1、限时提分练(十三)必修Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote.阅读理解A2021昆明市高考模拟考试MaitreyiRamakrishnan, 17, remembersthequestionthattookherfromthelifeofaregularhighschoolstudenttothecenterofHollywood.“Whynotme？”sheaskedherselfwhenshesawanopencastingcallforMindyKalingscomingofagecomedyseriesNeverHaveIEver.Itwasagoodquestion
2、, andcoincidentally, alsothenameofKalings2015biography.Despitehavingnoprofessionalactingexperience, Ramakrishnangotthejob.TheyoungactressplaysacharacternamedDeviwhoselifestoryisinspiredbyKalingsown.Ramakrishnancreditsherbestfriendforhelpingherstayconfidentthroughouttheaudition (试演) process.Shefilmed
3、anauditionvideoandsubmittedit.Aboutonemonthlater, shegotaphonecallfromKalingandscreenwriterLangFisher.“TheytoldmethatIgottherole，”Ramakrishnansaid.“Iwasincompleteshock.Ijustkeptsaying, Mylifeiscompletelygoingtochange.”AsawomanofcolorstarringinaNetflixseries, RamakrishnanwashonoredasaGroundbreakerfor
4、InternationalDayoftheGirlin2019.Herpersonalrolemodels, includingherhighschooldramateacheraswellasvariouswomeninHollywood, haveplayedabigroleincreatingherworldview.“Myhighschooldramateacherisalwayspushingmetotrynewthings，”theteensaid.“Sheencouragedmetotryoutforplaysandtakerisks, whichnowImknownfor.”T
5、hesurrealexperiencetaughtheralifelessonthatshethinksappliestoanyone.Whenaskedhowshehopesherrolewillinfluenceothers, shereplied, “Ihopeitpassesthisonthewhynotme？WhycantIjustgooutanddowhatmakesmehappy? Dowhatmakesmefeelgreatandconfident？”Clearly, itsworking.1WhatmadeRamakrishnansuccessfullygetthejob?A
6、Heractingexperience.BInfluenceofherfriend.CHerlastingconfidence.DInspirationfromKaling.2HowdoesRamakrishnansoundtowardsherdramateacher?AFaithful.BGrateful.CAnnoyed.DConcerned.3Whatdoestheunderlinedword“surreal”inParagraph4mean?AOrdinary.BFantastic.CDisturbing.DEntertaining.4Whatdoesthetextmainlytalk
7、about?AAcomedynamedNeverHaveEver.BAgirlstarringinanewNetflixshow.CAphonecallthatmakesasuperstar.DAquestionthatchangesagirlslife.B2021浙江三市联考Wespendagreatamountoftimelisteningtomusic.Mostcollegestudentslistentomusicatleastthreeorfourtimesaweek, andmorethan50percentofthemgotoatleastoneconcertperyear.Ac
8、cordingtonewresearch, wemaybebornlikingmusic, becausehumanbeingsareborntofindcertain_combinations_of_soundsattractive.Forexample, youngchildrencanrecognizeafamiliarsongevenwhenitskeyischanged.Similarly, theyrespondwithmoreemotionstotheirmotherssingingthantotheirmothersspeech.Carefulanalysisofmothers
9、childdirectedsongsindicatesthateachmotherssongsremainstablefromone“performance”tothenext, andthismayencouragechildrensengagementwiththesongs.Researchwithadultssuggeststhatmusiccatchesourattentionbyactivating (激活) brainpathwaysthataremostsuitedtoprocessingmusicthantoprocessingotherkindsofsound.Specif
10、ically, musicappreciationreliesontheauditorycortex (听觉皮层) ontherightsideofthebrain, whichisspecializedtoprocesssoundthatcharacterizesmusicincontrasttotheleftauditorycortex, whichprocessesthestopandstartburstsofsoundthatcharacterizespeech.Althoughsomepsychologistsremainskepticalaboutwhethermusicmayha
11、vepowerfuleffectsonourthinking, anumberofstudieshaveshownthatlisteningtomusiccanincreasepeoplesspatialreasoningabilities.Furthermore, itisclearthatmusiccangreatlyinfluenceouremotions.Personallysignificantmusicactivatesareasofthebrainassociatedwithpleasureandreward, thesameareasthatareactivatedbysexa
12、ndgoodfood.Researchersdonotagreeabouthowhumansabilitiestoprocessandenjoymusichavecomeintobeing.Anyway, thenexttimeyouenjoylisteningtoapieceofmusic, rememberthatthemostcomplexpiecesofaudioequipmentaretheonesbetweenyourheadphones.5Whichofthefollowingmightbelongtothe“certaincombinationsofsounds”inParag
13、raph2?AAsong.BAdebate.CAquarrel.DAdialogue.6ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph4that_.AnodoubtmusiccanincreasepeoplesthinkingabilityBmusicsimplygivespeoplepositiveemotionsConlymusiccangivepeoplepurepleasureandrewardDmusichasagreatinfluenceonhumanbeings7Accordingtothepassage, themostcomplexpiecesofaudioequip
14、mentlie_.AatacollegeBinaconcertCinthebrainDintheheadphone.完形填空2021兰州市高三练习卷WilliamButlerYeats, amostfamousIrishwriter, wasborninDublinin1865.Hischildhood_1_theharmonythatwas_2_ofahappyfamily.Later, Yeatsshockedhisfamilybysayingthatheremembered“littleofchildhoodbutitspain”.Infact, heinherited (继承) exc
15、ellenttastein_3_fromhisfamilybothhisfatherandhisbrotherwerepainters.Buthefinally_4_literature, _5_dramaandpoetry.Yeatshadstrong_6_inthecomingofnewartisticmovements.Hesethimselfthe_7_taskinfoundinganIrishnationaltheatreinthelate1890s.Hisearlytheatricalexperiments, _8_，werenotreceived_9_atthebeginning
16、.Hedidntloseheart, andfinallyenjoyed_10_inhispoeticaldrama._11_withhisdramaticworks, Yeatsspoemsattractmuch_12_notice.Thesubjectmatterincludeslove, nature, history, timeandaging.ThoughYeatsgenerallyreliedonverytraditionalforms, hebroughtmodernsensibilitytothem.Ashisliterarylife_13_，hispoetrygrewfine
17、randricher, whichledhimintoworldwide_14_.Hehadnot_15_amajorpubliclife_16_winningtheNobelPrizein1923.Yet, he_17_writingalmosttotheendofhislife.HadYeatsstoppedwritingatage40, hewouldprobablynowbe_18_asaminorpoet, forthereisnootherexampleintheliteraryhistoryofapoetwho_19_hisgreatestworksbetweentheageso
18、f50and75.AfterYeatssdeathin1939, WH.Audenwrote, amongothers, thefollowinglines：Earth, receivean_20_guest：WilliamYeatsislaidtorest.LettheIrishvessel (船) lieEmptiedofitspoetry.1A.heldBlackedCexpectedDdesired2A.typicalBspecialCkindDcapable3A.artBpoetryCdramaDliterature4A.carriedonBdecidedonCputonDbased
19、on5A.regularlyBinstantlyCparticularlyDfinally6A.desireBenergyCaccessDfaith7A.freshBstupidCsmallDsimple8A.thereforeBhoweverCbesidesDotherwise9A.possiblyBhonorablyCfavorablyDdoubtfully10A.failureBfameCpleasureDsuccess11A.ConnectedBOccupiedCComparedDTired12A.admiringBamusingCamazingDenvying13A.finished
20、BproducedCcreatedDprogressed14A.rewardBspreadCrecognitionDassessment15A.enjoyedBacceptedCpurchasedDtaken16A.beforeBsinceCuntilDafter17A.abandonedBcontinuedCappreciatedDrecommended18A.respectedBadmiredCregardedDfavored19A.prohibitsBattemptsCrecommendsDproduces20A.appealedBadvocatedCadvancedDhonored限时
21、提分练(十三).阅读理解A语篇类型：记叙文主题语境：人与社会人物故事普通高中生麦特里伊拉玛克里斯南被好莱坞录用【语篇解读】普通的高中生麦特里伊拉玛克里斯南尽管没有专业的表演经验，但因为“为什么不是我？”这个巧合的问题而被敏迪卡灵(MindyKaling)的成长喜剧系列招为演员。1答案与解析：C考查细节理解。根据第二段的内容，尤其是第三句“Ramakrishnancreditsherbestfriendforhelpingherstayconfidentthroughouttheaudition(试演)process”及第六句“TheytoldmethatIgottherole，Ramakris
22、hnansaid”可知，麦特里伊拉玛克里斯南在试演时的自信使她被录用。故选C。2答案与解析：B考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“Herpersonalrolemodels，includingherhighschooldramateacher.Sheencouragedmetotryoutforplaysandtakerisks，whichnowImknownfor.”可知，她的高中戏剧老师是她的个人榜样，总是督促她去尝试新事物并且鼓励她尝试戏剧和冒险，而且现在她以这一点而闻名，进而可推断出她对她的高中戏剧老师怀有感激之情。所以选B。3答案与解析：B考查词义猜测。分析句子结构可知，这种经历是上文提到
23、的经历。根据第一段的内容可知麦特里伊拉玛克里斯南被录用有巧合的因素，所以，她的这种经历是“不可思议的、奇异的”，故画线词与B项词义相近。4答案与解析：D考查主旨大意。本文主要介绍了普通的高中生麦特里伊拉玛克里斯南尽管没有专业的表演经验，但因为“为什么不是我？”这个巧合的问题而被敏迪卡灵(MindyKaling)的成长喜剧系列招为演员的故事。故选D。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。作者主要论述了音乐对人有着非常积极的作用。5答案与解析：A考查推理判断。根据文章第二段中的“wemaybebornlikingmusic, becausehumanbeingsareborntofindcertainc
24、ombinationsofsounds”可知，此处提到的certaincombinationsofsounds应该与上文的music有关，属于音乐范畴，故推断答案为A项。debate(辩论)，quarrel(争吵)，dialogue(对话)都不属于音乐范畴，故排除。6答案与解析：D考查细节理解。文章第四段中的“listeningtomusiccanincreasepeoplesspatialreasoningabilities”“musiccangreatlyinfluenceouremotions”“significantmusicactivatesareasofthebrainassoci
25、atedwithpleasureandreward”都说明了音乐对人的影响巨大，故答案选D项。7答案与解析：C考查推理判断。根据文章最后一段中的“rememberthatthemostcomplexpiecesofaudioequipmentaretheonesbetweenyourheadphones”可知，两只耳机间的东西是最复杂的声音设备，而两只耳机间的正是人的大脑。故答案为C项。【长难句分析】Althoughsomepsychologistsremainskepticalaboutwhethermusicmayhavepowerfuleffectsonourthinking，anumb
26、erofstudieshaveshownthatlisteningtomusiccanincreasepeoplesspatialreasoningabilities.(第四段第一句),分析：这是一句非常长且复杂的复合句。anumberofstudieshaveshownthatlisteningtomusiccanincreasepeoplesspatialreasoningabilities是主句，而该主句中又包含thatlisteningtomusiccanincreasepeoplesspatialreasoningabilities宾语从句。Althoughsomepsycholog
27、istsremainskepticalaboutwhethermusicmayhavepowerfuleffectsonourthinking是让步状语从句，而whethermusicmayhavepowerfuleffectsonourthinking又是该状语从句中about后的宾语从句。,译文：尽管一些心理学家仍然对音乐是否会对我们的思维产生强大的影响持怀疑态度，但一些研究表明，听音乐可以提高人们的空间推理能力。.完形填空语篇类型：记叙文主题语境：人与自我人物故事威廉巴特勒叶芝的艺术之路【语篇解读】威廉巴特勒叶芝是爱尔兰最著名的作家之一，他坚信新的艺术运动的到来，于19世纪90年代末，创
28、建了爱尔兰国家剧院；与他的戏剧作品相比，叶芝的诗歌更引人注目；叶芝晚年在诗歌创作方面取得了卓越的成就。1答案与解析：B根据下文中的“herememberedlittleofchildhoodbutitspain”可知，他的童年缺乏一个典型的幸福家庭所特有的融洽。故选B。2答案与解析：A参见上题解析。3答案与解析：A根据该句中的“bothhisfatherandhisbrotherwerepainters”可推知，他从他的家人那里继承了在艺术方面卓越的鉴赏力。故选A。4答案与解析：B根据该句中的“But”以及下文中的“Ashisliterarylife”可知，他最终选择了文学。decideon意
29、为“决定，选定”，符合语境，故选B。A项意为“继续做，坚持干”；C项意为“穿上，上演”。5答案与解析：C根据下文表述的叶芝在戏剧和诗歌方面的成就可知，他最终选择了文学，尤其是戏剧和诗歌。故选C。6答案与解析：D根据下文中的“foundinganIrishnationaltheatreinthelate1890s”并结合语境可知，叶芝坚信新的艺术运动的到来。havefaithinsth.意为“对有信心”，故选D。7答案与解析：A根据后一句中的“Hisearlytheatricalexperiments”并结合上文中的“new”可推知，在19世纪90年代末，他把设立爱尔兰国家剧院作为新的(fres
30、h)任务。8答案与解析：B根据该句中的“werenotreceived_9_atthebeginning”以及后一句中的“Hedidntloseheart”可知，此处表示转折，表示“然而，他早期的戏剧实验在一开始并未受到好评”，故选B。9答案与解析：C参见上题解析。bereceivedfavorably表示受到好评，故选C。10答案与解析：D根据该句中的“Hedidntloseheart, andfinallyenjoyed”可知，他的诗剧最终获得了成功。故选D。11答案与解析：C根据该句中的“Yeatsspoemsattractmuch_12_notice”可知，与他的戏剧作品相比，叶芝的诗
31、歌引人注目，得到很多赞赏。12答案与解析：A参见上题解析。admiring意为“赞美的，钦佩的”。13答案与解析：D根据本句中的“hispoetrygrewfinerandricher”可知，此处表示随着他的文学生活的进展，故选D。14答案与解析：C根据语境可知，随着他的文学生活的进展，他的诗歌变得更完善、更丰富，这使他得到了全世界的赞誉(recognition)。15答案与解析：A根据后一句“Yet，he_17_writingalmosttotheendofhislife”和语境可知，自从他1923年获得诺贝尔奖，就再也没有享受过重要的公共生活，故选A。16答案与解析：B参见上题解析。17答案与解析：B根据该句中的“almosttotheendofhislife”并结合下文表述的叶芝最伟大的作品产生于其晚年时期可知，此处指他几乎一直写作到生命的尽头，故选B。18答案与解析：C根据语境可知，如果叶芝在40岁时停止写作，他现在可能会被视为一个小诗人。beregardedas表示“被视为”，故选C。19答案与解析：D根据语境并结合常识可知，在文学史上没有其他例子表明，一个诗人在50岁到75岁之间创作出了他最伟大的作品。故选D。20答案与解析：D根据语境并结合上文的内容可知，此处为奥登写的悼念诗，称叶芝为尊贵的客人，故选D。
