1、河北 2019 高考英语二轮练习专项练习：阅读理解（32）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、 B、C 和 D中，选出最正确选项。A.BackinSeptemberof2005,onthefirstdayofschool,MarthaCochran,asocialstudiesschoolteacheratRobinsonHighSchool,didsomethingunforgettable.Onthefirstdayofschool,withpermissionoftheschoolheadmaster,shetookallofthedesksoutoftheclassroom.Thek
2、idscameintothefirstperiod.Theywalkedin,therewerenodesks.Theyl ookedaroundandsaid, “ MsCochran,wheresourdesks? ” Andshesaid, “ Youcanthaveadeskuntilyoutellmehowyouearnthem. ”Theythought, ” Well,maybeitsourgrades.”“No,”shesaid.“Maybeitsourbehavior. ”Andshetoldthem, “ No,itsnotevenyourbehavior.”Secondp
3、eriod,thesamething.Thirdperiod.ByearlyafternoontelevisionnewsreportershadgatheredinMs.Cochran sclasstofindoutaboutthiscrazyteacher.Thelastperiodoftheday,MarthaCochrangatheredherclass.Theywereatthi stimesittingonthegroundflooraroundthesidesoftheroom.“ Throughoutthedaynoonehasreallyunderstoodhowyouear
4、ntheordinarydesksi nthisclassroom. ”shesaid, “NowImgoingtotellyou. ”MarthaCochranwenttothedooroftheclassroomandopenedit,andasshedid,t wenty-sevenadults,whowerefathersormothersofthekids,walkedintothatclas sroom,eachonehavingaschooldesk.Andtheyplacedthoseschooldesksinrows.An dbythetimetheyhadfinishedp
5、lacingthosedesks;thosekidsforthefirsttimein theirlivesunderstoodhowtheyearnedthosedesks.Marthasaid,“ Youdonthavetoearnthosedesks.Theydiditforyou.Theyputthemoutthereforyou,butitsuptoyoutosithereresponsiblytolearn,tobegoodstudentsandgood citizens,becausetheypaidapriceforyoutohavethatdesk,anddonteverfo
6、rget it! ”1.WhydidCochrantakeallthedesksoutoftheclassroom? A.Becauseshewantedtopunishthekids B.Becauseshewantedtoletkidsknowhowtheyearnedthedesks.C.BecausekidsdidntneedanydesksatherclassesD.Becausethedeskswereallbroken.2.Whogivekidstohaveachancetogeteducation?A.Teachers.B.Theheadmaster.C.Kidsthemsel
7、ves.D.Kidsparents.3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Kidsfinallyunderstoodwhattheirteachermeantbythemselves.B.TheheadmastersupportedMs.Cochran sideaC.Kidsstoodorsatonthegroundfloortostudyonthefirstday.D.Kidsparentsearnedthedesksforthem.B.TheUnitedStatesistheworldslargestconsumerofene
8、rgy.Weuseelectricity,gasandoiltolightandheatourbuildingsandrunourcars.Thedemandforpowerisgrowing.Butwemaynotneedtobuildnewpowerplantsfororfindmoreoil.Thebes twaytoincreaseoursupplyofenergyistobemoreefficient.Didyouknowthatwhenyouleaveyourvideo-gameconsoleon,itconsumesmoreelectricitythantworefrigerat
9、ors?Orthatthosefunny-looking,twistybulbsuse75lesspowerthantraditionallightbulbs?Wehavethetoolstosavemoney,reducepollutionandevenhelpourplanet,simplybywastinglessenergy.AsPresident,BarackObamaplanstomakeenergyefficiencyinAmericanamajorgoal.Hehaspledgedtocut15%ofallenergyusedbytheFederalGovernment.Ina
10、speech,hecalledfor75%ofgovernmentofficebuildingstobeupdatedforbettereff iciency.Hepointedoutthatenergy-efficientbuildingsandhomeswillsaveconsumersbillionsofdollarsonenergybills.An“ extrabenefit” ,headded,willbe“ acleaner,saferplanet.”Gas,coalandoilarecalledfossilfuels.Fossilfuelshavebeentheworldsmai
11、nsourceofenergyforhundredsofyears.Butburningthemreleasesdirtygases,whichcausepollution.Therearetwomainwaystosaveenergy.Thefirstistousemoreefficientmachines.Hybridcarsuselessgas.Newappliancesaredesignedtouselesselectricity .Todaysrefrigeratorsarethreetimesmoreefficientthanthosebefore1973.La ptopcompu
12、tersconsumemuchlessenergythandesktopcomputers.Thesecondistousemachinesmoreproductively.AccordingtotheUSDepartmentofEnergy,intheaveragehome,75 oftheelectricityusedtopowerelectronicequipmentisstandbypower(备 用 电源 ).Thatmeanspowerflowingtoplugged-inapplianceswhetherornottheyarebei ngused.Homeownerscanav
13、oidwastingpowerbypullingtheplugonapplianceswhenthe yarenotinuse.EfficiencyexpertsarguethattodaysbesttechniquescouldcutU Soilandgasuseinhalf,andreduceourelectricityusebythree-fourths.4.Theunderlinedword“pledged ”inParagraph3probablymeans_.A.promisedB.wonderedC.remindedD.attempted5.ByreferringtoObamas
14、plan,theauthormainlyintendedtosaythat_.A.theUSgovernmentofficebuildingshavewastedthemostenergy B.Obamahasdecidedtotaketheleadtocutdowntheuseofelectricity C.itistimefortheUStoshouldertheresponsibilityforacleanerplanetD.theUSisdeterminedtoimproveenergyefficiencyinthewholeAmerica 6.Itcanbeinferredfromt
15、hetextthat_.A.tobuildnewpowerplantsorfindmoreoilisnolongeruseful B.burningfossilfuelscanleadtoagrowingdemandforpowerC.everyonecanmakeadifferencebywastinglessenergy D.mostoftheelectricityiswastedwithappliancesplugged-in7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Theworldslargestconsumerofenergy.B.Theworlds
16、energyefficiencymovement.C.Weneedtofindnewenergy.D.Wehavetobemoreenergyefficient.C.HearstCastleisapalatial(宫殿式 )parkonthecentralCaliforniacoastandaNationalHistoricLandmark.ItwasdesignedbyarchitectJuliaMorganforWilliamRandolphHearstfrom1919until194 7.In1957,theHearstCorporationdonatedthefortunetothes
17、tateofCalifornia. Sincethattimeithasbeenmaintainedasastatehistoricparkwheretheestateand itsconsiderablecollectionofartandantiquesareopenforpublictours.Inspit eofitslocationfarfromanyurbancenter,thesiteattractsroughlyonemillionv isitorseveryyear.GuidedToursThereareseveraltourswhichhighlightvariouspar
18、tsofthecastleandgardens.TourOneisrecommendedforfirsttimevisitor.Itnowincludesthemovie,HearstCastleBuildingtheDream.TourTwogivesvisitorsacloserlookatthemainhousesupperfloors,Mr.Hearstsprivatesuite,thelibraries,andthekitchen.TourThreelooksattheCastlesNorthWing,guestroomsandguesthouseCasaDelMonte.TourF
19、ourfeaturestheimpressivegardensandgrounds,thelargestguesthouse,thewinebasement,andtheHiddenTerrace. TheeveningtourisaspecialtourthatallowsvisitorstoexperiencetheCast leatnightasoneoftheHearstsownvisitorsmighthave.TicketPricesHearstCastleacceptsVISA,MasterCard,AmericanExpressandDiscover.Freedayusepar
20、kingisavailableforautomobiles,motorcycles,tourbusesandrecreationalvehicles.TOURSADULTAges6-17Experie$24$12nceTourTours2,$24$1230r4Evening$30$15tour*Childrenunder6arefreewhenaccompaniedbyapayingadult.ReservationInformationWhileticketsmaybepurchasedattheVisitorCenteruponarrival,tourreservationsarestro
21、nglyrecommendedandmaybereservedonlinenoworbycalling1-80 0-444-4445,seebelowfortimes.ReservationCallCenterHoursDatesMonday-SaturdaFridayy-SundayMarch-S8AM.to68AMto6PeptemberPM.MOctober9AMto5P9AMto3P-FebruaryMMVisitwww.Hearstcastle.orgformoreinformation.8.WhodoestheHearstCastlebelongtoatpresent?A.Will
22、iamRandolphHearst.B.JuliaMorgan.C.ThestateofCalifornia.D.TheHearstCorporation.9.IfayoungcoupletakeTourOnewiththeir5-year-oldson,howmuchwilltheypayforthetickets?A.$36.B.$60.C.$48.D.$75.10.Whichofthefollowingistheavailabletimetobookticketsbyphone?A.At8AMonMondayinFebruary.B.At9AMonSundayinMarch.C.At7P
23、MonFridayinSeptember.D.At6PMonSaturdayinOctober.11.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.ToattractvisitorstoHearstCastle.B.TointroduceHearstCastle.C.TointroduceCaliforniasscenery.D.TointroduceHearstCastlescenery.D.GaudiNandaseesawearablecomputerasahandbag-onethatsbuiltoutoffour-inchsquaresandtrianglesoffib
24、er,withtinycomputerchipsembedded(嵌于 )init.Itlooks,feelsandweighslikeyourtypicalleatherpurse.Thatswherethesimilaritiesend:thisbagcanwirelesslykeeptrackofyourbelongingsandremindyou,justasyoureabouttoleavethehouse,totakeyourwallet.Itcanreviewtheweatherreportandsuggestthatyoutakeanumbrella.Thispursecane
25、venuploadyourfavoritesongsontoyourscarf.Surely,acomputingpurseandscarfsetmayseemlikethestuffofsciencefiction.Butthesedevices,partofnextgenerationofwearablecomputers,couldbecomecommonplacewithinafewyears.Dupontcreatednewsuperstrongfibersthatcan conductelectricityandcanbewovenintoordinary-lookingcloth
26、es.Andthechip makerdevelopedchippackagingallowingwearablecomputerstobewashed,evenin theheavy-duty( 耐磨损的 )cycle.Asaresult,thesenewwearabledevicesaredifferentfromtheheavyanddownrightsillyversionsoftherecentpast,whichoftenrequireduserstobewrappedin wiresandtypeontheirstomachs.Unliketheirpredecessors,th
27、esenewwearablecomputersalsomakeeconomicsense.Whenherbagbecomescommerciallyavailablei ntwotothreeyears,Nandaexpectsitwillcostaround$150,whichisthepriceofan averageleatherpurse.Hereshowthebagworks:Youplaceaspecialradio-signal-transmittingchi pontoyourwallet.Asimilarradioinyourpursepicksupthesignalandn
28、otifiesyo uthatyouveforgottentotakeyourwallet.Inturn,sensorsonyourpurseshandl eswillnotifythecomputerthatyouvepickedupthepurseandarereadytogo.Already,thesenewkindsofwearabledevicesarebeingadoptedforuseinmark etslikeautorepair,emergencyservices,medicalmonitoring-andeven,increas ingly,forconsumersatla
29、rge.Indeed,morepeoplewillwanttocrossthatbridgei nthecomingyears-makingforaboomingmarketforwearablecomputersthatdontl ooklikesomethingoutofsciencefiction.12.Whichofthefollowingdescribesawearablecomputer? A.Itcanbewashedinwashingmachines. B.Itismuchheavierthanaleatherpurse. C.Itcandownloadsongsfromthe
30、Internet. D.Itismadeofclothesconductingelectricity.13.Accordingtothepassage,thenewwearablecomputers_.A.requireuserstooperateonthestomachB.pickupthesignalsthroughwiresandchipsC.arebeingappliedinsomedifferentareasnowD.aresmarterbutmoreexpensivethantheoldones14.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastpar
31、agraphmean?A.Thenewwearablecomputershavebecomefashionable.B.Peoplewouldliketolearnmoreaboutthenewcomputers.C.Newwearablecomputerspromisetosellwellinthefuture D.Theideaofthepurse-likecomputerscomesfromsciencefiction.15.Thepurposeofthepassageisto_A.introduceanewkindofcomputerB.explainthefunctionsofcomputersC.comparedifferenttypesofcomputersD.showhowhightechnologyaffectsourlife115BDAADCDCCBAACCA
