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高考英语一轮复习阅读理解提升选练一2
安徽望江县2017高考英语一轮阅读理解提升选练
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阅读理解。
阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
SomethingthathasalwaysinterestedmeaboutAbrahamLincolnis,notsurprisingly,hissenseofhumor.AsfarasIcantell,he’sthefirstAmericanPresidenttohaveone.
That’sbecausetheterm“senseofhumor”reallywasn’tincommonusageuntiltheeighteensixtiesandseventies.Intheeighteenfortiesandfifties,itwascalled“thesenseoftheridiculous”,anddidn’thavethepositiveconnotations(隐含意义)that“senseofhumor”hastoday.Backthen,whatwasridiculouswaswhatinvitedridicule(讥笑).Funninessandcrueltywenthandinhand.Ofcourse,theystilldoalotofarm-in-armwalkinginourdayaswell.
Lincoln’shumorwasverydifferentbecause,foronething,itwasactually“humor”aswhatthewordmeantinhistime.Wedon’tmakethedistinctionbetween“wit(风趣)”and“humor”anymore;butinthenineteenthcenturypeopledid.Witwasunpleasantandoffensivewhilehumorwaspleasantandsympathetic.It’sthedifferencewenotenowwhenwedistinguishbetween“laughingwith”and“laughingat”.Lincolnwasmuchmoreabout“laughingwith”than“laughingat”.Andwhen“laughingat”,itwasoftenhimselfhewasteasing.
InthefamousLincoln-Douglasdebate,whenDouglasaccusedLincolnofbeingtwo-faced,Lincolnreplied,referencinghisplainlooking,“Honestly,ifIweretwo-faced,wouldIbeshowingyouthisone?
”And,inaway,Lincoln’sfaceitselftellsusmuchabouthissenseofhumor.
Youcancombthroughthousandsofphotographsofpoliticians,soldiers,andthelikefromLincoln’stimeandnotfindasinglesmile.
True,thelongexposures(曝光)requiredforphotographsofthattimemadesmilingdifficult.YetLincolnalone,asfarasIcantell,overcamethatdifficulty.
Interestingly,whilehavingasenseofhumor,oratleasttheappearanceofoneprovidedbycomedywriters,hasbecomeanecessarycharacteristicforanAmericanPresidentinourtime,inthenineteenthcentury,toomuchhumorwasconsideredaproblem.AndthatwasthecaseforLincoln.AjournalistcoveringtheLincoln-Douglasdebatecommentedthat“Icouldnottakearealpersonallikingtotheman,owingtoaninbornweaknessforwhichhewaseventhennotoriousandsoremainedduringhisgreatpubliccareer,hewasextremelyfondofjokes,anecdotes,andstories.”
【文章大意】说起第16任美国总统亚伯拉罕·林肯,很多人会立即想起他对解放黑奴和维护美利坚联邦完整所做出的巨大贡献,想起他能言善辩的口才和妙语连珠的演讲,但却很少有人知道,林肯的“幽默感”也开创了一个新时代。
1.WecaninferfromParagraph2that .
A.theAmericanPresidentcouldinfluencetheuseofEnglish
B.theterm“senseofhumor”wasn’tinventeduntilthe1860s
C.whatisfunnytosomeonemightbeoffensivetosomeoneelse
D.theconceptofhumorremainsthesamedespitethepassingoftime
【解析】选C。
推理判断题。
根据该段中“didn’thavethepositiveconnotationsthat‘senseofhumor’hastoday(没有今天幽默感所具有的积极的隐含意义)”和“Backthen,whatwasridiculouswaswhatinvitedridicule.(在当时,好笑的事就是招致讥笑的事。
)”可知C项正确。
2.Theunderlinedwords“thisone”inParagraph4referto .
A.Lincoln’sunattractiveface
B.Lincoln’ssenseofhumor
C.thedebatetheywerehaving
D.crueltythatwentwithfunniness
【解析】选A。
词义猜测题。
在林肯与道格拉斯的辩论中,道格拉斯批评林肯是两面派,而林肯提到自己相貌平平(hisplainlooking),接着指出“如果我是两面派,我还会向你展现我相貌平平的一面吗”。
这说明林肯很幽默。
3.WerarelyseepeoplefromLincoln’stimewearasmileintheirphotosbecause .
A.beinghumorouswasconsideredinappropriate
B.theyfounditquitefunnytosmilebeforethecamera
C.notsmilingforphotographswasthefashion
D.photographytechnologythenwasnotadvanced
【解析】选D。
细节理解题。
从原文倒数第二段可知“当时摄影时,照片曝光时间比较长,这使得拍照时,人们很难保持微笑”。
4.WhatmightthewriterthinkofthejournalistcoveringtheLincoln-Douglasdebate?
A.Hiscommentaccuratelyreflectedhistime.
B.HecreatedafalsepictureofLincoln.
C.Hewasprejudicedandself-centered.
D.HewasbravetopointoutLincoln’sweakness.
【解析】选A。
推理判断题。
报道林肯与道格拉斯的辩论的记者所说的话准确地反映了当时那个时代。
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Thereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.NoschoolIhavetaughtinhaseverconsideredspellingunimportantasabasicskill.Thereare,however,quitedifferentideasabouthowtoteachit,orhowmuchpriorityitmustbegivenovergenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingability.Theproblemis,howtoencourageachildtoexpresshimselffreelyinwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwithspelling.
Ifspellingbecomestheonlypointofhisteacher’sinterest,clearlyabrightchildwillbelikelyto“play_safe”.Hewillwriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrange.That’swhyteachersoftenencouragetheearlyuseofdictionariesandpayattentiontocontentratherthantechnicalability.
Iwasonceshockedtoreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutapersonalexperience:
“Thisworkisterrible!
Therearefartoomanyspellingmistakes.”Itmayhavebeenasharpcriticismofthepupil’stechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butitwasalsoasadthingfortheteacherwhohadomitted(略过)toreadthecomposition,whichcontainedsomebeautifulexpressionsofthechild’sdeepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodrawattentiontothemistakes,butifhispriorityhadconcentratedonthechild’sideas,anexpressionofhisdisappointmentwiththepresentationwouldhavegiventhepupilmorehopetoseekimprovement.
36.Teachersdifferintheiropinionsabout________.
A.thedifficultiesinteachingspelling
B.theroleofspellingingenerallanguagedevelopment
C.theimportanceofthebasicwritingskills
D.thenecessityofteachingspelling
37.Theunderlinedexpression“playsafe”inParagraph2probablymeans________.
A.writecarefully
B.doasteacherssay
C.usedictionariesfrequently
D.avoidusingwordsoneisnotsureof
38.Teachersencouragetheuseofdictionariessothat________.
A.studentswillbeabletoexpresstheirideasmorefreely
B.teacherswillhavelesstroubleincorrectingmistakes
C.studentswillhavemoretrustinwriting
D.studentswilllearntospellwordscorrectly
39.Thewriterseemstothinkthattheteacher’sjudgmentonthatsensitivepieceofwritingis________.
A.reasonableB.unfair
C.foolishD.careless
40.Themajorpointdiscussedinthepassageis______.
A.theimportanceofdevelopingwritingskills
B.theimportanceofspelling
C.thecorrectwayofmarkingcomposition
D.therelationshipbetweenspellingandthecontentofacomposition
36.B [本文是议论文,but,however,yet等连接词前面往往为他人或一般的观点和看法,连接词后才是作者的观点和看法。
本题可从第一段however后面的内容得知。
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37.D [从此句的下句可知。
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38.A [从第一段最后一句及第二段可知。
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39.B [从最后一段中的关键词shocked及信息词but可知作者的态度。
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40.D [由第一段最后一句可知D项正确。
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【2014高考英语四川省成都市一模试题】E
Amathematicianwhogoesmadisnotasubjectmostdirectorsconsidercommerciallyattractive,butthenRonHowardisn’tamongmostdirectors,despiteanimpressivelistofcredits,aBeautifulMindishismostsuccessfulworktodate,combiningpsychologicaldramawithamovinglovestorytoproduceafilmthatisasinterestingasitisentertaining.
TheOscarwinningRusselCrowehasputhimselfinlineforfurtherhonorswithhisactingJohnNash,theNobelPrize-winningmathematiciantroubledbyschizophrenia(神经分裂症).ABeautifulMindpicturesNashasanunusualhero,notjustbecauseofhisacademicachievements,butalsobecauseofthecouragehedisplayswhilebattlinghisillness.
In1947,NashwasoneofmanygreatyoungmindsatPrinceton.“Tofindatrulyoriginalideaistheonlywaytodistinguishmyself.”Theproudanddeterminedstudentdeclared.Hisexplorationofsuchanideaaffordedhimlittletimeforthenormalsocializing.Hisshynessandstraightforwardapproachbroughthimfewfriends.
Afterfinallyhittingonarevolutionarynewidea,Nash’scareertookoffandhisreputationwassecured.Hebalancedresearchworkwithteaching,whichiswherehemetthebrightandbeautifulstudentAlicia(JenniferConnelly).ThingsinhislifeweregoingwellwhenhistalentforcodebreakingbroughthimtotheattentionofthemilitarywhoemployedhimduringtheearlystagesofthecoldwarwithRussia.However,thestressofhisworkmadeNash’sillnessdevelop.
Crowe’sperformanceisperfect.HeandConnellyignite(makesomethingexciting)thefilm’spassionatelovestoryandConnelly’swonderfulperformancemakestheaudiencemovedbyAlicia,whosecourage,strengthandfaithinherhusbandaretheprimaryreasonsforhisrecovery.
47.Thepassageismostprobably_____.
A.abookreviewB.amoviereview
C.amovieposterD.anadvertisement
48.Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase“hiton”inthefourthparagraph?
A.putupwithB.comeon
C.putonD.comeupwith
49.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?
A.JohnNashdidnotgomadtotally.
B.RonHowardisanoutstandingdirector.
C.ThestressoftheacademicworkcausedNash’sillness.
D.Nashdidn’thavemanyfriends.
50.Wecaninferformthetextthat_____.
A.withoutAlicia,JohnNashwouldnothaverecoveredfromschizophrenia.
B.JohnNashgaveuphiscareerwhentroubledbyschizophrenia.
C.RussellCrowewonanotherOscarAwardafterthismovie.
D.JohnNashvolunteeredtoserveinthearmy.
【参考答案】47-50:
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【2014高考英语湖北省襄阳市统考试题】A
阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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