高三英语阅读理解专练(七)
高中英语高考专练07 应用文体类阅读理解(解析版)---备战2021届高考英语二轮复习题型专练
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。本文是一篇诗歌大赛的征稿启事。文章就参赛作品的内容、奖项、参赛规则等做了介绍。
1.细节理解题。根据Prizes部分中第一段中的”Trip to Washington, D.C. for each of three winners, a parent and one other person of the winner's choice”可知，每位获奖者都可以带一名家长和另一名由获奖者选择的人员。因此，每位获奖者可以带两个人。故选A。
3 Grand Prizes:Trip to Washington, D.C. for each of three winners, a parent and one other person of the winner’s choice. Trip udes round-trip air tickets, hotel stay for two nights, and tours of the National Air and Space Museum and the office of National Geographic World.
应用文是在日常工作和生活中使用的文体，通常以实用性为目的、以真实性为基础、以时效性为根本、以规范性为准则。该文体一般可分为两大类：一类是说明性应用文，包括广告、启事、海报、守则、公告、指南、个人简历、备忘录、摘要等；另一类是叙述性应用文，如书信、日记、便条、报告、请帖等。目的都是向读者传输信息。高考试题主要涉及宣传广告、公告类应用文，偶尔也会有书信类文章出现。从近三年高考全国卷阅读理解中应用文的话题分布情况可知，前一类是应用文命题的首选题材，其中包括广告、海报和指南等。
高三上学期英语阅读理解专项练习小卷7
中学英语阅读理解专练小卷（七）Barber poles are one of those symbols that everyone recognizes. The red and white stripes (条) around a pole outside a shop let everyone know that this is a good place to get a haircut.While most everyone recognizes this symbol immediately, you might not know what it actually means. As it turns out, the meanings behind the barber pole and its colors have a rather gruesome history that may just surprise you.Back in the Middle Ages, barbers did more than haircuts and shaves.Barbers also offered certain medical services, like bloodletting. Bloodletting was used to treat many diseases from the simple, like throat pain, to more dangerous illnesses like infectious disease.Surgeons often wouldn’t do “simple” tasks like bloodletting as they considered it too ordinary. So barbers took over the task, along with other procedures like tooth extraction, and treatment for wounds and broken bones. In fact, barbers became known as “barber-surgeons” because of the broad range of services they offered. This continued until the mid to late 18th century, when treatments like bloodletting began to fall out of fashion.At first, barber-surgeons advertised their services to a largely illiterate (文盲的) public by placing a bowl of blood in their windows. However, later a law banned this practice, which meant that barbers needed to find another way. Then the red-and-white striped pole rapidly became the symbol of barber-surgeons afterward.According to historians, the red was meant to represent blood, while the white symbolized the bandages. The colors are wrapped around a stick because this represents the sticks that patients would hold in order to make the veins (血管) of their arms stand out. When the procedure was finished, barber-surgeons would wash the bandages, wrap them around the sticks, and place them outside to dry. In Europe, barber poles are red and white, so the blue stripe is a United States addition to represent the color of veins.So next time you’re heading to the barber, remember the history behind thecolors of the pole.85．What does the underlined word “gruesome” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A．Embarrassing.B．Horrible.C．Glorious.D．Unforgettable. 86．What was included in barbers’ services in the 17th century?A．Selling beauty products.B．Treating a toothache.C．Performing big operations.D．Providing physical examination.87．What can we know about the blue stripes around the barber pole?A．They were used to stop bleeding.B．They were designed to calm patients.C．They stood for the color of veins.D．They can be found in Europe.88．What can be the best title for the passage?A．What Is the Story behind Haircuts?B．Why Barber Poles Become Popular?C．What Is the History of Barber’s Shop?D．Why Are Barber Poles Red, White and Blue?Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) recently announced that they have figured out how to engineer a biofilm (生物膜) that harvests the energy in evaporation (蒸发) and changes it to electricity. This biofilm, which was announced in Nature Communications, has the potential to revolutionize the world of wearable electronics, powering everything from personal medical sensors to personal electronics.“This is a very exciting technology,” says Liu Xiaomeng, graduate student in electrical and computer engineering in UMass Amherst’s College of Engineering and the paper’s lead author. “It generates real green energy, and unlike other so-called ‘green-energy’ sources, its production is totally green.”That’s because this biofilm-which is a sheet of bacterial cells and as thin as a sheet of paper-is produced naturally by an, engineered version of the bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens (硫还原地杆菌). G. sulfurreducens is known to produce electricity and has been used previously in “microbial batteries” to power electrical equipment. But such batteries require that G. sulfurreducens be properly cared for and fed a constant diet. By contrast, this new biofilm, which can supply as much energy as a comparably sized battery, works continuously, because it is dead. And because it’s dead, it doesn’t need to be fed.The secret behind this new biofilm is that it makes energy from the moisture (水分) on your skin. Though we daily read stories about solar power, at least 50% of the solar energy reaching the earth goes toward evaporating water. “This is a huge, undiscovered source of energy,” says Yao Jun, professor of electrical and computer engineering at UMass Amherst, and the paper’s one senior author. Since the surface of our skin is constantly moist with sweat, the biofilm can “plug into” it and change the energy locked in evaporation into enough energy to power small equipment. “Our next step is to increase the size of our film to power more intelligent wearable electronics,” says Yao, and Liu points out that one of the goals is to power entire electronic systems, rather than single equipment.89．What function is the biofilm expected to achieve?A．Updating wearable electronics.B．Acquiring power from evaporation.C．Changing the way of getting electricity.D．Supplying energy to “microbial batteries”. 90．What is the advantage of the biofilm compared with “microbial batteries”?A．It’s thinner in thickness.B．It’s environmentally friendly.C．It reduces the cost in usage.D．It employs a rare energy source.91．How does the biofilm power small devices?A．By interacting with solar power.B．By gaining energy from electronic systems.C．By using water to generate electricity.D．By producing continuous electricity from sweat.92．Which of the following best describes the biofilm?A．Flexible.B．Controversial.C．Promising.D．Delicate.AntarcticaWeatherAntarctica lies in the most southern part of the world. It is the coldest area on Earth. There isn’t much rain, but there is a lot of snow and wind. The lowest temperature was on 21 July in 1983 at -89.2℃!PopulationNobody lives in Antarctica all the time! The first people to stay there for a while were fishermen in 1786. Now there are about 5,000 scientists and researchers there in the summer. History of exploration (探险)During 1907-1909, British explorer Earnest Shackleton explored Antarctica on foot. In 1911, two explorers — a British man named Scott and a Norwegian named Amundsen — raced 1,400kilometers to the South Pole (南极). Amundsen arrived first.Animals and birdsThere aren’t any large animals in Antarctica. Polar bears live at the North Pole. But there are a lot of penguins and seabirds. Every spring there are over 100 million seabirds in Antarctica. 93．When did the lowest temperature appear in Antarctica?A．In 1786.B．In 1907.C．In 1911.D．In 1983.94．Who first stayed in Antarctica for some time?A．Fishermen.B．Scientists.C．Researchers.D．Explorers. 95．Where is Earnest Shackleton from?A．Britain.B．Norway.C．The South Pole.D．The North Pole.A machine can now not only beat you at chess, it can also outperform you in debate. Last week, in a public debate in San Francisco, a software program called Project Debater beat its human competitors, including Noa Ovadia, Israel’s former national debating champion.Brilliant though it is, Project Debater has some weaknesses. It takes sentences from its library of documents and prebuilt arguments and strings them together. This can lead to the kinds of mistakes no human would make. Such mistakes will no doubt be ironed out, yet they also point to a vital problem. As Kristian Hammond, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Northwestern University, put it: “There’s never a stage at which the system knows what it’s talking about.”What Hammond is referring to is the question of meaning, and meaning is central to what makes the least intelligent of humans different from the most intelligent of machines. A computer works with symbols. Its program specifies (明确规定) a set of rules to transform one string of symbols onto another. But it does not specify what those symbols mean. Indeed, to a computer, meaning is irrelevant. Humans, in thinking, talking, reading and writing, also work with symbols. But for humans, meaning is everything. When we communicate, we communicate meaning. What matters is not just the outside of a string of symbols, but the inside too, not just how they are arranged but what they mean.Meaning becomes known through a process of social interaction (相互作用), not of computation, interaction that shapes the content of the symbols in our heads. The rules that decide meaning lie not just inside our heads, but also outside, in society, in social memory, social customs and social relations. It is this that tells humans and machines apart. And that’s why, however shocking Project Debater may seem, the tradition that began with Socrates and Confucius will not end with artificial intelligence.96．Why does the author mention Noa Ovadia in the first paragraph?A．To explain the use of a software program.B．To show the cleverness of Project Debater.C．To introduce the designer of Project Debater.D．To emphasize the fairness of the competition.97．What is Project Debater unable to do according to Hammond?A．Create rules.B．Talk fluently.C．Understand meaning.D．Identify difficult words.98．What can be inferred about the future of human tradition?A．It will go against AI.B．It will be passed down.C．It will definitely disappear.D．It will be written into programs.99．What can we learn from the last paragraph?A．Social interaction is key to understanding symbols.B．Artificial intelligence ensures humans a bright future.C．Ancient philosophers set good examples for debaters.D．The human brain has more to be developed.Sitting in the classroom I felt confused, for I couldn’t read the blackboard. Then Mum took me to the hospital. Within a few days, I was diagnosed (诊断) with a severe visual impairment (视力障碍). In fact, I was practically blind. Amazingly, I’d managed to reach the age of 13 without anyone realizing, not even me! “It all makes sense now,” Mum said. As a kid living on a farm, I was forever falling over things. I was known as the clumsy (笨拙) one to my parents and four sisters. But now, I was being told that I saw the world differently — I could only make out the outlines of things. I was given reading glasses but they didn’t help much.Refusing to let my diagnosis hold me back, I continued doing everything I loved. As long as everything was in its place, I could feel my way around.Later I got married to Lance and had amazing kids. I could change nappies (尿布) and dress the kids fine — it just took a little longer as I relied on touch to work out where things were. Cooking, on the other hand, was not my forte. I was terrible — always mixing up sugar and salt!Nowadays, my grandkids have all been brought up not to leave toys on the floor or move chairs away from the table. “We don’t want Grandma tripping,” Lance will say.Over the year, I’ve enjoyed lovely family holidays, but sometimes felt like Lance or the kids were too protective of me. So I was thrilled when I booked myself on a trip to the Gold Coast with people who were just like me in a travel company. I’m not missing out — my life is beautiful. I’m so lucky to have a wonderful family and lots of experiences.Life is precious — you don’t need to “see” that.120．What can we know from the first paragraph?A．The reading glasses got the problem fixed.B．She always tripped because she was awkward.C．She got severe visual impairment at the age of 13.D．Nobody realized her sight was poor until she was 13.121．What does the underlined word “forte” in Paragraph 3 mean?A．Weakness.B．Favourite.C．Strength.D．Business. 122．What can we know about the author?A．She is able to see things clearly now.B．She led a lonely and hopeless life.C．She could help care for the kids.D．She went to the Gold Coast all by herself.123．What can we learn from the author’s story?A．We need to go to travel frequently on our own.B．We should always turn to the family for help.C．Everyone should pay special attention to the blind people.D．Everyone can enjoy the beauty of life with a positive mind.Scientists in the Netherlands have trained bees to identify COVID-19 through their sense of smell, according to a press release from Wageningen University. The research was conducted on more than 150 bees in Wageningen University’s research lab.The scientists trained the bees by giving them a treat — a sugar-water solution — every time they were exposed (暴露于) to the smell of samples (样本) infected with COVID-19. Each time the bees were exposed to a non-infected sample, they wouldn’t get a reward. Eventually, the bees could identify an infected sample within a few seconds — and would then stick out their tongues like clockwork to collect the sugar water.Bees aren’t the first animals to detect COVID-19 by smell. Researchers have also trained dogs to tell the difference between positive and negative COVID-19 samples from human saliva (唾液) or sweat with fairly high levels of accuracy. A German study found that dogs could identify positive COVID-19 samples 94% of the time. That’s because the coronavirus (冠状病毒) makes an infected person’s body smell slightly different from those of a non-infected person. But researchers still aren’t sure whether animals are the best bet for smelling out COVID-19 cases outside the lab.“No one is saying they can replace a PCR machine, but they could be very promising,” Holger Volk, a neurologist, told Nature. PCR machines are what lab technicians use to process standard COVID-19 tests. At the very least, certain animals could be useful for identifying COVID-19 in places or countries in which high-tech lab equipment is not enough or inaccessible.Wageningen scientists are working on a machine that can train bees at once. Then bees can use their skills to test for coronavirus aerosols (气溶胶) in the surrounding environment. 124．How did the researchers teach the bees to identify COVID-19?A．By offering bees some rewards.B．By infecting bees with the virus.C．By raising bees with sugar water.D．By exposing bees to infected humans. 125．Why are dogs able to find out positive COVID-19 samples?A．They can watch for the hidden virus.B．They have a sharp sense of smell.C．They can feel samples’ inner changes.D．They react more quickly than bees.126．What is the follow-up task of Wageningen scientists?A．To keep track of more bees.B．To detect coronavirus aerosols.C．To help underdeveloped countries.D．To develop a new type of machine. 127．What is a suitable title for the text?A．Dogs: Well-trained PCR machinesB．Bees: Promising COVID-19 detectorsC．Holger Volk: A fighter against COVID-19D．Wageningen University: A leader in keeping bees答案：85．B 86．B 87．C 88．D【来源】河南省湘豫名校2023-2024学年高三上学期9月月考英语试题【导语】本文是一篇说明文。
2022高考英语大一轮复习高考提能练(七)必修3 Unit7 TheseaWord版含解析
高考提能练(七)必修3Unit 7The sea第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A(2021·江西省重点高中盟校第一次联考) Tuna Tossing(掷金枪鱼)This sport began in South Australia in a fishing community called Port Lincoln.It was inspired by the local fishermen who used to toss fish onto their petitors will throw a 10kg fish and the winner is the person who throws the farthest.Hot Dog Eating ContestCompetitive eating has become popular in the past years and its participants try to eat as many hot dogs as they can in ten minutes.The sport began in the US city fairs and has gained recognition due to Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest，held annually on the 4th of July.This sport has turned into a huge industry and is now popular in the US，Canada，and Japan.Wife CarryingIt's a sport in which male competitors race while carrying a female teammate through a special track in the shortest time.This game has its origins in Finland.It developed into a worldwide game later and had the first foreign champion from Australia.The North American Wife Carrying Championship began in 1999.Now the World Wife-Carrying Championship has teams competing from Australia，Germany，Great Britain，Ireland and the United States.Palm Tree Climbing(爬棕榈树)Independence Day in Indonesia is on August，17th.This day is celebrated by various competitions.Climbing the palm trunk is the most difficult one.To climb up an absolutely smooth，oiled trunk is a problem.At the top of the trunk there are prizes—from towels，clothes or something to mountain bicycles and cash certificates.Many countries have similar tree climbing events now.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。
2020年高考英语重难点专练七 7选5(附答案解析)
重难点07 7选5【命题趋势】阅读理解七选五要求从短文后的七个选项中（均为完整的句子）选出五个能填入文章空处的最佳选项，主要考查考生对文章的整体内容和结构以及上下文逻辑意义的理解和掌握。
其命题形式深受英语四六级和考研阅读多项选择题的影响，体现了《新课标》＂用英语获取、处理和运用信息的能力；逐步获取用英语思维的能力。
＂的阅读学习和教学理念。
该题型命题形式仍然具有客观题的特点，又与完形填空具有异曲同工之妙，只是选项少，以句子形式出现，考查目的和侧重点不完全相同而已。
从《考试说明》对该题型命题目的的表述＂主要考查考生对文章的整体内容和结构以及上下文逻辑意义的理解和掌握。
＂可以得出以下判断：该题备选项可分为主旨概括句（文章整体内容）、过渡性句子（文章结构）和注释性句子（上下文逻辑意义）三类。
其多余的两个干扰项也往往从这三方面进行设置，例如主旨概括句或过于宽泛或以偏概全或偏离主题，过渡性句子不能反映文章的行文结构，注释性句子与上文脱节等。
文章体裁以说明文为主，语篇模式较为固定：提出问题——提供解决方案。
文章题材较为固定：与学生的日常生活学习紧密相关。
【满分技巧】【解题步骤1】在高考的现场如果考生用大量的时间来彻底读懂文章的意思其实是不现实的，也是没有必要的，我们可以尝试以下四步走。
1.先读文章的开始部分，明确文章的基本话题，然后仔细阅读五个空各自的前后句寻找并画出关键词。
【巧学妙记】（一名(名词)袋（代词）鼠（数次）很特殊（特殊疑问词），连（连词）蹦（动词）带跳很彪（标点/标题）悍。
）2.要对文章中出现的衔接手段保持敏感度。
衔接手段分为三种：词汇衔接、逻辑衔接、结构衔接。
可按这几个原则判断原文的空与选项是否匹配。
3.一旦确定一个选项，就要在该选项上做出标记（例如可以删掉），以避免干扰和分散注意力。
4.将选项代入到文章中重读，依据行文逻辑，再次确定选项。
答题技巧细节类题型解题技巧(词汇的衔接或逻辑的衔接)1.词汇的衔接包括：（1)词汇复现复现，是保证文章前后衔接而经常使用的一种写作手段，即作者在文章上下文不同的位置对同一个概念进行重复描述。
高考英语阅读理解长难句精读与概要写作专练7
Passage 7The Importance of Vaccination1 Measles, which once killed 450 children each year and disabled even more, was nearlywiped out in the United States 14 years ago by the universal use of the MMR vaccine. 2 Butthe disease is making a comeback, caused by a growing anti-vaccine movement andmisinformation that is spreading quickly. 3 Already this year, 115 measles cases have beenreported in the USA, compared with 189 for all of last year.4 The numbers might sound small, but they are the leading edge of a dangerous trend.5 When vaccination rates are very high, as they still are in the nation as a whole, everyone is protected. 6This is called “herd immunity”, which protects the people who get hurt easily, including those who can’t be vaccin ated for medical reasons, babies too young to get vaccinated and people on whom the vaccine doesn’t work.7 But herd immunity works only when nearly the whole herd joins in. 8 When some refuse vaccination and seek a free ride, immunity breaks down and everyone is in even bigger danger.9 That’s exactly what is happening in small neighborhoods around the country from Orange County, California, where 22 measles cases were reported this month, to Brooklyn, N.Y., where a 17-year-old caused an outbreak last year.10 The resistance to vaccine has continued for decades, and it is driven by a real but very small risk. 11 Those who refuse to take that risk selfishly make others suffer.12 Making things worse are state laws that make it too easy to opt out of what are supposed to be required vaccines for all children entering kindergarten. 13 Seventeen states allow parents to get an exemption, sometimes just by signing a paper saying they personally object to a vaccine.14 Now, several states are moving to tighten laws by adding new regulations for opting out. 15 But no one does enough to limit exemptions.16 Parents ought to be able to opt out only for limited medical or religious reasons. 17 But personal opinions? Not good enough.18 Everyone enjoys the life-saving benefits vaccines provide, but they’ll exist only as long as everyone shares in the risks.一．单词和短语Words and expressions* measles /ˈmiːzlz/ n. <医>麻疹;* vaccine /ˈvæksiːn/ n. 疫苗make a comeback 卷土重来* anti-vaccine movement 反疫苗运动misinformation /ˌmɪsɪnfəˈmeʃn/ n. 错误信息* the leading edge 前缘；领先地位* herd immunity /hɜːd/ /ɪˈmjuːnɪtɪ/群体免疫a free ride免费搭车；占便宜；坐享其成selfishly /ˈselfɪʃlɪ/ adv.自私地；* opt /ɒpt/ vi. 选择* opt out 决定退出* exemption /ɪɡˈzempʃn/ n.免除二．参考译文Translation1通过广泛接种麻疹疫苗，麻疹于14年前几乎在美国绝迹（麻疹曾经致使每年平均有450名儿童丧命，更多的人残疾）。
高考英语 热门考点强化专练 阅读理解(七)(含解析)
2013高考英语热门考点强化专练：阅读理解（七）（含解析）（1）Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California’s Santa Ana Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn’t reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured I’d just head east.A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. “Four more lights,” she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night.She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its windshield(挡风玻璃). It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver.“I just can’t leave you here,” she said. “This isn’t the nicest place. I’ll give you a ride home.”“You’ll drive me home in the bus?” I asked, perplexed(困惑).“No, I’ll take you in my car,” she said.“It’s a long way,” I protested.“Come on, ” she said. “I have nothing else to do.”As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I’m just passing the favor along, ” she said.When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn’t hear of it. “That wouldn’t make it a favor, ” she said. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.”1. Why did the writer say that he would have a long night?A. He wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus.B. No driver wouldgive him a ride.C. He didn’t know the routes.D. He perhaps would have to take a taxi.2. Judging from its context, the place where the writer waited for the second bus was _______.A. very quiet and peacefulB. dark without street lightsC. neither clean nor beautifulD. a little unsafe3. Why did the writer change his mind after waiting for 30 minutes at the end of the route?A. No bus would come at the time.B. A taxi ride would be more comfortable.C. He became impatient and a bit worried.D. He knew the driver would never return.4. The bus driver drove the writer home later because ________.A. she happened to go in the same directionB. she wanted to do something good for other peopleC. her brother told her to do soD. she wanted to earn more money5. The bus driver hoped that the writer ________.A. would do as she didB. would keep her in memoryC. would give the money to othersD. would do her a favor（2）Who are these people rushing by you in the street? More than 215 million people now call America “home”, but most of them can trace their families back to other parts of the world. If you look at the names on shop windows, you will see that Americans come from many different lands. The idea that these people, who once were strangers to the United States, have lost the customs and cultures of their original countries and have become “American” is really not true. In fact, what exists in America is more o ften a kind of “side-by-side” living in which groups of people from other countries often have kept many of their customs and habits. They join the generalAmerican society only in certain areas of their lives—such as in schools, business, and sports—but they keep many of their own native customs and manners socially and at home. This living “side-by-side” has both advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes it may cause disagreements to develop between groups whose ways of life are very different from one another. However, there are also great advantages that come from the variety of cultures brought by settlers from other lands. There is great freedom of choice among ideas and dress, food, and social customs in America. Everyone can find some part of his or her familiar world in the United States, in churches, music, food, national groups, or newspapers.6. More than 215 million people call America “home” because_______.A. they buy their houses thereB. they settle there nowC. they get married thereD. they were born there7. “Side-by-side” living style means _______.A. making friends with native peopleB. keeping their own customs while sharing American ones in certain areasC. the groups of people who live nearbyD. that they get closer to American society8. According to the passage, people in the USA ________.A. share American customs and cultureB. live in a kind of “side-by-side” societyC. keep their own customs and habits firmlyD. make no choice to accept American customs9. Which of the following statements is true?A. They always stick to their own customs and habits.B. “Side-by-side” living style is not suitable.C. They face the society they are not familiar with.D. The advantages coming from the variety of cultures make life in America colorful.10. Which title of the following can best take the place of “Different Cultures in America”?A. Advantages and Disadvantages.B. Different Customs and Habits.C. Home for the People.D. “Side-by-side” Living Style in A merica.（3）Probably you have seen photos of the Grand Canyon（峡谷）, the great valley in the desert country of Arizona. But you must go there yourself to feel its true size and beauty. The Grand Canyon is one of the greatest natural wonders of the world The Colorado River formed the Grand Canyon over millions of years. Slowly, the river cut down through hard rock. At the same time, the land was rising. Today the canyon is 1.5 kilometers and 445 kilometers long. The oldest rocks at the bottom of the canyon are more than 1 billion years old. The width varies from about 200 meters to 29 kilometers across. The rim or top of the canyon is about 2,300 meters above sea level on the South Rim, and about 3,000 meters on the other side. As a result, there are different kinds of plants and animals on opposite sides of the canyon. The South Rim is dry desert country. The North Rim has tall forests.The canyon looks different at different times of day, and in different seasons and weather. At sunrise and sunset the red, gold, brown and orange colors of the rocks are especially clear and bright. In winter, the canyon is partly covered with snow.The view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is the best. Most visitors come here and stay in campgrounds or hotels. Every point along th e canyon’s edge offers a different view.The North rim of the Canyon is quieter. It takes all day to drive there from the South Rim because there is only one bridge across the Colorado River. On the way, you go through Navado Indian lands, and a colorful p ink desert called “The Painted Desert”.11. The best way to feel the true beauty of the Grand Canyon is to________.A. see its photographsB. listen to the report about itC. watch its introduction on TVD. go there yourself and visit it12. According to the second paragraph, ________.A.the Grand Canyon has a short historyB. its size never changed in the historyC. the Grand Canyon was formed by the earthquakeD. You can enjoy different scenery on different sides of the canyon13. The scene the canyon is ________.A.various depending on different time and placesB.the sameC.various depending on different timeD.various depending on different places14. If you want to visit the North Rim from the South Rim, you________.A.can go there in many directionsB.won’t spend much time on the wayC.can visit The painted Desert on the wayD.needn’t go across any bridges15. If you want to have a visit to the Grand Canyon, you’d better go to _______.A. the North RimB. the South RimC. the bottomD. Navado Indian Lands【答案与解析】(1)1. A。
2021届高三英语考前小题专练7--阅读理解+七选五
2021高三英语考前小题专练7--阅读理解+七选五（重庆市巴蜀中学2020届高考英语第八次适应性月考)THE MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIES OF 2020Welcome to the year when your patience finally pays off. The movies of 2020 have us almost hyperventilating — mostly because it feels like we’ve been waiting forever for many of them to land in theaters.The GrudgeDirected by: Nicolas PesceOpening on: January 3,2020A remake of the American remake of the Japanese horror favorite, The Grudge once again focuses on a vengeful ghost with a long memory. Critical darling Andrea Riseborough stars, and director Nicolas Pesce has some form: critics called his The Eyes of My Mother a haunting slasher.Weathering with YouDirected by：Makoto ShinkaiOpening on: January 17,2020The latest animated adventure from Makoto Shinkai, the acclaimed director of Your Name, centers on a pair of teens, one of whom can control the weather, who meet and form a bond with each other, before one of them reveals a secret that will change both of them forever.The GentlemenDirected by: Guy RitchieOpening on: January 24,2020After a bit of a departure with 2019’s live-action Aladdin remake, Guy Ritchie returns to his roots with this British gangster tale about an American expat (Matthew McConaughey) with a weed empire in London whose imminent retirement from the business spawns a criminal free-for-all for his territory. Fans of Ritchie’s early work are excited to see him at the helm of another crime caper, and it’s hard to beat the sight of a slimy-looking Hugh Grant playing against type.The Rhythm SectionDirected by: Reed MoranoOpening on: January 31, 2020Blake Lively stars in the latest troubled female assassin movie, based on the eponymous novel by Mark Burnell. She plays Stephanie Patrick, a plane crash survivor who wants to get to the bottom of the disaster that killed her family and discovers it was no accident, which sets her on a path of revenge.1. Who is a horror movie director?A. Nicolas Pesce.B. Makoto Shinkai.C. Guy Ritchie.D. Reed Morano.2. Which movie is adapted from a novel?A. The Grudge.B. Weathering with You.C. The Gentlemen.D. The Rhythm Section.3. What can we infer from the text?A. The Grudge is the first remake of a Japanese movie.B. Weathering with You may appeal to children.C. The Gentlemen is based on a real story.D. Blake Lively’s parents were murdered.【答案】1-3 ADB2He really did look like a tourist, with a camera around his neck and a bottle of sunscreen sticking out of his tote bag.The portly man sat on the terrace, sipping lemonade and pretending to look at a glossy cruise brochure.His sunglasses masked his eyes, but I knew he wasn’t looking at the brochure: he hadn’t turned a page for the last ten minutes.As I brought him his clam chowder(蛤肉菜汤), he coughed up a “thank you” and looked at me briefly.I tried not to stare at the tiny scar across his left eyebrow.I walked back inside with my empty tray, shaking my head. He looked familiar, but I couldn’t quite place him. Then it hit me. The car accident. The mysterious(神秘的) stranger who helped meout of my smashed car, just before it exploded. I rushed back to his table. He was gone.I moved his saucer and found his tip, along with a card: I am deeply indebted to you. The night of your car accident, I was on my way to rob a jewelry store. Saving your life brought things back in perspective(观点). I now live an honest life, thanks to you. God bless you! Mr. D.I trembled. The night of my car accident, I was heading for an interview in a shady dance club. Seeing human kindness through his heroic gesture turned my life around and brought faith back into my life.I unfolded the tip he left. Among the singles was a grand with a pen mark underlining “In God We Trust.” I said a silent prayer for him and got back to work, smiling.4. Why did the man come to this restaurant?A. To get travel tips from the brochures.B. To have delicious clam chowder.C. To spy on the waitress.D. To say thanks.5. What can best describe the man?A. Brave.B. Honest.C. Generous.D. Transformed.6. What does the waitress probably want the man to know the most?A. He is grateful to her.B. He changed her perspective on life.C. She could have died in a car accident.D. She remembers who he is.7. What is the best title for the text?A. A Happy AccidentB. Two Sorrowful PeopleC. A Mysterious StrangerD. Never Too Late to Say “Thank You”【答案】4-7 DDBC3.You feel especially smart and funny when talking to a particular person, only to feel hopelessly unintelligent and tongue-tied in the presence of another.Experiments show when people report feeling comfortable with a conversational partner, they are judged by those partners and by observers as actually being more witty(机智的).It’s just one example of the powerful influence that social factors can have on intelligence. As parents, teachers and students settle into the school year, this work should encourage us to think about intelligence not as a “lump of something that’s in our heads”, as the psychologist JoshuaAronson puts it, but as “a transaction among people.”Mr. Aronson, an associate professor at New York University, has been a leader in investigating the effects of social forces on academic achievement. Along with the psychologist Claude Steele, he identified the phenomenon known as “stereotype(刻板印象) threat”. Members of groups believed not to be academically good score much lower on tests when reminded in advance of their race or gender.The pair’s experiments in the 1990s concluded that the performance of these students suffered because they were worried about confirming negative stereotypes about their group.Minorities aren’t the only ones easily hurt by stereotype threat. We all are. A group of people especially confident about their mathematical abilities did worse on a math test when told that the experiment was intended to investigate “why Asians appear to perform better than other students on tests of math ability”.And in a study published earlier this year in the journal Learning and Individual Differences, high school students did worse on a test of spatial(空间的) skills when told that males are better at solving spatial pro blems because of genetic differences between males and females. The girls were anxious about confirming assumptions about their gender, while the boys were anxious about living up to them.The evolving literature on stereotype threat shows that performance is always social in nature. Even alone in an exam room, we hear a chorus of voices assessing, evaluating, passing judgment. And as social creatures, humans are strongly affected by what these voices say.8. What does the underlined word “transaction” in paragraph 3 refer to?A. Spatial reasoning skills.B. The ability to remember information.C. Interaction between us and the environment.D. Passing on knowledge from teachers to students.9. After being told males typically perform better than females in math, males are most likely to perform A. better than females B. the same as femalesC. worse than usualD. worse than females10. Which of the following “voices” in our head may influence performance on an exam?A. “I am as prepared as I can be.”B. “I am supposed to do well on this.”C. “The testing room is different from my classroom.”D. “I am solving the problems faster than the one sitting in front of me.”11. How do stereotypes threaten our academic achievement?A. Making us unintelligent.B. Reminding us of our weaknesses.C. Limiting our spatial reasoning skills.D. Raising our anxiety level.【答案】8-11 CCBD（安徽省砀山县第二中学2021届高三英语10月月考)Morris, a well-known English violinist, had been exhausted from a day of recording at Abbey Road Studios when he exited the Southeastern Railway from London late last month. He was so tired that he didn’t even realize that he had left his beloved violin on the train until the following morning.The violin is one of the few surviving instruments made by Roman craftsman David Tecchler in 1709. Not only is the violin worth $320,000, but Morris has also been playing the instrument for 15 years.Feeling panic, Morris contacted the British Transport Police to see if it had been returned; unfortunately, officers checked the footage(录像) and saw that the violin had been picked up by another train passenger. Morris then created social media accounts to beg for the return of his instrument. The footage was shown in the news, and the person responsible for taking the violin was treated as a suspect.Several days later, Morris received a phone call from someone who recognized the man on the train. Morris was then put in contact with the man who took the violin —and he had apparently been very eager to return the instrument. After promising the man that he wouldn’t be arrested, Morris met him in a parking lot so he could reunite with his beloved instrument.The man apologized sincerely, saying he wanted to hand it to Morris in person. Morris found the instrument and the contents of its case were still in consummate condition. To his surprise, it was even still in tune(音调准确). Morris was excited and deeply grateful for its return.“I’m still getting over the shock of its coming back,”Morris admitted in an interview afterwards. Then he played a breathtaking piece of music Amazing Grace on his 310-year-old violin in front of the reporters.12. What can we learn about the lost violin?A. It’s valuable and important.B. It’s a gift from David Tecchler.C. It’s the only violin Morris owns.D. It’s the oldest violin in the world.13. What did Morris do first after he found his violin missing?A. He spoke to reporters about it.B. He turned to the police for help.C. He described his situation online.D. He returned to the train to look for it.14. What do we know about the man who took the violin away?A. He knew the violin was unique.B. He got in touch with Morris directly.C. He was unwilling to return the violin.D. He felt afraid to be punished for his act.15. What does the underlined word “consummate” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?A. Unusual.B. Poor.C. Perfect.D. General. 【答案】12-15 ABDC（重庆市巴蜀中学2020届高考英语第八次适应性月考)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
高考英语-阅读理解Ⅳ：篇章结构题(测)-专题练习(七)有答案
高考英语专题练习（七）阅读理解Ⅳ:篇章结构题（测）There are many places to go on safari（观赏野生动物）in Africa, but riding a horse through the flooded waters of Botswana’s Okavango Delta must rank as one of the world’s most exciting wildlife journeys.Several safari camps operate as the base for this adventure, providing unique rides twice a day to explore deep into the delta. The camps have excellent horses, professional guides and lots of support workers. They have a reputation for providing a great riding experience.The morning ride, when the guides take you to beautiful, shallow lakes full of water lilies, tends to be more active. It is unlike any other riding experience. With rainbows forming in the splashing water around you and the sound of huge drops of water bouncing off your body and face, it is truly exciting. You are very likely to come across large wild animals, too. On horseback it is possible to get quite close to elephants, giraffes and many other animals. The sense of excitement and tension levels rise suddenly though, as does your heart rate, as you move closer to them.In the evening, rides are usually at a more relaxed and unhurried pace, with golden light streaming across the grassy delta and the animals coming out to eat and drink. Sedate though they are, rides at this time of day are still very impress ive. As the sun’s rays pass through the dust kicked up by the horses, the romance of Africa comes to life.Back at the camp you can kick off your boots and enjoy excellent food and wine. Looking back on your day, you will find it hard to deny that a horseback safari is as close as you will ever come to answering the call of the wild.2．The author introduces the riding experience in the Okavango Delta mainly by________.A．following space orderB．following time orderC．making classificationsD．giving examples3．Technological change is everywhere and affects every aspect of life, mostly for the better. However, social changes are brought about by new technology are often mistaken for a change in attitudes.An example at hand is the involvement of parents in the lives of their children who are attending college. Surveys （调查）on this topic suggests that parents today continue to be “very” or “somewhat” overly-protective even after their children move into college dormitories. The same surveys also indicate that the rate of parental involvement is greater today than it was a generation ago. This is usually interpreted as a sign that today’s parents are trying to manage their children’s lives past the point where this behavior is appropriate.However, greater parental involvement does not necessarily indicate that parents are failing to let go of their “adult” children.In the context（背景）of this discussion, it seems valuable to first find out the cause of change in the case of parents’ involvement with their grown children. If parents of earlier generations had wanted to be in touch with their college-age children frequently, would this have been possible? Probably not. On the other hand, does thepossibility of f requent communication today mean that the urge to do so wasn’t present a generation ago? Many studies show that older parents —today’s grandparents — would have called their children more often if the means and cost of doing so had not been a barrier.Furthermore, studies show that finances are the most frequent subject of communication between parents and their college children. The fact that college students are financially dependent on their parents is nothing new; nor are requests for more money to be sent from home. This phenomenon is neither good nor bad; it is a fact of college life, today and in the past.Thanks to the advanced technology, we live in an age of bettered communication. This has many implications well beyond the role that parents seem to play in the lives of their children who have left for college. But it is useful to bear in mind that all such changes come from the technology and not some imagined desire by parents to keep their children under their wings.3．Which of the following shows the development of ideas in this passage?（）4．【贵州省遵义航天高级中学高三第四次模拟】When should people be made to retire? 55? 65? Should there be a compulsory age limit?Many old people work well into their 70s and 80s, running families, countries or corporations. Other people, however, despite being fit and highly talented, are forced to retire in their fifties or even earlier because of the regulations of a company or the nation. This essay will examine whether people should be allowed to continue working as long as they want or whether they should be encouraged to retire at a particular stage.Some people think there are several arguments for allowing older people to continue working as long as they are able. First of all, older employees have an immense amount of knowledge and experience which can be lost to abusiness or organization if they are made to retire. A second point is that older employees are often extremely loyal employees and are more willing to carry out company policies than younger less committed staff. However, a more important point is regarding the attitudes in society to old people. To force someone to resign or retire at 60 indicates that the society does not value the input of these people and that effectively their useful life is over. Age is irrelevant to a working life, surely if older employees are told they cannot work after 60, this is age discrimination. That they become old does not necessarily mean they are going to be sick. Old people could be more aware, experienced and committed than some youngsters.Others, however, think that allowing older people to work indefinitely is not a good policy. Age alone is no guarantee of ability. Old people are only ambitious workaholics who are too selfish and self-centered to believe that a younger person could do better. Actually, many younger employees have more experience or skills than older staff, who may have been stuck in one area or unit for most of their working lives. Having compulsory retirement allows new ideas in an organization. In addition, without age limits, however, many people would continue to work purely because they did not have any other plans or roles. A third point of view is that older people should be rewarded by society for their life’s labor by being given generous pensi ons and the freedom to enjoy their leisure. We now have youngsters who can’t find jobs because old people are choosing not to retire. Old people are not retiring because this new generation of “old people” think they will never die due to modern advances i n medicine.With many young people unemployed or frustrated in low-level positions, there are often calls to compulsorily retire older workers. However, this can affect the older individual’s freedom and right to work and can deprive（剥夺）society of valuable experience and insights. I feel that giving workers more flexibility and choice over their retirement age will benefit society and the individual.4．The passage is arranged as follows ________5．【陕西省咸阳市武功县高三上学期摸底考试】Salvador Dali （1904-1989）was one of the most popular of modern artists. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more. Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces, most importantly The Persistence of Memory. There is also L’Enigme sans Fin from 1938, works on paper, objects, and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting the artist’s showman qualities.The visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning, the world of birth. The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities（无限）. “From the infinity small to the infinity large, contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus: amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in Figueras,” explains the Pompidou Centre.The fine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration（合作）with the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain, and with contributions from other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg.5．How are the exhibits arranged at the World of Dali? ________A．By popularityB．By time and subject.C．By size and shapeD．By importance.阅读理解Ⅳ:篇章结构题（测）答案1~5 ABBAB阅读理解Ⅳ:篇章结构题（测）解析1．【文章大意】随着现代科技的发展，树荫下种植的咖啡产量越来越少，取而代之的是受到阳光暴晒的考费。
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高三英语阅读理解专练（七）制卷人：施浩杰2008/11/17AHis own way to express loveYesterday was our three-year anniversary. We didn’t do anything romantic: we just walked hand in hand and talked about our past and future. This was pretty much what I had expected.Andy is unromantic guy: no sweet words or roses. Smart as he is, he is a little bit shy expressing his love. In contrast, I am an outspoken girl who likes to show her feelings directly. So needless to say, I often feel that is insensitive. I envy other girls who are surrounded by sweet words.I was in this sullen mood until I heard a beautiful sentence one day: “If someone does not love you in the way you like, it does not mean that he does not love you.”this simple but sensible sentence made me think about our happy days and recall his deep concern for me.One cold winter night, I got a high fever. He hurried to my dorm and took me to the hospital. He was in such a hurry that he even forgot to wear socks. Upon arrival, he ran through the hospital handling all the formalities(手续). When I was put on a drip（输液）, he told me interesting stories to make me happy. Being held in his warm arms and listening to his tender voice, I had never felt so safe and comfortable. Gradually, I felt asleep. When I woke up 15 minutes later, he was still whispering to me. He explained that if he had stopped talking I would have waken up. At that moment, I found love in his sparkling eyes.Another time, I had a bad quarrel with my best friend. Although I knew it was my fault, I refused to admit it. I was angry when he insisted I apologize to her. He said that it was difficult to admit a mistake, but this was what everyone should do. The next morning, I apologized to my friend and asked for her forgiveness.My unromantic boyfriend cares about my health like my father, understand me like my mother and helps me like my elder brother. (344 words)1. Why does the author envy other girls of her age?A. Their boyfriends look more handsome.B. Their boyfriends express love directly.C. They win a lot of praise from colleagues.D. They often receive roses from their boyfriends.2. The author mentioned her experience in hospital to show Andy .A. loves her greatlyB. is always carelessC. sometimes appears shyD. is good at telling stories3. Which word can describe Andy’s personality?A. Insensitive.B. Generous.C. Talkative.D. Thoughtful.4. The writer writes the passage to tell us that .A. Andy is indeed a very lever boyB. Andy is a perfect husbandC. Andy has his own way to express loveD. Andy cares more about others5. The word sullen in paragraph 3 could be best replaced byA. cheerfulB. calmC. painfulD. badBMILAN, Italy - Can't get to Milan to see Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper?" All you need is an Internet connection. Officials put online an image of "The Last Supper" at 16billion pixels（像素）— 1,600 times stronger than the images taken with the typical 10 million pixel digital camera.The high resolution（清晰度）allows experts to examine details of the 15th century wall painting that they otherwise could not — including traces of drawings Leonardo put down before painting. The high-resolution allows viewers to look at details as though they were inches from the artwork. "You can see how Leonardo made the cups transparent, something you can't ordinarily see," said curator (馆长) Artioli. "You can also note the state of degradation（退化）the painting is in."The work, in Milan's Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, was restored in a painstaking effort that ended up in 1999 — a project aimed at removing half a millennium of damage to the famed artwork."Over the years it has been subjected to bombardments(轰炸); it was used as a stall(马厩) by Napoleon," Artioli said.The restoration removed 500 years of dirt while also removing previous restoration works that masked Leonardo's own work.Even those who get to Milan have a hard time gaining admission to see the "Last Supper." Visits have been made more difficult by measures to protect it. Twenty-five visitors are admitted every 15 minutes to see the painting, a total of about 320,000 visitors a year. Visitors must pass through a filtration (过滤)system to help reduce the work's exposure to dust and pollutants."The demand is three or four times higher, but we can't accommodate(容纳) it because of efforts to preserve the painting," Artioli said.6. When an expert views “The last Supper” online, he can do all of the following EXCEPT .A. examine its detailsB. save time and moneyC. know its stateD. learn how to make cups7. The underlined part “been subjected to” (in paragraph 4) can probably be replaced by “”.A. stayed withB. suffered fromC. depended onD. been related to8. The last paragraph mainly talks about ..A. the measures to protect the paintingB. the beautiful scenery of MilanC. the system to help reduce air pollutionD. the number of people in Milan9. What would be the best title for the passage?A. A mysterious painting.B. “The Last Supper” goes online.C. The world masterpieceD. How to enjoy “The Last Supper”CSuperCampThe success of SuperCamp in the US has encouraged a worldwide demand for international summer camps and academic programs based on our Quantum Learning methods. Supercamp's the first international summer camp was held in Moscow in 1990. A week after the Moscow in 1990, the camp was held in Singapore. Then came camps in Canada, Thailand, England, Malaysia, Mexico, and Switzerland. More recently, new programs have been held in Korea and Indonesia. To date, SuperCamp has been held in 16 countries and has hosted students from over 80 countries.Supercamps lays the foundations for students to be more creative and achieve more than they ever thought possible through the mastery of academic and life skills. Using innovative (创新的) Quantum Learning methods , the program provides students with concrete study strategies whileinstilling (逐步培养) them with the confidence and motivation they need to succeed. SuperCamp is an action-packed learning experience of non-stop work and play, learning and growing, classes and outdoor challenges. A the end of each day, students feel a genuine sense of accomplishment.Outlined below is an overview of planned international summer camps and academic programs for 2008:●SingaporeJune 2008, December 2008For more information call 9863-0033 or go to:www.supercamp.sg●MalaysiaJune 2008, December 2008To visit the SuperCamp in Malaysia website go to+.my●ThailandJuly 2008 (Junior Forum)July 2008 (Senior Forum)For more information please call 888-3740146.●ChinaJuly 20-27 (Senior Forum)August 10-17 (Senior Forum)For more information on SuperCamp programs in China please contact: , or call: 886-3-3474760●SwitzerlandJune/July 2008Learn more by calling 800-285-3276 or click here.10. We learn from the passage that SuperCamp .A. was first started in SingaporeB. has been held in 80 countriesC. has a history as long as 18 yearsD. has never been held in Europe11. SuperCamp is aimed at .A. studentsB. doctorsC. businessmenD. teachers12. SuperCamp does NOT intend to .A. help students to became more creativeB. equip campers with academic and life skillsC. provide students with new learning methodsD. help students learn to work and play non-stop13. Which number should a student in Switzerland interested in the camp dial for further information?A. 886-3-3474760B. 888-3740146C. 9863-0033D. 800-285-3276DJoyce Sipes and Mary Ellen DodgeWhen Joyce Sipes was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999, she shared the news immediately with her sister Mary Ellen Dodge. Mary Ellen was there for her--helping her through the terror, andthe fear, and the questions that are inevitably a part of hearing the word “cancer”.Fortunately, a friend at work who had had a similar diagnosis highly recommended Alonzo Walker, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin surgical oncologist(外科肿瘤学家)and director of the Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin Breast Cancer Program. Joyce made an appointment. At an initial consultation, Dr. Walker spent two hours with Joyce and her husband. Joyce was so reassured; she cancelled her appointment to get a second opinion elsewhere.Ultimately, Joyce’s cancer required a mastectomy(乳房切除术).Reconstructive surgery took place right away. She c ame to think of Dr. Walker as her partner, “not just my doctor.” And the Froedtert nurses, she says, were “very unusual and impressive.”As it turned out, Joyce would soon have the chance to do something important for her sister Mary Ellen. During her own cancer treatment, Joyce suggested that Mary Ellen should get herself checked through the Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin Breast Cancer Program. In addition to its opportunities for examination and screening, the hospital had established a program especially for women in families at high risk for cancer. Sure enough, it turned our that Mary Ellen had some cysts(囊肿),one of which was dangerous enough that it needed to be surgically removed. She’s fine now-thanks to Joyce’s suggestion.Both sisters experienced firsthand how Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin offers more than leading-edge technology and the unmatched experience of physicians in an academic medical center .It offers a comprehensive team approach-of consultation, collaboration, and care-all focused on the individual patient. That’s why Joyce came to think of Froedtert, throughout the process of her treatment, as being her “security blanket”.Joyce Sipes has been cancer-free five years now-an important milestone(里程碑)for breast cancer survivors. Joyce and Mary Ellen are together once again in their workshop in Joyce’s home, making the beautiful market baskets, bread baskets, muffin(松饼)baskets, and Nantucket baskets that they-and their customers-love.14. What did Mary Ellen do for her cancer-stricken sister?A. She recommended Dr. Walket.B. She kept her from being disturbed.C. She asked her a lot of questions.D. She comforted her as much as she could.15. After talking with Dr. Walker, Joyce decided .A. to get a second opinion elsewhere.B. not to see any other doctors.C. to give up treatment.D. not to trust him.16. Thanks to Joyce’s suggestion, Mary Ellen got.A. an opportunity to work as a nurse.B. an opportunity to do a surgical operation.C. a timely check and treatment for her disease.D. a chance to work for the Breast Cancer Program.17. Which is NOT true of Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin?A. It does not care much about the individual patient.B. It offers more than leading-edge technology.C. Its physicians have unique experience.D. It adopts a comprehensive team approach.18. It can be seen from the last paragraph that the two sisters .A. are leading a sad and lonely life.B. are still at high risk of breast cancer.C. are learning to make various kinds of baskets.D. enjoy their present life and work. very much高三英语阅读理解专练（七）Keys: 1-5 BADCD 6-9 DBAB 10-13CADD 14-18 DBCAD。