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河北省秦皇岛市海港区高考英语阅读类暑假自练9

河北省秦皇岛市海港区2020高考英语阅读类暑假自练（9）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

EddieMckay,aonce-forgottenpilot,isasubjectofgreatinteresttoagroupofhistorystudentsinCanada.

ItallstartedwhenGrahamBroad,aprofessorattheUniversityofWesternOntario,foundMcKay’snameinafootnoteinabookaboutuniversityhistory.McKaywasincludedinalistofuniversityalumni（校友）whohadservedduringtheFirstWorldWar,buthisnamewasunfamiliartoBroad,aspecialistinmilitaryhistory.Outofcuriosity,Broadspenthoursatthelocalarchives（档案馆）inafruitlesssearchforinformationonMcKay.Tiredanddiscouraged,hefinallygaveup.Onhiswayout,Broad’sglancehappenedtofallonanexhibitingcaseshowingsomeoldnewspapers.Hiseyewasdrawntoanoldpictureofayoungmaninarugbyuniform.Ashereadthewordsbesidethepicture,heexperiencedathrillingrealization.“Afterlookingforhimallday,therehewas,staringupatmeoutoftheexhibitingcase,”saidBroad.Excitedbythefind,Broadaskedhisstudentstocontinuehissearch.Theycombedoldnewspapersandothermaterialsforclues.Gradually,apicturecameintoview.

CaptainAlfredEdwinMcKayjoinedtheBritishRoyalFlyingCorpsin1916.Hedownedtenenemyplanes,outlivedhisentiresquadron（中队）asaWWIflyer,spentsometimeasaflyinginstructorinEngland,thenreturnedtothefront,wherehewaseventuallyshotdownoverBelgiumandkilledinDecember1917.Butthere’smoretohisstory.“Forabrieftimein1916hewasprobablythemostfamouspilotintheworld,”saysBroad.“HewascreditedwithdowningOswaldBoelcke,themostfamousGermanpilotatthetime.”Yet,inaletterhome,McKayrefusedtotakecredit,sayingthatBoelckehadactuallycrashedintoanotherGermanplane.

McKay’swarrecordsweredestroyedduringaWorldWarⅡairbombingonLondon—anexplanationforwhyhewasallbutforgotten.

Butnow,thankstotheeffortsofBroadandhisstudents,amarkerinMcKay’smemorywasplacedontheuniversitygroundsinNovember2020.“IfoundmyeyesfillingwithtearsasIreadtheword‘deceased’（阵亡）nexttohisname,”saidCoreyEverrett,astudentwhofoundapictureofMckayinhisuniform.“Thiswassuchasimpleexampleofthefactthathehadbeenastudentjustlikeus,butinsteadoffinishinghistimeatWestern,hechosetofightanddieforhiscountry.”

1.WhatmadeProfessorBroadcontinuehissearchformoreinformationonMcKay?

A.AuniformofMcKay.　　　　B.AfootnoteaboutMcKay.　　　　

C.AbookonMcKay.　　　　D.ApictureofMcKay.

2.WhatdidthestudentsfindoutaboutMcKay?

A.Hetrainedpilotsforsometime.B.Helivedlongerthanotherpilots.

C.HediedintheSecondWorldWar.D.HewasdownedbythepilotBoelcke.

3.McKay’sflyingdocumentsweredestroyedin　　　　.　

A.Belgium　　　　B.Germany　　　　C.Canada　　　　D.England

4.WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatMcKay　　　　.　

A.preferredfighttohisstudyB.wenttowarbeforegraduation

C.leftapictureforCoreyEverrettD.setanexampleforhisfellowstudents

5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Theresearchintowarhistory.B.Thefindingofaforgottenhero.

C.Thepilotsofthetwoworldwars.D.Theimportanceofmilitarystudies.

【参考答案】1--5、DADBB　　

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。

ScientistsinMexicohavejustbegunanewstudyofoneoftheworld'sbiggestpyramids:

thePyramidoftheSun,northofMexicoCity.They'reputtinglotsofsmall,high-tech（高科技的）machinesunderthepyramidtotrytounlocksomeofitssecrets.Forthousandsofyears,peoplehavetriedtouncoverthesecretsofthepyramids.

Thepeoplewhobuiltthepyramidsmadelotsofsecretdoorsandroomstostoprobbersfromfindingthetreasuresinside.However,therealwayshavebeensomesmartthievesinhistory.Now,almostallofEgypt’spyramidshavebeenrobbed,includingtheGreatPyramidofKhufu,whichisthelargestpyramidintheworld.Itistheonlyoneoftheancientwondersoftheworldthatisstillstanding.

InAD820,anArabkingnamedAbdullahAlManumgotagroupofworkerstodigtheirwayintotheGreatPyramidandhavealook.Insidethepyramid,theyfoundthreerooms—theQueen’sChamber（墓室）,theGrandGalleryandtheKing’sChamber.Buttotheirsurprise,themendidn’tfindthetreasurestheywanted.TheQueen’sandKing’sChamberswerebothempty!

WhereweretheKing’smummy（木乃伊）andhistreasures?

Hadsomeonealreadytakenthemaway?

Thehugestonedoorsatthepyramid’sentrancewerestillclosedwhenAlManum’smenwentinside.Howhadthethievesgotinandout?

Sincethen,manypeoplehavegoneinsidetheGreatPyramidtohavealookortotrytotakethings.Butstill,nootherchambersorwalkwayshavebeenfound.

In2002,anAmericanteammadethemostrecentvisittotheGreatPyramid.Scientistssentarobotintothepyramid,buttheyonlyfoundamysteriouslockedstonedoor.

60．Thefirsttwoparagraphswerewrittentoshowthat.

A．thePyramidoftheSunisanunusualhistoricbuilding

B．ancientEgyptianemperorswerecruel

C．constructionworkersledahardlifeinancientEgypt

D．Thesecretsofthepyramidsremaintobeuncovered

61．Whatisthepurposeofmakingsomesecretdoorstothepyramids?

A．Totrytounlocksomeofitssecrets

B．Tostoprobbersfromfindingthetreasuresinside

C．Torefusesomevisitorsallovertheworldintoit

D．Totellthetruthtothepeopleinthefuture.

62．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruetotheGreatPyramidofKhufu?

A．Itisthelargestpyramidintheworld

B．Itistheonlyoneoftheancientwondersthatisstillstanding

C．AbdullahA1ManumtooktheKing’smummyandhistreasuresaway

D．ScientistsfoundamysteriouslockedstonedoortotheGreatPyramid

63．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．ThePyramidoftheSun

B．TheGreatPyramidofKhufu

C．AMysteriousLockedStoneDoor

D．UnlockingtheDoorsofHistory

【参考答案】60、D61---63BCD

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。

When47-year-oldvolunteerSusanBoylesteppedontothestageofBritain’sGotTalentandannouncedshewasunemployed,hadneverbeenmarriedand“neverbeenkissed,actually”,fewintheaudiencewouldhavewonderedwhy.ThisMs.Boyle,lookingunfashionable,fromavillageinScotland,shockedthethreejudgesandtheaudiencewiththesong“IDreamedaDream”fromthemusicalLesMiserablesonashowof“Britain’sGotTalent”,oneofthehottestrealityshowsinBritain.

Shecouldn’thidetheawkwardnesswhenwalkingtothecenterofthestageinahousedress,andeveryone—includingthejudges—seemedlaughingatherwhenshesaidshewantedtobeassuccessfulasElainePaige.Assoonasshebegansinging,however,everyonepresentfellsilent,thenrosewithinsecondstoapplaudherincrediblev

oiceasthecelebrity（名人）judgessatopen-mouthed,andremainedstandingtotheend.

Afterherperformance,oneofthejudgesPiersMorgansaid,“WithoutdoubtthatwasthebiggestsurpriseI’vehadinthreeyearsofthisshow.Whenyoustoodthereeveryonewaslaughingatyou.Nooneislaughingnow.Thatwasamazing.”ActressAmandaHoldenfollowed,“IamsothrilledbecauseIknowthateverybodywasagainstyou.Ihonestlythinkthatwewereallbeingcynical（愤世嫉俗的）andIthinkthat’sthebiggestwake-upcallever.”

SusanobviouslywonovertheheartsofmillionsaroundtheworldwithsensationspreadingacrosstheAtlantic.HollywoodactorsAshtonKutcherandDemiMoore—whobetweenthemhavenearly1.5millionfollowers—speakhighlyofher.Kutcherpostedalinktothevideoclip（片段）.TheScottishtalentmadeherliveAmericandebut（露面）viasatelliteconnectiononCBS’sTheEarlyShow,doinganinterviewandsinginglivefromherroom.AndshealreadyacceptedaninvitationfromtalkshowhostOprahWinfrey.

NowBoylehasbecomeoneoftheworld’shottestcelebrities.Thevideoclipofherperformancehasbeenviewedmorethan50milliontimesonYouTube,becomingahitontheInternet.NotlongagoshecametoChinaandwaswarmlywelcomed.

64．WelearnfromthepassagethatSusanBoyle.

A．rosefromalowsocialbackground

B．hadanunhappymarriage

C．wasworkinginacompany

D．wonthechampionshipintheBritain’sGotTalentshow

65．Atthebeginningoftheshow,almosteveryone.

A．lookedforwardtoherwonderfulperformance

B．wasattractedbyherbeautifuldress

C．lookeddownuponher

D．placedgreathopeonher

66．Wecaninferthatcontributedmosttoherglobalpopularity.

A．thejudgesB．theInternet

C．thenewspaperD．theadvertisement

67．The4thparagraphintendstotellus.

A．howSusanBoyleachievedhersuccess

B．thecommentmadebyAshtonKutcher

C．SusanBoyle’sinfluenceintheUSA

D．OprahWinfrey’sinvitationtoSusanBoyle

【参考答案】64、AC66---67、BC

（由2020·马鞍山市第三次质检改编）

AskanygroupofteenagersintheUKwhattheymostliketoeat,andfoodslikepizzas,hamburgersandchipsaresuretogetamention.Butwhatteenagersliketoeatisnotnecessarilywhattheyshouldbeeating.AccordingtotheNationalDietandNutritionSurvey,fartoomanyyoungpeopleintheUKbetweentheagesof4and18consumetoomuchfat,sugarandsaltintheirdiet.Meanwhile,theirintakeoffibre,ironandcalcium（钙）istoolow.

Foragrowingbody,eatingfoodscontainingplentyofcalcium,suchasmilk,yogurtandcheese,isimportantascalciumiscomp

letelynecessaryforthedevelopmentofhealthy,strongbones.Similarly,foodsthatarerichinironaregoodforyoung,rapidlydevelopingbodies,soredmeat,bread,greenvegetables,anddriedfruitarealsorecommended.

Itisduringourteenageyearsthatlifestylehabitscanbeformed,soitisvitalthatyoungpeopleareeducatedaboutwhatfoodsaregoodforthem.In2020,andinanattempttochangeeatinghabitsandopenteenagers'mindstonew