專題02-閱讀理解說明文-五年(2016-2020)高考英語真題分項(xiàng)詳解(浙江)

五年（2016~2020）浙江省高考英語試題分項(xiàng)解析02閱讀理解·說明文1.（2020年7月，浙江高考）Iamanactiveplaygoerandplay-reader,andperhapsmybestreasonforeditingthisbookisahopeofsharingmyenthusiasmforthetheaterwithothers.TodothisIhavesearchedthroughdozensofplaystofindtheonesthatIthinkbestshowthepowerandpurposeoftheshortplay.Eachplayhasathemeorcentralideawhichtheplaywright(劇作家)hopestogetacrossthroughdialogueandaction.Afewcharactersareusedtocreateasingleimpressiongrowingoutofthetheme.Itisnotmyintentiontopointoutthecentralthemeofeachoftheplaysinthiscollection,forthatwould,indeed,ruinthepleasureofreading,discussing,andthinkingabouttheplaysandtheeffectivenessoftheplaywright.However,avarietyoftypesisrepresentedhere.Theseincludecomedy,satire,poignantdrama,historicalandregionaldrama.Toshowtheversatility(多面性)oftheshortplay,Ihaveincludedaguidanceplay,aradioplayandatelevisionplay.Amongthewritersoftheplaysinthiscollection,PaulGreen,SusanGlaspell,MaxwellAnderson,ThorntonWilder,WilliamSaroyan,andTennesseeWilliamshaveallreceivedPulitzerPrizesfortheircontributionstothetheater.Moreinformationabouttheplaywrightswillbefoundattheendofthisbook.Togetthemostoutofreadingtheseplays,trytopicturetheplayonstage,withyou,thereader,intheaudience.Thehouselightsdim(變暗).Thecurtainsareabouttoopen,andinafewminutestheactionanddialoguewilltellyouthestory.1.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorfromthefirstparagraph?A.Hehaswrittendozensofplays. B.Hehasadeeploveforthetheater.C.Heisaprofessionalstageactor. D.Helikesreadingshortplaystoothers.2.Whatdoestheauthoravoiddoinginhiswork?A.Statingtheplays’centralideas. B.Selectingworksbyfamousplaywrights.C.Includingvarioustypesofplays. D.Offeringinformationontheplaywrights.3.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestreadersdowhilereadingtheplays?A.Controltheirfeelings. B.Applytheiractingskills.C.Usetheirimagination. D.Keeptheiraudienceinmind.4.Whatisthistext?A.Ashortstory. B.Anintroductiontoabook.C.Aplayreview. D.Anadvertisementforatheater.【答案】1.B2.A3.C4.B【解析】這是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了作者的書籍的序言部分，包括其編寫目的，書籍內(nèi)容主體，以及如何實(shí)現(xiàn)有樂趣的閱讀本書的建議。1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段內(nèi)容“…andperhapsmybestreasonforeditingthisbookisahopeofsharingmyenthusiasmforthetheaterwithothers”可知，作者編輯這本書的最好的原因是希望與他人分享對戲劇的熱情，因此可知作者對于戲劇飽含熱情。故選B項(xiàng)。2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段內(nèi)容“Itisnotmyintentiontopointoutthecentralthemeofeachoftheplaysinthiscollection,forthatwould,indeed,ruinthepleasureofreading,discussing,andthinkingabouttheplaysandtheeffectivenessoftheplaywright.”可知，作者并不想指出這本書中每一部戲劇的中心主題，因?yàn)槟菢哟_實(shí)會(huì)破壞閱讀、討論和思考戲劇以及劇作家的有效性的樂趣。A項(xiàng)“Statingtheplays”centralideas(陳述戲劇的中心思想)”與原文表達(dá)信息一致。故選A項(xiàng)。3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章末尾段內(nèi)容“Togetthemostoutofthereadingtheseplays,trytopicturetheplayonstage,withyou,thereader,intheaudience.”可知，作者建議讀者試著想象戲劇在舞臺(tái)上上演，不再是讀者而是成為觀眾，才能實(shí)現(xiàn)最佳的閱讀樂趣。C項(xiàng)“Usetheirimagination”與原文“trytopicturetheplayonthestage”表達(dá)信息一致。故選C項(xiàng)。4.推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章首段內(nèi)容“Iamanactiveplaygoerandplay-reader,andperhapsmybestreasonforeditingthisbookisahopeofsharingmyenthusiasmforthetheaterwithothers”可知，該句內(nèi)容應(yīng)是書籍的“自序”內(nèi)容，且結(jié)合末尾“Togetthemostoutofthereadingtheseplays,trytopicturetheplayonstage,withyou,thereader,intheaudience.”可知，在講述如何更好地實(shí)現(xiàn)閱讀樂趣，再結(jié)合全文內(nèi)容可推知，作者通過該文章介紹自己的一本書。故選B項(xiàng)。2.（2020年7月，浙江高考）ThetrafficsignalsalongFactoriaBoulevardinBellevue,Washington,generallydon'tflashthesamelengthofgreentwiceinarow,especiallyatrushhour.At9:30am,thefullred/yellow/greensignalcyclemightbe140seconds.By9:33am,aburstofadditionaltrafficmightpushitto145seconds.Lesstrafficat9:37amcouldpushitdownto135.Justlikethetrafficitself,thetimingofthesignalschanges.Thatisbydesign.Bellevue,afast-growingcityjusteastofSeattle,usesasystemthatisgainingpopularityaroundtheUS:intersection(十字路口)signalsthatcanadjustinrealtimetotrafficconditions.Theselights,knownasadaptivesignals,haveledtosignificantdeclinesinboththetroubleandcostoftravelsbetweenworkandhome.“Adaptivesignalscanmakesurethatthetrafficdemandthatisthereisbeingaddressed,”saysAlexStevanovic,aresearcheratFloridaAtlanticUniversity.ForallofBellevue’ssuccess,adaptivesignalsarenotacure-allforjammedroadways.KevinBalke,aresearchengineerattheTexasA&MUniversityTransportationInstitute,saysthatwhilesmartlightscanbeparticularlybeneficialforsomecities,othersaresojammedthatonlyasharpreductioninthenumberofcarsontheroadwillmakeameaningfuldifference.“It’snotgoingtofixeverything,butadaptivesignalshavesomebenefitsforsmallercities,”hesays.InBellevue,theswitchtoadaptivesignalshasbeenalessoninthevalueofwelcomingnewapproaches.Inthepast,therewasoftenanautomaticreactiontoincreasedtraffic:justwidentheroads,saysMarkPoch,theBellevueTransportationDepartment’strafficengineeringmanager.Nowhehopesthatothercitieswillconsidermakingtheirstreetsrunsmarterinsteadofjustmakingthembigger.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph2referto?A.Increasedlengthofgreenlights. B.Shortenedtrafficsignalcycle.C.Flexibletimingoftrafficsignals. D.Smoothtrafficflowontheroad.6.WhatdoesKevinBalkesayaboutadaptivesignals?A.Theyworkbetteronbroadroads.B.Theyshouldbeusedinothercities.C.Theyhavegreatlyreducedtrafficontheroad.D.Theyarelesshelpfulincitiesseriouslyjammed.7.WhatcanwelearnfromBellevue’ssuccess?A.Itisrewardingtotrynewthings. B.Theoldmethodsstillworktoday.C.Ipaystoputtheoryintopractice. D.Thesimplestwayisthebestway.【答案】5.C6.D7.A【解析】這是一篇說明文。美國華盛頓州的Bellevue采用了能隨交通狀況而調(diào)節(jié)交通燈時(shí)間的適應(yīng)性信號燈，大大緩解了交通壓力，也表明人們對于交通阻塞問題不再只是拓寬道路，而是能夠采用新方法。5.指代猜測題。That位于第二段句首，應(yīng)是指代第一段的內(nèi)容。根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容尤其是第一段最后一句“Justlikethetrafficitself,thetimingofthesignalschanges.(就像交通本身一樣，信號燈的時(shí)間也會(huì)變化)”可知，第一段主要講述的是信號燈的時(shí)間會(huì)靈活變化；“Thatisbydesign.”意為“那是有意為之”，由此可推知，That指代第一段中“信號燈的靈活時(shí)間”。故選C項(xiàng)。6.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段第一句中“adaptivesignalsarenotacure-allforjammedroadways(但自適應(yīng)信號并不是解決擁堵道路的萬能藥)”及第二句中“othersaresojammedthatonlyasharpreductioninthenumberofcarsontheroadwillmakeameaningfuldifference(其他城市交通堵塞如此嚴(yán)重，只有減少道路上的車輛才能起有意義的作用)”可推知，KevinBalke認(rèn)為適應(yīng)性信號燈對于交通堵塞很嚴(yán)重的城市沒有太大幫助。故選D項(xiàng)。7.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句“Theselights,knownasadaptivesignals,haveledtosignificantdeclinesinboththetroubleandcostoftravelsbetweenworkandhome.(這些燈，被稱為適應(yīng)性信號燈，已經(jīng)大大減少了通勤的麻煩和花費(fèi))”最后一段第一句“InBellevue,theswitchtoadaptivesignalshasbeenalessoninthevalueofwelcomingnewapproaches.(在Bellevue，對適應(yīng)性信號燈的轉(zhuǎn)變是一個(gè)在歡迎新方法的價(jià)值方面的榜樣)”可推知，從Bellevue的成功中可以得出，嘗試新事物是值得的。故選A項(xiàng)。3.（2020年7月，浙江高考）Challengingworkthatrequireslotsofanalyticalthinking,planningandothermanagerialskillsmighthelpyourbrainstaysharpasyouage,astudypublishedWednesdayinthejournalNeurologysuggests.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofLeipziginGermanygatheredmorethan1,000retiredworkerswhowereoverage75andassessedthevolunteers’memoryandthinkingskillsthroughabatteryoftests.Then,foreightyears,thescientistsaskedthesamegrouptocomebacktothelabevery18monthstotakethesamesortsoftests.Thosewhohadheldmentallystimulating(刺激),demandingjobsbeforeretirementtendedtodothebestonthetests.Andtheytendedtolosecognitive(認(rèn)知)functionatamuchslowerratethanthosewiththeleastmentallychallengingjobs.Theresultsheldtrueevenafterthescientistsaccountedfortheparticipants’overallhealthstatus.“Thisworksjustlikephysicalexercise,”saysFranciscaThen,wholedthestudy.“Afteralongrun,youmayfeellikeyou’reinpain,youmayfeeltired.Butitmakesyoufit.Afteralongdayatwork-sure,youwillfeeltired,butitcanhelpyourbrainstayhealthy.”It'snotjustcorporatejobs,orevenpaidworkthatcanhelpkeepyourbrainfit,Thenpointsout.Awaiter’sjob,forexample,thatrequiresmultitasking,teamworkanddecision-makingcouldbejustasstimulatingasanyhigh-levelofficework.And“runningafamilyhouseholdrequireshigh-levelplanningandcoordinating(協(xié)調(diào)),”shesays.“Youhavetoorganizetheactivitiesofthechildrenandtakecareofthebillsandgroceries.”O(jiān)fcourse,ourbrainscandeclineaswegrowolderforlotsofreasons-includingotherenvironmentalinfluencesorgeneticfactors.Still,continuingtochallengeyourselfmentallyandkeepingyourmindbusycanonlyhelp.8.Whydidthescientistsaskthevolunteerstotakethetests?A.Toassesstheirhealthstatus. B.Toevaluatetheirworkhabits.C.Toanalyzetheirpersonality. D.Tomeasuretheirmentalability.9.HowdoesFranciscaThenexplainherfindingsinparagraph4?A.Byusinganexpert’swords. B.Bymakingacomparison.C.Byreferringtoanotherstudy. D.Byintroducingaconcept.10.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.RetiredWorkersCanPickUpNewSkillsB.OldPeopleShouldTakeChallengingJobsC.YourToughJobMightHelpKeepYouSharpD.CognitiveFunctionMayDeclineAsYouAge【答案】8.D9.B10.C【解析】這是一篇說明文?！渡窠?jīng)病學(xué)》雜志發(fā)布的一則研究顯示，需要大量的分析思考、細(xì)致規(guī)劃和其他管理技能有挑戰(zhàn)性的工作，有可能會(huì)幫助你的大腦隨著年齡的增長而保持敏銳。8.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句“ResearchersfromtheUniversityofLeipziginGermanygatheredmorethan1,000retiredworkerswhowereoverage75andassessedthevolunteers’memoryandthinkingskillsthroughabatteryoftests.(來自德國萊比錫大學(xué)的研究人員召集了1000多名75歲以上的退休老人，并通過一系列的測試對他們的記憶力和思維能力進(jìn)行了評估。)”可知，科學(xué)家讓志愿者做測試是為了測試他們的心智能力。故選D項(xiàng)。9.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中FranciscaThen說的話“Thisworksjustlikephysicalexercise,(這就像體育鍛煉一樣有效。)”及接下來進(jìn)一步的解釋“長跑后人就會(huì)感到痛苦和疲憊，但它確實(shí)能強(qiáng)身健體。工作一天下來會(huì)感到勞累，但這也使你的大腦處于健康狀態(tài)”可知，F(xiàn)ranciscaThen是通過與“身體鍛煉”作比較來解釋他的發(fā)現(xiàn)的。故選B項(xiàng)。10.主旨大意題。第一段“Challengingworkthatrequireslotsofanalyticalthinking,planningandothermanagerialskillsmighthelpyourbrainstaysharpasyouage(需要大量的分析思考、細(xì)致規(guī)劃和其他管理技能有挑戰(zhàn)性的工作，有可能會(huì)幫助你的大腦隨著年齡的增長而保持敏銳。)”是本文的主題句，結(jié)合全文內(nèi)容可知，文章主要講述了有挑戰(zhàn)性的工作可能會(huì)使大腦保持敏捷，所以C項(xiàng)“困難的工作可能有助于大腦保持敏捷”適合作本文標(biāo)題。故選C項(xiàng)。4.（2020年1月，浙江高考）Milwaukee,Wisconsin,isroadtestinganewwaytokeepwinterroadsice-free–byspreadingonthemcheesebrine,thesaltyliquidusedtomakesoftcheese,likemozzarella.Wisconsin,alsocalled"America'sDairyland,"isfamousforitscheese.Thestateproduced2.8billionpoundsofcheeselastyear!aresult,therewasalotofleftovercheesebrine.Disposingof(處置)thebrinecanbeexpensive.Sowhatshouldcheesemakersdowiththewaste?Normally,townsuserocksalttode-icestreets.Thesaltlowerswaters'freezingpoint,causingicetomelt(融化).Butusingcheesebrinecouldhelpbothcheeseproducersandcitiessavemoney,whilekeepingroadssafe.Cheesebrinehassaltinit,which,liketherocksalt,helpslowerwater'sfreezingpoint.Inadditiontosavingmoney,cheesebrinecouldalsobeamoreenvironment-friendlyoption.Manypeoplesuspectthatalltherocksaltusedeverywinterisharmingtheenvironment.Rocksaltismadeofsodiumchloride,thesanecon-pound(化合物)inordinarytablesalt.Soundsharmless,right?Butwhileyouprobablyaddonlyasmallamountofsalttoyourfood,roadcrewsspreadabout20milliontonsofsaltonU.S.Roadseveryyear!Thechemicalwashesoffroadsandgoesintotheground.Thereitcanpollutedrinkingwater,harmplants.andeatawaysoil.Byspreadingcheesebrineonstreetsbeforeaddingalayerofrocksalt,Milwaukeemaybeabletocutitsrocksaltuseby30percent.Cheesebrinehasadownsidetoo–ashellsimilartothatofbadmilk."Idon'treallymindit,"EmilNorbytoldModernFarmermagazine.HeworksforoneofWisconsin'scountyhighwaycommissionsandcameupwiththeideaofusingcheesebrine."OurroadssmelllikeWisconsin!"hesaid.11.Whycancheesebrinehelpkeepwinterroadsice-free?A.Itissoft. B.Itcontainssalt. C.Itiswarm. D.Ithasmilkinit.12.Whatisabenefitofusingcheeseurineonroads?A.Improvingairquality. B.Increasingsalesofrocksalt.C.Reducingwaterpollution. D.Savingthecheeseindustry.13.Milwaukee'snewwaytode-icestreetsmaybeanexampleof_______________.A.barkingupthewrongtree B.puttingthecartbeforethehorseC.robbingPetertopayPaul D.killingtwobirdswithonestone【答案】11.B12.C13.D【解析】這是一篇說明文。主要說明了威斯康辛州的密爾沃基市正在試驗(yàn)一種新的路面防凍方法——在路面上涂上奶酪鹽水。文章說明了這種新方法的好處是，相比于常用的巖鹽，奶酪鹽水既可以幫助道路不結(jié)冰，同時(shí)又很省錢環(huán)保。11.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句Cheesebrinehassaltinit,which,liketherocksalt,helpslowerwater'sfreezingpoint.（奶酪鹽水中含有鹽，就像巖鹽一樣，有助于降低水的冰點(diǎn)）可知因?yàn)槟汤饮}水含有鹽，所以能幫助冬季道路不結(jié)冰。故選B。12.推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中Thereitcanpollutedrinkingwater,harmplants.andeatawaysoil.Byspreadingcheesebrineonstreetsbeforeaddingalayerofrocksalt,Milwaukeemaybeabletocutitsrocksaltuseby30percent.（在那里它可以污染飲用水，傷害植物，侵蝕土壤。通過在街道上撒上奶酪鹽水，然后再撒上一層巖鹽，密爾沃基或許可以將巖鹽的使用量減少30%）可知巖鹽會(huì)污染飲用水，而在道路上使用奶酪鹽水可以減少水污染。故選C。13.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句Cheesebrinehassaltinit,which,liketherocksalt,helpslowerwater'sfreezingpoint.（奶酪鹽水中含有鹽，就像巖鹽一樣，有助于降低水的冰點(diǎn)）以及第四段第一句Inadditiontosavingmoney,cheesebrinecouldalsobeamoreenvironment-friendlyoption.（除了省錢，奶酪鹽水也是一個(gè)更環(huán)保的選擇）可知相比于常用的巖鹽，奶酪鹽水既可以幫助道路不結(jié)冰，同時(shí)又很省錢環(huán)保，可知密爾沃基市的街道除冰新方法是一個(gè)“一石二鳥”的成功例子。故選D。5.（2020年1月，浙江高考）Today'sworldisnotaneasyadjustmentforyoungadults.Keyskillsetforsuccessispersistence(毅力),acharacteristicthatresearcherssayisheavilyinfluencedbyfathers.ResearchersfromBrighamYoungUniversitydiscoveredthatfathersareinauniquepositiontohelptheiradolescentchildrenlearnpersistence.BYUprofessorsLauraPadilla-WalkerandRandalDayarrivedatthesefindingsafterfollowing325Americanfamiliesoverseveralyears.Andovertime，thepersistencegainedthroughfathersledtohigherachievementinschool."Therearerelativelyfewstudiesthatstresstheuniqueroleoffathers，"Padilla-Walkersaid."Thisresearchalsohelpstoprovethatcharacteristicssuchaspersistence-whichcanbetaught-arekeytoachild'slifesuccess.”Researchersdeterminedthatdadsneedtopracticean"authoritative"parentingstyle.Authoritativeparentingisnotauthoritarian:rigid，demandingorcontrolling.Rather，anauthoritativeparentingstyleincludessomeofthefollowingcharacteristics:childrenfeelwarmthandlovefromtheirfather；responsibilityandthereasonsbehindrulesarestressedchildrenaregivenanappropriatelevelofautonomy(自主權(quán)).Inthestudy，about52percentofthedadsexhibitedabove-averagelevelsofauthoritativeparenting.Akeyfindingisthatovertime，childrenraisedbyanauthoritativefatherweresignificantlymorelikelytodeveloppersistence，whichleadstobetteroutcomesinschool.Thisparticularstudyexamined11to14-year-oldslivingintwo-parenthomes.Yettheresearcherssuggestthatsingleparentsstillmayplayaroleinteachingthebenefitsofpersistence，whichisanavenueoffutureresearch.14.WhatisspecialabouttheBYUprofessors'study?A.Itcenteredonfathers'roleinparenting.B.Itwasbasedonanumberoflargefamilies.C.Itanalyzeddifferentkindsofparentingstyles.D.Itaimedtoimprovekids'achievementinschool.15.Whatwouldanauthoritativefatherdowhenraisinghischildren?A.Ignoretheirdemands. B.Makedecisionsforthem.C.Controltheirbehaviors. D.Explaintherulestothem.16.Whichgroupcanbeafocusoffuturestudiesaccordingtotheresearchers?A.Singleparents.B.Childrenagedfrom11to14.C.Authoritarianfathers.D.Mothersintwo-parenthomes.17.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.ThreeCharacteristicsofAuthoritativeFathers.B.KeySkillsforYoungAdultstoSucceedinFuture.C.ChildrenTendtoLearnDeterminationfromFather.D.FamilyRelationshipInfluencesSchoolPerformance.【答案】14.A15.D16.A17.C【解析】這是一篇說明文。研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，父親在幫助青春期的孩子學(xué)習(xí)毅力方面具有獨(dú)特的地位。研究人員認(rèn)為，父親們需要采用一種“權(quán)威”的養(yǎng)育方式，且一項(xiàng)重要的發(fā)現(xiàn)是，隨著時(shí)間的推移，由權(quán)威父親撫養(yǎng)長大的孩子更有可能培養(yǎng)出堅(jiān)持不懈的精神，從而在學(xué)校取得更好的成績。14.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句ResearchersfromBrighamYoungUniversitydiscoveredthatfathersareinauniquepositiontohelptheiradolescentchildrenlearnpersistence.（楊百翰大學(xué)的研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，父親在幫助青春期的孩子學(xué)習(xí)毅力方面具有獨(dú)特的地位）可知楊百翰大學(xué)研究的特別之處在于，它關(guān)注的是父親在養(yǎng)育子女中的角色。故選A。15.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中Rather，anauthoritativeparentingstyleincludessomeofthefollowingcharacteristics:childrenfeelwarmthandlovefromtheirfather；responsibilityandthereasonsbehindrulesarestressedchildrenaregivenanappropriatelevelofautonomy.（相反，權(quán)威的養(yǎng)育方式包括以下一些特征:孩子們感受到來自父親的溫暖和愛；強(qiáng)調(diào)責(zé)任和規(guī)則背后的原因；孩子們被給予適當(dāng)?shù)淖灾鳈?quán)）可知一個(gè)有權(quán)威的父親在撫養(yǎng)孩子時(shí)會(huì)向他們解釋規(guī)則。故選D。16.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句Yettheresearcherssuggestthatsingleparentsstillmayplayaroleinteachingthebenefitsofpersistence，whichisanavenueoffutureresearch.（然而，研究人員認(rèn)為，單親父母仍然可能在教授堅(jiān)持不懈的好處方面發(fā)揮作用，這是未來研究的一個(gè)方向）可知根據(jù)研究人員的說法，單親父母是未來研究的重點(diǎn)。故選A。17.主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段中Akeyfindingisthatovertime，childrenraisedbyanauthoritativefatherweresignificantlymorelikelytodeveloppersistence，whichleadstobetteroutcomesinschool.（一項(xiàng)重要的發(fā)現(xiàn)是，隨著時(shí)間的推移，由權(quán)威父親撫養(yǎng)長大的孩子更有可能培養(yǎng)出堅(jiān)持不懈的精神，從而在學(xué)校取得更好的成績）和文章主要內(nèi)容為說明父親在養(yǎng)育子女中的角色，故選C選項(xiàng)“孩子們傾向于向父親學(xué)習(xí)決心”最符合文章標(biāo)題。故選C。6.（2019年6月，浙江高考）Californiahaslosthalfitsbigtreessincethe1930s,accordingtoastudytobepublishedTuesdayandclimatechangeseemstobeamajorfactor(因素).Thenumberoftreeslargerthantwofeetacrosshasdeclinedby50percentonmorethan46,000squaremilesofCaliforniaforests,thenewstudyfinds.Noareawassparedorunaffected,fromthefoggynortherncoasttotheSierraNevadaMountainstotheSanGabrielsaboveLosAngeles.IntheSierrahighcountry,thenumberofbigtreeshasfallenbymorethan55percent;inpartsofsouthernCaliforniathedeclinewasnearly75percent.Manyfactorscontributedtothedecline,saidPatrickMcIntyre,anecologistwhowastheleadauthorofthestudy.Woodcutterstargetedbigtrees.Housingdevelopmentpushedintothewoods.AggressivewildfirecontrolhasleftCaliforniaforestscrowdedwithsmalltreesthatcompetewithbigtreesforresources(資源).ButincomparingastudyofCaliforniaforestsdoneinthe1920sand1930swithanotheronebetween2001and2010,McIntyreandhiscolleaguesdocumentedawidespreaddeathofbigtreesthatwasevidenteveninwildlandsprotectedfromwoodcuttingordevelopment.Thelossofbigtreeswasgreatestinareaswheretreeshadsufferedthegreatestwatershortage.Theresearchersfiguredoutwaterstresswithacomputermodelthatcalculatedhowmuchwatertreesweregettingincomparisonwithhowmuchtheyneeded,takingintoaccountsuchthingsasrainfall,airtemperature,dampnessofsoil,andthetimingofsnowmelt(融雪).Sincethe1930s,McIntyresaid,thebiggestfactorsdrivingupwaterstressinthestatehavebeenrisingtemperatures,whichcausetreestolosemorewatertotheair,andearliersnowmelt,whichreducesthewatersupplyavailabletotreesduringthedryseason.18.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theseriousnessofbig-treelossinCalifornia.B.TheincreasingvarietyofCaliforniabigtrees.C.ThedistributionofbigtreesinCaliforniaforests.D.TheinfluenceoffarmingonbigtreesinCalifornia.19.Whichofthefollowingiswell-intentionedbutmaybebadforbigtrees?A.Ecologicalstudiesofforests.B.Banningwoodcutting.C.Limitinghousingdevelopment.D.Firecontrolmeasures.20.WhatisamajorcauseofthewatershortageaccordingtoMcIntyre?A.Inadequatesnowmelt. B.Alongerdryseason.C.Awarmerclimate. D.Dampnessoftheair.21.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.California’sForests:WhereHaveAlltheBigTreesGone?B.CuttingofBigTreestoBeProhibitedinCaliforniaSoonC.WhyAretheBigTreesImportanttoCaliforniaForests?D.PatrickMcIntyre:GrowMoreBigTreesinCalifornia【答案】18.A19.D20.C21.A【解析】這是一篇說明文。根據(jù)一項(xiàng)研究顯示，自20世紀(jì)30年代以來，加州已經(jīng)損失了一半的大樹，而氣候變化似乎是其主要因素。18.主旨大意題。第二段中，作者用具體數(shù)據(jù)說明了大樹損失在各個(gè)地區(qū)的嚴(yán)重程度，沒有任何地區(qū)幸免或不受影響，故選A。19.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句AggressivewildfirecontrolhasleftCaliforniaforestscrowdedwithsmalltreesthatcompetewithbigtreesforresources(資源).可知，對野火的控制使得加利福尼亞的森林里擠滿了小樹，與大樹爭奪資源，也就是對野火的控制是善意的，但對大樹產(chǎn)生了不利的影響。故選D。20.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段thebiggestfactorsdrivingupwaterstressinthestatehavebeenrisingtemperatures,whichcausetreestolosemorewatertotheair,andearliersnowmelt,whichreducesthewatersupplyavailabletotreesduringthedryseason.可知，造成加州水資源短缺的最大因素是溫度升高，這導(dǎo)致樹木向空氣中流失更多的水分，以及更早的融雪，這減少了旱季對樹木的供水量。故選C。21.主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，自20世紀(jì)30年代以來，加州已經(jīng)損失了一半的大樹，文章分析了引起該現(xiàn)象的幾個(gè)主要因素。全文圍繞“加州森林的大樹都去哪兒了”話題展開，故選項(xiàng)A。7.（2018年11月，浙江高考）Themostwelcomesightonacold,wetwinternightinLondonisthefamiliarshapeofaLondontaxicabapproachingwithitsyellow“forhire”signshiningbrightly.Thatshowsitisreadytopickyouup.TravellingbytaxiinLondonisnotjustawayofgoingfromoneplacetoanother.Itisanexperiencetobeenjoyedandremembered.Themainreasonforthisisthedrivers,whoarecalled"cabbies."ManyofthemaretrueCockneys.ThismeanstheywerebornintheheartofLondonandspeaktheirownspecialdialect(方言)ofEnglish.Allofthemknoweverystreetandfamousbuildinginthecity,andallofthemlovetotalk.Asimpletwenty-minuteJourneyacrosstowncanbecomeveryinteresting.Youmayhaveadiscussionaboutthegovernmentanditsleadersorafriendlytalkaboutthedriver’sAuntyNellie!Onethingisforsure,itwillneverbeboring.Cabbiesknowallthelatestnewsaboutfilmstars,theRoyalFamily,governmentleaders,andpopularsingersoractorsandactresses.Theyalsoknowthebestplacestoeat,shopandrelax.Andtheycantakeyoustraighttoanylargehotel,departmentstore,theatreormuseum.Theyknowtheshortestwaypossiblewithoutevenlookingatamap,becauseeveryonewhowantstobecomeataxidrivermustpassaverydifficultexaminationinordertogetalicensetodriveataxi.Theexamiscalled“TheKnowledge.”Itisawrittentest,andinitdriversareaskedtheshortestwayfromoneplacetoanother.Theymusttakeintoaccountthetimeofday—inrushhour,alongerroute(路線)maybequicker—anddescribethebestway.Moreovertheymustneverforgettheone-waystreets!22.FromwhatcanwetellthatsomeoneisaCockney?A.Theirinterest.B.Theirmanners.C.Theirspeech.D.Theirappearance.23.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestbymentioning"AuntyNellie"inparagraph2?A.Passengersarefullofcuriosity.B.Cabbies’topicsarewide-ranging.C.AuntyNellieispopularinLondon.D.Londonersarefriendlytoeachother.24.Whatisthepurposeof"TheKnowledge"?A.Toqualifyonetodriveataxi.B.Toassessone’sdrivingskills.C.Totestdrivers’abilitytowrite.D.Tochecktaxidriversmemory.【答案】22.C23.B24.A【解析】本文是說明文。文章介紹了在倫敦坐出租車是一種值得享受和銘記的經(jīng)歷，倫敦出租車司機(jī)們友好健談，對倫敦非常熟悉，都是通過考試的合格司機(jī)。22.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段ManyofthemaretrueCockneys.ThismeanstheywerebornintheheartofLondonandspeaktheirownspecialdialect(方言)ofEnglish.Allofthemknoweverystreetandfamousbuildinginthecity,andallofthemlovetotalk.可知，真正的Cockneys出生在倫敦，說倫敦特殊的方言，對倫敦地理熟悉且喜歡交談。所以通過一個(gè)人的說話就能判斷是不是Cockney。故選C。23.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中Asimpletwenty-minuteJourneyacrosstowncanbecomeveryinteresting.Youmayhaveadiscussionaboutthegovernmentanditsleadersorafriendlytalkaboutthedriver’sAuntyNellie!可知，倫敦出租車司機(jī)能夠讓乘客旅途很有趣，可能會(huì)談?wù)撜皖I(lǐng)導(dǎo)，也可能會(huì)談?wù)撍緳C(jī)的家人。作者提到"AuntyNellie"是為了說明出租車司機(jī)的話題很廣泛，他們很健談。故選B。24.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段everyonewhowantstobecomeataxidrivermustpassaverydifficultexaminationinordertogetalicensetodriveataxi.Theexamiscalled“TheKnowledge.”Itisawrittentest,andinitdriversareaskedtheshortestwayfromoneplacetoanother.可知，TheKnowledge是出租車司機(jī)的資格考試，通過筆試測試司機(jī)對路線的熟悉程度，應(yīng)變能力等。故選A。8.（2018年11月，浙江高考）ThismonthmillionsofAmericankidscanforgetaboutclassroombellsandsetoffforgrandparents’homes,sleep-awaycampsandlifeguardstands.Butsummervacationhasn’talwaysbeenabirthrightofU.S.schoolchildren.BeforetheCivilWar,schoolsoperatedononeoftwocalendars(日歷),neitherofwhichincludedasummervacation.Rural(農(nóng)村的)schoolingwasdividedintosummerandwinterterms,leavingkidsfreetohelpwiththefarmworkinthespringplantingandfallharvestseasons.Urbanstudents,meanwhile,regularlyhadasmanyas48weeksofstudyayear,withonebreakperquarter.Inthe1840s,however,educationalreformerslikeHoraceMannmovedtocombinethetwocalendarsoutofconcernthatruralschoolingwasnotenoughandthatoverusingofyoungmindscouldleadtonervousdisorders.Summerappearedastheobvioustimeforabreak：itofferedarestforteachers,fitinthefarmingcalendarandreduceddoctors’concernthatpackingstudentsintohotclassroomswouldpromotethespreadofdisease.Butpeople’sopinionaboutthemodernU.S.schoolyear,whichaverages180days,isstilldivided.Someexpertssayitspleasantbutlazysummerbreak,whichtookholdintheearly20thcentury,isoneofthereasonsmathskillsandgraduationratesofU.S.highschoolersrankedwellbelowaverageintwointernationaleducationreportspublishedin2007.Othersinsistthatwithchildrenunderincreasingpressuretodevotetheirdowntimetointernships(實(shí)習(xí))orstudy,there’sstillroomforaninstitutionthatprotectsthelazydaysofchildhood.25.WhatdidtheruralschoolcalendarbeforetheCivilWarallowchildrentodo?A.Enjoyasummervacation.B.Takeabreakeachquarter.C.Have48weeksofstudyayear.D.Assisttheirparentswithfarmwork.26.Whatdidtheeducationalreformersdointhe1840s?A.Theyintroducedsummervacation.B.Theyshortenedruralschoolterms.C.Theypromotedthestudyoffarming.D.Theyadvocatedhigherpayforteachers.27.WhyaresomepeopleunhappyaboutthemodernU.S.schoolyear?A.Itpushestheteacherstoohard.B.Itreducesthequalityofeducation.C.Itignoresscienceinstruction.D.Itincludesnotimeforinternships.【答案】25.D26.A27.B【解析】本文是說明文，介紹了美國學(xué)校假期的設(shè)置，變化，暑假的設(shè)立過程及優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)。25.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Rural(農(nóng)村的)schoolingwasdividedintosummerandwinterterms,leavingkidsfreetohelpwiththefarmworkinthespringplantingandfallharvestseasons.可知，內(nèi)戰(zhàn)前的農(nóng)村校歷包括夏季學(xué)期和冬季學(xué)期，讓孩子們在春天播種和秋天收獲時(shí)過假期幫助父母干農(nóng)活。故選D。26.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Inthe1840s,however,educationalreformerslikeHoraceMannmovedtocombinethetwocalendarsoutofconcern……Summerappearedastheobvioustimeforabreak.可知，1840年代的教育改革提出了暑假休息的說法及各方面的原因，故選A。27.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段Someexpertssayitspleasantbutlazysummerbreak,whichtookholdintheearly20thcentury,isoneofthereasonsmathskillsandgraduationratesofU.S.highschoolersrankedwellbelowaverageintwointernationaleducationreportspublishedin2007.可知，針對現(xiàn)在的美國學(xué)年，根據(jù)2007年發(fā)表的兩份國際教育報(bào)告，美國高中學(xué)生的數(shù)學(xué)能力和畢業(yè)率遠(yuǎn)低于平均水平的現(xiàn)狀，一些專家認(rèn)為慵懶的暑假降低了教育質(zhì)量。故選B。9.（2018年6月，浙江高考）StevenSteinlik