浙江专用2022高考英语二轮复习阅读提速练二.doc
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1、阅读提速练(二) (建议用时:30分钟)阅读理解(共两节,总分值35分)第一节(共10小题;每题2.5分,总分值25分)阅读以下短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最正确选项。A(2022杭州一中模拟)Josh Morrison, 17, dreamed of raising $100,000 to build a home for a lowincome family. After years of hard work, his dream has come true. The house is now in the early stages of building.Six ye
2、ars ago, Josh and his dad went into a Habitat for Humanity Restore, a home improvement store and donation center run by the nonprofit organization. They were there to buy a sink. Josh, then 11, also noticed a collection of pennies. “I instantly felt the urge to help out with that, he said. Josh set
3、a fundraising(筹款) deadline of four years. Many people doubted whether he could reach his goal of $100,000, but it didnt shake his faith. He raised money at his school and other nearby schools. He collected money from neighbors, got publicity from local newspapers, and placed cans in stores so that p
4、eople could donate extra change.Joshs fundraising efforts began to produce results. Still, there were challenges. Four months before his deadline, he was $30,000 short. He decided to hold a Family Fun Fair and Spaghetti Dinner event in Uxbridge, which is in the province of Ontario. The event raised
5、$19,000.“I didnt care how long it took me, Josh said. “I would raise $100,000. With three weeks left, a company called Joshs house, offering to donate $18,000. Eventually, Josh reached a total of $124,000 before his deadline. “The_momentum_just_kept_going,_and we decided to do more, he said. “Joshs
6、Penny House is being built by Habitat for Humanity Restore in the city of Oshawa, along with 24 new townhouses. Josh has helped with some of the construction, as have other volunteers. He will choose the family that moves into the unit.Next year, the 17yearold will head to college in British Columbi
7、a, Canadas westernmost province. As a 11yearold kid when starting fundraising, Josh was able to send a powerful message across the world. No matter how old you are, if you have a dream and are willing to do anything to achieve it, it can come true.1Which word can best describe Josh Morrison in parag
8、raph 2?AStraightforward.BOpenminded.CDetermined.DCautious.2What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 mean?AHis project became more popular.BHe received continuous donations.CThe result was beyond expectations.DHe got more support from the company.3What will be the best title of the text?AAn A
9、stonishing FundraiserBA Boy with a Warm HeartCKindness from a CompanyDThe Penny House DreamBBritain faces social problems as lots of people are set to lose their jobs in technological revolution, the Bank of Englands chief economist warned.Andy Haldane said the socalled Fourth Industrial Revolution
10、will make the machine replace humans to do thinking things. The dark side of the change could be a much bigger breakdown of employment than in Victorian times, with professions such as accountancy(会计) among those at risk.A report by the accountancy firm PwC last month warned that more than 7 million
11、 jobs in Britain would lose over the next 20 years as technological change sweeps through workplaces.The majority of these jobs are in the retail, transport and manufacturing industries. However, other traditional professional sectors could also be at serious risk.Economists treat the arrival of inc
12、reasingly intelligent computers and robots as the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The first was the shift from agriculture to urban societies. The second saw the widespread use of electricity and steel, and the third was the digital revolution when computers, the Internet and mobile phones were develo
13、ped.Mr.Haldane said the hollowingout(空洞化) experienced in the past years could be on a greater scale in the future, so it is important to learn the lessons of history and insure that people are given training to take advantage of new opportunities.“Jobs were effectively taken by machines of various t
14、ypes, and there was a hollowingout of the job market, which left many people for a long period out of work and struggling to make a living, Haldane added. “That heightened social and financial tensions, and led to a rise in inequality. This is the dark side of technological revolution.“That hollowin
15、gout is going to be potentially on a much greater scale in the future, when we have machines thinking and doing the cognitive and technical skills of humans. Mr. Haldane said professions like accountancy could be among those hardest hit by the rise of AI. But he suggested economists could escape.4Wh
16、at is the dark side mentioned in the text?AThe hollowingout has become a major social problem.BLess and less people have the desire to learn accountancy.CIntelligent computers and robots decrease good workers.DThe technological revolution causes people to lose jobs.5Why are economists the lucky dog
17、in the new technological revolution?AThe study about economy is at a low level.BEconomists work on a traditional professional job.CThere is no machine that can work as an economist.DEconomists have the chance to avoid technological revolution.6What attitude did Haldane have toward the future employm
18、ent?APositive.BAggressive.CCritical.DWorried.CWere often reminded of the importance of preserving the planet as we see it for future generationsand children at St Oswalds CE Primary School Chester certainly agree.Nineyearold Isobel Kelleher from the schools Hummingbirds class thinks adults need to t
19、ake note. “Sometimes they can be busy and I dont think they think they can make a difference, but if everyone does a little bit it all adds up, she tells HuffPost UK. “We started looking at plastic pollution in our oceans and the things like plastic bags that are polluting them, she says. “Fish can
20、eat the plastic and they can die, or we might even eat the fish ourselves.Mr. Timms, Isobels teacher, has been spearheading a new project at the school which lets children loose creatively to raise awareness of the need to be more environmentally friendly. The entire Hummingbirds class, which is mad
21、e up of 9and 10yearold pupils, has been busy writing poems and creating online video advertisements to warn adults about the serious situation of our oceans and wildlife.Mr. Timms thinks children have an important role to play in teaching us how to take care of the things around us. “We sometimes ov
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