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2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解增分基础训练
(4)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LindaEvanswasmybestfriend—likethesisterIneverhad.Wedideverythingtogether:pianolessonsmoviesswimminghorsebackriding.WhenIwas13myfamilymovedaway.LindaandIkeptintouchthroughlettersandwesaweachotheronspecialtimes—likemyweddingandLinda’s.Soonwewerebusywithchildrenandmovingtonewhomesandwewrotelessoften.OnedayacardthatIsentcameback,stamped“AddressUnknown”.IhadnoideaabouthowtofindLinda.OvertheyearsImissedLindaverymuch.Iwantedtosharehappinessofmychildrenandthengrandchildren.AndIneededtosharemysadnesswhenmybrotherandthenmotherdied.TherewasanemptyplaceinmyheartthatonlyafriendlikeLindacouldfill.OnedayIwasreadinganewspaperwhenInoticedaphotoofayoungwomanwholookedverymuchlikeLindaandwhoselastnamewasWagman—Linda’smarriedname.“TheremustbethousandsofWagmans.”IthoughtbutIstillwrotetoher.Shecalledassoonasshegotmyletter.“Mrs.Tobin!”shesaidexcitedly“LindaEvansWagmanismymother.”MinuteslaterIheardavoicethatIrecognizedatonceevenafter40years.Welaughedandcriedandcaughtuponeachother’slives.Nowtheemptyplaceinmyheartisfilled.Andthere’sonethingthatLindaandIknowforsure:Wewon’tloseeachotheragain!
26.ThewriterwenttopianolessonswithLindaEvans________.A.attheageof13B.beforeshegotmarriedC.aftertheymovedtonewhomesD.beforethewriter’sfamilymovedaway【答案】D【解析】细节理解题根据开始的时候作者与Linda总是一起去上钢琴课、看电影、游泳、骑马等,但后来在作者13岁的时候,作者一家搬走了,两人只能通过书信联系故选D
27.Theydidn’toftenwritetoeachotherbecausethey________.A.gotmarriedB.hadlittletimetodosoC.didn’tlikewritinglettersD.couldseeeachotheronspecialtime【答案】B【解析】细节理解题根据文章第2段中的Soonwewerebusywithchildrenandmovingtonewhomesandwewrotelessoften根据文可知,她们之所以没经常写信,是因为她们要忙于照顾孩子,又要搬新家,也就是说,她们没有时间写信
28.Therewasanemptyplaceinthewriter’sheartbecauseshe________.A.wasintroubleB.didn’tknowLinda’saddressC.receivedthecardthatshesentD.didn’thaveafriendlikeLindatoshareherhappinessandsadness【答案】D【解析】细节理解题根据Iwantedtosharehappinessofmychildrenandthengrandchildren.AndIneededtosharemysadnesswhenmybrotherandthenmotherdied.作者没有像琳达这样的朋友来分享她的快乐和悲伤,故选D
29.Thewriterwashappywhenshe________.A.readthenewspaperB.heardLinda’svoiceonthephoneC.metayoungwomanwholookedalotlikeLindaD.wrotetothewomanwhoselastnamewasWagman【答案】B【解析】细节理解题真正让作者感到高兴的是当她在电话上听到老朋友Linda的声音的时候而读到报纸的时候和写信的时候都还只是在猜测,那时还谈不上高兴故选B
30.Theyhaven’tkeptintouch________.A.forabout40yearsB.forabout27yearsC.sincetheygotmarriedD.sincethewriter’sfamilymovedaway【答案】A【解析】细节理解题根据文章最后一段中的MinuteslaterIheardavoicethatIknewverymuchevenafter40years…可知她们40年没有联系了,故选A社会生活类阅读理解Inhis1930essay“EconomicPossibilitiesforOurGrandchildren”JohnKeynesafamouseconomistwrotethathumanneedsfallintotwoclasses:absoluteneedswhichareindependentofwhatothershaveandrelativeneedswhichmakeusfeelsuperiortoourfellows.Hethoughtthatalthoughrelativeneedsmayindeedbeinsatiable无止境的thisisnottrueofabsoluteneeds.Keyneswassurelycorrectthatonlyasmallpartoftotalspendingisdecidedbythedesireforsuperiority.Hewasgreatlymistakenhoweverinseeingthisdesireastheonlysourceofinsatiabledemands.Decisionstospendarealsodrivenbyideasofqualitywhichcaninfluencethedemandforalmostallgoodsincludingevenbasicgoodslikefood.Whenacouplegoesoutforananniversarydinnerforexamplethethoughtoffeelingsuperiortoothersprobablyneverestothem.Theirgoalistoshareaspecialmealthatstandsoutfromothermeals.Therearenoobviouslimitstotheescalationofdemandsforquality.ForexamplePorscheafamouscarproducerhasamodelwhichwasconsideredperhapsthebestsportcaronthemarket.Pricedatover$120000ithandlesperfectlywellandhasgreatspeedacceleration.Butin2004theproducerintroducedsomechangeswhichmadethemodelslightlybetterinhandlingandacceleration.Peoplewhoreallycareaboutcarsfindthesesmallimprovementsexciting.Togetthemhowevertheymustpayalmostfourtimestheprice.ByplacingthedesiretobesuperiortootherattheheartofhisdescriptionofinsatiabledemandsKeynesactuallyreducedsuchdemands.Howeverthedesireforhigherqualityhasnonaturallimits.
64.WhatdoweknowaboutthecoupleinParagraph3A.Theywanttoshowtheirsuperiority.B.Theyfindspecialtyimportanttomeals.C.Theirdemandsforfoodarenoteasilysatisfied.D.Theirchoiceofdinnerisrelatedtoideasofquality.
65.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“escalation”inParagraph4probablymeanA.Understanding. B.Increase. C.Difference. D.Study.
66.Theauthorofthepassagearguesthat________.A.absoluteneedshavenolimitsB.demandsforqualityarenotinsatiableC.humandesiresinfluenceideasofqualityD.relativeneedsdecidemostofourspending【参考答案】
3.64-66DBA 社会生活类阅读理解July27thxxwasatypicalEnglishsummer’sday—itrainedfor24hours!AsusualIrushedhomefromworkatmiddaytocheckonthehouse.Nothingwasamiss.BythetimeIleftworkat5pmhowevertheroadintoourvillagewasflooded.OurhousehadneverbeenfloodedbutasIopenedthefrontdoorawaveofwatergreetedme.ThankGodthekidsweren’twithmebecausethehousewas5feetdeepinwater.Welosteverythingdownstairs.Atfirstwetriedtopushonthrough.Wedidn’twanttomovethechildrenoutofhomesowecampedupstairs.Weputasheetofplasticacrossthefloortoprotectusfromthedamp.Butafterthreemonthswefeltverysicksowemovedtoawoodenhouseinapark.Thehousewassmallbutatfirstwewerealljustdelightedtobeinanewplace.Unfortunatelythingstooklongerthanexpectedandweweretherefor10months.Thelifetherewasinconvenient.WhatsurprisedmemostwashowmuchImissedbeingpartofamunity社区.WehadlivedinafriendlyvillagewithgoodneighboursandI’dneverthoughthowmuchI’dmissthat.Althoughoursituationwasveryhardit’sdifficulttofeeltoosorryforyourselfwhenyoulookatwhat’shappeningelsewhere.IwatchedanewsreportaboutfloodsinNorthernIndiaandthought“Wedidn’thaveastrawhut茅草房thatwassweptawayandourhouseisstillstanding.We’relucky.”WemovedbackhomeinAugust.WithDecemberingthere’sstillreconstructionworktobedonesoit’sdifficulttoprepareforChristmas.ButIcan’twait—I’mgoingtothrowapartyforourfriendsinthevillagetosaythanksfortheirsupport.ThisyearIwon’tneedanygifts—livingawayfromhomeformonthshasmademerealizehowlittleweactuallyneedormissallourpossessions.Althoughwearereplacingthingsthere’sreallynorush—wehaveourhomebackandthat’sthemainthing.
1.Theunderlinedword“amiss”inthefirstparagraphmeans .A.wrong B.missing C.right D.difficult
2.WhydoestheauthorsaythattheywereluckyinthethirdparagraphA.Becausetheywereabletomovetoanewplace.B.Becausemanyotherplaceswereflooded.C.Becausetheirstrawhutwasnotsweptaway.D.Becausesomeotherssufferedevenmore.
3.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthor .A.wassickofstayingupstairsB.caredmuchaboutherchildrenC.couldnotstandlivinginawoodenhouseD.didnotdealwellwithherfamilyaffairsduringtheflood
4.WhatdoestheauthormainlywanttoexpressbytellingherstoryA.Shevaluedhumanfeelingsmorethanbefore.B.Sherealizedshealmostdidn’tneedpossessions.C.ShefoundChristmasgiftsnolongerbadlyneeded.D.Shethoughtherownhomewasthemostimportant.【参考答案】
4.ADBA 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项Eachnewschoolyearbringsfreshremindersofwhateducatorscallthesummerlearninggap.Somecallitthesummerlearningsetback.Simplyspeakingitmeansthelongerkidsareoutofschoolthemoretheyforget.Theonlythingtheymightgainisweight.MostAmericanschoolsfollowatraditionalnine-monthcalendar.Studentsgetwinterandspringbreaksandabouttenweeksofsummervacation.Someschoolsfollowayear-roundcalendar.Theyholdclassesforabouteightweeksatatimewithafewweeksoffinbetween.TheNationalAssociationforYear-RoundEducationsaystherewerefewerthanthreethousandsuchschoolsatlastcount.Theywerespreadamongforty-sixofthefiftystates.Butmanyexpertspointoutthatthenumberofclassdaysinayear-roundschoolisgenerallythesameasinatraditionalschool.LeadresearcherPaulvonHippelsaid“Year-roundschoolsdontreallysolvetheproblemofthesummerlearningsetback.Theysimplyspreaditoutacrosstheyear.”Acrossthecountryresearchshowsthatstudentsfrompoorfamiliesfallfartherbehindoverthesummerthanotherstudents.Expertssaythiscanbeprevented.Theynotethatmanyschoolsandlocalgovernmentsofferprogramsthatcanhelp.Butcallingthem“summerschool”couldbeaproblem.ThedirectorofthesummerlearningcenteratJohnsHopkinsRonFairchildsaidresearchwithgroupsofdifferentparentsinChicagoandBaltimorefoundthatalmostallstronglydislikedtheterm“summerschool”.InAmericanculturetheideaofsummervacationisconnectedtobeliefsaboutfreedomandthejoysofchildhood.Theparentsweledothertermslike“summercamp”“enrichment”“extratime”and“hands-onlearning”.
31.Accordingtothefirstparagraphthesummerlearninggap.A.helpschildrentogainweightB.leadschildrentoworkharderC.improveschildren’smemoriesD.affectschildren’sregularstudies【答案】D【解析】细节理解题根据Simplyspeakingitmeansthelongerkidsareoutofschoolthemoretheyforget.暑假影响了学生的正常的学习,故选D
32.paredtotraditionalschoolsstudentsintheyear-roundones.A.performbetterandhavemorelearninggainsB.havemuchlesstimeforrelaxationeveryyearC.havegenerallythesamenumberofclassdaysD.holdmoreclasseswithmorefreeweeksoff【答案】C【解析】细节理解题根据Butmanyexpertspointoutthatthenumberofclassdaysinayear-roundschoolisgenerallythesameasinatraditionalschool.全年的学校与一般的学校都有相同的天数的授课时间,故选C
33.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueA.Studentsfrompoorfamiliesoftenfallbehindafterthevacation.B.Year-roundschoolscansolvetheproblemofthelearninggap.C.Thereareschoolsineachstatefollowingayear-roundcalendar.D.Nothingcanhelpthestudentswhofallbehindafterthevocation.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题根据Acrossthecountryresearchshowsthatstudentsfrompoorfamiliesfallfartherbehindoverthesummerthanotherstudents.来自贫困家庭通常在假期过后学习要落后其他孩子,故选A
34.Whydidalmostallparentsdisliketheterm“summerschool”A.Theycherishthechildren’srightsoffreedomverymuch.B.Theyareworriedaboutthequalityofthe“summerschool”.C.Theywanttheirchildrentobeforcedtomakeupthegap.D.Theycan’taffordtothefurtherstudyduringvacation.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题根据researchwithgroupsofdifferentparentsinChicagoandBaltimorefoundthatalmostallstronglydislikedtheterm“summerschool”.InAmericanculturetheideaofsummervacationisconnectedtobeliefsaboutfreedomandthejoysofchildhood.父母认为这样剥夺孩子的自由的权利,故选A
35.WhatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassageA.OpeningSummerCampsB.ForbiddingSummerSchoolsC.SpreadingYear-RoundEducationD.MindingtheSummerLearningGap【答案】D【解析】标题归纳题根据Eachnewschoolyearbringsfreshremindersofwhateducatorscallthesummerlearninggap.及短文的内容可知注意暑假假期学习的退步,故选D。