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1、高考阅读理解训练 052019.01.06阅读理解Enjoying a musical performance no longer requires a costly ticket or a trip to atheater.These days,musicians are performing in private homes,at haircutting shops,atairports.even on ferry boats.Musicians like house concerts.At music clubs,they often have toperform over loud c

2、onversation or deal with people who have had too much alcohol.People athouse concerts are more focused on listening to the music.Just a few hours before the Bombadils started singing at the O' Hair Salon,Lindsaywas cutting hair and Tamera was doing facials.Then,they moved chairs and microphones

3、tocreate a small performance space.The Bombadils made music in the front part of the hairsalon,near the hair dryers and make-up table."This is our first show at a hair salon,"Sarah Frank of the Bombadils told concertgoers at lastweek's performance.Frank said she and band members Luke F

4、raser and Kaitlyn Raitz had agreat time "interacting" with the audience.Concerts in people's homes,or small businesses such as O' Hair's,are becoming morepopular,musicians say. "There is a more relaxed atmosphere,"said Domenic Cicala,a musicianwho opened up his O'

5、 Hair Salon to concerts. "People really get to know the artists."At house concerts,people get time before and after concerts to meet theperformers.Often,the hosts or guests will provide food and drink."People really like listening to music in the living room of a friend,"said Mat

6、t Hart,withAubrey Zoli making up Local Strangers,a folk-rock group based in Seattle.At many suchconcerts,the musicians do not need microphones. Yet,every word of their songs can be heard.)1 Why do musicians like house concerts?ABecause private homes are easier to get to.BCDBecause people pay more at

7、tention to their music.Because they can do other things while performing.Because they don't have to bring their microphones.)2 What impressed Sarah Frank most at her last week's performance?A The small performance space.B B Her first show at a hair salon.C Their "interacting" with

8、the audience.D. D. The more relaxed atmosphere.)3. How many music groups are mentioned in the text?A . On e.B . Two. C . Three. D . Four.)4. What may be the best title for the text?Musicia ns struggle to make a liv ingPeople really get to know the artistsC.Musicia ns find new p laces to p erformCon

9、certgoers won't go to music clubsIt was the men ' s figure skating finaecWtinter Olympics when I was 16.I lay on ourliv ing room floor excitedly watch ing the battle betwee n the Brains: America n Brain Boita no facing Brian Orser in Can ada. Both of them had bee n world cha mpions. Both of

10、them deserved to win. As a Northern Californian, I was for my fellow countryman. He also grew up inNorthern California. We'd skated on the same ice. Brain p erformed successfully. The cha mpion!I ju mped in the air whe n his score went up.But what happened next is what ril never forget. Brain sa

11、t in front of the camera,surr oun ded by a group of journ alists. Brain was talk ing about his career and his medal, talk ing to the whole world. A terrible sinking feeling went through me. I could never be in theOlympi cs,I thought, I loved skat ing because I could exp ress myself with my jumps and

12、 dances better tha n words.What if journ alists asked me questi ons like they asked Brai n? rd freeze up like the iceben eath my skates! And yet, there was so much I would love to say, about my family and all the support they'd give n me and about follow ing my dream of being a skati ng cha mpio

13、n.I worked very hard the n ext few years on the ice and esp ecially off. After journ alists talked to me and although my heart poun ded every time I sp oke to them, I got to know them. And they got to know me. Slowly I lear ned that the best app roach was simply to be myself, to be honest and gracio

14、us and do my best, just like on the ice, to an swer their questi on s.So whe n my big mome nt came four years after Brain's, I was ready. Remember: whe n you do the thi ng you fear most, you put an end to fear.()5 . What in formatio n can we get from the first p aragra ph?A . The author lives a

15、difficult life.B . The author comes from Canada.CThe author preferred Boitano to win.D Orser won the gold medal.)6What did Brain's press conference remind the author of ?ABCDHer fear of public speaking.Her pride in Brain's victory.Her dream of becoming a world champion.Her hard training as a

16、n Olympic competitor.)7What does the underlined word “ off ” possibly refer to?A Challenges in school.B Contact with reporters.CAchievements in skating.D Competitions with others)8What was the author ready to do according to the last paragraph?A Do her best to win.B Enter the Olympic final.C Make fr

17、iends with reporters.D Talk to the press afterwards.参考答案1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C【解析】通过本文我们了解到音乐家发现了新的表演地方。1. B纟田节理解题。根据第二段Musicians like house concerts.At music clubs,they often have toPerform over loud conversation or deal with people who have had too much alcohol.People athouse concerts are more focuse

18、d on listening to the music.可知音乐家喜欢 house concerts是因为人们更关注他们的音乐。故选2. C细节理解题。根据第四段中 Frank said she and ba nd members Luke Fraser and Kaitlyn Raitz hada great time "interacting" with the audienee. 可知给 Sarah Frank 留下印象最深刻的是和观众的互动。故选C。3. B纟田节理解题。根据第一段Enjoying a musical p erforma nee no Ion ger

19、 requires a costly ticket or atrip to a theater.These days,musicians are performing in private homes,at haircutting shops,atairports.even on ferry boats.可知文中提到两种音乐团体。故选4. C主旨大意题 。 根据第一段中 These days,musicians are performing in private homes,at haircuttingshop s,at airports.even on ferry boats.可知音乐家发现

20、了新的表演地方。故选Co5. C 6. A 7. B 8. D【解析】作者是一名滑冰运动员， 讲述自己观看冬奥会的一场花样滑冰比赛时,看到获胜者接受媒体采访，自己突然害怕起来， 担心以后也会接受这样的采访。但随着不断努力，终于克服了这种恐惧心理。5. C推理判断题。根据第一段 American Brain Boitano 和 l was for my fellow countryman. He also上宀远望自grew up in Northern California. We'd skated on the same ice. 可知作者也是美国人，冃疋布己的同胞兼队友赢。故选C.6

21、. A推理判断题。根据第三段What if journalists asked me questi ons like they asked Brai n? I'd freeze up like the ice beneath my skates!可知作者害怕赛后的新闻发布会，害怕接受记者们的提问,害怕在公共场合讲话。故选A.7. B词义猜测题。根据下句After journ alists talked to me and although my heart poun ded every time Isp oke to them, I got to know them. And they

22、 got to know me.可知作者除了在运动场上训练以外，还在场下跟记者们打交道，跟他们交流说话。“off指场下和记者们交流，故选B.可知作者已经准备好了在赛后接受记者们的采访，故选D.'s, I was ready.8. D推理判断题。根据最后一段 So whe n my big mome nt came four years after Brain【名师点睛】词义猜测题要根据词、词组、句子所在的语境上下文来判断其意义。因此熟练掌握一些猜词我们要特别注意技巧是做好这类题的关键。命题者在出这类题时惯用常规词义来麻痹考生, 熟词生义，切不可脱离语境主观臆断。F面是常见猜测词义题的考

23、法。1.根据定义或上下文解释进行猜测有时短文中出现一个需要猜测其意义的词或短语,F面接着出现其定义或解释， 这就是判断该词或短语意义的主要依据。例如：It will be very hard but also very brittle that is, it will breakeasily.从后面that is（也就是说）的解释中我们可以了解到brittle是脆”的意思。例如本文小题 3 中根据下句 After journalists talked to me and although my heart pounded every time I spoke tothem, I got to know them. And they got to know me.可知作者除了在运动场上训练以外，还在场下跟记者们打交道跟他们交流说话。“off指场下和记者们交流，与 on （场上）对应。2.根据同位关系进行猜测阅读中出现的难词有时后面紧跟一个同位语,对前面的词进行解释，这时可利用同