高考英语二轮复习阅读提速练二222.docx

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高考英语二轮复习阅读提速练二222

阅读提速练

（二）

（建议用时：

30分钟）

阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

（·杭州一中模拟）JoshMorrison,17,dreamedofraising$100，000tobuildahomeforalowincomefamily.Afteryearsofhardwork,hisdreamhascometrue.Thehouseisnowintheearlystagesofbuilding.

Sixyearsago,JoshandhisdadwentintoaHabitatforHumanityRestore,ahomeimprovementstoreanddonationcenterrunbythenonprofitorganization.Theyweretheretobuyasink.Josh,then11,alsonoticedacollectionofpennies.“Iinstantlyfelttheurgetohelpoutwiththat，”hesaid.Joshsetafundraising（筹款）deadlineoffouryears.Manypeopledoubtedwhetherhecouldreachhisgoalof$100，000,butitdidn’tshakehisfaith.Heraisedmoneyathisschoolandothernearbyschools.Hecollectedmoneyfromneighbors,gotpublicityfromlocalnewspapers,andplacedcansinstoressothatpeoplecoulddonateextrachange.

Josh’sfundraisingeffortsbegantoproduceresults.Still,therewerechallenges.Fourmonthsbeforehisdeadline,hewas$30，000short.HedecidedtoholdaFamilyFunFairandSpaghettiDinnereventinUxbridge,whichisintheprovinceofOntario.Theeventraised$19，000.

“Ididn’tcarehowlongittookme，”Joshsaid.“Iwouldraise$100，000.”Withthreeweeksleft,acompanycalledJosh’shouse,offeringtodonate$18，000.Eventually,Joshreachedatotalof$124，000beforehisdeadline.“The__momentum__just__kept__going,__andwedecidedtodomore，”hesaid.“Josh’sPennyHouse”isbeingbuiltbyHabitatforHumanityRestoreinthecityofOshawa,alongwith24newtownhouses.Joshhashelpedwithsomeoftheconstruction,ashaveothervolunteers.Hewillchoosethefamilythatmovesintotheunit.

Nextyear,the17yearoldwillheadtocollegeinBritishColumbia,Canada’swesternmostprovince.Asa11yearoldkidwhenstartingfundraising,Joshwasabletosendapowerfulmessageacrosstheworld.Nomatterhowoldyouare,ifyouhaveadreamandarewillingtodoanythingtoachieveit,itcancometrue.

1．WhichwordcanbestdescribeJoshMorrisoninparagraph2?

A．Straightforward.　　　B．Openminded.

C．Determined.D．Cautious.

2．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4mean?

A．Hisprojectbecamemorepopular.

B．Hereceivedcontinuousdonations.

C．Theresultwasbeyondexpectations.

D．Hegotmoresupportfromthecompany.

3．Whatwillbethebesttitleofthetext?

A．AnAstonishingFundraiser

B．ABoywithaWarmHeart

C．KindnessfromaCompany

D．ThePennyHouseDream

B

Britainfacessocialproblemsaslotsofpeoplearesettolosetheirjobsintechnologicalrevolution,theBankofEngland’schiefeconomistwarned.

AndyHaldanesaidthesocalledFourthIndustrialRevolutionwillmakethemachinereplacehumanstodothinkingthings.ThedarksideofthechangecouldbeamuchbiggerbreakdownofemploymentthaninVictoriantimes,withprofessionssuchasaccountancy（会计）amongthoseatrisk.

AreportbytheaccountancyfirmPwClastmonthwarnedthatmorethan7millionjobsinBritainwouldloseoverthenext20yearsastechnologicalchangesweepsthroughworkplaces.

Themajorityofthesejobsareintheretail,transportandmanufacturingindustries.However,othertraditionalprofessionalsectorscouldalsobeatseriousrisk.

EconomiststreatthearrivalofincreasinglyintelligentcomputersandrobotsastheFourthIndustrialRevolution.Thefirstwastheshiftfromagriculturetourbansocieties.Thesecondsawthewidespreaduseofelectricityandsteel,andthethirdwasthedigitalrevolutionwhencomputers,theInternetandmobilephonesweredeveloped.

Mr.Haldanesaidthehollowingout（空洞化）experiencedinthepastyearscouldbeonagreaterscaleinthefuture,soitisimportanttolearnthelessonsofhistoryandinsurethatpeoplearegiventrainingtotakeadvantageofnewopportunities.

“Jobswereeffectivelytakenbymachinesofvarioustypes,andtherewasahollowingoutofthejobmarket,whichleftmanypeopleforalongperiodoutofworkandstrugglingtomakealiving，”Haldaneadded.“Thatheightenedsocialandfinancialtensions,andledtoariseininequality.Thisisthedarksideoftechnologicalrevolution.”

“Thathollowingoutisgoingtobepotentiallyonamuchgreaterscaleinthefuture,whenwehavemachinesthinkinganddoingthecognitiveandtechnicalskillsofhumans.”Mr.HaldanesaidprofessionslikeaccountancycouldbeamongthosehardesthitbytheriseofAI.Buthesuggestedeconomistscouldescape.

4．Whatisthedarksidementionedinthetext?

A．Thehollowingouthasbecomeamajorsocialproblem.

B．Lessandlesspeoplehavethedesiretolearnaccountancy.

C．Intelligentcomputersandrobotsdecreasegoodworkers.

D．Thetechnologicalrevolutioncausespeopletolosejobs.

5．Whyareeconomiststheluckydoginthenewtechnologicalrevolution?

A．Thestudyabouteconomyisatalowlevel.

B．Economistsworkonatraditionalprofessionaljob.

C．Thereisnomachinethatcanworkasaneconomist.

D．Economistshavethechancetoavoidtechnologicalrevolution.

6．WhatattitudedidHaldanehavetowardthefutureemployment?

A．Positive.　　　　　　B．Aggressive.

C．Critical.D．Worried.

C

We’reoftenremindedoftheimportanceofpreservingtheplanetasweseeitforfuturegenerations—andchildrenatStOswald’sCEPrimarySchoolChestercertainlyagree.

NineyearoldIsobelKelleherfromtheschool’sHummingbirdsclassthinksadultsneedtotakenote.“SometimestheycanbebusyandIdon’tthinktheythinktheycanmakeadifference,butifeveryonedoesalittlebititalladdsup，”shetellsHuffPostUK.“Westartedlookingatplasticpollutioninouroceansandthethingslikeplasticbagsthatarepollutingthem，”shesays.“Fishcaneattheplasticandtheycandie,orwemighteveneatthefishourselves.”

Mr.Timms,Isobel’steacher,hasbeenspearheadinganewprojectattheschoolwhichletschildrenloosecreativelytoraiseawarenessoftheneedtobemoreenvironmentallyfriendly.TheentireHummingbirdsclass,whichismadeupof9and10yearoldpupils,hasbeenbusywritingpoemsandcreatingonlinevideoadvertisementstowarnadultsabouttheserioussituationofouroceansandwildlife.

Mr.Timmsthinkschildrenhaveanimportantroletoplayinteachingushowtotakecareofthethingsaroundus.“Wesometimesoverlookhowmuchwecanreallylearnfromchildren，”hesays.“Ithasbeenreallyhardtobelievehavingparentscomeinsayingthattheirchildrenhavebeenaskingthemtostopusingplastic,andtorecyclemore,andevenstoppingthemusingplasticstraws.”

Mr.TimmsisproudofhisHummingbirdsclass.“Themessagethattheywouldliketosendtotheworldissimple:

stoppingthisisn’tsomeoneelse’sjob,anditwon’tbeOKifwejustleaveit.”

7．WhatcanweinferaboutadultsaccordingtoIsobelKelleher?

A．Theyjustpretendtobebusy.

B．Theyhaven’tdonetheirpartwell.

C．Theycandonothingtostoppollution.

D．Theyhavestartedtocareabouttheocean.

8．Whatisthepurposeoftheschoolproject?

A．Tohelpadultstolearnmoreabouttheirkids.

B．Toremindadultstobefriendlytotheenvironment.

C．Topersuadestudentstostopusingplasticbags.

D．Toteachstudentshowtowritepoemscreatively.

9．WhydoesMr.Timmsmentionparentsinparagraph4?

A．Toprovekidsarecreativeinteaching.

B．Toattractpeopletosupporthiswork.

C．Tohaveadultscareabouteducation.

D．Toshowtheeffectsoftheproject.

10．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Aninspiringschoolproject.

B．Anappealtostopplasticbags.

C．Serioussituationsofourplanet.

D．Adults’ignoranceoftheenvironment.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

AboutonehundredyearsagomanyeducatedpeoplelearnedandspokeFrenchwhentheymetpeoplefromothercountries.TodaymostpeoplespeakEnglishwhentheymeetforeigners.11.________TherearemorepeoplewhospeakEnglishasasecondlanguagethanpeoplewhospeakEnglishasafirstlanguage.Whyisthis?

12．________OneofthemisthatEnglishhasbecomethelanguageofbusiness.AnotherimportantreasonisthatpopularAmericanculture（likemoviesandmusic）hasquicklyspreadthroughouttheworld.13.________

IsitgoodthatEnglishhasspreadtoallpartsoftheworldsoquickly?

14.________It’simportanttohavealanguagethatthepeopleoftheearthhaveincommon.Ourworldhasbecomeveryglobalandweneedtocommunicatewithoneanother.Ontheotherhand,Englishisafairlycomplicatedlanguagetolearnanditbringsitsculturewithit.Dowereallyneedthat?

Scientistshavealreadytriedtocreateanartificiallanguagethatisn’ttoodifficultanddoesn’tincludeanygroup’sculture.ItiscalledEsperanto.15.________MaybethepopularityofEnglishwon’tlastthatlongeither.TherearemorepeopleintheworldwhospeakChinesethananyotherlanguage.MaybesomedayChinesewillbethenewinternationallanguage.

A．PeoplelikeEnglish.

B．Butithasn’tbecomepopular.

C．Ithasbroughtitslanguagewithit.

D．Thereisnodoubtaboutthequestion.

E．ThisiswhyEnglishwaswidelyspoken.

F．Ithasbecomethenewinternationallanguage.

G．TherearemanyreasonswhyEnglishhasbecomesopopular.

阅读提速练

（二）

阅读理解

第一节

【解题导语】　本文是一篇记叙文。

一名11岁的少年因一次偶然的经历决定为低收入家庭募捐建房，经过数年的不懈努力，实现了这一梦想。

1．C　解析：

推理判断题。

结合文中对JoshMorrison筹款过程的描述以及第二段中的“Manypeopledoubtedwhetherhecouldreachhisgoalof$100，000,butitdidn’tshakehisfaith.”可知，尽管很多人怀疑他能否在四年中完成这件事，但是他信念坚定。

由此可见他是“意志坚定的”。

2．B　解析：

句意理解题。

根据下文中的“wedecidedtodomore”以及“‘Josh’sPennyHouse’isbeingbuiltbyHabitatforHumanityRestoreinthecityofOshawa,alongwith24newtownhouses.Joshhashelpedwithsomeoftheconstruction”可知，捐款势头一直保持下去，他收到了比最初目标更多的钱，于是打算做更多，他帮助建造“Josh’sPennyHo