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浙江省湖州市高考英语一轮阅读理解暑假精炼9
浙江省湖州市2020高考英语阅读理解一轮(暑假)精炼(9)含答案
阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Backinthefifteenthcentury,inatinyvillagenearNuremberg,livedafamilywitheighteenchildren.Inspiteofthehopelesscondition,twoofthechildren,AlbrechtDurerandAlbert,hadadream.Theybothwantedtopursuetheirtalentforart.Aftermanylongdiscussions,thetwoboysfinallyworkedoutanagreement.Theywouldtossacoin.Theloserwouldgodownintothenearbyminesand,withhisearnings,supporthisbrotherwhoattendedtheacademy.Then,whenthatbrotherwhowonthetosscompletedhisstudies,infouryears,hewouldsupporttheotherbrotherattheacademy.
Tossingacoin,AlbrechtDurerwonandwentofftoNuremberg.Albertwentdownintothedangerousminesand,forthenextfouryears,supportedhisbrother,whoseworkattheacademywasalmostanimmediatesensation(轰动).Bythetimehegraduated,hehadearnedconsiderablefeesforhisoutstandingworks.
Whentheyoungartistreturnedtohisvillage,theDurerfamilyheldafestivedinnertocelebrateAlbrecht’striumphant(胜利的)homecoming.Albrechtdrankatoasttohisbelovedbrotherfortheyearsofsacrificethathadenabledhimtocompletehisdream.“Andnow,Albert,blessedbrotherofmine,nowitisyourturn.NowyoucangotoNurembergtolookforyourdream,andIwilltakecareofyou.”
Tearsstreamingdownhispaleface,Albertsobbed,“No...no...Itistoolateforme.Look...lookatwhatfouryearsinthemineshavedonetomyhands!
Thebonesineveryfingerhavebeenbrokenatleastonce,andlatelyIhavebeensufferingfromarthritis(关节炎)sobadlyinmyrighthandthatIcannotevenholdaglasstoreturnyourtoast,muchlessdrawdelicatelineswithapenorabrush.”
ToshowthankstoAlbertforallthathehadsacrificed,AlbrechtDurerpainstakinglydrewhisbrother’sinjuredhandswithpalmstogetherandthinfingersstretchedskyward.Hecalledhispowerfuldrawingsimply“Hands”,buttheentireworldalmostimmediatelyopenedtheirheartstohisgreatmasterpieceandrenamedit“ThePrayingHands”.Thenexttimeyouseeacopyofthattouchingcreation,letitbeyourreminder—nooneevermakesanysuccessalone!
1.Whydidthetwobrothersworkouttheagreement?
A.Theyweresocuriousastomakeajoke.
B.Theirfamilycouldn’taffordtheacademy.
C.Oneofthebrotherswassupposedtogointomines.
D.Theywantedtosupporttheothersistersandbrothers.
2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutAlbrechtDurer?
A.Hebegantoearnhislivingaftergraduation.B.Hedidperfectlywellattheacademy.
C.Hewantedhisbrothertogototheacademy.D.Hecreatedgreatmasterpieces.
3.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?
A.Onecanachievesuccesssimplyonhisown.
B.Anysuccessrequiresthehelpofothers.
C.It’sotherpeoplewhocontributetoone’ssuccess.
D.Nobodycouldsucceedwithoutgoodguidance.
参考答案-----------BAB
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IntheearlydaysoftheUnitedStates,childrenwerenotrequiredbylawtoattendschool.Schoolcalendarsdependedonlocalneeds.
Studentsinruralareaswenttoschoolfornomorethansixmonthsoftheyear—halfinthesummer,halfinthewinter.Theyworkedonfamilyfarmsduringtheothermonths.
Cityschoolswereoftenopenmuchlonger,someforelevenmonthsoftheyear.Parentswerehappytohaveaplacefortheirchildrentogowhiletheyworked.
NationalleaderstookafreshlookatschoolsaftertheCivilWarinthe1860s.Theysawafreepubliceducationasawaytohelpsupportastrongdemocracy(民主政治)andprepareworkersfornewindustries.Immigrationwasincreasingandsowasthestudentpopulation.
Moreandmorepeoplesawtheneedforasystemofrequirededucation.Buttheyhaddifferentideasforthecalendar.
Manycityschoolswantedashorteryearandalongersummerbreak.Theschoolswereoftencrowded.Therewasnomodernairconditioning,andairpollutionfromfactorieswasaproblem.Hotdayswouldmakeitdifficulttolearn.Alongsummerbreakwouldalsogiveteacherstimeforotherjobstoaddtotheirlowpay.
Manyruraleducators,however,pushedforalongerschoolyear.Theythoughtitwouldkeepchildrensafefromindustrialdangersatatimewhentherewerefewchildlaborlaws.Theyalsothoughtitwouldleadtoabetterpreparedworkforce.
Sothetraditionalschoolcalendarwasacompromise,withrootsthatnowgobackaboutacenturyandahalf.Theaverageschoolyearusedtobe170days.Timeshavenotchangedmuch.Todaythecommonaverageis180days.
Butsomeexpertsthinkthetraditionalschoolcalendarneedstochangebecausetheneedsofthenationhavechanged.Thisthinkinghasledsomeschoolstokeepstudentsinclasslonger.
1.Whywerecityschoolsoftenopenmuchlongerthantheschoolsinruralareasintheearlydays?
A.Becausechildreninruralareaswerenotrequiredbylawtoattendschool.
B.Becausechildrenincityschoolsoftenhadmoresubjectstostudy.
C.Becauseparentsincitiespreferredtheirchildrentostayatschoolswhiletheyworked.
D.Becausehotdayswouldmakeitdifficulttolearninruralschools.
2.Theunderlinedphrase“pushedfor”intheseventhparagraphprobablymeans.
A.struggledforB.wentagainst
C.agreedonD.calledoff
3.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat.
A.expertshavereachedanagreementonthetraditionalschoolcalendar
B.someruralschoolshavealreadykeptstudentsinclasslonger
C.nationalleadersoftheUnitedStateswillchangethetraditionalschoolcalendar
D.withtheneedsofthenationchanging,theschoolyearwillgetlonger
4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thesystemofrequirededucationwascarriedoutafterthe1860s.
B.Shortschoolyearwouldgiveteacherstimeforotherjobstoearnmoremoney.
C.Longschoolyearwouldalsoprotectchildrenfromindustrialdangersatthetime.
D.Todaythecommonaverageschoolyearhaschangedmuchthanbefore.
1.Aswegotthere,thefamilywasinfrontofus,withonepersoninbetween.(完形填空第二段)
当我们到那儿(收款处)时,那家人已经在我们前面了,中间只隔了一个人。
(1)Theteachercameintotheclassroomwithabookinhishand.
老师走进教室,手里拿着一本书。
(2)Helayonthegrass,withhiseyesfixedonthesky.
他躺在草地上,眼睛看着天空。
2.Ihavegivenselflesslybefore,andthereisnotabetterfeelinginthewholeworld!
(完形填空最后一段)
我曾经无私地付出过,世界上没有比这更好的感觉了!
(1)Yourstoryisperfect;I’veneverheardabetteronebefore.
你的故事很精彩,我以前从没听过比这更好的故事了。
(2)—Didyouenjoyyourselfattheparty?
——晚会上玩得高兴吗?
—Yes,I’veneverbeentoamoreexcitingonebefore.
——是的,我以前从来没有参加过这么令人激动的晚会。
3.Immigrationwasincreasingandsowasthestudentpopulation.(阅读理解第四段)
移民数量在增加,学生数量也在增加。
(1)Youhavehelpedher,andsohasshe.
你帮助过她,她也帮助过你。
(2)SherespectedmeandsodidI.
她尊重我,我也尊重她。
4.Hotdayswouldmakeitdifficulttolearn.(阅读理解第六段)
炎热的天气使得学习很难进行。
(1)Ifinditquitenecessarytomakesomechanges.
我认为作出一些改变是非常必要的。
(2)Iconsideritadvisabletotellherbeforehand.
我认为提前告诉她是明智的。
答案
Ⅱ.1.C 2.A 3.D 4.D
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B
Inourculture,thesourcesofwhatwecallasenseof“mastery”(control)—feelingimportantandworthwhile—andthesourcesofwhatwecallasenseof“pleasure”—findinglifeenjoyable—arenotalwaysthesame.Womenoftenaretold“Youcan’thaveitall.”Sometimeswhatthespeakerreallyissayingis:
“Youchooseacareer,soyoucan’texpecttohavecloserrelationshipsorahappyfamilylife.”or“Youhaveawonderfulhusbandandchildren—what’sallthisaboutwantingacareer?
”Butwomenneedtounderstandanddevelopbothaspectsofwell-being,iftheyaretofeelgoodaboutthemselves.
Ourstudyshowsthat,forwomen,well-beinghastwoaspects.Oneismastery,whichincludesself-respect,asenseofcontroloveryourlife,andlowlevelsofanxietyanddepression.Masteryiscloselyrelatedtothe“doing”sideoflife,toworkandactivity.Pleasureistheotheraspect,anditismadeupofhappiness,satisfactionandoptimism.Itistiedmorecloselytothe“feeling”sideoflife.Thetwoareindependentofeachother.Awomancouldbehighinmasteryandlowinpleasure,andviceversa(反之亦然).Forexample,awomanwhohasagoodjob,butwhosemotherhasjustdied,mightbefeelingverygoodaboutherselfandincontrolofherworklife,butthepleasuresidecouldbedamagedforatime.
Theconceptsofmasteryandpleasurecanhelpusidentifythesourcesofwell-beingforwomen,andcorrectpastmistakes.Inthepast,womenwereencouragedtolookonlyatthefeelingsideoflifeasthesourceofallwell-being.Butweknowthatbothmasteryandpleasureareimportant.Andmasteryseemstobeachievedlargelythroughwork.Inourstudy,allthegroupsofemployedwomenwerevaluedsignificantlyhigherinmasterythanwomenwhowerenotemployed.
Awoman’swell-beingisdevelopedwhenshetakesonvariousroles.Atleastbymiddleadulthood,thewomenwhowereinvolvedinacombinationofroles—marriages,motherhood,andemployment—werethehighestinwell-being,inspiteofwarningsaboutstressandstrain(极度紧张).
4.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat________.
A.forwomen,asenseof“mastery”ismoreimportantthanasenseof“pleasure”
B.forwomen,asenseof“pleasure”ismoreimportantthanasenseof“mastery”
C.womencan’thaveasenseof“mastery”andasenseof“pleasure”atthesametime
D.asenseof“mastery”andasenseof“pleasure”arebothnecessarytowomen
5.Theauthor’sattitudetowardswomenhavingacareeris________.
A.NegativeB.positiveC.indifferentD.realistic
6.Onecanconcludefromthepassagethatifawomantakesonseveralsocialroles,___________________.
A.itwillbe