外研版版高考英语阅读理解真题训练20套含答案.docx

外研版版高考英语阅读理解真题训练20套含答案一、阅读理解Nelle Harper Lee was bom on April 28, 1926. Since Lee's mother was mentally ill, she was raised by her father. She became very close to her father.The naughty Lee loved reading, and would make up stories with Truman, her neighbour who was two years older than her. Seeing her daughter's imagination, Lee's father gave her a typewriter.Before her final year in the university of Alabama, Lee dropped out to become a writer. She moved to New York City where her childhood friend Truman was already established as a famous writer. While there, she worked on her first book-To Kill a Mockingbird. It won her the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was made into an Academy Award winning movie the following year. To Kill a Mockingbird tells the story of 6-year-old Scout and her brother who live in the town of Maycomb, Alabama with their single father Atticus. Atticus is a lawyer who defends the blacks. At a young age, Scout is exposed to the terrors of segregation. Then, in 2014, the first draft of a new book-Go Set a Watchman was discovered among Lee's papers. It is the story of 26-year-old Scout who returns to Maycomb to visit her father. She is shocked to find her father a changed man. Atticus has turned into a segregationist! The story shows the mixed feelings Scout has fbr the changes that have taken place in her hometown and father.A loner fbr most of her life, Lee stayed unmarried, preferring to lead a small town life. On February 19, 2016, Lee passed away at the age of 89.1. What can we learn about Lee?A. She became a professional writer at college.B. She developed a gift fbr writing in childhood.C. She was persuaded to become a writer by Truman.D. She got interested in writing after getting a typewriter. 2. What did the characters Lee described show?A. Her love fbr writing stories.B. The effect of having an ill mother.C. Her experience of living in a small town. D. Her childhood relationship with her father.Amaranth is actually a grain, like buckwheat （葬麦），and native to Mesoamerica, a region including southern Mexico and many counties in Central America. Its seed is a highly nutritious source of protein, vitamins and minerals. It's proved to be an attractive product for health-conscious shoppers.A single amaranth plant produces hundreds of seeds and can be grown in a wide variety of climates and countries from India, China, Southeast Asia, West Africa and the Caribbean. Growing amaranth has also provided a degree of economic independence for indigenous farmers in Guatemala and the US, according to The Guardian.It's this resilience that allowed the plant to survive over the centuries, even when the Spanish arrived in the America in the 16th century and outlawed （宣布非法）amaranth.Even after facing a near-extinction event in Guatemala when state forces targeted the Maya people and burned their fields, farmers preserved their amaranth seeds by hiding them in jars in the field and under their floorboards.“What we want is fbr the whole world to produce their own food J Maria Aurelia Xitumul, a member of agricultural community Qachuu Aloom, told The Guardian. "For the seeds, distance doesn't exist. Borders don't exist.”Most recently, Xitumul said that during the pandemic, people with their own gardens, especially in locked down communities, felt secure knowing they had control over their food supply, thanks to amaranth."Amaranth has completely changed the lives of families in our communities, not only economically, but spiritually,“ added Xitumul.29. What do we know about amaranth?A. It was found in Mesoamerica in the 1970s.B It mainly grows in the Americas and Europe.C. It contains abundant vitamins and minerals.D. It's one of the most expensive foods in the world.30. What does the underlined word “resilience“ in paragraph 5 probably mean?A. The quality of taking nutrients from other plants.B. The ability to produce many seeds.C. The quality of growing quickly in extreme weather.D. The ability to adjust to different environments. 31. What does Xitumul point out?A. Plants should be grown in line with local conditions.B. Countries should work together to promote the seeds.C. Amaranth gave people a sense of security during lockdown.D. Amaranth helped lift many families out of poverty.32. What is the best title of the article?A. The value of amaranth.B. The origin of amaranth.C. The popularity of amaranth.D. The wide application of amaranth.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（认矢口）after controlling fbr differences in parents9 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 J Levine said in a statement.The parents were asked to interact with their children as they normally would, and about half of 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 parents of girls.The findings were published in the journal Developmental Science.33. 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.34. What did Levine take into consideration when designing her experiment?A. Parents9 age.C. Parents" education.B. Children's imagination.D Child-parent relationship.35. How do boy 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.36. What is the text mainly about?A. A mathematical method.B. A scientific study.C. A woman psychologistD. A teaching program.French fries and chips are commonly eaten around the world. However, a growing global potato shortage is limiting french fry orders in various countries.The coronavirus pandemic and extreme weather have caused supply chain break, which has led to a number of popular items, including cream cheese, going short. Potatoes are the latest items to join the list.In Japan, McDonald's locations stopped offering large and medium-size french fry orders in late December. Pandemic-related supply chain issues and floods in the Port of Vancouver in British Columbia delayed potato shipments.Days later, South Africa's leading makers of potato chips warned that potatoes were in disturbingly short supply. A bad frost and too much rainfall led to low local yields. Global sourcing shortages were already a problem.In Kenya this January, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) locations took french fries off of their menus. Shipping delays caused by the pandemic held up containers full of potatoes for more than a month. KFC allowed customers to swap in other menu items in place of fries in combo meals (套餐).Jacques Theunissen, KFC's chief executive fbr East Africa, told a Kenyan newspaper that it could not easily switch to Kenyan local potatoes because of global quality standards. “All suppliers need to go through the global quality assurance approval process, “ he said.The United States are among the world's top potato producers. However, in 2021, U. S. fanners had to destroy millions of potatoes. Lockdowns and stay-at- home orders led to a sharp decline in demand, including from restaurants. Being the USA's largest overseas market for potatoes sent by ship from North America, McDonald's in Japan said it was considering flying in potatoes to meet demand until the backup in Vancouver was resolved. However, heavy snow in early January further delayed shipments. After, the company announced that it would be sticking with its small-order maximum for at least another month.37. Which is the BEST definition of the underlined word "yield"?A. quantities produced.B. harvests delayed.C. crops destroyed.D. farms created.38. How did shipping delays affect KFC in Kenya?A. They caused KFC to limit the number of potatoes people could buy.B. They caused KFC to give customers other items instead of potatoes.C. They caused KFC to establish a new quality assurance process.D. They caused KFC to start buying potatoes from local farms.39. According to the article, why did U. S. farmers destroy their potatoes?A. Much of their potato crop was affected by a plant disease.B. Stay-at-home orders led to a decrease in demand fbr potatoes.C. Flooding at the Port of Vancouver prevented the shipment of U. S. goods.D. McDonald's restaurants in Japan allowed people to order only small fries.40. What is the main idea of the article?A. Supply chain has broken due to bad weather.B. Supply chain break has caused Kenya's KFC to use local potatoes.C. Shipping delays has made the USA's farmers destroy their potatoes.D. A growing global potato shortage is affecting french fries from Japan to Kenya.Frank Lloyd Wright was the champion of organic architecture, a style of building meant to harmonize with nature. But I'm not sure harmonizing with chipmunks small American animals similar to squirrels with black lines on their fur was what he had in mind.During my years with the US National Park Service, I spent six months working in a visitor center designed by Wright's firm. Several other employees and I staffed the park'sphone and radio system from a room in the basement.I was sitting at my desk when I first heard a sound in the suspended ceiling. Dark shapes moved fast across the light panel （光板）above my head. Moments later, they ran back in the opposite direction, leaving me with an impression of noses and tails, each tail followed by another nose. It was like watching a shadow puppet （皮影）perfonnance, but with real animals.“Baby chipmunks J a fellow told me. "They live in the ceiling.”After four summers working in the parks, I had grown accustomed to sharing indoor space with wildlife. Chipmunks in the workplace even seemed to be a joy; their behaviors provided a bit of stress relief on difficult days.As summer progressed, the shadows chasing each other across our lights grew bigger. Their movement across the light panels had become more of an athletic running.I had just answered a call one day when I heard a loud sound, and a ceiling panel fell down on my head. I dropped the phone as I fell out of my office chair, looking up just in time to see a brown tail disappear over the gap in the ceiling.I pulled myself off the carpet, laughing with my co-workers, and noticed the phone hanging over the side of the desk. I picked up the phone, preparing to explain the crash, the scream, the dropped phone, and the laughing to the listener who was about to visit the park.'Tm sorry, but you're not going to believe what just happened/9I don't think he did.41. What does the author probably do?A. He's a visitor.B. He's a biologist.C. He's an architect.D. He's a consultant.42. What were the chipmunks doing when the author found them fbr the first time?A. They were chasing each other.B. They were making their home.C. They were jumping onto the lights.D. They were climbing up to the ceiling.43. How did the author feel about seeing chipmunks in his office?A. Scared.B. Curious.C. Pleased.D. Shocked.44. What was the main cause of the accident when the author was making a phone call?A. The chipmunks were fighting on the panel.B. The panel couldn't bear the chipmunks' weight.C. Something hit the ceiling from high above.D. The suspended ceiling was not firm.45. Who was the author talking to over the phone?A. One of his friends.B. Frank Lloyd Wright.C , A future park visitor.D. One of his colleagues.A South Korean company is operating the country's largest indoor "smart fknrT inside a former road tunnel （隧道）.The farm produces fruits and vegetables hydroponically （水培）， which means the plants do not grow in the ground. Instead, they grow on vertical （垂直） equipment that provides a continuous flow of water.There are other vertical smart famis in South Korea. But this one, built by the company NextOn about 200 kilometers south of Seoul, is the nation's biggest. It is also one of the largest indoor vertical farms in the world, with a total area of 2, 300 square meters. But what makes the farm even more unusual is the fact that it sits inside a huge tunnel. The tunnel was built in 1970 for one of South Korea's first major highways, but it closed down in 2002. NextOn signed an agreement with the government to take over the tunnel and turn it into a high-tech farm.NextOn officials say the tunnel environment provides ideal conditions fbr an indoor fann. It keeps a steady temperature of between 10 and 22 degrees Celsius. The tunnel s also completely dark, making it easier to provide exactly the night amount of artificial light.The farming system can produce more than 60 different kinds of fruits and vegetables. The company said foods produced in the indoor farm are also healthier since harmful chemicals are not necessary to prevent large insect attacks. It can be difficult, though, for smart fanners to make a profit because of the high cost of building and operating. But NextOn said it cut its building costs in half by using the former tunnel and developing its own lighting and water systems. These technologies reduced water and energy use and the need fbr workers. Sensors also measure things such as temperature, light and air quality.In South Korea, indoor vertical farming is seen as a possible solution to crop damage related to extreme weather that could get worse due to climate change. The country's farming industry has also been hurt by shortages of land and workers.The company says it plans to expand its farm inside the tunnel in the near future to begin growing even more kinds of fruits, as well as plants used for medical purposes.46. What does paragraph 2 manly talk about?A. The advantages of smart farms.B. How special the smart farm of NextOn is.C. What role NextOn plays