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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