(新高考)高考英語二輪復(fù)習(xí) 50分閱讀限時(shí)練7-8 (解析版)

限時(shí)練四Ⅰ.閱讀理解A(2021·廣東六校聯(lián)盟高三第二次聯(lián)考)Thedaysofstoppingatonestoreandbuyingeverythinginonelocationarelonggone.We’veputtogetheralistofitemsyoushouldn’tbuyatsomestoreandweshowyouwheretogetthem.TunaEssentiallyaproductfromChickenoftheSea，5－ouncecansofVanCamp’sChunkWhiteAlbacoreTunainWaterareavailablefor$1percanatDollarTree.Asimilarproductinthegrocerystorecosts59centsmorepercan.OliveOilIsitreallyworthbuyingexpensiveoliveoil？Wedon’tthinkso.This68－ounceIberiaPremiumBlendExtraVirginOliveOilsellsatTargetfor$9.69.Reviewerslovethisless－expensivealternativesayingit’sgreatforeverything.Compareitwithastandard17－ouncesizeofBertolliExtraVirginOliveOil—muchlessoil，sellingforroughlythesame$9.99atthegrocerystorewhenit’snotonsale.VitaminsYoumightnotrealizethesavingsyoucanreaponvitaminssimplybybuyingthematadifferentstore.A100－countbottleofvitaminDsoftgels(軟膠囊)canrunto$11.29atWalmart.A180－countbottleofTraderJoe’svitaminD1000iusoftgelsisonly$11.99.That’salmostdoubletheamount.StorageContainersForstoringfood，children’ssupplies，orwhateveryourhouseholdneedsmaybe，there’snothingbetterthanplasticstoragecontainers.Butwhypaythroughthenoseforthem？Albertsonshastwohalf－cupRubbermaidEasy－FindLidsfoodstoragecontainersat$6.89.ButyoucanbuysixofthosefromTargetfor$7.99—fourmoreforaboutadollar.SocksWhetheryouloseoneinthedryerorjustwearthemout，socksshouldbereplacedoncethere’saholeortheelastic(松緊帶)getsloose.DollarTreehasagoodselectionofmen’s，women’s，andchildren’ssocks.Women’smini－crewsockscomeinathree－pairpackfor$1.Athree－pairpackofsimilarsocksatAlbertsonswillcost$6.59andthere’smuchlessvariety.【語篇解讀】本文是應(yīng)用文，主要介紹了五種不應(yīng)在某個(gè)店購(gòu)買的物品以及在哪些地方可以以較低價(jià)錢買到這些物品。1．HowmuchdoesacanofsimilarTunainthegrocerystoreprobablycost?A．$9.69. B．$1.C．$1.59. D．$7.99.答案C[數(shù)字計(jì)算題。根據(jù)Tuna部分中的“5－ouncecansof...areavailablefor$1percanatDollarTree.Asimilarproductinthegrocerystorecosts59centsmorepercan.”可知，在食品雜貨店一罐類似的金槍魚可能要1美元＋0.59美元＝1.59美元。]2．Whichofthefollowingitemsisbestforstoringfood?A．Aplasticdryer.B．A100－countbottle.C．Aspecialstoragecontainer.D．Aplasticstoragecontainer.答案D[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)StorageContainers部分中的“Forstoringfood...there’snothingbetterthanplasticstoragecontainers.”可知，貯存食物最好的東西是塑料貯存容器。]3．Wherecanyoubuycheapersocks?A．AtTraderJoe. B．AtDollarTree.C．AtAlbertsons. D．AtWalmart.答案B[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Socks部分中的“DollarTreehas...sockscomeinathree－pairpackfor$1...atAlbertsonswillcost$6.59”可知，在DollarTree可以買到較便宜的襪子。]B(2021·山東中學(xué)聯(lián)盟高三大聯(lián)考)Thesignsappearedpracticallyovernight.Theyappearedeverywhere.Eachfeaturedjustafewupliftingwordsinsimpleblacktype：“Don’tGiveUp”“YouAreWorthyofLove”．AtthehighschoolinNewberg，Oregon，twostudentskilledthemselvesthatyear，sothetownof25，000instantlyunderstoodthemessages.Fordays，whatnoonecouldfigureoutwaswhohadplantedthem.AmyWolffhad.ShefeltnecessarytoaddressNewberg’sgrief.Sheplantedthesignsanonymously(匿名地)becauseshewantedthemtofocusonthemessages，notanyoneperson.YetasWolffsawthedeepinfluencehersignshadonherneighbors，shedecidedtosharehermessagespublicly.Instantly，hermailboxwasfloodedwithrequestsformoresigns.Sheaskedafriend，graphicdesignerJessicaBrittell，toprintmore.“Wedecidedtojustrideitout，justkeepgoinguntiltheordersstop，”saysWolff.ThatwasinMay2017.Sincethen，theDon’tGiveUpMovementlaunchedbyWolffhasspreadfromNewbergtotheheartsandyardsofpeopleineverystateandseveralcountries.Wolffchargesonlythecostofmaterialsandshipping.“It’saterriblebusinessdecisionifwewantedtofunctionlikeabusiness，”shesays.OneofthemosthearteningelementsoftheDon’tGiveUpMovementisthatithasgoneviralinaremarkablyhumanway.Peoplehavetakentoplantingthesignsintheirtowns，takingselfies，andthenpostingthemtoshare.“ItwasthebestfeelingintheworldthatIcouldhaveanimpactoutsideofschoolbyusingtheseproducts，”saysateacherinTexas，teachingalessoninunityafterhisclassroommovedonline.“Thiswasagoodwaytoletthemknowthatwecareevenwhenwecan’tseethem.”Wolff’smessagesareabouttogrowyetagain.“Buttherehasneverbeenamorefiercebackdroptothepowerofhopeandsympatheticactionthanrightnow，”Wolffshares.【語篇解讀】本文是記敘文。文章主要講述了艾米·沃爾夫?yàn)榱私鉀Q紐伯格的悲傷，在鎮(zhèn)里豎立了“不要放棄”等標(biāo)牌，對(duì)鄰居產(chǎn)生了影響。后來這種做法被更多的人所接納和傳播。4．WhatdidAmyWolffdointhetown?A．Shedecoratedthetownwithsimpleblacktype.B．Sheurgedthetowntoadmirethemessages.C．Shepersuadedtheneighborstobeactive.D．Sheplantedsignswithupliftingwords.答案D[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Thesignsappearedpracticallyovernight.”“Eachfeaturedjustafewupliftingwords”和第二段中的“AmyWolffhad.”可知，艾米·沃爾夫在鎮(zhèn)里豎立了帶有令人振奮的話語的標(biāo)牌。]5．WhydidWolffchoosetosharehermessagespublicly?A．Toinfluencemorepeople.B．ToaddressNewberg’sgrief.C．Toraisepeople’sawareness.D．Tomeetneighbors’requests.答案A[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段首句可知：然而，當(dāng)沃爾夫看到她的標(biāo)牌對(duì)鄰居產(chǎn)生的深刻影響時(shí)，她決定公開地分享她的信息。又結(jié)合下文內(nèi)容可推知，她選擇公開地分享她的信息是為了影響更多的人。]6．WhatdidWolffsacrificetosatisfyconsumers’needs?A．Hersparetime. B．Herownprofits.C．Thedeliveringfees. D．Thecostofmaterials.答案B[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的“Wolffchargesonlythecostofmaterialsandshipping.”可知，沃爾夫只收取材料和運(yùn)輸費(fèi)用，這說明她沒有獲取任何利潤(rùn)。]7．WhatcanwelearnfromWolff’sstory?A．Hardworkleadstosuccess.B．Lovecantakeuseverywhere.C．Greatthingsaredonebymassefforts.D．Loveorlovingyourselfcouldbewakened.答案D[推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，為了解決紐伯格的悲傷，艾米·沃爾夫在鎮(zhèn)里豎立了帶有令人振奮的話語的標(biāo)牌，對(duì)鄰居產(chǎn)生了影響；后來她發(fā)起的“不要放棄運(yùn)動(dòng)”傳播開來，對(duì)更多人產(chǎn)生了影響。由此可推知，人們可以從艾米·沃爾夫的標(biāo)牌和運(yùn)動(dòng)中汲取力量，即愛和愛自己可以被喚醒，故選D。]C(2021·南昌市一模)PrinceWilliam，secondinlinetotheBritishthrone，gavehisfirstTEDTalkonSaturdaytolaunchhisEarthshotPrize，acompetitionthatwillawardfive￡1millionprizeseveryyearforthenextdecadetothosewhocancomeupwithsolutionstoenvironmentalproblems.Anyperson，groupororganizationaroundtheworldisqualified，andanysuggestioniswelcome，solongasitisapplicableglobally.Itcouldbeanewtechnology，anewapproach，anewgovernmentalpolicyoranyotherideastowardfiveenvironmentalgoals—fixingtheclimate，purifyingtheair，protectingnature，cleaningtheoceanandhandlingwaste.“Earthshot”wasinspiredbyJohnF．Kennedy’s“Moonshot”，anambitious1961missiontogetamanonthemoonwithinadecade.ThepurposeoftheprizeispartlytoarouseexcitementandofferwhatPrinceWilliamcalled“abitofacatalyst，abitofhope，abitofpositivity”atatimewhentheworldneedsthose.Themoneywillcomefromdonorsaroundtheworld.Theprizecommitteeincludesmanycelebrities.PrinceWilliamhasenvironmentalactivisminhisblueblood(貴族血統(tǒng))．BothhisgrandfatherandhisfatherPrinceCharleswereactiveenvironmentalists.PrinceWilliamsaidhehadalwayslistened，learnedandbelievedwhattheyweresayingabouttheenvironment.Besidesspeakingwisewords，healsoputsforwardagoodprize.AmillionpoundsissignificantlymorethanaNobelPrizeandshouldinspiresomeseriousandcreativethinkingaboutthedifficultiesoftheplanetEarth.UnliketheNobelPrizemoney，theEarthshotmoneyissupposedtobespentonthewinningproject.“Ifweachievethesegoals，by2030ourliveswon’tbeworse，andwewon’thavetosacrificeeverythingweenjoy.Instead，thewaywelivewillbehealthier，cleaner，smarter，andbetterforallofus，”hesaid.【語篇解讀】本文是說明文。威廉王子于周六發(fā)表了TED演講來啟動(dòng)“修復(fù)地球獎(jiǎng)”。文章介紹了該獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)的由來、頒發(fā)的對(duì)象、前景和意義等。8．WhatcanbelearnedaboutTheEarthshotPrize?A．ItwillbeawardedtoBritons.B．Itaimstosolvesocialproblems.C．Itisnamedafteramoonmission.D．Itoffers￡50millionintotal.答案D[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“acompetitionthatwillawardfive￡1millionprizeseveryyearforthenextdecade...toenvironmentalproblems”可知，在未來10年里，該獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)每年將頒發(fā)五個(gè)一百萬英鎊的獎(jiǎng)金給那些能想出環(huán)境問題解決方案的人。]9．Apersoncanwintheprizefor________．A．a(chǎn)methodtomonitorsealevelB．a(chǎn)newtechnologytoforecasttheweatherC．a(chǎn)newapproachtorecyclingthewasteD．a(chǎn)localgovernmentpolicytobanfishing答案C[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Itcouldbe...andhandlingwaste.”可以推知，回收垃圾的新方法符合獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)的要求。]10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“catalyst”inParagra－ph3mean?A．Encouragement. B．Alarm.C．Challenge. D．Surprise.答案A[單詞猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)該句中的“‘a(chǎn)bitofacatalyst，abitofhope，abitofpositivity’atatimewhentheworldneedsthose”可知、畫線詞與hope和positivity相呼應(yīng)，并結(jié)合語境可推斷，設(shè)立該獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)的部分目的是在這個(gè)世界需要這些的時(shí)候引起興奮，并提供威廉王子所說的“一點(diǎn)促進(jìn)，一點(diǎn)希望，一點(diǎn)積極性”。故畫線詞的含義與A項(xiàng)的含義最接近。]11．Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．TheEarthshotPrizeequalstheNobelPrize.B．PlanetEarthwillbecleanedby2030.C．PrinceWilliamonlytalksthetalk.D．PrinceWilliamisinfluencedbyhisfamily.答案D[推理判斷題。根據(jù)尾段前三句可知，威廉王子血統(tǒng)里就有環(huán)保行動(dòng)主義；他的祖父和父親查爾斯王子都是積極的環(huán)保主義者；威廉王子一直在傾聽、了解和相信他們關(guān)于環(huán)境的言論。據(jù)此可以推知，威廉王子受到了家庭的影響。]D(2021·長(zhǎng)沙市高三適應(yīng)性考試一)Scientistshavesuccessfullyusedsatellitecamerastocountanimalsincomplexgeographicalenvironments，takingenvironmentalistsanimportantstepforwardinmonitoringpopulationsofendangeredspecies.Forthisresearch，thesatelliteWorldView3usedhigh－qualitypicturestomonitorAfricanelephantsmovingthroughforestsandgrasslands.Theautomated(自動(dòng)化的)systemdetectedanimalswiththesameaccuracyashumansareabletoachieve.Thenewsurveyingtechnique，createdbyDr.OlgaIsupovaattheUniversityofBathintheUKwithsomeotherscientists，allowsvastareasoflandtobescannedinamatterofminutes，offeringamuch－neededalternativetohumanobserverscountingindividualanimalsfromlow－flyingairplanes.Asitsweepsacrosstheland，asatellitecancollectover5，000km2ofimageryeveryfewminutes，avoidingdoublecounting.Wherenecessary，theprocesscanberepeatedthenextday.ThepopulationofAfricanelephantshasnosedivedoverthepastcentury，mainlyduetohuntingillegallyandhabitat(棲息地)ruin.Withonly40，000—50，000elephantsleftinthewild，thespeciesisclassifiedasendangered.“Accuratemonitoringisessentialifwe’retosavethespecies，”saidDr.Isupova.“Weneedtoknowwheretheanimalsareandhowmanythereare.”Satellitemonitoringavoidsdisturbinganimalsduringdatacollectionandensureshumansarenothurtinthecountingprocess.Italsomakesitsimplertocountanimalsmovingfromcountrytocountry，assatellitescanorbittheplanetwithoutregardforbordercontrolsorconflict.Thisstudywasnotthefirsttousesatellitepicturesandalgorithms(演算法)tomonitorspecies，butitwasthefirsttoreliablymonitoranimalsmovingthroughacomplexenvironment—thatis，anenvironmentthatincludesareasofopengrassland，woodlandandpartialcoverage.“Thistypeofworkhasbeendonebeforewithwhales，butofcoursetheoceanisallblue，socountingisalotlesschallenging，”saidDr.Isupova.“Asyoucanimagine，acomplexenvironmentmakesitmuchhardertoidentifyanimals.”Theresearchersbelievetheirworkshowsthepotentialoftechnologytosupportenvironmentaliststoprotectbiodiversityandtoslowtheprogressofthesixthmassextinction(滅絕)—theongoingextinctioneventcausedbyhumanactivity.【語篇解讀】本文是說明文。文章介紹了科學(xué)家使用衛(wèi)星攝像機(jī)統(tǒng)計(jì)動(dòng)物種群數(shù)量，以便更好地保護(hù)瀕危物種。12．Whydidthescientistscreatethesatellitecameras?A．Tocountanimalsincomplexenvironments.B．Toincreasethenumberofwildanimals.C．Totraintheskillsofobservinganimals.D．TodrivetheelephantsoutofforestsinAfrica.答案A[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“Scientistshavesuccessfullyusedsatellitecameras...monitoringpopulationsofendangeredspecies.”可知，科學(xué)家們使用衛(wèi)星攝像機(jī)是為了在復(fù)雜的地理環(huán)境下監(jiān)測(cè)物種，尤其是瀕危物種的數(shù)量。]13．Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewsurveyingtechnique?A．It’sindividual. B．It’scomplex.C．It’sdangerous. D．It’saccurate.答案D[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Theautomated(自動(dòng)化的)systemdetectedanimalswiththesameaccuracyashumansareabletoachieve.”可知，新的調(diào)查技術(shù)非常精確。]14．WhatistheconditionofAfricanelephants?A．Theyarerapidlyincreasing.B．Theyareindiversity.C．Theyarerapidlyreducing.D．Theyareinbalance.答案C[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“ThepopulationofAfricanelephantshasnosedivedoverthepastcentury...thespeciesisclassifiedasendangered.”可知，非洲象的數(shù)量在快速下降。]15．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．MakingtheSatelliteWorldView3forBiodiversityB．UsingSatellitetoMonitorEndangeredSpeciesC．SupportingHuntingwithNewTechnologyD．IntroducingDr.OlgaIsupovaattheUniversityofBath答案B[標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)第一段文章的中心句“Scientistshavesuccessfullyusedsatellitecameras...monitoringpopulationsofendangeredspecies.”可知，本文主要介紹了科學(xué)家使用衛(wèi)星攝像機(jī)統(tǒng)計(jì)動(dòng)物種群數(shù)量，故B項(xiàng)適合作本文的標(biāo)題。]Ⅱ.七選五(2021·陜西省百校聯(lián)盟第一次高考模擬)Negativethinkingistheeasiestwaytoslowdownyourbusinessandpersonalgoals.Buthowdoyougetridofnegativethoughts？WeaskedmembersoftheForbesCoachesCouncilforadvice.Theviewsvariedwidely，buttheyallhadoneideaincommon：__1__Ourexpertsgaveustheirbesttips，andthesearewhattheyhadtosay.·__2__Doyouwanttocatchacold？Getaroundpeoplewithacold.Iamnotsurewhethertheadvicestillstands，butitcertainlymeanssomethingtomeincoachingothers.Iseealotofpeopleassociatingwithlike－mindedandoftennegativepeoplewhentheyaretryingtochangesomethingintheirlives，likeajob.Negativepeoplearenotoptimistic.Getaroundthepositivityphysically，throughyourearsandeyes.·Don’texpecteverythingtobeperfect.Expectingeverythingtobeperfectcanbedisturbingandrobsyouoftruehappiness.__3__Forexample，ifyouwillbepromotednextyear—insteadofthisyearasexpected—doesoneyearreallychangeanythinginthelongrun？Strivingforgoalswithdetachment(超然)andastateofnothavingtobeperfectcanbealiberating(解脫的)waytoliveonyourownterms.·Becomeintentionalaboutyourattitude.__4__Itstartsassoonasyouwakeupinthemorning.Becomeawarewhenyouarefocusingonthenegativeandmakethedecisiontofocusonthepositiveinstead.Yourattitudeisachoice.Youattractwhatyoufocuson，soletgoofwhatdoesnotserveyourgoals.__5__A．Youareincontrol.B．Getaroundpositivepeople.C．Assumingapositiveattitudeisanintentionalaction.D．Changeyourattitudeswheneveritispossible.E．Makesureyourvisionofsuccessisrootedinreality.F．Thetrickisnottogetcaughtupinyournegativethoughts.G．Themoreyoupracticepositivemind－shifts，theeasieritbecomes.【語篇解讀】本文是說明文，主要介紹了消除消極想法的幾個(gè)方法。1．A[考查上下文銜接?？涨耙痪渲v到了盡管大家的看法不一，但是有一個(gè)想法是一致的，再結(jié)合下文講述的三點(diǎn)可知，對(duì)于消極想法，人們可以自己控制，故A項(xiàng)符合語境。]2．B[考查段落主旨句。根據(jù)本段內(nèi)容可知，本段主要講述了要與身邊積極的人接觸，故B項(xiàng)適合作本段的主旨句。]3．E[考查上下文銜接?？蘸蟮睦?你期望的今年升職和明年將會(huì)有的升職從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)看并不會(huì)改變什么)說明不要追求完美，要讓自己對(duì)成功的憧憬扎根于現(xiàn)實(shí)，所以E項(xiàng)符合語境。]4．C[考查上下文銜接。結(jié)合本段的主旨句可知，本段主要講述的是“關(guān)注自己的態(tài)度”，C項(xiàng)表明了保持樂觀態(tài)度是有意的行為，與語境相符，故C項(xiàng)符合語境。]5．G[考查上下文銜接?？涨皟删渲v到了你的態(tài)度是個(gè)選擇以及你吸引你所關(guān)注的事物，所以放棄對(duì)你的目標(biāo)沒有幫助的事物，故G項(xiàng)“你在積極思維轉(zhuǎn)變方面練習(xí)得越多，它就變得越容易?！狈险Z境。]限時(shí)練五Ⅰ.閱讀理解A(2021·石家莊高中畢業(yè)班教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測(cè)一)Therearemanyheritagesitesintheworld.ThefollowingarefoursitesinUNESCO’sWorldHeritageList.EasterIsland，ChileThisplaceisfamousforitshugestonestatues.ThefirstEuropeanvisitors，theDutch，nameditEasterIslandinmemoryoftheirdayofarrival.Thesmallandhillyislandwasformedbyvolcanoes.EasterIslandwasaddedtoUNESCO’sWorldHeritageListin1995.DinosaurProvincialPark，CanadaTheparkisbestknownforitsextensivefossil(化石)beds，withinwhich35speciesofdinosaursfromabout100to65millionyearsagohavebeenidentified.Therearealsofossilizedremainsoffish，reptiles，andamphibians.TheareawaslistedasaUNESCOWorldHeritagesitein1979.Hadrian’sWall，BritainThisisaRomanbarrierthatguardedtheborderofBritain.Hadrian，theRomanemperorfrom117CEto138CE，wenttoBritainin122CEandwasthefirsttobuildawall，73mileslong，toseparatetheRomansfromthebarbarians.Therewasnointentionoffightingfromthewalltop；thesoldiersthereweretrainedtoencountertheenemyintheopen.In1987，Hadrian’sWallwasrecognizedbyUNESCOasaWorldHeritagesite.SalongaNationalPark，CongoThisisthelargesttropicalrainforestreserveinCongo，coveringabout36，000km2.Theparkwasestablishedin1970.Thethickforestprovideshabitatsforvariousanimalslikeparrots，elephantsandmonkeys.Parkvisitorsobservetheanimalsfrommotorizedriverboats.TheparkwasenteredintothelistofUNESCOWorldHeritagesitesin1984.【語篇解讀】本文是應(yīng)用文，主要介紹了四個(gè)被列入聯(lián)合國(guó)教科文組織世界遺產(chǎn)名錄的遺產(chǎn)地。1．WhenwasEasterIslandlistedasaUNESCOWorldHeritage?A．In1979. B．In1984.C．In1987. D．In1995.答案D[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)EasterIsland，Chile部分中的“EasterIslandwasaddedtoUNESCO’sWorldHeritageListin1995.”可知，D項(xiàng)正確。]2．WhatwastheoriginalpurposeofbuildingtheHadrian’sWall?A．TodefendagainsttheRomans.B．TohonortheBritishsoldiers.C．ToprotecttheRomansfromattack.D．Tokeepwatchonthewalltop.答案C[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Hadrian’sWall，Britain部分中的“buildawall...theenemyintheopen.”可知，建造哈德良長(zhǎng)城的最初目的是保護(hù)古羅馬人免遭攻擊，所以C項(xiàng)正確。]3．Whichsitewouldyouliketovisitifyouwanttoseewildanimals?A．EasterIsland.B．DinosaurProvincialPark.C．Hadrian’sWall.D．SalongaNationalPark.答案D[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)SalongaNationalPark，Congo部分中的“Thethickforestprovideshabitatsforvariousanimalslikeparrots，elephantsandmonkeys”可知，如果你想看野生動(dòng)物，你可以去薩隆加國(guó)家公園，故D項(xiàng)正確。]B(2021·大連市高三雙基測(cè)試卷)Lookingbackisawonderfulthing.Itallowsyoutoseewhathasledyouhereand，hopefully，howsocietyhaschangedandimproved.Take，forinstance，mycareergoal.First，Iwanted，in1999，tobea“farmer”，soonarchaeologist，thendrivinginstructorandsomewherealongtheway，footballer.Ihadgrownupinafootball－lovingfamily.IremembertheexactmomentwhenIsaid“I’msadIcan’tbeafootballer”whilewatchingthegamewithDadasapre－teen.Heaskedwhynot.“BecauseI’mnotaboy.”Heimmediatelyresponded，“Youcan，ifyouwantto.”“Yeah，Isupposeso，”Isighed，“butnoonewatcheswomen’sfootball.”Lookingback，IcanseeexactlywhyIfeltlikethat.Atschool，therewasanunwrittenrulethatsportslikehockeyandnetballwere“girl”sportsandrugbyandfootballwerefortheboys.I’dneverseenawomen’sfootballmatchonTV.Yousee，youcan’tbewhatyoucan’tsee，andlackofrepresentationleads，atbest，tomisunderstanding，andatworst，fearandnegativeopinions.Today，theLionessestookonScotlandintheWorldCup，andpeopleacrosstheworldtunedin.But，althoughwomen’sfootballisoneofFIFA’sbestinvestments，themajorityoffemaleplayersareearningunderafairwage.Somearguethatthat’sbecauseviewingstatisticsarelowerthanthoseofmen’s，buttheriseinsupportshowsthedemandisthere.Hopefully，moreinvestmentwillpushfemalefootballforward.Today，I’llbecheeringontheLionesses，becauseit’llmeantalented，skillfulfemalefootballersbeingbroadcastintomillionsofhomesandmaybe，justmaybe，alittlegirlbelievingthatshecanalsobeaLionessoneday.【語篇解讀】本文是說明文。作者通過講述自己的職業(yè)目標(biāo)的轉(zhuǎn)變及女子足球運(yùn)動(dòng)今昔情況的對(duì)比，充分說明了社會(huì)的進(jìn)步是與時(shí)俱進(jìn)的。4．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’scareergoals?A．Realistic. B．Changeable.C．Consistent. D．Long－sought.答案B[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“First，Iwanted，in1999...somewherealongtheway，footballer.”可知，作者的職業(yè)目標(biāo)一直在變化。]5．Whydidn’ttheauthorbelieveshecouldbeafootballer?A．Shewasnottalentedenough.B．Peoplelostfaithinwomen’sfootball.C．Girlswereforbiddentoplayfootball.D．Shehadnoexampletofollow.答案D[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的“I’dneverseenawomen’sfootballmatchonTV.Yousee，youcan’tbewhatyoucan’tsee”可以推斷，作者沒有在電視上看到過女性足球比賽，沒有榜樣可循，因此認(rèn)為自己不能成為一名足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員。]6．Whatcanweknowaboutwomen’sfootballfromParagraph5?A．It’sbetterpaidthanmen’s.B．Itisincreasinglypopular.C．Ithasnomarketdemand.D．Itisnotprofitable.答案B[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段中的“buttheriseinsupportshowsthedemandisthere”可知，對(duì)女足的資助增多表明對(duì)女足有需求，由此可知B項(xiàng)正確。]7．Whatdoesthetextmainlywanttotellus?A．Societyadvanceswithtime.B．Womendeserveequalrights.C．Eachgoalisworthpursuing.D．Hardworkalwayspaysoff.答案A[文章大意題。本文的中心句為“Itallowsyoutoseewhathasledyouhereand，hopefully，howsocietyhaschangedandimproved.”。文章以作者想成為一名女足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員，卻由于沒有榜樣可循而放棄切入話題，文章后半部分講隨著時(shí)代的發(fā)展，社會(huì)在進(jìn)步，女足得到了更多的投資和關(guān)注。所以這篇文章主要想告訴我們隨著時(shí)代的發(fā)展，社會(huì)在進(jìn)步。]C(2021·濰坊市高三統(tǒng)一考試)Theideathathavingnarrowlocalfocusleaveslittleroomforanythingbutaselfishmindsetisamisconception,accordingtoanewstudythatfoundthatconcernforlocalaffairscouldhelpwithglobalenvironmentalconservation.YoumighthaveheardofNIMBYwhichmeans“notinmybackyard”anddescribesanindividualoragroupopposedtoanewadditiontotheneighborhood,typicallyafactory,roadwayorpowerstation.Nimbyismandparochialism(狹隘主義),whichareafocusonalocalarea,cangohandinhand,andthereareconcernsthatparochialismpavesthewayforprejudice,narrow－mindedness,andselfishness.Butresearchersfoundtheexactoppositetobetrueinanewlypublishedstudy.Theresearchersarguedthatpositiveparochialismcaninspirealargerawarenessofglobalenvironmentalproblemsandencouragepeopletotakeaction.“Wedidnotfindevidencethatparochialismwasnecessarilynegativeandinward－looking，”saidPatrick,aresearcherforthestudy.“Itcanbethosethings,butthere’snonecessaryconflictbetweenfeelingconnectedtoyourlocalareaandfeelingconnectedtothewiderworld.”Forthestudy,theresearchersrevieweddocumentsfromthe1987ParishMapsproject.TheresearchersshowedhowtheParishMapsprojectalsodemonstratedapassionfortheenvironmentandconservation.TheresearcherssaidthattheParishMapsprojectisastrongexampleof“positiveparochialism”，andshowsthatthinkinglocallycaninfluenceaglobalmindset.“Foralongtime,ithasbeengenerallyagreedthatifwewantpeopletothinkaboutglobalaffairstheyneedaninternationalworldview—butthismaynotbethecase，”saidPatrick.“Givenwherewearenowintermsoftryingtoencouragepeopletomakechangestohelptheenvironment,positiveparochialismofferssomethingthathasbeenoverlooked.”【語篇解讀】本文是說明文，主要介紹了一項(xiàng)與人們之前認(rèn)知不同的新的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)：關(guān)注當(dāng)?shù)厥聞?wù)可以幫助全球環(huán)境保護(hù)，積極的狹隘主義能影響全球思維模式。8．WhichbehaviorcanbestillustrateNIMBY?A．Criticizingafriendforhisselfishaction.B．Acceptingaproposalbeneficialtolocals.C．Supportinganeighborhoodconstructionplan.D．Objectingtobuildinganairportintheneighborhood.答案D[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“YoumighthaveheardofNIMBY...typicallyafactory，roadwayorpowerstation”可以推斷，反對(duì)在當(dāng)?shù)亟ㄔ鞕C(jī)場(chǎng)是一種NIMBY行為，故D項(xiàng)正確。]9．WhydoestheauthormentiontheParishMapsproject?A．Toexplainhowtoprotecttheenvironment.B．Toofferanexampleofpositiveparochialism.C．Toencouragepeopletotakepartintheproject.D．Tostresstheimportanceofaglobalmindset.答案B[寫作意圖題。根據(jù)第五段中的“theParishMapsproject...thinkinglocallycaninfluenceaglobalmindset”可知，文中提到ParishMaps項(xiàng)目是積極的狹隘主義的強(qiáng)有力的例子，它表明積極的狹隘主義能影響全球思維模式，由此可推知，作者提到該項(xiàng)目是為了給積極的狹隘主義提供一個(gè)例子，故B項(xiàng)正確。]10．HowdoesPatrickfeelaboutthepositiveparochialismphenomenon?A．Appreciative. B．Cautious.C．Negative. D．Puzzled.答案A[觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。根據(jù)第四段和最后一段中Patrick說的話尤其是“Givenwherewearenow...positiveparochialismofferssomethingthathasbeenoverlooked”可推知，作者認(rèn)為積極的狹隘主義對(duì)環(huán)境保護(hù)有益，由此可以推斷，Patrick對(duì)積極的狹隘主義持贊賞的態(tài)度，故A項(xiàng)正確。]11．Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．Parochialism,abetterpractice?B．Theinternationalview,morepopular?C．Thinkinglocally,actinggloballyD．Biggerthinking,betterenvironment答案C[標(biāo)題歸納題。本文主要介紹了一項(xiàng)與人們之前認(rèn)知不同的新的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，即關(guān)注當(dāng)?shù)厥聞?wù)可以幫助全球環(huán)境保護(hù)，積極的狹隘主義能影響全球思維模式，故C項(xiàng)最適合作整篇文章的標(biāo)題。]D(2021·成都市高三第二次診斷)Onascaleof0to10，I’dsaymyhappinessranksatabout6.I’mgladtoknowI’ma6，because，asafamousmanagementsayingputsit，“Youcan’tmanagewhatyoudon’tmeasure.”Ifyouwanttoimproveanaspectofyourlife，youneedtobeabletoassessprogresstowardyourgoal—andthatmeansmeasuringit．Thegoalofthiscolumnistohelpyoumanageandimproveyourhappiness.Anumberofpeoplehaveaskedmewhetherquantitativehappinessmeasuresarereallyaccurateandreliable—andit’sareasonablequestion.Solet’stakealookbehindthecurtain.Butnotjustforintellectualcuriosity；asyouwillsee，understandingthemeasurementofhappinesscanmakeyoubetteratimprovingyourownwell－being—andavoidsomecriticalerrors.Thebestmethodscientistshavetounderstandwithconfidencehowsomethingaffectssomethingelseisarandomized，controlledtrial.ThinkofthetestscurrentlyunderwaytofindavaccineforCOVID－19.Theytakealongtimebecausethedrugcompanieswithtrialvaccinesareconductingexperimentsthatrandomlyassignpeopletoatreatmentgroup(theygetthevaccine)andacontrolgroup(theygetaplacebo)，andthenwaitingtoseeifthedrugiseffectiveandsafebycomparingthetwogroupsafterenoughtimehaspassed.Intheresearchonhappiness，thisusuallyisn’tpossible.WanttoknowifpeopleinDenmarkaretrulythehappiest，assomestudiessuggest，andtestitwitharandomizedexperiment？Youwouldneedtorandomlytaketwogroupsoutoftheirhomes，moveonegrouptoCopenhagen，andtheotherto，say，Dayton，Ohio—butmakesuretheythinkitmightbeCopenhagenandnevergetthetruth.Followupafewyearslatertoseewhoishappier.Obviously，that’sridiculous.Sowithrandomizedcontrolledtrialslargelynotavailabletothem，happinessresearchersinsteadrelyonself－reportedhappinesssurveys，wherelargegroupsofpeopleanonymouslyreporttheirlevelsoflifesatisfaction.Then，theresearchersusefairlycomplexstatisticaltechniquestomimic(模仿)acontrolledexperimentinordertoshowhowdifferentaspectsofpeople’slivesaffect—oratleastareassociatedwith—theirhappiness.【語篇解讀】本文是說明文。文章介紹了如何管理和提高你的幸福感。12．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph1probablyreferto?A．Anaspectoflife. B．One’sgoal.C．Happiness. D．Progress.答案D[代詞指代題。根據(jù)畫線詞所在句中的“youneedtobeabletoassessprogresstowardyourgoal—andthatmeansmeasuringit”可知，it指代progress。]13．WhyisthetestofCOVID－19vaccinementionedinParagraph3?A．Tointroducealatestmedicalbreakthrough.B．Toshowthedifficultyinfindingthevaccine.C．Toillustratetheprocessofrandomizedexperiments.D．Toprovetheimpossibilityofrandomizedresearchonhappiness.答案C[寫作意圖題。根據(jù)第三段第一句可知，科學(xué)家自信地理解一件事如何影響另一件事最好的辦法是隨機(jī)對(duì)照實(shí)驗(yàn)，接下來作者用新冠疫苗實(shí)驗(yàn)的例子來說明隨機(jī)對(duì)照實(shí)驗(yàn)的過程。]14．Whyisithardtoconductresearchonhappinesswithrandomizedexperiments?A．Theexperimenttakesalongtime.B．Itisdifficulttoanalyzethedatacollected.C．Itisimpossiblet