1、届高考英语二轮复习题型精准练阅读理解推理判断题及参考答案2020届高考英语二轮复习题型精准练2 -阅读理解(推理判断题)1、Money with no strings attached. Its not something you see every day. But at Union Station in Los Angeles last month, a board went up with dollar bills attached to it with pins and a sign that read, “Give What You Can, Take What You Need.
2、” People quickly caught on. And while many took dollars, many others pinned their own cash to the board. “ People of all ages, races, and socioeconomic (社会 经济的 ) backgrounds gave and took,” said Tyler Bridges of The Toolbox, which created the project. “We even had a bride in her wedding dress come u
3、p to the board and take a few dollars. ” Most of the bills on the board were singles, but a few people left fives, tens and even twenties. The video clip (片段)shows one man who had found a $ 20 bill pinning it to the board. “What I can say for the folks that gave the most,is that they were full of sm
4、iles,” Bridges said. “Theres a certain feeling that giving can do for you and that was apparent in those that gave the most. ” Most people who took dollars took only a few, but Bridges said a very small number took as much as they could. While the clip might look like part of a new ad campaign. Brid
5、ges said the only goal was to show generosity and sympathy. He added that he hopes people in other cities might try similar projects and post their own videos on the Internet. “After all,everyone has bad days and good days,” he said “Some days you need a helping hand and some days you can be the one
6、 giving the helping hand. ”1.What does the expression “money with no strings attached” in Paragraph 1 mean?A.Money not tied together.B.Money not legally made.C.Money spent without hesitation.D.Money offered without conditions.2.What did Bridges want to show by mentioning the bride?A.Women tended to
7、be more sociable.B.The activity attracted various people.C.Economic problems were getting worse.D.Young couples needed financial assistance.3.Why did Bridges carry out the project?A.To do a test on people s morals.B.To raise money for his company.C.To earn himself a good reputation.D.To promote kind
8、ness and sympathy.promote kindness and sympathy.2、Changing of the Guard Tours and TicketsThe Changing of the Guard is a centuries-old tradition that marks the official shift change of the Household Regiment一the Queens guards stationed at Buckingham Palace. As one of the worlds most famous ceremonies
9、 and a top London experience, this ceremony gives visitors the chance to see the grandeur (壮观)of a royal march. Dressed in their red suits and bearskin hats, the guards show classic British magnificence in a showing thats not to be missed. The Basics The ceremony begins with the New Guard marching f
10、rom Wellington Barracks to Buckingham Palace with a marching band,while the mounted Horse Guards Parade leaves from the Hyde Park barracks and crosses The Mall to St. James Place. The official guard change then takes place in the palace forecourt. Some London walking tours include a timed stop at th
11、e palace to see the event,while other tours combine a viewing with a visit to the Tower of London or the London Eye.Things to Know Before You Go Buckingham Palaces Changing of the Guard Ceremony takes place daily at 11 :30 am and lasts about 45 minutes. Crowds are frequent,especially at the palace,
12、but youll find quieter spots elsewhere along the route. The ceremony is free to watch,and no tickets are required.How to Get There The march begins at Wellington Barracks and continues on to Buckingham Palace in central London. The nearest tube stations are St, James Park,Green Park, and Victoria.Wh
13、en to Get There To get a good view,its best to arrive earlyas early as 9: 30 am. Some tours are timed specifically for the ceremony,guaranteeing the best viewpoints from an expert tour guide. Note that the ceremony may be canceled in bad weather.1. What can visitors do at Buckingham Palaces Guard Ch
14、ange Ceremony?A. Take part in a royal march.B. Taste the work of a royal guard.C. Try on red suits and bearskin hats.D. Witness how grand a royal march is.2. When can visitors see the guard change?A. At 9 : 30 am. B. At 10: 15 am.C. At 11:45 am. D. At 12:45 am.3. What does the passage imply about th
15、e guard change?A. It is free of charge to the public.B. It may not be available every day.C. It has a history of hundreds of years.D. It is arranged in the palace forecourt.3、Monkeys seem to have a way with numbers.A team of researchers trained three Rhesus monkeys to associate 26 clearly different
16、symbols consisting of numbers and selective letters with 0-25 drops of water or juice as a reward. The researchers then tested how the monkeys combinedor addedthe symbols to get the reward.Heres how Harvard Medical School scientist Margaret Livingstone, who led the team, described the experiment: In
17、 their cages the monkeys were provided with touch screens. On one part of the screen, a symbol would appear, and on the other side two symbols inside a circle were shown. For example, the number 7 would flash on one side of the screen and the other end would have 9 and 8. If the monkeys touched the
18、left side of the screen they would be rewarded with seven drops of water or juice; if they went for the circle, they would be rewarded with the sum of the numbers17 in this example.After running hundreds of tests, the researchers noted that the monkeys would go for the higher values more than half t
19、he time, indicating that they were performing a calculation, not just memorizing the value of each combination.When the team examined the results of the experiment more closely, they noticed that the monkeys tended to underestimate(低估)a sum compared with a single symbol when the two were close in va
20、luesometimes choosing, for example, a 13 over the sum of 8 and 6. The underestimation was systematic: When adding two numbers, the monkeys always paid attention to the larger of the two, and then added only a fraction(小部分)of the smaller number to it.This indicates that there is a certain way quantit
21、y is represented in their brains, Dr. Livingstone says. “But in this experiment what theyre doing is paying more attention to the big number than the little one.”1. What did the researchers do to the monkeys before testing them?A. They fed them. B. They named them.C. They trained them. D. They measu
22、red them.2. How did the monkeys get their reward in the experiment?A. By drawing a circle. B. By touching a screen.C. By watching videos. D. By mixing two drinks.3. What did Livingstones team find about the monkeys?A. They could perform basic addition. B. They could understand simple words.C. They c
23、ould memorize numbers easily. D. They could hold their attention for long.4. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?A. Entertainment. B. Health. C. Education. D. Science.4、Juana, who came to America from Guatemala, used to take the bus to and from cleaning jobs. Walking to the bus stop
24、 after a long day at work was exhausting, especially when it rained, as it occasionally does in Los Angeles. Now Juana drives everywhere. She had two aspirations: to learn English and to get a car. She has accomplished both. Although Los Angeles has organized itself around the car since the Second W
25、orld War,it has tried harder than many other American cities to change this. However,public-transport users are dwindling(逐渐减少 的). In the past five years the number of trips taken in metropolitan Los Angeles has dropped by 19%. The American Public Transportation Associations figures show that the nu
26、mber of journeys in the country as a whole has fallen in each of the past three years. In 2016-2017 every kind of mass public transport became less busy. New Yorkers took 2. 8% fewer weekday trips on public transport. In 2018 the number of Tube journeys fell by 1. 4%. That was despite annual populat
27、ion growth in London of about 1% and a 3. 3% rise in employment in the past year. The Paris Metro carried only as many passengers in 2017 as it did in 2012. In Berlin,public transport journeys are growing about half as quickly as employment. Exceptions are that more and more people are taking public
28、 transport in Sydney and Tokyo. Demand for mass public transport has weakened in so many rich-world cities at the same time. Something seems to be driving people off the public transport. But what is it? One explanation, which is convincing in some cities. is that public transport has become worse.
29、London and Paris have suffered terrorist attacks. New Yorks subway is creaking (嘎吱作响的)一a consequence of prolonged underinvestment in repairs. Elsewhere, bad weather or road works are said to prevent people from taking buses.1. Los Angeles is a city .A. whose government would like citizens to take pu
30、blic transportB. where many immigrants like Juana have achieved their dreamsC. where everyone like Juana prefers to drive private carsD. where more and more people turn to public transport2. In Paragraph 3 the data show us public transport . A. has declined in all the mentioned citiesB. has declined
31、 in most cities in America from 2016 to 2018C. became busier in each cityD. has attracted more and more users3. What is the main reason for people not taking public transport?A. Public transport is unsafe.B. Taking public transport is a waste of time.C. Public transport disappoints people in many wa
32、ys.D. Public transport is noisy, making people uncomfortable4. Why does the author mention Juana in Paragraph 1?A. To tell us she has achieved her dreams.B. To show us shes a hard-working woman,C. To introduce the topic of the passage.D. To tell us what she does in America.5、The Australian beach town Byron Bay has a traffic problem, especially during holidays, when local streets are full of cars. But now its changed. The worlds first fully solar-powered train ru
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