2023名校版高考英语阅读理解精读附答案v

2023名校版高考英语阅读理解精读附答案DougFalter,anAmericanphotographer,returnedhome,teary-eyedandexhausted.Hepoutedonlinethatevening,"Ilostmybaby."That"baby"referredtoasurfboardthathadbeencustom-madeforhim.Hoursearlier,abigwavehadseparatedFalterfromthisprizedpossession.Monthspassedwithnosignofthesurfboard.Faltersavedmoneytobuyanewsurfboardfor$1,500.ButFalternevercompletelyforgotthesurfboard,which-sixmonthslaterandmorethan5,000milesawayfromwhereitdisappeared-floatedtothesouthernPhilippines.Thelocalfishermanwhofounditdidn'thavemuchuseofhisunusualcatchoftheday,sohesoldtheboardfor$40toGiovanneBranzuela,anelementaryschoolteacher.Branzuelahopedtolearntosurfandonedaysharetheskillwithhisstudents,whoregularlyaccompanyhimonbeachclean-ups.Theonce-blueboardhadfadedtoapalestrawcolorduringitsjourney,butitsdistinctivemarkingswerestillthere:twoelephants,oneateitherend.Underneaththeelephantswerethewords"DougFalterSurfboard".Branzuelacouldn'tbelieveitonrealizinghowfarthesurfboardhadtraveled.HereachedFalteronlineandsenthimaphotoofthesurfboard.Falterwasshockedtolearnthathis"baby"haddrifted（漂流）acrosstheworld'slargestoceanandsurvived.Hewasoverjoyed.Butthestorywasfarfromover.FalterwantedtothankBranzuelawithsomesurfingsuppliesforhiskindact,buttheteacheraskedforschoolsuppliesinstead,suchasbackpacksforhisstudentsandmaterialstohelpthemlearnEnglish.Faltersaiditmadehimraisemoneyforthekids.Sofar,hehascollected$2/500/whichhehasusedtobuyandshipmaps,puzzles,classroomposters,textbooks,andworkbooks.WhathappenedtoDougFalterthatafternoon?Hisbabywaslostonthebeach.Theseacarriedawayhissurfboard.Hetookexcellentphotosofthesurf.Hiscustom-madecamerawasdamaged.WhydidGiovanneBranzuelabuythesurlboard?Helikedthepalestrawcolorofit.HefounditbelongedtoDougFalter.Hefoundthefishermanchargedlowforit.Hewantedtolearnanewskilltoteachhisstudents.Whatcanweinferaboutthesurfboard?Branzuelakeptitasaprizedpossession.Branzuela'sstudentslearnedsurfingwithit.Itwasreturnedtoitsownerafteralongjourney.FaltersoldittohelpPhilippinechildren.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeGiovanneBranzuela?A.Selfless.Merciful.C.Generous.D.Knowledgeable.BDCAThelifestoryofthehumanspeciesgoesbackamillionyears,andthereisnodoubtthatmancameonlyrecentlytothewesternhemisphere.Noneofthethousandsofsitesofaboriginal（土著的）habitationuncoveredinNorthandSouthAmericahasantiquitycomparabletothatofoldWorldsites.Man'soccupationoftheNewWorldmaydateseveraltensofthousandsofyears,butnoonerationallyarguesthathehasbeenhereeven100,000years.SpeculationastohowmanfoundhiswaytoAmericawaslivelyattheoutset,andtheproposedroutesboxedthecompass.Withoneortwonotableexceptions,however,studentsofAmericananthropologysoonsettledfortheplausibleideathatthefirstimmigrantscamebwayofalandbridgethathadconnectedthenortheastcomerofAsiatothenorthwestcornerofNorthAmericaacrosstheBeringStrait.Marinerswereabletosupplythereassuringinformationthatthestraitisnotonlynarrow-itis56mileswide-butalsoshallow,aloweringofthesealevelthereby100feetorsowouldtransformthestraitintoanisthmus（地峡）.WithlittleeelsinthewayofevidencetosustaintheBeringStraitlandbridge,anthropologists（人类学家）embracedtheideathatmanwalkeddryshod（不湿鞋的）fromAsiatoAmerica.Towardtheendofthelastcentury,however,itbecameapparentthattheWesternHemispherewastheNewWorldnotonlyformanbutalsoforahostofanimalsandplants.ZoologistsandbotanistsshowedthatnumeroussubjectsoftheirrespectivekingdomsmusthaveoriginatedinAsiaandspreadtoAmerica.Thesefindingswereneitherastonishingnorwhollyunexpected.Suchspreadofpopulationsisnottobeenvisionedasanexodusormassmigration,eveninthecaseofanimals.Itis,rather,aspillingintonewterritorythataccompaniesincreaseinnumbers,withmovementinthedirectionofleastpopulationpressureandmostfavorableecologicalconditions.ButtheimmensetrafficinplantandanimaTsformsplacedaheavyburdenontheBeringStraitlandbridgeastheanthropologistsaheadenvisionedit.Whereaspurposefulmencouldmaketheirwayacrossanarrowbridge,theslowdiffusionofplantandanimalswouldrequireanavenueasacontinentandavailableforagesatastretch.l.ThemovementofplantsandanimalsformAsiatoAmericaindicates.A.thattheycouldnothavetraveledacrosstheBeringStraitB.thatAsiaandtheWesternhemispherewereconnectedbyalargelandmassC.thattheBeringSeawasanisthmusatonetimeD.thatmigrationwasintheonedirectiononly2.Theauthorisrefutingthenotionthat.A.lifearoseinAmericaindependentlyoflifeinEuropeB.thefirstsettlersinAmericacameduringthesixteenthcenturyC.alargecontinentonceexistedwhichhasdisappearedD.manwasahosttoanimalsandplants3.Byusingthewords"boxedthecompass〃(inLine7)theauthorimpliesthat.A.themigrationofmankindwasfromWesttoEastB.themigrationofmankindwasfromEasttoWestC.mankindtraveledinalldirections0.mankindwalkedfromAsiatoAmerica4.0nereasonforthemigrationnotmentionedbytheauthoris.A.overcrowdingB.favorableenvironmentalconditionsC.famineD.theexistenceofaland