2016年全国高考英语优化习题集(19)(建议用时：30分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2015·河北七校高三联考)Itwassomethingshehaddreamedofsinceshewasfive.Finally，afteryearsoftrainingandintensiveworkouts，DeborahDuffeywasgoingtocompeteinherfirsthighschoolbasketballgame.ThegoalsofbecominganoutstandingplayerandplayingcollegeballwereneverfarfromDeborah’smind.ThegamewasagainstMillsHighSchool.With1minuteand42secondsleftinthegame，Deborah’steamledbyonepoint.AplayerofMillshadpossessionoftheball，andDeborahrantoguardagainsther.AsDeborahwasrunningtoblocktheplayer，herkneewentoutandshefelldownonthecourtinburningpain.Justlikethat，Deborah’sseasonwasover.Aftersufferingthebadinjury，Deborahfoundthat，forthefirsttimeinherlife，shewasinasituationbeyondhercontrol.Gameaftergame，shecoulddonothingbutsitonthesidelineswatchingothersplaythegamethatshelovedsomuch.InjurieslimitedDeborah’stimeonthecourtasshehurtherkneesthreemoretimesinthenextfiveyears.Shehadtospendcountlesshoursinaphysicalclinictoreceivetreatment.Herfrequentvisitstheregaveherapassionandrespectfortheprofession.AndDeborahbegantoseeanewlightinherlife.Currentlyasaseniorincollege，Deborahfocusesongettingadegreeinphysicaltreatment.Aftershegraduates，Deborahplanstouseherknowledgetoeducatepeoplehowtobesttakecareoftheirbodiesandcope_withthefeelingsofhopelessnessthatsherememberssowell.1．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．APainfulMistakeB．GreatAdventureC．ALifelongPunishmentD．ANewDirectioninLife2．HowdidDeborahfeelwhenshefirsthurtherknee?A．Calm.B．Confused.C．Ashamed.D．Disappointed.3．WhatisTRUEaboutDeborahDuffey?A．Shedidn’tplayonthecourtaftertheinjury.B．Sheinjuredherkneewhenshewastryingtoblockaplayer.C．Sheknewthatshecouldn’tbeabasketballplayerwhenshewasachild.D．Sherefusedtoseekprofessionalassistancetohelpherrecoverfromherinjuries.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“copewith”inthelastparagraphmostlikelymean?A．Putupwith.B．Getalongwith.C．Dealwith.D．Comeupwith.B(2015·潍坊一模)Canyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolate?It’snotsomethingI’dliketodo，soIwasrelievedtoreadthatthere’sauniversitywithaprogrammetosafeguardthefutureofchocolate!TheUniversityofReading，inEngland，hasjustopenedanewclearinghouseforalltheworld’snewcocoavarieties.Theymustbequarantined(实行检疫)beforetheycanbegrown.Why?Cocoaproductionhitarecordhighof4.4milliontonslastyearbutabout30%ofthepreciouscropisregularlylosttopestsanddiseases.Nowwedon’twantthat，dowe?Demandforchocolatehasbeenincreasingfasterthantheworldsupplyofcocoaandresearchersthinkthatnewvarietiesarekeytosolvingthisproblem.TheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequalityofthenewcropsince1985，afterittookoverthetaskfromtheRoyalBotanicalGardensinKew，London.Andithasimproveditsfacilities.Theleaderoftheinstitution’scocoaproject，ProfessorPaulHadley，says，“Oneofthemainissuesconcerningcocoaimprovementisthesupplyofreliablyclean，healthy，interestingcocoamaterial.”Thecocoacentrehasacollectionof400plantvarietiesandtheirgreenhouseusesalotofenergytokeepthemintropicalconditions.Afteruptotwoyearsinquarantine，cleanandsafeseedsaresenttosome20countries，includingseveralinWestAfrica.That’swhere75%ofthecocoausedforchocolateworldwidecomesfrom.Thecropisextremelyimportantforthelocaleconomy：itemploysabouttwomillionpeople.ProfessorPaulHadleysaysheworkswithasmallteamofskilledtechnicianswholookafterthecollection.Andmoreofusseemtocountonthe...
