高中英语阅读理解汇编之说明文.docx

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高中英语阅读理解汇编之说明文

阅读理解专练　说明文8篇

Passage1（2017北京,C）

Measles（麻疹）,whichoncekilled450childreneachyearanddisabledevenmore,wasnearlywipedoutintheUnitedStates14yearsagobytheuniversaluseoftheMMRvaccine（疫苗）.Butthediseaseismakingacomeback,causedbyagrowinganti-vaccinemovementandmisinformationthatisspreadingquickly.Alreadythisyear,115measlescaseshavebeenreportedintheUSA,comparedwith189foralloflastyear.

Thenumbersmightsoundsmall,buttheyaretheleadingedgeofadangeroustrend.Whenvaccinationratesareveryhigh,astheystillareinthenationasawhole,everyoneisprotected.Thisiscalled“herdimmunity”,whichprotectsthepeoplewhogethurteasily,includingthosewhocan’tbevaccinatedformedicalreasons,babiestooyoungtogetvaccinatedandpeopleonwhomthevaccinedoesn’twork.

Butherdimmunityworksonlywhennearlythewholeherdjoinsin.Whensomerefusevaccinationandseekafreeride,immunitybreaksdownandeveryoneisinevenbiggerdanger.

That’sexactlywhatishappeninginsmallneighborhoodsaroundthecountryfromOrangeCounty,California,where22measlescaseswerereportedthismonth,toBrooklyn,N.Y.,wherea17-year-oldcausedanoutbreaklastyear.

Theresistancetovaccinehascontinuedfordecades,anditisdrivenbyarealbutverysmallrisk.Thosewhorefusetotakethatriskselfishlymakeotherssuffer.

Makingthingsworsearestatelawsthatmakeittooeasytooptout（决定不参加）ofwhataresupposedtoberequiredvaccinesforallchildrenenteringkindergarten.Seventeenstatesallowparentstogetanexemption（豁免）,sometimesjustbysigningapapersayingtheypersonallyobjecttoavaccine.

Now,severalstatesaremovingtotightenlawsbyaddingnewregulationsforoptingout.Butnoonedoesenoughtolimitexemptions.

Parentsoughttobeabletooptoutonlyforlimitedmedicalorreligiousreasons.Butpersonalopinions?

Notgoodenough.Everyoneenjoysthelife-savingbenefitsvaccinesprovide,butthey’llexistonlyaslongaseveryonesharesintherisks.

1.Thefirsttwoparagraphssuggestthat　　　. 

A.asmallnumberofmeaslescasescanstartadangeroustrend

B.theoutbreakofmeaslesattractsthepublicattention

C.anti-vaccinemovementhasitsmedicalreasons

D.informationaboutmeaslesspreadsquickly

2.Herdimmunityworkswellwhen　　　. 

A.exemptionsareallowed

B.severalvaccinesareusedtogether

C.thewholeneighborhoodisinvolvedin

D.newregulationsareaddedtothestatelaws

3.Whatisthemainreasonforthecomebackofmeasles?

A.Theoveruseofvaccine.

B.Thelackofmedicalcare.

C.Thefeaturesofmeaslesitself.

D.Thevaccineopt-outsofsomepeople.

4.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Tointroducetheideaofexemption.

B.Todiscussmethodstocuremeasles.

C.Tostresstheimportanceofvaccination.

D.Toappealforequalrightsinmedicaltreatment.

Passage2（2017天津,A）

Supposeyou’reinarush,feelingtired,notpayingattentiontoyourscreen,andyousendanemailthatcouldgetyouintrouble.

Realisationwillprobablysetinsecondsafteryou’veclicked“send”.Youfreezeinhorrorandburnwithshame.

Whattodo?

Herearefourcommonemailaccidents,andhowtorecover.

Clicking“send”toosoon

Don’twasteyourtimetryingtofindoutifthereceiverhasreadityet.Writeanotheremailasswiftlyasyoucanandsenditwithabrieftitleexplainingthatthisisthecorrectversionandthepreviousversionshouldbeignored.

Writingthewrongname

Thesooneryounotice,thebetter.Respondquicklyandbriefly,apologisingforyourmistake.Keepthetonemeasured:

don’thandleittoolightly,aspeoplecanbeoffended,especiallyifyourerrorsuggestsamisunderstandingoftheirculture（i.e.incorrectorderingofChinesenames）.

Clicking“replyall”unintentionally

Youaccidentallyreveal（透露）totheentirecompanywhatmenuchoicesyouwouldpreferatthestaffChristmasdinner,orwhatholidayyou’dliketotake.Inthisinstance,thebestsolutionistosendaquick,light-heartedapologytoexplainyourawkwardness.Butitcanquicklyrisetosomethingworse,wheneveryonestartshitting“replyall”tojoininalongandunpleasantconversation.Inthisinstance,stepawayfromyourkeyboardtoalloweveryonetocalmdown.

Sendinganoffensivemessagetoitssubject

Themostawkwardemailmistakeisusuallycommittedinanger.Youwriteanunkindmessageaboutsomeone,intendingtosendittoafriend,butaccidentallysendittothepersonyou’rediscussing.Inthatcase,asktospeakinpersonassoonaspossibleandsaysorry.Explainyourfrustrationscalmlyandsensibly—seeitasanopportunitytoclearupanydifficultiesyoumayhavewiththisperson.

1.Afterrealisinganemailaccident,youarelikelytofeel　　　. 

A.curious　　　　　B.tired　　　　　C.awful　　　　　D.funny

2.Ifyouhavewrittenthewrongnameinanemail,itisbestto　　　. 

A.apologiseinaseriousmanner

B.tellthereceivertoignoretheerror

C.learntowritethenamecorrectly

D.sendashortnoticetoeveryone

3.Whatshouldyoudowhenanunpleasantconversationisstartedbyyour“replyall”email?

A.Tryofferingotherchoices.　　　　B.Avoidfurtherinvolvement.

C.Meetotherstaffmembers.　　　　D.Makealight-heartedapology.

4.Howshouldyoudealwiththeproblemcausedbyanoffensiveemail?

A.Bypromisingnottooffendthereceiveragain.

B.Byseekingsupportfromthereceiver’sfriends.

C.Byaskingthereceivertocontrolhisanger.

D.Bytalkingtothereceiverfacetoface.

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Definingemailerrors.　　　　B.Reducingemailmistakes.

C.Handlingemailaccidents.　　　　D.Improvingemailwriting.

Passage3（2017天津,D）

Ireadsomewherethatwespendafullthirdofourliveswaiting.Butwherearewedoingallofthiswaiting,andwhatdoesitmeantoanimpatientsocietylikeours?

Tounderstandtheissue,let’stakealookatthreetypesof“waits”.

TheverypurestformofwaitingistheWatched-PotWait.Itiswithoutdoubtthemostannoyingofall.Takefillingupthekitchensink（洗碗池）asanexample.Thereisabsolutelynothingyoucandowhilethisisgoingonbutkeepbotheyesfixedonthesinkuntilit’sfull.Duringthesewaits,thebrainslipsawayfromthebodyandwandersaboutuntilthewaterrunsovertheedgeofthecounterandontoyoursocks.Thiskindofwaitmakesthewaiterhelplessandmindless.

AcousintotheWatched-PotWaitistheForcedWait.Thisonerequiresabitofdiscipline.ProperlypreparingpackagednoodlesouprequiresaForcedWait.Directionsareveryspecific.“Bringthreecupsofwatertoboil,addmix,simmerthreeminutes,removefromheat,letstandfiveminutes.”Ihavemydoubtsthatanyonehasactuallyfollowedtheproceduresstrictly.Afterall,ForcedWaitingrequirespatience.

PerhapsthemostpowerfultypeofwaitingistheLucky-BreakWait.Thistypeofwaitisunusualinthatitisforthemostpartvoluntary.UnliketheForcedWait,whichisalsovoluntary,waitingforyourluckybreakdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatitwillhappen.

Turningone’slifeintoawaitinggamerequiresfaithandhope,andisstrictlyfortheoptimistsamongus.Onthesurfaceitseemsasridiculousasfollowingthedirectionsonsoupmixes,buttheLucky-BreakWaitwellservesthosewhoarewillingtodoit.Aslongasonedoesn’tcometorelyonit,wishingforafewgoodthingstohappenneverhurtsanybody.

Wecertainlydospendagooddealofourtimewaiting.Thenexttimeyou’restandingatthesinkwaitingforittofillwhilecookingnoodlesoupthatyou’llhavetoeatuntilalargebagofcashfallsoutofthesky,don’tbedesperate.You’reprobablyjustasbusyasthenextguy.

1.WhiledoingaWatched-PotWait,wetendto　　　. 

A.keepourselvesbusy　　　　B.getabsent-minded

C.growanxious　　　　D.stayfocused

2.WhatisthedifferencebetweentheForcedWaitandtheWatched-PotWait?

A.TheForcedWaitrequiressomeself-control.

B.TheForcedWaitmakespeoplepassive.

C.TheWatched-PotWaitneedsdirections.

D.TheWatched-PotWaitengagesbodyandbrain.

3.WhatcanwelearnabouttheLucky-BreakWait?

A.ItislessvoluntarythantheForcedWait.

B.Itdoesn’talwaysbringthedesiredresult.

C.ItismorefruitfulthantheForcedWait.

D.Itdoesn’tgivepeoplefaithandhope.

4.Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodothenexttimewearewaiting?

A.Takeitseriously.　　　　B.Don’trelyonothers.

C.Dosomethingelse.　　　　D.Don’tloseheart.

5.Theauthorsupportshisviewby　　　. 

A.exploringvariouscausesof“waits”

B.describingdetailedprocessesof“waits”

C.analyzingdifferentcategoriesof“waits”

D.revealingfrustratingconsequencesof“waits”

Passage4（2017浙江,B）

GettinglesssleephasbecomeabadhabitformostAmericankids.Accordingtoanewsurvey（调查）bytheNationalSleepFoundation,51%ofkidsaged10to18gotobedat10pmorlateronschoolnights,eventhoughtheyhavetogetupearly.LastyeartheFoundationreportedthatnearly60%of7-to12-year-oldssaidtheyfelttiredduringtheday,and15%saidtheyhadfallenasleepatschool.

Howmuchsleepyouneeddependsalotonyourage.Babiesneedalotofrest:

mostofthemsleepabout18hoursaday!

Adultsneedabouteighthours.Formostschool-agechildren,tenhoursisideal（理想的）.ButthenewNationalSleepFoundationsurveyfoundthat35%of10-to12-year-oldsgetonlysevenoreighthours.Andguesswhatalmosthalfofthesurveyedkidssaidtheydobeforebedtime?

WatchTV.

“MorechildrenaregoingtobedwithTVson,andtherearemoreopportunities（机会）tostayawake,withmorehomework,theInternetandthephone,”saysDr.MaryCarskadon,asleepresearcheratBrownUniversityMedicalSchool.Shesaystheseactivitiesatbedtimecangetkidsallexcitedandmakeithardforthemtocalmdow