2019年高考英语大二轮练习专项强化练十八

1、2019年高考英语大二轮练习专项强化练十八 .阅读理解 A A few years ago，Darla Hoff painted a pumpkin face onto a round straw bale (捆) at Al and Karen Goldman's farm in Idaho Falls to advertize her Upick pumpkin field. While Darla has stopped growing pumpkins，the annual tradition of straw bale art lives on at the farm and

2、 has drawn friends and neighbours to participate in it.Past creations have included an owl，minions，tractors and a teddy bear. To make the tractors，Al baled round straw bales in two different sizessmaller ones for the tractor's front tires and larger ones for the rear (尾部)Large square bales made

3、up the bodies.Jerry Kienlen used his farming equipment to arrange the bales in the shape of two tractors.Then it was time to bring the tractors to life.Karen and her daughter，Lana Hedrick，secured some green paint，and Al got some red paint.Darla's husband，James，sprayed the_creation with a paint g

4、un.For the finishing touches Steven donated two shiny exhaust stacks (排气管)，and Al and Karen donated two steering wheels from their farm parts. The farm's annual straw bale art projects have now become a way for everyone to celebrate the end of another growing season.It's just something fun t

5、o do together after harvest.This neighbourhood has always been close.Generations of these families have grown crops in this soil.Raised on the farms where they live now，they grew up together as their elders did before.Al and Karen are truly super neighbours.Every year they also grow about two acres

6、of corn to give away.Anyone can pick some，or Al and Karen will even deliver.And during long Idaho winters，everyone gathers at the farm to enjoy fresh coffee and cookies. This year's straw bale creation theme is Straw Wars.And all eyes will be on Al and Karen's farm as their creation takes sh

7、ape. 【语篇解读】 原本作为广告的南瓜脸稻草捆，后来演变成了一年一度的稻草捆艺术展。为了庆祝收获季节，每年的稻草捆艺术展都有不同的主题。今年的稻草捆艺术展就要开始了，所有人都期待着。 1Why did Darla paint a pumpkin face onto a straw bale? A、To recycle straw bales. B、To please her neighbours. C、To create a new tradition. D、To make an advertizement. 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第一句A few years ago，Darla H

8、off painted a pumpkin face onto a round straw bale at Al and Karen Goldman's farm in Idaho Falls to advertize her Upick pumpkin field.可知，达拉在圆稻草捆上画一个南瓜脸是为了做广告，应选D项。 答案：D 2What does the underlined phrasethe creationin Paragraph 2 refer to? A、The straw bale tires. B、The square straw bales. C、The st

9、raw bale tractors. D、The farming equipment. 解析：词义猜测题。根据文章第二段第【四】【五】六句Then it was time to bring the tractors to life.Karen and her daughter，Lana Hedrick，secured some green paint，and Al got some red paint.Darla's husband，James，sprayed the creation with a paint gun.可知，大家齐心协力让稻草拖拉机焕发生机，给它们上色，达拉的丈夫用喷

10、漆枪给the creation上漆，故结合语境可知，这里的the creation就是指上文提到的稻草拖拉机。 答案：C 3What do local people think of the straw bale art show? A、It needs something fun. B、It's a good way to celebrate harvest. C、It makes Al and Karen famous in the town. D、It stands for the beginning of a new season. 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第【一】二句Th

11、e farm's annual straw bale art projects have now become a way for everyone to celebrate the end of another growing season.It's just something fun to do together after harvest.可知，农场上的稻草捆艺术展是人们庆祝收获的很好的方式，是一件很有趣的事情。 答案：B 4What kind of neighbours are Al and Karen according to Paragraph 3? A、Gene

12、rous. B、Creative. C、Funny. D、Determined. 解析：推理判断题。根据第三段最后四句Al and Karen are truly super neighbours.Every year they also grow about two acres of corn to give away.Anyone can pick some，or Al and Karen will even deliver.And during long Idaho winters，everyone gathers at the farm to enjoy fresh coffee an

13、d cookies.可知，阿尔和卡伦真的是很棒的邻居，他们每年会种两英亩左右的玉米，赠送给他人；任何人都可以去摘，甚至他们会邮寄给别人；冬天时，人们会聚集到农场享受新鲜的咖啡和曲奇饼。这些都表达了他们的慷慨大方。creative意为有创造力的；独创的；funny意为有趣的；可笑的；determined意为坚决的。 答案：A B British children's writer Roald Dahl ate chocolates and sweetspretty much every mealtime，remembers his daughter Ophelia Dahl. After

14、 dinner，whether dining alone or entertaining guests，Dahl would pass around a little red plastic box full of Mars bars, Milky Ways，Maltesers，KitKats and much more. He knew the history of all the sweets and could tell you exactly when they were invented.1937 was a big year when KitKats (his favourite)

15、，Rolos，and Smarties (his dog，Chopper's favourite) were invented.He wrote a history of chocolate, lecturing schoolchildren to commit such dates to memory，such as 1928 whenCadbury's Fruit and Nut Bar popped up on the scene，sayingDon't bother with the Kings and Queens of England.All of you

16、should learn these dates instead.Perhaps the Headmistress will see from now on that it becomes part of the major teaching in this school. According to Dahl，the Golden Years of Chocolate were 19301937.In 1930，Roald Dahl was 14 years old.He was a student at Repton，a famous boys' boarding school in

17、 England.It was a tough environment: Those in authority were more interested in controlling than educating the students. Ironically，it was at this difficult period that chocolate became Dahl's passion.Near Repton was a Cadbury chocolate factory.Every so often，Cadbury would send each schoolboy a

18、sampler box of new chocolates to taste and grade.They were using the studentsthe greatest chocolate bar experts in the worldto test out their new inventions. This was when Dahl's imagination took flight.He pictured factories with inventing rooms with pots of chocolate and fudge (软糖) andall sorts

19、 of other delicious fillings bubbling away on the stoves It was lovely dreaming those dreams.When I was looking for a plot for my second book for children，I remembered those little cardboard boxes and the newlyinvented chocolates inside them，and I began to write a book called Charlie and the Chocola

20、te Factory. For the record，Roald Dahl did not like chocolate cake or chocolate ice cream.He said，I prefer my chocolate straight. 【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了儿童书作家达尔爱吃巧克力，几乎每顿饭后都吃巧克力，并介绍了达尔与巧克力密不可分的人生经历和他写的与巧克力有关的书。 5What is the purpose of the first paragraph? A、To introduce the main topicRoald Dahl. B、To introduc

21、e Dahl's love for chocolates. C、To introduce main character's daily life. D、To introduce some important characters. 解析：推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知，本段主要介绍达尔几乎每顿饭后都吃巧克力，表示他对巧克力的喜爱并引出本篇文章的话题。 答案：B 6What can we infer from the passage about Roald Dahl? A、He treated himself with various chocolates after dinne

22、r secretly. B、He has a good knowledge of chocolate，especially its history. C、He used to lecture schoolchildren of a boys' boarding school. D、He only wrote some books related to the history of chocolate. 解析：推理判断题。通过文章内容尤其是第【二】三段内容可知，达尔既爱好吃巧克力，又熟知巧克力的发展历史以及相关故事。 答案：B 7What happened during the Gold

23、en Years of Chocolate? A、It was a great time for children to get educated. B、Those years stopped Dahl's interest in chocolate. C、Students could become chocolate experts then. D、Roald Dahl's passion for chocolate was lit up then. 解析：细节理解题。根据文章第【四】五段内容，特别是Ironically，it was at this difficult pe

24、riod that chocolate became Dahl's passion.可知，在巧克力黄金年期间，环境特别恶劣，但具有讽刺意味的是，正是那时，巧克力成了达尔的钟爱之物。 答案：D 8What gave Roald Dahl inspiration to write Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? A、The dreams about chocolates. B、Factories with chocolate and fudge. C、Those boxes with chocolates. D、Chocolate cakes and

25、ice cream. 解析：细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段中的.I remembered those little cardboard boxes and the newlyinvented chocolates inside them，and I began to write a book called Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.可知，达尔写?查理和巧克力工厂?是在成盒的巧克力的启发下才有的灵感。 答案：C 【难句分析】 When I was looking for a plot for my second book for children，I r

26、emembered those little cardboard boxes and the newlyinvented chocolates inside them. 分析：本句是一个主从复合句，When引导时间状语从句。主句中I是主语，remembered是谓语，those little cardboard boxes和the newlyinvented chocolates inside them是并列的宾语。 译文：当我在寻找第二本儿童书的情节时，我想起了那些小纸盒和里面新发明的巧克力 .七选五 How to Get to Know Someone Getting to know so

27、meone takes time，but there are things you can do to get the communication flowing. Be confident. Be confident，be yourself，and accept who you are.Don't pretend to like things you really don't like，and don't say things you really don't believe._1_ Ask questions. Ask them questions abou

28、t their background，what they do，what they like，and what they dislike.This will give you a better idea as to who the person is on the inside. _2_Doing this will show the person that you're interested in their words，and they will be more likely to be more open. Find common interests and expand you

29、r conversation around those. Tell other people about your ideas，and experiences._3_This will show the person that you're open to discuss personal thoughts，and hopefully inspire them to feel or behave in the same way towards you as you have felt or behaved towards them. Be trustworthy. Be a trust

30、worthy person they can confide in without worrying about whether you'll judge them or spill their secrets._4_So keep shared information between yourselves. Be patient.Be patient and take your time getting to know someone._5_ Keep their interest. Tell them the most interesting things about yourse

31、lf and your family and your likes and dislikes. A、Share your feelings with each other. B、Nothing pushes a person away like a lack of trust. C、Listen attentively. D、Keep conversations active by listening and responding physically. E、Being honest will allow the other person to feel more relaxed around

32、 you. FMaking contact with the other person will let them know that you enjoy their company. G. The investment you make now will pay off with a significantly more satisfying relationship. 答案：1.E 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.G .语法填空 The famous Peking opera artist Yuan Huiqin hosted two culture talks 1._were calledC

33、harm (魅力) of Peking Operain Stockholm and St.Petersburg last year. The two sessions，as programmes of Chinese Culture Talk，2._(organize) by the Bureau for External Cultural Relations of the Ministry of Culture of China，Chinese embassies and local cultural organizations.3._(member) of Chinese embassie

34、s，famous sinologists (汉学家) and those 4._(show) an interest in Peking opera，attended the two culture talks. The host，Yuan Huiqin，is a national classA artist of China National Peking Opera Company and a winner of the Plum Blossom Prize.During the talks，she 5._(patient) shared the charm of Peking opera

35、 in more than one way. With the help of the local sinologists，6._(she) talks were translated into Swedish and Russian.These words explored the concepts and artistic characteristics of 7._(tradition) Chinese operas，which got audience 8._(experience) the distinct charm of Peking opera. 9_addition，young artists from the China National Peking Opera Company performed classic opera selections.During the interaction of the talks，some opera lovers performed with young art