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高考英语大二轮总复习综合模拟练三
综合模拟练(三)
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
It’satraditionthatdatesbacktothe1930s’andit’sdesignedtogiveallchildreninFinland,nomatterwhatbackgroundthey’refrom,anequalstartinlife.
Thematernity(母性)package—agiftfromthegovernment—isavailabletoallexpectantmothers.Itcontainsbodysuits,asleepingbag,outdoorgear,bathingproductsforthebabyaswellasnappies,beddingandasmallmattress.
Withthemattressatthebottom,theboxbecomesababy’sfirstbed.Manychildren,fromallsocialbackgrounds,havetheirfirstnapswithinthesafetyofthebox’sfourcardboardwalls.
Thetraditiondatesbackto1938.Atfirst,theschemewasonlyavailabletofamiliesonlowincomes,butthatchangedin1949.Inthe1930sFinlandwasapoorcountryandtheinfantdeathratewashigh—65outof1,000babiesdied.Butthefiguredecreasedrapidlyinthedecadesthatfollowed.Over75years,theboxhasbeenanestablishedpartoftheFinnishrite(仪式)ofapassagetomotherhood,unitinggenerationsofwomen.
ReijaKlemetti,a49yearoldwomanfromHelsinki,remembersgoingtothepostofficetoreceiveaboxforoneofherchildren.“MypartnerMillaandIwerelivinginLondonwhenwehadourfirstchild,Jasper,soweweren’teligible(有资格)forafreebox.ButMilla’sparentsdidn’twantustomissout,sotheyboughtoneandputitinthepostoffice.Wecouldn’twaittoopenthebox.TherewerealltheclothesIhadexpected,withtheadditionofasnowsuitforFinland’scoldwinter.”
“WenowliveinHelsinkiandhavejusthadoursecondchild,Annika.Shedidgetafreebox,fromtheFinnishgovernment.Thisfelttomelikeevidencethatsomeonecared—someonewantedourbabytohaveagoodstartinlife,”ReijaKlemettisaid.
1.InFinlandthematernitypackageisprobablyseenasasymbolof.
A.wealthB.equality
C.prideD.fame
2.Thefourthparagraphimpliesthat.
A.therichrefusedtousetheboxes
B.therewerenotenoughboxesatfirst
C.theboxesweregiventopoorfamiliesonly
D.theboxeshelpedcutdownthedeathrateofbabies
3.Whycouldn’tReijaKlemettigetafreeboxwhenherfirstchildwasborn?
A.TheywerenotcitizensofFinland.
B.TheylivedoutsideFinland.
C.Theydidn’tapplyforthebox.
D.Theyhadgotonefromtheirneighbors.
4.WhatdidReijaKlemettiwanttotellusinthelastparagraph?
A.Afreeboxcameatlast.
B.Shewaslongingforafreeboxforherchild.
C.ShereturnedtoFinlandtogetafreebox.
D.Thefreeboxgaveherafeelingofwarmth.
B
Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly,believingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad,thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother,thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.
Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirselfworthrelied(依赖)onhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthem,playingwellandwinningareoftenlifeanddeathaffairs.Intheirsinglemindedpursuit(追求)ofsuccess,thedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.
However,whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceed,otherstakeanoppositeattitude.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayers,theystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungpeople,Ioftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying,theyalwayshaveanexcuse:
“Imayhavelost,butitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.”Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlost,thatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearly,thisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sselfrespectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve(缓解)canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.
5.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Competitionhelpstosetupselfrespect.
B.Opinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeople.
C.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.
D.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition.
6.Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?
A.Itpushessocietyforward.
B.Itbuildsupasenseofduty.
C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.
D.Itencouragesindividualefforts.
7.Theunderlinedphrase“themostvocal”inParagraph3means“”.
A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowin
B.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighly
C.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststrongly
D.thosewhorelyonothersmostforsuccess
8.Whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewitha“desiretofail”?
A.One’sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers.
B.One’ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.
C.One’sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskills.
D.One’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastried.
C
It’shotout.Theusualmiddaythunderstormhasjustpassed,andafewkidshangingoutonbenchesaroundthepoolatMiami’sRansomEvergladesSchoolfinallyjumpinandcooloff.
EightyearoldGaryKendrickandtheothersareallhereforswimlessons.“Theytoldustoholdontothewallandkickourfeetand,like,moveourarms,”Kendricksays.“WhenIhadtoswimtooneofthecounselors,Iwasreallyswimming.IdonotevenknowIwasmoving.”
Kendrickdoesn’thavethetechniqueofanOlympicswimmer,buthecanmakeittothesideofapoolifhe’spushed,fallsin,orjustwantstocooloff.KendrickisoneofahandfulofkidsfromSouthMiamitogetfreeswimlessonsatRansomEverglades.
“Youknow,wehavepopulationsofpeoplewholackbasicswimskills,”saysJulieGilchrist.“Inswimmingpools...presumably,youknowwherethebottomis,youknowwherethesidesare,”shesays.“Andsoonewouldthinkthatwithbasicswimskillsitshouldbedifficultforanolderchildorteentodrowninaswimmingpool.Andyetthat’swhatwewereseeingamongAfricanAmericans.”
Swimmingpooldrowningratesamongschoolagedblackchildrenaremorethanfivetimeshigherthantheyareamongwhitekidsthesameage.Why?
Therearemanyreasons,butonebigone.“Kidswhoarelivinginpublichousing,growingupwherefinanceisarealproblem,singlemotherhouseholds,opportunitiesforjusthavingaccesstoapoolarelimited.”
Afterfourdecadesofworktogetapoolbuilt,Codringtonisfinallygettingone,intheheartofSouthMiami.Codringtoncallsita“mixedbag”.Hewishesthenewpoolwerebigger—toaccommodatethingslikeswimmeetsandlifeguardlessons.Buthe’ssatisfiedknowingthatit’llbeaplacewhereneighborhoodkidscanlearntoswim.
“Thisisgoingtosavealotoflivesjustasitis.It’sgoingtosavealotofchildrenfromdrowning,”hesays.
9.AtRansomEverglades,Kendrick.
A.wasbeingtrainedtoswimforOlympics
B.waslearningtheskillsofswimmingforfree
C.washavingalessonasanOlympicswimmer
D.wasplayinginapooltocooloff
10.WhatwasGilchristseeingamongtheblackchildren?
A.Theyknowwherethebottomofthepoolis.
B.Theyhavegraspedbasicswimmingskills.
C.Theyoftendrowninaswimmingpool.
D.Theycan’tmakeittothesideofapool.
11.AccordingtoCodrington,blackkids.
A.hadnomoneytopayforswimming
B.wouldn’tliketogotoafarawaypool
C.aren’tallowedtoswimbytheirmoms
D.havefewerchancestoaccessapool
D
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12.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?
A.Teachers.B.Students.
C.Workers.D.Peopleingeneral.
13.Whyis“Readabook”mentionedinthesecondparagraph?
A.Toshowreadershowtomakethemse