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PAGE高考题型·组合规范练11模块四Unit2阅读理解题组——练速度(35mins)Ⅰ.阅读理解AWhetheryoufeelliketakingaroadtrip,oryoujustneedsomefun,you’llenjoythislistofpopulartouristattractions.Alabama:AlabamaGulfCoastBeachesIfAlabamawasn’tthelocationforyournextsummerbeachvacation,youmayneedtoreconsider.Thereare32milesofwhitesandthathavewasheddownfromtheAppalachianMountainsthousandsofyears.That’sprobablywhyoversixmillionpeoplevisitAlabama’sGulfCoastbeacheseveryyear.Tendollarsperperson.Alaska:KenaiFjordsWildlifeCruiseAlaskaistheplacetogoforspottingbreathtakingwildlife.Infact,theamountofvisitorswhotraveltoAlaskatoseewildlifehasincreased45percent.TheKenaiFjordsWildlifeCruisewillbringyouclosetowhales,sealions,andseabirds.Afive-hourtripstartsatnoonandcovers55milesofsea,anditwillbethebest$98youhaveeverspent.Arkansas:HotSpringsNationalParkSkipthebeachandchooseanewtypeofrelaxationatHotSpringsNationalPark.It’sAmerica’soldestandthesmallestnationalpark.There’sano-bookingpolicy,perfectfortravellersrollingthrough.Doorsopenat8am,sogetthereearly!Connecticut:YalePeabodyMuseumofNaturalHistoryYalePeabodyMuseumofNaturalHistoryisamuststopifyou’retravellingnearbyYaleUniversity.ItattractsplentyofpeopleandhasmanycollectionsincludingNewEnglandbirds,dinosaurs,GreekandRomanantiquities,andevenanEgyptianmummy.Adultspay$13forentry,butifyouwanttovisitforfree,goonaThursday.Don’tmissthefourbesttouristattractions.Formoreinformation,call1-202-428-3516.1.WhydomanypeoplegotoAlabama’sGulfCoastbeaches?A.Ithasagoodandconvenientlocation.B.Ithasahistoryofthousandsofyears.C.Ithastensofmilesofwhitesand.D.TheAppalachianMountainsarebeautiful.2.WhenshouldyougettoKenaiFjordsWildlifeCruiseifyouwanttovisitit?A.Fivehoursbeforeitopens.B.Fivehoursafteritopens.C.Beforeeighto’clockinthemorning.D.Beforetwelveo’clockinthemorning.3.WhatisspecialaboutYalePeabodyMuseumofNaturalHistory?A.Manypeoplegotheretoseecollections.B.Youneedn’tpayforitoncertaindays.C.Itmakesyounotwanttoleave.D.It’sverybeautifulandattractive.BCruzGenet,11,andAnthonySkopick,10,couldn’tagree.Therewasonlyonewaytofindout.SoonacoldJanuaryevening,thetwofriendsriskedontothefrozenpondneartheirhouseinFrankfort,Illinois,togetabetterlook.Firsttheythrewasmallstonetotestit.Thentheysteppedonit.Believingtheicewouldholdtheirweight,Anthonytookafewsteps,thenhefellthroughtheseeminglyfrozenice.Cruzrushedtohelphisfrightenedfriend—thepond“ate”himtoo.Cruzmanagedtolifthimselfoutofthewaterandontoamorereliablepart.HethencarefullymadehiswaytoAnthony.Buttheicedidn’thold,andhefellinagain.Thistimehecouldn’tgetout.Theboysquicklylostfeelingintheirarmsandlegs.Cruzwassurehewasgoingtodie.Anthony’soldersisterhadseentheboysfallthroughtheiceandstartedscreamingforhelp.JohnLavin,aneighbourdrivingnearbyonhiswaytothegrocerystore,heardher.Hequicklypulledover.Seeingtheboys,hekickedoffhisshoes,andranintothefreezingwater.LavinmadehiswaytoCruzandAnthonyandsavedthembacktoland.Theyweretakentothehospital,wheredoctorsdiscoveredthattheirfive-minutestayinthewaterhadloweredtheirbodytemperaturenearlytendegrees.Fortunately,theboyshavefullyrecovered,thoughtheyarestillmovedbytheirfearlessneighbour.“Justtothink,”saysCruz,“ifheweren’tthere,Icouldhavedied.”4.WhydidCruzandAnthonystepontheice?A.Togoskating.B.Totrapsomebirds.C.Tosettleadisagreement.D.Totestthestrengthoftheice.5.HowdidCruzfeelwhencaughtinthewater?A.Hopeless. B.Puzzled.C.Shocked. D.Calm.6.Whatbasicallysavedthetwoboys’lives?A.Screamingofanoldersister.B.Bettercareofdoctors.C.Loweringoftheirbodytemperature.D.Braveactofaneighbour.7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.TwoBoysFallingintheWaterB.AHeroicMantotheRescueC.DuckorGeese,ItIsaQuestionD.CuriosityKillstheCatCPlayingtennisregularlycouldhelpkeeppeopleoffdeath,butfootball,rugbyandrunningmaynothelppeopletolivelonger,astudysuggests.Astudyfollowedmorethan80,000peopleforanaverageofnineyearstofindoutifcertainsportsprotectedthemagainstearlydeath.Itfoundthatpeoplewhoplayedracketsportsregularlyweretheleastlikelytodieoverthestudyperiod,reducingtheirindividualriskby47percentcomparedwithpeoplewhodidnoexercise.Swimmersalsoreducedtheirchanceofdeathby28percent,aerobics(有氧运动)fansby27percentandcyclistsby15percent.Yetrunningappearedtohavenoimpactatallondyingearly,andneitherdidplayingfootballorrugby.Scientistssaythedifferencemaylieinthesocialaspectwhichgoesalongsidesportsliketennisandsquash(壁球),whichofteninvolveclubsandorganizedactivitiesoutsideofthegame.Itmeansthatpeopleoftenhavelargersocialnet-worksandtendtokeepupactivitiesintolaterlife,bothofwhichareproventobegoodforhealth.Incontrast,peoplewhoplayteamsportsoftendonotmoveontoanewsportoncetheirteamsbreakupforfamily,orinjuryreasons.Theybecomewatchersratherthanparticipantsintheirchosenactivity.Theresearchersfoundthatplayingracketsportswasassociatedwitha56percentlowerriskfromheartdeath.Similarly,swimmersloweredtheirheartdiseaseorstrokeriskby41percent,andpeoplewhotookpartinactivitieslikeaerobics,danceorgymnasticsloweredtheirriskby36percent.Butagainrunning,footballandrugbyhadnosignificantimpactonheartdeaths.However,otherexpertsarguethatthisstudymustnotbemisinterpretedasshowingthatrunningandfootballdonotprotectagainstheartdisease.Inthisstudybothrunnersandfootballershadalowerrateofdeathfromheartdisease.8.Whichsportdoesnothaveanyimpactonprotectingpeopleagainstearlydeath?A.Cycling. B.Swimming.C.Rugby. D.Tennis.9.Accordingtothestudy,whichmakesabigdifferenceinkeepinghealthy?A.Playingbasketballwiththeirfriendsoccasionally.B.Watchingfootballgameseveryday.C.Takingupgymnasticsandjoiningaclub.D.Doingrunningintheparkeveryday.10.Whatisconsideredmoreimportanttopeople’shealth?A.Socialnetworks.B.Stayingathome.C.Physicalexaminations.D.Settingupfamilies.11.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Thousandsofpeopleparticipatedina9-yearstudy.B.Studyfindsplayingtennishelpspeoplelivelonger.C.Itiswrongtosayrunninghasnoimpactonheartdisease.D.Therearedifferencesbetweenracketsportsandteamgames.DThereisapicture:Apolarbearislyinglifelessonabeach.Ontheshore,inthebackground,standthreeguards,talkingtoeachother.Oneofthemhasadeadlyweaponhangingcasuallyonhisshoulder.Thispowerfulimagehasmadepeoplequestionthemotivationforthiskindoftourism,orecotourism.Doesourproximity(接近)tolargeanimalsinthewild,frequentlyfueledbyadesireforexcitingimages,leadtosuchanimalsbecomingaccustomedtohumancontact?Ifthatisthecase,surelythelosingsidewillenduppayingtheultimatepriceforsuchproximity.Tomysorrow,IhaverecentlyreturnedfromatriptoSvalbard,andindeedstoodtwoweeksagoontheverybeachwherethebearwasshot.Thebear’sdeathshouldneverhavehappened.Wasthebeachexaminedbeforehand?Wasthereaccesstoflares(照明弹)toscareoffabearthatappearedsuddenly?Thesearestandardmeasuresforanyoperator.Theincidentisprobablytheresultofaterriblesystematicfailure.Nevertheless,theincidentshouldnotnegatethevalueofecotourism.Initsbestform,thiskindoftravelhasverylittleimpact,orindeedhasapositiveeffect,ontheenvironmentwhereittakesplace.Thiscanbebymakingfinancialdonationstoconservationgroups,providingincometolocalcommunities,orensuringprotectionofcertainareasoranimals.InSvalbard,visitorsbecomeambassadorsfortheendangeredpolarbear,increasingawarenessofthefactthatthefargreaterdangertheyarefacingistheseaicemeltintheArcticOcean.Ecotourismisanexpandingmarketthatbringsbenefitsaswellaschallengestotheregionsaroundtheworldinwhichitoperates.Simplyclosingofftheseregionsisnottheanswer.

12.Whywasthepolarbeardead?A.Itwasprobablyhuntedforitsfurbytourists.B.Itwasprobablyfrightenedtodeathbyflares.C.Theproperproceduresweren’tprobablyfollowed.D.Thebeachwasn’tprobablyequippedwithsafetydevices.13.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A.Ecotourismcouldbedevelopedproperly.B.Financialdonationsshouldbestronglyadvocated.C.Environmentalawarenesshasgreatlyincreased.D.Visitorshaveaguiltyconscienceaboutecotourism.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphsuggest?A.Morechallengeshaven’tyetbeenaccepted.B.Bettermeasuresforconductingecotourismareagoodchoice.C.Theenvironmentalbenefitsfromecotourismareveryobvious.D.Thepositiveeffectsofprotectingtouristshaven’tyetbeenfelt.15.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tocausereaderstofocusonpolarbears.B.Tostimulatereaderstoreflectonecotourism.C.Tostresssideeffectsthatecotourismhascaused.D.Toanalysethereasonwhythepolarbearwaskilled.Ⅱ.阅读七选五TravellingalongSilkRoadTravellingTravellingalongtheoldSilkRoadcanbeaquiteinterestingandrewardingexperience.Hereissomeinformationthatthevisitorshouldconsiderwhenplanningapossibletravelontheroad.LanguageWhiletravellingalongtheroad,thevisitorcanmeetwithabout20differentnationalities.1SomeethnicgroupsbeganlearningMandarin(一般话)andadoptedthelifestyleoftheHanpeople.Chinesebecametheofficiallanguageintheautonomousregions.2

AccommodationsTheSilkRoadspansmostofChina,frommoderncitiesinthecentralChinatovillagesandtownsintheremotewest.Accordinglyaccommodationsalongtherouterangefromhighstandardhotelstosimpleguesthouse.InbigcitieslikeDunhuang,Urumqi,Lanzhou,thevisitorcanenjoyhighstandardhotels.Theyallprovideexcellentconditionsandgoodservices,andtheyarequitesafe.3VisitorswithoutmoneymayconsiderthecheaperguesthousesbecausetheseguesthouseswithsimplerequipmentandbasicservicearefitenoughtoliveinformostChinesetravellers.Intheremotevillagesonlysimplelodgingsareavailable.4

TravelbyRoadBusesarethemostinexpensivemethodoftransportalongtheSilkRoadbut,unfortunately,theyareveryslow.5Atravelbycarcanbetheonlywaytovisitsitesfarfromcitiesortownsthatwouldotherwisebehardtoreach.Rentalpricesarebasedonthenumberofdaysandkilometerstravelled,andsometimestheycanbenegotiated(协商).

A.Itoffersgoodviewsofthemountains.B.Someofthemspeaktheirownlanguages.C.Learnsomeoftheirlanguagesbeforegoing.D.Butthiskindofhotelsisalsothemostexpensive.E.Theselocationsoffernothingbutaquitesimpleroom.F.Carsareofferedbysometravelagenciesandhotels.G.Today,Chinesecanbeeasilyusedamongthesenationalities.高考题型·组合规范练11模块四Unit2阅读理解题组——练速度Ⅰ.【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了美国四个独具特色的旅游景点以及各自的特征。1.C细微环节理解题。依据第一个景点的其次句“Thereare32milesofwhitesandthathavewasheddownfromtheAppalachianMountainsthousandsofyears.”可知,这里有32英里的白色沙滩,这一点吸引了大量的游客,所以C项正确。2.D细微环节理解题。依据其次个景点提到“Afive-hourtripstartsatnoonandcovers55milesofsea,anditwillbethebest$98youhaveeverspent.”可知,五个小时的旅程在正午起先,因此游客必需在中午之前赶到。故选D项。3.B细微环节理解题。依据最终一个景点最终一句“butifyouwanttovisitforfree,goonaThursday”可知,周四可以免费参观,因此B项正确。【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲解并描述了一个舍己为人的故事,暖和了人心、暖和了社会,传递了正能量。4.C细微环节理解题。依据第一段中的“Werethebirdsontheiceducksorgeese?CruzGenet,11,andAnthonySkopick,10,couldn’tagree.Therewasonlyonewaytofindout.”并结合下面的内容可知,这两个小挚友冒着危急进入结冰的池塘里,是想看得更清晰一些,解决他们的分歧。故选C项。5.A推理推断题。依据其次段最终一句“Cruzwassurehewasgoingtodie.”可知,Cruz被困在水里时感到无望了,故选A项。6.D推理推断题。依据第三段中的“JohnLavin,aneighbourdrivingnearbyonhiswaytothegrocerystore,...savedthembacktoland.”可知,是一个英勇的邻居救了这两个男孩的命。故选D项。7.B主旨大意题。通读全文可知,邻居Lavin在去杂货店的路上,听到了安东尼姐姐的呼救声,他不顾个人安危,跳入冰冷的水里,救了Cruz和Anthony。由此可知,本文讲解并描述了一个英勇的救援者。故选B项。【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。一项探讨表明,常常打网球可以帮助人们削减死亡风险。8.C细微环节理解题。依据第一段“Playingtennisregularlycouldhelpkeeppeopleoffdeath,butfootball,rugbyandrunningmaynothelppeopletolivelonger,astudysuggests.”可知,探讨表明常常打网球可帮助人削减死亡风险;踢足球、打橄榄球和跑步可能无法帮助人们长寿。9.C细微环节理解题。依据第三段中的“Scientistssaythedifferencemaylieinthesocialaspectwhichgoesalongsidesportsliketennisandsquash,whichofteninvolveclubsandorganizedactivitiesoutsideofthegame.”可知,科学家们说,区分可能在于社交方面,它和网球、壁球等运动一样,常常涉及俱乐部和有组织的运动之外的活动。对比选项可知,