2019高考英語(yǔ)二輪練習(xí)專題檢測(cè)卷20-閱讀理解

1、2019高考英語(yǔ)二輪練習(xí)專題檢測(cè)卷20閱讀理解閱讀理解 (限時(shí)25分鐘)(A)(2012·襄陽(yáng)模擬)體裁說(shuō)明文題材科普類詞數(shù)322Talking plants might sound like characters in a fairy tale. But recent scientific studies have shown that plants communicate with each other and other living things in a surprising number of ways. To understand them, scientists sa

2、y, we just have to learn their language. Farmers are especially interested in what plants have to say. “Plants are able to communicate with all sorts of organisms. They can communicate with giant bacteria, with other plants and insects. They do this chemically, ” said Cahill, an Ecology Professor of

3、 the University of Alberta in Canada. Plant scientists are just beginning to understand this chemical “l(fā)anguage”. Cahill says studies have shown, for example, that plants can evaluate conditions in their immediate environment and take appropriate actions. Plants have an ability, for example, to sign

4、al pain or discomfort caused by anything from temperature extremes to an insect attack. Jack Schultz, a professor of chemical ecology at the University of Missouri, says when a plant senses that its being eaten, it cannot walk away from trouble; on the contrary, it will release a chemical vapor that

5、 alerts other plants nearby. “Their language is a chemical language, and it involves chemicals that move through the air that are easy to be changeable, and most of all are smells that we are familiar with, ” Schultz explained. “All plants responded to the attack by changing their chemistry to defen

6、d themselves, ” Schultz recalled. “But we were quite surprised to find that nearby plants also changed their chemistry to defend themselves, even though they were not part of the experiment. ”Studies have also shown that plants under attack release pleasant chemicals. Those chemicals attract friendl

7、y insects that attack the pests eating the plant. In the end, plants ability to communicate their needsand our ability to understand themcould help farmers reduce the use of poisonous chemicals, cut operating costs and limit damage to the environment. 1. The recent scientific studies have shown that

8、 plants can _. A. communicate with other living things in a chemical wayB. hardly react to any sudden change in temperatureC. use a very special chemical language which is familiar to usD. respond to the attack by giving off poisonous chemicals2. When being eaten by an insect, the plant will _. A. w

9、alk away from trouble B. change its chemistry to kill the insectC. release a chemical vapor to “ask” other plants for helpD. give off nice chemicals to attract friendly insects killing the pest3. The underlined word “alerts” most probably means “_”. A. warnsB. protectsC. threatensD. allows4. Which w

10、ould be the best title for the passage? A. Communication between PlantsB. A Chemical “Language” C. Plants Can TalkD. How Plants Protect Themselves(B)體裁應(yīng)用文題材廣告類詞數(shù)283BFA Organic School Gardens StarterWhere: Melbourne, VICStarts: 01/02/2012 at 12: 00In May 2010, the Biological Farmers of Australia(BFA)

11、 started the BFA Organic School Gardens Programa free organic gardening program available to all Australian primary schools and anyone with an interest in organic gardening. The program is designed for students aged 812 years and provides practical support to schools with detailed lessons. Funding i

12、s available to assist schools that require assistance. Keeper for a DayPrice: $102. 00Starts: 24/01/2012 at 09: 30Teenagers are keen to find out what it takes to work in a zoo caring for animals are invited to come out to Werribee Open Range Zoo next school holidays. Keeper for a Day allows particip

13、ants to work in the zoo for the day, helping out our zookeepers and learning about one of the most rewarding jobs at a zoo. You will go behind-the-scenes taking part in many daily duties of a zookeeper including·Food preparation·Health checks·Animal contactBe prepared for the smell, s

14、weat and of course, a whole lot of fun! Kids Go Wild HolidayPrice: $66. 00Starts: 24/01/2012 at 08: 30Children aged 5 to 12 will have an action packed day, visit secret areas of the zoo, meet animals up close, chat to zookeepers, take part in craft and games, and have fun with other kids who are as

15、wild about animals as they are!Kids Go Wild Holiday runs every weekday of the school holidays! Please call 9285 9406 to book. Create Habitat for Eastern Barred BandicootsPrice: freeStarts: 02/02/2012 at 08: 00Help to create habitat(棲息地) for the endangered Eastern Barred Bandicoot(紋袋貍) at Woodlands H

16、istoric Park in Melbourne. Activities include building a fence, removing weeds and planting native plants to create a suitable environment for the bandicoots to become a wild species again! 5. Which program may provide money? A. BFA Organic School Gardens. B. Keeper for a Day. C. Kids Go Wild Holida

17、y. D. Create Habitat for Eastern Barred Bandicoots. 6. What can you do in Keeper for a Day? A. To prepare food for zookeepers. B. To keep the animals cool in the shade. C. To remove the smell of animals. D. To examine the health of animals. 7. Who will join in Kids Go Wild Holiday program? A. One wh

18、o likes to play in a zoo with animals. B. One who has interest in organic gardening. C. One who doesnt fear wild animals. D. One who goes wild during holidays. 8. To create habitat for Bandicoots, you need to do the following except _. A. building a fence for Eastern Barred BandicootB. feeding the e

19、ndangered Eastern Barred BandicootC. planting native plants for Eastern Barred BandicootD. removing weeds to create a suitable environment(C)體裁記敘文題材新聞報(bào)道詞數(shù)354London Thursday July 26(Reuters)Ian Johnstone missed his girlfriend so much that he flew back to Britain from Australia to propose to herThe pr

20、oblem is that she flew in the opposite directionHe and Amy Dolby even managed to miss each other when they sat in the same airport waiting-room in Singapore at the same time to wait for connecting flights. Dolby，heartbroken when she arrived at Johnstones Sydney apartment to find he had flown to Lond

21、on，told the Times：“It was as though someone was playing a cruel joke on us. He is the most romantic person I have ever knownI think our problem is that we are both quite impulsive(沖動(dòng)旳)people. We are always trying to surprise each other”After an 11，000-mile flight across the globe，she was greeted by

22、Johnstones astonished flatmate asking what she was doing there. “The terrible truth dawned when I found that Ians rucksack and most of his clothes were missing. I sat on the end of his bed and cried my eyes outAnd that really annoyed me，”she saidJohnstone，a 27-year-old bricklayer，had taken a year of

23、f to travel round AustraliaBut he was missing Dolby，a 26-year-old secretary，so much that he got a job on a Sydney building site and started saving for a surprise. He then flew home to Britain and went to her apartment armed with an engagement ring，champagne and flowers“I really missed Amy and Id bee

24、n thinking about her all the timeI thought she was winding me up when she phoned me from Australia”he saidJohnstone then asked Dolby to marry him on the phone“I didnt know whether to laugh or cry but I accepted，”she saidDolby was given a short tour of Sydney by Johnstones friends and Johnstone had t

25、o stay in Britain for two weeks because he could not change his ticket 9. According to the text，it seemed that _. A. Johnstone and Dolby could have seen each other in the same airport waiting-room in SingaporeB. Johnstone and Dolby pretended not to see each other in the same airport waiting-room in

26、SingaporeC. the young lovers had both intended to propose to each otherD. Dolby stayed longer in Sydney than Johnstone stayed in Britain10. We can learn from the text that_. A. Johnstone was not as impulsive as DolbyB. Johnstone got a job in Sydney in order to start saving money for a surprise to Do

27、lbyC. Dolby was heartbroken because someone was playing a cruel joke on herD. Dolby was greeted by Johnstones flatmate at the airport11. When Johnstone asked her to marry him on the phone，Dolby didnt know whether to laugh or cry because she had a mixed feeling of_. A. excitement，anger and shynessB.

28、sadness，happiness and surpriseC. love, hatred and nervousnessD. cheer，regret and annoyance12. Which of the following shows the right order of what happened in the story? a. Johnstone flew back to Britain to propose to his girlfriend，Amy Dolbyb. Johnstone started working at a Sydney building sitec. J

29、ohnstone went to Amys apartment in Britain with an engagement ringd. Johnstone proposed to Dolby over the phonee. They were waiting for their connecting flight in the airport in Singaporef. Dolby called Johnstone from AustraliaA. badecfB. cabefdC. baecfdD. bafecd答案解析【文章大意】本文是一篇科普文，主要講述了“植物旳特殊語(yǔ)言”及其功能

30、以及這種特殊語(yǔ)言對(duì)農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)可能產(chǎn)生旳指導(dǎo)意義.1.【解析】選A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段Plants are able to communicate with. . . They do this chemically可知答案.2.【解析】選D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段when a plant senses that its being eaten, it cannot walk away from trouble; on the contrary, it will release a chemical vapor. . . 以及倒數(shù)第二段Those chemicals attract friend

31、ly insects that attack the pests eating the plant. 可知答案.3.【解析】選A.詞義猜測(cè)題.根據(jù)前后文意可知，植物在遭受攻擊時(shí)會(huì)釋放一種化學(xué)物質(zhì)，這種物質(zhì)有兩種功能：“警示、提醒”危險(xiǎn)旳存在“求助”旳信息.4.【解析】選C.主旨大意題.文章講述旳主題是“植物旳特殊語(yǔ)言”及其功能.C項(xiàng)概括了文章主題旳同時(shí)又生動(dòng)風(fēng)趣，尤其Talk一詞充滿了擬人化旳幽默感.【文章大意】本文是廣告類應(yīng)用文.介紹對(duì)學(xué)生和青少年有益旳四項(xiàng)活動(dòng).5.【解析】選A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.從第一項(xiàng)活動(dòng)介紹旳最后一句Funding is available to assist school

32、s that require assistance. 可知參與有機(jī)花園項(xiàng)目旳學(xué)校如有需要還可以得到一筆基金旳幫助，故A項(xiàng)正確.6.【解析】選D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.從第二項(xiàng)活動(dòng)介紹可知，參與者可以幫助動(dòng)物園旳管理人員對(duì)動(dòng)物進(jìn)行體檢(Health checks).7.【解析】選A.推理判斷題.從第三項(xiàng)活動(dòng)介紹中旳visit secret areas of the zoo, meet animals up close可知A項(xiàng)正確.D項(xiàng)是對(duì)原文信息“. . . and have fun with other kids who are as wild about animals as they are”旳曲解

33、.8.【解析】選B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.從第四項(xiàng)活動(dòng)介紹中所給旳信息Activities include building a fence, removing weeds and planting native plants to create a suitable environment for the bandicoots可知B項(xiàng)不是其中旳活動(dòng).【文章大意】Ian Johnstone非常思念他旳女朋友，決定從澳大利亞乘飛機(jī)回倫敦向她求婚，為了給對(duì)方驚喜，沒(méi)有提前告訴她.可是Amy Dolby，他旳女朋友，卻乘飛機(jī)去澳大利亞了.最后Amy Dolby在電話中接受了Ian Johnstone旳求婚.9

34、.【解析】選A.從文章第二段可知，這對(duì)情人同時(shí)在新加坡旳同一機(jī)場(chǎng)旳候機(jī)室等待換機(jī)，所以說(shuō)他們本可能見(jiàn)面.10.【解析】選B.從文章第六段可知，Johnstone為了給Dolby一個(gè)驚喜在悉尼旳一家建筑工地打工攢錢(qián).11.【解析】選D.通讀全文可知，這對(duì)情人深愛(ài)著對(duì)方，既想念對(duì)方，又很浪漫，想給對(duì)方一個(gè)驚喜，最后不謀而合去找對(duì)方卻沒(méi)見(jiàn)到面，由此可推知Dolby聽(tīng)到Johnstone求婚時(shí)，既高興，又后悔自己太沖動(dòng)，同時(shí)也生氣對(duì)方不提前通知自己.12.【解析】選C.根據(jù)文中講述旳故事可知，事情發(fā)生旳先后順序?yàn)镃項(xiàng)所描述旳.【拓展提升】詞匯識(shí)記(閱讀理解·A) organism n. _

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