1、时文阅读时文阅读之之高考高考英语英语阅读阅读能力提升能力提升限时训练限时训练 七选五 Smart Steps to Keep Safe “Social distancing” , this is a phrase used to stop the coronavirus from spreading. 1 . Are people listening? Yes and no. As more bars and restaurants close, people will have no choice. There is a good reason to follow this rule. Ev
2、en people who show no symptoms 症状 may have the virus. They may feel they can mingle with 和交往 others. 2 . What are the rules? Social distancing You should stay six feet away from others. Avoid using public transportation. Experts say that every single contact with others not made will have a big impa
3、ct. You will keep the virus from spreading. 3 Older people and people in poor health are in more danger. But young people are not immune 免疫的. They may only have mild symptoms, but they may be carriers. They should not hang around with fragile family members and others. If they do, it may add to the
4、number of people infected. You can leave your house Its O.K. to go outdoors for fresh air and exercise. 4 , but to avoid being in close contact with people. When you do leave your home, wipe down any surfaces you come into contact with. Also, disinfect your hands with an alcohol-based sanitizer. Avo
5、id touching your face. Always wash your hands when you come in from outside. Go to the supermarket Buy as much as you can to reduce the number of trips you will need to make. Pick a time when the store is less crowded. Any surface inside the store may be contaminated. Use a disinfecting wipe to clea
6、n the handle of the grocery cart. If you do wear gloves, make sure you do not touch your face until you have taken the gloves off. Family visits If anyone in the family is at great risk, sick people should not visit. If everyone is young and healthy, small groups may do so. 5 . The playground Health
7、y kids need outdoor activities. Playgrounds may be danger zones. Kids also tend to touch their 索引： 1.Smart Steps to Keep Safe 2.Mount Tai to reopen to public from March 21 3.Train derails in Hunan; 1 killed, 127 injured 4.Losing weight helps reduce snoring and sleep apnea 5.A Firefighter Was Getting
8、 Ready for Bed, but a Few Minutes Later Ended up Saving a Woman from Being Hit by a Train 6.The spread of the new coronavirus is affecting the work and pay of people around the world mouths, noses and faces a lot. Parks or playgrounds with few kids are ideal. Take hand sanitizers and clean any surfa
9、ces with disinfecting wipes. Do this before the kids begin to play. What is next? No one knows how long this crisis will last. An expert said, “We are in unchartered territory.” A. In any event, phoning and video visits are important. B. The point is not to remain indoors C. But they are spreading t
10、he virus. D. Avoid being in close contact with people E. It means staying away from people. F. You can go to the supermarket with kids G. Young people are not safe 阅读理解 A Mount Tai to reopen to public from March 21 The Mount Tai Scenic Area in Shandong provinces Taian city is scheduled to resume ope
11、rations starting at 8:00 am on March 21, according to the local management committee. Mount Tai will open three routes for tourists, including the Red Gate tour route, the Tianwaicun tour route and the Peach Blossom Valley tour route. Those who want to visit Mount Tai on foot can choose Red Gate and
12、 Peach Blossom Valley. All of the three checkpoints have installed a temperature measurement and analysis system using artificial intelligence and infrared thermal imaging. As part of epidemic prevention and control efforts, visitors are required to show a green pass (a green QR code which allows it
13、s holders to travel across Taian without worrying about coronavirus-related traffic restrictions), have their temperature taken at the entrance, and wear a mask at all times. To ensure the safety of visitors, the number of people allowed to enter the scenic area at any given time will be limited to
14、less than 20,000 visitors. Visitors must book tickets online using their real names. They will be asked to show their QR code when booking and to present their ID before entering. Chinese medical workers are allowed to visit for free for one year after reopening. Taian closed all its tourist attract
15、ions on Jan 25 due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. 6. Which of the statements is right? A. The Mount Tai Scenic Area had been closed for nearly two months because of the novel coronavirus outbreak. B. Visitors must either book tickets online or buy tickets at the ticket office C. Doctors are allo
16、wed to visit all the places for free for one year after reopening. D. Visitors only need to have their temperature taken at the entrance 7. If you like walking you can choose to visit _ ? A. Tianwaicun B. Red Gate and Peach Blossom Valley C. all its tourist attractions D. Yuhuang Ding 8. What does t
17、he underlined words probably mean? A. repeat B. replace C. represent D.reopen B A passenger train derailed in Chenzhou city of Central Chinas Hunan province at around 11:40 am on March 30, 2020, causing one death and 127 injuries. Authorities are looking into the cause of the accident, the Chenzhou
18、government said. The grouppart of the China State Railway Group, the countrys top railway operatorsaid on its Sina Weibo account that the second to sixth carriages of the train, which was headed from Jinan, Shandong province, to Guangzhou, Guangdong province, derailed while a fire broke out in the f
19、irst carriage. The fire was put out, the group added. The 127 people who were injured included passengers and railway staff, including four who were seriously hurt. They have all been sent to hospitals, the group said. The group said in another post that railway authorities have arranged for passeng
20、ers who were uninjured to take high-speed trains to their destination. The derailment happened on the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, one of the busiest rail routes in the country. Thirty-one trains were delayed and rerouted by 1:30 pm on Monday, according to Xinhua News Agency. Twenty-eight fire trucks
21、and 147 firefighters were sent to take part in the rescue effort, the Ministry of Emergency Management said. I just came back from death, a passenger wrote in a Sina Weibo post, People were laughing and talking, and suddenly the train derailed, the passenger was quoted by Beijing News as saying. The
22、 passenger posted pictures of his train ticket and injured hand. Another passenger, surnamed Jiang, told the newspaper that he passed out after the incident and was sent to the hospital. A similar deadly derailment occurred around this time a year ago. Six people died after a company self-supply tra
23、in carrying aluminum ore derailed in Henan province in April last year. The train, owned by a branch of the logistics subsidiary of Aluminum Corporation of China, hit a village house in the city of Gongyi due to a brake failure, killing four crew members and two farmers. 9. Which of the following ca
24、n be the best title for the passage? A. Train derails in Hunan; 1 killed, 127 injured B. Similar deadly derailment occur every year C. Train hit a village house,6 died D. Fire trucks and firefighters came to rescue 10. What does the underlined word “derailed” in the first paragraph mean ? A. hit the
25、 rail B. stopped on the track C. ran off the track D. destroy the rail 11. We can learn from the passage that_ . A. The derailment happened on Monday because of a fire in the first carriage. B. The uninjured have been arranged to take the next train home. C. Many passengers had to change their way b
26、ecause of the derailment. D. One passenger injured hand when he posted pictures of his train ticket. 12. Why did the train derail in Hunan? A. Because a fire broke out in the first carriage B. Because it is one of the busiest rail routes in the country C. Because of a brake failure D. It has not bee
27、n found out yet. C Its long been known that losing weight helps reduce snoring and sleep apnea 睡眠呼吸暂停. Now an MRI study from the University of Pennsylvania has found that the culprit 罪魁祸首 is not neck or chin fat, but tongue fat. Yes, the problem is fat tongues. “Most clinicians, and even experts in
28、the sleep apnea world, have not typically focused on fat in the tongue for treating sleep apnea,” says coauthor Richard Schwab, co-medical director of Penn Sleep Center. “Now that we know tongue fat is a risk factor and that sleep apnea improves when tongue fat is reduced, we have established a uniq
29、ue therapeutic target that weve never had before.” He means tongue diets. Schwab found a strong correlation between lowing tongue fat volume and lessening sleep apnea: “Future studies could be designed to explore whether certain low-fat diets are better than others in reducing tongue fat, and whethe
30、r cold therapies, like those used to reduce st3omach fat, might be applied to reducing tongue fat.” He is also looking into whether some snorers who are not obese might just have fat tongues. Sleep apnea is a big deal: 22 million Americans stop and start breathing while sleeping, often causing high
31、blood pressure, constant wake-ups, and the utter consternation 惊恐 of bedmates who, years later, still read studies about snoring prevention (no personal experience here whatsoever). The researchers note that snoring can occasionally also be caused by large tonsils 扁桃体 or a recessed jaw. Or fat tongu
32、es. 13. What is the main cause of sleep apnea according to an MRI study from the University of Pennsylvania? A. neck B. chin fat C. tongue fat D. high blood pressure 14. Why is sleep apnea a big problem? Because _ . A. certain low-fat diets are better than others in reducing tongue fat B. millions o
33、f Americans stop and start breathing while sleeping C. a strong correlation between lowing tongue fat volume and lessening sleep apnea D. it may cause many kinds of (serious) illnesses 15. What does the author mainly tell us? A. Losing weight is very important. B. Lowing tongue fat volume helps less
34、ening sleep apnea and snoring. C. Sleep apnea often causes high blood pressure and constant wake-ups. D. Snoring can also be caused by large tonsils. 完形填空 It was late, about 10:15 p.m., when Janice Esposito arrived at the Bellport train station; she jumped into her Honda Odyssey and began the 20-min
35、ute drive home to her husband and seven-year-old son. Shed just returned from visiting her mother and had traveled the route many times before. She practically 16 on autopilot: a left onto Station Road, then a left on Montauk Highway, and thenwham! Out of nowhere a car T-boned Espositos minivan, 17
36、her to move backward some 100 feet onto the railroad tracks. She 18 in the minivan, bruised (撞伤) but mostly just knocked out by the 19 and the airbags. As it happened, Pete DiPinto was getting ready for 20 . Hed just closed his book and was getting under the covers when he heard the sound of metal o
37、n metal and breaking glass coming from not far outside his bedroom window. A volunteer 21 and retired teacher, DiPinto, 64, never 22 to think. He grabbed a flashlight and, still dressed in his pajamas (睡衣), ran out the door. “Any firefighter would have done what I did,” he told Newsday. “Were always
38、 on 23 .” The first car he came upon, 2,000 feet from his front yard, was the one that had 24 sposito. Once DiPinto concluded the driver was OK, he looked around and 25 Espositos minivan positioned on the the railroad tracks. And then he heard a terrible sound: the bells signaling an oncoming 26 . “
39、The gates were starting to come down,” he told Newsday. “I see the headlight of the train.” DiPinto ran quickly to Espositos minivan and knocked on the drivers side window. She 27 looked at him, her eyes unfocused. “I dont know where I am,” she said. She seemed unhurt. “Honey, youre on the railroad
40、28 ,” DiPinto shouted. “We have to get you off right now!” He pulled hard on the 29 , but the door was crashed in and 30 . The heavy diesel train, traveling at 65 miles per hour, was moving fast toward them. DiPinto ran to the passenger side and threw open the 31 . “Please, dont let her be 32 ,”he t
41、hought. He pushed aside the deflating (瘪了的) airbags, grabbed Espositos arms, and 33 her toward him across the passenger seat until he could help her out and quickly get her to 34 behind a signal box a few feet away. Within six seconds, he estimated, the train crashed into the minivan. “It was like a
42、 Hollywood movie,” DiPinto told reporters the next day. But this one had a twist. “Last night,” South Country Ambulance chief Greg Miglino told CBS New York, “the 35 arrived in pajamas, not in a fire truck.” 16. A. drove B. walked C. rode D. hiked 17. A. allowing B. forcing C. ordering D. reminding
43、18. A. sat B. stood C. hid D. waited 19. A. action B. noise C. impact D. bomb 20. A. class B. work C. dinner D. bed 21. A. doctor B. driver C. firefighter D. engineer 22 A. stopped B. troubled C. intended D. wanted 23. A. duty B. time C. target D. schedule 24. A. warned B. caught C. hit D. followed
44、25. A. observed B. spotted C. realized D. predicted 26. A. train B. truck C. car D. ambulance 27. A. yet B. just C. still D. even 28. A. yards B. stations C. bridges D. tracks 29. A. belt B. key C. bell D. handle 30. A. unlocked B. jammed C. open D. gone 31. A. bag B. door C. book D. box 32. A. scar
45、ed B. ignored C. trapped D. defeated 33. A. carried B. rushed C. guided D. pulled 34. A. return B. work C. safety D. life 35. A. police B. actor C. reporter D. hero 语法填空 The spread of the new coronavirus is affecting the work and pay of people around the world. A guide at 36 popular tourist area in
46、eastern China has not earned any money for two months, as tourists are nowhere 37 （find）. A delivery driver in Britain worries about 38 (get) sick from the people who sign for their purchases each day. And a server at a restaurant in the American state of Missouri 39 (wash) his hands more often and
47、40 (simple) hopes for the best. Some professionals can work from home or call in sick if they experience 41 (sign) of COVID-19, the disease the virus causes. 42 that is not possible for service workers 43 often come 44 contact with the public. Their situation is made 45 (bad) by limited or non-exist
48、ent sick leave and health insurance. 参考答案： 1-5 ECGBA 6.A. 根据开头与结尾的日期 7.B 根据第二段第二句 8.D are allowed to visit for free for one year after reopening. 9. A. Train derails in Hunan; 1 killed, 127 injured 完全覆盖新闻报道的主要内容 B 选项错在 every year，C 选项是去年的事，D 只是部分内容 10. C 出轨，最后两段提到的去年的 derailment 因为 brake failure 而 h
49、it a village house，故可以猜 出。A hit 击打轨道，B 停在轨道上，D 毁坏轨道 11. C 根据 Thirty-one trains were delayed and rerouted by 1:30 pm on Monday,得知 C 正确。 从第一段Authorities are looking into the cause of the accident 和第二段derailed while a fire broke out in the first carriage.得出 A 错。B. 选项错在 to take the next train 和 home.D.因果错. 12. 根据第一段 Authorities are looking into the cause of the accident, the Chenzhou government said. 可知火车出轨的原因正在调查中，目前还不知道。 13.C 开篇第一句话 14.D 最后一段一二行 15.B. 主旨大意题，睡眠呼吸暂停是因为舌头胖，减肥有助于缓解 完形填空：一名消防员准备就寝，但几分钟后却救出了一名被火车撞倒的女子 （https:/ 16-20ABACD 21-25 CAACB 26-30 ABDDB 31-35 BCDCD 语法填空：冠状病毒的传播影响了全
