2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解训练（3）(III)

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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解训练（3）(III)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。ExpertsbelievethatstormsandsevereweatherinNorthAmericaandAsiahavedisruptedbirdflightpathsacrosstheworldandswepthugenumbersofbirdspeciestowardstheBritishIsles.BirdsflyingtotheothersideoftheAtlanticortothePacifictolaytheireggshav

2、ebeentrappedinBritainandIreland,addingtheirnumberstonativespecies,andcausinggreatexcitementinthebird-watchingmunity.Localbirdwatchershavealreadyobservedatotalof442speciesintheBritishIslesthisyear.Thehighestnumbereverseeninoneyearis445,inxx.“Weonlyneedfourmoretobreakourrecord,”saidLeeEvans

3、,whorunstheBritishBirdingAssociation.“WiththreemonthstogoI’msurewe’lldoit.”LastmonthanextremelyrareSiberianRubythroatbirdwasseeninScotland,sendinghundredsofbirdwatchersnorthinthehopeofcatchingaglimpseofthiscolourfulAsianbeauty.Anotherveryunmonbird,thebuffleheadduckwascitedinCornwellandcau

4、sedsimilarexcitement.“Icouldn’tbelieveit,”saidEvans.“Thepoorthingwaspletelyknackered.ItmusthavebeenblowntoEnglandbythestormswhiletryingtoflyfromCanadatothesouthernUnitedStatesforthewinter.That’s3000miles!”Evanssaidthatglobalwarmingoverthepastdecadewasplayingakeyroleintransformingbirdmovem

5、entsacrosstheworld.Inaddition,meltingArcticseaicemayalsobeopeningupbirdflightpathsovertheNorthPole,makingiteasierforbirdsfromthePacific—suchastheslaty-backedgullandtuftedpuffin,bothofwhichappearedinLondonearlierthisyear—toreachBritain.Bird-watchingisbeinganincreasinglypopularhobbyamongall

6、agegroups,addedEvans.“Afifthofourmembersareunder18.Thisisaround-the-yearhobbythatyoucanenjoyfromthekitchenwindoworfromacar.Moreandmorepeoplearebird-watching,andasaresultmoreandmoreunexpectedspeciesarebeingspottedintheBritishIsles.”1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theresultsofglobalwarming.

7、B.ChangesintheBritishbirdpopulation.C.Increasingenvironmentalpollution.D.WorseningBritishweather.2.Theunderlinedword“knackered”isclosestinmeaningto__________.A.boredB.knockedC.spottedD.tired3.HowmanymorebirdspeciesareneededtoequaltheBritishbird-watchingrecord?A.3.B.