2022高考英语二轮专题演练：阅读理解【03】

1、第 第 页2022高考英语二轮专题演练：阅读理解【03】 2022高考英语二轮专题演练：阅读理解【03】 1 阅读理解共20小题;每题2分，总分值40分 阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Time: April 8th, 2022 at 10 PM To April 9th, 2022 at 3 AM Location: Babyface Guangzhou Street: No.83 Changdi Da Ma Road, Guangzhou City/Town: Guangzhou Website or Map: Phone:

2、 020-8335 5771 Organized By: Babyface China Official Grammy nominated (格莱美奖提名)artist and globally admired DJ and Producer Paul van Dyk continues to lead the electronic music charts and appears at the highpoint of every Top DJ list across the globe. PvD, as his fans have nicknamed him, is currently r

3、anked the Worlds No. 1 DJ by DJ Magazines “Top 100 DJs poll” for the second successive year. PvD is well-known as one of the hardest working artists, with sold-out tours that cross each continent, headline spots at every major festival, and a hugely successful recording career. With over 3 million a

4、lbums sold worldwide, van Dyk travels around the world over 16 times each year to sold out performances internationally. Born in Eisenhuettenstadt, East Germany, Paul van Dyk grew up in East Berlin. Because his community did not have a true club culture, Paul van Dyk listened to the radio where he d

5、iscovered his passion for music that e*tended beyond Techno musiche wanted to create a different, more unique sound. In the early 1990s Paul van Dyk was performing regularly at various clubs in Berlin before releasing his first album 45 RPM in 1994. But it was the release of his second album Seven W

6、ays that put him into Top 100, followed by the release of his hit single “For An Angel,” which began to earn him praise across the globe. By the time Paul van Dyk released Out There Back in 2000, it became clear that the Berlin-based musician had far more to offer than his signature club sets that h

7、ad already defined him as one of the most influential DJs and producers of all time. His first mi* CD Politics of Dancing was released in 2022, followed by Global in 2022a DVD which illustrates his own e*periences traveling the world. 56. What activity does this passage introduce to us? A. Paul van

8、Dyk Volume World Tour at Babyface Guangzhou. B. Grammy Prize Ceremony at Babyface Guangzhou. C. Release of PvDs original album Reflections. D. The foundation of Babyface China Official. 57. Which album first made PvD into the Top 100? A. For An Angel. B. Seven Ways. C. 45 RPM. D. Out There Back. 58.

9、 According to the passage PvD can be best described as _. A. intelligent but proud B. hardworking but absent-minded C. optimistic and outgoing D. creative and potential 59. PvDs passion for music originated from _. A. performing at various clubs B. listening to the radio C. his tours across the glob

10、e D. his true club culture 60. According to the passage, PvD _. A. is ranked the worlds No.1 DJ in Top 100 DJs Poll for life B. shows us his travelling e*perience in Global C. sings about politics in his mi* CD Politics of Dancing D. received Grammy Prizes several times B Vans, Keds, Dolliesthey sou

11、nd like the names of rock bands, but if you have teenagers, youll know theyre actually the latest in teenage footwear. But e*perts are now warning that the current shoe fashions will be causing teenagers discomfort in the short term and storing up years of foot, knee and back pain in the future. Her

12、e, the e*perts identify the problems caused by teenagers shoe choice. KEDS/VANS Slip-on shoes with elastic (弹性的sides are particularly popular among teenage boys - with Keds and Vans the most sought-after brands. The main problem is that they are just too flatso flat that the heel, which strikes the

13、ground first, also becomes damaged and painful. BALLET PUMPS The worst shoes of all are such light and thin dolly shoes. The problem is partly their flatness, as with Keds and Vans. However ballet pumps, which have no string or heel, have other specific problems. “As the shoe has no fastening device

14、, it relies on the toes to keep the shoe on, causing an awkward gait步法, this leads to short- and long-term problems such as calluses茧子, heel and knee pain.” WEDGES AND STILETTOS These shoes can also cause problems with gait. They may look good, but the heels on these are so high they can force the w

15、earers body weight forward, making them very unstable. Teens who wear these shoes regularly are also in danger of joining those millions of women with constant back pain. SCHOOL SHOES So what do podiatrists足科医生have on their wish list, especially for everyday wear? Something in a natural, breathable

16、fabric, with a string to hold it on, with a small heel and a deep toe-bo* that does not press the toes, such as Clarks, Marks Spencer or Rhino. If your teen insists on wearing bad shoes, get them some simple foot orthotics(矫形器) in the shoes. These support and correct the movement of the foot and, pr

17、operly fitted by a podiatrist, can often transform their walk and halt the damage. 61. Of all the shoes mentioned in the passage, which can cause the worst problems? A. Marks Spencer. B. Wedges Stilettos. C. Keds and Vans. D. Ballet Pumps. 62. Which pair of shoes may not be found on the podiatrists

18、wish list? A. B. C. D. 63. The underlined word “halt” in the last paragraph probably means _. A. increase B. worsen C. stop D. cure 64. From this passage we can infer _. A. trendy shoes may ruin teenagers health B. fashionable shoes all have orthotics in them C. e*perts are strongly against wearing

19、popular shoes D. podiatrists are e*pert at producing branded shoes 65. In which column of Mail Online can you find this passage? A. Sports. B. Science. C. Health. D. Shopping. 参考答案、5660 ABDBB 6165 DBCAC 2答案CBAC Beldon and Canfield are two seashore towns, not far apartBoth towns have many hotels, and

20、 in summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other tourists Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in BeldonThe ne*t day, this news appeared on page two of the towns newspaper The Beldon Post: FIRE AT SEABREEZE Late last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly p

21、ut out a small fire in a bedroomThe hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fireWe say again to all our visitors：“Please dont smoke cigarettes in bed” This was Beldons first hotel fire for five yearsThe Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one： ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIR

22、E Last night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the Seabreeze HotelAn angry holiday-maker said, “An electric lamp probably started the fireThe bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotelsWhen I put my bed side light on, I heard a funny noise

23、 from the lamp” We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in Canfield What are the facts, then? It is never easy to find out the e*act truth about an accidentThere was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel last August: that is one factDo we know anything else? Yes, we know

24、that firemen went to the hotel Now what do you think of the rest of the “news”? 1Which of the following best gives the main idea of this te*t? ABeldon and Canfield are both good places for tourists in summer BA fire broke out at night in Seabreeze Hotel last summer CIt was not easy to find out e*act

25、 truth from newspapers DTwo newspapers gave reports on the same matter 2Which of the following are probably facts? aThe fire broke out in a bedroom at the hotel bA cigarette started the fire cAn old lamp started the fire dThe fire broke out at night eThere has never been a fire in Canfield Ab and c

26、Ba and d Cc and e Da and c 3The Canfield Times used the headline like this in order to make its readers think _ Ahotels in Beldon often catch fire Bhotels in Beldon dont often catch fire Cthis was the second fire at the Seabreeze Hote DBeldon was a good place e*cept that hotels there are not quite s

27、afe 4The Canfield newspaper gave a report just the opposite to the Beldon Post by saying that _ Athe bedroom lamps were very old at the Seabreeze Hotel Bthe bedroom lights made funny noise when the fire took place Cthe firemen failed to save clothing, bedclothes and other things Dsuch accidents neve

28、r happened in Canfield for the past 5 years 3参考答案BADC Read the following reviews for movies that are showing at the moment. And then answer questions. HappinessRomance Happiness tells the story of two people Lisa Turbot and Danny Roywho work for different advertising companies. They talk on the phon

29、e all the time and dont like each other. But then they correspond by email and fall in love. This movie will be very popular with teenagers and people who like romances. It also has beautiful music. Scream IThriller In Scream I, PaulColin Jacksis a young man who joins a thriller club. Each of the me

30、mbers tries to frighten the others. Paul is told to stay in an old house for the night. Everyone who has tried to stay in the house before has died. This movie is very frightening but also quite silly. It doesnt make sense for Paul to stay in the house when things start to go wrong. Only for people

31、who like thrillers. Pauls HeroesComedy This is a very funny war movie set in World War Two. Si* soldiersincluding Sammy Turblowhave to get to Italy to take secret messages to the American army there. During the movie, they dress up as women and fig ht with Italian workers. You can guess the ending,

32、but its great fun getting there. _Drama This is a very good drama with Jack Ross, a hard-working truck driver. His wife becomes ill and he has to find a doctor who can help her. In his travels he meets Dr. LloydPhil Driverwho has found the cure for the illness, but Jack Ross has only twelve hours to

33、 get the medicine back to his wife on the other side of America. This is an e*cellent movie, which is very e*citing. 1. The underlined word “correspond” can be replaced by _. A. date B. communicate C. e*change D. write 2. A thriller is most probably a film which tells something _. A. frightening B.

34、instructive C. humorous D. interesting 3. Which of the following is the best title for the fourth film? A. A Hard-working Truck Driver B. Medicine C. A Strange Illness D. Twelve Hours 4. Where can we probably read the passage? A. On the sports page. B. A travel brochure. C. On the entertainment page

35、. D. In the test book. 4参考答案BADA MUMBAI, India The children in their party clothes on the stage were very e*cited when they received the award. And the two of them said, Its unbel ievable! Nine-year-old Rubina Ali, and Azharuddin Ismail, 10, were living a very different life and apparently loving ev

36、ery minute of it. The two, some of the child stars of the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire (贫民窟的百万富翁)movie, know the Indian slums very well. That was where they grew up, and it is where they will return at the end of their Hollywood dream trip. But before going back home, there was an interview wit

37、h the host, Ryan Seacrest. During the interview they smiled and repeated their disbelief at what was happening to them. To their surprise, their movie won the first place in the Oscars. When the two received the award, it was late morning in the childrens home city of Mumbai, where their family, fri

38、ends and many fellow residents of the slums watched the results from Hollywood. I dont really know what the Oscars are, Rubinas mother said. Im just glad my daughter looks happy, though she told me she missed Indian food. Our children lead a dogs life, Rubinas mother said, pointing at th e rubbish e

39、verywhere, the open drains (下水道) and the lack of education opportunities. In a few days they will be back in Mumbai and back in the slums. Fortunately, according to media reports, the movies director, Danny Boyle, has promised to help the child ren he chose from the slums go to a proper school. The

40、two dont need to worry about their daily lives because of the Oscar success of Slumdog Millionaire. But the poverty and lack of education opportunities the central theme of the movie is always all around. 1. Which of the following is true about the two children? A. They played a major role in gettin

41、g India children to receive education. B. They were both e*cited about receiving the award. C. They were interviewed after they went back home. D. They were the only two child winners of the movie. 2. When the children attended the Oscar ceremony in Hollywood, their family and friends were _. A. wat

42、ching TV in Mumbai B. doing what they did as usual C. seeing the movie Slumdog Millionaire D. having a family party 3. What will happen to the two children after they return to India? A. They will stay at home as before. B. They will still worry about their daily lives. C. They will leave school to

43、learn acting. D. They will have a better education. 4、The movie is successful mainly because_. A. it attracts the public attention to an e*isting social problem B. it has made the two children famous C. the two children will go to a better school D. the two children stars in the movie are from India

44、 slums 5 A Those who have suffered from insomnia know the sinking feeling of watching the clock tick. Now a new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that lying in bed awake may actually contribute to the problem of sleeplessness. The study of 79 adults (average age 72) with insomnia a

45、imed to determine whether brief behavioral interventions for insomnia would help. Traditional behavioral therapy疗法requires at least half a dozen hour-long sessions with a therapist a costly commitment many patients either cant make or dont have access to. Other options include sleep-aiding medicatio

46、ns or supplements. In the current study, the 39 participants in the behavioral therapy group received a 45- to 60-minute instructing session, plus a 30-minute follow-up session and two 20-minute phone calls. Doctors offered the following behavioral interventions for improving sleep: reduce time in b

47、ed; get up at the same time every day, regardless of sleep duration; dont go to bed unless sleepy; and dont stay in bed unless asleep. The other 40 participants in the study were given printed educational materials about insomnia, which included the same instructions given to the intervention group,

48、 but without the individualized sessions with a therapist. Two weeks later, the latter group also got a 10-minute follow-up phone call. At the end of four weeks, the behavioral treatment group was significantly more likely to show improvements in sleep than the printed-materials group. By that time,

49、 55% of those who received behavioral treatment no longer met the criteria for insomnia, compared with 13% of the group that got educational brochures. The good news comes at the same time as a report on the health effects of insomnia from the U.K.s Mental Health Foundation. The report, Sleep Matter

50、s, suggests a link between insomnia and poor relationships, low energy levels and an inability to concentrate. Poor sleep has already been linked to depression, immune deficiency and heart disease. 66.What is the meaning of the underlined word “ insomnia”? A. sleeplessness B. depression C. heart dis

51、ease D. immune deficiency 67. What is the disadvantage of traditional behavioral therapy? A. It cant help. B. It costs a lot of money. C. It requires sessions with a therapist. D. It includes sleep-aiding medications. 68. How to improve sleep according to the doctor? A. Lying in bed awake. B. Get up

52、 early every day. C. Dont go to bed late at night. D. Dont stay in bed if you are not asleep. 69. We can learn from the te*t that insomnia may cause the following results e*cept_. A. depression B. concentration C. immune deficiency D. heart disease 70. What can we infer from the study? A. The interv

53、ention group was not given the printed materials. B. The latter group of the study was not given follow-up phone calls. C. The behavioral treatment group was less likely to show improvements. D. The instructing session that the intervention group received is most effective. B Britains seed bank, the

54、 only one in the world aiming to collect all of the planets wild plant species, has reached its goal of banking 10 percent by 2022 The Millennium Seed Bank Project, run by Kew Gardensone of the oldest botanical gardenswill officially deposit the 24,200th species on Thursday, a pink, wild banana from

55、 China More than 50 countries are now on board with Kews giant task but vast places of the globe, including India and Brazil, still need to join in and donate seeds, director Paul Smith saidThe seed bank is one of the largest and most diverse in the world with more than 15 billion seedsIts goal is t

56、o help protect the planets bio-diversity during a time of climate changeThe wild banana seed is under threat of e*tinction灭亡in southwest China from agricultural developmentIt is a vital food source for Asian elephants and important for growing bananas for human consumption Stored at minus-20 degrees

57、 centigrade, so they can last for thousands of years, the seeds await the day that scientists hope never comeswhen the species no longer e*ist in the wildIt is a race against time, Smith said, because in the last decade alone, 20 plants held in the bank have already been wiped out in the wildHe esti

58、mates that between a third and a quarter will become e*tinct this century It is urgent and it is happening nowAn area, the size of England, is cleared of primary vegetation植被every year Smith said Because most of the worlds food and medicines come from nature, protecting wild plant species is quite i

59、mportant, scientists sayThere are already many other seed banks safeguarding food crops, which only account for 0.6 percent of plant diversity For Kews ne*t goalto collect a quarter of wild varieties by 2022the botanists need 10 million pounds a year, or a further 100 million pounds on top of the 40

60、 million they have already been granted 71Whats the final purpose of the Britains seed bank? ATo collect enough money for the project BTo safeguard food crops CTo protect wild plants from e*tinction DTo help scientists study wild plants 72The wild banana seed in China is in danger because of _ Athe