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1、2021年湖南省高考英语总复习:阅读理解1.International Volunteering in New ZealandIf youre visiting New Zealand and would like to volunteer, DOC (Department of Concentration) welcomes you to get involved.Before you come to New ZealandYou do not need a work visa to volunteer with DOC. You can volunteer on entry to New
2、Zealand as long as you do not receive payment or benefits.You may need a police certificateDepending on the volunteer work you do with us, you may be required to provide a police certificate to DOC. Your police certificate would need to be written and certified in English. Its easier for you if you
3、get a police certificate before you leave your country.How to get a new police certificate if youre already in New Zealand. (Click here)International studentsVolunteering with DOC is an option to gain experience. However, DOC does not offer opportunities to students who study at universities outside
4、 New Zealand, or other education providers outside New Zealand.InsuranceFor all volunteers with DOC, we strongly advise you gel comprehensive (综合的) travel insurance and unlimited medical cover. DOC does not accept responsibility for any： personal medical or accident events. loss or damage to persona
5、l items of equipment, or other associated costs while youre volunteering with DOC.(1) What may you offer to DOC if you want to volunteer as a foreigner in New Zealand ? _ A. A police certificate.B. A work visa.C. A university diploma.D. A driver license.(2) Who cannot volunteer with DOC in New Zeala
6、nd? A. An American official who is travelling in New Zealand.B. An English college student who has just been visiting his uncle in New Zealand.C. A Chinese exchange student in the University of Auckland in New Zealand.D. A Chinese businessman with some volunteering experiences.(3) Where is this pass
7、age probably from? A. A story book.B. A newspaper.C. A travel guide book.D. A website.2. There are thirty - four bridges on the Thames River in London the following are among the most famous ones.Tower BridgeTower Bridge has stood over the River Thames in London since 1894 and is one of the finest,
8、most recognizable bridges in the World. It is the bridge in London you may see in movies and on advertising writing for London. Tower Bridge is the only Thames Bridge that can be raised. It used to be raised about 50 times a day, but nowadays it is only raised 4 to 5 times a week.London BridgeThe co
9、nstruction of the first stone London Bridge started in 1176 and finished years later. Houses and shops were once built on the bridge, which made the road so narrow that it was often jammed with people, horses and carts. A keep left rule was made in 1733 to keep the traffic moving. This became the ru
10、le of the road in Britain. In 1757 the old bridge was pulled down and a new one was built in 1831. Interestingly, that one was pulled down again in 1967 but rebuilt in Lake Havasu City, USA, as a tourist attraction. The present London Bridge was opened in 1973.Millennium BridgeThe Millennium Bridge
11、is a bridge for walkers. It was built to connect the Tate Modern Art Gallery to the City and St Pauls Cathedral (圣保罗大教堂)in 2000. Thousands of people rushed to see the new bridge. Almost immediately after opening, the bridge had to be shut because of the dangerous waving caused by too many visitors.
12、It has now been reopened. The bridge is about 320 meters, costs 16 million pounds to build and only takes walkers.Westminster BridgeWestminster Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames between Westminster and Lambeth. The present bridge, opened in 1862, is the second on the sit
13、e and took the place of an earlier bridge opened in 1750. The British romantic poet, William Wordsworth, wrote a famous poem Composed Upon Westminster Bridge in the autumn of 1802.Want to know more about the bridges on the Thames River ? Click here www. bridgesinbritain. com.(1) Which of the followi
14、ng is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A. The 1831 London Bridge is now in the USA.B. Tower Bridge is much less frequently lifted today than before.C. Cars and buses are not allowed to cross Millennium Bridge.D. Westminster Bridge is for walkers only.(2) The Passage is most probably taken from a.A
15、. school reportB. website articleC. teenage magazineD. science fiction(3) What can we learn from the passage? A. William Wordsworth wrote many poems of the bridges on the Thames River.B. Millennium Bridge wasnt built strong enough so that it had to be pulled down and rebuilt.C. That all the traffic
16、is kept left in Britain was from a rule of an old London Bridge.D. Tower Bridge is the symbol of London because it is the first bridge on the Thames River.3. Heads up! Across the country, sports injuries are a safety concern for young athletes. Now, the American Medical Association (AMA) has a new s
17、et of guidelines aimed at protecting players from the danger of concussions - serious injuries caused by a blow to the head.By raising awareness of the serious risks associated with concussions and ensuring that the appropriate guidelines are in place, we can reduce the number of young athletes who
18、may return to the game too soon, which can put their health at further risk, said AMA Board Member Jack Resneck Jr M. D. in a statement.The policy recommends that young athletes who may have a concussion be taken off the field as soon as possible. Then, they are only to return to their sport with a
19、doctors written approval. The policy also sets age - specific rules for health care professionals and athletic organizations in evaluating and caring for concussions.According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a concussion is a type of traumatic (仓伤) brain injury caused by a bu
20、mp, blow, or jolt to the head or hit to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. This type of movement can cause the brain to bounce around or twist inside the skull (颅骨). It can damage brain cells and create chemical changes in the brain.The CDC says that between 1.6
21、million and 3.8 million traumatic brain injuries caused by sports and recreation - related activities occur in the U. S. every year. A study from the Center tor Injury Research and Policy showed that as many as 40% of high school athletes return to playing before they should. The AMAs new guidelines
22、 should help to bring those numbers down.(1) Why does the AMA set the new guidelines? A. To raise safety standards of sports.B. To protect athletes from concussions.C. To set rules for health care evaluation.D. To help players return to the game quickly.(2) What should young athletes who may have a
23、concussion do ? A. Avoid using the head.B. Leave the field forever.C. Get treatment in time.D. Switch to another sport.(3) What is paragraph 4 mainly about? A. What a concussion is.B. What causes damage to brain cells.C. How the CDC works.D. How a concussion can be prevented.(4) Which of the followi
24、ng is the best title for the text? A. Rules for Safer PlayB. Sports Injuries in the USC. Advice to AthletesD. New Policies for Doctors4. Some parents will buy any high - tech toy if they think it will help their child, but researchers said puzzles help children with math - related skills.Psychologis
25、t Susan Levine, an expert on mathematics development in young children at the University of Chicago, found children who play with puzzles between ages 2 and 4 later develop better spatial skills. Puzzle play was found to be a significant predictor of cognition (认知)after controlling for differences i
26、n parents income, education and the amount of parent talk, Levine said.The researchers analyzed video recordings of 53 child - parent pairs during everyday activities at home and found children who play with puzzles between 26 and 46 months of age have better spatial skills when assessed at 54 month
27、s of age.The children who played with puzzles performed better than those who did not, on tasks that assessed their ability to rotate (旋转)and translate shapes, Levine said in a statement.The parents were asked to interact with their children as they normally would, and about half of the children in
28、the study played with puzzles at one time. Higher - income parents tended to have children play with puzzles more frequently, and both boys and girls who played with puzzles had better spatial skills. However, boys tended to play with more complex puzzles than girls, and the parents of boys provided
29、 more spatial language and were more active during puzzle play than the parents of girls.The findings were published in the journal Developmental Science.(1) In which aspect do children benefit from puzzle play? A. Building confidence.B. Developing spatial skills.C. Learning self - control.D. Gainin
30、g high - tech knowledge.(2) What did Levine take into consideration when designing her experiment? A. Parents* age.B. Childrens imagination.C. Parents* education.D. Child - parent relationship.(3) How do boys differ from girls in puzzle play? A. They play with puzzles more often.B. They tend to talk
31、 less during the game.C. They prefer to use more spatial language.D. They are likely to play with tougher puzzles.(4) What is the text mainly about? A. A mathematical method.B. A scientific study.C. A woman psychologist.D. A teaching program.5. With the young unable to afford to leave home and the o
32、ld at risk of isolation (孤独)，more families are choosing to live together.The doorway to peace and quiet, for Nick Bright at least, leads straight to his mother - in -law： she lives on the ground floor, while he lives upstairs with his wife and their two daughters.Four years ago they all moved into a
33、 three - storey Victorian house in Bristol - one of a growing number of multigenerational families in the UK living together under the same roof.rrhey share a front door and a washing machine, but Rita Whitehead has her own kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and living room on the ground floor.nWe floated t
34、he idea to my mum of sharing a house, * says Kathryn Whitehead. Rita cuts in： We spoke more with Nick because I think its a big thing for Nick to live with his mother-in - law.”And what does Nick think? ”From my standpoint, it all seems to work very well. Would I recommend it? Yes, I think I would.
35、nIts hard to tell exactly how many people agree with him, but research indicates that the numbers have been rising for some time. Official reports suggest that the number of households with three generations living together had risen from 325, 000 in 2001 to 419, 000 in 2013.Other varieties of multi
36、generational family are more common. Some people live with their elderly parents； many more adult children are returning to the family home, if they ever left. It is said that about 20% of 25 - 34 - year - olds live with their parents, compared with 16% in 1991. The total number of all multigenerati
37、onal households in Britain is thought to be about 1.8 million.Stories like that are more common in parts of the world, where multigenerational living is more firmly rooted. In India, particularly outside cities, young women are expected to move in with their husbands family when they get married.(1)
38、 Who mainly uses the ground floor in the Victorian house in Bristol? A. Nick.B. Rita.C. Kathryn.D. The daughters.(2) What is Nicks attitude towards sharing the house with his mother - in - law? A. Positive.B. Carefree.C. Tolerant.D. Unwilling.(3) What is the authors statement about multigenerational
39、 family based on? A. Family traditions.B. Financial reports.C. Published statistics.D. Public opinions.（4） What is the text mainly about? A. Lifestyles in different countries.B. Conflicts between generations.C. A housing problem in Britain.D. A rising trend of living in the UK.6. After the cure of p
40、neumonia, Wuhan Dad reread the letter his daughter left at the bedside, tears filled his eyes. In the second vlog series, make a video call to a friend in Wuhan, China Daily reporter Xiao Peng interviewed three Wuhan residents by video and phone, among whom three have just been released from isolati
41、on. Their lives have been transformed by pneumonia （肺炎）caused by the new coronavirus （冠状病毒）.The first interviewee was Tian Fuxin from Wuhan. He was admitted to hospital on January 20 and discharged from hospital on January 30 after 10 days of isolation treatment.“When I was admitted to hospital, I w
42、as very anxious. But after a few days I was OK. And if you Ye infected by the novel coronavirus, the government covers your medical expenses. Our meals are the same as the doctors* and nurses*.Every time I saw them in their protective gear, I felt moved because I know that stuff must be awful to wea
43、r, with goggles fogged up and so on. 1 cant thank them enough. Those patients who were discharged early like us are very grateful to the people who helped us, because without them, its hard to say how we could have survived. *Worried about his daughters safety, the family had her back to the univers
44、ity in Shanghai before the closure. She was quarantined in Shanghai on the first day of the lunar New Year and was recently confirmed to be well enough to end the quarantine. The daughter left her father a letter in which she read between the lines her guilt not being able to accompany him and her l
45、ove for him.I cant look after you every time you are in hospital. I was right with you, though I didnt realize how ill you were. Nothing could be done except get away. n Dad, I love you. After growing up, I think Ive never said that. You must hold on. I cant live without you, Dad. n Dont be pessimis
46、tic. Little psychological tricks are helpful. You have to tell yourself I am feeling better.Because of infectious virus as well as its outbreak Tian Fuxin fell ill, experiencing a period of fighting the disease. However, he received the words his daughter had not long been able to speak out Dad, I l
47、ove you.”(1) Whom does the underlined word them in the fourth paragraph refer to? A. Wuhan residentsB. medical staffC. the three intervieweesD. the government(2) Which of the following is FALSE? A. The daughter couldnt care for her father when he was in hospital.B. The meals of the pneumonia patient
48、s are quite different from those of doctors.C. daughter was also isolated in Shanghai on the first day of the lunar New Year.D. Tian Fuxin has been cured and has recovered from pneumonia.(3) The daughter left the letter to.A. show little psychological tricks are helpfulB. inform him her being quarantined in ShanghaiC. encourage him to fight disease and she loved him all the way.D. to say goodbye to the father.(4) The article comes from.A. a magazineB. a fictionC. a brochureD. a newspaperTeenage summer campsWe helped on a natu