2020届高考英语一轮阅读理解热门话题针对训练-社会现象类
2020届高考英语一轮阅读理解热门话题针对训练-社会现象类(1)
社会现象类1、Are you familiar with the greeting, "Can I add you on WeChat?” It seems like every time we meet new friends or colleagues nowadays, the first thing that springs to mind is adding each other on the app. Nevertheless, more than 80 percent of WeChat users report feeling stressed or anxious when they receive a large number of messages, according to a study done recently by the app's developer Tencent. In other words, WeChat can overwhelm(使应接小暇) us,while also breaking down the boundaries between our work and private lives.Just think how easy it is now for bosses to hand out assignments during the holiday, so long as they have your WeChat contact. When you're at the cinema enjoying a romantic movie or having a barbecue in the backyard, you can never cut yourself off from the outside world unless you switch off your phone. Not to post something in WeChat Moments before replying to your boss first!Apart from interrupting your leisure time, WeChat can also reduce your productivity at work. For many office workers, logging in to WeChat on their computers at the start of the day has become routine. But what if browsing the Moments distracts us from doing the work? The app steals our time without us even noticing it, making us have the false belief that we are busy all the time.And as if that weren’t bad enough,there’re the “one-off” friends who take up space on our WeChat friend list. A handy way to check how many one-off friends you have is to take a look at your chat history with them. Sometimes, you only sent the initial friend requests so you could invite them to a WeChat group or inform them of something for your boss. Yet still, as your friend count(好友数量) ever goes up, it can make you feel the need to post selfies and share details of your life in your Moments, just so you can stay up to date.With WeChat , all our spare time is swallowed up by the constant torrent of messages and our attention keeps getting diverted by Moments and pop-up ads. So it’s time that we should do something to nip this problem in the bud.1.What is most of WeChat users' reaction when receiving a mass of messages?A.They are quite upset.B.They think it’s unavoidable.C.They break down.D.They complain about Tencent.2.Which of the following may make your boss angry according to Paragraph 2?A.Enjoying a movie at the weekend.B.Posting something in WeChat Moments.C.Having a barbecue on vacation.D.Ignoring the assignment he handed out when seeing it.3.How can we decide who is the one-off friend on our WeChat friend list?A.By checking if you sent the initial friend request.B.By seeing if your boss asked you to inform him of something.C.By having a look at your chat record.D.By counting the number of your friends on the list.4.What can be a suitable title for this text?A.Is WeChat becoming a necessity in our life?B.Are We What friend requests ruining your life?C.Does your boss want to be your WeChat friend?D.Is it better to have more WeChat friends?2、Russian police have started a new attempt to get drivers to slow down at zebra crossings by having painted horses as zebras walk across on the busiest streets in some of the big cities in an attempt to improve road safety and raise awareness among Russia’s notoriously (臭名昭著地) careless drivers.The light grey horses, painted with black stripes, carried signs on their backs reading: “Careful, children are on their way to school.” The police sent the “zebras” to several different locations in the Russian capital, where officials in orange vests walked them over zebra crossings and handed out leaflets (传单) to passing drivers.Some held up rainbow-coloured umbrellas over the painted animals to protect them from the rain. Russian roads are notoriously dangerous and drivers still rarely take the initiative (主动采取措施) to avoid pedestrians. Nearly half of all traffic accidents in the country’s big cities are caused by cars hitting pedestrians, and a third of those occur on crossings, according to traffic police figures published last month.In the first six months of this year, 378 people were killed and more than 6, 600 injured on pedestrian crossings in Russia, according to police. In Moscow alone, 43 people were killed, including two children.Though police officials said that only safe paint would be used on the animals, animal rights activists still disagreed with the idea, accusing the police of “treating animals like garbage”.“Children understand that paints are bad for animals,” the Interfax news agency quoted president of Vita animal rights group Irina Novozhilova as saying.Let’s hope this part of the campaign is over and animals are left out of future attempts to raise pedestrians’ awareness.1.Why do Moscow police have “zebras” walk across on the busiest streets?A.To make a call on protecting animals.B.To remind people zebras are in danger of extinction.C.To tell people it is dangerous to cross streets.D.To raise drivers’ awareness of road safety.2.What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 2 refer to?A.The zebras.B.The horses.C.The policemen.D.The drivers.3.From the text we can learn that ________.A.most Russian drivers have realized the seriousness of the problemB.Russian drivers often ignore traffic lightsC.Russian drivers seldom give way to pedestriansD.the driving skills of Russian drivers are bad4.What do animal rights activists think of the new attempt?A.Drivers must slow down at pedestrian crossings.B.These animals are ill-treated by the police.C.The paints used on the horses are safe.D.Road safety should be improved.5.Wh ich word can best describe the author’s attitude towards the campaign?A.Critical.B.Reserved.C.Doubtful.D.Positive.3、The United States is observing Labor Day，a day set aside to honor U. S. workers and their contributions to the country's economy.In the 1880’s，there was a push to recognize the U. S. worker，who back then was likely to be working at least 12 hours a day, six days a week, with a paltry salary. Even children as young as five were often part of a factory’s dingy landscape. Health care benefits were unheard of.One by one, states drafted and passed legislation that set aside a day to honor the contributions of the common worker. On June 28，1884，Congress passed an act designating the first Monday in September of each year as Labor Day，making it a national holiday.In recent years, labor unions have seen their membership dwindle with the growth of technology and the globalization of the world economy. However，the workers’ benefits unions fought for decades ago are now customary (习惯的）in most U. S. workplaces，including the eight-hour work day，five-day work weeks, health care insurance and vacations paid for by employers.In keeping with the original intent of the holiday, some U. S. cities continue to stage parades honoring trade and labor unions，and hold festivities for the recreation and amusement of the workers and their families.However, most workers in the U. S. have the day off and spend time with their families? gathering for backyard cookouts or trips to parks and beaches.Labor Day has become known as the unofficial end of summer since schools usually reopened from summer vacation after Labor Day. But now，more and more schools are reopening in August.1.In 1880’s，the U. S. workers might _________.A.have improved their living condition a lotB.not receive their rewards they deservedC.be basically adults who were over 18 years oldD.have had well-organized health care benefits2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word in Paragraph 4?A.Increase.B.Unite.C.Rise.D.Reduce.3.Which of the following is NOT the benefits the benefit unions fight for the workers?A.Eight-hour work day.B.Five-day work weeks.C.Unpaid vacations.D.Health care insurance.4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.In recent years, the workers’ benefits unions still work hard for workers.B.The number of the labor unions has decreased a lot.C.There are varieties of celebrations for workers in the cities of U. S.D.Most of the workers love joining in the festival when they are available.4、While many countries love their tea,UKcitizens are particularly proud of being “tea people”. The averageUKcitizen consumes nearly 2 kilograms of tea each year.Tea only made its way toEnglandin large quantities in the first years of the 17th century. Tea fromChinaand a few other Asian countries was being sold more widely inEnglandat that time. Then tea was getting more and more popular among different social classes.There are many varieties of tea. Black tea mixtures are still the most common type drunk in theUK. Black tea is dark in colour, because the leaves have been allowed to oxidize (氧化) before drying. This is why we usually serve it with milk, although it is not uncommon to drink it black or with lemon. You may still find tea made with loose tea leaves, served up in a pot, and poured into the best china cups with saucers (茶托) for visitors.Tea is still a large part of daily life in theUKtoday, but it seems to be on the decrease. The amount of tea sold in the UK fell by more than 10% in the five years leading up to 2002, and has been dropping ever since. Tea sales fell by 6% in 2014 alone, and most restaurants report selling more than twice as many cups of coffee as they do tea. More than ￡1 billion was spent on coffee in high street stores in 2013, more than twice what was spent on tea bags.Still, what goes around comes around; it’s sure to become fashionable again.1.Which of the following is true according to the first three paragraphs?A.Tea made its way to England in the early years of the 16th century.B.The UK usually serves black tea with lemon.C.Tea from China was being sold more widely in England now. citizens take pride in being “tea people”.2.What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?A.Tea sales fell by 6% in 2014 alone.B.Since 2002, the sales of tea has been on the decreaseC.In 2013, the money spent on tea was ￡3 billionD.Most restaurant like selling tea than coffee.3.What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph?A.It can never succeed againB.The tea can become popular againC.Coffee is more popular than teaD.The tea is becoming less popular4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?A.To introduce tea in the UKB.To show the author’s preference for teaC.To introduce the functions of teaD.To compare tea in China and UK5、Recently a creative advertisement displaying the deep love between an overseas student and his parents has stirred up a debate on Chinese social media, with many criticizing China’s younger generation of being spoiled and too dependent.In the ad, which was created by Chins Merchants Bank to promote its credit card for overseas students, a Chinese student named Lan overcomes the initial “fresh-off-the-boat” feeling and starts to make friends with local American students. Deciding to make some stir-fried tomatoes and eggs, a popular Chinese dish, to impress his foreign friends, Lan asks his parents in China for help. Despite the 12-hour time difference, the parents wake up at 4 am to make a how-to-video for their son.The ad has been viewed over 1.2 million times since it was posted online on Thursday, and has received mixed reactions from Chinese netizens.Some called it a heart-wrenching demonstration of parental love, sharing their own moving moments with their parents.“When I studied abroad, my mother also taugh t me how to cook delicious dishes over the Internet, so that I would not starve and could enjoy my life in a foreign country, “wrote a netizen on Sina Weibo, adding that the ad brought her to tears.Others showed a different opinion, criticizing the parents for spoiling the boy."Chinese parents spoil their children. I think it’s heartless and not touching to wake your parents up in the middle of the night just to satisfy your vanity to impress others. Such parental love would only destroy a child, rather than make him/her independent,” wrote a netizen."I think the boy is dumb to ask his parents for help, as a casual online search of the recipe can offer at least 6 million results. Spoiling your child is not love, it’s called connivance(纵容),” noted another netizen.1.What does the creative advertisement lead to on Chinese social media?A.A great economic interest.B.A great increase in credit card sales.C.A hot topic on social morality.D.A heated debate on Chinese family education.2.According to paragraph 2, Lan called his parent at ________ in American time.A.8:00 amB.20:00 pmC.16:00 pmD.4:00 am3.What is the first netizen’s attitude towards the story in the ad on Sina Weibo?A.Ambiguous.B.Negative.C.Neutral.D.Sympathetic.4.What’s the best title o f the text?A.Controversial Ad Draws Mixed Reaction from Chinese Public.B.How to Make a Popular Chinese Dish.C.The Current Situation of Chinese Netizens.D.Arguments on China’s Advertisement Business.6、Something happens to many children when they are out of school over the summer months.It is called the“summer slide”.It is when children forget much of what they learned during the latest school year.To fight its effects,students have to do much homework over the summer and parents may send children to camp or find other activities to keep them learning.However,experts say keeping children busy all the time is not good for them.Lea Waters,an expert on human behavior,says slowing down actually helps children become the best they can be.“It’s a little bit l ike,if you have too many programs running on your computer,your computer starts to slow down.When you shut down those programs,your computer speeds up again.”Machines need to be reset,while kids need to goof off.“What I mean by goofing off is really allow ing kids to have some downtime,where they’re not focused on aspecific task,they just do what they’re interested in.”She adds,“It not just decides what information to put into memory or get rid of.It’s also an essential network to develop emotional intelli gence,to improve the memory…”Parents often mean well by wanting to keep their child busy.But the result is often a tired child with an overcrowded schedule,which means the opposite effect the parents are hoping for.“If you’re constantly on task in the end it doesn’t help to build up strength as effectively as you might think.”Lea Waters says she hopes parents will accept the fact that children don’t have to be busy all the time.1.Who might be the intended readers of this passage?A.Children.B.Parents.C.Teachers.D.Researchers.2.What do the underlined words“goof off”in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A.Have off hours.B.Wander around.C.Hold on.D.Speed up.3.How do students usually deal with summer slide?A.Doing what interests them.B.Going sightseeing for relaxation.C.Focusing on a specific learning task.D.Helping with housework.4.What does Lea Waters think of parents keeping children busy over the summer?A.It is a good way to fight summer slide effect.B.It will help their children to focus on a specific task.C.It develops their children’s emotional intelligence.D.It will not work out effectively as expected.答案1、1.A; 2.D; 3.C; 4.B解析：1.细节理解题。
2020届高考英语一轮阅读理解热门话题针对训练-科教科普类(1)
科教科普类1、You can remember the face, but can‘t put a name to it. Many of us have been caught in this embarrassing situation. But researchers say it is often easier to remember someone's name than what they look like.Twenty-four volunteers were shown 40 pictures of strangers, paired with random(随机的) names. They were given time to memorize the faces and names before being tested on which they thought they had seen before.The participants could remember up to 85 per cent of the names but only 73 per cent of the faces. When they were shown a different picture of the same person, the participants could recall only 64 per cent of faces, according to the study, led by the University of York.That may be because faces are only recognized visually, while names can be both spoken and written down so appear in our visual and audio memory. When people were shown famous people, they also remembered their names more accurately than their photographs. Co-author Dr Rob Jenkins, from the university's psychology department, said, "Our study suggests that, while many people may be bad at remembering names, they are likely to be even worse at remembering faces. This will surprise many people as it is against our initial understanding. Our life experiences with names and faces have misled us about how our minds work." Remembering names gets harder with age, leading to many uncomfortable moments for middle-aged people when they run into acquaintances.But to study whether names are harder to recall than faces, the researchers, whose findings are published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, used a “fair test” where the participants were presented with strangers’ names and faces.1.What can we know according to the research in Paragraph 3?A.It is certain that names are harder to recall than faces.B.Remembering names is more easily than remembering faces.C.Most participants can remember the face not the name to it.D.The participants can recall 73% faces of the same person.2.Which of the following will the author agree with?A.Age will weaken the ability to remember names.B.Unlike faces, names are only recognized visually.C.Faces can appear in our visual and audio memory.D.Rob Jenkins has proved people can remember faces better.3.What does the un derlined word “ initial” in Paragraph 4 mean?A.Clear.B.Original.C.Unusual.D.Creative.4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?A.People can not remember strangers' names and faces.B.Recalling names is more difficult than rememberingC.The researcher uses the same method to study another problem.D.Whether names are harder to recall than faces is further proved.2、Going to bed at the same time every night could give your child's brain a boost,a recent study found.Researchers at University College London found that when 3-year-olds havea regular bedtime they perform heller on cognitive(认知的)tests administered at age7 than children whose bedtimes weren't consistent(一致的). The findings representa new turn, compared with the former research, which shows that inadequate sleep in children and adolescents hurts academic performance arid overall health.The latest study considered other factors that can influence bedtime and cognitive development, such as skipping breakfast and having a television in their bedroom. After accounting for these, the study found that going to bed very early or very late didn't affect cognitive performance, so long as the bedtime was consistent.The study, published online, examined data on bedtimes and cognitive scores for 11,178 children. These children, aged 3,5 and 7,were participants in the U.K.'s Millennium Cohort Study, a nationally representative long-term study of infants born between 2000 and 2001.The researchers suggested that having inconsisteni bedtimes may hurt a child's cognitive development by disturbing children's regular sleeping habits. It also might result in their lack of sleep, thus affecting brain development."Insufficient sleep and irregular bedtimes may each affect cognitive development through different mechanisms(机制)," Dr. Owens said. "The kid who has both problems may face an even higher risk of these cognitive injuries.”A consistent pattern of sleep behavior mattered. "Those who had irregular bedtimes at all three ages had significantly poorer scores than those who had regular bedtimes," Dr. Sacker said. This was especially true for girls who didn't establish consistent bedtimes between 3 and 7 years old.1.The former research believes that __________.ck of sleep does harm to academic achievementsB.irregular bedtime influences brain developmentC.good cognitive performance lies in the quality of sleepD.ages make a difference to cognitive development2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.Children of all ages are involved in the study.B.Going to bed late affects cognitive performance.C.Inconsistent bedtime has a higger effect on girls than boys.D.The study was conducted internationally.3.It can be inferred from the passage that __________.A.the former research is totally wrongB.researchers consider many possible factors when researchingC.kids with lack of sleep are likely to suffer more cognitive injuriesD.going to bed early didn't affect cognitive performance4.What's the best title of the passage?A.Adequate sleep does count.B.Going to bed early gives a brain a boost.C.Consistent bedtime really matters.D.The reasons for children's cognitive development.3、Over the past two decades, the Mission : Impossible film series has always been connected with Tom Cruise. No matter what happens, he's always been Ethan Hunt, the stubborn agent who always gives 110 percent to secure other people’s safety, regardless of his own.Hunt seizes as a kind of action hero, but there’s an interesting change in ;Impossible—Ghost Protocol (2011) , the fourth movie of the series. In it, Hunt faces personal consequences for his heroic acts, as he has to leave his beloved wife Julia behind to save the world. And this idea continues in Mission : Impossible——Fallout, which arrived in Chinese mainland cinemas on Aug. 31.In the latest film of the series, Hunt's dilemma is even bigger than before, when he's forced to make a choice between saving someone he loves and the entire world.The theme of the "moral dilemma" , in which the hero must choose between two very difficult options, is common in cinema.Characters like James Bond and Batman often face moral dilemmas of their own. Bond is loyal to Britain and spares no effort to finish every task, but this often comes at the cost of following the rules. For most people, killing someone even for a good reason isn't acceptable. However, Bond has only two choices in front of him : kill his enemies or be killed.Differing from Bond, however, Batman never kills a single person in film The Dark Knight (2008). He refuses to break his own moral code (准则 ). Indeed,it seems Batman is a different kind of hero, one who puts his own morals above anything else.As is mentioned on the poster for Fallout : "Some missions are not a choice" , which means that good intentions often come back lo haunt (困扰) us. So, superheroes like Ethan Hunt and his Impossible Mission Force need to make the right choice by saving the world again. As the character Benjamin Parker, Spider-Man's uncle in the movie series, wisely said, ''With great power comes great responsibility."1.Who is the hero in the film series Mission :Impossible?A.Benjamin Parker.B.James Bond.C.Batman.D.Ethan Hunt.2.What do the three action heroes mentioned in the passage have in common?A.They all kill their enemies.B.They all have the same moral code.C.They are all cruel and cold-blooded.D.They are all stuck in moral dilemmas.3.According to the passage, we know that ___________.A.killing someone for a good reason is acceptableB.great power goes hand in hand with responsibilityC.Mission :Impossible——Ghost Protocol will be on in China soonD.Ghost Protocol doesn't have the same theme as other films of the series4.What’s the best title of the passage?A.SuperheroesB.Ethan Hunt Coming BackC.Making a Hard ChoiceD.Tom Cruise Was Caught in a Dilemma4、Honey(蜂蜜)from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees' nest(巢)and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper一a little bird called a honey guide.The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax (蜂蜡) in the beehives (蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees’ nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or people as it leads them to the nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is takinghoney from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.1.Why is it difficult to find a wild bees' nest?A.It's small in size.B.It's hidden in trees.C.It's covered with wax.D.It's hard to recognize.2.What do the words "the follower" in Paragraph 2 refer to?.A.A bee.B.A bird.C.A honey seeker.D.A beekeeper3.The honey guide is special in the way________.A.it gets its foodB.it goes to churchC.it sings in the forestD.it reaches into bees' nests4.What can be the best title for the text?A.Wild BeesB.Wax and HoneyC.Beekeeping in AfricaD.Honey-Lover's Helper5、“The altitude below 6,500 meters is where most activities such as mountaineering and training take place, so it has ihe most waste,” said Nyima Tsering, director of the Tibet Sports Bureau.The bureau has established an environmental protection team and taken measures to settle the high-altitude garbage issue, with the aim of giving visitors the best view of Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak.It becomes harder for volunteers to work as the altitude increases. Usually they carry four or five cans of oxygen to breathe, and even then, they have to be very careful while working.There is a cleanup system to help the volunteers do their job more efficiently, Nyima Tsering said.Local herders(牧民) are employed to collect rubbish in places below 6,500 meters, while professional guides and mountaineers do the work in higher places. Each mountaineer has lo bring 8 kilograms of rubbish clown from the mountain to be rewardefl. Aftemards, the rubbish is sorted and delivered to Mount Qomolangma Nature Reserve Management Bureau for final disposal (处理).Starting this year, the bureau repaired dry toilets on the mountain by installing simple storage tanks for easier packaging, disposal and transportation of human waste.To step up the efforts, the bureau has involved more social forces in the cause. For instance, with the help of charity funds, the bureau set up the Tibet Himalaya Mountain Environmental Protection Fund, the first of its kind in China.The fund passed the government's approval in March 2018. It will nol only help protect Tibet's environment, but also inspire farmers and herders to get involved in the campaign and allow them to make money through environmental protection.Mountaineering itself will also be strictly controlled. When the 2018 mountaineering season ends in autumn, the spot will not open again to hikers this year and places above 5,100 meters will be closed to tourists for better environment management.1.What is probably the biggest challenge for the volunteers?A.Some garbage is too high to collect.B.They are short of hands.C.The air is too thin to breathe.D.Oxygen cans are in short supply.2.Why are local herders employed to help collect rubbish?A.To reduce the cost of the cleanup.B.To increase the cleanup efficiency.C.To help them fight poverty.D.To make the cleanup less risky.3.Which of the following will pay the herders and farmers involved?A.The Environmental Protection Fund.B.The Tibet Sports Department.C.The professional guides and mountaineers.D.The environmental protection team.4.What’s the purpose of the text?A.To describe the mountain scenery.B.To look for more volunteers.C.To introduce a series of measures.D.To encourage more donation.6、 We all have defining moments in our lives ---- meaningful experiences tha tstand out in our memory. Many of them owe a great deal to chance: a lucky encounter(相遇) with someone who becomes the love of your life. A new teacher who spots a talent you didn’t know you had. These moments seem to be the product of fate or luck. We can’t control them.But is that true? No necessarily. Defining moments shape our lives, but we don’t have to wait for them to happen. We can be the authors of them. It is possible to create defining moments if we understand more about hem. Our research shows that they all share a set of common elements. We start by asking: why do we remember certain experiences and forget others? In the case of big days, such as weddings, the answer is pretty clear----it’s a celebration that is grand in scale and rich in emotion. No surprise that it’s more memorable than a maths lesson. But for other experiences in life ----from holidays ot work projects----it’s not so clear why we reme mver what we do.Consider an experiment in which participants were asked to submerge(浸入) their hands for 60 seconds in buckets filled with 14℃ water. (Remember 14℃ water feels much colder than 14℃ air.) They were then asked to submerge their hands for 90 seconds instead of 60, but during the final 30 seconds, the water warmed up to 15℃. The participants were then given a choice: would you rather repeat the first trial or the second?Psychologists have explained the reasons for this puzzling result. When people assess an experience, they tend to forget or ignore its length. Instead they seem to rate the experience based on two key moments: the best or worst moment, known as the peak, and the ending.In the participants’ memories, what stood out for them was that the longer trial ended more comfortably than the shorter one. So when we assess our experiences,we don’t average our minute-by-minute feelings. Rather, we tend to remember flagship moments: the peaks, the pits(低谷) and the transitions. What we don’t remember are the bits in between----sometimes there is little to distinguish one week from the next.Partly this is because there may be only a dozen moments in your ife that show who you are----those are big defining moments. But there are smaller experiences, too, in the context of a memorable holiday, romantic date or work achievement. Once we understand how we remember certain moments and why, we can start to create more moments that matter.1. How does the author udnerstand defining moments?A. We can create defining moments in our lives.\B. Defining moments ar ejust ou tof our control.C. No similarities exist between defining moments.D. Defining moments consist of smaller experiences.2. We can learn from the experiment that _____.A. the striking moments are more likely to be remembered.B. the length of an experience determines our memory of itC. it is meaningful to distinguish the bits in bdetween flagship moments.D. all the components of an experience should be equally remembered3. What would probably be discussed in the following part of the text?A. What to prepare for life’s trials.B. Why to create defining moments.C. Whom to owe our good fates to.D. How to create life’s big mome nts.答案1、1.B; 2.A; 3.B; 4.D解析：1.推理判断题。
2020届高考英语一轮复习完形填空专题集训---社会现象类(含答案解析)
2020届高考英语一轮复习完形填空专题集训---社会现象类1、There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the 1 home from work in the evenings. A man willbe 2 the newspaper, and seconds later it 3 as if he is trying to 4 it. or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger 5 next to him. 6 place where unplanned short sleep 7 is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring(打鼾) so 8 that the professor has to ask another student to 9 the sleeper awake.A more embarrassing (尴尬) situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep andthe 10 of the head pushes the arm off the 11 ,and the movement carries the 12 of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no 13 of getting there. The worst time to fall asleep is when 14 .Police reports are full of 15 that occur when people fall into sleep andgo 16 the road. If the drivers are 17 ,they are not seriously hurt. One woman'scar, 18 ,went into the river. She woke up in four feet of 19 and thought it was raining. When people are really 20 ,nothing will stop them from falling asleep --no matter where they are.1.A.path B.track C.way D.road2.A.reading B.folding C.delivering D.buying3.A.acts B.appears C.shows D.sounds4.A.open B.finish C.find D.eat5.A.lying B.waiting C.sitting D.talking6.A.Next B.Another C.Every D.One7.A.ends up B.goes on sts D.returns8.A.loudly B.happily C.bravely D.carelessly9.A.leave B.watch C.keep D.shake10.A.size B.shape C.strength D.weight11.A.blackboard B.shoulder C.desk D.book12.A.rest B.position C.action D.side13.A.purpose B.reason C.question D.memory14.A.thinking B.driving C.walking D.working15.A.changes B.accidents C.ideas D.events。
2020届高考英语第一轮阅读理解练习题3 精品
2020届高三英语一轮阅读理解练习（3）AImagine a boy from a small village in East Africa, He from a very early age has been looking after cattle. At twelve years old he knows mote about cattle than most of you. However, he has never been to school. Has dais boy ever had any education?Education is discovering about ourselves and about the people and things around us. All the people who care about us — our parents, brothers , sisters, friends — are our teachers. In fact, we learn something from everyone we meet. We start learning on the day we are born, not on the first day" we go to school . Every day we have new experiences, like finding a bird's nest, discovering a new street in our neighborhood, making friends with someone we didn't like before. New experiences are even more fun when we share them with other people.Encouragement from the people around us enables us to explore things as much as possible. As we grow up, we begin to find out what we are capable of doing. You may be good at cooking, or singing or playing football. You find this out by doing these things. Just thinking about cooking doesn't tell you if you are good at it.We learn so much just living from day to day. So w hy is school important? Of course you can learn some things better at home than at school, like how to do the shopping, and how to help old or disabled people who can' t do everything for themselves. At school, teachers help us to read and write. With their guidance, we begin to see things in different ways.1. The writer takes the African boy as an example to show that _______.A. African children are very poorB. some children are unluckyC. education takes many waysD. schools are of great importance2. In the eyes of the writer .A. we have to learn from the people around usB. school is not important at allC. only the people caring for us can teach usD. education takes place everywhere3. One can find out what lie is good at by _ .A. the encouragement of people aroundB. the teachings of those lie or she meetsC. thinking of it when growing upD. trying mid practicing it4. How the writer looks at the role of school is that .A. school is not so important as our living placesB. school enables us to understand the world in other waysC. school teaches us something useless at homeD. school cannot prepare us for our daily lives5. The passage tells us that _ .A. everyone gets education from the day lie or she is bornB. different education trains different classes of peopleC. school is absolutely necessary if one wants to understand the worldD. everyone will find out what he or she is good atBAmong the most heatedly discussed issues about the Chinese film industry in 2004 was probably the absence of a film rating system — claimed to be a vital part of the upcoming China Motion Picture Industry Promotion Law.The law is expected to offer a legal basis for a wide range of issues that worried the local film industry including copyright infringement(侵犯), online piracy(侵权) of films and pirated films in such forms as VCDs, DVDs, and most recently the so - called compressed DVDs."The film rating or classification system is very common for film producers, distributors and exhibit ors worldwi de, as many countries and regions adopted such systems decades ago," said Li Ershi, a Chinese film historian with the Beijing Film Academy."The Chinese public and film industry have long called for the establishment of such a law," he added.Over the years, Chinese films have been put into categories according to their subject matters such as rural, military, industry or urban themes.On March 1, 1989, the former administration of the Ministry of Radio, Film, and Television issued the Circular Concerning the Examination and Rating System for Certain Films that roughly specified(指定)four types of films as "unsuitable for child audiences."The regulation was first applied to a controversial film entitled "Widow Village", which features some love scenes.But this rating system didn't work very well in protecting child audiences at local level.Over the years, it has often been reported that some film distributors and exhibitors even label some films as "unsuitable for child audiences" in a bid to attract curious viewers.Since 1994, China has introduced many Western popular films, many of which were rated "PG'' for "Parental Guidance" in the USA but shown in Chinese cinemas without any labels, especially for teenagers or younger children, because China does not have a film rating system. Li said.6. According to the article, which of the following statements is true?A. China Motion Picture Industry Promotion Law, with the film rating system in it, has been put into practice.B. China Motion Picture Industry Promotion Law has been put into practice without the film rating systemC. Both China Motion Picture Industry Promotion law and the film rating system are still under discussion and revision.D. The film rating system puts Chinese films into categories according to their subject matters.7. The film rating system is vital because .A. it is very common worldwide and many countries and regions have adopted itB. it can solve all the problems that the Chinese film industry has had so farC. it is a powerful weapon against some unhealthy Western films coming into China in large numbersD. the old regulation is out of date and couldn't clearly tell the difference between the suitable and the unsuitable films8. Which of the following is the best title for the news ?A. Film Rating System A MustB. China Motion Picture Industry Promotion lawC. New Film Rating System and Old RegulationD. New Film Rating System Against some Unhealthy Western FilmsCA historic journey across the Solar System reached its end on Friday as a little probe (探测器)took a big step for human knowledge.The US $ 3 billion Cassini-Huygens mission(使命), a joint project of NASA and the European and Italian space agencies was launched in 1997 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to study Saturn, its rings, its moons and its magnetosphere(磁层) — which surrounds it.Huygens was named after the Dutch scientist who discovered Titan in 1655, NASA officials said. Some science team members monitoring the flight at the European Space Agency's Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, have waited tens of years to see the first of 750 pictures and other scientific readings from the yellow- skied moon." I have been in this mission almost 21 years and I' m very excited," ESA mission manager Jean -Pierre LeBreton said at a news conference on Thursday.“I’m also quite sure we arc going to see something very special tomorrow (on Friday) " Timers inside the probe will awaken it just before it enters Titan's atmosphere. Huygens is shaped like a wok(锅) and covered with a heat shield(防护装置) so that it can survive the extreme heat that it will face upon entry. It will then unfold a series of parachutes to slow its fall to the moon's reddish surface, expect ed to take about 2.5 hou rs.As it goes down, the probe will lose its heat shield and unfold its special camera and instruments tobegin collecting information on wind speeds and the makeup of Titan's atmosphere. This is the momentscientists have been waiting for. This data will then be sent back to Cassini, which will relay it to NASA’s Deep Space Network i n California and on to ESA controllers in Darmstadt German. Scientists believe the organic chemical reaction taking place on Titan are similar to the process that gave rise to life on Earth.Its atmosphere is mostly nitrogen, like Earth, but its surface temperature of about minus 180℃makes it improper to life.Titan, believed to be the only moon in the solar system with an atmosphere, is larger than the planets Mercury and Pluto.9. Huygens was named after .A. an ESA mission managerB. a Dutch scientist who discovered Saturn in 1655C. an astronomer who first discovered TitanD. scientists from NASA and the European and Italian space agencies10. What does "the yellow-skied moon" refer to?A. Saturn.B. Titan.C. The moon around the earth.D. Solar System.11. According to the text, the following statements are all true except ______.A. scientists think Titan is bigger than Mercury and PlutoB. the information to be collected by Huygens will be sent back to Cassini, then to NASA's Deep Space Network and last to ESA controllersC. some science team member have waited decades and seen the first of 750 images and otherscientific readings from the yellow-skied moonD. only NASA. has been working for the project of HuygensDI don' t know if I am missing the greatest pleasure of my life. I am no fan of computer games. S ome guys forget themselves and forget day and night when they play games. For example, a colleague has been playing since 1 o’clock this morning and now it is 7 o'clock. He is still commanding his army of l ittle people to attack strange-looking animals. Some games could be fun, 1 admit, and it is therefore understandable that such a game catches players. For example, games like Red Storm or some role-play games, you do something and try to outwit(智胜) your computer. You get some fun out of these games. It is understandable that such a game pushes you into a pitfall(陷阱) of pleasures. But some games look quite stupid and simple. Again for example, my colleague has been interested in Stone Age, a cartoon-like game rooted in prehistoric time. The game is well made, full of strange people and animals and you can play on line with partners. You can have reference books to study so as to shortcut your rivals(对手) and increase your own conquering power.I believe some kinds of games are really created for adults. But seeing these adults play the simple games with such interest, I just wonder if there is something wrong with me and if I am losing the greatest possible fun of my life. I ask why I don' t bot her playing such games and why I seem to have some aversion(讨厌) to such games. I have no answers. Certainly computer games is no my idea of a good time. I would rather listen to some music or read a book. Take music for example. Good music tops my list of pleasures. Nothing could beat music, all in a harmony of sounds and emotions. But how about games? Why an I so strongly biased(偏见) against such games?12. From the passage we know that ______.A. the author is a fan of computer games.B. the author spends much time playing computer gamesC. the author once played a whole nightD. the author doesn't like playing computer games13. In this passage, the author tells us a fact that ______.A. some computer games are interesting enough to attract peopleB. many people fall into a dangerous pitfallC. many people are suffering a lot from the computer gamesD. computer ga mes are pitfalls for most players14. The underlined word "bother" here means ______.A. make troubleB. concern aboutC. disturbD. confuse15. The author has a pleasure to ______.A. make a computer gameB. to read booksC. to listen to good musicD. ask himself questionsE"Calling tower," the pilot's voice crackled. "This is an emergency!" The radio operator in the control tower looked at his watch. It was 3:15 p.m. Lieutenant Charles Taylor and five Navy bombers were in trouble. "We are off course. We cannot see land…repeat…we cannot see land."The control tower grew silent. The operator garbed (戴上) his microphone. "What is your position? We are not sure of our position," Lieutenant Taylor replied. "We seem to be lost."Taylor had over 2,500 hours of flight time. What was happening?The tower called back: "Assume bearing(方位) due west." "We don't know which way is west," Taylor replied. "Everything is wrong…strange… We cannot be sure of any direction…Even the ocean looks odd…" The radio operator told Taylor to fly north "with the sun on the left" until he reached a Naval Air Station. Anyone could find the sun, especially a good pilot like Taylor. Soon the radio crackled again. "We have just passed over a small island," said the pilot. "No other land in sight." That was the last message Flight 19 sent to the radio tower. Five Navy bombers were lost. They had left the Naval Air Station for a routine(常规的) training flight at 2:00 p.m., December 5, 1945. Each plane had enough fuel to fly more than a thousand miles. The weather was sunny and mild. Pilots from other flights had not seen anything strange there. So what happened? How could five Navy bombers and their crews just disappear?The search for the five bombers covered 380,000 square miles of land and sea. Hundreds of boats and planes searched large areas of the Atlantic, the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, the mainland of Florida, and many neighboring islands. Some of the boats were aircraft carriers, destroyers, and submarines. They searched the area for weeks. Nothing was ever found. No life rafts. No wreckage. Not even an oil slick(浮油). Oil from the engines should float on the surface, even if everything else had sunk.16. The pilot knew that they were in trouble when ______.A. The radio operator warned himB. The emergency light was suddenly onC. The engine failed to workD. He couldn't be sure of his flying route17. Which of the following fact is not true for the five Navy bombers?A. They could not find out the direction.B. A small island was in sight.C. They could not find the sun.D. They saw no other land.18. What made the disappearance so mysterious?a. The control tower grew silent.b. The bombers had a lot of fuel.c. The weather was good. d. No strange happening was reported by other flights.A. (a) (b) (c)B. (a) (b) (d)C. (a) (c) (d)D. (b) (c) (d)19. What was the most unusual for the search?A. There was no life raft.B. There was no wreckage.C. There was no oil slick.D. There was no "SOS" call.20. The result of the search for the five bombers was that _____.A. they went for a very important missionB. they went to some very important placesC. they went out of earthD. they went somewhere no one "knew参考答案CDDBA CDABA DDABC DCDCD。
2020届高考英语一轮复习完形填空专题集训__社会现象类含解析
完形填空专题集训--社会现象类1、There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the 1 home from work in the evenings. A man will be 2 the newspaper, and seconds later it 3 as if he is trying to 4 it. or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger 5 next tohim. 6 place where unplanned short sleep 7 is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring(打鼾) so 8 that the professor has to ask another student to 9 the sleeper awake.A more embarrassing (尴尬) situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the 10 of the head pushes the arm off the 11 ,and the movement carries the 12 of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no 13 of getting there. The worst time to fall asleep is when 14 .Police reports are full of 15 that occur when people fall into sleep and go 16 the road. If the driversare 17 ,they are not seriously hurt. One woman'scar, 18 ,went into the river. She woke up in four feetof 19 and thought it was raining. When people arereally 20 ,nothing will stop them from falling asleep --no matter where they are.1.A.path B.track C.way D.road2.A.reading B.folding C.delivering D.buying3.A.acts B.appears C.shows D.sounds4.A.open B.finish C.find D.eat5.A.lying B.waiting C.sitting D.talking6.A.Next B.Another C.Every D.One7.A.ends up B.goes on sts D.returns8.A.loudly B.happily C.bravely D.carelessly9.A.leave B.watch C.keep D.shake10.A.size B.shape C.strength D.weight11.A.blackboard B.shoulder C.desk D.book12.A.rest B.position C.action D.side13.A.purpose B.reason C.question D.memory14.A.thinking B.driving C.walking D.working15.A.changes B.accidents C.ideas D.events16.A.up B.down C.along D.off17.A.calm B.awake C.lucky D.strong18.A.for example B.at first C.as usual D.in time19.A.water B.dust C.grass D.bush20.A.lonely B.drunk C.tired zy2、 It's sad to know that each year many teenagers experience the death of someone they love. This is likely to have an 1 on their life. Although bereavement(丧失) is a difficult and 2 topic, I'm going to talk about some of the things that 3 helped me to cope better after losing my dad in 2012.The most important 4 is not to "bottle things up". At first, I didn’t tell anyone how I really felt when I should have spoken about it. No one should be 5 to feel upset after losing someone they love, as it’san 6 time. It is important to talk about how you feel to peopleyou 7 so they can support you. I “opened up” to few people, but it was nice to know that I had people there who I could 8 if I had a (n) 9 day. I spoke to my friends and my teachers, who wouldoffer 10 .Another thing that I found to be 11 after losing my dad was to make a 12 box. This is a box where I put stuff that reminded me of my dad, and the memories I 13 with him. I still havethe 14 now,and it makes me 15 .Finally, it’s important to take time to grieve(悲痛) properly. I decided to focus on my studies and the things I 16 doing. I get 17 from time to time but I’ve learned that it’s okay to 18 .Everyone will have their own ways of 19 after losing someone they love. This outlines what I personally found helpful. Everyone should remember that they are not 20 .1.A.independence B.impact C.agreement D.impression2.A.impressive B.objective C.positive D.sensitive3.A.personally B.simply C.hopefully D.possibly4.A.thing B.phrase C.fact D.truth5.A.pleased B.heartbroken C.desired D.ashamed6.A.unimportant B.unpleasant C.untouched D.unsatisfied7.A.meet B.know C.trust D.remember8.A.look for B.turn to C.speak to D.respond tomon B.particular C.easy D.bad10.A.accommodation B.money C.food D.help11.A.helpful B.disappointed C.painful D.grateful12.A.chocolate B.experience C.memory D.personal13.A.provided B.shared C.played D.talked14.A.box B.stuff C.memory D.sadness15.A.stop B.wonder C.smile D.differ16.A.forgot B.kept C.enjoyed D.considered17.A.upset B.confused C.bored D.influencedugh B.cry C.question D.calm19.A.studying B.living C.handling D.passing20.A.allergic B.alike ual D.alone3、 Mobile phones are everywhere in big cities. It seems that 1 can survive without one. Mobile phones are a great 2 to stay connected withfriends and family. 3 , it is important to remember that there are certain times 4 you should not be using your phone, especially as a student during school.5 you are in class, you should not be sending your friends text messages6 taking phone calls. Your classmates and teachers should not have to deal with this rude7 . Aren’t you at school to learn?In the United States, students would never be allowed to 8 their mobile phones during class. If you were to send or 9 a text message you would probably be kicked 10 class. It is very disturbing to hear a lot of tones and ringing during 11 . There are many more rules for mobile phone use in America and it is to 12 respect for those around you.As a teacher in China, I have to 13 students using mobile phones every day. I have told my class to 14 their phones, but many students do not listen. The 15 to be connected all the time seems to be more 16 than the desire to learn.It’s easy to understand 17 it is so tempting(诱惑人的) to have your phone on during class. It seems so easy just to send a short text message; it’s not hurting anyone, is it? But you may actually be hurting 18 when you do this. Your teacher knows when you use your phone and may give you a 19 grade. Sending a text message also takes your attention away from what’s going on in class, you may 20 something important.1.A.no one B.somebody C.someone D.One2.A.path B.way C.method D.road3.A.But B.However C.So D.Therefore4.A.which B.that C.when D.where5.A.After B.Before C.Because D.If6.A.or B.and C.as well as D.instead of7.A.act B.action C.habit D.behavior8.A.have B.take e D.send9.A.receive B.accept C.make D.get10.A.of B.off C.out D.out of11.A.school B.class C.office D.home12.A.ask B.suggest C.show D.answer13.A.do B.deal C.do with D.deal with14.A.turn on B.turn down C.turn off D.turn in15.A.desire B.wish C.hope D.expect16.A.possible B.important C.necessary D.interesting17.A.why B.what C.that D.whether18.A.himself B.herself C.ourselves D.yourself19.A.higher B.lower C.better D.upper20.A.forget B.remember C.miss D.leave4、阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
2020年高考英语阅读理解社会现象类专练(附答案)
2020年高考英语阅读理解社会现象类专练（附答案）1.阅读理解Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”There is no doubt that China is a country with high moral values. It has never attacked another country, has one of the lowest rates of violent crimes and is deeply concerned with the social and economic welfare of its people.But when it comes to animal rights, China may well fail Gandhi test. There are no laws against the killing of dogs and the sale of dog meat in China. In fact the serving of dog meat in Chinese restaurants has increased in recent years.People who eat dog meat argue that dogs have been eaten in China for thousand of years and dog meat has “health benefits”.There is, however, a strong argument against waiting dogs .Recently, some Chinese animal rights activists stopped a truck carrying about 500 dogs and saved the poor animals from being sold and served as food in restaurants. These people that dogs are not meant to be eaten but loved.根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误。
2020届高三英语一轮复习阅读理解热门话题特训-人生感悟类 Word版含解析
人生感悟类1、Every January for the past 20 years, I have taken a few moments to ponder(思考) the answer to the big question, “What is the meaning of life?”It’s one of those enormous questions that areso important—philosophically(哲理地) and practically in terms of how we live our lives—and yet we never stop to really think about the answer. If you might be able to get your response in less than a minute, the wisdom-to-effort rate for this exercise could not be more advantageous. I tend to ponder such things as the creator of the Wisdom Project, a collection of writings about the wisdom in everyday life experiences.The reason I ask this question year after year is that my answer changes over time, which I find interesting and meaningful. There is no only correct answer, I believe—only answers that are right for you at any given time.My favorite answer, though, is the Zen-like circular reasoning attributed to writer Robert Byrne, who put it, "The purpose of life is a life of purpose." Some people have concluded that lifers meaning is subjective. "There is not one big universal meaning for all,” author Anais Nin wrote in her diary. "There is only the meaning we each give to our life, an individual meaning, an individual plot, like an individual novel, a book for each person."Taking a few moments to record your response to the question "What is the meaning of life?" is the kind of simple exercise that effectively adds meaning to your life. And then I suggest answering it every year. Looking back at how your thinking has evolved and been influenced by experience tells you something more about yourself. Cumulatively (累积地), it gets you closer to a deeper self-understanding.Whatever small step you take toward finding the meaning of life is a step toward a more meaningful and longer life.（1）Why does the author ask the question every year?A.To get the response in less than a minute.B.To get the correct answer to the meaning of life.C.To find different answers interesting and meaningful.D.To leam the wisdom in everyday life experiences by himself.（2）What have the examples of Robert Byrne and Anais Nin proved?A.Our life should be a life of purpose.B.The answer of the two persons is the best one.C.Everyone has his or her own answer at any given time.D.Life’s meaning is philosophically and practically important.（3）What does the author suggest people do about adding meaning to your life?A.Try asking others about what their opinions are.B.Understand yourself more by answering it every year.C.looking back at your life influences your meaning of life.D.Write down their responses to the question and do more exercise.（4）What is the main idea of this passage?A.Everyone should ask the meaning of life.B.Life is meaningful when you find an answer.C.Life changes when we begin to find its meaning.D.Live a more meaningful and longer life.2、I remember a day when I was a little kid. I was making a sandwich in the kitchen when I noticed the date on one of the wine (白酒) bottles.“Dad, dad!” I cried. “This wine is too old to drink.”“Son, hold on,” he said.“No, you can't drink this tonight! This bottle of wine was made 10 years ago.”“Wait, let me tell you…”“Would you like me to throw it away from you?” I asked.“Son, wait a second,” he said. “Son, some wines get better over time. The longer you wait to drink it, the better it will be. Although this may seem strange, it is true.”When I was young, I didn't have any understanding of what this meant, but now, this would have been very helpful to remember as I went through my teenage years. In our society, we forget this simple rule: the longer you want for certain things, the better they will be. But we want the best job as quickly as possible; we wantto graduate from college in as few years as possible; we even speed through our homework just to chat with friends. When we do this, we lose something of great importance.We all want to get to the next step so quickly that perhaps we don't get ready enough to get there. This has a negative effect on our society. When trying to go to the right college, we will do anything to get in and when we rush through our classwork, we may not study enough for the test, and end up failing. We need to be ready for whatever comes, ready for the unexpected. Wine gets better over time, so do the things in our paths of life.（1） Why did the author tell his father not to drink the bottle of wine?A. Because it smelt terrible.B. Because it was mixed with something else.C. Because his father drank too much that night.D. Because it had been kept for years.（2） What the author's father said_________.A. made the author puzzled when he was a little childB. was too simple a rule to be meaningful to the authorC. threw the author into deep thought thenD. was an excuse to drink the wine（3） In the author's opinion, if we do things too quickly, we will________. A. do it better B. save much timeC. graduate from college more quicklyD. miss something important to us in life（4） Which of the following best reflects the main idea of the passage?A. Well begun is half done.B. More haste（匆忙）, less speed.C. Failure is the mother of success.D. Nothing is impossible to a willing heat.3、Stop wasting your time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the power to make those seeds grow.The seeds, and the power to grow them, are contained in the human mind. Success is a choice and not a chance. You can be a success if only you make the right choice.You cannot be successful without first developing your self-esteem (自尊). Your level of self-esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself, and thus over your life. People with low self-esteem do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their life. They are leaves tossed (摆) by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather.You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for whatever happens in your life. Losers think that everything happens by accident while successful people realize that they are responsible.Everything happens as a result of something. If we can identify the cause, we can control the effect. We are responsible for what we consciously choose to accept and believe. Thoughts and beliefs cause everything. Our attitudes and actions are a result of habits ingrained in us over a period of time. One generally rises to the level that one expects. We are responsible for setting our expectations. Our success depends upon our level of confidence. We are responsible for either reinforcing (强化) good habits or kicking bad habits and consciously replacing them with consistently practiced good habits.If you associate with positive-thinking people, you are definitely going to achieve success. On the contrary, the opposite happens. We are responsible for finding, planting, and nurturing (培育) the seeds that contain future victory, born from setbacks.In short, in all areas of your life, whether they are financial, physical, emotional, or spiritual, you are responsible. Once you recognize this, accept it, and firmly believe it, you are on the road to success.（1） People with low self-esteem are compared to leaves because they ________.A. are ready to change their mindsB. are easily affected by windy weatherC. don’t have the power to face their fateD. can’t exer cise control over themselves（2） Losers would think that ________.A. success is the result of hard workB. working hard will lead to successC. their failure is only because of bad luckD. they don’t make efforts to succeed（3） It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that ________.A. whether we will succeed depends on our attitudesB. developing confidence is the key to future successC. thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mindD. setting our expectations is essential before taking action（4） The last paragraph serves as ________.A. the proof of the author’s pointsB. the conclusion of the argumentC. an introduction to another topicD. a comparison between two views5. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Success Is a ChoiceB. The Secrets of SuccessC. Develop Our ConfidenceD. How to Achieve Success4、 Ask any of my stepchildren and they'll agree: The quickest way to producea long and angry shout is to complain, “It’s not fair!” I can go on and on ab out how fairness has nothing to do with who gets the slightly larger cookie, and how important it is tobe gratitude for all of the incredible privileges we have. And yet, I displayed right by those inspiring quotes about thankfulness posted by family and friends on Facebook. I've laughed at the concept of keeping a gratitude journal, a daily diary of things in my life to be thankful for, as seen on Oprah and in many studies about happiness. (Despite all the evidence to recommend it, keeping one just doesn’t feel like me.)But according to a recent study, people who practise gratitude are more joyful and optimistic and less lonely. I would love to experience all of those things, so why do I get all sick inside when I hear about practising gratitude? The biggest reason is that it sometimes feels slightly dishonest.Earlier this year, though, I decided it was time to give gratitude a real chance; I wanted to see firsthand if it would change my outlook. Then, a stream of terrible things happened—it felt like every night on the news there was anothertragedy, and it felt like the whole world was going to ruin. Putting aside a few minutes a day to think about all the awesome tilings in my life felt both unimportant and disrespectful. But I sat down and tried it. While I wouldn't go as far as a journal, I did try to spend a few minutes each day feeling thankful.And something clicked. Allowing myself small moments of gratitude didn’t feel as tired as I thought it would; it felt uplifting, even restorative. I realized that gratitude as a goal still makes me change. Appreciating what we have can help us understand what other people are, both far away and closer to home.（1）Why does the author mention the story of his stepchildren?A.To introduce the topic of the text.B.To express they are specially naughty.C.To show how fair he is to them.D.To present the benefits of practicing gratitude.（2）What was the author's attitude to practising gratitude in daily life in the beginning?A.Supportive.B.Disapproving.C.Ambiguous.D.Relaxed.（3）How did the author feel when actually practising gratitude earlier this year?A.Spiritless.B.Respectful.C.Amused.D.Proud.（4）What does the author mean by saying "And something clicked", in the last paragraph?A.The changes happened to him.B.The living conditions got worse.C.Small moments were valuable.D.The help was timely and important.5、 I am often homesick. I have learned something about myself from it. I moved from Long Island to Florida three years ago. Even though I own a home in Port St. Lucie just minutes from the ocean, an uncontrollable urge wells up to return to Long Island even as others make their way south. I guess I am a snowbird stuck in reverse. Instead of enjoying Florida’s milder winters, I willingly be ar the severe weather on Long Island, the place I called home for 65 years.I’m like a migratory bird (候鸟) that has lost its sense of timing and direction, my wings flapping against season.So what makes me fly against the tide of snowbirds? The answer has a lot to do with my reluctance to give up the things that define who I am. Once I hear that the temperature on Long Island has dipped into the range of 40 to 50 degrees, I begin to long for the sight and crackling sound of a wood fire. I also long for the bright display of colors-first in the fall trees, and then in the lights around homes and at Rockefeller Center. Floridians decorate, too, but can’t create the special feel of a New England winter.I suppose the biggest reason why I return is to celebrate the holidays with people I haven’t seen in months. What could be better than sitting with family and friends for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, or watching neighbors’ children excitedly open gifts on Christmas? Even the first snowfall seems special. I especially enjoy seeing a bright red bird settling on a snow-covered branch. (My wife and I spend winters at a retirement community in Ridge, and I’m grateful that I don’t have to shovel.)While these simple pleasures are not unique to Long Island, they are some of the reasons why I come back. Who says you can’t go home?（1）What’s the difference between Florida and Long Island?A.Winters in Florida are milder.B.The snowbirds in Florida are rarer.C.Weather in Florida is severer.D.Florida is nearer to the ocean.（2）What does the underlined word “reluctance” in Paragraph 3 mean?A.Coincidence.B.Expectation.C.Unwillingness.D.Motivation.（3）Which of the following words can best describe the author?A.Homesick and easy-going.B.Hard-working and serious.C.Imaginative and outspoken,D.Anxious and painful.（4）What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?A.To describe his dream to be a free bird.B.To express his feeling of missing his hometown.C.To praise the beauty and warmth of his family life.D.To explain the reasons for moving from his hometown.6、I was visiting Costa Rica when I found myself in a bad situation： my credit cards and hank cards weren’t working abroad，and I only had $ 5. I didn’t know anybody in the country. And the only possession I had was a return ticket to Guatemala in two weeks. Back then, there were no such things as mobile phones，and some Internet cafes charged much for a very slow connection.I thought to myself that if I went to a countryside, maybe I would find kind people. With my remaining coins, I headed to the bus terminal and arrived at Santa Rosa. It was midnight. There were no streetlights as it was very rural. I went knocking door to door，explaining with my very poor Spanish that I was Japanese, and I was in Costa Rica with no money but I needed to stay here for two more weeks before I could go back. Everybody replied saying，“Oh my gosh，but we are so poor. We have no space and no extra food.”Finally，I arrived at a Chinese restaurant. The owner of the restaurant was incredibly kind. She heard my story and really empathized. She said that her son went to Europe many years ago and had a similar experience. At that time，some other people were very kind to him，and she remembered how warm that made her feel. Sheinvited me in，gave me food, and called the Red Cross to rescue me. I spent my remaining days in Costa Rica with the head of Red Cross.I’ve travelled all over the world and been to over 50 countries. But this was one of the best trips，the best two weeks, I had ever had in my travelling life.I realized that when you re in a position to be able to receive，it actually makes people feel happier. Being able to receive kindness is a gift for other people as well.1.What difficulty did the writer have while visiting Costa Rica?A.She had no money to buy a return ticket.B.She lost her mobile phone.C.She didn’t know anybody in the country.D.She almost had no money on her.2.Why was the writer's request refused by some people in Santa Rosa?A.Because they were careful and afraid of strangers.B.Because they were too poor to offer the writer what she needed.C.Because they couldn’t understand what the writer said to them.D.Because they couldn’t stand the long stay of the writer.3.What made the owner of the Chinese restaurant accept the writer?A.The owner's kindness and sympathy.B.The writer’s moving story.C.The owner's son's experience.D. The close relationship between the writer and the owner's son.4.What does the writer aim to convey to the readers with her experience?A.She had a great time in Costa Rica.B.Helping others makes people feel happy.C.Receiving kindness makes people feel happy.D.Money is a good servant but a bad master.答案1答案：（1）C; （2）C; （3）B; （4）C解析：（1）细节理解题。
2020年高考英语一轮复习考点通关练专题三阅读理解考点十五社会生活类
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中要学会运用友好的方式，这样就很容易解决问题。 5． What happened to F. Gale Connor? A． His car broke down again. B． His car was beyond repair.
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B． an old black dog appeared in front of them
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D． the couple had some trouble with their marriage
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B． A Helpful Couple
C． Saving the Dog
D． A Famous Song
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超实用高考英语专题复习：高考英语一轮复习材料分析练百题——社会现象类阅读
社会现象类阅读—高考英语一轮复习材料分析练百题距离高考还有一段时间，不少有经验的老师都会提醒考生，愈是临近高考，能否咬紧牙关、学会自我调节，态度是否主动积极，安排是否科学合理，能不能保持良好的心态、以饱满的情绪迎接挑战，其效果往往大不一样。
以下是本人从事10多年教学经验总结出的以下学习资料，希望可以帮助大家提高答题的正确率，希望对你有所帮助，有志者事竟成！养成良好的答题习惯，是决定高考英语成败的决定性因素之一。
做题前，要认真阅读题目要求、题干和选项，并对答案内容作出合理预测;答题时，切忌跟着感觉走，最好按照题目序号来做，不会的或存在疑问的，要做好标记，要善于发现，找到题目的题眼所在，规范答题，书写工整;答题完毕时，要认真检查，查漏补缺，纠正错误。
总之，在最后的复习阶段，学生们不要加大练习量。
在这个时候，学生要尽快找到适合自己的答题方式，最重要的是以平常心去面对考试。
英语最后的复习要树立信心，考试的时候遇到难题要想“别人也难”，遇到容易的则要想“细心审题”。
越到最后，考生越要回归基础，单词最好再梳理一遍，这样有利于提高阅读理解的效率。
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一、E-scooters are an increasingly common site on Britain’s roads and pavements. With an electric motor attached, they have become the go-to vehicle of unruly teenagers everywhere.But here are two things that might surprise you: First, Even though they’re quite clearly being used by thousands of people, because of the way the law is written, e-scooters cannot use the pavements and cycle lanes, because they have a motor. But they can’t use the roads as moto r vehicles either, because they are not properly licensed or taxed. And the second thing: I think they are brilliant. Because energy density and efficiency has improved, it has made it possible to strap a battery onto ascooter, and actually have it carry you far enough to be useful.I’m enthusiastic about scooters because I think they’re like a Swiss Army Knife, and can help solve multiple problems in society. They’re much greener than cars, which is great for the environment. They’re much smaller too, so take up less space on the road. They could even help ease Britain’s ongoing housing crisis. Because e-scooters could expand the distance in which it is reasonable to commute, making more housing accessible to the people who need it. And from a less high-mi nded perspective, it’s impossible to deny that they’re huge fun to ride.In 2020, the government authorized local authorities to permit trials of rental scooter schemes around the country. The scooters are operated by a range of providers, and can be picked up off the street by scanning a QR-code with an app. Now, I know what you’re thinking. Scooter users are already annoying —so wouldn’t legalizing them make them even worse? I’m not convinced. If e-scooters were legalized, they could be properly licensed and regulated. I also think if privately owned scooters were allowed, it would also incentivize good behavior, as scooter owners rather than renters would be more likely to, for example, own a helmet and take good care of their own equipment.There is some good news for the sceptics though. At the end of last year, the government scooted the question of legalization into the long grass, announcing that instead of making a decision, the regional trials would be extended until November. So, my dream of an e-scooter utopia might have to wait for a bit longer.1.Which of the following may be out of our expectation?A.E-scooters are common on Britain’s roads.B.E-scooters cannot be used everywhere legally.C.The practical value of e-scooters is limited.D.People prefer riding an e-scooter to using a car.2.Why do e-scoters have a positive effect on the housing crisis in Britain?A.More houses are acceptable to more peopleB.E-scooters are great for the housing environment.C.E-scooters take up less space in houses.D.It’s huge fun to ride an e-scooter in the house.3.What does the underlined word “incentivize” in Paragraph 4 mean?A.Encourage.B.Maintain.C.Restrict.D.Praise.4.What is the government’s attitude towards legalization of e-scooters?A.Favorable.B.Cautious.C.Opposed.D.Indifferent.二、Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is gaining in global popularity. According to a government White Paper, TCM has been introduced to 183 countries and regions around the world.Westerners' understanding of TCM, however, may be limited to acupuncture, cupping and massage(按摩). For instance, the purple, injury-like marks left on US swimmer Michael Phelps' back from cupping for the purpose of relaxing his muscles and reducing pain became the centre of attention during the Rio Olympics in 2016.As a matter of fact, Chinese herbs play a more important role in curing diseases and keeping people in good health in the TCM treatment system than physical treatment. It is therefore disheartening to know that while 103 WHO members have approved the practice of acupuncture, not many recognise the Chinese herbal medicine. TCM falls far behind Western medicine owing partly to the slow development of Chinese herbs.Herbs are made into pills, powder and soup, and the kind of herbs used, their quality and quantity, and the processing of the ingredients(原料) jointly determine the effectiveness of the prescription. Compared with Western medicine, which has standardised drug production processes and treatment methods, TCM lacks standardisation, with the chemical compositions and functions of its medicine being unclear and their effects being unstable. But its standardisation has improved in recent decades, with an increasing number of factories producing patent TCM drugs.Another factor that has prevented the development of TCM prescription drugs is the lack of creativity. While Western medicine-making companies come up with new products every year, TCM drug producers tend to make medicine according to prescriptions handed down from the past. Chinese chemist Tu Youyou's winning the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her research into malaria(疟疾) treatment may drive creativity to some extent in China's TCM industry. However, the current state of affairs cannot be changed within a short time.1.What does the author want to show by mentioning the example of Michael Phelps?A.He was injured in his swimming.B.Cupping is a kind of important TCM treatment.C.Westerners know little about TCM.D.Westerners attach great importance to TCM.2.Why don't some members of WHO recognize the Chinese herbal medicine?A.Because Chinese herbs can cure diseases.B.Because they only approve the practice of acupuncture.C.Because Western medicine is more effective.D.Because the medicine made out of Chinese herbs develops slowly.pared with Western medicine, what is the weak point of TCM according to Paragraph 4?A.The methods of planting herbs.B.The effectiveness of prescriptions.cking in standardisation.D.Its stable functions.4.What does "the lack of creativity in TCM" refer to?A.Medicine-making companies lack creativity.B.Prescriptions are got from the past.C.Western companies are more experienced.D.Medicine-making companies lack the driving force.三、It's good to share, right? Growing up as kids we are told to share our toys and not be selfish. We also live in an age where discussing our feelings is encouraged. But when does it all become too much? With new fashion trending all the time, such as dance challenges and wearing a pillow as a dress, the question is: when can sharing become oversharing on social media?What is oversharing? The term has become associated with social media, but it doesn't only belong to this platform. Imagine you head to a party and you meet someone. Within five minutes they have given away details about their personal life. While some of us may try to escape these people, according to marriage therapist Carolyn Cole, this form of oversharing could come from a strong desire to connect with someone. But how does this translate to social media?Dr. Christopher Hand, a lecturer in internet psychology, says the more details people disclose, the less sympathy we express when things go wrong. This could be due to a belief that we attract our own negative experiences the more we share them. It seems that sadfishing(博同情), the idea of searching for sympathy by oversharing, is generally viewed as negative rather than the cry for help it could actually be.However, Dr Hand's research also seems to suggest that the more positive posts we share on a platform, the more socially attractive we become. Even back in 2015, Gwendolyn Seidman PhD, said that we should avoid complaining and being negative online. We are supposed not to show off, as it's now known--- especially about our love lives. It makes sense – if your date is going 'that well', would you really have time to share a photo with text?So, how can you know if you are oversharing? Well, why not ask your friends in real life. They would probably be more than happy to tell you if your posts about your breakfast or your complaint about your lack of money really are too much.1.Why do some people try to overshare at parties?A.Because they want to catch others' attention.B.Because they just want to show off something.C.Because they have a strong desire to pour out their emotions.D.Because they may expect to make a connection with someone.2.What does the underlined word in Para.3 mean?A.exploreB.exposeC.displayD.discuss3.What can we know from the passage?A.We will become more socially attractive if we post more on a platform.B.We tend to show sympathy when things go wrong.C.We may be considered negative when seeking for sympathy by oversharing.D.We can show off something positive especially about our love lives.4.What is the purpose of the text?A.To inform.B.To inspire.C.To advertise.D.To condemn.四、A new international study published in PLOS Biology suggests that the popularity of tigers, lions, polar bears and others may actually contribute to their downfall. The researchers used a combination of online investigations, school questionnaires, zoo websites and cartoon films to identify the 10 most beloved animals. The top three were tigers, lions and elephants."I was surprised to see that although these 10 animals are the most beloved, a major danger faced by nearly all of them is the direct killing by humans, especially from hunting," said William Ripple, a distinguished professor of forest ecology at Oregon State University and a co-author of the study. "This killing by humans seems sadly ironic(讽刺的) to me, as these are some of our most beloved wild animals."Many of these animals are so frequently described in pop culture and marketing materials that they may form an inaccurate "virtual population" that is doing better in the media than in nature, noted bylead author Franck Courchamp of the University of Paris. The researchers found, for example, that the average French citizens will see more virtual lions through photos, cartoons, logos and brands in one month than wild lions left in West Africa."Unknowingly, companies using giraffes or polar bears for marketing purposes may be actively contributing to the false belief that these animals are not at risk of dying out, and therefore not in need of conservation," Courchamp said. He suggested in the paper that companies using images of endangered animals for marketing purposes provide information to promote their conservation, and perhaps part of their profits for protection of the animals.Nearly half of the toy animals sold in the United States on Amazon were one of the 10 beloved animals, while in France some 800,000 "Sophie the giraffe" baby toys were sold last year—more than eight times the number of giraffes living in Africa."The appearance of these beloved animals in stores, in movies, on television, and on a variety of products seems to be tricking the public into believing they are doing okay," Ripple said. "If we don't work together to save these animals, that may soon be the only way anyone will see them."1.What is the text mainly about?A.Animal images are used in marketing.B.Wild animals are at a high risk of dying out.C.Animals' popularity in life causes their decrease.D.Efforts are made to protect animals in danger.2.What should companies do according to Courchamp?e animals for marketing purposes.B.Spare some earnings to protect animals.C.Avoid providing information about animals.D.Contribute themselves to marketing research.3.Why does the author mention "Sophie the giraffe" baby toys?A.To prove these baby toys are a hit in France.B.To advertise for the baby toys among readers.C.To show the distinction between virtual and real population.D.To indicate giraffes rank higher than other animals in France.4.What does the underlined word "that" in the last paragraph refer to?A.Raising animals at home.B.A close look at the animals.C.Exposure to animals in the wild.D.Animals' appearance in the media.五、In the past, video conference technology was mainly used for just a few elements of business meetings or hangouts with friends and family. Now, video conference tools are essential for our productivity, learning and social interaction. We use them not only for fun, but mainly as a meaningful part of our work.However, once we start to join endless video calls for a few hours each day, we become very tired. This term is called “zoom fatigue”, and it’s related to overusing virtual communication platforms.There are some advantages of using video conferencing tools. Without them, it might be impossible for us to work from home. But what we haven’t expected is a price that we need to pay for that sort of convenience.When we are having a face-to-face conversation with others, everything seems pretty natural. While speaking, you look into the eyes, sometimes slightly moving your stare onto something else. You know when to stop talking and when to speak up. Even if you’re in a conference room with 10 people, you don’t have a terrible feeling of being observed all the time. You notice that people mostly look at the person who is speaking, and then they move their attention onto someone else. But when you use a teleconferencing tool, things are different. Being physically on camera makes you very aware of being watched all the time, because you don’t know who is looking at you. You just seemany faces on your screen.Marissa Shuffler from Clemson University once said, “When you’re on a video conference, you know everybody’s looking at yo u; you are on stage, so there comes the social pressure — a feeling like you need to perform. Being performative is stressful.”Moreover, there is another interesting tendency as far as video calls are concerned. Who are you looking at most of the time? Th e answer is yourself. For most people, it’s hard not to look at their own face if they can see it on the screen. We are likely to make sure that our head is at the right angle and that our shirt isn’t creased.1. What is the so-called “zoom fatigue”?A. The fast pace of our modern life.B. Boredom caused by too many video calls.C. The wide spread of video technologyD. Burnout associated with overusing online platforms2. What can video calls bring us when compared with face-to-face conversations?A. Higher cost.B. More stress.C. More free time.D. Better performance.3. Why do we look at ourselves most of the time on the screen?A. To be well-behaved.B. To get some comfort.C. To grow self-confidence.D. To attract others’ attention.4. What is the text mainly about?A. The popularity of video calls.B. People’s attitude towards video calls.C. Some unforeseen effects of video calls.D. Changes in people’s way of communication.六、Online eating shows, or mukbang(吃播), originated in South Korea have gained popularity globally.Many hosts of such shows have become popular for their ability to eat large amounts of food. But these shows have also received criticism for their waste of food. While some hosts actually do consume the amount of food shown, others may be faking it.On 12 Aug, CCTV exposed several Chinese hosts who were pretending to eat large amounts of food while on camera, but actually later threw it away.To discourage this practice, many video and live streaming platforms, including TikTok, Kuaishou and Bilibili, have removed videos that show food waste, and have promoted the message to "stop food waste and eat reasonably".In June 2020, the United Nations warned that the world is on the verge of the worst food crisis in 50 years.According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, about a third of the world's food—1.3 billion tons—is wasted every year. In China alone, 50 million tons of food end up in landfills every year, according to Beijing News.Recently, campaigns against food waste have been further promoted. In August, President Xi Jinping stressed the need for safeguarding food security and stopping food waste.According to China Daily, restaurants and catering associations in more than18 provinces and all 4 municipalities have issued guidelines to control food waste.In Shanxi Province, local restaurants have been asked to serve half-portions to avoid waste. The Wuhan Catering Association proposed that restaurants adopt the "N-1 mode". For example, a group of 10 diners should only order food enough for nine people first. More food is only brought to the table if required.In addition, a nationwide "Clear Your Plate" campaign has been launched online. Users of Sina Weibo are encouraged to share photos or videos of empty plates after finishing their meals.Meanwhile, new laws are also being considered, according to China Daily. "We will make new laws that give clear instructions to avoid food waste," said Zhang Guilong from the Constitution and Law Committee of the National People's Congress. The instructions will be detailed in annual food production, purchasing, storage, transport, processing and consumption, according to Zhang.1.What is CCTV's attitude towards the food waste in online eating shows?A.Supportive.B.Critical.C.Objective.D.Unclear.2.What can we infer from Paragraph 4?A.Most video media are contributing to stopping food waste.B.We should eat up all the food on the table.C.It's hard to carry out the "Clear Your Plate" campaign.D.All the videos that show food waste have been removed.3.What can we do to avoid food waste?A.We can adopt the "N+1 mode".B.We can eat more food than we need.C.We can choose not to watch online eating shows.D.We can ask the restaurants to serve us half-portions.4.What's the passage mainly about?A.Online eating shows should be banned.B.New laws should be made to avoid food waste.C.Measures are being taken to stop food waste.D.We should share photos or videos of empty plates.七、Eleven-year-old Allan Baltz of Jonesboro, Arkansas, is familiar with the foster （领养）care system. When he and his twin sister Alice were only four, they came to live with their foster parents Derek and Lesli Baltz.Last fall when Allan got an opportunity to pay it forward, he made it count.During the height of the 2021 shutdown, to keep their kids entertained at home, the family decided to switch up their hairstyles. Lesli dyed her hair red and Alice went blue. Derek tried out a mustache, and Allan went the craziest by growing out a long, beautiful mullet（胭脂鱼发型）.When friends pushed Allan to enter the USA Mullet Championships competition, Allan initially wasn't interested because he thought he couldn't win. However, once he learned there was a cash prize, he changed his tune."He instantly was like 'Oh, OK.I can do it, and we'll give the money to kids in foster care' " Lesli said. "He didn't hesitate. He didn't say，'I can get a bike, then give some money away.' It was just instant that he wanted to give it away."After submitting his photo and following up with several weeks of campaigning, Allan took home the top prize in the kid's division with more than 25,000 votes in his favor.He split his winnings between two local foster care organizations, Together We Foster and Project Zero, but his impact went far beyond just the $2,500 he donated. His giving heart inspired others to do the same, and he ended up raising an additional $4,500 for the two organizations."People also started volunteering...and donating，"Lesli said. "A few people that we know decided to start fostering because of Allan's story. The way that people hear it and it inspires them to do something about the foster care crisis is really incredible." Lesli said she couldn't be prouder of Allan's heart for helping others and feels truly lucky to be his mom.1.What do the underlined words "pay it forward" mean in paragraph 2？A.Spend plenty of money.B.Pass on love to others.C.Pay for goods in advance.D.Win great popularity.2.Why did Allan grow a mullet？A.It was really a good way to have fun.B.It was an extremely popular hairstyle.C.It was required for the competition.D.It was the craziest thing he'd ever done.3.Which of the following words would be used to describe Allan？A.Talented and decisive.B.Selfless and open-minded.C.Generous and kind-hearted.D.Sensitive and sociable.4.What was the influence of Allan's donation of prize money？A.It led to the donation totaling $4,500 in the end.B.It inspired more people to get involved in foster care.C.He helped to successfully solve foster care crisis.D.He luckily won true love and admiration of Lesli.八、Time spent alone during the pandemicled to positive effects on well-being across all ages, new research has found.The study of more than 2,000 teenagers and adults found that most people experienced benefits from solitude during the early days of the global Covid-19 pandemic. All age groups experienced positive as well as negative effects of being alone. However, the researchers found that descriptions of solitude included more positive effects than negative. On average, well-being scores when participants were alone were 5 out of 7 across all ages, including adolescents aged 13—16.Some study participants talked about worsening mood or well-being, but most described their experiences of solitude in terms of feeling skilled and feeling self-reliant. 43% of all respondents mentioned that solitude involved activities and experiences of spending time on skills-building and activities, and that was consistent across all ages. Meanwhile, self-connection and reliance on self was a major feature particularly for adults, who mentioned it twice as often as teenage participants.Dr Netta Weinstein, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Reading said, “The conventional wisdom is that adolescents on the whole found that the pandemic was a negativeexperience, but we see in our study how components of solitude can be positive. Over those first few months of the pandemic here in the UK, we see that working adults were actually the most likely to mention aspects of worsening well-being and mood, but even those are not as commonly mentioned as more positive experiences of solitude.”The researchers noted that the findings were taken from one phase of the Covid-19 pandemic during the summer of 2020, and recommended that follow-up data looks at experiences of solitude during challenging periods such as this one, and also more commonplace periods where daily solitude may look and feel different.1.What did participants think of solitude?A.It was time consuming.B.It involved too much activities.C.It mostly decreased well-being.D.It made them more independent.2.What information is mainly conveyed in paragraph 4?A.Solitude is still beneficial to life despite some negative aspects.B.The pandemic led to negative experiences on the whole.C.The working adults complained of the decreasing well-being.D. Adolescents in the study always disliked staying alone.3.What do the researchers expect of the following-up study?A.It’ll be different.B.It’ll be challenging.C.It’ll get more periods involved.D.It’ll focus on data on the pandemic.4.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.The Joys of SolitudeB.More Solitude, Better Welling-beingC.Welling-being across All AgesD.More Staying Alone, Less Enjoyment九、Many people wrongly think that cities don't have farms and that fruits and vegetables are only grown in the country. Believe it or not, there are more and more urban farms popping up in cities all over the world.Alexandra Sullivan, a food system researcher in New York City, studies urban agriculture. Urban agriculture is another name for farming and gardening in a city environment. Ms. Sullivan studies everything from tiny gardens in empty lots between buildings to bigger fields that have been planted and grown. According to Ms. Sullivan, "Urban agriculture has existed since cities have, across the world."The number of humans living in urban areas or cities, is increasing. The amount of people who want to garden in urban areas is also rising. Ms. Sullivan says, "In small gardens, on rooftops and indoors, they grow fruits, vegetables, grains, and herbs, and raise animals to produce milk, eggs, honey, and meat. They use these foods as supplements to food produced by rural agriculture." Even though some people who live in urban areas grow crops, urban residents still need to rely on food grown in rural areas. This is because a city doesn't have enough space to grow enough food for everyone living in it.In New York City, urban farmers have come up with many different ways to grow their own produce, even though there isn't a lot of room. For example, Brooklyn Grange is a farming operation that has two rooftop vegetable farms in New York City. All together, the farms are made up of 2.5 acres of rooftop space. This makes Brooklyn Grange one of the largest rooftop farming operations in the world.Brooklyn Grange grows all kinds of things. The farming company sells its vegetables to local residents and restaurants. And because the farms are on rooftops, they are specially adapted to their urban location. They use available space that is not needed for anything else. As more urban farmersfind ways to grow food in cities, urban residents will be better able to get fresher materials for their meals.1.Which of the following is Ms. Sullivan's opinion according to the text?A.Urban agriculture can provide huge income.B.Urban agriculture has a history as long as cities.C.The number of people living in cities is increasing slowly.D.Urban residents still rely on food grown in rural areas completely.2.What does the underlined word "they" in Paragraph 3 refer to?A.Farmers.B.City residents.C.Rural residents.panies.3.What can we learn about Brooklyn Grange in New York City from the text?A.It has large farming areas.B.It can only grow a single product.C.It produces enough food for citizens.D.It makes use of rooftop space to grow vegetables.4.What may be the best title for the text?A.Farms in CitiesB.Future Food SystemC.Food Grown in CitiesD.Agriculture of New York City十、Mothers who angrily tell off their children when they step out of line may be making behavior problems worse, according to a study. The study by the London School of Economics (LSE) found that too much shouting and giving severe punishments were producing an opposite result. Ignoring naughty children also appeared to lead to a decrease in discipline standards.Researchers said that "reasoning with children" was more likely to have a positive impact on their behavior at a young age. But the study warned that it was difficult to determine a direct link between one parenting style and its outcomes because of the effect of other causes.The latest study was based on an analysis of almost 19,000 children. Data was collected from parents just before their children's first birthdays, and then when they turned three, five and seven. The study, led by Dr Laure De Preux, assessed the impact of various parenting styles on children.Researchers said, "Particularly excessive(过度的)shouting, punishing or ignoring a naughty child increases his behavior problems, and only reasoning doesn't negatively impact the child's behavior." But the study also showed that a large number of other things such as economic conditions also impacted on children's development. The result suggested that wealthier families were able to create a whole environment that clearly benefited the child beyond simple effect of parenting. It said children in poor households in particular were affected by their mother's parenting styles. "In this group, behavior problems are reduced when mothers read to the naughty children, and increased when mothers shout at them, take treats away, or ignore them," it said.It is the latest in a line of recent studies to assess the link between parenting and children's behavior. Two years ago, a report commissioned(委托)by the Department for Education found that severe and inconsistent discipline in the home was bringing up a generation of young children with anger management problems, poor attention and low levels of learning ability.1.The underlined part "step out of line" in Paragraph 1 probably means ______.A.lose confidenceB.behave badlyC.become excitedD.achieve success2.Which may help solve children's behavior problems?A.Punishing them lightly.B.Talking with them reasonably.C.Ignoring them once in a while.D.Exercising strict discipline over them.3.What did the research focus on?。
2020届高考英语一轮复习专题三阅读理解考点十七社会生活类(含解析)
考点十七社会生活类A限时7分钟Growing up, I always envied my friends who lived in one town in their whole lives．Coming from a military family makes this impossible．My brothers and I soon found that if we didn't like a place we lived，we’d soon be moving to a new place．Through all the ups and downs，I now realize that everything I’ve done, seen and learned has made me into the person I am today．The field day was the best day ever created．Being good at sports which I had done together with parents seemed to help me find my position at a new school．Despite the hot weather in San Antonio, Texas，I had to take outdoor activities．Sometimes we took the family mountain biking after school．My brothers and I were arranged to join in the swim team and practice yoga．These are the things I remember about my childhood．Now I thank my parents for teaching me these vital principles，which I will have with me the rest of my life．I was always the shy girl and afraid to be myself．This didn't bother me until I reached junior high school, when some girls judged me by what I wore, who I talked to and how skinny I was．I felt like I’d never done anything wrong to deserve such criticism．It was not until last year that I realized that I had to stay different from them and live my life according to my principles．I decided to be my own person．I never thought that being nice could cause me to be disliked．Anyway, I began hanging out with girls who had a lot in common with me like preferring outdoor sports．They were accepting and nonjudgmental．I am now content knowing that I am my own person and don’t let others control my life．1．What caused the author to envy some of her friends when she was young？A．Her growing up like a boy．B．Her family's frequent moving．C．Her busy school life．D．Her strict parents．答案：B 细节推理题。
2020届高考英语一轮阅读理解热门话题针对训练-人生感悟类(1)
人生感悟类1、Every January for the past 20 years, I have taken a few moments to ponder(思考) the answer to the big question, “What is the meaning of life?”It’s one of those enormous questions that areso important—philosophically(哲理地) and practically in terms of how we live our lives—and yet we never stop to really think about the answer. If you might be able to get your response in less than a minute, the wisdom-to-effort rate for this exercise could not be more advantageous. I tend to ponder such things as the creator of the Wisdom Project, a collection of writings about the wisdom in everyday life experiences.The reason I ask this question year after year is that my answer changes over time, which I find interesting and meaningful. There is no only correct answer, I believe—only answers that are right for you at any given time.My favorite answer, though, is the Zen-like circular reasoning attributed to writer Robert Byrne, who put it, "The purpose of life is a life of purpose." Some people have concluded that lifers meaning is subjective. "There is not one big universal meaning for all,” author Anais Nin wrote in her diary. "There is only the meaning we each give to our life, an individual meaning, an individual plot, like an individual novel, a book for each person."Taking a few moments to record your response to the question "What is the meaning of life?" is the kind of simple exercise that effectively adds meaning to your life. And then I suggest answering it every year. Looking back at how your thinking has evolved and been influenced by experience tells you something more about yourself. Cumulatively (累积地), it gets you closer to a deeper self-understanding.Whatever small step you take toward finding the meaning of life is a step toward a more meaningful and longer life.1.Why does the author ask the question every year?A.To get the response in less than a minute.B.To get the correct answer to the meaning of life.C.To find different answers interesting and meaningful.D.To leam the wisdom in everyday life experiences by himself.2.What have the examples of Robert Byrne and Anais Nin proved?A.Our life should be a life of purpose.B.The answer of the two persons is the best one.C.Everyone has his or her own answer at any given time.D.Life’s meaning is philosophically and practically important.3.What does the author suggest people do about adding meaning to your life?A.Try asking others about what their opinions are.B.Understand yourself more by answering it every year.C.looking back at your life influences your meaning of life.D.Write down their responses to the question and do more exercise.4.What is the main idea of this passage?A.Everyone should ask the meaning of life.B.Life is meaningful when you find an answer.C.Life changes when we begin to find its meaning.D.Live a more meaningful and longer life.2、I remember a day when I was a little kid. I was making a sandwich in the kitchen when I noticed the date on one of the wine (白酒) bottles.“Dad, dad!” I cried. “This wine is too old to drink.”“Son, hold on,” he said.“No, you can't drink this tonight! This bottle of wine was made 10 years ago.”“Wait, let me tell you…”“Would you like me to throw it away from you?” I asked.“Son, wait a second,” he said. “Son, some wi nes get better over time. The longer you wait to drink it, the better it will be. Although this may seem strange, it is true.”When I was young, I didn't have any understanding of what this meant, but now, this would have been very helpful to remember as I went through my teenage years.In our society, we forget this simple rule: the longer you want for certain things, the better they will be. But we want the best job as quickly as possible; we want to graduate from college in as few years as possible; we even speed through our homework just to chat with friends. When we do this, we lose something of great importance.We all want to get to the next step so quickly that perhaps we don't get ready enough to get there. This has a negative effect on our society. When trying to go to the right college, we will do anything to get in and when we rush through our classwork, we may not study enough for the test, and end up failing. We need to be ready for whatever comes, ready for the unexpected. Wine gets better over time, so do the things in our paths of life.1. Why did the author tell his father not to drink the bottle of wine?A. Because it smelt terrible.B. Because it was mixed with something else.C. Because his father drank too much that night.D. Because it had been kept for years.2. What the author's father said_________.A. made the author puzzled when he was a little childB. was too simple a rule to be meaningful to the authorC. threw the author into deep thought thenD. was an excuse to drink the wine3. In the author's opinion, if we do things too quickly, we will________.A. do it betterB. save much timeC. graduate from college more quicklyD. miss something important to us in life4. Which of the following best reflects the main idea of the passage?A. Well begun is half done.B. More haste（匆忙）, less speed.C. Failure is the mother of success.D. Nothing is impossible to a willing heat.3、Stop wasting your time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings.Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the power to make those seeds grow.The seeds, and the power to grow them, are contained in the human mind. Success is a choice and not a chance. You can be a success if only you make the right choice.You cannot be successful without first developing your self-esteem (自尊). Your level of self-esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself, and thus over your life. People with low self-esteem do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their life. They are leaves tossed (摆) by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather.You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for whatever happens in your life. Losers think that everything happens by accident while successful people realize that they are responsible.Everything happens as a result of something. If we can identify the cause, we can control the effect. We are responsible for what we consciously choose to accept and believe. Thoughts and beliefs cause everything. Our attitudes and actions are a result of habits ingrained in us over a period of time. One generally rises to the level that one expects. We are responsible for setting our expectations. Our success depends upon our level of confidence. We are responsible for either reinforcing (强化) good habits or kicking bad habits and consciously replacing them with consistently practiced good habits.If you associate with positive-thinking people, you are definitely going to achieve success. On the contrary, the opposite happens. We are responsible for finding, planting, and nurturing (培育) the seeds that contain future victory, born from setbacks.In short, in all areas of your life, whether they are financial, physical, emotional, or spiritual, you are responsible. Once you recognize this, accept it, and firmly believe it, you are on the road to success.1. People with low self-esteem are compared to leaves because they ________.A. are ready to change their mindsB. are easily affected by windy weatherC. don’t have the power to face their fateD. can’t exercise control overthemselves2. Losers would think that ________.A. success is the result of hard workB. working hard will lead to successC. their failure is only because of bad luckD. they don’t make efforts to succeed3. It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that ________.A. whether we will succeed depends on our attitudesB. developing confidence is the key to future successC. thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mindD. setting our expectations is essential before taking action4. The last paragraph serves as ________.A. the proof of the author’s pointsB. th e conclusion of the argumentC. an introduction to another topicD. a comparison between two views5. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Success Is a ChoiceB. The Secrets of SuccessC. Develop Our ConfidenceD. How to Achieve Success4、Ask any of my stepchildren and they'll agree: The quickest way to produce a long and angry shout is to complain, “It’s not fair!” I can go on and on about how fairness has nothing to do with who gets the slightly larger cookie, and how important it is tobe gratitude for all of the incredible privileges we have. And yet, I displayed right by those inspiring quotes about thankfulness posted by family and friends on Facebook. I've laughed at the concept of keeping a gratitude journal, a daily diary of things in my life to be thankful for, as seen on Oprah and in many studies about happiness. (Despite all the evidence to recommend it, keeping one just doesn’t feel like me.)But according to a recent study, people who practise gratitude are more joyful and optimistic and less lonely. I would love to experience all of those things, so why do I get all sick inside when I hear about practising gratitude? The biggest reason is that it sometimes feels slightly dishonest.Earlier this year, though, I decided it was time to give gratitude a real chance; I wanted to see firsthand if it would change my outlook. Then, a stream of terrible things happened—it felt like every night on the news there was another tragedy, and it felt like the whole world was going to ruin. Putting aside a few minutes a day to think about all the awesome tilings in my life felt both unimportant and disrespectful. But I sat down and tried it. While I wouldn't go as far as a journal, I did try to spend a few minutes each day feeling thankful.And something clicked. Allowing myself small moments of gratitude didn’t feel as tired as I thought it would; it felt uplifting, even restorative. I realized that gratitude as a goal still makes me change. Appreciating what we have can help us understand what other people are, both far away and closer to home.1.Why does the author mention the story of his stepchildren?A.To introduce the topic of the text.B.To express they are specially naughty.C.To show how fair he is to them.D.To present the benefits of practicing gratitude.2.What was the author's attitude to practising gratitude in daily life in the beginning?A.Supportive.B.Disapproving.C.Ambiguous.D.Relaxed.3.How did the author feel when actually practising gratitude earlier this year?A.Spiritless.B.Respectful.C.Amused.D.Proud.4.What does the author mean by saying "And something clicked", in the last paragraph?A.The changes happened to him.B.The living conditions got worse.C.Small moments were valuable.D.The help was timely and important.5、I am often homesick. I have learned something about myself from it. I moved from Long Island to Florida three years ago. Even though I own a home in Port St. Lucie just minutes from the ocean, an uncontrollable urge wells up to return to Long Island even as others make their way south. I guess I am a snowbird stuck in reverse. Instead of enjoying Florida’s milder winters, I willingly bear the severe weather on Long Island, the place I called home for 65 years.I’m like a migratory bird (候鸟) that has lost its sense of timing and direction, my wings flapping against season.So what makes me fly against the tide of snowbirds? The answer has a lot to do with my reluctance to give up the things that define who I am. Once I hear that the temperature on Long Island has dipped into the range of 40 to 50 degrees, I begin to long for the sight and crackling sound of a wood fire. I also long for the bright display of colors-first in the fall trees, and then in the lights around homes and at Rockefeller Center. Floridians decorate, too, but can’t create the special feel of a New England winter.I suppose the biggest reason why I return is to celebrate the holidays with people I haven’t seen in months. What could be better than sitting with family and friends for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, or watching neighbors’ children excitedly open gifts on Christmas? Even the first snowfall seems special. I especially enjoy seeing a bright red bird settling on a snow-covered branch. (My wife and I spend winters at a retirement community in Ridge, and I’m grateful that I don’t have to shovel.)While these simple pleasures are not unique to Long Island, they are some of the reasons why I come back. Who says you can’t go home?1.What’s the difference between Flo rida and Long Island?A.Winters in Florida are milder.B.The snowbirds in Florida are rarer.C.Weather in Florida is severer.D.Florida is nearer to the ocean.2.What does the underlined word “reluctance” in Paragraph 3 mean?A.Coincidence.B.Expectation.C.Unwillingness.D.Motivation.3.Which of the following words can best describe the author?A.Homesick and easy-going.B.Hard-working and serious.C.Imaginative and outspoken,D.Anxious and painful.4. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?A.To describe his dream to be a free bird.B.To express his feeling of missing his hometown.C.To praise the beauty and warmth of his family life.D.To explain the reasons for moving from his hometown.6、I was visiting Costa Rica when I found myself in a bad situation： my credit cards and hank cards weren’t working abroad，and I only had $ 5. I didn’t know anybody in the country. And the only possession I had was a return ticket to Guatemala in two weeks. Back then, there were no such things as mobile phones，and some Internet cafes charged much for a very slow connection.I thought to myself that if I went to a countryside, maybe I would find kind people. With my remaining coins, I headed to the bus terminal and arrived at Santa Rosa. It was midnight. There were no streetlights as it was very rural. I went knocking door to door，explaining with my very poor Spanish that I was Japanese, and I was in Costa Rica with no money but I needed to stay here for two more weeks before I could go back. Everybody replied saying，“Oh my gosh，but we are so poor. We have no space and no extra food.”Finally，I arrived at a Chinese restaurant. The owner of the restaurant was incredibly kind. She heard my story and really empathized. She said that her sonwent to Europe many years ago and had a similar experience. At that time，some other people were very kind to him，and she remembered how warm that made her feel. She invited me in，gave me food, and called the Red Cross to rescue me. I spent my remaining days in Costa Rica with the head of Red Cross.I’ve travelled all over the world and been to over 50 countries. But this was one of the best trips，the best two weeks, I had ever had in my travelling life.I realized that when you re in a position to be able to receive，it actually makes people feel happier. Being able to receive kindness is a gift for other people as well.1.What difficulty did the writer have while visiting Costa Rica?A.She had no money to buy a return ticket.B.She lost her mobile phone.C.She didn’t know anybody in the country.D.She almost had no money on her.2.Why was the writer's request refused by some people in Santa Rosa?A.Because they were careful and afraid of strangers.B.Because they were too poor to offer the writer what she needed.C.Because they couldn’t understand what the writer said to them.D.Because they couldn’t stand the long stay of the writer.3.What made the owner of the Chinese restaurant accept the writer?A.The owner's kindness and sympathy.B.The writer’s moving story.C.The owner's son's experience.D. The close relationship between the writer and the owner's son.4.What does the writer aim to convey to the readers with her experience?A.She had a great time in Costa Rica.B.Helping others makes people feel happy.C.Receiving kindness makes people feel happy.D.Money is a good servant but a bad master.答案1、1.C; 2.C; 3.B; 4.C解析：1.细节理解题。
2020届高三英语一轮复习阅读理解热门话题特训-科教科普类 Word版含解析
科教科普类1、You can remember the face, but can‘t put a name to it. Many of us have been caught in this embarrassing situation. But researchers say it is often easier to remember someone's name than what they look like.Twenty-four volunteers were shown 40 pictures of strangers, paired with random(随机的) names. They were given time to memorize the faces and names before being tested on which they thought they had seen before.The participants could remember up to 85 per cent of the names but only 73 per cent of the faces. When they were shown a different picture of the same person, the participants could recall only 64 per cent of faces, according to the study, led by the University of York.That may be because faces are only recognized visually, while names can be both spoken and written down so appear in our visual and audio memory. When people were shown famous people, they also remembered their names more accurately than their photographs. Co-author Dr Rob Jenkins, from the university's psychology department, said, "Our study suggests that, while many people may be bad at remembering names, they are likely to be even worse at remembering faces. This will surprise many people as it is against our initial understanding. Our life experiences with names and faces have misled us about how our minds work." Remembering names gets harder with age, leading to many uncomfortable moments for middle-aged people when they run into acquaintances.But to study whether names are harder to recall than faces, the researchers, whose findings are published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, used a “fair test” where the participants were presented with strangers’ names and faces.（1）What can we know according to the research in Paragraph 3?A.It is certain that names are harder to recall than faces.B.Remembering names is more easily than remembering faces.C.Most participants can remember the face not the name to it.D.The participants can recall 73% faces of the same person.（2）Which of the following will the author agree with?A.Age will weaken the ability to remember names.B.Unlike faces, names are only recognized visually.C.Faces can appear in our visual and audio memory.D.Rob Jenkins has proved people can remember faces better.（3）What does the underlined word “ initial” in Paragraph 4 mean?A.Clear.B.Original.C.Unusual.D.Creative.（4）What can we infer from the last paragraph?A.People can not remember strangers' names and faces.B.Recalling names is more difficult than rememberingC.The researcher uses the same method to study another problem.D.Whether names are harder to recall than faces is further proved.2、Going to bed at the same time every night could give your child's brain a boost,a recent study found.Researchers at University College London found that when 3-year-olds havea regular bedtime they perform heller on cognitive(认知的)tests administered at age7 than children whose bedtimes weren't consistent(一致的). The findings representa new turn, compared with the former research, which shows that inadequate sleep in children and adolescents hurts academic performance arid overall health.The latest study considered other factors that can influence bedtime and cognitive development, such as skipping breakfast and having a television in their bedroom. After accounting for these, the study found that going to bed very early or very late didn't affect cognitive performance, so long as the bedtime was consistent.The study, published online, examined data on bedtimes and cognitive scores for 11,178 children. These children, aged 3,5 and 7,were participants in the U.K.'s Millennium Cohort Study, a nationally representative long-term study of infants born between 2000 and 200（1）The researchers suggested that having inconsisteni bedtimes may hurt a child's cognitive development by disturbing children's regular sleeping habits. It also might result in their lack of sleep, thus affecting brain development."Insufficient sleep and irregular bedtimes may each affect cognitive development through different mechanisms(机制)," Dr. Owens said. "The kid who has both problems may face an even higher risk of these cognitive injuries.”A consistent pattern of sleep behavior mattered. "Those who had irregular bedtimes at all three ages had significantly poorer scores than those who had regular bedtimes," Dr. Sacker said. This was especially true for girls who didn't establish consistent bedtimes between 3 and 7 years old.（1）The former research believes that __________.ck of sleep does harm to academic achievementsB.irregular bedtime influences brain developmentC.good cognitive performance lies in the quality of sleepD.ages make a difference to cognitive development（2）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.Children of all ages are involved in the study.B.Going to bed late affects cognitive performance.C.Inconsistent bedtime has a higger effect on girls than boys.D.The study was conducted internationally.（3）It can be inferred from the passage that __________.A.the former research is totally wrongB.researchers consider many possible factors when researchingC.kids with lack of sleep are likely to suffer more cognitive injuriesD.going to bed early didn't affect cognitive performance（4）What's the best title of the passage?A.Adequate sleep does count.B.Going to bed early gives a brain a boost.C.Consistent bedtime really matters.D.The reasons for children's cognitive development.3、 Over the past two decades, the Mission : Impossible film series has always been connected with Tom Cruise. No matter what happens, he's always been Ethan Hunt, the stubborn agent who always gives 110 percent to secure other people’s safety, regardless of his own.Hunt seizes as a kind of action hero, but there’s an interesting c hange in ;Impossible—Ghost Protocol (2011) , the fourth movie of the series. In it, Hunt faces personal consequences for his heroic acts, as he has to leave his beloved wife Julia behind to save the world. And this idea continues in Mission : Impossible——Fallout, which arrived in Chinese mainland cinemas on Aug. 3（1） In the latest film of the series, Hunt's dilemma is even bigger than before, when he's forced to make a choice between saving someone he loves and the entire world.The theme of the "moral dilemma" , in which the hero must choose between two very difficult options, is common in cinema.Characters like James Bond and Batman often face moral dilemmas of their own. Bond is loyal to Britain and spares no effort to finish every task, but this often comes at the cost of following the rules. For most people, killing someone even for a good reason isn't acceptable. However, Bond has only two choices in front of him : kill his enemies or be killed.Differing from Bond, however, Batman never kills a single person in film The Dark Knight (2008). He refuses to break his own moral code (准则 ). Indeed,it seems Batman is a different kind of hero, one who puts his own morals above anything else.As is mentioned on the poster for Fallout : "Some missions are not a choice" , which means that good intentions often come back lo haunt (困扰) us. So, superheroes like Ethan Hunt and his Impossible Mission Force need to make the right choice by saving the world again. As the character Benjamin Parker, Spider-Man's uncle in the movie series, wisely said, ''With great power comes great responsibility." （1）Who is the hero in the film series Mission :Impossible?A.Benjamin Parker.B.James Bond.C.Batman.D.Ethan Hunt.（2）What do the three action heroes mentioned in the passage have in common?A.They all kill their enemies.B.They all have the same moral code.C.They are all cruel and cold-blooded.D.They are all stuck in moral dilemmas.（3）According to the passage, we know that ___________.A.killing someone for a good reason is acceptableB.great power goes hand in hand with responsibilityC.Mission :Impossible——Ghost Protocol will be on in China soonD.Ghost Protocol doesn't have the same theme as other films of the series（4）What’s the best title of the passage?A.SuperheroesB.Ethan Hunt Coming BackC.Making a Hard ChoiceD.Tom Cruise Was Caught in a Dilemma4、 Honey(蜂蜜)from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees' nest(巢)and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper一a little bird called a honey guide.The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax (蜂蜡) in the beehives (蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees’ nest. So, when it finds a suitab le nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or people as it leads them to the nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is takinghoney from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.（1）Why is it difficult to find a wild bees' nest?A.It's small in size.B.It's hidden in trees.C.It's covered with wax.D.It's hard to recognize.（2）What do the words "the follower" in Paragraph 2 refer to?.A.A bee.B.A bird.C.A honey seeker.D.A beekeeper（3）The honey guide is special in the way________.A.it gets its foodB.it goes to churchC.it sings in the forestD.it reaches into bees' nests（4）What can be the best title for the text?A.Wild BeesB.Wax and HoneyC.Beekeeping in AfricaD.Honey-Lover's Helper5、“The altitude below 6,500 meters is where most activities such as mountaineering and training take place, so it has ihe most waste,” said Nyima Tsering, director of the Tibet Sports Bureau.The bureau has established an environmental protection team and taken measures to settle the high-altitude garbage issue, with the aim of giving visitors the best view of Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak.It becomes harder for volunteers to work as the altitude increases. Usually they carry four or five cans of oxygen to breathe, and even then, they have to be very careful while working.There is a cleanup system to help the volunteers do their job more efficiently, Nyima Tsering said.Local herders(牧民) are employed to collect rubbish in places below 6,500 meters, while professional guides and mountaineers do the work in higher places. Each mountaineer has lo bring 8 kilograms of rubbish clown from the mountain to be rewardefl. Aftemards, the rubbish is sorted and delivered to Mount Qomolangma Nature Reserve Management Bureau for final disposal (处理).Starting this year, the bureau repaired dry toilets on the mountain by installing simple storage tanks for easier packaging, disposal and transportation of human waste.To step up the efforts, the bureau has involved more social forces in the cause. For instance, with the help of charity funds, the bureau set up the Tibet Himalaya Mountain Environmental Protection Fund, the first of its kind in China.The fund passed the government's approval in March 2018. It will nol only help protect Tibet's environment, but also inspire farmers and herders to get involved in the campaign and allow them to make money through environmental protection.Mountaineering itself will also be strictly controlled. When the 2018 mountaineering season ends in autumn, the spot will not open again to hikers this year and places above 5,100 meters will be closed to tourists for better environment management.（1）What is probably the biggest challenge for the volunteers?A.Some garbage is too high to collect.B.They are short of hands.C.The air is too thin to breathe.D.Oxygen cans are in short supply.（2）Why are local herders employed to help collect rubbish?A.To reduce the cost of the cleanup.B.To increase the cleanup efficiency.C.To help them fight poverty.D.To make the cleanup less risky.（3）Which of the following will pay the herders and farmers involved?A.The Environmental Protection Fund.B.The Tibet Sports Department.C.The professional guides and mountaineers.D.The environmental protection team.（4）What’s the purpose of the text?A.To describe the mountain scenery.B.To look for more volunteers.C.To introduce a series of measures.D.To encourage more donation.6、 We all have defining moments in our lives ---- meaningful experiences tha tstand out in our memory. Many of them owe a great deal to chance: a lucky encounter(相遇) with someone who becomes the love of your life. A new teacher who spots a talent you didn’t know you had. These moments seem to be the product of fate or luck. We can’t control them.But is that true? No necessarily. Defining moments shape our lives, bu t we don’t have to wait for them to happen. We can be the authors of them. It is possible to create defining moments if we understand more about hem. Our research shows that they all share a set of common elements. We start by asking: why do we remember certain experiences and forget others? In the case of big days, such as weddings, the answer is pretty clear----it’s a celebration that is grand in scale and rich in emotion. No surprise that it’s more memorable than a maths lesson. But for other experiences in life ----from holidays ot work projects----it’s not so clear why we rememver what we do.Consider an experiment in which participants were asked to submerge(浸入) their hands for 60 seconds in buckets filled with 14℃ water. (Remember 14℃ water feels much colder than 14℃ air.) They were then asked to submerge their hands for 90 seconds instead of 60, but during the final 30 seconds, the water warmed up to 15℃. The participants were then given a choice: would you rather repeat the first trial or the second?Psychologists have explained the reasons for this puzzling result. When people assess an experience, they tend to forget or ignore its length. Instead they seem to rate the experience based on two key moments: the best or worst moment, known as the peak, and the ending.In the participants’ memories, what stood out for them was that the longer trial ended more comfortably than the shorter one. So when we assess our experiences,we don’t average our minute-by-minute feelings. Rather, we tend to remember flagship moments: the peaks, the pits(低谷) and the transitions. What we don’t remember are the bits in between----sometimes there is little to distinguish one week from the next.Partly this is because there may be only a dozen moments in your ife that show who you are----those are big defining moments. But there are smaller experiences, too, in the context of a memorable holiday, romantic date or work achievement. Once we understand how we remember certain moments and why, we can start to create more moments that matter.（1） How does the author udnerstand defining moments?A. We can create defining moments in our lives.\B. Defining moments ar ejust ou tof our control.C. No similarities exist between defining moments.D. Defining moments consist of smaller experiences.（2） We can learn from the experiment that _____.A. the striking moments are more likely to be remembered.B. the length of an experience determines our memory of itC. it is meaningful to distinguish the bits in bdetween flagship moments.D. all the components of an experience should be equally remembered（3） What would probably be discussed in the following part of the text?A. What to prepare for life’s trials.B. Why to create defining moments.C. Whom to owe our good fates to.D. How to create life’s big moments.答案1答案：（1）B; （2）A; （3）B; （4）D解析：（1）推理判断题。
2020届高三英语一轮复习阅读理解热门话题特训-社会现象类 Word版含解析
社会现象类1、Are you familiar with the greeting, "Can I add you on WeChat?” It seems like every time we meet new friends or colleagues nowadays, the first thing that springs to mind is adding each other on the app. Nevertheless, more than 80 percent of WeChat users report feeling stressed or anxious when they receive a large number of messages, according to a study done recently by the app's developer Tencent. In other words, WeChat can overwhelm(使应接小暇) us,while also breaking down the boundaries between our work and private lives.Just think how easy it is now for bosses to hand out assignments during the holiday, so long as they have your WeChat contact. When you're at the cinema enjoying a romantic movie or having a barbecue in the backyard, you can never cut yourself off from the outside world unless you switch off your phone. Not to post something in WeChat Moments before replying to your boss first!Apart from interrupting your leisure time, WeChat can also reduce your productivity at work. For many office workers, logging in to WeChat on their computers at the start of the day has become routine. But what if browsing the Moments distracts us from doing the work? The app steals our time without us even noticing it, making us have the false belief that we are busy all the time.And as if that weren’t bad enough,there’re the “one-off” friends who take up space on our WeChat friend list. A handy way to check how many one-off friends you have is to take a look at your chat history with them. Sometimes, you only sent the initial friend requests so you could invite them to a WeChat group or inform them of something for your boss. Yet still, as your friend count(好友数量) ever goes up, it can make you feel the need to post selfies and share details of your life in your Moments, just so you can stay up to date.With WeChat , all our spare time is swallowed up by the constant torrent of messages and our attention keeps getting diverted by Moments and pop-up ads. So it’s time that we should do something to nip this problem in the bud.（1）What is most of WeChat users' reaction when receiving a mass of messages? A.They are quite upset.B.They think it’s unavoidable.C.They break down.D.They complain about Tencent.（2）Which of the following may make your boss angry according to Paragraph 2?A.Enjoying a movie at the weekend.B.Posting something in WeChat Moments.C.Having a barbecue on vacation.D.Ignoring the assignment he handed out when seeing it.（3）How can we decide who is the one-off friend on our WeChat friend list?A.By checking if you sent the initial friend request.B.By seeing if your boss asked you to inform him of something.C.By having a look at your chat record.D.By counting the number of your friends on the list.（4）What can be a suitable title for this text?A.Is WeChat becoming a necessity in our life?B.Are We What friend requests ruining your life?C.Does your boss want to be your WeChat friend?D.Is it better to have more WeChat friends?2、Russian police have started a new attempt to get drivers to slow down at zebra crossings by having painted horses as zebras walk across on the busiest streets in some of the big cities in an attempt to improve road safety and raise awareness among Russia’s notoriously (臭名昭著地) careless drivers.The light grey horses, painted with black stripes, carried signs on their backs reading: “Careful, children are on their way to school.” The police sent the “zebras” to several different locations in the Russian capital, where officials in orange vests walked them over zebra crossings and handed out leaflets (传单) to passing drivers.Some held up rainbow-coloured umbrellas over the painted animals to protect them from the rain. Russian roads are notoriously dangerous and drivers still rarely take the initiative (主动采取措施) to avoid pedestrians. Nearly half of all trafficaccidents in the country’s big cities are caused by cars hitting pedestrians, and a third of those occur on crossings, according to traffic police figures published last month.In the first six months of this year, 378 people were killed and more than 6, 600 injured on pedestrian crossings in Russia, according to police. In Moscow alone, 43 people were killed, including two children.Though police officials said that only safe paint would be used on the animals, animal rights activists still disagreed with the idea, accusing the police of “treating animals like garbage”.“Children understand that paints are bad for animals,” the Interfax news agency quoted president of Vita animal rights group Irina Novozhilova as saying.Let’s hope this part of the campaign is over and animals are left out of future attempts to raise pedestrians’ awareness.（1）Why do Moscow police have “zebras” walk across on the busiest streets?A.To make a call on protecting animals.B.To remind people zebras are in danger of extinction.C.To tell people it is dangerous to cross streets.D.To raise drivers’ awareness of road safety.（2）What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 2 refer to?A.The zebras.B.The horses.C.The policemen.D.The drivers.（3）From the text we can learn that ________.A.most Russian drivers have realized the seriousness of the problemB.Russian drivers often ignore traffic lightsC.Russian drivers seldom give way to pedestriansD.the driving skills of Russian drivers are bad（4）What do animal rights activists think of the new attempt?A.Drivers must slow down at pedestrian crossings.B.These animals are ill-treated by the police.C.The paints used on the horses are safe.D.Road safety should be improved.5.Which word can best describe the author’s attitude towards the campaign?A.Critical.B.Reserved.C.Doubtful.D.Positive.3、The United States is observing Labor Day，a day set aside to honor U. S. workers and their contributions to the country's economy.In the 1880’s，there was a push to recognize the U. S. worker，who back then was likely to be working at least 12 hours a day, six days a week, with a paltry salary. Even children as young as five were often part of a factory’s dingy landscape. Health care benefits were unheard of.One by one, states drafted and passed legislation that set aside a day to honor the contributions of the common worker. On June 28，1884，Congress passed an act designating the first Monday in September of each year as Labor Day，making it a national holiday.In recent years, labor unions have seen their membership dwindle with the growth of technology and the globalization of the world economy. However，the workers’ benefits unions fought for decades ago are now customary (习惯的）in most U. S. workplaces，including the eight-hour work day，five-day work weeks, health care insurance and vacations paid for by employers.In keeping with the original intent of the holiday, some U. S. cities continue to stage parades honoring trade and labor unions，and hold festivities for the recreation and amusement of the workers and their families.However, most workers in the U. S. have the day off and spend time with their families? gathering for backyard cookouts or trips to parks and beaches.Labor Day has become known as the unofficial end of summer since schools usually reopened from summer vacation after Labor Day. But now，more and more schools are reopening in August.（1）In 1880’s，the U. S. workers might _________.A.have improved their living condition a lotB.not receive their rewards they deservedC.be basically adults who were over 18 years oldD.have had well-organized health care benefits（2）What’s the meaning of the underlined word in Paragraph 4?A.Increase.B.Unite.C.Rise.D.Reduce.（3）Which of the following is NOT the benefits the benefit unions fight for the workers?A.Eight-hour work day.B.Five-day work weeks.C.Unpaid vacations.D.Health care insurance.（4）Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.In recent years, the workers’ benefi ts unions still work hard for workers.B.The number of the labor unions has decreased a lot.C.There are varieties of celebrations for workers in the cities of U. S.D.Most of the workers love joining in the festival when they are available.4、While many countries love their tea,UKcitizens are particularly proud of being “tea people”. The averageUKcitizen consumes nearly 2 kilograms of tea each year.Tea only made its way toEnglandin large quantities in the first years of the 17th century. Tea fromChinaand a few other Asian countries was being sold more widely inEnglandat that time. Then tea was getting more and more popular among different social classes.There are many varieties of tea. Black tea mixtures are still the most common type drunk in theUK. Black tea is dark in colour, because the leaves have been allowedto oxidize (氧化) before drying. This is why we usually serve it with milk, although it is not uncommon to drink it black or with lemon. You may still find tea made with loose tea leaves, served up in a pot, and poured into the best china cups with saucers (茶托) for visitors.Tea is still a large part of daily life in theUKtoday, but it seems to be on the decrease. The amount of tea sold in the UK fell by more than 10% in the five years leading up to 2002, and has been dropping ever since. Tea sales fell by 6% in 2014 alone, and most restaurants report selling more than twice as many cups of coffee as they do tea. More than ￡1 billion was spent on coffee in high street stores in 2013, more than twice what was spent on tea bags.Still, what goes around comes around; it’s sure to become fashionable again.（1）Which of the following is true according to the first three paragraphs?A.Tea made its way to England in the early years of the 16th century.B.The UK usually serves black tea with lemon.C.Tea from China was being sold more widely in England now. citizens take pride in being “tea people”.（2）What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?A.Tea sales fell by 6% in 2014 alone.B.Since 2002, the sales of tea has been on the decreaseC.In 2013, the money spent on tea was ￡3 billionD.Most restaurant like selling tea than coffee.（3）What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph?A.It can never succeed againB.The tea can become popular againC.Coffee is more popular than teaD.The tea is becoming less popular（4）What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?A.To introduce tea in the UKB.To show the author’s preference for teaC.To introduce the functions of teaD.To compare tea in China and UK5、Recently a creative advertisement displaying the deep love between an overseas student and his parents has stirred up a debate on Chinese social media, with many criticizing China’s younger generation of being spoiled and too dependent.In the ad, which was created by Chins Merchants Bank to promote its credit card for overseas students, a Chinese student named Lan overcomes the initial “fresh-off-the-boat” feeling and starts to make friends with local American students. Deciding to make some stir-fried tomatoes and eggs, a popular Chinese dish, to impress his foreign friends, Lan asks his parents in China for help. Despite the 12-hour time difference, the parents wake up at 4 am to make a how-to-video for their son.The ad has been viewed over （1）2 million times since it was posted online on Thursday, and has received mixed reactions from Chinese netizens.Some called it a heart-wrenching demonstration of parental love, sharing their own moving moments with their parents.“When I studied abroad, my m other also taught me how to cook delicious dishes over the Internet, so that I would not starve and could enjoy my life in a foreign country, “wrote a netizen on Sina Weibo, adding that the ad brought her to tears.Others showed a different opinion, criticizing the parents for spoiling the boy."Chinese parents spoil their children. I think it’s heartless and not touching to wake your parents up in the middle of the night just to satisfy your vanity to impress others. Such parental love would only destroy a child, rather than make him/her independent,” wrote a netizen."I think the boy is dumb to ask his parents for help, as a casual online search of the recipe can offer at least 6 million results. Spoiling your child is not love, it’s called connivance(纵容),” noted another netizen.（1）What does the creative advertisement lead to on Chinese social media?A.A great economic interest.B.A great increase in credit card sales.C.A hot topic on social morality.D.A heated debate on Chinese family education.（2）According to paragraph 2, Lan called his parent at ________ in American time.A.8:00 amB.20:00 pmC.16:00 pmD.4:00 am（3）What is the first netizen’s attitude towards the story in the ad on Sina Weibo?A.Ambiguous.B.Negative.C.Neutral.D.Sympathetic.（4）Wha t’s the best title of the text?A.Controversial Ad Draws Mixed Reaction from Chinese Public.B.How to Make a Popular Chinese Dish.C.The Current Situation of Chinese Netizens.D.Arguments on China’s Advertisement Business.6、Something happens to many children when they are out of school over the summer months.It is called the“summer slide”.It is when children forget much of what they learned during the latest school year.To fight its effects,students have to do much homework over the summer and parents may send children to camp or find other activities to keep them learning.However,experts say keeping children busy all the time is not good for them.Lea Waters,an expert on human behavior,says slowing down actually helps children become the best they can be.“It’s a little bit like,if you have too many programs running on your computer,your computer starts to slow down.When you shut down those programs,your computer speeds up again.”Machines need to be reset,while kids need to goof off.“What I mean by goofing off is really allowing kids to have some downtime,where they’re not focused on a specific task,they just do what they’re interested in.”She adds,“It not justdecides what information to put into memory or get rid of.It’s also an essential network to devel op emotional intelligence,to improve the memory…”Parents often mean well by wanting to keep their child busy.But the result is often a tired child with an overcrowded schedule,which means the opposite effect the parents are hoping for.“If you’re constantly on task in the end it doesn’t help to build up strength as effectively as you might think.”Lea Waters says she hopes parents will accept the fact that children don’t have to be busy all the time.（1）Who might be the intended readers of this passage?A.Children.B.Parents.C.Teachers.D.Researchers.（2）What do the underlined words“goof off”in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A.Have off hours.B.Wander around.C.Hold on.D.Speed up.（3）How do students usually deal with summer slide?A.Doing what interests them.B.Going sightseeing for relaxation.C.Focusing on a specific learning task.D.Helping with housework.（4）What does Lea Waters think of parents keeping children busy over the summer?A.It is a good way to fight summer slide effect.B.It will help their children to focus on a specific task.C.It develops their children’s emotional intelligence.D.It will not work out effectively as expected.答案1答案：（1）A; （2）D; （3）C; （4）B解析：（1）细节理解题。
2020年高考英语阅读理解社会文化类专练（附答案）
2020年高考英语阅读理解社会文化类专练（附答案）2020年高考英语阅读理解社会文化类专练（附答案）1.阅读理解Do you like doing volunteer work? Here are some “green” volunteer opportunities.FUN SocietyFUN Society is an organization started by some young people. It aims at encouraging young people to take action to protect the environment. It's preparing for some summer camps to educate teenagers on the importance of environmental protection. There are various volunteer positions for you to choose from Growing ChefsJoin a team of chef volunteers to grow vegetables, cook with children, and get the children excited about eating healthy food. During the first visit, plant gardens with children, then return every 2 weeks for 3.5 months to help the children care of the gardens, taste new food, and do lessons on agriculture and cooking. At the end of the program, the chefs help the children prepare delicious meals with the vegetables they have grown.Environmental Youth Alliance(EYA)This non-profit organization is run by young people. They work on improving the quality of the urban environment and the health of its people. EYA is now looking for volunteers who are looking for hands-on experience in growing their own food in the city.Stanley Park Ecology Society(SPES)Do you want to volunteer in one of the greatest parks in the world and learn about amazing ecosystems(生态环境) SPES volunteers work on everything, including education,conservation, wildlife monitoring, and office tasksUBC Botanical GardenVolunteering at the UBC Botanical Garden is a great way to learn about plants, meet new people, and share your love for the garden with others. They are always looking for people who love the plant world and are eager to share their passion with others.（1）FUN Society organizes summer camps in order to __________.A. educate teenagers on healthy eatingB. help children have fun in summerC. encourage environmental protectionD. attract more young people to play together（2）In which program can you have fun with children?A. FUN SocietyB. Growing ChefsC. Stanley Park Ecology SocietyD. UBC Botanical Garden（3）What can we do as a member of the Environmental Youth Alliance?A. Learn to grow food.B. Protect the rural environment.C. Take part in a camp.D. Cook with some chefs.（4）Which of the following can't you learn in Stanley Park Ecology Society?A. Observe wild animals.B. Protect the ecosystems.C. Ride a mountain bike.D. Do office tasks.2.阅读理解Why do Americans struggle with watching their weight, while the French, who consume（消耗）rich food, continue to stay thin? Now a research by Cornell University suggests how life style and decisions about eating may affect weight. Researchers concluded that the French tend to（往往，倾向于）stop eating when they feel full. However, Americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favorite TV show is over.According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, a health expert, the French see eating as an important part of their life style. They enjoy food and therefore spend a fairly long time at the table, while Americans see eating as something to be squeezed（挤出）between the other daily activities. Mercola believes Americans lose the ability to sense when they are actually full. So they keep eating long after the French would have stopped. In addition, he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and frozen foods for the week. The French, instead, tend to shop daily, walking to small shops and farmers' markets where they have a choice of fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs as well as high-quality meats for each meal.After a visit to the United States, Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don't Get Fat, decided to write about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how to avoid food. Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym.In spite of（尽管）all these differences, evidence shows that recent life style changes may be affecting French eating habits. Today the rate of obesity — or extreme overweight —among adults is only 6%. However, as American fast food gains acceptance and the young reject（拒绝）older traditions, the obesity rate among French children has reached 17% — and isgrowing.（1）In what way are the French different from Americans according to Dr. Joseph Mercola?A. They go shopping at supermarkets more frequently.B. They squeeze eating between the other daily activities.C. They regard eating as a key part of their lifestyles.D. They usually eat too much canned and frozen food.（2）This text is mainly the relationship between _________.A. Americans and the FrenchB. life style and obesityC. children and adultsD. fast food and overweight（3）The text is mainly developed __________.A. by contrast （对比）B. by spaceC. by process（变化过程）D. by classification（分类）（4）Where does this text probably come from?A. A TV interviewB. A food advertisementC. A health reportD. A book review（书评）3.阅读理解While CCTV's educational show Animal World is well known, few big screen wildlife documentaries have been made by China's film industry.But Born in China, which came out on Aug 2, may be important for Chinese filmmakers who want to get into nature -themed films. The movie, directed by Chinese filmmaker Lu Chuan, was shot in theQinghai-Tibet Plateau and shows theanimals' lives during different seasons.Born in China not only brings to audiences the lives of animals that are rarely seen in the wild—giant pandas, snow leopards, and golden monkeys, but also shows Chinese traditional culture.A symbol of China, the giant panda is both black and white. Its body is thought to show yin and yang, which ancient Chinese ideas were based on. The panda's gentle nature shows how yin and yang lead to peace. It can be seen in the film when a panda mother guides her baby to look for independence and explore the world.Unlike the shy pandas, monkeys always have strong personalities. The Monkey King in China's most famous novel Journey to the West has many conflicting traits(特点). It stands for not only impatience but also cleverness and energy. Born in China follows a 2-year-old golden monkey who leaves his family, but then returns and understands the meaning of responsibility.Just as the golden monkey, a mother snow leopard also faces difficulty in raising her babies in the wild. The leopards, known for their rapid attacks and quick footwork(脚步), have inspired a form of pictographic(象形拳) in Shaolin martial arts(武术)."Born in China is a means to show off Chinese traditional culture," director Lu told the reporter. "Chinese people have learned a lot from wild animals since ancient times. This is why I shot this nature -themed documentary."（1）How is Born in China special according to the article?A. It shows Chinese traditional culture through the lives of animals.B. It's considered the bestnature-themed film to come out of China.C. It's the first big screen wildlife documentary ever made in China.D. It shows audiences the lives of rare animals.（2）We can learn from the article that in Born in China, _______.A. the story of the giant pandas shows the importance of exploring the worldB. the story of the golden monkeys was inspired by the Monkey KingC. the stories show how animals grow up to be independentD. the story about snow leopards shows what people can learn from animals（3）What may be the best title for the text?A. The stories of 3 animal familiesB. Symbols of ChinaC. Wildlife born in ChinaD. Nature shows culture4.根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
2020届高考英语一轮复习七选五专题集训---社会现象类(附答案解析)
1、根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
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The family has the responsibility for keeping young children safe, providing love and helping all their children to learn to get along with people. The most important beginning is the development of trust. The infant (婴儿的) needs to know that there is someone who cares and provides for his or her needs. 1 ._____2 Each person also has the responsibility to show love and affection to other people in the family. The way you show love can be different for different people. What one child feels is loving might be felt as disturbing by a different child. Each person’s needs should be respected. It is your responsibility to be an understanding person.There are different ways to show young children affection and love. It is easy to tell when it is direct, a hug or kiss, or the words“I love you.” 3 Young children respond better to demonstrating love. Use words to describe love with action. In this way the feelings are clear and not misunderstood.Showing love also means guiding the actions of young children. As young children grow more independent, the people responsible need to understand these growing skills. But as important as it is to allow children the freedom to explore and be themselves, it is important to set limits for children. _____ 4 ._____5 Respect is the most important part of family relationships and harmony. Maintain control of yourself and your feelings.A. A hug is a physical need.B. Respect the chil d’s self-esteem.C. Remember how important your child is to you.D. Many families don’t stop to think about their values.E. Another way a person might show love is through actions.F. Each person in the family has a need for love and affection.G. Clearly express to your child what is acceptable behavior in all sorts of daily situations.2、____1 When a starving man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat; when an executive gets a new sports car, visions of country clubs and pleasure beats dance into view.The many wants of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. 2 .The first and most basic level of wants involves food. Once this want is satisfied,War II these wants were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. 3 It included such items as automobiles and new houses.By 1957 or 1958 this third level of wants was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s a fourth level of wants appeared: the “life-enriching” level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction－the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation of the human body－this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called “luxury” items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical care, and entertainment. 4 On this level, a greater percentage of consumer spending goes to services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of wants as their income increases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level?A fifth level probably would involve wants that can be achieved best by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crime and prejudice. 5 In this way, we can enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels.A. Then a third level appeared.B. Different people have different wants on each level.C. There are several levels of wants in one’s life.D. When there is money enough to satisfy one level of wants, another level appearsE. At this stage, we now may seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure.F. Also included here are fancy foods and the latest styles in clothing.G. Human wants seem endless.3、根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
2024版高考英语一轮复习题型基础练题型一阅读理解话题5社会现象与热点作业课件
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2020届高考英语第一轮阅读理解练习题1 精品
2020届高三英语一轮阅读理解练习（1）AEver since news of widespread food recalls caused by a carcinogenic dye broke, there has been confusion（混淆）over possible links to the country of the same name, but Sudan officials say there is no connection whatever.Sudan 1 is a red industrial dye that has been found in some chilli powder, but was banned in food products across the European Union (EU) in July 2003.Since the ban was put in place, EU officials have been striving to remove some food products from the shelves. So far 580 products have been recalled.Last week Sudan’s Embassy in the United Kingdom asked the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for clarification of the origin of the dye’s name.Omaima Mahmoud Al Sharief, a press official at Sudan’s Embassy in China, explained the purpose of the inquiry was to clear up any misunderstanding over links between the country and the poisonous dye."We want to keep an eye on every detail and avoid any misunderstanding there," she said. "Our embassy to Britain asked them how the dye got that name and whether the dye had something to do with our country. But they told us there was no relationship."The FSA, an independent food security watchdog in Britain, received a letter from the Sudanese embassy last week."They asked us why the dye is named Sudan, however, we also do not know how it got t he name," she said. "People found the dye in 1883 and gave it the name. Nobody knows the reason, and we cannot give any explanation before we find out."Sudan dyes, which include Sudan 1 to 4, are red dyes（颜料）used for colouring solvents （溶剂）, oils, waxes, petrol, and shoe and floor polishes. They are classified as carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.1. What does the underlined word mean in paragraph one?A. Causing cancer.B. Having side effect.C. Containing poison.D.Poisonous.2. How did the Sudan 1 get its name?A. The dye is often produced in Sudan.B. The dye has something to do with the country named Sudan.C. Nobody is sure of the origin of the name.D. Many foods produced in Sudan contain the dye.3. We can infer from the passage that.A. the Sudan government is paying much attention to the food safetyB. Sudan 1 is often used to be added to the foodC. people didn’t realize the danger of Sudan 1 until 2003D. many food shops will be closed down4. Which of the following is the best title?A. Keep away from Sudan 1B. No Sudan 1 dye links to the countryC. How Sudan 1 dye got its name?D. Pay attention to the food safetyBLong bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning,a middle,and an endwith commercials （商业广告）thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. "Buy Super Clean Toothpaste.""Drink Good Wet Root Beer.""Fill up with Pacific Gas."Only if you sleep,which is equal to turning the television set off,are you spared the unending cry of "You Need It! Buy It Now!"The beginnin g of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting,even if you’ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changednew houses,new buildings,sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly rec kless （鲁莽的）or daring,the ride can be as thrilling （惊心动魄的）as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left hand lane? After a while,of course,the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat of course,has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed,with your hands in your lap,with your hands on the armrestseven with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at no more ways to sit.5.According to the p assage,what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?A.Buses on the road.B.Films on television.C.Advertisements on the billboards.D.Gas stations.6.What is the purpose of this passage?A.To give the writer’s opinion about long bus trips.B.To persuade you to take a long bus trip.C.To explain how bus trips and television shows differ.D.To describe the billboards along the road.7.The writer of this passage would probably favor .A.bus drivers who aren’t recklessB.driving aloneC.a television set on the busD.no bi llboards along the road8.The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because .A.the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are funB.they both have a beginning,a middle,and an end,with commercials in betweenC.the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on busesD.both traveling and watching TV are not exciting.9.The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are .A.excitingfortableC.tiringD.boringCModern man has cleared the forests for farmland and for wood,and has also carelesslyburned them. More than that,though,he has also interfered （干涉）with the invisible bonds between the living things in the forests. There are many examples of this kind of destruction. The harmfulness of man’s interference can be seen in what happened many years ago in the forest of the Kaibab plateau （凯亚巴布高原）of northern Arizona. Man tried to improve on the natural web of forest life and destroyed it instead.The Kaibab had a storybook forest of largesized pine,Douglas fir,white fir,blue and Engelmann spruce. In 1882 a visitor noted,"We,who ... have wandered through its forests and parks,have come to regard it as the most enchanting region it has ever been our privilege （特权）to visit."This was also the living place of the Rocky Mountain mule deer. Indians hunted there every autumn to gather meat and skins. The forest also had mountain lions,timber wolves and bobcats that kept the deer from multiplying too rapidly.Then,in 1906,President Theodore Roosevelt made the Kaibab a national game preserve. Deer hunting was forbidden. Government hunters started killing off the deer’s enemies. In 25 years’ time,6,250 mountain lions,wolves and bobcats were killed. Before the program,there were about 4,000 deer in the Kaibab,by 1924,there were about 100,000.The deer ate every leaf and twig they could reach. But there was not nearly enough food. Hunting of deer was permitted again. This caused a slight decrease in the deer her d （鹿群），but a far greater loss resulted from starvation （饥饿）and disease. Some 60 percent of the deer herd died in two winters. By 1930 the herd had dropped to 20,000 animals. By 1942 it was down to 8,000.10.The destruction of the environment of the Kaibab resulted from .A.turning the forest into cultivated landB.interfering with natural cycle of forest lifeC.forest fires caused by man’s carelessnessD.cutting the trees for building materials11."Engelmann spruce"（Para. 2）is most likely the name of .A.a treeB.an animalC.a mountainD.a game12.The number of the deer in the Kaibab had increased enormously in years’ time.A.25B.6C.18D.1213.Years later,large numbers of deer in the Kaibab died mainly because of .A.the coldB.the organized killC.the shortage of foodD.the poor managementDIn the USA Forbes magazine has published its annual list of the richest people in the world. Bill Gates of Microsoft is the richest man again for the eleventh successive year with a fortune of forty four billion dollars.There are a record 691 dollar billionaires according to Forbes magazine. Between them they have a fortune of two point two trillion dollars. The highest concentration of the ultra rich is in New York followed by Moscow and San Fransisco and then London and Los Angeles. But in total the very wealthy live in forty seven different countries with Iceland Kazakstan Ukraine and Poland entering the list for the first time this year.Laksmi Mittal,an Indian born steel tycoon （巨头）enjoyed the biggest increase in personal fortune. His net worth has quadrupled （变成四倍）to thirteen billion dollars making him theworld’s third richest man. Ingvar Kamprad founder of the Swedish furniture chain Ikea also saw a big increase in wealth taking him to the sixth place. Developing countries make more of a showing than in past years — there are for example three Russians and four Indians in the top sixty richest people, though surprisingly perhaps none from China excluding Hong Kong. Asian wealth is probably under represented as its usually spread among families whereas Forbes looks at individuals. Relatively few women feature in the list —among them is JK Rowling,author of the Harry Potter novel s ranked 620th with a fortune of 519 million dollars. New entrants to the list include the founders of the Internet search group Google Sergie Brin and Larry Page each worth more than seven billion dollars after their company’s recent stock market debut. The richest Italian is the prime minister Silvio Berlusconi ranked number 25 in the global wealth league.14. Which of the following persons has the largest fortune according to this year’s Forbes magazine?A. Laksmi Mittal.B. Ingvar Kamprad.C. JK Rowling.D. Silvio Berlusconi.15. There are about _____ persons with a fortune between 100 million dollars and 519 million dollars in the world.A. 300B. 180C. 70D. 15016. Which of the foll owing statements is NOT true?A. No Chinese has entered the top sixty richest people in the world.B. Russia is a developing country.C. This is the first time that Sergie Brin and Larry Page has been included in the list.D. There are more billionaires（亿万富翁）in New York than any other city in the world.17 We can infer from the passage that ______.A. There are more billionaires in London than in Moscow.B. Ukraine is a very rich country in the world.C. JK Rowling’s novels have sold very well.D. The IT industry is a profit making industry.EAd. 1April fool’s partyOn Friday, April 1, Inner Affair goes back to the days of funk! Classic Tunes from the 70’s and 80’s by DJs Den & Sion. 9pm till late.Tickets: Free entrance for those in costume, otherwise 50 yuan (US$6)Time/date: 9 pm, April 1Place: Inner Affair, 1/F Qiankun Dasha, 6 Sanlitun Xiliujie, Chaoyang DistrictTel: 84540321Language in useEnjoy free in house coffee, tea and beer as well as music and dancing. Practice your Chinese,make friends and have fun.Time/date: 7 to 9 pm, March 25Place: Language In Use Club, 2/F, Science Fortune Center, 8 Xueqing Lu, north of Xueyuan Lu, Haidian DistrictAd. 3The "worst" partyOrganized by o zone productions, the party is set to be "the worst ever", with the lamest music from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Special prizes will be awarded to the worst dressed or for bad fashion sense.Tickets: Free entranceTime/date: 9 pm, April 1Place: Pula Pula, Tianze Lu, Oriental Seven Colours Plaza, Chaoyang DistrictTel: 64668575Ad. 4La Nuit FrancaiseAgain on the 2nd Thursday of the month La Nuit Francaise will be held at Le Rendez vous. The monthly event is an opportunity for all French people and everyone interested in France or speaking French to gather together.The evening features three glasses of wine and canapes for participants and a special exhibition. Time/date: 7 to 10 pm, April 14Place: Le Rendez vous, 3 Gongti Beilu, accross from the Pacific Century Plaza, Chaoyang District Tel: 64629110Ad. 5Marco VDutch DJ Marco V drops by Banana for a gig which is supported by Hong Kong’s DJ Spark.Marco V has been around for many years, as an inventive, style blending deejay and a successful and devoted producer. His spinning is energetic, crowd pleasing and never sees an empty dance floor. He was ranked No. 15 in this year’s international DJ MAG DJ Top100. Tickets: 40 yuan (US$4.80) in advance, 50 yuan (US$6) at the door, both include a free drink Time/date: 10 pm to 4 am, March 31, April 1Place: Banana, in the lobby of the Scitech Hotel, 22 Jianwai Dajie, Chaoyang DistrictTel: 6528363618. Which of the following is NOT true of Ad. 1 and Ad. 3?A. The two parties will be held on the same day.B. The two parties will be held at the same time.C. The entrance fees of the two parties will not be charged.D. Some old music will be played at the parties.19. Which of the following is intended for the Chinese learners?A. Marco V.B. La Nuit Francaise.C. Language in use.D. The "worst" party.20. We can infer that______.A. Marco V is a newly established bandB. La Nuit Francaise may be French wordsC. the "worst" party will attract a lot of college studentsD. you will enjoy free drink at April fool’s party参考答案1. A词义猜测题。
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社会现象类1、Are you familiar with the greeting, "Can I add you on WeChat?” It seems like every time we meet new friends or colleagues nowadays, the first thing that springs to mind is adding each other on the app. Nevertheless, more than 80 percent of WeChat users report feeling stressed or anxious when they receive a large number of messages, according to a study done recently by the app's developer Tencent. In other words, WeChat can overwhelm(使应接小暇) us,while also breaking down the boundaries between our work and private lives.Just think how easy it is now for bosses to hand out assignments during the holiday, so long as they have your WeChat contact. When you're at the cinema enjoying a romantic movie or having a barbecue in the backyard, you can never cut yourself off from the outside world unless you switch off your phone. Not to post something in WeChat Moments before replying to your boss first!Apart from interrupting your leisure time, WeChat can also reduce your productivity at work. For many office workers, logging in to WeChat on their computers at the start of the day has become routine. But what if browsing the Moments distracts us from doing the work? The app steals our time without us even noticing it, making us have the false belief that we are busy all the time.And as if that weren’t bad enough,there’re the “one-off” friends who take up space on our WeChat friend list. A handy way to check how many one-off friends you have is to take a look at your chat history with them. Sometimes, you only sent the initial friend requests so you could invite them to a WeChat group or inform them of something for your boss. Yet still, as your friend count(好友数量) ever goes up, it can make you feel the need to post selfies and share details of your life in your Moments, just so you can stay up to date.With WeChat , all our spare time is swallowed up by the constant torrent of messages and our attention keeps getting diverted by Moments and pop-up ads. So it’s time that we should do something to nip this problem in the bud.1.What is most of WeChat users' reaction when receiving a mass of messages?A.They are quite upset.B.They think it’s unavoidable.C.They break down.D.They complain about Tencent.2.Which of the following may make your boss angry according to Paragraph 2?A.Enjoying a movie at the weekend.B.Posting something in WeChat Moments.C.Having a barbecue on vacation.D.Ignoring the assignment he handed out when seeing it.3.How can we decide who is the one-off friend on our WeChat friend list?A.By checking if you sent the initial friend request.B.By seeing if your boss asked you to inform him of something.C.By having a look at your chat record.D.By counting the number of your friends on the list.4.What can be a suitable title for this text?A.Is WeChat becoming a necessity in our life?B.Are We What friend requests ruining your life?C.Does your boss want to be your WeChat friend?D.Is it better to have more WeChat friends?2、Russian police have started a new attempt to get drivers to slow down at zebra crossings by having painted horses as zebras walk across on the busiest streets in some of the big cities in an attempt to improve road safety and raise awareness among Russia’s notoriously (臭名昭著地) careless drivers.The light grey horses, painted with black stripes, carried signs on their backs reading: “Careful, children are on their way to school.” The police sent the “zebras” to several different locations in the Russian capital, where officials in orange vests walked them over zebra crossings and handed out leaflets (传单) to passing drivers.Some held up rainbow-coloured umbrellas over the painted animals to protect them from the rain. Russian roads are notoriously dangerous and drivers still rarely take the initiative (主动采取措施) to avoid pedestrians. Nearly half of all trafficaccidents in the country’s big cities are caused by cars hitting pedestrians, and a third of those occur on crossings, according to traffic police figures published last month.In the first six months of this year, 378 people were killed and more than 6, 600 injured on pedestrian crossings in Russia, according to police. In Moscow alone, 43 people were killed, including two children.Though police officials said that only safe paint would be used on the animals, animal rights activists still disagreed with the idea, accusing the police of “treating animals like garbage”.“Children understand that paints are bad for animals,” the Interfax news agency quoted president of Vita animal rights group Irina Novozhilova as saying.Let’s hope this part of the campaign is over and animals are left out of future attempts to raise pedestrians’ awareness.1.Why do Moscow police have “zebras” walk across on the busiest streets?A.To make a call on protecting animals.B.To remind people zebras are in danger of extinction.C.To tell people it is dangerous to cross streets.D.To raise drivers’ awareness of road safety.2.What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 2 refer to?A.The zebras.B.The horses.C.The policemen.D.The drivers.3.From the text we can learn that ________.A.most Russian drivers have realized the seriousness of the problemB.Russian drivers often ignore traffic lightsC.Russian drivers seldom give way to pedestriansD.the driving skills of Russian drivers are bad4.What do animal rights activists think of the new attempt?A.Drivers must slow down at pedestrian crossings.B.These animals are ill-treated by the police.C.The paints used on the horses are safe.D.Road safety should be improved.5.Wh ich word can best describe the author’s attitude towards the campaign?A.Critical.B.Reserved.C.Doubtful.D.Positive.3、The United States is observing Labor Day，a day set aside to honor U. S. workers and their contributions to the country's economy.In the 1880’s，there was a push to recognize the U. S. worker，who back then was likely to be working at least 12 hours a day, six days a week, with a paltry salary. Even children as young as five were often part of a factory’s dingy landsca pe. Health care benefits were unheard of.One by one, states drafted and passed legislation that set aside a day to honor the contributions of the common worker. On June 28，1884，Congress passed an act designating the first Monday in September of each year as Labor Day，making it a national holiday.In recent years, labor unions have seen their membership dwindle with the growth of technology and the globalization of the world economy. However，the workers’ benefits unions fought for decades ago are now customary (习惯的）in most U. S. workplaces，including the eight-hour work day，five-day work weeks, health care insurance and vacations paid for by employers.In keeping with the original intent of the holiday, some U. S. cities continue to stage parades honoring trade and labor unions，and hold festivities for the recreation and amusement of the workers and their families.However, most workers in the U. S. have the day off and spend time with their families? gathering for backyard cookouts or trips to parks and beaches.Labor Day has become known as the unofficial end of summer since schools usually reopened from summer vacation after Labor Day. But now，more and more schools are reopening in August.1.In 1880’s，the U. S. workers might _________.A.have improved their living condition a lotB.not receive their rewards they deservedC.be basically adults who were over 18 years oldD.have had well-organized health care benefits2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word in Paragraph 4?A.Increase.B.Unite.C.Rise.D.Reduce.3.Which of the following is NOT the benefits the benefit unions fight for the workers?A.Eight-hour work day.B.Five-day work weeks.C.Unpaid vacations.D.Health care insurance.4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.In recent years, the workers’ benefits unions s till work hard for workers.B.The number of the labor unions has decreased a lot.C.There are varieties of celebrations for workers in the cities of U. S.D.Most of the workers love joining in the festival when they are available.4、While many countries love their tea,UKcitizens are particularly proud of being “tea people”. The averageUKcitizen consumes nearly 2 kilograms of tea each year.Tea only made its way toEnglandin large quantities in the first years of the 17th century. Tea fromChinaand a few other Asian countries was being sold more widely inEnglandat that time. Then tea was getting more and more popular among different social classes.There are many varieties of tea. Black tea mixtures are still the most common type drunk in theUK. Black tea is dark in colour, because the leaves have been allowed to oxidize (氧化) before drying. This is why we usually serve it with milk, althoughit is not uncommon to drink it black or with lemon. You may still find tea made with loose tea leaves, served up in a pot, and poured into the best china cups with saucers (茶托) for visitors.Tea is still a large part of daily life in theUKtoday, but it seems to be on the decrease. The amount of tea sold in the UK fell by more than 10% in the five years leading up to 2002, and has been dropping ever since. Tea sales fell by 6% in 2014 alone, and most restaurants report selling more than twice as many cups of coffee as they do tea. More than ￡1 billion was spent on coffee in high street stores in 2013, more than twice what was spent on tea bags.Still, what goes around comes around; it’s sure to become fashionable again.1.Which of the following is true according to the first three paragraphs?A.Tea made its way to England in the early years of the 16th century.B.The UK usually serves black tea with lemon.C.Tea from China was being sold more widely in England now. citizens take pride in being “tea people”.2.What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?A.Tea sales fell by 6% in 2014 alone.B.Since 2002, the sales of tea has been on the decreaseC.In 2013, the money spent on tea was ￡3 billionD.Most restaurant like selling tea than coffee.3.What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph?A.It can never succeed againB.The tea can become popular againC.Coffee is more popular than teaD.The tea is becoming less popular4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?A.To introduce tea in the UKB.To show the author’s preference for teaC.To introduce the functions of teaD.To compare tea in China and UK5、Recently a creative advertisement displaying the deep love between an overseas student and his parents has stirred up a debate on Chinese social media, with many criticizing China’s younger generation of being spoiled and too dependent.In the ad, which was created by Chins Merchants Bank to promote its credit card for overseas students, a Chinese student named Lan overcomes the initial “fresh-off-the-boat” feeling and starts to make friends with local American students. Deciding to make some stir-fried tomatoes and eggs, a popular Chinese dish, to impress his foreign friends, Lan asks his parents in China for help. Despite the 12-hour time difference, the parents wake up at 4 am to make a how-to-video for their son.The ad has been viewed over 1.2 million times since it was posted online on Thursday, and has received mixed reactions from Chinese netizens.Some called it a heart-wrenching demonstration of parental love, sharing their own moving moments with their parents.“When I studied abroad, my mother also taugh t me how to cook delicious dishes over the Internet, so that I would not starve and could enjoy my life in a foreign country, “wrote a netizen on Sina Weibo, adding that the ad brought her to tears.Others showed a different opinion, criticizing the parents for spoiling the boy."Chinese parents spoil their children. I think it’s heartless and not touching to wake your parents up in the middle of the night just to satisfy your vanity to impress others. Such parental love would only destroy a child, rather than make him/her independent,” wrote a netizen."I think the boy is dumb to ask his parents for help, as a casual online search of the recipe can offer at least 6 million results. Spoiling your child is not love, it’s called connivance(纵容),” noted another netizen.1.What does the creative advertisement lead to on Chinese social media?A.A great economic interest.B.A great increase in credit card sales.C.A hot topic on social morality.D.A heated debate on Chinese family education.2.According to paragraph 2, Lan called his parent at ________ in American time.A.8:00 amB.20:00 pmC.16:00 pmD.4:00 am3.What is the first netizen’s attitude towards the story in the ad on Sina Weibo?A.Ambiguous.B.Negative.C.Neutral.D.Sympathetic.4.What’s the best title o f the text?A.Controversial Ad Draws Mixed Reaction from Chinese Public.B.How to Make a Popular Chinese Dish.C.The Current Situation of Chinese Netizens.D.Arguments on China’s Advertisement Business.6、Something happens to many children when they are out of school over the summer months.It is called the“summer slide”.It is when children forget much of what they learned during the latest school year.To fight its effects,students have to do much homework over the summer and parents may send children to camp or find other activities to keep them learning.However,experts say keeping children busy all the time is not good for them.Lea Waters,an expert on human behavior,says slowing down actually helps children become the best they can be.“It’s a little bit l ike,if you have too many programs running on your computer,your computer starts to slow down.When you shut down those programs,your computer speeds up again.”Machines need to be reset,while kids need to goof off.“What I mean by goofing off is really allow ing kids to have some downtime,where they’re not focused on a specific task,they just do what they’re interested in.”She adds,“It not just decides what information to put into memory or get rid of.It’s also an essential network to develop emotional intelli gence,to improve the memory…”Parents often mean well by wanting to keep their child busy.But the result is often a tired child with an overcrowded schedule,which means the opposite effect the parents are hoping for.“If you’re constantly on task in the end it doesn’t help to build up strength as effectively as you might think.”Lea Waters says she hopes parents will accept the fact that children don’t have to be busy all the time.1.Who might be the intended readers of this passage?A.Children.B.Parents.C.Teachers.D.Researchers.2.What do the underlined words“goof off”in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A.Have off hours.B.Wander around.C.Hold on.D.Speed up.3.How do students usually deal with summer slide?A.Doing what interests them.B.Going sightseeing for relaxation.C.Focusing on a specific learning task.D.Helping with housework.4.What does Lea Waters think of parents keeping children busy over the summer?A.It is a good way to fight summer slide effect.B.It will help their children to focus on a specific task.C.It develops their children’s emotional intelligence.D.It will not work out effectively as expected.答案1、1.A; 2.D; 3.C; 4.B解析：1.细节理解题。