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2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解练习
(6)I阅读理解-------AThespaceshuttleColumbiaflaredandbrokeupintheskiesoverTexasonSaturdayFebruary12003killingthesevenastronautsonboardinwhatNASAandPresidentBushcalledatragedyfortheentirenation.NASAlaunchedaninvestigationintothedisasterandbegansearchingfortheastronautsremains.Itsaidthatalthoughtherehadbeensomedatafailuresitwastooearlytonaildownaprecisecause.Thebreak-up16minutesbeforetheshuttlewasduetolandatKennedySpaceCenterinFloridaspreadpossiblytoxicdebris有毒的残骸overawideswathofTexasandneighboringstates.Dramatictelevisionimagesoftheshuttlesdescentclearlyshowedseveralwhitetrails痕迹streakingthroughblueskiesaftertheshuttlesuddenlyfellapart.Itwasalmost17yearstothedaythattheChallengershuttleexplodedonJan.281986killingallsevenastronautsonboard.Take-offandre-entryintoEarthsatmospherearethemostdangerouspartsofaspacemission.In42yearsofUShumanspaceflighttherehadneverbeenanaccidentinthedescenttoEarthorlanding.Challengerexplodedjustaftertake-off.RescueteamsscrambledtosearchfortheremainsofthecrewwhichincludedthefirstIsraelitoflyontheshuttleformerbatpilotCol.IlanRamon.Therewerewarningsthatpartsofavast120-mile-longcorridorofdebriscouldbetoxicbecauseofpoisonousrocketpropellant推进器.WearenotreadytoconfirmthatwehavefoundanyhumanremainsNacogdochesCountySheriffThomasKerrssaid.Headdedthatamongtheroughly1000callsreportingdebrissomepeoplesaidtheyfoundremainsofcrewmembers.TheColumbiaislost.Therearenosurvivors…Theirmissionwasalmostpleteandwelostthemsoclosetohome.…Americasspaceprogramwillgoonsaidagrim-facedBushinamessagebroadcastontelevisionwhichincludedcondolencestothefamiliesofthedeadastronauts.
1.Theword“descent”inthepassagemeans________.A.takingoffB.landingC.orbitingD.walkingdown答案解析答案为B本题为词义推断题由第三段第二句话“In42yearsofUShumanspaceflighttherehadneverbeenanaccidentinthedescenttoEarthorlanding.”可知,在美国42年的载人航空飞行中,从来没有在着陆地面时发生事故,言外之意就是Columbia航天飞机是着陆地面时坠毁“orlanding”对应的意思就是descent故答案为B
2.WhichistrueoftheIsraeliastronautIlanRamonA.HewasthefirstIsraeliastronauttoflyontheshuttle.B.HewasthefirstforeignastronauttoflyontheAmericanshuttle.C.Heusedtobeapassengerplanepilot.D.HewastheonlysurvivorintheColumbiadisaster.答案解析答案为A本题为细节题由第四段第一句话“…whichincludedthefirstIsraelitoflyontheshuttleformerbatpilotCol.IlanRamon.”可知,IlanRamon是第一个以色列乘坐航天飞机的宇航员,也是一名前战斗飞行员,故A选项正确,B,C错误由最后一段第二句话“Therearenosurvivors”可知没有幸存者,故D选项错误故答案为A
3.TheColumbiadisasterandtheChallengerdisasterweresimilarinthat________.A.thereweresevenastronautskilledonboardB.boththeshuttlesexplodedwhentheytookoffC.BoththeshuttlesexplodedwhentheywereabouttolandD.nohumanremainswerefound答案解析答案为A本题为细节推理题,要求寻找Columbia和theChallenger事故的相似之处由第一段首句“ThespaceshuttleColumbiaflaredandbrokeup…killingthesevenastronautsonboard…”和第二段最后一句“Itwasalmost17yearstothedaythattheChallengershuttleexplodedonJan.281986killingallsevenastronautsonboard.”可知,Columbia和theChallenger都有七名宇航员遇难故答案为A由第三段“In42yearsofUShumanspaceflighttherehadneverbeenanaccidentinthedescenttoEarthorlanding.Challengerexplodedjustaftertake-off.”可知,Columbia是着陆地面时坠毁,Challenger是在刚刚起飞后爆炸,故B、C选项错误由倒数第二段最后一句话“…somepeoplesaidtheyfoundremainsofcrewmembers.”可知,有些人说他们找到了宇航员的残骸,故D选项错误
4.WhichofthefollowingiswrongaccordingtothenewsA.TheU.S.A.willgiveupthespaceprogrambecauseoftheaccident.B.NASAhasn’tfoundthecauseoftheColumbiadisaster.C.BeforetheColumbiadisasternoshuttleshadexplodedinthecourseoflanding.D.Take-offandre-entryintoEarthsatmospherearethemostdangerouspartsofaspacemission.答案解析答案为A本题为细节题由最后一段“Americasspaceprogramwillgoon”可知,A选项与文章不符,故答案为A由第一段“NASAlaunchedaninvestigationintothedisasterandbegansearchingfortheastronautsremains.Itsaidthatalthoughtherehadbeensomedatafailuresitwastooearlytonaildownaprecisecause.”可知,NASA认为对事故的准确原因进行定论还为时过早,故B选项与文章符合结合第一题的分析可知,C选项与文章符合由第三段首句“Take-offandre-entryintoEarthsatmospherearethemostdangerouspartsofaspacemission.”可知,D选项与文章符合故B、C、D均不选阅读理解Sciencecantexplainthepowerofpetsbutmanystudieshaveshownthatthepanyofpetscanhelplowerbloodpressure血压andraisechancesofrecoveringfromaheartattackreducelonelinessandspreadall-roundgoodcheer.Anyownerwilltallyouhowmuchjoyapetbrings.Forsomeananimalprovidesmorefortthanahusband/wife.A2002studybyKarenAllenoftheStateUniversityofNewYorkmeasuredstress紧张levelsandbloodpressureinpeople-halfofthempetowners–whiletheyperformed5minutesofmentalarithmetic算术orheldahandinicewater.Subjectspletedthetasksalonewithahusband/wifeaclosefriendorwithapet.PeoplewithpetsdidItbest.ThosetestedwiththeiranimalfriendshadsmallerchangeinbloodpressureandreturnedMostquicklytobaselineheartrates.WithpetsintheroompeoplealsomadefewermathmistakesThanwhendoinginfrontofotherpanions.Itseemspeoplefeelmorereleased放松aroundPetssaysAllenwhothinksitmaybebecausepetsdon’tjudge.Astudyreportedlastfallsuggeststhathavingapetdognotonlyraisesyourspiritsbutmayalsohaveaneffectonyoureatinghabits.ResearchersatNorthwestermMemorialHospitalspentaYearstudying36fatpeopleandwereputonadiet-and-exerciseprograms;aseparategroupof56fatpeoplewithoutpetswereputonadietprogram.Onaverage,peoplelostabout11pounds,Or5%oftheirbodyweight.Theirdogsdidevenbetter,losinganaverageof12pounds,morethen15%oftheirbodyweight.Dogownersdidn’tloseanymoreweightthanthosewithoutdogsbutsayResearchers,gotmoreexerciseoverall–mostlywiththeirdogs–andfounditworthdoing.
1.WhatdoesthetextmainlydiscussA.WhatpetsbringtotheirownersB.HowpetshelppeoplecalmdownC.people’sopinionsofkeepingpetsD.Pet’svalueinmedicalresearch
2.Welearnfromthetextthatapersonwithheartdiseasehasabetterchanceofgettingwellif____________A.hehasapetpanionB.hehaslessstressofworkC.heoftendosementalarithmeticD.heistakencareofbyhisfamily
3.AccordingtoAllenwhydidthepeopledobetterwithpetsaroundwhenfacingstressfultasksA.Theyhavelowerbloodpressure.B.Theybeemorepatient.C.Theyarelessnervous.D.Theyareinhigherspirits.
4.TheresearchmentionedinthelastparagraphreportsthatA.peoplewithdogsdidmoreexerciseB.dogslostthesameweightaspeopledidC.dogslikedexercisemuchmorethanpeopledidD.peoplewithoutdogsfoundtheprogramunhelpfulB篇
1.选A考查主题大意根据首段,很多研究表明,宠物可以降低血压,提高、心脏病恢复的几率,减少孤独感和传播快乐
2.选A根据第一段,参见上题解析
3.选C第二段最后一句话,和宠物在一起人们感到更加的放松
4.选A最后一段最后一句话,虽然狗主的体重没有多大变化,但是却比没有养狗的人得到更多的锻炼,因为是和他们的狗在一起,他们认为很值得阅读理解阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项OPENINGTIMES:20Marto19OctMontoSat:9:00amto5:00pmSun:9:30amto5:00pm20Octto19MarMontoSat:9:30amto4:00pmSun:10:00amto4:00pmShakespearesBirthplaceandExhibitionofShakespearesWorldWeletotheworld-famoushousewhereWilliamShakespearewasbornin1564andwherehegrewup.Theproperty房产remainedintheownershipofShakespeare’sfamilyuntil
1806.TheHousehasweledvisitorstravelingfromalloverthewordforover250years.◆EnterthoughtheVisitors’Centreandseethehighly-praisedexhibitionShakespeare’sWorldalivelyandfullintroductiontothelifeandworkofShakespeare.◆Standintherooms-whereShakespearegrewup.◆DiscoverexamplesoffurnitureandneedleworkfromShakespeare’speriod.◆Enjoythetraditional传统的Englishgardenplantedwithtreesandflowersmentionedinthepoet’sworks.TheBirthplaceiswithineasywalkingdistanceofallthecarparksshownonthemap;nearestisWindsorStreet3minutes’walk.TheHousemaypresentdifficultiesbuttheVisitors’Centreitsexhibitionandthegardenareaccessible可进入的towheelchairuser.TheShakespeareCoffeeHouseoppositetheBirthplace.ADMISSION:Adult£
4.90Child£
2.20Family£
12.02adults+upto3children
1.Howmuchistheadmissionforafamilyoftwogrown-upsandtwochildrenA.$
9.80B.$
12.00C.$
14.20D.$
16.
402.WhereisthenearestparkingplacetoShakespeare’sBirthplaceA.Behindtheexhibitionhall.B.OppositetheVisitors’Centre.C.AtWindsorstreet.D.NeartheCoffeeHouse.
3.Awheelchairusermayneedhelptoenter.A.theHouseBthegardenC.theVisitor’sCentreD.theexhibitionhallA篇
1.选B根据第二个表格中Family£
12.0(2adults+upto3children,即是一家人(2个成年人+至多3个小孩)需要£
12.
02.选C根据第二个表格右边第一段最后几个单词nearestisWindsorStreet3minuteswalk.
3.选A根据第二个表格右边第二段TheHousemaypresentdifficultiesbuttheVisitorsCentreitsexhibitionandthegardenareaccessible可进入的towheelchairuser.“对于轮椅使用者来说,可能进入房子有些困难,但是游客中心,展览厅还有花园都可以进入”阅读理解Alotofusloselifestoughbattlesbystartingafrontalattack--whenatouchofhumormightwellenableustowin.Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofminewhowasonhistrappedwaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum最后通牒aboutthejob.AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonforSamsbeinglate--seriousillnessathome--hedecidedthatthisby-now-familiarexcusewouldntworkanylonger.Hissupervisorwasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspeech. YesthebosswasSamenteredtheofficeat9:
35.Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom;everyonewashardatwork.Samssupervisorcameuptohim.SuddenlySamforcedagrinandstretchedouthishand.Howdoyoudo!hesaid.ImSamMaynard.ImapplyingforajobwhichIunderstandbecameavailablejust35minutesago.Doestheearlybirdgettheworm Theroomexplodedinlaughterexceptthatthesupervisorhadtoclampoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisoffice.SamMaynardhadsavedhisjob--withtheonlytoolthatcouldwinalaugh. Humorisamosteffectiveyetfrequentlyneglectedmeansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives.Itcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferencesapologizingsayingnocriticizinggettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingface.Forsomejobsitstheonlytoolthatcansucceed.Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialogmaystartaquarrel.Forexamplemanybelievethatediansontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligioustolerancethanpeopleinanyotherforum.
1.WhywasSamlateforhisjob A.Becausehewasseriouslyillathome. B.Becausehereceivedanultimatum. C.Becausehewasbusyapplyingforanewjob. D.Becausehewascaughtinatrafficjam.答案解析答案为D本题为细节推理题由第一段第二句话“…whowasonhistrappedwaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatumaboutthejob.”可知,Sam迟到是因为交通堵塞,故答案为D
2.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage A.SamMaynardsavedhisjobwithhumor. B.Humorisimportantinourlives. C.Earlybirdcangettheworm. D.Humorcansolveracialdiscriminations.答案解析答案为B本题为主旨大意题结合文章第一段首句“Alotofusloselifestoughbattlesbystartingafrontalattack--whenatouchofhumormightwellenableustowin.”和最后一段首句“Humorisamosteffectiveyetfrequentlyneglectedmeansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives.”可知,本文是阐述幽默在生活中的重要性故答案为B
3.ThephraseclampoffinParagraph3means ________. A.trytoholdback B.pretendtoset C.sendoff D.giveout答案解析答案为A本题为词义推断题结合划线部分的前后文,Sam屡次迟到,最后一次要被主管炒鱿鱼的时候,他进办公室却用幽默的方式和主管讲了个冷笑话“您好!我是SamMaynard,我想申请一个35分钟之前空出来的位置,请问早到的鸟儿有虫吃吗?”这个笑话惹得办公室的人哄堂大笑,由“exceptthatthesupervisorhadtoclampoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisoffice.”可知,除了主管不得不强忍着微笑回到自己的办公室,以维护自己的尊严故答案为A
4.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanweinferfromthepassage A.Manyloselifesbattlesfortheyarealwayslate. B.Samwassupposedtoetohisofficeat8:
30. C.ItwasntthefirsttimethatSamcamelateforhiswork.D.Humoristhemosteffectivewayofsolvingproblems.答案解析答案为C本题为推理题由第一段第二句话“Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofminewhowasonhistrappedwaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatumaboutthejob.”可知,Sam刚接到了老板的最后通牒后,却又遇到了交通堵塞,可以推断他经常迟到故C选项正确由第二段Sam说的话“ImSamMaynard.ImapplyingforajobwhichIunderstandbecameavailablejust35minutesago.”可推断,35分钟前老板开除了他,因为没按时到岗,而他在9:35到达办公室,故可推断上班时间是9:00故B选项错误A选项未提及,D选项太绝对,均不选。