(浙江选考)2019版高考英语大二轮复习 专题一 阅读理解提升练5.pdf

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1、阅读理解提升练阅读理解提升练( (五五) )A A（2018浙江余姚中学高三押题卷一)Suppose that you，a college student of somewhat limited means,are in themarket for a used pickup truck.The following ad in a local used car publicationcatches your eyes.2013 Ford Ranger,bilk,4WD,a/c,AM/FM/cass。，showroom condition.Call 2051234 after 5 p。m。Thi

2、s is exactly the kind of vehicle you want,so you call to inquire about theprice。The price you are quoted over the phone is $2，000 lower than the pricefor this model with this equipment listed in a used car guidebook。Instead ofbeing overjoyed,however,you are suspicious。For many products，when you must

3、 pay less than the going rate，you believeyou are getting a great deal.This is not necessarily the case for used cars orother durable goods （washing machines and television sets,for example） becausewith expensive productsor，what is essentially the same thing,products withhigh replacement costsyou mus

4、t be particularly careful about getting a“lemon ”，or a product of substandard quality.In addition to asking the price，the age of a caror any other consumerdurableis a factor when you are trying to determine whether a seller isattempting to unload a lemon.While people have all sorts of reasons for wa

5、ntingto sell their cars-even relatively new carsmost people hold off until they haveput many thousands of miles on a car or until the used car is several yearsold.You would probably be as suspicious of a car that is “too new” as you woulda car that is “too good” a deal。In fact，you are probably willi

6、ng to pay ahigh price for a high-quality used car。While this price would certainly beacceptable to the seller，the competitive market might not facilitate suchtrades。1 1。According to the passage,why will you feel suspicious rather than overjoyedwhen you find a product of an unexpectedly low price？A。B

7、ecause the product is probably not the exact kind you want.B.Because you dont believe you can really get a good deal in the second-handmarket.C。Because you are afraid that you might get a lemon unloaded by the seller.D。Because you are actually willing to pay a higher price for the product.2 2.Which

8、of the following items might be a “lemon” referred to in the passage？A。Some rotting fruit。B。A brand new washing machine.C。A secondhand TV set of high quality.D.A lightvan of low quality。3 3。When you are looking for a proper used car in the market，you should.A。take the age of the car into considerati

9、onB.always put the quality of the car at priorityC。consider the age as well as the price of the carD.consider how many miles the car has runB B（2018浙江学军中学高考冲刺）Lack of electricity and resources in disadvantaged regions around the worldmeans no centrifuge （离心机） in medical labs。Now，a simple new 20-cent

10、invention could change all that。Its based on an unusual source of inspiration：the whirligig（陀螺）.Manu Prakash is a physical biologist at Stanford and the inventor of the newproduct。When he visited Uganda in 2013 he found that the clinics had neithercentrifuges nor the electricity to power them.He rea

11、lized that he needed todesign a human-powered centrifuge that costs less than a cup of coffee。When hereturned to Stanford,Prakash began brainstorming ideas with his assistant,SaadBhamla.They quickly concentrated on toys like yoyos and whirligigs。“One night I was playing with a button and string。And

12、out of curiosity，Iset up a high-speed camera to see how fast a button whirligig would spin.Icouldnt believe my eyes，” Bhamla recalled.The button was spinning at 10，000to 15,000 revolutions per minute (rpm).The pair began designing small handpowered centrifuges based on thewhirligig principle。Their f

13、inal model was the Paperfuge。It spins at 125,000rpm，the same as a centrifuge costing $1，000 to $5，000.The Paperfuge is made of a disk of paper coated in a polymer(聚合物).The diskis attached to two pieces of wood or PVG pipe via strings。When the strings arepulled，the disk in the middle spins。This acts

14、as a centrifuge for a bloodsample attached to the center of the disk。The team describes their work in thejournalNature Biomedical Engineering.Once the blood is separated，it needs to be examined by amicroscope.Luckily,several years ago Prakash also created the Foldscope.It is a$1 paper microscope wit

15、h optical quality similar to conventional microscopes thatwill begin distribution this year。4 4。Why did Manu Prakash invent the Paperfuge？A。To help the clinics in Uganda。B.To make traditional toys popular again。C。To make it affordable for poor areas。D.To transport electricity more conveniently.5 5.W

16、hich of the following words can best describe Manu Prakash?A.Creative and sympathetic.B.Ambitious and determined.C。Brave and considerate。D。Sensitive and modest。6 6.What does Paragraph 5 mainly tell us about the Paperfuge？A.How much it costs。B。How it works。C.What it is made of。D。Where it is applied.C

17、 CDo you feel lucky?You probably dont.You may think youve got where you aretoday through willpower and hard work。We tend to overlook lucks role,and thisseems to get worse the richer we get;surveys show that the wealthiest are leastlikely to owe their fortunes to good fortune。Many such people oppose

18、taxation(税收) and government spending：why should others get a handout(救济品） if theydont need one?More often than not,they vote against the very policies thathelped them get lucky to begin with。In a recent Atlantic essay,Robert Frank，aneconomist who has studied attitudes to chance,quoted(引用） EB White：“

19、Luck isnot something you can mention in the presence of selfmade men。However，if we see this just as a problem of the super-rich people,we may letthe rest of us off too easily。Anyone living in a highly developed economy isalready the one who benefits from luck。In fact,we are lucky to have been bornhu

20、man.You might have been a battery hen,or a mayfly with only one day to live.Our blindness to such truths isnt only because were selfabsorbed butalso we attach more significance to things that are easier to call to mind.Itsnot hard to recall countless times when you put in the effort to succeed：strug

21、gling through university finals,preparing for job interviews,tolerating along-distance travel to work。On the other hand，its rather difficult torealize youre privileged-like not being born in a war zone，or beforeantibiotics(抗生素），and so forth.7 7。What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?A

22、.Self-made men dont like to be talked about.B。Successful people owe their achievements to luck。C.Successful people tend to overlook the role of luck.D.Selfmade men are more likely to show off their fortune.8 8.According to the author，you are fortunate if you are not.A。struggling through university f

23、inalsB.preparing for interviewsC。tolerating a long distance travelD。living in a war zone9 9。Which of the following might be the best title for the text?A。Luck Is a Blessing。B。We Are Lucky。C。How to Be Lucky.D.Who Is Lucky?阅读理解提升练（五)A A【语篇导读】 本文是一篇议论文,主要讲述了我们在购买商品时要注意不要被“价格低廉”所迷惑，要注意鉴别商品的真实性.1 1.C细节理解

24、题.由第三段最后一句中的“you must be particularly careful aboutgetting a lemon，or a product of substandard quality”可知，你必须特别注意买到“柠檬,即劣质品，因此 C 项为正确答案。2 2。D词义猜测题。本文中“柠檬”指劣质品，故选 D 项，意为“一辆劣质的轻型货车”。3 3。C细节理解题。由最后一段第一句可知，汽车或耐用消费品买主通常考虑两个因素,一是 price,二是 age,故选 C 项。B B【语篇导读】本文是说明文，介绍了美国斯坦福大学的 Manu Prakash 发明的一种简易的离心机装置,该

25、装置适合那些设施落后的贫困地区。4 4.C推理判断题.根据第一段第一句可知，世界上缺电和资源的贫困地区的医疗实验室里没有离心机;根据第四段第三句可知,一台转速在 125，000 rpm 的离心机的价格在 1 000 美元到 5 000 美元之间,这在贫困地区是无法负担的；再结合第二段中的“He realized thathe needed to design a human-powered centrifuge that costs less than a cup ofcoffee。”可知,Manu Prakash 意识到他需要设计一种价钱低于一杯咖啡的人力离心机.综上可推知,他发明 Pape

26、rfuge 是为了让贫困地区用得起离心机.5 5.A推理判断题.根据 Manu Prakash 与其团队受陀螺的启发发明人工离心机的过程可知，他是一个有创造力的(creative)人；根据第二段中促使他发明人工离心机的个人经历可知，他是一个富有同情心的（sympathetic)人。6 6.B主旨大意题。根据第五段中的“The Paperfuge is made of a disk of paper.。When the strings are pulled，the disk in the middle spins.可知,本段重在介绍Paperfuge 的工作原理，故选 B 项。C C【语篇导读】

27、 很多成功人士会把自己的成功归功于毅力和付出,而往往忽视运气的成分。事实上,我们每个人都是很幸运的.7 7.C推理判断题.根据第一段中的“You may think youve got where you are todaythrough willpower and hard work.We tend to overlook lucks role，and this seemsto get worse the richer we get；surveys show that the wealthiest are least likelyto owe their fortunes to good f

28、ortune。可知,很多成功人士会把自己的成功归功于自己的毅力和付出，而往往忽视运气的成分。故选 C 项。8 8.D细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，如果出生在了战乱地区,这是很难改变的状况.所以,这是很不幸的。因而,如果你没有生活在战乱地区，你就是很幸运的了.故选 D 项。9 9.B主旨大意题.很多成功人士会把自己的成功归功于自己的毅力和付出,而往往忽视运气的成分。事实上,我们每个人都是很幸运的。故选 B 项。尊敬的读者：本文由我和我的同事在百忙中收集整编出来，本文档在发布之前我们对内容进行仔细校对，但是难免会有不尽如人意之处，如有疏漏之处请指正，希望本文能为您解开疑惑,引发思考。文中部分文字受

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