高考英语一轮复习组合练第13练阅读理解七选五练习（含解析）

第练阅读理解七选五13I.阅读理解AAyoungLosAngelesactorinneedofasecondjobtopayhisbillshascomeupwithabrilliantwaytosupplementhisincome—peoplewaIking.ChuckMcCarthyoriginallyconsideredbecomingadogwalkertoearnsomeextracash,butsoonrealizedthatthejobrequiredmorethanwalkingdogsonaleash.However,walkingpeopledidn,trequiremuchwhentheywereoutonwalks.ChuckrealizedtherewasmoneytobemadeifhewalkedpeoplearoundLosAngelesinstead.S7permile,heofferstowalkwithclientsaroundL.A.,listeningtotheirproblemsorsimplymakingconversationsandofferingthemasenseofsecuri ty.At6-feet,2-inches,andsportingabulkyfigureandbushybeard,Chuckdoesn tlooklikethekindofguyyoudwanttomesswith.Chuck sservicesareaimedatpeoplewhoneedamotivationalboosttogowalking,thosewhodon,tfeelsafewalkingaloneinsomeareas,andthosewhoareafraidthatpeoplemightseethemwalkingbythemselvesandthinkthattheyhav enofriends.^IwearmyThePeopleWalkershirtuponrequestandonthefirstwalkwithanewclie nt,sotheycanbelOO%sureit,sme,McCarthysays.However,headmitssomepeopleareabituncomfortablewiththispolicy,astheydon,tnecessarilywanteveryonetoknowthatthey rebeingwalked.Sofar,ChuckMcCarthyhasalreadyhadanotherfivepeoplewalkersemployed,coveringvariousareas,1ikedowntownL.A.,Hollywood,EagleRock,orFairfax.Oncehepostedsignsaroundthecity,hisphonestartedringingandclientsbeganrollingin.Andwithallthefreepublicityhehasbeengettinginthepresslately,morerequestsarecoming.Whilehehopesthathisactingcareerwillpickupsoon,inthemeantimeChuckisveryhappywithhispeoplewalkingbusiness.Afterall,it siiterallyawalkintheparkanditpaysthebiIls.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“supplement”inParagraph1mean A.Save.B.Increase.C.Change.D.Invest.

2.WhichserviceofThePeopleWalkerisn,tmentionedinthetext A.Cheeringuptheclients.B.Accompanyingtheclients.C.Buyingtheclientsfood.D.Offeringasenseofsecurity.

3.WhydopeoplepreferChucktowalkwithoutwearingtheshirtA.Tokeepthewalkcomfortable.B.Toavoidbeingrecognized.C.Toattractmorenewfriends.D.Tokeepthemselvesalone.B（2018•山东滨州二模）Feelingdown WhynotvisitoneofthesefourwebsitesThissitewascreatedinl999andgetsaboutsevenmillionvisitorspermonth.TwoofitsvideoshavebeenchosenaswinnersfortheWebbyAwardsPixarlntroParodyandWebSiteStory.Otherfunnyvideostolookoutforincludeadebateontheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofgoingtocollege.Thissitehaslotsofreallyfunnyvideos.Andasthenamesuggests,usersvoteonvideos,choosingtheoptions“funny”or“die”.Ifthevideoreceivestoomany“die”votes，itssenttothesite scrypt”.Butifitgetsenough“funny”votes，itgoesintotheHallofFame.Thesitewascreatedin2006byconiediansWillFerrellandAdamMcKa y.Thesitesfirstvideo,TheLandlord,hashadover70mi1lionviews.VideostowatchoutforincludeJustaTipTaxi,withsomevaluableadviceonhowtocatchataxi,andOverAnalyzingTexts,withsometipsonhowtorespondtotextmessages.Foundedin2005,Reddit,comisasocialnewsandentertainmentwebsite.Registeredusersputfunnycontentintheformofthevideolinkortextsonthewebsite.Otherusersthenvotethesethings“up”or“d own”,Themostrecentandwell-likedcontentappearsatthetoponthefrontpageofthesite.Firstappearingasasatiricalnewspaperin1988,Theonion.comhashundredofvideosandarticlesonnewsandcurrentaffairs,andreceivesanaverageof

7.5millionvisitorsamonth.It sfamousforitsamusingiterns,suchasMichelleObamaSeenOutsideWalkingFamilyRhinocerosorDadCan,tBelieveLawn.

4.IfyouwanttowatchvideoseverwinningtheWebbyAwards,youcanvisit.

5.VideosonthewebsiteFunnyordie.comare.A.watchedover70mi11iontimesB.votedbytheirusersC.basedonnewspaperstoriesD.createdbyusers

6.WhatdoReddit.comandTheonion.comhaveincommonA.Theyincludefunnyvideos.B.Theyincludevaluableadvice.C.Theyincludedebatesoneducation.D.Theyprovidesatiricalnews.C（2018•山西康杰中学等五校联考）Foodstoringiscommoninmembersofthecrow（乌鸦）family.Anewstudytestedthebirdsoutsidethisnaturallyoccurringbehaviour，whichmayhaveevolved（进化）specificallybecauseitgivescrowsasurvivaladvantage.Somecrowspeciesareknowntonaturallyusetoolstorecoverfood.Sotheresearcherstestedwhetherthebirdscouldstoreandrecoveratoolsotheycouldgetitattheirfoodafteragapof17hours一somethingwewouldn,texpectthemtodonaturally.Buttheywereabletoinstantlyselectthetooloutofanumberofunnecess aryitems.Inanotherexperiment,theresearcherstaughtcrowstoselectatoken（礼品券）fromanumberofitemssothattheycouldthenexchangeforfood.Again,thebirdsthenshowedthattheycouldplanforthefutureusingthisnewbehaviour.Thisisdifferentfromallofthepreviousstudiesinfutureplanning,whichhavefocusedonnaturallyoccurringbehaviour.Eorexample,weknowthatchimpanzees（黑猩猩）select,transportandsaveappropriatetoolsforfutureneeds.Thesestudieshaveshownthatanimalscanplanforthefuture—bu11heyleftanimportantquestionopenfordebate.Areanimalsonlyabletoplantouseabilitiesthathaveevolvedtogivethemaspecificadvantage,orcantheyflexiblyandintelligentlyapplyplanningbehaviouracrossvariousactions Mosteriticswouldsaytheformer,astheanimalsweretestedinnaturallyoccurringbehaviours.Butthencwresearchprovidesthefirstevidencethatanimalspeciescanplanforthefutureusingbehaviourthatdoesn,11ypicallyoccurinnature.Thissupportstheviewthatatleastsomerecognitiveabilitiesinanimalsdon,tevolvejustinresponsetospecificproblems.I nstead,itsuggeststhatanimalscanapplythesebehavioursflexiblyacrossproblemsinasimilarwayt ohumans.Weneedtoinvestigatehowflexiblebehaviourevolved.Thenwemightbeabletoseehow crowsabilitytoplanforthefuturefitsinwiththeirbroadercognitivepowers.

7.WhatsthenewfindingaboutsomecrowsaccordingtoParagraphl A.Theycanstorefood.B.Theycanusetoolstorecoverfood.C.Theycanstoreandrecovertools.D.Theycanselectandstorefood.

8.Whatarecrowstrainedbyscientiststodowhengivenatoken A.Rejectitcasually.B.Exchange!tforfood.C.Saveitastheirfood.D.Buildanestwithit.

9.Whatdoscientiststhinkofthestudiesthatanimalscanplanforthefuture A.Theyarecontroversial.B.Theyaredisappointing.C.Theyarecontradictory.D.Theyareconvincing.

10.Whatcanbeinferredaboutrecognitiveabilitiesinanimals A.Theydeveloponlywithage.B.Itisunclearhowthey veevolvednow.C.Noanimalsbutcrowsbenefitfromthem.D.Planningforthefuturehelpstheirevolution.H,七选五Everyonecomplains.Evenifyouarguethatyouarethehappiestpersonintheworldyoustillcomplainsometimes.Sometimesyoucomplainwithoutevenrealizingit,butrarelyisiteverhelpful.IJ^Herearesometipstostopcomplainingandgiveupthenegativet houghts12Whenyoufindyourseifthinkingorsayinganegativecommentaboutsomethingorsomeone,stopandforceyourselftosaysomethingpositiveinstead.Seekthehelpofacheerfulfriendtochangeyouwhenyoucomplainandhelpyoutoseethepositiveaspectinthesituation.Makealistofthingswearegratefulfor.Weoftencomplainaboutthethingswedon,thavewithoutnoticingthosethingswealread yhave.Begratefulforwhatwehaveinourlifebecauseweareluckysimplyforbeingourselves.1_3Learntoadapttothechanges.Therearemanythingswecan tchange.14Alwaysfindthepositivesideofeachsituationregardlessofhoweverdifficultthesituationis.Withparents,andfriends,support,wecansurviveanylifechanges.Allowyourselftovent（发泄）yourfeelingseveryonceinawhile.Constantlyignorednegativethoughtscouldaddup.Ifyouarereallygoingthrougharoug htime,don tbeafraidtoshareyourfeelingswithaclosefriendorfamilyniembersorseeatherapist.Findwhatmakesyouhappy.j_5Maybeitistimetomaketheharddecisiontonioveontoanother joborcareer.Uncoverwhatyourbiggestcomplaintsareaboutandseeifyoucanchangethesituationtomakeyouhappy.Choosehappiness,focusonthepositivesidesandbekindalways!A.Changethewayyouthink.B.Makepositivepeoplefriends.C.Sometimesthislistcanbeeasyfullofhobbiesyouenjoy.D.AreyouconstantlycomplainingaboutyourpresentjobE.Thebestandonlythingwecandoistoacceptthem.F Sohowcanyoumanagetoforceyourselvestoendcomplaining・G.Setdownthingswearethankfulforandwe,llseethatwedon,thaveanyreasontocomplain.答案精析组合练I.语篇解读一位演员为了生活自创了一份新的工作一一people walking,就是陪人们散步、遛弯他表示很喜欢这项工作，但同时也希望尽快回归演艺生涯

1.B［词义猜测题根据文章第一段中的“A youngLos Angelesactor inneed ofa secondjobto payhis bills”可知，这位演员需要第二份工作来支付他的账单，所以他想出了一个方法来增加他的收入故选B］

2.C［细节理解题根据第四段第一句Chuck sservices are aimed atpeople whoneed amotivationalboost togo walking,those whodon tfeel safewalking alonein someareas,andthose whoare afraidthat peoplemight seethem walkingby themselvesand thinkthat theyhaveno friends.”可知，people walk可以提供的帮助是使顾客精神振奋、陪伴他们、给予安全感，但没有提及给顾客买食物故选C］

3.A［推理判断题根据第四段最后一句However,he admitssome peopleareabit uncomfortablewiththis policy,as theydon tnecessarily wanteveryone toknow that they,re beingwalked.v可知，人们认为如果他穿着The PeopleWalker衬衫，会让别人知道他们找了people walker,这样使得他们不舒服，所以他们更喜欢他不穿The PeopleWalker衬衫故选A］语篇解读本文介绍了当你心情低落的时候可以访问的四个网址它们发布搞笑、有趣的视频或文章来帮助大家缓解低落情绪

4.B［细节理解题根据Collegehumor.com中的“Two ofits videoshave beenchosen aswinnersfor theWebby AwardsPixar IntroParody andWeb SiteStory.Other funny videos tolook outforinclude adebate onthe advantagesand disadvantagesof goingto college.v可知，如果你想观看获得威比奖的视频，你可以访问Collegehumor.com故选B］

5.B［细节理解题根据Funnyordie.com中的“This sitehas lotsof reallyfunnyvideos.And asthe namesuggests,users voteonvideos,choosing theoptions funnyor die可知，该网站上的视频会有用户投票故选B］

6.A［推理判断题根据Reddit,com中“Founded in2005,Reddit,com isa socialnews andentertainmentwebsite.Registered usersput funnycontent inthe formof thevideo linkor textsonthe website.”和Theonion.com中“First appearingas asatirical newspaperin1988,Theonion.com hashundred ofvideos andarticles onnews andcurrent affairs,可知，Reddit,com和Theonion.com的共同之处是它们都含有有趣的视频故选Ao］语篇解读本文主要讲述了由乌鸦贮食行为引发的一系列的科学探讨

7.C［细节理解题根据第一段最后两句可知乌鸦可以存储和找出所用的工具故选C］

8.B［细节理解题根据第二段第一句In anotherexperiment,the researcherstaught crowstoselect atoken（礼品券）from anumber ofitems sothattheycould thenexchange forfood.”可知，科学家们训练乌鸦用礼品券来交换食物故选B］

9.A［推理判断题根据第三段第一句These studieshave shownthat animalscan planfor thefuture—but theyleft animportant questionopen fordebate.”可知科学家们对动物可以为未来计划的研究是有争议的故选A］

10.B［推理判断题根据最后一*段中的uWe needto investigatehow flexiblebehaviour evolved.可知，动物是怎样进化的还不清楚故选B］语篇解读人人都会抱怨即使你说你是世界上最幸福的人，你有时也会抱怨本文提供了一些如何停止抱怨、放弃消极想法的建议

11.F［根据空格前“but rarelyis itever helpful.（但是抱怨很少有用）”以及后面的“Hereare sometips tostop complainingand giveup thenegative thoughts”可知过渡句应该是如何设法使自己停止抱怨故选F］

12.A［根据下文的“When youfind yourselfthinking orsaying anegative commentabout somethingorsomeone,stop andforce yourselfto saysomething positiveinstead.”可知，当你有消极想法时，强迫自己说积极的话语这是一种思维的改变，故A项与此处吻合］

13.G［小标题指出“Make alist ofthings weare gratefulfor.（列举出我们感激的事情）”，G项提到写下我们感激的事情，然后我们就会明白自己没理由抱怨了承接上文，故选G项］

14.E［根据空格前的“There aremany thingswe cant change.（有很多事情我们不能改变）”可知，既然不能改变，就接受它与E项（唯一也是最好的事情是去接受它们）吻合］

15.D［根据空格后的“Maybe itis timeto makethe harddecision tomove onto anotherjob orcareer.（也许是时候作出艰难的决定换工作或职业了）”可知，在你总是抱怨工作时,要考虑换份工作故选D］。