重慶市部分名校2020-2021學(xué)年上學(xué)期高一期中英語(yǔ)解析版試題精選匯編：閱讀理解專(zhuān)題（含解析）

重慶市部分名校2020-2021學(xué)年上學(xué)期高一期中英語(yǔ)解析版試題精選匯編閱讀理解專(zhuān)題重慶市南開(kāi)中學(xué)2020-2021學(xué)年高一英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期中試題第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。APlanningavisittotheUK?Herewehelpwithwaystocutyourcosts.AVOIDBIGEVENTSBigsportingevents,concertsandexhibitionscanincreasethecostofaccommodationandmakeithardertofindaroom.AstandarddoubleroomattheThistleBrightononthefinalFridayoftheBrightonComedyFestival(19Oct.)cost￡169.15atB.Aweeklater,thesameroomcost￡118.15.Ifyoucanbeflexibleandwanttoknowdatestoavoid—oryou’relookingforabigeventtopassyourtime—checkoutsitessuchasW,whichallowyoutosearchforeventsintheUKbycity,dateandcategory.STAYAWAYFROMTHESTATIONIftravelingtoyourdestinationbytrain,youmaywanttofindagoodbaseclosetothestation,butyoucouldenduppayingmoreforthesakeofconvenienceatthestartofyourholiday.Don’tbetoochoosyaboutthepartoftownyoustayin.Bookingtwomonthsinadvance,thecheapestroomatTravelodge’sCentralEustonhotelinLondonforSaturday22Septemberwas￡95.95.AroomjustatubejourneyawayatitsCoventGardenhotelwas￡75.75.AndatFarringdon,adoubleroomcostjust￡62.95.LOOKAFTERYOURSELFReallycentralhotelsincitiessuchasLondon,EdinburghandCardiffcancostafortune,especiallyatweekendsandduringbigevents.Asanalternative,considercheckingintoaself-cateringflatwithitsownkitchen.Oftentheseflatsarehiddenawayonthetopfloorsofcitycenterbuildings.AgreatexampleisthehistoricO’NeillFlatonEdinburgh’sRoyalMile,availablefor￡420forfivedaysinlateSeptember,withroomforfouradults.GETONABIKELondon’s‘Borisbikes’haveattractedthemostattention,butothercitiesalsohavesimilarprogramsthatletyourentabicycleandexploreatyourownpace,savingyouonpublictransportorcarparkingcosts.AmongthesmallercitieswiththeirownprogramsareNewcastle(casualmemberspayaround￡1.50fortwohours)andCardiff(freeforupto30minutes,or￡5perday).21.“Farringdon”inParagraph5ismostprobably________.A.thetubelinetoCoventGarden B.ahotelawayfromthetrainstationC.thenameofatravelagency D.anidealholidaydestination22.ThepassageshowsthattheO’NeillFlat________.A.liesonthegroundfloorB.providescookingtoolsfortouristsC.islocatedincentralLondonD.costsover￡100onaverageperdayinlateSeptember23.Themainpurposeofthepassageis________.A.tooffervisitorssomemoney-savingtipsB.toshowvisitorstheimportanceofself-helpC.tosupplyvisitorswithhotelinformationD.totellvisitorshowtobookinadvance【答案】21.B22.B23.A【解析】這是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章講述了去英國(guó)旅游時(shí)幾個(gè)可以節(jié)省費(fèi)用的方法，給出了一些建議?！?1題詳解】推理判斷題。由第五段中的“Bookingtwomonthsinadvance,thecheapestroomatTravelodge’sCentralEustonhotelinLondonforSaturday22Septemberwas￡95.95.AroomjustatubejourneyawayatitsCoventGardenhotelwas￡75.75.AndatFarringdon,adoubleroomcostjust￡62.95.”（提前兩個(gè)月預(yù)訂，9月22日星期六，位于倫敦的Travelodge的CentralEuston酒店最便宜的房間是95.95英鎊。在火車(chē)站旁邊的CoventGarden酒店僅需75.75英鎊。在Farringdon，一間雙人房只需62.95英鎊。），可知本處在講酒店房間價(jià)錢(qián)，離火車(chē)站越近，價(jià)格越高。由此推知，F(xiàn)arringdon是離火車(chē)站很遠(yuǎn)的旅館。故選B項(xiàng)。【22題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第六段中的“Asanalternative,considercheckingintoaself-cateringflatwithitsownkitchen.Oftentheseflatsarehiddenawayonthetopfloorsofcitycenterbuildings.AgreatexampleisthehistoricO’NeillFlatonEdinburgh’sRoyalMile,availablefor￡420forfivedaysinlateSeptember,withroomforfouradults.”（作為一種選擇，考慮入住一個(gè)有自己廚房的自助式公寓。這些公寓通常隱藏在市中心大樓的頂層。一個(gè)很好的例子是位于愛(ài)丁堡皇家英里的歷史悠久的O’NeillFlat，9月下旬5天內(nèi)售價(jià)420英鎊，可容納4名成人。），可知O’NeillFlat有自己的廚房，可以為游客提供烹飪工具。故選B項(xiàng)?！?3題詳解】推理判斷題。由第一段“PlanningavisittotheUK?Herewehelpwithwaystocutyourcosts.”（計(jì)劃訪問(wèn)英國(guó)？在這里，我們將幫助您降低成本。），可知文章主要是提供一些幫助讀者削減旅游成本的方法。故選A項(xiàng)。BTheScientificReasonWhyYourDogIsHelpingYouLiveLongerAreyouoneofthe44percentofAmericanswithadog?Youhavealotofthingstothankyourdogfor,includinggettingagreatnight’ssleep.Butasitturnsout,man’sbestfriendisn’tjustagreatlifecompanion;he(orshe)canalsohelpyoulivelonger,accordingtonewresearch.AstudypublishedinthejournalScientificReportsgathereddataon3.4millionsubjectsaged40to80,comparingthemtoSwedishregistersofdogownersoveran11-yearperiod.Overall,ownersofdogs(especiallyhuntingbreeds)havealowerriskofdeathfromcardiovascular(心血管)diseaseorothercauses,theresearchersfound.Thatevengoesforpeoplewholivealone,whichapreviousstudyhasfoundcouldshortenyourlife.Singledogownerswere33percentlesslikelytodieand11percentlesslikelytohaveaheartattackduringthestudyperiod,comparedtosinglenon-owners.Accordingtotheresearchers,thebenefitscangobothways:Whiledogownershipcanencouragepeopletobemorephysicallyactive,activepeoplemayalsobemorelikelytoowndogs.Owningadogmightalsoincreasepeoples’socialinteractionandoverallwell-being,leadingtoalongerlife.What’smore,afamilydogcouldchangetheowner’sbacterialmicrobiome(細(xì)菌微生物群)byexposingthemtoforeignbacteria,whichbooststheirimmunesystemsagainstdisease.Findoutmoresecretsyourpetwon’ttellyou.“Dogownershiphasmanybenefits,andwemaynowbeabletocountbetterhearthealthasoneofthem,”Dr.MikeKnaptonoftheBritishHeartFoundationtoldtheBBC.“However,asmanydogownersmayagree,themainreasonforowningadogisthesheerjoy.”24.Whatwillprobablyallowpeopletoenjoyalongerlife?A.Livingalonewithoutadog.B.Owningadog.C.Followingthedog’slivingways.D.Beingsingle.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordboostmean?A.influence B.breakC.weaken D.strengthen26.WhichisNOTthebenefitofowningadogintheresearch?A.Healthierimmunesystem.B.Longerlifeofthedogsandtheirowners.C.Moresocialinteractionandwell-being.D.Lowerriskofheartdiseases.27.InDr.MikeKnapton’sopinion,manyAmericansraisedogsbecausethedogscan______.A.changetheirlifestyleB.bettertheirheartconditionC.bringthemalotoffunD.helpthemtolivelonger【答案】24.B25.D26.B27.C【解析】本文是說(shuō)明文。研究表明養(yǎng)狗可以使人類(lèi)長(zhǎng)壽，文章從幾方面列舉了養(yǎng)狗的好處和對(duì)健康的促進(jìn)作用。【24題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段“he(orshe)canalsohelpyoulivelonger,accordingtonewresearch.”和第二段“Overall,ownersofdogs(especiallyhuntingbreeds)havealowerriskofdeathfromcardiovascular(心血管)diseaseorothercauses,theresearchersfound.”可知研究表明狗可以幫助人類(lèi)長(zhǎng)壽，養(yǎng)狗的人死于心血管疾病的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)較低。再加上第四段列舉的養(yǎng)狗能促進(jìn)長(zhǎng)壽的原因，可推知擁有一只狗能使人長(zhǎng)壽。故選B。【25題詳解】詞義猜測(cè)題。第四段開(kāi)頭“Accordingtotheresearchers,thebenefitscangobothways”點(diǎn)明了養(yǎng)狗的好處是雙向的，下文就列舉了其好處。畫(huà)線詞語(yǔ)所在句子的前半句“afamilydogcouldchangetheowner’sbacterialmicrobiome(細(xì)菌微生物群)byexposingthemtoforeignbacteria,”說(shuō)明狗可以通過(guò)讓主人接觸外來(lái)細(xì)菌來(lái)改變他們的細(xì)菌微生物群，結(jié)合詞后的“theirimmunesystemsagainstdisease.”可知是加強(qiáng)免疫系統(tǒng)來(lái)對(duì)抗疾病，boost應(yīng)該是“加強(qiáng)，促進(jìn)，提高”，與strengthen同義，故選D?！?6題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“afamilydogcouldchangetheowner’sbacterialmicrobiome(細(xì)菌微生物群)byexposingthemtoforeignbacteria,whichbooststheirimmunesystemsagainstdisease.”可知狗可以通過(guò)讓主人接觸外來(lái)細(xì)菌來(lái)改變他們的細(xì)菌微生物群，加強(qiáng)免疫系統(tǒng)來(lái)對(duì)抗疾病，A項(xiàng)正確；根據(jù)第四段“Owningadogmightalsoincreasepeoples’socialinteractionandoverallwell-being,leadingtoalongerlife.”可知養(yǎng)狗還可以增加人們的社會(huì)交往和整體幸福感，從而延長(zhǎng)壽命，C項(xiàng)正確；根據(jù)第二段“ownersofdogs(especiallyhuntingbreeds)havealowerriskofdeathfromcardiovascular(心血管)diseaseorothercauses,”可知養(yǎng)狗的人死于心血管疾病的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)較低，D項(xiàng)正確；根據(jù)第一段“he(orshe)canalsohelpyoulivelonger,accordingtonewresearch.”及全文內(nèi)容可知養(yǎng)狗可以使人類(lèi)長(zhǎng)壽，但文中并沒(méi)有說(shuō)能延長(zhǎng)狗的壽命，B項(xiàng)表達(dá)錯(cuò)誤，故選B。【27題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后Dr.MikeKnapton說(shuō)的“However,asmanydogownersmayagree,themainreasonforowningadogisthesheerjoy.”(然而，許多養(yǎng)狗的人可能會(huì)同意，養(yǎng)狗的主要原因是純粹的樂(lè)趣。)可知Dr.MikeKnapton認(rèn)為許多美國(guó)家庭養(yǎng)狗是因?yàn)楣纺芙o他們帶來(lái)更多樂(lè)趣，故選C。CLastnight’smeteor(流星)showerleftmanypeopleinthecommunitydissatisfiedanddemandinganswers.AccordingtoGabeRothsclild,EmeraldValley’smayor,peoplegatheredinthesuburbsofthecity,carryingheavytelescopes,expectingtowatchthebrightlyburningmeteorspassingthroughthesky.Whattheyfoundinsteadwasaskysobrightenedbythecity’slightsthatitdarkenedthelightofthemeteorspassingoverhead.“Myfamilywassofrustrated,”admittedtownresidentDuaneCosby,“Wewantedtomakethisanunforgettablefamilyouting,butitturnedouttobeahugedisappointment.”Astronomers—scientistswhostudystarsandplanets—havebeencomplainingaboutthisproblemfordecades.Theysaythatlightpollutionpreventsthemfromseeingobjectsintheskythattheycouldseequiteeasilyinthepast.Theycallonpeopleandthegovernmenttotakemeasurestofightagainstit.Thereisyetapopulationbesidesprofessionalandamateurstarobserversthatsuffersevenmorefromlightpollution.Thispopulationconsistsofbirds,batsfrogs,snakes,etc.Forexample,outdoorlightingseverelyaffectsmigratingbirds.AccordingtotheInternationalDark-SkyAssociation.“100millionbirdsayearthroughoutNorthAmericadieincrasheswithlightedbuildingsandtowers.”Countlessmoreanimalscasualtiesresultfromtheuseofartificiallighting.Clearly,peopleenjoythebenefitsoflightingtheirevenings,butsomescientiststhinkitcanbeharmfulforhumans,too.Theyworrythatexposuretolightwhilesleepingcanincreaseperson’schancesofgettingcancer.EmeraldValleyisonlyonecommunitythatisbecomingawareofthenegativeeffectsofhighpollution.Foryears,Flagstaff,Arizona,hasenforcedlightingregulationsinitscityinordertoassistastronomersattheLowellObservatory.Similareffortshavebeenmadeworldwide,andamovementisunderwaytoremindustoturnofflightswhenwearenotusingthem,sothatothercreaturescansharethenight.28.Ithappenedlastnightthat.A.themeteorsflewpastbeforebeingnoticed B.thecity’slightsaffectedthemeteorwatchingC.thecitylightshowattractedmanypeople D.themeteorwatchingendedupasasocialouting29.Whatdotheastronomerscomplainabout?A.Lightpollutionhasremainedunsolvedforyears. B.Theirobservationequipmentisinpoorrepair.C.Meteorshowersoccurlessoftenthanbefore. D.Theireyesightisfailingduetoartificiallighting.30.LightingregulationsinFlagstaff,Arizonaareputintoeffectto.A.createanidealobservationcondition B.lessenthechanceofgettingcancerC.ensurecitizensagoodsleepatnight D.enableallcreaturestoliveinharmony31.Whatmessagedoestheauthormostwanttogiveus?A.Savingwildlifeissavingourselves.B.Greateffortsshouldbemadetosaveenergy.C.Newequipmentshouldbeintroducedforspacestudy.D.Humanactivitiesshouldbeenvironmentallyfriendly.【答案】28.B29.A30.A31.D【解析】這是一篇說(shuō)明文。本文從由于城市的光線太強(qiáng)影響人們看流星雨，談到光污染給動(dòng)物及人類(lèi)帶來(lái)的危害，最后想告訴人類(lèi)活動(dòng)應(yīng)該是環(huán)保的。28題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中“Whattheyfoundinsteadwasaskysobrightenedbythecity’slightsthatitdarkenedthelightofthemeteorspassingoverhead.(相反，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)城市的燈光照亮了天空，使得頭頂上流星的光線變暗了)”可知，昨晚發(fā)生的事情是，城市的燈光影響了流星觀測(cè)。故選B。【29題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中“Astronomers—scientistswhostudystarsandplanets—havebeencomplainingaboutthisproblemfordecades.Theysaythatlightpollutionpreventsthemfromseeingobjectsintheskythattheycouldseequiteeasilyinthepast.(天文學(xué)家——研究恒星和行星的科學(xué)家——已經(jīng)抱怨這個(gè)問(wèn)題幾十年了。他們說(shuō)，光污染使他們看不到過(guò)去很容易看到的天空物體)”可知，天文學(xué)家們抱怨光污染問(wèn)題多年來(lái)一直沒(méi)有得到解決。故選A。【30題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中“Foryears,Flagstaff,Arizona,hasenforcedlightingregulationsinitscityinordertoassistastronomersattheLowellObservatory.(多年來(lái)，亞利桑那州的Flagstaff市為了幫助Lowell天文臺(tái)的天文學(xué)家，在該市實(shí)施了照明規(guī)定)”可知，亞利桑那州的Flagstaff市實(shí)施了照明規(guī)定，為了幫助Lowell觀測(cè)站的天文學(xué)家創(chuàng)造更好的觀察環(huán)境。故選A?！?1題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“Countlessmoreanimalscasualtiesresultfromtheuseofartificiallighting.Clearly,peopleenjoythebenefitsoflightingtheirevenings,butsomescientiststhinkitcanbeharmfulforhumans,too.Theyworrythatexposuretolightwhilesleepingcanincreaseperson’schancesofgettingcancer.(不計(jì)其數(shù)的動(dòng)物因使用人工照明而死亡。顯然，人們享受夜晚照明的好處，但一些科學(xué)家認(rèn)為它也可能對(duì)人類(lèi)有害。他們擔(dān)心睡覺(jué)時(shí)暴露在光線下會(huì)增加患癌癥的幾率)”結(jié)合文章主要講述的是光污染的問(wèn)題自己給人類(lèi)以及動(dòng)物所造成的不良影響?？赏浦髡咦钕雮鬟_(dá)給我們的信息是：人類(lèi)活動(dòng)應(yīng)該是環(huán)保的。故選D。DSmalltalkhasareputationforbeinguninteresting,andforgoodreason.Pointingoutthefactthatit’srainingseemsasridiculousaspointingoutthefactthatyouhaveahead—you’refullyawareofboththings,anddon’trequireanoutsidertoconfirmthem.Butdespitebeingevidentandoftenpainfullydull,smalltalkhasanimportantroletofulfil,enablingustoleapoveranumberofsocialobstaclestowardsimproved,meaningfulinteraction.Humanscanbesensitivesouls.Weeachhaveourboundariesandlistsofpotentialupsets,whichwhenbroken,causeustoeithergentlybackawaytoanalternativepositionintheroom,orbecomecrossattheperson.Smalltalkisfirstawaytotestthewaterswithanunfamiliarperson,sothatyoumaybetterunderstandtheirpersonality.Whenfindingyourselfpositionedcloselytoapersonwhoyouknowlittleabout,it’smuchsafertopointouttherainyskythantoshareyourpoliticalviewsonasensitivetopic.Untilyouknowthepersonbetter,heaviertopicsshouldprobablybekeptunderwraps,soyouwon’tfindyourselfonthereceivingendofacoldstare.Thoughinsignificant,smalltalkstillhasgreatpower.Whentalkingwithfellowhumans,muchofoursoulisexposedthroughnon-verbalcommunication.Aresponseto“howwasyourweekend”canunveilmuchabouttheperson’scharacter.Thelengthoftheirresponsemightindicatetheirlevelofself-confidence;thetoneofspeakingmightshowhowagreeableapersonis;theirslightlyloweredhead,asifprotectingthemselvesfromattack,apossiblesignofaregrettablehistoryofbullying.Asmoreofaperson’scharacterisrevealed,wehavetheinsightneededtodeterminewhethertobroachmoresignificanttopics—thethingsthatweactuallywanttotalkabout.Conversationisagreateducator,anddeepconversationestablishlastingbondswithourfellowhumans,formingpreciousfriendshipsthatpaintourliveswithvibrantcolors.Suchfriendshipsbeginwithsmalltalk.32.Whatisdescribedinthefirstparagraph?A.Thefirststageofhumaninteraction.B.Ridiculoushumanbehaviorincommunication.C.Absenceofcommunicationbetweenstrangers.D.Thedifficultyofhavingdeepconversations.33.Whydopeoplefindthemselves“onthereceivingendofacoldstare”?A.Becausetheyarefondofheavysubjects.B.Becausetheyareenthusiasticaboutpolitics.C.Becausetheyaretoosensitiveabouttopics.D.Becausetheyfailtomanageinterpersonaldistance.34.Whatmightbeasignoffriendlinessaccordingtoparagraph3?A.Thelengthoftheanswer. B.Thequalityofthevoice.C.Thepositionofthehead. D.Thedistancebetweenspeakers.35.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ReputationofSmallTalk B.WaysofUnderstandingPersonalityC.SignificanceofSmallTalk D.ChallengesofDeepConversation【答案】32.A33.D34.B35.C【解析】這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要講述了閑聊是人類(lèi)交往互動(dòng)的第一步，能夠是人類(lèi)跨越許多社交障礙，深入的交談能與我們與其他人建立持久的聯(lián)系，形成寶貴的友誼，使我們的生活充滿(mǎn)活力，友誼從閑聊開(kāi)始，著重描述了閑聊的意義。【32題詳解】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段“Butdespitebeingevidentandoftenpainfullydull,smalltalkhasanimportantroletofulfil,enablingustoleapoveranumberofsocialobstaclestowardsimproved,meaningfulinteraction.(不過(guò)，盡管閑聊往往明顯枯燥得令人痛苦，但它仍能發(fā)揮重要作用，使我們能夠跨越許多社會(huì)障礙，改善有意義的互動(dòng)。)”可知，閑聊是跨越許多社會(huì)障礙，改善互動(dòng)的方式，由此可知，第一段講述的是：閑聊是人類(lèi)互動(dòng)的第一步，故選A項(xiàng)?！?3題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段“Whenfindingyourselfpositionedcloselytoapersonwhoyouknowlittleabout,it’smuchsafertopointouttherainyskythantoshareyourpoliticalviewsonasensitivetopic.Untilyouknowthepersonbetter,heaviertopicsshouldprobablybekeptunderwraps,soyouwon’tfindyourselfonthereceivingendofacoldstare.(當(dāng)你發(fā)現(xiàn)自己靠近一個(gè)你不太了解的人時(shí)，聊天氣情況要比就一個(gè)敏感話題發(fā)表你的政治觀點(diǎn)安全得多。在你更好地了解對(duì)方之前，較嚴(yán)肅的話題應(yīng)該保密，這樣你才不會(huì)被冷眼瞪著。)”可知，如果閑聊的話題沒(méi)有控制住敏感度是不“安全的”。由此推知，如果閑聊不能控制好話題的“人際距離”將會(huì)被冷眼相待，故選D項(xiàng)?！?4題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“Aresponseto“howwasyourweekend”canunveilmuchabouttheperson’scharacter.Thelengthoftheirresponsemightindicatetheirlevelofself-confidence;thetoneofspeakingmightshowhowagreeableapersonis;(對(duì)“周末過(guò)得怎么樣”的回答可以揭示出這個(gè)人的很多性格特征。他們回答的長(zhǎng)度可能表明了他們的自信程度;說(shuō)話的語(yǔ)氣可以顯示出一個(gè)人是多么和藹可親;)”可知體現(xiàn)一個(gè)人友好、和藹的標(biāo)志是說(shuō)話的語(yǔ)氣。故選B項(xiàng)?！?5題詳解】標(biāo)題判斷題。根據(jù)第一段“Butdespitebeingevidentandoftenpainfullydull,smalltalkhasanimportantroletofulfil,enablingustoleapoveranumberofsocialobstaclestowardsimproved,meaningfulinteraction.(不過(guò)，盡管閑聊往往明顯枯燥得令人痛苦，但它仍能發(fā)揮重要作用，使我們能夠跨越許多社會(huì)障礙，改善有意義的互動(dòng)。)”和結(jié)合最后一段“Conversationisagreateducator,anddeepconversationestablishlastingbondswithourfellowhumans,formingpreciousfriendshipsthatpaintourliveswithvibrantcolors.Suchfriendshipsbeginwithsmalltalk.(交談是偉大的教育家，深入的交談能與我們的同胞建立持久的聯(lián)系，形成寶貴的友誼，使我們的生活充滿(mǎn)活力。這樣的友誼從閑聊開(kāi)始。)”可知，文章主要在說(shuō)明閑聊的重要性，所以C項(xiàng)“閑聊的意義”適合做文章的標(biāo)題，故選C項(xiàng)。重慶市八中2020-2021學(xué)年高一英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期半期考試試題閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。APersonalsafetyismorethanjustavoidingdarkstreetsatnight.Havingoneofthesegadgetsathandwillhelpkeepyououtofharm’sway.HeartTrinketAlarm$9.99,fromwww.safe-girl.co.ukItappearstobeashinyheart.However,insidetheshellliesanalarm.Ifyoufeelthreatened,pullthechainandinstantlydrawattentionthankstothewarningsoundsitsendsout.Hangitfromabag,oruseitasakeyringsoit’sclosetohand.PoweredbytwoLR44batteries,ithasan“on-off”switch.Moreover,it’snotugly,sofashion-consciousteenswillbehappytouseit.SwamOM-DOORSTDoorstopIntruderAlarm$3.99,fromwww.maplin.co.ukIfyoufeelnervousaboutstayingathomealoneorarrivingatahotelandareconcernedaboutsafety,thisdevicecanhelp.Putthedoorstopascloseaspossibletotheclosedinternaldoor.Thenifsomeonetriestoforcehiswayintotheroom,thedoorwillpushagainstthegadgetanditwillsoundanalarm.ItrequiresaDC9Vbatterythatisn’tincluded.WalkingStickWithBuilt-inAlarm&Light$24.99,fromwww.betterlife.co.ukThiswalkingstickisheight-adjustableandit’sfoldable(可折疊的).Inadditiontoaidingyouinwalking,itcomeswithseveralextras.Forexample,you’llfindaflashlightatthefrontofthestick—greatifit’sdarkandyouwanttoseeclearly.There’salsoanalarmfunction—justpressthebuttononthesideifyouwanttodrawattention.WDMyPassportUltra$49.99,Thisdevicewillhelpkeepyourdocumentssafe.Youcaneasilysetpasswordssootherscan’taccessit.Evenifitendsupinthewronghands,theywon’tbeabletoviewwhat’sinthedevice.Youcanalsobackupyourfiles.IttransfersfilesquicklyduetotheUSB3.0portandisavailablewith1-3TBcapacity(容量).16.WhatshouldwedoinordertosoundtheHeartTrinketAlarm?A.Insertitskey.B.Pullitschain.C.Pushagainstit.D.Pressitsbutton.17.Whichwebsiteshouldyouturntoifyou’reconcernedaboutyoursafetyinhotels?A.www.maplin.co.uk.B.www.safe-girl.co.uk.C.www.betterlife.co.uk.D..18.WhatcanwelearnabouttheWalkingStickWithBuilt-inAlarm&Light?A.Itappearstofashion-consciousteens.B.Itispoweredbytwobatteries.C.Itisintendedfortheold.D.It’saspacesaver.19.Howmuchshouldyoupayifyouneedagadgettoprotectyourcomputerfiles?A.$3.99 B.$9.99C.$24.99 D.$49.99【答案】16.B17.A18.D19.D【解析】本文是應(yīng)用文。人身安全不僅僅是在夜晚避開(kāi)黑暗的街道。本文介紹了四個(gè)保護(hù)安全的報(bào)警器，工具和設(shè)備?！?6題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的“Ifyoufeelthreatened,pullthechainandinstantlydrawattentionthankstothewarningsoundsitsendsout.(如果你感到受到了威脅，拉一下鐵鏈，它會(huì)發(fā)出警告聲音，立刻吸引你的注意)”可知，拉一下鐵鏈，heHeartTrinketAlarm就會(huì)發(fā)出警報(bào)。故選B。【17題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)SwamOM-DOORSTDoorstopIntruderAlarm的“$3.99,fromwww.maplin.co.uk”和“Ifyoufeelnervousaboutstayingathomealoneorarrivingatahotelandareconcernedaboutsafety,thisdevicecanhelp.(如果你獨(dú)自待在家里或到酒店感到緊張，擔(dān)心安全，這個(gè)設(shè)備可以幫助你)”可知，如果你擔(dān)心在酒店的安全可以求助www.maplin.co.uk.網(wǎng)站。故選A。【18題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)WalkingStickWithBuilt-inAlarm&Light部分的“Thiswalkingstickisheight-adjustableandit’sfoldable(可折疊的).(這根手杖高度可調(diào)，而且可以折疊)”可知，這種手杖可以調(diào)節(jié)和折疊，因此WalkingStickWithBuilt-inAlarm&Light節(jié)省空間。故選D?！?9題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)WDMyPassportUltra部分的“$49.99,”和“Thisdevicewillhelpkeepyourdocumentssafe.(這個(gè)設(shè)備將有助于保護(hù)您的文件安全)”可知，如果你需要一個(gè)小工具來(lái)保護(hù)你的電腦文件，你應(yīng)該付49.99美元。故選D。BAsageothermalscientist,Iknowthatboilingriversexist—buttheyarealwaysnearvolcanoes.Youneedalotofheattomakethatmuchwaterboil.Wewereworkinginthevolcanicgap,a950-mile-longareathatcoversmostofPeru,wheretherehasn’tbeenactivevolcanismforthepasttwomillionyears.Yetwe’dfoundtheShanaya,anameoriginatedfrom“heatingthing”.Mymeasurementsaveraged190°-195°F.Thelocalsthinkit’ssohotbecauseoftheYacumama,or“watermother”—aspiritwhogivesbirthtowaters—representedbyasnake-head-shapedrockattheoriginoftheheatedwater.Ihadtocutmywaythroughthebushatthesideoftherivertotaketemperaturereadings.Allthewhile,rightnexttomewasthisveryhot,fast-flowingbodyofwater.Afriendatthenearestvillagehadtoldme,“Useyourfeetlikeeyes.”Youcan’tseeheat,butyoucanfeelitwhenyoustepnearit.Iworesandals(涼鞋）.Iwasatapartoftherivermeasuring210°F,standingonarockthesizeofasheetorpaper,whentherainfell.Itwaslikeacurtainrising.Thetemperaturedifferentialbetweentherainandtherivercausedawhiteout.Icouldn’tsee,butIwhistledtoletmypartnerknowIwasOK.At130°Ffleshcooks,andthewateraroundmewasnearingtwicethat.Myeyeswouldhavecookedinlessthanaminute,andIcouldn’thaveseenhowtogetout.Isawratsfallin,theireyesturningmilkywhite.Ikeptwhistling.After15minutestherainstoppedandthesteamcleared.Ahardraininmostsituationswouldhavebeennothingimportant.Here,foramatterofminutes,itthinnedthelinebetweenresearchingandbeingboiledalive.20.Whatdoweknowaboutboilingrivers?A.Theyarealwaysfoundnotfarfromvolcanoes.BTheywerediscoveredtwomillionyearsago.C.Geothermalscientistsdoubttheirexistence.D.MostofthemcanbefoundinPeru.21.Whydidtheauthorworesandals?A.Itwasconvenienttowearsandalsintheriver.B.Hewasadvisedtodosobyhisfriend.C.Hewantedtofeelheatwithhisfeet.D.Thetemperaturewashighthere.22.Whathappenedtotheauthorwhenitrained?A.Hesignaledtohispartnerforhelp.B.Hewasindangeroflosinghislife.C.Heraisedacurtaintoprotecthimself.D.Hefelldownbecauseofhisblindness.23.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Waternearvolcanoes.B.Milkywhiteeyes.C.Boilingpoint.D.Ahardrain.【答案】20.A21.C22.B23.C【解析】本文是一篇記敘文。作者作為作為一名地?zé)峥茖W(xué)家，知道沸騰的河流一般存在在火山附近，本文敘述了作者在過(guò)去的200萬(wàn)年里都沒(méi)有活火山活動(dòng)的區(qū)域找到沸騰河流Shanaya的驚險(xiǎn)經(jīng)歷?！?0題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的首句“Asageothermalscientist,Iknowthatboilingriversexist—buttheyarealwaysnearvolcanoes.（作為一名地?zé)峥茖W(xué)家，我知道有沸騰的河流存在——但它們總是在火山附近。）”可知沸騰的河流總是離火山不遠(yuǎn)。故選A?！?1題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中“Afriendatthenearestvillagehadtoldme,“Useyourfeetlikeeyes.”Youcan’tseeheat,butyoucanfeelitwhenyoustepnearit.Iworesandals(涼鞋）.（一位住在最近村莊的朋友告訴我:“要把你的腳當(dāng)眼睛用?！薄澳憧床灰?jiàn)熱，但當(dāng)你走近它時(shí)，你可以感覺(jué)到它。我穿著涼鞋。）”可知作者穿涼鞋是為了感覺(jué)熱度。故選C。22題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段“At130°Ffleshcooks,andthewateraroundmewasnearingtwicethat.Myeyeswouldhavecookedinlessthanaminute,andIcouldn’thaveseenhowtogetout.（在130華氏度的溫度下，肉可以被煮熟，而我周?chē)乃咏@個(gè)溫度的兩倍。我的眼睛會(huì)在一分鐘內(nèi)被烤熟，而且我不知道怎么出去。）”可知作者陷入了非常危險(xiǎn)的境地，隨時(shí)可能被煮熟。所以判斷出下雨時(shí)作者有失去生命的危險(xiǎn)。故選B?！?3題詳解】主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章的主題句“Iknowthatboilingriversexist—buttheyarealwaysnearvolcanoes.（我知道有沸騰的河流存在，它們總是在火山附近。）”以及作者找到沸騰河流Shanaya的細(xì)節(jié)可知本文敘述了作者在過(guò)去的200萬(wàn)年里都沒(méi)有活火山活動(dòng)的區(qū)域找到沸騰河流Shanaya的驚險(xiǎn)經(jīng)歷?？芍狢選項(xiàng)“沸點(diǎn)”為短文最佳標(biāo)題。故選C。CKnottinghisbrowsatsomemedicalreports,oneoldmansensedapotentialdanger.Onthatday,59citizensinWuhanhadcaughtpneumonia(肺炎)ofunknownetiology.ThephenomenonremindedhimoftheSevereAcuteRespiratorySyndrome(SARS)outbreakthathadspreadacrossChina17yearsago.ItwashewhohadcomeupwithaneffectivetreatmentforSARS.China’smostrespectableepidemiologist(流行病學(xué)家),84-year-oldZhongNanshan,iswidelyknowntothepublicastheherowhodefeatedSARS.Afteralifetimeresearchingrespiratorydiseases,hewaskeenlyawarethatthenewpneumoniamaynotbeasimpledisease,butaPandora’sboxthatcouldengulftheworld.Zhonggrewupinafamilyofdoctors,andlivesbyasimplemotto:savelivesandalwaysbehonest.In2003,whenSARSspreadacrossChina,hevolunteeredtotreatpatients,stayinginhospitalwardsforweeksonendtostudythedisease.Atthesametime,healsospentcountlessnightsinhislablookingforacu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B.Getover.C.Takeover. D.Pullover.25.Whatdoesthethirdandfourthparagraphmainlywanttotellus?A.Zhongdidn’thesitatetovoicethetruth.B.Zhongisavirtuousandhonestdoctor.C.Zhong’shonestywashighlypraisedinChina.D.Zhongandhisteamworkedonendinthelab.26.Accordingtothepassage,ZhonghasdonethefollowingEXCEPT___________.A.educatingpeopleonCOVID-19preventionB.makinggreatcontr