全国卷高考英语考前阅读专练十八

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D.WebsiteDeviser.3.Ifyouhaveideasabouthowtomakethewebsitebeautiful,youcancontact_____.A.VanessaB.LuoLinglingC.Elysees D.ZhaoPengBOnemorningadeerrushedintoacourtyardwherealittleboywasplaying.Thedeerhookedtheboy’sclothingwithitsantlers（角）.Thisscaredthelittleboysomuchthatheletoutaloudcrywhichbroughthismotherrunningouttoseewhatwashappening.Shecameoutjustintimeandsawthedeerrunningofftowardsthemountainswithherlittleboy.Themotherwassoafraid！Sheranafterthedeerasfastasshecould,andnottoofaraway，shefoundhersonsittingonthegrasssafely.Seeinghismother,thelittleboylaughedandreachedouthisarmstoher.Hismotherheldhimtight.Shewassohappythatshecried.Shehurriedbackwithherdearson.Whenshegothome,shewasamazedatwhatshesaw.Thehugetreebehindherhousehadfallendownwhileshewasoutrunningafterthedeer.Thewholehousewasdestroyedunderthetee’sgreatweight.Thenthemotherrememberedthedayaboutayearbeforewhenadeer,fleeingfromahunter,hadrunintoherhouse.Shefeltsorryforthefrighteneddeer,soshecovereditwithsomeclothesandletitreturntotheforest.Thedeerseemedtounderstandthatshehadsaveditslife.Whenleaving,itkeptbowingitsheadtoher,asifitwerethankingherforherkindness.Sheneverimaginedthatthedeercouldrememberherhelp.Itsomehowknewthetreewasgoingtofallandkillherandherson,soitcamebacktosavethem.Whenthemotherrememberedallthis,shesaid,“Savingthelifeofanotheristhesameassavingthelifeofyourown.”4.Whathappenedwhenthemotherranoutofthehouse?A.Adeerescapedintoherhouse.B.Hersonwascarriedawaybyadeer.C.Thebigtreebehindherhousefelldown.D.Hersonwassittingsafelyontheground.5.Whichisthecorrectorderoftheeventsthathappenedinthestory?①Themothersavedthedeerfromthehunter.②Themotherranafterthedeer.③Thedeercarriedtheboyaway.④Thehousewasdamagedbythefallentree.⑤Theboywasfoundsittingonthegroundsafely.A.①④⑤②③B.①③②⑤④C.②①④⑤③D.④①⑤②③6.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemother?A.Shewasstrong. B.Shewasanxious.C.Shewaskind. D.Shewassmart.7.Whatcanbethepropertitleforthepassage?A.ALifesavingStory B.WomanSavingHerSonC.HelpingtheDeer D.SavingADeer,SavingADear（2023全国卷II）CReadingArt:ArtforBookLoversisacelebrationofaneverydayobject—thebook,representedhereinalmostthreehundredartworksfrommuseumsaroundtheworld.Theimageofthereaderappearsthroughouthistory,inartmadelongbeforebooksaswenowknowthemcameintobeing.Inartists’representationsofbooksandreading,weseemomentsofsharedhumanitythatgobeyondcultureandtime.Inthis“bookofbooks,”artworksareselectedandarrangedinawaythatemphasizestheseconnectionsbetweendifferenterasandcultures.Weseescenesofchildrenlearningtoreadathomeoratschool,withthebookasafocusforrelationsbetweenthegenerations.Adultsareportrayed(描绘)aloneinmanysettingsandposes—absorbedinavolume,deepinthoughtorlostinamomentofleisure.Thesescenesmayhavebeenpaintedhundredsofyearsago,buttheyrecordmomentswecanallrelateto.Booksthemselvesmaybeusedsymbolicallyinpaintingstodemonstratetheintellect(才智),wealthorfaithofthesubject.Beforethewideuseoftheprintingpress,booksweretreasuredobjectsandcouldbeworksofartintheirownright.Morerecently,asbookshavebeeinexpensiveoreventhrowaway,artistshaveusedthemastherawmaterialforartworks—transformingcovers,pagesorevenpletevolumesintopaintingsandsculptures.Continueddevelopmentsinmunicationtechnologieswereoncebelievedtomaketheprintedpageoutdated.Froma21stcenturypointofview,theprintedbookiscertainlyancient,butitremainsasinteractiveasanybatterypoweredereader.Toserveitsfunction,abookmustbeactivatedbyauser:thecoveropened,thepagesparted,thecontentsreviewed,perhapsnoteswrittendownorwordsunderlined.Andincontrasttoourincreasinglynetworkedliveswheretheinformationweconsumeismonitoredandtracked,aprintedbookstilloffersthechanceofawhollyprivate,“offline”activity.8.Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?A.Anintroductiontoabook. B.Anessayontheartofwriting.C.Aguidebooktoamuseum. D.Areviewofmodernpaintings.9.Whataretheselectedartworksabout?A.Wealthandintellect. B.Homeandschool.C.Booksandreading. D.Workandleisure.10.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“relateto”inparagraph2mean?A.Understand. B.Paint.C.Seize. D.Transform.11.Whatdoestheauthorwanttosaybymentioningtheereader?A.Theprintedbookisnottotallyoutofdate.B.Technologyhaschangedthewayweread.C.Ourlivesinthe21stcenturyarenetworked.D.Peoplenowrarelyhavethepatiencetoread.DHaveyoueverfoundyourselfstartingtoyawnjustbecauseyousawsomeoneelsedoit?It'snotyourimagination:Yawnsreallyarecontagious（传染的）!Scientistshavebeentryingforawhiletofigureoutwhyyawnsaresoeasyto"catch"butfornow,they'renotevensurewhytheyawnsyouletoutwhenyou'resleepyorboredhappen.It'spossiblethatayawnservestocooldownyourbrainorotherpartsofyourbody.Itmightservetokeepyourbodyalert（警惕的）whenyou'retired.That'sonetheoryaboutwhyyawnsarecontagious∶Ifthey'remeanttoperk（振作）usupwhenwemightbeindanger,it'susefulforthemtospreadquicklythroughagroup.It'smonforsocialanimalssuchashumanstocopyoneanother'sbehaviorstofitin,especiallywhenthatbehaviorissomethingthatmightbeusefultotheirsurvival.That'swhysomeresearchfocusesonwhethercontagiousyawningisrelatedtoempathy（同理心）."Empathycanbedefinedbytheabilitytounderstand,shareandbeaffectedbythestatesoremotionsofothers.So,ifseeingsomeoneyawnmakesyouyawninresponse,thisactioncouldbeplacedwithinacategory（范畴）ofempathy."SaysAndrewC.Gallup,aprofessorofpsychology.Somestudieshavetriedtoseewhetherpeopleandanimalswithmoreempathyaremorelikelytocatchyawns.ButGallupsaysmorestudyisneededtoknowforsure.Whileyawnsandtheircatchinessremainunclear,wedoknowwe'renotaloneinspreadingthemaround.Scientistshaveseenevidenceofmonkeysanddogscatchingyawns.Dogsactuallycatchyawnsfromhumans,nototherdogs.Ifwecanfigureoutwhytheseanimalsshareyawnswiththeirfriends,itmighthelpusunderstandwhywedoit,too."Thereareanumberofotherbehaviorsthatare