高考英语补充训练美国高中阅读理解训练整理4.docx

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高考英语补充训练美国高中阅读理解训练整理4

2020新高考英语补充训练美国高中阅读理解训练整理4

Passage1

ThispassageisadaptedfromDavidP.Hill,RoyA.Bailey,JamesW.HendleyII,PeterH.Stauffer,MaeMarcaida,"California'sRestlessGiant:

TheLongValleyCaldera."©2014byU.S.GeologicalSurvey.

LongValleyCalderacumulativeearthquakesbetween1983and2015,USGS.Theverticalbarsonthegraphsabovecorrespondwiththeleft-sidey-axisandrepresentthenumberofearthquakesperweek.Thethickergraylineindicatesthecumulativenumberofearthquakesandcorrespondswiththeright-sidey-axis.

1.Asusedinline10,"depression"mostnearlymeans

•A.dejection.

•B.decrease.

•C.crater.

•D.trouble.

2.Theauthorsusethephrase"asrecentlyas600yearsago"（line22）primarilyto

•A.suggestthattherewillbeanothereruptionthiscentury.

•B.conveyasenseofthemagnitudeofgeologictime.

•C.communicateirony,because600yearsagoisnotrecent.

•D.indicatethattheword'recently'isarelativeterm.

3.Asusedinline38,"temblor"mostnearlymeans

•A.drum.

•B.earthquake.

•C.eruption.

•D.caldera.

4.WhatisthereasongeologistshaveincreasedtheirmonitoringoftheLongValleyCaldera?

•A.Ithasbeenmorethan150yearssincethelasteruption.

•B.Eruptionshappenfrequentlyinvolcanicchainsofsuchsize.

•C.Theareaisexperiencinggeologicactivityindicativeofanimpendingeruption.

•D.Theswellingofthecalderamaydamagethesensitivegeodeticequipment.

5.Whichchoiceprovidethebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?

•A.Lines19-24（"Thevolcanic…mid-1800s"）

•B.Lines38-39（"Thattemblor…California"）

•C.Lines58-60（"Today,…caldera"）

•D.Lines70-72（"Suchemissions…eruptions"）

6.Inthecontextofthepassageasawhole,whatistheprimarypurposeofthelastparagraph?

•A.Tosuggestthatgeologistsbelievedangerfromaneruptionisnotimminent

•B.Toexplainhowquicklygeologicunrestcanturnintoacatastrophiceruption

•C.TowarnofthedireimpactofanothereruptionlikeMountSt.Helens

•D.Toemphasizetheimpactoftheearthquakesdiscussedearlierinthepassage

7.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatMammothMountain

•A.eruptedmostrecentlyaround600yearsago.

•B.isanactivevolcanothattheUSGSismonitoringforearlysignsoferuption.

•C.showssignsthatthelargervolcanicsystemtowhichitbelongsisstillactive.

•D.wasformed760,000yearsagobypyroclasticflowsfromavolcaniceruption.

8.Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?

•A.Lines1-5（"About760,000…surface."）

•B.Lines19-24（"Thevolcanicsystem…mid-1800s）

•C.Lines25-27（"Althoughno…frequently.）

•D.Lines75-77（"However,symptoms…Caldera"）

9.WhichofthefollowingsituationsismostanalogoustotherecentswellingoftheLongValleyCaldera?

•A.Manysmalltremorsalongaparticularfaultprecedealarge,magnitude8earthquake.

•B.AscientistdiscoversanewspeciesofinsectbychancewhileobservingsnakesintheAmazonrainforest.

•C.Badroadconditionscauseacollisionbetweentwocars,andpoorvisibilitycontributestoamulti-carpile-up.

•D.Adoctorisunabletogiveadefinitivediagnosistoapatientafterassessingsymptomstypicalofaparticulardisease.

10.Whichofthefollowingclaimsissupportedbyinformationinthegraph?

•A.LongValleyCalderahadexperiencedmorethan120,000cumulativeearthquakesby2015.

•B.LongValleyCalderaexperiencedroughly30,000earthquakesperweekin1990.

•C.By2012,LongValleyCalderahadexperienced1.2cumulativeearthquakes.

•D.By1988,LongValleyCalderahadexperiencedover2,500cumulativeearthquakes.

Passage2

Thepassagethatfollowsisadaptedfroma1907novelthatfollowstheactionsofanEnglishbaronetwho,usingasecretidentity,leadsagroupofwealthyEnglishmenindaringrescuesofmembersoftheFrencharistocracyduringtheReignofTerror.

1.Thepassageasawholeisprimarilyconcernedwith

•A.consideringthereasonsbehindasetofexploits.

•B.examiningthecausesofarevolution.

•C.comparingtheself-confidenceoftwodifferentmen.

•D.questioningtheruthlessnessofagovernment.

2.Basedontheinformationinthepassage,itcanbeinferredthatthewhentheComtesseescaped,thepeopleinthenearbycrowddidnotapproachhercartbecause

•A.thecartwasmovingtooquickly.

•B.theyfearedarrestanddeathbyguillotine.

•C.thewomandrivingthecartwasknowntobeviolent.

•D.theywereafraidofcontractingadisease.

3.Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?

•A.Lines51-55（"Andthis…guillotine"）

•B.Lines65-70（"Thencame…children"）

•C.Lines70-72（"thecovered…handle"）

•D.Lines75-78（"She…plague"）

4.Asusedinline14,"designated"mostnearlymeans

•A.budgeted.

•B.chosen.

•C.classed.

•D.illustrated.

5.Incontext,thephrase"pulltheharefrombetweentheteethofthehound"（lines32-33）referschieflyto

•A.dangerousEnglishhuntingcustoms.

•B.planstoavengethedeathsofinnocentEnglishmen.

•C.deliveringmembersoftheFrencharistocracyfromharm.

•D.thecrueltyofFrenchnoblestowardrevolutionaries.

6.Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?

•A.Lines37-40（"Faith…go"）

•B.Lines46-48（"Theirnationality…them"）

•C.Lines48-51（"Anyone…nationality"）

•D.Lines61-64（"Ithad…perhaps"）

7.Inlines41-46,theComtesseisbestdescribedas

•A.critical.

•B.anxious.

•C.relieved.

•D.perplexed.

8.Asusedinline52,"bearded"mostnearlymeans

•A.camouflaged.

•B.braved.

•C.embellished.

•D.masked.

9.Lines73-78provideacontrastbetween

•A.tranquilityandturmoil.

•B.traditionalismandmodernity.

•C.freedomandignorance.

•D.austerityandhysteria.

10.Theuseofitalicsinline86primarilyservestoemphasizeaperceiveddistinctionbetween

•A.thereasonsbehindoneman'sactionsandthosebehindhiscompanions'actions.

•B.theeffectivenessoftwodifferentmethodsofcarryingoutthesameplan.

•C.honest,noblemotivationsforrescueandrescueformonetarygain.

•D.adesireforadventureandadesireforpublicadmirationandpraise.

Passage3

ThispassageisadaptedfromDanielJ.Boorstin,TheCreators:

AHistoryofHeroesoftheImagination.©1992byDanielJ.Boorstin.

1.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?

•A.PublicbathsinRomansocietyprovidednotonlysanitaryfacilitiesbutalsosocialandculturalgatheringplaces.

•B.Romanarchitecturerejectedtheexterior-basedGreektraditionsinfavoroflarge,public,interiorspaces.

•C.ThelargecurvedspacesthatconcretemadepossibleinRomanarchitectureweremoreappropriateforcivicthanforreligiousfunctions.

•D.AcombinationofcivicneedandinnovationinbuildingmaterialsledRomanstogreatarchitecturalinnovation.

2.Inthefirstparagraph（lines1-14）,whatisthemostlikelyreasontheauthormentionsGreektemplearchitecture?

•A.ToshowhowRomanarchitecturalinnovationsimprovedupontheearlierGreektraditions

•B.TolocatethenewtrendsinarchitecturedevelopedbytheRomanswithinarchitecturalhistory

•C.ToprovethatRomanarchitectsweremorecreativeintheirimaginingofinteriorspacethanGreekarchitects

•D.ToarguethatthenewinteriorspacescreatedbyRomanswerebettersuitedtoreligiousarchitecturethanGreektempleswere

3.Asusedinline7,"omnipresent"mostnearlymeans

•A.large.

•B.pervasive.

•C.eternal.

•D.imposing.

4.TheauthorimpliesthatwhichofthefollowingwascriticaltoRomanarchitecturaldevelopments?

•A.Theneedforlarge,interiorspaceswhereurbanculturecouldbeexpressed

•B.Theconvenienceofpublicbathstopeopleofallsocialstrata

•C.Thedevelopmentovertimeofconstructiontechniquesusingconcrete

•D.Therapidexpansionofbathsintocommunityandculturalcenters

5.Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?

•A.Lines5-6（"They…spaces"）

•B.Lines15-18（"This…error"）

•C.Lines22-27（"While…mystery"）

•D.Lines42-47（"Others…thousand"）

6.Whatistheprimarypurposeofthethirdparagraph（lines19-27）inrelationtothestructureofthepassageasawhole?

•A.Tointroduceaneedthatgaverisetoinnovationsdescribedelsewhereinthepassage

•B.Toreinforceacontrastmentionedinthefirstparagraphandprovideadditionaldetail

•C.Toemphasizethemysteriousnatureoftheinnovationsdiscussedinthepassage

•D.Todismissanearlierthesisinfavoroftheonedescribedinthefollowingparagraphs

7.Asusedinline31,"anticipated"mostnearlymeans

•A.foreshadowed.

•B.expected.

•C.prevented.

•D.enjoyed.

8.Itcanbeinferredfromthedescriptionofpublicbathsinthelastparagraphthat

•A.avisittothebathmightbequitedifferentfromavisittoamodernbath.

•B.theyweremuchlikemoderngyms;patronswouldfirstexercise,thenbathe.

•C.Romansbelievedinthebenefitsofexposingoneselftoavarietyoftemperatures.

•D.theconvenienceofhavingsomanyactivitiesinonelocationisunparalleledinhistory.

9.TheauthorbelievesthatthemostexemplaryRomanbathsprovided

•A.avenueforarchitecturalexperimentation.

•B.importantsanitaryfacilitiesforcitizens.

•C.fineartsenrichmenttothepublic.

•D.communitygatheringspaces.

10.Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?

•A.Lines15-18（"Thisgrand…error"）

•B.Lines21-22（"Andthenew…cities"）

•C.Lines32-34（"Grandpublic…provin