1、温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。阅读理解专练(一)(限时30分钟)AMy name is Matthew. Im not someone who has many secrets, because Im a terrible liar. But there is one huge secret that I kept for yearsI failed my driving test. I had never failed a test before, and had never even come c
2、lose. Driving made me anxious, but my parents told me I had to. They signed me up for driving lessons. I had gotten a perfect score for my written permit exam, but getting behind the wheel was a different story. But when October 30th rolled around, my pride set in. I wanted to be like everyone else
3、at my school, showing off the brand new license theyd gotten. Looking back on that special day, I cant remember if I was nervous. What I do remember is starting the test, pausing at a stop sign after a few seconds, and being asked by the instructor to pull over. I had received an auto-fail since my
4、pause was indeed a pause and not a real stop. I wasnt upset that I was leaving without a license, but I was scared everyone would know that I had failed. So when I got to class, I told everyone I didnt want to take the test on my birthday. One Friday a month later, I went to the test spot again and
5、passed. Later that night I drove for the first time by myself, which brought to me an amazing feeling Ive never experiencedbut sill, I couldnt imagine ever telling anyone the truth. So I didnt. It wasnt until midway through college that I came clean. It turned out plenty of my college friends had fa
6、iled too! And I gathered enough courage to speak the fact out. Yes, I had also failed. Now I realize failure and imperfection are two things everyone has to experience, without which one couldnt make a true man. 【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者曾经隐瞒了自己驾照考试失败的事情, 后来意识到失败和不完美是每个人成长的必经之路。1. What can we learn about
7、 Matthew? A. He was a slow learner of driving. B. He relied heavily on his parents. C. He was afraid of taking exams. D. He was bored with telling lies. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第一段中“But there is one huge secret that I kept for yearsI failed my driving test. ”可知, 我的驾照考试失败了; 再由第一段中“I had gotten a perfect score
8、 for my written permit exam, but getting behind the wheel was a different story. ”可知我的笔试成绩很好, 但是开车开得不好。2. What made Matthew feel extremely worried after his first attempt? A. Failing to get a driving license. B. Missing his birthday celebration. C. Making his parents disappointed. D. Losing face bef
9、ore his classmates. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段中“I wasnt upset that I was leaving without a license, but I was scared everyone would know that I had failed. ”我不会因为没通过考试而难过, 但是我害怕别人知道我失败了。所以我是怕在同学们面前丢人。3. What did Matthew learn from his own experience? A. Honesty is the best policy. B. Failure is a way to gro
10、w up. C. Truth stands the test of time. D. Imperfection is another form of perfection. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段“Now I realize failure and imperfection are two things everyone has to experience, without which one couldnt make a true man. ”可知, 我意识到, 失败和不完美是每个人都必须经历的事情, 没有经历过它们, 就不会真正的成长。BMosquitos can infe
11、ct you with Malaria, yellow fever, and dengue. All can kill you. So we spray large areas with pesticides (杀虫剂). But this negatively affects the whole ecosystem and your health. Now theres a new device, which claims to keep you and your loved ones mosquito free. The device was designed by two German
12、engineers who were fed up with being bitten while camping. They found solutions containing DEET a damaging chemical which could be both harmful to us and the environmentworked best, but still only for 45 minutes maximum and that the traditional anti-pest devices didnt work well! So, they designed th
13、e brand new type of bug killerMoskinator. Instead of trying to keep the mosquitos away, it actually attracts them, then catches and kills them! It lures (引诱) the flies and mosquitos near using a safe, completely harmless LED light. The flying pests (害虫) cant resist the UV-PT light! Next to the LED l
14、ight is a powerful, yet efficient reverse fan that sucks (吸) the insects through a one-way trapdoor. Once trapped in the drying basket they are dried to death by the fan a matter of 2 minutes. You can simply empty the dead bugs into the trash, without even touching them. Does Moskinator really work
15、in real life? We had some of our customers try it out in their homes. The results speak for themselves: “My wife would complain she had a headache in the mornings whenever we used chemical pesticides. Now we use our Moskinator, and we wake up bite and headache free! ” Shane Maguire“This Moskinator r
16、eally works and you dont have to worry about breathing any harmful chemicals. ” Jake Sheare【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种新的杀虫设备, 并介绍了它安全无害的特点。4. What is the function of the LED light? A. It gives off natural light. B. It attracts flying pests. C. It sucks pests inside. D. It dries pests to death. 【解析】选B。细节理
17、解题。由文章第三段第二句 It lures the flies and mosquitos near using a safe, completely harmless LED light. 可知, 它用一种安全、完全无害的LED灯光吸引附近的苍蝇和蚊子。5. Which of the following best describes the new device? A. Innovative and effective. B. Traditional and cheap. C. Power-saving and portable. D. Chemical free and soundless
18、. 【解析】选A。 推理判断题。由文章第二段最后一句So, they designed the brand new type of bug killerMoskinator. 与最后一段第一句中 This Moskinator really works 可知, 这种技术是新发明的, 而且很有效。6. What is the purpose of writing the text? A. To educate the readers. B. To entertain the readers. C. To introduce a new device. D. To evaluate a new d
19、evice. 【解析】选C。 主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了由两名德国工程师设计的一种全新的杀虫设备, 由文章第三段第一句Instead of trying to keep the mosquitos away, it actually attracts them, then catches and kills them! 可知, 文章旨在向读者详细介绍这种新的杀虫设备。 【规律方法】如何推断写作目的写作目的这类题的题干中常有purpose, 或者后面接有表示目的的动词不定式, 如: intend to, meant to, (in order) to等。 根据文章的主旨和体裁来推断作者的写作目的
20、。因此, 文章的首尾段或每段的首尾是阅读的重点, 作者的写作意图往往就隐含在其中。一般来说作者写文章的目的通常有三种, 与之对应的文章如下: (1) to entertain readers(使读者愉悦、发笑): 常见于个人经历或故事类的文章。(2) to persuade readers(说服读者接受某种观点): 常见于广告或议论文。广告是作者要推销一种产品或一种服务: 吸引更多的游客、读者或订户观众等; 议论文是为了说服读者接受或赞同某一观点。(3) to inform readers(告知读者某些信息): 多见于新闻报道类科普类文化类或社会类的文章, 以及劝告性或建议性的文章。本文属于广
21、告类应用文, 目的在于介绍一种新的杀虫设备。CWere often reminded of the importance of preserving the planet as we see it for future generationsand children at St Oswalds Primary School in Chester certainly agree. Nine-year-old Isobel Kelleher from the schools Hummingbirds class thinks adults need to take notes. “Sometime
22、s they can be busy and I dont think they think they can make a difference, but if everyone does a little bit, it all adds up, ” she tells HuffPost UK. “We started looking at plastic pollution in our oceans and the things like plastic bags and broken down pieces of plastic that are polluting them, ”
23、she says. “Fish can eat the plastic and they can die, or we might even eat the fish ourselves. ”Mr Timms, Isobels teacher, has been spearheading a new project at the school which lets children loose creatively to raise awareness of the need to be more environmentally friendly. The entire Hummingbird
24、s class, which is made up of 9-and 10-year-old pupils, has been busy writing poems and creating online video adverts to warn adults about the serious situation of our oceans and wildlife. Mr Timms thinks children have an important role to play in teaching us how to take care of the things around us.
25、 “We sometimes overlook how much we can really learn from children, ” he says. “It has been really hard to believe having parents come in saying that their children have been asking them to stop using plastic, and to recycle more, and even stopping them using plastic straws. ”Mr Timms is proud of hi
26、s Hummingbirds class. “The message that they would like to send to the world is simple: Stopping this isnt someone elses job, and it wont be OK if we just leave it. ”【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要是介绍了一所小学的老师带头开展了一个项目让孩子们发挥创造力来提醒人们增强环保意识。7. What can we infer about adults according to Isobel Kelleher? A. They just
27、 pretend to be busy. B. They havent done their part well. C. They can do nothing to stop pollution. D. They have started to care about oceans. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第二段中的“. . . thinks adults need to take notes. . . but if everyone does a little bit, it all adds up”可知, Isobel Kelleher认为大人们在保护地球方面并没有做好他们自己的本
28、职工作。 8. What is the purpose of the school project? A. To help adults to learn more about their kids. B. To remind adults to be friendly to environment. C. To persuade students to stop using plastic bags. D. To teach students how to write poems creatively. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Mr Timms, Isobels teach
29、er . . . more environmentally friendly. ”及第四段中的“Mr Timms thinks children have an important role to play in teaching us how to take care of the things around us. ”可知, 这个项目的目的是让孩子们发挥创造力来提醒人们增强环保意识。 9. Why does Mr Timms mention “parents” in Paragraph 4? A. To prove kids are creative in teaching. B. To
30、attract people to support his work. C. To have adults care about education. D. To show the effects of the project. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Mr Timms thinks children have an important role to play in teaching us how to take care of the things around us. ”可知, Timms认为孩子们在教我们如何爱护周围的事物方面起着重要作用, 紧接着提到家长说孩子们让他
31、们停止使用塑料和吸管、让他们回收更多塑料就是为了证明这个项目的影响。 10. What is the text mainly about? A. An inspiring school project. B. An appeal to stop plastic bags. C. Serious situations of our planet. D. Adults ignorance of environment. 【解析】选A。主旨大意题。通读全文, 根据第三段中的“Mr Timms, Isobels teacher, has been spearheading a new project
32、at the school which lets children loose creatively to raise awareness of the need to be more environmentally friendly. ”可知, 本文主要介绍了一所小学的老师带头开展了一个项目让孩子们发挥创造力来提醒人们增强环保意识。 【知识拓展】长难句分析We started looking at plastic pollution in our oceans and the things like plastic bags and broken down pieces of plastic that are polluting them. 分析: 这是一个主从复合句。that引导定语从句, 修饰前面的pieces of plastic。译文: 我们开始关注海洋中的塑料污染, 以及像塑料袋和正在污染海洋的被分解的塑料碎片这些东西。关闭Word文档返回原板块