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江苏省届高三英语阅读理解专练23
江苏省2020届高三英语阅读理解专练(23)
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WhenIwasyounger,bedtimewasalwaysmyfavouritepartoftheday.WearingsoftpajamasandwithIan,mystuffedmonkey,inmyarms,Ifeltnopressureatall.
InamedIanaftermyunclewhenIcomparedIan’slongarmsandlegstohis.OnenightIranuptoUncleIanatafamilypartyandtoldhimIhadnamedmymonkeyafterhim.Hiseyebrowswrinkledinconfusion,thenachuckle(哈哈笑)escapedhislips.Iguesshedidn’tunderstandhowimportantitwastome.
EvenifUncleIandidn’tthinkmymonkeywasspecial,Icertainlydid.Idressedhiminawhitebabynightgown.MymotherthoughtthatIanwasthebest-dressedstuffedanimalintheworld.Yes,hewascertainlyafashionablecreature.Thestrongcologne(科隆香水)Iusedonhimyearsagomakeshimstillsmell“pretty”.
Foralongtime,Ianwenteverywherewithme.Hewasmybestfriend,andItoldhimeverything.ButwhenIturnedtwelve,IrealizedIwastoooldforstuffedanimals.IthoughtpeoplewouldthinkIwasbabyish,soIputhiminthecupboardwiththerestofmyteddybearsanddolls.IbeggedhimtounderstandwhyIwasdoingthis,butatthesametimeIlongedtotalktohimagain.
IttookmeseveralyearstorealizethatitwasOKtomissIan.Iknownowthatmaturity(成熟)doesn’tonlymeangrowingupandtakingonmoreresponsibility.Italsomeansholdingontoyourchildhoodandactingyoungsometimes.
IanhasbeenwithmesinceIwassixyearsoldholdinghiminmyarmsconnectsmetomypastandmypresentasIcontinuetogrowandunderstandmyself.
1.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothetext?
A.Bedtimeusedtobethewriter’sfavouritepartofthedaybecauseofthestuffedmonkey.
B.UncleIanlikedthestuffedmonkeyasmuchasthewriter.
C.Thewriterusedtocarrythemonkeywithherwherevershewent.
D.YearslaterthewriterrealizedthatitwasnotwrongtomissMonkeyIan.
2.ThewriterlovedMonkeyIandeeplybecause__________.
A.hecouldunderstandherB.hewasafashionablemonkey
C.hecouldtalkwithherD.hewashermosthonestlistener
3.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatthewriterbelieves________.
A.keepingstuffedanimalsisbabyish
B.maturitydoesn’tmeangrowingupandtakingonmoreresponsibility
C.oneshouldkeeptohischildhoodandactyoungsometimesevenwhenhehasgrownup
D.humanbeingsshouldbekindtoanimals
4.Wecaninferfromthetextthat_________.
A.thewriterisstillateenager
B.thewriterisnowamiddle-agedwoman
C.MonkeyIangotangryforbeingleftalone
D.UncleIanhasamonkey-likeface
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“TheLordoftheRings”,oneofthebestsellersinthenewmillennium(千年),wasmadeupofthreeparts——“TheFellowshipoftheRing”,“TwoTowers”,and“TheReturnoftheKing”.Millionsuponmillionsofpeoplehavereaditinover25differentlanguages,butfewerknowabouttheauthorandthehistoryofthecompositionofthecreativematerwork.
JohnRonaldReuelTolkienwasborninSouthAfricain1892.Hisparentsdiedwhenhewasachild.LivinginEnglandwithhisaunt,Tolkienandhiscousinsmadeupplaylanguages,ahobbythatledtoTolkien’sbecomingskilledinWelsh,Greek,Gothic,OldNorseandAnglo-Saxon.
AftergraduatingfromOxford,TolkienservedinWorldWarI.In1917,whilerecoveringfromtrenchfever,hebegancomposingthemythologyforTheRings.AsaprofessorofAnglo-Saxonin1930satOxford,TolkienwaspartofaninformaldiscussiongroupcalledtheInklings,whichincludedseveralwriters.ThegroupwassoonlisteningtochaptersofTolkien’simaginativework“TheHobbit”.
HobbitwasanameTolkiencreatedforalocalpeoplethatcouldbestbedescribedashalf-sizedmembersoftheEnglishrural(乡村的)class.Hobbitsliveinhillsideholes.Oneofthem,BilboBaggins,looksfortreasureswithagroupofdwarves(侏儒).Ontheway,hemeetsthetwisted,pitifulcreatureGollum,fromwhomheseesagoldenringthatmakestheholderinvisible.
OneofTolkien’sstudentspersuadedheremployer,publisherAllen&Unwin,tolookatadraft(草稿).Thechairmanofthefirm,StanleyUnwin,thoughtthatthebestjudgeforachildren’sbookwouldbehisten-year-oldson.Theboyearnedashillingforreportingbackthattheadventurewasexciting,and“TheHobbit”waspublishedin1937.
ItsoldsowellthatUnwinaskedforacontinuation.Overadozenyearslater,in1954,Tolkienproduced“TheLordoftheRings”,aseriesofbookssocreativethattheyholdreaders—newandold—aftertheirpublication.
5.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.“TheLordoftheRings”didn’tsellwellinthelastmillennium.
B.PeopleknowbetteraboutTolkienhimselfthanabouthisworks.
C.TolkienwasquitefamiliarwithOldEnglish.
D.TolkienknewverywellaboutdifferentkindsoflocallanguagesinAfrica.
6.Whatcanwelearnabout“Hobbit”thatTolkiencreatedinhisworks?
A.HobbitwasaracelivinginEnglishdowntownareas.
B.Hobbitwasalocalpeoplewhowereverytallandstrong.
C.Hobbitwasasocialgroupofpeoplewholivedinoldcastles.
D.Hobbitwasagroupofpeoplewhoweremostlydwarves.
7.Whichofthefollowinghelpedmostinmaking“TheHobbit”published?
A.OneofTolkien’sstudents.B.StanleyUnwin’sson.
C.Allen&Unwin.D.BilboBaggins.
8.Whatismainlydiscussedinthetext?
A.“TheLordoftheRings”anditswriter.
B.Acompletelynewmasterworkinthenewmillennium.
C.afamousprofessoratOxfordUniversity.
D.Thepowerofthemagicring.
9.WhichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofMrJ.R.R.Tolkien’slifeexperience?
a.Hehadhis“TheHobbit”published.
b.Hebecameamemberofthelnklings.c.HeservedinWorldWarⅠ
d.HebecameanundergraduateatOxford.
e.Hiswork“TheLordoftheRings”cametotheworld.
f.HemovedtoEnglandtolivewithhisaunt.
A.f-d-b-c-a-eB.f-d-c-b-a-eC.f-c-d-b-e-aD.d-f-c-a-b-e
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Americanresearcherssaydrinkingteamayhelpstrengthenthebody’sdefensesystemagainstinfection(感染).DoctorsatBrighamandWomen’sHospitalinBoston,Massachusetts,didthestudy.Theteamstudiedachemicalfoundinblack,green,oolongandpekoetea.Thischemicalisanaminoacid(氨基酸)calledL-theanine.ThescientistssayitmayincreasethestrengthofgammadeltaTcells.That’stheletterT,notthedrink.GammadeltaTcellsarepartofthebody’sdefenses.
First,theresearchersmixedsomeofthesecellswithantigens(抗原)foundintheaminoacid.Antigenshelpthebodyreacttoinfection.Thenthescientistsaddedsomebacteria(细菌).Withintwenty-fourhours,thecellsproducedalotofinterferon,asubstancethatfightsinfection.Cellsnotmixedwiththeantigensdidnotproduceinterferon.
Inthesecondpartofthestudy,elevenpeopledrankfivetosixcupsofblackteaeveryday.Tenotherpeopledrankthesameamountofinstantcoffee.Thatisdriedcoffeemixedwithhotwater.
Twoweekslater,andagaintwoweeksafterthat,theresearcherstestedthebloodofalltwenty-onepeople.Theyalsolookedatwhathappenedwhentheyaddedbacteriatothebloodcells.Theyfoundthattheteadrinkersproducedfivetimesmoreinterferonaftertheystarteddrinkingtea.Thecoffeedrinkersdidnotproduceinterferon.
DoctorJackBukowskiledthestudy.HesaystheantigensaddedtothegammadeltaTcellswereresponsiblefortheincreasedreactiontothebacteria.Hesaysthestudyalsoshowedthatthecellswereabletorememberthebacteriaandfightthemagainthenexttime.
Earlierresearchalreadyhasfoundthatteacanhelppreventheartdiseaseandcancer.DoctorBukowskisaysthenewstudymustberepeatedwithmorepeople.Ifthefindingsprovetobetrue,hesays,thenteadrinkingmightalsohelpprotectagainstbacterialinfections.HesaystheaminoacidL-theaninecouldberemovedfromteaandusedasadrugtostrengthenthebody’sdefenses.
13.Wemayknowfromthetextthat________canbefoundindifferentkindsoftea.
A.GammadeltaTcellsB.L-theanineC.interferonD.bacteria
14.Teamayhelpstrengthenthebody’sdefensesystembecauseithelps________.
A.thebodytoproducemo