高三英语一轮复习阅读理解练习.docx
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高三英语一轮复习阅读理解练习
高考英语阅读理解练习
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Humansarenaturallydrawntootherlifeformsandtheworldsoutsideofourown.Wetakedelightintheexistenceofcreaturesandevenwholesocietiesbeyondoureverydaylives.
Thissenseofwonderisuniversal.LookattheeffortsthatscientistshavemadetofindoutwhetherlifeofsomekindexistsonMars,andthepopularityoffantasyliteratureormovieslikeTheLordoftheRings.Thissenseofwonderdrawsustoeachother,totheworldaroundus,andtotheworldofmake-believe.Buthavewegonesofarincreatingworldsoffantasythatwearemissingthepleasureofotherworldsthatalreadyexistallaroundus?
Humanbeings,asbiologistshavesuggested,possessaninborndesiretoconnectwithandunderstandotherlifeforms.However,people,especiallyinbigcities,oftenleadratherisolatedlives.InastudyofBritishschoolchildren,itwasfoundthatchildrenbyageeightweremuchmorefamiliarwithcharactersfromtelevisionshowsandvideogamesthanwithcommonwildlife.Withoutmoderntechnology,asmallpondcouldbeanamazingworldfilledwithstrangeandbeautifulplants,insects,birds,andanimals.Whenwelackmeaningfulinteractionwiththeworldaroundus,andsometimesevenwithourfamiliesandfriends,weseektounderstandandcommunicatewiththingsthatexistonlyinourimaginationsoronacomputerscreen.
Theworldofmake-believeisnotnecessarilybad.Butwhentheworldoffantasybecomestheonlyoutlet(出路)foroursenseofwonder,thenwearereallymissingsomething.Wearemissingaconnectionwiththelivingworld.Otherwonderfulworldsexistallaroundus.Butevenmoreinterestingisthatifwelookcloselyenough,wecanseethattheseworlds,inabroadsense,arereallypartofourown.
1.ThepopularityofTheLordoftheRingsproves__________.
A.thecloseconnectionbetweenmanandthefantasyworld
B.thewonderfulachievementsoffantasyliterature
C.thegeneralexistenceofthesenseofcuriosity
D.thefinetasteofmoviegoersaroundtheworld
2.WhatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?
A.Peoplearefarlessfamiliarwiththeworldoffantasy.
B.Theworldarounduscouldserveasasourceofwonder.
C.Theworldoffantasycanbemirroredbyamallandlivelypond.
D.Moderntechnologypreventsusfromdevelopingoursenseofwonder.
3.Ifoursenseofwonderreliestotallyontheworldofmake-believe,wewill_________.
A.failtoappreciatethejoyinourlives
B.beconfusedbytheworldofmake-believe
C.missthechancetorecognizethefantasyworld
D.betrappedbyotherworldsexistingallaroundus
4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?
A.Toshowusthehiddenbeautyinourworld.
B.Towarnusnottogetlostinthefantasyworld.
C.Toargueagainstthemisuseofthesenseofwonder.
D.Todiscusstheinfluenceoftheworldofmake-believe
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CaganSekerciogluisanornithologist(鸟类学家)whoworkstodocumentandpreventbirdextinction.He’salsoaprofessorintheU.S.whorunsanaward-winningconservation(保护)groupinhisnativeTurkey.Allthosepursuitsrequireflexibility---andeachinvolvesbigrisks.
Whydoyoudowhatyoudo?
Whoinspiredyou?
I’vealwaysbeendrawntonature.Whenotherkidswereplayingsoccer,Iwasbringinghomeinsectsandotheranimals.Mymomtookmetoachildpsychologist!
Butmybeloveddadismybiggestinspiration.DuringtougheconomictimesheleftasafeaccountingjobtostartTurkey’sfirstmodel-airplanecompany.Itlasted30years.
Whatarethephysicaldangersofyourwork?
Awholerangeofdangers.WhilesurveyingbirdsI’vebeenattackedbyabrownbearinAlaskaandanelephantinTanzania.I’vebeenfacedwithapoisonoussnakeinUganda.I’vebeencaughtbetweenthemilitaryandterrorists,mistakenforaspy,heldatgunpoint,kidnappedinEthiopia,andattackedbyamaskedmaninCostaRica.Honestly,I’moftenmoreafraidofpeopleandtrafficthanIamofwildlife.
IsitpoliticallydifficulttobeanenvironmentalistinTurkey?
ItiswhenIcriticizetheinstitutionsthatgrantmyresearchpermits.Butit’smydutyasascientisttotellthetruth.Thegovernmenttalksaboutconservation,butitspriorityistoturnnatureintocash.Soitusesdoublestandards.Theyarereforestingwhilecuttingdownold-growthforests.Actuallyeveryriverisdammed,andtheorganizationbuildingthosedamsisresponsibleforregulatingthem.I’mtryingtostoponethatwilldestroytheArasRiverwetlands,wherehalfofTurkey’sbirdspecieslive.YetifIspeakouttoomuch,I’llbepunishedforaseeminglyofficial,legalreason.RevengeinTurkeyisusuallyindirect.
Youspendmanyhoursonadvocatingconservation.Doesthathurtyouracademiccareer?
Someacademicsseeitasadistraction.Sofarmyschool,theUniversityofUtah,hasbeenveryunderstandingandappreciative.ButIhavetowalkafineline.
Doyoueverfeelscaredbyalltherisksyouface?
Well,Idon’tactivelyseekrisk.ButIdon’tavoiditeither.Takingariskmeansyoucanfail.Butifyoufail,atleastyoutried.Andthat’sallIcando.IfIfailintheend,Ifailfighting.
1.Theinterviewee’sfatherinspiredhimto_________.
A.takerisksB.pursuehisowngoals
C.lovenatureD.develophisuniquecharacter
2.WhichofthefollowingexperienceshastheintervieweeNOTencountered?
A.Beingsuspectedofcollectingsecretinformation.
B.Beingchasedbywildbeasts.
C.Beingpunishedforalegalreason.
D.Beingpointedatbyagun.
3.Bysaying“Ihavetowalkafineline,”theintervieweemeansthat_________.
A.heshouldmakeabalancebetweentheTurkishgovernmentandtheUniversityofUtah
B.heshouldspendmoretimeonresearchworkthanonadvocacy.
C.heshouldcopewiththedifficultsituationwithcare.
D.heshouldnotdoanythingagainstthelaw.
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Thedefinitionofthestandardkilogramisfundamentallyimperfect.Gettingthedefinitionrightisachallengethathastriedthepatienceandintelligenceofscientistsfordecades.
Scientistsusejustsevenbasicunitstodefinealltheotherquantitiesweuse---quantitiessuchasspeed,density,orelectricpower.Allofthosebasicunitsexceptthekilogramarethemselvesdefinedintermsofnaturalpropertiesthatarebeyondhumancontrol.
Forexample,thestandardsecond(time)isdefinedasaspecificnumberofvibration(震动)ofatypeofradiationreleasedbyatomsofaspecialmetal.Thestandardmeter(length),inturn,isdefinedasthelengthofthepathlighttravelsinavacuum(真空)duringaspecificfractionofasecond(瞬间).
Notsothekilogram.Thisorphanofthebasicunitfamilyissimplythemassofasmallplatinum-iridiumalloycylinder(铂-铱合金筒)lockedawaybytheinternationalBureauofWeighs&MeasuresinFrance.
Embarrassingly,thelasttimethecopieswerebroughtforacheckupinthe1980s,officialsfoundthatsomecopieshadgainedabout20partsperbillioninweightcomparedtothemastercylindersincethepreviouscheckupinthe1940s.Thisimpliesthatthemastercylinderitselfmaybeaninconstantstandard.
Nooneknowswhatcausestheweightchanges.Buttheuncertaintycan’tbetoleratedwhenprecision(精密度)inresearchandsomemanufacturingnowdemandsaccuracytoafewpartsperbillion.
Severaleffortsinseveraldifferentcountriesareunderwaytoredefinethekilogramintermsofbasicphysicalquantitiessuchascountingtheactualnumberofatomsofaspecificsubstanceinakilogramortheelectromagneticforcethatbalancesakilogrammassagainstgravity.
AprojectofthelattertypeattheNISTlaboratoriesinGaithersburghopeseventuallytodefinemassintermsofelectricalunits.Sofar,noneoftheseredefinitionprojectshasbornefruit.Theyrequireprecisionofmeasurementandcontrolofexperimentalconditions.Theslightestpollution,tinyvibrations,orotherinfluences---evenchangesinweather---canruinresults.You’vegottohandittoscientistswhoarewillingtodevotemanyyearstosuchpainstakingbutfundamentallyimportantresearch.
1.Whichofthefollowingbestparaphrasesthesentence“Notsothekilogram.”Inparagraph4?
A.Thekilogramisnotasaccurateasthestandardsecond.
B.Thekilogramisnotuniversallyacceptedintheworld.
C.Thekilogramisnotdefinedintermsofnaturalproperties.
D.Thekilogramisnotwelldefinedastimeandlength.
2.WhichofthefollowingcanNOTbeconcludedfromthepassage?
A.Experimentsarebeingcarriedouttoredefinethekilogram.
B.Theuncertaintyinthestandardkilogramcanseriouslyaffectsomeresearch.
C.Theredefinitionofthestandardkilogramisquitecomplicated.
D.Scientistswillachievesuccessinredefiningthekilograminthenearfuture.
3.Accordingtothepassage,todefinetheweightofmassintermsofelectricalunits_______.
A.isoneofthebestmethodstoredefinethekilogram
B.hasbeenacceptedastheonlypossibleredefinitionproject
C.isnotassimpleaswhatpeoplecanunderstand
D.hasbeenconsideredbysomescientistsasabetterapproach
4.Wecanknowfromthepassagethattheredefinitionofthekilogramis_________.
A.moreimportantinkeepingmarkethonesty
B.worthyearsofscientists’painstakingresearch
C.theurgentrequirementofbusinessandmanufacturing
D.bringaboutimportantandfruitfulresults
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Foranyonewhothinksofthemselvesasaleader—oraneffectivemanageroftheircareer—acceptingadegreeoffearwhenfacedwithhigh-stakesdecisionsmaybenecessary.ThereseHuston,authorofanewbookaboutdecision-making,urgesthosewhosuffertoenjoyit.Tellyourselfthisisn’tanxiety,thisisexcitement,shesays.Researchshowsthatfacingtheseworkplacedifficultieswithrelish(享受)is
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