2019高考英语精编优选练：阅读七选五提升练精编优选练(二十四)

1、精编优选练二十四阅读七选五4限时：35分钟AIdon'tknowwhatthatdreamthatyouhaveis.Idon'tcarehowdisappointingitmightbeasyou'reworkingtowardthatdream.Butthatdreamyou'reholdinginyourmindispossible.Someofyoualreadyknowthatit'shard.It'shardtochangeyourlife.Intheprocessofachievingyourdreams,1.Therewillbe

2、momentswhenyouaregoingtodoubtyourself.You'llsay,"Why?Whyisthishappeningtome?Forthoseofyouwhohaveexperiencedsomehardships,don'tgiveuponyourdreams.2,buttheywillnotstay,theywillcometopass.Manyofyoufailtoseekyourpurposeinlife.Youdreamandthenfollowitupwithalistofallthereasonswhythedreamisuna

3、chievable.3.Thingslikethesearethetruelimitsyouexperienceinlifeandtheyarewhatyoucreateorwhatyouallowotherstolayuponyou.4.Actingonthedreamisharder.Recognizethatadreamisajourney.Onthesimplestlevel,ittakescommitment,timeandcourage.Butrarelyissomethinggreateasilyrealized.Dreamingisrecognizingthepotential

4、forgreatnessandseekingitinallareasofyourlife.Believeinyourdreamsandyourabilitytoaccomplishthem.I'mheretochallengeyoutoreachforyourdreams.Donotbeafraidtodream.5!A.YourdreamsneverwalkawayB. TheroughtimesaregoingtocomeC. Youfillyourlifewithexcusesand"Ican't"D. Youmustspendmoretimeachi

5、evingitE. DreamingistheeasypartF. Ifyoucandreamit,youcandoitG. youaregoingtosufferalotofdisappointment,failureandpain语篇解读本文主要论述了“要勇于心怀梦想,并努力实现梦想这一主题.1 .解析：根据空前的Someofyoualreadyknowthatit'shard.It'shardtochangeyourlife.可知,有人已经知道了实现梦想、改变生活的困难；据此可以判断,空处具体介绍实现梦想的困难：你将承受失望、失败和痛苦,故G项正确.答案：G2 .解析：根

6、据空后的buttheywillnotstay,theywillcometopass可知,但是,这些困难终将过去；据此可以判断,空处陈述的是与此相反的情况,即会有困难时刻,故B项符合语境.答案：B3 .解析：根据空前的Youdreamandthenfollowitupwithalistofallthereasonswhythedreamisunachievable."可知,你把自己无法实现梦想的原因列成了一个清单；据此可以判断,空处说明此举的结果：你的生活充满着各种借口和“我不能答案：C4 .解析：根据空处后一句Actingonthedreamisharder可知,努力实现梦想更难,空

7、处与该句形成比照；据此可知,空处表示"设定梦想是容易的,故E项正确.答案：E5 .解析：根据空处前一句Donotbeafraidtodream."可知,不要畏惧梦想；据此可以判断,空处应进一步表示要相信自己,你能实现梦想.故F项正确.答案：FBChinahasbeenthebirthplaceofmanyoftheworld'sgreatestinventions.Itwas,forexample,thefirstcountrytoproducepapermoney.Beforetheinventionofpapermoneyandcoins,peopleusedm

8、anydifferentkindsofthingsforbuyingandselling.1Thisexchangeofgoodsandservicesforothergoodsandservicesiscalledbartering.2In1200BC,peopleinChinabegantouseshells贝壳asmoney.Usuallytheshellsusedasmoneywereverysmall.Thismadeiteasierforpeopletocarrymoneyoverlongdistances,andallowedfortradetodevelopbetweendif

9、ferentpartsofthecountry.Intheyearswhichfollowedthisinvention,manyothercountriesaroundtheworldbegantodothesame.3Thenextdevelopmentwasin1000BC,whenChinastartedmakingbronzeandcoppershells.Itwasn'tlongbeforetheChinesemaderoundcoinsoutofmetal.4By500BC,metalcoinshadbeguntoappearincountrieslikePersiaan

10、dGreece,andlaterintheRomanEmpire.About1,000yearslater,leatherwasusedasmoneyinChina,andin806AD,thefirstpaperbanknoteswereproducedbytheChinesepeople.5A. Peoplealsobegancollectingforeigncoinsassouvenirs.B. However,aseconomiesdeveloped,suchexchangesbecameimpractical.C. Itwasstillmanyyearsbeforepapercurr

11、encyappearedinEurope.D. Theyalsousedtinyshellsasmoneyforbuyingandselling.E. Astimewentby,tradebetweencountriesincreased.F. Duringthattime,forexample,buyingachickenmightcostseveralpotatoes.G. Theveryfirstcoinsoftenhadholesinthemsothatpeoplecouldstringthemtogether.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文,主要根据时间顺序讲述了中国和世界上其他国家货币开

12、展的历史.1 .解析：根据空前的peopleusedmanydifferentkindsofthingsforbuyingandselling及空后的Thisexchangeofgoodsandservicesforothergoodsandservicesiscalledbartering可知,此处主要讲的是“物物交换,F项中的buyingachickenmightcostseveralpotatoes是“物物交换的一个例子,符合上下文文意,应选F项.答案：F2 .解析：本文第一段讲的是“物物交换；根据空后的“In1200BC,peopleinChinabegantouseshells贝壳a

13、smoney.Usuallytheshellsusedasmoneywereverysmall.可知,第二段讲的是“贝壳作为货币使用,故此空的作用是承上启下.B项中的suchexchanges"与第一段最后一句中的Thisexchange相照应,且B项中的However以及impractical说明“物物交换有局限性,所以出现了更加方便携带的贝壳货币,符合上下文文意,应选B项.答案：B3 .解析：根据第二段内容及空前的manyothercountriesaroundtheworldbegantodothesame可知,许多其他国家也开始这样做了.todothesame指的就是“也开始

14、用贝壳作为买卖的货币,故D项“他们也使用小贝壳作为货币进行买卖符合上下文文意,应选D项.答案：D4 .解析：根据空前的Itwasn'tlongbeforetheChinesemaderoundcoinsoutofmetal."可知,中国出现了金属制成的圆形钱币；根据空后的“By500BC,metalcoinshadbeguntoappearincountrieslikePersiaandGreece,andlaterintheRomanEmpire可知,至U公元前500年这种金属钱币开始在其他国家出现.故空处应是解释这种金属钱币在其他国家出现的原因.应选G项“这种首次出现的钱

15、币上通常有孔以便人们把它们串起来.答案：G5 .解析：根据空前的thefirstpaperbanknoteswereproducedbytheChinesepeople可知,此处讲到了纸币首先由中国人创造,故C项“很多年后纸币才出现在欧洲与此处衔接紧密,应选C项.答案：CCHelenKelleroncewrote,“Theunselfishefforttobringcheertootherswillbethebeginningofahappierlifeforourselves.1TheUNhassetDecember5asInternationalVolunteerDaytogivereco

16、gnitiontothesepeople.Nineteen-year-oldAndrewMakhoulwasacommunicationsmajorattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Itwascominguptospringbreak,butunlikehisclassmates,Makhoulwasn'tplanningonspendingthebreakrelaxing.2HetraveledtoGuatemala.Hewenttoanorphanage孤儿院inoneofthemostviolentandpoorpartsofGuatemalaCity.

17、3Althoughhedidn'tspeakmuchSpanish,hefoundcommunicationwasn'taproblem:"Youcommunicatedwithlove.Andwhathegaveout,hegotback：Youcouldseelovewhenyoulookedintheireyes.Makhoul'sfirsttimeasavolunteeronlylastedaweek,butbytheendofthatweek,heknewhe'dbebackinthefuture.4TheUNhighlightedtheca

18、seofPalestinianwomenwhoaresurvivorsofbreastcancer.AspartoftheUN'sAidandHopeProgrammeforCancerPatientCare,thewomenhavebeenvolunteeringtheirtimetocreatelow-costbreastprostheses假体tobedistributedtowomenforfree,amongwhomShahdEl-Swerkiisabrilliantexample.5Bytheendofhertimethere,sheadmiredthesewomenwho

19、are“notonlysurvivorsbutalsovolunteers.About2,400yearsago,GreekphilosopherAristotlesaid,“Theessence本质oflifeistoserveothersanddogood."Volunteersallaroundtheworldaremakingthesewordscometrue,eachandeveryday.A.Itdependsuponvolunteerstostayopen.B. Sheworkedwiththewomenaspartoftheprogramme.C. Here,wet

20、elltwovolunteeringstoriesfromaroundtheglobe.D. Sometimes,volunteersthemselveslivewithhugechallenges.E. Hedecidedtospendhistimedoingsomethingusefulforpeople.F. Volunteerswanttodotheirbesttomaketheworldwarmerandmorebeautiful.G. Thesewordscertainlyprovetrueforthemillionsofvolunteersallovertheworld.语篇解读

21、本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了志愿活动的意义以及一些志愿者所从事的志愿活动.1 .解析：上文提到HelenKeller的话：为他人带来快乐的无私努力将是我们自己更幸福生活的开始.G项意为“这些话对全世界数以百万计的志愿者来说无疑是真实的“与上文语义衔接.其中unselfisheffort与volunteers相照应,应选G.答案：G2 .解析：上文说春假就要开始了,但是和他的同学不同的是,Makhoul不打算把时间花在休息上.E项表示他决定把时间花在为人们做一些有用的事情上,符合语境,应选E.答案：E3 .解析：上文说他去危地马拉城局势最动乱和最贫困的其中一个地区的一家孤儿院,A项表示它依靠志愿

22、者来维持运行.根据常识和语境可知,A项与此处匹配.A项中的It指代上文的anorphanage.答案：A4 .解析：下文说乳腺癌的幸存者已经自愿花时间去制作低本钱乳房假体,并且免费分发给其他女性乳腺癌的幸存者,其中ShahdEl-Swerki就是一个杰出的例子.D项表示有时志愿者自己也面临着巨大的挑战,概括准确,应选D.答案：D5 .解析：上文提到Shahd曰-Swerki是一个乳腺癌幸存者但仍然作为志愿者帮助他人,下文说在那里的一段时间结束后,她钦佩这些女性既是幸存者又是志愿者.故B项“作为工程的一局部,她与这些女性一起工作,承上启下,符合语境,应选Bo答案：BDOneofmyearlies

23、tmemorieswaswatchingmymomtalkonouroldphone.Iwasfascinatedthatshecouldtalktosomeonewhowasn'tactuallyintheroomwithher.1Iwaswonderinghowshemanagedtotalkwithsomeoneshecouldn'tsee.2 Later,wehadmobilephonesthatcouldbecarriedaroundtheroom.Thencamecomputersandsmartphones.ThesedaysIcansendane-mailaro

24、undtheworldinasecond.Mydaughter'ssmartphonehasahundredappsandadozensocialmediaaccounts.Shestoresallofherinformationinamysteriousplaceknownas“thecloud,whereshecantakeitoutatanytime.Itseemsthatwearemoreconnectedinthisworldthaneverbefore.3 Fewtakethetimetotalkfacetoface.Insteadoflookingintotheeyeso

25、fourlovedones,westareatourscreens.Itseemsasifthemostconnectedgenerationsarealsotheloneliest.Don'tlettechnologytakeourtimeandruinourlife.Makethetimetomeet,toprayandtocommunicatewitheachother.Takeawalkonthebeachwithafriend.Havealongconversationwiththephonesoffandtheheartson.4Rememberthatweareheretoloveeachother,helpeachotherandmakethisworldabetterplace.5Butwhenitcan't,turnitoff.A.Thatwasalongtimeago.B. Connectofflineaswellasonline.C. Smartphoneshavebothadvantagesanddis