高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解精选4I.docx

1、高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解精选4I2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解精选（4）(I)由 (xx安徽淮南、淮北高三二模)改编Name:Off the Beaten PathCover price:$30.00Our price: $19.80The best-selling Readers Digest travel book has 40% new content including over 200 new sites,over 200 new full-color photographs,and all-new,up-to-date maps.It focuses on mor

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9、.内容,满意;满意的;使满意The content of the article is too abstract to understand.这篇文章的内容太抽象了,很难理解。2.safe and sound 安然无恙;平安无事He returned home at last,safe and sound.他终于回家了,安然无恙。【长难句子分析】 为了确保它安全无事,每一个治疗方法都将经过医生的检验。【浙江省xx高考英语模拟冲刺卷】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。In the countries of South and So

10、utheast Asia, the elephant has been an important part of the culture, economy and religion for centuriesAnd nowhere more so than in ThailandUnlike its African cousin, the Asian elephant is easily domesticated（驯化）The rare so-called white elephants have actually lent the power of royalty to its rulers

11、，and until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red backgroundTo the early Western visitors, the countrys romantic name was“ Land of the White ElephantToday, however, the story is very differentOut of work and out of land, the Thai elephant struggles for survival in a nation that no

12、 longer needs itThe elephant has found itself more or less deserted by previous owners who have moved on to a different economic world and a society in the western partAnd while the elephants problems began many years ago, now it has a very low national advantageHow does the national symbol turn int

13、o ignored animals? It is a story of worse environment and the changing lives of the Thais themselvesAccording to Richard Lair, Thailands expert on the Asian elephant and author of the report Gone Astray, at the turn of the last century, there may well have been as many as 100,000 national elephants

14、in the countryIn the north of Thailand alone, it was estimated（估计）that more than 20,000 elephants were employed in transport, 1,000 of them alone on the road between the cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Saen This was at a time when 90 percent of Thailand was still forest-a habitat that not only suppo

15、rted the animals but also made them necessary to carry goods and peopleNothing ploughs through thick forest better than lots of sure-footed elephantsBy 1950 the elephant population had dropped, but still to the number of 13, 397However, today there are probably no more than 3,800, with another l,350

16、 wandering free in the national parksBut now, Thailands forest covers only 20 percent of the landThis deforestation（采伐森林）is the central point of the elephants difficult situation, for it has effectively put the animals out of workThis century, as the road network grew, the elephants role as a beast

17、of burden decreased50What can we know about African elephants from the passage? AIt is of little value to domesticate them BIt is hard to domesticate them CThey are living a better life than Asian elephantsDTheir fate is quite similar to that of Asian elephants51Thailand was once called Land of the

18、White Elephant because _ Awhite elephant was a national symbol until the 1920s Bwhite elephant is rarely seen and thus very special Cwhite elephant has helped kings to gain the ruling authority Dthis name was so romantic that it was popular among visitors52Why is the Thai elephant out of work, accor

19、ding to the author? ABecause there are too many elephants but too few jobs BBecause the elephants cant do labor work any longer CBecause the government pays little attention to the problem DBecause the elephants are no longer useful to their owners53Which of the following statements is TRUE about th

20、e elephant population at various times? AThere were 100,000 domesticated elephants at the turn of the last century B20,000 elephants were employed in transport in Thailand at the turn of the century CBy 1950 the elephant population in Thailand has been quite small DToday the elephant population is e

21、stimated at 5,15054The passage is most probably from _ Aa travel guide Ba history book Ca popular science magazine Dan official announcement50. B 从第一段第二行Unlike its African cousin, the Asian elephant is easily domesticated可知51. A 从第一段第三行The rare so-called white elephants have actually lent the power

22、of royalty to its rulers，and until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red background可知。52. D 从第二段第二句Out of work and out of land, the Thai elephant struggles for survival in a nation that no longer needs it可知。53. D 从最后一段最二句However, today there are probably no more than 3,800, with

23、another l,350 wandering free in the national parks可知。54. C 通读全文可知。【浙江省xx高考英语模拟冲刺卷】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。 When I heard the piano, I walked to Mrs. Windsors house and waited outside as I always did. That meant she was working with another student, and I was not supposed to

24、bother them by ringing the bell. I stood against the wall and daydreamed what Id rather be doing. “Almost anything”, I sighed dejectedly. I had been tutored enough to read, understand, and even write some musical positions, but I just didnt have a gift for it. It didnt e to me naturally. I thought b

25、ack to happier times when I was writing stories and acting them out with my friends, cutting up old clothes to make dresses that performers wear in plays, and building scenery out of old things we found. But Mrs. Windsor had offered to give me the lessons for free, so I felt my duty to try. The door

26、 opened and Wendy Barton came out. I walked in, sat down on the piano bench and began to sort through my sheet music. “Hello,” I heard a voice behind me say softly. I turned around to see a little girl standing behind me, eating an apple. But before I could make any response, Mrs. Windsor walked int

27、o the room in her usual urgent manner and announced, “Jennifer, this is my niece, Pasha. Pasha, this is Jennifer. Pasha will be giving you your lesson today. Im up to my ears in something else!” she then exited to the kitchen. Pasha set her apple down on the side table and slid beside me on the pian

28、o bench. “What piece do you like best?” she asked. “What do you mean?” I asked. “Theyre all the same to me. I dont know. “You mean you dont have a favorite?” “No, not really.” Pasha looked at me, rather puzzled, then opened my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play. I arranged my fin

29、gers on the keys and studied the notes on the page for a moment. Then I frowned and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements. I have to admit I was a rather mechanical pianist. After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to calm my fingers.

30、There was a long pause. “What are you hearing in the music?” I looked at her rather strangely and admitted I didnt know what she meant. “Like a story. What story is being playing out within the music?” “I guess Ive never thought about it before. I dont know.” “Here, let me try and you listen,” Pasha

31、 advised. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting her fingers dance lightly over the keys. Then, she began to play. “See, it begins here beside some kind of river. Hear the water flowing beside you?” Her fingers rose and fell gently on the keys. “Now the princess appears and shes picking

32、 flowers from the waters edge.” A carefree, happy piece of music filled the air in time to Pashas dancing fingers. “Oh, but she slips!” The music changed. “And our princess is being carried off by the fast-flowing stream. Quickly, the princesss horse sees her plight (困境),” Pasha continued, and races to the rivers edge where he swims out to let her catch hold