（廣西課標(biāo)版）2020版高考英語二輪復(fù)習(xí) 閱讀理解專題特訓(xùn)15

閱讀理解專題特訓(xùn)15能力升級(jí)訓(xùn)練第22頁 A(2017·全國(guó)卷,B)Minutes after the last movie ended yesterday at the Plaza Theater,employees were busy sweeping up popcorns and gathering coke cups.It was a scene that had been repeated many times in the theaters 75-year history.This time,however,the cleanup was a little different.As one group of workers carried out the rubbish,another group began removing seats and other theater equipment in preparation for the buildings end.The film classic TheLastPictureShow was the last movie shown in the old theater.Though the movie is 30 years old,most of the 250 seats were filled with teary-eyed audience wanting to say good-bye to the old building.Theater owner Ed Bradford said he chose the movie because it seemed appropriate.The movie is set in a small town where the only movie theater is preparing to close down.Bradford said that large modern theaters in the city made it impossible for the Plaza to compete.He added that the theaters location(位置) was also a reason.“This used to be the center of town,” he said.“Now the area is mostly office buildings and warehouses.”Last week some city officials suggested the city might be interested in turning the old theater into a museum and public meeting place.However,these plans were abandoned because of financial problems.Bradford sold the building and land to a local development firm,which plans to build a shopping complex on the land where the theater is located.The theater audience said good-bye as Bradford locked the doors for the last time.After 75 years the Plaza Theater had shown its last movie.The theater will be missed.【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇時(shí)事新聞。經(jīng)營(yíng)75年之久的老劇院在放映完最后一場(chǎng)電影后關(guān)門停業(yè),不久將被拆除,原地建造一座購物中心。1.InwhatwaywasyesterdayscleanupatthePlazaspecial?A.Itmaderoomfornewequipment.B.Itsignaledtheclosedownofthetheater.C.Itwasdonewiththehelpoftheaudience.D.Itmarkedthe75thanniversaryofthetheater.答案:B解析:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第一段中的“Thistime,however,thecleanupwasalittledifferent.”和“inpreparationforthebuildingsend”可知,昨天廣場(chǎng)劇院散場(chǎng)后的清掃工作之所以特殊,是因?yàn)門heLastPictureShow這部經(jīng)典影片放映結(jié)束后老劇院就要關(guān)門了。2.Why was TheLastPictureShow put on?A.It was an all-time classic.B.It was about the history of the town.C.The audience requested it.D.The theater owner found it suitable.答案:D解析:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第二段第三、四句“TheaterownerEdBradfordsaidhechosethemoviebecauseitseemedappropriate.Themovieissetinasmalltownwheretheonlymovietheaterispreparingtoclosedown.”可知,劇院主人之所以選擇TheLastPictureShow這部老電影,是因?yàn)樗杏X劇院的現(xiàn)狀與這部電影的背景相契合。3.What will probably happen to the building?A.It will be repaired.B.It will be turned into a museum.C.It will be knocked down.D.It will be sold to the city government.答案:C解析:推理判斷題。從文章倒數(shù)第二段最后一句可以推知,劇院應(yīng)該是會(huì)被推倒改建成購物中心。故選C項(xiàng)。4.What can we infer about the audience?A.They are disappointed with Bradford.B.They are sad to part with the old theater.C.They are supportive of the city officials.D.They are eager to have a shopping center.答案:B解析:推理判斷題。從第二段第二句“Thoughthemovieis30yearsold,mostofthe250seatswerefilledwithteary-eyedaudiencewantingtosaygood-byetotheoldbuilding.”可以推知,觀眾對(duì)老劇院依依不舍。teary-eyed“熱淚盈眶的”。B(2019·全國(guó)卷,C)Before the 1830s,most newspapers were sold through annual subscriptions in America,usually $8 to $10 a year.Today $8 or $10 seems a small amount of money,but at that time these amounts were forbidding to most citizens.Accordingly,newspapers were read almost only by rich people in politics or the trades.In addition,most newspapers had little in them that would appeal to a mass audience.They were dull and visually forbidding.But the revolution that was taking place in the 1830s would change all that.The trend,then,was toward the “penny paper”a term referring to papers made widely available to the public.It meant any inexpensive newspaper;perhaps more importantly it meant newspapers that could be bought in single copies on the street.This development did not take place overnight.It had been possible(but not easy)to buy single copies of newspapers before 1830,but this usually meant the reader had to go down to the printers office to purchase a copy.Street sales were almost unknown.However,within a few years,street sales of newspapers would be commonplace in eastern cities.At first the price of single copies was seldom a pennyusually two or three cents was chargedand some of the older well-known papers charged five or six cents.But the phrase “penny paper” caught the publics fancy,and soon there would be papers that did indeed sell for only a penny.This new trend of newspapers for “the man on the street” did not begin well.Some of the early ventures(企業(yè))were immediate failures.Publishers already in business,people who were owners of successful papers,had little desire to change the tradition.It took a few youthful and daring businessmen to get the ball rolling.【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了“便士報(bào)”產(chǎn)生的背景及其發(fā)展的艱難過程。1.Which of the following best describes newspapers in America before the 1830s?A.Academic.B.Unattractive.C.Inexpensive.D.Confidential.答案:B解析:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的第四、五句“Inaddition,mostnewspapershadlittleinthemthatwouldappealtoamassaudience.Theyweredullandvisuallyforbidding.”可知,當(dāng)時(shí)的報(bào)紙枯燥無味,沒有吸引力。2.What did street sales mean to newspapers?A.They would be priced higher.B.They would disappear from cities.C.They could have more readers.D.They could regain public trust.答案:C解析:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的“.papersmadewidelyavailabletothepublic.”和“.thatcouldbeboughtinsinglecopiesonthestreet.”可知,街頭銷售能讓報(bào)紙有更多的讀者。3.Who were the newspapers of the new trend targeted at?A.Local politicians.B.Common people.C.Young publishers.D.Rich businessmen.答案:B解析:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的第一句“Thisnewtrendofnewspapersforthemanonthestreetdidnotbeginwell.”中提到的“themanonthestreet”可知,報(bào)紙的目標(biāo)讀者是普通人。4.What can we say about the birth of the penny paper?A.It was a difficult process.B.It was a temporary success.C.It was a robbery of the poor.D.It was a disaster for printers.答案:A解析:推理判斷題。最后一段中提到“早期的一些企業(yè)是直接失敗的。那些擁有成功報(bào)紙的出版商幾乎不想改變傳統(tǒng)。一些年輕大膽的商人才把這件事情推動(dòng)起來”,由此推測(cè),便士報(bào)的推動(dòng)過程比較艱難。C(2018·北京卷,A)MyFirstMarathon(馬拉松)A month before my first marathon,one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks,leaving me only two weeks to train.Yet,I was determined to go ahead.I remember back to my 7th year in school.In my first P.E.class,the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball.I didnt do either well.He later informed me that I was “not athletic”.The idea that I was “not athletic” stuck with me for years.When I started running in my 30s,I realized running was a battle against myself,not about competition or whether or not I was athletic.It was all about the battle against my own body and mind.A test of wills!The night before my marathon,I dreamt that I couldnt even find the finish line.I woke up sweating and nervous,but ready to prove something to myself.Shortly after crossing the start line,my shoe laces(鞋帶) became untied.So I stopped to readjust.Not the start I wanted!At mile 3,I passed a sign:“GO FOR IT,RUNNERS!”By mile 17,I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly.Despite the pain,I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.By mile 21,I was starving!As I approached mile 23,I could see my wife waving a sign.She is my biggest fan.She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m.or questioned my expenses on running.I was one of the final runners to finish.But I finished!And I got a medal.In fact,I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.Determined to be myself,move forward,free of shame and worldly labels(世俗標(biāo)簽),I can now call myself a “marathon winner”.【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇記敘文。介紹了作者第一次參加馬拉松的經(jīng)歷。比賽前作者腳踝受傷,但依然堅(jiān)持參加比賽,最終跑完了全程。通過這次經(jīng)歷,作者決心要做自己,不斷向前。1.Amonthbeforethemarathon,theauthor. A.waswelltrainedB.feltscaredC.madeuphismindtorunD.losthope答案:C解析:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句“Yet,Iwasdeterminedtogoahead.”可知,參加馬拉松前一個(gè)月,作者腳踝受傷,兩個(gè)星期不能跑,只剩下兩周的訓(xùn)練時(shí)間,但作者依然決定要去參加賽跑。故選C項(xiàng)。2.Why did the author mention the P.E.class in his 7th year?A.To acknowledge the support of his teacher.B.To amuse the readers with a funny story.C.To show he was not talented in sports.D.To share a precious memory.答案:C解析:推理判斷題。第二段作者提到七年級(jí)時(shí)的一次體育課上,老師認(rèn)為作者不擅長(zhǎng)運(yùn)動(dòng),作者以此說明自己不具備體育天賦,故選C項(xiàng)。3.How was the authors first marathon?A.He made it.B.He quit halfway.C.He got the first prize.D.He walked to the end.答案:A解析:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“Iwasoneofthefinalrunnerstofinish.ButIfinished!”可知,作者最終跑完了馬拉松比賽,故選A項(xiàng)。4.What does the story mainly tell us?A.A man owes his success to his family support.B.A winner is one with a great effort of will.C.Failure is the mother of success.D.One is never too old to learn.答案:B解析:主旨大意題。這篇文章介紹了作者在第一次參加馬拉松前的一個(gè)月,腳踝受傷,但他依然堅(jiān)持參加比賽,最終跑完了全程。作者之所以能完成,靠的是堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的意志。故選B項(xiàng)。DRaised by a single mother in Hartford,Fred Wright struggled with behavioral problems and was forced to move from one school to another.He even reached a point where he felt like he had nothing to live for.“I was walking around with a lot on my shoulders,” he said.“I couldnt handle it.I didnt care about life anymore.” But all that started to change when Wright met Patricia Kelly.“I was seven when I met Mrs Kelly.I wasnt used to strictness.I wasnt used to hearing the word no,”said Wright,now 17.Kelly,a former soldier and an equestrian(騎手),took Wright under her wing and helped him find hope in an unlikely placeon a horse.“Wright was like a round peg that everybody kept trying to squeeze into a square hole,” Kelly said.“He was hurting.He needed a place where he could express himself.The riding field became that place for him.”For the last 30 years,Kelly has helped children stay on the right track through her non-profit,Ebony Horsewomen.The program offers horseback riding lessons and teaches animal science to more than 300 young people a year.By exposing those children to horsemanship,Kelly aims to give them an alternative to the streets and an opportunity to turn their lives around.“We use horses as a hook to create pride,esteem and healing,” said Kelly,66.“They learn that they have ability.They just have to unlock it.”“When you teach a child to ride a horse,they learn they are the center of their environment,” said Kelly.“Once they make that connection,they can change what happens in school,at home and in the community.”【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了Kelly建立的EbonyHorsewomen組織通過教孩子騎馬幫助那些表現(xiàn)不好的孩子成長(zhǎng)的故事。1.WhydidFredWrighthavetomovefromoneschooltoanother?A.Becausehismothercouldntaffordthefees.B.Becausehisparentsgotdivorced.C.Becausehebehavedbadlyatschool.D.Becausehedidntsetalifegoal.答案:C解析:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第一句中的“FredWrightstruggledwithbehavioralproblemsandwasforcedtomovefromoneschooltoanother”可知,FredWright因在學(xué)校表現(xiàn)不好才被迫從一所學(xué)校轉(zhuǎn)到另一所學(xué)校。故選C項(xiàng)。2.How did Patricia Kelly help Fred Wright?A.She provided him with a home.B.She encouraged him to learn science.C.She exposed him to the riding field.D.She found him a better school.答案:C解析:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“Kelly,aformersoldier.onahorse.”以及第五段最后一句中的“Theridingfield”可知,Kelly教Wright騎馬,讓W(xué)right在騎馬的過程中重獲對(duì)生活的希望。故選C項(xiàng)。3.What do we know about the program Ebony Horsewomen?A.It is intended to make money.B.It was founded by Patricia Kelly.C.It aims to protect the environment.D.It serves as a shelter for homeless kids.答案:B解析:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段第一句“Forthelast30years,Kelly.throughhernon-profit,EbonyHorsewomen.”可知,在過去的30年里,Kelly已經(jīng)通過她創(chuàng)辦的非營(yíng)利組織EbonyHorsewomen幫助孩子們走上了正確的軌道。故選B項(xiàng)。4.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?A.Horse riding is helpful to the growth of kids.B.Patricia Kelly is a very successful woman.C.Horses are closely related to the environment.D.It is hard for a kid to learn to ride a horse.答案:A解析:推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后兩段內(nèi)容可知,Kelly建立的EbonyHorsewomen把馬作為創(chuàng)造驕傲、自尊的方法和治療的手段,讓孩子們意識(shí)到他們有能力,只是需要被發(fā)掘出來。由此可推知,騎馬對(duì)孩子們的成長(zhǎng)有幫助。故選A項(xiàng)。EMany students have to live with roommates while going to school or university.Having a roommate can be one of the best experiences,or easily one of the worst.1 Follow these four tips to avoid the common mistakes that make good roommate relationships worse.Talk things out.2 If something happens,sit down with your roommates and have a face-to-face conversation.Complaining about your roommates behind their backs creates nothing but awkward situations and general unhappiness. 3 Some roommates become the best of friends,but some dont.Dont put pressure on yourself or your roommate to reach this level,especially when you first meet.Remember,you are trying to make a new friend,but not scare your roommate away.And if your roommate doesnt end up being your best friend,there is no need to worry about it. Clean up after yourself.Or at least,keep your mess on your side.4 But being considerate with where you put your own stuff will help you avoid the arguments. Ask before you take.This applies to food,clothes,supplies and anything else that you dont own.5 Even if you both agree to share everything,you should still ask. A.Dont expect to be best friends with all your roommates.B.Communication is of vital importance.C.You dont need to keep the room clean and organized all the time.D.Rooms can be really easy for a mess to pile up.E.If you want to have a good relationship with your roommate,it all starts with you.F.All roommates can become your best friends.G.Show your roommate that you have respect for his or her belongings.答案與解析:【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要告訴我們?nèi)绾翁幚砗煤蜕嵊阎g的關(guān)系。1.E根據(jù)下段的關(guān)鍵詞“goodroommaterelationships”和E項(xiàng)中的關(guān)鍵詞“goodrelationshipwithyourroommate”判斷答案:。故選E項(xiàng)。2.B根據(jù)上句“Talkthingsout.”和B項(xiàng)中的關(guān)鍵詞“Communication”等判斷答案:。故選B項(xiàng)。3.A通過上下文結(jié)構(gòu)可知,此處為本段的中心句,與“bestfriends”有關(guān)。由空后的“Someroommatesbecomethebestoffriends,butsomedont.”可知,不是所有舍友都會(huì)成為最好的朋友,故選A項(xiàng)。4.C根據(jù)段首的“Cleanupafteryourself.”和C項(xiàng)中的關(guān)鍵詞“.keeptheroomcleanandorganized.”以及語境等判斷答案:。故選C項(xiàng)。5.G根據(jù)本段的“Askbeforeyoutake.food,clothes,suppliesandanythingelse.”和G項(xiàng)中的關(guān)鍵詞“belongings”判斷答案:。故選G項(xiàng)。- 10 -