湖北省咸宁高考英语阅读理解暑假练习(3)试题

心尺引州丑巴孔市中潭学校2021高考英语阅读理解暑假练习〔3〕阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最正确选项。ExpertsbelievethatstormsandsevereweatherinNorthAmericaandAsiahavedisruptedbirdflightpathsacrosstheworldandswepthugenumbersofbirdspeciestowardstheBritishIsles.BirdsflyingtotheothersideoftheAtlanticortothePacifictolaytheireggshavebeentrappedinBritainandIreland,addingtheirnumberstonativespecies,andcausinggreatexcitementinthebird-watchingcommunity.Localbirdwatchershavealreadyobservedatotalof442speciesintheBritishIslesthisyear.Thehighestnumbereverseeninoneyearis445,in2021.“Weonlyneedfourmoretobreakourrecord,〞saidLeeEvans,whorunstheBritishBirdingAssociation.“WiththreemonthstogoI’msurewe’lldoit.〞LastmonthanextremelyrareSiberianRubythroatbirdwasseeninScotland,sendinghundredsofbirdwatchersnorthinthehopeofcatchingaglimpseofthiscolourfulAsianbeauty.Anotherveryuncommonbird,thebuffleheadduckwascitedinCornwellandcausedsimilarexcitement.“Icouldn’tbelieveit,〞saidEvans.“Thepoorthingwascompletelyknackered.ItmusthavebeenblowntoEnglandbythestormswhiletryingtoflyfromCanadatothesouthernUnitedStatesforthewinter.That’s3000miles!〞Evanssaidthatglobalwarmingoverthepastdecadewasplayingakeyroleintransformingbirdmovementsacrosstheworld.Inaddition,meltingArcticseaicemayalsobeopeningupbirdflightpathsovertheNorthPole,makingiteasierforbirdsfromthePacific—suchastheslaty-backedgullandtuftedpuffin,bothofwhichappearedinLondonearlierthisyear—toreachBritain.Bird-watchingisbecominganincreasinglypopularhobbyamongallagegroups,addedEvans.“Afifthofourmembersareunder18.Thisisaround-the-yearhobbythatyoucanenjoyfromthekitchenwindoworfromacar.Moreandmorepeoplearebird-watching,andasaresultmoreandmoreunexpectedspeciesarebeingspottedintheBritishIsles.〞1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theresultsofglobalwarming.B.ChangesintheBritishbirdpopulation.C.Increasingenvironmentalpollution.D.WorseningBritishweather.2.Theunderlinedword“knackered〞isclosestinmeaningto__________.A.boredB.knockedC.spottedD.tired3.HowmanymorebirdspeciesareneededtoequaltheBritishbird-watchingrecord?A.3.B.4.C.442.D.445.4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingbirdscomesfromAsia?A.Slaty-backedgull.B.Bufflehead.C.Rubythroat.D.Tuftedpuffin.5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasapossiblereasonforseeingmorebirdspeciesinBritain?A.Anincreaseinthenumberofbirdwatchers.B.Agrowthinthenumberofnativespecies.C.Stormsduetoglobalwarming.D.ThemeltingArcticicecap.【参考答案】1—5、BDACB【2021高考英语六校第三次联考试题】

阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最正确选项。Fromnowon,neverspendyourprecioustimethinkingofreasonsforyourfailuresandshortcomings.Instead,realizethattheseedsofsuccesswereplantedwithinyouwhenyouwereborn.Onlyyouhavethepowertomakethoseseedsgrow.Theseeds,andthepowertogrowthem,arecontainedinthemostawesomemachineevercreated：thehumanmind.Successisachoiceandnotachance.Youwerebornawinner.Youwerebornrich.Youcanbeasuccessifonlyyoumaketherightchoice.Youcannotbesuccessfulwithoutfirstdevelopingyourself-esteem.Yourlevelofself-esteemisalwaysbasedonthedegreeofcontrolthatyouareabletoexerciseoveryourself,andthusoveryourlife.Peoplewithlowself-esteemarepeoplewhodonotbelievethattheyhaveanypower,orresponsibilityfortheirlives.Theyaretheperennial(长期的)victimsandmartyrs〔殉道者〕.Theyareleavestossed(摇摆)bythewindsofchanceblownaboutwithanysuddenchangeintheweather.Youcanexercisecontroloveryourlifeonlytothedegreethatyoubelievethatyouareresponsibleforeverythingthathappensinyourlife.Failuresthinkthateverythinghappensbyaccidentandchance.Successfulpeoplerealizethattheyareresponsible.Everythinghappensasaresultofsomething.Ifwecanidentifythecause,wecancontroltheeffect.Weareresponsibleforwhatwechoosetothinkandbelieve.Onegenerallyrisestothelevelthatoneexpects.Weareresponsibleforsettingourexpectations.Oursuccessisdependentuponourlevelofconfidence.Ifyouassociatewithpositive-thinkingpeople,youaredefinitelygoingtoachievesuccess.Onthecontrary,theoppositehappens.Weareresponsibleforfinding,planting,andnurturingtheseedsthatcontainfuturevictory,bornfromsetbacks.

Inshort,inallareasofyourlife,whethertheybefinancial,physical,emotional,orspiritual,youareresponsible.Onceyourecognizethis,acceptit,andfirmlybelieveit,youareontheroadtosuccess.51.Peoplewithlowself-esteemarecomparedtoleavesbecausethey______.A.arereadytochangetheirmindsB.can’texercisecontroloverthemselvesC.don’thavethepowertofacetheirfateD.areeasilyaffectedbywindyweather52.Loserswouldthinkthat______.A.successistheresultofhardworkB.theirfailureisonlybecauseofbadluckC.workinghardwillleadtosuccessD.theydon’tmakeeffortstosucceed53.Itcanbeinferredfromparagraph5that______.A.settingourexpectationsisessentialbeforetakingactionB.developingconfidenceisthekeytofuturesuccessC.thoughtsandbeliefsaretheresultofcreativemindD.whetherwewillsucceeddependsonourattitudes54.Thelastparagraphservesas______.A.theproofoftheauthor’spointsB.anintroductiontoanothertopic

C.theconclusionoftheargumentD.acomparisonbetweentwoviews55.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Developourconfidence.secretsofsuccess.B.TheD.HowC.Successisachoice.toachievesuccess.【参考答案】51—55BBDCC【2021一模试卷】阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最正确选项。MysonDavid,whowasyearsold,taughtmeabeautifullessontoday.Afterwefinishedplayingwiththebeads(珠子),Davidslowlypickedupeachbead,lookingatitasifitweremadeofchocolateandthenputitintotheboxtheywerestoredin.Withoverahundredbeadstogo,Iwasgettingimpatient."Whycouldhenotpickup10inonegoandputthemin?Mymorningwasgoingtoberuinedtoday!"Butthenithitmelikeabrick.Inoticedthathedidthiswithasmuchinterestashehadwhilewewereplaying.Theboywasenjoyingthewholeprocess.Forhimthefunwasinthegameitselfaswellasintheprocessofproperlypackingupandcleaningup.Itwasnotjustabouthisturnorthefunpart.Everybitwasasfunastheother.Ithoughtofmyselfasakidwhenwewouldgoouttoplaycricket(板球).IfIwasnotbattingorbowling(击球或掷球),IwasunhappyasIimpatientlywaitedformyturntodoso.Asaresult,IwasunhappywhilewaitingformyturnandonlyhappyforthefewmomentsIeitherbattedorbowled.

OnlytheprocessofdoingsomethingIcombinedwithhappinessmademecheerful.TherestofthetimeIwaswaitingformyruminthefutureorrecallinggreatbowlingfromthepast.Lookingathowpeacefullymysonwasputtingbeadsintotheboxtaughtmethattheprocessisthegoal.Thejoyofjourneyisnotingettingtherebutineverystepofit.1.Whywasthefathergettingupset?A.Hewasn'tinterestedinthegame.B.Hissondidn'tdoitashewastoldto.C.It'dtakelongtoputawaythebeads.D.Davidputawaythebeadscasually.2.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?A.IwashitbyDavidwithabrick.B.IfeltveryannoyedatwhatDaviddid.C.IwasatalosswhattodowithDavid.D.IsuddenlyunderstoodDavid'sbehavior.3.Wecanlearnfromthetextthattheauthor_____.A.feltsatisfiedwithhisteammatesB.happilywatchedhisteammatesplayC.waseagertojoininthegameD.thoughtitapleasuretowinamatch4.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromthisexperience?A.Happinessresultedfromdoingsomethingpleasant.

B.Theprocesswasmoreimportantthantheresult.C.Itwasimportantforchildrentodevelopgoodhabits.D.Whatchildrenthoughtwasdifferentfromthatofadults.【参考答案】1—4、CDCB【2021一模试卷】SpringpeepersarefoundinwoodedareasandgrassylowlandsnearpoolsinthecentralandeasternpartsofCanadaandtheUnitedStates.Theseloudanimalsarerarelyseen,butastemperaturesbegintoriseinMarchandApril,themalescertainlyareheard.Theirpeep...peep...peepcreatesanother-worldlywhistlingsoundthat,tomany,isthefirstsignofspring,comparedwiththatofsomebirds.SpringpeepersarebrownincolorwithdarklinesthatformanXontheirbacks.Theygrowtoaboutinches(centimeters)inlength,andhavelargespecialtoesforclimbing.Thesecreaturesareactiveatnight,comingouttofeedonants,beetles,flies,andspiders.Whenthewarmerweatherarrives,malefrogsattempttoattractamatewithaspringsong.Thefrogsnormallyperforminsinging.Theonewhostartseachroundusuallyhasthedeepestvoice.The"vocalsacs"undertheirmouthsallowthefrogsto"sing".Theyfilltheirvocalsacswithairuntiltheylooklikeaballoon,andthentheyletouta"peep"astheyreleasetheair.They"peep"aboutonceeverysecond.Thesesoundscanoftenbeheardasfarasahalf-mileawayAfterafemaleandmalepeepermate,thefemalelayshereggsinwaterandspendstheremainderoftheyearintheforest.Duringthewinter,theysleepunderlogsorbehindloosebarkontrees.Themusicdiesdownduringthecoldmonths,butthesoundsofpeeperswillsoonbeheardagain,soundingthecomingofspring.

5.Thetextiswrittenmainlyto_____.A.tellpeoplewhatspringpeeperslooklikeB.letpeopleknowmoreaboutspringpeepersC.explainwhyspringpeeperssingD.showenvironmentalharmonyinnature6.Whatcanweknowaboutthespringpeepersfromthetext?A.TheyprefertoliveinthedryareasinNorthAmerica.B.Theyarethefirstanimalstomakesoundsinspring.C.Theycanlivebothinwaterandonland.D.Theyareactiveduringthecoldmonthsoftheyear.7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"release"inParagraph3mean?A.turnout.B.breakout.C.leaveout.D.letout.8.Thebesttitleforthistextmightbe_____•A.TheRingofTinyFrogsinSpringB.TheRelationshipbetweenAnimalsandSeasonsC.TheLivingConditionsofSpringPeepersD.TheInvitationfromaMalePeeper【参考答案】5—8、BCDA阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。George:Hi,Heather,Iwaswonderingifyou'reavailabletomorrowevening.Heather:Well,George,IguessIam.__1__doyouask?George:IhavejustgottenapairofStarWarsmovieticketsfromafriendandwasthinkingof__2__(invite)youalongfortheopeningshow.Areyouinterested?Heather:Yeah,definitely!Thanksalot!George:Noproblem.Heather:IreallywantedtowatchStarWarsontheopeningday__3__theticketsweresoldout.Howdidyoumanagetogetholdof__4__？George：__5__friendofmineworksatPepsiheadquarters.Hewasabletogettheticketsforfree,andthenhesold2tomefor$50apiece.Heather:Youpaid$50foreachticket?That'smuch__6__(expensive)thantheregularprice!George:Notreally__7__(consider)thefactthatotherpeople__8__(pay)ashighas$200eachonthe“blackmarket〞．Heather:I'mreallyhonoredyouwentthroughallthistroublejustformy__9__.Ireallyappreciatethat.So,whattimeare