2025届高三英语二轮复习：时文阅读与练习（3篇含答案）

时文阅读与练习捕捉那即将融化之美Nottoolongago,41-year-oldGarrettFisherflewinasmallairplaneclosetothesurfaceofEurope'slargestglacier,whichisinNorway.InformationfromtheEuropeanEnvironmentalAgency,orEEA,saysglaciersintheAlpsMountainshavelostabouthalfoftheirvolumesince1900.Themeltinghasgottenfastersincethe1980s.TheEEAsaidthatby2100,thesizeofEuropeanglacierscoulddecreasebybetween22percentand84percent.AnotherEEAestimatesuggestedthatupto89percentcouldmelt.TheEEAalsosaidnearlyallsmallglaciersinNorwaywouldlikelydisappear.ForFisher,thismeansthattimeisrunningout.Themeltingpusheshimtotrytophotographtheglaciersbeforeitistoolate.Inthelate1990s,afriendtoldFisherthattheworld'sglaciersweredisappearing,whichpushedhimtocombinehisloveofflyingandphotographytophotographtheEarth'sremainingglaciers.Hebelieveshisphotographscouldbeofgreatvaluetofuturegenerations.SohehaslaunchedGlobalGlacierInitiative,anon-profitgrouptosupportandshowhiswork.Heplanstoopenhisphotostothepublicforresearch.FisherfliesasmallplanecalledPiperSuperCubwhichcancarrytwopeople.“Theweatherisbad,especiallytheextremelycoldandstrongwinds,whichmakesphotographytechnicallydifficult,”Fishersaid.“Andtophotographglaciers,we'regettingveryclosetoallofthisaction.Soitrequiresalotofskill,timeanddetermination.”Somepeoplewouldask,“Whydidyouriskflyingoverglacierswhensatellitesalreadygivepicturesofthem?”Fishersaidthatsatelliteimagesdon'tcapturethebeautyofglaciersthewayhisphotoscan.Hisphotosshowthecolors,shapes,andshadowsasthelightfromthesunhitstheglaciers.“Sciencehasallofthedataweneed...Theproblemis,it'snotbeautiful,”hesaid.ReadingCheck1.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkabout?A.Theurgencyofprotectingglaciers.B.Theseriousnessofglaciers'melting.C.Thecauseofthedisappearanceofglaciers.D.Therecentresearchonglaciers'melting.2.WhatdroveFishertotakepicturesofglaciers?A.Wordsfromafriendofhis.B.Aninvitationfromaphotographystudio.C.Photostakenbysatellites.D.Hisenthusiasmforglaciers.3.WhyisFisher'sshootingchallenging?A.Timeislimited.B.Theweatheristerrible.C.Hedoesn'thaveprofessionalequipment.D.Hedoesn'thavecomplicatedshootingskills.4.WhatcanweknowfromFisher'swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Hispicturescostmoretimeandaremoredifficulttotake.B.Hispicturesofglaciershavemorescientificresearchvalue.C.Hispicturesfocusonpresentingglaciers'beautyinvariousaspects.D.Hispicturesprovidemoredetailedinformationonglaciersforthepublic.LanguageStudyⅠ.DifficultsentenceinthetextInthelate1990s,afriendtoldFisherthattheworld'sglaciersweredisappearing,whichpushedhimtocombinehisloveofflyingandphotographytophotographtheEarth'sremainingglaciers.20世纪90年代末，一个朋友告诉费希尔，世界上的冰川正在消失，这促使他将自己对飞行和摄影的热爱结合起来，拍摄地球上仅存的冰川。【点石成金】本句是一个复合句。afriendtoldFisherthattheworld'sglaciersweredisappearing中的that引导了一个宾语从句；which引导一个非限制性定语从句，修饰前面整个句子。tophotographtheEarth'sremainingglaciers是不定式作目的状语。Ⅱ.Text-centeredchunksrunout用尽；耗尽pushsbtodo推动某人做combine...and...把……和……结合起来getcloseto接近；靠近riskdoing冒险做环保禁令Englandistakingitssingle-useplasticsbanevenfurtherbyrestrictingthesaleofplasticcutlery(餐具),plates,bowls,trays,balloonsticks,aswellascertainkindsofcupsandfoodcontainers.AccordingtoanannouncementontheEnglishgovernment'swebsite,thenewbanwillbeexecutedinOctoberofthisyear.Oncethebancomesintoforce,peoplewillnolongerbeabletobuyorobtainthesesingle-useplasticsfrombusinesses.Theupcomingbanexpandsonthecountry'sexistingrulessurroundingplasticproducts.In2018,Englandintroducedabanonmicrobeads,thetinypiecesofplasticaddedtopersonalcareproductsthatcangetintowaterwaysandharmmarinelife.Itlaterrestrictedtheavailabilityofsingle-useplasticstraws,drinkstirrers,andcottonswabsin2020,andintroducedataxonimportedplasticpackagingthatdoesn'tincludeatleast30percentrecycledmateriallastyear.Thecountryalsochargesfortheuseofplasticbags.“Byintroducingabanlaterthisyear,wearedoublingdownonourcommitmenttoremoveallavoidableplasticwaste,”RebeccaPow,England'senvironmentminister,saysinastatement.England'sbanfollowsScotlandandWales'movetorestrictthesaleofplasticcutleryandplateslastyear,andcomesaftertheEuropeanUniondidthesamein2021.However,somecriticsarguethatitstillisn'tenoughtosolvetheproblemofplasticpollution.AsajournalistandformerTheGuardian'senvironmenteditor,JohnVidal,pointsout,England'sbanistoonarrowinitsscope(范围),asitdoesn'tcoversingleuseplasticwaterbottles,makesnomentionofplasticbagsanddoesnoteventrytocontroltheburningofplasticwasteinincinerators(焚化炉).Inadditiontoanextendedbanonsingle-useplastics,thecountryisalso“carefullyconsidering”restrictionsonwetwipes,tobaccofilters,andsachets.Itmayalsorequirecompaniestoaddlabelingtoplasticproductstoinformcustomershowtoproperlydealwiththem,andisworkingtowardsdevelopingabottlereturnprogram.ReadingCheck1.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“beexecuted”meaninparagraph1?A.Makeprogress.B.Takeintoeffect.C.Makeendsmeet.D.Doagooddeed.2.WhatdoesRebeccaPowthinkoftheban？A.Itisworrying.B.Itispuzzling.C.Itissurprising.D.Itisencouraging.3.WhydoesJohnVidalsaythebanisn'tenoughtosolveplasticpollution?A.ItisonlyputintopracticeinEngland.B.Itisnotfullypreparedfortheupcomingchallenges.C.Itdoesn'tcoversingle-useplasticwaterbottlesandbags.D.Itdoesn'tawakepeople'sawarenessofprotectingtheenvironment.4.Inwhattonedoestheauthorwritethetext?A.Neutral.B.Admiring.C.Cold.D.Doubtful.LanguageStudyⅠ.DifficultsentenceinthetextAsajournalistandformerTheGuardian'senvironmenteditor,JohnVidal,pointsout,England'sbanistoonarrowinitsscope,asitdoesn'tcoversingle-useplasticwaterbottles,makesnomentionofplasticbagsanddoesnoteventrytocontroltheburningofplasticwasteinincinerators.正如记者、《卫报》前环境编辑约翰·维达尔指出的那样，英格兰的禁令范围太窄了，因为它没有涵盖一次性塑料水瓶，没有提到塑料袋，甚至没有试图控制塑料垃圾在焚化炉中的燃烧。【点石成金】本句中有两个as，第一个as引导的是一个定语从句，意为“正如”；第二个as引导的是一个原因状语从句，意为“因为”。Ⅱ.Text-centeredchunksaswellas除……之外；此外comeintoforce开始生效nolonger不再……atleast不少于；至少comeafter相继；跟在……后面inadditionto除了……《人性的枷锁》（节选）PhilipwassittingonthefloorinthedrawingroomatMissWatkin'shouse.Hewasanonlychildandusedtoamusinghimself.Theroomwasfilledwithmassivefurniture,andoneachofthesofaswerethreebigcushions.Therewasacushiontooineacharmchair.Allthesehehadtakenand,withthehelpofthechairs,lightandeasytomove,hadmadeacaveinwhichhecouldhidehimselffromtheRedIndianswhowerewaitingbehindthecurtains.Presently,hearingthedooropen,heheldhisbreathsothathemightnotbediscovered.Butaviolenthandpulledawayachairandthecushionsfelldown.“Younaughtyboy,MissWatkinwillbecrosswithyou.”“Hello,Emma!”hesaid.“AmItocomehome?”heasked.“Yes,I'vecometofetchyou,”shehesitated.Thequestionshehadexpecteddidnotcome,soshecouldnotgivetheanswershehadprepared.“Aren'tyougoingtoaskhowyourmamais?”shesaid.“Oh,Iforgot.HowisMama?”“Yourmamaisquitewellandhappy.”“Oh,Iamglad.”“Yourmama'sgoneaway.Youwon'teverseeheranymore.”“Whynot?”“Yourmama'sinheaven.YourUncleWilliamiswaitingintoseeyou,”shesaid.“IthinkI'llgoandsaygoodbyetoMissWatkin.”“Ithinkyou'dbetter,”saidEmma.Philiplimpedin.HenriettaWatkinwasastout(壮实的)woman,witharedfaceanddyedhair.Inthosedaystodyethehairexcitedcomment,andPhilipheardmuchgossipathomewhenMissWatkin'shairchangedcolor.Shelivedwithaneldersister,whohadresignedherselfcontentedlytooldage.“Mypoorchild,”saidMissWatkin,openingherarms.Shebegantocry.Philipunderstoodnowwhyshehadnotbeenintoluncheon(午宴)andwhysheworeablackdress.Shecouldnotspeak.“I'vegottogohome,”saidPhilipatlast.Hewentoutoftheroom.HeheardHenriettaWatkin'svoice.“Hismotherwasmygreatestfriend.Ican'tbeartothinkthatshe'sdead.Poorlittleboy,it'sdreadfultothinkofhimquitealoneintheworld.”ReadingCheck1.WhydidPhilipmakeacaveusingcushionsandchairs?A.Tohavefunallbyhimself.B.ToplayagamewithEmma.C.Toavoidthenoiseoftheoutside.D.ToprotecthimselffromtheRedIndians.2.WhathadEm