2019高考英语二轮阅读理解精选(42)及解析

1、2019高考英语二轮阅读理解精选（42）及解析ALisa was running lateShe had a lot to do at work, plus visitors on the way; her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometownBut as she hurried down the subway stairs, she started to feel uncomfortably warmBy the time she got to the platform, Lisa felt weak and ti

2、red - maybe it hadn't been a good idea to give blood the night before, she thoughtShe rested herself against a post close to the tracksSeveral yards away, Frank, 43, and his girlfriend, Jennifer, found a spot close to where the front of the train would stopThey were deep in discussion about a ho

3、use they were thinking of buyingBut when he heard the scream, followed by someone yelling, "Oh, my God, she fell in!" Frank didn't hesitateHe jumped down to the tracks and ran some 40 feet toward the body lying on the rails"No! Not you! " his girlfriend screamed after himShe

4、was right to be alarmedBy the time Frank reached Lisa, he could feel the tracks shaking and see the light comingThe train was about 20 seconds from the stationIt was hard to lift herShe was just outBut he managed to raise her four feet to the platform so that bystanders could hold her by the arms an

5、d drag her away from the edgeThat was where Lisa briefly re-gained consciousness, felt herself being pulled along the ground, and saw someone else holding her purseLisa thought she' d been robbedA woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help stop the blood pouring from her headAnd she tr

6、ied to talk but she couldn't, and that was when she realized how much pain she was inPolice and fire officials soon arrived, and Frank told the story to an officerJennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40 - minute train ride downtown - just as he had been seconds after the rescue, which m

7、ade her think about her reaction at the time"I saw the train coming and I was thinking he was going to die"she explained56What was the most probable cause for Lisa's weakness?AShe had run a long way BShe felt hot in the subwayCShe had done a lot of work DShe had donated blood the night

8、 before57Why did Jennifer try to stop her boyfriend?ABecause they would miss their trainBBecause he didn't see the train comingCBecause she was sure Lisa was hard to liftDBecause she was afraid the train would kill him58How did Frank save Lisa?ABy lifting her to the platform BBy helping her rise

9、 to her feetCBy pulling her along the ground DBy dragging her away from the edge59When did Lisa become conscious again?AWhen the train was leavingBAfter she was back on the platformCAfter the police and fire officials cameDWhen a man was cleaning the blood from her head60The passage is intended to _

10、Awarn us of the danger in the subwayBshow us how to save people in the subwayCtell us about a subway rescueDreport a traffic accident BThe booking notes of the play “the Age of Innocence”:Price: $10BOOKINGThere are four easy ways to book seats for performance:- in personThe Box Office is open Monday

11、 to Saturday, 10 a. m. -8 p. m. - by telephoneRing 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card（Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted）- by postSimply complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre Box Office. - on lineComplete the on-line booking form at www. Satanfiedtheatre. c

12、omDISCOUNTS:Saver: $2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students. Supersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to

13、 book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show. Standby: best available seats are on sale for $6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible（suitable）for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thi

14、rty minutes before for all other customers. Group Bookings: there is a ten percent discount for parties of twelve or more. School: school parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free. Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money

15、 unless a performance is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. 61. If you want to book a ticket, you CANNOT _.A. use the Internet.B. ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by credit card. C. go to the Box Office on Sundays. D. complete a booking form and post it to the Box Office. 62.

16、According to the notes, who can get $2 off?A. A 20-year-old full-time college student. B. A 55-year-old woman.C. An 18-year-old teenager. D. The people who book the tickets on Fridays.63. If you make a group booking for a group of 14 adults, how much should you pay?A. $120B. $126C. $140D. $15064. Fr

17、om the passage we can know all the following information except that _. A. There are only 8 wheelchair spaces in the theatre. B. The audience cant refund money if the performance is on show.C. A group of 12 persons can get 10 percent discount. D. A school party of 15 students should pay $90 for the

18、standby tickets. CThe Environmental Film Festival in Washington, D.C. has been bringing movies to Americas capital for seventeen years. This year, the twelve-day festival showed more than one hundred and thirty movies from thirty-four countries.The movies were shown in fifty-two museums, embassies,

19、and other places around the city this month. Many movies were about the state of the worlds oceans and sea life. (The aim of the festival is to educate people about environmental issues affecting our planet.)The Museum of Natural History showed many other movies about the ocean. These included “Fish

20、eye Fantasea”, which explores how fish see in the ocean. “Cracking the Ocean Code” is about the work of scientist J. Craig Venter. In the movie he travels around the world documenting the genetic information of small sea creatures.At the Library of Congress, festival visitors could watch “The Silent

21、 World” directed by Jacques Cousteau and Louis Malle. When this movie came out in nineteen fifty-six, it was the first to show scuba diving exploration to the world. The movie takes place during a trip across the Mediterranean, Red Sea and Indian Ocean.The Environmental Film Festival in Washington w

22、as started by Flo Stone. “I founded the festival in nineteen ninety-three. Id worked on other film festivals, one on cultural diversity at the NaturalHistoryMuseum in New York City. But in Washington, I thought it would be wonderful to do a festival on the environment very broadly, cooperating with

23、many museums, universities, libraries, environmental organizations and even embassies from around the world.” Flo Stone said.Not all movies at the festival were about oceans. One movie shown at the NationalBuildingMuseum is called “Designing a Great Neighborhood: Behind the Scenes at Holiday”. It te

24、lls about building a community housing project in Boulder, Colorado. The future owners of the houses work together with different building designers to create environmentally safe houses that do not pollute.65. Which film shows scuba diving exploration to the world?A. “Fisheye Fantasea”B. “Cracking

25、the Ocean Code”C. “The Silent World”D. “Designing a Great Neighborhood: Behind the Scenes at Holiday.”66. The aim of the Environmental Film Festival is to _.A. ask people to pay attention to sea creaturesB. let people know how environmental issues affect the earthC. advise people on how to save ener

26、gyD. tell people how to create environmentally safe houses67. J. Craig Venter was a scientist who _.A. explored how fish see in the oceanB. recorded the genetic information of small sea creaturesC. made a trip across the Mediterranean, Red Sea and Indian OceanD. was engaged in stopping pollution68.

27、The above passage is probably taken from _.A. a textbook B. a science-fiction C. a news report D. a TV talk showDOf all the problems facing modern astronomers, perhaps the most fascinating is: “Can intelligent(有智能旳) life exist elsewhere?” Since the Earth is an unimportant planet moving round an unim

28、portant star, it would be a pride on our part to suppose that we are the only intelligent beings in the universe. But to obtain proof is difficult.The main trouble is that our neighbor worlds, the bodies in the solar system appear to be unsuitable for advanced life forms. The Moon may be ruled out a

29、t once; it has hardly any atmosphere. Venus（金星） is little better; the surface temperature is extremely high and the atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide. Mars（火星） with a very thin atmosphere and a severe shortage of water, may well support simple plant life but there seems no hope of finding animals,

30、 while the attractive Martians of the storytellers have long since been given up.Of course this has not stopped the flow of bright ideas for communicating with the supposed people on Mars. In the early nineteenth century the great mathematician Gauss suggested planting tree patterns in Siberia, so t

31、hat the Martians would see them and replay suitably. Following up this idea, the Austrian scientist Karl Littrow proposed digging very wide ditches（沟） in the Sahara, triangular in patterns, and then filling them with petrol or some substance so that, when lit, the ditches would present Martian obser

32、vers with a “flaming triangle” which would show the existence here of intelligent minds. Even better were the plans of Charles Cross, a French writer of the 1870s, who wanted to build a large mirror to reflect the suns rays and concentrate them on the surface of Mars, thereby making a vast burninggl

33、ass. By swinging the mirror around, Cross explained it would be practicable to write words in the Martian deserts simply by burning the sand. For many years he bombarded (鼓吹) the French government with literature about this plan and was very disappointed when no official interest was shown.69From th

34、e passage we can learn that the opinion of the writer is that.Apeople on the earth are almost certainly the only intelligent beings in the universe Bpeople on the earth are definitely the only intelligent beings in the universeCthere may be other intelligent beings in the universeDthere are other in

35、telligent beings in the universe70Why is there unlikely any life on Venus?ABecause the weather is too cold.BBecause it is severely short of water.CBecause it has a very thin atmosphere.DBecause the surface temperature is too hot.71According to the passage, it seems that Mars.Amay have both vegetable

36、 and animal lifeBmay be inhabited by attractive Martians Cmay have some vegetable lifeDcan have no life at all72It can be learned from the last paragraph that Charles Cross felt.Adisappointed at the lack of official interest shown in his planBsurprised that the officials were interested in his sugge

37、stionCangry when the government paid little attention to his ideasDpleased when the government did take notice of his planEYour beliefs are very powerful and have the power to create or to destroy your life. In most cases, whatever you believe is what you will become. If you believe that you are a l

38、oser, that you never get a break in life, that you can t accomplish anything, these things will be your reality. Believe that you are unlimited, that you can do anything you are determined to do, and when you do, your achievements will know no bounds. You control your beliefs, and that is how you un

39、limitedly control your life.This is a very important point. So how do you develop beliefs that will enable you?Many of our beliefs come from our environment, the world we live in on a daily basis. If your environment is limiting your beliefs, then work very hard on changing it. If you are constantly

40、 around people who are negative and limiting, find other people to hang out with. Get around positive, successful people. Beliefs also come from past experiences. That is why it is so important to experience success on a regular basis. Set small, achievable goals, and then try your best to reach them. "I will finish this project by early afternoon." "I will make six calls on the phone in the next hour." "I will exercise for 20 minutes tonight." When you start to experience success, then you