新题好题速递之英语阅读理解C D篇专练20篇.docx

1、新题好题速递之英语阅读理解C D篇专练20篇阅读理解C D篇专练20篇满分:班级：_姓名：_考号：_一、阅读理解（共20小题）1. Werewolves (狼人) arent the only creatures affected by the moons cycles（周期）A full moon also affects peoples sleep more or less, reports a Swiss team of scientistsEven people who sleep in a lab without windows could reduce their sleeping

2、 time a little once a month. To test the moons influence, 33 adults of both sexes and ages of many kinds spent several nights in a sleep labAs they slept, researchers recorded their brain activity, eye movements and hormone levels (荷尔蒙水平)On nights closer to a full moon, the sleepers took an average

3、of five minutes longer to fall asleep, and slept for 20 minutes lessIn addition, brain activity fell by 30 percent during the sleepAnd hormone levels that help control sleep cycles went downOn these nights, the sleepers complained they couldnt sleep well even though they didnt know the moons cycleOn

4、 the bright side, no sleeper turned into a werewolf. The Swiss team doesnt know how the moon affects sleepThe gravity (重力) of the moon causes ocean tides（潮汐）to rise and fallBut that force is too weak to affect sleep, Gajochen saysHe believed some bodys biological clock may be affected by the moon cy

5、clesThere may be another reason, says David DingesThis sleep researcher at the University Of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia says that the body clock is very sensitive（敏感的）to light at nightThose sleepers could have been affected by having too much moonlight before arriving at the lab.1The writer mentio

6、ned “werewolves” in the first paragraph to _. A.show there are the moons cycles B.attract peoples attention to the report C.introduce a creature to readers D.ask people not to sleep alone in the lab2What happened to the sleepers during the experiment on a full moon? A.They slept for about five minut

7、es longer. B.They could only sleep for 20 minutes. C.Their brains were not as active as they were D.They complained they were too tired to sleep.3The last paragraph is developed mainly by _. A.analyzing (分析) reasons Bexplaining differences C.making comparisons Dfollowing the time order4The passage i

8、s mainly about _. A.the sleeping problems caused by the moons cycles B.the influence of the moon on human sleeping habits C.the moons influence on sleeping and its possible reasons D.the ways to get a better sleep on a full moon night2.Imagine picking apples on Christmas or going skating on May DayW

9、hat about going for a swim on Thanksgiving? Without Leap Day(闰日）,which takes place every four years, that could happenOur calendar is normally 365 days longIt was created to match the cycles of the seasonsBut Roman ruler Julius Caesar noticed a problem: The earth doesnt circle the sun in exactly 365

10、 daysIt actually cakes 365 and one-quarter daysHe figured out that the extra part of a day would cause the calendar to grow apart from the seasons over timeOver 100 years, the seasons would shift (推移）about 24 daysSpring would start on April 13 instead of March 20Caesar used math to figure out a way

11、to stop the calendar from shiftingHe decided to add an extra day to the month of February every four yearsHis idea helped keep the seasons and calendar matched upEven so, it still wasnt perfecthis calendar was adding too many daysGregorian calendar, declares that every year that is equally divided b

12、y 400 is a leap yearTurn-of-the-century years, or years ending in “00”, would not be leap years unless they could be divided equally by 400These complicated equations(等式）help keep the calendar in balance with the orbit of the earthToday, we still use the Gregorian calendarIn about 3，000 years, the c

13、alendar will be only one day out of step with the seasons, Its still not perfect, but mathematicians decided it was as close as we could get1Why was Julius Caesars calendar not good enough? ASpring would start twenty-four days later than usual BIt would be only one day out of step with the seasons C

14、There would be too many days on the calendar DLeap Day would take place every other year2It can be inferred from the text that _ Athe earth circles the sun in exactly 365 days BGregorian calendar is more scientific than Caesars CPopes calendar has been used for 3，000 years DCaesar added an extra day

15、 to every February3Which of the following years is a leap year according to Pope? AThe year 2100 BThe year 2200 CThe year 2300 DThe year 24004In which section of a website can you probably read this text? AOpinion BPolicy CEntertainment DScience3.D One of the most popular pets in the world, the Aust

16、ralian tree frog, is originally a native of Australia, though the pet trade has transported it far and wideIt has successfully adapted to New Zealand and the United StatesIts one of the largest members of its species and can reach up to 10 centimetres in lengthTheir life spans (寿命) are also longer t

17、han most of their frog cousins and can reach between 6 to 20 years in captivityIn the wild, their lives are smaller due to their natural enemies Their skin color ranges between light green and dark green, depending on the temperature of the place where they live and the color of the environment arou

18、nd where they live, as its supposed to make them difficult to be seen by their natural enemiesThey come out only at night to hunt, feed and mateDuring the day, they find dark, wet areas to sleep inThey arent seen at all during the winter As the Australian tree frog isnt equipped with teeth, it canno

19、t tear apart its prey (猎物)It needs to feed on food that can fit in its mouthTherefore its diet consists of insects, such as spiders, and flies, and small animals, such as other frogs, bats and sometimes even miceFor the smaller prey, they use their sticky tongues to shoot at the close range preyFor

20、larger prey, they attack the prey and force it into their mouths with their handsThey also have some natural enemies that feed on them The Australian law protects the tree frog by giving it a protected status The IUCN （International Union for Conservation of Nature), however, gives it a “least conce

21、rn” statusThe broad range of habitats (栖息地) that the frog can survive in and its long life ensure that this frog wont lose population This creature is really a very popular pet If you get an Australian green tree frog as a pet, do remember to feed it in proper amounts and let it loose for exercise1W

22、hat can be the main idea of the passage? AHow to keep frogs as pets? BFacts about the Australian tree frog CAnimals unique to Australia DWhy frogs can make good pets?2What can we know about the skin color of Australian tree frogs? AIt changes at different times of the day BIt helps them with their h

23、unting for food CIt offers them a certain degree of protection DIt shows what development stage they are in3Paragraph 3 mainly talks about the Australian tree frogs_ Afeeding and hunting habits Bnatural enemies Cliving environments and inhabitats Dsurvival skills4 What can we know about the Australi

24、an tree frog from the passage? AThere is no law protecting it yet BIts teeth help tear its prey into pieces CIt has been declared an endangered species by the IUCN DIt sleeps in the daytime and hunts at night4.CWhen did you first want to drive? Imani Coker dreamed of getting her license in middle sc

25、hool“I cant wait till Im 15, ” she told her friendsWhen she turned 15, however, Imani had a change of heart“If I get my license, my parents will take the fun out of driving by sending me places not to mention, insurance is expensiveThe streets are filled with crazy drivers, and I dont want to become

26、 one of them,” said Coker, now 16Coker, a girl from Richmond Heights, Florida in the United States, is one of a growing number of US teenagers who are losing interest in drivingLearning to drive has long been a tradition for US teens they can get a learners permit at 15 and a full driving license at

27、 16According to a study by the University of Michigans Transportation Research Institute, however, the number of US teens getting their license is dropping more and more each yearTwenty years ago, 70 percent of 18-year-olds had their licenseToday, only 54 percent doSo why are US teens not getting be

28、hind the steering wheel (方向盘)？As Coker put it: Too many problems , not enough benefitsHigh gas and insurance prices mean that many US parents are stopping their teens from drivingAnd now that they can text and use social media, fewer teens need to drive to a friends houseA survey by ZipCar found tha

29、t out of 294 18-34 year olds interviewed, 68 percent said they would rather spend time with friends online instead of driving to see them“The problem with todays youth isnt that texting is interfering(妨碍) with their driving, its that having to drive is interfering with their texting,” said Michael S

30、ivak, research professor at the University of Michigan Transportation Research InstituteHowever, its not all bad news - there are positives to having an extra driver in the house“Whenever my mom is running late to pick up my brother from practice, Im the one who has to go get him,” said Sara Mathhew

31、s, 17, from Miami, Florida“Having my own car is a huge help to my parents sometimes because I can go to doctor appointments and do other tasks by myself”1What is the authors main purpose in writing the text? ATo explain the driving culture in the US BTo tell us what changed Cokers attitude toward driving CTo analyze why US teenagers are now driving less DTo explain how US teenagers socialize