高考英语题型专练 阅读理解.docx

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高考英语题型专练阅读理解

2021年高考英语题型专练阅读理解

In1950,ayoungmanwouldhavefounditmucheasierthanitistodaytogetandkeepajobintheautoindustry.Andinthatyeartheaverageautoworkercouldmeetmonthlymortgage（抵押贷款）paymentsonanaveragehomewithjust13.4percentofhistake-homepay.Todayasimilarmortgagewouldclaimmorethantwicethatshareofhismonthlyearnings.

Othermembersoftheautoworker’sfamily,however,mightbelessinclined（倾向于......的）totradethepresentforthepast.Hisretiredparentswouldcertainlyhavehadlesseconomicsecuritybackthen.Throughoutmuchofthe1960s,morethanaquarterofmenandwomenage65andolderlivedbelowthepovertylevel,paredtolessthan10percentinxx.

Inmoststates,hiswifecouldnothavetakenoutaloanoracreditcardinherownname.In42states,ahomemakerhadnolegalclaimontheearningsofherhusband.Andnowheredidawifehavelegalprotectionagainstfamilyviolence.

Mostblackworkerswouldnotwanttoreturntoatimewhen,onaverage,theyearned40percentlessthantheirwhitecounterparts（职位相当的人）,whileraciallyrestrictiveagreementslargelypreventedthemfrombuyingintothesuburbanneighborhoodsbeingbuiltforwhiteworking-classfamilies.

Today,newproblemshaveemergedintheprocessofresolvingoldones,butthesolutionisnottogobacktothepast.Somepeoplemaylongforanerawhendivorcewasstillhardtoeby.Thespreadofno-faultdivorcehasreducedthebargainingpowerofwhicheverspouseismoreinterestedincontinuingtherelationship.Andthebreakupofsuchmarriageshascausedpainformanyfamilies.

Thegrowingdiversityoffamilylifeeswithnewpossibilitiesaswellasnewchallenges.Accordingtoarecentpoll,morethan80percentofAmericansbelievethattheircurrentfamilyisascloseastheoneinwhichtheygrewup,orcloser.Findingwaystoimprovethelivesoftheremaining20percentseemsmorerealisticthantryingtorestoreanimaginarygoldenage.

1.WhatdowelearnaboutAmericanautoworkersin1950?

　　A.Theyhadlessjobsecuritythantheydotoday.

　　B.Itwasnottoodifficultforthemtobuyahouse.

　　C.Theirearningswereworthtwiceasmuchastoday.

　　D.Theywerebetteroffthanworkersinotherindustries.

2.Whycouldn’tblackworkersbuyahouseinawhitesuburbanneighborhood?

　　A.Theylackedthemeansoftransportation.

　　B.Theyweresubjectedtoracialinequality.

　　C.Theywereafraidtobreakthelaw.

　　D.Theyweretoopoortoaffordit.

3.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestsocietydo?

　　A.Getpreparedtofaceanynewchallenges.

　　B.Trytobetterthecurrentsocialsecuritynet.

　　C.Narrowthegapbetweenblacksandwhites.

　　D.Improvethelivesoffamilieswithproblems.

1-3BBD

B

Phaëthonstoodimpatientlyattheheavygoldendoors.Heorderedtheguards,MonthandYear,tolethimapproachhisfather’sthrone.Asthedoorsopenedslowly,thesun’sraysalmostblindedhim.PhaëthonprotectedhiseyesandfelthiswaytowardApollo’sthrone.“ehere,myson.Followmyvoice,”Apollo’svoiceechoed.“Whatissourgentthatyouhavemyguardshurryingtodoyourbidding?

”

“Father,Ihaveaproblem.Allofmyfriendshavebeenteasingme.Theydon’tbelievethatyou’remyfatherorthatyoumakethesunriseandset,”plainedPhaëthon.

Apolloreplied,“Oh?

Thatproblemagain?

Well,justtoproveittoyourfriendsonceandforall,Iwillsatisfyanywishyoudesire.”

“Really?

ThenIhaveonlyonewish,”answeredPhaëthon.“I’dliketodriveyourchariotandmakethesunrisetomorrowmorning!

”

Apollowashorrified.“No,notthat!

Noonebutmecandrivethechariot.Thehorsesaretoopowerful!

”

“YousaidIcouldhaveanything,”murmuredPhaëthon.

Boundbyhispromise,Apollohadtoagree.HisheartwassickwithworryasheorderedDawntopreparethehorses,HourandDay,totheGoldenChariot.Phaëthoncouldhardlywaittojumpinthedriver’sseatandtakethereins（缰绳）.Hehopedallhisfriendswerewatchingtheskyandwaitingforhimthroughthestars.

“Wait,myson!

Therearethingsyouneedtoknow!

”criedApollo.

“Oh,Father!

Youworrytoomuch.I’veoftenseenyoudrive.Iknowwhattodo,”Phaëthonanswered.

Apollohurriedtogivedirections.“Youhaveneverdrivenmychariotbefore.Youmustmakethehorsesstayonthepath.Ifyouaretoolow,youwillscorchtheearthandlargelandonitcouldbethrownintoaworldoffire.”

“Iknow,Father.Nowwatchmetakeoff!

”shoutedPhaëthon.

Dawnsteppedbackandreleasedthehorsesgo.Thehorseswerefilledwithexcitement.TheskybeggedforDawn’slight,sosherantowardthehorizontomakethedarknessfade.AsPhaëthonwasabouttogeton,Apollotookhimbythearmandsaid,“Pleaselistentome!

Ifyougotoohigh,youwillwarmthecolddepthsoftheheavens,andtheBearorSnakeortheScorpion（天蝎星座）willealive!

”

Phaëthonjustlaughed.“Myfriendsarewaiting.I’vegottogo!

”heshouted.

Withthat,thechariotwasoff.Itwasawildride.HourandDayweredifficulttocontrol.Phaëthondidnothavehisfather’sstrongarmsoryearsofexperience.Thehorseswovefromsidetosideandjumpedupanddownthroughtheheavens,hittingeverythingintheirway.Thesunbouncedalongbehindthechariotlikeabasketball.Itscratchedthestarsandslippedalongmountaintops,leavingburntremainsbehind.Phaëthon’sfriendsranforcoverastheywatched.Justashisfatherhadwarnedhim,thefiguresintheskybegantomove.SuddenlytheScorpionappearedsuddenlybeforehim,butPhaëthondashedbyintime.TheSnakestruckoutandbitawheeloffthechariot.

Apollo,seeingthedestruction,rusheduptowardtheheavens,buthewastoolate!

TheBearhadwakenupfromhisicyhibernationandseizedPhaëthonbeforehisfathercouldreachhim.ApollotookholdofthereinsandfinallyregainedcontrolofHourandDay,butitwasyearsbeforetheearth’smountaintopswerewhitewithsnowagain.Thescorchedareasbecamedesertswhereverylittlewouldgrow.PhaëthonbecameapartofthestarsalongsidetheBear,wherehisfathercouldregretfullykeepaneyeonhim.

1.Whichwordcanbeusedtoreplacetheunderlinedword“scorch”?

A.ScratchB.BurnC.HitD.Destroy

2.WhatcausedApollotoallowPhaëthontodrivethechariot?

A.ApollowantedtoprotectPhaëthonfromteasing.

B.PhaëthondaredtoapproachApollo’sthrone.

C.ApollowasboundbyhispromisetoPhaëthon.

D.ApolloaskedPhaëthontodoitasafavour.

3.Itcanbeconcludedthatthispassageismainlyabouttheconflictbetween______.

A.GoodnessandEvilB.ManandNature

C.StrengthandWeaknessD.WisdomandInexperience

4.Fromwhatpointofviewisthepassagetold?

A.Firstperson,ApolloB.Thirdperson,limited

C.Thirdperson,unnamedD.Thirdperson,Dawn

1-4BCDC

C

Nowinaworldpiledhighwithsmartphones，tabletsande-readers，technologyhasenteredtheclassroominwaysunimaginable.Takingclassescanbefuntoo.A11youhavetodoisswipeyourfingersonyourphonescreenanddownloadsameApps,whichcanmakeyourstudymorefunandefficient.Balancingstudyandplayinacollegesettinghasneverbeeneasy----andwiththefollowingfewapps,it'llbetoughtotellthetwoapart.

Evernote

Use:

note-taking

Canbeusedon：

Phone/iPad/iPodtouch，Android，BlackBerry，PalmOSandWindowsPhone7

Price：

free

It'shardtoimaginethatwithallthemagicalgadgets,theeager,studioustypeswouldstilltakeoutanotepad，pencil，andhighlighter-andtakenotesinclass.Whileit'snotanactualplannerorcalendarApp，ifyoutakenotestostayorganized，thenEvemoteisforyou.ThemainthingaboutEvernateisthatallofyournotesareautomaticallysentintothecloud（云储存平台上）---andthenyoucanaccessthemfromanyweb-connectedputerviatheEvemoteApporawebbrowser.Evernotealsosupportaudioandphotonotes-ratherhandyifyouwanttorecordyourlectureortakephotosofanyprojectednotes.But，ofcourse,askforpermissionfirst.

Wikpanion

Use：

researchdatabase

Canbeusedon：

iPhone/Pad/iPodtouch

Price：

free（WikipanionPlusfor＄4,99，or31．87yuan）

Now，youdon'tnecessarilyhavetogotoalibraryoranywherewithputerservicestodoresearchworkforyourpaperanymore.Youcangetaccesstotheresearchdatabasesjustonyoursmartphoneortablet.WkipaniongivesyouasimplifiedversionofWikipedawithoutleavingoutanyofthesite'sextrafeatures.Thenormallinksthatyou'dseetoeachsectionofanarticlexrenolongeronthemainscreen.Instead，there'sasmalliconlocatedatthebottomoftheapp，whichcanbeusedtoaccessallthesectionsofanarticle.YoucanalsoopenthelinksinSafari（苹果）Safari（浏览器）．Accordingtothedevelopers'site,loadingWikipediapageswithWikpanionisalotfasterthanaccessingtheWikipediasitefromtheiPhone'sbrowses.Tobehonest，weagree.

ConqueringBilingualNewsListeningin7Days

Use:

Englishlearningapplication

Canbeusedon:

iPhone/iPad/iPodtouch

Price：

ForalimitedtimeyoucangettheAppforonly＄0.99---halfprice.

StilllearningEnglishwithaworkbook?

ifso，youarebehindthetimes.Get21thCenturyNewspaper'snewiPhoneApp，"ConqueringBilingualNewsListeningin7Days".WhenyoudownloadtheApponyouriPhone，youcanlistentothehottestbilingualnewsselectedfromthenewspaper'sofficialwebsite（i2lst.cn）andreadbynativespeakers.Userscanenjoytheaudiobilingualnewswithsynchronizedsubtitlesandfantasticpictureswhileimmersedinanauthenticlanguageenvironment.Withasimpletap，thesentenceyouchoosewillberepeated."ConqueringBilingualNewsListeningin7Days"hasrankedNo.1ontheChineseeducationApplist.ForalimitedtimeyoucangettheAppforonly＄0.99---halfprice.

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