2021届高考英语二轮复习时事热点阅读练习（十一）Word版含解析

届高考英语第二轮复习时事热点拓展阅读练习

（十一）2021AScientists recentlyreported anunusual finding:the discoveryof thesecond-largest eggknown toexist.The egg,a68million-year-old fossil,was foundon SeymourIsland,off thecoastof Antarctica（南极洲）.The fossilis saidto beabout thesize of a football-without theair inside.It measuresaround29centimeters by20centimeters.It isonlya littlesmaller thanthe eggsof thelarge elephant birds ofMadagascar,whichdied offsome timeago,scientists said.While birdsand manydinosaurs producedhard-shelled eggs,the Antarcticegghas a soft shell.This newegg isthe veryfirst fossilegg fromAntarctica,and thelargestsoft-shelled eggever discovered,0said LucasLegendre.He isapaleontologist at the University of Texas at Austin.He was the leadwriter of thereport published in thejournal Nature.Legendre comparedthe eggto afootball thathad lostits air.One sideisflattened（扁平）,suggesting thatis whereit camein contactwiththe seafloor.Itseggshell is very thin,and poorlymineralized,like in the eggsof lizardsandsnakes/*he said.At thetime the egg wasmade,the onlycreatures inAntarctica thatwere largeenoughto layit wereseagoing reptiles.The discoveryof the fossil makesresearchersquestion theidea that these animalsonly gave birth tolive young（胎生）.The bonesof themother were not found,so scientistswerenotable tosaywhich animallaid it.Among thelikely creaturesto havelaid itare speciesofmosasaurs andplesiosaurs.The formercould reachlengths of15meters,while thelattercould reachlengths of10meters,Legendre said.Mosasaurs andplesiosaursdied offatthe same timeasthe dinosaurs.They disappearedafter anasteroid,asmall,rocky object,reportedly struckEarth some66million yearsago.Scientists from the Universityof Chileand ChilesMuseum ofNatural Historyfoundthe unusualfossil in

2011.Unsure aboutwhat itwas,they calledit TheThing,“after thename ofa science-fiction film.When wearrived atcamp,we askedthe geologiststhat accompaniedus iftheyhad everseen anything likeit,said Universityof Chilepaleontology researcherRodrigoOtero.HTheir expressionof bewilderment（困惑）said itall.”（398words）根据文章内容，选择正确答案

1.What isspecial about thefossileggA.It isthe largestegg in the world.B.Its eggshellisverythick.C.It has asoftshell.D.It hasa hardshell.

2.What isdifference betweentheeggand afootball.A.The eggis largerthan afootball.B.The eggis lighterthan afootball.C.The eggis flattenedand afootball isround.D.The egghas moreair insidethan afootball.

3.Which mightgavebirthto theeggA.a largeelephantbirdor asnakeB.Amosasaur or a plesiosaurC.A snakeoralizardD.Alizard ora plesiosaur

4.What doesthe underlinedphrase camein contactwithmean in ChineseA.与.…有关B.与...有接触C.与…有联系D.来自于

5.The nameof“The Thing^^given by the scientistsfrom Chileshows thatA.The scientistsknew littleabout thisegg.B.We cansee suchan eggin ascience-fiction film.C.The scientistslike thescience-fiction film.D.The eggis foundin Chile.答案CCBBABA new study suggeststhe asteroid小行星that killedalmost allthe dinosaursstruckEarth atthe deadliestpossible11angle角度.Scientists believethe asteroidhit Earthabout66million yearsago nearwhat istodayMexico*s YucatanPeninsula.The climate-changing eventis blamedfor归咎于|causing|the disappearanceof morethan70percent ofplant andanimal life.What hasremained amystery forscientists,however,is whetherthe asteroidstrikewas adirect hit.The results,recently publishedin NatureCommunications,showed that theasteroid struckEarth at an angleof about60degrees.|As aresult|of theangle,anespecially largeamount ofclimate-changing gaseswould havebeen releasedquicklyinto the atmosphere.The leadresearcher wasGareth Collins,of Britain!s ImperialCollege London.For thedinosaurs,the worst-case scenariois exactlywhat happened/he saidina statement.He added thattherelease ofgases into theatmospherestarted aseriesof eventsthat|led thepermanent disappearanceof thedinosaurs.The releasewas likelyworsened恶化by thefact thatit struckat one of thedeadliestpossible angles/*Collins said.If the asteroid hadhit head-on orat lowerangles,less materialwould havebeen releasedinto theatmosphere,he added.Scientists believethe massiverelease ofgases andchemicals into theatmosphere|led to|a periodof extremecold,also knownasanuclear winter.1Thiswas caused by largeamounts ofsulphur particlesthat stayedintheair,blockingheatfrom thesun.The asteroidstrike isalso believedto havecaused wide-spreadwildfires,earthquakes andocean waves,or tsunamis.Gareth Collinssaid thenewstudyclearly suggeststhe strikeresulted innaverybad dayfor thedinosaurs.n Headded:It makesit evenmore remarkable令人瞩目that lifesurvived andrecovered asquickly asit did.”312words

1.What isthe Hdeadliestpossible11angleA.30degrees B.60degrees C.70degrees D.90degrees

2.According tothe scientists,which maybe thecorrect orderfor thedinosaurs todieouta.The nuclearwinter9came.b.A largeamount ofgases roseintotheair.c.The sulphurparticles blockedthe heatfrom thesun.d.The asteroidhit theearth.A.d,b,a,c,B.b,a,d,c C.d,b,c,a D.d,c,b,a

3.Which statementabout the hit of theasteroidis trueA.70percent of thedinosaursdied offthe hit.B.All thelives onearth diedbecause of thehit.C.The hitchanged theclimate badlyon theearth.D.The asteroidhit theearth head-on.

4.What doesthe underlinedword blockmeanin EnglishA.start B.stop C.give D.show

5.All thewords/phrases meanthesameexcept.A.asaresult B.led toC.cause D.result in答案BCCBACAn terriblesmell comingfrom asuspicious packageataBavarian post officecaused sixworkers tobe taken to hospitaland manymore tobe evacuated;-only forpoliceto discoverthat durianfruit,and nota dangerousgas,was the reason forthepanic（恐慌）.Police andfirefighters rushedtothepost officein Schweinfurton June20overfears thata parcelwas releasinga harmfulsmell.Twelve postalworkers receivedtreatmentfor nausea（呕吐;），including sixwho weretakentohospital asaprecaution（预防措施），the broadcasterBayerischer Rundfunkreported inGermany.Officers cleared60people fromthe building,but laterdetermined thepackagewas a delivery（递送；）of fourThaidurian fruits,sent toa50-year-old residentbyhis friendin Nuremberg.Its notthe firsttime durianhas causeda panic.Last year,staff atthe UniversityofCanberra librarywere forcedto evacuatethe buildingdue toa suspectedgasleak,but asearch foundthe terriblesmell wasin factcausedbythe fruit.And inNovember2018,a cargoof duriancaused anIndonesian planeto bedelayedafter passengerscomplained aboutthe fruitsroom-clearing stenchin thecabin（飞机的）座舱；Often calledthe fking of fruit、durians smell and tastedivide opinion.Somesay itscreamy texture（口感）is similarto thatofacheese cakewith ahint ofalmonds杏仁，while othersdescribe themas unwashedfeet”or rottenonions”.All inall,because ofits specialsmell,the“kingof fruit isnot allowedin hotelsandpublic trafficsin manycountries.289words

1.Where didthe accidenthappen onJune20A.Germany B.Australia C.Indonesia D.Thailand

2.The peopleinthepostofficefelt frightenedbecause.A.they thoughtthatthe fruit isharmful.B.they thoughtthat therewasagas leak.C.they dontlike thesmell fromthefruit.D.they wereasked tomove outoftheroom bythe police.

3.Which groupof wordshas thesimilar meaningA.adj.suspicious-suspectedB.n.parcel-packageC.v.release---forceD.v.clear-evacuate

4.Why dopeople namethe durianthe King of fruit”A.Because itgives outa dangerousgas.B.Because ithas specialsmelland taste.C.Because itis comparedtounwashed feetor rottenonions”.D.The reportdoesnt mentionthereason.

5.Which isthe besttitle forthis passageA.Dangers causedbythe King offruit.B.Troubles fromtheKingoffruit.C.The terribleKing offruit.D.The smellandtasteoftheKingoffruit.答案ABCDBDWhile thesituation maybe improving,much ofthe worldis stillunder theshadowof COVID-19and itsassociated containmentmeasures限制措施.Butaccording toa studypublishedinthe scientificjournal Cell,an unlikelyfriend couldhelpdefeat the virus.Known fortheir long legs and beautiful eyelashes,llamas-specifically theirantibodies（抗体）-are believedto playan importantrole inthe fightagainst thevirus.Having studiedwith antibodiesfrom allama calledWinter yearsago,a smalllabat GhentUniversity inBelgium hada eurekamoment earlierthis year.Theyfound thatllama antibodieswere able to preventboth theMERS andSARS virusesworking-two strainsofthecorona virusthat causedprevious outbreaksin2012and2003,respectively.Done with the Universityof Texas,US,studies showedtheir effectivenessagainstCOVID-

19.Jason McLellan,fromtheUniversityofTexas atAustin andco-author ofthestudy,said ina statement,“This isone ofthe firstantibodies knownto neutralizeSARS-CoV-

2.”Antibodies arelike yourbodys defensesystem.Similar totiny soldiers,theyseek foreignsubstances（物质）that invadeyourbody anddestroy thembefore theycanspread.But whatmakes llamaantibodies sospecial istheir smallsize,whichenables themto betterfight the virus bybinding（结合）to itsspikes moreeasily.Speaking tothe NewYork Times,PhD studentDaniel Wrappexplained,“Thebinding isabletoprevent attachmentand entry,which effectivelystop thevirus.The encouragingresults havemade rapiddevelopment andtesting oftheantibodies sothat theycan betested onhumans assoon aspossible.However,thestudys co-author,Xavier Saelens,from GhentUniversity notedthat“there isstill alotof workto doto bringthis intouse”.（）But headdedthatif itworks,llama Winterdeserves astatue”.320words

1.What doesa llamaslook likeA.It haslonglegs andbeautiful eyes.B.It hasstrong legswith longeyelashes.C.It hasbeautifuleyeswith longeyelashes.D.It hasboth longlegsandbeautiful eyelashes.

2.What canthe antibodiesfrom allamas dowiththevirusA.They canstop thevirus comeinto arbody.B.They canstop thevirus havingeffect ona body.C.They cankill thevirus ina body.D.The canget ridofthevirus froma body.

3.The scientistswho arestudying antibodyare from.A.Germany andthe UnitedStates.B.England andBelgiumC.England andGermany.D.The UnitedStates andBelgium

4.What doesthe underlinedword invademeaninChineseA.保护B.协助C.入侵D.杀死

5.Which statementis incorrectabouttheantibody ofllamasA.It isoneofthe firstantibodies knownto workon SARS-CoV-

2.B.Its smallsize helpsto stopthevirusmuch.C.It hasbeen usedin humansbody.D.It canget intothevirusand makeit ineffective.答案DBDCC。