高考英语二轮复习 科普环保类阅读理解2.docx
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高考英语二轮复习科普环保类阅读理解2
2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习科普环保类阅读理解
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xx高考英语阅读练习——科普环保类
Mosquitoeshaveanextraordinaryabilitytotargethumansfarawayandflystraighttotheirunprotectedskin.Regrettably,mosquitoescandomorethancauseanitchy(发痒的)wound.Somemosquitoesspreadseveralseriousdiseases,includingDengue,yellowfeverand malaria.
Overonemillionpeopleworldwidediefromthesediseaseseachyear.Newresearchnow showshowmosquitoeschoosewhotobite.
Mosquitoesneedbloodtosurvive.Theyareattractedtohumanskinandbreath.Theysmellthecarbondioxidegas,whichallmammalsbreatheout.Thisgasisthemainwayformosquitoestoknowthatawarm-bloodedcreatureisnearby.
Butmosquitoesalsousetheireyesandsenseoftouch.MichaelDickinsonisaprofessorattheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology.Hisresearchshowshowthesesmallinsects,withevensmallerbrains,usethreesensestofindabloodmeal.
MichaelDickinson’steamusedplumes—amaterialthatrisesintotheairofcarbondioxidegasintoawindtunnel.Theythenusedcamerastorecordthemosquitoes.Theinsectsfollowedtheplume.
Then,thescientistsplaceddarkobjectsonthelighter coloredfloorandwallsofthe tunnel.Mr.Dickinsonsaid,atfirst,themosquitoesshowednointerestintheobjectsatall. “Whatwasquitestrikingandquitesurprisingisthatthemosquitoesflybackandforthforhours.Thesearehungryfemalesandtheypletelyignoretheobjectsonthefloorandwallofthetunnel.ButthemomenttheygetahitofCO2,theychangetheirbehaviorquiteobviouslyandnowwouldbeeattractedtotheselittlevisualblobs(斑点).”
Thissuggestedtotheresearchersthatamosquito’ssenseofsmellismoreimportantinthesearchforfood.Oncemosquitoescatchasmellofahuman oranimal,theyalsofollow visualsignals.
【小题1】Whatdomosquitoesmainlyusetofindtheirtargets?
A.Senseofsmell.B.Senseoftouch.
C.Senseofsight.D.Smartbrains.
【小题2】Thefirstresponseofthemosquitoestotheobjectsintheexperimentis .
A.toflytothedarkones
B.tocatchandsticktothem
C.totakenonoticeofthem
D.toattachthemselvestothem
【小题3】Howcanweavoidbeingattackedbymosquitoesaccordingtothetext?
A.Don’tletthemseeus.
B.Usedarkobjectstostopthem.
C.Makethemflybackandforthforhours.
D.Attractthemtoobjectsfullofcarbondioxidegas.
【小题4】Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.HowDoMosquitoesSurvive?
B.WhyDoMosquitoesNeedBlood?
C.HowDoMosquitoesChoosetoBiteYou?
D.WhyDoMosquitoesAttacktheHumanBeing?
xx高考英语阅读练习——科普环保类
Thewaywecookisimportant.Inmanycountries,thetwosourcesofheatusedforcookingarenaturalgasorelectricstoves.TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)warnsthatmillionsofpeoplearedyingeveryyearfromindoorairpollution.TheWHOfindsthatpoorcooking,heatingandlightingtechnologiesarekillingmillionsofpeopleeachyear.
Indoorairpollutionresultsfromtheuseofdangerousfuelsandcookstovesinthehome.WHOofficialssaynearlythreebillionpeopleareunabletousecleanfuelsandtechnologiesforcooking,heatingandlighting.Andtheysaymorethansevenmillionpeoplediefromexposuretoindoororoutdoorairpollutioneachyear.Ofthatnumber,theWHOsaysabout4.3millionpeoplediefromhouseholdairpollutiongivenoff bysimplebiomass(生物燃料)andcoalstoves.
Thesefindingsshowthatthehomeuseofpoisonousfuelsistoblameformanyofthesedeaths.Thesefuelsincludewood,coal,animalwasteandsoon.CarlosDoraisCoordinatorintheWHO’sDepartmentofPublicHealth,EnvironmentalandSocialDeterminantsofHealth.Hesayspeopleshouldnotuseunprocessedcoalandkerosene(煤油)fuelindoors.Hesaysopeningawindowordoortoletouttheharmfulairwillnotcorrectthesituation.Itwillonlypollutetheoutdoors.“Newtechnologiesandcleanfuelscanridpeopleofthisproblem.”
TheUnitedNationsfoundthatmorethan95percentoffamiliesinsub-SaharanAfricadependonsolidfuelsforcooking.ItsayshugepopulationsinIndia,ChinaandLatinAmericancountries,suchasGuatemalaandPeru,arealsoatrisk.
NigelBruceisaprofessorofPublicHealthattheUniversityofLiverpool.Hesaysresearchersaredevelopinggoodstovesandotherequipmenttoburnfuelsinamoreefficientway.“Therearealreadymanytechnologiesforcleanfuelsavailablenow.Aneffectiveandreasonablylow-costethanol(酒精)stovethatismadebyDometic(aSweden-basedpany)isnowbeingtestedout.Anotherinterestingdevelopmentiselectricinductionstoves.”InIndia,youcanbuyaninductionstoveforabout$8.AndinAfricayoucanbuyasolarlampforlessthan$1.
【小题1】HowisParagraph2mainlydeveloped?
A.Bymakingclassifications.B.Bylistingnumbers.
C.Byfollowingtimeorder.D.Bydescribingaprocess.
【小题2】AccordingtoCarlosDora,whatisthebestsolutiontoindoorairpollution?
A.Peopleshoulduseaneffectiveaircleaner.
B.Peopleshouldusenewtechnologiesandcleanfuels.
C.Peopleshouldopenawindowordoortoletouttheharmfulair.
D.Peopleshouldpreventthemselvesfrombeingexposedtoharmfulair..
【小题3】Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Mostofthedeathsfromindoorpollutionareindevelopingcountries.
B.Burningsolidfuelscanhelplimitindoorairpollution.
C.PeoplecanbuyethanolstovesmadebyDometicinIndia.
D.Therearealreadytwotechnologiesforcleanfuelsavailableforuse.
【小题4】Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Thewaywecookischanging.
B.Causeofindoorairpollution.
C.Thedevelopmentofelectricstoves.
D.Indoorairpollutionkillsmillionseachyear.
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。
(xx·重庆,B)
Oneofthegreatestgiftsonegenerationcangivetoothergenerationsisthewisdomithasgainedfromexperience.ThisideahasinspiredtheawardwinningphotographerAndrewZuckerman.Heinterviewedandtookphotosoffiftyoversixtyfiveyearoldsallovertheworld.Hisprojectexploresvariousaspectsoftheirlives.Thephotosandinterviewsarenowavailableonourwebsite.
Clickontheintroductionstoreadthepleteinterviews.
Letusnowhaveacultureofpeace.
—FedericoMayorZaragoza,Spain
FedericoMayorZaragozaobtainedadoctorateinpharmacy(药学)fromtheplutenseUniversityofMadridin1958.Aftermanyyearsspentinpolitics,hebecameDirectorGeneralofUNESCOin1987.In1999,hecreatedtheFoundationforaCultureofPeace,ofwhichheisnowthepresident.Inadditiontomanyscientificpublications,hehaspublishedfourcollectionsofpoemsandseveralbooksofessays.
Writingisadiscovery.
—NadineGordimer,SouthAfrica
Duetoaweakheart,NadineGordimerattendedschoolanduniversitybriefly.Shereadwidelyandbeganwritingatanearlyage.Shepublishedherfirstshortstoryattheageoffifteen,andhaspletedalargenumberofworks,whichhavebeentranslatedintofortylanguages.In1991,GordimerwontheNobelPrizeforLiterature.
Jazzisabouttheonlyformofarttoday.
—DaveBrubeck,USA
DaveBrubeckstudiedmusicattheUniversityofthePacificandgraduatedin1942.AfterWorldWarTwohewasencouragedtoplayjazz.In1951,herecordedhisfirstalbum(专辑).Brubeck's1959albumhasbeco
meajazzstandard.HereceivedaGrammyLifetimeAchievementAwardin1996.
FormorefiguresCLICKHERE.
文章大意:
一代人可能传给下一代的就是他们在生活中获得的宝贵的人生经验,因此AndrewZuckerman把50多岁的人选作他项目的主体。
本文通过几个例子让大家更好的了解这一项目。
5.WhydidAndrewZuckermanchoosethefiftyeldersforhisproject?
A.Becausetheirwisdomdeservestobepassedon.
B.Becausetheyarephysicallyimpressive.
C.Becausetheiracplishmentsinspiredhim.
D.Becausetheyhavesimilarexperiences.
答案:
A 细节理解题。
由文章第一句话Oneofthegreatestgiftsonegenerationcangiveothergenerationsisthewisdomithasgainedfromexperience可知,AndrewZuckerman为他的项目选择50多岁的人是因为他们的人生经验值得一代代往下传。
故A项正确。
6.Accordingtothewebpage,FedericoMayorZaragoza______.
A.haswonmanyawardsforhisworkinpolitics
B.hasservedasthepresidentofauniversity
C.hasdevotedallhislifetothefieldofscience
D.hasmadeachievementsindifferentareas
答案:
D 推理判断题。
由文章的第一则采访可知,Zaragoza在医学、政治、文化、科学、文学方面都有不凡的成就,因此D项正确。
7.Whomostprobablysaid“Myeducationhasbeenthelibraryandbooks”intheinterviewwhenreflectingonhis/herexperience?
A.AndrewZuckerman.
B.FedericoMayorZaragoza.
C.NadineGordimer.
D.DaveBrubeck.
答案:
C 推理判断题。
由上面几则采访可以看出,一生致力于写作的是NadineGordimer,故C项正确。
8.Whatisthemainpurposeofthiswebpage?
A.ToshowZuckerman'sawards.
B.TopublicizeZuckerman'sproject.
C.Tospreadthewisdomofthethreepeople.
D.Tocelebratetheachievementsofthethreepeople.
答案:
B 主旨大意题。
本文主要向读者介绍Andrew的Zuckerman项目,然后举了其中几个例子,为的是让大家更多地了解他的项目,故B项正确。
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。
(xx·四川,D)
Hometomemeansasenseoffamiliarityandnostalgia(怀旧).It'sfuntoehome.Itlooksthesame.Itsmellsthesame.You'llrealizewhat'schangedisyou.Homeiswherewecanrememberpain,love,andsomeotherexperiences:
Wepartedhere;Myparentsmethere;Iwonthreechampionshipshere.
IfIclosemyeyes,Icanstillhaveaclearpictureinmindofmyfirsthome.Iwalkinthedoorandseeabrownsofasurroundingalowglasstopwoodentable.Totherightofthelivingroomismyfirstbedroom.It'sempty,butit'swheremyearliestmemoriesare.
ThereisthediningroomtablewhereIcelebratedbirthdays,andwhereIcriedonHalloween—whenIdidn'twanttoweartheskirtmymothermadeforme.Ialwayslikedstandingonthattablebecauseitmademefeeltallandstrong.IfIsitatthetable,Icanseemyfavoriteroominthehouse,myparents'room.Itissimple:
abrownwoodendresserlinestherightsideofthewallnexttoatelevisionandacoupleofphoto
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