2019_2020学年高中英语阅读强化训练一牛津译林版必修2.doc

1、阅读强化训练(一)(建议用时：15分钟) 阅读理解A group of scientists in the Netherlands recently used hightech methods to examine a secret hidden inside an ancient Chinese statue(雕像). It was sent to the Drents Museum in the northeastern Netherlands as part of an exhibit. But while working on the statue, researchers took

2、the chance to study the body of a Buddhist monk(佛僧) inside it.The statue was shipped to a medical center for CT scans, which are tests that produce Xray pictures. Scientists used the technology to find out the statues hidden secrets. The body of the monk was sitting on top of a roll of cloth marked

3、with Chinese characters(字). The cloth shows that the monk was named Liu Quan and lived around the year 1100.“On the outside, it looked like a large statue of Buddha，” said Vincent van Vilsteren from the Drents Museum. “What flabbergasted me was that, on the inside, it was the mummy(干尸) of a Buddhist

4、 monk. Later we learned that for the first 200 years, the mummy was probably placed in a Buddhist temple. Only in the 14th century did they do all the work to move it into a nice statue.”Researchers at the Drents Museum still have a lot of questions about the mummy. It is believed to be the only Chi

5、nese Buddhist mummy that has been studied outside Asia. Scientists hope that DNA testing on the mummy will help them learn more about it. Further research may dig up more information about the monk in the months to come.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了一尊内藏高僧干尸的古佛像。1What is special about the statue?ASomething

6、unusual is in it.BIt is a modern Chinese statue.CIt is made of different kinds of material.DStrange characters can be seen on its surface.A解析：细节理解题。由第一段中的researchers took the chance to study the body of a Buddhist monk(佛僧) inside it可知，这尊雕像内藏一位佛僧的干尸，这正是其特别之处，故选A项。2Research showed that the monk_Adied

7、of a terrible diseaseBlived around the 12th centuryCsat on an ancient Chinese bookDwas burned right after his deathB解析：细节理解题。由第二段中的the monk.lived around the year 1100可知，B项说法正确。3The underlined word “flabbergasted” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_”AdisturbedBsatisfiedCsurprisedDsavedC解析：词义猜测题。由该段中的On

8、the outside, it looked like a large statue of Buddha和on the inside, it was the mummy(干尸) of a Buddhist monk可知，这让Vincent van Vilsteren十分惊讶，故选C项。4What is the text mainly about?AAncient Chinese statues.BThe Drents Museum.CBuddhism in China.DA mummified monk.D解析：主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了一尊内藏高僧干尸的古佛像，故选D项。 七选五Now ma

9、ny people smoke. 1._ At such a young age, you dont really think about the health risks of smoking. You certainly do not realize how addictive(上瘾的) smoking can be. As a teenager, you probably think that you can try smoking for a few times and then take it or leave it. However, the truth is that it do

10、esnt take long to become addicted to smoking. So why do children or teenagers start smoking? 2._Peer(同龄人) pressure plays an important part. Many children start smoking because their friends have tried it or smoke themselves. Those children may have started as they grow up in an environment where the

11、ir parents, grandparents and older relatives smoke. 3._Some children may begin to smoke if they have low selfesteem(自尊). Smoking may help them to make friends. 4._ When they have friends, theyll become more confident and have higher selfesteem.Some children say that they smoke to appear older and mo

12、re like grownups, especially if they are surrounded by young adults who smoke.5_ They may think that if they smoke just like their favourite star does, they will appear more attractive, like them.Whatever the reason that a teenager has for starting to smoke, it is important to remember that smoking

13、is harmful.AThey think it cool to smoke.BThere are several reasons as to why they do that.CSo they smoke in order to look and act like them.DIf they smoke, they will be accepted by their peers.EMost smokers took up the habit in their early or midteens.FSome movies and TV shows encourage teenagers to

14、 smoke.GSome teenagers do that because their favourite star smokes.【解题导语】青少年为什么吸烟呢？本文分析了几点原因。1E解析：根据At such a young age, you dont really think about the health risks of smoking.可知，前面应该要提及青少年吸烟的问题，故选E项。2B解析：根据So why do children or teenagers start smoking？以及综合下文内容可知，本句话是承上启下句，说明青少年吸烟有很多原因，故选B项。3C解析：根据

15、.as they grow up in an environment where their parents，grandparents and older relatives smoke.可知，如果青少年身边有长辈吸烟的话，他们就向那些吸烟的人学习。4D解析：根据Smoking may help them to make friends.可知，这里是指吸烟是为了被同龄人接受，从而交到朋友。5G解析：根据They may think that if they smoke just like their favourite star does.可知，本段是说如果青少年的偶像吸烟的话，他们也会吸烟，因为这能让他们觉得自己更有魅力。