高考英语阅读理解专题选编2.docx

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高考英语阅读理解专题选编2

高考英语阅读理解专题选编

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A

MydaughterKellyisacautiousperson.Sheneedstowarmupsituations,andishesitanttotrynewthings.Whenwithclosefriends,shebecomesaleaderwholaughsloudlyandchants.“Girlsrule,boysdrool.”Butwhenthatcomfortzoneisnotaroundher,sheisshyandnervous.

Thishasbeenchallengingformeattimes.“Shy”isnotawordthatIthinkhaseverbeenusedtodescribeme.Butthishasbeenyearoffirstsformygirlthathasfilledherwithanewsenseofconfidence.Thisyearshemovedtolaplaneinswimmingwhereshewaspreparingforaswimteam.Thisyearshelearnedtorideabikewithouttrainingwheels.Andthisyearshecompletedherfirstkids’triathlon（三项全能）.

OnSaturday,withathunderstormcomingsoonandmyson’sbirthdaypartylaterintheday,weallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorunwithher,wegotalltheequipmentshe’dneed,andwekepttalkingabouttherace.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkidstofinishbeforeherturn,sheheldmylegalittleharderandtoldmeshelovedmeafewtoomanytimes.Shewasnervousbuttryingtokeepittogether.

Andthenitwasherturn.Fromthesecondshejumpedintothewater,myheartsoared.MydaughtertransformedintothemostconfidenthumanbeingIhadeverseen.Shedominatedthatswim,crushedthatbikerideandrantothefinishwiththebiggestsmileonherface.

IcanhonestlysaythatIneverfeltsoproudofsomeoneinmyentirelife.Itwasn’tbecauseshedidasportoranythinglikethat.ItwasbecauseshewasafraidofsomethingandconqueredthatfearwithconfidenceandafireIhadn’tseenbefore.

AlldayIwouldfindmyselfjustlookingoveratherandsmiling.ShemightbewearingthefinalistmedalbutIfeltlikeIwonthatday.Iwonthechancetoseemygirlshine.

Shineon,sweetbaby.

1.Kellyisnervouswhen________.

A.boysarearoundher

B.shechangesintoaleader

C.sheisawayfromhermom

D.situationsarenewtoher

2.WecanlearnfromParagraph3that______.

A.theracebeganintheearlymorning

B.Kellywaseagerforherturnintherace

C.thewholefamilygaveKellysupport

D.herbrother’sbirthdaypartywasdelayed.

3.Intheendingparagraphstheauthor“feltlikeIwonthatday”becauseKelly________.

A.Tookpartinthesport

B.Expressedlovetoher

C.Wonthegoldmedal

D.Changedcompletely

4.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkKellyis?

A.Timidanddetermined

B.Cuteandconfident

C.Fearfulandenergetic

D.Sociableandbrave

【文章大意】本文讲述了“我”的女儿Kelly是个慢热型的人，和陌生人在一起她会很紧张很害羞，看到女儿赢得奖牌是作为父母最大的荣耀。

1.D【解析】考查文章细节理解，根据文章中第一段所描述的Sheneedstowarmuptosituations，ishesitanttotrynewthings以及Butwhenthatcomfortzoneisnotaroundher，she isshyandnervous.，可知Kelly是一个慢热型的人，如果有新的情况，必然需要一段较长的时间适应，故选D。

3.D【解析】考查文章细节理解，根据文章第五段中的ItwasbecauseshewasafraidofsomethingandconqueredthatfearwithconfidenceandafireIhadn’tseenbefore以及第六段中的 IfeltlikeIwonthatday，可知她已经克服了她的恐惧了，故选D。

4.A【解析】推理判断题。

根据第一段最后一句whenthatcomfortzoneisnotaroundher,sheisshyandnervous.和倒数第二段最后一句ItwasbecauseshewasafraidofsomethingandconqueredthatfearwithconfidenceandafireIhadn’tseenbefore.由此可知Kelly有点害羞，又意志坚定。

故选A。

B

BigBen，theQueen，aplateofhamandeggs—no，no，no.Ifyou’relookingforasymbolofBritain，onlyonethingpassesthetest—theumbrella.

Now，Iknowwhatyou’rethinking—wehaveraininChinaandwehaveumbrellastoo.Certainly，IwillneverforgetthewayitrainedwhenIlivedinBeijing:

Thestreetsbecameriversatonceandtheskywasfulloflightningforhoursonend.Peopleranforcoverunderbinbags，theshopswereemptiedoftheirplasticraincoatswithinsecondsandIfoundmyselfsoakedfromheadtofoot，mypoorlychosenskirtandTshirtturnedtotallyseethrough.

ThiswouldneverhavehappenedinBritain.

Foronething，duringmyyearinBeijing，itonlyreallyrainedabout10times.

ButalthoughwenevergetaBeijingstylewashoutinLondon，thedrizzlethatdoesfallisthereallthetime.Evenwhentheskyisperfectlyblue，youcanbesureit’sgoingtocloudoverandstartdrizzlingagainwithinthehour.

Andwhenitdoes，thereischaos.Trainsstopandbusesbreakdownasifthiswerethefirsttimethelocalauthoritieshadseenthiswetstuffcomingoutoftheclouds.

So—aswithsomanythingsintheUK—it’suptoordinarypeopletosortthemselvesout.NoselfrespectingBritonwilleverleavehomewithouthisorher“brolly”—astheumbrellaisknowntous.

Abrollyhashundredsofuses，evenonrarerainfreedays.ArealgentlemanofLondonwillusehisumbrellaasawalkingstick.Atraditionalgameofcricket（板球）canbeplayedusinganumbrellaasabat（球棒）．Nordoyoueverhavetobeafraidofrobbers—yourumbrelladoublesasadefensiveweapon.

ThereisnobrollymoreBritishthanmyown.Butit’snotfromLondonorManchesteroranywhereintheUK.ItwasagiftfrommyChineseteacher—inBeijing.

HowfittingthatmyNo.1symbolofBritishness—likealmosteverythinginBritainnowadays—wasmadeinChina.

1．TheauthormentionedherrainyweatherexperienceinBeijingtoshowthat________．

A．manyforeignershaveembarrassingmomentslivinginBeijing

B．theraininBeijingisusuallymuchheavierthantheraininLondon

C．BritishpeoplearemoreusedtorainyweatherthanChinesepeople

D．bothBeijingersandLondonershaveunpleasantexperienceswithsuddenrain

2．Theunderlinedword“This”inthethirdparagraphrefersto“________”．

A．peoplegettingextremelywetonrainydays

B．suddenrainleadingtotraffictroubles

C．peoplebeingwellpreparedonrainydays

D．itonlyrainingadozentimesperyear

3．Thetoneofthearticleis________．

A．humorous　　　　　B．optimistic

C．objectiveD．annoyed

4．Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?

A．BeijingstylerainandLondonstyledrizzlesbothbringchaos.

B．EverythinginBritainwasmadeinChina.

C．WhytheumbrellaisthebestsymbolofBritain.

D．WhatBritishpeopleuseabrollyfor.

【解题导语】　伦敦阴雨连绵，出行必备雨伞。

本文介绍了雨伞是英国的象征。

1．解析：

选C。

细节理解题。

由文章前两段可知，英国人习惯了雨天。

2．解析：

选A。

词义猜测题。

由文中第二、三段可知A项正确。

3．解析：

选A。

推理判断题。

本文语气幽默风趣。

故A项正确。

4．解析：

选C。

主旨大意题。

本文介绍了为什么雨伞是英国的象征，故C项正确。

C

ItwasSaturday.Asalways,itwasabusyone,for“Sixdaysshallyoulaboranddoallyourwork”wastakenseriouslybackthen.Outside,FatherandMr.Patricknextdoorwerebusychoppingfirewood.Insidetheirownhouses,MotherandMrs.Patrickwereengagedinspringcleaning.

Somehowtheboyshadslippedawaytothebacklotwiththeirkites.Now,evenattheriskofhavingBrothercaughttobeatcarpets,theyhadsenthimtothekitchenforstring（线）.Itseemedtherewasnolimittotheheightstowhichkiteswouldflytoday.

Mymotherlookedatthesittingroom,itsfurnituredisorderedforathoroughsweeping,Agunshecastalooktowardthewindow.“Comeon,girls!

Let’stakestringtotheboysandwatchthem

OnthewaywemetMrs.Patrick,laughingguiltilyasifsheweredoingsomethingwrong,togetherwithhergirls.

Thereneverwassuchadayforflyingkited!

Weplayedallourfreshstringintotheboys’kitesandtheywentuphigherandhigher.Wecouldhardlydistinguishtheorange-coloredspotsofthekites.Nowandthenweslowlypulledonekiteback,watchingitdancingupanddownitthewind,andfinallybringingitdowntoearth,justforthejoyofsendingitupagain.

Evenourfathersdroppedtheirtoolsandjoinedus.Ourmotherstooktheirturn,laughinglikeschoolgirls.Ithinkwewereallbesideourselves.Parentsforgottheirdutyandtheirdignity;childrenforgottheireverydayfightsandlittlejealousies.“Perhapsit’slikethisinthekingdomofheaven,”Ithoughtconfusedly.

Itwasgrowingdarkbeforeweallwalkedsleepilybacktohouse.Isupposewehadsomesortofsupper.Isupposetheremusthavebeenasurfacetidying-up,forthehouseonSundaylookedcleanandorderlyenough.Thestrangethingwas,wedidn'tmentionthatdayafterward.Ifeltalittleembarrassed.SurelynoneoftheothershadbeenasexcitedasI.Ilockedthememoryupinthatdeepestpartofmewherewekeep“thethingsthatcannotbeandyettheyare.”

Theyearswenton,thenonedayIwashurryingaboutmykitcheninacityapartment,tryingtogetsomeworkoutofthewaywhilemythree-year-oldinsistentlycriedherdesireto“gopark,seeduck.”

“Ican’tgo!

”Isaid.“Ihavethisandthistodo,andwhenI’mthroughI’llbetootiredtowalkthatfor.”

Mymother,whowasvisitingus,lookedupfromthepeasshewasshelling,“It’sawonderfulday,”sheoffered，“Reallywarm,yetthere’safinebreezy.Doyourememberthatdayweflewkites?

”

Istoppedinmydashbetweenstoveandsink.Thelookeddoorflewopenandwithitarushofmemories.“Comeon.”Itoldmylittlegirl.“You’reright,it’stoogoodadaytomiss.”

Anotherdecadepassed.Wewereintheaftermath（余波）ofagreatwar.All

eveningwehadbeenaskingourreturnedsoldier,theyoungestPatrickBoy,abouthisexperiencesasaprisonerofwar.Hehadtalkedfreely,butnowforalongtimehehadbeensilent.Whatwashethinkingof–whatdarkandhorriblethings?

“Say!

”Asmileslippedoutfromhislips.“Doyouremember---no,ofcourseyouwouldn’t.Itprobablydidn’tmaketheimpressiononyouasitdidonme.”

Ihardlydaredspeak.“Rememberwhat?

”

“IusedtothinkofthatdayalotinPOWcamp（战俘营）,whenthingsweren’ttoogood.Doyourememberthedayweflewthekites?

”

（）1.Mrs.Patrickwaslaughingguiltilybecauseshethought

A.shewastoooldtoflykites

B.herhusbandwouldmakefunofher

C.sheshouldhavebeendoingherhouseworkthen

D.hergirlsweren’tsupposedtoplaytheboy’sgame

（）2.By”wewereallbesideourse