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2021届新高考英语二轮复习阅读能力抢分练（1）

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Beinghighlysuccessfulinanyfieldisprettyrare.Ittakesacombinationof

naturaltalent,luck,determination,andplentyofoutsidesupportforsomeoneto

makeitbiginsports,entertainment,orbusiness.Butwhatifcompetingisallthat

matterstoyou,whetheryouarelikelytosucceedornot?Thiswasthegoalof

MichaelEddietheEagleEdwards,andthathereachedthatgoalwasanamazing

achievement.

BornintheU.K.in1963,Michaelwasanenthusiasticdownhillskierwhose

dreamwastocompeteforBritaininworld-classcompetitions.Hewouldhavelikedto

representhiscountryinthe1984WinterOlympics,buttherewerealargenumberof

downhillcompetitors,andEdwardsdidn'tqualify.Seeinghischanceelsewhere,he

switchedtoskijumping.Skijumpingdidn'tcostnearlyasmuch,andtherewas

almostnocompetitionforaplaceontheBritainteam.

Butanumberofhurdles（障石导）couldhavemeanttheendofEdwards'dream.

Heweighedmorethanmostcompetitors,whichputhimatadisadvantage.Hehad

nofinancialsupportforhi,training.Pooreyesightmeantthathehadtowearglasses

underhisgoggles（护R镜）-notagoodthingwhentheysteamedupathighaltitudes.

Buthecouldn'tletanyofthisdiscouragehim.Hesawhimselfasatrueloverofthe

sportwhosimplywantedthechancetocompete.Winningwasn'tthepoint.Having

theopportunitytotrywasallhecaredabout.Andnothingcouldstophimfrom

trying.

Intheend,Edwardstook55thplaceinthe1987WorldChampionships.Hethen

wentontotheCalgaryOlympicsin1988,wherehefinishedlastinbothofhisevents.

Manyathleteswouldhavebeenembarrassedbythisresult,butheisproudofhis

achievementtothisday.Hisdeterminationtofightagainstalltheoddsmadehima

globalhero,andin2016,theinspiringfilmEddietheEaglewasmadeabouthislife.

l.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Toaddsomebackgroundinformation.B.Touncoverthesecretofsuccess.

C.Toexpectananswerfromreaders.D.Tointroducethetopic.

2.WhydidMichaelEdwardschooseskijumping?

A.Ittooklessskill.B.Theequipmentwascheaper.

C.Therewaslittlecompetition.D.ltwaseasytowinthechampionship.

3.AftertheCalgaryOlympics,Edwards.

A.felthehadreachedhisgoalB.wasembarrassedbyhisresults

C.switchedtofilmmakingD.wasgladitwasover

4.WhatmadeMichaelEdwardsoutstanding?

A.Hisdeterminationtowin.B.Hisenthusiasmforthesport.

C.HisattitudetowardstheOlympics.D.Hisabilitytoovercomephysical

disabilities.

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Thewell-knownadventurer（冒险家）andexplorerSteveFossett,bornin1944in

America,wasfamousforhisextraordinaryeffortstosetworldrecordsinflying,

ballooningandsailing.Hesetorbrokeover100recordsinfivedifferentsports,many

ofwhicharestillheld.Manyofhismostextraordinaryadventureswereasapilot.He

oncesaidthathedidnotlikerisks.Thismightsoundstrangeconsideringhisactivities.

Buthesaidwhathetriedtodowastoreduceriskwithcarefulplanning,

technologicaldevelopmentandthehelpofthebestscientistsandotherexperts.In

2007,duringashort-distanceflight,hisplanedisappearedandhediedattheageof

63.

In1903BenjaminSpockwasborninAmerica.AfterheattendedYaleUniversityhe

joinedasportsteamthatcompetedinrollingboats,whichin1924wonthegold

medalattheOlympicGamesinParis.Heusedtoworkatacampfordisabled

childrenforthreesummersduringhisyearsatYale.Andtheexperienceprobablyled

tohisdecisiontoenterYaleMedicalSchool,andfinallycompletinghismedical

degreeatColumbiaUniversityinNewYork.From1933heworkedasababydoctor,

tryingtofitthetheories（理论）abouthowchildrendevelopwithwhatmotherstold

himabouttheirchildren.Duringthe1950s,DrSpockbecamefamous.Hewrote

articlesformagazines,appearedonIVprogrammes,taughtatuniversitiesandgave

speechestotalktoparentsabouttheirconcerns（担心'）.Benjamindiedin1998at95.

Yethisadvicestillcontinuestoaffectthelivesofmillionsofchildrenandtheir

parents.

An80-year-oldJapanesemountainclimberwhohashadfourheartsurgeries（手术）

reachedthetopofMountQomolangmaonThursday,becomingtheoldesttoclimb

uptheworld'shighestmountainonMay23,2013.ItwasYuichiroMiura.Asafamous

adventurer,heskieddownMountQomolangmafromtheSouthColin1970,adeed

thatbecamethesubjectofadocumentary.Hehassinceskieddownthehighest

mountainsoneachofthesevencontinents,following

thetraditionofhislatefather,whoskieddownEurope'sMontBlancat99."Ifyou

wishstronglyandhavecourageandendurance,thenyoucangettothesummit（顶

峰）ofyourdrpamj'Miurasaid.

l.WhatcanbeinferredfromSteveFossett'sstory?

A.Noamountofplanningcanpreventthepossibilityofriskinlife.

B.Carefulplanningandhightechnologycanhelpreducerisktozero.

C.ThescientistsandotherexpertscontributetoSteveFossett'sdeath.

D.Theriskinshort-distanceflightscanhardlybeavoidedcompletely.

2.WhatisthemainachievementofBenjaminSpockaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Hiscouragetochallengemedicalfield.

B.Hiscontributiontochildrenandtheirparents.

C.Hisactivesocialactivitiestohelpthepoorfamily.

D.HiswinningtheOlympicgoldmedalinrollingboats.

3.WhatcanwelearnfromYuichiroMiura'sexperience?

A.Luckandmisfortunecomeinturn.

B.ltisnevertoolatetolearn.

C.Hewhomakesnomistakesmakesnothing.

0.Nothingisimpossibleforawillingheart.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethecommonpersonalityofthethree

people?

A.Honest.B.Dangerous.

C.Strong-willed.D.Stressed.

三、

Wearetoldthat"afamilythateatstogetherstaystogetherWeevenfollowitby

makingthewholefamilysitinfrontofthetelevisionwhileeating,right?However,

thetelevisiondoesnothingtohelpmakethefamilyrelationshipsbetter.①It's

thusbettertogivetheTVabreakandtositatthedinnertable.Familydinnersneed

anotherimportantpart—conversationsthatbringinapleasantatmosphere.

Itoftenserveswelltostarttheconversationrightbeforedinnersothatsettingthe

tableanddoingotherthingsmaybecomelessboring.②Asaresult,thereare

noembarrassingmomentswhenpeopleareactuallyeating.Also,youcanchangethe

topicifyoufeelthatitmightstartarguments.

Childrenaren'tusuallyverygoodatsharinginformationanddon'tknowhowto

replywhenyouaskthemquestionslike"Howwasyourschoollifetoday?"(3)

Forthis,youcanaskthemabouttheafter-classactivitiesthattheymightbetaking

partin.

④Therefore,allcontroversial(有争议的)topicsshouldnotbetalkedabout.

Actually,ifyouhavehadafunnyincidentatwork,shareitwithothers.What'smore,

itserveswellifyoushareyourchildhoodmemorieswithyourfamily.⑤Ina

word,itisalwaysimportanttochoosetherighttopicsforthefamilydinner

conversations.

A.Trytoknowmoreaboutthemthanjusttheirschoollife.

Bit'softendifficulttostartaconversationatafamilydinner.

C.Doingthingstogethercanmakefamilymembersfeelinterested.

D.Buttrytokeepsomefamilydinnerconversationideasinmind.

E.lnfact,itonlyincreasesthedistancebetweenmembersofthefamily.

F.Conversationsduringdinnertimeshouldencouragefamilymemberstoeatwell.

G.They,especiallyyourkids,willfeelexcitedtohearaboutwhatyoudidasachild.

四、

“Growthrequiresdiscomfort.Ifyoustickwithwhatiscomfortable,

you're1anyhopeofsurprisingyourself,offindinggreatness,ofhavingthebest

experienceshumanlifehasto2

—ThomasOppong

Manypeopleagreethatthemagicstartsto3theinstantwestepoutsideof

ourcomfortzones.Thesecondyoudecidetogo4whatissafe,youwillhave

plantedaseed5,ifwatereddaily,willbloomintosomethingthatyouwould

have6expectedtocometofruition.

Forme,whatweshouldrememberisthat,bynomeans,can7andcomfort

coexist.

FiveyearsagozIdecidedtomoveoverseas.Allthroughouthighschool,Iwanted

toliveinaLatinAmerican8andbecomefluentinSpanishthrough9cultural

immersion（沉浸）.ObviouslythechancesofthishappeningintheUSwere10.

Sozhalfwaythroughmyundergraduate,Iswitchedovertotheonlineversionofmy

degreeandboughtaone-waytickettoArgentina,11Ifinishedthelasttwoyears

ofmydegree.

Icurrentlystilllivehere,andIcanpersonallysaythat12whatIwantedyears

agoandtakingthenecessarystepstomakeita13wasoneofthemost

importantthingsIcouldhavedoneformyself.Usingmysecondlanguageand

learningtolivelife14fromthewayintheUShas15anextremelyenriching

（丰富的）experience.

1.A.givinginB.bringingoutC.givingupD.puttingoff

2.A.faceB.offerC.solveD.value

3.A.happenB.disappearC.changeD.continue

4.A.intoB.throughC.beyondD.after

5.A.whereB.whdlC.thatD.whu

6.A.everB.neverC.alwaysD.already

7.A.failureB.difficultyC.pleasureD.growth

8.A.museumB.forestC.countryD.workshop

9.A.easyB.severeC.simpleD.full

10.A.slimB.bigC.pureD.fair

11.A.whenB.howC.whichD.where

12.A.recognizingB.designingC.ignoringD.commenting

13.A.realityB.habitC.desireD.routine

14.A.freelyB.differentlyC.absentlyD.safely

15.A.turnedoverB.turnedupC.turnedoutD.turneddown

答案以及解析

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答案：l.D;2.C;3.A;4.B

解析：1.写作意图题。本段中作者通过对比提问，引出本文的话题人物，故答案

为Do

2.细节理解题。由第二段第二句和最后一句可知，由skijumping进入英国队的

竞争比较小，故答案为C0

3.细节理解题o由最后一段中的"…,butheisproudofhisachievementtothisday"

可知Edwards对自己的表现和结果很满意，故答案为A。

4.归纳总结题。由全文可知,Edwards很喜欢运动，认为参加比赛的目的是重在参

与而不仅仅是赢得比赛，故答案为Bo

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答案：1-4ABDC

解析：1.推理判断题。根据第一段对冒险家史蒂夫•福塞特的描述可知，他是一

个喜欢通过精心计划来降低做事风险的人，可是最后他却在一次短途飞行中意外

身亡。由此可推知，再多的计划也无法杜绝生活中危险的可能性。故选A项，

2.细节理解题。根据第二段对本杰明•斯波克的描述及最后一句Yethisadvicestill

continuestoaffectthelivesofmillionsofchildrenandtheirparents.可知,他是一位

儿科医生，即使在他去世后，他的建议仍在影响着千千万万的孩子以及他们的父

母。故选B项。

3.推理判断题。根据第三段对三浦雄一郎的描述及其最后一句中的Ifyouwish

stronglyandhavecourageandendurance,thenyoucangettothesummitofyour

dream可知，他的经历告诉我们”有志者事竟成"，故选D项。

4.推理判断题.根据全文讲述的二个故事可以看出，这二个人物有一个共同的特

征：意志坚定，为自己喜欢的事坚持到生命的最后一刻。strong-willed意为"意

志坚定的"，故选C项。

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答案：①■⑤ECAFG

解析：①根据设空处前一句However,thetelevisiondoesnothingtohelpmakethe

familyrelationshipsbetter.可知，电视对改善家庭关系没有帮助.E项（事实上，它只

会增加家庭成员之间的距离.）承接上文.

②根据设空处前一句Itoftenserveswelltostarttheconversationrightbefore

dinnersothatsettingthetableanddoingotherthingsmaybecomelessboring.可

知，在晚餐前就开始谈话通常很有帮助,这样摆桌子和做其他事情就不会那么无聊

了.C项（一起做事可以让家庭成员感觉很有趣.）承接上文.

⑤根据设空处前一句Childrendren'lusuallyverygooddlsharinginrurnidliunand

don'tknowhowtoreplywhenyouaskthemquestionslike"Howwasyourschoollife

today?"可知，孩子们通常不太善于分享信息，当你问他们“今天你的学校生活怎

么样?”时，他们不知道怎样回答.A项（试着多了解他们，而不仅仅是了解他们的

学校生活.）切题.

④根据设空处后一句Therefore,allcontroversial（有争议的）topicsshouldnotbe

talkedabout.可知，所有有争议的话题都不应该被谈论，F项（晚餐时间的谈话应

该鼓励家庭成员吃得好.）切题.Therefore说明前后是一种因果关系，故答案为F.

⑤根据设空处前一句What'smore,itserveswellifyoushareyourchildhood

memorieswithyourfamily.可知，如果你和你的家人分享你的童年记忆，那会很有

用.G项（他们，尤其是你的孩子，会因为听到你小时候的所作所为而感到兴奋.）承

接上文.

四、

答案：1-5CBACC6-10BDCDA11-15DAABC

解析：1.考查短语动词。句意：成长需要不适。如果你坚持舒适，那么你正在放

弃使你自己惊讶的、发现伟大的、拥有人类生活馈赠我们的最好经历的希望。

A.givingin屈服,投降;B.bringingout说出;出版;C.givingup放弃;D.putting

off推迟。此处指如果你坚持舒适，那么你就会放弃一些希望。故选C。

2.考查动词。句意：成长需要不适。如果你坚持舒适，那么你正在放弃使你自己

惊讶的、发现伟大的、拥有人类生活馈赠我们的最好经历的希望。A.face面对；

B.offer提供；C.solve解决；D.value评估，估价。这里指人类生活提供的最好经

历。故选B。

3.考查动词。句意：许多人认为，我们一走出我们的舒适区，神奇的事情就开始

发生。A.happen发生;B.disappear消失;C.change改变;D.continue继续。这里

指一些神奇的事情会发生。故选A。

4.考查介词。句意：你一决定走出安全的地方，如果你每天浇水，你将会种下一

颗长出你从来不会期盼过的果实的种子。A.into进入；B.through穿过；C.beyond

超过；在……之上；D.after在……之后。gobeyond"超出；胜过二故选C。

5.考查定语从句引导词。句意：你一决定走出安全的地方，如果你每天浇水，你

将会种下一颗长出你从来不会期盼过的果实的种子.此处xeed是先行词，指物.

在后面的定语从句中作主语，故选C。

6.考查副词。句意：你一决定走出安全的地方，如果你每天浇水，你将会种下一

颗长出你从来不会期盼过的果实的种子。A.ever曾经;B.never从来没有；C.alw