湖南省衡山县高考英语暑假阅读理解专练9.docx

1、湖南省衡山县高考英语暑假阅读理解专练9湖南省衡山县2020高考英语暑假阅读理解专练（9）【科普知识型-阅读理解】Housed in Milan, one of Europes dirtiest cities, Leonardo da Vincis masterpiece The Last Supper still faces a threat from air pollution, researchers say, despite preventative measures that have significantly decreased pollutants in the church w

2、here the famous painting is on display.In 2020, Italian authorities installed a heating, ventilation (通风) and airconditioning system to protect the painting from Milans polluted air. To see whether the system could improve air quality, a team of researchers led by Constantinos Sioutas, a professor o

3、f civil and environmental engineering at the University of Southern California, placed two airquality monitors inside the church for a year to collect samples from around painting. Results showed the levels of fine and coarse particulates were reduced near the painting by 88 percent and 94 percent,

4、respectively, compared with the corresponding outdoor levels. “Its a spectacular reduction，” Sioutas said in a statement. “It is, frankly, very impressive.”Although the researchers applauded the successful decrease in particulates around da Vincis painting, they warned that indoor sources of polluti

5、on may still pose a threat to the priceless painting. Fatty lipids (油脂) from the skin of customers in the church appeared in significant quantities around the painting, despite the fact that visitors getting access to the artwork are strictly regulated.Only a few visitors are allowed inside the chur

6、ch at a time, and they enter the building and can stay for only 15 minutes each. However, fatty lipids from visitors skin can combine with dust in the air and pollute the painting if they come in contact with it, says study researcher Nancy Daher of the University of Southern California.Even previou

7、s restorations of the painting may pollute its surface, Daher said. Tiny particulates of the wax applied during early repair efforts can be emitted from the painting, get into the air and tarnish (使失去光泽) the painting in the same manner as the fatty lipids.The researchers noted that their airsample a

8、nalysis could be used as a point of reference for future studies aimed at protecting valuable artwork and artefacts.1What does the underlined word “particulates” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?AThe smallest parts of a chemical substance.BThings dirtier than usual.CCertain types of gas.DExtremely small

9、 pieces of dirt, which cause serious pollution.2According to the text, the following factors pollute the painting EXCEPT _Afatty lipids from the skin Btiny particles of the waxCbreath of the visitors Ddust in the air3According to the researchers, which of the following is NOT true of their airsample

10、 analysis?A. The airsample analysis was got by gathering air in the church for a year.BThe airsample analysis showed that the painting was completely away from air pollution.CThe airsample analysis can be helpful for future studies protecting valuable artwork.DThe airsample analysis showed that the

11、particulates around da Vincis painting were decreased successfully.4What can be the best title of the text?AHow to decrease levels of particulates effectivelyBThe famous painting da Vincis The Last SupperCKeeping air pollution from damaging da Vincis The Last SupperDHow to protect artwork in househo

12、lds【要点综述】保存在意大利米兰市一家教堂的达芬奇名画最后的晚餐受到空气污染的影响。虽采取了措施使教堂空气质量得到提高，但仍存在一些污染隐患。1D词义猜测题。综合分析文章及该词所在句子，可推知该词意为“颗粒(污染)物”。2C细节理解题。根据文章信息可知，对名画最后的晚餐带来污染的因素主要有参观者皮肤上的油脂、修复时产生的蜡颗粒及空气中的灰尘等。3B细节理解题。从文章第一、二段可知，虽然教堂室内环境大为改善，但这幅伟大的画作仍受到各种污染物的威胁。4C主旨大意题。综合分析文章可知，本文主要介绍如何保护达芬奇的名画最后的晚餐免受污染物的影响，故C项为标题最佳。【浙江省金丽衢十二校2020高考英语

13、第二次联考】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，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。Ok, I said to my daughter as she bent over her afternoon bowl of rice. Whats going on with you and your friend I? J. is the leader of a group of third-graders at her campa position Lucy herself occupied the previous summer. Now shes the one on

14、the outs, and every day at snack time, she tells me all about it, while I offer up the unhelpful advice all summer long.Shes fond of giving orders , Lucy complained. Shes fat, Lucy mumbled（含糊地说） ineo he bowl We are going upstairs, I said, my voice cold, We are going to discuss this. And up we went.I

15、d spent the nine years since her birth getting ready for this day, the day wed have to havethe conversation about this horrible word. I knew exactly what to say to the girl on the receivingend of the teasing（嘲笑），but in all of my imaginings, it never once occurred to me that mydaughter would be the o

16、ne who used the F word一Fat.My daughter sat on her bed, and I sat beside her.“How would you feel if someone made funof you for something that wasnt your fault?”I began.“She could stop eating so much,”Lucymumbled, mouthing the simple advice a thousand doctors and well-meaning friends and relativeshave

17、 given overweight women for yearsIts not always that easy,”I said.“Everyones different in terns of how they treat food”Lucy looked at me, waiting for me to go on. I opened my mouth，then closed it. Should I tell herthat, in teasing a womans weight, shes joined the long, proud tradition of critics who

18、 go after anywoman with whom they disagree by starting with youre ugly and ending with“no man wouldwant you and there must be something wrong with any man who does？Should I tell her I didntcry when someone posted my picture and commented,“Im sorry, but arent authors who writebooks marketed to young

19、women supposed to be pretty?”Does she need to know, now, that life isnt fair? I feel her eyes on me，waiting for an answerI dont have. Words are my toolsStories are my jobIts possible shell remember what I sayforever, and I have no idea what to say.So I tell her the only thing I can come up with that

20、 is absolutely trueI say to my daughter,“I love you，and there is nothing you could ever do to make me not love you，But Im disappointed in you right now. There are plenty of reasons for not liking someoneWhat she looks like isnt one of them.”Lucy nods，tears on her cheeks“I wont say that again,”she te

21、lls me，and I pull her close,pressing my nose against her hair. We are both quiet, and I dont know if I have said the rightthing. So as we sit there together, shoulder to shoulder, I pray for her to be smartI pray for her tobe strong. I pray for her to find friends，work she loves, a partner who loves

22、 her, and for the worldnot to deprive（剥夺）her of the things that make her who she is，for her life to be easy, and forher to have the strength to handle it when its not. And still, always，I pray that she will neverstruggle as Ive struggled, that weight will never be her cross to bear. She may not be a

23、ble to usethe word in our home, but I can use it in my headI pray that she will never get fat55，The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 indicates that Lucy，A. often makes fun of her friend J. Bhas turned against her friend JC gets along well with her friend J. D. has begun to compete with her friend

24、J，56.Why does the author want to discuss with Lucy?A. Because she wants to offer some other helpful advice.B Because she has prepared the conversation for nine years.C Because she is really shocked at Lucys rudenessD. Because she decides to tell Lucy a similar story of her own57. What does the autho

25、r want to tell her daughter?A. It is not easy to take the doctors advice to eat lessBPeople shouldnt complain because life is unfair.C She herself was once一laughed at for her appearance.D. People shouldnt be blamed for their appearance.58It can be inferred from the passage thatA. the author earns a

26、living by writing storiesB the author is a fat but good-looking womanC the author will stop loving her daughter for what she saidD. the authors daughter agreed with her from.the very beginning59 We can learn from the last paragraph that A. Lucydeeply moved by her mothers prayerB a mothers prayer wil

27、l shape her daughters attitude towards lifeC. the author allows her daughter to use the F word in her headD the author hopes her daughter will never have weight trouble60 The authors attitude towards her daughter can be best described as A. loving but strict B. indifferent but patientC. satisfied an

28、d friendly D. unsatisfied and angry【参考答案】55、B 5660、CDADA阅读理解。Diana Jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21-year-old twin sons: a combination of savings, income, scholarships, and a modest amount of borrowing. Then her husband lost his job, and the plan fell apart.

29、“I have two kids in college, and I want to say come home, but at the same time I want to provide them with a good education,” says Jacobs.The Jacobs family did work out a solution: They asked and received more aid form the schools, and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through t

30、he federal loan (贷款) program. They will each graduate with $20,000 of debt, but at least they will be able to finish school.With unemployment rising, financial aid administrators expect to hear more families like the Jacobs. More students are applying for aid, and more families expect to need studen

31、t loans. College administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around.At the same time, tuition（学费）continues to rise. A report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education found that college tuition and fees increased 439% from 1982 to 2020, while ave

32、rage family income rose just 147%. Student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade,“If we go on this way for another 25years, we wont have an affordable system of higher education,” says Patrick M. Callan, president of the center. “The middle class families have been financing it through debt. They will send kids to college wh