湖南省株洲县2020高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解练习（4）

湖南株洲县2020高考英语阅读理解二轮练习（4）阅读理解。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。As a boy growing up in India, I had longed to travel abroad. I used to listen to the stories my father would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s, with great interest.My big moment finally came in the summer of 1998 when I was able to accompany my parents to Europe, where my father was to attend a meeting. We planned to travel to Belgium, Netherlands and West Germany.I have clear memories even today of going to Mumbai airport at night all excited about finally going abroad. I had heard several great things about Lufthansa till then but now I finally got to experience them first hand, during the flight to Frankfurt. We flew business class and even today I can remember the excellent service by the Lufthansa crew （工作人员）. The flight was really smooth and thoroughly enjoyable, even for someone like me, who is especially afraid of flying.After spending almost two weeks in Europe, we took the Lufthansa airport express from Dusseldorf to Frankfurt airport, for our return flight. What a journey that was! All along the Rhine (莱茵河), it was simply an unforgettable experience. I had a sombre feeling on the flight back to Mumbai as it marked the end of a wonderful vacation, but the Lufthansa crew members were able to change it into a most enjoyable experience yet again, with the quality of their service.Being the first airline to take me abroad, Lufthansa will always hold a special place in my heart. Even today，I continue to enjoy flights on Lufthansa and simply cannot dream of choosing any other airline. Flying, in general，for me，has always been a terrible and painful experienceFlying on Lufthansa，however, is something I always have and always will look forward to.【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。作者的父亲父亲经常讲其在加拿大居住和欧洲旅行的经历，这激发了作者希望走出国门看看的强烈欲望。本篇短文给我们讲述了他第一次去欧洲的难忘旅行。36. Which country does the author live in now?A. India. B. Canada.C. Belgium. D. Germany.【答案】A【 解析】细节理解题。根据As a boy growing up in India, I had longed to travel abroad.及Being the first airline to take me abroad, 可分析，作者生活的国度是在印度(India)。故选A。37. What made the author so interested in traveling abroad?A. Growing up in India.B. Once staying in Canada.C. Once traveling to Canada with his father.D. His fathers stories about his traveling experiences.【答案】D【 解析】细节理解题。根据I used to listen to the stories my father would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s, with great interest. 父亲经常讲其在加拿大居住和欧洲旅行的经历，这激发了作者希望走出国门看看的强烈欲望。故选D。38. Which of the following is true about the authors trip to Europe in 1998?A. The author traveled with one of his parents.B. Both their going and return were by air.C. They traveled in spring that year.D. They stayed in Europe for nearly two months.【答案】B【 解析】细节理解题。根据A项错是因为作者是与“父母双亲一起去的”；C项错在与事实“他们是在夏季去的”不符；D项错在与事实“在欧洲待了近两个星期”不符。B项正确是与“来回均是乘坐飞机”吻合。故选B。39. It can be inferred from the passage that Lufthansa is _.A. a city in India B. a city in EuropeC. an airline company D. a travel agency【答案】C【 解析】推理判断题。通过后三段内容不难看出，此为一家航空公司的名称。故选C。40. The underlined word “somber” in the 4th paragraph probably means “_”.A. happy B. sadC. angry D. enjoyable【答案】B【 解析】词义猜测题。想到愉快的旅行就要结束，作者心情自然不好，根据后文change it into a most enjoyable experience yet again也可推知。故选B项。阅读理解-.Pacing and PausingSara tried to befriend her old friend Steves new wife, but Betty never seemed to have anything to say. While Sara felt Betty didnt hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. The problem had to do with expectations about pacing and pausing. /gaokao/beijingConversation is a turn-taking game. When our habits are similar, theres no problem. But if our habits are different, you may start to talk before Im finished or fail to take your turn when Im finished. Thats what was happening with Betty and Sara.It may not be coincidental that Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is British, and Sara, who expected relatively shorter pauses, is American. Betty often felt interrupted by Sara. But Betty herself became an interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland. And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or Israel. /gaokao/beijingThe general phenomenon, then, is that the small conversation techniques, like pacing and pausing, lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational style but about personality and abilities. These habitual differences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping (思维定式). And these social phenomena can have very personal consequences. For example, a woman from the southwestern part of the US went to live in an eastern city to take up a job in personnel. When the Personnel Department got together for meetings, she kept searching for the right time to break in-and never found it. Although back home she was considered outgoing and confident, in Washington she was viewed as shy and retiring. When she was evaluated at the end of the year, she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up.Thats why slight differences in conversational style-tiny little things like microseconds of pause-can have a great effect on ones life. The result in this case was a judgment of psychological problems-even in the mind of the woman herself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training.( ) 1. What did Sara think of Betty when talking with her?A. Betty was talkative.B. Betty was an interrupter.C. Betty did not take her turn. /gaokao/beijingD. Betty paid no attention to Sara.( ) 2. According to the passage, who are likely to expect the shortest pauses between turns?A. Americans. B. Israelis. C. The British. D. The Finns.( ) 3. We can learn from the passage that _A. communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacingB. women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the USC. ones inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimesD. one should receive training to build up ones confidence( ) 4. The underlined word assertiveness in the last paragraph probably means _A. being willing to speak ones mindB. being able to increase ones powerC. being ready to make ones own judgment /gaokao/beijingD. being quick to express ones ideas confidently64.C细节题，难题。难在弄不清谁是S谁是B，耐心读，动笔划，从第一段得出正确答案并不难：Sara felt Betty didnt hold up her end of the conversation65.B细节排序题，难题。还是耐心读，动笔划。S代表美国人，B代表英国人（加起来？），S比B期待谈话间隙时间更短，又在以色列人(Israelis)说话时插不上嘴，故答案选说话嗒嗒嗒嗒的以色列人。66.C变态细节题，较难题。A不符原文，B无中生有，D无中生有，C关键要理解culturally determined，由文化决定或者受文化影响。67.A词义猜测题，较难。难点在于A选项的干扰作用。原文说那位MM的inability to speak up注意别人认为她没能力，不是说她不愿意。所以D比A好，此处用反义对比方法。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。WELCOMWelcome to Windsor Castle, the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world. Windsor is one of the official residences（住所）of the Queen, who sometimes stays here.Audio toursFree audio tours are available on leaving the Admission Centre at the start of your visit. There is a descriptive audio tour for blind and poor-sighted visitors.Guided toursVisitors can explore the history of the Castle through a tour of the Precincts with an expert guide. Tours depart at regular intervals throughout the day from the Courtyard and finish at the entrance to the State Apartments.Visitors with childrenFor those visiting with children, a special family tour and various activities are offered during school holidays and at weekends. Please note that, for safely reasons, pushchairs are not permitted in the State Apartments. However, baby carriers are available to borrow.St Georges ChapelVisitors arriving at the Castle after 15:00 from March to October are advised to visit St Georges Chapel first before it closes.ShoppingShops offer a wide range of souvenirs designed for the Royal Collection, including books, postcards, china, jewellery, and childrens toys. Please ask at the Middle Ward shop about our home delivery service.RefreshmentsBottled water can be purchased from the Courtyard and Middle Ward shops. Form April to September ice cream is also available. Visitors wishing to leave the Castle for refreshments in the town may obtain re-entry permits from the castle shops. Eating and drinking are not permitted in the State Apartments or St Georges Chapel.Photography and mobile phonesNon-commercial photography and filming are welcomed in the Castle. Photography, video recording and filming are not permitted inside the State Apartments or St Georges Chapel in consideration of other visitors.SecurityAs Windsor Castle is a working royal palace, visitors and their belongings should get through airport-style security checks. For safety and security reasons a one-way system operates along the visitor route. ( ) 1. A visitor can apply for a free audio tour _.A. in the Courtyard B. in the State ApartmentsC. at the Admission Center D. at St Georges Chapel36. C. 细节理解题。在Audio tours标题下直接找到the Admission Center。( ) 2. What is specially offered to visitors with kids?A. A security guard. B. A pushchair. C. A free toy. D. A baby carrier.37. D. 细节理解题。在visitors with babies标题下有baby carriers are available to borrow.( ) 3. Who can get re-entry permits?A. Visitors wishing to eat outside the Castle.B. Visitors buying gifts in the castle shops.C. Visitors buying water from the Courtyard.D. Visitors eating outside St Georges Chapel.38.A. 细节理解题。在Refreshments标题下有Visitors wishing to leave the castle for refreshments in the town may obtain the re-entry permits from the castle shops.( ) 4. Why are visitors required to turn off their mobile phones?A. To ensure the safety of others.B. To ensure the security of the Castle.C. To prevent them from disturbing others.D. To prevent the use of the built-in cameras.39. C. 细节理解题。在Photography and mobile phones标题下有Mobile phones must be switched off inconsideration of other visitors.( ) 5. In the last part, a “working royal palace” refers to one _.A. still being constructedB. still used by the royal familyC. where the Queen usually worksD. where works of art are on show40.B. 词义猜测题。根据第一部分中的句子Windsor is one of the official residences of the Queen, who sometimes stays there.可以猜测B项正确，C项是不正确的，因为该项只是Queen usually works。阅读理解。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。NEW YORK Picking a Christmas tree takes most people a few minutes, or a couple of hours if they head for the woods. Dave Murbach needs 11 months.Almost every day of every year, Murbachs thoughts turn to vision of a perfectly shaped evergreen tree that will take everyones breath away.Murbach is the man responsible for finding the towering tree that makes more attractive Manhattans Rockefeller Center each Christmas season.“Im always looking for a tree,” the centers chief gardener says. “I look for it even when I go to the beach in the summer. It s like a homework assignment hanging over your head.”And if he gets it wrong, theres nothing hiding it.“Every day its up, 400,000 people go by, and 2.5 million people watch the lighting celebration on television,”he says.This years tree, a 74-foot Nomy spruce (云杉) from Richfield, Ohio, flown to New York on the worlds largest cargo plane, was lighted on December 2.The arrival of the tree leads in the Christmas season in New York a tradition dating back to 1931, when the workers building Rockefeller Center put up a small tree with ornaments (装饰品).The search for the next years tree starts soon after the old tree is chopped up for wood chips and horse-jumping logs.Murbach has three standards: The tree must be at least 65 feet high, at least 35 feet across and leaves dense (密集的) enough not to see through.Thats not as simple as it sounds. Though forests are full of evergreens, few get enough sunlight or space to fill out. And branches in snow regions often break under the weight, making trees unbalanced.Back at the office, he sorts through hundreds of letters from people offering their trees, many addressed simply to “Mr. Christmas Tree Man.”Though there was occasional anxiety attack and sleepless night, Murbach knows the effect the tree has on people: “Its for bringing people together, attempting to bring together people you love. Thats what I hope it sets off.” But Murbach says hes always too worn out to celebrate Christmas.【文章大意】本文叙述了Murbach对于工作的认真的态度，他为了曼哈顿的洛克菲勒中心展览的常青树，他花费了11个月的时间来寻找。他想要每一个人都对他的选择满意。41. Which is the correct order of the events in the passage?a. Murbachs thoughts turn to a perfectly shaped tree.b. 2.5 million people watch the Christmas tree.c. The tree is flown to New York.d. It was lighted on December 2.e. The tree is chopped up.f. Murbach searches for the tree.A. a, b, c, d, e, f B. c, d, b, f, e, aC. c, d, e, b, a, f D. a, f, c, d, b, e【答案】D【 解析】细节理解题。根据第二段Almost every day of every year, Murbachs thou