2019屆四川省長寧縣高考英語一輪復習閱讀理解練習：9(含解析)

1、四川長寧縣2019高考英語閱讀理解專題練習閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項。Will Nanfang University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen announce a new beginning for Chinashigher education reform?Itstoo early to answer.But its presence ischallenging the Ministry of Education.Even without the approval of the ministry

2、 it seems that the school isdetermined to move forward and enroll 50 students, so-called child prodigies（ 奇才 ）, to begin classeson March l, 2019.On graduating in 2019, these students will receive a diploma unauthorized by theMinistry of Education-unlike the students of their age from the state-run u

3、niversities.The school is committed to modeling itself on Hong Kong University of Science andTechnology, but if the government will not approve the school, the situation could cause a lot of trouble forthose 50 students if they want to do graduate studies at other higher learning institutions.Other

4、schoolscould turn their applications down for their unauthorized diplomas.The difficulties, however, have not frightened students and their parents away.OnDec.18, 2019 more than 1,000 students and their parents visited Nanfang Universityof Science and Technology for interviews.Private investment mar

5、ks the school out from other higher learning institutions inthe nation.Not a penny comes from the government. So the government will have no voice in how theschool will be run.The Ministry of Education has published a comprehensive plan for education reformand development between 2019 and 2020.The g

6、oal is to make Ch inashigher education internationallycompetitive.To accomplish this goal, the government should have the courage to let the educators whohave big ideas try them out.The ministry should have applauded the independence the school inShenzhen has shown and encouraged more to do likewise

7、.Education reform in China has reached a new and crucial stage.Nanfang University of Science andTechnology has a long way to go to prove itself competitive rather than a diploma mill.1.Over 1,000 students and parents visited the school becauseA. they believe that the school will have a bright future

8、B. they believe the government is sure to approve the schoolC. the school models itself on Hong Kong University successfullyD. they will never do graduate studies at other higher learning institutions2.The trouble the students in the school may have is that ._A. the government will have no voice in

9、the schoolB. they wontreceive any diploma when graduati ng from the schoolC. other schools are unlikely to accept their diploma from the schoolD. they will not learn how to be competitive3.What does the author thi nk of Nanfang Un iversity of Science and Tech no logy?A. It is another kind of diploma

10、 mill.B. It simpossible for the school to be competitive.C. It will never get the approval from the Ministry of Education.D. Its in depe ndence from the gover nment may ben efit the educati on reform.4.What is the best title of the passage?A. University of New Style.B.China sEducation Reform.C. Mode

11、ling Hong Kong University.D. Authorized or Not?【參考答案】1 4 ACDA2019 山西省高三年級四校聯(lián)考Research suggests that if a woma n runs her household without any help, she has lessinterest in scaling the career ladder.But the reas on for this is not quite what you might expect, such as being too tired.According to exp

12、erts, the satisfaction of being in charge of day-to-day domestic tasks leaves mothers withless of a thirst for success at work. If she were in deed to “ have it all ”一 a family life, a love life and acareer she would need to be preparedto carve up some of the home decisi ons with her spouse, a study

13、 suggests.The study asked 136 men and womenaged 18 to 30 whether being in controlof householddecisi ons is someth ing they desire. Both sexes agreed that being in charge is anadvantage. Then, 150 women were asked to imagine being a married mother and either making most ofthe household decisions or m

14、aking them jointly with her husband. Those who had imagined being incontrol at home placed less value on things such as earning a high salary than those who had imaginedsharing the running of the household.Then, almost 650 men and women were asked to imagine one of the same two scenes but with divis

15、ion ofhousehold chores. The mens interest in work was not affected by thoughts of being in charge at home.And if a woman imagined having to do all the chores, without making the decisions at home, she was stillhungry for power in the workplace.Researcher Professor Serena Chen said，“ This suggests it

16、 is the power aspect ofhousehold control that reduces womens interest in power outside of the home. To realise true genderequality in both private and public fields, our results suggest women may need to at least partially give upthe role of household directors and men must share such decision-makin

17、g. ” 1 What could be learnedfrom the text?A. Women are fond of doing household tasks.B. Women have no interest in the office work.C. Women can do well at home or beyond if they share household decisions with men.D. Women can do well at home as well as in the workplace. 2 What leaves women with less

18、of a thirstfor a successful career?A. Pressure from household tasks.B. Lack of working experience.C. Poor physical and mental state.D. Satisfaction of being in charge of household tasks. 3 Professor Serena Chen suggested that.A. it was hard to realize true gender equalityB. men must work as househol

19、d directorsC. men and women should share household decisionsD. women should be as wise as men 4 Who would be most interested in the text?A. Researchers.B. Breadwinners.C. Employers.D. Working mothers. 文章大意 女性如果想在事業(yè)上有所建樹，她們就得把管理家庭事務的權力放一放。1.C。考查文意理解。從全文對研究內(nèi)容和結果的論述可知，妻子想在事業(yè)上成功，她就得 和丈夫共同決策家庭事務。第二段最后一句也

20、有明確提示。2.D。考查細節(jié)理解。從第二段中信息the satisfaction of being in charge of day-to-day domestic tasks leaves mothers with lessof a thirst for success atwork ”可知，女 性從掌管家庭事務中獲得的滿足感導致她們對成功事業(yè)的渴望減少。3.C。 考查細節(jié)理解。從最后一段中的To realise true gender equality in both private and public fields,our results suggest women may need

21、to at least partially give upthe role of household directors and men must share suchdecision-making. ”可知，Professor Serena Chen 認為夫妻應當分享家庭決策權。4.D?？疾橥评砼袛?。文章研究婦女怎樣才能在事業(yè)上成功，因此對該文章最感興趣的應該 是職業(yè)媽媽，所以 D 項正確。閱讀理解The earths most rich resourcewater has become one of the most precious resourcesin the United Stat

22、es as rivers, lakes, and freshwater reservoirs are increasingly exploited for human use.Consequently, using precise farming techniques to refine“irrigation scheduling ” is a research area of particular interest to Susan Moran,a researcher with the USdepartment of Agriculture. She explains that in th

23、e southwest, irrigation is bothdifficult and expensive. There, she says, farmers have a tendency to over irrigate, spending both moretime and money than necessary.“ Im trying to provide new information that could be used by farmers to schedule irrigations toimprove their profitability and use less w

24、ater,” Moran says.“ Farmers often look at weather changes and then schedule irrigation based on that information. But ifthey had better information, they could use scientific models to compute more precisely how much watertheir crop isusing. ”Rather than guessing their crops potential need for water

25、 based upon weather changes, farmers canuse remote sensors to measure how much water their crop is actually using. This would give them a moreaccurate measure of how much more water it needs.Moranbelieveand timely measurements of plant andair temperature, then they can program when and how much wate

26、r to give each crop through an irrigationsystem. No more water would be used than needed, thus saving cost and conserving water.Moran introduces one study she conducted inArizona to investigate the use of remotesensing data for scheduling cotton irrigations. Typically, those farmers irrigate ten tim

27、es per growingseason, but evidence showed that some of those farmers could achieve basically the same harvest withonly nine irrigations.“ In those cases, one less irrigation saved more than all the cost of remote sensingdata ， ” she states. “ Both irrigation and satellite remote sensing data are exp

28、ensive.But then again many farmers are used to working together as a group. They are usedto sharing. Im hoping they could do the same with remote sensing data scene over alarge area to cover many farms, which would further reduce the1. What does Moran think is the problem with farmers?2. How can far

29、mers get the new information about their crop?A. To reschedule irrigation as required.B. To watch weather changes regularly.C. To use remote sensors as researchers suggest.D. To use scientific models since computing is more reliable.答案解析：答案為 C。本題為細節(jié)題。從第三段farmers can use remote sensors tomeasure how

30、much water their crop is actuallyusing. ” 可知答案為 C。本題容易錯選D 項。題干問的是“農(nóng)民如何得到關于莊稼的新信息？” 從第二段最后一句話 “But ifthey had better information, they could use scientific models to compute moreprecisely how much water their crop isusing. ” 可知，農(nóng)民如果有了更好的信息可以使用 scientific models。故答案 D 錯誤。3. What do farmers check upon

31、when they decide how much water each crop needs?A. Profitability.B. Remote sensors.C. The cost.D. Air temperature. purchase onecost.A. Over -used reservoirs.C. Irrigation researches.答案解析： 答案為 D。 由第一段最后一句話spending both more time and money thanB. Precision farming.D. Over- irrigation.farmers have a te

32、ndency to over irrigate,necessary. ” 可知，答案為 D。答案解析：答案為 D。本題為細節(jié)理解題。從第四段“Moran believes that if farmers aregetting good and timely measurements of plant and air temperature, then they can program when andhow much water to give each crop through an irrigationsystem. ”可知，農(nóng)民依靠準確及時地測量植物和空氣溫度，來決定給每種莊稼配給相應的

33、水分。故答案為 D。4. Whats the purpose of Moran introducing the study she carried out in Arizona?A. To investigate the use of remote sensing data.B. To support her viewpoint in the previous paragraph.C. To show how farmers can reap a harvest.D. To criticize those farmers who used too much water.答案解析：答案為 A。本

34、題為細節(jié)題。由倒數(shù)第二段首句“Moran introducesone study sheconducted in Arizona to investigate the use of remote sensing data for scheduling cotton irrigations. ”可知，答案為A。5. What is among the best possible ways to help save farmers money?A. Changing irrigation.B. Sharing sensing data.C. Buying one computer.D. Exten

35、ding the farms.答案解析：答案為 B。本題為細節(jié)題。由最后一段“ Both irrigation and satelliteremote sensing data are expensive. But then again many farmers are used to working together as a group.They are used to sharing. ” 可知，答案為 B。閱讀理解 - ASome of Beijing Zoosanimals are suffering menu changes because of the bird flusprea

36、d in Asia.Gone are the lionsand tigersdelightful“l(fā)ive ” chicken dinners. In their menu,in stead , are raw beefand mutt on. While the lions and tigers go chicke nl ess, the zoosbirds are also receivi ng some specialand un comfortable treatme nt these days. The peacocks in Badaling Safari Animal World

37、, who used to befeatured in the park and could walk around showing off their beautiful feathers, now are forced to stay incages.And turkeys at the Beiji ng Zoo believed to be most likely to suffer from the bird flu virus have been moved out of their old home to places separate from visitors.In most

38、cases, display areas with birds have bee n closed for health reas ons.Yet a good thing about the prese nt situati on is that the liv ing con diti ons of thezoosbirds are being improved , with keepers keep ing the display areas clea nerandnot as crowded as before . Almost all zoos have done more freq

39、ue nt clea ning and dis in fecti on for birdcages measures to preve nt infection.In this special period , pige ons（鴿子）are frowned upon .In Beiji ng , many homi ngpige on lovers use balc onies（陽臺）to build cages for birds . Most n eighbours arefed up with these cages since they can produce waste and f

40、eathers . Now thecity shoming pigeon organization is asking all its members to stop letting pigeons out of their cages and keepcages clean. Still,pigeons and some other birds seem less lovelyto people tha n before.As a Chin ese n ewspaper put it:“ Doves , are you still an gels?”1. Which of the follo

41、w ing shows the menu cha nges in the Beijing Zoo?A. The lionsand tigers have“l(fā)ive ” chicken dinners.B. The lions and tigers eat raw beef and mutt on.C. The lions and tigers have chickens only for supper.D. The lio ns and tigers have beef and mutt on for part of meals.答案解析：答案為 B。本題為細節(jié)題。從第二段第一、二句“Gone

42、are the lions and tigers delightful “ live ” chicke n dinners. In their menu , in stead , are raw beef andmutt on. ”可知，獅子和老虎不再享受活雞的美餐，而是吃生牛肉和羊肉。故答案為Bo2. We can con clude from the text thatA. turkeys have bee n moved out of the zoo because of the bird flu virusB. peacock shows used to be free of char

43、geC. people can hardly see peacock shows in the Beiji ng Zoo nowD. homing pige ons are safe from the bird flu virus答案解析：答案為 C。本題為細節(jié)推理題。從第二段的最后一句話“The peacocks in BadalingSafari Animal World,，now are forced to stay incages. ”可知，孔雀現(xiàn)在被關在籠子里，因此人們幾乎在北京動物園看不到它們了。故答案為Co3. The un derl ined sentence in the t

44、ext means_A. pige ons receive the best careB. people are worried about pige onsC. people feel displeased with pige onsD. people show noin terest in pige ons答案解析：答案為 C。本題為句意推斷題。本句出現(xiàn)在倒數(shù)第二段的首句，也是該段的中心句(topic sentence )。結合后文 “Most neighbours are fed up with these cages . Still, pigeons and someother bir

45、ds seem less lovely to people thanbefore ”可知，人們受夠了鴿子，并且鴿子和其他的鳥兒也似乎沒有以往那么可愛了。這些細節(jié)都是在證明首句的中心句，表達的意思是人們對鴿子感到不愉快。故答案為Co2019 河南省普通高中高三畢業(yè)班適應性測試The Un ited States Departme nt of Agriculture has a program called Wildlife Services.Its job is to help protect agricultural and other resources from threats and d

46、amageby wildlife. Ofte n that mea ns helpi ng farmers deal with un welcome visitors. This_organization has experts from different fields and it has set up thousands of inquiry age ncies all over thecountry where farmers can expla in their difficulty and get practical help.One example from Wildlife S

47、ervices of its work involved a farmer in Washington State, in the PacificNorthwest. Several yearsago, thousa nds of Can ada geese Ian ded on hisfields. The geese began to eat his carrot crop. Biologists from the program suggested that the farmer usenoise-making devices and other measures to scare th

48、e large birds away. These efforts appare ntlysucceeded, which made the farmer quite happy.Wildlife Services also has a livestock(牲畜)protect ion program. The program just offerssuggestions to keep those unwelcome visitors away instead of killing them.Experts suggest providing secure shelter for chick

49、ens, sheep and other animals that could be attacked.They also suggest using lights above places where animals are kept. And they advise people who seecoyotes around their property to chase them away by shouting, making loud noises or throwing rocks. Forhome gardeners, a two-meter fence might help ke

50、ep out deer. To keep out rabbits, a wire fence has to beonly about a half-met er high. It should extend fifteen centimeters underground to keep rabbits fromdigging under it. If snakes are a problem, remove dead trees and cut high grass to destroy their hidingplaces. And to protect livestock, consider using guard animals such as dogs and donkeys, which are veryeffective. Due to its effective work, ever since the Wildlife Services was starte