高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练(一)

1、（第*篇）“SesameStreet”hasbeencalled“thelongeststreetintheworld”.Thatisbecausethetelevisionprogrambythatnamecannowbeseeninsomanypartsoftheworld.ThatprogrambecameoneofAmericansexportssoonafteritwentontheairinNewYorkin1969.IntheUnitedStatesmorethansixmillionchildrenwatchtheprogramregularly.Theviewersinclu

2、demorethanhalfthenationspre-schoolchildren,fromeverykindofeconomic（经济的）,racial（种族的）,andgeographicalgroup.Althoughsomeeducatorsobjecttocertainelementsintheprogram,parentspraiseithighly.Manyteachersalsoconsideritagreathelp,thoughsometeachersfindthatproblemsarisewhenfirstgraderswhohavelearnedfrom“Sesam

3、eStreet”areinthesameclasswithchildrenwhohavenotwatchedtheprogram.Testshaveshownthatchildrenfromallracial,geographical,andeconomicbackgroundshavebenefitedfromwatchingit.Thosewhowatchitfivetimesaweeklearnmorethanoccasional（偶然的）viewers.IntheUStheprogramisshownatdifferenthoursduringtheweekinordertoincre

4、asethenumberofchildrenwhocanwatchitregularly.Theprogramsallusesongs,stories,jokes,andpicturestogivechildrenabasicunderstandingofnumbers,lettersandhumanrelationships.Buttherearesomedifferences.Forexample,theSpanishprogram,producedinMexicoCity,devotesmoretimetoteachingwholewordsthantoteachingseparatel

5、etters.Whyhas“SesameStreet”beensomuchmoresuccessfulthanotherchildrensshows?Manyreasonshavebeensuggested.Peoplementiontheeducationaltheories（理论）ofitscreators,thesupportbythegovernmentandprivate（私人的）businesses,andtheskillfuluseofavarietyofTVtricks.Perhapsanequallyimportantreasonisthatmotherswatchitalo

6、ngwiththeirchildren.Thisispartlybecausefamousadultstarsoftenappearonit.Butthebestreasonforthesuccessoftheprogrammaybethatitmakeseverychildwatchingfeelabletolearn.Thechildfindshimselflearning,andhewantstolearnmore.A. a street in the USB. aprogramforchildrenC. aprogramforteachersD.aprogramforstudents2

7、. Childrenwhooftenwatchtheprogram.A.canhaveproblemsinschoolB.willfinditagreathelpC.willtakenointerestintheirstudiesD.willbewelleducated3. Whatisspecialabouttheprogram?A. Itoffersgreatfun.B. Itmakeschildrenfeelabletolearn.C. Itisshownatdifferenthoursduringtheweek.D. Childrenlearnandenjoythemselveswhi

8、lewatching.4. Whyis“SesameStreet”sopopularintheworld?A. Becauseitissupportedbythegovernmentandbusinesses.B. Becauseitusesavarietyofskillfultricks.C. Becausemotherswatchitalongwiththeirchildren.D. Becauseitmakeseverychildwatchingitfeelabletolearn.5. Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe.A.TVProgramsB.Educa

9、tingChildrenC.SesameStreetD.AGreatSuccess本文介绍了电视节目SesameStreet所产生的社会影响及它成功的原因。1. B。细节题。根据文章第2段第1句morethansixmillionchildrenwatchtheprogramregularly可推知此题答案为B。2. Bo推断题。根据文章第4段第1句Testshaveshownthatchildrenhavebenefitedfromwatchingit可推知此题答案为B。3. D。推断题。根据文章第5段第1句Theprogramsallusesongs,stories,jokes,andpi

10、cturestogivechildrenabasicunderstandingofnumbers,lettersandhumanrelationships可推知此题答案为B。4. D。推断题。根据文章最后一段倒数第2句thebestreasonforthesuccessoftheprogrammaybethatitmakeseverychildwatchingfeelabletolearn可推知此题答案为D。5. C 。主旨题。本文主要介绍电视节目 Sesame Street 所产生的影响及它成功的原因，- 2 -所以选C。结束*（第*篇）Honestycomesinmanyforms.Fir

11、stthere'sself-honesty.Iswhatpeopleseetherealarticleordoyouappearthroughsmokeandmirrors?IfindthatifItrytobesomethingI'mnot,IfeelunsureofmyselfandtakeoutapartfrommyPBA（personalbankaccount）.IlovehowsingerJudyGarlandputit,“Alwaysbeafirstclassversion（版本）ofyourself,insteadofasecondclassversionofso

12、mebodyelse.”Thenthere'shonestyinouractions.Areyouhonestatschool,withyourparents,andwithyourboss?Ifyou'veeverbeendishonest,Ithinkweallhave,trybeinghonest,andnoticehowwholeitmakesyoufeel.Remember,youcan'tdowrongandfeelright.ThisstorybyJeffisagoodexampleofthat:Inmysecondyearofstudy,therewer

13、ethreekidsinmymathclasswhodidn'tdowell.Iwasreallygoodatit.IwouldchargethemthreedollarsforeachtestthatIhelpedthempassI'dwriteonalittlepieceofpaperalltherightanswers,andhandthemoff.AtfirstIfeltlikeIwasmakingmoney,kindofanicejob.Iwasn'tthinkingabouthowitcouldhurtallofusAfterawhileIrealizedI

14、shouldn'tdothatanymore,becauseIwasn'treallyhelpingthem.Theyweren'tlearninganything,anditwouldonlygetharderdowntheroadCheatingcertainlywasn'thelpingme.Ittakescouragetobehonestwhenpeopleallaroundyouaregettingawaywithcheatingontests,lyingtotheirparents,andstealingatwork.But,remember,eve

15、ryactofhonestyisadeposit（储蓄）intoyourPBAandwillbuildstrength.语篇解读诚实可以反映在生活的各个方面，对于我们来说，首先要做一个诚实的自我。1. Theunderlinedpart“appearthroughsmokeandmirrors"inthefirstparagraph_<<”means.A. tobehonestB. toheunrealC. tobecomeclearD. tocomefromanimaginedworld解析猜测词义题。第一段第二句：人们看到的是真实的你还是出现在雾里、镜里的你？由此可知

16、：appearthroughsmokeandmirrors为"tobeunreal",表示"不真实"的意思。答案B2. WhichofthefollowingcanbestexplainJudyGarland'swords?A. Beyourtrueselfratherthanfollowothers.B. Don'tcopyothersoryoucan'tbethefirstclass.C. Makeeffortstobethefirstinsteadofthesecond.D. Don'tlearnfromothers

17、unlessthey'reexcellent.解析推理判断题。综观全文，这句话可以理解为：做一个真正的自我，不要一味效仿别人。答案A3. WhatdoestheauthorexpecttoshowbyJeff'sstory?A. Honestycanbeofgreathelp.B. Abadthingcanbeturnedintoagoodone.C. Helpingotherscheatcandogoodtonobody.D. Oneshouldrealizethewronginhisbaddeeds.解析事实细节题。第二段最后一句告诉我们：通过讲述Jeff的故事，作者希望人

18、们做错了事情，应该自己意识到错误。答案D4. Inthelastparagraphtheauthormainlywantstoexpress.A. onemustbebravetobehonestB. it'sdifficulttobehonestwhenothersarenotC. oneshouldbehonestwhenmakingadepositD. honestyinone'sactionscanhelphiminthefuture解析主旨大意题。最后一段告诉我们：人们减实的举动，会对自己的未来有益。答案D*4±击孑口米（第2篇）Teenagerswhodr

19、inkalcoholareathigherriskofbecomingvictimsofviolence,aCardiffUniversitystudyhasfound.AteamfromtheSchoolofDentistry'sViolenceResearchGroupstudieddrinkinghabitsinchildrenaged11-16inEngland.Theyfoundnotonlyalinkbetweendrinkandviolencebutalsothatchildrenwhodrankweremorelikelytobehit,eveniftheyweren&

20、#39;tviolentthemselves.Theresearchersarenowcallingformeasurestopreventalcoholmisusetoreduceinjuryrisk.Currentpolicyfocusesonreducingaggressionbutthisresearchshows-4 -thatthereshouldbeequalefforttoreducevictimization.Morethan4,000childrenweresurveyedat13schoolsatfourlocalauthoritiesintheNorth,theMidl

21、ands,London,andtheSouth.Thestudyfoundthat25%of11-year-oldsweredrinkingmonthlyand3.6%daily,with12.8%admittingtogettingdrunk3to5timesayear.Bytheageof16,40%weredrinkingweeklyand6.2%weredrinkingeveryday.Theresearchalsoshowed22.6%of16-year-oldsweregettingdrunkmorethan21timesayear.Thestudy,whichhasjustbee

22、npublishedintheJournalofAdolescence,foundastronglinkbetweenfrequencyofdrinkingandfrequencyofhittingotherpeople.However,childrenwhoreporteddrinkingmonthlywerealsothreetimesmorelikelytobehit.Adolescentswhodrankbutdidntgetintofightsweremorelikelytobehitthanthosewhodidfight.ProfessorJonathanShepherd,who

23、ledtheresearch,saidalotofpreviousalcohol-relatedviolenceworkhadfocusedontheoffendersratherthanthevictims.Histeamiscallingformorepreventionworkfromparentsandteachersinthefirsttwoyearsofsecondaryschoolbytakingadvantageofthe“teachablemoment”，that15, immediatelyafterastudenthasmissedschoolbecauseofdrunk

24、enness.PreviousworkbyProfessorJonathanShepherdhasshowndrinkersmaybemoreatriskofviolencebecauseofreducedphysicalco-ordination,poordecision-makinginthreateningsituationsandisolationwhileoutlateatnight.Hesaid,“Thisnewstudyseemstobethefirsttoshowadirectlinkbetweenalcoholmisuseandvictimization.Therenowne

25、edstohemuchmoreeffortputintoreducingalcoholmisuseinordertoreduceinjury.”语篇解读本文介绍了一项关于青少年酗酒的研究。该研究发现，酗酒的青少年更容易成为暴力的受害者。1 .Themainideaofthepassageisthatteenagerswhodrinkalcohol.A. oftenoffendotherpeopleB. oftenbecomeinjuredC. aremorelikelytobecomevictimsofviolenceD. aremorelikelytofightwithothers解析主旨大

26、意题。根据第一段中的“Teenagerswhodrinkalcoholareathigherriskofbecomingvictimsofviolence”可知答案为C。答案C2 Theunderlinedword“aggression”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeansA.violenceB.sadfeelingsC.badmannersD.drunkenness解析词义猜测题。根据上下文尤其是本句后半句可知，aggression与victimization意思相反，所以aggression是“暴力行为”的意思。答案A3 Theresearcharguesthatmoreeff