届高考英语第一轮复习强化训练题12.docx

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届高考英语第一轮复习强化训练题12

必修二Unit4阅读理解·组块专练——练速度

（限时：

35分钟）

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

（2016·洛阳高三第一次月考）Ifindithumoroussometimesthateventhemostordinaryincidentscanhaveanimpactonourawareness.

Mywife,daughter,andImovedintoourhomenineyearsago

andwespentalotoftimeandenergyintheyardtogetitlookinglikeitdoestoday.Weliveonacorner,higherthanstreetlevel,andtheentiresideoftheyardissurroundedbyaprofessionallybuiltrockwall.Thefrontofthehousethoughisanotherstorybecauseinsteadofawallalongthesidewalk,therocksappeartobejustthrownupontothedirtasifsomeonewereinahurrytofinish.

Wedidthebestwecouldwithwhatwehadtoworkwithandcalledthisareaour“rockgarden”.Wheneverwehadleftoverflowersorplants,DeniseorIwouldstickthemoutfront,justtobringsomecolortothearea.

LastsummerIhadreachedtheendoftherockgardenandfoundatinylittleplantthatIcouldnotimmediatelyidentify.IknewIdidn’tplantitandDeniseclaimedthatshedidn’teither.Wedecidedtoletitcontinuegrowinguntilwecouldfigureoutwhatitwas.

WeekspassedandasImademywaybacktothemysteryplant,itappearedtobeaSunflower.Ithadatallskinnystalk（茎）andonlyoneheadonit.Idecidedtobaby_it_alongandweedaroundit.AsIpulledrocksfromtheareatogettotheweeds,Inoticedsomethingunusual.TheSunflowerhadnotstartedwhereIsawthestalkbegin.Itactuallyhadbegununderabigrockandgrownunderandaroundittoreachthesun.

That’swhenIrealizedthatifatinylittleSunflowerdidn’tletabigrockstandinitswayofdeveloping,wetoohavetheabilitytodothesamething.WebelieveinourselveslikethatlittleSunflower,wecanattainthesamefoodandnutritionaswell.

StandtallliketheSunflowerandbeproudofwhoandwhatyouareandtheenvironmentwillbegintosupportyou.Youwillfindawaytogounderoraroundyourbigobstacle（障碍）inordertoreachyourdesires.

语篇解读：

本文为夹叙夹议文。

主要讲述了作者和家人经营自己的花园，无意间发现具有顽强生命力的向日葵，从而引发了对生命的思考和认识。

1．Wecanknowfromthesecondparagraphthat________.

A．theauthorfinishedbuildinghishomehurriedly

B．ittooktheauthornineyearstomaketheyardbeautiful

C．theauthor’shomewasmadeofrockwalls

D．theauthor’sfamilyhavelivedinthishomefornineyears

解析：

选D　细节理解题。

根据第二段的“Mywife,daughter,andImovedintoourhomenineyearsago...”可知D项正确。

2．Whydidtheauthorandhiswifedecidetoletthetinylittleplantgrow?

A．Becausetheywereinterestedineverylittleplant.

B．Becausetheywantedtodiscoverwhatitwas.

C．Becausetheywantedtouseittomaketheyardcolorful.

D．Becausetheyweretouchedbyitsstrongwill.

解析：

选B　细节理解题。

根据第四段的最后一句“Wedecidedtoletitcontinuegrowinguntilwecouldfigureoutwhatitwas.”可知B项正确。

3．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“babyitalong”inPara.5mean?

A．Makeshelterforit.

B．Leaveitalone.

C．Takegoodcareofit.

D．Putitelsewhere.

解析：

选C　词义猜测题。

根据第五段的第四句“AsIpulledrocksfromtheareatogettotheweeds,Inoticedsomethingunusual.”可知C项正确。

4．Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?

A．Humanbeingsareabletoremoveobstacles.

B．TheuniversaltruthmadetheSunflowersurvive.

C．AbigrockblockedoutthesunlightoftheSunflower.

D．Wecanachievesuccessaslongasweareselfconfident.

解析：

选D　推理判断题。

根据最后一段最后一句可知D项正确。

B

（2016·东北三校二模）TheNationalAirandSpaceMuseuminWashingtonD．C.hasthousandsofobjectsondisplay,includingthe1903WrightFlyer,CharlesLindbergh’sSpiritofSt.Louis,theApollo11CommandModuleColumbia,andalunarrockyoucantouch.Inadditiontoourexhibitiongalleries,youmaywanttovisittheAlbertEinsteinPlanetarium,LockheedMartinIMAXTheater,andthePublicObservatoryontheeastend.TherearemanythingstodoattheMuseuminD．C.Weofferdailytoursandeducationalactivitiesforbothchildrenandadults.Wealsohavescheduledlecturesandeventsthroughouttheyear.

Hours&Admission:

OpeneverydayexceptDecember25.Admissionisfree.

RegularHours:

10：

00amto5：

30pm

ExtendedHours:

10：

00amto7：

30pm

December2630,2014.

March30April20,2015.

FridaysandSaturdays,April24May16,2015.

May17September7,2015.

VISITINGTIPS：

LimittheNumberofBags:

Allvisitorsarescreenedthroughmetaldetectorsuponentry.ThefeweritemsyoubringinsidetheMuseum,thefasteryourentry.Beforeyouvisit,pleasereviewthelistofprohibiteditems,whichincludepocketknivesandtripods（三脚架）.VisitorscarryingprohibiteditemswillnotbeallowedinsidetheMuseum,sopleaseleavethemathomeorinyourcar.

NoFoodandDrink:

OnlybottledwaterispermittedintheMuseum.YoumayonlyconsumefoodandotherdrinksintheFoodCourt,notintheMuseum.GroupswhobringfoodareencouragedtopicnicontheNationalMall.

PleaseTakePhotos:

Youarewelcometotakephotosforpersonaluse.However,tripodsandmonopods（单脚架）arenotpermittedwithoutapproval.

FirstAid:

TheMuseumhasaFirstAidofficeandanurseonduty.PleasecontactthenearestsecurityofficerortheWelcomeCenterforassistance.

VisittheWelcomeCenter：

AtourWelcomeCenterintheSouthLobby,staffandvolunteerscanansweranyquestionsyouhaveduringyourvisit.

Open10：

00amto5：

30pm

Phone：

2026332214

Email:

NASM－VisitorServices@si.edu

语篇解读：

本文是一篇说明文。

主要就华盛顿一家博物馆的参观事宜做了简要介绍。

5．Accordingtothepassage,theNationalAirandSpaceMuseumisamuseum________.

A．whereonlyadultscantakepartinsomeeducationalactivities

B．everyonecanpayavisittowithoutbuyingtickets

C．whereonecantouchanythinghelikes

D．everyonecanvisitwithouttimelimitsalltheyearround

解析：

选B　细节理解题。

根据文章中的“Hours&Admission:

OpeneverydayexceptDecember25.Admissionisfree.”可知，这家博物馆是免费对公众开放的。

故答案选B。

6．IftheGreensplantovisittheMuseumat6：

00pm,itisaccessibleon________.

A．December24,2014（Wednesday）

B．March1,2015（Sunday）

C．July6,2015（Monday）

D．September15,2015（Tuesday）

解析：

选C　细节理解题。

根据文章中“ExtendedHours”的介绍，并结合选项可知，Green一家只能在2015年7月6日的晚上六点去这家博物馆参观。

故答案选C。

7．Avisitortothemuseumcan________.

A．eatanddrinkintheMuseumorintheFoodCourt

B．takephotoswithtripodsforpersonaluse

C．bringfewerbagstogothroughmetaldetectors

D．getsomemedicaltreatmentifhesuddenlyfallsill

解析：

选D　推理判断题。

根据文章“FirstAid”部分的内容可推知，如果来访者突然病倒，可以得到紧急救助。

故答案选D。

8．Thepurposeofthispassageisto_________.

A．makeanadvertisementforthemuseum

B．attractpeopletoexploretheuniverse

C．encourageadultstobringtheirchildrenthere

D．showwhatisondisplayinthemuseum

解析：

选A　写作意图题。

通过对文章的整体理解可知，本文是一篇有关博物馆参观事宜的介绍，由此可推知，本文是一篇广告，其目的在于宣传这家博物馆，以吸引更多人来此参观。

故答案选A。

C

（2016·郑州市高三质量预测）Canyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolate?

It’snotsomethingI’dliketodo,soIwasrelievedtoreadthatthere’sauniversitywithaprogrammetosafeguardthefutureofchocolate!

TheUniversityofReading,inEngland,hasjustopenedanewclearinghouseforalltheworld’snewcocoavarieties.Theymustbequarantined（进行检疫）beforetheycanbegrown.Why?

Cocoaproductionhitarecordhighof4.4milliontonslastyearbutabout30%ofthepreciouscropisregularlylosttopestsanddiseases.Nowwedon’twantthat,dowe?

Demandforchocolatehasbeenincreasingfasterthantheworldsupplyofcocoaandresearchersthinkthatnewvarietiesarekeytosolvingthisproblem.

TheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequalityofthenewcropsince1985,afterittookoverthetaskfromtheRoyalBotanicalGardensinKew,London.Andithasimproveditsfacilities.Theleaderoftheinstitution’scocoaproject,ProfessorPaulHadley,says,“Oneofthemainissuesconcerningcocoaimprovementisthesupplyofreliablyclean,healthy,interestingcocoamaterial.”

Thecocoacentrehasacollectionof400plantvarietiesandtheirgreenhouseusesalotofenergytokeepthemintropicalconditions.Afteruptotwoyearsinquarantine,cleanandsafeseedsaresenttosome20countries,includingseveralinWestAfrica.That’swhere75%ofthecocoausedforchocolateworldwidecomesfrom.Thecropisextremelyimportantforthelocaleconomy:

itemploysabouttwomillionpeople.

ProfessorPaulHadleysaysheworkswithasmallteamofskilledtechnicianswholookafterthecollection.Andmoreofusseemtocountonthemnow.

Thescientistsays,“Thereissomeconcernwithintheindustrythatdemandisincreasingconstantly,particularlyincountrieslikeChina,wherethestandardoflivingisincreasingandpeoplearegettingatastefordifferentchocolates.”

语篇解读：

本文主要介绍了英国一项保护可可种子的项目。

9．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Safeguardingcocoaseeds.

B．Plantingcocoaseedsworldwide.

C．Keepingcocoaseedsinthegreenhouse.

D．Findingthenewmarketforcocoa.

解析：

选A　主旨大意题。

根据第一段的第二句“It’snotsomethingI’dliketodo,soIwasrelievedtoreadthatthere’sauniversitywithaprogrammetosafeguardthefutureofchocolate！

”及第五段中的“cleanandsafeseeds”可知，本文主要讲的是英国保护可可种子的项目，故A项正确。

10．Theinstitution’scocoaprojectisto________.

A．havecocoaskinremoved

B．offermorejobstopeople

C．ensurethequalityofcocoa

D．supplycocoatotwomillionpeople

解析：

选C　推理判断题。

根据第四段的最后一句“Theleaderof...interestingcocoamaterial.’”可知，这个机构是要确保可可粉的质量，故C项正确。

11．Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?

A．Thetasteofchocolatesischanging.

B．Demandforcocoaisincreasingcontinually.

C．Peopleareconcernedaboutcocoavarieties.

D．Chinesehavealonghistoryofeatingchocolates.

解析：

选B　段落大意题。

根据最后一段的关键词“demandisincreasingconstantly”可知，本段主要讲可可的需求量不断增长，故B项正确。

12．What’sthepurposeofthetext?

A．Toeducate.　　　　B．Toadvertise.

C．Towarn.D．Toinform.

解析：

选D　写作意图题。

文章第一段点题，结合全文的整体内容可知，本文主要介绍了英国保护可可种子的项目，属于向读者传递信息的类型，故D项正确。

D

（2016·石家庄高三质检一）Thepoaching,orillegalkilling,ofrhinos（犀牛）inSouth