2024届河南省信阳市罗山县高考英语阅读理解一轮精编：8（含解析）

　　河南罗山县2024高考英语一轮阅读理解训练题

　　2024高考训练题----阅读理解。

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　On July 1 at exactly 7:59:59, Bejing time, the world’ s atomic clocks will pause for a single second, or, more precisely, change to the unusual time of 7:59:60. The addition of a leap second （闰秒） , is to keep our clocks in time with the slowing of Earth’ s rotation （旋转） and astronomical time as measured by the sun.

　　Just one extra second could affect the way computers and websites work, however. When the last leap second was added back in 2024, the community website Reddit crashed. For Reddit, the problem was that a Linux system got confused when it checked the network time and found an extra second.

　　Speaking to Wired about the problem back in 2024, Linux creator Linus Torvalds commented:“Almost every time we have a leap second, we find something. It’ s really annoying, because it’ s code that is almost never used, and thus not tested by users under their normal conditions. ”

　　Companies have thought of their own solutions, and Google’ s“leap smear”may be the best- known example. As company engineer Christopher Pascoe explains in a blog post, companies usually try to turn back the clocks by one second at the end of the day so that they play that second again. However, Pascoe believes this creates problems. He asked:“Does e�mail that comes in during that second get stored correctly?”Google has a solution: Cut the extra second into milliseconds and then put these tiny amounts of time into the system throughout the day.“This means that when it became time to add an extra second at midnight.”Says Pascoe.“Our clocks have already taken this into account over the course of the day.”

　　For many companies without Google’ s money, however, the leap second will likely still cause some crashes.

　　32. Why do we need to add a leap second?

　　A. To change the world’ s atomic clocks.

　　B. To keep atomic clocks in time with the world’ s computers.

　　C. To keep atomic clocks in time with the slowing of Earth’ s rotation.

　　D. To record the changes to astronomical time.

　　33. What happened to the website Reddit when the leap second was added in 2024?

　　A. It crashed because of a virus attack.

　　B. Its network time added two extra seconds.

　　C. All of the code in its Linux system went wrong.

　　D. One of its software systems got confused and the site broke down.

　　34. How do companies usually deal with the problem of the extra second?

　　A. By shutting down computers at the end of the day.

　　B. By stopping receiving emails during that second.

　　C. By turning the clocks back by one second at the end of the day.

　　D. By cutting the extra second into milliseconds and putting them into the system throughout the day.

　　35. What’ s Pascoe’ s attitude toward Google’ s solution to the problem?

　　A. Ambiguous.

　　B. Approving.

　　C. Doubtful.

　　D. Cautious.

　　参考答案32—35、CDCB

　　阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Inside the pleasingly fragrant cafe, So All May Eat (SAME) in downtown Denver, the spirit of generosity (慷慨) is instantly noticeable: A donation box stands in place of a cash register. Customers here pay only what they can afford, no questions asked.

　　A risky business plan, perhaps, but SAME Cafe has done one unchangeable thing in the Mile High City for six years: Open only at midday, the restaurant provides poor local people with healthy, delicious lunches six days a week. Those unable to pay for their meals can instead volunteer as waiters and waitresses, and dishwashers, or look after the buildings and equipment for the cafe.

　　“It’s based on trust, and it’s working all right, ” says co- owner Brad Birky, who started the cafe in 2006 with his wife Libby. Previously volunteering at soup kitchens, the Birkys were dissatisfied with the often unhealthy meals they served there.

　　“We wanted to offer quality food in a restaurant where everyone felt comfortable, regardless of their circumstances, ” Birky says. SAME’s special lunch menu changes daily and most food materials are natural and grown by local farmers.

　　The cafe now averages 65 to 70 customers(and eight volunteers) a day. And the spirit of generosity behind the project appears to be spreading. In early 2007, one volunteer who had cleared snow for his meals during the long winter said goodbye to the Birkys. “He said he was going to New Orleans to help with the hurricane cleanup, ” says Birky.

　　1. What can we learn about the soup kitchens the Birkys previously worked for?

　　A. They refused to have volunteers.

　　B. They offered low quality food.　

　　C. They provided customers with a good environment.

　　D. They closed down because of poor management.

　　2. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

　　A. The customers who cannot pay can work as volunteers instead.

　　B. More volunteers will go to New Orleans for the hurricane cleanup.

　　C. Many new cafes will be opened to offer free lunches in the town.

　　D. The lunch menu has remained the same since the cafe was started.

　　3. The author’s attitude towards running such a cafe is_____.　

　　A. unfavorableB. approving　C. doubtfulD. cautious

　　【参考答案】1—3、BAB

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　Australia---The vote for euthanasia(安乐死)was finally taken at 3:45 this morning. After six months’ argument and final 16 hours’ hot debates, Australia’s Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The bill was passed by the vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, the director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on through the group’s on-line service, Death NET. Hofsess says, “We posted it all day long, because this isn’t just something that happened in Australia. It’s world history.”

　　The full import may take a while to understand. The NT Rights of the Terminally III law has left physicians and citizens trying to deal with its moral and practical meaning. Some have breathed sighs of relief, but others, including churches, right to life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the haste(匆忙,急忙) of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia — where an aging population, life extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part — other states are going to consider making a similar law to for euthanasia. In the US and Canada, where the right to die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes(多米诺骨牌) to start falling.

　　Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death — probably by a deadly injection or pill — to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as incurably ill by two doctors. After a “cooling off” period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54 year old Darwin man suffering from lung cancer, the law means he can get on with living without the fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. “I’m not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I’d go, because I’ve watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks,” he says.

　　45. According to the text ,which of the following statements is TRUE?

　　A. Australia now is the only country in the world to pass the law of euthanasia.

　　B. All people in Australia don’t have the same positive attitude to euthanasia.

　　C. Many patients will ask their doctors for euthanasia because they are afraid of death.

　　D. According to the law, if a patient requests death, his or her wish will be met after 48 hours.

　　46. The underlined sentence in Para 2, “observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.” means that observers are waiting to see ___________.

　　A. the result of the game of dominoes.

　　B. that people’s attitude to euthanasia will be changed.

　　C. that the bill about euthanasia in Australia will come to an end.

　　D. the similar bills will be passed in other countries.

　　47. Australia was the first country to pass the bill of euthanasia, but not USA or Canada. Which one is NOT the reason ?

　　A. In Australia, the technology of extending life is advanced.

　　B. In Australia, it is easy to deal with the moral and practical meaning.

　　C. In Australia, old people take up great part in the population of the whole country.

　　D. Australians gradually realize suffering from a terrible disease is worse than immediate death.

　　48. It can be inferred from the text that _____________.

　　A. when Lloyd Nickson dies, he will face his death with calm characteristic of euthanasia.

　　B. physicians and citizens in Australia share the same view on euthanasia.

　　C. other countries are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia.

　　D. under the bill, patients requesting death are sure to be injected by deadly medicine.

　　49. What’s the author’s attitude to euthanasia?

　　A. Negative

　　B. Critical

　　C. Positive

　　D. Doubtful

　　【参考答案】45、B

　　46---48

　　DBA

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　A person named Bernard Jackson today is a free man, but he has many bitter memories. He spent five years in prison after a jury (陪审团)wrongly convicted (判处…有罪) him of raping two women. At Jackson’s trial, although two witnesses testified that Jackson was with them in another location at the time of the crime, he was convicted

　　anyway. Why? The jury believed the testimony(证词)of the two victims, who positively identified Jackson as the man who had attacked them. The court eventually freed Jackson after the police found the real criminal.

　　Many factors influence the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. For instance, witnesses sometimes see photographs of several suspects before they try to identify the person they saw in a group of people. They can become confused by seeing many photographs of similar faces. The number of people in the group, and whether it is a person or a photograph, may also affect a witness’s decision. People sometimes have difficulty identifying people of other races. The questions the police ask witnesses also have an effect on them.

　　Many people believe that police officers are more reliable than ordinary people. Psychologists decided to test this idea, and they discovered that it is not true. Two psychologists showed a film of crimes to both police officers and civilians. The psychologists found no difference between the police and the civilians in correctly remembering the details of the crimes.

　　Despite all the possibilities for inaccuracy, courts cannot omit eyewitness testimony from a trial. American courts depend almost completely on eyewitness testimony to resolve(决定)court cases. Sometimes it is the only evidence to a crime, such as rape. Furthermore, eyewitness testimony is often correct. Although people do sometimes make mistakes, and convict innocent people, more importantly, eyewitness testimony has rightly convicted a larger number of guilty people.

　　American courts depend on the ability of the twelve jurors, and not the judges, to determine the accuracy of the witness’s testimony. It is their responsibility to decide if a certain witness could actually see, hear and remember what happened.

　　50. Bernard Jackson was found guilty and sentenced 5 years’ prison because________.

　　　A. the victims insisted that he was the attacker

　　　B. he admitted the crime of raping two women

　　　C. the police discovered evidence leading to his guilt

　　D. the eyewitness proved the victims’ testimony

　　51. The following statements may be the reasons for why sometimes the eyewitness’ testimony is not accurate EXCEPT ________.

　　　A. the eyewitness is confused by the police’s questions

　　　B. the eyewitness is shown photos of many similar faces

　　　C. the eyewitness lacks the professional help from police

　　D. the eyewitness can’t identify people of other races clearly.

　　52. An inaccurate eyewitness testimony may lead to________.

　　　A. the misunderstanding of the case

　　B. the disbelief in the court

　　　C. the disrespect for the eyewitness

　　D. the conviction of an innocent person

　　53. Eyewitness testimony is important because ___________.

　　A. it can be relied on to detect criminals in all cases.

　　B. it is sometimes the only way to resolve court cases.

　　C. it is sometimes the only clue for police investigation.

　　D. it is more reliable than physical evidences to a crime.

　　54. According to the text, we can infer that ________.

　　　A. eyewitness testimony is valuable, though sometimes incorrect.

　　　B. police identification is more reliable than that of the ordinary people

　　　C. crime victims often fail to give positive identification of the suspects

　　D. the jury relies on the judge than the eyewitness for a decision

　　【参考答案】49、CA

　　51---54 CDBA

　　【广东省揭阳市2024高考英语一模试题】

　　I was interested to read a newspaper article about a new concept in old people’s homes in France. The idea is simple, but revolutionary——combining a residential home for the elderly with a nursery school in the same building. The children and the residents eat lunch together and share activities. In the afternoons, the residents enjoy reading or telling stories to the children, and if a child is feeling sad or tired, there is always a kind lap to sit on and a cuddle(拥抱). There are trips out and birthday parties too.

　　The advantages are enormous for everyone concerned. The children are happy because they get a lot more individual attention, and respond well because someone has time for them. They see illness and death and learn to accept them. The residents are happy because they feel useful and needed. They are more active and more interested in life when the children are around and they take more interest in their appearance too.

　　Nowadays there is less and less contact between the old and the young. There are many reasons for this, including the breakdown of the extended family, working parents with no time to care for aging relations, families that have moved away, and smaller flats with no room for grandparents. But the result is the same——increasing numbers of children without grandparents and old people who have no contact with children. And more old people who are lonely and feel useless, along with more and more families with young children who desperately need more support. It’s a major problem in many societies.

　　That’s why intergenerational programmes, designed to bring the old and the young together, are growing in popularity all over the world. There are examples of successful attempts all over the world. Using young people to teach IT skills to older people is one obvious example. Using old people as volunteer assistants in schools is another, perhaps reading with children who need extra attention.

　　36. A nursery school is a place where _______.

　　A. future nurses are trained

　　B. the elderly live

　　C. children are taken care of

　　D. the old join in activities

　　37. Which is true according to the passage?

　　A. A number of assistants are employed to take care of the children.

　　B. The new concept benefits both the elderly and the children.