2019-2020年高考英语试题分类汇编 科普知识类阅读理解.doc

2019-2020年高考英语试题分类汇编 科普知识类阅读理解 (06全国A篇)Most people think of racing when they see greyhounds（灰狗）and believe they need lots of exercise. They can actually be quite lazy! Greyhounds are good at fast races but not long-distance running. They do need regular exercise but they like to run for a short burst and then get back on the bed or a fortable seat. Another misunderstanding is that greyhounds must be aggressive（好斗的）because they are big in size. In fact greyhounds love people and are gentle with children.Greyhounds can live for 12 14 years but usually only race for two or three years, and after that they make great pets. They dont need a lot of space, don t make a lot of noise, and don t eat a lot for their size. Normally, greyhounds can be as tall as 90 cm. There is , however, a small-sized greyhound,which stands only 33 cm. Greyhounds e in a variety of colors. Grey and yellowish-brown are the most mon. Others include black, white, blue, red and brown or a mix of these.Greyhounds have smooth body coats, low body fat and are very healthy. Because they re slim（苗条的）they dont have the leg problems like other dogs the same height . But they do feel the cold, especially since they would much rather be at home in bed than walking around outside.56The text is written mainly .Ato tell people how to raise greyhoundsBto let people know more about greyhoundsCto explain why greyhounds are aggressiveDto describe greyhounds of different colors57It can be inferred that greyhounds .Alove big doghousesBlike staying in bed all dayCmake the best guard dogsDneed some exercise outdoors58Why does the author say that greyhounds make great pets?AThey are big in size.BThey live a very long life.CThey can run races for some time.DThey are quiet and easy to look after.59If you keep a pet greyhound, it is important _.Ato keep it slimBto keep it warmCto take special care of its legsDto take it to animal doctors regularly答案 56.B 57.D 58.D 59.B(06全国C篇)A study of English learning problems was carried out among a total of 106 foreign students. It shows that most students considered understanding spoken English to be their biggest problem on arrival. This was followed by speaking. Writing increased as a problem as students discovered difficulties in writing papers that they were now expected to hand in. Reading remained as a significant（显著的）problem.The information gained helped us in determining where special attention should be paid in our course. Although many students have chosen to join the course with a reasonable motivation（动机）, we considered it important to note what seemed to encourage interest. Nearly all the students have experienced some kind of grammar-based English teaching in their own country. To use the same method would be self-defeating because it might reduce motivation, especially if it has failed in the past. Therefore a different method may help because it is different. Variety of activity was also seen as a way of maintaining（保持）or increasing motivation. Several years ago we had one timetable that operated throughout, but we soon found that both the students and the teachers lost interest by about halfway through the ten weeks. This led us to a major re-think, so finally we brought it into line with the expressed language needs of the students.65What is the text mainly about?AForeign students have more problems. BThere are many ways to improve English. CTeaching should meet students needs. DEnglish learning problems should be studied again. 66Writing became a bigger problem when foreign students _.Ahad to write their papersBbecame better at speakingCbecame less interested in readingDhad fewer problems with listening67We may infer from the last two paragraphs that _.Adifferent teaching methods should be usedBgrammar-based teaching seems to be encouragingCEnglish courses are necessary for foreign studentsDteaching content should be changed halfway68The word “it” underlined in the last paragraph refers to “_”.Are-thinkBactivityCmotivationDtimetable答案 65.C 66.A 67.A 68.DPassage 59(06北京D篇)While parents, particularly mothers, have always been attached to their infants (婴儿), societal conditions frequently made this attachment difficult to maintain (保持). First of all, the high infant death rate in the premodern times meant that such attachments often ended in hopelessness. Perhaps to prevent the sadness that infant death caused, a number of societal practices developed which worked against early attachment of mother and child.One of these premodern attachment-discouraging practices was to leave infants unnamed until they had survived into the second year. Another practice that discouraged maternal (母亲的) attachment was tightly wrapping (包裹) infants. Wrapping effectively prevented the close physical interactions like stroking (抚摸) and kissing that are so much a part of modern mothers and fathers affection for their infants.A third practice which had the same distancing effect was wet-nursing. Breast-feeding (母乳哺育) was not popular among the well-to-do in the early modern times; infants were often fed by wet nurses hired for the purpose. In some places, such as nineteenth-century France, city infants were sent to wet nurses in the country. Often a wet nurse would feed her own child first, leaving little for the city infant who, in many case, died. In Rouen, the death rate for children sent to a wet nurse was 35 percent.68. Babies were unnamed until they were two so that _. A. an old social custom could be kept up B. maternal attachment could be maintained C. they could have better chances to survive D. their parents would not be too sad if they died69. Why were babies wrapped? A. To protect them from the cold. B. To distance their mothers from them. C. To make them feel more fortable. D. To make it easy for their mothers to hold them.70. Wet nurses were women who _. A. babysat city infants B. fed babies of other families C. sent their babies to the country D. failed to look after their babies71. Which is the best title for the passage? A. Societal Conditions in Premodern Times B. Practices of Reducing Maternal Attachment C. Poor Health Service and High Infant Death Rate D. Differences between Modern and Premodern Parents答案 68.D 69.B 70.B 71.BPassage 60(06北京E篇)A study published in September suggests there is a surprising way to get people to avoid unhealthy foods: change their memories. Scientist Elizabeth Loftus of the University of California at Irvine asked volunteers to answer some questions on their personalities (个性) and food experiences. “One week later,” Loftus says, “we told those people wed fed their answers into our smart puter and it came up with an account of their early childhood experiences.” Some accounts included one key additional detail (细节). “You got sick after eating strawberry ice-cream.” The researchers then changed this detail into a manufactured (人为促成的) memory through leading questions Who were you with? How did you feel? By the end of the study, up to 41% of those given a false memory believed strawberry ice-cream once made them sick, and many said theyd avoid eating it.When Loftus published her findings, she started getting calls from people begging her to make them remember hating chocolate or French fries. Unfortunately, its not that easy. False memories appear to work only for foods you dont eat on a regular basis. But most important, it is likely that false memories can be implanted (灌输) only in people who are unaware of the mental control. And lying to a patient is immoral, even if a doctor believes its for the patients benefit.Loftus says theres nothing to stop parents from trying it with their overweight children. “I say, wake up parents have been lying about Father Christmas for years, and nobody seems to mind. If they can prevent diseases caused by fatness and all the other problems that e with that, you might think thats more moral lie. Decide that for yourself.”72. Why did Loftus ask the volunteers to answer some questions? A. To improve her puter program. B. To find out their attitudes towards food. C. To find out details she can make use of. D. To predict what food theyll like in the future.73. What did Loftus find out from her research? A. People believe what the puter tells them. B. People can be led to believe in something false. C. People tend to forget their childhood experiences. D. People are not always aware of their personalities.74. According to the study, people may stop having a certain food if they _. A. learn it is harmful for health B. lie to themselves that they dont want it C. are willing to let doctors control their minds D. think they once had a bad experience of eating it75. What is the biggest concern with the method? A. Whether it is moral. B. Who it is best for. C. When it is effective. D. How it should be used.答案 72.C 73.B 74.D 75.APassage 61(06上海B篇)Nervous suspects（嫌疑犯）locked up in Britains newest police station may feel relieved by a pleasant yellow Colour on the door. If they are close to confessing a crime, the blue on the wall might tip the balance.Gwent Police have abandoned colours such as greys and browns of the 20th-century police cell（牢房）and have used colour psychology to decorate them.Ystrad Mynach station, which recently opened at a cost of5 million has four cells with glass doors for prisoners who suffer from claustrophobia（幽闭恐怖症） Designers have painted the frames yellow, which researchers say is a calming colour. Other cells contain a royal blue line because psychologists believe that the colour is likely to encourage truthfulness.The station has 31 cells, including 12 with a “live scan” system for drunken or disturbed prisoners, which detects the rise and fall of their chest. An alarm alerts officers if a prisoners breathing stops and carries on ringing until the door is opened.Designers and psychologists have worked for years on colour. Blue is said to suggest trust, efficiency, duty, logic, coolness, thinking and calm. It also suggests coldness and unfriendliness. It is thought that strong blues will stimulate clear thought and lighter, soft colours will calm the mind and aid concentration.Yellow is linked with confidence, self-respect and friendliness Get the colour wrong and it could cause fear, depression and anxiety, but the right yellow can lift spirits and self-respect.Ingrid Collins, a psychologist who specializes in the effects of colour, said that colour was an “energy force ” She said: “Blue does enhance munication but I am not sure it would enhance truthful munication.”Yellow, she said, affected the mind. Red on the other hand, should never be considered because it could increase aggression Mrs Collins praised the designers for using colours in the cells Gwent is not the first British force to experiment with colour to calm down or persuade prisoners to co-operate, In the 1990s Strathclyde Police used pink in cells based on research carried out by the US Navy.69The expression “tip the balance ” in paragraph 1 probably indicates that the blue might .Alet suspects keep their balanceBhelp suspects to confess their crimesCmake suspects cold and unfriendly in law court Denable suspects to change their attitudes to colours70Which of the following colours should NOT be used in cells according to me passage?APink.BYellowCBlue.DRed.71Which of the following helps alert officers if someone stops breathing?AScanning equipment. BRoyal blue lines.CGlass doors.DYellow frames.72The passage is mainly concerned with .Athe relationship between colours and psychology Ba parison of different functions of coloursCthe use of colours in cells to affect criminals psychologyDscientific ways to help criminals reform themselves in prison 答案 69.B 70.D 71.A 72.CPassage 62(06重庆C篇)When a Swedish ship that sank in 1628 was recovered from the port of Stockholm, historians and scientists were overjoyed with the chance to examine the remains of the past. The ship construction showed how ships were built and operated during the seventeenth century. In this way, artifacts, objects made by human beings, provided a picture of daily life almost 400 years ago.Underwater archaeology the study of ships, aircraft and human settlements that have sunk under large bodies of wateris really a product of the last 50 years. The rapid growth of this new area of study has occurred because of the invention of better diving equipment. Besides the Swedish ship wreck(残骸), underwater archacologists have made more exciting discoveries such as the 5,000-year-old boats in the Mediterranean Sea.Underwater archacology can provide facts about the past. In ancient ports all over the world are ships sunken in the past 6,000 years. There are also sunken settlements in seas and lakes telling of peoples way of life and their systems of trade in ancient times. Underwater archacologists want to study these objects to add to the worlds knowledge of history , but they have to fight two enemies. One enemy is treasure hunters who dive for ancient artifacts that they can sell to collectors. Once sold, these objects are lost to experts. The second enemy is dredging machines (挖掘机)often used to repair ports. These machines destroy, wrecks and artifacts or bury them deeper under sand and mud. By teaching the public about the importance of underwater “museums” of the past, archaeologists are hoping to get support for laws to protect underwater treasures.63What purpose does Paragraph 1 serve in the passage? ATo provide background information of the topic.BTo attract readers attention to the topic.CTo use an example to support the topic.DTo offer basic knowledge of the topic.64The aim of underwater archacology is to .Aexploit water bodiesBsearch for underwater lifeCstudy underwater artifactsDexamine underwater environment65Underwater archaeologists are worried because .Asea hunters have better diving equipmentBtheir knowledge of world history is limitedCdredging machines cause damage to the portsDsold artifacts can hardly be regained for research66What is the main purpose of the passage?Ato introduce a young branch of learning.BTo discuss the scientists problems.CTo explain peoples way of life in the past.DTo describe the sunken ships.答案 63.B 64.C 65.D 66.APassage 63(06山东E篇)PITTSBURGH For most people, snakes seem unpleasant or even threatening. But Howie Choset sees in their delicate movements a way to save lives.The 37-year-old Carnegie Mellon University professor has spent years developing snake-like robots he hopes will eventually slide through fallen buildings in search of victims trapped after natural disasters or other emergencies.Dan Kara is president of Robotics Trends, a Northboro, Mass.-based pany that publishes an online industry magazine and runs robotics trade shows. He said there are other snake-like robots being developed, mainly at universities, but didnt know of one that could climb pipes.The Carnegie Mellon machines are designed to carry cameras and electronic sensors and can be controlled with a joystick(操纵杆). They move smoothly with the help of small electric motors, or servos, monly used by hobbyists in model airplanes.Built from lightweight materials, the robots are about the size of a human arm or smaller.They can sense which way is up, but are only as good as their human operators, Choset added.Sam Stover, a search term manager with the Federal Emergency Management Agency based in Indiana, said snake-type robots would offer greater mobility than equipment currently available, such as cameras attached to extendable roles.“It just allows us to do something weve ot been able to do before,”Stover said, “We needed them yesterday.”He said sniffer dogs are still the best search tool for rescue workers, but that they can only be used effectively when workers have access to damaged building.Stover, among the rescue workers who handled the aftermath (后果) of Hurricane Katrina, said snake robots would have helped rescuers search flooded houses in that disaster.Choset said the robots may not be ready for use for another five to ten years, depending on funding.72. Which institution is responsible for the development of Chosets robots?A. Robotics Trends. B. Pittsburgh City Council.C. Carnegie Mellon University. D. Federal Emergency Management Agency.73. Choset believes that his invention _.A. can be attached to an electronic armB. can be used by hobbyists in model airplanesC. can find victims more quickly than a sniffer dogD. can sense its way no better than its operators74. By saying “We needed them yesterday” (paragraph 7), Stover means that snake-like robots _.A. could help handle the aftermath of Hurricane KatrinaB. would have been put to use in past rescue workC. helped rescuers search flooded houses yesterdayD. were in greater need yesterday than today75. What is the text mainly about?A. Snake-like robots used in industries.B. Snake-like robots made to aid in rescues.C. The development of snake-like robots.D. The working principles of snake-like robots.答案 72.C 73.D 74.B 75.BPassage 64(06江苏E篇)A new eight-kilometre road is under construction that links the port area with the motorway system . It is expected to carry 20,000 trucks and cars a day, which greatly reduces the overcrowded traffic in the center of the city . As part of the project , two four-kilometre road tunnels are being built below the central area of the city , one for traffic to the north and the other for traffic to the south .The two tunnels are about 20 metres below the surface and are 12 metres wide , providing for two lanes of traffic in each direction .In the upper part of the tunnel two air-conditioning pipes remove the waste gas of trucks and cars and keep the quality of air inside the tunnel . The lighting is at the top of the tunnel , practically at its highest point . There will also be electronic signs at frequent intervals (间隔). They show traffic conditions ahead , and can be seen clearly by drivers . The wall is made up of four main elements , which include a waterproofing covering and , on the inside of the tunnel , a concrete lining (混凝土衬砌).Each tunnel is roughly round and the lower part of the tunnel is somewhat flat .The surface of the road lies on the base , which is made of concrete and steel The drainage system (排水系统), just below the road surface on one side , removes any extra liquid , particularly water . In the event of fire , the fire main , which is made of steel , pipes water to many fire hydrant stations at regular intervals along the length of the tunnel . The fire main is at the side of the tunnel , and at the level of the road surface . Other systems in the tunnel will include emergency phones .72Each of the tunnels under construction is .Aeight kilometers long and twenty metres wide Beight kilometers long and six metres wide Cfour kilometers long and twenty metres wide Dfour kilometers long and six metres wide 73Which part of the tunnel in the diagram is used to pipe out extra water ?A1.B3.C5.D6.74Driving in the tunnel , one can know the traffic conditions ahead through .Athe lights