2019高考英语(浙江)阅读理解系列(1)(解析)

2019高考英语（浙江）阅读理解系列（1）（解析）

〔A〕

AMSTERDAM(AP)—She’snotafraidofpirates(海盗).She’

spackedplentyofschoolbooks.Andshe’sgoingtomissherfamilyandherdog,Spot.

Fourteen-year-oldLauraDekkerjumpedontoherboatWedne sdayandsailedofffromtheNetherlandshopingtobecometheyou ngestpersontomakeavoyagearoundtheworldbyherself.

About100supporterswavedasLauraandherfatherDickDekk erleftthesouthernDutchharborofDenOsseinher11.5-meter-l

ongsailingboatGuppy,forPortugalwheresheplanstoleaveher fatherandbeginherattempttotravelaroundtheworld.

Lastweek,Laurawonalegalbattlewhenacourtreleasedherfromtheguardianship(监护)ofDutchchildprotectionagencies.Theyhadblockedherinitialplantodepartatage13ov erfearsforhersafetyandpsychologicalhealthduringthetrip,whichwilllikelytakearoun dayear.

“Icanbesailingnow,andthat’sgreat!”shetoldreportersWednesday.

LauraraisedtheblackJollyRoger—likeflagofTheSeaShepherdConservationSocietyabovethetworedmasts(桅杆)beforesailingout.

Laura,whowasbornonasailingboatoffthecoastofNewZealand,hasbeenworkingtocount erobjectionstohervoyagesincetheauthoritiessteppedinlastyear.Shegotabigger,stron gerboat,tookcoursesinfirstaidandpracticedcopingwithsleepdeprivation(缺乏).ShealsomadeatleastonetripbyherselfacrosstheNorthSeatoEngland.

TheDutchcourtruledthatLaura’spreparationswereadequateanditwasuptoherparents,whoaredivorced,todecidewhethert olethermaketheattempt.Hermother,BabsMueller,recentlywithdrew(撤销)heroppositiontotheplan.

Dekker’scasehasfueledaglobaldebateoverthewisdomofallowingever-youngersailorstotakeonth egreatrisksofsailingthehighseasalone.

21.WhywasLaurapreventedfromvoyagingaloneworldwidepreviously?

A.Shewastooyoungtomakethevoyage.

B.Sheknewlittleaboutsailingandthesea.

C.Herteacherswereworriedaboutherhealth.

D.Herparentsdidn’twanthertoleaveschool.

22.HowdidLaurafeelwhenshewassettingoff?

A.Embarrassed.

B.Surprised.

C.Excited.

D.Anxious.

23.WhichstatementisTRUEaboutLaura’smother?

A.ShethinkshighlyofLaura’sadventure.

B.ShenolongershowsconcernaboutLaura.

C.ShedecidestodisapproveofLaura’svoyage.

D.SheopposedLaura’sattemptatthebeginning.

24.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

ura’slovefornature.

B.Afamilythatlovessailing.

C.Whetheryoungchildrenshouldtravelalone.

D.Afourteen-year-oldDutchgirlattemptstosetasailingrecord.

25.Whatdoesthelastparagraphsuggest?

A.Itisunwisetoallowyoungchildrentotakerisks.

B.Manyyoungchildrenarefondofexploringnature.

C.PeoplehavedifferentopinionsaboutLaura’sattempt.

D.MoreyoungchildrenmayfollowLaura’sexample.

〔B〕

Amigraine〔偏头痛〕cancausedisablingpain.Peoplemaynotfeelbacktonormalforhoursorevendays.Migrainesa remostcommonamongyoungadultsandmiddle-agedpeople.IntheUnitedStates,abouteightee npercentofwomenandsixpercentofmenreporthavingmigraines.

Peoplewhosufferfrommigrainescanfindthatdifferent“triggers”〔诱因〕indifferentpeoplemaygetaheadachestarted.Stresscanactasatrigger.Socanchocolatein somepeople.Manymigrainesuffererssayhotweatherandlowbarometricpressure〔大气压〕canactastriggers.Butresearcherssaytheydidnothavemuchscientificevidenceofthat—untilnow.

Inanewstudy,ateamexaminedthemedicalrecordsofseventhousandhospitalpatients.T hepatientshadvisitedtheemergencyroomatBethIsraelDeaconessMedicalCenterinBoston, Massachusetts,becauseofaheadache.Morethantwothousandofthemhadbeenfoundtohaveami graine.

Theteamthencomparedthoserecordstoweatherconditionsinthetwenty-fourhoursbefo rethehospitalvisits.Foreveryincreaseoffivedegreescentigradeinairtemperature,the patientshadasevenandone-halfpercenthigherriskofmigraine.Decreasesinbarometricpr essuretwotothreedaysbeforethevisitalsoappearedtotriggerheadaches.

Theresearchersfoundnoevidencethatairpollutioninfluencedheadaches.Buttheycou ldnotruleoutthepossibilityofasmallereffect.

Aseparatestudyhasfoundthatage,genderandwhereapersonhasextrabodyfatmayaffect theriskofmigraine.Itfoundthatoverweightpeoplebetweentheagesoftwentyandfifty-fiv emayhaveahigherrisk.Onaverage,thosewhowerelargeraroundthemiddleweremorelikelyto havemigrainesthanthoseofthesameagewithsmallerwaistlines.

Thestudyinvolvedtwenty-twothousandpeople.ItwasledbyLeePeterlin.Shesaysearly resultssuggestthatlosingweightinthestomachareamayhelpyoungerpeoplewhoexperience migraines,especiallywomen.

26.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecaninferamigrainecan________.

A.makepeopleunabletowalk

B.preventpeopleactingnormally

C.causepeopletoleavehomefordays

D.getpeopletosufferfrommentaldisorder

27.Theunderlinedword“that”inParagraph2refersto________.