【高考押题卷】2025年高考英语预测考前冲刺--记叙文阅读理解（含答案与解析）

高考英语考前冲刺押题预测 记叙文阅读理解 一．阅读理解（共20小题） 1．（2025 岳麓区校级模拟） Vivien He is a senior at a high school in Rolling Hills Estates.Growing up in Southern California，where earthquakes often happen，this 18﹣year﹣old girl has spent lots of time hiding under her school desk during earthquake drills.These ground tremors（small earthquakes） are the world's deadliest natural disasters.And they' re often unpredictable. Earthquake early warning systems do exist.One is the Shake Alert system on the U.S.West Coast.Earthquake monitoring stations in the Shake Alert network detect ground shaking when a quake strikes.Those stations then alert people that the ground under them may soon start to shake.But it's hard to predict how much the ground will shake at any given place.And people closest to an earthquake's source are out of luck.They'll feel the shaking before they can get an alert. Therefore，Vivien built an at﹣home earthquake sensor.Called the Qube，this device uses a motion sensor called a geophone to feel tremors that may mark the beginning of a bigger quake.Then，it can warn users by sounding the alarm or sending text alerts.To build it，Vivien bought a machine and watched YouTube videos to learn how to use it.Then she went to work in a spare bathroom. During nine months of testing，Vivien's Qube detected all earthquakes over magnitude 3 around Los Angeles.The motion data captured by her Qube also matched those from a nearby seismometer（地震仪） in the Southern California Seismic Network. Vivien is now building up a network of Qubes around Los Angeles. "I have eight devices in different homes，" she says.A widespread Qube network could serve as a role similar to that of Shake Alert seismic stations.When one Qube starts to shake，it could alert users across town to an oncoming quake.But unlike earthquake monitoring stations，Qubes are tiny and inexpensive.About the size of a Rubik's cube，one Qube costs less than ＄100 to make.So，many more of them could be installed around a city. （1）What can we learn about Vivien He when she was little？　 　 A.She used to like playing hide and seek in school. B.She was often at risk of experiencing an earthquake. C.She once got injured severely in an earthquake drill. D.She showed no interest in studying natural disasters. （2）Why does the author mention the Shake Alert system？　 　 A.To prove the necessity of early earthquake monitoring stations. B.To compare Shake Alert with Vivien's Qube in terms of accuracy. C.To highlight the technological advancements in earthquake detection. D.To show the drawback of existing earthquake early warning systems. （3）What's the main function of Vivien He's device？　 　 A.Monitoring tremors and sending alarms. B.Collecting data about minor earthquakes. C.Predicting the center of an earthquake. D.Assessing the sizes of earthquakes. （4）What's implied about the network of Qubes？　 　 A.It's very challenging to build it. B.It has limitations in l ... ...