2022届高三英语二轮复习阅读理解限时强化练习26（含答案版）

新高考高中阅读强化限时训练26
阅读理解+七选五 （含参考答案）
限时：35分钟 满分：50分
阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）
第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分）
A
We gather a great deal of incidental knowledge from pets. If we look after them properly we learn what they like and dislike. We do not set out to gain this knowledge purposely, but in attending to our pets we gain it by the way. It is got without our realizing it.
In keeping our dogs or cats we learn about various diseases that can affect them，and the cures for these diseases. We learn how much sleep they need and what kind of food keeps them healthy. In looking after our fish we learn about the composition of water. We get to know what kinds of fish can live peacefully together and what kinds are hostile（敌对的）to each other. We learn that animal，fish and birds have a lot of things in common with human beings.
If children keep pets their general education is helped by this kind of incidental knowledge. One little incident after another in which their pets are involved adds to their store of learning. It is a more interesting form of learning than that given in the biology lesson in school. People who keep pets should have a sense of responsibility towards them. Children，too，should be taught to be responsible. Pets are completely dependent on their owners and the owners should respond to this dependence by looking after them. Irresponsible behavior towards pets is a form of cruelty.
In deciding to keep a pet we take on a task，we make ourselves responsible for providing proper food and shelter for the pet. In a crowded city like Hong Kong, where there is so little room for the exercise required by large pets，we should think twice before undertaking the responsibility of keeping one.
( )1. In keeping pets，we learn that .
A. pets dislike human beings
B. pets share what we have
C. human beings can gain knowledge by keeping pets
D. pets and human beings gather a great deal of incidental knowledge
( )2. For children .
A. keeping pets adds to their trouble
B. keeping pets widens their general knowledge
C. all kinds of knowledge are obtained by keeping pets
D. incidental knowledge is more important than general knowledge
( )3. In keeping pets，responsibility means .
A. depending on them B. taking care of them
C. writing to them D. teaching them
参考答案：CBB
B
“You shall not steal. You shall not covet (垂涎) your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s..., nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.” (EXODUS)
What would you do if you were unemployed, homeless and found a large sum of money Pauline Nichter, 46 and her husband, Tom, 44, had both lost their jobs and were living in and out of motels (汽车旅馆) with their 11-year-old son, Jason. They were in danger of losing their car for failure to make payments on it.
One day last winter, Pauline found a wallet containing a credit card, an airline ticket to New Zealand and $2,394 in cash at a shopping center in the Los Angels suburb (郊区) of Buena Park.
“For a second I thought about taking the money,” she said later. “But only for a second. It wasn’t our money and we didn’t want to set a bad example for our son” She delivered the wallet and its contents to the nearest police station, where the owner reclaimed them. Police admitted that they were surprised when the Nichers walked into the police station with the wallet and the money.
Word of her honesty quickly got out, and grateful community responded in kind. The Nochers received more than ten job offers and an apartment rent-free for six months. An anonymous (匿名的) donator brought the car payments up the date. Others gave cash. One elderly couple walked into the police station where Pauline had turned in the wallet and asked how much money had been in it . When they were told the amount, the man said, “ Then that’s what they deserve and write out a check for $ 2,400.
At a news conference the tearful Pauline said, “ Never in a million years would I have thought this would happen to us. What we have received is far more than what was in the wallet.”
( )4. Pauline Nicher and her husband _____.
A. were in danger B. had no car C. were out of work D. live in Buena Park
( )5. How did the people in the community react to this event
A. Someone gave them a free house.
B. Someone offered them a new car.
C. Someone gave them $2,400 in cash
D. Some people offered them some job opportunities.
( )6. The underline word “reclaim” most probably means______.
A. to obtain something useful
B. to express one’s gratitude
C. to find something that was lost
D. to take back something that was yours
( )7. The underline expression “ …brought the car payments up the date” means that someone_______.
A. paid the rest of what they should pay for their car
B. renewed their car without charging them for money
C. bought them a car that was up-to-date
D. paid all the money for their newly-bought car
参考答案：CDDA
C
Bill Gates’ childhood friends recognized that he was exceptional. Bill especially liked swimming and other sports. One of his summer camp friends recalled, “He was never a nerd or a goof(傻瓜) or the kind of kid you didn’t want your team.. We all knew Bill was smarter than us. Even back then, when he was nine or ten years old, he talked like an adult and could express himself in ways that none of us understood.”
B ill was also well ahead of his classmates in mathematics and science. He needed to go to a school that challenged him. Lakeside was Seattle’s best school and was noted for its rigorous(严厉的) academic demands, a place where “even dumb kids were smart”.
Lakeside allowed students to pursuer their own interests, to whatever extent they wished. The school prided itself on making conditions and facilities available that would enable all its students to reach their full potential. It was the ideal environment for someone like Bill Gates.
In 1968, the school made a decision that would change thirteen-year-old Bill Gates’ life and that of many of others, too.
At Lakeside the students gained access to a computer—a Program Data Processor (PDP)--- through a teletype machine. Type in a few instructions on the teletype machine and a few seconds later the PDP would type back its response. Bill Gates was immediately hooked and so was his best friend at the time, Ken Evans, and another student, Paul Allen, who was two years older than Bill.
Whenever they had free time, and sometimes when they didn’t, they would dash over to the computer room to use the machine. At fourteen, Bill was already writing short programs for the computer to perform. Early games’ programs such as Tic-Tac-Toe, or Noughts and Crosses, and Lunar Landing were written in what was to become Bill’s second language, BASIC.
One of the reasons Bill was so good at programs is that it is mathematical and logical. During his time at Lakeside, Bill scored a perfect eight hundred on a mathematics test.
( )8. Bill Gates chose Lakeside to go to NOT because ______.
A. it had excellent education in Seattle
B. it developed students’ potential as much as possible
C. it provided conditions and equipment necessary for students
D. the environment of the school is very clean
( )9. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.
A. Lakeside was a milestone (里程碑) in the course of Bill Gates’ success
B. Bill pursued his interest in mathematics at Lakeside
C. Bill began to do programming like some early games known
D. Bill’s success is due to his mathematical and logical mind
( )10. The word “dumb” most probably refers to _____.
A. clever B. intelligent C. stupid D. absent-minded
( )11. The passage is mainly discussing ______.
A. Bill Gates’ boyhood B. Lakeside School
C. Bill Gates D. Bill Gates and Lakeside
参考答案：DACD
D
Many people may have watched the film “March of the Penguins”, which shows a real group of birds in Antarctica. Imagine a group of fat black and white birds walking in a line. Suddenly, one penguin loses his balance and falls on the ice. Every time penguins fall down, people laugh. The animals are cute!
People like the film very much. So much, in fact, that police in England think that it may be the reason behind a crime. A man went to a zoo in London and stole a baby penguin. Authorities think that the man stole the penguin after seeing the film and believe he wanted to give it away as a Christmas gift.
Michael Gauthier-Clerc, an expert studying penguins, thinks that many people like penguins but some people do not understand them. He told The New York Times newspaper, “People love the penguin’s colors, its way of standing straight upright and the way it walks.”
These things make penguins seem cute to people, but there are good reasons for all of these things. For example, penguins move from side to side when they walk and may seem to be out of balance. But Doctor Gauthier-Clerc says that the penguins waddle to save energy. The penguin’s colour also has a special purpose. It protects the penguins when they are swimming. From below, larger animals cannot see the penguin’s white underside because it looks the same as the bright sky or ice. And from above, other animals cannot see the penguin’s black back against the dark ocean floor.
The penguins’ colors protect them in nature. But scientists have found that some of these physical details also have an effect on humans. They make animals seem cute to people. Scientists believe that humans are very sensitive to things that are cute, such as human baby and even objects that may look like parts of a baby.
Recent studies show that cute images affect the brain in a special way. A study done at the University of Michigan tested young people’s reactions to images. It found that young people believed a message more if the message was joined by a cute picture. The researchers showed the young people two messages. One was a simple anti-smoking message. The other showed a cute animal telling them that smoking was bad. The conclusion turned out that the young people trusted the cute message more than the simple message.
12. In the film “March of the Penguins”, ________.
A. a baby penguin is stolen B. a penguin is sent out as a gift
C. penguins are cute and attractive D. penguins have a bad sense of balance
13. It can be inferred from the passage that _______ .
A. a walking penguin has more energy than a swimming one
B. a penguin walks in a funny way to prevent itself from falling
C. a shop selling baby products are likely to make more money
D. a website with cute pictures may attract more young visitors
14. Scientists have found that the penguins’ color can ________.
A. change at different places B. help them keep warm
C. make people have pity on them D. protect them from being hunted
15. The study carried out by the University of Michigan shows that _________.
A. cute messages mislead people
B. cuteness influences people’s judgment
C. humans react to anything that is cute
D. a simple message is more convincing than a cute message
参考答案：CDDB
第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）
Nowadays, many people love to travel. It is very common for people to go on a trip at any time. 16 Perhaps, the reason for its present popularity is that modern people have come to realize the benefits of traveling.
Traveling provides many good opportunities for fun, adventure and discovery. When we visit other countries, we gain a better understanding of the people living there. We learn their cultures, history and background. We discover the similarities they have with us. 17 It is interesting to learn from people with different backgrounds.
Traveling helps to enrich our lives. 18 When we visit interesting places, we discover and learn many things. We discover new people, surroundings, plants and animals. If we want to make our travel more exciting and challenging, we can plan our own tour and select the specific places we want to visit.
Traveling is refreshing. It is a psychological necessity, especially for people who have stressful jobs. 19 Staying at home during the weekend is not enough to make some people feel relaxed.
20 it helps them to handle the stress they experience at work better. After the break, they feel more energetic in their work. For many working adults, regular getaways help them keep their energy and enthusiasm they require for their work. Without these breaks, they may suffer from work burn-out.
A. Years of hard work finally pays off.
B. We also get to know their differences from us.
C. It increases our knowledge and widens our vision.
D. Some even consider travelling as part of their lifestyle.
E. In today’s society, many people suffer great stress at work.
F. making periodic (定期的) trips produces better results for them.
G. It is indeed a joyful thing to share the experience of a special trip with others.
参考答案：DBCEF