高考英语二轮专题练习（一）阅读理解专项-人教版高三英语试题

【二轮专题练】（一）阅读理解专项AWheredidnovelcoronaviruscomefrom?ASCOVID-19spreadsthroughoutChinaandtherestoftheworld,animportantquestionhasyettobeanswered:wheredidtheviruscomefrom?Thelateststudyindicatedthatpangolins(穿山甲)maybeanintermediatehostofthevirus,accordingtoXinhua.However,batsaresuspectedtobetheoriginalcause.Wedon’tknowthesourceyet,butthere’sprettystrongevidencethatthisisabatorigincoronavirus,”saidPeterDazsak,presidentofEcoHealthAlliance,anenvironmentalnonprofit,accordingtoTheNewYorkTimes.“Whenyoulookatthegeneticsequence(基因序列)ofthevirus,andyoumatchitupwitheveryknowncoronavirus,theclosestrelativesarefrombats,”DazsakalsotoldCNN.Sowhyarebatsthesourceofsomanydeadlykindsofvirusesbuttheydon’tsufferfromanysymptoms?Astheonlyflyingmammal(哺乳动物)withlonglifespan,bats’bodytemperatureishigh,similartoafever.It’sthisfactthatmaycontributetobats’uniqueimmunesystem(免疫系统)inprotectingthemfromtheilleffectsofviruses.Butarebatstrulytoblameforthevirusorshouldwebeblamingourselves?Whetherwedestroytheforestswherebatsliveortheyenduponourplate,it’sthefaultofhumansfordecreasingthedistancebetweenusandvirus-carryingbats.Batsareanimportantanimalinourecosystemwhenitcomestopollinating(授粉)manyfruitssuchasmangoesandbananas.Weneedtoallowthemtocontinuepollinationandkeepthemawayfromourmarketsandmouths.1.WhatcanwelearnabouttheoriginofCOVID-19?A.Batshavebeenconfirmedtobeitsoriginalcause.B.Pangolinsarenowconsideredthemostlikelysource.C.It’sidentifiedbycomparingsourcesofvariousviruses.D.Theviruswasfoundtobegeneticallysimilartothoseseeninbats.2.Whydon’tbatssufferfromthecoronavirus?A.Batshaveauniqueimmunesystem.B.Theirlowbodytemperatureprotectsthem.C.Batsaretheonlyflyingmammaltoliveingroups.D.Livingincaveshelpsbatsfightagainstviruses.3.Whatisthemainpointtheauthormakesinthelastparagraph?A.Virus-carryingbatsshouldbekilled.B.Humansshouldstayawayfrombats.C.Batsbenefitbutalsoharmourecosystem.D.Batscouldspreadvirusesduringpollination.BWhereisitpossibletodrivefromRometoMoscow,Madrid,Paris,Vienna,andStockholmwithoutgoingtoEurope?TheanswerisinthestateofMaine!ThroughouttheUnitedStatestherearemanytownsandcitiesthathavebeennamedafternotonlyEuropeancitiesbutothercountriesaswell,suchasChina,Poland,Norway,Sweden,andDenmark.JusthowmanyNewWorldplacenamesarerecycledfromtheOldWorldnameshasneverbeen

tallied,butoneresearcherfoundforty-oneLondons,fifty-sixBerlins,twenty-fourDublins,thirty-twoAthenses,andtwenty-sevenMoscows,amongothers!ReasonsforEuropeanplacenamesdiffer.Somewereinmemoryofsettlers’formerhomes,othersinhonorofhistoricevents.Foundedin1818byJohnCoffee,RobertBeaty,JohnD.Carroll,andJohnRead,AthensisoneoftheoldestincorporatedcitiesintheStateofAlabama.ThetownwasfirstcalledAthenson,andthenamewasthenshortenedtoAthens,aftertheancientcityinGreece.Moreinterestingly,somenamesweregivenbymistake.Forinstance,thepeopleofMoscow,Kansas,wantedtheircitytofollowthenameoftheexplorerMoscoso.TheyshortenedhisnametoMosco,andanofficialinWashington,thinkingtheKansanscouldn’tspell,addeda‘w’.1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.InthestateofMainetherearemanydifferentEuropeancities.B.YoucandrivetomanyEuropeancitiesfromthestateofMaine.C.AllthesettlersinthestateofMainecamefromEurope.D.ThestateofMainehasmanycitiesnamedafterEuropeancities.2.Theunderlinedword“tallied”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto“________”.A.built

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D.visited3.WhatmighthavemadetheofficialinWashingtonchangeMoscointoMoscow?A.Moscowisaworld-famouscityname.B.HethoughtMoscosowouldpreferMoscow.C.HebelievedMoscowwasafarbettername.D.Hecouldn’tspellverywellandmadeamistake.4.Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.A.TheStoryofMoscow,KansasB.AmericanCitiesandTheirNamesC.InterestingNamesD.OldWorldPlaceNamesinAmericaCMostofuslongforrelationshipsinwhichwearelovedandaccepted.Ourhearts’desireistogiveandreceiveloveinrelationshipsthatmakeusfeelthatevenifothersdisagreewithwhatwedoorsay,theystillloveus,acceptus,andappreciatewhatwegivetotheworld.Whileitwouldbewonderfultohavethesetypesofrelationshipswithallpeople,weknowthat’shardtodo.However,wecanhavesuchrelationshipswithsomeothers,butonlywhenwefirsthavethemwithourselves—and,strangely,thisisoftenthehardestrelationshipofall.Doyouloveyourself?Youmaythinkyoudo,butdoyoureally?There’sonlyonewaytofindout—bytakingacloselookatwhatyouthink,say,anddo.Youmaynotlikesomeofwhatyoufind,butifyouareseriousaboutreallylovingyourself,youcanusethisinsighttodosomepositiveinnerwork.Herearethreewaysforgaininggreaterpersonalinsightfordeeperlove:ListenCloselytoYourThoughtsYourthoughtswilldetermineyouractions.Onethinghelpingyoutolistentoyourthoughtsiskeepingajournal.Itisnotnecessaryforyoutowriteiniteveryday,butithelpstorecordvariousinsightsyougainasyougoaboutyourlife.Insteadofusingabignotebook,youmightuseasmallnotepadthatyoucankeepinyourpocketforeasyaccesstorecordyourthoughtsastheyoccurtoyou.Whichevermethodyouchoose,what’smostimportantisthatyouwriteyourthoughtsdown.Itwillhelpyouknowwhat’sinyourheart.BeHonestwithYourselfTodothis,youshouldpayattentiontoyouractions.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords,andtheyalwaystellthetruth.Ifyousayyouloveyourjob,butyouractionssayotherwise,whichdoyouthinkismorereliable?Ontheotherhand,ifyousayyou’renotgoodatacertainjob,butyouractionssayotherwise,that’salsoimportant.Whatdoyoudowiththisinsight?

Youcanuseittomakemorepositivechoicesinyourlife.Bybeinghonestwithyourself,youwillactaccordingtotruthinsteadofjustwhatyoutellyourself.TakeQuietTimetoListentoYourInnerVoiceThisissimilartothefirstpoint,butittakesastepfurther—beyondthenaturalmindtotheheartthatcannotbeseen.Youmaywanttouseyourquiettimetothinkdeeply.Howeveryouusethistime,thekeyistoshutoutallofthenoisearoundyoubyfocusingdeepwithinyourself.Breathingdeeplyduringquiettimewillalsohelpyoufocus.Iknowit’shardtofindquiettimeduringaparticularlybusyday,butit’ssoimportant—evenifit’sjust10minutesadayandyouhavetohidesomewheretogetit.Quiettimecanreallymakeadifferenceinyourlife.Despitewhatyourmindmaybetellingyou,youcanhavelovewithnolimits.Thekeyistounconditionallyloveyourselffirst.1.Bylookingdeepintowhatwethink,say,anddo,wecan_____.A.knowwhetherwereallyloveourselvesB.appreciatewhatwegivetotheworldC.realizewhattypeofrelationshipwelongforD.knowwhetherwearelovedandacceptedbyothers2.Animportantwayforgainingpersonalinsightisto_____.A.dosomepositiveinnerworkB.keepajournalwhereveryougoC.lookcloselyatwhatotherssayaboutusD.payattentiontoourthoughts3.Theinsightwegainfromouractionscanhelpus_____.A.focusourattentiononourjobsB.makemorepositivechoicesinourlifeC.actaccordingtothetruthD.tellthedifferencesbetweenourwordsandouractions4.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatifwewanttohavelovewithoutlimits,wemustfirstofall_____.A.behonestwithourselvesanytimeB.giveourlovetoothersgenerously

C.loveourselvesunconditionallyD.takequiettimeandthinkdeeplyDWhatistheviruscausingillnessinWuhan?Itisamemberofthecoronavirusfamilythathasneverbeenencounteredbefore.Likeothercoronaviruses,ithascomefromanimals.ManyofthoseinitiallyinfectedeitherworkedorfrequentlyshoppedintheHubeiseafoodwholesalemarketinthecentreoftheChinesecity,whichalsosoldliveandnewlykilledanimals.Havetherebeenothercoronaviruses?Newandtroublingvirusesusuallyoriginateinanimalhosts.Ebolaandfluareotherexamples.Severeacuterespiratorysyndrome(SARS)andMiddleEasternrespiratorysyndrome(MERS)arebothcausedbycoronavirusesthatcamefromanimals.In2002,SARSspreadvirtuallyquicklyto37countries,causingglobalpanic,infectingmorethan8,000peopleandkillingmorethan750.MERSappearstobelesseasilypassedfromhumantohuman,buthasgreaterlethality(致命性),killing35%ofabout2,500peoplewhohavebeeninfected.WhatarethesymptomscausedbytheWuhancoronavirus?Theviruscausespneumonia(肺炎).Thosewhohavefallenillarereportedtosuffercoughs,feverandbreathingdifficulties.Inseverecasestherecanbeorganfailure.Asthisisviralpneumonia,antibiotics（抗生素）areofnouse.Theantiviraldrugswehaveagainstfluwillnotwork.Ifpeopleareadmittedtohospital,theymaygetsupportfortheirlungsandotherorgansaswellasfluids.Recoverywilldependonthestrengthoftheirimmunesystem.Manyofthosewhohavediedwerealreadyinpoorhealth.Isthevirusbeingtransmittedfromonepersontoanother?HumantohumantransmissionhasbeenconfirmedbyChina’snationalhealthcommission,andtherehavebeenhuman-to-humantransmissionsintheUSandinGermany.Asof5February,thedeathtollhasclimbedto490inmainlandChina.Thereare24,505confirmedcasesaroundtheworld,with24,292beinginmainlandChina.Themortalityratestandsat2.1%.WhatistheviruscausingillnessinWuhan?A.Bacteriathatcomefromanimals.B.Virusesthatwehavewellknownbefore.C.Virusesthatcomefromanimals.D.Bacteriathatwehavenevermetbefore.2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.SARSiseasiertospreadthanMERS.B.DeathcausedbySARSismorethanMERS.C.Ebolaiscausedbythecoronavirus.D.SARScaused750peopletodie.3.Whichoneofthestatementsiswrong?A.ThesymptomscausedbytheWuhancoronavirusarecoughs,feverandbreathingdifficulties.B.Thecoronaviruscancauseorganfailure.C.Therearenoeffectivedrugstofightagainstthecoronavirus.D.Thepeoplewhoaresufferingthecoronaviruswilldie.4.Whatdoweknowaboutthecoronavirusaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyarevirusesthatarelikelytotransmitfrompersontoperson.B.TheyhavecausedmorepeopletodiethanSARS.C.TheymainlyhappenedinmainlandChina.D.Beinginfectedbythecoronavirusmeansdeath.ELookingthroughamagazineinawaitingroomrecently,Icameacrossanarticlewiththetitle“Mytopfivemostpreciouspossessions”.Itwasjustafewlinesoftextwithpictures,butitcaughtmyimagination.It’sinterestinghowinanimate(无生命的)objectscantakeonsuchsignificanceandbecomewoven(编织)intoaperson’s,andsometimesawholefamily’s,lifehistory.Anyway,thearticlehadmeconsideringwhatmymostpreciouspossessionsare.Itwasdifficulttochooseonlyfive,butherearemine:Anoldcardboardboxfilledwithmychildren’sbabyphotos.Ayellowpocket­sizedbirthdaybookofspecialthings(poems,picturesofflowersandtrees,etc)giventomebymydadwhenIwasprobablyaboutsevenoreightyearsold.A21stbirthdaycardfrommymum.Initshe’swrittenhercongratulations,herlove,andherhopesformyfuture.Shediednotlongafter,whenIwasinmyearlytwenties.Afewancientbutverybeautifulbotanybooksthatwereoncemygreatgrandmother’s.ShewasabotanistinatimewhenitwasrelativelyunusualforwomentobequalifiedinthisfieldandIthinkshewasprobablyaremarkableandveryinterestingwoman.I’dliketohaveknownher.Abrooch(胸针)lefttomebymymuch­lovedgrandmother.ItwasgiventomygreatgrandmotherbymygreatgrandfatheronhisreturnfromWorldWarⅠ.Itisnotworthanythingintermsofmoney.However,itnotonlystandsforalinkbetweenfourgenerationsofwomen,butitisalsoareminderofoneyoungman’sreturnfromWorldWarⅠ.Howaboutyou?I’dlovetohearwhatyoufeelareyourmostpreciouspossessions.1.Whatmadethewriterhavetheideaofwritingthepassage?A.Herloveforherrelatives.B.Herrichimaginationabouttheobjects.C.Anarticleinamagazine.D.Somepicturesinanarticle.2.Accordingtothepassage,thewriter_______.A.losthermotherattheageof26B.wasamotherofseveralchildrenC.gottheyellowbirthdaybookat8D.studiedbotanywellwhenshewasyoung3.Thewriterconsideredhergrandmotherremarkableandinterestingbecauseshe_______.A.wrotealargenumberofbotanybooksB.leftthewritersomeancientbutbeautifulbotanybooksC.wasunusuallyfamousforherachievementsD.couldbecomeabotanistinthespecialtime4.Inthewriter’sopinion,somethingthatisthoughttobethemostpreciousshouldbeableto________.A.changeaperson’sandeventhewholefamily’slifehistoryB.haveagreateffectononeperson’slifeC.remindsomebodyofhisorhercloserelativesD.showaperson’sloveandrespectforhisorherrelativesFSchoolmealsarejunkanddon’tprovidethenutritionabodyneedstogrow,saysJamieOliver,andhedecidestodosomethingaboutit.SchoolchildreninFrancewhoeatschooldinnersarelikelytohaveawell­balanced,four­coursemealwithfreshingredients(成分)costingupto£1.10tomake.ButBritishschoolchildrenarefedmainlycheap­processedmeat,frozenpizzasandpotatosmileyfaces,costingonaveragejust37pencepermeal.Infactthemoneyspentonschooldinnersissosmallthatschoolscanaffordonlywhatsomepeopledescribeasjunkfoodratherthanfreshnaturalingredients.Thismeansthattheirmealsdon’tprovidethenutrientsandgoodnesschildren’sbodiesneedtodevelopproperly.Nowonderthere’sgrowingconcernaboutthehealthofthenation’sschoolchildren.CelebritychefJamieOliverwassoconcernedaboutschooldinnersthathedecidedtotrytoimprovethembyteamingupwiththekitchenstaffatKidbrookeSchoolinGreenwich.Hetookalotoftimetolearnhowtogetthekidstostopeatingthejunkandmovetohealthyfood.Thisisnoteasy!Butitispossiblewithsomehardworkanddetermination!AfteralotofhardworkfrombothJamieandtheschool’scooks,KidbrookeisnowservingsomeofthebestschoolfoodinBritain.Themenuincludesfreshbutcher’ssausageswithcreamymashandoniongravy,chillicorn