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1、高分提能组合练（二十一）阅读理解+七选五I阅读理解（2019 河南安阳模拟）Top Music FestivalsSummer festival seas on is just kicki ng off, and there is a lot to look forward to in the upco mingmon ths.Pitchfork Music FestivalAnyone who likes indie（ 独立的）music and up-and-coming artists will have an amazing time atthe Pitchfork Music Fes

2、tival in Chicago s Union Park. This is an in die rock heave n that explores moreunderground and lesser- known bands than the other big Chicago summer festival, Lollapalooza.Date: July 14 16, 2018Locati on: Chicago, Illi no is, USAMusic Type : In die rockPrice: $126 $2, 700Essence Music FestivalNo ma

3、tter what time of the year it is, New Orlea ns is an in credible place if you love live music.The Essence Music Festival is a celebration of legendary（大名鼎鼎的）artists like Diana Ross, ChakaKhan and Mary J . Blige.Date: June 29 July 2, 2018Locati on: New Orlea ns, Louisia na, USAMusic Type : R& B ,

4、 soul, rockPrice : $75 - $365Sziget FestivalBudapest knows how to hold a party, and Sziget is one of the biggest celebrati ons of music andculture in all of Europe. You can expect to find favorite artists like Bad Religion and Mac DeMarco takingthe stages here during this three- day festival.Date :

5、August 9 11,2018Location : Budapest, HungaryMusic Type: In die rockPrice: $70 $296Flow FestivalThe Flow Festival is a great excuse to explore the city of Helsinki. Artists including Lana DelRey and The XX will be play ing, among many others. Come to this festival to enjoy a relax ingatmosphere with

6、an earth-frie ndly belief.Date: August 11 - 13, 2018Location : I Helsinki, FinlandMusic Type : Rock, soul, jazzPrice: $106 - $199语篇解读本文介绍了四个顶尖的音乐节。1.What do the music festivals have in com mon ?A . They include rock music.B. They are held in the USA .C. They are given in the open air.D. They take pl

7、ace from July to August.A 推理判断题。根据这四个音乐节可知它们的共同点就是：它们都包含摇滚乐。2.Compared with Esse nee Music Festival, the Pitchfork Music Festival in troducesmore_.A . types of musicB. less famous bandsC . music kno wledgeD . top artistsB推理判断题。根据 Pitchfork Music Festival 中 This is an in die rock heaven that explores

8、 moreun dergro und and lesser-known bands tha n the other big Chicago summerfestival, Lollapalooza. 禾口 Esse nee Music Festival 中 The Esse nee Music Festival is a celebration oflegendary（大名鼎鼎的）artists like Diana Ross, Chaka Khan and Mary J . Blige.可知，与 Esse nee Music Festival，相比，the Pitchfork Music F

9、estival引入了更少的著名乐队。3 . What does the author thi nk of Flow Festival?A . Its style is wild and un limited.B . Every music lover can afford it.C . Participa nts in it are all frien dly.D . It will attract many visitors to Helsinki.D 推理判断题。根据 Flow Festival 中 The Flow Festival is a great excuse to explor

10、e the city ofHelsinki.禾口 Come to this festival to enjoy a relaxing atmosphere with an earth -friendly belief. 可知，作者认为 Flow Festival 将吸引许多前往赫尔辛基的游客。LB（2019 吉林长春模拟）Fei-Fei Li arrived in the U . S. from China at age 16 with many big dreams.And it took many unusual jobs to help her achieve them. Luckily

11、, she was smart and extremely driven.And today, she s the director of Stanford University s artificial intelligenee lab.“As one of the leaders in the world for A . I. , I feel much excitement and responsibility to createthe most awesome and excelle nt tech no logy for society and to educate the most

12、 awesome andexcelle nt tech no logists that s my calling，” Li said.She is also a loyal advocate for diversity in the tech in dustry.I see extremely talented Stanford PhD students struggling with their visas and I find it un thinkable that we create so many barriers for the tale nts of the world ，” L

13、i said. While Li was in collegeat Princeton, she borrowed money from friends and even her high school math teacher to run a dry-cleaning bus in ess for her pare nts in order to help them get by. Li atte nded classes duri ng the week andworked at the bus in ess on the weeke nds. The n, whe n Li was i

14、n graduate school, her mom developedcancer and had a stroke （中风）.It was difficult to keep moving ahead while all of this was happening.“ The real existential challenge is to live up to your fullest pote ntial, live up to your sense of responsibility and to be hon est to yourself about your dreams wh

15、ile doing it，” she said.Li was named a Great Immigrant of 2016 by the Carnegie Corporation, the nation s oldest grantmaking foundation which honors roughly 40 naturalized U. S. citizens each year. Her graduate studieswere supported by the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New America ns.语篇解读这是一

16、篇人物传记类文章。文章介绍了李菲菲来到美国后通过自己的努力 克服困难最终取得成功的故事。4. What do we know about Fei- Fei Li according to Paragraph 1?A . She was born in the United States of America.B.She has made many of her dreams come true.C.She worked very hard because she s not gifted.D.She s now doing researches on A. I. in China.B 细节理解

17、题。根据第一段Fei-Fei Li arrived in the U . S. from China at age 16 withmany big dreams. And it took many unu sual jobs to help her achieve them. Luckily, she was smart andextremely driven. And today, she the director of Stanford University artificial intelligenee lab.可知，在 16 岁时，李菲菲带着许多很大的梦想从中国到了美国。她做了许多不平

18、常的工作来实现这些梦想。在她在美国研究人工智能。5 What does the underlined word “ calling in P”aragraph 2 refer to?A Interest in technology.B Desire to help.CCreativity in science.D Sense of duty.D 词义猜测题。根据第二段 “I feel much excitement and responsibility to. ”可知，李菲 菲觉得她有责任为社会创造出最卓越、 最优秀的技术， 并培养出最卓越、 最优秀的技术人才。 所以只有 D选项“责任感 ”符

19、合题意。 6 What was Fei- Fei Li s life like before she graduated from university?A She had been struggling with her visa.B Both her parents suffered from illness.C Her family was faced with a tight budget.D It was difficult for her to attend classes.C 细节理解题。根据第四段中 “Isee extremely talented Stanford PhD s

20、tudents struggling withtheir visas ”可知，李菲菲说她看到许多有天赋的斯坦福学生为签证苦苦挣扎，而不是李 菲菲为签证苦苦挣扎，所以选项 A 错误。由 her mom developed cancer and had a stroke可知，李菲菲的妈妈病了， 而不是父母都生病了， 所以选项 B 错误。由 Li attended classes during theweek and worked at the business on the weekends. ”可知， 李菲菲平时上课， 周末打工， 而不是 上课很困难， 所以选项 D 错误。由 “While Li

21、 was in college at Princeton, she borrowed money fromfriends and even her high school math teacher to run a dry-cleaning business for herparents in order to help them get by. ”可知，李菲菲读书时，曾经借钱帮父母经营干洗店， 所以家庭经济困难，选项 C 正确。 7 Fei-Fei Li has achieved success because _.A her awareness of her duty and goals

22、made a differenceBan American foundation gave her supportCthe Carnegie Corporation named her a Great ImmigrantD she was lucky enough to borrow money from othersA 推理判断题。 根据最后一段可知， 这个基金会给予她 “伟大移民 ”的称号是在她取得 成功幸运的是，她聪明而且有极强的自我鞭策力。现之后，所以选项 C 错误。根据全文可知，李菲菲的成功主要是凭借个人的努力，而不 是基金会的支持，所以B 项错误。根据第四段可知，李菲菲借钱是为了解

23、决家庭经济困难，跟事业上的成功没有直接关系，所以选项 D 错误。根据全文内容，特别是第四段“The realexistential challenge is to live up to your fullest potential, live up to your sense of responsibilityand to be honest to yourself about your dreams while doing it, she said.可知，李菲菲认为 真正 的生存挑战是充分发挥你的潜力，履行你的责任感，在做梦想的时候诚实地面对自己 ”，所 以强烈的责任感和设立明确的目标， 努

24、力克服困难和挑战是李菲菲最终成功的原因， 所以选 项 A 正确。（2019 福建三明摸底）There are around 6,000 living Ianguages in the world and at least halfof these are in dan ger. I n every part of the world, la nguages are disappeari ng. In fact, one scie ntisthas said that Ian guages are in more dan ger of ext inction tha n birds or ani

25、 mals. Professor SteveSutherla nd of the Uni versity of East An glia says that in the past 500 years 4. 5 perce nt of Ian guageshave died out compared with 1. 3 perce nt of birds, and 1.9 perce nt of mammals.Lan guages come and go, and thousa nds have done exactly that without leavi ng any trace（ 痕迹

26、）.Only a very few Basque, Greek and Latin among them have lasted more than 2000 years.But it seems that the pace of their disappeara nee is beco ming quicker.The Ethnologue, a database of all the Ianguages spoken in the world, states that 417 Ian guagesare spoke n by so few people that they are in t

27、he final stages of beco ming ext inct. If very few peoplespeak a Ian guage, it will probably die out.Lan guages may be lost through migrati on, as people move from small tow ns to city cen ters, orwhen environments are destroyed by the search for oil or wood. Natural disasters can also devastatepopu

28、lations, and along with them, their Ianguage. Governments also play a role in the ext inction of Ianguages. The n eed to establish“ official la nguages ,for country to educate itschildre n and carry out its bus in ess, had a disastrous effect on many small la nguages.What is lost if a Ian guage is l

29、ost? Some people argue that Ian guages die as the huma n racedevelops. Obviously there could be great ben efits if every one in the world spoke the same Ianguagesome industries already reflect this, with English essential for pilots and air traffic con trollers. But thereare more importa nt things t

30、ha n convenien ce. As Ian guages are lost, whole ways of life andknowledge may be lost along with them.To put it simply, la nguage expresses someth ing about ide ntity, about our place in the world.Ani Rauhihi, a Maori teacher in New Zealand s North Island, sums it up: “ Ifyou grow up speaking ourIa

31、nguage, you won t know who you are. ”语篇解读本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了语言不断消失的现象，导致语言消失的原因以及语言消失可能带来的损失。8. What do the figures mentioned in the first paragraph suggest?A Most languages have died out completely.B Languages are in great danger of extinction.C Languages are disappearing slower than before.D Animals ar

32、e disappearing faster than languages.B 推理判断题。第一段列的数字就是为了说明科学家Steve Sutherland 的观点：languages are in more danger of extinction than birds or mammals 可知， 语言比鸟类和哺 乳动物消失的速度快 。 9 What can best replace the underlined word “ devastate? ”A raiseB controlCimproveD destroyD 词义猜测题。由第四段中的Languages may be lost th

33、rough migration 和Governments also play a role in the extinction of languages可知，本段主要讲述了导致语言消失的原因，故由此推断， devastate 意为 “毁坏 ”。 10 What if a language is lost according to the passage?A There will be great trouble.B There is no need to worry about it.C Its culture and knowledge will also be lost.D People

34、will be able to communicate with others conveniently.C 细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的As languages are lost, whole ways of life andknowledge may be lost along with them可知， 随着语言的消失， 与之相应的生活方式和知识也会消失。 11 What can we infer from the last paragraph?A Languages reflect our identity.B People will speak the same language on

35、e day.C Ani Rauhihi cares less about languages dying out.D Fewer people will remember their own languages.A 推理判断题。由最后一段中的 language expresses something about identity, about our place inthe world以及 Ani Rauhihi 说的话可知，我们的语言反映了我们的身份和在世界上的位置。 n.七选五Keys to Start Living Your DreamAt 19 I dropped out of col

36、lege to go live in the Williamsburg district of Brookl yn in order to workon my dreams of being a music journ alist and promoter. Now I am sitt ing on the sofa. I talk to highpowered music executives all day and party with rock stars all night and don t need work to support itall. One questi on I ge

37、t asked all the time is “ How did you man age to do this at such a young age?”Here are the keys I uniock this lifestyle!_1_ When I started blogging at 14 I didn t have a grand vision. I knew I liked hard rock andheavy metal. I wasn t sure what I could do with that. All I knew was that it was fun to write about it onweeke nds. As it grew I realized that one of the best strategies in life is to throw ideas aga inst a wall andsee what sticks. _2