【创新设计 简易通】（江苏专用）高考英语二轮复习 定时训练4.doc

45定时训练(4)阅读理解abefore the opening of the cape cod canal in 1914，the only way ships could leave boston was on a route around race pointthe northern tip of cape cod.however，navigation during the 18th century was a nightmare，because the floating cross current(交叉气流) around race point caused countless accidents.so building a lighthouse to lighten the place was very necessary.as early as 1808，the people of provincetown requested a lighthouse on race point，but it took congress eight years to react when they finally paid $ 8,000 on april 27,1816 to build a lighthouse race point light，which was located in the town of provincetown，massachusetts.it was first built of stone 25 feet high with no foundation and its light was 30 feet above the sea.it was equipped with one of the nations earliest revolving lights.actually，there were two other lighthouses on cape cod，but they were hit by a storm in october 1841.in the following year，race point light was examined by iw.p.lewis，who realized the lights importance.he said，“the light should be useful to all ships leaving boston.however，its illuminating power is so weak that people would hardly be able to differentiate it from the lights set on the ships which stay in the bay，or close by.it hasnt played its role as a lighthouse well.”the result was that old lighthouse was destroyed and a new iron lighthouse with a proper foundation was put up to take its place.the new lighthouse was 45 feet high.although the original keepers house was in good repair，it was destroyed too and a new one was built.today the lighthouse has been automated(自动化)and race point light is still an active aid to navigation.you can park at race point beach and walk about 45 minutes to the lighthouse.sunset at race point light is one of the cape cods most popular scenes.and at times whales can be seen in the lighthouse.for reservations to stay one night in the keepers house at race point call(508)4879930.【语篇解读】1914年科德角运河开通之前，绕行科德角北端是离开波士顿的唯一方式，然而这里却经常发生事故。因此一座名为race point light的灯塔被建成了。1the underlined word “illuminating” in paragraph 3 probably means _.apreventing accidentsbcooling the aircproviding lightdpredicting weather解析词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句子可知，它的这项功能如此微弱，以至于人们无法将它与停在海湾里或附近的船上的灯光区别开。由此推测“illuminating power”指的是照明功能，即画线词的含义是“照明的”。答案c2why was the original race point light replaced by a new one?ait was too old to repair properly.bit hadnt done a good job in helping the passing ships.cit was destroyed in a storm in october 1841.dit wasnt high enough and had no foundation.解析细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“it hasnt played its role as a lighthouse well.”可知，原来的race point light没能够很好地起到灯塔的作用所以才被新灯塔所代替。答案b3according to the passage，race point light _.ais also a tourist spot nowbstopped working after 1914cwas built by iw.p.lewisdhas been automated since 1841解析推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，race point light的日落是科德角最受欢迎的景观之一，并且在race point light有时能够看见鲸。由此推断，race point light现在是一个旅游景点。答案a4what can be learned from the passage?athe keepers house is open to the public now.bthe present keepers house is the original one.cthe two other lighthouses had revolving lights too.dthe government didnt agree to build race point light.解析细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句“for reservations to stay one night in the keepers house at race point call (508)4879930.”可知，拨打电话可预订在看守人的房间住一夜。由此可知看守人的房间向公众开放。答案a5what does this passage mainly talk about?athe building process of race point light.bthe tourism value of race point light.cthe three lighthouses on cape cod.dthe history of race point light.解析主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要讲的是一座名为race point light的灯塔的历史。答案dbmany women write to me perplexed(困惑的) about why they cant form close friendships.they try new approaches，put themselves in all the right places，see therapists，and read relevant selfhelp books.they consider themselves interesting，loyal，kind，and friendworthy people.but for reasons unknown to them，they have a tough time forming intimate relationships.many admit to not having even one close friend.a recent study published in the journal of personality and social psychology offers some clues as to how both nature(personality) and nurture (experience) impact our friendships.researchers at the university of virginia and university of toronto，mississauga studied more than 7,000 american adults between the ages of 20 and 75 over a period of ten years，looking at the number of times these adults moved during childhood.their study，like prior ones，showed a link between residential mobility and adult wellbeing：the more times participants moved as children，the poorer the quality of their adult social relationships.but digging deeper，the researchers found that personalityspecifically being introverted (内向的) or extroverted (外向的)could either intensify or buffer (缓冲) the effect of moving to a new town or neighborhood during childhood.the negative impact of more moves during childhood was far greater for introverts compared to extroverts.“moving a lot makes it difficult for people to maintain longterm close relationships，” stated dr.shigehiro oishi，the first author of the study，in a press release from the american psychological association，“this might not be a serious problem for outgoing people who can make friends quickly and easily.less outgoing people have a harder time making new friends.”families often have to relocateacross town，across the country，or across the globe.yet，in many cases，their kids and young adolescents havent yet built up a bank of friendships.so the conventional wisdom is to try to minimize moves for the sake of your child，whenever possible，and to move at the end of the academic year.【语篇解读】本文主要说明了人们的性格以及后天的经历对人们交友的影响。6the passage is written mainly to _.aoffer advice to women on how to form intimate relationshipsbexplain how nature and nurture impact our friendshipscexplain how moves during childhood affect childrendtell us how to help children make friends解析主旨大意题。从第二段第一句可知，这个研究主要表明性格以及后天的经历对人们交友的影响。c项是童年时代搬家如何对人们交友产生影响，仅仅是后天的经历，概括不全面，故可排除。答案b7which of the following is true according to the second paragraph?apeople who moved less during childhood have better social relationships.bthe more people moved during childhood，the more friends they have.cthe more people moved during childhood，the better they adjust to society.dthere is no link between residential mobility and adult wellbeing.解析细节理解题。从第二段最后一句可知，人们童年时搬家次数越多，成年后的社会关系就越糟，反推可知a项正确。答案a8in order for children to maintain longterm close relationships，parents _.ashould not relocate their homesbshould relocate their homes within the townchad better move at the end of the school yeardhad better move when their children couldnt build up a bank of friendships解析细节理解题。从最后两段可知，为了孩子与伙伴能维持长期的亲密友谊，父母最好在学期末搬家。答案c9we learn from the fourth paragraph that moves during childhood _.ahave a bigger impact on an introverted person compared to extrovertsbhave no impact on an outgoing personcare a big problem for both introverts and extrovertsdhelp children better adapt to a new environment解析细节理解题。从第四段可知，搬家对性格外向的人的影响要小于对性格内向的人的影响。答案a10we can infer from the passage that _.aour friendships are mainly affected by our nurturebwe can move when children have made a lot of friendscthe impact of moves will disappear when one reaches adulthooddthere is some way to minimize the impact of moves during childhood on children解析推理判断题。从最后一段最后一句可知，有办法减少搬家对孩子造成的负面影响。答案dcsome time ago，i was diagnosed with breast cancer and reacted in the way most people would.the first thing came to mind was a “death sentence”. however，i found out later it was truly “an awakening” for me，especially after being diagnosed with colon cancer a few years later，but still alive to tell about them both.i began to question god.why was i chosen to suffer this double challenge？what had i done in life so bad to have this placed upon me？i was unhappy with the way i look and the intolerant pain i had to experience each day，but instead of sighing over my fate，i decided to look on the positive sides of it.i knew that i was about to face a new beginning，new hope，do and see more with a whole new perspective on life.i also began thinking of the individuals that are no longer among us and how there will always be someone worse off than i am.who am i to complain？i still have my life.during my treatments，i experienced something of a miracle that i had to write down.i took that experience and turned it into a poem and i called it “peace”i took that poem along with many others i had composed during my breast cancer period and submitted them for publication.the book of poems was accepted and published under the title “true simple poems of life，faith and survival”i continue to write and hope that my poetry may encourage other unfortunate people and my writing continues to give me strength.ive had another inspirational childrens book published called “if only i could fly，said mattiebee”i would never have become a writer，producing inspirational stories，if i had not gone through all that i did.im a true example that you can survive cancer，not once，but twice，providing that you catch it in time.it wont all be easy，but you must have faith and allow that faith to direct your path.i truly believe when you survive a terrible tragedy or a horrible disease like cancer，its for a reasonyou have a purpose，and i want to live and find out exactly what that is for me.【语篇解读】作者身患两种癌症，但并没有向命运低头而是在绝境中发现生活积极的一面，体会到人生的另一个境界。作者