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山东省济南市高考英语二轮复习阅读理解增分基础训练2
阅读理解增分基础训练
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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。
WhenLucafirstheardoftheIslandofInventions,hewasstillveryyoung.Butitswonderssoundedsoincrediblethattheywereforeverburnedinhismemory.Fromthatmoment,heneverstoppedsearchingforclueswhichmightleadhimtotheisland.Hereadhundredsofadventurebooks,histories,volumesofphysicsandchemistry,evenmusic.
Overtime,hepiecedtogetherhisideaofwhattheIslandofInventionswaslike.Itwasasecretplace,whereallthegreatwisemenoftheworldwouldmeettolearnandinventtogether.Accesstotheislandwastotallyrestricted.Tojoin,youhadtohavecreatedsomegreatinventionforhumanity.Onlythencouldyoureceivethespecialinvitation—whichcamewithdirectionstotheisland.
SoLucaspenthisyouthstudyingandinventing.Everynewideahegot,hemadeitintoaninvention,andifthereweresomethinghedidn'tunderstand,he’dseekotherstohelphim.SoonhemetotheryounginventorsandhetoldthemabouttheIslandofInventions.Theytoodreamedofonedayreceivinganinvitationletter.
Asyearspassed,thedisappointmentofnotreceivingtheirinvitationmadeLucaandhisfriendsworkharderandco-operatemore.TheywouldmeetinLuca'shouse,sharetheirideasandbuildnewmachines.Theirinventionsbecameknownthroughouttheworld,andimprovedthelivesofmillions.
Butstill,noinvitationcame.
Theydidn’tloseheart.Theycontinuedlearningandinventingeveryday,tryingtocomeupwithmoreandbetterideas.Freshyoungtalentjoinedtheirgroup,asmoreinventorsdreamedofgettingtotheisland.
Onedaymanyyearslater,Luca,alreadyveryold,wasspeakingwithabrilliantyoungmannamedRoberts,whohadwrittentohim,askinghimtojointhegroup.LucastartedtellingthemanofthewonderfulIslandofInventions,andofhowhewassurethatsomedaytheywouldreceiveaninvitation.Surprised,theyounginventorinterrupted:
“Youmeanthisplaceisn’ttheIslandofInventions?
Isn'ttheletteryousentmetherealinvitation?
”
ItwasonlythenthatLucarealisedthathisdreamhadbecometrueinhisveryownhouse.Noislandcouldexistwhichwouldbebetterthanwherehewasnow.Noplaceofinventionwouldbebetterthanwhatheandhisfriendshadcreated.Lucafelthappytoknowthathehadalwaysbeenontheisland,andthathislifeofinventionandstudyhadbeenatrulyhappyone.
26.Luca’spictureoftheIslandofInventionswasmainlybasedon________.
A.scientificresearchB.hisimagination
C.reportsofothersD.historybooks
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。
根据Overtime,hepiecedtogetherhisideaofwhattheIslandofInventionswaslike.他主要根据自己的想象画出了图画,故选B。
27.WhydidLucaandhiscolleaguesprobablyneverreceiveaninvitationtotheisland?
A.Theirideaswerenotconsideredworthyenough.
B.Theyweretooconcernedwithacquiringfame.
C.Theorganizationhadalreadybrokenup.
D.Theislandwasnotarealplace.
【答案】D
【解析】推理判断题。
根据“Youmeanthisplaceisn’ttheIslandofInventions?
Noislandcouldexistwhichwouldbebetterthanwherehewasnow.那个岛根本就不存在,故选D。
28.WhatwasRoberts’reactiontoLuca’sstoryoftheisland?
A.Hethoughthehadalreadyarrivedattheisland.
B.Hewasdisappointedtodiscoveritdidn’texist.
C.Hewasexcitedaboutreceivinganinvitation.
D.HeexpressedsurprisethatLucabelievedinsuchfairytales.
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。
根据“Youmeanthisplaceisn’ttheIslandofInventions?
Isn'ttheletteryousentmetherealinvitation?
”他原认为他来到了真正的那个IslandofInventions岛,故选A。
29.WhatdidLucalearnattheendofthestory?
A.Theislandofinventionsdidnotexist.
B.Hehadwastedmostofhislife.
C.Hehadunknowinglybuilthisowndreamland.
D.Hefinallywouldreceivehisinvitation.
【答案】C
【解析】推理判断题。
根据Noplaceofinventionwouldbebetterthanwhatheandhisfriendshadcreated.Lucafelthappytoknowthathehadalwaysbeenontheisland,andthathislifeofinventionandstudyhadbeenatrulyhappyone.他已经不知不觉地创造了自己的梦境。
故选C。
30.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLuca?
A.Aggressive.B.Trusting.C.Creative.D.Easy-going.
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。
aggressive有进取心的;trusting信赖的;creative创造性的;easy-going随和的。
根据短文的内容可知Luca根据自己的想象画出来了图画,并且创造了许多发明,故选C。
社会生活类阅读理解。
Brrriiinnng.Thealarmclockannouncesthestartofanotherbusyweekdayinthemorning.Youjumpoutofbed,rushintotheshower,intoyourclothesandoutthedoorwithhardlyamomenttothink.Astressfuljourneytoworkgetsyourbloodpressureclimbing.Onceattheoffice,youglancethroughthenewspaperwithdepressingstoriesorreportsofdisasters.Inthatsortofmood,whocangetdowntowork,particularlysomecreative,originalproblem-solvingwork?
Thewaymostofusspendourmorningsisexactlyoppositetotheconditionsthatpromoteflexible,open-mindedthinking.Imaginativeideasaremostlikelytocometouswhenwe’reunfocused.Ifyouareoneofthoseenergeticmorningpeople,yourmostinventivetimecomesintheearlyeveningwhenyouarerelaxed.Sleepypeople’slackoffocusleadstoanincreaseincreativeproblemsolving.Bynotgivingyourselftimetotuneintoyourwanderingmind,you’remissingoutonthesurprisingsolutionsitmayoffer.
Thetripyoutaketoworkdoesn’thelp,either.Thestressslowsdownthespeedwithwhichsignalstravelbetweenneurons(神经细胞),makinginspirationslesslikelytooccur.Andwhileweallshouldreadalotaboutwhat’sgoingonintheworld,itwouldnotmakeyoufeelgoodforsure,soputthatnewswebsiteornewspaperasideuntilaftertheday’sworkisdone.
Sowhatwouldourmorningslooklikeifwewantedtostartthemwithafullcapacityforcreativeproblemsolving?
We’dsetthealarmafewminutesearlyandlieawakeinbed,followingourthoughtswheretheylead.We’dstandalittlelongerunderthewarmwateroftheshower,stoppingthinkingabouttasksinfavorofafewmoreminutesofrelaxation.We’dtakesomedeepbreathsonourwaytowork,insteadofcomplainingaboutheavytraffic.Andonceintheoffice—afterwegetacupofcoffee—we’dclickonlinksnottothenewsofthedaybuttothefunniestvideosthewebhastooffer.
1.Accordingtotheauthor,wearemorecreativewhenweare .
A.focused B.relaxed C.awake D.busy
2.Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutnewspapers?
A.Theyaresolutionproviders.
B.Theyareasourceofinspiration.
C.Theyarenormallyfullofbadnews.
D.Theyaremoreeducationalthanwebsites.
3.By"tuneintoyourwanderingmind”(inPara.2),theauthormeans" ".
A.wanderintothewild
B.listentoabeautifultune
C.switchtothetrafficchannel
D.stopconcentratingonanything
4.Theauthorwritesthelastparagraphinorderto .
A.offerpracticalsuggestions
B.summarizepastexperiences
C.advocatediversewaysoflife
D.establisharoutineforthefuture
【参考答案】40.BCDA
社会生活类阅读理解。
Twofriendshaveanargumentthatbreaksuptheirfriendshipforever,eventhoughneitheronecanrememberhowthewholethinggotstarted.Suchsadeventshappenoverandoverinhighschoolsacrossthecountry.Infact,accordingtoanofficialreportonyouthviolence,“Inourcountrytoday,thegreatestthreattothelivesofchildrenandadolescentsisnotdiseaseorstarvationorabandonment,buttheterriblerealityofviolence”.Giventhatthisisthecase,whyaren’tstudentstaughttomanageconflictthewaytheyaretaughttosolvemathproblems,drivecars,orstayphysicallyfit?
Firstofall,studentsneedtorealizethatconflictisunavoidable.Areportonviolenceamongmiddleschoolandhighschoolstudentsindicatesthatmostviolentincidentsbetweenstudentsbeginwitharelativelyminorinsult(侮辱).Forexample,afightcouldstartoverthefactthatonestudenteatsapeanutbuttersandwicheachlunchtime.Laughteroverthesandwichcanleadtoinsults,whichinturncanleadtoviolence.Theproblemisn’tinthesandwich,butinthewaystudentsdealwiththeconflict.
Oncestudentsrecognizethatconflictisunavoidable,theycanpracticethegoldenruleofconflictresolution(解决):
staycalm.Oncethestudentfeelscalmer,heorsheshouldchoosewordsthatwillcalmtheotherpersondownaswell.Rudewords,name-calling,andaccusationsonlyaddfueltotheemotionalfire.Ontheotherhand,softwordsspokenatanormalsoundlevelcanputoutthefirebeforeitexplodesoutofcontrol.
Afterbothsideshavecalmeddown,theycanuseanotherkeystrategy(策略)forconflictresolution:
listening.Listeningallowsthetwosidestounderstandeachother.Onepersonshoulddescribehisorherside,andtheotherpersonshouldlistenwithoutinterrupting.Afterward,thelistenercanasknon-threateningquestionstoclarifythespeaker’sposition.Thenthetwopeopleshouldchangeroles.
Finally,studentsneedtoconsiderwhattheyarehearing.Thisdoesn’tmeantryingtofigureoutwhat’swrongwiththeotherperson.Itmeansunderstandingwhattherealissueisandwhatbothsidesaretryingtoaccomplish.Forexample,ashoutingmatchoverapeanutbuttersandwichmighthappenbecauseonepersonthinkstheotherpersonisunwillingtotrynewthings.Studentsneedtoaskthemselvesquestionssuchasthese:
Howdidthisstart?
WhatdoIreallywant?
WhatamIafraidof?
Astheissuebecomesclearer,theconflictoftensimplybecomessmaller.Evenifitdoesn’t,carefulthoughthelpsbothsidesfigureoutamutualsolution.
Therewillalwaysbeconflictinschools,butthatdoesn’tmeanthereneedstobeviolence.AfterstudentsinAtlantastartedaconflictresolutionprogram,accordingtoEducatorsforSocialResponsibility,“64percentoftheteachersreportedlessphysicalviolenceintheclassroom;75percentofthe