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