重庆市渝中区2020高考英语短文阅读类暑假选练（7）

重庆市渝中区2020高考英语短文阅读类暑假选练（7）【四川省资阳市2020模拟】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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。“Another bad day at school?” my father asked as I came into the room.“How could you tell? I didnt shut the door heavily or anything,” I replied. Over the past two months I had either done this or thrown my backpack across the room every time I came home from school. Papa thinks it has something to do with moving to a new house.“I know this move has been hard on you. Leaving your friends and cousins behind is tough,” Papa said, as he put his arm around my shoulder. “What you must remember is that, with a lot of hard work and some time, you will make new friends.”“You dont know how hard it is. This year my baseball team would have won the championship. They wont even give me a chance to pitch (投球) here. All I get to play is right field, and thats the worst!”Papa turned toward me. “Things will get better, I promise you. Let me ask you, do you know why you were named David Lorenzo?”“Yes, your name is David and grandfathers name is Lorenzo.”“Very good, and what makes your grandfather so important?”“He was the first in the family to come to this country and all that,” I answered.“That is only partly correct. Your grandfather was a very great man. In Mexico, he had been a teacher. When he came to America he could only get low-paid labor jobs because he didnt speak the language. It took him two years before he spoke English well enough to be allowed to teach here, but he did it. He never complained because he knew change could be difficult. Did he ever tell you that?” my father asked.I looked down at my feet, ashamed at my behavior. “No. That must have been hard,” I said sheepishly.“Your grandfather taught me that if you let people see your talent, they will accept you for who you are. I want you to always remember what my father taught me, even if it takes a few years for people to see who you are,” said Papa.All I could say was, “Okay.” Then I asked, “What should I do now?”Laughing, Papa said, “How about you pitch a few to me? You need some work.”31. Why was the author unhappy that day?A. Because he moved to a new country.B. Because his baseball team lost the game.C. Because he wasnt offered a chance to pitch.D. Because he quarreled with his friends at school.32. The father successfully changed his sons mood by _.A. asking him to train harderB. telling his grandfathers storyC. playing baseball with himD. introducing him some new friends33. The underlined word “sheepishly” probably means _.A. cautiouslyB. patientlyC. rudelyD. shyly34. What can we infer about the author?A. He thinks his father lives in the past.B. Hed rather live with his grandfather.C. He will continue to dislike school and everything.D. He will try his best to adapt to the new environment.【参考答案】31-34、 CBDD【2020高考复习】阅读理解Public bookshelves are appearing across Germany on street corners，city squares and in suburban supermarkets.In these freeforall libraries，people can grab whatever they want to read，and leave behind anything they want for others.Theres no need to register，no due date，and you can take or give as many as you want.“This project is aimed at everyone who likes to read.It is open for everybody，” Michael Aubermann，one of the organizers of the free book exchange said.The western citys latest public shelf was put up next to Bayenturm.It is the fourth free shelf that Aubermanns group，the Cologne Citizens Foundation，has placed outside.“We set up our other outdoor shelves last year and its been working really well，” said Aubermann.The public bookshelves，which are usually financed by donations and cared for by local volunteer groups，have appeared independently of each other in many cities，suburbs and villages.Each shelf holds around 200 books and it takes about six weeks for a complete turnover，with all the old titles replaced by new ones.Even commercial book stores and online book sellers seem to support the idea of free book exchanges.“We see this project rather as a sales promotion than as competition，” said Elmar Muether.“If books are present everywhere，it helps our business，too.”So far，the Cologne book group has had few problems with damage or other problems.Aubermann said，“Propaganda (宣传) is the only kind of literature we do not allow here.”At another bookshelf in the Bayenthal neighborhood，the lower shelves are reserved for childrens literature only.“It is important that we make it easy for everyone to participate in this reading culture on the streetfrom old readers to kids to immigrants，” Aubermann said.While most of the shelves have so far been put up in upscale_neighborhoods，Aubermann and the 20 volunteers who help look after the project are planning to put up future shelves in poor neighborhoods，where citizens often dont have as much access to literature.【语篇解读】在德国的城市街角、广场和郊区超市，一排排公共书架出现在人们的视野中。你可以随意取阅或捐赠图书。这项免费换书活动得到了人们的支持。1Which of the following is TRUE about the public bookshelves?APeople can take the books and leave their books at will.BPeople cant borrow books unless they donate books.CPeople can borrow whatever they like after registering.DPeople have to return the books according to the required time.解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“people can grab whatever they want to read，and leave behind anything they want for others.Theres no need to register，no due date，and you can take or give as many as you want.”可知，人们可以随意取阅或捐赠图书，不需要登记，也没有规定的还书时间。答案A2According to Aubermann，the public bookshelves_.Aare financed by local volunteersBhave been going well since their birthCwere managed by the local governmentDwill hold more books and take a shorter turnover解析细节理解题。由第二段中的“We set up our other outdoor shelves last year and its been working really well”可知，公共书架自诞生以来运行良好。根据第二段第四句话可知A项错误，C、D两项文中没有信息支持。答案B3The underlined phrase “upscale neighborhoods” refers to_.Acommunities that have many peopleBcommunities that have many tall buildingsCcommunities that are free to live inDcommunities that are of high grade解析词义猜测题。根据后面的“poor neighborhoods”的对比可知，upscale neighborhoods指的是高档社区。答案D4Which might be the best title for the passage?APublic Reading Becomes Popular WorldwideBNew Trends of Bookshelves in GermanyCPublic Bookshelves Spread Across GermanyDReading Culture on the Street in Europe解析标题概括题。综合本文内容可知，C项“公共书架遍布德国”最适合作为本文的标题。答案C。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。It is over 40 years since first atomic bomb was dropped on a major city in Japan. Yet even now its effects are showing themselves and may continue to do so for years to come. Much effort and human energy have been used to try to prevent such a terrifying thing from happening again. So far there is no guarantee that it will not. Countries which already possess nuclear knowledge and resources have bombs stored away which are powerful enough to wipe out all life on earth. But this is not all. Other countries, which previously were not so advanced in technology, are gradually buying materials that can be used for making atomic devices. This nuclear energy will naturally be of great value in helping the economy of poorer nations.The generation of electricity through nuclear power came directly from the original work on the atom bomb. Because of the increase in demand for energy and the possibility of decreasing supplies of oil and natural gas, the interest in electricity has increased. One of the by-products of nuclear power stations is plutonium (钸) produced from unclear fuel: plutonium is ingredient (成分) in bomb-making. It means that there are far more opportunities for the manufacture of bombs.This brings the problem to a full circle again. How can something so valuable and useful be controlled so that it works for the benefit and not the destruction of man? (from )1. The effects of dropping the first atomic bomb _.A. are not over B. may go on foreverC. could last much longer D. will not be over in the near future2. The writer says that enough atomic bombs have already been manufactured to _.A. wipe out Japan B. last foreverC. act as a peace-keeping device D. destroy all living things3. The advantage of less developed countries being able to make atomic devices is that it _.A. gives them more opportunities for work B. will help poor countries to become richerC. will enable them to make better explosives D. will be of great value to them4. The second paragraph tells us that the increased demand for electricity today _.A. has led to the decrease in supplies of oilB. means that more countries are interested in nuclear powerC. has increased the risk of accidental explosionsD. has increased the very means of producing more atomic bombs【答案与解析】1. A 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句Yet even now its effects are showing themselves and may continue to do so for years to come可知。2. D 细节理解题。根据第一段“have bombs stored away which are powerful enough to wipe out all life on earth”一句可知。3. B 细节理解题。根据第一段“This nuclear energy will naturally be of great value in helping the economy of poorer nations”一句可知。4. D 段落主旨题。根据第二段最后一句“It means that there are far more opportunities for the manufacture of bombs.”可知。【重庆市名校联盟2020联合模拟】The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US. It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River. It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. The canal served as a route over which industrial goods could flow into the west, and materials could pour into the east. The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nations largest city.The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York. It cost $ 7,143,789, but it soon gained its price many times over. Between 1825, when the canal was opened, and 1882, when toll charges(过运河费) were stopped, the state collected $121,461,891.For a hundred years before the Erie was built, people had been talking about a canal which could join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. The man who planned the Erie Canal and carried the plan through was De Witt Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly called it “Clintons Ditch(沟)”. Clinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it. He and Governor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to ask for help for the canal, but they were unsuccessful.Clinton became governor of New York in 1817, and shortly afterwards, on July 4,1817, broke ground for the canal in Rome, N.Y. The first part of the canal was completed in 1820. As the canal grew, towns along its course developed fast. The length of the canal is 363 miles.44. We can see that the Erie Canal _.A. joined the Great Lakes togetherB. crossed New York from north to southC. played an important part in developing New York CityD. was the first waterway built in the US45. It can be inferred that _ into the Atlantic Ocean.A. the Great Lakes flowB. the Hudson River flowsC. Lake Erie flowsD. the Erie Canal flows46. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? _A. The Erie Canal brought profits of over $114, 000, 000.B. Its 363 miles from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.C. The West was more advanced than the East when the canal was built.D. Many other states helped New York built the canal.47. We can draw a conclusion that _，according to the passage.A. Clinton broke ground for the canal at both ends.B. Clinton started building the canal before he became governor.C. All parts of the canal were completed at the same time.D. Construction of the canal took eight years.【参考答案】 4447、CBAD故事记叙型阅读理解。Looking through a magazine in a waiting room recently, I came across an article with the title “My top five most precious possessions”It was just a few lines of text with pictures, but it caught my imagination. Its interesting how inanimate(无生命的) objects can take on such significance and become woven into a persons, and sometimes a whole familys, life history.Anyway, the article had me considering what my most precious possessions are.It was difficult to choose only five, but here are mine:An old cardboard box filled with my childrens baby photos.A yellow pocketsized birthday book of special things (poems, pictures of flowers and trees, etc) given to me by my dad when I was probably about seven or eight years old.A 21st Birthday card from my mum.In it shes written her congratulations, her love, and her hopes for my future.She died not long after, when I was in my early twenties.A few ancient but very beautiful botany books that were once my great grandmothers.She was a botanist in a time when it was relatively unusual for women to be qualified in this field and I think she was probably a remarkable and very interesting woman.Id like to have known her.A brooch(胸针) left to me by my muchlovedgrandmother.It was given to my great grandmother (her mother) by my great grandfather on his return from World War .It is not worth anything in terms of money.However, it not only stands for a link between four generations of women, but it is also a reminder of one young mans return from World War I.How about you? Id love to hear what you feel are your most precious possessions.()1.What made the writer have the idea of writing the passage?AHer love for her relatives.BHer rich imagination about the objects.CAn article in a magazine.DSome pictures in an article.()2.According to the passage, the writer _.Alost her mother at the age of 26Bwas a mother of several childrenCgot the yellow birthday book at 8Dstudies botany well when she was young()3.The writer considered her grandmother remarkable and interesting because she _.Awrote a large number of botany booksBleft the writer some ancient but beautiful botany booksCwas unusually famous for her achievementsDcould become a botanist in the special time()4.How many reasons made the writer think the brooch was one of her most precious possessions?AOne. BTwo. CThree. DFour.()5.In the writers opinion, something that is thought to be the most precious should be able to _.Achange a persons and even the whole familys life historyBhave a great effect on one persons lifeCremind somebody of his or her close relativesDshow a persons love and respect for his or her relatives【解析】本文为记叙文。作者介绍了自己生命中最珍贵的五样东西及其有关的故事。1C细节理解题。根据第一段可判断选C。2B推理判断题。根据“An old cardboard box filled with my childrens baby photos.”可判断选B。3D细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“She was a botanist in a time when it was relatively unusual for women to be qualified in this field and I think she was probably a remarkable and very interesting woman.”可判断选D。4B细节理解题。根据“However, it not only stands for a link between four generations of women, but it is also a reminder of one young mans return from World War I”可判断选B。5A推理判断题。根据第一段“Its interesting how inanimate(无生命的) objects can take on such significance and become woven into a persons, and sometimes a whole familys, life history.”再结合作者对她的五样最珍贵的东西的描述可判断选A。完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they _1_ their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”At last one of them said, “Whats the use of doing this foolish work? We can _2_ fill the basket.” _3_ man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at _4_ so foolish.” He _5_ his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying _6_. At last the well was almost _7_.As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. _8_ he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You _9_ so well in this little thing,” he said, “_10_ now I know I can believe you with many things.”名师点评本文讲述了一个国王为了考验两个人，让他们往篮子里打水，忠诚的人不遗余力地往空篮子里打水，直到国王归来。结果不仅获得了一枚金戒指，而且得到了国王的信任。(C)1. A. finished B. did C. began D. had【解析】C。这里did和finished都表示完成了这项工作，而给篮子装满水是不可能的，国王应在两人开始打水后不久离开，所以应选began。(B)2. A. ever B. never C. easily D. no【解析】B。往篮子里盛满水是永远不可能的，故选择never。(A)3. A. The other B. Another C. One D. A second【解析】A。两者中的另一个用the other加名词来表示。(C)4. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything【解析】C。the first man想离开，因为他觉得自己干的是无用功，故选择nothing意为“从事某项工作”。(D)5. A. picked up B. put away C. took away D. threw away【解析】D。pick up意为“捡起”，pick away意为“放好”，take away意为“取走”，而throw down意为“扔掉、丢弃”，比较贴近文意，为正确选项。(A)6. A. water B. basket C. well D. work【解析】A。根据文意，另一个人一直在打水，故选water。(B)7. A. full B. empty C. filled D. clean【解析】B。不停地打水必然会导致井空，故选empty。(B)8. A. While B. As soon as C. Before D. Since【解析】B。while引导从句时，从句应用延续性动词，before和since不符合文意，as soon as表示“一就”为正确选项。(A)9. A. have done B. will do C. do D. are doing【解析】A国王是因为这个诚实的人所做过的事情而表扬他，所以应用完成时态have done。(D)10. A. what B. why C. when D. that【解析】D。国王讲的最后一句话是含有 “sothat”结构的复合句，意为“如此以致”故选that。语法填空。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。【辽宁卷题型】W: Oh, Frank_1_(be) in your class? He was in my class last term. I didnt like him at all.M: What? You didnt like Frank? Hes one of my best_2_(student)W: Oh, no. Not Frank! He was always asking questions. Frank always_3_(interrupt) me and the ot