高考英语二轮复习 冲刺演练 第1练 阅读理解+七选五

第1练阅读理解＋七选五

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

Melbourne，Australia

Melbourne is a hotspot travel destination，and it’s easy to see its beautiful beaches and busy city life.

Why it’s a great choice：Australia as a whole is considered a safe destination for international travel，and because of that，many solo travelers go there.As an English－speaking country，you won’t be faced with any language barriers.Melbourne is easy to get around because you can walk or bike practically anywhere!

Thailand

Thailand is great for solo travelers—perhaps because it is one of the Buddhist mindsets，which promote equality among the sexes.

Why it’s a great choice：Thailand is known for its friendly atmosphere，and as a travel hotspot，there are plenty of chances to meet other like－minded travelers.Well known for being very cheap，especially in the north.A good choice if you want to get away on a budget.Thailand has a lot to offer，from the party －central Bangkok to beautiful beaches and tropical(热带的) jungle.

Hong Kong，China

Hong Kong is a great place to relax for solo travelers as it is full of “Zen Moments”，such as beautiful gardens and T’ai Chi classes.

Why it’s a great choice：Hong Kong is regarded as one of the safest cities in the world.If you’re not well－traveled，or perhaps a bit tired of things like language barriers，Hong Kong is a great place to start，as it mixes both Eastern and Western at the same time.

Bali，Indonesia

Bali is a spiritual place with yoga，spas，healthy food and beaches.The combination of friendly people and splendid visual culture has made Bali number one

tourist attraction.

Why it’s so great：you won’t be the only solo traveler in Bali.Everyone is known for being extremely friendly and you’re sure to meet some amazing characters along the way.As a Hindu island，Bali is the perfect place for a relaxing and spiritual retreat(静修)．The Sacred Monkey Forest in Ubud is fantastic—if you like monkeys，anyway.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了澳大利亚的墨尔本、泰国、中国的香港和印度尼西亚的巴厘岛这四个旅游胜地，以及它们值得一去的原因。

1．What do the four places have in common according to the text?

A．They’re cheap to travel around.

B．They’re great for solo travelers.

C．They offer good spas and yoga.

D．There’re no language barriers.

答案 B [细节理解题。通读全文可知，每个景点的介绍中都提及了solo traveler(s)，因此选B。]

2．Where can you enjoy both convenient transport and beautiful beaches?

A．Melbourne，Australia.

B．Thailand.

C．Hong Kong，China.

D．Bali，Indonesia.

答案 A [细节理解题。根据Melbourne，Australia部分第一段的“its beautiful beaches and busy city life”以及第二段中的“Melbourne is easy to get around because you can walk or bike practically anywhere”可知，在澳大利亚的墨尔本你可以享受到便利的交通和美丽的沙滩。]

3．What has made Bali No.1 tourist attraction?

A．Yoga，spas，healthy food and beaches.

B．Friendly people and splendid visual culture.

C．Meeting some amazing characters along the way.

D．Fantastic monkeys in the Sacred Monkey Forest.

答案 B [细节理解题。根据Bali，Indonesia部分第一段的第二句“The combination

of friendly people and splendid visual culture has made Bali number one tourist attraction”可知，友好的人们与精彩的视觉文化融合使巴厘岛成为第一观光胜地。] 4．What type of writing is this text?

A．A travel journal.

B．A business report.

C．A travel guide.

D．A press advertisement.

答案 C [推理判断题。文章主要介绍了四个热点旅游胜地以及它们的特色、优势，因此应选C “旅游指南”。]

B

When Tom Szaky sees a juice container thrown away，he doesn’t see rubbish，but he sees a pencil case.Sweet wrappers？A beautiful kite！But these are not the imaginings of a dreamer.For the 28－year－old CEO of Trenton，New Jerseybased TerraCycle，they’re a business model.

The fast－talking Szaky is leading the new industry of upcycling (升级改造)．Instead of recycling，TerraCycle takes packaging headed for landfills (废物填埋地) and reuses it—more or less whole.TerraCycle’s 85 employees make nearly 200 products，sold at shops such as Petco，Kmart，Whole Foods Market，and Target.

Szaky’s $7.4 million company，now also moving ahead in Mexico，Canada，the United Kingdom and Brazil，is quite different from the business he founded with his classmate Jon Beyer in 2002 as a freshman at Princeton University.The two entered a business competition with a plan to sell organic plant fertilizers made from worm waste.They lost the competition，but started the business anyway.

With their goal—to make products entirely out of rubbish—suddenly clear，Szaky knew the time was right to drop out of Princeton.

TerraCycle’s first product used dining－hall waste to feed the worms and thrown －away bottles to package the fertilizer.The result：a cheap，green breakthrough.Word spread，and in 2004，Home Depot began carrying the fertilizer in its Canadian stores.

To Szaky，waste does not exist in nature.TerraCycle is a “second chance” employer of，say，a piece of furniture，an ice－cream container.As Szaky points out，

“The biggest problem with most green，fair－trade，and organic products is that they tend to cost more.At TerraCycle，everything is made from rubbish，and rubbish is free.People should be able to protect the planet without having to pay a cost for that right.”

【语篇解读】本文介绍了Szaky创立TerraCycle公司对垃圾进行升级改造，从而制造出新产品的经过及理念。

5．What is Tom Szaky now?

A．The CEO of TerraCycle.

B．An employee of Home Depot.

C．A student at Princeton University.

D．The manager of a food company.

答案 A [细节理解题。根据第一段中的“the 28－year－old CEO of Trenton，New Jersey－based TerraCycle”可知，Tom Szaky是TerraCycle公司的首席执行官。因此，该题选A。]

6．How did Szaky get the idea of upcycling?

A．From his visits to foreign companies.

B．From his studies at Princeton University.

C．Through shopping at big stores in America.

D．Through the experience of a business competition.

答案 D [推理判断题。根据第三段中的“The two entered a business competition with a plan to sell organic plant fertilizers made from worm waste.They lost the competition，but started the business anyway”可知，Szaky从事升级改造产业的想法源于一次商业竞争的经历。因此，该题选D。]

7．What is the advantage of upcycling according to Szaky?

A．The cost is kept rather low.

B．More materials are available.

C．It has a large promising market.

D．Its products are environmentally friendly.

答案 A [细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“At TerraCycle，everything is made from rubbish，and rubbish is free.People should be able to protect the planet without

having to pay a cost for that right”可知，升级改造产业的优势在于原材料是免费的，制造成本相当低廉。因此，该题选A。]

C

I met my friend when we were in graduate school，and we enjoyed hanging out together outside of class.After receiving our degrees，we both left school to live in different states.That was 10 years ago.

We’ve kept in touch，but our phone conversations and twice－a－year visits became opportunities for my friend to talk endlessly about her problems.When I tried to fill her in on my own life，she obviously ignored.

In the past few years I’ve not visited her at all and been afraid of her occasional phone calls and visits to my house.She invites herself now because I no longer invite her.When she’s at my home，she literally follows me from room to room，talking nonstop，until I make an excuse to get away from her.I tell her I need to take a nap，but I don’t sleep.I sit in my room and read or enjoy the quiet.

Here’s the worst part.She and her family，including two young children，are moving to our city.Her family has a small income，and they are buying a house in a grand neighborhood they can’t afford.She asked if she a nd her husband and her children could stay at my home on their trips to our town to deal with house matters.

My husband and I have no children.Even though our home is tiny and perfectly sized for us，I let them stay.She told me her husband would start his new job before they finished purchasing this house.I felt obligated to offer her our guest room.If I hadn’t offered，she would have asked anyway.

Now he’s here，and it turns out he’ll be staying on through the weekends.I am seething.

I would never under any circumstances impose on a friendship this way.I feel used，resentful，and don’t care if I ever see her again.Should I end this friendship？I’m getting absolutely nothing from it but a knot in my stomach.

【语篇解读】本文为夹叙夹议文。作者通过讲述自己和朋友之间的故事，引发读者对友谊的思考。

8．Every time they got in touch，the author’s friend ________．

A．had little to share with the author

B．was eager to know about the author’s life

C．expressed her contentment with her own life

D．showed no interest in listening to the author’s story

答案 D [细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“When I tried to fill her in on my own life，she obviously ignored”可知答案。ignore“不予理睬，忽视”。]

9．The author is afraid of her friend’s phone calls and visits because ________．A．she is engaged in her own life

B．she hates her friend’s nonstop talking

C．her friend always borrows money from her

D．her friend always wants to show off before her

答案 B [细节理解题。根据第三段中的“she literally follows me from room to room，talking nonstop...I tell her I need to take a nap，but I don’t sleep.I sit in my room and read or enjoy th e quiet”可知，作者很烦朋友的唠唠叨叨。] 10．We can know from the text that the author ________．

A．is a selfish and jealous woman

B．has a larger house than her friend

C．has more children than her friend

D．is unwilling to share her house with her friend

答案 D [推理判断题。根据第五段最后两句“I felt obligated to offer her our guest room.If I hadn’t offered，she would have asked anyway”可知答案。] Ⅱ.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Trees around us are extremely important and have always been necessary for improving the human conditions.Our existing forests and trees we plant work to make a better world.__11__．Here is a short list of main reasons trees are necessary for improving our living conditions.

?Trees produce oxygen

__12__．A leafy tree produces as much oxygen in a season as 10 people inhale in a year.What many people don’t realize is that the forest also acts as a giant

filter that cleans the air we breathe.Trees help clean the air by preventing airborne particles，reducing heat，and absorbing such pollutants.

?Trees clean the soil

The term phytoremediation is a fancy word for the absorption of dangerous chemicals and other pollutants that have entered the soil.__13__．Trees filter(过滤) sewage and farm chemicals，reduce the effects of animal wastes，clean roadside spills and so on.

?Tr ees are carbon sinks

To produce its food，a tree absorbs and locks away carbon dioxide in the wood，roots and leaves.Carbon dioxide is a global warming suspect.__14__．This locking －up process “stores” carbon as wood and not as a “greenhouse” gas.

?__15__

Trees block urban noise almost as effectively as stone walls.Trees，planted at strategic points in a neighborhood or around your house，can reduce major noises from freeways and airports.

A．We could not exist as we do if there were no trees

B．Trees help clean the sky

C．A forest is a carbon storage area that can lock up as much carbon as it produces D．Trees control noise pollution

E．Man has been planting trees to make the planet a more beautiful world F．The modern human community has other more practical reasons to admire and honor trees

G．Trees can either store harmful pollutants or change the pollutants into less harmful forms

【语篇解读】树对人类的生存环境起着重要的作用。无论是天然林还是人工林，都在美化着这个星球。树在哪些方面造福我们呢？

11．F [空格的前句说的是地球上的自然林和我们种植的树木一起创造更好的世界。空格后的句子是说这里有一个关于树对改善我们的生存环境非常必要的重要原因的简单列表。

故F项“当今的人类还有其他更现实的理由敬佩、珍视树木”起承上启下的作用，符合语境。]

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