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1、版高考英语二轮复习限时规范训练二十一阅读板块练速度限时规范训练(二十一)阅读板块练速度(满分40分，限时35分钟).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。AHere are the unexpected animal populations youll find in 4 cities around the globe.Foxes, LondonTake an earlymorning or latenight walk through the city streets of London, and you just might meet with

2、 a wandering female fox. Or you might notdespite the fact that about 10,000 foxes call Englands capital city home, theyre also famously stealthy (鬼鬼祟祟的). The foxes came to London shortly after World War when suburbs (市郊) began spreading into the countryside. By the 1970s, Londons fox population had

3、been firmly established.Leopards (豹), MumbaiAn increasing population of leopards lives right under the noses of their human neighbors. There are as many as 41 of the big cats walking quietly in the brush of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, and others make their homes in back alleys of the city. They can

4、 be dangerous but they also help keep rabies (狂犬病) in check by feeding on the citys many wild dogs.Deer, NaraMany of the animals on this list can be quite hard to spot, as theyve adapted to their surroundings thanks to their shy and stealthy nature. Not so for the many deer of Nara, Japan. Sika deer

5、 have lived in the city for nearly 1,300 years, thanks to a story about the lightning god riding one into the city. Today, they are one of the citys main tourist attractions, but you should never forget that theyre still wild animals.Hyenas (土狼), HararHyenas dont generally live in Harar City in Ethi

6、opia, but they make their way into town nearly every night. They come in search of meat, which people gladly give them. Its a practice that started with a man named Yusuf Mume Salleh, who began feeding and caring for the animals. Today, his son Abbas carries on the tradition. He says, “Hyenas have n

7、ever attacked the people of Harar since my father started feeding them, unless you harm their babies.”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。1Which word can properly describe the leopards in Mumbai?ARare. BFriendly.CMild. DBeneficial.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“They

8、can be dangerous but they also help keep rabies in check by feeding on the citys many wild dogs.”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：D2What is special about Sika deer in Nara?AThey are quite dangerous.BTourists are attracted by them.CIts hard to see them in the city.DPeople can ride them in daily

9、 life.解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Today, they are one of the citys main tourist attractions”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：B3What did Yusuf Mume Salleh do? AHe gave hyenas food.BHe cared for baby hyenas. CHe raised hyenas in his home.DHe protected people from hyenas.解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“They come in search of meat

10、, which people gladly give them. Its a practice that started with a man named Yusuf Mume Salleh, who began feeding and caring for the animals.”可知，埃塞俄比亚古城哈勒尔有喂食土狼的传统，这是从Yusuf Mume Salleh开始的。答案：ABWhen you think of friends, you tend to think of people who have been in your life for a long time. But the

11、res another kind of friendone that appears at a particular moment.The first such friend I remember is a Russian girl I met in London at the age of four. That year, my mother had remarried and wed be moving to the UK. Everything was changing to me. The Russian girl and I were the two oldest in our sc

12、hool. She spoke no English; I, no Russian. We communicated by trying to outdo each otherat drawing, at games, even at eating. Our contests gave me something I could control. And maybe I gave her the same.In my eighth grade, there was Jenny, who had a small horse named Red Wing. The eighth grade was

13、a terrible year. We both knew it, but we didnt talk about it. We spent most of our time with Red Wing. On cold winter days, wed go out and take turns riding and walking. She left in the ninth grade and I missed her.To Julie, Ill be forever grateful. We met on the beach in New Jersey one afternoon. S

14、he was there with her twin boys, the only other children there, and they were about the same age as my daughter. Gradually, the children approached each other and soon were digging holes together. And we began to talk. She lived in the little beach town. I lived alone with my daughter in a big apart

15、ment a block from the beach. My husband had taken off for North Dakota, leaving me to think about what to do next. Suddenly, there was someone I could talk to. For the next couple of weeks, we met at the beach with the children, and I would go home with her. The little house was a balm (安慰物) to my d

16、espairing heart.Such friends as these often arrive when your own life is offbalance, and will support you till the world settles on its axis (轴线) once again.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。4How did the friendship between the author and the Russian g

17、irl develop?AThey had many common interests. BThey competed with each other.CThey shared the same activities together.DThey showed great concern for each other.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“We communicated by trying to outdo each otherat drawing, at games, even at eating. Our contests gave me something I could c

18、ontrol. And maybe I gave her the same.”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：B5What did the author get from Julie?AGreat comfort.BDeep wisdom.CFinancial support.DHeartfelt appreciation.解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Suddenly, there was someone I could talk to. For the next couple of weeks, we met at the beach with th

19、e children, and I would go home with her. The little house was a balm to my despairing heart.”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：A6Whats the similarity between the three friends mentioned in the text?AThey appeared when the author was in trouble.BThey stayed with the author for a long time.C

20、They had no effect on the authors life.DThey were not true friends of the author.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：A7What does the author want to convey?AA friend in need is a friend indeed.BHe is rich enough who has t

21、rue friends.CA friend is a present which you give yourself.DSome friends are arranged in our lives for good reason.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：DCAre you a procrastinator (拖延者)? Its a common problem. And it can be harmful, as previous research has shown that people who p

22、rocrastinate have higher levels of stress and lower wellbeing, reported the Association for Psychological Science in the US. But a new study has found a way to deal with this problem: Be more connected to your future self.Psychologists think that each person believes that they are really two people:

23、 “Present Me” and “Future Me”. “People act as if they prefer their current selves needs and desires to those of their future selves，”wrote psychologists Neil Lewis and Daphna Oyserman.Oyserman and Lewis decided to try to find a way to make “Present Me” imagine exactly how “Future Me” would feel the

24、night before a big paper was due, though “Present Me” hadnt started yet. They made “Present Me” think about a faroff event a number of days away, not months or years.Thinking about events in this_way meant that something like a friends wedding seemed 16.3 days sooner when considered in days rather t

25、han months and 11.4 months sooner when considered in months rather than years.The researchers also tried to find out whether people would take action sooner if they were told a certain event was happening in several days rather than years. For example, participants imagined they had a newborn child,

26、 and that the child would need to go to college in either 18 years or 6,570 days. The researchers found those in the “days” condition planned to start saving four times sooner than those in the “years” condition.So if you think of your life in days instead of years, you may get things done quicker.语

27、篇解读本文主要探究了一种应对拖延症的方法。8What did Oyserman and Lewis intend to do through their study?ATo work on a solution to test if someone is a procrastinator.BTo find out whether human beings usually have two different characters.CTo discover procrastinators are more likely to have a lower sense of wellbeing.DTo

28、 prove its helpful to connect our current selves more with future selves.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：D9The underlined part “this way” in paragraph 4 refers to “_”Asetting up tough deadlinesBfollowing schedules strictlyCcounting in smaller

29、 units of timeDimagining how your future self will feel解析：推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“They made Present Me think about a faroff event a number of days away, not months or years.”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：C10What helps prevent people from procrastinating?AComparing their future selves with present selves.BCon

30、sidering their current selves needs and desires.CThinking about faroff events in days rather than years.DMarking important events on a calendar as a reminder.解析：推理判断题。根据第五段的内容以及最后一段“So if you think of your life in days instead of years, you may get things done quicker.”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

31、拖延，故选C。答案：C11What does the passage mainly talk about?AA way to get things done in time.BThe harmful effects of procrastination.CThe reason to overlook future needs and desires.DThe way to reduce stress and improve happiness.解析：主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句“But a new study has found a way to deal with this problem

32、: Be more connected to your future self.”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：ADSeveral years ago, I began asking my friends and family to tell me something about their passwords (密码). Yes, I understand why passwords are universally hated: the pressure they put on our memory and the endless demand to update them. I hate them too. But there is more to passwords