2025届人教版(2019)高考英语一轮话题复习高考题型通关练：话题23　对社会有突出贡献的人（学生版）

话题23对社会有突出贡献的人

Ⅰ.阅读理解

TodayChinaistheworld’sbiggestconsumerofwheat.Butitwasn’talwaysthatway.

WheatonlycametotheareanowknownasnorthernChinatowardtheendofthe

Neolithic(新石器)period，some4，600yearsago.Initially，wheatdidn’tseemtobeso

deliciousandhadbeentreatedasacropofdesperationratherthanacooking

delight.ThefirstfarmersofnorthernChinaprimarilygrewmillet(粟)，startingasearly

as11，500yearsago.BythetimeoftheTangDynasty，wheathadreplacedmillet，

becomingamajorcrop.Butrelativelylittlewasknownaboutexactlywhythisshift

occurred.

Inanattempttotracktheanswer，Iaccumulatedacollectionofnearly1，200data

pointscoveringmorethan50sitesfromthemid－Neolithic，about9，000yearsago，

tothecollapseoftheEasternHanDynastyin220AD.Thesiteswereacross8modern

provinces，rangingfromGansuProvinceinthenorthwesttoShandongProvinceinthe

east.

Onepossibleexplanationisamajorclimateshift，calledtheHoloceneEvent3，which

happened4，000to4，500yearsago.Atthattime，theclimatebecamecolderanddrier

acrosscontinents，causingdamagetocropproduction.

Ontopofthis，thelateNeolithicperiodwasalsoatimeofrapidpopulationgrowth

aroundtheworld.Withanever－increasingpopulationandunsteadycropproduction，

itisreasonabletoassumethatNeolithicfarmersinnorthernChinawerestruggling.

Wheat，itturnsout，actuallyneedsmorewaterthanmillet，makingitseemapoor

choiceforadryperiodofhistory.Butimportantly，itcanbesowedaftermillethasbeen

harvested.That，wethink，isthemostlikelyreasonwhythepeopleacrossnorthern

Chinastartedtogrowwheat.

Frommoreextremeweathertochangingcoastlines，climatechangehasalwaysbrought

unexpectedandsometimesdramaticchangestosocieties.Inthisinstance，the

consequenceoftheHoloceneEvent3innorthernChinaproved，eventually，delicious.

1.Whatcanwelearnaboutwheatfromthesecondparagraph?

A.Itreplacedmilletforitsgreattaste.

B.Itwasapoorchoiceatthebeginning.

C.Itoutnumberedmillet4，600yearsago.

D.ItwastheearliestcropgrowninChina.

2.WhatdothefiguresinParagraph3show?

A.Theauthorfoundtheexactanswer.

B.Theauthordidworldwideresearch.

C.Theauthortooktheresearchseriously.

D.Theauthorwasgoodatcollectingdata.

3.WhatwasprobablythemainreasonfornorthernersinChinatogrowwheat?

A.Thewatersupplywasenoughthen.

B.Theharvestofmilletwasnotsatisfying.

C.Itadjustedtotheweatherconditionsbetter.

D.Ithadanalternativesowingseasonwithmillet.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.HowwasmilletintroducedtoChina?

B.WhydidChinesefarmersswitchtowheat?

C.WhydidChinabecomethebiggestwheatconsumer?

D.HowwasChina’swheatgrowthaffectedbyclimatechange?

HereinthemiddleofLondon，somethingextraordinaryisgoingon.Youcanheara

loudandunmistakablesoundofbeesdoingwhattheydobest：makinghoney.

What’smore，they’reperformingtheirmagic，notintheleafyacresofnearbypark，

butuponthebalconyofStErmin’sHotel.Whereasmosturbanresidenceswoulddo

theirbesttokeepsting－bearinginsectsasfarawayfromguestsaspossible，thishotel

opensitsdoorstothecapital’sbees.Thepersonwhotendsthis“BeeHotel”isCamilla

Goddard.“Inthelongrun，beesareamazingcreaturestoworkwith.Youcan’thelp

admiringthewaytheyoperate.Theyreallydoputthegoodofthecommunityfirst，”

shesays.

Aswellasprovidinganenjoyablepastime，modernbeekeepingisbecoming

increasinglycritical.AccordingtotheBritishBeekeepersAssociation(BBKA)，70

differentUKcropsdependonbeesforpollination(授粉).Withoutbeestoprovide

pollination，one－thirdofallourfoodwouldn’tsurvive.DuringtheSecondWorldWar，

WinstonChurchillwasafirmsupporterofbeesandmadesuretheygotextrasupplies

tocarryonwiththeirpollinationwork，evenastheGermanarmydroppedtheirbombs.

“Beesareindangerofdisappearingfromourenvironment，”warnsTimLovettof

theBBKA.Today，beenumbersaredownby50percent.Usingmoreandmoreland，

agriculturalindustryreducesspotswherebeescanlive.Crop－protectingpesticides

havealsoledtohighdeathrateofbees.AnotherblowwasanAsianspeciesthatfirst

arrivedinDevonandthenspreadacrossthecountry.Itsettledonthebeesandnotonly

weakenedtheirimmunesystembutcausedtheirwingstodeform(变畸形)sothat

flyingbecameimpossible.

Anxiousaboutthedeclineofbeekeeping，theBBKAhasproducedaschool

informationpackentitled“BeesintheCurriculum”.Oncethechildrenhavebeen

aroundbeesforawhile，theyunderstandtheservicethatbeesprovideforus，rather

thanseeingthemasthesourceofstings.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutCamillaGoddard?

A.Shehasnevergotbeestingsherself.

B.Shetriestomakeherguestsbee－free.

C.Sheadmiresthewayinwhichbeeslive.

D.SheownsabeehotelinaLondonsuburb.

6.WhyisWinstonChurchillmentionedinparagraph3?

A.Tocriticizethecrueltyofwar.

B.Tochangetheroleofbeesinthewar.

C.Tohighlightthevalueofbeepollination.

D.Toawakentheconsciousnessofsavingcrops.

7.Whichisadirectcauseofthereductionofbeehabitats?

A.Modernagriculture.

B.Foreignspeciesinvasion.

C.Huntingfromhumans.

D.Crop－protectingpesticides.

8.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Thenumberofbeesisdecreasingsharply

B.Modernbeekeepingisensuringourfuture

C.BeeHotelischangingbees’fateintheUK

D.Childrenareeducatedaboutthevalueofbees

Ⅱ.完形填空

ItwasjustthreedaysfromThanksgiving，andmyhusband，Gerald，andIwereonour

firsttouracrosstheCanadianprairies.__1__，Iknewwewouldbeawayfor

Thanksgiving，buttherealityofitdidn’treally__2__onmebeforewehitthe

road.Now，wehadtospendThanksgivingwithstrangers.

We__3__infrontofasmall，lakesidehouse，mildly__4__.Woulditbeokaytodisturb

othersonthisprivatecelebration？Aswe__5__intoBettyandGary’shome，wewere

immediatelymetwith__6__.Thewoodstovetookeverybitofchilloutoftheair，and

thesmelloffood__7__uslikeasoftblanket.Wegatheredaroundthetable.Our

anxiety__8__awayasweweredrawnintothiscircleoffriendship.Wetoldstories，

sharedlaughs，andasthedaycalledusto，gave__9__.

WethoughtweweregoingtospendThanksgivingwithstrangers，butwereally

didn’t.Something__10__happenswhengoodfoodis__11__sharedaroundanopen

table.Conversationsbegin.__12__startstoflow.Divisionsdisappear.Relationshipsare

__13__.Throughthesimpleactofsharingamealtogether，wediscoverwe’re__14__

byourdesiretolove，ourneedfor__15__，andourcommonhumanity.Whataperfect

waytocelebrateThanksgiving!

1.A.BasicallyB.Generally

C.HonestlyD.Secretly

2.A.dawnB.call

C.reflectD.strike

3.A.droppedbyB.headedoff

C.pulledupD.setout

4.A.anxiousB.annoyed

C.gratefulD.scared

5.A.brokeB.ran

C.steppedD.wandered

6.A.friendsB.care

C.foodD.warmth

7.A.comfortedB.enveloped

C.floodedD.welcomed

8.A.meltedB.passed

C.ranD.threw

9.A.giftsB.hugs

C.moneyD.thanks

10.A.mixedB.special

C.relaxingD.typical

11.A.generouslyB.patiently

C.casuallyD.cautiously

12.A.BeliefB.Laughter

C.MusicD.Noise

13.A.bornB.exposed

C.fixedD.split

14.A.attachedB.encouraged

C.connectedD.touched

15.A.courageB.sympathy

C.freedomD.understanding

Ⅲ.语法填空

(2024·河北省沧州市高三一模)

Withitslandscapeofplateaus(高原)boundbymountains，ShanxiProvinceinNorth

Chinaisregardedasbeingassociatedwithfieldsofwheatandiconicwheat

products.Daoxiaonoodlesisoneofthemostpopular1.____________(dish)

there.Thisdish2.____________(date)backtoChina’sYuanDynasty(1271—1368)，

sothistypeofwell－receivednoodleshasalonghistory.

3.__