重慶市2024高考英語閱讀理解選編（30）（附解析）?

　　【2024模擬題】閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項中(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項。 (2024·山西省四校聯考)

　　Shark Keeper

　　Get up close and very personal with the Aquarium's largest exhibit and its biggest predators(食肉動物) with the new Shark Keeper program! After each participant prepares to feed the sharks and other fishes in the 120,000-gallon Lost City of Atlantis Exhibit, they will then get the once-in-a-lifetime chance to feed our sand tiger sharks! Participants will also experience a tour of other behind-the-scenes animal care work areas and take home a real-life shark tooth.可知。

　　Program Outline：

　　﹡Greeting from Educator

　　﹡Educational Program: misunderstandings about sharks, biology, pictures, shark tooth comparisons, animal overview, what to expect during the experience.

　　﹡Behind-the-scenes food prep

　　﹡Brief overview of Safety and Policies

　　﹡Feeding

　　Schedule：

　　Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 3：40 pm

　　Session: 3：40 pm

　　Length: 60 minutes

　　Requirements: All participants must be 16＋.

　　Price: $50.00, plus Admission(Members: $45.00). Space is currently limited to three participants per scheduled session.

　　How to Book: Phone: 631 208 9200，ext.H2O(426)

　　Online: When purchasing your Admission ticket, please select the Shark Keeper add-on under the Aquatic Adventures section of the shopping cart.

　　Guests with Special Needs：

　　Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center makes every effort to accommodate guests with special needs. Please be aware that to participate in this program, guests must be able to navigate the animal habitat spaces with minimum assistance, and must be able to understand and take direction in English from staff members. To ensure the best experience, please contact the Call Center at 631 208 9200, ext. H2O(426) to discuss your individual needs.

　　Cancellations(取消)：

　　There is a 72-hour cancellation policy. Any cancellation made within 72 hours will not be refunded. No-shows will not be refunded or rescheduled. Guests arriving late (after the required program check-in time) will not be permitted to participate in the program and will not be refunded or rescheduled. We encourage guests to arrive at the Aquarium with plenty of time to park, enter, and check into the program. Adventurers should report to the Main Entrance at least ten minutes ahead. The sessions will begin quickly at the scheduled time. Please plan accordingly.

　　文章大意：文章主要提供了去水族館參觀喂食鯊魚的活動，以及活動日程安排、要求、門票價格等。

　　1．After joining the program, you will ________.

　　A．feed sharks once a life time

　　B．get a real shark tooth as a souvenir

　　C．meet the biggest predators of sharks

　　D．draw some pictures of sharks

　　答案：B　細節理解題。根據第一段最后一句Participants will also experience a tour of other behind-the-scenes animal care work areas and take home a real-life shark tooth.可知

　　．As a guest with special needs, you are expected to ________.

　　A．make sure of your individual needs

　　B．move around the center alone

　　C．follow the directions of staff members

　　D．seek as much assistance as possible

　　答案：C　細節理解題。根據Guests with Special Needs: and must be able to understand and take direction in English from staff members.可知。

　　3．If you want to give up the program, you'd better ________.

　　A．report it to the center 10 minutes before the session

　　B．manage your plan again with 72 hours

　　C．expect to refund from the center

　　D．report the center 3 days in advance

　　答案：D　細節理解題。根據Cancellations(取消)：There is a 72-hour cancellation policy. Any cancellation made within 72 hours will not be refunded. 取消的話需要72小時，也就是3天。

　?。甒hat information can we learn from the program?

　　A．You can book the program in advance online.

　　B．There is no limit to the age of participants.

　　C．You need to pay $95 at least for the program.

　　D．A session is scheduled for 3 children every week.

　　答案：A　細節理解題。根據How to Book: Phone: 631 208 9200，ext.H2O(426) Online：，可知，可以網上訂票。

　　2024·山東濟寧模擬An alcohol breath test (ABT) is often used by the police to find out whether a person is drunk while driving.In the United States，the legal blood alcohol limit is 0.08% for people aged 21 years or older，while people under 21 are not allowed to drive a car with any level of alcohol in their body.A “positive” test result，a result over the legal limit，allows the police to arrest the driver.However，many people who tested positive on the test have claimed that they only drank a “non-alcoholic” energy drink.Can one of these energy drinks really cause someone to test positive on an ABT？Researchers in Missouri set up an experiment to find out.

　　First，the amount of alcohol in 27 different popular energy drinks was measured.All but one had an alcohol level greater than 0.005%.In nine of the 27 drinks，the alcohol level was at least 0.096%.The scientists then investigated the possibility that these small levels of alcohol could be discovered by an ABT.They asked test subjects to drink a full can or bottle of an energy drink and then gave each subject an ABT one minute and 15 minutes after the drink was finished.

　　For 11 of the 27 energy drinks，the ABT did find the presence of alcohol if the test was given within one minute after the drink was taken.However，alcohol could not be discovered for any of the drinks if the test was given 15 minutes after the drink was consumed.This shows that when the test is taken plays an important role in the test result.The sooner the test is conducted after the consumption of these drinks，the more likely a positive alcohol reading will be obtained.

　　1．What is the legal alcohol level for a 20-year-old driver in the US?

　　A．0.000%.　B．0.005%.

　　C．0.080%.　D．0.096%.

　　．What is the purpose of the Missouri experiment?

　　A．To introduce a new method of calculating blood alcohol levels.

　　B．To discover the relation between energy drinks and ABT test results.

　　C．To warn people of the dangers of drinking energy drinks.

　　D．To change the current legal alcohol limit for drivers in the United States.

　　3．The underlined word “subjects” in Paragraph 2 refers to________.

　　A．the things that are being discussed

　　B．areas of knowledge studied in school

　　C．the participants in an experiment

　　D．the people who belong to a country

　?。甒hich of the following affects the ABT test result most for energy drink consumers?

　　A．The age of the person who takes the test.

　　B．The place where the test is given.

　　C．The equipment that the test uses.

　　D．The time when the test is taken.

　?。甒hich of the following is true according to the passage?

　　A．A driver whose blood alcohol level is found to be 0.1% will be arrested.

　　B．No energy drinks really cause anyone to test positive on an ABT.

　　C．Few popular energy drinks contain alcohol in them.D．Those taking an ABT 15 minutes after drinking alcohol cannot be found out.

　　語篇解讀　本文是一篇科研報告。主要研究了能量飲料和測試血液中酒精濃度之間的關系。

　?。馕觯骸〖毠澙斫忸}。根據文章第一段第二句“In the United States，the legal blood alcohol limit is 0.08% for people aged 21 years or older，while people under 21 are not allowed to drive a car with any level of alcohol in their body.”可知，答案A符合文意。

　　答案：　A

　　．解析：　細節理解題。根據文章第一段倒數第二句：“Can one of these energy drinks really cause someone to test positive on an ABT？Researchers in Missouri set up an experiment to find out.”可知，答案B符合文意。

　　答案：　B

　　．解析：　詞義猜測題。根據語境可知，文章中畫線句子的意思是：他們要求參加測試的實驗者喝下一滿聽或一瓶能量飲料，然后在一分鐘和十五分鐘后對其ABT進行測試。由此可推知，此處的subject是指參與實驗的人。

　　答案：　C

　?。馕觯骸〖毠澙斫忸}。根據文章最后一段中的“the test was given within one minute...15 minutes...This shows that when the test is taken plays an important role in the test result.The sooner the test is conducted after the consumption of these drinks，the more likely a positive alcohol reading will be obtained.”可知，在飲用功能性飲料多久之后進行測試會影響測試效果。

　　答案：　D

　?。馕觯骸⊥评砼袛囝}。根據文章第一段可知，合法的血液酒精濃度最高值應該是0.08%，如果超過這個濃度，司機就會被警察逮捕。由此可推知，答案A符合文意。

　　答案：　A閱讀下列材料，從每題所給的選項中選出最佳選項。Taking photographs at a birthday or a wedding has become as natural as blowing out candles or cutting the cake. But our obsession with recording every detail of our happiest moments could be damaging our ability to remember them,__according to new research. A study has shown that taking pictures rather than concentrating fully on the events in front of us prevents memories taking hold.Dr.Linda Henkel, from Fairfield University, Connecticut, described it as the “photo－taking impairment effect”. She said: “People so often pull out their cameras almost mindlessly to capture a moment, to the point where they are missing what is happening right in front of them. When people rely on technology to remember for them—counting on the camera to record the event and thus not needing to attend to it fully themselves—it can have a negative impact on how well they remember their experiences.”

　　Dr Henkel and her team carried out an experiment in a museum, to learn if taking pictures of the exhibits was hindering the ability of visitors to remember what they had seen.

　　A group of university students were led on a tour at the Bellarmine Museum of Art at Fairfield University and were asked to either photograph or try and remember objects on display. The next day their memory was tested. The results showed that people were less accurate in recognizing the objects they had photographed than those they had only looked at. It was found that their memory for the details of the objects they had photographed was poorer.

　　Henkel's lab is currently investigating whether the content of a photo, such as whether you are in it，affects later memory. She is also researching whether actively choosing what to photograph might influence what we remember.

　　Previous research suggests that reviewing photos we have taken does help us remember the objects, but only if we take the time.

　　“Research has suggested that the sheer volume and lack of organization of digital photos for personal memories discourages many people from accessing and recalling them. In order to remember, we have to access and interact with the photos, rather than just collect them，” said Dr Henkel.

　　【語篇解讀】　現在照相變得相當普遍，可研究發現這些拍照會損害我們的記憶能力，叫做拍照使用損傷效應現象。

　　1．What does the word “them”， in the first paragraph, refer to?

　　A．Gifts at a birthday.

　　B．People who go to parties.

　　C．Photos taken at a wedding.

　　D．Details of the happiest moments.

　　答案　D　

　　2．What is the “photo－taking impairment effect”？

　　A．Some unhappy events may impair the effects of photos.

　　B．Taking photographs of objects ruins one's memory of them.

　　C．The effects of photos are strongly affected by bad cameras.

　　D．Memories last forever when people take the photos they like most.

　　答案　B　

　　3．What can we learn about Dr. Linda Henkel's study?

　　A．A group of high school students were

　　involved.

　　B．The memory of participants was tested the following week.

　　C．People who just looked at the objects remembered fewer details.

　　D．People who photographed objects were worse at recognizing them.

　　答案　D　

　　4．With which of the following may Dr. Linda Henkel agree?

　　A．Reviewing photos improves memories of objects.

　　B．Focusing on people at events is the best way to remember.

　　C．Relying on technology to remember affects the memory.

　　D．Counting on cameras to record events is always reliable.

　　答案　C　

　　5．The passage is probably taken from________．

　　A．a health magazine

　　B．a cultural overview

　　C．an economics report

　　D．an entertainment website

　　答案　A　

　　, 從給的四個選項 (A、B、C和D) 中, 選出最佳選項。

　　(2024·沈陽市二模，A)

　　The owner of a missing cat is asking for help. “My baby has been missing for over a month now, and I want him back so badly，” said Mrs. Brown, a 56yearold woman. Mrs. Brown lives by herself in a park near Clovis. She said that Clyde, her 7yearold cat, didn't come home for dinner more than a month ago. The next morning he didn't appear for breakfast, either. After Clyde missed an extraspecial lunch, she called the police. When the policeman asked her to describe Clyde, she told him that Clyde had beautiful green eyes, had all his teeth but was missing half of his left ear, and was seven years old and completely white.

　　“Is Clyde your child or your pet？” the officer asked. “Well, he's my cat.” Mrs. Brown replied. “Lady, you should report missing PERSONS, not missing CATS！” said the annoyed

　　policeman. “You can ask around your neighborhood or put up flyers.” Mrs. Brown figured that a

　　billboard would work a lot better than an 8×11 piece of paper on a telephone pole. There was an

　　empty billboard at the end of her street just off the highway, with a phone number on it.

　　She called that number, and they told her they could put up a picture of Clyde on the billboard for all to see. They told her it would cost only ￥3 000 a month. So she took most of the money out of her savings account and rented the billboard for a month.

　　The month has passed, but Clyde has not appeared.

　　Because she has almost no money in savings, Mrs. Brown called the local newspaper to see if anyone could help her rent the billboard for just one more month. She is waiting but, so far, no one has stepped forward.

　　文章大意：本文是一篇資訊報道。一個老太太的寵物貓丟失一個多月了，她就此請求大家給予幫助。

　　1．The underlined word “flyers” in the second paragraph probably means ________.

　　A．posters

　　B．pilots

　　C．billboards

　　D．newspapers

　　答案：A　詞義猜測題。警察建議Mrs. Brown “put up flyers”，再根據文章第二段倒數第二句“Mrs. Brown figured that a billboard would work a lot better than an 8×11 piece of paper on a telephone pole.”可推知，flyer指的是“an 8×11 piece of paper on a telephone pole”，故答案A海報，符合文義。