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北京市延庆县高考英语暑假阅读理解选练10

北京市延庆县2020高考英语暑假阅读理解选练（10）

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。

Theneedtofeedagrowingpopulationisputtingmuchpressureontheworld’ssupplyofwater.With97%oftheworld’sw

atertoosaltytobedrunkorusedinagriculture,theworldwidesupplyofwaterneedscarefulmanagement,especiallyinagriculture.Althoughtheideaofawatershortage（短缺）seemsstrangetosomeonefortunateenoughtoliveinahighrainfallcountry,manyoftheworld’sagriculturalindustriesexperienceconstantwatershortages.

Althoughdamscanbebuilttostorewaterforagriculturaluseindryareasanddryseasons,thecostsofwaterredistribution（重新分配）areveryhigh.Notonlyistherethecostoftheengineeringitself,butthereisalsoanenvironmentalcosttobeconsidered.Wherevalleys（山谷）arefloodedtocreatedams,housesarelostandwildlifehomesdestroyed.Besides,watermayfloweasilythroughpipestofields,butitcannotbetransportedfromonesideoftheworldtotheother.Eachcountrymustthereforerelyonthemanagementofitsownwatertosupplyitsfarmingrequirements.

Thisisparticularlytroublingforcountrieswithagriculturalindustriesinareasdependentonirrigation（灌溉）.InTexas,farmers’overuseofirrgationwaterhasresultedina25%reductionofthewaterstores.IntheCentralValleyareaofsouthwesternUSA,ahugewaterengineeringprojectprovidedwaterforfarmingindryvalleys,butmuchofthewaterusehasbeenpoorlymanaged.

SaudiArabia’sattemptstogrowwheatindesertareashaveseenthepumpingo

fhugequantitiesofirrigationwaterfromundergroundreserves.Becausethereisnorainfallintheseareas,suchreservescanonlydecrease,anditisbelievedthatfiftyyearsofpumpingwillseethemrundry.

1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswelearnthat　　　.　

A.muchoftheworld’swaterisavailableforuse

B.peopleinhighrainfallcountriesfeellucky

C.thecostsofwaterredistributionshouldbeconsidered

D.watercanbeeasilycarriedthroughpipesacrosstheworld

2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.ThewaterstoresinTexashavebeenreducedby75%.

B.Mostindustriesintheworldsufferfromwatershortages.

C.TheundergroundwaterinSaudiArabiamightrunoutin50years.

D.GoodmanagementofwateruseresultedfromtheprojectintheCentralValley.

3.Whatismostlikelytobediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?

A.Stepstoimprovingwaterusemanagement.

B.Waystoreducethecostsofbuildingdams.

C.Measurestodealwithworldwidewatershortages.

D.Approachestohandlingthepressureonwatersupply.

4.Thetextismainlyabout　　　.　

A.watersupplyandincreasingpopulation

B.waterusemanagementandagriculture

C.waterredistributionandwildlifeprotection

D.watershortagesandenvironmentalprotection

【参考答案】1-4CCAB　

【2020界广东省汕头市质量监测试题】

Parentsneedtobegoodrolemodelstohelptheirchildrenmakesensiblefinancialdecisions,accordingtoAdamHancockandhisteam,fromEastCaronlinaUniversityintheUS.Theirworkhighlightsthatparentswhoargueaboutfinancescontributetoincreasingcreditcarddebtamongtheirchildrenduringtheirstudentsyears.TheirworkispublishedonlineinSpringer'sJournalofFamilyandEconomicIssues.

Creditcarddebtamongcollegestudentshasbeenagrowingconcernforresearchersandpolicymakersoverthelastdecade.Inaddition,thereisgrowingconcernamongeducatorsthatmorestudentsaredroppingoutofschool,notbecauseofacademicfailure,butbecauseoffinancialreasons,andcreditcardespecially.Hancockandcolleagues'studyisthefirsttoexaminehowparentalinteractions,andfinancialknowledgeandattitudesmayhaveacumulativeeffect（累积效应）onthenumberofcreditcardsstudentsownandtheirlevelofcreditcarddebt.

Theresearchersanalyzeddatafor420undergraduatestudentsfromsevendifferentAmericanuniversities,whotookpartintheCollegeStudentFinancialLiteracySurvey.Accordingtotheonlinesurvey,nearlytwo-thirdsofstudentshadacreditcard,andnearlyathirdhadmorethanone.Thosestudentswhoreportedthattheirparentsarguedaboutfinancesweremorelikelytohavemorethantwocardsthanthestudentswhoseparentswhodidnotargueaboutfinances.

Intermsofdebt,thosestudentswhohadtwoormorecreditcardswerenearlythreetimesmorelikelytoreporthavingcreditcarddebtover＄500.

Theresearchersconclude,"Itisclearthattheinfluenceofparentscannotbeneglected.Researchers,educatorsandpolicymakersshouldworkinfindingeffectivewaystoincreasethepositivefinancialbehaviorsfocollegestudents.Weneedtohelpstudentslearnfinancialskillsandestablishhealthyfinancialattitudesatearlieragestopreventpoorfinancialhabitsfromtakingroot."

26.InAdamHancock'sresearch,student'screditcarddebtisrelatedtotheir_________.

A.knowledgeB.concernsC.schoolD.parents

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

由“Theirworkhighlightsthatparentswhoargueaboutfinancescontributetoincreasingcreditcarddebtamongtheirchildrenduringtheirstudentsyears.”可知学生的信用卡债务和他们的父母有关。

故选D。

27.Whencollegestudentshavecreditcarddebt,theymay________.

A.quitschoolB.failintheirexams

C.studyfinancialknowledgeD.havemorecreditcards

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

由“thereisgrowingconcernamongeducatorsthatmorestudentsaredroppingoutofschool,notbecauseofacademicfailure,butbecauseoffinancialreasons,andcreditcardespecially.”可知大学生有信用卡债务时，他们就可能退学。

故选A。

28.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?

A.Morethan400studentsiauniversitytookthesurvey.

B.Thesurveywasconductedwiththepaperquestionnaire.

C.Nearlyallthestudentsinthissurveyhavecreditcards.

D.Studentshavefewercardsiftheirparentsarguemore.

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

由“Accordingtotheonlinesurvey,nearlytwo-thirdsofstudentshadacreditcard,andnearlyathirdhadmorethanone.”可知在调查中，几乎所有学生都有信用卡。

故选C。

29.Ifyouhavetwoormorecreditcards,youaremorelikelyto________.

A.getwealthyB.haveargumentC.buymorethingsD.becomeindebt

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

由“Intermsofdebt,thosestudentswhohadtwoormorecreditcardswerenearlythreetimesmorelikelytoreporthavingcreditcarddebtover＄500.”说明如果你有两个或两个以上的信用卡，你更有可能负债。

故选D。

30.Asastudent,whatcanyolearnfromthepassage?

A.Weneedtoturntoourparentswhenwehavecreditcarddebt.

B.Weshouldbuildcorrectfinancialattitudeswhenweareyoung.

C.Weshouldn'thavecreditcardssothatwecanavoidargument.

D.Wecanhavemorecreditcardstomakelifemorecomfortable.

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

由“Weneedtohelpstudentslearnfinancialskillsandestablishhealthyfinancialattitudesatearlieragestopreventpoorfinancialhabitsfromtakingroot.”可知我们在小的时候就应该树立正确的财政态度。

故选B。

PassageThirty-two（TheYoungGeneration）

Oldpeoplearealwayssayingthattheyoungarenotwhattheywere.Thesamecommentismadefromgenerationtogenerationanditisalwaystrue.Ithasneverbeentruerthanitistoday.Theyoungarebettereducated.Theyhavealotmoremoneytospendandenjoymorefreedom.Theygrowupmorequicklyandarenotsodependentontheirparents.Theythinkmoreforthemselvesanddonotblindlyaccepttheidealsoftheirelders.Eventswhichtheoldergenerationremembersvividlyarenothingmorethanpasthistory.Thisisasitshouldbe.Everynewgenerationisdifferentfromtheonethatprecededit.Todaythedifferenceisverymarkedindeed.

Theoldalwaysassumethattheyknowbestforthesimplereasonthattheyhavebeenaroundabitlonger.Theydon’tliketofeelthattheirvaluesarebeingquestionedorthreatened.Andthisispreciselywhattheyoungaredoing.Theyarequestiontheassumptionsoftheireldersanddisturbingtheircomplacency.Officehours,forinstance,arenothingmorethanenforcedslavery.Wouldn’tpeopleworkbestiftheyweregivencompletefreedomandresponsibility?

Andwhataboutclothing?

Whosaidthatallthemenintheworldshouldweardrabgreysuitsandconvicthaircuts?

Ifweruinourmindstomoreseriousmatters,whosaidthathumandifferencescanbestbesolvedthroughconventionalpoliticsorbyviolentmeans,whosaidthathumandifferencecanbestbesolvedthroughconventionalpoliticsorbyviolentmeans?

Whyhavetheoldergenerationsooftenusedviolencetosolvetheirproblems?

Whyaretheysounhappyandguilt-riddenintheirpersonallives,soobsessedwithmeanambitionsandthedesiretoamassmoreandmorematerialpossessions?

Cananythingberightwiththerat-race?

Haven’ttheoldlosttouchwithallthatisimportantinlife?

Thesearenotquestionstheoldergenerationcanshrugofflightly.Theirrecordoverthepastfortyyearsorsohasn’tbeenexactlyspotless.Traditionally,theyounghaveturnedtotheireldersforguidance.Today,thesituationmightbereversed.Theold—iftheyarepreparedtoadmitit—couldlearnathingortwofromtheirchildren.Oneofthebiggestlessonstheycouldlearnisthatenjoymentisnot‘sinful’.Enjoymentisaprincipleonecouldapplytoallaspectsoflife.Itissurelynotwrongtoenjoyyourworkandenjoyyourleisure;toshedrestrictinginhibitions.Itissurelynotwrongtoliveinthepresentratherthaninthepastorfuture.Thisemphasisonthepresentisonlytobeexpectedbecausetheyounghavegrownupundertheshadowofthebomb:

theconstantthreatofcompleteannihilation.Thisistheirgloriousheritage.Canwebesurprisedthattheyshouldsooftenquestionthesanityofthegenerationthatbequeathedit?

1.   WhichofthefollowingfeaturesintheyoungisNOTmentioned?

[A].Bettereducated.        .Moremoneyandfreedom.

[C].Independence.         [D].Hardwork.

2.   Whatsotheyoungrejectmost?

[A].Values.