2019-2020学年高中英语 阅读强化训练（二） 牛津译林版必修2

1 阅读强化训练阅读强化训练 二二 建议用时 25 分钟 阅读理解 savannah gallery is in the valley close to crocus hill it is housed in two old houses which i believe add to the attraction of this gallery i visited the gallery recently frank costin who is the owner and director of savannah gallery was so helpful and friendly and shared the history behind some of the art in the gallery i was fascinated by a piece of art by victor hempel and the story behind it two years ago this talented sculptor 雕塑家 found an almond tree floating in the salt pond of sandy ground he saw possibilities with his gifted eyes and pulled the tree back to his boat and workshop this spring after being exhibited in the st barth s art exhibition it arrived in the gallery there s not a single wall in this gallery that can fit its 11 feet height frank said after a couple of days he hoisted 吊起 it up and placed it in the gallery s front room it s an amazing sculpture and it s titled greeting the morning sun it is truly a great work of this sculptor frank said i agree with frank i think it is simply beautiful and i love the story behind it there are many other beautiful pieces of art in the gallery it was nice to walk slowly from room to room and picture in my mind that anguillan families once lived and loved in the tiny rooms of the gallery i then went out on the back porch and was watched by some cats as frank explained he is allergic 过 敏的 to cats but he feeds the cats and they never come too close he benefits because they keep the mice away and they benefit as they are fed daily it was a lovely visit and i will be sure to visit during the year to see 2 what new pieces of art the gallery has if you re a fan of art don t miss the gallery 解题导语 作者向我们介绍了 savannah gallery 的一件艺术品 鼓励我们去那里 看看 1 when the author saw victor hempel s artwork at the gallery she was most probably a surprised and frightened b excited and proud c sad and disappointed d attracted and amazed d d 解析 推理判断题 根据第一段的最后一句以及那件艺术品很令人震撼的语境可推 断 作者深深的被吸引了 同时也被震撼到了 2 why did victor hempel pull the almond tree back to his boat a because he wanted to experiment with it b because he was sure it would lead to a great artwork c because he was afraid the salt pond would damage it d because he knew savannah gallery would need it b b 解析 细节理解题 根据第二段的 he saw possibilities with his gifted eyes and pulled the tree back to his boat and workshop 可知 是因为他认为其可以成为 一件很好的艺术品 3 after frank costin saw victor hempel s artwork he a suggested a name for it b immediately hoisted it up c wasn t very interested in it d thought it was too tall for his gallery d d 解析 细节理解题 根据第二段的 there s not a single wall in this gallery that can fit its 11 feet height 可知 frank 认为这件艺术品对于他的画廊 来说太高了 4 why does frank costin keep the cats at the gallery a because they can attract visitors 3 b because they help him kill time c because they are useful for the gallery d because they have nowhere else to go c c 解析 细节理解题 根据第三段的 he benefits because they keep the mice away and they benefit as they are fed daily 可知 frank 养那些猫对画廊有好处 完形填空 from a young age my parents have taught me the importance of helping the less fortunate generously out of 1 whenever there is something i can offer i 2 it to someone on the streets last week when i left home to work i carried with me some old 3 a handbag and some food to hand over to the 4 as my car stopped at a red traffic light i saw a girl aged around five 5 for money i asked her to come to me and immediately 6 all the things i had then 7 i started handing them over she seemed shocked she looked at me with a 8 smile on her face and asked what was in the bag i told her there were some clothes and food for her once again she 9 me and asked can you give me something to 10 it was then that i noticed her 11 lips it seemed that she had not had a drop of water all day i 12 out the bottle of water i 13 carry with me and helped her to drink from it she 14 it quickly and gave me a heartwarming gratitude 感激 i realized that day that you don t 15 have to make big donations to help someone this happening 16 my belief in the simple acts of 17 they can make someone s 18 go better next time when you want to do something nice for someone don t 19 or wait for the right 20 go ahead and do it 解题导语 作者习惯带着一些食物和旧衣物 帮助那些需要帮助的人 1 a habit b work c orderd respect a a 解析 作者的父母从小就教育作者给予他人的重要性 所以作者帮助别人是出于习 4 惯 habit 2 a throwb give c introduced show b b 解析 本句话点出了文章的主题 就是给予他人 故选 give 3 a booksb clothes c toysd shoes b b 解析 根据下文的 i told her there were some clothes 可知 有些旧衣服 clothes 4 a lucky b busy c handy d needy d d 解析 根据上文的 helping the less fortunate generously 可推断 是有需要的 人 the needy 5 a looking b calling c asking d waiting c c 解析 根据上下文的意思可知 小女孩是来乞讨的 故选 c 项 6 a caught b swept c collected d found c c 解析 根据后文的 all the things i had 可知 作者把小女孩叫过来然后搜集 collect 自己所有的东西 7 a as b if c before d because a a 解析 根据前后句意判断 当作者给小女孩东西的时候 她很惊讶 故选 as 8 a thin b painful c doubtful d sweet d d 解析 小女孩收到东西了 回应一个甜甜的 sweet 微笑 9 a looked forward to b looked down upon c looked away from d looked up at d d 解析 根据前面的 once again 可知 她再一次抬头看 look up at 我 10 a eat b drink c see d enjoy 5 b b 解析 根据下文的 she had not had a drop of water all day 可知 她需要喝水 故选 drink 11 a dry b red c pale d small a a 解析 根据下文小女孩一天都没喝水了可推测 她的嘴唇应该很干 dry 12 a took b pulled c sent d carried a a 解析 我拿出 take out 水 交给她 13 a seldom b hardly c always d sometimes c c 解析 这里是指作者将自己经常 always 随身带的水给小女孩喝了 14 a held b finished c filled d cleaned b b 解析 根据前文可知 这个小女孩很