2025屆高三英語(yǔ)二輪復(fù)習(xí)：時(shí)文閱讀與練習(xí)（3篇含答案）

時(shí)文閱讀與練習(xí)捕捉那即將融化之美Nottoolongago,41-year-oldGarrettFisherflewinasmallairplaneclosetothesurfaceofEurope'slargestglacier,whichisinNorway.InformationfromtheEuropeanEnvironmentalAgency,orEEA,saysglaciersintheAlpsMountainshavelostabouthalfoftheirvolumesince1900.Themeltinghasgottenfastersincethe1980s.TheEEAsaidthatby2100,thesizeofEuropeanglacierscoulddecreasebybetween22percentand84percent.AnotherEEAestimatesuggestedthatupto89percentcouldmelt.TheEEAalsosaidnearlyallsmallglaciersinNorwaywouldlikelydisappear.ForFisher,thismeansthattimeisrunningout.Themeltingpusheshimtotrytophotographtheglaciersbeforeitistoolate.Inthelate1990s,afriendtoldFisherthattheworld'sglaciersweredisappearing,whichpushedhimtocombinehisloveofflyingandphotographytophotographtheEarth'sremainingglaciers.Hebelieveshisphotographscouldbeofgreatvaluetofuturegenerations.SohehaslaunchedGlobalGlacierInitiative,anon-profitgrouptosupportandshowhiswork.Heplanstoopenhisphotostothepublicforresearch.FisherfliesasmallplanecalledPiperSuperCubwhichcancarrytwopeople.“Theweatherisbad,especiallytheextremelycoldandstrongwinds,whichmakesphotographytechnicallydifficult,”Fishersaid.“Andtophotographglaciers,we'regettingveryclosetoallofthisaction.Soitrequiresalotofskill,timeanddetermination.”Somepeoplewouldask,“Whydidyouriskflyingoverglacierswhensatellitesalreadygivepicturesofthem?”Fishersaidthatsatelliteimagesdon'tcapturethebeautyofglaciersthewayhisphotoscan.Hisphotosshowthecolors,shapes,andshadowsasthelightfromthesunhitstheglaciers.“Sciencehasallofthedataweneed...Theproblemis,it'snotbeautiful,”hesaid.ReadingCheck1.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkabout?A.Theurgencyofprotectingglaciers.B.Theseriousnessofglaciers'melting.C.Thecauseofthedisappearanceofglaciers.D.Therecentresearchonglaciers'melting.2.WhatdroveFishertotakepicturesofglaciers?A.Wordsfromafriendofhis.B.Aninvitationfromaphotographystudio.C.Photostakenbysatellites.D.Hisenthusiasmforglaciers.3.WhyisFisher'sshootingchallenging?A.Timeislimited.B.Theweatheristerrible.C.Hedoesn'thaveprofessionalequipment.D.Hedoesn'thavecomplicatedshootingskills.4.WhatcanweknowfromFisher'swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Hispicturescostmoretimeandaremoredifficulttotake.B.Hispicturesofglaciershavemorescientificresearchvalue.C.Hispicturesfocusonpresentingglaciers'beautyinvariousaspects.D.Hispicturesprovidemoredetailedinformationonglaciersforthepublic.LanguageStudyⅠ.DifficultsentenceinthetextInthelate1990s,afriendtoldFisherthattheworld'sglaciersweredisappearing,whichpushedhimtocombinehisloveofflyingandphotographytophotographtheEarth'sremainingglaciers.20世紀(jì)90年代末，一個(gè)朋友告訴費(fèi)希爾，世界上的冰川正在消失，這促使他將自己對(duì)飛行和攝影的熱愛結(jié)合起來，拍攝地球上僅存的冰川?！军c(diǎn)石成金】本句是一個(gè)復(fù)合句。afriendtoldFisherthattheworld'sglaciersweredisappearing中的that引導(dǎo)了一個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句；which引導(dǎo)一個(gè)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句，修飾前面整個(gè)句子。tophotographtheEarth'sremainingglaciers是不定式作目的狀語(yǔ)。Ⅱ.Text-centeredchunksrunout用盡；耗盡pushsbtodo推動(dòng)某人做combine...and...把……和……結(jié)合起來getcloseto接近；靠近riskdoing冒險(xiǎn)做環(huán)保禁令Englandistakingitssingle-useplasticsbanevenfurtherbyrestrictingthesaleofplasticcutlery(餐具),plates,bowls,trays,balloonsticks,aswellascertainkindsofcupsandfoodcontainers.AccordingtoanannouncementontheEnglishgovernment'swebsite,thenewbanwillbeexecutedinOctoberofthisyear.Oncethebancomesintoforce,peoplewillnolongerbeabletobuyorobtainthesesingle-useplasticsfrombusinesses.Theupcomingbanexpandsonthecountry'sexistingrulessurroundingplasticproducts.In2018,Englandintroducedabanonmicrobeads,thetinypiecesofplasticaddedtopersonalcareproductsthatcangetintowaterwaysandharmmarinelife.Itlaterrestrictedtheavailabilityofsingle-useplasticstraws,drinkstirrers,andcottonswabsin2020,andintroducedataxonimportedplasticpackagingthatdoesn'tincludeatleast30percentrecycledmateriallastyear.Thecountryalsochargesfortheuseofplasticbags.“Byintroducingabanlaterthisyear,wearedoublingdownonourcommitmenttoremoveallavoidableplasticwaste,”RebeccaPow,England'senvironmentminister,saysinastatement.England'sbanfollowsScotlandandWales'movetorestrictthesaleofplasticcutleryandplateslastyear,andcomesaftertheEuropeanUniondidthesamein2021.However,somecriticsarguethatitstillisn'tenoughtosolvetheproblemofplasticpollution.AsajournalistandformerTheGuardian'senvironmenteditor,JohnVidal,pointsout,England'sbanistoonarrowinitsscope(范圍),asitdoesn'tcoversingleuseplasticwaterbottles,makesnomentionofplasticbagsanddoesnoteventrytocontroltheburningofplasticwasteinincinerators(焚化爐).Inadditiontoanextendedbanonsingle-useplastics,thecountryisalso“carefullyconsidering”restrictionsonwetwipes,tobaccofilters,andsachets.Itmayalsorequirecompaniestoaddlabelingtoplasticproductstoinformcustomershowtoproperlydealwiththem,andisworkingtowardsdevelopingabottlereturnprogram.ReadingCheck1.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“beexecuted”meaninparagraph1?A.Makeprogress.B.Takeintoeffect.C.Makeendsmeet.D.Doagooddeed.2.WhatdoesRebeccaPowthinkoftheban？A.Itisworrying.B.Itispuzzling.C.Itissurprising.D.Itisencouraging.3.WhydoesJohnVidalsaythebanisn'tenoughtosolveplasticpollution?A.ItisonlyputintopracticeinEngland.B.Itisnotfullypreparedfortheupcomingchallenges.C.Itdoesn'tcoversingle-useplasticwaterbottlesandbags.D.Itdoesn'tawakepeople'sawarenessofprotectingtheenvironment.4.Inwhattonedoestheauthorwritethetext?A.Neutral.B.Admiring.C.Cold.D.Doubtful.LanguageStudyⅠ.DifficultsentenceinthetextAsajournalistandformerTheGuardian'senvironmenteditor,JohnVidal,pointsout,England'sbanistoonarrowinitsscope,asitdoesn'tcoversingle-useplasticwaterbottles,makesnomentionofplasticbagsanddoesnoteventrytocontroltheburningofplasticwasteinincinerators.正如記者、《衛(wèi)報(bào)》前環(huán)境編輯約翰·維達(dá)爾指出的那樣，英格蘭的禁令范圍太窄了，因?yàn)樗鼪]有涵蓋一次性塑料水瓶，沒有提到塑料袋，甚至沒有試圖控制塑料垃圾在焚化爐中的燃燒。【點(diǎn)石成金】本句中有兩個(gè)as，第一個(gè)as引導(dǎo)的是一個(gè)定語(yǔ)從句，意為“正如”；第二個(gè)as引導(dǎo)的是一個(gè)原因狀語(yǔ)從句，意為“因?yàn)椤薄＂?Text-centeredchunksaswellas除……之外；此外comeintoforce開始生效nolonger不再……atleast不少于；至少comeafter相繼；跟在……后面inadditionto除了……《人性的枷鎖》（節(jié)選）PhilipwassittingonthefloorinthedrawingroomatMissWatkin'shouse.Hewasanonlychildandusedtoamusinghimself.Theroomwasfilledwithmassivefurniture,andoneachofthesofaswerethreebigcushions.Therewasacushiontooineacharmchair.Allthesehehadtakenand,withthehelpofthechairs,lightandeasytomove,hadmadeacaveinwhichhecouldhidehimselffromtheRedIndianswhowerewaitingbehindthecurtains.Presently,hearingthedooropen,heheldhisbreathsothathemightnotbediscovered.Butaviolenthandpulledawayachairandthecushionsfelldown.“Younaughtyboy,MissWatkinwillbecrosswithyou.”“Hello,Emma!”hesaid.“AmItocomehome?”heasked.“Yes,I'vecometofetchyou,”shehesitated.Thequestionshehadexpecteddidnotcome,soshecouldnotgivetheanswershehadprepared.“Aren'tyougoingtoaskhowyourmamais?”shesaid.“Oh,Iforgot.HowisMama?”“Yourmamaisquitewellandhappy.”“Oh,Iamglad.”“Yourmama'sgoneaway.Youwon'teverseeheranymore.”“Whynot?”“Yourmama'sinheaven.YourUncleWilliamiswaitingintoseeyou,”shesaid.“IthinkI'llgoandsaygoodbyetoMissWatkin.”“Ithinkyou'dbetter,”saidEmma.Philiplimpedin.HenriettaWatkinwasastout(壯實(shí)的)woman,witharedfaceanddyedhair.Inthosedaystodyethehairexcitedcomment,andPhilipheardmuchgossipathomewhenMissWatkin'shairchangedcolor.Shelivedwithaneldersister,whohadresignedherselfcontentedlytooldage.“Mypoorchild,”saidMissWatkin,openingherarms.Shebegantocry.Philipunderstoodnowwhyshehadnotbeenintoluncheon(午宴)andwhysheworeablackdress.Shecouldnotspeak.“I'vegottogohome,”saidPhilipatlast.Hewentoutoftheroom.HeheardHenriettaWatkin'svoice.“Hismotherwasmygreatestfriend.Ican'tbeartothinkthatshe'sdead.Poorlittleboy,it'sdreadfultothinkofhimquitealoneintheworld.”ReadingCheck1.WhydidPhilipmakeacaveusingcushionsandchairs?A.Tohavefunallbyhimself.B.ToplayagamewithEmma.C.Toavoidthenoiseoftheoutside.D.ToprotecthimselffromtheRedIndians.2.WhathadEm