河北省秦皇岛2020高考英语阅读理解暑假训练（10）

河北省秦皇岛2020高考英语阅读理解暑假训练（10）阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。Puerto Rico(波多黎各)may be part of the USA but its music and dance is a mixture of both Spanish and American rhythms. The country, as a result, is a mixture of very new and very old. It exhibits the open American way of life yet remains the more formal Spanish influences. This is reflected in the architecture, not just the difference between the old and the modern in urban areas but also in the countryside, where older buildings sit side by side with schools and houses. It is found in the cooking, too many fast food restaurants together with local cooking which has its roots in the mixture of culture of all the Caribbean and in the music, where rock music is played in beach resorts(圣地)but in the hilly center, Puerto Rican music can be heard. Old volcanic mountains, long motionless, take up a large part of the center, with the highest peak, Cerro de Punta, at 1,338 m in the Cordillera. The mountains are surrounded by a coastal plain with the Atlantic shore beaches cooled all the year round by trade winds(信风)The population is 3.8 million, of which about 1.5 million live in San Juan, although about another two million Puerto Ricans live in the USA. Average life is 73.8 years and GDP per person is US $ 12,212, the highest in Latin America, although not up to the level of mainland USA. The people are largely a mixture of Amerindian, TainoArawak, Spanish and African. Most Puerto Ricans do not speak English and less than 30% speak it fluently(流利地). Second generation Puerto Ricans who were born in New York, but who have returned to the island, are called Nuyoricans(新波多利哥人). The people are very friendly and hospitable but there is crime, linked to drugs and unemployment.1It can be inferred from the passage that_.APuerto Rico belongs to the USABPuerto Rico is part of SpanishCPuerto Rico is an independent countryDPuerto Rico has the highest peak in Latin America答案：A细节理解题。波多黎各是南美洲的岛屿，属于美国。由首句Puerto Rico may be part of the USA得出。2The underlined word“It”in the first paragraph refers to_.Athe countryBa resultCa mixture of very new and very oldDPuerto Rico答案：C语意理解题。应向前找，再向后看看it代表的内容，此处是指既古老又现代的混合体。It在句中作代词，指代前一句中的名词或短语，首先可以排除B。a result，因为“as a result”是插入语，A项the country虽然意思正确，但与C项相比就相对间接了；而D项Puerto Rico比A项更加间接，故排除。3Whats the character of the culture of Puerto Rico?AEither new or old.BA mixture of different peoples.CToo many fast food restaurants.DEither Spanish or American.答案：B推理判断题。波多黎各文化的特点是西班牙、美国等不同民族的混合，由第一段可以得出。A项和D项是两者中的选择而不是结合，C项属细节。4What are the disadvantages of Puerto Rico?AToo many Puerto Ricans live in the USA.BFew people in Puerto Rico can speak English.CPuerto Ricos GDP is lower than that of the USA.DSocial problems connected with drugs and lack of jobs.答案：D细节理解题。文中作者提到的不利因素与毒品和失业相关的犯罪。即把犯罪概括为社会问题。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。【2020界广东省湛江市二模】The baby elephant Ishanga was lying in the bushes, scared, starving, and struggling to breathe. Until just a few days before, she had been with her mother, walking through the sweeping grasslands of Tsavo National Park in the African country of Kenya.The babys mother was killed, most likely by a poacher. On Wednesday, November 17，2020， an anti-poaching team was removing the deadly wire traps that poachers set throughout the park. Luckily, a member of the team spotted the baby and rushed to help her.Suddenly, a lion sprang from the bushes and clamped its mouth around her neck. One person managed to pull out his gun and fire shots in the air. The shocked lion released the baby and backed away.Now the weakened baby had a grave wound on her neck. About 300 miles north of Tsavo is a place that helps baby elephants. Over the years, the orphanage(孤儿院）has raised 130 elephants and successfully released them back into the wild.After a tense wait and a plane ride, the babys rescuers made it to the orphanage. The medical staff worked frantically to treat her wound. She was scared and wild. She screamed, and wouldnt let any humans get near her, refusing to eat or drink.After two hours of intense medical care, Ishanga awoke and slowly struggled to her feet. Two keepers and a veterinarian had been with her all night. They were relieved that she seemed to be recovering.The next day, though Ishanga remained weak, her keepers introduced her to some of the other 14 young elephants living at the orphanage. The keepers stood back as the other elephants extended their trunk in friendly greetings. The older elephants led Ishanga around, giving her a tour of her new home.Over the past year, Ishangas wounds have healed. She has made many friends. Itll be up to Ishanga to decide when shes ready to leave the orphanage. Returning to the wild is a long process that can take more than 10 years. For now, she is in no rush to leave this extraordinary community of elephants and humans. Ishanga has a long, happy life ahead of her.26.The underlined word “poacher” in paragraph 2 probably means_.A. someone who hunts illegallyB. someone who protects wild animalsC. someone who is an elephant keeper D. someone who works in the park【答案】A【解析】词义猜测题。根据an anti-poaching team was removing the deadly wire traps that poachers set throughout the park.一个反盗猎团队移除致命陷阱,偷猎者设置的陷阱在整个公园。anti-poaching team反盗猎团队，故推测poacher是非法偷猎者，故选A。27.When the baby elephant was saved by the team, she was_.A. badly ill B. very dangerous C. deadD. badly wounded【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据Now the weakened baby had a grave wound on her neck.小象被救时脖子处严重受伤，故选D。28.The baby elephant was sent to _by plane.A, hospital B. Nature C. the orphanage D. National Park【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据After a tense wait and a plane ride, the babys rescuers made it to the orphanage.用飞机把小象运到孤儿院进行救助，故选C。29.According to the passage, we can know that_.A.Ishanga is eager to leave the community after recoveringB.the anti-poaching team shot the lion and saved IshangaC.it will probably take Ishanga a long time to return to the natureD.a year later, Ishanga still didnt adapt to living in the orphanage【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据Returning to the wild is a long process that can take more than 10 years.对于Ishanga来说回归自然是一个漫长的时间，故选C。30.The passage is mainly about _.A.the rescue of a baby elephantB.the importance of animal protectionC.a brief introduction to the elephant orphanageD.a story about poachers and an anti-poaching team【答案】A【解析】主旨大意题。根据短文的内容可知主要叙述了拯救小象的过程，故选A。Passage Fifteen (The Second Wave of Feminism) The statistics Ive cited and the living examples are all too familiar to you. But what may not be so familiar will be the increasing number of women who are looking actively for advancement of for a new job in your offices. This woman may be equipped with professional skills and perhaps valuable experience, She will not be content to be Executive Assistant to Mr. Seldom Seen of the Assistant Vice Presidents Girl Friday, who is the only one who comes in on Saturday. She is the symbol of what I call the Second Wave of Feminism. She is the modern woman who is determined to be. Her forerunner was the radical feminist who interpreted her trapped position as a female as oppression by the master class of men. Men, she believed, had created a domestic, servile role for women in order that men could have the career and the opportunity to participate in making the great decisions of society. Thus the radical feminist held that women through history had been oppressed and dehumanized, mainly because man chose to exploit his wife and the mother of his children. Sometimes it was deliberate exploitation and sometimes it was the innocence of never looking beneath the pretensions of life. The radical feminists found strength in banding together. Coming to recognize each other for the first time, they could explore their own identities, realize their own power, and view the male and his system as the common enemy. The first phases of feminism in the last five years often took on this militant, class-warfare tone. Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinem, Germaine Greer, and many others hammered home their ideas with a persistence that aroused and intrigued many of the brightest and most able women in the country. Consciousness-raising groups allowed women to explore both their identities and their dreamsand the two were often found in direct conflict.What is the stereotyped role of American women? Marriage. A son. Two daughters. Breakfast. Ironing. Lunch. Bowling, maybe a garden club of for the very daring, non-credit courses in ceramics. Perhaps an occasional cocktail party. Dinner. Football or baseball on TV. Each day the same. Never any growth in expectationsunless it is growth because the husband has succeeded. The inevitable question: “Is that all there is to life?”The rapid growth of many feminist organizations attests to the fact that these radical feminists had touched some vital nerves. The magazine “Ms.” was born in the year of the death of the magazine “Life.” But too often the consciousness-raising sessions became ends in themselves. Too often sexism reversed itself and man-hating was encouraged. Many had been with the male chauvinist.It is not difficult, therefore, to detect a trend toward moderation. Consciousness-raising increasingly is regarded as a means to independence and fulfillment, rather than a ceremony of fulfillment itself. Genuine independence can be realized through competence, through finding a career, through the use of education. Remember that for many decades the education of women was not supposed to be useful.1. What was the main idea of this passage?A. The Second Wave of Feminist. . Womens Independent Spirits.C. The Unity of Women. D. The Action of Union.2. What was the authors attitude toward the radical?A. He supported it wholeheartedly. . He opposed it strongly.C. He disapproved to some extent. D. He ignored it completely.3. What does the word “militant” mean?A. Aggressive. . Ambitions. C. Progressive. D. Independent.4, What was the radical feminists view point about the male?A. Women were exploited by the male. Women were independent of the male.C. Womens lives were deprived by the male.D. The male were their common enemy.Vocabulary1. trapped 被诱入圈套的，陷阱2. servile 屈从的，奴隶的，奴性的3. dehumanized 使失去人/个性的4. pretension 要求，权利，借口5. look beneath 看到下面6. band together 紧密团结在一起7. explore 探索，考察8. phase 阶段，方面，形式9. class-warfare 阶级斗争10. hammer home 硬性灌输 hammer home an idea into sb. 硬向某人灌输某种观念11. intrigue 使着迷，密谋，用诡计取得12. stereotype 固定不变的，陈规旧习的13. attest 证明，证实，表明14. chauvinist 沙文主义者，男子至上主义这15. moderation （政治，宗教上）稳健中庸，缓和16. fulfillment 臻于完善，发挥潜在能力17. sexism 性别歧视（常指其实妇女）18. be independent of 独立于之外，不受控制/支配难句译注1. She will not be content to be Executive Assistant to Mr. Seldom Seen of the Assistant Vice Presidents Girl Friday, who is the only one who comes in on Saturday.这是作者杜撰的名字，含有讽刺内涵。Mr. Seldom Seen 很少见到的先生。说明公司很难见到他。那么做他的助手就是她替他干一切活。星期五姑娘。星期五是鲁滨逊漂流记中的一个人物，是鲁滨逊的仆人。这位星期六休假日来上班的姑娘，当然得干主人的一切活。参考译文 她不会满意做“很少见”先生的助手，也不愿做助理副主席的星期五姑娘，那位姑娘是唯一的一个星期六来上班的人。2. Men, she believed, had created a domestic, servile role for women in order that men could have the career and the opportunity to participate in making the great decisions of society.结构简析 she believed 形式上插入语，实际 Men 句是它的宾语从句。In order that 义：为的是。目的状语。参考译文 她认为男人为妇女创制了一个持家操劳的奴隶角色，为的是男人可以获得事业和机遇参与决定重大的社会抉择。3. Thus the radical feminist held that women through history had been oppressed and dehumanized, mainly because man chose to exploit his wife and the mother of his children. Sometimes it was deliberate exploitation and sometimes it was the innocence of never looking beneath the pretensions of life.结构简析 两句句子。前一句的宾语为主从句，后为并列句。参考译文 于是，激进女权主义者认为综观历史，妇女一直是被压迫被奴役，被非人化，主要原因就是因为男人就是想剥削他的妻子，孩子们的母亲。有时是有意的剥削；