2020版高考英语Unit1ManandNaturalDisasters阅读理解组块专练——练速度（含解析）.docx

Unit 1 Man and Natural Disasters 阅读理解组块专练练速度(限时：35分钟).阅读理解A4HAdult volunteers are needed to serve Pinellas County youth, aged 8 to 12.The program involves giving one hour a week to lead the kids through fun learning experiences.Training, material and support are provided.Days, times and locations are tailored to each volunteers needs.A background check is required and training will be offered in August and September.For more information, call Karen Saley at 7275822411.American Red Cross Disaster Action TeamsActive or retired nurses with RN or LPN licenses are needed to serve as volunteers on Disaster Action Teams, providing medical help to victims of fires, floods, hurricanes and other natural disasters.For details about becoming a Red Cross nurse volunteer, contact (联系) Kipp Holloway at 8133484820, or by email to: H.Beach monitorsDr.Beach is seeking “beach monitors” to keep watch on the coastline.Dr.Beach needs volunteers to measure beach erosion (侵蚀), test for red tide and rip currents.Volunteers will get training and equipment and will be asked to volunteer for 10 to 15 minutes twice a week.The project is run by the Laboratory for Coastal Research at Florida International University.Call Patricia Houle at 3053486304 or email .Haven of RCSThe Haven of RCS is in need of volunteers to assist victims of domestic (家庭的) violence.People who are bilingual (双语的)/Spanish speakers are especially needed.There are many varied opportunities for volunteers, including legal support.The group requires its volunteers to attend training three hours for four evenings.No experience is required.Available Hours: MondayFriday 9 am5 pmContact Rachel Thurber at 7275843528, or email rachel.thurberRCS.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章提供了四则招聘志愿者的广告。1Which of the following needs volunteers with professional certificates?A4H.BDr.Beach.CHaven of RCS. DDisaster Action Teams.解析：选D细节理解题。根据“American Red Cross Disaster Action Teams”部分的“Active or retired nurses with RN or LPN licenses are needed to serve as volunteers on Disaster Action Teams”可知，“Disaster Action Teams”需要专业证书，故选D项。2Which number should you call if you want to do coastal research?A3053486304. B7275822411.C7275843528. D8133484820.解析：选A细节理解题。根据“Beach monitors”部分的“Dr.Beach needs volunteers to measure beach erosion (侵蚀), test for red tide and rip currents.”和“Call Patricia Houle at 3053486304”可知，如果你想做海岸研究，去测量海难侵蚀等，那么就拨打“3053486304”。故选A项。3Who could get help from the Haven of RCS?AA boy who is threatened at school.BA businessman who needs legal support.CA woman physically injured by her husband.DA girl learning Spanish as a foreign language.解析：选C推理判断题。根据“Haven of RCS”部分的“in need of volunteers to assist victims of domestic (家庭的) violence”可知，这一组织的帮助对象是那些遭受家庭暴力的人，故一位被丈夫打伤的妇女有可能会得到他们的帮助。故选C项。BI had been back in England for three months and was fed up with it.The weather made me feel ill, the talk of the ordinary Englishman made me sick, I couldnt get enough exercise and the entertainment in London seemed flat.Richard Hannay， I kept telling myself, you_have_got_into_the_wrong_ditch_(沟渠),_my_friend_and_you_had_better_climb_out.It made me bite my lips to think of the plans Id made during those last years in Bulawayo.I had got my inheritance (遗产) and figured out all kinds of ways of enjoying myself.My father had brought me out to South Africa from Scotland at the age of six and I had never been home since, so England was like an adventure to me and I expected to stop there for the rest of my days.But from the first I was disappointed with it.In about a week I was tired of seeing the sights and in less than a month I had had enough of restaurants and theatres.I had no real friend to go about with, which probably explains things.A lot of people asked me to meet schoolmasters from New Zealand, and that was the most boring business of all.Here was I, thirtyseven years old, in good health, with enough money to have a good time, yawning my head off all day.That night was fine and clear as I walked back to the flat I had hired near Portland Place.The crowd passed me on the pavements, busy and chattering (喋喋不休), and I envied the people for having something to do.I gave a coin to a beggar because I saw him yawn; he was a fellowsufferer.At Oxford Circus I looked up into the spring sky and I made a vow (誓言)I would give England another day to come up with something, if nothing happened, I would take the next boat to leave.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。继承了大笔遗产的作者打算回英国定居，但住了没多久，英国的生活就让他倍感无趣。4What did the author mean by saying the underlined part?AHis friend was in trouble.BHe wanted to leave England.CHis friend had made a mistake.DHe advised his friend to leave London.解析：选B句意理解题。根据第一段中作者在英国的感受“fed up, ill, sick”等可以推知，他想离开这个地方。在画线部分中，作者用“wrong ditch (沟渠)”来比喻英国。5What do we know about the author?AHe was on business in New Zealand.BHe was enjoying his life in South Africa.CHe had been planning to settle down in England.DHe had lived in Scotland for most of his childhood.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“plans Id made”和“England was like an adventure to me and I expected to stop there for the rest of my days”可知，作者本打算在英国定居，度过余生。6What did the author say about his first few weeks in England?AHis business was suffering.BHe couldnt get used to the food there.CThere werent enough places for him to visit.DHaving a friend there would have made the experience better.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第三段中的“I had no real friend to go about with, which probably explains things.”可以推知，作者认为，如果有好朋友在身边，那么他在英国的经历会比现在好很多。7Why did the author see the beggar as “a fellowsufferer”？AThey were both sick.BThey were both bored.CNeither of them had a job.DNeither of them had a friend.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第三段中的“yawning my head off all day”和第四段中的“I saw him yawn”可以推知，这个乞丐和作者一样，对目前的生活感到很无聊。CChinese scientists have cloned monkeys using the same technique used in cloning Dolly the sheep two decades ago, breaking a technical barrier to the door to copying humans.Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua, two longtailed macaques (猕猴), are exactly the same.They were born eight and six weeks ago, making them the first primates (灵长目动物) to be cloned, which include monkeys, apes and humans.It was achieved through a process called somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT)Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Neuroscience in Shanghai said their work should be a contribution to medical research by making it possible to study diseases in populations of cloned monkeys.But it also brings the possibility of cloning to the doorstep of our own species (物种)“Humans are primates.So for the cloning of primate species, including humans, the technical barrier is now broken，” Muming Poo, who helped direct the program, told reporters in a conference call.“The reason why we broke this barrier is to produce animal models that are useful for medicine, for human health.There is no intention to apply this method to humans.”Since Dolly was born in Scotland in 1996, scientists have successfully used SCNT to clone more than 20 other species, including cows, pigs, dogs, rabbits, cats and mice.Similar work on primates, however, had always failed, leading some experts to wonder if primates were resistant.The new research, published on Wednesday in the journal Cell, shows that is not the case.The Chinese team succeeded, after many attempts, by switching on or off certain genes that were concerned with embryo (胚胎) development.语篇解读：本文是一篇新闻报道。2018年1月25日两只克隆猴登上国际权威学术杂志细胞，克隆猴“中中”和“华华”在中国诞生。中国科学家成功克隆猴子，在克隆领域取得重大突破。8Why is it a big breakthrough to have monkeys cloned?AIt is more difficult to clone monkeys than other species.BMore advanced techniques have been used in the process.CCloning monkeys makes it far more likely to clone humans.DMonkeys are the first species to be cloned after Dolly the sheep.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第一段的“breaking a technical barrier to the door to copying humans”，第三段最后一句和第四段第一、二句可知，中国科学家克隆出灵长目动物使得克隆人类成为可能。9Whats the aim of their new research according to Chinese researchers?ATo learn more about primates.BTo contribute to medicine.CTo help rare animals survive.DTo prepare for cloning humans.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四段的“The reason why we broke this barrier is .apply this method to humans.”可知，中国科学家克隆猴子的目的是让这一技术更好地服务于医学和人类健康。10What does the underlined word “that” in the last paragraph refer to?APrimates cant be cloned at all.BDolly the sheep cant be cloned again.CResearch on primates failed many times.DScientists have cloned many species.解析：选A代词指代题。此处that指上一段中所说的“由于克隆灵长目动物的多次失败，导致部分科学家怀疑灵长目动物是不能被克隆的”这一说法。11Which of the following would be the best title for the text?AMore species will be cloned in the futureBAnimal models are useful for human healthCNew findings about primates are quite unexpectedDChinese scientists break a key barrier by cloning monkeys解析：选D标题归纳题。通读全文可知，中国科学家成功克隆了猴子，在克隆领域取得重大突破，这将为人类医学做出更大的贡献。DPassword fatigue (疲劳)is the feeling experienced by many people who are required to remember an increasing number of passwords as part of their daily routine, such as to log on to a computer at work, undo a bicycle lock or conduct banking businesses at an ATM.The increasing importance of information technology and the Internet in employment, finance, recreation and other aspects of peoples lives, and the following introduction of secure deal technology, have led to people accumulating a sudden increase in accounts and passwords.According to a survey of the British online security consultant NTA Monitor, the typical regular computer user has 21 accounts that require a password.Other things causing password fatigue are: demands that a user create a new password that uses particular pattern of letters, numbers and special characters; demands that the user type the new password twice; blind typing both when responding to a password immediately and when setting a new password.Aside from contributing to stress, password fatigue may encourage people to adopt habits that reduce the security of their protected information.For example, an account holder might use the same password for several different accounts, and deliberately choose easytoremember passwords that are more likely to be solved, or rely on written records of their passwords.Password fatigue will typically affect users, but can also affect technical departments who manage user accounts as they are constantly resetting passwords.This situation ends up lowering confidence and enthusiasm in both cases.Some companies are well organized in this respect, and have employed alternative methods or adopted technologies so that a users certificates are entered automatically, but others may not focus on ease of use or even worsen the situation by constantly carrying out new applications with their own certification system.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了密码疲劳问题，其中包括原因、影响和应对策略。12What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?AReasons for password fatigue.BDefinition of password fatigue.CRoles of the Internet in daily life.DA survey on regular computer users.解析：选A段落大意题。根据第二段整体内容和第三段第一句中的“Other things causing password fatigue are”可知，第二段主要讲的是引起密码疲劳的原因，故选A项。13What may password fatigue cause people to do?ATo choose complex passwords.BTo improve their memory.CTo use the same passwords.DTo learn passwords by heart.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句中的“For example, an account holder might use the same password for several different accounts”可知，密码疲劳可能会导致人们用同一个密码，故选C项。14What can we infer about password fatigue?AIt may create new accounts.BIt can be finally solved in the future.CIt can encourage account holders.DIt will continue to exist for ever.解析：选B推理判断题。根据最后一段的整体内容可推知，密码疲劳这一问题还是可以解决的，故选B项。15Which of the following shows the structure of the text? (PParagraph)解析：选D推理判断题。根据全文的整体内容可知，第一段讲密码疲劳的定义，第二段和第三段都是引起密码疲劳的原因，第四段和第五段是密码疲劳的影响，最后一段是应对策略，由此可推知，符合本文结构的是D项。.阅读七选五Low emotional quotient (EQ) has an influence on a wide variety of social relationships.Here are six of the classic signs of low EQ：Getting into lots of arguments._1_ Because low EQ individuals struggle to understand the emotions of others, they often find themselves arguing without considering how others are feeling.Thinking that other people are overly sensitive.People who are low in EQ might crack off jokes at inappropriate times._2_ When other people react to such outofline jokes, the low EQ individual may feel like others are simply being too sensitive.Blaming others for mistakes._3_ When things go wrong, their first instinct is to blame others.They might suggest that they had no other choice for what they did and that other people simply do not understand their situation.This tendency to not take responsibility often leaves them feeling bitter and victimized.An inability to cope with emotionallycharged situations._4_ These individuals will often walk away from such situations to avoid hav