（3年高考2年模擬）高三英語二輪突破 閱讀理解特訓(xùn)2（含解析）.doc

閱讀理解特訓(xùn)：3真2模含解析2014屆高三英語二輪突破2c22013湖南卷 in my living room, there is a plaque (匾) that advises me to “bloom (開花) where you are planted.” it reminds me of dorothy. i got to know dorothy in the early 1980s, when i was teaching early childhood development through a program with union college in barbourville, kentucky. the job responsibilities required occasional visits to the classroom of each teacher in the program. dorothy stands out in my memory as one who “bloomed” in her remote area.dorothy taught in a school in harlan county, kentucky, appalachian mountain area. to get to her school from the town of harlan, i followed a road winding around the mountain. in the eightmile journey, i crossed the same railroad track five times, giving the possibility of getting caught by the same train five times. rather than feeling excited by this drive through the mountains, i found it depressing. the poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.from the moment of my arrival at the little school, all gloom (憂郁) disappeared. upon arriving at dorothys classroom, i was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen. the children had been prepared to show me their latest projects. dorothy told me with a big smile that they were serving poke greens salad and cornbread for “dinner” (lunch). in case you dont know, poke greens are a weedtype plant that grows wild, especially on poor ground.dorothy never ran out of reports of exciting activities of her students. her enthusiasm never cooled down. when it came time to sit for the testing and interviewing required to receive her child development associate certification, dorothy was ready. she came to the assessment and passed in all areas. afterward, she invited me to the oneandonly steak house in the area to celebrate her victory, as if she had received her ph.d. degree. after the meal, she placed a little box containing an old pen in my hand. she said it was a family heirloom (傳家寶), but to me it is a treasured symbol of appreciation and pride that cannot be matched with things.61“early childhood development” in paragraph 1 refers to _ a. a program directed by dorothy b. a course given by the author c. an activity held by the students d. an organization sponsored by union college62in the journey, the author was most disappointed at seeing _ a. the long track b. the poor houses c. the same train d. the winding road63upon arriving at the classroom, the author was cheered up by _ a. a warm welcome b. the sight of poke greens c. dorothys latest projects d. a big dinner made for her64what can we know about dorothy from the last paragraph? a. she was invited to a celebration at a restaurant. b. she got a pen as a gift from the author. c. she passed the required assessment. d. she received her ph.d. degree.65what does the author mainly intend to tell us? a. whatever you do, you must do it carefully. b. whoever you are, you deserve equal treatment. c. however poor you are, you have the right to education. d. wherever you are, you can accomplish your achievement.【要點(diǎn)綜述】 dorothy在一所條件非常差的學(xué)校獲得了很大的成功，這說明一個(gè)人獲得成功與他在什么地方?jīng)]有直接關(guān)系，最重要的是要付出努力。61. b細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)文章第一段第三句可知，early childhood development是作者教的一門課程。62. b細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)文章第二段最后一句的“the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.”可知，又小又破的房子使作者感到最為失望，因此b項(xiàng)正確。63. a細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)文章第三段第一、二句可知，一到dorothy的教室，作者就受到熱烈的歡迎，這使她的憂郁消失了，因此a項(xiàng)正確。64. c推理判斷題。 文章最后一段第三句提到dorothy面試材料準(zhǔn)備充分，而此段的“to celebrate her victory”說明dorothy已經(jīng)通過了評(píng)估測(cè)試。65. d主旨大意題。文章通過講述dorothy在極其惡劣的環(huán)境下獲得成功的故事，說明一個(gè)人不管在什么地方，只要付出努力就能實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的夢(mèng)想，因此d項(xiàng)正確。c22013湖南卷 its such a happylooking library, painted yellow, decorated with palmtree stickers and sheltered from the florida sun by its own roof. about the size of a microwave oven, its pedestrianfriendly, too, waiting for book lovers next to a sidewalk in palm beach country estates, along the northern boundary of palm beach gardens.its a library built with love.a year ago, shortly after janey henriksen saw a brian williams report about the little free library organization, a wisconsinbased nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of community in a neighborhood by making books freely available, she announced to her family of four, “thats what were going to do for our spring break！”son austin, now a 10thgrader, didnt see the point of building a library that resembles a mailbox. but janey insisted, and husband peter unwillingly got to work. the 51yearold owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that hed built years earlier for daughter abbies toy horses, and made a door of glass.after adding the librarys final touches (裝點(diǎn)), the family hung a signboard on the front, instructing users to “take a book, return a book，” and making the henriksen library, now one of several hundred like it nationwide and among more than 2，500 in the world, the only little free library in palm beach county.they stocked it with 20 or so books theyd already read, a mix of science fiction, reference titles, novels and kids favorites. “i told them, keep in mind that you might not see it again，” said janey, a stayathome mom.since then, the collection keeps replenishing (補(bǔ)充) itself, thanks to ongoing donations from borrowers. the library now gets an average of five visits a day.the projects best payoff, says peter, are the thankyou notes left behind. “we had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular.”66in what way is the library “pedestrianfriendly”？ a. it owns a yellow roof. b. it stands near a sidewalk. c. it protects book lovers from the sun. d. it uses palmtree stickers as decorations.67janey got the idea to build a library from _ a. a visit to brian williams b. a spring break with her family c. a book sent by one of her neighbors d. a report on a wisconsinbased organization68the library was built _ a. by a ship supply company b. on the basis of toy horses c. like a mailbox d. with glass69what can we infer about the signboard? a. it was made by a user of the library. b. it marked a final touch to the library. c. it aimed at making the library last long. d. it indicated the library was a family property.70the passage tells us that the users _ a. donate books to the libraryb. get paid to collect books for the library c. receive thankyou notes for using the library d. visit the library over 5 times on average daily【要點(diǎn)綜述】 文章主要講述了janey henriksen一家建立微型圖書館的故事。66. b細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)文章第一段第二句可知這個(gè)特殊的圖書館為過路的人提供借書的方便，因此b項(xiàng)正確。67. d細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)文章第三段第一句可知janey henriksen是因?yàn)榭吹揭黄P(guān)于the little free library organization準(zhǔn)備建社區(qū)圖書館的報(bào)道后受到啟發(fā)才建這樣特殊的圖書館的。68. c細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)文章第四段第一句可知c項(xiàng)正確。69. c推理判斷題。 根據(jù)文章第五段可知，這個(gè)標(biāo)牌要讀者拿走一本書一定要?dú)w還，其目的是使圖書館能夠持續(xù)更長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間。70. a主旨大意題。 根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段第一句可知借書者經(jīng)常捐書給圖書館，因此a項(xiàng)正確；文章沒有提到給圖書館籌備書應(yīng)獲得報(bào)酬，因此b項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；文章最后一段提到peter經(jīng)常收到借書者的感謝信，而不是借書者收到感謝信，因此c項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段第二句可知d項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。c22013江西卷 the light from the campfire brightened the darkness, but it could not prevent the damp cold of denniss swamp (沼澤地) creeping into their bones. it was a strange place. martin and tom wished that they had not accepted jacks dare. they liked camping, but not near this swamp.“so，” martin asked as they sat watching the hot coals. “how did this place get its name? ”“are you sure you want to hear it? its a scary story，” warned jack.“of course！” cried out tom. “if there were anything to be scared of, you wouldnt have chosen this place！”“ok, but dont say i didnt warn you，” said jack, and he began his tale.“way back in time, a man called dennis tried to start a farm here. he built that cottage over there to live in. in those days, the area looked quite differentit was covered with tall trees and the swamp was a crystalclear river. after three hard years, dennis had cleared several fields and planted crops. he was so proud of his success that he refused to listen to advice.”“you are clearing too much land， warned one old man. the land is a living thing. it will hit back at you if you abuse it. silly fool， said dennis to himself. if i clear more land, i can grow more crops. ill become wealthier. hes just jealous！”“dennis continued to chop down trees. small animals that relied on them for food and shelter were destroyed. he was so eager to expand his farm that he did not notice the river flowing slowly towards his door. he did not notice salt seeping to the surface of the land. he did not notice swamp plants choking all the native plants.”“what happened? ” martin asked. it was growing colder. he trembled, twisting his body closer to the fire.“the land hit backjust as the old man warned, ” jack shrugged. “dennis disappeared. old folks around here believe that swamp plants moved up from the river and dragged him underwater. his body was never found.”“what a stupid story, ” laughed tom. “plants cant” before he had finished speaking, he screamed and fainted(暈倒). the other two boys jumped up with fright, staring at tom. suddenly, they burst out laughing. some green swamp ivy (常春藤) had covered toms face. it was a while before tom could appreciate the joke.56the underlined word “dare” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _a. courage b. assistance c. instruction d. challenge57. why did jack tell tom and martin the story?a. to frighten them.b. to satisfy their curiosity.c. to warn them of the danger of the place.d. to persuade them to camp in the swamp.58. why did dennis ignore the warning of the old man?a. the old man envied him. b. the old man was foolish.c. he was too busy to listen to others. d. he was greedy for more crops.59. why did tom scream and faint?a. he saw denniss shadow. b. he was scared by a plant. c. his friends played a joke on him. d. the weather became extremely cold.60. what lesson can we learn from the story of dennis?a. grasp all, lose all. b. no sweat, no sweet.c. it is no use crying over spilt milk. d. he who makes no mistakes makes nothing.【要點(diǎn)綜述】 本文主要講述了三個(gè)人在沼澤地附近露營(yíng)以及denniss swamp名字的由來。56. d考查詞義猜測(cè)。由語境可知，他們?nèi)フ訚傻匾盃I(yíng)應(yīng)該是接受了杰克的挑戰(zhàn)。57. b考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二、三、四段他們的對(duì)話可知，jack多次警告他們這個(gè)故事嚇人，但經(jīng)不住他們的請(qǐng)求還是告訴他們了，可知講這個(gè)故事并不是為了嚇?biāo)麄?，而是為了滿足他們的好奇心。58. d考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。由第八段“if i clear more land, i can grow more crops. ill become wealthier. hes just jealous！”可知他想有更多的土地，種更多的莊稼，變得更富有，還認(rèn)為老人在嫉妒他。由此可知他不聽老人的勸告是因?yàn)樗敕N更多的莊稼。59. b考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。由最后一段倒數(shù)第二句“some green swamp ivy (常春藤) had covered toms face.”可知他暈倒的原因是因?yàn)樗怀４禾賴樀搅恕?0. a考查推理判斷。綜觀全文可知貪婪的dennis因?yàn)槠湄澙罚Y(jié)果失去了一切，故a項(xiàng)“貪多必失”，符合語境。c22013遼寧卷 china is a land of bicycles.at least it was back in 1992 when i traveled the country.back then everyone seemed to be riding a bicycle.millions of them, all black.cars were rare.yet since my arrival in beijing last year, ive found the opposite is true.there are millions of cars.however, people still use their bicycles to get around.for many, its the easiest and cheapest way to travel today.bicycles also come in different colorssilver, green, red, blue, yellow, whatever you want.its fun watching people biking.they rush quickly through crossroads, move skillfully through traffic, and ride even on sidewalks(人行道)bicycles allow people the freedom to move about that cars just cant provide.eager to be part of this aspect of chinese culture, i decided to buy a bicycle.great weather accompanied my great buy.i immediately jumped up on my bicycle seat and started home.my first ride home was orderly(守秩序的)to be safe, i stayed with a “pack” of bikers while cars on the streets came running swiftly out of nowhere at times.i didnt want to get hit.so i took the ride carefully.crossing the streets was the biggest problem.it was a lot like crossing a major highway back in the united states.the streets here were wide, so crossing took time，skill and a little bit of luck.i finally made i