河北省2020高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解（99）

河北省2020高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（99）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AToday, roller skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasnt easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didnt exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlins work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball (化装舞会). He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was astonished to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlins grand entrance for a long time!1. The text is mainly about _.A. a strange manB. an unusual partyC. how roller skating beganD. how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century2. People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he _.A. often gave others surprises B. was a gifted musicianC. invited the roller skates D. was full of imagination3. Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to _.A. impress the party guests B. arrive at the party soonerC. test his invention D. show his skill in walking on wheels4. What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph?A. The roller skates needed further improvement.B. The party guests took Merlin for a fool.C. Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.D. Merlin got himself into trouble.BSydney 2020-01-01 08:33 - mother of two, Jillian Searle, had to choose between her children when she made a life-or-death decision.Swept up by mountainous tsunami（海啸）waves at a Thai resort ( 旅游胜地), she couldnt hold on to both her young sons and survive. Fighting to stay above the waters, she had to choose which one would have to take his chances in the swirling torrent ( 漩流 ).“I knew I had to let go of one of them and I just thought Id better let go of the one thats the older,” she told Sky News Television in a report broadcast on Thursday. She said she was accompanied by the two boys, Lachie, 5, and two-year-old Blake, and their father, Brad, who had watched the drama helplessly from their first-floor hotel room, when the waves struck. “and I was screaming, trying to find him, and we thought he was dead,” she told reporters on arrival back in Australia.Lachie was found alive about 2 hours later clinging (扳住) to a door and, looked uninjured as his mother spoke to reporters.British surfer ( 冲浪运动员) Martin Markwell is also a lucky man. He had always dreamed of catching that perfect wave- but when it finally came along, it was a nightmare (噩梦). He was on his surfboard when he was swept up by a tsunami wave.“It was really terrible because I was surfing. I was really surfing on a wave I wasnt supposed to be on.” he said. “As an experienced surfer, when I saw the wave come, I realized something was wrong, but I couldnt escape because my surfboard was tied to my ankle（脚踝）.”His wife Vicki and son Jake looked on in horror from a hotel balcony (阳台) as he crashed towards the shore. Luckily, he stayed atop his board until he reached the hotel, jumped off and got to safety as the ocean rolled back to feed a much larger tsunami wave on its way. The family regrouped and ran to safety just minutes before a giant tsunami wave 10 meters high.5. When the waves struck, the father Brad _.A. reported the disaster to Sky News TelevisionB. was watching a drama on TV in the hotelC. tried to find his son lost in the watersD. watched things going on, unable to do anything6. The underlined word “him” in the third paragraphrefers to _.A. an old man B. Lachie C. Brad D. Blake7. Its not true that Lachie and Martin _.A. were both accompanied by their family when the disaster happenedB. both survived from the high waves when tsunami struckC. were both travelers from Europe on holiday in ThailandD. were both alive owing to their proper judgment and determination8. The best title of this news story would be_.A. Narrow escape B. Disaster caused by tsunamiC. Exciting surfing experience D. Struggle against tsunamiCOver many years, there has been an increase in the population of towns in many countries, as millions of people have moved from the villages in search of better jobs and facilities (设施), in the hope of getting a higher standard of living. This development has led to huge expansions of towns both upwards into the sky and outwards into the surrounding countryside. In spite of all the efforts of governments and private businesses, many areas still suffer from a serious shortage of housing.Now, a new idea has been put forward which will utilize (利用 vt.) areas which have no other obvious commercial potential (商业潜能). These are the ponds, small lakes, disused docks (码头), and other areas of water, many of which can be found near, or even in the suburbs (郊区) of big towns.A new style of construction has been designed which will provide a house for less than half the cost of the normal building. The main saving is, of course, the land, because the new houses will float on water. There will be no need for foundations; instead the house will be built on a frame (框架) made of steel which is expected to cost about 5,000. Above this the builders will make a house with two, three, or four bedrooms and all the usual modern conveniences, as well as a roof garden. Each house will be joined to the main services supplying water, gas, and electricity and they will have a vacuum sewage disposal (真空污水处理) system. All the service links will have enough flexibility (灵活性) to allow for small differences in the water level caused by wet and dry periods of weather.The first houses to be built are expected to cost between 20,000 and 30,000 according to size and it is already clear that there is a very good potential market for the new system. As the cost is comparatively low, young people and common citizens would like to buy.9.So many people have moved into towns because _A.they enjoy the facilitiesB.they expect to live a better lifeC.they expect to get better jobsD.there is a shortage of jobs in villages10.What is the main advantage of the new idea?A.It will help relieve（缓解）the housing shortage.B.It will utilize disused areas of water.C.It will provide jobs.D.It will help the suburbs.11.The new houses will be built on _A. waterside areas B. a stone foundationC. lakes and rivers D. a steel frame12.The price of the new houses will _A. encourage private and government buildersB.attract ordinary people in the towns to buyC.vary in different areas according to the policyD. help the housing market in the countrysideDAnimals seem to have the sense (本能) to eat when they are hungry and they do not eat more than their bodies needIt has been demonstrated that rats will, when given a choice over a period of time, prefer water with vitamins to water without vitamins even though there is no difference in taste or smell between the two water bottles. When a fragrant（香的） flavor (味道) was added to the vitamin-enriched water, the rats did seem to prefer it and kept drinking it ,even after the vitamins were switched to the clear waterIn time, however, they broke the habit and went back to where the necessary vitamins wereIn a classic experiment, babies of 6 to 12 months old were placed in a cafeteria（自助） feeding arrangement, with a wide selection of baby food before themThey were given whatever food they pointed to or appeared interested inWe are told that at first they showed some unusual eating patterns, but that over a period of time they managed to select well-balanced dietSo, in selecting food, rats and babies do seem to know and act on whats best for themApparently, there is a kind of “body wisdom”, which humans soon lose. Most of us do not eat as wisely as we couldMany of our food preferences are culturally determined and influenced by long-established（长期养成的）habitsSome people eat foxes, dogs and blackbirds, while we eat cows and pigsSo what people eat and how much they eat seems to be greatly influenced by what is going on around them13The expression “the habit” in paragraph 1 refers to drinking water which _A. has no smell B. is tastelessC. has vitamins D. is flavored (有味道的)14. According to the passage, adults eating habits differ from those of babies because _A. adults know better than babies what kind of food are good for their healthB. adults usually cannot resist (抵制) the temptation (诱惑) of various delicious foodsC. adults eating habits are closely related to the social and cultural customsD. adults have more choices of food than babies in eating patterns15. The author implied in the passage that most of us _A. eat a balanced dietB. choose the food that is of nutritionC. have the habits influenced by the surroundingsD. like to eat the food with a fragrant flavor16. As far as their eating habits are concerned, babies and rats are similar in that _A. both have the wisdom to choose a balanced dietB. both prefer flavored food and drinkC. both have the same eating patternsD. both develop a taste for the same kinds of flavorsEBill Javis took over our village news-agency at a time of life when most of us only want to relax. He just thought he would like something but not too much to do, and the news-agency was ready-made. The business produced little enough for him, but Bill was a man who only wanted the simplicity (简单)and order (秩序) and regularity (规律) of the job. He had been a long-serving sailor, and all his life had done everything by the clock. Every day he opened his shop at six a.m. to catch the early trade (买卖); the papers arrived on his door-step before that. Many of Bills customers were city workers, and the shop was convenient for the station（邮局）. Business was tailing off by 10 oclock, so at eleven sharp Bill closed for lunch. It was hard luck on anybody who wanted a paper or magazine in the afternoon, for most likely Bill would be down on the river bank, fishing, and his nearest competitor was five kilometers away. Sometime in the afternoon, the evening paper landed on the doormat, and at 4 oclock Bill reopened. The evening rush lasted till seven, and it was worthwhile. He lived in a flat above the shop, alone. Except in the very bad weather, you always knew where to find him in the afternoon, as I have said. Once, on a sunny afternoon, I walked home along the river bank from a shopping trip to the village. By my watch it was three minutes past four, so I was astonished to see Bill sitting there on his little chair with a line in the water. He had had no luck, I could see, but he was making no effort to move. “Whats wrong, Bill?” I called out from the path. For answer, he put a hand in his jacket and took out a big, golden object. For a moment I had no idea what it could be, and then it suddenly went off with a noise l