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1、高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解AAbout six years ago，I was on a plane next to a woman. I was tired and wanted to take a nap. But before I could go into “ignore pattern”，she tapped me on the shoulder to introduce herself.“Hi，my name is Helga！”We got to talk and eventually it came up that I had started an organizati

2、on in high school called RAKE（Random Acts of Kindness，Etc.）.As I described what we did，Helga got very serious and told me that she admired me for that. She told me a story about the last time she had flown. She was on the way to Arizona because she had gotten sudden news that her dad s health was on

3、 the decline. Later her father s physician called to inform her that her dad had rather suddenly passed away. For the 3 hour plane ride，she sat in silence around strangers.When she arrived at the airport in Arizona，she walked to the nearest wall， sat down and cried. And here is the part I ll never f

4、orget about Helga s story. For two hours she sat and wept while thousands walked to and from the airport. Helga looked at me and said，“Houston，not a single person stopped and asked if I was okay that day.” It was that day that I realized how much we need each other. It was that day that I realized k

5、indness isn t normal.Kindness isn t normal. That has stuck with me all these years especially now. I work in schools nationwide speaking about sympathy，kindness，empathy（同理心） and love. I m reminded all the time that，for many of us，kindness is not usually our default setting. We spend so much time wor

6、rying about our problems，our lives，our insecurities，getting to our flight so we walk by or ignore people in need of help.So， Ive made it my mission to do my part in sharing stories with students，teachers，and parents about our need for character and sympathy. I m always on the lookout for the little

7、opportunities that surround me every day to do something nice.1. What impressed the author most about Helga s story？A. Helga s silence on her flight to Arizona.B. Helga s extreme sadness over her father s death.C. Helga s anxiety over her father s sudden illness.D. Helga s being ignored by people ar

8、ound her when she cried.2. Which can best explain the underlined part “default setting” in paragraph 5？A. Usual way of doing things.B. Unexpected way to do things.C. Ignorance to people around.D. Big surprise to others.3. What can we know about the author？A. He started many clubs in high school.B. H

9、e used to be a school teacher.C. He teaches kids how to behave well.D. He is a promoter of a good cause.4. What can be a suitable title for the text？A. Comforting people in needB. Making kindness normalC. Ignoring unnecessary troublesD. Practicing kindness on the planeBLike many thickly populated ur

10、ban neighborhoods， Lincoln Park also has ratsa lot of rats. “Every night when I walk down the sidewalk， I see rats，” says 36 year old Kelly McGee， who has come to accept this aspect of city living. “Its an urban area. I don t know what else we can expect.”McGee lives just down the block from the old

11、 Children s Memorial Hospital， which is about to be torn down as part of a massive redevelopment project. “Construction all over the city often disturbs rats that are living underground，” says Lincoln Park s City Council representative， Alderman Michele Smith. “Every developer has to do active rat r

12、eduction on site.” Already， there are poisonous and inviting food boxes all around the old hospital complex. But the developer of the hospital site still warned residents in a recent community meeting that when digging begins later this month， the rat problem could be awful.Victoria Thomas， who live

13、s a few miles away from Lincoln Park in Chicago s Lake View neighborhood， says she tried everything from underground fencing to poison traps to wipe out rats， but nothing worked until she got some cats. From the first day she got the cats， Thomas says the rats started to disappear.“The cats will kil

14、l off a great deal of the initial population of the rats，” says Paul Nickerson， who manages the Cats at Work program for Tree House Humane Society. “And through spreading their pheromones， a chemical produced by an animal， the cats will keep other rats from filling their absence.” Nickerson says tha

15、t is what makes the cat program so successful in keeping rats away for the long term.“ The rats are far from stupid. They smell the cats pheromones so theyll stay out of the cats territory.”After Smith highlighted the program in a recent newsletter， Nickerson and Tree House Humane Society have been

16、getting lots of calls from people seeking their own cat colonies. That means a lot more wild cats that might otherwise be killed out of pity will be cared for while doing something that they love： hunting rats.1. What is McGee s attitude towards the rat problem？A. Indifferent. B. Tolerant.C. Annoyed

17、. D. Frightened.2. What does the underlined word “that” in the last but one paragraph refer to？A. Rats stupidity.B. Tree House Humane Society.C. Cats nature of killing rats.D. The smell of cats pheromones.3. What does the last paragraph suggest？A. The program is a win thing.B. Cats should be taken g

18、ood care of.C. Wild cats are more skilled at hunting.D. It s important to keep the ecologic alba lance.CAustralian magpies can understand what other birds are saying to each other， a new study has found.The research， published in the journal Animal Behavior， says the magpie has learned the meanings

19、of different noisy miner calls and essentially eavesdrops（偷听） to find out which predators（食肉动物） are near.Noisy minersa small， native honeyeaterhave different warning calls for ground based and aerial predators. By playing both kinds of recording to a series of wild magpies， researchers observed the

20、magpies raising their beaks（喙） to the sky， or dropping their heads to the ground.Researchers attracted the magpies with cheese， and then played the noisy miner calls， videotaping the results.As a control， they also rolled a large orange ball towards the magpies to see how they ordinarily tilted（倾斜）

21、their beaks to ground threats， and threw the ball to see how they reacted to aerial threats.The researchers recorded an average maximum beak angle of 29 degrees for the thrown ball， and an average maximum of nine degrees when it was rolled.The miners aerial warning caused an average maximum beak ang

22、le of 31 degrees， and the ground warning caused an average maximum of 24 degrees.One of the study s authors， Dominique Putin， said the magpies showed an astonishing level of insight.Magpies and miners broadly face the same types of predators and the two frequently live in the same ecosystem.Putin sa

23、id this had encouraged the magpies learned behavior.“Magpies are generally found on the ground and noisy miners are generally found up in trees. It pays for the magpie to pay attention to somebody who has a better view of predators than they do.”She said it was unclear whether other birds could do t

24、he same， but it was highly likely that other magpies around Australia already did.“Magpies are a pretty smart group. We re not sure if they re learning this from other magpies or if they re figuring it out on their own， but the ability is there.As part of the experiment， researchers also played a th

25、ird call： a common， non warning call from a crimson rosella. They found the magpies did not respond.Putin said that they had been actively exploring animal cognition（认知） research. “Looking at the social relationships between species that live in communities is a good piece of the puzzle，” Putin said

26、.1. What have the researchers found about Au strain magpies？A. They can understand other bird calls.B. They can communicate with noisy miners.C. They have a special preference for cheeses.D. They have the ability to warn the predators.2. How did the researchers get their findings？A. By calculating t

27、he beak angles of aerial and ground predators.B. By comparing the magpie s and the miner s responses to threats.C. By monitoring the magpie s responses to the miner warning calls.D. By recording the magpie s louder scream for other birds attention.3. The magpies cognition can help them .A. have a be

28、tter view of the predators than the minersB. better protect themselves from the potential threatsC. cooperate with other birds to drive away the predatorsD. live in harmony with other birds in the same ecosystemDMoscow city authorities have begun using comics with characters from Russian fairy tales

29、 to explain to migrants how they should behave. They say a 100 page guide is needed to “maintain a positive image” of the city and could help reduce “tensions” between natives and migrants. But critics have pointed out that foreign migrants and natives may be viewed as antagonists in the manual.Russ

30、ians and migrants have repeatedly clashed in Moscow recently. Many migrants from ex Soviet republics in Central Asia， the Caucasus and North Caucasus， arrive in Moscow every year， attracted by the capital s job opportunities and relatively high salaries. A significant number of them work in the Russ

31、ian capital illegally.The new guide in Russian seeks to explain the “dos” and “donts” to migrants. They are urged not to cause trouble， by staring at women， or eating or talking loudly on the streets. They are also warned that the police may routinely stop them to check their documents.In the manual

32、， Russia s famous “three warriors” are meant to represent the city s law enforcement agencies， while Prince Yuri Dolgoruky （a historical character） is used for tours around Moscow. Meanwhile， Basilica the Wise and The Snow Maiden test the reader on Russ sea s language and history. A special section

33、of the book explains the importance of following Moscow s strict residency and employment rules， stressing that migrants could otherwise be deported（驱逐出境） or banned from entry.The manual was written primarily for illegal migrants， Alexander Kalinin， who heads the group Support for Working Migrants i

34、n Moscow， told BBC Russian.“We want to raise their level of law awareness，” he added.Migrant characters had initially（最初） been identified as representatives of different nationalities， but the book s authors later decided to drop this idea so as “not to offend anyone”， said Mr Kalinin.“The old confl

35、ict between Russian heroes and non Slavic invaders is being revived，” Evenly Marshier， a migration expert told BBC Russian. He also suggested that the language used in the book would be “difficult” to understand for some migrants who were not native Russian speakers.1. The underlined word “antagonis

36、ts” in Para graph 1 can probably be replaced by “”. A. strangers B. acquaintancesC. cooperators D. opponents2. Why do people from other countries come to Moscow？A. To find well paid jobs.B. To have a new lifestyle.C. To enjoy the fine climate.D. To experience a new culture.3. Which of the following

37、would be the best title of the text？A. Ways to help foreign migrants to settle in RussiaB. Characters from Russian fairy tales have new jobsC. More and more foreign migrants to work in MoscowD. Moscow fairytale comics to help migrants behaveEThese museums are solely devoted to a particular piece of

38、food culture.SPAM MuseumWith a brand new location， the SPAM Museum celebrates a food that people either love or despise. While visitors might not actually be able to find out what s inside a can of SPAM， the museum has a lot of memorabilia（纪念品） on display， many of them related to its role in the Wor

39、ld War .Admission： freeHours：November to MarchMondayClosedTuesday to Saturday： 10am to 5pmSunday： Noon to 5pmApril to October：Monday to Saturday： 10am to 6pmSunday： Noon to 5pmCLOSED： New Year s Day， Easter， Thanksgiving， Christmas Eve and Christmas DayChocolate Museum， CologneThe museum offers guid

40、ed tours， a cafe and a store where over 100，000 chocolate products are for sale. A German travel expert says， “The exhibition texts are in English and German. For kids， there are plenty of interactive activities， but the highlight of the museum is a 10 foot high chocolate fountain （喷泉）.”Admission：Ad

41、ults： 9.00Groups of 15 persons or more： 8.50Family ticket： 25.00Hours：Tuesday to Friday： 10am to 6pmSaturday/Sunday/bank holidays： 11am to 7pmFrietmuseum， BrugesThe Frietmuseum explains the history of the potato and fries， starting on the ground floor with an exhibition about Peru， where potatoes or

42、iginated more than 10，000 years ago. Then on the first floor， visitors can learn about the history of fries， and how they came to Belgium and became the most beloved national food. There are also medieval（中世紀的） potato cellars（地窖） where visitors get to have a taste.Admission：Adults： 7.00Groups（at lea

43、st 15 people， reservation required）： 6.00Students， 65+： 6.00Children aged from 6 to 11： 5.00Hours：Daily from 10am to 5pm （last tickets at 4：15pm）Closing dates：Closed on 24th， 25th and 31st December， 1st JanuaryWe are also closed from 9th to 13th January.1. If you visit the SPAM Museum during the win

44、ter holiday， you have to visit it at .A. 11am on MondayB. 11am on SundayC. 11am on ThursdayD. 6pm on Saturday2. What is probably the most popular thing for children in the Chocolate Museum in Cologne？A. A chocolate store.B. A memorabilia show.C. A chocolate cafe.D. A chocolate fountain.3. What is no

45、t exhibited in the Frietmuseum in Bruges？A. The history of potatoes in Peru.B. The history of potatoes in Belgium.C. The history of fries in Belgium.D. The city s medieval potato cellar.FAbout the competitionThe telegraph， an online news service， has teamed up with Saga， which provides products and

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47、ll us something mysterious and wonderful about the world of travela favorite memory， a humorous tale， an unforgettable occasion or a sight worth writing about.What we are looking forYou must be able to read not only those signs that help you find your way around but the ones that tell you how the lo

48、cals tick. You must， in the words of Paul Theroux， an American travel writer， “describe exactly what you see and give it life with your imagination”.In this competition， you can do that in anything from 150 to 500 words， but they should be your words， and fresh ones. We do expect you not to hide the truth or the facts about your experience. Beyond that， you can make the most of the freedom travel writing gives you.Youll be an editor as well as a writer， so ensure those eyes are equally fresh when you check and recheck what youve written. We will make all