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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