1、组合练(二十一)阅读理解阅读七选五.阅读理解A(2020潍坊模拟)“Becoming Jane”Through September 7, 2020National Geographic MuseumJane Goodall began observing chimpanzees in 1960 at Gombe Stream Game Reserve in what is now Tanzania, but her first study of animal behavior took place some 20 years earlier, when she, at 5 years old,
2、 spent several hours in a hen house, waiting to see how a hen laid an egg.That curiosity helped drive Goodall to become one of the most famous scientists of the 20th century. Her evolution from an innocent child to a “global icon (偶像)” is documented in “Becoming Jane”， an exhibit in Washington, DC.
3、through September 7. After that, it heads to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.“Becoming Jane” is technologyheavy. Interactive digital displays, 3D experiences and a hologram (全息图)like appearance by Goodall herself will draw the attention of both adults and youngsters. For those who h
4、ave followed Goodalls career closely, the real treat is seeing her birthday gifts and books from her childhood, field notes, Ph.D. papers and other personal belongings and photos.Visitors will follow the path of her childhood dream gradually coming true, then the course of her field study about chim
5、panzees in African wild forests, with remarkable achievements, and finally her recent life as an Animal Rights activist. PRICE $15 WHEN November 22, 2019September 7, 2020LOCATION 1145 17th Street NW Washington, DC. 20036语篇解读本文是一篇应用文。文中主要介绍了Jane Goodall的经历以及在华盛顿特区举办的“Becoming Jane”主题展览的内容、特色和时间地点等。1W
6、here is “Becoming Jane” held before September 7，2020?AIn Tanzania.BIn Washington, DC.CIn Los Angeles County. DIn Janes hometown.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Her evolution from. documented in Becoming Jane，an exhibit in Washington，D.C.through September 7.”可知，2020年9月7日前，展览在华盛顿特区举办。答案：B2What may attract Jane Gooda
7、lls followers most?ATreats for children.BFree books by Jane.CJanes personal items.DThe applied technology.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“For those who have followed Goodalls career closely，the real treat is seeing her birthday gifts and books from her childhood，field notes，Ph.D.papers and other personal belonging
8、s and photos.”可知，对那些追随Goodall的事业的人来说，真正的乐事是看到她小时候的生日礼物和书籍、野外记录、博士论文以及其他个人财物和相片。因此最吸引Jane Goodall的追随者的是她的私人物品。答案：C3What type of writing is this text?AA story. BAn advertisement.CAn official report. DA celebrity profile.解析：推理判断题。文章首段简单介绍了Jane Goodall的经历，然后引出在华盛顿特区举办的“Becoming Jane”主题展览，且文章最后给出了票价、举办时间
9、和地点等信息，符合广告的文体特点，故选B项。答案：BB(2021江西重点中学协作体第一次联考)When Sally Millsopp，53，with her 17yearold daughter, Eleanor，participated in Race for Life in 2019.She had no idea if she would get to see her mother Jennifer Earnshaw again，who was desperately ill with a form of lung cancer, but she encouraged the pair
10、to take part in the event as she knew the fundraising would help others.They managed to make it back to her bedside just in time to show her the photographs. Jennifer，who was a former head teacher，passed away the following day，aged 76.Ms. Millsopp and her daughter once again participated in the Race
11、 for Life on May 13 in 2020 to the memory of Jennifer，and spoke on stage to inspire others.“Mum was a selfless person.I knew she really wanted us to do Race for Life but it was hard not knowing if I would be there with her at the end.When we reached the finish line, Eleanor and I both felt elated th
12、at wed done something so positive at such a sad time.We had a big hug and knew it was something Mum would be proud of，” said Ms. Millsopp.One in two people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer，but the good news is more people are surviving the disease now than ever before.Cancer Research UKs Race
13、 for Life，in partnership with Tesco，is an inspiring womenonly series of 5k，10k，Pretty Muddy and Hiking events which raise millions of pounds every year to help beat cancer sooner by funding vital research.Gemma Turpin，Cancer Research UKs Norwich event manager，said，“We are very grateful to Sally and
14、Eleanor for their story that highlights how special Race for Life is to people.By following them，women in Norfolk can make a real difference in the fight against cancer.Money raised through Race for Life is helping beat over 200 different types of cancerthats why every step，every person and every pe
15、nny raised counts.”语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。Race for Life是由英国癌症研究中心与特易购合作举办的一场鼓舞人心的女性专场赛，该比赛每年都能筹集到数百万英镑，并通过资助重要的研究项目来帮助人们更快地战胜癌症。文章主要讲述了Millsopp夫人和她的女儿两次参加Race for Life的故事。4What do we know about Jennifer Earnshaw?AShe used to take part in Race for Life.BShe had a sense of social responsibility.CShe died withou
16、t seeing Sally and Eleanor.DShe worried about her cancers influence on Sally.解析：推理判断题。根据第一段第二句“She had no idea if she would get to see her mother Jennifer Earnshaw again，who was desperately ill with a form of lung cancer，but she encouraged the pair to take part in the event as she knew the fundraisi
17、ng would help others.”可知，Jennifer Earnshaw知道这个筹款活动会帮助到其他人，所以她鼓励Millsopp和她的女儿参加这个活动。由此可推知，Jennifer Earnshaw是一个有社会责任感的人。故选B。答案：B5What does the underlined word “elated” in paragraph 4 mean?AReally interested. BDesperately tired.CExtremely excited. DDeeply embarrassed.解析：词义猜测题。根据第四段第三、四句中的“that wed done
18、 something so positive at such a sad time.We had a big hug and knew it was something Mum would be proud of”可知，Millsopp认为在那样一个悲伤的时刻做了这样一件具有积极意义的事情是很令人激动的，所以她和女儿给了彼此一个大大的拥抱。由此可推知，elated意为“兴奋的”，与excited意思相近。故选C。答案：C6What is the purpose of paragraph 5?ATo add some background information.BTo summarize th
19、e previous paragraphs.CTo report news about cancer treatment.DTo introduce a new topic for discussion.解析：写作意图题。根据第五段内容可知，英国癌症研究中心(Cancer Research UK)与特易购(Tesco)合作举办的Race for Life是一场鼓舞人心的女性专场赛，每年都能通过举办该比赛筹集到数百万英镑，并通过资助重要的研究项目来帮助人们更快地战胜癌症。由此可推知，本段旨在介绍Race for Life的一些背景知识。故选A。答案：A7Whats the best title
20、for the text?ARunning in Memory of MotherBLiving Life with a Selfless HeartCJoining the Race to Keep HealthyDStruggling to Survive from Cancer解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了Millsopp夫人和她的女儿两次参加Race for Life的故事，第一次是身患癌症的母亲鼓励她们参加的，第二次是为了纪念因患癌症去世的母亲而参加的。A项与原文主旨相符，是最适合本文的标题。故选A。答案：A【长难句解读】Money raised through Ra
21、ce for Life is helping beat over 200 different types of cancerthats why every step, every person and every penny raised counts.分析：本句为主从复合句。why引导表语从句。句意：通过(举办)Race for Life筹集到的资金帮助战胜了200多种不同类型的癌症这就是每一步、每一个人、等集到的每一分钱都很重要的原因。C(2021威海高三模拟)Recently，researchers at the University of Toronto figured out a w
22、ay with a quick video selfie to accurately measure blood pressure with your smartphones camera by developing a technology known as transdermal optical imaging (TOI) (透皮光学成像)Cameras on smartphones can catch red light reflected from hemoglobin (血红素) under our skin，which permits TOI to visualize and me
23、asure blood flow changes.Researchers measured the blood pressure of 1，328 Canadian and Chinese adults by getting twominute videos of their faces on an iPhone.“From the video got by the technology，you can see how the blood flows in different parts of the face and through this flow，you can get a lot o
24、f information，” said Kang Lee，lead author of the study.Lee also helped create an app called Anura，which allows people to try out the TOI software for themselves，giving them the ability to record a 30second video of their face and receive measurements of stress levels and resting heart rates.Lee said
25、 more research was needed to make sure that the measurements were as accurate as possible，explaining that the study didnt test people with very dark or very fair skin.“In order to improve our app to make it usable，particularly for people with hypertension (高血压)，we need to collect a lot of data from
26、them，which is very hard because a lot of them are already taking medicine，” Lee explained. “We cannot tell them not to take medicine，but from time to time，we get participants who dont take medicine so we can get hypertensive people this way.”The scientists said there were many potential applications
27、 of the technology，including providing health services for those who lived in remote areas.语篇解读本文是一篇科技说明文。文章介绍了透皮光学成像(TOI)技术以及借助该技术开发出的一款应用软件。8What is mainly talked about in paragraph 2?AInformation offered by TOI.BNew findings on hypertension.CHow TOI is put into smartphones.DHow the TOI technology
28、 works.解析：段落大意题。根据第二段中的“which permits TOI to visualize and measure blood flow changes.by getting twominute videos of their faces on an iPhone”“.how the blood flows in different parts of the face and through this flow，you can get a lot of information”可知，本段主要讲了透皮光学成像技术的工作原理。故选D。答案：D9What might people
29、benefit from the new technology mentioned above?ALiving a life free from stress.BImproving the heart function gradually.CAccessing health services for free.DKnowing abnormal blood pressure earlier.解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的“which allows people to try out the TOI software for themselves，giving them the ability
30、 to record a 30second video of their face and receive measurements of stress levels and resting heart rates”可知，Anura使得人们能够使用TOI软件，录制30秒的面部视频并接收压力水平和静止心率的测量结果，由此可推知，通过这一新技术人们可以更早地发现血压异常。答案：D10What can be done for a better Anura?AEquipping phones with better cameras.BAllowing phones to record longer v
31、ideos.CCollecting data from more diverse samples.DPersuading participants not to take medicine.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中“more research was needed.people with very dark or very fair skin”和第四段中的“In order to improve our app to make it usable.we need to collect a lot of data from them” “we get participants who do
32、nt take medicine so we can get hypertensive people this way”可知，为了改进Anura，研究人员需要更加多样化的样本。故选C。答案：C11Why does the author write this text?ATo predict future applications of TOI.BTo introduce TOI and an app related.CTo describe functions of cameras on phones.DTo evaluate the quality of an app called Anur
33、a.解析：推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了透皮光学成像技术以及借助这一技术开发出的一款可通过手机摄像头录制视频短片来测量血压的软件。故选B。答案：BDA serious defeat I suffered when I was only 10 years old helped send me to the Olympics and made me the 1968 Olympic ice skating champion. It acquainted me with a deadly competitorthe other Peggy Fleming.Just before that,
34、 I had been rollerskating, playing baseball, and could climb up a tree as well as any boy. But Dad encouraged me to take skating lessons. And soon I was winning local figureskating (花样滑冰) awards. Then came the Pacific Coast Championship in Los Angeles.I, a very confident young girl, proud of the pra
35、ise of friends and newspapers, walked into the stadium expecting to add another laurel (桂冠) to my recent victories. Out on the ice, I thoroughly enjoyed myself, skimming through the camels spin, double axle, paragraph three, and all the other figures I knew so well. But when the results were posted,
36、 I was stunnedout of 12 competitors I had finished last!The lesson burned as bright as my skate blades: “You didnt skate your best！” I knew that only one person had beaten me that daymyself, my own selfsatisfaction.Ive heard that we humans use only about onehundredth of our potential brain power. Wh
37、at a huge pool of power awaits us, if wed just make full use of it! When I trained for the Olympics, Id practise the same 69 figures over and over, eight hours a day, six days a week. A skater must do five figures for the Olympics, but you arent told until the last minute which figures these will be
38、. So you must have all 69 down pat (熟稔)Often in the middle of practicing a figure, the other Peggy Fleming would whisper, “Good enoughwhy put yourself so hard？” And then Id remember my lesson at Los Angeles.Now I skate professionally. But I still face this deadly competitor, myself. I firmly believe
39、 that each of us has been given a special talent. And if we bury our talent in our own selfsatisfaction and simply do not want to make the effort, we fail our world and ourselves.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。作者因自满导致失败，得到教训之后，她努力拼搏，终于走向了成功。12Who is really Peggy Fleming in the text?AThe writers mother.BThe writers te
40、acher.CThe writers coach.DThe writer herself.解析：推理判断题。第一段就提到了这个人名；第四段提到“only one person had beaten me that daymyself”；第五段提到“Often in the middle of practicing a figure，the other Peggy Fleming would whisper，Good enoughwhy put yourself so hard？”由此推断，Peggy Fleming就是作者自己。答案：D13How did the writer like the
41、 result of the Pacific Coast Championship in Los Angeles?ADisappointing. BSurprising.CUnacceptable. DUnfair.解析：推理判断题。根据第三段可知，作者参加比赛时，满是骄傲，志在必得，没有想到结果出来，自己是最后一名，所以感到非常惊讶。答案：B14Which of the following does the writer disapprove of?AIts never too hard to push oneself in reaching their full potential.BIt
42、s impossible for a skater to know the five figures ahead of time.CA figure skater is required to practise all the 69 figures repeatedly.DThe failure at Los Angeles became a barrier hard for her to cross.解析：细节理解题。根据第五段的最后一句“And then Id remember my lesson at Los Angeles.”可知，每当作者有所懈怠时，那次的教训就会给她带来力量。故选D
43、。答案：D15What can fail to be concluded from the last paragraph?AWe humans are born with a special talent.BWe humans are born with selfsatisfaction.CEach of us has been given a competitorourselves.DFailure tends to result from our own selfsatisfaction.解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，我们每个人都是有天赋的，也容易自满，从而天生就有个竞争对手，那就是
44、我们自己，而自满又会导致失败，但是并不是所有的失败都是自满导致的。答案：D.阅读七选五(2021青岛高三诊断)One truth about modern life is that nobody has any time. 16 So lets try a simple thought experiment. Imagine that you came into possession of a magical new set of technologies that could automate or promote every single part of your job. 17 Mayb
45、e youd pick up a hobby, or have more children, or learn to relax and enjoy yourself in the additional leisure. But what if I told you that you wouldnt do any of those things: You would just work the exact same amount of time as before. 18 But there are simple reasons for this.Better technology means
46、 higher expectationsand higher expectations create more work. For most of history, humans were forced to suffer from their own dirty and unpleasant substances. Most families clothes were washed twice a year. The housework technologies that came into the world suddenly between the late19th and mid20t
47、h century created new norms (标准) of cleanlinessfor our floors, our clothes, ourselves. 19 Automatic washers and dryers raised our expectations for clean clothes and encouraged people to go out and buy new shirts and pants; housewives therefore had more loads of laundry to wash, dry, and fold.In shor
48、t, technology made it much easier to clean a house to 1890s standards. 20 They wanted a modern homewith dustless windowsills (窗台) and shiny floorsand this dustless shiny home required a 40to50hour workweek, even with the assistance of modern tools.AYou are wasting your time.BThis might seem impossib
49、le.CNew norms meant more work.DWhat would you do with the extra time?EThat means you can have more time to relax.FEverybody is busy, burned out, and overloaded.GBut by midcentury, Americans didnt want that old house.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。新科技并没有像想象的那样给大家带来更多的休闲时间。16解析：根据设空前句中的“nobody has any time”可知，现代社会每个人都很
50、忙碌，没有时间。故设空处应为语意的衔接，同时又承接下文。故选F。答案：F17解析：根据第一段最后一句“想象一下，你拥有了一套神奇的新技术，这项技术可以自动化或促进你的工作的每一个部分”可知，这项技术能让人们从工作中解放出来，有更多的时间。又根据空后的“Maybe youd pick up a hobby.leisure.”可知，这是有了时间后可能会做的事情，故选D。答案：D18解析：根据第二段中的“You would just work the exact same amount of time as before.”可知，你工作的时间会和以前一样多。又根据设空后句子与设空处为语意的转折关系可知，B项符合语境，表示这看起来不太可能。答案：B19解析：根据设空后的“go out and buy new shirts and pants；housewives therefore had more loads of laundry”可知，新标准并没有减少反而增加了家庭主妇的劳动量。故选C。答案：C20解析：根据设空后的“They wanted a modern home”可知，他们想要新式的房子，不想要老房子了。故选G。答案：G
