阅读理解突击训练（五）2022届高考英语二轮复习

★A

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Thefirebrokeoutinan86-storyTorchtoweronthenortheastendofthe

populateddistrictofDubai.Highwindswhippedthroughtheareaanddebrisfromthe

firenearbystreetsafterthefireappearedtobeextinguished.Theofficialssaidthere

werenoreportsofdeathsorinjuries.

Thecauseofthefirewasnotimmediatelyclear.Policeblockedoffareasaround

theTorch,whichstillhadpower.Lightswereoninmanyoftheapartmentsinsideand

firetrucksandpolicevehicleswereonthescene.Residentsofatleastone

neighboringtowerweretoldtoleavethebuildingfbrthepossibledangeroffirethat

windsmightbrought,buttheywerelaterallowedbackinside.

TworesidentsoftheTorchsaidtheyweretoldthefirestartedaroundthe52nd

floor.Flamingmaterialfallingfromthefiresetalowerpartofthebuildingonfire,

theysaid.OneoftheresidentsSteveShortthoughthighlyoftheworkoffirefighters

whoarrivedquickly.Hesaidfirealarmswarnedresidentsoftheblazeandbuilding

managementsentworkersknockingondoorstoensureresidentsgotout.

ResidentR.J.Morlock,ofHouston,shotvideoonhisphonethatshowedbright

yellowflamesreachingwhatappearedtobeseveralstoriesontwoseparatepartsof

thebuilding.Hesaidresidentswerenervouscomingoutbutfirecrewswereableto

bringthesituationundercontrol."Iwasreallysurprisedtheygotitundercontrol

prettyquickly,“hesaid.

Asdaylightbroke,residentswaitingacrossthestreetwereallowedbackhome.

Theywereabletoseedamageoftheblaze:morethantwodozenstoriesfromroughly

the50thfloortothetopwereblack.Cleanupcrewsdressedinorangeuniformsswept

uppiecesofbrokenglassandotherdebriscoveringthestreetoutsidethebuilding.

TheTorchopenedin2011andisoneoftheworld'stallestresidentialtowers,

accordingtodeveloperSelectGroup.

1.Whywerepeopleinneighboringtowertoldtoleave?

A.Becausetherewaspowerfailurethere.

B.Becausethefirewasburningeveiywhere.

C.Becausestrongwindsmaybringfires.

D.Becausethereweremanydeathsorinjuries.

2.Whatstartedthefireoflowerpartofthebuilding?

A.Thepower.

B.Flamingmaterial.

C.Firealarm.

D.Debrisofthebuilding.

3.Howdidpeoplefeelliketheworkoffirefighters?

A,Theyweregrateful.

B.Theywerecareful.

C.Theywereanxious.

D.Theywereupset.

4.Whendidthefirebreakout?

A.Atnight

B.Atnoon.

C.Intheevening.

D.Inthedaytime.

5.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Theworld'stallestresidentialtowers

B.An86-storytowerinDubaiinflames

C.Thebestwaytostoptheorangefires

D.Areportofaccidentwithoutinjuries

★B

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ThesharpdropinworldoilpriceshasledoilcompaniesintheUnitedStates

todismissthousandsofworkers.Somecompanieshavealsosuspendednewoil

drillingandexplorationprojects.Thedropinoilpriceshasalsoaffectedsmallservice

companiesandevenstoresthatdobusinesswithoilcompaniesinbigproducerstates

likeTexas.Butthedropinoilpriceshasnotbeenbadforeveryone.

Oilplatformworkersareoftencalledroughnecks.InTexas,manyroughnecks

havelosttheirjobsbecauseofthedropinoilprices.Theeffectoffallingpriceshas

beenworseinstateslikeAlaskaandNorthDakota.Thatisbecauseproductioncosts

arehighertherethantheyareintheEagleFordareaofsouth-centralTexas.

AdamPerdueisaneconomistattheUniversityofHouston'sInstitutefor

RegionalForecasting.HehasbeenstudyingtheeffectoffallingoilpricesinTexas.

Hesaysoilcompanyexplorationandproductionbudgetsarebeingcutbetween10

and50percent,withmostofthembeingcutbyathird.Hethinksthelowerspending

willaffectthelocaleconomy.

Theeconomicslowdownwillaffectcompaniesthatmakepipesandother

equipmentforoilexplorationandproduction.Itwillalsohaveaneffectontrucking

companiesthatsupplysandandchemicals,andothersmallbusinessesthatservethe

energyindustry.

Butlowoilpricesaregoodforchemicalcompanies.Theyusehydrocarbons

foundinoiltomakefertilizer,plasticandotherproducts.AdamPerduesaysanew

chemicalplantprojectnearHoustonwillprovidejobsformanyskilledworkers.

“Alotoftheseroughnecksthataregoingtolosetheirjobsoutthereinthefield

aregoingtobeabletocomehomeandgetaweldingjoboraconstructionjobJhe

says.Butsomeoilindustryexpertsbelievepriceswillriseagaininaboutsixmonths

whentheoversupplyofoilisreduced.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dismiss"inparagraph1probablymean?

A.serve

B.invite

C.hire

D.fire

2.WhytheeffectoffallingpricesisworseinNorthDakota?

A.Roughneckstherehavelosttheirjobs.

B.Theoilproductiontherecostsmore.

C.Oilplatformtherehasbeenclosed.

D.Oilpricestherehavefallenmoresharply.

3.WhatdoesAdamPerdue'sstudyshow?

A.AdamPerdueisagreateconomistoftoday.

B.Thelocaleconomyhasbeencutbyonethird.

C.Oilcompanyexplorationshouldbecarriedon.

D.Cutofoilcostswillinfluencethelocaleconomy.

4.Whichofthefollowinghasbenefitedfromthedropinoilprices?

A,Oilservicecompanies.

B.Chemicalcompanies.

C,Weldingcompanies.

D.Constructioncompanies.

5.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat.

A.theoversupplyofoilwillbringinmoremoney

B.theroughneckshavetocomehomeafterwork

C.theworldoilproblemislikelytolastanotherhalfyear

D.aconstructionjobwillbemoreandmorecompetitive

★C

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Anoutbreakofmeasles（麻疹）thatbeganatDisneylandbeforeChristmasis

affectinglivesinmanystates.Seventypeoplehavebeendiagnosedwithmeasles,and

hundredsmorehavebeenexposedatschools,doctor'soffices,hospitals,shopping

mallsandotherplacesvisitedbyinfectedpatients.Arizonabecamethelateststateto

reportacaseofmeaslesrelatedtoDisneylandwhenawomaninher50swas

diagnosed.TheoutbreakhasspreadtoUtah,Washington,ColoradoandOregon.

Asinearliermeaslesoutbreaks,schoolsandhospitalsprovetobehotspotsfor

exposinglargenumbersofpeopletothevirus,oneofthemostcontagiousdiseases.Its

commonsymptomsincludeafever,drycough,runnynoseandinflamedeyes.

Childrenareoftensosensitivetolightthattheymustbekeptinadarkroom.

Measlescanlingerintheair,infectingpeopleeventwohoursafterasickperson

haslefttheroom.Peoplewhosuspectthattheyorafamilymemberhavemeasles

shouldnotsimplyshowupataclinicorhospital.Instead,peopleshouldcallahead.

Thatallowsclinicstafftoschedulethevisitatatimewhenfewerpatientsarearound.

Patientsmaybeaskedtoenterthroughabackdoor,wherestaffcangivethemamask

anduserthemintoanexamroom.

TheAmericanAcademyofPediatrics（小儿科）sentoutanoticeurgingparents

tovaccinatetheirchildren.Childrentypicallyreceiveafirstmeaslesshotaroundtheir

firstbirthdayandanotherbeforetheystartkindergarten.Onedose（齐（J量）ofmeasles

vaccineisabout92%effective,andtwodosesare98%effective.

Peoplecangetabloodtesttomeasuretheirimmunitytomeasles.These

testscouldbeagoodideaforthosewhoareathighriskorwhoplantotravelto

countrieswithlargemeaslesoutbreakscangetbloodteststomeasuretheirprotection.

Peopleplanninganoverseasvacationalsocansimplygetanothershot.

1.Howmanystateswereaffectedbymeasles?

A.Two.

B.Four.

C.Six.

D.Eight.

2.Whydoschoolsandhospitalsbecomethehotspotsformeasles?

A.Becausemanypeoplemaybeexposedtothecontagiousvirus.

B.Becauseitiscommondiseasebeginningeverywhereinschools.

C.Becausethesetwoplaceshaven'trealizedthedangerofthevirus.

D.Becausetheydon'thaveproperknowledgeofthedangerousillness.

3.Whowouldgetinfectedbymeasles?

A,Thepersonswholiketostayinthedarkrooms.

B.Thepersonswhosufferfromcoughduringnight.

C.Thepersonswhoshareroomswithsickpersons.

D.Thepersonswhoenterhospitalsthroughbackdoors.

4.Whatisthebestwaytopreventthemeasles?

A.Theearliervaccination.

B.TheenjoymentinDisneyland.

C.Theeffectivemask.

D.Theeducationinkindergarten.

5.Theunderlinedphrase“thesetests“mayreferto.

A.gettingsomenecessaryshots

B.planningtotravelabroad

C.havingtheirbloodchecked

D.protectingtheirmoney

★D

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Ahugeholehasopenedupintheearth.Thousandsofpeoplewillsoonbe

packingtheirbelongingsandmovingon.Insomecases,wholebuildingswillbetaken

apartbrickbybrickandcarriedtoasaferlocation.Thisdramaticscenemaysound

likeoneofthemorepassagesoftheOldTestament,BookofExodus.Thisdramatic

scenemaysoundlikeatale,butit'sthestrangerealityunfoldinginthetownof

Kiruna,northernSweden.

Anearbyironoremine—Kiruna'smainsourceofincomeandemploymentfor

morethanacentury—hasbeguntodamagethecityinrecentyears.Smallcracks

havealsobeguntoshowonthestreetsinbusinessesandlivingareas.Adetailed

analysisbyLKAB(thestate-ownedcompanythatoperatesthemine)haspredicted

thatthesebuildingwillonlygetworseasitattemptstoaccessthemostdifficultto

reachminerals.

AccordingtoErikaLindbladofLKAB,theremainingironorebodiesarelocated

directlyunderthecity.Thiscreatesaproblemasthelaw,andthecompany'sown

policy,prohibitsminingunderpopulatedareas."Whentheminesinitiallyopened,it

madesensetobuildhousingneartheworkplaces,Lindbladsaid."However,noone

couldhaveimaginedthatover120yearslaterwewouldbeminingoreakilometre

belowground/9

ThepeopleofKirunahavebeenawareofthesedevelopmentssince2004when

LKABsentlocalresidentsaletterexplainingthesituation.Intheperiodsince,the

residentshavebeenforcedtofaceit.Eitherthemine,whichemploysaround4,000

localpeople,closesdownandthecitylosesitsprimarysourceofincome,orit

continuestooperateandalargepartofKiruna'sinhabitantsforcedtomoveanew

location.

“Thecityisthemineandthemineisthecity,“Cars,headofthecity.said."We

havelivedtogetherfor100yearsandwehaveahugedependenceoneachother.

Withouttheminethetownwoulddie.”

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