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2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解摸底篇
(4)阅读理解(共20小题;每小题
2.5分,满分50分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项WELWeletoWindsorCastletheoldestandlargestoccupiedcastleintheworld.Windsorisoneoftheofficialresidences(住所)oftheQueenwhosometimesstayshere.AudiotoursFreeaudiotoursareavailableonleavingtheAdmissionCentreatthestartofyourvisit.Thereisadescriptiveaudiotourforblindandpoor-sightedvisitors.GuidedtoursVisitorscanexplorethehistoryoftheCastlethroughatourofthePrecinctswithanexpertguide.ToursdepartatregularintervalsthroughoutthedayfromtheCourtyardandfinishattheentrancetotheStateApartments.VisitorswithchildrenForthosevisitingwithchildrenaspecialfamilytourandvariousactivitiesareofferedduringschoolholidaysandatweekends.PleasenotethatforsafelyreasonspushchairsarenotpermittedintheStateApartments.Howeverbabycarriersareavailabletoborrow.StGeorge’sChapelVisitorsarrivingattheCastleafter15:00fromMarchtoOctoberareadvisedtovisitStGeorge’sChapelfirstbeforeitcloses.ShoppingShopsofferawiderangeofsouvenirsdesignedfortheRoyalCollectionincludingbookspostcardschinajewelleryandchildren’stoys.PleaseaskattheMiddleWardshopaboutourhomedeliveryservice.RefreshmentsBottledwatercanbepurchasedfromtheCourtyardandMiddleWardshops.FormApriltoSeptembericecreamisalsoavailable.VisitorswishingtoleavetheCastleforrefreshmentsinthetownmayobtainre-entrypermitsfromthecastleshops.EatinganddrinkingarenotpermittedintheStateApartmentsorStGeorge’sChapel.PhotographyandmobilephonesNon-mercialphotographyandfilmingareweledintheCastle.PhotographyvideorecordingandfilmingarenotpermittedinsidetheStateApartmentsorStGeorge’sChapelinconsiderationofothervisitors.SecurityAsWindsorCastleisaworkingroyalpalacevisitorsandtheirbelongingsshouldgetthroughairport-stylesecuritychecks.Forsafetyandsecurityreasonsaone-waysystemoperatesalongthevisitorroute.
1.Avisitorcanapplyforafreeaudiotour_________.A.intheCourtyardB.intheStateApartmentsC.attheAdmissionCenterD.atStGeorge’sChapel
36.C.细节理解题在Audiotours标题下直接找到theAdmissionCenter
2.WhatisspeciallyofferedtovisitorswithkidsA.Asecurityguard.B.Apushchair.C.Afreetoy.D.Ababycarrier.
37.D.细节理解题在visitorswithbabies标题下有babycarriersareavailabletoborrow.
3.Whocangetre-entrypermitsA.VisitorswishingtoeatoutsidetheCastle.B.Visitorsbuyinggiftsinthecastleshops.C.VisitorsbuyingwaterfromtheCourtyard.D.VisitorseatingoutsideStGeorge’sChapel.
38.A.细节理解题在Refreshments标题下有Visitorswishingtoleavethecastleforrefreshmentsinthetownmayobtainthere-entrypermitsfromthecastleshops.
4.WhyarevisitorsrequiredtoturnofftheirmobilephonesA.Toensurethesafetyofothers.B.ToensurethesecurityoftheCastle.C.Topreventthemfromdisturbingothers.D.Topreventtheuseofthebuilt-incameras.
39.C.细节理解题在Photographyandmobilephones标题下有Mobilephonesmustbeswitchedoff…inconsiderationofothervisitors.
5.Inthelastparta“workingroyalpalace”referstoone___.A.stillbeingconstructedB.stillusedbytheroyalfamilyC.wheretheQueenusuallyworksD.whereworksofartareonshow
40.B.词义猜测题根据第一部分中的句子WindsorisoneoftheofficialresidencesoftheQueenwhosometimesstaysthere.可以猜测B项正确,C项是不正确的,因为该项只是Queenusuallyworks阅读理解-----(B)WhyplaygamesBecausetheyarefunanda1otmorebesides.Followingtherules…planningyournextmove...actingasateammember…theseareall“game”ideasthatyouwilleacrossthroughoutyourlife.Thinkaboutsomeofthegamesyouplayedasayoungchildsuchasrope-jumpingandhide-and-seek.Suchgamesareentertainingandfun.Butperhapsmoreimportantlytheytranslatelifeintoexcitingdramasthatteachchildrensomeofthebasicrulestheywillbeexpectedtofollowtherestoftheirlivessuchastakingturnsandcooperating合作.Manychildren’sgameshaveapracticalsideChildrenaroundtheworldplaygamesthatpreparethemforworktheywilldoasgrown-ups.ForinstancesomeSaudiArabianchildrenplayagamecalledbones.Whichsharpensthehand-eyecoordination(协调)neededinhunting.Manysportsencouragenationalorlocalpride.ThemostfamousgamesofalltheOlympicGamesbringathletesfromaroundtheworldtogethertotakepartinfriendlypetition.Peoplewhowatchtheeventwaveflagsknowingthatagoldmedalisawinforanentirecountrynotjusttheathletewhoearnedit.ForcountriesexperiencingnaturaldisastersorwaranOlympicwincanmeansomuch.Sportsarealsoaneventthatunitespeople.Socceristhemostpopularsportintheworld.Peopleonallcontinentsplayit—someforfunandsomeforaliving.NicoletteIribarneaCaliforniansoccerplayerhasdiscoveredawaytospreadhopethroughsoccer.Hecreatedafoundationtoprovidepoorchildrenwithnotonlysoccerballsbutalsoapromisingfuture.Nexttimeyouplayyourfavoritegameorsportthinkaboutwhyyouenjoyitwhatskillsareneededandwhethertheseskillswillhelpyouinotheraspectsofyourlife.
1.Throughplayinghide-and-seekchildrenareexpectedtolearnto________.A.beateamleaderB.obeythebasicrulesC.actasagrown-upD.predictpossibledanger
41.B.细节理解题根据第一段中Followingtherules…planningyournextmove...actingasateammember…theseareall“game”ideasthatyouwilleacrossthroughoutyourlife.可知B项正确
2.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mostprobablymeansthatgamescan________.A.describelifeinanexcitingwayB.turnreal-lifeexperiencesintoaplayC.makelearninglifeskillsmoreinterestingD.changepeople’sviewsofsportingevents
42.C.词义猜测题这部分前面的谓语动词是translate有“翻译,解释,转移,调动”的意思,该部分后面有一个定语从句,前后结合就可以理解这部分的意思了
3.AccordingtothepassagewhyiswinningOlympicmedalssoencouragingA.Itinspirespeople’sdeeploveforthecountry.B.Itprovestheexceptionalskillsofthewinners.C.Ithelpsthecountryoutofnaturaldisasters.D.Itearnsthewinnersfameandfortune.
43.A.细节理解题根据第四段中的Peoplewhowatchtheeventwaveflagsknowingthatagoldmedalisawinforanentirecountrynotjusttheathletewhoearnedit.可知A项正确
4.Iribarne’sgoalofformingthefoundationisto_______.A.bringfuntopoorkidsB.providesoccerballsforchildrenC.givepoorkidsachanceforabetterlifeD.appealtosoccerplayerstohelppoorkids
44.C.推理判断题根据倒数第二段中Hecreatedafoundationtoprovidepoorchildrenwithnotonlysoccerballsbutalsoapromisingfuture.可推出C项是正确的
5.WhatcanbeinferredfromthepassageA.Gamedbenefitpeoplealltheirlives.B.Sportscangetallathletestogether.C.Peopleareadvisedtoplaygamesforfun.D.Sportsincreaseacountry’spetitiveness.
45.A.推理判断题整段分析做游戏的好处,不仅儿童、成人也可以玩游戏由此可以推断有些对人终身有益阅读理解“TheLordoftheRings”oneofthebestsellersinthenewmillennium(千年)wasmadeupofthreeparts——“TheFellowshipoftheRing”“TwoTowers”and“TheReturnoftheKing”.Millionsuponmillionsofpeoplehavereaditinover25differentlanguagesbutfewerknowabouttheauthorandthehistoryofthepositionofthecreativematerwork.JohnRonaldReuelTolkienwasborninSouthAfricain
1892.Hisparentsdiedwhenhewasachild.LivinginEnglandwithhisauntTolkienandhiscousinsmadeupplaylanguagesahobbythatledtoTolkien’sbeingskilledinWelshGreekGothicOldNorseandAnglo-Saxon.AftergraduatingfromOxfordTolkienservedinWorldWarI.In1917whilerecoveringfromtrenchfeverhebeganposingthemythologyforTheRings.AsaprofessorofAnglo-Saxonin1930satOxfordTolkienwaspartofaninformaldiscussiongroupcalledtheInklingswhichincludedseveralwriters.ThegroupwassoonlisteningtochaptersofTolkien’simaginativework“TheHobbit”.HobbitwasanameTolkiencreatedforalocalpeoplethatcouldbestbedescribedashalf-sizedmembersoftheEnglishrural(乡村的)class.Hobbitsliveinhillsideholes.OneofthemBilboBagginslooksfortreasureswithagroupofdwarves(侏儒).OnthewayhemeetsthetwistedpitifulcreatureGollumfromwhomheseesagoldenringthatmakestheholderinvisible.OneofTolkien’sstudentspersuadedheremployerpublisherAllenUnwintolookatadraft(草稿).ThechairmanofthefirmStanleyUnwinthoughtthatthebestjudgeforachildren’sbookwouldbehisten-year-oldson.Theboyearnedashillingforreportingbackthattheadventurewasexcitingand“TheHobbit”waspublishedin
1937.ItsoldsowellthatUnwinaskedforacontinuation.Overadozenyearslaterin1954Tolkienproduced“TheLordoftheRings”aseriesofbookssocreativethattheyholdreaders—newandold—aftertheirpublication.
1.WhatcanwelearnfromthetextA.“TheLordoftheRings”didn’tsellwellinthelastmillennium.B.PeopleknowbetteraboutTolkienhimselfthanabouthisworks.C.TolkienwasquitefamiliarwithOldEnglish.D.TolkienknewverywellaboutdifferentkindsoflocallanguagesinAfrica.答案解析答案为C本题为推理题由第一段首句““TheLordoftheRings”oneofthebestsellersinthenewmillennium...”可知,A选项错误由第一段后面的“Millionsuponmillionsofpeoplehavereaditinover25differentlanguagesbutfewerknowabouttheauthorandthehistoryofthepositionofthecreativematerwork.”可知,B选项错误由第二段内容可知,Tolkien出生于南非,幼时丧父母,与aunt住在英格兰,和表兄妹们一起玩耍的经历养成了对WelshGreekGothicOldNorseandAnglo-Saxon.的热爱,也使得Tolkien能够熟练掌握它们故可推断,Tolkien在英格兰长大,熟悉的不会是非洲本土语言,应该是英语,文章提到那些语言自然就是古英语了故答案C正确
2.Whatcanwelearnabout“Hobbit”thatTolkiencreatedinhisworksA.HobbitwasaracelivinginEnglishdowntownareas.B.Hobbitwasalocalpeoplewhowereverytallandstrong.C.Hobbitwasasocialgroupofpeoplewholivedinoldcastles.D.Hobbitwasagroupofpeoplewhoweremostlydwarves.答案解析答案为D本题为细节推理题由文章第四段“HobbitwasanameTolkiencreatedforalocalpeoplethatcouldbestbedescribedashalf-sizedmembersoftheEnglishruralclass.Hobbitsliveinhillsideholes.”可知,A、B、C均不正确由“half-sized”可推断,Hobbit中的大多数人是侏儒故答案为D
3.Whichofthefollowinghelpedmostinmaking“TheHobbit”publishedA.OneofTolkien’sstudents.B.StanleyUnwin’sson.C.AllenUnwin.D.BilboBaggins.答案解析答案为B本题为推理题尽管文章倒数第二段首句提到“OneofTolkien’sstudentspersuadedheremployerpublisherAllenUnwintolookatadraft.”但是后文又提到“ThechairmanofthefirmStanleyUnwinthoughtthatthebestjudgeforachildren’sbookwouldbehisten-year-oldson…”故可以推断,对于TheHobbit的出版起着决定作用的应该是StanleyUnwin’sson故答案为B
4.WhatismainlydiscussedinthetextA.“TheLordoftheRings”anditswriter.B.Apletelynewmasterworkinthenewmillennium.C.AfamousprofessoratOxfordUniversity.D.Thepowerofthemagicring.答案解析答案为A本题考查文章的中心由第一段最后一句“…butfewerknowabouttheauthorandthehistoryofthepositionofthecreativematerwork.”和文章后面的内容可知,本文主要介绍TheLordoftheRings和其作者故答案为A
5.WhichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofMr.J.R.R.Tolkien’slifeexperiencea.Hehadhis“TheHobbit”published.b.HebecameamemberoftheInklings.c.HeservedinWorldWarⅠd.HebecameanundergraduateatOxford.e.Hiswork“TheLordoftheRings”cametotheworld.f.HemovedtoEnglandtolivewithhisaunt.A.f-d-b-c-a-eB.f-d-c-b-a-eC.f-c-d-b-e-aD.d-f-c-a-b-e答案解析答案为B结合全文可知答案为B阅读理解-----ARecognizedasthelargestdesertintheworldtheSahararunsacrossNorthAfricaCoveringover3millionsquaremilesfromtheAtlanticCoasttotheNileRiverValley.Exceptforanoccasionaloasis绿洲thisvastlandismainlymadeupofsandstonesandwornoutmountains.Theburningsuncausesdaytimetemperaturestoriseto70degreesintheshadeanddayswithoutrainmonlylastforyears.PaintingsfoundonthewallsofcavesintheSaharaDesertsuggestthatafewthousandyearsagolargequantitiesofplantsgrewthereandcoveredthedesertfloor.Manycuriousandunusualinsectsbirdsandanimalsgotenoughfoodthatallowedthemtogrowandreproduce.Atthattimehugeriversystemsandmanyoasessupportedgrowingmunities社团,社区wherealargenumberofpeoplelived.Researchscientistsbelievethatthelandbecameadesertforseveralreasons.Forcenturiespeopletherehavewanderedfromplacetoplaceinsearchoffoodwaterandgrazing吃草landfortheiranimals.Thesepeoplehavealwaysconsideredthenumberofanimalstheyhaveasasignofwealth.Itisconsideredmoreimportanttohave100sickandstarvinganimalsthan15healthyones.Thelargeherds群havebeenallowedtogofreelyandgrazeondesertplantsandgrass.Overtimelargesectionsoflandhavebeenleftuncovered.Inadditiontoallowingovergrazingthesepeoplecutdownwhatevertreestheycouldfindandusedthemforfirewood.Thesandwasunabletoholdontothegreatheatofthedaysonighttingtemperaturesoftendropbelowfreezingandnothingwaslefttoholdthesoiltogether.Scientistshavebeenstudyingdifferentwaystobringbackthegreendesert.Throughresearchandexperimentstheyhopetobeabletoproduceplantsthatwillonceagainsupportthelifethere.Hugeholesfilledwithmuchwaterlieunderthedesertsurface.Scientistsbelievethisrainwatersimplyflewdownthroughthesandoverhundredsofyearsandcollectedinthebigrockyholdingtanks.Bymakinguseofthesun’spowerscientistsintheSaharahavemadeexperimentsinwhichtheygothugeamountofelectricity.Thiselectricitywasthenusedtooperatedrillingmachinesandpumpstopulltherainwaterfromtheundergroundtanks.Bydrillingtheholeonemiledeepintothefloorofthedesertonemachinewasabletorecovermorethan80gallonsofice—coldwatereachsecondor288000gallonsperhour.Scientistshavehadsomesuccessturningthiswastelandintousefulfarmland.Todaythedesertisdottedwithhugewheatfieldswateredbyasystemofpipesthatcarrywaterfromtheundergroundtanks.Farmershavealsolearntthatplantsgrowbetterifseedsareplantednexttostones.Studiesshowthatstonesprovideprotectionfromthesunallowingseedstogrowinashadyandcoolenvironment.Inadditiontothatgreenhouseshavebeenbuilttoprotectplantsfromthesunshinesothatlesswaterisneeded.Anotherideaistogrowplantsthatcanliveonadietofsaltwatersincetheoceanissoneartothedesert.
1.WhatwillprobablyhappenifthelocalpeoplecontinuetheircustomsandtraditionsA.Thedesertwillcontinuetobeenlarged.B.TouristswillbegintravelingtoNorthAfrica.C.Moreoaseswillbegintoappearacrossthedesert.D.Thenumberofhealthyanimalswillbeelarger.答案解析答案为A本题为推理题结合前三段可知,撒哈拉沙漠原本是绿洲,后由于人类过度放牧(overgrazing)、滥砍乱伐(thesepeoplecutdownwhatevertreestheycouldfind)导致了沙漠的形成和扩大,因此可以推断,如果当地人继续沿袭他们的老传统,会导致沙漠继续扩大故答案为A
2.WhichoftheflowingstatementsisafactpresentedinthepassageA.Thedesertisrichinbeautifulcolorandscenery.B.Camelscangofordayswithoutdrinkinganywater.C.TheSaharawillonedaybeeabeautifulgarden.D.Largeriversystemsoncesupportedmanymunities.答案解析答案为D本题为推理题考生需看清题意,要求选择与原文符合的事实由第二段最后一句话“Atthattimehugeriversystemsandmanyoasessupportedgrowingmunitieswherealargenumberofpeoplelived.”可知,答案为D由第一段“Exceptforanoccasionaloasisthisvastlandismainlymadeupofsandstonesandwornoutmountains.”可知,A选项错误;B选项未提及;C选项也不是事实故答案为D
3.Theauthorofthepassageprovidesevidences证据thatscientistsare.A.pleasedbytheprogressbutdonothavethemoneytocontinueB.discouragedbythepoorresultsoftheirexperimentsC.hopefulaboutthechancesoflifeingbacktothedesertD.troubledbythelackofwaterfoundunderground答案解析答案为C本题为推理题由最后两段可知,科学家一直在研究让沙漠变绿洲的办法,并且已经付诸实践,取得了一定的成效,故可推断,科学家满怀希望想使撒哈拉沙漠恢复生机故答案为C
4.WhichofthefollowingisthebestsummaryofthispassageA.Drillingmachineshelptowaterthedesertfloorandmakeplantsandanimalsalive.B.Scientistshavebeenabletoturnthislargewastelandintoasuccessfulfarmingmunity.C.Somuchsoilhasbeesandthatthedesertwillneverbeabletosupportlifeasitoncedid.D.Thedesertnolongersupportsplentyoflifebutresearchershopetochangeitwithnewscientifictechniques.答案解析答案为D本题为主旨大意题本文揭示了撒哈拉沙漠形成的原因,重点是介绍科学家依靠科学技术试图让这片沙漠变成绿洲的方法故答案为D。