2019-2020年高考英语阅读理解集训（十五）.doc

2019-2020年高考英语阅读理解集训（十五）【高效增分】第一部分 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30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Bullis School Visual (视觉的) and Performing Arts Program is designed to advance a students ability through artistic expression. Students will choose their Majors (主修课) and Minors (辅修课) and will mit to each of these courses for the academic year.Courses are listed as follows: Majors: Band, Choir (合唱团), Dance, Theater Minors: Painting, Music Ensemble (合唱), Visual ArtsArts course meetings will vary according to the term: Fall Term: 3 Majors - 4 classes / course / week; 1 Minor - 2 classes / course / week Winter Term: 2 Majors - 3 classes / course / week Spring Term: 2 Majors - 3 classes / course / week; 2 Minors - 2 classes / course / week Descriptions of Majors:Band: This class is designed to help students progress towards proficiency in a range of musical instruments. An audition (试听) will only be required for students who are not current members of the band. Members of the band will be expected to take a weekly lesson with a private instructor.Choir: Choir is a mixed vocal ensemble devoted to the study and performance of music from a wide range of traditions. The course is for students who want to learn to respond to different musical styles. The course also focuses on developing vocal skills. Dance: This course is designed for students who have had little or no dance background. Students have the opportunity to explore the principles of dance skills, develop awareness and control the body. Theater: The primary goal of this course is to introduce students with greater experience to the art of acting. More specifically, it allows students to recognize their own personal responses to a given situation and use these reactions to create individual and unique characters.21. In which course might you receive personal training? A. Band. B. Choir. C. Dance. D. Theater.22. All the following descriptions about the courses are true EXCEPT that _. A. Dance is designed for learners who want to improve their skillsB. Choir is very helpful in developing students vocal skillsC. an audition will not be open to members of the bandD. Theater helps students create individual and unique characters23. Where can we most probably read this text?A. In a personal diary. B. In a science report. C. In an educational magazine. D. In an art textbook. BWe grew up with the familiar toy bricks (积木) that gave us the imagination to build towers and castles. Generations have been attracted by this toy that lets children and adults alike create anything and everything. But with over 200 millions sets being sold a year in over 100 countries, the question remains where did Lego actually e from? Lego was born from the creative mind of Danish carpenter (木匠), Ole Kirk Christiansen, back in the early 1930s. He established a small business in Denmark. He and his team built a variety of household goods like ironing boards along with wooden toys. The Lego name was adopted in 1934, formed from the Danish words “Leg Godt” or “play well”, which means “I study” or “I put together” in Latin. Christiansens pany continued to make wooden toys until 1942 when fire struck the entire Lego factory burned to the ground. Unwilling to give in, the factory was rebuilt and the production line restarted soon after. By 1954, Christiansens son, Godtfred, had bee the junior managing director of the Lego Group. It was during his conversation with an overseas buyer that he was struck by the idea of a toy system.For over 30 years, the Lego pany made only toys and related goods. Then, in 1968, the pany opened its first Legoland in Denmark. bining the Lego building bricks with a puter, the Robotics Invention System 1.5 is now the most advanced toy in the Lego pany, which is targeted at users aged twelve and above, and that includes any parents or grandparents that want to join in. Now the Lego pany is expanding its production lines to include lights, cameras and so on. Lego pany has done a lot to entertain many children around the world. 24. The author presents the text by _. A. telling an interesting story B. showing the process in different stagesC. introducing a practical method D. describing many different activities 25. Which of the following is NOT true about the Robotics Invention System 1.5? A. It is the most advanced toy in the Lego pany.B. It bines the Lego building bricks with a puter.C. It is intended for users aged twelve and above.D. It is the most expensive toy invented since 1968. 26. What is the correct order of the following events in the development of Lego? a. The entire Lego factory burned to the ground. b. The pany and its products adopted the name Lego.c. The pany opened its first Legoland in Denmark.d. Godtfred had bee the junior managing director of the Lego Group. A. cadb B. cbadC. abcd D. badc27. What can we learn from the text? A. The Lego pany expands its production lines with puters. B. The author thinks highly of Lego, which entertains many children. C. The name Lego means “I put together” in the Danish language.D. Lego enjoys the greatest popularity among children of 12.CMy grandfather spent most of his life in a turbulent (动乱的) India. After settling in New York, he took up his true passion: gardening.Grandfathers garden was where I took refuge (避难) from a world of adults and schoolwork. My grandfather cultivated squash (南瓜) and tomatoes it was not rare to find me somewhere in the garden, either secretly eating a tomato, or just sitting and admiring my grandfathers hard work. However, as time went by, I did not have the chance to visit his house as often as I used to.On my eleventh birthday, I received a gift bag wrapped in pretty paper from my grandfather. Excited to see what he had given to me for my birthday, I tore apart the paper only to find a yellow squash. I was very angry. What a stupid present! But gradually, I realized that in my developing a relationship with his garden, I had unknowingly grown very close to my grandfather himself, something he wished to remind me of through his gift. His mitment towards doing things definitely influenced me. It could bring him a sense of acplishment. Because of him, I try to model the idea of approaching everything with both drive and passion.My grandfather passed away five years ago, but his influence on me could not be bigger than it is today. As I prepare to enter college and move on from my relatively sheltered high school life toward achieving plete independence, allowing my passions to find their way into whatever I may be doing will be very necessary. I still look up to my grandfather very much to this day, and I hope that one day I will be able to sow in my own garden, and give someone else a squash on his or her birthday it was the most meaningful gift I have ever received.28. When the author was young, she often visited the garden mainly to _.A. have a taste of her favorite vegetables B. help her grandfather cultivate the gardenC. escape from the adults and schoolwork D. admire her grandfathers hard work 29. When the author saw the squash gift from her grandfather, she was _.A. excited B. confused C. curiousD. upset30. Why did the grandfather send the author a squash?A. Squash was the authors favorite vegetable. B. Squash was the greatest achievement of him.C. He wanted to remind the author that they had been close. D. He wanted the author to follow his career.31. Whats the best title for the text?A. A Special Gift Yellow Squash B. Grandfather and IndiaC. Life with Grandfather D. Gardening and LifeDDoctors have a new weapon in the battle against obesity (过度肥胖) a talking plate that tells people not to eat too quickly. The Mandometer monitors the amount of food leaving the plate, and tells users, “Please eat more slowly.”The 1,500 Swedish device is to be used in a National Health Service plan to help hundreds of obese families lose weight. It es in two parts a scale placed under the plate and a small puter screen showing a graphic（图表） of the food gradually disappearing as the user eats. A red line on the screen shows the users eating speed, while a blue line shows a healthy rate. If the user eats too fast, the red line angles away from the blue one, warning him or her to ease off. If the lines deviate (偏离) too much, the puter voice es on, and the screen flashes the message “Are you feeling full yet?” to remind users to think about whether they have had enough.Britain has an increasingly serious obesity problem, with one in four adults and one in seven children classed as obese. After a recent trial using the device, experts believe teaching obese people to eat more slowly will help them know when they are full. Around 600 families with at least one obese parent and child (aged five or older) were targeted in the project by Bristol University, along with GPs and nurses. Professor Julian Hamilton-Shield, who is leading the plan, says obese children and adolescents using the Mandometer ate from 12 to 15 percent less per meal at the end of the 12-month trial. Six months after they stopped using the device they still ate less, and continued to lose weight. “It will be a powerful tool to help families retrain their eating habits,” he says.32. What does the red line on the screen show?A. A healthy rate of eating. B. Too much food is left. C. The users eating speed.D. The user is full.33. What can we infer from the text?A. The device can help obese people form good eating habits.B. Every family will have such a device soon.C. This device is the best way to lose weight.D. People will no longer worry about obesity. 34. The underlined phrase ease off is closest in meaning to _.A. to bee less tense B. to eat more slowly C. to remove gently and slowly D. to stop35. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the text?A. 25% of children are obese in Britain. B. One in seven adults is obese in Britain.C. Children using the Mandometer ate less after the trial. D. Six months after the trial, obese people are still eating a lot.Test 2AThe TV program, A Bite of China, featuring delicious Chinese food, has attracted countless viewers, and moved many to tears. A Bite of China is a serious documentary providing a unique view of Chinese as well as the relations between people and food and between people and society from the view of food. The touching documentary reminds some people of their mother, and makes some realize that every grain es from hard and laborious work. Some people see patriotism (爱国精神) in the documentary, and some consider it a great cultural export. How did this documentary achieve a great influence beyond its subject matter in such a short time? “It is not empty propaganda (宣传) about Chinas splendid food culture. Instead, it shows the techniques used in making food and their production process as well as the lives of ordinary people, thus striking a chord (共鸣) with the audience,” an Internet user said. The success of the documentary should be attributed to sincerity and reality. Nowadays, many works of art that have high investment, high technology, and magnificent scenes lack nothing but sincerity and reality. A Bite of China shows that a mercial documentary promoting patriotism can be full of touching details, that the emotions of ordinary Chinese people should be exhibited even in publicizing China overseas, and that even a pletely mercial program can achieve both artistic and mercial success. “We made this documentary with our respect and love for food,” said director Chen Xiaoqing. Being sincere is the most important thing for artists because they cannot move others unless they themselves are first moved, and cannot convince others unless they themselves are first convinced. Sincerity is the “secret” for making this documentary so popular, and every cultural creator should learn from its success.21. The underlined words “be attributed to” in paragraph 4 can be replaced by .A. be caused by B. contribute to C. be devoted to D. result in22. What can you mainly find in A Bite of China?A. Relations between people and food. B. Real lives of all Chinese people.C. Patriotic stories of Chinese people. D. Process of preparing food.23. What can we infer from the passage? A. The documentary is so successful that no one can surpass it. B. Different people can get different messages from the documentary. C. The documentary should have shown Chinas splendid food culture. D. Many art works fail to reflect reality and high technology.24. What is the main idea of the last paragraph? A. Directors respect and love for food. B. The secret of the documentarys success. C. The influence of the documentary. D. The popularity of the documentary.BWhen I started a novel when I was younger, I wanted to finish it the next day. When I started a business, I wanted to sell it a day later. When I started graduate school, I was already planning how I was going to be the fastest PhD in history. Around the time that I had planned on receiving that PhD, I ended up getting thrown out. “Lack of maturity (成熟),” the letter said. I dont believe that “life is short”. Sometimes it feels very long. I wish every day was already over just so I could get to the next. And the next. An imaginary tomorrow always seems to be better than today in my head. This makes me think of my hero, Gene Wolfe, a great inventor and writer. Gene Wolfe was given the task of taking a baked potato, pressing it down, and slicing it up so that it could fit into a tennis ball can. Well, he did it. He invented Pringles (品客薯片). Many normal human beings, not as devoted to status and creativity as Gene was, might say: “OK, thats my lifes achievement. Ive created an easily storable food based on a vegetable that will please children and adults for decades, maybe centuries.” If I were Gene I would have rested on what I have achieved and played golf with friends. But Gene knew the magic secret: one page a day. He writes a page a day. A page is about 300 words. A paragraph or two. Can you do that? Gene ended up writing 50 published novels, including many bestsellers and award-winners. He didnt get stereotyped and put in that Pringles can. He did what he loved to do. Thats what keeps you alive every day. Life is too long, but you shouldnt reject the opportunities in front of you every day. I was talking to James Manos, the creator of Dexter. He said: “My definition of success is not being able to tell the difference between work and pleasure.” Its OK if right now the two are separate for you. Today is a new day. This is my page today.25. When the author started graduate school, _.A. he made up his mind to finish a novel before graduationB. he decided to follow his heros example and start a businessC. he didnt expect to end up being thrown outD. he realized that life is too short to be wasted26. Which of the following about Gene Wolfe is NOT true?A. He is the person who invented Pringles.B. He is the authors role model.C. Some of his novels are very popular.D. He usually finishes his books in just a few days.27. With the article, the author mainly wants to tell us that _.A. work and pleasure are equally important in lifeB. opportunities play a big part in successC. we should make the most of every dayD. we should always be hopeful about tomorrowCU.S Bank Scholarship Are you a United States citizen and a high school senior or college undergraduate student? Then you can win $1,000. No other qualification. Just be what you already are. Each year, U.S. Bank gives away 40 $1,000 scholarships for simply being an American citizen who will be or is attending college. All you have to do is fill out some basic information about yourself. It takes hardly any time at all.“No Essay” Scholarship Most scholarships e but once a year and some once in a lifetime. The beauty of the $ 2,000 “No Essay” Scholarship is that it es once a month and you can apply every single month. And the application is very easy. In fact, you could have filled it out probably 20 times since starting to read this article. You can only apply once a month, but if youre a high school senior or college student, then you can win $2, 000. Winners are drawn at random. $ 1,000 Weekly Scholarship Even better than once-a-month is once-a-week. The Zinch. weekly scholarship is just as simple as filling out basic information about yourself. All U.S. high schoolers and college students are fit for this $ 1,000 scholarship. All it requires is filling out a short form about yourself and answering an unusual question in 280 characters or less. The question changes weekly. You can apply every week, once a week. Have fun with it. Scholarship Zone Scholarship It seems nearly every website wants you to register. But not many sites offer as great a possible reward as Scholarship Zone does. By simply registering , youre automatically entered for the next scholarship drawing of $ 10,000. Youre really not required to do anything after that. Are you in college? Then why not take two minutes to apply?28. What do we know about the “No Essay” Scholarship? A. It chooses its winners in a strict way. B. It is only for high school students. C. It can be won several times a year. D. It takes a long time to apply for.29. To apply for the $ 1,000 Weekly Scholarship, one needs to answer a question which_. A. is mon but interesting B. can be different every week C. deals with personal experiences D. should be answered in at least 280 words30. Which scholarship is only intended for college students? A. U.S. Bank Scholarship.B. “No Essay” Scholarship. C. $ 1,000 Weekly Scholarship. D. Scholarship Zone Scholarship.31. What do the four scholarships have in mon? A. They are easy to apply for.B. They are for American citizens. C. They must be applied for online.D. They can be applied for again and again. DScientists usually search rainforests, deep ocean or other wild spots to find new plant and animal species. So when a new species of frog was found in New York, Scientists were surprised. Three years ago, Rutgers University science student Jeremy Feinberg heard something strange as he listened to southern leopard frog calls. Instead of the normal repeated croaking (呱呱地叫) of most frogs, he heard just one single cluck (咯咯叫). “When I first heard these frogs calling, I knew something was very off,” Feinberg explains. Feinberg walked around New York and New Jersey listening to the sounds and collecting samples. He shared his research with biologist Catherine E. Newman who was studying leopard frogs. Newman analyzed the frogs DNA. She pared the new frogs DNA with the DNA of southern and northern leopard frogs. Even though the frogs looked nearly the same, their DNA was very different. “Its what we call a cryptic species one species hidden within another because we cant tell them apart by looking,” Feinberg says. “But thanks to molecular genetics, people are really picking out species more and more that would otherwise be ignored.” Feinberg believes the frog also once lived in Manhattan, but its current habit