2021高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解训练十三

阅读理解训练（13）

A

BrownieandSpottywereneighbordogswhometeverydaytoplaytogether.Thesetwo

lovedeachotherandplayedtogethersooftenthattheyhadwornapaththroughthe

grassofthefieldbetweentheirrespectivehouses.

Oneevening,Brownie'sfamilynoticedthatBrowniehadn,treturnedhome.Theywent

lookingforhimwithnosuccessandbythenextweekhewasstillmissing.

Curiously,SpottyshowedupatBrownie'shousealone.Barking,whining（哀叫）and

generallypestering（纠缠）Brownie'shumanfamily.Busywiththeirownlives,they

justignoredthenervouslittleneighbordog.

Continuously,Ted,Brownie?sowner,wasdisturbedbytheangry,determinedlittle

dog.SpottyfollowedTedabout,barkinginsistently,thenrushingtowardanearby

emptylotandback,asiftosay,Followme!It'surgent!w

Eventually,TedfollowedSpottytoadesertedspothalfamilefromthehouse.There

TedfoundhisbelovedBrowniealive,oneofhishindlegscrushedinasteelleghold

trap.Horrified,TednowwishedheJdtakenSpottyJsearlierappealsseriously.Then

Tednoticedsomethingquiteremarkable.

SpottyhaddonemorethansimplyledBrownie'shumanownertohistrappedfriend.

Inacirclearoundtheinjureddog,Tedfoundanarrayofdogfoodandtablescraps

whichwerelateridentifiedastheremainsofeverymealSpottyhadbeenfedthat

week!

SpottyhadbeenvisitingBrownieregularly,inthehopeofkeepinghisfriendalive

bysacrificinghisowncomfort.SpottyhadevidentlystayedwithBrownietoprotect

himfromhungerandotherdangers,andkeephisspiritsup.

Brownie'slegwastreatedbyaveterinarian（兽医）andherecovered.Formanyyears

thereafter,thetwofamilieswatchedthefaithfulfriendschasingeachotherdown

thatwellwornpathbetweentheirhouses.

1.WhydidTedpaylittleattentiontoSpottyattheverybeginning?

A.BecauseTedwastiredoflisteningtoSpottybarking.

B.BecauseTedonlycaredaboutBrownieJssafety.

C.BecauseTedwasnotfreeatthatmoment.

D.BecauseTedknewwhereBrowniewas.

2.WhenTedwasledbySpottytoBrownie,he.

A.wascurioustofindoutwhathadhappened

B.highlyappreciatedSpotty'shelp

C.wasworriedaboutBrownie*shealth

D.regrettednotfollowingSpottyearlier

3.NotonlydidSpottyhelpTedfindBrowniebutalso.

A.hewenttoseehisfriendandplayedwithhimsecretly

B.hesentmessagestosomeotherpersonsinhiscommunitytosavehisfriend

C.hemanagedtoleadaveterinariantotreathisfriend

D.hesentfoodtohisfriend,accompaniedhimandinspiredhimtocheerup

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Barkingdogsseldombite.

B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

C.Loveme,lovemydog.

D.Everydoghasitsday.

参考答案1一4CDDB

B

Yourkidslearnalotfromtheirfriends—thingsyoucan'tteachthem,nomatter

howmuchyou

wantto.

Probablythemostimportantthingkidslearnishowtohavepeerrelationships.

Asaparent,youcan'tdothis,becauseyouandyourchildaren,tequals.

Forexample,whenyou,resittingonyourfamilyroomfloorandyourveryyoung

childasksyoutopasshimtheblocks,youprobablyhandthemrightover.Ifyour

childissittingwithapeerandasksthesamething,though,hemightnotgetwhat

hewants.

Tosucceed,yourchildwillneedtolearnstrategiesforgettingwhathewants.

Forexample,hemightsimplyyank（猛拉）thetoyoutofhisfriend'shand.Ifhe

doesthat,hemaylearnthatit'snotthebestwayofgettingwhathewantsbecause

itleadstofightingandtime-outs.Thesuccessfulchild

willlearnthatheneedstonegotiateatrade,towaitpatiently,ortofindsomething

elseequallyfuntoplaywith.

Friendsalsoprovideemotionalsupport,somethingthatispartofthefoundation

ofhealthyadulthood.Youcan'tbewithyourchildontheelementaryschoolplayground

oratthehighschooldance.Yourchild'sfriendswillbetheonestostickupfor

her,toincludeheringames,andlater,totellhershelooksgreatevenifherlousy

prom（糟糕的舞会）datewandersoffinsteadofdancingwithher.

Friendsalsohelpyourchildrenlearn.Friendssolveproblemstogether,imitate

eachother,and

passonknowledge.

Someexpertsbelievethatthesinglebiggestpredictorofyourchild,ssuccesslater

inlifeisherabilitytomakefriends.Infact,theyclaimit'sevenmoreimportant

thanIQandgrades.

Thisdoesn,tmeanthatthekidswhoaremostpopularinschooldothebestlater

oninlife.Whatmattersisnotthenumberoffriendsachildhasbutratherthequality

oftherelationships.

Thisisgoodnewsforthoseofuswhohatetothinkthatpopularityreallyisthe

HolyGrailofchildhoodandadolescence.Whileit'struethatpopularityhasmany

advantages,andthatmanypopularkidsreallyarenicepeople—andnotjustthebest

dressedorbestlooking—it'sbettertohaveafewgoodfriendsthantohavethe

admirationofthemasses.

5.BygivingtheexampleinParagraph3,theauthorwantstoshowthat.

A.kidscanlearnhowtodealwiththerelationshipswhentheystaywiththeir

peers

B.parentsshouldspendmoresparetimeplayingwiththeirkids

C.kidsshouldlearnhowtobepolitewhentheyasktheirparentsforhelp

D.parentscanteachtheirkidshowtobegoodmembersinthemodernsocietyin

theirdailylife

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"stickupfor”inthefifthparagraphmean?

A.envyB.opposeC.supportD.ignore

7.IntheauthorJsopinion,ismoreimportantthanbeingpopularforkids.

A.gettinghighgrades

B.havingsomerealfriends

C.developingagoodhabit

D.knowinghowtodressthemselvesup

8.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoBridgetheGenerationGap

B.WhatItTakestoBeaGoodFriend

C・WhyFriendsAreImportant

D.HowtoBePopularinSchool

参考答案5—8ACBC

C

Three-dimensionalprintersarefastbecomingeverydaydevicesintheUnitedStates.

Three-Dprintersareusedtomakeeverythingfromautomobilepartstobone

replacementsforhumanpatients.Americanresearchscientistsarenowworkingon

creatingreplacementsforlivingtissue.

ResearchersattheMedicalUniversityofSouthCarolinahavebeenworkingoncreating

andmanufacturinglivingtissuesince2003.Thisprocessiscalledbiofabrication

（生物制造）.Itrequiresspecialprintingequipmentandaspecialkindofink.

Traditionalprintersrequireinktoproduceanimageordesignonapieceofpaper.

Fortheirthree-Dprinter,theSouthCarolinaresearcherspreparecomplexnutritious

solutionstheycallbio-inks.Bio-inksaremadeofproteinsandglucose（葡萄糖）,

whichnormallyprovidesenergyformostcellsofthebody.Theresearchersalsoadd

livingcellstakenfromtheanimalthatwillreceivethenew,printedtissue.The

bio-inksarethenaddedtoadevicethatresearcherscallthePalmettobio-printer.

SarahGraceDennisisoneoftheresearchersattheMedicalUniversityofSouth

Carolina.Shesaysnewtechnology,likethePalmettobio-printer,isagreathelp

tothebiofabricationprocess.

Thebio-inksareplacedinthreedispensers（分酉己器）,containers,insidetheprinter.

Laserscontrolboththepositionoftheprintingsurfaceandtheplaceswherethe

bio-inkisreleased.

MichaelYostisaleaderoftheresearchteam.Hesaystheprintingprocessisfully

automated—machine-operated.HesaysthatthePalmettobio-printermakesitpossible

tocreatecomplextissuetypes.

Theresearcherssaybio-printingisstillexperimental.Buttheyhopeinafewyears

theymaybeabletoprinttissuetoreplacedamagedhumanorgans.

Buttherearestillsomeproblemswhichneedtobesolved.Somescientistsworryabout

howtogetbloodtothereplacementtissue.Theflowofbloodisimportanttokeep

theprintedtissuealive.

MichaelYosthopesthatmorepeoplewillbelieveinthebenefitsofbiofabrication.

uTissuebiofabricationisareality,anditisarealitynow,andifyoucomehere

andyougettoseeit.Youwillgettoseeit.Youcan,ttouchit,butyouwillsee

itandthinkthisisreal.Andthisisreallyhuman.”

9.Whatcanweknowaboutthebio-inks?

A.Theyarethenecessitiesofbio-printing.

B.Theyonlycontainproteinsandglucose.

C.Theycanbeplacedinthetraditionalprinters.

D.Theyareavailableinourlocaldrugstores.

10.Whichofthefollowingisoneoftheconcernswithbiofabrication?

A.Researcherscan'tfindenoughlivingcellsofanimalstomakethebio-inks.

B.Thepriceofthebio-printeristoohighandmostpeoplecan,taffordit.

C.Scientistshavesomedifficultyingettingthebloodtothereplacementtissue.

D.Peopleareworriedaboutthesafetyofthebiofabricationprocess.

11.AccordingtoMichaelYost,wecaninferthat.

A.thePalmettobio-printercanworkwithoutpower

B.thePalmettobio-printerhasbeenusedtotreatthepatients

C.thePalmettobio-printercanonlybefoundintheUnitedStates

D.thePalmettobio-printerwillhaveabrightfutureinmedicaluse

12.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout.

A.thethree-Dprinteranditsworkingprinciples

B.thebio-inksandtheiruseinbio-printing

C.thespreaduseofthebio-printerintheUSA

D.thegrowingdemandforbiofabrication

参考答案9—12ACDB

D

BEIJING,(Xinhua)—China'scapitalcitylauncheditsfirstundergroundlibrary,

“MSubwayLibrary"onJan.12,2021.Thethemeofitsfirstactivityis“Our

Charactersw.CitizensridingthespecialtrainonsubwayLine4nowcanreade-books

providedbytheNationalLibrarybyscanningtheQRcodeinthecarriage.

“MSubwayLibrary,,isapublicwelfareprograminitiatedbytheBeijingMTRand

theNationalLibrarytoprovidequalifiedbookresourcestothepublicthroughthe

platformofpublictransportation.Thelibrarywillorganizedifferentthemed

activitiesregularlyandrecommendadozenfreebookstothepubliceachyearinthe

longterm.

XINING,(Xinhua)—AbullettrainmadeitsmaidentripfromXiningcitytoLanzhou

cityinNorthwestChinaonDec.26,2021,markingthestartofthefulloperations

oftheLanxinhigh-speedrailway.TheLanxinhigh-speedrailwaylinksUrumqiinthe

XinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionwithXining,capitalofQinghaiProvince,andLanzhou,

capitalofGansuProvince,slashingthetotaltraveltimefrommorethan23hours

to11hoursand50minutes.The1,776-kilometerhigh-speedrailline,withadesigned

speedof250kilometersperhour,isChina,sfirsthigh-speedrailwaybuiltina

high-altituderegion.

NINGBO,(Xinhua)—NingboSubw