届二轮复习阅读理解专题说明文话题10篇训练之三15页word版.docx

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2019届二轮复习阅读理解专题说明文话题10篇训练之三

[一]

Asweallknow,thereareplentyofdifferparkstovisitintheUK.AllthemeparksinBritainhavecafes,restaurants,picnicareasandgiftshops,soyou’llstillhaveplentytoseeanddowhenyouandthekidshavebeenonenoughrides.Thereareusuallysmaller“funfair”ridesandgamesaswell,soyoungerchildrenwon’tgetbored.Severalthemeparksalsohaveotherattractionsnexttothem,e.g.waterparksoftenopenallyearrounds,unlikethethemeparks.

WheneveryouareinBritain,there’slikelytobeathemeparkwithinoneortwohours’drive,busrideortrainjourney.Severalthemeparksevenhaveaccommodation（膳宿）soyoucanstayforadayfortwoifyouwanttomakeatripintoashortholiday.

PricesforUKthemeparksvaryconsiderably;somehave«ientrancepricewhichallowsyoutogoonalltherides,whileinothersyouhavetopayforeveryrideindividually.Iteraalsomakeadifferencewhetheryougoduringpeaktimeornot.Forexample,ricketsalwayscostmoreduringschoolholidaysandweekendsthantheydoduringtheweekdays.

Themeparksalwaysgetverybusyduringthesummermonths,soifyoudon’tlikecrowdsit’susuallyagoodideatogoearlierorlaterintheyear!

Ifyou’rethinkingofvisitingaUKthemepark,it’sworthhavingalookforspecialoffersontickets.Productssuchaschocolatebarsandcerealssometimeshave“buyonegetonefree”offersonthemeparktickets,sokeepatookoutinshopsandsupermarkets.

31.ThispassagemainlytalksaboutallthefollowingEXCEPT________.

A.thingstodoB.pricesforthemeparks

C.rulestoobeyD.specialoffers

32.Youcan’t________inthethemeparkaccordingtothepassage.

A.havelunchB.stayforthenight

C.enjoyspecialoffersD.haveaskiing

33.Ifyougotothethemeparkduringtheweekdays,you’llprobably________.

A.havetospendmore

B.savesomemoney

C.haveagoodtime

D.getsomethingfree

34.Accordingtothepassage,whatshouldyoudoifyouaretiredofcrowdsinthethemepark?

A.Avoidthebusiestmonths.B.Goearlierorlaterinthedaytime.

C.Chooseonewithfewvisitors.D.Gotherewhennooneisinit

35.Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe________.

A,WhattoDointheThemeParkB.ThemeParksintheUK

C.VisitingtheThemeParkD.introductiontoFamousThemeParks

参考答案：

31-35CDBAB

[二]

Onacollegecampingtrip,curiosityaboutwavesandsandcausedRobThielertostudyshorelinesaroundtheworld.ThirtyyearslaterandnowaU.S.GeologicalSurveyresearchgeologist,Thieler,iscombiningscienceandsmartphonetechnologytohelpstudyanendangeredbird,theAtlanticCoastpipingplover.

Thepipingploverisashorebirdthatbreeds（繁殖）alongtheAtlanticCoast,theGreatLakes

andtheGreatPlains.Risingsealevelsassociatedwithclimatechange,aswellasincreaseddevelopmentintheirbeachhabitats（栖息地）,threatenthespecies（物种）.Tohelptrackchangesinpipingploverhabitats,ThielerdevelopedafreeappcallediPloverin2012.Thisisamarkedchangefromthetypicalwayscientistscollectdata,whichinvolvesgatheringinformationusingspecializedequipmentorwritinginnotebooksandthenputtingintospreadsheets.

SincereleasingiPlover,scientistshavegathereddataacross1500kmofbreedingrange.That

equalsaboutathirdofthedistanceacrosstheU.S.,whichisalargeareatocoverforonlytwothousandbreedingpairsofpipingploversontheeastcoast.Insteadofhavingtotravelandspenddaysateachsite,anumberofcooperatorsinthefieldusetheapptocollectandsenddata,allowingscientiststogatherdatamoreefficiently.Italsoallowsthemtocollectdataatthesametimeduringeachbreedingseason,providingabetterpictureofchangesthathappenoverlongerperiodsoftime.Andfast,centralizedaccessmeansscientistscanlookatdataquicklytogetareal-timeideaofwhereandhowpipingploversareusingtheirhabitats.

WhileiPloverisusedbytrainedfieldstaff,otherappsliketheU.S.GeologicalSurvey’s

web-based“iCoast—DidtheCoastChange?

”invitecitizenscientiststoidentifycoastalchangesbycomparingbird’s-eye-viewphotographstakenbeforeandafterstorms.Alltheinformationscientistsandcitizenscientistsalikecollecthelpsfederalandstateagenciescreatepolicyplansforaddressingclimatechangeimpacts（影响）worldwide.

32.Whatcanweknowaboutthepipingplover?

A.Itsbehaviourischanging.

B.Itshabitatisgrowingbigger.

C.Itslivingenvironmentisbecomingworse.

D.ItsbreedingislimitedtotheAtlanticCoast.

33.WhydidThielerdevelopiPlover?

A.TostudyshorelinesacrossAmerica.

B.Toadvanceinformationtechnology.

C.Tofindoutglobalclimatechange.

D.Tomonitorchangesofpipingploverhabitats.

34.Whichofthefollowingbenefitstheshorebirds?

A.Thecampingequipment.B.Researchonsmartphones.

C.Thechangeablecoast.D.Progressintechnology.

35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.ProtectingEndangeredShorebirds

B.RobThieler,aCreativeScientist

C.IPlover,ToolforTrainingFieldStaff

D.DifferencesBetweenIPloverandICoast

参考答案：

32.C33.D34.D35.A

[三]

 If youthoughtpilotsdimmed（调暗）thelightsbeforetakeofftogiveyousomeshuteye,thinkagain.Believeitornot,thedimlightingcouldactuallyhelpsaveyourlifeincaseofaplaneemergency.

    The dimmedlightsbeforetakingofftherunwayandlandingareaflightprecautionusedtohelppassengers’ eyesadjustquickerduringanemergencyescape. “Goingfromabrightlylitenvironmenttoonethat’s completelydark wouldrequiresometimeforoureyestofocusandseetheescapeslide,” AliceTheriault,servicedirectorforAirCanadawroteinapressstatement. “Sinceweneedtohaveallthesecondsonoursideintheeventofanemergency,dimmingthelightsisoneofmanystepswetaketoensurethesafetyofourcustomers.”

    Thephenomenonthatyoureyesseethose strange speckles（小斑点） asyoursightadjuststoadarkplaceafterbeinginalightplaceiscalled darkadaptation.Itnormallytakesoureyesabout20to30minutestoseebest inadarkroom.Thebrighterthelights,thelongerittakesforoureyestoadjust,whichiswhydimmingtheplanelightscouldshortenyour “darkadaptation” timesinceyouhaven’tbeensittingunderfluorescent bulbs（荧光灯）allflight.

    Not onlydoesdimminglightsaddvaluabletimetotheescapeprocess,itreducesthetensiononyoureyesifyouneedtolookoutside,orseetheemergencylightingalongthepassage.“Ithelpskeepyouintherightdirection.”PatrickSmith,anairlinepilotandauthorofCockpitConfidential toldTheTelegraph. “Italsomakesiteasierforflightattendantsto assess anyoutside risks,suchasfireordebris,thatmightaffectanescape.” Sonexttimeapilotdimsthelights,justknowit’sforyoursafety,eventhoughitcreatesa gentle atmosphereforyourtakeoffintothesky.

24.Thelightsareturneddownbeforetakeofftohelppassengers_______.

A. takeashortbreak

B.escapeintimeofemergency         

C.createawarmatmosphere

D.adapttheireyestothebrightenvironment

25.Whatisoneoftherolesofshortening“darkadaptation”time?

A.Slowingdownthelanding.B.Adjustingtheplanelights.

C.Keepingpassengerscalm.D.Helpingthecrewjudgeoutsiderisks.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword “It” inthelastparagraph referto?

      A. Dimminglights.                   B.Theescapeprocess.               

C.Reducingtension.         D.Thepassage.

27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Atipofairtravel.

B.Anemergencyeventonaplane.

C.Awarningmessageonaplane.

D.Anexplanationofanairlinesafetymeasure.

参考答案：

24.B25.D26.A27.D

[四]

Asanyplanepassengerwillconfirm,acryingbabyisalmostimpossibletoignore,nomatterhowhardyoutry.Nowscientistsbelievetheymayhaveworkedoutwhy.Ababy’scrypullsattheheartstrings（扣人心弦）inawaywhileothercriesdon’t,researchersfound.

Researchersfoundthatababy’scrycantriggeruniqueemotionalresponsesinthebrain,makingitimpossibleforustoignorethem—whetherweareparentsornot.Othertypesofcries,includingcallsofanimalsingreatpain,failtogetthesameresponse…suggestingthebrainisprogrammedtorespondspecificallytoababy’scry.

AteamofOxfordUniversityscientistsscannedthebrainsof28menandwomenastheylistenedtoavarietyofcallsandcries.After100milliseconds---roughlythetimeittakestoblink（眨眼）—twopartsofthebrainthatrespondtoemotionlitup.Theirresponsetoababy’scrywasparticularlystrong.Theresponsewasseeninbothmenandwomen—eveniftheyhadnochildren.

ResearcherDrChristineParsonssaid,“Youmightreadthatmenshouldjustnoticeababyandstepoveritandnotseeit,butit’snottrue.Thereisaspecialprocessinginmenandwomen,whichmakessensefromanevolutionary（演化的）viewthatbothmenandwomenwouldberespondingtothesecries.”Thestudywasinpeoplewhowerenotparents,yettheyareallrespondingat100mstotheseparticularcries,sothismightbeafundamentalresponsepresentinallofusregardlessofparentalstatus.

FellowresearcherKatieYoungsaiditmaytakeabitlongerforsomeonetorecognizetheirownchild’scriesbecausetheyneedtodomore“fine-grainedanalysis”.Theteamhadpreviouslyfoundthatourreactionsspeedupwhenwehearababycrying.Adultsperformedbetteroncomputergameswhentheyheardthesoundofababycryingthanaftertheyheardrecordingsofadultscrying.

28.Ababy’scryisdifficulttoignorebecauseit.

A.keepsoncrying

B.makes