湖北省高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解80.docx

湖北省高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解80.docx

《湖北省高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解80.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《湖北省高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解80.docx（9页珍藏版）》请在冰点文库上搜索。

湖北省高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解80

湖北省2020高考英语二轮复习专题训练：

阅读理解（80）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Girlsreallypreferpinkandboyspreferblue,recentresearchshows.

ThereasonscouldhaveitsoriginsinthehuntforfoodontheAfricansavannah（稀树草原）thousandsofyearsago.Evolutionmayhavedevelopedwomen’spreferenceforpink,perhapsbecauseithelpedtofindripefruitandhealthymenwithreddishfaces,whilebothmenandwomenhaveanaturaldesireforblue,accordingtoscientistsatNewcastleUniversity.

“Everyoneintoday’swesternculture,fromparentstotoymanufactures,seemstoassumethatlittlegirlslikepink.”SaidProf.AnyaHulbert,whowantedtofindoutwhetherthereasonwasculturalortodowithbiology.

Aloveofsalmon,fuchsiaandcoraldoesseemtoberootedintofemales,ratherthanpickedupfromtheirmothers.

TheparticipantsinthestudywereChineseandBritish.TheChinesestudentsshowedamarkedpreferenceforred,“Culturemaycontributetothisnaturalfemalepreference,”saidPro.Hulbert.

Inherexperience,208youngadultmenandwomenwereaskedtoselect,asrapidlyaspossible,theirpreferredcolor.HulbertandhercolleagueDr.YazhuLingmarkedtheresultsandfoundthatwhilemenpreferredblue,womentendedtochoosepink.

Hulbertsaidshecouldonlypreferaboutthepreferenceforblue:

“Hereagain,Iwouldfavorevolutionaryarguments.Goingbacktooursavannahdays,wewouldhaveanaturalpreferenceforaclearbluesky,becauseitsignaledgoodweather.Clearbluealsosignalsagoodwatersource.”

1.Thepassagementions“theAfricansavannah”toshowthat_____.

A.theancientAfricawasaabeautifulplace

B.humanbeingslivedinAfricaatfirst

C.womenandmenhavedifferentcolorpreference

D.colorpreferencehasitshistoricalorigins

2.Itcanbeinferredthattheunderlinedword“fuchsia”_____.

A.isprobablyakindoftoy

B.isprobablypinkincolor

C.canbeonlyfoundinAfrica

D.hardlycausesmen’sinterest

3.Bysaying“theChinesestudentsforred.”InPara.5,thewritermeans_____.

A.redistheChinesestudents’favoritecolor

B.theChinesepreferredmorethantheBritish

C.cultureinfluencespeople’scolorpreferences

D.thestudywascarriedoutbytwonations

4.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?

A.Hulbertthinksevolutionexplainswhypeoplepreferblue.

B.Hulberthasastrongdesirefor“savannahdays”.

C.Blueisanaturalsignalofmanygoodthings

D.Whileboyslikeblue,girlslikepink.

B

Peoplewhodrinkalcoholearnmoreattheirjobsthannon-drinkers,accordingtoaUSstudythathighlighted“socialcapital（社交资本）”gainedfromdrinking.

Thestudyconcludedthatdrinkersearn10–14percentmorethanteetotalers,andthatmenwhodrinksociallybringhomeanadditionalsevenpercentinpay.

“Socialdrinkingbuildssocialcapital,”saidEdwardStringham,aneconomicsprofessor,“Socialdrinkersareoutgoing,buildingrelationships,andkeepingincontacts,whichresultsinbiggerpaychecks.”

Theresearcherssaidthemostlikelyexplanationisthatdrinkershaveawiderrangeofsocialcontactsthathelpprovidebetterjobandbusinessopportunities.

“Drinkersmaybeabletosocializemorewithclientsandco-workers,givingdrinkersanadvantageinimportantrelationships.Drinkingmayalsoprovideindividualswithopportunitiestolearnpeople,business,andsocialskills.”

Theyalsosaidtheseconclusionsprovideargumentsagainstpoliciesaimedatcontrollingalcoholuseinuniversityandpublicplaces.

“Notonlydoanti-alcoholpoliciesreducedrinkers’fun,buttheymayalsodecreaseearnings,”thestudysaid,“Oneoftheconsequencesofalcoholrestrictionsisthattheypushdrinkingintoprivatebehavior.Bypreventingpeoplefromdrinkinginpublic,anti-alcoholpoliciesignoresoneofthemostimportantaspectsofdrinking:

increasedsocialcapital.”

Theresearchersfoundsomedifferencesintheeconomiceffectsofdrinkingamongmenandwomen.Theyconcludedthatmenwhodrinkearn10percentmorethannon-drinkersandwomendrinkersearn14percentmorethannon-drinkers.

However,unlikemen,whogeta7percentincomeincreasefromdrinkinginbars,womendrinkerswhovisitbarsfrequentlydonotshowhigherearningsthanthosewhodonotvisitbars.

5．TheunderlinedwordinParagraph2refersto__________

A.womendrinkersB.co-workers

C.non-drinkersD.men-drinkers

6.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.IncomeDifferencesBetweenDrinkersAndNon-drinkers

B.ToBuildSocialCapital,Drink!

C.Anti-alcoholPolicyisNotReasonable

D.DrinkingHelpsIncreaseIncome

7.What’sNOTtheconsequenceofanti-alcoholpolicy?

A.Morepeopledrinkinprivate.

B.Therearelessalcoholinuniversities.

C.Drinkers’incomeincreasedbecausetheyspendlessmoneyondrinking.

D.Drinkersgetlessfunfromdrinking.

8.Whatcanweinferfromtheresultofthestudy?

A.Tobuildsocialcapital,youhavenochoicebuttodrink.

B.Drinkingisagoodandcommonwaytoincreasesocialcapital.

C.Drinkersbuildwidersocialcontacts.

D.Drinkersmaybeprovidedmoreopportunities.

C

FederalregulatorsWednesdayapprovedaplantocreateanationwideemergencyalertsystemusingtextmessagesdeliveredtocellphones.Textmessageshaveexplodedinpopularityinrecentyears,particularlyamongyoungpeople.Thewirelessindustry'stradeassociation,CTIA,estimatesmorethan48billiontextmessagesaresenteachmonth.

TheplancomesfromtheWarningAlertandResponseNetworkAct,a2020federallawthatrequiresimprovementstothenation'semergencyalertsystem.TheacttaskedtheFederalCommunicationsCommission（FCC）withcomingupwithnewwaystoalertthepublicaboutemergencies.

"TheabilitytodeliveraccurateandtimelywarningsandalertsthroughcellphonesandothermobileservicesisanimportantnextstepinoureffortstohelpensurethattheAmericanpublichastheinformationtheyneedtotakeactiontoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamiliesbeforeandduringdisastersandotheremergencies,"FCCChairmanKevinMartinsaidfollowingapprovaloftheplan.

Participationinthealertsystembycarriers—telecommunicationscompaniesisvoluntary,butithasreceivedsolidsupportfromthewirelessindustry.Theprogramwouldbeoptionalforcellphoneusers.Theyalsomaynotbechargedforreceivingalerts.

Therewouldbethreedifferenttypesofmessages,accordingtotherules.Thefirstwouldbeanationalalertfromthepresident,likelyinvolvingaterroristattackornaturaldisaster.Thesecondwouldinvolve"approachingthreats,"whichcouldincludenaturaldisasterslikehurricanesorstormsorevenuniversityshootings.Thethirdwouldbereservedforchildkidnappingemergencies.Theservicecouldbeinplaceby2020.

9.Whatisthepurposeoftheapprovedplan?

A.Towarnpeopleofemergenciesviamessages.

B.Topopularizetheuseofcellphones.

C.Toestimatethemonthlynumberofmessages.

D.Topromotethewirelessindustry.

10.Accordingtothepassage,cellphoneusers.

A.mustacceptthealertservice

B.mayenjoythealertserviceforfree

C.mustsendthealertstoothers

D.maychoosethetypesofmessages

11.AnalertmessagewillNOTbesentif.

A.achildgetsrobbedinthestreet

B.auniversityshootinghappens

C.anaturaldisasterhappens

D.aterroristattackoccurs

12.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.CellPhoneAlertsProtectingStudents

B.CellPhoneAlertsbyWirelessIndustry

C.CellPhoneAlertsofNaturalDisasters

D.CellPhoneAlertsComingSoon

D

InlateMarch,SouthwestUniversitybecamethefirstschoolinChinatoopena24-hourhotlineprovidingsuicide-preventioncounseling.

Collegesuicideisaheart-breakingandcontroversialtopic.Chinesecollegestudentshavelongbeenthefocusofpublicattention:

theiryouth,educationand,mostimportantly,brightfuturesmakethemtheenvyofsociety.

However,inrecentyears,we’vereadmorereportsofstudentsuicides.Perhapsthat’ssimplybecauseofsociety’sattentionwithyouth.Butitcouldalsosignifytheincreasingtroubledmentalstateofyoungpeople.

Manystudieshavesoughttofindoutthecausesofstudentsuicides.Notsurprisingly,thetopfactorsusuallyincludepsychologicalandphysicalsickness,emotionaltroubleandpeerpressure.Despairabouttheirfuturesisalsoquicklybecomingaleadingfactor:

manystudentssaytheyfeelhopelessandconfusedaboutthedirectionoftheircareersinacrowdedjobmarket.

Thankfully,moreandmoreuniversitiesandcollegesareprovidingcounselingservicestoaddressstudents’mentalandpsychologicalproblems.Theseatleastoffersomecomforttostudentsfacingtoughjobprospectsandpersonaldifficulties.

Fromappointingin-housestudentcounselorstosettinguphotlinesandrecruitingstudentstohelptheirtroubledpeers,manyuniversitiesaremakingeffortstofightstudentdepression.Thereisnodenyingthatmuchremainstobedone,butsucheffortsarealreadyworking,helpingstudentsandsavinglives.

However,themostimportantfrontinthisbattlelieswiththestudentsthemselves.Whatevereffortsschoolofficialsmake,itisuptostudentstorealizetheirproblemsandaskhelp.Unfortunately,manystudentsconsideringsuiciderefusetoseekhelp.Byshuttingthemselvesaway,theycaneasilyfallintoviciouscycles（恶性循环）,becomingevenmoreeasilyhurttopersonaldifficultiesandthepressuresoftheoutsideworld.

Whileestablishingbetteron-campuspsychologicaleducationandoutreachprogramsasastepforward,studentsthemselvesmustactivelyreachoutforhelp.Thesedangersarearealityforeverystudent,notonlythosewhofeelconfusedanddepressed.

13.Whyaretheresomanystudentsthatc