统考版2021高考英语二轮专题复习40分阅读理解提分练六含解析新人教版

1、40分阅读理解提分练(六)阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。a2020河北省高三年级名校联考the photographer of the year contest (比赛), supported by companies in various fields, is based in the uk and attracts worldwide photography lovers. though the first award was given out in 1965, the offi

2、cial contest didnt really start until 2015. with wonderful pictures from thousands of photographers, the 2020 contest rewarded its winners in february.octopus (章鱼) training this photo was taken by pasquale vassallo of italy and won in the group of “behavior”. vassallo said when he came up after a di

3、ve, he noticed a soccer ball floating on the surface. when he checked it out, he witnessed a rare scene an octopus hanging from the ball. he didnt understand what the octopus was doing, but wondered if it was training for the world cup.lemon shark nurserytaken by anita kainrath of the bahamas, it sh

4、ows young sharks swimming around in the protection of a beautiful thick forest. kainrath said she spent nearly an hour standing in kneehigh water being bitten by mosquitoes to get her picture, which won the up & coming photographer of the year 2020 award.angry seahorsethough rooman luc of belgium di

5、dnt win the “portrait” category, his photo, titled “angry seahorse”， is quite striking. the closeup shot of a seahorse staring into the camera was named the runnerup. mr. luc said that after first hearing about the seahorse, he went looking for it every week for two months before finally finding it.

6、last dawn, last gaspvassallo also took the prize in the “marine conservation” division with last dawn, last gasp, an appropriately breathtaking shot of a tuna fish trapped in a net, struggling in vain to escape. to take this photo, vassallo went diving with some local fishermen and followed the path

7、 of the fishing nets from the bottom to the surface.1which picture of the following was taken by chance?aangry seahorse. blemon shark nursery.coctopus training. dlast dawn, last gasp.2what do the pictures all focus on?acreatures under water.banimals in danger.cprotection of the environment.dloss of

8、biodiversity.3what can we know about the contest?ait became wellknown in 2015.bit is sponsored by photography lovers.cits prizes are awarded in february each year.dits photos are judged in categories.b2020贵州普通高等学校招生适应性测试the shadow play is a typical traditional entertainment that has survived and thr

9、ived over the centuries. it is taken as an earliest ancestor of modern cinema.legend has it that more than 2,000 years ago, emperor wu of han was very depressed about the death of his favorite concubine (妃子). to help him get over his sadness, a minister made a puppet out of cotton and silk in the li

10、keness of the concubine and projected its shadow on a curtain for the emperor to see. the show brought the emperor some comfort. he somehow believed the shadow was his lovers spirit. this is thought to be the beginning of the shadow play.one mouth tells stories of thousands of years; a pair of hands

11、 operate millions of soldiers. this is how the shadow puppeteer works. nicknamed “the business of the five”， a shadow play group is made up of five people. one operates the puppets, one plays a suona and a yueqin, one plays the banhu, one is in charge of percussion (打击乐器) instruments, and one sings.

12、during performances, “actors” are held close to a white curtain with their colored shadows cast on it by a strong light from behind. the operator plays five puppets at the same time, each of which has three threads. ten fingers handle fifteen threads. moved by guiding sticks, the puppets play roles

13、with musical accompaniment. the popularity of the shadow play in some way lies in the equipment being light and easy to carry, the small number of people needed for a performance, and the flexible requirements for performance places. the plays can be quite dramatic and, when it comes to myths or kun

14、g fu stories, the “actors” may be made to ride on clouds or perform unusual feats, to the great enjoyment of the audience, especially children. the design of the figures follows traditional moral evaluation. the audience can tell a figures character by seeing his mask. like the masks in beijing oper

15、a, a red mask represents loyalty and bravery, a black mask, integrity (正直) and selflessness, and a white one, wickedness and betrayal.nowadays, the shadow play has been industrialized and developed a series of tourist products for the promotion of chinese culture and tourism.4what is the second para

16、graph mainly about?aa love story of emperor wu of han.bhow to please an emperor.cthe origin of the shadow play.dhow to make a cotton puppet.5according to the author, the audience may take great pleasure _.awhen roles are played without musicbbecause the equipment is light to carrycwhen the puppets g

17、ive lively performancesdbecause the number of the operators is small6what is the best title for the text?athe rapid development of beijing operabshadow puppetry: a traditional artcthe business of the five: a shadow play groupdtraditional characters and masks in beijing opera7what is the authors atti

18、tude towards the future of the shadow play?anegative. bdoubtful.cpositive. dunconcerned.c2020济南市高三年级学习质量评估solothurn is a picturesque town in the northwest of switzerland known primarily for its closest relation with the number eleven. it seems like everything in this place was designed around this m

19、agical number, from the fact that there are precisely eleven churches, as well as eleven historical fountains, eleven museums and eleven towers, to the unusual clock in the town square that features an elevenhour dial and the number twelve missing.although nearly everyone in solothurn knows about th

20、e towns obsession with the number eleven, the origin of that is covered in mystery. the first mention of eleven in solothurns history dates back to 1252, when eleven members were first elected for the towns council. another great example of solothurns obsession with the number eleven is the magnific

21、ent cathedral of st. ursus. designed by italian architect gaetano matteo pisoni, it was built in eleven years. it features three sets of steps, each numbering eleven rows, eleven doors, eleven bells and eleven altars (祭坛), one of which is made out of eleven different types of marble. interestingly,

22、the altars can be viewed at the same time from only one place in the cathedral, the eleventh black stone in the long central part.the people of solothurn also show an intense interest in the number eleven in their daily life. there are special celebrations held on eleventh birthdays, and there are l

23、ocal products and businesses that include the special number. there is “ufibier” (beer eleven), “eleveni schokolade”(elevenchocolate), and even “ufiyoga”(eleven oclock yoga). the mysterious relationship between solothurn and the number has become one of the towns primary tourist attractions, and the

24、re is even a themed tour about the number eleven.8what is mainly discussed about solothurn in paragraph 1?aits unique designs.bits cultural origin.cits natural attractions.dits connection with nature.9what does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 refer to?athe number eleven.bthe city of soloth

25、urn.csolothurns love for eleven.dthe history of switzerland.10what is the cathedral of st. ursus like?aits steps contain 33 rows in all.bits doors are made out of marble.cit has eleven bells on each step.dit has eleven altars in the center.11what do we know about the people of solothurn?athey attach

26、 great importance to tourism.bthey bring number eleven to daily life.cthey lead a busy but comfortable life.dthey are expert at designing products.d2020武汉市高中毕业生6月供题gps has completely transformed how we get around. but other animals have long had their navigation (导航) systems built right in like ants

27、 and bees.“we know their eyes are quite sensitive to polarized light (偏振光), and the sky has a particular pattern of polarized light, connected with the position of the sun，” said barbara webb, a bioroboticist at the university of edinburgh. you can see polarized light firsthand if you take a pair of

28、 polarized sunglasses and spin them against the sky the light passing through the lenses changes. webb says the insects have polarization like that built into flat sides of their compound eyes. “you can think of it as the equal of having a little polarization directional filter (过滤器) over them or lo

29、ts of sunglasses pointed in different directions.”but webb was curious about whether theres really enough information in the sky to give insects an accurate sense of direction. so her team built a sensor modeled after a desert ant eye and put it under artificial light meant to simulate the sky. they

30、 then fed that sensor input into a model meant to copy the brains of desert ants and other insects with a sky compass. and they found that with the insects natural sensing and processing equipment, they can likely sense compass direction down to just a couple degrees of error.a system based on that

31、of insects could someday be a cheap, lowenergy alternative to gps. “insects have very tiny brains that are using hardly any energy. and yet theyre still able to navigate better than we can with gps, which is a huge system.” webb is now working on building a robot that can, like the desert ant, use l

32、ight to get its direction. although after sundown, it may have to ask for directions.12what make (s) it possible for ants and bees to sense the direction?aflat eyes. bpolarization.ca directional filter. dpolarized sunglasses.13why did webb and her team build a sensor?ato copy the brains of desert an

33、ts.bto simulate the desert ant eye.cto satisfy their desire for answers.dto test an accurate sense of direction.14what is the future navigation system supposed to do?ato save energy.bto be a substitute for gps.cto guide the blind.dto help gps work better.15what is the main purpose of the passage?ato

34、 introduce an invention.bto praise a scientific achievement.cto present new scientific findings.dto encourage people to learn science.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。2020福州市高中毕业班质量检测no one has yet proved a connection between napping (小睡) and professional success, but an

35、 interesting study published this week claims to find a link between the daytime nap and good health. dr. androniki naska and dr. dimitrios trichopoulos from harvards school of public health followed over 23,000 greek patients for an average of six years. _16_the study found that the group of adults

36、 who took a 30 minute nap at least three times a week had a third fewer deaths from heart disease than an equivalent group who did not sleep at all during the day. _17_ it was also greater for working males than for those who had retired. however, a number of previous studies done in the mediterrane

37、an, where naps remain common, have come up with conflicting results, but dr. naska and dr. trichopoulos argue that those studies have often been flawed (有缺陷的). _18_ they may have benefited more from napping than healthy individuals do.given that all of the subjects of this new study were greeks, cou

38、ld the much celebrated mediterranean diet deserves credit, rather than the naps? _19_ and he is in a good position to say so, for it was he who did the pioneering research that put olive oil and a plantbased diet on the scientific map in the first place. _20_ the earlier findings about the benefits

39、of the mediterranean diet are confirmed, he says, and napping seems to help on top of that.athe firm answer from dr. trichopoulos is “no”bthe benefit was greater for men than for women.ctheir conclusion: napping just might save your life.dsome studies have shown that diet is relevant to naps.efor ex

40、ample, the subjects in some had survived heart attacks. fthose with heart attacks are also less likely to take naps during the day.ghis study was controlled for diet, smoking, exercise and other relevant factors.40分阅读理解提分练(六)第一节a语篇类型：应用文主题语境：人与社会摄影技术摄影大赛优秀作品文章大意文章介绍了2020年摄影大赛的几幅优秀作品。1答案与解析：c考查细节理解。根

41、据octopus (章鱼) training部分中的“vassallo said when he came up after a dive, he noticed a soccer ball floating on the surface. when he checked it out, he witnessed a rare scene an octopus hanging from the ball”可知，vassallo是无意中拍摄到这张照片的。2答案与解析：a考查细节理解。该题考生要通读全文才能得出答案。从对四幅获奖作品的描述来看，这些照片的聚焦点都是水下生物章鱼、鲨鱼、海马和金枪鱼。

42、3答案与解析：d考查推理判断。从四幅获奖作品来看，他们所获奖项的类别不同，比如octopus training获得的奖项类别是“behavior”；lemon shark nursery获得的奖项类别是“the up & coming”，angry seahorse获得的奖项类别是“portrait”，last dawn, last gasp则属于“marine conservation”范畴。由此可知，大赛作品评奖是按类别进行的。b语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与社会传统文化皮影戏文章大意本文主要介绍了中国传统民间艺术皮影戏，重点介绍了一个有关皮影戏起源的故事、皮影戏的表演特点及其发展现状。4

43、答案与解析：c考查段落大意。通读第二段的内容，尤其是最后一句“this is thought to be the beginning of the shadow play”可知，该段主要介绍了皮影戏的起源。故c项正确。5答案与解析：c考查细节理解。根据第四段尾句可知，当表演神话和武打故事时，“演员”会表演惊人的技艺，这会给人留下深刻的印象，使观众特别是孩子们获得极大的快乐，故c项正确。6答案与解析：b考查标题判断。通读全文可知，第一段第一句给出了本文要介绍的话题；又结合下文内容可知，本文主要介绍了中国传统民间艺术皮影戏，重点介绍了一个有关皮影戏起源的故事以及皮影戏的表演特点等。故b项最适合作本

44、文标题。7答案与解析：c考查观点态度。根据文章尾句“nowadays, the shadow play has been industrialized and developed a series of tourist products for the promotion of chinese culture and tourism”可知，如今，皮影戏已经工业化，并开发了一系列的旅游产品，以推广中国文化和旅游业。据此可以推知，作者对皮影戏的未来持积极乐观的态度，故c项正确。c语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与社会建筑与数字solothurn这座城市里的人对数字11的喜爱文章大意文章介绍了solot

45、hurn这个地方的人们对数字11(eleven)的喜爱。8答案与解析：a段落大意题。根据第一段内容尤其是本段第二句中的“it seems like everything in this place was designed around this magical number, from the fact that”可知，第一段主要讲述了solothurn 的城市布局、建筑等的设计都与数字11有关。由此可知，文章第一段讲述的是solothurn独特的设计。故选a。9答案与解析：c指代判断题。根据关键句“although nearly everyone in solothurn knows ab

46、out the towns obsession with the number eleven, the origin of that is covered in mystery.”(第二段第一句)可知，that指代句子前半部分中的“the towns obsession with the number eleven”，即镇上的人对数字11的痴迷。故选c。10答案与解析：a细节理解题。根据关键句“it features three sets of steps, each numbering eleven rows, eleven doors, eleven bells and eleven altars (祭坛), one of which is made out of eleven different types of marble.”(第二段第五句)可知，教堂有三组台阶，每组有11级台阶。由此可知，教堂共有33级台阶。故选a。11答案与解析：b推理判断题。根据关键句“the people of solothurn also show an intense interest in