2020届高考英语二轮复习：阅读理解

1、2019-2020学年英语二轮复习 阅读理解1、An introduction to this book is as superfluous as a candle in front of a powerful searchlight. But a convention of publishing seems to require that the candle should be there, and I am proud to be the one to hold it. About ten years ago I picked up from the pile of new books

2、on my desk a copy of Sons and Lovers by a man of whom I had never heard, and I started to race through it with the immoral speed of the professional reviewer. But after a page or two I found myself reading, really reading. Here was here isa masterpiece in which every sentence counts, a book packed w

3、ith significant thought and beautiful, arresting phrases, the work of a remarkable genius whose gifts are more richly various than those of any other young English novelist.To appreciate the rich variety of Mr. Lawrence we must read his later novels and his volumes of poetry. But Sons and Lovers rev

4、eals the range of his typical power. Here are combined and blended（混合的）sort of “ realism " and almost lyricimagery and rhythm. The speech of the people is that of daily life and the things that happen to them are normal adventures and accidents; they fall in love, marry, work, fail, succeed, an

5、d die. But of their deeper emotions and of the relations of these little human beings to the earth and to the stars, Mr Lawrence makes something near to poetry and prose（散文）without violating its proper“ other harmonyTake the marvellous paragraph on next to the last page of Sons and Lovers（Mr Lawrenc

6、e depends so little on plot in the ordinary sense of the word that it is perfectly fair to read the end of his book first）:Where was he? One tiny upright speck of flesh, less than an ear of wheat lost in the field. He could not bear it. On every side the immense dark silence seemed pressing him, so

7、tiny a spark, into extinction, and yet, almost nothing, he could not be extinct. Night, in which everything was lost, went reaching out, beyond stars and sun, stars and sun, a few bright grains, went spinning round for terror, and holding each other in embrace, there in the darkness that outpassed t

8、hem all, and left them tiny and daunted（气馁）.So much, and himself, infinitesimal, at the core a nothingness, and yet not nothing.Such glorious writing lifts the book far above a novel which is merely a story. I beg the reader to attend to every line of it and not to miss a single one of the many sent

9、ences that awaitand surprise you. Some are enthusiastic and impressive, like the paragraph above; others are keen,“realistic " observationsgsf and people. In one of his books Mr Lawrence makes a charactersay, or think, that life is“ mixed ” . That indicates his philosophy and his method. He ble

10、nds theaccurately literal and trivial（ 琐碎的）with the extremely poetic.To find a similar blending of tiny daily detail and wide imaginative vision, we must go backto two older novelists, Hardy and Meredith. I do not mean that Mr Lawrence derives（ 源于）directly from them or, indeed, that he is clearly th

11、e disciple（ 弟子）of any master. I do feel simplythat he is of the elder stature（名望）of Hardy and Meredith, and I know of no other young novelist who is quite worthy of their company. When I first tried to express this comparison, this connection, I was contradicted by a fellow­critic, who point

12、ed out that Meredith and Hardy are entirely unlike each other and that therefore Mr Lawrence cannot resemble both. To be sure, nothing is more hateful than forced comparisons, nothing more boring than to discover parallels between one work of art and another. An artist's mastery consists in his

13、difference from other masters. But to refer a young man of genius to an older one, at the same time pronouncing hisindependence and originality, is a fair, if not very superior, method of praising him.I.The underlined word “ superfluousA.meaningfulB.unnecessary2.What is typical of Lawrence's wor

14、ks?A.They equally reveal his genius power.C.They present some real living situations.in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning toC.fundamentalD.fashionableB.They contain lots of great lyric poetry.D.They focus on relations between humans.3.What does the author want to illustrate by including one paragrap

15、h from Sons and Lovers?A.The plot of the novel has little to do with daily life.1.1 t is wise to read Lawrence's books from the end.C.Lawrence is not capable of telling good stories.D.The language in Lawrence's books is elegant.4 .Who were Hardy and Meredith?A.They taught Lawrence literature

16、 when he was young.B.They were the realistic novelists of Lawrence's time.C.They were novelists who resemble each other in writing.D.They were novelists combining details with imagination.5 .According to the author, what does an artist's mastery mean?A.He must have personal diversity.B.He mu

17、st have the critical spirits.C.He must be happy to be compared.D.He must be a man of genius.6 .What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?A.To introduce Lawrence's novel Sons and Lovers.B.To show his experiences of reading classics.C.To analyze Lawrence's writing characteristics

18、.D.To compare the styles of different novelists.2、My 16-year-old son, Anton, had gone to the local swimming hole. Most of the kids swim there, and there are plenty of rocks for them to use as safe harbors, so I had no fears for his safety.Still, the firefig hter ' s first words “ You need to com

19、e up here to the Stillwater River" mme catch my breath, and his follow- up words gave me relief:" Your son is OK. ”When I got to the river, I immediately saw the firetruck, ambulance and Anton, wrapped with a towel about his shoulders, sitting quietly on a low platform of the fire engine.I

20、 hurried over to him."You OK?” I asked“Yeah, “ was all he said. But my eyes begged for an explanation. I didn' t get it from myhowever, who tends to play his cards close to his vest.The story was this: A woman was being swept under water. Hearing the cries, Anton and his friend Tyler, witho

21、ut hesitation, swam out to her, and brought her safely to shore.In an age in which the word" hero " is broadcast with abandon ancppeiem bogly aanyone who made it through the day, I realized the real thing in my son. The teens are stubborn and self-centered, but that didn ' t mean they

22、have no desire to do good.Still shocked by my son ' s daring, I drove him home. Along the way, I tdedoot some more information from him- but he had precious little to say. The only words he said were, "What' s for supper? "I spent some time alone that evening, thinking about the tr

23、agedy that might have been. The next morning, when Anton got up, I half expected him to tell me the story. But all he did was toast some bread, pull himself together, and head for the door to start a new day. Watching from the window, I was reminded that still water often runs deep.1 .Why did the mo

24、ther allow her son to swim there?A.He was an excellent swimmer.B.The water of the river is shallow.C.He was old enough to swim.D.The rocks can be of help if there' s danger.2 .The underlined part“ who tends to play his cards close to his vest" probably meansA.Anton is a boy fond of swimming

25、 with other kidsB.Anton is unwilling to tell others what he thinksC.Anton always has a desire to help othersD.Anton seldom changes his mind3.1 n the mother ' s eyes, what her son did was.A.dangerous but interestingB.meaningful but difficultC.unexpected and courageousD.awful and absurd4.What migh

26、t be the best title for the passage?A.My Son, My HeroB.Anton, A Silent BoyC.A Good DeedD.A Proud Mother3、 If it had not been for Fan Jinshi and her team, the world cultural heritage at DunhuangMogao Grottoes in a remote Chinese desert might have long been destroyed by sand, weather or humans.Born an

27、d raised in Shanghai, Fan has spent half a century fighting an uphill battle to preserve the ancient Buddhist wall p ainting at Dunhuang, in Northwest China' s Gansu Province.The 1,651-year-old Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes are a huge collection of Buddhist art more than2,000 buddha figures and 45,000

28、 square meters of paintings spread among 735 caves. It is China first UNESCO World Heritage Site.Archaeologist Fan was sent to Dunhuang after graduation from Peking University in 1963.While in Dunhuang, a remote village in the desert then, Fan lived in an abandoned temple. At first, she did not even

29、 dare to go out to the toilet at night. To protect the treasures from sand and dampness, Fan and other workers put doors on the caves, planted trees and started monitoring temperature and humidity in the caves. They also controlled the number of visitors.In the late 1990s, with tourism booming natio

30、nwide since national holidays were extended, the local government planned to go public with Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, but found Fan firmly in their way ." The heritage would have been destroyed if it had been listed," she said.Dunhuang Academy has now photographed and cataloged online all t

31、he sculptures and paintings. " Despite our efforts to minimize damage, we can' t completely stop them from beingeroded. But the digital database will last.”Fan was grateful when her husband joined her in Dunhuang in 1986 after 19 years of separation. Her two sons grew up in Shanghai with th

32、eir aunt. "I have not been a good mother or wife. With regard to my family, I' m full of guilt, " she said. Fan, 79, retired two years ago as thedirector of Dunhuang Academy but continues her efforts as a national political adviser.1 .Which of the following measures didn' t Fan Jin

33、shi take to protect Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes?A.Opening Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes to the public extensively.B.Planting trees and stopping the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes being eroded.C.Picturing and classifying all the sculptures and paintings online.D.Putting doors on the caves and monitoring temperature a

34、nd humidity.2 .When was Fan separated from her husband?A.In 1963.B.In 1967.C.In 1986.D.In the late 1990s.3 .The phrase “in their way " in Paragraph 4 means.A.Go to a place.B.Be in favor of something.C.Reject something.D.Give in to something.4 .The passage is mainly about.A.the history of Dunhua

35、ng Mogao Grottoes.B.the attractions of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes.C.Fan ' s devotion to preserving Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes.D.the appeal for the protection of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes.5 .What kind of person do you think Fan is? A.Considerate and easy-going.B.kind and intelligent.C.Humorous and sweet-

36、tempered. D.Devoted and persistent.4、 Imagine, one day, getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours,and thereafter a full day of work,going back home to Beijing and having dinner there.Sounds unusual, doesn t it? But it' s not that unrealistic, wi

37、th the development of China'shighspeed railway system. And that' s not all. China has an even gspaer hagWayplan-to connect the country with Southeast Asia,and eventually Eastern Europe.China is negotiating to extend its own high-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years,e

38、ventually reaching London and Singapore. China has proposed three such projects. The first would possibly connect Kunming with Singapore via Vietnam and Malaysia. Another could start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and possibly to Germany. The third would start in the northeast a

39、nd go north through Russia and then into Western Europe.If China's plan for the high-speed railway goes forward, people could zip over from London to Beijing in under two days. The new system would still follow China's high-speed railway standard. And the trains would be able to go 346 kilom

40、eters an hour, almost as fast as some airplanes. China's bullet train（高速客车 ）,the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou,already has the world's fastest average speed. It covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours. Of course,there are some technical challenges to overcome. There are so many issu

41、evs that need to be settled, such as safety, rail gauge （轨品巨）,maintenance of railway tracks. So,it's important to pay attention to every detail.But the key issue is really money. China is already spending hundreds of billions yuan on domestic railway expansion. China prefers that the other count

42、ries pay in natural resources rather than with capital investment. Resources from those countries could stream into China to sustain development. It ' ll be -winiiproject. For other countries,the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business, tourism and so on,not to men

43、tion the better communicationamong those countries.For China,such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources, but would also help develop ChinaWe foresae Westtin thecoming decades,millions of people will migrate to the western regions, where the la

44、nd is empty and resources unused. With high-speed trains, people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for all. And they'll trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries.1 .China s new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because.A.China will get

45、much-needed resources and develop its western regionsB.China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various waysC.China will develop its railway system and communication with other countriesD.the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation. business and

46、tourism2 .According to the passage, the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan is.A.technical issuesB.safety of the systemC.financial problemsD.maintenance of railway tracks3 .Which of the following words best describes the author's attitude towards China's high-speed railway

47、plan?A.Critical.B.Reserved.C.Doubtful.D.Positive.4 .Which of the following might be thebest title for the passage?A.New Railway StandardsB.Big Railway DreamsC.High-speed Bullet TrainsD.International Railway Network5 、 Daniel Anderson, a famous psycho logist, believes it' s important to distingui

48、sh televisioninfluences on children from those of the family. We tend to blame TV, he says, for problems it doesn ' t really cause, overlooking our own roles in shaping children' s minds.One traditional be lief about television is that it reduces a child' s ability to think and tounderst

49、and the world. While watching TV, children do not merely absorb words and images （ 影 #）. Instead, they learn both explicit and hidden meanings from what they see. Actually, children learn early the psychology of characters in TV shows. Furthermore, as many teachers agree, children understand far mor

50、e when parents watch TV with them, explaining new words and ideas.Yet, most parents use an educational program as a chance to park their kids in front of the set and do something in another room.Another argument against television is that it replaces reading as a form of entertainment. But according

51、 to Anderson, the amount of time spent watching television is not related to readingability. TV doesn ' t take the place of reading for most children; it takes the place of similar sorts ofrecreation, such as listening to the radio and playing sports. Things like parents' educalbackground ha

52、ve a stronger influence on a child' s reading. " A child ' s reading ability is bestpredicted by how much a parent reads." Anderson says.Traditional wisdom also has it that heavy television-watching lowers IQ （ 智商）scores andaffects school performance. But here, too, Anderson notes

53、that no studies have proved it. In fact, research suggests that it' s the other way around."If you ' re smart young, you ' ll watch le）when you ' re older, " Anderson says. Yet, people of lower IQ tend to be lifelong television viewers.For years researchers have attempted t

54、o show that television is dangerous to children.However, by showing that television promotes none of the dangerous effects as conventionallybelieved, Anderson suggests that television cannot be condemned without considering other influences.1.By watching TV, children learn.A.images through words B.m

55、ore than explicit meaningsC.more about images than wordsD.little about people ' s psychology2 .An educational program is best watched by a child.A.on his ownB.with other kids C.with his parents D.with his teachers3 .Which of the following is most related to children' s reading ability?A.Radi

56、o-listeningB.Television-watchingC.Parents ' reading listD.Parents ' educational background4 .Anderson believed that.A.the more a child watches TV, the smarter he isB.the younger a child is, the more he watches TVC.the smarter a child is, the less likely he gets addicted to TVD.the less a chi

57、ld watches TV, the better he performs at school5 .What is the main purpose of the passage?A.To advise on the educational use of TV.B.To describe TV ' s harmful effects on children.C.To explain traditional views on TV influences.D.To present Anderson s unconventional ideas.6、 Students who want to

58、 attend an American college or university must explain how they will pay for their education. They have to show that they will be able to pay for each year of study. Students have to consider not only the tuition, the cost of classes, but also meals and a place to live in, which is known as room-and

59、-board. They also need money for books and supplies. And they need money to spend on social activities and other things.Educational advisers say foreign students should have enough money in a local bank to pay for at least two months of expenditure. So how much will a year at an American school cost? Generally speaking, the answer is: a lot. A leading state university in the Pacific Northwest will serve as an example. The University of Washington says foreign students are paying more tha