高三英语二轮复习课时训练(十三)

1、高三英语二轮复习课时训练（十三）一、 阅读理解：AThe world can be a scary place when youre young. It can be even scarier when youre a young little blue penguin伦鹅），the tiniest of the penguin species. Luckily， there are some humans willing to help. They stepped in to protect Billy， a blue penguin that appeared on a beach in

2、Christchu， rch New Zealand.Spotted on November 29 at the slipway at Moncks Bay, near Sumn，er in Christchurch， the little penguin immediately attracted a small crowd. Jeff Mein Smith saw the crowd while he was bicycling that afternoo， nand he biked home to get his camera.When he returned to the sce，

3、nehe found that the penguin had received a little sign， one that read ， “ ImHiwaiting for my mum to come back. DOC（Department of Conservation） knows Im here. Please leave me alone. Keep your dog away. Than， ksBilly the baby blue penguin. ”Billy didnt move away from the sign.The DOC arrived later tha

4、t afternoon to pick up Billy ， though they were surprised to see it on the beach. “ Its unusual for a blue penguin to be out in the open on the beach during the day， ” Anita Spence， r a DOC senior range，r told Stuff.Billy was taken to the Christchurch Penguin Rehabilitation Center after being retrie

5、ved from the beach.Volunteers believe the bird may actually be a female penguin， and is around 2 months old.The chick weighs a mere 550 grams， less than a standard basketball. A blue penguin should weigharound 900 grams at this age.Most little penguins grow up to weigh 1 kilogram.The center will hel

6、p the little penguin gain some weight by feeding it fish juice， before its set free into the ocean.1 Why can the world be frightening to a young penguin?A It is a rare species.It faces potential danger.C It is surrounded by the crowd.D It is threatened by dogs.It can be inferred from the text that B

7、illyA is a female penguinB has expressed its thanksC weighs less for its ageD prefers living on the beachWhich of the following can replace the underlined word“ retrievedParagraph 4?A Ignored.B Cured.C Given away.D Brought back.What will happen to Billy in the center?A It will be reported to Stuff.B

8、 It will be visited by the locals.C It will be taken good care of.D It will be fed with fruit juice.BWhat is the virus causing illness in Wuhan?It is a member of the coronavirus family that has never been encountered before. Like other coronaviruses, it has come from animals. Many of those initially

9、 infected either worked or frequently shopped in the Hubei seafood wholesale market in the centre of the Chinese city, which also sold live and newly killed animals.Have there been other coronaviruses?New and troubling viruses usually originate in animal hosts. Ebola and flu are other examples. Seve

10、re acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome (MERS) are both caused by coronaviruses that came from animals. In 2002, SARS spread virtually quickly to 37 countries, causing global panic, infecting more than 8,000 people and killing more than 750. MERS appears to be le

11、ss easily passed from human to human, but has greater lethality (致命性), killing 35% ofabout 2,500 people who have been infected.What are the symptoms caused by the Wuhan coronavirus?The virus causespneumonia (肺炎). Those who have fallen ill are reported to suffer coughs, fever and breathing difficulti

12、es. In severe cases there can be organ failure. As this is viral pneumonia, antibiot i抗生素） are of no use. The antiviral drugs we have against flu will not work. If people are admitted to hospital, they may get support for their lungs and other organs as well as fluids. Recovery will depend on the st

13、rength of their immune system. Many of those who have died were already in poor health.Is the virus being transmitted from one person to another?Human to human transmission has been confirmed by China s nationahealth commission, and there have been human-to-human transmissions in the US and in Germa

14、ny. As of 5 February, the death toll has climbed to 490 in mainland China. There are 24,505 confirmed cases around the world, with 24,292 being in mainland China. The mortality rate stands at 2.1%.5.What is the virus causing illness in Wuhan?Bacteria that come from animals.Viruses that we have well

15、known before.Viruses that come from animals.Bacteria that we have never met before.Which of the following statements is true?A . SARS is easier to spread than MERS.Death caused by SARS is more than MERS.Ebola is caused by the coronavirus.SARS caused 750 people to die.Which one of the statements is w

16、rong?A. The symptoms caused by the Wuhan coronavirus are coughs, fever and breathing difficulties.The coronavirus can cause organ failure.There are no effective drugs to fight against the coronavirus.The people who are suffering the coronavirus will die.8. What do we know about the coronavirus accor

17、ding to the passage?They are viruses that are likely to transmit from person to person.They have caused more people to die than SARS.They mainly happened in mainland China.Being infected by the coronavirus means death.二、七选五：Campuses should be safe places for children to learn and develop.However, th

18、e movie, Better Days, released on Oct 25 , highlights a serious issue schocb ullying. Some experts say people should treat bullying seriously and not regard it as a joke. School bullying involves hurtful words, physical attacks, even sexual violence. In quite a few cases, a child is bullied merely b

19、ecause another sees him/her as being weak in strength or character, and he or she is singled out for violence.That the offenders are just children does not mean bullying is simply high spirits or that the children are just being naughty. _2 and it does not matter how old the perpetrator （施暴者） of the

20、 violence is or what form it takes.It is not helpful for parents and teachers to ignore the matter by saying it is a private affair between the children and they can solve it by themselves. 3. All violence should be prevented, and the most effective way of preventing bullying on campus is to call th

21、e police and let the professionals deal with it. 4.Bullying is a serious offense. While there may be no visible harm, it can leave invisible scars and wounds that can prove fatal over time. According to data from the United Nations Education, Science, and Culture Organization, over 32 percent of mal

22、e pupils and 28 per-cent of female pupils suffer from campus violence with many suffering serious emotional and psychological problems as a result. 5.Whether verbal or physical, violence is violence.The bullying is only verbal insults and not threats.That doesnt happen instead the bullying becomes w

23、orse.People even in their 50s or 60s may still suffer the hurt of childhood bullying.Sometimes bullying can arise out of a quarrel or conflict, but often it arises out of nothing.Bullying causes injury to health and makes you ill. How many of these symptoms do you have?Especially, in China the role

24、of the police is not only to enforce the law, but also to educate the public about punishments for violations.三、语法填空：阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正 确形式。China will not suspend its civil flights, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said J Thursday, adding that it was not true that China might furt

25、her restrict travel and make _2 harder for foreigners to leave the country through commercial flights.The Chinese government attaches great 3 (important) to the security and health of all people in China and has taken the strictest and most comprehensive preventive measures, Hua said, adding that co

26、untries should reasonably view China s efforts and avoid overreaction.The 4 (measure) China has taken are making positive results, and China is dissatisfied by and opposed 5 some countries decision to suspend flights to and from China, as it runs counter to advice by the World Health Organization, H

27、ua said.Suspending flights not only is unhelpful for containing the epidemic, 6 has created fear and disrupted normal international exchangesand cooperation, as well as the international aviation market, she added,_7 (urge) the countries to immediately cancel such policies.On Tuesday, the ICAO 8 (warn) that exceeding the WHO s recommendations without having conducted an appropriate riskassessmentcould lead to 9 (necessary) a