2021年天津市高考英语总复习：阅读理解
1．As doctors and nurses struggle for medical supplies to fight the coronavirus pandemic，help is coming from an unlikely place ﹣high school students．
The Career Technical Education Charter （CTEC）High School，US，has been utilizing （利用）its nine 3D printers to make face shields （防护面罩）for healthcare workers on the frontline．
Face masks have been particularly challenging to find across the US since the outbreak．Gavin Newsom，Governor of the State of California，announced recently that the state is set to spend ＄1 billion （about 7 billion yuan）to purchase 200 million masks each month to boost its supply．
Valerie Castro，16，a CTEC sophomore，is part of a team of teachers and students who came up with design tweaks （改进）that cut almost 30 minutes off the time it takes to build a face shield．
"That's what makes this school kind of different，" she said．"Even though all these bad things are happening，we're able to make an impact positively．It's like leaving your little mark on the world．"
Makerbot，a New York﹣based company that makes 3D printers，has also helped CTEC to maximize the building process．
They've been churning out （大量生产）nearly 100 shields each day，and that production rate is set to triple as 20 more 3D printers come online at the school．CTEC staff and students have provided masks to hospitals，dentists，urgent care centers and retirement homes in Fresno County and the surrounding areas in California．"I was shocked，" Stacy V ohra told school staff in a video．"We were so thrilled to have the donation from CTEC．This is something that we've been needing．"
The entire staff has switched from daily teaching to face shield production，said Jonathan Delano，director of CTEC．
When the new 3D printers arrive，some of them will go to students' houses so kids can help with the hands﹣on process，Delano said．
"That's how we get through these things，" Delano said．"Our high school focuses on
giving back to the community．Students should know the skills they hold can have an impact on a community．"
（1）What sets The Career Technical Education Charter High School apart，according to Castro？D
A．They joined healthcare workers on the frontline．
B．They donated about 200 million masks in a month．
C．They designed a more protective face shield．
D．They made a difference in such difficult times．
（2）According to Paragraph 7，what will happen when they triple their production rate？C A．They will get 20 more 3D printers from Makerbot．
B．They will produce a face shield in less than 30 minutes．
C．They will be able to produce about 300 face shields every day．
D．They will start to sell their face shields on their school's website．
（3）What does Delano think of CTEC's face shield production？C
A．It has boosted the supply of masks in Los Angeles．
B．It has interrupted the school's daily teaching．
C．It reminds the students of the value of their skills．
D．It challenges students to handle 3D printers by themselves．
（4）What is the text mainly about？D
A．Teenagers helping design and produce face masks．
B．3D printing technology being used to produce face masks．
C．Donations from high schools to fight the pandemic．
D．A high school making contributions by producing face shields．
【解答】
（1）D. 细节理解题。根据第五段中Castro说的话"That's what makes this school kind of different，" she said. "Even though all these bad things are happening，we're able to make an impact positively. It's like leaving your littet mark on the word."可知，她说，"那使得这所学校如此与众不同，虽然所有这些糟糕的事情正在发生，但是我们能够积极地产生影响。那就像在这个世界上留下你小小的印记一样。"由此可见，这所学校的师生在如此困难的时期起到了重要的作用，使得这个学校如此与众不同。结合选项可知选项D正确。
（2）C. 细节理解题。根据第七段"They've been churning out （大生产）nearly 100 shields each day，and that production rate is set to triple as 20 more 3D printers come online at the school."可知，他们一直以来每天大量生产将近100个防护面置，随着20多台3D打印机在这所学校上线，生产率被设为3倍。由此可见，当他们的生产率设定为原来3倍时，他们将能够每天生产大约300个防护面罩。结合选项可知，选项C正确。
（3）C. 细节理解题。由最后一段Delano说的第二句"Students should know the skills they hold can have an impact on a community."可知，学生应该知道他们掌握的技能可以对社区产生影响。由此可见，Delano认为CTEC防护面罩的生产能让学生知道他们技能的价值。
结合选项可知，选项C正确。
（4）D. 主旨大意题。分析全文内容可知，第二段"The Career Technical Education Charter （CTEC）High School，US，has been utilizing （利用）its nine 3D printers to make face shields （防护面罩）for healthcare workers on the frontline."表达的是CTEC高中﹣直利用它的9台3D打印机给前线的医疗工作者制造防护面罩。第七段"They've been churning out （大量生产）nearly 100 shields each day，and that production rate is set to triple as 20 more 3D printers come online at the school."表达的是他们一直以来每天大生产将近100个防护面罩，随着20多台3D打印机在这所学校上线，生产率被设为3倍。和最后一段"That's how we get through these things，" Delano said. "Our high school focuses on giving back to the community. Students should know the skills they hold can have an impact on a communty."表达的是"那就是我们如何完成这些事情的" ，Delano说，"我们高中关注的是回馈社会。
学生应该知道他们掌握的技能能够对社会做出影响"。由此可见，本文一开始直接表明了CTEC高中这所学校制造防护面置给医疗工作者，紧接着文章具体介绍这所学校如何生产，最后升华到生产防护面具的目的是回馈社会。全文都是在讲这所学校生产防护面罩做贡献。结合选项可知，选项D正确。
2．LONDON（Reuters）﹣Organic fruit，delivered right to the doorstep．That is what Gabriel Gold prefers，and he is willing to pay for it．If this is not possible，the 26﹣year﹣old computer technician will spend the extra money at the supermarket buying organic food．"Organic product is always better，" Gold said．"The food is free of pesticides（杀虫剂），and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farms．And more often than not it is locally grown and seasonal，so it is tasty．" Gold is one of the growing number of shoppers buying intothe organic trend，and supermarkets across Britain are depending on more
like him as they grow their organic food business．But how many shoppers really know what they are getting，and why are they willing to pay a higher price for organic product？Market research shows that Gold and others who buy organic food can generally give clear reasons for their preferences﹣but their knowledge of organic food is far from complete．For example，small amounts of pesticides can be used on organic product．And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported to meet growing demand．"The demand for organic food is increasing by about one third every year，so it is a very fast﹣growing market，" said Sue Flock，a specialist in this line of business．
（1）More and more people in Britain are buying organic food because C．
A．they are getting richer
B．they can get the food anywhere
C．they consider the food free of pollution
D．they like home﹣grown fruit
（2）Which of the following statements is TRUE about most organic product sold in Britain？B
A．It grows indoors throughout the year．
B．It is produced outside Britain．
C．It is grown on family farms．
D．It is produced on large farms．
（3）What is the meaning of the underlined words "the organic trend" in the second paragraph？A
A．Growing interest in organic food．
B．Better quality of organic food
C．Rising market for organic food．
D．Higher prices of organic food．
（4）What is the best title for this news story？D
A．Good qualities of organic food．
B．The making of organic food in Britain．
C．Organic food﹣to import or not？
D．Organic food﹣healthy，or just for the wealthy？
【解答】（1）C．细节理解题．根据第二段的"The food is free of pesticides（农药），and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farms.这种食物不含杀虫剂，你通常支持家庭农场而不是大型农场．"可知，越来越多的英国人购买有机食品，因为他们认为这种食品没有污染．故选C．
（2）B．细节理解题．根据第二段的"And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported to meet growing demand.英国大约四分之三的有机食品不是本地的，而是进口的，以满足日益增长的需求．" 可知，英国出售的大部分有机产品是在英国以外生产．故选B．
（3）A．词义猜测题．A．对有机食品越来越感兴趣；B．有机食品质量更好；C．有机食品市场的增长；D．有机食品价格上涨．根据第二段的Gold is one of a growing number of shoppers accepting theorganic trend，and supermarkets across Britain are counting on more like him as they grow their organic food business.越来越多的购物者接受了有机食品的趋势，戈尔德就是其中之一，随着有机食品业务的发展，英国各地的超市越来越依赖像他这样的人．可知，"the organic trend"指的是在有机食品方面不断增长的兴趣．故选A．
（4）A．标题归纳题．A．有机食品﹣﹣健康还是只为富人所有？B．英国有机食品的制作．C．有机食品﹣﹣进口还是不进口？D．有机食品的优良品质．根据全文内容可知，本文主要讲述了有机食品是健康的，但价格更高，在英国人们对于有机食品的需求量正在增长，有机食品是一个增长非常快的市场．故选A．
3．Loneliness hurts．It is psychologically distressing and so physically unhealthy that being lonely increases the likelihood of an earlier death by 26 percent．But psychologists think it hurts so much because，like hunger and thirst，loneliness acts as a biological alarm bell．On March 26，just as the COVID﹣19 pandemic gripped the world，researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted a report on bioRxiv．It is the first study in humans to show that both loneliness and hunger share signals deep in a part of the brain that governs very basic impulses for reward and motivation．So，our need to connect is apparently as fundamental as our need to eat．
The researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging （fMRI）to compare brain responses to loneliness and hunger．40 adult participants underwent a 10﹣hour session depriving （剥夺）them of food and another 10﹣hour session denying them social