高三英语阅读理解提速练专练.docx

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高三英语阅读理解提速练专练

阅读理解提速练2020.09

Part1

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Joinoursmallgroupjourneys

toexploreyourpassions!

CALIFORNIA

ExperiencesomeofthemostbeautifulpartsoftheAmericanWestthroughoneofthearea'smostpreciousresources：

water.Exploreyourownpersonalconnectiontowaterwhilelearningaboutthecomplexdemandsonthislimitedresourcewithanexpert.DuringajourneythroughCalifornia，hike（徒步旅行），bikeandraftyourwayacrossNorthernCalifornia'swell-knownwatershed（分水岭）tobetterunderstandjusthowvitalwateris.

Fee（费用）$5,490

DepartsJune20-30,2018

11Days

PERU

WalkintotheSacredValleyofthePeruvianAndesandlearnhowthegovernmenthasworkedcloselywithinternationalhealthgroupstoprovidecommunity-basedhealthcaretoPeru'sdiversepopulation.Learnfirst-handfromhealthworkersandseehowtheytreatdiseaseandtraincommunitymemberstobalancerespectfortraditionalmedicalpracticeswithmoremoderntreatments.

Fee$5,400

DepartsJune27-July10,2018

14Days

NEWYORKTOMILAN

Stepbehindthescenesofthefashionindustryandlearntodesignandcreateyourownready-to-wearclothinglineintheglobalcentersofstyleandfashion，NewYorkandMilan.Withastyleandfashionexpert，groupleadersandotherteenagersstudyinternationaltrendsinthefashionhistory，meetwithfashiondesigners，anddevelopafullunderstandingoffashionandthewaysitshapesandisshapedbyidentityandculture.

Fee$6,390

DepartsJune22-July7,2018

16Days

CERN&THESWISSALPS

AsscientistsinSwitzerlandpushthelimitsofhumanknowledge，howcantheycommunicatetheirbreakthroughs?

Alongwithyourleadersandanexpert，visitworld-classlaboratoriesonthecuttingedgeofphysics，biologyandastronomy.Interviewresearchersandinvestigatethetechnicalandhumanaspectsofscience.

Fee$6,890

DepartsJune21-July4;July6-19,2018

14Days

1．Whichofthefollowingjourneyscanimproveyourmedicalknowledge?

A．PERU.B．CALIFORNIA.

C．NEWYORKTOMILAN.D．CERN&THESWISSALPS.

2．Whendoesthejourneyinvolvingfashionbegin?

A．OnJune20,2018.B．OnJune21,2018.

C．OnJune22,2018.D．OnJune27,2018.

3．Howmuchwillyoupayifyouwanttovisitsciencelaboratories?

A．$5,400.　　B．$5,490.C．$6,390.D，$6,890.

B

Joyrecentlyconsideredquittingherjob.Hereasy-goingbosshadleftforahigherposition，leavingherwithanewboss—oneJoyfoundhardtoworkfor.

Onemorning，Joy'sbosstalkedwithheraboutacomplaintmadeagainstherbyaco-worker.“Joy，insteadofemailingteammembersabouttheproject，justwalkdownthehallandworkoutthedetailsinperson，”shesaid.“Peoplearecomplaining.”

Joystruggledwithan“invisibledisability”thatsometimesmadewalkingdifficultandpainful.Infact，herdoctortoldherto“limittheamountofwalking”recently.

Whenshetriedtoexplainherlimitationstoherboss，shejustdidnotunderstandandrespondedbadly.Crushed（崩溃地），Joycalledherhusband.“Tim，Ican'tdothisanymore.I'mgoingtoquit！

”

Timlistenedpatientlyandsaid，“Joy，whynottalkwithhumanresourcestoseeiftheycanhelp？

”

Joyagreed.

Thedirectorofhumanresourcessuggestedshescheduleameetingwithherboss.Inthedaysleadinguptothemeeting，Joypreparedpractically.Sheaskedherdoctorforaletter，describingherillness.Further，shecopiedcertainpartsfromabook，explaininghercondition，howtomanageitandhowtoremainproductiveatwork.

Afterthehumanresourcesdirectoropenedthemeeting，sheinvitedJoytovoiceherconcerns.Shebegan，“Ienjoyworkingforthisorganization.AndIunderstandmyco-worker'scomplaint，”shecontinued.“I'dliketogiveyoualittlemoreinformationaboutmyillnesssothatwecanworktogethertosolvetheproblem.”

Then，Joysharedtheinformationshehadbroughtwithher.AsJoyspoke，shesawherboss'sfacesoften.

“OndayswhenI'mhavingproblemswalking，perhapsteammemberscancomedowntomyoffice，”Joysuggested.“Onotherdays，we'llmeetintheirs.”

“Andondaysthat'snotpossible，maybeyoucanpickupthephoneandtalkwithteammembersratherthanemailing，”interjected（插话）herboss.

“Ofcourse！

”saidJoy.

Themeetingendedandbothhadwhattheyneeded.

4．WhatdidJoy'sco-workercomplain?

A．Shewasn'tresponsiblefortheproject.

B．Shehaddifficultyunderstandingothers.

C．Shedidn'tcommunicatewithteammembers.

D．Shefailedtotalkwithteammembersdirectly.

5．WhydidJoywanttoquitherjob?

A．Shesufferedgreatlyfromherdisability.

B．Shedidn'tenjoyworkingwithherteam.

C．Shefoundithardtoworkwithhernewboss.

D．Sheoftenreceivedcomplaintsfromherco-workers.

6．WhatdidTimsuggestJoydo?

A．Visitherdoctor.B．Havealongrest.

C．Callameetingwithherboss.D．Haveatalkwithhumanresources.

7．WhatwasJoy'sattitudetowardsthemeeting?

A．Shetookitseriously.

B．Shedidn'texpecttoomuchfromit.

C．Shedoubtedwhetheritwouldsucceed.

D．Shehadnoideawhattosayatthemeeting.

C

（2018·湖北省八校联考）Citiesarelikelytobeaffectedbyoverheating，thankstosomethingcalledtheurbanheatislandeffect.Citiestendtobeshortoftrees，whichprovideshade，andtheyarecoveredwithblackpavement，whichabsorbsheatfromthesun.Thinkofhowitfeelstowearadarkshirtversusawhiteshirtonasunnyday.Ablackshirtabsorbslight，heatingyouup.Butawhiteshirtreflectslight，keepingyoucool.

Theaveragetemperatureinacityofamillionormorepeoplecanbemorethan5degreesFhotterthansurroundingareas.Thatextra5degreescanturnahotdayfromuncomfortabletodeadly.Astemperaturesrise，citieswillbeanespeciallydangerousplacetoliveduringaheatwave.Toprotectpublichealth，cityofficialsaregoingtomakethecitycooler.

Aspartofthateffort，LosAngelesiscoatingitsroadsinCoolSeal，agraypaintthatkeepsstreetsandparkinglots10degreescoolerthanblackasphalt（沥青）．ItwillhelpAngelinossavemoneyduringthesummer，whenairconditioningsendspowerbillssoaring.Anditwillsavelivesbyloweringtemperaturesandimprovingairquality.Hotweatherworsensairpollutionbyturningcarexhaustintosmog，whichcanmakelifemiserableforpeoplewithasthma（哮喘）andotherbreathingproblems.

Ofcourse，L.A.willhavetodomorethanpaintoverafewstreetstocooloffthecity.Angelinoswillalsoneedtoplantmoretreesandapplywhitepainttorooftops—atleastthosenotalreadycoveredinsolarpanels.WhileL．A.isapioneerofreflectivestreets，othercities，likeNewYork，arealreadyexperimentingwithreflectiveroofsor，likeMelbourne，loweringthetemperaturebyplantingtrees.L.A.ishardlyaloneinitsefforttostaycool.

“Thisisanurgentchallenge，andit'smuchbiggerthanoneperson，”saidMayorGarcettiinarecentstatement.“ClimatechangeisafactoflifethatpeopleinLosAngelesandcitiesaroundtheworldlivewitheveryday.”

8．Whichofthefollowingcontributestotheurbanheatislandeffect?

A．Plantingmoretreesinthestreets.B．Coveringthestreetswithgraypaint.

C．Applyingreflectivepainttorooftops.D．Furnishingeveryhousewithairconditioners.

9．Whatshouldthecityofficialsemphasizeduringhotsummer?

A．Howtomakethecitycooler.B．Wheretowearawhiteshirt.

C．Whytocoattheroadswithblackpaint.D．Whentocutofftheelectricitysupply.

10．WhatbenefitcanpeoplegainfromtheuseofCoolSeal?

A．Increasingtheindooractivities.B．Promotingthesaleofairconditioners.

C．Makinglifeeasierandmorecomfortable.D．Reducingthenumberofcolddays.

11．What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A．L.A.adoptedmanyapproachestofightagainsttheheat.

B．L.A.callsonpeopletofightagainstglobalwarming.

C．Moreandmorecountriesbegintoplanttreesinthestreets.

D．L.A.ispaintingitsstreetsgraytokeepthecitycool.

D

（2018·广州市调研测试）Petrolanddieselcarsmaystilldominateourroads，buttheirdaysarenumbered.Arecentuniversitystudyfoundthatcurrentelectriccarscouldbeusedfor87percentofdailycarjourneysintheUS.Thatfigurecouldriseto98percentby2020.

Onehurdletothewidespreadadoptionofelectriccarshasbeen“rangeanxiety”—drivers'concernsaboutrunningoutofjuiceonajourney.Whilepetrolstationsareconvenientlylocatedacrossnationalroadsystems，thenecessarynetworkofelectricchargingstationsisstillbeingdeveloped.Thatsaid，chargingpointsarebecomingincreasinglycommonthroughouttheUSA.

Attitudestowardselectricvehicleshavechangedquiteconsiderablyoverthelastfewyears.Notthatlongago，electriccarsweremetwithdistrust，andtheirlargepricetagsdrovecustomersaway.Thankstoimprovementsinbatterycapacity，rechargingtimes，performanceandprice，thecurrentgenerationofelectriccarsisstartingtopersuadecritics.Plug-incarswillsoongiveinternalcombustionenginemodelsarunfortheirmoney.

Aswellasadvancementsontheroad，electricvehiclesaretakingtotheseasandskies.Electricboatsareamongtheoldestmethodsofelectrictravel，havingenjoyedseveraldecadesofpopularityfromthelate19thtotheearly20thcenturybeforepetrol-poweredoutboardmotorstookover.Now，theglobaldriveforrenewableenergysourcesisbringingelectricboatsback.Stepstowardselectricairtravelarealsobeingmade，withAirbusandNASAamongtheorganizationsdevelopingandtestingbatterypoweredplanes.Theexperimentscouldsoonmakecommercialelectricflightareality.

Electricvehiclesdonotproduceanyemissions.WeretheUStoactonthestudy'sfindingsandreplace87percentofitscarswithelectricvehicles，itwouldreducethenationaldemandforpetrolby61percent.However，becauseoftheproductionprocessesandthegenerationofelectricityrequiredtochargethesevehicles，theycannotclaimtobecompletelyemissionfree.Tha