2019-2020年高考英語二輪復習閱讀理解訓練2(I)

2019-2020年高考英語二輪復習閱讀理解訓練2（I）【由山東省棗莊市xx高考英語3月模擬試題改編】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。It'sneverarealproblemforuswhentheweathergetscold． Wehavemanydifferentwaysofcopingwiththecold．Wecanputonmoreclothes,staynexttoafireplace,turnontheairconditionerorsimplytraveltoawarmercitytospendthewinter．ButthingsarenotaseasyforplantsUnlikehumans,plantscan’tmovetoescapethecoldorgenerateheattokeepthemselveswarm．Sohowdotheymanagetosurvivethefreezingwinter?Thecoldisabigchallengeforplants．Theirlivingtissuescanbedamagedwhentheyfreeze．It'slikeaplant'sequivalent（相等物）tofrostbite（凍瘡）.Also,theprocessoffreezingandthawing（解凍）cancauseairbubblestoformintheplant'swatertransportsystem.Ifenoughoftheseairbubblesetogetheraswaterthawstheycanblocktheflowofwaterfromtherootstotheleavesandkilltheplant.Tolivethroughcoldweather，plantshavedevelopedthreestrategies，Someplants，suchasoaktrees,avoidfreezingdamagebydroppingtheirleaves,beforethewinterchillsetsin-effectivelyshuttingofftheflowofwaterbetweenrootsandleaves—andgrowingnewleavesandwatertransportcellswhenthewarmspringreturns.Otherplants,pinetreesforexample,protectthem-selvesbynarrowingtheirwatertransportcells,whichmakesiteasierforcellstotravelamongairbubbles.Thethirdstratef;yi8alsothemostextreme.Someplants;dieonthegroundinwinterandstartgrowingasnewplantsfromseedswhenconditionsgetwarmer.However,thesesmartstrategiesweredeveloped\nmry8lowly－overmillionsofyearsofevolution.Thisleadsscientiststoworrythatplantsmaynotbeabletodealwithhuman-causedclimatechange,whichhasonlystartedoccurringoverthepastfewdecades.Scientistsarehopingtofindpossiblewaystosaveplantsfromthethreatofclimatechange.1．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Differentwaysforpeopletokeepwarm．B．Howplantslivethroughthefreezingwinter．C．Howplantsdevelopthe8tratef;iestokeepwarm*D．Thewaystosaveplantsfromthecold,Ifthewatertransportfromrootstoleaves18blocked,.A．theplantwillsufferfromf'rostbiteB.airbubbleswillbeformedC.theplant'slivingtissueswillbedamagedD.theplantwillbekilledOaktreesprotectthemselvesby.A.stoppingthewatertransportfromrootstoleavesB.droppingtheirleavestogrowseedsC.slowingtheflowofwaterfromrootstoleavesD.storingenoughwaterintheroots.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“setsin”meaninParagraph3?A.stopsB.begins C.leaves D.returns.WhatisthemainideaofthelastparagraphA.Plantscan,easilyadapttoclimatechange.B.Scientistsaremakingeffortstosaveplants.C.Climateschangeisagreatthreattoplants.D.Plantsaredevelopingnewstrategiestosurvive.【參考答案】1—5、BDADCMythree-year-oldgranddaughter,Tegan,wentwithherparentstoafamilygatheringatthehomeofherothergrandparents.Everyonewashavingawonderfultimevisitingandcatchinguponallthelatestfamilynews.Likemostchildren,Teganwashavingagoodtimeplayingwithallthetoysthatweredifferentfromherownandthatwerekeptforchildrentoplaywithathergrandparents’house.Inparticular,Teganhadfoundalittleteasetandhadbegunpretendingthatshewashavingateaparty.Shesetupalltheplacesettingsandarrangedhertablewiththegreatcareandelegancethatonlyathree-year-oldcancreate.Meanwhile,herDaddywasengrossedinconversation,andashecontinuedtochatwithhisfamily,Teganwouldhandhimacupof"tea".HerDaddy,whoalwaystriestoparticipateinhergames,wouldpauseforafewsecondsfromhisconversation,andsayalltheproperwordsandgesturesforherteapartywhichwouldthrillTegan.Hewouldrequesttwolumpsofsugar.Hewouldtellherhowwonderfulherteatasted,andthenhewouldcontinuehisadultconversationwithhisfamily.Aftergoingthroughthisroutineseveraltimes,herDaddysuddenlyawoketorealityashehadaflashofconcerninhismind:"Sheisonlythreeyearsold,whereisshegettingthis‘tea’thatI'vebeendutifullydrinking?"Hequietlyfollowedher,withoutherknowing,andhisfearsweregrowingstrongerashesawherturnandgothroughthebathroomdoor.Sureenough,thereshewasstretchinguponhertippytoesreachinguptogether‘tea’water--outofthecontainerofwaterthatgrandpausedtosoakhisfalseteeth!21．Atthefamilygathering,theadults .A．watchedtheirfavoriteTVprogramsB．talkedaboutwhathappenedathomeC．drankteawhilechattingD．a(chǎn)rrangedtablesforchildren’sgames22．Whichofthefollowingphrasescanreplacetheunderlinedphrase“wasengrossedin”inParagraph2?A．gottiredof B．gotannoyedbyC．wasabsorbedin D．waspuzzledat23．Whatcanbelearnedfromthetext?A．Teganwasunhappytobeleftaloneatthegathering.B．Tegan’sfatheroftenplayedwithheringames.C．Teganrefusedtoapologizeforwhatshehaddone.D．Tegan’sfathercarednothingaboutwhatshewasdoing.24．Tegan’sDadfollowedhersecretlytofindout .A．whethertherewasanytealeftB．howshemadeteasowonderfulC．whereshegotthesugarforteaD．whatkindofteahehaddrunk21-24BCBDBAreyouasaveroraspender?"Apennysavedisapennyearned."Thisoldsayingcallsattentiontothewisdomofsavingmoney." "isanotherwaytotalkaboutsavingforthefuture.Peoplewhohatetospendmoneyareknownas"tightwads,"whilethosewholiketogetthemostvaluefortheirmoneyarecalled"thrifty."Athriftypersonisdifferentfroma"spendthrift."Aspendthriftissomeonewhospendswastefully.Peoplelikethatareoftensaidtospendmoney"likeadrunkensailor"or"likethere'snotomorrow."IntheUnitedStates,peoplewhowanttostartasavingsaccounthavedifferentchoicesofwheretoputtheirmoney.Theseincludebanksandcreditunions.Creditunionsarecooperativesforpeoplewhohavesomekindofconnection.Forexample,themembersmightworkforauniversityoragovernmentagency.Mostcreditunionsarenonprofitorganizations.Creditunions,banksandotherfinancialinstitutionspayinterestonsavingsaccounts.Buttheinterestratesarelow.Certificatesofdeposi（t存款證）payhigherreturns.Withacertificateofdeposit,orCD,apersonagreesnottowithdrawthemoneyforacertainperiodoftime.Thistermcouldbeanywherefromafewmonthstoseveralyears.Longerterms,andlargeramounts,payhigherinterest.Peoplecanwithdrawtheirmoneyearlybuttheyhavetopayafine.Inanumberofcountries,peoplehavebeensavinglessovertheyears.TheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopmentisagroupofthirty-fourcountries.TheOECDsaysin1990,Americanshadahouseholdsavingsrateofsevenpercent.Thisyear,thatrateisexpectedtobealittlemorethanfourpercentandmanyEuropeancountrieshavehigherratesliketheUKandFrance,butAmericanssavemorethanfamiliesincountrieslikeJapanandSouthKorea.25．WhichofthefollowingproverbscanbefilledintheblankinParagraph2?A．Healthiswealth.B．MoneyisagoodservantbutabadmasterC．Putmoneyawayforarainyday.D．Moneydoesn’tgrowontrees.26．Ifyouhave$10,000,whichofthefollowingmayhelpyougethigherinterest?A．Choosecertificatesofdepositforoneyear.B．Putthemoneyinbanksforoneyear.C．Putthemoneyincreditunionsforoneyear.D．Choosecertificatesofdepositforoneyearbutwithdrawthemoneyaheadoftime.27．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．DifferentchoicesofputtingmoneyawayintheUS.B．Theimportanceofsavingmoney.C．Howtoputmoneyintobanks.D．ThehouseholdsavingsrateintheUS.25-27CAACIntoday'scongratulatoryphonecalltotheteambehindNASA'sMarsCuriosityrover（火星車），PresidentBarackObamamadesurethatifthemissiondiscoversMartians,he'llbeoneofthefirsttoknow."IfinfactyoudomakecontactwithMartians,pleaseletmeknowrightaway,"Obamasaidduringthecall,"I'vegotalotofthingsonmyplate,butIexpectthatthatwillgotothetopofthelist.Evenifthey'rejustmicrobes（微生物）,itwillbeprettyexciting."Obamaalsosaidhewasimpressedbytheattentionthat'sbeenpaidtoflightdirectorBobakFerdowsi,the"MohawkGuy"whosestar-spangledhaircutandwarmheartedbehaviorduringCuriosity'sAug.5landingwonhimInternetfame."I,inthepast,thoughtaboutgettingaMohawkmyself,"Obamajoked."Butmyteamkeepsondiscouragingme.Andnowthathe'sreceivedmarriageproposalsandthousandsofnewTwitterfollowers,IthinkI'mgoingtogobacktomyteamandseeifitmakessense."ThecongratulatoryphonecallisatraditionfortheWhiteHouse.ButitwasclearthatObamaparticularlyenjoyedcongratulatingthescientistsandengineersbehindtheamazinglysuccessfullandingofNASA'snewestMarsexploration.HealsosaidtheachievementreflectedtheAmericanspirit,andhegavehispersonalpromisetoprotectthesecriticalinvestmentsinscienceandtechnology."Thisisthekindofthingthatinspireskidsacrossthecountry,"hesaid."They’retellingtheirmomsanddadstheywanttobepartofaMarsmission,maybeeventhefirstpersontowalkonMars.Andthatkindofinspirationisthebyproductofworkofthesortthatyouguyshavedone."TheCuriosityrover's$2.5billionmissionfocusesonstudyingbillionsofyears'worthofgeologyonMarsanddeterminingwhethertheplanetwaseverpotentiallysuitableforpeopletolivein.Themissionisnotspecificallydesignedtoexplorelife,evenontherangeofmicrobes,butitcouldpointthewayforfuturelife-explorationexperiments.28．ObamaphonedtheteambehindNASA'sMarsCuriosityroverinorderto .A．congratulatethemonfindingMartiansB．praisetheflightdirectorC．congratulateontherover’slandingD．encouragethemtocontactwithMartians29．WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?A．Obamaisverybusynow.B．ObamalongsforthefindingoflifeonMars.C．Obamaisinterestedinbiology.D．ObamawantstocontactMartians.30．WhichofthefollowingabouttheCuriosityroverisTRUE?A．Itcostsbillionsofdollars.B．ItmainlyaimstofindlifeonMars.C．ItcarriesthefirstpersontoMars.D．ItprovesMarsfittoliveon.31．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．BobakFerdowsigotaMohawkhaircuttowingreatInternetfame.B．Obamacalledonthegovernmentandpaniestoinvestinscience.C．America’spresidentseldomcongratulatesonscientificachievements.D．ChildrenshowedspecialinterestinthelandingofCuriosity.28-31CBADDJanellewasrunninglateforwork,soshejusthadtimeforaquicklookatherselfinthemirrorasshewasgoingout.Whatshesawtheremadeherstopdeadinhertracks.Beingabusycollegestudentjustoneyearremovedfromherteenageyears,shewasn’texactlyobsessive-pulsive（有強迫觀念和行為的）abouttheneatnessofherclothes.Butherbossattherestaurantwheresheworkssawthingsalittledifferently.Hehadrecentlylecturedtheentirestaffontheimportanceofappearance,andhadspecificallymentionedtheneedforserverstowearclean,unwrinkledblouses.Asanassistantmanager,Janellefeltitwasimportanttosetanexamplefortheotheremployees.Butifshestoppedtoirontheblousenormally,shewouldbelate—andworkwithoutdelaywasanareaofevengreaterconcerntoherboss.Soshegrabbedherironandpluggeditinandsetitforlowheat.Carefullyholdingherblouseawayfromherbody,shecontinuedtoironitwhileshewaswearingit.Itseemedlikealogicalanswertoanurgentproblem.AnditseemedtobeworkinguntilJanelletriedtoironthecollarandaccidentallyironedherneckbymistake.Thenitsuddenlyseemedlikeareallystupidideaandareallypainfuloneaswell.Ittookmoretimetotreatherburnthanitwouldhavetakentoironhershirtproperly.Andshespentamiserableshiftdealingwiththepainoftheburn.We’veallbeenthere,haven’twe?Formeitwascuttingmyownhair.Foraformerroommateitwas