1、50分阅读理解提分练 五 限时35分钟.阅读理解A Children can make some pretty lofty statements and grand promises.And an8-year-old boy who promised to get his dad his dream car was no exceptionbutthen he actually fulfilled his promise.A Reddit user going by the username Belairboy wrote that when he was 8 years old,he tol
2、d his dad he would buy him a 1957 Chevrolet(雪佛兰)Bel Air on his 57th birthday.“He grew up in a poor family of seven children.He never thought he would be able to own his dream vehicle but would talk about it all the time,”Belairboy wrote.Then the day came.He tricked his father to look in the garage w
3、hile the older man was trying to fix a cornhole board.When the dad finally looked up from his project and his son said,“Happy birthday,”all the father could say in a whimpering tone was“No”,as he tearfully went in for a hug.“Oh my God,oh my God.This is real!This is real!”the father said as he climbe
4、d into the drivers seat.“Youre kidding me.This is spotless,man.”Later,Belairboy revealed that he had hung onto the car for two years to make the promise come true.“We would talk about older vehicles so as to make sure how much he would enjoy it.I would show him pictures of it from the listing I foun
5、d,unknown to him that it would actually be his one day,”Belairboy wrote.“He would get so excited and talk about owning something that he knew he never would be able to.”【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一个儿子兑现自己8岁时的承诺,送父亲爱车,把父亲感动得热泪盈眶的故事。1.Why did the father say“No”when seeing his birthday present?A.He didnt kno
6、w what happened.B.He wanted to hug his dear son first.C.He was too excited to say anything else.D.He knew little about this type of vehicle.【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第五段的When the dad finally looked up from his project and his son said,“Happy birthday,”all the father could say ina whimpering tone was“No”,as he
7、tearfully went in for a hug.(当父亲终于从他的项目中抬起头时,他的儿子(对他)说:“生日快乐!”,父亲呜咽着,一边说“不”,一边走进去拥抱)可推测,父亲因为太感动了不知道该说什么。2.What did the father think of his dream car at first?A.He wouldnt like it at all.B.He would own one some day.C.His son would buy one for him.D.He would never have it in his life.【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三
8、段的He grew up in a poor family of seven children.He never thought he would be able to own his dream vehicle but would talk about it all the time,(他在一个有七个孩子的贫穷家庭里长大。他从来没有想过会拥有一辆自己梦想的车,只能常常谈论)可知,父亲认为他此生不会拥有一辆自己梦想的车。3.Which of the following can best describe Belairboy?A.He is warm-hearted.B.He is worth
9、trust.C.He is well-received.D.He is hardworking.【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第二段的he told his dad he would buy him a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air on his 57th birthday(他告诉父亲在父亲57岁时,他会给父亲买一辆1957年款的雪佛兰贝尔艾尔)和倒数第三段的“Oh my God,oh my God.This is real!This is real!”the father said as he climbed into the drivers seat.(“哦,我的上帝!哦,
10、我的上帝!这是真的!这是真的!”父亲一边说着一边爬上了驾驶座)可知,作者从小立志要在父亲57岁时给父亲买一辆喜欢的车,最后承诺得以实现,由此推测他是一个值得信赖的人。He is worth trust.(他值得信赖),符合以上说法。B(2020衡水中学一模)Not long ago,my wife and I spent a weekend together without any of our three children.This was the first time we had been alone for more than a few hours since our oldest
11、was born four years ago.What did we do on our short vacation?My wife read the first hundred or so pages of Tom Jones,a book she has been meaning to read for ages.There was takeout and a nice long walk along the shore of Lake Michigan.Football was watched.But mostly?We slept,without worrying for once
12、 about whetherashrill voice might awaken us between the hours of 9 p.m.and 6 a.m.to demand a glass of water(“No,not that one,the Tinkerbell cup!”).We were too relaxed to do anything else.As parents,we might tell other people that given the chance for even ashort child-free break we would love to do
13、some reading or take in a concert.This is not true.The truth is that what most of us really want is a chance not tothink about how well we are using our time.By admitting this,I realize the myth(荒诞的说法)of the brain-dead parents.Being brain-dead is what a parent like me looks forward to rather than so
14、mething to be accused of.The novelist Lucy Ellmann recently provided a convenient summary in an interview:You watch people get pregnant and know theyll be emotionally and intellectually absent for 20 years.Thought,knowledge,adult conversation,and vital political action are all put on hold.With a kid
15、do,you become a human koala while your old friends continue to have“interests”.They do art and literature and science,you see,not diapers(尿布).When you become responsible for the life of a very small person,nothing is more important than shouldering that responsibility.In that sense,parenting is a ch
16、ance to reconsider the value of an extra 20 minutes in bed or a short phone conversation with an old friend.As to my wife and me,we spent the weekend eating steamed dumplings and drinking wine until we fell asleep.We value the all-too-rare experience of being brain-dead.【文章大意】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者和妻子度过了一个没有孩
17、子们打扰 的周末,感慨有了孩子之后,父母把全部时间、精力花费在孩子身上,因而十分 珍惜偶尔拥有的轻松时刻。4.What did the author and his wife mainly do on the weekend?A.They did some reading.B.They had a sound sleep.C.They had a nice long walk.D.They watched a football match.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段中“But mostly?We slept,without worrying for once about whethe
18、r a shrill voice might awaken us.”可知,作者和妻子在没有三个孩子的情况下共度了一个周末,他们大部分时间是睡觉,不用担心被叫醒。5.What do the underlined words“put on hold”in Paragraph 5 refer to?A.In control.B.Forbidden.C.Abandoned.D.In vain.【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据“people get pregnant and know theyll be emotionally and intellectually absent for 20 years”
19、和“you become a human koala while your old friends continue to have interests”人们怀孕后会在情感、智力上有缺席。与那些依然保持原有兴趣的老朋友相比,父母为孩子把自己的想法、知识、成人间的交流和重要的政治活动都搁置在一边了。因此可以推测put on hold 意思为“放弃”。6.How does keeping kids change the authors life?A.He begins to feel lonely.B.He is no longer responsible.C.He becomes absent-
20、minded.D.He hardly has his own time.【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第六段中“parenting is a chance to reconsider the value of an extra 20 minutes in bed or a short phone conversation with an old friend(为人父母给了我们机会,让我们重新认识多睡20分钟或与老朋友打个简短电话的价值)”可以推断,有了孩子之后,父母几乎不再有属于自己的时间。7.Whats the best title of the passage?A.Tips for New
21、 ParentsB.Avoiding being Brain-dead ParentsC.The Myth of Brain-dead ParentsD.How to Steal Time as Brain-dead Parents【解析】选C。主旨大意题。根据第四段中“.I realize the myth of the brain-dead parents.Being brain-dead is what a parent like me looks forward to rather than something to be accused of.”和最后一段“We value the
22、all-too-rare experience”,作者通过自身经历明白以往人们关于“脑死亡”家长的一些荒诞的看法;作者认为为人父母之后,体验“脑死亡”是不应该被指责的。因此全文主旨是对“脑死亡”家长的荒诞看法。CThis little South American Magellanic penguin swims 5,000 miles,to a beachin Brazil,every year in order to be reunited with the man who saved his life.It sounds like something out of a fairy tal
23、e,but its true!71-year-old retired brick worker Joao,who lives in an island village just outside Rio de Janeiro,Brazil,found the small Magellanic penguin lying on rocks at his local beach in 2011.The penguin was covered in oil and running out of time fast.Joao rescued the penguin,naming him Din,clea
24、ned the oil offhis feathers and fed him a daily diet of fish to rebuild his strength.After a weekof recovery,Joao attempted to release the penguin back into the wild.However,Din had already formed a family bond with his rescuer and wouldntleave.“He stayed with me for 11 months and then,just after he
25、 changed his coatwith new feathers,he disappeared,”Joao recalls.“I love the penguin like he is my own child and I believe the penguin loves me,”Joao told Globo TV.“No one else is allowed to touch him.He pecks(啄)them if they do.He lies on my lap,lets me give him showers,and allows me to feed him.”Pro
26、fessor Krajewski,a biologist who interviewed the fisherman for GloboTV,told The Independent,“I have never seen anything like this before.I think the penguin believes Joao is part of his family and probably a penguin as well.”However,environmentalists warn that,while hundreds of the Magellanic specie
27、s are known to naturally migrate(迁徙)thousands of miles north in search of food,there has been a worrying rise in the phenomenon of oceanic creatures washing up on Brazils beaches.Professor David Zee from Rio de Janeiros State University,said the increase is due in part to global climaticchanges.Prof
28、essor Zee added that sea animals face increased danger from leaked tanker oil.Luckily the ending for Joao and Din has been a happy one,even though itis illegal in Brazil to keep wild animals as pets.Professor Krajewski said,“Professionals who work with animals try to avoid relationships like this oc
29、curring so they are able to reintroduce the animal into the wild.But in this single case the authorities allowed Din to stay with Joao because of his kindness.”【文章大意】这是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了南美洲的小麦哲伦企鹅Din每年 都要游5000英里到巴西的一个海滩和他的救命恩人团聚。同时,专家也表示担 忧气候和海洋漏油污染给海洋动物带来的危害。8.Every year Din swims a long distance to a be
30、ach in Brazil to _.A.avoid being killedB.meet his rescuerC.escape from ocean currentsD.find much more fish【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段中This little South American Magellanic penguin swims 5,000 miles,to a beach in Brazil,every year in order to be reunited with the man who saved his life.这只南美洲的小麦哲伦企鹅每年都要游5000英里
31、到巴西的一个海滩,为了和救了他命的人团聚。可知,每年Din都要长途游到巴西的海滩是为了去见他的救命恩人。9.When Din was found in 2011,_.A.he was dyingB.he was running on the beachC.he was resting on a rockD.he was cleaning oil off his feathers【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段中The penguin was covered in oil and running out of time fast.Joao rescued the penguin,naming
32、 him Din,cleaned the oil off his feathers and fed him a daily diet of fish to rebuild his strength.这只企鹅浑身是油,很快就没命了。Joao救了这只企鹅,给他取名为Din,清理掉他羽毛上的油污,每天喂他吃鱼来恢复体力。可知,2011年当Din被发现时,他已经奄奄一息了。10.What can we learn about Joao from the passage?A.He is not allowed to keep the penguin as a pet by the authorities
33、.B.He overprotects the penguin by keeping him away from others.C.His contact with the penguin is encouraged by professionals.D.His kindness wins the penguins trust.【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第三段中“I love the penguin like he is my own child and I believe the penguin loves me,”Joao told Globo TV.“No one else is al
34、lowed to touch him.He pecks them if they do.He lies on my lap,lets me give him showers,and allows me to feed him.”“我爱这只企鹅就像爱自己的孩子一样,我相信这只企鹅也爱我,”Joao告诉环球电视台。“他不许别人碰他。如果他们这样做了,他就会啄他们。他躺在我的腿上,让我给他洗澡,让我喂他。”可知,Joao的善良赢得了这只企鹅的信任。11.The story in the passage mainly shows _.A.the environmental impact on wild
35、lifeB.the love between humans and wildlifeC.the tendency of wildlife to bond with humansD.the protection of threatened wildlife by mankind【解析】选B。主旨大意题。根据全文尤其是第一段中This little South American Magellanic penguin swims 5,000 miles,to a beach in Brazil,every year in order to be reunited with the man who s
36、aved his life.这只南美洲的小麦哲伦企鹅每年都要游5000英里到巴西的一个海滩,为了和救了它命的人团聚。以及最后一段中But in this single case the authorities allowed Din to staywith Joao because of his kindness.但在这件事上,由于Joao的好意,当局允许Din和他待在一起。可知,本文主要是讲述了Joao和企鹅Din之间相处的故事,体现了人类和野生动物之间的爱。D A new study shows that air pollution can cause a huge reduction i
37、n our intelligence.The study was a project involving researchersat Peking University in China and Yale University in the United States.The researchers reported that long-term exposure to air pollution can affect a persons mental abilities in two areas:Language and math.The researchers studied about
38、25,000 people from across China.Between2010 and 2014,these Chinese men,women and children were given languageand math tests.Then researchers compared the test results with measurementsof pollution in the air,namely nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide(二氧化硫).Xi Chen of the Yale School of Public Health
39、 led the study.He and his team found that breathing polluted air can reduce a persons education level byabout one year.Chen said that the effect generally is worse for those over 64 years of age,for men and for those with little or no education.“The older personsthey are more affected.And we find,qu
40、ite amazingly,males are more affected than females.And people working outdoors are more affected than people working indoors.He noted that the youngest people in the study were 10 years old,while the oldest was 90 years old.They came from Chinas 33 provinces.In his words,the data and facts are convi
41、ncing and this range of ages and locationsacross the country provided a real,objective and representative sample.The researchers noted that the effect of air pollution on verbal ability is even more serious as people age,especially among men and the less educated.The researchers also stressed that e
42、very country,whether developed,developing or poor,should focus on air pollution or humans will face a badsituation.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。一项新的研究表明,长期暴露在空气 污染中会在语言和数学两个方面影响一个人的智力,因此每个国家都应 关注空气污染,否则人类将面临一个糟糕的局面。12.What is the result of the study?A.Air pollution has a bad effect on peoples intelligence.B.Femal
43、es are more affected by air pollution than males.C.Americans are more affected by air pollution than Chinese.D.People working indoors are actually not affected by air pollution.【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The researchers reported that long-term exposure to air pollution can affect a persons mental abilitie
44、s in two areas:Language and math.”可知,研究人员报告说,长期暴露在空气污染中会在两个方面影响一个人的智力:语言和数学。即研究结果是空气污染会对人们的智力产生不良影响。13.What did Chen say about the study?A.It is doubtful.B.It is extremely unfair.C.It is common and not representative.D.It is relatively objective and persuasive.【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“In his words,the
45、 data and facts are convincing and this range of ages and locations across the country provided a real,objective and representative sample.”可知,用Chen的话说,调查得到的数据和事实令人信服,全国各地的不同年龄和不同地方的人提供了真实、客观和有代表性的研究样本。即Chen对这项研究说的是“研究结果是相对客观和有说服力的”。14.What did the researchers emphasize in the last paragraph?A.The d
46、ata from the 33 provinces is convincing.B.The whole world should pay attention to air pollution.C.The less educated take more responsibility for air pollution.D.Air pollutions influence on verbal ability is less serious as people age.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据最后一段可知,研究人员指出,随着人们年龄的增长,空气污染对言语能力的影响更加严重,尤其是在男性和文化程
47、度较低的人群中。研究人员还强调,每个国家,无论是发达国家,发展中国家还是贫穷国家,都应关注空气污染,否则人类将面临一个糟糕的局面。因此在最后一段中研究人员强调了全世界应该重视空气污染。15.Where is the text most likely taken from?A.A life diary.B.A guidebook.C.A science magazine.D.A biography.【解析】选C。文章出处题。根据第一段中的“A new study shows that air pollution can cause a huge reduction in our intellig
48、ence.The study was a project involving researchers at Peking University in China and Yale University in the United States.”可知,本文的话题是空气污染会大大降低人们的智力。该研究是一个由中国北京大学和美国耶鲁大学的研究人员参与的项目。因此可以推断出文章可能来自科学杂志。.七选五(2020淄博一模)It seems that the issue over bats is one where many humans are divided.16 Those that know
49、about the bats though in more details are the ones that find it to be a fascinating creature.Rabies(狂犬病)is often thought to be carried by dogs.However,batscarry it too and more people are infected by it annually than by dogs from these creatures.A bat can bite a human as he sleeps and the person may
50、 not even feel it.17 Care should be taken about how areas where bats were living are cleaned.In fact,it is best to allow a professional to clean up the waste that has been left behind.18 It can also result in dust from old waste releasing harmfulpieces that get breathed in.19 For example,in some are
51、as farmers pay for the bat caves to be mined for fertilizer(肥料).Bats also keep our environment free from various insects.Could you imagine how many of them would be around if there werent thousands of bats out every single night consuming them?It could quickly be a nightmare that gets out of control
52、.Humans must find a way to be in balance with bats.Bats make up one fifth of the worlds mammals.That is quite something.20 A.It is very important for us to find a proper place to sleep.B.Others are fond of the creature with sharp teeth flying in the sky.C.Many people are afraid of them due to what t
53、hey have heard about them.D.Inadequate cleaning can lead to serious health problems for family members.E.There are some positive elements of humans and bats that have been recorded.F.Therefore,children are especially a concern when it comes to rabies from bats.G.Identifying locations where these cre
54、atures can live peacefully is part of that balance.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了蝙蝠给人类带来的好处和坏处,并说明人类要找到与蝙蝠保持平衡的方法。16.【解析】选C。根据后一句“Those that know about the bats though in more details are the ones that find it to be a fascinating creature.”可知,那些知道蝙蝠更多细节的人发现它是一种迷人的生物。C项“许多人因为听说过它们而害怕它们”承上启下,C项中的“them”指上文的bat
55、s,“have heard about them”与下文的“know about the bats”相呼应,符合语境。17.【解析】选F。根据第二段第一、二句“Rabies is often thought to be carried by dogs.However,bats carry it too and more people are infected by it annually than by dogs from these creatures.”可知,狂犬病通常被认为是由狗携带的。然而,蝙蝠也会携带它,且每年会比狗感染更多的人。F项“因此,当提到蝙蝠引起狂犬病时,儿童尤其令人担忧”
56、承接上文,F项中的“rabies from bats”与上文中的“bats carry it too”相呼应,符合语境。18.【解析】选D。根据前一句“In fact,it is best to allow a professional to clean up the waste that has been left behind.”可知,事实上,最好是让专业人士来清理遗留下来的垃圾。再根据后一句“It can also result in dust from old waste releasing harmful pieces that get breathed in.”可知,它还可能导致旧
57、垃圾中的灰尘释放出吸入的有害物质。D项“清洁不当会给家庭成员带来严重的健康问题”承上启下,D项中的“Inadequate cleaning can lead to”与下文的“It can also result in”相呼应,且上文也提到clean up,符合语境。19.【解析】选E。根据后两句“For example,in some areas farmers pay for the bat caves to be mined for fertilizer.Bats also keep our environment free from various insects.”可知,例如,在一些地区,农民为开采蝙蝠洞取得肥料而付钱。蝙蝠也使我们的环境免受各种昆虫的侵害。E项“有一些人类和蝙蝠的积极因素被记录下来”总结下文内容,符合语境。20.【解析】选G。根据最后一段第一句“Humans must find a way to be in balance with bats.”可知,人类必须找到与蝙蝠保持平衡的方法。G项“确定这些生物和平生活的地点是平衡的一部分”承接上文,G项中的“that balance”指上文“balance”,符合语境。