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1、2021年高考英语二轮专题复习阅读理解15AThree Boys and a DadBrad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother.Expecting a whole day to relax,he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favourite TV talk show on his first day off in months.“This will be like a walk in the park,”hed told h
2、is wife.“Ill look after the kids,and you can go visit your mom.”Things started well,but just after eight oclock,his three little “good kids”Mike,Randy,and Alexcame down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted “breakfast,daddy.”When food had not appeared within thirty seconds,Randy began using
3、his spoon on Alexs head as if it were a drum.Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat(节拍).Mike chanted “Wheres my toast,wheres my toast” in the background.Brad realised his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds.Life became worse after breakfast.Mike wore Randys underwear on his head
4、.Randy locked himself in the bathroom,while Alex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants.Nobody could find clean socks,although they were before their very eyes.Someone named “Not Me” had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes.Brad knew the talk show had a
5、lready started.By ten oclock,things were out of control.Alex was wondering why the fish in the jar refused his bread and butter.Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his colour pencils.Randy,thankfully,appeared to be reading quietly in the family room,but closer
6、examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands.Brad realised that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible.At exactly 11:17,Brad called the daycare centre(日托所).“I suddenly have to go into work and my wifes away.Can I bring the boys over in a few
7、 minutes?”The answer was obviously “yes” because Brad was smiling.（1）When his wife left home,Brad expected to.A.go out for a walk in the parkB.watch TV talk show with his childrenC.enjoy his first day off workD.read the newspaper to his children（2）Which of the following did Randy do?A.Drawing on the
8、 wall.B.Eating apple jam.C.Feeding the fish.D.Reading in a room.（3）Why did Brad ask the daycare centre for help?A.Because he wanted to clean up his house.B.Because he suddenly had to go to his office.C.Because he found it hard to manage his boys.D.Because he had to take his wife back home.（4）This te
9、xt is developed.A.by space B.by comparison C.by process D.by timeBStonehenge, the world-famous circle of stone columns may 1（2） have had a brother. A much bigger, older brother.University of Bradford researchers announced they had discovered about 100 stones covering several acres thought to have be
10、en built around 4,500 years ago. The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project discovered the monument, which is near Durrington Walls, also known as “ superhenge”. Stonehenge, which is believed to have been completed 3,500 years ago, is about 2 miles away. What we are starting to see is the largest surv
11、iving stone monument, preserved underneath a bank, that has ever been discovered in Britain and possibly in Europe,” said Vince Gaffney.The evidence was found under 3 feet of earth. Some of the stones are thought to have stood 15 feet tall before they were toppled. Our radar data have shown an amazi
12、ng row of up to 90 standing stones, a number of which have survived after being pushed over, and a large bank placed over the stones, said professor Wolfgang Neubauer, director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology.“ In the east,up to 30 stones . ha
13、ve survived below,” he said. “The extraordinary scale and details of the evidence produced by the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project, which the new discoveries at Durrington Walls, is changing fundamentally(根本上) our understanding of Stonehenge and the world around it, Neubauer added.Everything wri
14、tten before about the Stonehenge landscape and the ancient monuments within it will need to be rewritten,” said Paul Garwood, a scientist and lead historian on the project at the University of Birmingham. The findings were announced on the first day of the British Science Festival being held at the
15、University of Bradford.（1）It is believed that the superhenge is _earlier than the Stonehenge.A.1,000 years B.2,500 years C.3,500 years D.4,500 years（2）What do researchers think of the superhenge?A.It is the biggest monument discovered in the world.B.It was built much later than the Stonehenge.C.It i
16、s the largest surviving stone monument found in England.D.It is better protected than the Stonehenge.（3）What do the underlined word “toppled” most probably mean?A.Set up. B.Pushed down. C.Moved away. D.Brought up.（4）What is the best title of the passage?A.The southern England has many historic sitesB.The British Scien
