2019屆重慶市高考英語(yǔ)一輪復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解選編精練：37(含解析)

1、重慶市 2019 高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解選編（37）（附解析）【2019 模擬題】 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。In the late 1990s, a family visited the school where I taught deaf stude nts. Theysaid they would be moving here and pla nned to send their deaf daughter to my schoolas a first grader. They were upset that their child skinde

2、rgartenteacher told themnot to have high hopes for her. The teacher pain ted a bleak （暗淡的）picture for their little girl sfuture.Standing behind them was Katherine, a beautiful five-year-old with long hair and dark eyes. The whole timeher parents were there shedidntmakea sound or use sig n Ian guage,

3、 even whe n her pare nts asked her to do so.After a few weeks with Katherine,I discovered I was dealing with a very bright child.Although I was able to make her join in different learning activities, writing was always a struggle. I tried allkinds of methods to interest her in writing. Everytime the

4、 pen cils came out, she would refuse to write.One day Katherine got off her bus and stood in front of the school crying. The teachers there did not knoweno ugh sig n Ian guage to ask her what happe ned. Fin ally they led her into the office where they handedher a pen and a piece of paper. Katherine

5、wrote :“PACBAK” Immediately the teachers realized she left her backpack on the bus. They called the busdriver back to school and soon Katherine got her backpack back.That day Katherine discovered the power of the pen. From then on she fell in love with writing. She is ayoung woman now and has become

6、 an excellent writer, public speaker and stude nt leader.1. When the author first met her, Katheri ne_ .B. kept cryingC. was study ingD. was un happyA. keptsile nt2. What was Katherine sproblem after a few weeks with the author?A. She didntlike to write at all. B. Shecouldntuse sign Ianguage.C. She

7、always left her backpack on the bus. D. She had no in terest in lear ning activities.3. Whatsthe meaning of“Katheri ne discovered the power of thepen”？A. Katherine used a pen for the first time. B. Katherine became interested inwrit in g.C. Katherine understood how to use the pen. D. Katherine knew

8、what the pen was used for.（學(xué)校生活）本文是記敘文。文章介紹了聾啞兒童凱瑟琳如何開始對(duì)寫作感興趣。1. A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的 The whole time her parents were there she didntmakea sound or use sig n Ian guage, even whe n her parents asked her to do so可知，作者第一次見凱瑟琳的時(shí)候，她一直保持沉默。2. A。纟田節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)第二段的 writing was always a struggle . Every time the penci

9、lscame out, she would refuse to write可知，與凱瑟琳相處幾周后，作者發(fā)現(xiàn)她一直抗拒寫作。3. B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的From then on she fell in love with writing可知，從凱瑟琳的書包失而復(fù)得那天起，她發(fā)現(xiàn)了筆的力量。如今的她已成為一名優(yōu)秀的作家、演講家和學(xué)生領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者。由此可知，從那天起她對(duì)寫作產(chǎn)生了興趣。閱讀理解。閱讀下列短文，從給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)?！?019 煙臺(tái) 3 月診斷性考試】Fahad Azad, an engin eer in In dia , inven ted a r

10、obot n amedDuctBot.The toy-car sized DuctBotmeasured 23 cen timeters in len gth,19 cen timeters in width and 9 cen timeters in height and weighs justtwo kilograms.The robot is designed to snake through dark, narrow air conditioning ducts （管道）and clea n them.A pair of LEDs fitted on the robot light u

11、p the dirty sce nery,so it can be captured （抓扌白）by a camera.In order to control it more easily，Mr Azad chooses to fix DuctBot on wheels.The robot can clean offlots of dirt，as well as dead pigeons and insects.Keeping indoorair in good quality and monitoring carbon-dioxide levels in buildings with cen

12、tral air conditioning is achallenge.It is important in some places where clean air can mean a difference between life and death，such as hospitals.Dirty air has a badinfluence on peopleshealth.EPSCO，a Dubai-based company which specializes in improving indoor air quality，read about MrAzadsinvention in

13、 a national newspaper after he had won an international robotics competition.EPSCOhad cleaning equipment，but it neededsomeone to get into those ducts to do the dirty，dangerous work.Across India，forexample，the task still falls to children.They are small enough to go through those ducts.In 2005，Mr Aza

14、d who was still at university decided to do something about it.Six years later his owncompany，Robosoft Systems，has Bluestar，EPSCO and the IndianNavy，some leading air condition makers，as partners.Mr Azad and his ten employees are currently exploring robot designs to examine oil tanks or sewage（污水 ） p

15、ipes.Their biggest challenge is to make the robotsuser-friendlyenough.Mr Azad hopes that the robot could eventually be operated notby engineers but by workers.There will be lots of difficulties theyneed to overcomein the future.1What can we learn about Ductbot?AIt is a toy car and popular with child

16、ren.BIt is designed to move like a snake in the ducts.Cmany LEDs are fitted on it to tell its location.DIt is actually a camera to capture dirty scenery.2The underlined word“it”in Paragraph 2 refers to“ _”Athe cameraBthe conditioning ductCthe LED lightDthe dirty scenery3What can the Ductbot do for u

17、s?AClean off the dirt in the ducts.BControl the central conditioning.CReduce carbo n-dioxide in buildings.DProtect more animals in city.4. According to the text，EPSCO_.Ahas won an international robotics competitionBhired children to clean the dirty ducts in the pastCis the only partner of Robosoft S

18、ystemsDspecializes in improvingpeopleshealth5What is the main idea of the last paragraph?AOnly engineers can operate the Ductbot now.BNew ways have been found to examine oil tanks.CAzadsdifficulties are impossible to overcome.DAzadsteam are working to improve their robot designs.語(yǔ)篇解讀 本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。主要介紹了印

19、度的一名工程師發(fā)明了一種能夠進(jìn)入空調(diào)管 道來(lái)清理空調(diào)灰塵的機(jī)器人。1解析： 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)文章第二段第一句“ The robot is designed to snake through dark ，narrow air conditioning ducts （管道 ） and clean them. ”可知，它像蛇一樣在管道中行走。答案： B2 .解析：指代判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段第二句“Apair of LEDs fitted on the robotlight up the dirtyseenery ”并結(jié)合下文可推知，此處的it 代指的是 the dirty seenery,故答案

20、D 符合文意。答案： D3. 解析： 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)文章第二段第一句“ The robot is designed to snake throughdark， narrow air conditioning duets （管道）and elean them. ” 和第三段的第二句Therobot ean elean off lots of dirt. ”可知，這種機(jī)器人能夠清理管道里的垃圾。答案： A4.解析： 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段的第二句和第三句“ EPSCO had eleaningequipment ， but it needed someone to get into tho

21、se duets to the dirty， dangerouswork.Aeross India，for example ， the task still falls toehildren ” 可知，EPSCC 公司在過(guò)去經(jīng)常雇傭小孩來(lái)清理管道垃圾。答案： B5.解析： 段落大意題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的前兩句“ Mr Azad and his ten employeesare eurrently exploring robot designs to examine oil tanks or sewage （污水 ）pipes.Their biggest ehallenge is to make

22、 the robotsuser-friendly enough. ”和整體理解可知，本段主要講的是 Azad 團(tuán)隊(duì)正在致力于改善自己的機(jī)器人設(shè)計(jì)，故答案 D 符合文意。答案： D 。. 閱讀理解。閱讀下列短文 , 從給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng) （A 、 B、C 和 D） 中, 選出最佳選項(xiàng)?！?019 山東省濰坊市五校聯(lián)合高三下學(xué)期期中考試】At times my momhas been uncomfortable seeing these qualities in me.For example，when I was12，I went to Puerto Rico all by myself to stay

23、 with my grandmother for the summer.My mom wasextremely nervous about it.Shekept telling me how things weredifferent in Puerto Rico，to always put on sunscreen，not to wander away from mygrandmother，and other warnings.She helped mepack and did not leave the airport until she saw myplane take off.But d

24、espite her worries，she let me go on my own.As I moved into my teens，shecontinued to give me space to grow and learn，even when it might have been difficultfor her.When I reached my senioryear，I decided to move away for college.Once againI found that I differed from my peers：While many of them wanted

25、to stay close tohome，I couldntwait to be out in the world on my own.While my mom may not have been happy at thethought of my going away，she was supportive and excited for me.One big thing I realized during my senior year，as my momgranted me more freedom，was that sheactually believes in me and trusts

26、 me.That means a lot.Most of my life，and especially when I was little，the main person I tried to impress in my schoolwork or other things wasmy mother.I knew she expected nothing but the best from me.Sometimes it was hard to live up to herstandards；getting a single B on my report card would make me

27、feel bad because I knew she wanted meto have all As.I know that her high standards have helped me stay focused onwhatsimportant，like education，and made me who I am.I am thankful for her support and involvement in my life.Most of allI respect her.She is the strongest woman I know andthatswhy I have t

28、urned out so strong and independent.1When the author decided to go to Puerto Rico，his mother_ .Awanted to go with himBworried about his safetyCdidntallow him to do soDasked his grandmother for advice2The author decided to move away for college to_ .Abe different from his peersBkeep away from his mot

29、herCbe independent in the outside worldDmake his mother unhappy3We can learn from the third paragraph that theauthorsmother_Ahad a high expectation of himBwas too strict with himCused to expect nothing from himDcared little about his learning4We can learn from the last paragraph that the author_.Ais

30、 quite grateful for hismotherstrustBstill doesntquite understand hismothersattitudeCdoesntlike hismothersinvolvement in his lifeDwishes to have more freedom from his mother5In the passage，the author mainly wants to tell us_Ahis long way to becoming independentBhis good relationship with his motherCt

31、he importance of amotherstrust and supportDhis mothersdeep love for him語(yǔ)篇解讀 作者做每一次決定時(shí)， 母親都會(huì)給予信任和支持， 使作者最終變得強(qiáng)大、 獨(dú)立。1解析： 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。從文章第一段母親的諸多叮囑和警告可知，母親為作者的安 全擔(dān)心。答案： B2.解析：考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。從文章第二段倒數(shù)第二句中的Icouldn twait to be outin the world on myowr”可知，作者是想在外獨(dú)立。答案： C3 .解析：考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。從文章第三段中的Iknew she expected noth ing bu

32、t thebest fromme.可知，母親對(duì)作者期望很高。答案： A4.解析：考查推理判斷。從文章最后一段最后三句話可知，作者對(duì)母親給予自己的信 任十分感激。答案： A5.解析：考查推理判斷。綜合全文可知，母親的信任和支持使作者能夠獨(dú)立而強(qiáng)大， 所以可知，本文的主要目的是說(shuō)明母親對(duì)孩子信任和支持的重要性。答案： C。閱讀下列短文，從給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。（2019 哈爾濱市質(zhì)檢，C）Your name made you do it，though unconsciously，suggests new research that finds your name ca

33、nnegatively make you achieve less. Psychologists at Yale and the University of California，San Diegostudying the unconscious influence of names say a preference for our own names and initials the“ nameletter effect ” can have some negative consequences.Students whose names begin with C or D get lower

34、 grades than those whose names begin with A orB; major league baseball players whose first or last names began with K are significantly more likely tostrike out.Assistant professors Leif Nelson of UCSDand Joseph Simmons of Yale have conducted five studiesover five years using information from thousa

35、nds of individuals.“ The conscious process is that baseball players want to get a hit and students want to get As ，”Nelson says. “ So if you get a change in performance in agreement with the nameletter effect，it clearlyshows there must be some unconscious desire operating in the other direction. ”Th

36、e researchers work supports a series of studies published since 2002 that have found the“ nameletter effect” causes people to make life choices based on namesthat resemble （ 類似 ） their own. Those studies by Brett Pelham，an associate professor atSUNYUniversity，have found that people are disproportion

37、ately （ 不定比例地 ） likely to live in states orcities resembling their names，have careers that resemble their names and even marry those whosesurnames begin with the same letter as their own.The twist，says，is that he has believed the nameletter effect would apply onlyto positive outcomes. Nelson and Simmons，he says，are“ showing it applies more soto negative things than positive things. ”The researchers say the effect is definitely more of a coinc