届高三英语二轮复习高考压轴冲刺练 九 含答案.docx

1、届高三英语二轮复习高考压轴冲刺练 九 含答案温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。高考压轴冲刺练 九限时40分钟. 阅读理解Speed reading is a necessary and vital skill in the Internet age. We skim over articles, e-mails and tweets to try to grasp key words and the essential meaning of the text. With so much informati

2、on available through our electronic devices, it would be impossible to get through everything if we read word by word, line by line. But a new trend calls on people to unplug and enjoy reading slowly, one which claims to have benefits beyond intellectual stimulation. A recent story from The Wall Str

3、eet Journal reported on a book club in Wellington, New Zealand, where members meet in a cafe and turn off their smart phones. They sink into comfortable chairs and read in silence for an hour. Unlike typical book clubs, the point of the slow reading club isnt to exchange ideas about certain books, b

4、ut to get away from electronic devices and read in a quiet, relaxed environment. According to the story, the Wellington book club is just one example of a movement started by book lovers who miss the traditional way of reading. Traditional readers, like Maura Kelly, say a regular reading habit sharp

5、ens the mind, improves concentration, reduces stress levels and deepens the ability to understand others. Some of these benefits have been backed up by science. For example, a study of 300 elderly people published by the journal Neurology last year showed that mature people who take part in activiti

6、es that use their brain, such as reading, suffer less memory loss as they get older. Another study published last year in Science showed that reading novels helps people understand others mental states and beliefsa key skill in building relationships. Yet technology has made us less careful readers.

7、 Computer and phone screens have changed our reading patterns from the top-to-bottom, left-to-right reading order we traditionally used, to a wild skimming and skipping pattern as we hunt for important words and information. Reading text online that has many links to other web pages also leads to we

8、aker comprehension than reading plain text. The Internet may have made us stupider, says British journalist Patrick Kingsley, only half joking. Because of the Internet, he claims we have become very good at collecting a wide range of factual tidbits, but we are also gradually forgetting how to sit b

9、ack, think and relate all these facts to each other. 【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了慢速阅读给人们带来的好处和快速阅读特别是电子阅读带来的一些问题。1. Speed reading is a necessary and vital skill in the Internet age because people_. A. have to grasp the meaning fasterB. have much more information to readC. no longer read word by word, line

10、by lineD. must use their smartphones more frequently【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文章第一段的With so much information available through our electronic devices, it would be impossible to get through everything if we read word by word, line by line. 可知人们因为信息太多而快速阅读。故选B。2. Members of the Wellington book club are expected

11、to_. A. read peacefully for an hourB. make coffee for the other membersC. regularly swap ideas about booksD. turn off their smartphones for recharging【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据文章第三段的where members meet in a cafe and turn off their smart phones. They sink into comfortable chairs and read in silence for an hour.

12、可知选A。3. According to the Neurology study, who is most likely to suffer memory loss? A. A 65-year-old man who rarely reads. B. A 79-year-old woman who reads regularly. C. A 17-year-old middle school student who seldom reads. D. A healthy 24-year-old university graduate who often plays games. 【解析】选A。推

13、理判断题。根据文章第五段的a study of 300 elderly people. . . suffer less memory loss as they get older. 可知参加思维活动, 比如读书等, 不易失去记忆力, 故65岁从不读书的人容易失去记忆力。故选A。4. The last paragraph is written to_. A. explain the secrets of others mindsB. urge people to read as slowly as possibleC. encourage people to read more about sc

14、ienceD. describe the problems caused by electronic reading【解析】选D。主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段的关键句technology has made us less careful readers. 可知该段主要描述了电子阅读带来的一些问题。故选D。In less than 60 years, the people of my tribe have gone from being an independent nation, to cultural prisoners, to welfare recipients(接受者). Is it

15、any wonder that there are so many problems facing indigenous(土著的)Australians today? When I was growing up in Kowanyama there were 15 people in my class, I am the only one who has gone to university. Im also the only girl in my class who did not have a child at 15. Of the boys in my class, seven have

16、 been incarcerated, two for murder, five for robbery and rape. Only three of us are not alcoholics. Four of my classmates have committed suicide. Life as a young aborigine is not easy, in any setting. The story of my fellow students is a lesson in the magnitude of the problems that young indigenous

17、people in Cape York face. The two issues that are central to changing this story are education and health. There is a huge gap between what we get in communities and what other kids get in cities. One of the problems facing education in remote indigenous schools is that teachers tend to be just out

18、of training and stay for only a year or two. Not one teacher stayed for the whole of my nine years at schoolnot even the principals. This seeming lack of commitment makes you feel they dont care. We need to review the curriculum in these communities because it is pitched at a very low level. I have

19、had to draw the conclusion that governments and educationalists see us as less than white people. Education should be uplifting, not serve to reinforce lack of self-esteem and the heart-wrenching low expectations that our race suffer from. We need a massive reassessment of, education policies and an

20、 equally massive investment in education. We have spent so long listening to some white fellows telling us we are stupid, lazy no-hopers that the majority of my people actually believe it. The relationship between poor education and poor health is clear. People whose self-esteem and pride have been

21、destroyed by a substandard education system and a social system that creates an addiction to passive welfare have little reason to live healthy lives. Our health is getting worse. The policies that determine the delivery of health services are deeply flawed by a bureaucracy(官僚作风)that does not want t

22、o hear our voices. Health services are often confined to the clinic. It is problems and challenges such as these that led me to stand in last Octobers ATSIC election. ATSITC is more than the board of commissioners and the Canberra bureaucracy. ATSIC is also people who are from community and work har

23、d for community. We recognize that governments cannot solve our problems for us. As young people we are trying to take responsibility for our future. I ask the Prime Minister, not that he fixes these problems for us but that he and his Government see us as equal partners in the huge task of rebuildi

24、ng our families, communities and Cape York Peninsula. He demonstrated his commitment by engaging his Government at the family and domestic violence summit. My view is that the level of domestic violence and child abuse sums up all that has been wrong with Aboriginal policy. We need a new relationshi

25、p to address this frightening reality in our lives. Aboriginal people are reluctant to admit that young girls and women are being raped by their own people because of the blanket of shame. I am asking you to help lift that blanket. I stand here as a proud Aboriginal woman, a Kokoberra woman as well

26、as a criminologist, and I thank you for your time and attention. Tania Major, 22, is an ATSIC regional councilor and a trainee manager at her home community of Kowanyama on Cape York. This is an edited version of an address she is scheduled to give at a meeting between the Prime Minister and Cape Yo

27、rk leaders(full text at smh. com. an). 【文章大意】本文是演讲类文章阅读。作者全面介绍了土著澳大利亚人的生存状况和困难, 呼吁人们平等地对待他们, 给他们自尊, 让他们享有正常的生活。5. Which of the following words can best describe Tanias tone? A. Regretful. B. Depressed. C. Serious. D. Humorous. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。通读全文可知作者的态度是严肃和认真的。serious严肃的, 认真的。故选C。6. The underlined wor

28、d “incarcerated” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_. A. criticized B. killedC. dismissed D. imprisoned【解析】选D。词义猜测题。根据该单词后的“two for murder, five for robbery and rape. Only three of us are not alcoholics. Four of my classmates have committed suicide. ”推断该词的意思是“囚禁”。imprisoned囚禁。故选D。7. We can infe

29、r from the passage that in Australia_. A. few teachers are willing to work in indigenous schools because they are poorly paidB. the curriculum in indigenous schools has to be easier otherwise the students will failC. the undereducated aborigines are considered to be lazy and dependent on welfareD. a

30、 good education can help the aboriginal people to learn to set high expectations【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据文章的第八、九段的内容推断未受教育的土著人被认为是懒惰的且只知道依靠福利生活, 关键词为lazy, passive welfare。故选C。8. What is the main idea of the passage? A. ATSIC doesnt serve the people because of its incompetence and bureaucracy. B. The aborigina

31、l people can learn to be responsible for their future if treated equally. C. The government has adopted fresh policies related to the delivery of health services. D. The biggest problems facing the aboriginal people are domestic violence and child abuse. 【解析】选B。主旨大意题。通读全文, 并根据文章中的关键词可知该文主要讲述土著人如果被平等

32、对待的话能够学会对自己的未来负责。故选B。. 阅读填句下面文章中有5处(第15题)需要添加小标题。请从以下选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中选出符合各段意思的小标题。选项中有一项是多余选项。A. Become reliable. B. Make some money. C. Know about your mind. D. Be good with discomfort. E. Be ready for opportunities. F. Learn to deal with uncertainty. A Guide for Young People: What to Do with Your LifeYou cant figure out the future. Even young people who have a plan(be a doctor, lawyer, research scientist, singer)dont really know what wi