冲刺2022年高考-40分钟阅读提分练(二)

冲刺2022年高考40分阅读提分练(二)阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A[2021·南昌一模]WelcometotheSydneyOperaHouseTicketInfoandGuidedToursVisitorscanenjoytheSydneyOperaHousefoyerforfree,butforamoreinsightfulvisit,you'llneedtobookatour.ThereareseveraldifferentwaystoexperiencetheSydneyOperaHouse,andmultipletoursareavailableincludingbackstagepassesandwalkingtours.TourTypeAdult(AUD$)ChildGuidedWalkingTour$42$22GuidedWalkingTour＋Dinner$73$52GuidedWalkingTour＋TastingPlate$82.20$64.80BackstageTour$175$175OpeningHoursandtheBestTimetoVisitTheSydneyOperaHouseisopenyear­roundwiththefollowingopeninghours：●Monday－Saturday:9am－8：30pm●Sunday:9am－5pmAsforthebesttimeoftheday,it'srecommendedtobooktheearliestSydneyOperaHousetourofthedaytobeatthecrowds.Toenjoysunnyweatherwithfewercrowds,tryvisitingintheshoulderseason(October,November,February,orMarch)PointsofInterest●TheStepsBeforeenteringtheOperaHouse,takeapictureofthebuildingfromthestepsoutside.●TheSailsStepbeneaththesailsonaguidedtourandenjoyharborfrontviews.●TheConcertHallTheConcertHallisthelargestvenuewithseatsformorethan2，000people.Itfeaturescontemporarylivemusicshowsandhighly­regardedorchestral(管弦乐的)performances.Itisalsoherethatyouwillfindtheworld'slargestmechanicaltracker­actionpipeorgan.●OperaBarAfteryourtour,headtotheOperaBarforabitetoeatordrinkinthesun.●BaduGiliBaduGili,whichis“waterlight”inthelanguageoftheGadigalpeople－takesplacemosteveningsaftersunsetat9pm,9：30pm,and10pm.Theseven­minutedisplayisfreetoview.1．Howmuchwillaguidedwalkingtourfortwoadultscost?A．AUD$64.B．AUD$84.C．AUD$128.D．AUD$168.2．WhichofthefollowingisthebesttimetovisittheOperaHouse?A.9：30am,aMondayinFebruary.B.10：00am,aSundayinDecember.C.5：00pm,aFridayinSeptember.D.6：00pm,aSaturdayinMarch.3．WhatisBaduGili?A．Alocallanguage.B．Apipeorgan.C．Alightshow.D．Adiningarea.B[2021·山东中学联盟高三大联考]Thesignsappearedpracticallyovernight.Theyappearedeverywhere.Eachfeaturedjustafewupliftingwordsinsimpleblacktype：“Don'tGiveUp”“YouAreWorthyofLove”.AtthehighschoolinNewberg,Oregon,twostudentskilledthemselvesthatyear,sothetownof25，000instantlyunderstoodthemessages.Fordays,whatnoonecouldfigureoutwaswhohadplantedthem.AmyWolffhad.ShefeltnecessarytoaddressNewberg'sgrief.Sheplantedthesignsanonymously(匿名地)becauseshewantedthemtofocusonthemessages,notanyoneperson.YetasWolffsawthedeepinfluencehersignshadonherneighbors,shedecidedtosharehermessagespublicly.Instantly,hermailboxwasfloodedwithrequestsformoresigns.Sheaskedafriend,graphicdesignerJessicaBrittell,toprintmore.“Wedecidedtojustrideitout,justkeepgoinguntiltheordersstop，”saysWolff.ThatwasinMay2017.Sincethen,theDon'tGiveUpMovementlaunchedbyWolffhasspreadfromNewbergtotheheartsandyardsofpeopleineverystateandseveralcountries.Wolffchargesonlythecostofmaterialsandshipping.“It'saterriblebusinessdecisionifwewantedtofunctionlikeabusiness，”shesays.OneofthemosthearteningelementsoftheDon'tGiveUpMovementisthatithasgoneviralinaremarkablyhumanway.Peoplehavetakentoplantingthesignsintheirtowns,takingselfies,andthenpostingthemtoshare.“ItwasthebestfeelingintheworldthatIcouldhaveanimpactoutsideofschoolbyusingtheseproducts，”saysateacherinTexas,teachingalessoninunityafterhisclassroommovedonline.“Thiswasagoodwaytoletthemknowthatwecareevenwhenwecan'tseethem.”Wolff'smessagesareabouttogrowyetagain.“Buttherehasneverbeenamorefiercebackdroptothepowerofhopeandsympatheticactionthanrightnow，”Wolffshares.4．WhatdidAmyWolffdointhetown?A．Shedecoratedthetownwithsimpleblacktype.B．Sheurgedthetowntoadmirethemessages.C．Shepersuadedtheneighborstobeactive.D．Sheplantedsignswithupliftingwords.5．WhydidWolffchoosetosharehermessagespublicly?A．Toinfluencemorepeople.B．ToaddressNewberg'sgrief.C．Toraisepeople'sawareness.D．Tomeetneighbors'requests.6．WhatdidWolffsacrificetosatisfyconsumers'needs?A．Hersparetime.B．Herownprofits.C．Thedeliveringfees.D．Thecostofmaterials.7．WhatcanwelearnfromWolff'sstory?A．Hardworkleadstosuccess.B．Lovecantakeuseverywhere.C．Greatthingsaredonebymassefforts.D．Loveorlovingyourselfcouldbewakened.C[2021·高三湖北十一校第二次联考]Weoftenhearthat60isthenew50.Justcheckouttheimagesofyourgrandparentsorgreat­grandparentsandnoticetheirstooped(曲背的)bodies,theirwrinkledfaceswhentheywerebarelypushing60.Whatacontrastwithenergetic,gym­goingsexagenarians(六十几岁的人)oftoday!TheresearchoverseenbygerontologistTainaRantanen,comparedadultsbornin1910and1914withthosebornroughly30yearslater.Bothbirthgroupswereexaminedinpersonatage60andagainat70withthesamesetofsixphysicaltestsandfivemeasuresofcognition.Accordingtotheresearch,thelater­borngroupcouldwalkfaster,hadastrongerhandgraspandcouldusemoreforcewiththeirlowerlegs.Oncognitivetests,thelater­borngrouphadbetterverbalfluency,andscoredhigheronatestmatchingnumberstosymbols.Butnoteverythingchangedacrossthegenerations:measuresoflungfunctionweresurprisinglynotchanging,andtherewasnoimprovementintheshort­term­memorytaskofrecallingaseriesofdigits.Therearemanyreasonswhypeopleareagingbetter,includingimprovedmedicalcareandadropinsmoking,butthekeyfactorshowninthestudyofphysicalfunctionwasthatthelater­bornadultsweremorephysicallyactiveandhadbiggerbodies,whichsuggestedbetternutrition.Forbrainfunction,thekeyseemedtobemoreyearsofeducation.“Educationisapowerfulinfluenceonagingandhealth，”saysLuigiFerrucci,scientificdirectoroftheU.S.NationalInstituteonAging.“Withmoreeducation,youareprobablygoingtohavealargerincome,whichmeansyouaremorelikelytogotothedoctor,andhavegoodnutrition.”HealsopointsoutthattheaveragelifespanissevenyearsshorterinapoorstatesuchasMississippithaninawealthieronesuchasCalifornia.“Herewestillhavelotsofpeoplewhocannottakethedrugstheyneedbecausetheycannotpayforthem，”hesays.Inshort,60maybethenew50formanyofusbutnotforall.8．Howdoesthewriterbeginthepassage?A．Byimaginingascene.B．Bymakingacomparison.C．Byraisingaquestion.D．Bypresentinganimage.9．Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheresearch?A．Everythingdidn'tchangeacrossthegenerations.B．Thelater­borngroupcouldhardlygraspthingstightly.C．Thelater­borngroupdidworseinmatchingnumberstosymbols.D．Therewasalittleimprovementinshort­termmemoryinbothgroups.10．Accordingtotheresearch,whatcontributesmosttobetterphysicalaging?A．Improvedmedicalcare.B．Education.C．Betternutrition.D．Energeticimages.11．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Manyreasonscontributetopeople'sbetterphysicalfunction.B．Today'senergeticsexagenarianshavemuchbetterimages.C．Educationisthekeytopeople'sbetteraging.D．Peopletodayareagingbetterthanpeoplebornearlier.D[2021·大连市高三双基测试卷]Dolphinshavebeenknowntoshowmanyhuman­likebehavioralcharacteristics.Theseincludeformingcomplexrelationshipstoaccomplishcommongoals,teachingoneanothersurvivalskills,and“babysitting”eachother'skids.Now,someresearchersatLargo,Floridahavediscoveredanotherthingtheintelligentanimalssharewithhumans—aloveforthetelevision!Fortheirresearch,KellyA.WinshipandHolliC.Eskelinenobserved11bottlenoseandfiverough­tootheddolphins.TheanimalsweretreatedtotwoTVshows—PlanetEarthandthepopularkids'series,SpongeBobSquarePants.Theresearcherssaythedolphinsdidnotseemtocarewhatwasbeingplayed.Theywereequallyattractedbyboth—therealisticimageryofPlanetEarthandthecartooninSpongeBobSquarePants.Interestingly,however,themaledolphinsspentmoretimestaringatthescreenthanthefemales.Theyalsorespondedmorestronglytotheprogrammingbyeithershowingaggression(攻击性)(indicatedbyheadmoves),orinterest(shownbyraisingtheirheadsorpressingtheirforeheadsagainsttheTV),orevenblowingbubbles(气泡)(indicatinginterestoraggression)．WinshipandEskelinen,whopublishedtheirfindingsinthejournalZooBiology,believethedisplayofaggressionwasmostlikelyaresultofthefailuretophysicallyinteractwith,ormanipulate,__theTV.Thoughthereisalotmoretolearnabouttheanimals'televisionpreference,thescientistsbelievesuitableprogrammingcouldbeusedaspartofenrichmentprogramsfordolphinsunfittobereleasedinthewild.Theresearchersalsothinkmonitoringtheirresponsetodifferentkindsofshowscouldprovidescientistswithsomeinsightintothedolphins'thinkingprocess.12．Whathaveresearchersnewlydiscoveredaboutdolphins?A.Theysomewhatbehavelikehumans.B．Theyofferhelptoeachother.C．Theyarehighlyintelligent.D．TheyenjoywatchingTVshows.13．InwhichwayaremaleandfemaledolphinsdifferentwhenwatchingTV?A．Thetimeofbodymoments.B．Programpreference.C．Thestrengthofresponse.D．Interactingmethods.14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“manipulate”meaninthefourthparagraph?A．Havecontrolover.B．Reactto.C．Catchsightof.D．Turnon.15．Inwhataspectcouldtheresearchondolphinsbeimportanttoscientists?A.LearningabouttheirTVpreference.B．Enrichingtheirlifeinthewild.C．Monitoringtheirdailybehavior.D．Studyinghowtheythink.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。[2021·威海市高三一轮检测]CornisthemostdominantagriculturalproductintheU．S.,andperhapstheworld.__16__Butwhentheircropsfailed,thesettlersoftheNewWorlddecidetomixcornintotheiragriculturalefforts.Fast­forwardacoupleofhundredyears，andthistallgrassnowcovers90millionacresoflandinAmericaaloneandaccountsforsome10%oftotalcropproductionglobally.__17__Oneisthatgrowingcorngeneratesfarmorecaloriesperunitoflandthannearlyanyothercrop.Anotherkeyfactorwasthatmuchmoreammoniumnitrate(硝酸铵),akindofexplosive,wasleftafter­WorldWarⅡ.Agriculturescientistssuccessfullyrepurposeditintoacheapformoffertilizer.Thisallowedcorntobegrowninthesamefieldsyearafteryear,withoutreducingthenitrogeninthesoil.__18__Wecaneatit,processitintosyrup,fuelourcarswithitandfeedittoouranimals.Thedominanceofcorn,howev