届高考英语二轮复习题型精准练阅读理解词意猜测题及参考答案.docx
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届高考英语二轮复习题型精准练阅读理解词意猜测题及参考答案
2020届高考英语二轮复习题型精准练3-阅读理解(词意猜测题)
1、ForCanaanElementary’ssecondgradeinPatchogueN.Y.,todayisspeechday,andrightnowit'sChrisPalaez'sturn.Theeight-year-oldisthejokeroftheclass.Withshiningdarkeyes,heseemslikethekindofkidwhowouldenjoypublicspeaking.
Buthe’snervous.“I’mheretotellyoutodaywhyyoushould...should…”Christripsonthe“-ld,”apronunciationdifficultyformanynon-nativeEnglishspeakers.Histeacher,ThomasWhaley,isnexttohim,whisperingsupport“...Votefor...me…”Exceptforsomestumbles.Chrisisdoingamazinglywell.Whenhebringshisspeechtoaniceconclusion.Whaleyinvitestherestoftheclasstopraisehim.
Asonofimmigrants,ChrisstartedlearningEnglishalittleoverthreeyearsago.Whaleyre-calls(回想起)howatthebeginningoftheyear,whencalledupontoread,Chriswouldexcusehimselftogotothebathroom.
LearningEnglishasasecondlanguagecanbeapainfulexperience.Whatyouneedisagreatteacherwholetsyoumakemistakes.“Ittakesalotforanystudent,”Whaleyexplains,“especiallyforastudentwhoislearningEnglishastheirnewlanguage,tofeelconfidentenoughtosay,‘Idon'tknow,butIwanttoknow.’”
Whaleygottheideaofthissecond-gradepresidentialcampaignprojectwhenheaskedthechildrenonedaytoraisetheirhandsiftheythoughttheycouldneverbeapresident.Theanswerbrokehisheart.Whaleysaystheprojectisaboutmorethanjustlearningtoreadandspeakinpublic.Hewantsthesekidstolearntoboast(夸耀)aboutthemselves.
“Boastingaboutyourself,andyourbestqualities,”Whaleysays,“isverydifficultforachildwhocameintotheclassroomnotfeelingconfident.”
1.WhatmadeChrisnervous?
A.Tellingastory.
B.Makingaspeech.
C.Takingatest.
D.Answeringaquestion.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stumbles”inParagraph2referto?
A.Sillyjokes.B.Badmanners.
C.Spellingmistakes.D.Improperpauses.
3.WecaninferthatthepurposeofWhaley'sprojectisto.
A.inspirestudents'loveforpolitics
B.preparestudentsfortheirfuturejobs
C.helpstudentsseetheirownstrengths
D.assessstudents’publicspeakingskills
4.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWhaleyasateacher?
A.Humorous.B.Ambitious.
C.Caring.D.Demanding.
2、ThefaceofthefourUSpresidentsonMountRushmorewilllikelylastforcenturies.
ButatanewlyopenedexhibitinJapan,youcancatchthemonlyforabouteightmonths.Thisyear,theannualsandsculptureeventattheSandMuseuminTottori(鸟取县),Japan,isfocusedonanothercountry.Thisisthe10thanniversaryoftheevent.Artistscamefrom19countriestoshapesandintodifferentsculpturesthatrepresenteventsinUShistoryandAmericanlandmarks.
TottoriisaremotecityinwesternJapan.Inthepast,notmanytouriststraveledtoit.Toattractmorevisitors,Tottoriofficialsdecidedtouseanaturalresource:
sandTheydecidedtocreateasandmuseumthatwouldhouseaseriesofsandsculpturesbasedondifferentgeographicareasoftheworld.Thesandfromeachyear’sexhibitionisusedagainthenextyear.Theprojecthasbeenasuccess.About500,000peoplevisitthemuseumduringtheeightmonths.Somereturnyearafteryeartoseethenewsculptures.
Thecityisnowapopularspotforsandsculptureartiststoo.SculptorsfromaroundtheworldcometoTottorieachspring,spendingafewweeksworkingontheirmasterpieces.Theyusespecialtoolstosmooththesandysurfaces,cutanglesanddetails.Theyuseonlysandandwatertocreatethehugesculptures,someofwhichtowerovertheircreators.
Originally,theartistsbuilttheircreationsoutside.Buttheworkslastedlessthantwomonthsoutdoors.Sothemuseumbuiltapermanentstructuretohousetheartworks,whichextendedtheirlifetoeightmonths.Nowmanymoretouristsgettoseethesculptures.Still,thefactthatthisartisnotpermanentispartoftheappeal.ThetemporarysculpturesreflecttheJapanesevalueofappreciatingthefleeting(短暂的)natureoftheworld.
TottoriisnottheonlyJapanesetownthatshowstemporaryartlikethis.Sapporo,innorthernJapan,hostsasimilarexhibitinthewinter,usingsnowinsteadofsandThatwillbejustaboutthetimethattheUSsandsculptureexhibitionistakenapart,andthesandissavedfornextyear'sshow.
1.WhyissandsculptureeventheldeveryyearinTottori?
A.Toshowthewonderfulartworksofthecity.
B.Toshowthediversecultureofthecity.
C.Torepresentthecharacterofthecity.
D.Toattractmorevisitorstothecity.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tower”inParagraph3mean?
A.Behuger.B.Behigher.
C.Beheavier.D.Benicer.
3.WhatdotheexhibitsinTottoriandSapporoshow?
A.Thechangingseasonsofferartistschancestocreatearts.
B.Artistsarealwaysinspiredbythenatureoftheworld.
C.Naturalworksofartarepopularallovertheworld.
D.Thesandismorepopulartoartiststhanthesnow.
4.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?
A.ThePopularityofSand
B.CelebratingWorldinSand
C.ASpecialSandExhibition
D.Artists'ContributiontotheWorld
3、PreparingCitiesforRobotCars
Thepossibilityofself-drivingrobotcarshasoftenseemedlikeafuturist'sdream,yearsawayfrommaterializingintherealworld.Well,thefutureisapparentlynow.TheCaliforniaDepartmentofMotorVehiclesbegangivingpermitsinAprilforcompaniestotesttrulyself-drivingcarsonpublicroads.Thestatealsoclearedthewayforcompaniestosellorrentoutself-drivingcars,andforcompaniestooperatedriverlesstaxiservices.California,itshouldbenoted,isn'tleadingthewayhere.Companieshavebeentestingtheirvehiclesincitiesacrossthecountry.It'shardtopredictwhendriverlesscarswillbeeverywhereonourroads.Buthoweverlongittakes,thetechnologyhasthepotentialtochangeourtransportationsystemsandourcities,forbetterorforworse,dependingonhowthetransformationisregulated.
Whilemuchofthedebatesofarhasbeenfocusedonthesafetyofdriverlesscars(andrightfullyso),policymakersalsoshouldbetalkingabouthowself-drivingvehiclescanhelpreducetrafficjams,cutemissions(排放)andoffermoreconvenient,affordablemobilityoptions.Thearrivalofdriverlessvehiclesisachancetomakesurethatthosevehiclesareenvironmentallyfriendlyandmoreshared.
Dowewanttocopy—orevenworsen—thetrafficoftodaywithdriverlesscars?
Imagineafuturewheremostadultsownindividualself-drivingvehicles.Theytoleratelong,slowjourneystoandfromworkonpackedhighwaysbecausetheycanwork,entertainthemselvesorsleepontheride,whichencouragesurbanspread.Theytaketheirdriverlesscartoanappointmentandsettheemptyvehicletocirclethebuildingtoavoidpayingforparking.Insteadofwalkingafewblockstopickupachildorthedrycleaning,theysendtheself-drivingminibus.Theconvenienceevenleadsfewerpeopletotakepublictransport—anunwelcomesideeffectresearchershavealreadyfoundinride-hailing(叫车)services.
AstudyfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavissuggestedthatreplacingpetrol-poweredprivatecarsworldwidewithelectric,self-drivingandsharedsystemscouldreducecarbonemissionsfromtransportation80%andcutthecostoftransportationinfrastructure(基础设施)andoperations40%by2050.Feweremissionsandcheapertravelsoundprettyappealing.Thefirstcommerciallyavailabledriverlesscarswillalmostcertainlybefieldedbyride-hailingservices,consideringthecostofself-drivingtechnologyaswellasliabilityandmaintenanceissues(责任与维护问题).Butdriverlesscarownershipcouldincreaseasthepricesdropandmorepeoplebecomecomfortablewiththetechnology.
Policymakersshouldstartthinkingnowabouthowtomakesuretheappearanceofdriverlessvehiclesdoesn'textendtheworstaspectsofthecar-controlledtransportationsystemwehavetoday.Thecomingtechnologicaladvancementpresentsachanceforcitiesandstatestodeveloptransportationsystemsdesignedtomovemorepeople,andmoreaffordably.Thecarofthefutureiscoming.Wejusthavetoplanforit.
1.Accordingtotheauthor,attentionshouldbepaidtohowdriverlesscarscan.
A.helpdealwithtransportation-relatedproblems
B.providebetterservicestocustomers
C.causedamagetoourenvironment
D.makesomepeoplelosejobs
2.Asfordriverlesscars,whatistheauthor’smajorconcern?
A.Safety.
B.Sideeffects.
C.Management.
D.Affordability.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword''fielded''inParagraph4probablymean?
A.Employed.B.Replaced.
C.Shared.D.Reduced.
4.Whatistheauthorsattitudetothefutureofself-drivingcars?
A.Doubtful.B.Sympathetic.
C.Disapproving.D.Positive.
4、AVeryEndangeredSpeciesLessThan2,000intheWild
Accordingtothecensus(普查)of2014,thereareonly1,864giantpandasaliveinthewild.ItisoneoftherarestandmostendangeredspeciesintheworldThusthegiantpandawasselectedandusedasthesymboloftheWWP"sinceitsformationin1861.
TheSizeofaGiantPanda
Awildgiantpandameasures75centimeterstalland1.5meterslongonaverage.Awildpandagenerallyweighsabout60-73kilograms,withthelargestrecorded110kilograms.Malesareabout1/6largerthanfemales.Pandasinthezoosarebigger,andcanweighupto150kilograms.
GiantPandas’Lifestyle—LowStressandSolitude
Giantpandasspendmostoftheirtimeeating,resting,orseekingfoodTheyarealonemostofthetime.Malesandfemalesonlymeetduringthebreedingseasoninspring.Giantpandasprefershallowslopesandsolitaryliving.Theyusescentmarkerstoavoidoneanother.
WhereDoGiantPandasLive?
Giantpandaslive