新题好题速递之英语阅读理解C D篇专练20篇.docx
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新题好题速递之英语阅读理解CD篇专练20篇
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一、阅读理解(共20小题)
1. Werewolves(狼人)aren’ttheonlycreaturesaffectedbythemoon’scycles(周期).Afullmoonalsoaffectspeople’ssleepmoreorless,reportsaSwissteamofscientists.Evenpeoplewhosleepinalabwithoutwindowscouldreducetheirsleepingtimealittleonceamonth.
Totestthemoon’sinfluence,33adultsofbothsexesandagesofmanykindsspentseveralnightsinasleeplab.Astheyslept,researchersrecordedtheirbrainactivity,eyemovementsandhormonelevels(荷尔蒙水平).Onnightsclosertoafullmoon,thesleeperstookanaverageoffiveminuteslongertofallasleep,andsleptfor20minutesless.Inaddition,brainactivityfellby30percentduringthesleep.Andhormonelevelsthathelpcontrolsleepcycleswentdown.Onthesenights,thesleeperscomplainedtheycouldn’tsleepwelleventhoughtheydidn’tknowthemoon’scycle.Onthebrightside,nosleeperturnedintoawerewolf.
TheSwissteamdoesn’tknowhowthemoonaffectssleep.Thegravity(重力)ofthemooncausesoceantides(潮汐)toriseandfall.Butthatforceistooweaktoaffectsleep,Gajochensays.Hebelievedsomebody’sbiologicalclockmaybeaffectedbythemooncycles.Theremaybeanotherreason,saysDavidDinges.ThissleepresearcherattheUniversityOfPennsylvaniainPhiladelphiasaysthatthebodyclockisverysensitive(敏感的)tolightatnight.Thosesleeperscouldhavebeenaffectedbyhavingtoomuchmoonlightbeforearrivingatthelab.
1.Thewritermentioned“werewolves”inthefirstparagraphto________.
A.showtherearethemoon’scycles
B.attractpeople’sattentiontothereport
C.introduceacreaturetoreaders
D.askpeoplenottosleepaloneinthelab
2.Whathappenedtothesleepersduringtheexperimentonafullmoon?
A.Theysleptforaboutfiveminuteslonger.
B.Theycouldonlysleepfor20minutes.
C.Theirbrainswerenotasactiveastheywere
D.Theycomplainedtheyweretootiredtosleep.
3.Thelastparagraphisdevelopedmainlyby________.
A.analyzing(分析)reasons B.explainingdifferences
C.makingcomparisons D.followingthetimeorder
4.Thepassageismainlyabout________.
A.thesleepingproblemscausedbythemoon’scycles
B.theinfluenceofthemoononhumansleepinghabits
C.themoon’sinfluenceonsleepinganditspossiblereasons
D.thewaystogetabettersleeponafullmoonnight
2. ImaginepickingapplesonChristmasorgoingskatingonMayDay.WhataboutgoingforaswimonThanksgiving?
WithoutLeapDay(闰日),whichtakesplaceeveryfouryears,thatcouldhappen.
Ourcalendarisnormally365dayslong.Itwascreatedtomatchthecyclesoftheseasons.ButRomanrulerJuliusCaesarnoticedaproblem:
Theearthdoesn'tcirclethesuninexactly365days.Itactuallycakes365andone-quarterdays.Hefiguredoutthattheextrapartofadaywouldcausethecalendartogrowapartfromtheseasonsovertime.Over100years,theseasonswouldshift(推移)about24days.SpringwouldstartonApril13insteadofMarch20.
Caesarusedmathtofigureoutawaytostopthecalendarfromshifting.HedecidedtoaddanextradaytothemonthofFebruaryeveryfouryears.Hisideahelpedkeeptheseasonsandcalendarmatchedup.Evenso,itstillwasn’tperfect—hiscalendarwasaddingtoomanydays.
Gregoriancalendar,declaresthateveryyearthatisequallydividedby400isaleapyear.Turn-of-the-centuryyears,oryearsendingin“00”,wouldnotbeleapyearsunlesstheycouldbedividedequallyby400.Thesecomplicatedequations(等式)helpkeepthecalendarinbalancewiththeorbitoftheearth.Today,westillusetheGregoriancalendar.Inabout3,000years,thecalendarwillbeonlyonedayoutofstepwiththeseasons,It'sstillnotperfect,butmathematiciansdecideditwasascloseaswecouldget.
1.WhywasJuliusCaesar'scalendarnotgoodenough?
A.Springwouldstarttwenty-fourdayslaterthanusual
B.Itwouldbeonlyonedayoutofstepwiththeseasons.
C.Therewouldbetoomanydaysonthecalendar.
D.LeapDaywouldtakeplaceeveryotheryear.
2.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.
A.theearthcirclesthesuninexactly365days
B.GregoriancalendarismorescientificthanCaesar's
C.Pope'scalendarhasbeenusedfor3,000years
D.CaesaraddedanextradaytoeveryFebruary
3.WhichofthefollowingyearsisaleapyearaccordingtoPope?
A.Theyear2100.
B.Theyear2200.
C.Theyear2300.
D.Theyear2400.
4.Inwhichsectionofawebsitecanyouprobablyreadthistext?
A.Opinion.
B.Policy.
C.Entertainment.
D.Science.
3.D Oneofthemostpopularpetsintheworld,theAustraliantreefrog,isoriginallyanativeofAustralia,thoughthepettradehastransporteditfarandwide.IthassuccessfullyadaptedtoNewZealandandtheUnitedStates.It’soneofthelargestmembersofitsspeciesandcanreachupto10centimetresinlength.Theirlifespans(寿命)arealsolongerthanmostoftheirfrogcousinsandcanreachbetween6to20yearsincaptivity.Inthewild,theirlivesaresmallerduetotheirnaturalenemies.
Theirskincolorrangesbetweenlightgreenanddarkgreen,dependingonthetemperatureoftheplacewheretheyliveandthecoloroftheenvironmentaroundwheretheylive,asit’ssupposedtomakethemdifficulttobeseenbytheirnaturalenemies.Theycomeoutonlyatnighttohunt,feedandmate.Duringtheday,theyfinddark,wetareastosleepin.Theyaren’tseenatallduringthewinter.
AstheAustraliantreefrogisn’tequippedwithteeth,itcannottearapartitsprey(猎物).Itneedstofeedonfoodthatcanfitinitsmouth.Thereforeitsdietconsistsofinsects,suchasspiders,andflies,andsmallanimals,suchasotherfrogs,batsandsometimesevenmice.Forthesmallerprey,theyusetheirstickytonguestoshootatthecloserangeprey.Forlargerprey,theyattackthepreyandforceitintotheirmouthswiththeirhands.Theyalsohavesomenaturalenemiesthatfeedonthem.
TheAustralianlawprotectsthetreefrogbygivingitaprotectedstatusTheIUCN(InternationalUnionforConservationofNature),however,givesita“leastconcern”status.Thebroadrangeofhabitats(栖息地)thatthefrogcansurviveinanditslonglifeensurethatthisfrogwon’tlosepopulation.
ThiscreatureisreallyaverypopularpetIfyougetanAustraliangreentreefrogasapet,doremembertofeeditinproperamountsandletitlooseforexercise.
1.Whatcanbethemainideaofthepassage?
A.Howtokeepfrogsaspets?
B.FactsabouttheAustraliantreefrog.
C.AnimalsuniquetoAustralia.
D.Whyfrogscanmakegoodpets?
2.WhatcanweknowabouttheskincolorofAustraliantreefrogs?
A.Itchangesatdifferenttimesoftheday.
B.Ithelpsthemwiththeirhuntingforfood.
C.Itoffersthemacertaindegreeofprotection.
D.Itshowswhatdevelopmentstagetheyarein.
3.Paragraph3mainlytalksabouttheAustraliantreefrog’s__________.
A.feedingandhuntinghabits
B.naturalenemies
C.livingenvironmentsandinhabitats
D.survivalskills
4.WhatcanweknowabouttheAustraliantreefrogfromthepassage?
A.Thereisnolawprotectingityet.
B.Itsteethhelptearitspreyintopieces.
C.IthasbeendeclaredanendangeredspeciesbytheIUCN.
D.Itsleepsinthedaytimeandhuntsatnight.
4.C Whendidyoufirstwanttodrive?
ImaniCokerdreamedofgettingherlicenseinmiddleschool.“Ican’twaittillI’m15,”shetoldherfriends.
Whensheturned15,however,Imanihadachangeofheart.“IfIgetmylicense,myparentswilltakethefunoutofdrivingbysendingmeplaces…nottomention,insuranceisexpensive.Thestreetsarefilledwithcrazydrivers,andIdon’twanttobecomeoneofthem,”saidCoker,now16.
Coker,agirlfromRichmondHeights,FloridaintheUnitedStates,isoneofagrowingnumberofUSteenagerswhoarelosinginterestindriving.
LearningtodrivehaslongbeenatraditionforUSteens–theycangetalearner’spermitat15andafulldrivinglicenseat16.AccordingtoastudybytheUniversityofMichigan’sTransportationResearchInstitute,however,thenumberofUSteensgettingtheirlicenseisdroppingmoreandmoreeachyear.Twentyyearsago,70percentof18-year-oldshadtheirlicense.Today,only54percentdo.
SowhyareUSteensnotgettingbehindthesteeringwheel(方向盘)?
AsCokerputit:
Toomanyproblems,notenoughbenefits.
HighgasandinsurancepricesmeanthatmanyUSparentsarestoppingtheirteensfromdriving.
Andnowthattheycantextandusesocialmedia,fewerteensneedtodrivetoafriend’shouse.AsurveybyZipCarfoundthatoutof29418-34yearoldsinterviewed,68percentsaidtheywouldratherspendtimewithfriendsonlineinsteadofdrivingtoseethem.
“Theproblemwithtoday’syouthisn’tthattextingisinterfering(妨碍)withtheirdriving,it’sthathavingtodriveisinterferingwiththeirtexting,”saidMichaelSivak,researchprofessorattheUniversityofMichiganTransportationResearchInstitute.
However,it’snotallbadnews-therearepositivestohavinganextradriverinthehouse.
“Whenevermymomisrunninglatetopickupmybrotherfrompractice,I’mtheonewhohastogogethim,”saidSaraMathhews,17,fromMiami,Florida.“HavingmyowncarisahugehelptomyparentssometimesbecauseIcangotodoctorappointmentsanddoothertasksbymyself.”
1.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthetext?
A.ToexplainthedrivingcultureintheUS.
B.TotelluswhatchangedCoker’sattitudetowarddriving.
C.ToanalyzewhyUSteenagersarenowdrivingless.
D.ToexplainhowUSteenagerssoci
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