江苏专用高考英语二轮复习阅读理解组合练二.docx

1、江苏专用高考英语二轮复习阅读理解组合练二阅读理解组合练(二)(限时30分钟)A(2019苏州一模)Worlds best beaches: 2020 Trip Advisor award winnersNo.1Clearwater BeachIt lies in America, about a forty minute drive west of Tampa.It impresses travelers with two and a half miles of sugar white sand, crystal clear waters and gentle Gulf wind.The be

2、ach offers calm, shallow water, making it an ideal playground for tourists.* Bargain hotel nearby: Pier House 60 Marina Hotel, from 293 per night * Airfare: As low as 71 round trip from ORD (Chicago) to TPA (Tampa)No.2Siesta BeachJust south of Sarasota, Siesta Beach on Siesta Key is known for its ei

3、ght mile stretch of sugar fine, quartz white sand.Its also a great spot for kids to collect seashells and sand dollars.* Bargain hotel nearby: Tropical Beach Resorts, from 295 per night * Airfare: As low as 238 round trip from EWR(Newark) to SRQ (Sarasota)No.3Kaanapali BeachAmong the most visited be

4、ach in West Maui, this area is a popular spot for quiet relaxation or water sports.Its also famous for the daily cliff diving ceremony off of the beachs northernmost cliffs known as Black Rock.* Bargain hotel nearby: Lahaina Shores Beach Resort, from 289 per night * Airfare: As low as 382 roundtrip

5、from SFO (San Francisco) to OGG (Kahului)No.4South BeachPeople watching is a great pastime in Miamis South Beach, which draws celebrities and models.Travelers love the wide, fine, white sandcovered beaches as well as the surrounding area, known for wild nightlife and excellent restaurants.* Bargain

6、hotel nearby: Room Mate Lord Balfour, from 264 per night * Great airfare: As low as 107 roundtrip from LGA (New York) to MIA (Miami)语篇解读：本文主要介绍了世界上几个最佳海滩的一些特色和去旅行的费用。1Siesta Beach is different from other three beaches in that _.Atourists enjoy an exciting sportBfine sugar white sand covers itCmany f

7、amous persons visit itDchildren have more great fun解析：选D细节理解题。从No.2 Siesta Beach的最后一句“Its also a great spot for kids to collect seashells and sand dollars.”可知该沙滩是个让孩子们收集贝壳和沙海胆的好地方，它会非常吸引孩子游玩，使他们获得快乐。2How much may they pay at least if Mr and Mrs Smith from Chicago visit a beach?A364. B435.C579. D657.

8、解析：选B细节理解题。由于夫妇是来自Chicago，所以是Clearwater Beach，Airfare应当是712142，另外酒店费用是293一晚，所以最少应该是293142435。B(2019南京、盐城二模)That competition keeps prices down is well known.But it is hard to measure by just how much, because prices vary for all sorts of reasons, from differences in labour costs and rents to taxes.Ri

9、sing to the challenge is a new paper in The Economic Journal by Giacomo Calzolari, Andrea Ichino, Francesco Manaresi and Viki Nellas，economists at the European University Institute, Bologna University and the Italian central bank.They looked at pharmacies (药房) and specifically at customers who may b

10、e particularly easy to rip off: new parents.Using data for 2007 to 2010 covering about a fifth of pharmacies in Italy, the researchers measured the way in which prices of hygiene products for babies changed as the number of babies varied.They took advantage of a peculiar law from the 1960s, accordin

11、g to which regions with at most 7,500 people are allowed just one pharmacy (supposedly to keep the quality of services high)They compared prices in places with populations just below this threshold, and just above.The products studied included some 3,000 varieties of shampoos, bath foams, baby wipes

12、, creams and so on.Many are also used by adults on themselves.Some people, for example, prefer suncream labelled “for children” because of its high level of protection.When raising prices for these products, even a pharmacist with a monopoly (垄断) must consider the risk that adult users will switch t

13、o products that are not aimed at children.But a rise in the number of babies, and hence buyers who are parents, could tip_the_scales towards price increases.By contrast, the pharmacist should already be charging as much as parents are willing to pay for products without adult users, such as nappies.

14、The scholars found that pharmacists raised prices when there were more new parents but only in regions with a single pharmacy, and not for nappies.In monopoly areas a doubling of the number of babies from one month to the next (not unusual in a small population) coincided with a 5% increase in the p

15、rice of the basket of babyhygiene products.The study is timely.Italys government has started to loosen some of the many restrictions that stop competition in the pharmacy sector (though not yet the one that the researchers relied on)But such regulations are plentiful in many other lines of business,

16、 and not just in Italy.The consumers who pay the price are often those who find it hardest to travel to shop around for example, people with crying babies on their hands.语篇解读：研究人员发现竞争有利于降低价格，尤其是在一些人口比较少，只有一家垄断的药店的地方，儿童用药价格就比较高，所以建议政府放宽医药行业准入门槛，多增加一些药店，这样可以减轻年轻的父母的负担。3Whats the purpose of the study?A

17、To review the function of the special law for pharmacies.BTo make clear the relation between competition and prices.CTo collect the information on pharmacy business in Italy.DTo gather the data on hygiene products for babies in Italy.解析：选B细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句和第二句“That competition keeps prices down is we

18、ll known.But it is hard to measure by just how much, . ”可知，大家都知道竞争会导致价格下降，但是很难具体测量竞争到底影响了多少价格，所以研究的目的是为了搞清楚竞争和价格之间的关系。4The underlined phrase “tip the scales” in Paragraph 3 means “_”Apush the move Bkeep the levelCcontrol the rise Dbreak the balance解析：选A词义猜测题。根据本文的主题以及常识可以知道婴儿多了，家长(要购买)会推动价格上涨。push t

19、he move “推动价格上涨”。5The governments new measures will greatly benefit _.Apharmacy owners Blocal merchantsCnew parents Dadult users解析：选C推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，怀抱婴儿的家长不方便到远的地方去买儿童药品，所以在药店比较少的地方容易被宰。放宽一些禁止医药行业竞争的政策，同一个地方会有更多的药店，有利于降低药价，所以父母们会受益。C(2019镇江一模)The latest IPCC report does not mince words (直言不讳地) ab

20、out the state of our planet: we must act now to achieve global change at a scale that has “no documented historical precedent (先例)” in order to avoid the climate disaster that would result from a 2 degree C rise in average global temperature.Climate change already affects the worlds most helpless pe

21、ople including poor rural communities that depend on the land for their livings and coastal communities.Indeed, we have already seen the clear asymmetry (不对称) of suffering resulting from extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, floods, droughts, wildfires and more.So far, advocates and politician

22、s have tended to focus on reducing fossil fuel (矿物燃料) consumption through technology and/or policy, such as a sharp carbon tax, as climate solutions.These proposals are, of course, essential to reducing manmade carbon emissions (排放) 71 percent of which are produced by just 100 fossil fuel companies.

23、Yet the international focus on fossil fuels has overshadowed (使显得不重要) the most powerful and costefficient carboncapture technology the world has yet seen: forests.Recent scientific research confirms that forests and other “natural climate solutions” are absolutely essential in reducing climate chang

24、e.In fact, natural climate solutions can help us achieve 37 percent of our climate target, even though they currently receive only 2.5 percent of public climate financing.Forests power to store carbon dioxide through the simple process of tree growth is staggering：one tree can even store an average

25、of about 48 pounds of carbon dioxide in one year.Recent research show undamaged forests are capable of storing the same amount of the carbon dioxide emissions of entire countries such as Peru and Colombia.For this reason, policy makers and business leaders must create and strengthen ambitious polici

26、es to prevent deforestation, and support the sustainable management of standing forests in the fight against climate change.Protecting the worlds forests ensures they can continue to provide essential functions aside from climate stability, including producing oxygen, filtering water and supporting

27、biodiversity.Not only do all the worlds people depend on forests to provide clean air, clean water, oxygen, and medicines, but 1.6 billion people rely on them directly for their livelihoods.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了森林超强的吸附二氧化碳的能力，指出跟气候变化作斗争最有力量的武器就是森林。6According to the passage, climate change _.Awill surely achi

28、eve at a scale that is more serious than ever beforeBwill only affect people living in the poorest rural regionsCis likely to lead to more frequent extreme weather eventsDis entirely determined by fossil fuel consumption解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Indeed, we have already seen the clear asymmetry (不对称) of s

29、uffering resulting from extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, floods, droughts, wildfires and more.”可知我们已经看到了由飓风、洪水、干旱、野火等极端天气事件造成的痛苦很显然是不对称的，也就是越来越多了。7Whats the finding of the new research?AReducing fossil fuels is the most powerful and costefficient technology.BForests are vital to reducing

30、climate change due to their storage power.CMost of our climate targets can be accomplished with the help of natural climate solutions.DNatural climate solutions have proved less efficient than conventional solutions.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第三段第二句“Recent scientific research confirms that forests and other natur

31、al climate solutions are absolutely essential in reducing climate change.”，可知森林和其他“自然气候解决方案”对于减少气候变化是绝对必要的；再根据第四段第一句“Forests power to store carbon dioxide through the simple process of tree growth is staggering”可知森林之所以能够减少气候的变化，是因为其极强的吸附储存二氧化碳的能力。8The underlined word “staggering” in Paragraph 4 mean

32、s _.Aastonishing BspeedingCembarrassing Dshrinking解析：选A词义猜测题。根据画线单词后面的解释 “one tree can even store an average of about 48 pounds of carbon dioxide in one year . the same amount of the carbon dioxide emission of entire countries such as Peru and Colombia”可知树木吸收二氧化碳的能力显然是非常惊人的。9Whats the authors purpose of writing this article?ATo compare two different approaches to dealin