广西北海市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解基础选练4.docx

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广西北海市高考英语二轮复习阅读理解基础选练4

广西北海市阅读理解基础选练（4）

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。

ChristopherThomas,27,wasawriterbynightandateacherbydaywhenhenoticedhewasalwaystiredandwaslosingweightfast.Diagnosedwithdiabetes（糖尿病）,Thomaswouldneedtoinjecthimselfwithinsulin（胰岛素）threetimesadayfortherestofhislifeorrisknervedamage,blindnessandevendeath.Andifthatweren’tbadenough,hehadnohealthinsurance.

Afteramonthoffeelingupset,Thomasdecidedhe’dbetterfindawaytofightback.HeleftCanton,MichiganforNewYork,gotajobwaitingtables,nicknamedhimselftheDiabeticRockstar,andcreated,afreeonlinecommunityfordiabeticsandtheirlovedones—aplacewhereover1,100peoplesharepersonalstories,informationandresources.

JasonSwencki’sson,Kody,wasdiagnosedwithdiabetesatsix.Fatherandsonvisittheonlinechildren’sforums（论坛）togethermostevenings."Kodygetssoexcited,writingtokidsfromallover,"saysSwencki,oneofthesite’svolunteers."Theyknowwhathe’sgoingthrough,sohedoesn’tfeelalone."

Kodyisanythingbutalone:

DiabetesisnowtheseventhleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStates,with24milliondiagnosedcases.Andmorepeoplearebeingdiagnosedatyoungerages.Thesedays,Thomas’smainfocusishischarity（慈善机构）,FightIt,whichprovidesmedicinesandsuppliestopeople—225todate—whocan’taffordadiabetic’shugeexpenses.Fight-it.orghasraisedabout$23,000—inproductsandincash.InMay,ThomaswillholdthefirstannualDiabeticRockstarFestivalintheCaribbean.

Evenwithastaffof22volunteers,Thomasoftendevotesupto50hoursaweektohiscause,whilestilldoinghisfull-timejobwaitingtables."Ofthediabetescharitiesoutthere,mostareputtingmoneyintofindingacure,"saysBentleyGubar,oneofRockstar’soriginalmembers."ButChristopheristheonlypersonIknowsayingpeopleneedhelpnow."

26.WhichofthefollowingistrueofChristopherThomas?

A.Heneedstogotothedoctoreveryday.

B.Hestudiestheleadingcauseofdiabetes.

C.Hehasapositiveattitudetohisdisease.

D.Heencouragesdiabeticsbywritingarticles.

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

根据第二段尤其是第一句“Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back”

故选C。

27.Dwascreatedfor_________.

A.diabeticstocommunicateB.volunteerstofindjobs

C.childrentoamusethemselvesD.rockstarstoshareresources

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

根据第二段末fordiabeticsandtheirlovedones—aplacewhereover1,100peoplesharepersonalstories,informationandresources.故选A

28.Accordingtothetext,Kody______.

A.feellonelybecauseofhisillness

B.benefitsfrom

C.helpscreatetheonlinekid’sforums

D.writeschildren’sstoriesonline

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Kodygetssoexcited,writingtokidsfromallover,"saysSwencki,oneofthesite’svolunteers."Theyknowwhathe’sgoingthrough,sohedoesn’tfeelalone."可知故选B。

29.WhatcanwelearnaboutFightIt?

A.Ithelpsthediabeticsinfinancialdifficulties.

B.Itorganizespartiesforvolunteeronceayear.

C.Itofferslessexpensivemedicinetodiabetics.

D.Itownsawell-knownmedicalweb-site.

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

根据FightIt,whichprovidesmedicinesandsuppliestopeople—225todate—whocan’taffordadiabetic’shugeexpenses.故选A。

30.ThelastparagraphsuggeststhatThomas______.

A.worksfull-timeinadiabetescharity

B.employs22peopleforhiswebsite

C.helpsdiabeticsinhisownway

D.triestofindacurefordiabetes

【答案】C

【解析】推理判断题。

根据ButChristopheristheonlypersonIknowsayingpeopleneedhelpnow.他是在用自己的方式来帮助别人，.故选C。

社会生活类阅读理解。

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Beingtheheadofahighschoolformanyyears,Igrewtiredofbudgetmeetings,fundingcuts,andmanyotheradministrativechores（杂务）.Istartedtodreamofretirement.Sittingintrafficonaweekdaymorning,Iwouldfindmymindwandering,Iwouldimaginespendingtimewithmygrandchildren,quieteveningswithmywife,traveling,orrediscoveringsomegreatbooks.ItoldmyselfthatIwouldn’tsignmyselfupforanycommittees,anyclasses,oranythingrequiringaschedule.

Myfirstdayofretirementcameatlast!

Icookedagreatbreakfastformywifeandme,leisurelyreadthepaper,cleanedabitofthehouse,andwroteafewletterstofriends.Onthesecondday,Icookedbreakfast,readthepaper...Onthethirdday,...Thisisretirement?

Itriedtotellmyselfthatitwasjustthetransition（过渡）,thatthosegoldenmomentswererightroundthecorner,andthatIwouldenjoythemsoonenough.Butsomethingwasmissing.

Aformercolleagueaskedafavor.AgroupofstudentsweregoingtoJamaicatoworkwithchildreninthepoorestneighborhoods.WouldIinterruptmynewfound“happiness”andreturntothestudents,justthisonce?

Onetrip.That’sall.Mybagswerepacked.

Thetripwasveryinspiring.IwasmovednotonlybythepovertyIsawbutalsobythesenseofresponsibilityoftheyoungpeopleonthetrip.WhenIreturnedhome,Iofferedtoworkonedayaweekwithalocalyouthorganization.TheexperiencewassopositivethatIwassoonvolunteeringnearlyfull-time,workingwithstudentsacrossNorthAmericatoassistthemintheirvoluntarywork.

Now,itseemsthetableshaveturned.SomedaysIamtheteacher,otherdaysIamthestudent.Theseyoungpeoplehavereawakenedmycommitment（责任感）tosocialjusticeissuesbychallengingmetolearnmoreaboutthesituationintheworldtoday,wherepeoplearestillpoorandsufferbecauseofgreed,corruptionandwar.Mostimportantly,theyhavegivenmetheopportunitytocontinuetoparticipateinhelpingtofindsolutions.Inreturn,Ihelpthemdotheircharitableprojectsoverseas.I’vegonefromrunningoneschooltohelpingoverseetheconstructionofschoolsintwenty-onecountries!

1.Whatdidthewriterexpecttodoafterheretired?

A.Tostayawayfrombusyschedules.

B.Towritesomegreatbooks.

C.Todosomevoluntarywork.

D.Toplanforhisfuture.

2.WhydidthewriterdecidetogotoJamaica?

A.Hemissedhisstudentsinthatcountry.

B.Hecouldn’trefusehiscolleague’sfavor.

C.Hewasconcernedaboutthepeoplethere.

D.Hewasnotsatisfiedwithhisretiredlife.

3.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MyRetiredLife.

B.BeingtheHeadofaHighSchool.

C.MyAttitudestowardsLife.

D.AnExperienceofBeingaVolunteer.

4.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofhisretiredlifenow?

A.Disappointing.　　　　　　　B.Troublesome.

C.Promising.　　　　　　　　　　D.Meaningful.

【参考答案】33.ADAD　

社会生活类阅读理解。

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

If,forsomereason,youhad2,010emptyplasticbottles,whatwouldyoudo?

You’dprobablysellthemcheaply,right?

ButXiaYucollected2,010bottlesandbuiltaboatwiththem.Asyoureadthis,Xiais,infact,onariversomewhereinAnhui,slowlygoingtowardshisdestination:

theExpoGardeninShanghai.2,010plasticbottleswastocelebrateExpo（世博会）2010Shanghai.OntheopeningdayoftheExpo,Xia,togetherwithfivefriends,wentona1,500kilometres’journeyfromXiangtantotheExpoGarden,inspiteofthedoubtwhetherthey’llmakeit.Afterall,theboattheyareoncanhardlybecalledaboat.Itcostonly2,000yuantobuildinamonth.

What’skeepingXiagoingisamajorcausebehindthetrip.“Weareexaminingwaterpollutionthroughourjourneyandtryingtopromotealow-carbon（低碳）lifestyle.Beforewestarted,noonebelievedwecouldsailtheboattotheDongtingLake.Butwemadeit.”Butastheyexpected,thejourneyhasnotalwaysbeensmooth.OfthesixfromXiangtan,fourgaveup.Asofthepresstime（到发稿时）,onlyXiaandhisfriendHuangYingwereontheboat.HuangsufferedfromadiseasewhentheyreachedJiujiang,JiangxiProvince.Xiasaid,“TherearesomanythingsthatcanstopupfrommakingittoShanghai,liketheweather,health,andsometimesswiftriverwater.”

“Theboatwasproducedinafactoryaccordingtoourdesign,andperhapsit’snotinaverygoodcondition.But,”Xiasaid,“wearewearinglifejackets”.“Someboatspassingbyofferedhelp.”WhatismoreofarewardforXiaandHuangisthattheYangtzeRiverturnedoutmuchcleanerthantheyhadexpected.AlthoughXiaandHuangareuncertainaboutthejourneyahead,theyare“quitehappy”withwhattheyhavealreadyachieved.“Afterall,it’snotthedestinationthatcounts.It’salwaysthecoursethatmattersthemost.”

1.XiaYudoubtsthesuccessofthejourneybecauseof______.　

A.suchalongjourneyontheriver

B.thepoorboatandthebadweather

C.fewpeopletakingpartinthejourney

D.theseriouslypollutedriverinsomeparts

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthepurposeofthejourney?

A.Toexaminewaterpollution.

B.TocelebrateExpo2010Shanghai.

C.Towinaraceonthewater.

D.Topromotealow-carbonlifestyle.

3.Fromthetextweknowthat______.　

A.theystayontheboatatnight

B.threepeoplegaveupduetotheirbadhealth

C.XiaYuandhismatehavearrivedinShanghai

D.Huangsufferedfromadiseaseonthejourney

4.ThelastparagraphtellsusXiaYuandHuangYing______.　

A.paymoreattentiontotheprocess

B.aresuretoarriveatthedestination

C.helpedturntheYangtzeRivercleaner

D.arehappybecauseoftheirfinalsuccess

【参考答案】34.BCDA　

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Boys'schoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotionsandinvolvetheminactivitiessuchasart,danceandmusic.

　　Farfromthetraditionalimageofacultureofaggressivemasculinity（阳刚）,theabsenceofgirlsgivesboysthechancetodevelopwithoutpressuretoconformtoastereotype,aUSstudysa