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湖北省高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解70
湖北省2020高考英语二轮复习专题训练:
阅读理解(70)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
MrAcesatonthecoachbeforehisdoctor,tellinghimhissadstoryofhisdisgustinglanguagehabit.Infact,hesaid,onlyyesterdaywhenhesawaveryprettyyoungwomanonTVsay"HowWeightWatcherssavedmymarriageisasecretbetweenmyhusbandandI",hejumpedupandshoutedattheset,"MyhusbandandME!
Yousillywoman.""Oh,Isee.Youhave45minutestotellmeallaboutit."
"Icandoitinone.I'vehadthishabitsinceIwasalittlekid.Attheageoffour,Iwastheonlykidintheneighborhoodwhosaid,'Mother,mayIgoouttoplay?
'insteadof'CanI?
"IhadlearnedthatlessonthehardwaywhenIhadraisedmyhandandaskedmyteacher,'CanIleavetheroom?
'Shereplied,'Youcanifyouareable.Ifyouareaskingformypermissiontoleavetheroom,Iwillreply,‘Yes,youmay.'Thusthedifferencebetween'CanI?
'and'MayI?
'waspermanentlycarved."
Thedoctorlookedathiswatchandremindedhimkindly,"Younowhave38minutesleft,Mr.Ace.
"Allright.WhenIcamehomefromschool,Ialwaysannouncedmyentrancebycallingout,'‘It'sI,Mother.EvenatthatageIbeganpassingthisinvaluablegrammaticalknowledgetoallthekids,a-longwithmyexplanationsofthecorrectusage.Theybeganpassingitontotheirmothers,whointurnbeganeyingmesuspiciously,callingme'thatstrangeboy',andtellingthemnottoplaywithme.But…"
"Youhave16minutesleft."Thedoctorsaid."Onsecondthoughtyoucantellmeaboutthatonyournextvisit.IsThursdayOK?
"
"Sure.Butinmeantime,Doctor”
Thedoctorinterruptedhim."Inthemeantime,IhaveasimplelittleexerciseIwouldlikeyoutotry.Whenyouhearsomeonecommitagrammaticalfault,yousoftlyandslowlycounttoten;theurgetomakeacorrectionwilldisappeargraduallybyitself."
"Andthat'sit?
Areyousurethat'11dothetrick?
"
"Betterthanyourwayofmakingpeopleangryatyou.Patientisthebestmedicine.That'swhatIalwayssay."
"Doctor,justaminute.Whatdoyoualwayssay?
One,two,three,four,five,six,seven,eight,nine,ten.Oh,Doctor,isitpatientorpatience,areyousure?
Well,I'llseeyounextThursday.Goodbye,Doctor."
"Goodbye…strangeman…”
1.Mr.Acewenttothedoctorforhelpto____.
A.puthisbadtemperincontrol
B.improvehispoorrelationshipwithfriends
C.changehisimproperwayofexpressinghimself
D.drophisdisgustingcuriosityinlanguageerrors
2.ByreferringtohisformerteacherMr.Aceintendedtosay____.
A.histeacherwasstrictwithpupils
B.howhedevelopedhislanguagehabit
C.hewasonceagood-manneredpupil
D.whyhewasthankfultohisteacher
3.Mr.Acewas____amonghisfriendsbecauseofhishabit.
A.unwelcomeB.attractiveC.cautiousD.popular
4.Fromthepassagewecaninferthatthedoctorwas____incuringMr.Ace'shabitintheend.
A.confidentHIhimselfB.unsureofhimself
C.enthusiasticD.creative
B
LOSANGELES,Aug.28-Onlynowisthefullstorycoming
outofthesurfaceaboutthegreat"SunnyBearFarce(闹剧)"
atCrockerNationalBank,butitcarriesamessageforthosewho
wouldmixbears,money,children,depositors(储户),
tellers(出纳员)andbankvicepresidents.
Theheroesofthestorywerethoselittlestuffed(毛织品)
animalswithbrightbuttoneyesthathavelongbeenthecompanions
ofcountlessgirlsandboys.
JustbeforetheChristmasseasonlastyear,thepromotiondepartmentatCrocker—thenations15thlargestbank,with358Californiabranches—cameupwith"SunnytheBear."
Thebankclaimedthatanyonewho-openedanewcheckingaccountof$100ormorewouldbegivenabear.
AngelaBohning,thenhandlingnewaccountsatthePalosVerdesbranch,remembersthat"itstartedoutgreatbutthenproblemsbegantoarise."
Sheadded,"Therewerethebearssittingonthecounters,prettyandattractiveascouldbe,andeveryone.wantedone.Customerswhoalreadyhadaccountsinsistedtheyshouldgetabear.Onemanwhohada$50,000savingsaccountthreatenedtotakeoutallhismoneyunlesshegotabear."
"Wetriedtotellthemjusttotake$100outoftheirpreviousbankaccountandopenanotheraccountandsomeofthemdid,"shecontinued."Motherswouldcomewithtwoormorekidsandeachchildwantedabear,ofcourse.Butitwasoneaccount/onebear,nomoreandnoless,,sotheyhadtoopentwoorthreecheckingaccounts."
Ontopofeverythingelse,ashortageofbearsbegantodevelop."Itgotsoatourbranchthatwehadabearcountattheendofbusinesseveryday,"Mrs.Bohningrecalled."Andwefinallyhadtoappointoneoftheassistantmanagersas'thebearman'tobeinchargeofbears."
Astheshortageworsened,variousbranchestriedtoobtainmore"Sunnies"frombanksthatstillhadareserve(储备)andthePalosVerdebranch,forone,sentatrucktoanofficeinOrangecounty.
Finally,Crockerranoutofbearssometimeearlythisyear,butittookweeksbeforetheoutcrywentdown.
Inall100,000Sunnieswenttobankcustomers.DavidSanson,aspokesmanforthebank,saidthatalthoughitmaytryotherpromotions,"wewillnevercomeupwithanythinglikethebears."
5.Thepurposeofthebanksactivityisto____.
A.promotethesalesoftoys
B.improvethebank'simage
C.promotethebank'sbusiness
D.expressappreciationtothecustomers
6.Accordingtotherulesduringtheactivityyoucanhave____.
A.abearifyouhavehadaccountsof$100before
B.fivebearsifyouopenacheckingaccountof$500
C.twobearsifyouopentwocheckingaccountsof$200
D.nobearifyouopenacheckingaccountofmorethan$100
7.Inordertosatisfythedemandingcustomers,oneofthebankbrancheseven.
A.sentalltheworkerstocollectbears
B.arrangedaspecialinformationdesk
C.stoppedopeningnewaccountsof$100
D.sentatruckforonebearinafarawaybranch
8.Whatisthebestpossibletideforthepassage?
A.ACreativeBankPromotion
B.AnUnexpectedShortageofSunnyBear
C.ToyGiveawayNearlyUnbearableforBank
D.BankSavingforYourChildren'sChristmasGifts
C
GroasisWaterboxx,winnerofPopularScienceMagazine's"BestofWhat'sNew"2020sweptall11categoriesforthebestinvention,leavingbehindotherfantasticinventions,suchastheAppleiPad,Porsche918SpyderGreenSupercar,PanasonicVieraTV,IntelWirelessdisplayand117othersfortheGrandPrize
TheDutchinventorsaysmuchofthefreshwater
supplyisusedforirrigationinthedesert,yetmost
ofthewatermaybelostintheair.Soheinvented
thedevicewhichhecalledGroasisWaterboxxto
helppeoplegrowtreesandplantsinthedesert.
Hesayshegottheideafromnature.
“Ifyoulookatnature,andIgiveanexamplein
yourowncountry,ifyoulooktotheRockyMountainsoftheSierraNevada,youfindtreesalloverthemountains.Sotreesareactuallyabletogrowonrocks.Theyhaveverystrongroots."PieterHoffsaid.
Mr.Hoffsaysthetrickisthatnaturedoesnotdigaholelikewehumansdotoplantseeds.Natureplantstheseedsthroughbirdsoranimalsontopofthesoil.Theirwastethenactsasacover.Itkeepsthehumidity(潮湿)inthesoil.
TheDutchinventorsaysheissimplycopyingthatsystem.TheWaterboxxisarounddeviceaboutthesizeofamotorcycletire.Itsitsflatonthe,groundwiththebottomopentotheearth.Seedsorayoungplantinggrowoutofaholeinthecenter.
SomepeoplecalltheWaterboxxawaterbatterybecauseofitsabilitytocollectandstorewater.
Thecoverhasdeepridges(脊).Thesecollectrainwater.Butthedeviceisdesignedtocollectwaterevenwhenthereisnorain.Thecoyergetscoldduringthenightandcreatesdropsofwateronit.
Thewateriscollectedthroughtwoholesandintheholesthereisasiphon(吸管)tpcarryittothesoil.PieterHoffsaysthenicethingaboutthesiphonsisthat,oncecollected,,the.waterisnotabletoevaporateanymore.
ResearchersatMohammedtheFirstUniversityinOujda,Morocco,testedtheWaterboxxforthreeyearsintheSahara.Theysaidclosetoninetypercentofthetreesplantedwiththedevicesurvived.Withoutit,theysaid,onlyabouttenpercentsurvived.
9.WhatdoesPieterHoff’sinventionhaveincommonwithnaturalplanting?
A.Noneedofsoiltoplantseeds.
B.Noneedofwatertoplantseeds.
C.Havinganeffectiveway'toobtainnutrition.
D.Havinganeffectivewaytokeephumidity.
10.Theunderlinedword"evaporate"mostprobablymeans____.
A.disappearB.circulateC.contractD.float
11.TheWaterboxxhas____.
A.awaterbatteryunderitB.asolidbottomtoholdwater
C.manysiphonstodrawwaterD.manyraisedlinesonthecover
12.Howdoesthedevicecollectwaterwhenitdoesn'train?
A.Thesiphondrawswaterfromtheearth.
B.Thecoldcoverchangestheairintoliquid.
C.Thecoverkeepsthehumidityinthesoil.
D.Theridgessaveenoughwaterinrainingdays.
D
InGreekmythology(神话),fireisagiftfromtheGod,stolenfromZeus(宙斯)byPrometheusandhandedovertohumansufferingfromcold.Whatcouldbemorenaturalthansittingaroundabeautifulfireonawinternight,atacampsiteintheBerkshires?
Hardasitmaybetobelieve,thefireplace—longconsideredatrophy(奖杯),particularlyinacitylikeNewYork—isacquiringasocialshame.Amongthosewhodesiretobeenvironmentallyresponsible,itisjoiningtheranksofbottledwaterandbighouses.
SallyTreadwell,a51-year-oldpublicrelations
executiveinBoone,N.C.,saidnothingmakesher
happierthanbuildingafireonacoldwinternight.
Butmostofthetimeshedoesn’t,becauseshefeels
tooguiltyaboutthedamageitmaydotothe
environment.Everytimeshebuildsafire,it
causes“innerconflict,”shesaid.“It’saguiltypleasure.”
“Thesmokefromafiresmellsverynice,”said
Dia