2021重庆市高考英语(三月)阅读类课外训练【10】及答案.docx

2021重庆市高考英语（三月）阅读类课外训练【10】及答案

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
The government of Norway is planning to build an unusual storage center on an island in the Arctic Ocean. The place would be large enough to hold about two million seeds. The goal is to represent all crops known to scientists. The British magazine New Scientist published details of the plan last month. The structure will be designed to protect the world’s food supply against nuclear war, climate change and other possible threats. It will be built in a mountain on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen. The mountain is less than one thousand kilometers from the North Pole, the northernmost position on Earth.
An international group called the Global Crop Diversity Trust is working on the project. The director of the group, Cary Fowler, spoke to New Scientist. He said the project would let the world rebuild agriculture if in his words “the worst came to the worst”. Norway is expected to start work next year. The project is expected to cost three million dollars. Workers will drill deep in the side of a sandstone mountain. Temperatures in the area never rise above zero degrees Celsius. The seeds will be protected behind concrete walls a meter thick and high-security doors.
The magazine report says the collection will represent the products of ten thousand years of farming. Most of the seeds at first will come from collections at seed banks in Africa, Asia and Latin America. To last a long time, seeds need to be kept in very low temperatures. Workers will not be present all the time. But they plan to replace the air inside the storage space each winter. Winter temperatures on the island are about eighteen degrees below zero Celsius. The cold weather would protect the seeds even if the air could not be replaced.
Mr. Fowler says the proposed structure will be the world’s most secure gene bank. He says the plant seeds would only be used when all other seeds are gone for some reason.Norway first proposed the idea in the 1980s. But security concerns delayed the plan. At that time, the Soviet Union was permitted use of Spitsbergen. New Scientist says the plan won United Nations approval in October at a meeting in Rome of the Food and Agriculture Organization.
1. The project is meant to_____.
A. increase the world’s food production in the future
B. carry out some scientific experiments on plant genes
C. protect crop seeds from dying out in case of possible disasters
D. build an exhibition centre of the world’s plant seeds
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the above passage?
A. The government of Norway will perform the project alone.
B. Seeds to be collected there were produced ten thousand years ago.
C. Spitsbergen is chosen because it is away from the threat of unclear war forever.
D. Temperature is a major consideration when choosing the storage place.
3. We can infer from the text that_____.
A. People will get newly-developed seeds from the center every year
B. The storage center will greatly promote the development of world agriculture
C. Norway meant to have built the storage centre more than 20 years ago
D. There haven’t been any seed storage centers in the world before
4. What is probably the best title of the passage?
A. Noah’s Ark of Plant Seeds in Plan B. The Best Place to Store Seeds
C. Concerns of World Food Supply D. A New Way to Feed the World
【参考答案】1—4、CDCA　　

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Book reviews can be a great foot in the door if you’re looking to get your writing published somewhere. Most magazines, whether online or print, will include book reviews about books that tackle the topics the magazine discusses. Also, most editors and staff writers are usually too busy to read books and review them themselves (unless they are specifically assigned to a book review column). Therefore, writing book reviews can be a great way to get started with a writing career.
Many people that are reading your review may not know anything about the book you’re reviewing. Instead of making them go find information on their own by searching for the book title, start out with a little description of the book. Make sure you avoid too long of a summary, though, because if too much of your article is a summary of the book, it won’t be interesting. Start with a short paragraph or so that hits all the major points but doesn't give too much away. You don’t want to tell your reader everything about the book, because then they won’t have to read it at all. Just give enough information so your reader is interested in reading the book.
Some magazines like to publish book reviews that are completely objective（客观的）. This means that they want a review of the book that doesn't share your opinion and that in which your opinion isn't obvious from reading what you wrote. If you hated a book, it might not be a great book to review. You probably want to review books that you enjoyed. This will give your review a positive spin. Avoid gushing about how much you loved the book, however. You should not include your personal reaction to the book until the very end, where you include a sentence or two about whether or not you would recommend a book and to whom you would recommend it.
A great way to get your review noticed is to look at a book through a specific lens. Read the book as a feminist（女权主义者） would, for example, and talk about what a feminist might say to applaud or criticize the book. You can choose any number of lenses, and feminism is just one option. An economic lens, a family lens, the lens of a different nationality, or the lens of a child could all be interesting ways to look at a book. If you look at a book in this way, instead of just reading it and forming your own opinion, it will be much more interesting and marketable. This is especially the case if you look at a lens that relates to the subject of the magazine to which you are submitting. Feminist magazines love book reviews about books read through a feminist lens, for example, because it pertains to their readership.
Another great way to write a book review is to talk about the writer’s style. Anyone can pick up a book and read for the plot, but it takes an experienced writer to note interesting things about another writer’s style and write about them intelligently.
1. What’s the first paragraph mainly about?
A. Standards of good book reviews. B. Benefits of writing book reviews.
C. Ways to get your writing published. D. Topics usually discussed in magazines.
2. Which of the following is a characteristic of a good book review?
A. Including much information on a major point of the book.
B. Stating clearly the writer’s opinion of the book.
C. Giving a brief summary of the book.
D. Avoiding describing the book.
3. The fourth paragraph is developed mainly by　　　　.
A. giving examples　　　　B. telling personal experiences
C. making comparisons　　　　D. analyzing causes
4. According to the text, only a skilled writer can　　　　　.
A. look at a book through a specific angle B. give an objective description of a book
C. find a book and understand its plot easily D. pay close attention to another writer’s style
【参考答案】1—4、BCAD　　

完型填空。阅读下面短文，把握其大意，然后从以下题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Living in a new country means experiencing a different way of life. This is very exciting and interesting，1.________ it can also be a little challenging at times，because the cultures of all countries are unique.
Culture is like 2.________ iceberg. You can see some parts of an iceberg—just like you can see some parts of a country's culture 3.________ you visit it. For example，you can see different ways 4.________ greeting people，hear different languages and observe different festivals and customs. However，a much bigger part of every iceberg is hidden under water.5.________ though this part of the iceberg is hard to see，it is very important—6.________ it，the iceberg would not exist. The same is true of culture. There are many aspects of it 7.________ you cannot see when you visit a different country，for example，the nature of friendship and the importance of time.8.________ will take a long time to understand those values and beliefs.
(三)
1. but　考查连词。这格外感动人心也格外好玩，但是有时候还是具有确定挑战性的。依据前后的转折关系可推断填but。
2. an　考查冠词。iceberg为单数可数名词，且表泛指，以元音音素开头，故填an。
3. when　考查时间状语从句的引导词。当你参观一个国家的时候你能看到它文化的一部分。
4. of　考查介词。way of doing sth做某事的方法。
5. Even　考查固定搭配。even though“尽管，即使”，引导让步状语从句。
6. without　考查介词。它格外重要，没有它，整个冰山就不会存在。
7. which　考查定语从句的引导词。该空引导定语从句修饰aspects，且在从句中作see的宾语，故填which。
8. It　考查it的用法。此处为固定句型“it takes some time to do sth”意为“做某事花多长时间”。