高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day89

1、高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练 Day 89Passage 1Is smile just a facial expression? Of course not! It is not only used to express pleasure, affection, and friendliness, but also the commonest way to show our good will perfectly without saying anything. A Chinese saying runs： “ Never hit a person who is smiling at you. ”

2、 It is a time-proven fact that smile is a language all its own language understood by the people of every nation in the world. We may not speak the same tongue as our foreign neighbors, but we smile in the same tongue. We need no interpreter for thus expressing love, happiness, or good will.One day

3、while shopping in a small town in southern California, it was my misfortune to be approached by a clerk whose personality conflicted with mine. He seemed quite unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase. I bought nothing, and marched angrily out of the store. On the outside stood

4、 a young man in his early twenties. His expressive brown eyes met and held mine, and in the next instant a beautiful, brilliant smile covered his face. The magic power of that smile made all bitterness within me melt, and I found the muscles in my own face happily responding.“ Beautiful day, isn'

5、; t it? ” I remarked, in PaSSing. Then, Obeying 冲动h)pUlse(turned back. “I really owe you a debt of gratitude,” I said softly. His smile deepenedbut he made nO attempt tO answer. A Mexican wOman and twO men were standing nearby. The wOman stepped fOrward and eyed me inquiringly.“ CarlOs, he nO speakE

6、nglish, ” she vOlunteered. “ YOu want I shOuld tell him sOmething?” At that mOmefelt changed. CarlOs ' smile had made a big persOn Of me. My friendliness and gOOd willtoward all mankind stood ten feet tall.Yes,” my reply was enthusiastic and sincere,“tell him I said,Thank“yTohua! n'k y'o

7、u'? ” The woman seemed slightly confused.I gave her arm a friendly pat as I turned to leave.“Just tell him that.“He'll understand, I am sure!”Oh, what a smile can do! Although I have never seen that young man again, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning. From that day on,

8、 I became smileconscious, and I practice the art diligently, anywhere and everywhere, with everybody.1. The writer marched angrily out of the store because.A. he bought nothingB. he was unlucky to meet with a rigid clerkC. he was unfriendlyD. he conflicted with the clerk in the store2. What do you t

9、hink of the woman?A. Curious and sincere with good English.B. Helpful and curious with poor English.C. Enthusiastic and diligent with good English.D. Warm-hearted and diligent with poor English.3. In the following paragraph, the writer may mention.A. how he used smile to solve problemsB. how hard he

10、 tried to look for the young manC. the lesson Carols had taught himD. how he became a big person of ten feet tall4. What is the best title for the passage?A. A rigid clerk.B. A powerful smile.C. A helpful woman. D. An impressive young man.Passage 2Kendrick Lamar hasn ' t had much luck when it co

11、mes to winning a Grammy. But that ' S OKThe US rapper说唱歌手）has just WOn a PUIitZer PriZe for his music.In 2014 ,in 2016, and aga in this year. Lamar WaS nomin ated提名）for an album of the year Grammy. Each time, he Was beaten out, first by TayIor SWift, next by Daft Punk, and most recently by Bruno

12、 Mars.But the PulitZer PriZe committee Was inspired enough by Lamar's 2017 album, Damn, to aWard the 30-year-old its PulitZer PriZe in music on April 16. It's an amaZing album that documents the real life of modem African-Americans in South Los Angeles With Wildly accomplished beats and rhyt

13、hms.Lamar's Win is considered to be historical. 'The PulitZers have long displayed their preference toWard high art rather than the pop culture of the masses. So it's not just that no rapper has ever Won a PulitZer: no pop music maker has ever Won one in the aWard's 75-year history.B

14、Ut Lamar is not just a Singe一 he's CIeVer at USing Ianguage. Like the best writers, his music describes small moments that illustrate （阐明 ） larger points. His songs are About his experience as a bIack man Who greW up in CaIifornia, struggIed, got into troubIe, and found his Way out by Working ha

15、rd and making sense of the history and reaIity of raciaI probIems in the US.“He' asn artist Who chaIIenges idea, ”saiRdyan CoogIer, director of the blockbuster大片）hit Black Pan ther, for WhiCh Lamar Created music. "One big themeKendrick in his music is very exactlyin our film of,' What d

16、oes it mean to be African?and directly challenging that question. "Good artists entertain us, great artists make us think, and exceptional artists help us empathize （感同身受 ） .There are a lot of good, great, even exceptional artists in rock, pop, country, and hip-hop. But only Lamar has a Pulitze

17、r Prize.1. What is Lamar ' s album Damn about?A. African-Americans ' history and culture.B. Hardships of the African-American artists.C. The ways the US government deal with racial problems.D. The lives of modern black people in South Los Angeles.2. Why is Lamar's Pulitzer Prize win sign

18、ificant?A. He is the first film-maker to win the prize.B. It is considered a milestone for pop music.C. He is the first black person to win the prize.D. He has missed Grammy several times before.3. What can we learn from Ryan Coogler's words?A. Lamar drew inspiration from his own experience.B. L

19、amar has the courage to take on big challenges in life.C. Black Panther is well known because of Lamar 's music.D. Lamar's music matches the theme oBf lack Panther well.Passage 3It ' s 8 a. m., Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2028, and you are headed for a business appointment 300 miles away. You step

20、 into your circle, two- passenger air-cushion car, press a series of buttons and the national traffic computer notes your destination, figures out the current traffic situation and signals your car to slide out of the garage. Hands free, you sit back and begin to read the morning paper which is flas

21、hed on a flat TV screenover the car ' s dashboard. Tapping a button changes the page.The car speeds up to 150 mph in the city' s countryside, and then hits 250 mph inless built-up areas, driving over the smooth plastic road. You fly past a string of cities, many of them covered by the new do

22、mes （圆屋顶 ） that keep them evenly climatized all year round. Traffic is heavy, typically, but there 'nos need to worry. The traffic computer, which sends and receives signals to and from all cars on the road between cities, keeps vehicles at least 50 yds apart. There hasn'bteen an accident si

23、nce the system began.Suddenly your TV phone buzzes. A business partner wants a sketch of a new kind of impeller your firm is putting out for sports boats. You reach for your case and draw the diagram with a pencil-thin infrared flashlight （红外线闪光灯 ） on what looks like a TV screen lining the back of t

24、he case. The diagram is sent to a similar screen in your partner ' s office, 200 miles away. He presses a button and a fixed copy of the sketch rolls out of the machine. He wishes you good luck at the coming meeting and signs off.Ninety minutes after leaving your home, you slide beneath the dome

25、 of your destination city. Your car slows down and heads for an outer-core office building whereyou' ll meet your colleagues. After you get out, the vehicle parks itself in a garage toawait your return. Private cars aren' t allowed inside most city cores. Moving sidewalksand electrams 电（ 车）

26、carry the public from one location to another.1. The traffic computer in your car can .A. keep your car at a safe distance from other carsB. keep your car at the same speed in different situationsC. keep your car receiving signals of TV programsD. keep your car driving avoiding heavy traffic2. Why a

27、re the cities covered by the new domes?A. To prevent people from being wet in the rain.B. To stop the climate of the cities changing violently all year.C. To protect the travelers against the strong sunshine.D. To make the city have the same weather all year.3. What will the city be like in the futu

28、re?A. No accidents will happen because of heavy traffic.B. The sidewalk can move itself up and down.C. The road is built with the plastic material.D. The car parks itself on a dome to wait for your return.4. The third paragraph mainly tells .A. you are lucky to sell products of your companyB. you re

29、ceive best wishes from your business partnerC. you can do business with a newly invented pencilD. you can do business even on the road in the futurePassage 4Whenever someone begins to talk to me about how horrible it is to eat meat and suggests that a nice piece of tofu would be just as good, I just

30、 smile and show them those nice pointy teeth we all have in the corners of our mouths. They are called Canin es 犬牙）,and they are there Only for the PurPOSe Of eat ing meat.Whe n it comes to SatiSfy ing this kind of desire, soy豆类）food Can n ever match a well-PrePared tri-tiP （alsO knOw as triangle be

31、ef steak）. Just the thOught Of the beef, bur ning on the grill（烤架）With the smell of wood smoke gets the mouth Wateri ng and brings back memories of summer barbecues. When the knife cuts through the tri-tiP, exPosing the red meat bursting with juices, it's more than just cooking. It's a cultu

32、ral event, showing we are at the toP of the food chain, like no other food can.Nutritionally sPeaking, the tri-tiP is one of the better cuts of beef. It is lower in fat than many other cuts, and the prote ins（蛋白质）you get from eat ing meat are more comPlete than those that come from vegetables, makin

33、g meat a better choice for building and keePing uP your muscle tissue healthy.According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, one thing to be aware of with soy Products in general is that while they are high in iron, a necessary mineral for the body, they also contain something that

34、blocks the body's absorPtion of iron. We can cook them in various ways to make them tasty. Anyway, the tri-tiP goes a lot better with ice-cold beer than a large Piece of bean-curd cheese would, no matter how you cook it.I guess I should say at least one good thing about tofu. If you cook it just

35、 right, you can make it taste a little like the tri-tip, but only a little.1. What's the author's attitude towards eating meat?A. Uncaring. B. Approving. C. Ambiguous. D.Cautious.2. From the second paragraph, we learn that a well-prepared tri-tip .A. can be delicious and unforgettableB. can

36、be served only for barbecuesC. should be eaten with soy foodD. should be cooked longer on the grill3. Compared with tofu, the tri-tip is .A. more nutritious but poorer in proteinsB. higher in iron and other useful mineralsC. more beneficial for muscle developmentD. harder for eaters to take in its i

37、ron4. The best title of the passage is .A. The tri-tip, your right choiceB. Differences between tri-tip and tofuC. Tofu, a nutritious soy foodD. Best food partner Tri-tip and tofuPassage 5Your kids learn a lot from their friendsthings you can't teach them, no matter how much you Want to.PrObabIy

38、 the most importa nt thi ng kids Iear n is how to have Peer relati On ships. AS a Pare nt, you can't do this, because you and your child aren't equals.For example, Whe n you're Sitt ing On your family room floor and your Very young child asks you to PaSS him the blocks, you PrObabIy hand

39、 them right over. If your child is Sitti ng With a Peer and asks the Same thing, though, he might not get What he Wan ts.To succeed, your child will n eed to lear n StrategieS for gett ing What he Wan ts. For example, he might SimPIy yank（猛拉）the toy out of his friend's hand. If he does that, he

40、may learn that it's not the best Way of getting What he WantS because it leads to fighting and time-outs. The SUCCeSSfUI child will learn that he needs to negotiate a trade, to Wait Patiently, or to find SOmething else equally fun to play with.Friends also PrOVide emotional support, SOmething th

41、at is Part of the foundation of healthy adulthood. You Can't be With your child on the eleme ntary school PIaygrO Und or at the high school dan ce. Your child's frie nds will be the ones to StiCk UP for her, to include her in games, and later, to tell her She looks great even if her lousy pr

42、or糟糕 的舞会）date Wan ders off in Stead of dancing With her.Friends also help your ChiIdren Iearn. Friends solve problems together, imitate each other, and PaSS on kno WIedge .Some experts believe that the Sin gle biggest PrediCtOr of your child's SUCCeSS later in life is her ability to make friends

43、. In fact, they claim it's even more important than IQ and grades.ThiS does n't mea n that the kids who are most popular in school do the best later on in life. What matters is not the number of friends a child has but rather the quality of the relationships.This is good news for those of us

44、 who hate to think that popularity really is theHoly Grail of childhood and adolescence.While it's true that popularity has many advantages, and that many popular kids really are nice people and not just the bestdressed or best looking it'sbetter to have a few good friends than to have the a

45、dmiration of the masses.1. By giving the example in Paragraph 3, the author wants to show that .A. kids can learn how to deal with the relationships when they stay with their peersB. parents should spend more spare time playing with their kidsC. kids should learn how to be polite when they ask their

46、 parents for helpD. parents can teach their kids how to be good members in the modern society in their daily life2. What does the underlined phrase "stick up for" in the fifth paragraph mean?A. envyB. opposeC. supportD. ignore3. In the author's opinion, is more important than being pop

47、ular for kids.A. getting high gradesB. having some real friendsC. developing a good habitD. knowing how to dress themselves up4. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. How to Bridge the Generation GapB. What It Takes to Be a Good FriendC. Why Friends Are ImportantD. How to B

48、e Popular in School14参考答案Passage 11. B 细节理解题。答案定位在第二段 He seemed quite unfriendly and not at allCOn Cemed about my in te nded purchase.可知那位作家怒气冲冲地大步走出商店， 因为他很不幸地遇到了一位死板的店员，故选B。2. B 推理判断题。 答案定位在第二段 The woman stepped forward and eyed meinqUiringly.“ Carlos, he no SPeak English, ” S可推知这位女士英语不好，乐于助人，有好奇心

49、，故选 B。3. A 推理判断题。最后一段的结尾 From that day on, I beCame smile-ConsCious, and I PraCtiCe the art dilige ntly, any Where and everywhere, With everybody 说从那天 起，我变得有微笑意识，我勤奋地练习这项艺术，在任何地方，在每个地方，与 每个人。由此推断出在接下来的自然段， 作者可能会提到他是如何用微笑来解决 问题的，故选 A 。4. B 主旨大意题。 Is smile just a faCial exPression? Of Course not! It i

50、s not only used to exPress Pleasure, affeCtion, and friendliness, but also the Commonest way to show our good will PerfeCtly without saying anything. 这是文章的主题句，结合全 文内容，可知这篇文章主要讲了微笑的强大力量，故选 B。Passage 21. D 细节理解题。由第三段 “It's an amazing album that doCuments the real life of modem AfriCan-AmeriCans in

51、 South Los Angeles . . . 可知，这是一”个惊人的专 辑，记录了现代非裔美国人在洛杉矶南部的真实生活。 所以拉马尔的专辑记录了 洛杉矶南部现代黑人的生活。故 D 选项正确。2. B 推理判断题。由第四段 “Lamar's Win is COn Sidered to be historical. So it's not just that no rapper has ever won a Pulitzer: no pop music maker has ever won one in the aWard's 75-year history. 可知，阿

52、马”尔的胜利被认为是历史性的。因此，不 仅仅是说唱歌手从未获得过普利策奖，在该奖项 75 年的历史中，没有流行音乐 创作者曾获得过普利策奖。所以判断出拉马尔获得普利策奖意义重大的原因是因 为它被认为是流行音乐的里程碑。故 B 选项正确。3. D 推理判断题。由第六段“ He'an artist who challe nges idea, ”veryexactly and directly challenging that question. "可知， “他是一个”善于挑战其它观点 的艺术家，”拉马尔为其创作音乐的大片黑豹的导演瑞安库格勒说。电影中 的一个大主题是“对非洲人意味

53、着什么？ ”拉马尔在他的音乐中非常准确和直接 地质疑了这个问题。"所以从导演瑞安 库格勒的话中，我们可以判断出拉马尔质 疑这个问题是为了使自己创作的音乐与 黑豹的主题更好地吻合。故 D 选项正 确。Passage 31. A 推理判断题。第一、二段中的 “Thetraffic computer, which sends andreceives signals to and from all cars on the road between cities, keeps vehicles at least 50 yds apart. ”可知，车中的电脑就是要车距保持在一定的距离”。结合下一句“There hasn ' t been an accident SinCe the SyStem b自从系统启动以来,“没有发 生过事故”。可推断出车中的电脑就是能让车与车之间保持一个安全的距离。故 选 A。2. B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“ you fl