高中英语 二轮复习阅读理解专项训练(四)

2020届阅读理解专项训练（4）

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【答案】1-5ACD

ThesoundthatwokeDamianLanguellat8:15inthemorningwassoloudhe

assumeditcamefrominsidehishouseinWade,Maine.Ashegotuptoinvestigate,he

heardanothersound,thisonecomingmostdefinitelyfromoutside.Lookingoutofhis

bedroomwindow,henoticedatreeenvelopedinsmokeabout500yardsaway.Acar

wrappedaroundthetree'sbase,itsengineonfire.

Grabbingbucketsofwater,heandhiswiferantothecrashsite.Upclose,the

accidentlookedworse.Thecarwassplitnearlyintwo,andthetreewaswherethe

driver'sseatoughttohavebeen,asifplantedthere.Nooneshouldhavesurvivedthis

crash,andyettherewas20-year-oldQuintinThompson,histerrifiedfacepressed

againstthedriver'ssidewindow,invisiblepain.

Languelltriedputtingoutthefirewithhisbucketsofwaterbutfailed.Whenthe

flamesgotintothefrontseats,heknewhehadtogettheyoungmanout.SoLanguell

openedthecar'sbackdoorandclimbedin.Usingapocketknifehe'dbroughtwith

him,hecutthroughThompson'sseatbelt.NowthatThompsonwasfree,Languell

pulledhimout,anddraggedhimtosafetybeforetheentirecarwasinflames.

ItisempathythatdroveLanguelltohelp,justashesaid,"Myheartgoesoutto

Thompson.Whenyouarethatclosetothatlevelofhurt,youfeelitsodirectly.*'For

hisheroicaction,Languellwasaddedtothelistofreal-lifeheroeschangingthe

world.

4.Wherewasthefirstsoundactuallyfrom?

A.Ahouseonfire.B.Acarcrash.

C.Thebedroomwindow.D.Thebasement.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutQuintinThompson?

A.Hesavedhiscarfromfire.B.Hewassuccessfullyrescued.

C.Heremainedcalmallthetime.D.Hewascapableofhelpinghimselfout.

6.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains^^empathy^^underlinedinthelastparagraph?

A.Honesty.B.Wisdom.C.Sympathy.D.Responsibility.

7.WhichwordscanbestdescribeDamianLanguell?

A.Daringandgenerous.B.Caringandgrateful.

C.Courageousandnoble.D.Ambitiousandreliable.

【答案】BBCC

Coralreefs（珊瑚礁）areanintegralpartofsealifeandsustainitbyproviding

shelterandhabitattovariousorganisms.Theyalsosupplyandrecyclenutrientsas

wellasenableagrowingfishpopulation,alongwithotherspecies,forahealthyand

diverseecosystem.However,theriseinaveragewatertemperaturesduetoclimate

changehasresultedinmorefrequentandlongtimeucoralbleaching（白化现

象）“eventsthatdamagetheirhealth,causingfishandotherseaspeciestoabandon

them.

Inordertorestorethisdelicateecosystem,scientistsfromtheUKandAustralia

conductedastudythatinvolvedusingloudspeakersunderwaterneardamagedcoral

reefstomakethemsoundhealthyandattractfish,potentiallykick-startingthenatural

recoveryprocessofcoralreefsandtheirdependentlifeforms.Thelocationforthis

experimentwastheGreatBarrierReefintheCoralSea,foundalongsidetheeast

coastofQueensland,Australia.Thesiteisnotedtohavethelargestcoralreefsystem

intheworld.

“Healthycoralreefsareremarkablynoisyplaces-thecrackleofsnappingshrimp

andthewhoopsandgruntsoffish.Youngfishconcentrateonthesesoundswhen

they'relookingforaplacetosettle,9,saidSteveSimpson,studyco-authoranda

professorattheUniversityofExeter,UK.

Byusingloudspeakerstocopysuchsounds,partsofdeadcoralreefswerefound

toattracttwiceasmanyfish,comparedtoplaceswherenosoundswere

played."Thesereturningfish,arecrucialforcoralreefstofunctionashealthy

ecosystems.Boostingfishpopulationsinthiswaycouldhelptokick-startnatural

recoveryprocesses,preventingthedamagewe'reseeingonmanycoralreefsaround

theworld/9saidleadauthor,TimGordon.

8.Whatcausesthephenomenonofcoralbleaching?

A.Diversespecies.B.Noisepollution.

B.Fishingindustry.D.Climbingtemperatures.

9.Whatapproachisintroducedtorecoverthecoralreefs?

A.Removingdamagedcoralreefs.

B.B.Usingloudspeakerstokeepfishaway.

C.Buildingnewhomesforseaspecies.

D.Playingcertainsoundstoappealtofish.

10.WhyareSteveSimpson'swordsquoted?

A.Toprovidesomefindingsofthestudy.

B.Toshowtheprogressoftheexperiment.

C.Toexplainreasonsforthenewapproach.

D.Togiveanothersolutiontotheproblem.

11.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theattemptsareinvain.

B.Naturalrecoveryisimpossible.

C.Initialsuccesshasbeenachieved.

D.Thecoralreefshavereturnedtonormal.

【答案】DDCC

四

Aswereflectontheevolutionoffitnessoverthecenturies,andtheemergence

ofawell-organizedandgrowing"fitness“marketandindustry,itiswelltoask

ourselves:whathavewelost,andwhathavewegained?

Obviously,muchgoodhascomeoutoftheserecentdevelopments:there's

widespreadawarenessoftheimportanceofregularexercise,nearlyeverycommunity

hasagymorfitnessclubwherepeoplecangoorpaytoworkout,andweunderstand

moreabouthowthehumanbodyworks.Yetdespitethemanyhealthandfitness

methods,programs,andresources,thegeneralpopulationhasneverbeenso

physicallysedentary（久坐的）andout-of-shape.ArecentWorldHealthOrganization

reportindicatesthatlifeexpectancy（寿命）intheU.S.droppedforthefirsttime

since1993.Thehealthofmodempeopleisdeclining,despitehighlyadvanced

medicaltechnologiesandtheboominghealthandfitnessindustry.

Howcouldthatbe?Alargepartofitismotivation.Peoplearesimplynotas

motivatedtomovetheirbodyandgethealthyastheywereinthepast.Weliveina

societywheretheinabilitytooperateone'sbodyinapracticalandeffectivemanneris

nolongeranembarrassingcondition.Thefitnessindustry,nomatterhowgoodeach

newprogramclaimstobe,hasfailedtogetthemajorityofpeopletovalue,practice,

andenjoyphysicalexercise.

So,shouldweexpecttheanswertothisdilemmatocomefromevenmore

varied,ormoretechnologicallyadvancedprogramsandequipment?Orwillthe

solutioncomefromadifferentmindset,asimplerapproachandpractice,andoveralla

newculture?

12.Whatdoestheauthortellusaboutfitnessindustryinparagraph2?

A.Itprovidesbettertechnology.

B.Itissupportedbymostpeople.

C.Itbringsaboutpositiveeffects.

D.Itcostspeopletoomuchmoney.

13.Whatisthemainreasonwhypeoplefailtodophysicalexercise?

A.Notenoughequipment.B.Lackofinnerdrive.

C.Misguidedinstructions.D.Embarrassinglivingconditions.

14.Whatdoestheauthorseemtoagreewith?

A.Changeattitudestofitness.B.Relyonstandardpractice.

C.Seekmorepotentialcustomers.D.Turntomoreadvancedprograms.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.LostinfitnessB.Misunderstandingaboutfitness

C.EvolutionoffitnessD.Importanceoffitness

【答案】11-15CBAA

五

SweetestDayinAmericaisalwaysthethirdSaturdayinOctober.Thisholidayis

muchmoreimportantinsomeregionsthaninothers(Detroit,ClevelandandBuffalo

beingthebiggestSweetestDaycities).Itisaholidaythatisgaininginpopularity

everyyearthroughoutthecountry.

SweetestDayiscelebratedonthethirdSaturdayinOctoberasadaytomake

someonehappy.Itisanoccasionwhichoffersallofusanopportunitytoremember

notonlythesick,aged,andorphaned,butalsofriends,relativesandassociateswhose

helpfulnessandkindnesswehaveenjoyed.

Over60yearsago,amaninCleveland,believingthatthecity'sorphansand

shut-ins(臣卜病在床的人)toooftenfeltforgottenandneglected,thoughtoftheideaof

showingthemthattheywereremembered.Hedidthisthroughthedistributionof

smallgifts.Withthehelpofhisfriendsandneighbors,hedistributedthesesmall

remembrancesonaSaturdayinOctober.Duringtheyearsthatfollowed,other

Clevelandersbegantoparticipateinthecelebrationceremony,whichcametobe

called"SweetestDay”.Intime,theSweetestDayideaofspreadingcheertothe

underprivilegedwasbroadenedtoincludeeveryone,andbecameanoccasionfor

rememberingotherswithakindactorasmallremembrance.Andsoontheidea

spreadtoothercitiesalloverthecountry.

SweetestDayisnotbasedonanysinglegroup'sreligiousaffectionoronafamily

relationship.Itisareminderthatathoughtfulwordordeedenricheslifeandgivesit

meaning.Becauseformanypeoplerememberingtakestheformofgift-giving,

SweetestDayoffersustheopportunitytoshowothersthatwecare,inapracticalway.

16.WecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthatSweetestDayis.

A.sometimesthethirdSaturdayinOctober

B-hardlycelebratedinDetroit

C.ofequalimportanceineverypartoftheUSA

D.gettingincreasinglypopularintheUSA

17.SweetestDaywasintendedtoremember.

A.theyounganddisabled

B-friendsandrelatives

C-orphansandshut-ins

D.thesickandaged

18.WecaninferfromthepassagethatthebirthplaceofSweetestDayis.

A.DetroitB.ClevelandC.BuffaloD.Washington

【答案】DCB

八

Mandaraseemedtoknowsomethingbigwasabouttohappen.Sosheletouta

yell,caughtholdofher2-year-olddaughterKibibiandclimbedupintoatree.She

livesattheNationalZooinWashingtonD.C..

AndonTuesday,August23rd,witnessessaidsheseemedtosensethebig

earthquakethatshookmuchoftheEastCoastbeforeanyhumansknewwhatwas

goingon.Andshe'snottheonlyone.Inthemomentsbeforethequake,anorangutan

(猩猩)letoutaloudcallandthenclimbedtothetopofhershelter.

"It'sverydifferentfromtheirnormalcall,99saidBrandieSmith,thezookeeper.

“Thelemurs(monkeylikeanimalsofMadagascar)willsoundanalarmiftheyseeor

hearsomethinghighlyunusual.^^

Butyoucan'tseeorhearanearthquake15minutesbeforeithappens,canyou?

Maybeyoucan-----ifyou'reananimal.

“Animalscanhearaboveandbelowourrangeofhearing/9saidBrandieSmith.

“That'spartoftheirspecialabilities.They'remoresensitivetotheenvironment,

whichishowtheysurvive."

Primatesweren'ttheonlyanimalsthatseemedtosensethequakebeforeit

happened.Oneoftheelephantsmadeawarningsoundandahugelizard（蜥蜴）ran

quicklyforcover.Theflamingoes（akindofbirds）gatheredbeforethequakeand

stayedtogetheruntiltheshakingstopped.

Sowhatkindofvibrations（震动）weretheanimalspickingupinthemoments

beforethequake?ScientistSusanHoughsaidearthquakesproducetwotypesof

waves------aweak"P"waveandthenamuchstronger"S"wave.The"P"standsfor

“primary”.Andthe"S"standsfor“secondary”.Shethinksthe"P"wavemightbe

whatsetstheanimalsoff.

Notalltheanimalsbehavedunusuallybeforethequake.Forexample,Smithsaid

thezoo'sgiantpandasdidn9tjumpupuntiltheshakingactuallybegan.Butmanyof

theotheranimalsseemedtoknowsomethingwascomingbeforeithappened."I'm

notsurprisedatall,“Smithsaid.

19.WhydidMandaraactstrangelyoneday?

A.Becauseitsensedsomethingunusualwouldhappen.

B.BecauseitsdaughterKibibiwasinjured.

C.Becauseitheardanorangutanletoutaloudcall

D.Becauseanearthquakehadhappened.

20.AccordingtoBrandieSmith,.

A.manyanimalshearingissharp

B.earthquakesproducetwotypesofwaves

C.primatesusuallygathertogetherbeforeaquake

D.humanscanalsodeveloptheabilitytosenseaquake

21.Whichanimalseemsunabletosensequake?

A.Agiantpanda.B.Aflamingo.C.Alemur.D.Alizard.

22.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Howanimalssurviveaquake

B.Howanimalsdifferfromhumans

C.Howanimalsbehavebeforeaquake

D.Howanimalsprotecttheiryounginaquake

【答案】AAAC

七

ABritish-designedelectronicnewspaperwhichismadeofplasticandnolarger

thanatablemat（垫子）istoenterthemarketnextyear.Thenewnewspaperwas

conceived（想出）byCambridgeUniversityscientists.Theycameupwiththeideaof

replacingsiliconchips（硅片）withplasticones.ItisbeingdevelopedbyPlastic

Logic,acompanybasedinDresden,Germany.

"Itlooksjustlikeatablemat,andisaslightasamagazine.Butyoucan

downloadhundredsofnewspapersatthetouchofabutton,andreadthemquite

safely/1theBBCreportedonitswebsite.

Theplasticpaperisproducedinasafe"cleanroom"atthePlasticLogicfactory,

whichopenedlastmonthastheworld'sfirstplastic-electronicsfactory.Everypartof

theproduct,fromthescreentotheelectronics,ismadeofplastic.Anditisdescribed

byengineerDeanBakeras"topqualityn.Bakersaystheplasticnewspapercouldhelp

solvetheproblemofwastematerialassociatedwithtraditionalnewspapers.

“There'sahugeamountofwaste.Wehavepaperdistributed（分发）alloverthe

countryeachdayandthenthrownintothebin.Thisdoesn'tneedtohappenanymore.

Allofthecopiescouldbemadeelectronicallyandstoredonasinglee-readerwiththe

appearanceofpaper.nhesays.

Peoplecanexpecttoseetheplasticnewspapernextyear,theBBCsays.

23.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,theelectronicnewspaper.

A.ismadeofsiliconchips

B.issmallerthanatablemat

C.wasdevelopedbyacompanyinEngland

D.wasdesignedbymorethanoneperson

24.What'sspecialabouttheelectronicnewspapercomparedwithtraditionalones?

A.Itlookslikeatablemat

B.It'saslightasamagazine.

C.Peoplecandownloadandreadlotsofnewspapersonit

D.PeoplecanreceivetheBBCreportatthetouchofabutton.

25.Whatcanwelearnabouttheelectronicnewspaperfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Itwillproduceahugeamountofplasticwaste.

B.Itwillbehardertodistributethanbefore.

C.Itwillhavenovisual（视觉的）appearance.

D.Itwillsaveahugeamountofpaper.

26.What'speople'sattitudetowardstheelectronicnewspaperaccordingtotheBBC?

A.Hopeful.B.Doubtful.C.Disappointed.D.Worried

【答案】DCDA

八

Sometimespeoplecomeintoyourlifeandyouknowatoncethattheyweresuretobe

there.Theyservesomesortofonpurpose,teachyoualessonorhelpfindoutwho

youareorwhoyouwantto