【2019】高考英语二轮复习阅读理解选练(1)

1、1 / 13 教学资料参考参考范本 【20 佃最新】高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解选练（1） _ 年 _ 月 _ 日 _ 部n 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A B、C D四个选项 中，选出最佳选项。 You re in a department store and you see a couple of attractive young 2 / 13 wome n look ing at a sweater. You liste n to their conv ersati on: “ I can t believe it a Lorenzo Bertolla!They are alm

2、ost impossible to find. Isn t it beautiful? And it s a lot cheaper tha n the one Sara bought in Rome. ” They leave and you go over to see this in credible sweater. It s nice and the price is right. You ve never heard of Lorenzo Bertolla, but those girls looked really stylish. They must know. So, you

3、 buy it. You n ever realize that those young wome n are employees of an advertis ing age ncy. They are actually paid to go from store to store, talking loudly about Lore nzo Bertolla clothes. Every day we no tice what people are weari ng, driv ing and eat in g. If the pers on looks cool, the product

4、 seems cool, too. This is the secret of un dercover marketi ng. Compa nies from Ford to Nike are starting to use it. Un dercover market ing is importa nt because it reaches people that don t pay attention to traditional advertising. This is particularly true of the MTV gen erati on con sumers betwee

5、 n the age of 18 and 34. It is a golde n group. They have a lot of money to spend, but they don t trust ads. So advertising agencies hire young actors to “ perform ” in bars and other places where young adults go. Some people might call this practice deceptive （ 骗人的）,but marketi ng executive Jon ath

6、a n Ressler calls it creative. “Look at traditi onal advertis in g. Its effective ness is decreas ing. However, one might ask what exactly is “real ” about of 3 / 13 young wome n prete nding to be en thusiastic about a sweater? Advertising executives would say it s no less real than an ad. The diffe

7、rence is that you know an ad is trying to persuade you to buy something. You don t know when a conv ersatio n you overhear is just a performa nce. 1. The two attractive young wome n were talki ng so that they could _ . A. get the sweater at a lower price B. be heard by people around C. be admired by

8、 other shoppers D. decide on buying the sweater 2. Lore nzo Bertolla is _ . A. a very popular male sin ger B. an advertis ing age ncy C. a clothi ng compa ny in Rome D. the brand n ame of a sweater 3. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A. The two girls are in fact employed by t

9、he Lore nzo Bertolla Compa ny.4 / 13 B. The MTV gen erati on tends to be more easily in flue need by ads. C. Traditi onal advertis ing is beeo ming less effective because it s too direct. D. Un dercover marketi ng will surely be banned soon by the gover nment. 4. Which of the following would be the

10、best title for the text? A. Two Attractive Shoppers B. Lore nzo Bertolla Sweaters C. Ways of Advertisi ng D. Un dercover Market ing 【参考答案】14、BDCD 【广东省20 xx届高三考前冲刺卷（五）】C Many years ago , when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents home in Missouri for Christmas .

11、I stopped at a gas stati on about 50 miles from Oklahoma City , where I was planning to stop and visit a frie nd.While I was sta nding in line at the cash register（ 台）,I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas. I took_off , but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured fro

12、m the back of my car.I stopped and won dered what I should do.A car pulled up behi nd me.It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station.They said they would take me to my friend s.We chatted on the way in to the city , and whe n I 收款 5 / 13 got out of the car , the husba nd gave me his bus in

13、ess card. I wrote him and his wife a tha nk -you n ote for helpi ng me.So on afterward , I received a Christmas present from them.Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meanin gful. Years later , I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morningn late after noon

14、 I retur ned to my car and found that I d left the lights on all day , and the battery was dead.The n I no ticed that the Frie ndly Ford Dealership a shop selli ng cars was right n ext door.I walked over and found two salesme n in the showroom. “Just how friendly is Friendly Ford ?” I asked and expl

15、ained my trouble.They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it.They would accept no payment ; so when I got home , I wrote them a note to say thanks.I received a letter back from one of the salesme n.No one had ever take n the time to write him and say thank you , and it meant a lot , h

16、e said. “ Thank you ”一 two powerful words.They re easy to say and mean so much. 36. The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City _. A. to visit a friend B. to see his parents C. to pay at the cash register 6 / 13 D. to have more gas for his car 37. The underlined words “took off ” in Paragraph 2 mean

17、 A. turned off B . moved off C. put up D . set up 38. What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car? A. He had it pulled back to the gas station. B. The couple sent him a bus in ess card. C. The couple offered to help him. D. He called his friend for help. 39. The battery of the au

18、thor s car was dead because _ A. something went wrong with the lights B. the meeting lasted a whole day C. he forgot to turn off the lights D. he drove too long a distanee 40. By telling his own experiences , the author tries to show A. how to write a thank - you letter B. how to deal with car probl

19、ems C. the kind - heartedness of older people D. the importanee of expressing thanks 36. A 细节推断题。根据第一段第二句“at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City , where I was planning to 7 / 13 stop and visit a friend. ” where 引导的定语从句是修饰 Oklahoma City，去Oklahoma City是为了拜访一个朋友。 37. B 词义猜测题。根据上一句“paying fo

20、r gas ”和后面的 “gone only a few miles ”可知 took off 是“离开”的意思， 选项B中的move off也是“离开”的意思。turn off 关掉；put up 拿起；set up设立。 38. C 细节推断题。从第二段最后两句“ They said they would take me to my friend s. ”和 “when I got out of the car ” 可知老夫妇把作者送到了朋友家。 39. C 细节推断题。从第四段第二句中的“ I d left the lights on all day. ”可知作者忘记关掉车灯，灯亮了一天

21、，所以电池没电 了。 40. D 主旨大意题。作者讲了两个接受了他人的帮助并向帮助自己 的人表示感谢的故事，接受别人的帮助后写信表示感谢对帮助自己的 人是一种回馈，会使别人感到帮助别人是有意义的。特别是最后一句 “ They are easy to say and mea n so much. ” 点出了主旨。 【广东省20 xx届高三考前冲刺卷（五）】D Whatever one believes about global warming , there is no doubt that the earth s polar regions are undergoing dramatic ch

22、a nge as a result of climate cha nge. Now a breathtaking new exhibit at the Asia Society in New York suggests that the earth s Third Pole is sounding a similar alarm.David Breashears , 8 / 13 a mountaineer and cinematographer , and his team have travelled the high Himalayas on a special search in th

23、e past few years.Armed with old photographs of the world s highest peaks , he has tried to duplicate those shots exactly. The result is both breathtak ing and deeply frustrati ng.That is because his photos show a dramatic decli ne in glacial ice.Whether it is the forward edge , the vertical height o

24、r the mass balanee of these rivers of ice , the pictures make it clear that someth ing stra nge is happe ning. After some discussi ons about the likely causes of the glacier decli ne the experts agreed it was lin ked to climate cha nge aggravated（ 恶化）by mankind s use of fossil fuels the talk turned

25、to the heart of the matter : likely impacts.The biggest one concerns water.Ma ny glaciers , ranging from the An des to the Alps , are in recession（ 衰退）,but the impacts of the Himalaya n glaciers recessi on could be much more disastrous. What to do ? An swers can be found in both supply and dema nd s

26、uggested the experts.On the supply side , governments of the region always suspicious of each other , and at times hostile must work together much more closely in measureme nt and data check.Adva nces in satellite tech no logy can help on this fron t.A good model for co - operati on is the Arctic Co

27、un cil which brings together the many countries touching on the no rther n polar 9 / 13 regi on. 41. There is no doubt that _ . A. the earth s polar regions are undergoing dramatic change B. the Asia Society in New York is a good model for co - operati on C. the earth s Third Pole is the world s thi

28、rd highest peaks D. the Himalayan glaciers recession must be much more disastrous 42. The earth s Third Pole refers to _ . A. the North Polar B . the South Polar C. the Asia Society D . the Himalayas 43. Through investigating and discussion , the Asia Society found that the likely causes of the glac

29、iers recedi ng was A. warm weather and much pollution B. much pollution and greenhouse effect C. many travelers and much pollution D. climate change and mankind s use of fossil fuels 44. It can be inferred that the governments of the region will_ . A. unite as one to use more water B. fight against

30、each other for getting more water C. co- operate more closely in measurement and data check D. bring together touching on the northern polar region 10 / 13 45._ The text is mainly about . A. global warming B. the Himalayan glaciers recession C. a breathtaking in New York D. the Arctic Council 41. A

31、细节推断题。从第一段第一句话里可以得出答案。 42. D 推理判断题。从第二段中可以推断出答案。 43. D 细节推断题。从第四段可知，冰川消融的原因可能是气候变 化和人类利用石化燃料所致。 44. C 推理判断题。从最后一段专家的建议可以推断出答案。 45. B 主旨大意题。通读全文可知本文主要介绍了喜马拉雅山脉地 区冰川消融的状况。 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。 Are you tired of looking for love in all the usual places? Nowadays, millio ns of Ion el

32、y si ngles are going on li ne in stead. The World Wide Web is quickly becoming the world s most popular matchmaker. With so many si ngles on li ne, doze ns of dat ing sites like Yahoo Pers on als and Match. com are help ing sin gles find that special 11 / 13 some one. Around the world, from America

33、to China, love is now very much online. Singles are flocking to the Internet mainly because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant partner. Using dating sites is quick and convenient. They can “ meet” a lot more people online than they could by hanging out at a club.

34、Besides , many sin gles say the regular dati ng sce ne has just led them from one bad experie nee to ano ther and are ready to try somethi ng else. They also appreciate the first distance of online dating, which allows them to hide themselves un til they are ready to meet some one face to face. Dat

35、ing sites also make it easy to avoid some one you are not in terested in. In the real world, however, ig noring some one you don t like can be awkward. Despite all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. People aren t always who they claim to be in their on li ne profile

36、s. For in sta nce, some one who tells you he is “handsome, successful and single ” might turn out to be homely, un employed and married. Safety is ano ther con cer n. You are just as likely to find a crim in al on li ne as you are Mr or Miss Right. Even so, supporters of online dating see things in

37、a positive way .In their opinion, sin gles can safely play the on li ne dati ng game with a little com mon sen se. On li ne dat ing experts recomme nd followi ng a few safety tips: Guard your pers onal in formati on. Never give out your pers onal in formati on on li ne. This in cludes your last n ame, phone nu mber, home address 12 / 13 and place of work. Watch for red flags. Do any of the people you are chatting with