2018-2019学年高考英语一轮复习Unit2Poems高考试卷分块专练新人教版选修6

1、Unit 2 Poems高考试卷分块专练阅读理解提速练4 篇阅读+ 1 篇七选五，限时 35 分钟I阅读理解A（2018 湖北八校高三联考 ）Here is a list of some of the best museumsfor children in America.Please Touch Childre ns MuseumThis museumlies in Philadelphia. It offersAlice in Wonderlandexhibits where young children canplay with giant flowers and have tea pa

2、rties. Kids can also play on musical instruments and babies cancrawl on lily pads, which make musical sounds.The Childre ns Museum of In dia napolisThis museum lies in In dia na. It holds a fair share of dino saur fossils （化石）. There are many fossils like the T. Rex, Bucky and many others in an 8,00

3、0-square-foot area.Around 10,000 man-made objects, in cludi ng a 55-t on steam engine and a 33-foot tall water clock, arethere inthe 365,000-square-foot area.It also offers activities like dinosaur building,camps and classes featuring spacethemes and other educati onal programs.Bost on Childre ns Mu

4、seumThis museumlies in Massachusetts. The exhibits here are of health, art, scienee, culture andenvironment. In this museum, children also learn about Japanese culture. Activities like Play Lab, NewBalance Climb and The Recycle Shop bring out the creativity in childre n.Natio nal Museum of PlayThis

5、museum, which lies in Rochester area of New York, has a wide collect ionof dolls, games, toys and other home crafts dating back to the 19th century. Here,educationaltours include stories of machines and other toys. Kids can walk inSesameStreetexhibit and cook food at play or TV studios.Childre ns Mu

6、seum of Houst onThis museum lies in Texas. Termed as the best playgro und for mind, thismuseumoffers scores of activities for kids of every age. It even offers free family adve nture events wherefamilies with their kids are en couraged to work on math activities and games. Children also learnabout b

7、roadcasting activities and22preservi ng ecosystems.语篇解读：本文是一篇广告类应用文，介绍了美国五家最适合孩子们参观的博物馆，包括这些博物馆的地址、特色、活动安排等。1.Onewho has interestin environmentai protection_ canchoose to visit.A. National Museum of Play or Childrens Museum of HoustonB. Bost on Childre ns Museum or Childre ns Museum of Houst onC. Pl

8、ease Touch Childre ns Museum or Bost on Childre ns MuseumD. The Childrens Museum of Indianapolis or National Museum of Play解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据Bost on Childre nsMuseum 部分第二句The exhibitshere are of health, art, scie nee, culture and environment.”禾口 Childre ns Museumof Houston咅 B 分最后一句Children also learn a

9、bout broadcasting activities andpreservi ng ecosystems.” 可知， Bost on Childre ns Museum禾口 Childre ns Museum ofHouston 所安排的展览与活动都跟环保有关。故B 项正确。2.While visiting National Museum of Play, you can take part in_ .A. dinosaur buildingB. New Bala nee ClimbC. playing with giant flowersD. cooking food at play o

10、r TV studios解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据 National Museumof Play 部分最后一句Kids can walk inSesameStreetexhibit and cook food at play or TV studios. ”可知，在参观NationalMuseum of Play 时，可以走进芝麻街节目展，在戏剧或电视摄影棚中做饭。故D 项正确。3.If a couple with kids of differentages want to doactivities together, theyshould go to_ .A. TexasB. India

11、naC. New YorkD. Massachusetts解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据Childrens Museum of Houston部分第一句和第三句并结合该部分第二句中的activities for kids of every age”可知，他们应当去位于德克萨斯州的 Childrens Museum of Houston 。故 A 项正确。4.Who might be most interested in this passage?A. Parents.B. Students.3C. Teachers.D. Researchers.解析：选 A 推理判断题。通读全文可知，第一段点

12、明了本文的主题。本文主要介绍了旨在吸引家长带孩子们去参观，故父母们应该对本文最感五家最适合孩子们参观的博物馆,兴趣。故 A 项正确。24（2018 福建莆田高三二模）Gwendolyn Brooks was the firstAfrican American to wina Pulitzer Prize for Literature. Gwendolyn Brooks wrote hun dreds of poems duri ngher lifetime. She had more than 20 books published. She was known around theworld

13、for using poetry to in crease un dersta nding about black culture in America.Her poems describedconditionsamong the poor, racialin equalityand drug use in the black com mun ity. She also wrote poemsabout the struggles of black women. But her skill was more than her ability to writeabout struggling b

14、lack people. She was an expertat the Ianguage of poetry. She combined traditionalEuropean poetry styles with theAfrica n America n experie nee.In her early poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the South Side of Chicago.The South Side of Chicago is where many black people live. In her poems, the Sout

15、hSide is called Bronzeville. It was“A Street in Bronzeville” t hat gained theattention of literary experts in 1945. Critics praised her poetic skill and her powerful descripti ons aboutthe black experie nee duri ng the time. The Bron zeville poems were her first published collect ion.In 1950, Gwendo

16、lyn Brooks became the firstAfrican American to win the PulitzerPrize for Literature. She won the prize for her second book of poems called “Annie Allen ” .“Annie Allen ” is a collection of poetry about the life ofa Bronzevillegirl as a daughter, a wife and mother. She experie ncesIon eli ness, loss,

17、 deathandbeing poor. Ms. Brooks said that winning the prize changed her life.Her next work was a novel writtenin 1953 called “Maud Martha” .“Maud Martha”received little notice when it was first published. But now it is considered an important work by somecritics. Its main ideas about the difficult l

18、ife of many women are popular among female writers today.In some of her poems, Gwendolyn Brooks described how what people see in lifeis affected by who they are. One example is this poem, “Corners on the Curving Sky”.By the end of the 1960s, Gwendolyn Brookss poetry expa nded from the everyday exper

19、iences ofpeople in Bronzeville. She wroteabout a wider world and dealt withimporta nt political issues.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了非裔美国女诗人Gwendolyn Brooks 在诗歌文学上的成就和贝献。5.What does the text mainly talk about?A. The life of Gwendolyn Brookss.GwendolynlIffiteiBrooksd Lhr114-mk5B. The poems of Gwendolyn Brookss.C. The

20、understanding about black culture.D. The struggle of black women.解析：选 B 主旨大意题。根据第一段和其余各段的段首可知，本文主要讲了非裔美国 女诗人Gwendolyn Brooks 在诗歌文学上的成就和贡献。6.What can we learn about Gwendolyn Brookss from the second paragraph?A. She mainly wrote about struggles of black women.B. She was good at using the Ianguage of

21、poetry.C. Her writing skills were a little worse than her ability.D. Her poems were mainly about the African experienee.解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的She was an expert at the Ianguage of poetry. ”可知，Gwendolyn Brooks 是诗歌语言的专家。7.The author develops the passage mainly by_ .A. providing examplesB. using statistic

22、sC. comparing opinionsD. describing her experiences解析：选 A 写作手法题。文中第三至第六段分别列举了Gwendolyn Brooks 的一些作品，如诗歌Annie Allen ” Corners on the Curving Sky”和小说Maud Martha”。故8.In the next part, the author would most probably talk about_ .A. The difficulties Gwendolyn Brookss would meetB. the poems related to pol

23、itical issuesC. the award Gwendolyn Brooks had gainedD. the racial in equality the black had to face解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可知Gwendolyn Brooks 的诗歌中涉及政治问题，故接下来最有可能讲的是与政治问题有关的诗歌，B 项正确。Every one seems to be livi ng for some one else.I had once helped a friend of mine run a watermel on stall. I no ticed

24、someth ingin terest ing whe n people came to buy watermel ons, but n obody paid any atte nti on toit because it seemed to be a commonpractice: almost every buyer would lift the melon up to their ear,smartly rap it, apparently trying to listen to something. I wondered what they expected to hear. Fin

25、ally Icould no Ion ger hold back my curiosity andmadebold to ask a customer an elderly gentleman about this. Hearing my question, he roared withlaughter. Then he replied in a self-mock ing tone，“ Young lady, I26have bee n doing this for more tha n fifty years. But all I know is that everybody would

26、stare at you likeyou were a fool if you just pick up a melon and leave.”Not long after that, my watermelon stall friend sent me an invitation to herwedding, which really surprised me. I asked her, “How come youre seized by a sudden whim to getmarried? I even did nt know you had got a boyfrie nd. ” S

27、he an swered while counting mon ey,“ Every one has to get married any way. So, it is better to get married sooner tha n later. ”Have they forgotten their own heart? It may be safer and save a lot more worries toswim_with_the_tide. The use of WE or US will give one a steady and sure sense of pride. B

28、u t why dopeople usually feel uneasy when using“ I ”？I find these somewhat funny.We have got used to followi ng others example. Wefeel at ease and justified simply because this is a way of US, a way having beenpracticed by so many people. But this massive practice is still wrong though we all follow

29、 suit. And in turn,we also take it for granted that we should judge the right and wrong of others by our own sta ndard.语篇解读：作者通过身边人的事例，发现人们在生活中往往“随大流”，盲从别人，没有跟随自己的内心。9.Why did the elderly gentleman rap the watermelon before buying it?A. Because he expected to hear something.B. Because he knew nothin

30、g about it.C. Because he just followed suit.D. Because he was a fool.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“ But all I know is that everybodywould stare at you like you were a foolif you just pick up a melon and leave.”可知，老人不知道敲西瓜的确切原因，只是看到别人都在敲，如果自己不敲一下，会被人认为是一个傻子。故选 C 项。10. Which of the following can best replace

31、 the phrase“swim with the tide ”in the fourth paragraph?A. Follow the crowd.B. Swim against the tide.C. Wear other peoples clothes.D. Follow your heart.解析：选 A 词义猜测题。根据第四段第三句The use of WE or US will give one a steady and suresense of pride. ”可推断出本句中的tide（潮水）指的应该是WE or US ,7而 swim with the tide 意为跟随人群

32、；随大流；从众”。故选 A 项。11. What will be most likely written about by the author in the next paragraph?A.Nothing.B.A story about following your heart.C. A funny story about how to follow your heart.D. An example about judging others by your own standard.解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据最后一段末句 we also take it for gran ted tha

33、t we should judge theright an d wrong of others by our own sta ndard ” 可推断出下文 可能会与“用自己的标准评价别人”有关，故选D 项。12. Which is right according to the passage?A.The authors attitude to “follow others example ” ispositive.B.The author understood why people rapped a watermelon at last.C.The author felt un expecte

34、d whe n her watermel on stall friend wan ted to get married.D.The practice of followingsuit makes people feel at ease andjustified only because it is a way of America.解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“ .my watermelon stall friend sentme an in vitati on toher weddi ng, which really surprised me”可知，朋友的婚礼出乎作者的意料，故

35、选 C 项。DToddler World Nursery was delighted to employ a trainee twenty-two-year-oldJon atha n Brow n as their first male nu rsery schoolteacher. He was also the onlyman who applied for the job, but, in sists Margery Bowma n, head teacher of ToddlerWorld, by far the best applica nt. “ Both boys and gi

36、rls will ben efit from the experienee of having a malerole model in the nursery，” says mother of two, Margery.Jonathan has always been interestedin childcare. His own mother is a childminderand his father is a teacher.“ rve always helped Mum with look ing after all thechildren ，” he says. “ rm used

37、to changing nappies, feeding babies, reading stories and play ing withLego. ”But Jon atha n is a rare male in a female world. Only 2% of nu rsery teachers aremenand this has nt cha nged for ten years. Roger Olse n of the Nati onal Nursery Trust said, “ Men are28ofte n viewed with an xiety and suspic

38、i on （怀疑 ）in a childre ns9environment. Or they are expected to do things the way women would do them. But men bring differentthings into childcare and this has to be recognized.” Jonathanagrees. He is a qualified under-7s football coach, and plans to introduce football less ons to the nu rseryfor bo

39、ys and girls.What do Jon atha ns friends thi nk of his choice of career?“Actually, most of them are pretty cool about it now,” he says，“ though they do make jokesabout nappies. And rve found that girls are actually quite impressed so thats good !”语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。22 岁的 Jonathan Brown 被一家幼儿园聘用为教师。作为这家幼儿

40、园的第一位男教师，他的加入为清一色女教师的儿童看护工作带来了有益的影 响。13. Why was Jonathan employed by Toddler World Nursery?A.He was the best among all the applicants.B.He was the only man who applied for the job.C. He would be able to teach kids to play football.D. He could do things the way women would do them.解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第一段

41、第二句He was also the only man who 即 pliedMargery Bowman, head teacher of Toddler World, by far thechildminder ” (Para.2)?A. Instructor.C. Baby-sitter.解析：选 C 词义猜测题。根据第二段第三句rvealways helped Mumwith lookingafter all the children .”可知， Jonathan 的母亲应是一名照看孩子的保姆。故选C。15. What did Roger Olsen say about the job

42、 of childcare?A. It has been women-specific.B. It requires peoples understanding.C. It takes time to make some changes.D. It needs men teachers to bring something different.解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据第三段第五句But men bring differentthings intochildcare and this has to be recog ni zed.”可推知，他认为儿童看护工作需要男老师为其带来一些不一样的东

43、西。故选Don.阅读七选五for the job, but, insistsbest applica nt.” 可知,Jonathan 被雇14Which ofthefollowi ngcan replace theun derli nedwordB. Superior.D. Coach.210Some people just know how to start a con versati on with anyone, in any place.If youre not one of these lucky types, dont worry._1_Remark on the surroun

44、dings or occasions. If youre at a party, for example, you could comme nton the food or the music in a positive way like this:“ I love thissong. ” or “The food is great. ”con versati on started.or “ Youre really doing well in this. Can you show me how to do itsuch as politics or religion. Stick to light subjects like the weather, and anything youhave in com mon such as movies or sports teams.Liste n effectively. _5_ You cant concen trate on what some on es say ing ifyoure thinking about what youre going to say next.The key to effective communi catio n is to focus fu