高考英语阅读理解八篇练一及解析.docx

1、高考英语阅读理解八篇练一及解析2020高考英语阅读理解八篇练（一）及解析专题：阅读理解AWho would have thought that potato fries could unite an entire country？Well，that seems to be the case in Belgium where there is currently a movement to have Belgian potato fries officially recognized as cultural heritage.The fries are served in a paper con

2、e(圆锥体)from a “fritkot”，which is a shack(小屋)or a food truck.Across Belgium，there are at least 5,000 fritkots which is 10 times more common than McDonalds restaurants in the United States.The movement for the fries to be declared official cultural heritage was started by UNAFRI，also known as the natio

3、nal association of fritkot owners.They claim that their establishments represent Belgium very well.“A cone of potato chips is Belgium in miniature(微模型)Whats amazing is that this way of thinking is the same，in spite of differences among communities and regions，”added spokesman Bernard Lefevre.Tourist

4、s can even be seen to line up with locals in Brussels to buy a cone of fires from wellknown fritkots such as Frit Flagey and Maison Antoine.“Before I came here，the only thing I knew about Belgium was that they liked their fries，”said Rachael Webb，a tourist from Ottowa，Canada.In order to be recognize

5、d by UNESCO，it has to be formally supported by the Belgian government of culture.As of right now，UNESCO has a list of 314 items of “cultural heritage”that they say is worthy enough to be preserved.Items on the list include Turkish coffee and the old native singing of the Central African Republic.Pot

6、atoes reached Belgium in the 16th century，but it wasnt until the 19th century that they were cut up into fries and sold as a meal. B (2019厦门模拟)Did you know that the color of uniforms can influence the performance of an athlete? It may sound strange，but a study suggests this might be true.Two British

7、 scientists studied the results of four sports in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games where the athletes had been given either a red or a blue uniform.They discovered that when there was a big difference in the score，color had no influence on the result.But if it was a close match，the athlete in a red uni

8、form was more likely to win.Then they looked at the uniforms of the soccer teams at the Euro 2004 tournament.Again，teams wearing red won more games.The two scientists got their idea from earlier studies of wild animals.It had been discovered that when a male show red on its body，it sends a signal of

9、 its power and strength.For example，in many kinds of monkey，the more the male shows off its red scars，the more females it can attract.Based on this fact，the British scientists thought that the idea might work for humans，too.According to them，when an athlete sees a competitor in a red uniform，he gets

10、 a feeling that his competitor could be stronger than him.And that_kind_of_feeling may have a bad influence on the players performance in the actual game.Although the idea is interesting，most people dont accept that color signals in the animals world can really be useful to humans in sports.They thi

11、nk that it is unreasonable to develop an idea based on such a small number of examples.Much more research has to be done to prove the influence of uniform colors on the performance of athletes. C(2019威海模拟)The ancient city of Chichen Itza in southern Mexico was one of the most powerful cities and one

12、 of the most powerful ancient culturesthe Maya.But today，no one lives there.It is only a group of old buildings.However，people from around the world still come to see it.People come to learn about its ancient culture，the culture of the Mayan people.The Mayan culture began almost 3,000 years ago and

13、grew in parts of Central America.But about 1,000 years ago a group called the Itza invaded the city and built new parts of the city based on natural wells.They named the city Chichen Itza，which means “mouth of the well of the Itza”The most interesting structure in Chichen Itza is the Pyramid of Kuku

14、lcan(库库尔坎金字塔)，whose four sides all come together at one point at the top.Each side on the Pyramid of Kukulcan has 91 steps.And there is one more step at the top of the pyramid.The steps are as many as the days of a year.Some experts believe the Maya could have used this building to help them know wh

15、en to plant crops.Each day the sun falls on a different step of the pyramid，which could be a way to follow the year.The people of Chichen Itza especially designed one building to observe and study the movement of the stars and planets.Experts say that the observatory(天文台)is one of the most complex s

16、tructures the Maya built.A set of steps went up and around the observatory tower.And there were windows in the tower.Each window had a purpose.Experts believe that a person looking through one of these windows could see particular stars on particular dates.The Maya might have believed that studying

17、the stars could tell them the future.Chichen Itza is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an important part of the worlds history. D(2019郑州模拟)As our cell phones get smarter，smaller and faster，and enable users to connect at high speeds to the Internet，an obvious question arises: is the mobile handset

18、 into the next computer? In one sense，it already has.Todays most complicated mobile phones have the processing power of a mid1990s PC while using 100 times less electricity.And more and more of todays mobile phones have computerlike features，allowing their owners to send emails，browse(浏览)the Web and

19、 even take photos? 84 million mobile phones with digital cameras were shipped last year.We ask the question whether mobile phones will ever overshadow or replace the PC，and the issue suddenly becomes questionable.PC supporters say mobile phones are too small and connect too slowly to the Internet to

20、 become effective at tasks now performed on the large screens and keyboards of todays computer.Fans of the mobile phones respond: just wait.Coming techniques will solve the limitation of the mobile phone.“One day，two or three billion people will have cell phones，and they are not going to have PCs，”

21、says one inventor of the smart phone and the chief technology officer of an important smart phone company.“The mobile phone will become their digital life.”The inventors a newest product，the shiny，slim pocketsize cell phone，has a tiny keyboard，a builtin digital camera and narrow openings for added m

22、emory.The smart phone market makes up only five percent of overall mobile phone sales today，but the figure has been doubling each year.In the United States，its the business crowd thats primarily buying these handsets.“What makes the smart phone so much better than the computer is that its always wit

23、h you，always up and always ready，” says one of them，who works in an 80member law firm，which recently started giving its lawyers smart phones instead of laptops. E(2019沈阳市高三教学质量检测)In 2013 alone at least 20,000 African elephants were killed for their teeth.In South Africa over the last two years more

24、than 2,200 rhinos were killed for their horns.These numbers are alarming，because current rates of illegal hunting are faster than birth rates，which could lead to extinction of these ecologically important creatures in the environment.Indeed，some elephant and rhino populations are on track to be loca

25、lly extinct within the next decade.If you are reading this，you may already be aware of these facts.But you might not know that wildlife trafficking(非法交易)not only threatens the existence of elephants and rhinos but is also leading to extinction of other species，such as tigers，tortoises，sea turtles，an

26、d the worlds most trafficked mammal(哺乳动物)pangolins.Pangolins are the only mammals that are entirely covered in touch scales(鳞)，which makes them look very strong.But actually they are endangered mammals.There are eight different species of pangolins，four in Asia and four in Africa，and all are threate

27、ned with extinction.Although pangolins are protected throughout most of the countries where they live，high demand in East Asia，where the delicious pangolin meat is considered a delicacy and where their scales are used in traditional medicines，is driving an illegal trade in both live animals and pang

28、olin parts.The number of pangolin trafficking is shocking.Experts believe that over the last 10 years more than 1 million pangolins were taken from the wild.It is estimated that between 40,000 and 81,250 pangolins were killed for the illegal trade in 2013 alone.In February，the United States released

29、 a plan to deal with wildlife trafficking，which lays out the steps we will take to fight the illegal trade in wildlife，including pangolins.We are strengthening the carrying out of the plan；building international cooperation and contribution to protect wildlife；raising awareness to drive down the dem

30、and that is fuelling the illegal trade.Get involved and remember World Wildlife Day(Marcia 3)by spreading the plan.Use social media and tell everyone that now it is time to get serious about wildlife crime and end the demand that threatens species，big and small，from the huge elephant to the shy pang

31、olin. F(2019河北黄骅中学模拟)Typing with one hand when the other one is occupied can be a real pain，so imagine having to type with just one foot.Its got to be a nightmare，but 21yearold Hu Huiyuan from Chinas Anhui Province is using her only functional foot to write not just a few sentences，but an entire fic

32、tion novel!Born prematurely(过早地)，Hu was diagnosed with cerebral palsy(脑瘫)when she was only 10 months old.This left her permanently paralyzedthe only parts of her body she can move are her head and left foot.As she grew older，she learned how to perform everyday tasks using her foot.Despite not having received formal education，Hu is surprisingly wellspoken.Over the years，with the help of her mother，she taught herself to read and write.“Im not a genius，but Im very focused，” she said，modestly.“When I watched TV in my childhood，I often learned words on the screen.”“When I was teaching h