【英语】2019届二轮复习阅读理解专题说明文话题10篇训练之三十四（17页word版）

【英语】2019届二轮复习阅读理解专题说明文话题10篇训练之三十四（17页word版）

‎2019届二轮复习阅读理解专题说明文话题10篇训练之三十四 ‎[一]‎ Electronic devices can seem like a “third party" in some relationships because some partners spend more time on them than with each other.‎ When Amanda Gao, a 26-year-old white-collar worker in Beijing, went to a hotpot restaurant with her boyfriend on Friday night several weeks ago, she expected that they would have a good time together. To her disappointment, however, it did not turn out that way later. As soon as they were led to their seats and she began to order dishes, he buried himself in his mobile phone ‎“It seemed that his phone was making its way between us. A date that should have belonged to us turned into one where my boyfriend dated a third party and I felt left out. " Gao said. some people, like her, have found that electronics have been sabotaging(破坏) their romantic relationships.‎ A study, published in the journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture in April 2017, questioned nearly 200 college aged adults who were in committed relationships to report on their and their partner’s smartphone dependency. The results showed people who were more dependent on their phones were less sure about their relationships, and people who considered their partners excessively (过度地) dependent on their devices were less satisfied in their relationship. ‎ Lin Yuan, a relationship advisor in Beijing, noted that as more and more electronics come out and spice up people’s lives, they are at the same time becoming a third party in relationships, especially for young people.‎ Lin said she knew of some people who suggest that electronics should be kept out of bedrooms, which she considered challenging and hard to be put into practice for most couples. She recommended that if people are feeling ‎ neglected in their relationship, they need to respectfully let their partners know their feeling. “Communication is always the best and the most efficient way,” she said.‎ ‎28. What is Gao’s feeling when entering the restaurant with her boyfriend?‎ ‎ A. Disappointed B. Expectant C. Annoyed D. Uneasy ‎29. Which of the following may Lin Yuan agree with?‎ ‎ A. Gao’s boyfriend is addicted to playing games ‎ B. Most couples can keep electronics out of bedrooms ‎ C. Partners should communicate more to understand each other better ‎ D. Couples should stop using electronics to avoid the problem mentioned above ‎30. Why was the case of Amanda Gao mentioned?‎ ‎ A. To explain who the “third party” is ‎ B. To stress the importance of electronic devices ‎ C. To encourage advisors to talk about the case ‎ D. To introduce the phenomena of excessively depending on electronics ‎31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?‎ A. Are devices killing romance?‎ B. How to beat smartphone C. The romantic story of Miss Gao D. The relationship between man and smart phone 参考答案：28-31 BCDA ‎ ‎[二]‎ You might make a disgusted face when you notice that the person waiting in their car at the red light next to you is picking their nose, but admit it, you do it too. And while it might be the natural option when there isn't a box of tissues around, it can be bad for you. The main reasons ‎ people feel the need to pick their nose is to clear it of dried liquid, stop an itch（痒）,or just because it feels good. Boogers（鼻屎）form when dried liquid and cilia,the tiny hairs that line the nostrils（鼻孔）,trap the dust, dirt, and other things. When boogers build up in your nose, it can be uncomfortable, and sometimes just blowing into a tissue（纸巾） doesn't do the trick.‎ Otolaryngologist Erich P. Voigt, MD, told Business Insider that picking your nose can cause injuries and bleeding within your nostrils. That's not terribly damaging, but when the bacteria from your hands get into your body, it can cause a cold and flu. So doctors strongly suggest not picking the nose.‎ If dry winter air is causing the dirty liquid to harden in your nostrils, making you want to pick, consider damping the air at home, or taking a steam shower to soften things up in there.‎ Children, who are most famous for having a finger up their nose, sometimes don't realize how much injury they're causing, and sometimes it. can lead to nose bleeds.‎ So, next time you go to pick your nose, think about how many bacteria are on your hands and in your boogers, and maybe reach for a tissue instead. Even if you 're alone, and not waiting for the light to turn green, please,use a tissue.‎ ‎32. Why do people pick their nose?‎ A. Because they want to disgust others. ‎ B. Because they have the need to do it.‎ C. Because they have nothing else to do. ‎ D. Because they don't have tissues around.‎ ‎33.Which of the following can replace the underlined part " do the trick" in Paragraph 1?‎ A. act B. stop C. play D. help ‎34. Which can help people avoid a cold and flu according to the text?‎ A. Stopping nose picking. B. Using tissues regularly.‎ C. Taking a shower every day. D. Keeping the air wet at home.‎ ‎35. What should you do when you have to pick your nose?‎ A. Be careful not to cause bleeding. ‎ B. Use a tissue instead of bare fingers.‎ C. Wait for the light to turn red if you are driving. ‎ D. Wash up your hands and clear your fingernails.‎ 参考答案：32-35 BDAB ‎ ‎[三]‎ There are thousands of products of all colors and shapes in a supermarket, making you believe that they are worth a try. How? Packaging is the silent but persuading salesman .‎ There on the shelves, each bottle, can, box, and jar has been carefully designed and measured to speak to the inner self of the consumer, so that his buying not only a product but also his belief in life. Scientists have studied consumer behavior recently and found that the look of the package has a great effect on the “quality” of the product and on how well it sells, because “Consumers generally cannot tell between a product and its package. Many products are packages and many packages are products,” as Louis Cheskin, the first social scientist studying consumers’ feeling for packaging, noticed.‎ Colors are one of the best tools in packaging. Studies of eye movement have shown that colors draw human attention quickly. Take V8 for example. For many years, the bright red color of tomatoes and carrots on the thin bottle makes you feel that it is very good for your body. And the word “green” today can keep food prices going up.‎ Shapes are another attraction. Circles often suggest happiness and peacefulness, because these shapes are pleasing to both the eye and the heart. That’s why the round yellow M signs of McDonald’s are inviting to both young and old.‎ This new consumer response (反应) to the colors and shapes of packages reminds producers and sellers that people buy to satisfy both body and soul.‎ ‎21. According to the passage, ________ seems to be able to persuade a consumer to buy the product.‎ A. the pleasing color of the package B. the special taste of the product C. the strange shape of the package D. the belief in the product 22. If a package or a product is round in shape, it can ________. A. bring excitement to the consumers B. attract the consumers’ attention C. catch the eye movement of the consumers D. produce a happy and peaceful feeling 23. “And the word ‘green’ today can keep food prices going up.” This sentence suggests that consumers today are ________.‎ A. starting to notice the importance of new food B. enjoying the beauty of nature more than before C. beginning to like green vegetables D. paying more attention to their health ‎24. It can be inferred from the passage that V8 is a kind of ________. A. vegetable dish B. healthy juice C. iced drink D. red vegetable 参考答案：21-24 ADDB ‎ ‎[四]‎ Have you ever been to the world's smallest bookstore?‎ The World's Smallest Bookstore，whose official name is just these three words，sits quietly about 100 miles northeast of Toronto.‎ The bookstore is about 10 feet by 10 feet，so it is easy to imagine how tiny it really is .The bookstore is open 24 hours a day .Inside the bookstore are various books，especially literary books and classic authors' works .So if you are looking for something less popular，you may get a bit disappointed there.‎ Another special feature of this bookstore is that each book only costs three dollars .All the expenses are paid on the honor system，which means buyers should make a note of what they've bought and leave their money by themselves .So the tools of the trade in this bookstore are quite simple: pens，papers，light bulbs and a label－maker.‎ In order to catch passers－by's attention，the billboards(广告牌)of the bookstore are several times bigger than the store itself .With these large eye－catchers，many people are willing to stop by and have a visit.‎ ‎24．What's the passage mainly about?___‎ A．The world's smallest bookstore.‎ B．A strange way of selling books.‎ C．The popular books nowadays.‎ D．The popular bookstores in the world.‎ ‎25．When can you buy a book in the store?___‎ A．In the morning.‎ B．In the afternoon.‎ C．At night.‎ D．At any time of the day.‎ ‎26．Which of the following books might you most probably get in the store?___‎ A．Books on popular science.‎ B．Literary books.‎ C．The year book of a university.‎ D．Books on economic control.‎ ‎27．How does the store attract readers' attention?___‎ A． By putting up a huge billboard.‎ B． By making ads on TV.‎ C． By broadcasting loud music.‎ D． By handing out ads in the street.‎ 参考答案：24-25 ADBA ‎ 文章大意：本文介绍了世界上最小的书店。‎ ‎24解析：主旨大意题。从文章第一句话“Have you ever been to the world's smallest bookstore？”和整篇文章的内容可知，这篇文章主要介绍世界上最小的书店，故选A。‎ ‎25解析：细节理解题。根据题意定位文章第三段第二句话“The bookstore is open 24 hours a day”，书店是24小时营业。可得知答案为D。‎ ‎26. 解析：细节理解题。根据题意定位文章第三段第三句话“Inside the bookstore are various books，especially literary books and classic authors' works”，书店有各种各样的书，尤其是文学类和一些古典名著。故选B。‎ ‎27解析：细节理解题。根据题意定位文章最后一段“In order to catch passers－by's attention，the billboards of the bookstore are several times bigger than the store itself.”为了吸引路人的注意，广告牌是商店的几倍大。故选A。‎ ‎[五]‎ Of all the things that have effects on your future，I believe that personal growth is the greatest .Many people talk about sales growth，profit growth, and possession growth，but none of these will happen without personal growth. In fact，I'd like to have you memorize a most important sentence. It is “The key to your future is you yourself.”‎ There are many things that will help you better your future. If you belong to a strong，dynamic(充满活力的)and progressive company, that will help. Good training will help. Strong leadership will help. If the neighbors stay civil (文明的)，that will help. If your relatives don't trouble you, that will help... All these things will help. We can go on and on with the list；but remember, the things that I've covered above just play minor (次要的)roles in helping you reach a good future. The major cause doesn't lie outside. It lies inside.‎ Strangely enough, when two different men work in the same company, the first person may earn $‎1,000 a month, while the second may earn$10, ‎000 a month. What causes the difference when they have the same job，use the same tools，and get the same training?‎ The cause of the difference lies in believing，in trying, in accepting failures, in thinking, in a smile at people around, and in the ways of dealing with problems. All of these can be major causes of your good future. You can see all these come from inside. In fact, the real difference is you yourself. You are the key to your future. Teens are the most wonderful and important period in life. If you want a great future, begin to improve yourself from now on!‎ ‎28．Among all the things mentioned, which one is the most important in the author's opinion?___‎ A．Sales growth.‎ B．Profit growth.‎ C．Possession growth.‎ D．Personal growth.‎ ‎29．Which of the following may play a main role in influencing your future?___‎ A． Being determined.‎ B． Working in good companies.‎ C． Having rich relatives.‎ D． Getting leaders' help.‎ ‎30．All may cause the two men's different earnings EXCEPT that___.‎ A．the second person buys expensive houses or cars B．the first person treats others badly C．the second man has a positive attitude to problems D．the first man gives up after failures ‎31．The passage is mainly written for___.‎ A． old people B．adults C． teenagers D．babies 参考答案： 28-30 DAAC ‎ ‎28解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的“Of all the things that have effects on your future，I believe that personal growth is the greatest.”可知，所有影响你将来的事情中，个性成长是最大的因素。‎ ‎29解析：推理判断题。第二段讲述了影响将来的各个因素，段尾的“The major cause doesn't lie outside.It lies inside.”告诉我们：主要的是内因，而不是外因。A项指“意志力坚强的”，指内因，故选此项。‎ ‎ 30解析：细节理解题。本题根据最后一段信息可知，B、C、D项都会引起两人的收入不同。‎ ‎31解析：推理判断题。最后一段最后两句话提到“Teensare the most wonderful and important period in life.If you want a great future，begin to improve yourself from now on！”，显然，作者在鼓励十几岁的孩子要努力，为将来做好准备 ‎[六]‎ If you want to be a volunteer, you have to answer the following typical questions. Do you want to work with people, animals or machines? Do you want to work indoors or outdoors, directly serve people in need or serve people behind the scenes? Every year, thousands of people in the west offer volunteer service. Volunteering greatly strengthens the community because it helps the old, the young, the weak, the sick, and the disabled and the injured to solve problems.‎ Volunteers usually help in many different ways. They may give people advice, offer friendship to the young, drive the elderly to church (if up to the driving age), advise kids against drugs, work as assistants in schools or nursing homes, raise funds, plant trees, help out in local libraries and do many other things. Volunteering can be a few hours a week or a few hours a month. Anybody who wants to serve people in need can become a volunteer.‎ In fact, the art of volunteering is a process of both giving and receiving. Volunteering allows volunteers to meet new people, make new friends and mix with people from all walks of life. Volunteering is an excellent way to experiment and try out new techniques and skills, discover your individual talents and explore career choice. Being a volunteer will take you on a wonderful journey and help you learn more than what you can get from books.‎ ‎24. As a volunteer, only when you grow old enough can you _______.‎ A. plant trees on hills B. drive the elderly to church C. give advice to others D. help out in local libraries ‎25. How is the second paragraph mainly developed?‎ A. By listing examples. B. By comparing.‎ C. By giving explanations. D. By discussing.‎ ‎26. It can be inferred from the passage that to be a volunteer, _______.‎ A. you can do experiments B. you must be very strong ‎ C. you need to work very long D. you can get something valuable ‎27. What’s the best title of the passage?‎ A. How to Hunt for Jobs B. Volunteer Service in the West C. How to Make Friends D. How to Work with Animals 参考答案：24-27 BADB ‎[七]‎ Thomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius(天才) of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was ‎ a genius. “There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.‎ But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. Nature, he often said, is full of secrets. He tried to understand them; then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them. Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.‎ Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “Work,” he answered. “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.‎ ‎32. Edison thought ____________.‎ A. he could be happy if he was a genius. ‎ B. genius plays the most important part in one’s success.‎ C. hard work could do better than genius . ‎ D. genius could do better than hard work.‎ ‎33. Edison was _____________.‎ A. very much interested in nature. ‎ B. interested in discovering the secrets of nature.‎ C. interested in changing people’s ideas.‎ D. uninterested in making people happier by discovering the secrets of nature.‎ ‎34. In Edison’s opinion, ______________.‎ A. thinking can supply people with enjoyment and pleasure as well as ‎ help B. people’s success lies mostly in genius C. hard work is the second important thing in making people successful D. there are few secrets for him to discover later ‎35. The last sentence in the passage most probably implies __________.‎ A. life is too short for Edison to invent more for human beings B. Edison made 100 inventions in his life C. Edison was able to live and work for 100 years D. people of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 years’ work ‎ ‎ 参考答案： 32-35 CBAA ‎[八]‎ Last month, I returned to Australia to attend my elder sister’s wedding. ‎ Although it was a modern wedding, my sister kept one tradition that comes from an old English poem. The poem says that a bride (新娘) must wear "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. ” It is said to bring good luck to the marriage . Something old is something passed on from the bride’s family. It could be an heirloom that has been in the family for years, or a piece of her mother’s dress. That is meant to show a connection（关系） with the bride’s family. Something new brings hope for the future of the couple. It can be the new wedding dress or new shoes. Something borrowed is normally an item（条款，项目）of clothing or jewelry(珠宝). It is borrowed from one of the bride’s friends who has a happy marriage. It is believed to bring some of the friend’s luck in her marriage to the bride . ‎ Last is something blue, which comes from another rhyme: “Marry in blue, husband be true.” That means that a bride who wears blue will have a faithful(忠诚的) husband. It could be blue on her jewelry or on her shoes. ‎ ‎ These days, most brides do not believe that wearing these items will really bring them good luck. However, they wear them anyway in recognition that traditions are important. ‎ ‎28. The underlined word “heirloom” means _________. ‎ A. 房子 B. 传家宝 C. 不动产 D. 钱 ‎29. If a bride wants to borrow something from her friend, her friend must have _________. ‎ A. a happy marriage. B. much money.‎ C. lots of wedding dresses. D. too many new shoes.‎ ‎30. The bride wears blue, hoping to ________. ‎ A. get rich in the future. B. have a faithful husband.‎ C. have a wonderful wedding ceremony. D. bring good luck to her husband.‎ ‎31. What’s the best title of the passage? ‎ A. Australians have modern weddings. B. Something new about the bride .‎ C. A bride must have a successful husband. D. Customs about Australian wedding.‎ 参考答案： 28-31BABD ‎[九]‎ A student is learning to speak British English. He wonders: Can I communicate with Americans? Can they understand me? Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British and American English? How important are these differences?‎ Certainly, there are some differences between British and American English. There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?”. Americans say “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?”. Pronunciation is ‎ sometimes different. Americans usually sound theirs in words like “bird” and “hurt”. Speakers of British English do not sound theirs in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour” and “honour” are British, “color” and “honor” are American.‎ These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language.‎ ‎21. According to this passage, a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that __________.‎ A. British people cannot understand him B. American people cannot understand him C. the grammar is too hard for him D. the spelling is too hard for him ‎22. American English and British English are different in __________.‎ A. spelling　　　　　 B. pronunciation C. grammar D. all of the above ‎23.What is NOT mentioned(提及) in the passage?‎ A. Whether there are differences between British English and American English.‎ B. Whether British English and American English are one language or two.‎ C. How the differences between British English and American English came about.‎ D. How important the differences are.‎ ‎24. Most __________ say “Do you have a watch?”‎ A. British people　　　 B. Americans C. children D. teachers ‎25. According to this passage, British people and Americans have __________ difficulty in understanding each other.‎ A. little B. much C. some D. great 参考答案：21-25. ADCBA ‎ ‎[十]‎ Speaking two languages can actually help offset(抵消) some effects of aging on the brain, a new study has found. ‎ Researchers tested how long it took participants to switch from one cognitive(认知的)task to another, something that's known to take longer for older adults, said the lead researcher, Brian Gold，a neuroscientist at the University of Kentucky.‎ Gold's team compared task-switching speeds for younger and older adults，knowing they would find slower speeds in the older population because of previous studies. However，they found older adults speaking two languages were able to switch mental activities faster than those who didn't. The study only looked at lifelong bilinguals(会说两种语言的人)，defined in the study as people speaking a second language daily since they were at least 10 years old.‎ First，Gold and his team asked 30 people，either bilingual or monolingual，to look at a series of colored shapes and respond with the name of each shape by pushing a button. Then，they presented the participants with a similar series of colored shapes and asked them to respond with what colors the shapes were by pushing a button. Finally，they presented participants with a series of colored shapes, but they mixed prompts(提词) for either a shape or a color to test participants' task-switching time. ‎ The bilingual people were able to respond faster to the moving prompts. Researchers found bilingual people~not only able to switch tasks faster一they had different brain activities compared with their monolingual peers. ‎ Krishna called bilingualism a”beautiful natural experiment"，because ‎ people grow up speaking two languages，and studies have shown that they get certain cognitive benefits from switching between languages and determining which to respond with based on what's going on around them.‎ Gold said he grew up in Montreal，where he spoke French at school and English at home，prompting relatives to question whether his French language attention would somehow stop his ability to learn English. ‎ ‎“Until recently，learning a second language in childhood was thought of as dangerous，”he said, “Actually, it's beneficial.”‎ ‎29. Krishna called bilingualism a”beautiful natural experiment" because A. people speaking two languages are beautiful B. people speaking two languages are natural C. people speaking two languages like the experiment D. people grow up, benefiting from speaking two languages ‎30. Gold's relatives were puzzled when he spoke French at school and English at home because A. they thought it would affect his progress B. they thought it would be of little help to him C. they were afraid that learning French would affect his English learning D. they thought that French was useless ‎31. What's the main idea of the passage?‎ A. Researchers found bilingual people respond slowly.‎ B. Researchers found bilinguals can slow down the speed of aging on the brain and respond fast.‎ C. Researchers found bilinguals are great.‎ D. Researchers found speaking two languages is very important.‎ ‎32. We can learn from the last paragraph that learning a second language in childhood is A. not beneficial to children B. dangerous but beneficial to children C. not dangerous but beneficial to children D. dangerous to children 参考答案：29-32DCBC