高三英语二轮复习阅读提速练一.docx

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高三英语二轮复习阅读提速练一

2019-2020年高三英语二轮复习阅读提速练一

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

（xx·河南洛阳高三第一次统考）

Goodreadsremendsthefollowingbooksyouwanttoreadfortheeventtoe.

1．TheLyrics：

1961－xx

ByBobDylan

Simon&Schuster,$60

Whatit’sabout:

Thisheavy,welltimedpublicationcontainslyricsbythesongwriterwhojustwontheNobelPrizeinLiterature,fromhisfirstalbum,BobDylan,throughTempest.

What’stolove:

Thetimesmaybechanging,butDylan’sfansareconstant,traditionaldevoteeswhowillwantthisepiccollectionfortheirshelves,tositbesidethosebelovedoldlargepapers.

2．TaylorSwift:

ThisIsOurSong

ByTylerConroy

Simon&Schuster,$28

Whatit’sabout:

AnelegantfanzinecelebratingallthingsaboutTaylorSwift,especiallythepopstar’scountlessfans.

What’stolove:

Momand/orDad,thefanofTaylorSwift,willthinkyou’reprettycoolifheorshediscoversthistempletoTaylorundertheChristmastree（evenifitisabook）．

3．MistyCopeland

ByGreggDelman

Rizzoli,$39.95

Whatit’sabout:

StarfigurefemaleballetdancerMistyCopelandstrikesapose（95,tobeexact）inphotostakenbetween2011andxx,inthecasualsettingofdancestudios.

What’stolove：

SincebeingthefirstAfricanAmericanwomantobenamedaprincipaldancerwiththeAmericanBalletTheatre,Copelandhasbeeaculturalphenomenon,andDelman’sarrestingpicturescapture（捕捉）hermuscularpowerandelegance.

4．@NatGeo:

TheMostPopularInstagramPhotos

ByNationalGeographic

NationalGeographic,$19.95

Whatit’sabout:

NationalGeographic’spopularInstagramaccount（nearly63millionfollowers）estobookforminthistitlefilledwitheyepoppingimagesfromaroundtheworld.

What’stolove:

Here’sproofthatNatGeo’stalentedphotographershaveconqueredsocialmediawhilemaintainingtheusualqualityoftheirwork.Andforfansofmoretraditionalcoffeetablesizebooks,checkoutNationalGeographic’sWild,BeautifulPlaces：

PicturePerfectJourneysAroundtheGlobe（$40）．

1．Whichauthorisnotedforliteratureachievements?

A．BobDylan.　　　　B．TylerConroy.

C．GreggDelman.D．NationalGeographic.

2．Forwhateventarethebooksmostprobablyremended?

A．NewYear’sDay.B．ChristmasDay.

C．One’sanniversary.D．Literatureawards.

3．Howmuchwouldaphotographernormallyspendonhisfavouritebookslisted?

A．$39.95.B．$19.95.

C．$59.9.D．$99.9.

4．Whichbookwouldapopstar’sfanprobablybuy?

A．TheLyrics:

1961－xx.

B．TaylorSwift:

ThisIsOurSong.

C．MistyCopeland.

D．@NatGeo:

TheMostPopularInstagramPhotos.

B

（xx·山西名校联考）

Icherishbeingaroundpeoplewhoaretotallyfortablewithwhotheyare.Therealwaysseemstobeanaura（光环）ofloveandacceptancethatfollowsthesepeoplearound.Ithinkit’sbecausethey’vefiguredoutoneofthebiggestsecretsoflife:

thechanceofbeinglovedandacceptedgrowssomuchwhenwecantrulysaywecouldn’tbemorefortablewithourselves.

Peoplelikebeingaroundthosewhoarefortablewiththemselvesbecausethey’relessthreatening.Weallfeeltheneedtoprotectourselvesfromthreatsaimedatourinsecurities.Insecuritiesarelikeopenwoundsandithurtswhenpeoplepoke（捅；戳）atthem．Itcanbeexhaustingtohangaroundwithfolkswhoconstantlypokeatusjusttogainsomekindofexternalrecognitionthroughmakingeveryoneelsefeelsmaller.

Myfavoritethingaboutpeoplewhoarefortablewiththemselvesisthattheyneednoexternalrecognition.Theyhavediscoveredtheirworthis,bynature,somethingthatcannotbetakenawayoraddedtobasedonwhatotherpeoplethink.Ironicallyenough,thisendsupprovidingfortablepeoplewithmoreexternalvalidationthanthosewhofeeltheyneeditmost.Becausefortablepeople’sworthesfromwithin,theyseenopointintearingothersdown.Tothem,theonlysensiblewaytospeakaboutanotheristobepositive.

Iguesswhenyourealizeyourworthesfromwithin,youmightaswellbuildothersupratherthantearthemdown,sincetheirsizeisofnothreattoyoursenseofselfworth.Plus,it’salotmorefuntospeaklovetoothersandwatchtheireyesglowthanitistohurtsomeone’sfeelingsforacheaplaugh,anyway.Whenwebeefortablewithourselvesthroughfullyacceptingwhoweare,wecansilencethenoiseourinsecuritiesmakeinpublicsituationsandenjoythewonderfulrealitythatunfoldsbeforeus.

Theresultisaworldwithfewerinsecurities.Tome,thatsoundslikeabetterworld.

5．Whichofthefollowingsayingsbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?

A．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

B．Nopains,nogains.

C．Luckfavorsthosewhoarefortablewithwhotheyare.

D．Don’tclaimtoknowwhatyoudon’tknow.

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph2probablymean?

A．Insecurities.

B．Openwounds.

C．Peoplewhoarefortablewiththemselves.

D．Threats.

7．What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?

A．Togiveavividdescriptionofpeoplewhoarefortablewiththemselves.

B．Toaskpeopletomakefriendswithpeoplewhoarefortablewiththemselves.

C．Tooffersomepracticaladviceonhowtobeapersonwhoisfortablewithhimself/herself.

D．Toappealtopeopletobefortablewiththemselvessothatwecanliveinabetterworld.

C

（xx·辽宁大连双基测试）

Wheneverweseeabutton,wewanttopressitbecauseweknowthatsomethingwillhappen.Thisistrueinmostcases,forexample,onadoorbell.Butsomebuttonsareactuallyfake（假的）,likethe“close”buttononalift.

Manypeopleareinthehabitofpressingthe“close”buttonbecausetheydon’thavethepatiencetowait.Butlifts’“close”buttonsareapletetrick,atleastintheU．S.—thedoorswillnotcloseanyfasternomatterhowhardyoupress.

Itstartedinthe1990swhentheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActwaspassedintheU．S.,makingsurethatallliftsstayedopenlongenoughsothatpeoplewithdisabilitiescouldentersafely.Onlyrepairworkerscanusethebuttonstospeedupthedoorclosingprocessiftheyhavespecialkeys.

Buttonormalliftriders,thebuttonsaren’tpletelyuseless.Accordingtopsychologists,fakebuttonscanactuallymakeyoufeelbetterbyofferingyouasenseofcontrol.

“Asenseofcontrolisveryimportant.Itreducesstressandincreaseswellbeing，”saidEllenJ．Langer,apsychologyprofessoratHarvardUniversity.Expertsalsoaddedthatalotofbuttonsthatdon’tdoanythingexistinourlivesforthissamepurpose.

Forexample,pedestriancrosswalkbuttonsdon’tliveuptotheirnameseither.Pressingthemusedtohelpmakethetrafficsignalschangefaster,butthatwasbeforeputercontrolledtrafficsignalswereintroduced.

Butpsychologistsfounditinterestingthatevenwhenpeopleareawareoftheselittle“whitelies”，theystillcontinuetopushfakebuttonsbecauseaslongasthedoorseventuallyclose,itisconsideredtobeworththeeffort.

8．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A．Todescribedifferentfakebuttons.

B．Toexplorethefunctionsoffakebuttons.

C．Toanalyzevarioushabitsofpushingbuttons.

D．Toexplainthedisadvantagesoffakebuttons.

9．Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“close”buttonsonaliftinAmerica?

A．Theyworkwhenpeoplepressthemhard.

B．Theyweredesignedforasenseofcontrol.

C．Theyneverspeedupthedoorclosingprocess.

D．Theytakethesafetyofthedisabledintoaccount.

10．Whatcanweinferaboutpedestriancrosswalkbuttons?

A．Theycanmakepeoplefeelbetter.

B．Theyhelpputersworkfaster.

C．Theycancontrolthetrafficsignals.

D．Theyhelppedestrianscrosssafely.

11．Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．ButtonsintheU．S.A.

B．ButtonsAlwaysLie

C．ButtonsMayNotWork

D．“Close”ButtonsonLifts

D

（xx·济南模拟）

Tea,themosttypicalEnglishdrink,becameestablishedinBritainbecauseoftheinfluenceofaforeignprincess,CatherineofBraganza,thequeenofCharlesⅡ.AsaloverofteasinceherchildhoodinPortugal,shebroughtteadrinkingtotheEnglishroyalcourtandsetatrendforthe__beverageinthe17thcentury.Thefashionsoonspreadbeyondthecircleofthenobilitytothemiddleclasses,andteabecameapopulardrinkattheLondoncoffeehouseswherepeoplemettodobusinessanddiscusseventsoftheday.Manyemployersservedacupofteatotheirworkersinthemiddleofthemorning,thusinventingalastingBritishinstitution,the“teabreak”．However,drinkingteainsocialsettingsoutsidetheworkplacewasbeyondthemeansofthemajorityofBritishpeople.Itcamewithahighpricetagandteawastaxedaswell.

Around1800,theseventhDuchessofBedford,AnnaMariaRussell,beganthepopularpracticeof“afternoontea”，aceremonytakingplaceataboutfouro’clock.Untilthen,peopledidnotusuallyeatordrinkanythingbetweenlunchanddinner.Atapproximatelythesametime,theEarlofSandwichpopularizedanewwayofeatingbread—inthinslices,withsomethinglikejamorcucumbersbetweenthem.Beforelong,asmallmealattheendoftheafternoon,involvingteaandsandwiches,becamepartoftheBritishwayoflife.

Asteabecamemuchcheaperduringthe19thcentury,itspopularityspreadrightthroughallcornersoftheBritishsociety.Thus,teabecameBritain’sfavoritedrink.Inworkingclasshouseholds,itwasservedwiththemainmealoftheday,eatenwhenworkersreturnedhomeafteraday’slabor.Thismealhasbeeknownas“hightea”．Today,teacanbedrunkatanytimeoftheday,andaccountsforovertwofifthsofalldrinksconsumedinBritain—withtheexceptionofwater.

12．Whatismainlydiscussedaboutteainthetext?

A．ItsdevelopmentinBritain.

B．Itstraditionalwaysofdrinking.

C．Itsinfluencearoundtheworld.

D．ItspopularityinEurope.

13．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thebeverage”probablyreferto?

A．Teadrinking.

B．Asmallmeal.

C．A