2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解选练（3）(V).doc

2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解选练（3）(V)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。Were all connected. You can send an e-mail message to a friend, and your friend can pass it on to one of his or her friends, and that friend can do the same, continuing the chain. Eventually, your message could reach just about anyone in the world, and it might take only five to seven e-mails for the message to get there. Scientists recently tested that idea in a study involving 24,000 people. Participants had to try to get a message forwarded to one of 18 randomly chosen people. Each participant started by sending one e-mail to someone they knew. Recipients could then forward the e-mail once to someone they knew, and so on. Targets, who were randomly assigned by researchers from Columbia University in New York, lived in 13 countries. They included an Australian police officer, a Norwegian veterinarian, and a college professor. Out of 24,000 chains, only 384 reached their goal. The rest petered out, usually because one of the recipients was either too busy to forward the message or thought it was junk mail. The links that reached their goal made it in an average of 4.05 e-mails. Based on the lengths of the failed chains, the researchers estimated that two strangers could generally make contact in five to seven e-mails. The most successful chains relied on casual acquaintances rather than close friends. Thats because your close friends know each other whereas your acquaintances tend to know people you dont know. The phenomenon, known as the strength of weak ties, explains why people tend to get jobs through people they know casually but arent that close to. So, start networking and instant messaging now. As they say in show business: Its all about who you know. 6. If you want to get into touch with a stranger in the world, how many e-mails might it take for the message to reach him/her?A. 5 to 7B. 18C. 13D. 3847. Which of the following is Not true about the test?A. 24,000 people took part in the study and sent e-mails to people they knew.B. The 18 targets were chosen by chance.C. About 98.4% of the mails didnt reach their goal because some people were too busy or they mistook the message for junk mail.D. The targets e from 13 countries, such as Australia, Norway and New York.8. What does the word “estimate” mean in the passage?A. make sureB. supposeC. think overD. imagine9. Why do people tend to get jobs more easily through casual acquaintances than close friends?A. Because close friends dont talk with each other so much.B. Because casual acquaintances can help you know more people and make more friends.C. Because close friends dont spend so much time gathering together.D. Because casual acquaintances are kinder and more willing to help others.10. In which part of a newspaper will readers read this passage?A. Culture B. EntertainmentC. Information and TechnologyD. Health 全解全析本文主要讲述电子邮件将人们的联系拉近。6. A 细节理解题。由第一段最后一句可知。7. D 细节理解题。由第二段可知，A, B, C都正确；由第三段最后一句可知，D不正确。8. B 词义猜测题。estimate “估计”，与B选项suppose意思最接近。9. B 细节理解题。由第六段可知。10. C 推理判断题。因本文谈的e-mail与电脑有关，所以应与“信息和技术”相关。阅读理解。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。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 first 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 being 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，但随着电的广泛使用，风车逐渐不被人们使用了。而进入二十世纪七十年代后，人们又逐渐认识到了风能的优势。1From the text we know that windmills _.A. were invented by European armiesB. have a history of more than 2,800 yearsC. used to supply power to radio in remote areasD. have rarely been used since electricity was discovered答案：C。细节理解题。由第一段最后两句话可知风车首先是在古代伊朗被使用，故排除A项；公元前七世纪到现在应是不足2800年，故排除B项；由第二段当中的第二、三句话可以排除D项，同时也能知道C项是正确的。2What was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century?A. Sailing a boat. B. Producing electricity.C. Grinding wheat into flour.D. Pumping water from underground.答案：B。细节理解题。由文章第二段中的第二句话可知“在十九世纪末期人们发现了电以后，住在偏远地区的人们开始用风车发电”。3One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that _.A. wind power is cleanerB. it is one of the oldest power sourcesC. it was cheaper to create energy from windD. the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs答案：A。主旨大意题。由文章最后一段可知。4What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?A. The advantages of wind power.B. The design of wind power plants.C. The worldwide movement to save energy.D. The global trend towards producing power from wind.答案：D。推理判断题。文章最后一句话“如今，出现了一个全球化的运动，要通过风能的利用来提供越来越多的电力”，表明作者会就这个话题继续展开。阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。Nick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal.He works 60 hours a week.He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office.Hes been a doctor for ten years.Dr Petrels gives his patients good medical advices.But he doesnt just tell his patients when to do.He also sings to them on television.Dr Petrels has his own TV show.The show is in Italia，English and French.The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice.He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language.After that，he sings another song.Dr Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week.The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing.His dream is to perform in Las Vegas.His favorite songs are love songs，and he has a pact disk of love songs that he wrote.Dr Petrels says，“I always love to sing.All my problems are gone when I sing.”But when Dr Petrels was young，his father didnt want him to be a singer，so he went to a medical school.Some people tell Dr Petrels he can help people more as a doctor.But Dr Petrels says he helps people when he sings，too.“I like to make people smile.Sometimes its difficult to make a sick person smile.Medicine and entertainment (娱乐)both try to do the same thing.They try to make people feel good.”【语篇解读】这篇文章描绘了蒙特利尔一个有趣的医生，他不但给病人治病，还在自己的节目中为病人唱歌，给他们带来欢笑。1Dr Petrels works 60 hours a week，because he_.Agives his patients medical advicesBtakes care of 159 patients a weekCsings on televisionDhas his own TV show解析：细节理解题。第一段告诉我们“He takes care of 159 patients a week，所以他每周工作60个小时。答案：B2Why is Dr Petrels called a singing doctor? ABecause he has been a doctor for ten years. BBecause he always loves singing. CBecause he is popular with his patients. DBecause he also sings to his patients on TV.解析：细节理解题。由第二段的“He also sings to them on television.”我们可得知他被称为a singing doctor的原因。答案：D3In his TV show，Dr Petrels_. Asings and gives medical advices Bsings about different diseases Cstarts to explain diseases with a song Dsings love songs he wrote解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的“The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice.”我们可以知道Dr Petrels在他的节目中干些什么。答案：A4Dr Petrels show is popular_.Ain Las VegasBat medical schoolCwith people who like his singingDwith patients in Montreal解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing.”可推知答案为C。Dr Petrels受欢迎不只限于Las Vegas和他的病人。答案：C5Dr Petrels says he likes to_.Ahelp people sing Bmake people feel betterCdo the same thing Dmake difficult people smile解析：细节理解题。最后一句“They try to make people feel good.”告诉我们Dr Petrels想干什么。答案：B。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。British author JK Rowling was at the release of her latest Harry Potter book called “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” at the Natural History Museum in London, Friday July 20, xx.J.K.RowlinghasbeenspottedatcafesinScotlandworkingonadetectivenovel,aBritishnewspaperreportedSaturday.TheSundayTimesnewspaperquotedIanRankin,afellowauthorandneighborofRowlings,assayingthecreatoroftheHarryPotterbooksisturningtocrimefiction.MywifespottedherwritingherEdinburghcriminaldetectivenovel,thenewspaperquotedRankinastellingareporteratanEdinburghliteraryfestival.ItisgreatthatshehasnotabandonedwritingorEdinburghcafes,saidRankin,whois knownforhisownpolicenovelssetinthehistoricScottishcity.RowlingfamouslywroteinitialdraftsofthePotterstoryintheScottishcityscafes.Backthen,shewasastrugglingsinglemotherwhowroteincafestosaveontheheatingbillathome.NowshesBritainsrichestwoman-worth$1billion,accordingtoForbesmagazine-andhersevenPotterbookshavesoldmorethan335millioncopiesworldwide.InaninterviewwithTheAssociatedPresslastmonth,RowlingsaidshebelievedshewasunlikelytorepeatthesuccessofthePotterseries,butconfirmedshehadplanstoworkonnewbooks.IlldoexactlywhatIdidwithHarry-IllwritewhatIreallywanttowrite,Rowlingsaid.11 What is JK Rowling famous for?A. detective novelsB. crime fictionC. Harry Potter booksD. love stories12 Which of the following is Not rue about Ian Rankin?A. He is a writer famous for police novels.B. Most of the stories in his novels happened in the historic Scottish city.C. It was Rankin himself who witnessed JK Rowing writing her Edinburgh criminal detective novels.D. He told the British newspaper The Sunday Times about JK Rowlings novels.13 Why did Rowling like to write the “Harry Potter stories” in the cafes?A. Because she was a romantic woman and the atmosphere in the cafes gave her lots of inspiration.B. Because she was a single mother at that time and she wanted to find a husband there.C. Because her children were so naughty at home and she had to go to a quiet place for her writing.D. Because she thought that writing in a cafes could help her save some money.14 What can we learn from the passage?A. The seven Harry Potter series made JK Rowling a success.B. JK Rowling had made enough money so she decided to stop writing.C. Rowling planned to write new books because Harry Potter was not exactly what she wanted.D. Ian Rankin and his wife earned money by telling reporters news about JK Rowling.15 What is the best title for the passage?A. Harry Potter and JK RowingB. Ian Rankin, A Neighbour of JK RowlingC. A Successful Woman JK RowlingD. JK Rowling writing Detective Novels 全解全析 本文介绍了哈利波特的作者JK Rowling被邻居发现改行写侦探小说的消息。11. C 细节理解题。她的成名作就是哈利波特系列。12. C 细节理解题。由第五段中的“said Rankin, who is known for his own police novels set in the historic Scottish city.”可知A，B是正确的；第三段中报刊引用了Rankin的话来说明JK Rowling的新动向，所以D是正确的；第四段中可知是Rankin的妻子发现JK Rowling在写犯罪小说，而不是Rankin亲自发现的，所以C不正确。13. D 细节理解题。 由第六段中的“Back then, she was a struggling single mother who wrote in cafes to save on the heating bill at home.”可知。14. A 细节理解题。 由最后两段可知选项A正确，B和C不正确，文中没提及D。15. D 主旨大意题。本文重点在说JK Rowling想写侦探小说的事，所以D最合适。