2021年新高考英语 阅读理解之说明文（江苏专用） 原卷

2021年新高考英语阅读理解

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一、阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

FormanyCovidpatientswithlong-termsymptoms,onlinesupportgroupshavebeenaninvaluableresource.

Severalgroupshavethousandsofmembers.Inadditiontoconnectingpatientsandadvocatingforbettercare,

somegroupsarealsolaunchingtheirownresearcheffortsorcollaboratingwithresearchers.Smallergroupshave

formedtofocusonchildrenorpatientswithspecificsymptoms,suchasheartorneurologicalissues.

AmongthemostactiveisBodyPolitic,asupportgroupthatstartedinlateMarchasasmallInstagramgroup

chat.Itnowhasmorethan14,000sign-upsfrompeopleacrosstheworldandmovedtoSlackwhereithas

organizedintomorethan50channelsondifferenttopics.

Thegroupalsolaunchedapatient-ledresearcharm,publishingitsfirstsurveyinMayandcurrentlyworking

onanotherone.

DianaBerrent,a46-year-oldinPortWashington,N.Y.,foundedSurvivorCorps,aFacebookgroupand

website,inlateMarchafterbeingdiagnosedwithCovid.HeroriginalmissionwastomobilizerecoveredCovid-19

patientstodonateplasma.

Thegroupnowhasmorethan110,000membersandhasbecomeanadvocacygroupforpatientsdealingwith

long-termsymptoms.Thegroupisworkingwithresearchersandlobbyingformorelong-termCovidcarecenters.

AnotherpopularsupportgroupisLongHaulCovidFighters,whichstartedonFacebookinApril.Onceit

becameclearthatsomeCovid-19patientsweren*tgettingbetterevenafterthreemonths,asecondgroupformedin

Juneforthoseearlierintheirillness.

“Eachgroupislimitedtoabout5,000members,HsaysChelseaAlionar,a37-year-oldlongCovidpatientin

Keizer,Ore.,andanadministrator.Ms.Alionarsaystherearenewplansforathirdgroupasthenumberofpatients

grows.

“OurmissionistoprovidesupportforthosewhosehealthhasbeenaffectedbyCovid-19,topromotepublic

awarenessandeducationregardinglengthyCovidrecovery,andtoadvocateforthemedical,mentalhealth,and

socialinterestsoflonghaulCovidsurvivors,"saysMs.Alionar.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutBodyPolitic?

A.Itisthemostactiveonlinesupportgroup.

B.IthasattractedCovidsurvivorsallovertheworld.

C.IthaspublisheditsfirstsurveyinlateMarch.

D.ItworksonInstagramandSlackatthesametime.

2.WhatwasDianaBerrent'sinitialintentionofsettingupSurvivorCorps?

A.Tocureherselfofadisease.

B.Topromotepublicawarenessandeducation.

C.ToprovidesupporttopeoplewhohavesurvivedCovid.

D.TocallonCovidsurvivorstocontributetheirplasma.

3.Whatcanweinferfromthelastbutoneparagraph?

A.Eachofthegroupshasatmost5,000members.

B.ChelseaAlionarhasrecoveredfromCovid-19.

C.MoreonlineCovidsupportgroupswillbeneededinthenearfuture.

D.ThenumberofthepeoplewhosufferfromCovid-19isonthedecrease.

4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thetaskandresponsibilityoftheonlinesupportgroups.

B.ThesupportforthepeoplesufferingfromCovid.

C.ThewaystodealwithCovid-19inthelongterm.

D.Thetypesoftheonlinesupport.

B

Whatifyoucouldgiveyourchildaspecialgift?Agiftthatwasneverthesame,alwayschanging?Nowwhat

ifthisgiftwasfree,readilyavailableandlastedforever?

Wheredoyoufindsuchagift?It'seasy:Justopenyoureyesandlookupattheskywithyourchild,andyou'll

discover"thetheatreoveryourheadswhichpresentsallkindsofshows,"orMtheartgalleryabove?saysJack

Borden,formerBostontelevisionreporterwhofounded"ForSpaciousSkies(FSS)”,anon-profiteducational

organizationwiththepurposeof"stimulatingandsustainingpublicawarenessoftheappearanceofthesky".

Borden*sbigvisionistobringabout"neweyes"inyoungchildrenintermsofhowtheyseethesky.Butthe

mosteffectiveteachersandinfluencersofchildren-theirparents-needtobecome"skyaware,'themselvesin

ordertopassthegiftalong.

Andthere'stherub.

"Couldyoudescribetheskyrightnow,withoutlookingoutofyourwindow?Arethereclouds?Ifso,whatdo

theylooklike?Ninechancesoutof10,youdon'thaveaclueaboutthesky'sappearance,"saysBorden."Weknow

thatpeoplearenotlookingatthesky.Iftheyperceivetheskyatall,it'sinthecontextoftheweatherorastronomy."

"Skyawarenessmeansexpandingyourhorizonssothatyoubegintoseethattheskyistheprovince,notjust

oftheweatherreporter,butofthephotographer,theartist,thepoet,thedreamer,ofthephysicalscientist."says

Borden.

Anditstheprovinceofparentsandtheirchildren.

Whatparentdoesn'twanttofosterobservationability,imagination,creativity,curiosityandenvironmental

responsibilityintheirchildren?”There'salottothis.There'smoretoitthanIeverdreamed,"saysBorden.

1.Whatisthespecialgiftforchildrenactuallyabout?

A.Anewviewofthesky.B.Anewrelationshiptonature.

C.Agoodrelationshipwithparents.D.Moreknowledgeabouttheweather.

2.WhatdoesBordenthinkofparentsbecoming"skyaware"?

A.Itisalmostimpossible.B.Itisstillunpopularwiththem.

C.Itisunimportantforthem.D.Itisquiteunthinkable.

3.Whyisn'ttheskyjusttheprovinceoftheweatherreporter?

A.Theskyhasagreateffectonpeople'sdailylife.

B.Manyotherpeoplealsoshowinterestintheweather.

C.Manyotherpeoplealsoplayaroleinweatherreport.

D.Theskyalsoproducesvariouseffectsformanyothers.

4.Whatdoesthelastparagraphfocuson?

A.Borden'sdream.B.Advicetoparents.

C.Benefitsofskyawareness.D.Requirementsforcloudwatching.

C

ThestartoftheU.S.Atlantichumcaneseasonisjustovertwoweeksawayandforecastersareexpecting

particularlyhighactivitythisyear.WithwarmerthanusualconditionsexpectedintheNorthAtlanticthissummer,

meteorologists（气象学者）havepredictedthattheseasoncouldproduceeightormorehurricanes.

Whileforecasterscannotpredicthowmanyhurricanes—ifany—willmakelandfall,thepotentialfor

dangerousstormstostrikethesouthernandeasterncoastsbringsanadditionalproblemforauthorities（专家）

alreadystrugglingwiththeCOVID-19.

ExpertssaythattheCOVID-19isaffectingthecapabilitiesoftheFederalEmergencyManagementAgency

（FEMA）andotherorganizationsinvolvedinrespondingtonaturaldisasters.

RetiredU-S.ArmyLieutenantGeneralJeffreyTalley,whonowleadsglobaleffortsondisastermanagementat

IBM'sCenterfortheBusinessofGovernment,saidthatwithFEMAandotherauthoritiesengagedwithresponding

totheCOVID-19,resourceswillbelimitedifahurricanestrikes.

“Whenwelookatadisaster...Ithinkofitintermsofhowwepreparefor,respondtoandrecoverfromthose

typesofevents,9,Talleysaid"Rightnowwe'reinthemiddleoftheresponseofCOVTD-19.Noneofusarereally

surehowlongit'sgoingtolastandhowtheresponsetodisastersisgoingtobedifferent,say,twomonthsfrom

now,sixmonthsfromnow,soonandsoforth,hesaid.

AccordingtoTalley,theCOVID-19couldcomplicatetheresponsetoahurricanebyinterruptingtheflowof

emergencysuppliestoareaswheretheyareurgentlyneededatkeymoments.

Socialdistancingandstay-at-homeorderswillalsoforceauthoritiesalongthesouthandeastcoasttorethink

howtheymanagepeoplewhomustleavetheirhomesintheeventofadisaster.Whilemanystatesarealready

liftingsomelockdownrestrictions,socialdistancingwillstillbeimportantformanymonthstocome.

1.AccordingtoTalley,howcouldCOVID-19influencetheresponsetoahurricane?

A.Morepeoplewillleavehometofightagainstahurricane.

B.Rescuematerialsmightnotreachdisasterareassometimes.

C.Lockdowncangreatlyreducedamageandinjury.

D.Thepandemic（流行病）makesithardertopredicthurricanes.

2.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Peoplethroughoutthecountrynolongerneedtostayathome.

B.Thestategovernmentsareconfidentaboutdealingwithhurricanes.

C.Authoritiesalongthecoastswillsticktotheformerorders.

D.Itisnecessarytokeepsocialdistanceinthecomingmonths.

3.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.MoreDestructiveHurricanestoBeExpected

B.MoreDifficulttoForecastHurricanesComing

C.COVED-19toWorsenHurricaneResponse

D.SocialDistancingNeededinComingMonths

D

Formorethanacentury,studentjournalistsattheDailyTarHeel（DTH）havewrittenaboutlifeatUNC-

ChapelHill,USandraisedquestionsontheissuesoffreeexpression,education,andbig-timeathletics.

Theindependentstudentnewspaperrecentlycelebratedits125thanniversary（周年）.Tomarkthespecialday,

studentreportersaskedthequestion:WhafsthefutureoftheDTH?Theproudnewspaperhasbeensearchingfor

theanswer,andsohavecollegenewspapersacrosstheUS.

Studentnewspapersarefacingadarkreality.Astheyarefreetoread,theyaremakinglessmoneythanever,

meaningthatsuchnewspapersarefindingithardtosurvive.

Mostcollegepapershavereducedtheirprinteditions（版本）.Lastyear,theDTHprintedapaperfourdaysa

week.Thisyear,itprintsapapereverythreedays.Andwhileitusedtoproducearound22,000newspaperseach

time,itonlymakesaround10,000now,saidEricaPerel,generalmanager.

Increasingly,studentjournalistshaveturnedtheirfocustodigitalversionsoftheirnewspapers,andthenew

waysthatsocialmediaallowsthemtotellstories.They'veadapted（使适应）theirskillstomirrorwhat'sgoingon

intheprofessionaljournalismworld.

“Ithinkwe'readaptingverywell...inmovingawayfromthatprintmentality（心态）.Butit'schallenging,

saidJonathanCarter,astudentatNorthCarolinaStateUniversity.

Sowhatshouldstudentnewspapersdo?LoMontesaidthebestsolutionwouldbeforuniversitiesto

financially（经济上）supportstudentjournalism.

Universityleadersliketotalkaboutproducingcivically（公民地）responsiblestudents,hesaid,andjournalism

isapartofthat."Collegesanduniversitieshavetorecognizeindependentmediacoverageasacivicgoodandstep

uptotheplate,nhesaid.

Inthemeantime,campusnewspapersarefiguringouttheirfinancialmodelsastheygoalong.

BrucedePyssler,advisertoNorthCarolinaCentralUniversifsCampusEchonewspaper,saidhisstudentspost

onestoryadayonline.Thebeststoriesareputtogetherforaonce-a-semester（学期）printedition.

Andevenifstudentjournalistsdon'tgointomediajobs,Perelsaid,they'vestillhadagreateducation.

“Thenumberonethingthatweteachiscritical（批判性）thinkingandhowtobealifelonglearner,shesaid.

Theoneswhoarelivingthroughthistransition（过渡）aretheonesthataregoingtobealotstrongerforitinthe

end.^^

1.Whatismakingithardforstudentnewspaperstosurvivenowadays?

A.Poorprintingquality.B.Theimpactofdigitalmedia.

C.Expensiveadvertisingfees.D.Alackofstudentreporters.

2.WhatdoesLoMontesuggeststudentnewspapersdotosurvive?

A.Reduceprinteditions.B.Askcollegesformoney.

C.Publishmoredigitaleditions.D.Createtheirownfinancialmodels.

3.Howcanstudentjournalistsbenefitfromthejob,inPerel'sopinion?

A.Theybecomegoodatstorytelling.B.Theygainproblem-solvingskills.

C.Theybecomealogicalthinker.D.Theylearnhowtobealifelonglearner.

4.What'sthearticlemainlyabout?

A.TheproudhistoryoftheDailyTarHeel.

B.Studentreportersadaptingtochangingsituations.

C.SchoolnewspapersunderthreatinthedigitalageintheUS

D.Anexampleofhowtocombinetraditionalnewspaperswithnewmedia.

E

Earthwormsdon'tmovefast.Buthumanscanacceleratetheworms'spread.Fishennenoftenuseinvasive（蔓

延性的）earthwormstocatchfish.Manyhaveintroducedinvasiveearthwormstorivers,streamsandlakes

previouslyunexposedtotheseanimals.Gardenerswhouseearthwormstomaketheirsoilrichmayunknowingly

introduceinvasiveones.Thewormsevengiveridesinthemudonwheels,pottedplantsandroadmaterialsshipped

aroundthenation.

Butthey'renoteverywhereyet.IntheGreatLakesregion,"20percentofthelandisearthworm-free,says

CindyHale,aresearchbiologist.Oftheremaining80percentofland,halfofthelandhasfewerthantwo

earthwormspecies-meaningthereisn'tyettoomuchimpactontheecosystem,sheexplains.Fortheseregions,she

says,nowisthetimetotakeaction.AccordingtoHale,educatingthepublic,especiallyfishermen,isoneapproach

tostoppingthespreadofinvasiveearthworms.Identifyingwhichlandsarecuirentlyearthworm-freeisanother.

RyanHuefimeier,aprogramcoordinatorforGreatLakesWomWatch,hasbeenworkingonamodelthatwill

helpcreatelargemapsofareaswithminimal（最小的）ornodamagefromearthworms.Ultimately,landownerscan

useittoidentifyearthwormactivityontheirproperty.onceidentified,landswithminimalornoearthwormdamage

shouldbeprotected.

Butscientistssuspectthatonceinvasiveearthwormsarrivetheycan'tberemoved.Andevenifallcouldbe,

affectedforestsmightneverreturntothewaytheywere."It'sverymuchastoryoflearningtolivewiththem,“

concludesLeeFrelichoftheUni