高中英语阅读理解练习答案及句子精讲（31-32）
答案：（31）1D2B3B4D5C
（32）1A2B3D4B5B
句子精讲：（31）
1. Cuba, like other Caribbean countries, depends heavily on foreign visitors, or tourists. Tourism represented about 10 percent of Cuba's economy in 2019.
和其他加勒比国家一样，古巴严重依赖外国游客。2019年，旅游业约占古巴经济的10%。
tour [tu ] n. 旅行，观光
tourist [ t r st] (n.) 旅游者;观光者;游客;
tourism [ t r z m] (n.) 旅游业;观光业
(人教版高中英语 必修 3， Unit 5)
【例句】
1). We spent four weeks touring around Europe.
我们花了四个星期周游欧洲。
2). A tourist asked me if I knew the way to Baotu Spring.
一位游客问我是否知道去趵突泉的路。
3). There's money to be made from tourism.
旅游业非常有利可图。
2. "Little by little there is more movement and that's a start," Gonzalez said of the capital,
冈萨雷斯在谈到首都时说:“活动逐渐增多，这是一个开始。”
move [mu v] v. 移动;
movement ['mu:vm nt]n. 运动；活动
(人教版高中英语 必修 5， Unit 1)
moveable ['mu:v bl] a.可移动的
(人教版高中英语 必修 5， Unit 3)
remove [ri'mu:v] vt. 移动，拿走
(人教版高中英语 必修 2， Unit 1)
move off [mu:v f] 离去，走掉
(人教版高中英语 必修 4， Unit 1)
【例句】
1). Her every movement is very graceful.
她的一举一动都很优美。
2). I bought atoy soldier with movable arms and legs for my son.
我给我儿子买了一个胳膊腿可移动的玩具兵。
3). He removed the mud from his shoes.
他去掉鞋上的泥。
4. Could you move all that stuff off the table
请你把桌上那些玩意儿全都拿走好不好？
3.Cuba's daily infection numbers remain low in comparison to other nearby countries.
与其他邻近国家相比，古巴的每日感染人数仍然很少。
compare [k m pe (r)] (v.) 比较;对比;
comparison [k m p r sn] (n.) 比较;对比;
(in comparision to : 与…相比)
（compare with : 与…相比）
【例句】
1). The second half of the game was dull by comparison with the first.
与上半场相比，比赛的下半场有些沉闷。
2). It's much easier compared with last time.
这与上次相比容易得多。
4. Flights from the United Statesand a few other countries were reduced as of the first of the year.
今年年初，美国和其他几个国家的航班就减少了。
-- reduce [ri'dju:s] vt. 减少，缩减
(人教版高中英语 必修 4， Unit 2)
【例句】
1. We'll need to reduce the weight by half.
我们得把重量减轻一半。
5. Still, those numbers are far below the more than four million arrivals in 2019.
尽管如此，这些数字仍远低于2019年的400多万人次。
arrival [ 'raiv l] n.到来，到达
arrive (v.)
(人教版高中英语 必修 3， Unit 1)
【例句】
I learnt of her arrival from a close friend.
我从一位好友那里听说她到了。
6. Travelers staying at hotels in cities are expected to stay inside until the airport test gives a negative result.
住在城市酒店的旅客在机场的测试结果为阴性之前都要待在室内。
negative ['neg tiv] a.消极的；否定的;阴性的
positive [ p z t v] a. 积极的；肯定的；阳性的
【例句】
1). Now I amafraid of getting a negative response.
现在真害怕收到否定的答复。
2). He has apositive attitude towards life.
他对生活持有积极的态度
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1. That honor goes to two Russian tortoises and several smaller creatures that went along for the ride.
这项荣誉属于一起进行了太空旅行的两只俄罗斯乌龟和几只小生物。
--honor [ n ] n. 荣誉;荣幸;尊敬;名誉 v. 尊敬;尊重;
【例句】
1. He will try his best for the honor of his school.
他会为学校的荣誉而努力
2. God also said to honor your father and your mother.
上帝也说过要尊重你的父母。
-- creature ['kri:t ] n.动物，生物
（人教版高中英语 必修 4， Unit 5）
【例句】
The panda is a shy creature.
熊猫是一种胆小的动物。
2. Dissection showed that "the main structural（结构性的） changes in the tortoises were caused by a lack of food and not the space travel."
解剖显示，“造成两只乌龟主要变化的原因是缺乏食物，而不是太空旅行”。
-- structure [ str kt (r)] n. 结构;构造
-- structural [ str kt r l] adj. 结构(或构造)上的
【例句】
Your essay needs good structure.
你这篇文章组织不好。
-- lack [l k] vt. 缺乏，缺少
（人教版高中英语 必修 5， Unit 3）
【例句】
Lack of money is the main problem, as I see it.
依我看，主要问题是缺钱。
3. But this did not mean that humans could do the same. That possibility required more testing.
这种可能性需要更多的测试。
-- possibility [,p s 'bil ti] n.可能性
（人教版高中英语 必修 3， Unit 1）
【例句】
I see great possibilities in the scheme.
我看这计划很可能成功。
4. While tortoises were the first to travel around the moon, other animals have helped humans understand and explore space.
虽然乌龟是首批绕月旅行的动物，但其他动物也在人类了解和探索太空方面助力过。
-- explore [ik'spl :] vt. 探索；探险
（人教版高中英语 必修 2， Unit 3）
【例句】
The experts are exploring every part of the island.
专家们正在勘查这个岛的各个部分。
5. It involved the monkey Albert IV.
这次送去太空的是恒河猴阿尔伯特四号。
-- involve [in'v lv]vt.牵涉；包含
（人教版高中英语 必修 5， Unit 4）
【例句】
Don't involve other people in your trouble.
别把别人牵涉进你的麻烦中去。
6. Both tortoises survived the trip but not the experiment.
While the United States was experimenting with a lot of monkeys, the Soviet Union was experimenting with a lot of dogs.
苏联在用狗进行实验。
-- experiment [ k'sper m nt] n. 试验；实验；尝试 v, 尝试；做实验
【例句】
1. The students will have an experiment in the laboratory tomorrow.
学生们明天要在实验室里做实验。
2. Somescientists experiment on animals.
有些科学家用动物做试验。
7. Sputnik 2 continued to orbit for five months and then burned up in the outer atmosphere in April 1958.
斯普特尼克2号继续在轨道上运行了5个月，于1958年4月在外层大气中烧毁。
-- atmosphere [' tm sfi ] n.气氛；大气
（人教版高中英语 必修 3， Unit 4）
【例句】
1. The atmosphere of the city is very much polluted.
那个城市的空气受到严重污染。
2. The atmosphere over dinner was warm and friendly.
用餐时洋溢著热情友好的气氛。
二．根据文章内容，完成以下表格：（参考）
The Date The animals The countries The items
September 14, 1968 Two tortoises, some flies and worms the Soviet They were sent into space for a trip around the moon.
June 11, 1948 rhesus monkeys Albert I theU.S. They were sent into space aboard a spacecraft called the V-2 Blossom
June 14, 1949 rhesus monkey Albert II theU.S. They reached a height of about 133 kilometers aboard another V-2 flight.
December 12, 1949 rhesus monkey Albert IV theU.S. They were sent into the space aboard the last V-2 flight.
November 3, 1957 A dog named Laika the Soviet Sputnik 2 was launched into Earth's orbit with a dog on board.
December 13, 1957 A squirrel monkey named Gordo theU.S. They were launched about 965 kilometers high in a Jupiter rocket.
高中英语阅读理解练习（31-32）
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Cubawants more foreign visitors to come to the country. The government opened beach resorts(度假圣地) in November in an effort to help part of the economy that has been hurt by the spread of the coronavirus.
Francisco Duran of the Ministry of Public Health said recently that around 1,000 visitors were entering Cubadaily. Most of them were going to resorts where COVID-19 policies（政策） have been effective（有效的）. But a small number of visitors were going to the Cuban capital, some after visiting the beach.
Cuba, like other Caribbean countries, depends heavily on foreign visitors, or tourists. Tourism represented about 10 percent of Cuba's economyin 2019. But last year, the economy shrank by 11 percent.
Luis Enrique Gonzalez runs a private eatery in Havana. "A month ago there were no foreign tourists to be seen," he said as a few guests ate at outdoor tables. Now, some Europeans, Canadians and Latin Americans have appeared, but only a few hotels are open.
"Little by little there is more movement and that's a start," Gonzalez said of the capital, which just a year ago had many tourists walking its streets.
Cuba's daily infection numbers remain low in comparison to other nearby countries. Cuban officials say there have been just 148 deaths from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. But the infection numbers have decreased quickly over the past month.
Flights from the United Statesand a few other countries were reduced as of the first of the year. The Communist government reported that about one million tourists visited last year. It wants to increase that by 100 percent in 2021. Still, those numbers are far below the more than four million arrivals in 2019.
Visitors get tests for the coronavirus at the airport and again in five days unless they are staying at a hotel, where they are watched by a medical team.
Beginning on January 10, visitors will need to have received a PCR test, a kind of coronavirus test, within 72 hours of their arrival. Travelers staying at hotels in cities are expected to stay inside until the airport test gives a negative result. If staying in private homes, visitors must remain inside until getting the five-day test's result. Visitors to some areas can visit the beaches and restaurants as long as they stay away from the local community(社区).
Tour guide Carlos Diaz is happy to have some work. He said he was showing 38 German visitors around the old town recently. "The tourists are coming back bit by bit," he said.
(420 words)
根据文章内容， 选择最佳答案：
1. The foreign visitors went to the places in Cuba except ______.
A.The resorts B. The capital city
C. the beach D. the local community
2. Most of the foreign visitors went to____________.
A. the resorts where there was no COVID-19.
B. the resorts where the pandemic condition got better.
C. the cities where there was no coronavirus.
D. the cities where the pandemic condition got better.
3. How many tourists does Cubagovernment want to increase in 2021
A. Onemillion. B.two million C. Three million D. Four million
4. Which pair of words or phrases do not mean the same
A. shrink(shrank) – reduce(reduced) B. eatery –restaurant
C. little by little – bit by bit D. increase --decrease
5. Which statement is untrue according to the report
A. The spread of the COVID-19 made Cuba’s economy worse.
B. There were many foreign visitors in Cuba’s capital last year.
C. All visitors must have two PCR tests before they leave the hotels.
D. The visitors are not allowed to visit the local community.
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The first human moon landing happened more than 50 years ago. But did you know that human astronauts were not the first Earthlings to travel in space and circle the moon That honor goes to two Russian tortoises and several smaller creatures that went along for the ride.
On September 14, 1968, the Soviet space program sent two tortoises-- along with some flies and worms -- into space for a trip around the moon. NASA calls it "the first successful circumlunar mission（绕月任务）carried out by any nation."
After a week-long trip, the tortoises landed on Earth by parachute(降落伞) in the Indian Ocean. They traveled back to Moscow on October 7. Both tortoises survived the trip but not the experiment. NASA records state that the animals were dissected（解剖）on October 11, 1968, to see how their bodies were affected by the space travel.
Dissection showed that "the main structural changes in the tortoises were caused by a lack of food and not the space travel." The tortoises had lost about 10 percentof their body weight. But they had stayed active and showed no loss of appetite(食欲). When compared with a control group of tortoises on Earth, the space traveling creatures had a small amount of space flight-related atrophy（萎缩）. When parts of the body atrophy, they decrease in size or waste away. The experiment showed that the animals could travel around the moon and survive. But this did not mean that humans could do the same. That possibility required more testing.
While tortoises were the first to travel around the moon, other animals have helped humans understand and explore space. On its website, NASA explains its history with animals in space.
In 1948, the U.S.began launching rhesus monkeys into space aboard a spacecraft called the V-2 Blossom. The monkey Albert I went up on June 11. On June 14, 1949, aboard another V-2 flight, Albert II reached a height of about 133 kilometers. Albert II died on impact（撞击）at re-entry. The last V-2 flight was on December 12, 1949. It involved the monkey Albert IV.
On its website, NASA calls it "a successful flight, with no ill effects on the monkey until impact, when it died."
While the United States was experimenting with a lot of monkeys, the Soviet Union was experimenting with a lot of dogs.
On November 3, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2 into Earth's orbit with a dog named Laika on board. NASA scientists say that Laika died after a few hours. Sputnik 2 continued to orbit for five months and then burned up in the outer atmosphere in April 1958.
Then later that year on December 13, the U.S. launched a squirrel monkey named Gordo about 965 kilometers high in a Jupiter rocket. Scientists were able to observe his body functions. Gordo's capsule（太空舱）was never found in the Atlantic Ocean. He died on splashdown when a flotation device（装置）failed. However, scientists said readings taken of his breathing and heartbeat proved that humans could survive a similar trip.
These are just a few examples of how animals have helped humans explore space. We should not forget that.
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一。根据文章内容，选择最佳答案：
1. What animals were sent into the space in the first successful circumlunar mission
A. Two tortoises, some flies and worms.
B. Two monkeys, some tortoises and dogs.
C. Two tortoises, some monkeys and flies
D. Two monkeys, some dogs and worms
2. We can learn about the facts from the two tortoises except ______.
A.The animal’s main structure will not change if it has a space travel.
B. An animal will lose their weight because of the space travel.
C. Humans can travel around the moon and survive as well.
D. A man will becomes shorter after the space travel.
3. From which launch we can learn that human can survive from a space travel
A. The travel of Albert II. B. The travel of Albert IV .
C. The travel of Laika D. The travel of Gordo
4. How many kinds of animals are mentioned to help human explore the space in the report
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7
5. What does the underlined word launch mean
A. land on B. send up C. travel around D. come back
二．根据文章内容，完成以下表格：
The Date The animals The country The item
September 14, 1968 Two _______, some _____ and ______.
June 11, 1948 rhesus monkeys named _______
June 14, 1949 rhesus monkey named _______
December 12, 1949 rhesus monkey named _______
November 3, 1957 A dog named _____
December 13, 1957 A squirrel monkey named ________
