2021年高考英语二轮专题复习《阅读理解》02(含答案)

1、2021年高考英语二轮专题复习阅读理解02AA schoolgirl saved her fathers life by kicking him in the chest after he suffered a serious allergic(过敏的)reaction which stopped his heart.Izzy,nine,restarted father Colms heart by stamping(踩)on his chest after he fell down at home and stopped breathing.Izzys mother,Debbie,immed

2、iately called 999 but Izzy knew doctors would never arrive in time to save her father,so decided to use CPR.However,she quickly discovered her arms werent strong enough,so she stamped on her fathers chest instead.Debbie then took over with some more conventional chest compressions(按压)until the ambul

3、ance arrived.Izzy,who has been given a bravery award by her school,said:“I just kicked him really hard.My mum taught me CPR but I knew I wasnt strong enough to use hands.I was quite scared.The doctor said I might as well be a doctor or a nurse.My mum said that Dad was going to hospital with a big fo

4、otprint on his chest.”“Shes a little star,”said Debbie,“I was really upset but Izzy just took over.I just cant believe what she did.I really think all children should be taught first aid.Izzy did CPR then the doctor turned up.Colm had to have more treatment on the way to the hospital and weve got to

5、 see an expert.”Truck driver Colm,35,suffered a mystery allergic reaction on Saturday and was taken to hospital,but was sent home only for it to happen again the next day.The second attack was so serious that his airway swelled,preventing him from breathing,his blood pressure dropped suddenly,and hi

6、s heart stopped for a moment.He has now made a full recovery from his suffering.（1）Izzy kicked her father in the chest.A.to express her helplessnessB.to practise CPR on himC.to keep him awakeD.to restart his heart（2）Whats the right order of the events?Izzy kicked Colm.Debbie called 999.Izzy learned

7、CPR.Colms heart stopped.A. B. C. D.（3）What does Paragraph 8 mainly talk about?A.What Colm suffered.B.Colms present condition.C.What caused Colms allergy.D.Symptoms of Colms allergic reaction.（4）Why does the author write the news?A.To describe a serious accident.B.To prove the importance of CPR.C.To

8、report a 9-year-old girls brave act.D.To call peoples attention to allergic reaction.BAmerican high school students are terrible writers, and one education reform group thinks it has an answer: robots, or, more accurately robot-readers-computers programmed to scan student essays and spit out a grade

9、.Mark Shermis, professor of the College of Education at the University of Akron, is helping to hold a contest, set up by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation(WFHF), which promises $ 100,000 in prize money to programmers who write the best automated grading software. “If youre a high school teach

10、er and you give a writing task, youre walking home with 150 essays,” Shermis said. “Youre going to need some help. ”Automated essay grading was first proposed in the 1960s, but computers back then were not up to the task. In the late 1990s, as technology improved, several textbook and testing compan

11、ies jumped into the field. Today, computers are used to grade essays in South Dakotas student writing assessments and a handful of other exams, including the TOEFL test of English fluency, taken by foreign students.The Hewlett contest aims to show that computers can grade as well as English teachers

12、only much more quickly and without all that depressing red ink. “Automated essay scoring is objective,” Shermis said. “And it can be done immediately. If students finish an essay at 10 p. m. , they get a result at 10: 00 p. m.Take, for instance, the Intelligent Essay Assessor, a web-based tool marke

13、ted by Pearson Education, Inc. Within seconds it can analyze an essay for spelling, grammar, organization, and help students to make revision. The program scans for key words and analyzes semantic(语义的) patterns, and Pearson claims that it can understand the meaning of a text much the same as a human

14、 reader.（1）The text is written to introduce_.A.Hewlett contestB.the education reform in AmericaC.robot-readersD.William and Flora Hewlett Foundation（2）What does the underlined phrase “spit out” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A.Analyze. B.Organize. C.Give. D.Check.（3）What does Paragraph 4 focus on?A.Th

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24、 were too optimistic about their future actually faced greater risk of disability or death within 10 years than those pessimists who expected their future to be worse.The paper, published this March inPsychology and Aging, examined health and welfare surveys from roughly 40,000 Germans between ages

25、18 and 96.The surveys were conducted every year from 1993 to 2003.Survey respondents(受访者)were asked to estimate their present and future life satisfaction on a scale of 0 to 10,among other questions.The researchers found that young adults(age 18 to 39)routinely overestimated their future life satisf

26、action,while middle-aged adults(age 40 to 64)more accurately predicted how they would feel in the future.Adults of 65 and older,however,were far more likely to underestimate their future life satisfaction.Not only did they feel more satisfied than they thought they would,the older pessimists seemed

27、to suffer a lower ratio(比率)of disability and death for the study period.“We observed that being too optimistic in predicting a better future than actually observed was associated with a greater risk of disability and a greater risk of death within the following decade,”wrote Frieder R.Lang,a profess

28、or at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.Lang and his colleagues believed that people who were pessimistic about their future may be more careful about their actions than people who expected a rosy future.“Seeing a dark future may encourage positive evaluations of the actual self and may contribut

29、e to taking improved precautions(预防措施),”the authors wrote.Surprisingly,compared with those in poor health or who had low incomes,respondents who enjoyed good health or income were associated with expecting a greater decline.Also,the researchers said that higher income was related to a greater risk o

30、f disability.The authors of the study noted that there were limitations to their conclusions.Illness, medical treatment and personal loss could also have driven health outcomes.However, the researchers said a pattern was clear. “We found that from early to late adulthood,individuals adapt their expe

31、ctations of future life satisfaction from optimistic,to accurate,to pessimistic,”the authors concluded.（1）According to the study, who made the most accurate prediction of their future life satisfaction?A. Optimistic adults.B. Middle-aged adults.C. Adults in poor health.D. Adults of lower income.（2）P

32、essimism may be positive in some way because it causes people.A.to fully enjoy their present lifeB.to estimate their contribution accuratelyC.to take measures against potential risksD.to value health more highly than wealth（3）How do people of higher income see their future?A.They will earn less mone

33、y.B.They will become pessimistic.C.They will suffer mental illness.D.They will have less time to enjoy life.（4）What is the clear conclusion of the study?A.Pessimism guarantees chances of survival.B.Good financial condition leads to good health.C.Medical treatment determines health outcomes.D. Expect

34、ations of future life satisfaction decline with age.EWeve all been there: in a lift, in line at the bank or on an airplane, surrounded by people who are, like us, deeply focused on their smartphones or, worse, struggling with the uncomfortable silence Whats the problem? Its possible that we all have

35、 compromised conversational intelligence Its more likely that none of us start a conversation because its awkward and challenging, or we think its annoying and unnecessary But the next time you find yourself among strangers, consider that small talk is worth the trouble Experts say its an invaluable

36、 social practice that results in big benefits Dismissing small talk as unimportant is easy, but we cant forget that deep relationships wouldnt even exist if it werent for casual conversation Small talk is the grease(润滑剂) for social communication, says Bernardo Carducci, director of the Shyness Resea

37、rch Institute at Indiana University Southeast “Almost every great love story and each big business deal begins with small talk,” he explains “The key to successful small talk is learning how to connect with others, not just communicate with them”In a 2014 study, Elizabeth Dunn, associate professor o

38、f psychology at UBC, invited people on their way into a coffee shop One group was asked to seek out an interaction(互动) with its waiter; the other, to speak only when necessary The results showed that those who chatted with their server reported significantly higher positive feelings and a better cof

39、fee shop experience “Its not that talking to the waiter is better than talking to your husband,” says Dunn “But interactions with peripheral(边缘的) members of our social network matter for our well-being also”Dunn believes that people who reach out to strangers feel a significantly greater sense of be

40、longing, a bond with others Carducci believes developing such a sense of belonging starts with small talk “Small talk is the basis of good manners,” he says（1）What phenomenon is described in the first paragraph?A.Addiction to smartphonesB.Inappropriate behaviours in public placesC.Absence of communi

41、cation between strangersD.Impatience with slow service（2）What is important for successful small talk according to Carducci?A.Showing good manners B.Relating to other peopleC.Focusing on a topicD.Making business deals（3）What does the coffee-shop study suggest about small talk?A. It improves family re

42、lationshipsB. It raises peoples confidenceC. It matters as much as a formal talkD. It makes people feel good（4）What is the best title for the text?A. Conversation CountsB. Ways of Making Small TalkC. Benefits of Small TalkD. Uncomfortable SilenceF阅读下面的短文，完成下列各题：There are two things I can count on my

43、 dad asking every time he calls me:“Is there anything I can do for you?”and“Hows the car?”I guess he asks what he can do for me because his dad(an air force officer)was never really there for him,and hes determined to provide me with the support he lacked.During my youth he never missed a school pla

44、y or softball game.In fact,he was so supportive that I sometimes longed for one of those dads who dressed better and cared less.But my dad would forever be the guy wearing shorts with dress shoes and black socks,cheering me on,expecting greatness.His other standard questionHows the car?-used to stri

45、ke me as a waste of long-distance dollars from a man who once suggested making a list of what you want to talk about before calling someone out of state.What I now realize is that“Hows the car?”is not about the car.Its a fathers way of asking his adult daughter how she is doing.The advantage is that

46、 if theres something wrong with the car,he knows what to do about it and how much it will cost,whereas if youre having problems about marriage or doubting a career choice,he might have to act Mom on the line.At age thirty I finally took the plunge(跳进)into adulthood by renting a car without my dads h

47、elp or advice.Im sure my dad was hurt rather than proud.Though a daughters independence is evidence of a job well done,it still implies the jobs done,and many fathers are unwilling to retire.Even when my dad was overworked,hed happily jump on a plane if I said I needed help.His frequent question“Is

48、there anything I can do for you?”underlines the fact that he wishes there was still something he could provide.Its interesting:Even though were tied by blood and I love him no matter what,he still seems to need a concrete function-suggesting stocks,finding the cheapest plane fare-to feel he has a ro

49、le in my life.（1）In the authors opinion,her father always attended her school plays or softball games to_.Asatisfy any demand she made to himBshow his interest and watch them for funCmake up what he was previously short ofDexpect his daughter would be great in games（2）The author has learned that by

50、asking“How is the car?”,her father is actually_.Areminding her not to waste moneyBasking how his daughter is getting alongCexpressing his concern for her daughters safetyDasking his daughter if the car breaks down or not（3）According to the author,her father,like many other fathers,is unwilling to re

51、tire probably because_.Ahe wants to continue to earn moneyBhe is doubtful of childrens independenceChe wont put an end to caring for his childrenDhe is afraid of losing connection with children（4）We can safely draw a conclusion from the story that in the authors eye her father_.Ahas a strong passion

52、 for his workBhas the deepest love for his childrenChas great interest in his daughters carDhas too much control over his childrenGSports account for a growing amount of income made on the sales of commercial time by television companies.Many television companies have used sports to attract viewers

53、from particular sections of the general public,and then they have sold audiences to advertisers.An attraction of sport programs for the major U.S. media companies is that events are often held on Saturday and Sunday afternoonsthe slowest time periods of the week for general television viewing.Sport

54、events are the most popular weekend programs, especially among male viewers who may not watch much television at other times during the week.This means the television networks are able to sell advertising time at relatively high prices during what normally would be dead time for programming.Media co

55、rporations also use sports to attract commercial sponsors that might take their advertising dollars elsewhere if television stations did not report certain sports.The people in the advertising departments of major corporations realize that sports attract male viewers.They also realize that most busi

56、ness travelers are men and that many men make family decisions on the purchases of computers, cars and life insurance.Golf and tennis are special cases for television programming.These sports attract few viewers,and the ratings(收视率)are unusually low.However,the audience for these sports is attractiv

57、e to certain advertisers.It is made up of people from the highest income groups in the United States,including many lawyers and business managers.This is why television reporting of golf and tennis is sponsored by companies selling high-priced cars,business and personal computers,and holiday trips.This is also why the networks continue to carry these programs regardless of low ratings.Advertisers are willing to pay high fees to reach high-income consumers and those managers who make decisions to buy thousands of “company cars” and computers.With such viewers,these programs dont