【2019最新】精選高考英語閱讀理解專題選編8含解析

1、【2019 最新】精選高考英語閱讀理解專題選編8 含解析(精選)AThe British are supposed to be famous for laughing at themselves, but even their sense of humor has a limit, as the British retailer Gerald Ratner found out to his cost.1.What are the British noted for according to the passage?A. Their jewelry shops.B. Their love for

2、jewelry.C. Their jokes about themselves.D. Their harmlesshumor.2.How did Ratner achieve success in his business?A. He cut down his labor cost.B. He adopted an effective business model.C. He employed a lot of new staff.D. He developed great relations with business VIPs.3.Which of the following can be

3、st replace the underlined word“insulted ”?A. Offended.B. Amazed.歡迎下載。C. Abused.D. Attracted.4.What does the story of Gerald Ratner suggest?A. Action speaks louder than words.C.A friend in need is a friend indeed.D.A man may dig his grave with his teeth.【文章大意】本文為記敘文。講述的是英國零售商 Gerald Ratner 因為自嘲時說錯話而導

4、致失敗的故事。3.A【解析】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段最后兩句話可知人們感到受到了侮辱冒犯，都不去他的商店了，由此可知該詞與offended 一致，故選 A。B( 2015·河南畢業(yè)班適應(yīng)性模擬練習)“Itwas in Pune when there was a wine tastingfestivalgoingon. ”“.it is our anniversary this week, so we are kind ofcelebrating.”Sula Vineyards is Indiayears ago itopened a tastings largest Indian wi

5、ne - maker. Ten room to create a wine culture amongpeople like the Kambles. About 200，000 people visit It is especially busy on weekends. Visitors explore Then, they learn how to taste wine.every year.the vineyards.【2019最新】精選高考英語閱讀理解專題選編含解析Indian tradition has not been approving of alcoholic drinks.

6、 And until now, whiskey is the kind of alcohol that the general public has accepted.“”Young professionals are the main supports of the growth inIndia s wine market.The market is expanding at about 13 percent a year. Indian women still represent a very small number of thewine drinkers in the country.

7、 But their numbers are growing more than twice as fast as men. In big cities like Delhi and Mumbai,women buying wine or having a drink is no longer considered unacceptable.1Nagesh Kamble and his wife came to Sula Vineyards mainly to _ Atake charge of the vineyardBlearn about wine makingCcreate a win

8、e tasting cultureDcelebrate their wedding anniversary2Who most probably made the remarks in Paragraph 6?AA wine salesman.BThe vice president of Sula Vineyards.CA young professional.3/143/14DA visitor who explored the vineyards.3Whocontributesmost to the growth in India s wine market?AVineyards visit

9、ors.BWine makers.CIndian women.DYoung professionals.4The text mainly tells us that _Athere is a love of wine growing in IndiaBIndians usually choose whiskey as their drinkCSula Vineyards is Indias largest Indian wine- makerDIndianmen representthe largestnumber of wine drinkers【解題導語】本文是一篇說明文。文章以一對年輕夫

10、婦到一個葡萄園學習釀酒的事情，闡述了一個事實：一直反對飲酒的印度人現(xiàn)在開始理解并越來越接受飲酒。這些主要源于年輕一代的支持。1解析：選 B。細節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)第一段第五句 “The young couplewanted to learn how wine is made.”可知，他們夫妻倆是來葡萄園學習如何釀酒的。故選B。2解析：選 B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段最后一句“Mr. Agarwalbelieves that wine is helping change opinion about alcohol.”可知，葡萄園副園長Mr.Agarwal 認為現(xiàn)在人們改變了對酒精的態(tài)度，而第六段是具體

11、闡述，即第六段中的話也是副園長Mr.Agarwal 說的?！?019最新】精選高考英語閱讀理解專題選編含解析故選 B。3解析：選 D。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句“Youngprofessionals are the main supports of the growth in Indiaswine market.”可知， D項正確。4解析：選 A。主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，以前印度人是反對酒精的，而這些年情況逐漸改變，印度人越來越喜歡飲酒。A項概括了本文的主要內(nèi)容。故選A。CIt s 5:00 in the morning when the alarm (鬧鐘) rings in myea

12、rs. I roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark intothe bathroom. I turn on the lightand put on my glasses.The houseis still as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kidssleep peacefully.UsuallyI go fora long run, but today I choosemy favorite exercise DVD insanity. Sweat pours down m

13、y face and into my eyes. My heart races as I face my body to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise, I feel extremelytired, but a smile is of my face. Its not a smile because theDVD is over, but a smile of success from pushing my body to itsextreme limit.Some people enjoy shopping,

14、smoking, food, work, or evenchocolate.But I need exerciseto get through each day. Someshake5/145/14heads when theysee me run throughthe town.Others get hurtwhenI refuse to try just one bite of their grandmothers chocolatecake. They raise their eyebrows, surprisedby my“no thankyou, ” or by my choice

15、to have a salad. Over the years, I havelearned its okay to just say“no. ”I shouldnt feel sorryfor refusing food that I dont want to eat.( ) 1.Why is there a smile on the author s face in the morning? A. Because she sees her family sleeping peacefully.B. Because she finishes her favorite exercise C.

16、Because she enjoys the interesting DVD D. Because she feels a sense of achievement( ) 2. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2?A. She doesn ttreat others politelyB. She likes to make others surprisedC. Others don t understand what she doesD. Others try to help her by offering her f

17、oodA. Good health B. Firm belief C.A strong power D.A regular half( ) 4. What can we learn about the author from the text?A. She acts in a strange way【2019最新】精選高考英語閱讀理解專題選編含解析B. She wants to look different from othersC. She aims to develop a good body shapeD. She has difficult getting along with oth

18、ers【要點綜述】本文敘述了作者不辭辛苦地堅持鍛煉，有時還不為他人所理解的故事；她只為自己的堅定信念，即通過鍛煉來改變自己?！緟⒖即鸢浮?1-4 、DCBCD(2015 ·河南三市第二次調(diào)研 )Mostly, only a single answer is correct to a question. Butthereis one question thathas numberlesscorrectanswers. Thatquestion is “Whats your name ？” Everyone gives a different answer, but everyone i

19、s correct.Have you ever wondered about peoplePeoples first names, or given names, are chosen by their parents. Sometimes the name of a grandparent or other members of the family is used. Some parents choose the name of a well- known person. A boy could be named George Washington Smith; a girl could

20、be named Helen Keller Jones.Somepeople give their children namesthat meangood things.Clara means“bright”；Beatricemeans“one who gives happiness”；Donald means“worldruler”； Leonard means“as brave as a lion”7/147/14The earliest last names, or surnames, were taken from names. A family with the name Brook

21、 or Brooks probably lived a brook; someone who was called Longstreet probably lived on a long, paved road. The Greenwood family lived in or near a leafy forest.placenearOther earlysurnames came from people a personwho ownedor drove a cart; Pottera person who made pots and pans.The ancestors of the B

22、aker family probably baked bread fortheirneighborsin theirnativevillage.The Carpenter s great- great - great - grandfather probably built houses and furniture. Sometimes people were known for the color of their hair orskin,or theirsize,or theirspecialabilities.Whenthereweretwo men who were named Joh

23、n in the same village, the John withthe gray hair probably becameJohn Gray. Or the John who was very tall could call himself John Tallman. John Fish was probably an excellent swimmer and John Lightfoot was probably a fast runneror a good dancer.Some family names were made by adding something to thef

24、athers name.English- speaking people added- s or- son. TheJohnsons are descendants of John; the Roberts family s ancestor was Robert. Irish and Scottish people added Mac - or Mc - or O- .Perhaps all of the MacDonnells and the McDonnells and the O【2019最新】精選高考英語閱讀理解專題選編含解析Donnells are descendants of t

25、he same Donnell.1Which of the following is NOT covered in the surnames ofthe passage?APeoples characters.BPeople s occupations.CPlaces where people lived.DTalents that people possessed.2According to the passage, the ancestors of the Potterfamily most probably _Aowned or drove a cartBmade things with

26、 metalsCbuilt houses and furnitureDmade kitchen tools or containers3Suppose an English couple whose ancestors lived near aleafy forest wanted their new-ABeatrice SmithBLeonard CarterCDonald GreenwoodDGeorge Longstreet4The underlined word “descendants ” in the last paragraph means a person s _ Aances

27、tors9/149/14Blater generationsCfriends and relativesDcolleagues and partners【解題導語】本文是一篇說明文。文章講述了西方人姓名的來歷。西方人的姓一般跟居住地、職業(yè)和個人天賦有關(guān)；名字常常用以表達個人美好的愿望。有一些家庭的孩子的名字是在父親的名字后面加上 -s 或者 -son 。1解析：選 A。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段第二句中的“A familywiththe name Brook or Brooks probably lived near a brook”可知，姓可能跟居住地有關(guān)，故排除C項；根據(jù)第六段第一句“Othe

28、r earlysurnames came from people s occupations.”可知，姓可能與職業(yè)有關(guān)，故排除 B 項；根據(jù)第八段第一句“ Sometimes people were knownfor the color of their hair.or their special abilities.”可知，姓可能與人的頭發(fā)的顏色、特殊的技能等有關(guān)，故排除D 項；只有 A 項文中未提及。故A 項正確。2解析：選 D。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段第一句“Other earlysurnames came from people s occupations.”可知，姓與職業(yè)有關(guān)；根據(jù)該段

29、最后一句中的“Potter a person who madepots and pans”可知，姓 Potter的人，很可能是從事制造炊事用具的人。 pots and pans意為“炊事用具”。故D 項正確。【2019最新】精選高考英語閱讀理解專題選編含解析3解析：選 C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段最后一句“ The Greenwoodfamily lived in or near a leafy forest.”可知，住在森林附近的人姓 Greenwood；根據(jù)第四段中的“ Donald meansworld ruler”可知， Donald 意為“世界的統(tǒng)治者”，由此可推知，一個住在森林附近、

30、想要他的孩子成為世界領(lǐng)袖的人，他給孩子起的名字應(yīng)為DonaldGreenwood。故 C項正確。4解析：選 B。詞義猜測題。根據(jù)最后一段第一、 二句“ Somefamilynames were made byadding something to the fathersname.English-speaking people added -s or -son.”可知，有一些家庭的孩子的名字是在父親的名字后面加上-s 或者 -son ，由此可推知，Johnsons 是 John 的后代。故畫線詞意為“后代”。故B 項正確。ESome years ago on a hot summer day i

31、n south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming lake behind his house.In a hurry to dive intothe cool water ，he ran out the back door ，leaving behind his shoes，socks ，and shirt as he went.He flewinto the water，not realizing that as he swam toward the middleof the lake ，an a

32、lligator( 鱷魚 ) was swimming toward the shore.His mother in the house was looking out of the window and sawthe two as they got closer and closer.In extreme fear，she ran11/1411/14toward the water，yelling to her son as loudly as shecould.Hearingher voice ，the littleboy became alarmed and madea U-turnto

33、 swim to his mother.Itwas too late.Justas he reachedher ，the alligator reached him.From the dock (碼頭) ，the mother grabbed her little boy by thearms just as the alligator snatched his legs.That began anincredible tug-of-war (拔河) The alligator was much strongerthan the mother，but the mother was much t

34、oo passionate (感情強烈的 ) A farmer happened to drive by，took aim and shot thealligator.Afterweeks and weeks in the hospital，the littleboy survived.Thenewspaper reporter asked if he would show him his scars.The boyliftedhis legs ，then ，with obvious pride ，he said to the reporter，“But look at my arms.I have great scars on my arms，too.I havethem because my mom wouldnt let go.”Some scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret.But，some wounds are because love has refused to let go.1From the second pa