全国高考英语阅读理解选练(4)
青岛市2015高考英语阅读理解选练（4）及答案（一轮）【广东省汕头市2014模拟】阅读理解。
阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
One of the greatest sources of unhappiness，in my experience，is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are．When we see something we don’t like，we wish it could be different．We cry out for something better．That may be human nature，or perhaps it’s something ingrained(根深蒂固的) in our culture．The root of the unhappiness isn’t necessarily that we want things to be different．However, it’s that we decided we didn’t lik e it in the first place．We’ve judged it as bad，rather than saying, “It's not bad or good，and it just is it．”In one of my books，I said“You should expect people to mess up and expect things to go differently than you planned”．Some readers said it's too sorrowful to expect things to go wrong．However, it’s only negative if you see it as negative and judge it as bad．Instead，you could accept it as the way the world works and try to understand why that is．This can be applied to whatever you do：how other people act at work，how politics works and how depressing the news media can be．Accept these things as they are，and try to understand why they’re that way．It will save you a lot of sadness，because you’ll no longer say,“Oh．1 wish bad things didn’t happen!’’Does it mean you can never change things? Not at a11．But change things not because you can’t accept things as they are，but because you enjoy the process of changing，learning and growing．Can we make this world a better place? You can say that you’11 continue to tr y to do things to help others，to grow as a person，to make a difference in this world．That’s the correct path you choose to take，because you enjoy that path．Therefore，when you find yourself judging and wishing for difference，try a different approach：accept，and understand．It might lead to some interesting results．【小题1】The author believes that we feel unhappy maybe because ___________.A．it is our natural emotion in the lifeB．culture asks us to be different from othersC．everyone has their own opinions on thingsD．we dislike something in the beginning【小题2】Some rea ders think the words in the author’s book is too ______________. A．depressing B．frightening C．delighting D．idealistic【小题3】In Paragraph 4，the underlined word "it" refers to ____________．A．acting well at work and in politicsB．feeling depressed for the news mediaC．accepting and understanding what has happenedD．saying something negative when bad things come【小题4】In the last paragraph，you are advised _____________．A．to help others and make a differenceB．to enjoy what you have to do in the workC．to judge yourself and make a wish for youD．to try a new way when making the world better【小题5】What is the main theme of the passage?A．Expecting things to be different gives us hope．B．Accepting can make our life happier and better．C．Traditional culture becomes root of unhappiness．D．Judging good or bad is important for our world．阅读理解-------人物传记类(2013·太原一模)When Debbie Macomber decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer，she rented a typewriter，put it on the kitchen table，and began typing each morning before the kids went to school.When the kids came home，she moved the typewriter and made them dinner.When they went to bed，she moved it back and typed some more.For two years，Debbie followed this routine.Supermom had becomea struggling writer and she was loving every minute of it.One night，however，her husband，said to her，“Honey，I'm sorry，but you're not bringing in any income.We can't do this anymore.We can't survive on just whatI make.”That night，her heart broken and her mind too busy to let her sleep.She stared at the ceiling in their darkened bedroom.Debbie knew—with all of the responsibilities of keeping up a house and looking after four kids—that working40 hours a week would leave her no time to write.Seeing her despair，her husband woke up and asked，“What's wrong？”“I really think I could have made it as a writer，I really do.”Wayne was silent for a long time，and then said，“All right，honey，go for it.”So Debbie returned to her dream and her typewriter on the kitchen table，pounding out page after page for another two years.Her family went without vacations，pinched pennies，and wore hand－me－downs.But the sacrifice and the persistence finally paid off.After five years of struggling，Debbie sold her first book.Then another.And another.Until finally，today，Debbie has published more than 100 books，three of which have been sold for movies.Over 60 million copies are in print，and she has millions of loyal fans.And Wayne？All that sacrifice in support of his wife paid off handsomely.He got to retire at age 50 and now spends his time building an airplane in the basement of their 7,000 square－foot mansion.Debbie's kids got a gift far more important than a few summer camps.As adults，they realize what Debbie gave them was far more important—permission and encouragement to pursue their own dreams.【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了Debbie Macomber坚持不懈地追逐自己的梦想，最后取得成功的故事。
高考英语阅读理解练习4篇(附解析)
Some people are so rude!Who sends an email or a text message that just says “Thank you”Who leaves a voice mail message rather than texts you? Who asks for a fact easily found on Google? Don’t these people realize that they’re wasting your time?Maybe I’m the rude one for not appreciating life’s little politeness. But many social agreed standards just don’t make sense to people drowning in digital communication.In texts, you don’t have to declare who you are or even say hello. Email, too, is slower than a text. V oice mail is a now impolite way of trying to connect.My father learned this lesson after leaving me a dozen voice mail messages, none of which I listened to. Exasperated, he called my sister to express his dissatisfaction that I never returned his phone calls. “Why are you leaving him voice mail？” my sister asked. “Just text him.”In the age of the smartphone, there is no reason to ask onceacceptable questions about: the weather forecast, a business’s phone number, or directions to a house, a restaurant, which can be easily found on Google Maps. But people still ask these things. And when you answer, they respond with a thankyou email.How to handle these differing standards? Easy. Consider your audience. Some people, especially older ones, appreciate a thankyou message. Others, like me, want no reply.The anthropologist (人类学家) Margaret Mead once said that in traditional societies, the young learn from the old. But in modern societies, the old can also learn from the young. Here’s hoping that politeness never goes out of fashion but thattimewasting forms of communication do.1．What does the underlined word “Exasperated” mean in the fifth paragraph?A．Worried.B．Surprised.C．Annoyed.D．Tired.2．Why didn’t the writer reply to his father?A．He liked text messages better.B．He enjoyed checking his voice mail.C．He didn’t receive any voice mail messages.D．He didn’t want to talk with his father.3．Which of the following does the writer agree to?A．People needn’t learn from one another in traditional societies.B．Dealing with voice mail should vary with each individual.C．People needn’t turn to Google for help when in trouble.D．Declaring who you are or saying hello in texts is necessary.4．What’s the best title for this passage?A．Nowadays: what should we do with text messages?B．Nowadays: do you like leaving others a voice message?C．Nowadays: what means should we use in communication?D．Nowadays: do you need a thankyou message?I love to read before I go to sleep.It usually makes me feel calm.But a big part of this depends on what I read.I love to read Oor Wullie and The Broons.Very often I'm smiling before I go to sleep.I decide to write about this in a blog because I find that so many of us go to sleep with stress.Before we go to sleep，we may run over the day in our minds，and worry about tomorrow.We also may watch the news on TV，read the news on our smart phones or tablets，or even answer work emails.But the news is rarely proclaiming(宣告)all the good that's happening in the world and work emails make us feel that we're still at work.All these things may leave us a stressful sleep.Oor Wullie and The Broons are not the only things I ever read at night.I sometimes read novels but，with the odd exception，I mostly avoid anything that is too mentally taxing or stimulating late at night unless it's something that inspires me or is clearly helpful in my life.And even if I do read something mentally stimulating，when I feel myself getting tired I lay that book down and pick up a trusty old Oor Wullie or The Broons for the last 10 or 15 minutes.Doing this makes my mind quiet and helps ensure I get a peaceful night's sleep.Reading about Wullie or Maw and Paw Broon is like a comfort blanket for me.I'd suggest you find lighthearted reading as a comfort blanket at bedtime，especially if you find yourself stressed or depressed a lot of the time，or if you find difficulty winding at the end of a day.It is the thing that can gently turn your attention towards lightness and ease.If your material makes you laugh，then you may feel even better.Several studies show that laughter boosts happy chemicals in the brain，it strengthens the immune system，it's good for the heart，and it is most definitely good for mental health.It even helps us improve our relationships.And if you do happen to pick up a copy of Oor Wullie or The Broons，I hope you find it just as entertaining as I do.5．What can we learn about Oor Wullie and The Broons?A．They make people run over the past days.B．They are the best books to be read before people sleep.C．They are extremely popular with young people.D．They make people feel relaxed and happy.6．What can we know from the text?A．Oor Wullie and The Broons are the author's favorite books.B．A comfortable blanket makes people go to sleep easily.C．The author sometimes reads something about inspirations.D．Reading something stimulating at night helps get a peaceful sleep.7．What is Paragraph 6 mainly about?A．What material brings us laughter.B．How laughter affects our health.C．What benefits laughter brings to us.D．Why laughter is good for us.8．What's the main purpose of the text?A．To show the importance of reading before sleeping.B．To prove the importance of a good mood before sleeping.C．To tell us how to make ourselves stay relaxed before sleeping.D．To explain how to choose a book worthy to be read before sleeping.Notice：Medical Alert(警报)Dear Readers，Medical related emergencies are on the rise with more old people living alone. More seniors are looking for an independent lifestyle and better quality of life. More than 1 in 3 people over the age of 64 will fall this year.Nearly half will not be able to get up without support.Medical fees can increase when a person is not given timely support. You can prevent a medical disaster with our 24hour emergency response system. Our solution is highly suggested by doctors，health-care professionals and hospitals.We are offering a FREE Medical Alert System to seniors or their loved ones who call now. For a limited time, there will be no setup fees and the medical monitoring starts at less than $1 a day. The system is easy to use. The necklace pendant(饰坠) can travel with you. Our new system can detect falls automatically.Call TollFree 18003600405 and gain peace of mind. There's no longterm contract. Our medical alert professionals can walk you through everything over the phone.The first 100 callers to order will receive：*The Free Medical Alert System($300 value)．*24 Hours a Day/7 Days a Week LIVE Monitoring and Support.*The Free Necklace Pendant.*No Longterm Contract.*Free Shipping(Mention Reader's Digest)．Don't wait until after a fall to give us a call.Take advantage of this special offer now to protect yourself or a loved one.Call now TollFree 18002310167 and mention Reader's Digest.Sincerely，Jim Nelson 9．Why are there an increasing number of medical related emergencies?A．Old people’s quality of life is down at present.B．The old are not paying attention to their health.C．The overall health of the old is worse than before.D．Many old people have no one to keep them company.10．What's the main advantage of the system mentioned in the text? A．Preventing falls.B．Serving as an alarm.C．Replacing doctors.D．Improving health and mind. 11．What benefit can the first 100 callers to order get?A．Buy the system at $300.B．Get a copy of Reader’s Digest.C．Have a pendant at a discount.D．Get allday monitoring and help.The American travel website company TripAdvisor publishes a list of the world's best beaches every year.Today，we are going to explore some of this year's top 10 beaches in the world.1．Baia do Sancho，BrazilIt is named as this year's best beach in the world.Its water is calm and clear.Its sand is fine and soft.But getting to Baia do Sancho is not so easy.It is on Fernando de Noronha，a volcanic island more than 300 kilometers off Brazil's coast.Travelers must take a plane or boat from major cities in northern Brazil to get there.And no more than 420 visitors can be on the island at one time.2．Grace Bay，Turks and CaicosWhile Baia do Sancho is difficult to get to，TripAdvisor's secondranked beach could not be much easier for tourists to reach.This beach has impossibly clean and clear waters and pure white sand.Its calmwaters make it extremely safe for swimming，snorkeling，or simply floating.Once on land，many visitors enjoy walking—barefoot—for several kilometers on the soft，warm sand.3．Eagle Beach，ArubaTo get to the thirdbest beach，we head south to the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba.Like Grace Bay，Eagle Beach has clear，calm waters and soft white sand.It offers visitors a chance to try different water sports，including tubing and jet skiing.Eagle Beach may be best known，however，for its dramatic sunsets.On clear nights，the sky turns red，orange，and purple.4．Playa Paraiso，CubaThe fourthbest beach is Playa Paraiso，an island off Cuba's southern coast.It has a fun，laidback restaurant for those who wish to eat and drink.There is little else on the beach.And that is exactly what visitors like about it.People come here for the sugarlike sand and calm waters filled with colorful wildlife.12．Which of the following is true about Baia do Sancho?A．It receives thousands of visitors each time.B．It can only be visited by plane.C．It is near the Brazil's coast.D．It is hard to reach.13．Where can visitors go if they want to enjoy the beauty of the sinking sun? A．Baia do Sancho，Brazil.B．Grace Bay，Turks and Caicos.C．Eagle Beach，Aruba.D．Playa Paraiso，Cuba.14．What can visitors mainly do on Playa Paraiso，Cuba?A．Go boating.B．Have a relaxing dinner.C．Admire colorful sand.D．Try different water sports.参考答案：1．C2．A3．B4．C【解析】【分析】本文为说明文。
高考英语阅读理解训练题及答案解析(4篇)
高考英语阅读理解训练题及答案解析（4篇）高考英语阅读理解训练题及答案解析 1To Richard Dorsay, a 36-year-old homeless Chicagoan. it was, at last, a place to call his own But to everyone else. it was the Lake Shore Drive road bridge, so when Chicago city authorities discovered Dorsay living inside the bridge's steel s1ructurc last month. they had no choice but to drive him away.He had been living in the bridge for three years. lie also furnished it with a television, a microwave and a PlayStation, and borrowed power from the municipal(市政的)electricity supply. But that wasn't the most extraordinary thing. The most extraordinary thing was that the Lake Shore Drive Bridge is a drawbridge.“The first time, it was scary," Dorsay told a reporter from the Chicago Sun-Times, recalling how a bell would ring and his home would tip into the air, allowing ships to pass along the Chicago River below. "After that, it was almost like riding a ferry's wheel." Brian Steele, a spokesman for the Chicago Department of Transportation, puts it more straightforwardly. "Essentially," he says, "it changed his living space from horizontal(水平的) to vertical. "Dorsay had a history of homelessness and emotional problem. but inthe bridge. he thought, he had finally found a kind of stability. "You've got to be kind of agile(敏捷的)," he admitted. "But it doesn't take genius to figure out what to do. " Dorsay is now without a home, though he is currently staying with his parents. Gary, his father, said,"I've always hoped that he would find a place and he would seek employment. He is strong enough and bright enough to do something."(B) 24. According to Richard Dorsay, why did he like living in the bridge?A. It was free.B. He felt more secure there.C. It was an extraordinary thing.D. He liked scary things.推理题。
高考英语 阅读理解训练题(4) (2)
落堕市安心阳光实验学校2014高考英语阅读理解训练题（4）附答案I don't ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it's like to work in a field dominated by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space-time and the nature of black holes.At 19, when I began studying astrophysics(天体物理学), it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while earning my Ph.D. at MIT and then as 3 post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me. My every achievement—jobs, research papers, awards—was viewed through the lens of gender (性别) politics. So were my failures. Sometimes, when I was pushed into an argument on left brain versus (相对于) right brain, or nature versus nurture (培育), I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind.Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations: I don't talk about that anymore. It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19 and to realize that I didn't want to deal with gender issues. Why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist? After all, I don't study sociology or political theory.Today I research and teach at Barnard, a women's college in New York City. Recently, someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women. You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer: 45. I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children. And I don't dismiss those concerns. Still, I don't tell them "war" stories. Instead, I have given them this: the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments. And in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science. And that's a sight worth talking about.9. From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would attribute(归因于) the author's failures to_____.A. the very fact that she is a womanB. her involvement in gender politicsC. her over-confidence as a female astrophysicistD. the burden she bears in a male-dominated society10. What did the author constantly fight against while doing her Ph.D. and post-doctoral research?A. Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.B. Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.C. People's stereotyped attitude towards female scientists.D. Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurture11. Why does the author feel great satisfaction when talking about herclass?A. Female students no longer have to worry about gender issues.B. Her students' performance has brought back her confidence.C. Her female students can do just as well as male students.D. More female students are pursuing science than before.12. What does the image the author presents to her students suggest?A. Women students needn't have the concerns of her generation.B. Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.C. Women can balance a career in science and having a family.D. Women now have fewer discrimination problems about science career.（C篇）ACDC********************************************************结束社会生活类---[2012·上海卷](C)Researchers in the psychology department at the University ofCalifornia at Los Angeles (UCLA) have discovered a major difference inthe way men and women respond to stress. This difference may explain whymen are more likely to suffer from stressrelated disorders.Until now, psychological research has maintained that both menand women have the same “fightorflight” reaction to stress. In other words, individuals either react with aggressive behavior, such as verbal or physical conflict (“fight”), or they react by withdrawing from the stressful situation (“flight”). However, the UCLA research team found that men and women have quite different biological and behavioral responses to stress. While men often react to stress in thefightorflight response, women often have another kind of reaction which could be called “tend and befriend.” That is, they often react to stressful conditions by protecting and nurturing their young (“tend”), and by looking for social contact and support from others—especially other females (“befriend”)．Scientists have long known that in the fightorflight reaction to stress, an important role is played by certain hormones(激素) released by the body. The UCLA research team suggests that the female tendorbefriend response is also based on a hormone. This hormone, called oxytocin, has been studied in the context of childbirth, but now it is being studied for its role in the response of both men and women to stress. The principal investigator, Dr. Shelley E. Taylor, explained that “animals and people with high levels of oxytocin are calmer, more relaxed, more social, and less anxious.” While men also secrete (分泌) oxytocin, its effects are reduced by male hormones.In terms of everyday behavior, the UCLA study found that women are far more likely than men to seek social contact when they are feeling stressed. They may phone relatives or friends, or ask directions if they are lost.The study also showed how fathers and mothers responded differently when they came home to their family after a stressful day at work. The typical father wanted to be left alone to enjoy some peace and quiet. For a typical mother, coping with a bad day at work meant focusing her attention on her children and their needs.The differences in responding to stress may explain the fact that women have lower frequency of stressrelated disorders such as high blood pressure or aggressive behavior. The tendandbefriend regulatory (调节的) system may protect women against stress, and this may explain why women on average live longer than men.72. The UCLA study shows that in response to stress, men are more likely than women to ________.A. turn to friends for helpB. solve a conflict calmlyC. find an escape from realityD. seek comfort from children73. Which of the following is true about oxytocin according to the passage?A. Men have the same level of oxytocin as women do.B. Oxytocin used to be studied in both men and women.C. Both animals and people have high levels of oxytocin.D. Oxytocin has more of an effect on women than on men.74. What can be learned from the passage?A. Male hormones help build up the body's resistance to stress.B. In a family a mother cares more about children than a father does.C. Biological differences lead to different behavioral responses to stress.D. The UCLA study was designed to confirm previous research findings.75. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. How men and women get over stressB. How men and women suffer from stressC. How researchers overcome stress problemsD. How researchers h andle stressrelated disorders【要点综述】本文主要介绍男女对压力反应的区别和原因以及如何克服压力。
高考英语短文阅读类训练(4)
毛额市鹌鹑阳光实验学校2014高考英语短文阅读类训练（4）及答案或解析Trust as defined in wikipedia is the feeling of being sure someone or soothing can be relied upon. Trust is a big issue in many people’s lives. It produces an emotional feeling that is tied to the core ﹙核心﹚of a person’s very existence,Why do we want to break anyone’s trust? Why does this happen over and over again? It may stem from﹙起源于﹚ pride, control. dislikes, a difference of opinion and misunderstandings. Perhaps when you are living your life without self－worth and self－love then you are living your life in a continual state of negative thoughts and emotions. What you feel inside is evident by what you do and what you say. When you shift ﹙改变﹚ your energy within yourself and find your place of love and worth then your view of this world will change for the better. This energy shift towards the positive will shift everything that you think, say and do. Being kind to yourself projects outward to the world by being kind and good to others. This projection is the outcome of this positive energy shift, Our true self is one of love and feeling worthy of all the goodness and happiness.We have a tendency to look outside of ourselves for fulfillment﹙满足﹚ when this feeling of fulfillment can be found within ourselves. The answers to our questions about life and love are within us. Sometimes we need to give ourselves a break and to be most loving, most kind and most patient with us. Care for and love yourself to find the joy within. The love and peace of this world is in each and every one of us. Meditation﹙沉思﹚ can bridge that trust that we can have in ourselves. Then we can have more trust in the world and in others. When everything around us is breaking up meditation can help to keep us centered so we can find that deep connection of love and worthiness. That is your true self wanting to shine through. We can not control anything else but we can control what we do . When you choose to help yourself then you choose to trust yourself. Trust can lead us to a life of peace and love and fulfillment. The world has its own programs. Trust in love and peace and live your life like you mean it!The first paragraph serves as a﹙n﹚＿.A. backgroundB. comparisonC. commentD. explanation2.If you want to have a positive life, you should＿.A. find an environment that is full of positive thingsB. try to show your true self naturally and continuouslyC. work hard to change all the outside world around youD. fight with anyone who dislikes you2. When you fail or feel disappointed you should＿.A. stop and adjust yourselfB. continue to work even harderC. ask others for the key to successD. try to fully recognize your own fault3.Based on this text meditation might make us ＿.A. move from mistrust to trustB. live a meaningless and unchangeable lifeC. modest when we achieve somethingD. lose the courage to fight and step forward4. By writing this text the author wants to ＿.A. teach us how to deal with failureB. explain what a successful life isC. encourage us to trust ourselvesD. show the importance of help﹙出处：维克多英语高考阅读6﹢1，下册p34﹚解析：本文是一篇议论文。
2022高考英语(昆明市)阅读理解(4)(解析)
2022高考英语（昆明市）阅读理解（4）（解析）HOW TO QUIT SMOKINGWhen thinking about quitting (giving up)…List all the reasons why you want to quit. Every night before going to bed, repeat one of the reasons 10 times.Decide positively that you want to quit. Try to avoid negative(消极的) thoughts about how difficult it might be. Develop strong personal reasons in addition to your health and obligations(责任) to others. For example, think of all the time you waste taking cigarette breaks, rushing out to buy a pack, hunting for a light, etc. Set a date for quitting — perhaps a special day like your birthday or a holiday. If you smoke heavily at work, quit during your vacation. Make the date sacred seriously, and don’t let anything change it. Begin to condition yourself physically; start a modest(适度的) exercise; drink more water; get plenty of rest.Immediately after quitting…The first few days after you quit, spend as much free time as possible in places where smoking is prohibited(forbidden), e.g. libraries, museums, theatres, departments stores, etc.Drink large quantities of water and fruit juice. Try to avoid wine, coffee, and other drinks which remind you of cigarette smoking.Strike up a conversation with someone instead of a match for a cigarette.If you miss the sensation(感受) of having a cigarette in your hand, play with something else-a pencil, a pen or a ruler.If you miss having something in your mouth, try a toothpick or a fake(仿制的) cigarette.1. Which of the following statements is best supported by the author?A. Whenever you feel like a cigarette, try to forget it by starting a conversation with someone.B. Try to be an ice-breaker before asking for a light.C. If you miss the sensation of having a cigarette in your mouth, play with a pen.D. Every night before going to bed, repeat the reasons 10 times.2. From the passage, we know smokers _______.A. waste a lot of time smokingB. have to stop to smoke from time to timeC. can only quit smoking during their holidayD. start a modest and easy exercise3. The author suggested _______.A. all kinds of drinks be avoided immediately after quittingB. drinking water and fruit juice immediately after quittingC. trying low-tar(低焦油) cigarettes immediately after quittingD. spending as much time as possible in public places4. If the article is in a newspaper, which section it is in?A. Sports.B. News.C. HealthD. Culture.【答案与说明】众所周知，吸烟有害健康，但对烟民来说戒烟并非易事。
直击2023高考英语(乙卷) 阅读理解 话题4 学习教育
直击2023高考英语（乙卷）阅读理解话题4 学习教育一、2023真题(共4题；共8分)阅读理解If you want to tell the history of the whole world, a history that does not privilege one part of humanity, you cannot do it through texts alone, because only some of the world has ever had texts, while most of the world, for most of the time, has not. Writing is one of humanity's later achievements, and until fairly recently even many literate (有文字的) societies recorded their concerns not only in writing but in things.Ideally a history would bring together texts and objects, and some chapters of this book are able to do just that, but in many cases we simply can't. The clearest example of this between literate and non-literate history is perhaps the first conflict, at Botany Bay, between Captain Cook's voyage and the Australian Aboriginals. From the English side, we have scientific reports and the captain's record of that terrible day. From the Australian side, we have only a wooden shield (盾) dropped by a man in flight after his first experience of gunshot. If we want to reconstruct what was actually going on that day, the shield must be questioned and interpreted as deeply and strictly as the written reports.In addition to the problem of miscomprehension from both sides, there are victories accidentally or deliberately twisted, especially when only the victors know how to write. Those who are on the losing side often have only their things to tell their stories. The Caribbean Taino, the Australian Aboriginals, the African people of Benin and the Incas, all of whom appear in this book, can speak to us now of their past achievements most powerfully through the objects they made: a history told through things gives them back a voice. When we consider contact (联系) between literate and non-literate societies such as these, all our first-hand accounts are necessarily twisted, only one half of a dialogue. If we are to find the other half of that conversation, we have to read not just the texts, but the objects.1．（2分）What is the first paragraph mainly about?A．How past events should be presented.B．What humanity is concerned about.C．Whether facts speak louder than words.D．Why written language is reliable.2．（2分）What does the author indicate by mentioning Captain Cook in paragraph 2?A．His report was scientific.B．He represented the local people.C．He ruled over Botany Bay.D．His record was one-sided.3．（2分）What does the underlined word "conversation" in paragraph 3 refer to?A．Problem.B．History.C．V oice.D．Society.4．（2分）Which of the following books is the text most likely selected from?A．How Maps Tell Stories of the WorldB．A Short History of AustraliaC．A History of the World in 100 ObjectsD．How Art Works Tell Stories二、冲刺练(共20题；共40分)阅读理解Featuring cutting-edge equipment, new classrooms encourage creative thinking and an interest in the sciences among high-school students across the country, according to a report.Growing up in a remote town in northwest China's Gansu Province, 12-year-old school-girl Liao Wenting was almost open-mouthed when she found that the head-mounted displays and robotics that she had seen in sci-fi films could be within arms' reach. Her school, located at the foot of rolling hills in a town of Wenxian County, has built a high-tech-empowered classroom.The classroom with a little complex structure, covering 137 square meters, features multimedia teaching systems, virtual reality (VR) headsets, 3D printing equipment and other high-tech equipment. Students can also experience such technologies as augmented reality(AR), laser cutting and educational robotics.Its construction was completed in December 2022. Since then, the school has opened two elective courses in the classroom, graphical programming and 3D printing, each of which has attracted 120 and 20 students respectively. The facilities were donated by the All-China Journalists Association and a tech giant. It is the first such high-tech-empowered classroom in Gansu. Additionally, the enterprise will provide free training services for the school's information technology teachers and organize regular scientific and technological competitions to motivate youngsters and inspire continuous exploration in the field of technology.Ran Lingli, an information technology teacher in the school, thinks that the high-tech-empowered classroom, which allows students to have a more hands-on experience with high-tech equipment, is aimed to stimulate their creativity. "I used to provide them with instructions on how to use software like Word and Excel in my class. However, in our newly built classroom, we mainly encourage students to explore their creativity and turn their ideas into reality. With access to resources like the 3D printer, students can bring the objects in their minds to life," says Ran.Recently, Ma Feiya, a student in the school, had the opportunity to use the 3D printer to create a pencil case with complicated designs. "It was an incredibly exciting experience to see my model come to life," she exclaims. "I am eager to continue exploring the possibilities of this field in the classroom."5．（2分）How did Liao Wenting feel when seeing the high-tech equipment in the classroom?A．Proud.B．Nervous.C．Astonished.D．Dispirited.6．（2分）What does paragraph 3 mainly show about the new classroom?A．Its usage advice.B．Its construction.C．Its safety facilities.D．Its characteristics.7．（2分）What can we learn about the new classroom?A．It is simple and bright.B．It is advanced and appealing.C．It is ill-equipped and low-cost.D．It is complicated and inconvenient.8．（2分）Which ability is the classroom designed to stimulate in students according to Ran?A．Innovation.B．Analysis.C．Comprehension.D．Administration.阅读理解Technology seems to discourage slow, immersive reading. Reading on a screen, particularly a phone screen, tires your eyes and makes it harder for you to keep your place. So online writing tends to be more skimmable and list-like than print. The cognitive neuroscientist Mary Walt argued recently that this "new norm" of skim reading is producing "an invisible, game-changing transformation" in how readers process words. The neuronal circuit that sustains the brain's capacity to read now favors the rapid absorption of information, rather than skills developed by deeper reading, like critical analysis.We shouldn't overplay this danger. All readers skim. Skimming is the skill we acquire as children as we learn to read more skillfully. From about the age of nine, our eyes start to bounce around the page, reading only about a quarter of the words properly, and filling in the gaps by inference. Nor is there anything new in these fears about declining attention spans. So far, the anxieties have proved to be false alarms. "Quite a few critics have been worried about attention span lately and see very short stories as signs of cultural decline," the American author Selvin Brown wrote. "No one ever said that poems were evidence of short attention spans."And yet the Internet has certainly changed the way we read. For a start, it means that there is more to read, because more people than ever are writing. If you time travelled just a few decades into the past, youwould wonder at how little writing was happening outside a classroom. And digital writing is meant for rapid release and response. An online article starts forming a comment string underneath as soon as it is published. This mode of writing and reading can be interactive and fun. But often it treats other people's words as something to be quickly harvested as fodder to say something else. Everyone talks over the top of everyone else, desperate to be heard.Perhaps we should slow down. Reading is constantly promoted as a social good and source of personal achievement. But this advocacy often emphasizes "enthusiastic", "passionate" or "eager" reading, none of which adjectives suggest slow, quiet absorption.To a slow reader, a piece of writing can only be fully understood by immersing oneself in the words and their slow comprehension of a line of thought. The slow reader is like a swimmer who stops counting the number of pool laps he has done and just enjoys how his body feels and moves in water.The human need for this kind of deep reading is too tenacious for any new technology to destroy. We often assume that technological change can't be stopped and happens in one direction, so that older media like "dead-tree" books are kicked out by newer, more virtual forms. In practice, older technologies can coexist with new ones. The Kindle has not killed off the printed book any more than the car killed off the bicycle. We still want to enjoy slowly-formed ideas and carefully-chosen words. Even in a fast-moving age, there is time for slow reading.9．（2分）What is the author's attitude towards Selvin Brown's opinion?A．Favorable.B．Critical.C．Doubtful.D．Objective.10．（2分）The author would probably agree that _______.A．advocacy of passionate reading helps promote slow readingB．digital writing leads to too much speaking and not enough reflectionC．the public should be aware of the impact skimming has on neuronal circuitsD．the number of Internet readers is declining due to the advances of technology11．（2分）What does the underlined word "tenacious" in Paragraph 6 probably mean?A．Comprehensive.B．Complicated.C．Determined.D．Apparent.12．（2分）Which would be the best title for the passage?A．Slow Reading Is Here to StayB．Digital Technology Prevents Slow ReadingC．Screen vs. Print: Which Requires Deep Reading?D．Reading Is Not a Race: The Wonder of Deep Reading阅读理解When kids melt down in the middle of a crowded store or at a holiday dinner with extended family, it can be extremely frustrating. But parents can help kids learn self-control and teach them how to respond without just acting on impulse (冲动).Teaching self-control is one of the most important things that parents can do for their kids because these skills are some of the most important for success later in life. By learning self-control, kids can make appropriate decisions and respond to stressful situations in ways that can yield positive outcomes. For example, if you say that you're not serving ice cream until after dinner, your child may cry, plead, or even scream in the hopes that you will give in. But with self-control, your child can understand that a temper tantrum (发脾气) means you'll take away the ice cream for good and that it's wiser to wait patiently.Difficult as it may be, resist the urge to yell when you're disciplining your kids. Instead, be persistent and matter of fact. During a child's meltdown, stay calm and explain that yelling, throwing a tantrum, and slamming doors are unacceptable behaviors that have consequences. Your actions will show that tantrums won't get kids the upper hand. For example, if your child gets, upset in the grocery store after you've explained why you won't buy candy, don't give in – thus demonstrating that the tantrum was both unacceptable and ineffective. Also, consider speaking to your child's teachers about classroom settings and appropriate behavior expectations. Ask if problem-solving is taught or demonstrated in school.And model good self-control yourself. If you're in an annoyed situation in front of your kids, tell them why you're frustrated and then discuss potential solutions to the problem. For example, if you've misplaced your keys, instead of getting upset, tell your kids the keys are missing and then search for them together. If they don't turn up, take the next constructive step. Show that good emotional control and problem solving are the ways to deal with a difficult situation.13．（2分）What is the main idea of paragraph 2?A．Impulsive responses lead to frustration.B．Kids' melting down is a common phenomenon.C．Parents should help kids make decisions appropriately.D．Teaching kids self-control is a must for their future success.14．（2分）What is the parents' best attitude towards a child's meltdown?A．Firm and factual.B．Calm and tolerant.C．Cautious and objective.D．Annoyed and disapproving.15．（2分）Which of the following best explains the underlined part in paragraph 3?A．Emotional outburst is unexpected behaviors.B．Kids shouldn't be responsible for their behaviors alone.C．Temper loss won't give the kids a position of advantage.D．Tantrums are ineffective in interpersonal communications.16．（2分）What message is conveyed in the last paragraph?A．Slow and steady wins the race.B．Good example is the best sermon.C．Experience is the mother of wisdom.D．Success comes from thorough self-control.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。
2024届高考英语阅读理解专练(含答案)
第一部分阅读理解四选一阅读理解的高考分值是37.5分，占比较大；考试分配时间为：28分钟左右；文章体裁分为：应用文，记叙文，说明文，议论文和新闻报道等。
阅读理解题目在文章中分布均匀，且多在段首和段尾。
题型为：细节理解题，推理判断题，词义猜测题，主旨大意题等，大多数题型为细节理解题和推理判断题。
卷别年份篇目语篇类型主题考查题型主题语境主题内容细节理解推理判断主旨大意词义猜测新课标Ⅰ卷2023A应用文人与社会自行车租赁服务3B记叙文人与自然污水净化生态箱13C说明文人与自我数字极简主义生活方式31 D说明文人与社会“群体智慧”效应121新高考Ⅰ卷2022A应用文人与自我课程评分细则21B说明文人与社会减少食物浪费31C说明文人与社会养老院养鸡项目121 D说明文人与社会饮食结构影响语音211新课标Ⅱ卷2023A应用文人与自然黄石国家公园护林员项目3B记叙文人与自我Urban Sprouts菜园子项目211 C说明文人与社会书籍介绍121D说明文人与自然接触自然有益健康22新高考Ⅱ卷2022A应用文人与社会博物馆参观信息3B记叙文人与社会新媒体的影响121 C说明文人与社会司机无视手机禁令1111 D说明文人与自我运动可以促进心脏健康22(细节理解题＋推理判断题＋词义猜测题＋段落大意题)【典例印证】【破题关键点】(2023·新课标Ⅰ卷)The goal of this book is to make the case for digital minimalism,including a detailed exploration of what it asks and why itworks, and then to teach you how to adopt this philosophy if you decide it’s right for you.To do so, I divided the book into two parts. In part one, I describe the philosophical foundations of digital minimalism, starting with an examination of the forces that are making so many people’s digital lives increasingly intolerable, before moving on to a detailed discussion of the digital minimalism philosophy.Part one concludes by introducing my suggested method for adopting this philosophy: the digital declutter. This process requires you to step away from optional online activities for thirty days. At the end of the thirty days, you will then add back a small number of carefully chosen online activities that you believe will provide massive benefits to the things you value. In the final chapter of part one, I’ll guide you through carrying out your own digital declutter. In doing so, I’ll draw on an experiment I ran in 2018 in which over 1，600 people agreed to perform a digital declutter. You’ll hear these participants’ stories and learn what strategies worked well for them, and what traps they encountered that you should avoid.The second part of this book takes a closer look at some ideas that will help you cultivate (培养) a sustainable digital minimalism lifestyle. In these chapters, I examine issues such as the importance of solitude (独处) and the necessity of cultivating high－quality leisure to replace the time most now spend on mindless device use. Each chapter concludes with a collection of practices, which are designed to help you act on the big ideas of the chapter. You can view these practices as a toolbox meant to aid your efforts to build a minimalist lifestyle that words for your particular circumstances.1. What is the book aimed at?A. Teaching critical thinking skills.B. Advocating a simple digital lifestyle.C. Solving philosophical problems.D. Promoting the use of a digital device.2. What does the underlined word “declutter”in paragraph3 mean?A. Clear－up.B. Add－on.1. 先读第1题的题干，标出关键词________→根据关键词，从第一段开始浏览，寻找和题干关键词意思相近的________，确定此处内容是本题根据→根据本句中的“to make the case for digital minimalism(为数字极简主义辩护)”，确定第1题的答案________2. 再读第2题的题干，关键词是画线词________→根据关键词，从第1段后浏览，在第三段找到画线词→找到关键词后把此处内容和四个选项进行比对，确定第2题的答案________3. 然后读第3题的题干，标出关键词________→根据关键词，从第2题关键词后面浏览，寻找题干中的关键词→找到关键词后把此处内容和四个选项进行比对，确定第3题的答案________4. 最后读第4题的题干，标出关键词________→根据关键词，从第3题关键词后面浏览，寻找题干中的关键词→找到关键词后把此处内容和四个选项进行比对，确定第4题的答案________答案 1. aimed; goal; B2. declutter; A3. the final chapter of part one; C4. practices; AC. Check－in.D. Take－over.3. What is presented in the final chapter of part one?A. Theoretical models.B. Statistical methods.C. Practical examples.D. Historical analyses.4. What does the author suggest readers do with the practicesoffered in part two?A. Use them as needed.B. Recommend them to friends.C. Evaluate their effects.D. Identify the ideas behind them.题型微解题型微解1：细节理解题细节理解题是高考题型中考查较多的题型，也是容易得分的题型，该题型分为：直接细节题，间接细节题，数字计算题和归纳概括题。
高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解九月选练(4)高三全册英语试题
语鹅市安置阳光实验学校阅读理解九月选练（4）AWords Tike “thanks” and “please” have become pet phrases for NA Yuegang. As one of the voluntvrrs at this year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum(论坛),he assists more than 100 international representatives. But Na Yuegang in not alone. More than 600 volunteers from 13 universities in Beijing contribute to the APEC meeting. according to Beijing Daily.Students take advantage of opportunities to put their skills and interests to work at the forum, and in return they gain valuable work experience and connections. Na Yuegang is an international politics major at Beijing Language and Culture University, and he's a language enthusiast. In addition to English，he speaks both Thai and Cantonese. He uses his talents to help determine where representatives arefrom based on their accents. He even gets to use his language skills to communicate with staffers. Through communicating with delegates, he's developed a deeper understanding Of his college major.“Here，I learn the meeting's agenda(日程安排)，how the representatives work，and get a feel for the atmosphere of this international event.”hesays.“This experience has made rne more curious about the relationship between China and other nations.”he says "I want to study these relationships, if possible”. Xu H an，21 ，an English major at Beijing University of Technology，is Approaching the conference f rom a different angle. Her job is to introduce representatives to China's technological innovations like 3D printing machines producedby technological company Tiertime. She is also in charge of showing off cultural relics and she does it all in English.Once， she did a lot of preparation for the process behind a carved lacquer ware(漆器制品)technique to meet a Thai representative's curiosity. In only four days, she read more than 100 pages of notes. She did her own research online as well. Through her own research she's gained the ability to speak about the subject with confidence. She’s constantly on the lookout for opportunities to grow.21、The main purpose of this text is to .A、 make a brief introduction of the APEC forumB、 praise the student volunteers at the APEC forumC、show the students' hardwork at the APEC forumD、 encourage students to take personal development opportunities22、From the text we can learn that Na Yuegang .A、 maiors in English laneuaveB、can speak more than three languagesC、 helps many representatives with their daily workD、starts to take interest in international relationship23、Which of the following words can best describe XuHanA、 Deligent and skillfulB、 Smart and creativeC、 Honest and kindD、 Proud and talkative24、 What would be the best title?A、 APEC ForumB、 Students Work Hard At APEC MeetingC、 Stud ents Make a Hit at APEC ForumD、 Experience Curries from Practice参考答案21---24 DBACBList of winners of 71st Golden Globe Awards25、Who wins the best film comedy actor title at the 71st Golden GlobeAwards?A、 Matthew McConaugheyB、Leonardo DiCaprioC、 Amy AdamsD、Jared Leto26. If you want to see your favorite star, Elisabeth Moss, you shouldwatch .A、 Blue JasmineB、Breaking BadC、 House of CardsD、 Topof the Lake27、Which of the following is the best TV film at the 71st Golden Globe Awards?A、The Great BeautyB、Mandela ：Long Walk to FreedomC. Behind the Candelabra D、Dancing on the Edge参考答案25、B 26---327DCCHolidays are really important. Many of us have childhood memories of summer holidays when we were taken away from home to experience new environments and learn in different ways. Hut holidays are expensive and, for those families on low salaries or living onBenefits，they are often unobtainable. Even the cheapest holidays require travel other additional costs that are difficult for many families to meet. For working parents, the long summer break can be a very difficult problem for childcare. When an annual leave allowance amounts to only five weeks, there is a need to spread this across the year. Couples can find themselves taking leave in turn in order to care for children who are on holiday. The schools that I visit in Nottingham are full of experienced staff committed (承诺) to giving our children a caring and inspiring learning environment. The number of children receiving free school meals is quite large in Nottingham and many schools have breakfast clubs to make sure that children get a healthy start to the day. Most schools undertake programs of group or individual educational support. Schools also have an important role in safe guiding children's welfare through the ongoing touch and support with their pupils. During the long summer holidays, much of this is missed. In setting out its plans for a five-term year, Nottingham City Council is seeking to reduce the summer holiday down to four weeks, with a more balanced five terms of roughly eight weeks, each followed by a two-week break. We believe this will give real"down time" for school staff and pupils alike but will be short enough not to cause a real break in learning. We acknowledge that this change may be difficult for some school staff, particularly whose own children are educated in other authorities. However, this mustbe weighed against the benefits for city children for whom we all have the greatest duty of care.28、 What does the text mainly talk about?A、 The importance of the holiday.B、 The holiday reduction plan.C、 The balance of holidays and school days.D、 The necessity of cutting down the long holiday.29、The underlined word“they” in the second paragraph refers toA. holidays B、families C、salaries D、 benefits30、The plans for a shorter summer holiday will help studentsA、obtain the cheapest holidays without additional costsB、 get a chance to spend 8 weeks a term with teachers in schoolC、 benefit more from the caring and inspiring learning environmentD、 have more than 5 weeks of school days to receive free school meals31、It can be inferred from the text thatA、 working parents can enjoy a five-week break to care for their childrenB、 some school staff may say " No" to the plans for a shorter summer holidayC、 the long summer holiday gives teachers and students real “down time”D、 the suggested plans for a five term school year can hardly be carried out参考答案28—30、DAC 31、BDThe deadliest Ebola outbreak in history that has so far killed almost 1000 people in Guinea. Liberia. Sierra Leone and Nigeria in West Africa has caused fear around the world. The outbreak is unprecedented ( 空前的) both in infection numbers and in geographic range. Officials froth the World Health Organization (WHO) said earlier this month the outbreak “is moving faster than our efforts to control it”, reported CNN. So far, the battle against the virus doesn't appear to be slowing down. The Ebola virus is terrifying no matter where it strikes：It's a disease with no cure that causes headaches and fever, Scvcrcdiarrhea (腹泻). vomiting and bleeding and has been known to kill up to 90 percent of its victims. It is understandable for people to be panicked. but those living outside Africa shouldn't be particularly concerned about contracting the virus, says a Washington Post article. This is because spread of Ehola requires direct contact with an infected person's blood. vomit or other bodily fluids during the period that he or she is contagious (接触传染的). It is something that is extremely unlikely for anyone but healthcare workers. The virus is not spread by coughing or sneezing. Media in the US and the UK are using terrifying headlines, wrongly saying that people infected (感染) with the virus have traveled to their countries. James Ball at The Guardian says the Ebola outbreak in Africa is terriying. but it is important to keep a sense of proportion, Other infectious diseases, incｌuding common flu. are far. far deadlier.32、What does the author say about the Ebola outbreak in Africa?A、 It has caused thousands of African deaths.B、 The fight against it is slowing down.C 、Its spreading speed is beyond peoplt"'s imagination.D、 It has already traveled to the Us and the Uk.33、 The Ebola virus is terrifying becauseA、 it is easily infectedB、 it cannot be cured at the momentC、 it spreads faster than any other infectuous diseaseD、 it has caused more deaths than other infectous diseases34、The underlined phrase in the last paragraph means 。
高考英语(四月)阅读理解书面表达选练(4)高三全册英语试题
定额市鞍钢阳光实验学校乌鲁木齐2015高考英语（四月）阅读理解、书面表达选练（4）阅读理解As children reach kindergarten and early grade-school age, they continue to become increasingly more aware of the wider world beyond home, school and theirneighborhood. If you haven’talready done so, this can be an excellent time to teach your child about the environment, and how you can work together to go green as a family. If you’ve already introduced some eco-friendly habits in your home, here are some ways your growing child can contribute more to the greening of his world and beyond.My 7-year-old son discovered a magazine cover on the table that featured a cover line about polar bears being endangered because of global warming.I decided to be straight with him—I said yes, there is a danger to polar bears and other wildlife because of pollution. But I told him that we can all do something to go green and help make a difference, and perhaps help the polar bears and all living things on our planet.My grandmothers were immigrants(移民)who lived through wars in South Korea. They used to constantly remind me to turn off the lights, and even not to use too much toilet paper. As it turns out, these were great lessons. Have your child get into the habit of turning off lights and electronic equipment when he’s not using them. A nice bonus(意外收获): reducing electricity use can he lp cut down your bills. A grade-schooler is old enough to understand that water comes from lakes and pools. Explain that wasting it can affect everyone who depends on that water. Wasting water also means wasting energy. A tap that runs for five minutes is equal to letting a 60-watt bulb run for 14 hours, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.Make it easier for your grade-schooler to go green by choosing different baskets for glass, metal, paper, and plastic. Have your child draw pictures of recyclable types to mark each basket. Once a season or more, have your child help you look for used clothing, books, toys and other things around the house to give away to local shelters(避难所).【文章大意】本文作者以自己的亲身经历告诉其他母亲应该如何在生活中帮助孩子变得更有环保意识, 让他们从小就有保护环境的观念。
高考英语二轮总复习 专项能力提升练 阅读理解 文体分类练4 说明文之发明创新类
文体分类练(四) 说明文之发明创新类
(2023福建福州二模) Someday,you may no longer need to brush your teeth by hand.Instead,a group of billions of nanoparticles (纳米粒子) could automatically do all that work for you.It would be especially life-changing for people who find it difficult or impossible to hold and move a toothbrush. Steager,an engineer at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) in Philadelphia and Hyun Koo,an inventor and dental researcher there,found a way to form the nanoparticles into long,skinny bristles (刷毛),a lot like the ones on a toothbrush.But these bristles shape-shift to fit whatever surface they ene 2 Passage 3