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高考英语全国II大二轮总复习语篇阅读高分练十
语篇阅读高分练(十)
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2015·河南商丘市高三一模)
2014sawthattheEbolavirusreappearedinGuineaandsoonspreadintoneighbouringLiberiaandSierraLeone,killingover7,800peoplebythenewyearof2015.Itleadstoviralhemorrhagicfever,whichischaracterizedbyhighfeverandinternalbleedingetc.
EbolaisnamedaftertheEbolaRiver,whereitwasfirstdiscoveredin1976.TherearefivedifferenttypesoftheEbolavirus,eachnamedafterwheretheyfirsthappened:
Sudan,IvoryCoast,Reston,Bundibugyo,andZaire.Thedeadliestofthefive,Zaire,wasresponsibleforthe2012outbreak,andisbelievedtobeattackingGuinea.
Ebolaisnaturallyfoundinfruitbats,whichpassonthevirustootheranimalsbybitingorsuckingontheirblood.HumanswhoaresufferingfromtheEbolainfectionmighthavetouchedthebodilyfluidsoftheinfectedanimals.Onceinfected,ahumanbecomesacarrierofthedeadlyvirus.
Unfortunately,therearenodiseasespecifictreatmentsforEbola.Healthcareworkersonlysupplytheinfectedpeoplewithphysiologicalsaline(生理盐水)tokeepthemingoodcondition.Ebolacankill90%ofthoseinfected,especiallyinunderdevelopedsocietieslikethoseinAfrica.Sincetherehavebeenmanycasesofnursescatchingthediseasefrompatients,theyareforcedtowearstrictprotectiveclothes,andinsomecases,notevenallowedtogetclosetotheinfected.ThefactthatthereisnocurefortheEbolavirusiswhatmakestheoutbreakachallengingonetocontrol.
What’sworse,sinceweliveinaninterconnectedworld,wherethesituationinonecountrycanaffectusall,theinfluencesofEbolaarehuge:
damagingtraderelations,affectingforeignvisitors,andweakeningentirecountries.ItisfearedthatthediseasemayspreadthroughoutwestAfricancountries.Foreverycountry,astronghealthsystemcandecreasetheriskofhealthattackandlessentheimpactofEbola.
1.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraphinthewholepassage?
A.Toarousethereader’sconcern.
B.Tosummarizethewholepassage.
C.TogiveadetaileddescriptionofEbola.
D.Tointroducethethemeofthewholepassage.
2.WhatcanweinferabouttheEbolavirus?
A.Ithascausedapanicinmanycountries.
B.Itisthemostdangerousvirusintheworld.
C.AstronghealthsystemisimportanttofightagainstEbola.
D.AnyonewhowasinfectedEbolawilldie.
3.Paragraph3mainlytellsus________.
A.whattheEbolavirusis
B.howtheEbolavirusspreads
C.howtheEbolavirusistreated
D.howtheEbolavirusaffectsthelife
4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.TherearenoeffectivedrugstotreatEbolabyfar.
B.EbolaisnowverycommoninGuinea.
C.ThosewithafevermustbeinfectedbyEbola.
D.FemalesareeasiertobeinfectedbyEbola.
B
(2015·沈阳市郊联体高三二模)
Just25yearsago,thetopthreecareerhopesforyoungpeopleinBritainwereteacher,bankeranddoctor.Now,theywanttobesportsstar,popstarandactor,accordingtoasurveybytheGuardiannewspaper.
Rachel,acharacterinthepopularTVshowGlee,maybesaidtospeakforBritishteenagers.“Nowadaysbeingnobodyisworsethanbeingpoor.”Shesaid.
EmmaBrockes,areporterwiththeGuardian,believesitis“thebadinfluenceofcelebrity(名人)culture”thatistoblame.“Whenchildrenwantedtobedoctor,itwasn’tbecausetheywerereallymoreinterestedinthefunctionsofhumanorgansthantheyarenow;yougowheretherespectis.”Shewrote.
Itcouldexplainwhytherehasbeensuchanincreaseinlevelsofanxietyanddepression.Dr.CarloStrenger,ofTelAvivUniversity,studiedthesenseofselfforhisnewbookTheFearofInsignificance:
SearchingforMeaninginthe21stCentury.HetoldtheDailyMailthatyoungpeoplenoware“affectedbythecloseconnectiontotheglobalentertainmentnetwork,whichhasturnedrankingandratingpeopleaccordingtowealthandcelebrityintoanobsession(痴迷).”
“Ashumans,wenaturallymeasureourselvestothosearoundus,butnowweliveinaglobalvillage.Wearecomparingourselveswiththemost‘important’peopleintheworldandfindingourselveswanting,”hesaid.Today,evenhighachieversconstantlyfearthattheyareinsignificantwhentheycomparethemselvestosuccessstoriesinthemedia.
Thewayout?
Simplystopmeasuringyourachievementthroughafantasyofwealthandcelebrity.Dr.Strengersaidthatitisaprocesscalled“activeselfacceptancethroughaconstantsearchforselfknowledgethroughlife.”
“Thefearofinsignificancecanonlybeovercomethroughstrongindividualandculturalidentityoverandabovemeasurableachievement,”hesaid.
5.AccordingtoEmmaBrockes,whatcausestheincreasinglevelofanxiety?
A.Choicesoffuturecareers.
B.Accesstotheglobalnetwork.
C.Badinfluencesofcelebrities.
D.Endlesscomparisonwithothers.
6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofDr.CarloStrenger?
A.Heisanewspaperreporter.
B.Heisthespokesmanofteenagers.
C.He