浙江省乐清市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解精练（1）.doc

浙江乐清市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮精练（1）写人记事（阅读理解）when frida kahlos paintings were on show in london,a poet described her paintings as “a ribbon (丝带)around a bomb”.such comments seem to suggest kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time.sadly,she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.born in 1907 in a village near mexico city,kahlo suffered from polio (小儿麻痹症)at the age of seven.her spine (脊柱)became bent as she grew older.then,in 1925,her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident.throughout the rest of her life,the artist had many operations,but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back.however,the accident had an unexpected side effect.while lying in her bed recovering,kahlo taught herself to paint.in 1929,she got married to diego rivera,another famous mexican artist.riveras strong influence on kahlos style can be seen in her early works,but her later works from the 1940s,known today as her best works,show less influence from her husband.unfortunately,her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s,even in her home country.her first one-woman show in mexico was not held until 1953.for more than a decade after her death in 1954,kahlos works remained largely unnoticed by the world,but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.1.what does the phrase “a much bigger name” in paragraph 1 most nearly mean?()a.a far better artistb.a far more gifted artist c.a much stronger persond.a much more famous person2.the terrible pain kahlo suffered was caused by .a.poliob.her bent spinec.back injuriesd.the operations she had3.kahlos style had become increasingly independent since the .a.1930sb.1940sc.1950sd.1970s4.what is the authors attitude toward kahlo?()a.devotion.b.sympathy.c.worry.d.encouragement.语篇解读:本文为记叙文,题材是人物故事类。frida kahlo出生于1907年,7岁患小儿麻痹症,之后又遭遇了车祸,在病榻上自学绘画。然而,她的作品在她早年生活的那个时代却没有引起足够的重视,但最终在20世纪70年代逐步获得了国际赞誉。答案及剖析:1.d猜测词义题。通读全文可知,frida kahlo现在比当时出名;又根据name可知d项正确。a:一个更好的艺术家;b:一个更有天赋的艺术家;c:一个更强壮的人。2.c推理判断题。根据第二段可知,frida kahlo在车祸中脊柱断了几处,并为此进行了多次手术,但都无法治愈她的背痛。而背痛的罪魁祸首是那次车祸导致的背部伤害,故选c。a、b两项均未提及与背痛有关的内容。3.b事实细节题。根据第三段中.but her later works from the 1940s.show less influence from her husband.可知b项正确。4.b推理判断题。本文描述了frida kahlo“从小患病,之后出车祸,作品在早期未受到足够的重视”等一系列故事,从中可以体会到作者始终很同情frida kahlo。a:忠诚;c:担忧;d:鼓舞。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。as any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far more to a family meal than food. sociologist michael lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more. the study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings. lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most to talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. “middle children are invisible,” says lewis. “when you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner, chances are that its the middle child. ” there is, however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: “when the tv is on,” lewis says, “dinner is a non-event. ”26. the writers purpose in writing the text is to _. a. show the relationship between parents and childrenb. teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner tablec. report on the findings of a studyd. give information about family problems27. parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because_. a. they are busy serving food to their childrenb. they are busy keeping order at the dinner tablec. they have to pay more attention to younger childrend. they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family28. by saying “middle children are invisible” in paragraph 3, lewis means that middle children_. a. have to help their parents to serve dinnerb. get the least attention from the familyc. are often kept away from the dinner tabled. find it hard to keep up with other children29. lewis research provides an answer to the question_. a. why tv is important in family lifeb. why parents should keep good orderc. why children in small families seem to be quieterd. why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life30. which of the following statements would the writer agree to?a. it is important to have the right food for children. b. it is a good idea to have the tv on during dinner. c. parents should talk to each of their children frequently. d. elder children should help the younger ones at dinner【参考答案】2630 cbbdc 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项。【2013界虹口区质量监控测试题】prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population. many people alive today would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago. because more people live longer, there are more people around at any given time. in fact, it is a decrease in death rates, not an increase in birthrates, that has led to the population explosion.prolonging human life has also increased the dependency load. in all societies, people who are disabled or too young or too old to work are dependent on the rest of society to provide for them. in hunting and gathering cultures, old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die. in times of famine (饥荒), infants might be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents starved, where as if the parents survived they could have another child. in most contemporary societies, people feel a moral obligation (责任) to keep people alive whether they can work or not. we have a great many people today who live past the age at which they want to work or are able to work; we also have rules which require people to retire at a certain age. unless these people were able to save money for their retirement, somebody else must support them. in the united states many retired people live on social security checks which are so little that they must live in near poverty. older people have more illnesses than young or middle-aged people; unless they have wealth or private or government insurance, they must often “go on welfare” if they have a serious illness.when older people become senile (衰老的) or too weak and ill to care for themselves, they create grave problems for their families. in the past and in some traditional cultures, they would be cared for at home until they died. today, with most members of a household working or in school, there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person. to meet this need, a great many nursing homes and convalescent (疗养的) hospitals have been built. these are often profit making organizations, although some are sponsored by religious and other nonprofit groups. while a few of these institutions are good, most of them are simply “dumping (倒垃圾的) grounds” for the dying in which “care” is given by poorly paid, overworked, and under skilled personnel (员工).72. the author believes that the increased size of the human population results from _.a. an increase in birthrates b. the industrial developmentc. a decrease in death rates d. childhood diseases 73. it can be inferred from the passage that in hunting and gathering cultures _.a. it was a moral responsibility for the families to keep alive the aged people who could not workb. the survival of infants was less important than that of their parents in times of starvationc. old people were given the task of imparting (传授) the cultural wisdom of the tribe to new generationsd. death was celebrated as a time of rejoicing for an individual freed of (免除) the hardships of life 74. the phrase “this need” in the last paragraph refers to _. a. prolonging the dying old peoples livesb. reducing the problems caused by the retired peoplec. making profits through caring for the sick or weak peopled. taking care of the sick or weak people75. according to the passage, which of the following statements about the old people in the united states is true?a. many of them live on social security money which is hardly enough.b. minority of them remain in a state of near poverty after their retirement.c. many nursing homes are sponsored by religious and nonprofit groups.d. older people have wealth or private insurance if they have a serious illness.【参考答案】72-75: cbdadirections: read the following three passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.【2013界崇明县】（a）marshall was a promising young artist. he painted with great feeling. his paintings were all characterized by a strong love and sympathy for people. his high school art teacher felt he had a special talent.marshalls father didnt want him to be a painter, however. mr. donaldson wanted his son to be a stockbroker(股票经纪人). he wanted marshall to continue the dynasty started by his great-great grandfather in 1820. the family business, donaldson and donaldson inc., was now a large, successful investment firm.mr. donaldson felt marshall was much too individualistic. “listen,” he told his son, “i had no say in choosing my career. i just did what my dad told me.”“but you are good at business,” marshall replied. “im not. im sure i would just cause trouble for you and problems for the company.” marshall felt there was no way he could ever fill his fathers shoes. and, although he was no stranger to high society, he didnt feel comfortable among the wealthy. he preferred the ordinary, working-class people of the city. his paintings told of their struggles and their hopes.sometimes after school marshall would hang around outside a factory gate. he would draw the workers as they came out at the end of their shift. marshall wondered how they could keep doing that hard, boring work year after year. then he realized most of them would be doing something different if they could. but their great obstacle in life was lack of education.when marshall got home, he would take out his paintings. the paintings expressed his sympathy and respect for those hard-working people. well, marshall never did enter the family business. this angered his father. but as marshall got older, his career as an artist began to take off. he became quite famous, and people paid large amounts for his “plain people” paintings.in time, this success won marshalls dad over. mr. donaldson could see his son was born to paint. marshall was glad his father finally came around. and happily, the two began to work together after all. twice each year they held a benefit art sho