2020届高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解部分之限时训练（十五）

2020;2020届高考英语二轮专题复习精品阅读理解部分之限时训练（十五）阅读理解When an emergency situation occurs, observers are more likely to take action if there are few or no other witnessesThis phenomenon is referred to as the bystander effectThe bystander effect is also called the Genovese effect, which is named after Catherine “Kitty Genovese, a young woman who was cruelly murdered on March 13, 1964Early in the morning, 28-year-old Genovese was returning home from workAs she approached her apartment entrance, she was attacked and stabbed （刺） by a man later identified as Winston MoseleyDespite Genoveses repeated cries for help, none of the dozen or so people in the nearby apartment building who heard her cries called police for helpThe attack first began at 3:20, but it was not until 3:50 that someone first contacted policeMany psychologists were set thinking by the incident, as well as most AmericansAs the conclusion, the bystander effect came out and later proved by a series of studies and experimentsThere are two major factors that contribute to the bystander effectFirst, the presence of other people creates a division of responsibilityBecause there are other observers, individuals do not feel as much pressure to take action, since the responsibility to take action is thought to be shared among all of those presentThe second reason is the need to behave in correct and socially acceptable waysWhen other observers fail to react, individuals often take this as a signal that a response is not needed or not appropriateOther researchers have found that onlookers are less likely to take action if the situation is ambiguousIn the case of Kitty Genovese, many of the 38 witnesses reported that they believed that they were witnessing a lovers quarrel, and did not realize that the young woman was actually being murdered61The bystander effect is also called the Genovese effect because a woman surnamed GenoveseAit somehow caused the murder ofBits discovery resulted from the murder ofCit was actually discovered byDit always makes people think of62Genovese was murdered Awhile she was going outBin her apartmentChalfway homeDnear her apartment63Which can NOT have been a possible reason for the neighbors NOT offering Genovese help?AThey believed in the bystander effectBThey thought someone else might help herCThey didnt think they should helpDThey didnt think she needed help64Before deciding to offer help, observers may , according to the psychologistsAwait for sort of a signalBhesitate and estimate the risk of getting hurtCwant to be sure its appropriate to reactDwonder if the victim is worth helping65The article seems to suggest that, if there had been observers, Genovese might not have been murderedAnoBfewerCmoreDbraver完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a 36 over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 37 . Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们) just thought I was 38 . Ive always been glad about that.It was Christmas time, and although there wasnt 39 for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big 40 for the kids was the fun of Christmas 41 .They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 42 what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for 43 to share by all five of us.The big 44 arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 45 them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would 46 back at the “Santas Workshop”.Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 47 my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 48 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didnt say anything 49 we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, 50 to be angry again. This is what she told me.“I was looking 51 thinking of what to buy, and I 52 to read the little cards on the Giving Trees. One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she 53 for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and 54 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesnt have anything.”I never felt so 55 as I did that day.36. A. roofB. hatC. skyD. star37. A. littleB. lessC. enoughD. more38. A. busyB. seriousC. strictD. kind39. A. effortB. roomC. timeD. money40. A. improvementB. problemC. surpriseD. excitement41. A. shoppingB. travellingC. partiesD. greetings42. A. the otherB. each otherC. one by oneD. every other one43. A. toys B. clothesC. presentsD. bills44. A. dayB. chanceC. chequeD. tree45. A. forced B. remindedC. invitedD. begged46. A. drawB. stayC. moveD. meet47. A. includingB. besidesC. exceptD. regarding48. A. quietB. excitedC. happy D. ashamed49. A. sinceB. afterC. whileD. until50. A. waitingB. readyC. hopingD. afraid51. A. outB. overC. forwardD. around52. A. forgotB. stoppedC. failedD. hated53. A. wantedB. didC. gotD. played54. A. madeB. searchedC. boughtD. fetched55. A. angryB. richC. patientD. bitter任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。（每空一词）Robot revolutionThe day that a robot wakes you up, cleans your room and walks your dog might still be a few decades off. But increasingly, engineers are saying that robots are going to make the leap from the factory floor to your family room.Companies like Sony and General Electric are working on designs for small robots. Products like the Roomba, a robot that can clean floors, are flying off the shelves. On the cover of a recent issue of Scientific American magazine, Bill Gates predicted the “Dawn of the Age of Robots”.Whats behind this new era (时代)? Its partly a matter of technology. Devices that can recognize and respond to a human voice have been developed. There are now a few different ways for robots to move around. They can walk, crawl or ride on wheels. They are being made smaller and smaller. They are also becoming more and more energy efficient.A bigger part of the story is on the demand side. From the day Robert Adler invented the television remote control in the 1950s, people around the world have tirelessly searched for ways to get lazier.Also take into consideration the increasing wealth of rich people, the time appears ripe to introduce robots to ease our daily lives.To be sure, robots that walk on two legs and talk like people are still too complex for our present engineering abilities. Todays robot revolution is to make them for everyday use. Robots will do basic housework such as cleaning or gardening, or just help you have more fun on the basketball court.What makes a robot different from an ordinary cleaning machine is not the presence of computer chips (芯片). Nowadays even your microwave has a computer chip. It is the ability to sense and make changes to the environment in real time.For example, a floor-cleaning robot should b