1、备考高考英语一轮复习测试 说明文类阅读理解备考2019年高考英语一轮复习测试 说明文类阅读理解1.（2018江苏）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThe Metropolitan Museum of Art1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028211-535-7710 www.metmuseum.orgEntrancesFifth Avenue at 82nd StreetHoursOpen 7 days a week.Sunday-Thursday 10:00-17:30Friday and Saturday
2、10:00-21:00Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25,January 1,and the first Monday in May.Admission$25.00 recommended for adults, $12.00 recommended for students, includes the Main Building and The Cloisters(回廊）on the same day; free for children under 12 with an adult.Free with AdmissionAll special exhi
3、bitions, as well as films, lectures, guided tours, concerts, gallery talks, and family/childrens programs are free with admission.Ask about todays activities at the Great Hall Information Desk.The Cloisters Museum and Gardens The Cloisters museum and gardens is a branch of The Metropolitan Museum of
4、 Art devoted to the art and architecture of Europe in the Middle Ages. The extensive collection consists of masterworks in sculpture, colored glass, and precious objects from Europe dating from about the 9th to the 15th century.Hours: Open 7 days a week.March-October10:00-17:15November-February 10:0
5、0-16:45Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1.（1）How much may they pay if an 11-year-old girl and her working parents visit the museum? A.$12.B.$37.C.$ 50.D.$ 62（2）The attraction of the Cloisters museum and gardens lies in the fact that _. A.it opens all the year roundB.its collections
6、date from the Middle AgesC.it has a modern European-style gardenD.it sells excellent European glass collections2.阅读理解 Can exercise during childhood protect you against memory loss many decades later?Exercise early in life seems to have lifelong benefits for the brain,in rats at least. This is an ani
7、mal study,but it shows that physical activity at a young age is very important一not just for physical development,but for the whole lifelong track of cognitive（认知的）development during ageing,says Martin Wojtowicz of the University of Toronto,Canada.In humans,it may delay the appearance of Alzheimers s
8、ymptoms（阿兹海默氏症）,possibly to the point of preventing them. Wojtowiczs team divided 80 young male rats into two equal groups,and placed running wheels in the cages of one group for a period of six weeks.Around four months laterwhen the rats had reached middle agethe team taught all the rats to connect
9、 an electric shock with being in a specific box.When placed in the box,they froze with fear. Two weeks later,the team tested the rats in three situations: exactly the same box in the same room,the same box with the room arranged differently,and a completely different box in a different room. The rat
10、s without access to a running wheel when they were young now froze the same percentage of times in each of these situations,suggesting they couldnt remember which one was dangerous.But those that had been able to run in their youth froze 40 to 50 percent less in both changed box settings. “The resul
11、ts suggest the amount of physical activity when were young,at least for rats,has influence on brain and cognitive healthin the form of better memorieswhen were older,says Arthur Kramer of Northeastern University in Boston,who has found that,in humans,exercise promotes the growth of new brain cells.（
12、1）The study shows that_. A.physical activity is important for physical healthB.using the running wheels is of benefit to the rats growthC.physical activity can prevent humans Alzheimers symptomsD.the more exercise a rat has when young,the better memory it will possess when older（2）How are Paragraph
13、3 and 4 mainly developed? A.By analyzing causes.B.By giving an example.C.By describing the process.D.By showing differences.（3）What does the underlined word it in Paragraph 2 refer to? A.Exercise.B.Development.C.Benefit.D.Study.（4）What is the authors attitude towards the animal study? A.Negative.B.O
14、bjective.C.Critical.D.Doubtful.3.阅读理解 Spider monkeys have long, thin arms with hook like hands that allow them to swing through the trees. They do not have opposable thumbs(对生拇指). The brown-headed spider monkey has a prehensile(缠绕性的)tail, which means it can grasp and can be used like a fifth leg to
15、grab trees. During the day, the spider monkey searches for fruits, which make up the main part of its diet. They will also eat flowers, seeds, leaves, and small insects during the dry season when fruits arent available. They spend most of the daylight hours climbing and swinging through the high bra
16、nches of trees. The brown-headed spider monkey lives in a large community of about 20 to 100 male and female monkeys. They split into smaller groups for feeding. Females usually give birth to only a single baby each year or two. Young monkeys are carried on their mothers stomachs until about 16 week
17、s old. Then they are strong enough to ride on their mothers backs. All brown-headed spider monkey babies are born with a pink face and ears. Spider monkeys hug each other and wrap their tails around each other. They are very intelligent and have strong memories. They were named spider monkeys becaus
18、e they look like spiders as they hang upside down from their tails with arms and legs swinging. Their genus (属)name is Ateles, which means “imperfect”. This refers to the fact that they dont have thumbs. Hunting the brown-headed spider monkey is now barred in Ecuador, a country in northwestern South
19、 America, but humans have killed them for their meat for hundreds of years.（1）Spider monkeys live mostly on _. A.insectsB.fruitsC.flowersD.leaves（2）What can we learn about spider monkeys? A.They have five legsB.They live in small groupsC.Their tails can take their weightD.Their genus is the same as
20、spiders（3）What does the underlined word “barred” in the best paragraph refer to? A.PermittedB.ForbiddenC.EncouragedD.Ignored（4）Where do newly-born spider monkeys stay? A.In a large communityB.In trees with high branchesC.On their mothers backsD.On their mothers stomachs4.（2017新课标）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、
21、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）A In the coming months, we are bringing together artists from all over the globe, to enjoy speaking shakespeares plays in their own language, in our globe, within the architecture shakespeare wrote for. Please come and join us. National Theatre Of China Beijing|Chine
22、se This great occasion(盛会) will be the national theatre of chinas first visit to the UK. The companys productions show the new face of 21st century chinese theatre. This production of Shakespeares Richard III will be directed by the Nationals Associate Director,Wang Xiaoying. Date&Time:Saturday 28 A
23、pril, 2.30pm&Sunday 29 April, 1.30pm&6.30pm Marjanishvili Theatre Tbilisi l Georgian One of the most famous theatres in Georgia,the Marjanishvili,founded in 1928,appears regularly at theatre festivals all over the world. This new production of As You Like It is helmed（指导）by the companys Artistic Dir
24、ector Levan Tsuladze. Date & Time :Friday 18 May, 2.30pm&Sunday 19 May, 7.30pm Deafinitely Theater London l British Sign Language （BSL） By translating the rich and humourous text of Loves Labours Lost into the physical language of BSL,Deafinitely Thertre creates a new interpretation of Shakespeares
25、comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as one audience. Date&Time:Tueaday 22 May, 2.30pm & Wednesday 23 May, 7.30pmHabima National Theatre Tel Aviv l Hebrew The Habima is the centre of Hebrew-languege theatre worldwide. Founded in Moscow after
26、the 1905 revolution,the company eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s. Since 1958,they have been recognized as the national theatre of Israel. This production of Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice marks their first visit to the UK. Date Date&Time:Monday 28 May, 7.30pm &Tuesday 29 May, 7.
27、30pm（1）Which play will be performed by the National Theatre of China?A.Richard .B.Lovers Labours LostC.As You Like ItD.The merchant of Venice（2）What is special about Deafinitely Theatre?A.It has two groups of actorsB.It is the leading theatre in LondonC.It performs plays in BSLD.It is good at produc
28、ing comedies（3）When can you see a play in Hebrew?A.On Saturday 28 Apil.B.On Sunday 29 AprilC.On Tuesday 22 May.D.On Tuesday 29 May5.阅读下列短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A new technology is going to ripe, one that could transform our daily lives, help to form new industries, even remove world economic powers from their present positions. Unlike the wave of industrialization that began in the West and spread later to the rest of the world, the new developments are taking place in research labs all over the globeand Asians are in the forefront. Physicists are creating a new c
