高考英语大二轮复习 综合模拟练一.docx

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高考英语大二轮复习综合模拟练一

综合模拟练

（一）

选择题部分

第一部分　听力（略）

第二部分　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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A

（2017·河北石家庄一模）

FewpeopleareawarethatWaterlooBridge，crossedbythousandsofdailycommuters（上班族）andcelebratedasaLondonlandmark，wasmainlybuiltbyafemaleworkforce.

Therearenowrittenorphotographicrecordsofthewomenwhobuiltthebridgesincetheconstructioncompanythatbuiltitclosedinthe1980sandwithitwentalltherecords.What’sleftisanecdotalevidence，keptalivebythetouristboatcaptainswhohavecalledittheLadiesBridge.

DuringtheSecondWorldWar，withthemajorityoftheactivemalelaborforceawayatthefront，womenincreasinglytookontraditionallymaleroles.By1944,25,000womenwereworkingintheconstructionindustry，carryingoutbackbreakingtasks.Thesewomenwerepermittedtocarryoutthisexhaustinganddangerousworkonthebasisthatitwouldonlybetemporaryandthattheirpaywouldbelowerthanthatofmen.Sothetrendinwomenworkinginconstructionandengineeringdidnotcontinueafterthewar.

Septemberseesaseriesofeventscelebratingtheunknownworkofthelargefemaleworkforce.MusicianClaudiaMolitorhascreateda45minutemusicalentitled“theSingingBridge”，whichrunsatSomersetHousefrom9to25September.InlateSeptember，the“LightuptheLadiesBridge”eventsawtheNationalTheatre’sflytowerlitupbylargescalephotographicprojections（投影）offemaleconstructionworkersworkinginconstructionduringWorldWarⅡ.

Let’sallcelebratethewomenwhohavehelpedtobuildthecitiesinwhichwelive.

语篇解读　本文为夹叙夹议文。

作者通过介绍伦敦标志性建筑滑铁卢桥的建筑历史来赞美那些帮助建设此桥的女性工人。

21．WhydofewpeopleknowaboutthebuildersofWaterlooBridge?

A．Femaleworkersreceivedlittleattention.

B．Therecordsoftheirworkhavebeenlost.

C．Theconstructiontookplacelongago.

D．Fewpeopleknowaboutthebridge.

答案　B

解析　细节理解题。

根据第二段第一句（没有留下建筑该桥的女性工程人员的书面或图像资料，因为建筑该桥的建筑公司在二十世纪八十年代倒闭了，所有的记录也随之消失了。

）可知答案为B项。

22．WhydidLondonwomendotheconstructionwork?

A．ItwasatraditioninLondon.

B．Theywantedtogetasteadyjob.

C．Thecompanyofferedthembetterpay.

D．Mostmenhadgonetothebattlefield.

答案　D

解析　细节理解题。

根据第三段第一句可知答案为D项（大多数男性去了战场）。

23．Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．FemaleWorkersontheRise

B．AHiddenTreasureinLondon

C．ANewLondonLandmark

D．TheStoryBehindtheLadiesBridge

答案　D

解析　标题归纳题。

本文通过介绍滑铁卢桥以赞美那些女性工人，故答案为D项（女人桥背后的故事）。

B

（2017·绍兴适应性考试）

Howfarbackdoesyourfamilytreego？

Ahundredyears？

Athousandyears？

Whatabout6to7millionyears？

Anancientskull（头盖骨）foundinAfricasuggeststhatthehumanfamilymightbethatold.

Discoveredin2001inthedesertofChad，theskullwasnicknamedToumaibyscientists.Toumaiisararefind.Theskullisnearlycomplete；itevenincludesafewteeth.TheToumaiskullisestimatedtobebetween6and7millionyearsold.Scientistsaredebatingwhethertheskullislinkedtohumans.

Thefindingisnotwithoutcontroversy.SomescientiststhinkthatToumaiistheoldestknownhominid，orprimitive（原始的）humanancestor，everfound.OtherssayToumaiisanape.MosthominidsthatscientistsareawareoflivedmillionsofyearsafterToumai.ThemostfamousoneiscalledLucy.ShelivedinEthiopiaabout3.5millionyearsago.WhileLucy’sfacelookedlikethefaceofachimpanzee，Toumai’sskullhasbothhumanandapelikefeatures.BecauseToumai’sskulllooksdifferentfromotherhominidskulls，somescientiststhinkToumairepresentsawholenewspecies.Toumai’sofficialnameisSahelanthropustchadensis.

ScientistsweresurprisedtofindahumanlikefaceonaskullasoldasToumai’s.Theythoughthominidsturnedintohumansstepbystepovertime.Scientistsplotthosechangesonatimeline，startingwithachimpanzeelikeancestorandendingwithmodernhumans.Toumai’shumanlikefaceandchimpsizedbrainsuggestthatthedevelopmentofhominidswasnotsosimple.TheremaynotbeadirectlineleadingfromToumaitoLucytous.Instead，thetimelinemightresembleatreewithlotsofbranches.Differentspeciesindifferentplacescouldhaveevolvedhumanlikefeaturesatdifferenttimes.

Scientistsaren’tsurewhereexactlyToumaibelongsonourfamilytree.Toumaicouldbelikeagreatgreatgrandfather—orjustadistantcousin.ToumaicouldalsobeoneofmanytypesofhominidswhoroamedEarthmillionsofyearsago.

语篇解读　本文是一篇说明文，科学家无法确定Toumai属于人类族谱的哪个位置，它的发现挑战了科学家现有的对人类进化的想法和理论。

24．Itcanbeinferredfromparagraphs1－3that.

A．thefindingofToumaimightthrownewlightonthehumanfamilytree

B．theToumaiskullissupposedtoliveinAfrica3.5millionyearsago

C．theToumaiskulliscloselyassociatedwithhumanbeings

D．theoldesthumanancestorsdatebacktomillionsofyearsagobeforeToumai

答案　A

解析　推理判断题。

文章前三段主要介绍了Toumai是一个罕见的发现，据估计距今约六百万至七百万年。

有些科学家认为Toumai是最古老的原始人类，还有一些认为它是类人猿，可能是一种新物种。

由此可推知，Toumai的发现