高考英语阅读理解 七选五考前小题综合练八

高中英语阅读理解+七选五考前小题综合练八（1）LutskCastleToweringovertheStyrRiver,itbeganislifeinthemid-14thcentury,althoughsomepartsoftheearlierwallswereused.ItisthemostfamouslandmarkofLutsk,Ukraineandassuchappearsonthehryvniabill.Kamianets-PodilskyiCastleThisarchitecturaltreasureisoverathousandyearsoldanditcanbefoundinthecatalogueoftheBritishNationalMuseum.Itsarchitecturewhichunitesbestwesternandeasterntraditionsfitsintothenatureperfectly.ItliesinthehistoriccityofKamianets-Podilskyi,Ukraine,inthehistoricregionofPodoliainthewesternpartofthecounty.Itsnamecomesfromtherootwordkamin,fromtheSlavicwordforstone.FortressofBelgorod-DniestrItisoneofthefewmonumentsbuiltinthe13th-15thcenturythatremain.ItdocsnotliefarawayfromOdessaontherightbankoftheDniestrRiver.ItconsistsoffourpartsandacitadelbuiltbyGenoesepeopleinthe13thcenturyistheoldest.MetropolitanPalaceItwasbuiltbetweentheyears1864—1882accordingtothedesignsoftheCzecharchitectJosefHlavka.ThePalace,whosebuildingsarenowpartofChemivtsiUniversity,wasdeclaredaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitein2011.KachanivkaPalaceItwilltakeyouanhourandahalftotwohourstogettherefromKievbycar.Thecomplexconsistsof18th-19thcenturypalacesandparkswhichbringyoubackintothewonderfulworldofthenoble.1.WhatcanweknowaboutLutskCastle?A.It'sthebestknownarchitectureofUkraine. B.Itwasbuiltonaformercastleremains.C.ItisprintedonUkrainianmoney. D.ItliesnearbytheDniestrRiver.2.Whichofthefollowinghasthelongesthistory?A.KamianetsPodilskyiCastle. B.FortressofBelgorod-Dniestr.C.KachanivkaPalace. D.MetropolitanPalace.3.WhatdoFortressofBelgorod-DniestrandLutskCastlehaveincommon?A.Theyweredesignedbyforeignarchitects. B.Theyarethelandmarks'ofUkraine.C.Theywereintendedforthenoble. D.Theyarebothneartoariver.（2）Atseventy-three,MarciaPollock’sfatherwasamanofgreatindependenceandpride.Thekidscalledhim“Poppy”,anamethateverybodyused.Poppylivedinhisoldneighborhoodandhehadapart-timejobatalocalpharmacy（药房）.AfterMarcia’smotherdied,PoppyfirmlyrefusedMarciaandJack’sinvitationtocomeandlivewiththem.Hewasstubbornaboutnotcrowdingtheirlittlehouse,aboutnotbecomingaburden.Infact,hewasalwayshelpful.Thekidslovedhimbecausehelistenedtothemandbecausehealwaysbroughtthemsomething.HealsobroughtspecialgiftstoMarciaandJack,neverarrivingempty-handed.Andsoitwaswithshockandbewilderment（迷惑）thatMarciawenttoseePoppyinthehospitalthatsummerafterhehadfallendowninthestreet.ThedoctorsaidthatPoppyhadbeenlivingoncoffeeanddoughnuts.Laterthatday,thepharmacisttoldMarcia,“Hehaspracticallynomoneyatall—justthegovernmentchequeandwhatlittlehemakeshere.YetImyselfsawhimspendmostofhislastchequeonyourlittleboy’sbicycle.”ShebecamesternwithPoppy.“You’refoolish,Poppy,”shesaid.“Ihavemypride,”Poppyanswered.“Falsepride,”shehurled（斥责）backathim.Duringautumn,Poppydidn’tcomearoundasoftenashehadinthepast,butwhenhedid,hewouldstillarrivewithlittlegiftsinhand.Then,justbeforetheholidays,PoppytoldMarciathathecouldn’tvisitthemonChristmasDaybecausehewouldwatchthestore,butMarciaknewtheshopwasnotopenonChristmas.ShefeltworriedandcalledPoppy,tellinghimthathewasoneofthemandthattheyalllovedhim.HalfanhourbeforetheturkeywentonthetableonChristmas,Poppycame.Thekidsrushedtohimandgavehimmorehugsandkissesthanhehadeverhadbefore.PoppyheldouthisarmstoMarcia,andhishandswereempty—yetneverhadtheybeenmorefilled.4.WhichisPoppy’sreasonfornotlivingwithhisdaughter?A.Hehadapart-timejob. B.Hewasstubbornsometimes.C.Helikedlivingindependently. D.Hedidn’twanttobecomeaburdentoher.5.WhywasMarciapuzzledafterhearingthedoctor’swords?A.Shedidn’tknowwhohadknockedPoppydown.B.ShethoughtPoppyhadenoughmoneyforliving.C.Shewonderedhowtotakecareofhimlater.D.Shethoughtthedoctordidn’tknowhislivingcondition.6.Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“stern”inparagraph5?A.patient B.angryC.respectful D.afraid.7.WhydoestheauthorsaythatPoppy’shandswerefilledatlast?A.Poppylearnedthathewasloved.B.Poppyhadbroughtenoughgiftsbefore.C.Poppystillheldhisindependenceandpride.D.PoppyhadfoundreasonsforMarcia’srudeness.（3）Whensomethingonyourfruitorvegetablelooksstrange,itisn'tunusualtothrowittotheside.withoutanyhesitation.Butsome“unusual"partsoffruitsandvegetablesactuallycontainabundantamountsofhealthbenefitsortheymayofferotherlittleknownuses.Thosestingsinyourbananaarenodifferent.Oftenthrownawaywithitsskin,bananastrings,whicharescientificallycalledphloembundles,arejustasnutritiousastherest(innerpat)ofthefruit.Theyarepackedfulloffibre,vitaminA,andvitaminB6andothernutritionalcontent,Phloemcanbefoundinallplants,whichisresponsibleforthetransportofnutrients.“Phloembundlesaremadeupoflivingcellsthatsendfoodproductsandsugartoallthedifferentpartsoftheplant,"saysRebeccaLee,.Andthatisexactlywhatthosestringsdointhebanana,transportingnecessarynutrientsthroughoutthedeliciousfruitsothatitcangrowupproperly.“Theyarenotdisgusting,andtheyjusthelpthebananagrowandbecomedelicious,"Dr.ElizabethTrattnerA.P.DOM,DoctorofChineseandIntegrativeMedicine,toldReader'sDigest.“Itisfinetoeatandalthoughisstructureisalittledifferentfromtheinside.Thosephloembundlescanalsobeusedtodetermineifyourbananaisreadytoeat.Ifallofthenutrientshaven'tbeentransportedcompletelyinabalancedwaythroughoutthefruityet,thenthephloembundlesstayonmoretightly,meaningthebananaisunderripe.Thentheoppositeoccurswithripeandoverripebananas,asthestringscanberemovedmoreeasily.Butifyourbananasdoendupbringover-ripe.throwthemaway?Absolutelynot!8.Whatarethestringsofabanana?A.It’snutritionproducers. B.It’stransportingcells.C.It’sfleshyinnerparts. D.It’sprotectiveskins.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“theopposite"inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Thebananaisnotripeenough. B.Thephloem'sstructureistight.C.Thenutrientsaredistributedfully. D.Thephloembundlesbecomelonger.10.Whatdoestheauthorseemtodiscussinthenextparagraph?A.Thewaystodealwithover-ripebananas. B.Thereasonsforbananasbeingover-ripe.C.Thestepsofstoppingbananasbeingripe. D.Thelinksbetweenphloemandripebananas.11.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.Abiologytextbook. B.Aresearchpaper. C.Amedicalbrochure. D.Ahealthmagazine.（4）Lifecanbesowonderful,fullofadventureandjoy.Itcanalsobefullofchallenges,setbacksandheartbreaks.Whateverourcircumstances,wegenerallystillhavedreams,hopesanddesires—thatlittlesomethingmorewewantforourselvesandourlovedones.Yetknowingwecanhavemorecanalsocreateaproblem,becausewhenwegotochangethewaywedothings,upcometheoldpatternsandpitfallsthatstoppedusfromseekingwhatwewantedinthefirstplace.Thistensionbetweenwhatwefeelwecanhaveand"whatwereseeminglyabletohaveisthenigglingsuffering,theanxietywefeel.Thisiswhereweusuallythinkit'seasiertojustgiveup.Butwe'renevermeanttoletgoofthepartofusthatknowswecanhavemore.Theintelligencebehindthatknowingisus—therealus.It'sthepartthatbelievesinlifeanditspossibilities.Ifyoudropthat,youbegintofeelalittle"dead"insidebecauseyou'redropping"you".So,ifwehavethiscapabilitybutsomehowlifeseemstokeepusstuck,howdowebreakthesepatterns?Decideonanewcourseandmakeonedecisionatatime.Thisisgoodadviceforanewadventureorjustgettingthroughtoday'schallenges.While,deepdown,weknowwecandoit,ourmind—orthemindsofthoseclosetous—usuallysayswecan't.Thatisn'tareasontostop,it'sjustthemind,thatlittlemanorwomanonyourshoulder,tryingtotalkyououtofsomethingagain.Ithasdoneitmanytimesbefore.It'sallaboutstartingsimpleanddoingitnow.Decideandactbeforeoverthinking.Whenyoudothisyoumayfeelalittle,orlarge,releasefromthejailofyourmindandyou'llbeonyourway.12.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthatweshould.A.slowdownandliveasimplelifeB.becarefulwhenwechoosetochangeC.sticktoourdreamsunderanycircumstancesD.becontentwithwhatwealreadyhave13.Whatisthekeytobreakingtheoldpatterns?A.Tofocusoneverydetail.B.Todecideandtakeimmediateaction.C.Tolistentothoseclosetous.D.Tothinktwicebeforeweact.14.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraph?A.EscapefromyourpunishmentB.Realizationofyourdreams.C.Freedomfromyourtension.D.Reductionofyourexpectations.15.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A.It'seasierthanwethinktogetwhatwewant.B.It'simportanttolearntoacceptsufferingsinlife.C.It'simpracticaltochangeourwayofthinking.D.It'sharderthanweexpecttofollowanewcourse.PartB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。WhenIwasateenager,unfortunately,IwasinbadtermswithmymotherbecauseIrefusedtosticktoherrules.___16___Idecidedtotakeanefforttomovethesituationoffthedeadcenter.Istartedworkingatmyself-improvementinordertodeveloparelationshipwithmymombasedonrespect.BelowiswhatIdid.Don'tgiveherthesilenttreatment.Ifyouthinkthatthesilenttreatmentwillalwayshelpyouachieveadesirableresult,thenyouremistaken.Sure,yourmomwillrefusetocommunicatewithyouaswell.___17___Psychologistsholdthatthiskindofmentalabusecanonlyworsentheconflictandfillpeople'sheartswiththefeelingsofloneliness.It'sbettertohandlethesituationbyusingwords.___18___Howoftendoyoucommunicatewithyourmother?Psychologistssaythatregularcommunicationwithyourparentsisanormalthingthatmakesthemhappier.Lackofcommunicationbet