1、阅读提速练(二) (建议用时：30分钟)阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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杭州一中模拟)Josh Morrison, 17, dreamed of raising $100，000 to build a home for a lowincome family. After years of hard work, his dream has come true. The house is now in the early stages of building.Six year
2、s ago, Josh and his dad went into a Habitat for Humanity Restore, a home improvement store and donation center run by the nonprofit organization. They were there to buy a sink. Josh, then 11, also noticed a collection of pennies. “I instantly felt the urge to help out with that，” he said. Josh set a
3、 fundraising(筹款) deadline of four years. Many people doubted whether he could reach his goal of $100，000, but it didnt shake his faith. He raised money at his school and other nearby schools. He collected money from neighbors, got publicity from local newspapers, and placed cans in stores so that pe
4、ople could donate extra change.Joshs fundraising efforts began to produce results. Still, there were challenges. Four months before his deadline, he was $30，000 short. He decided to hold a Family Fun Fair and Spaghetti Dinner event in Uxbridge, which is in the province of Ontario. The event raised $
5、19，000.“I didnt care how long it took me，” Josh said. “I would raise $100，000.” With three weeks left, a company called Joshs house, offering to donate $18，000. Eventually, Josh reached a total of $124，000 before his deadline. “The_momentum_just_kept_going,_and we decided to do more，” he said. “Josh
6、s Penny House” is being built by Habitat for Humanity Restore in the city of Oshawa, along with 24 new townhouses. Josh has helped with some of the construction, as have other volunteers. He will choose the family that moves into the unit.Next year, the 17yearold will head to college in British Colu
7、mbia, Canadas westernmost province. As a 11yearold kid when starting fundraising, Josh was able to send a powerful message across the world. No matter how old you are, if you have a dream and are willing to do anything to achieve it, it can come true.1Which word can best describe Josh Morrison in pa
8、ragraph 2?AStraightforward.BOpenminded.CDetermined.DCautious.2What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 mean?AHis project became more popular.BHe received continuous donations.CThe result was beyond expectations.DHe got more support from the company.3What will be the best title of the text?AA
9、n Astonishing FundraiserBA Boy with a Warm HeartCKindness from a CompanyDThe Penny House DreamBBritain faces social problems as lots of people are set to lose their jobs in technological revolution, the Bank of Englands chief economist warned.Andy Haldane said the socalled Fourth Industrial Revoluti
10、on will make the machine replace humans to do thinking things. The dark side of the change could be a much bigger breakdown of employment than in Victorian times, with professions such as accountancy(会计) among those at risk.A report by the accountancy firm PwC last month warned that more than 7 mill
11、ion jobs in Britain would lose over the next 20 years as technological change sweeps through workplaces.The majority of these jobs are in the retail, transport and manufacturing industries. However, other traditional professional sectors could also be at serious risk.Economists treat the arrival of
12、increasingly intelligent computers and robots as the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The first was the shift from agriculture to urban societies. The second saw the widespread use of electricity and steel, and the third was the digital revolution when computers, the Internet and mobile phones were dev
13、eloped.Mr.Haldane said the hollowingout(空洞化) experienced in the past years could be on a greater scale in the future, so it is important to learn the lessons of history and insure that people are given training to take advantage of new opportunities.“Jobs were effectively taken by machines of variou
14、s types, and there was a hollowingout of the job market, which left many people for a long period out of work and struggling to make a living，” Haldane added. “That heightened social and financial tensions, and led to a rise in inequality. This is the dark side of technological revolution.”“That hol
15、lowingout is going to be potentially on a much greater scale in the future, when we have machines thinking and doing the cognitive and technical skills of humans.” Mr. Haldane said professions like accountancy could be among those hardest hit by the rise of AI. But he suggested economists could esca
16、pe.4What is the dark side mentioned in the text?AThe hollowingout has become a major social problem.BLess and less people have the desire to learn accountancy.CIntelligent computers and robots decrease good workers.DThe technological revolution causes people to lose jobs.5Why are economists the luck
17、y dog in the new technological revolution?AThe study about economy is at a low level.BEconomists work on a traditional professional job.CThere is no machine that can work as an economist.DEconomists have the chance to avoid technological revolution.6What attitude did Haldane have toward the future e
18、mployment?APositive.BAggressive.CCritical.DWorried.CWere often reminded of the importance of preserving the planet as we see it for future generationsand children at St Oswalds CE Primary School Chester certainly agree.Nineyearold Isobel Kelleher from the schools Hummingbirds class thinks adults nee
19、d to take note. “Sometimes 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 that are polluting them，” she says. “F
20、ish 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 Hummingbirds class, whi
21、ch is made up of 9and 10yearold pupils, has been busy writing poems and creating online video advertisements 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. “We som
22、etimes 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 his Humming
23、birds 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.”7What can we infer about adults according to Isobel Kelleher?AThey just pretend to be busy.BThey havent done their part well.CThey can do nothin
24、g to stop pollution.DThey have started to care about the ocean.8What is the purpose of the school project?ATo help adults to learn more about their kids.BTo remind adults to be friendly to the environment.CTo persuade students to stop using plastic bags.DTo teach students how to write poems creative
25、ly.9Why does Mr. Timms mention parents in paragraph 4?ATo prove kids are creative in teaching.BTo attract people to support his work.CTo have adults care about education.DTo show the effects of the project.10What is the text mainly about?AAn inspiring school project.BAn appeal to stop plastic bags.C
26、Serious situations of our planet.DAdults ignorance of the environment.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。About one hundred years ago many educated people learned and spoke French when they met people from other countries. Today most people speak English when they meet fore
27、igners. 11._ There are more people who speak English as a second language than people who speak English as a first language. Why is this?12_ One of them is that English has become the language of business. Another important reason is that popular American culture (like movies and music) has quickly
28、spread throughout the world. 13._Is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? 14._ Its important to have a language that the people of the earth have in common. Our world has become very global and we need to communicate with one another. On the other hand, English is a f
29、airly complicated language to learn and it brings its culture with it. Do we really need that?Scientists have already tried to create an artificial language that isnt too difficult and doesnt include any groups culture. It is called Esperanto. 15._ Maybe the popularity of English wont last that long
30、 either. There are more people in the world who speak Chinese than any other language. Maybe someday Chinese will be the new international language.APeople like English.BBut it hasnt become popular.CIt has brought its language with it.DThere is no doubt about the question.EThis is why English was wi
31、dely spoken.FIt has become the new international language.GThere are many reasons why English has become so popular.阅读提速练(二)阅读理解第一节【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。一名11岁的少年因一次偶然的经历决定为低收入家庭募捐建房，经过数年的不懈努力，实现了这一梦想。1C解析：推理判断题。结合文中对Josh Morrison筹款过程的描述以及第二段中的“Many people doubted whether he could reach his goal of $100，00
32、0, but it didnt shake his faith.”可知，尽管很多人怀疑他能否在四年中完成这件事，但是他信念坚定。由此可见他是“意志坚定的”。2B解析：句意理解题。根据下文中的“we decided to do more”以及“Joshs Penny House is being built by Habitat for Humanity Restore in the city of Oshawa, along with 24 new townhouses. Josh has helped with some of the construction”可知，捐款势头一直保持下去，他
33、收到了比最初目标更多的钱，于是打算做更多，他帮助建造“Joshs Penny House”以及24所新住宅来帮助需要的人，所以画线处意为“他继续收到捐款”。3D解析：标题归纳题。文章主要讲述了一名11岁的少年经过几年不懈的努力，实现了为低收入家庭募捐建房的梦想的经历。本文提到的“Joshs Penny House”是解题的暗示。故选D项。【技巧点拨】“标题归纳”属于文章主旨要义的考查范畴，考生要明确标题设定的基本种类与方法。一般说来，标题设定通常有三种方法：用最简练的语言概括文章的中心思想；用人名、地名、事件名称等作为标题；用特殊句型，如疑问句(Who Am I)、祈使句(Come and E
34、at Here)和其他修辞手段来设定。【解题导语】本文介绍了新技术革命给经济领域带来了很大影响，会产生严重的失业问题。同时，本文也鼓励人们应该把握新的机遇去创造更多的就业机会。4D解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Britain faces social problems as lots of people are set to lose their jobs in technological revolution”以及第二段中的“The dark side of the change could be a much bigger breakdown of employment than in
35、 Victorian times, with.among those at risk.”可知，这次改变的阴暗面是将会引发比维多利亚时期更严重的就业问题，在新技术革命中许多人将会失去工作。故选D项。5C解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知，人们之所以会失业，是因为新技术创造出来的机器会替代人们从事很多方面的工作。反之，经济学家能够幸免是因为目前还没有一项技术能扮演他们的角色。故选C项。6D解析：观点态度题。文章多处提到霍尔丹担心新技术革命造成人们失业的现象在未来会越来越严重，由此可知，霍尔丹对于未来的就业形势是担忧的。故选D项。【长难句分析】Mr.Haldane said the hollow
36、ingout(空洞化) experienced in the past years could be on a greater scale in the future, so it is important to learn the lessons of history and insure that people are given training to take advantage of new opportunities.分析：本句是一个主从复合句。said后面是一个省略了that的宾语从句，在这个宾语从句中“the hollowingout experienced in the pa
37、st years”充当主语；so引导结果状语从句，在这个状语从句中包含it isadj.to do sth.句式，it在这里充当形式主语，learn和insure是由and连接的两个并列的动词不定式结构。译文：霍尔丹表示，过去几年经历的空洞化在将来的规模会更大，因此，从历史中吸取教训并确保人们在接受培训时能够把握住新的机会是很重要的。【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了“蜂鸟班”积极响应一个环保教育项目。该班由9岁和10岁的孩子组成，他们通过写诗和制作在线视频广告以提醒成年人注意环保问题。7B解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的内容，尤其是第一句“Nineyearold Isobel Kelle
38、her from the schools Hummingbirds class thinks adults need to take note.”可知，学校“蜂鸟班”里9岁的伊泽贝尔认为成年人需要注意环保问题；据此可推知，成年人在环保问题上没有做得很好，故B项正确。8B解析：细节理解题。根据第三段尾句“The entire Hummingbirds class, which is made up of 9and 10yearold pupils, has been busy writing poems and creating online video advertisements to wa
39、rn adults about the serious situation of our oceans and wildlife.”可知，整个“蜂鸟班”由9岁和10岁的学生组成，他们一直忙着写诗和制作在线视频广告，提醒成年人海洋和野生动物所处的严重处境；据此可知，该项目旨在提醒成年人要注意环保问题，故B项正确。9D解析：推理判断题。根据第四段尾句“It has been really hard to believe having parents come in saying that their children have been asking them to stop using plas
40、tic, and to recycle more, and even stopping them using plastic straws.”可知，真的很难相信有父母说孩子们要求他们停止使用塑料，甚至要求他们停止使用塑料吸管；据此可推知，该段提及父母旨在说明该项目对成年人的影响，故D项正确。10A解析：主旨大意题。文章第三段第一句“Mr. Timms, Isobels teacher, has been spearheading a new project at the school which lets children loose creatively to raise awareness
41、 of the need to be more environmentally friendly.”为全文的主题句，结合全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了“蜂鸟班”积极响应一个环保教育项目，该班由9岁和10岁的孩子组成，他们通过写诗和制作在线视频广告，提醒成年人注意环保问题。故A项正确。第二节【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要分析了英语作为国际语言流行的原因及对未来可能流行的语言的预测。11F解析：根据第一段的前两句可知，大约一百年前很多有学问的人学习法语，并且在见到来自其他国家的人时说法语，现在大部分人见到外国人时说英语。由此可推知，英语已经成了新的国际性语言。故选F项。12G解析：承接上文“Wh
42、y is this？”，并结合本段中的“One of them is”和“Another important reason is”可推知，此空表述英语流行有诸多原因，故选G项。13C解析：承接上文美国文化在全球的流行可知，它的语言也随之而来，故选C项。14D解析：承接上文的疑问句，并结合下文的肯定陈述“Its important to have a language that the people of the earth have in common.”可知，此处是表示毫无疑问英语在全世界的传播是一件好事，故选D项。15B解析：结合下文“Maybe the popularity of English wont last that long either.”可知，B项“但是它并没有流行起来”符合语境，衔接上下文。
