2021届高考英语二轮复习组合练二阅读理解阅读七选五语法填空含解析

组合练(-)阅读理解+阅读七选五+语法填空

【,阅读理解

A

Long,relaxingbathroombreaksthatallowpeopletoreadnewsorvisitsocialmediamay

becomingtoanendduetoanewtoiletseatdesignthatissupposedtomakesittingonthetoilet

formorethansevenminutesbecomeuncomfortable.

off.Accordingminutes.Gi1IToilet,thenewdesignthoughtupbyEnglishconsultingengineerMahabir

Gillslopes（倾斜）atadownwardangleof13degrees,forcingthepersonsittingonittousehis

legmusclesinordertokeepfromslidingoff.Accordingtoitscreator,thelongesttimesomeone

cancomfortablysitonsuchatoiletseatisfor5to7minutes.Gillsaidtheangleisenough

tocausesomefeelingsofstrain（绷紧）intheusers'legs,makingthemwanttogetupfasterthan

theywouldfromahorproblems.Gilloiletseat,butnotenoughtocauseserioushealthproblems.Gill

alsoaddedthattheStandardToiletwouldbegreatforbusinesseswantingtomaximizeemployees'

workinghours.

TheStandardToilethasalreadyreceivedthebackingoftheBritishToiletAssociation（BTA）,

buthascomeunderfireonsocialmedia,wherepeopleeitherjokedaboutwaysto“defeat”the

designorcalleditashame.

GilltoldWiredMagazinethatasaconsultingengineerhesometimesdiscoveredworkersasleep

onttoilets.Thendhealsobecameincreasinglyannoyedbyqueuesforpublictoilets.Thefinal

strawcameonemorning,afteraheavynightofdrinking,whenindesperateneedofatoilet,

heonlyfoundlockedcubicles（小隔间）.Hestartedworkingonasolution,andtheStandardToilet

wasborn.

Mr.Gilliletheslopedtoiletapparentlyofferssomehealthbenefitstousers,likeimproving

postureandloweringtheriskofdevelopingsomehealthproblems,Mr.Gilladmitsthatthemain

purposeoftheStandardToiletistoreducethefinanciallossofbusinesses.

［语篇解读］本文是一篇说明文。在很多上班族眼中，为数不多的福利之一就是自由的如厕时间。这

是一个在高压工作环境下享受自我时光的好机会.不过，随着“标准厕所”的诞生，这一切可能很快就会

结束。

1.WhyistheStandardToiletdesignedatadownwardangleof13degrees?

A.Toexerciseitsusers'legmuscles.

B.Toshortenitsusers'bathroombreaks.

C.Todealwithitsusers，healthproblems.

D.Toguaranteeitsusers'greatcomfort.

解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的最后两句可知，“标准厕所”的设计者说，这个角度足以让使用者的腿

部肌肉有绷紧感，使他们想要比从水平马桶座上更快地起来。由此可以推断，“标准厕所”的马桶座位被

设计成向下倾斜13度是为了缩短使用者的如厕时间。

答案：B

2.WhatdoweknowabouttheStandardToilet?

A.It'sacontroversialsubject.

B.Ithasbeenwidelyusedincompanies.

C.Ithasbroughthugeprofitstobusinesses.

D.Itwillnotbeavailablewhenpeopleuseitforover7minutes.

解析：推理判断题。根据第三段可知，“标准厕所”已经得到了英国厕所协会的支持，但是却在社交媒体

上受到了抨击，人们要么开玩笑说如何“击败”这个设计，要么称之为耻辱。由此可以推断，“标准厕所”

颇受争议。

答案：A

3.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytalkabout?

A.Whatmakesworkerslessproductiveincompanies.

B.Themostcommonproblemofusingpublictoilets.

C.ThebiggestadvantageoftheStandardToilet.

D.WhyGilldesignedtheStandardToilet.

解析：段落大意题。本段主要是介绍了Gill为什么要设计“标准厕所”。

答案：D

4.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Gillusedtofallasleeponthetoilet.

B.Gillusedtobeheavilyaddictedtodrinking.

C.GilTsdesignislikelytobewellreceivedbyemployers.

D.Gillthinkstoilettimereflectsaperson，shealthconditions.

解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的最后一句和最后一段可知，“标准厕所”对于那些想最大化员工的工作

时间的公司来说是再好不过了，并且Gill也承认“标准厕所”的主要目的是减少企业的财务损失。由此

可以推断，他的设计可能会深受雇主的欢迎。

答案：C

B

Isyourkidattractedbyvideogamesandhangingoutwithquestionabbehaviors.Neweseare

commonfeaturesforinvolvementincybercrime（网络犯罪）amongotherbadbehaviors.Newresearch

fromMichiganStateUniversityidentifiedcharacteristicsandgender-specific（针对不同性另ij

的）behaviorsinkidsthatcouldleadthemtobecomeyounghackers（电月面黑客）.

“Weknowmuchaboutthethreatofhacking,buttheproblemisthatwedon，tknowexactly

whenandhowhackingbehaviorstarts,“saidThomasHolt,leadauthorandMSUcybercrimeexpert

intheSchoolofCriminalJustice."Thereisageneralundersfeatures.Ourhackingstartsinthe

earlyteens,butuntilnowweweren,tclearonbackgroundfactors,suchasbehavioralissues,

theimpactofsocialconnectionsorpersonalityfeatures.Ourfindingspointedusinthedirection

ofthinkingthattherearegenderedpathwaystohacking.

hacking.Thenalyzedresponsesfrom50,000teensfromaroundtheworldtodeterminepredictors

ofhacking.Thefindings,publishedinCrime&Delinquency,arethefirsttodigintogendered

differencesfromaglobaldataset.

“Wefoundmore.Ifredictorsofbadbehaviors,likelowself-control-nothavingtheability

toholdbackwhenopportunitypresentsitself,arebigfactorsforcomputerhackingforboth

boysandgirls,“Holtsaid."Butforgirls,peerassociationsmatteredmore.Ifshehas

well.Forwhoshopliftorengageinpettyformsofcrime,she'smorelikelytobeinfluencedto

hackaswell.Forboys,wefoundthattimespentwatchingTVorplayingcomputergameswasassociated

withhacking.”

Holtexplainedthatthedifferencesbetweenclear.Forbehavior.Thisuiteclear.Forboysand

girls,simplyhavingopportunitiestohackwassignificantinstartingsuchbehavior.Thiscould

includehavingtheirownbedroom,theirowncomputerorthefreedomofdoingwhattheywanton

theInternetwithoutparentalsupervision（监督）.

Soit'simportantforparentstounderstandhowkidsusetechtohelpguidethemonapaththat

usestheirskillsinamorepositiveway.uParentsshouldn，tassumethathavingakidwith

complicatedtechnologicalcompetenceisalwaystotallyfine,“Holtsaid.

［语篇解读］本文是一篇说明文。研究发现，青少年成为黑客有共同的原因，但男孩和女孩成为黑客

的原因却不同。

5.WhatisthepurposeofthenewresearchfromMichiganStateUniversity?

A.Toexploregenderdifferences.

B.Tostudyhowtopreventhacking.

C.Toshowtheconsequencesofhacking.

D.Tofindoutbehaviorsleadingtohacking.

解析：细节理解题。根据第一段可知，这项研究主要探讨青少年黑客具有的一些行为特征。

答案：D

6.Whichofthefollowingcausesbothboysandgirlstohack?

A.Lackofself-control.

B.Lackofplaytime.

C.Lackoffriendship.

D.Lackofself-confidence.

解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的第一句可知，缺少自制力是男孩和女孩成为黑客的主要原因。

答案:A

02/4

7Whoismostlikelytobeahacker?

AAgirlwithgoodknowledgeoftechnology.

BAgirlnegativelyinfluencedbyherpeers.

CAgirladdictedtocomputergames.

DAgirlwhowatchesTValot.

more.If题。根据第四段的“Butforgirls,peerassociationsmatteredmore.Ifshehasfriendswho

shopliftorengageinpettyformsofcrime,she'smorelikelytobeinfluencedtohackaswell.”

可知，对女孩来说，同伴的影响是她们成为黑客的主要原因。

答案：B

8.Whatmighttheresearchersadviseparentstodo?

A.Monitortheirkids'performanceallthetime.

B.GivekidsenoughfreedomtousetheInternet.

C.Guidekidstousetechnologyinapositiveway.

D.Helpkidshavetheabilitytosolvecomplextechnologicalproblems.

解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，要防止孩子成为黑客，关键是父母要引导孩子利用好科技。

答案：c

II.阅读七选五

view._optimismisaboutdevelopingtheabilitytoviewtheworldfromapositivepoint

ofview.］Accordingtoresearch,peoplewhoweremoreoptimisticatage25weremuchhealthier

laterbetweentheagesof45and60thanthepessimistic（悲观的）people.Optimisticpeopletend

tolivelonger.2Whentryingtoloseweight,forexample,optimistsaremorelikelytofocus

onpositivechanges,whichwillhelpthemreachtheirgoals.

Accordingtoresearch,inadditiontobeingpartlyhereditary（遗传的）,optimismlevelsare

alsoinfluencedbychildhoodexperiences.Researchsuggeststhatitmaybebeneficialtoteach

kidsoptimismskillslateenoughinchildhood,butbeforethearrivalofpuberty（青春期）.3

Teachingchildrensuchskillsattheiryoungagesmighthelpthemavoidpsychologicalproblems.

4Nowlet'suseanexampletoshowit:Imaginethatyourecentlystartedanewexercise

planbutyou5rehavingtroublestickingwithit.Thenwritedownthethoughtsrunningthrough

yourmind.Youmightthinkthingslike“MaybeI'mnotstrongenoughtoreachmygoals”.Meanwhile,

askyourself,“Didsuchbeliefsresultinpositiveactions,orpreventmereachingmygoals?”

Thenyoumayquicklyrealizethatthenegativebeliefsmakeitmoredifficulttostickwithyour

workoutplan.5Andinthisway,you'llbeleftfeelingmoremotivated.

A.Thereisaneffectiveapproachtobecomingoptimistic.

B.Therearemanybenefitsofbecominganoptimisticperson.

C.Theydon，tletitinfluencetheirbeliefsabouttheirabilitiesinotherareas.

D.Optimists,ontheotherhand,expectthatgoodthingswillhappentothem.

E.Next,trytoconsiderallofthetimesthatyoudidsuccessfullyfinishyourworkout.

F.Thisisbecausekidshaveskillstothinkabouttheirownthoughtsduringthisperiod.

G.Additionally,optimismcanalsohelpyoumaintainmotivationwhenpursuinggoals.

［语篇解读］本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了乐观的好处以及保持乐观的方法。

1.解析：根据空后内容可知，研究表明，在25岁乐观的人在45岁到60岁之间比悲观的人更健康。乐观

的人也更长寿。这些都是成为一个乐观的人的好处，故选B。

答案：B

2.解析：本空所表述的也是乐观的好处之一：乐观也可以帮助你在追求目标时保持动力。本空后的例子

用来说明这一点。

答案：G

3.解析：本空承接上文内容。研究表明，在儿童时期足够晚的时候，也就是青春期到来之前，教授孩子

乐观的技巧可能是有益的。这是因为在这一时期，孩子们有能力思考自己的想法。由此可判断选F项。

答案：F

4.解析：根据本段内容可知，作者用一个例子来说明“有一个有效的方法可以让你变得乐观”。

答案：A

5.解析：接下来，试着想想所有你成功完成锻炼计划的时候。这样，你会感到更有动力。空后的thisway

指的是本空所述内容。

答案：E

in.语法填空

Leatherisahugelypopularmaterialforarangeofproducts,butthis1.

(popular)comesataprice.Thegloballeatherindustrykillsoverabillionanimalseveryyear.This

2.(cause)manytoaskthequestion:isitpossibletomeettheglobaldemandofleather

without3.(do)anyharmtoanimals?Aprocesscalledbiofabrication(生物制造)maybe

theanswer.

Biofabricationisnotnew；itisalreadycommonlyusedinmedicine.Scientistshaveapplied

thetechniquetogrowbodypartslikeears,skin,andbonesfortransplants(移植).Butitcan

also4.(use)tomakeotherproducts,suchasleather.Scientistswillbeabletomake

biofabricatedleatherwithwhateverqualitiestheywant,suchasextrasoftness,greaterstrength,

orevendifferentcolorsandpatterns.

Buthow5.(exact)doesbiofabricationwork?6.(grow)leather,

scientistsbeginbytakingsomecellsfromananimal,nothurting7.animalinany

way.Theythensetthecellsapartandgrowtheminalab.Thisprocesstakesmillionsofcells

andexpandsthemintobillions.Next,thescientiststakethecellsandspreadthemouttoform

thinsheets,8.arethenputtogethertocombineintoalittle9.(thick)

sheets.Anyonecanthendyeandfinishtheleatheranddesignitinanywaythey1ike.

AndrasForgacssupportsbiofabrication.Hesaysitmayevenbeaunaturalevolutionof