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高考题型阶段集训:阅读理解
Passage A生活经历
There is a particular sort of box that exists in every home, full of “collections”: baby teeth, graduation certificates, spare keys for locks unknown. The whole thing is filled with association, emotion, old memories and pain. That box is my doom(劫数).
Because I decide that turning 40, being pregnant and training for a second career aren’t enough to be getting on with in a single month, I am also in the lucky position of moving house, which means opening various drawers, boxes, and cupboards, only to discover a pit of painful memory or a terrible mess at every turn.
But listen to me: you can get rid of these things. I love throwing things away—of course not the irresponsible rush of pouring perfectly usable items into landfill, but taking a box of toys to a charity shop when my son is at school, handing out unworn clothes to friends and neighbours, and recycling early drafts of my book. Frankly, I hope we will all have better things to do than read through our old notebooks, diaries or letters. So, I put them in the recycling bin. That sweet unburdening release can cheer me up for the rest of the day.
I grew up in a house where sentimentality was a disease. When our old gas oven broke, my sister made my parents bury it in the garden with a full, flowery ceremony because she wasn’t yet ready to say goodbye. My father cried each time he looked at one of the blankets knitted by his mother though it was on his bed.
In this environment, it was inevitable that at least one child was going to go the other way. Like the cuckoo in the nest, I developed a strong and early love of getting rid. When the opportunity arises, do I leap at the chance to throw that stuff out of my house and move on? You bet I do.
( )1. Why does the author say that box is her doom?
A. Because it puts her in a lucky position.
B. Because it leads to messy feelings.
C. Because it gets in the way of her moving.
D. Because it makes her family argue.
( )2. How does the author find the act of throwing things away?
A. Generous. B. Beneficial. C. Mindless. D. Irresponsible.
( )3. Why does the author mention her family members in Paragraph 4?
A. To introduce a family tradition.
B. To stress how special her family is.
C. To identify the reason for her behavior.
D. To criticize them for being overly emotional.
( )4. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To promote a practice. B. To protest a viewpoint.
C. To arouse emotions. D. To revive a tradition.
Passage B社会热点·技术发展
On a piece of land of five acres in Rancho Mirage, a desert city in California known for its holiday hotels and golf courses, a vision of the future of housing is about to be created.
That is because in a warehouse(仓库) in Oakland, 3D printers are building houses for the world’s first fully 3D-printed living neighborhood. It is the result of a partnership between two Californian companies.
Rancho Mirage is not the first place to have 3D-printed buildings. In 2019, a Mexican charity made 3D-printed homes for low-income families, while China has for years printed multi-floor office blocks and flats.
However, a whole new neighborhood of 15 eco-friendly printed homes that are large and beautiful is groundbreaking, according to the project’s founders. The project has raised hopes that 3D-printing could relieve California’s housing stress. Rapid population growth is set to create a shortfall of millions of homes.
3D printers use molten(熔化的) material to create layers from the ground up. The homes in California use man-made stone, which hardens in sunlight and is stronger and lighter than concrete(混凝土).
The Rancho Mirage homes will have mid-century modern architecture—simple lines with minimal decoration. Each will have bedrooms, bathrooms and a swimming pool.
( )1. What is to be built in Rancho Mirage?
A. Hotels. B. Warehouses. C. Houses. D. Golf courses.
( )2. Why are Mexico and China mentioned in Paragraph 3?
A. To make a comparison of income between the two countries.
B. To show 3D-printing technology is widely used in construction.
C. To call on the rest of the world to invest more in house building.
D. To list the countries with the most advanced 3D-printing technology.
( )3. What does the underlined word mean?
A. Reduce. B. Cause. C. Ignore. D. Discover.
( )4. Where is the text probably from?
A. An advertisement. B. A textbook. C. A guidebook. D. A newspaper.
Passage C人与自然——人与环境
Plastic is everywhere in our environment, especially in the ocean. Actually, a large amount of plastic waste is floating on the world’s oceans today, waiting to be eaten by some fish or oysters, and finally perhaps by one of us.
Because plastic wasn’t invented until the late 19th century, and its production only really took off around 1950, we have a mere 9.2 billion tons of the stuff to deal with. Of that, more than 6.9 billion tons became waste. And of that waste, a surprising 6.3 billion tons never made it to a recycling bin. No one knows how much unrecycled plastic waste ends up in the ocean. In 2015, Jenna Jambeck, an engineering professor, caught everyone’s attention with a rough estimate: between 5.3 million and 14 million tons of plastic waste each year just from coastal regions.
Meanwhile, ocean plastic is estimated to kill millions of marine(海洋的) animals every year. Nearly 700 species, including endangered ones, are known to have been affected by it. Some are stuck in abandoned things made of plastic. Many more are probably harmed invisibly. Marine species of all sizes, from zooplankton to whales, now eat microplastics. We are closely related to oceans so the consequences of throwing plastic away may affect us some day.
“This isn’t a problem where we don’t know what the solution is,” says Ted Siegler, a Vermont resource economist. “We know how to pick up garbage. Anyone can do it. We know how to deal with it. We know how to recycle it.” It’s a matter of building the necessary systems, he says, ideally before the ocean turns into a thin soup of plastic.
( )1. What’s the function of the first paragraph?
A. To prove plastic was difficult to invent.
B. To tell us what marine animals like eating.
C. To call on us to protect marine animals.
D. To introduce the topic of the passage.
( )2. How is the second paragraph developed?
A. By listing figures. B. By giving examples.
C. By analyzing reasons. D. By making comparisons.
( )3. What does the underlined word mean?
A. Results. B. Functions. C. Causes. D. Aims.
( )4. What does Ted Siegler want to tell us?
A. Some people don’t know the solution to plastic waste.
B. It’s time to take measures to deal with plastic waste.
C. Plastic will turn the ocean into a soup of plastic.
D. People mustn’t use plastic in order to protect the ocean.
Passage D社会热点·环境保护
A yearly event in the Florida Keys, Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival, is open to divers who enjoy music performances and watery wildlife. Like a scene out of a Disney movie, you’ll find yourself dancing with a group of fish at this festival! Previous shows have also seen many talented musicians.
Since 1985, there has been a July weekend set aside for jamming out underwater in the name of protection. It’s an amazing combination of music and nature. Event co-founder Bill Becker said, “This festival is an energetic way to protect the coral reef, and we celebrate it by looking for a balance between the protection work and public enjoyment.”
The festival gives ordinary people an opportunity to experience the reef like never before. Those who attend it leave not only with fun memories but also with lasting appreciation for this precious environment and the desire to take action. This leads to improved management of the Florida Keys.
Among the continental United States, Florida is the only state cool enough to have its own coral reefs just off the coast stretching out for an impressive 360 miles. However, with a great reef comes great responsibility. As reefs around the world continue to decrease, Florida is still able to provide food and shelter for a number of threatened and endangered species. The shallow reef acts as a natural barrier against storms and flooding, and maintains a healthy population of fish for catching.
Factors like ocean temperature, pollution, and disease could threaten coral. Many types that make up Florida’s reefs are on the threatened species list. Thankfully, fantastic events like this festival win support for protection. The festival serves as a wake-up call for people to realize the important role they can play in protecting the species. In addition, it reminds communities of the necessity of restoring these vital ecosystems for future generations.
( )1. What is the festival probably aimed at besides bringing fun?
A. Encouraging coral reef tourism.
B. Raising environmental awareness.
C. Sharing the beauty of underwater music.
D. Honoring the history of the Florida Keys.
( )2. What can we know from Paragraph 3?
A. The festival can be a win-win activity.
B. Public interest in adventure travel has increased.
C. The festival makes the Florida Keys famous.
D. Some negative impacts of the shows are noticed.
( )3. What is mainly pointed out about Florida?
A. It relies heavily on coral reef farming.
B. It does well in coral reef preservation.
C. It is creative in fighting natural disasters.
D. It is facing the challenges of climate change.
( )4. What’s the author’s attitude towards this festival?
A. Indifferent. B. Worried. C. Favourable. D. Uncertain.
Passage E人与自然——人与动物
For many years, humans and global climate change have been destroying the life of polar bears. Scientists in Alaska are working hard to save as many of them as possible.
The Alaska Zoo has been taking care of orphaned polar bears for a long time. The polar bear, Ahpun, was saved by a hunter, who shot her mother after she attacked him. Ahpun’s mate Lyutyik was born in Russia. Scientists have made them pair, hoping they would produce a cub(幼兽) and increase the population of polar bears.
Patrick Lampi of the Alaska Zoo said, “So, for years, we’ve been taking in orphaned cubs, whether their parents were killed or they got separated in a storm.” The first three years cubs spend with their mothers are important for survival. Orphaned cubs never have a chance to learn survival skills, so they can never go back to nature.
The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service scientist, Miller, said that the Alaska Zoo was their first stop. “In the last five years especially, but actually for even longer now, they’ve been helping us deal with orphaned cubs,” said Miller. And the Alaska Zoo is working to raise money to expand its polar bear exhibit and build a Polar Bear Transition Center.
The bears now spend more time on land, where they are attracted to the whale and fish bones outside Alaskan native villages. Experts warn that increased contact with humans, together with developing tourism, may make more cubs become orphans.
( )1. Why are Ahpun and Lyutyik mentioned?
A. To show the cruelty of hunting.
B. To show the efforts of the Alaska Zoo.
C. To show the bright future of polar bears.
D. To show the challenge polar bears are facing.
( )2. What is the Alaska Zoo making efforts to do?
A. Accept more polar bears. B. Study polar bears.
C. Attract more visitors. D. Earn more money.
( )3. What might be the reason for more polar bears becoming orphaned?
A. Unsafe food. B. Unfriendly villagers.
C. Their mothers’ carelessness. D. The more contact with people.
( )4. What’s the best title for the text?
A. The life change of polar bears
B. The disappearance of polar bears
C. The effect of climate change
D. Work for saving polar bears
Passage F人与自然——灾害防范
About 400 people were brought together in some 20 positions throughout Stanford to carry out an earthquake drill(演习).
The earthquake drill included both Stanford University and Stanford Medicine Emergency Operations Center(EOC). The university frequently practices emergency plans, but this drill was different from the earlier ones.
This drill asked the university to consider how everyone in the school would take on duties after an earthquake. How would Stanford continue to feed thousands of people and take action in the face of damage to the university? How would it answer thousands of people who called the university and who were worried about their loved ones?
“We wanted to create an experience centering mainly on recovery(恢复), rather than the immediate life safety you would experience right after an earthquake,” said Keith Perry, the university emergency manager.
The actions of all the people surprised Police Chief Laura Wilson, whose job was to manage many people in the main EOC in the Faculty Club. “I really wanted to express my thanks to everyone for their teamwork,” she said. “My job was made much easier by the fact that people practice and know what to do. This is a finely honed machine.”
Perry, an experienced worker, believes that with each drill carried out, people get better at protecting public safety, repairing the damage and quickly returning the university to normal teaching and research activities. “I think everyone learned a lot today,” he said.
( )1. What do we know about Stanford University?
A. Big earthquakes hit it the week before.
B. It often holds earthquake drills.
C. It planned to work with Stanford Medicine EOC.
D. About 400 students there survived an earthquake.
( )2. Why was this drill different from the earlier ones?
A. It put people’s life safety first.
B. It included Stanford Medicine EOC.
C. It centered mainly on the recovery after an earthquake.
D. It was carried out throughout the whole school.
( )3. What did Police Chief Laura Wilson mean by saying “This is a finely honed machine.”?
A. The drill went very smoothly.
B. The main EOC worked as a machine.
C. The university’s machines worked normally.
D. The students had full knowledge of earthquakes.
( )4. What’s Perry’s attitude towards earthquake drills?
A. Uninterested. B. Worried. C. Doubtful. D. Supportive.
Passage G人与社会——科学研究
In some countries, a mosquito bite may cause more than an itchy bump(发痒的肿块). It may also leave behind a dangerous parasite—an organism that feeds off another organism. This parasite causes malaria, a serious disease that results in fever, body pain, and other symptoms(症状). Thousands of people—mostly children—lose their lives because of the disease each year.
Malaria is found in many warm places. It’s most common in Africa. Although it’s limited to certain climates, billions of people in these parts of the world are at risk. Nets that hang over beds can prevent some bites, but that’s not a perfect way. Killing mosquitoes by applying poisons to surfaces also helps. However, these poisons stop working over time.
Malaria parasites change throughout their life. They change forms and move to different parts of the body. This makes creating a vaccine(疫苗) difficult. Even so, a team of scientists at the University of Oxford rose to the challenge. They made a vaccine that greatly lowered the risk of malaria in a small study. It’s not the first malaria vaccine. However, if larger studies show the same results, it may prove to be the best one so far.
What’s more, the new vaccine is cheap to make. Low costs are important for producing the vaccine and making it available to every-one. Scientists have already teamed up with a company in India to make the new vaccine. The company plans to produce millions of vaccines each year.
Though early results look promising, a larger group of volunteers are needed to test the Oxford vaccine before it’s ready for the public. If that test goes well, vaccines may be available sometime next year. Will the Oxford vaccine change the world? Only time will tell. It certainly brings hope that the battle against malaria is the one we can win.
( )1. What’s the main purpose of Paragraph 1?
A. To bring up the topic of the text.
B. To express the main idea of the text.
C. To explain what a parasite is.
D. To introduce a possible solution to the problem.
( )2. Why is creating a malaria vaccine difficult?
A. Malaria parasites grow too fast.
B. There are too many malaria parasites in the body.
C. Malaria parasites affect all parts of the body.
D. Malaria parasites have changeable forms and move to different parts of the body.
( )3. What can we learn about the new malaria vaccine?
A. It is the first malaria vaccine.
B. It needs to go through further tests.
C. It is expensive to make.
D. It was developed by an Indian university.
( )4. What is the best title for this text?
A. Malaria puts kids at risk
B. Malaria survives a new vaccine
C. Malaria is finally under control
D. A malaria vaccine offers new hope
参考答案
Passage A:BBCA
Passage B:CBAD
Passage C:DAAB
Passage D:BABC
Passage E:BADD
Passage F:BCAD
Passage G:ADBD
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