高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解 七選五課堂小題過關(guān)練九

高中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解+七選五課堂小題過關(guān)練九PARTA（1） EssayCompetitionTheaimofthiscontestistoencouragegreatstudentwritersandtogivethemaleg-upintheirstudies.PrizesOneGrandPrizewinnerwillreceive:$1,000incash;theessaypublishedinourmagazine’sMay2021issue;aninterviewwithourmagazine’sauthor.TenFirstPlacewinnerswillreceive:$500incash;theirnamesandessaytitleslistedinourmagazine’sMay2021issue.FiftyHonorableMentionWinnerswillreceive:a$50giftcardtoouronlineshop.Requirements＊Thelengthoftheessayshouldbebetween500-700words.＊Writeanessayonthetopicof:HowFoodAffectsOurMood.＊Pleasewriteaboutthreereasonsforbelievinginyourthesis(論點(diǎn))statementintheformofbodyparagraphsandbackupyourreasonswithpracticalevidencefromrespectedsources.＊Donotwriteaboutyourselfanddon’texplainwhyyoudeservetowintheprizes.DeadlinesEarly-BirdDeadline:May4,2020-Freefortheentry.Deadline:June5,2020-$5fortheentry.ExtendedDeadline:July22,2020-$10fortheentry.1.WhatwilltheFirstPlacewinnersberewardedwith?A.Gettingtheiressayspublishedinthemagazine.B.Havingtheiressaytitleslistedinthemagazine.C.Receivingagiftcardtotheparticularonlineshop.D.Gaininganopportunitytomeetthemagazine’sauthor.2.Whichofthefollowingmeetstherequirements?A.Writinganessayofmorethan800words.B.Submittinganessayaboutfoodnutrition.CExpressingyourstrongdesiretogettheaward.D.Supportingyourreasonswithcredibleevidence.3.Whencanyousubmityouressayforfree?A.April30,2020. B.May20.2020. C.June10.2020. D.July25,2020.（2）Oneyear,oursonTom,whowassixyearsold,askedforanewsoundsystem."PleasebringmeanewstereosoIdon'thavetolistentomydad'soldmusic,"hetoldtheshop'sSanta.JennyandItooknote.OnChristmasEve,weletTomsleepinourbedatthebackofthehouse,wherethesoundofSantawouldn'twakehim.ThenIwenttomyNASA-levelworkshopinthesparebedroomandspentthewholenightputtingtogetherthatstereo.Atonepoint,ItookabreaktomoveTomfromourbedtohis—hewasafraidthatSantamightthinkhewasn'thomeandwouldforgettoleavepresentsbehind.HemovedabitwhileIcarriedhimbutneveropenedhiseyes.Atlast,Ifinishedthestereoandpositioneditbythetree.JennyandIfellasleepearlythatChristmasmorning,filledwithsatisfaction.At7a.m.,TomwokeusupandledustotheChristmastreeinthehall.Hefellinlovewiththesoundsystem.Afewdayspassed,andTomaskedmeasurprisingquestion."Dad,howdidIgetfromyourbedtomine?"Everthecleverone,Isaid,"Santamovedyou!Isn'tthatfun?”Hesaidnothing,walkingintothehallandlookingcloselyatthefloor.Hecameback,armsfolded."Dad,weneedtotalk,butMomcan'thear.YouareSantaClaus!Lookatthewheelmarksonthecarpet.Thestereowasrolledoutofthatbedroomanddownthehallway."Iwasshocked.Hewasonlysix.Hisbigconcernwasthatweshouldnottellhismother,becausehewascertainshedidn'tknow."Itwillbeourlittlesecretforever,"Itoldhim,muchtohisdelight."Wemenhavetosticktogether."Afterthat,TomgottobeSantaonChristmaswhenwedonatedpresentstoaneedyfamily—hejustlovedit.4.WhydidTom'sparentsmoveTomfromtheirbedtohis?A.Becausetheywantedhimtosleepalone.B.BecausetheyknewhisworrythathewouldpossiblymissSanta'spresents.C.Becausetheywantedtoputtogetherthestereo.D.Becausetheywouldprepareanothergiftforhim.5.ForwhatreasondidTomwanttocommunicatewithhisfather?A.Hedidn'twanthismothertohear.B.Hediscoveredthewheelmarksonthefloor.C.HewantedtoconfirmthathisfatherwasSanta.D.Hesawhisfatherputtingtogetherthestereoatnight.6.Fromthestory,howdoyoufindTom?A.SmartandkindB.ConsiderateandcuriousC.NaughtyandaggressiveD.Responsibleandcautious7.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.ThesecretwellkeepforeverB.ThegiftTomlikesbestC.TheholidayI'llneverforgetD.ThekidI'veteased（3）Whereverwehumansgo,weleavebehindamess.Thatgoesforspace,too.Anestimated500,000piecesofdebris(碎片)littertheEarth’sorbitasaresultofman’sexplorationsofspace.Somesatelliteshavebeenhitbyfast-movingpiecesofjunk.Theremainsofoldrocketscanbethesizeofabus,whileotherdebrispiecesaresimplytinyspotsofpaint.Today,ourspeciesisresponsibleforthejunkdashingaroundEarthathighspeeds,andifwedon’tstartactivelyremovingthelargestpieces,theriskofcollisionswillonlygrowworse.“Imaginehowdangeroussailingthehighseaswouldbe,ifalltheshipseverlostinhistorywerestillfloatingontopofthewater,”saysJanW?rner,ESAdirectorgeneral.“Thatisthecurrentsituationinorbit,anditcannotbeallowedtocontinue.”It’salmostasifweneedatrucktoremovealloffailedsatellitesfromourorbit.By2025,theagencyplansonlaunchingtheworld’sfirstorbitingjunkcollector,afour-armedrobotthattracksdownspacewaste.Thefirst-of-its-kindtask,knownasClearSpace-1,willstartcollectingonlyasinglepieceofspacejunktoprovetheconceptworks.ThetargetinthiscaseiscalledVespa,aleftoverfromESA’sVegarocketlaunchin2013.Thispieceofjunkweighsroughlythesameasasmallsatellitleandhasasimpleshapethatshouldmakeiteasytograbwithfourroboticarms.Onceit’ssafelyinthearmsofthegarbagecollector,itwillthenbedraggedoutoforbitandallowedtoburnupintheatmosphere.Inaddition,anAustraliancompany,ElectroOpticSystems,hasreceiveda$3.5milliongovernmentfundtodeveloptheworld’sfirstlasertracking(激光跟蹤)technology.Itwouldreplaceexistingradar(雷達(dá))networksthatcurrentlymonitorthatpartofspace.Thegoalistotracksmallobjectswithgreataccuracy.8.WhydoesJanW?rnerrefertoshipsonthehighseas?A.Toexplainthedangerofspacedebris. B.Todescribetheuniverse’shugespace.C.Topraiseman’sexplorationsofspace. D.Tocomparetheoceanswiththeuniverse.9.Humansplantohandledebrisby____________.A.ClearSpace-1andVespaB.ESA’sVegarocketlaunchandradarnetworksC.theorbitingjunkcollectorandthefirstlasertrackingtechnologyD.trucktoremovealloffailedsatellitesandtracksmallobjects10.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.DangerousSpaceExploration B.CleaningupSpaceJunkPiecesC.DevelopingSpaceTechnology D.LaunchingAFour-armedRobot11.Whereisthistextprobablyfrom?A.Anastronomyreport. B.Atravelguidebook.C.Asciencefiction. D.Anenvironmentalmagazine.（4）Appealingtorichpeople'sdesiretocontroleventsisabettertactictogetthemtodonatetothecharity,ratherthantheircommunityspirit.That'sthefindingofapsychologicalstudybuildingonpreviousresearchwhichfoundthatthewealthypeoplevaluetheabilitytocontroltheoutcomeofdifferenteventscomparedtolower-incomepeople.Donationsfromhighearnerswere1.5timeslargerwhenresearcherstailored(定制)thewordsoflettersrequestingfinancialsupporttoplayonthisdesire.ExpertsfromHarvardUniversitywroteto12,000alumniofanIvyLeaguebusinessschool—whowereearning$100,000(￡80,000)peryearormore—askingthemtodonatetotheschool.Twosetsoflettersweresentout—onesayingthe“community”neededtotakeaction,whiletheothercalledonindividualaction.Theletterwerephrasedrespectivelyas"Sometimes,onecommunityneedstocomeforwardandsupportacommongoal"or"Sometimes,onepersonneedstocomeforwardandtakeindividualaction”.Respondentstothesecondlettergave$432(￡340)onaveragecomparedtothe$270(￡215)averagefromthefirstgroup.NewScientistAshleyWhillans,wholedtheresearch,said,"Wethinkthatgivinghigh-incomeearnersasenseofcontrolmakesthemwanttogivemore.”12.Whatisthefindingofthepsychologicalstudy?A.Communityspiritismoreimportantingettingdonation.B.Meetingwealthypeople'sdesireofcontrollingeventscangetmoredonation.C.Wealthypeopledonotcareabouttheircommunityspiritatall.D.Lower-incomepeoplearemorelikelytocontroltheresultofevents.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordthemrefertointhethirdparagraph?A.experts. B.letters.C.events. D.alumni.14.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmessagescangetmoredonation?A.Yourhelpcanbenefittheblindboy.B.Let'stakeactionforacommongoal.C.It'snecessarytohelptheblindboy.D.Ourcommunityworkstogethertohelptheblindboy.15.Theauthorwritesthepassageinorderto__________.A.assistthepoortoleadameaningfullifeB.stresstheimpactoftherich'scontrollingdesireondonationC.appealtomorepeopletofocusonthepoor'sfeelingD.persuadetherichtodonatemoretothecharity PartB閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以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)。Therearenowlotsofproductsandservicesonthemarket.___16___Itisvital,therefore,foracompanytodistinguishitselffromitscompetitorsbyhavingastrongcompanyimagewhichisimmediatelyrecognizable.Logosarepartofthisimage.___17___Thelogoestablishesavisualidentityforthecompany,justasdifferentgroupsofyoungpeopleexpresstheiridentitythroughhairstylesandclothes.Allgroupsfromallculturesandthroughouttheageshaveusedcolorsandsymbolstoshowtheiridentity.___18___Somecolorsmaybeconnectedwithcoldnessinonecultureandwithwarmthinanother.Somecolorsrepresentlifeinoneculturebutdeathinanother.Internationalcompanieshave,therefore.tomakesurethattheirlogoswillnotbemisunderstoodindifferentcountries.Thelogosoflargeinternationalcompaniesareinstantlyrecognizablethroughouttheworld.Oneofthemostfamouslogosisth