2020版高考英语新探究大一轮(课件 检测)(含2019届新题) (7)

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Ⅰ 阅读理解

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(2019·重庆调研)A five－year－old dog named Kelsey has been praised as a hero for helping

to save the life of her owner who slipped in the snow and broke his neck.

The man, Bob, was alone when he left his Michigan farmhouse on New Year’s Eve to collect

firewood. Expecting a journey of only several meters, Bob was wearing just long johns(秋裤), a

shirt and slippers when he went outside, although the temperature was around －4℃.

After the accident, he was unable to move in the snow. Fortunately, Kelsey came to his

assistance.

“I was shouting for help, but my nearest neighbor is about 400 meters away, and it was 10：30 p．m．，” Bob explained. “But my Kelsey came. By the next morning, my voice was gone and

I couldn’t yell for help, but Kelsey didn’t stop barking．”

Kelsey’s companion kept him warm by lying on top of him. She licked his face and hands to

keep him awake. “Kelsey kept barking but never left my side，” Bob recalled. “She kept me

warm. I knew I couldn’t give up and that it was my choice to stay alive．”

Bob spent 20 hours in the freezing cold day. When he finally lost consciousness, his dog kept

barking. Finally, hearing the barking, Bob’s neighbor discovered him at 6：30 p．m. on New Year’s

Day and called the emergency services at once. When Bob arrived in hospital, his body

temperature was below 21℃. However, doctors were surprised to find that he didn’t have any

frostbite(冻疮). They believed it was because of Kelsey’s determination to keep him warm. Dr.

Chaim Colen, the doctor who treated Bob, said, “Animals can help and his dog really saved

him...He was very fortunate．”

Bob said he was “enormously” grateful to both Dr. Colen and his Kelsey. “They saved my

life. They are truly heroes！”

【解题导语】 本文讲述了一只叫Kelsey的狗狗在主人Bob不慎在雪地中滑倒伤到脖子无法动弹时，用身体为主人取暖，并且还不断吠叫希望能引起别人的注意，最终Bob获救。

1．What happened to Bob on New Year’s Eve?

A．He left his dog alone in his farmhouse.

B．He was praised for saving a dog owner.

C．He broke his neck and couldn’t move. D．He heard his neighbor’s shouting for help.

C 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“who slipped in the snow and broke his neck”及第三段中的“After the accident, he was unable to move in the snow．”可知，Bob在雪地中滑倒伤到了脖子，不能动了。故选C项。

2．Why did Kelsey keep barking?

A．To keep warm.

B．To stay alive.

C．To keep Bob awake.

D．To seek help from others.

D 解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的“By the next morning, my voice was gone and I

couldn’t yell for help, but Kelsey didn’t stop barking．”可推知，Kelsey一直叫的目的是找人来帮助主人，故选D项。

3．How does Dr. Chaim Colen feel about Kelsey?

A．Helpful． B．Fortunate.

C．Grateful. D．Friendly.

A 解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Dr. Chaim Colen, the doctor who treated

Bob, said, ‘Animals can help and his dog really saved him...He was very fortunate．’”可知，Chaim Colen医生认为动物能提供帮助，Bob的狗救了Bob，因此Chaim Colen医生认为Kelsey是有帮助的，故选A项。

4．What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．A Neck－Breaking Accident

B．The Magic Night

C．Warmth on a Winter’s Night

D．Determination to Keep Alive

C 解析：标题归纳题。通读全文内容并根据倒数第二段中的“However, doctors were

surprised to find that he didn’t have any frostbite(冻疮). They believed it was because of Kelsey’s

determination to keep him warm．”可知，Bob在寒冷的夜里衣着单薄却没有任何冻疮是因为他的狗用身体不停地温暖他，故C项“冬夜里的温暖”作文章标题最合适。

B (2019·沈阳质量监测)Encouraging life to bloom(兴旺) in the middle of a desert is no easy

task. But one company in the United Arab Emirates has come up with a plan to provide drinking

water for the state’s citizens. The company intends to drag icebergs from Antarctica to the gulf

coast in order to harvest its fresh water.

The company plans to source the massive blocks of ice from Heard Island, around 600 miles

off the coast of mainland Antarctica. It will then transport them around 5，500 miles to Fujairah,

one part of the UAE. One iceberg could provide enough water for one million people over five

years, according to the company.

The company’s director says they have already travelled the transportation route and checked

the possibility of the scheme, according to reports in Gulf News. Speaking to the site about what

he is calling the UAE Iceberg Project, Abdullah Mohammad Sulaiman AI Shehi said, “We have

made the technical and financial plan. We will start the project at the beginning of 2018. We want

it mainly for the water. It could also be good for tourism and the weather．”

The UAE is one of the driest countries in the world, due to its extremely arid climate, which

receives less than four inches of rainfall per year. Despite that, it consumes more water than

double the global national average, putting the country at severe risk of droughts over the next 25

years.

An average iceberg contains more than 20 billion gallons of water, according to the company.