广西阳朔县高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解基础选编1.docx

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广西阳朔县高考英语二轮复习阅读理解基础选编1

广西阳朔县2020高考英语阅读理解二轮基础选编

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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项ABCD中选出最佳选项。

【2020高考训练】A

ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearns￡35,000ayeardesigningnewcomputergames,yethecannotfindabankreadytolethimhaveacreditcard（信用卡）.Instead,hehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyears,untilheis18.The16yearoldworksforasmallfirminLiverpool,wheretheproblemofmostyoungpeopleofhisageisfindingajob.David'sfirmreleases（推出）twonewgamesforthefastgrowingcomputermarketeachmonth.

ButDavid'sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Eventhoughheearnsalot,hecannotdriveacar,takeoutamortgage（抵押贷款）,orgetcreditcards.DavidgothisjobwiththeLiverpoolbasedcompanyfourmonthsago,ayearafterleavingschoolwithsixOlevelsandworkingforatimeinacomputershop.“IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprograms,”hesaid.Davidspendssomeofhismoneyonrecordsandclothes,andgiveshismother50poundsaweek.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.

“Unfortunately,computingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschool,”hesaid.“ButIhadbeenstudyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetime.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.Mostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyoung,anyway.”Davidadded：

“IwouldliketoearnamillionandIsupposeearlyretirement（退休）isapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear.”

56.InwhatwayisDaviddifferentfrompeopleofhisage?

A.Heoftengoesoutwithfriends.B.Heliveswithhismother.

C.Hehasahandsomeincome.D.HegraduatedwithsixOlevels.

57.WhatisoneoftheproblemsthatDavidisfacingnow?

A.Heistooyoungtogetacreditcard.B.Hehasnotimetolearndriving.

C.Hehasverylittlesparetime.D.Hewillsoonlosehisjob.

58.WhywasDavidabletogetthejobinthecompany?

A.Hehaddonewellinallhisexams.B.Hehadwrittensomecomputerprograms.

C.Hewasgoodatplayingcomputergames.D.Hehadlearnttousecomputersatschool.

59.WhydidDaviddecidetoleaveschoolandstartworking?

A.Hereceivedlotsofjoboffers.B.Hewaseagertohelphismother.

C.Helostinterestinschoolstudies.D.Hewantedtoearnhisownliving.

【参考答案】56—59、CABC

【2020高考训练】

Chinahasrecentlybeenfacedwithseriousissuesofproductsafety.InPanama,itissaidthatmedicinemadewithapoisonouschemicalsickenedsomepeople.AChinesecompanyhadidentifieditasdiethyleneglycol,alow–costsubstitutecommonlyusedinautomobileantifreeze.

SomecountrieshavebannedChinese-madetoothpastecontainingdiethyleneglycol.Chinahasnowtoldcompaniestodiscontinueitsuse,eventhoughitsaysthetoothpasteissafe.Anotherindustrialchemical,melamine,wasfoundinwheatflourusedtomakepetfoodinNorthAmerica.Thousandsofdogsandcatsbecamesick.

TheUnitedStateshasrestrictedsomeimportsofChineseseafoodbecausetheycontainedbannedsubstance.Andquestionshavebeenraisedaboutotherproducts,includingchildren’stoyscoveredwithleadpaint.

ChineseofficialspromisedtoprovidetheEuropeanUnion,thebiggesttradingpartner,withdetailedreportsonenforcementeffortsagainstunsafegoods.

MeglenaKuneva,commissioner（理事）forconsumerprotectionoftheEuropeanUnionsaidChinashouldhavekeptitspromise.

ChinarecentlyclosedthreecompanieslinkedtothePanamaandthepetfoodscare.Anditdismissedtheformerheadofitsfoodanddrugadministration.Hewasfoundguiltyofcorruption（腐败）forapprovingunsafedrugs.Thisweek,aconferenceoftheStateCouncilapprovedaproposedspecialmeasureonthesupervisionoffoodsafety.TheXinhuaNewsAgencysaiditcallsforstrongercontrolsoverproducers,greaterresponsibilitiesforgovernmentandmoreseriouspunishmentforillegalactivities.

ButChineseofficialshaveaccusedsomeforeignmediaofoverstatingproblemswithgoodsmadeinChina.TheysayfoodimportsfromtheUnitedStatesalsofailinspectionsometimes.NextWeek,AmericanandChinesefoodsafetyofficialsareplanningtohold5daysofmeetingsinBeijingtodiscusscooperation.

51．Howmanycaseswithsafetyproblemsarementionedinthepassage?

A．SixB．FiveC．FourD．Three

52．HowwasPanamacasedealtwithafterwards?

A．Threecompanieslinkedtoitwerecloseddown.

B．Theformerheadoffoodanddrugadministrationwasexecuted.

C．Moreseriouspunishmentwasconductedforleaderslinkedtoit.

D．BothAandB.

53．Itcanbeimpliedbutnotclearlystatedthat________.

A．Chinesemadetoothpasteissafe

B．thesafetyof“madeinChina”isdoubted

C．therearesafetyproblemswithonemoreChineseproducts

D．strongercontroloverChineseproductsisinneed

54．Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A．Chinaisfacingproductsafetyproblems

B．morecontrolsaretakenofChinesegoods

C．overstatedproblemswithChinesegoods

D．Chinaislosingitstradepartners

55．Whatdoes“itreferstointhelastbutoneparagraph?

”

A．ChinaB．TheEuropeanUnion

C．ChineseofficialsD．TheChinesecompany

【参考答案】51—55BDBAA

【广东省广州市2020综合测试】C

Nooneknowswhypeopledream,butsomedreamsmightbeconnectedtothementalprocessesthathelpuslearn.Inarecentstudy,scientistsfoundaconnectionbetweennap-time（午睡时间）dreamsandbettermemoryinpeoplewhowerelearninganewskill.

Soperhapsonewaytolearnsomethingnewistopractice,practise,practise---andthensleeponit.

“Iwassurprisedbythisfinding,”RobertStickgold,aHarvardUniversityscientistwholedthestudy.

Inthestudy,100collegestudentseachspentanhouronacomputer,tryingtogetthroughavirtualmaze（虚拟迷宫）.Themazewasdifficult,andthestudyparticipantshadtostartinadifferentplaceeachtimetheytried---makingitevenmoredifficult.

Then,forthefirst90minutesofafive-hourbreak,halfoftheparticipantswererequiredtostayawakewhilehalfweretoldtosleep.Participantswhostayedawakewereaskedtodescribetheirthoughts.Participantswhosleptwereaskedtodescribeanydreamtheyhad.

StickgoldandhiscolleagueswantedtoknowaboutNREM,ornon-REMsleep.REMstandsfor“rapideyemovement”,whichiswhathappensduringREMsleep.Thisperiodofsleepoftenbringsstrangedreamstoasleeper,althoughdreamscanhappeninbothkindsofsleep.Stickgoldwantedtoknowwhatpeopleweredreamingaboutwhentheireyesweren’tmoving,duringNREMsleep.OtherstudieshavefoundaconnectionbetweenNREMbringactivityandlearningability.

Fourofthe50peoplewhosleptsaidtheirdreamswereaboutthemaze.Later,whenthesefourpeopletriedthecomputermazeagain,theywereabletocompleteitfaster.

Stickgoldbelievesthedreamitselfdoesn;thelpapersonlearn---it’stheotherwayaround.Hesuspectsthatsuchdreamsarecausedbythebrainprocessesassociatedwithlearning.

Allthemaze-dreamershaddonethetaskpoorlythefirsttime,whichmakesStickgoldwonderiftheNREMdreamsshowupwhenapersonfindsanewtaskparticularlydifficult.Peoplewhohadotherdreams,orpeopledidn'tsleep,didn'tshowthesameimprovement.

36.Inthefirststageofthestudy,theparticipantswereaskedto

A.designamazeoncomputer

B.findtheirwayoutofamaze

C.decidewheretobeginamaze

D.rememberalocationinamaze

37.Whathappenedtotheparticipantsduringthebreak?

A.Halfofthemwerewokenupwhentheystartedtodream.

B.Halfofthemwereaskedtodramaboutthemaze.

C.Allofthemwereaskedtodescribetheirthoughts.

D.Halfofthemwereaskedtosleepfor90minutes.

38.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Everyonewilldreamaboutanewskillafterlearningit.

B.Stickgoldwasthefirsttostudydreamsandlearning.

C.DuringNREMsleep,peopleusuallydon’tdream.

D.UnusualdreamsoftenoccurduringREMsleep.

39.Inthefirststageofthestudy,theparticipantswereaskedto

A.designamazeoncomputer

B.findtheirwayoutofamaze

C.decidewheretobeginamaze

D.rememberalocationinamaze

40.Whichofthefollowingstatementbestsummarizesthestudy’sconclusion?

A.Dreamshavearoleinlearning.

B.Dreamshavenobasisinreality.

C.Dreamsareimportantforhealth.

D.Dreamsarethebestwaytostudy.

【参考答案】36-40BDDAA

【广东省广州市2020综合测试】D

TherecentpublicationofautobiographiesbytwoofBritain’sgreatscientists,biologistRichardDawkinsandphysicistStephenHawking,isawonderfulopportunitytocompareandcontrastthesetworemarkablemen.Surprisingly,theyhaverathermoreincommonthanwethink.

Moststrikingisthesimilarityintheirbackgrounds.Theywerebornintheearly1940stomiddleclassfamilies---notwealthybutcomfortablyoff,withastrongcommitmenttoacademicexcellenceandpublicservice.BothfamilieswerekeentosendtheirboystoOxfordUniversity---andbothsucceeded,DawkinsstudyingzoologyandHawkingphysics.

Neitherauthorhasaverypositiveviewofhisearlyuniversitylife.HawkingdescribestheattitudeatOxfordinthe1950sand1960sasveryanti-work,“Youweresupposedtoeitherbebrilliantwithouteffortorfail.Hardworkwaslookeddownuponbystudentsandweallpretendedthatnothingwasworthmakinganeffortfor.”Heestimatesthathestudiedfornomorethananhouradayasanundergraduatestudent（本科生）.

UndergraduatelifewassomewhatmorerewardingforDawkins.LikeHawking,hewasn’tparticularlyhard-workingandneverattendedhislectures.ButhefoundOxford’ssystemofweeklyessay-basedlessonswithanacademictutoruseful,“Itwasreallyonlythetutorialsystemthateducatedme.”

Forbothmen,scientificlifereallygotgoingaspostgraduatesafter1962.Dawkins,whoremainedatOxford,