专题8阅读完型限时保分练二 高考英语阅读完形填空解题技巧及真题演练.docx

1、专题8阅读完型限时保分练二 高考英语阅读完形填空解题技巧及真题演练第八讲：阅读完型限时保分练(二)(限时55分钟).阅读理解ACelebrate the moon landing anniversary with booksAstronomy lovers are not the only ones excited about the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.Publishers are also taking note, serving up a pile of books to mark the occasion.One Giant Lea

2、p, $29.99Charles FishmanGetting to the moon demanded a million hours of work for each hour spent in space, this book argues.Accordingly, the story focuses on the engineers, coders, project managers and others who worked hard to get the Apollo program off the ground.Moonbound, $35Jonathan FetterVormC

3、olorful and detailed, the comicstyle illustrations (连环画风格的插图) in this book bring the moon landing to life.Much of the astronauts dialog is based on real recordings, making the book particularly reliable.The Apollo Missions, $19.99David BakerA former NASA engineer uses photographs, illustrations, blu

4、eprints and other documents to guide readers through a clear history of the space race and the Apollo program, from the beginnings of rocket science to the successful return home of the Apollo 11 crew.The Mission of a Lifetime, $22Basil HeroThe Apollo astronauts rarely gave personal interviews.But n

5、ow that theyre getting older, the astronauts are starting to get introspective (内省的)This book deals with conversations with the 12 astronauts who have general wisdom on overcoming fear and appreciating life.语篇解读：本文是应用文。为了纪念人类登月成功五十周年，出版社出版了一些介绍相关历史和文化的书籍。本文介绍了其中的四本。1What makes the content of Moonbou

6、nd reliable?AThe authors fame.BThe personal interviews.CThe colorful illustrations.DThe related real recordings.解析：选D细节理解题。根据介绍的Moonbound部分中的“Much of the astronauts dialog is based on real recordings, making the book particularly reliable.”可知，这本书中的对话是基于真实的录音，这使得该书可信度高。2Which of the following should

7、you read if you want to learn about the history of the space race?AOne Giant Leap. BMoonbound.CThe Apollo Missions. DThe Mission of a Lifetime.解析：选C细节理解题。根据介绍The Apollo Missions部分中的“A former NASA engineer uses photographs, illustrations, blueprints and other documents to guide readers through a clea

8、r history of the space race .”可知，该书介绍了太空竞赛的整个历史过程，所以如果想了解这方面的内容，可以阅读该书。3Who is the text intended for?ABig publishers. BAstronomy lovers.CLeading scientists. DInexperienced astronauts.解析：选B推理判断题。根据文章第一段的内容以及对四本书的介绍可知，这篇文章的目标读者是天文爱好者。BSigns posted up and down the school hallway didnt let me forget: Sn

9、owball Dance Next Friday Night! No one would be asking me, the junior high school outcast (被抛弃的人)My face was ruined, and my balance was off I had seizures (癲痫) without warning.All these were making my middle school life miserable.I kept my head down as I hurried to the classroom.I stepped into the o

10、ffice where my teacher Mrs Barrett waited.She learned that my grandmother had been teaching me to sew for years, but none of the other kids in the class knew it.Mrs Barrett called me up to her desk.“A lot of girls need help with changes on their dresses for the Snowball Dance.I thought you could hel

11、p me after school，” she said.“Sure，” I said.Together with Mrs Barrett, I sewed buttons, shortened some sleeves, and lengthened others.Teresa, one of the most popular girls, came by to pick up her dress.“Roberta designed and sewed it by hand，” Mrs Barrett told her.“Its fashionable! Thanks.You must ha

12、ve added this brilliant belt，” she said.“I tied ribbons to the end of a pearl necklace，” I said, looking down at my shabby shoes.Teresa didnt get crowned (加冕) at the dance, but her Snowball Dance dress was the talk of the school during the following week.Word quickly spread that I was actually good

13、at something.Soon the girls were coming to me and Mrs Barrett for custommade dresses.“We should organize a fashion show，” Mrs Barrett said one day.We asked the girls in the office and they all wanted to participate.We had a packed auditorium (礼堂) for the show.“This fashion show was a great success,

14、and better than any dance could be.I think we pushed back the boundaries of fashion，” Mrs Barrett said after the fashion show.Those werent the only boundaries we pushed back.Later, Mrs Barrett encouraged me to run for student body president.“The kids have known your talent，” she said.And I was elect

15、ed president of the grade.I must say its my luck to meet Mrs Barrett in my life.语篇解读：本文是记叙文。作为学校中被排斥的人，作者感到孤独与消沉。后来，老师让她发挥了才能，她因此得到同学们的认可和喜爱。4What do we know about the author before receiving Mrs Barretts request?AShe was well liked by her classmates.BShe wasnt interested in the dance at all.CShe fe

16、lt lonely, miserable and depressed.DShe was unlucky, sensitive, but optimistic.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第一段的第二句和最后两句可知，一开始，作者在学校中被排斥，她感到孤独、痛苦和沮丧。5What did Mrs Barrett ask the author to do?ADesign a new dress for her.BHelp her with the girls dresses.CGo to the Snowball Dance with her.DGet along with her classmat

17、es and cheer up.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段中Mrs Barrett 所说的话可知，老师请求作者帮着她修改女孩们的舞会服装。6Why did Teresas dress become a popular topic in the school?AThe dress was specially designed.BShe was elected Snowball Queen.CShe helped design her own dress.DTeresa was the most popular girl.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第三段Teresa的惊喜反应可知，作者为她设

18、计制作的服装很棒。Teresa虽然没有被加冕为舞会皇后，但是她的服装却成了学校的热门话题。7The author mainly owed her change to _.Aher special talentBher hard workCher friendly classmatesDher teacher Mrs Barrett解析：选D细节理解题。根据最后一段的最后一句可知，作者将自己的改变主要归功于她的老师。CGrowing up in an ItalianAmerican household was, for me, pretty special.My mother, Gina, an

19、 immigrant from Italy, held on to so many of her familys traditions that at times, regardless of the fact that I was living in America, our home felt like in Italy.To this day, my mother only speaks to me in Italian.She may speak in some English terms and expressions from time to time, but our conve

20、rsations are, for the most part, in her mother tongue.And most of those conversations are about food.For us, food Italian food is an important part of our lives.The food my mother prepared for me and my sister as children is the same food as my grandmother created in her small farm kitchen high up i

21、n the mountains.One of my familys dishes of heritage I am sure to learn and perfect is my mothers arancini di riso (Italian rice balls)Arancini, in Italian, means little oranges.After you roll some leftover rice into a small ball, place a piece of mozzarella (莫泽雷勒干酪) in the center, then bread that a

22、nd fry it, the golden outside resembles one of our favorite fruits.For my family, it also showcased my mothers ability to always find a delicious way to never let anything go to waste: Last nights good rice was repurposed into this perfect midday snack or dinner appetizer.So, when I take a perfect l

23、ittle arancini out of the hot oil and crack it open, I am immediately transported back to my childhood: I am a little girl getting off the bus and running through the back door to the smell of last nights rice transformed into sticky, delicate goodness.This small snack symbolizes so many important e

24、lements in my life: my mothers wastenot philosophy, her ability to take a few simple ingredients and transform them, and finally, the way she carried her mothers recipes to the US in her mind and heart so she could, years later, teach me about my heritage through food.Eating arancini, and all the ot

25、her recipes my mother continued to make here in the US after leaving Italy, allowed her to teach me who I am, where I come from, and why I should be proud of it all.语篇解读：作者是一个意大利裔美国人，母亲特意用意大利语教会作者做意大利饭团，继承了作者家里的小吃食品传统，让作者充分理解自我，为自己所做的事而自豪。8What makes the authors home feel like in Italy? AFruit and s

26、nacks. BNeighbors and friends.CNames and holidays. DFood and language.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段前三句“To this day, my mother .are about food.”可知，母亲用意大利母语与我谈论意大利食物的事情，故D选项正确。9Why is the author sure to learn and perfect arancini di riso?AIt saves valuable food from going to waste.BIt reminds the author of her day

27、s at school.CIt plays a major role in continuing family tradition.DIt showcases the cooking skills of the authors mother.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“One of my familys dishes of heritage I am sure to learn and perfect is my mothers arancini di riso (Italian rice balls)”和最后一句“For my family, it also showcased

28、my mothers ability to always find a delicious way to never let anything go to waste .or dinner appetizer.”可以判断，作者决定把家里的意大利传统食品继承下来，因为它在家庭传统中起着重要作用，它不仅赞扬了母亲从来不浪费的传统美德，也体现了母亲把剩米饭改做成可口的小吃的能力。10What does the underlined word “goodness” in Paragraph 4 refer to?AArancini di riso. BMothers kindness.CThe Ita

29、lian language. DAmazing cooking skills.解析：选A词义猜测题。根据第四段第二句中的“This small snack symbolizes so many important elements”可知，goodness是指This small snack，即“arancini di riso (Italian rice balls)”，故A选项正确。11What is the text mainly about?AWhy learning to cook is important for a mother.BHow the family heritage i

30、s taught through food.CHow childhood experiences change ones life.DWhy mothers are important in childrens education.解析：选B主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了作者身在异乡，母亲让她用剩米饭学做意大利家庭传统小吃，以继承母亲节约粮食的美德，从而让作者认识自我。DIn todays short attention span informationoverloaded age, there are new challenges for creative workers.For creator

31、s, the news and information cycle is so fast that to earn attention for your work suggests you have to keep up with it all.But the other side of that technological coin is that its easier than ever to make things and distribute them online.Of course the entire planet does not care when yet more medi

32、a is added to the world.But even 50 years ago, before the Internet, there were more films made each year than anyone could possibly see and more books published annually than anyone could read.Before the web there was often no way to get your work distributed unless you had permission.Given the choice of a) depending on the approval of others to fini