2019高考英语二轮总练习阅读理解精选(13)及解析

1、2019高考英语二轮总练习阅读理解精选（13）及解析AVilla Nicoletta, Genuine RelaxationSomewhere in the world, theres a place where stress isnt allowed and peace and genuine relaxation are the only demands of the day. If you could go there, you would thoroughly enjoy yourself. There are not too many places in the world like

2、 this, but this is one of them. Its luxurious. Its ultra-private.Welcome to Villa NicolettaVilla Nicoletta is a 4-bedroom luxury villa and an oasis(绿洲) of rest and rejuvenation（恢复活力）in a land of unspoiled peace. Located on a 70-foot cliff overlooking the north shore of the island of St. Thomas and t

3、he pretty waters of CaretBay, Villa Nicoletta offers the finest accommodations in the Caribbean for those seeking a vacation of elegance, peace and privacy. Youll see how the sun blankets the landscape and water in shimmering（闪光） brilliance by day and how the sky twinkles like billions of bright dia

4、monds at night.Completed in 2000, the 3,300-square-foot Villa Nicoletta is fully equipped with state-of-the-art electronics.When you book Villa Nicoletta, you shall book the entire villa.Off Season: April 16 to December 144 bedrooms 5,700/week (8 people max)Sleep sofa can add additional 2 people 200

5、/nightPeak Season: December 15 to April 154 bedrooms 6,300/week (8 people max)Sleep sofa can add additional 2 people 200/night56. The villa can be rented to a maximum of _ people at a time.A. five B. eight C. thirteen D. ten57. If a family with 6 people spends a fortnights Christmas holiday in the v

6、illa, how much will they pay?A. 12,600. B. 15,400 C. 11,400. D. 13,200.58. Villa Nicoletta is most likely to be popular with tourists who _.A. like adventureB. want to escape the noisy life of the cityC. enjoy the winter sportsD. seek excitement in the sea59. We can infer that _.A. you can share the

7、 villa with other touristsB. the island of St. Thomas is famous for the ocean theme amusement parkC. fewer tourists stay in Villa Nicoletta in autumn than in springD. you can go in for extreme sports in Villa NicolettaBHow would you like to sleep with one half your brain asleep and the other half aw

8、ake? Dolphins sleep this way. Recently, scientists at IndianaStateUniversity have discovered that ducks sleep this way too. They found that ducks sleep half awake so they can rest and watch for danger at the same time.After putting their ducks in a row and videotaping them, some researchers found du

9、cks on the end of each row spent more time asleep with one eye open, apparently looking for predators.“The more the ducks felt threatened, the more they slept with one eye open,” said lead author Niels C. Rattenborg, a graduate student at IndianaStateUniversity,Terre Haute. “the unique aspect is not

10、 that they do it,but that they control it. When they sleep at the edge of a group,they tend to realize greater danger, so they spend more time sleeping with one half of their brain.” Ducks with one eye open were still awake enough to detect predators, said the authors of the study, which appears tod

11、ay in the journal Nature.The researchers studied four groups of four ducks held in plastic boxes, which were arranged in a row. Ducks on the end were found to sleep with one eye open 31.8 per cent of the time, compared to 12.4 percent of the time for ducks in the central position.Also, ducks in the

12、central position did not open one eye more than the others, while ducks on each end kept the eye facing away from the group open 86.2 per cent of the time. Brain wave readings of the ducks showed that the half of the brain receiving signals from the closed eye indicated that half of the brain was sl

13、eeping. Signals from the half of the brain receiving signals from the open eye showed a state between fully awake and asleep.60. It was discovered that .A. most people would like to be half asleepB. ducks can sleep half awakeC. dolphins sleep on their wayD. ducks have different sleeping habits from

14、each other 61. A predator is most likely to be .A. an animal that hunts,kills and eats other animalsB. a human being who looks after and feeds ducksC. a scientist who does research work on animalsD. an animal that is likely to be friends with ducks 62. Ducks at the end of each row sleep with one eye

15、 open because.A. they are looking for foodB. they want to enjoy the sceneryC. they are watching out for dangerD. they are unique in their sleeping habit 63. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Ducks on the northern end of a row would keep their eye facing the south open.B. Duc

16、ks with less sense of duty usually choose to stay in the center of a row.C. Ducks with one eye open at the edge can still enjoy a certain degree of sleep.D. A video tape recorder was the only electronic device used in the experiment. CIn the age of reality television, success isnt the only way to th

17、e public eye. Failure can also create fame, just like William Hung, 21, a native of Hong Kong.Hung recently has made an agreement with US-based entertainment firms Koch Records and Fuse Music Network. They will publish a full-length record, titled “The True Idol” on April 6.The idol (偶像) is a civil

18、engineering student at the University of California at Berkeley. He did a version (改写本) of Ricky Martins “She Bangs” on the television show “American Idol 3, on January 27. The Fox TV singing contest searches for pop stars among ordinary people. In the case of Hung, however, his act was so bad that

19、the judges cut him off in mid-act. Hungs response? “I already gave my best, so I have no regrets at all.” Thats interesting, because any common person would have found plenty to regret: the off-key singing, the blue Hawaiian shirt worn with pants pulled up too high, the terrible dancing, the hips je

20、rking (摇摆) to a beat that did not belong to the song, maybe not even to this planet. It was, by all accounts, bad.But it was this very bad act that sold well.Marc Juris, president of Fuse, explained it this way: “Every one of us is happily guilty of singing our favorite song at the top of our lungs

21、with complete freedom, completely off-key and completely unworried. Thats what William did and immediately won the hearts of America.”Whatever it is, for the moment its big. Three websites devoted to Hung have gone up on the Internet in the past few weeks. Versions of his performance have been remix

22、ed with hip hop and techno music and have made it to the top 10 request list at a Chicago radio station.So, what does Hung think of this?“There were all these people saying things about me. A lot were saying I was very courageous and that I was great on the show, but some didnt have much respect for

23、 me and some were kind of mean.”Now he says hes not so sure whether to distance himself from the glamour (魅力) or to accept it. Returning to normal hasnt been easy.64. Hung was popular in American for all the following reasons EXCEPT .A. his shirt and pantsB. his off-key singingC. his jerking hips D.

24、 his excellent version 65. Which of the following shows the correct order of what happened to Hung?a. The entertainment firms made an agreement with Hung.b. The judges cut Hung off in mid-act in the singing contest. c. Hung became popular among Americans.d. Hung gave a terrible performance though he

25、 tried his best.e. Three websites put Hungs funny performance on the Internet.A. d, b, e, c, a B. a, c, d, b, e C. a, d, b, c, e D. d, b, a, e, c66. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Sometimes an idol behaves quite foolishly. B. Hungs performance attracted the public eye.C. How an unsuccessfu

26、l person became famous. D. Success sometimes does not require hard work. 67. Why was Hung able to win the hearts of America?A. His success was based on luck rather than his own hard work.B. He attracted peoples attention and won wide praise in the contest.C. He was good-looking in his pants and shir

27、t though he didnt sing well.D. In the contest he did what every one of us is happy to do in daily life. DIf you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz w

28、ith a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.The dining rooms in all big hotels not only se

29、rve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any ol

30、d registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate. From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.With so

31、 many loopholes(漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the

32、free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.In a society of such high moral practice, what need is there for people

33、 to be on guard against others? 68. While taking a taxi in Finland, a passenger_.A. can go anywhere without having to pay the driverB. only pays two US dollars for a taxi rideC. can never be turned down by the taxi driver wherever he wants to goD. needs to provide good faith demonstration before lea

34、ving without paying 69. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Generally, in Finland, workers can get more pay by working long hours.B. The bosses are too busy to check the working hours of their employees.C. The workers are always honest with their working hours.D. The work

35、ers and their bosses will make an agreement in advance about the pay. 70. The underlined word “those” in Para.5 probably refers to people _.A. who are on guard against others B. who are dishonestC. who often have meals in big hotels D. who often take taxis 71. It can be concluded that _.A. Finnish p

36、eople are really foolish in daily life B. the Finnish society is of very high moral levelC. Finland has been a good place for cheatsD. all the Finns are rich and therefore honest EYou are from a middle-class family, and live in a normal size home without any showy possessions, but you are surrounded

37、 by surprising consumption (消费). This contrast is beginning to bother your 6-year-old son. You are worried that he will want to live as they do and wonder if you should move.Sometimes big pocket money, joyful birthday parties, special playrooms and super-big houses tell you that your neighbors proba

38、bly have more money than you do, and that theyre not as careful as you are with money, but you may find that they cook and dig in the garden with their children just as often as you do, talk with them freely and read to them every night.Or you may find that some of these parents stay in one wing of

39、their big house while their child plays by himself, way off in a wing of his own. In that unfortunate case, he is basically growing up alone without being looked after properly, but this can happen to a child who lives in a normal size house, too, if he has a TV, a computer and a few video games in

40、his room. Even the most caring parent doesnt walk in and out of it to see what show her child is watching, what Internet site he has found and if hes still playing that video game.Too much uncontrolled screen time may lead to a certain loss of innocence, but mostly this child will lose the sense of

41、unity and satisfaction that comes from being in a family.A neighborhood should also provide you with a sense of unity and satisfaction, and if it doesnt, you might decide to move. Dont judge your neighborhood too strictly, though. There are some things that are right with almost any neighborhood and some things that are wrong with the best of them like those super-big houses. The wealth of their owner