高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解学生选练11.docx

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高考英语二轮复习阅读理解学生选练11

2019年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解学生选练11

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

TheEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalbeginsonWednesday,Aug.4withVanMorrisonplayingthespecialdonationfund（基金）concert,andwillfinishuponSunday,Aug.8.

1.TheEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalisheldmainlyto　　　.　

A.gatherpeoplewithdifferentmusicaltastes

B.remindpeopleoftherealsenseoffolkmusic

C.exhibitthegoodvoicesofgreattalentsinfolkmusic

D.collectoldstoriesoffolkmusic

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Riedelhasvolunteeredforthefestivalforatleast5years.

B.It’shardforpeopletoappreciateBlues.

C.Itcostspeoplealittletofilluptheircupsfromwaterstations.

D.Peoplehavetopay$2foraplateoffood.

3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat　　　.　

A.peoplecangetticketseasilyforthefestival

B.theEdmontonFolkMusicFestivaliswellorganized

D.bikesareavailableatthefestivalfromWednesdaytoSunday

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.FolkMusicofBlues　　　　　　　　　B.OneFestivalforAll

C.FestivalforFamilyGathering　　　　　D.Edmonton’sDowntownPark

【参考答案】1-4BABB　　

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Feelingblueabouttheworld?

“Cheerup,”sayssciencewriterMattRidley.”Theworldhasneverbeenabetterplacetolivein,anditwillkeepongettingbetterbothforhumansandfornature.”

Ridleycallshimselfarationaloptimist—rational,becausehe’scarefullyweighedtheevidence;optimistic,becausethatevidenceshowshumanprogresstobebothunavoidableandgood.Andthisiswhathe’ssetouttoprovefromauniquepointofviewinhismostrecentbook,TheRationalOptimist.Heviewsmankindasagrandenterprisethat,onthewhole,hasdonelittlebutprogressfor100,000years.Hebackshisfindingswithhardfactsgatheredthroughyearsofresearch.

Here’showheexplainshisviews.

1）Shoppingfuelsinvention

ItisreportedthattherearemorethantenbilliondifferentproductsforsaleinLondonalone.Evenallowingforthemanypeoplewhostillliveinpoverty,ourowngenerationhasaccesstomorenutritiousfood,moreconvenienttransport,biggerhouses,bettercars,and,ofcourse,morepoundsanddollarsthananywholivedbeforeus.Thiswillcontinueaslongasweusethesethingstomakeotherthings.Themorewespecializeandexchange,thebetteroffwe’llbe.

2）Brilliantadvances

Onereasonwearericher,healthier,taller,cleverer,longer-livedandfreerthaneverbeforeisthatthefourmostbasichumanneeds—food,clothing,fuelandshelter—havegrownalotcheaper.Takeoneexample.In1800acandleprovidingonehour’slightcostsixhours’work.Inthe1880sthesamelightfromanoillamptook15minutes’worktopayfor.In1950itwaseightseconds.Todayit’shalfsecond.

3）Let’snotkillourselvesforclimatechange

Mitigating（减轻）climatechangecouldprovejustasdamagingtohumanwelfareasclimatechangeitself.Achildthatdiesfromindoorsmokeinavillage,wheretheuseoffossil-fuel（化石燃烧）electricityisforbiddenbywell-meaningmembersofgreenpoliticalmovementstryingtosavetheworld,isjustasgreatatragedyasachildthatdiesinafloodcausedbyclimatechange.Ifclimatechangeprovestobemild,butcuttingcarboncausesrealpain,wemaywellfindthatwehavestoppedanose-bleedbyputtingatourniquet（止血带）aroundournecks.

1.WhatisthethemeofRidley’smostrecentbook?

A.Weaknessofhumannature.B.Concernaboutclimatechange.

C.Importanceofpracticalthinking.D.Optimismabouthumanprogress.

2.HowdoesRidleylookatshopping?

A.Itencouragesthecreationofthings.B.Itresultsinshortageofgoods.

C.Itdemandsmorefossilfuels.D.Itcausesapovertyproblem.

3.Thecandleandlampexampleisusedtoshowthat　　　.　

A.oillampsgiveoffmorelightthancandles

B.shorteningworkingtimebringsaboutahappierlife

C.advancedtechnologyhelpstoproducebettercandles

D.increasedproductionrateleadstolowercostofgoods

4.Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthepassageimply?

A.Cuttingcarbonisnecessaryinspiteofthehugecost.

B.Overreactiontoclimatechangemaybedangerous.

C.People’shealthiscloselyrelatedtoclimatechange.

D.Carelessmedicaltreatmentmaycausegreatpain.

【参考答案】1-4DADB　　

A

Takingexamsinalargegroupsettingcanbestressfulforstudentsandforthestaffmemberswhoarewatchingoverthem.Whenclassroomsarecrowdedanddesksareclosetogether,cheatingmightbetempting.OneuniversityinThailandcameupwithananti-cheatinghatthatmakesitalmostimpossibleforstudentstoseeotherstudents’papers.Aphotoofthestudentswearingtheanti-cheatinghatsmadeitswaytotheinternet,andtheuniversitywascriticizedformakingstudentswearthoseridiculouslookinghomemadehats.Thehatsweremadebystaplingtwopiecesofpaperontoaheadband,onetoeachsideofthehead.

1.WhywastheuniversitycriticizedontheInternet?

A．Thehomemadeanti-cheatinghatlookedtoosimple.

B．Wearingtheanti-cheatinghatmadestudentslookridiculous.

C．Wearingtheanti-cheatinghatscouldn’tpreventstudentsfromcheatingintheexam.

D．Theuniversityforcedstudentstoweartheanti-cheatinghat.

2.What’smostoftheKasetsartUniversitystudents’attitudetowardsthecheatinghat?

A.skepticalB.supportiveC.objectiveD.negative

3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.

A.It’suselesswearingtheanti-cheatinghatintheexam.

B.Kasetsartstudentsareoftencaughtcheatingintheexam.

C.Wearingtheanti-cheatinghatiseffectiveinsomedegree.

D.Somestudentsareforcedtoweartheanti-cheatinghat.

参考答案1-3BBC

B

Weknowthatsugarysodasaren’tgoodforourbodies.Nowitturnsoutthattheymaynotbegoodforourminds,either.Anewstudyofmorethan260,000peoplehasfoundalinkbetweensweetenedsoft-drinksanddepression,anddietsodasmaybemakingmattersworse.

Thestudystudied263,925peoplebetweentheagesof50and71.Researchersfollowedtheirconsumptionofdrinkslikesoda,teacoffee,andothersoftdrinksfrom1995to1996andthen.10yearslater,askedthemiftheyhadbeendiagnosedwithdepressionsincetheyear2000.Morethan11,3000ofthemhad.

Participantswhodrankmorethanfourservingsofsodasperdaywere30percentmorelikelytodevelopdepressionthanparticipantswhodidnotdrinksodasatall.Peoplewhostuckwithfruitpunch（鸡尾酒）,hada38percenthigherriskthanpeoplewhodidn’tdrinksweeteneddrinks.Andallthatextrasugarisn’ttheactualproblem.Researcherssaythattheartificialsweeteneraspartamemaybetoblame.

4．Whathasthenewstudyofmorethan260,000peoplefound?

A.Sugarysodasaren’tgoodforthephysicalhealthofoldpeople.

B.Americanshaveaspecialtoothforsweetfoods.

C.Sweetenedsoft-drinksmayincreasetheriskofdepression.

D.Sweetenedsoft-drinkshaveimportantphysicalconsequences.

5．Whatdoweknowabouttheprocessofthestudy?

A.Abouttwenty-sixthousandpeopleparticipatedinit.

B.Theoldestparticipantswerebelow80whenthestudywasover.

C.Mostoftheparticipantshaddepressionwhenthestudywasover.

D.Thestudylastedmorethantenyearsfromthebeginningtotheend.

6．Itisimpliedinthepassagethat______.

A.moreresearchisneededtoconfirmthenewfindings

B.thenewfindingsaren’tconsistentwithanypreviousfindings

C.cuttingone’ssodasintakewillsurelyreduceone’sdepression

D.thenewfindingswon’thaveanimpactonpeople’sdrinkinghabits

7．Whatshouldyoudrinkinordertoreducetheriskofdepression?

A.Sodas.B.Unsweetenedcoffee.

C.Sugarycoffee.D.Fruitpunch.

参考答案4-7CDAB

C

Imusthavebeenaboutfourteenthen,andIputawaytheincidentfrommymindwiththeeasycarelessnessofyouth.Butthewords,CarlWalterspokethatday,camebacktomeyearslater,andeversincehavebeenofgreatvaluetome.

CarlWalterwasmypianoteacher.DuringoneofmylessonsheaskedhowmuchpracticingIwasdoing.Isaidthreeorfourhoursaday.

“Doyoupracticeinlongstretches,anhouratatime?

”

“Itryto.”

“Well,don’t,”hesaidloudly.“Whenyougrowup,timewon’”

IadmitIhaveneverlearnthowtoletgoeasilyattheendofthefiveortenminutes.Butlifecanbecountedontosupplyinterruptions.CarlWalterhashadasignificantinfluenceonmylife.TohimIowethediscoverythatevenveryshortperiodsoftimeadduptoallusefulhoursIneed,ifIthrowmyselfintoitwithoutdelay.

8.Themeaningof“stretch”intheunderlinedpartisthesameasthatinthesentence“”.

A.Thedogwokeup,hadagoodstretchandwanderedoff.

B.Bobworkedasagovernmentofficialforastretchofovertwentyyears.

C.Myfamilywasn’twealthybyanystretchoftheimagination.

D.Thismaterialhasalotofstretchinit.

9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Theauthordidn’ttaketheteacher’swordstoheartatfirst.

B.Rapidconcentrationismoredifficultthanpeopleimagine.

C.Theauthorthankedhisteacherforteachinghimtoworkinlongstretches.

D.CarlWalterhasinfluencedthewritergreatlysincehewasastudent.

10.Wecaninferthattheauthor________.

A.hasnewbookspublishedeachyearhoweverbusyhisteachingis

B.istiredofinterruptionsinlifebecausehealwayshasmuchwork

C.hasformedabadhabitofchewingapencilwhilewritinghisnovels

D.makesmentalpreparationsbeforehandsoastofocusonworkquickly

11.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthistext?

A.ConcentrateonYourWorkB.ALittleataTime

C.HowIBecameaWriterD.GoodAdvice

参考答案8-11BADB

D

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