2021届高考英语二轮复习增分强化练二十二阅读理解+阅读七选五+语法填空含解析

1、2021届高考英语二轮复习增分强化练二十二阅读理解+阅读七选五+语法填空含解析2021届高考英语二轮复习增分强化练二十二阅读理解+阅读七选五+语法填空含解析PAGE 2021届高考英语二轮复习增分强化练二十二阅读理解+阅读七选五+语法填空含解析增分强化练(二十二）阅读理解2阅读七选五语法填空（限时35分钟)单独成册对应学生用书第5页.阅读理解AWorkers are returning to their careers, or starting new ones after age 65。More than ever, work is where many of us get our sens

2、e of purpose。That doesnt end at age 65.After being retired for only three months, Sue Ellen King returned to work at the University of Florida Health in Jacksonville， Florida, where she had been a care nurse and nursing educator for 38 years.She is now working part。time in a position created just fo

3、r her。“Its perfect,” she told The New York Times。“I get the satisfaction of having people appreciate what I do。 With the average life span for those who reach age 64 now getting all the way to 84 years old, those who reach retirement age still have many potential years of work to go。Job sites connec

4、ted toward part。timers, temporary positions, and some can also turn up opportunities that may lead to longerterm work。Fred Dodd tried a part。time job after his unemployment as a clerk for large banks at age 63.Hed thought about retiring then。“But part of me just wanted to keep working partly for the

5、 money， but more just because I felt I wanted to do more in my career，” he said.The retired have the advantage of not needing to focus on the earnings potential of whatever jobs they take on, so these older workers are attracted to more meaningful work。And since they are voluntarily putting their sk

6、ills and experience to good use, they may well have more flexibility than midcareer people。Twothirds of retirees whod come back to the work world were doing meaningful work they enjoyed.Legal work and community service were popular choices， as was teachingall areas in which older workers might have

7、an opportunity to make their own schedules.Earning more money rarely seems like a bad idea， but it can cause issues for retirees， including effects when they claim Social Security （申请社会保障） benefits early. 语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了65岁(退休）以后，工人们开始重返自己的职业生涯，或者开始新的职业生涯这一社会现象。1How does Sue Ellen King like her w

8、ork？AInteresting。BSatisfying.CBoring. DEncouraging.解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的“Its perfect， she told The New York Times。I get the satisfaction of having people appreciate what I do。（太完美了,她告诉纽约时报。人们欣赏我所做的事情，让我感到满足)可知,Sue Ellen King对她的工作很满意。故选B。答案：B2What does the second paragraph mainly tell us？AGiving an example

9、 of successful returning to work after retirement.BWhy Sue Ellen King found a nursing job.CWhat is Sue Ellen Kings work。DGiving an example of working full。time in a university。解析：段落大意题。第二段主要以Sue Ellen King为例，介绍她在退休三个月后，回到位于佛罗里达州杰克逊维尔的佛罗里达大学健康中心工作,她在那里做了38年的护理护士和护理教育工作者。她在重返工作岗位后，感到非常满足。由此可知，本段主要是给出一

10、个退休后，成功重返工作岗位的例子。故选A。答案：A3What was the main reason for Fred to have a part。time job?AHe was out of work。BHe could help large banks。CHe had personal crisis。DHe liked continuing working.解析：细节理解题.根据第三段的“But part of me just wanted to keep working partly for the money, but more just because I felt I want

11、ed to do more in my career， he said.（但我想继续工作，一方面是为了钱，但更多的是因为我觉得自己想在职业生涯中做得更多，他说)可知，他做兼职工作是因为他喜欢继续工作。故选D。答案:D4Why do the retired like meaningful jobs？AThese jobs have more flexibility.BThese jobs have lots of potential。CThey dont care much for salary。DThey cant do very hard jobs。解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的“The r

12、etired have the advantage of not needing to focus on the earnings potential of whatever jobs they take on， so these older workers are attracted to more meaningful work.(退休人员的优势在于，不管他们从事什么工作，他们都不需要关注潜在的收入,所以这些年长的员工会被更有意义的工作所吸引）”可知，退休人员关注有意义的工作是因为他们不需要关注收入。故选C。答案：CBFor several decades， there has been

13、an organized campaign intended to produce distrust in science， funded by those whose interests are threatened by the findings of modern science。In response， scientists have tended to stress the success of science.After all, scientists have been right about most things， from the structure of the univ

14、erse to the relativity of time and space.Stressing successes isnt wrong， but for many people its not persuasive。An alternative answer to the question “Why trust science?” is that scientists use the so.called scientific method.But what is called the scientific method isnt what scientists actually do.

15、Science is dynamic： new methods get invented; old ones get abandoned； and at any particular point， scientists can be found doing many different things.False theories sometimes lead to true results， so even if an experiment works， it doesnt prove that the theory it was designed to test is true.If the

16、re is no specific scientific method， then what is the basis for trust in science? The answer is the methods by which those claims are evaluated。A scientific claim is never accepted as true until it has gone through a long process of examination by fellow scientists。Scientists draft the initial versi

17、on of a paper and then send it to colleagues for suggestions.Until this point, scientific feedback is typically fairly friendly。But the next step is different： the revised paper is submitted to a scientific journal， where things get a whole lot tougher.Editors deliberately send scientific papers to

18、people who are not friends or colleagues of the authors， and the job of the reviewer is to find errors or other faults。We call this process “peer review” because the reviewers are scientific peers-experts in the same field-but they act in the role of a superior who has both the right and the respons

19、ibility to find fault.It is only after the reviewers and the editor are satisfied that any problems have been fixed that the paper will be printed in the journal and enters the body of “science”Some people argue that we should not trust science because scientists are “always changing their minds”。 W

20、hile examples of truly settled science being overturned are far fewer than is sometimes claimed, they do exist.But the beauty of this scientific process is that science produces both creativity and stability。New observations， ideas， explanations and attempts to combine competing claims introduce cre

21、ativity； transformative questioning leads to collective decisions and the stability of scientific knowledge。Scientists_do_change_their_minds_in_the_face_of_new_evidence，_but_this_is_a_strength_of_science,_not_a_weakness. 语篇解读本文是一篇议论文。因为科学和科学方法的变动，某些组织企图煽动人们怀疑科学，而文章用科学的成功来进行反驳，并指出科学论文的发表是非常严苛的，而且正是科学

22、的改变为科学带来了创新和相对稳定性。5Scientists stress the success of science in order to _。Apromote basic knowledge of scienceBremind people of scientific achievementsCremove possible doubts about scienceDshow their attitude towards the campaign解析:推理判断题。根据第一段中的“For several decades， there has been an organized campai

23、gn intended to produce distrust in science， funded by those whose interests are threatened by the findings of modern science。In response, scientists have tended to stress the success of science。（几十年来，一个有组织的运动旨在让人们怀疑科学，该组织由那些利益受到现代科学威胁的人资助.作为回应，科学家强调科学的成功)”可推测，科学家强调科学的成功是为了消除人们对科学的怀疑。故选C。答案：C6What ca

24、n we learn about the socalled scientific method？AIts an easy job to prove its existence.BIt usually agrees with scientists ideas。CIt hardly gets mixed with false theories.DIt constantly changes and progresses。解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Science is dynamic： new methods get invented； old ones get abandoned； and

25、at any particular point， scientists can be found doing many different things。(科学是动态的：新的方法被发明,旧的被遗弃，在任何一个特定的时间都可以发现科学家们在做着不同的事情)”可知，科学的本质是动态的，它是一直变化的，而不是一成不变。D项“It constantly changes and progresses。（它在不断变化和进步）”符合以上说法，故选D项.答案：D7What can we learn about “peer review？AIt seldom gives negative evaluation

26、of a paper.BIt is usually conducted by unfriendly experts。CIt aims to perfect the paper to be published.DIt happens at the beginning of the evaluation process。解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“We call this process peer review because the reviewers are scientific peersexperts in the same fieldbut they act in the role

27、 of a superior who has both the right and the responsibility to find fault。It is only after the reviewers and the editor are satisfied that any problems have been fixed that the paper will be printed in the journal and enters the body of science（我们把这个过程称为同行评审，因为这些人都是该领域的专家，但他们现在扮演的角色是有权力和责任发现错误的上级。只

28、有在审稿人满意以及任何问题都被解决了之后论文才会被刊登在期刊上，进入科学杂志)”可知,“peer review的职责是发现科学论文的错误，让它在出版时没有任何问题，也就是旨在让论文在出版前得到完善，故选C项。答案：C8The underlined sentence in the last paragraph implies that _.Ait is not uncommon for science to be overturnedBscientists are very strong in changing their mindsCpeople lose faith in those cha

29、ngeable scientistsDchanges bring creativity and stability to science解析：句意猜测题。根据最后一段中的“New observations， ideas, explanations and attempts to combine competing claims introduce creativity; transformative questioning leads to collective decisions and the stability of scientific knowledge.(新的发现、想法、解释和尝试

30、将相互竞争的观点结合起来，带来了创造力；变革性的质疑导致集体决策和科学知识的稳定性)”可知，画线句子的意思是：改变促成了科学的创新和相对稳定性。故选D项。答案：D.阅读七选五Ways to Study BetterIf you happen to be shy， sitting in the front row can be very uncomfortable at first.1You can hear better.You can see everything on the board without having to crane your neck around the head i

31、n front of you。2 Dont underestimate the power of this。If your teacher knows youre really listening and that you care about what youre learning, he or she will be extra willing to help you.Besides, itll feel like youve got your own private teacher.Create a study space。Carve out a place at home that i

32、s your study space.If youve got a family around you, make sure everyone understands that when youre in that space， youre not to be interrupted unless the house is on fire.Create a space that helps you make the most of your study time.Do you need absolute quiet or do you prefer to have loud music pla

33、ying? Do you like working at the kitchen table in the midst of everything or do you like a quiet room with the door shut? 3Form or join a study group.4 If thats you， form a study group in your class or join one thats already organized.There are lots of benefits to studying in a group。You have to be

34、organized.You cant procrastinate （拖延)You have to really understand something to be able to explain it out loud to someone else。5Do your homework。Read the assigned pages, and then some.Plug your topic into the Internet, grab another book at the library， and see what else you can learn about the subje

35、ct。Turn your work in on time.If extra credit work is offered， do that too.I know this takes time， but itll ensure you really know your stuff。And thats why youre going to school.Right?AYou can make eye contact with the professor.BYou can raise your hand to indicate youve got a question。CDo all the wo

36、rk, plus more。DKnow your own style and create the space you need。EHowever, its one of the best ways to pay attention to everything being taught.FA lot of people study better with others。GMake practice tests。答案：1.E2.A3。D4。F5.C。语法填空The State Council made an announcement on January 27 1.that 2020 Spring Festival holiday w