适用于老高考旧教材2024版高考英语二轮复习专项能力提升练阅读理解文体分类练7新闻报道（附解析）

这是一份适用于老高考旧教材2024版高考英语二轮复习专项能力提升练阅读理解文体分类练7新闻报道（附解析），共7页。
Passage1
(2023四川成都三诊)
Jeff Jensen,the business and By Scut leader,was in a dilemma and had painful damage in his leg and ft.He needed surgery,but he dubted whether he culd affrd it,even with insurance.“There’s nthing mre depressing than seeing a bill fr 24,000 dllars and ging.Hw much f this will my insurance cver and hw much is mine t cver?” Jensen tld WWAY-TV.
Luckily fr Jensen,his dctr is Demetri Aguila.The nerve specialist gives patients the ptin t pay fr surgery thrugh vlunteer wrk.He funded an rganizatin called M25 Prgram.“We can’t ignre the peple in ur wn backyard,” Aguila tld CBS.“We want t be able t ffer hpe t patients wh have lst hpe medically.”
Using an algrithm (算法),the clinic calculates cmmunity service hurs based n the price f the surgery.In Jensen’s case,the $12,000 peratin equaled 560 hurs f helping ut at ne f the lcal charitable rganizatins registered with the M25 Prgram.
Like 10 percent f Aguila’s patients,Jensen chse the cmmunity service.And because hundreds f hurs f cmmunity service can seem difficult,Aguila,50,nt nly lets thers participate,he encurages it.“I had this hpe that we wuld reawaken in ur neighbrs and in urselves a sense f vlunteerism,” he tld CNN.
Jensen,whse surgery was cmpleted in February 2020,was helped by mre than 100 friends and strangers wh vlunteered at Orphan Grain Train,which dnates fd,clthing,and medicine natinally and glbally.
Dave Harvey,funder f the hmeless aid rganizatin Least f My Brethren,is cunted as ne wh is inspired by Aguila.“He is making things easier by sending vlunteers ur way!” he tld KMTV in Omaha.“What a cl thing!”
1.What can a patient d if he can’t affrd surgery accrding t the text?
A.Seek aid frm scial media.
B.Raise mney in the hspital.
C.Jin in the vluntary service.
D.Turn t the insurance cmpany.
2.What des the underlined wrd “it” in paragraph 4 refer t?
A.Peple’s help.
B.The M25 Prgram.
C.Cmmunity service.
D.Medical assistance.
3.What’s Harvey’s attitude t Aguila?
A.Cautius. B.Cncerned.
C.Grateful.D.Dubtful.
4.Where is the text prbably taken frm?
A.A lcal newspaper.
B.A medical jurnal.
C.A clinic advertisement.
D.An insurance brchure.
Passage2
(2023山东青岛一模)
A six-year-ld lnging t keep a unicrn in her backyard figured she’d get the hard part ut f the way first.
Last Nvember,Madeline wrte a letter t the Ls Angeles Cunty Department f Animal Care and Cntrl with a straightfrward request.“Dear LA Cunty,I wuld like yur apprval if I can have a unicrn in my backyard if I can find ne.Please send me a letter in respnse.”
Directr Mayeda replied tw weeks later.The department des in fact license unicrns,she said,under certain cnditins.Thse include plishing the unicrn’s hrn at least nce a mnth with a sft clth,feeding it watermeln at least nce a week,cvering it with nly nntxic and bidegradable sparkles and giving it regular access t sunlight,mnbeams and rainbws.And,because unicrns are indeed very rare t find,the department is als giving Madeline a ty unicrn t keep her cmpany during her search,as a tken f appreciatin.
“It is always rewarding t hear frm yung peple wh thughtfully cnsider the requirements f prviding a lving hme fr animals,” Mayeda wrte in the letter.“I like yur sense f respnsible pet wnership t seek permissin in advance t keep a unicrn in Ls Angeles Cunty.”
Mayeda tld TheWashingtnPst that this is the first time the department has received a request fr a license fr a unicrn r any mythical creature.They were impressed with the first-grader fr wanting t ask permissin in the first place,and ding her research t wrk ut hw t g abut that.She and her clleagues deal with a lt f “life-and-death” issues n the jb,whether that’s seeing cases f animal abuse r animals hurting peple r making decisins abut having t put dwn dangerus r sick animals.S Madeline’s letter has cnsiderably brightened their spirits,and she is due t visit the department this week t discuss her unicrn license applicatin.Safe t say,she’s in fr a magical surprise.
5.Why did Madeline write the letter?
A.T apply t visit a unicrn.
B.T learn t prvide animal care.
C.T ask permissin t keep a pet.
D.T figure ut hw t find a unicrn.
6.What can we learn frm paragraph 3?
A.Her applicatin was disapprved.
B.Requirements shuld be met fr the license.
C.She was presented with a live unicrn.
D.Guidance was given fr her search.
7.Which f the fllwing best describes Mayeda?
A.Imaginative. B.Sensitive.
C.Flexible.D.Cnvincing.
8.Why des the department think the letter “has brightened their spirits”?
A.Because it is the first applicatin letter fr a pet.
B.Because animal prtectin is a life-and-death issue.
C.Because they are wrn ut with their daily wrk.
D.Because they are tuched with the girl’s deeds.
Passage3
(2023广东茂名二模)
Hlding the large and heavy “brick” cellphne he’s credited with inventing 50 years ag,Martin Cper talks abut the future.
Little did he knw when he made the first call n a New Yrk City street frm a heavy Mtrla prttype(原型)that ur wrld wuld cme t be encapsulated n a sleek glass sheath where we search,cnnect,like and buy.
Cper says he is an ptimist.He believes that advances in mbile technlgy will cntinue t transfrm lives but he is wrried abut risks smartphnes pse t privacy and yung peple.
“My mst negative pinin is that we dn’t have any privacy anymre because everything abut us is nw recrded smeplace and accessible t smebdy wh has enugh intense desire t get it,” the 94-year-ld said in an interview in Barcelna at MWC,the Mbile Wrld Cngress,the wrld’s biggest wireless trade shw,where he was getting a lifetime award.
Cper sees a dark side t the advances,including the risk t children.One idea,he said,is t have“varius Internets intended fr different audiences”.
Cper made the first public call frm a handheld prtable telephne n a Manhattan street n April 3,1973,using a prttype device his team at Mtrla had started designing just five mnths earlier.
Cper used the DynaTAC phne t famusly call his ppnent at Bell Labs,wned by AT&T.It was literally the wrld’s first brick phne,weighing 2.5 punds and measuring 11 inches.Cper spent the best part f the next decade wrking t bring a cmmercial versin f the device t market.
The call helped kick-start the cellphne revlutin.
Cper said he’s “nt crazy” abut the shape f mdern smartphnes.He thinks they will develp s that they’ll be “distributed n yur bdy”,pssibly as sensrs “measuring yur health at all times”.
Batteries,he said,might be replaced by human energy.The bdy makes energy frm fd,he argues,s it culd pssibly als pwer a phne.Instead f hlding the phne in the hand,fr example,the device culd be placed under the skin.
9.What des the underlined part “a sleek glass sheath” in paragraph 2 refer t?
A.A smartphne. B.A Mtrla prttype.
C.A “brick” cellphne.D.An riginal cellphne.
10.What is Cper’s attitude abut the future f the mbile phne?
A.Mst negative.
B.Very subjective.
C.Dubtful and disapprving.
D.Optimistic but als cncerned.
11.What can be inferred abut children frm paragraph 5?
A.They shuld be prvided with a different Internet frm adults.
B.They shuld have easy access t varius Internets.
C.They shuld be intrduced t different audiences.
D.They shuld use varius Internets fr learning materials.
12.Accrding t Cper,hw might smartphnes be pwered in the future?
A.By bdy sensrs.
B.By human bdy.
C.By slar energy.
D.By advanced batteries.
答案：
Passage1
[语篇解读]本文是一篇新闻报道,主要讲的是JeffJensen在医生DemetriAguila成立的M25Prgram的帮助下,通过参加社区服务来支付了手术费用的故事。
1.C 细节理解题。根据第二段的“Thenervespecialistgivespatientstheptintpayfrsurgerythrughvlunteerwrk.”可知,如果病人负担不起手术费用,他可以参加志愿服务。故选C项。
2.A 词义猜测题。根据第四段的“Like10percentfAguila’spatients,Jensenchsethecmmunityservice.”“hundredsfhursfcmmunityservice”和“ntnlyletsthersparticipate”可知,他不仅让别人参与,而且鼓励别人参与到社区服务当中来,因此it指的是“人们参与进来”,即人们的帮助,故选A项。
3.C 推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Heismakingthingseasierbysendingvlunteersurway!”可知,Harvey觉得Aguila所做的事情很好,因此他对Aguila的态度是感激的,故选C项。
4.A 推理判断题。根据第二段可知,本文主要讲的是JeffJensen在医生DemetriAguila的帮助下通过参加社区服务支付了手术费用的故事,应该是一篇新闻报道,来自于当地的报纸,故选A项。
Passage2
[语篇解读]本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了六岁的孩子Madeline写信给洛杉矶县动物保护与控制部门,希望获得许可养一只独角兽。
5.C 细节理解题。根据第二段可知,Madeline写这封信是为了请求允许养宠物。
6.B 细节理解题。根据第三段中所列举的饲养独角兽的条件可知,要获得许可应满足一些要求。
7.B 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中Mayeda的回信内容可推知,Mayeda很体贴。
8.D 推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知,Mayeda与同事平时要处理许多“生死问题”,他们认为这封信“振奋了他们的精神”,因为他们被女孩认真的行为感动了。
Passage3
[语篇解读]本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了“手机之父”马丁·库珀在接受采访时谈了自己对目前智能手机的一些看法以及他对智能手机未来的一些构想。
9.A 词义猜测题。根据画线词组后的定语从句“wherewesearch,cnnect,likeandbuy”可知,该物品能同时让人们搜索、连接网络、点赞以及上网购物,因此画线词组指的是“智能手机”。
10.D 推理判断题。根据文章第三段可知,库珀对智能手机的未来持有乐观的态度,但是不乏抱有担忧。
11.A 推理判断题。根据文章第五段可知,马丁·库珀认为不同的受众应该被提供不同的互联网,也就是说应该给孩子提供不同的互联网。
12.B 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段可知,他认为未来的手机有可能从人体获得能量。
词汇积累:
1.(Passage 1)in a dilemma 进退两难
2.(Passage 1)insurance n.保险
3.(Passage 1)calculate vt.计算
4.(Passage 1)equal vt.跟……相同,与……相等
5.(Passage 2)lng t d sth.渴望做某事
6.(Passage 2)apprval n.批准
7.(Passage 2)in respnse作为回应
8.(Passage 3)be credited with ding sth.做某事是……的功劳
9.(Passage 3)literally adv.真正地,确实
长难句分析:
(Passage 1)Jensen,whse surgery was cmpleted in February 2020,was helped by mre than 100 friends and strangers wh vlunteered at Orphan Grain Train,which dnates fd,clthing,and medicine natinally and glbally.
分析:本句为复合句。whse引导定语从句修饰先行词Jensen;wh引导定语从句,修饰先行词friends and strangers;which引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词Orphan Grain Train。
句意:詹森的手术于2020年2月完成,他得到了100多名朋友和陌生人的帮助,他们是孤儿粮食列车的志愿者,该列车在全国和全球范围内捐赠食物、衣服和药品。