1、50分阅读理解提分练(二)阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。A2020广东省七校联合体第二次联考4 Fun Runs Even NonRunners Will Enjoy Even people who swear they hate running will manage to enjoy these races that somehow make the sport fun.Hot Chocolate 5KDo you want a steaming cup of cocoa
2、and lots of chocolate on a cold morning run? At the Hot Chocolate 5K series those are exactly what await you at the finish line. There are prizes given to the top three male and female finishers, but casual participation is encouraged. The events are scheduled in the cooler months in major cities ar
3、ound the country.The Color RunThe Color Run, also known as the Happiest 5K on the Planet, is an event where runners wear white clothes and are painted from head to toe in different colors at each kilometer, crossing the finish line in a variety of colors. The fun run does not time runners, removing
4、runners pressure to keep a specific pace or worry about the placing.Disney Running SeriesWhy not combine a trip to the happiest place on earth with a little exercise? Run Disney offers a number of halfmarathon and marathon weekend packages, many of which also feature the more accessible 5K distance.
5、 On Disneylands Super Heroes Half Marathon Weekend, Friday features a Spidermanthemed 5K, while the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend runs a familyfriendly 5K through Epcot.Running with the BalloonsThis crosscountry 3.1mile race in Reddington Township, New Jersey, aims to create a new challenge. Bu
6、t, the highlight is the launch of more than 100 hot air balloons during the New Jersey Festival of Ballooning, the largest summertime hot air balloon and music festival in North America. The motivation? The top male finisher and the top female finisher will each win a free ride in a hot air balloon!
7、1What is special about The Color Run?AIt brings you lots of fun.BIt combines running with music.CThere are no winners.DThere are a series of runs.2Which run is suitable for family running at the weekend?AHot Chocolate 5K.BThe Color Run.CDisney Running Series.DRunning with the Balloons.3What award wi
8、ll you get if you win Running with the Balloons?AA hot air balloon.BA hot chocolate.CA free ticket to the festival.DAn exciting ride.B2020安徽省部分重点中学高三联考Remember Vitaminwaters “free of rolling screens for a year” challenge that people to be free from smart phones for a whole year will win $100,000? We
9、ll, Elana Mugdan, a New York woman, has been into it for eight months, and just four months away from claiming the grand prize.Vitaminwater made news headlines last December when it announced its unique challenge. Thousands of people applied to be chosen as the perfect candidate to spend a year with
10、out touching their smart phones, but in the end, the only person who got to try and survived for an entire year without a handheld smart phone was Elana Mugdan, a 29yearold fiction writer from Queens, New York. Eight months into the challenge, she claims it has been a free and eyeopening experience
11、that shows her just how dependent she becomes on her smart phone. Even though there are times when she misses her handheld smart phone, she plans to go on living without it even after the challenge ends, because she really doesnt want to go back to days when she overused it, wasted time, stayed up a
12、ll hours of the night on it, and was obsessed_with social media.But not having access to her smart phone really made certain situations a lot harder than she could have imagined them before. “Many people did me a favor. However, once, I almost get stranded (被滞留的) in the SeaTac Airport because the ph
13、one number Id written down was wrong, and I had no way of referring to the right one, no way of calling a cab, and no one in the state who could help me，” the young writer said.Another time, her cars “check engine” light turned on while she was driving in an unfamiliar area at night. She couldnt use
14、 her phones GPS, or even check what the light meant online or find a nearby car repair shop. But she learned to overcome these situations. And now she claims the last eight months of phonefree life have been one of the best adventures of her life and that shell keep it for another four months.4Whats
15、 the challenge “free of rolling screens for a year”？APeople free from smart phones can live a richer life.BPeople living a telephonefree life can be awarded money every year.CPeople living without computers for a year will win a grand prize.DPeople spending a year free from smart phones will get a r
16、eward.5Which phrase can replace the underlined part “obsessed with” in paragraph 2?ASatisfied with. BAccustomed to.CAddicted to. DPopular with.6What does Elana Mugdan mainly want to express in paragraph 3?AIts fantastic to have someone to help her all the way.BIts unimaginable to lose her phone numb
17、er on the way.CIts unnecessary to refer to information with a smart phone.DIts difficult to get out of the trouble without a smart phone.7What can we learn about Elana Mugdan?AShe couldnt live without a smart phone.BShe finds no one can help her in the adventure.CShe has not won the grand $100,000 p
18、rize yet.DShe used to use her smart phone to write fiction.C2020开封市高三模拟The bus stops in the Dutch city of Utrecht are as beautiful as they are practical. Now, 316 bus stops feature a green roof that adds some life to the city, while also storing rainwater, catching dust, and providing some much need
19、ed shade during the hot months. This project is good for the honeybee population that is attracted to the plants on the roof. To keep up this successful ecosystem, municipal workers drive around in electric cars, taking care of the mini gardens.Another one of the biggest benefits to come out of thes
20、e green stops is the improved air quality. Smoking, cars, and bacteria all contribute to polluting the air we breathe. These ecofriendly public spaces act as an air purifier (净化器) for urban people, though humans arent the only group that benefits from them.Utrecht has also made great efforts towards
21、 moving their transportation system away from gasguzzling (耗油的) buses. The city has replaced 10 gasguzzling buses with electric buses and plans to have only CO2inactive buses on the roads by 2028.The buses have a system that records the drivers efficiency and comfort levels. Drivers can win prizes b
22、ased on how safe and comfortable the ride is. The city is also one of the most bicyclefriendly places in the world. Roads have been redesigned for cyclists convenience and there is a new stateoftheart bicycle parking area that is located beneath Utrechts central train station.Utrecht offers incentiv
23、es (奖励) to keep citizens energized and motivated to live greener lives. Therere even incentives for people to transform their roofs into green roofs too. Achieving the goals of an ecofriendly city takes cooperation and Utrecht is leading the way to protect our environment.8What is special about the
24、bus stops in Utrecht?AThey are ecofriendly.BThey can save a lot of energy.CThey are artificially intelligent.DThey can provide power for buses.9What can we infer about the changes to the transportation system in Utrecht?ANot all buses are gasguzzling at present.BGasguzzling cars have been completely
25、 replaced.COnly electric private cars are allowed on the roads.DBuses have air purifiers fixed on them.10What might passengers comment on the bus service in Utrecht?ABuses are always too crowded.BBuses are often behind schedule.CBuses are too big for redesigned roads.DBuses are generally comfortable
26、 and safe.11What are people living in Utrecht encouraged to do?AGive up smoking.BCreate gardens on their roofs.CPaint their roofs green.DConsume more honey.D2020贵阳市高三适应性考试(一)Probably no other musical instrument is as popular as the guitar. Musicians use the guitar for almost every kind of music. Cou
27、ntry and western would not be the same without a guitar. The traditional Spanish folk music called Flamenco could not exist without a guitar. The sound of American blues music would not be the same without the sad cry of the guitar. And rock and roll music would almost be impossible without this ins
28、trument.Some music experts say an instrument very much like a guitar was played in Egypt more than one thousand years ago. Some other experts say that the ancestor of the modern guitar was brought to Spain from Persia sometime in the twelfth century. The guitar continued to develop in Spain. In the
29、1700s, it became similar to the instrument we know today.Many famous musicians played the instrument. The famous Italian violinist Niccol Paganini played and wrote music for the guitar in the early 1800s. Franz Schubert used the guitar to write some of his famous works. One kind of music for the gui
30、tar developed in the southern area of Spain called Andalusia. It will always be strongly linked with the Spanish guitar. It is called Flamenco.In the 1930s, Les Paul began experimenting with ways to make an electric guitar. He invented the solidbody electric guitar in 1940. The guitar has always bee
31、n important to blues music. With the electric guitar, Les Paul helped make modern blues music possible. There have been many great blues guitarists. Yet, music experts say all blues guitar players are measured against one man and his famous guitar. That man is B. B. King. Every blues fan knows that
32、years ago B. B. King named his guitar Lucille. He played Lucille on his famous recording of “The Thrill Is Gone”. Lucille, B. B. Kings large, beautiful black guitar, is important to American music. Visitors can see Kings very first guitar at the Rock n Soul Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. The museum h
33、as the only permanent exhibit organized by the Smithsonian Institution outside Washington, DC., and New York City.12Where did the modern guitar finally come into being?AEgypt. BSpain.CPersia. DItaly.13What do we know about Flamenco?AIt is the name of a famous musician.BIt is related to the Spanish g
34、uitar.CIt is also called Andalusia.DIt is the name of a guitar.14What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?AThe electric guitar promoted the development of the blues.BThe musician B. B. King named his guitar Lucille.CThe Rock n Soul Museum first opened in Memphis.DThe exhibit was first organized b
35、y the Smithsonian Institution.15What would be the best title for this passage?ATraditional Folk MusicBFlamenco and GuitarCViolinist and BluesDGuitar and Music第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。20192020太原市高三阶段测评We all agree that we should recycle more at home, in the of
36、fice or when out and about. _16_ Consequently, they can be collected and taken to the right place for recycling. This is what the process of sorting allows us to do._17_ And the effective sorting needs to happen first in our own home, and second in sorting plants to which waste is collected. When yo
37、u put a plastic bottle in the right recycling bag or bin, you are helping sort recyclable things so that the right material can be fed into the right recycling process. If sorting does not happen, a lot of recyclable materials can end up in landfills (废物填埋地). It will lead to valuable resources lost
38、from our economy._18_ For instance, in Brussels consumers put plastic packaging, cans and beverage cartons in blue bags designed for recyclable packaging; paper in yellow bags for recycling; and glass needs to be taken to specific collection bins. Somewhat differently, in Vienna(Austria), citizens c
39、an expect their paper, metal, glass and plastic to be separately collected in different weeks of the year. _19_Once recyclable materials are collected from your home, they are further sorted in specialised facilities which ensure the quality of the recycling process. _20_ Traditionally, sorting has
40、been done either manually with workers sorting what can be recycled and picking out the materials to be discarded or mechanically. Today, however, new sorting technologies are being developed in order to speed up the process of sorting but to also cause better results. Exciting technologies using ma
41、gnets (磁铁) or optical systems are being used to effectively sort materials so more of them can be recycled.AFor effective recycling we need effective sorting.BPackaging is the first step towards recycling.CThis is where different sorting techniques come into play.DSo citizens need to be aware of the
42、ir local collection system.ECollection systems can be very different from country to country.FThe rest were landfilled or burned even though they could have been recycled or reused.GBut for materials to be recycled, they first need to find their way to the right waste bin.50分阅读理解提分练(二)阅读理解第一节A语篇类型：说
43、明文主题语境：人与社会运动趣味赛跑文章大意文章介绍了四种趣味赛跑运动。1答案与解析：C考查细节理解。根据The Color Run部分中的“The fun run does not time runners, removing runners pressure to keep a specific pace or worry about the placing.”可知，这个跑步运动是不计时的，消除了跑步者保持特定速度及因担忧名次而带来的压力，而其他三个赛事或有排名或包含一系列比赛，由此可知，这个趣味跑的特别之处在于该比赛没有胜利者。故选C。2答案与解析：C考查细节理解。根据Disney Run
44、ning Series部分中的“while the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend runs a familyfriendly 5K through Epcot.”可知，“Disney Running Series”这项赛事适合家庭成员一起在周末参加。故选C。3答案与解析：D考查细节理解。根据Running with the Balloons部分最后一句“The top male finisher and the top female finisher will each win a free ride in a hot air balloon！”可知，该
45、项赛事的胜利者可以免费乘坐一次热气球。故选D。B语篇类型：记叙文主题语境：人与自我人物故事挑战一年内不用手机文章大意文章讲述了Elana Mugdan在参加Vitaminwater发起的一年不用手机的挑战过程中，所遇到的困难及其感受。4答案与解析：D考查细节理解。根据第一段第一句中的“challenge that people to be free from smart phones for a whole year will win $100,000”可知，这个挑战要求参加者一年内不使用手机，参加者完成挑战后可以获得奖金。故选D。5答案与解析：C考查词义猜测。根据第二段画线词所在句中的“sh
46、e really doesnt want to go back to days when she overused it, wasted time, stayed up all hours of the night on it”可知，Elana Mugdan曾经过度使用手机，浪费了时间，并且还熬夜玩手机。此处与上文内容相衔接，由此可以推测出，此处表示她当时对社交媒体非常迷恋，即上瘾。故选C。6答案与解析：D考查推理判断。根据第三段第一句“But not having access to her smart phone really made certain situations a lot h
47、arder than she could have imagined them before.”以及本段所列举的事例可知，Elana Mugdan在第三段想告诉我们，没有手机很难摆脱困境。故选D。7答案与解析：C考查细节理解。根据第四段最后一句中的“shell keep it for another four months”可知，Elana Mugdan还要继续四个月的挑战，由此可知她还没有获得奖金。故选C。C语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与社会社会生活城市交通的绿色之路文章大意文章主要讲述了荷兰乌得勒支市对公共交通系统的改造情况。该市通过改造公交车站、使用电动公交车等手段，以进一步减少公交系统
48、对环境带来的负面影响。8答案与解析：A考查细节理解。根据第二段第一句“Another one of the biggest benefits to come out of these green stops is the improved air quality.”可知，该市的车站的特别之处在于其非常环保，故选A。9答案与解析：A考查推理判断。根据第三段第二句中的“The city has replaced 10 gasguzzling buses with electric buses”可知，该市已经将10辆耗油的公交车换成了电动公交车。由此可以推测出，当前并不是所有的公交车都是耗油的车，故
49、选A。10答案与解析：D考查推理判断。根据第四段第二句“Drivers can win prizes based on how safe and comfortable the ride is.”可知，司机可以根据所提供的乘车服务的安全和舒适程度来赢得奖品。由此可以推测出，乘客可能会对公交服务表示感到安全与舒适，故选D。11答案与解析：B考查细节理解。根据第五段第二句“Therere even incentives for people to transform their roofs into green roofs too.”可知，该市还有为将屋顶改造成绿色屋顶的人们提供的奖励。由此可知，
50、B项符合文意。D语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与社会艺术吉他与音乐文章大意本文介绍了吉他的发展历程及其对音乐，尤其是对蓝调音乐的影响。12答案与解析：B考查细节理解。根据第二段最后两句“The guitar continued to develop in Spain. In the 1700s, it became similar to the instrument we know today.”可知，吉他继续在西班牙发展，在十八世纪，它变得与我们今天知道的样子相像，即现代吉他最终在西班牙成形。13答案与解析：B考查细节理解。根据第三段最后三句“One kind of music for the
51、 guitar developed.It will always be strongly linked with the Spanish guitar. It is called Flamenco.”可知，Flamenco与西班牙吉他有密切的联系。故选B项。本题很多考生会误选C项。根据第三段第四句“One kind of music for the guitar developed in the southern area of Spain called Andalusia.”可知，Andalusia是西班牙南部的一个地方的名称，而不是音乐的名称。14答案与解析：A考查段落大意。根据最后一段，
52、尤其是第一句“In the 1930s, Les Paul began experimenting with ways to make an electric guitar.”和第三句“The guitar has always been important to blues music.”以及对本段的整体理解，并结合本文的主旨可推知，本段主要讲述的是电子吉他的出现及其对蓝调音乐的影响。故选A项。15答案与解析：D考查标题判断。根据第一段的内容，尤其是第一句“Probably no other musical instrument is as popular as the guitar.”，并
53、结合对全文的整体理解可推知，本文主要讲的是吉他的发展历程及其对音乐的影响。故D项最适合作文章标题。第二节语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与自然环境保护回收再利用时分类很重要文章大意本文介绍了回收再利用时分类很重要，且各国收集废品的方法可能不同，因此居民需要了解当地的收集方法，这样有利于高效地保护环境，同时有利于节约资源。16答案与解析：G根据空后的“Consequently”可知，空后讲“结果”，则空处应是讲“原因”，故G项“但是对于要回收利用的材料来说，首先它们需要找到方法来通往恰当的垃圾箱”符合语境，与空后一句“因此它们才能被收集并被带到恰当的地方进行回收利用”逻辑关系紧密。故选G项。17答案
54、与解析：A上段讲了回收再利用和垃圾分类，本段讲的是有效的垃圾分类，故此空应填一个过渡句。A项中的“effective sorting”与空后的“the effective sorting”相呼应，故选A项。18答案与解析：E本段通过列举比利时的首都布鲁塞尔和奥地利的首都维也纳这两个城市不同的收集废品的方法以表明各国收集废品的方法可能不同，故E项“(废品)收集方法在国与国之间可能非常不同”可概括本段。故选E项。19答案与解析：D空处为段落尾句，起总结该段内容的作用，该段讲的是(废品)收集方法在国与国之间可能非常不同，因此，居民需要了解当地的收集方法。20答案与解析：C空前讲将可回收材料在专用的设备中进行分类，空后是说垃圾分类分人工分类和机器分类两种，故C项“这就是不同的分类技术开始起作用的地方”可以衔接前后句。故选C项。
