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届高考英语复习热点题型专练4阅读理解四
阅读理解（四）
A
Mostbuildingsarebuilttostandupstraight,buttheselookasiftheymightfallover!
ThechurchtowerofSuurhusen
Builtin1450,the27metrehighchurchtowerliesinSuurhusen,Germany.Itwasbuiltinwetlandonfoundationsofoaktreetrunks（树干）.Whenthelandwasdrained（排水）later,thewoodbrokedown,causingonesideofthetowertobealittlelowerthantheother.In1975,thetowerbecamearealhazardandpeoplewerenotallowedtoenteruntilthefoundationsweremadestrongagain.Thelean（倾斜）ofthetowerisnowaboutfivedegrees.
TheLeaningTowerofPisa
Theworkofbuildingthetowerbeganin1173,andwasfinallycompletedin1372.Infact,itbegantoleanafterjustacoupleoffloorswerebuilt.Andthisconditioncontinuedinthecenturiesafteritscompletion.Thetowerwasfinallyclosedtothepublicin1990afterpeoplefailedtostabilize（使稳固）itsfoundations.In2001,itwasreopenedafterengineersremovedsoilfromunderneathitsraisedside.Nowitleansjustanangleof3.97degrees.
CapitalGateofAbuDhabi
Completedin2011,theCapitalGatetowerinAbuDhabiwasdesignedtoleaneighteendegrees.ThebuildingstandsnexttotheAbuDhabiNationalExhibitionCentreandcontains,amongotherthings,afinehotelwithwonderfulviewsoftheharbour.AlsoknownastheleaningtowerofAbuDhabi,thetowerisoneofthetallestbuildingsinthecity.
BigBenofLondon
Thebuildingleans0.26degreestothenorthwest.Thiswasmainlycausedbytheengineeringprojects（项目）thathavebeencarriedoutinthegroundbelowitsincethelate1800s.Thetower,whichhasbeencontinuouslyopensinceitwascompletedin1858,hasnowhereneartheleanoftheTowerofPisaandisstillcompletelysafetoenter.
语篇解读：
本文是一篇应用文。
文章主要介绍了四座闻名世界的斜塔。
1．Theunderlinedword“hazard”inParagraph2probablymeans“________”．
A．danger B．church
C．castleD．treasure
解析：
选A 词义猜测题。
由该词后的“peoplewerenotallowedtoenteruntilthefoundationsweremadestrongagain”可知，塔由于倾斜变得危险了，所以不允许人们进去了，故选A项。
2．WhatcanwelearnabouttheLeaningTowerofPisa?
A．Itdidn'tleanuntiltenyearsafteritscompletion.
B．Ittookalmosttwohundredyearstocomplete.
C．Itwasbuiltonfoundationsofoaktreetrunks.
D．Ithasbeenopensinceitwascompleted.
解析：
选B 细节理解题。
由第三段中的“Theworkofbuildingthetowerbeganin1173,andwasfinallycompletedin1372.”可知，建成比萨斜塔用了将近200年的时间，故选B项。
3．Whichofthefollowingtowersleansthemostaccordingtothetext?
A．ThechurchtowerofSuurhusen.
B．TheLeaningTowerofPisa.
C．CapitalGateofAbuDhabi.
D．BigBenofLondon.
解析：
选C 细节理解题。
由第二段中的“fivedegrees”，第三段中的“3.97degrees”，第四段中的“eighteendegrees”和最后一段中的“0.26degrees”可知，C项为正确答案。
B
MycellphonerangwhileIwasworkingonmycomputer.Ilookedatthephoneandsawitwasmy17yearoldson,Tom.Iquicklypickeditup.“Mom,Igota71onthetest.Ididit.”Withthosefewwords,Icouldfeelmyheartstarttopound.
LivinginNewYorkState,studentscannotgraduatefromhighschoolunlesstheypassatleastfiveexams:
oneinEnglish,oneinscience,twoinhistoryandoneinmath.Formoststudents,whoworkhard,attendclass,anddotheirhomework,itisn'tthathard.ButforTom,whoisdyslexic（朗读困难的）,itissucharealchallengethatsometeachershavefearedhewouldneverbeabletoevenattempt,nevermindachieve.
Wewerehonestwithhimabouthistrouble,lettinghimknowthattherewasnothingtobeashamedof.Somepeoplelearndifferently.Ifhewaswillingtowork,wewouldhelphimfindawaytodoasmuchashecouldinhisacademiccareer.Allthatwasstandinginhiswaywasthismathtest.Hehadtakenitthreetimesanddidbettereachtime,buthecontinuedtofail.Hewasstartingtogetabittiredofmesayingthiswasamarathonnotasprint（冲刺）.Myheartbrokeeachtimewewouldgetthefailingresults.
“Mom,thanks.Iloveyou.ThanksforbelievingIcoulddothis.”
Foroneofthefewtimesinmylife,Ireallyhadnothinglefttosay.ForthatonebriefmomentIknew,really,really,knewthateverythingwedidtohelpoursonachievewhathewantedwasworthit.
语篇解读：
本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。
作者的儿子Tom患有朗读困难症，所以学习不好，而纽约的高中要求学生通过五门考试才能毕业，作为母亲，作者想尽一切办法使Tom相信他自己可以做到。
经过努力Tom终于通过了考试。
1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pound”inParagraph1probablymean?
A．Sinksuddenly. B．Beatwildly.
C．Acheviolently.D．Breaktotally.
解析：
选B 词义猜测题。
根据第一段中的“Mom,Igota71onthetest.Ididit.”并结合下文内容可推断，作者的儿子有朗读困难症，数学考了三次都没及格，这次他考了71分，通过了考试，故作者应该会感到非常激动，心怦怦直跳。
故pound应意为“（心脏）剧烈地跳动”，即beatwildly。
故答案选B。
2．Accordingtothetext,Tomwasweakin________.
A．EnglishB．science
C．historyD．math
解析：
选D 细节理解题。
根据第三段中的“Allthatwasstandinginhiswaywasthismathtest.Hehadtakenitthreetimesanddidbettereachtime,buthecontinuedtofail.”可知，Tom不擅长数学，考了三次都没有及格。
故答案选D。
3．Howdidthewriterfeelwhenshewrotethistext?
A．Shefeltproudandsatisfied.
B．Shefeltsurprisedandbitter.
C．Shefeltgratefulandrelaxed.
D．Shefeltworriedandanxious.
解析：
选A 推理判断题。
根据最后一段最后一句“ForthatonebriefmomentIknew,really,really,knewthateverythingwedidtohelpoursonachievewhathewantedwasworthit.”可推断，作者对儿子最后通过考试很满意，也为儿子感到骄傲。
故答案选A。
4．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A．AMother'sLoveThatMadetheGrade
B．AStudentWhoStruggledforaDiploma
C．FailureIstheMotherofSuccess
D．LifeIsNotaSprintbutaMarathon
解析：
选A 标题归纳题。
纵观全文可知，作者的儿子Tom患有朗读困难症，所以学习不好，而纽约的高中要求学生通过五门考试才能毕业，作为母亲，作者想尽一切办法使Tom相信他自己可以做到。
经过努力Tom终于考了71分通过了考试。
由此可推断，是母亲的爱使Tom获得了成功。
A项符合文章主旨，适合做标题。
故答案选A。
C
（2018·南昌高三二模）Asmallfamilyapproached.Thedaughterwasyoungandpretty.HernamewasBlair,andshewasobviouslyleaving.Herparentswerenot.Thethreegazedatthecrowdandbegantheirwait.Blairwastwentythree,freshfromgraduateschoolwithahandsomeresume（简历）butnotreadyforacareer.AfriendfromcollegewasinAfricaasavolunteerforPeaceWork,whichhadinspiredBlairtodevotethenexttwoyearstohelpingothers.HerassignmentwasineasternPeru,whereshewouldteachprimitivelittlechildrenhowtoread.Shewouldliveinahutwithnomodernconveniences,noelectricity,nophone,andshewasanxioustobeginherjourney.
TheflightwouldtakehertoMiami,thentoLima,thenbybusforthreedaysintothemountains,intoanothercentury.Forthefirsttimeinheryoungandshelteredlife,BlairwouldspendChristmasawayfromhome.
Luther,herfather,wassadthatBlairwasleaving.Thegoodbyeshadallbeensaid.“Areyousurethisiswhatyouwant？
”hadbeenaskedforthehundredthtime.Then,thefirstannouncementwasmade,theoneaskingthoseinfirstclasstocomeforward.
“Iguesswe'dbettergo，”Luthersaidtohisdaughter,hisonlychild.Theyhuggedagainandfoughtbackthetears.Blairsmiledandsaid,“Theyearwillflyby.I'llbehomenextChristmas.”
Nora,hermother,bitherlipandnoddedandkissedheroncemore.“Pleasebecareful，”shesaidbecauseshecouldn'tstopsayingit.
“I'llbefine.”
Theyreleasedherandwatchedhelplesslyasshejoinedalonglineandinchedaway,awayfromthem,awayfromhomeandsecurityandeverythingshe'deverknown.Theyturnedandgotintoendlesssadness.
语篇解读：
本文是一篇记叙文。
文章叙述了刚刚大学毕业就去秘鲁的偏远山区做志愿者的Blair和父母在机场告别时的情景以及他们内心的感受。
1．What'sthereasonforBlair'sdecisiontohelpothers?
A．Hercollege'srequirement.
B．Herfriend'sbehavior.
C．Hersuccessfulcareer.
D．Herparents'support.
解析：
选B 细节理解题。
根据第一段中的“AfriendfromcollegewasinAfricaasavolunteerforPeaceWork,whichhadinspiredBlairtodevotethenexttwoyearstohelpingothers.”可知，Blair大学时的一个朋友在非洲做志愿者的行为激励了Blair决定去帮助别人。
故选B。
2．Whatwerethefamilywaitingfor?
A．TheflighttoMiami.
B．TheflighttoLima.
C．Thebustothemountains.
D．Thebustoanothercentury.
解析：
选A 细节理解题。
根据第二段第一句“TheflightwouldtakehertoMiami,thentoLima,thenbybusforthreedaysintothemountains,intoanothercentury.”和文章关于机场送行的描述可知，这一家人正在机场等飞往Miami的航班。
故选A。
3．WhichwordscanbestdescribeLutherandNora'sfeelings?
A．Pleasedandappreciative.
B．Indifferentandcold.
C．Heartbrokenbutrelaxed.
D．Understandingbutworried.
解析：
选D 推理判断题。
根据第三段“‘Areyousurethisiswhatyouwant？
’hadbeenaskedforthehundredthtime.”和第五段“Nora,hermother,bitherlipandnoddedandkissedheroncemore.‘Pleasebecareful，’shesaidbecauseshecouldn'tstopsayingit.”中父母向女儿告别时的表现和所说的话可推知，他们很担心女儿但理解她所做的决定。
故选D。
4．WhatcanweinferaboutBlairinthepassage?
A．Shewastwentythreeyearsold.
B．Shewastiredofcitylife.
C．Shewouldbeinfirstclassintheflight.
D．SheusedtospendChristmasinPeru.
解析：
选C 推理判断题。
根据第三段最后一句“Then,thefirstannouncementwasmade,theoneaskingthoseinfirstclasstocomeforward.”及下一段Blair的父亲所说的“Iguesswe'dbettergo”可推知，Blair乘坐的是头等舱。
故选C。
A项在原文中已提到，不用推断，故排除。
D
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Therobotcanfituptotenpizzasandevenhasaseparatecoldareatoaccommo
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