2021高考英语阅读理解定时训练题(19)及答案

2021高考英语阅读理解精英定时训练题（19）及答案【北京市西城区2021模拟】CManyfactoriesandbusinessesaroundtheglobehavebeenstrugglingtodealwiththesevereeconomicrealitiesoftherecession（衰退）,sotheyarehavingtheiremployeestakecompulsoryunpaidleavetosavemoney．Forsomeworkers,theirsalarieshavebeencutby20percent,forcedtostayhomeoneoutofeveryfiveworkingdays．Forsomebusinesses,though,theeconomicdownturnisactuallyagoldmine．Insteadofgoingouttofancyrestaurantstodinewiththewholefamily,manychoosetostayathome．"Peopleareeatingoutlessandstayinghomemore,whichisdrivingoursales,"reportsDomino'sPizzachiefmanagerChrisMoore．Pizzaisverypopular,anditisalsoveryaffordableforafamilythathaslittleextramoneytospare．Domino'sbusinessinEnglandrose15percentinthefirstsixweeksthisyearcomparedwiththepreviousyear．Moorebelievesthatthecustomersnowwillremainloyalwhenthefinancialsituationrightsitself．"Byexceeding（超越）theirexpectationsintermsofproductqualityandspeedofdelivery．．．thesecustomerswillstaywithDomino'swhentheeconomybecomesbetter．"saidMoore．Deliveredpizzaisnottheonlywinnerinthestay-at-homeeconomy．Almostallonlinegameshavebeenreportingrecord-highincomesincethemiddleof2008．Onlinegamesaredesignedtoenableplayerstoletoffsteambyinteractingwitheachothersociallyinthecomfortoftheirownhomes．AShanghai-basedonlinegameproducerrecentlyjoked:"Thegamebusinessesareworriedabouteconomicrecovery．"Anotherbusinessthathasboomedduringtherecessioniscampingequipment．Luxuryvacationsforfamiliesaredown,butpeoplestillwanttogetawayfromtheirdulllives．Thismeansthatsalesoftents,sleepingbags,andotheroutdoorequipmenthasgoneupasfamiliesaretryingtostillhavefuneventhoughtheirbankaccountsaren'tasgoodastheyoncewere．Therehavebeenreportsthatsalesoffishingequipmentareontherisebecausemanypeoplebelievethiscanhelplowertheirgrocerybills．63．WhatistrueaboutDomino'sineconomichardtimes? A．Itisgivingitsemployeesa20percentcut． B．Ithasaddedfourorfivenewcheaperpizzas． C．Ithastoclose15percentofitsstores． D．Itsbusinessisincreasingquiterapidly．64．Whatdoesthephrase"letoffsteam"meaninthethirdparagraph? A．Savemoney． B．Freeone'sfeelings． C．Killanotherplayeronline． D．Makemoneyfromanonlinegame．65．Howdoestheauthorpresenthispoint? A．Bygivingexamples． B．Byshowingasequence． C．Byexplainingcausesandeffects． D．Bymakingcomparisonsandcontrasts．66．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage? A．Domino'sPizzaB．In-houseEconomy C．BoomingBusinessesD．EconomicRecession【参考答案63—66】DBAB阅读理解Americandoctorssaythatmotherswhosmokecigarettesbeforetheirbabiesarebornmayslowthegrowthoftheirbabies’lungs.Theysayreducedlunggrowthcouldcausethebabiestosufferbreathingproblemsandlungdiseaselaterinlife.DoctorsinBoston,Anotherrecentstudyfoundthatchildrenhadagreaterchanceofdevelopinglungcanceriftheirmotherssmoked.Thestudyalsoshowedthatthedangeroflungcancerincreasedonlyforsonsandnotfordaughters,andthatthefather’ssmokingdidnotaffectachild’schanceofdevelopinglungcancer1.Motherwhosmokesbeforeherchildisbornmay_______.A.slowthegrowthofherbaby’slungB.causeherbabytosufferbreathingproblemsandlungdiseaselaterinlifeC.makeherchilddeveloplungcancerD.Allofaboveareright2.DoctorsinBostonstudied1100childrento_______.A.examinewhetherthesechildrenwerehealthyB.findoutwhethertheirmothershadsmokedC.findwhythesechildrensufferedbreathingproblemsandlungdiseaseD.lookintotheeffectthatmother’ssmokinghadontheirchildren3.SupposeJohn’sfatherwasaheavysmoker,sowasMary’smother.Accordingthispassage,_______.A.JohnismorelikelytodeveloplungcancerB.MaryismorelikelytodeveloplungcancerC.JohnandMaryhavethesamechancetodevelopcancerD.neitherJohnnorMaryhasthechancetodevelopcancer4.Thispassageisto_______.A.warnusofthedangerofsmokingbeforechildrenB.warnpeoplewithbreathingproblemsnottosmokeC.warnusthatmotherswhosmokemayaffecttheirchildren’shealthD.warnusthatfatherswhosmokemayaffecttheirchildrenasmothers(1—4DDAC)【答案与解析】本文介绍了母亲吸烟对孩子身体健康的影响。1.D。推断题。依据文章第1段第一、二句及第2段第1句可推知此题答案为D。2.D。推断题。依据文章第1段中介绍DoctorsinBoston的试验结果，可推知此题答案为D。3.B。推断题。文章第2段说：最近另一项争辩发觉，假如母亲吸烟，那么孩子得肺癌打骂能性会增大。争辩还表明：儿子得肺癌的危急性增加，而女儿没有；父亲吸烟对小孩得肺癌的可能性无影响，从而可推知此题答案为B。4.C。主旨题。依据文章第1句、最终一句及全文内容可推知此题答案为C。Agreatbigfellow,weighingaround250pounds,walkedwithslowheavynoisyfootstepsuptotheproducecounterinthesupermarket.“Givemehalfaheadofcabbage,”hetoldtheclerk.“Allwehavearewholeheads,”camethecoldreply.“Idon'twantawholehead,”thecustomerdemanded,“Justhalfahead.Areyougoingtosellmehalfahead?”“Waitaminute,”saidtheclerknervously,“Letmeaskthemanager.”Shewentbackwherethemanagerwasstampingpricesoncannedgoods.“Hey,”shesaid,“there'sabig,stupid—lookingbuffalo(水牛)outfrontwhowantsmetosellhimhalfaheadofcabbage.ShallItellthefoolto…”Shenoticedthemanagerstaring—notather,butbehindher.Turning,theclerksawthatthebigandtallcustomerhadfollowedherandheardeveryword.Quickly,theclerkturnedbacktothemanager,“Andthisgentleman,”shesaid,“wantstobuytheotherhalf.”1.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AStrangeCustomer B.AFriendlyCustomerC.ANervousCustomer D.APoliteCustomer2.Whentalkingtothemanager,theclerkwasreferringto_______.A.twodifferentcustomersB.thesamecustomerC.morethantwocustomersD.astupid-lookingcustomerandagentleman3.Whatisyourimpressionofthecustomer?A.Lookinglikeananimal. B.Lookinglikeahousewife.C.Lookinglikeagentleman. D.Amanofstrongbuild.【答案与解析】本文叙述的是一个女售货员面对尴尬场面如何机灵化解的小幽默故事。1.A。推断题。这位顾客块头很大，而且只买半头洋白菜，故令人惊异。也可依据文章内容，接受排解法知答案为A。2.B。推断题。从短文中我们可以知道女售货员实际上指的是同一个顾客。3.D。细节题。依据文章第1句Agreatbigfellow,weighingaround250pounds以及bigandtallcustomer可推知此题答案为D。阅读理解AWolfinDangerWhatishappeningtothetimberwolftoday?NativeAmericansandearlysettlersoftenwenttosleeptothesoundofalonelylullaby(催眠曲).Itwasthesongofthewolfhowlinginadistantforest.Thereweremanywolvesthen.OnekindwastheNorthAmericantimberwolf.Wolvesareimportanttothebalanceofnaturebecausetheyeatsickandweakanimals.InColorado,peopletriedtohelpdeerbyshootingwolves.Butthenthereweresomanydeerthatmanyofthemstarvedtodeath.Thetimberwolfisontheendangeredspeciallist.Animalsonthislistareindangerofdisappearingfromtheearth.Peopledrovethewolvesawaybycuttingdowntheforeststobuildhouses,towns,andhighways.TimberwolvesarenowfoundonlyinCanada,Alaska,Michigan,andMinnesota.Thisspecialanimalmaysoondisappearfromourforestsforever.Then,itslonelyhowlwillneverbeheardagain.1.Animalsthatareindangerofdisappearingfromtheeartharecalleda_______species.A.endangered B.living C.alive D.lived2.Wolveshelpthebalanceofnaturebecausethey_______.A.areanendangeredspecies B.eatsickandweakanimalsC.nolongerliveinforests D.helpthefarmers3.Atonetime,thetimberwolfwasfound_______.A.inmanypartsofNorthAmerica B.onlyinColoradoandCanadaC.intownsandcitiesinAlaska D.inmanypartsofAfrica4.Whichofthefollowinghappenedfirst?A.Peoplebuilttownsandhighways.B.Thetimberwolfwasdrivenawayfromitshome.C.Peoplecutdowntheforests.D.Timberwolvesareendangeredspecies.5.WhenpeopleinColoradoshotthewolves,theymadeamistakebecause_______.A.thewolveskeptdownthenumberofdeerB.wolvesneverattackedotheranimalsC.thewolveswerestarvingandwouldhavediedanywayD.theykeptthebalanceofnature【答案与解析】本文介绍timberwolfs所面临的危急境况，并分析了其缘由和后果。1.A。细节题。依据文章第4段第1句和第2句Thetimberwolfisontheendangeredspeciallist.Animalsonthislistareindangerofdisappearingfromtheearth可推知此题答案为A。2.B。细节题。依据文章第3段第1句becausetheyeatsickandweakanimals可推知此题答案为B。3.A。细节题。依据文章第2段最终一句OnekindwastheNorthAmericantimberwolf.可推知此题答案为A。4.C。细节题。依据文章第4段第3句Peopledrovethewolvesawaybycuttingdowntheforeststobuildhouses,towns,andhighways可推知此题答案为C。5.A。推断题。从第3段最终两句看出：人们杀狼保鹿，结果，鹿的量过多而导致很多的鹿被饿死。从而可推知此题答案为A。【北京市西城区2021模拟】DAllaroundtheworld,shoppersflocktoWal-Marttobuyeverything．InTexas,theycomeforanotherreason:toseethewindturbine（涡轮机,whichsupplies5%ofthestore'selectricity．Italongwithotherfacilities,suchasexteriorwallscoatedwithheat-reflectivepaint,makesthisWal-Martagreengiant．ThelawsofeconomicssuggestthatWal-Mart,with5,200storesworldwide,influenceseverythingincludingthepriceofallkindsofgoods．Itthrowsitsweightbehindenvironmentalresponsibility,andtheimpactcouldbeamazing．"Onelittlechangeinproductpackagingcouldsave1,500trees,"saysWal-MartCEOLeeScott．"Ifeverybodysaves1,500treesor50barrelsofoil,attheendofthedayyouhavemadeahugedifference．"ScottwantsWal-Marttodoitsparttoo．Hehaspromisedtocuttheexistinggreenhouse-gasemissions（排放）overthenextfewyearsandpromisedtoconstructnewstoresthataremoreefficient．HewantsWal-Mart'sfleet（车队）ofmorethan7,000truckstogettwiceasmanymilespergallonby2021．FactoriesthatshowWal-Martthey'recuttingairpollutionwillgetpreferentialtreatmentinthesupplychain．Wal-Martsaysit'sworkingwithconsumer-productmanufacturerstoreducetheirpackagingandwillrewardthemiftheydoso．SomepeoplemaydoubtitisabidtoattractattentionfromWal-Mart'scontroversiallaborandhealth-insurancepractices．Butit'snotjustwindowdressing,becauseWal-Martseesprofitsingoinggreen．Scottsays,"Thisisabusinessphilosophy,notasocialphilosophy．Wedon'tgowherewedon'tthinkthere'sagreatinterestinchange．"LikeBillGates,whostartedhischaritablefoundation,ScotthappenstobepromotingWal-Mart'simageatatimewhenhiscompany'sreputationisdeclining．Heacknowledgesthathelaunchedtheplanpartlytoshield（疼惜，庇护）Wal-Martfrombadpressaboutitscontributiontoglobalwarming．"Bydoingwhatwe'redoingtoday,weavoidtheheadlinerisksthataregoingtocomeforpeoplewhodidnotdoanything,"hesays．"Atsomepointbusinesseswillbeheldresponsiblefortheactionstheytake．"Meanwhile,shouldWal-Martsucceedatshrinkingitsenvironmentalfootprintandloweringpricesforgreenproducts,boththeplanetandthecompanywillprofit．67．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______． A．LeeScottisWal-Mart'sCEO B．thereare5,200storesintheworld C．Wal-Marthasagreatinfluenceontheworldmarket D．Wal-Marthasmorethan7,000trucksallovertheworld68．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence"Thisisabusinessphilosophy,notasocialphilosophy．"meaninthefourthparagraph? A．Wal-Martpredictshugeprofitsinitsgreenactivity． B．Wal-Mart'sgreenactivityisjustwindowdressing． C．Wal-Martaimstosolveitshealth-insurancepractices． D．Wal-Martdoesn'thaveanysocialresponsibilityatall．69．WhatwillWal-Martprobablydointhefuture? A．Reduceairpollutioninitspresentstores． B．Givefavorabletreatmenttoitsconsumers． C．Askthefactoriestoreducetheirpackaging． D．Demandthefleetoftruckstousemorefuelthanbefore．70．Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph? A．Providethebackgroundofthegreenplan． B．StressthepurposeofWal-Mart'sgreenplan． C．PresenttheriskthatWal-Martisfacingnowadays． D．AnalyzethesimilaritybetweenBillGatesandScott.【参考答案】67—70、CAAB阅读理解Unlessgovernmentstakenecessarymeasurestoprotecttigers,theymaydisappearby2010,theWorldWildlifeFundsaidThursday.Theconservation(疼惜)groupsaidtigernumbershavedecreased(削减)95percentinthepastcenturyandonly5000～7200tigersstillremaininthewild—comparedwithnearlytentimesthatmanyatthestartofthecentury.WWFpublishedanupdateoftheirstudyonFeb.11,1999—WantedAlive:TigersintheWild,markingtheendoftheChineseYearoftheTiger.Thereportstatesthatinspiteofthegreateffortsoverthepastyear,muchremainstobedonetopreventthetigerfrombecomingextinctearlynextcentury.Ifgovernmentsdonotfightagainstunlawfulhuntingandgetridofthedemandfortigerproductsthetigerwillgotoextinction,saysWWF.“Wecannotrelaxforonemomentifwearetomakeitcertainthattigerswillstillexistinthewildbythene