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练习1 单句语法填空＋阅读理解Ⅰ.单句语法填空(冠词)1．[2024·江苏连云港联考]It is said that firewalls play ________ critical role in keeping companies and people safe.2．[2024·云南昆明统测]A miniature black horse with ________ white nose ran into a room in Nashville's Monroe Carell, Jr. Children's Hospital.3．[2024·福建泉州质检]That way, children can gain ________ better understanding of their local features and customs during the process of accelerated urbanization that is reshaping the city's landscape.4．Montreal, ________ port city in the province of Quebec, is the second largest city in Canada.5．It means we make sacrifices now, but in ________ long run it'll save us a lot of money.6．Here is ________ very person we are looking for, one with ________ good knowledge of German.7．It is such ________ great pleasure for me to give a speech on the nature of human beings before ________ whole class.8．With the popularity of the Internet, the power of newspapers seems to be on ________ decrease.9．If you want to improve your working efficiency, it will be ________ necessity for you to make ________ most of your time.10．________ cake you bought smells sweet, but I don't want to have a bite of it for ________ time being.Ⅱ.阅读理解AWelcome to Amsterdam, welcome to MacBike. You see much more from the seat of a bike! Cycling is the most economical, sustainable and fun way to explore the city, with its beautiful canals, parks, squares and countless lights. You can also bike along lovely landscapes outside of Amsterdam.Why MacBikeMacBike has been around for almost 30 years and is the biggest bicycle rental company in Amsterdam. With over 2，500 bikes stored in our five rental shops at strategic locations, we make sure there is always a bike available for you. We offer the newest bicycles in a wide variety, including basic bikes with foot brake (刹车), bikes with hand brake and gears (排挡), bikes with child seats, and children's bikes.PricesHand Brake, Three Gears Foot Brake, No Gears1 hour 7.50 5.003 hours 11.00 7.501 day (24 hours) 14.75 9.75Each additional day 8.00 6.00Guided City ToursThe 2.5­hour tour covers the Gooyer Windmill, the Skinny Bridge, the Rijksmuseum, Heineken Brewery and much more. The tour departs from Dam Square every hour on the hour, starting at 1：00 pm every day. You can buy your ticket in a MacBike shop or book online.1．What is an advantage of MacBike?A.It gives children a discount.B.It offers many types of bikes.C.It organizes free cycle tours.D.It has over 2，500 rental shops.2．How much do you pay for renting a bike with hand brake and three gears for two days?A.15.75. B．19.50.C.22.75. D．29.50.3．Where does the guided city tour start?A.The Gooyer Windmill.B.The Skinny Bridge.C.Heineken Brewery.D.Dam Square.B2024·石家庄高平质检记叙文320词★★☆☆☆Throughout all the events in my life, one in particular sticks out more than the others. As I reflect on this significant event, a smile spreads across my face. As I think of Shanda, I feel loved and grateful.It was my twelfth year of dancing. I thought it would end up like any other year: stuck in emptiness, forgotten and without the belief of any teacher or friend that I really had the potential to achieve greatness.However, I met Shanda, a young, talented choreographer (编舞者). She influenced me to work to the best of my ability, pushed me to keep going when I wanted to give up, encouraged me and showed me the real importance of dancing. Throughout our hard work, not only did my ability to dance grow, but my friendship with Shanda grew as well.With the end of the year came our show time. As I went backstage, I hoped for a good performance that would prove my improvement. I waited anxiously for my turn. Finally, after what seemed like days, the loudspeaker announced my name. Butterflies filled my stomach as I took trembling steps onto the big lighted stage. But, with the determination to succeed and eagerness to live up to Shanda's expectations forme, I began to dance. All my troubles and nerves went away as I danced my whole heart out.As I walked up to the judge to receive my shining, gold trophy (奖杯), I realized that dance is not about becoming the best. It was about loving dance for dance itself, a getaway from all my problems in the world. Shanda showed me that you could let everything go and just dance what you feel at that moment. After all the doubts that people had in me, I believed in myself and did not care what others thought. Thanks to Shanda, dance became more than a love of mine, but a passion.4．What did the author think her dancing would be for the twelfth year?A．A change for the better.B．A disappointment as before.C．Proof of her potential.D．Pride of her teachers and friends.5．How did Shanda help the author?A．By offering her financial help.B．By entering her in a competition.C．By coaching her for longer hours.D．By awakening her passion for dancing.6．How did the author feel when she stepped on the stage?A．Proud. B．Nervous.C．Scared. D．Relieved.7．What can we learn from the author's story?A．Success lies in patience.B．Fame is a great thirst of the young.C．A good teacher matters.D．A youth is to be treated with respect.黄金考点语法填空——冠词练习1 单句语法填空＋阅读理解Ⅰ.单句语法填空(冠词)1．答案与解析：a 句意为：据说防火墙在爱护公司和人们的平安方面发挥着关键作用。

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The space caught the attention of Lou Jiménez,who is now the gallery’s director.Jiménez shares Espino’s vision to support local artists.“He comes from a different background and is leading by example,” she says of his real estate background.“He’s taking a huge risk because it requires a lot of investment and there is no art market here,so I appreciate the fact that we’re trying to expand that.”
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Espino hopes taking artists to other cities will provide the encouragement they might need to pursue a career in the arts.From his businessman’s perspective,Espino feels people need to be taught on the value of supporting local talent.“A lot of people in the community need to be explained to how much difference it makes to the community to invest in local art and as sad as that is,they just don’t see it or hear it,” he says.

练习52 语法填空＋阅读理解Ⅰ.语法填空officially 1.________ the United Nations on November 27th, 2024. To celebrate 2.________ festival, a number of events took place at the Chinese Businessman Museum in Beijing on Thursday.The chairman of the China Culture Promotion Society 3.________ (address) the opening ceremony. “As a main promoter of the International Tea Day, the birthplace of tea and the 4.________ (large) tea­produ cing country, China has a 5.________ (responsible) to work with other countries to promote the healthy development of the tea industry. It can help to build a community with a 6.________ (share) future for mankind，” he said.The “First International Tea Day Tea Road Cooperative Initiative” issued (发布) at the ceremony calls for people working in the tea industry to come together to promote international cooperation 7.________ cultural exchanges. A four­year tea promotion—Tea Road Cooperative Plan—was also issued in accordance with the initiative.8．________ (strengthen) the connection with young people, the event included a number of public promotional activities on social media, 9.________ (invite) twenty­nine tea professionals from around the world to have thirty­six hours of uninterrupted live broadcasts.The Chinese Ancient Tea Museum was officially unveiled (揭幕) at the ceremony, opening 10.________ (it) first exhibition: The Avenue of Truth—A Special Exhibition of Pu'er Tea.Ⅱ.阅读理解Atheir vehicle for more than a thousand miles on a single charge. Researchers have developed a lithium­air battery that could make that dream a reality. The new battery design could also one day power airplanes and trucks. The main new component in this lithium­air battery is a solid electrolyte (电解质) instead of the usual liquid variety.Batteries with solid electrolytes are not subject to safety problems with the liqu id electrolytes used in lithium­ion and other battery types, which can overheat and catch fire. More importantly, the solid electrolyte can potentially boost the energy four times, which translates into longer driving range.For over a decade, scientists have been working overtime to develop a lithium (锂) battery that makes use of the oxygen in air. The lithium­air battery has the highest energy of any battery technology being considered for the nextgeneration of batteries beyond lithium­ion.The new solid electrolyte is composed of a material made from relatively inexpensive elements, compared with the past designs. Besides, the chemical reaction in lithium­ion only involves one or two electrons stored per oxygen molecule (分子), while that for t he lithium­air battery involves four electrons. More electrons stored means higher energy.The new design is the first lithium­air battery that has achieved a four­electron reaction at room temperature. It also operates with oxygen supplied by air from the surrounding environment. The capability to run with air avoids the need for oxygen tanks to operate, a problem with earlier designs.“With further development, we expect our new design for the lithium­air battery to reach a record of 1，200 w att­hours per kilogram，” said Curtiss, a researcher. “That is nearly four times better than lithium­ion batteries.”1．What contributes most to the lithium­air battery?A．Lithium­ion. B．Oxygen molecules.C．Solid electrolytes. D．Liquid components.2．What's the problem with lithium­ion batteries?A．They burn easily if overheated.B．They are unsafe in production.C．They damage the environment.D．They require longer charging time.3．How does the author organize Paragraph 4?A．By giving examples.B．By making comparisons.C．By presenting statistics.D．By analyzing cause and effect.4．What is the best title of the text?A．How Lithium­air Batteries WorkB．What Will Be Used to Power AirplanesC．Electric Cars Are Becoming More PopularD．New Batteries Offer Longer Driving RangeBGrizzly bears, which may grow to about 2.5 m long and weigh over 400 kg, occupy a conflicted corner of the American psyche—we revere (敬畏) them even as they give us frightening dreams. Ask the tourists from around the world that flood into Yellowstone National Park what they most hope to see, and their answer is often the same: a grizzly bear.“Grizzly bears are re­occupying large areas of their former range，” says bear biologist Chris Servheen. As grizzly bears expand their range into places where they haven't been seen in a century or more, they're increasingly being sighted by humans.The western half of the U．S. was full of grizzlies when Europeans came, with a rough number of 50，000 or more living alongside Native Americans. By the early 1970s, after centuries of cruel and continuous hunting by settlers, 600 to 800 grizzlies remained on a mere 2 percent of their former range in the Northern Rockies. In 1975, grizzlies were listed under the Endangered Species Act.Today, there are about 2，000 or more grizzly bears in the U．S. Their recovery has been so successful that the U．S. Fish and Wildlife Service has twice attempted to de­list grizzlies, which would loosen legal protections and allo w them to be hunted. Both efforts were overturned due to lawsuits from conservation groups. For now, grizzlies remain listed.Obviously, if precautions (预防) aren't taken, grizzlies can become troublesome, sometimes killing farm animals or walking through yards in search of food. If people remove food and attractants from their yards and campsites, grizzlies will typically pass by without trouble. Putting electric fencing around chicken houses and other farm animal quarters is also highly effective at gettin g grizzlies away. “Our hope is to have a clean, attractant­free place where bears can pass through without learning bad habits，” says James Jonkel, longtime biologist who manages bears in and around Missoula.5．How do Americans look at grizzlies?A．They cause mixed feelings in people.B．They should be kept in national parks.C．They are of high scientific value.D．They are a symbol of American culture.6．What has helped the increase of the grizzly population?A．The European settlers' behavior.B．The expansion of bears' range.C．The protection by law since 1975.D．The support of Native Americans.7．What has stopped the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service from de­listing grizzlies?A．The opposition of conservation groups.B．The successful comeback of grizzlies.C．The voice of the biologists.D．The local farmers' advocates.8．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A．Food should be provided for grizzlies.B．People can live in harmony with grizzlies.C．A special path should be built for grizzlies.D．Technology can be introduced to protect grizzlies.答题策略语法填空——冠词练习52 语法填空＋阅读理解Ⅰ.语法填空【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。

必修第二册Unit 1Cultural Heritage高考题型组合练Ⅰ.阅读理解AWhat could driving a race car and pointing a camera at the Milky Way have in common？More than you might car driver Bubba Wallace and photographer Batak Tefreshi journeyed together to remote Gooseberry Mesa for an adventure aimed at capturing the night sky.Gooseberry Mesa，far from population centers，is protected from the nighttime light pollution，which makes it perfect for star night environments such as this are rare.Camping，hiking and shooting stars in mountainous Mesa highlight the similarity between photography and notes，“Once you fire up the engine there’s no turning back—I know I’ll be in that seat for more than three hours.”Batak agrees，“I have the same feeling as soon as I touch my camera—I’m ready to continue through the entire night.”For Bubba，developing patience allowed him to mature as a driver and is equally essential to Batak’s photography.Seizing the moment is crucial too.“Every minute things are changing—the Earth’s shadow，the moonlight，the rise of stars，”Batak explains.“If you lose the moment，it’s gone forever.”Bubba finds the physical and mental demands of racing as crucial when travelling in Utah’s rugged landscapes under freezing temperatures.Think incoming clouds，wind，or mist will ruin your chance at a perfect shot？According to Batak，“With wide-angle nightscapes，every unexpected weather condition can be an photos show oranges and blues around the moon you wouldn’t see under a clear sky.”The team discovered shared interests that go beyond photography.“We’re both passionate about bringing cultures together and using our work to break down boundaries，”says Batak.“The night sky has a unifying sky connects the whole world under one umbrella.”1．Why did Bubba and Batak choose Gooseberry Mesa?A．It has a small population.B．It has ideal weather conditions.C．It is free from light pollution.D．It has a magnificent landscape.答案C解析细节理解题。

“I prefer to go out and be out. Alone, but together, you know?” Bechtel said, looking up from her book. Bechtel, who works in downtown West Palm Beach, has lunch with coworkers sometimes, but like many of us, too often works through lunch at her desk. A
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普及，流行，受欢迎，知名度，声望 Popularity is a well-explored subject in social psychology. Mitch Prinstein, a professor of clinical psychology sorts the popular into two categories: the likable and the status seekers. The likables’ plays-well-with-others qualities strengthen schoolyard friendships, jump-start interpersonal skills and, when tapped early, are employed ever after in life and work. Then there’s the kind of popularity that appears in adolescence: status born of power and even dishonorable behavior.
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专题22 阅读理解（推理判断题）1.（2023·安徽安庆·安庆一中校考模拟预测）Sleep, considered a luxury by many, is essential for a person's wellbeing. Researchers have found that insufficient sleep and tiredness increase a person's risk of developing severe medical conditions, such as obesity (being very overweight), high blood sugar levels, and heart disease. Now, a new study has found that getting sufficient sleep is also the key to improving academic performance.Jeffrey Gross, the university science professor who led the research, was not trying to find the relationship between sleep and grades when he handed out smart watches to the 100 students in his chemistry class. Instead, the professor hoped the wrist-worm devices, which track a person's physical activity, would show a connection between exercise and academic achievement.While Gross's data showed no relationship between these two factors, the study found something surprising. As the researchers were analyzing their data, they noticed that there was a straight-line relationship between the average amount of sleep a student got and their results in the course's 11 quizzes, three midterm tests, and the final exam.Even more interesting, it was not sufficient for students to just head to bed early the night before a test. Instead, it's the sleep you get during the days when learning is happening that matters most.The time students went to bed each night was similarly important. Those who went to bed in early hours of the morning performed poorly, even if the total sleep time was the same as a higher-performing student. "When you go to bed matters," Gross says, "If you go to bed at 10, or 12, or 1 at night, and sleep for seven hours, your performance is the same. But if you go to bed after 2, your performance starts to go down even if you get the same seven hours. So, quantity isn't everything."Perhaps the most interesting was the huge impact that small differences in sleep patterns had on the students' grades. The overall course grades for students averaging six and a half hours of sleep each night were 25% lower than students who averaged just one hour more sleep. Similarly, students who varied their bedtime by even one hour each night had grades that dropped 45% below those with more regular bedtimes.Who knew getting A's just required some extra ZZZ's?1．Based on his original objectives, which best describes Professor Gross's research findings?A．Accidental.B．Complete.C．Convincing.D．Doubtful.2．Who were the people taking part in the study?A．Middle school chemistry students.B．V olunteers from different universities.C．Professor Gross's own students.D．University student athletes.3．How did Professor Gross's team measure academic performance?A．Making the students wear a special watch.B．Using students' university entrance test results.C．Giving the students regular after class quizzes.D．Using the students' normal test and quiz grades.4．Based on the study's findings, who is likely to perform best academically.A．A person who has a good night's sleep the night before an important test.B．A person whose normal bedtime varies between 9 p.m. and 12 p.m.C．A person who sleeps from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. each day.D．A person who sleeps for a total of 7 hours each night.【答案】1．A 2．C 3．D 4．C【分析】这是一篇说明文。

2022高考英语阅读理解专题练习之说明文（A）Imagine you had never tasted lemonade.You would still probably assume that lemon juice mixed with sugar tastes better than lemon juice alone.Because you know what lemons taste like, and you know what sugar tastes like.You can recall those past experiences, and make a prediction about your response to something new.Researchers call the ability to predict our future emotional state "affective forecasting".And some have suggested that the skill is unique to humans.But is it?“We combi ned different liquids and asked participants, the orangutan （猩猩）and the humans, to predict what such novel liquid combinations taste like, and whether they prefer one or the other,” Lund University cognitive scientist Gabriela-Alina Saueiuc told us.She and her colleagues offered their cocktails（鸡尾酒）to a 21-year-old male orangutan named Naong, who lives in Sweden's Furuvik Zoo.They used four ingredients-cherry juice, rhubarb juice, lemon juice, and apple cider vinegar-which they combined into six unfamiliar mixtures.Altogether, that made for 24 possible comparisons of one drink against another.Naong watched the researchers mix his drinks.Then he got to choose from the two sets before him.And in 21 of the 24 trials, Naong matched the researchers' predictions：that his choice would be based on his relative fondness for the separate ingredients.For example, since he liked rhubarb juice better thanlemon juice, he also preferred rhubarb-cherry juice to lemon-cherry juice-despite having had no experience with either.“We are impressed with Naong's ability to be so consistent in his choices." Both human and orangutan species seemed to make consistent choices about future events even if they had no previous experience to guide their decision-making.It's a single study with a single orangutan.But probably we will soon mark yet another skill off the list of things that were once thought to be specific to our species.Perhaps what’s truly unique about us is our ongoing search for something unique about us.1.What did the scientists ask Noang to do in the study?A.Separate drink ingredients.B.Choose one out of two mixed drinks.bine drinks into mixtures.D.Taste novel liquid combinations.2. What is a precondition for the study?A.Naong could appreciate cocktails.B.Naong could read the scientists' mind.C.Naong was unfamiliar with the ingredients,D.Naong had a preference for certain ingredients.3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?A.Similar research findings are expected to follow.B.The research has drawn a safe conclusion.C.There is a list of all the uniquely human skills.D.Animals equal humans in every way.4.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.Orangutan Taught to Make Predictions.B.Intelligence Found in the Animal Kingdom.C.Affective Forecasting: Not Unique to Humans.D.The On-going Search for Uniquely Human Skills.（B）In the 1960s and 1970s, the greatest fear was that the human race, and possibly all advanced life forms on the planet, could be wiped out by nuclear missiles.Today, however, environmental problems have taken over as the greatest risk to life on .Earth.Scientists are thinking of ways to lower this risk, such as replacing coal and oil with forms of renewable energy.But they are also preparing for the worst: whatcan we do if the terrifying scenes in films such as The Day After Tomorrow happen in real life? What is our plan B for Earth?One option is to explore other planets to see if we could live on them.The most likely choiceis Mars, which is relatively close to Earth and has an environment less hostile than that of other planets.Mars has fascinated people since ancient times, and today our interest in Martian exploration is greater than ever before.Besides, more governments are making efforts to educate the public on the Red Planet.There is no doubt that humankind is drawn towards Mars.However, sending people there will require all the skill, courage and intelligence.While the Moon can be reached within days, it would take months to reach Mars, travelling through dangerous solar radiation.And even if the first settlers do reach Mars safely, they may not be able to return to Earth —ever.Staying alive will be a daily challenge, but as proved by the Biosphere 2 experiment, not impossible.As early as the 1980s, scientists were building Biosphere 2 in the Arizona desert, consisting of a closed space in which people, animals and plants could live together.Although the two-year experiment was not a success, it did provide us with a better understanding of how humans might be able to live on another planet.For now, human settlement of Mars is still decades away.Until we are finally able to live on another planet, we need to take much better care of our own.Right now, it's the only one we have!1.What was the biggest threat to humans in the 1960s and 1970s?A.Human race themselves.B.All advanced life forms.C.Nuclear missiles.D.Environmental problems.2.Why is Mars so attractive to scientists?A.It's closest to the earth.B.It has relatively appropriate living conditions.C.It has drawn the public's attention in recent years.D.It has a more hostile environment.3.What can be inferred from the passage? /A.Humans have visited Mars.B.The Biosphere 2 experiment proved to be valueless.C.Humans will have to go and live on another planet.D.Our Plan A includes developing renewable energy resources.4.From which magazine would the passage probably be taken?A.The Traveler.B.Environmental Concerns.C.All About Space.D.Biology for Fun,（C）With over 4.1 billion people, or around 55 percent of the world’s population, living in urban areas, cities and towns worldwide are getting increasingly jammed. In addition to spending hours stuck in traffic, residents are also exposed to high air pollution levels caused by transportation emissions(排放). Now, Saudi Arabia hopes to overturn urban living with“The Line”—a futuristic city designed around nature, without cars, roads and crowded places!The totally different city, announced on January 10, 2021, is the brainchild of Saudi Crown Prince(王储)Mohammed bin Salman(MBS). Located in Neom, a 10, 000-square-mile high-tech planned development on the Red Sea coast, The Line will be the base of MBS’s Saudi Vision 2030. The strategic plan aims to diversify Saudi Arabia’s oil-dependent economy into other fields, like tourism, and create exciting job opportunities for its citizens.The 105-mile-long city, expected to cost between $100 billion and $200 billion, will be built along a straight line and comprise several self-sustaining communities. To ensure all services are within a short, five-minute walk, each community will feature a three-layer infrastructure(基础设施).There will be no cars or roads on the top“pedestrian layer”, so residents can freely walk and bike in the surrounding green spaces. The second“service layer”, will include all essential daily services, such as schools, medical clinics, leisure facilities, and grocery stores. The third“spine layer”will house ultra-high-speed transportation and autonomous vehicles transporting residents across communities in less than 20 minutes. The entire city will be powered with renewable clean energy sources such as solar and wind, and possibly even hydrogen.If all goes according to the plan, construction of this groundbreaking, complex infrastructure project will start before the end of 2021．In addition to providing up to a million residents with a clean and stress-free living environment, The Line is expected to create 380, 000 new jobs, promote economic diversification, and contribute a shocking $48 billion to Saudi Arabia’s Gross Domestic Product(GDP)by 2030．More importantly, MBS believes it will provide governments worldwide a blueprint for how people and planet can co-exist in harmony．1. Where can you purchase a bike if living in The Line?A. Pedestrian layer.B. Service layer.C. Spine layer.D. The green spaces.2. Which of the following can best describe the project of The Line?A. Widely-accepted.B. Ill-considered.C. Risk-taking.D. Mind-blowing.3. What does MBS think is the most important effect of The Line?A. To facilitate Saudi economic diversification.B. To offer a model for nature-man integration.C. To boost the government’s finances.D. To create more job opportunities.4. What might be the best title of the text?A. Saudi Vision for Environmental ProtectionB. The Construction of The Line Is UnderwayC. MBS: An Influential Leader of Saudi ArabiaD. MB S’Vision of a Futuristic Zero Carbon City（D）This year, new technologies will enable more drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel （方向盘）while on the road.But that doesn't mean their cars will be fully self-driving --- that day still remains far in the future.Automakers like General Motors （GM）, Ford and Stellantis are introducing, or upgrading existing technologies.But in the words of Kay Stepper, an automated driving expert, these systems are "feet off' and "hands off', but they will not be "eyes off" or “mind off'.For the time being, these systems will only be used on limited-access highways, where there are no pedestrians or bicyclists.Vehicles with this technology will be able to drive at relatively high speeds, but only in simple traffic situations.Bryan Reimer, a researcher with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AgeLab, said it will be decades before people can buy truly self-driving cars in which humans ride as passengers.Still, the technology that will be rolled out by the major automakers this year will do morethan most so-called Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, or ADAS, do now.GM's Super Cruise system allows drivers to completely let go of the steering wheel while driving on selected highways.It was introduced in 2017 on the Cadillac CT6 sedan, which was discontinued last year.An improved version is coming this year on the Cadillac Escalade SUV and the Cadillac CT4 and CT5 sedans.Super Cruise only works on highways that have been previously laser-mapped in three dimensions.GPS positioning and the vehicles, radar sensors （传感器）and cameras are used to enable drivers to unhand -- and unfoot —all the controls.Drivers still need to pay attention, however.A camera in the car makes sure the driver is looking at the road at all times.If the driver looks away from the road for more than a few seconds, the system will stop working.1.At present, what can the self-driving cars do?A.They can drive freely on city streets.B.They can run without human drivers.C.They handle complex road conditions on their own.D.They allow drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel.2.What does Paragraph 6 mainly talk about?A.GM's Super Cruise system.B.GM's latest car models.C.GM's development plan.D.GM's close competitors.3.What can we infer from the words of Kay Stepper?A.People need to trust new technology.B.People still need to pay attention.C.People can look away from the road.D.People can't unhand all the controls.4.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.It's High Time to Get a New CarB.The Industrial Revolution Is UnderwayC.Super Cruise Does More than Most ADASD.The Real Self-driving Remains Far Away（E）Unless you're very young or very old, it's likely you have some kind of relationship with email, whether you get hundreds of messages a day or a few dozen a week.A new study suggests that how we deal with these incoming messages could be affecting our stress levels and overall health.A team from the Future Work Centre in the UK surveyed 2,000 people across various industries, sectors, and job roles, asking participants how they managed their email and how much associated stress they felt as a result.Overall, those who spent the most time organising and staying on top of messages felt the most emailrelated pressure too.“While email can be a valuable communication tool, it's clear that it's a source of stress and frustration for many of us.The people who reported it being most useful to them also reported the highest levels of email pressure, ”said one of the team, Richard MacKinnon.Two of the habits linked to more emailrelated stress were checking for messages the first thing in the morning and the last thing at night.Half of those surveyed had push notifications(消息推送) set up for new email，while 62 percent of respondents left their email app open all day and all night.Both were linked to higher levels of email pressure.The survey also found that managers suffered more than nonmanagers.Stress is not just a problem when it comes to our mood－it's been linked to a lot of disorders such as heart disease, weight gain, memory impairment(减弱), digestive problems, and depression.The researchers suggest that the relationship between emailrelated stress and the negative impact on home life is not the same for everyone.1. What's the purpose of the study?A. To find out how many people have an email account.B. To know what sort of people use email most.C. To find out how email management is related to stress.D. To show what changes email has brought about to people.2. What does Richard MacKinnon think of email?A. It brings more strengths.B. It is not an essential tool.C．It is a doubleedged sword. D．It makes people puzzled.3. Which of the following habits causes the most stress?A. Checking email in the morning.B. Checking email in the evening.C. Keeping email app open at work.D. Setting up push notifications for new email.4. Where does the text most probably come from?A. Science fiction.B. A science reportC．A fashion magazine. D．A book guide.（F）Attention to the fight against climate change tends to be focused on trees, but 75%of the planet's surface is covered by the ocean, and a natural process taking place underwater has excited scores of investors at the recent World Economic Forum who may want to help.During the recent wildfires in the Amazon rainforest, journalists often described trees as the “lungs of the world”, but that title most certainly belongs to phytoplankton, which alone refreshes nearly 50%of the atmospheric oxygen on planet earth, the value of four Amazons.And, in the effort to stop the warming of the planet, our greatest assistants could belong to whales, because of the great amount of their excrement left in the sea.A new paper published by economist Dr.Ralph Chianti highlights the influence that whales, especially blue whales, and their excrement have on climate change.It is all due to whales' excrement in the diets of phytoplankton.The tiny marine algae floats at the center of several marine food webs, and they provide food for a host of sea creatures including whales, while also requiring whales' excrement to feed on.They also require CO2 to survive, just like trees.Whales, after deep-sea dives for krill, return to the surface and release excrement, which is rich in nitrogen and iron, into the top ocean layer, which provides a key food source for phytoplankton.In his paper, Dr.Chiami suggests that since phytoplankton populations expand wherever whales are,a significant effort should be made to fight against climate change by encouraging the growthand protection of whale populations.“At a minimum, even a 1% increase in phytoplankton productivity thanks to whale activity would capture hundreds of millions of tons of additional CO2 a year, which is equal to the sudden appearance of 2 billion mature trees,”says Chiami.1. What makes the investors excited?A. Trees' function as “lungs of the world”.B. Phytoplankton's ability to create oxygen.C. The success of the World Economic Forum.D. People's continuous fight against climate change.2. Why are whales called our assistants in fighting global warming?A. They refresh much oxygen.B. They never send out CO2.C. They kill much phytoplankton.D. They supply food to phytoplankton.3. Which can best describe the relationship between phytoplankton and whales?A. Complex.B. Competitive.C. Interdependent.D. Distant.4. What does Chiami advise us to do?A. Rebuild food webs.B. Try to protect whales.C. Grow more phytoplankton.D. Restrict population explosion.参考答案A.BDACB.CBDBC.BDBDD.DABDDBF.BDCB。

综合测试（基础篇）阅读理解+七选五时间：40分钟满分：50分姓名__________ 得分________阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节(每题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列文章，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

AA Look at Four of the World-famous CollegesUniversity College London, England. United KingdomThis university was founded with the intent of opening education equally and to all. In 1878, University College London began admitting women using the same admission standards men were held to. The college was the first in the United Kingdom to accept students from any class or religion.Tuition (学费) for each student comes in at $31,000. This price does include fees for housing, food, travel expenses and insurance.University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AustraliaIt opened in 1853 and is known for its outstanding research and teaching programs. Research at the university in the 1970s led to a cochlear implant (人工耳蜗), giving more than 200,000 patients worldwide hearing.Parents of native students expect to pay $24,500 for the first term’s tuition and another $19,500 for room and board in residential housing.University of Cambridge, England, United KingdomRecords of the university reach back to 1209 when the area was an ancient Roman trading post, making it the second oldest university in the UK. Cambridge currently has 21,000 students with around 1,300 of those coming from 65 different countries.Tuition for the bachelor programs like engineering reaches $31,000.Sarah Lawrence College, New York, United StatesIt is known for a diverse student body coming from 53 different countries. The teacher/student ratio (比例) and personalized courses of study attract students from the United States and abroad.Undergraduates carrying 30 credits will pay $51,196 for tuition. The cost to attend Sarah Lawrence may seem prohibitive to many, but a degree from this honoured college can open many doors for graduates.1．When did University College London start to admit women on equal terms with men?A．In 1209.B．In1853.C．In 1878.D．In 1887.2．Which college developed a device to benefit people with hearing loss?A．University of Melbourne.B．Sarah Lawrence College.C．University of Cambridge.D．University College London.3．What do the last two colleges have in common?A．They just offer the bachelor programs.B．They feature the highest cost of board.C．They are located in the United Kingdom.D．They are favoured by international students.【答案】1．C 2．A 3．D【导语】本文是一篇应用文。

B.To provide part-time jobs for the aged.
C.To raise money for medical research. D.To promote the elderly people’s welfare.
2.How has the project affected Ruth Xavier?
The project was dreamed up by a local charity(慈善组织) to reduce loneliness and improve elderly people’s wellbeing. It is also being used to help patients suffering dementia, a serious illness of the mind. Staff in care homes have reported a reduction in the use of medicine where hens are in use.
will really help connect our residents through a shared interest and creative activities."
1.What is the purpose of the project?
A.To ensure harmony in care homes.
"I like the project a lot. I am down there in my wheelchair in the morning letting the hens out and down there again at night to see they’ve gone to bed.

专题19 阅读理解（议论文）1.（2023年福建省泉州第五中学高考模拟试题）Technology seems to discourage slow reading. Reading on screens tires eyes easily. So online writing is more skimmable than print. The neuroscientist Mary Walt argued this “new norm” of skim reading is producing “an invisible, dramatic transformation” in how readers process words. And brains now favor rapid absorption of information, rather than skills developed by deeper reading, like critical analysis.We shouldn’t overplay this danger. All readers skim. Skimming is the skill we acquire as we learn to read more skillfully. And fears about declining attention spans have proved to be false alarms. “Some critics worry about attention span and see very short stories as signs of cultural decline, ” The American author Selvin wrote. “But nobody ever said poems were evidence of short attention spans. ”Yet the Internet has certainly changed the way we read. First, it means there’s more to read, because more people than ever are writing. And digital writing means rapid release and response. Once published, online articles start forming a comment string underneath. Such mode of writing and reading can be interactive and fun, but is probably lacking in profound reflection.Perhaps we should slow down. Reading is constantly promoted as a source of personal achievement. But this advocacy emphasizes “enthusiastic” or “eager” reading — neither suggest slow absorption. To a slow reader, a piece of writing can only be fully understood by immersing oneself in their slow comprehension of words. The slow reader is like a swimmer who stops counting the number of pool laps he’s done and just enjoys how his body feels and moves in water.The human need for this kind of deep reading is too determined for any new technology to destroy. We often assume technological change can’t be stopped, so older media are kicked out by newer, more virtual forms. In practice, older technologies can coexist with new ones. The Kindle hasn’t killed off printed books any more than cars killed off bicycles. We still want to enjoy slowly-formed ideas and carefully-chosen words. Even in a fast-moving age, there is time for slow reading.1．What is the author’s attitude towards Selvin’s opinion?A．Favorable.B．Critical.C．Doubtful.D．Objective.2．Which statement would the author probably agree with?A．Advocacy of passionate reading helps promote slow reading.B．Digital writing and reading tends to ignore careful reflection.C．We should be aware of the impact skimming has on the brain.D．The number of Internet readers declines due to technology.3．Why is “swimmer” mentioned in paragraph 4?A．To demonstrate how to immerse oneself in thought.B．To stress swimming differs from reading.C．To show slow reading is better than fast reading.D．To illustrate what slow reading is like.4．Which would be the best title for the passage?A．Slow Reading is Here to StayB．Technology Prevents Slow ReadingC．Reflections on Deep ReadingD．The Wonder of Deep Reading【答案】1．A 2．B 3．D 4．A【导语】这是一篇议论文。

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Other paintings revealed that both red and white watermelons were grown during the 17th century. "With all the genetic knowledge we now have, we can look at how something comes about in more detail,"De Smet said. "For example, until the 18th century, European strawberries appeared tiny in paintings—they then grew in
A.They have no appeal for sedentary people.
B.They are unwilling to involve sedentary people.
C.They themselves often fail to sustain exercising.
D.They seem like an example beyond sedentary people.
Their interest in plants in artwork began with a visit to the Hermitage Museum, where they noticed an odd-looking watermelon in an early-17th-century painting. It appeared to be pale and white on the inside. Biologist De Smet assumed the painter had done a poor job. But art historian Vergauwen had a different idea. "No, this is one of the best painters ever from that era. So if he painted it like that, that’s the way it must have looked like," he explained.

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②A bat scientist, Eklof works in the night shadows in western Sweden. His work requires an absolute kind of darkness unpolluted by light. But this category of darkness is threatened. In the 1980s, Eklof tells readers, two-thirds of the churches in Sweden housed bat caves. Not any longer. “Today, this number has been reduced by a third due to light pollution, because the churches all glow brightly in the night.” he writes. ③We have all noticed it when driving through any city at night. Empty places are floodlit. The night sky in Hong Kong is 1200 times brighter than an unlit one. Citizens of some large cities, writes Eklof, have never allowed their eyes to adapt to true night vision. But we are only now beginning to understand the effects. ④Too much light is incredibly destructive to the complex eco-systems many animals inhabit. It scares away the bats that Eklof studies; reef fish eggs go unhatched; birds forget to even sing. ⑤So how can we deal with the too much light? In 2019, France passed laws limiting how much light can be sent into the sky. In Vienna, Austria, the city’s lights are turned off at 11 p.m. Some measures, like artificial lights that do not reflect light upward, are already within our grasp. “We could just turn it all off, but I guess we don’t want to, because darkness is not safe for everyone.” said Eklof in a recent interview. “So it’s vital we find a middle way.” ⑤Right now, it’s hard to know what that middle way might look like. In 50 years, every city could be lit by

专题21 阅读理解（词义猜测题）1.（2023·广东深圳·高三统考期末）On the outside, 12-year-old Luna seems like your average kid. It's not until you get to know her that you learn that Luna is anything but average.Bom with a heart defect (缺陷)called dextrocardia, Luna has had three open-heart operations and continues to pursue her interests in art and fashion. But when Luna was approached by athletic shoe company Saucony to design a shoe for sale across the country, it came as quite a surprise.“This is so incredible. I got to use my art and creativity for something new that I'd never thought I'd be able to design,“ Luna said. She is one of six patients from Boston Children's Hospital ( BCH) who have partnered with Saucony to design their own shoe to launch the Shoes with Soul campaign.“Rather than just a donation, we wanted to create an experience and a moment that would not only raise money, but also awareness to highlight all the amazing work that's being done at BCH,“ says Chris, Saucony's vice president. “Specifically, we wanted to give some of the BCH kids an opportunity to share their story and their talents with the world. ”Luna's design is fashion. u On the tongue ,they digitalized one of my drawings, and then on bottom it's a really bright pink color, and on the inside ,the sole of the shoe is actually another drawing I did of a sunset,“ she said. "Thinking about kids everywhere around the world wearing my shoe is amazing. It blows my mind.”The income from the shoe sales will benefit the Boston Children's Hospital Cardiac Fitness Program, which encourages kids to “find your possible" through personalized exercise programs tailored for each individual patient's heart condition.“It feels really good to help people and it's really something I can relate to,“ says Luna. “The advice I would give a kid or someone like me is never give up. There are a lot of kids out there with your condition and you're not alone.”1．What can we learn from Chris' words?A．It's unwise to raise money.B．It's optional to seek donations.C．It's wonderful to study art.D．It's necessary to show kids' talents.2．What does Luna mean by “It blows my mind" in paragraph 5?A．I'm overjoyed.B．['m very serious.C．My mind goes blank.D．My mind is racing.3．Which of the following best describes Luna?A．Gifted and determined.B．Generous and serious.C．Grateful and helpful.D．Creative and sensitive.4．What is the text mainly intended to do?A．Tell us a story of a disabled girl.B．Set a good example to the disabled.C．Launch Saucony's new brand shoes.D．Introduce a campaign with kid patients.【答案】1．D 2．A 3．A 4．D【分析】这是一篇记叙文。

专题07阅读理解之七选五小标题类练习备战2021高考英语复习阅读理解分类练习第三讲关于小标题的选择，一般来说，小标题比较精简，常以短语或简短的句子来呈现。

考生可以根据这一特征快速浏览七个选项，并有效缩短选择范围。

小标题往往是统领全段的，因此，考生应认真阅读该段内容，了解段落大意，把握段落主题，根据段落主题一致性原则，排除过于宽泛、以偏概全、偏离主题的干扰项，从而最终确定正确选项。

典题例证（2020.全国卷I节选）● 37Some people may think that a garden is no more than plants, flowers, patterns and masses of color. Others are concerned about using gardening methods that require less water and fewer fertilizers(肥料). 38 . However, there are a number of other reasons that might explain why you want to garden. One of them es from our earliest years.●Recall(回忆) your childhood memoriesA. Know why you gardenB. Find a good place for your own gardenC. It’s our experience of the garden that mattersD. It’s delightful to see so many beautiful flowersE. Still others may simply enjoy being outdoors and close to plantsF. You can produce that kind of magical quality in your own garden, tooG. For each of those gardens, writer down the strongest memory you have解析：本题考查的是对文章小标题的选择。

一轮复习最新高考英语阅读理解复习题(含答案)一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解From quiet paths by a stream in a forest to busy roads running through a city, people have created various forms of routes in different places. These now exist all around us, and their use is imperative for societies. These routes have enabled people to move, transport things, and send information from one place to another quickly and safely. Throughout history, they have been important in our daily lives.Early routes were often formed naturally on land. They gradually developed over long periods of time while people traveled them on foot or horseback. A significant turning point in their history arrived when the first wheeled carts appeared in ancient times. Once this happened, people recognized the importance of well-maintained routes. Therefore, towns, cities, and entire countries improved them. As a result, life became more convenient, communities grew, economies evolved, and cultures expanded.People have established routes on water, too. Rivers and canals have served as effective routes for people to move around and carry things. For instance, in the old, Japanese city of Edo, water routes were used for the transportation of agricultural products, seafood, and wood. People have also opened routes across the sea. The seaways were critical for the navigation of ships, particularly in the days when they moved mainly by wind power. Using these sea routes, people could travel great distances, and go to places they had not previously been able to reach.People have gone on to open routes in the sky as well. Since the invention of the airplane, they have made it possible to travel long distances easily. Eventually, people became able to travel safely and comfortably high in the sky, and going vast distances only took a small amount of time. Today, we have a new type of route, the Internet. By using this worldwide route, people can easily obtain information that once was available mainly from books and face-to-face communication. They can also instantly send messages to large numbers of people all at once.As long as there have been people, there have been routes to connect them. Currently unknown routes will surely take us even further in the future.（1）Which of the following is closest to the meaning of the underlined word imperative in paragraph 1?A.accidentalB.industrialC.essentialD.traditional（2）Why is the example of Edo introduced in paragraph 3?A.To describe the difficulty of creating routes on the water.B.To emphasize the fact that it was an important city.C.To explain the use of water routes to move along the coastlines.D.To illustrate the important roles of water routes for cities.（3）What does paragraph 5 tell us about routes?A.Routes can be thought of as existing invisibly in the world.B.Routes that move information can be regarded as dangerous.C.The fundamental functions of routes are declining.D.The importance of different kinds of routes is the same.（4）What is the main idea of this article?A.Humankind first created various types of convenient routes on land.B.Improvements in transportation have come at great cost.C.Technology has interfered with opening up routes around the world.D.The advancement of humanity was aided by the development of routes.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）A（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了从最初的陆路到水路和空路，再到如今的互联网，这些路线促进了人类的进步和社会的发展。

专题20 阅读理解（主旨大意题）1.（2023·广东深圳·高三统考期末）Boston wants to be smarter. The city has taken advantage of technologies to become more responsive to its residents' needs. But technology alone is not sufficient to make today's cities liveable. Boston has discovered that it also needs to reach the old-fashioned low-tech community and integrate that technology with city life.Kris Carter rolled out Boston's smart city program in 2014. It started with an App that residents could download to report locations where sidewalks needed repair. The city sorted out those reports and ranked them in a database, which repair crews used to prioritize their work.The system worked beautifully, except for one problem: most of the alerts(警报) came from wealthier neighborhoods, where the concentration of smartphone - equipped residents was highest. ＂The complaints from the App didn't always correlate with the greatest community need for repairs, " explains Carter.Carter's group has moved away from the model common to many smart city initiatives of letting tech-savvy(精通技术的）residents drive the process. Instead, they run meetings to find out what problems people in different neighborhoods care about solving. When it came to sidewalks, Boston introduced a second method of collecting repair tips, hiring people to get out and walk the city's 1,700 miles of sidewalks to take notes on their condition.Whether using low-tech or high-tech approaches, says Carter, to stay smart, a city needs to continually reassess its options to spot opportunities to improve residents' lives. Take the sidewalk repair program, walking on the streets was proved a useful, if inefficient way to prioritize repair needs. But last year the group found that walkers' mobile phones could be tracked as they moved along the streets, and that data could be analyzed to identify sidewalk routes which are most often used by neighborhoods.“Combined with our other sidewalk information, that gave us an even better way to predict where faster repairs would do the most good," says Carter,"We're really always looking for whatever mix of approaches best solves the problem."1．What is the first paragraph mainly about?A．The citizens' life.B．The city's reputation.C．The city's management.D．The benefits of technology.2．What problem did Kris Carter's team meet when carrying out their program?A．They faced many technical obstacles.B．They couldn't serve all residents well.C．They were not supported by residents.D．They were annoyed by being short-staffed.3．Which of the following might Kris Carter most agree with?A．Maximizing the benefits of technology.B．Mixing approaches for solving problems.C．Giving full play to the power of residents.D．Letting tech companies be a leading role.4．What can be a suitable title for the text?A．A Smart City: More Than Just TechB．A City with Intelligent FacilitiesC．Joint-effort in City ConstructionD．The Modernization of a City【答案】1．C 2．B 3．B 4．A【分析】本文是一篇说明文，文章介绍了波士顿在利用高科技管理城的同时使用传统办法以实现城市有效管理，成就现代智慧城市。