高二英语试卷英语阅读理解(科普环保)题分类汇编

高二英语试卷英语阅读理解(科普环保)题分类汇编一、高中英语阅读理解科普环保类1．犇犇阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Boomerangchildrenwhoreturntolivewiththeirparentsafteruniversitycanbegoodforfamilies,leadingtocloser,moresupportiverelationshipsandincreasedcontactbetweenthegenerations,astudyhasfound.

Thefindingscontradictresearchpublishedearlierthisyearshowingthatreturningadultchildrentriggerasignificantdeclineintheirparents'qualityoflifeandwellbeing.

Theyoungadultstakingpartinthestudywere"morepositivethanmighthavebeenexpectedaboutmovingbackhome—theshameisreducedassomanyoftheirpeersareinthesameposition,andtheyacknowledgedthebenefitsoftheirparents'financialandemotionalsupport.Daughterswerehappierthansons,oftenslippingbackeasilyintoteenagepatternsofbehaviour,thestudyfound.

Parentsonthewholeweremoreuncertain,expressingconcernaboutthelikelydurationofthearrangementandhowtomanageit.Buttheyacknowledgedthatthingsweredifferentforgraduatestoday,wholeaveuniversitywithhugedebtsandfewerjobopportunities.

Thefamiliesfeaturedinthestudyweremiddle-classandtendedtoviewtheachievementofadultindependencefortheirchildrenasa"familyproject".Parentsacceptedthattheirchildrenrequiredsupportasuniversitystudentsandthenasgraduatesreturninghome,astheytriedtofindjobspayingenoughtoenablethemtomoveoutandgetonthehousingladder.

"However",thestudysays,"day-to-daytensionsabouttheprospectsofachievingdifferentdimensionsofindependence,whichinafewextremecasescameclosetoconflict,characterisedtheexperienceofamajorityofparentsandalittleoverhalfthegraduates".

Areasofdisagreementincludedchores,moneyandsociallife.Whileparentswerekeentohelp,theyalsowanteddifferentrelationshipsfromthosetheyhadwiththeirownparents,andcontinuingtosupporttheiradultchildrenallowedthemtoremainclose.（1）Whatisthefindingofthepreviousresearch?A.

Boomerangchildrenmadetheirparentshappier.B.

Theparentswerelookingforwardtotheirchildren'sreturn.C.

Theparents'qualityoflifebecameworsethanbefore.D.

Boomerangchildrenneverdidanyhousework.（2）Theunderlinedword"trigger"inParagraph2maybebestreplacedby________.A.

cause

B.

defeat

C.

arise

D.

allow（3）Whatistheattitudeofthecollegegraduatestowardsreturninghome?A.

Theyareashamedofturningtotheirparentsforhelp.B.

Theyaregladthattheycouldcomeback.C.

Theyaredoubtfulaboutwhethertheyshouldreturn.D.

Theyareproudtobeindependentfromthefamily.（4）Whatcanbeinferredasthereasonforthe"boomerangchildren"phenomenon?A.

Thechildrenwanttokeepinclosertouchwiththeirparents.B.

Theparentsarewillingtoprovidesupporttotheirchildren.C.

Itisharderforthechildrentosecureasatisfyingjob.D.

Thereismorehouseworkneededtobedonebythechildren.（5）Whatisthesideeffectoftheboomerangchildrenphenomenon?A.

Bothparentsandchildrenenjoyamoreharmoniousrelationship.B.

Neitherparentsnorchildrenwanttodothechoresathome.C.

Notonlyparentsbutalsochildrenwanttobeindependent.D.

Thereareoccasionalquarrelsbetweenparentsandchildren.【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）B（4）C（5）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，一项研究发现，“回巢族”子女在大学毕业后回到父母身边生活对家庭是有好处的，他们会与父母建立更亲密、更具支持性的关系，并增进两代人之间的联系。而这一发现与今年早些时候发表的一项研究结果相矛盾，该研究显示，返乡的成年子女会导致父母的生活质量和幸福感显著下降。父母和孩子对于独立的紧张情绪会导致父母和子女之间偶尔的争吵。（1）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“Thefindingsdisagreewiththeresearchpublishedearlierthisyearshowingthatreturningadultchildrentriggerasignificantworseningintheirparents'qualityoflifeandwellbeing.”这一发现与今年早些时候发表的一项研究结果不一致，早些的研究显示，返乡的成年子女会导致父母的生活质量和幸福感显著恶化。可知，以往的研究显示，返乡的成年子女会导致父母的生活质量和幸福感比之前更差，故选C。（2）考查词义猜测。根据第二段中的“Thefindingsdisagreewiththeresearchpublishedearlierthisyearshowingthatreturningadultchildrentriggerasignificantworseningintheirparents'qualityoflifeandwellbeing.”通过新旧研究对比，以往的研究表明，返乡的成年子女会导致父母的生活质量和幸福感显著下降。即可推理划线部分单词trigger意为“导致，致使”，与cause意义一致。故选A。（3）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“Theyoungadultstakingpartinthestudywere‘morepositivethanmighthavebeenexpected’aboutmovingbackhome–theshameisreducedassomanyoftheirfriendsareinthesameposition,andtheyacknowledgedthebenefitsoftheirparents'financialandemotionalsupport.”参与这项研究的年轻人对于搬回家“比预期的更积极”——他们的羞愧感减少了，因为他们的许多朋友都处于同样的处境，而且他们承认父母在经济和情感上的支持是有好处的。）可知，大学毕业生对回家的态度是积极的，很高兴能够回家，故选B。（4）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“Buttheyacknowledgedthatthingsweredifferentforgraduatestoday,wholeaveuniversitywithhugedebtsandfewerjobopportunities.”但他们承认，如今的毕业生情况有所不同，他们毕业时背负着巨额债务，工作机会也更少。由此推断出，孩子们很难找到一份满意的工作，故选C。（5）考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段中的"‘However’,thestudysays,‘day-to-daytensionsabouttheprospectsofachievingdifferentdimensionsofindependence,whichinafewextremecasescameclosetoconflict”可知对于实现不同层面独立前景的日常紧张情绪，是大多数家长和略多于一半毕业生经历的特征。在少数极端情况下，这种紧张情绪接近冲突。可知回巢族孩子现象的副作用是在少数情况下，紧张情绪会导致父母和孩子之间偶尔发生争吵。故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇科研类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。2．犇犇阅读理解

Newsanchors(主播)musthavebeenreluctanttoreadoutthefollowingnews:XinXiaomengbeganworkingastheworld'sfirstfemaleartificial(人工的)intelligencenewsanchoratXinhuaNewsAgencyonSunday,threemonthsafteramalerobotjoinedtheprofession.

Unlikepreviousnewsrobotsthough,Xindoesnotreadnewslikeacoldmachine;shereadsitalmostlikeahumanbeing.Themusclesonherfacestretchandrelax-andherreactionschange-asshecontinuesreading.That'swhymanynewsanchorswereworried:WillAIreplaceusinthenearfuture?

Tofindtheanswer,wehavetoanalysethetechnologiesthatsupportXinatherjob.ThreekeytechnologiesareusedtosupportXin.First,samplesofhumanvoicesarecollectedandsynthesized(合成).Thisisfollowedbythecollectionandsynthesisofhumanmusclemovementsamples.AndthirdthevoicesandmovementsaremarriedinawaythatwhentheAlnewsanchorreads,themicro-electricmotorsbehindherfacemovetomakeherexpressionsseemmorehuman.

Yetweneedathoroughknowledgeofdeepleaningtechnologytomakearobotimitateaperson'svoice.Thedeveloperneedstocollecttensofthousandsofpiecesofpronunciations,inputthemintothemachineandmatchthemwiththetextortheAltoleanandread.Theprocessforimitatingfacialmovementsissimilar.Thedeveloperhastoanalysethemovementsofthe53musclesinthehumanface,makeamodelsetfromthecollecteddatafortheAInewsanchortolean,andimitatethemovementsoffacialmusclesviaprograms

BoththetechnologiesusedtomakeXin'sperformanceimpressivearemature.Therealdifficultyliesinthethird-thetechnologytomatchthepronunciationswithfacialmovementssothatXinexpressionsvaryaccordingtothecontentofthenewsreport.Infact,Xinsexpressionsdon'talwayschangeaccordingtothecontent.Asaresult,herexpressionslookanythingbuthuman.Actually.AIisstillnomatchforhumanqualities.（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"reluctant"inthefirstparagraphmean?A.

Delighted.

B.

Unwilling.

C.

Confused.

D.

Optimistic.（2）Whatcanweinferaboutpreviousnewsrobots?A.

Theyreadnewswithoutexpressions.B.

TheylookedlikeahumanbeingC.

TheycouldinterviewsportsstarsD.

Theycouldinteractwithaudience.（3）Whatdoweknowaboutthethirdtechnology?A.

ThistechnologyisveryperfectsofarB.

ThistechnologyisquitepopularnowC.

ThistechnologyremainsatthetheoreticalstageD.

Thistechnologyisfarfrommature.（4）Fromthelastparagraph,wecandrawaconclusionthat____.A.

humannewsanchorsshouldlearnfromATanchorstosavetheirjobsB.

AlanchorsperformmuchbetterthanhumannewsanchorsatpresentC.

Alnewsanchorswon'treplacehumannewsanchorsinthenearfutureD.

XinXiaomengsexpressionsvarysonaturallythattheyaretruetolife【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）D（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，上周日，新华社新闻主播辛晓萌成为世界上第一位女性人工智能新闻主播，作者介绍了人工智能背后的技术，并指出在不久的将来，人工智能新闻主播不会取代人类新闻主播。（1）考查词义猜测。根据第一段中的"XinXiaomengbeganworkingastheworld'sfirstfemaleartificial(人工的)intelligencenewsanchoratXinhuaNewsAgencyonSunday"及第二段中的"That'swhymanynewsanchorswereworried:WillAIreplaceusinthenearfuture?"可知，担心将来自己的工作会被人工智能取代的新闻主播一定不愿意透露下面这个消息：上周日，新华社新闻主播辛晓萌成为世界上第一位女性人工智能新闻主播，由此可知画线词词义为"不愿意的"，故选B。（2）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的"Unlikepreviousnewsrobotsthough,Xindoesnotreadnewslikeacoldmachine;shereadsitalmostlikeahumanbeing.Themusclesonherfacestretchandrelax-andherreactionschange-asshecontinuesreading."可知，与以前的机器人主播不同的是，辛晓萌读起来不像一台冷冰冰的机器，就像是一个活生生的人，她读新闻的时候脸上的肌肉能够伸展和放松，面部反应也发生了变化，由此可知，以前的机器人主播读新闻时面无表情，故选A。（3）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的"Therealdifficultyliesinthethird-thetechnologytomatchthepronunciationswithfacialmovementssothatXinexpressionsvaryaccordingtothecontentofthenewsreport.Infact,Xinsexpressionsdon'talwayschangeaccordingtothecontent.Asaresult,herexpressionslookanythingbuthuman."可知，真正的难点在于第三技术，使辛晓萌的面部表情根据新闻报道的内容而变化，事实上，辛晓萌的表情不总是随着内容而变化，她的表情一点也不像人类，由此可知，第三技术还远远不够成熟，故选D。（4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的"Actually.AIisstillnomatchforhumanqualities."可知，人工智能仍无法与人类素质相匹敌，由此可知，在不久的将来，人工智能新闻主播不会取代人类新闻主播，故选C。【点评】本题考点涉及词义猜测和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇科普类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。3．犇犇阅读理解

Wolvesstrikefearintotheheartsofmanyspecies,humansincluded.Ourfearofthemhasbroughtthemtotheedgeofdyingout,aswehavecruellykilledthemascompetitorsandtrouble-makers.Butresearchersarediscoveringthattheveryfeartheyputintoprey（被捕食者）speciesisexactlywhathelpsmakeecosystems（生态）healthy.

YellowstoneNationalParkisatypicalexampleofjusthowwolvescanhelprepairanecosystem.AnOctober2018studyanalyzed40yearsofresearchonlargeanimalsinsidethepark.

"Yellowstonehasbenefitedfromthereintroductionofwolvesinwaysthatwedidnotanticipate,especiallythecomplexityofbiologicalinteractions（互动）inthepark,"explainedMarkBoyce,aprofessorintheDepartmentofBiologicalSciences."Wewerereallysurprisedatthatandwe'dneverhaveseentheseresponsesiftheparkhadn'tadoptedecological-processmanagement—allowingnaturalecologicalprocessestotakeplacewithleasthumanintervention."

Afterthewolveswerere-introducedatYellowstone,willowandcottonwoodtreesincreasedinnumber.Thepopulationofbearsandbisonalsoroseandwhatwasoncearulingdeer-wolfinteractionisnowmorediverse.

Tolearnmoreaboutjusthowwolvesarebeneficial,ashortdocumentaryfromQuestexplainshowthepresenceofwolvesinfluencesthebehaviorofdeer,whicheventuallymakesentireecosystemsmorebiologicallydiverseandhealthy.Inthisdocumentary,biologistAaronWirsingexploredwhywolvesandothertoppredators（捕食者）wereneededfordiverseecosystemstodevelop.Usingasimplevideocamera,Wirsingisgainingauniqueviewpointonpredator-preyrelationshipsandchangingthewaywethinkaboutwolves.

Theresearchisonemorepieceofevidenceforwhyprotectingthesetoppredatorsisimportantnotjustforwolvesasaspecies,butforhundredsofspeciesateverylevelofanecosystem.Thefeartheybringalongmaybetheveryanglethathelpssavethemfromdyingout.（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"anticipate"inparagraph3probablymean?A.

Expect.

B.

Understand.

C.

Notice.

D.

Accept.（2）Forwhatpurposewasadocumentarymade?A.

Tointroducehowwolvesbehaveinthewild.B.

Toshowhowwolvesbenefitfromecosystems.C.

TorecordhowAaronWirsingobservedwolves.D.

Tostudywhatgoodwolvescandotoecosystems.（3）Whatisthesignificanceoftheresearch?A.

Itproveswolvesfeedonhundredsofspecies.B.

Ithelpsprovetheimportanceofprotectingwolves.C.

Itshowsthecomplexrelationshipsbetweenspecies.D.

Itprovidesevidencethatwolvesareendangeredanimals.（4）Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.

Thefearofwolvesisbeneficialtoecosystems.B.

Thefearofwolvesputthemindangerofdisappearing.C.

YellowstoneNationalParkowesitshealthyecosystemstowolves.D.

TheintroductionofwolvesinYellowstoneNationalParkisasuccess.【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）B（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，研究表明人类以及其他动物对狼的恐惧对维持健康、平衡的生态系统是有益的，其中黄石公园灰狼的引进就是一个典型的例子。（1）考查词义猜测。根据第三段中的"Wewerereallysurprisedatthat"可知，黄石公园在意想不到的方面从重新引入狼中获益。故选A。（2）考查细节理解。根据第五段中的“Tolearnmoreaboutjusthowwolvesarebeneficial,ashortdocumentaryfromQuestexplainshowthepresenceofwolvesinfluencesthebehaviorofdeer,whicheventuallymakesentireecosystemsmorebiologicallydiverseandhealthy.”可知，拍摄纪录片的目的是了解狼是如何对生态有益的。故选D。（3）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“Theresearchisonemorepieceofevidenceforwhyprotectingthesetoppredatorsisimportantnotjustforwolvesasaspecies,butforhundredsofspeciesateverylevelofanecosystem.”可知，这项研究再次证明了为什么保护这些食肉动物不仅对狼这个物种很重要，而且对生态系统的各个层面的物种都很重要。故这项研究的意义在于它有助于证明保护狼的重要性。故选B。（4）考查主旨大意。本文主要讲述了人类以及其他动物对狼的恐惧对维持健康、平衡的生态系统是有益的，因为食草动物不会过度繁殖，从而保护了植物的生长。故选A。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇科研类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。4．阅读理解

Ithasbeendiscoveredthataftertheageofsixteen,thenumberofourbraincellsbeginstodecreaseataspeedofseveralmillionayear.Theysimplydieoff.Incertaintypesofactivity,thehumanbrainisatitshighestpointintheearlytwenties,whenithascollectedenoughinformationtobeabletousethevastnumberofcellsfreelyinthemosteffectiveway.Puremathematicsisoneofthefieldsinwhichthishappens,andweknowthatAlbertEinsteinmadeallhisworld-shakingdiscoveriesbetweentheageofabout20and25,andspenttherestofhislifetidyingthemupandarrangingthem.

Butincertainothertypesofactivity(ofwhichbeinganauthorisperhapsone),experienceismoreimportantthansharpnessofbrain,andthereoneusuallyfindsthatapersonreacheshisorherpeakmuchlaterinlife.

Besidessharpnessofbrainandexperience,hereisanotherthingthatisveryimportant,andthatiswisdom.Onecanhaveaveryquick,inventivebrainandplentyofexperience,butifoneusesthesefoolishly,oneharmsbothoneselfandothers.Wisdomdoesnotalwayscomewithage——thereareplentyoffoolishmiddle-agedpeopleabout——buttheaveragepersontendstolearnwisdomashegetsolder,usuallybymakingpainfulofembarrassingmistakes.Leaningtobewiseisbasicallylearningwhatisnotpossible;andwhatispossiblebutsodifficultthatitisnotworthallthetroubleonehastogothroughtogetthere.Mostly,itislearningabouthumannature;howrealpeoplebehaveandreact,asagainsthowonewouldlikethemtobehaveandreact.Onecanreadandhearlotofidealisticstuffabouthowtomaketheworldabetterplace,whichwouldbefoundifitwasbasedonanaccurateobservationofhumannature,butwhichisbasicallyawasteoftimebecauseitisnot.（1）Accordingtothewriter,thegreatdiscoveriesmadebyAlbertEinsteinweremainlyaresultin________.A.yearsofhardworkB.sharpnessofthebrainC.richexperienceD.hisdeepunderstandingofthenature（2）Somepeopleachievesuccessmuchlaterinlifebecause

.A.theirworkoftenrequiresmuchexperienceB.theydonothaveachancetoshowtheirtalentsC.theyhavetolearnlessonsfromfailuresD.theyfailtorealizeearliertheimportanceofhardwork（3）Theimportanceofwisdomliesinthefactthat

.A.ithelpstoavoidvariousmistakesB.itcontributestoone'screativityC.itencouragesonetogoforwardinfaceofdifficultyD.itprovidestherightdirectionofefforts（4）Thewritercametobelievethat

.A.itisalwaysawasteoftimetomakeplansaboutthefutureB.itishumannaturetomakeattemptsonwhatlooksimpossibleC.oneshouldalwayschallengetheimpossibletopushthesocietyforwardD.onehastousewisdomindecidingwhatisthebestthingtodo【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）D（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了人类的大脑在20岁左右于巅峰，在以后的成就多数是因为需要丰富的经验。除了头脑敏锐和经验丰富外，智慧也非常重要，因为智慧为人们提供了正确的努力方向。人们要用智慧来决定做什么才是最好的。（1）考查推理判断。根据第一段“Ithasbeendiscoveredthataftertheageofsixteen,thenumberofourbraincellsbeginstodecreaseataspeedofseveralmillionayear.Theysimplydieoff.Incertaintypesofactivity,thehumanbrainisatitshighestpointintheearlytwenties,...andweknowthatAlbertEinsteinmadeallhisworld-shakingdiscoveriesbetweentheageofabout20and25,andspenttherestofhislifetidyingthemupandarrangingthem.”人们发现，16岁以后，我们的脑细胞数量开始以每年几百万的速度减少。在某些类型的活动中，人类的大脑在20岁早期处于巅峰状态,...我们知道阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦在20到25岁之间做出了所有震惊世界的发现。用余生来整理和安排这些发现。根据对爱因斯坦所的发现可知，他的伟大的发现是在20-25岁之间，更是印证了人类大脑在20年代初达到了巅峰，可推断出，本段主要研究人类大脑巅峰期，故选B。（2）考查推理判断。根据第二段“Butincertainothertypesofactivity(ofwhichbeinganauthorisperhapsone),experienceismoreimportantthansharpnessofbrain,andthereoneusuallyfindsthatapersonreacheshisorherpeakmuchlaterinlife.”但在某些其他类型的活动中(作家可能是其中一种)，经验比头脑的敏捷更重要，人们通常会发现一个人在他一生的晚期才达到顶峰。可推断出有些人在晚年取得成功是因为他们的工作中往往需要很多经验。故选A。（3）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“Besidessharpnessofbrainandexperience,hereisanotherthingthatisveryimportant,andthatiswisdom....Leaningtobewiseisbasicallylearningwhatisnotpossible；andwhatispossiblebutsodifficultthatitisnotworthallthetroubleonehastogothroughtogetthere.Mostly,itislearningabouthumannature；howrealpeoplebehaveandreact,asagainsthowonewouldlikethemtobehaveandreact.”除了敏锐的头脑和丰富的经验外，还有一件事是非常重要的，那就是智慧。学习成为智者，要基本的了解什么是不可能的；学习有可能但又很困难的东西，以至于不值得一个人为了达到目的而付出所有的努力。最重要的是了解人性，了解真实的人是如何行为和反应的，以及人们希望他们如何行为和反应的。由此可推断出智慧的重要性在于智慧能让人知道什么可做，什么不能做，即为人提供正确的努力方向。故选D。（4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“Leaningtobewiseisbasicallylearningwhatisnotpossible；andwhatispossiblebutsodifficultthatitisnotworthallthetroubleonehastogothroughtogetthere.Mostly,itislearningabouthumannature；howrealpeoplebehaveandreact,asagainsthowonewouldlikethemtobehaveandreact.Onecanreadandhearlotofidealisticstuffabouthowtomaketheworldabetterplace,whichwouldbefoundifitwasbasedonanaccurateobservationofhumannature,”成为智者，要大体上知道什么是不可能的。学习有可能但又如此困难的东西，以至于不值得一个人为了达到目的而付出所有的努力。最重要的是学习人性，了解真实的人是如何行为和反应的，以及人们希望他们如何行为和反应的。人们可以读到和听到很多关于如何使世界变得更美好的理想主义的东西.......由此可推断出聪明的人必须运用智慧来决定最好要做什么事。故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断题型的考查，是一篇科研类阅读，考生需要根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。5．阅读理解

Manyyearsago,mymotherreadfromthebookBlueberriesforSalbyRobertMcCloskeytome.Irememberasifitwereyesterday,hearinghervoiceatmysideonacoldwintrynight.Mymother'svoicechangedmyworld.

LongbeforeIcouldreadonmyown,shesharedwithmethestrengthandbeautyofMcCloskey'slanguageastoryofalittlegirlandhermotheroutinnature,co-existingwithamotherbearandherownbaby.Thepowerofthestory,oflanguageandofmymotherallcametogether.Andithappenedmanytimesafterthat,overandover.Thereadaloudmademeareader.

Yearslater,Iwasreadingaloudapicturebooktoasmallchildinaclassroom.Hislife,sofar,hadnotbeeneasy.Hischildhoodwastroubledbypovertyandloneliness.Inthatmoment,inthejoyofthereadaloud,hehadanideathatstartedsomethingbig.

Whathesaidwasthis:"Mrs.Allyn,let'smakesureeveryoneknowshowgoodthisfeels.Let'shaveaholidayforthereadaloud"Therefore,myorganization,LitWorld,createdagrassrootsmovementWorldReadAloudDayin2010tohonorthisyoungboy'swishforeveryonetobeabletohaveareadaloudeveryday.

Sincethedayhesharedthatgoodideawithus,WorldReadAloudDayhasbecomeaworldwideeventreachingoveronemillionpeopleinmorethan65countriesaroundtheworld.Thisyearweareover600citiesstrong,anumberthatisgrowingeveryday.

Childrenwhogrowupasreadersbecomeengagedcitizensoftheglobalworld,andeverychilddeservestherighttoread.WhenIsaythatreadingaloudwillchangetheworld,Iknowitsoundssimple.Butoneofthemanygreatthingsaboutgivingkidsaccesstothepowerofstoriesandsharingthemtogetheristhatitissimple.Itisalsocheapandeasilydone.Andtheimpactishuge.（1）Howdidtheauthor'sparentchangeherlife?A.

Byreadingaloudtoher.

B.

Bylisteningtoherreading.C.

Bybuyingmanybooksforher.

D.

Byencouraginghertoreadaloud.（2）AccordingtoParagraph3,theauthorwasprobablythelittleboy's

.A.

mother

B.

teacher

C.

bestfriend

D.

favoritewriter（3）Whatdoesthesmallchild'sideainParagraph3referto?A.

Tostartaholiday.

B.

Toreducepoverty.C.

TofoundLitWorld.

D.

Toovercomeloneliness.（4）WhatcanweknowaboutWorldReadAloudDayfromParagraph5?A.

Itsorigin.

B.

Itsfuture.

C.

Itspurpose.

D.

Itsdevelopment.（5）Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.

Stickingtoreadingisn'teasy.

B.

Readinggivesahighrateofreturn.C.

Readingaloudisn'tactuallysimple.

D.

Kidsshouldtrytochangetheworld.【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）A（4）D（5）B【解析】【分析】短文大意：本文主要介绍了大声阅读对孩子们的巨大影响，以及WorldReadAloudDay的开端以及后来的发展。（1）细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句"Irememberasifitwereyesterday,hearinghervoiceatmysideonacoldwintrynight.Mymother'svoicechangedmyworld."可知父母亲大声朗读改变了作者的一生。故A项正确。（2）推理判断题。根据第三段第一句"Yearslater,Iwasreadingaloudapicturebooktoasmallchildinaclassroom."可知作者是在教室里向一个小孩大声朗读一本图画书。通常只有老师才会这样做，由此可知作者最可能是一位老师。故B项正确。（3）推理判断题。根据第四段第一句"Whathesaidwasthis:"Mrs.Allyn,let'smakesureeveryoneknowshowgoodthisfeels.Let'shaveaholidayforthereadaloud""可知小男孩的主意是出去度假来宣传readloudly的好处。故A项正确。（4）推理判断题。根据本段第一句"Sincethedayhesharedthatgoodideawithus,WorldReadAloudDayhasbecomeaworldwideeventreachingoveronemillionpeopleinmorethan65countriesaroundtheworld"可知本段主要介绍了WorldReadAloudDay的开始以及后来的发展。故D项正确。（5）推理判断题。根据本文最后一句"Andtheimpactishuge."可知大声阅读对孩子们未来的发展影响很大。故B项正确。【点评】查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题两种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息。6．阅读理解

Comparedwithsolarandwindenergy,whicharebooming,tidal(潮汐的)powerisaloserintheclean-energycompetition.Butifyoudidwanttobuildatidalpowerstation,therearefewbettersitesthanthemouthoftheRiverSevern,inBritain.Itstidalrange,thedifferenceindepthbetweenhighandlowtides,ofaround15metresisamongthelargestintheworld.

Engineersandgovernmentshavebeentoyingwiththeideasinceatleast1925.Butnoneofthesuggestedprojectshasmaterialised.Priceisoneobjection.Astudythoughtthattidalenergymightcostbetween￡216and￡368($306-521)perMWhofelectricityby2025,comparedwith￡58-75forseagoingwindturbines(轮机)and￡55-76forsolarpanels.Environmentalistsalsoworrythatanyplantwouldchangethetides,makinglifeharderforwildlife.

AnengineercalledRodRaineythinkshehasawayaroundbothproblems.Heplanstoreplacetheconventionalturbinesofpreviousplanswithamucholdertechnology.Specifically,heplanstospan(横跨)therivermouthwithalineofwaterwheels.ThisisadesignthatdatesbacktotheearlydaysoftheIndustrialRevolution.Examplescanbefoundfixedtothesidesofoldwatermills(水磨).

Buttherewouldbenothingold-fashionedaboutMrRainey'swheels.Thirtymetreshighandsixtywide,theywouldbemadefromordinarysteel.Twohundredandfiftyofthem,alongwiththesupportingstructures,wouldbefloatedintoplaceandsecuredtotheseabed,creatingaline15kmlong.Together,theycouldsupplypoweratanavengeateof4GW.Thatisaboutasmuchastwobiggishnuclearpowerstationswouldmanage.SubstitutingoneofthewheelswithasetoflockswouldprovideashippingchannelabouttwicethewidthofPanamaCanal,permittingupstreamportssuchasAvonmouthandCardifftocontinueoperating.（1）WhatisspecialaboutthemouthoftheRiverSeven?A.

Thetidalrangethereisabout15meters.B.

Ithasthelargesttidalrangeintheworld.C.

Thetidalpowerstationhasbeenbuiltthere.D.

Itspowerplantmakeslifeharderforwildlife.（2）Whatwaspeople'sinitialattitudetowardstidalpower?A.Opposed.B.Supportive.C.Controversial.D.Doubtful.（3）Whatarethelocksusedfor?A.Support.B.Transportation.C.Securingwheels.D.Producingelectricity.（4）What'sthebesttittleforthetext?A.Raineyinventedturbines.B.Rainey'stidalpowerstation.C.TidalpowerintheRiverSeven.D.Anoldideamightbemadepractical.【答案】（1）A（2）A（3）B（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，潮汐能发电站虽然计划已久,但由于科学家的担心,很长时间以来都没有得以实现。而名叫RodRainey的工程师最近想到了解决问题的办法,虽然用的是过去的科技,但在轮上做了很大改进,这样在保证海洋生物和环境安全的同时也可大量发电。（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的"Itstidalrange,thedifferenceindepthbetweenhighandlowtides,ofaround15metresisamongthelargestintheworld."它的潮汐差,即最低和最高潮汐的深度差,是大约15米,位居世界首位。可知,themouthoftheRiverSevern最大的特点就是潮汐差很大。故选A。（2）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的"Engineersandgovernmentshavebeentoyingwiththeideasinceatleast1925."和最后一段中的"Environmentalistsalsoworrythatanyplantwouldchangethetides,makinglifeharderforwildlife."可知,工程师对潮汐电站的想法漫不经心,环境主义者担心它会给海洋生物带来危险,所以最初人们对潮汐发电站都是不支持的。故选A。（3）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的"asetoflockswouldprovideashippingchannelabouttwicethewidthofPanamaCanal,permittingupstreamportssuchasAvonmouthandCardifftocontinueoperating."可知,locks的主要作用是提供一条比巴拿马运河宽一倍的水上运输渠道,保证上游的港口能够正常运行。故选B。（4）考查主旨大意。纵观全文可知,文章主要讲RodRainey用古老的方法代替传统的轮机进行潮汐发电,打破RiverSevern不适宜潮汐发电的旧思想。故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇科技类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。7．阅读理解WhataMessyDeskSaysAboutYou

Forsometime,psychologistshavebeenstudyinghowpersonalitytraitsaffecthealthandhealth-relatedchoices.Notsurprisingly,theyhavefoundthatpeopleblessedwithinnateconscientiousness,meaningthattheyareorganizedandpredictable,typicallyeatbetterandlivelongerthanpeoplewhoaredisorderly.Theyalsotendtohaveimmaculateoffices.

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