2025屆高考英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解專題特訓(xùn)18含解析

PAGE閱讀理解專題特訓(xùn)18A(2024·全國Ⅱ卷,B)“Youcanusemeasalastresort(選擇),andifnobodyelsevolunteers,thenIwilldoit.”ThiswasanactualreplyfromaparentafterIputoutarequestforvolunteersformykids’lacrosse(長曲棍球)club.Iguessthatthere’sprobablysomedemandingworkschedule,orsocialanxietyaroundsteppinguptohelpforanunknownsport.Shemayjustneedalittlepersuading.SoItryagainandtugattheheartstrings.ImentionthesingleparentwithfourkidsrunningtheshowandItalkaboutthedadcoachingateamthathiskidsaren’tevenon...Atthispointtheunwillingparentspeaksup,“Alright.Yes,I’lldoit.”

I’msecretlyrelievedbecauseIknowthere’srealpowerinsharingvolunteerresponsibilitiesamongmany.Theunwillingparentorganizesthemealschedule,sendsoutemails,andcollectsmoneyforend-of-seasongifts.Somewherealongtheway,thesameparentendsupbecominganinvaluablememberoftheteam.Thecoachisabletofocusonthekidswhiletheotherparentsarerelievedtobeoffthehookforanotherseason.Handingoutslicedorangestobloodthirstykidscanbeasexcitingaswatchingyourownkidscoreagoal.Still,mostofusvolunteersbreatheasighofreliefwhentheseasoncomestoaclose.Thatreliefiscoupledwithadeepunderstandingofwhythesamepeoplekeepcomingbackformore:Connectingtothecommunity(社區(qū))asyoufreelygiveyourtime,money,skills,orservicesprovidesarealjoy.Volunteeringjustfeelssogood.Inthatsense,I’mprettysurevolunteeringismoreofaselfishactthanI’dfreelyliketoadmit.However,ifothersbenefitintheprocess,andIgetsomerewardtoo,doesitreallymatterwheremymotivationlies?1.Whatcanweinferabouttheparentfromherreplyinparagraph1?A.Sheknowslittleabouttheclub.B.Sheisn’tgoodatsports.C.Shejustdoesn’twanttovolunteer. D.She’sunabletomeetherschedule.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“tugattheheartstrings”inparagraph2mean?A.Encourageteamwork. B.Appealtofeelings.C.Promotegooddeeds. D.Provideadvice.3.Whatcanwelearnabouttheparentfromparagraph3?A.Shegetsinterestedinlacrosse. B.Sheisproudofherkids.C.She’llworkforanotherseason. D.Shebecomesagoodhelper.4.Whydoestheauthorlikedoingvolunteerwork?A.Itgivesherasenseofduty. B.Itmakesherveryhappy.C.Itenableshertoworkhard. D.Itbringshermaterialrewards.BEverymanwantshissontobesomewhatofaclone,notinfeaturesbutinfootsteps.Ashegrowsyoualsoage,andyourambitionsbecomemoreunachievable.Youbegintorealizethatyourboy,inyourfootsteps,couldprobablyaccomplishwhatyouhopedfor.Butfootstepscanbemuddiedandtheycangooffindifferentdirections.MysonJodyhashatedschoolsincedayoneinkindergarten.Scienceprojectswaiteduntilthelastmoment.Bookreportsweren’twrittenuntilthefinalthreat.I’vebeenanewspapermanallmyadultlife.Mydaughterisauniversitygraduateworkingtowardhermaster’sdegreeinEnglish.ButJody?Whenheenteredthetenthgradehebecamea“vo-tech”student(技校學(xué)生).They’recalled“motorheads”bytherestofthestudentbody.Whenasecretaryinmyofficefirstcalledhim“motorhead”,Iwasshocked.“Hey,he’sagoodkid,”Iwantedtosay,“Andsmart,really.”Ilearnedlaterthatmotorheadsare,indeed,different.Theyusuallyhavedirtyhandsandweardirtyworkclothes.Andtheydon’toftenmakeschoolhonorrolls(光榮榜).Butbeingtheparentofamotorheadisitselfanexperienceineducation.Wewholaborincleanshirtsinofficesdon’thavetheabilitiesthatmotorheadshave.IbegantolearnthiswhenIhadmycarcrashed.Thecosttorepairitwasestimatedat$800.“Hey,Icanfixit,”saidJody.Idoubtedit,butlethimgoahead,forIhadnothingtolose.Myson,withothermotorheads,fixedthecar.Theygotparts(零件)fromajunkyard,andabilityfromvo-techclasses.Thecostwas$25insteadof$800.Sincethatfirstrepairjob,abrokenair-conditioner,anon-functioningwasherandanon-toastingtoasterhavebeenfixed.Neighborsandco-workerstrusttheircarrepairstohim.Thesekidsarehappiestwhendoingrepairs.Theyjokeandlaughandarelivingintheirownrelaxedworld.Andtheirmindsarebrightdespitetheirdirtyhandsandclothes.Ihavelearnedalotfrommymotorhead:publishersneedprinters,engineersneedmechanics,andarchitectsneedbuilders.Mostimportant,Ihavelearnedthatfathersdon’tneedclonesinfootstepsoranywhereelse.Mysonmaynevermaketheschoolhonorroll.Buthemademine.1.Whatusedtobetheauthor’shopeforhisson?A.Toavoidbecominghisclone. B.Toresemblehiminappearance.C.Todevelopinadifferentdirection. D.Toreachtheauthor’sunachievedgoals.2.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor’schildren?A.Hisdaughterdoesbetterinschool. B.Hisdaughterhasgotamaster’sdegree.C.Hissontriedhardtofinishhomework. D.Hissoncouldn’twritehisbookreports.3.Intheauthor’seyes,motorheadsare.

A.tidyandhard-working B.cheerfulandsmartC.lazybutbright D.relaxedbutrude4.Whatdidtheauthorrealizeintheend?A.Itisunwisetoexpectyourchildtofollowyourpath.B.Itisimportantforonetomakethehonorroll.C.Architectsplayamoreimportantrolethanbuilders.D.Motorheadshavegreaterabilitythanofficeworkers.CSomekindsofmentalskillsnaturallydecreaseaspeoplegetolder.Yetresearchseemstoshowthatsometrainingcanimprovesuchskills.Arecentlypublishedstudyalsoappearstoattestthatthegoodeffectsoftrainingcanlastformanyyearsafterthattraininghasended.ResearchersatJohnsHopkinsUniversityinMarylandwantedtolearnhowlongmemoryandthinkingskillswouldlastinolderpeoplewhoweretrainedtokeepthem.Thepeoplewerepartoftheten-yearresearchproject.Theyweretaughtmethodsmeanttoimprovetheirmemory,thinkingandabilitytoperformeverydaytasks.Morethan2,800volunteeredforthestudycalledACTIVE—shortforAdvancedCognitiveTrainingforIndependentandVitalElderly.Mostwerestudiedwhentheyweremorethan70yearsold.Thevolunteerstookoneofseveralshorttrainingclassesmeanttohelpthemkeeptheirmentalabilities.Oneclasstrainedparticipantsinskillsincludinghowtorememberwordlists.Anothergroupwastrainedinreasoning.Athirdgroupreceivedhelpwithspeed-of-processing—speedofreceivingandunderstandinginformation.Afourthgroup—thecontrolgroupdidnotgetanytraining.Earlierresultshadestablishedthatthetraininghelpedtheparticipantsforuptofiveyears.Now,leadingstudywriterGeorgeReboksays,theresearchshowedmostofthetrainingremainedeffectiveafulltenyearslater.ProfessorRebokandhisteamfoundthatthepeopletrainedinreasoningandspeed-of-processingdidbetteronteststhanthecontrolgroup.“Wearewonderingwhetherthoseeffectswhichenduredovertimewouldstillbetheretenyearsfollowingthetraining,andinfact,that’sexactlywhatwefound.”Theeffectonmemory,however,seemednottolastaslong.Still,theoldpeopleinanyofthethreeclassesgenerallyreportedlessdifficultyinperformingdailyactivitiesthanthecontrolgroup.Thetotaltrainingtimefortheolderpeoplewasbetween10and15hours.1.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thiskindoftrainingcanonlyhaveeffectsonpeopleforafewyears.B.Sometrainingcanimprovesomekindsofmentalskills.C.Mostofthepeoplewhowerestudiedweremorethan70yearsold.D.Thefirstgroupweretrainedhowtorememberwordlists.2.Howwouldtheoldinthesecondgroupperformafterreceivingthetraining?A.Remembermorewords. B.Understandinformationmorequickly.C.Actaspoorlyasbefore. D.Performdailyactivitiesbetter.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“attest”inthefirstparagraphmean?A.Affect. B.Deny.C.Prove. D.Improve.4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.SomeKindsofMentalSkillsNaturallyDecreaseB.MentalTrainingHelpedtheElderlyStaySharpforYearsC.FourGroupsofOldPeopleWereTrainedMentallyD.Ten-yearResearchAffectstheElderlyDEverybody,atsomepointintheirlives,hasexperiencedfailure.Itcouldbesomethingassimpleasnotgettingthejobyouwanted,orgettingfewermarksevenafterhardwork.Butwhatmakesyouisnotyourfailure,buthowyougetbackupafterbeinghit.Once,ayoungschoolboywascaughtinafireaccidentinhisschoolanditwasassumedthathewouldnotlive.Hismotherwastoldthathewassuretodie,fortheterriblefirehaddestroyedthelowerhalfofhisbody.Evenifheweretosurvive,hewouldbelamethroughouthislife.Butthebraveboydidnotwanttodienordidhewanttobelame.Muchtotheamazementofthedoctor,hedidsurvive.Butunfortunatelyfromhiswaistdown,hehadnomotorability.Histhinlegsjusthungthere,lifeless.Eventuallyheleftthehospital.Buthisdeterminationtowalkwasunshakable.Athome,whenhewasnotinbed,hehadtostayinawheelchair.Oneday,hethrewhimselffromthechairandpulledhimselfacrossthegrass,dragginghislegsbehindhim.Hereachedthefence,raisedhimselfupandthenbegandragginghimselfalongthefence,firmlydetermined.Hedidthiseveryday,withfaithinhimselfthathewouldbeabletowalkunaided.Withhisirondetermination,hediddeveloptheabilitytostandup,thentowalkonandoff,thentowalkbyhimselfandthentorun.Hebegantowalktoschool,andthenruntoschool,torunforthejoyofrunning.Laterincollegehewasonthetrackteam.InFebruary1934,inNewYorkCity’sMadisonSquareGarden,thisyoungmanwhowasnotexpectedtosurvive,whowouldsurelyneverwalk,whocouldneverhopetorun—thisdeterminedyoungman,Dr.GlennCunningham,rantheworld’sfastestmile.Agoodexampleofthepowerofpositivethinkingandfaithinone’sself,GlennCunninghamcontinuestobeaninspirationformany,andhisstory,abrilliantevidencetohowonecanbouncebackevenwhenalldifficultiesarepiledagainstone,tothedegreethatdeathseemedthepreferableoption.1.Whatisthefirstparagraphintendedtodo?A.Presentanargument. B.Makepreparationsforstatement.C.Arousereaders’interest. D.Functionasabriefintroduction.2.Whatwasthedoctor’sopinionaboutGlenn?A.Glennwasabletowalkwithhisowngreateffort.B.GreatdeterminationcouldmakeadifferencetoGlenn.C.TherewasaslimchancethatGlenncouldsurvive.D.Glenncouldliveanormallifewiththeupperhalfofhisbody.3.WhatdoweknowaboutGlenn?A.Glenntookrecoveryexerciseinhospital. B.Glenninspiredpeoplewithhismovingstory.C.GlennwonthefirstplaceinMarathon. D.Glennorganizedatrackteamincollege.4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Strengthendetermination B.StandupafterfailureC.Goafterdreams D.FacedifficultybravelyEHighschoolcanbequitethestressfultimeforanystudent.Therearenumerousstressestodealwithandthepressurecanbemoreintenseasyouenteryoursenioryear.1Theanswerisasfollows.

2Adjustyourapproachtoyourspecificsituation.Forinstance,ifyou’reactiveinyourcommunityandyourschoolandhavealargefamily,youmayfeeldepressedbyhavingallthesepeopleinvolvedinyourlifeonadailybasis.3Youjustmayneedamomenttobealoneandcollectyourthoughtsbeforemovingontothechallengesthatfaceyou.

4Ifyourstresspersistsandyoucan’tfigureoutawaytohandleit,youmaywanttotryspeakingtoyourschoolcounselor(顧問).Ifyoudon’tfeelcomfortablespeakingtoyourcounselor,trygettingsomeothertypesofcounseling.

Realizeyourlimits,andplanaroundthem.Don’ttakeonmorethanyoucanhandle.Ifyoutakeontoomanythings,youwillbespreadtoothinandwon’tbeabletoperformatyourbestinanything.5Youwilldefinitelyfeelmoreatease!

A.Seekprofessionalcounseling.B.Whydoesthestresscomeintobeing?C.Trythinkingofalternativewaystodealwithstress.D.Whenyoufeelrelieved,youcanhaveahappierlife.E.Takingsometimeouttobealonemaybethebestwaytohandlesuchstress.F.Buthowonearthcanyoureducesomeofthestress?G.Evaluatewhattasksandactivitiesaremostimportantandleaveothersbehind.答案：A【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。作者介紹了自己勸服他人參加志愿者工作的經(jīng)驗(yàn),論述了志愿者工作的特別意義。1.C解析:推理推斷題。依據(jù)第一段的第一句“Youcanusemeasalastresort,andifnobodyelsevolunteers,thenIwilldoit.”可知,這位家長讓作者最終再考慮她,假如沒有其他人當(dāng)志愿者,她才會(huì)做。由此可知,她不想做志愿者工作。2.B解析:詞義揣測題。開頭提到這位家長不愿當(dāng)志愿者,再依據(jù)其次段的“Shemayjustneedalittlepersuading.”以及下文作者提到的兩個(gè)例子可知,作者是想讓她內(nèi)心有所觸動(dòng)。對比四個(gè)選項(xiàng)可知,B項(xiàng)正確。3.D解析:推理推斷題。依據(jù)第三段的其次句“Theunwillingparentorganizesthemealschedule,sendsoutemails,andcollectsmoneyforend-of-seasongifts.”可知,這位家長支配就餐時(shí)辰表、發(fā)送電子郵件,并且為季末禮品籌款。這些都可表明她是一位好幫手。故選D項(xiàng)。4.B解析:細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第四段中的“Connectingtothecommunityasyoufreelygiveyourtime,money,skills,orservicesprovidesarealjoy.Volunteeringjustfeelssogood.”可知,志愿者工作給她帶來了歡樂。故選B項(xiàng)。B【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇記敘文。父親總是希望兒子去實(shí)現(xiàn)自己未能實(shí)現(xiàn)的目標(biāo)。作者通過自己的親身經(jīng)驗(yàn),最終闡明白這樣一個(gè)道理:父親沒有必要讓兒子去走他曾經(jīng)走過的路。1.D解析:推理推斷題。由文章第一段可知,父親都希望自己的兒子能夠重復(fù)他曾走過的路。但是兒子可能會(huì)向另外的方向發(fā)展。接著在其次段作者提到自己的兒子就是這樣一個(gè)孩子——沒有依據(jù)作者的意愿去發(fā)展。由此推斷出作者曾經(jīng)希望兒子去實(shí)現(xiàn)自己未能實(shí)現(xiàn)的目標(biāo)。2.A解析:細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由第三段其次句“Mydaughterisauniversitygraduateworkingtowardhermaster’sdegreeinEnglish.”可知,作者的女兒學(xué)習(xí)很棒。故選A項(xiàng)。3.B解析:細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段其次句“Theyjokeandlaughandarelivingintheirownrelaxedworld.”和第三句“Andtheirmindsarebright...”可知,作者認(rèn)為這些孩子在工作的時(shí)候特別歡樂,同時(shí)他們也特別聰慧。故選B項(xiàng)。4.A解析:推理推斷題。由短文倒數(shù)其次段最終一句“Mostimportant,Ihavelearnedthatfathersdon’tneedclonesinfootstepsoranywhereelse.”可知,作者意識(shí)到,他沒有必要讓自己的兒子走他曾經(jīng)走過的路。故選A項(xiàng)。C【語篇導(dǎo)讀】文章介紹了一項(xiàng)調(diào)查結(jié)果:老年人進(jìn)行腦力訓(xùn)練有助于提高腦力水平,而且效果可以持續(xù)很長時(shí)間。1.A解析:細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第五段的“theresearchshowedmostofthetraini