2020高考英语二轮复习40分阅读限时练：(八)Word版含解析

1、40分阅读限时练（八）阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最 佳选项。A2019 贵阳市期末监测In Singapore, art is more than what meets the eye. Galleries and museums here are not just places to be inspired, but also homes to distinctive souvenirs. Take home well- designed pieces that reflect your

2、 personality.Singapore Tyler Print Institute (STPI)41 Robertson Quay, Singapore 238236.+65 6336 3663.Mon. Fri. 10 a. m. -7 p. m.; Sat. 9 a m. -6 p. m.STPI is a space for experimentation of print and paper. Walk through the gallery and join other art lovers in developing an appreciation of print and

3、paper art practice. STPI allows you to own a piece of the work produced by artists at the gallery workshops.Red Dot Design Museum(RDDM )11 Marina Boulevard, Singapore 018940. +65 6514 0111.Mon. Thur. 10 a. m. -8 p. m.; Fri. Sun. 10 a m. -11 p. m.From lighting to parasol (阳伞)，the Red Dot Design Museu

4、m presents award-winning products and design concepts from over 30 countries. Head to the Design Museum Shop, there are many interesting design objects and collections sourced from all over the world.National Gallery Singapore (NGS)1 St. Andrew's Rd, Singapore 178957. + 65 6271 7000.Mon. Thur.,

5、Sat Sun. 10 a m.- 7 p. m.; Fri. 10 a. m. -9 p. m.NGS occupies two major landmarks - the former Supreme Court and City Hall and features over 8,000 artworks, which is the largest public display of modern Southeast Asian art and culture. It is also a home to a host of international exhibitions that ha

6、ve inspired the world and will be remembered for years to come.Singapore Philatelic Museum( SPM)23 -B Coleman Street, Singapore 179807.+ 65 6337 3888.Daily 10 a. m.- 7 p. m.Fascinated by stamps? SPM features postage stamps dating all the way back from the 1830s. Enjoy this vibrant museum's in-de

7、pth presentation of local and international postal history. SendSingapore-inspired postcards or collect miniature postboxes from Singapore and around the world. Charming souvenirs at the museum store will make creative decorations for your home or office.体裁 ：应用文题材 ：广告 主题 ：新加坡的四个画廊和博物馆【语篇解读】 本文是一篇应用文

8、，主要介绍了新加坡的四个画廊和博物馆，具体介绍了其地址、电话、开放时间、服务特色等。【难句分析】 It is also a home to a host of international exhibitions that have inspired the world and will be remembered for years to come.分析：该句为主从复合句。句中“ that have inspired the world andwill be remembered for years to come” 为 that 引导的定语从句，修饰先行词“international exh

9、ibitions” ， that 在从句中作主语。译文：它也是许多国际展览的举办地，这些展览鼓舞了世界，并将在未来的岁月中为人们所铭记。1 Which number is available if you have any question on Red Dot Design Museum?A 65 6336 3663. B 65 6514 0111.C 65 6271 7000. D 65 6337 3888.答案与解析： B 考查细节理解。根据题干中的关键词 “ Red DotDesign Museum” 定位至 Red Dot Design Museum( RDDM )部分。 根据该部分

10、中的 65 6514 0111 可知选 B 项。2 Which of the following is the address of National Gallery Singapore?A 41 Robertson Quay, Singapore 238236.B 11 Marina Boulevard, Singapore 018940.C 1 St. Andrew's Rd, Singapore 178957.D 23-B Coleman Street, Singapore 179807.答案与解析： C 考查细节理解。根据题干中的关键词 “ NationalGallery Si

11、ngapore” 定位至 National Gallery Singapore (NGS)部分，根据该部分中的 “ 1 St. Andrew's Rd, Singapore 17895”7 可知选 C 项。3 Where can you go if you are fond of stamps?A Singapore Tyler Print Institute.B Red Dot Design Museum.C National Gallery Singapore.D Singapore Philatelic Museum.答案与解析： D 考查推理判断。根据题干中的关键词“ stam

12、ps”定位至 Singapore Philatelic Museum （SPM）部分，根据该部分中的“ SPM features postage stamps dating all the way back from the 1830s” 可推知，喜欢邮票的人可以去 Singapore Philatelic Museum,故D项正 确。B2019 九江二模I went to a New York Mets fantasy camp in 1995, an incredible experience. I was fortunate to be on a team whose pitching

13、coach was Mel Stottlemyre, the former Yankees star pitcher （投手 ） and Mets and Yankees coach. I was upset when Mel died of cancer on Jan. 13, 2018, at the age of 77.He was warm, friendly and treated us as if we were major leagues. He asked me whether I would like to pitch and showed me how to throw a

14、 “two-seamer，”a fastball that tends to sink, as well as a straightfour-seam fastball. I knew that pitching was not for me. At age 45, my experience in organizing baseball was limited to a couple of years in Little League in the Bronx, and softball games as an adult. Mel eventually left the Mets and

15、became the pitching coach for the Yankees. I followed his career and knew about his diagnosis （诊断 ） of multiple myeloma, a blood cancer, in April 2000, and a stem cell transplant.In the summer of 2002, I was diagnosed as multiple myeloma and was told that I needed a stem-cell transplant by the same

16、group of doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center that had treated Mel.This shocked me, and frankly, I became quite depressed. I vowed that somehow I would try to speak to Mel. One day, my phone rang. Mel was calling from the Yankees' locker room. I asked him to tell me everything about

17、 his treatment. He spent 30 minutes generously explaining all the details. I hung on every word. He told me how well he was feeling and ended the conversation by giving me his home phone number! “ I feel great, and I'm not retiring，”he told me.This incredible experience lifted my spirits. Every

18、time I saw Mel during games on TV as I awaited my transplant, I repeated to myself, “Look at Mel. If he can do it, so can I”体裁 ：记叙文题材 ：个人经历 主题 ：教练的乐观精神鼓励“我”战胜病魔【语篇解读】 文章叙述了作者在参加度假营时遇到了对他影响深远的投球教练，后来在教练的乐观精神的鼓励下战胜病魔，克服困难。4 Why did the author say he was lucky in Paragraph 1?A He joined a famous team.B

19、 He met an unusual coach.C He was successfully cured.D He was chosen as a pitcher.答案与解析： B 考查细节理解。根据第一段第二句 “ I was fortunate to be on a team whose pitching coach was Mel Stottlemyre, the former Yankees star pitcher and Mets and Yankees coac” h 和第二段中的“He was warm， friendly” 以及最后一段内容可知， 作者认为自己遇到了一个难得的

20、好教练，为此感到很幸运，故选 B 项。5 What do we know about the author?A He was not skilled in pitching.B He was a good baseball player.C He called Mel for his treatment.D He forgot what Mel had told him.答案与解析： A 考查细节理解。根据第二段中的 “ I knew thatpitching was not for me. ” 可知，作者不擅长投球，故选 A 项。根据倒数第二段中的“One day， my phone ran

21、g. Mel was calling. ” 可知，是教练打电话给作者，排除C 项；根据倒数第二段中的 “ I hung on everyword.” 可知，作者一字不漏地聆听教练的话，每句话都记在心里，排除 D 项。6 How old was Mel when he was diagnosed as multiple myeloma?A 23. B 45.C 59. D 61.答案与解析： C 考查细节理解。根据第一段中的 “ I was upset when. on Jan. 13, 2018, at the age of 77.” 和第二段最后一句 “ I followed his car

22、eer and knew about his diagnosis of multiple myeloma, . in April 2000. ” 可知，教练2018年是 77岁，被诊断出多发性骨髓瘤时是 2000 年，也就是59 岁时被诊断出了疾病，故选C 项。7 What would be a suitable title for the text?A The Skills Taught by My Former CoachB The Transplant Given by the Same DoctorsC My Baseball Team Helping Me OutD My Coach

23、's Spirits Shining on Me答案与解析： D 考查主旨大意。根据最后一段可知，教练的经历振奋了作者的情绪，每一次他等待移植手术时，在电视比赛中看到教练，他都会跟自己说“ 如果他能做到，我也能做到” ，所以是教练的精神鼓励着作者战胜病魔，故选 D 项。C2019 湖南六校联考Not only does the use of plastic water bottles hurt your wallet, it also increases pollution and wastes energy and water. Only 23% of all plastic in

24、America ends up in a recycling bin, meaning over $1 billion worth of plastic is treated as rubbish a year. Recently, Skipping Rocks Lab has invented a kind of water bottle called Ooho.It is a convenient, clear water bottle that can either be drunk or eaten. To drink it, you can either peel off the m

25、embrane （ 薄膜 ） or tear a hole in the membrane with your teeth to pour the water into your mouth. To eat it, you simply put the whole bottle in your mouth. One problem the scientists have run into is how to ship lots of Ooho bubbles without arriving with a very wet truck. However, they have attempted

26、 to package units of individual bubbles together inside a larger and thicker membrane. It is targeting large outdoor events such as marathons, music festivals, and sporting events, where tons of plastic bottles are used, and frequently left behind as litter. And too much plastic is sure to do harm t

27、o the environment, which could account for their purpose of such a new invention.The team has been working for the past two years to develop the technology and materials needed to produce Ooho; they have recently applied for a patent for their new advancement. The price for an individual bubble or a

28、 unit of bubbles has not been set yet, but they cost about two cents to create a unit, which is cheaper than plastic bottles. It has appeared at events in London, San Francisco, Boston, at conferences, festivals, and so on.Ooho is catching many people's attention and has raised over$1 million an

29、d gained 1,000 investors in only three days. It is mostly being sold at events at the moment to keep the consumer's interest when the production machine is running. It is quickly making a rise, so keep an eye out this year for these bottles of the future.体裁 ： 说明文 题材 ： 环境保护 主题 ： 可以食用的包装材料Ooho。【语篇

30、解读】 本文是一篇说明文。由于塑料瓶的使用不但浪费金钱，还造成环境污染，Skipping Rocks Lab发明了一种可以食用的包装材料Ooho。 本文介绍了 Ooho 的食用方法， 运输方法以及制作成本，并展望了其市场前景。【难句分析】 It is targeting large outdoor events such as marathons, music festivals, and sporting events, where tons of plastic bottles are used, and frequently left behind as litter.分析：该句为主从复

31、合句，句中 “ where tons of plastic bottles areused, and frequently left behind as litter” 为 where 引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词"outdoor events , where在从句中作地点状语。译文：该产品是针对诸如马拉松、音乐节和体育赛事等大型户外活动而发明的，在这些活动中，会用数吨塑料瓶，且这些塑料瓶经常被当作垃圾扔下。【背景知识】Ooho是一种由海藻基膜制成的可生物降解的水包，主要用于马拉松参赛者补充水分。参赛者既可以咬破Ooho 的边缘喝水，也可以将之整个吃掉。它同时具备可食用性和生物

32、可降解性，不会对环境造成太大的负担。8 How is most plastic dealt with in America?A It's sold. B It's recycled.C It's buried. D It's wasted.答案与解析： D 考查细节理解。 根据第一段第二句 “ Only 23% ofall plastic in America ends up in a recycling bin, meaning over $1 billion worth of plastic is treated as rubbish a yea” r 可知

33、，在美国只有23%的塑料最终回到回收站，这意味着价值超过10 亿美元的塑料被视为垃圾。据此可知，在美国，大部分塑料被当成垃圾处理了，故D 项正确。9 Why did the team invent Ooho?A To make a profit for a company.B To protect the environment.C To make people eat as they drink.D To reduce the cost of the plastic bottle.答案与解析： B 考查细节理解。根据第二段尾句 “And too muchplastic is sure to

34、do harm to the environment, which could account for their purpose of such a new invention” 可知，由于塑料瓶的使用污染了环境，故Skipping Rocks Lab发明了一种可以食用的包装材料 Ooho,故B项 正确。10 What can we infer about Ooho from the text?A It is easy and safe to ship it in large amounts.B. It has become popular since it began to be sold

35、.C. It might be sold at a lower price than plastic bottles.D. It cost the team a lot of money to develop the technology.答案与解析：C考查推理判断。根据第三段第二句"The price for an individual bubble or a unit of bubbles has not been set yet, but they cost about two cents to create a unit, which is cheaper than plas

36、tic bottles” 可 知，该产品的制造成本比塑料瓶低；据此可推知，该产品的售价也可 能比塑料瓶低，故C项正确。11 What does the author really want to say in the last paragraph?A. Ooho is to be a success in the future.B. Ooho is being supported by smart people.C. Ooho is taking the place of plastic bottles now.D. Ooho is being produced to attract more

37、 investors.答案与解析：A 考查推理判断。根据尾段第一句 "Ooho is catching many people's attention and has raised over$1 million and gained 1,000 investors in only three days：'可知，Ooho 吸引了很多人的注意， 在三天时间内就得到了 1 000位投资者的关注，筹集到100多万美元； 再结合最后一句 "It is quickly making a rise, so keep an eye out this year for the

38、se bottles of the future.可推知，作者最后一段想要表达的是，在 未来Ooho一定能获得成功，故A项正确。D2019 绵阳市诊断We've all had the experience of wanting to get a project done but putting it off to a later date. So why do we delay things? Are we built to operate this way at some times?These questions are central to my research on goa

39、l pursuit （追求）.It all starts with a simple choice between working now on a given project and doing anything else. The decision to work on something is driven by how much we value accomplishing the project in that moment - what psychologists call its subjective value. And delay, in psychological term

40、s, is what happens when the value of doing something else outweighs the value of working now.This way of thinking suggests a simple trick to defeat delay. For example, instead of cleaning my house, I might try to focus on why grading papers is personally important to me. It's simple advice, but

41、sticking to this strategy 像略）can be quite difficult.People are not entirely wise in the way they value things. For example, a dollar bill is worth exactly the same today as it is a week from now, but its subjective value roughly how good it would feel to own a dollar depends on other factors besides

42、 its face value, such as when we receive it. The tendency for people to devalue money and other goods based on time is called delay discounting. For example, receiving $100 three months from now is worth the same to people as receiving $83 right now. People would rather lose $17 than wait a few mont

43、hs to get a larger reward.Getting something done is a delayed reward, so its value in the present is reduced: the further away the deadline is, the less attractive it seems to work on the project right now. The tendency to delay things closely follows economic models of delay discounting. One way to

44、 manage it is to make the finish line seem closer. For example, vividly imagining a future reward reduces delay discounting.体裁 ：议论文题材 ：社会生活 主题 ：拖延【语篇解读】 本文是一篇议论文，作者在文中主要分析了拖延的原因以及应对办法。12 Which of the following best explains “ outweighs” underlined in paragraph 2?A Is equal to. B Is greater than.C Is

45、 involved in. D Is central to.答案与解析： B 考查词义猜测。根据本段内容可知，要去做某件事的决定是被我们在那一刻完成计划的评估驱动的 心理学家称其为某件事的 “ 主观价值 ” 。而拖延从心理学的角度讲，就是当做别的事情的价值大于即刻就工作的价值时发生的情况，故选 B 。13 What should we do to overcome delay in the author's opinion?A Avoid setting a deadline too strictly.B Consider doing nothing temporarily.C Inc

46、rease the subjective value of working now.D Realize great fun of working immediately.答案与解析： C 考查推理判断。 根据第二段中的 “ The decision towork on something is driven by how much we value accomplishing the project in that moment what psychologists call its subjective value. And delay, in psychological terms, is

47、 what happens when the value of doing something else outweighs the value of working now” 可知， 作者认为人们之所以会拖延是因为他们对完成当前工作任务的主观价值评估较低；再结合第三段的内容可推知，人们可以通过提高对自己完成当前工作任务的主观价值评估来克服拖延，故选 Co14 . Which proverb can best summarize the theory of delay discounting?A. Time and tide wait for no man.B. A bird in the h

48、and is worth two in the bush.C. One of these days is none of these days.D. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.答案与解析：B考查推理判断。根据第四段的内容，尤其是“The tendency. receiving $100 three months from now is worth the same to people as receiving $83 right now. People would rather lose $17 than wai

49、t a few months to get a larger reward可知，人们给事物评估的方式并非完 全是理性的，人们基于时间（流逝）评估钱和其他货品贬值的趋势称为“延迟折扣”，比如人们宁愿要马上就能拿到手的83美元，也不要3个月后才给的100美元。这都强调了在延迟折扣的理论中，人们更看 重眼前利益，故 B 项 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush “一鸟在 手胜过双鸟在林”符合题干要求。15. What is suggested to deal with delay discounting?A. Asking for nothing i

50、n return.B. Lowering our high expectations.C. Searching for instant satisfaction.D. Making future rewards more inviting.答案与解析：D考查细节理解。根据最后一段的内容，尤其是最后两句 "One way to manage it is to make the finish line seem closer. For example, vividly imagining a future reward reduces delay discounting" 可

51、知，作者认为应对拖延的一种方式就是让终点线看上去更近。比如说， 生动地想象未来的奖赏会减少延迟折扣，故选Do第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 选项中有两项为多余选项。2019 成者B诊断From sports teams to movie characters, we love supporting the weak. While that's inspiring for a film or a story, it can be hard to remain positive when you're exper

52、iencing a struggle. It's said that what is most personal is most universal. _1_ Here are some important reasons why you should share your story of struggles.You can shine a light for others. 2 Sometimes, that's all someone needs to get through a difficult time. You can help even more by appl

53、ying ideas and solutions creatively to their own problems.3 It's uncomfortable to admit to others your failures, struggles or other moments of weakness. That's true for everyone, yet opening yourself up to moments of weakness is surprisingly satisfying. It requires courage and being courageous requires practice.People will support y