语篇阅读高分练(八)
语篇阅读高分练(八)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
MauriceMountainisaretiredlawyerinWashington，D.C.Hedevelopedaprototype(原型机) foradevicehecallsthePrestoEmergencyBoatLadder.Hisinventionisasmallfoldingladderthatattachesto thesideofaboattohelppeoplewhofallintothewater.Mr.Mountainplanstomass-producehisboatladder.
HecreatedhisinventionataworkshopcalledTechShop.Mr.Mountainsays，“Ithinkitencouragesinnovation.Ithinkpeoplewhoprobablyhavehadideasrollingaroundinthebackoft heirmindsforyearsbuthaveneverhadtheopportunitytoactuallyputthemintoproductionorevenexperime ntwiththemwouldfindthisplacewonderful.MembersofTechShopusehigh-techequipmenttodevelopan dproduceideastheyhaveforinventions.”IsabellaMusachiomanagesaTechShopinArlington，Virginia.Shesaystheshophasmanydifferentkindsofequipment.
“TechShopisado-it-yourselfmakerspace.Sowhenyoucomeinwehaveallthesedifferentareasofth eshop，andwehaveametalshop，woodshop，lasers,3Dprinters，electronics.Imean，wehavesomanydifferentareasandwehavealltheequipmentthatisavailabletoanybodyabovetheageof12 .”
MembershipcostsforTechShopstartatjustover
100permonth.Membersareabletousecostlymachinesincluding3Dmodelingtoolsandlasercutters.Isab ellaMusachiosaysTechShophelpsitsmembersbuildtheirdreams.
“Ourmottois‘buildyourdreamshere’becauseyoucanreallycomeinwithjustanidea，andthenwiththehelpofTechShopmakethatleapfromanideatobuildingyourprojectoryourprototypeore venyourbusiness.”
JimNewtonisthefounderofTechShop.Hefirstintroducedtheideaforthetechnologyworkshopsatan artsandscienceseventcalledMakerFaireinSanMateo，Californiain2006.Hisideaattractedhundredsofmembersduringthatevent.Now，thereareeightTechShoplocationsintheU．S.Inall，therearemorethan6,000members.JimNewtonhasplansfortwomoreTechShoplocationsinthecitiesofSt .LouisandLosAngeles.
1．TheinventionMr.Mountaininventedwillbeusedto.
A．savethedrowningpeople
B．helppeopleclimbtheladder
C．maketheboatsafer
D．lettheboatfloatsafely
答案 A
解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段的
“Hisinventionisasmallfoldingladderthatattachestothesideofaboattohelppeoplewhofallintothewater .”可知他的发明就是一个小型折叠梯子，用来放在船上救助落水的人。2．WhatcanbeinferredfromwhatMr.MountainsaysinParagraph2? A．Peoplewithimaginationcanachievetheirdreams. B．TechShopcanhelpturnsomepeople’sideasintoreality. C．TechShopisaplacewherepeoplecanputforwardtheirnewideas.
D．It’shardforpeopletoputtheirideasintopractice.
答案 B
解析推理判断题。根据文章第二段的“MembersofTechShopusehigh-techequipmenttodevelopandproduceideastheyhaveforinventions.”可判断选B。
3．Fromthelastparagraph，wecanknow.
A．JimNewtonisaverygreatinvention
B．peopledidn’tlikeTechShopatfirst C．TechShopwillbecomemoreandmorepopular
D．TechShopgreetedwithbadreviewsin2006
答案 C
解析推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Now，thereareeightTechShoplocationsintheU．S.Inall，therearemorethan6,000members.”可知TechShop发展越来越快，越来越受欢迎。故选C。4．WhatcanweknowaboutTechShopfromthepassage? A．TechShopisfoundedbyMauriceMountain.
B．TechShopputshigh-techdreamswithinreach.
C．TechShopisanon-profitorganization.
D．TechShopoffersitsmembersmoreideas.
答案 B
解析推理判断题。通读全文，特别是根据文章倒数第二段的“Ourmottois‘buildyourdreamshere’becauseyoucanreallycomeinwithjustanidea，andthenwiththehelpofTechShopmakethatleapfromanideatobuildingyourprojectoryourprototypeore venyourbusiness.”可知该商店让梦想变成现实。故选B。
Ⅱ.阅读填空
Inthe60s，peopleaskedaboutyourastrological (aboutstar) sign.Inthe90s，theywanttoknowyourwebsite.5Yourwebsiteisanelectronicmeetingplaceforyourfamily，friendsandpotentially，millionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.Bestofall，youmaynothavetospendacent.TheWebisfilledwithallkindsoffreeservicesandallittakesissometimean
dcreativity.
6Likethetableofcontentsofabookormagazine，thehomepageisthefrontdoor.Yoursitecanhaveoneormorepages，dependingonhowyoudesignit.
Whilewebpagesvarygreatlyintheirdesignandcontent，mostuseatraditionalmagazinelayout(版面设计)．Atthetopofthepageisabanner(横幅) GRAPHIC.Nextcomesagreetingandshortdescriptionofthesite.Pictures，text，andlinkstootherwebsitesfollow.
7Thinkaboutwhomthesiteisforandwhatyouwanttosay.Next，gatherupthematerialthatyouwanttoputonthesite.
Whiletherearenorulesyouhavetofollow，thereareafewthingstokeepinmind：8Ifyouwanttoomuchatthebeginning，youmaynevergetthesiteofftheground.Youcanalwaysaddtoyoursite.
Lessisbetter.Mostpeopledon’tliketoreadalotoflongtextsonline.9
Smallerisbetter.Sinceitcantakealongtimetodownloadlargefiles，keepthefilesizessmall.
Havetherights.Don’tputanymaterialonyoursiteunlessyouaresureyoucandoitlegally.Alwaysre membertogetthepermissionfromthewriterfirst.
Nowit’stimetorollupyoursleevesandstartbuilding.
A．Startsimply.
B．Breakitintosmallpieces.
C．Drawaroughlayoutonasheetofpaper. D．Manywebsitesareconsideredveryinteresting.
E．Beforeyoustartbuildingyoursite，dosomeplanning. F．Thinkofyourhomepageasthestartingpointofyourwebsite.
G．Thesedays，havingawebaddressisalmostasimportantasastreetaddress.
答案 5.G 6.F7.E8.A9.B
Ⅲ.完形填空
Lastweekend，IwasblessedwithanopportunitytoserveasavolunteerinMaryland.Idon’thaveacarandtheclosestAmtr akstationisabout30minutesawayfromtheactualsitesoIwasn’tsure10Iwouldgetthere.Istartedthinkin gthatmaybeitwouldn’tbe11andafterareallylongweek，IthoughtthatmaybeIshouldn’t12atall.ButIwentaheadandpostedarequestfora13ontheride-shareboar d.
Afewdayslater，anindividualIstillhadnevermet14thathewouldbeabletopickmeupand15meoffatthestation.Hewasalso planningonservingbutsaidhewouldwait16mytrainarrivedbeforedrivingoutthere.Howkind17thispers
onwhomI’veneverevenmet，Ithoughttomyself.Myheart18，andthestressIstillhadbeenfeelingfrommyweek19away.
Whenmynewfrienddrovemetothetrainstation，he20thatitwasinadesertedkindofarea.Therewasnoone21around.Itwascoldoutside，andIstillhad30minutestowait.Sohe22hiscarandsaid，“Wewillwaitforthetraintocometogether.”
Icouldn’tbelievehiscompassionand23.Iknewthathehadtobeatworkthenextday24me，andthathiswifeandsonwerewaitingforhisreturn.Buthejustwaitedtherewithmeso25，generouslyservingwithhistime.
Withfiveminutes26beforethetrainarrived，hesharedwithmestoriesfromhischildhood.Asayoungboy，he27sitneartheedgeofthetraintracks，excitedlywaitingforthetrainstorushbywithalltheirforce.Thatnight，beforereturninghometohisfamily，hewaitedwithmeasmytrain28.Itdidn’trushbyatfullforcebutIleftthatstation29thefullforceofhiscomp assionandgenerosity.
10．A.how B．why
C．whenever D．that
答案 A
解析我没有汽车，而且距离实际站点最近的车站也要大约30分钟的路程，因此我不知道怎样才能到达那里。how引导宾语从句，在从句中作方式状语，意思是“如何，怎样”。11．A.necessary B．essential
C．possible D．fortunate
答案 C
解析我开始想，也许做志愿者是不可能的事情了。necessary(必要的)和essential(必不可少的)意思相近，同比排除；fortunate(幸运的)不符合语境。
12．A.refuse B．volunteer
C．evaluate D．challenge
答案 B
解析在漫长的一周之后，我想可能我根本就不应该做志愿者。文章第一句中的toserveasavolunteer有提示。volunteer自愿做；refuse拒绝；evaluate评估；challenge向……挑战。
13．A.terminal B．sightseeing
C．departure D．ride
答案 D
解析空后的ontheride-shareboard是提示，这里指我发了一份请求搭便车的帖子。ride搭便车；terminal终点站；sightseeing观光；departure出发。
14．A.replied B．blamed
C．reflected D．advocated
答案 A
解析几天之后，一个素昧平生的人给了我回复。reply答复；blame指责；reflect反映；advocate 提倡。
15．A.fall B．break
C．take D．drop
答案 D
解析根据上文的pickmeup可知，这里指他可以开车来接我，然后送我到车站下车。dropsb.off让某人下车；falloff跌落，下降；breakoff中断，折断；takesb.off换下。16．A.though B．until
C．unless D．after
答案 B
解析他会等到火车来再离开。until引导时间状语从句，意思是“直到……”。
17．A.beyond B．against
C．for D．of
答案 D
解析评价人的性格或品质时，形容词kind后接ofsb.。
18．A.warmed B．froze
C．calmed D．burnt
答案 A
解析我的心里暖暖的，一周以来的压力也慢慢消失了。
19．A.gathered B．melted
C．counted D．cherished
答案 B
解析meltaway是固定短语，意思是“慢慢消失”。gather聚集；count计算；cherish珍爱。20．A.noticed B．founded
C．regretted D．relieved
答案 A
解析他注意到车站所处的位置空旷、荒寂。B项改为find(发现)的过去式found就对了，founded是动词found(创建)的过去式。
21．A.thus B．also
C．else D．too
答案 C
解析四周没有其他人。else常用于noone，nothing，everything，somebody，anything等不定代词之后，意思是“其他的，别的”。
22．A.started B．purchased
C．parked D．mended
答案 C
解析根据下文可知，这位朋友决定陪我一起等火车，所以把车停放好(parkhiscar)符合文章逻辑。
23．A.encouragement B．kindness
C．commitment D．privilege
答案 B
解析我不敢相信他的同情和善良。上文中的“Howkindthisperson”是提示。encouragement 鼓励；commitment承诺；privilege特权。
24．A.insteadof B．regardlessof
C．farfrom D．justlike
答案 D
解析我知道他和我一样，第二天都得上班。justlike正如，与……一样；insteadof代替；regardlessof不管，不顾；farfrom远非。
25．A.strictly B．seriously
C．patiently D．carefully
答案 C
解析他耐心地陪着我等车。patiently耐心地；strictly严格地；seriously严肃地；carefully 仔细地。
26．A.left B．gone
C．passed D．spared
答案 A
解析还剩下五分钟火车就要来了，利用这段时间他给我讲起了童年的故事。过去分词left 作宾语补足语。B、C两项意义相近，同比排除；D项表示“抽出(时间)”，不符合语境。27．A.accustomedto B．usedto
C．stuckto D．attachedto
答案 B
解析这里指他过去常常坐在铁道边。usedtodosth.表示“过去常常做某事，而现在不做了”；getaccustomedto (doing) sth.习惯于(做)某事；stickto坚持；attachtosb./sth.与……有关联。28．A.stretched B．vanished
C．pulled D．approached
答案 D
解析他一直陪着我等到火车驶近。approach(在距离或时间上)靠近，接近；stretch伸展，延伸；vanish突然消失；pull拉，拖。
29．A.envying B．impressing
C．feeling D．ignoring
答案 C
解析离开车站时，我并没有感觉到火车全速行驶的力量，而是感受到了他的同情和慷慨所带来的全部力量。feeling...为现在分词短语作伴随状语。
语篇阅读高分练(十一)
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高考英语大二轮总复习 语篇阅读高分练(十)
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语篇阅读高分练(八)
语篇阅读高分练(八) Ⅰ.阅读理解 MauriceMountainisaretiredlawyerinWashington，D.C.Hedevelopedaprototype(原型机) foradevicehecallsthePrestoEmergencyBoatLadder.Hisinventionisasmallfoldingladderthatattachesto thesideofaboattohelppeoplewhofallintothewater.Mr.Mountainplanstomass-producehisboatladder. HecreatedhisinventionataworkshopcalledTechShop.Mr.Mountainsays，“Ithinkitencouragesinnovation.Ithinkpeoplewhoprobablyhavehadideasrollingaroundinthebackoft heirmindsforyearsbuthaveneverhadtheopportunitytoactuallyputthemintoproductionorevenexperime ntwiththemwouldfindthisplacewonderful.MembersofTechShopusehigh-techequipmenttodevelopan dproduceideastheyhaveforinventions.”IsabellaMusachiomanagesaTechShopinArlington，Virginia.Shesaystheshophasmanydifferentkindsofequipment. “TechShopisado-it-yourselfmakerspace.Sowhenyoucomeinwehaveallthesedifferentareasofth eshop，andwehaveametalshop，woodshop，lasers,3Dprinters，electronics.Imean，wehavesomanydifferentareasandwehavealltheequipmentthatisavailabletoanybodyabovetheageof12 .” MembershipcostsforTechShopstartatjustover 100permonth.Membersareabletousecostlymachinesincluding3Dmodelingtoolsandlasercutters.Isab ellaMusachiosaysTechShophelpsitsmembersbuildtheirdreams. “Ourmottois‘buildyourdreamshere’becauseyoucanreallycomeinwithjustanidea，andthenwiththehelpofTechShopmakethatleapfromanideatobuildingyourprojectoryourprototypeore venyourbusiness.” JimNewtonisthefounderofTechShop.Hefirstintroducedtheideaforthetechnologyworkshopsatan artsandscienceseventcalledMakerFaireinSanMateo，Californiain2006.Hisideaattractedhundredsofmembersduringthatevent.Now，thereareeightTechShoplocationsintheU．S.Inall，therearemorethan6,000members.JimNewtonhasplansfortwomoreTechShoplocationsinthecitiesofSt .LouisandLosAngeles. 1．TheinventionMr.Mountaininventedwillbeusedto. A．savethedrowningpeople B．helppeopleclimbtheladder C．maketheboatsafer D．lettheboatfloatsafely 答案 A 解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段的
高考英语二轮：语篇阅读高分练及答案高考_2
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语篇阅读高分练(三)
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高考英语二轮：语篇阅读高分练及答案_4
2016四川高考英语二轮：语篇阅读高分练(5)及答案 语篇阅读高分练(五) (建议用时：30分钟) Ⅰ.阅读理解 (2015·安徽安庆五校3月联考) Alibaba started taking the lead in China by connecting big Chinese manufacturers(制造商) with big buyers across the world.Its business-to-business site，https://www.360docs.net/doc/0012541473.html,，allowed businesses to buy almost everything.Alibaba’s advantage wasn’t hard to judge：size.Alibaba is just big，even by Chinese standards.Its markets attract 231 million active buyers,8 million sellers,11.3 billion orders a year—and Alibaba is just the middleman.It encourages people to use its markets—not charging small sellers a percentage of the sale. If you want a quick look into the influence of Alibaba on daily Chinese life，take my experience.I moved to Beijing a year ago and quickly got tired of visiting small stores across the crowded，polluted city of 20 million people in search of new electronics，bathroom furnishings，and anything else my wife wanted.“You’re looking for what exactly？Why not try it？”my Chinese teacher asked me one day.With that，my wonderful new relationship with Alibaba began. Alibaba’s original business-to-business model now is second to consumer buying.Chinese retail(零售) buying makes up 80% of Alibaba’s profit，and leading that group is Taobao，with 800 million items for sale and the most unbelievable selection of things you’ll ever https://www.360docs.net/doc/0012541473.html, is Alibaba’s other big site，where you can find brand name goods from Nike and Unilever near the lowest prices. What I have a hard time explaining to friends and family back in the U．S.is how China has gone beyond traditional shopping—bigbox retailers especially—in favor of online purchases on Taobao and a few other sites.In smaller towns than Beijing，where big retailers have not yet traveled，shopping online is shopping，and shopping is Taobao. I have a list of some of my recent purchases on Taobao for a sense of how wide the marketplace is.Almost everything arrived a day or two after ordering with free shipping.I’m not even a big
高考英语大二轮总复习 语篇阅读高分练(四)
语篇阅读高分练(四) (建议用时：30分钟) Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2015·甘肃省部分普通高中高三2月联考) Energy independence.It has a nice ring to it.Doesn’t it? If you think so，you’re not alone，because energy independence has been the dream of American president for decades，and never more so than in the past few years，when the most recent oil price shock has been partly responsible for kicking off the great recession. “Energy independence” and its rhetorical(修辞的) companion “energy security” are，however，slippery concepts that are rarely through，though.What is it that we want independence from，exactly? Most people would probably say that they want to be independent from imported oil.But there are reasons that we buy all that oil from elsewhere. The first reason is that we need it to keep our economy running.Yes，there is a trickle(涓涓细流)of biofuel(生物燃料)available，and more may become available，but most biofuels cause economic waste and environmental destruction. Second，Americans have basically decided that they don’t really want to produce all their own oil.They value the environmental quality they preserve over their oil imports from abroad.Vast areas of the United States are off-limits to oil exploration and production in the name of environmental protection.To what extent are Americans really willing to endure the environmental impacts of domestic energy production in order to cut back imports? Third，there are benefits to trade.It allows for economic efficiency，and when we buy things from places that have lower production costs than we do，we benefit.And although you don’t read about this much，the United States is also a large exporter of oil products，selling about 2 million barrels of petroleum products per day to about 90 countries.
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2016四川高考英语二轮：语篇阅读高分练(3)及答案 四川语篇阅读高分练(三) (建议用时：25分钟) 阅读理解 A It is important to learn business English if you are going to be successful in another country where English is the primary language.It will also be a great idea to practice speaking and writing in business English.If a university offers a course on business English，it will be a good idea to take the class.Reading，writing and speaking English is necessary to start a business. Business English is different from asking where to find the nearest hotel.There are classes you can take to help you but there are things that you can learn on your own.V ocabulary and grammar are a good place to start with.You need to know what words https://www.360docs.net/doc/0012541473.html,ter，try to pronounce the words and then look them up in the dictionary.Try using them in a sentence and ask someone who is good at English to help you.Once you have an understanding of English，you can use it in business English. In business you will have to learn such things as taking messages，answering the phones with proper words and communicating with your co-workers.You may have to learn how to make travel plans.Business English is very different from spoken English.Grammar is the same but you have to learn things like expressing yourself in a proper manner or maybe making a report in your office. If you are working in the customer service sector(客户服务部门)，you really have to learn business English.Dealing with the public is sometimes more important than asking your boss for a raise(加薪)．Most businesses offer training classes and some companies offer classes on how to do the job with proper business English. 1．Why do people learn business English? A．They want successful communication. B．They want to ask the boss for a raise. C．They want to have their own company. D．They will have a chance to get a better job.
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2016高考英语二轮：语篇阅读高分练(4)及答案 语篇阅读高分练(四) (建议用时：30分钟) Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2015·甘肃省部分普通高中高三2月联考) Energy independence.It has a nice ring to it.Doesn’t it? If you think so，you’re not alone，because energy independence has been the dream of American president for decades，and never more so than in the past few years，when the most recent oil price shock has been partly responsible for kicking off the great recession. “Energy independence”and its rhetorical(修辞的) companion “energy security”are，however，slippery concepts that are rarely through，though.What is it that we want independence from，exactly? Most people would probably say that they want to be independent from imported oil.But there are reasons that we buy all that oil from elsewhere. The first reason is that we need it to keep our economy running.Yes，there is a trickle(涓涓细流)of biofuel(生物燃料)available，and more may become available，but most biofuels cause economic waste and environmental destruction. Second，Americans have basically decided that they don’t really want to produce all their own oil.They value the environmental quality they preserve over their oil imports from abroad.Vast areas of the United States are off-limits to oil exploration and production in the name of environmental protection.To what extent are Americans really willing to endure the environmental impacts of domestic energy production in order to cut back imports? Third，there are benefits to trade.It allows for economic efficiency，and when we buy things from places that have lower production costs than we do，we benefit.And although you don’t read about this much，the United States is also a large exporter of oil products，selling about 2 million barrels of petroleum products per day to about 90 countries.
2019-2020年高考英语大二轮总复习 语篇阅读高分练(二)
2019-2020年高考英语大二轮总复习语篇阅读高分练（二） Ⅰ.阅读理解 [xx·甘肃天水一中高三高考信息卷(二)] Can you imagine a world without chocolate? It’s not something I’d like to do.So I was relieved to read that there’s a university with a programme to safeguard the future of chocolate! The University of Reading，in England，has just opened a new clearing house for all the world’s new cocoa varieties.They must be quarantined(隔离检疫)before they can be grown.Why? Cocoa production hit a record high of 4.4 million tons last year but about 30%of the precious crop is regularly lost to pests and diseases.Now we don’t want that，do we? Demand for chocolate has been increasing faster than the world supply of cocoa and researchers think that new varieties are key to solving this problem. The University of Reading has been protecting the quality of the new crops since 1985，after it took over the task from the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew，London.And it has improved its facilities.The leader of the institution’s cocoa project，Professor Paul Hadley，says，“One of the m ain issues concerning cocoa improvement is the supply of reliably clean，healthy，interesting cocoa material.” The cocoa centre has a collection of 400 plant varieties and their greenhouse uses a lot of energy to keep them in tropical conditions.After up to two years in quarantine，clean and safe seeds are sent to some 20 countries，including several in West Africa.That’s where 75%of the cocoa used for chocolate worldwide es from.The crop is extremely important for the local economy：it employs about two million people. Professor Hadley says he works with a small team of skilled technicians who look after the collection.And more of us seem to count on them now. The scientist says，“There is some concern within the industry that demand is increasing constantly，particularly in countries like China，where the standard of living is increasing and people are getting a taste for different chocolates.”