05 阅读理解B上海市高三英语一模专项汇编.docx

1、05 阅读理解B上海市高三英语一模专项汇编05-2021年上海市高三英语一模真题专项训练之阅读理解BDirections:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the pa

2、ssage you have read.2021黄浦一模Canals have to be built on a level, otherwise the water drains out of them and the canal becomes useless.This was the great problem facing the early canal builders,and they overcame it in different ways. The early engineers like James Brindley simply followed the outlines

3、 of the countryside and kept their canals level though it often meant choosing very roundabout routes.Later engineers, suyimoh as Thomas Telford,developed a new technique known as cut and fill in which they fixed a level through very accurate surveying. This allowed them to fill in the hollows on a

4、route with the exact amount of soil they took from the higher ground. By this method, very direct routes could be taken, which cut down the time of a journey very considerably. A good example of this type of canal is Telfords Liverpool and Birmingham Junction Canal, which he began in 1826 to provide

5、 a direct route from the Midlands to the River Mersey.It was seldom possible to build a completely level canal, of course, whichever method was used, and most canals were provided with locks in which barges were raised or lowered to new levels. If you look at the diagram on the right, you can see a

6、barge being raised in a lock by means of water which was allowed into the lock basin,or pound, from the upper level of the canal.When a barge had to be lowered,water was allowed out of the pound into the lower level of the canal.60.Brindleys canals were less efficient,most likely because _.A.he was

7、not a good canal engineerB.the techniques and skills available at the time were uselessC.his canals were built to keep the water drains outD.they had too many roundabout routes61.According to this passage,why was the cut and fill technique designed?A.The outlines of the land could not be followed di

8、rectly.B.It could make travelling distances shorter and save journey time.C.New surveying techniques had been invented successfully.D. The distance between the Midlands and River Mersey is great.62.Locks are needed in canals to _.A. help boats to travel in both directionsB. keep water levels changin

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18、g loss.答案60. B 61. C 62. A2021宝山一模Ever look at your to-do list and want to run and hide? Me too. But life is more than working hard to finish tasks, collapsing into bed, judging the past 24 hours and our success by how much weve managed to tick off. So heres how to get stuff done and enjoy yourself

19、at the same time. 1.Rename it My friend Jim Kwik says, “Call your got-to-do list your get to-do list.” Its a tiny change but a major shift. Think about it. You get to walk your dog, choose wonderful dinner ingredients and go to a job each day that affords you the life you have.2.Add some action Inst

20、ead of writing plain reminders down as memory urges, like “Dentist” and “Report,” add some verbs and result-based benefits, like “Book dentist and get teeth sparkly white!” or “Complete report and let out your breath.” Imagine the good feeling attached to each agenda item and let it fuel you.3. Trus

21、t theres time Have you ever noticed when youre in a rush, you make mistakes? Like when youre late for work: You cant find your jeans, you hurt your toe on the bed by accident and you misplace your phone as you head down the elevator. When we operate from a place of calm, stuff happens faster. We fin

22、d what we need. We dont burn the toast. It can be as simple as sitting up in bed, taking ten deep breaths when you wake up and setting a simple intention for the day (not reaching straight for Instagram and email). 4.Ask yourself this How are you spending your days, your life? Are you having enough

23、fun? Can your got-to-do list be a get-to-do list with some good moods dancing on the page and an air of “I got time!” attached to it? Yes, it probably can. Now, whats first? 60. Which of the following does the author agree with about “your to-do list”? A. Choose wonderful dinner ingredients and go t

24、o a job each day. B. Change “Dentist” into“Book dentist and get teeth sparkly white!” C. Remind yourself you have plenty of time to deal with daily routines. D. Keep asking yourself questions with the air of “I got time!” 61. It can be concluded that the key to getting stuff done and enjoying yourse

25、lf at the same time is _. A. a state of mind B. a get-to-do listC. a memory urge D. a place of calm 62. Whats the writing purpose of this passage? A. To find out what to do first every day. B. To imagine the good feeling of tasks. C. To explain the importance of lifestyle. D. To discover how to enjo

26、y daily life. 答案60-62 BAD2021徐汇一模People climbing Mount Everest are two times as likely to reach the top and less likely to die on the climb than 20 years ago, a new study finds. Everest, high in the Himalayans, is the tallest mountain above sea level on Earth. It reaches 8,848 meters into the sky. B

27、etween 2006 and 2019, around two thirds of climbers were successful in their attempt to reach the top. In the 15 years before that, only about one-third went all the way to the top. The number of attempts to reach the top of Everest has risen sharply over the years, leading to a 300 percent increase

28、 in overcrowding. In 2019, 955 climbers tried to reach the mountaintop. Only 222 people did so in 2000. The study noted that on a single day in May of last year, 396 climbers had gathered at the narrow path just below the top. The area, known as the “death zone,” is so narrow that only a small numbe

29、r of climbers can pass through, one directly behind another. Nine climbers died on Everest in May 2019. It was the deadliest Everest climbing season since 2015 when an earthquake killed at least 18 people on the mountain. A picture of climbers waiting their turn to go up and down through the death z

30、one became famous as it was shared online. Yet researchers say the crowds were not the main reason for the deaths last year. “Surprisingly crowding has no evident effect on success or death” of Everest climbers, the study said.However, overcrowding does make the climb more dangerous. “If crowding sl

31、ows climbers (as is expected), this increases their exposure to the elements, which should increase risk of an accident or illness,” said Raymond B. Huey, lead writer of the report. An unexpected storm, earthquake, or landslide could be disastrous, he told Reuters by email. Climbers have expressed c

32、oncern that was giving anyone willing to pay the government $11,000 permission to climb Everest. Nepal plans to change its policy to require climbers to use guides, and meet physical fitness and experience qualifications, said tourism department official Mira Acharya. Nepal temporarily closed its mountains to climbers because of the coronavirus health crisis. Now they are open again. Howe