1、2021 高考英语二轮高考英语二轮阅读理解专项练习阅读理解专项练习（十五十五） （A） Your student ID card identifies you as a student at the University of Bolton. It will provide you with access to University facilities such as University Libraries, Sports Centre, and Computing Services. Please carry your card with you at all times. Do not
2、 lose your card or lend it to others. Your card is valid during the whole time of your studies. It remains the property（财产）of the University of Bolton at all times. New studentsphotographs You will be requested to upload a passport sized photograph as part of the online registration process. This sh
3、ould be a jpg file with a size of no more than 1 MB.Your photograph should be a portrait image in proportion（比例）to a 6 4 portrait photograph. It should be taken in colour and must not have been beautified with image filters（滤光镜）. Your student ID card will be provided to you by your department during
4、 Welcome Week. Please be aware that you will not receive this smart card during Welcome Week if you do not upload your image online by 4 September 2020. Replacement cards If your student ID card no longer works or has been damaged, or if you have changed your personal or programme details, you shoul
5、d call into the Student Administration Centre （SAC） to request a new one. Please ensure that you bring your existing card with you. Your replacement card will be produced free of charge. If your card has been reported to the Police as stolen, please also call into the SAC to request a replacement, b
6、ringing with you a copy of your Police Crime Report paperwork. Your card will be produced free of charge. If your card has been lost, a fee of 5 is charged for the production of a replacement card. You are requested to use our online payment service. Note: Replacement cards will be available for you
7、 to collect seven working days after making the request. As a security measure, you are requested to collect your card in person at the SAC. 1.Which of the following is a function of the student ID card? A.To remind students to protect public property. B.To enable students to use resources in the li
8、brary. C.To help students demonstrate their computer skills. D.To provide information about campus facilities. 2.To meet the requirements of the photograph on the student ID card, a new student should upload_. A.an image saved as a PDF file. B.a colour picture of their passport. C.a photo beautified
9、 by a photographer. D.a portrait photograph of proper proportion. 3 .In which case does a student have to pay for the replacement of the student ID card? A.The theft of the card has been officially proved. B.The card holder has changed his or her major. C.The card dropped off into a lake by accident
10、. D.The card fails to work properly. 4 .To collect your replacement card, you should_. A.fetch it at the SAC personally B.go through a security check first C.call the police station in advance D.wait for seven days before getting it. （B） Many people want to grow their own garden,but they simply do n
11、ot have the room.Dont worry.There is a solution.Consider container gardening. The great thing about container gardening is that you can use a variety of different containers.You simply have to use your imagination.You could create a beautiful garden with things such as cement blocks,hanging baskets,
12、clay pots,or window boxes.There are so many options when it comes to container gardening;it is only limited by your imagination. Of course,you will want to take the following into consideration when you are ready to begin container gardening,in order for it to be successful. First,you should avoid a
13、ny containers that have been used to store chemicals,as well as treated wood.This could lead to the sudden death of your flowers and lead to the failure of your container gardening. With the container that you choose,you need to ensure that it allows the water in it to drain when necessary.So it may
14、 be essential for you to create holes in the container to help this along.You should also make sure the container is placed on a raised surface,not upon the floor,to ensure the best possible drainage. Ensure that the container you choose is appropriate in size for the plants you choose.You need to p
15、revent the roots from overgrowing the container. If you like fresh veggies,you could consider container gardening with vegetables.This requires a process that differs from that of flower gardening.Talk to an employee at a supply store in your area.They can help you choose the right containers for th
16、e vegetables you are wishing to grow. 1.Which of the following may be improper material(s) for container gardening? A.Clay pots. B.Cement blocks. C.Treated wood. D.Window boxes. 2.What does the underlined word “drain” in Paragraph 5 mean? A.To flow away. B.To give off. C.To pour down. D.To hold back
17、. 3.Compared to flower gardening,what do we know about vegetable gardening? A.It seems much easier. B.It requires more time. C.It demands more water. D.It needs special containers. 4.Who may be interested in the text? A.Farmers who are good at gardening. B.Citizens who enjoy gardening. C.Children wh
18、o like outdoor activities. D.People who have a big yard. （C） For people, who are interested in sound, the field of sound technology is definitely making noise. In the past, sound engineers worked in the back rooms of recording studios, but many of todays sound professionals are sharing their knowled
19、ge and experience with professionals in other fields to create new products based on the phenomenon we call sound. Sound can be used as a weapon. Imagine that a police officer is chasing a thief. The thief tries to escape. And the officer cant let him get away. He pulls out a special device, points
20、it at the suspect, and switches it on. The thief drops to the ground. This new weapon is called a Long Range Acoustic Device(LRAD, 远程定向声波发射器). It produces a deafening sound so painful that it temporarily disables a person. The noise from the LRAD is directed like a ray of light and travels only into
21、 the ears of that person, but it is not deadly. For those who hunger for some peace and quiet, sound can now create silence. Lets say you are at the airport, and the little boy on the seat next to you is humming(哼唱) a short commercial song. He hums it over and over again, and you are about to go cra
22、zy. Thanks to the Silence Machine, a British invention, you can get rid of the sound without upsetting the boy or his parents. One may wonder how the Silence Machine works. Well, it functions by analyzing the waves of the incoming sound and creating a second set of outgoing waves. The two sets of wa
23、ves cancel each other out. Simply turn the machine or point it at the target, and your peace and quiet comes back. Directed sound is a new technology that allows companies to use sound in much the same way spotlights(聚光灯) are used in the theater. A spotlight lights up only one section of a stage; si
24、milarly, “spotsound” creates a circle of sound in on targeted area. This can be useful for businesses such as restaurants and stores because it offers a new way to attract customers. Restaurants can offer a choice of music along with the various food choices on the menu, allowing customers more cont
25、rol over the atmosphere in which they are dining. Directed sound is also beginning to appear in shopping centers and even at homes. 1.What could be inferred from Paragraph 2 about the effect of the LRAD? A.It causes temporary hearing loss. B.It slows down a running man. C.It makes it easy to identif
26、y a suspect. D.It keeps the suspect from hurting others. 2 .The Silence Machine is a device specially designed to _. A.silence the people around you B.remove the sound of commercials C.block the incoming sound waves D.stop unwanted sound from affecting you 3.What feature do spotsounds and spotlights
27、 share? A.They travel in circles. B.They clear the atmosphere. C.They can be transformed into energy. D.They can be directed onto a specific area. 4.Directed sound can be used for _. A.creative designs of restaurant menus B.ideal sound effects on the theater stage C.different choices of music for bu
28、sinesses D.strict control over any suspicious customer 5 .What does the passage focus on? A.How professionals invented sound products. B.Inventions in the field of sound technology. C.The growing interest in the study of sound. D.How sound engineers work in their studios. （D） In the summer before se
29、venth grade our family moved and I said goodbye to everything that was familiar.For my parents it was a good thing because it meant owning a home for the first time.But it meant that Id have to change schools and that put some butterflies in my stomach. On the first day of school,kids jammed the sch
30、ool grounds.Thats when I met Barbara.We made a nervous conversation and soon learned we were in the same class.She was funny and we had a lot in common.But she was very critical of others and sometimes of me.She made fun of my bushy hair,my big glasses and the clothes I wore.But it seemed as though
31、the things we had in common were more important than the annoyances. The girls in the “popular” crowd had also been exposed to her sharp tongue.One day,one of the girls approached me while I gathered my books.“We really like you,” she said.“The only way you can play with us,though,is if you keep you
32、r distance from Barbara.” Were those girls only trying to make trouble between the two of us?Would they watch me dump (抛弃) Barbara and then dump me for laughs? From the corner of my eye I found two of the other girls from the group.They were watching me and giggling (咯咯地 笑).I wondered if I was cool
33、enough for them.I didnt want to make the choice they were forcing me to make.So I shook my head and said,“I dont think so.I like Barbara and were good friends.” Then I gathered my books and ran away. Even though Barbara still annoyed me at times,I knew Id done the right thing.Id made my own decision
34、 about a girl who had befriended me when I badly needed a friend.When she moved the following year I missed her friendship terribly.But what I kept has never left memy self-respect. 1.What does the underlined phrase mean? A.Got me to feel more excited. B.Left me in a state of desire. C.Brought me mo
35、re expectation. D.Made me have a nervous feeling. 2.What do we know about Barbara? A.She was a girl with a sharp tongue. B.She was popular with kids at school. C.She offered others help in critical moments. D.She was very critical of her own dress. 3.What was the writer asked to do by one girl? A.To
36、 join the other crowd. B.To end her friendship with Barbara. C.To invite Barbara to hang out with them. D.To pretend to be cool in the “popular” crowd. 4.What lesson did the writer learn from her experience? A.Keep far away from the “popular” group. B.Avoid making friends with an annoying person. C.
37、Keep self-respect in making your own decisions. D.Share common interest with your friends. （E） David Rees runs a truly distinctive business.He charges customers $15 to sharpen their pencils to perfection,using a variety of tools. I know what youre thinkingis this a joke?The 39-year-old gets asked th
38、at question a lot.To clarify everything,he even created a special section on his website telling everyone hes actually providing a real service. You can supply your own pencil or you can have Rees sharpen one of his own favorite 2B pencils.After that,he mails it to you in a display tube with the sha
39、vings in a separate bag,and an authentic certificate which just happens to mention the pencil is so sharp as to be a dangerous object. To achieve the desired result,the master sharpener uses all kinds of tools,including general sandpaper,pocket knives and even a special $450 sharpening machine.“It d
40、epends on what the customer wants to use his/her pencil for,” he says.That determines the most appropriate pencil-sharpening technique.Some customers buy pencils as inspirational symbols while others buy them because of their special memories of classic 2B pencils. $15 to have a pencil sharpened is
41、a bit expensive though,right?Youre not the only one that feels that way,and Davids unique business has really angered lots of people,who talk of inequality in America,saying it is so insane for the wealthy to pay $15 to sharpen a pencil.But others will say,“This is just our urge to put an end to the
42、 welfare state because new ideas arise along with the business.” David admits his trade is sort of unusual.But there are those who actually value his service,as is proven by the over 500 orders he has gotten. 1.How can David make money by sharpening pencils? A.He invents new tools for the job. B.He
43、promotes his skill on his website. C.He saves lots of time for other people. D.He provides quality service for his customers. 2.From his words,we can infer that David Rees . A.knows all kinds of pencil users B.provides personalized services C.values ideas behind the pencils D.always writes in pencil
44、 3.What does the underlined word “insane”(in Paragraph 5)mean? A.Deliberate. B.Rewarding. C.Unreasonable. D.Irresponsible. 4.What seems to be the authors attitude to David Rees trade? A.Its a fancy service. B.It has a good reputation. C.Its awfully expensive. D.It wastes time and money. 参考答案： A 篇：BDCA B 篇：CADB C 篇：ADDCB D 篇：DABC E 篇：DBCA
