高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day 52.docx
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高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day52
高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day52
Passage1
AnIndianbarberhascomeupwithanoveltechniquetogivepeoplehaircutsusingjustasmallcombandaburningcandleinsteadofapairofscissors.Justlikeanybarber,DasharathKumar,28,combsthehairandmeticulouslyrunstheflameofthecandleontheends,givingitauniquefinish.The'cutting’edge'techniquehasmadehimthemostdemandedbarberinhissmallvillageinGulbargainKarnatakainsouthernIndia.
WhileDasharathjoinedhisfamilybusinesswhenhewas15,theuniqueideaonlyclickedhimfiveyearsago.Hesays:
"Electricitycutwascommoninourvillageandwewereusedtoworkingindark.ButoneeveningwhileIwascuttingthehairofacustomer,powerwentoffandIhadtousethelightfromacandletofinishthehaircut.Buttheflamesofthecandlethatnightinspiredmetothinkofusinganewtechniquefortrimming(修剪)hair."
"IhadbunchofregularcustomerssowhenItoldthemabouttheexperiment,theyhappilysaidtheytrustedmeandmyskillsandgaveanodforthenewtechnique.Surprisingly,itcameoutverywell.Sincethentherewasnolookingback."
Startedwithonly20pence,customersnowhappilypayhim£1forhisnovelwayofhaircut.OneofhisdaringcustomersYusufKhan,whowaitedfornearlytwohoursforhisturn,said:
"Everybarbergivesahaircutusingscissorsbutthefunofgettingahaircutwithacandleflameisunbeatable.Initially,IwasnotpreparedforitbutonceIsawthemagicofhishands,Ineverwentbacktoaregularbarber."
1.Thebesttitleforthepassageisprobably________.
A.AnamazingIndianbarber
B.Alatestcuttingfashion
C.Aregularbarber'sfuture
D.Whatmadeagoodbarber
2.Theunderlinedword"meticulously"probablymeans________.
A.casuallyB.carefullyC.freelyD.randomly
3.WhenwasDasharathinspiredtotrimhairwithaburningcandle?
________
A.Attheageoffive.
B.Afterhisgraduation.
C.Afterapowerfailure.
D.Whenit'sgettingdark.
4.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?
________
A.NocustomerswanttobebacktoDasharath'ssalon.
B.Dasharathchargesmoremoneythananyotherbarber.
C.Atraditionalbarbercan'tmakealivinginthefuture.
D.ManypeopleareattractedbyDasharath'stechnique.
Passage2
Theworld’sinsectsaregoingdownthepathofextinction,threateninga“catastrophiccollapseofnature’secosystems”,accordingtothefirstglobalscientificreview.Morethan40%ofinsectspeciesaredecliningandthirdareendangered,theanalysisfound.Therateofextinctioniseighttimesfasterthanthatofmammals,birdsandreptiles.
“Itshouldbeofhugeconcerntoallofus,forinsectsareattheheartofeveryfoodweb.Theypollinate(授粉)thelargemajorityofplantspecies,keepthesoilhealthy,recyclenutrients,controlpests,andmuchmore.Lovethemor1oathethem,wehumanscannotsurvivewithoutinsects,”saidProfDaveGoulsonattheUniversityofSussexintheUK.
Theanalysis,publishedinthejournalBiologicalConservation,saysintensive(集约型)agricultureisthemaindriverofthedeclines,particularlytheheavyuseofpesticides.Urbanisationandclimatechangearealsosignificantfactors.
“Ifinsectspecieslossescannotbestopped,thiswillhavecatastrophicconsequencesforboththeplanet’secosystemsandforthesurvivalofmankind.Itisveryrapid.In10yearsyouwillhaveaquarterless,in50yearsonlyhalfleftandin100yearsyouwillhavenone,”saidreviewauthorFranciscoSánchez-Bayo,attheUniversityofSydney,Australia.
Oneofthebiggestimpactsofinsectlossisonmanybirds,reptiles,amphibiansandfishthateatinsects.“Ifthisfoodsourceistakenaway,alltheseanimalsstarvetodeath,”hesaid.SucheffectshavealreadybeenseeninPuertoRico,wherearecentstudyrevealeda98%fallingroundinsectsover35years.
MattShardlow,attheconservationcharityBuglife,said:
“Itisthoughtfultoseethisevidencethatshowsthepitifulstateoftheworld’sinsectpopulations.Itisincreasinglyobviousthattheplanet’secologyisbreakingandthereisaneedforastrongandglobalefforttopreventandchangetheseterribletrends.”
1.Whyarepeopleworriedabouttheinsectdecline?
A.Theyarevitaltoecosystems.B.Theyprovidefoodforpests.
C.Theypollinateallplants.D.Theyenrichthesoil.
2.Whatisthemaincauseofinsectlosses?
A.Moreandmoretrees.B.Restrictionsonpesticides.
C.Upgradingagriculture.D.Friendlyenvironment.
3.Wherecanyoufindtheexacttimeofinsectlosses?
A.Inparagraph1.B.Inparagraph2.
C.Inparagraph3.D.Inparagraph4.
4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.Humanscansurvivethepunishmentofnature
B.Insectdecliningisbreakingnature’secosystems
C.Nature’secosystemsareinfluencedbyhumans
D.InsectsandanimalsaredyingoutinPuertoRico
Passage3
Intoday'ssociety,languageplaysakeyroleindefininggender(性别)byvocabulary,andalsotheirnon’verbal(非语言的)vocabulary.Eachoneofthesedifferenttypesofwaysofcommunicatingisobviousdifferentbetweenmenandwomen.
Manydifferentstudiesshowthatmentendtotalkmuchmorethanwomen.Ithasalsobeenproventhatwomentendspeakfasterthanmen;thisisduetothefactthatwomentendtobeinterruptedmoreoftenthanmenare,andalsohavetheabilitytospeakmoreclearly,precisely,andmorequicklythanmen.Inonestudyitwasfoundthatwomenspokeforanaverageofthreeminutesdescribingapainting,asopposedtothethirteen’minuteaverageittookmentodescribeit.
Menandwomenalsotendtohaveaverydifferentnon’verbalwayofcommunicating,whichcanalsomakeitveryhardforoneanothertounderstandwhattheoppositesexistryingtosay.Men'sbodylanguageismuchmorereservedwhentalkingtowomen.Mentendnottomakeasmucheyecontactandtheygenerallystayfartherawayfromwomenwhentalkingtothem.Menavoidotherpeople'sbodyspacewhiletalking,andtheyalsotendtositbackwhentalking.Allofthesehavegivenofftheimpressionofdisinterestorboredom.Womenarebyfarbetterlistenersandmuchmoreenjoyabletotalkwithandtheytendtoraisemoretopicsforconversation.
Womenalsomakeitclearerwhetherornottheconversationisgoingsomewhereorjuststuckinneural.Afterlearningaboutourstylesofcommunicatingwitheachother,Ihavedecidedthatalthoughmenhavenotquitemasteredcommunicating,whatfunwoulditbeifweallspokethesame"language"?
Thelittlegamesmenandwomenplaywitheachotherwhileconversingwouldbelost.Thequestioneveryoneaskshimselforherselfaftertalkingwithsomeoneoftheoppositesex,"Iwonderifthere'ssomethingthere?
"wouldnolongerexist.
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inParagraph2referto________?
A.Thedifferencesbetweenmen'sandwomen'slanguages
B.Thedifferentspeedofmen'sandwomen'sspeech
C.Theabilityofmen'sandwomen'sspokenlanguage
D.Thenon’verbalvocabularyofmenandwomen
2.Inwhatwaydomenandwomendifferaccordingtothethirdparagraph________?
A.Speedofunderstanding
B.Understandingofspeechroles
C.Politenessofcommunications
D.Applicationofbodylanguage
3.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetothedifferencesbetweenmen'sandwomen'scommunication________?
A.CautiousB.Favorable
C.AmbiguousD.Skeptical
4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext________?
A.Women,bornexcellenttalkers
B.Men'sandwomen'ssocialroles
C.Vocabularyandcommunication
D.Oppositegender,differentlanguage
Passage4
Funishardtohave.
Funisararejewel.
Somewherealongthelinepeoplegotthemodernideathatfunwastherefortheasking,thatpeopledeservedfun,thatifwedidn’thavealittlefuneveryday,wewouldturnintopuritans(清教徒).
“Wasitfun?
”becamethequestionthatovershadowedallotherquestions.Whenthepleasuregottobethemainthing,thefunfetish(迷恋)wassuretofollow.Everythingwassupposedtobefun.Ifitwasn’tfun,thenweweregoingtomakeitfun,orelse.
Thinkofallthethingsthatgotthereputationofbeingfun.Familyoutingsweresupposedtobefun.Educationwassupposedtobefun.Workwassupposedtobefun.WaltDisney,churchandstayingfitweresupposedtobefun.
Fungottobesuchabigthingthateverybodystartedtolookformoreandmorethrillingwaystosupplyit.Onewaywastostepupthelevelofdangersothatyoucouldbesurethat,nomatterwhat,youwouldmanagetohavealittlefun.
Bigoccasionsweresupposedtobefun,suchasChristmas,ThanksgivingandEaster.ButweendedupgoingthrougheveryBigEventweevercelebrated,waitingforthefuntostart.SoIshouldtellyoujustincaseyou’reworriedaboutyourfuncapacitywhileyouaresittingaroundwaitingforthefuntostart,thatnotmuchis.Idon’tmeantoputadamperonthings.Ijustmeanweoughttotreatfunreverently.Itisamystery.Itcannotbecaughtlikeavirus.Itcannotbetrappedlikeananimal.Whenfuncomesinonlittledancingfeet,weprobablywon’tbeexpectingit.Infact,Ibetitcomeswhenwe’redoingourduty,ourjob.
Irememberoneday,longago,onwhichIhadanespeciallygoodtime.PamDavisandI,aged12,walkedintoastorethatmorningtobuysomecandy.ShegotherBit’O’Honey.Igotmymaltedmilkballs,chocolatestars.Thenwestartedbacktoherhouse.ItwasalongwaytoPam’shousebuteverytimewegotweary,Pamwouldputherhandoverhereyes,scanthehorizonlikeasailorandsay,“Weoughttoreachhomebynightfall,”atwhichpointthetwoofuswouldlaughuntilwethoughtwecouldn’tstanditanotherminute.Thenafterwegotcalm,she’dsayitagain.Youshouldh
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