2020届高考英语二轮培优新专题限时检测（二十）　阅读理解C篇高分练（一）

2020届高考英语二轮培优新专题限时检测（二十）　阅读理解C篇高分练（一）

专题限时检测(二十)　阅读理解C篇高分练(一)‎ ‎(共3篇，限时24分钟)‎ A Scientists have found what they believe are pieces of a meteor (流星) that fell to Earth earlier this year. The objects were discovered off the coast of the United States in the Pacific Ocean, near the northwestern state of Washington.‎ The crew of the Nautilus recovered the rock particles (颗粒). The group said its aim is to examine areas of the ocean that have never been explored before. The search was launched after U．S. government weather stations observed a large meteorite exploding four months ago. The explosion lit up the sky and sent the rock particles falling to Earth, which landed in the Pacific.‎ Marc Fries is with the U．S. space agency, NASA, and he said the meteorite fall was the largest recorded over the United States in at least 20 years. Fries is part of the latest exploration team searching for meteorites. He said he could not be happier with the discovery, The Seattle Times reported. “This has been the experience of a lifetime，” he added.‎ The scientists examined what they believe were two small meteorite pieces. Further testing is needed before they can confirm that the material came from the explosion in March.‎ The Nautilus is equipped with two remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs), called Hercules and Argus. These robotic submarines (潜艇) help researchers find and collect materials from the seafloor. The Hercules ROV was launched from the Nautilus ship into the Pacific Ocean in the search for meteorite pieces in the ocean.‎ Fries said information about the explosion led scientists to think that the explosion was unusually strong. The fact that the particles landed in the ocean, instead of on land, means larger pieces may have survived and can be studied. For this reason, Fries told the Live Science website, scientists decided to launch the “first intentional search for meteorites from the ocean” . Until the latest research, scientists had only accidentally discovered a small number of meteorites from drilling operations.‎ ‎“The meteorite pieces are small, melted pieces of rock，” Fries told Live Science. He thought the objects recovered from the bottom of the sea likely came from the recent explosion for two reasons. Firstly, meteorite particles are “basically made of glassy materials that do not tend to last long in seawater”， he told the website. Secondly, Fries said, they came from what looked like a small hole on the seafloor. “It's some evidence that they came from something that fell.”‎ The first Nautilus meteorite ocean mission was to expl ore and search within a onesquarekilometer area. The exploration team expressed high hopes for future searches. “If successful, this will be the first known recovery of a meteorite from the ocean，” the group reported on its website.‎ 语篇解读：‎ 本文是一篇说明文。科学家在太平洋寻找到疑似最近爆炸的陨石碎片的物体。如果这一发现得到证实，它将极大地推动未来的科学研究。‎ ‎1. Which of the following can be concluded from the third and fourth paragraphs?‎ ‎ A．Fries takes the lead role in the latest exploration team.‎ ‎ B．The meteorite fall is the largest that has been recorded so far.‎ ‎ C．Scientists' main task is to explore the unknown of the Pacific Ocean.‎ ‎ D．It's unclear whether what scientists found came from the March explosion.‎ ‎ 解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第四段“The scientists examined ... Further testing is needed before they can confirm that the material came from the explosion in March.”可知，科学家发现的两小块儿陨石碎片是否来自三月份的爆炸还有待确认。故选D。‎ ‎2. What does the author say about the Nautilus?‎ ‎ A．It is in the possession of NASA.‎ ‎ B．It is a research ship with two ROVs.‎ ‎ C．It is a robotic submarine working underwater.‎ ‎ D．It is mainly designed to recover meteorite pieces.‎ ‎ 解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的“its aim is to examine areas of the ocean that have never been explored before”以及第五段中的“The Nautilus is equipped with two remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs)”“the Nautilus ship”可知，Nautilus是一条配备有两个遥控潜水器的研究船。‎ ‎3．What makes the search for meteorite pieces from the ocean an intentional one?‎ ‎ A．The possible presence of larger rock particles.‎ ‎ B．The request from NASA and the U．S. government.‎ ‎ C．The accidental discovery of two small meteorite pieces.‎ ‎ D．The team's expectation of an extraordinary achievement.‎ ‎ 解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第六段中的“The fact that the particles landed in the ocean, instead of on land, means larger pieces may have survived and can be studied. For this reason ... ‘first intentional search for meteorites from the ocean’．”可知，寻找海洋中的陨石碎片之所以会成为一个有目的的搜索是因为科学家们觉得可能会有更大的陨石碎片隐藏在海洋里。故选A。‎ ‎4. The words from Fries in Paragraph 7 probably aim at ________.‎ ‎ A．introducing ways to identify meteorite pieces ‎ B．explaining the features of the meteorite pieces C．proving where the meteorite pieces came from ‎ D．revealing how the meteorite pieces were discovered 解析：选C　推理判断题。根据第七段的内容，尤其是“meteorite particles are‘basically ‎ made of glassy materials that do not tend to last long in seawater’，he told ...‘It's some evidence that they came from something that fell.’”可知，弗里斯的这些话意在证明从海底寻找到的物体很可能来自最近一次的陨石爆炸。故选C。‎ B ‎(2019·南京、盐城模拟)How would you describe your style? Formal? Classical? Casual? Smart? First of all, what is style? Let's hear a few words of wisdom from the wise. “Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn，” (Gore Vidal)；“Style is an expression of individualism mixed with charisma，”(John Fairchild); “Style is the perfection of a point of view，”(Richard Eberhart)；“Style is a simple way of saying complicated things，”(Jean Cocteau)；“Style is the dress of thoughts，” (Lord Chesterfield)．‎ So, now you know what style is, and you'll need to buy some clothes. But where? In the UK, you can get really cheap, stylish, secondhand clothes at charity shops. They're great if you want exclusive labels but don't want to pay the price. The only difficulty is discovering where the really good bargains are. But don't worry，and Leila Gray can help you here. She's the proud owner of a vintage Hardy Amies coat, picked up at a charity shop for ￡20 — a good deal when you realize it costs more than ￡800 new.“You have to go to the richer areas of a city，”she says. “That's where all the labels are. It can take a bit of hunting around, but that_is half the fun, and there's a lot of buried treasure just waiting to be discovered.”‎ So, now you know where to buy your new, stylish clothes, and how do you acquire your style? Experts say that mixing and matching from charity shops can help you find your own style — something that really suits you. That's what Scottish musician Momus did.“My fashion tip is this，”he says.“Look at yourself with the eye of a graphic designer. If you can't be attractive, aim for‘interesting’or‘original’．”Momus' unique style could even make him happier, too. As psychologist Marilyn Elias explains, the happiest people “judge themselves by their own yardsticks,never against what others do or have”．‎ Shoichi Aoki, the founder of Japanese street style magazine FRUiTS, agrees.“I think real fashion is what people wear on the streets, the clothes that they wear, the way that they wear them，”he says. “What you see in fashion magazines and on models has been styled and it's more commercial.” He says that his inspiration for FRUiTS came from people combining traditional Japanese clothing such as the kimono and “geta”(Japanese wooden clogs) with Western fashion. “This really caught my eye，” Aoki adds. These styles may seem wild, but Aoki's idea is not: be bold, be creative and find something that suits you.‎ Maybe it's time to create your own look. There are many online guides to help you. Perhaps the best advice comes from a website called wikiHow,“If you see something you like，”it says, “feel free to copy, but don't make yourself a clone ... mix it up and make it yours.” Think about it! ‎ 语篇解读：本文介绍了风格是什么以及如何找到适合自己的风格。‎ ‎5. What should you first do to choose the style that best suits you?‎ ‎ A．Follow the images of the wise people.‎ ‎ B．Go for whatever is fashionable.‎ ‎ C．Simplify complicated expressions.‎ ‎ D．Figure out what a true style is.‎ ‎ 解析：选D　推理判断题。根据第一段中的“How would you describe your style? Formal? Classical? Casual? Smart? First of all, what is style？”可知，要选择最适合自己的风格，首先要弄明白究竟什么是真正的“style”。故选D。‎ ‎6．What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refer to?‎ ‎ A．Getting clothes of leading brands.‎ ‎ B．Buying clothes at rather low prices.‎ ‎ C．Searching for really good bargains.‎ ‎ D．Starting a charity shop selling clothes.‎ ‎ 解析：选C　代词指代题。根据第二段中的“In the UK, you can get really cheap, stylish, secondhand clothes ... The only difficulty is discovering where the really good bargains are”及画线词所在句可知，画线词that指代的是寻找真正物美价廉的商品。故选C。‎ ‎7．What is the focus of Shoichi Aoki and his magazine FRUiTS?‎ ‎ A．Commercialization of fashion magazines.‎ ‎ B．Expression of something personal and creative.‎ ‎ C．Designing fashionable wear for men in the street.‎ D．Promoting Japanese traditional clothing worldwide.‎ ‎ 解析：选B　推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“These styles may seem wild, but Aoki's idea is not: be bold, be creative and find something that suits you.”可知，Shoichi Aoki强调的是个性和创造性，故选B。‎ ‎8．What is probably the best title for the passage?‎ ‎ A．How to find the style that suits you ‎ B．Where to pick up a bargain ‎ C．What to wear to develop your style D．Whom to imitate to be popular ‎ 解析：选A　标题归纳题。纵观全文，尤其是第一段中的“How would you describe your style? Formal? Classical? Casual? Smart? First of all, what is style？”可知，本文主要介绍了如何找到适合自己的风格。故A项作本文标题最佳。‎ C ‎(2019·镇江模拟)The latest IPCC report does not mince words (直言不讳) about the state of ‎ our planet: we must act now to achieve global change at a scale that has “no documented historic precedent (先例)” in order to avoid the climate disaster that would result from a 2 degree Celsius rise in average global temperature. Climate change already affects the world's most helpless people including poor rural communities that depend on the land for their livings and coastal communities. Indeed, we have already seen the clear asymmetry (不对称) of suffering resulting from extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, floods, droughts, wildfires and more.‎ So far, advocates and politicians have tended to focus on reducing fossil fuel(化石燃料) consumption through technology and/or policy, such as a sharp carbon tax, as climate solutions. These proposals are, of course, essential to reducing manmade carbon emissions (排放物) — 71 percent of which are produced by just 100 fossil fuel companies.‎ Yet the international focus on fossil fuels has overshadowed (使……显得较不重要) the most powerful and costefficient carboncapture technology the world has yet seen: forests. Recent scientific research confirms that forests and other “natural climate solutions” are absolutely essential in reducing climate change. In fact, natural climate solutions can help us achieve 37 percent of our climate target, even though they currently receive only 2.5 percent of public climate financing.‎ Forests' power to store carbon dioxide through the simple process of tree growth is staggering:_one tree can even store an average of about 48 pounds of carbon dioxide in one year. Recent research shows undamaged forests are capable of storing the same amount of the carbon dioxide emissions of entire countries such as Peru and Colombia.‎ For this reason, policymakers and business leaders must create and strengthen ambitious policies to prevent deforestation, and support the sustainable management of standing forests in the fight against climate change. Protecting the world's forests ensures they can continue to provide essential functions aside from climate stability, including producing oxygen, filtering water and supporting biodiversity. Not only do all the world's people depend on forests to provide clean air, clean water, oxygen, and medicines, but 1.6 billion people rely on them directly for their livelihoods.‎ 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。在全球气候越来越不稳定的情况下，减少空气中碳的含量是行之有效的方法，而其中最关键的就是保护森林，让其发挥作用。‎ ‎9．According to the passage, climate change ________.‎ ‎ A．will surely achieve a scale that is more serious than ever before ‎ B．will only affect people living in the poorest rural regions ‎ C．is likely to lead to more frequent extreme weather events ‎ D．is entirely determined by fossil fuel consumption ‎ 解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第一段内容，尤其是最后一句中的“we have already seen the clear asymmetry (不对称) of suffering resulting from extreme weather events”可知，气候变化可能会导致更频繁的极端天气事件发生。故C项正确。‎ ‎10. What's the finding of the new research?‎ ‎ A．Reducing fossil fuel is the most powerful and costefficient technology.‎ ‎ B．Forests are vital to reducing climate change due to their storage power.‎ C．Most of our climate targets can be accomplished with the help of natural climate solutions.‎ ‎ D．Natural climate solutions have proved less efficient than conventional solutions.‎ 解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第三段第二句可知，最近研究表明，森林和其他自然气候解决方法对缓解气候变化很重要，故选B。‎ ‎11．The underlined word “staggering” in Paragraph 4 means ________.‎ ‎ A．astonishing　　　　　　 B．speeding ‎ C．embarrassing D．shrinking ‎ 解析：选A　词义猜测题。根据画线词后对森林储存二氧化碳的能力的具体描述可知，画线词所在句的意思是“森林通过树木生长这个简单过程来储存二氧化碳的能力是惊人的”，故该词的意思是“令人惊讶的”。‎ ‎12. What's the author's purpose of writing this article?‎ ‎ A．To compare two different approaches to dealing with climate change.‎ ‎ B．To argue against the view that focus on fossil fuel reduction counts.‎ ‎ C．To urge scientists to do more research into natural climate solutions.‎ ‎ D．To point out that forests are the most powerful weapon for fighting climate change.‎ ‎ 解析：选D　写作意图题。在全球气候越来越不稳定的情况下，虽然减少化石燃料的使用是达成气候目标的重要手段，但最关键的还是让森林发挥作用，作者就此解释原因，并呼吁人们保护森林。故选D。‎