江苏省2020高考英语二轮复习 限时训练专题2 阅读理解30

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2020高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练（江苏专用）

专题2 阅读理解 30

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A

While travelling to Newcastle in the UK to visit relatives, I arrived in London

to find my plane transfer north to Newcastle had been cancelled due to deteriorating

weather conditions.

The airline was helpful -- offering me a choice between a night in a hotel or

a six-hour bus fide to my destination. With no indication as to whether a flight

to Newcastle would happen in the next two days, I chose the bus ride.

I stored all my baggage in the luggage compartment of the bus, thinking I would

not need anything on the journey.

The young lady sitting beside me could see how tired I was and asked me if anyone

would be meeting me on my arrival.

I realised that t had left my cell phone in my bag and had no way to contact

my relatives. They would be waiting for me at the airport about five hours before

the bus got to Newcastle, not knowing what had happened. Without hesitation, the

young lady offered me the use of her cell phone.

When the bus made a rest stop, she asked me if I was getting out. I replied that

I wouldn’t as I still had sandals on, and bare feet weren’t ideal for the cold

weather, When she got back on, she’d bought me some tea and a packet of sweets to

eat.

When we eventually arrived in Newcastle, the woman checked that someone was there

to meet me. I asked her to wait a moment while I got my purse to repay her, but when

I looked up she had gore. I was unable to even verbally thank her.

1. We learn from the passage that ____________.

A. the author had little money to buy the air ticket from London to Newcastle

B. the author probably flew to London from a warm place

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D. the author’s cell phone wasn’t functioning in Britain

2. Which of the following information is of great importance to the author’s

relatives?

A. Why the flight was called off. B. Why the flight was delayed.

C. Where the author was put up. D. When the author would arrive.

3. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. British people always suffer from terrible weather in winter.

B. British people are usually helpful.

C. The author was kind of careless.

D. The author was grateful to the airline.

B

Accurately forecasting the weather is a very hard thing to do. There are many

parts of weather dynamics-the study of how water and air in motion cause weather

patterns-to consider. Even the best forecast can be changed by a small weather

disturbance halfway around the world. Today’s forecast use complex computer models,

weather instruments, and detailed analyses of daily observations to predict the

weather. However, it hasn’t always been that way. People, like your grandparents,

use folklore and proverbs to help forecast the weather. They remembered what

conditions caused changes and observed the factors associated with weather:

atmospheric and cloud conditions, temperature, winds, and reactions of plants and

animals. Many people believe that this way of forecasting weather is accurate more

often than modem forecasting.

Grandma’s aching joints might indicate the arrival of a low-pressure system.

She might also observe the geese flying lower than usual, confirming the low-pressure

system. Finally, she might feel dampness on her skin, a sign of high humidity (湿度). Based on these three observations, grandma might warn that a storm is brewing.

Joints and nerves can indicate dropping air pressure, Dissolved gases in the

blood form bubbles under low air pressure. This causes pain in joints and nerve

endings. Geese and other birds respond to changes in air pressure by adjusting how

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higher than in the stormy weather associated with a low-pressure system.

Nature provides other clues to changing weather. A decrease in air pressure

causes deer and elk to come down from the mountains to look for shelter. Some animals

feed more than usual. The higher humidity before a storm causes some insects to leave

the trees and gather near the ground. Some flowers close so rain doesn’t get inside

them. In winter, rhododendron plants curl up to protect themselves as the temperature

drops.

Several of the sayings apply in particular areas of the world. Here are some

of them.

■Early thunder, early spring.

■Rainbow in the morning 8ives you fair warning.

■When teeth and bones and bunions ache, expect the clouds to fill the lake.

■When high clouds and tow clouds do not match together, prepare for a blow and