1、廣安市 2019 高考英語閱讀理解一輪系列訓練（ 40）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A.B.C和D項中，選出最佳選項。In parts of Africa, the sky is filled with a dark cloud. But this is no rain cloud.It is a livingcloud made of billionsof locusts that are travelingacross the continenteating everything in their path.And in the battle to stop this disaster, a

2、 radio station in Senegal, West Africa, isoffering listeners 50 kilograms of rice if they can catch and kill 50 kilograms of locusts.The radio station is in one ofSenegal s worst affected regions.This is West Africa s biggest locust disaster in 15 years, and it is moving east, causing huge damage to

3、 crops. As they move, they breed, and increase their number and will soon threaten Sudan in the northeast of Africa. Some say it could reach Asia.Experts say the great damage to crops in areas already suffering from food shortagesand war could cause many people to go hungry. Governments in the regio

4、n are not well equipped to fight the pest.Although leaders of 12 countries have agreed on a plan, it is not expected to be enough. “Weare now treating6,000 hectares per day with pesticide, but we need to treat 20,000hectares per day in order to have any hope of controlling this disaster, ” said Moha

5、med Abdallahi Ould Babah, director of locust control in Mauritania.Requests are being made for international aid, which is the only way to limit the crisis, the UNsFood and Agriculture Organization warned.The purpose of offering people rice for catching locusts in Senegal is .to get more people to e

6、at rice so as to leave less for locuststo get more people involved in the war on the locuststo prevent more people from starvationto get more people to listen to the radio report on locustsWhich of the following is not the reason for West Africans going hungry?Locust disaster causes the great damage

7、 to crops.Food supply is far from the need of the people.These regions are affected by the war.Governments are unwilling to fight the pest.It can be concluded that, in order to end the locust disaster,.leaders of 12 countries in West Africa should call on their people to take actioninsects experts s

8、hould be sent to these regionsother countries outside Africa should keep close watch on their own landsHelp from all over the world is in urgent demandWhat does the passage mainly talk about?A. Food shortage in Africa. B. International aid to Africa.C. The insects attack on Africa. D. Terrible storm

9、 in Africa.B推測題。根據(jù)第二段意義，廣播電臺向聽眾懸賞捕殺蝗蟲。可推測出其目的是讓更多的人 參與到救災行動中來。D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段意義：專家稱一些地區(qū)本來就食品匱乏，并飽受戰(zhàn)火之苦，而災 害給農(nóng)作物產(chǎn)量造成的損失更是雪上加霜。許多人因此而挨餓。D推理題。根據(jù)短文最后一段的意義：國際社會施以援手是抑制災情的唯一方法。由此推理 可得“國際援助迫在眉睫”。C主旨題。根據(jù)短文第一段的描述及下文的闡發(fā)可看出本文的主題是“非洲西部的蟲災”。閱讀理解。閱讀下列短文，從給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。In the UK , most children have their m

10、idday meal at school, but in many schools ,parents can choose what their children eat.The children can have a school lunch- ahot , cooked meal ; or they can take a packed lunch with them , which usually includes cold food like sandwiches.Often parents prepare lunches on_the basis of_ what their chil

11、dren want.Cathy , a mother of three children , told us, “ My children have packed lunches , because they say they hate school dinners.I make 3 packed lunches every morning, so were likea sandwich bar in our kitchen in themorning.”However , another mother , Susan, made her choice based on the nutriti

12、ous（有營養(yǎng)的）value of the food.She said , a My daughter always has school dinners.Ithink sheBut how healthy are school dinnersprobably gets healthier food by having a cooked lunch at school than she would if I made sandwiches.”? Kaz, a father , wasnt impressed withchips. ”whothem. “ Fizzy（ 有泡沫的 ）drinks

13、were offered and I think there were a lot ofThe question of how healthy school food is was brought to Jamie Oliverafter spending a year workinglaunched a campaign to improve childrens nutritionin a school kitchen.The TV series about the campaign won an award this week.which included burgers ，He was

14、worried about the junk food he saw being servedpizza and chips.He decided to ban the junk ， and started cooking good stews （ 燉菜 ）andcurries for the children instead.and trained theimproveJamie improved the school dinners in that particular schooldinner ladies to cook healthy food.Then he put pressur

15、e on the government tothe standards of school food across the country.And it looks as if the changes havebegun. What would be the best title for the passage?A School DinnersB Healthy FoodC Dinners in the UKD Research on Dinners答案： A 標題概括題。全文圍繞學校午餐展開，先是對比介紹了學校午餐與自帶午餐的情況，接著質(zhì)疑學校午餐是否有益健康，最后介紹了 Jamie 所發(fā)起

16、的改善校園午餐的運動。所以選 A 項。 The underlined ph rase “on the basis of ” in Paragraph 2 probably _ ” means“ ”A in spite ofC as well asB according toD for the good of答案： B 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)后面的例子可以推出第一句的句意：父母通常根據(jù)孩子們的要求準備午餐。 on the basis of “基于，根據(jù)”，與according to 意思相近。3 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passa

17、ge?A Stews are healthy food.B Cathys children like school lunch.C Jamie Oliver works in a school kitchen.D In Britain ， all children have their lunch at school.答案： A 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后一句可知， Jamie 禁止了垃圾食品，用燉菜和咖喱類飯菜作為孩子的午餐，由此可推知燉菜和咖喱類飯菜是健康食品，故選 A 項。4 What can we learn from the passage?A None of the paren

18、ts in Britain like school food.B Fizzy drinks and chips are good for childrens health.C Most schools in the UK offer healthy lunch to students.D Susan chooses food for her daughter according to its nutrition.答案： D 細節(jié)理解題。由第三段第一句可知， Susan 根據(jù)食物的營養(yǎng)來給女兒準備午餐。故選D項。閱讀理解。閱讀下列短文,從給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。When

19、was the last time someone did something unexpectedly nice for you？ Notsomeone you knew ， but a total stranger ？ Its happened to me a few times ， but two instances really stand out.A few years ago ， I was dining out with a person who kept going on and on about himself ， completely oblivious to the fa

20、ct that I was sitting there in misery.Itwasnthis company that disappointed me.I was recovering from a broken heart ， and just sitting down to dinner reminded me of my last relationship.I could have collapsed in tears right there at the table.When we picked up the check ， the waitress said ，“ Your me

21、al was already paid for. ” My friend and I didnt have a clue how it happened.Then I remembered a mancoming in out of the corner of my eye.He was dressed in mostly white， sat down at the bar，had a glass of wine ， stayed for maybe ten minutes ， and then left.The waitress said，“ Yes， the gentleman who

22、was in here a while ago paid foryou. ”Just last year ， I was running a half-marathon.With just 0.1 mile to go ， I was out of breath. Runners call it “ hitting the wall ”； I thought I couldnt move another muscle .Out of nowhere， a teenager jogs up next to me and says，“ Whats your name ，sweetie ？ Jenn

23、ifer ？ Okay， Jennifer ， lets go ！ Come on! Its just around the corner！You can do it ！” And he ran with me until I picked up my pace. I found him at the finish line to thank him for the encouragement only to learn he wasnt even supposed to be in the race that day. He was running in place of someone e

24、lse.I still shake my head when I think of these momentary angels that came to me at my point of need. Do you have any experiences like this? Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A The Kindness of StrangersB An Unpleasant CompanionC Two Special ExperiencesD Hitting the Wall答案： A 推

25、理推斷題。 文章第一段便是文章的主題， 句中的 something unexpectedly nice for you 則說明了作者想在下文中談的內(nèi)容，由此可知答案選A 項。其他幾個選項，則是文中的細節(jié)部分。 Why did the author say he was in misery?A Because he couldnt enjoy his meal. Because he fell into conflict with his companion.C Because his companion talked a lot.D Because he was then disappoint

26、ed in love.答案：D細節(jié)理解題。作者談到自己坐在那里痛苦的樣子，后面提到了痛苦的原因是“Iwas recovering from a broken heart（剛剛失戀了）.”，由此可知答案D項正確。 What do you think of the man paying for the meal?A He showed his kindness for his former girlfriend.He is an acquaintance to the two persons.C He is generous and warmhearted to others.D He enjoy

27、s making fun of others by doing that.答案： C 推理判斷題。文中講述的是陌生人的幫助，由此排除A、 B 兩項；作者只談了這位陌生人幫他們付了賬單，并沒有說陌生人如何捉弄他們，因此排除D 項；幫助不認識的人付賬單，說明了這位陌生人的慷慨和熱心，由此可知C項正確。4 How did the teenager help the author?A He gave the author a glass of water.B He gave the author orders firmly.C He ran after the author.D He ran with

28、 the author.答案： D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段的“ And he ran with meuntil I picked up mypace.可知，這位年輕人陪著作者跑了一段時間，直到作者加快了腳步，由此可知 D 項符合文意。5 What can we infer from the last paragraph?A The author still believes his experience today.B The author feels grateful for the help he received.C The author thinks everyone is an an

29、gel.D The author often gets help expectedly.答案： B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章前面的敘述可知，作者對別人給予的幫助充滿感激，認為幫助過他的兩位都是天使級人物，所以選 B 項。2019 屆石家莊市高中畢業(yè)班質(zhì)量檢測（二）試題】閱讀理解。閱讀下面短文，選擇最佳答案填空。 DIf you watch British television on March 15, you might be surprised to see celebrities （ 名人 ） wearing funny red noses and joking around. Butdon

30、tworry.They re not mad. I t s all part of a money raising event called Red Nose Day.Founded in 1985 by two British comedians, the aim of the event is to raise money to fight poverty and injustice in the UK and Africa. Celebrities and public figures support the event by making appearances on comic TV

31、 shows. For example, UK Prime Minister David Cameron once appeared in a music video by One Direction, which the band produced for the event.Britons dontjust raise money for charitable causes on one day a year, but theydo it all year round. One way of doing so is by shopping in charity shops. These s

32、mall shops sell clothes, books and household goods just like any other shop except that it s all secondhand.There are nearly 10,000 charity shops in the UK. Their businessmodel is simple ：Anybody who has things they dont want anymore can donate them to a charity shop, where they are checked for dama

33、ge, cleaned and priced. The money that is made by selling them is used for a charitable cause.The idea of buying used clothes may sound unpleasant, but for shoppers who have less spending money, it has been a welcome option. Now, shopping at charity shops is also becoming popular with young people l

34、ooking for alternative fashion.“ Youcan find very unique clothes for a very cheap price. It doesntbother me that otherpeople may have worn them, I simply wash them before I wearthem, ” said Anne Marie,a 19-year-old from the US.So next time you spot a charity shop, why not go inside? Who knows, you m

35、ight find a lovely dress for just a few pounds. Even better, you can enjoy wearing it in the knowledge that your money helped a good cause.Why did Cameron appear in One Direction s music video?To earn a living.To support the band.To help raising money.D. To entertain the audience.Where are the goods

36、 of charity shops from?Local bands.People s donation.British comedians.The UK government.What s Anne Marie s attitude to charity shops?A. Favorable.B. Particular.C. Doubtful.D. Disapproving.What is the text mainly about?A. Red Nose Day.B. British celebrities.C. Charity in Britain.D. Secondhand shops

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