(浙江專用)2020高考英語(yǔ)二輪復(fù)習(xí)閱讀提速練(一)

1、閱讀提速練（一） （建議用時(shí)：30分鐘） 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)（共10小題；每小題2.5分，滿分25分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。A（2019 -紹興診斷性考試）The world can be a scary place when you' re young. It can be even scarier when you ' re a young little blue penguin（ 企鵝） the tiniest of the penguin species. Luckily, there are some hu

2、mans willing to help. They stepped in to protect Billy, a blue penguin that appeared on a beach in Christchurch, New Zealand.Spotted on November 29 at the slipway at Moncks Bay, near Sumner, in Christchurch, the little penguin immediately attracted a small crowd. Jeff Mein Smith saw the crowd while

3、he was bicycling that afternoon, and he biked home to get his camera. When he returned to the scene, he found that the penguin had received a little sign, one that read "Hi, I' mwaiting for mymumto come back. DOC（Department of Conservation） knows I ' m here. Please leave me alone. Keep

4、your dog away. Thanks. Billythe baby blue_ _ ”penguin.Billy didn ' t move away from the sign. The DOC arrived later that afternoon to pick up Billy, though they were surprised to see it on the beach." It ' s unusualfor a blue penguin to be out in the open on the beach during the day ；&#

5、39; Anita Spencer, a DOC senior ranger, told Stuff .Billy was taken to the Christchurch Penguin Rehabilitation Center after being retrieved from the beach. Volunteers believe the bird may actually be a female penguin, and is around 2 months old. The chick weighs a mere 550 grams, less than a standar

6、d basketball. A blue penguin should weigh around 900 grams at this age. Most little penguins grow up to weigh 1 kilogram.The center will help the little penguin gain some weight by feeding it fish juice, before it ' s set free into the ocean.1. Why can the world be frightening to a young penguin

7、?A. It is a rare species.B. It faces potential danger.C. It is surrounded by the crowd.D. It is threatened by dogs.2 Which of the following can replace the underlined word “ retrieved ” in paragraph 4?A Ignored.B Cured.C Given away.D Brought back.3 What will happen to Billy in the center?A It will b

8、e reported toStuff .B It will be visited by the locals.C It will be taken good care of.D It will be fed with fruit juice.BYou can t see your sleeping pet s brain waves, but its behavior can tell you when your cat might be dreaming. If you watch closely, you ll see that as she fallsasleep, her breath

9、ing becomes slow and regular with her body still. She has entered the first stage of sleep, called slow- wave sleep. After about 15 minutes you llnotice a change in her breathing. Her eyes move under her closed lids, her paws twitch（ 抽動(dòng) ） and she flicks（ 輕拂） an ear. She has entered dreaming. Althoug

10、h shetwitches and makes little grunting noises, messages from her brain to the large muscles in her legs are blocked, so she can t run about. She is in a state of“ sleepparalysis（ 麻痹 ） ” Michel Jouvet, a French scientist, interrupted their sleep paralysis. Even though they were completely asleep, th

11、e dreaming cats began to run for balls that Jouvet couldn t see and arched their backs at unseen enemies. He figured he was watching them act out their dreams! Obviously, the dreaming cats seemed to be practising important cat skills: following, pouncing, and fighting.In another study, Matt Wilson r

12、ecorded rats brain waves while they learned mazes. One day, her left the brain - wave- recording machine on while the rats fell asleep. The pattern of brain waves in the sleeping rats matched the pattern from the maze so closely that Wilson could figure out exactly which part of the maze each rat wa

13、s dreaming about!Many researchers now think that in both people and animals, one purpose of dreams is to practise important skills andfigure out recent learning. This may explain whyso many people dream about fighting and escaping, skills that were probably important to our ancestors, and why dreami

14、ng affects our ability to learn.Do all animals dream? From looking at the brain waves of sleeping animals, howoften animals dream seems to be tied to body size. Cats dream about every 15 minutes, mice every 9 minutes, and elephants every 2 hours. And though cows and horses usually sleep standing up,

15、 they only dream when lying down.4. What does Michel Jouvet find in his study?A. The dreaming cats are in a state of body paralysis.B. The dreaming cats often practise their important skills.C. The eyes of dreaming cats move while bodies are still.D. The legs of the dreaming cats can ' t move.5.

16、 What can you know about dreaming from the passage?A. Dreaming a lot can help humans learn more.B. Learning mazes is the basic skill for cats to learn.C. Rats often dream to work out their recent learning.D. Fighting and escaping are not important skills for ancestors.6. How does the author develop

17、his passage?A. By making comparisons.B. By using figures.C. By telling stories.D. By showing facts.CSkyscrapers are the symbol of urban life. City people are used to seeing tall buildings and apartments. Farms, on the other hand, are associated with rural（ 農(nóng)村的）life. However, there are experts who th

18、ink skyscrapers should become farms to meet the increasing food needs.By the middle of this century, some scientists suggest, almost 80% of the Earths population could live in cities. In addition,the population could increase to 9.1billion during that time yet the amount of land available for farmin

19、g will be the same. If current farming practices don' t change, we will need an area of new landto produce enough food for the planet.Vertical farms, where urban farmers could grow crops in environmentally friendly skyscrapers, could be the solution. In spite of concerns over high costs, experts

20、 want to make it a reality and use these skyscrapers to grow crops.Vertical farms would have many advantages, supporters say. Unlike traditionalfarming, vertical farming could be free of chemicals and diseases. Besides, crops would not suffer from problems like flooding. Finally, vertical farms woul

21、d reduce the cost and negative effects of transporting food over long distances.Someargue that although crops growing in a tall glass building would get naturalsunlight during the day, it wouldn t be enough. For this reason, vertical farms would need additional light sources（ 來(lái)源 ）, such as artificia

22、l light.Another way of growing fresh food is to build urban farms on rooftops. This morepractical approach may be more achievable than the idea of farms in skyscrapers, researchers suggest. Experts agree that innovative（革新的 ） farming practices are needed to support the need for more food at affordab

23、le costs, both to the farmer and to the consumer, but the best ideas have yet to come.7 What primary problem could vertical farming settle?A Poor state of rural life.B Shortage of food supply.C High cost of transporting crops.D Environmental pollution by traditional farming.8 What is the advantage o

24、f vertical farming?A It can produce organic food.B It requires little care.C It can benefit transport industry.D It needs very low cost.9 What is a big challenge of making vertical farming a reality?B Crop diseases.D Climate conditions.B Symbol of Urban LifeD Farms of the FutureA Farmable land.C Lig

25、ht sources.10 What can be the best title of the text?A Future Food NeedsC Farming on Rooftops第二節(jié) （ 共 5 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 10 分 ）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余 選項(xiàng)。Can creativity be taught? That s a question without a simple yes or no answer.Creativity may not be able to be taught directly, but wha

26、t you can get better at isfrequently targeting at the circumstances of life which bring up the greatest chancesfor true creative expression. 11. ， but more like something which manifests（ 顯現(xiàn) ） itself inside those who learn to develop it and create the right conditions forit.Limit your selection of t

27、ools to only the most vital. 12. You ll besharper than someone who merely fights with a larger set of tools.Learn how to be resourceful. 13. Creativity is not just about creating something new but making old things work better as well. Think of crazy possibilities as well as practical ones. You migh

28、t find inspiration for a workable solution in one of your ideas.Don' t listen to feedback（ 反饋）and keep following your own path. The problem of asking for feedback is that the feedback will be given according to the person ' s past experience. Others will unconsciously push you in a direction

29、 that they see as the best. 14. Just don ' t let criticism destroy your creativity during the creative process.15. . Routines are positive if they strengthen a healthy creative consciousness and negative if they destroy that. The key is to discover a creative routine that puts you in a more crea

30、tive mindset.A. Creativity is not like a lightning strikeB. Having a routine is actually not a bad ideaC. You can literally do anything you like with themD. Resourcefulness is about making the most of what you have to work withE. The more limited your set of tools is, the more creative the output wi

31、ll beF. This is done with good intentions, but it actually hurts your natural creativityG. While breaking your routine once in a while to force new ways of thinking is good閱讀提速練（一）閱讀理解弟下【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文主要講述了一只小藍(lán)企鵝在人們的幫助下最終得救的故事。1 . B 解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的內(nèi)容，尤其是 “Please leave me alone. Keep your dog away. ”可知，當(dāng)時(shí)有人

32、在那只小藍(lán)企鵝旁邊豎了一個(gè)牌子警示人們不要打擾它， 不要讓狗靠近它。由此可推知，對(duì)于那只小藍(lán)企鵝來(lái)講，這個(gè)世界是可怕的，因?yàn)樗媾R著 一些潛在的危險(xiǎn)。故B項(xiàng)正確。2 . D 解析：詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第四段第一句"Billy was taken to the ChristchurchPenguin Rehabilitation Center after being retrieved from the beach.” 可知，這只小藍(lán)企鵝是從沙灘上被帶到克賴斯特徹奇的一個(gè)企鵝康復(fù)中心的。由此可推知，畫線詞與 brought back "帶回"意思相近。故 D項(xiàng)正確。3

33、. C解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，在這只小藍(lán)企鵝被放回海洋之前，康復(fù)中心會(huì)幫助它增加一些體重。由此可推知，在企鵝康復(fù)中心里，這只小藍(lán)企鵝會(huì)得到很好的照顧。故C項(xiàng)正確?！鹃L(zhǎng)難句分析】 They stepped in to protect Billy, a blue penguin that appeared on a beach in Christchurch, New Zealand.分析： 這是一個(gè)主從復(fù)合句。 “ a blue penguin ” 作 “ Billy ” 的同位語(yǔ)； “ that appeared on a beach in Christchurch, New Ze

34、aland ”為 that 引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句， that 在從句中作主 語(yǔ)，修飾先行詞“ a blue penguin ” 。譯文：他們對(duì)Billy援之以手，將它保護(hù)起來(lái)，它是一只出現(xiàn)在新西蘭克賴斯特徹奇沙灘上的小藍(lán)企鵝?！窘忸}導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】 本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，動(dòng)物和人類一樣，也會(huì)經(jīng)常做夢(mèng)，夢(mèng)的內(nèi)容常常跟學(xué)習(xí)重要的技能和弄清最近學(xué)習(xí)的東西相關(guān)；體型越小的動(dòng)物，做夢(mèng)的頻率越高。4 B 解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段尾句 “ Obviously, the dreaming cats seemed to be practising important cat skills: following, po

35、uncing, and fighting. ”可知，這 些做夢(mèng)的貓似乎在練習(xí)重要的貓科動(dòng)物技能：跟隨、猛撲和打斗。故B 項(xiàng)正確。5 C 解析： 推理判斷題。 根據(jù)第四段第一句 “ Manyresearchers now think that in both people and animals, one purpose of dreams is to practise important skills and figure out recent learning. ”可知，許多研究人員現(xiàn)在認(rèn)為，無(wú)論是人還是動(dòng)物，做夢(mèng)的一個(gè)目的都是為了練習(xí)重要的技能，并弄清最近學(xué)習(xí)的東西。據(jù)此可推知，老鼠經(jīng)常通

36、過(guò)做夢(mèng)來(lái)弄清楚最近學(xué)習(xí)的東西，故C項(xiàng)正確。6 D 解析：寫作手法題。根據(jù)第一段倒數(shù)第二句 “ Although she twitches and makeslittle grunting noises, messages from her brain to the large muscles in her legs are blocked, so she can t run about. ”并結(jié)合全文其他內(nèi)容可知，文中列舉了大量事實(shí)來(lái)說(shuō)明動(dòng)物做夢(mèng)的現(xiàn)象，從而組織文章，故D項(xiàng)正確?！鹃L(zhǎng)難句分析】 If you watch closely, you ll see that as she falls

37、 asleep, her breathing becomes slow and regular with her body still.分析：該句為主從復(fù)合句。句中 “If you watch closely ” 為 if 引導(dǎo)的條件狀語(yǔ)從句；“ that as she falls asleep, her breathing becomes slow and regular with her bodystill ” 為 that 引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)從句，作及物動(dòng)詞 “ see ” 的賓語(yǔ)，其中 “ as she falls asleep ” 為 as 引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句。譯文：如果你仔細(xì)觀察，你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)，當(dāng)她睡著時(shí)，她的呼吸變得緩慢而有規(guī)律，而她的身體卻靜止不動(dòng)?！窘忸}導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】 本文提出傳統(tǒng)農(nóng)業(yè)所提供的食物滿足不了日益增長(zhǎng)的人口的需求，垂直農(nóng)業(yè)或許可以解決這一問(wèn)題。但對(duì)這一農(nóng)業(yè)方式，不同的人有不同的看法。7 B 解析： 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)第二段中的 “ If current farming practices don t change,-5 -及第三段we will need a