湖北省高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解63.docx

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湖北省高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解63

湖北省2020高考英语二轮复习专题训练：

阅读理解（63）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

MEXICOCITY:

AjetlinerfromthebeachresortofCancunwasbrieflyhijackedasitlandedinMexicoCityonWednesday.Thehijackersreleasedallpassengersshortlybeforefederalpolicestormedtheplane,andthecrewemergedunharmedmomentslater.

Police,whodidnotfireasingleshot,ledasmanyaseighthandcuffedmenawayfromtheairplane,whichwasisolatedattheendofarunwayinanareadesignedforemergencies.Thehijackers’motivewasunclear,thoughMexicannewsmediainitiallyidentifiedthemasBoliviansdemandingtospeakwithMexicanPresidentFelipeCalderon.

US,FrenchandMexicancitizenswereamongthe112passengersandcrewonAeromexicoFlight576,accordingtoaUSofficialwhohadbeenbriefedonthesituation.Theofficialwasnotauthorizedtodiscussthecaseandspokeonconditionofanonymity.

Mexico’stransportationandcommunicationssecretary,JuanMolinar,saidtherewasnobombontheairplane,althoughsomepassengerssaidoneofthehijackersheldapackagethatresembledanexplosivedevice,andabombsquad（拆弹小组）waslaterseenneartheairplane.

Hedidnotimmediatelyidentifythehijackersorspeculateontheirmotive.

“Variouspeoplewhoparticipatedintheacthavebeendetainedandweareinvestigating,”Molinarsaid.

Theattorneygeneral’sofficesaiditwasopeninganinvestigationintoterrorismandkidnappingbutdidnotspecifyhowmanypeoplecouldbecharged.

MexicannewsmediainitiallyreportedthehijackerswereBolivian,butBolivia’sambassadortoMexico,JorgeMancilla,saidMexicanauthoritieshadnoevidencethatwasthecase.MancillasaidsourcestoldhimtheycouldbeColombianorVenezuelan.Severalpassengerstoldreporterstheydidnotnoticeanon-Mexicanaccent.

PassengerRocioGarciatoldtheTelevisanetworkthatthepilotmadeanannouncementafterlandinginMexicoCitythattheairplanewasbeinghijacked.Passengerssaidthehijackersnevercommunicatedwiththemdirectly.

“Thesewerescarymoments,”shesaid.

Shesaidshesawoneofthehijackerswhomshedescribedasawell-dressed,olderman.

“Helookedfine,likeanormalpassenger,”shesaid.

PassengerDanielHernandezsaidhesawahijackercarryingaBible.

1．Fromthefirstparagraphwecanconcludethat_________.

A.thehijackerslosttheirwayatthelastmoment

B.thehijackersdidn’tpreparefortheiraction

C.thehijackerssurrenderedbeforethepolicefired

D.thehijackersjustwantedtoplayatrickonthepolice

2．FromwhatJuanMolinarsaidwecanlearnthat_________.

A.severalMexicanswereinvolvedinthehijacking

B.passengerssucceededinstoppingtheexplosion

C.afrighteningbombwasfoundlaterontheairplane

D.policewerestilltryingtoidentifyapossiblebomb

3．Whatmaybethefirststeptakenwhenthehijackedplanelanded?

A.Theyabandonedtheplaneattheendoftherunway.

B.Theykepttheplaneawayfromotherplanes.

C.Theyaskedthecrewtocontrolthehijackers.

D.Theygaveasuddenattackatthehijackers.

4．Thehijackers,assomepassengersdescribed,_________.

A.stayedcalmandappearednoble,educated

B.wereallwell-dressedAmericanoldmen

C.allcamefromColombiaorVenezuela

D.weregoodatbargainingwiththepolice

B

Warning:

readingtoomuchCinderellatoyourdaughtermaydamageheremotionalhealthinlaterlife.ApapertobedevelopedattheinternationalcongressofcognitivepsychotherapyinGothenburgsuggestsalinkbetweentheattitudesofwomenabusedbytheirparentsandearlyexposuretothewrongsortoffairytales.ItsaysgirlswhoidentifiedwithCinderella,RapunzelandBeautyinBeautyandtheBeastweremorelikelytosayindestructiverelationshipsasadults.

ThetheorywasdevelopedbySusanDarkerSmith,apsychotherapistattheUniversityofDerby.Sheinterviewed67femaleabusesurvivorsandfoundthat61putupwithsevereabusebecausetheybelievedtheycouldchangetheirpartnerswithpatience,compositionandlove.Thesameviewwastakenbymalesurvivorswhohadbeenabusedaschildren.Hardlyanyofthewomeninacontrolgroup,whohadnotexperiencedabuse,thoughttheycouldchangetheirpartnersinthisway.

Thesewomenandmensaidtheywouldleavearelationshipratherthanputupwithabusefromapartner.MsDarkerSmithfoundtheabusedwomenweremuchmorelikelytoidentifywithCinderellaandothersubmissivefemalecharactersinfairytales,whowerelaterrescuedbyastrangerprinceorhero.

Althoughmostgirlsheardthestories,damageappearedtobedonetothosewhoadoptedthecharactersasrolemodels.“Theybelieveiftheirloveisstrongenoughtheycanchangetheirparents’behaviors,”shesaid.“Overexposureinchildrentostoriesthatemphasizethetransformationalqualitiesoflovemaymakewomenbelievetheycanchangetheirpartners.”Forexample,theymightneverhaveunderstoodtheobviousflawinthestoryofRapunzel,whoremainedlockedinahightoweruntilrescuedbyaknightonawhitehorse,whobrokethedoordown.“Thequestion,”saidMsDarkerSmith,“iswhyshedidnotbreakthedoordownherself.”

5．Thepassageisespeciallyintendedfor_________.

A.parentswithyoungdaughters

B.parentswithgrown-updaughters

C.girlswhothinktheycanchangetheirpartners

D.girlswholikereadingfairystories

6．Cinderella,RapunzelandBeautyinBeautyandtheBeastaresimilarinthat_________.

A.theyallmarriedsomeprincesB.theyallputupwithabuse

C.theywereallabusedbytheirpartnersD.theyallchangedtheirpartnerswithlove

7．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofthewomeninacontrolgroup?

A.Theydon’tbelieveinfairytales.

B.Theysurvivedabuse.

C.Theyhavealsoexperiencedabuse.

D.Theydon’tbelieveinthetransformationalqualitiesoflove.

8．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“submissive”inthe3rdparagraphprobablymean?

A.kind-heartedB.easy-goingC.gentleD.passive

C

ThedaysofthehunterarealmostoverinIndia.Thisispartlybecausethereispracticallynothinglefttokill,andpartlybecausesomestepshavebeentakenmainlybybanningtiger-shootingtoprotectthoseanimalswhichstillsurvive.

SomepeoplesaythatManisnaturallyahunter.Idisagreewiththisview.Surelyourearliestforefathers,whoatfirstpossessednoweapons,spenttheirtimediggingforroots,andwerenodoubtthemselvesoftenhuntedbymeat-eatinganimals.

Ibelievethemainreasonwhythemodernhunterkillsisthathethinkspeoplewilladmirehiscourageinoverpoweringdangerousanimals.Ofcourse,therearesomewhotrulybelievethatthekillingisnotreallytheimportantthing,andthatthechiefpleasureliesinthejoyofthehuntandthebeautyofthewildcountryside.Therearealsothoseforwhomhuntinginfactoffersachancetoprovethemselvesandriskdeathbydesign;thesemengooutafterdangerousanimalsliketigers,eveniftheysaytheyonlydoittoridthecountrysideofathreat.Icanrespectreasonslikethese,buttheyareclearlydifferentfromtheneedtostrengthenyourhighopinionofyourself.

Thegreatestbig-gamehuntersexpressedintheirwritingssomethingofthesefinermotives.Oneofthemwrote:

“Youmustproperlyrespectwhatyouareafterandshootitclearlyandontheanimal’sownterritory（领地）.Youmustfixforeverinyourmindallthewondersofthatparticularday.Thisisbetterthanlettinghimgrowafewyearsoldertobeattackedandwoundedbyhisownsonandeventuallyeaten,halfalive,byotheranimals.Huntingisnotacruelandsenselesskilling—notifyourespectthethingyoukill,notifyoukilltoenrichyourmemories,notifyoukilltofeedyourpeople.”

Icanunderstandsuchbeliefs,andcancomparethesehunterswiththosewhohuntedlionswithspearsandbravelycaughtthembythetail.Butthisisverydifferentfrommanytiger-shootsIhaveseen,inwhichmodernweaponswereused.Theso-calledhuntersfiredfromtalltreesorfromthebacksoftrainedelephants.Suchmethodsmadetigersseemnomoredangerousthanrabbits.

9．ThereisnomorehuntinginIndianowpartlybecause________.

A.therearefewanimalslefttohuntB.huntingisalreadyoutofdate

C.hunterswanttoprotectanimalsD.itisdangeroustohuntthere

10．Theauthorthinksmodernhunterskillmainly________.

A.toimprovetheirhealthB.toearnpeople’sadmiration

C.togainpowerandinfluenceD.tomakethecountrysidesafe

11．Whatdowelearnaboutthebig-gamehunters?

A.Theymistreatanimals.B.Theyhuntoldanimals.

C.Theyhuntforfood.D.Theyhuntformoney.

12．Whatistheauthor’sviewonthetiger-shootshehasseen?

A.Modernhuntersshouldusemoreadvancedweapons.

B.Modernhunterslackthecouragetohuntface-to-face.

C.Modernhuntersliketohuntrabbitsinsteadoftigers.

D.Modernhuntersshouldputtheirsafetyfirst.

D

Watchingbisonupcloseisfascinating,likewatchingagrassfireabouttoleapoutofcontrol.Withtheirhuge,wedge-shapedheadsandsilver-dollar-sizebrowneyes,the2,000-poundanimalsaresymbolsofanotherplaceandtime.Morethan100bisonnowroamthe30,000-acreAmericanPrairieReserveineasternMontana—thefirsttimethey’veinhabitedthatregioninacentury.DirectdescendantsofthetensofmillionsofbisonthatoncepopulatedtheWesternplains,theyrepresentanepiceffort:

torestoreapieceofAmerica’sprairietothenationalgrandeurthatLewisandClarkextolledtwocenturiesago.DuringthatfamousexpeditionacrosstheWesternstatestothePacific,thetwoexplorersencounteredsomanybisonthattheyhadtowaithoursforoneherdtopass.

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