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2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解训练8阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的ABC或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项Rainforestishometoaroundtwo-thirdsofallplantandanimalspeciesfoundonland—inadditiontomillionsofpeoplewhodependonthemforsurvival—ourremainingancientforestsaresomeofthemostdiverseecosystemsknowntoscience.Theyarealsovitallyimportanttothehealthofourplanetespeciallywhenitestoregulatingtheclimate.Butancientforestsaroundtheworldareunderattack.Protectingrainforestsisontheglobalagenda议事日程inabigway.Governmentsnowrecognizetheimportanceofprotectingtropicalforestsinordertoavoiddangerousclimatechangeandthereisnowmuchdebate.Asgovernmentstrytothrashoutthedetailsofanewinternationalagreementexpectedtobesignedattheendofxxtheyarediscussinghowbesttoincludemeasurestosaverainforestsandthereforeaddressoneofthemajorcausesofclimatechange.Worldwideforestdestructioncausesmoregreenhousegasemissions排放eachyearthandoallthetrainsplanesandcarsontheplanet.Soifwearetodealwithglobalwarmingthereisanurgentneedtofindwaystoreducethe20%ofglobalgreenhousegasemissionscausedbyforestdestructioneachyearandtokeeptheremainingforestsstanding.Weneedtoprotecttheplanet’sremainingforestsnotonlytostopclimatechangefromgettingworsebuttoensurethatwecanstandtheimpactsofglobalwarming.Healthyforestsabsorbandstorequantitiesofcarbonhelpingtoregulatetemperatureandgeneraterain.Whentheyaredestroyedthiscarbonisreleasedintotheatmosphere.Thuskeepingforestsstandingisbothacriticalpartofregulatingclimatechangeandofadaptingtoawarmerworld.Todatemostofthetalkhasfocusedonhowtopayforreducingdeforestation滥伐森林ratherthanonhowtoactuallygoaboutdoingit.Webelievegovernmentsneedtosupportlocalpeopletoprotecttheirenvironmentaswehavebeenshowingfor20yearscanbeaveryeffectivewayofsavingrainforests.
1.Thebesttitleforthepassageis .A.RainforestandClimateChangeB.StrategiesonProtectingRainforestC.SeriousDeforestationtoRainforestD.PresentSituationofRainforest
2.Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninferthat .A.wehavelittlerainforestleftuntilnowB.theancientforestsarebeingdestroyedC.rainforestcontroltheplanetinmanywaysD.Rainforestishometoallplantsandanimalsonearth
3.Theunderlinedpart“thrashout”inthesecondparagraphmeans .A.trytounderstand B.eupwith C.hideaway D.haveathoroughdiscussion
4.Greenhousegasemissionscausedbyforestdestruction .A.arethesameamountbytransportonearthB.take20%ofglobalgreenhousegasemissionsC.canbeavoidedbysettingmeasuresonlyD.havenothingtodowithclimatechange
5.Fromthetextwecanlearnthathealthyforest .A.cankeepushealthyandhappyB.canincreasetheeffectfromglobalwarmingC.canbehelpfulinadjustingthetemperatureD.cangiveoutlargeamountsofcarbon【参考答案】1—
5、ABDBC Myfatherhadalwaysbeenanalertobserverofhumancharacter.Withinsecondsofmeetingsomeonehecouldsumuptheirstrengthsandweaknesses.ItwasalwaysachallengetoseeifanyofmyboyfriendscouldpassDad’stest.Nonedid.Dadwasalwaysright---theydidn’tpassmytesteither.AfterDaddiedIwonderedhowI’dfigureitoutonmyown.That’swhenJackarrivedonthescene.HewasdifferentfromanyotherguyI’ddated.Hecouldsitforhoursonthepianobenchwithmymotherdiscussingsomeposers.MybrotherRickloudlyannouncedthatJackwasn’taturkeyliketheotherguysI’dbroughthome.Jackpassedmyfamily’stest.ButwhataboutDad’sThencamemymother’sbirthday.ThedayhewassupposedtodriveIgotacall.“Don’tworry”hesaid“butI’vebeeninanaccident.I’mfinebutIneedyoutopickmeup.”WhenIgottherewerushedtoaflowershopforsomethingforMom.“Howaboutgardenias”Jacksaidpointingatabeautifulwhitecorsage胸花.Thefloristputthecorsageinabox.TheentirerideJackwasunusuallyquiet.“Areyouallright”Iasked.“I’vebeendoingalotofthinking”hesaid.“Imightbemoving.”MovingThenheadded“Movinginwithyou.”Inearlyputthecaronthesidewalk.“What”Iasked.“Ithinkweshouldgetmarried”hesaid.Hetoldmehe’dplannedhisproposalinafancyrestaurantbutaftertheaccidenthedecidedtodoitrightaway.“Yes”Iwhispered.Webothsatdumbfoundedtearsrunningdownourcheeks.I’dneverknownsuchatendermoment.IfonlyDadwereheretogivehisfinalapproval.“Ohlet’sjustgoinside.”Jacklaughed.Mymotheropenedthedoor.“HappyBirthday!”weshouted.Jackhandedtheboxtoher.Sheopeneditup.Suddenlyhereyeswerefilledwithtears.“Momwhat’swrong”Iasked.“I’msorry”shesaidwipinghereyes.“ThisisonlythesecondgardeniacorsageI’veeverreceived.Iwasgivenoneyearsagolongbeforeyoukidswereborn.”“Fromwho”Iasked.“Yourfather”Momsaid.“Hegavemeonerightbeforewewereengaged.”MyeyeslockedonJack’sasIblinkedaway眨掉tears.Dad’stestIknewJackhadpassed.
21.Accordingtothetextweknowthewriter’sfatherwas__________.A.interestedinobservingthingsaroundB.goodatjudgingone’scharacterC.strictwithherboyfriendD.fondofchallenges
22.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2A.Jackgotthefamily’sapprovalexceptDad’s.B.Jackwasdifferentfromanyotherboy.C.JackwasgettingonwellwithMother.D.Jackknewalotaboutpiano.
23.Theunderlinedword“proposal”inParagraph5means__________.A.pieceofadviceB.weddingceremonyC.celebrationofbirthdayD.offerofmarriage
24.Onhearing“movinginwithyou”thewriterfelt_________.A.pleasedB.worriedC.surprisedD.disappointed参考答案21-24BADCBWASHINGTON—LauraStraubisaveryworriedwoman.HerjobistofindfamiliesforforeignteenagerswhoexpecttolivewithAmericanfamiliesinthesummer.Itisnoteasyevendesperate.“Wehavemanychildrenlefttoplace—40outof75”saidStraubwhoworksforaforeignexchangeprogrammecalledLEC.Whenforeignexchangeprogrammesstarted50yearsagomorefamilieswereacmodating.Foronethingmoremothersstayedathome.Butnowincreasingnumbersofwomenworkoutsidethehome.Exchange-studentprogrammeshavestruggledinrecentyearstosignuphostfamiliesforthe30000teenagerswhoefromabroadeveryyeartospendanacademicyearintheUnitedStatesaswellasthethousandsmorewhotakepartinsummerprogrammes.SchoolsystemsinmanypartsoftheU.S.unhappyaboutacceptingnon-taxpayingstudentshavealsostrictlylimitedthenumberofexchangestudentstheyaccept.Atthesametimetheideaofhostingforeignstudentsisbeinglessexotic有异国情调的.Insearchforhostfamilieswhousuallyreceivenopayexchangeprogrammesareincreasinglybroadeningtheirrequeststoincludeeveryonefromyoungcouplestotheretired.“Weareopentomanydifferenttypesoffamilies”saidVickieWeinereasternregionaldirectorforASSEa25-year-oldprogrammethatsendsabout30000teenagersonacademic-yearexchangeprogrammesworldwide.Forelderlypeopleexchangestudents“keepusyoung—theyreallydo”saidJenFosterwhoishosting16-year-oldNinaPostfromDenmark.
25.ViekieWeineristhepersonwho____.A.worksforaprogrammecalledLECB.worksforaprogrammecalledASSEC.is25yearsoldD.hostsforeignstudents.
26.AccordingtothetextwhywasiteasierforLauraStraubtofindAmericanfamiliesforforeignstudentsA.Americanschoolsystemswerebetterthannow.B.Thegovernmentwashappybecauseitcouldgaintax.C.Foreignstudentspaidhostingfamiliesalotofmoney.D.Moremothersdidn’tworkoutsideandcouldlookafterchildren.
27.Todealwiththeprobleminrecentyearsexchangeprogrammeshaveto______.A.extendtherangeofhostfamiliesB.limitthenumberoftheexchangestudentsC.borrowmuchmoneytopayforthecostsD.makehostingforeignstudentsmoreexotic
28.WhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassageA.ExchangeStudentsKeepOldPeopleYoung.B.IdeaofHostingStudentsisDifferent.C.Foreign-exchangeProgramIsGoingon.DU.S.StruggletoFindhostFamilies.参考答案25-28BDADCLastyearABiteofChinamadebyCCTVsDocumentaryChannelsparkeddiscussionnotonlyonChinesefoodbutalsoonlocallymadedocumentaryprograms.Whenyouthinkofdocumentariesyoumaythinkofthemaslongboringprograms.Butdocumentariescanbewonderfulandbringstoriesfromtherealworldintoourhomes.Withfascinatingfootage(影片片段)andstoriesdocumentariesencourageustothinkaboutinterestingissueswewouldn’tnecessarilyknowabout.SowhatmakesagooddocumentaryandwhatshouldwepayattentiontowhenwewatchoneHereweofferafeweasystrategiestohelpyougetthemostoutofwatchingdocumentaries.PayattentiontothethemesWhilewatchingadocumentarykeepyoureyesandearspeeledforthethemespeopletalkaboutandwhatideastheyfocuson.IsitmeanttobeinformativeorraiseacertainemotionalresponseThinkcriticallyListentowhatthepeopleinthedocumentaryaresayingandaskyourselfthefollowingquestions:IfyouweredebatingwithsomeoneorintroducinganewconceptwouldyousaythethingsthepeopleinthedocumentaryaresayingDotheargumentsmakesenseCheckthesourcesIfyou’resittingattheputerandcan’tthinkofanythingtodowhynotlookupthepointsthedocumentarymadeandseeiftheyareaccurateYoucouldevenreadmoreaboutwhatispresentedinthedocumentary.WhoarethecreatorsThecreatorsorfinancialbackersofafilmwillusuallybeinvolvedwithhowthesubjectmatterispresented.Forinstanceasthedocumentaryxx:Obama’sAmericawasdirectedinlargepartbyaconservativewriterit’snotsurprisingthatit’scriticalofPresidentObamafromthebeginning.
29.WhichofthefollowingisthemostpropertodescribedocumentariesA.non-fictionalB.controversialC.subjectiveD.thoughtful
30.Thepassageismainlywrittento______.A.informusoffactorsofgooddocumentaries.B.helpusenjoydocumentariesbetter.C.introducewaysofmakingdocumentaries.D.helpusfigureoutthemesofdocumentaries.
31.Whyisxx:Obama’sAmericamentionedinthearticleA.BecausetheauthordislikesObama.B.Becauseitisdirectedbyawriter.C.BecauseitisquitepopularinChina.D.Becauseitisapersuasiveexample.
32.Accordingtothepassage______.A.itisalwaysdifficulttogetthethemesofdocumentaries.B.financialbackersoftenappearindocumentaries.C.it’sbettertothinktwiceaboutwhatisindocumentaries.D.manypointsofdocumentariesarenotaccurate.参考答案29-31BDCDWhenitestosuccessinbusinessandsuccessinlifetherearefewqualitiesasimportantasconfidence.Peoplenaturallyhavedifferentlevelsofconfidence.Somehaveahigherlevelofconfidencethanothersdobuteventhosewhoseconfidenceislackingcanlearntobuildtheirlevelofconfidenceandreachtheirmostimportantgoals.Increasingselfconfidenceisoneofthemostmonreasonspeoplegiveforseekingthehelpofpsychologistsandotherprofessionals.Oneofthemanyplaceswhereagreaterlevelofconfidenceisusefulisintheworkplace.Weallknowhowdifficultitcanbeforinstancetoaskthebossforaraise.Thisprocesscanbeextremelydifficultforthosewholackconfidenceintheirownabilities.AfterallifyouareunsureaboutyourownabilitieshowwillyoueverconvinceyourbossthatyoudeservemoremoneyfortheworkyoudoEvenifyouarenotaskingforthatbigraisehavingplentyofconfidenceinyourabilitiesisimportanttosuccess.Ifyouarecertainofyourabilitieschancesarethatthosearoundyouwhethertheyareyourcoworkersyourcolleaguesoryoursuperiorswillseethatconfidenceandthatwillhelptoassurethemthatyouareethebestatwhatyoudo.Havingahighlevelofconfidenceafteralldoesnotmeanoverlookingtheplaceswhereyoucouldimprove.Knowingwhatyoudowellandwhereyouneedhelpwillhelpyouenjoyincreasedsuccessandconfidence.33.WhatisthepassagemainlyaboutA.Theinfluenceofconfidenceononeslife.B.Thedifferenceofpeoplesconfidence..C.TheimportanceofconfidencetosuccessD.Thejudgmentononesconfidence.34.Psychologistsandotherprofessionalscanofferhelptothose______.A.whodreamtoberecognizedexpertsB.whoexpecttogiveguidancetoothersC.whowanttoaskthebossforaraiseD.whothinktheirgoalsarehardtoreach35.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordindispensableinParagraph5probablymeanA.outgoingB.attractiveC.importantD.energetic36.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconvey(传递)inthelastparagraphA.Tooverlookonesdisadvantages.B.Tomakefulluseofonesadvantages.C.Tohavegreatconfidenceinonesabilities.D.Tomakeobjectiveevaluationsofonesabilities参考答案32-35BAAD。