高考英语阅读理解八篇练一及解析Word文档格式.docx
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Well,thatseemstobethecaseinBelgiumwherethereiscurrentlyamovementtohaveBelgianpotatofriesofficiallyrecognizedasculturalheritage.
Thefriesareservedinapapercone(圆锥体)froma“fritkot”,whichisashack(小屋)orafoodtruck.AcrossBelgium,thereareatleast5,000fritkotswhichis10timesmorecommonthanMcDonald'
srestaurantsintheUnitedStates.
ThemovementforthefriestobedeclaredofficialculturalheritagewasstartedbyUNAFRI,alsoknownasthenationalassociationoffritkotowners.TheyclaimthattheirestablishmentsrepresentBelgiumverywell.“AconeofpotatochipsisBelgiuminminiature(微模型).What'
samazingisthatthiswayofthinkingisthesame,inspiteofdifferencesamongcommunitiesandregions,”addedspokesmanBernardLefevre.
TouristscanevenbeseentolineupwithlocalsinBrusselstobuyaconeoffiresfromwell-knownfritkotssuchasFritFlageyandMaisonAntoine.“BeforeIcamehere,theonlythingIknewaboutBelgiumwasthattheylikedtheirfries,”saidRachaelWebb,atouristfromOttowa,Canada.
InordertoberecognizedbyUNESCO,ithastobeformallysupportedbytheBelgiangovernmentofculture.
Asofrightnow,UNESCOhasalistof314itemsof“culturalheritage”thattheysayisworthyenoughtobepreserved.ItemsonthelistincludeTurkishcoffeeandtheoldnativesingingoftheCentralAfricanRepublic.
PotatoesreachedBelgiuminthe16thcentury,butitwasn'
tuntilthe19thcenturythattheywerecutupintofriesandsoldasameal.
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(2019·
厦门模拟)Didyouknowthatthecolorofuniformscaninfluencetheperformanceofanathlete?
Itmaysoundstrange,butastudysuggeststhismightbetrue.
TwoBritishscientistsstudiedtheresultsoffoursportsinthe2004AthensOlympicGameswheretheathleteshadbeengiveneitheraredorablueuniform.Theydiscoveredthatwhentherewasabigdifferenceinthescore,colorhadnoinfluenceontheresult.Butifitwasaclosematch,theathleteinareduniformwasmorelikelytowin.ThentheylookedattheuniformsofthesoccerteamsattheEuro2004tournament.Again,teamswearingredwonmoregames.
Thetwoscientistsgottheirideafromearlierstudiesofwildanimals.Ithadbeendiscoveredthatwhenamaleshowredonitsbody,itsendsasignalofitspowerandstrength.Forexample,inmanykindsofmonkey,themorethemaleshowsoffitsredscars,themorefemalesitcanattract.
Basedonthisfact,theBritishscientiststhoughtthattheideamightworkforhumans,too.Accordingtothem,whenanathleteseesacompetitorinareduniform,hegetsafeelingthathiscompetitorcouldbestrongerthanhim.Andthat_kind_of_feelingmayhaveabadinfluenceontheplayer'
sperformanceintheactualgame.
Althoughtheideaisinteresting,mostpeopledon'
tacceptthatcolorsignalsintheanimalsworldcanreallybeusefultohumansinsports.Theythinkthatitisunreasonabletodevelopanideabasedonsuchasmallnumberofexamples.Muchmoreresearchhastobedonetoprovetheinfluenceofuniformcolorsontheperformanceofathletes.
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(2019·
威海模拟)TheancientcityofChichenItzainsouthernMexicowasoneofthemostpowerfulcitiesandoneofthemostpowerfulancientcultures—theMaya.Buttoday,noonelivesthere.Itisonlyagroupofoldbuildings.However,peoplefromaroundtheworldstillcometoseeit.Peoplecometolearnaboutitsancientculture,thecultureoftheMayanpeople.
TheMayanculturebeganalmost3,000yearsagoandgrewinpartsofCentralAmerica.Butabout1,000yearsagoagroupcalledtheItzainvadedthecityandbuiltnewpartsofthecitybasedonnaturalwells.TheynamedthecityChichenItza,whichmeans“mouthofthewelloftheItza”.
ThemostinterestingstructureinChichenItzaisthePyramidofKukulcan(库库尔坎金字塔),whosefoursidesallcometogetheratonepointatthetop.EachsideonthePyramidofKukulcanhas91steps.Andthereisonemorestepatthetopofthepyramid.Thestepsareasmanyasthedaysofayear.SomeexpertsbelievetheMayacouldhaveusedthisbuildingtohelpthemknowwhentoplantcrops.Eachdaythesunfallsonadifferentstepofthepyramid,whichcouldbeawaytofollowtheyear.
ThepeopleofChichenItzaespeciallydesignedonebuildingtoobserveandstudythemovementofthestarsandplanets.Expertssaythattheobservatory(天文台)isoneofthemostcomplexstructurestheMayabuilt.Asetofstepswentupandaroundtheobservatorytower.Andtherewerewindowsinthetower.Eachwindowhadapurpose.Expertsbelievethatapersonlookingthroughoneofthesewindowscouldseeparticularstarsonparticulardates.TheMayamighthavebelievedthatstudyingthestarscouldtellthemthefuture.
ChichenItzaisnowaUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteandanimportantpartoftheworld'
shistory.
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郑州模拟)Asourcellphonesgetsmarter,smallerandfaster,andenableuserstoconnectathighspeedstotheInternet,anobviousquestionarises:
isthemobilehandsetintothenextcomputer?
Inonesense,italreadyhas.
Today'
smostcomplicatedmobilephoneshavetheprocessingpowerofamid-1990sPCwhileusing100timeslesselectricity.Andmoreandmoreoftoday'
smobilephoneshavecomputer-likefeatures,allowingtheirownerstosende-mails,browse(浏览)theWebandeventakephotos?
84millionmobilephoneswithdigitalcameraswereshippedlastyear.WeaskthequestionwhethermobilephoneswilleverovershadoworreplacethePC,andtheissuesuddenlybecomesquestionable.PCsupporterssaymobilephonesaretoosmallandconnecttooslowlytotheInternettobecomeeffectiveattasksnowperformedonthelargescreensandkeyboardsoftoday'
scomputer.Fansofthemobilephonesrespond:
justwait.Comingtechniqueswillsolvethelimitationofthemobilephone.“Oneday,twoorthreebillionpeoplewillhavecellphones,andtheyarenotgoingtohavePCs,”saysoneinventorofthesmartphoneandthechieftechnologyofficerofanimportantsmartphonecompany.“Themobilephonewillbecometheirdigitallife.”
Theinventor'
sanewestproduct,theshiny,slimpocket-sizecellphone,hasatinykeyboard,abuilt-indigitalcameraandnarrowopeningsforaddedmemory.Thesmartphonemarketmakesuponlyfivepercentofoverallmobilephonesalestoday,butthefigurehasbeendoublingeachyear.IntheUnitedStates,it'
sthebusinesscrowdthat'
sprimarilybuyingthesehandsets.“Whatmakesthesmartphonesomuchbetterthanthecomputeristhatit'
salwayswithyou,alwaysupandalwaysready,”saysoneofthem,whoworksinan80-memberlawfirm,whichrecentlystartedgivingitslawyerssmartphonesinsteadoflaptops.
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沈阳市高三教学质量检测)In2013aloneatleast20,000Africanelephantswerekilledfortheirteeth.InSouthAfricaoverthelasttwoyearsmorethan2,200rhinoswerekilledfortheirhorns.Thesenumbersarealarming,becausecurrentratesofillegalhuntingarefasterthanbirthrates,whichcouldleadtoextinctionoftheseecologicallyimportantcreaturesintheenvironment.Indeed,someelephantandrhinopopulationsareontracktobelocallyextinctwithinthenextdecade.
Ifyouarereadingthis,youmayalreadybeawareofthesefacts.Butyoumightnotknowthatwildlifetrafficking(非法交易)notonlythreatenstheexistenceofelephantsandrhinosbutisalsoleadingtoextinctionofotherspecies,suchastigers,tortoises,seaturtles,andtheworld'
smosttraffickedmammal(哺乳动物)—pangolins.
Pangolinsaretheonlymammalsthatareentirelycoveredintouchscales(鳞),whichmakesthemlookverystrong.Butactuallytheyareendangeredmammals.Thereareeightdifferentspeciesofpangolins,fourinAsiaandfourinAfrica,andallarethreatenedwithextinction.Althoughpangolinsareprotectedthroughoutmostofthecountrieswheretheylive,highdemandinEastAsia,wherethedeliciouspangolinmeatisconsideredadelicacyandwheretheirscalesareusedintraditionalmedicines,isdrivinganillegaltradeinbothliveanimalsandpangolinparts.Thenumberofpangolintraffickingisshocking.Expertsbelievethatoverthelast10yearsmorethan1millionpangolinsweretakenfromthewild.Itisestimatedthatbetween40,000and81,250pangolinswerekilledfortheillegaltradein2013alone.
InFebruary,theUnitedStatesreleasedaplantodealwithwildlifetrafficking,whichlaysoutthestepswewilltaketofighttheillegaltradeinwildlife,includingpangolins.Wearestrengtheningthecarryingoutoftheplan;
buildinginternationalcooperationandcontributiontoprotectwildlife;
raisingawarenesstodrivedownthedemandthatisfuellingtheillegaltrade.
GetinvolvedandrememberWorldWildlifeDay(Marcia3)byspreadingtheplan.Usesocialmediaandtelleveryonethatnowitistimetogetseriousaboutwildlifecrimeandendthedemandthatthreatensspecies,bigandsmall,fromthehugeelephanttotheshypangolin.
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河北黄骅中学模拟)Typingwithonehandwhentheotheroneisoccupiedcanbearealpain,soimaginehavingtotypewithjustonefoot.It'
sgottobeanightmare,but21-year-oldHuHuiyuanfromChina'
sAnhuiProvinceisusingheronlyfunctionalfoottowritenotjustafewsentences,butanentirefictionnovel!
Bornprematurely(过早地),Huwasdiagnosedwithcerebralpalsy(脑瘫)whenshewasonly10monthsold.Thisleftherpermanentlyparalyzed—theonlypartsofherbodyshecanmoveareherheadandleftfoot.Asshegrewolder,shelearnedhowtoperformeverydaytasksusingherfoot.
Despitenothavingreceivedformaleducation,Huissurprisinglywell-spoken.Overtheyears,withthehelpofhermother,shetaughtherselftoreadandwrite.“I'
mnotagenius,butI'
mveryfocused,”shesaid,modestly.“WhenIwatchedTVinmychildhood,Ioftenlearnedwordsonthescreen.”
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