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精校解析Word版高考英语二轮阅读理解金题编5

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SectionA

A

（2018内蒙古包头一模,C）

Wearingarednoseforadaymayseemlikeastrangewaytoraisemoneyforcharity.However,itseemstoworkinBritain.RedNoseDay（RND）isawell-knowneventintheUK.TheaimofthedayistoraisemoneyforacharitycalledComicReliefwhichhelpspeopleinneedinAfricaandintheUK.

ComicReliefwasstartedin1985byRichardCurtis.Hewrotetheseries“Blackadder”aswellasthefamousfilms“FourWeddingsandaFuneral”and“NottingHill’’.Richard’sideatostartComicReliefwasasaresponsetotheseverelackoffoodinEthiopia.It’scalledRedNoseDayasonthisdaymanypeoplebuyaplasticrednosetowear!

Themoneymadefromsellingrednosesgoestothecharity.

RedNoseDaytakesplaceeverytwoyearsinthespringandisnowsowelldevelopedthatmanypeopleconsiderittobeanunofficialnationalholiday.

ThesloganforthelastRNDwas“DoSomethingFunnyforMoney”andthemoneycollectedwasusedtohelpfundprojectsinthefollowingareas:

treatingmalaria,education,maternalhealthandmentalhealth.TheBBCRedNoseDaytelethonraised￡74.3million!

Money-raisingeventstakeplacealloverthecountryandmanyschoolsjoinin.Peoplealsodonatemoneybypost,inbanks,byphoneusingacreditcardandonline.

GettingsponsoredtodosomethingisacommonwaytoraisemoneyonRND.Ifsomeonesponsorsyouitmeansthattheyagreetogiveyouacertainamountofmoneyforyouractions.

NowyouknowwhyyoumayfindsomepeoplewearingrednosesanddoingsillythingsintheUKonRedNoseDay!

Itisallforagoodcause!

1.ThepurposeofComicReliefis　　　. 

A.tocelebrateRedNoseDay

B.tohelpthoseinneedinAfricaandBritain

C.towarnpeopleagainstsomediseases

D.toraisemoneyforMr.Curtis’sfilms

2.RedNoseDaygotitsnamemainlyfromits　　　. 

A.creatorB.birthplace

C.aidreceiversD.productsforsale

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutRedNoseDay?

A.Itiscelebratedinthespringeveryotheryear.

B.Peoplecelebratethisdaytobringhappinesstoothers.

C.RichardCurtisstartedRedNoseDay.

D.Alotofpeopleraisemoneybygrowingabeardforaweek.

4.Paragraph4mainlyshowsthatinBritainRND　　　. 

A.isconsideredanofficialholiday

B.lastsforalongtime

C.ispopularwithpeople

D.iswelldesignedforTV

B

（2017四川遂宁三模）

FrenchwriterFrantzFanononcesaid:

“Tospeakalanguageistotakeonaworld,aculture.”Sincetheworldchangeseveryday,sodoesourlanguage.

Morethan300newwordsandphraseshaverecentlymadeitintotheonlineOxfordDictionary,andinonewayoranothertheyareallreflectionsoftoday’schangingworld.

Afterayearthatwaspoliticallyunstable,it’snothardtounderstandthefactthatpeople’spoliticalviewsareoneofthemaindrivesofourexpandingvocabulary.Oneexampleis“clicktivism”,acompoundof“click”and“activism”.Itrefersto“armchairactivists”—peoplewhosupportapoliticalorsocialcause,butonlyshowtheirsupportfrombehindacomputerorsmartphone.And“otherize”isaverbfor“other”thatmeanstoalienate（使疏远）peoplewhoaredifferentfromourselves—whetherthatbedifferentskincolor,religiousbelieforsexuality.

“WehadallthewordsaroundBrexitinthelastupdateandwearenowstartingtoseeallthewordsaroundTrumpcomingintothedictionary,”AngusStevenson,OxfordDictionaries’headofcontentdevelopment,toldTheGuardian.

Lifestyleisalsochangingourlanguage.Forexample,“fitspiration”—acompoundof“fit”and“inspiration”—referstoapersonorthingthatencouragesonetoexerciseandstayfitandhealthy.

Thephrase“climaterefugee”—someonewhoisforcedtoleavetheirhomeduetoclimatechange—reflectspeople’sconcernfortheenvironment.

AccordingtoStevenson,socialmediawasthemainsourceforthenewexpressions.“Peoplefeelmuchfreertocointheirownwordsthesedays,”hesaid.

Butstill,notallnewly-inventedwordsgetthechancetomaketheirwayintoamainstreamdictionary.Ifyouwanttocreateyourownhitwords,Stevenson’ssuggestionisthatyoushouldnotonlymakesurethattheyareexpressiveandmeaningful,butalsohaveanattractivesoundsothatpeoplewillenjoysayingthemoutloud.

5.What’sthepurposeofthequotationfromtheFrenchwriterFrantzFanon?

A.Toserveasthetopicofthepassage.

B.Topresentoneofthemajorviewsofthesociety.

C.Toshowthefactthatlanguagemirrorsthecultureinaway.

D.Toleadtothetopicofthewholepassage.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“coin”inthesecond-to-lastparagraphprobablymean?

　A.Use.B.Record.C.Create.D.Change.

7.Howisthearticlemainlydeveloped?

A.Bygivingexamples.

B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.Byfollowingatimeline.

D.Bypresentingresearchfindings.

8.AccordingtoStevenson,tomakethewordsyouinventpopular,theyshould　　　. 

A.beeasytoremember

B.haveuniqueandexpressivemeanings

C.havetheattractivesound

D.bemeaningfulandsoundcatchy

SectionB

A

（2018四川绵阳高三三诊,C）

Highlevelsofchocolateconsumptionmightbeassociatedwithaonethirdreductionintheriskofdevelopingheartdisease,suggestsastudypublishedonlineintheBritishMedicalJournal.Thefindingsconfirmtheresultsofexistingstudiesthatgenerallyagreeonapotentialbeneficiallinkbetweenchocolateconsumptionandhearthealth.However,theauthorsstressthatfurtherstudiesareneededtotestwhetherchocolateactuallycausesthisreductionorifitcanbeexplainedbysomeotherunmeasuredfactors.

TheWorldHealthOrganizationpredictsthatby2030,nearly236millionpeoplewilldiefromheartdisease.However,lifestyleanddietarekeyfactorsinpreventingheartdisease,saysthepaper.Anumberofrecentstudieshaveshownthateatingchocolatehasapositiveinfluenceonhumanhealthduetoitsantioxidantandanti-inflammatoryproperties.Thisincludesreducingbloodpressureandimprovinginsulinsensitivity.

However,theevidenceabouthoweatingchocolateaffectsyourheartstillremainsunclear.So,DrOscarFrancoandcolleaguesfromtheUniversityofCambridgecarriedoutalargescaleofreviewoftheexistingevidencetoevaluatetheeffectsofeatingchocolateoncardiovascular（心血管）eventslikeheartattackandstrokes.

Theyanalyzedtheresultsofsevenstudies,involvingover100,000participantswithandwithoutexistingheartdisease.Foreachstudy,theycomparedthegroupwiththehighestchocolateconsumptionagainstthegroupwiththelowestconsumption.

Fivestudiesreportedabeneficiallinkbetweenhigherlevelsofchocolateconsumptionandtheriskofcardiovascularevents.Theyfoundthatthe“highestlevelsofchocolateconsumptionwereassociatedwitha37%reductionincardiovasculardiseaseanda29%reductioninstrokescomparedwiththelowestlevels”.Nosignificantreductionwasfoundinrelationtoheartfailure.

Theauthorssaythefindingsneedtobeinterpretedwithcaution,inparticularbecausecommerciallyavailablechocolateisverycalorific（around500caloriesforevery100grams）andeatingtoomuchofitcouldleadtoweightgain,riskofdiabetesandheartdisease.

However,theyconcludethatgiventhehealthbenefitsofeatingchocolate,initiativestoreducethecurrentfatandsugarcontentinmostchocolateproductsshouldbeexplored.

1.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thereusedtobestudiesaboutthebeneficiallinkbetweenchocolateconsumptionandheart

health.

B.MillionsofpeoplewilldiefromheartdiseaseaccordingtotheWHO.

C.Therearestillotherfactorsthatmayreducetheriskofheartdisease.

D.Thereisclearevidenceabouthoweatingchocolateaffectsyourheart.

2.Whatarethepossiblecausesofheartdisease?

A.Eatingchocolate.B.Unhealthydiet.

C.Exercisingregularly.D.Drinkingcoffee.

3.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefindings?

A.Cautious.B.Doubtful.C.Disapproving.D.Negative.

4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Weshouldeatlesschocolate.

B.Chocolatebenefitsourhealth.

C.Weshouldconsiderthefatandsugarproblem.

D.Eatingchocolatewillleadtofatgainnaturally.

B

（2017广西五市联考）

WhenemergencyworkersarriveatanoldfirehouseinNewYorkCity,thewaytheygreeteachotherisnotwhatyoumightexpect.Thesefirstresponderssay,“NiHao!

”“NiHao”means“hello”inMandarin.

Firstrespondersarethefirstemergencyworkerstoarriveatafire,trafficaccidentorotheremergency.Somefirstrespondersarefirefighters,whileotherscanbeEmergencyMedicalTechnicians.

InBrooklyn,NewYork,over20firstrespondersarestudyingMandarinforabouttwohoursaweek.Theclassisthefirstofitskind.ItisofferedbytheNewYorkCityFireDepartmentFoundation.

TheU.S.CensusBureaurecentlyreportedthatsomeNewYorkneighborhoodsaremadeupmostlyofimmigrants.SomepeoplehavepredictedthattheChinesecommunityislikelytobecomeNewYork’slargestimmigrantgroup.TheythinkthecitywillhavethelargestChinesecommunityoutsideofAsia.

TheCensusBureaualsofoundthatalmost200languagesarespokeninthecity.So,knowingdifferentlanguagesisimportant,especiallyifyouareafirstresponder.

LieutenantSteveLeeispresidentoftheFireDepartment’sPhoenixSociety.Hesaysthatfirstrespondersmustbeabletocommunicatequicklyandeffectivelywhenanemergencyhappens.Heexplainsthatfirstrespondersenterneighborhoodsandcommunicatestoassistpeopleregardlessofwheretheyarefrom.Manytimesfirstrespondersdonotspeakthesamelanguageasthepeopletheyarecalledtohelp.Headdsthatitisvital,orveryimportant,thatfirstrespondersareabletocommunicatewiththepeoplecallin