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(浙江专用)2020版高考英语一轮复习组合练第11练阅读理解七选五练习(含解析)

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第11练 阅读理解 七选五

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

OnNovember7

LewisPughcompletedaone-kilometerswiminthefreezingwatersofKingEdwardCove

,,

offSouthGeorgiainAntarctica.Hewaswearingonlyhisswimmingglasses,capandspeedos!

Pughisanadvocateforouroceansandseas

workingtoprotecttheseecosystemwiththeirlargediversityofmarine(life.Whenaskedwhyhedoesn’twearawetsuit

,) ,

Lewissays

“Iaskworldleaderstodoeverythingtheycantoprotectouroceans.Sometimesthestepstheyneedtotakearedifficultandunpopular.IfI’maskingthemtobecourageousImustalsobe.Swimminginawetsuitwouldnotsendtherightmessage.”

IttookPughabout19minutestocompletetheone-kilometerswiminAntarcticawherethewateraveragedabout1.6degreesCelsius(

氏,

度).Hesaysthathisbodycanonlytolerateabout20minutesinthefreezingwatersbeforeitstartsshuttingdown.Asheswimswhichinturncauseshismuscle(

,肌

hisbodytemperaturesteadilydrops肉

)

controltodrop

,,,

slowinghimdown.Whenheisdonewithhisswim

hissupportteamrusheshimtoahotshowerandittakesalmostanhourforhisbodytemperaturetoreturntonormal.

DoctorsandPughcautionthatonemustreceivemonthsoftrainingtoswiminsuchcoldwaters.Evenexpertswimmerswhoareunusedtofreezingwatercandrownwithinminutesbecauseofthephysicalshockexperiencedbythebody.Pughsayshetrainedforsixmonthsbeforethisswim.

ThisisnotthefirsttimethatLewishasswumindangerousconditions.In2007

heswamonekilometerintheNorthPoletodrawattentiontothemeltingArcticiceduetoclimatechange.In2015

heswamintheBayofWhalesinAntarctica’sRossSeaaspartofhissuccessfulcampaigntohelpsetupamarinereservethere.

1.WhydidLewisPughswimwithoutawetsuit? A.Toswimfaster. B.Toshowhisbravery. C.Tobuilduphisbody. D.Towinpublicattention.

2.What’sPugh’sadviceaboutswimminginfreezingwaters?

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A.Onemustbefullyprepared. B.Oneshouldbeexpertatswimming. C.Oneshouldbereadytotakeonchallenges. D.Onemustbeusedtolong-distanceswimming. 3.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext? A.LewisPugh:SwimmingforaCause B.HowtoSurviveaSwiminColdWaters C.HowtoPrepareforExtremeSwimming D.LewisPugh:AchievingtheImpossible

B

PeopletypicallywashtheirhandsseveraltimesadayintheUnitedStatesbuttheydoitatafarhighertemperaturethanisnecessarytokillgerms

anewstudysays.Theenergywasteisequivalenttothefueluseofasmallcountry.

AmandaR

Carrico

,,,

aresearchassistantprofessorattheVanderbiltInstituteforEnergyandEnvironmentinTennessee

toldNationalGeographicthathandwashingisoften“acasewherepeopleactinwaysthattheythinkareintheirbestinterest

buttheyinfacthaveinaccuratebeliefsoroutdatedperceptions.”

Carricosaid

“It’scertainlytruethatheatkillsbacteria

,,

butifyouweregoingtousehotwatertokillthemitwouldhavetobeawaytoohotforyoutotolerate.”

Carricosaidthatafterareviewofthescientificliterature

herteamfound“noevidencethatusinghotwaterthatapersoncouldstandwouldhaveanybenefitinkillingbacteria.”Evenwaterascoldas40°F(4.4°C)

appearedtoreducebacteriaaswellashotterwater,ifhandswerescrubbed,rinsed(冲洗) anddriedproperly.

Usinghotwatertowashhandsisthereforeunnecessary

aswellaswasteful

Carricosaid,particularlywhenitcomestotheenvironment.Accordingtoherresearch,peopleusewarmorhotwater64percentofthetimewhentheywashtheirhands.Usingthatnumber,Carrico’steamcalculatedasignificantimpactontheplanet.

“Althoughthechoiceofwatertemperatureduringasinglehandwashmayappearunimportant,whenmultipliedbythenearly800billionhandwashesperformedbyAmericanseachyear,thispracticeresultsinmorethan6millionmetrictonsofCO2equivalentemissionsannually

2

,”shesaid.

TheresearcherspublishedtheirresultsintheJuly2013issueofInternationalJournalofConsumerStudies.Theyrecommendedwashingwithwaterthatisata“comfortable”tempera

ture,whichtheynotedmaybewarmerincoldmonthsandcoolerinhotones.

4.What’sthemeaningofwhatCarricotoldNationalGeographicinthesecondparagraph? A.Peoplearemoreconcernedabouttheirhealthandbegintowashtheirhands. B.It’simportantforpeopletowashtheirhandstokeephealthy.

C.Generally,people’shandwashingbehaviorsandperceptionsarenotcorrect. D.Peoplelikewashingtheirhandsverymuch.

5.Thefiguresinthesixthparagraphareusedtoshowthat. A.usinghotwatertowashhandshasabadinfluenceonourplanet B.airpollutionhasbecomemoreandmoreserious C.usinghotwatertowashhandsisawasteofenergy

D.peopleshouldpaymoreattentiontotheenvironmentaroundus 6.Thispassageisorganizedinthepatternof. A.factandopinion B.causeandeffect

C.definitionandclassification D.timeandevents

7.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.It’snecessaryandusefulforpeopletowashtheirhandsfrequentlyeveryday. B.Wecanwashourhandswithwaterthatisata“comfortable”temperature. C.Usingcoldwatertowashhandsisnecessaryandmuchhealthier. D.Hotwatercan’tkillgerms.

C

(2018·黑龙江齐齐哈尔二模)

Shesatatthepicnictablealone.Recess(

)

wasinfullswing.Sheremainedawkwardaroundherclassmates.Sheseemedunsureofwhattodoorsay

yetIcouldseehereyeslongingforacceptance.Manystudentshadalreadydecidedthatherfriendshipwouldnotbeworththeenergyrequiredtoovercometheawkwardness.Othersteasedher.Mostignoredher—exceptforone.

Brianna,theclassclown,wasmakingtheotherstudentslaugh,asusual.“Brianna,doyouseeMollydownthere

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(浙江专用)2020版高考英语一轮复习组合练第11练阅读理解七选五练习(含解析)

第11练阅读理解七选五Ⅰ.阅读理解AOnNovember7LewisPughcompletedaone-kilometerswiminthefreezingwatersofKingEdwardCove,,offSouthGeorgiainAntarctica.Hewaswearingonlyhiss
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