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2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解选训
(5)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ExplorationoftheTitanic Afterrestingontheoceanfloorsplitasunderandrustingfornearlythree-quartersofacenturyagreatshipseemedtoconealiveagain.ThesagaoftheWhiteStarlinerTitanicwhichstruckanicebergandsankonitsmaidenvoyagein1912carryingmorethan1500passengerstotheirdeathhasbeencelebratedinprintandonfilminpoetryandsong.Butlastweekwhathadbeenlegendarysuddenlybecamereal.Astheyviewedvideotapesandphotographsofthesunkenleviathanmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldcouldsensehermasshereeriequietandtheruinedsplendorofalostage.WatchingontelevisiontheyvicariouslyjoinedtheunderseacraftAlvinandJasonJr.J.J.astheytouredthewreckageoftheluxurylinerwanderingacrossthedeckspastcorrodedbollardspeeringintotheofficer’squartersandthroughrust-curtainedportholes.Viewsoftherailingswheredoomedpassengersandcrewmembersstoodevokedimagesofthemoonlessnight74yearsagowhenthegreatshipslippedbeneaththewaves.Thetwo-minutevideotapeandninephotographsallincolorandshot12500ft.undertheNorthAtlanticwereatinysampleof60hoursofvideoand60000stillsgarneredduringthetwelve-dayexploration.TheyarereleasedataWashingtonpressconferenceconductedbyMarineGeologistRobertBallard44wholedtheteamsfromtheWoodHoleOceanographicInstitutionthatfoundtheTitaniclastSeptemberandrevisiteditthisJuly.RecountingthehighlightsofwhathasalreadybeethemostcelebratedfeatofunderwaterexplorationBallardrevealedsomestartlingnewinformation.Hisdeep-divingcraftfailedtofindthe300-ft.gashthataccordingtolegendwastornintheTitanic’shullwhentheshipplowedintotheiceberg.Insteadhesuggestedthecollisionhadbuckledtheship’splatesallowingwatertopourin.HealsobroughtbackevidencethattheshipbrokeapartnotwhenshehitbottomashehadthoughtwhenviewingthefirstTitanicimageslastSeptemberbutasshesank:thesternwhichsettledonthebottomalmost1800ft.fromthebowhadswiveled180onitswaydown.
1. Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage[A].NewInformationabouttheSunkenShip..ExplorationoftheTitanic.[C].TowatchtheVideotape.[D].ToexploretheTitanicwithHighTech.
2. Howdidtheviewersfeelwhenwatchingthevideotape[A].Theyfeltrathersadandfelttheythemselvestookpartintheexploration..Theyfeltkeenlyforit.[C].Theyfeltratherbadaboutit.[D].Theyfeltoutofspirits.
3. Whendidthegreatshipsink[A].In
1912..Shesankinitsmaidenvoyagein
1912.[C].Shesankinitssecondvoyagein
1912.[D].Shesankinitsfirstvoyagein
1912.
4. WhatdidRobertrevealatapressconference[A].Herevealedsomestartlinginformation..Hesaidnothing.[C].Heplainedtheexplorationwasveryhard.[D].Herevealedthesuccessoftheirwork.Vocabulary
1. splitasunder 向不同方向裂开,散开
2. saga 英雄传说,冒险故事
3. maidenvoyage 处女航
4. celebrate 赞美,庆祝这里指大肆宣传
5. leviathan 巨型远洋轮
6. eerie 可怕的,怪异的
7. splendor 美妙的景象
8. vicariously 产生共鸣的,代理的
9. luxuryliner 豪华巨轮
10. bollard 系揽柱
11. porthole 舷窗
12. railing 栏杆
13. evoke 唤起,引起,(招)魂
14. still 静物摄影照片
15. garner 收集,积累
16. highlight 最精彩场面,最重要部分
17. feat 功绩
18. gash 裂缝
19. hull 船体
20. plowinto=ploughinto 撞上,干劲十足的投入
21. buckle 使弯曲
22. stern 船尾
23. bow 船头
24. swivel 旋转难句译注
1. ThesagaoftheWhiteStarlinerTitanicwhichstruckanicebergandsankonitsmaidenvoyagein1912carryingmorethan1500passengerstotheirdeathhasbeencelebratedinprintandonfilminpoetryandsong.[结构简析]被动语态,中插定语从句whichstruck和分词短语carryingmorethan都是修饰liner.[参考译文]白星级定期轮班泰坦尼克号于1912年的首航中因撞上冰山而沉没,船上一千五百多名乘客全部罹难此后关于它的种种传说一直为各种刊物,电影,诗歌和歌曲广泛宣传
2. WatchingontelevisiontheyvicariouslyjoinedtheunderseacraftAlvinandJasonJr.J.J.astheytouredthewreckageoftheluxurylinerwanderingacrossthedeckspastcorrodedbollardspeeringintotheofficer’squartersandthroughrust-curtainedportholes.[结构简析]主从句,主句前有分词短语watching修饰主句中的they(观众),而从句中(as)they是指Alvin和JasonJr.后面的分词短语都是说明从句中的they[参考译文]观众们看着电视,就像亲临其境似的参与深水工作船阿尔文号和机器人探测器小贾森的工作随他们巡视这艘豪华举轮残骸,漫游甲板,经过侵蚀的系栏柱,凝视高级船员舱,穿过满是铁锈的舷窗
3. Viewsoftherailingswheredoomedpassengersandcrewmembersstoodevokedimagesofthemoonlessnight74yearsagowhenthegreatshipslippedbeneaththewaves.[结构简析]主从句,主句中定从where修饰railings[参考译文]看到那些栏杆使人想起七十四年前就在这艘巨轮沉入汪洋的那个暗无星月的夜晚,罹难的旅客和水手们也曾站在栏杆旁
4. HealsobroughtbackevidencethattheshipbrokeapartnotwhenshehitbottomashehadthoughtwhenviewingthefirstTitanicimageslastSeptemberbutasshesank:thesternwhichsettledonthebottomalmost1800ft.fromthebowhadswiveled180onitswaydown.[结构简析]结构复杂Thatclause是evidence的同位语That从句中用了not…but句型Not句中为主从句加状从ashehadthough…,but句中为主从句,中插入定语从句whichsettled修饰thestern[参考译文]他还带回证据说明船不是撞在海底时断裂的,而是在下沉时断裂的船尾下沉时旋转一百八十度,它在海底几乎离船头一千八百英尺远而在他去年九月第一次见到泰坦尼克号时,还以为船是撞到海底才断裂的写作方法与文章大意 文章描述了对沉没巨轮(泰坦尼克号)探测的情况,也是一篇三段式模式的文章先时间,地点,所发生沉轮的事实,再引了录像带把进行探测的全过程呈现,最后是惊人的结果答案祥解
1. D.用高技术探测泰坦尼克号第一段最后一句“当世界上千百万人观看这艘沉没巨轮的录像带说,他们都会觉察到她的巨大的船体,她周围可怕的沉寂和岁月流失那种凄惨的景象”这里已说明是探测的录像片第三段“这两分钟彩色录像带和九张照片是在被大西洋12500英尺深处拍摄的,它们只是十二天探测期间拍摄的60小时录像带和60000静物照中的一小部分这些录像带和照片是44对的海洋地质学家罗伯特巴拉德领导的伍德霍尔海洋研究所科学探险队,于去年九月发现了泰坦尼克号并于今年七月重访了它”第二段中点明用“深水工作船和机器人小贾森……”高科技A.有关沉船的新消息这只是罗伯特在记者招待会上宣布的一条消息作为标题不合适 B.探测泰坦尼克号,接近标题,但没有D确切 C.看录像带
2. A.他们黯然神伤,有身临其境在探测之感见第1题中第一段最后一句注译和难句译注2B.他们很同情这艘船; C.他们感到不愉快 D.他们感到很消沉这三段文内都没有提到
3. B.她于1912年首航中沉没见难句译注1A.1913 C.1912第二次航行 D.1913年首航这三项都不对
4. A.他宣布一个惊人的消息见最后一段第二句起“他的探潜工作船没找到泰坦尼克号船上那三百英尺长裂缝,据说这裂缝是巨轮撞冰山时在船体上留下的相反,巴拉德认为与冰山相撞造成船体弯曲变形,使海水大量涌入船内”后面译文见难句译注4B.他没有说什么 C.他抱怨探测工作非常艰难 D.他宣布探测成功这三项文内没有涉及阅读理解阅读下列短文从给的四个选项A、B、C和D中选出最佳选项Whichareyoumorelikelytohavewithyouatanygivenmoment—yourcellphoneoryourwalletSoonyoumaybeabletothrowyourwalletawayandpayforthingswithaquickwaveofyoursmartphoneoveranelectronicscanner.InJanuary,Starbucksannouncedthatcustomerscouldstartusingtheirphonestobuycoffeein6800ofitsstores.ThisisthefirstpaybyphonepracticeintheU.S.,butwerelikelytoseemorewirelesspaymentalternativesassomethingcallednearfieldmunicationNFCgetsintoAmericasconsumerelectronics.LastDecember,somenewsmartphoneswhichcontainanNFCchipwereintroducedtothepublic.AlreadyinuseinpartsofAsiaandEurope,NFCallowsshopperstowavetheirphonesafewinchesaboveapaymentterminal—acontactfreesystembuiltforspeedandconvenience.ButbeforeNFCbeeswidelyadoptedintheU.S.,afewproblemsneedtobeworkedout,likewhowillgettocollecttheprofitabletransaction交易fees.AlthoughsomecreditcardprovidershavebeenexperimentingwithwaveandpaysystemsthatuseNFCenabledcreditcards,cellphoneserviceprovidersmaytrytomuscletheirwayintothepointofsalePOSmarket.Threebigcellphoneserviceprovidershaveformedajointventure合资企业thatwillgointooperationoverthenext15months.Itsgoalis“toleadtheU.S.paymentsindustryfromcardstomobilephone.”TheotherbigNFCissue,apartfromhowpaymentswillbeprocessed,issecurity.Forinstance,whatstostopathieffromdigitallypickpocketingyou“Werestillnotatthepointwhereanattackercanjustbrushagainstyouinacrowdandstealallthemoneyoutofyourphone,”saysJimmyShah,amobilesecurityresearcher,“Usersmayalsobeabletosettransactionlimits,perhapsrequiringapasswordtobeenteredforlargerpurchases.”Stilluneasyaboutthisdigitalwalletbusiness?Keepinmindthatifyouloseyoursmartphone,itcanbelocatedonamapandremotelydisabled.Plus,yourphonecanbepasswordprotected.Yourwalletisnt.随着手机的普遍使用,以及手机功能的提升,如今,用手机付费购物都已经成了现实随着第一部能够付费的手机的诞生,以及其配套的科技手段的支撑,付费购物手机很快便成为美国市场上的抢手货17.WhatispredictedtohappenintheU.S.A.Theexpansionofcellphonepanies.B.Theboomofpaybyphonebusiness.C.Thedisappearanceofcreditcards.D.TheincreaseofStarbuckssales.答案B推理判断题从第二个段落的第二句话,随着第一部“用手机付费”的手机的上市,美国人会看到“morewirelesspayment”,可以推断出这种手机会迅速火起来,即如同选项B所说的“boom”18.TheNFCtechnologycanbeusedto________.A.ensurethesafetyofshoppersB.collecttransactionfeeseasilyC.makepurchasefasterandsimplerD.improvethequalityofcellphones答案C理解判断题根据本段中关于NFC的说法“wirelesspaymentalternative”可以断定这种无限付费方式自然是极其方便的,即快捷的购物手段故选项C的说法是对的19.Threecellphoneserviceprovidersformajointventureto________.A.strengthentheirrelationshipB.getashareinthepaymentsindustryC.sellmorecellphonesD.testtheNFCtechnology答案B理解判断题根据第三个段落“maytrytomuscletheirwayintothepointofsalemarket”以及最后一句话“Itsgoalis...”可以找到本问题的提示,即为了打入这个新兴行业的市场,由此可见,选项B的说法与原文的信息句非常吻合20.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanusersdoiftheylosetheirsmartphonesA.Stopthefunctioningoftheirphones.B.Setupapassword.C.Getallthemoneyoutoftheirphones.D.Cancellargepurchases.答案A细节判断题从最后一段中的信息词“remotelydisabled”可以断定选项A是正确的阅读理解阅读下列短文从给的四个选项A、B、C和D中选出最佳选项GoingonaroadtripTheSt.LouisArchStatueofLibertyandGoldenGateBridgearegreattouristsites.Butifyoupreferoffbeatdestinations目的地checkoutthefollowingroadsideattractions.WorldsLargestBallofPaintAlexandriaInd.In1977MichaelCarmichaelsetouttocreatethebiggestballofpaintanywhere.Startingwithabaseballascenterhepaintedlayerafterlayerofpaintdayafterdayyearafteryear.Theballweighsmorethan1300poundswithmorethan20000coatsofpaint”whichisrecognizedbyGuinnessWorldRecords.Visitorscanpainttheballthemselvesandbeepartofhistory.TheMuseumofDirtBostonMass.ThemuseumistheideaofGlennJohnson.Labeled贴有标签的glassbottlescontainsuchtreasuresasdirtfromtheGreatWallofChinaaswellassandfromadesertinSaudiArabiaandOmahaBeachinFrance.Bestofallthecostofseeingthismuseumisdirtcheap:Itsfree.MountHorebMustardMuseumMountHorebWis.Itsheavenforhotdoglovers!Thismuseumclaimstohavetheworldslargestcollectionofpreparedmustard芥末.Itsmorethan4100bottlesofspicesefrom60nationsincludingTurkeyandChina.Visitorslearnthehistoryofmustardfromhowitsmadetohowitsadvertisedandsold.ThemuseumscreatorBarryLevensonlovesmustardsomuchthatheevenputsitonicecream!PaperHouseRockportMass.Swedishimmigrant移民EllisStenmanwasmuchaheadofhistimein1922whenhestartedtobuildatwo-roomhousealmostentirelyoutofnewspaper.Atthetimepeopledidntgivemuch–ifany--thoughttorecyclingpaper.Thehouseisframedwithwoodbutthewallsaremadeof215layers层ofnewspaper.
64.Theunderlinedword“offbeat”inthefirstparagraphhasthesamemeaningas.A.greatB.foreignC.unusualD.historical
65.Ifyouwanttoaddyourownworktowhatyouvisityoumaychoose.A.WorldsLargestBallofPaintB.TheMuseumofDirtC.MountHorebMustardMuseumD.PaperHouse
66.WhichofthefollowingistrueofBarryLevensonaccordingtothetextA.Nospicesbutmustardcanbefoundinhismuseum.B.Hetravelsaroundtheworldtocollectmustard.C.Mustardisadvertisedandsoldinhismuseum.D.Inawayheshowsmuchpreferenceformustard.阅读理解阅读下列短文从给的四个选项A、B、C和D中选出最佳选项ABookReview—TheSnakeStonebyBerlieDohertyThesetting:UrbanEnglandthecitiesbutalsoruralEnglandthecountrysideincludingremoteEnglishvillages.Thetheme:Themainthemeisateenagesearchofselfdiscoveryinthiscasethesearchforamotherfromwhomtheherowasseparatedatanearlyage.Itsotherconcernsarelovegettingonwithothers,beingpersistentandcourageousandtryingtodealwithdoubtstroublesandworries.AsthebookmovestoacloseJamesswimmingcoachsaystohim:‘Youarenotlikeakidobeyinginstructionsanymore.Youaredivinglikeayoungmanwhoknowswhereheisgoing.’Thecharacters:Jamesistheheroofthestory.Heisachampionshipdiverandhasafortablelifewithhisfosterparents养父母.Yethealsohasthequalitiestotakehimonalongjourneytofindhisbirthmother.TheothercharactersinTheSnakeStoneJamesparentshisdivinginstructorbestfriendthevillagerspeoplehemeetsonhisjourneyarepicturedrealistically.Theturningpoint TheturningpointinthestoryeswhileJamesfosterparentsareawayinLondonandhewondersabouttheidentityofhisbirthmother.Theonlycluehehasisafossil‘thesnakestone’whichsheleftbehindalongwithanoteonwhichshehadwritten,‘TakegoodcareofSammie.’Itwaswrittenonatornenvelopewithpartsofanaddressstillthere.Thejourney InsteadofgoingtoLondonJamesdecidestofindhisbirthmother.WithhelpfromhisgeographyteacherJamessetsoutfortheremotecountryvillagewherehismothermightbefound.Jameshaspainfulchallengingbutalsohumorousandhappytravels.ThemotherhefinallymeetsAnnehasaminoryetpowerfulvoiceinthenovel.Heestounderstandwhyshelefthimatastrangersdoorfifteenyearsbefore.Althoughthemeetingisnotlongitleaveshimwithafeelingofpleteness.AsajourneyofselfdiscoveryTheSnakeStonealsoprovidesitsreaderswithahappyending.Itsherosaysonreturningtohisfosterparents‘Iwashome.’
61.WhatisthemainthemeofthenovelA.Lifewithfosterparents.B.Lifeintheworldofdiving.C.Ajourneyofselfdiscovery.D.Atravelaroundthecountry.
62.WhatdothecoachswordsinParagraph2suggestA.Jamesisasuccessfuldiver.B.Jamesisahopefulswimmer.C.Jamesisanoutgoingyoungman.D.Jamesisanindependentyoungman.
63.Thesnakestoneinthenovelis________.A.astonewithanaddressonitB.aclueleftbythebirthmotherC.agiftfromtheswimmingcoachD.afossilleftbythefosterparents
64.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutthenovelA.Thestoryhasasadending.B.ThestorytakesplaceinthecityofLondon.C.Thecharactersarevividlydescribed.D.Theturningpointesaftertheheromeetshisbirthmother.
65.ItcanbeconcludedthatJamesjourneyis________.A.worthwhileB.boringC.fortableD.disappointing【要点综述】本文为一篇应用文,主要介绍了一本书的背景、主题、人物、故事的转折点以及人物的旅途等信息
61.C 细节理解题由第二段第一句“Themainthemeisateenagesearchofselfdiscovery…”可知本书的主题是自我发现的旅程
62.D 推理判断题由第二段教练的话“Youarenotlikeakidobeyinginstructionsanymore.Youaredivinglikeayoungmanwhoknowswhereheisgoing.”可知詹姆斯不像小孩,而是像一个知道自己方向的年轻人,由此可推断出他是一个独立的年轻人
63.B 细节理解题由第四段“Theonlycluehehasisafossil‘thesnakestone’whichsheleftbehindalongwithanoteon…withpartsofanaddressstillthere.”的叙述可知这块石头是他亲生母亲留下的线索
64.C 细节理解题由第三段最后一句“…arepicturedrealistically.”可知故事逼真地介绍了里面的角色vividly与realistically意思一致
65.A 推理判断题由最后一段第三句“Jameshaspainfulchallengingbutalsohumorousandhappytravels.”及全文叙述可知詹姆斯的旅途是值得的。