2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习特色专项训练第八组

1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习特色专项训练第八组I 阅读理解A（xx 贵阳高三适应性监测考试 ）Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and work ing in Den ver, I was drivi ng to my pare nts home in Missouri for Christmas.I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to visit a friend. While I was st

2、anding in lineatthe cash register（收款机）,I saidhello to an old couple who were also pay ing for gas.I took off, but had gone only a few miles whe n black smoke bega n pouri ng from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered whatIshould do. A carpulled upbehindme. It was the couple I had spoken to at t

3、he gas station. They said they would take me to my friend s. We chatted on the way into the city,and when I got out of thecar, the husba nd gave me his bus in ess card.I wrote him and his wife a tha nk-you n ote for helpi ng me. Soon afterwards, Ireceived a Christmas present from them. Their note th

4、at camewith it said that helping me had made their holidays meanin gful.Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In the late after noon I retur ned to my car and found that I d left the lights on all day,andthe battery was dead. Then I no ticed that the Frie ndly Ford deale

5、rship a shopsell ing carswas right next door. I walked over and found two salesme n in theshowroom.“ Just how friendlyis FriendlyFord ?” I asked and explained my trouble. Theyquickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment. When I got home, I wrote them a note to

6、say tha nks. I received a letter back from one of the salesme n. No one had ever take n the time to write him and say“ tha nkyou”， and it meant a lot, he said.“Thank you ”一 two powerful words. They re easy to say and mean so much.Why did the writer get into the old couple s car?His parents were in t

7、he car.His car had broken down.His friend told him to do so.His car s oil had run out.From the text, we know that the old couple weretalkativeB. braveC. kindD. IonelyWhat did the old couple think of helping the writer?They could get a reward.It made their holiday worthy.They did it by chanee.It was

8、due to a thank-you letter.What would be the best title for the text?An Experienee to MissouriAn Old CoupleA Meaningful HolidayA Meaningful Thank -youB(xx 呼和浩特第一次调研 )lt is not so long ago that the extended family lived un der the same roof. Childre n grew up knowing their cous ins, aunts and un cles,

9、 gra ndpare nts, and other relatives. These childre n felt conn ected.In these not too - long - ago times people were connected to their food. Most people grew their own vegetables and fruit. Many families had a house cow for milk, cheese, butter and cream.Most families also had meat ani mals. When

10、visitorscame un expectedly,dad wouldbe sent out back to kill the chicke n for dinner. Every one was in volved in cook ing and mealtimes were a social event. When the meal ended, most of the family were in volved in clea ning up and wash ing up.How differe nt is the situati on today?The fast life is

11、all around us fast food, fast cars, fast conversations,fastfamilies, fast holidays. Our fast paced life has weake ned these conn ecti ons. We have bee n fooled into thinking we n eed to, or even must, be fast and have what the“fast life” gives us. Stress is leading to many new health problems.The so

12、lutio n is the Slow Moveme nt. It aims to deal with the problem of“ timepoverty ” through making connections. It supports a growing cultural shift towards slowing down. It has spread to more than sixty countries and bee a worldwide movement.The Slow Movement tells us that we need to slow down and co

13、nnect with our life.We n eed connection to people ourselves, our family, our muni ty, our friends tofood, to places(where we live), and to life. By being part of the Slow Moveme nt, many people have known how they lost connection to most aspects of their life and to the natural world and rhythms aro

14、und them. And more importantly, they have reconn ected they have lived a new conn ected lifestyle.If we are connected to our food, weeat each meal slowlybuy our food by ourselvesenjoy our mealtimes with other family membersprepare and cook our food by ourselvesAccording to the text, which group of t

15、he following words can be used to describe today s life?Healthy, busy, disconnected.Rich, disconnected, fortable.Fast, busy, stressful.Convenient, relaxing, fast.7 According to the author, many people have A got used to fast lifeB had unwise opinions about fast lifeC had diseases caused by fast food

16、D benefited from fast life8 What s the purpose of the text?A To pare modern life with traditional life.B To explain the meaning of making a connection.C To explain the disadvantages of disconnected life.DTo support a world-wide movement.n .七选五（xx 河北五个一名校联盟监测二）Guide for TeenagersThe teenage years can

17、 be tough ，and it s normal to feel sad every now and then.But if these feelings don t go away or bee so intense that you can t handle themyou may be suffering from depression.1. Try not to isolate yourselfWhen you re depressed ，you may not feel like seeing anybody or doing anything.Just getting out

18、of bed in the morning can be difficult， but isolatingyourself only makes depression worse.2. Spend time with friends ，especiallythose who are active.Keep your body healthyMaking healthy lifestyle choices can do wonders for your moods.Ever heard of “ Runners High ”？ Physical activity can be as effect

19、ive as medications for depression ，so get involved in sports，ride your bike，or take a dance class.Anyactivity helps！ 3 . As for food ，make sure you re feeding your mind withplenty of fruits ， vegetables ， and whole grains.Avoid alcohol and drugsYou maybe try drinking or use drugs in an effort to esc

20、ape from your feelings and get a “mood boost”， even if just for a short time.However，substance abusecan not only make depression worse， but can cause you to bee moredepressed.4. You will need special treatment for your substance abuseproblem.5Stress and worry can lead to depression.Talk to a teacher

21、 if exams or classes seem overwhelming.Inaddition ，if you have a health concern you feel you cant talkto your parents about ，see a doctor.A health professional can help you approach your parents and guide you toward appropriate treatment.If you re dealing with relationships ， friendships，or family p

22、roblems ， talk to an adult you trust.A Ask for help if you are stressedB Even a short walk can be beneficialC Turn to your parents for helpDAs you get out into the world， you may find yourself feeling betterE In short ， drinking and taking drugs will make you feel worse not better in the long runF T

23、he more exercise you do，the healthier you will beG Help is available and you have more power than you think川.短文改错（xx 云南第一次统一检测 ）A foreign student graduated with honors from a finely university in Germany. He expected to find a good job and have a bright future.But in his disappointment, he wasn t ev

24、en giving the chance for an interview! The third time he was refused, he phoned the pany to ask how. “Wedont employ dishonest people in Germany”is the answer. What was wrong? Shortly before he arrived in Germany, he found easy to steal subway rides. But he often rode without a ticket and was caught

25、up three times. Now he had to pay a high price for his own behavior. We should all keep in minds ： honesty is the best policy.第八组I 阅读理解【解题导语】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。 作者通过讲述两个自己在遇到困难时得到他人 无私帮助的故事，说明了在接受帮助时表达感谢的重要性。1.解析：选Bo细节理解题。根据第二段第一句中的black smoke began pouring from the back of my car ”可知，作者的车出故障了，所以他才坐老夫妇的车。故

26、答案选B。2解析：选 G推理判断题。根据第二、三段可知，这对老夫妇让作者搭他们的车去 见朋友，作者下车后，老夫妇还给了他一张名片， 在作者寄去感谢信后，这对老夫妇给作者 寄了一个圣诞礼物，由此可知，这对夫妇很善良。kind 意为“善良的”，符合文意。故答案选 C。 talkative 意为“健谈的”； brave 意为“勇敢的”； lonely 意为“孤独的”，均 不符合文意。 解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句Their note that camewith it said that help ing me had made their holidays meanin gful.”可

27、知，这对老夫妇认为，帮助作者让他们的假期很有意义，这一切都是值得的。故答案选B。解析：选 D。标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文作者主要讲述了两个自己受到帮助的故事。 每一次受到帮助后， 作者都会通过写便条来表达自己对他们的感谢。 “感谢”二字 虽然说起来容易，但是意义重大。由此可知， D 项“一个有意义的感谢”概括出了文章的主 旨，最适合做这篇文章的标题。故答案选D。【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。 作者首先描述了昔日大家生活在同一屋檐下、 彼此 联系、舒服惬意的生活，然后与如今的快节奏生活进行对比，阐述了快节奏对人们的危害， 并介绍了 Slow Movement 的目的和内容。解析：选 D。细

28、节理解题。根据第三段第二句中dad would be sent out back tokill the chicken for dinner”和第三句“ Everyone was involved in cooking andmealtimes were a social event. ”可知，我们与食物的联系来自于我们自己准备和制作食 物。故答案选 D。6解析：选 C。细节理解题。根据文章第五段对fast life的介绍中提到的高频词汇“ fast ”“ fast paced life Stress ”及health problems ” 等可知，现代生活的特点 是快速、忙碌、压力大。故答案

29、选C。解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第五段第三句We have been fooled into thinking we need to ， or even must ， be fast and have what thefast life gives us. ”可知，在现代社会中，我们已经被愚弄或被“洗脑”，认为我们必须快节奏地生活，接受快节奏生 活所带给我们的一切。由此可知，我们对现代生活的想法是不明智的。故答案选B。&解析：选 0写作意图题。通读文章可知，作者按照“描述传统生活的好处一一对比并批判现代的快节奏生活 引入 Slow Moveme nt的目的与内容”这一结构行文， 根据作

30、者的态度与文章结构可知，作者归根结底是为了推出并支持 Slow Moveme nt这一世界性的活 动。而A、B、C三项或是表述片面，或只是文章表面意思。故答案选Don .七选五1 5.GDBEAfin elyfine un iversity in Germa ny川.短文改错A foreig n stude nt graduated with honors from aingivi ng he wasn t even 一give nHe expected to find a good job and have a bright future. But 石 his disappointment.

31、how he phoned the pany to askthe cha nee for an in terview! The third time he was refused,why.We dorf t employ dish on est people in Germa nyisthe an swer. What was wrong? Shortly wasbeforehe arrived in Germa ny, he found after7Aiteasy to steal subway rides.Buthe often rode without a ticket and was

32、eaught up sothree times. Now he had to pay a high price for his own behavior. We should allkeep inmin ds:honesty is the best policy.mi nd2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习特色专项训练第六组I 阅读理解A（xx 河北衡水中学高三第二次模拟考试）The last time I saw him was 12 years ago.Twelve years has passed, and I still remember eating pomegranates（石榴

33、）while histhin hands bed through my hair. To this day, I still remember storiesmy grandfatherused to tell me. As a child liv ing in Korea, my gra ndfather was my closest friend, the man I spe nt every day with and depe nded on for back rides. We were in separable from the moment we awoke until I fel

34、l asleep in his arms. I ate the food he prepared , and he was my pillow and storyteller. Little did we know that a day would e whe n his first granddaughter would leave. My father was to be stationed in the UnitedStates and time would blur（ 使变模糊 ）our images of each other.On the summer of my sixtee n

35、th birthday, I would see my gran dfather aga in. On the plane , thoughts of him ran through my mind during all 14 hours of the flight. Would he look the same ? Would he be healthy? Did he still have the pictures I drew for him? Most importantly, would he remember me?I was short then and always smili

36、ng. He dressed me. Twelve years later and I was taller, had a different figure. I picked out my own outfits and had my own sense of style. I was scared he wouldn t recognize I was his gra nddaughter.I landed in the airport and rode with my aun t and cousin to my grandfather s house, where we found h

37、im pacing back and forth, awaiting my arrival. He looked the same, and as soon as I stepped out of the car and faced him, I began to cry. He ran toward me. “Tina ！” My grandfather kept yelling. Wemet each other with open arms and he whispered, “I ve been waiting for mygranddaughter to e home. I miss

38、ed you, my little Tina. Wele home.” Our eyes filled with tears as we walked up the stairs, arm in arm, telling each other all the events we had misse d in each other s life. He did remember. After all, I am his first granddaughter.1It can be inferred that in childhood the author always Aate the food

39、 her grandmother preparedB remembered the stories her grandmother toldC rode on her grandfather s backDgot on well with her father2How old was the author when she left her grandfather?A About 12 years old.B About 6 years old.C About 4 years old.D About 2 years old.3Why did the author think her grand

40、father probably would not make her out?A Because her grandfather was forgetful.B Because she was already a“big girl ”C Because she was already an American.D Because her grandfather was too old.4The author met her grandfather Ain the airportBby herselfC with her parentsD with her relativesB（xx 河南豫北、豫

41、东十所名校联考 ）The way we cook is important. In many countries,the two choices are natural gas and electric-powered stoves.The World Health Organization warns that millions of people are dying every year from indoor air pollution which results from the use of dangerous fuels and cook -stoves in the home.M

42、ost of the deaths are in developing countries. To help fight or lights is to blame for many of these deaths.the problem, the pollutants.The WHOs plan which show that theWHO announced newof action for reducing use of toxic（ 有毒的 ）guidelines aimedindoor pollutantsfuels in inefficientat reducing househo

43、ldis based on new findings, stoves, space heatersCarlos Dora, an official in the WHO,says people should not use unprocessed coal indoors.He says, “Opening a window or door to let out the harmful air will not correct the situation. It willonly pollute the outdoors. You can t expect that a bit ofventi

44、lation（ 通风 ） is going to get rid of this. It is really about clean technologies and clean fuels. And, the fuel story has not been stressed enough so far in the global debate. So, that is the new thing. Weshould be going for clean fuels, avoiding coal and going for the solar.WHOofficials say indoor p

45、ollution leads to early deaths from stroke, heart and lung disease and childhood lung cancer. These diseases can often result from highlevels of fine particulate matter and carb on mono xide（氧化碳 ）released by theburning of solid fuels. These fuels in clude wood, coal, animal waste, crop waste and cha

46、rcoal. Wome n and girls are the main victims.The United Nations found that more than 95 perce nt of households in sub-Saharan Africa depe nd on solid fuels for cook in g. It says huge populati ons inIn dia, Chinaand Lati n America n coun tries, such as Guatemala and Peru, are also at risk.WHO expert

47、s note some n ew, safe and low - cost tech no logies that could help are already available. But this is just a start. They are urging develop ing coun tries to use clea ner fuels and in crease access to clea ner and more moder n cook ing and heat ing applia nces.The reas on for in door air polluti o

48、n isstill unknownthe use of solar energythe use of dangerous fuels and cook- stoves the frequent use of fuels in efficient stovesWho may be the least affected by in door air polluti on?Children in China.Men in Europe.Girls in sub - Saharan Africa.Women in Latin American countries. Soluti ons to the

49、in door air polluti on problem in cludegoing for ani mal waste and coalusing clea n fuelsin creas ing access to clea ner and more moder n cook ing and heati ng applia ncesope ning a window or door to let out the harmful airB.C.D.What s the main idea of this passage? Health is very important to peopl

50、e in developing countries.People in developing countries are dying from air pollution. People in develop ing coun tries know too little about scie nee and tech no logy.Proper cooking ways help reduce the deaths in developing countries.n.完形填空（xx 山西大学附中第五次月考）My mother has been a true inspiration to me

51、 andcha nged the way I look at life. Since mybirth she has made it evide nt that I wouldbee _1_ and that I would be one of the great on es. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my _2_ to it.As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came _3_ to others. I had problems with writing

52、, reading and especially speaking. I didn t talk the way _4_ kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert（ 警觉的）to my surroundings. My reading was poor _5_ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to 6.My writing was not at the _7_ it should have been. Even simple things like knowi

53、ng my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers（弹手指）were _8_ .My mother _9_ all my challe nges and as a professor with a Ph.D., decided to_10_ the situation early in my development.She didn t want me to _11_. Aftera while, we did in deed get over all the problems that had12 me.She spe nt h

54、oursevery day 13me everything I needed to know, determined to help melearn. _14_her I would not be any where close to the level I am now.In additi on, she gave _15_ for my life. She told me what to do and what notto do. Her expectati ons have always bee n high _16_ she knows that I can do it.For tha

55、t, I tha nk her. She would not allow her son to be in capable. She n ever _口一 on me, and to this day she tells me educati on is a must. I will be a _18_ pers on _ if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to study hard for my _19_ and atte nd college.She used her gifts as a _20_ to help a

56、child her child and now I have theopport unity to bee somethi ng.1.A.everythi ngB.no thi ngC. anythingD.someth ing2. A.mindB.brainC. feelingsD.work3. A.smoothlyB.stro nglyC. frequentlyD.easily4. A.averageB.ordi naryC. normalD.mon5. A.justB.everC. evenD.on ly6. A.hearB.writeC. readD.un dersta nd7. A.

57、levelB.len gthC. speedD.degree8. A.problemsB.excusesC. worriesD.duties9. A.sufferedB.observedC. removedD.tolerated10. A.studyB.findC. changeD.keep11. A.fightB.struggleC. strikeD.challe nge12. A.interruptedB.disturbedC. terrifiedD.troubled13. A.teachingB.givi ngC. supportingD.remi ndi ng14. A.Without

58、B.ExceptC. BesidesD.Beyond15. A.informationB.adviceC. promiseD.expectati on16. A.beforeB.thoughC. becauseD.unless17. A.set upB.gave upC. pushed upD.looked up18. A.richB.famousC. successfulD.powerful19. A.trainingB.gradesC. experimentsD.abilities20. A.womanB.doctorC sisterD teacher第六组I 阅读理解【解题导语】 本文是

59、一篇记叙文。 “我”从小生活在爷爷身边， 四岁时随父亲到美国 定居， 十二年后再次回去见爷爷， 一路上总是担心爷爷认不出自己， 但没想到一下车爷爷就 认出了“我”。 解析：选 C。推理判断题。根据第一段第四句As a child livi ng in Korea, my grandfather was my closest friend ， the man I spent every day with and depended onfor back rides. ”可知，我”每天都和爷爷在一起，骑在他背上玩耍。故答案选C。 解析：选Co推理判断题。根据第一段第一句The last time I

60、 saw him was 12 years ago. ”可知，“我”最后一次见到爷爷是十二年前；根据第二段第一句“ On the summer of my sixteenth birthday ， I would see my grandfather again. ”可知，十六岁生日的那年 夏天“我”再次见到了爷爷；由此可推知，作者是在四岁的时候离开爷爷的。故答案选C。 解析：选Bo细节理解题。根据第二段中的“ I was short then and always smiling.He dressed me.Twelve years later and I was taller ， had