江苏专用2024高考英语二轮复习阅读理解组合练二

PAGEPAGE1阅读理解组合练(二)(限时30分钟)A(2024·苏州一模)World'sbestbeaches:2024TripAdvisorawardwinnersNo.1ClearwaterBeachItliesinAmerica,aboutafortyminutedrivewestofTampa.Itimpressestravelerswithtwoandahalfmilesofsugarwhitesand,crystalclearwatersandgentleGulfwind.Thebeachofferscalm,shallowwater,makingitanidealplaygroundfortourists.*Bargainhotelnearby:PierHouse60MarinaHotel,from＄293pernight*Airfare:Aslowas＄71roundtripfromORD(Chicago)toTPA(Tampa)No.2SiestaBeachJustsouthofSarasota,SiestaBeachonSiestaKeyisknownforitseightmilestretchofsugarfine,quartzwhitesand.It'salsoagreatspotforkidstocollectseashellsandsanddollars.*Bargainhotelnearby:TropicalBeachResorts,from＄295pernight*Airfare:Aslowas＄238roundtripfromEWR(Newark)toSRQ(Sarasota)No.3Ka'anapaliBeachAmongthemostvisitedbeachinWestMaui,thisareaisapopularspotforquietrelaxationorwatersports.It'salsofamousforthedailycliffdivingceremonyoffofthebeach'snorthernmostcliffsknownasBlackRock.*Bargainhotelnearby:LahainaShoresBeachResort,from＄289pernight*Airfare:Aslowas＄382round­tripfromSFO(SanFrancisco)toOGG(Kahului)No.4SouthBeachPeoplewatchingisagreatpastimeinMiami'sSouthBeach,whichdrawscelebritiesandmodels.Travelerslovethewide,fine,whitesand­coveredbeachesaswellasthesurroundingarea,knownforwildnightlifeandexcellentrestaurants.*Bargainhotelnearby:RoomMateLordBalfour,from＄264pernight*Greatairfare:Aslowas＄107round­tripfromLGA(NewYork)toMIA(Miami)语篇解读：本文主要介绍了世界上几个最佳海滩的一些特色和去旅行的费用。1．SiestaBeachisdifferentfromotherthreebeachesinthat________.A．touristsenjoyanexcitingsportB．finesugarwhitesandcoversitC．manyfamouspersonsvisititD．childrenhavemoregreatfun解析：选D细微环节理解题。从No.2SiestaBeach的最终一句“It'salsoagreatspotforkidstocollectseashellsandsanddollars.”可知该沙滩是个让孩子们收集贝壳和沙海胆的好地方，它会特别吸引孩子游玩，使他们获得欢乐。2．HowmuchmaytheypayatleastifMrandMrsSmithfromChicagovisitabeach?A．＄364. B．＄435.C．＄579. D．＄657.解析：选B细微环节理解题。由于夫妇是来自Chicago，所以是ClearwaterBeach，Airfare应当是71×2＝142，另外酒店费用是293一晚，所以最少应当是293＋142＝435。B(2024·南京、盐城二模)Thatcompetitionkeepspricesdowniswellknown.Butitishardtomeasurebyjusthowmuch,becausepricesvaryforallsortsofreasons,fromdifferencesinlabourcostsandrentstotaxes.RisingtothechallengeisanewpaperinTheEconomicJournalbyGiacomoCalzolari,AndreaIchino,FrancescoManaresiandVikiNellas，economistsattheEuropeanUniversityInstitute,BolognaUniversityandtheItaliancentralbank.Theylookedatpharmacies(药房)andspecificallyatcustomerswhomaybeparticularlyeasytoripoff:newparents.Usingdatafor2007to2010coveringaboutafifthofpharmaciesinItaly,theresearchersmeasuredthewayinwhichpricesofhygieneproductsforbabieschangedasthenumberofbabiesvaried.Theytookadvantageofapeculiarlawfromthe1960s,accordingtowhichregionswithatmost7,500peopleareallowedjustonepharmacy(supposedlytokeepthequalityofserviceshigh)．Theycomparedpricesinplaceswithpopulationsjustbelowthisthreshold,andjustabove.Theproductsstudiedincludedsome3,000varietiesofshampoos,bathfoams,babywipes,creamsandsoon.Manyarealsousedbyadultsonthemselves.Somepeople,forexample,prefersun­creamlabelled“forchildren”becauseofitshighlevelofprotection.Whenraisingpricesfortheseproducts,evenapharmacistwithamonopoly(垄断)mustconsidertheriskthatadultuserswillswitchtoproductsthatarenotaimedatchildren.Butariseinthenumberofbabies,andhencebuyerswhoareparents,couldtip_the_scalestowardspriceincreases.Bycontrast,thepharmacistshouldalreadybechargingasmuchasparentsarewillingtopayforproductswithoutadultusers,suchasnappies.Thescholarsfoundthatpharmacistsraisedpriceswhenthereweremorenewparents—butonlyinregionswithasinglepharmacy,andnotfornappies.Inmonopolyareasadoublingofthenumberofbabiesfromonemonthtothenext(notunusualinasmallpopulation)coincidedwitha5%increaseinthepriceofthebasketofbaby­hygieneproducts.Thestudyistimely.Italy'sgovernmenthasstartedtoloosensomeofthemanyrestrictionsthatstopcompetitioninthepharmacysector(thoughnotyettheonethattheresearchersreliedon)．Butsuchregulationsareplentifulinmanyotherlinesofbusiness,andnotjustinItaly.Theconsumerswhopaythepriceareoftenthosewhofindithardesttotraveltoshoparound—forexample,peoplewithcryingbabiesontheirhands.语篇解读：探讨人员发觉竞争有利于降低价格，尤其是在一些人口比较少，只有一家垄断的药店的地方，儿童用药价格就比较高，所以建议政府放宽医药行业准入门槛，多增加一些药店，这样可以减轻年轻的父母的负担。3．What'sthepurposeofthestudy?A．Toreviewthefunctionofthespeciallawforpharmacies.B．Tomakecleartherelationbetweencompetitionandprices.C．TocollecttheinformationonpharmacybusinessinItaly.D．TogatherthedataonhygieneproductsforbabiesinItaly.解析：选B细微环节理解题。依据文章第一段第一句和其次句“Thatcompetitionkeepspricesdowniswellknown.Butitishardtomeasurebyjusthowmuch, ...”可知，大家都知道竞争会导致价格下降，但是很难详细测量竞争究竟影响了多少价格，所以探讨的目的是为了搞清晰竞争和价格之间的关系。4．Theunderlinedphrase“tipthescales”inParagraph3means“________”．A．pushthemove B．keepthelevelC．controltherise D．breakthebalance解析：选A词义揣测题。依据本文的主题以及常识可以知道婴儿多了，家长(要购买)会推动价格上涨。pushthemove“推动价格上涨”。5．Thegovernment'snewmeasureswillgreatlybenefit________.A．pharmacyowners B．localmerchantsC．newparents D．adultusers解析：选C推理推断题。依据最终一段的内容可知，怀抱婴儿的家长不便利到远的地方去买儿童药品，所以在药店比较少的地方简单被宰。放宽一些禁止医药行业竞争的政策，同一个地方会有更多的药店，有利于降低药价，所以父母们会受益。C(2024·镇江一模)ThelatestIPCCreportdoesnotmincewords(直言不讳地)aboutthestateofourplanet:wemustactnowtoachieveglobalchangeatascalethathas“nodocumentedhistoricalprecedent(先例)”inordertoavoidtheclimatedisasterthatwouldresultfroma2degreeCriseinaverageglobaltemperature.Climatechangealreadyaffectstheworld'smosthelplesspeopleincludingpoorruralcommunitiesthatdependonthelandfortheirlivingsandcoastalcommunities.Indeed,wehavealreadyseentheclearasymmetry(不对称)ofsufferingresultingfromextremeweatherevents,suchashurricanes,floods,droughts,wildfiresandmore.Sofar,advocatesandpoliticianshavetendedtofocusonreducingfossilfuel(矿物燃料)consumptionthroughtechnologyand/orpolicy,suchasasharpcarbontax,asclimatesolutions.Theseproposalsare,ofcourse,essentialtoreducingmanmadecarbonemissions(排放)—71percentofwhichareproducedbyjust100fossilfuelcompanies.Yettheinternationalfocusonfossilfuelshasovershadowed(使……显得不重要)themostpowerfulandcost­efficientcarbon­capturetechnologytheworldhasyetseen:forests.Recentscientificresearchconfirmsthatforestsandother“naturalclimatesolutions”areabsolutelyessentialinreducingclimatechange.Infact,naturalclimatesolutionscanhelpusachieve37percentofourclimatetarget,eventhoughtheycurrentlyreceiveonly2.5percentofpublicclimatefinancing.Forests'powertostorecarbondioxidethroughthesimpleprocessoftreegrowthisstaggering：onetreecanevenstoreanaverageofabout48poundsofcarbondioxideinoneyear.RecentresearchshowundamagedforestsarecapableofstoringthesameamountofthecarbondioxideemissionsofentirecountriessuchasPeruandColombia.Forthisreason,policymakersandbusinessleadersmustcreateandstrengthenambitiouspoliciestopreventdeforestation,andsupportthesustainablemanagementofstandingforestsinthefightagainstclimatechange.Protectingtheworld'sforestsensurestheycancontinuetoprovideessentialfunctionsasidefromclimatestability,includingproducingoxygen,filteringwaterandsupportingbiodiversity.Notonlydoalltheworld'speopledependonforeststoprovidecleanair,cleanwater,oxygen,andmedicines,but1.6billionpeoplerelyonthemdirectlyfortheirlivelihoods.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了森林超强的吸附二氧化碳的实力，指出跟气候变更作斗争最有力气的武器就是森林。6．Accordingtothepassage,climatechange________.A．willsurelyachieveatascalethatismoreseriousthaneverbeforeB．willonlyaffectpeoplelivinginthepoorestruralregionsC．islikelytoleadtomorefrequentextremeweathereventsD．isentirelydeterminedbyfossilfuelconsumption解析：选C细微环节理解题。依据第一段最终一句“Indeed,wehavealreadyseentheclearasymmetry(不对称)ofsufferingresultingfromextremeweatherevents,suchashurricanes,floods,droughts,wildfiresandmore.”可知我们已经看到了由飓风、洪水、干旱、野火等极端天气事务造成的苦痛很明显是不对称的，也就是越来越多了。7．What'sthefindingofthenewresearch?A．Reducingfossilfuelsisthemostpowerfulandcost­efficienttechnology.B．Forestsarevitaltoreducingclimatechangeduetotheirstoragepower.C．Mostofourclimatetargetscanbeaccomplishedwiththehelpofnaturalclimatesolutions.D．Naturalclimatesolutionshaveprovedlessefficientthanconventionalsolutions.解析：选B推理推断题。依据第三段其次句“Recentscientificresearchconfirmsthatforestsandother‘naturalclimatesolutions’areabsolutelyessentialinreducingclimatechange.”，可知森林和其他“自然气候解决方案”对于削减气候变更是肯定必要的；再依据第四段第一句“Forests'powertostorecarbondioxidethroughthesimpleprocessoftreegrowthisstaggering”可知森林之所以能够削减气候的变更，是因为其极强的吸附储存二氧化碳的实力。8．Theunderlinedword“staggering”inParagraph4means________.A．astonishing B．speedingC．embarrassing D．shrinking解析：选A词义揣测题。依据画线单词后面的说明“onetreecanevenstoreanaverageofabout48poundsofcarbondioxideinoneyear...thesameamountofthecarbondioxideemissionofentirecountriessuchasPeruandColombia”可知树木汲取二氧化碳的实力明显是特别惊人的。9．What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthisarticle?A．Tocomparetwodifferentapproachestodealingwithclimatechange.B．Toargueagainsttheviewthatfocusonfossilfuelsreductioncounts.C．Tourgescientiststodomoreresearchintonaturalclimatesolutions.D．Topointoutforestsarethemostpowerfulweaponforfightingclimatechange.解析：选D写作意图题。文章先说明气候变更的严峻程度，然后指出现在人们往往注意于减排而忽视了森林的重要性，然后通过说明森林在汲取二氧化碳上的惊人实力来引起人们对于植树造林限制气候变更的重视。所以文章的写作目的明显是为了说明森林是对抗气候变更最有力的武器。D(2024·苏州一模)WhenStephenDennis,aretiredhomebuilderinBellevue,wasraisinghistwosonsinthe1980s,heneverheardthephrase“screentime”，nordidheworrymuchaboutthehourshiskidsspentwithtechnology.WhenheboughtanAppleⅡPluscomputer,heconsidereditaninvestmentintheirfutureandencouragedthemtouseitasmuchaspossible.ButthingshavechangedwithhisgrandkidsandtheirSnapchatandTwitter.“Italmostseemslikeanaddiction，”saidMr.Dennis,“IntheolddaysyouhadacomputerandyouhadaTVandyouhadaphonebutnoneofthemwerelinkedtotheoutsideworldbutthephone.Youdidn'thavethisomnipresence(无所不在)oftechnology.”True,theanxietiesthesedaysseemparticularlysevere—as,ofcourse,theyalwayshave.Smartphoneshaveahighlycustomized,24/7presenceinourlivesthatfeedsparentalfearsofantisocialbehaviorandstrangerdanger.Whathasn'tchanged,though,isageneralparentalfearofwhatkidsaredoingoutofsight.Inpreviousgenerations,thisoftenmeantkidswanderingaroundontheirownorslippingoutatnighttodrink.Thesedays,itmightmeanhidingintheirbedroom,chattingwithstrangersonline.Lessthanacenturyago,theradiosetoffsimilarfears.“Theradioseemstofindparentsmorehelplessthandidthefunnies,theautomobile,themoviesandotherearlierinvadersofthehome,becauseitcannotbelockedoutorthechildrenbelockedin，”SidonieMatsnerGruenberg,directoroftheChildStudyAssociationofAmerica,toldTheWashingtonPostin1931.Sheaddedthatthebiggestworryradiogaveparentswashowitinterferedwithotherinterests—conversation,musicpractice,groupgames,andreading.Intheearly1930sagroupofmothersfromScarsdale,N．Y.,pushedradiobroadcasterstochangeprogramstheythoughtweretoo“over­stimulating,frightening,andemotionallyoverpowering”forkids,saidMargaretCassidy,amediahistorianatAdelphiUniversityinNewYork.Thentelevisionburstintothepublicconsciousnesswithincomparablespeed.By1955,morethanhalfofallUShomeshadablack­and­whiteset,accordingtoMitchellStephens,amediahistorianatNewYorkUniversity.The_hand_wringing_started_almost_as_quickly.A1961StanfordUniversitystudyon6,000children,2,000parents,and100teachersfoundthatmorethanhalfofthekidsstudiedwatched“adult”programssuchascrimeshows,andshowsthatfeatured“emotionalproblems”．ResearcherswereshockedattheTVviolencepresenteveninchildren'sprogramming.Bytheendofthatdecade,Congresshadauthorized＄1million(about＄7milliontoday)tostudytheeffectsofTVviolence,moving“literallythousandsofprojects”inthefollowingyears,ProfessorCassidysaid.ThateventuallyledtheAmericanAcademyofPediatrics(AAP)toadopt,in1984,itsfirstrecommendationthatparentslimittheirkids'exposuretotechnology.Themedicalassociationarguedthattelevisionsentunrealisticmessagesarounddrugsandalcohol,couldleadtooverweight,andmightfuelviolence.Videogamespresentedadifferentchallenge.Decadesofstudyhavefailedtoconfirmthemostwidespreadfear,thatviolentgamesencourageviolentbehavior.Butfromthemomentthegamesappearedasaculturalforceintheearly1980s,parentswereanxiousaboutthewaykidscouldlosethemselvesingamesassimpleandrepetitiveas“SpaceInvaders”．Somecitiessoughttorestrictthespreadofarcades(嬉戏厅);Mesquite,Texas,forinstance,insistedthattheunder17groupneededparentalmonitoring.Initially,theInternet—knownasan“informationsuperhighway”thatcouldconnectkidstotheworld'sknowledge—gotasimilarpassforhelpingwithhomeworkandresearch.YetastheInternetbeganlinkingpeopletogether,ofteninwaysthatconnectedpreviouslylonelypeople,familiarconcernssoonreappeared.语篇解读：本文主要阐述了不同时期人们对于科技的担忧，关于科技的忧虑是一件长期的事。10．What'stheauthor'spurposeinusingtheexampleinthefirstthreeparagraphs?A．ToexplaintheconfusionofDennis.B．Toshowstablewaysofteachingchildren.C．Torevealthechangeofparents'anxiety.D．Tointroducethedevelopmentoftechnology.解析：选C句意理解题。分析前三段大意可知，第一段讲了Stephen之前从不担忧科技会带来坏处，并提倡多运用它们。其次段讲事情发生了变更。第三段讲了科技带来的坏处使Stephen起先担忧。事实上前三段揭