（江苏专用）2020高考英语二轮复习 专题限时检测（二十二）阅读理解C篇专练（三）

专题限时检测(二十二)阅读理解C篇专练(三)(共3篇，限时24分钟)A(2019·泰州一模)In2016,designerLizCiokajloreceivedataskfromtheMuseumofModernArt(Moma)inNewYork:revisittheMoonBoot,afluffy­lookingsnowshoeinspiredbythefootwearusedbytheApolloastronauts.Launchedin1972attheheightofthelunarmissions,theMoonBootisaniconofthe20thCentury's“plasticage”andthemuseumadministratorswantedanewtakeonit.Ciokajlosetouttoreimagineit.Sheknewonlyabiomaterialwouldworkina“post­plasticage”，butthedesigneralsowantedanewdestinationtoinspireit.Ourgeneration'sspacetravelobsessionisnottheMoon,shethought,buttheredplanet—Mars.AndMarsallowsyoutoreallythinkoutsideofthebox.ThetaskledhertoanamazingbiomaterialthathadalreadyattractedtheattentionofengineersinnovatinginbuildingmaterialsandoftopspaceagencieslikeNASAandESA.Herfinaldesign,atall,female,rough­lookingboot,canbemadeonboardaspaceshipwithalmostonlyhumansweatandafewfungusspores(真菌孢子),idealforaseven­monthtriptoMarswithlimitedcheck­inluggage.Thismagicbiomaterialismycelium(菌丝体),thevegetativepartofthefungus.Itlookslikeamassofwhitethreadlikestructures,eachcalledhyphae.Collectively,thesethreadsarecalledmyceliumandarethelargestpartofthefungus.Myceliumhasamazingproperties.Itisagreatrecycler,asitfeedsoffasubstratetocreatemorematerial,andhasthepotentialofalmostlimitlessgrowthintherightconditions.Itcanenduremorepressurethanconventionalconcretewithoutbreaking.Itisaknowninsulatorandfire­retardantandcouldevenprovideradiationprotectiononspacemissions.OnEarthit'scurrentlyusedtocreateceilingpanels,leather,packagingmaterialsandbuildingmaterials,butinouterspaceitstandsoutforitsarchitecturalpotential,saysartistandengineerMaurizioMontalti,whohasteamedupwithCiokajlo.Forherrevisitedboot,Ciokajlowantedtousethehumanbodyasthesourceforsomeofthebuildingmaterialsanddecidedtoemploysweat.Reusingsweatisnotentirelynewinspaceexplorationbutanoveltyapproachforfootwear.ShethinksitmightmakeastronautsfeelclosertohomeduringthelongjourneytoMars.Thedesignisstillhypothetical,becausetherealbootsubmittedforMoma—andcurrentlyindisplayattheLondonDesignMuseum—didusemyceliumbutnothumansweat,astheirdeadlinewastootight,butthesciencechecksout.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了科学家正在设计只用人类的汗液和一些真菌孢子来制造“月亮靴”。1．Thesentences“‘Marshasalwaysbeenaplacewhereyoucandream.ItisaplacewhereyoucanreimaginehowtoliveonEarth.’Ciokajlosays.”shouldbeput________.A．betweenPara.1andPara.2B．betweenPara.2andPara.3C．betweenPara.3andPara.4D．betweenPara.4andPara.5解析：选C推理判断题。插入句主要讨论关于火星的内容，文章中mars首次出现在文章第三段，因此该句话可以添加在第三段后，第四、五两段在谈论biomaterial，具有连贯性，中间不适合插入其他成分。2．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingdoesn'tbelongtothecharacteristicsofmycelium?A．Itcanberecyclable.B．Itcanprotectpeoplefromradiation.C．Itcangrowwithoutlimitwhateverthecondition.D．Comparedwithconventionalconcrete,itcanenduremorepressure.解析：选C细节理解题。根据文章第六段第二句中“hasthepotentialofalmostlimitlessgrowthintherightcondition”可知，它在合适的环境中成长不受限制，故C项表达错误。3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Thenewdesignwillbeusedformoonexploration.B．Itwillbesometimebeforethenewdesignisputintoactualuse.C．Myceliumhasbeencurrentlywidelyused,especiallyinouterspace.D．Humansweatwasn'tusedinthedesignbecauseofsomedrawbacks.解析：选B细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第一句“Thedesignisstillhypothetical(adj.假设的)”可知该设计还处于设想阶段，还没有实施。4．Theauthortakesa(n)________attitudetowardsthenewdesign.A．optimisticB．indifferentC．objectiveD．doubtful解析：选A纵观全文，作者对newdesign持有积极的态度，故选择optimistic。B(2019·扬、泰、南、淮、徐、宿、连三模)Researchersaroundtheworldinterestedinuncoveringcomplexhumandisorders,suchasAlzheimer'sdisease,couldsoonhaveaccesstoclonedmonkeyswithgenomesthathavebeeneditedtodisplaytheseconditionsinChina.On24January,scientistsattheInstituteofNeuroscience(ION)inShanghaireportedthattheyhadusedgene­editingtodisableageneinmonkeysthatiscrucialtotheirsleepwakecycle.Thescientiststhenclonedoneofthosemonkeystoproducefiveprimates(灵长目动物)withalmostidentical(相同的)genes.Itisthefirsttimethatresearchershaveclonedagene­editedmonkey.Primatesarethebestanimalmodelforstudyinghighercognitive(认知的)functionsandbraindisordersinhumans,saysneuroscientistMumingPoo,ION'sdirectorandcofounderofthenew720millionyuan(US＄106million)centre.Theadvantageofcreatingclonedmonkeysisthatitreducesthenumberofanimalsneededforcertaintypesofexperiments,suchastestingwhetheradrugworks.Butsomescientiststhinkthatexperimentsusingmonkeysshouldbealastapproachbecauseoftheirhigherlevelsofcognition.MitchellLazar,whostudiesmetabolicdiseaseattheUniversityofPennsylvania,saysthatsomeexperimentsinmice—forexample,researchintothegenesbehindhumandiseases—areequallyappropriatescientificallyasinprimates.Researchinmiceisalsomoreacceptedbythepublic,andtheanimalsarecheaperandquickertoproduce.Lazarworriesthatifscientistshavereadyaccesstopopulationsofgene­editedmonkeys,theymightusethemforexperimentswhenrodents(啮齿动的)woulddo.Poosaysthatmicearenotagoodsubstituteforstudyinghighercognitivefunctionsandbraindisordersinhumans.Hearguesthatcloningwillreducetheburdenonmonkeysbycuttingthenumberusedinlabs.TheIONfollowsstrictinternationalguidelinesforanimalresearch,hesays.Poo'steamwillcontinuetostudytheeffectofgeneeditingontheirf