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1、优点英语作业考试化40分钟卷最新月考期中期末精选题 8 学生版C D篇阅读理解专项练习(共5篇)班级：_ 姓名：_ 分数：_第一节 (共7小题；每小题2.5分，满分17.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。A（2022江苏模拟预测）Laurie Horam never thought of himself as musical. At home, his dad never listened to music, while one of his boarding school teachers labelled him tone deaf. But last
2、month he started to play the harmonica (口琴)on the streets of Bradford. People clapped, danced and threw coins into his case for the local food bank. Horam caught himself thinking. “How, at the age of 79, do I come to be playing music to people on the streets?”The question preoccupied him, because, s
3、ome years ago at a family gathering, Gavin, his eldest son, said: “You know what, Dad? It cant be coincidental. We must have got our musical abilities from you.” Horam has three sons and they cover a range of instruments. He was surprised. “There cant be music in me, because I cant play! ”he said.Ei
4、ght years ago, Horam, a retired civil servant, was on his way back from a trip with his family. Gavin stopped at a music shop. He walked out and said: “Here you are. I bought this for you, Dad. Its a harmonica. Ill try to show you how to play a bit.”They went to a session at their local pub. Gavin p
5、layed the guitar and Horam sat in the corner with his harmonica, trying to make a sound that no one would hear. After six months, he was invited into the group. He discovered a talent for improvisation(即兴表演),responding to a note within a millisecond without batting an eyelid. “I dont play by ear. I
6、play by heart.” Actually, Horam says: “My harmonica plays me-how I feel, what I am, what Ive been.”Music has enriched life with friendship and made Horam feel “part of something much bigger” than himself. “At a time when the circle of life might be shrinking, mine is expanding,” he says. “Maybe we n
7、ever know completely who we are or what we can do.”1. Why did Horam play the harmonica on the streets of Bradford?A. To recall the good old days.B. To beg food from passers-by.C. To live his childhood dream.D. To collect money for charity.2. What is Gavins attitude to his fathers musical ability?A.
8、Positive.B. Disapproving.C. Doubtful.D. Unclear.3. What does playing the harmonica allow Horam to do?A. Enjoy the quiet.B. Listen to his heart.C. Express himself.D. Sharpen his hearing.4. What does music bring to Horam?A. A lost soul.B. A comfortable life.C. A broader circle of life.D. A new percept
9、ion of family.B（23-24高一下河北石家庄阶段练习）Recently scientists have announced some good news: Several important tuna (金枪鱼) species have stepped back from the edge of extinction.Two bluefin tuna species, a yellowfin, and an albacore are no. longer seriously endangered or have moved off the leading internation
10、al list of endangered species entirely.The unexpectedly fast recovery speaks to the success of efforts over the past decade to end overfishing. But tuna are not the only species scientists are thinking carefully at the 2021 World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France, which is organized by the
11、International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Researchers warn that many other sea species continued to be imperiled. For example, more than a third of the worlds sharks are still threatened with extinction due to overfishing, habitat loss, and climate change.“I think the good news is that
12、sustainable (可持续的) fishing industry is possible,” says Beth Polidoro, a biologist at Arizona State University. “We can eat fish without reducing the population to the point where it is on the road to dying out or extinction.” At the same time, she warns that the recovery should not encourage us to c
13、atch as many fish as we want. “We need to keep doing whats working.” Polidoro adds.The IUCN, which determines the worlds most endangered species on its Red List of Threatened Species, also announced at the meeting that some animals are moving in the other direction, onto the Red List. Like the Komod
14、o dragon, an lizard (蜥蜴), it is at particular risk from climate change.Of course, the work of protection is never over, and it will require close and continuous attention to make sure neither tuna nor Komodo dragons return to the edge of dying out. But for now, people can celebrate a few wins for th
15、e animal world.5. What is the good news about tuna?A. They have been removed from the list of endangered species.B. The fishing of tuna has been put to an end completely.C. The population of some tuna species has recovered.D. The number of some tuna species increases slowly.6. What does the underlin
16、ed word “imperiled” in paragraph 3 mean?A. Dangerous.B. Sustainable.C. Disappointing.D. Endangered.7. Why does the writer mention “the Komodo dragon” in paragraph 5?A. To introduce a topic.B. To make a comparison.C. To explain an idea.D. To give an example.8. What is the writer s attitude towards th
17、e recovery of the tuna species?A. Positive.B. Concerned.C. Critical.D. Doubtful.C（22-23高一下四川眉山期中）In southeastern Brazil, local fishers walk into dark waters in search of mullet (鲻鱼). On their own, it would be tricky to find the silvery fish. But the humans get help from an unusual partnerwild bottle
18、-nose dolphins.With nets in hand, the fishers patiently wait as their cetacean (鲸类的) partners drive the fish toward the shore. A signal from the dolphinsusually a deep diveindicates when they should cast their nets. This fishing partnership has passed down through the generations, lasting for more t
19、han a century.While researchers knew humans profited from this pairing, they couldnt confirm whether it benefited the dolphins. Now, in a new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers suggest cetaceans that hunt with humans have more chances to live than those that dont.“
20、Human-wildlife cooperation in general is an uncommon phenomenon (现象) at a global scale,” says Mauricio Cantor, a biologist at Oregon State University and leader of the study. “Usually humans gain the benefit, and nature pays the cost. But this interaction (互动) has been happening for over 150 years.”
21、Fishers were more successful when they worked with the dolphins. When dolphins were present, the fishers were 17 times more likely to catch prey (猎物) and netted nearly four times more mullet when they timed their casting with the cetaceans signals. Eighty-six percent of all 4,955 mullet caught durin
22、g the study period came from their interactions at the same timewhen the allies organized their actions perfectly with one another.The study also revealed dolphins hunting with humans had a 13 percent increase in survival rate over other dolphins. These cooperative (合作的) dolphins are more likely to
23、stay near the shore reducing their chance of being caught in illegal fishing equipment. Besides, the dolphins can take some fish directly from the fishers harvest.9. What do the first two paragraphs talk about concerning Brazilian fishers?A. They trick dolphins into fishing for them.B. They have bee
24、n training dolphins over a century.C. They harvest more fish with dolphins help.D. They throw the fishing nets when dolphins are on the top of water.10. What does Mauricio Cantors research show?A. Nature supports human beings at no cost.B. Fishers benefiting from cooperation with cetaceans is common
25、.C. Human-wildlife interaction is a new global trend.D. Dolphins working with man have higher survival rate.11. What does the underlined word “allies” refer to in paragraph 5?A. partnersB. preysC. dolphinsD. researchers12. Whats the authors main purpose in writing the text?A. To call on the protecti
26、on of sea creatures.B. To support development in fishing research.C. To show a unique human-dolphin relationship.D. To encourage fishers to better draw on dolphins.D（23-24高一下河北张家口阶段练习）Tai chi, a traditional, slow-moving form of Chinese martial art, is known to increase flexibility and improve balanc
27、e. Now, new research suggests its better than more energetic aerobic exercises (有氧运动) for lowering blood pressure in people with prehypertension (高血压前期). Prehypertension is considered a warning sign that heart disease may be ahead, and it raises the risk of having a heart attack.The new findings, pu
28、blished in the journal JAMA Network Open, add to a large body of research pointing to health benefits from tai chi.In the study, researchers in China randomly assigned 342 adults with prehypertension to one of two interventions. The average age of participants was 49. Roughly half the people partici
29、pated in aerobic exercises, including jogging, climbing stairs, brisk walking and cycling. The other half was trained to practice tai chi. Both groups got hour-long sessions four times a week.After 12 months, those in the tai chi group saw bigger drops in their blood pressure than those in the aerob
30、ic exercise group. Whats more, nearly 22% of the people who practiced tai chi saw their blood pressure fall to within normal range, compared with nearly 16% of people in the aerobic exercise group. And fewer patients in the tai chi group went on to develop hypertension than in the aerobic exercise g
31、roup.How does tai chi help lower blood pressure? The practice tends to cause more of a response from the parasympathetic nervous system (副交感神经系统), says Ruth Taylor-Piliae, a professor at the University of Arizonas College of Nursing, who was not involved in the study. The parasympathetic nervous sys
32、tem is the network of nerves that relaxes your body after periods of stress or danger.“I think the beauty of tai chi is that you dont have to have a special gym membership or special clothing,” Taylor-Piliae says. “Once you learn tai chi, you can do it anytime, anyplace, anywhere. And it does kind o
33、f provide that calming, relaxing effect.”13. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?A. The result of the research.B. The process of the research.C. The purpose of the research.D. The application of the research.14. How does the author mainly organize Paragraph 4?A. By giving a definition.B. By providing e
34、xamples.C. By making comparisons.D. By presenting different opinions.15. What is Taylor-Piliaes attitude towards doing tai chi?A. Supportive.B. Doubtful.C. Negative.D. Unclear.16. Which is the most suitable title for the text?A. Tai chi Helps Relax Nervous PeopleB. Tai chi Helps People Prevent Prehy
35、pertensionC. Tai chi Plays a Crucial Role in Treating PatientsD. Tai chi Reduces Blood Pressure Better than Aerobic ExerciseE（19-20高二上安徽宿州期中）Technology is forever changing the way we get our news. Many people now get a lot of their news on electronic devices, instead of traditional media, such as ne
36、wspapers, television or radio. Now, there is a new way we get the news: computer-created news readers.Recently, Chinas Xinhua launched (推出) the worlds first AI news presenters with the Chinese search engine Sogou. The news readers created by machine learning technology are based on two real-life new
37、smen. One is able to present newscasts in English; the other, in Mandarin Chinese.One Xinhuas report said machine learning was used to examine video images and sounds of the two newsmen, which look and sound like real people.Some machine learning experts said the system showed off Chinas latest prog
38、ress in voice recognition, text-to-speech technology and data analysis. But several experts suggested that the term AI does not correctly describe abilities of the robotic news readers.On social media, many Chinese noted that the AI presenters did not seem real. People blamed them for not being more
39、 lifelike. Others wondered about the effects robots might have on employment and workers. Some people argued that only low-level jobs requiring heavy labor will be easily replaced by robots. Others praised the technology as a way for companies to make money from low-cost labor machines.Some business
40、es have experimented with similar technology for possible use in news operations. Britains BBC recently released a video that used machine learning to make it look like one of its news readers speaking different languages. The London-based company that developed the system says its goal is to remove
41、 the language barrier for many different kinds of video across the Internet.17. What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 1?A. Introduce the topic of the text.B. Summarize the different opinions.C. Add some data about the AI presenters.D. Compare different ways of getting news18. What is the ma
42、chine learning technology used to do?A. To keep AI presenters from making any mistakes.B. To make AI presenters speak more fluently.C. To ensure images and sounds are like real persons.D. To bring newscasts up to date every hour.19. What are some people worried about when AI presenters were launched
43、?A. Robots will eventually replace human all over.B. Robots may threaten some peoples employment.C. Robots may endanger most peoples health.D. Robots will rule over the world in the end.20. From the last paragraph we know that_.A. BBC has removed the language barrier in newscastsB. BBCs news readers can speak different languagesC. BBC shows interest in Xinhuas AI news presentersD. BBC has done similar experiments as Xinhua does优点英语