高考英语考前40分阅读限时练（八）

40分阅读限时练(八)

阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分3()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。

A

[2019•贵阳市期末监测]InSingapore,artismorethanwhatmeets

theeye.Galleriesandmuseumsherearenotjustplacestobeinspired,but

alsohomestodistinctivesouvenirs.Takehomewell-designedpiecesthat

reflectyourpersonality.

SingaporeTylerPrintInstitute(STPI)

41RobertsonQuay,Singapore238236.+6563363663.

Mon.—Fri.10a.m.-7P.m.;Sat.9a.m.-6p.m.

STPIisaspaceforexperimentationofprintandpaper.Walkthrough

thegalleryandjoinotherartloversindevelopinganappreciationofprint

andpaperartpractice.STPIallowsyoutoownapieceofthework

producedbyartistsatthegalleryworkshops.

RedDotDesignMuseum(RDDM)

11MarinaBoulevard,Singapore018940.+6565140111.

Mon.—Thur.10a.m.-8p.m.;Fri.-Sun.10a.m.—11p.m.

Fromlightingtoparasol(阳伞)，theRedDotDesignMuseum

presentsaward-winningproductsanddesignconceptsfromover3()

countries.HeadtotheDesignMuseumShop,therearemanyinteresting

designobjectsandcollectionssourcedfromallovertheworld.

NationalGallerySingapore(NGS)

1St.Andrew'sRd,Singapore178957.+6562717000.

Mon.—Thur.,Sat.—Sun.10a.m.-7P.m.;Fri.10a.m.-9p.m.

NGSoccupiestwomajorlandmarks—theformerSupremeCourt

andCityHall—andfeaturesover8,000artworks,whichisthelargest

publicdisplayofmodernSoutheastAsianartandculture.Itisalsoa

hometoahostofinternationalexhibitionsthathaveinspiredtheworld

andwillberememberedforyearstocome.

SingaporePhilatelicMuseum(SPM)

23-BColemanStreet,Singapore179807.+6563373888.

Daily10a.m.-7p.m..

Fascinatedbystamps?SPMfeaturespostagestampsdatingallthe

waybackfromthe1830s.Enjoythisvibrantmuseum'sin-depth

presentationoflocalandinternationalpostalhistory.Send

Singapore-inspiredpostcardsorcollectminiaturepostboxesfrom

Singaporeandaroundtheworld.Charmingsouvenirsatthemuseum

storewillmakecreativedecorationsforyourhomeoroffice.

体裁：应用文题材：广告主题：新加坡的四个画廊和博物馆

【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了新加坡的四个画

廊和博物馆，具体介绍了其地址、电话、开放时间、服务特色等。

【难句分析】Itisalsoahometoahostofinternational

exhibitionsthathaveinspiredtheworldandwillberememberedforyears

tocome.

分析：该句为主从复合句。句中uthathaveinspiredtheworldand

willberememberedforyearstocome”为that弓I导的定语从句，修饰

先行词ainternationalexhibitions,that在从句中作主语。

译文：它也是许多国际展览的举办地，这些展览鼓舞了世界，并

将在未来的岁月中为人们所铭记。

1.WhichnumberisavailableifyouhaveanyquestiononRedDot

DesignMuseum?

A.+6563363663.B.+6565140111.

C.+656271700().D.+6563373888.

答案与解析：B考查细节理解。根据题干中的关键词"RedDot

DesignMuseumM定位至RedDotDesignMuseum(RDDM)部分。根

据该部分中的+6565140111可知选B项。

2.WhichofthefollowingistheaddressofNationalGallery

Singapore?

A.41RobertsonQuay,Singapore238236.

B.11MarinaBoulevard,Singapore018940.

C.1St.Andrew'sRd,Singapore178957.

D.23-BColemanStreet,Singapore179807.

答案与解析：C考查细节理解。根据题干中的关键词“National

GallerySingaporen定位至NationalGallerySingapore(NGS)部分，

根据该部分中的u1St.AndrewsRd,Singapore178957"可知选C项。

3.Wherecanyougoifyouarefondofstamps?

A.SingaporeTylerPrintInstitute.

B.RedDotDesignMuseum.

C.NationalGallerySingapore.

D.SingaporePhilatelicMuseum.

答案与解析:D考查推理判断。根据题干中的关键词“stamps”

定位至SingaporePhilatelicMuseum(SPM)部分,根据该部分中的

“SPMfeaturespostagestampsdatingallthewaybackfromthe1830sv

可推知，喜欢邮票的人可以去SingaporePhilatelicMuseum,故D项

正确。

B

[2019•九江二模]IwenttoaNewYorkMetsfantasycampin1995,

anincredibleexperience.Iwasfortunatetobeonateamwhosepitching

coachwasMelStottlemyre,theformerYankeesstarpitcher（投手）and

MetsandYankeescoach.IwasupsetwhenMeldiedofcanceronJan.13,

2018,attheageof77.

Hewaswarm,friendlyandtreatedusasifweweremajorleagues.

HeaskedmewhetherIwouldliketopitchandshowedmehowtothrow

aatwo-seamer,“afastballthattendstosink,aswellasastraight

four-seamfastball.Iknewthatpitchingwasnotforme.Atage45,my

experienceinorganizingbaseballwaslimitedtoacoupleofyearsin

LittleLeagueintheBronx,andsoftballgamesasanadult.Meleventually

lefttheMetsandbecamethepitchingcoachfortheYankees.Ifollowed

hiscareerandknewabouthisdiagnosis（诊断）ofmultiplemyeloma,a

bloodcancer,inApril2000,andastemcelltransplant.

Inthesummerof2002,Iwasdiagnosedasmultiplemyelomaand

wastoldthatIneededastem-celltransplantbythesamegroupofdoctors

atMemorialSloanKetteringCancerCenterthathadtreatedMel.

Thisshockedme,andfrankly,Ibecamequitedepressed.Ivowed

thatsomehowIwouldtrytospeaktoMel.Oneday,myphonerang.Mel

wascallingfromtheYankees*lockerroom.Iaskedhimtotellme

everythingabouthistreatment.Hespent3（）minutesgenerously

explainingallthedetails.Ihungoneveryword.Hetoldmehowwellhe

wasfeelingandendedtheconversationbygivingmehishomephone

number!”Ifeelgreat,andI'mnotretiring,“hetoldme.

Thisincredibleexperienceliftedmyspirits.EverytimeIsawMel

duringgamesonTVasIawaitedmytransplant,Irepeatedtomyself,

“LookatMel.Ifhecandoit,socanI.”

体裁：记叙文题材：个人经历主题：教练的乐观精神鼓励

“我”战胜病魔

【语篇解读】文章叙述了作者在参加度假营时遇到了对他影响

深远的投球教练，后来在教练的乐观精神的鼓励下战胜病魔，克服困

难。

4.WhydidtheauthorsayhewasluckyinParagraph1?

A.Hejoinedafamousteam.

B.Hemetanunusualcoach.

C.Hewassuccessfullycured.

D.Hewaschosenasapitcher.

答案与解析：B考查细节理解。根据第一段第二句“Iwas

fortunatetobeonateamwhosepitchingcoachwasMelStottlemyre,the

formerYankeesstarpitcherandMetsandYankeescoach”和笫二段中

的"Hewaswarm,friendly”以及最后一段内容可知，作者认为自己

遇到了一个难得的好教练，为此感到很幸运，故选B项。

5.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?

A.Hewasnotskilledinpitching.

B・Hewasagoodbaseballplayer.

C.HecalledMelforhistreatment.

D.HeforgotwhatMelhadtoldhim.

答案与解析：A考查细节理解。根据笫二段中的“Iknew山al

pitchingwasnotforme.可知，作者不擅长投球，故选A项。根据倒

数第二段中的“Oneday,myphonerang.Melwascalling..可知，是

教练打电话给作者，排除C项；根据倒数第二段中的"Ihungonevery

word.”可知，作者一字不漏地聆听教练的话，每句话都记在心里，

排除D项。

6.HowoldwasMelwhenhewasdiagnosedasmultiplemyeloma?

A.23.B.45.

C.59.D.61.

答案与解析：C考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Iwasupset

when...onJan.13,2018,attheageof77.”和第二段最后一句"I

followedhiscareerandknewabouthisdiagnosisofmultiplemyeloma,...

inApril2000..."可知，教练2018年是77岁，被诊断出多发性骨髓瘤

时是200()年，也就是59岁时被诊断出了疾病，故选C项。

7.Whatwouldbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TheSkillsTaughtbyMyFormerCoach

B•TheTransplantGivenbytheSameDoctors

C.MyBaseballTeamHelpingMeOut

D.MyCoach'sSpiritsShiningonMe

答案与解析：D考查主旨大意。根据最后一段可知，教练的经

历振奋了作者的情绪，每一次他等待移植手术时，在电视比赛中看到

教练，他都会跟自己说“如果他能做到，我也能做到“，所以是教练

的精神鼓励着作者战胜病魔，故选D项。

C

[2019•湖南六校联考]Notonlydoestheuseofplasticwaterbottles

hurtyourwallet,italsoincreasespollutionandwastesenergyandwater.

Only23%ofallplasticinAmericaendsupinarecyclingbin,meaning

over$1billionwonhofplasticistreatedasrubbishayear.Recently,

SkippingRocksLabhasinventedakindofwaterbottlecalledOoho.

Itisaconvenient,clearwaterbottlethatcaneitherbedrunkoreaten.

Todrinkit,youcaneitherpeeloffthemembrane(薄膜)ortearaholein

themembranewithyourteethtopourthewaterintoyourmouth.Toeatit,

yousimplyputthewholebottleinyourmouth.Oneproblemthe

scientistshaverunintoishowtoshiplotsofOohobubbleswithout

amvingwithaverywettruck.However,theyhaveattemptedtopackage

unitsofindividualbubblestogetherinsidealargerandthickermembrane.

Itistargetinglargeoutdooreventssuchasmarathons,musicfestivals,

andsportingevents,wheretonsofplasticbottlesareused,andfrequently

leftbehindaslitter.Andtoomuchplasticissuretodoharmtothe

environment,whichcouldaccountfortheirpurposeofsuchanew

invention.

Theteamhasbeenworkingforthepasttwoyearstodevelopthe

technologyandmaterialsneededtoproduceOoho;theyhaverecently

appliedforapatentfortheirnewadvancement.Thepriceforan

individualbubbleoraunitofbubbleshasnotbeensetyet,buttheycost

abouttwocentstocreateaunit,whichischeaperthanplasticbottles.It

hasappearedateventsinLondon,SanFrancisco,Boston,atconferences,

festivals,andsoon.

Oohoiscatchingmanypeople'sattentionandhasraisedover$1

millionandgained1,000investorsinonlythreedays.Itismostlybeing

soldateventsatthemomenttokeeptheconsumer'sinterestwhenthe

productionmachineisrunning.Itisquicklymakingarise,sokeepaneye

outthisyearforthesebottlesofthefuture.

体裁：说明文题材：环境保护主题：可以食用的包装材料

Oohoo

【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。由于塑料瓶的使用不但浪费

金钱，还造成环境污染，SkippingRocksLab发明了一种可以食用的

包装材料Ooho。本文介绍了Ooho的食用方法，运输方法以及制作

成本，并展望了其市场前景。

【难句分析】Itistargetinglargeoutdooreventssuchas

marathons,musicfestivals,andsportingevents,wheretonsofplastic

bottlesareused,andfrequentlyleftbehindaslitter.

分析：该句为主从复合句，句中awheretonsofplasticbottlesare

used,andfrequentlyleftbehindaslitterw为where引导的非限制性定

语从句，修饰先行词uoutdoorevents,where在从句中作地点状语。

译文：该产品是针对诸如马拉松、音乐节和体育赛事等大型户外

活动而发明的，在这些活动中，会用数吨塑料瓶，且这些塑料瓶经常

被当作垃圾扔下。

【背景知识】Ooho是一种由海藻基膜制成的可生物降解的水

包，主要用于马拉松参赛者补充水分。参赛者既可以咬破Ooh。的边

缘喝水，也可以将之整个吃掉。它同时具备可食用性和生物可降解性，

不会对环境造成太大的负担。

8.HowisnioslplasticdealtwithinAmerica?

A.Ifssold.B.It'srecycled.

C.Ifsburied.D.It'swasted.

答案与解析：D考查细节理解。根据第一段第二句"Only23%

ofallplasticinAmericaendsupinarecyclingbin,meaningover$1

billionworthofplasticistreatedasrubbishayear”可知，在美国只有

23%的塑料最终回到回收站，这意味着价值超过10亿美元的塑料被

视为垃圾。据此可知，在美国，大部分塑料被当成垃圾处理了，故D

项正确。

9.WhydidtheteaminventOoho?

A.Tomakeaprofitforacompany.

B・Toprotecttheenvironment.

C.Tomakepeopleeatastheydrink.

D.Toreducethecostoftheplasticbottle.

答案与解析：B考查细节理解。根据第二段尾句"Andtoomuch

plasticissuretodoharmtotheenvironment,whichcouldaccountfor

theirpurposeofsuchanewinvention可知，由于塑料瓶的使用污染了

环境，故SkippingRocksLab发明了一种可以食用的包装材料Ooho,

故B项正确。

10.WhatcanweinferaboutOohofromthetext?

A.Itiseasyandsafetoshipitinlargeamounts.

B.Ithasbecomepopularsinceitbegantobesold.

C.Itmightbesoldatalowerpricethanplasticbottles.

D.Itcosttheteamalotofmoneytodevelopthetechnology.

答案与解析：C考查推理判断。根据第三段第二句"Theprice

foranindividualbubbleoraunitofbubbleshasnotbeensetyet,butthey

costabouttwocentstocreateaunit,whichischeaperthanplastic

bottles"可知，该产品的制造成本比塑料瓶低；据此可推知，该产品

的售价也可能比塑料瓶低，故C项正确。

11.Whatdoestheauthorreallywanttosayinthelastparagraph?

A.Oohoistobeasuccessinthefuture.

B.Oohoisbeingsupportedbysmartpeople.

C.Oohoistakingtheplaceofplasticbottlesnow.

D.Oohoisbeingproducedtoattractmoreinvestors.

答案与解析：A考查推理判断。根据尾段第一句"Ooh。is

catchingmanypeople'sattentionandhasraisedover$1millionand

gained1,000investorsinonlythreedays.”可知,Ooho吸引了很多人的

注意，在三天时间内就得到了10()()位投资者的关注，筹集到1()0多

万美元；再结合最后一句"Itisquicklymakingarise,sokeepaneye

outthisyearforthesebottlesofthefuture.n可推知，作者最后一段想要

表达的是，在未来Ooh。一定能获得成功，故A项正确。

D

[2019•绵阳市诊断]We'veallhadtheexperienceofwantingtogeta

projectdonebutputtingitofftoalaterdate.Sowhydowedelaythings?

Arewebuilttooperatethiswayatsometimes?

Thesequestionsarecentraltomyresearchongoalpursuit（追求）.It

allstartswithasimplechoicebetweenworkingnowonagivenproject

anddoinganythingelse.Thedecisiontoworkonsomethingisdrivenby

howmuchwevalueaccomplishingtheprojectinthatmoment—what

psychologistscallitssubjectivevalue.Anddelay,inpsychologicalterms,

iswhathappenswhenthevalueofdoingsomethingelseoutweighsthe

valueofworkingnow.

Thiswayofthinkingsuggestsasimpletricktodefeatdelay.For

example,insteadofcleaningmyhouse,Imighttrytofocusonwhy

gradingpapersispersonallyimportanttome.It*ssimpleadvice,but

stickingtothisstrategy（策略）canbequitedifficult.

Peoplearenotentirelywiseinthewaytheyvaluethings.For

example,adollarbillisworthexactlythesametodayasitisaweekfrom

now,butitssubjectivevalue—roughlyhowgooditwouldfeeltoowna

dollar—dependsonotherfactorsbesidesitsfacevalue,suchaswhenwe

receiveit.Thetendencyforpeopletodevaluemoneyandothergoods

basedontimeiscalleddelaydiscounting.Forexample,receiving$1（）0

threemonthsfromnowisworththesametopeopleasreceiving$83right

now.Peoplewouldratherlose$17thanwaitafewmonthstogetalarger

reward.

Gettingsomethingdoneisadelayedreward,soitsvalueinthe

presentisreduced:thefurtherawaythedeadlineis,thelessattractiveit

seemstoworkontheprojectrightnow.Thetendencytodelaythings

closelyfollowseconomicmodelsofdelaydiscounting.Onewayto

manageitistomakethefinishlineseemcloser.Forexample,vividly

imaginingafuturerewardreducesdelaydiscounting.

~体裁：议论文题材：社会生活主题：拖延

【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文，作者在文中主要分析了拖延

的原因以及应对办法。

12.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“outweighs”underlined

inparagraph2?

A.Isequalto.B.Isgreaterthan.

C.Isinvolvedin.D.Iscentralto.

答案与解析：B考查词义猜测。根据本段内容可知，要去做某

件事的决定是被我们在那一刻完成计划的评估驱动的——心理学家

称其为某件事的“主观价值”。而拖延从心理学的角度讲，就是当做

别的事情的价值大于即刻就工作的价值时发生的情况，故选Bo

13.Whatshouldwedotoovercomedelayintheauthor'sopinion?

A.Avoidsettingadeadlinetoostrictly.

B.Considerdoingnothingtemporarily.

C.Increasethesubjectivevalueofworkingnow.

D.Realizegreatfunofworkingimmediately.

答案与解析：C考查推理判断。根据第二段中的"Thedecision

toworkonsomethingisdrivenbyhowmuchwevalueaccomplishingthe

projectinthatmoment-whatpsychologistscallitssubjectivevalue.

Anddelay,inpsychologicalterms,iswhathappenswhenthevalueof

doingsomethingelseoutweighsthevalueofworkingnow”可知，作者

认为人们之所以会拖延是因为他们对完成当前工作任务的主观价值

评估较低；再结合第三段的内容可推知，人们可以通过提高对自己完

成当前工作任务的主观价值评估来克服拖延，故选C。

14.Whichproverbcanbestsummarizethetheoryofdelay

discounting?

A.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.

B.Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.

C.Oneofthesedaysisnoneofthesedays.

D.Don'tcountyourchickensbeforetheyarehatched.

答案与解析：B考查推理判断。根据第四段的内容，尤其是

uThetendency...receiving$100threemonthsfromnowisworththe

sametopeopleasreceiving$83rightnow.Peoplewouldratherlose$17

thanwaitafewmonthstogetalargerreward”可知，人们给事物评估的

方式并非完全是理性的，人们基于时间(流逝)评估钱和其他货品贬值

的趋势称为“延迟折扣”，比如人们宁愿要马上就能拿到手的83美

元，也不要3个月后才给的1()()美元。这都强调了在延迟折扣的理论

中，人们更看重眼前利益,故B项Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhe

bush“一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林”符合题干要求。

15.Whatissuggestedtodealwithdelaydiscounting?

A.Askingfornothinginreturn.

B・Loweringourhighexpectations.

C.Searchingforinstantsatisfaction.

D.Makingfuturerewardsmoreinviting.

答案与解后：D考查细节理解。根据最后一段的内容，尤其是

最后两句"Onewaytomanageitistomakethefinishlineseemcloser.

Forexample,vividlyimaginingafuturerewardreducesdelay

discounting"可知，作者认为应对拖延的一种方式就是让终点线看上

去更近。比如说，生动地想象未来的奖赏会减少延迟折扣，故选D。

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，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。

[2019•成都诊断]Fromsportsteamstomoviecharacters,welove

supportingtheweak.Whilethat'sinspiringforafilmorastory,itcanbe

hardtoremainpositivewhenyou'reexperiencingastruggle.It'ssaidthat

whatismostpersonalismostuniversal.]Herearesomeimportant

reasonswhyyoushouldshareyourstoryofstruggles.

Youcanshinealightforothers.2Sometimes,that'sall

someoneneedstogetthroughadifficulttime.Youcanhelpevenmoreby

applyingideasandsolutionscreativelytotheirownproblems.

3It'suncomfortabletoadmittoothersyourfailures,struggles

orothermomentsofweakness.That'strueforeveryone,yetopening

yourselfuptomomentsofweaknessissui*prisinglysatisfying.Itrequires

courageandbeingcourageousrequirespractice.

Peoplewillsupportyou.4