2026年高考总复习优化设计一轮复习英语（外研天津版）-选择性必修第二册　Unit 4　阅读理解题组-练速度

选择性必修第二册Unit4阅读理解题组——练速度(35mins)阅读理解AAfteryearsofobservinghumannature,Ihavedecidedthattwoqualitiesmakethedifferencebetweenmenofgreatachievementandmenofaverageperformance:curiosityanddiscontent.Ihaveneverknownanoutstandingmanwholackedeither.AndIhaveneverknownanaveragemanwhohadboth.Thetwobelongtogether.Together,thesedeephumanurges(驱策力)countformuchmorethanambition.GalileowasnotmerelyambitiouswhenhedroppedobjectsofvaryingweightsfromtheLeaningToweratPisaandtimedtheirfalltotheground.LikeGalileo,allthegreatnamesinhistorywerecuriousandaskedindiscontent,“Why?Why?Why?”Fortunately,curiosityanddiscontentdon'thavetobelearned.Wearebornwiththemandneedonlyrecapturethem.“Thegreatman,”saidMencius(孟子),“ishewhodoesnotlosehischild'sheart.”Yetmostofusdoloseit.Westopaskingquestions.Westopchallengingcustom.Wejustfollowthecrowd.Andthecrowddesiresonlythecalmandrestfulaverage.Itencouragesustooccupyourownlittlecorner,toavoidfoolishleapsintothedark,tobesatisfied.Mostofusmeetnewpeople,andnewideas,withhesitation.Butoncehavingmetandlikedthem,wethinkhowterribleitwouldhavebeen,hadwemissedthechance.Wewillprobablyhavetoforceourselvestowakenourcuriosityanddiscontentandkeepthemawake.Howshouldyoustart?Modestly,soasnottobecomediscouraged.Ithinkofonefriendwhocouldn'tarrangeflowerstosatisfyherself.Shewascuriousabouthowtheexpertsdidit.Nowsheisoneoftheexperts,writingbooksonflowerarrangement.Onewaytobeginistoansweryourownexcuses.Youhaven'tanyspecialability?Mostpeopledon't;thereareonlyafewgeniuses.Youhaven'tanytime?That'sgood,becauseit'salwaysthepeoplewithnotimewhogetthingsdone.HarrietStowe,motherofsix,wrotepartsofUncleTom'sCabinwhilecooking.You'retooold?RememberthatThomasCostainwas57whenhepublishedhisfirstnovel,andthatGrandmaMosesshowedherfirstpictureswhenshewas78.Howeveryoustart,rememberthereisnobettertimetostartthanrightnow,foryou'llneverbemorealivethanyouareatthismoment.1.InwritingParagraph1,theauthoraimsto.

A.proposeadefinitionB.makeacomparisonC.reachaconclusionD.presentanargument2.WhatdoestheexampleofGalileotellus?A.Trialanderrorleadstothefindingoftruth.B.Scientiststendtobecuriousandambitious.C.Creativityresultsfromchallengingauthority.D.Greatnesscomesfromalastingdesiretoexplore.3.Whatcanyoudotorecapturecuriosityanddiscontent?A.Observetheunknownaroundyou.B.Developaquestioningmind.C.Leadalifeofadventure.D.Followthefashion.4.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraphs6and7?A.Gainingsuccesshelpsyoubecomeanexpert.B.Thegeniustendstogetthingsdonecreatively.C.Lackoftalentandtimeisnoreasonfortakingnoaction.D.Youshouldremainmodestwhenapproachingperfection.5.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.CuriousMindsNeverFeelContentedB.ReflectionsonHumanNatureC.TheKeystoAchievementD.NeverTooLatetoLearnBThesebeautifulreadingspotsarebestenjoyedwithnooneforcompanybuttheinhabitantsofyourfavoritefictionalworlds...—ByAnnaWalkerWomen'sLibrary,GlasgowRowsofbooksonwomen'sissuesthroughouthistorylinetheshelvesoftheonlyofficialmuseumintheUKdedicatedtowomen'slives,historiesandachievementsandanumberofeventsacrosstheyeartransformthislibraryintoalivingsocialhub,withcreativewritingclasses,performancegroups,craftsessionsandmore.Thelibrary'skeyaimistosupportwomen,withservicesteachingliteracy,calculations,andhandlingarangeofissuesincludingpoverty,andsurvivingviolence.SirDuncanRiceLibrary,AberdeenTheoutsideofthemodernfacilityisahugeglassstructure—madeof760glasspanelsand2,200tonsofsteel.TheSirDuncanRiceisalsoconsciousofitscarbonfootprint,designedtocollectrainwaterwhichisreusedtoflushitstoilets,harvestingpowerthroughsolarcellsontheroofandusingtimerstocontroltheuseofitsfluorescentlighting.JohnRylandsLibrary,ManchesterCreatedover100yearsagoasagifttoManchesteranditspeople,theJohnRylandsLibrarywelcomesover250,000visitorsthroughitsdoorseachyear.TheprojectbeganasanhonorbyEnriquetaRylandstoherlatehusbandJohnRylands,andhasgrowntobecomethethirdlargestacademiclibraryintheUK,hometooveramillionmanuscripts(手稿).Modernextensionstothebuildingaddedsincethe2000screateabreathtakingcollision(冲突)ofhistoricandmodernarchitecture.Regulareventsplannedwiththewholefamilyinmindmakethislibraryonetovisittimeandtimeagain.WellcomeReadingRoom,LondonSpendanafternoonstudyingintheReadingRoomofLondon'sWellcomeMuseumandyoumayjustfindyourselfenjoyingasideofpeople-watchingwithyourliterature.Withdrawingclasses,pop-upexhibitionsandartisticdisplaysaccompanyingrowsofeducationalbooks,it'sanenjoyablespottovisit,revisitanddeclareyournumberonestudyspot.Theimpressivestairwaysanddesksaretheperfectspottoallowyoutopauseandreflect,whateveryourlibrarymissionis.6.WhatdoweknowaboutWomen'sLibraryinthepassage?A.Itisagoodplaceforwomentosurviveviolence.B.Peoplecanlearnhowtoearnabetterlifeinclasses.C.Womencanpromotetheirrelationshipandeducationinthelibrary.D.Onlybooksonwomen'sissuesinmoderntimescanbefoundinthelibrary.7.WhatistheuniquefeatureoftheSirDuncanRiceLibrary?A.Ithasenvironment-friendlydesign.B.Thelibraryisonlymadeof760glasspanels.C.Peoplecantakewritingcoursesinthelibrary.D.Theoutsideofthemodernfacilityisahugesteelstructure.8.WhatinformationcanweprobablyfindwhenwevisittheJohnRylandsLibrary?A.Thelibraryhasbeenrebuiltsincethe2000s.B.ThelibrarywasbuiltinmemoryofJohnRylands.C.OveramillionmanuscriptsweredonatedfromhomesintheUK.D.ItwasthethirdlargestacademiclibraryintheUKwhenitwasbuilt.9.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsofWellcomeReadingRoomiscorrect?A.Itishardlyworthrevisiting.B.Peoplecanbuyartworksbyattendingdrawingclasses.C.Thosecomingwithdifferentpurposesarealsoadmittedtoit.D.Visitorscanextendtheirunderstandingofthebenefitofreading.10.Whichonepresentsthecombinationofancientandmodernbuildings?A.JohnRylandsLibrary.B.Women'sLibrary.C.SirDuncanRiceLibrary.D.WellcomeReadingRoom.CItisoftensaidthat“apictureisworthathousandwords”.ThatiscertainlytrueoftheimagesoffleetingmomentsofnaturesubmittedbyinternationalecologistsandstudentsfortheBritishEcologicalSociety's(BES)annualphotographycompetition.Herewereafewof2019'swinningentries.RedNightPhotographedbyRobertoGarciaRoa,itwasdeclared2019'soverallwinner.Theimagecapturesboththebeautyofthemagnificentsnakeanditsfearofhumanthreatslikefires.Theecologistsays,“DuringmyvisittoMadagascar,Ihadthepleasureoffindingthissnakeandphotographingit.Toofferadramaticscenereflectingtheconditionsthatthesesnakesaresuffering,Iusedanexternalredlightasasourceoflighttocapturetheenvironment.”TheRhino'sAnnualHaircutItwasphotographedbyecologistMollyPenny.Theongoingdemandforrhino(犀牛)hornshasreducedthepopulationtojust30,000globally.Totrytosavethespecies,ecologistsinSouthAfrica,hometoover20,000southernwhiterhinos,havedecidedtosawoff(锯掉)apartoftheanimals'horns,whichregroweveryyear.TheRhino'sAnnualHaircut,capturedbeautifullyintheblack-and-whitephotobyMollyPennyfromtheUniversityoftheWestofEngland,reducestheriskoftheanimalsbeingcruellymurdered.FortheLoveofFlamingosPhotographedbyPeterHudson,itcapturesaheart-shapedcloudofpinkflamingosinKenya,whichistrulyasightlikenoneother.Theecologistsays,“FlamingosarealllegsandnecksbutmeanwhilebeautifulandfascinatingandIadmitIhaveadeeppassionforthem,soIwasthrilledwhen,flyinghighoverLakeMagadi,Iwatchedthisflockfromthemselvesintoaheartshape.”FlamesinFlumesPhotographedbyNilanjanChatterjee,itcapturesawaterredstartwaitingtocatchaninsectnearasmallwaterfall.Itwasthebestoverallstudentsubmission.ThephotographerwantedtoshowthestruggletheriverbirdsarelikelytofacefromtheslowdowninwaterflowduetoplanneddamsinriversacrossIndia.11.WhatcanweknowaboutRedNight?A.RobertoGarciaRoasufferedalottotakeit.B.Itdescribesasnake'ssufferinginthefires.C.Itwonthefirstplacein2019BES'photographycompetition.D.RobertoGarciaRoawasveryfrightenedwhenhetookit.12.WhatmaybethetopicofTheRhino'sAnnualHaircut?A.Thetipsonsavinganendangeredrhino.B.Thesceneoftakingpartofahornfromarhino.C.Thecrueltyofkillinganendangeredrhino.D.Themethodofhelpingarhinotogrowahornagain.13.WherewasFortheLoveofFlamingosphotographed?A.InSouthAfrica.B.InKenya.C.InIndia. D.InMadagascar.14.HowisFlamesinFlumesdifferentfromtheotherpictures?A.Itisastudent'swork.B.Itwasphotographedonanisland.C.Itisablack-and-whitephoto.D.Itshowswildanimals'suffering.15.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tointroduceaphotographycompetition.B.Toremindustoprotectsomeanimals.C.Towarnusofworseningnature.D.Tointroducesomewinningphotos.DWhenyou’rechoosingacollege,alotoffactorsprobablymaybeconsidered:theschool’sreputation,theclassesoffered,andtheprofessorsinyourmajor,tonameafew.However,consideringtheincreasingcompetitivenessofuniversitiestoattractmoreandmoreapplicants,manyschoolsnowofferextrabenefitstobeenjoyedbyalloftheirstudents.Herearesomeofthecoolest:TheUniversityofMissouriWhenyouthinkofacampusgym,youprobablypicturearoomequippedwitholdweightsandout-of-datemachines.However,attheUniversityofMissouri,youcanenjoyoneofthebestcampusfitnesscentersinthecountry.Itfeaturesan“indoorbeach”completewithawaterfallandalazyriver,aswellasafull-servicespa.Evenifyoudon’tnormallyenjoyworkingout,Missouri’sfitnesscenterwillgiveyouareasontogotothegym.HighPointUniversityIfyouseeyourselfquicklytiredofdininghallfood—somethingthathappenstoalmostallofus—HighPointUniversityinNorthCarolinahasagreatoptionforyou:aprivatesteakhouseforstudents.It’safirst-classrestaurant,and,bestofall,youdon’thavetopayforthemealoutofyourownpocket.Youcanuseyourdiningdollarsinstead.SetonHallUniversityIfyou’restressingoutabouttheextracostoftechnologywhenyoustartcollege,SetonHallUniversityhasgreatnewsforyou:allfreshmenaregivenfreelaptopsthroughtheuniversity’sMobileComputingProgramme.Asafreshman,you’llreceivealaptopalreadysetupwithallofthesoftwarethatyou’llneedasastudent.Then,aftertwoyears,you’llreceiveanewandupdatedlaptopdesignedtocarryyouthroughuntilafteryougraduate.NewYorkUniversityIfyou’reafanofmuseums,NYU(NewYorkUniversity)istheperfectuniversityforyou:notonlyisitlocatedintheheartofacityfeaturingsomeofthebestmuseumsintheworld,buttheuniversitywillevenprovideyouwithfreeadmissiontomanyofthem.Youcantakeadvantageofvisitingfreemuseumsatanytimeyouwant—andyou’llneverbeboredontheweekends.16.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A.Itishardtobeadmittedtoauniversity.B.Auniversity'sfameisthetopconsideration.C.Thecompetitiontoattractapplicantsisfierce.D.Extrabenefitsmakenodifferencetoapplicants.17.WhatcanwelearnaboutthefitnesscenterintheUniversityofMissouri?A.Itsequipmentisoutofdate.B.Itisthebestoneintheworld.C.Ithasarealbeachthere.D.Itcanarousestudents'interestinaworkout.18.Whichuniversityoffersextrabenefitsoffood?A.TheUniversityofMissouri.B.HighPointUniversity.C.SetonHallUniversity.D.NewYorkUniversity.19.WhatcanbeguaranteedforthestudentschoosingSetonHallUniversity?A.Freetuition.B.Freeaccommodation.C.Freecomputers.D.Highgraduationrates.20.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofNewYorkUniversity?A.Itislocatedinthecenterofthecity.B.Ithousesthebestmuseumsintheworld.C.Allthemuseumsareopentoitsstudentsforfree.D.Museumsareusuallyclosedontheweekends.

选择性必修第二册Unit4阅读理解题组——练速度1.D解析推理判断题。根据第一段内容,并结合全文内容可推断出,作者写第一段的目的是提出文章的论点。2.D解析推理判断题。根据第二段内容,尤其是第二段第一句内容可推断,作者举伽利略这个例子,是告诉我们伟大来自对探索的持久渴望。3.B解析推理判断题。根据第四段内容可推断,为了重新找回好奇心和不满足,作者建议我们培养质疑的头脑,不要人云亦云、随波逐流。4.C解析推理判断题。根据第七段的前两个设问以及回答的内容可推断,作者认为缺乏天赋和时间不是不采取行动的理由。5.C解析标题归纳题。分析文章结构可知,文章首先提出论点,然后进行论证,最后得出结论。第一段主要指出取得伟大成就的人的两大品质。由此可见,C项最具概括性。【长难句分析】Butoncehavingmetandlikedthem,wethinkhowterribleitwouldhavebeen,hadwemissedthechance.【分析】本句中oncehavingmetandlikedthem作状语;we为主语,think为谓语,其后接how引导的宾语从句,且宾语从句中包含省略了if的虚拟条件句,表示与过去事实相反;hadwemissedthechance为部分倒装。【译文】但一旦我们认识了他们并喜欢上了他们,我们就会想,如果我们错过了这个机会,那将是多么可怕的事情。6.C解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的transformthislibraryintoalivingsocialhub(把这个图书馆变成一个活生生的社交中心)以及第三段“Thelibrary'skeyaimistosupportwomen,withservicesteachingliteracy,calculations,andhandlingarangeofissuesincludingpoverty,andsurvivingviolence.(该图书馆的主要目标是支持妇女,提供教授识字、计算和处理一系列问题的服务,包括贫困和在暴力中幸存。)”可知C项(女性可以在图书馆增进她们的关系和教育)正确。7.A解析推理判断题。根据第五段“TheSirDuncanRiceisalsoconsciousofitscarbonfootprint,designedtocollectrainwaterwhichisreusedtoflushitstoilets,harvestingpowerthroughsolarcellsontheroofandusingtimerstocontroltheuseofitsfluorescentlighting.(邓肯·赖斯爵士图书馆也很在意碳排放量;它的设计目的是收集雨水,再利用这些雨水冲厕所,通过屋顶上的太阳能电池收集电能,并使用计时器来控制荧光灯的使用。)”可推断出A项(它有环保的设计)正确。8.B解析推理判断题。根据第六段中的“TheprojectbeganasanhonourbyEnriquetaRylandstoherlatehusbandJohnRylands(该项目最初是因为恩里克塔·赖兰兹向她已故丈夫约翰·赖兰兹致敬)”可知B项(这座图书馆是为纪念约翰·赖兰兹而建的)正确。9.C解析推理判断题。根据倒数第一段中的“Withdrawingclasses,pop-upexhibitionsandartisticdisplaysaccompanyingrowsofeducationalbooks,it'sanenjoyablespottovisit,revisitanddeclareyournumberonestudyspot.”可知C项(那些有不同目的的活动也允许进入图书馆)正确。10.A解析细节理解题。根据第六段中的Createdover100yearsagoasagifttoManchesteranditspeople(它是100多年前送给曼彻斯特及其人民的礼物)和第七段第一句“Modernextensionstothebuildingaddedsincethe2000screateabreathtakingcollisionofhistoricandmo