2021年高考英语阅读理解集训(八)

专题08 七选五阅读距离高考还有一段时间，不少有经验的老师都会提醒考生，愈是临近高考，能否咬紧牙关、学会自我调节，态度是否主动积极，安排是否科学合理，能不能保持良好的心态、以饱满的情绪迎接挑战，其效果往往大不一样。

以下是本人从事10多年教学经验总结出的以下学习资料，希望可以帮助大家提高答题的正确率，希望对你有所帮助，有志者事竟成！养成良好的答题习惯，是决定高考英语成败的决定性因素之一。

做题前，要认真阅读题目要求、题干和选项，并对答案内容作出合理预测;答题时，切忌跟着感觉走，最好按照题目序号来做，不会的或存在疑问的，要做好标记，要善于发现，找到题目的题眼所在，规范答题，书写工整;答题完毕时，要认真检查，查漏补缺，纠正错误。

总之，在最后的复习阶段，学生们不要加大练习量。

在这个时候，学生要尽快找到适合自己的答题方式，最重要的是以平常心去面对考试。

英语最后的复习要树立信心，考试的时候遇到难题要想“别人也难”，遇到容易的则要想“细心审题”。

越到最后，考生越要回归基础，单词最好再梳理一遍，这样有利于提高阅读理解的效率。

另附高考复习方法和考前30天冲刺复习方法。

第一组(2022年全国甲卷)Important Things to Know When Dining OutCultural dining etiquette (礼节) might surprise you with some of its important rules. ___6___. Knowing some tips will help ensure that you have an enjoyable meal with friends or family — no matter where you are in the world.Chopstick RulesThe way you handle chopsticks is important to avoid annoying your companions. When you put them down between bites, always put them down together so they are parallel with the edge of the table in front of you. ___7___.Hands or Utensils (餐具)In India and the Middle East, it’s considered very rude to eat with your left hand. People in France expect you to eat with a utensil in each hand. ___8___, instead preferring to use their hands. In Chile, you may never touch any food with your fingers. People in Thailand generally use their forks only to push food onto their spoons.Making Requests___9___. In Portugal, this would be a serious mistake, because it shows the chef that you don’t like their seasoning skills. Similarly, in Italy, never ask for extra cheese to add to your food.Some of these cultural dining etiquette rules may seem random and strange, but they are important in various countries. ___10___, the more comfortable you’ll begin to feel with its foreign cultural practices.A. The more friends you make in your lifetimeB. The more time you spend in any given countryC. Mexicans consider it inappropriate to eat with utensilsD. Don’t get caught making an embarrassing mistake at a restaurantE. It’s a good sign for the chef if you make a mess around your plateG. It may seem like a simple request to ask for salt and pepper at a meal第二组(2022年全国乙卷)Friendship needs care and attention to keep it in good health. Here are five ways to sustain (保持) long-distance friendships.·Set a regular dateLong-lasting friendships share the characteristic that both sides equally contact (联系) and share with one another. With busy schedules, squeezing in phone calls can be a challenge. ___11___.·More isn’t always merrierMake sure you have communicated with your friend about how frequently each of you wants to be contacted and what method works best for you both. ___12___. There are alternatives to constant written communication, such as leaving voice messages or having a group chat.·Practise empathy (共情)___13___. The friend who is remaining needs to be sensitive to all the additional time demands placed on the friend who has moved. The one in the new environment should be sympathetic to the fact that your friend may feel abandoned.· ___14___Anniversaries and birthdays carry even more weight in long-distance friendships. Although technology might make day-to-day communication possible, extra effort goes a long way on special days. Simply keeping a diary that keeps track of friends’ birthdays and other important dates will make sure nothing slips by you.·Don’t rely on technology alone__15___, but long-distance friendships — even close ones — may require more conscious effort to sustain. Try to seek out chances to renew friendships. How to do it? Just spend face-to-face time together whenever possible. A. Remember important datesB. Compensate by writing lettersC. It is also helpful for you to be a friendship keeperD. Try to find a time that works for both of you and stick to itE. Friends need to talk about their preferred methods of communicationF. It is easy to have a sense of connectedness through social mediaG. You may be the friend who left or the one who was left behind第三组(2022年新高考1卷)Fitness Magazine recently ran an article titled “Five Reasons to Thank Your Workout Partner.” One reason was: “You’ll actually show up if you know someone is waiting for you at the gym, ” while another read: “___1___” With a workout partner, you will increase your training effort as there is a subtle (微妙) competition.So, how do you find a workout partner?First of all, decide what you want from that person. ___2___ Or do you just want to be physically fit, able to move with strength and flexibility? Think about the exercises you would like to do with your workout partner.You might think about posting what you are looking for on social media, but it probably won’t result in a useful response. ___3___ If you plan on working out in a gym, that person must belong to the same gym.My partner posted her request on the notice board of a local park. Her notice included what kind of training she wanted to do, how many days a week and how many hours she wanted to spend on each session, and her age. It also listed her favorite sports and activities, and provided her phone number. ___4___You and your partner will probably have different skills. ___5___ Over time, both of you will benefit—your partner will be able to lift more weights and you will become more physically fit. The core (核心) of your relationship is that you will always be there to help each other.A. Your first meeting may be a little awkward.B. A workout partner usually needs to live close by.C. You’ll work harder if you train with someone else.D. Do you want to be a better athlete in your favorite sport?E. How can you write a good “seeking training partner” notice?F. Just accept your differences and learn to work with each other.G. Any notice for a training partner should include such information.第四组（2021·新高考卷1·七选五）My husband and I just spent a week in Paris.____16____So the first thing we did was rent a fantastically expensive sixth-floor apartment the size of a cupboard. It was so tiny that we had to leave our suitcases in the hallway.The place wasn’t entirely authentic, though. Unlike a normal Parisian apartment, the plumbing ( 水管) worked. ____17____Our building even had a tiny lift with a female voice that said, “Ouverture des portes,” in perfect French. That is the only French phrase I mastered, and it’s a shame I don’t have much use for it.Parisians are different from you and me. They never look lazy or untidy. As someone noted in this paper a couple of weeks ago, they eat great food and never gain weight. ____18____ French strawberries do not taste like cardboard. Instead, they explode in your mouth like little flavor bombs.____19____ On our first morning in Paris, I went around the corner to the food market to pick up some groceries.I bought a handful of perfectly ripe small strawberries and a little sweet melon. My husband and I agreed they were the best fruit we had ever eaten. But they cost $18!In France, quality of life is much more important than efficiency.You can tell this by cafés life. French cafés are always crowded.____20____When do these people work? The French take their 35-hour workweek seriously — so seriously that some labor unions recently struck a deal with a group of companies limiting the number of hours that independent contractors can be on call.A. Not all the customers are tourists.B. The quality of life in France is equally excellent.C. There was a nice kitchen and a comfortable bed.D. The amazing food is mainly consumed by local farmers.E. That’s not the only reason the French eat less than we do.F. Our aim was to see if we could live, in some way, like real Parisians.G. The food is so delicious that you don’t need much of it to make you happy.高考质量提升是一项系统工程，涉及到多个方面、各个维度，关键是要抓住重点、以点带面、全面突破，收到事半功倍的效果。

2021高考英语阅读理解精英系列练习题（8）【广东省汕头市2020教学质量测评试题(2)】CThe first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t know.I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.I turned around to find a wrinkled,little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.She said,“Hi,girl!My name is Rose.I’m 87 years old.Can give you a hug?”I laughed and enthusiastically responded,“Of course you may!“and she gave mea giant squeeze.“Why are you in college at such a young,innocent age ?”I asked.She jokingly replied,“I’m here to meet a rich husband,get married,have a couple of children,and hen retire and travel!”“No seriously“I said.I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”“she told me.Over the course of the year,Rose because a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went .She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students.She was living it up.At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet.I’ll never forget what she taught us.“We do not stop playing because we are old“;we grow old because we stop playing.There are only two secrets to staying young,being happy,and achieving success/You have to laugh and find humor everyday.Your’ve got to have a dream.When you lose your dreams,you die!”she said.“The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change.”Have no regrets.The elderly usually don;t have regrets for what we did,but rather for things we did not do.The only people who fear death are those with regrets.”She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Song of Rose”.Shechallenged each of us study the lyrics(歌词)and live them out in our daily lives.At the year’s end,Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.36.Rose made herself known to the author in a _______ manner.A.seriousB.coldC.crazyD.humorous37.From the information provided in the passage,we know________.A.Rose finished the college degree within a yearB.Rose did realize her dream of meeting a rich husband and getting married through college educationC.Rose enjoyed her camus life very muchD.Rose grew so old that she stopped playing38.Rose delivered the speech________.A.at the graduationB.which she prepared carefullyC.ended with”The Song of Rose”D.to challenge all the other speakers39.According to her speech,________.A.whenever you have a dream,you succeedB.All people don’t grow up while growing olderC.Rose usually regretted having done somethingD.a nine-year-old is as old as a 87-year-old if he doesn’t do anything40.The best title for the passage can be________.A.Growing Older or Growing UpB.It’s Never too Old to learnC.Humour Does CountD.Challenge Yourself【参考答案】36-40. DCCBA;阅读明白得Brian knew he had been drinking more and more, but he was convinced that he'd return to more moderate drinking when he wasn't so pressured at work, and that "a few too many drinks now and then" wasn't a major problem."My wife and father were on me to stop drinking, but you know how critical andprotective family can be," said Brian. "So I blew them off."It wasn't until his friend Jack spoke up that Brian started to think differently. "That really hit home, because I wouldn't expect a friend to confront me with something that personal unless it was very important," said Brian. "Jack said he was really concerned about me. He pointed out that my personality changed after I had a few beers--that I became belligerent(寻衅的). For a normally easy-going guy, that was a dramatic change in behavior."Jack could see that Brian's numerous drinking binges(放纵) were causing problems. Brian was frequently calling into work sick and falling behind in his work, and his marriage was seriously on the ropes. Brian was teetering on the edge of disaster. "I didn't want to see a good life and a good friendship ruined," said Jack, "so I approached Brian, shared my honest observations with him, and suggested that he seek help."After a couple days of soul searching, though still reluctant, Brian took Jack's suggestion and was assessed by an addiction professional. The expert recommended that Brian check into a treatment center, and one day later Brian did so.Many people fear taking the path that Jack took. Speaking up to a friend who may have a problem with alcohol or other drugs can be a tricky undertaking.Yet it's true that a concerned friend can do a lot. Most people don't recognize they have a substance abuse problem and most don't seek help for a problem until someone close to them intervenes(干预).1.What happened to Brian according to the passage?A.He suffered from an illness called alcohol addiction.B.He changed so much that he was deserted by his family.C.He became morally corrupted drinking too much all day.D.He drank a little more than normal to escape the pressure.2.What does “that” in the 3rd paragraph refer to?A. Brian’s drinking binges.B. Jack’s talk with Brian.C. Wife and father’s intervention.D. Brian’s different thoughts.3. Brian could accept Jack’s suggestions mainly because ____________.A. he found his friend was very critical and protectiveB. Jack’s suggestions were professional and persuasiveC. Jack and Brian’s family had different opinionsD. he knew his friend wouldn’t easily intervene his personal affair4. Brian’s alcohol abuse brought him many problems EXCEPT ____________.A. his refusal to listen to his familyB. his bad temper and aggressivenessC. his failure to do his work wellD. his marriage problems5.The writer narrates Brian’s story in order to ____________.A.tell us the bad results of alcohol addictionB.warn us not to fall into the habit of drinkingC.show friends have real power to interveneD.prove a friend in need is a friend indeed参考答案 1---5 A B D A CSo you think your teacher hates you? You're not the only one. Teachers and students sometimes have personality clashes, just like any two people who don't get along. After all, teachers aren't perfect.However, most of the time, there are lots of reasons why you and your teacher might not be getting along. So try to figure out if your teacher really dislikes you, or if something else is going on. Here are some questions to ask yourself: * Is your teacher's anger aimed at you personally, or at something specific you've been doing ?All teachers have something that they strongly dislike. Maybe your teacher hates it when people whisper in class. If you try hard not to do these things, the situation might get better.* Are you the only person being treated badly, or is your teacher being rough on the whole class?l. The writer thinks that it ________that a teacher and a student don't get along.A. causes no harmB. is unusualC. often happensD. is dangerous2. The purpose of the four questions in the passage is to________.A. help students find out the reasons why don't get along with their teachersB. help teachers find out the reasons why don't get along with their studentsC .help students understand why it’s good to get along with their teachersD. help teachers understand why it’s good to get along with their students3.If only one boy is criticized in a teacher's class, the boy should________.A. ask his classmates for helpB. think more about himselfC. ask himself the four questionsD. get somebody on his side4. What would happen if a girl student isn't doing the work she is capable of doing?A. She might have trouble in her teacher's class.B. She might wonder if her teacher gave her lower grades.C. She might be graded by another standard.D. She might mistake her teacher's inspiring words for criticism.5. What's the writer's attitude towards being sensitive?A. Positive.B. Negative.C. Neutral.D. Critical.C篇：1.C。

2021高考英语阅读明白得基础全程训练（8）及答案阅读明白得-----B(2020·安徽卷，B)Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources (来源), as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows that windmills (风车) began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were fi rst introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.For many centuries, people used windmills to grind (磨碎) wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground when electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were rarely used.During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs. Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.风能早在公元前七世纪就开始被人们用风车所利用，当人们发明了电以后，风能被用来发电，但随着电的普遍利用，风车慢慢不被人们利用了。

专题08 健康与饮食Text 1 (2020年全国统一高考英语试卷新课标Ⅰ)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Race walking shares many fitness benefits with running, research shows, while most likely contributing to fewer injuries. It does, however, have its own problem.Race walkers are conditioned athletes. The longest track and field event at the Summer Olympics is the50-kilometer race walk, which is about five miles longer than the marathon. But the sport’s rules require that a race walker’s knees stay straight through most of the leg swing and one foot remain in contact (接触) with the ground at all times. It’s this strange form that makes race walking such an attractive activity, however, says Jaclyn Norberg, an assistant professor of exercise science at Salem State University in Salem, Mass.Like running, race walking is physically demanding, she says, According to most calculations, race walkers moving at a pace of six miles per hour would burn about 800 calories(卡路里) per hour, which is approximately twice as many as they would burn walking, although fewer than running, which would probably burn about 1,000 or more calories per hour.However, race walking does not pound the body as much as running does, Dr. Norberg says. According to her research, runners hit the ground with as much as four times their body weight per step, while race walkers, who do not leave the ground, create only about 1.4 times their body weight with each step.As a result, she says, some of the injuries associated with running, such as runner’s knee, are uncommon among race walkers. But the sport’s strange form does place considerable stress on the ankles and hips, so people with a history of such injuries might want to be cautious in adopting the sport. In fact, anyone wishing to try race walking should probably first consult a coach or experienced racer to learn proper technique, she says. It takes some practice. 28．Why are race walkers conditioned athletes?A．They must run long distances.B．They are qualified for the marathon.C．They have to follow special rules.D．They are good at swinging their legs.29．What advantage does race walking have over running?A．It’s more popular at the Olympics.B．It’s less challenging physically.C．It’s more effective in body building.D．It’s less likely to cause knee injuries.30．What is Dr. Norberg’s suggestion for someone trying race walking?A．Getting experts’ opinions.B．Having a medical checkup.C．Hiring an experienced coach.D．Doing regular exercises.31．Which word best describes the author’s attitude to race walking?A．Skeptical.B．Objective.C．Tolerant.D．Conservative.【答案】28．C29．D30．A31．B【解析】这是一篇说明文。

2021高考英语真题分类拔高练习08科普环保类1.（2017·新课标Ⅰ卷）阅读理解DA build-it-yourself solar still（蒸馏器）is one of the best ways to obtain drinking water in areas where the liquid is not readily available. Developed by two doctors in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it's an excellent water collector. Unfortunately, you must carry the necessary equipment with you, since it's all but impossible to find natural substitutes. The only components required, though, are a 5' 5' sheet of clear or slightly milky plastic, six feet of plastic tube, and a container— perhaps just a drinking cup — to catch the water. These pieces can be folded into a neat little pack and fastened on your belt.To construct a working still, use a sharp stick or rock to dig a hole four feet across and three feet deep. Try to make the hole in a damp area to increase the water catcher's productivity. Place your cup in the deepest part of the hole. Then lay the tube in place so that one end rests all the way in the cup and the rest of the line runs up — and out — the side of the hole.Next, cover the hole with the plastic sheet, securing the edges of the plastic with dirt and weighting the sheet's center down with a rock. The plastic should now form a cone(圆锥体) with 45-degree-angled sides. The low point of the sheet must be centered directly over, and no more than three inches above, the cup.The solar still works by creating a greenhouse under the plastic. Ground water evaporates (蒸发) and collects on the sheet until small drops of water form, run down the material and fall off into the cup. When the container is full, you can suck the refreshment out through the tube, and won't have to break down the still every time you need a drink.（1）What do we know about the solar still equipment from the first paragraph?A.It's delicate.B.It's expensive.C.It's complex.D.It's portable（2）What does the underlined phrase “the water catcher” in paragraph 2 refer to?A.The tubeB.The stillC.The holeD.The cup（3）What's the last step of constructing a working solar still?A.Dig a hole of a certain sizeB.Put the cup in placeC.Weight the sheet's center downD.Cover the hole with the plastic sheet（4）When a solar still works, drops of water come into the cup form .A.the plastic tubeB.outside the holeC.the open airD.beneath the sheet【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）C（4）D【解析】太阳能蒸馏器是由美国农业部的两位医生研发的，是一款优秀的集水器。

2021年高考英语模拟卷（八）（新课标全国卷I、卷II、卷III）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段I 对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What did the man do?A. He started the phone.B. He broke the buttons.C. He fixed the screen.2. What will the speakers buy at the store?A. Bread.B. Meat.C. Chips.3. How much did the woman pay for the refrigerator?A. $800.B. $300.C. $150.4. Where does the man most likely live?A. In Canada.B. In New York.C. In California.5. Why did the woman’s plants die, according to the man?A. From not enough water.B. From not enough sun.C. From not enough plant food.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. How does the woman most likely feel?A. Sorry.B. Disappointed.C. Annoyed.7. What has happened to the woman recently?A. She failed in the exams several times.B. She moved out of her brother’s house.C. She turned in papers late.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

专题限时集训(八) 主旨大意之确定文章标题A(2020·衡水市第一次联考)The world's first hydrogen­powered trains have begun running in Germany. They began carrying passengers Monday in Germany's northern Lower Saxony.The new train will run 100­kilometer trips and can travel up to 140 k ilometers an hour.A French railroad company called Alstom built the two trains.Teams in Germany and France cooperated on the project，which was supported by the German government.The new train model，called the Coradia iLint，signals the beginning of efforts in Germany and other nations to move away from pollution­producing diesel(柴油) trains.The Coradia iLint is designed to run on non­electrified train lines with low levels of noise.It uses a process that combines hydrogen and oxygen to produce electrical power.If the system produces more energy than the train needs at that time，it can store the extra energy in batteries.The only emissions(排放物) are water and steam.A single tank of hydrogen can run a Coradia iLint train for about 1，000 kilometers.This is very similar to the distance a diesel­powered train can run on a single tank of diesel.Hydrogen­powered trains cost more than diesel trains to build，but Alstom officials say the operating costs are much lower.The company plans to provide another 14 Coradia iLint trains to Lower Saxony by 2021.The head of railroad operations in the area，Carmen Schwab，praised replacing diesel trains with hydrogen trains.She said the move was an important first step in using clean­burning technologies to reach climate protectio n goals.Officials say many of the area's wind turbines(涡轮机) will produce part of the energy to create the hydrogen to power the trains.Alstom says several other European countries have also expressed interest in developing hydrogen train systems.France has already said it wants its first hydrogen train to be operating by 2022.【语篇解读】本文是一篇科普类说明文。

阅读理解技能保分练(八)主旨大意题——标题归纳类A[2021·河南省高考适应性测试]An amazing occurrence happened in South Africa when 31 elephants made a journey to pay their respect to their hero who had saved their lives and many other animals. Lawrence Anthony, a legend (传奇人物) in South Africa and author of three books including the bestseller The Elephant Whisperer, bravely rescued elephants and other wildlife all over the globe, including the courageous rescue of Baghdad Zoo animals in 2003. On March 7, 2012, Lawrence Anthony died.Two days after his passing, the wild elephants showed up at his home led by two old female elephants. Separate wild groups arrived to say goodbye to their beloved man­friend. A total of 31 elephants had patiently walked over 12 miles to reach his South African house. Witnessing this sight, humans were obviously in awe (敬畏) not only because of the precise timing that these elephants sensed about Lawrence's passing, but also because of the deep memory and emotion the beloved animals showed in such an organized way.Walking slowly — for days — they made their way in a one­by­one queue from their home in the wild bush to his house. Lawrence's wife, Francoise, was especially touched, knowing that the elephants had not been to his house prior to (在前面的) that day for well over three years! They knew where they were going and they seemed to know why they were going to Lawrence's home. The elephants obviously wanted to pay their deep respect, honoring their human friend who had saved their lives — so much respect that they stayed for two days and two nights without eating anything.After honoring Lawrence Anthony in the only way they could, then one morning, they left, making their long journey back home.1．When did the elephants appear at Lawrence Anthony's house?A．On March 5, 2012. B．On March 7, 2012.C．On March 9, 2012. D．On March 11, 2012.2．Which paragraph(s) show(s) the elephants were intelligent, emotional and well­organized?A．Paragraph 1.B．Paragraph 2.C．Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3.D．Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4.3．What makes Lawrence Anthony a legend?A．The bestseller The Elephant Whisperer.B．The wild elephants' amazing occurrence.C．His rescue of wildlife all over the world.D．His special way of living with wild animals.4．What is the best title for the text?A．An honorable legendB．A long journey back homeC．Well­organized wild elephantsD．The day they rememberedB[2021·太原市高三期末]I was invited to give a speech at a conference on education. I happened to sit next to Clay Parker, the CEO of a technology company that makes micro electronics devices.For the last few years, I'd been reading about the rapidly changing world of work and was increasinglyconcerned that students are not prepared for today's workplace. Buried in book knowledge, university students talk like a book and always pass exams with flying colours. However, when facing HR staff instead of their teachers, what they have learned seems useless. So I asked Parker what qualities he most wanted in a potential new employee. I expected a list of technical skills — especially since Parker is an engineer himself — but I was way off__the__mark．“First, I look for someone who asks good questions，” Parker responded. “Our business is changing, and so are the skills of our engineers. We can teach them the technical stuff. But for employees willing to solve problems or to learn new things, they have to know what questions to ask. And we can't teach them how to ask good questions — how to think. The ability to ask the right questions reflects good thinking ability, the most important quality.”Indeed, the ability to ask good questions has been a repeated theme in almost all of my conversations about core competences and skills for success in today's workplace. It turns out that asking good questions goes hand in hand with the problem solving ability in the minds of most employers.The students have always been brought up to live up to a certain standard and so much emphasis has been put on fixed rules and giving the expected answer of their teachers instead of raising a question. We teachers are always blaming the students for giving wrong answers. Perhaps we should ask ourselves whether we are always asking the right questions.5．Why did the author ask Parker the question?A．To bring the CEO's attention to education.B．To collect information about his company.C．To ask for his opinion about the conference.D．To know his requirements for new employees.6．What does the underlined words “off the mark” in Paragraph 2 mean?A．Mistaken. B．Not qualified.C．Confused. D．Not professional.7．What does Parker value his employees for?A．Teamwork. B．Thinking ability.C．Technical skills. D．Professional knowledge.8．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.How to Hunt for a JobB．Asking Questions MattersC．An Encounter with a CEOD．Problem­solving Makes a DifferenceC[2021·绵阳市第二次诊断]Going through social media can quickly convince you that everyone's life is more interesting than yours. During a particularly adventurous week on social media some months ago, I saw water skiing in Maui, and swimming with wild pigs in the Bahamas. Wild pigs! I started searching flights to new places online, imagining adventures. Then I ordered food from the place I eat at every week and... felt bad about not trying somewhere new.Recent research about repeat and novel experiences suggests that we ought to reconsider those negative feelings associated with repetition. Ed O'Brien, a professor at The University of Chicago, launched a series of studies on this topic. “There's a general belief that if you want to seem like an interesting, cultured person, the best thing you can do is to showcase that you're open to new experiences，” he says. “That may be true, but I think we take for granted the value of really digging deep into one field.”To test this hypothesis (假设), O'Brien and his team exposed all participants to the same stimulus (刺激), including museum visits, movies, and video games. Next, some people were asked to imagine repeating the experience, while others actually did repeat what they had done. The researchers found that on the whole, participants said that repeating experiences was often far more enjoyable than they had predicted.There is joy in repetition partly because every human mind wanders. Consequently, we miss a good part of every experience. Repeating things can really be seen as another opportunity to actually experience something fully. O'Brien's studies show that people are too quick to assume that they've “seen all the layers” even in those cases where they haven't. It's safe to assume there are more explorable layers in any experience. When we're noticing new things in any experience, our brain becomes engaged. All we need to do is approach whatever task is at hand by searching for the things that we didn't see in it the first time around.9．Why does the author mention his experience in Paragraph 1?A．To introduce the bad feelings linked to repetition.B．To show novel experiences are more interesting.C．To tell us a common belief about social media.D．To present to us his new, imagined adventures.10．What did O'Brien's studies find?A．People were open to new experiences.B．Imagination was exciting on the whole.C．Repeating experiences made one bored.D．Digging deep into one field was enjoyable.11．How can we keep our brain engaged?A．By assuming we didn't see all at first.B．By searching for the ignored elements.C．By approaching whatever task is at hand.D．By keeping focused on every experience.12．What is the best title for this passage?A.Novel Experiences Enrich UsB．More Layers Keep the Mind BusyC．Repetition Makes People HappyD．Wandering Minds Help People Explore阅读理解技能保分练（八）A语篇类型：记叙文主题语境：人与自然——人与动物——知恩图报的大象【文章大意】Lawrence Anthony是南非的一名动物保护者。

备战2021高考英语阅读之说明文（八）（A）Renewable energy projects, including onshore and offshore wind and solar farms, have so far been subsidized (资助) by government support schemes. This has led to some to complain that clean energy is pushing up bills.However, the most recently approved offshore wind projects will most likely operate with ‘negative subsidies’ —paying money back to the government. The money will go towards reducing household energy bills as the offshore wind farms start producing power in the mid-2020s.This is the conclusion of an analysis by an international team led by Imperial College London researchers published today in Nature Energy.Lead researcher Dr Malte Jansen, from the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial, said: “Offshore wind powe r will soon be so cheap to produce that it will undercut fossil-fueled power stations and may be the cheapest form of energy for the UK. Energy subsidies used to push up energy bills, but within a few years cheap renewable energy will see them brought down for the first time. This is an astonishing development.”The analysis for five countries in Europe, including the UK, focused on a series of government auctions (拍卖) for offshore wind farms between February 2015 and September 2019. Companies that want to build wind farms bid in the auctions by stating the price at which they will sell the energy they produce to the government.These are known as ‘contracts for difference’ or CfDs. If a company’s bid is higher than the wholesale electricity price on the UK market once the wind farm is up and running, then the company will receive a subsidy from the government to top up the price.However, if the stated price (规定价格) is less than the wholesale price, then the company will pay the government back the difference. This payback is then passed through to consumer’s energy bills, reducing the amount that homes and businesses will pay for electricity.The winning companies said they could build new offshore wind farms for around £40 per megawatt hour (MWh) of power. This was a new record set by these wind farms with bids 30 percent lower than just two years earlier.1．What does the passage mainly talk about?A．Offshore wind farms to be built in the UK could reduce household energy bills by producing electricity very cheaply.B．Offshore wind farms will not be subsidized by government in the near future.C．The importance of CfDs.D．The operation of negative subsidies.2．According to Paragraph 2, offshore wind farms ________.A．will stop producing power in the mid-2020sB．are paying money back to the governmentC．will help reduce household energy billsD．will all operate with ‘negative subsidies’3．The underlined words “top up” in Paragraph 6 probably mean ________.A．make up B．take up C．cover D．fill up4．What can be inferred from the passage?A．The renewable energy projects will lead to some to complain that clean energy is pushing up bills.B．The company whose bid is less than the wholesale electricity price will receive a subsidy.C．The stated electricity price is now higher than the wholesale electricity price.D．Fossil-fueled power will be soon produced cheaply.（B）“This has gone as well as I could have dreamed, and I can fly in the near future!”Yes, Alyssa Carson, a now-18-year-old astronaut from Baton Rouge, Louisiana is capable. For her, riding the most aggressive roller coaster in the park is not a big deal. If all goes according to her plans, NASA will send her to Mars in 2033, making her the first human to step foot on the planet. She will spend two to three years living there, growing food, performing science experiments and searching for signs of life. “The Martian is actually very accurate,”she said. “A lot of things that happened in the movie are similar to what is going to happen.”She has devoted her entire life to preparing for her journey.Her love for space started when she watched a cartoon called The Backyardigans at the ageof 3. Five animal pals on imaginary adventures in their backyard, including one part-a mission to Mars. “I thought ‘This red planet is so cool!’”she said. “I started watching videos of rovers’landing on Mars. I had a large map of Mars in my room which I would look at every day. I started getting telescopes so I could look at space.At 7, her father took her to space camp in Huntsville, Alabama. “That was the weekend of my life.”she said. I got to learn everything I had been wanting to know and I got to see a life-size rocket.”She cherished the rocket so much that she returned 18 times. At 12, she became the first person in history to attend all three NASA space camps in Huntsville, Alabama; Quebec, Canada and Izmir, Turkey.At first she mastered the basics of space and how humans have explored it throughout time. As she got older she simulated (模拟) missions, trying to reach a destination in gravity-free, weightless zones.When she was 9, she met NASA astronaut Sandra Magnus. The experienced explorer told her she was her age when she decided to go to space. At that moment Alyssa knew her love of space was not a hobby. “I did the same thing as other kids, like switching my mind about careers, wanting to be a teacher or the president one day,”she said. “But the way I always thought about it was I would become an astronaut, go to Mars, come back, and then be a teacher or the president.”1．Which of the following about Alyssa Carson is right?A．She has created model missions to Mars.B．She is the youngest one who has completed astronaut training.C．She is likely to be the first human to perform different tasks on Mars.D．She has visited the space camp in Huntsville,Alabama for nearly 30 times.2．What’s supposed to be stressed by referring to NASA astronaut Sandra Magnus?A．The power of space dreams.B．The popularity of space travel.C．The importance of career choicesD．The excitement of her space experiences.3．What can’t be inferred from the article?A．The Backyardigans is a cartoon for kids.B．Alyssa will have many tasks to complete if she lands on Mars successfully.C．Alyssa was forced to learn the basics of space science by her father.D．Alyssa enjoys riding roller coasters like many other young people.4．What does the author intend to do in writing the passage?A．To introduce American space industry.B．To promote the values of American teens.C．To encourage tours to Mars.D．To present a rising American space star.（C）In 1973, Mark Granovetter, a sociology professor at Stanford University, published a paper entitled The Strength of Weak Ties. It went on to become one of the most influential sociology papers of all time. Un til then scholars had assumed that an individual’s well-being depended mainly on the quality of relationships with close friends and family. Granovetter showed that quantity matters, too. He categories a person’s social world as “strong ties” and “weak ties”. His central insight was that for new messages and ideas, weak ties are more important to us than strong ones. As Granovetter pointed out, the people whom we often talk to swim in the same pool of information as we do. We depend on acquaintances whom we see infrequently to bring us news of opportunities.This was the idea behind the Pixar building, the design of which was made by Steve Jobs. The building has a large central hall through which all employees have to pass several times a day. Jobs wanted colleagues to run into each other, grab coffee and have a chat. He believed in the power of these seemingly random conversations to fire up creativity.Encounters with weak ties can be good for our mental wellbeing, too. Gillian Sandstrom, a senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Essex, investigated the extent to which people get happiness from weak-tie relationships. She found that on days when a participant had a greater number of casual interactions with weak ties – say, a neighbour, a member of yoga class – they experienced more happiness and a greater sense of belonging.For all these reasons, we should continue to try and find ways to cultivate weak-tie relationships. Sandstrom adds that we can also engage in more weak-tie-style interactions with ourstrong ties. The goal is to let others know you are thinking of them without asking for a great deal of time, energy or attention.1. Why does Granovetter think weak ties are more important?A. They are smaller in number.B. They form same circle of friends.C. They are sources of new information.D. They are related to close friends and family.2. Which of the following can be categorized as weak ties?A. Neighbors .B. Best friends.C. Parents.D. Husband or wife.3. What is the function of the central hall in Pixar building?A. It helps staff build friendship.B. It allows staff to have a break.C. It encourages staff to meet and chat.D. It helps Jobs communicate with staff.4. What does Sandstrom want to convey in the last paragraph?A. We can develop weak ties into strong ties.B. We should spend more time with strong ties.C. We should balance weak ties with strong ties.D. We can apply casual interactions to strong ties.（D）Our electronic devices today store an awful lot of personal information. We use the devices to read and send e-mails, check bank balances, and even pay our bills over the internet. We want to be assured that if our devices are stolen. our personal information stored inside them will remain safe from the thief who physically possesses the device.To deal with this problem. Apple has come out with a new iPhone that uses biometric(生物识别的)information to lock itself up. The phone has a fingerprint scanner that will lock or unlock the phone. Your fingerprint becomes the key, and this makes it nearly impossible for others to use your phone without your immediate permission- or does it?At first look, one would think that this type of security would be welcome in the high-tech community where privacy is valued. Instead, some people are even more worried about their privacy. According to revealed documents, the US National Security Agency is able to slip into smartphones, while the agency can also legally force companies to turn over customers' personal information. If this is true, the fingerprint scanner on your smartphone might become a tool for the authorities to collect your fingerprint data.Another problem with using biometrics to secure devices is that people don't know how secure the systems actually are. Germany's Chaos Computer Club claimed to have slipped into a biometrically secured iPhone within days of the device's release to the public. If this is the case, people who are using this type of security are much more vulnerable than they are led to believe. Although most security systems are hacked by someone eventually, the speed at which biometric security was hacked was very upset to some.Regardless of how a device is secured, the debate is still attributes to the trade-off between privacy and security. Governments sometimes need to look at large amounts of information in order to defeat terrorist secret plans, and necessarily, some of the data come from you and me. When we use iPhones and other devices, we lose the ability to safeguard information that we would rather keep private, and we are forced to put trust in others.It will always be difficult to strike a balance between privacy and security with growing changing technology. Nevertheless, one thing is crystal clear: we all have to sacrifice some of our privacy in order to have security for the public.1. Why do people want to be assured that their electronic devices won’t be stolen?A. Because people depend too much on it .B. Because electronic devices are necessary in the workplace .C. Because electronic devices are getting more and more expensive.D. Because there is too much personal information in their electronic devices.2. The example of the US National Security Agency aims to tell us _____A. The biometric devices are fully safe.B. Companies keep users’ personal information safe.C. The biometric devices will be the popular way to ensure our privacy.D. The authorities may drive companies to turn in users’ fingerprint data.3. The underline word in Paragraph 4 means_____A. stable.B. insecure.C. reliable.D. difficult.4. From the last paragraph we can learn that____A. the government will eventually know everything about us.B. It is impossible to know who can be trusted in this technological world.C. It is necessary to give up a certain amount of privacy for the sake of security.D. Very few people are willing to use fingerprint security on their new phones.（E）More than half the world’s population live in cities, and by 2050 the UN expects that proportion to reach 68%. This means more homes, roads and other infrastructure. In India alone, a city the size of Chicago will have to be developed every year to meet demand for housing. Such a construction increase is a bad sign for dealing with climate change, because making steel and concrete, two of the most common building materials, generates around 8% of the world’s CO2 emissions (排放). If cities are to expand and become greener at the same time, they will have to be made from something else.Wood is one of the most promising sustainable (可持续的) alternatives to steel and concrete. It is not, however, everyday wood that is attracting the interest of architects.Rather, it is a material called engineered timber. This is a combination of different layers, each designed to meet the requirements of specific parts such as floors, panels and beams(横梁). Designers can use it to provide levels of strength like steel, in a product that is up to 80% lighter. In addition, engineered timber is usually made into large sections in a factory for future use, which reduces the number of deliveries to a construction site.According to Michael Ramage of the University of Cambridge, a wooden building produces 75% less CO2 than a steel and concrete one of the same size. However, if building with wood takes off, it does raise concern about there being enough trees to go round. But with sustainably managed forests that should not be a problem, says Dr Ramage. A family-sized apartment requires about 30 cubic metres of timber, and he estimate s Europe’s sustainable forests alone grow that amount every seven seconds. Nor is fire a risk, for engineered timber does not burn easily. Besides, fireproofing layers can be added to the timber. All in all, then, it looks as if wood as a building material may get anew lease of life.1.Why is India mentioned in paragraph 1?A.To point out the severe pollution.B.To predict the population increase.C.To indicate the high degree of urbanization.D.To show the great need for building materials.2.What can be learned about engineered timber?A.It is produced at a low cost.B.It hardly appeals to architects.C.It helps save energy in transportation.D.It possesses greater strength than steel.3.What does the underlined phrase “takes off” in the last paragraph mean ?A.Becomes cheaper.B. Gains popularity.C. Requires less work.D. Proves sustainable.4. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Making Future Cities More A ttractiveB.Living in a World with Less EmissionC.Building Sustainable Cities with WoodsD.Growing More Trees for Future Building参考答案：A1．根据文章第二段“However, the most recently approved offshore wind projects will most likely operate with ‘negative subsidies’—paying money back to the government. The money will go towards reducing household energy bills as the offshore wind farms start producing power in the mid-2020s.（然而，最近获得批准的海上风电项目很可能会以“负补贴”的方式运营——将资金返还给政府。