2019高考英语二轮阅读理解（三月）强化练习18及解析
ManyJapanesenevertaketheirvacationstheyshouldenjoy,butwiththecomingof“GoldenWeek”,aseries(系列)ofholidaysfollowingoneafteranotherinlateAprilandearlyMay,theypouroutofthecountrybytensofthousands.ThemostpopularplacetheygotoisHawaii,butHongKong,Singapore,SouthKoreaandTaiwanarealsofavoured.ThetypicalJapaneseabroad,asitisreported,travelforaboutaweekandspends,asaverage,$2,800onairlinetickets,hotelsandgiftsforfriendsandrelatives.Itmayseemhigh,butit’scheapfortheJapanese,whowouldhavetospendalotmoreiftheyspendaweektouring(makingajourney)theirowncountry. 1.ManyJapanese_______.
A.don’tenjoytakingvacations B.enjoytouringinGoldenWeek C.don’thavevacations D.enjoystayingathome
2.TheperiodinlateAprilandearlyMayiscalledGoldenWeekbecause_______. A.theweekismadeofgolddays B.itiswarmforpeopletotour
C.holidayscomeoneafteranotherinthisperiod D.itisstillspringthen
3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.TheJapaneseneverenjoytravellingmorethanoneweek.
B.TheJapaneselikebesttotraveltosomepartintheU.S.byair. C.TravellingathomecostlessthanabroadfortheJapanese. D.HawaiiisthemostbeautifulplacetovisitinAsia. 4.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage? A.VacationsfortheJapanese B.CostsofTravellinginJapan
C.PlacestheJapaneseEnjoyTravellingto D.JapaneseinGoldenWeek
【答案与解析】本文报道了日本人黄金周的活动情况。
1.B。细节题。根据第1句后面的并列分句…theypouroutofthecountrybytensofthousands可推知此题答案为B。
2.C。细节题。根据第1句后面的并列分句aseries(系列)ofholidaysfollowingoneafteranother可推知此题答案为C。
3.B。细节题。根据第2句ThemostpopularplacetheygotoisHawaii及后面的$2,800onairlinetickets可推知此题答案为B。
4.D。主旨题。根据文章内容，就可以很容易推出答案为D。
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Scientistsaredevelopinganewkindofmachinetotaketheplaceofhumans.Thesemachinescandojobsinplacesthataretoodangerousforhumans.Forexample,theyarebeingdevelopedtoworkinnuclearpowercenter,deepundertheoceansandinouterspace. JohnMarrit,apsychologist(心理学家)inWilliamsburgMassachusetts,helpeddevelopthenewmachine.Thisishowtheywork.Amachineisplacedinanareafarawayfromthepersonwhooperatesit.Thepersonwearsspecialhar
dhatwithtelevisionscreensandsoundequipment.Thescreensandsoundequipmentletthepersonseeandhearexactlywhatthemachineisseeingandhearing.Mr.Marritsaysthisgivesthepersonthefeelingofbeinginthesameplaceasthemachine.Theidea,hesays,isbeingtherewithoutgoingthere.Thepersonusesanelectroniccontroltomakethemachinemove.Themachinecopiestheperson’smovementsexactly.Ifthepersonraiseshisrightarm,themachineraisestherightarm,too.Thismeansanexpertcandoadangerousjobwhilestayinginthesafeplace.Forexample,apersoncandirectthemachinetodestroyabombwithoutgoingnearthebombhimself. 1.Thenewkindofmachinebeingintroducedinthepassageis_______. A.inexistence B.onlyanidea
C.beingtriedout D.beingresearchedanddeveloped 2.Themachine_______.
A.followstheperson’sorder B.iscontrolledbyacomputer
C.doesexactlywhatthepersondoes
D.iscontrolledbyatelevisionontheperson’shead
3.Thedifferencebetweensuchanewmachineandarobotisthat_______. A.thenewmachineismoredifficulttomakethanarobot
B.thenewmachineismoredifficulttobecontrolled C.arobotiscontrolledbymanindirectly D.arobotcan’tbeusedinplacestoodangerousorfaraway 【答案与解析】科学家正在开发一种代替人的机器，这种机器能代替人们从事一些危险的工作。 1.D。判断题。从第1句话Scientistsaredevelopinganewkindofmachinetotaketheplaceofhumans可以看出，既然是正在开发当中，那肯定还未形成。
2.C。语义理解题。从第2段中的Themachinecopiestheperson’smovementsexactly可以明显看出为什么选C的原因。A项有一定的干扰性，但这种机器是人通过电控开关控制的，所以应排除。
3.A。判断题。这种机器还在开发当中，而机器人那么有几十年历史了，由此可以肯定答案应该选A。
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Honeybeescandothreekindsofjobs.
Thehoneybeeisoneofthemostunusualinsectsintheworld.Beesarespecialbecausetheydivideuptheirwork.Eachbeehasacertainjobtodo.
Thebusiestbeeistheworker.Workersbuildthenest,calledahive.Insidethehive,workersmakeahoneycombfromwax(蜂蜡).Theystorehoneythereforfood.Workersarealwayscleaningandfixingthehive.Theyevenstandattheopeningandfantheirwingstocoolthehive.Workerbeeswillattackanything—evenpeople—tokeeptheirhivesafe. Anotherkindofbeeisthedrone(雄蜂).Dronesaremalebees,andtheirjobistoflywiththequeenbeeandmatewithher.Afterthequeenmates,theworkerbeesdrivethedronesaway.Thedronesthenstarvetodeath.
Thethirdkindofbeeisthequeen.Eachhiveneedsonlyonequeen,andherjobislayingeggs.Shecanlayasmanyas2,000eggsaday. 1.Thebee’snestiscalleda_______.
A.drone B.honeycomb C.hive D.wax 2.Waxisusedtomakethe_______.
A.nest B.honeycomb C.fan D.hive 3.Whichjobsdoworkersdo?
A.Theylay2,000eggseachdayandbuildanest. B.Theymatewiththequeenbeeandthenstarve. C.Theycleanthehiveandkeepitcool. D.Theyattackthequeenbee.
4.Accordingtothestory,bees_______. A.areverydangerousinsects
B.willattackanythingoranyonetoprotectthehive,ifnecessary C.arelikeanyotherinsectthatflies D.eateachotherasfood
5.Thedroneisdrivenawaywhenitsjobisfinished,because_______. A.itattackedtheworkers
B.itisnolongerneededinthehive C.thequeenbeehasdied D.itatethequeenbee
【答案与解析】本文介绍了蜜蜂社会的分工及生活情况。
1.C。细节题。根据句子Workersbuildthenest,calledahive可推知此题答案为C。 2.B。细节题。根据句子Insidethehive,workersmakeahoneycombfromwax可推知此题答案为B。
3.C。细节题。根据第3段第3句和第4两句工蜂总是打扫蜂房，用翅膀扇凉蜂房可推知此题答案为C。
4.B。细节题。根据文章第3段最后一句：工蜂为了保护蜂房的安全会对包括人类在内的任何东西进行攻击。由此可推知此题答案为B。
5.B。推断题。根据文章第4段所说雄蜂的工作就是跟蜂后交配，任务完成后，它已无存在的必要，于是，就被工蜂赶走饿死。由此可推知此题答案为B。
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Americandoctorssaythatmotherswhosmokecigarettesbeforetheirbabiesarebornmayslowthegrowthoftheirbabies’lungs.Theysayreducedlunggrowthcouldcausethebabiestosufferbreathingproblemsandlungdiseaselaterinlife.DoctorsinBoston,Massachusettsstudied1100children.Themothersofsomeofthechildrensmoked,theothermothersdidnot.Doctorsfoundthatthelungsofthechildrenwhosemotherssmokedwere8%lessdevelopedthanthelungsofthechildrenwhosemothersdidnotsmoke,andthatthechildrenwhosemotherssmokeddeveloped20%morecoldandbreathingdiseasesthanotherchildrenlaterinlife.
Anotherrecentstudyfoundthatchildrenhadagreaterchanceofdevelopinglungcanceriftheirmotherssmoked.Thestudyalsoshowedthatthedangeroflungcancerincreasedonlyforsonsandnotfordaughters,andthatthefather’ssmokingdidnotaffectachild’
schanceofdevelopinglungcancer
1.Motherwhosmokesbeforeherchildisbornmay_______. A.slowthegrowthofherbaby’slung
B.causeherbabytosufferbreathingproblemsandlungdiseaselaterinlife C.makeherchilddeveloplungcancer D.Allofaboveareright
2.DoctorsinBostonstudied1100childrento_______. A.examinewhetherthesechildrenwerehealthy B.findoutwhethertheirmothershadsmoked
C.findwhythesechildrensufferedbreathingproblemsandlungdisease D.lookintotheeffectthatmother’ssmokinghadontheirchildren 3.SupposeJohn’sfatherwasaheavysmoker,sowasMary’smother.Accordingthispassage,_______. A.Johnismorelikelytodeveloplungcancer B.Maryismorelikelytodeveloplungcancer
C.JohnandMaryhavethesamechancetodevelopcancer D.neitherJohnnorMaryhasthechancetodevelopcancer 4.Thispassageisto_______.
A.warnusofthedangerofsmokingbeforechildren B.warnpeoplewithbreathingproblemsnottosmoke
C.warnusthatmotherswhosmokemayaffecttheirchildren’shealth D.warnusthatfatherswhosmokemayaffecttheirchildrenasmothers (1—4DDAC)
【答案与解析】本文介绍了母亲吸烟对孩子身体健康的影响。
1.D。推断题。根据文章第1段第【一】二句及第2段第1句可推知此题答案为D。
2.D。推断题。根据文章第1段中介绍DoctorsinBoston的实验结果，可推知此题答案为D。 3.B。推断题。文章第2段说：最近另一项研究发现，如果母亲吸烟，那么孩子得肺癌打骂能性会增大。研究还说明：儿子得肺癌的危险性增加，而女儿没有；父亲吸烟对小孩得肺癌的可能性无影响，从而可推知此题答案为B。
4.C。主旨题。根据文章第1句、最后一句及全文内容可推知此题答案为C。 ********************************************************结束
