备战届高考英语阅读之说明文十.docx
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备战届高考英语阅读之说明文十
备战2021高考英语阅读之说明文(十)
(A)
Everyyeararoundtheworld,humanswasteanestimated1.3billiontonsoffood.Thishappenseventhoughmanypeoplegohungry.Sosomepeoplehavemadeittheirlife'sworkclaimingfoodbeforeitgoestowasteandthengivingittopeoplewhoarehungry.
OneofthosepeopleisBrettMyers.In2011,MyersstartedNourishNow,afoodrecoveryandfoodbankintheU.S.stateofMaryland.Thisnonprofitorganizationcollectsfoodandthengivesittothepoorandorganizationsthatsupportthem.
“NourishNowisafoodrecoverybasedfoodbankthatrecoversfoodfromrestaurants,cateringcompanies,grocerystores,hotels,farmsandmore.Andthendonatesthatfooddirectlytofamiliesinneed,kidsinneedatlocalschools.”
Eachmonth,itrecoversmorethan20,000kilogramsoffoodandserves700needyfamilies,schoolsandsocialorganizations.Everyday,staffandvolunteersrepackagethedonationsanddistributethemtorecipients(接受者).
AwomannamedRhodaisoneoftherecipients.ShedescribesthequalityofthefooddeliveredtoherfamilybyNourishNow.“Itconsistsoffreshfood,fruitsandvegetables.Youwillgetbread.SometimesyougetdairyProductssuchasyogurtormilk.Andyouwillgetsomemeatitemsalso.Andifyougetluckyyoumightgetcookedfood,orpreparedsalads,andstufflikethat.”
Thesuppliescanfeedafamilyforfivedays.Eachrecipientisabletoreceivefoodevery30days.Andthepackagesaremadetofitthedietaryneedsofeachfamily.
Besidesfamilies,theorganizationalsodonatessmallmealscalledsnackstoseveralnearbyschoolsandsocialorganizations.
NourishNowhasgrownconsiderablysinceitopened.Brendaisoneofthem.Partofherjobasavolunteeristomakesurethatnoneofthefoodgoestowaste.
“Inthemorning,Imakesurethatallthethingsthatcamelateyesterdaygetputawaysothatweusethatlast,andweusedthethingsthatcamethedaybeforefirst,sothatwe'realwaysgivingfreshfoodandwe'renotthrowingoutanything.”
1.WhatdoweknowaboutNourishNow?
A.Itdonatesmoneytothepoor.B.Itbenefitsfromcollectingfood.
C.Itgetsfoodfrommanyplaces.D.Itdistributesfoodonlytothepoor.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph2referto?
A.NourishNow.B.Foodbanks.
C.Thepoor.D.Organizations.
3.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoclarifywiththeexampleRhodainParagraph5?
A.Shecangetfooddonationseveryfivedays.
B.Sheisn'tsatisfiedwiththefoodsupplied.
C.Eatingbettercankeeppeoplehealthier.
D.Therecoveredfoodisfreshandrich.
4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.AGroupUsesLeftoverFoodtoFeedtheHungry
B.ThePoorAreSufferingfromStarvation
C.NourishNowCallsonPeopletoSaveFood
D.PeopleShouldTakeCareoftheWeak
(B)
Youngtreesdon'tjustgrow;theydevelopapersonalityandlearnmoreabouttheirenvironmentandhowtheyshouldbestbehaveinit.Theyalsohelpeachotheroutwheneverthere'strouble.
Personality,justasamongpeople,variesamongtrees.Someareanxious,somebold.Ontheauthor'sland,therearethreeoaktreesgrowingclosetogether.Oneoftheoaktreesalwaysstartstosheditsleavestwoweeksearlierthantheothers.Sincetheyallexperiencethesametemperature,thesamesoilandthesamelengthofday,suchvariablescan'tbetheexplanation.Sowhat'shappening?
Well,thistreeissimplymorecarefulthantheothers.Whoeverholdsontotheirleaveslongercandomorephotosynthesis(光合作用)andstoremorenutrients.However,thelongeratreekeepsitsleaves,thehighertheriskofinjury.
Notonlydotreesmaketheirowndecisions,theyalsolearnfromtheirmistakes.Atree,forexample,keepingitsleavestoolongduringoneyearwillnevermakethismistakeagain.Thisleadstoseveralotherconclusions:
treesmustnoticethetemperatureandthelengthofthedayandbeabletosavetheirexperiencessomewhere.Obviously,treesdon'thavebrains,butitisthoughtthatinthesensitivetipsoftheirrootstheykeeptrackofinformationandexperiences.
Buttreesaren'tonlycleverwhenitcomestocaringforthemselves.Theyalsosupporteachotherwheneverthere'stroublebygivingwarningsandeventakingcareofsickandweakconspecificswithnutrients.Forexample,onetimetheauthorfoundaveryoldtreestump.Itsinsideshadrottedalongtimeagototopsoil.Butthewoodontheoutsideofthestumpwasstillliving.Howwasthispossible?
Well,thestumpwasnourishedbyitsneighborswithnutrientsfromtherootsystem,andhadbeenforatleast400years!
Whydotreesdo_such_a_thing?
It'ssimple:
it'sbettertogether.Treesneedtheforest;itprotectsthemfromstorms,providestherightmicroclimateandwarnsthemofattacks.
1.Whydoestheauthormentionthethreeoaktrees?
A.Toillustratetreescanlearnfromexperiences.
B.Toshowtreescanmakeindependentdecisions.
C.Toexplaintreesarequitesupportivetoeachother.
D.Toprovetreeshavethesamepersonalitiesashumans.
2.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingbestdescribesgeneralfeaturesoftrees?
A.Anxiousandbold.B.Smartandadventurous.
C.Helpfulandwellbehaved.D.Adaptableandsupportive.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“dosuchathing”mean?
A.Givewarnings.B.Offerassistance.
C.Dependonothers.D.Providenutrients.
4.Wheredoesthistextmostprobablycomefrom?
A.Apubliclecture.B.Asciencebook.
C.Anexperimentreport.D.Atraveljournal.
(C)
Wehumanslovetostareintooursmartdevices.Wegazeforhours-about10hoursand39minutesaday—atourcomputers,smartphones,tabletsandtelevisions.Isallthisstaringbadforus?
Itmightbe,mainlybecauseaswestareatourdevicesweareexposingourselvestobluelight.
Bluelightisatypeofelectromagnetic(电磁的)radiationwithaveryshortwavelengththatproducesahighamountofenergy.Whileit'struethatlightcandamageoureyesundercertaincircumstances,there'snoscientificevidencesuggestingthatbluelightisharmfultooureyes.Butmanypeoplestillthinkitis,whichiswhybluelightblockingglassesaresopopular.Sodotheglasseswork?
“Everyoneisveryconcernedthatbluelightmaybecausingdamagetotheeye,butthere'snoevidencethatitmaybecausingseriousdamage,”Dr.RahulKhurana,clinicalspokesmanfortheAmericanAcademyofOphthalmology,toldBusinessInsider.
Bluelightexposureisnothingnew.Infact,thesunisthelargestsourceofbluelight.Moreover,bluelightisalsopresentinLEDlight.Butifbluelightisn'tharmful,thenwhyareweconstantlyrubbingoureyeswhenwe'relookingatourscreens?
Theansweriseyestrain(眼疲劳):
Morethan60percentofpeopleexperienceeyeproblemsassociatedwithdigitaleyestrain.Andbluelight,itseems,isn'tthecause.Instead,oureyesaresostrainedbecausemostofusblinklesswhenwestareatourdigitaldevices.Soifeyestrainistheissue,bluelightblockingglassesareprobablyoflittleuse.
1.Whatdoweknowaboutbluelight?
A.Itisakindofnuclearradiation.
B.Ithastheshortestwavelength.
C.Itmaycomefromelectronicdevices.
D.Itconsumesagreatdealofenergy.
2.Whatcausesthepopularityofbluelightblockingglasses?
A.Evidenceoftheirbenefitstoeyes.
B.Beliefinbluelight'sharmfuleffect.
C.Widespreaduseofsmartdevices.
D.Scientificunderstandingofbluelight.
3.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?
A.Bluelightexposureishardlyavoidable.
B.Eyeproblemsarenoteasytodealwith.
C.Bluelightmayconnectwithtiredeyes.
D.Rubbingeyesmakespeoplestrained.
4.Accordingtothetext,wearingbluelightblockingglassesmaybe____.
A.tiringB.harmfulC.uselessD.beneficial
(D)
Astheoldsayinggoes,“Don'tjudgeabookbyitscover.”Andneithershouldwejudgemoviestarsbytheirages.
Atjust21,ElleFanningmadehistorybybecomingtheyoungestjury(评审团)memberattheCannesFilmFestival.ThisyearitlastedfromMay14thtoMay25th.“IwasincompleteshockwhenIgotthatphonecallandthatquestionifIwantedtobeamemberoftheCannesJury,”Fanningsaidduringapressconference.
Asitturnedout,itnotonlyshockedtheUSactress,butalsobroughtcriticismfromthosewhobelievedFanningwastooyoungcomparedtootherveteransintheindustry.ButFanning'sactingexperiencewasinfactagoodargumentforherjurymembership.Infact,FanninghasbeenaHollywoodfixtureforlongerthanyourealize.
The21yearoldhasbeeninmanybigproductions.ShebeganactinginIAMSamatage3.WithleadrolesinmovieslikeSuper8,WeBoughtaZooandMaleficentunderherbelt,she'sappearedin60projectsandisoneofHollywood'shottestyoungstars.Fanning'sdevotiontoworknumbersheramongthefewformerchildstarswhocontinuetoactasadults.
InherlatestmovieTeenSpirit,whichhitUScinemaslastmonth,Fanningplaysapopsinger.Sinceshehadnosingingexperience,FanninghadtoworkwithGrammywinningmusicproducerMariusdeVriesforthreemonthsbeforethefilmingstarted.“Iwouldgotohisapartmentandsingthroughallthesongseveryday,”shesaid.“Hevideoedmeandrecordedmesingingeverythingandmademewatchitbackagainandagaintoimprovemyskills.”
Withsuchrichactingexperienceanddevotiontoherart,Fanningcertainlywasableto“representanewclassinfilm”attheCannesFilmFestival.
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“veterans”probablymean?
A.Shockedactresses.B.Greenhands.
C.Experiencedpeople.D.Musicproducers.
2.InwhichfilmdoesFanningplayapopsinger?
A.IAMSam.B.Super8.
C.WeBoughtaZoo.D.TeenSpirit.
3.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofElleFanning?
A.Wealthy.B.Devoted.C.Considerate.D.Friendly.
4.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.Ell
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