届高考英语二轮复习必刷题阅读理解二.docx

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届高考英语二轮复习必刷题阅读理解二

2021届高考英语二轮复习必刷题

——阅读理解

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1、   Isdarkchocolatehealthy?

Yes,darkchocolatehascompounds（化合物）thatofferhealthbenefitsandcanbeenjoyedwithoutguilt,evenonadailybasis.Buttheamountmatters,sincetoomanybitescancontributetoextrafat,sugarandcaloriesandgetridofitshealthbenefits.

Darkchocolateisrichincocoa,whichcontainscompoundsknownasflavanols（黄烷醇）.Athighlevels,cocoaflavanolshavebeenshowntohelplowerbloodpressureandtheriskofdiabetes.Darkchocolatehasthehighestamountofcocoaflavanols:

milkchocolatehaslens,andwhitechocolatehasnone.

   Butwhilecocoaflavanolsindarkchocolatemakeitahealthfultreattheygiveitabiterflavor.Producersmayprocesschocolatetomakeitmoredelicious,butdoingsocanremovesomeofthesebeneficialcompounds,saidMattHartings,anAmericanprofessor.Inspiteofthis,darkchocolateisstillahealthierchoicethanmilkchocolate,whichtendstohavemoresugar.Additionally,cocoapowdercontainsminerals.Soyoucanenjoyapieceofdarkchocolateevenafterameal.Justkeepthefollowinginmind.

   First,buychocolatethathasatleast60%cocoa."Generallyspeaking,thehigherthepercentage,themoreflavanols.Thesehigher-percentagechocolateshavetheaddedbenefitoverthelowerpercentagesandmilkandwhitechocolatesbecausetheycontainlesssugarandlessfat,”Hartingssaid.

   Second,ifpossible,choosenaturalcocoaoverDutchprocessedcocoa,whichistreatedwithanalkali（碱）.Thisgiveschocolateamilderflavorbutremoveshealthfulflavanols.

   Andfinally,tokeepweightincheck,limitto30gramsofdarkchocolatedaily,orabout150calories.

1.Darkchocolateishealthymainlybecauseoftheexistenceof _______.

A.richminerals

B.lesssugar

C.cocoaflavanols

D.fewercalories

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“treat”inParagraph3mean?

A.Somethingenjoyable.

B.Asalt-freediet.

C.Foodpaidbyothers.

D.Acureforanillness.

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Cocoaflavanolsleadstohighbloodpressure.

B.Whitechocolateisgoodforhealth.

C.Onecanfeelfreetoeatdarkchocolate.

D.Alkalicanaffectflavanols’content.

4.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toshowhislovefordarkchocolate..

B.Topromotethesalesofchocolate.

C.Toprovidefactsaboutdarkchocolate.

D.Tomakeadistinctionamongchocolates.

2、   Manyofushavereachedinourpockets,feelingavibration（振动）,wronglybelievingourmobilephoneshavejustrung.Thephenomenonevenhasaname:

‘phantomvibrationsyndrome’—andfounditissurprisinglycommon.

   Nowscientistsbelievethatwearesoalert（警觉）forphonecallsandmessageswearemisinterpretingslightmusclespasms（痉挛）asproofofacall.RobertRosenberger,anassistantprofessorattheGeorgiaTechInstituteofTechnologyhasstudiedthedelusionalcalls.Hesaidsufferersdescribeavaguetinglingfeelingwhichtheythinkistheirmobilephoneindicatingithasreceivedatextmessageorcallwhileon“silent”.Butwhenthedeviceisretrieved,therewasnooneontheotherend.

   Dr.Rosenbergersaid,“Ifindsomanypeoplesay,Thishappenstome,butIthoughtIwastheonlyone.IthoughtIwasodd.”Itseemsthatthesyndromeparticularlyaffectspeopleatthebeckandcallofmobilephonesorpagers.A2010studybyMichaelRothbergandcolleaguesfoundthatnearly70percentofdoctorsatahospitalinMassachusettssufferedphantomvibrations.AmorerecentstudyofUScollegestudentsfoundthefigurewasashighas90percent.

   Whiletheoddfeelingiswidespread,itdoesnotseemtobeconsideredagraveproblem.Dr.Rosenbergersaid,“It’snotactuallyasyndromeinatechnicalsense.That’sjustthenamethat’sgotstucktoit."Headded,“Only2percentofpeopleconsideritaproblem."

   Whilewidespread,thescientificcommunityhasnotyetinvestedmucheffortingettingtothebottomofwhywesufferphantomcalls.Dr.Rosenbergersaid,"Peopleareguessingithassomethingtodowithnervousenergy.Thecognitive（认知的）scientistsaretalkingaboutbrainchemistry,cognitivepathwayschanging.Butit’snotliketheyhavebrainscanstogoon."Hesaid,“Wehaveaphonecallinourpocketallthetimeanditbecomessortofanextensionofourselves.Wehavethissortofreadinesstoexperienceacall.Wefeelsomethingandwethink,OK,thatcouldbeacall.”

1.Whydosomepeoplemistakeslightmusclespasmsforacall?

A.Theyallhaveavividimagination.

B.Theyaresensitivetocallsandmessages.

C.Therearefewcallsandmessagesintheirlife.

D.Sightmusclespasmsaffectthemmorethanotherpeople.

2.Whichofthefollowingaremorelikelytohavephantomvibrationsyndromethanothers?

A.Doctors.

B.Universityprofessors.

C.Collegestudents.

D.Thecognitivescientists.

3.InDr.Rosenberger’sopinion,phantomvibrationsyndrome ________.

A.isn’takindofdiseaseactually

B.isconsideredaproblembymostpeople

C.isaseriousproblemignoredbypeople

D.hassomethingtodowithbrainchemistry

3、   Itgoeswithoutsaying,butbearsrepeating,therearetoomanycatsanddogswithouthomes.Whiletherearecountlesssheltersandrescuecentersthatexist,somepotentialpetownerslooktopetshopstofindtheirfurryfriends.Alltoooften,however,theseanimalscomefrompuppyandkittenmills（繁殖场）thattreatthecreaturesincruelways.SanFrancisco,however,isdoingtheirparttostopthisabusewithpetstoreadoption.Officialsrecentlyvotedtobanthesaleofnon-rescuedogsandcatsinlocalshops.

   Theeffectistwo-fold.One,itwillstopthepopularityofthelarge-scalemills,whicharefamousforthemiserableconditionscatsanddoesarekeptin.Two,itwillhelpfacilitatetheadoptionofthousandsofanimalsthatarewaitingfortheirforeverhomesinSanFranciscoshelters.District4SupervisorKatyTang,whoservesontheSanFranciscoBoardofSupervisors,supportedlaw-makingontheban.“Dogsandcatssoldinpetstoresoftencomefrominhumanepuppyandkittenmillsthattreatanimalswithnoregardfortheirhealthorwell-being”,shewroteonFacebook.Inhermessage,shealsocalledontheU.S.AgricultureDepartmenttoreinstateinformationonitswebsitethatdocumentsthesetypesofanimalcrueltycases—itwasremovedearlierthismonth.

   SanFrancisco’slaw-makingisavictoryforthoseconcernedaboutanimalrights,andtheyaren’tthefirstcitytopassthistypeofmeasure.LosAngeles,SanDiego,Chicago,Philadelphia,Boston,andAustinalsohavesimilarlawsinplace,withhopefullymoreplacestofollowsuit.

1.Whathappenedtosomedogsandcatsbeforetheygotinthepetstores?

A.Theyweretreatedcruelly.

B.Theywereabandonedinstreets.

C.Theyreceivedwarmwelcome.

D.Theywereraisedinsheltersandrescuecenters.

2.WhichofthefollowingmayKatyTangagreewithmost?

A.Peopleshouldadoptthedogsandcats.

B.Animalsaretoocrueltohumansbeing.

C.Governmentcanchoosetokillallthedogsandcats.

D.Itisnotrighttobanthesaleofnon-rescuedogsandcatsinlocalshops.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reinstate”inParagraph2mean?

A.update

B.replace

C.postagain

D.download

4.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlyfocuson?

A.NoChinesecityjoinsthistypeofmovement.

B.SanFranciscoisthelastcitytobanpetstores.

C.Americanscareaboutanimalsmorethanhumans.

D.Moreandmorecitiesareinvolvedinanimalrights.

4、   Intoday’sglobalworld,moreandmorepeopletraveltoforeigncountries.Crossculturalawarenessandanunderstandingofforeignetiquetteisimportantifyouwanttosucceedasaninternationalbusinessperson.Behaviourthatispoliteathomemaybeconsideredrudeinanothercountry.Inparticular,bylearningaboutdiningetiquetteandtablemanners,youcanavoidoffendingpeopleandthiscandirectlyinfluenceyourbusinesssuccess.

   JohnSmith’sbookThePerfectGuestisagoldmineofinformationfortheglobe-trottingbusinessperson.Therearechaptersdedicatedtoallthemainproblemareasofdiningetiquetteandentertainingindifferentcountriesandtipsonhowtocopewithembarrassingsituations.

   Thesearesomeoftheareaswhicharecoveredinthebook.

   Seatingarrangements

   Whetheryouareeatingatarestaurantoratsomeone’shome,theremaybeafixedprotocolofwhositswhere.Domenandwomensittogether?

Isthereahierarchyaccordingtoageorstatus?

Rulesvarygreatly.Forexample,inKorea,itiscustomarytoofferthebestseattothemostseniorperson;intheUS,therearenospecificseatingrules.Ifyoudon’tknowwheretosit,waituntilyourhostshowsyou.

   Conversation

   Isthediningtabletherightplacetohaveaconversationoristhemealtakeninsilence?

InFrance,forinstance,themealisasocialaffairwithloudanimatedconversationsandmosttopicsareacceptable,includingbusiness.InJapanorVietnam,ontheotherhand,onlyquietconversationisacceptableandbusinessisneverconductedatthedinnertable.

   Food

   Whattypeoffoodispopular?

Isitpolitetoremarkonthefood?

Shouldyoueateverythingorleavesomefoodonyourplate?

Isitpolitetoaskforthesaltandpepperifitisn’tonthetable?

Andhowcanyoudealwithafooddelicacythatyoufinddisgusting?

InEurope,itispolitetoeateverythingonyourplatewhereasthiswouldbeconsideredrudeinEgypt.Ifyoucleanyourplate,itwillbefilledupagainimmediately.

1.Whoismostlikelytofindtheinformationuseful?

A.Abusinessperson.

B.Ascientist.

C.Astudent.

D.Asoldier.

2.WhenyouareaguestintheUS,whereshouldyousit?

A.Inthebestseat.

B.Whereyourhostshowsyoutosit.

C.Whereveryoulike.

D.Nexttothesen