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湖北省咸宁市高考英语阅读理解暑假练习7

湖北省咸宁市2020高考英语阅读理解暑假练习（7）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

ProbablyyouhaveseenphotosoftheGrandCanyon（峡谷）,thegreatvalleyinthedesertcountryofArizona.Butyoumustgothereyourselftofeelitstruesizeandbeauty.TheGrandCanyonisoneofthegreatestnaturalwondersoftheworld

TheColoradoRiverformedtheGrandCanyonovermillionsofyears.Slowly,therivercutdownthroughhardrock.Atthesametime,thelandwasrising.Todaythecanyonis1.5kilometersand445kilometerslong.Theoldestrocksatthebottomofthecanyonaremorethan1billionyearsold.Thewidthvariesfromabout200metersto29kilometersacross.Therimortopofthecanyonisabout2,300metersabovesealevelontheSouthRim,andabout3,000metersontheotherside.Asaresult,therearedifferentkindsofplantsandanimalsonoppositesidesofthecanyon.TheSouthRimisdrydesertcountry.TheNorthRimhastallforests.

Thecanyonlooksdifferentatdifferenttimesofday,andindifferentseasonsandweather.Atsunriseandsunsetthered,gold,brownandorangecolorsoftherocksareespeciallyclearandbright.Inwinter,thecanyonispartlycoveredwithsnow.

TheviewfromtheSouthRimoftheGrandCanyonisthebest.Mostvisitorscomehereandstayincampgroundsorhotels.Everypointalongthecanyon’sedgeoffersadifferentview.

TheNorthrimoftheCanyonisquieter.IttakesalldaytodrivetherefromtheSouthRimbecausethereisonlyonebridgeacrosstheColoradoRiver.Ontheway,yougothroughNavadoIndianlands,andacolorfulpinkdesertcalled“ThePaintedDesert”.

1.ThebestwaytofeelthetruebeautyoftheGrandCanyonisto________.

A.seeitsphotographsB.listentothereportaboutit

C.watchitsintroductiononTVD.gothereyourselfandvisitit

2.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,________.

A.theGrandCanyonhasashorthistory

B.itssizeneverchangedinthehistory

C.theGrandCanyonwasformedbytheearthquake

D.Youcanenjoydifferentsceneryondifferentsidesofthecanyon

3.Thescenethecanyonis________.

A.variousdependingondifferenttimeandplaces

B.thesame

C.variousdependingondifferenttime

D.variousdependingondifferentplaces

4.IfyouwanttovisittheNorthRimfromtheSouthRim,you________.

A.cangothereinmanydirections

B.won’tspendmuchtimeontheway

C.canvisitThepaintedDesertontheway

D.needn’tgoacrossanybridges

5.IfyouwanttohaveavisittotheGrandCanyon,you’dbettergoto_______.

A.theNorthRimB.theSouthRim

C.thebottomD.NavadoIndianLands

【答案与解析】

1.D根据第一段Butyoumustgothereyourselftofeelitstruesizeandbeauty.可知答案。

2.D根据第二段中最后三句话可以得出答案。

3.A根据第三、四、五段可以得出答案。

4.C根据最后一段可以得出答案。

5.B根据倒数第二段第一句话：

TheviewfromtheSouthRimoftheGrandCanyonisthebest.可以得知答案。

【四川省成都七中2020三诊考试】

阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

HumanremainsofancientsettlementswillbereburiedandlosttoscienceunderalawthatthreatensresearchintothehistoryofhumansinBritain,agroupofleadingarchaeologists（考古学家）says.Inaletteraddressedtothejusticesecretary,KenClarke,40archaeologistswriteoftheir“deepandwidespreadconcern”abouttheissue.ItcentersonthelawintroducedbytheMinistryofJusticein2020whichrequiresallhumanremainsunearthedinEnglandandWalestobereburiedwithintwoyears,regardlessoftheirage.Thedecisionmeansscientistshavetoolittletimetostudybonesandotherhumanremainsofnationalandculturalsignificance.

“Yourcurrentrequirementthatallarchaeologicallyunearthedhumanremainsshouldbereburied,whetherafterastandardperiodoftwoyearsorfurtherspecialextension,iscontrarytobasicprinciplesofarchaeologicalandscientificresearchandofmuseumpractice,”theywrite.

Thelawappliestoanypiecesofboneuncoveredataround400digsites,includingtheremainsof60orsobodiesfoundatStonehengein2020thatdatebackto3,000BC.Archaeologistshavebeengrantedatemporaryextensiontogivethemmoretime,buteventuallytheboneswillhavetobereturnedtotheground.

ThearrangementsmayresultinthewasteoffuturediscoveriesatsitessuchasHappisburghinNorfolk,wherediggingiscontinuingafterthediscoveryofstonetoolsmadebyearlyhumans950,000yearsago.IfhumanremainswerefoundatHappisburgh,theywouldbetheoldestinnorthernEuropeandthefirstindicationofwhatthisspecieswas.Underthecurrentpracticeofthelawthoseremainswouldhavetobereburiedandeffectivelydestroyed.

Before2020,guidelinesallowedfortheproperpreservationandstudyofbonesofsufficientageandhistoricalinterest,whiletheBurialAct1857appliedtomorerecentremains.TheMinistryofJusticeassuredarchaeologiststwoyearsagothatthelawwastemporary,buthassofarfailedtoreviseit.

MikeParkerPearson,anarchaeologistatSheffieldUniversity,said:

“Archaeologistshavebeenextremelypatientbecausewewereledtobelievetheministrywassortingoutthisproblem,butwefeelthatwecannotwaitanylonger.”

Theministryhasnoguidelinesonwhereorhowremainsshouldbereburied,oronwhatrecordsshouldbekept.

47.Accordingtothepassage,scientistsareunhappywiththelawmainlybecause_______.

　　A.itisonlyatemporarymeasureonthehumanremains

　　B.itisunreasonableandthusdestructivetoscientificresearch

　　C.itwasintroducedbythegovernmentwithouttheirknowledge

　　D.itisvagueaboutwhereandhowtoreburyhumanremains

48.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

　　A.Temporaryextensionoftwoyearswillguaranteescientistsenoughtime.

　　B.HumanremainsoftheoldestspeciesweredugoutatHappisburgh.

　　C.Humanremainswillhavetobereburieddespitetheextensionoftime.

　　D.Scientistshavebeenwarnedthatthelawcanhardlybechanged.

49.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheBritishlawgoverninghumanremains?

　　A.TheMinistryofJusticedidnotintendittoprotecthumanremains.

　　B.TheBurialAct1857onlyappliedtoremainsuncoveredbefore1857.

　　C.Thelawonhumanremainshasn’tchangedinrecentdecades.

　　D.TheMinistryofJusticehasnotdoneenoughaboutthelaw.

50.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

　　A.Newdiscoveriesshouldbereburied,thegovernmentdemands.

　　B.Researchtimeshouldbeextended,scientistsrequire.

　　C.Lawonhumanremainsneedsthoroughdiscussion,authoritiessay.

　　D.Lawcouldburyancientsecretsforever,archaeologistswarn.

【参考答案】47-50BCDD

【四川省凉山州2020第二次诊断性测试】A

阅读下面五篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Manyofusdreamofhavingthousandsandthousandsofdollartospendonwhatwedesire

Wecanbuylotterytickets,entercontestsorspendhoursbuildingabusinessorinvestinthe

stockmarket.Wearesurethatwhenwehaveplentyofmoney,wewillbehappy

Whilehavingsomemoneydoeshaveanimpactonourlevelofhappiness,havingalotof

moneydoesnot.ItisreportedthatAmericanswhoseincomegoesfrom$20,000ayearto$50,000

ayeararemorelikelytobehappy.Butbeyond$50,000,happinessdoesnotincreaseassalaries

goup.Itisbecauseweareneversatisfied.CatherineSanderson,apsychologyprofessorat

AmherstCollegesays,"Wealwaysthinkifwejusthadalittlemoremoney,we’dbehappier.But

whenwegetthere,wearenot."

DanielGilbert,apsychologyprofessoratHarvardnotes,"Themoreyoumake,themoreyou

want.Themoreyouhave,thelessitbringsyoujoy.Weincorrectlyassumewe’Ilgetmore

pleasurefrommore,andwedon’t."

Thethingsmoneycanbuydon'tmakeyouhappyeither.Alotofresearchsuggeststhatyou

won'tfindthe"goodlife"buyingexpensive"toys".YoufinallybuythatBMWyou'vealways

wantedanditsoonlosesitsappeal.Then,insteadofwonderingifanewcariswhatreallymakes

youhappy,youdecideyoujustneedadifferentnewcar.Itisanendlesscycle.

Toreallybehappy,youneedtounderstandwhatmakesyouhappyinthefirstplace.One

secretofhappinessispeople.Surveyshavefoundthatpeopleneedpeople.Thosewhohavefiveor

moreclosefriendsare50%morelikelytodescribethemselvesas"veryhappy".Goodrelationships

haveafargreatereffectonhappinessthanlargersalary.AndrewOswald,aneconomistat

England'sUniversityofWarwicksays,"Byouarelookingforhappinessinlife,findtheright

husbandorwiferatherthantryingtodoubleyoursalary."

Soinvestyourtimeandenergyinpeople.Therewardismuchbiggerintermsofhappiness!

31．InParagraph1theauthorintendstotellusthe"belief"that

A.weareunhappybecauseweoftenlackmoney

B.peoplecanbuywhattheywantiftheyhaveenoughmoney

C.moremoneywillmakeone'sdreamscometrue

D.happinesswillresultfrommoremoney

32.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthoragreeto?

A.Havingsomemoneybringshappinesstosomedegree.

B.Themoremoneyoneearns,thesadderonebecomes

C.Buyingexpensivethingswillsurelybringpleasure

D.Wegetnothingfrombuyingexpensivethingswewant.

33.Whydoeshappinessnotincreasewithpayrises?

A.Mostofushaveapsychologicalproblem.B.Peoplearenotcontentwithwhattheyget.

C.Itishumannaturetobeunhappy.D.Happinesshasnothingtodowithmoney.

34.Inordertofindhappinessweshould

A.alwaysmakenewfriendsB.takenonoticeofoursalaries

C.focusongoodrelationshipsD.investourmoneyinourfriend

【参考答案】31—34、DABC

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　　阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

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