeterminethestructureofthesolarsystem.

C.TodeepenourknowledgeaboutourplaceonEarth.

D.Tounderstandhowwaterfirstappearedonthemoon.

7.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.A“goldenage”es

B.Manexploresspace

C.Spacesamplesland

D.Scientistsanalysesamples

C

AndrewOrkinwastakingabreakfromhiseveningjogtositbyProspectParkLake

whenhewasfrightenedtoseeamassofsnakes.Theyturnedouttobeswampeels（黄鳍）that

hadescapedfromoneoftwolargeplasticbagsthatsplitopenasamandraggedthemtothe

shoreline.Afterdumpingtheeelsinthelake,themanwalkedaway,explainingtobystanders

that"Ijustwanttosavelives.”

Theillegalreleasebecameacuriosityonsocialmedia,butthedumpingofexotic（夕卜来的）

animalsinurbanparksisn'tnew.NewYorkersfreethousandsofnon-nativeanimalsevery

year.“Peoplelikeanimalsandtheysometimesthinkthey'redoingagoodthingbyletting

themgo,“saidJasonMunshi-South,anurbanecologistatFordhamUniversity/'Mostwill

die.Somewillbeeaproblem,andthenthere?snogoingback.”

NewYorkstateandcityofficialssayit'stoosoontoknowhowtheeelsinProspect

Parkmightaffectlocalspecies.Theeelseatalmostanythingincluding

plants,insects,frogsturtlesandotherfish.Andtheycouldprey（捕食）uponorpetewiththe

park'snativespeciesforhoweverlongtheysurvive.

Therearenoplanstoeradicatetheeels.Sincethey'reactiveatnightandspendmostof

theirtimeinthemudoflakesandrivers,spottingandremovingthemfromthelakecouldbe

impossible.Officialssaytheywilllookforswampeelsduringtheagency?snextsurveyin

thespring,butdon'texpectthemtomakeitthroughthewinter.However,Universityof

TorontofreshwaterecologistNicholasMandraksaid,“Eveniftheydon'tsurvive,theycould

havenegativeshort-termeffects.”

8.Whydidthemanpourtheeelsintothelake?

A.Tochallengethelaw.

B.Toincreasethelocalspecies.

C.Tokeeptheeelsalive.

D.Tobeeawebcelebrity.

9.Whydidthereleasedeelsbeeaconcern?

A.Theymightgetcaughtonceagain.

B.Theymightnotadapttothenewenvironment.

C.Theymightfrightenthejoggersbythelake.

D.Theymightposeathreattolocalspecies.

lO.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eradicate“inParagraph4mean?

A.Getridof.B.Lookafter.

C.Sell.D.Examine.

11.Whatistheofficials?opinionaboutdealingwiththeproblem?

A.Itisrisky.B.Itistricky.

C.Ittakespatience.D.Itrequireslegalsupport.

D

Whatmakespeoplesospecial?Tooluse,self-consciousness,language,andcultureare

highonthelist,butinfactallofthesecharacteristicscanbefoundelsewhereintheanimal

kingdom.Humansandapesarecloserelatives,soitisperhapsnotsurprisingthatchimpanzees

usetoolsorthatgorillas（大猩猩）haveasenseoffairplay,evenrejectingcarrots（whichthey

normallyaccept）whentheyseetheirneighborsgettinggrapes.Butthequalitiesthatweoften

thinkofasuniquelyhumanexistnotjustonland,butintheoceanaswell.

Amongtheinvertebrates,octopuses。1爪鱼)areknownfortheirintelligence,even

exhibitingevidenceofplayfulness,tooluse,andpersonality.Buttheseskilledpredatorslive

aloneandconsequentlylackculture.Dolphins,ontheotherhand,arelarge-brained,long-

living,social-group-basedpredators,anditisherethatwefindthegreatestsimilarityto

human-likecultureandawareness.

Culturedependsontheabilityofanimalstopassonthingstheyhavelearnedto

others.Manyanimalshavecultureinthissense,butwhatsetsdolphinsapartiswhattheypass

on.Somebottlenosedolphinsholdspongesintheirmouthsthattheyuseastoolstosweepfor

fishhidingontheoceanfloor.Thisabilityishandeddownthroughgenerations(especiallyin

females),withsomefamilies一grandmother,mother,anddaughter-allfeedinginthishighly

specializedway.

Anothercharacteristicthatdolphinssharewithhumansistheirabilitytorecognize

themselvesinamirror.Whenfacingamirror,mostanimalsbehaveasthoughtheywere

interactingwithanotherindividual.Eveninhumans,theabilitytorecognizethattheimagein

amirrorisoneselfdoesnotoccurbeforetheageof18months.Dolphinsnotonlyrecognize

themselves,butifablackmarkisputonthebodyofadolphin,itwillspendextratimeatthe

mirrortolookatthemark.

12.Whatdoestheexampleofgorillasrejectingcarrotsshow?

A.Theyarenoteasytofool.

B.Theypreferfruittovegetables.

C.Theyhaveaspecialtasteforfood.

D.Theyhaveanawarenessofequality.

13.Whatdooctopuseslackparedwithdolphins?

A.Socialinteraction.B.Intelligence.

C.Toolusingability.D.Fun-lovingspirits.

14.Whatmakesdolphinculturespecial?

A.Theytendtohuntingroups.

B.Theirhuntingskillsarepasseddown.

C.Theirlearningenvironmentisfavourable.

D.Theirfamiliesaretypicallyfemale-controlled.

15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Dolphinsenjoylookingattheirownreflectioninthemirror.

B.Dolphinsareasintelligentasatypical18-month-oldhumanbaby.

C.Dolphinsaregenerallyregardedasthemostadvancednon-humanspecies.

D.Dolphins'abilitytorecognizetheirownreflectionisahigher-ordermentalskill.

II.阅读七选五

Dogs,moresothanalmostanyotherdomesticpets,aredesperateforhumaneyecontact，!

Andaccordingtoanewstudy,thatpullontheheartstringsmightbeexactlywhydogscan

giveusthoselooksatall.

2Studyingthetwoanimalsisabitlikecrackingopenafour-leggedtimecapsule.A

paperpublishedintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciencesfoundthatdogs'faces

arestructuredforplexexpressioninawaythatwolves'aren't.

Forthestudy,ateamlookedattwomuscles(theRAOLandLAOMmuscles)thatwork

togethertowidenandopenadog'seyes,causingthemtoappearbiggerandmore

lovely,whichwereadasdistinctlyhumanlike.Themusclesfortwoshort,straightlines,which

connecttheringofmusclearoundadog'seyetoeitherendofthebrowabove.3

Therefore,theyconcludedthattheoriginoftheseplexfacialexpressionsisafterdogssplitting

fromwolves.Researchhasalsoshownthatwhendogsworkthesemuscles,humansrespond

morepositively.Thisisn'tsimplyacoincidentallovestory,inwhichtheeyesoftwospecies

justsohappentomeetacrossacrowdedplanet.4

Foraspeciestochangequickly,aprettypowerfulforcemustbeactingonit.5We

connectmoredeeplywithanimalscapableofmakinghumanlikefacialmovements,sodogs

haveevolvedtolooklikeourownhumanbabiestobeselectedforadoption.

A.Dogsaresimilartowolves.

B.Andthat'swherehumansein.

C.It'shardformostpeopletoresisttheshiningeyesofalittledog.

D.Butinthefourgraywolvestheresearcherslookedat,neithermusclewaspresent.

E.Liketheotherbestpartnerships,thisoneismorelikelytheresultofyearsofevolution.

F.Researchershavelongbeeninterestedinthewaysdogsmakeeyecontactwithhumans.

G.Dogssplitofffromtheirwolfrelatives一specifically,graywolves一asmanyas33,000

yearsago.

答案：

I.【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了几场演出，并对其主题进行了说明。

1.B解析细节理解题。根据SongRecital部分的

""JudyendstheconcertwithsongswhosetextsarebyShakespeare,Yeats,Eliot,OscarWildeandEmil

yDickinson.”可知,在JudyCoe的表演中，你可以欣赏到著名作家的作品。

2.A解析细节理解题。根据LetsFacetheMusic部分的

“SongsfromMissSaig。硬erfectlymixwithDisneyfavoritesfromBeaga”力ZieBeas/alongwithpo

pularstandardsforagreateveninginthepanyofaveryspecialvocaltalent.“可知，在

LetfsFacetheMusic这个演出中可以欣赏迪斯尼的歌曲。

3.C解析推理判断题。根据文章TheAdventureofMalic部分的

“TheshowistoldusingChineses/iadoupMp”况withalivenarrator-

musicianwhogiveslifetotheshowinEnglish.PT知,TheAdventureofMalic是通过一种中国的

传统艺术形式表现出来的。

【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了中国嫦娥五号探测器最近成功登月

完成月球采样任务;此外,日本和美国以及俄罗斯都在收集月球样本，太空取样的“黄金时

期”已来临。

4.D解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的

^ThemissioncollectedljyiSgramsofsamplesofrocksanddustwiththehelpofadrillandamechanica

larm."可知，嫦娥五号探测器带回了1700多克月球样本。

5.A解析推理判断题。根据第三段第一句"Anotherspacesample-

returnmissionwaspletedonDec6,2020.”和第四段第一句

“Therewillbemoresuchmissionsinthenearfuture.”可知作者在第三段和第四段中举例子说明

了日本和美国以及俄罗斯的各种太空取样任务。

6.A解析推理判断题。根据第五段中的

"Icannotemphasizeenoughhowvaluableretumsamplesareforincreasingourunderstandingoftheo

riginandevolutionofoursolarsystemandourplaceintheuniverse,andhowwecametobe''可知，美国

宇航局行星科学家AnnNguyen认为太空取样任务有很大的意义，它使人类更加了解太阳

系的起源和演化、人类在宇宙中的位置以及人类如何发展到现在。由此可知，按照

AnnNguyen的看法，人类从太空中收集样本的目的是了解有关太阳系如何起源和演化的

更多信息。

7.C解析主旨大意题。通读全文可知，现在我们正处于空间样本收集和探索的“黄金时

代”。世界各地的太空机构都在忙于收集或计划从小行星，月球和行星等收集样本。日

本和美国以及俄罗斯都在收集月球样本。由此可知，文章的主要内容是有关“太空样本

收集和探索''的，因此C项（太空采样的来临）符合文章的内容，可以作为标题。

【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。本文介绍了人们放生外来生物对当地生态可能产生

的影响。

8.C解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段的最后一句

“Afterdumpingtheeelsinthelake,themanwalkedaway,explainingtobystandersthat'Ijustwantto

savelives.’"可知,那人把黄鳗倒进湖里是为了放生。

9.D解析推理判断题。根据第三段的最后一句

“Andtheycouldpreyuponorpetewiththepark'snativespeciesforhoweverlongtheysurvive.“可

知，它们都会捕食当地物种或跟园中本地物种竞争，可能对本地物种构成威胁。

10.A解析词义猜测题。根据最后一段中的

“Sincethey'reactiveatnightandspendmostoftheirtimeinthemudoflakesandrivers,spottingandre

movingthemfromthelakecouldbeimpossible可知，它们在夜间活动且大部分时间待在泥里,

因此发现它们并且从湖里移除是不可能的。由此猜测,画线词“eradicate”的意思为“根除,

消灭''，与A项意思接近。

11.B解析推理判断题。根据最后一段提道:由于它们在夜间活动，大部分时间都在湖泊

和河流的泥泞中度过，因此发现它们并将其从湖中清除是不可能的。然而,多伦多大学淡

水生态学家尼古拉斯・曼德拉克说:“即使它们无法存活，也可能产生短期负面影响。”由

此可知，官员们认为清除黄鳗的问题比较棘手。

【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。工具的使用、自我意识、语言和文化让人类如此特

别，但事实上，所有这些特征都可以在动物王国的其他地方找到。

12.D解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的

”...evenrejectingcarrots(whichtheynormallyaccept)whentheyseetheirneighborsgettinggrapes.”

可知，大猩猩拒绝胡萝卜的例子表明它们有平等意识。

13.A解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的

t4Buttheseskilledpredatorslivealoneandconsequentlylackculture.Dolp