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限时规范训练（二十一） 阅读板块——练速度
（满分40分，限时35分钟）
Ⅰ.阅读理解（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
Herearetheunexpectedanimalpopulationsyou'llfindin4citiesaroundtheglobe.
Foxes,London
TakeanearlymorningorlatenightwalkthroughthecitystreetsofLondon,andyoujustmightmeetwithawanderingfemalefox.Oryoumightnot—despitethefactthatabout10,000foxescallEngland'scapitalcityhome,they'realsofamouslystealthy（鬼鬼祟祟的）.ThefoxescametoLondonshortlyafterWorldWarⅡwhensuburbs（市郊）beganspreadingintothecountryside.Bythe1970s,London'sfoxpopulationhadbeenfirmlyestablished.
Leopards（豹）,Mumbai
Anincreasingpopulationofleopardslivesrightunderthenosesoftheirhumanneighbors.Thereareasmanyas41ofthebigcatswalkingquietlyinthebrushofSanjayGandhiNationalPark,andothersmaketheirhomesinbackalleysofthecity.Theycanbedangerousbuttheyalsohelpkeeprabies（狂犬病）incheckbyfeedingonthecity'smanywilddogs.
Deer,Nara
Manyoftheanimalsonthislistcanbequitehardtospot,asthey'veadaptedtotheirsurroundingsthankstotheirshyandstealthynature.NotsoforthemanydeerofNara,Japan.Sikadeerhavelivedinthecityfornearly1,300years,thankstoastoryaboutthelightninggodridingoneintothecity.Today,theyareoneofthecity'smaintouristattractions,butyoushouldneverforgetthatthey'restillwildanimals.
Hyenas（土狼）,Harar
Hyenasdon'tgenerallyliveinHararCityinEthiopia,buttheymaketheirwayintotownnearlyeverynight.Theycomeinsearchofmeat,whichpeoplegladlygivethem.It'sapracticethatstartedwithamannamedYusufMumeSalleh,whobeganfeedingandcaringfortheanimals.Today,hissonAbbascarriesonthetradition.Hesays,“HyenashaveneverattackedthepeopleofHararsincemyfatherstartedfeedingthem,unlessyouharmtheirbabies.”
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇应用文。
人类活动使得我们越来越难见到野生动物，但其实在一些城市人们可以与野生动物和平相处。
它们包括伦敦的狐狸、孟买的豹子、奈良的小鹿和哈勒尔的土狼。
1．WhichwordcanproperlydescribetheleopardsinMumbai?
A．Rare. B．Friendly.
C．Mild.D．Beneficial.
解析：
细节理解题。
根据第三段中的“Theycanbedangerousbuttheyalsohelpkeeprabiesincheckbyfeedingonthecity'smanywilddogs.”可知，孟买的豹子帮助人们控制住了街头野狗的数量，从而抑制了狂犬病的蔓延。
答案：
D
2．WhatisspecialaboutSikadeerinNara?
A．Theyarequitedangerous.
B．Touristsareattractedbythem.
C．It'shardtoseetheminthecity.
D．Peoplecanridethemindailylife.
解析：
细节理解题。
根据第四段中的“Today,theyareoneofthecity'smaintouristattractions”可知，日本奈良的梅花鹿已经成为这个城市的主要景点之一。
答案：
B
3．WhatdidYusufMumeSallehdo?
A．Hegavehyenasfood.
B．Hecaredforbabyhyenas.
C．Heraisedhyenasinhishome.
D．Heprotectedpeoplefromhyenas.
解析：
细节理解题。
根据最后一段中的“Theycomeinsearchofmeat,whichpeoplegladlygivethem.It'sapracticethatstartedwithamannamedYusufMumeSalleh,whobeganfeedingandcaringfortheanimals.”可知，埃塞俄比亚古城哈勒尔有喂食土狼的传统，这是从YusufMumeSalleh开始的。
答案：
A
B
Whenyouthinkoffriends,youtendtothinkofpeoplewhohavebeeninyourlifeforalongtime.Butthere'sanotherkindoffriend—onethatappearsataparticularmoment.
ThefirstsuchfriendIrememberisaRussiangirlImetinLondonattheageoffour.Thatyear,mymotherhadremarriedandwe'dbemovingtotheUK.Everythingwaschangingtome.TheRussiangirlandIwerethetwooldestinourschool.ShespokenoEnglish;I,noRussian.Wecommunicatedbytryingtooutdoeachother—atdrawing,atgames,evenateating.OurcontestsgavemesomethingIcouldcontrol.AndmaybeIgaveherthesame.
Inmyeighthgrade,therewasJenny,whohadasmallhorsenamedRedWing.Theeighthgradewasaterribleyear.Webothknewit,butwedidn'ttalkaboutit.WespentmostofourtimewithRedWing.Oncoldwinterdays,we'dgooutandtaketurnsridingandwalking.SheleftintheninthgradeandImissedher.
ToJulie,I'llbeforevergrateful.WemetonthebeachinNewJerseyoneafternoon.Shewastherewithhertwinboys,theonlyotherchildrenthere,andtheywereaboutthesameageasmydaughter.Gradually,thechildrenapproachedeachotherandsoonwerediggingholestogether.Andwebegantotalk.Shelivedinthelittlebeachtown.Ilivedalonewithmydaughterinabigapartmentablockfromthebeach.MyhusbandhadtakenoffforNorthDakota,leavingmetothinkaboutwhattodonext.Suddenly,therewassomeoneIcouldtalkto.Forthenextcoupleofweeks,wemetatthebeachwiththechildren,andIwouldgohomewithher.Thelittlehousewasabalm（安慰物）tomydespairingheart.
Suchfriendsastheseoftenarrivewhenyourownlifeisoffbalance,andwillsupportyoutilltheworldsettlesonitsaxis（轴线）onceagain.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。
说到朋友的时候，人们往往会想到那些与我们相处很多年的人，但有些朋友则是生命中的过客，在我们过得不如意的时候出现，帮助我们度过那段艰难的时光。
4．HowdidthefriendshipbetweentheauthorandtheRussiangirldevelop?
A．Theyhadmanycommoninterests.
B．Theycompetedwitheachother.
C．Theysharedthesameactivitiestogether.
D．Theyshowedgreatconcernforeachother.
解析：
细节理解题。
根据第二段中的“Wecommunicatedbytryingtooutdoeachother—atdrawing,atgames,evenateating.OurcontestsgavemesomethingIcouldcontrol.AndmaybeIgaveherthesame.”可知，作者和这个俄罗斯女孩之间的友谊是以相互竞争的形式形成的。
答案：
B
5．WhatdidtheauthorgetfromJulie?
A．Greatcomfort.
B．Deepwisdom.
C．Financialsupport.
D．Heartfeltappreciation.
解析：
细节理解题。
根据第四段中的“Suddenly,therewassomeoneIcouldtalkto.Forthenextcoupleofweeks,wemetatthebeachwiththechildren,andIwouldgohomewithher.Thelittlehousewasabalmtomydespairingheart.”可知，在作者那段孤独无助的时光里，Julie成为一个可以聊天的人，给了作者安慰。
答案：
A
6．What'sthesimilaritybetweenthethreefriendsmentionedinthetext?
A．Theyappearedwhentheauthorwasintrouble.
B．Theystayedwiththeauthorforalongtime.
C．Theyhadnoeffectontheauthor'slife.
D．Theywerenottruefriendsoftheauthor.
解析：
推理判断题。
第一个朋友是作者因母亲再婚，全家移居英国而不开心的时候出现的；第二个朋友是作者读八年级正处于学业困难时期出现的；第三个朋友是作者独自在家带孩子而不知所措的时候出现的，由此可推断他们都是在作者艰难的时候出现的。
答案：
A
7．Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconvey?
A．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.
B．Heisrichenoughwhohastruefriends.
C．Afriendisapresentwhichyougiveyourself.
D．Somefriendsarearrangedinourlivesforgoodreason.
解析：
推理判断题。
文中作者介绍了一些生命中短暂出现的朋友，他们在被需要的时候出现，帮助作者度过那些艰难的时光。
答案：
D
C
Areyouaprocrastinator（拖延者）?
It'sacommonproblem.Anditcanbeharmful,aspreviousresearchhasshownthatpeoplewhoprocrastinatehavehigherlevelsofstressandlowerwellbeing,reportedtheAssociationforPsychologicalScienceintheUS.Butanewstudyhasfoundawaytodealwiththisproblem:
Bemoreconnectedtoyourfutureself.
Psychologiststhinkthateachpersonbelievesthattheyarereallytwopeople:
“PresentMe”and“FutureMe”.“Peopleactasiftheyprefertheircurrentselves'needsanddesirestothoseoftheirfutureselves，”wrotepsychologistsNeilLewisandDaphnaOyserman.
OysermanandLewisdecidedtotrytofindawaytomake“PresentMe”imagineexactlyhow“FutureMe”wouldfeelthenightbeforeabigpaperwasdue,though“PresentMe”hadn'tstartedyet.Theymade“PresentMe”thinkaboutafaroffeventanumberofdaysaway,notmonthsoryears.
Thinkingabouteventsinthis_waymeantthatsomethinglikeafriend'sweddingseemed16.3dayssoonerwhenconsideredindaysratherthanmonthsand11.4monthssoonerwhenconsideredinmonthsratherthanyears.
Theresearchersalsotriedtofindoutwhetherpeoplewouldtakeactionsooneriftheyweretoldacertaineventwashappeninginseveraldaysratherthanyears.Forexample,participantsimaginedtheyhadanewbornchild,andthatthechildwouldneedtogotocollegeineither18yearsor6,570days.Theresearchersfoundthoseinthe“days”conditionplannedtostartsavingfourtimessoonerthanthoseinthe“years”condition.
Soifyouthinkofyourlifeindaysinsteadofyears,youmaygetthingsdonequicker.
[语篇解读] 本文主要探究了一种应对拖延症的方法。
8．WhatdidOysermanandLewisintendtodothroughtheirstudy?
A．Toworkonasolutiontotestifsomeoneisaprocrastinator.
B．Tofindoutwhetherhumanbeingsusuallyhavetwodifferentcharacters.
C．Todiscoverprocrastinatorsaremorelikelytohavealowersenseofwellbeing.
D．Toproveit'shelpfultoconnectourcurrentselvesmorewithfutureselves.
解析：
细节理解题。
根据对第三段的整体理解可知，Oyserman和Lewis想要通过他们的研究去验证把“现在的我”和“将来的我”联系起来是否会对应对拖延症有一定的帮助，故选D。
答案：
D
9．Theunderlinedpart“thisway”inparagraph4refersto“________”．
A．settinguptoughdeadlines
B．followingschedulesstrictly
C．countinginsmallerunitsoftime
D．imagininghowyourfutureselfwillfeel
解析：
推理判断题。
根据第三段最后一句“Theymade‘PresentMe’thinkaboutafaroffeventanumberofdaysaway,notmonthsoryears.”可推知，画线部分是指用更小的时间单位去计量，故选C。
答案：
C
10．Whathelpspreventpeoplefromprocrastinating?
A．Comparingtheirfutureselveswithpresentselves.
B．Consideringtheircurrentselves'needsanddesires.
C．Thinkingaboutfaroffeventsindaysratherthanyears.
D．Markingimportanteventsonacalendarasareminder.
解析：
推理判断题。
根据第五段的内容以及最后一段“Soifyouthinkofyourlifeindaysinsteadofyears,youmaygetthingsdonequicker.”可推知，用天而不是用年去考虑将来所发生的事情会帮助拖延者不再拖延，故选C。
答案：
C
11．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A．Awaytogetthingsdoneintime.
B．Theharmfuleffectsofprocrastination.
C．Thereasontooverlookfutureneedsanddesires.
D．Thewaytoreducestressandimprovehappiness.
解析：
主旨大意题。
根据第一段最后一句“Butanewstudyhasfoundawaytodealwiththisproblem:
Bemoreconnectedtoyourfutureself.”并结合对全文的整体理解可推知，本文主要探究了一种应对拖延症的方法，故选A。
答案：
A
D
Severalyearsago,Ibeganaskingmyfriendsandfamilytotellmesomethingabouttheirpasswords（密码）.Yes,Iunderstandwhypasswordsareuniversallyhated:
thepressuretheyputonourmemoryandtheendlessdemandtoupdatethem.Ihatethemtoo.Butthereismoretopasswords
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