廣東省韶關(guān)市2020高考英語二輪復習 閱讀理解練習（6）

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1、2020廣東韶關(guān)市高考英語二輪閱讀理解練習（6） 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。 【2020模擬】閱讀理解 Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according

2、 to the information given in the passage you have just read. Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities is set in the years before and during the French Revolution (1789 - 1799). During its course, French revolutionaries brought down the empire and established a republic of free and equal citizens

3、. In reading the work, one sees that Dickens distorted some details of the French Revolution. At the beginning, Dickens notes that, in 1775, France was busy spending money. This mention of France’s spending touches briefly on what is perhaps the major cause of the French Revolution. Before the revo

4、lution, the government often borrowed money because it spent more than it raised in taxes. The increased spending and borrowing made many people’s blood boil, yet Dickens focused instead on the nobility’s oppression and exploitation of the working class, including peasants, as the causes of the revo

5、lution. The Marquis, one of the book’s characters, ill-treats and kills many people. Thus, he represents the nobles who mistreat the lower classes. One reviewer criticized this picture as an unfair representation of French society in the mid-1700s. The reviewer pointed out that the government would

6、 have punished nobles who mistreated or murdered. Nobles may have been guilty of other evils, however, such as not feeding the starving masses after bad weather ruined crops in 1789. Dickens’ account of the storming of the Bastille fails to mention that the gang that stormed the prison was looking

7、for bullets and bombs to use in defense against a possible attack by the king’s troops. Dickens does include some accurate details, however, such as the crowd’s finding only seven prisoners and freeing them and the pack’s executing (處決) the prison administrator and sticking his head on a post. The s

8、cene that the women knit (編織) as they watch the executions may seem to be an odd detail, but actually many women did knit stockings for the war effort as they watched the killing machine at work. Dickens’ descriptions of the steady stream of sentenced people into prison and the carts taking them to

9、 their deaths give readers some idea of the frequency with which officials jailed and executed people during the Rule of Terror, which lasted about a year. During the Terror, the government jailed about 250 thousand people, tried (審判) and killed about 17 thousand, and executed about 12 thousand with

10、out a trial. Those executed included people who opposed the revolution, people who offended the revolutionaries, and even some revolutionaries. About 15 percent were members of the ministry or nobility. 74. What does the word “distorted” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean? A. Discussed. B. Re

11、vealed. C. Provided. D. Twisted. 75. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. A wild crowd rushed into the Bastille to fight with the royal soldiers. B. The nobles’ mistreating and killing people is the main cause of the revolution. C. About thirty thousa

12、nd people lost their lives in the course of the Rule of Terror. D. Women were forced to work for the war supplies while watching people killed. 76. What can be inferred from the passage? A. Dickens was once among the revolutionaries storming the Bastille. B. There was an extreme disord

13、er and horror during the revolution. C. Nobles of those days in France were loaded with heavy social responsibilities. D. Classic literary works may serve as history textbooks to a great degree. 77. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage? A. The Collapse of the

14、 French Empire B. Unknown Facts during the Rule of Terror C. Dickens’ Description of the French Revolution D. A Critical View on A Tale of Two Cities 【參考答案】74-77 DCBD 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。 BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Chinese workers and army soldiers were racing to sweep

15、 snow-covered highways and unclog railway routes for millions of travelers trapped by cold weather. More than 67 million people have been affected by the weather and economic losses are expected to reach as much as $3 billion, Chinese officials say. The snowstorms have damaged power lines, houses a

16、nd farmland, causing fears of food and energy shortages. Twenty-four people have died and some 827,000 people have been evacuated in 14 different provinces, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said Monday. In the past week, the snowstorms have hit the provinces in central, eastern and southern China. "W

17、e've never seen such a cold weather lasting for such long a time," said Tang Shan, a man in his 70s in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province. "The last time we had one here was over 50 years ago, and not this bad." The snow and sleet have paralyzed（使癱瘓）roads, railways and airports, leaving tens o

18、f millions of travelers marooned, officials say. Many of them are bound for home ahead of the traditional Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, which falls on February 7. The Lunar New Year travel is China's busiest travel period of the year. But the cold weather is delaying travel pla

19、ns. In the southern city of Guangzhou, as many as 500,000 train passengers had to stay in the station. About 100,000 packed the square in front of the train station while others found shelter in schools and other public buildings while waiting for their trains. Chinese premier Wen Jiabao has ordere

20、d urgent measures to unclog the transport jam and ensure a steady supply of food and energy. “Let’s unite as one to fight against the disaster,” he said in an emergency meeting.“Let’s ensure that the people enjoy the Spring Festival.” But more terrible weather is expected. On Monday China’s Weathe

21、r Station issued a rare“red alert”warning of more serious snowstorms in the coming days. If so, the number of trapped travelers will surely increase. 1．What is the passage mainly about? A．The transport jam before the Spring Festival. B．The terrible effects of the snowstorms. C．The travelers’fear

22、s of food shortages. D．The measures to fight against the disaster. 2．According to the passage, which of the following are mentioned? a．A large number of passengers suffered from snowstorms. b．Many house sand fields were damaged by the terrible snowstorms. c．No such heavy snowstorms have ever ha

23、ppened in China. d．The snowstorms are expected to come to an end in the following days. e．Roads, railways and airports were strongly influenced by the snowstorms A．a(chǎn)，b，c B．b，c，d C．c，d，e D．a(chǎn)，b，e 3．What does the underlined word“unclog”in the first paragraph mean? A．clear B．clean C．cover D．close

24、4．The government has taken the following measures except . A．finding shelter in schools and other public buildings for the passengers B．trying their best to ensure a steady supply of food and energy C．calling on people to stop work to fight against the disaster D．warning people of more

25、terrible snowstorms in the coming days 【參考答案】 B D A C 閱讀理解。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。 The next decade will witness the most important changes in the way we consume sport since the appearance of mass audience television in the 1950's. The development of media channels such as satel

26、lite and cable television, the internet and mobile telephones has broken the traditional free television model in every advanced economy. Well managed sports will remain valuable content and many will continue to grow. Forward thinking governing bodies will grasp the opportunity by repackaging their

27、 sports to adapt to the new broadcast landscape. Others will not. Brand marketers have seen the effectiveness of the traditional TV sport advertising fall over the last twenty years as audiences for free to air television fall year by year. The growth of sponsorship（贊助）as a marketing tool is one re

28、sult. However, sport must compete for the sponsor dollar with other forms of content such as music, the arts and culture and cause-related marketing, each of which offers a powerful choice. At the same time some of sports biggest marketers, the soft drink, beer and fast food companies, will come un

29、der growing pressure from social and political pressure groups concerned about levels of obesity（肥胖）, over drinking and anti-social behavior that have become such a part of modern life. Companies such as McDonalds, Coca Cola and Budweiser face calls to cut its ties with sport, which will be popular

30、 over the next decade. Are we facing a ban on soft drink sponsorship similar to that of tobacco? Certainly, the removal of hundreds of millions of sponsorship dollars from the sports economy worldwide would have destructive influence. This report analyses the threat, seeking comparisons with the str

31、ategy employed by the tobacco abolitionists（廢除主義者） a decade ago. 1．Which of the following does NOT affect traditional television model? A．Cable television. B．The internet. C．Mobile phones. D．Mass audience television 2．What can we infer from the second paragraph? A．Sponsorship leads to the fal

32、l of sport advertising. B．Sport can’t match the arts. C．Music, the art and culture often act as sponsors in sports. D．The fall of advertising only happens to some brand marketers 3．If a child is overweight, which of the following may be responsible according to this passage? A．His parents. B．G

33、rowing sport sponsorship C．Some big food or drink companies. D．Advanced economy. 4．In he last paragraph, the author fears that A．the ban on tobacco will be abolished ten years later. B．the sponsorship of soft drink companies will destruct sports economy. C．food and drink companies will be pop

34、ular. D．fast food and soft drink sponsorship will be banned like tobacco sooner or later. 【參考答案】 D A C D 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。 【2020模擬】閱讀理解 Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of th

35、em there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.。 We have entered a new age of embedded(嵌入式的), intuitive(直覺的) computing in which our homes, cars, stores, farms, and factories have the ability to think

36、, sense, understand, and respond to our needs. It’s not science fiction, but the dawn of a new age. Most people might not realize it yet, but we are already feeling the impact of what’s known as the third wave of computing. In small but significant ways it is helping us live healthier and more secu

37、re lives. If you drive a 2020 Mercedes Benz, for example, an “intelligent” system tries to keep you from hitting a pedestrian. A farmer in Nigeria relies on weather sensors that communicate with his mobile device. Forgot your medicine? A new pill bottle from AdhereTech reminds you through text or au

38、tomatic phone messages that it’s time to take a pill. Technology is being integrated(融入) into our natural behaviors, with real-time data connecting our physical and digital worlds. With this dramatic shift in our relationship to technology, companies can adapt their products and services. To under

39、stand how revolutionary the third wave is, we ought to consider how far we have come. The first wave began when companies started to manage their operations through mainframe computer systems over 50 years ago. Then computing got “personal” in the 1980s and the 1990s with the introduction of the PC

40、(personal computer). For the most part, computing remained immobile and lacked contextual awareness. In computing’s second wave, mobile computing and the smartphone took center stage. Billions of people, some of whom might not have had access to clean water, electricity, or even housing, were conne

41、cted. Developers created applications and provided consumers with access to just about everything through their phone at the cost of a monthly data plan. As the third wave keeps developing, designers must meet the demands of consumers who want to experiment with new technology. Historically, desig

42、ners have focused their attention on a product’s form and function. While that still matters, of course, the definition of a meaningful user experience has expanded significantly and will continue to do so. Instead of creating a single product, designers will need to imagine a series of connected pr

43、oducts and services that have awareness of each other and their surroundings. 74. Why are three examples given in Paragraph 2? A. To tell us that human beings are smarter and smarter. B. To illustrate the importance and necessity of technology. C. To prove that we are living healthier and more s

44、ecure lives. D. To show the impact of the third wave of computing on our life. 75. In the first wave of computing _____. A. companies’ operations were reliable on computer systems B. computing had awareness of people’s needs in the context C. people could have access to computing almost everywh

45、ere D. it was possible for people to experience computing at home 76. Which of the following is a situation in the third wave of computing? A. There’s no need to create a single product. B. The definition of the user experience is more significant. C. Products and services are not independent o

46、f each other. D. The products’ form and functions are no longer important. 77. What can we conclude from the passage about the new age we are facing? A. There’s a shift of attention from people’s physical worlds to their digital worlds. B. There’s closer relationship between technology and people’s natural behaviours. C. People live more happily with the convenience brought by advanced technology. D. People become lazier with the products that can think and respond to their needs. 【參考答案】73. A 74. D 75. D 76. C 77. B