高考专题高考英语 专题复习 阅读理解日常生活类10篇 二含答案.docx

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高考专题高考英语专题复习阅读理解日常生活类10篇二含答案

2020年高考英语专题复习阅读理解-日常生活类（10篇）二

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Onemorning,Isteppedoutofbedandputmyfeetonthefloor.Suddenly,ameanlittlemanjumpedoutfromunderthebedandstabbed（刺，扎）anicepick（碎冰锥）throughmyleftfoot.

Figuratively（比喻地）speaking,yes.

Itookanotherstepandhestabbeditagain.Thiswentonallday.Step,stab,scream.Overthenextfewdays,Istartedlimping（跛行）.Mywholebodyhurt.Evenmyhair.Ikeptthinkingthatthelittlemanwouldgettiredofstabbingmeandgopickonsomebodyelse.Weoftentakethingsforgranteduntilwelosethemortheystarttohurt.

Mybrotherdealswithpaineveryday.He’salsoblindandsuffersfromcerebralpalsy（脑瘫）,needsawalkertowalk,doesn’ttakemuchforgranted.Ihadtowonder:

Whatwouldhethinkaboutmyfoot?

Finally,afteraweekofpain,Iwenttoseeaverynicefootdoctor.Thedoctorstudiedmyfoot,tookX-rays,shookhishead,andsaidthelittleman’sname:

ArthurItis,orArthritis（关节炎）.

Iknewitwell.I’doftenheardithissedangrilybymygrandparentsandparents,allattackedbyArthur’sicepickwhentheygotolder.

“Wait,”Isaid.“Doesn’tArthurusuallyjustpickonoldpeople?

”

Thedoctorsmiled,lookingatmychart.“Howoldareyou?

”

Igavehimalook.“Nevermind,”Isaid.“Canyoufixit?

”

“Well,”hesaid,“wecantry.”

HelistedseveraloptionsandIchosetheinjection（打针）.Itdidn’thurtmuch.Nothalfasmuchastheicepick.

Thatwasyesterday.Thismorning,Iawoke,tookafewcarefulstepsand…hallelujah!

Ithurtjustabit,butnoicepick.Ilookedunderthebed.NosignofArthur.Maybehewashidinginthecloset,waitingforanotherday.Butfornow,hewasgone,andIwasgrateful.MymindbegantoracewithplanstodoallthethingsI’dbeenputtingofffordays:

unpack,cleanthehouse,washmyhair…

Thenithitme.Anotherstab.Notinmyfoot.Inmyheart.IrememberedthatIhadn’tcalledmybrotherinalongtime.

It’seasytotakesomethingsforgranted.Butitshouldneverbethepeoplewelove.

（1）Whydidn’ttheauthorgotoseethedoctorforthefirstweek?

A.Becauseshewasafraidthatherbrotherwouldlaughather.

B.Becauseshethoughtitwastoocoldtostepoutofherroom.

C.Becausesheexpectedthatthepainwouldgraduallydisappear.

D.Becauseshebelievedthatshecouldendurethepainlikeherbrotherdid.

（2）Whohadadiseasethatwasdifferentfromtheotherpeoplementioned?

A.Theauthor.

B.Theauthor’sbrother.

C.Theauthor’sparents.     

D.Theauthor’sgrandparents.

（3）Afterhavingtheinjection,theauthor’s _______.

A.feltregretfulbecauseithurtsomuch

B.wasfirstsatisfiedwithherrecovery

C.feltbetterbutcouldstillfeelthe“icepick”pain

D.wasbusywithhouseworkthathadbeendelayedfordays

（4）Fromherexperienceofarthritis,theauthorlearnedthat _______.

A.astabbingpainintheheartisaspainfulasoneinthefoot

B.peoplewhohelpusrelievepainshouldbethankedproperly

C.weshouldalwaysremembertoshowourlovetothosewelove

D.weshouldnevertakeforgrantedthepainweexperienceinlife

B

HowITurnedtoBeOptimistic

IbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt’shouse，andmy

mothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.Iwascrying,andsomepeopleon

thebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatIcouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagainthe

radioprogramsforschoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.

Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact，IthinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwassaying

goodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwasgoingtosee—the

strangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooksandpictures.ThecountryIwasleavingnevertocome

backwashardlyinmyheadthen.

Thefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimism,buttheideadidnotcometomeatonce.

ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost—havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.

IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbe.Motherremarried,andthingsbecameevenmorecomplexfor

me.SometimepassedbeforemystepfatherandIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoftensad,andsawnoendto“the

hardtimes”．

MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryoneelseathome.I

wroteletters,filledoutforms,translatedatinterviewswithimmigrationofficers，tookmygrandparentstothedoctor

andtranslatedthere,andevendiscussedtelephonebillswithcompanyrepresentatives.

FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrule：

almostallcommontroub

leseventuallygoaway！

Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveup，andjustwaitalittle！

Ibelievethatmy

lifewillturnoutallright,eventhoughitwillnotbethateasy.

（1）HowdidtheauthorgettoknowAmericabeforeshewentthere?

A．Fromherrelatives.    

B．Fromhermother.

C．Frombooksandpictures.

D．Fromradioprograms.

（2）UponleavingforAmericatheauthorfelt________.

A．confused

B．excited

C．frightened

D．amazed

（3）ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYork，theauthor________.

A．oftenlostherway

B．didnotthinkaboutherfuture

C．studiedinthreedifferentschools

D．gotonwellwithherstepfather

（4）WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?

A．Sheworkedasatranslator.

B．Sheattendedalotofjobinterviews.

C．Shepaidtelephonebillsforherfamily.

D．ShehelpedherfamilywithherEnglish.

C

Ireadsomewherethatwespendafullthirdofourliveswaiting.Butwherearewedoingallofthiswaiting,andwhatdoesitmeantoanimpatientsocietylikeours?

Tounderstandtheissue,let’stakealookatthreetypesof“waits”.

TheverypurestformofwaitingistheWatched-PotWait.Itiswithoutdoubtthemostannoyingofall.Takefillingupthekitchensink（洗碗池）asanexample.Thereisabsolutelynothingyoucandowhilethisisgoingonbutkeepbotheyesfixedonthesinkuntilit’sfull.Duringthesewaits,thebrainslipsawayfromthebodyandwandersaboutuntilthewaterrunsovertheedgeofthecounterandontoyoursocks.Thiskindofwaitmakesthewaiterhelplessandmindless.

AcousintotheWatched-PotWaitistheForcedWait.Thisonerequiresabitofdiscipline.ProperlypreparingpackagednoodlesouprequiresaForcedWait.Directionsareveryspecific.“Bringthreecupsofwatertoboil,addmix,simmerthreeminutes,removefromheat,letstandfiveminutes.”Ihavemydoubtsthatanyonehasactuallyfollowedtheproceduresstrictly.Afterall,ForcedWaitingrequirespatience.

PerhapsthemostpowerfultypeofwaitingistheLucky-BreakWait.Thistypeofwaitisunusualinthatitisforthemostpartvoluntary.UnliketheForcedWait,whichisalsovoluntary,waitingforyourluckybreakdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatitwillhappen.

Turningone’slifeintoawaitinggamerequiresfaithandhope,andisstrictlyfortheoptimistsamongus.Onthesurfaceitseemsasridiculousasfollowingthedirectionsonsoupmixes,buttheLucky-BreakWaitwellservesthosewhoarewillingtodoit.Aslongasonedoesn’tcometorelyonit,wishingforafewgoodthingstohappenneverhurtsanybody.

Wecertainlydospendagooddealofourtimewaiting.Thenexttimeyou’restandingatthesinkwaitingforittofillwhilecookingnoodlesoupthatyou’llhavetoeatuntilalargebagofcashfallsoutofthesky,don’tbedesperate.You’reprobablyjustasbusyasthenextguy.

（1）WhiledoingaWatched-PotWait,wetendto___________.

A.keepourselvesbusy

B.getabsent-minded

C.growanxious

D.stayfocused

（2）WhatisthedifferencebetweentheForcedWaitandtheWatched-PotWait?

A.TheForcedWaitrequiressomeself-control.

B.TheForcedWaitmakespeoplepassive.

C.TheWatched-PotWaitneedsdirections.

D.TheWatched-PotWaitengagesbodyandbrain.

（3）WhatcanwelearnabouttheLucky-BreakWait?

A.ItislessvoluntarythantheForcedWait.

B.Itdoesn’talwaysbringthedesiredresult.

C.ItismorefruitfulthantheForcedWait.

D.Itdoesn’tgivepeoplefaithandhope.

（4）Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodothenexttimewearewaiting?

A.Takeitseriously.

B.Don’trelyonothers.

C.Dosomethingelse.

D.Don’tloseheart.

（5）Theauthorsupportshisviewby_________.

A.exploringvariouscausesof“waits”

B.describingdetailedprocessesof“waits”

C.analyzingdifferentcategoriesof“waits”

D.revealingfrustratingconsequencesof“waits”

D

Wheredoyoukeepice?

Inthefreezer,ofcourse.That’swhatscientistsmighthavethoughtwhentheywerelookingforasafeplacetostoreicefrommountainglaciersfromaroundtheworld.They’vedecidedtostoreiceinAntarcticabecauseglobalwarmingiscausingsomeoftheglaciersinplacesliketheAlpstomelt.

JeromeChappellazoftheFrenchNationalCentreforScientificResearchisinvolvedincreatinganicevault（地下室）there.Hesays:

“Weareprobablytheonlyscientificcommunitywhosesample（样本）isindangerofdisappearingfromthefaceoftheplanet.Ifyouworkonrocksorontreerings,therawmaterialisstillhereandwillbeformanycenturies.”

AndwhydoscientistsneedtostudyicefromtheAlps,forexample?

Iceformedonthetopofamountainismadeofsnowaccumulatedoverthousandsofyears.Trappedairbubbles（气泡）containsamplesoftheatmospherethatexistedwhenthaticewasformed.Iceisarecordofclimate.Byexaminingice,weknowcarbondioxideintheatmosphereishighernowthaninthelastthreemillionyears.Researchersusethiskindofdatatobuildcomputermodelsandtrytopredictwhatmighthappeninthefuture.

TheicevaultwillbehousedinasnowcaveattheConcordiaResearchStation,whi