2020高考英語(yǔ)二輪復(fù)習(xí)40分閱讀限時(shí)練(五)

40分閱讀限時(shí)練（五）閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30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?湖北八校聯(lián)考]Crazy-CreativeTraditionsinSchoolsHereareafewschools'crazy-creativetraditionsthatwillprobablyhaveyouwishtogotheresoyoucouldcelebrateinallthegraduationfun.Learnaboutthemallinthebelow.Attire（服裝）andFlowersatCollegeofCharlestonYoufashionistawilllovethisone.DuringtheDecemberceremony,womenwearblackdressesandmenwearblacktuxedos（無(wú)尾禮服）.DuringtheMayceremony,womenwearwhitedressesandmenwearsummertuxedos.It'salsobeenatraditionsincethe1930stocarryflowersontothestage:womencarrybouquetsofsixredrosesinaredbowandmenwearasingleredroseboutonniere（胸花）.Soclassy!HoopRollingatWellesleyCollegeThisall-women'scollegetraditionwasoriginallyheldonMayDay,butit'snowheldinApril.Thepurposewastoallowstudentstoessentiallyleavealltheirworriesbehindandjustparticipateinsomefungamesoutdoors.Backintheday,itwassaidthatthewinnerofthehooprollingracewasthefirsttobemarried,andinthe1980sshewouldbethefirsttobeaCEO.Nowadays,thewinnerwouldbethefirsttoachieveherownhappiness...thatis,afterbeingthrownintoLakeWabanbyallherclassmates.FabricandGreenGradRecyclingProgramattheUniversityofNewHampshireYou'llabsolutelylovethistradition.UNH'svendorprovideswrinkle-resistantcapsandgownsmadeofrecycledplasticbottles.Graduatesthenhavetheopportunitytodonatetheirgownstobecleanedandreused.Graduatesarestillabletokeeptheircapsandtasselsaskeepsakes,allwhilehelpingtosavetheenvironment.1．IfyouwanttoparticipateintheDecemberceremony,youcanchoose.A．CollegeofCharlestonB．WellesleyCollegeC．UniversityofNewHampshireD．OxfordUniversity2．HoopRollingatWellesleyCollegeisaimedatenablingthestudentsto.A．beaCEOB．havefunC．a(chǎn)chievehappinessD．bemarried3．WhatareUNH'scapsandgownsmadeof?A．Flowers.B．Silkandcotton.C．Leather.D．Recycledplasticbottles.B[2019?綿陽(yáng)市診斷]WhenIwasakid,Iwasthegirlwhokeptthetrainingwheelsonmybikeaslongaspossible.Evenmyyoungersisterhadgotridofthemmuchearlierthanme.ButasIbegantogrowolder,thischanged.AllthishappenedontheBikeSafetyDay.Itissupposedtobeafundayatschoolwhenallofuskidsbringourbikestoschoolandtheschoolprovidesuswiththeopportunitytorideoutsideandlearnproperbikesafety.Soundslikefun,right?No.Infact,itcausedmetopanic.WhatwasIgoingtosaywhenmyfriendsaskedmeaboutmytrainingwheels?Withthepressureofeveryoneseeingmytrainingwheels,Ideterminedtoletthemgo.ThiswasthefirstbigchangeI'devermadeonmyown.Iwenttomyparentsandtoldthemallaboutmydilemma.Theyweremorethanhappytohelp.Wewentoutsideandgotmybike.Insteadofrunningawayandhidingbehind,Istoodinfrontofmybikeandtookgreatprideinmydecisionasmydadremovedthetrainingwheels.Igotonandsteadiedmyself.Myheartracedbutmyfeetandhandswerecalm.MydadstartedtopushbeforemyfeetevenmovedandsuddenlyIwasoff.Thefearfadedawayandarelaxedmindcameintoitsplace.ItwascrazytothinkhowquicklyIlearnedsomethingthattooksolongformetoeventry!Myconfidencesoared（高漲）.Thiswasgoingtobethestartofabrandnewworldforme.Myaccomplishmentwouldcarrymeforthtonewgoalsandwins.IrealizedthatifIsetmymindondoingsomething,Icouldachieveit.4．WhatdoestheschoolexpectthestudentstodoonBikeSafetyDay?A．Havetheirbikeschecked.B．Rideoutsideforfun.C．Acquirebikesafetyskills.D．Removethetrainingwheels.5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph3referto?A．Theauthor'sfriends.B．Theauthor'sparents.C．Thesafetyproblems.D．Thetrainingwheels.6．Whathappenedwhentheauthorfinallyrodewithoutthetrainingwheels?A．Shefeltextremelyembarrassed.B．Everythingturnedouttobeeasy.C．Sheendedupfallingdown.D．Hersistersfollowedherexample.7．Whatdoestheauthorthinkisnecessaryforhertoachieveagoal?A．Patience.B．Determination.C．Pressure.D．Concentration.C[2019?福建省質(zhì)檢[Australianadultswanttosee“l(fā)ifeskills”introducedintoschoolcurriculums,includingmoneymanagement,jobpreparationanddomestictasks.NewresearchfromMonashUniversityshowedAussieadultsalsowidelysupportedtheinclusionoftechnology,codingandartificialintelligencesubjectsinstudentcurriculumstopreparethemforfuturejobs.Co-authorProfessorNeilSelwyn,fromMonash'snewEducationFuturesthinktank,saidthesurveyresultsofmorethan2,000AustralianshadtakenhimselfandDrDeanaLeahybysurprise.“Thelifeskills—Iwasn'texpectingthatatall，”hesaid.Thosequizzedwereaskedtoratethevalueofalistofsubjectsalreadyinthecurriculum,butwerealsogivenanopenspacetowritewhattheythinkshouldbeincluded.Prof.Selwynsaidpeoplecalledforschoolstoteachfinancialskills,budgeting,cookinganddoingtaxes.“Youcouldarguethatthesearethingspeopleshouldbelearningthemselves,orlearningfromtheirfamilies，”hesaid.“Butwe'vegottobethinkingforwardintermsoftheskillspeoplewillneedforjobsandtheirwaysofliving.”O(jiān)nerespondentsaidschoolsshouldintroducea“contemporarylifeskills”subject:“Acompulsory1-houraweekclassonskillsneededthatparentsseemcontinuallyunabletoteachtheirkids”.Suggestionsfortheclassincludedresumewriting,filingtaxreturnsandhealthclaims.Anotherrespondentcalledforstudentstobetaught“generallifeskills”asunfortunatelynotenoughkidswillhaveparentstoactuallybebotheredtoeducatethemorsimplyparentsdon'tknowthemselves.Ofthesubjects,mathswasthehighestranked(75.5percent),followedcloselybyEnglish(74.8percent).Andwhilesciencewasthethirdhighestrankedsubject(46.2percent),itwasmorestronglysupportedbythosewhoearnedhigherwagesandwereuniversity-educatedcomparedtolowerincomeearners.Aspectsofschoollifeconsideredleastimportantwerestudentshavingfun,learningaboutthingsthatinterestedthemandbeinggiventheopportunitytobecreative.8．Whydidtheadultssuggestadding“l(fā)ifeskills”toschoolcurriculums?A．Tovaryschoolcurriculums.B．Toenrichstudents'schoollife.C．Topreparestudentsforfutureworkandlife.D．Tosaveparentsthetroubleofeducatingkids.9．WhatdidProf.Selwynthinkoftheadults'suggestions?A．Reasonable.B．Ridiculous.C．Interesting.D．Impractical.10．WhatdoesParagraph3focuson?A．Differencesofschoolsubjects.B．Reasonsfortheschoolsurvey.C．Opinionsfromthesurveyed.D．Investigationsoftherespondents.11．Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．Thepresentcurriculumsaretoadults'taste.B．Contemporarylifeskillsinvolveresumewriting.C．Students'interestshavebeengreatlypromoted.D．Theparentsquizzedthinkwellofschoollife.D[2019?太原期末]Fairytalesperformmanyfunctions.Theyentertain,encourageimaginationandteachproblem-solvingskills.Theycanalsoprovidemorallessons,highlightingthedangersoffailingtofollowthesocialcodesthatlethumanbeingscoexistinharmony.Suchmorallessonsmaynotmeanmuchtoarobot,butateamofresearchersatGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologybelievesithasfoundawaytousethefairytalesasmorallessonsthatAI(artificialintelligence)cantaketoitscold,mechanicalheart.Thecollectedstoriesofdifferentculturesteachchildrenhowtobehaveinsociallyacceptablewayswithexamplesofproperandimproperbehaviorinfables,novelsandotherliterature.WebelievestorycomprehensioninrobotscanpreventtheintelligentrobotsfromkillinghumanitywhichwaspredictedandfearedbysomeofthebiggestnamesintechnologyincludingStephenHawkingandBillGates.Thissystemiscalled“Quixote”.ItcollectsstoryplotsfromtheInternetandthenusesthosestoriestoteachrobotshowtobehave.Theexperimentdonebythedesignersinvolvesgoingtoadrugstoretopurchasesomemedicineforahumanwhoneedstogetitassoonaspossible.Therobothasthreeoptions.Itcanwaitinline;itcaninteractwiththestorekeeperpolitelyandpurchasethemedicinewithpriority;oritcanstealthemedicineandescape.Withoutanyfurtherdirectives（指示）,therobotwillcometotheconclusionthatthemostefficientmeansofobtainingthemedicineistostealit.ButQuixoteoffersarewardforwaitinginlineandpolitelypurchasingthemedicineandapunishmentforstealingit.Inthisway,therobotwilllearnthemoralwaytobehaveonthatoccasion.Quixotewouldworkbestonarobotthathasaverylimitedfunction.It'sababystepinthedirectionofteachingmoremorallessonsintorobots.WebelievethatAIhastobetrainedtoadoptthevaluesofaparticularsociety,andindoingso,itwillstrivetoavoidunacceptablebehavior.Givingrobotstheabilitytoreadandunderstandourstoriesmaybethemostefficientmeans.12．Whatfunctiondofairytalesperformintherobots?A．Theyentertainrobots.B．Theyhighlightdangers.C．Theymakerobotsmoreintelligent.D．Theyenablerobotstobehavemorally.13．Whatis“Quixote”inthetext?A．Apunishmentsystem.B．Acharacterinliterature.C．Abignameintechnology.D．Akindofsoftwareeducatingrobots.14．Whatdoesthedesignerexpectrobotstodointheexperiment?A．Totakeadvantageofitsprivilege.B．Tofinishthetaskmostefficiently.C．Toperforminawell-manneredway.D．Toberewardedbythestorekeeper.15．Whichofthefollowingcanbestexpresstheauthor'sopinion?A．Robotswilldefinitelyhavemorefunctions.B．Robotswithhumans'emotionsareperfect.C．Trainingrobotstobesociallyacceptableisnecessary.D．Thedevelopmentofrobotsisstillinababystep.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)。[2019?福建聯(lián)考[Everyonecomplains.Evenifyouarguethatyouarethehappiestpersonintheworld,youstillcomplainsometimes.Sometimesyoucomplainwithoutevenrealizingit,butrarelyisiteverhelpful.__1_Herearesometipstostopcomplainingandgiveupthenegativethoughts.__2__Whenyoufindyourselfthinkingorsayinganegativecommentaboutsomethingorsomeone,stopandforceyourselftosaysomethingpositiveinstead.Seekthehelpofacheerfulfriendtochangeyouwhenyoucomplainandhelpyoutoseethepositiveinthesituation.Makealistofthingsyouaregratefulfor.Youoftencomplainaboutthethingsyoudon'thavewithoutnoticingthosethingsyoualreadyhave.Begratefulforwh