湖南省长沙市2020高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解训练（72）

湖南长沙市2020高考英语（二轮）阅读理解训练（72）阅读理解。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources (来源), as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows that windmills (风车) began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.For many centuries, people used windmills to grind (磨碎) wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground when electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were rarely used.During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs. Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.风能早在公元前七世纪就开始被人们用风车所利用，当人们发明了电以后，风能被用来发电，但随着电的广泛使用，风车逐渐不被人们使用了。而进入二十世纪七十年代后，人们又逐渐认识到了风能的优势。1From the text we know that windmills _.A. were invented by European armiesB. have a history of more than 2,800 yearsC. used to supply power to radio in remote areasD. have rarely been used since electricity was discovered答案：C。细节理解题。由第一段最后两句话可知风车首先是在古代伊朗被使用，故排除A项；公元前七世纪到现在应是不足2800年，故排除B项；由第二段当中的第二、三句话可以排除D项，同时也能知道C项是正确的。2What was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century?A. Sailing a boat. B. Producing electricity.C. Grinding wheat into flour.D. Pumping water from underground.答案：B。细节理解题。由文章第二段中的第二句话可知“在十九世纪末期人们发现了电以后，住在偏远地区的人们开始用风车发电”。3One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that _.A. wind power is cleanerB. it is one of the oldest power sourcesC. it was cheaper to create energy from windD. the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs答案：A。主旨大意题。由文章最后一段可知。4What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?A. The advantages of wind power.B. The design of wind power plants.C. The worldwide movement to save energy.D. The global trend towards producing power from wind.答案：D。推理判断题。文章最后一句话“如今，出现了一个全球化的运动，要通过风能的利用来提供越来越多的电力”，表明作者会就这个话题继续展开。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。【2020高考训练】My first day of high school was like any other first day: registering? finding new classmates, meeting new teachers, and seeking new friendsDuring lunch, I ran into my first snag （因难） of the day At the dining hall, as the checkout （付款处） lady asked for my money, I realized that I had forgotten my lunch money When I told her about it, I heard a voice behind meI turned around and there stood a teacher telling her he would pay for my lunchHe told me his name, MrPete Walker, and said, If you get a chance, you should take my history class I recognized his name, and told him I was in his class later that day MrWalker befriended me on thevery first clay of school at a very crucial time of the day-lunch !He always told us we should do more than we ever thoughthe pushes us to clod all things betterHe coached many sports, and sponsored many after-class activitiesIf we were interested in something, he would find a way to expose us to it by inviting speakers, taking us on field trips, or obtaining information for usTwo years later, my junior year in school was clicking along nicely when one day I was riding my motorcycle and I was hit by a car I spent six days in hospital and was at home in bed for two weeks before returning to schoolMrWalker stopped by the hospital each day with my work from my teachers Once I was at home, he would bring my work tooAfter high school, I attended the United States Army Airborne School in Fort I3enning, GeorgiaI knew my parents woolly be there the day I graduates, but they brought an unexpected guestThey came across MrWalker at lunch several days before and told him I was about to graduateHis visit, however, was not a surprise to me1At the dining hall,Athe lady didnt want to charge the author for his lunchBthe author knew MrWalker was right behind himCMrWalker didnt know the author was his studentDthe author decided to invite Mr Walker to lunch2The story in Paragraph 4 showed that Mr Walker wasAcaring Bstrict Cskilled Dlearned3What happened on the authors graduation day?AHis parents met MrWalker by chanceBHis family invited MrWalker to lunchCMrWalker brought an unexpected guestDHis parents came together with MrWalker4What can we infer from the last sentence?AThe author had invited MrWalker to his graduation ceremonyBThe authors parents had informed him of MrWalkers visitCMrWalker had a very close relationship with his studentsDMrWalker went to visit the author frequently参考答案、CADC阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。【2020高考训练】Four schoolchildren from Belgrade, England were out on their bikes on Wednesday evening Unexpectedly, they saw an elderly man grasping for breath （喘息） in the streetThey tried to call the police and ambulance service, but their phones were not working, due to network problemsBefore the Polish man became unconscious, the children kept him calm while they flagged down （招停）a passing driver The children used words they had picked up from their Polish classmates to translate the injured mans answers to the drivers questionsGary, 10, and his six - year - old sister, Lily, stayed with the man while Thymus and Owen, both 11, led the ambulance to the spot where he lay Soon the man was taken to hospitalThe fantastic four children who came to the aid of the elderly man deserve the highest respect for their quick - thinking and courage in an emergency situation They are a credit not only to themselves, but to their families and their schoolAnd it is great to be able to hear such a positive story about young peopleWhat is not so positive about this story is the fact that several adults apparently walked by without stopping to helpThis seeming indifference to an emergency situation is a well noted phenomenon which psychologists sometimes refer to as the bystander effectResearch suggests that when a group of people witness an emergency, people are likely to assume that somebody else will intervene and they feel that the burden of responsibility is lifted from their shouldersPerhaps the answer to this sort of things is to introduce a Good Samaritan law This already exists in France and places a legal responsibility on people who witness an emergency situation to help out as long as they can do soThis certainly seems to remove any doubt about who bears the burden of responsibility for offering assistance-everyone1What can we learn about the elderly man?AHe spoke Polish with the childrenBHe fell from his bike and got injuredCHe was taken to hospital by the driverDHe recovered consciousness in the street2In Paragraph 3, the author mainlyAshows his great sympathy for the manBgives high praise to the four childrenCoffers his special thanks to the driverDexpresses his anger at several adults3The underlined word intervene in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning toAbe curious Bgo on Cgive up Dget involved4In France, if an emergency happens to someone,Aoffering help to him is required by lawBpeople have the right to leave the sceneCothers must get permission before helping himDthe witnesses will be punished if the rescue fails参考答案、ABDA阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。【2020高考训练】A three-mile-long fishhook-shaped piece of land in the middle of Chesapeake Bay, Tangier Island has always been a community set apart from the mainlandThese days, the islands 500-plus residents, who mostly use golf cars as transportation on the villages narrow roads and who dont allow the public consumption of alcohol, have managed to preserve their traditional cultureProbably the most striking example of their heritage is the islanders unique way of speakingDavid LShores, a linguist （话言学家） who was born on Tangier Island, has found out the reason why the speech of Tangier Island strikes outsiders as strangeAccording to Shores, the islanders pronounce their vowels louder and longer, which causes common words to sound different when spoken by Tangier nativesSome, scholars have said the natives of Tangier speak an old form of English that goes back to the time of Queen FElizabeth IShores doesnt buy into that theory Its not Eliza- bethan English by any means, he says I doubt if anyone could trace it to that, because the variety of English at that time were greatBruce Gordy, a Tangier native and a former teacher at the islands only school, has made a list of 350 strange expressions and words that he says are used and undertook only by the islandersBut Gordy clones think its the strange vocabulary that puzzles outsiders most when hearing Tangier residents speak I think what confuses them is the fact that we are talking backwards a lot, he saysHe offers an exampleIf somebodys stupid, you know what I say? Gordy says Im saying hes smart, but the way I say it makes everyone know Im emphasizing hes stupidBoth Gordy and Shores believe Tangiers isolation （孤立）has led to the islanders unusual way of speaking Now, the economy of Tangier Island is moving away from its tradition of crabbing and fishing as the number of crabs and oysters in the bay declinesMore residents are finding work on tugboats（掩船）or looking for jobs on the mainland Of course the sons and daughters went with their dad out crabbing You dont go with your dad on the tugboatThats not going to preserve Tangier culture, Gordy says1According to the text, Tangier IslandAhas been discovered recentlyBis a fast developing x-pillageCis a land of golf loversDhas a small population2In Shores opinion, the language the islanders speakAcant be called English in factBis unique in its pronunciation systemCcan never be understood by outsidersDshares some similarities with Elizabethan English3Whats Gordys attitude towards the preservation of Tangier culture?AConfident BSatisfiedCConcerned DAngry参考答案13、DBC阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。Nick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal.He works 60 hours a week.He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office.Hes been a doctor for ten years.Dr Petrels gives his patients good medical advices.But he doesnt just tell his patients when to do.He also sings to them on television.Dr Petrels has his own TV show.The show is in Italia，English and French.The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice.He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language.After that，he sings another song.Dr Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week.The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing.His dream is to perform in Las Vegas.His favorite songs are love songs，and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote.Dr Petrels says，“I always love to sing.All my problems are gone when I sing.”But when Dr Petrels was young，his father didnt want him to be a singer，so he went to a medical school.Some people tell Dr Petrels he can help people more as a doctor.But Dr Petrels says he helps people when he sings，too.“I like to make people smile.Sometimes its difficult to make a sick person smile.Medicine and entertainment (娱乐)both try to do the same thing.They try to make people feel good.”【语篇解读】这篇文章描绘了蒙特利尔一个有趣的医生