(浙江选考)高考英语大二轮复习专题一阅读理解提升练2

1、1阅读理解提升练（二）AOn a warm Mon day,Je nny Neils on bought a san dwich and parked her car un der some trees.Rollingdown the windows to let in fresh air,she settled back to enjoy her lun ch.Sudde nly she no ticed a big bald manrun ning through the park ing lot.Before she came to realize what would happe n,

2、the man was there,shout ingthrough her win dow,“ Getout! ”Neils on refused.Pulling open her door,the man seized her by the neck and hair,and threw her out of the car onto the ground.She screamed,grabb ing her purse and the keys.Two reporters of the local n ewspaper,Robert Bruce and Jeff Jacks on,j u

3、st outside their office buildi ng ona break,heard the screams and bega n running.When they reached Neils on s car,the attacker had jumped into the driver s seatand was madly search ing for the keys.Bruce ope ned the door,a nd he and Jacks on dragged the man out.Theattacker fought back.But even in hi

4、s cornered panic,he was no match for the two athletic men.Reggie Miller,a worker of the local n ewspaper,heard the screams,too.He rushed back to the office tophone the police,a nd the n ran back with some plastic ropes-used to tie up n ewspapers.With his arms tied tight behi nd him,the pris oner loo

5、ked up and said coldly,“ Ihope you guys feel good about yourselves you just caught one of the most wan tedmen.” They ignored him and waited for the police.Later,Bruce and Jacks on were shocked to learn the manwas the professional carjacker（劫车者）and suspectedmurderer,whose picture but with a full head

6、 of hair had bee n recen tly prin ted intheir own n ewspaper.Neils on con siders herself lucky though she suffered injuries.She believes the story might have had adiffere nt ending if those good people had not come to heraid. “Unfortunately, ” she said, “many people would never have done what they d

7、id,and that is the realtruth. ”1 .The underlined word “ bald ” in Paragraph 1 most probably means_ .A.str ongB.without hairC.uglyD.rude2.Please arrange the time order of the follow ing events accord ing to the passage.a. Neils on was enjoying her lunch in the car.b. A man robbed Neils on of her car.

8、2c.The picture of the carjacker was prin ted in the local n ews paper.d.The carjacker was caught.A.abcdB.dbcaC.cabdD.abdc3. What can be in ferred from the last paragraph?A. Neils on con siders herself lucky because she was not badly hurt.B. Neilson doesn t think many people will do the same as the t

9、hree men.C. Neils on thi nks every one will do the same as the three men.D. Neils on has great con fide nee in people s kindn ess and bravery.B（2018 浙江高三压轴考）Mention the word“ coding ” and the first image that comes to mind is acomplicated algorithm（ 运算法贝 U ）that has no relati on ship to the real wor

10、ld .It is,therefore ,no won der thatmost kids avoid lear ning this skill that is beco ming increasingly important in today s world.Now,thanks t o asmall robot,even kids as young as five,will be dema nding program.Root,a robot,ca n be accessed using aniPad .It has bee n desig ned to teach codi ng to

11、kids at various levels.For begi nners or young childre n,Root isless about codi ng but more about problem-solvi ng.Kids can con struct a “ what if ” situati on by moving icons（ 图标 ）aro und on the tablet and observing the con seque nces of their action in sta ntly.This simple“ causeand effect ” logic

12、 can be used to teach the robot to“drive ” along a vertical dryerase whiteboard and quickly draw with a dry-erase marker.Root can also be in structed to move around thefloor,draw patter ns,a nd avoid barriers.As stude nts get more comfortable with the con cept,they can dow nl oad comma nds,mea ning

13、that Rootcan be told to draw a race track on a whiteboard,a nd the n multiple Root robots can be instructed to race eachother.Other fun options include programming Root to go faster when driving over the color green and coming toa stop upon sensing the color red.That s just the beginning of the poss

14、ibilities Root canalso be taught to flee when it detects danger,which in this case is the beam from a flashlight,and even play“Angry Birds ” on a whiteboard using real-worldphysics.Since multiple Roots can be used at the same time,the robot is the perfect classroom tool to in troducecodi ng to young

15、 kids.Raphael believes that this novel approach to coding will excite great interest becauseun like the traditi onal method,Root makes cod ing fun for eve n the youn gest of stude nts.Unfortun ately,the robot,successfully tested by kids in the laboratory,is not yet available forschools.The researche

16、rs estimate that Root will be sold for about $200,mak ing it fairlyaffordable for anyone that wishes to lear n how to code.4. Why are kids afraid to lear n to code accord ing to the author?A. I t is very difficult for them to lear n this skill.B. It gets them more un comfortable to use computers.C.

17、Lear ning code will cost them a large sum of mon ey.D. Kids find it will have less fun play ing computer games.5. The robot called Root helps kids to_ .A. change kids study attitudesB. move icons around more easilyC. greatly improve kids test marksD. feel at ease whe n lear ning to code6. What do we

18、 know about the robot?A. It teaches kids to code.B. It is used to desig n programs.3C. It makes“Angry Birds ” popular.D.lt helps kids to break codes.CFilled with much housework,meals and childcare at home,ma ny people feel that being at work soundsmore like having a picnic.Even for those who have a

19、happy family life,they feel actually more stressed at homethan at work.Recen tly,a study carried out by the researchers at a uni versity in the USA found lower levels of hormone（荷尔蒙）released in response to stress in a majority ofsubjects whe n they were at work compared to whe n they were at home.Th

20、is was true for both men and women,and pare nts and people without childre n.Both men and wome n showed less stress at work.But wome n are more likely to report feeli ng happierthere.Me n were more likely to feel happier at home.Experts say there are other reas ons why work is lessstressful tha n ho

21、me for many.“ Paid work is morevalued in society, ” said Sarah Damaske,the lead researcher on the study.“ Householdwork is bori ng and not particularly reward ing.”We get better at our job with time and the in creased compete nee means less stress and morerewards.Yet none of us,no matter how long we

22、 ve been doing it,ever trulyfeels like an expert at parenting or even at marriage.The support and frien dship of co-workers also offer stress relief.At home,mea nwhil e,stress spreads andin creases quickly.“ That s the reason why mosthousewives wish they were the bread earners,” Dr.Damaske says.Much

23、 of the advice to families and couples in cludes the warning to“ leave workstress at office ” and even to change our mind-set from work to home,for example,awalk around the block.The recent findings,though,suggest our home life,not our attitude,might be due for somecha nge.7. Accord ing to Paragraph

24、 1,ma ny people feel that being at home_.A. is like having a picnicB. is an ideal way to man age stressC. offers greater relaxati on tha n at workD. can bring more stress than in the workplace8. Accord ing to Sarah Damaske, _ .A. me n feel happier at work tha n wome nB. pare nts without childre n te

25、nd to feel happierC. household work is not as reward ing as work on a jobD. both men and wome n feel happier at home tha n at work9. What can make people feel happy at work?A. Recognition of the value of their work.B. A good man ageme nt of their marriage.C. Much competiti on among colleagues.D. For

26、gett ing the stress from family life.10 .Accord ing to the recent findin gs,what should we cha nge to solve the problem men ti on ed?A.Our attitude.B.Our home life.C.Our min d-set.D.Our work ing style.阅读理解提升练 （ 二）A【语篇导读】 在一个温暖的星期一 ,Jenny Neilson 在车内受到了一个歹徒的袭击。听到呼喊 声后 , 两名记者 Robert Bruce 和 Jeff Jacks

27、on 及时赶到与歹徒展开了生死搏斗 ,Reggie Miller 及 时报了警。1.B 词义猜测题。根据第七段可知 ,那个歹徒是位专业的劫车者 ,也是位杀人嫌疑犯 , 而且他 的照片曾经在 Bruce 和 Jackson 工作的报纸上刊登过 , 但那时他是满头头发 ,由此猜出这时候他是 “光头”的。故选 B4项。2.C 细节理解题。根据第七段的内容可知 , 那个歹徒的照片曾经在 Bruce 和 Jackson 的报社 报纸上刊登过 ; 而后发生了这个周一的劫车事件 :Neilson 在车内享受午餐歹徒劫持她的车 歹徒被逮住。故选 C 项。3.B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中 Neilson 的话可知 ,很多人可能不会像 Robert Bruce 和 Jeff Jackson以及 Reggie Miller 一样及时出手 , 见义勇为。故选 B 项。B【语篇导读】文章介绍了一种名叫 Root 的机器人 , 它可以教给孩子们编码。4.A 推理判断题。由第一段前两句可知 , 一