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1、高考题型提分练高考题型提分练(一一)阅读理解提能练阅读理解提能练(限时限时35分钟分钟). 阅读理解a the best way to see the worlds architectural marvels is to visit them in person, so grab your passport and book a trip to one of these amazing destinations if you have a longing for a spot of building-based bliss this year. barcelona every year mil
2、lions of people flock to this vibrant spanish city to see some of the amazingly unique works of the famous architect antoni gaudi. the temple expiatori de la sagrada familia is the most popular of these and is still being built, in spite of the fact that work began all the way back in 1882. monaco w
3、hile ultramodern architecture tends to grab all of the headlines, if you are looking for a more traditional type of design that speaks to the opulence(富裕) of bygone eras, monaco is definitely worth adding to your list. monte carlo is undoubtedly the best place to visit if you want to be bathed in th
4、e beauty of the coastline it shares with the french riviera while also seeing some of the most gorgeous hotels that europe has to offer. athens a number of ancient architecture stands in the greek capital, with buildings that have stood for thousands of years still managing to tower over the tourist
5、s that visit them. from the impressive, awe-inspiring remnants(遗迹) of the parthenon to temples to various gods including zeus and hephaestus, athens is the place to visit if you are eager to see architecture that is filled with history. singapore in contrast to monte carlo, the architecture of singa
6、pore is cutting edge and futuristic, to the point that visitors may feel like they have stepped onto the setting of a science fiction film rather than living, breathing city. the helix bridge is a must-see architectural attraction of singapore, with its 280-metre-span stretching in an arcing curve a
7、nd consisting of intertwined metal strands(金属链) that bring the structure of dna into mind. 【文章大意】这是一篇说明文, 简单介绍四个可以领略世界建筑奇观的旅游胜地。1. if you are a fan of architect antoni gaudi, where would you choose to go? a. the remnants of the parthenon. b. the helix bridge. c. monte carlo. d. the temple expiatori
8、de la sagrada familia. 【解析】选d。细节理解题。根据第二段 “the temple expiatori de la sagrada familia is the most popular of these” 可知, d项是建筑师antoni gaudi的作品之一, 故d项正确。2. what makes monte carlo a place worth visiting? a. its unique hotels. b. its futuristic buildings. c. its beautiful coastline. d. its impressive re
9、mnants. 【解析】选c。细节理解题。根据第三段 “monte carlo is undoubtedly the best place to visit if you want to be bathed in the beauty of the coastline” 蒙特卡洛无疑是欣赏海岸线之美的最佳地点, 可知答案为c项。3. what do we know about the helix bridge? a. it is still being constructed. b. it looks like the structure of dna. c. it is the settin
10、g of a science fiction film. d. it is the most popular attraction in singapore. 【解析】选b。细节理解题。根据最后一段 “the helix bridge is a must-see architectural attraction of singapore, with its 280-metre-span stretching in an arcing curve and consisting of intertwined metal strands that bring the structure of dna
11、 into mind. ” 螺旋桥是新加坡一个必看的建筑景点, 其280米跨度呈弧形延伸, 由相互缠绕的金属链组成, 让人们联想到dna的结构, 可知答案为b项。b i went back to university full-time at 38 to finish my ba degree. i was the oldest student in all my classes but i would see a few older students around the college. i studied history and economics and did very well:
12、i didnt have the distractions that are common among traditional-age students such as partying and boyfriend/girlfriend dramas; i had the discipline that comes from 20 years in the workplace, and thus did everything well and on time; and i had real-world experience that benefited me greatly. eamon ok
13、elly i got my masters degree when i was in my 40s. it wasnt any more difficult than it was to get my ba in my late teen-early 20s. most of my classmates were in their mid to late 20s, but other than having a few cultural references that were different, the age difference was not an issue. in fact, i
14、 now have a terrific friend who is a decade younger than i and whom i would never have met had we not been in school together. dianne mclaren-brighton i went back to school at 43 and got my bs in photography. i was very nervous about it: i thought the other students would be smarter than me, that wa
15、snt the case. i thought the other students wouldnt like me, that wasnt the case, they didnt like me anymore or less than normal. for the most part, people just do their own thing. i actually feel i had an advantage in classes in that the professors were mostly about my age so i could relate to them
16、better than the other students. amer khwaja my husband left secondary school at 15, and joined the royal navy; when he left as a junior officer ten years later, they recommended that he should go to university, but he refused; he felt that at 25 he was too old. fifteen years and a second career in i
17、ndustrial purchasing later, he suddenly decided he wanted to go to university. he had a wonderful time there, was suddenly a good ten years younger, got a very good degree in computing and went on to a happy third career as a freelance programmer and systems analyst. gill bullen【文章大意】本文是记叙文。叙述了几位中年人
18、重新回到大学, 继续接受教育并获得学位的事迹。4. what does the underlined word “distractions” in paragraph 1 refer to? a. grades and pressure. b. hobbies and clothes. c. partying and dating. d. worries about finance. 【解析】选c。词义猜测题。根据第一段中: “i didnt have the distractions that are common among traditional-age students such as
19、 partying and boyfriend/girlfriend dramas”可知, 没有传统年龄的学生常见的分心, 如聚会和交男女朋友等。故选c。5. who doesnt think the age difference is a big issue? a. eamon okelly. b. dianne mclaren-brighton. c. amer khwaja. d. gill bullen. 【解析】选b。细节理解题。根据第二段中“the age difference was not an issue. ”可知选项b正确。6. how did amer khwaja fe
20、el at first? a. confident. b. enthusiastic. c. optimistic. d. inferior. 【解析】选d。推理判断题。根据第三段“i was very nervous about it: i thought the other students would be smarter than me. . . i thought the other students wouldnt like me, ”可以推断出刚开始作者比较自卑。故答案选d。7. how old was gill bullens husband when he went back
21、 to university? a. 30. b. 40. c. 45. d. 50. 【解析】选b。细节理解题。根据最后一段“. . . he felt that at 25 he was too old. fifteen years. . . later, he suddenly decided he wanted to go to university. ”可知, 作者的丈夫大约在40岁的时候决定想上大学了。故选b。c geng shuai has a nickname “chinas useless edison”. his fame has grown because his inv
22、entions are seen as strange, and often unnecessary. the former welder (焊工), who lives in the northern province of hebei, became an internet sensation with videos of his creations posted online in 2017. he has since racked up more than 2. 7 million followers on the chinese short video app kuaishou an
23、d nearly a million on his weibo. “the jobs i used to have were extremely boring and uninspiring. it was more or less a case of doing the same thing every day, ” said geng, who spent more than a dozen years in jobs he didnt enjoy after dropping out of school at 16. making items from metal comes natur
24、ally to geng, who cherishes childhood memories of sneaking into the factory where his welder father worked, to observe him and occasionally help. now geng earns about three times what he used to, he said, despite poor sales and prices seen as high, because each specialised item takes a long time to
25、make by hand. his earnings come mainly from online tokens bought by followers and advertisements. geng says he puts a lot of effort into preparing for the live streaming, as public speaking does not come naturally to him. “sometimes during a livestream, i run out of things to say. that feels very aw
26、kward. ” comments, questions and likes from fans flooded in at a recent livestream session where he demonstrated several inventions, such as a handbag built into a hammer resembling that wielded by thor, the god of norse mythology. “gengs creative mind is a joy to watch, ” said zhou bingke, who teac
27、hes welding and metalwork at tsinghua university. “seeing gengs videos will lead to more people making things. whether it is works of art or other things for fun, the process of manufacturing is enjoyable. ”【文章大意】文章是一篇新闻报道, 讲述了河北的电焊工耿帅在网络直播平台凭借自己富有想象力的“无用”作品走红的故事。8. why is geng shuai nicknamed usele
28、ss edison? a. geng is a lazy person. b. geng is a disabled welder. c. geng invents useful products. d. geng creates various useless things. 【解析】选d。细节理解题。文章提到because his inventions are seen as strange, and often unnecessary可知, 耿帅的发明千奇百怪, 经常没有用, 因此他被网友称为“无用爱迪生”, 故选d。9. why does geng sell his products
29、at a high price? a. he is in need of money badly. b. he takes pride in his online fame. c. he spends long time making them. d. he makes advertisements with them. 【解析】选c。细节理解题。第三段中提到because each specialised item takes a long time to make by hand可知, 他的发明纯手工制作, 费时费力, 所以售价很高。 10. what can be inferred fr
30、om the third paragraph? a. geng can make live streaming easily. b. geng has a team to make videos for him. c. geng is actually not an outgoing person. d. geng makes a living mainly by selling his products. 【解析】选c。推理判断题。根据第三段中as public speaking does not come naturally to him可知他在公共场合不善言辞, 是个内向的人。11. a
31、ccording to zhou bingke, why are gengs videos so popular? a. they are funny and serious. b. they are inspiring and creative. c. they are interesting but boring. d. they are amusing but dangerous. 【解析】选b。观点态度题。清华大学老师认为gengs creative mind is a joy to watch. seeing gengs videos will lead to more people
32、 making things. 。故选b。d a new study from penn state confirms longstanding research into the relationship between color and taste. what consumers see when they eat matters as much if not more than what they taste. researchers gave participants different colors of liquid with different tastes including
33、 bitter, sweet, savory(香薄荷)and sour. participants then tried clear liquids with the same tastes, and they were asked to associate them with a color. researchers found these associations are easy to learn, and ones that are currently common like red for sweet or yellow for sour may not be set in ston
34、e six in 10 study participants learned new color-flavor pairings after four exposures. what consumers expect when they see a food prepares themselves to taste certain flavors. the strong associations between color and flavor are well established in scientific community. branding, packaging and color
35、 quality of the product itself play a big part in creating and maintaining expectations. food brands have long understood this and worked to establish standards. they rely on visual expectations to pull customers into unfamiliar product. in some cases, color can overpower other senses and convince p
36、eople they taste flavors that arent there. the penn state researchers set out to test if they could teach color-taste correlations, and found the linkages could be more flexible than many thought in some cases. “this might have suggestions in the food industry if a company were to launch a new flavo
37、red product with a color. some consumers might not learn or accept a new color and flavor pairing as well as others, ” penn state food sciences doctoral candidate molly j. higgins said in a written statement. although it may be possible to totally change food colors, it may not be advisable. accordi
38、ng to this study, 40% of consumers would be left behind, stuck on familiar patterns. thats a big gamble for food brands to take. consumers tend to want to know what theyre in for when they select a product and color is a big part of that. while its interesting that consumer expectations for colors c
39、ould shift, the risk of unexpected colors is high for any company. 【文章大意】本文是说明文, 介绍一项研究成果: 颜色和味道之间的关系。长久以来, 人们普遍会把不同的颜色与不同的味道联系起来, 但研究也发现颜色和香味的联系也是可以通过强化打破的。基于此论, 一些品牌和厂家会根据需求选择适合自己产品的颜色来吸引顾客, 但不要轻易尝试改变人们对固有食物的颜色, 那样会失去相当一部分顾客。12. what does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 mean? a. different p
40、eople have different color-taste match. b. even some common associations can be changed. c. common associations once set can not be changed. d. the current associations are recorded in the stone. 【解析】选b。句意理解题。根据第三段第一句前半句知ones代替的是上文的associations, 最后一句“six in 10 study participants learned new color-fl
41、avor pairings after four exposures. ”研究中10个参与者中就有6个人在四次接触后学习了新的颜色与味道的搭配, 据此可知上句的may not be set in stone应该是可以改变的, 即: 不是一成不变的。13. what does the fourth paragraph imply? a. branding and packaging are more important. b. color can not influence the taste of a new food. c. people can believe their experien
42、ces and expectations. d. seeing is not always believing for new food products. 【解析】选d。推理判断题。根据本段第一句: what consumers expect when they see a food prepares themselves to taste certain flavors, 因为人们对于自己看到的食物是有期待的味道的, 倒数两句: they rely on visual expectations to pull customers into unfamiliar product. in so
43、me cases, color can overpower other senses and convince people they taste flavors that arent there. 所以生产商也利用视觉期待达到自己的销售目的, 有些情况下颜色甚至能蒙骗人们的其他感觉让他们尝到原本不存在的味道。14. what is advised in the last paragraph? a. dont risk changing food colors completely. b. change food colors to gain more consumers. c. sticki
44、ng on familiar patterns is a big gamble. d. distinguish true or false customers with new food colors. 【解析】选a。细节理解题。根据本段第一句although it may be possible to totally change food colors, it may not be advisable. 和最后一句while its interesting that consumer expectations for colors could shift, the risk of unex
45、pected colors is high for any company. 可知这个赌注太大, 风险过高。15. which of the following can be the best title for the text? a. what can be done to find a tasty food? b. how deep are color-taste associations? c. do you know the color of what youre eating? d. is there anything mysterious with food products?
46、【解析】选b。主旨大意题。根据文章第一段a new study from penn state confirms longstanding research into the relationship between color and taste. what consumers see when they eat matters as much if not more than what they taste. 宾夕法尼亚州大学长期以来进行的一项研究证实了颜色和味道之间的联系, 人们看到的远比吃到的重要。后面从不同方面讲了食物与颜色之间长久的瓜葛, 生产商也注意到此, 从颜色、包装和品牌方面
47、打造食物, 迎合消费者, 甚至以假乱真, 可知颜色与味道之间的渊源真的是太深了。. 阅读填句tips to be a more sustainable traveler unmanaged tourism can damage cultural sites. 1 now travel responsibly with these simple guidelines. know the history. before you travel, read up on the history and culture of your destination. use the internet to ge
48、t leads on local specialties and off-the-beaten-path sites from locals and other travelers. 2 be eco-friendly. 3 whatever helps the environment, such as recycling or staying in an eco-friendly hotel, also protects heritage. walking, biking, or exploring one place in-depth is a good way to reduce your carbon footprint. at urban destinations, walk or take public transit whenever possible. youll see more and avoid getting stuck in rush-hour traffic! 4 tak
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