2020版高考英語閱讀理解一輪提升選練(9)(含解析)

版高考英語閱讀理解一輪提升選練（9）李仕才AOnecolddaylastNovember,mywifeandIcamehomefromworktoasickyoungdaughterandwedecidedtostayathomeforthenight.Problemwas,wehadtwoticketstoseeMirandaJuly,theperformanceartist,beinginterviewedattheHerbstTheatre.Wedecidedtosellthemonlinefor＄50.Onehourbeforetheevent,aguynamedPetercalledmeandsaidhewantedtobuythetickets.Sincethetimewaslimited,ItoldPetertopaymethenextday.Peterseemedtouchedandwesaidafondgoodbye.However,amonthlater,Peterstilldidn’tpaymeback.Afewmoreweekspassed.Anothermonth.There’dbeenonee-mailpromisingtomailthecheck,thensilence.Maybehewashavingahardtime,Ithought.Buttruthwas,Peterseemedtobehavingaprettynormaltime.AccordingtothepicturesandmessagesonhisFacebook,hehadbeenplayinggolf,dancinghappilywithhisfriends,andtravelingonaboat.Buthejustrefusedtoanswermycalls,orreplytomye-mailsormessages.SoItriedreachinghimwithmywife’sphoneonenight.Andhedidn’tpickupwhenIcalled,buttextedrightback,playfullywonderingwhomightbecallinghim.“Youshouldgotohisoffice,”mywifesaid,“Hewouldhavetogiveyouthemoneyifallhiscoworkerswerewatching.”ButIdidn’twanttobecomeadebtcollector. MyeffortstoreachPeteroverthesemonthshadbeenlightandIwantedtokeepitthatway.MyinitialexchangewithPeterhadbeenjusttworegularpeopleagreeingtohandlethingshumanly.Therewasararenicenessinthat,andIstillwantedtokeepthatballoonintheair,howeverdisappointingitwasstartingtolook.Iwantedtobelievewecouldstilltrusteachother..Forwhatreasondidtheauthorandhiswifedecidetoselltheticket?Theythoughtitwastoocoldthatnight.Theyneededtolookaftertheirdaughter.Theywantedtosavesomemoney.Theyweregoingtobeinterviewed.2.OnthenighttheauthorsoldhisticketstoPeter,he.knewhemightnotgetthe$50.feltalittlehesitant.thoughthecouldtrustPeter.wasmovedbyPeter'skindness..Whydidn'tPeterpaytheauthorback?Becausehedidn'trememberit.Becausehewastoobusytopay.Becausehedidn'twanttopay.Becausehewashavingatoughtime..Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?Hewouldnevertruststrangers.Hemightcallthepoliceforhelp.HewouldgotoPeter'sofficetotalktohim.HestillhopedPeterwouldpayhimback.【文章大意】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了作者在網(wǎng)上把兩張票賣給 Peter,而Peter卻遲遲不給錢，作者仍然希望 Peter要講誠信。1.B【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的"mywifeandIcamehomefromworktoasickyoungdaughterandwedecidedtostayathomeforthenight. ”可知，作者和妻子決定賣掉票是為了在家照顧生病的女兒。.C【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的"Iwantedtobelievewecouldstilltr usteachother.”可知，賣給Peter票的時候，作者覺得應(yīng)該相信他。C【解析】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第三段的整體描述可知，明明有時間卻故意不接作者電話j可見他根本就不想給作者那兩張票錢。.D【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的"Therewasararenicenessinthat,andIstillwantedtokeepthatballoonintheair,howeverdisappointingitwasstartingtolook.Iwantedtobelievewecouldstilltrusteachother. ”可知，作者仍然希望Peter把那兩票錢還給作者。（2015?東北三校二模）Tomostpeople，noisepollutionisajetflyingovertheirhead.ForoneSpanishwoman，itisaneighborplayingthepiano.Thewomanhastakenherneighbortocourt.Nowshewantstosendherneighbortoprisonforoversevenyearsonthechargesofpsychologicaldamageandnoisepollution.Inacountryknownforitsnoisiness，thecasehasraisedeyebrows.NeighborsoftencomplainaboutstreetnoiseinSpain ，butpeopleseekingprisontimeforsomeonepracticingthepianoisunheardof.Atthetrial，SoniaBosomsaysshehasbeensufferingnoisepollutionuptonowduetothepracticesessionsofLaiaMartin，wholivesbelowher.Martin，27，didn’tadmitthatsheplayedathomethatoften，sayingshetookregularclassesinothertownsandmostlypracticedathomeontheweekends.Onthefirstdayofthetrial ，thenewspaperreportedthatBosomtoldthecourtshenowhatedpianossomuchthatshecouldn’tevenstandseeingtheminafilm.Bosomsaysyearsofhearingconstantplayinghascausedher “psychologicalinjury”．Medicalreportsshowshehassufferedfromavarietyofproblems，includinginsomnia（失眠），anxiety，andpanicattacks.Shesaystestsbylocalauthoritieshavefoundthatthesoundlevelsmadebythepianoareupto10decibels（分貝）higherthanthelimit.Cityauthoritieshaveaskedthefamilyseveraltimestoeitherstopthepianoplayingorsoundproof（隔音）theroom.Thefamilytoldthecourttheycarriedoutsoundproofingworktwicebutthecomplaintscontinued.Thecourthasn’tmadeafinaldecision.AspokeswomansaysthetrialwillendbeforeMay.1．BosomwantstosendMartintoprisonbecause ．A．Martin’splayingthepianodamagedherhealthB．BosomsufferedfromheartattackC．MartinrefusedtotakeregularclassesinothertownsD．Martinflewajetoverherhead2．HowdidLaiaMartinrespondtothecomplaints?A．Shestoppedplayingthepiano.B．Shesoundproofedtheroom.C．Shedidn’tadmitsheplayedathome.D．Shetookherneighbortocourt.3．Whichofthefollowingmayprobablybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．A7-yearSentenceCausedbythePianoPianistChargedwithNoisePollutionC．HealthProblemsofaSpanishWomanD．ActionsAgainstNoisebyLocalAuthority【解題導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇新聞報道。一位西班牙女士因不能容忍鄰居練習(xí)鋼琴的噪聲而把對方告上法庭。.解析：選A。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的"ForoneSpanishwoman,itisaneighborplayingthepiano...Nowshewantstosendherneighbortoprisonforoversevenyearsonthechargesofpsychologicaldamageandnoisepollution.”可知，Bosom要把鄰居Martin送進大牢是因為Martin練習(xí)鋼琴的噪聲對她的身心造成了極大的傷害。故答案選A。.解析：選B。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段最后一句"Thefamilytoldthecourttheycarriedoutsoundproofingworktwicebutthecomplaintscontinued. “可知，遭到投訴后，LaiaMartin 給自己家的房間做了隔音處理。故答案選 B。.解析：選B。標題概括題。本文主要報道了一位鋼琴練習(xí)者因制造噪音污染而被告上法庭的案件。故答案選 B?！?016模擬題】閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（ A、BC和D）中，選出最佳選項。Inthelate1990s,afamilyvisitedtheschoolwhereItaughtdeafstudents.Theysaidtheywouldbemovinghereandplannedtosendtheirdeafdaughtertomyschoolasafirstgrader.Theywereupsetthattheirchild'skindergartenteachertoldthemnottohavehighhopesforher.Theteacherpaintedableak（ 暗淡的）picturefortheirlittlegirl'sfuture.StandingbehindthemwasKatherine,abeautifulfive-year-oldwithlonghairanddarkeyes.Thewholetimeherparentswerethereshedidn 'tmakeasoundorusesignlanguage,evenwhenherparentsaskedhertodoso.AfterafewweekswithKatherine,IdiscoveredIwasdealingwithaverybrightchild.AlthoughIwasabletomakeherjoinindifferentlearningactivities,writingwasalwaysastruggle.Itriedallkindsofmethodstointerestherinwriting.Everytimethepencilscameout,shewouldrefusetowrite.OnedayKatherinegotoffherbusandstoodinfrontoftheschoolcrying.Theteacherstheredidnotknowenoughsignlanguagetoaskherwhathappened.Finallytheyledherintotheofficewheretheyhandedherapenandapieceofpaper.Katherinewrote:“PACBAK.”Immediatelytheteachersrealizedsheleftherbackpackonthebus.TheycalledthebusdriverbacktoschoolandsoonKatherinegotherbackpackback.ThatdayKatherinediscoveredthepowerofthepen.Fromthenonshefellinlovewithwriting.Sheisayoungwomannowandhasbecomeanexcellentwriter,publicspeakerandstudentleader.Whentheauthorfirstmether,Katherine .A.keptsilent B.keptcryingC.wasstudying D.wasunhappyWhatwasKatherine’sproblemafterafewweekswiththeauthor?A.Shedidn’tliketowriteatall. B.Shecouldn’tusesignlanguage.C.Shealwaysleftherbackpackonthebus.D.Shehadnointerestinlearningactivities.What’sthemeaningof“Katherinediscoveredthepowerofthepen”?A.Katherineusedapenforthefirsttime.B.Katherinebecameinterestedinwriting.C.Katherineunderstoodhowtousethepen.D.Katherineknewwhatthepenwasusedfor.（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寫作感興趣。A。細節(jié)理解題。卞艮據(jù)第一段的Thewholetimeherparentswerethereshedidn'tmakeasoundorusesignlanguage,evenwhenherparentsaskedhertodoso 可知，作者第一次見凱瑟琳的時候，她一直保持沉默。A。細節(jié)理解題。卞艮據(jù)第二段的 writingwasalwaysastruggle...Everytimethepencilscameout,shewouldrefusetowrite可知，與凱瑟琳相處幾周后，作者發(fā)現(xiàn)她一直抗拒寫作。B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的Fromthenonshefellinlovewithwriting 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，從那天起她對寫作產(chǎn)生了興趣。（2015-貴陽高三適應(yīng)性監(jiān)測一）AstheNovembercoldbeginstotakecontrolintheUK，BonfireNight（orGuyFawkesNight）isachancetowrapupinwinterclothesandwarmupbythefire.CelebratedonNovember5，GuyFawkesNighthasbeenpartofBritishhistorysince1605，whenFawkeswasfoundtryingtoblowupparliament（ 議會）withbarrelsofgunpowder.Now，itistraditionalforBritonstomakeafake（ 假的）“Guy”everyyearfromoldclothesandburnitonthefire.Ifyouvisitasmalltowninthesouthwestofthecountry，youmightseemenfromthevillagerunthroughthecrowdedstreetswithhugewoodenbarrelsontheirbacks，thenfillthemwithtar（焦油）andsetthemonfire.AndinLewes，atowninthesouthernEnglishcountyofSussex，differentgroupsofbonfiresocietiesparade（ 游行）thestreets，eachwearingtheirownuniqueoutfitsandcarryingagiantmascot（ 吉祥物），whichtheyburnattheirownbonfirepartyattheendoftheevening.BonfireNightisalsoatimefor“chiliconcarne”，adishmadefromslow-cookedbeefmince，tomatoes，kidneybeans，onions，andspices.Itisoftenservedontopofahotjacketpotatowithbutterandcheese.It’snotthemostelegantdishintheworldbutit’ssuretowarmpeopleupwhiletheybravethecoldforthefestivities.ButformanyBritons，thenightisnotcompletewithout“bonfiretreacletoffee（太妃糖）”，whichisalsoknownas“plottoffee”，namedafterGuyFawkes’plottoblowupparliament.Thetoffeeisrockhardandisoftenbrokenwithahammerandhandedouttoguests.Whetherit’sthesoundoffireworksmakingBritainsoundlikeawarzone ，theheartywinterfood，ortheexcusetolightahugefire ，BonfireNighthassomethingforeveryone.Justwatchoutforthoserockets!WhatisGuyFawkesNight?Apersontoexplodetheparliament.AguytobecontrolledintheUK.AsymbolforBritonstoenterwinter.AdishfamoustoBritishpeople.Whydopeoplehave“chiliconcarne"?It'sthemostelegant.It'sfullofenergy.It'sonjacketpotatoes.It'sslowlycooked.Theunderlinedword“rockets“referstoA.celebrationsfireworksperformancesbonfiresWhatisthetextmainlyabout?TheoriginofGuyFawkesNight.Theintroductionofatraditionalfood.CAcompletetoffeeonBonfireNight.ActivitiesonthenightofNovember5.包括這個節(jié)日的【解題導(dǎo)語】 本文是一篇說明文。 主要向讀者介紹了英國的一個節(jié)日,歷史背景和人們在這個節(jié)日里舉辦的活動等。包括這個節(jié)日的.解析：選Co推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的"BonfireNight(orGuyFawkesNight)isachancetowrapupinwinterclothesandwarmupbythefire”可知，在 BonfireNight那天，人們開始穿上冬天的棉衣，坐在火堆旁取暖。由此可推知，這個節(jié)日標志著英國TOC\o"1-5"\h\z要進入冬季了。故答案選 C。.解析：選Bo推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段最后一句中的"it'ssuretowarmpeopleupwhiletheybravethecoldforthefestivities”可知，這道菜能讓人們暖和起來，幫助他們抵御寒冷。由此可推知，人們吃這道菜是因為它充滿了能量。故答案選 B。.解析：選B。詞義猜測題。畫線詞所在的句子句意為：只需小心那些“火箭”！根據(jù)最后一段第一句中的“Whetherit’sthesoundoffireworksmakingBritainsoundlikeawarzone”可知，在 GuyFawkesNight這天，英國人會放煙花，故下文提到的畫線詞“火箭”應(yīng)指這些煙花。故答案選 B。.解析：選D。主旨大意題。文章主要介紹了英國的一個節(jié)日，這個節(jié)日在11月5日舉辦；文章還介紹了人們在這個節(jié)日舉行的活動。所以 D項“11月5日夜晚的活動”概括了文章的主旨。故答案選 D。E(2017?江西南昌高三一模)Peoplewhopossesshighself-esteemareabletocommitbetterandproduceagreaterbondinrelationshipswithothers.Dr.Douglasfeelsthatmostpeopledonotvaluethemselves,butwithloveandself -respectanyonecanbeabovenormalityandgraspsuccesswiththefamily,theoffice,orothers.Wehavebecometooreliantonintelligence,beauty,andmoneyforourownself-esteem.Thelossofesteemreducesthewillandabilitytosetandreachgoals.InaseriesofreadingDouglasteacheshowtoavoidnegativestatements,howtochangethemintoself-facingbehavior,andhowtotakechargeofyourmentalattitude.Whereothermotivationalandself-helpworkstopswiththetheoreticalplanforsuccess,Douglastakeseverydayexamplesandputsthemintohisbooks.Fromraisingchildrenwhobelieveinthemselvestousingself-esteemtohelpbridgethegapintheworkplace,hegivesreadersconcretesolutionstotheproblemsthatmightruintheirinterpersonalrelations.Self-esteembuildingcomesfromfillingyourthoughtswithpositiveaffirmations（肯定）andlearningtoreacttofailureswithmoti