届高三英语专项训练阅读理解B篇全国一卷个人整理.docx

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届高三英语专项训练阅读理解B篇全国一卷个人整理

2020届高三英语专项训练——阅读理解B篇

（一）

We’veallhadcaseswherewe’vewaitedjustabittoolongtopayanelectricbillorspeedingticket.Butoneman,fromCaliforniabyreasonableassumption,whogoesby“Dave”,recentlytookprocrastination（拖延）onestepfurther,bypayingaparkingticketalmostahalf-centuryafteritwasgiven.

InDecember2018,theMinersvillePoliceDepartmentinPennsylvaniareceivedaletterinthemail.Whoeverwrotetheletterdecideditwasbesttokeephisnamesomewhatunknown,soheputthereturnaddressas“WaywardRoad,AnytownCalifornia”underthename“Feelingguilty”.

Whentheofficersopenedtheenvelope,theyfoundabriefletter,alongwitha$5bill,andaparkingticketdatingallthewaybackto1974.Thenoteread,“DearPD,I’vebeencarryingthisticketaroundfor40plusyearsalwaysintendingtopay.ForgivemeifIdon’tgiveyoumyinfo.Withrespect,Dave.”

Eventhoughtheinitialparkingticketwasonlyfor$2,“Dave”musthavefeltawfullyguiltybecauseheleft150percent,or$3,ininterest.

MichaelCombs,thePoliceChiefoftheMinersvillePoliceDepartment,statedinaninterviewthatthesameticketwouldcostabout$20ifitweregiventoday.Combswentontosharethattheoriginalticketfrom1974wasgiventoavehiclethathadanOhiolicenseplate.

Becausetherewasnosystemfortrackingticketsgiventoout-of-statecarsbackthen,“Dave”couldhavegottenawaywithneverpayingthe$2fine.Butapparently,guiltgotthebestofhim,andhedecidedtofinallycoughupthemoneymorethan40yearspastitsduedate.

24.Howmuchdoweknowabout“Dave”?

A.HelivesinWaywardRoad,AnytownCalifornia.

B.Thepolicearetryingtofindoutmoreabouthim.

C.HiscarprobablycamefromOhioatthattime.

D.“Dave”isofcoursetheman’srealnameindeed.

25.Whydidn’t“Dave”payfortheparkingticketuntilrecently?

A.Hecompletelyforgotaboutitinthepast44years.

B.Hedidn’tfindituntilalmosthalfacenturylater.

C.Hefailedtofindoutwhoheshouldpaythemoneyto.

D.Hedidn’tpayforitjustbecauseofprocrastination.

26.Whatdrove“Dave”topayfortheparkingticketatlast?

A.Astrongsenseofguilt.

B.Fearofbeingtrackedbythepolice.

C.Worryaboutbeingfinedmore.

D.Suddenchangeofhisfinancialsituation.

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?

A.PoliceChiefoftheMinersvillePoliceDepartmentSharesaStory

B.MysteriousProcrastinatorFinallyPays44-Year-OldParkingTicket

C.UnusualLetterComesfromWaywardRoad,AnytownCalifornia

D.ParkingTicketCarriedAroundforAlmostHalfaCenturyfromOhio

（二）

Inthepast,westernerswerenotfamiliarwithTraditionalChineseMedicine（TCM）,butnowitisbecominggloballypopular.Accordingtoagovernmentreport,TCMhasbeenintroducedinto183countriesandregionsaroundtheworld.

However,westernersonlyhavealittleknowledgeofTCM.TheirunderstandingofTCMmaybelimitedtoacupuncture（针灸）,cuppingandmassage（按摩）.Forinstance,thepurple,injury-likemarksleftonaU.S.famousswimmer’sbackfromcuppingtorelaxhismusclesandreducepainbecamethecenterofattentionduringtheRioOlympicsin2016.

Infact,Chineseherbs（药草）playamoreimportantroleincuringdiseasesandkeepingthebodyingoodconditionintheTCMtreatmentsystemthanphysicaltreatment.Therefore,itisdisappointingtoknowthatalthough103worldHealthOrganizationmembercountrieshavegivenapprovaltothepracticeofacupuncture,notmanyrecognizeChineseherbalmedicine.TCMismuchlesspopularthanWesternmedicinepartlyduetotheslowdevelopmentofChineseherbs.

Herbscanbemadeintopills,powderandsoup.Thekindofherbsused,theirquality,quantityandtheprocessingtogetherdeterminetheeffectivenessoftheprescription（处方）.ComparedwithWesternmedicine,whichhasstandardizeddrugproductionprocessesandtreatmentmethods,TCMlacksstandardization.Thechemicalcompositionandfunctionsofitsmedicinearestillunclearandtheireffectsareunstable.Fortunately,standardizationhasimprovedinrecentdecadesandanumberoffactoriesareincreasinglyproducingpatentedTCMdrugs.

AnotherreasonwhyTCMprescriptiondrugshavedevelopedslowlyisthatitlackscreativity.WhileWesternmedicine-makingcompaniescomeupwithnewproductseveryyear,TCMdrugproducerstendtomakemedicineaccordingtoprescriptionshandeddownfromthepast.ThatChinesechemistTuYoyowonthe2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicineforherresearchintomalaria（痢疾）treatmentmaydrivecreativitytosomeextentinChina’sTCMindustry.

However,Romewasnotbuiltinaday.Thecurrentsituationcannotbechangedwithinashorttime.

24.WhatdoestheexampleofanAmericanswimmerinParagraph2show?

A.WesternersknowalittleaboutTCM.

B.CuppingisakindofimportantTCMtreatment.

C.Hewasinjuredinhisswimming.

D.TCMisverypopularamongwesterners.

25.Whydon’tsomemembercountriesofWHOrecognizeChineseherbalmedicine?

A.Chineseherbscangetridofdiseases.

B.Theyonlyapprovethepracticeofacupuncture.

C.Westernmedicineismoreeffective.

D.MedicinemadeoutofChineseherbsdevelopsslowly.

26.HowdoesthewriterfeelaboutthefutureofTCM?

A.Anxious.B.Negative.C.Optimistic.D.Disappointed.

27.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheEffectivenessofTCM.B.TheBarrierstoTCM’sDevelopment.

C.TheWeaknessofTCM.D.TheFutureofTCM.

（三）

Everybody,atsomepointintheirlives,hasexperiencedfailure.Itcouldbesomethingassimpleasnotgettingthejobyouwanted,orgettingfewermarksevenafterhardwork.Butwhatmakesyouisnotyourfailure,buthowyougetbackupafterbeinghit.

Once,ayoungschoolboywascaughtinafireaccidentinhisschoolandwasassumedthathewouldnotlive.Hismotherwastoldthathewassu

retodie,fortheterriblefirehaddestroyedthelowerhalfofhisbody.Evenifheweretosur

vive,hewouldbelamethroughouthislife.

Butthebraveboydidnotwanttodienordidhewanttobelame.Muchtotheamazementofthedoctor,hedidsurvive.Butunfortunatelyfromhiswaistdown,hehadnomotorability.Histhinlegsjusthungthere,lifeless.Eventuallyheleftthehospital.Buthisdeterminationtowalkwasunshakable.Athome,whenhewasnotinbed,hehadtostayinawheelchair.Oneday,hethrewhimselffromthechairandpulledhimselfacrossthegrass,

dragginghislegsbehindhim.Hereachedthefence,raisedhimselfupandthenbegandragginghimselfalongthefence,firmlydetermined.Hedidthiseveryday,withfaithinhimselfthathewouldbeabletowalkunaided.Withhisirondetermination,hediddeveloptheabilitytostandup,thentowalkonandoff,thentowalkbyhimselfandthentorun.

Hebegantowalktoschool,andthenruntoschool,torunforthejoyofrunning.Laterincollegehewasonthetrackteam.

InFebruary1934,inNewYorkCity’sMadisonSquareGarden,thisyoungmanwhowasnotexpectedtosurvive,whowouldsurelyneverwalk,whocouldneverhopetorun—thisdeterminedyoungman,Dr.GlennCunningham,rantheworld’sfastestmile.

Agoodexampleofthepowerofpositivethinkingandfaithinone’sself,GlennCunninghamcontinuestobeasparkformany,andhisstory,abrilliantevidencetohowonecanbouncebackevenwhenalldifficultiesarepiledagainstone,tothedegreethatdeathseemedthepreferableoption.

24.Whatwasthedoctor’sopinionaboutGlenn?

A.Glenn

wasabletowalkwithhisowngreateffort.

B.GreatdeterminationcouldmakeadifferencetoGlenn.

C.TherewasaslimchancethatGlenncouldsurvive.

D.Glenncouldliveanormallifewiththeupperhalfofhisbody.

25.WhatdoweknowaboutGlenn?

A.Glenntookrecoveryexerciseinhospital.

B.Glenninspiredpeoplewithhismovingstory.

C.GlennwonthefirstplaceinMarathon.

D.Glennorganizedatrackteamincollege.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“spark”mean?

A.Inspiration.B.Creation.C.Intention.D.Determination.

27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.StrengthenDeterminationB.StandupafterFailure

C.GoafterDreamsD.FaceDifficultyBravely

（四）

We’veall

hadcaseswherewe’vewaitedjustabittoolongtopayanelectricbillorspeedingticket.Butoneman,fromCaliforniabyreasonableassumption,whogoesby“Dave”,recentlytookprocrastination（拖延）onestepfurther,bypayingaparkingticketalmostahalf-centuryafteritwasgiven.

InDecember2018,theMinersvillePoliceDepartmentinPennsylvaniareceivedaletterinthemail.Whoeverwrotetheletterdecideditwasbesttokeephisnamesomewhatunknown,soheputthereturnaddressas“WaywardRoad,AnytownCalifornia”underthename“Feelingguilty”.

Whentheofficersopenedtheenvelope,theyfoundabriefletter,alongwitha$5bill,andaparkingticketdatingallthewaybackto1974.Thenoteread,“DearPD,I’vebeencarryingthisticketaroundfor40plusyearsalwaysintendingtopay.ForgivemeifIdon’tgiveyoumyinfo.Withrespect,Dave.”

Eventhoughtheinitialparkingticketwasonlyfor$2,“Dave”musthavefeltawfullyguiltybecauseheleft150percent,or$3,ininterest.

MichaelCombs,thePoliceChiefoftheMinersvillePoliceDepartment,statedinaninterviewthatthesameticketwouldcostabout$20ifitweregiventoday.Combswentontosharethattheoriginalticketfrom1974wasgiventoavehiclethathadanOhiolicenseplate.

Becausetherewasnosystemfortrackingticketsgiventoout-of-statecarsbackthen,“Dave”couldhavegottenawaywithneverpayingthe$2fine.Butapparently,guiltgotthebestofhim,andhedecid