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金版学案届高考英语二轮专题复习与测试阅读专题演练四
阅读专题演练(四)
第一节 阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从题后所给的A、B、C、和D项中选出最佳选项。
A
(2014年广州一模)Lifeisaseriesofchoices,andwecannotalwaysforeseetheconsequences.
HarrySaleem,averyfatmanwithtoomuchmoneyandpower,facedachoice.Outsidehisofficewaitedhispersonaldoctor,bringinghimvitalnewsabouttheonlymedicinethatcouldsavehislife.Ontheothersideoftheworld,oneofhisengineerswaitedforhisdecisiononanimportantmatterofbusiness.
Hissecretaryaskedwhethershecouldbringthedoctorin.Thebillionairebusinessmanmadehisdecision.
“No
,letthefoolwait,”growledSaleem.“Businesscomesfirst.”Despitethehealthproblemscausedbyhishugeweight,hewas_still_obsessed_withmakingmoney.Heraisedafatfinger,andoneofhisstaffhurriedtoswitchonalargetelevisionset.
Thescreenflashedtolife,andSaleem'sengineerappeared.Themantalkedbysatellitedirectlytohismasteralthoughtheywerethousandsofmilesapart.“It'sallreadytoblow,Mr.Saleem,”hesaid.“Justsaytheword.”
HisengineerwasstandingabovePakanValleyinSouthAmerica.Afewmonthsago,ithadbeenarainforest.ThenSaleem'smenhadcome,cuttingdownallthevaluabletreesandforcingthevillagerstomoveout.Acrossthebottomofthevalley,adamhadbeenbuilt.ThiswouldprovidepowerforthefactorieswhichSaleemplannedtobuildinthearea.Thefactorieswouldbringhimvastprofits.
Heorderedtheengineertopressthebutton.Thecameramovedacrossthevalley,andthenacloudofdustroseup,followedshortlybyadullexplosion.Amightyriverchangeditscourse,andwaterfloodedintothedoomedPakanValley.
“Good,that'sthat.Turnitoff.Nowgetthatdoctorinhere,”hecommanded.
Thedoctorcameinwithaworriedlookandstartedtoexaminehiswealthypatient.“You'redoingverywell,Mr.Saleem,”hesaidfinally,“Thenewmedicineissavingyourlife.Theonlydifficultyisgettingmoreofit.”
“Canyougetmore?
Moneyisnoproblem,”Saleemsaid.“Tellmewhatyouneed,andwe'llgetit.”
“Themainingredientofthismedicinecamefromanewlydiscoveredplant—asmall,greenorchid,”thedoctorexplained.“We'llneedmanyofthemtomakeenoughmedicine.Theyareveryrare.There'sonlyoneplaceintheworldwheretheygrow.”
“where?
”demandedthebusinessman,impatiently.
Thedoctorsmiled.“Well,luckilytheorchidscomefromsomelandyouown.They'refromaplaceinSouthAmericaknownasPakanValley.”
1.WhydidSaleemdecidetotalktotheengineerbeforethedoctor?
A.Hepromisedtomeettheengineerontime.
B.Heplacedbusinessbeforeanythingelse.
C.Hethoughtlittleofhisownhealth.
D.Hethoughtthedoctorwasafool.
解析:
事实细节题。
从第三段的“Businesscomesfirst.”可知选B。
答案:
B
2.Theunderlinedphrases“wasstillobsessedwith”inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto________.
A.thoughtonlyaboutB.wasafraidof
C.wasmerelygoodatD.onlyknew
解析:
意义猜测题。
从上下文可知,HarrySaleem在生死存亡之际,仍然只是考虑赚钱,故选A。
答案:
A
3.Whathappenedwhentheengineerpressedthebutton?
A.TheTVturnedon.
B.Thedambuildingstarted.
C.Therewasahugeexplosion.
D.Thecameramovedacrossthevalley.
解析:
事实细节题。
此题易误选D。
仔细阅读“Thecameramovedacrossthevalley,andthenacloudofdustroseup,followedshortlybyadullexplosion.Amightyriverchangeditscourse,andwaterfloodedintothedoomedPakanValley”可知,镜头摇过,呈现的是一次爆破的场景:
灰尘蔽日、河流改道、河水泛滥,淹没山谷。
故应选C。
答案:
C
4.WhichofthefollowingwordsdoesNOTdescribeSaleem?
A.Successful.B.Confident.
C.Selfish.D.Patient.
解析:
事实细节题。
通读全文可知,HarrySaleem是亿万富翁,充满自信。
他为了赚钱,不惜毁掉雨林,说明他非常自私。
D在文中无体现。
答案:
D
5.Thisshortstoryisintendedto________.
A.entertainthereaderwithhumour
B.warnpeopleaboutbeingtoogreedy
C.reportaboutarainforest'sdestruction
D.introduceanimportantbusinessleader
解析:
写作意图题。
本文的主人公由于贪得无厌,葬送了治愈疾病的机会,启迪人们不要太贪婪。
答案:
B
B
“Soonerorlater,wewillhavetorecognizethattheEarthalsohasrightstolivewithoutpollution.WhatwemustknowisthathumanbeingscannotlivewithouttheEarth,buttheplanetcanlivewithouthumans.”
—EvoMorales
Iamnotonefortellingpeoplewhattodo;IbasicallybelievethatasAmericans,wehavearighttoourownopinionsonsocialissues.Now,withthatbeingsaid,Imuststressoneissuethatseemstobeagrowingtrend:
pickupyourtrash(垃圾).
Ilovethefactthatparentsinvolvetheirchildreninoutdooractivities.Infact,Iencourageoutdooractivitiesforchildren.Ithinkthatbeingoutdoorsawayfromtechnologicaldevicesfuelstheimagination;thatistosay,itprovidesmaterialsforchildren'swritingandcreation.Ireallydoloveseeingafamilysittingalongariverbridgeandenjoyingsomesummertimefishingaswellasexploring.ButwhatIdonotlikeisgoingbacktothesameareathenextdayandfindingtheplacelitteredwithtrash.
Ifyouareteachingyourchildrenaboutoutdooractivities,suchasfishing,teachthemtorespectnatureaswell.Whenpackingyoursuppliesfortheday'souting,packasmallkitchenbaginwiththerestoftheitems.Throwyourpapers,cans,wrappers,containersandeverythingelsethatarenotatthesiteuponarrivalinthekitchenbag.Remembertotakethekitchenbagwithyou.Don'tmisuseyourresponsibilityandmodel.
IamthefirstonetoadmitthatIamnotperfectwhenitcomestothewholereduce,reuse,recycleprogram.Frommydeskrightnow,Icanseeapileofoldmagazinesthatneedtobetakentotherecyclingcenter.ButIwouldneverleavetrashalongtheroadsideorotherpubli
careas.
Iwouldlik
etoseefuturegenerationsenjoytheoutdoorswithoutallthepollutantsleftbehindtoday.Fornow,Iwouldjustliketotakemywildlifephotoswithoutlitterinthebackground.Pickupyourtrash.
6.WhatisimpliedinEvoMorales'wordsinParagraph1?
A.HumanbeingsshouldchangetheirattitudetowardstheEarth.
B.HumanbeingswillberefusedbytheEarthsomedayinthefuture.
C.HumanbeingshaverealizedtheimportanceofcaringabouttheEarth.
D.HumanbeingsonlyknowtheyhaverightstoaskformorefromtheEarth.
解析:
推理判断题。
从第一段的“Soonerorlater,wewillhavetorecognizethattheEarthalsohasrightstolivewithoutpollution”和“theplanetcanlivewithouthumans”可知,人类应该改变对地球的态度了。
答案:
A
7.Theunderlinedword“fuels”inParagraph3canprobablybereplacedby“________”.
A.disturbsB.squeezes
C.motivatesD.controls
解析:
意义猜测题。
根据该词后面的“thatistosay,itprovidesmaterialsforchildren'swritinga
ndcreation”可知,该词意为“得到燃料,加燃料”,结合语境,该词跟C项意义接近。
答案:
C
8.Inthepassage,theauthorseemstoa
greethat______.
A.somedangerousactivitieslikefishingshouldbefarawayfromchildren
B.itisourresponsibilitytocareforenvironmentinoutdooractivities
C.thereisnoneedforparentstotakeakitchenbaginoutdooractivities
D.futuregenerationsdon'thaveagoodenvironmentalconsciousness
解析:
推理判断题。
从第四段的“Ifyouareteachingyourchildren...teachthemtorespectnatureaswell...Don'tmisuseyourresponsibilityandmodel”可知
,作者认为在与孩子进行户外活动时,父母应教育孩子爱护环境。
答案:
B
9.WhydoestheauthorthinkheisnotperfectwhenreferringtotheThreeRprogram?
A.Heisn'taccustomedtousingthekitchenbag.
B.Hewouldneverpickuptrashalongtheroadside.
C.Healwaysthrowstheoldmagazinestothedustbin.
D.Hedoesn'ttakehisoldmagazinestoarecyclingcenter.
解析:
事实细节题。
从倒数第二段的“Frommydeskrightnow,Icanseeapileofoldmagazinesthatneedtobetakentotherecyclingcenter.”可知答案。
答案:
D
10.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?
A.Togiveparentssomeguidanceonhowtoeducatetheirchildren.
B.Toteachalessontothoseparentswhodon'tcareaboutchildren.
C.Toshowtheauthor'sattitudetowardsparents'behaviorinoutdooractivities.
D.Toaskparentstoguidetheirkidstorespectnatureinoutdooractivities.
解析:
写作意图题。
通读全文可知,作者写作本文的目的是叫家长在进行户外活动时要指导孩子爱护环境。
答案:
D
C
OnMonday,theNationalOceanandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)turneddowntherequestoftheGeorgiaAquarium(水族馆)toimport18whalesthatwerecapturedoffthecoastofRussia.TheGeorgiaAquarium,locatedinAtlanta,Georgia,istheworld'slargestaquarium.Itisalreadyhometofourwhitewhales.In2012,theaquariumrequested18morewhalestohelppeoplelearnmoreaboutthespeciesandimprovebreedingefforts.
AlawsaysthatwhitewhalescanonlybebroughtintotheUSandputondisplayifthereisaneducationalreasonfordoingso,theyarecapturedwithoutbeinghurt,andtheircapturedoesn'tharmthelocalpopulationofwhales.Underthislaw,NOAAdeniedtheaquarium'srequest.“TheGeorgiaAquariumscientistsandanimalcareprofessionalshaveworkedsohardtohelpensurethesustainability(持续性)ofwhitewhalesinhumancareatourfacilityandothersinNorthAmerica.Youcanimaginehowtheyfeelhearingthenews,”theaquariumsaidinastatement,uponreceivingthenewsthattheirrequesthadbeenturneddown.
Inalettertotheaquarium,NOAAsaidthattheideadidnotmeetguidelinesundertheMarineMammalProtectionAct.Inordertoreceivepermission,theaquariumhadtoprovethattheimportwouldnotha
rmthepopulationofwhitewhaleslivingnearRussia.NOAAsaidthatthelivecaptureofthewhaleshadledtothepopulation'ssignificantdecline.
Whitewhalesaresmart,socialanimals.“Whitewhalesareveryimportanttoourpolaroceans,”MichaelPayne,whoworksforNOAA,said.“They'reakeymemberofthewhalefamilyinthosewaters.”
Morethan210whitewhalescurrentlyliveinaquariumsandzoosaroundtheworld.Manypeoplebelievethatkeepingwhitewhalesinaquariumswillhelpaquariumvisitorslearnaboutthespeciesandwillhelpscientistsprotectit.Butmanypeopleandanimalrightsgroupsbelievewhitewhalesshouldstayintheoceantosurvive.Criticsofkeepingwhitewhalesinaquariumssaythatthewhalesarebeingusedforentertainment,insteadoffortheirsurvival.ThesegroupsarecelebratingNOAA'sdeci
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