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2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解
(79)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AHorrorseizedtheheartoftheWorldWarⅠsoldierashesawhislife-longfriendfallinthebattle.Caughtinatrench(战壕withcontinuousgunfirewhizzing(发出呼啸声)overhishead,thesoldieraskedhiscaptainifhemightgooutintothe“NoMansLand”betweenthetrenchestobringhisfallenradeback.“Youcango”saidthecaptain,“butIdontthinkitwillbeworthit.Yourfriendisprobablydeadandyoumaythrowyourownlifeaway.”Thecaptainswordsdidntmatterandthesoldierwentanyway.Toonessurprise,hemanagedtoreachhisfriend,raisedhimontohisshoulder,andbroughthimbacktotheirpanystrench.Asthetwoofthemfellintogethertothebottomofthetrench,theofficercheckedthewoundedsoldierandthenlookedkindlyathisfriend.“Itoldyouitwouldntbeworthit”hesaid.“Yourfriendisdead,andyourwoundisdeadly.”“Itwasworthit,though,sir.”thesoldiersaid.“Howdoyoumean‘worthit’”respondedthecaptain.“Yourfriendisdead!”“Yessir.”thesoldieranswered.“ButitwasworthitbecausewhenIgottohim,hewasstillaliveandIhadthesatisfactionofhearinghimsay,‘Jim,Iknewyoude.’”Manyatimeinlife,whetherathingisworthdoingornotreallydependsonhowyoulookatit.Takeupallyourcourageanddosomethingyourhearttellsyoutodosothatyoumaynotregretnotdoingitlaterinlife.
1.Whenthesoldiersawhiscloseradefallinthebattle,hefelt.A.surprisedB.excitedC.frightenedD.worried
2.Thephrase“NoMansLand”mostprobablymeans“”inthepassage.A.theareaonthecourtbetweenthebaselineandtheservicelineB.anunoccupiedregionbetweenopposingarmiesC.abarewastelandwhichcantbeusedD.theareawherethereisnoman
3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassageA.Thesoldierwaswoundedseriously.B.Thecaptaincaredaboutthesoldierverymuch.C.Thesoldierbroughthiscloseradeback.D.Thecaptainthoughtthesoldiersactionwasright
4.Thelastparagraphimpliesthatweshouldwhenwedontknowhowtochooseinlife.A.fellowourheartsB.donothingbutwaitC.listentootherssuggestionD.regretwhatwehavedoneBAhusband-and-wifeteamfromCaliforniareachedthePacificOceanaftera4,900-milecross-countrywalkbeingthefirsttobackpack(背着背包旅行theAmericanDiscoveryTrailinonecontinuouswalk.MarciaandKenPowers,ofPleasanton,startedthetravelacross13states,through14nationalparksand16nationalforestsonFeb.27fromCapeHenlopeninDelaware.Nearlyeightmonthslater,theexcitedcouplewalkedthroughwaterintothePacificOceanatPointReyes,adayaheadoftime.“Wearealittlesadthatagreatadventureisover.Itwasafantasticadventure.Andnowwegohomeandjustdehousework.Itsreallysad.”Marcia,whosaidshesinher50s,andher60-year-oldhusbandtraversedcities,deserts,mountainsandfarmlandbeforereachingthePacificalonewitharmsaroundeachothersbackpacks.TheyovercamedeepsnowintheEast,aquicksandinUtah,closelightningstrikesintheMidwestandstrongdesertsandstormsintheWestwhileaveraging22milesadayandtakingonlyfourdaysoff.ButtheyenjoyedtheFrenchhistoryofStLouis,thebeautyoftheColoradoRockiesandthekindnessofstrangerstheymetalongtheway.Theyparticularlyremembertwobrothers—adoctoranddentist—whoputthemupintheirhomesaroundChester,Ill.,afterterribledays,andamotorcyclistwhogavethemwateraftertheyfailedtofindanyonUtahslonelyWahWahDesert.“Americansaretrulywarm-heartedandwonderfulpeople.”MarciaPowerssaid.“Wegottomeetpeoplethatwewouldnevermeetinourdailylivingathome.Wegottotouchitwithourfeetandhandsandsmellallitsscents(香味)andhearitswildlife.Itsanamazingcountry,”sheadded.
5.Theunderlinedword“traversed”inthethirdparagraphmeans“”.A.enjoyedB.movedacross,throughoroverC.overcameD.lookedat
6.Afterthelongwalk,MarciaandKenPowersfeltsadprobablybecause.A.theyhadtodotheheavyhouseworkagainB.theyhadnowaytoearntheirlivingC.theycouldntgoonenjoyingtheirwalkD.theyhadexperiencedtoomanydifficulties
7.Accordingtothetext,wecaninferthatduringthewalkthecouple.A.weretreatedwarm-heartedlybythelocalpeopleB.neverstoppedtohavearestC.wereevercaughtinaheavyrainandbecameillD.feltthequicksandinUtahwasveryinteresting
8.WhichoneofthefollowingwillbethebesttideforthetextA.Acouplefinisheda4900-milewalkacrossAmericaB.AlongandhardwalkacrossAmericaC.AnoldcouplereachedthePacificOceanD.AnoldcoupleenjoyedAmericaforeightmonthsCChinesescientistQinDahewasawardedtheInternationalMeteorological(气象学的OrganizationPrize,thetopprizeoftheworldMeteorologicalOrganization(WMO)onTuesday.Qin,bornin1947,isaglaciologist(冰河学家.Asamemberofthe1989InternationalTrans-AntarcticPoleExpeditionhebecamethefirstChineseevertocrosstheSouthPole.Qinhaspublishednumerousground-breakingarticlesusingevidencegatheredfromthattrip.“Inspiredbythehonor,IwillcontinuemyeffortstopromoteChinasmeteorologicalresearcheswithourbrilliantteammembers.”Qinsaidattheceremony.“Meteorologicalandclimaticconditionsfrequentlygotoextremesnowadays,againstthebackgroundofglobalclimatechange.Itposesagreatchallengetohumanbeings.”Qinsaid.“Theundertakingsshoulderedbymeteorologicalscienceswillbeemoreandmoreimportant.”ChineseVicePremierHuiliangyusaidtheprizenotonlyreflectedQinsremarkablecontributions,butalsoshouldbeconsideredanhonorforallChinasmeteorologicalscientistsandresearchers.HealsospokehighlyofChinasmeteorologicalcontributionsduringtheMay12quake-reliefwork,theBeijingOlympicsandParalympics,aswellastheShenzhou7spacecraft’sflightmission.Eachyear,WMOmembersnominate(提名)candidatesfortheprizeforoutstandingworkinmeteorologyandcontributionstointernationalcooperationinmeteorology.Itisalsoregardedasthe“NobelPrizeinMeteorology”.TheExecutiveCounciloftheWMOdecidedtorecognizeQinthisJune.HewasthesecondChinesescientisttowintheprize.TheacademicianoftheChineseAcademyofSciences,YeDuzheng,receiveditin
2003.
9.TheInternationalMeteorologicalOrganizationPrizeisintendedtohonor.A.world-famousglaciologistsdoingresearchintheSouthPoleB.thosewhomadegreatcontributionstothescienceofmeteorologyC.thosewhohavedoneagoodjobinquake-reliefworkD.scientistswhopromotemeteorologicalresearches
10.WhichofthefollowingisthemaintopicofthepassageA.Chinesescientistawardedtopmeteorologicalprize.B.AscientistwhooncecrossedtheSouthPole.C.NobelPrizeinMeteorology.D.Scientistawardedbythegovernment.
11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutQinisNOTtrueA.QinwasthefirstChinesetocrosstheSouthPole.B.QingotmuchimportantinformationfromtheSouthPole.c.QintookanactivepartintheMay12quake-reliefwork.D.QinwasthesecondChinesetowinthetopprizeoftheWMO.
12.WhatQinsaidinthefourthparagraphshows.A.thechangeofglobalclimateisnaturalB.meteorologywillplayakeyroleinmeetingclimaticchallengesC.humanscanmeetallchallengesfromnatureD.globalclimatechangehaslittleeffectonmeteorologicalconditionsDIfyoureamaleandyourereadingthis,congratulations youreasurvivor.Accordingtostatistics,youremorethantwiceaslikelytodieofskincancerasawoman,andninetimesmorelikelytodieofAIDS.Assumingyoumakeittotheendofyournaturalterm,about78yearsformeninAustraliayoulldieonaveragefiveyearsbeforeawoman.Thereremanyreasonsforthis—typically,mentakemorerisksthanwomenandaremorelikelytodrinkandsmoke—butperhapsmoreimportantly,mendontgotothedoctor.“Menarentseeingdoctorsasoftenastheyshould.”saysDrGullotta.“Thisisparticularlysofortheover-40s,whendiseasestendtostrike.”Gullottasaysahealthymanshouldvisitthedoctoreveryyearortwo.Forthoseover45,itshouldbeatleastonceayear.Accordingtoarecentsurvey,95%ofwomenagedbetween15andearly40sseeadoctoronceayear,paredto70%ofmeninthesameagegroup.“Alotofmenthinktheyreinvincible(不可战胜的,”,Gullottasays.“Theyonlyeinwhenafrienddropsdeadonthegolfcourseandtheythink‘Geez,ifitcouldhappentohim...’”“Thentherestheostrichapproach.Somemenarescaredofwhatmightbethereandwouldrathernotknow,”saysDrRossCartmill.“Mostmengettheircarsservicedmoreregularlythantheyservicetheirbodies,”Cartmillsays.Hebelievesmostdiseasesthatmonlyaffectmencouldbeaddressedbypreventivecheck-ups.“Regularcheck-upsformenwouldsurelyplacestrain(紧张onthepublicpurse,”Cartmillsays.“Butpreventionischeaperinthelongrunthanhavingtotreatthedisease.Besides,thefinalcostisfargreater itscalledpremature(未到期的death.”
13.FromthepassagewecanknowthenaturaltermforwomeninAustraliaisaboutyears.A.73B.78C.83D.
8814.WhatdoestheauthorthinkisthemostimportantreasonwhymendiefiveyearsearlieronaveragethanwomenA.Mendrinkandsmokemuchmorethanwomen.B.Mendontseekmedicalcareasoftenaswomen.C.MenarentascarefulaswomeninfaceofdangerD.Menaremorelikelytosufferfromseriousdisease
15.Whichofthefollowingbestpletesthesentence“Geezifitcouldhappentohim...”inPara.6A.itcouldhappentometooB.IshouldavoidplayinggolfC.IshouldconsidermyselfluckyD.itwouldbeabigmisfortune
16.WhatdoesCartmillsayaboutregularcheck-upsformenA.Theymayincreasepublicexpense.B.TheywillsavemoneyinthelongrunC.TheymaycausepsychologicalstrainonmenD.Theywillenablementoliveaslongaswomen.EHigh-qualitycustomerserviceispreached(宣扬bymanybutactuallykeepingcustomershappyiseasiersaidthandone.Shoppersseldomplaintothemanagerorownerofaretailstore(零售店,butinsteadwillwarntheirfriends,relatives,co-workers,strangersandanyonewhowilllisten.Storemanagersareoftenthelasttohearplaints,andoftenfindoutonlywhentheirregularcustomersdecidetogooftentotheirpetitors,accordingtonstudyjointlyconductedbyVerdeGroupandWhartonSchool.“Storytellinghurtsretailersandentertainsconsumers,”saidPaulaCourtney,PresidentoftheVerdeGroup.“Thestorelosesthecustomerbuttheshoppermustalsofindareplacement.”Onaverage,everyunhappycustomerwillplaintoatleastfourothers,andwillnolongervisitthespecificstore.Foreverydissatisfiedcustomer,astorewillloseuptothreemoreduetonegativereviews.Theresulting“snowballeffect”canbeveryharmfultoretailers.Accordingtotheresearch,shopperswhopurchasedclothingencounteredthemostproblems.Rankedsecondandthirdweregroceryandelectronicscustomers.Duringpeakshoppinghours,someretailerssolvedtheparkingproblemsbygettingpart-timelocalpolicetoworkasparkingattendants(服务员.Somehiredflagwaverstodirectcustomerstoemptyparkingspaces.Retailerscanrelievetheheadachesbyredesigningstorelayouts(布局,pre-stockingsalesitems,hiringspeedyandexperiencedcashiers,andhavingsalesrepresentativesonhandtoanswerquestions.Mostimportantly,salespeopleshouldbeflexibleandpolitewithangrycustomers.“Retailerswhoreresponsiveandfriendlyaremorelikelytosmoothover(缓解issuesthanthosewhoarentsofriendly.”saidprofessorStephenHoch.“Maybesomethingassimpleasagreeteratthestoreentrancewouldhelp.”Customerscanalsoimprovefutureshoppingexperiencesbyplainingtotheretailer,insteadofplainingtotherestoftheworld.Retailersarefindingitdifficulttoimprovewhentheyhavenoideawhatiswrong.
17.WhyarestoremanagersoftenthelasttohearplaintsA.MostcustomerswontbothertoplaineveniftheyhavehadunhappyexperiencesB.Customerswouldrathertelltheirunhappyexperiencestopeoplearoundthem.C.Fewcustomersbelievetheservicewillbeimproved.D.Customershavenoeasyaccesstostoremanagers.
18.Shopownersoftenhirepart-timepoliceasparkingattendantssothat.A.shopperscanstaylongerinthestoreB.shopperswonthavetroubleparkingtheircarsC.shopperswonthaveanyworriesaboutsecurityD.shopperscanfindtheirearseasilyaftershopping
19.WhatcontributesmosttosmoothingoverissueswithcustomersA.Mannersofthesalespeople.B.Hiringofefficientemployees.C.HugesupplyofgoodsforsaleD.Designofstorelayout
20.Toachievebettershoppingexperiences,customersareadvisedto.A.bringpressuretobearonstorestoimprovetheirserviceB.settletheirquestionswithstoresinaflexiblewayC.expresstheirdissatisfactiontostoremanagersdirectlyD.shoparoundandmakeparisonsbetweenstoles1—20CBDABCAABACBCBABBBAC。