1、50分阅读理解提分练 一 限时35分钟.阅读理解A(2020泰安模拟)There are various kinds of apartments for university students to choose from.And here are some recommendations.Brandon OaksLocated on the Milledge Road Extension,Brandon Oaks is composed of two-bedroom,two-bath apartments with decks or patios.Each apartment also fe
2、atures an energy-efficient heat pump,air conditioning,an electric range,a full-size refrigerator,a dishwasher,washer and dryer and carpeting throughout.Floors:Varies Elevators:NoCapacity:180Gender:CoedBrown HallBrown Hall features spacious single and suite-style rooms on the Health Sciences Campus.S
3、tudents choosing to live in Brown Hall can take advantage of living in Athens trendy Normaltown neighborhood while still enjoying an on-campus,community lifestyle free from the trouble of monthly bills.Roomsfeature 17-position adjustable beds.Brown Hall is open for mid-year breaks,as well as winter
4、break and spring break.Floors:4 Elevators:YesCapacity:130Gender:CoedBoggs HallConstructed in 1961,Boggs Hall houses first-year residents only.The rooms in Boggs Hall are traditional doubles,home to two students per room.Each room is equipped with a sink and community bathrooms are located onevery fl
5、oor.Rooms feature 17-position adjustable beds.Floors:3Elevators:NoCapacity:160Gender:CoedSoule HallSoule Hall is the oldest residence hall at the university and is the only hall reserved for non-freshman women.Soule Halls residents live in double or single rooms with private or shared bathrooms.Room
6、s feature 17-position adjustable beds.Floors:3Elevators:NoCapacity:90Gender:Female【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章主要推荐了几个适合大学生的公寓。1.Which place is suitable for students to stay during their vacations?A.Brandon Oaks.B.Brown Hall.C.Boggs Hall.D.Soule Hall.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文章中Brown Hall部分的介绍中“Brown Hall is open for mid-
7、year breaks,as well as winter break and spring break.”可知,Brown Hall在年中假期,寒假及春季假期都开放,所以适合学生在假期住。2.What do Boggs Hall and Soule Hall have in common?A.They are both equipped with sinks.B.They were constructed at the same year.C.They can house both men and women.D.They share the same number of floors.【解
8、析】选D。细节理解题。根据Boggs Hall部分的介绍中“Floors:3”及Soule Hall部分的介绍中“Floors:3”可知,Boggs Hall和Soule Hall的共同点是都有三层。3.From which is the text probably taken?A.A university textbook.B.A travel brochure.C.An accommodation guide.D.A hotel advertisement.【解析】选C。推理判断题。第一段“There are various kinds of apartments for universi
9、ty students to choose from.And here are some recommendations.”是文章的主题句,总领下文,结合全文内容可知,文章主要推荐了几个适合大学生的公寓,由此可推测出,文章最有可能出自住宿指南。B(2020青岛高三期末)People back in the United States are always asking me,“Whats it like tolive in China?”They hope to hear strange stories about weird food and cultural conflicts.Inste
10、ad,I tell them that living in China is like being a baby.Please dont misunderstand me.I dont think that Chinese people are babies.I am a baby.Or at least,I become one when I leave my house.Thats because babies cant read,and when I leave my house in Beijing,Im illiterate(不识字的).This can be dangerous.I
11、f a sign says,“Watch out for big angry bears,”inChinese,I will continue walking,completely ignorant of my peril(危险).Then a bear will eat me for breakfast.I have started to recognize a few characters,but they seem impossible to ever learn without a lifetime of study.When I see a character I like,I gi
12、ve it a name.There is“The Square,”“The Octopus(章鱼),”“The-upside-down Octopus,”and my favorite,“Upside-down Octopus on an airplane.”However,I still dont know their sounds or meanings.They are just beautiful mysteriesto my eyes.Because I cant read,city streets present an endless series of enigmas.If I
13、 see a business,I wonder,“Is that a restaurant?A dentist?A lawyers office?”Once,while hungry,I saw a big colorful sign.I walked in and asked a realtor(房屋中介)to see the drink menu.Speaking of menus,eating at restaurant is a daily misadventure.Many places have photos of food,which is helpful.But if the
14、y have no photos,I walk from table to table and point at whatever looks delicious.I apologize if Ive everinterrupted your dinner to point at your plate.I didnt mean to be rude.I wasjust a hungry baby!【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在中国遇到的语言障碍。4.Why does the author think living in China is like being a baby?A.
15、Some Chinese people behave like babies.B.Its comfortable to be a baby in China.C.He is as curious as a baby about Chinese things.D.He is like a new-born who cant read at all.【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段中的Thats because babies cant read,and when I leave my house in Beijing,Im illiterate.可知,作者认为在中国生活就像一个婴儿是因为他就像
16、一个不识字的新生儿。5.What do we know about the author?A.He can order food in simple Chinese.B.He doesnt know many Chinese characters.C.His spoken Chinese is better than his written Chinese.D.He memorizes Chinese words based on their sounds.【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第四段中的I have started to recognize a few characters,but
17、they seem impossible to ever learn without a lifetime of study.可知,作者认识的汉字不多。故B项正确。6.In Paragraph 5,what does the underlined word“enigmas”mean?A.Stories.B.Miracles.C.Choices.D.Puzzles.【解析】选D。词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句后的If I see a business,I wonder,“Is that a restaurant?A dentist?A lawyers office?”推知,画线词所在句Becaus
18、e I cant read,city streets present an endless series of enigmas.意为“因为我看不懂,城市街道呈现出无穷无尽的谜团”。由此可知,画线词意为“puzzle”。7.What is the passage mainly about?A.The authors love for Chinese food.B.The language barrier the author meets in China.C.Cultural conflicts the author faces in China.D.How the author overcom
19、es difficulties in learning Chinese.【解析】选B。主旨大意题。根据文章内容,特别是第一段中的I tell them thatliving in China is like being a baby.可知,这篇文章主要讲的是作者在中国遇到的语言障碍。C(2020菏泽模拟)Recent years have witnessed the growth of luxury(奢侈品)brands.Its clear that a new generation of young,materialistic people is increasingly relying o
20、n luxury brands to improve its self-image.I am a fashionista too,at least in spirit I love to look at clothes and shoes.But I dont understand why people spend lots of money on designer labels.When a young woman buys a handbag that costs two months of her salary,thats a scary thing.Whats interesting
21、is that scientists have found that having luxury things doesnt lead to happiness.Study after study has shown that although we want material things,when we get them we dont suddenly become“happy”people.In fact,a series of studies have shown that individuals who spend money on travel and similar exper
22、iences get more pleasure than those on material things.Thats because experiences are more easily integrated into a persons identity.If I travel to Yunnan,that adventure affects how I think in the future.My memories become a part of me.Moreover,as Van Boven has observed,young people who pursue happin
23、ess through“things”are liked less by their peers.People prefer those who pursue happiness through experiences.Its natural to want to express yourself through your appearance.So my advice is:create a look that isnt tied to a designer label.Convey your own message.Take some lessons from the late Apple
24、 co-founder Steve Jobs.He was always in Levis jeans and a black turtleneck.Mark Zuckerberg,founder of Facebook,routinely appears in hoodies and sneakers.These people,successful people,have style.You dont have to break the bank to send a message about who you are.Take a trip.Go out into the world.The
25、n come back and confidently create yourown signature look.【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章说明了科学家发现拥有奢侈品并不能带来幸福。一系列的研究表明,那些把钱花在旅行和类似经历上的人比那些花在物质上的人获得更多的快乐。8.Whats the authors attitude towards luxury consumption?A.Favorable.B.Negative.C.Positive.D.Unconcerned.【解析】选B。观点态度题。根据第二段中But I dont understand why peoplespend l
26、ots of money on designer labels.When a young woman buys a handbag that costs two months of her salary,thats a scary thing.可推知,作者不支持奢侈品消费。9.Whats the main idea of the fourth paragraph?A.Material things cant bring about joy.B.Experiences sink into personality.C.Its better to invest in experiences.D.Ot
27、hers preference is of importance.【解析】选C。段落大意题。根据第四段可知事实上,一系列的研究表明,那些把钱花在旅行和类似经历上的人比那些花在物质上的人获得更多的快乐。这是因为经历更容易融入一个人的身份。如果我去云南旅行,这次冒险会影响我对未来的想法。我的记忆成为我的一部分。此外,正如Van Boven所观察到的,通过“事物”来追求幸福的年轻人不太受同龄人的喜爱。人们更喜欢那些通过经历来追求幸福的人。由此可知,第四段的主旨是最好是投资经历。故选C。10.Why are Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg mentioned in the
28、 text?A.To honor the two successes.B.To advocate their experience.C.To support the authors argument.D.To inspire young peoples ambition.【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第五段可知想通过外表来表达自己是很自然的。所以我的建议是:创造一个不受设计师标签束缚的外观。传达你自己的信息。从已故的苹果联合创始人Steve Jobs身上吸取一些教训吧。他总是穿着李维斯牛仔裤和黑色高领毛衣。Facebook创始人Mark Zuckerberg经常穿着帽衫和运动鞋亮相。由此可推知
29、,文章中提到Steve Jobs和Mark Zuckerberg是为了支持作者的论点。11.What is the underlined sentence intended to express?A.Do mind your financial security.B.Do try to make more money.C.Dont rob a bank for luxuries.D.Dont spend much on your image.【解析】选D。句意猜测题。根据第二段中When a young woman buys a handbag that costs two months of
30、 her salary,thats a scary thing.以及结合后文Take a trip.Go out into the world.Then come back and confidently create your own signature look.结合文章主要内容是在强调不要太在意自己的形象,拥有奢侈品并不能带来幸福,强调要多去经历才能获得更多的快乐。由此可推知,画线句子的意思是“不要在你的形象上花费太多”。D Contrary to popular belief,when a person makes a mistake while learning,it improve
31、s their memory for the right information,but only if the error is close to the correct answer,according to their recent findings made by Baycrest researchers.To figure out the influence of making mistakes on learning,researchers carried out the study.They asked 32 young adults with no Spanish backgr
32、oundto guess the English definitions of certain Spanish words.The Spanish words selected either resemble an English word with similar meaning or look like an English word,but mean something different.Participants were first shown a Spanish word and asked to guess its meaning.Then,they were briefly s
33、hown the correct translation before being shown another Spanish word.After repeating this process with 16 Spanish words,participants had a short break before their memory for the translations was tested.Researchers found that people were better able to think of the correcttranslations of Spanish wor
34、ds that were similar to the English words.They had greater difficulty retrieving the meaning of words that look misleading.“Our research found evidence that mistakes that are a near miss can help a person learn the information better than if no errors are made at all,”says Dr.Nicole Anderson.“These
35、types of errors can serve as stepping stones to remembering the right answer.But if the error made is a wild guess and outin left field,then a person doesnt learn the correct information easily.”“Based on these findings,someone studying for an exam should only take practice quizzes after reviewing t
36、he materials,”says Dr.Anderson.“If a person takes a practice test and is unfamiliar with the content,they risk making guesses that are nowhere near the right answer.This could make it harder for them to learn the correct information later.”“Even if a person makes a mistake while testing themselves,a
37、s long as their error is close to the right answer,theyre more likely to remember the right information,”adds Dr.Anderson.【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章说明在最新的研究中发现在学习过程中“接近错误”比完全没有错误能更好地提高人们对正确信息的记忆。12.What do we know about the subjects in the recent study?A.They have a good memory for new words.B.They know nothi
38、ng about any foreign language.C.They get answers by making wild guesses in the test.D.They need to translate Spanish words into English ones.【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章第二段“They asked 32 young adults with no Spanish background to guess the English definitions of certain Spanish words.”可知,研究的主题是让32名没有西班牙背景的年轻人将
39、西班牙语翻译成英语。13.What does the underlined word“retrieving”in Paragraph 3 mean?A.Guessing.B.Remembering.C.Distinguishing.D.Understanding.【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据文章第三段“Researchers found that people were better able to think of the correct translations of Spanish words that weresimilar to the English words.”研究人员发现,
40、人们能更好地想到与英语单词相似的西班牙语单词的正确翻译。根据上下文的语境判断出,他们很难记得那些看起来有误导性的词的意思。retrieving的意思为“记得”。14.Which of the following reflects Dr.Andersons opinion?A.Errors of certain kind are likely to help with learning.B.It is rewarding to make wild guesses during learning.C.Taking practice tests before exams is an unwise p
41、ractice.D.It is hard to make“near miss”types of errors during learning.【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第四段“Our research found evidence that mistakes that are a near miss can help a person learn the information better than if no errors are made at all.”可知,我们的研究发现,有证据表明,“接近错误”比完全没有错误更能帮助人们学习信息。由此判断出“某些错误可能有助于学习”反映了安德森
42、博士的观点。15.What can be the best title for the passage?A.The Art of Making MistakesB.The Way of Improving MemoryC.Good Guesses While Learning Matter a LotD.Making Mistakes May Bring Unexpected Benefits【解析】选D。主旨大意题。根据文章第一段可知根据Baycrest研究人员最近的发现,与普遍的看法相反,当一个人在学习时犯了错误,它可以提高他们对正确信息的记忆,但前提是错误接近正确答案。所以短文的最佳标题
43、为“犯错误可能会带来意想不到的好处”。.七选五 Can creativity be taught?Thats a question without a simple yes or noanswer.Creativity may not be able to be taught directly,but what you can getbetter at is frequently targeting at the circumstances of life which bring up the greatest chances for true creative expression.16,b
44、ut more like somethingwhich manifests(显现)itself inside those who learn to develop it and create theright conditions for it.Limit your selection of tools to only the most vital.17.Youll be sharper than someone who merely fights with a larger set of tools.Learn how to be resourceful.18.Creativity is n
45、ot just about creatingsomething new but making old things work better as well.Think of crazy possibilities as well as practical ones.You might find inspiration for a workable solution in one of your ideas.Dont listen to feedback(反馈)and keep following your own path.The problemof asking for feedback i
46、s that the feedback will be given according tothe persons past experience.Others will unconsciously push you in a direction that they see as best.19.Just dont let criticism(even the constructing type)destroy your creativity during the creative process.20.Routines are positive if they strengthen a he
47、althy creative consciousness and negative if they destroy that.The key is to discover acreative routine that puts you in a more creative mindset.A.Creativity is not like a lightning strikeB.Having a routine is actually not a bad ideaC.You can literally do anything you like with themD.The more limite
48、d your set of tools is,the more creative the output will beE.Resourcefulness is about making the most of what you have to work withF.This is done with good intentions,but it actually hurts your natural creativityG.While breaking your routine once in a while to force new ways of thinking isgood【文章大意】
49、本文为议论文。创造力是被教会的吗?作者对此做出了分析和解 释,认为经常处于有创造性的生活环境中,人的创造力是可以得到更好的激 发的。16.【解析】选A。根据下文but more like something which manifests itself inside those who learn to develop it and create the right conditions for it.的转折关系可知,创造力不是像闪电突然爆发的,而是更像是在那些有所准备的人的内心深处显现出来的东西。故选A。17.【解析】选D。根据空格前一句只选择最重要的工具可知,本句做出解释,表明原因:你的工
50、具越有限,产出就会越有创意。故选D。18.【解析】选E。根据空格前后句意可知,此处为衔接,对上一句“resourceful”进行解释,并且引出下文“创造力不仅仅是创造一些新的东西,而是让旧的东西更好地工作。”Resourcefulness is about making the most ofwhat you have to work with.要充分利用你所拥有的一切,符合题意,故选E。19.【解析】选F。根据本段话主题句Dont listen to feedback and keepfollowing your own path.可知,要坚持走自己的路,不要听从别人的经验之谈,别人会无意识地把你推向他们认为最好的方向。这样做是出于好意,但实际上会伤害你的自然创造力。故选F。20.【解析】选B。根据段落结构可知,此处为主题句。根据本段论述的中心大意可知,好的习惯是积极的,要养成能够让你的思维更具创造力的好习惯,所以,形成惯例其实不是一个坏主意,故选B。