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2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解
(42)阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项AThisisnewsonthehourEdWilsonreporting.ThePresidentandFirstLadywillvisitAfricaonagoodwilltourinMay.TheyplantovisiteightAfricancountries.ReportsfromChinasaytheChinesewantclosertiesbetweenChinaandtheU.S.andWesternEurope.AgroupoftopChinesescientistswillstartitsten-nationtournextmonth.HereinMiamithemayorisstillmeetingwiththeleadersoftheteachers’uniontotrytofindawaytoendthestrike.Cityschoolsarestillclosedaftertwoweeks.InthenewsabouthealthscientistsinCaliforniareportfindingsofarelationshipbetweenthedrinkingofcoffeeandtheincreaseofheartdiseaseamongwomen.AccordingtothereportintheAmericanMedicalJournal(杂志)thefive-yearstudyshowsthis:Womenwhodrinkmorethantwocupsofcoffeeadayhaveagreaterchanceofhavingheartdiseasethanwomenwhodonot.InsportstheChargerslostagainlastnight.TheBBSbeatthem1tonothing.TheWingershadbetterresults.TheybeattheRifles7to
3.Itwastheirfirstwinintheirlastfivematches.That’stheNewsontheHour.AndnowbacktomoreeasylisteningwithJanSinger.
1.WhogavethenewsonthehourA.ThemayorinMiamiB.EdWilsonC.ScientistsinCaliforniaD.Chargers
2.ToimprovethetiesbetweenChinaandtheUSandWesternEuropeChina.A.willsendagroupofChinesescientiststopayavisittotheUSandtheWesternEuropeB.willsendsomescientiststovisitUSonlyC.hasgivenmanyreportstoimprovethetiesD.Chinawillhaveameetingwiththeleaders
3.Thenewsabouthealthtellsusthat___________.A.noheartdiseasewillbefoundifpeoplewhodon’tdrinkcoffeeB.nooneshoulddrinkmorecoffeeC.women’sheartdiseasehassomethingtodowiththeircoffeeD.themorecoffeepeopledrinkthemorechancetheywillgettohaveheartdisease
4.FromthelastnewswedoNOTknow__________.A.theresultsofthetwomatchesB.theteamswhichplayedlastnightC.howmanywinstheBBShashadaltogetherD.theWingershadonewinandfourdefeatsBMailwasusuallycarriedwestonshipsthatsailedaroundthebottomofSouthAmericaandthennorthtoCalifornia.Thatcouldtakeseveralmonths.Soin1875D.C.LawmakersinCongressinWashingtonwantedtomakeitpossibletosendmailallthewayacrosstheUnitedStatesbyland.CongressofferedtohelpanypanythatwouldtrytodelivermailoverlandtotheWestCoast.AmannamedJohnButterfieldacceptedthisoffer.Hedevelopedplansforapanythatwouldcarrythemail—andpassengerstoo.CongressgaveJohnButterfieldsixhundredthousanddollarstostarthispany.InreturnhehadtopromisethatthemailwouldtravelfromSaintLouisMissouritoSanFranciscoCaliforniaintwenty-fivedaysorless.ItwasnotpossibletotravelstraightthroughbecauseoftheRockyMountainsandthedeepsnowthatfellinwinter.SothestagecoachwouldtravelsouthfromSaintLouistoElPasoTexasthenovertosouthernCaliforniathennorthtoSanFrancisco.Thedistancewasaboutfourthousandfivehundredkilometers.Twohundredofthesestationswerebuilteachaboutthirty-twokilometersapart.Theworkersweretoquicklychangethehorsesormuleswheneverastagecoachreachedthestation.Therecouldbenodelay.Eachstagecoachwastotravelnearlytwohundredkilometersaday.Onehundredstagecoacheswerebuiltandpaintedredordarkgreen.Theywerethemostmoderncoachesthatmoneycouldbuy.Theyweredesignedtoholdasmanyasninepassengersandtwelvethousandpiecesofmail.Theseatsinsidecouldbefoldeddowntomakebeds.Passengerseithersleptonthemoronthebagsofmail.ThecostwouldbeonehundredfiftydollarstotravelfromSaintLouistoSanFrancisco.Ifapassengerwasnotgoingallthewaythecostwasabouttencentsakilometer.Thepassengershadtobuytheirownfoodatthestations.Thestagecoachwouldstopforfortyminutestwotimesaday.Thepanywarnedpassengersaboutthepossibledangers.Apostersaid:“YouwillbetravelingthroughIndiancountryandthesafetyofyourpersoncannotbegrantedbyanyonebutGod.”
5.WhatisthepassagemainlyaboutA.DifferentwaysofsendingmailintheUnitedStates.B.ThedifficultyinsendingmailsacrosstheUSAbyland.C.Thefirststagecoachesthatcarriedbothpassengersandmail.D.ThehistoryofthefirststagecoachescarryingmailtotheAmericanWest.
6.ThereasonwhyLawmakerswantedtosendmailbylandwasthat________.A.mailwasusuallycarriedwestonshipsB.itwassafertotraveltosendmailbylandC.itwouldtakelesstimetosendmailbylandD.stagecoachescouldcarrypassengersandmail
7.Asisdescribedinthepassagethestagecoach________.A.couldonlystoptwiceadayB.wasmodernwithseatsandbedsC.wasaclosedwagonpulledbyhorsesormulesD.haddifferenthorsesormulespulledalltheway
8.WhatcanwelearnfromthepassageA.JohnButtterfieldsgotthousandsofdollarsfordeliveringmailinstagecoaches.B.JohnButtterfieldkepthispromisetodelivermailstraighttotheWestCoast.C.PassengersmightberobbedwhentravelingthroughtheWest.D.Passengersneededtopayonehundreddollarsfortheirjourney.CItisimportantthatyoumakeagoodimpressionatwork.Ifyoumakeagoodimpressiononyourbossheorsheismorelikelytogiveyoumoreresponsibilitieswhichcanleadtopromotions(晋级)andraises.Herearesomewaystomakeagoodimpressionatwork.UseProperOfficeEtiquette(礼仪)Usingpropermannerswillhelpyoumakeagoodimpressiononyourbossandalsoyourco-workers.Officeetiquetteincludeseverythingfromtheproperwaytousee-mailstoknowingwhenwhereandhowtouseyourcellphoneatwork.FaceUptoYourMistakesWhenyoumakeamistakeatworkwhicheveryoneinevitably(不可避免地)doesatsomepointfaceuptoit.Dontignoreyourerrororplacetheblameonothers.Takeresponsibilityandeupwithasolutiontofixyourmistake.Yourbossmaynotbetoohappyaboutitbutshewillatleastbeimpressedwithyourresponse.KnowtoCallinSickDoyouthinkingtoworkwhenyouaresickinsteadofstayingathomewillimpressyourbossReasonablebossesknowthatasickemployeenotonlyisunproductivebutalsoheorshecanspreadanillnessaroundtheoffice.Callinsickwhenyouareill.eThroughinaCrisisWhentheunexpectedhappensatworkwhowillmakeabetterimpressiononthebossOfcourseitstheemployeewhodealswiththecrisisquicklyandeffectively.
9.WhatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassageA.HowtoUseGoodEtiquetteB.HowtoDealwithMistakesatWorkC.HowtoBeaGoodWorkerintheFutureD.HowtoMakeaGoodImpressionatWork
10.WhatshouldyoudoifyoumakeamistakeatworkA.Trytoignorethemistake.B.Puttheblameonothers.C.Thinkoutasolutiontoyourmistake.D.Leavethepanyassoonaspossible.
11.Accordingtothewriterwhenyouareillyou’dbetter.A.gotoworkontimesasusualB.stayathomewithouttellingothersC.goonworkingbutstayawayfromothersD.stopworkingandaskforaleave
12.WhowillmakegoodimpressionsonthebossA.Employeeswhodealwiththecrisisquicklyandeffectively.B.Employeeswhooftenmakemistakes.C.Employeeswhogotoworkthoughtheyareill.D.Employeeswhooftenusetheircellphonesatwork.DManyofthemostdamagingtypesofweatherbeginquicklystrikesuddenlyanddisappearrapidlydestroyingsmallareaswhileleavingneighboringareasuntouched.SucheventasatornadostruckthenortheasternpartofEdmontonAlbertainJuly
1987.Totaldamagesfromthetornadowentbeyond$250millionthehighesteverforanyCanadianstorm.Traditionalputermodelsoftheatmospherehavelimitedvalueinpredictingshort-livedlocalstormsliketheEdmontontornadobecausetheavailableweatherdataaregenerallynotdetailedenoughtoallowputerstostudycarefullytheslightatmosphericchangesthatebeforethesestorms.Inmostnationsforexampleweather-balloonobservationsaretakenjustonceeverytwelvehoursatplacesseparatedbyhundredsofmiles.Withsuchlimiteddatatraditionalforecastingmodelsdoamuchbetterjobpredictinggeneralweatherconditionsoverlargeareasthantheydoforecastingspecificlocalevents.Untilrecentlytheobservationintensivemethodneededforexactveryshort-rangeforecastsor“Nowcasts”wasnotpossible.Thecostofequippingandoperatingmanythousandsofconventional(传统的)weatherstationswasextremelyhighandthedifficultiesconcernedinrapidlycollectingandprocessingtheweatherdatafromsuchanetworkwerehardtoovere.Fortunatelyscientificandtechnologicaladvanceshaveoveremostoftheseproblems.Radarsystemsandsatellitesareallabletomakedetailednearlycontinuousobservationoverlargeareasatalowercost.municationssatellitescansendoutdataaroundtheworldcheaplyandimmediatelyandmodernputerscanquicklycollectandanalyzethislargeamountofweatherinformation.Meteorologists(气象学家)andputerscientistsnowworktogethertodesignputerprogramsandvideoequipmentabletochangeweatherdataintowordsandgraphicdisplays(图解)thatforecasterscanunderstandeasilyandquickly.Asmeteorologistshavebegunusingthesenewtechnologiesinweatherforecastingofficesnowcastingisbeingareality.
13.Whycan’ttraditionalputermodelspredictshort-livedlocalstormsA.Theweatherdatapeoplecollectareoftenwrong.B.Detailedweatherdatainsomesmallareasarenotavailable.C.Theputersarenotadvancedenoughtopredictthem.D.Theputersarenotusedtoforecastspecificlocalevents.
14.Theword“Nowcast”inParagraph3means________.A.anetworktocollectstormdataB.awayofcollectingweatherdataC.amoreadvancedsystemofweatherobservationD.aforecastwhichcanpredictweatherinthesmallarea
15.Whatcanmake“Nowcasts”arealityaccordingtothepassageA.Scientificandtechnologicaladvances.B.Advancedputerprograms.C.puterscientists.D.Meteorologists.
16.WhatdoesthepassagemainlytalkaboutA.Theadvantagesof“Nowcasts”.B.AtornadoinEdmontonAlberta.C.Thedifficultyinpredictingtornado.D.Agreatdevelopmentinweatherforecast.ESixteenyearsagoEileenDoyle’shusbandanengineertookhisfourchildrenupforanearlymorningcupofteapackedasmallcaseandwasneverseenorheardofagain.Eileenwasastonishedandinastateofdespair.Theyhadbeenahappyfamilyandasfarassheknewtherehadbeennothingwrongwiththeirmarriage.Everydayoftheyearasmallgroupofmenandwomenquietlypackafewbelongingsandwithoutsomuchasanoteoragood—byeclosethefrontdoorforthelasttimeleavingtheirdebtstheirworriesandtheirconfusedfamiliesbehindthem.Lastyearmorethan1200menandnearlyasmanywomenwerereportedmissingfromhome—thehighestin15years.Manydidreturnhomewithinayearbutothersdeclinedthepastpletelyandarenowlivinganewlifesomewhereunderadifferentidentity.Tothoseleftbehindthisformofdeparture(离开,出走)isaterribleblowtotheirprideandselfconfidence.Eventhefinalityofdeathmightbepreferable.Atleastitdoesnotimplyrejectionorfailure.Worsethanthatpeoplecanbeleftwithanunfinishedmarriagenotknowingwhethertheywillhavetowaitsevenyearsbeforetheyarefreetostartafreshlife.ClinicalpsychologistPaulBrownbelievesmostdeparturesofthiskindtobewellplannedratherthanimpulsive.“Itstypicalofthekindofpersonalitywhichseemsabletoignoreotherpeoplespainanddifficulties.Runningawaylikekillingyourselfisahighlyaggressiveact.Bycreatinganabsencethepeopleleftbehindfeelguiltyupsetandempty.”
17.WhenherhusbandlefthomeEileenDoyle.A.couldnotforgivehimfortakingthechildrenB.hadbeenexpectingittohappenforsometimeC.couldnotunderstandwhyD.blamedherselfforwhathadhappened
18.Mostpeoplewholeavetheirfamiliesbehindthem.A.dosowithoutwarningB.dosobecauseoftheirdebtsC.ebackimmediatelyD.changetheirnames
19.Somepeoplewouldevenpreferthedeathtotherunningawayoftheirspouse(配偶)because.A.theirspousewouldfeelnopainduringthedeathB.theirspousedeathwouldnotblowtheirprideandconfidenceC.adeparturewithoutwarningwouldnotbringafeelingofrejectionorfailureD.theirspousedeathwouldmakethemfeellesspainful
20.PaulBrownregardsleavinghomeinsuchcircumstancesas.A.anactofdespairB.anactofselfishnessC.theresultofasuddendecisionD.theresultoftheenormoussenseofguilt1—20BACCCCDCDCDABDADCADB。