閱讀與完形填空專訓五2022屆高考英語一輪復習A

Anancientplant,amaranth,isdrawingattentionthroughouttheworldandconnectingindigenouspeople(土著人)totheirhistory.Ithasbecomeabillion-dollarfoodandcosmeticproduct(化妝品)sincethe1970s.TheancientgraincanbefoundingreaternumbersofgrocerystoresintheUSandMexico,andincreasinglyintheAsiaPacificandEurope.

“Thisisaplantthatcouldfeedtheworld,”BeataTsosie-Pena,acoordinatoroftheenvironmentalhealthandjustice(公正)programatnonprofitTewaWomenUnited,toldTheGuardian.

Amaranthisactuallyagrain,likebuckwheat(蕎麥),andnativetoMesoamerica,aregionincludingsouthernMexicoandmanycountiesinCentralAmerica.Itsseedisahighlynutritioussourceofprotein,vitaminsandminerals.It’sprovedtobeanattractiveproductforhealth-conscious(注意健康的)shoppers.

AsingleamaranthplantproduceshundredsofseedsandcanbegrowninawidevarietyofclimatesandcountriesfromIndia,China,SoutheastAsia,WestAfricaandtheCaribbean.GrowingamaranthhasalsoprovidedadegreeofeconomicindependenceforindigenousfarmersinGuatemalaandtheUS,accordingtoTheGuardian.

It’sthisresiliencethatallowedtheplanttosurviveoverthecenturies,evenwhentheSpanisharrivedintheAmericasinthe16thcenturyandoutlawed(宣布......非法)amaranth.Evenafterfacinganear-extinctioneventinGuatemalawhenstateforcestargetedtheMayapeopleandburnedtheirfields,farmerspreservedtheiramaranthseedsbyhidingtheminjars(罐子)inthefieldandundertheirfloorboards.

“Whatwewantisforthewholeworldtoproducetheirownfood,”MariaAureliaXitumul,amemberofagriculturalcommunityQachuuAloom,toldTheGuardian.“Fortheseeds,distancedoesn’texist.Bordersdon’texist.”

Mostrecently,Xitumulsaidthatduringthepandemic,peoplewiththeirowngardens,especiallyinlockeddowncommunities,feltsecureknowingtheyhadcontrolovertheirfoodsupply,thankstoamaranth.

“Amaranthhascompletelychangedthelivesoffamiliesinourcommunities,notonlyeconomically,butspiritually,”addedXitumul.

Choosethebestanswer:1.Whatdoweknowaboutamaranth?

A.ItwasfoundinMesoamericainthe1970s.

B.ItmainlygrowsintheAmericasandEurope.

C.Itcontainsabundantvitaminsandminerals.

D.It’soneofthemostexpensivefoodsintheworld.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“resilience”inparagraph5probablymean?

A.Thequalityoftakingnutrientsfromotherplants.

B.Theabilitytoproducemanyseeds.

C.Thequalityofgrowingquicklyinextremeweather.

D.Theabilitytoadjusttodifferentenvironments.

3.WhatdoesXitumulpointout?

A.Plantsshouldbegrowninlinewithlocalconditions.

B.Countriesshouldworktogethertopromotetheseeds.

C.Amaranthgavepeopleasenseofsecurityduringlockdown.

D.Amaranthhelpedliftmanyfamiliesoutofpoverty.4.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A.Thevalueofamaranth.

B.Theoriginofamaranth.

C.Thepopularityofamaranth.

D.Thewideapplicationofamaranth.

B

OnSept15,thenightskyinCapeCanaveral,Florida,US,litupandtherumble(隆隆聲)ofenginesofa70-meter-tallFalcon9rocketsetoffcaralarms.AtopthatrocketwasagroupoffourciviliansinaSpaceXCrewDragonspacecraftpreparedtomakehistory.

ThisisthefirstmissiontoEarth’sorbitcrewedentirelybytourists,orthosenotprofessionallytrainedasastronauts.

Forthreedays,thefourciviliansaboardthespacecrafttraveledinorbitaroundEarthaspartofthemissiondubbed(被稱為)Inspiration4.Thenameofthemissionitselfisfitting.

Latelastyear,themissionleaderJaredIsaacman,abillionairetechentrepreneur,announcedthathewouldliketofundaspaceflightthatdifferedfromotherbillionairespacejourneys.HiswouldbepartofanefforttoraisefundsforStJudeChildren’sHospital.

“Heknewhewouldbeusingthoseseatstocarryouthismissionobjectiveofinspiringhumanitywhileraisingmoneyforchildren’scancerresearch,”ScientificAmericanwrote.InadditiontoIssacman,thecrewincluded29-year-oldHayleyArceneux,whoisnotonlyachildhoodcancersurvivor,butacurrentSt.Judephysicianassistant;SianProcotor,51,ageologist(地質學家)andcommunitycollegeteacher;andChrisSembroski,a42-year-oldlifelongspacefanwhogothisseatthroughanonlineraffle(抽獎活動),CNNreported.

ThisparticularDragonspacecraftdidnotvisittheInternationalSpaceStation,butitdidreach590kilometersaboveEarth.Thisis“higherthanthecurrentorbitoftheHubbleSpaceTelescope–analtitudethathumanshaven’treachedsincetheHubbleservicingmissionsduringthespaceshuttle(航天飛機)program”.

WhilethereiscertainlyalongwaytogobeforeSpaceXachievesitsgoalofferryingcivilianstoMarsatanaccessibleprice,thismissionisdefinitelymakingitsmarkonspacetravel–allforagoodcause.

AccordingtoCNN,atapressbriefingonSept14,SembroskitoldreportersthatjoiningtheInspiration4missionfeltlike“we’rewritingtherules,we’rebreakingacoupleofthemthatNASAusedtodemand...Wegettokindofdothingsourownway.”

Choosethebestanswer:1.WhatdoesthearticletellusaboutInspiration4?

A.It’sthefirstmissiontotakefourpeopletoEarth’sorbit.

B.ItaimstoreachtheorbitoftheHubbleSpaceTelescope.

C.Itiscrewedbybothtouristsandprofessionalastronauts.

D.Itaimstoinspirepeopleandraisefundsforahospital.2.WhatisadisadvantageofSpaceX?

A.Itsprice.

B.Itsequipment.

C.Itscarryingcapacity.

D.Itshighestflightaltitude.3.WhatdoesSembroskithinkofthemission?

A.Itistoorestrictive.

B.Itisdemanding.

C.Itisground-breaking.

D.Itisflexible.4.What’sthemainpurposeofthearticle?

A.Toencouragecivilianstotraveltospace.

B.Toreportonasignificantjourneytospace.

C.Tocomparedifferentspacejourneysinhistory.

D.TointroducetheadvantagesoftheDragonspacecraft.C

DoyouknowthattheCzechRepublicisamongthecountriesthatpossessthemostcastlesintheworld?Amongthose2,000castlesorchateaus(城堡)isHlubokaCastle.Eventhoughit’snotrankedintheUNESCOWorldHeritageSites,itsunbelievablebeautyattractsbothdomesticcitizensandforeigntourists.AfterlivinginPragueformorethansixyears,Iwasfinallyabletoorganizeatriptothisamazingcastlethissummer.

ItwasalovelysummerdaywhenmytwouniversityfriendsandIdecidedtotraveltoHlubokaCastle.Thecastleissituatedinatownofthesamename,HlubokanadVltavou,whichliesinthesouthpartofPrague.At7:30,weenteredthebusstationinthemaintrainstationofPrague,andaftertwoandhalfhours,wearrivedatourdestination.

Wewalkedabout10minutesfromthebusstationtothecitycenter.Therewehadtoclimbasmoothslopetoreachthecastle,duringwhichIcouldalreadyhearthehorses’hooves(蹄腳)andcarriagewheelsrollingacrosstheground.

WefirstsawanextensiveEnglishgardenwithalawnandcolorfulflowers.Thecastleitselfwasmagnificent(宏偉的).ItwasfirstbuiltinGothicstylebyKingPremyslOtakarIIinthe13thcentury.LaterpurchasedbythefamousGerman-Czechnoble(貴族的)houseSchwarzenberg,thecastlewasrebuiltseveraltimes.Thearchitecturalstylewaschangedfirsttobaroque(巴洛克風格)andlatertothesameromanticstyleasEngland’sWindsorCastle.

Thereareseveralroutesforsightseeing,butweonlychosetherouteforrepresentativerooms,whichcontainedthebedroom,diningroom,kids’theaterandlibrary.ItistypicalforCzechcastlestohaveaguidetoexplainthehistoryofthecastle,whichIappreciateverymuch.Thecastleisspecialinmanyareas.Itismostlydecoratedbyhugetapestries(掛毯)andjalousie(百葉窗)windows,whichareallwoodeninordertoprotectthecastle.Therearealsoarmories(軍械庫)storinghuntingweapons,armorandhorsesaddles(馬鞍).

Ihaveseenmanycastlesinmanycountries,butHlubokaCastlestillsurprisedme.Afterdiscussingwithmyfriends,Irealizedthatunlikeothercountries,Czechcastlesareusuallynotpossessedbykings,butnoblefamilies–suchasSchwarzenberg,whoduringtheirpeakperiodownednumerouscastlesonCzechland.IamamazedbytheinterestinghistoryandamazingviewsthatHlubokaprovided.

Choosethebestanswer:1.WhatcanwelearnaboutHlubokáCastle?

A.It’saUNESCOworldheritagesite.

B.Itsnamewasinspiredbyaking.

C.Itwasfirstbuiltinthe13thcentury.

D.ItisownedbythenoblefamilySchwarzenberg.2.WhatisthearchitecturestyleofHlubokáCastlecurrently?

A.Classical.

B.Gothic.

C.Baroque.

D.Romantic.

3.WhatimpressedtheauthoraboutHlubokaCastle?

A.Itslibrary.

B.Itsfurniture.

C.Itsarmories.

D.Itshistory.4.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthearticle?

A.TointroducethehistoryofHlubokáCastle.

B.TosharehertriptoHlubokáCastle.

C.ToencouragereaderstovisitHlubokáCastle.

D.TogiveadvicefortravelingtoHlubokáCastleD

Doyouoftenfeelthatyouaren’ttakinginasmuchofthejoyaroundyouasyoucould?

Irecentlycaughtmyselffeelingthisway,andbasedonasuggestionbyJohnHorton,co-author(合著者)ofTheInnerGameofStress,Iputmyselfona30-daylife-appreciationcourse.

Theonlyassignmenteachdaywastogooutsideandappreciatelife.

SoIstartedbytakinginthebeautyaroundme.Duringthefirstfewdays,Iwasabletoappreciatemysurroundings,althoughitwasanintellectualappreciation,notanemotionalone.

Afterthefirstweek,itwasmoreuncomfortabletolieinbedandthinkaboutthingsthanitwastogetupandseethemformyself.

Ifyouoftenwakeupfeelinganxiousordepressed,orifyoudon’tlookforwardtoeachday,thenyouneedtotrythiscourseforyourself.

It’saninnerworkoutthatyoucandoanywhere.Itmaynotchangeyourlife,butitwilladjustyourattitude,andthat’sprettyhelpfulinthiscrazyworld.

Ihavealwaysbelievedinendingthedayonapositivenotebywritingawordortwoinagratitudejournalandsayingsomethingsweettomywifeaboutthedayweshared.

Now,Ihaveanewmorninghabit.Ithasn’tchangedmyroutineonebit,butithaschangedthewayIlookattheworld.

Creatinganewhabitisn’taboutperfection–it’saboutgettingwhatyouwantbycreatingachangeinyourbehaviorandthinking.

Sonow,whileI’mmakingmycoffeeinthemorning,I’malsoappreciatingwhatIhave.

It’squick,fulfilling(令人滿足的)andamuchbetterwaytostartmydaythanlookingatmyphoneorcomputer.

Andbecauseofthis,myattitudeisbetter,asI’vealreadybegunmymorningonapositivenoteratherthanaproblematicone.

Theideahereisthatifyoucanappreciateyourlife,itactuallychangesthewayyoufeelaboutit.

Appreciationwillgiveyoumoreenergytolivethewayyouwouldliketolive.

Asameansofimprovingourmood,it’shighlyunderrated(被低估的).Theeasytaskofappreciatingwhatwehavesimplymakeslifebetter.

Choosethebestanswer:1.Howdidtheauthorfeelafterthelife-appreciationcourse?

A.Comfortable.

B.Excited.

C.Anxious.

D.Depressed.2.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhisnewmorninghabit?

A.Ithaschangedhisdailyroutine.

B.Ithasincreasedhisdesireforperfection.

C.Ithasimprovedhisphysicalhealth.

D.Ithaschangedhiswayofviewingtheworld.3.What’stheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthisarticle?

A.Torecommendalife-appreciationcoursetoreaders.

B.Toexplainwhyappreciationisoftenunderrated.

C.Toencouragereaderstobegratefulforlife.

D.Toadvisereaderstoliveahealthylifestyle.E

閱讀下面的短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

WhenIfirstarrivedinSantiago,Chile,andtookawalkaroundthecitycenter,oneofthefirstthingsInoticedwashowmanystraydogstherewere.

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tocross.Byeveryshoptherewasadogwaitingfor

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givenfoodandwaterbythepublic.Somepeopleeven

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jacketsforthedogsorputoutbedsforthemtosleepin.

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.Somepeoplebelievethatthe

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isgettingoutofcontrolandthatitis

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tohavesomanydogsonthestreets.Thedogscansometimescause

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suchascaraccidentsiftheyrunintotheroad.ManyChileansthinkthatallthestraydogsshouldbesterilized(使絕育)sothattheycannot

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.Othersthinkthatthestraydogpopulationshouldbeculled(i.e.reducingthepopulationbykillingthem).

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