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届高考英语第一轮提能练习题14
必修四Unit4高考提能练
阅读理解·组块专练——练速度
(限时:
35分钟)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2016·山西大学附中第五次月考)Mygrandfatherdiedmorethantwentyfiveyearsago.Iwasfifteenthen.Hewaskind,strong,fair,andveryfunny.WhenIwasayoungmusician,he
wasmybiggestfan.Iplayedmyviolinforhimwhenhevisited,andhelovedeverything,buteachtimehehadonerequest.“CouldyouplayAmazingGrace?
”heasked,fullofhopeandwithatwinkleinhiseye,becauseheknewmyanswerwasalways,“Idon’tknowthatone!
”Wewentthroughthisroutineateverymajorholiday,andIalwaysfiguredI’dhavetimetolearnitforhimlater.
AboutthetimeIenteredhighschoolandstartedguitar,Grandpagotcancer.ThelasttimeIsawhimalivewasThanksgivingweekendin1985.MymomwarnedusthatGrandpadidn’tlookthesameanymoreandthatweshouldprepareourselves.ForamomentIdidn’trecognizehim.Helookedsosmallamongallthewhitesheets.WehadallgatheredinOhiofortheholiday,andI’msureweallknewweweretheretosaygoodbye.IcanseenowthatGrandpaheldonlongenoughtoseeuseachonemoretime.IrememberhowweateinthediningroomandlaughedandtalkedwhileGrandparestedinhishospitalbed.Iwonderifitwassadforhimtobealonewithourvoicesandlaughter.KnowingGrandpa,hewasprobablycontent.
ThenextmorningIfoundmymomentalonewithhim.Ipulledoutmyguitar,tunedtohisappreciativegaze,andfinallyplayedforhimAmazingGrace.Ihadworkedonitforweeks,knowingitnevermatteredwhetherIactuallyplayeditwellandchoosingnottobelieveasIplayedthatitwasmylastconcertformybiggestfan.Thecancerhadstolenhissmile,butIsawjoyinhiseyes.Heheldmyhandafterward,andIknewIhaddonesomethingimportant.
Iarguedwithpeopleallthroughcollegeaboutmymusicmajor.Iwastoldbystrangersthatmusicwouldn’tmakemeanymoneyanditwasn’tusefullikebeingadoctor.ButIknowfirsthandthatwithmusicIwasabletogivemygrandpasomethingatapointwhennooneelsecould.
语篇解读:
本文是一篇记叙文。
文章主要回忆了作者和爷爷之间的故事。
1.Atfirsttheauthordidn’tplayAmazingGraceforGrandpabecause________.
A.shehadn’tlearnedityet
B.shefounditdifficulttoplay
C.shedislikedplayingit
D.hergrandfatherwasjustjoking
解析:
选A 细节理解题。
根据第一段中的“’Idon’tknowthatone!
’...IalwaysfiguredI’dhavetimetolearnitforhimlater.”可知,作者当时不会演奏AmazingGrace。
故答案选A。
2.FromthelastsentenceinParagraph2wecaninferthatGrandpa________.
A.treasuredlovefromfamily
B.wasusedtolivingalone
C.wastooweaktofeelanything
D.wasoptimisticabouthishealth
解析:
选A 句意猜测题。
根据画线句子可知,作者的爷爷虽然病危,但是听到孩子们的声音和笑声,仍感到满足。
由此可推知,作者的爷爷很看重亲情。
故答案选A。
3.WhentheauthorfinallyplayedAmazingGraceforGrandpa,she________.
A.madehimsmilejoyfully
B.knewshemustplayitwell
C.broughthimloveandcomfort
D.believedshecouldplayitmanytimesforhim
解析:
选C 推理判断题。
根据倒数第二段中的“Ihadworkedonitforweeks”“hisappreciativegaze”可知,作者这样做体现了作者对她的爷爷的爱;再根据本段中的“Thecancerhadstolenhissmile,butIsawjoyinhiseyes.”可推知,作者演奏这首曲子让她爷爷感到很欣慰。
故答案选C。
B
(2016·绵阳第二次诊断)ArecentsurveyintheUnitedStatesshowedthattheaveragefamilyspentmoremoneyonitspetsthanonitschildren.Althoughrathershocking,itshouldnotsurpriseanyonewhohasseenthedoggyparlors(客厅)wherelovedpetsrest.AreAmericansuniqueintreatingtheirlittlefriendsinthisway?
No,theEnglish,too,paymoreattentiontotheirpets.
Thiscanclearlybeseenwhenwelookatpetfoods,whichoftencontainmorevitaminsthanhumanfood.Theycertainlycostmuch.LastyeartheBritishpublicspenttwohundredmillionpoundsonpetfoodalone,tosaynothingofveterinarybillsoranimalfurniture.Itisdifficultnottofeelangryaboutthiswhenconsideringwhatthesameamountcoulddoforvictimsofstarvationandpoverty,soitisnotunusualformeto_get_hot_under_collar_whenIreadanoldmanleftallhismoneytohisdoginsteadofhischildren.
ThereareavarietyofreasonswhyIfindpetsraisingalarming.Theycausephysicalproblems.AnexampleofthisisNewYorkwheretheyhavegreatdifficultygettingridofthemessthatdogsleaveonthestreets.Manypeoplefindthisfunny,butinanumberoflargecitiesitisamajorproblem.Animalscancausedisease,too.Itisthethreatofrabies—adiseasewithnoknowncure.
Anotherproblemisthecarelessnessofpetowners.Mostlittlechildrenwantadogoracat,andtheycontinuallypushtheirmothersandfathersuntiltheygetone.Itisonlywhenthe“sweetlittlething”hasbeenbroughthomethattheparentsrealizehowmuchtimeandmoneymustbespenton“Rover”or“Bonzo”.Thentheyjustabandonit.Asaresult,theyareallowedtorunfree.Englishfarmerslosehundredsofsheepayear,killedbysomeone’spetandyoumusthavereadofchildrenbeinghurtbysomepetsoftheirown.
Lastly,Iwouldonlysuggestthatwehavegotourprioritieswrongandthatsomethingshouldbedoneaboutit.Inmyview,it’stimewestoppedbeingsentimentalaboutpets.Icanseenoreasonwhyweshouldgetupsetwhenanimalsarecutupformedicalexperiments.Thiswillleadustodiscovercuresforserioushumandiseases,andthenIsay,“Keepcutting!
”
语篇解读:
本文是一篇说明文。
主要介绍了养宠物带来的诸多问题,如疾病、伤亡等。
4.Thedoggyparlorsarementionedinthe1stparagraphtoshow________.
A.whereAmericanskeeptheirpets
B.whatcostlylivesthepetsareliving
C.whychildrenlovetheirpetssomuch
D.howmuchpetsdependontheirmasters
解析:
选B 细节理解题。
根据第一段第一句中的“theaveragefamilyspentmoremoneyonitspetsthanonitschildren”以及第二句提到宠物狗休息的地方可知,宠物狗过着奢华的生活。
故答案选B。
5.Inthesecondparagraph“togethotunderthecollar”probablymeans“________”.
A.gettingquitehot
B.feelingoverwhelminglyangry
C.becomingexcited
D.receivingafashionableshirt
解析:
选B 短语意义猜测题。
根据第二段最后一句“Itisdifficultnottofeelangry...soitisnotunusualformeto_get_hot_under_collarwhen...insteadofhischildren.”可推知,“togethotundercollar”与“feelangry”意思相近,意为“觉得很生气”。
故答案选B。
6.Accordingtotheauthor,inwhichfieldcananimalsbemostuseful?
A.Pet. B.Food.
C.Medicine.D.Sports.
解析:
选C 细节理解题。
根据最后一段第三、四句“Icanseenoreasonwhy...curesforserioushumandiseases...”可知,动物在医学方面是有用的。
故答案选C。
7.Whatisauthor’sattitudetowardspetsraising?
A.Pitiful.B.Neutral.
C.Opposed.D.Supportive.
解析:
选C 观点态度题。
文章第三、四段主要介绍了由宠物狗引起的疾病和伤亡,由此可推知,作者反对养宠物。
故答案选C。
C
(2016·大连市第二十高级中学高三月考)Theprinciplesaboutapplyingforjobshavealteredgreatlylately.Inthepast,peoplepreferredahandwrittenapplicationletter.However,nowadaysitisbecomingmoreandmorecommontoapplyforajobthroughtheInternet.YoucanfindinformationontheInternetabouthowtoapplyforjobs.Informationcanbefoundabouthowtofulfillyourapplicationletter,theclothesthatyoushouldwearandhowtocarryouttheinterviewitself.
Theimportanceofbodylanguageisoftenmentioned,butdoesn’talwaysgettheattentionitdeserves.Afterall,beforeawordhasevenbeenspoken,yourbodylanguagewillhavealreadygivenpeopletheirfirstimpressionofyou.Additionally,yourbodylanguagewillalsogiveoutalotmoreinformation.Basedonyourbodylanguageitcanbeseenifyouareselfconfident.Itcanalsoshowifyouareabusyoraquiettypeandithelpsgiveanimpressionofwhetheryouarespeakingtruthfullyornot.Bodylanguagecanshowhowenthusiasticyouareandifyouareaniceperson,someonewhowilltakehisworkseriously,butalsosomeonewhohasasenseofhumorandcanenjoyajokefromtimetotime.Themembersoftheapplicationcommitteewillaskyouquestions,butyouranswerswon’tonlybeoral.Thecommitteewillnotonlypayattentiontowhatyousay,butalsotohowyousayit!
Bodylanguagewilldeterminefirstifit“clicks”,andsometimesallittakesisjustafewseconds.Everybodyusesbodylanguage,butittakesplacemostlyatasubconscious(下意识的)level.Usingbodylanguageappropriately,youcandefinitelyincreaseyourchancesofgettingajob.
语篇解读:
本文主要介绍了如何找工作及面试时体态语的重要性。
8.Whatkindofpeopleisthetextmainlymeantfor?
A.Interviewers.B.Jobhuntingpeople.
C.Employers.D.Layoffworkers.
解析:
选B 推理判断题。
文章主要介绍了如何找工作及面试时体态语的重要性,很明显是写给找工作的人,故选B。
9.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________.
A.handwrittenlettersarenotusedinfindingajob
B.themoreexpensiveclothesintervieweeswear,thebetter
C.bodylanguageismoreimportantthanspokenwords
D.theInternetisofsignificanceinapplyingforajob
解析:
选D 细节理解题。
根据第一段内容特别是最后两句可知,网络对于找工作是非常重要的,故选D。
10.Usingbodylanguagewellinajobinterviewwillprobably________.
A.getridoftheinterviewers’prejudice
B.determinewhatpositiononewillget
C.increasethepossibilitytogetthewantedjob
D.helponeremovenervousness
解析:
选C 细节理解题。
根据文章最后一句可知,体态语用得好会增加找到理想工作的机会,故选C。
11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thoseusingbodylanguageareusuallyconfident.
B.Bodylanguageisoftenusedonpurposeinjobhunting.
C.Bodylanguageisamirrortoreflectone’spersonality.
D.Peopleenjoyingjokesarepreferredinajobinterview.
解析:
选C 推理判断题。
通过第二段的内容,特别是第四、五、六句可知,体态语可以体现人的个性,故选C。
其他三项文中并未提及,故排除。
D
(2016·南昌市高三一模)Inadditiontoseeingwonderfulfilms,oneofthejoysofcomingtotheQuadCinemaistohangoutinthearea.TheQuadCinemaislocatedrightintheheartofGreenwichVillage,perhapsthemostcharmingandinterestingneighborhoodinthecity.Herearesomeattractionswerecommend,allwithinacomfortablewalkfromtheQuadCinema:
WashingtonSquarePark
AsoneofthebestknownofNewYorkCity’s1,900publicparks,itisalandmarkintheManhattanneighborhoodofGreenwichVillage,aswellasameetingplaceandcenterforculturalactivity.ComeonaSundaywhenit’smostli