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1、高考英語(yǔ)二輪復(fù)習(xí) 專(zhuān)題三 閱讀理解 第三節(jié) 題組訓(xùn)練 9 人物介紹+科普知識(shí)+環(huán)境保護(hù)+時(shí)文報(bào)道 (xx·河西區(qū)二模) How did one man prove that small kindnesses add up? My family first met Wally Urtz，the gentle，modest manager of our local supermarket，on a windy day nearly 20 years ago just after we’d moved to Hastings-on-Hudson，a New York City suburb.A

2、s my wife made her way to the store’s exit，attending her groceries and two small children，Wally rushed up beside her.“I’ll get those，young lady，” he said brightly，taking her bags and leading her to the parking lot.Now that may seem like no big deal—except that these days things like that so seldom h

3、appen. Our story，as it turned out，was typical.Among Hastings’s 8,000 people living here，almost everybody had at least one about Wally’s politeness and generosity.There were the times he’d reach into his own pocket when someone was short of money；the times he’d show small kindnesses to someone who’d

4、 just lost a loved one or who was in the middle of divorce；the many，many times he’d put himself out for older people. “He just appreciated that when people get older，their lives get smaller—they don’t drive，their friends have passed on—and how much it means to be treated warmly，” one woman，Kathy Dr

5、agan said.“When my mother was in her 80s，it was a treat for her to go to the store.” Wally would call out to the shop clerk and say，“You give her whatever attention she needs.” She’d tell me，“He’s kinder to me than some people I’ve known all my life.” Yet few of us fully understood what Wally meant

6、 to the people’s life of our munity—until he was sent to another store 20 miles away.For some unknown reason，the Food Emporium chain had decided to replace 67-year-old Wally after 26 years due to “operational issues related to operating a store the size of the one in Hastings”． No one could believe

7、 it.Word spread quickly.Neighbors called each other seeking the feeling of emotional fort.Some planned to bring Wally back and staged protest marches outside the store.Others flooded the local newspaper with angry letters.The mayor took up the cause.Even the police tried to set things right. A groc

8、er seems an unlikely figure to set off such an emotional outpouring(流露)．What he did shows the remarkable effect Wally—a man of endless warmth and good humor—had on people. 語(yǔ)篇解讀　本文描寫(xiě)了Wally Urtz先生無(wú)私地關(guān)心周?chē)娜耍绕涫抢夏耆说氖论E，以及大家對(duì)他的感恩和擁護(hù)。 1．According to the passage，which of the following statements is TRUE

9、? A．Wally Urtz is always ready to help others every day. B．Wally Urtz is a man who wants to draw attention to him. C．Wally Urtz helped the author’s wife on purpose. D．The author had known Wally Urtz before we moved to Hastings-on-Hudson. 答案　A 解析　推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段的內(nèi)容可推知A項(xiàng)正確。 2．The purpose of Kathy

10、 Dragan’s words in Paragraph 4 is to show that . A．in the whole life of Kathy Dragan’s mother，Wally is the kindest person to her B．when people get older，they would like to live by themselves C．Wally had always cared about helping the older people D．you should give your old mother whatever

11、 attention she needs 答案　C 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句中的“...the many，many times he’d put himself out for older people.”及第四段內(nèi)容可知，Kathy Dragan說(shuō)的話是為了表明Wally總是關(guān)心幫助老年人。 3．What’s people’s reaction to Wally Urtz’s being moved away? A．No one paid much attention to it. B．Many people objected to it in different wa

12、ys. C．The police supported it with all their heart. D．The mayor thought it was a good idea. 答案　B 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“Some planned to bring Wally back and staged protest marches outside the store.Others flooded the local newspaper with angry letters.”可知，很多人用不同的方式反對(duì)Wally Urtz先生的調(diào)動(dòng)，故選B。 4．It can be

13、 inferred from the passage that . A．a(chǎn) person in the grocery can easily express his feelings out to others B．a(chǎn) person full of warm-heartedness and humor has a great influence on people C．the mayor didn’t look into the reason of people’s emotional outpouring D．the author had joined in the

14、 plan of bringing Wally back 答案　B 解析　推理判斷題。結(jié)合全文內(nèi)容，尤其是最后一段中的“What he did shows the remarkable effect Wally—a man of endless warmth and good humor—had on people.”可知選B。 5．Which of the following is the best title for this passage? A．Wally Urtz and Old People B．A Food Shopping Grocer C．Wally Urtz’s

15、 Being Moved Away D．Wally Urtz—a Man of Endless Warmth 答案　D 解析　標(biāo)題歸納題。本文主要講述了Wally Urtz先生對(duì)周?chē)娜擞绕涫菍?duì)老年人無(wú)私的關(guān)心，給大家?guī)Я藷o(wú)盡的溫暖，故D項(xiàng)符合。 B Human beings are the most intelligent of all animals because we are gifted with the ability to think and reason logically.Scientists and even mon people with special int

16、elligence have made a lot of inventions and contributions to modern lifestyle in the past and even now. Many household items have been the result of inventions of people who desired better functioning of the existent products.Every individual has intelligence and if it is used properly for the righ

17、t purpose it leads to invention of a new tool or device.Many new household inventions are made almost every day and there are specific panies，which particularly keep a record of all these inventions. A lot of inventions have been made recently in the household field.These products are patented and

18、have trade mark licenses.The patented sliding cinch is a very simple but effective method to prevent shoulder stress and injury for those who work before puters all day long.Vanity PC is a type of puter furniture that specifically hides all the puter wires and keeps a clean and good look.All the out

19、door dust，mud and snow can be kept out of the house by installing the dirt drain(排水管) at the entrance of the door.Another important invention is the automatic toilet night-light，in which a small light starts when the lid of the toilet seat is opened and closes as soon as the lid is closed. These ar

20、e some of the new household inventions invented mostly by mon people.Thus，a variety of new household items are invented every day，which help in a better functioning of household chores and in a more useful manner. 6．The first paragraph is intended to . A．stress the importance of inventio

21、ns B．show the advantages of modern lifestyle C．introduce the topic of the article D．tell the differences between human beings and animals 答案　C 解析　寫(xiě)作意圖題。根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容，尤其是“Scientists and even mon people with special intelligence have made a lot of inventions and contributions to modern lifestyle in the

22、 past and even now.”可知，第一段主要介紹了文章的主題，故選C。 7．According to the passage，people make house inventions to . A．improve the present living conditions B．earn more money and gain awards C．a(chǎn)ccumulate their wealth D．meet the new demands of new science 答案　A 解析　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段首句“Many household items h

23、ave been the result of inventions of people who desired better functioning of the existent products.”可知，人們發(fā)明了許多家居用品來(lái)改善目前的生活條件，故選A。 8．It can be inferred that the sliding cinch is used to . A．keep your shoulder safe and sound in an accident or an operation B．prevent your shoulder from being

24、 over-pressured C．help you practice your shoulder more often and reduce shoulder pains D．cover your shoulder and make it stronger to resist the outside strike 答案　B 解析　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中“The patented sliding cinch is a very simple but effective method to prevent shoulder stress and injury for those who

25、 work before puters all day long.”可知，滑動(dòng)肚帶是用來(lái)減少肩部壓力和防止受傷的，故選B。 9．mon people can also make good inventions because . A．some inventions are easy to be made and can be mastered by them B．they have a strong desire to do something for science research C．success is often connected with hardship

26、 and bitter experience of mon people D．wisdom and inspiration sometimes e from everyday life 答案　D 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的內(nèi)容可知，普通人也可以做出好的發(fā)明，因?yàn)橛袝r(shí)智慧和靈感來(lái)自日常生活，故選D。 10．The passage mainly talks about . A．the correct use of household facilities B．different ideas about household inventions C．the hi

27、story of household inventions D．household inventions and their influence 答案　D 解析　主旨大意題。閱讀全文，根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，這篇文章主要講了家用發(fā)明以及它們產(chǎn)生的影響，故選D。 C (xx·河?xùn)|區(qū)一模) Researchers around the world have been trying their hand at making better use of the huge amount of wind energy available in nature to produce clean ener

28、gy.Apart from this，studies are being carried out to harness(利用) usable wind energy produced by man-made technologies. One useful source identified by Indian inventor Santosh Pradhan about two years ago is a speeding train，which produces fierce wind that can be transformed into electricity. Accordi

29、ng to Pradhan’s proposal，with a few small improvements in existing trains running in Mumbai，the largest city in India，at least 10,000 megawatts(兆瓦) of electricity could be harvested each day. Building on this principle，designers Ale Leonetti Luparinia and Qian Jiang from Yanko Design have created a

30、 device(裝置) called T-Box that harnesses wind energy from speeding trains. T-Box can be placed within the railway tracks.It is half-buried underground between the concrete sleepers(水泥枕木)，which does not disturb the normal train operating at all.According to Yanko，around 150 T-Boxes can be fitted alon

31、g a 1,000-meter railway track. A train running at a speed of 200 kph can produce winds blowing at 15 miles a second.Based on this calculation,150 T-Boxes can produce 2.6 KWH of electricity per day.The T-Box’s design won a silver medal in last year’s Lite-On Awards and was exhibited last summer at t

32、he Xue Xue Institute in Taipei，Taiwan Province. Though the figures look impressive，it is important to remember that the design is still at a conceptual stage and hasn’t taken into account issues such as pieces of waste material produced by the device and the efforts and costs involved in the mainte

33、nance(維護(hù)) of the device. We can expect the technology to see the light of the day only after it clears these issues.If so，rail travel，one of the greenest forms of travel，will bee greener and more energy-efficient. 語(yǔ)篇解讀　本文介紹了一種新的裝置T-Box的發(fā)明，它可以利用加速行駛的列車(chē)提取風(fēng)能。如果能投入實(shí)際應(yīng)用，它可以讓我們的出行變得更環(huán)保和更有效。 11．What c

34、an we learn about T-Box? A．It will be fitted on the trains. B．It is based on Pradhan’s idea. C．It can turn electricity into light. D．It was invented by an Indian scientist. 答案　B 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的內(nèi)容“According to Pradhan’s proposal，with a few small improvements in existing trains running in Mumbai

35、...”及第四段中的“Building on this principle...”可知這個(gè)裝置是基于Pradhan的想法，故選B項(xiàng)。 12．How much electricity can be produced per day by T-Boxes along a railway track of 100km? A．260 KWH. B．2.6 KWH. C．150 KWH. D．1.5 KWH. 答案　A 解析　數(shù)字計(jì)算題。根據(jù)第五段最后一句“According to Yanko，around 150 T-Boxes can be fitted along a 1,000

36、-meter railway track.”和第六段第二句“Based on this calculation,150 T-Boxes can produce 2.6 KWH of electricity per day.”可知是2.6乘以100，故選A項(xiàng)。 13．It can be concluded from the last two paragraphs that . A．T-Box has proved to be effective in harvesting wind B．the maintenance of T-Box will be costly C．t

37、here is much to do about T-Box D．T-Box will e into use soon 答案　C 解析　段落大意題。根據(jù)最后兩段尤其是倒數(shù)第二段第一句“Though the figures look impressive，it is important to remember that the design is still at a conceptual stage...”雖然這個(gè)數(shù)字是很可觀的，但要記住這個(gè)設(shè)計(jì)仍處在概念階段，故還有很多工作要做，故選C項(xiàng)。 14．According to the passage，which of the follow

38、ing statements is TRUE? A．The Indian inventor Santosh Pradhan invented the speeding train. B．The T-Box’s design won a silver medal in Lite-On Awards last year. C．Rail travel has bee one of the energy-efficient technologies in the world. D．India harvests 10,000 megawatts of electricity each day o

39、n average. 答案　B 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段第三句“The T-Box’s design won a silver medal in last year’s Lite-On Awards and was exhibited last summer at the Xue Xue Institute in Taipei，Taiwan Province.”可知這個(gè)設(shè)計(jì)在去年的光寶創(chuàng)新獎(jiǎng)獲得銀獎(jiǎng)，故選B項(xiàng)。 15．The passage is mainly written to . A．encourage more people to travel by t

40、rain B．explain the advantages of electricity C．tell readers how to save energy and money D．introduce a new invention to readers 答案　D 解析　寫(xiě)作目的題。通讀全文知，作者主要向我們介紹了一種新的發(fā)明T-Box，此裝置可以利用加速行駛的列車(chē)提取風(fēng)能。 故選D項(xiàng)。 D (xx·河西區(qū)一模) In the past，falling oil prices have given a boost to the world economy，but recent f

41、orecasts for global growth have been toned down(不容樂(lè)觀)，even as oil prices sink lower and lower.Does that mean the link between lower oil prices and growth has weakened? Some experts say there are still good reasons to believe cheap oil should heat up the world economy.Consumers have more money in th

42、eir pockets when they’re paying less at the pump.They spend that money on other things，which stimulates the economy. The biggest gains go to countries that import most of their oil like China，Japan，and India.But doesn’t the extra money in the pockets of those countries’ consumers mean an equal loss

43、 in oil-producing countries，cancelling out the gains？“Not necessarily，”says economic researcher Sara Johnson.“Many oil producers built up huge reserve funds when prices were high，so when prices fall they will draw on their reserves to support government spending and subsidies(補(bǔ)貼) for their consumers

44、.” But not all oil producers have big reserves.In Venezuela，collapsing oil prices have sent its economy into free fall. Economist Carl Weinberg believes the negative effects of plunging oil prices are overwhelming the positive effects of cheaper oil.The implication is a sharp decline in global tra

45、de，which has plunged(暴跌) partly because oil-producing nations can’t afford to import as much as they used to. Sara Johnson acknowledges that the global economic benefit from a fall in oil prices today is likely lower than it was in the past.One reason is that more countries are big oil producers no

46、w，so the nations suffering from the price drop account for a larger share of the global economy. Consumers，in America at least，are acting cautiously with the savings they’re getting at the gas pump，as the memory of the recent great recession(衰退) is still fresh in their mind.And a number of oil-prod

47、ucing countries are trimming their gasoline subsidies and raising taxes，so the net savings for global consumers is not as big as the oil price plunge might suggest. 語(yǔ)篇解讀　本文論述了石油價(jià)格下跌對(duì)全球經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)的影響。 16．What does the author mainly discuss in the passage? A．The reasons behind the plunge of oil prices.

48、 B．Possible ways to stimulate the global economy. C．The effect of falling oil prices on consumer spending. D．The impact of cheap oil on global economic growth. 答案　D 解析　主旨大意題。由首段最后一句“Does that mean the link between lower oil prices and growth has weakened？”可知，文章講述的是石油價(jià)格下跌與全球經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)之間的聯(lián)系，故選D。 17．Why

49、 do some experts believe cheap oil will stimulate the global economy? A．Manufacturers can produce consumer goods at a much lower cost. B．Consumers will spend their saving from cheap oil on other goods. C．Lower oil prices have always given a big boost to the global economy. D．Oil prices may rise

50、or fall but economic laws are not subject to change. 答案　B 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段最后一句“They spend that money on other things，which stimulates the economy.”可知選B。 18．What happens in many oil-exporting countries when oil prices go down? A．They use their money reserves to back up consumption. B．They suspend i

51、mport of necessities from overseas. C．They reduce production drastically to boost oil prices. D．They try to stop their economy from going into free fall. 答案　A 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段中的“Many oil producers built up huge reserve funds when prices were high，so when prices fall they will draw on their reserves

52、 to support government spending and subsidies(補(bǔ)貼) for their consumers.”可知選A。 19．How does Carl Weinberg view the current oil price plunge? A．It is one that has seen no parallel in economic history. B．It still has a chance to give rise to a boom in the global economy. C．Its negative effects more t

53、han cancel out its positive effects. D．Its effects on the global economy go against existing economic laws. 答案　C 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第五段第一句“Economist Carl Weinberg believes the negative effects of plunging oil prices are overwhelming the positive effects of cheaper oil.”可知選C。 20．Why haven’t falling oil pr

54、ices stimulated the global economy as they did before? A．People are not spending all the money they save on gas. B．Oil producers account for a larger portion of the global economy. C．The global economy is likely to undergo another recession. D．People all over the world are afraid of a further plunge in oil prices. 答案　B 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由倒數(shù)第二段第二句“One reason is that more countries are big oil producers now，so the nations suffering from the price drop account for a larger share of the global economy.”可知選B。