高考英语阅读理解八篇练一及解析.docx

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高考英语阅读理解八篇练一及解析

2020高考英语阅读理解八篇练

（一）及解析

专题：

阅读理解

A

Whowouldhavethoughtthatpotatofriescoulduniteanentirecountry？

Well，thatseemstobethecaseinBelgiumwherethereiscurrentlyamovementtohaveBelgianpotatofriesofficiallyrecognizedasculturalheritage.

Thefriesareservedinapapercone（圆锥体）froma“fritkot”，whichisashack（小屋）orafoodtruck.AcrossBelgium，thereareatleast5,000fritkotswhichis10timesmorecommonthanMcDonald'srestaurantsintheUnitedStates.

ThemovementforthefriestobedeclaredofficialculturalheritagewasstartedbyUNAFRI，alsoknownasthenationalassociationoffritkotowners.TheyclaimthattheirestablishmentsrepresentBelgiumverywell.“AconeofpotatochipsisBelgiuminminiature（微模型）．What'samazingisthatthiswayofthinkingisthesame，inspiteofdifferencesamongcommunitiesandregions，”addedspokesmanBernardLefevre.

TouristscanevenbeseentolineupwithlocalsinBrusselstobuyaconeoffiresfromwell－knownfritkotssuchasFritFlageyandMaisonAntoine.“BeforeIcamehere，theonlythingIknewaboutBelgiumwasthattheylikedtheirfries，”saidRachaelWebb，atouristfromOttowa，Canada.

InordertoberecognizedbyUNESCO，ithastobeformallysupportedbytheBelgiangovernmentofculture.

Asofrightnow，UNESCOhasalistof314itemsof“culturalheritage”thattheysayisworthyenoughtobepreserved.ItemsonthelistincludeTurkishcoffeeandtheoldnativesingingoftheCentralAfricanRepublic.

PotatoesreachedBelgiuminthe16thcentury，butitwasn'tuntilthe19thcenturythattheywerecutupintofriesandsoldasameal.

B

（2019·厦门模拟）Didyouknowthatthecolorofuniformscaninfluencetheperformanceofanathlete?

Itmaysoundstrange，butastudysuggeststhismightbetrue.

TwoBritishscientistsstudiedtheresultsoffoursportsinthe2004AthensOlympicGameswheretheathleteshadbeengiveneitheraredorablueuniform.Theydiscoveredthatwhentherewasabigdifferenceinthescore，colorhadnoinfluenceontheresult.Butifitwasaclosematch，theathleteinareduniformwasmorelikelytowin.ThentheylookedattheuniformsofthesoccerteamsattheEuro2004tournament.Again，teamswearingredwonmoregames.

Thetwoscientistsgottheirideafromearlierstudiesofwildanimals.Ithadbeendiscoveredthatwhenamaleshowredonitsbody，itsendsasignalofitspowerandstrength.Forexample，inmanykindsofmonkey，themorethemaleshowsoffitsredscars，themorefemalesitcanattract.

Basedonthisfact，theBritishscientiststhoughtthattheideamightworkforhumans，too.Accordingtothem，whenanathleteseesacompetitorinareduniform，hegetsafeelingthathiscompetitorcouldbestrongerthanhim.Andthat_kind_of_feelingmayhaveabadinfluenceontheplayer'sperformanceintheactualgame.

Althoughtheideaisinteresting，mostpeopledon'tacceptthatcolorsignalsintheanimalsworldcanreallybeusefultohumansinsports.Theythinkthatitisunreasonabletodevelopanideabasedonsuchasmallnumberofexamples.Muchmoreresearchhastobedonetoprovetheinfluenceofuniformcolorsontheperformanceofathletes.

C

（2019·威海模拟）TheancientcityofChichenItzainsouthernMexicowasoneofthemostpowerfulcitiesandoneofthemostpowerfulancientcultures—theMaya.Buttoday，noonelivesthere.Itisonlyagroupofoldbuildings.However，peoplefromaroundtheworldstillcometoseeit.Peoplecometolearnaboutitsancientculture，thecultureoftheMayanpeople.

TheMayanculturebeganalmost3,000yearsagoandgrewinpartsofCentralAmerica.Butabout1,000yearsagoagroupcalledtheItzainvadedthecityandbuiltnewpartsofthecitybasedonnaturalwells.TheynamedthecityChichenItza，whichmeans“mouthofthewelloftheItza”．

ThemostinterestingstructureinChichenItzaisthePyramidofKukulcan（库库尔坎金字塔），whosefoursidesallcometogetheratonepointatthetop.EachsideonthePyramidofKukulcanhas91steps.Andthereisonemorestepatthetopofthepyramid.Thestepsareasmanyasthedaysofayear.SomeexpertsbelievetheMayacouldhaveusedthisbuildingtohelpthemknowwhentoplantcrops.Eachdaythesunfallsonadifferentstepofthepyramid，whichcouldbeawaytofollowtheyear.

ThepeopleofChichenItzaespeciallydesignedonebuildingtoobserveandstudythemovementofthestarsandplanets.Expertssaythattheobservatory（天文台）isoneofthemostcomplexstructurestheMayabuilt.Asetofstepswentupandaroundtheobservatorytower.Andtherewerewindowsinthetower.Eachwindowhadapurpose.Expertsbelievethatapersonlookingthroughoneofthesewindowscouldseeparticularstarsonparticulardates.TheMayamighthavebelievedthatstudyingthestarscouldtellthemthefuture.

ChichenItzaisnowaUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteandanimportantpartoftheworld'shistory.

D

（2019·郑州模拟）Asourcellphonesgetsmarter，smallerandfaster，andenableuserstoconnectathighspeedstotheInternet，anobviousquestionarises:

isthemobilehandsetintothenextcomputer?

Inonesense，italreadyhas.

Today'smostcomplicatedmobilephoneshavetheprocessingpowerofamid－1990sPCwhileusing100timeslesselectricity.Andmoreandmoreoftoday'smobilephoneshavecomputer－likefeatures，allowingtheirownerstosende－mails，browse（浏览）theWebandeventakephotos?

84millionmobilephoneswithdigitalcameraswereshippedlastyear.WeaskthequestionwhethermobilephoneswilleverovershadoworreplacethePC，andtheissuesuddenlybecomesquestionable.PCsupporterssaymobilephonesaretoosmallandconnecttooslowlytotheInternettobecomeeffectiveattasksnowperformedonthelargescreensandkeyboardsoftoday'scomputer.Fansofthemobilephonesrespond:

justwait.Comingtechniqueswillsolvethelimitationofthemobilephone.“Oneday，twoorthreebillionpeoplewillhavecellphones，andtheyarenotgoingtohavePCs，”saysoneinventorofthesmartphoneandthechieftechnologyofficerofanimportantsmartphonecompany.“Themobilephonewillbecometheirdigitallife.”

Theinventor'sanewestproduct，theshiny，slimpocket－sizecellphone，hasatinykeyboard，abuilt－indigitalcameraandnarrowopeningsforaddedmemory.Thesmartphonemarketmakesuponlyfivepercentofoverallmobilephonesalestoday，butthefigurehasbeendoublingeachyear.IntheUnitedStates，it'sthebusinesscrowdthat'sprimarilybuyingthesehandsets.“Whatmakesthesmartphonesomuchbetterthanthecomputeristhatit'salwayswithyou，alwaysupandalwaysready，”saysoneofthem，whoworksinan80－memberlawfirm，whichrecentlystartedgivingitslawyerssmartphonesinsteadoflaptops.

E

（2019·沈阳市高三教学质量检测）In2013aloneatleast20,000Africanelephantswerekilledfortheirteeth.InSouthAfricaoverthelasttwoyearsmorethan2,200rhinoswerekilledfortheirhorns.Thesenumbersarealarming，becausecurrentratesofillegalhuntingarefasterthanbirthrates，whichcouldleadtoextinctionoftheseecologicallyimportantcreaturesintheenvironment.Indeed，someelephantandrhinopopulationsareontracktobelocallyextinctwithinthenextdecade.

Ifyouarereadingthis，youmayalreadybeawareofthesefacts.Butyoumightnotknowthatwildlifetrafficking（非法交易）notonlythreatenstheexistenceofelephantsandrhinosbutisalsoleadingtoextinctionofotherspecies，suchastigers，tortoises，seaturtles，andtheworld'smosttraffickedmammal（哺乳动物）—pangolins.

Pangolinsaretheonlymammalsthatareentirelycoveredintouchscales（鳞），whichmakesthemlookverystrong.Butactuallytheyareendangeredmammals.Thereareeightdifferentspeciesofpangolins，fourinAsiaandfourinAfrica，andallarethreatenedwithextinction.Althoughpangolinsareprotectedthroughoutmostofthecountrieswheretheylive，highdemandinEastAsia，wherethedeliciouspangolinmeatisconsideredadelicacyandwheretheirscalesareusedintraditionalmedicines，isdrivinganillegaltradeinbothliveanimalsandpangolinparts.Thenumberofpangolintraffickingisshocking.Expertsbelievethatoverthelast10yearsmorethan1millionpangolinsweretakenfromthewild.Itisestimatedthatbetween40,000and81,250pangolinswerekilledfortheillegaltradein2013alone.

InFebruary，theUnitedStatesreleasedaplantodealwithwildlifetrafficking，whichlaysoutthestepswewilltaketofighttheillegaltradeinwildlife，includingpangolins.Wearestrengtheningthecarryingoutoftheplan；buildinginternationalcooperationandcontributiontoprotectwildlife；raisingawarenesstodrivedownthedemandthatisfuellingtheillegaltrade.

GetinvolvedandrememberWorldWildlifeDay（Marcia3）byspreadingtheplan.Usesocialmediaandtelleveryonethatnowitistimetogetseriousaboutwildlifecrimeandendthedemandthatthreatensspecies，bigandsmall，fromthehugeelephanttotheshypangolin.

F

（2019·河北黄骅中学模拟）Typingwithonehandwhentheotheroneisoccupiedcanbearealpain，soimaginehavingtotypewithjustonefoot.It'sgottobeanightmare，but21－year－oldHuHuiyuanfromChina'sAnhuiProvinceisusingheronlyfunctionalfoottowritenotjustafewsentences，butanentirefictionnovel!

Bornprematurely（过早地），Huwasdiagnosedwithcerebralpalsy（脑瘫）whenshewasonly10monthsold.Thisleftherpermanentlyparalyzed—theonlypartsofherbodyshecanmoveareherheadandleftfoot.Asshegrewolder，shelearnedhowtoperformeverydaytasksusingherfoot.

Despitenothavingreceivedformaleducation，Huissurprisinglywell－spoken.Overtheyears，withthehelpofhermother，shetaughtherselftoreadandwrite.“I'mnotagenius，butI'mveryfocused，”shesaid，modestly.“WhenIwatchedTVinmychildhood，Ioftenlearnedwordsonthescreen.”

“WhenIwasteachingh