浙江鸭2022版高考英语大二轮复习专题一阅读理解提升练7

阅读理解提升练(七)AHaveyoueverwonderedthatweparentsarethetruefightersinthecollege-admissionwars?Wearepushingourkidstogetgoodgrades,takeSATpreparatorycoursesandbuildrésuméssotheycangetintothecollegeofourfirstchoice.Inoureyes,adegreefromStanfordorPrincetonistheticketforlife.Weseeourkids’collegebackgroundassomethingshowinghowwellorhowpoorlywe’veraisedthem.Butwedon’trealizeweareselfish.Wethinkmoreaboutourselvesthanthekids.It’struegettingintocollegehasgenerallybecometougherbecausethenumberofhighschoolgraduateshasgrown.Wesuffergreatanxiety;weworrytherewon’tbeenoughhonourstoshowoff.Fearfulparentsurgetheirchildrentoapplytomoreschoolsthanever.Weholdthebeliefthatgraduatesofbestuniversitiesmustenjoymoresuccessbecausetheygetabettereducation.Allthatisseeminglyacceptable—andmostlywrong.“Wehaven’tfoundanyconvincingevidencethataprestigiousuniversity(名牌大学)matters,”saysErnestT.PascarellaoftheUniversityofIowa,co-authorof“HowCollegeAffectsStudents”,an827-pagereportofhundredsofstudiesofthecollegeexperience.Accordingtosomestudies,graduatesofprestigiousuniversitiesdoearnmuchmoney.Buteventhisseemslikejustacoincidence.Kidscountmorethantheircolleges.GettingintoYalemaymeanintelligence,talentandambition.Buttherearemanyotherthingsthatareequallyimportant.Thereason:somanysimilarpeoplegoelsewhere.Gettingintocollegeisn’tlife’sonlycompetition.Inthenextcompetition,theresultsmaychange.PrincetoneconomistsAlanKruegerstudiedadmissionstoonetopPhDprogramme.HighscoresontheGREhelpedexplainwhogotin;degreesofprestigiousuniversitiesdidn’t. So,parents,lightenup.Americaisacompetitivesociety;ourkidsneedtoadjusttothatbuttoomuchpushinesscanbedestructive.TheveryambitionweplaceonourchildrenmaygetsomeintoHarvardbutmayalsosetthemupfordisappointment.Theymayhavebeensoaccustomedtobeingontopthatanythinglessdisappointsthem.1.Parentsarethetruefightersinthecollege-admissionwars,probablybecause　　　. A.theymakemorepreparationsthantheirchildrenB.theyfocusontheresultsmorethantheirchildrenC.theydecidewhichuniversityfitstheirchildrenbestD.theythinkmoreaboutthemselvesthantheirchildren4\n2.ThewriterbelievesthatinthepresentUSA　　　. A.atopcollegemeansabrightfutureB.childrensuffergreateranxietynowthaninthepastC.beingadmittedtocollegehasbecomemoreandmoredifficultD.childrenshouldapplytomoreschoolsthanevertoenteratopcollege3.Whatisthemeaningbehindthesentence“Kidscountmorethantheircolleges.”?A.Continuingeducationismoreimportanttoaperson’ssuccess.B.Aperson’shappinessshouldbevaluedmorethantheireducation.C.Whatkidslearnatcollegecannotmatchjobmarketrequirements.D.Kids’actualabilitiesaremoreimportantthantheircollegebackground.BAfteryearsofheateddebate,graywolveswerereintroducedtoYellowstoneNationalPark.FourteenwolveswerecaughtinCanadaandtransportedtothepark.Bylastyear,theYellowstonewolfpopulationhadgrowntomorethan170wolves.GraywolvesoncewereseenhereandthereintheYellowstoneareaandmuchofthecontinentalUnitedStates,buttheyweregraduallydisplacedbyhumandevelopment.Bythe1920s,wolveshadpracticallydisappearedfromtheYellowstonearea.TheywentfarthernorthintothedeepforestsofCanada,wheretherewerefewerhumansaround.Thedisappearanceofthewolveshadmanyunexpectedresults.Deerandelkpopulations-majorfoodsources(来源)forthewolf-grewrapidly.Theseanimalsconsumedlargeamountsofvegetation(植被),whichreducedplantdiversityinthepark.Intheabsenceofwolves,coyotepopulationsalsogrewquickly.Thecoyoteskilledalargepercentageofthepark’sredfoxes,andcompletelydroveawaythepark’sbeavers.Asearlyas1966,biologistsaskedthegovernmenttoconsiderreintroducingwolvestoYellowstonePark.Theyhopedthatwolveswouldbeabletocontroltheelkandcoyoteproblems.Manyfarmersopposedtheplanbecausetheyfearedthatwolveswouldkilltheirfarmanimalsorpets.Thegovernmentspentnearly30yearscomingupwithaplantoreintroducethewolves.TheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicecarefullymonitorsandmanagesthewolfpacksinYellowstone.Today,thedebatecontinuesoverhowwellthegraywolfisfittinginatYellowstone.Elk,deer,andcoyotepopulationsaredown,whilebeaversandredfoxeshavemadeacomeback.TheYellowstonewolfprojecthasbeenavaluableexperimenttohelpbiologistsdecidewhethertoreintroducewolvestootherpartsofthecountryaswell.4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.WildliferesearchintheUnitedStates.B.PlantdiversityintheYellowstonearea.C.Theconflictbetweenfarmersandgraywolves.D.ThereintroductionofwolvestoYellowstonePark.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“displaced”inparagraph2mean?A.Tested.　　　　　　　B.Separated.C.Forcedout.D.Trackeddown.6.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheYellowstonewolfproject?A.Doubtful.B.Positive.C.Disapproving.D.Uncaring.C(2022·浙江绍兴一中高考冲刺)Picturethis:Yourbossasksyoutomakealast-secondtriptoacityafewhundredmilesawayforameetingtomorrowmorning.Sohowdoyougetthere?4\nYoucouldtakeanearly-morningregionalflight,butfrequentdelaysonsmallcarriersmightmeanyouriskmissingyourmeetingandspendingmoretimeintheairportthanintheair.Youcouldspendafewhundredbucksonatrainticket,butdon’texpecttogetmuchsleepaheadofyourmeeting.Youcouldalsodriveyourowncar,butthatmeanstrafficjamsandatiringnightontheroad.TomCurriercallsitthe“500-mileproblem”andnow,theSiliconValleyentrepreneurandhispartner,GaetanoCrupi,saytheyhaveasolution.It’scalled“Cabin”—adouble-decker(双层公共汽车),luxurybuslinewithWiFi,acozywaitingroomandsleepingroomsthatofferthecomfortablepressedsheets.CabinbeganmakingovernighttripsbetweenLosAngelesandSanFranciscolastmonth.Thereisnothingparticularlycreativeaboutpackingpeopleintoabusandmovingthemfromoneplacetoanotherafterdark.ButCurrierarguesthatthecompany’sstressonprovidingpassengerswithagoodnight’ssleepseparatesCabinfromotherformsoftransportation.HesaysitallowsthecompanytoprofitfromtheSiliconValley’sbeliefthatagrowingnumberofpeoplewilljumpatanyconvenientopportunitytoavoiddrivingassocietybeginstoconsiderautonomousmodesoftransportation.Hecomparestheovernightbusrideto“teleportation(远距传输)”.“We’retakingthese300-500miles’tripsandturningthemintoanexperiencewhereyou’rebasicallycheckingintoahotelinonecityandthencheckingoutofthehotelinanothercity,”Curriersays.“AndwhenyoucombineourservicewithUberandLyftinourdestinationcities,you’rereplacingtheneedforhavingacarentirely.”7.Whatdoesthe“500-mileproblem”inParagraph3referto?A.Howtoavoidtrafficjamsduringrushhoursinbigcities.B.Howtofinishthe500-mileovernightjourneybycar.C.Howtochooseasuitabletransportationfortrips.D.Howtogettoanothercityovernight.8.InwhatwayisCabinspecial?A.Itoffersallthecomfortsofhome.B.Itcreatesagoodsleepingatmosphere.C.Itisdesignedforlong-distancetrips.D.Itisequippedwithhigh-techfacilities.9.WhatcanweconcludefromCurrier’swords?A.Cabinsmightreducethesalesofcars.B.OvernightbusridesarecommonintheUS.C.CurrierplanstoworktogetherwithUber.D.Cabin’sserviceisofthequickandsimplevariety.4\n阅读理解提升练(七)A【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。文章讲述了在孩子的大学入学竞争中,父母才是真正的斗士。事实上,为了孩子的发展,我们也应该重视一下孩子的其他方面,名牌大学并不是成功的唯一通行证。1.B　推理判断题。根据第一段第二句可知,父母对孩子施加压力让他们得到更高的分数,参加SAT预备课程以及写简历为的是他们能进入一流的大学。所以父母在孩子大学入学竞争中更关注的是结果而不是孩子,故选B项。2.C　细节理解题。根据第二段的“It’struegettingintocollegehasgenerallybecometougherbecausethenumberofhighschoolgraduateshasgrown.”可知,高中毕业生数量的增加使得上大学越来越难。由此判断选C项。3.D　句意理解题。此句表达的意思是:孩子比他们的大学重要。根据下文的描述“Gettingintocollegeisn’tlife’sonlycompetition.Inthenextcompetition,theresultsmaychange.(上大学并不是生命中唯一的一场竞赛,在下一场竞争中,结果可能就不一样了。)”可知这里的意思是,孩子的能力比大学背景更重要,故选D项。B【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍美国黄石公园重新引进灰狼,以改善公园的生态平衡的举措。4.D　主旨大意题。通读全文,尤其是首尾两段可知,文章主要介绍黄石公园重新引进灰狼的事情。5.C　词义猜测题。从第二段第一句可知,过去灰狼在黄石公园随处可见,但由于人类的发展,灰狼就逐渐被迫撤出了这个地方。可推测displace意为“被迫离开”。6.B　推理判断题。从文章最后一句“TheYellowstonewolfprojecthasbeenavaluableexperimenttohelpbiologistsdecidewhethertoreintroducewolvestootherpartsofthecountryaswell.”可推知,作者对于黄石公园引进灰狼群持肯定态度。C【语篇导读】本文是一篇新闻报道。硅谷企业家TomCurrier和他的伙伴GaetanoCrupi一起设计了一种被称为“Cabin”的豪华舒适夜间大巴专线,该专线可以让乘客一路睡到目的地,解决了两个城市间夜间交通中所谓的“五百英里问题”。7.D　词义猜测题。根据第一段中的“Yourbossasksyoutomakealast-secondtriptoacityafewhundredmilesawayforameetingtomorrowmorning”及第二段提及的不同的交通方式可知,“五百英里问题”指的是如何在夜间从一个城市赶赴另一个城市。故选D项。8.B　细节理解题。根据第四段中“ButCurrierarguesthatthecompany’sstressonprovidingpassengerswithagoodnight’ssleepseparatesCabinfromotherformsoftransportation.”可知,让乘客晚上有一个好的睡眠是Cabin与其他交通工具的不同之处,故选B项。9.A　推理判断题。根据最后一段中Currier所说的话,尤其是“AndwhenyoucombineourservicewithUberandLyftinourdestinationcities,you’rereplacingtheneedforhavingacarentirely.”可知,当你把Cabin的服务与Uber和Lyft结合起来时,你可能就完全不需要拥有一辆车了。由此可推知,Cabin有可能会降低汽车的销售量,故选A项。4