人教版高考英语阅读理解真题训练20套含答案.docx

人教版高考英语阅读理解真题训练20套含答案一、阅读理解I noticed two male bluebirds. They appeared to be helping a female with a group of newly-born birds. I wanted to know if one of the males was an invader（入侵者）.This is the fun of bird watching - you never know when you'll find something exciting and unusual.Like 90% of the bird world, one male bluebird pairs with only one female, and together they raise a family. But sometimes a third adult shows up and helps the pair raise the young. Often it is a relative. The most likely reasons a lone bluebird becomes a "helper bird“ are that it either has lost its mate（酉己偶）or failed to get one during the mating season.Both the mated pair and the helper get some advantages when helping happens. Every time the helper brings food to the nest（巢），one of the parents is free to take care of its own needs for a few minutes. Helpers also protect the nest by driving away possible enemies. The helper's gain is less direct but equally valuable. He or she （helpers can be male or female） learns how to be a parent. Though raising babies is natural, skilled parents usually are more successful.The Florida scrub jay is a kind of bird living in the U.S. state of Florida. Many pairs of Florida scrub jays "have" one to six helpers. Usually the helpers are older children, and they do their job very well. Nests with helpers have 50% more young than nests without helpers （about half the jays don't use helpers）. Helping in scrub jays seems related to a shortage of nesting habitats. Young jays must wait for older birds to die to get a nest. During the time, they help raise their younger brothers and sisters.1. Why may a bluebird be a helper for other bird pairs? A. It has no mate of its own.B. It wants to be a parent itself.C. It wants to live in others9 nests.D. It is good at raising baby birds.2. What advantage does a helper bird get from being a helper?A. Practicing building nests.B. Being an experienced parent.C. Having its own needs satisfied.electronics packed inside. The fingers come close to copying the movements of human fingers, and they give instant response一the limb shakes when its fingers meet resistance, signaling that if you're holding something delicate (say, an egg or your child's hand) you should stop pressing hard. Electrodes (电极)in the base of the hand sense when you tighten existing muscles and use those signals to make the fingers move.Other prosthetics on the market tend to be expensive (up to $70,000). Akhtar says the Ability Hand costs $10,000 to $20,000, depending on the user's needs. While much of the hand is made from carbon fiber, many parts use materials which are both cheap and flexible. 27. What might be the reason why Akhtar founded Psyonic?A. His visit to Pakistan.B. His parents' support.C. His guilt about being poor.D. Medicare approval.28. What makes Psyonic's prosthetic limbs different from others?A. They are smart. B. They are cheap. C. They can last long. D. They can react quickly.29. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “delicate” inParagraph 3?A. Small in size.B. Difficult to hold.C , Easily damaged or broken.D. Extremely soft and smooth.30. What can be inferred about carbon fiber?A. It increases the cost.B. It meets the users' need.C. It is getting increasingly popular.D. It makes the product easy to bend.“I would say, no matter what people tell you, anything can happen." That's the message Internet singer Austin Mahone says at We Day, an event for young people in Canada.When he was 14, Austin and a friend began uploading pop songs to musical websites. “I was just doing it because we had nothing to do, living in a small town.”"I'd check different websites fbr the hottest songs, and I'd record my own videos J he explains. "Thafs how people began to find me online.His videos got millions of hits and he signed with a record company. The result was the release of Austin's first album, Junior Year, While it seems like a sudden rise for the teenager, Austin admits the early days were not always fun. He says a lot of people thought badly of him for posting his videos online. Yet this didn't put him off. "I kept working hard." And the hits on his videos kept coming.Austin 9s achievement and spirit make him a perfect fit fbr the message of We Day. After all, Free the Children, the creator of the event, was founded to “enable youth to make changes." Even Austin's unusual rise by way of the Internet fits with the way Free The children works and raises money.Because of Austin, his four million followers will learn about Free the Children. While Austin's presence certainly helps We Day, it's good fbr him, too. Austin gets to show himself as someone who volunteers his time and talent for a worthy cause and show that he cares about making the world a better place.31. Why did Austin put pop songs on musical websites?A. He was bored with his life there.B. To attract people's attention.C. To help advertise the songs.D. His friend asked him to do so.32. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Austin's sudden rise.B. People's dissatisfaction.C , The release of Junior Year.D. Signing with a record company.33. What Austin did at We Day.A. was a win-win situationB. set an example for all the singersC. first made him become known to the publicD. led many young people to be volunteersNo one can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if we read correctly the signs around us, we can tell what the more important changes in the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called weather forecasting.For many centuries and in all countries, people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting. Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain. That many people feel their joints（关节）hurt is a sign of wet weather. Some birds fly high if the weather is fine, but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows come in the evening. If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fine weather will continue. If a fog appears in the morning just above a river, then the day will be warm. If the sunset is mostly red in colour, then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come.Most of the above sayings have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.34. Which is true about weather forecasting?A. Weather forecasting is a way of telling what the weather will be like.B , Weather forecasting is a report about the weather.C. Weather forecasting is a sign of coming rain.D. People can change the weather forecasting.35. Which of the following can be used here to replace the underlined phrase "on the way”?A. continuingB. reducing.C. coming.D. disappearing.36. Which of the following signs can tell the weather will probably be rainy?A. Some birds fly high.B. A rainbow appears in the morning.C. The sunset is mostly red in colour.D. Fogs appear in the morning just above a river.37. The best title of the passage is.A. Weather forecasting plays an important role in our lifeB. Weather forecasting can bring people some signs of weatherC. Weather is forecasted only by eyes and brains.D. People can predict weather by experience in daily lifeSend us your joke, anecdote（ 轶 事 ）or story, and if we publish it in the magazine, well pay you as follows：My Story $ 500Personal stories beyond the call of daily life. They must be unpublished, original and less than 1,000 words. Click here to read more stories.Kindness of Strangers up to $ 250True accounts of good luck, inspiring acts for unexpected kindness and generosity, or just something someone did that made your day different or changed your life. 100一500 words. Click here to read more stories.Anecdotes and Jokes $ 50$ 250Funny things can happen at work and at home, especially when kids are around to pass comment. We may run your writing in Life's Like That, All in a Day's Work or As Kids See It, or as a short filler. Got a new joke? Send it in for Laughter, the Best Medicine. Click here to read more jokes.Send Us Your Punchline (妙语)So you think of yourself as a bit of a jokester? See if you can come up with punchline to this months joke.You Said ItIf you!d like to comment on something you saw in Reader's Digest magazine or on this website, this is the place to do it!Is It Just MeCan you be humorous about the trials and mysteries of modern life? Get it off your chest in 500 words. Click here to read more stories.38. This passage is written to.A. offer some wonderful stories to readersB. encourage people to write somethingC. show that making money is not difficultD. remind people that life is full of joy39. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. The magazine is mainly intended for entertainment.B. The more words you write; the more money you get.C. Anecdotes and Jokes isn't paid much attention to.D. New jokes can be sent in for Life's Like That.40. Where can you most probably see this passage?A. In a library.B. In a magazine.C. In a story book.D. On a website.Recently, there have been huge advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) programs that create art. The programs, which create artworks based on short descriptions, have amazed many people. They have also raised difficult questions.In April, NewsForK reported on Dall-E 2, a tool from OpenAL Dall-E 2 uses AIto create incredible paintings, photos, and other artworks in many different styles based on simple descriptions. Since then, OpenAI has changed its rules to allow anyone to sign up and use the tool. But it's still putting strong controls on the art that can be created.But now there are several other AI tools that work in similar ways. These new tools are free or cheap, and don't have some of Dall-E 2's limits. Midjoumey is a website that allows users to create images from short descriptions. Stable Diffusion is similar, but users can also run the program on their own computers.The new tools are entertaining and powerful. They allow people to quickly see almost any idea they can imagine, even if they aren't artists. For some creative workers, like those at companies that create ads or images, the tools allow them to quickly explore new ideas.Many artists are upset that they9re now competing against computers for attention, prizes一and jobs. Ifs hard for a single artist to compete against all the art and photography that have ever appeared on the Internet. In August, Jason Allen won first place at the Colorado State Fair with his picture Theatre D 'opera Spatial, which he created with Midjourney. That upset many people.The images and the descriptions used to train these AI programs were taken from theInternet. The training images were used without permission, which has raised questions about whether what these tools are doing is fair or legal.The creators of the training pictures haven't given permission for their images to be used, but their skills and talents are a huge part of what makes the new tools so successful.Some artists' groups say artists should get to decide if their work can be used by these tools.41. What should you do to create artworks with Dall-E 2 or Midjourney?A , Write a short article.B. Upload some photos.C. Draw simple pictures.D. Offer brief descriptions.42. How do many artists react to the new AI tools?A. They welcome them warmly.C. They are concerned about them.B. They accept them unwillingly.D. They are dissatisfied with them.43. What does the underlined word "That" in Paragraph 5 refer to?A. Jason Allen's winning the prize.B. Jason Allen's using Midjourney.C Jason Allen's creating a picture.D. Jason Allen's attracting attention.44. In which column of a website are we likely to read this passage?A. Business.B . Lifestyle.C. Science.D. Education.Table tennis may not seem a reasonable choice for someone with no arms一but Ibrahim Hamadtou doesn't believe in limits. The 48-year-old Egyptian Paralympian breaks the barrier （障碍）by holding the paddle （球拍）in his mouth and using his right foot to serve the ball.Hamadtou, who lost his arms in a train accident at the age of ten, was attracted to table tennis after being challenged by a friend. "I was once watching a match between two of my friends J Hamadtou explains. "They disagreed on a point, When I counted the point in favor of one of them, the other player told me, 'Mind your own business as you will never be able to play/ It was that comment that fired me up to decide to play table tennis.”It took Hamadtou three years to master the sport. He says the biggest challenge was working out the best way to control his body. "I was tiying first to use the bat under the arm, and I also tried using other things, which weren't working so well. Finally, I tried using my mouth. It took me nearly a year of practice to get used to holding the paddle with my mouth and making the serve. With practice and playing regularly, this skill was improved.”The Egyptian's impressive talent came to light in 2014 when he was awarded the best Arab Athlete of the year. He won a silver medal at the 2016 African Championships, qualified for his first Paralympics （残奥会）in 2016 at 43, and then again for the 2020 Tokyo Games at 48.The inspiring athlete says, “The disability is not in arms or legs but to give up in whatever you would like to do.”45. . Why did Hamadtou take up table tennis?A. He was interested in table-tennis.B. He was ready to encourage others.C. He was determined to prove himself.D. He got injured in a train accident.46. What was the most difficult for Hamadtou to play table tennis?A. Playing the game with the right body parts.B. Holding the paddle under his arm.C. Practicing strengthening his muscles.D. Serving the ball with his mouth.47. What can we learn about Hamadtou from the text?A. He realized his dream of winning a gold medal.B. He was awarded the best athlete in Africa.C. He won a medal in the 2020 Tokyo Games.D. He was recognized as a talented player at 41.48. . What might be the message the story wants to send to us?A. Success brings people happiness.B. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.C. Well begun is half done.D. Love breaks down barriers.Children are naturally curious about the world around them. When Chase Hansen was only 4 years old, he encountered homeless people for the first time while shopping with his dad at an outdoor mall in Salt Lake City, Nevada. It's no wonder that he had a lot of questions.“Chase looked at me and said, "Dad, who are these people?