高中英语阅读理解强化限时练13.docx

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高中英语阅读理解强化限时练13

高中英语阅读理解强化限时练

（一）

A

WhenMilletwasaboyheworkedonhisneedyfather'sfarm.Attheresthourinthefieldstheotherworkerswouldalltakenaps（打盹儿）,butyoungMilletwouldspendtimedrawing.FinallythevillagewherehelivedgavehimalittlemoneytoParistostudyart.

 WhenMilletreachedParis,hehadatoughtime.Fortunately,whenhewasalmoststarving, someoneboughtoneofhispeasantpaintings,whichenabledhisfamilytoleaveforBarbizon.

 Millet’spicturesofpeasantsatworkwerepaintedinauniqueway.Thepainterwouldgooutonthefarmsandwatchthemcarefully,thenhewouldcomehomeandpaintwhathehadseen.Soastonishinglyaccuratewashismemorythathecouldpaintathomewithoutmodelsandgetallthemovementsofhisfiguresright.Whenhedidneedafiguretogobyhewouldaskhiswifetoposeforhim.

 Oneofhisnotedartworksiscalled “TheSower”, whichshowsamanseeding.Hereachesintohisbagforseedandthenswingsbackwardtoscatter（撒播）theseed,andwitheachswingofhishandthesowerstrides（大步走 ）forward.InMillet’spicturethesowerhasbeenworkinghard,buthisswingingstepandarmstillmovesmoothly,likeamachine.Onlytheman’sheadrevealshisgreattiredness.

Anothermasterpieceiscalled “TheGleaners”. Agleanerissomeonepickinguptheleftoverinthefieldafterthewheatharvest.WhenfarmersnearBarbizonareextremelybadly-off,eventhelittlethegleanerscanfindisahelp.YoucanseefromMillet’spicturewhatback-breakingworkgleaningmust be.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutMillet?

A.Hiswifesupportedhimtobeapainter.

B.Hewaskeenonpaintingasakid.

C.HespenthiswholelifeinBarbizon.

D.HewasbroughtupinParis.

2.Howdidhepaintthelaboringfarmers?

  A.Askingmodelsforhelp.

  B.Imaginingfiguresinthefield.

  C.Rememberingwhathehadobserved.

D.Recallingthedaysonhisfather’sfarm.

3.WhatdoMillet’sworksconvey?

  A.Thefarmers’ hardships    B.Thesceneofgardening

  C.Hisloveforthevillage    D.Hisanxietyaboutthefarmers

4.Thetextismostlikelytobefoundin ______.

  A.Ashort-storycollection       B.Apersonaldiary

C.Amagazineofart    D.Asciencemagazine

B

 EnglandandWaleslaunchedaCOVID-19smartphoneapponThursday,allowinguserstotracecontacts,checkthelocallevelofriskandrecordvisitstoplacessuchaspubs,fourmonthsafterthetechnologywaspromisedtothepublic.

 TheNHSCOVID-19appcomesasBritainprepareforasecondwaveofinfections,withdailycasenumbersrisingatratesnotseensincethepeakofthepandemic（流行病） andatestingsystemunabletocopewithdemandinmanyareas.

ThegovernmenthadsaidaCOVID-19appwouldarriveinMay,butearlytrialsweretroubledbyproblems,anddevelopersabandonedhome-growntechnologyinfavorofAppleandGoogle'smodelin June.

Asthedelaylengthened,thegovernment downplayed theimportanceofsmartphonesinfightingCOVID-19,sayingthatratherthananappbeingcentraltothetestandtracesystem,itwas“thecherryonthecake”.

HealthSecretaryMattHancock,however,saidthatwithinfectionratesrising,everytoolavailablemustbeusedtopreventthespreadofthedisease,includingthelatesttechnology. “Wehaveworkedextensivelywithtechcompanies,internationalpartners,andprivacyandmedicalexperts-andlearnedfromthetrials-todevelopanappthatissecure,simpletouseandwillhelpkeepourcountrysafe,” he said.

TheappusesBluetoothsignalstorecordwhenauserisinclosecontactwithanotheruser, generallymeaningwithintwometersfor15minutesormore.Ifsomeonetestspositive forCOVID-19, theycanchoosetosharetheresultanonymously（ 匿名地） withtheirclosecontacts, whowilleach receiveawarningandwillhavetoisolate（隔离）for14days.

Peopleagedover16willbeencouragedtodownloadtheappbyadvertisementswiththeslogan:

“Protectyourlovedones.Gettheapp.”

5.Whichwordcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword “downplay” in Paragraph 4?

A. emphasize   B.value   C. explain   Dunderestimate

6.WhatcanweknowabouttheCOVID-19smartphoneappfromthepassage?

  A.Theappcametomarketatthepeakofthedisease.

B.Theappmighthelpreducethespreadofthedisease.

C.Theappcansharethetestingresultautomatically.

D.TheappispopularwithteenagersinEngland.

7.Whatcanwelearn fromMatt’swords?

  A.Manyhandsmakelightwork.   B.Hastemakeswaste.

C.Onegoodturndeservesanother.   D.Knowledgestartswithpractice.

C

Conservationists（野生动物保护者）havelongknownthatusingpandas, tigersandothercharmingspeciestopromotetheircampaignsisagoodwaytoraisemoney.Butsomepeoplearguethatfocusingonthese “flagship” animalscanignoreequallythreatenedbutlesscuteones.

NowJenniferMcgowanatMacquarieUniversityinSydneyandhercolleaguessuggestthatwecanhaveitbothways,afterfindingthatfundingforflagshipspeciesalsohelpsotherthreatenedspeciesinthesurroundingareas.Mcgowan’steamfirstdrewupalistof534flagshipspeciesinwildlife-rich hot spotsaroundtheworld.Thebiodiversityareaswereeachsplitintogrids（网格） of100by100kilometersquares.Theresearchersthencomparedtwoconservationapproachesacrosseightsimulated scenarios （模拟场景）whichassumeddifferentlevelsofhumanactivityandprotectedareas.

Thefirstfocusedonprotectingflagshipspecies,whilethesecondaimedtoprotect the maximumnumberofspeciesinanarea,regardlessoftheirfundraisingpotential.Theirstudyhasfoundthattargetinggridsquares with flagship species also protected 79 to 89 percent  of the 

non-flagshipspecies in that area. The figure rose to 97 per cent in

 some scenarios.

"The findings could help when choosingwhich species to promote. 

Flagship species are very effective at getting the public to care," she says.

Morgan Trimble, the author of a paper that has found scientists also have a preference for charminganimals, says the results don’t surprise her.

"While I think it’s important that we don’t lose sight of thebigger picture 

--conserving species is about conserving all the component parts   of 

ecosystems, eventhe not-so-cute species ---I think highlighting flagship

 species in fundraising  and  education is apractical idea and appeals to 

human nature," she says. Trimble also asks what the alternative to usingflagship species would be:

 randomly picking species?

McGowan’s study found a random approach tochoosing where to 

spend conservation funds only protected 39 to 55 percent of the non-

flagshipspecies.

8. What kind of animals do conservationists usually use to raise funds?

A. Less attractive animals.  

B. Endangered flagship animals.

C. Threatened but not necessarily cute species.

D. Charming but not necessarily threatened species.

9. What has McGowan and her team’s study revealed?

A. It works well to focus on flagship species.

B. There are very few flagship species in grid squares.

C. Non-flagship species are poorly protected in general.

D. Flagship species are getting more than enough attention.

10.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. An approach to choosing a charming species

B. The effects of human activity on animals

C. The role of fundraising in saving animals

D. An effective way to conduct wildlife conservation

D七选五

Many people believe sharks are dangerous and will always try to hurt or even kill humans. 1____ .A shark exhibition at the National Aquarium in

 Baltimore, US,proves this. Visitors can touch young sharks,see their eggs develop and watch a dozen different species swim smoothly around a  

hugetank.

Most people fail to realize that shark attacks don’t happen very often. Humans are more  likely to be killed by lightning than by a shark.  2_____ . They can watch them develop inside the eggs and feel theskin of the older swimmers so as to learn, from an early age, not to fear 

sharks.

“People fear what they don’t know," said Nancy Hotchkiss, an organizer of the exhibition, which runs till December. "Sharks have been round for 400 million years and play an important role in the ocean’s food chain. 

We want people to discover that sharks are amazing animals that need our respectand protection."

3_____ . A study, published in January in the US magazine Science, found that almost all recordedshark species have fallen by half in the past 

eight to fifteen years.Thousands of sharks are hunted in Asia for special

 foods, such as shark fin soup. 34 . More thanhalf of all sharks caught 

are smaller than one meter long.“Some fishing methods are actually 

cleaning out the ocean,”said Dave Schofield, the manager  ofthe 

aquarium’socean health program. "The fishermen threw them away like

 rubbish.”  5_______.

A. A shocking 100 million sharks are killed every year by humans around the world.

B. And many others get caught in nets, while fishermen are hunting other fish.

C. Sharks can smell and taste blood, and trace it back to its source.

D. In fact, 94 percent of the world’s 400 species are harmless to humans.

E. Whoever do harm to sharks shall be punished by international laws.

F. It is a worrying situation and some areas have put measures in place to protect these species of fish.

G.And to make this point clear, the museum has set up a special touching pool for children.

Key:

1 -4BCAC 5 -7DBA   8-10 BAD

七选五 1--5DGABF  

（二）

A

Iamanactiveplaygoerandplay-reader，andperhapsmybestreasonforeditingthisbookisahopeofsharingmyenthusiasmforthetheaterwithothers.TodothisIhavesearchedthroughdozensofplaystofindtheonesthatIthinkbestshowthepowerandpurposeoftheshortplay.

Eachplayhasathemeorcentralideawhichtheplaywright（剧作家）hopestogetacrossthroughdialogueandac