1、五年高考练阅读理解A(2020全国,A,)The Lake District Attractions GuideDalemain Mansion & Historic GardensHistory, Culture & Landscape(景观). Discover and enjoy 4 centuries of history, 5 acres of celebrated and award-winning gardens with parkland walk. Owned by the Hasell family since 1679, home to the International
2、 Marmalade Festival. Gifts and antiques, plant sales, museums & Mediaeval Hall Tearoom.Open:29 Mar29 Oct, Sun to Thurs.Tearoom, Gardens & Gift Shop:10.3017.00(16.00 in Oct).House:11.1516.00(15.00 in Oct).Town:Pooley Bridge & PenrithAbbot Hall Art Gallery & MuseumThose viewing the quality of Abbot Ha
3、lls temporary exhibitions may be forgiven for thinking they are in a city gallery. The impressive permanent collection includes Turners and Romneys and the temporary exhibition programme has Canaletto and the artists from St Ives.Open: Mon to Sat and Summer Sundays. 10.3017.00 Summer. 10.3016.00 Win
4、ter.Town:KendalTullie House Museum & Art GalleryDiscover, explore and enjoy award-winning Tullie House, where historic collections, contemporary art and family fun are brought together in one impressive museum and art gallery. There are four fantastic galleries to visit from fine art to interactive
5、fun, so theres something for everyone!Open:High Season 1 Apr31 Oct: Mon to Sat 10.0017.00, Sun 11.0017.00.Low Season 1 Nov31 Mar: Mon to Sat 10.0016.30, Sun 12.0016.30.Town: CarlisleDove Cottage & The Wordsworth MuseumDiscover William Wordsworths inspirational home. Take a tour of his Lakeland cotta
6、ge, walk through his hillside garden and explore the riches of the collection in the Museum. Visit the shop and relax in the caf. Exhibitions, events and family activities throughout the year.Open: Daily, 09.3017.30(last admission 17.00).Town: Grasmere1.district n.地区2.antique n.古董3.temporary adj.暂时的
7、4.impressive adj.给人印象深刻的5.permanent adj.永久的6.contemporary adj.当代的;同时代的7.fantastic adj.极好的8.interactive adj.相互影响的9.inspirational adj.鼓舞人心的10.throughout prep.各处,自始至终1.When is the House at Dalemain Mansion & Historic Gardens open on Sundays in July?A.09.3017.30.B.10.3016.00.C.11.1516.00.D.12.0016.30.2.
8、What can visitors do at Abbot Hall Art Gallery & Museum?A.Enjoy Romneys works.B.Have some interactive fun.C.Attend a famous festival.D.Learn the history of a family.3.Where should visitors go if they want to explore Wordsworths life?A.Penrith.B.Kendal.C.Carlisle.D.Grasmere.B(2020江苏,B,)Sometimes its
9、hard to let go. For many British people, that can apply to institutions and objects that represent their countrys pastage-old castles, splendid homes.and red phone boxes.Beaten first by the march of technology and lately by the terrible weather in junkyards(废品场), the phone boxes representative of an
10、 age are now making something of a comeback. Adapted in imaginative ways, many have reappeared on city streets and village greens housing tiny cafes, cellphone repair shops or even defibrillator machines(除颤器).The original iron boxes with the round roofs first appeared in 1926. They were designed by
11、Giles Gilbert Scott, the architect of the Battersea Power Station in London. After becoming an important part of many British streets, the phone boxes began disappearing in the 1980s, with the rise of the mobile phone sending most of them away to the junkyards.About that time, Tony Inglis engineerin
12、g and transport company got the job to remove phone boxes from the streets and sell them out. But Inglis ended up buying hundreds of them himself, with the idea of repairing and selling them. He said that he had heard the calls to preserve the boxes and had seen how some of them were listed as histo
13、ric buildings.As Inglis and, later other businessmen, got to work, repurposed phone boxes began reappearing in cities and villages as people found new uses for them. Today, they are once again a familiar sight, playing roles that are often just as important for the community as their original purpos
14、e.In rural areas, where ambulances can take a relatively long time to arrive, the phone boxes have taken on a lifesaving role. Local organizations can adopt them for 1 pound, and install defibrillators to help in emergencies.Others also looked at the phone boxes and saw business opportunities. LoveF
15、one, a company that advocates repairing cellphones rather than abandoning them, opened a mini workshop in a London phone box in 2016.The tiny shops made economic sense, according to Robert Kerr, a founder of LoveFone. He said that one of the boxes generated around $13,500 in revenue a month and cost
16、 only about $400 to rent.Inglis said phone boxes called to mind an age when things were built to last.“I like what they are to people, and I enjoy bringing things back,”he said.1.institution n.机构2.representative adj.有代表性的 n.代表eback n.东山再起4.preserve vt.保护5.repurpose v.对稍加修改6.relatively adv.相对地7.insta
17、ll vt.安装8.advocate v.提倡;拥护9.abandon vt.抛弃10.generate vt.产生;引起4.The phone boxes are making a comeback .A.to form a beautiful sight of the cityB.to improve telecommunications servicesC.to remind people of a historical periodD.to meet the requirement of green economy5.Why did the phone boxes begin to g
18、o out of service in the 1980s?A.They were not well-designed.B.They provided bad services.C.They had too short a history.D.They lost to new technologies.6.The phone boxes are becoming popular mainly because of .A.their new appearance and lower pricesB.the push of the local organizationsC.their change
19、d roles and functionsD.the big funding of the businessmen五年高考练A语篇解读本文是一篇应用文,主题语境是人与社会,主题语境内容为旅游景点介绍。文章介绍了四个旅游景点及其开放时间与所在位置。本文旨在培养学生获取信息的能力。1.C细节理解题。本题题干意为:位于Dalemain Mansion & Historic Gardens的House在七月的星期天的什么时间开放?根据第一个小标题Dalemain Mansion & Historic Gardens下的House:11.1516.00(15.00 in Oct)可知C项正确。2.A细节
20、理解题。本题题干意为:游客在Abbot Hall Art Gallery & Museum能做什么?根据第二个小标题Abbot Hall Art Gallery & Museum下的第二句(令人印象深刻的永久性作品集包括Turners和Romneys)可知A项(欣赏Romney的作品)正确。B:有一些互动的乐趣;C:参加一个著名的节日;D:学习一个家族的历史。3.D细节理解题。本题题干意为:如果游客想要去探索Wordsworth的生活,他们应该去哪里?根据第四个小标题Dove Cottage & The Wordsworth Museum下的第一句话(找到William Wordsworth的
21、灵感之家)及Town:Grasmere可知D项正确。B语篇解读本文是一篇说明文,主题语境是人与社会,主题语境内容为科技发展与信息技术。 这篇文章介绍了在新通信技术出现的今天,电话亭改头换面重新出现在英国街头的情况。4.C细节理解题。根据第四段中“He said that he had heard the calls to preserve the boxes and had seen how some of them were listed as historic buildings.”(他说,他听到了保护这些电话亭的呼吁,并看到了其中一些是如何被列为历史建筑的。)可知答案为C项(提醒人们一个
22、历史时期)。A:为了构建城市的美丽风景;B:为了提高电信服务;D:满足绿色经济的要求。5.D细节理解题。本题题干意为:为什么电话亭在20世纪80年代开始停用?根据第三段中“.the phone boxes began disappearing in the 1980s,with the rise of the mobile phone.”(随着手机的兴起,电话亭在20世纪80年代开始消失)可知答案为D项(它们输给了新技术)。A:它们被设计得不好;B:它们提供了不好的服务;C:它们的历史太短了。6.C推理判断题。本题题干意为:电话亭变得受欢迎,主要是因为。根据第五段中“As Inglis and
23、, later other businessmen, got to work, repurposed phone boxes began reappearing in cities and villages as people found new uses for them.”(随着Inglis和后来的其他商人开始工作,当人们发现电话亭的新用途的时候,改装过的电话亭开始重新出现在城市和乡村)可知答案为C项(它们被改变了的角色和功能)。A:它们的新外观和较低的价格;B:当地组织的推动;D:商人的大力资助。原句He said that he had heard the calls to preserve the boxes and had seen how some of them were listed as historic buildings.分析本句是一个主从复合句。主句的主语是He,谓语是said,其后是that引导的宾语从句。其中,how.buildings是how引导的宾语从句,作seen的宾语。句意他说他听到了要保护这些电话亭的呼声,也看到了它们中的一些是如何被列入历史建筑的。