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最新高考各地模拟英语阅读理解汇编56篇含答案

最新高考各地模拟英语阅读理解汇编56篇

01

Sometimeswemayfindthateveryweektherearealotofnewstoriesabouthowclimatechangeisaffectingtheplanet,ornewplanstobattleitseffects.Buttheconceptitselfisn’tnewatall—infact,scientistshavebeenexploringquestionsaboutclimatechangeforalmost200years.

Theideaof“greenhousegases”goesbackto1824,whenJosephFourierwonderedwhatwasregulatingtheearth’stemperature.Fourierconcludedthattheatmospheremustberesponsibleforcontainingtheheatabsorbedfromthesunanddescribeditasaboxwithaglasslid:

Aslightshinesthroughtheglass,theinsidegetswarmerasthelidtrapstheheat.AsFourier’sideasspread,itcametobecalled“thegreenhouseeffect”.

Scientistscontinuedtostudythegreenhouseeffect.NotuntilaSwedishchemistnamedSvanteArrheniuscamealong,didscientistsunderstandhowglobalwarmingactuallyworks.Afteryearsofwork,Arrheniusdeterminedthatthelevelofcarbondioxideintheatmospheredidinfacthaveadirecteffectonglobaltemperatures.

ArrheniusfoundthatCO2,andothergasestrapradiation,whichwarmstheatmosphere.Arrheniuswasthefirsttosuspectthatburningcoalcouldcontributetothegreenhouseeffect.ButArrheniuswelcomedthewarmingeffectontheplanet.Atalecturelaterthatyear,Arrheniusnotedthatcreaturesofawarmerearth“mightliveunderamilderskyandinlessbarrensurroundings”.

WhileArrhenius’findingswonhimthe1903NobelPrizeinchemistry,scientistskeptdebatingwhetherthegreenhouseeffectwasincreasinguntil1950,whenresearchersfinallybegantofindstrongdatasupportingit.Bytheendofthe1950s,Americanscientistshadbeensoundingthealarmonthelong-termconsequencesofclimatechange.ClimatechangeresearchhascomealongwaysinceFourierfirstdescribedthegreenhouseeffect—still,maybeArrheniusshouldhavebeenmorecarefulofwhathewishedfor.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?

A.Theclimatechange.B.Thegreenhouseeffect.

C.Theatmosphere.D.Theheatfromthesun.

2.Whendidthescientistsfirstfindevidenceforthebadeffectofglobalwarming?

A.In1824.B.In1903.C.In1950.D.200yearsago.

3.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsArrhenius’wish?

A.Optimistic.B.Negative.C.Neutral.D.Ambiguous.

4.What’sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Causesofclimatechange.B.Effectsofgreenhousegases.

C.Findingsaboutglobalwarming.D.Explorationsonclimatechange.

02

Maybeit'sbecauseitwasourfirstpurchaseashomeowners.Thesalesmanmusthavespottedjusthowgreenwewere,sohebeganpersuading.Andsoonheledustoaclassicleatherchair.Alltheseyearslater,Irememberheusedwordslikerichandhandsome,thethingeverylivingroomneeded.

Soweboughtthatchair—justlessthan$100,agreatdealinthe1970sforayoungcouple!

Howwelovedthatchair!

Italwaysoccupiedaplaceofhonorinourvariouslivingrooms,movingwithusfromourfirsttinyhousetoourbelovednewhouse.

Somehow,conversationswerebetteronthatchair,andlifewasmorefunaroundit.Threedaughtersspilledtheirsecretsonit.Oldfriendsseemedtobeattractedbyitonthosewonderfuloccasions.Crazyasitsounds,thatleatherchairseemedtohave—well,powers.Allforgood.

Atfirst,wedidn'treallycarethattheleatherwasshowingsignsofwearorthatithadlostitssheen（光泽）.Butinourmostrecentmove,whenthechairwasmovedinournewlivingroom,itsuddenlylookedterriblylonelysittingclosetonewlypaintedwallsandacoupleofshinynewtables.

MyhusbandandItriedbutstillwecouldn'tignoretheroughspots.Ourchairhadaskindisease.Evenouradultkidsraisedeyebrows,urgingustoatleastremovethechairtosomedarkcomeroftheroom.Neitherofuscouldimaginesucharetirementforit.

Sowehadaninspiredidea.We'dcallinanupholsterer（修理工）togiveouroldchairawholenewlife.OurfriendJoestudiedthechairandthentookoutasimpleleatherconditioner.Heexplainedthatalthoughitwouldn'tworkmiracles,itwoulddefinitelygetourwearychairlookingyoungeragain.Itcertainlydoesn'tlooknew,butitsseatandbackareshining.

Bestofall,it'sbackinthelivingroom,lookinglikeawiseoldfriendtothefurniturearoundit.And,yes,thereitwillstay.

Becausesomethings,likesomepeople,justdeserveahappyoldage.

1.Howdidthesalesmanpersuadetheauthorintobuyingthechair?

A.Bythinkinghighlyoftheauthor.B.Bysayingthattheauthorwasgreen.

C.Bydescribinghowgreatthechairwas.D.Bycomparingthechairwithothers.

2.Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Sweetmemorieswiththechair.B.Variousfunctionsofthechair.

C.People'scommentsonthechair.D.Familyactivitiesandpartiesoffriends.

3.Whydidtheauthorfinallydecidetorepairthechair?

A.BecausehewaspersuadedbyJoe.B.Becausehedidn'thaveenoughmoney.

C.Becauseitshowedsignsofhardness.D.Becauseitcouldn'tmatchhisnewhouse.

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Eastorwest,homeisbest.B.Fromsavingcomeshaving.

C.Itisnevertoolatetomend.D.Oldfriendsandwinearebest.

03

Oneday,gardenersmightnotjusthearthebuzzofbeesamongtheirflowers,butthewhirrofrobots,too.Scientistshavemanagedtoturnanunassumingdrone（无人机）intoaremote-controlledpollinator（授粉媒介）byattachinghorsehairscoatedwithaspecial,stickygel（凝胶）toitsunderbelly.

Animalpollinatorsareneededforthereproductionof90%offloweringplantsandonethirdofhumanfoodcrops.Chiefamongthosearebees—butmanybeepopulationsintheUnitedStateshavebeeninsteepdeclineinrecentdecades.Thus,thedeclineofbeesisn'tjustworrisomebecauseitcoulddisruptecosystems,butalsobecauseitcoulddisruptagricultureandeconomy.Peoplehavebeentryingtocomeupwithreplacementtechniques,butnoneofthemareespeciallyeffectiveyet.

Scientistshavethoughtaboutusingdrones,buttheyhaven'tfiguredouthowtomakefree-flyingrobotinsectsthatcanrelyontheirownpowersourcewithoutbeingattachedtoawire.“It’sverytoughwork,”saidseniorauthorEijiroMiyako,achemistattheNationalInstituteofAdvancedIndustrialScienceandTechnology.Hisparticularcontributiontothefieldinvolvesagel,onehe’dconsideredamistake10yearsbeforeandstuckinastoragecabinet.Whenitwasrediscoveredadecadelater,ithadn’tdriedupordegradedatall.“Iwassosurprisedbecauseitstillhadhighviscosity,”Miyakosaid.

Thechemistnoticedthatwhendropped,thegelabsorbedanimpressiveamountofdustfromthefloor.Miyakorealizedthismaterialcouldbeveryusefulforpickinguppollen（花粉）.Heandhiscolleagueschoseadroneandattachedhorsehairstoitssmoothsurfacetomimicabee’sfuzzybody.Theycoatedthosehorsehairsinthegel,andthencontrolledthedronesoverlilies,wheretheywouldpickupthepollenfromoneflowerandthendepositthepollenatanotherone,thusfertilizingit.

Thescientistslookedatthehairsunderascanningelectronmicroscopeandcountedupthepollengrainsattachedtothesurfaceandfoundthatthedroneswhosehorsehairshadbeencoatedwiththegelhadabout10timesmorepollenthanthosethathadnotbeencoatedwiththegel.

Miyakodoesnotthinksuchdroneswouldreplacebeesaltogether,butcouldsimplyhelpbeeswiththeirpollinatingduties.There’salotofworktobedonebeforethat'sareality,however.Smalldroneswillneedtobecomemorecontrollableandenergyefficient,aswellassmarter,withbetterGPSandartificialintelligence.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“viscosity”inPara.3probablymean?

A.Hardness.B.Stickiness.C.Flexibility.D.Purity.

2.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.

A.beesdisruptbothagricultureandeconomy

B.scientistshaveinventedself-poweredrobotinsects

C.beesintheUnitedStatesareontheedgeofextinction

D.Miyakofoundthespecialfeatureofthegelbychance

3.Adroneworksbestinpickinguppollenwhen______.

A.itsbodyismadelikeabee’s

B.itsGPSworksmoreefficiently

C.someflowersarecoatedwiththegel

D.horsehairswiththegelareattachedtoit

4.AccordingtoEijiroMiyako,thedrones______.

A.arenotyetreadyforpracticaluse

B.mayeventuallyreplacebeesinthefuture

C.aremuchmoreefficientthanbeepollinators

D.canprovideasolutiontoeconomicdepression

04

Decidingtogethermoney'sworthoutoftheweddingdressonwhichshespentover$1,000,anAustralianwomanhasbeenwearingherweddingdress,ayearafterherwedding.

43-year-oldTammyHalladoptedanewlifestyle-anti-consumerism（反消费主义）lifestylein2016,afteratriptoIndiaopenedhereyestohowmuchweasasocietyconsumed.ShedecidednottobuyanynewclothesorfootwearforawholeyearaftershereturnedhometoAdelaide,inSouthernAustralia,andshemanagedtomakeit.

Butlastyear,asherweddingdayapproached,shefacedadilemma.Shewantedtolookgoodonthemostimportantdayofherlife,buthowcouldshespendasmallfortuneontheweddingdressshewouldonlywearonthatday?

"IntheendIdecidedthatifIwasgoingtogetaweddingdress,I'dmakesureIcouldgetmymoney'sworth,"HalltellsPARealLife.

"ThefirsttimeIworeitaftertheweddingwastovoteintheAustralianelectioninearly2019,"the43-year-oldadds."Sincethen,it'sbeentoallsortsofplaces.Wearingitonacrowdedtrainwasespeciallyfunny,butI'vewornittodohousework,tofootballgamesandtothegym."

Hallsaysthatshehasgottensomestrangelooksfrompeople,butnoirritatingcomments.Itmay