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届高考英语阅读理解复习题12
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Jane:
HowdidyoufeeltakingpartinTurandot?
Singer:
Itwasarealopportunityformetobecast.__1__hasalwaysbeenoneofmystrongestdesirestohaveapartinTurandot.
Jane:
Howwereyouhiredforthejob?
Singer:
Well,I'mamusicalperformer,__2__therewasashortperiodwhenIwasnotworking,andwasjust__3__(collect)unemploymentbenefits.Oneday,Isawaposterputupbytheproductioncompany'sPersonnelDepartment,sayingtheywerelookingforsingers.I__4__(apply)forthejob,andtheysentme__5__invitationtotryoutforapartinthechorus.
Jane:
Wasitdifficulttotryout?
Singer:
Yes,itwasdifficult.Theyaskedmetosingatune,andatthetimeIhadasorethroat,soIwasafraidI__6__getthejob.
Jane:
WhatdidyoulikebestaboutparticipatinginTurandot?
Singer:
The__7__(good)partwasvisitingBeijingbecausetheperformancewas__8__(stage)intheForbiddenCity.Itwasmyfirst__9__toBeijing.
Jane:
WouldyouliketovisitBeijingagain?
Singer:
Yes,IwouldliketovisitBeijingagain.
Jane:
Well,it'sbeenfuntalkingtoyou.Ithankyou__10__yourtime.
Singer:
You'rewelcome.
【参考答案】
1.It 2.but 3.collecting 4.applied 5.an
6.wouldn't 7.best 8.staged 9.visit 10.for
语篇完形。
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
LiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwere1._____atriptoCanadatovisittheircousinsinMontrealontheAtlanticcoast.Ratherthan2._____(take)theaeroplanealltheway,theydecidedtotakethetrainfromwesttoeast3._____Canada.
TheyfirstarrivedinVancouver,themostbeautifulcityofCanada,4._____theywouldcatch“TheTrueNor
th”,thecross-Canadatrain.Somepeople5._____(usual)havetheideatha
tonecancrossCanadainlessthanfivedays.6._____infact,thereisafact7._____Canadais5,500kilometresfromcoasttocoast.Aftertheywereaboardthe
train,theybegantheirtra
injourneyacrossthecou
ntry.When
8._____(cross)theRockyMountains,they9._____(manage)tocatchsightofsometypicalanimalsthere.
Duringtheirtravel,theyrealizedthatCanadaisanemptycoun
try.TheywerealsosurprisedatthefactthatoceanshipscansailuptheGreatLakes,becauseof
10._____Canadahasmorefreshwaterthananyothercountryintheworld.
【参考答案】:
1.on2.take3.across4.where5.usually
6.But7.that8.crossing9.managed10.which
【2018高考复习】阅读理解
Formygrandmother’s70thbirthday,myfamilyandIvisitedSouthKorea.Whilethere,IwasattentivetoKoreanhighschoolsandstudents.
IwassurprisedbyhowdifferentKorea’spublichighschoolsarefromAmerica’s.Koreanhighschoolscanbeallgirls,allboysorcoed(男女同校的)unlikeourstandardcoedhighschools.Therearethreegrades:
“go1(10th)”,“go2(11th)”and“go3(12th)”.“Go”isthefirstsyllableoftheword“godeunghakkyo”,which,simplytranslated,is“highschool”.
InAmerica,unlessyouwanttogotoaprivateschool,youdon’thavetotakeanentranceexam.InKorea,however,studentsmusttakeatesttogetinbecauseofthemanychoicesofschools.
AnotherdifferenceIcouldn’thelpbutnoticewasthestudents’appearance.Withveryfewexceptions,allwearuniforms.Anametag(标牌)withthestudent’sname,gradeandhomeroomnumbermustalsobeworn.Girl’sskirtscan’tbeabovetheupperpartoftheknee,anditisforbiddentodye(染)yourhairorwearaccessories(装饰品)exceptsmallearrings.Therearestrictregulationsforappearancetoachieveneatness,anditseemstheonlyfreedomstudentshaveiswiththeirchoicesofhairstyle,socksandshoes.
Thefinaldifferencewasthesetupoftheclasses.Theremaybe40studentsinaclassroom,butthenumbercanbelessorevenmore,dependingonthepopulationofthetownorcity.Althoughtherearemanystudentsperclassroom,theyareveryclose,whichIthinkisaresultofnotchangingclassroomsfordifferentsubjects.Therearenolevelsinthesubjectsandtheteachersaretheoneswhoswitchclassrooms.Theyjusthavetenminutebreaksbetweensubjects.Ineachclass,studentsarerankedbytheirgrades.Thiscausesstrictcompetition,andKoreanstudentsdoalotofstudying.Tohelpthem,allschoolshaveextrastudyclassesafterschool.OneotherfactthathelpedmeappreciatelivinginAmericaisthatKoreanshaveschoolonSaturdays.Althoughit’sonlyahalfday,IthinkIspeakformostAmericanswhenIsaywecouldneverimagineourselvesinschoolonaSaturday.
Korea’spublichighschoolsareclearlydifferentfromAmerica’s.Ihadimaginedthemtobejustlikeourschools,butnowIhaveaclearpictureofhowdifferenttheyare.
【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了在作者眼中韩国高中和美国高中的不同之处。
1.HowmanymaindifferencesarementionedbetweenKorea’spublichighschoolandAmerica’s?
A.3. B.4.
C.5. D.6.
解析 细节理解题。
本文主要说明了美国和韩国高中的不同点,作者采用的总分总的文章结构,第二、三、四、五这四段分别说明他们的不同之处,总共有4处。
答案 B
2.Itseemsthatthewriter________.
A.isfamiliarwiththeeducationsystemofhighschoolsinKorea
B.isfondofKoreanstudents’appearance
C.prefersthehighschoollifeofAmericatotheoneofKorea
D.feelsitcommontohavelessonsonweekends
解析 推理判断题。
根据倒数第二段中倒数第二句中“OneotherfactthathelpedmeappreciatelivinginAmerica...”可知,作者喜欢在美国中学的生活,因为韩国高中星期六还要去学校,而美国不用。
答案 C
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“setup”inparagraph5probablymean?
A.Arrangement. B.Size.
C.Number. D.Outline.
解析 词义猜测题。
第一句话为本段的中心句。
根据其后的内容可知,本段主要介绍了韩、美两国高中在班级人数、作息等方面组织(方式)、安排的不同之处,因此选A。
答案 A
4.Accordingtotherules,thestudentsofKoreacan________.
A.gotodifferenthighschoolswithoutexams
B.wearanyclothesexceptuniformsatschool
C.attenddifferentclassesastheylike
D.havedifferenthairstyles
解析 细节理解题。
根据第四段的最后一句话“...itseemstheonlyfreedomstudentshaveiswiththeirchoicesofhairstyle,socksandshoes.”可知,韩国学生唯一的自由就是可以选择发型、袜子、鞋子,故答案选D,即他们可以有不同的发型。
答案 D。
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中,选出最佳选项。
The400phonemessagessaiditall.Veterans(老兵)wantedtotalk,andJeffBeers,amilitaryhistorybuffandthesonofaretiredNavyman,wasreadytolisten.BeershadvolunteeredfortheVeteransHistoryProject,aprogramattheLibraryofCongressdedicatedtopreservingtheoralhistoriesofAmerican’s19millionveterans.LocalnewspaperslistedBeer’snumber,andtheresponsewastremendous.He’svideotaped52vetseversince.
“Mostofthemaresho
ckedthatanyonewouldbeinterestedintheirsmallstory,”saysBeers,33,anassistantengineerforthecityofPoway,Calif.“Theyask,‘Whynow?
’Butithastobenow,beforeit’stoolate.”TheU.S.DepartmentofVeteransAffairsestimatesthat1,847veteransdieeachday.
BeersandtheothervolunteersarecollectingtheI-was-theredetail.OneofthemostmovingcamefromaWorldWarIIPOW(prisonerofwar):
“Hehadtomarch500milesthroughtheBlackForestinwinter.Theyatebarksoupandsleptatlocalfarm.”
TheWWIIgenerationcomprises(包含)mosto
fthe700historiesgatheredsincetheprogrambeganin2001.But,saysdirectorEllenLovell,theywanttohearfromvetsofeverywar.“Iinterviewedmybrother-in-law,anarmysurgeoninVietnam,”shesays.“Hesaidhesharedthingswithmethathe’snevertoldanyone.”
1.Whatdoweknowfromthetextabouttheveterans?
A.Theyliveaveryhappylifeaftert
hewar.
B.Theyoftentoldtheirstoriestoothers.
C.Theywerehighlyrespectedbypeople.
D.Theyarebecomingfewerandfewer
innumbers.
答案解析:
答案为D。
本题为细节推理题。
由第二段最后一句话“TheU.S.DepartmentofVeteransAffairsestimatesthat1,847veteransdieeachday.”可知,每天有1847位老兵死去,也就意味着老兵的数目越来越少,故D选项正确。
2.Howdidtheveteransfeelwhentheywereinterviewed?
A.Happy.B.Sad.C.Surprised.D.Disappointed.
答案解析:
答案为C。
本题为细节题。
由第二段首句“Mostofthemareshocked
thatanyonewouldbeinterestedintheirsmallstory,”可知,老兵对于有人对他们的故事感兴趣感到非常吃惊,故答案为C。
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”(Paragraph1)referto?
A.Veteranswantedtotalk.B.JeffBeerswasreadytolisten.
C.Theveteranshadmanystories.D.Thereweremanyphonemessages.
答案解析:
答案为A。
本题为词义推断题。
由第一段前面的内容“The400phonemessagessaiditall.Veteranswantedtotalk,andJeffBeers,amilitaryhistorybuffandthesonofaretiredNavyman,wasreadytolisten.”可知,“it”指代的是紧跟着它后面的内容“Veteranswantedtotalk”,故答案为A。
4.WhatkindofstoriesisJeffBeersmostinterestedin?
A.HistoricalrecordsofWorldWarII.
B.Storieswrittenbynewspaperreporters.
C.Storiesmosttalkedaboutbypublic.
D.Personalexperiencesofpeopleduringdifferentwars.
答案解析:
答案为D。
本题为细节推理题。
由倒数第二段“OneofthemostmovingcamefromaWorldWarIIPOW(prisonerofwar):
‘Hehadtomarch500milesthroughtheBlackForestinwinter.Theyatebarksoupandsleptatlocalfarm.’”可知,JeffBeers最感兴趣的是战争期间人们的个人经历,故答案为D。
【浙江省金华十校2018高考英语模拟试题】
ForyearsIfoughtwiththebird'snestthatsatontopofmyhead-myMedusa(神话中的蛇发女妖)hair.NomatterwhatIdidandhowhardItried,innowaycouldImakemyunruly(乱蓬蓬)hairtomysatisfaction.
GrowingupinaRussian-JewishhomewithparentswhothoughtNorthAmericanstylingproductsweresomethingillegalsuchasdrugs,Iwasneverallowedtoputthemin:
myhair.¨Whybuyhairgel?
Yourhairissobeautifulnaturally,"mymotherwouldsay.Theteensatschooldidnotagree.Fromboys'notwantingtokissmewhenweplayedspinthebottleinGrade7tobeingcalledthemop,Isufferedfrommyhair.
WhenIgottouniversity,Ibelievedmyhairwasawallthatstoodbetweenmeandeverything-findingapart-timejob,gettingaboyfriend,etc.
IfonlyIcouldfindawaytomanagethecurlsandputitbehindbars,Itoldmyself,Iwouldfeelsecureandsexy.Itriedeverything:
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