2023届高考英语一轮复习语法总动员之阅读理解四

2023届高考英语一轮复习语法总动员之阅读理解（4）

1.

Doyouhaveasorethroat,arunningnoseandaheadache?Doyoukeepcoughingandsneezing?Ifyou

do,thechancesarethatyouhaveacoldorperhapsflu--butwhichone?Althoughbothcoldsandfluare

causedbyviruses,theyareverydifferentillnesses.

Colds,whichusuallylastaboutaweek,affectthenosemost.Theycommonlycausearunningnoseand

sneezing.Sometimes,theycauseaheadache,acoughandslightlyachingmuscles.

Fluisamuchmoreseriousillnessandiscausedbydifferentgroupsofviruses.Peoplewithfluusually

getallthesymptoms（症状）describedabove.However,theyalsogetahighfever,adrycoughandmuch

worseaching.Feverisoneofthecharacteristicsymptomsofthefluforallages.Thesymptomsalsolast

muchlonger.Sometimestheydon'tdisappearforatleasttwoweeks.

Flucanbeadeadlydisease.Theelderly,whoareweakerandlesshealthythanmostyoungerpeople,can

diefromflu.Thisisonereasonwhyoldpeopleareadvisedtohaveafluinjection（预防针）beforethestart

ofwinterwhenfluismostcommon.Thisinjectionisinexpensiveanddefinitely（明显地）worthit.

Ifyouhaveacoldorflu,youmustalwaysdealwithusedtissues（手巾纸）carefully.Don'tleavedirty

tissuesonyourdeskoronthefloor.Someoneelsehastopicktheseupandvirusescouldbepassedon.And

finally,remembertocoveryournoseandmouthwhenyousneeze!Youdon'twanttoseethesmalldrops

ofliquidsblown（喷）outofyournoseandmouthwhenyousneeze,doyou?Disgusting（令人作呕），eh?

Nowyoucanunderstandwhyifsagoodideatocoveryournoseandmouthwhenyousneeze!

1.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewithcoldsrarelyget.

A.aheadacheB.ahighfeverC.arunningnoseD.achingmuscles

2.Wecanlearnfromparagraph4that.

A.fluinjectioncancausedeathB.oldpeoplearemoreeasilyattackedbyflu

C.fluismostcommoninsummerD.flucankilloldpeopleeasily.

3.Dealingwithusedtissuesisimportantbecause.

A.ithelpstokeepyourclassroomtidyB.peoplehatepickingupdirtyissues

C.itpreventsthespreadofcoldsandfluD.pickingupalotoftissuesishardwork

4.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ColdorFlu?B.TheDiffidentSymptomsofaColdandFlu

C.PreventionisBetterThanCure.D.CoverYourNoseandMouthWhenSneezing

2.Summerjoboffers

RedLemonShopAssistants（售货员）Wearelookingforshopassistantsforthesummer.Ifyouarea

socialpersonandgoodatsalesmanship,wewantyoutojoinourteam.Goodconditions.Perfectfor

students.

CineramaCinemasWeneedpeopletoworkeveningsandattheweekend.Responsibilities（职责）

includecheckingticketsandsellingpopcornandsoftdrinks.Watchthelatestfilms...free!Joinouryoung

andfriendlyteam!Phone0161—754—6022formoreinformationaboutwages（工资）andconditions.

USAuPairsEverwantedtovisitCalifornia?Areyoupatient,caringandgoodwithkids?Workasanau

pairinLosAngelesthissummer.Freefoodandaccommodation.Phone0121—077—2001forinformation

abouthowtogetapplicationforms.

AreYouMadAboutSport?Wouldyouliketospendallsummerteachingsporttopeoplefromaround

theworld?Thencomeandworkatourinternationalsportscamp-SportsStarCamp!Phone0191-121—

5533forinformationabouthowtogetandwheretosendapplicationforms,etc.

5.Whichnumbercanyoucallifyouwanttogetajobthatprovidesfreefilms?

A.0151-897-6643.B.0161-754-6022.

C.0121-077-2001.D.0191-121-5533.

6.WhatcanwelearnaboutajobasaUSaupair?

Altisahigh-paidjob.B.Itisperfectforkids.

C.Itoffersjob-relatedtraining.D.Itrequiressomebodywithpatience.

7.WhowouldbemostinterestedinworkingforSportsStarCamp?

A.Jill,whodreamsofbeingasportsstar.

B.Jack,whowantstobecomeasportscoach.

C.Joe,whoexpectstotravelaroundtheworld.

D.Jim,wholovestotakepartinsportscompetitions.

3.

Anadvanceinelectronicpublishingcouldmakethee-bookyouarereadingseemasdatedassilentfilm.

Publishershopetoexplorethegrowingsuccessofe-booksbyreleasingversionswithadded

soundtracks（电影酉己音）andmusicalaccompaniments.

Thenoisesinthefirstmultimediabooks-releasedinBritainonFriday-includerainhittingawindowina

SherlockHolmestale.Whentheplotofabookreachesthemostexcitingpart,backgroundscoreswill

createtension.

Supportersarguethatsoundeffectsarethenextlogicaldevelopmentfore-booksandwilladd

excitementforyoungerreaders.Critics,however,willarguethatthenoisewillruinthesimplepleasureof

havingtheimaginationstimulatedbyreading.

CarolineMichel,chiefexecutiveoftheliteraryagency,saidthenewgenerationofcomputerliterate

readerswasusedtomultiplesensoryinput.Shesaid,“Youngpeoplehavesplitcomputerscreenswhere

theymaybewatchingtelevisionandreplyingtoanemailatthesametime.Ifthafswhatthemarketwants

thenweshouldrespondtothemarket."

Booktrack'ssoundeffectsworkbyestimatingtheusersreadingspeed.Eachtimeyou"turn"apage,the

softwarereassesseswhereyouhavereachedinthetextandtimesthesoundstoswitchonaccordingly.If

thesoundtrackbecomesoutofsynch（同步），aclickonanywordwillresetit.Someauthorsfearthata

soundtrackcoulddestroythepeaceandquietoflibrariesandruinthepleasureofreading.DavidNicholls,

authorofOneDay,thebestsellernowreleasedasafilm,said,t4Thissoundsliketheoppositeofreading.I

haveenoughtroublereadingane-bookbecauseI'mconstantlydistractedbyemails.

StuartMacBride,thecrimewriterwhosenovelShattertheBoneswasane-bookbestseller,sells18%of

hisbooksaselectronicdownloads.Hesaid,t4IfI'mreading,Iwilldothenoiseinmyhead.Idon'tneed

someonetotellmewhatteacupsclinkingsoundslike.Thatwouldirritate（激怒）me.^^

8.Whatdopublishersexpectane-booksoundtracktodo?

A.Helptoreleaseane-bookasafilm.B.Helpreadersimprovereadingspeed.

C.Addtensionatabook'sexcitingpoint.D.Getreadersfamiliarwiththebackground.

9.Whoisinfavourofaddedsoundtracksfore-books?

A.Mr.DarcyB.CarolineMichelC.DavidNichollsD.StuartMacBride

10.WhatdoweknowaboutStuartMacBride?

A.Hewasapersonwhowaseasytogetangry

B.Heknewagreatdealaboutteaandteaculture

C.Eighty-twopercentofhisbooksdescribedcrime

D.Heimaginedsoundsrelatedtothestorywhenreading

1l.Whafsthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Opinionsaboute-bookswithsoundtracks

B.Responsetotheneedofthebookmarket

C.Reasonsfortraditionale-booksbecomingoutdated

D.Suggestionsonencouragingreaders9imagination

4.

InordertoberecognizedbytheU.S.SmallBusinessAdministration（SBA）,youhavetobedoing

somethingright.SinceSherylPage,presidentandCEOofPageOneConsultantsinOrlando,wasnamed

Woman-ownedSmallBusinessPersonoftheYearbytheStateofFloridaSBAin2017,alotofpeople

havestartedtolookatwhatshe'sdoingandhowhercompanyhasbecomesosuccessful.

Page,whorunsanengineeringandconstructionconsultingfirm,startedthebusinessbackin1993,but

sortofdraggedalongformanyyearswithnobigsuccess.TherewereplentyoftimeswhenPagecould

havethrowniothetowel,butshekeptpushingthrough.

Startingoutinanindustrymainlymadeupofmale-ownedbusinesseswasn'teasy,norwasthepotential

offindingenoughmoneytosupportthequalityservicesshehadtoprovideclient（客户）with.Pageusedas

manyas15creditcardstohelpthecompanystayinbusinessintheearly-to-mid1990s.Then,shereceived

a$250,000SBAguaranteedloanin2001tokeepthecompanyafloatafternearlyadecadeinbusiness.

Sincethen,thecompanyhasdoubledprofits,hiredmorethantwodozennewteammembers,acquired

morethanadozennewcompanyvehicles,andalmostdoubleditssquarefootage.Ifsahugegrowth

increaseforacompanythafsbeenaroundfornearly25yearsandspeaksofthehardworkand

commitmentofPageandherteam.

Whenaskedwhatherbiggestpieceofadvicetosmallbusinessownerswouldbe,Pagesays,"Keepyour

faithandbepatient.Don'tgiveup...don'tquit!^^Thosewordshavebeenheardinmanycasesanddosound

clich6（陈词滥调），butwhentheycomefromsomeonelikeSherylPage,whoislivingproofofthegood

thatcancomefrombeingpatient,theyringtruerthanever.Ifyoulearnanythingfromhercompany's

success,itshouldbethatgrowthisrarelyimmediate,butthatdoesn*tmeanitisn'tcoming.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"throwninthetowel“inparagraph2probablymean?

A.Givenup.B.Soughthelp.

C.Cometoanewlevel.D.Takenupsomethingelse.

13.InwhatsituationdidPagestartherconsultingbusiness?

A.Whentherewerefewwiseclients.

B.Whenthewholebusinesswasslow.

C.Whenitdidn'thavemuchdevelopmentpotential.

D.Whenbusinesswomenwerenotgenerallyaccepted.

14.WhatdidPagedoaftershegottheloan?

A.ShestartedworkingfortheSBA.

B.Sheputitintoexpandingherbusiness.

C.Sheusedmostofittostartanothercompany.

D.Shefirstincreasedtheteammembers,income.

15.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheadvicementionedinthelastparagraph?

A.Itisn'tdetailed.B.Itisn'tinlinewiththetruth.

C.Itcanhaveanimmediateeffect.D.ItmirrorsPage'spersonalexperiences.

5.

LOfficialTicketingService

WelcometotheofficialLouvreonlinesalessite

TheMuseeduLouvreisreopeningandwearegladtobeabletowelcomeyoubackagain.In

linewiththemeasurestakentopreventthespreadofCOVID-19,visitorswillberequiredtowear

amask.Accordingtogovernmentrecommendations,allvisitorstotheLouvreaged12yearsand

twomonthsoroldermustshowaHealthPass.Allvisitors,includingthoseentitledtofree

admission,mustbookatimeperiod.Pleaseacceptourapologiesfortheinconvenience.

IndividualticketsfortheMuseum

Admissionandreservationofatimeperiodto

accessthepermanentcollections.

■.Ticketsvalidfortheselecteddateonly.Fulllistof

—visitorsentitledtofreeadmissionatLouvre.fr.

Generaladmission:€18

TheMuseeduLouvreisopeneveryday-exceptTuesdays,January1,May1andDecember

25—from9:00amto6:00pm.Visitorswillbeaskedtoleavetheexhibitionrooms30minutes

beforeclosure.

Allticketspurchasedonlinearetime-stampedandnominative(记名的)；youmaythereforebe

askedtoprovideproofofidentity.

Theyareonlyvalidfortheservice,dateandtimeselected.Theycannotbeusedtoskipthe

queuebutdoguaranteeaccesstothemuseumwithinhalfanhourofthetimeshownontheticket.

Anyholderofanonlineticketwhodoesnotarrivewithintheassignedtimeperiodforadmission

tothemuseumshallbesubjecttothesameadmissionandwaitingconditionsasvisitorswithout

tickets.

Visitorsentitledtofreeadmission(otherthanLouvremembers)

一Under18s,proofofIDrequired

一16-25year-oldresidentsoftheEuropeanEconomicArea(EuropeanUnion,Norway,Iceland,

andLiechtenstein),proofofIDandresidencyrequired

Professionals

一TeachersworkinginFrance,valid“PassEducation^^required

-Teachersofart,arthistoryortheappliedarts,validproofofemploymentstatingsubjecttaught

required

一ArtistswiththeMaisondesArtistesorInternationalAssociationofArt,validproofrequired

Other

-Jobseekers,validproofandIDrequired(datedwithinthelastyearorindicatingaperiodof

validity)

一Disabledvisitorsandthepersonaccompanyingthem

16.Thispassagemainlyaimsat.

A.introducingtheexhibitsattheLouvre

B.providingticketinginformationoftheLouvre

C.listingrestrictionsonadmissiontotheLouvre

D.illustratingtheservicesprovidedattheLouvre

17.1fafamilyinNorway,includingthewife,anartteacher,thehusband,anITengineer,anda10-year-old

son,wanttovisittheLouvrethisweekend,theyshouldpayatleastinall.

A.€18B.€3C.€45D.€54

18.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheLouvrefromthepassage?

A.ItisopeneverydayexceptonTuesdays.

B.Itsonlineticketsensureaccesstoitatanytime.

C.ProofofIDisrequiredforanyonebuyingitsticketsonline.

D.Ticketholdersmayberefusedtoenteritifarrivinganhourlate.

6.

Expertsbelievethatthebesttimetoteachkidslanguageskillsiswhentheyarebabies.Mosttimesthe

taskiseasilyaccomplishedwithparentsreadingortalkingtotheirbabies.However,insomecasesthatis

notpossibleduetoparents*busyworkschedulesorwhenkidsareborndeaf.Now,ablue-eyedrobot,a

humanimage,andsomehigh-techneurosciencemaybeabletoassistparentswiththisimportant

developmentaltask.

TheRobotAVatarthermal-Enhancedsystem,orRAVE,isthebrainchildofateamofresearchers

ledbyLaura-AnnPetitto,aneducationalneuroscientist.Thelearningprocessbeginswhentherobot*s

camera,whichisfocusedonthebaby*sface,noticestinychangesinhis/herbodytemperature.This,

combinedwiththebaby'sfacialexpression,causestherobottoturnitsheadandguidethebaby's

attentiontoacomputerscreen,onwhichahumanimagestartstocommunicatewiththebaby.For

example,ifthebabypointstowardsthescreen，theimagemightrespond，"Areyoupointingto

me?”andfollowthatupwithanurseryrhymeorfairytale,allinAmericanSignLanguage（ASL）.

The“conversation“continuesuntilthekidlosesinterest.

Theresearchersfoundthatbabiesasyoungas6to8monthsoldbegantomovetheirhandsina

rhythmsimilartoASLaftercommunicatingwithRAVEforjustafewminutes.Petittosaysnatural

language,whethercommunicatedthroughspeechorsign,activates（激活）thesamepartsofthebrain

andbelievestherhythmicmotionprovesthebabiesarelearningtheessentialelementsofcommunication.

Whatsetsthistechniqueapartfromothermethods,suchasshowingeducationalvideosortelevision

shows,isitsinteractive（互动的）natureandreal-timeresponsetothebaby*sactions.Theresearcherssay

thatwhileitistooearlytodeterminethesystem'slong-terminfluenceonbabycommunication,theinitial

responsehasbeenveryencouraging.Next,theyplantointroducearobotthatcanbothsignandspeakto

babies.

19.WhatcantheRAVEsystemhelpparentsdo?

A.Improvebabies'healthcondition.B.Takegoodcareofbabies.

C.Developbabies*languageskills.D.Keepcompanywithbabies.

20.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?

A.HowbabieslearnASLeffectively.B.Howparentseducatetheirbabies.

C.Howrobotstalkandreadtobabies.D.HowtheRAVEsystemworks.

21.WhatindicatesbabiesarelearningwiththehelpoftheRAVEsystem?

A.InterestinvideosandTVshows.B.Changesintheirbodytemperature.

C.ImprovementintheirnaturallanguageD.HandmovementsinarhythmlikeASL.

22.WhatdotheresearchersthinkoftheRAVEsystem?

A.Promising.B.Impractical.C.Satisfactory.D.Disappointing.

7.

The2020NobelPrizeinliteraturehasbeenawardedtoformerU.S.PoetLaureate（桂冠诗人）

LouiseGluck.Theprizecommitteecited“heruniquepoeticvoicethatwithplainbeautymakesindividual

existenceuniversal”.GluckisthefirstAmericanwomantowintheawardsinceToniMorrisonin1993.

Gluck,77,joinsalistofliterarygiantsandpreviousNobelistswhoinclude,inthiscentury,Canadian

short-storymasterAliceMunro,Chinesemagical-realistMoYan,etc.

Gluck'sworkincludes12collectionsofpoetryandafewvolumesofessaysonliterarywriting."All

arecharacterizedbyastrivingforclarity（清晰）.Childhoodandfamilylife,thecloserelationshipwith

parentsandsiblings,isathemethathasremainedcentraltoher,"AndersOlsson,thechairmanofthe

NobelCommitteeforLiterature,said."Sheseekstheuniversal,andinthisshetakesinspirationfrom

mythsandclassicalmotifs,9,Olssonadded,citingher2006collectionAvemo,whichthecommittee

describedas“masterly“forits“visionaryinterpretationofthemythofPersephone^（珀尔塞福涅）fallinto

hellinthecaptivity（囚禁）ofHades（哈得斯）,thegodofdeath”.

BeingaprofessoratYaleandaresidentofCambridge,GluckalsoservedasU.S.PoetLaureatefrom

2003to2004andisnostrangertoawards.ShewonthePulitzerPrizein1993forhercollectionofpoems

titledTheWildIris,inwhich“shedescribestheincrediblereturnoflifeafterwinterinthepoem

Snowdrops,theNobelliteraturecommitteesaidThursday.Shealsowonthe2014NationalBookAward

forthepoemFaithfulandVirtuousNight.In2016,PresidentObamaawardedtheNationalHumanities

MedaltoGluckinaWhiteHouseceremony.

Thepublicity-shyGluckdidnotimmediatelyissueanycommentaboutthelatesthonorforherbody

ofwork,whichspansmorethanhalfacentury.Ina2012interview,sheacknowledgedthatprizescan

make"'existenceintheworldeasier“butdidnotamounttotheimmortality（不朽）ofatrueartist.

23.WhatcanweknowaboutGluckfromParagraph1?

A.SheisaspopularastheChinesenovelistMoYan.

B.ShewontheNobelPrizeforherspecialliterarystyle.

C.SheisthefirstAmericantowinaNobelPrizeinliterature.

D.SheistheonlyPoetLaureateinmodernAmericanhistory.

24.WhatdoGluck'spoemsmainlyfocuson?

A.Dailylife.B.Nature.C.Careers.D.Classicalmyths.

25.WhatisthepurposeofParagraph3?

A.ToshowGluck'scontributionstoliterature.

B.ToproveGluck'sgreatpassionforwriting.

C.TopresentGluck'soutstandingachievements.

D.TostressGluck'sinfluenceonotherpoets.

26.WhatdoesGluckthinkaboutthehonorshehasreceived?

A.Sheiscontentwithit.B.Shetakesitveryseriously.

C.Shedeservesahigherhonor.D.Shedoesn'tattachgreatimportancetoit.

8.

Mydaughterwasbeingthrownoutofthesixthgrade.Theteachersaidtome,“Shemaynotbeupto

whatwe'retryingtoaccomplish.^^Hewasreallysayingshedidn'thavetheintelligence.Igotmadbecause

Iknewshewassmart,justasmyfatherhadknownIwassmartwhenIwasfailinginschool.Wehadher

testedandfoundthatthetroublesmydaughterwashavingwerethesameasthoseIhadhad.Idecidedto

gettestedaswell.Shewasdyslexic,andsowasI.BythenIwasasuccessfultelevisionwriterand

producer.TdwonanEmmyfor“TheRockfordFiles.^^

HadIknownearlier,though,thattherewasareasonbeyondmycontroltoexplainwhyIwasalow

achiever,Imaynothaveworkedsohardinmylate20sandearly30s.Iwaswritingandwriting.Iwas

workingfornootherreasonthantohearpeoplepraiseme.

IneededthatpraisebecauseIwascarryingaroundthefailureinstudies.Ididbadlyinallmycourses.

IonceaskedafriendwhohadalwaysgottenanA,“Howlongdidyoustudyforthis?”Hesaid,t4I

didn't.Ijustglancedatit."SowhatdoItakefromthat?HemustbesmarterthanIam.Ibegantoask,

“WhatwillhappentomewhenI'mnotgoodatanything?^^Despitemydoubts,Ididbecomesuccessful,

andpeoplenowsaytome,“Soyou'veovercomedyslexia.9,

No.Youdon'tovercomeit,youlearntocompensatefbrit.Someeasythingsareveryhardforme.

Mostpeoplewhogothrough