山東省濰坊實驗中學2020屆高三英語二輪復(fù)習專題訓(xùn)練：(一)閱讀理解專項

1、【二輪專題練】（一）閱讀理解專項A Where did novel coronavirus come from?AS COVID -19 spreads throughout China and the rest of the world, an important question has yet to be answered: where did the virus come from?The latest study indicated that pangolins （ 穿山 甲）may be an intermediate host of the virus, according to

2、 Xinhua. However, bats are suspected to be the original cause.We don' know the source yet, but there 'pretty strong evidence that this is a bat origin coronavirus, said Peter Dazsak, president of EcoHealth Alliance, an environmental nonprofit, according to The New York Times. " Whenyou

3、look at the genetic sequence （基因序歹U ） of the virus, and you match it up with every known coronavirus, the closest relatives are from bats,” Dazsak also told CNN.So why are bats the source of so many deadly kinds of viruses but they don' t suffer from ;symptoms? As the only flying mammal （ 哺孚L動物

4、）with long lifespan, bats' body temperature ishigh, similar to a fever. It' s this fact that may contribute to bats免疫系Unique immune system （in protecting them from the ill effects of viruses.But are bats truly to blame for the virus or should we be blaming ourselves? Whether we destroy the f

5、orests where bats live or they end up on our plate, it 'the fault of humans for decreasing the distance between us and virus -carrying bats. Bats are an important animal in our ecosystem when it comes to pollinating （授粉）many fruits such as mangoes and bananas. We need to allow them to continue p

6、ollination and keep them away from our markets and mouths.1. What can we learn about the origin of COVID -19?A. Bats have been confirmed to be its original cause.B. Pangolins are now considered the most likely source.C. It ' s identified by comparing sources of various viruses.D. The virus was f

7、ound to be genetically similar to those seen in bats.2. Why don ' t bats suffer from the coronavirus?A. Bats have a unique immune system.B. Their low body temperature protects them.C. Bats are the only flying mammal to live in groups.D. Living in caves helps bats fight against viruses.3. What is

8、 the main point the author makes in the last paragraph?A. Virus -carrying bats should be killed.B. Humans should stay away from bats.C. Bats benefit but also harm our ecosystem.D. Bats could spread viruses during pollination.BWhere is it possible to drive from Rome to Moscow, Madrid, Paris, Vienna,

9、and Stockholm without going to Europe? The answer is in the state of Maine!Throughout the United States there are many towns and cities that have been named after not only European cities but other countries as well, such as China, Poland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Just how many New World place n

10、ames are recycled from the Old World names has never been tallied, but one researcher found forty-one Londons, fifty -six Berlins, twenty-fourDublins, thirty -two Athenses, and twenty -seven Moscows, among others!Reasons for European place names differ. Some were in memory of settlers' former ho

11、mes,others in honor of historic events. Founded in 1818 by John Coffee, Robert Beaty, John D. Carroll, and John Read, Athens is one of the oldest incorporated cities in the State of Alabama. The town was first called Athenson, and the name was then shortened to Athens, after the ancient city in Gree

12、ce. More interestingly, some names were given by mistake. For instance, the people of Moscow, Kansas, wanted their city to follow the name of the explorer Moscoso. They shortened his name to Mosco, and an official in Washington, thinking the Kansans couldn' t spell, addedw .1. Which of the follo

13、wing is true according to the passage?A. In the state of Maine there are many different European cities.B. You can drive to many European cities from the state of Maine.C. All the settlers in the state of Maine came from Europe.D. The state of Maine has many cities named after European cities.2. The

14、 underlined word“tallied " in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to"”.A. built B. believedC. addedD. visited3. What might have made the official in Washington change Mosco into Moscow?A. Moscow is a world -famous city name.B. He thought Moscoso would prefer Moscow.C. He believed Moscow was

15、a far better name.D. He couldn ' t spell very well and made a mistake.4. The best title for the passage is.A. The Story of Moscow, KansasB. American Cities and Their NamesC. Interesting NamesD. Old World Place Names in AmericaCMost of us long for relationships in which we are loved and accepted.

16、 Our hearts' desigive and receive love in relationships that make us feel that even if others disagree with what we do or say, they still love us, accept us, and appreciate what we give to the world. While it would be wonderful to have these types of relationships with all people, we know that &

17、#39; hard to do.However, we can have such relationships with some others, but only when we first have them with ourselves and, strangely, this is often the hardest relationship of all.Do you love yourself? You may think you do, but do you really? There' s only one way to findout by taking a clos

18、e look at what you think, say, and do. You may not like some of what you find, but if you are serious about really loving yourself, you can use this insight to do some positive inner work. Here are three ways for gaining greater personal insight for deeper love:Listen Closely to Your ThoughtsYour th

19、oughts will determine your actions. One thing helping you to listen to your thoughts is keeping a journal. It is not necessary for you to write in it every day, but it helps to record various insights you gain as you go about your life. Instead of using a big notebook, you might use a small notepad

20、that you can keep in your pocket for easy access to record your thoughts as they occur to you. Whichever method you choose, what' s most important is that you write your thoughts down.It will help you know what' s in your heart.Be Honest with YourselfTo do this, you should pay attention to y

21、our actions. Actions speak louder than words, and they always tell the truth. If you say you love your job, but your actions say otherwise, which do you think is more reliable? On the other hand, if you say you' re not good at a certain job, but youiactions say otherwise, that' s also import

22、ant. What do you do with this iYouhtan use it tomake more positive choices in your life. By being honest with yourself, you will act according to truth instead of just what you tell yourself.Take Quiet Time to Listen to Your Inner VoiceThis is similar to the first point, but it takes a step further

23、beyond the natural mind t(heart that cannot be seen. You may want to use your quiet time to think deeply. However you use this time, the key is to shut out all of the noise around you by focusing deep within yourself.Breathing deeply during quiet time will also help you focus. I know it' s hard

24、to find quiet timeduring a particularly busy day, but it' s so important - even if it ' s just 10 minutes a day anhave to hide somewhere to get it. Quiet time can really make a difference in your life.Despite what your mind may be telling you, you can have love with no limits. The key is to

25、unconditionally love yourself first.1. By looking deep into what we think, say, and do, we can.A. know whether we really love ourselvesB. appreciate what we give to the worldC. realize what type of relationship we long forD. know whether we are loved and accepted by others2. An important way for gai

26、ning personal insight is to.A. do some positive inner workB. keep a journal wherever you goC. look closely at what others say about usD. pay attention to our thoughts3. The insight we gain from our actions can help us.A. focus our attention on our jobsB. make more positive choices in our lifeC. act

27、according to the truthD. tell the differences between our words and our actions4. It can be learned from the passage that if we want to have love without limits, we must first of all.A. be honest with ourselves anytimeB. give our love to others generouslyC. love ourselves unconditionallyD. take quie

28、t time and think deeplyDWhat is the virus causing illness in Wuhan?It is a member of the coronavirus family that has never been encountered before. Like other coronaviruses, it has come from animals. Many of those initially infected either worked or frequently shopped in the Hubei seafood wholesale

29、market in the centre of the Chinese city, which also sold live and newly killed animals.Have there been other coronaviruses?New and troubling viruses usually originate in animal hosts. Ebola and flu are other examples. Severe acute respiratory syndrome （SARS） and Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome

30、（MERS） are both caused by coronaviruses that came from animals. In 2002, SARS spread virtually quickly to 37 countries, causing global panic, infecting more than 8,000 people and killing more than 750. MERS appears to be less easily passed from human to human, but has greater lethality （ 致命性）, killi

31、ng 35% of about 2,500 people who have been infected.What are the symptoms caused by the Wuhan coronavirus?The virus causes pneumonia （肺炎）.Those who have fallen ill are reported to suffer coughs, fever and breathing difficulties. In severe cases there can be organ failure. As this is viral pneumonia,

32、 antibiotics （抗生素） are of no use. The antiviral drugs we have against flu will not work. If people are admitted to hospital, they may get support for their lungs and other organs as well as fluids. Recovery will depend on the strength of their immune system. Many of those who have died were already

33、in poor health.Is the virus being transmitted from one person to another?Human to human transmission has been confirmed by China' s national health commission,and there have been human-to-human transmissions in the US and in Germany. As of 5 February, the death toll has climbed to 490 in mainlan

34、d China. There are 24,505 confirmed cases around the world, with 24,292 being in mainland China. The mortality rate stands at 2.1%.1. What is the virus causing illness in Wuhan?A. Bacteria that come from animals.B. Viruses that we have well known before.C. Viruses that come from animals.D. Bacteria

35、that we have never met before.2. Which of the following statements is true? A . SARS is easier to spread than MERS. B. Death caused by SARS is more than MERS. C. Ebola is caused by the coronavirus.D. SARS caused 750 people to die. 3. Which one of the statements is wrong? A. The symptoms caused by th

36、e Wuhan coronavirus are coughs, fever and breathing difficulties. B. The coronavirus can cause organ failure.C. There are no effective drugs to fight against the coronavirus.D. The people who are suffering the coronavirus will die.4. What do we know about the coronavirus according to the passage?A.

37、They are viruses that are likely to transmit from person to person.B. They have caused more people to die than SARS.C. They mainly happened in mainland China.D. Being infected by the coronavirus means death.ELooking through a magazine in a waiting room recently, I came across an article with the tit

38、le“My top five most precious possessions” . It was just a few lines of text with pictures, but it caughtmy imagination.It ' s interesting how inanimate生命的 ）objects can take on such significance and become woven （編織）into a person ' s, and sometimes a whole family' s, life history.Anyway,

39、the article had me considering what my most precious possessions are. It wasdifficult to choose only five, but here are mine:An old cardboard box filled with my children' s baby photos.A yellow pocket-sized birthday book of special things （poems, pictures of flowers and trees, etc） given to me b

40、y my dad when I was probably about seven or eight years old.A 21st birthday card from my mum. In it she' s written her congratulations, her love, and herhopes for my future. She died not long after, when I was in my early twenties.A few ancient but very beautiful botany books that were once my g

41、reat grandmother' swas a botanist in a time when it was relatively unusual for women to be qualified in this field and I think she was probably a remarkable and very interesting woman. I' d like to have known her.A brooch （胸針）left to me by my much-loved grandmother. It was given to my great

42、grandmother by my great grandfather on his return from World WarI . It is not worth anything interms of money. However, it not only stands for a link between four generations of women, but it is also a reminder of one young man' s return from World War I .How about you? I ' d love to hear wh

43、at you feel are your most precious possessions.1.What made the writer have the idea of writing the passage?A. Her love for her relatives.B. Her rich imagination about the objects.C. An article in a magazine.D. Some pictures in an article.2. According to the passage, the writer.A. lost her mother at

44、the age of 26B. was a mother of several childrenC. got the yellow birthday book at 8D. studied botany well when she was young3. The writer considered her grandmother remarkable and interesting because she.A. wrote a large number of botany booksB. left the writer some ancient but beautiful botany boo

45、ksC. was unusually famous for her achievementsD. could become a botanist in the special time4. In the writer 'opinion, something that is thought to be the most precious should be able toA. change a person ' s and even the whole family ' s life historyB. have a great effect on one person&

46、#39; s lifeC. remind somebody of his or her close relativesD. show a person ' s love and respect for his or her relativesFSchool meals are junk and don' p rovide the nutrition a body needs to grow, says Jamie Oliver, and he decides to do something about it. Schoolchildren in France who eat s

47、chool dinners are likely to have a well-balanced, four-course meal with fresh ingredients（成分）costing up to £ 1.10 to make. But British schoolchildren are fed mainly cheap-processed meat, frozen pizzas and potato smiley faces, costing on average just 37 pence per meal.In fact the money spent on

48、school dinners is so small that schools can afford only what some people describe as junk food rather than fresh natural ingredients. This means that their meals don ' t provide the nutrients and goodness children' s bodies need to develop properly. No wonderthere ' s growing concern abo

49、ut the health of the nation' s schoolchildren.Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver was so concerned about school dinners that he decided to try to improve them by teaming up with the kitchen staff at Kidbrooke School in Greenwich. He took a lot of time to learn how to get the kids to stop eating the junk

50、 and move to healthy food. This is not easy! But it is possible with some hard work and determination! After a lot of hard work from both Jamie and the school 'cooks, Kidbrooke is now serving some of the best school food in Britain. The menu includes fresh butcher 'sausages with creamy mash and onion gravy, chilli corn with basmati r