2021年云南省高考英语总复习：阅读理解（附答案解析）.docx

2021年云南省髙考英语总复习:阅读理解1. A Japanese billionaire, Yusaku Maezawa, will be the first man to fly on a SpaceX rocket for an about seven - day trip around the moon as early as 2023, and he plans to bring six to eight artists along.Maezawa, 42, will have been the first moon traveller since the last US Apollo task in 1972. He paid a large amount of money for the trip. "Ever since I was a kid, I have loved the Moon, '* he said. "This is my lifelong dream."Maezawa is CEO of Japan's largest online fashion mall. He is the founder of ZOZO, a global company based in Japan where people can buy clothing online. His another hobby is collecting valuable works of modem art.His love for art led him to decide to invite artists to come along. He said, "I would like to invite six to eight artists from around the world to join me on this mission to the Moon. They will be asked to create something after they return to the earth. These masterpieces will inspire the people who have dreams. ”The first space tourist was Dennis Tito, an American businessman who in 2001 paid some 20 million dollars to fly on a Russian spaceship to the International space Station.SpaceX CEO Elon Musk described Maezawa as the bravest and best adventurer. "He stepped forward, " Musk added. "We are honored that he chose us. " Musk said he would not make known the price for the Moon trip, but said it would be "free for the artists"."This is dangerous, to be clear. This is no walk in the park, " Musk warned. "There is a chance something could go wrong."(1) According to the text, Yusaku Maezawa.A. will be the first space tourist in the worldB. owns the world's largest online fashion mallC. has dreamed of travelling to the moon since childhoodD. plans to spend seven days walking on the moon(2) What made Maezawa decide to invite some artists to come along ? A. His strong love for art.B His dream of becoming an artist.C. His hobby of collecting rocket models.D. His idea of making a meaningful journey.（3） What will the artists be expected to do according to the text? A. Create unusual art works after the journey.B. Pay for their own journey.C. Explore their imagination in space.D. Inspire people to become dreamers.（4） What Musk said in the last paragraph mean.A. tourists might go in a wrong directionB. tourists might lose their livesC. tourists are sure of their safetyD. tourists have a chance to live in space2. One day, gardeners might not just hear the buzz of bees among their flowers, but the whirr of robots, too. Scientists have managed to turn an unassuming drone （无人机）into a remote - controlled pollinator （授粉媒介）by attaching horsehairs coated with a special, sticky gel （凝胶）to its underbelly （下腹部）.Animal pollinators are needed for the reproduction of 90% of flowering plants and one third of human food crops. Chief among those are bees - but many bee populations in the United States have been in sharp decline in recent decades. Thus, the decline of bees isn*t just worrisome because it could damage ecosystems, but also because it could disrupt agriculture and economy. People have been trying to come up with replacement techniques, but none of them are especially effective yet.Scientists have thought about using drones, but they haven't figured out how to make free - flying robot insects that can rely on their own power source without being attached to a wire. "It's very tough work, " said senior author Eijiro Miyako, a chemist at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. His particular contribution to the field involves a gel, one he'd considered a mistake 10 years before and stuck in a storage cabinet （储物本巨）. When it was rediscovered a decade later, it hadn't dried up or degraded at all. "I was so surprised because it still had high viscosity, “ Miyako said.The chemist noticed that when dropped, the gel absorbed an impressive amount of dust from the floor. Miyako realized this material could be very useful for picking up pollen (花 粉). He and his colleagues chose a drone and attached horsehairs to its smooth surface to copy a bee*s fuzzy body. They coated those horsehairs in the gel, and then controlled the drones over lilies, where they would pick up the pollen from one flower and then deposit the pollen at another one, thus fertilizing it.The scientists looked at the hairs under a scanning electron microscope and counted up the pollen grains attached to the surface and found that the drones whose horsehairs had been coated with the gel had about 10 times more pollen than those that had not been coated with the gel.Miyako does not think such drones would replace bees altogether, but could simply help bees with their pollinating duties. There's a lot of work to be done before that's a reality, however. Small drones will need to become more controllable and energy efficient, as well as smarter, with better GPS and artificial intelligence.(1) What does the underlined word "viscosity" in Para.3 probably mean? A. hardness.B. stickiness.C. flexibility.D. purity.(2) We can learn from the passage that.A. bees disrupt both agriculture and economyB. scientists have invented self - powered robot insectsC. bees in the United States are dying out.D. Miyako found the special feature of the gel by chance(3) A drone works best in picking up pollen when.A. its body is made like a bee'sB . its GPS works more efficientlyC. some flowers are coated with the gelD. horsehairs with the gel are attached to it(4) According to Eijiro Miyako, the dronesA are not yet ready fbr practical useB. may eventually replace bees in the futureC. are much more efficient than bee pollinatorsD. can provide a solution to economic depression3. Heads up! Across the country, sports injuries are a safety concern fbr young athletes. Now, the American Medical Association (AMA) has a new set of guidelines aimed at protecting players from the danger of concussions - serious injuries caused by a blow to the head."By raising awareness of the serious risks associated with concussions and ensuring that the appropriate guidelines are in place, we can reduce the number of young athletes who may return to the game too soon, which can put their health at further risk, "said AMA Board Member Jack Resneck Jr M. D. in a statement.The policy recommends that young athletes who may have a concussion be taken off the field as soon as possible. Then, they are only to return to their sport with a doctor's written approval. The policy also sets age - specific rules for health care professionals and athletic organizations in evaluating and caring fbr concussions.According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a concussion is a type of traumatic (仓伤) brain injury caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head or hit to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. This type of movement can cause the brain to bounce around or twist inside the skull (颅骨). It can damage brain cells and create chemical changes in the brain.The CDC says that between 1.6 million and 3.8 million traumatic brain injuries caused by sports and recreation - related activities occur in the U. S. every year. A study from the Center tor Injury Research and Policy showed that as many as 40% of high school athletes return to playing before they should. The AMA's new guidelines should help to bring those numbers down.(1) Why does the AMA set the new guidelines? A. To raise safety standards of sports.B. To protect athletes from concussions.C. To set rules for health care evaluation.D. To help players return to the game quickly.(2) What should young athletes who may have a concussion do? A. Avoid using the head.B. Leave the field forever.C. Get treatment in time.D. Switch to another sport.(3) What is paragraph 4 mainly about? A. What a concussion is.B. What causes damage to brain cells.C. How the CDC works.D. How a concussion can be prevented.(4) Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. Rules for Safer PlayB. Sports Injuries in the USC. Advice to AthletesD. New Policies for Doctors4. Some parents will buy any high - tech toy if they think it will help their child, but researchers said puzzles help children with math - related skills.Psychologist Susan Levine, an expert on mathematics development in young children at the University of Chicago, found children who play with puzzles between ages 2 and 4 later develop better spatial skills. Puzzle play was found to be a significant predictor of cognition (认知)after controlling for differences in parents' income, education and the amount of parent talk, Levine said.The researchers analyzed video recordings of 53 child - parent pairs during everyday activities at home and found children who play with puzzles between 26 and 46 months of age have better spatial skills when assessed at 54 months of age."The children who played with puzzles performed better than those who did not, on tasks that assessed their ability to rotate (旋转)and translate shapes, " Levine said in a statement.The parents were asked to interact with their children as they normally would, and about half of the children in the study played with puzzles at one time. Higher - income parents tended to have children play with puzzles more frequently, and both boys and girls who played with puzzles had better spatial skills. However, boys tended to play with more complex puzzles than girls, and the parents of boys provided more spatial language and were more active during puzzle play than the parents of girls.The findings were published in the journal Developmental Science.(1) In which aspect do children benefit from puzzle play? A. Building confidence.B. Developing spatial skills.C. Learning self - control.D. Gaining high - tech knowledge.(2) What did Levine take into consideration when designing her experiment? A , Parents' age.B. Children's imagination.C. Parents' education.D. Child - parent relationship.(3) How do boys differ from girls in puzzle play? A. They play with puzzles more often.B. They tend to talk less during the game.C. They prefer to use more spatial language.D. They are likely to play with tougher puzzles.(4) What is the text mainly about? A. A mathematical method.B. A scientific study.C. A woman psychologist.D. A teaching program.5. With the young unable to afford to leave home and the old at risk of isolation (孤独)，more families are choosing to live together.The doorway to peace and quiet, for Nick Bright at least, leads straight to his mother - in-law： she lives on the ground floor, while he lives upstairs with his wife and their two daughters.Four years ago they all moved into a three - storey Victorian house in Bristol - one of a growing number of multigenerational families in the UK living together under the same roof. They share a front door and a washing machine, but Rita Whitehead has her own kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and living room on the ground floor."We floated the idea to my mum of sharing a house, “ says Kathryn Whitehead. Rita cuts in： "We spoke more with Nick because I think it's a big thing for Nick to live with his mother -in - law.”And what does Nick think? "From my standpoint, it all seems to work very well. Would I recommend it? Yes, I think I would."It's hard to tell exactly how many people agree with him, but research indicates that the numbers have been rising for some time. Official reports suggest that the number of households with three generations living together had risen from 325, 000 in 2001 to 419, 000 in 2013.Other varieties of multigenerational family are more common. Some people live with their elderly parents； many more adult children are returning to the family home, if they ever left. It is said that about 20% of 25 - 34 - year - olds live with their parents, compared with 16% in 1991. The total number of all multigenerational households in Britain is thought to be about 1.8 million.Stories like that are more common in parts of the world, where multigenerational living is more firmly rooted. In India, particularly outside cities, young women are expected to move in with their husband's family when they get married.(1) Who mainly uses the ground floor in the Victorian house in Bristol? A. Nick.B. Rita.C. Kathryn.D. The daughters.(2) What is Nick's attitude towards sharing the house with his mother - in - law? A. Positive.B. Carefree.C. Tolerant.D. Unwilling.(3) What is the author's statement about multigenerational family based on? A. Family traditions.B. Financial reports.C. Published statistics.D. Public opinions.(4) What is the text mainly about? A. Lifestyles in different countries.B. Conflicts between generations.C. A housing problem in Britain.D. A rising trend of living in the UK.6. After the cure of pneumonia, Wuhan Dad reread the letter his daughter left at the bedside, tears filled his eyes. In the second vlog series, make a video call to a friend in Wuhan, China Daily reporter Xiao Peng interviewed three Wuhan residents by video and phone, among whom three have just been released from isolation. Their lives have been transformed by pneumonia (肺炎) caused by the new coronavirus (冠状病毒).The first interviewee was Tian Fuxin from Wuhan. He was admitted to hospital on January 20 and discharged from hospital on January 30 after 10 days of isolation treatment.“When I was admitted to hospital, I was very anxious. But after a few days I was OK. And if you're infected by the novel coronavirus, the government covers your medical expenses. Our meals are the same as the doctors' and nurses"."Every time I saw them in their protective gear, I felt moved because I know that stuff must be awful to wear, with goggles fogged up and so on. I can't thank them enough. Those patients who were discharged early like us are very grateful to the people who helped us, because without them, it's hard to say how we could have survived."Worried about his daughter's safety, the family had her back to the university in Shanghai before the closure. She was quarantined in Shanghai on the first day of the lunar New Year and was recently confirmed to be well enough to end the quarantine. The daughter left her father a letter in which she read between the lines her guilt not being able to accompany him and her love for him."I can't look after you every time you are in hospital. I was right with you> though I didn't realize how ill you were. Nothing could be done except get away. " "Dad, I love you. After growing up, I think I've never said that. You must hold on. I can't live without you, Dad. " "Don't be pessimistic. Little psychological tricks are helpful. You have to tell yourself I am feeling better.Because of infectious virus as well as its outbreak Tian Fuxin fell ill, expe