2021高考英语二轮总复习阅读理解七选五阅读限时组合练2（含解析）

阅读理解+七选五阅读限时组合练2

（限时35分钟）

I.阅读理解

A

（2020山东济南一模）

Ifyouwanttolearnwhyeverythingisusuallycheaper,andwhatitemsarethe

bestdealsatyourlocalorchaindollarordiscountstore,storeemployeeshavea

lotofusefulinformation.Theytendtoknowwhatshopperswant-evenbeforeshoppers

knowthemselves.

Everyonebuysunnecessarythings

WhetheryoushopatachaindollarstoresuchasDollarTree,FamilyDollaroryour

local99centsstore,noteverythingthat'sonsaleisnecessarilyworth

purchasing.BryanWaring,aformerDollarTreeemployee,saysthatyou,renotalonein

buyingmorethannecessaryfromthesestores."Itseemsbasic,buteveryonefallsfor

thistrap,“hesays."Yougointoastorewhereeverythingischeap,andyouwalkout

withthingsyoudon,tneed."Hesuggestsgoingintoastore-yes,eventhedollar

store一withachecklistofthingsyoutrulyneed.

Everythingischeaperaftertheholidayseason

Patricia,aseasonalworkerataDollarTree,saysthatthepost-Christmasseason

meansevenmoredealsoneverythingfromdecorationstosweets.uAfterChristmas,all

thegiftwrappaperwentto50cents,andallChristinasitemswerehalfprice,“she

says."Evencandybarsare89centsversus$1.”

Productsarelessexpensivebecauseoftheirsize

Inorderfordollarstorestokeeptheirpriceslow,productsizesareusually

smallerthannormal,accordingtoCheapism.Dollarstoresaren,ttheonlyonesguilty

ofthistrick.CheapismalsoreportsWalmartisguiltyofdoingthesamethingto

attractcustomers.

1.WhatisBryan*sadviceagainstbuyingunnecessarythings?

A.Makingapurchasealone.

B.Writingato-buylistahead.

C.Shoppingatyourlocalstore.

D.Buyingbasicthingsseparately.

2.WhichofthefollowingisabettertimeforshoppingaccordingtoPatricia?

A.IntheChristmassales.

B.Ataparticulardiscount.

C.AftertheChristmasseason.

D.Duringsomeholidayseasons.

3.Howdostoresmaketheirproductscheaper?

A.Byreducingproductsizes.

B.Byloweringproductcosts.

C.Byadoptingdiscountstrategies.

D.Byattractingmorecustomers.

B

（2020山东淄博一模）

PearlFryarknewhewantedtodosomethinguniquewiththefarmlandhebought

inSouthCarolina.Hewantedtowinthelocalgardenclub'suYardoftheMonth”

award.

Fryardidn'thavethemoneytopurchasenewtrees,sohebeganbyusingbushes

andshrubsthatalocalnurseryhadthrownaway一plantsthatlookeddeadtomost

people.

Becauseheworkeddaysatafactory,Fryaroftentendedhisgardenat

night.Neighborsgotusedtoseeinghimstandontheladder,cuttinguphissteadily

growingbushes.Theshrubsbegantotakeondifferentshapes.Astheyearswentby,the

creationsbecamemoredelicate.Fryarbeganplantingtreesandusingzipties,coat

hangers,PVCpipe,andevenhiswife'soldstockingstoachievetheformshe

wanted."Hehasawayofhandlingplantstodothingshewantsthemtoby

training,bending,wiringandclipping,“saidaneighbor.

ManyprofessionalgardenersareamazedbywhatFryarhasbeenabletoaccomplish.Some

plantswhichwouldn'tsurviveintheSouththrivedunderhiscare.

Fryar?sattentiontodetailandhiswillingnesstoworkhardhavemadehima

localhero.HewasthefirstAfricanAmericantowin“YardoftheMonth”fromthe

localgardenclub.

Fryar'sgardennowincludesabout400speciesofplantsand150differentplant

sculptures.Aboxfordonationscanbefoundontheproperty,butgivingis

optional.Fryarwelcomespeoplewhocan'taffordtopay.Heunderstands.He,sbeen

there."Youcanbesomebody,“hetellsstudentswhovisitthegarden."Showmeanyone

whoworksatanythingwithapassionandhaspatience,andthey'regoingtobe

successful.Bestrongenoughnottoletthebarriersinlifestopyou.”

4.HowdidFryarmakehisgardenunique?

A.Hemadetheplantsintodifferentshapes.

B.Heboughtnewtreesfromalocalnursery.

C.Heusedhisprofessionalknowledge.

D.Heaskedhisneighborstocutuphisbushes.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“thrived“inParagraph4mean?

A.Diedaway.B.Becameweak.C.Fadedslowly.D.Grewstrong.

6.WhatmadeFryarwintheaward?

A.Passionandinnovation.

B.Patienceandgenerosity.

C.Ambitionandsympathy.

D.Willingnessandhonesty.

7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.MakingaManintoaHero

B.TheHardLifeofPearlFryar

C.TransformingaGardenintoArt

D.TheFirstManof“YardoftheMonth”

C

（2020广东深圳第二次测试）

Pinocchiomaybejustacharacterinachildren'sfairytale,butSpanish

scientistsattheUniversityofGranadarecentlyinvestigatedtheso-called

“Pinocchioeffectandfoundthatournosesdon,tgrowwhenwetellalie,but

actuallyshrinkabit.

℃℃.Scientistsalsofoundthatthetemperaturedropactuallycausedthenose

toslightlyshrink,althoughthedifferenceisundetectedbythehumaneye.

“Onehastothinkinordertolie,whichraisesthetemperatureofthe

forehead,“DrG6mezMildnexplainedthefindings."Atthesametimewefeel

anxious,whichlowersthetemperatureofthenose.”

Forthisstudy,researchersasked60studentstoperformvarioustaskswhiletheir

temperatureisscannedbythermalimaging（热成像）technology.Oneofthesetasks

involvedmakinga3-to4-minutecalltotheirparentsorafriendandtellinga

significantlie.Participantshadtomakeuptheliethemselvesduringthe

call.Interestingly,thethermalliedetectorpickedupthetemperaturedifferencein

80percentofthetestsubjects,whichisabetterrateofsuccessthanthatofany

modernliedetector.

“Withthismethodwehaveachievedtheincreaseofaccuracy,“saidDrGomez

Mildn,whoaddedthatlawenforcementagenciescouldonedaycombineotherlie

detectiontechnologieswiththermalimagingtoachievebetterresults.

8.WhydoesthewritertalkaboutPinocchiointhefirstparagraph?

A.Totellafairytale.

B.Togiveanexample.

C.Totalkaboutascientist.

D.Tointroducethetopic.

9.Whatisthe"Pinocchioeffectv?

A.Ournoseswillgrowwhenwetellalie.

B.Ournoseswillshrinkwhenwetellalie.

C.Thetemperatureoftheforeheadfallsifwelie.

D.Thetemperatureofthenoserisesforanxiety.

10.HowdidDrG6mezMilanfeelabouttheliedetector?

A.Doubtful.

B.Surprised.

C.Confident.

D.Puzzled.

11.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Aliewilltravelveryhard.

B.Therearemanywaystobringaliartolight.

C.Alieneverlivestobeold.

D.Oncealiar,alwaysaliar.

D

（2020河北石家庄阶段测试）

Around45%ofplasticwasteisrecycledannuallyintheUKandplasticwasteis

ontheincrease.However,oneoftheproblemswithpresentplasticrecyclingmethods

isthatyouendupwithalower-qualityplasticwithworseproperties（特性）than

theoriginal.Thismeansthatplasticdrinkbottlescannotsimplyberecycledinto

newdrinkbottlescontinuously,butinsteadareusedforotherlower-gradeproducts

likeparkbenches.

Now,Britishscientistshavedevelopedanewmethodofchemicalrecycling.They

uselowertemperaturesandmoreenvironmentallyfriendlychemicalsthanprevious

methodstoturnplasticsbackintotheirconstituentchemicalmolecules（分子）.In

thisway,theycanbeusedtomakenewplasticsofthesamequalityastheoriginal.

“Mostplasticsarenowrecycledusingmechanicalmethods,wheretheyare

transformedintoliquidsbeforebeingmadeintosomethingnew,“saidaprofessornamed

MatthewJones."Theproblemis,meltingplasticchangesitspropertiesandreduces

thequality.Ourmethodofchemicalrecyclingovercomesthisproblem.Thenplastics

canbeusedalloveragainwithoutlosinganyproperties.”

Theresearchersarerecyclingsomekindsofplastics,includingplant-basedPLA,a

plasticusedforfoodpackagingandPET,whichisusedfordrinkbottles.Sofar,the

technologyhasonlybeendemonstratedinasmallrange.However,scientistsarenow

workingtoproducelargerquantitiesofchemicals.

“Thereisnosinglesolutiontotheproblemofplasticwaste-theapproachhas

tobeacombinationofreducing,reusingandrecycling.Ourmethodofchemicalrecycling

couldallowcarbontoberecycledendlesslyratherthandiggingmoreupfromtheground

intheformoffossilfuels,orlettingitintotheatmosphereasagreenhouse

gas,“saidDr.PaulMcKeownfromtheUniversityofBath.

12.Whatistheproblemwiththepresentplasticrecycling?

A.Thequalityofrecycledplasticsdeclines.

B.Plasticdrinkbottlescannotberecycled.

C.Theamountofplasticwasteisincreasing.

D.Recycledlower-gradeproductssellbadly.

13.Howdoscientistsrecycleplasticwastewiththenewmethod?

A.Bytransformingitintofuels.

B.Byheatingitintotheliquidstate.

C.Bykeepingitsoriginalproperties.

D.Bychangingitsmoleculestructure.

14.WhatcanwelearnfromwhatDr.PaulMcKeownsaid?

A.Fossilfuelsareendlessresources.

B.Theplasticwasteproblemhasnosolution.

C.Recycledcarbonleadstogreenhousegases.

D.Thechemicalrecyclingisenvironmentallyfriendly.

15.Inwhichpartofthewebsitecanwefindthetext?

A.Business.

B.Technology&Science.

C.Lifestyle.

D.Art&Culture.

II.七选五

（2020山东潍坊二模）

Includingchildreninthefarminglifestylehasmanybenefits.Sure,itisnice

tohavetheadditionalhelpwithchores（家庭杂务），butitalsofosterssomuch

growth,sendingourkidsdownagoodpathtowardswhotheywillsomedaybecome.Itis

possiblethatourchildrenwillgrowuptoleadlivesthatdonotincludefarming.

16

Throughcaringforfarmanimals,kidslearnthatinlifeothersoftencomebefore

self.17Itdoesn'tmatterifwedon'tfeellikeitorifwearesickand

tired.Whatmattersisthatwetakecareoftheanimalsthattakecareofusanddo

soinatimelymanner.

18Iftheworkonafarmdoesnotgetdone,theoperationfails.Ittakes

disciplineandcommitmenttogetdowntobusinesseveryday,andseeingthisinaction

willgivekidsagoodworkattitude.Theywillknowandunderstandthatnothinggood

comeseasyandthattheyhavetoworktosurvive.19Functioningaspartofa

productiveteamwillsurelybeplayingacrucialrolesoonerorlaterinallwalks

oflife.

Additionally,farmingteachespatience.20Cattlewillbedifficultto

control.Horseswillrunawaywhenyoutrytocatchthem.Goatswillkickoverthat

bucketofhard-earnedmilk.Aroosterwilldecideyougottooclosetohishensand

giveyouarunforyourmoney.Inspiteofallthat,kidswilllearntobepatientand

takethingseasy.

Theremaynotbeanyinstantreward,butinthelongtermkidswillseethebenefit

ofalltheireffortsduringthoseharddays.

A.Atthesametime,theylearntoworkwithothers.

B.Farmlifealsoteacheskidsthevalueofhardwork.

C.Childrenlearntobegratefultoanimalsforeatingpurpose.

D.Teamworkisnolongeranimportantskilltodevelopanduse.

E.Therearegoingtobealotofdayswhenthingsdonotgoyourway.

F.However,whattheylearnonafarmcanalsobeinstrumentalintheirfuturelives.

G.Animalsneedtobefed,watered,andcaredforbeforewegettositdownandrelax.

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参考答案

阅读理解+七选五阅读限时组合练2

I.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。为什么商店里的东西总是看起来便宜;在你们当地的商

店、连锁店或者折扣店里,哪些物品购买最合算?在本文中,三位商店店员对此给出了有价值的

信息。

1.B细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中的"withachecklistofthingsyoutrulyneed"可知,

购物之前列一张真正需要的东西的清单,才是Bryan提出的建议,因此B项正确。

2.C细节理解题。根据第三段小标题"Everythingischeaperaftertheholidayseason”以及

**AfterChristmas,...alIChristmasitemswerehalfpricew可知，圣诞节后商品半价，故选C

项。

3.A细节理解题。最后一个小标题的意思是“商品更便宜是因为它们的大小”。最后一段中

的

aInorderfordollarstorestokeeptheirpriceslow,productsizesareusuallysmallerthanno

rmal”，即便宜的产品的尺寸总是比普通产品要小,故A项正确。

【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了弗莱尔通过自己的创新和激情把花园变成

艺术的故事。

4.A细节理解题。根据第三段中的

“Theshrubsbegantotakeondifferentshapes.Astheyearswentby,thecreationsbecamemored

elicate."可知，为了使他的花园与众不同，他把这些植物做成不同的形状。故选A项。

5.D词义猜测题。根据第四段中的

uManyprofessionalgardenersareamazedbywhatFryarhasbeenab1etoaccomp1ish.,r可知，许

多专业园丁对弗莱尔的成就感到惊讶;再根据划线词所在句中的

“wouldn'tsurviveintheSouth^^可知，划线词意思应与survive相近，结合四个选项可知，划

线词应意为“茁壮成长”。故选D项。

6.A推理判断题。根据文中的

uAstheyearswentby,thecreationsbecamemorede1icate.","Fryar'sattentiontodetail

andhiswillingnesstoworkhardhavemadehimalocalhero.HewasthefirstAfricanAmericantow

in*YardoftheMonth,fromthelocalgardenclub."和

^Showmeanyonewhoworksatanythingwithapassionandhaspatience,andthey'regoingtobes

uccessful.”可知，正是激情与创新让弗莱尔获奖的。故选A项。

7.C主旨大意题。根据全文内容，尤其

^hebeganbyusingbushesandshrubsthatalocalnurseryhadthrownawayw,“Astheyearswent

by,thecreationsbecamemorede1icate.Fryarbeganplantingtreesandusingzipties,coathan

gers,PVCpipe,andevenhiswife,soldstockingstoachievetheformshewanted.“可知，本文

讲述了弗莱尔通过自己的创新和激情把花园变成艺术的故事。故选C项。

℃℃.

8.D推理判断题。文章开头提到匹诺曹或许只不过是童话里的一个角色,接着用but转折，讲

到西班牙格拉纳达大学的科学家最近对所谓的“匹诺曹效应”进行的调查及其结果。由此可

推知1,作者在第一段谈到匹诺曹是为了引出本文的话题。故选D项。

9.A细节理解题。根据第一段中的

^butSpanishscientistsattheUniversityofGranadarecentlyinvestigatedtheso-called'

Pinocchioeffect*andfoundthatournosesdon,tgrowwhenwetellalie,butactuallyshrinka

bit”可知，所谓的“匹诺曹效应”就是当我们撒谎时,我们的鼻子会变长。故选A项。

10.C推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知,G加!ezMildn博士认为通过这种方法，他们已经

达到了提高准确性的目标，他还认为有朝一日执法机关可以将其他测谎技术与热成像结合起

来，以取得更好的效果。由此可推知,GimezMilGn博士对这款测谎仪很有信心。故选C项。

11.B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的

^whoaddedthatlawenforcementagenciescouldonedaycombineotherliedetectiontechnolog

ieswiththormalimagingtoachievebetterresu1tsw可知，有朝一日执法机关可以将其他测谎

技术与热成像结合起来，由此可推知，让说谎者暴露的方法有很多。故选B项。

【语篇导读】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种新的回收利用塑料废物的方法,该方法在回收

塑料并进行重新利