2025版高考英语二轮复习限时规范训练二十一阅读板块-练速度

PAGE1-限时规范训练(二十一)阅读板块——练速度(满分40分，限时35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解(30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHerearetheunexpectedanimalpopulationsyou'llfindin4citiesaroundtheglobe.Foxes,LondonTakeanearly­morningorlate­nightwalkthroughthecitystreetsofLondon,andyoujustmightmeetwithawanderingfemalefox.Oryoumightnot—despitethefactthatabout10,000foxescallEngland'scapitalcityhome,they'realsofamouslystealthy(鬼头鬼脑的).ThefoxescametoLondonshortlyafterWorldWarⅡwhensuburbs(市郊)beganspreadingintothecountryside.Bythe1970s,London'sfoxpopulationhadbeenfirmlyestablished.Leopards(豹),MumbaiAnincreasingpopulationofleopardslivesrightunderthenosesoftheirhumanneighbors.Thereareasmanyas41ofthebigcatswalkingquietlyinthebrushofSanjayDeer,NaraManyoftheanimalsonthislistcanbequitehardtospot,asthey'veadaptedtotheirsurroundingsthankstotheirshyandstealthynature.NotsoforthemanydeerofNara,Hyenas(土狼),HararHyenasdon'tgenerallyliveinHararCityinEthiopia,buttheymaketheirwayintotownnearlyeverynight.Theycomeinsearchofmeat,whichpeoplegladlygivethem.It'sapracticethatstartedwithamannamedYusufMumeSalleh,whobeganfeedingandcaringfortheanimals.Today,hissonAbbascarriesonthetradition.Hesays,“HyenashaveneverattackedthepeopleofHararsincemyfatherstartedfeedingthem,unlessyouharmtheirbabies.”[语篇解读]本文是一篇应用文。人类活动使得我们越来越难见到野生动物，但其实在一些城市人们可以与野生动物和平相处。它们包括伦敦的狐狸、孟买的豹子、奈良的小鹿和哈勒尔的土狼。1．WhichwordcanproperlydescribetheleopardsinMumbai?A．Rare. B．Friendly.C．Mild. D．Beneficial.解析：细微环节理解题。依据第三段中的“Theycanbedangerousbuttheyalsohelpkeeprabiesincheckbyfeedingonthecity'smanywilddogs.”可知，孟买的豹子帮助人们限制住了街头野狗的数量，从而抑制了狂犬病的扩散。答案：D2．WhatisspecialaboutSikadeerinNara?A．Theyarequitedangerous.B．Touristsareattractedbythem.C．It'shardtoseetheminthecity.D．Peoplecanridethemindailylife.解析：细微环节理解题。依据第四段中的“Today,theyareoneofthecity'smaintouristattractions”可知，日本奈良的梅花鹿已经成为这个城市的主要景点之一。答案：B3．WhatdidYusufMumeSallehdo?A．Hegavehyenasfood.B．Hecaredforbabyhyenas.C．Heraisedhyenasinhishome.D．Heprotectedpeoplefromhyenas.解析：细微环节理解题。依据最终一段中的“Theycomeinsearchofmeat,whichpeoplegladlygivethem.It'sapracticethatstartedwithamannamedYusufMumeSalleh,whobeganfeedingandcaringfortheanimals.”可知，埃塞俄比亚古城哈勒尔有喂食土狼的传统，这是从YusufMumeSalleh起先的。答案：ABWhenyouthinkoffriends,youtendtothinkofpeoplewhohavebeeninyourlifeforalongtime.Butthere'sanotherkindoffriend—onethatappearsataparticularmoment.ThefirstsuchfriendIrememberisaRussiangirlImetinLondonattheageoffour.Thatyear,mymotherhadremarriedandwe'dbemovingtotheUK.Everythingwaschangingtome.TheRussiangirlandIwerethetwooldestinourschool.ShespokenoEnglish;I,noRussian.Wecommunicatedbytryingtooutdoeachother—atdrawing,atgames,evenateating.OurcontestsgavemesomethingIcouldcontrol.AndmaybeIgaveherthesame.Inmyeighthgrade,therewasJenny,whohadasmallhorsenamedRedWing.Theeighthgradewasaterribleyear.Webothknewit,butwedidn'ttalkaboutit.WespentmostofourtimewithRedWing.Oncoldwinterdays,we'dgooutandtaketurnsridingandwalking.SheleftintheninthgradeandImissedher.ToJulie,I'llbeforevergrateful.WemetonthebeachinNewJerseyoneafternoon.Shewastherewithhertwinboys,theonlyotherchildrenthere,andtheywereaboutthesameageasmydaughter.Gradually,thechildrenapproachedeachotherandsoonwerediggingholestogether.Andwebegantotalk.Shelivedinthelittlebeachtown.Ilivedalonewithmydaughterinabigapartmentablockfromthebeach.MyhusbandhadtakenoffforNorthDakota,leavingmetothinkaboutwhattodonext.Suddenly,therewassomeoneIcouldtalkto.Forthenextcoupleofweeks,wemetatthebeachwiththechildren,andIwouldgohomewithher.Thelittlehousewasabalm(劝慰物)tomydespairingheart.Suchfriendsastheseoftenarrivewhenyourownlifeisoff­balance,andwillsupportyoutilltheworldsettlesonitsaxis(轴线)onceagain.[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文。说到挚友的时候，人们往往会想到那些与我们相处许多年的人，但有些挚友则是生命中的过客，在我们过得不如意的时候出现，帮助我们度过那段艰难的时间。4．HowdidthefriendshipbetweentheauthorandtheRussiangirldevelop?A．Theyhadmanycommoninterests.B．Theycompetedwitheachother.C．Theysharedthesameactivitiestogether.D．Theyshowedgreatconcernforeachother.解析：细微环节理解题。依据其次段中的“Wecommunicatedbytryingtooutdoeachother—atdrawing,atgames,evenateating.OurcontestsgavemesomethingIcouldcontrol.AndmaybeIgaveherthesame.”可知，作者和这个俄罗斯女孩之间的友情是以相互竞争的形式形成的。答案：B5．WhatdidtheauthorgetfromJulie?A．Greatcomfort.B．Deepwisdom.C．Financialsupport.D．Heartfeltappreciation.解析：细微环节理解题。依据第四段中的“Suddenly,therewassomeoneIcouldtalkto.Forthenextcoupleofweeks,wemetatthebeachwiththechildren,andIwouldgohomewithher.Thelittlehousewasabalmtomydespairingheart.”可知，在作者那段孤独无助的时间里，Julie成为一个可以闲聊的人，给了作者劝慰。答案：A6．What'sthesimilaritybetweenthethreefriendsmentionedinthetext?A．Theyappearedwhentheauthorwasintrouble.B．Theystayedwiththeauthorforalongtime.C．Theyhadnoeffectontheauthor'slife.D．Theywerenottruefriendsoftheauthor.解析：推理推断题。第一个挚友是作者因母亲再婚，全家移居英国而不快乐的时候出现的；其次个挚友是作者读八年级正处于学业困难时期出现的；第三个挚友是作者独自由家带孩子而不知所措的时候出现的，由此可推断他们都是在作者艰难的时候出现的。答案：A7．Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconvey?A．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.B．Heisrichenoughwhohastruefriends.C．Afriendisapresentwhichyougiveyourself.D．Somefriendsarearrangedinourlivesforgoodreason.解析：推理推断题。文中作者介绍了一些生命中短暂出现的挚友，他们在被须要的时候出现，帮助作者度过那些艰难的时间。答案：DCAreyouaprocrastinator(拖延者)?It'sacommonproblem.Anditcanbeharmful,aspreviousresearchhasshownthatpeoplewhoprocrastinatehavehigherlevelsofstressandlowerwell­being,reportedtheAssociationforPsychologicalScienceintheUS.Butanewstudyhasfoundawaytodealwiththisproblem:Bemoreconnectedtoyourfutureself.Psychologiststhinkthateachpersonbelievesthattheyarereallytwopeople:“PresentMe”and“FutureMe”.“Peopleactasiftheyprefertheircurrentselves'needsanddesirestothoseoftheirfutureselves，”wrotepsychologistsNeilLewisandDaphnaOyserman.OysermanandLewisdecidedtotrytofindawaytomake“PresentMe”imagineexactlyhow“FutureMe”wouldfeelthenightbeforeabigpaperwasdue,though“PresentMe”hadn'tstartedyet.Theymade“PresentMe”thinkaboutafar­offeventanumberofdaysaway,notmonthsoryears.Thinkingabouteventsinthis_waymeantthatsomethinglikeafriend'sweddingseemed16.3dayssoonerwhenconsideredindaysratherthanmonthsand11.4monthssoonerwhenconsideredinmonthsratherthanyears.Theresearchersalsotriedtofindoutwhetherpeoplewouldtakeactionsooneriftheyweretoldacertaineventwashappeninginseveraldaysratherthanyears.Forexample,participantsimaginedtheyhadanewbornchild,andthatthechildwouldneedtogotocollegeineither18yearsor6,570days.Theresearchersfoundthoseinthe“days”conditionplannedtostartsavingfourtimessoonerthanthoseinthe“years”condition.Soifyouthinkofyourlifeindaysinsteadofyears,youmaygetthingsdonequicker.[语篇解读]本文主要探究了一种应对拖延症的方法。8．WhatdidOysermanandLewisintendtodothroughtheirstudy?A．Toworkonasolutiontotestifsomeoneisaprocrastinator.B．Tofindoutwhetherhumanbeingsusuallyhavetwodifferentcharacters.C．Todiscoverprocrastinatorsaremorelikelytohavealowersenseofwell­being.D．Toproveit'shelpfultoconnectourcurrentselvesmorewithfutureselves.解析：细微环节理解题。依据对第三段的整体理解可知，Oyserman和Lewis想要通过他们的探讨去验证把“现在的我”和“将来的我”联系起来是否会对应对拖延症有肯定的帮助，故选D。答案：D9．Theunderlinedpart“thisway”inparagraph4refersto“________”．A．settinguptoughdeadlinesB．followingschedulesstrictlyC．countinginsmallerunitsoftimeD．imagininghowyourfutureselfwillfeel解析：推理推断题。依据第三段最终一句“Theymade‘PresentMe’thinkaboutafar­offeventanumberofdaysaway,notmonthsoryears.”可推知，画线部分是指用更小的时间单位去计量，故选C。答案：C10．Whathelpspreventpeoplefromprocrastinating?A．Comparingtheirfutureselveswithpresentselves.B．Consideringtheircurrentselves'needsanddesires.C．Thinkingaboutfar­offeventsindaysratherthanyears.D．Markingimportanteventsonacalendarasareminder.解析：推理推断题。依据第五段的内容以及最终一段“Soifyouthinkofyourlifeindaysinsteadofyears,youmaygetthingsdonequicker.”可推知，用天而不是用年去考虑将来所发生的事情会帮助拖延者不再拖延，故选C。答案：C11．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Awaytogetthingsdoneintime.B．Theharmfuleffectsofprocrastination.C．Thereasontooverlookfutureneedsanddesires.D．Thewaytoreducestressandimprovehappiness.解析：主旨大意题。依据第一段最终一句“Butanewstudyhasfoundawaytodealwiththisproblem:Bemoreconnectedtoyourfutureself.”并结合对全文的整体理解可推知，本文主要探究了一种应对拖延症的方法，故选A。答案：ADSeveralyearsago,Ibeganaskingmyfriendsandfamilytotellmesomethingabouttheirpasswords(密码).Yes,Iunderstandwhypasswordsareuniversallyhated:thepressuretheyputonourmemoryandtheendlessdemandtoupdatethem.Ihatethemtoo.Butthereismoretopasswordsthantheirannoyance.Inthefactthatweconstructthemsothatwecanrememberthem,theytakeonoursecretlives.TherewasaformerprisonerwhosepasswordincludeswhatusedtobehisprisonIDnumbertoconstantlytellhimnottogoback.Andtherewasachildless45­year­oldwomanwhosepasswordisthenameofthebabyboyshelostinher25(herwayoftryingtokeephimalive,Iguess)．Sometimesthepasswordswereplayful.Severalpeoplesaidtheyused“incorrect”fortheirssothatwhentheyforgotit,thesoftwareautomaticallypromotedthemwiththerightone(“yourpasswordisincorrect”)．Somepasswordswerestrikingfortheiringenuity(精致的设计).AfterreadingSherylSandberg'sbookLeanin:Women,WorkandtheWilltoLead,CortonaKerr,arunningpartnerofmine,foundherrolemodelandbeganusing“WwSSdo13”，whichstoodfor“WhatwouldSherylSandbergdo”plus“13”fortheyear(2013)ofthepassword'screation.“TnsitTpsif”wasthepasswordofanotherfriend,acomputerscientistwholoveswordplay.Itstoodfor“Thenextsentenceistrue.Theprevioussentenceisfalse”.Formyfriend,itwasaplayfulreferencetotheknots(结)thatlanguagecantie.The4622thatmywifeusedinherpasswordswasnotjusttheaddressofherfather'schildhoodhomebutalsoareminderofhisfragilityandstrength.Apparentlywhentheformer120kgfootballstandoutwasasmallboy,hehastosinghishomeaddress(4622South28thWestAvenue)inonefullbreathratherthantrytosayitnormally.Otherwise,hisstutter(口吃)wouldembarrasshim.[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了密码背后隐藏的故事。12．WhydidtheprisonerinvolvehisprisonIDnumberinhispassword?A．Torebuildhisreputation.B．Toremindhimtoactlegally.C．Tofightagainsthispoormemory.D．Tohidetheunpleasantexperience.解析：推理推断题。依据其次段中的“toconstantlytellhimnottogoback”可知，之前坐过牢的人想通过自己的密码提示自己遵守法律。答案：B13．WhatdidCortonaKerrthinkofSherylSandberg'sbook?A．Artistic. B．Interesting.C．Controversial. D．Inspirational.解析：推理推断题。依据第四段中的“foundherrolemodelandbeganusing‘WwSSdo13’，whichstoodfor‘WhatwouldSherylSandbergdo’plus‘13’fortheyear(2013)ofthepassword'screation”可知，CortonaKerr认为SherylSandberg的书很鼓舞人心。答案：D14．Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'sfather­in­law?A．Hewasconfidentaboutsinging.B．Hehadaverydifficultchildhood.C．Hewasunwillingtospeakinpublic.D．Hewasonceanexcellentfootballplayer.解析：细微环节理解题。依据最终一段中的“whentheformer120kgfootballstandoutwasasmallboy”可知，作者的岳父曾经是一名很精彩的足球运动员。答案：D15．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhyArePasswordsHated?B．AListofUnusualPasswordsC．TheSecretLivesofPasswordsD．HowCanYouMakeYourPasswordUnique解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，作者主要讲解并描述了不同的密码背后隐藏着不同的故事。答案：CⅡ.阅读七选五(10分)依据短文内容，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。Whoeverwrotethesong“It'stheMostWonderfulTimeoftheYear”musthaveneverexperiencedtheholidayblues.Fortunately,psychologicalresearchsuggestssomeeffectivewaysyoucanusetobeattheholidayblues.Thekeypointisthatsadnessandothertoughemotionsarenotwhatweshouldtrytoavoid.16.Herearefourstrategiestohelpyoumakeyourownhappinessrecipethisholidayseason.Don'tforcecheerAtfamilygatheringswithcousinsyousecretlycan'tstand,youtendtoputonahappyface.Indeed,thatmightevenseemlikethemostmatureresponse—nodrama,noconflict.Buta2011studyfolloweddozensofbusdrivers,lookingtoseewhentheygaveforcedorhonestsmilesattheirpassengers.Theresultsshowedwhenthedriverspretendedtohaveagoodmood,theiractualmoodsgotworse.17.LetoutsadnessTheresultsofthebus­driverstudycanbeexplainedbyresearchers,whofindthatnegativefeelingslikesadnessorangeronlyincreasewhenwetrytocontrolthem.18.Wedon'tlikecontradictorybehavior.RespondcautiouslyRecently,scientistshavebeenpayingspecialattentiontothebenefitsofcaution.Whenyourespondcautiouslytoanemotionaltrigger,youpauseratherthanreactatonce.19.Besides,itisassociatedwithlessanxiety,andmayevencarryphysiologicalbenefits.20Ofcourse,theholidayswillbringamixofhighsandlows,butthe