2019高考英語精編優(yōu)選練：閱讀七選五提升練精編優(yōu)選練(二十四)

1、精編優(yōu)選練二十四閱讀七選五4限時：35分鐘AIdon'tknowwhatthatdreamthatyouhaveis.Idon'tcarehowdisappointingitmightbeasyou'reworkingtowardthatdream.Butthatdreamyou'reholdinginyourmindispossible.Someofyoualreadyknowthatit'shard.It'shardtochangeyourlife.Intheprocessofachievingyourdreams,1.Therewillbe

2、momentswhenyouaregoingtodoubtyourself.You'llsay,"Why?Whyisthishappeningtome?Forthoseofyouwhohaveexperiencedsomehardships,don'tgiveuponyourdreams.2,buttheywillnotstay,theywillcometopass.Manyofyoufailtoseekyourpurposeinlife.Youdreamandthenfollowitupwithalistofallthereasonswhythedreamisuna

3、chievable.3.Thingslikethesearethetruelimitsyouexperienceinlifeandtheyarewhatyoucreateorwhatyouallowotherstolayuponyou.4.Actingonthedreamisharder.Recognizethatadreamisajourney.Onthesimplestlevel,ittakescommitment,timeandcourage.Butrarelyissomethinggreateasilyrealized.Dreamingisrecognizingthepotential

4、forgreatnessandseekingitinallareasofyourlife.Believeinyourdreamsandyourabilitytoaccomplishthem.I'mheretochallengeyoutoreachforyourdreams.Donotbeafraidtodream.5!A.YourdreamsneverwalkawayB. TheroughtimesaregoingtocomeC. Youfillyourlifewithexcusesand"Ican't"D. Youmustspendmoretimeachi

5、evingitE. DreamingistheeasypartF. Ifyoucandreamit,youcandoitG. youaregoingtosufferalotofdisappointment,failureandpain語篇解讀本文主要論述了“要勇于心懷夢想,并努力實現(xiàn)夢想這一主題.1 .解析：根據(jù)空前的Someofyoualreadyknowthatit'shard.It'shardtochangeyourlife.可知,有人已經知道了實現(xiàn)夢想、改變生活的困難；據(jù)此可以判斷,空處具體介紹實現(xiàn)夢想的困難：你將承受失望、失敗和痛苦,故G項正確.答案：G2 .解析：根

6、據(jù)空后的buttheywillnotstay,theywillcometopass可知,但是,這些困難終將過去；據(jù)此可以判斷,空處陳述的是與此相反的情況,即會有困難時刻,故B項符合語境.答案：B3 .解析：根據(jù)空前的Youdreamandthenfollowitupwithalistofallthereasonswhythedreamisunachievable."可知,你把自己無法實現(xiàn)夢想的原因列成了一個清單；據(jù)此可以判斷,空處說明此舉的結果：你的生活充滿著各種借口和“我不能答案：C4 .解析：根據(jù)空處后一句Actingonthedreamisharder可知,努力實現(xiàn)夢想更難,空

7、處與該句形成比照；據(jù)此可知,空處表示"設定夢想是容易的,故E項正確.答案：E5 .解析：根據(jù)空處前一句Donotbeafraidtodream."可知,不要畏懼夢想；據(jù)此可以判斷,空處應進一步表示要相信自己,你能實現(xiàn)夢想.故F項正確.答案：FBChinahasbeenthebirthplaceofmanyoftheworld'sgreatestinventions.Itwas,forexample,thefirstcountrytoproducepapermoney.Beforetheinventionofpapermoneyandcoins,peopleusedm

8、anydifferentkindsofthingsforbuyingandselling.1Thisexchangeofgoodsandservicesforothergoodsandservicesiscalledbartering.2In1200BC,peopleinChinabegantouseshells貝殼asmoney.Usuallytheshellsusedasmoneywereverysmall.Thismadeiteasierforpeopletocarrymoneyoverlongdistances,andallowedfortradetodevelopbetweendif

9、ferentpartsofthecountry.Intheyearswhichfollowedthisinvention,manyothercountriesaroundtheworldbegantodothesame.3Thenextdevelopmentwasin1000BC,whenChinastartedmakingbronzeandcoppershells.Itwasn'tlongbeforetheChinesemaderoundcoinsoutofmetal.4By500BC,metalcoinshadbeguntoappearincountrieslikePersiaan

10、dGreece,andlaterintheRomanEmpire.About1,000yearslater,leatherwasusedasmoneyinChina,andin806AD,thefirstpaperbanknoteswereproducedbytheChinesepeople.5A. Peoplealsobegancollectingforeigncoinsassouvenirs.B. However,aseconomiesdeveloped,suchexchangesbecameimpractical.C. Itwasstillmanyyearsbeforepapercurr

11、encyappearedinEurope.D. Theyalsousedtinyshellsasmoneyforbuyingandselling.E. Astimewentby,tradebetweencountriesincreased.F. Duringthattime,forexample,buyingachickenmightcostseveralpotatoes.G. Theveryfirstcoinsoftenhadholesinthemsothatpeoplecouldstringthemtogether.語篇解讀本文是一篇說明文,主要根據(jù)時間順序講述了中國和世界上其他國家貨幣開

12、展的歷史.1 .解析：根據(jù)空前的peopleusedmanydifferentkindsofthingsforbuyingandselling及空后的Thisexchangeofgoodsandservicesforothergoodsandservicesiscalledbartering可知,此處主要講的是“物物交換,F項中的buyingachickenmightcostseveralpotatoes是“物物交換的一個例子,符合上下文文意,應選F項.答案：F2 .解析：本文第一段講的是“物物交換；根據(jù)空后的“In1200BC,peopleinChinabegantouseshells貝殼a

13、smoney.Usuallytheshellsusedasmoneywereverysmall.可知,第二段講的是“貝殼作為貨幣使用,故此空的作用是承上啟下.B項中的suchexchanges"與第一段最后一句中的Thisexchange相照應,且B項中的However以及impractical說明“物物交換有局限性,所以出現(xiàn)了更加方便攜帶的貝殼貨幣,符合上下文文意,應選B項.答案：B3 .解析：根據(jù)第二段內容及空前的manyothercountriesaroundtheworldbegantodothesame可知,許多其他國家也開始這樣做了.todothesame指的就是“也開始

14、用貝殼作為買賣的貨幣,故D項“他們也使用小貝殼作為貨幣進行買賣符合上下文文意,應選D項.答案：D4 .解析：根據(jù)空前的Itwasn'tlongbeforetheChinesemaderoundcoinsoutofmetal."可知,中國出現(xiàn)了金屬制成的圓形錢幣；根據(jù)空后的“By500BC,metalcoinshadbeguntoappearincountrieslikePersiaandGreece,andlaterintheRomanEmpire可知,至U公元前500年這種金屬錢幣開始在其他國家出現(xiàn).故空處應是解釋這種金屬錢幣在其他國家出現(xiàn)的原因.應選G項“這種首次出現(xiàn)的錢

15、幣上通常有孔以便人們把它們串起來.答案：G5 .解析：根據(jù)空前的thefirstpaperbanknoteswereproducedbytheChinesepeople可知,此處講到了紙幣首先由中國人創(chuàng)造,故C項“很多年后紙幣才出現(xiàn)在歐洲與此處銜接緊密,應選C項.答案：CCHelenKelleroncewrote,“Theunselfishefforttobringcheertootherswillbethebeginningofahappierlifeforourselves.1TheUNhassetDecember5asInternationalVolunteerDaytogivereco

16、gnitiontothesepeople.Nineteen-year-oldAndrewMakhoulwasacommunicationsmajorattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Itwascominguptospringbreak,butunlikehisclassmates,Makhoulwasn'tplanningonspendingthebreakrelaxing.2HetraveledtoGuatemala.Hewenttoanorphanage孤兒院inoneofthemostviolentandpoorpartsofGuatemalaCity.

17、3Althoughhedidn'tspeakmuchSpanish,hefoundcommunicationwasn'taproblem:"Youcommunicatedwithlove.Andwhathegaveout,hegotback：Youcouldseelovewhenyoulookedintheireyes.Makhoul'sfirsttimeasavolunteeronlylastedaweek,butbytheendofthatweek,heknewhe'dbebackinthefuture.4TheUNhighlightedtheca

18、seofPalestinianwomenwhoaresurvivorsofbreastcancer.AspartoftheUN'sAidandHopeProgrammeforCancerPatientCare,thewomenhavebeenvolunteeringtheirtimetocreatelow-costbreastprostheses假體tobedistributedtowomenforfree,amongwhomShahdEl-Swerkiisabrilliantexample.5Bytheendofhertimethere,sheadmiredthesewomenwho

19、are“notonlysurvivorsbutalsovolunteers.About2,400yearsago,GreekphilosopherAristotlesaid,“Theessence本質oflifeistoserveothersanddogood."Volunteersallaroundtheworldaremakingthesewordscometrue,eachandeveryday.A.Itdependsuponvolunteerstostayopen.B. Sheworkedwiththewomenaspartoftheprogramme.C. Here,wet

20、elltwovolunteeringstoriesfromaroundtheglobe.D. Sometimes,volunteersthemselveslivewithhugechallenges.E. Hedecidedtospendhistimedoingsomethingusefulforpeople.F. Volunteerswanttodotheirbesttomaketheworldwarmerandmorebeautiful.G. Thesewordscertainlyprovetrueforthemillionsofvolunteersallovertheworld.語篇解讀

21、本文是一篇說明文,主要介紹了志愿活動的意義以及一些志愿者所從事的志愿活動.1 .解析：上文提到HelenKeller的話：為他人帶來快樂的無私努力將是我們自己更幸福生活的開始.G項意為“這些話對全世界數(shù)以百萬計的志愿者來說無疑是真實的“與上文語義銜接.其中unselfisheffort與volunteers相照應,應選G.答案：G2 .解析：上文說春假就要開始了,但是和他的同學不同的是,Makhoul不打算把時間花在休息上.E項表示他決定把時間花在為人們做一些有用的事情上,符合語境,應選E.答案：E3 .解析：上文說他去危地馬拉城局勢最動亂和最貧困的其中一個地區(qū)的一家孤兒院,A項表示它依靠志愿

22、者來維持運行.根據(jù)常識和語境可知,A項與此處匹配.A項中的It指代上文的anorphanage.答案：A4 .解析：下文說乳腺癌的幸存者已經自愿花時間去制作低本錢乳房假體,并且免費分發(fā)給其他女性乳腺癌的幸存者,其中ShahdEl-Swerki就是一個杰出的例子.D項表示有時志愿者自己也面臨著巨大的挑戰(zhàn),概括準確,應選D.答案：D5 .解析：上文提到Shahd曰-Swerki是一個乳腺癌幸存者但仍然作為志愿者幫助他人,下文說在那里的一段時間結束后,她欽佩這些女性既是幸存者又是志愿者.故B項“作為工程的一局部,她與這些女性一起工作,承上啟下,符合語境,應選Bo答案：BDOneofmyearlies

23、tmemorieswaswatchingmymomtalkonouroldphone.Iwasfascinatedthatshecouldtalktosomeonewhowasn'tactuallyintheroomwithher.1Iwaswonderinghowshemanagedtotalkwithsomeoneshecouldn'tsee.2 Later,wehadmobilephonesthatcouldbecarriedaroundtheroom.Thencamecomputersandsmartphones.ThesedaysIcansendane-mailaro

24、undtheworldinasecond.Mydaughter'ssmartphonehasahundredappsandadozensocialmediaaccounts.Shestoresallofherinformationinamysteriousplaceknownas“thecloud,whereshecantakeitoutatanytime.Itseemsthatwearemoreconnectedinthisworldthaneverbefore.3 Fewtakethetimetotalkfacetoface.Insteadoflookingintotheeyeso

25、fourlovedones,westareatourscreens.Itseemsasifthemostconnectedgenerationsarealsotheloneliest.Don'tlettechnologytakeourtimeandruinourlife.Makethetimetomeet,toprayandtocommunicatewitheachother.Takeawalkonthebeachwithafriend.Havealongconversationwiththephonesoffandtheheartson.4Rememberthatweareheretoloveeachother,helpeachotherandmakethisworldabetterplace.5Butwhenitcan't,turnitoff.A.Thatwasalongtimeago.B. Connectofflineaswellasonline.C. Smartphoneshavebothadvantagesanddis