2020年高考第二轮复习英语陕西版题型技法指导专题五阅读理解真题试做A（2020陕西高考，A）What brings a nation together？Of the four choicesshared values，language，history，and religion，its shared values.In our latest poll（民意调查），seven out of 16 countries chose values as the greatest factor（因素）bringing a nation together，and six preferred language.Both choices scored high in the poll，suggesting that our values and how we express them are closely linked.Still，history was not forgotten in some countries，particularly in Mexico and Russia.Even Canada and the United States chose national histories as the secondmost important factor uniting their people.The biggest surprise？Not one country picked religion as its top choice.Respect your eldersIn most countries，the oldest generation considered values more important to a nation than did those who are under 45 years old.Do you speak Canadian?Language scored lower in Canada than in all other countries polled，perhaps because the country speaks two official languages，French and English.Church and stateMost people polled do not connect their religious beliefs to their national pride.Religion ranked last in 13 countrieswith France scoring it at 1%，the lowest of all.1According to the poll，what was the most important factor in bringing a nation together?ALanguage.BValues.CHistory. DReligion.2In which country did language score the lowest in their national pride?ACanada. BMexico.CFrance. DAmerica.3According to the charts，shared values and language were considered equally important in _.AAustralia BBrazilCChina DIndiaB（2020陕西高考，B）Three 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 his 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 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.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 already 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 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 minutes？”The answer was obviously “yes”because Brad was smiling.4When his wife left home，Brad expected to _.Ago out for a walk in the parkBwatch TV talk show with his childrenCenjoy his first day off workDread the newspaper to his children5Which of the following did Randy do?ADrawing on the wall.BEating apple jam.CFeeding the fish.DReading in a room.6Why did Brad ask the daycare centre for help?ABecause he wanted to clean up his house.BBecause he suddenly had to go to his office.CBecause he found it hard to manage his boys.DBecause he had to take his wife back home.7This text is developed _.Aby space Bby comparisonCby process Dby timeC（2020陕西高考，C）Eating too much fatty food，exercising too little and smoking can raise your future risk of heart disease.But there is another factor that can cause your heart problems more immediately：the air you breathe.Previous studies have linked high exposure（暴露）to environmental pollution to an increased risk of heart problems，but two analyses now show that poor air quality can lead to heart attack or stroke（中风）within as little as a few hours after exposure.In one review of the research，scientists found that people exposed to high levels of pollutants（污染物）were up to 5% more likely to suffer a heart attack within days of exposure than those with lower exposure.A separate study of stroke patients showed that even air that the US.Environmental Protection Agency（EP