1、主题训练(十九)重大政治、历史事件，文化渊源大阅读提升阅读速度内化读文规律(满分70分，限时55分钟).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)A(2021湖南湘东六校联考)Treasures from the Al Thani CollectionLocation: The Meridian Gate (Wumen)Dates: April 17 through July 18The Al Thani Collection allows visitors to see cultural landscapes that have been lost in the depths of hi
2、story. Artefacts from Egypt and Persia throw light on mysteries known to few. Different people have marked these relics with their own styles, which reflect the unique sources of each culture but strike the viewers with an equally powerful charm.Exhibition Commemorating the 120th Anniversary of Zhan
3、g Bojus BirthLocation: Hall of Martial Valor (Wuying dian)Dates: April 3 through May 6The exhibition features traditional Chinese paintings and calligraphy from stateowned museums. Divided into three sections, the exhibition displays artwork organized in order of time, which offers a comprehensive o
4、verview of Zhang Bojus collection through this impressive gathering of the collectors works.Discovering the Hall of Mental CultivationLocation: The Gate of Uprightness (Duanmen)Dates: April 3 through April 24The exhibition allows visitors new ways to explore the history of the Forbidden City with a
5、simple click and celebrates the 92nd anniversary of the establishment of the Palace Museum, established on October 10, 1925. Adding to the museums new displays, this exhibition combines traditional Chinese culture and contemporary technologies.Kulangsu Gallery of Foreign Artefacts from the Palace Mu
6、seum CollectionLocation: Kulangsu, Xiamen, Fujian ProvinceDates: May 13 through June 24The gallery is a major place for the Palace Museum to showcase its splendid collection of international art. Most of these works have been kept in the storehouse of the museum and have never been shown to the publ
7、ic. Originally from Europe, East Asia, and North America, these international works date from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了四个文物及书画展览，包括展览的项目名称、地点、展览的时间、展览的内容等。1Which exhibition displays the longest time?ATreasures from the Al Thani Collection.BExhibition Commemorating th
8、e 120th Anniversary of Zhang Bojus Birth.CDiscovering the Hall of Mental Cultivation.DKulangsu Gallery of Foreign Artefacts from the Palace Museum Collection.解析：选A选A细节理解题。根据题干关键词“displays the longest time”定位到每个展览的时间，由“Dates: April 17 through July 18”“Dates: April 3 through May 6”“Dates: April 3 thro
9、ugh April 24”“Dates: May 13 through June 24”可知，Al Thani珍宝展从4月17日到7月18日，历时最长，故A项正确。2Those who appreciate Chinese painting will probably go to _.Athe Meridian GateBHall of Martial ValorCthe Gate of UprightnessDKulangsu Gallery of Foreign Artefacts解析：选B推理判断题。根据第二段第一句“The exhibition features traditional
10、 Chinese paintings and calligraphy from stateowned museums”，结合该段说明的展览地点“Location: Hall of Martial Valor (Wuying dian)”可知，中国传统书画展在武英殿展出；据此推断，对中国绘画感兴趣的参观者可以去武英殿，故B项正确。3What is special about Discovering the Hall of Mental Cultivation?AIt offers a digital experience.BIt honors the Forbidden City.CIt com
11、bines diverse cultures.DIt adopts complex technologies.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段第一句中的“The exhibition allows visitors new ways to explore the history of the Forbidden City with a simple click”可知，点击鼠标，你就可以探索紫禁城的历史；结合该段尾句“Adding to the museums new displays, this exhibition combines traditional Chinese culture a
12、nd contemporary technologies”可知，这个展览融合了中国传统文化和当代技术，为博物馆增添了新的展览。据此可知，Discovering the Hall of Mental Cultivation的特别之处在于为参观者提供了数字化体验，故A项正确。BA European Union program is letting blind people experience famous paintings for the first time. It uses threedimensional (3D)printing to recreate famous paintings
13、 so they can be touched.One painting printed with the new technology is Gustav Klimts “The Kiss”. It is a popular attraction at the Belvedere Museum in Vienna, Austria. The painting shows a man and a woman standing in a field filled with flowers. They are wearing gold robes and have their arms aroun
14、d each other. The man leans down to kiss the woman.Klimt finished the painting in 1908. Until now, people who had trouble seeing could not appreciate the artwork. But thanks to the reproduction they can touch the piece and feel the ridges and depressions. Andreas Reichinger started making 3D version
15、s of artwork in 2010. He said this reproduction was his most difficult project because the couples robes are so detailed.Dominika Raditsch is a blind museum visitor. She touched the reproduction. As she moved her hands around it she said, “Exactly, can you see these? There are so many details.” Radi
16、tsch said she could imagine what the original painting looks like when she touched the reproduction. “Its somehow round. You can feel it. You can feel it. It comes with it. And in many places its so smooth. And then I think to myself: it probably shines too！” Raditsch said.The Belvedere is not the o
17、nly museum to have 3D versions of its artwork. Some of the pieces at the Prado Museum, in Madrid, Spain have reproductions that can be touched. But the piece in Vienna has one special part: it is made with widely available 3D printing technology. That means one day, blind art fans anywhere in the wo
18、rld could download the source files and print the reproductions themselves.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了欧盟的一个项目使用3D打印技术重现名画，让它们可以被视障人士触摸到。4What is “The Kiss”？AA European Union project.BA popular painting.CA 3D technology.DA famous museum.解析：选B细节理解题。从文章第二段的“One painting printed with the new technology is Gusta
19、v Klimts The Kiss. It is a popular attraction”可知，吻是一幅深受欢迎的画作。故选B项。5Why did Reichinger say this reproduction was difficult to finish?AThe painting was reproduced detailedly.BThe original artwork was made in 1908.CBlind art fans cant download the source.DThe 3D technology is not available.解析：选A细节理解题。从
20、文章第三段的最后一句“He said this reproduction was his most difficult project because the couples robes are so detailed.”可知，Andreas Reichinger说吻是最难完成的作品，因为那对恋人的长袍细节很多。故选A项。6How did Raditsch feel when she first touched the reproduction?AAwkward.BPuzzled.CExcited. DNervous.解析：选C推理判断题。从文章第四段中的“You can feel it. Y
21、ou can feel it.”可以推测出Raditsch“激动的”心情。故选C项。7What is the best title for the text?AA European Union program for Museum VisitorsB3D Printing Lets the Blind Experience Famous PaintingsCHow to Reproduce the Worldfamous PaintingsDA Special Museum for Art Fans in Vienna, Austria解析：选B标题归纳题。从文章第一段的内容可以看出，用3D打
22、印技术让视障人士体验名画是文章的中心，下文是围绕该话题展开介绍的。故选B项。CStephen Hawking Warns HumansMust Leave Earth SoonProfessor Stephen Hawking recently came out with a serious warning for people. While at the Starmus Festival, a festival in Trondheim, Norway, celebrating science and the arts, Hawking warned people that the huma
23、n race is in serious danger.Hawking criticized President Donald Trump for denying climate change. Then the physicist warned the audience, “I am not denying the importance of fighting climate change and global warming, unlike Donald Trump, who may just have taken the most serious and wrong decision o
24、n climate change this world has seen.”Hawking proposed that the leading countries should send astronauts to the Moon before 2020 to restart a movement of more exploration in space. The BBC reported that Hawking suggested that we “build a lunar base in 30 years time and send people to Mars by 2025”Ac
25、cording to the BBC, Professor Hawking said, “Spreading out into space will completely change the future of humanity.” He continued, “I hope it would unite competitive nations in a single goal to face the common challenge for us all.” The physicist shared more ideas to motivate the younger generation
26、 to continue exploring space. Hawking stated, “A new and ambitious space program would excite (young people), and stimulate interest in other areas, such as astrophysics (天体物理学) and cosmology (宇宙学)”Hawking also revealed his vision of other forms of energy that could move us to a new planet. He warne
27、d the audience, “The Earth is under threat from so many areas that it is difficult for me to be positive.” He continued, “Our natural resources are being drained at an alarming rate. We have given our planet the disastrous gifts of climate change, rising temperatures, reduction of the polar ice caps
28、, deforestation (滥伐森林), and decimation (大批杀死) of animal species. We can be an ignorant and unthinking (考虑不周的) lot.”The professor warned the audience that doing nothing would lead nowhere. He said, “If we succeed we will send a probe (航天探测器) to Alpha Centauri within the lifetime of some of you alive
29、today. It is clear that we are entering a new space age. We are standing at the threshold (开端) of a new era. Human colonization and moving to other planets is no longer science fiction, and it can be science fact.” Hawking advised the audience to move to other worlds because we are running out of sp
30、ace.语篇解读：文章引用了世界知名物理学及天文学家霍金的观点，阐明了人类必须离开地球在太空中找一处新家的原因。8According to Hawking, what is the first step for humans to spread out into space?ATo send people to Mars.BTo build a lunar base.CTo send astronauts to the Moon.DTo change the future of humanity.解析：选C细节理解题。由文章第三段的第一句可知，人类要向太空扩展应在2020年之前把宇航员送到月球
31、以重启太空探索，故选C项。9The underlined word “drained” in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by “_”Aspeeded up BstoredCused up Dexplored解析：选C词义猜测题。由该词前面的“natural resources”和后面的“at an alarming rate”可以推断出，drain在这里是“用完，耗尽”的意思，故选C项。10What is Hawkings attitude towards the Earths future?APessimistic. BConfused.CPositive. D
32、Indifferent.解析：选A观点态度题。由文章中反复出现的“warned”以及第五段的内容可以推断出，霍金对地球的未来持悲观的态度，这也是他提出人类要离开地球的原因，故选A项。11The reason why humans must leave the Earth soon is that _.Athe Earth is under threat and the human race is in serious dangerBhumans have found other forms of energy to move to a new planetCa new and ambitiou
33、s space program would excite young peopleDastronauts have found a better world in space than the Earth解析：选A细节理解题。由第一段的第二句和第五段的第二句可知，人类必须离开地球的原因是：人类处于危险之中，地球受到威胁，故选A项。DTiny tubes and filaments (丝状物) in some Canadian rock appear to be the oldest known fossils, giving new support for some ideas about h
34、ow life began, a new study says.The features are mineralized remains of what appear to be bacteria that lived some 3.77 billion to 4.28 billion years ago, the scientist said. That would be older than some other rock features found in Greenland, which were considered to be the fossils last August.The
35、 new results come from examining rock found along the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Northern Quebec. The filaments and tubes, made up of iron oxide called hematite (赤铁矿), appeared within a rock type called jasper (碧玉)Matthew Dodd of University College London, an author of the study published Wednes
36、day by Nature, said the living things lived in the seafloor where water was heated by a volcano. Since the fossils are nearly as old as Earth, which formed some 4.5 billion years ago, the finding supports previous indications that life may have begun in such an environment, he said.He and his collea
37、gues presented several lines of evidence to support the idea that tiny tubes and filaments are signatures of past life. But two experts whove previously reported similar findings said they are not convinced.“I would say they are not fossils，” Martin JVan Kranendonk of the University of New South Wal
38、es in Australia, who reported the Greenland findings last year, wrote in an email. The papers evidence for a biological origin falls short, he said.Abigail Allwood, a NASA geologist, said the authors have produced one of the most detailed cases yet made “for evidence of life in rocks older than 3.5
39、billion years.” But “Its an extraordinary claim to make and you do need extraordinary evidence，” she said.语篇解读：这是篇新闻报道。讲述的是科学家们在加拿大发现了最为古老的化石，可能重新证明地球上生命的起源。12What do Matthew, Martin and Abigail have in common?AThey have been studying rock features.BThey are working in the same university.CThey all
40、made a contribution to the Greenland findings.DThey have discovered the oldest known fossils in the same place.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Matthew Dodd of University College London, an author of the study”，第六段中的“Martin. J. Van Kranendonk of the University of New South Wales in Australia, who reported the Gre
41、enland findings last year”和第七段内容可知，他们三人都在进行岩石地理特征的研究，故正确选项为A。13How does Martin feel about the new study?AIt confirms the biological origin.BIt ignores the Greenland findings.CIt needs more to convince people.DIts authors take ideas and words from his.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第六段中的“I would say they are not fossi
42、ls和The papers evidence for a biological origin falls short”可推知，要说服人们尚需进行大量的研究，故正确选项为C。14Whats Abigail Allwoods attitude toward Matthews findings?ASupporting. BDisapproving.CIndifferent. DNeutral.解析：选D观点态度题。根据最后一段内容，Abigail Allwood既肯定了该研究的优点，又提出研究人员需要提供更有力的证据来证明该研究的正确性和可靠性，由此可知，她对该研究持中立态度，故正确选项为D。15T
43、he new findings can make people know something about _.Athe process of fossil formationBhow life started on the earthChow to examine rock and find fossilsDhow the earth formed about 4.5 billion years ago解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“. giving new support for some ideas about how life began, a new study says”可知，
44、该研究支持了地球上生命起源的观点，故正确选项为B。.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) A New Trend of Micro Museums Is Making Science PortableScience museums are amazing. You can see large dinosaur bones from the huge creatures that disappeared thousands of years ago or take a look at cells under a microscope. _16_.You can learn so muc
45、h at a science museum if living close enough to one. However, for those who dont live in a city, getting a chance to visit science museums is not easy. “_17_， their influence is limited. There just arent enough science museums，” said Charles Philipp. “And due to the high costs, its unlikely that wel
46、l be seeing a bunch of new traditional science museums popping up all over the country anytime soon.”Philipp and his partner Amanda Schochet have decided to reinvent science museums by getting them small. They founded MICRO, a nonprofit organization that builds tiny 6foottall science museums, which
47、are portable and replicable (可复制的). _18_. They can get access to it for free in such places as waiting rooms of hospitals, libraries, airports, and even shopping malls._19_， they made it with the help of a team of engineers, storytellers, and designers. Each of the micro museums has a scientific top
48、ic. The first museum is the Smallest Mollusk (软体动物) Museum showing the world of mollusks, which has won great popularity as the only museum devoted just to mollusks. A second museum is the Perpetual Motion Museum that focuses on physics and engineering and will officially open next year. It asks why
49、 things move, and why they stop. _20_. Hopefully one will come to a neighborhood near you soon.AScience museums are beneficialBWhile the content is vitally importantCAlthough it costs nothing to visit museumsDThe plan is to get people of all ages connected with scienceEEven though making the tiny mu
50、seums a reality was difficultFSuch new museums allow people to explore fun scientific topicsGYou can also learn to think like an engineer by building a model ship语篇解读：本文介绍了一种只有6英尺高的便捷式可复制的微型科学博物馆，它使人们更容易接触科学博物馆和学习新的科学知识。16选G根据空前一句和下文中的“You can learn so much at a science museum . one”可知，此处应是举例你可以在科学博
51、物馆做的事情，故G项符合语境。17选B结合上文中提及博物馆的好处以及下文讲到“their influence is limited. There just arent enough science museums”可知，空处与后半句有转折关系，故B项合适，此处意为“尽管科学博物馆的内容非常重要，但是它们产生的影响有限”。18选D上文提到了Charles Philipp和Amanda Schochet决定建造微型科学博物馆，空处说明了他们建造微型科学博物馆的目的，是对前一句的进一步阐述。19选E根据上文对微型科学博物馆的描述及下文“they made it with the help of a
52、team of engineers, storytellers, and designers”可知，建造这样的科学博物馆绝非易事，但他们成功了，故E项符合语境。20选F上文主要介绍了两种主题的微型科学博物馆，第一种以软体动物为主题，第二种则关注物理学和工程学，这些新型科学博物馆能够使人们了解科学方面的知识，故F项符合语境。.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)Our familys first hosting experience began in January of 2015 with our Italian daughter Vittoria. We had such a
53、_21_ relationship with her that we could not wait to experience a new, different country, so we applied to _22_ another World Heritage Exchange Student.When we saw Mernas profile (简介), we _23_ she was different a YES Scholarship Student and Egyptian. We were all interested in this girl _24_ we got i
54、n touch with her immediately and emailed for five months _25_ she arrived in the US. When she got off of that plane, it was almost as if we were finally _26_ again.Because my husband and I find other cultures very interesting, hosting a foreign exchange student just seems so _27_ for us. We felt it
55、would be a(n) _28_ experience for our children to grow up seeing other cultures and _29_ to love others as an equal. As expected, our small _30_ really enjoyed the experience. They learned a new language little by little; _31_， they realized how much the other side of the _32_ is not all that differ
56、ent.Merna has many good _33_： funny, smart, loving, helpful, charming, caring. She has taught us all so much. We cannot _34_ our lives without our Italian and Egyptian daughters. _35_ the invitation from Merna and her family, we are _36_ a trip to Egypt. _37_， we will see our dear daughter again nex
57、t month.I want to thank World Heritage for allowing our family to _38_ from four children to six children all in one year. My family and I all _39_ this experience of a lifetime and will forever be _40_.语篇解读：本文是记叙文。文章主要叙述了作者一家接收来自意大利和埃及的两位女孩共同生活，让孩子们感受异国文化，学会平等待人的经历。21A.fragile BbriefCgood Dserious解
58、析：选C由本段第一句可知，作者一家先前接收过来他们家寄宿的意大利女孩，且与她相处得关系很好(good)，所以他们迫不及待地想接收(host)来自另一国度的孩子，体验一种全新的不同的文化。22A.host BvisitCattract Dallow解析：选A参见上题解析。23A.expected BknewCdecided Dinsisted解析：选B作者一家看到Merna的档案简介，从而得知(knew)她的特别之处；拿奖学金的埃及人。24A.even if Bas ifCnow that Dso that解析：选D作者一家都对Merna感兴趣，因此(so that)和她取得了联系。25A.be
59、fore BwhenCsince Dafter解析：选A由下一句可知，Merna到美国之前(before)的五个月时间里，他们通过发邮件交流。26A.separated BperfectCtotal Dwhole解析：选D由上文提到的作者一家人对Merna的喜爱及他们五个月的相互了解可知，他们一碰面，便觉得俨然就是一家人团聚了，家终于完整了(whole)。27A.natural BuselessCunwise Dpainful解析：选A由作者和她的丈夫都觉得异国文化十分有趣可知，接收外国寄住学生对他们来说是那么自然的(natural)事情。28A.troubling Bembarrassing
60、Crewarding Dastonishing解析：选C由下文的描述可知，作者夫妇认为孩子们在成长过程中能够感受异国文化，学会(learning)平等对待他人，是非常有意义且回报颇丰的(rewarding)经历。29A.pretending BlearningCpreferring Dsurviving解析：选B参见上题解析。30A.pets BfriendsCrelatives Dchildren解析：选D由As expected知，作者希望孩子们获益，而事实上，她家的小孩子们(children)确实非常喜欢这次经历。31A.meanwhile BinsteadCotherwise Dhow
61、ever解析：选AThey learned a new language little by little与they realized how much the other side .is not all that different是同步进行的，故选meanwhile。因为孩子们把自己和来自意大利和埃及的交换生对比，故了解到世界(world)的另一边并没有多么不同。32A.country BfamilyCworld Dhouse解析：选C参见上题解析。33A.principles BideasChabits Dqualities解析：选D由下文提到的“风趣、聪明、富有爱心、乐于助人、有魅力
62、等”可知，Merna拥有很多优秀品质(qualities)。34A.admit BimagineCregret Ddesign解析：选B由语境可知外来交换生对作者一家的影响很大，故推知他们难以想象(imagine)没有意大利和埃及女儿的生活将会是什么样子。35A.Thanks to BAs toCExcept for DRegardless of解析：选AMerna的邀请是作者一家出行的原因，故选Thanks to。36A.canceling BchangingCplanning Dpredicting解析：选C由下文的next month可知，作者一家正在计划(planning)埃及之行。3
63、7A.Secretly BSuddenlyCHardly DHappily解析：选D由上文对Merna介绍可知，作者一家很高兴(Happily)很快会见到她。38A.turn BgrowCadvance Dproduce解析：选B由from four children to six children可知选grow，表示人口增长。39A.enjoy BsurviveChave Dlack解析：选A由thank一词可知，最后一段作者主要表达了对世界遗产组织的感谢之情。第二句承接第一句进一步表示：他们一家都很享受(enjoy)这种经历，故他们将永怀感激之情(grateful)。40A.energet
64、ic BindependentCgrateful Dpractical解析：选C参见上题解析。精表达夯实语言基础提升表达能力.单词拼写1The door opened and in came a troop of children in all sorts of fancy (奇特的) dresses.2The climate (气候) there is very mild and can make you feel very relaxed and comfortable.3As you know, smoking is one of the major (主要的) causes of ca
65、ncer, so youd better give it up.4According to his statement (陈述), children under 16 are not allowed to join the club.5Qingdao is a beautiful coastal city and also one of the most important harbors (海港) in China.6Our own generation has access to more nutritious food, more convenient transport (交通；运输)
66、, bigger houses and better cars.7The boss in that company is unwilling to employ (雇佣) female workers.8The gunmen showed no mercy (怜悯), killing innocent men and women.9When he opened the schoolbag, he found that it contained (包含) two books, a pen and an eraser.10This question is quite straightforward
67、 (直接的), while that one is much more complicated.单句语法填空1Dressed in fashionable clothes, she looks totally (total) different, like a movie star.2Her childhood dream became a reality (real) when she broke the 100m race world record.3A man stood up and crossed his arms over his head, signaling (signal)
68、that he was strongly opposed.4Have you filled in the application (apply) form for a new passport?5The team are working hard to analyze the problem so that they can find the best solution (solve)6As is known to us, the Peoples Republic of China came into existence (exist) as an independent country in
69、 1949.7Her puzzled (puzzle) look on her face suggested she didnt understand what I said.8He found something floating (float) on the lake，which frightened him.9He often says that he doesnt believe in any religion (religious) and only believes in himself.10I can say that it is the most violent (violen
70、ce) film that I have ever seen.完成句子1The mastery and skills of cooking in China date_back_thousands_of_years.中国在烹饪方面的优势和技艺可以追溯到几千年前。2I hope that through the analysis, we can_pass_down_the_excellence_of_traditionalChinese_culture_better. 我希望通过这样的分析阐述，能对中国优秀传统文化进行更好的继承。3In time of war, lots of money wi
71、ll be spent on defence and many measures will be taken to defend_a_country_from_being_attacked.在战争时期，许多钱将花在国防上，并采取许多措施来保护国家不受攻击。4A monument has been set up in_memory/honour_of_their_dear_teacher,_who made great contributions to education.他们已经竖起了一块纪念碑来纪念他们敬爱的老师，这位老师对教育做出了巨大的贡献。5Ive learned that you_a
72、re_interested_in_the_Chinese_tea_culture,_and I wonder if you could join us.我了解到你对中国茶文化很感兴趣，我想知道你是否可以加入我们。.书面表达(2021江西五校协作体联考)假定你是李华，你们班下周日将去景德镇参观并感受陶瓷(ceramic)文化。你们的外教John对中国陶瓷很感兴趣，因此你想邀请他一同前往，请就此给他写一封信，要点如下：1活动时间：下周日早上8：00至下午5：00；2活动内容：观看陶艺大师制作陶瓷，体验制作陶瓷等。注意：1.词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear John， Yo
73、urs，Li Hua参考范文：Dear John，Our class intend to pay a visit to Jingdezhen and experience ceramic culture next Sunday.I hear that you take a strong interest in Chinese ceramics, so would you like to join us?As scheduled, we will meet at the school gate at 8：00 am, and it will take us about an hour to re
74、ach the destination. Wonderful activities include watching masters make ceramics and having a facetoface talk with them. Whats more, we can also make our own ceramics, which must be an unforgettable experience for us. As for lunch, we will have a taste of the traditional snacks there. And we will come back at about 5：00 pm.I would be glad if you could accept my invitation. Im looking forward to your reply.Yours，Li Hua
