高考英语专题训练系列 33 阅读理解说明文.docx

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高考英语专题训练系列33阅读理解说明文

3.3阅读理解说明文-2020年高考英语专题训练系列

（一）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Maybeithasbeentheinfluenceofthecurrentscene:

thehype（大肆宣传）amongurbanbiking.Apparently,urbanbikingrequiresentirelydifferentbikesthansuburbanbikingdoesandthereforeaBikeDesignProjectstartedwherefivedesignstudiosacrossfivecitieshadtocomeupwithaperfecturbanbike.Thewinningbikewillbemanufacturedforalimitedrunof100bikesandwillbeinstoresnextyear.Industry,aPortland-basedstudio,cameupwithaveryinterestingbike:

onethatusesbluetoothandhandlebarsthattellyouwhentostoporturn.

IndustryworkedtogetherwithTiCyclestocreateabikewitha3Dprintedtitaniumframe.ThebikeiscalledSolidandcanconnecttoasmartphoneapp:

MyBike.Thisappalarmsauserwhenalightneedsreplacementandifsomethinggetswrongwithone’sbrakes.ThereisalsosoftwarecalledDiscoverMyCity,whichhasaseriesofroutesthroughPortland’smosttrendyneighborhoods,withsuggestionsaboutwheretoeatandshop.

Nevertheless,theideawithcyclingisthatyouneedtofocusontheroadandnotonyoursmartphone.Thisbikethereforeusesintegratedfeedbackonhandlebars.Thosehandlebarstellauserwhentoturn,astheywillbuzz（嗡嗡叫）whenaturnappears.Asyouaregettingcloser,theywillbuzzmorefrequently.Andthenthereisthepossibilitytocontrolyourlightviabuilt-insensorsandchangegears（齿轮）bypressinganelectronicbutton.

Althoughthebicyclelookshighlyinterestingandcanbeseenasapieceofartforthedesigningworld,wedon’tknowifwewouldlikeourbiketohaveanautomaticbuzzwhenweareapproachingaturn.Ontheotherside,itcouldaddsomeextrasafetytotrafficingeneral.Whetheryoulikethebikeornot,youhavetoadmitthePortland-basedstudiobringstheconceptofurbanbikingtoawholenewlevel.

1.Paragraph1mainlytalksabout________.

A.theequipmentthatahand-madebikerequires

B.thepopularityofthewinningbikeintheurbanarea

C.theintroductionofanewlybikeinthefuturemarket

D.thedifferencebetweenurbanbikingandsuburbanbiking

2.The3Dprintedbikeisspecialintheway________.

A.ittellsyouwheretogoB.itconnectsthecomputers

B.itlimitstheridingspeedD.goesintoforestandmountains

3.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothenewlybicycle?

A.Favorable.B.Doubtful.C.Pessimistic.D.Objective.

4.Thepassageislikelytoappearin________.

A.AschooltextbookB.ATVadvertisement

C.AnexhibitionguideD.Anewspaperreport

助读词汇

influencen.影响

urbanadj.城市的

suburbanadj.郊区的

apparentlyadv.明显地

manufacturevt.生产

handlebarn.车把

alarmvt.警告

replacementn.更换

routen.路线

conceptn.概念

alimitedrunof限量

instore准备上市

titaniumframe钛框架

integratedfeedback综合反馈

viabuilt-insensor通过内置感应器

（二）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

TeensAren’tGettingEnoughSleepAndSchoolsArePartlytoBlame

Mostkidsareseverelysleepdeprived,andearlyschoolstartingtimesaren’thelping.

Acrossthecountry,only17.7percentofmiddleandhighschoolsstartclassesafter8:

30a.m.,contraryto2014recommendationsfromtheAmericanAcademyofPediatrics.Instead,theaverageschoolstarttimeformiddleandhighschoolsaroundthecountryis8:

03a.m.,accordingtoanewanalysisfromtheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.

TheAAPrecommendsthatschoolsstartafter8:

30tohelpteenagersget8.5to9.5hoursofsleepanight—theamounttheAAPsaysisideal.Currently,lessthanathirdofhighschoolstudentssleep8hoursanight,saystheCDCanalysis.

Theanalysisuses2011–2012informationfromtheDepartmentofEducationtogatherthestarttimesofabout39,700schools.Alaskahasthelatestaverageschoolstarttimeat8:

33a.m.,whileLouisianahastheearliestat7:

40a.m.

Sleep-deprivedteenagersaremorelikelytosufferfromdepression,usedrugs,getlowgradesandbeoverweight.Eventhoughschoolsoftenfaceobstacleswhentryingtodelayschoolstarttimesduetotrafficandschedulingconcerns,somehavemadeprogressrecently.

AfterDeerfieldAcademyinMassachusettsdelayedschoolstarttimesin2008from7:

55a.m.to8:

30a.m.,theprivateschoolsawanumberofbenefits.AstheHuffingtonPostpreviouslyreported,theschool’s2014viewbooknotedthatstudentsearnedhighergrades;atemorebreakfasts,visitedthehealthcenterfarlessfrequently;andperformedbetterinathletics.Teachersreportedthatfirst-perioddiscussionclasseswereuncharacteristicallylivelyfromthebeginningbell.

Halfofparentswhoseteensattendschoolsthatstartbefore8:

30wouldsupportalaterstarttime,accordingtoa2014surveyfromtheUniversityofMichiganC.S.MottChildren’sHospital.

1.Accordingtothepassage,teensaren’tgettingenoughsleep,________.

A.schoolsarepartlytoblameB.parentscometorealizetheproblem

C.theauthorityshouldtakeactionsD.morehealthcentersarebeingbuilt

2.Theauthorexplainstheresultofsleep-deprivedproblemby________.

A.makingacomparisonB.usingexamples

C.presentingresearchfindingsD.quotingdiagrams

3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Theearlierschoolsstart,thehighergradesstudentscanget.

B.Allschoolsshouldstartafter8:

30acrosstheworld.

C.Ninehoursofsleepanightisthemostidealchoice.

D.Thelackofsleepmayleadtovariousterribleproblems.

4.Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?

A.Aresearchreport.B.Ahealthguide.

C.Aclasspresentation.D.Anofficialdocument.

助读词汇

severelyadv.严重地

deprivedadj.被剥夺的

analysisn.分析

idealadj.理想的

currentlyadv.目前

depressionn.抑郁症

delayvt.推迟

obstaclen.障碍

previouslyadv.先前；之前

athleticsn.田径运动

recommendationn.推荐

contraryto与……相反

（三）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Imagineyou’vejustarrivedinanewplaceanddon’tknowanybodyyet.Someonesmilesatyou.Yousmileback.Yourheartleapsbecauseyourealizethispersoncouldbeapotentialnewfriend.Yourimaginationrunswild,dreamingofallthefuntimesyou’llhavetogether,chewingthefatovercoffee,lunchanddinner.

Youbecomesoexcitedthatinthefirstfewminutesoftalkingyoutellhim/hereverything—whatyouhadforbreakfast,hownervousyou’retobeinthisnewplace,andhowyoufeltwhenyourfavoritegoldfishdied.Butthenyousuddenlyrealizeyou’vegonetoofarandthatthere’snogoingback.You’vecommittedthebiggestsocialcrimeinthebooks—youover-shared.

Researchershavefoundover-sharingyourpersonalinformationtooquicklyisakissofdeathtonewfriendships.Arecentarticlehighlightsthatit’spossibletoestablishaclosebondwithsomeoneinaslittleas45minutesbutthisisonlypossiblewhentheconnectionisbuiltgraduallybyeachpersonsharingalittlebitmoreofthemselvesinturn.Thistheorywastestedinanagreementcalled“FastFriends”createdbyArthurAnon,aprofessorfromNewYork.Init,twopeoplewereputinaroomtogetherwiththreesetsof12questions.Thequestionsmustbetakeninorder,witheachpersontakingturnstoanswerthem.

Questionsinthefirstsetweremildandonlyslightlypersonal,like“Wouldyouliketobefamous?

”Butquestionsinthenextsetweremorepersonal,like“What’syourmostterriblememory?

”Thefinalsetofquestionswasdeeplypersonal,like“Whendidyoulastcryinfrontofanotherperson?

”AsAnontold,“Ifyoudisclosetoomuchtoofast,youputsomeoneoff.”It’simportantthatarelationshipisbuiltonmutualbenefitandforeachpersontobetalking.Akeysignyou’reover-sharingiswhenyou’retheonlyonetalking.

Tobeclosetosomeone,it’salsonecessarythatyou’rebothwillingtoopenup,butit’simportantthateachpersongivestheotherspaceandtimetodoso.givingawaymutualinformationgraduallyisagoodchoice.

1.Toestablishacloserelationshipwithsomeone,youshould__________.

A.talkasmuchaspossibleB.shareeverythingwithhim/her

C.betheonlyonetalkingD.givehim/herspaceandtime

2.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mostprobablymeans__________.

A.DrinkingteaorcoffeeB.Talkinghappilyandrelaxedly

C.EatingthefatmeatD.Laughinghappily

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingquestionsisdeeplypersonal?

A.Whatistheweatherlikeinyourhometown?

B.Whatisyourdreamintheseniorhighschool?

C.Whatdoyouthinkofournationalfootballteam?

D.Doyourememberthesituationyoufeltstupidbeforeyourfriends?

4.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Taketurnstosharebetweennewfriends

B.Shareeverythingwithfriends

C.Betalkativewhilemakingnewfriends

D.Befriendlytoapotentialnewfriend

助读词汇

leapvi.跳

potentialadj.可能的

commitvt.犯下

highlightvt.强调

bondn.纽带；联系

establishvt.建立

disclosevt.揭露；透露

inturn轮流；依次

gotoofar走得太远；做得过火

openup敞开心扉

putsb.off让某人讨厌

mutualbenefit互惠互利

（四）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Goodcomputerskillsaredesirableintoday’sdigitalage,andplayingcomputergamescanhelpchildrengetthoseskills—aslongastheydon’toverdoit,scientistswarn.TheBritishstudyinvolved600teenagersoveraperiodoftwoyearsfoundthatthosewhoplayedcomputergameslessthanonceaweekachievedbettergradesatschoolthanoneswhoplayedthemtwiceadayormoreoften.Thestudyalsofoundthatdailyuseofsocialmediadidnotaffectschoolperformance.

“Itwasclearthatsocialmediadidn’thaveanyimpact.Ithinkthat’smorebecausesocialmediaispartandparcelofeverychild’slife.It’sthewaytheycommunicate.It’sthewaytheykeepintouchwiththeirfriends.”

Parentsincreasinglycomplainofhavingdifficultygettingtheirchildrenaway