届高考英语二轮复习题型精准练阅读理解词意猜测题.docx

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届高考英语二轮复习题型精准练阅读理解词意猜测题

2020届高考英语二轮复习题型精准练3-阅读理解（词意猜测题）

1、ForCanaanElementary’ssecondgradeinPatchogueN.Y.，todayisspeechday，andrightnowit'sChrisPalaez'sturn.Theeight-year-oldisthejokeroftheclass.Withshiningdarkeyes,heseemslikethekindofkidwhowouldenjoypublicspeaking.

Buthe’snervous.“I’mheretotellyoutodaywhyyoushould...should…”Christripsonthe“-ld，”apronunciationdifficultyformanynon-nativeEnglishspeakers.Histeacher,ThomasWhaley,isnexttohim,whisperingsupport“...Votefor...me…”Exceptforsomestumbles.Chrisisdoingamazinglywell.Whenhebringshisspeechtoaniceconclusion.Whaleyinvitestherestoftheclasstopraisehim.

Asonofimmigrants,ChrisstartedlearningEnglishalittleoverthreeyearsago.Whaleyre-calls（回想起）howatthebeginningoftheyear,whencalledupontoread,Chriswouldexcusehimselftogotothebathroom.

LearningEnglishasasecondlanguagecanbeapainfulexperience.Whatyouneedisagreatteacherwholetsyoumakemistakes.“Ittakesalotforanystudent，”Whaleyexplains，“especiallyforastudentwhoislearningEnglishastheirnewlanguage,tofeelconfidentenoughtosay,‘Idon'tknow，butIwanttoknow.’”

Whaleygottheideaofthissecond-gradepresidentialcampaignprojectwhenheaskedthechildrenonedaytoraisetheirhandsiftheythoughttheycouldneverbeapresident.Theanswerbrokehisheart.Whaleysaystheprojectisaboutmorethanjustlearningtoreadandspeakinpublic.Hewantsthesekidstolearntoboast（夸耀）aboutthemselves.

“Boastingaboutyourself,andyourbestqualities，”Whaleysays，“isverydifficultforachildwhocameintotheclassroomnotfeelingconfident.”

1.WhatmadeChrisnervous?

A.Tellingastory.

B.Makingaspeech.

C.Takingatest.

D.Answeringaquestion.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stumbles”inParagraph2referto?

A.Sillyjokes.B.Badmanners.

C.Spellingmistakes.D.Improperpauses.

3.WecaninferthatthepurposeofWhaley'sprojectisto.

A.inspirestudents'loveforpolitics

B.preparestudentsfortheirfuturejobs

C.helpstudentsseetheirownstrengths

D.assessstudents’publicspeakingskills

4.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWhaleyasateacher?

A.Humorous.B.Ambitious.

C.Caring.D.Demanding.

2、ThefaceofthefourUSpresidentsonMountRushmorewilllikelylastforcenturies.

ButatanewlyopenedexhibitinJapan，youcancatchthemonlyforabouteightmonths.Thisyear,theannualsandsculptureeventattheSandMuseuminTottori（鸟取县），Japan，isfocusedonanothercountry.Thisisthe10thanniversaryoftheevent.Artistscamefrom19countriestoshapesandintodifferentsculpturesthatrepresenteventsinUShistoryandAmericanlandmarks.

TottoriisaremotecityinwesternJapan.Inthepast,notmanytouriststraveledtoit.Toattractmorevisitors，Tottoriofficialsdecidedtouseanaturalresource：

sandTheydecidedtocreateasandmuseumthatwouldhouseaseriesofsandsculpturesbasedondifferentgeographicareasoftheworld.Thesandfromeachyear’sexhibitionisusedagainthenextyear.Theprojecthasbeenasuccess.About500,000peoplevisitthemuseumduringtheeightmonths.Somereturnyearafteryeartoseethenewsculptures.

Thecityisnowapopularspotforsandsculptureartiststoo.SculptorsfromaroundtheworldcometoTottorieachspring,spendingafewweeksworkingontheirmasterpieces.Theyusespecialtoolstosmooththesandysurfaces,cutanglesanddetails.Theyuseonlysandandwatertocreatethehugesculptures,someofwhichtowerovertheircreators.

Originally，theartistsbuilttheircreationsoutside.Buttheworkslastedlessthantwomonthsoutdoors.Sothemuseumbuiltapermanentstructuretohousetheartworks,whichextendedtheirlifetoeightmonths.Nowmanymoretouristsgettoseethesculptures.Still，thefactthatthisartisnotpermanentispartoftheappeal.ThetemporarysculpturesreflecttheJapanesevalueofappreciatingthefleeting（短暂的）natureoftheworld.

TottoriisnottheonlyJapanesetownthatshowstemporaryartlikethis.Sapporo，innorthernJapan，hostsasimilarexhibitinthewinter,usingsnowinsteadofsandThatwillbejustaboutthetimethattheUSsandsculptureexhibitionistakenapart,andthesandissavedfornextyear'sshow.

1.WhyissandsculptureeventheldeveryyearinTottori?

A.Toshowthewonderfulartworksofthecity.

B.Toshowthediversecultureofthecity.

C.Torepresentthecharacterofthecity.

D.Toattractmorevisitorstothecity.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tower”inParagraph3mean?

A.Behuger.B.Behigher.

C.Beheavier.D.Benicer.

3.WhatdotheexhibitsinTottoriandSapporoshow?

A.Thechangingseasonsofferartistschancestocreatearts.

B.Artistsarealwaysinspiredbythenatureoftheworld.

C.Naturalworksofartarepopularallovertheworld.

D.Thesandismorepopulartoartiststhanthesnow.

4.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.ThePopularityofSand

B.CelebratingWorldinSand

C.ASpecialSandExhibition

D.Artists'ContributiontotheWorld

3、PreparingCitiesforRobotCars

Thepossibilityofself-drivingrobotcarshasoftenseemedlikeafuturist'sdream,yearsawayfrommaterializingintherealworld.Well,thefutureisapparentlynow.TheCaliforniaDepartmentofMotorVehiclesbegangivingpermitsinAprilforcompaniestotesttrulyself-drivingcarsonpublicroads.Thestatealsoclearedthewayforcompaniestosellorrentoutself-drivingcars,andforcompaniestooperatedriverlesstaxiservices.California,itshouldbenoted，isn'tleadingthewayhere.Companieshavebeentestingtheirvehiclesincitiesacrossthecountry.It'shardtopredictwhendriverlesscarswillbeeverywhereonourroads.Buthoweverlongittakes,thetechnologyhasthepotentialtochangeourtransportationsystemsandourcities,forbetterorforworse,dependingonhowthetransformationisregulated.

Whilemuchofthedebatesofarhasbeenfocusedonthesafetyofdriverlesscars（andrightfullyso）,policymakersalsoshouldbetalkingabouthowself-drivingvehiclescanhelpreducetrafficjams,cutemissions（排放）andoffermoreconvenient,affordablemobilityoptions.Thearrivalofdriverlessvehiclesisachancetomakesurethatthosevehiclesareenvironmentallyfriendlyandmoreshared.

Dowewanttocopy—orevenworsen—thetrafficoftodaywithdriverlesscars?

Imagineafuturewheremostadultsownindividualself-drivingvehicles.Theytoleratelong,slowjourneystoandfromworkonpackedhighwaysbecausetheycanwork,entertainthemselvesorsleepontheride,whichencouragesurbanspread.Theytaketheirdriverlesscartoanappointmentandsettheemptyvehicletocirclethebuildingtoavoidpayingforparking.Insteadofwalkingafewblockstopickupachildorthedrycleaning,theysendtheself-drivingminibus.Theconvenienceevenleadsfewerpeopletotakepublictransport—anunwelcomesideeffectresearchershavealreadyfoundinride-hailing（叫车）services.

AstudyfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavissuggestedthatreplacingpetrol-poweredprivatecarsworldwidewithelectric,self-drivingandsharedsystemscouldreducecarbonemissionsfromtransportation80%andcutthecostoftransportationinfrastructure（基础设施）andoperations40%by2050.Feweremissionsandcheapertravelsoundprettyappealing.Thefirstcommerciallyavailabledriverlesscarswillalmostcertainlybefieldedbyride-hailingservices,consideringthecostofself-drivingtechnologyaswellasliabilityandmaintenanceissues（责任与维护问题）.Butdriverlesscarownershipcouldincreaseasthepricesdropandmorepeoplebecomecomfortablewiththetechnology.

Policymakersshouldstartthinkingnowabouthowtomakesuretheappearanceofdriverlessvehiclesdoesn'textendtheworstaspectsofthecar-controlledtransportationsystemwehavetoday.Thecomingtechnologicaladvancementpresentsachanceforcitiesandstatestodeveloptransportationsystemsdesignedtomovemorepeople,andmoreaffordably.Thecarofthefutureiscoming.Wejusthavetoplanforit.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,attentionshouldbepaidtohowdriverlesscarscan.

A.helpdealwithtransportation-relatedproblems

B.providebetterservicestocustomers

C.causedamagetoourenvironment

D.makesomepeoplelosejobs

2.Asfordriverlesscars,whatistheauthor’smajorconcern?

A.Safety.

B.Sideeffects.

C.Management.

D.Affordability.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword''fielded''inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Employed.B.Replaced.

C.Shared.D.Reduced.

4.Whatistheauthorsattitudetothefutureofself-drivingcars?

A.Doubtful.B.Sympathetic.

C.Disapproving.D.Positive.

4、AVeryEndangeredSpeciesLessThan2,000intheWild

Accordingtothecensus（普查）of2014，thereareonly1，864giantpandasaliveinthewild.ItisoneoftherarestandmostendangeredspeciesintheworldThusthegiantpandawasselectedandusedasthesymboloftheWWP"sinceitsformationin1861.

TheSizeofaGiantPanda

Awildgiantpandameasures75centimeterstalland1.5meterslongonaverage.Awildpandagenerallyweighsabout60-73kilograms,withthelargestrecorded110kilograms.Malesareabout1/6largerthanfemales.Pandasinthezoosarebigger，andcanweighupto150kilograms.

GiantPandas’Lifestyle—LowStressandSolitude

Giantpandasspendmostoftheirtimeeating，resting,orseekingfoodTheyarealonemostofthetime.Malesandfemalesonlymeetduringthebreedingseasoninspring.Giantpandasprefershallowslopesandsolitaryliving.Theyusescentmarkerstoavoidoneanother.

WhereDoGiantPandasLive?

Giantpandasliveinlar