第13练 阅读理解 七选五
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
AyoungLosAngelesactorinneedofasecondjobtopayhisbillshascomeupwithabrilliantwaytosupplementhisincome—peoplewalking.
ChuckMcCarthyoriginallyconsideredbecomingadogwalkertoearnsomeextracashbutsoonrealizedthatthejobrequiredmorethanwalkingdogsonaleash.However
，，
walkingpeopledidn’trequiremuchwhentheywereoutonwalks.ChuckrealizedtherewasmoneytobemadeifhewalkedpeoplearoundLosAngelesinstead.
Itmightsoundlikeajoke
，
butThePeopleWalker
，
ashecallshimself
，
isveryseriousabouthisnewjob.For7permile，heofferstowalkwithclientsaroundL．A.，listeningtotheirproblemsorsimplymakingconversationsandofferingthemasenseofsecurity.At6-feet
，
2-inches
，
andsportingabulkyfigureandbushybeard
，
Chuckdoesn’tlooklikethekindofguyyou’dwanttomesswith.
Chuck’sservicesareaimedatpeoplewhoneedamotivationalboosttogowalkingthosewhodon’tfeelsafewalkingaloneinsomeareas
，，
andthosewhoareafraidthatpeoplemightseethemwalkingbythemselvesandthinkthattheyhavenofriends.“IwearmyThePeopleWalkershirtuponrequestandonthefirstwalkwithanewclient
，
sotheycanbe100%sureit’sme
，
”McCarthysays.However
，，
headmitssomepeopleareabituncomfortablewiththispolicy
astheydon’tnecessarilywanteveryonetoknowthatthey’rebeingwalked.
Sofar
，
ChuckMcCarthyhasalreadyhadanotherfivepeoplewalkersemployed
，
coveringvariousareas，likedowntownL．A.，Hollywood，EagleRock，orFairfax.Oncehepostedsignsaroundthecity
，
hisphonestartedringingandclientsbeganrollingin.Andwithallthefreepublicityhehasbeengettinginthepresslately，morerequestsarecoming.
Whilehehopesthathisactingcareerwillpickupsoon
inthemeantimeChuckisveryhappywithhispeoplewalkingbusiness.Afterallit’sliterallyawalkintheparkanditpaysthebills.
1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“supplement”inParagraph1mean? A．Save. C．Change.
B．Increase. D．Invest.
，，
2．WhichserviceofThePeopleWalkerisn’tmentionedinthetext? A．Cheeringuptheclients.
B．Accompanyingtheclients. C．Buyingtheclientsfood. D．Offeringasenseofsecurity.
3．WhydopeoplepreferChucktowalkwithoutwearingtheshirt? A．Tokeepthewalkcomfortable. B．Toavoidbeingrecognized. C．Toattractmorenewfriends. D．Tokeepthemselvesalone.
B
(2018·山东滨州二模)
Feelingdown？Whynotvisitoneofthesefourwebsites? Collegehumor.com
Thissitewascreatedin1999andgetsaboutsevenmillionvisitorspermonth.TwoofitsvideoshavebeenchosenaswinnersfortheWebbyAwards
：
PixarIntroParodyandWebSiteStory.Otherfunnyvideostolookoutforincludeadebateontheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofgoingtocollege.
Funnyordie.com
Thissitehaslotsofreallyfunnyvideos.Andasthenamesuggests，usersvoteonvideos，choosingtheoptions“funny”or“die”．Ifthevideoreceivestoomany“die”votes，it’ssenttothesite’s“crypt”
．
Butifitgetsenough“funny”votes
，
itgoesintotheHallofFame.Thesitewascreatedin2006bycomediansWillFerrellandAdamMcKay.Thesite’sfirstvideo
，
TheLandlord
：
Taxi
，，，
hashadover70millionviews.VideostowatchoutforincludeJustaTipwithsomevaluableadviceonhowtocatchataxiwithsometipsonhowtorespondtotextmessages.
Reddit.com Foundedin2005
，
andOverAnalyzingTexts
，
Reddit.comisasocialnewsandentertainmentwebsite.Registeredusersputfunnycontentintheformofthevideolinkortextsonthewebsite.Otherusersthenvotethesethings“up”or“down”．Themostrecentandwell-likedcontentappearsatthetoponthefrontpageofthesite.
Theonion.com
Firstappearingasasatiricalnewspaperin1988
Theonion.comhashundredofvideosandarticlesonnewsandcurrentaffairs
，，
andreceivesanaverageof7.5millionvisitorsamonth.It’sfamousforitsamusingitems，
suchasMichelleObamaSeenOutsideWalkingFamilyRhinocerosorDadCan’tBelieveLawn. 4．IfyouwanttowatchvideoseverwinningtheWebbyAwards，youcanvisit. A．Reddit.com C．Theonion.com
B．Collegehumor.com D．Funnyordie.com
5．VideosonthewebsiteFunnyordie.comare. A．watchedover70milliontimes B．votedbytheirusers C．basedonnewspaperstories D．createdbyusers
6．WhatdoReddit.comandTheonion.comhaveincommon? A．Theyincludefunnyvideos. B．Theyincludevaluableadvice. C．Theyincludedebatesoneducation. D．Theyprovidesatiricalnews.
C
(2018·山西康杰中学等五校联考)
Foodstoringiscommoninmembersofthecrow(
乌
鸦
) ，)
family.Anewstudytestedthebirdsoutsidethisnaturallyoccurringbehaviourwhichmayhaveevolved(
进
化
specificallybecauseitgivescrowsasurvivaladvantage.Somecrowspeciesareknowntonaturallyusetoolstorecoverfood.Sotheresearcherstestedwhetherthebirdscouldstoreandrecoveratoolsotheycouldgetitattheirfoodafteragapof17hours—somethingwewouldn’texpectthemtodonaturally.Buttheywereabletoinstantlyselectthetooloutofanumberofunnecessaryitems.
Inanotherexperiment，theresearcherstaughtcrowstoselectatoken(礼品券) fromanumberofitemssothattheycouldthenexchangeforfood.Again
，
thebirdsthenshowedthattheycouldplanforthefutureusingthisnewbehaviour.Thisisdifferentfromallofthepreviousstudiesinfutureplanning
whichhavefocusedonnaturallyoccurringbehaviour.Forexampleweknowthatchimpanzees(
黑
猩
猩
)
select
，，，
transportandsaveappropriatetoolsforfutureneeds.
Thesestudieshaveshownthatanimalscanplanforthefuture—buttheyleftanimportantquestionopenfordebate.Areanimalsonlyabletoplantouseabilitiesthathaveevolvedtogivethemaspecificadvantage
，
(浙江专用)2020版高考英语一轮复习组合练第13练阅读理解七选五练习
