届高三英语二轮复习专题能力提升练 十七 阅读理解1 含答案.docx

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（2015·浙江六校联考）

WhenweaskedOprahtopickthe10booksshehadreadinthepastdecadethathadmatteredtohermost,shewasmomentarilystumped.Forsomeonewhodescribesherselfas“inspired,challenged,andsustained”bybooks,itwasalmostimpossibleforOprahtostaywithinourlimitof10.Still,sheofferedupthefollowing,butsheemphasizedthatitwasonlyasamplerofdelightfultitlesthathavealsomanagedtoteachher—andallofus—afewthings.

1.DiscoverthePowerWithinYou

ByEricButterworth

256pages;HarperOne

Advicefromtheinternationallyknownspiritualteacher.

2.ANewEarth

ByEckhartTolle

316pages;Plume

There’sareasonOprahpickedthisforherBookClubin2008—andthatshegaveaudiencemembersPost—itpensalongwiththeircopies.Somuchwisdom,solittletime!

Areal-lifeguidetolivingyourbestlife.

3.ThePoisonwoodBible

ByBarbaraKingsolver

576pages;HarperPerennial

ThisnovelisaboutafamilyinvolvedinthepoliticaltroubleofpostcolonialAfrica.ItestablishedKingsolverasoneofourwisestobserversofhistory,politics,andhumannature.

4.Night

ByElieWiesel

120pages;HillandWang

Amemoir（回忆录）ofachildhoodsufferedinconcentrationcampsduringtheHolocaust.It’shorrificbutuplifting.“Igaincouragefromhiscourage,”Oprahsays.

5.AFineBalance

ByRohintonMistry

624pages;Vintage

ADickensiannovelaboutIndiaduringtheEmergency.LiketheaftermathofSeptember11,itteachesusaboutcultureswehaven’tunderstood.“Ittakesusoutofourownlittleshellandexposesustoawholeotherworldoutthere,”Oprahsays.

6.EastofEden

ByJohnSteinbeck

608pages;Penguin

Thisclassicisaboutgoodandevilasplayedoutinalate-19th-centuryCaliforniaranchfamily.Ifyoudidn’treaditinhighschool,readitnow.Ifyoudid,rereadit!

7.TheStoryofEdgarSawtelle

ByDavidWroblewski

576pages;HarperCollins

AkindofHamletontheprairie,thisisthewrenching（令人痛苦的）storyofamuteboyandhisdog.OprahcomparesittoEastofEdenandToKillaMickingbird.

8.ThePillarsoftheEarth

ByKenFollett

973pages;Penguin

Aboutthechallengesofbuildingcathedralsin12th-centuryEngland.Thisnovelcouldn’tbemoredifferentinsetting,time,andplotfromtheauthor’sbreakthroughsuccess—EyeoftheNeedle.Oprahdeclaresitsimply“great”.

9.TheBluestEye

ByToniMorrison

224pages;Penguin

HowtochooseamongthegreatMorrison’snovels?

Startwiththisoneaboutagirlwhothinksshehastohaveblueeyestobebeautiful.OprahconsidereditoneofthebestinacrowdedMorrisonfield.

10.TheKnownWorld

ByEdwardP.Jones

400pages,HarperCollins

Whenthisbookwaspublishedin2003,itshockedeverybodywithitsdescriptionofslave-owningblacksbeforetheCivilWar.Adaring,unusualexaminationofrace.

【文章大意】当我们让奥普拉给出一些读书的建议时,她推荐了10本她读过的书。

如果你是个想自我完善的人,那就读这些书吧!

1.Thepassageismainlyabout______.

A.tenbooksthathavemadegreatestdifferencetoOprah

B.aninspiring,challengingandsustainablewoman

C.Oprah’spicksfromwhathastaughtherafewthings

D.theunwillingnessofOprahtosharebookswithinalimitof10

【解析】选A。

主旨大意题。

根据第一段WhenweaskedOprahtopickthe10booksshehadreadinthepastdecadethathadmatteredtohermost,shewasmomentarilystumped和以下对10本书的介绍可知,文章是关于奥普拉推荐的十本深受影响的书。

2.WhydidOprahaddAFineBalancetoherlist?

A.Becauseshegainedcouragefromit.

B.Becauseittellsaboutwisdomofhumannature.

C.Becauseit’saguidetolivingabestlife.

D.Becausecultureofadifferentworldisexposed.

【解析】选D。

细节理解题。

根据5.AFineBalance中的内容可知,这本书带领我们看到另一个世界。

【规律方法】在解答这类试题时,一般要采用寻读法,带着问题（主要是关键词）找相关句子,这样可以做到有的放矢,快速而又准确,省时省力。

3.WhatmakesOprahdeclareThePillarsoftheEarthgreat?

A.Theadviceondiscoveringthepower.

B.Thestoryofamuteboyandhisdog.

C.Thechallengesofbuildingcathedrals.

D.ThegoodandevilinaCaliforniafamily.

【解析】选C。

细节理解题。

根据8.ThePillarsoftheEarth中的Aboutthechallengesofbuildingcathedralsin12th-centuryEngland可知答案为C。

4.InwhichbookwasthestorysetbeforetheCivilWar?

A.TheBluestEye.　　　B.EastofEden.

C.ANewEarth.D.TheKnownWorld.

【解析】选D。

细节理解题。

根据最后一段Whenthisbookwaspublishedin2003,itshockedeverybodywithitsdescriptionofslave-owningblacksbeforetheCivilWar可知答案为D。

（2015·浙江重点中学模拟）

Youneverseethem,butthey’rewithyoueverytimeyoufly.Theyrecordwhereyouaregoing,howfastyou’retravelingandwhethereverythingonyourairplaneisfunctioningnormally.Theirabilitytowithstandalmostanydisastermakesthemseemlikesomethingoutofacomicbook.They’reknownastheblackbox.

Whenplanesfallfromthesky,asaYemeniairlinerdidonitswaytoComorosIslandsintheIndianOceanJune30,2009,theblackboxisthebestbetforidentifyingwhatwentwrong.SowhenaFrenchsubmarine（潜水艇）detectedthedevice’shomingsignalfivedayslater,thediscoverymarkedahugesteptowarddeterminingthecauseofatragedyinwhich152passengerswerekilled.

In1958,AustralianscientistDavidWarrendevelopedaflight-memoryrecorderthatwouldtrackbasicinformationlikealtitudeanddirection.Thatwasthefirstmodeforablackbox,whichbecamearequirementonallU.S.commercialflightsby1960.Earlymodelsoftenfailedtowithstandcrashes,however,soin1965thedevice（装置）wascompletelyredesignedandmovedtotherearoftheplane—thearealeastsubjecttoimpact—fromitsoriginalpositioninthelandingwells（起落架舱）.Thesameyear,theFederalAviationAuthorityrequiredthattheboxes,whichwereneveractuallyblack,bepaintedorangeoryellowtoaidvisibility.

Modernairplaneshavetwoblackboxes:

avoicerecorder,whichtrackspilots’conversations,andaflight-datarecorder,whichmonitorsfuellevels,enginenoisesandotheroperatingfunctionsthathelpinvestigatorsreconstructtheaircraft’sfinalmoments.Placedinaninsulated（隔绝的）caseandsurroundedbyaquarter-inch-thickpanelsofstainlesssteel,theboxescanwithstandmassiveforceandtemperaturesupto2,000℉.Whensubmerged,they’realsoabletoemitsignalsfromdepthsof20,000ft.ExpertsbelievetheboxesfromAirFranceFlight447,whichcrashednearBrazilonJune1,2009,areinwaternearlythatdeep,butstatisticssaythey’restilllikelytoturnup.Intheapproximately20deep-seacrashesoverthepast30years,onlyoneplane’sblackboxeswereneverrecovered.

【文章大意】本文主要介绍的是黑匣子的发明及用途等。

5.InParagraph1,theauthorwantstosaytheblackbox______.

A.isannecessarydeviceonanairplane

B.comesfromacomicbook

C.canpreventdisasters

D.cancontrolthefunctionofanairplane

【解析】选A。

推理判断题。

根据第一段可知,它们记录了你要去哪里,航行速度及飞机是否一切运行正常。

它们几乎能经受住任何灾难,可以看出黑匣子在飞机上的重要性,可以说是飞机上必不可少的设备。

6.FromtheblackboxontheYemeniairliner______couldbefound.

A.thesceneofthecrashandthedegreeofthedamage

B.thetotalnumberofpassengersonboard

C.dataforanalyzingthecauseofthecrash

D.homingsignalssentbythepilotbeforethecrash

【解析】选C。

细节理解题。

根据第二段theblackboxisthebestbetforidentifyingwhatwentwrong.以及thediscoverymarkedahugesteptowarddeterminingthecauseofatragedyinwhich152passengerswerekilled.可知,黑匣子在分析事故原因方面起着很重要的作用。

7.Whywastheblackboxredesignedin1965?

A.Newmaterialsbecameavailablebythattime.

B.Theearlymodelsoftengotdamagedinthecrash.

C.Toomuchspacewasneededforitsdevice.

D.Theearlymodelsdidn’tprovidetheneededdata.

【解析】选B。

细节理解题。

根据第三段可知,早期的模型往往无法承受撞击,所以在1965年又被重新设计了。

故选B。

8.Theblackboxeswerepaintedorangeoryellowto______.

A.distinguishthemfromthecolouroftheplane

B.warnpeopletohandlethemwithcare

C.makethemeasilyidentified

D.obeytheinternationalstandards

【解析】选C。

细节理解题。

根据第三段...bepaintedorangeoryellowtoaidvisibility.可知,被刷成橙色或黄色来提高能见度。

根据常识,我们知道在飞机失事时要找到黑匣子,黑匣子就一定要显眼,所以刷成橙色和黄色容易被人发现。

9.WhatdoweknowabouttheblackboxesfromAirFranceFlight447?

A.Thereisstillagoodchanceoftheirbeingrecovered.

B.Thereisanurgentneedforthemtobereconstructed.

C.Theyhavestoppedsendinghomingsignals.

D.TheyweredestroyedsomewherenearBrazil.

【解析】选A。

推理判断题。

根据最后一段可知,专家认为,法航447航班在2009年6月1日坠毁在巴西附近,它的黑匣子位于水中很深的地方,但仍然有可能被发现。

由此可判断出有可能找到黑匣子。

　　In1974,IgraduatedfromSkylineHighSchoolinOakland,astudentwithlowSATscores.Allowedtosendmyresultstothreecolleges,IchoseM.I.T.andVillanova,knowingsuchfineschoolswouldneveracceptastudentlikeme.Icouldn’tafforduniversityfeeanyway.IfinallywenttoChabot,acommunitycollegeinnearbyHayward,becauseitacceptedeveryoneandwasfree.

Forthousandsofstudents,ChabotwasourColumbiaUniversity.Thecollegehadanursingprogramthatchurnedoutgraduates,sportsteams,andparkingforafewthousandcars—allfreebutfortheeffortandthecostofusedtextbooks.

Classmatesincludedsoldiers,middle-agedwomenandmenwhoaredesiroustoimprovetheirjobs.WecouldgetourgeneraleducationrequirementsatChabotthatwecouldgoontoauniversity.IwasabletogoontotheStateUniversityinSacramentoandstudynoothersubjectbutmymajor,theaterarts.

Apublicspeakingclasswasunforgettableforacoupleofreasons.First,thehomeworkforcedustogetoverourself-consciousness.Second,anotherstudentwasastewardess.Shewasstudyingcommunicationsandwasverybeautiful.Shelivednotfarfromme,andsheofferedmealifttoclass.

InHerbKennedy’sDramainPerformance,Ireadplayslike“TheHotLBaltimore”and“DesireUndertheElms,”thensawtheminthetheatre.Igottoseetheplays,