2020版新高考英語總復習：閱讀理解訓練

2020版新高考英語總復習：閱讀理解訓練

閱讀提速練（一）

（建議用時:40分鐘）

閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

（2019?山西五地高三聯(lián)考）

KirbyWildlifePark—KeeperExperience

Duetothelargenumberofinquiriesfrompeopleinterestedinworking

withanimals,KirbyWildlifeParkhassetuptheunique“Keeper

Experiencevpackage.Thefantasticexperienceisavailabletoanyoneover

theageof18whoisreasonablyfit.Weregretthatfbrhealthandsafety

reasons,participantswhoarepregnant,inawheelchairorsufferingfromillnessescannottakepart.

Atypicalday

9：15Arrival

9：30HealthandSafetyBriefing

10：00ApesandMonkeys

Whilecleaningouttheenclosure（圍場），youwillfindoutabouthowenclosuresareenriched

withnovelitemsandnewsmellstostimulate（刺激）theanimals'sensesandimitatetheirnatural

environment.

12：00Lunch

14：00BigCats

Onthehighlightofmostvolunteersyday,youwillfeedthecatsandlearnabouttheir

nutritionalneeds.Thekeeperwillgiveyouanintroductionofhowcats'behaviorcanbereadtoget

anideaoftheirwelfareandhealth.

16：30MeettheTeam

Meetmoreofthestaffandlearnhowyoucangetfurtherinvolvedwithworkatthepark.Learn

aboutouranimaladoptionplan,whatittakestobeagoodkeeperandwheretoobtaintheright

qualificationsforacareerinanimalwelfare.

Bookingandcancellation

TheKeeperExperienceisavailableonMondays,WednesdaysandFridaysthroughouttheyear,

andmustbebookedatleasttwoweeksinadvance.Fullpaymentisneededwhenbooking.

Cancellationsmustbemademorethanfourteendaysbeforetheevent,oryouwon'treceivea

fullrefund.

1.WhatkindofpeoplecanexperienceworkingwithanimalsinKirbyWildlifePark?

A.Aboyover18sittinginawheelchair.

B?Amanwhoisquitehealthy.

C.Awomancarryingababyinherarms.

D.Agirlundertheageof18.

2.Whencanyouknowsomethingaboutananimaladoptionplan?

A.At12：00.B.At9：30.

C.At10：00.D.At16：30.

3.WhatistherequirementofcancellingabookingoftheKeeperExperience?

A.ThecancellingisavailableonMondays,WednesdaysandFridays.

B.Anyonecancancelabookingthroughouttheyear.

C.Abookingmustbecancelledovertwoweeksbeforetheevent.

D.Youcancancelabookingwithafullrefundatanytime.

B

（2019?昆明高三復習診斷）Theworldcanbeascaryplacewhenyou're

young.Itcanbeevenscarierwhenyou'reayounglittlebluepenguin（企

鵝）一thetiniestofthepenguinspecies.Luckily,therearesomehumans

willingtohelp.TheysteppedintoprotectBilly,abluepenguinthatappeared

onabeachinChristchurch,NewZealand.

SpottedonNovember29attheslipwayatMoncksBay,nearSumner,inChristchurch,thelittle

penguinimmediatelyattractedasmallcrowd.JeffMeinSmithsawthecrowdwhilehewasbicycling

thatafternoon,andhebikedhometogethiscamera.Whenhereturnedtothescene,hefoundthat

thepenguinhadreceivedalittlesign,onethatread"Hi,I'mwaitingformymumtocomeback.

DOC（DepartmentofConservation）knowsI'mhere.Pleaseleavemealone.Keepyourdogaway.

Thanks.Billy一thebabybluepenguin.”

Billydidn'tmoveawayfromthesign.TheDOCarrivedlaterthatafternoontopickupBilly,

thoughtheyweresurprisedtoseeitonthebeach."It'sunusualforabluepenguintobeoutinthe

openonthebeachduringtheday,wAnitaSpencer,aDOCseniorranger,toldStuff.

BillywastakentotheChristchurchPenguinRehabilitationCenterafterbeingretrievedfrom

thebeach.Volunteersbelievethebirdmayactuallybeafemalepenguin,andisaround2monthsold.

Thechickweighsamere550grams,lessthanastandardbasketball.Abluepenguinshouldweigh

around900gramsatthisage.Mostlittlepenguinsgrowuptoweigh1kilogram.

Thecenterwillhelpthelittlepenguingainsomeweightbyfeedingitfishjuice,beforeit'sset

freeintotheocean.

4.Whycantheworldbefrighteningtoayoungpenguin?

A.Itisararespecies.

B.Itfacespotentialdanger.

C.Itissurroundedbythecrowd.

D.Itisthreatenedbydogs.

5.ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatBilly.

A.isafemalepenguin

B.hasexpresseditsthanks

C.weighslessforitsage

D.preferslivingonthebeach

6.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“retrieved“inparagraph4?

A.Ignored.B.Cured.

C.Givenaway.D.Broughtback.

7.WhatwillhappentoBillyinthecenter?

A.ItwillbereportedtoStuff.

B.Itwillbevisitedbythelocals.

C.Itwillbetakengoodcareof.

D.Itwillbefedwithfruitjuice.

C

（2019?東d匕三省四市二模）Youcan,tseeyoursleepingpet'sbrainwaves,butitsbehavior

cantellyouwhenyourcatmightbedreaming.Ifyouwatchclosely,you,11seethatasshefalls

asleep,herbreathingbecomesslowandregularwithherbodystill.Shehasenteredthefirststageof

sleep,calledslow-wavesleep.Afterabout15minutesyou'11noticeachangeinherbreathing.Her

eyesmoveunderherclosedlids,herpawstwilch（抽動）andsheflicks（輕拂）anear.Shehasentered

dreaming.Althoughshetwitchesandmakeslittlegruntingnoises,messagesfromherbraintothe

largemusclesinherlegsareblocked,soshecan'trunabout.Sheisinastateof“sleepparalysis（麻

痹）”.

MichelJouvet,aFrenchscientist,interruptedtheirsleepparalysis.Eventhoughtheywere

completelyasleep,thedreamingcatsbegantorunforballsthatJouvetcouldn'tseeandarchedtheir

backsatunseenenemies.Hefiguredhewaswatchingthemactouttheirdreams!Obviously,the

dreamingcatsseemedtobepractisingimportantcatskills:following,pouncing,andfighting.

Inanotherstudy,MattWilsonrecordedrats,brainwaveswhiletheylearnedmazes.Oneday,

herleftthebrain-wave-recordingmachineonwhiletheratsfellasleep.Thepatternofbrainwaves

inthesleepingratsmatchedthepatternfromthemazesocloselythatWilsoncouldfigureout

exactlywhichpartofthemazeeachratwasdreamingabout!

Manyresearchersnowthinkthatinbothpeopleandanimals,onepurposeofdreamsisto

practiseimportantskillsandfigureoutrecentlearning.Thismayexplainwhysomanypeopledream

aboutfightingandescaping,skillsthatwereprobablyimportanttoourancestors,andwhydreaming

affectsourabilitytolearn.

Doallanimalsdream?Fromlookingatthebrainwavesofsleepinganimals,howoftenanimals

dreamseemstobetiedtobodysize.Catsdreamaboutevery15minutes,miceevery9minutes,and

elephantsevery2hours.Andthoughcowsandhorsesusuallysleepstandingup,theyonlydream

whenlyingdown.

8.WhatdoesMichelJouvetfindinhisstudy?

A.Thedreamingcatsareinastateofbodyparalysis.

B.Thedreamingcatsoftenpractisetheirimportantskills.

C.Theeyesofdreamingcatsmovewhilebodiesarestill.

D.Thelegsofthedreamingcatscan'tmove.

9.Whatcanyouknowaboutdreamingfromthepassage?

A.Dreamingalotcanhelphumanslearnmore.

B.Learningmazesisthebasicskillforcatstolearn.

C.Ratsoftendreamtoworkouttheirrecentlearning.

D.Fightingandescapingarenotimportantskillsforancestors.

10.Whichanimalmaydreammostfrequently?

A.Rats.B.Dogs.

C.Cows.D.Elephants.

11.Howdoestheauthordevelophispassage?

A.Bymakingcomparisons.B.Byusingfigures.

C.Bytellingstories.D.Byshowingfacts.

D

(2019--^Jfl)Skyscrapersarethesymbolofurbanlife.

Citypeopleareusedtoseeingtallbuildingsandapartments.Farms,onthe

otherhand,areassociatedwithrural(農(nóng)村的)life.However,thereareexperts

whothinkskyscrapersshouldbecomefarmstomeettheincreasingfoodneeds.

Bythemiddleofthiscentury,somescientistssuggest,almost80%oftheEarthJspopulation

couldliveincities.Inaddition,thepopulationcouldincreaseto9.1billionduringthattimeyetthe

amountoflandavailablefbrfarmingwillbethesame.Ifcurrentfarmingpracticesdon'tchange,we

willneedanareaofnewlandtoproduceenoughfoodfbrtheplanet.

Verticalfarms,whereurbanfarmerscouldgrowcropsinenvironmentallyfriendlyskyscrapers,

couldbethesolution.Inspiteofconcernsoverhighcosts,expertswanttomakeitarealityanduse

theseskyscraperstogrowcrops.

Verticalfarmswouldhavemanyadvantages,supporterssay.Unliketraditionalfarming,vertical

farmingcouldbefreeofchemicalsanddiseases.Besides,cropswouldnotsufferfromproblemslike

flooding.Finally,verticalfarmswouldreducethecostandnegativeeffectsoftransportingfoodover

longdistances.

Somearguethatalthoughcropsgrowinginatallglassbuildingwouldgetnaturalsunlight

duringtheday,itwouldn'tbeenough.Forthisreason,verticalfarmswouldneedadditionallight

sources（來源）,suchasartificiallight.

Anotherwayofgrowingfreshfoodistobuildurbanfarmsonrooftops.Thismorepractical

approachmaybemoreachievablethantheideaoffarmsinskyscrapers,researcherssuggest.Experts

agreethatinnovative（革新的）farmingpracticesareneededtosupporttheneedformorefoodat

affordablecosts,bothtothefarmerandtotheconsumer,butthebestideashaveyettocome.

12.Whatprimaryproblemcouldverticalfarmingsettle?

A.Poorstateofrurallife.

B.Shortageoffoodsupply.

C.Highcostoftransportingcrops.

D.Environmentalpollutionbytraditionalfarming.

13.Whatistheadvantageofverticalfarming?

A.Itcanproduceorganicfood.

B.Itrequireslittlecare.

C.Itcanbenefittransportindustry.

D.Itneedsverylowcost.

14.Whatisabigchallengeofmakingverticalfarmingareality?

A.Farmableland.B.Cropdiseases.

C.Lightsources.D.Climateconditions.

15.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.FutureFoodNeedsB.SymbolofUrbanLife

C.FarmingonRooftopsD.FarmsoftheFuture

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余

選項。

Cancreativitybetaught?That'saquestionwithoutasimpleyesornoanswer.Creativitymay

notbeabletobetaughtdirectly,butwhatyoucangetbetteratisfrequentlytargetingatthe

circumstancesoflifewhichbringupthegreatestchancesfortruecreativeexpression.16.,

butmorelikesomethingwhichmanifests（顯現(xiàn)）itselfinsidethosewholearntodevelopitandcreate

therightconditionsforit.

Limityourselectionoftoolstoonlythemostvital.17..You'llbesharperthan

someonewhomerelyfightswithalargersetoftools.

Learnhowtoberesourceful.18..Creativityisnotjustaboutcreatingsomethingnew

butmakingoldthingsworkbetteraswell.Thinkofcrazypossibilitiesaswellaspracticalones.You

mightfindinspirationforaworkablesolutioninoneofyourideas.

Donrtlistentofeedback（反饋）andkeepfollowingyourownpath.Theproblemofaskingfor

feedbackisthatthefeedbackwillbegivenaccordingtotheperson'spastexperience.Otherswill

unconsciouslypushyouinadirectionthattheyseeasthebest.19..Justdon'tletcriticism

destroyyourcreativityduringthecreativeprocess.

20..Routinesarepositiveiftheystrengthenahealthycreativeconsciousnessand

negativeiftheydestroythat.Thekeyistodiscoveracreativeroutinethatputsyouinamore

creativemindset.

A.Creativityisnotlikealightningstrike

B.Havingaroutineisactuallynotabadidea

C.Youcanliterallydoanythingyoulikewiththem

D.Resourcefulnessisaboutmakingthemostofwhatyouhavetoworkwith

E.Themorelimitedyoursetoftoolsis,themorecreativetheoutputwillbe

F.Thisisdonewithgoodintentions,butitactuallyhurtsyournaturalcreativity

G.Whilebreakingyourroutineonceinawhiletoforcenewwaysofthinkingisgood

閱讀提速練（一）

閱讀理解

第一節(jié)

【解題導語】柯比野生動物園常年為游客提供飼養(yǎng)體驗活動。本文介紹了該活動的具

體時間、具體內(nèi)容，另外還介紹了訂票和取消訂購的具體要求等。

1.B解析：細節(jié)理解題。文章第一段最后兩句介紹了對游客的年齡、身體情況等方面

的具體要求。故選B項。

2.D解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)16：30MeettheTeam部分中的“Learnaboutouranimal

adoptionplan”可知，在這個時段可以了解動物收養(yǎng)計劃。故選D項。

3.C解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Bookingandcancellation部分中的“Cancellationsmustbe

mademorethanfourteendaysbeforetheevent...”可知，取消訂購的時間應該至少在活動的前兩

周。故選C項。

【解題導語】本文主要講述了一只小藍企鵝在人們的幫助下最終得救的故事。

4.B解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的內(nèi)容，尤其是“Pleaseleavemealone.Keepyourdog

away.”可知，當時有人在那只小藍企鵝旁邊豎了一個牌子警示人們不要打擾它，不要讓狗靠近

它。由此可推知，對于那只小藍企鵝來講，這個世界是可怕的，因為它面臨著一些潛在的危

險。故B項正確。

5.C解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的“Thechickweighsamere550grams,lessthana

standardbasketball.Abluepenguinshouldweigharound900gramsatthisage.”可知,這只小藍企

鵝體重只有550克，而處于它這個年齡的小藍企鵝的體重應達到900克左右。由此可推知，

這只小藍企鵝的體重低于它這個年齡的小藍企鵝的體重。故C項正確。

6.D解析：詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第四段第一句"BillywastakentotheChristchurchPenguin

RehabilitationCenterafterbeingretrievedfromthebeach.”可知，這只小藍企鵝是從沙灘上被帶到

克賴斯特徹奇的一個企鵝康復中心的。由此可推知，畫線詞與broughtback“帶回”意思相近。

故D項正確。

7.C解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，在這只小藍企鵝被放回海洋之前，康復

中心會幫助它增加一些體重。由此可推知，在企鵝康復中心里，這只小藍企鵝會得到很好的

照顧。故C項正確。

【長難句分析】TheysteppedintoprotectBilly,abluepenguinthatappearedonabeachin

Christchurch,NewZealand.

分析：這是一個主從復合句。"abluepenguin"作"BiUy"的同位語；“thatappearedonabeach

inChristchurch,NewZealand”為that引導的定語從句，that在從句中作主語，修飾先行詞"ablue

penguin”。

譯文：他們對Billy援之以手，將它保護起來，它是一只出現(xiàn)在新西蘭克賴斯特徹奇沙灘

上的小藍企鵝。

【解題導語】本文是一篇說明文。研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，動物和人類一樣，也會經(jīng)常做夢，夢的

內(nèi)容常常跟學習重要的技能和弄清最近學習的東西相關；體型越小的動物，做夢的頻率越高。

8.B解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段尾句“Obviously,thedreamingcatsseemedtobe

practisingimportantcatskills:following,pouncing,andfighting,"可知，這些做夢的貓似乎在練

習重要的貓科動物技能：跟隨、猛撲和打斗。故B項正確。

9.C解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段第一句"Manyresearchersnowthinkthatinbothpeople

andanimals,onepurposeofdreamsistopractiseimportantskillsandfigureoutrecentlearning."可

知，許多研究人員現(xiàn)在認為，無論是人還是動物，做夢的一個目的都是為了練習重要的技能,

并弄清最近學習的東西。據(jù)此可推知，老鼠經(jīng)常通過做夢來弄清楚最近學習的東西，故C項

正確。

10.A解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)尾段可知，動物做夢的頻率跟它們的體型大小有關，貓

每15分鐘做一次夢，老鼠每9分鐘做一次夢，大象每2小時做一次夢。據(jù)此可知，老鼠做夢

的頻率最高，故A項正確。

11.D解析：寫作手法題。根據(jù)第一段倒數(shù)第二句"Althoughshetwitchesandmakeslittle

gruntingnoises,messagesfromherbraintothelargemusclesinherlegsareblocked,soshecan't

runabout.”并結(jié)合全文其他內(nèi)容可知，文中列舉了大量事實來說明動物做夢的現(xiàn)象，從而組

織文章，故D項正確。

【長難句分析】Ifyouwatchclosely,you'11seethatasshefallsasleep,herbreathing

becomesslowandregularwithherbodystill.

分析：該句為主從復合句。句中“Ifyouwatchclosely”為if引導的條件狀語從句；“thatas

shefallsasleep,herbreathingbecomesslowandregularwithherbodystill”為that引導的賓語從

句，作及物動詞"see”的賓語，其中“asshefallsasleep”為as引導的時間狀語從句。

譯文：如果你仔細觀察，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)，當她睡著時，她的呼吸變得緩慢而有規(guī)律，而她的

身體卻靜止不動。

【解題導語】本文提出傳統(tǒng)農(nóng)業(yè)所提供的食物滿足不了日益增長的人口的需求，垂直

農(nóng)業(yè)或許可以解決這一問題。但對這一農(nóng)業(yè)方式，不同的人有不同的看法。

12.B解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的uIfcurrentfarmingpracticesdon,tchange,we

willneedanareaofnewlandtoproduceenoughfoodfortheplanet.v及第三段中的“Vertical

farms...couldbethesolution.”可知，如果現(xiàn)代的農(nóng)耕方式不改變，我們將需要新的土地來為地

球（上的人們）生產(chǎn)足夠的食物，而垂直農(nóng)業(yè)或許可以解決食物短缺問題。故選B項。

13.A解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的“Unliketraditionalfarming,verticalfarming

couldbefreeofchemicalsanddiseases.可知，垂直農(nóng)業(yè)可以遠離化學物質(zhì)和疾病。由此可見，

垂直農(nóng)業(yè)的優(yōu)點之一就是可以生產(chǎn)有機食物。故選A項。

14.C解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段的內(nèi)容，尤其是該段最后一句"Forthisreason,

verticalfarmswouldneedadditionallightsources（來源）,suchasartificiallight.“可知，垂直農(nóng)業(yè)

需要額外的光源。由此可知，光源問題是實現(xiàn)垂直農(nóng)業(yè)的一大挑戰(zhàn)。故選C項。

15.D解析：標題歸納題。通讀全文并根據(jù)第一段最后一句和最后一段可知，作者通過

說明傳統(tǒng)農(nóng)業(yè)所提供的食物滿足不了日益增長的人口的需求，提出需要創(chuàng)造現(xiàn)代垂直農(nóng)業(yè)來

解決這個問題。全文都是圍繞著未來的垂直農(nóng)業(yè)展開的，故D項（未來的農(nóng)業(yè)）最適合作文章標

題。

第二節(jié)

【解題導語】本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了培養(yǎng)創(chuàng)造力的一些方法。

16.A解析：根據(jù)空后的“butmorelikesomethingwhich...conditionsforit”可知，空處和

后面的句子構(gòu)成一個“not...but...”句型。故選A項。

17.E解析：由空前一句"Limityourselectionoftoolstoonlythemostvital.”可矢口，E項符

合語境，承接上文。故選E項。

18.D解析：空前一句"LearnhowtoberesourcefUL"中的"resourceful”和D項中的

“Resourcefulness”相呼應。故選D項。

19.F解析：根據(jù)該段的主題句"Don'tlistentofeedback（反饋）andkeepfollowingyour

ownpath.,,并結(jié)合空前——句“Otherswillunconsciouslypushyouinadirectionthattheyseeasthe

best.”可知，其他人的反饋意圖是好的，但會傷害你的創(chuàng)造力。故選F項。

20.B解析：根據(jù)文章的結(jié)構(gòu)和空處所在的位置可知，空處為該段的主題句。本段主要

講的是有一個固定的程序?qū)嶋H上不是一個壞主意。故選B項。

閱讀提速練（二）

（建議用時:40分鐘）

閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

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WarwickCastle,Warwickshire

Althoughnotofficiallyathemepark,thismedievalcastleoffershistory,magic,mythand

adventuretosuitallages,andisnowhometotheUK'sfirstfullyinteractiveandmulti-sensory

HorribleHistoriesMaze,givingvisitorsafascinatingexperienceofgettinglostintime.FromJuly,

youcansleepoverinthenewriversideMiddleAges-themedwoodlandcottagesofKnight*s

Village.

From￡31（under-3sfree）.

ChessingtonWorldofAdventures,Surrey

FollowingthePandamoniumliveshowin2016,lastyearsawTheGruffaloRiverRide

AdventureopenatChessington,whichhasover40ridesandattractions.RidesincludeDragonFalls,

SafariSkyway,ToadiesCrazyCarsandRunawayTrain.

From￡29(under-3sfree).

1.Whereareanimal-lovingchildrenprobablyadvisedtogo?

A.WarwickCastle.

B.ThorpePark.

C.DraytonManorThemePark.

D.ChessingtonWorldofAdventures.

2.Howmuchshouldacouplewiththeirtwo-year-oldsonpayatleastinThorpePark?

A.￡56.B.￡52.C.￡40.D.￡30.

3.Whatdotheparkshaveincommon?

A.Childrenshouldbeaccompaniedbyadults.

B.Theyhaveallbeenrebuiltbeforereopening.

C.Theyallofferexcitingridesintheparks.

D.Certainkidshavefreeentrytotheparks.

B

(2019?長沙四校高考模擬)JoshMorrison,17,dreamedofraising$100,000tobuildahomefor

alow-incomefamily.Afteryearsofhardwork,hisdreamhascometrue.Thehouseisnowinthe

earlystagesofbuilding.

Sixyearsago,JoshandhisdadwentintoaHabitatforHumanityRestore,ahomeimprovement

storeanddonationcenterrunbythenonprofitorganization.Theyweretheretobuyasink.Josh,then

11,alsonoticedacollectionofpennies."Iinstantlyfelttheurgetohelpoutwiththat,“hesaid.

Joshsetafundraising(籌款)deadlineoffouryears.Manypeopledoubtedwhetherhecouldreachhis

goalof$10(),000,butitdidn,tshakehisfaith.Heraisedmoneyathisschoolandothernearby

schools.Hecollectedmoneyfromneighbors,gotpublicityfromlocalnewspapers,andplacedcans

instoressothatpeoplecoulddonateextrachange.

Josh'sfundraisingeffortsbegantoproduceresults.Still,therewerechallenges.Fourmonths

beforehisdeadline,hewas$30,000short.HedecidedtoholdaFamilyFunFairandSpaghetti

DinnereventinUxbridge,whichisintheprovinceofOntario.Theeventraised$19,000.

“Ididn'tcarehowlongittookme,Joshsaid.alwouldraise$100,000."Withthree

weeksleft,acompanycalledJosh'shouse,offeringtodonate$18,000.Eventually,Joshreacheda

totalof$124,000beforehisdeadline."Themomentumjustkeptgoing,andwedecidedto

domore,“hesaid."Josh'sPennyHouse”isbeingbuiltbyHabitatforHumanityRestoreinthe

cityofOshawa,alongwith24newtownhouses.Joshhashelpedwithsomeoftheconstruction,as

haveothervolunteers.Hewillchoosethefamilythatmovesintotheunit.

Nextyear,the17-year-oldwillheadtocollegeinBritishColumbia,CanadaJswesternmost

province.Asa11-year-oldkidwhenstartingfundraising,Joshwasabletosendapowerfulmessage

acrosstheworld.Nomatterhowoldyouare,ifyouhaveadreamandarewillingtodoanythingto

achieveit,itcancometrue.

4.WhichwordcanbestdescribeJoshMorrisoninparagraph2?

A.Straightforward.B.Open-minded.

C.Determined.D.Cautious.

5.WhywastheFamilyFunFairandSpaghettiDinnereventinUxbridgeheld?

A.Tocallformoreattention.

B.Toattainhisgoal.

C.Towinapprovalfromthelocals.

D.Tofindsponsorsforafamily.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4mean?

A.Hisprojectbecamemorepopular.

B.Hereceivedcontinuousdonations.

C.Theresultwasbeyondexpectations.

D.Hegotmoresupportfromthecompany.

7.Whatwillbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.AnAstonishingFundraiser

B.ABoywithaWarmHeart

C.KindnessfromaCompany

D.ThePennyHouseDream

C

（2019?邯鄲一模）Britainfacessocialproblemsaslotsofpeoplearesetto

losetheirjobsintechnologicalrevolution,theBankofEngland?schief

economistwarned.

AndyHaldanesaidtheso-calledFourthIndustrialRevolutionwillmake

themachinereplacehumanstodothinkingthings.Thedarksideofthechangecouldbeamuch

biggerbreakdownofemploymentthaninVictoriantimes,withprofessionssuchasaccountancy（會

計）amongthoseatrisk.

AreportbytheaccountancyfirmPwClastmonthwarnedthatmorethan7millionjobsin

Britainwouldloseoverthenext20yearsastechnologicalchangesweepsthroughworkplaces.

Themajorityofthesejobsareintheretail,transportandmanufacturingindustries.However,

othertraditionalprofessionalsectorscouldalsobeatseriousrisk.

EconomiststreatthearrivalofincreasinglyintelligentcomputersandrobotsastheFourth

IndustrialRevolution.Thefirstwastheshiftfromagriculturetourbansocieties.Thesecondsawthe

widespreaduseofelectricityandsteel,andthethirdwasthedigitalrevolutionwhencomputers,the

Internetandmobilephonesweredeveloped.

Mr.Haldanesaidthehollowing-out（空＞同化）experiencedinthepastyearscouldbeonagreater

scaleinthefuture,soitisimportanttolearnthelessonsofhistoryandinsurethatpeoplearegiven

trainingtotakeadvantageofnewopportunities.

“Jobswereeffectivelytakenbymachinesofvarioustypes,andtherewasahollowing-outof

thejobmarket,whichleftmanypeopleforalongperiodoutofworkandstrugglingtomakea

living,nHaldaneadded."Thatheightenedsocialandfinancialtensions,andledtoarisein

inequality.Thisisthedarksideoftechnologicalrevolution.^^

“Thathollowing-outisgoingtobepotentiallyonamuchgreaterscaleinthefuture,whenwe

havemachinesthinkinganddoingthecognitiveandtechnicalskillsofhumans."Mr.Haldanesaid

professionslikeaccountancycouldbeamongthosehardesthitbytheriseofALButhesuggested

economistscouldescape.

8.Whatisthedarksidementionedinthetext?

A.Thehollowing-outhasbecomeamajorsocialproblem.

B.Lessandlesspeoplehavethedesiretolearnaccountancy.

C.Intelligentcomputersandrobotsdecreasegoodworkers.

D.Thetechnologicalrevolutioncausespeopletolosejobs.

9.Whyareeconomiststheluckydoginthenewtechnologicalrevolution?

A.Thestudyabouteconomyisatalowlevel.

B.Economistsworkonatraditionalprofessionaljob.

C.Thereisnomachinethatcanworkasaneconomist.

D.Economistshavethechancetoavoidtechnologicalrevolution.

10.Whatshouldbedonetodealwiththeserioussituation?

A.Callforpeopletodevotemoretostudyinghistory.

B.Teachpeopletograspthechancestechnologicalrevolutionbringsabout.

C.Warnpeoplenottoworkontransportandmanufacturingindustries.

D.Askworkerstodevelopandthinkastheintelligentcomputersandrobotsdo.

11.WhatattitudedidHaldanehavetowardthefutureemployment?

A.Positive.B.Aggressive.

C.Critical.