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2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解练习
(2)VI阅读理解-----AManypeopleeventuallygetroundtotradingintheirfirstcar.ButnotMikeHarrison.Heloveshis1931blackBentleysportscarsomuchthathe’sstilldrivingit–54yearsafterbeboughtit.MrHarrisonwas20whenhepaid£150about£3000nowforthecarafterpassinghistestin
1956.Ithadalreadydone85000milesandhehassincedrivenitafurther100000yetthecarstillrunslikeclockwork.Itisnowoneofonlythreeleftinthecountryandisworth£
250000.DespiteitsvalueMrHarrison74sayshewouldneversellthecar“whichhasbeenmybestfriendandpartofmyfamilyallmylife”.MrHarrisoncourtedhiswifeJennyinitduringtheearlysixtiesanditwastheirfamilycarwhenchildrenCarolinenow46andBen42camealong.EvenwhenhetookajobasanadvertisingexecutivewhichcamewiththepanycarofhischoiceMrHarrisonkepttheBentley.Hesaid:HowmanypeoplestillhavetheirfirstcarthesedayswheneverythingissodisposableButitisarealeye-catcher.Ithassomethingthatmoderncarsjustdonthave-styleandcharacter.Istilldriveitmostdayseventhoughitonlydoesabout15milestothegallon!Petrolwasjustsixshillings30pagallonwhenMrHarrisonboughttheBentleywhichhadatopspeedof120mph.Hehasspentthousandsofpoundsonrepairsovertheyearsbuthaskeptthebodyworkingoodconditionhimselfhand-paintingtheunderneathandsprayingtheblackpanelsofthebodywork.FordecadestheBentleywasaregularsightontheroadsnearMrHarrisonshomeinHamptonCourtSurrey.HenowusesitasarunaroundafterretiringtoWhitney-on-WyeHerefordshire.MrsHarrison71said:“Itwasanuisance累赘keepingitintip-toporderwithmehelpingoutwiththerepairsbypassingMikethespannersthewholetime.ButIwouldnthavechangedanyofit---IfeellikeaQueeneverytimeIminit.”
1.WhenMikeHarrisonboughthisblackBentleysportscaritwas.A.ahand–madecarB.asecond–handcarC.oneofonlythreeleftD.uniqueinstyle答案解析答案为B本题为细节推理题由文章第二段第二句话“Ithadalreadydone85000miles…”可知,MikeHarrison买车的时候,车已经跑了85000miles,可以推断Bentleysportscar是二手车故答案为B
2.MikeHarrisonwouldneversellthecarmainlybecause.A.ithaswitnessedhislifeandhisfamilyB.itisveryeye–catchingC.ithassavemuchoilD.itrunsveryfast答案解析答案为A本题为推理题由第三段“MrHarrison74sayshewouldneversellthecar‘whichhasbeenmybestfriendandpartofmyfamilyallmylife’”.和第四段的进一步解释可知,这辆车一直陪伴着他和他的家庭,故答案为A
3.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatthecar.A.hascostmoreforrepairsthanitisworthB.hasalmostbeenretiredC.hascausedmuchtroubletoMrs.Harrison.D.ispricelesstothefamily答案解析答案为D本题为文章主旨推理题通读全文可知,尽管MikeHarrison的车现在已经速度减慢,需要经常修理,但是它见证了MikeHarrison和他的家庭生活,所以这辆车在他们的心中是无价的故答案为D由第三段“Itisnowoneofonlythreeleftinthecountryandisworth£
250000.”和第六段“Hehasspentthousandsofpoundsonrepairsovertheyears…”可知,车的修理费是几千镑,但是价值是250000镑,故A选项错误由最后一段最后一句话“ButIwouldnthavechangedanyofit---IfeellikeaQueeneverytimeIminit.”可知,这辆车还是在使用,并没退休,故B选项错误C选项未提及
4.What’sthemainpurposeofthiswritingA.Toshowthatanoldcarisbetterthananewone.B.ToshareMikeHarrison’sstoryofhisfirstcar.C.Toaskpeopletotreasureoldthings.D.TodescribethequalityofablackBentley.答案解析答案为B本题考查文章的写作目的,结合前面的问题可知,全文都是在围绕MikeHarrison和他的车展开,故答案为B阅读理解阅读下列材料,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项OneeveninginFebruaryxx.AstudentnamedPaulaCeelybroughthercartoastoponaremoteinWales.Shegotouttoopenametalgatethatblockedherpath.Thatswhensheheardthewhistlesoundedbythedriverofatrain.HerRenaultClioparkedacrossarailwayline.Secondlatershewatchedthetraindraghercaralmostakilometredowntherailwaytracks.CeelysnearmissmadethenewsbecausesheblameditonherGPSdevice导航仪.Shehadneverdriventheroutebefore.Itwasdarkandrainingheavily.CeelywasrelyingonherGPS.Butitmadenomentionofthecrossing.IputmypletetrustinthedeviceanditledmerightintothepathofaspeedingtrainshetoldtheBBC.WhoistoblamehereRickStevensonwhotellsCeelysstoryinhisbookWhenMachinesFailUSfingeratthelimitationsoftechnology.WeputourfaithindigitaldeviceshesaysButourdigitalhelpersaretoooftennotuptothejob.Theyarefilledwithsmallproblems.Andit’snotjustGPSdevices:Stevensontakesusonatourofdigitaldisastersinvolvingeverythingfrommobilephonestowirelesskeyboards.Theproblemwithhisargumentinthebookisthatit’snotclearwhyheonlyfocusesdigitaltechnologywhiletheremaybeanumberofotherpossiblecauses.Amap-makermighthaveleftthecrossingoffapapermap.MaybeweshouldblameCeelyfornotpayingattention.Perhapstherailwayauthoritiesareatfaultforpoorsignalingsystem.OrmaybesomeonehasstudiedtherelativedangersandworkedoutthattherereallyissomethingspecificwrongwiththeCPSequipment.ButStevensondoesn’tsay.It’saproblemthatrunsthroughthebook.InasectiononcarsStevensongivesanaccountoftheadvancedtechniquesthatcriminalsusetodefeatputer-basedlockingsystemsforcars.Heofferstwoindependentsetsoffiguresoncartheft;bothshowasmallriseinsomepartsofthecountry.Hesaysthatonceonceagainnotallnewlockshaveprovedreliable.Perhapsbutmaybeit’salsoduetotheshortageofpolicemenonthestreets.Orchangingsocialcircumstances.Orsomebinationofthesefactors.Thegamebetweenhumansandtheirsmartdevicesisplex.Itisshapedbyeconomicsandpsychologyandthecultureswelivein.Somewhereinthemixofthoseforcestheremaybewayawiseruseoftechnology.Ifthereissuchawayitshouldinvolvemorethanjustanawarenessoftheshortingsofourmachines.Afterallwehavelivedwiththemforthousandsofyears.Theyhaveprobablybeenfoolingusforjustaslong. 1 .What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident A. She was not familiar with the road. B. It was dark and raining heavily then. C.Therailwayworksfailedtogivethesignal.D.HerGPSdevicedidn’ttellheraboutthecrossing
2.The phrase“near miss” paragraph 2 can best be replaced by _______. A. close bit B. heavy loss C.narrowescape D. big mistake
3.Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with A.Modern technology is what wecan’t live without.B. Digital technology often fallsshort of out expectation. C. Digital devices are morereliable than they used to be. D. GPS error is not the onlycause for Celery’s accident.
4.Inthewriter’sopinionStevenson’sargumentis________.A.one-sidedB.reasonableC.puzzlingD.well-based
5.WhatistherealconcernofthewriterofthisarticleA.Themajorcausesoftrafficaccidentsandcarthefts.B.TherelationshipbetweenhumansandtechnologyC. The shortings of digitaldevices we use. D. The humanunawareness of technical problems.参考答案DCBAC阅读理解WhatcanhelpyoumakeafortuneinthefutureGraduatingfromatopuniversitymightnotbeenough.AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofEssexinBritainhasshownthatthemorefriendsyouhaveinschoolthemoremoneyyoullearnlater.Theideathatpopularitycouldhaveaseriousimpactononesearningpotentialshouldnteastoomuchofasurprise.Theresearchersnotedthatifyouwanttogetaheadinlifesocialskillsandnetworkingareeasilyaspowerfulastalentandhardwork.“IfapersonhaslotsoffriendsitmeansthatheorshehastheabilitytogetalongwithothersinallkindsofdifferentsituationssaidXuYanchun17fromNantouHighSchoolinShenzhenwhototallyagreedwiththerecentfinding.Alsofriendsalwayshelpeachother.TheynotonlycreatewidersocialcirclesforyoubutliftyourmoodwhenyouoccasionallyfeeldepressedsaidXu.Shebelievedthatallthishelpsyouearnahighersalary”.MaybethatswhysomepeoplethinktheyoungergenerationsareintheageofFriendalholism交友狂症.AwomanevenplainedthatthenetworkingwebsiteFacebooks5000-friendlimitwastoolowforherlargereserveofsocialcontacts.ButwhatdoesafriendmeanShouldfriendsberegardedasaformofcurrency“CallmeuncoilbutIthinkofafriendasanactualpersonwithwhomIhaveanactualhistoryandwhomIenjoyactuallyseeing.Itseemshoweverthatthisisnolongerthedefinition定义of‘friend”saidMeghanDaumwhoworkswithTheLosAngelesTimesintheUS.
1.ThenewstudyfromtheUniversityofEssexinBritainshowsthat_________.A.ifyouhavemorefriendsyouwillnotlivehappily.B.themorefriendsyouhaveinschoolthemoremoneyyoullearninyourlatelife.C.thelessfriendsyouhavethepoorlivesyouwilllive.D.friendscanmakemoremoneyforyou.
2.AccordingtoXuYanchunwhenyouhavelotsoffriendsitmeans_____A.Youhavetheabilitytoearnmoremoney.B.Youwillnotfeellonely.C.Youarequitecontentwithyourlife.D.Youhavetheabilitytogetalongwithothersinvarioussituations.
3.What’sthemainideaofthepassageA.Thepassagemainlytellsussomethingaboutthefriendship.B.Friendsplaysanmoreimportantpartinourdailylifethananythingelse.C.Friendsarecurrency.D.Friendsgiveyousuccess.
4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.A.Ifyouhavemorefriendsyoucanmakeafortuneinthefuture.B.Graduatingfromcollegemeansthatyoucanmakeafortuneinthefuture.C.Friendsmeansaformofcurrency.D.Friendscanmakeyouwidersocialcircleandmakeyoufeelbetterwhenyoufeeldepressed.【文章大意】文章主要向人们讲述了朋友在人们生活中的重要作用你在上学时拥有越多的朋友,那么你以后就会有越多的财富
1.【考点分析】细节理解题【参考答案】B【解题思路】从文中第一段的AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofEssexinBritainhasshownthatthemorefriendsyouhaveinschoolthemoremoneyyoullearnlater.可知研究表明“朋友越多,你以后就会挣越多的钱”
2.【考点分析】细节理解题【参考答案】D【解题思路】文中第三段提到了XuYanchun的话,从话中我们可以知道“如果你有很多朋友说明你在不同环境中的适应能力很强”故选D项
3.【考点分析】主旨大意题【参考答案】D【解题思路】通读全文我们可知,文章主要讲述了朋友能够给你带来财富,给你带来成功故D项总结的合理
4.【考点分析】推理判断题题【参考答案】D【解题思路】A项的说法太过绝对,所以不正确;B项的说法文中没有提到,因此不能选;C项的说法没有依据,因此也不能选,故只剩下D项阅读理解America’spopulationwasboomingandspreadingwestintheearly1800’s.WestwardexpansioncamemostlyattheexpenseoftheIndianswhowereoftenforcedtomovefromtheirnativelands.InthestateofGeorgiathepopulationincreased600percentinthematterof40years.Asaresultmanyofitsnativetribes部落werepushedout.TheCherokeeIndiansofwesternGeorgiahadmanagedtokeeptheirlanduntilgoldwasdiscoveredintheirterritoryin
1828.In1830howeverpresidentAndrewJacksonauthorized批准theIndianRemovalAct.TheCherokeesfoughtthelawanditwasoverturnedbychiefjusticeJohnMarshalltwoyearslater.Justthreeyearslaterhoweverin1835theTreatyofNewEchotawassigned.TheTreatywasnotauthorizedbytheCherokeeNationbutratherasmallgroupofCherokeeradicalsledbyJohnRidge.UndertheTreatytheCherokeeweretoleaveGeorgiaandthegovernmentwouldpensatethematapricedeterminedtobeabout5percentofthevalueoftheland.ThemajorityoftheCherokeeNationwouldneverhadagreedtotheTreatybuttheU.S.governmentratifieditanyway.JohnRidgewasthusseenasatraitorbytheCherokees-andwouldlaterpaywithhislife.TheGeorgiagovernmentthenstagedalandlotteryinwhichCherokeelandwasdividedinto160equalportions.Theyweresoldtoanyonewhohad$
4.00andwhohadwonachancetoownland.In1838GeneralWinfieldScottand7000troopsinvadedCherokeeland.MenwomenandchildrenwereforcedtowalkwestwardfromGeorgianearly1000mileswithminimalfacilitiesandfoodtoreservationssetupfortheminOklahoma.CherokeechiefJohnRosseventuallywasabletoconvinceWinfieldScottthathispeopleshouldleadthetribewest.ScottagreedandRossdividedthepeopleintosmallergroupssotheycouldforageforfoodontheirown.AlthoughRossmayhavesavecountlesslivesnearly4000IndiansdiedwalkingthisTrailofTears.
1.WhichofthefollowinghappenedfirstA.Cherokees’walktoOklahoma.B.TheIndianRemovalAct.C.TheTreatyofNewEchota.D.TheGeorgia“LandLottery”.答案解析答案为B本题为细节题由文章第二段倒数第二句话“In1830howeverpresidentAndrewJacksonauthorizedtheIndianRemovalAct.”可知,B选项发生在1830年;由第三段第一句话“Justthreeyearslaterhoweverin1835theTreatyofNewEchotawassigned.”可知,C选项发生在1835年;由第三段倒数第二句话“TheGeorgiagovernmentthenstageda‘landlottery’inwhichCherokeelandwasdividedinto160equalportions.”可知,D选项发生在TreatyofNewEchota后;由最后一段前两句话“In1838GeneralWinfieldScottand7000troopsinvadedCherokeeland.…setupfortheminOklahoma.”可知,A选项发生在最后故答案为B
2.Theunderlinedpart“ratifiedit”inPara.3canbereplacedby“”.A.madeitofficialB.signeditsecretlyC.removeditD.ignoredit答案解析答案为A本题为语义推断题结合该短语出现的句子“ThemajorityoftheCherokeeNationwouldneverhadagreedtothe‘Treaty’buttheU.S.governmentratifieditanyway.”“ratifiedit”出现在“but”后面,可见该短语和前面的neverhadagreedtothe“Treaty意思相反,故答案为A,使条约正式化
3.WhywasJohnRidgeviewedasatraitorbytheCherokeesA.BecausehesoldhislandtotheU.S.Governmentatalowprice.B.BecauseherepresentedtheU.S.Govermment.C.BecausehesignedanunfairtreatyfortheCherokees.D.Becausehecarriedouta“landlottery”inGeorgia.答案解析答案为C本题为推理题细读第三段,TreatyofNewEchota被签署,但不是经过Cherokee民族批准的,而是由JohnRidge领导的一小群Cherokee极端分子干的,规定Cherokee民族离开Georgia,政府赔偿给他们原有土地的百分之五,大多数Cherokee人并不同意该条约,但是美国政府最终还是批准了该条约,因此JohnRidge被认为是Cherokee的民族叛徒故答案为C
4.Accordingtothepassagewhatisthekeyfactorforthe“TrailofTears”A.TheconflictbetweentheCherokeesandthelocalgovernment.B.TheincreaseofpopulationinthestateofGeorgia.C.TheconstantstruggleforlandbetweenthenativeAmericansandthesettlers.D.ThediscoveryofgoldinwesternGerogia.答案解析答案为D本题为推理题文章的最后提到“nearly4000IndiansdiedwalkingthisTrailofTears”,为什么会发生此事?本题实际考察现象背后的实质Cherokee印第安人为什么要移民?由文章第二段“TheCherokeeIndiansofwesternGeorgiahadmanagedtokeeptheirlanduntilgoldwasdiscoveredintheirterritoryin
1828.”可知,westernGeorgia发现了金子后,白人就觊觎此片土地淘金,发生了后来的移民事件,留下了Cherokee印第安人的血和泪故答案为D。