高考英语二轮复习限时规范训练二十一阅读板块练速度.docx

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高考英语二轮复习限时规范训练二十一阅读板块练速度

限时规范训练（二十一）　阅读板块——练速度

（满分40分，限时35分钟）

Ⅰ.阅读理解（30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

Herearetheunexpectedanimalpopulationsyou'llfindin4citiesaroundtheglobe.

Foxes,London

TakeanearlymorningorlatenightwalkthroughthecitystreetsofLondon,andyoujustmightmeetwithawanderingfemalefox.Oryoumightnot—despitethefactthatabout10,000foxescallEngland'scapitalcityhome,they'realsofamouslystealthy（鬼鬼祟祟的）.ThefoxescametoLondonshortlyafterWorldWarⅡwhensuburbs（市郊）beganspreadingintothecountryside.Bythe1970s,London'sfoxpopulationhadbeenfirmlyestablished.

Leopards（豹）,Mumbai

Anincreasingpopulationofleopardslivesrightunderthenosesoftheirhumanneighbors.Thereareasmanyas41ofthebigcatswalkingquietlyinthebrushofSanjayGandhiNationalPark,andothersmaketheirhomesinbackalleysofthecity.Theycanbedangerousbuttheyalsohelpkeeprabies（狂犬病）incheckbyfeedingonthecity'smanywilddogs.

Deer,Nara

Manyoftheanimalsonthislistcanbequitehardtospot,asthey'veadaptedtotheirsurroundingsthankstotheirshyandstealthynature.NotsoforthemanydeerofNara,Japan.Sikadeerhavelivedinthecityfornearly1,300years,thankstoastoryaboutthelightninggodridingoneintothecity.Today,theyareoneofthecity'smaintouristattractions,butyoushouldneverforgetthatthey'restillwildanimals.

Hyenas（土狼）,Harar

Hyenasdon'tgenerallyliveinHararCityinEthiopia,buttheymaketheirwayintotownnearlyeverynight.Theycomeinsearchofmeat,whichpeoplegladlygivethem.It'sapracticethatstartedwithamannamedYusufMumeSalleh,whobeganfeedingandcaringfortheanimals.Today,hissonAbbascarriesonthetradition.Hesays,“HyenashaveneverattackedthepeopleofHararsincemyfatherstartedfeedingthem,unlessyouharmtheirbabies.”

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇应用文。

人类活动使得我们越来越难见到野生动物，但其实在一些城市人们可以与野生动物和平相处。

它们包括伦敦的狐狸、孟买的豹子、奈良的小鹿和哈勒尔的土狼。

1．WhichwordcanproperlydescribetheleopardsinMumbai?

A．Rare.　　　　　　　B．Friendly.

C．Mild.D．Beneficial.

解析：

细节理解题。

根据第三段中的“Theycanbedangerousbuttheyalsohelpkeeprabiesincheckbyfeedingonthecity'smanywilddogs.”可知，孟买的豹子帮助人们控制住了街头野狗的数量，从而抑制了狂犬病的蔓延。

答案：

D

2．WhatisspecialaboutSikadeerinNara?

A．Theyarequitedangerous.

B．Touristsareattractedbythem.

C．It'shardtoseetheminthecity.

D．Peoplecanridethemindailylife.

解析：

细节理解题。

根据第四段中的“Today,theyareoneofthecity'smaintouristattractions”可知，日本奈良的梅花鹿已经成为这个城市的主要景点之一。

答案：

B

3．WhatdidYusufMumeSallehdo?

A．Hegavehyenasfood.

B．Hecaredforbabyhyenas.

C．Heraisedhyenasinhishome.

D．Heprotectedpeoplefromhyenas.

解析：

细节理解题。

根据最后一段中的“Theycomeinsearchofmeat,whichpeoplegladlygivethem.It'sapracticethatstartedwithamannamedYusufMumeSalleh,whobeganfeedingandcaringfortheanimals.”可知，埃塞俄比亚古城哈勒尔有喂食土狼的传统，这是从YusufMumeSalleh开始的。

答案：

A

B

Whenyouthinkoffriends,youtendtothinkofpeoplewhohavebeeninyourlifeforalongtime.Butthere'sanotherkindoffriend—onethatappearsataparticularmoment.

ThefirstsuchfriendIrememberisaRussiangirlImetinLondonattheageoffour.Thatyear,mymotherhadremarriedandwe'dbemovingtotheUK.Everythingwaschangingtome.TheRussiangirlandIwerethetwooldestinourschool.ShespokenoEnglish;I,noRussian.Wecommunicatedbytryingtooutdoeachother—atdrawing,atgames,evenateating.OurcontestsgavemesomethingIcouldcontrol.AndmaybeIgaveherthesame.

Inmyeighthgrade,therewasJenny,whohadasmallhorsenamedRedWing.Theeighthgradewasaterribleyear.Webothknewit,butwedidn'ttalkaboutit.WespentmostofourtimewithRedWing.Oncoldwinterdays,we'dgooutandtaketurnsridingandwalking.SheleftintheninthgradeandImissedher.

ToJulie,I'llbeforevergrateful.WemetonthebeachinNewJerseyoneafternoon.Shewastherewithhertwinboys,theonlyotherchildrenthere,andtheywereaboutthesameageasmydaughter.Gradually,thechildrenapproachedeachotherandsoonwerediggingholestogether.Andwebegantotalk.Shelivedinthelittlebeachtown.Ilivedalonewithmydaughterinabigapartmentablockfromthebeach.MyhusbandhadtakenoffforNorthDakota,leavingmetothinkaboutwhattodonext.Suddenly,therewassomeoneIcouldtalkto.Forthenextcoupleofweeks,wemetatthebeachwiththechildren,andIwouldgohomewithher.Thelittlehousewasabalm（安慰物）tomydespairingheart.

Suchfriendsastheseoftenarrivewhenyourownlifeisoffbalance,andwillsupportyoutilltheworldsettlesonitsaxis（轴线）onceagain.

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇记叙文。

说到朋友的时候，人们往往会想到那些与我们相处很多年的人，但有些朋友则是生命中的过客，在我们过得不如意的时候出现，帮助我们度过那段艰难的时光。

4．HowdidthefriendshipbetweentheauthorandtheRussiangirldevelop?

A．Theyhadmanycommoninterests.

B．Theycompetedwitheachother.

C．Theysharedthesameactivitiestogether.

D．Theyshowedgreatconcernforeachother.

解析：

细节理解题。

根据第二段中的“Wecommunicatedbytryingtooutdoeachother—atdrawing,atgames,evenateating.OurcontestsgavemesomethingIcouldcontrol.AndmaybeIgaveherthesame.”可知，作者和这个俄罗斯女孩之间的友谊是以相互竞争的形式形成的。

答案：

B

5．WhatdidtheauthorgetfromJulie?

A．Greatcomfort.

B．Deepwisdom.

C．Financialsupport.

D．Heartfeltappreciation.

解析：

细节理解题。

根据第四段中的“Suddenly,therewassomeoneIcouldtalkto.Forthenextcoupleofweeks,wemetatthebeachwiththechildren,andIwouldgohomewithher.Thelittlehousewasabalmtomydespairingheart.”可知，在作者那段孤独无助的时光里，Julie成为一个可以聊天的人，给了作者安慰。

答案：

A

6．What'sthesimilaritybetweenthethreefriendsmentionedinthetext?

A．Theyappearedwhentheauthorwasintrouble.

B．Theystayedwiththeauthorforalongtime.

C．Theyhadnoeffectontheauthor'slife.

D．Theywerenottruefriendsoftheauthor.

解析：

推理判断题。

第一个朋友是作者因母亲再婚，全家移居英国而不开心的时候出现的；第二个朋友是作者读八年级正处于学业困难时期出现的；第三个朋友是作者独自在家带孩子而不知所措的时候出现的，由此可推断他们都是在作者艰难的时候出现的。

答案：

A

7．Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconvey?

A．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

B．Heisrichenoughwhohastruefriends.

C．Afriendisapresentwhichyougiveyourself.

D．Somefriendsarearrangedinourlivesforgoodreason.

解析：

推理判断题。

文中作者介绍了一些生命中短暂出现的朋友，他们在被需要的时候出现，帮助作者度过那些艰难的时光。

答案：

D

C

Areyouaprocrastinator（拖延者）?

It'sacommonproblem.Anditcanbeharmful,aspreviousresearchhasshownthatpeoplewhoprocrastinatehavehigherlevelsofstressandlowerwellbeing,reportedtheAssociationforPsychologicalScienceintheUS.Butanewstudyhasfoundawaytodealwiththisproblem:

Bemoreconnectedtoyourfutureself.

Psychologiststhinkthateachpersonbelievesthattheyarereallytwopeople:

“PresentMe”and“FutureMe”.“Peopleactasiftheyprefertheircurrentselves'needsanddesirestothoseoftheirfutureselves，”wrotepsychologistsNeilLewisandDaphnaOyserman.

OysermanandLewisdecidedtotrytofindawaytomake“PresentMe”imagineexactlyhow“FutureMe”wouldfeelthenightbeforeabigpaperwasdue,though“PresentMe”hadn'tstartedyet.Theymade“PresentMe”thinkaboutafaroffeventanumberofdaysaway,notmonthsoryears.

Thinkingabouteventsinthis_waymeantthatsomethinglikeafriend'sweddingseemed16.3dayssoonerwhenconsideredindaysratherthanmonthsand11.4monthssoonerwhenconsideredinmonthsratherthanyears.

Theresearchersalsotriedtofindoutwhetherpeoplewouldtakeactionsooneriftheyweretoldacertaineventwashappeninginseveraldaysratherthanyears.Forexample,participantsimaginedtheyhadanewbornchild,andthatthechildwouldneedtogotocollegeineither18yearsor6,570days.Theresearchersfoundthoseinthe“days”conditionplannedtostartsavingfourtimessoonerthanthoseinthe“years”condition.

Soifyouthinkofyourlifeindaysinsteadofyears,youmaygetthingsdonequicker.

[语篇解读]　本文主要探究了一种应对拖延症的方法。

8．WhatdidOysermanandLewisintendtodothroughtheirstudy?

A．Toworkonasolutiontotestifsomeoneisaprocrastinator.

B．Tofindoutwhetherhumanbeingsusuallyhavetwodifferentcharacters.

C．Todiscoverprocrastinatorsaremorelikelytohavealowersenseofwellbeing.

D．Toproveit'shelpfultoconnectourcurrentselvesmorewithfutureselves.

解析：

细节理解题。

根据对第三段的整体理解可知，Oyserman和Lewis想要通过他们的研究去验证把“现在的我”和“将来的我”联系起来是否会对应对拖延症有一定的帮助，故选D。

答案：

D

9．Theunderlinedpart“thisway”inparagraph4refersto“________”．

A．settinguptoughdeadlines

B．followingschedulesstrictly

C．countinginsmallerunitsoftime

D．imagininghowyourfutureselfwillfeel

解析：

推理判断题。

根据第三段最后一句“Theymade‘PresentMe’thinkaboutafaroffeventanumberofdaysaway,notmonthsoryears.”可推知，画线部分是指用更小的时间单位去计量，故选C。

答案：

C

10．Whathelpspreventpeoplefromprocrastinating?

A．Comparingtheirfutureselveswithpresentselves.

B．Consideringtheircurrentselves'needsanddesires.

C．Thinkingaboutfaroffeventsindaysratherthanyears.

D．Markingimportanteventsonacalendarasareminder.

解析：

推理判断题。

根据第五段的内容以及最后一段“Soifyouthinkofyourlifeindaysinsteadofyears,youmaygetthingsdonequicker.”可推知，用天而不是用年去考虑将来所发生的事情会帮助拖延者不再拖延，故选C。

答案：

C

11．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A．Awaytogetthingsdoneintime.

B．Theharmfuleffectsofprocrastination.

C．Thereasontooverlookfutureneedsanddesires.

D．Thewaytoreducestressandimprovehappiness.

解析：

主旨大意题。

根据第一段最后一句“Butanewstudyhasfoundawaytodealwiththisproblem:

Bemoreconnectedtoyourfutureself.”并结合对全文的整体理解可推知，本文主要探究了一种应对拖延症的方法，故选A。

答案：

A

D

Severalyearsago,Ibeganaskingmyfriendsandfamilytotellmesomethingabouttheirpasswords（密码）.Yes,Iunderstandwhypasswordsareuniversallyhated:

thepressuretheyputonourmemoryandtheendlessdemandtoupdatethem.Ihatethemtoo.Butthereismoretopass