2021届高考英语二轮复习强化双击训练 十三 阅读理解 A卷

2021届高考英语二轮复习专题强化双击训练

专题十三阅读理解A卷

A

EventsatMysticAquarium

FamilyOvernight

Howincredibleitwouldbetocomeinafterallthevisitorshaveleftforthenightand

exploretheAquariumwithoutthecrowds!Let'sexploreourcoolgrogs,createreallycoolcraft

andevenworkonascavengerhunt!Finishitoffwithalighteveningsnackandfallingasleepnext

toyourfavoriteindoorexhibit.

Start:January17at7:00pm

End:January18at8:30am

Prices:Adult($65.00)Child($55,00)

FamilyGameDays

Exploreallofyourfavoriteexhibitsandcompeteagainstfamilyandfriendswithsuper-sized

games!Takeyourpickfromavarietyoffungamesandactivities.

FreeforAquariummembersorwithadmission.

Date:January18

Time:9:00pm—11:30am

TrainerDays

GuestswilllearnwhateachAquariumtrainer'sdailyschedulelookslike.Findoutwhatit

takestoworkasananimaltrainerandunderstandhowtheirdedicatedworkwiththeanimalsat

MysticAquariumimpactsotheranimalpopulationslocallyandglobally.FreeforAquarium

membersorwithadmission.

Date:January19

Time:1:00pm—4:30pm

SealSplash(溅水花)

Fromthefirstsplashofahealing(治愈)sealenteringthemedicalpooltotheanimal'sdive

intotheoceanonreleaseday-tous,asplashmeansSUCCESS.You,too,canmakeasplashby

helpingMysticAquarium'sAnimalRescueTeamsucceedintheirmission（使命）！Topfund-raisers

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Date:February22

Time:10:00am—12:30pm

EarlyregistrationbyJanuary31:$20/person

Registration:$25perperson

（OnlineregistrationclosesFebruary21at5:00pm）

l.Howmuchshouldacouplewithachildpaytogototheovernightevent?

A.$120.B.$175,C$185.D.$230.

2Jackisonlyfreeintheafternoon,sohecangoto.

A.FamilyOvernightB.FamilyGameDaysC.TrainerDaysD.SealSplash

3.WhatcanyoudointheeventonFebruary22?

A.Helparescueteamwithmoney.

B.Diveintotheoceanandmakeasplash.

C.Enjoyanight'ssleepintheAquarium.

D.Playgamesortakepartinactivities.

B

VijayGuptaisknowntoclassicalmusicloversacrosstheUnitedStates.Heservesasthefirst

violinistfortheLosAngelesPhilharmonic.Inthatjob,heoftenplaystolargecrowds,including

manyveryrichpeople.Whenheisnotperforming,heorganizesconcertsforhomelesspeople.

"TheyhaveremindedmewhyIbecameamusician."Hesaid.

Lastweek,GuptawasrecognizedforbeingafounderandtheartisticdirectorofStreet

Symphony.Thegrouphasperformedathomelessshelters,jailsandhalfwayhousesforabout

eightyears.Guptaisamongthe25winnersofthe2018MacArthurFellowship,commonlyknown

asthe"GeniusGrant".Eachwinnerwillreceive$625,000overfiveyearstouseastheywish.The

moneyiscomingfromaprivategroup,theJohnD.andCatherineT.MacArthurFoundation.It

awardsgrants（补助金）topeoplewhoseworkitconsidersexceptionalandwhosework"inspires

hopeinusall".GuptasaidhegottheideaforStreetSymphonywhileteachingNathanielAyers,a

trainedmusicianwhosementalillnessledtohishomelessness.

The31-year-oldwinnersaidhedidnotknowyethowhewouldspendthemoney.Hehasbeen

aperformersincetheageofsevenandtheawardwillgivehim"spacetobreathe,planandlook

ahead".

AnotherwinnerisRebeccaSandefui;anassociateprofessor（副教授）ofsociologyandlawin

theUniversityofIllinois.TheAssociatedPresssaysherresearchactivelysupportsnewwaysto

involvepoorcommunitiesintheU.S.justicesystem.

47-year-oldSandefurcreatedthefirstnationalmappingofcivillegalaidproviders.Itshows

whichstateshavethefinancial（金融的）resourcestoprovidesuchaidandwhichdon't.Shealso

foundthatthecostoflegalserviceswasonlyoneofthethingspreventingpoorpeoplefrom

gettinglawyers.Amongtheotherswerefearsofunfairness（不公平）inthelegalsystem.Sandefur

notedthatalotofattentionhadbeenpaidtoproblemswiththecriminaljusticesystem,but

moreattentionmustbepaidtothecivilsideofthelaw,whichalsoaffectedmillionsofpeople.

l.WhydoesGuptawintheaward?

A.Forhisachievementsinclassicalmusic.

B.Forperformingforlargecrowds.

C.Fororganizingagroupplayingforthehomeless.

D.ForthecompanionshipwithNathanielAyers.

2.WhatdoweknowaboutMacArthurFellowship?

A.Itisfoundedbythegovernment.

B.ltoffers$625,000to25winnersin2018.

C.ltallowsthewinnerstousethemoneyfreely.

D.ltawardspeoplewhomakegreatcontributionstosociety.

3.WhatwastheextraordinarythingthatSandefurdid?

A.Shemadeiteasiertogetlegalhelpforthepoor.

B.Shemadethelegalsystemfairer.

C.Shepaidmoreattentiontothecriminaljusticesystem.

D.Sheofferedlegalaidtothepoorfreely.

4.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Grantswinners,inspiringthepoor

B.Thecityhomeless,inneedofhelp

C.VijayGupta,anextraordinaryviolinist

D.MacArthurFoundation,awardingexceptionalwork

C

Acrosstheworld,studieshaveconsistentlyfoundthatgirlsperformsignificantlybetterthan

boysinreading.Thesestudiesshowthatgirlstypicallyreadmorefrequentlythanboys,andhave

amorepositiveattitudetowardreading.

Thereareseveralreasonsthathelpexplainthesegender-baseddifferences.Parentsread

morewiththeirdaughters.Thissendsastrongandearlymessagethatbooksareforgirls,aswell

asequippinggirlswithasignificantadvantage.Recentresearchhasfoundeventhoughboysread

lessfrequentlythangirls,girlsstillreceivemoreencouragementtoreadfromtheirparents.

Sohowcanparentsandeducatorshelpbridgethissocially-engineeredgapforboys'

reading?

Toimproveboys'readingperformance,parentsandeducatorsmaylookforwaystoconnect

boyswithreading.Thishasledtodiscussionabouttheimportanceofpromotingso-called

“boy-friendly“booksthatboyssupposedly“prefer“Thesearetypicallyassumedtobenon-fiction

works,asmanypeoplebelievedthatboysprefertoreadnon-fiction.

Butthisbeliefisnotsupportedbyrecentresearch,whichinfactsuggestsboysaremore

likelytochoosetoreadfictionthannon-fiction.Encouragingallboystoreadnon-fictionunder

themistakenbeliefthatitistheirpreferencemayactuallybeharmful.Fictionreadersreadmore

frequentlyanddemonstratefasterlanguagelearningandhigherlanguageability.

Besidesencouragingmorefictionreading,thereareanumberofwaysthatwecanhelp

connectboyswithbooks.Firstly,don'tassumethatboysofthesameagehavethesameinterests

orthattheirinterestsstaythesameovertime.Tomatchboyswithsuitablereadingmaterial,

haveregulardiscussionsaboutreadingforpleasureinordertokeepupwiththeirinterests.

Schoolsshouldalsoprovideaccesstolibrariesduringlessonsthroughouttheyearsof

schooling.Girlsvisitthelibraryintheirfreetimemorethanboys,andasstudentsmovetohigher

gradestheyoftenhavelessaccesstolibrariesduringclass.Accesstobooksforboysisessentialto

promotereading.

Inaddition,weshouldkeeppaperbooksavailablebecauseresearchshowsthatboysare

lesslikelytochoosetoreadonscreensthangirls.Finallyweshouldpromotereadingasan

enjoyablepastimebybeingarolemodel.Letyourchildrenorstudentsseeyoureadforpleasure.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthemaincauseofthedifferenceinboys'andgirls'reading

ability?

A.Socialfactors.B.Teachingmethods.

C.Personalpreferences.D.Psychologicaldifferences.

2.Whydoestheauthorrecommendthatadultsregularlytalktoboysaboutreading?

A.Topersuadeboystoreadmoreoften.

B.Tolearnwhatboysaremostinterestedin.

C.Tohelpboysimprovetheirlanguageability.

D.Toshowthatadultsaregoodreadingrolemodels.

3.Whenshouldschoolsgivestudentsadditionallibraryaccessaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Beforeandafterclass.B.Atanytimeoftheschoolday.

C.Atregulartimesduringclass.D.Whentheyareinthelowergrades.

4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Toshowstudentswaystoimprovetheirreading.

B.Toexplainwhyboysarenotasgoodatreadingasgirls.

C.Tourgegovernmentstoprovidemorereadingresources.

D.Toprovidestrategiesthatcanhelpimproveboys'readingability.

D

CaptainAmericaandBlackpantherwereabouttodefendEarthfromthecriminalThanos

whenKevinFoleyfirstnoticedsomethingwaswrong.Foley,a46-yearoldinformation-technology

workerfromKyle,Texas,washeadingintothetheatertoseeAvengers:InfinityWarwhenhe

realizedhewashavingtroublebreathingnormally.Thesamesymptomstruckagainduring

anothermoviethefollowingnight,butmoreseverethistime.Oncethecastonthesecondfilm

rolled,Foleytookaction:helookedathiswristwatch.Itwasabiggerstepthanyoumightimagine,

becauseFoleywaswearinganAppleWatchequippedwithmedicalsensorsandexperimental

softwaretotrackbasicfunctionsofhisheart.Andthewatchwasworried.Ithad,accordingtothe

display,detectedsignsofanirregularheartbeat.

Beforelong,Foleywasinanemergencyroom,wheredoctorshookedhimuptoanECG（心

电图），whichshowedthathewasinatrialfibrillationpC?房颤动），anirregularheartbeatthatcan

leadtobloodclots（血栓），strokeandotherpotentiallydisastrousdiseases.Foleyspentthenext

fewdaysinthehospitalwhiledoctorsworkedtoreturnhimtoanormalheartrhythmeventually

turningtoaprocedurecalledelectricalcardioversiontoshockhisheartbacktonormal.Foleyis

doingfinenow.Buthebelievesthat,ifnotforthewarningonhiswatch,hemightnothave

soughthelpintime."Iwouldhaveneverknown/hesays.

FoleyandhiswatchwerepartofanexperimentrunbyAppleandStanford'smedicalschool.

ButbeginningfromDec.6,anyonecangetanon-the-flyheartcheckup,assumingthey'vepaid

$399ormoreforanAppleWatch.That'swhenApplewilllaunchasoftwareupdatethatturnsits

latestmodel,calledtheSeries4,intoapersonalECG,thankstoaninnovativenewsensor.Though

lesscomplicatedthanhospitalECGmachines,thewatchversioncanstillprovidebasic

informationandwarningsofpotentialrisksworthyofacloserlookbyamedicalprofessional.

l.WhatwasFoleydoingwhenherealizedhisheartconditionwasabnormalforthefirsttime?

A.Hewasworkinginthetheatre.

B.Hewasdetectinghiswatch.

C.Hewasonthewaytoseeafilm.

D.HewasequippinghisAppleWatchwithamedicalsensor.

2.HowcanFoley'swristwatchdetectsignsofanirregularheartbeat?

A.BybeinghookedstraightuptoanEGGinanemergencyroom.

B.Bybeingequippedwithaninnovativenewmedicalsensor.

C.Bybeingpaidnotlessthan$399forthelatestAppleWatch.

D.BybeingaccessibletoFoodandDrugAdministrationclearancefortheheartmonitor.

3.Accordingtothepassage,ifsomeonewantstogetanon-the-flyheartcheckup,heor

she.

A.canbuyanewAppleWatchSeries4

B.canpurchaseanAppleWatchofanymodel

C.canequiphimself/herselfwithanECGmachine

D.canhavehisorheroldAppleWatchupdated

4.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?

A.Entertainment.B.Sports.C.Education.D.Health.

七选五

Peoplewhoareconfidentreallyseemtobenaturallyoutstandingandjustseemtodo

everythingwithmoregrace（优雅）thanothers.①Itisahabitthateveryonecan

developinlife.Trythesesimpletipstobuildupyourconfidence.

Admityourshortcomingscalmly.

Donottrytoescapefromthemorcoverthem.Facethembravely.②Fight

againstthemeverydayuntilthedaywhenyoucouldconquerthem.

Dressforself-confidence.

③Andthereforepayattentiontoyourdress,displayyouruniquephysical

advantagesandexhibityourbestimage.Inaddition,onformaloccasionssuchasabusiness

meetingoraweddingceremony,elegantdressingcontributestobuildingyourconfidence.

④___________

Youshouldbreakyourroutinethatdealswiththeworkpassively.Focusyourefforts

immediatelyonovercomingit,becauseitwillmakeyourrestlessmindateaseandbuildyour

self-confidence.

Bepositive.

Feelingregretfulneithertoyourselfnortoothers.Ifyouareusedtohatingandaccusing（指责）

yourself,otherswouldtendtodothatandbelieveit.Instead,youshouldspeakpositivelyabout

yourself,yourprogress,andyourbrightfuture.⑤

A.Buildyourconfidentvocabulary.

B.Don'tjudgeapersonbyappearance.

C.Don'tputoffwhatyoueventuallyhavetodo.

D.Thentalkaboutthemtoareliablemate,afriendorafamilymember.

E.Bydoingso,youwouldencourageyourgrowthinapositivedirection.

F.Yourappearancecouldputyouinshynessorgainyourconfidence.

G.Asamatteroffact,trueself-confidenceisneitherbornnorgotovernight.

答案以及解析

答案：l.C;2.C;3.A

B

答案：1-4.CCAA

解析:1.细节理解题。根据第二段中的Thegrouphasperformedathomelessshelters,jailsand

halfwayhousesforabouteightyears.可知,Gupta获得该奖是因为他组织的街道交响乐团为流

浪者演奏音乐，故C项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的Eachwinnerwillreceive$625,000overfiveyearstouseasthey

wish.可知,每位获奖者将在五年内获得625,000美元的奖金,供其自由支配，故C项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的TheAssociatedPresssaysherresearchactivelysupports

newwaystoinvolvepoorcommunitiesintheU.S.justicesystem.可知，美联社称，Sandefur的研

究为贫困社区参与美国司法系统提供了新途径，由此可知,Sandefur使穷人获得法律援助变得

更容易，故A项正确。

4.主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了美国两位麦克阿瑟奖的获奖者Gupta和

Sandefur分别通过为流浪者演奏音乐和为穷人争取法律援助来激励穷人的故事，故A项正确。

C

答案：l.A;2.B;3.C;4.D

解析：1.推理判断题。根据第二段Parentsreadmorewiththeirdaughters.Thissendsastrong

andearlymessagethatbooksareforgirls,aswellasequippinggirlswithasignificantadvantage.

可知，父母与女儿读书的机会更多,同时也给大家传递一条信息，书籍是为女孩提供的,故推断

出，出现差异主要原因是社会因素，故选A.

2.推理判断题。根据第六段Firstly,don'tassumethatboysofthesameagehavethesame

interestsorthattheirinterestsstaythesameovertime.Tomatchboyswithsuitablereading

material,haveregulardiscussionsaboutreadingforpleasureinordertokeepupwiththeir

interests.可知，不要认为同年男孩的兴趣都一样或者兴趣保持不变，因此需要定期和孩子讨论

阅读内容，从而知道其兴趣的变化，提供相应的阅读材料,可知这么做的原因是帮助了解孩子

的兴趣，故选Bo

3.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段Schoolsshouldalsoprovideaccesstolibrariesduringlessons

throughouttheyearsofschooling.可知,学校应该在学年读书期间让孩子能够得以使用图书馆,

故选C。

4.主旨大意题。根据第三段Sohowcanparentsandeducatorshelpbridgethis

socially-engineeredgapforboys'reading?可知,本文主要讲述女孩在阅读方面要比男孩做的好,

以及背后的原因，提升男孩阅读能力的解决办法，故选D。

D

答案：l.C;2.B;3.A;4.D

解析：1.细节理解题.根据第一段"Foley,