届高考英语二轮复习必刷题型3阅读理解三.docx

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届高考英语二轮复习必刷题型3阅读理解三

阅读理解（三）

1、ACompetitiveSport

Cheerleading

Overtheyears,cheerleadinghastakentwoprimaryforms:

game-timecheerleadingandcompetitivecheerleading.Game-timecheerleaders’maingoalistoentertainthecrowdandleadthemwithteamcheers,whichshouldnotbeconsideredasport.However,competitivecheerleadingismorethanaformofentertainment.Itisreallyacompetitivesport.

Competitivecheerleadingincludeslotsofphysicalactivity.Themajorityoftheteamsrequireacertainleveloftumbling（翻腾运动）ability.It’saverycommonthingforgymnasts,soit’seasyforthemtogointocompetitivecheerleading.Usuallythesecheerleadersintegratelotsoftheirgymnasticsexperienceincludingtheirjumps,tumbling,andoverallenergy.Theyalsoperformliftsandthrows.Thisiswherethe“fliers”arethrownintheair,heldby“bases”indifferentpositionsthatrequirestrengthandworkingwithotherteammates.

Competitivecheerleadingisalsoanactivitythatisgovernedbyrulesunderwhichawinnercanbedeclared.Itisawardedpointsfortechnique,creativityandsharpness.Usuallythemoredifficulttheactionis,thebetterthescoreis.That’swhycheerleadersaretryingtoexperiencegreatdifficultyintheirperformance.

Besides,thereisalsoastrictruleoftime.Thewholeperformancehastobecompletedinlessthanthreeminutesandfifteenseconds,duringwhichthecheerleadersarerequiredtostaywithinacertainarea.Anyperformancebeyondthelimitoftimeisinvalid.

Anotherreasonforthefactthatcompetitivecheerleadingisoneofthehardestsportsisthatithasmorereportedinjuries.Accordingtosomeresearch,competitivecheerleadingisthenumberonecauseofserioussportsinjuriestowomen.Emergencyroomvisitsforitarefivetimesthenumberthanforanyothersport,partiallybecausecheerleadersdon’tuseprotectiveequipment.Smilingcheerleadersarethrownintotheairandmovedownintothearmsoftheteammates,whichmayeasilycauseinjuries.Generally,theseinjuriesaffectallareasofthebody,includingwrists,shoulders,ankles,head,andneck.

Therecanbenodoubtthatcompetitivecheerleadingisasportwithprofessionalskills.Hopefully,itwillappearintheOlympicssincecheerleadersarejustasathleticandphysicallyfitasthoseinvolvedinthemoreacceptedsports.Itshouldbenotedthatitisateamsportandeventhesmallestmistakemadebyoneteammatecanbringthescoreoftheentireteamdown.Sowithoutworkingtogethertoachievethegoal,firstplaceisoutofreach.

1.Whatisthemainpurposeofcompetitivecheerleading?

A.Tocompareskillsofparticipants.

B.Tomaketheaudiencefeelamused.

C.Toattractmorepeopletowatchevents.

D.Tocheerupthecompetitorsonthecourt.

2.Theunderlinedword“integrate”inParagraph2probablymeans“______”.

A.examine

B.combine

C.identify

D.replace

3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatcompetitivecheerleading______.

A.lacksnecessaryguidelinestofollow

B.enjoysgreaterpopularitythanothersports

C.requiresmoredesignedactionsthangymnastics

D.hasarelativelyhighrateofdamagetothebody

4.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?

I:

Introduction  P:

Point  Sp:

Sub-point（次要点）  C:

Conclusion

A. 

B. 

C. 

D. 

2、   BlackFridayisjustaweekaway,anannualtraditioninwhichholidayshoppersrushtothesupermarketsandmalls.Mostshopperspackstorestobuythingsatadiscount.Forsome,however,shoppingislessofapastimeandmoreofanaddiction.Thesepeoplehavecompulsive（强迫性的）shoppingdisorder,aconditionfilledwithdebtandregret.

   Whileit'struethatmanylackmoneyandcreditmanagementskills,whattheseshoppersareoftenlookingforisa“buyhigh”,anemotionalrushtoputthemselvesinabettermood,foundSanFranciscoStateUniversityresearchersin2013.Thesetypesofshoppersoftenholdmaterialisticvalues.Whenunderstress,materialisticshoppersaremorelikelytoshopcompulsively.

    Ratherthanprovidinganysocialoremotionaloutlet（发泄出口）,theextremestress-inducedpurchasesonlyincreaseanxietyandlowerwell-being,andmaterialisticshoppersalreadytendtohavelowerself-esteemthanotherstobeginwith.

   Infact,it’sexactlyatlowmomentsthatmaterialisticshoppersaremostlikelytoshopforexpensiveitems,andthey'remorelikelytomakethosepurchasesoncredit.Thisofcoursecancreateaviciouscycle,inwhichamaterialisticshopperswithlowself-esteembuysaluxuryitemheorshecannotaffordinanefforttoimprovesenseofself.Thefinancialburdencancausestressandstrainrelationshipsovertheissueofmoney,furtheraffectingthemoodoftheshopperandleadingtomorespendingtotrytoregainasenseofself-worth.

   Symptomsofshoppingaddictionincludeconstantthoughtsaboutshopping,buyingtoimprovethemoodandinabilitytochangebehavior.

   Therearetreatmentoptionsforthosewithcompulsiveshoppingdisorder,whichmayincludemedication.Otherrecommendationsincludeshoppingwithafriend,gettingridofcreditcardsandaboveall,developingmeaningfulhobbies.

1.WhatdoyoulearnaboutBlackFriday?

A.Manyshopshavespecialoffers.

B.Customerscanenjoyleisuretime.

C.Shopperscangetfreeproducts.

D.Shoppersspendmuchmoneyonuselessthings.

2.Accordingtothepassage,theextremestress-inducedpurchases _____.

A.provideanemotionaloutlet

B.makepeoplemoreanxious

C.regainpeople’sconfidence

D.improvemanagementskills

3.Whenarematerialisticshoppersmostlikelytoshopforexpensiveitems?

A.Whentheyaredelighted.

B.Whentheyareexcited.

C.Whentheyareinspired.

D.Whentheyaredepressed.

4.According to the author,whichofthefollowingisthemostimportanttreatmentoption?

A.Takingchemicalmedicine.

B.Shoppingwithafriend.

C.Developingmeaningfulhobbies.

D.Gettingridofcreditcards.

3、   Isdarkchocolatehealthy?

Yes,darkchocolatehascompounds（化合物）thatofferhealthbenefitsandcanbeenjoyedwithoutguilt,evenonadailybasis.Buttheamountmatters,sincetoomanybitescancontributetoextrafat,sugarandcaloriesandgetridofitshealthbenefits.

Darkchocolateisrichincocoa,whichcontainscompoundsknownasflavanols（黄烷醇）.Athighlevels,cocoaflavanolshavebeenshowntohelplowerbloodpressureandtheriskofdiabetes.Darkchocolatehasthehighestamountofcocoaflavanols:

milkchocolatehaslens,andwhitechocolatehasnone.

   Butwhilecocoaflavanolsindarkchocolatemakeitahealthfultreattheygiveitabiterflavor.Producersmayprocesschocolatetomakeitmoredelicious,butdoingsocanremovesomeofthesebeneficialcompounds,saidMattHartings,anAmericanprofessor.Inspiteofthis,darkchocolateisstillahealthierchoicethanmilkchocolate,whichtendstohavemoresugar.Additionally,cocoapowdercontainsminerals.Soyoucanenjoyapieceofdarkchocolateevenafterameal.Justkeepthefollowinginmind.

   First,buychocolatethathasatleast60%cocoa."Generallyspeaking,thehigherthepercentage,themoreflavanols.Thesehigher-percentagechocolateshavetheaddedbenefitoverthelowerpercentagesandmilkandwhitechocolatesbecausetheycontainlesssugarandlessfat,”Hartingssaid.

   Second,ifpossible,choosenaturalcocoaoverDutchprocessedcocoa,whichistreatedwithanalkali（碱）.Thisgiveschocolateamilderflavorbutremoveshealthfulflavanols.

   Andfinally,tokeepweightincheck,limitto30gramsofdarkchocolatedaily,orabout150calories.

1.Darkchocolateishealthymainlybecauseoftheexistenceof _______.

A.richminerals

B.lesssugar

C.cocoaflavanols

D.fewercalories

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“treat”inParagraph3mean?

A.Somethingenjoyable.

B.Asalt-freediet.

C.Foodpaidbyothers.

D.Acureforanillness.

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Cocoaflavanolsleadstohighbloodpressure.

B.Whitechocolateisgoodforhealth.

C.Onecanfeelfreetoeatdarkchocolate.

D.Alkalicanaffectflavanols’content.

4.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toshowhislovefordarkchocolate..

B.Topromotethesalesofchocolate.

C.Toprovidefactsaboutdarkchocolate.

D.Tomakeadistinctionamongchocolates.

4、   Onacoolmorning,WilsonKasaineheadsoutalongadirtpathinsouthernKenya.Hiscalmnessmakesiteasytoforgetthathe’strackingoneofthemostdangerousanimalsintheworld.Kasaineistrackinglions—especiallyonelioncalledMarti,whoisthereal-lifeLionKingofSelenkayConservancy.

   Trackinglionsonfootmaysoundlikeadeathwish,butKasainehasbeendoingitformostofhislife.BornintoatraditionalMaasaifamilyhequicklygrewtounderstandthebeautyanddangerofwildlife.Livingwithbigwildanimalsforceshimtodevelopagoodsenseofwheretheyhavebeenandwheretheymaybegoing.Duringhis12-kilometerwalkstoandfromschool,helearnedhowtotellthepawprints（爪印）ofalionfromthoseofotheranimals.

   Growingup,Kasaineknewthatimprovinghistrackingabilitieswouldhelphimavoidsurprisemeetingswithdangerousanimals.FormanyMaasai,trackingismainlyamatterofself-protection.ButKasaineistrackinglionstomeetthemandtoprotectthem.Heleadsasmallgroupofwide-eyedtouristsovertheredsandypath,searchingforthelionthathasleftuponithisprints.

   Eachyear,thousandsoftouristscrowdKenya’snationalparkstotrytohavealookatthe"bigfive”;elephants,rhinoceros,leopards,buffaloesandlions.Theinternationaldrawoftheseanimalsmattersalotbecausethenation’seconomyistiedtotheprotectionofitswildlife. IfKenya’swildlifedisappears,sodoesitssecond-largestsourceofincome.