高考英语二轮 阅读理解能力提升演练（08）.doc

2013高考英语二轮（阅读理解）能力提升演练（08）及答案（*）during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, the london district of south-wark was prosperous (繁荣的), and a very important and farreaching development was happening at bankside, an area situated just beside the church now known as southwark cathedral. the rose theatre, the swan, the hope playhouse and bear garden were set up here along with the famous globe theatre, in which shakespeare acted. william shakespeare was an english poet and playwright whose body of works is considered the greatest in english litera ture. he is commemorated (纪念) in southwark cathedral today by the modern memorial window in the south aisle (通道). the window was designed by christopher webb in 1954, after an earlier window had been destroyed in the war. below it is a figure of shakespeare, carved by henry mccarthy in 1912, set against a background of seventeenth-century southwark in relief (浮雕), showing the globe theatre, winchester palace and the tower of st. saviours church. this memorial was provid- ed by public support and was dedicated (奉献) in 1911, and every year a birthday service, attended by many great actors and actresses, is held here in honour of shakespeares genius. shakespeares brother edmund was buried here in 1607, and, although the position of edmunds grave is unknown, he is commemorated by an inscribed (刻写的) stone. 1. in shakespeare s lifetime, bankside in southwark was well known for_. a. the style of its buildings b. shakespeares performances at the globe theater c. its influence on public taste d. the number of plays produced there 答案：b 指导：推理判断题。由第一段最后一句可知莎士比亚曾经演出过的著名的globe theatre就在bankside，从而得出答案b.2. the original memorial window to shakespeare in southwark cathedral was_. a. designed in 1954 b. destroyed by enemy action. c. replaced during world war. d. carved in 1912 答案：b 指导：推理判断题。由第二段第三句可知，以前建造的窗子毁在战争中，即答案b.3. under the window there is a_. a. painting of seventeenth-century southwark b. wooden picture c. carved figure d. grave of shakespeares brother 答案：c 指导：细节考查题。由第二段第四句可得出答案c4. this information would most likely be found on_. a. an advertisement b. a historical stone c. a tourist guide d. a notice 答案：c 指导：推理判断题。因为本文主要介绍了莎士比亚曾经演出过的剧院，所以应属于旅游指南。*结束.完形填空words：340难度系数：建议用时：17分钟the pecan thief(2012北京海淀区模拟)when i was six years old，i was visiting my grandfathers farm in kansas.grandpa had sent me into the_1_ to gather pecans for us to enjoy later.pecan picking was really_2_work and my little basket was only half full.i wasnt about to _3_ grandpa down.just then something caught my _4_.a large brown squirrel was a few feet away.i watched as he picked up a pecan，hurried to a tree and _5_ in a large hole in the trunk.a moment later the squirrel_6_out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut.once again，he took the pecan back to his hiding place.not so_7_anymore，i thought.i dashed over to the tree and looked into the hole.it was _8_with pecans！golden pecans were right there for taking.this was my_9_.handful by handful，i scooped all of those pecans into my basket.now it was full! i was so_10_of myself.i couldnt wait to show grandpa all the pecans._11_，i ran back and shouted，“look at all the pecans！” he looked into the basket and said，“well，well，how did you find so many？”i told him how id_12_the squirrel and taken the pecans from his hiding place.grandpa congratulated me on how smart id been in observing the squirrel and his habits.then he did something that_13_ me.he handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently_14_my shoulders.“that squirrel worked very hard to gather his winter_15_ of food，”he said.“now that all of his pecans are gone，dont you think that little squirrel will _16_ in the cold winter？”“i didnt think about that，”i said.“i know，”grandpa said.“but a good man should never take_17_of someone elses hard work.”suddenly i felt a bit _18_.the image of the starving squirrel wouldnt_19_my mind.there was only one thing i could do.i carried the basket back to the tree and poured all the nuts into the hole.i didnt eat any pecans that night，but i had something much more fillingthe_20_of knowing i had done just the right thing.1. aroomsbwoodscholes droads解析：选b。根据下文松鼠从一棵树飞到另一棵树，可知作者是在树林里采摘核桃，故选择woods。2. ahard bdirtyclight deasy解析：选a。根据下文“my little basket was only half full”可知采摘核桃对作者来说并非易事。3. alet bsettlechave dkeep解析：选a。根据下文中“i couldnt wait to show grandpa all the pecans.”可知此处应表示作者不想让爷爷感到失望，故let sb.down 让某人失望，符合题意。4. asweater bbasketceye dhand解析：选c。catch ones eye吸引某人的注意力，符合语境。5a.joined blivedcdiscovered ddisappeared解析：选d。根据下文可知松鼠消失在树洞中。6a.jumped bheldcstood dfound解析：选a。此处选择“jumped out”和前文disappeared相对应，形象地描述松鼠储存过冬食物的过程。hold out 拿出；stand out 突出；find out查明。7a.strange bsecretcanxious dpatient解析：选b。根据行文逻辑可以看出，作者看到了松鼠藏食物的全过程，所以此处应表示这只松鼠已没有任何秘密了。8a.covered bfilledcrebuilt ddecorated解析：选b。be filled with被填满，符合语境。be covered with被覆盖；be decorated with被装饰。9a.turn bchoicecchance dachievement解析：选c。塞满核桃的树洞是作者无意中的一个发现，所以拿走那些果实对他来说，应该是个机会，谈不上成就。10a.afraid bashamedccareful dproud解析：选d。根据下文中作者因篮子装满，迫不及待地想给爷爷看，可知作者此时的心情是喜悦和自豪。11. aotherwise bhowevercbesides dtherefore解析：选d。此处很容易看出前后是顺承关系，故选择therefore因此。而otherwise否则；however然而；besides此外，并且，均不符合语境。12a.driven bfollowedcprotected dcaught解析：选b。从上文“i dashed over to the tree and looked into the hole.”可知作者尾随(followed)松鼠并且取走它所藏的果实。13a.annoyed bsatisfiedcsurprised ddelighted解析：选c。根据下文“handed the basket back to me” 可知爷爷并不赞同我的做法，和前文爷爷赞扬我多么聪明形成反差，所以爷爷所做的事情使我感到惊讶。14. aoff basidecover daround解析：选d。put.around搂抱，符合语境。15a.supply bcostcsupport dpreparation解析：选a。根据前后文逻辑，可知松鼠在准备过冬食物的供给(supply of food)。16a.escape bspendcsurvive dflee解析：选c。根据生活常识，没有食物，松鼠显然会饿死，就不会在寒冬中幸存下来了。17a.place bnoticecadvantage dcharge解析：选c。take advantage of利用，符合此处的语境。take place of取代；take notice of注意；take charge of掌管。18. aguilty bunconfidentcembarrassed dnervous解析：选a。根据下文“i carried the basket back.”以及前文爷爷的教导，可知作者为自己的错误行为感到内疚。19a.open bleaveccross doccupy解析：选b。作者因为感到内疚，才会一直想象松鼠挨饿的场景。20a.inspiration bexpectationcimpression dsatisfaction解析：选d。尽管作者没有吃核桃，但因为爷爷的人生教导，精神上得到了满足。.阅读理解words：312难度系数：建议用时：7分钟 childrens books or childrens literature is very hard to define and categorise，because there is no set genre for children to enjoy.all in all they can be categorised into six major classes，namely early childhood picture books, traditional literature，fiction，nonfiction，biography and poetry.children have unique taste and interest.although harry potter may be an alltime favourite book for children all over the globe，they prefer funny books to fairy tales when it comes to bedtime.the top three favourite books in bedtime stories are the gruffalo by julia donaldson and axel scheffler，the very hungry caterpillar by eric carle and the bfg by roald dahl.there are many writers who popularised the childrens literature or childrens books through their brilliant works.john amos comenius is the author of orbis pictus which is considered to be the first picture book specifically for children.charles perrault is believed to be the one who laid the foundations of fairy tales.perraults stories include little red riding hood，cinderella，sleeping beauty and so on.hans christian anderson is best known for his fairy tales，such as the snow queen，the little mermaid and the emperors new clothes.many childrens books have been made into feature films and are equally successful in this medium，like alice in wonderland，the bfg series and the harry porter series.these series collected a huge amount of money when released worldwide in cinema halls.all these movies based on popular childrens books are not only popular among children but also popular among adult audiences.childrens books are in demand all over the world and more and more writers and authors are coming up with some new books.the potential market is immense because children are more into reading in this era than previous and they are enjoying it to the fullest.1before going to sleep children like to enjoy _.afairy talesbnonfictioncfunny books dtraditional literature解析：选c。