1、高考资源网() 您身边的高考专家组合练(六)阅读理解阅读七选五语法填空.阅读理解AIn todays short attention span informationoverloaded age,there are new challenges for creative workers.For creators,the news and information cycle is so fast that to earn attention for your work suggests you have to keep up with it all.But the other side of t
2、hat technological coin is that its easier than ever to make things and distribute them online.Of course the entire planet does not care when yet more media is added to the world.But even 50 years ago,before the Internet,there were more films made each year than anyone could possibly see and more boo
3、ks published annually than anyone could read.Before the web there was often no way to get your work distributed unless you had permission.Given the choice of a)depending on the approval of others to finish projects and share them with the world,but having fewer competitors vs.b)being able to put any
4、thing into the world,but I have to compete with everyone else for attention,I definitely chooseBAt least I have a chance.At least I can compete,and use my skills at creation as an advantage.Attention from fans matters more than the rest of the world.The most famous people in any media get most of th
5、e attention.But the fallacy is that you need to be in that top 1% or 5% to make a living.As a matter of fact,you simply need enough fans and attention to earn you enough money to make a living.A creative life is not the safe and secure path.The more creative the life you choose,the more risk that wi
6、ll come with it.It can be wonderfully rewarding,but you are choosing to compete to earn a living,and even if you do everything right,the chances are that you can still fail.I recommend doing it anyway,since you will learn more about life and yourself by taking the challenging path,but you should do
7、it with your eyes open.语篇解读本文是一篇议论文。如今是注意力经济时代,那些从事创造性工作的自由职业者面临着更加激烈的竞争和挑战。1In what way was the situation 50 years ago similar to the mentioned one?APeople needed to compete for attention.BFew people cared about creative works.CMany people engaged in creative work.DPeople had difficulty in spreadin
8、g their works.解析:推理判断题。第二段指出,当今时代从事创造性工作者必须努力去争取人们的注意;第三段接着指出,其实50年前也是这样:作品数量总是超过人们的需要。也就是说,它们需要争夺人们的注意力。答案:A2Why does the author choose b instead of a?AHe is afraid of fierce competition.BHe wants to have more competitors.CHe is badly in need of more attention.DHe values the opportunity to compete.
9、解析:细节理解题。根据第四段可知,作者之所以选择b是因为他更珍惜当今时代网络所提供的自由竞争的机会。答案:D3What does the underlined word “fallacy” in Paragraph 5 mean?AA new opinion.BA wrong belief.CA valuable idea.DA strange concept.解析:词义猜测题。下句指出:你只需要有足够的粉丝和注意力就可以维持生活。也就是说,你不需要成为那顶尖的1%或5%。由此可知,作者认为前面的说法是错误的。答案:B4Whats the authors attitude to a creat
10、ive life?ACritical.BDoubtful.CSupportive. DAmbiguous.解析:观点态度题。根据最后一段可知,作者认为,虽然从事创造性工作有很大的风险,但是他还是建议人们去从事这一行业。答案:CB As a “campesino”a Spanish term for the family farmerGarca Cuenca still grows maize(玉米)on the small farm his mom left him.He also plants beans to keep the soil rich and relies on rain to
11、 irrigate his crops.During the rainy season,Garca Cuenca selects the seeds stored in the previous cycle,plants them and cares for the seedlings. This kind of farming has been going on for thousands of years.And the efforts of smallscale farmers,a study suggests,produce the main part of corns genetic
12、 diversity in North America.In the face of more aggressive weather threats,researchers say the finding comes at a critical time.“This takes things a step further.Family farmers are not only preserving the genetic diversity of maize, but they are also contributing more of it,” says Daniel Piero,a pla
13、nt geneticist. In the study,Daniel Piero used government statistics from the 2010 rainy season.The team learned about where people still grow and cultivate native varieties.Then the researchers calculated the area where corn is produced in a commercial size.Commercial corn farmers in Mexico planted
14、around 3.2 million acres during the rainy season;the restmore than 11.5 million acreswas planted by campesinos.Daniel Piero was also able to calculate that in 2010 alone family farmers in Mexico grew approximately 138 billion genetically different maize plants.The growing of native maize across a wi
15、de range of temperatures,altitudes and slopes has allowed rare mutations (变异)to take hold of some maize plants,otherwise they would disappear. “Campesinos are providing an evolutionary service that is essential for them,for the country and for the world,given the global importance of maize,”Daniel P
16、iero says. Gene banks are locations that store plant seeds for use in case of natural or manmade disasters.But there is no guarantee the genetic diversity represented by the seeds there will be relevant to the environment humans will face,say,30 years from now.That makes campesino agriculture irrepl
17、aceable.If we want to be able to grow food for a growing population,we need an agricultural system that is flexible and can survive the changing conditions.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。在墨西哥,大量以家庭为单位的农民从事玉米种植和育种工作,促进了本土玉米基因的多样性。在全球气候变化加剧的情况下,这种传统的玉米种植模式有着非常重要的意义。5What do we know about Garca Cuenca?AHe grows only one
18、 type of crop.BHe feeds on beans as well as maize.CHe employs an old way to cultivate corn.DHe never uses seeds from other campesinos.解析:细节理解题。根据第二段的第一句可知,Garca Cuenca采用的玉米种植模式在墨西哥有着悠久的历史。答案:C6What can we learn from Paragraph 3?AIt takes more effort to grow native varieties.BCampesinos promote the e
19、volution of maize. CThe trend of smallscale farming grows rapidly.DCommercial farming has no market in Mexico.解析:细节理解题。根据第三段可知,按照墨西哥本土传统的玉米种植法,玉米会根据种植地的气温、海拔和坡度产生稀有的变异。这说明了以家庭为单位采用传统种植法的墨西哥农民促进了当地玉米品种的进化。答案:B7The function of campesino farming mainly lies in _Aadding to the gene banksBpredicting the
20、future of agricultureCstrengthening the competitiveness of local cropsDhelping agriculture adapt to the changing environment解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段的最后两句可知,墨西哥农民的传统种植模式有助于适应不断变化的外部环境。答案:D8Whats the best title for the text?AMexican Campesinos Keep Maizes Diversity AliveBThe Significance of Planting Crops on a
21、 Large ScaleCThe Need to Protect the Diversity of Native MaizeDMaize Grown in Mexico versus That in the US解析:标题归纳题。通读全文可知,本文介绍了墨西哥以家庭为单位的传统的玉米种植模式。这种传统的玉米种植和育种模式促进了本土玉米基因的多样性。答案:A.阅读七选五We all agree that we should recycle more at home,in the office or when out and about._1_ Consequently,they can be c
22、ollected and taken to the right place for recycling.This is what the process of sorting allows us to do._2_ And the effective sorting needs to happen first in our own home,and second in sorting plants to which waste is collected.When you put a plastic bottle in the right recycling bag or bin,you are
23、 helping sort recyclable things so that the right material can be fed into the right recycling process.If sorting does not happen,a lot of recyclable materials can end up in landfills (废物填埋地)It will lead to valuable resources lost from our economy. _3_ For instance,in Brussels consumers put plastic
24、packaging,cans and beverage cartons in blue bags designed for recyclable packaging;paper in yellow bags for recycling;and glass needs to be taken to specific collection bins.Somewhat differently,in Vienna(Austria),citizens can expect their paper, metal,glass and plastic to be separately collected in
25、 different weeks of the year._4_ Once recyclable materials are collected from your home,they are further sorted in specialised facilities which ensure the quality of the recycling process._5_ Traditionally,sorting has been done either manually with workers sorting what can be recycled and picking ou
26、t the materials to be discarded or mechanically.Today,however,new sorting technologies are being developed in order to speed up the process of sorting but to also cause better results.Exciting technologies using magnets(磁铁) or optical systems are being used to effectively sort materials so more of t
27、hem can be recycled.AFor effective recycling we need effective sorting.BPackaging is the first step towards recycling.CThis is where different sorting techniques come into play.DSo citizens need to be aware of their local collection system.ECollection systems can be very different from country to co
28、untry.FThe rest were landfilled or burned even though they could have been recycled or reused.GBut for materials to be recycled,they first need to find their way to the right waste bin.语篇解读本文介绍了回收再利用时分类很重要,且各国收集废品的方法可能不同,因此居民需要了解当地的收集方法,这样有利于高效地保护环境,同时有利于节约资源。1解析:根据空后的consequently可知,空后讲“结果”,则空处应是讲“原
29、因”;故G项“但是对于要回收利用的材料来说,首先它们需要找到恰当的垃圾箱”符合语境,与空后一句“因此它们才能被收集并被带到恰当的地方进行回收利用”逻辑关系紧密。故选G项。答案:G2解析:上段讲了回收再利用和垃圾分类,本段讲的是有效的垃圾分类,故此空应填一个过渡句。A项中的effective sorting与空后的the effective sorting相呼应,故选A项。答案:A3解析:本段通过列举比利时的首都布鲁塞尔和奥地利的首都维也纳这两个城市不同的收集废品的方法以表明各国收集废品的方法可能不同,故E项“(废品)收集方法在国与国之间可能非常不同”可概括本段。故选E项。答案:E4解析:空处为
30、段落尾句,起总结该段内容的作用,该段讲的是(废品)收集方法在国与国之间可能非常不同,因此,居民需要了解当地的收集方法。答案:D5解析:空前讲将可回收材料在专用的设备中进行分类,空后是说垃圾分类分人工分类和机器分类两种,故C项“这就是不同的分类技术开始起作用的地方”可以衔接前后句。故选C项。答案:C.语法填空Beijing Daxing International Airport(BDIA)was 1._ (formal)opened on Sept. 25,2019.Located around 46 km south of Tiananmen Square,it was designed b
31、y famed architectual firms ADP Ingenirie and Zaha Hadid Architects.BDIA was listed 2._ the first of the “seven wonders of the modern world near completion” by the Guardian in 2015.The new airport complex,consisting of a main terminal,a supporting service building and a parking lot,3._(cover)an area
32、of about 1.4 million square meters.The starfish design is extremely space efficient,with 4._ journey of just 600 meters from the security checkpoint to the furthest gate.5._ could be the most expected innovation at BDIA is its artificial intelligence.The airport 6._(set)up more than 400 selfservice
33、checkin machines already,which can 7._(short)passengers waiting time to about 10 minutes.Travelers can be scanned on cameras 8._(use)facial recognition.Counters can be fully automated to capture(拍摄)face photos and relay 9._(they)during each part of the journey through the airport,including the secur
34、ity checkpoint and the departure gate.The Daxing airportsaid to be the worlds largest terminal in a single buildingis expected 10._(receive)a large amount of 170 million passengers by 2025.It will become a new transport hub for the greater BeijingTianjinHebei region.语篇解读文章属于新闻类说明文,介绍了北京大兴国际机场的相关情况。1
35、解析:考查词性转换。此处用副词作状语,修饰谓语动词。答案:formally2解析:考查介词。此处表示卫报曾将北京大兴国际机场列为第一个“即将完成的现代世界七大奇迹”。be listed as意为“被列为”。答案:as3解析:考查时态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知,主语为the new airport complex,谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式,且此处是对机场情况的客观介绍,时态应用一般现在时,故填covers。答案:covers4解析:考查冠词。“海星”的设计非常节省空间,最远登机口离安检点只有600米的路程。journey“旅行,行程”为可数名词,此处为泛指,且journey以辅音音素开头,
36、故填不定冠词a。答案:a5解析:考查名词性从句的引导词。分析句子结构可知,空处引导主语从句,且在从句中作主语,表示“的事物”,故填What。答案:What6解析:考查时态。根据句意和句中的already可知,此处应用现在完成时态。答案:has set7解析:考查词性转换。空处应用动词作谓语,shorten为short的动词形式,意为“(使)变短,缩短”。答案:shorten8解析:考查非谓语动词。此处use的逻辑主语为cameras,两者之间为主动关系,故用现在分词作定语。答案:using9解析:考查代词。空处作relay的宾语,且指代前面的face photos,故用宾格them。答案:them10解析:考查非谓语动词。此处考查expect sb./sth.to do sth.的被动结构,即sb./sth.be expected to do sth.“某人/某物被期望做某事”,故填to receive。答案:to receive- 5 - 版权所有高考资源网