1、阅读提速练(四) (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浙江瑞安高三第一次调研)When Huang Lizhi took her first class in African sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa in February, her professor asked her and her classmates what impressed them
2、most when it came to Africa.Unexpectedly, Huang, 31, found that words like “poverty” and “safari”negative words that were often associated with the continent in media reportswere the kind of terms her African classmates didnt want to hear. Instead, they preferred to hear the question answered in thi
3、s way：“Africa is the cradle of humankind”and “Africans are passionate and generous”Apparently, there are some misunderstandings between us. Its true that with incidents like the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the emergence(出现) of pirates off the coast of Somalia hitting the news, its easy for us
4、to keep forgetting that Africa has one of the worlds oldest civilizationsEgypt, born by the worlds longest river, the Nile. The proof is in the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx of Giza, which are both popular among tourists. And the tombs of ancient Egypt have also become endless sources f
5、or the literature and film industries.When it comes to the natural environment of Africa, our misunderstandings are only bigger. But the truth is that instead of being extremely hot all year round and covered by desert, the continent has large areas of savannas(稀树草原) where lions, giraffes and zebras
6、 live, the snowcapped Kilimanjarothe highest mountain in Africaand even thick forest on the island of Madagascar. These misunderstandings are one of the reasons why the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on ChinaAfrica Cooperation was held on Sept. 3 and 4to understand each other better.Indeed, only b
7、y visiting Africa herself did Huang see the convenient living conditions, the amazing natural beauty and the friendly people. In her eyes, her classmates were as hopeful about the future of their own countries as they were about Africa as a whole, and they were quick to demonstrate both their strong
8、 will and activity. “At that moment, I knew exactly what they wantedthey wanted their culture to be respected.”1Which of the following best explains the underlined “cradle” in paragraph 2?AA small bed for babies.BA basket to hold something.CA place for people to relax themselves.DA place where somet
9、hing important began.2Which of the following would Huang agree with?ATo see is to believe.BThink twice before you do.CA miss is as good as a mile.DDont judge a person by his appearance.3What can be a suitable title for the text?AValuing a CultureBUnderstanding AfricaCPaying a Visit to AfricaDDiscove
10、ring a ContinentBHave you ever heard of agritourism where you can experience the farm life? If not, Dr. Cindy AyersElliott will tell you the real story of Food Print Farms.The original concept of building Food Print Farms was simple. When AyersElliott returned to her hometown after graduation, she d
11、idnt have to look any further than her states alarming health statistics to find a mission. Everywhere she turned, there were reports of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and heart disease. “The problem was already identified，” explains AyersElliott.“Too many Mississippians were seriously unhea
12、lthy and it didnt take research to see that. And many of the states greatest health challenges could directly result from poor diet.”These days, Food Print Farms, which started with a few raised beds of herbs and vegetables, is making fresh, naturally grown food. “When speaking of the key to my succ
13、ess, the coop model works because we share the work and rewards，” notes AyersElliott. “A perfect example is the Wingfield High School football team. To earn the money for equipment and other items, players committed to working five hours a week on the farm, and by the end of the summer they produced
14、 1，000 melons and the profits from their sales helped to buy weights, Tshirts, sweat suits and pregame meals. But the lessons they learned about the rewards of hard work and working together to accomplish something were even more valuable products of their efforts.”“Its a model that can easily be le
15、arned in other places and Im looking forward to seeing some of our current partners do just thatto take what they have learned here and spin it off in other communities，” AyersElliott remarks. She is now looking forward to developing an agritourism area to the farm, where visitors can experience the
16、 farm life, learn new skills and take with them seeds of inspiration they can sow in their own communities when they return home.4What made AyersElliott set up Food Print Farms?AThe problems faced by local farmers.BHer further research into heart disease.CThe failure of her career after graduation.D
17、The health state of people in her hometown.5Why does the author take the football team as an example?ATo advocate the concept of independence.BTo stress the importance of teamwork.CTo support the idea of coop model.DTo explore the key to success.6What is the main idea of the text?ANaturally grown fo
18、od benefits peoples health.BFood Print Farms is making a difference in Mississippi.CAyersElliott encourages people to experience the farm life.DAgritourism is becoming increasingly popular in America.C Anxiety is a natural response that changed gradually over millions of years to make us more carefu
19、l and our bodies prepared to flee danger. But feeling anxious because you hear a noise on a dark street isnt the same thing as having an anxiety disorder. “The key thing we look for in the clinic is whether anxiety is interfering(妨碍) with a persons daytoday life, or causing them a lot of unhappiness
20、，” says Nick Grey of Kings College London.To clinical psychologists like Grey, “maladaptive(不适应的) beliefs” are typical in anxiety disorders and are often used to determine the type of anxiety someone has. In social anxiety disorder, the most common anxiety disorder, you might believe that your face
21、turning red will result in people laughing at you. People with this type of disorder experience constant and great fear before, during and after social events.If you have panic disorder, you might assume that you are having a heart attack if your heart starts to race. The physical symptoms of anxiet
22、ya pounding heart, breathing difficulty, feeling dizzywill then come on in a rush. Everyone can experience such panic attacks from time to time, but in panic disorder the attacks are regular and become a source of anxiety themselves.Other “maladaptive beliefs” are less specific. Generalized anxiety
23、disorder is characterized by continuous worries about a range of different events or activities, for at least six months. If you have this condition, the belief driving your anxiety could, for example, be the feeling that its your job to take care of other people, or that you have responsibilities t
24、hat you must meet at all costs. To decide who to refer for further treatment, doctors might use a tool called the GAD7 test.7Which of the following belongs to an anxiety disorder?AQuarreling with parents.BGetting to school earlier.CMissing a lunch.DKnocking on the wall.8What is social anxiety charac
25、terized by?AContinuous worries.BPast experiences.CMaladaptive beliefs.DFrequent terrors.9What will happen to you when you have panic disorder?AYou cant stand steadily.BYour face turns red.CYou cant touch anything.DYour hands feel numb.10What anxiety disorder occurs more often than others?AGeneralize
26、d anxiety.BPanic attacks.CSocial anxiety.DAcute anxiety attacks.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。You are enjoying a nice dream until your alarm suddenly rings. 11._. Is your clock out of control? No, its just winter, making the sun rise later, so it will be twice as hard
27、 to crawl out of bed into the cold darkness.As the days get shorter, our mornings lose that crucial light to wake us up, so waking up gets harder. That means youll need to put in extra effort to get to work on time. 12._13_. Summer or winter, you should aim to go to bed at about the same time every
28、evening and wake up at about the same time every morning. Try to give yourself time for eight hours per night.Avoid strong light near bedtime. So if you like reading before you close your eyes, try an actual book or an Eink screen like a Kindle, which doesnt emit the harsh light that phones and tabl
29、ets do.Buy a wakeup light. If you still have trouble with dark mornings, it might be time to introduce more light into your room. 14._Give yourself something to look forward to. 15._. Sure, you might have to get up for work, but youll want to be awake if you are expecting a delicious breakfast, or a
30、 workout that is actually fun.ABut you just dont want to get out of your warm bedBStick to a regular scheduleCPhilips makes some popular lamps that produce natural light during gray winter daysDWaking up is easier when you have a good reason to be consciousEToo much light can do harm to your eyesFWe
31、 have a few tips that might helpGBut when you look out of the window, its still black outside阅读提速练(四)阅读理解第一节【解题导语】本文讲述了一堂非洲社会学课引出了一部分人对非洲的误解，而主人公经过实地考察后消除了之前对非洲地理文化的误解。1D解析：词义猜测题。根据下段提到的非洲拥有人类最古老的文明之一埃及文明以及常识可知，此处表示非洲是人类的摇篮。cradle意为“摇篮”，且结合选项可知，此处cradle引申为“重要事物的发源地”。 故选D项。2A解析：推理判断题。根据第五段的内容尤其是本段第一句
32、可知，本文的主人公亲自游览非洲后，才对非洲有了真正的了解，由此可知，她会同意“眼见为实”这一观点。故选A项。3B解析：标题归纳题。综观全文可知，本文主人公之前对非洲有很多误解，但亲自游览非洲后，才对非洲有了正确且深入的了解，消除了之前对非洲的误解。故B项适合作本文的标题。【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一个农业旅游基地Food Print Farms建立的原因及其发展情况。4D解析：细节理解题。文章第二段提到AyersElliott毕业后回到家乡，看到到处有高血压、糖尿病、肥胖症和心脏病的报道，而且很多人身体严重不健康，却没有人对此进行研究，并且这里人们的很多健康挑战都由不良饮食引起，
33、因此她决定建立Food Print Farms。5C解析：推理判断题。文章第三段第二句AyersElliott谈到了其成功的关键在于合作社模式，他们共同工作，共享回报；紧接着举Wingfield High School football team的例子正是为了支持这一观点，故选C。6B解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了Food Print Farms的情况生产新鲜、自然生长的食物，采用合作社模式，这对改善AyersElliott家乡当地人的饮食有很大作用，故选B。【长难句分析】She is now looking forward to developing an agritouri
34、sm area to the farm, where visitors can experience the farm life, learn new skills and take with them seeds of inspiration they can sow in their own communities when they return home.分析：这是一个主从复合句，where引导非限制性定语从句，and在此定语从句中连接三个并列的谓语；“they can sow in their own communities when they return home”是省略了tha
35、t的定语从句，其中when引导时间状语从句。译文：她现在正期待着为农场开发一个农业旅游区域，在那里游客可以体验农场生活，学习新技能，并带走他们回家后可以在自己社区播种的灵感种子。【解题导语】文章主要介绍了几种不同类型的焦虑症及其症状。7A解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的“The key thing we look for in the clinic is whether anxiety is interfering(妨碍) with a persons daytoday life, or causing them a lot of unhappiness， says Nick Grey of
36、Kings College London.”可知，临床上判断焦虑的情绪是否属于焦虑症的关键是确定这种焦虑的情绪是否正在影响一个人的日常生活，或是使他们感到不开心。结合选项可知，A项(和父母吵架)影响人的日常生活，会使人感到不开心，属于焦虑症，故选A项。8D解析：细节理解题。根据题干中的“social anxiety”可定位至第二段，再根据第二段中的“People with this type of disorder experience constant and great fear before, during and after social events.”可知，社交焦虑症表现为在社交活
37、动前、社交活动期间以及之后都出现持续且强烈的恐惧，由此可知，社交焦虑症的特征是持续不断的恐惧。故选D项。9A解析：推理判断题。根据题干中的“panic disorder”可定位至第三段，再根据第三段中的“The physical symptoms of anxietya pounding heart, breathing difficulty, feeling dizzywill then come on in a rush.”可知，恐慌症的症状为胸口狂跳、呼吸困难、感到眩晕，分析选项可知，A项(你不能站稳)是眩晕的表现，属于恐慌症的症状，故选A项。10C解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“In
38、 social anxiety disorder, the most common anxiety disorder, you might believe that your face turning red will result in people laughing at you.”可知，社交焦虑症是最常见的一种焦虑症，即它的出现频率比其他类型的焦虑症的出现频率要高，故选C项。第二节【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要针对在冬天如何早起这一问题提出了几点建议。11G解析：根据空格前一句“You are enjoying a nice dream until your alarm sudd
39、enly rings.”可知，你正在做一个美梦，直到你的闹钟突然响了；根据下文可知，不，闹钟没有失控，只是冬天日出迟。由此可推知，此处表示转折。G项“但是当你看向窗外时，外面仍然漆黑”符合语境。故选G。12F解析：根据空格前一句“That means youll need to put in extra effort to get to work on time.”可知，这意味着你需要付出额外的努力才能准时上班；根据下文的四个建议可推断，空格处起承上启下的作用。F项“我们有一些建议可能会有所帮助”符合语境。故选F。13B解析：根据空格后一句“Summer or winter, you shou
40、ld aim to go to bed at about the same time every evening and wake up at about the same time every morning.”可知，无论是夏天还是冬天，你应该每天晚上在同一时间睡觉，每天早上在同一时间醒来。B项“坚持一个有规律的作息时间表”与下文衔接紧密，符合语境。故选B。14C解析：根据上文“Buy a wakeup light. If you still have trouble with dark mornings, it might be time to introduce more light i
41、nto your room.”可知，买一个唤醒灯。如果你仍然对漆黑的早晨感到困扰，也许是时候给你的房间添入更多的光线了。C项“飞利浦制造了一些流行的灯具，可以在灰暗的冬日里产生自然光”承接上文，符合语境。故选C。15D解析：根据空格后一句“Sure, you might have to get up for work, but youll want to be awake if you are expecting a delicious breakfast, or a workout that is actually fun.”可知，当然，你起床或许是为了工作，但是如果你想要一顿美味的早餐，或者一次真正有趣的锻炼，你就会想要保持清醒。D项“当你有充分的理由保持清醒时，醒来会更容易”引出下文，符合语境。故选D。
