高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day68

1、 高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 68Passage 1When the opportunity arose for me to do some summer traveling, my first urge was to southeast Asia. Being budget conscious, I eventually decided on Thailand.Id been introduced to the country by the we + received 2010Thai film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, w

2、hich sleepily brings out a land in which a dreamy sense of the unknown is so obvious and superstitions) is not only a natural response, but a wise one.On the warm and rainy island of Phuket, I found the best way to access Thailands treasures was by motorbike. I rented one for four days for about 200

3、 RMB and went on a tour guided mainly by fantasy.The Thailand I saw by motorbike was one where religion is ever present. Though Buddhism is the countrys official religion, the footprints of other faiths can be found all over. Statues of the Hindu gods Shiva and Ganesha arent uncommon in the countrys

4、 large number of Buddhist temples, and Muslim places of worship are splendidly equipped in communities in Thailands south.My motorbike allowed me to do more than just see and feel Thailands rich cultural heritage, it also allowed me to taste it. Tourism is a leading industry in Thailand, so in top d

5、estinations like Chiang Mai, Phuket and Bangkok, there are plenty of restaurants that appeal to international visitors with easy and familiar eats, especially around hotels and hostels. Finding something that tastes truly authentic, fresh prawns cooked in yellow curry and served with spicy beans, fo

6、r example, is made much easier with a motorbike.More than anything, my motorbike allowed me to escape the shabby, crowded spaces Thailand is famous for. Deep in the mountains, with the sound of my 125cc engine melting off into the jungle, I found the Thailand I wanted, calm, fascinating and steaming

7、 with an ancient temptation.Thai and is a place thick with mood and myth, and if youre wiling to walk in, youll be rewarded.What attracted the author towards Thailand?A. A Thai film.B. Thai food.C. Thai Buddhism.D. Thai history.We learn from Paragraph 4that.Hindu is resisted in ThailandThailand is a

8、 holy land of religionThailand is a motorcycle countryMuslim exists mainly in Thailands northThe author writes the text of share hisin Thailand.mysterious inspectionwonderful investigationfantastic motorbike rideauthentic sights and tastesPassage 2If theres one thing the British are good at, its wat

9、ching telly. You may think the Americans would beat us at that, but weve taken and turned it into an art form. Like most people, our favourite TV subject is ourselves, which has led to a number of shows aiming to be as British as possible. So if you want to learn how to be British, sit down to a few

10、 episodes of these distinctly British shows.DOCTOR WHOPolitical aside, Doctor Who owes its long television life not only to a brilliant central character, terrifying alien foes and intelligent scriptwriting, but also to a distinctly British way of doing things. If the Earth is the Doctors favourite

11、planet, its clear that Britain is his favourite country.SHERLOCKThe global popularity of the modernized Sherlock Holmes series has proven yet again that no amount of big blockbuster all guns- blazing cop shows can compete with the reserved and sharp detective work of one of Britains most well loved

12、characters. Benedict Cumberbatch has been rightly lauded for his depiction of the fast 一thinking private eye, which has proven again we Brits are good at more than drinking tea.BLACKADDERSimilar to the Pythons, the brilliance of Blackadder is set in its genius application of witty and classically Br

13、itish humor. From the dulcet tones of lead man Rowan Atkinson to the chumsy sidekick Tony Robinson, theres no better show for telling what makes the British British and having a good laugh at it, including an entire season of pointing fun at the French, one of the most British activities.FRIENDSI kn

14、ow what youre thinking-Friends is an American show, about Americans living in America! How can it be distinctly British？ But perhaps youre not aware that, apart from Season 1, Friends is written entirely by British writers, and if you watch the first season in comparison to the others, the differenc

15、e really shows. British sense of humor that cant be replicated artificially. Its a fine art by a natural hand. As an English student, I figure Friends is, and although they speak in American accents, a British !If you hunger to laugh, is the best choice.A. Sherlock.B. BlackadderC. FriendsD. DoctorWh

16、oWhat is stressed by the tex？ t The British are crazy about tea- drinking.Friends are actually made by the British.The British are always finding faults with the French.The British are good at producing and watching telly.The main purpose of the text is to.challenge the American show lovers.advertis

17、e the British most loved showsprovide some information about the Britishintroduce the techniques of the British showsWhat would the author be？ A devoted British.A confident movie reviewer.A cool British shows hand.An English show making major.Passage 3A rare example of prehistoric rock art has been

18、uncovered in Ross- shire. Archaeologists made the discovery while moving a rock decorated with ancient cup and ring marks to a new location. When they turned the stone over, they found the same marks on the other side of the rock. It is one of only a few decorated stones of its kind. Susan Kruse fir

19、st discovered the stone several years ago when out walking. The second set of cup and right marks were uncovered recently when archaeologists were moving the stone to a new site. Dating from the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the art was created between 4, 000 and 5, 000 years ago. Archaeologists believe

20、the markings may have been made for a number of reasons. Theses include for htuals 仪式）or mapping the stars. They could even be the doodlings（鸦）”of bored, ancient shepherds. Ms Kruse said：Finding cup and ring decoration on the opposite side has raised a number ofquestions. Wasthe decoration meant to

21、be viewed from both sides or was one decorated side deliberately placed face down？Or was the stone carved at differenttimes？ John Wombell, who is leading a project to record rock art, said it was an importantdiscovery. He said, Although some stones are decorated on different faces, I only know of a

22、few other stones with decoration on opposite sides. The archaeologist said most boulders with markings were too heavy to turn over to find out if they were decorated on the reverse side. The stone in the new discovery was moved by farmers about 200 years ago when they used it for building something.

23、 There is a group of rock art in the local area. Round houses dating to the Bronze and Iron Ages have also been found. In addition, a farmer uncovered the jewellery while ploughing a field in the 1960s.In what way was the prehistoric rock art found？ When some farmers were turning over a stone.When a

24、 group of researchers were hanging around.When an archaeologist was studying an ancient rock.When archaeologists were getting a rock moved to a new site.Which may not be the reason for the marks on the ston？ eThe drawing of the stars.A certain kind of ceremony.The carvings of different times.A sheep

25、herder who felt tiresome.According to John Wombell, .the discovery around wide attention.the decorated stones are timely spotted.various faces were found carved on the stones.not all uncovered stones had decoration on each side.What could be the best title of the tex？t A Worthy DiscoveryAn Ancient A

26、rtA Remarkable ContributionA Controversial StonePassage 4The British live on a small island. They are surrounded by the sea, so it is not surprising that the sea has always played an important role in their lives. After the development of large, ocean-going sailing ships in the fifteenth century, th

27、e sea became even more important to the country d evselopment. Ships setting sail from England determined to extend Britain s territories, its wealth and its knowledge of the world. Ships returned to England bringing goods, people and new ideas from foreign places.By the nineteenth century, Britain

28、had the largest, most powerful navy in the world.The great sailing ships were so much a part of British life that they even affectedthe language. Many English expressions we use today were originally nautical (航海 的 ) terms, although most people no longer realize this. For example, people commonly de

29、scribe an honest and fair business deal as being“ above board ” . This expressionoriginally used in sailing ship times when secretive, dishonest ship s business wcarried out below decks (below the boards) out of public view. On the other hand,honest business was always conducted on deck (above the b

30、oards), in the open whereeveryone could see what was going on.“ Pipedown! ” ,meaning “ Bequiet! ”is, another common expression that has nautical origins. The ship s bOatSWa）nvWould blow a whistle, or pipe, at the end of the day to indicate （表明） to the sailors it was time to quieten down and go tosle

31、ep.Most native English speakers have heard the expression“ not enough room to swina cat ” , but few know that the “ cat ” does not refer to a small furry animal with four legs and a tail. The “ cat ” is actually a short form of“ cat of nine tails ” a whknotted （打结的 ） tails. A boatswain needed a lot

32、of space in order to swing the whip properly when lashing （鞭打） a poor sailor under his control!The British have been strongly influenced by the sea because .they occupied more land around the worldthey got more wealth from the seathey live on an island surrounded by the seathey had the largest navy

33、everIf someone is open and above board, it means he is .A. secretive B. honestC. cheerful D. dishonestWhich of the following is TRUE according to the passage?Sailors need to go to sleep when they hear a whistle.Sailors will be whipped if they do business below decks.A poor sailor may be whipped nine

34、 times a day.There is no spare room to raise cats on ships.What is the main idea of the passage?The business on British sailing ships.The influence of British sailors language on English.The sailing history of England.The sailing story of British sailors.Passage 5The tornado came without any sign th

35、e sky was blue and the sun had been out. The first alert my husband, Jimmy, 67, and I, 65, got came around 9 p. m. , from some scrolling text on the TV Jimmy was watching. He ran upstairs to find me in our third- floor bedroom, and we changed the channel to our local Pensacola, Florida, station.No s

36、ooner had we found coverage of the tornado than it was on top of us. The bones of the house shook, and the power went out. Pink insulations色缘材料）flewinto the room from a trapdoor to the attic, and the wind began to roar through the house. We had three flights of steps to navigate to get to the relati

37、ve safety of the first floor. Because the closet down there is wedged （塞进） underneath a brick staircase, it seemed like the sturdiest固的）place in our town house to wait things out.I didn t know how or if we would make it down the steps. It felt as if there were no floor underneath me as the wind lift

38、ed me off my feet. I gripped the banisters扶手） and tried to move forward, but this intense pressure held me in place. In those seconds of stillness, I could hear everything around me rattling.As we reached the last flight of steps, our front door blew out. Shards of glass thatlooked like broken ice f

39、lew everywhere. Suddenly, a three-foot-long tree branchwhipped through the doorframe. It flew over our heads, missing us by inches. Had we been one step up, it would have impaled us. The back wall of the house followed suit and tore off into the darkness outside.Instantly I reached the closet, Jimmy

40、 pushed me down to the closet floor, but hecouldn t get inside himself because of the wind. I gripped Jimmy s arm as the tornsucked the door open and tried to bring Jimmy with it. My knees and scalp were full ofglass, but in that moment, I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy would have flown righto

41、ut and into the bay. “ Hold on! Hold on! ” he yelled. But there was nothing in this closet to hold on to.All of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off his feet like people in tornadoes do in the movies.I thought he was gone. And then everything stopped. He landed on his feet. In thosefirst quiet moments, I coul

42、dn t believe it was over. Jimmy said he d go outside t“ No,” I said. “ Don t leave me. ”Our neighbor says the storm lasted four minutes. In that time, four of the twelvetown houses in our unit were completely destroyed. Of the houses left standing, ourssuffered the most damage. Amazingly, none of us

43、 were severely injured.Paragraph 2 4 mainly tell us.the tornado was on top of usthe tornado caused great damagethe coverage of the tornado became a realitythe tornado was so strong that it lifted the author off her feetThe underlined words “ this intense pressure ” in Paragraph 3 refer tothe author

44、s nervousness about the tornadothe force from the tornado on the authorthe stress the author felt from her lifethe pressure the banister gave the authorFrom the passage we can know that .Neither the author nor her husband was injured.the author s house was completely destroyed.they were aware of the

45、 tornado before it came.it became dark outside when the tornado hit the townThe author wrote the passage to .share with us her experience of surviving a tornadowarn us of the danger caused by tornadosshow us how to fight against a tornadotell us tornados are dangerous and how to protect us from them

46、参考答案Passage 1A 细节理解题。根据第二段Id been introduced to the country by the we卜received 2010Thai film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, which sleepily brings out a land in which a dreamy sense of the unknown is so obvious and superstition（迷信）is not only a natural response, but a wise oneilT 知，我被广受

47、欢迎的 2010 泰国电影Uncle Boonmee 吸引到了这个国家。故选 AB 细节理解题。根据第四段内容，尤其是第一句The Thailand I saw bymotorbike was one where religion is ever - present.可知， 泰国是宗教的圣地。故选 BD 主旨大意题。阅读全文，根据文章内容可知，作者在本文给我们分享了自己游历泰国，参观的一些景点以及美食。故选DPassage 2B 细节理解题。根据文中BLACKADDER 句子： theres no better show fortelling what makes the British Br

48、itish and having a good laugh at it, 没有什么更好的 节目来告诉英国人如何笑。故选BD 细节理解题。根据文中第一段的句子：If theres one thing the British aregood at, its watching telly. 如果英国人擅长一件事，那就是看电视。下文介绍了几款英国具有影响力的电视节目。故选 DC结构题。本文主要介绍了英国人最擅长的事就是看电视以及英国几款具有影响力的电视节目。所以 C 选项介绍一些关于英国的信息符合。故选 CA 细节理解题。根据文中句子：As an English student, I figure -

49、 Friends is,and although they speak in American accents, a British ! 作为一名英国学生，我想 老友记是英国人，尽管他们说美国口音，但他们是英国人！可见作者对于英国是忠实的。故选APassage 3D 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句Archaeologists made the discoverywhile moving a rock decorated with ancient cup and ring marks to a new location. 可 知， 考古学家是在将一块刻有岩石画的石头搬迁到新地方时发现了史前岩石艺术。故选 DC 细节理解题。根据第一段中的Theseinclude for rituals of mapping thestars. They could even be the doodlings of bored, ancient shepherd则知，原因包 括 rituals, 对应 B 项中的 ceremony; mapping of stars （ 星图 ） 对应 A 项； doodlings of bored shepherds羊人无聊时的涂鸦）对应 D项。只有 C项在文 中并未提及。故选 CD 推理判断题。根据第二段约翰说的话Although some ston