高考英语阅读理解 七选五加强练五

高中英语阅读理解+七选五加强练五（1）VirtualCookingClassInthis2-hourliveprivateone-on-oneonlineexperience,youwillconnectwith87-year-oldItalianNonnaNerinaandhergranddaughterChiaraastheywalkyouthroughamouth-wateringcookingexperienceofoneoftheirfavoritefamilyrecipes（食谱）inthecomfortofyourownhome-withoutanyotherguestotherthanyou!Onceyoubookthisclass,wewillreachouttoyoutocoordinate（协调）thebesttimeanddatethatworksforyou,ChiaraandNonnaNerina.Andaweekbeforeyourclass,youwillreceiveashoppinglistofingredients（原料）tobuyandalinktoanAmazonstorefrontforanytoolthatyoumayneedtocookwith.Nottoworry—wekeepitsimple,youprobablyalreadyhaveallthethingsthatyouneedinyourkitchen!YouwilldiscusswithChiaraaboutrecipesandpastachoices,selecttheonethatyouaremostexcitedaboutandthendecideonallthedetailstogetherforamagicalexperience.Eachrecipethatwecookwillbefromourownfamilygoingbackgenerationsandwewillsendyousomeofourfavoritewinepairingsuggestionsifyouarereallyinterested!Tobecomethecookyouhavealwayswantedtobe,pleasejoinuseveryweekformoreclassesandmorefunbysendingyouremailtoNonnaLive@!21.Whatcanweknowabouttheprivatecourse?A.ItisheldinanItalianfamily. B.Itisofferingadiscountatpresent.C.ItisgivenbyNonnaNerinaalone. D.Itisachancetolearnmagic.22.Whatdoyouneedtodoaweekbeforetheclass?A.Shareyourfavoriterecipeandpasta. B.Invitethegueststojointheclass.C.Getsomethingnecessaryready forit. D.Docleaningtokeepyourkitcheninorder.23.Howcanyoulearnmoreinformationaboutmoreclasses?A.Bywritingane-mail. B.Bymakingaphonecall.C.ByvisitingChiarainperson. D.Byleavingamessageonthewebsite.（2）InEurope,thereisnoescapeforthosewhodonotappreciateartandarchitecture(建筑).ItisaheavenforpeoplewhowanttofeelliketheyhavebeentransportedtofamoushistoricaltimeperiodsfromAmerica.Forme,EuropewasacompletecontrastfromAmerica.LondonandFrancehadamoreroyalfeelthanNewYork,andRomefeltmoreancient.Iwasn’tjustonadifferentcontinent;itfeltlikeIwasinadifferentcentury.MyparentsandIvisitedLondon,ParisandRomethissummerincelebrationoftheendofmyhighschoolexperience.ItwassupposedtobeabreakfromalifeasbusyasabeeinNewYork,theconstantstress,thecrowdedsubwayrides,andthewearybodythathadaccompaniedmeforthelastfouryears.ItwasanopportunitytoappreciateEuropethewayIcouldn’tdoitjustbyreadinghistorybooks.MyfavouritepartsofLondonweretheTowerofLondonandtheChurchillWarRooms.Asasiteofpastexecutions(刑场),theTowerofLondondisplayedpunishingdevicesfromthe16thand17thcenturyandtoldstoriesofvariousmembersoftheroyalfamilywhohadeverbeenimprisonedinthetower,someevenimprisonedbytheirownfamilymemberswhentheywereseenasathreattothecrown.Besidesthat,Ialsogottoseetheroyalfamily’scrownjewels,amazinglybeautiful.TheChurchillWarRooms,thoughverydifferentfromtheTowerofLondon,werealsospellbindingfromahistoricperspective.Iamnotahistoryfan,butIenjoymuseums,andItookafancytotheChurchillMuseuminsidetheWarRoomsthatdetailedtheeventsofChurchill’slifeandWorldWarⅡ.EverythingIsawinitbuiltuphislifefromhischildhoodtohislastyears,creatingathree-dimensionalChurchillinmymindwhowasapersonjustlikemyself.Helongedformore.Hemademistakes.Heexperiencedlonelinessandsadness.ButhehadalsodonesomeremarkablethingslikeunitingBritainduringWorldWarⅡ.OurrewardingtripendedinRomeacoupleofdayslater.()24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“contrast”inParagraph1mean?A.Somethingdifferent. B.Somethingartistic.C.Somethingsimilar. D.Somethingfaraway.()25.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethewriter’slifeinNewYork?A.Relaxingandpeaceful. B.Stressfulandtiring.C.Joyfulbutbusy. D.Boringbutsuccessful.()26.WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph3?A.TheTowerofLondonisasymbolofpeace.B.Theroyalfamilymembersusedtoliveinharmony.C.TheTowerofLondonwitnessedchangesofroyalfamilies.D.VisitorscouldbuythecrownjewelsinChurchillWarRooms.()27.WhatreallygotthewriterspellboundintheChurchillMuseum?A.Theuniquearchitecture. B.WorldWarTwo.C.Churchill’sachievements. D.Churchill’sreallife.（3）AsWilliamShakespeareistoliteratureinEnglish,soisthepoetDuFutotheChineseliterarytradition."WehaveDante,ShakespeareandDuFu.Thesepoetscreatetheveryvaluesbywhichpoetryisjudged,“remarkedHarvardProfessorStephenOweninDuFu,China'sGreatestPoet,anewBBCdocumentary（纪录片）thatairedonApril7.AimedatintroducingthecharmandbeautyoftraditionalChineseliteraturetoviewersaroundtheglobe,thedocumentaryinvitedfamousBritishactorIanMcKellen,whoplayedthewizardGandalfinthefilmseriesTheLordoftheRings,toread15ofDu'spoemsthathavebeentranslatedintoEnglish.Theone-hourfilmtracesthepoet'slifeexperiencesindetail.Bornin712,Dulivedunderthereign（统治）oftheTangEmperorXuanzong（713—756）,atimemarkedbyextraordinaryprosperity（繁荣），inclusivenessandculturalaccomplishment.However,astheAnLushanRebellion（叛乱）flooredtheempire,the43-year-oldDu,theformercivilservantattheTangcourt,hadtotakehisfamilyoutofhishometown,andfacedstarvationandsufferings.Throughupsanddowns,thepoetneverstoppedwritingandabout1,500poemshavebeenkeptovertheages.Eventhoughheneverheldahighpositioninthegovernment,Dustillcaredaboutcommonpeople.Forexample,inthepoemMyCottageUnroofedbyAutumnGales?hewrotethat“CouldIgetmansionscoveringtenthousandmiles,I'dhouseallscholarspoorandmakethembeamwithsmiles”.“ThatiswhyhewashonoredasaPoetSagebylatergenerations.Adifficultlifeandhisspiritofconcernabouttheworldhelpedhimcreatesomanymasterpieces,“ShiWenxue,aculturalcriticbasedinBeijing,toldtheGlobalTimes.Withoutdoubt,DuisaculturalsymbolofancientChina,buthisbrilliantworksandcorespiritshavealsoinspiredpeopleoutsideofChina.Asthedocumentarynoted,hisworkrepresentsapreciousculturalheritagefortheentireworld,notjustChina.28.Whatcanweknowaboutthedocumentary?A.ItintroducesShakespeare. B.DuFuisactedbyIanMcKelleninit.C.ItstargetaudienceisChinese. D.Itshows15ofDuFu'spoemstotheaudience.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“That”inparagraph6referto?A.Caringaboutcommonpeople. B.MyCottageUnroofedbyAutumnGales.C.Thelowpositioninthegovernment.D.Thesentenceofthepoem.30.WhatmostinspiredDu'screationaccordingtoShiWenxue?A.Hisworkexperience. B.Hardlifeandhiscaringspirit.C.TheAnLushanrebellion. D.TheTangdynastyculturebackground.31.Inwhichsectionofawebsitemaythistextappear?A.Entertainment.B.Health. C.Literature. D.Science.（4）Germanshaveaword“wanderlust”whichtranslatedintoEnglishwouldbe“thedesiretowander”.Nowadaysthechancetotravelisendless.Thankstocheapairtickets,travellingabroadisveryeasyandsometimesit’sevencheapertoflyoutofthecountrythantotravelwithinyourown.So,yes,travellingischeapbuttherehavetobeotherreasonstotravelandyou’reright—thereareplenty!Ihavealwayshadthisfeelingofwanderlust.ItstartedfrommewantingtoexploremylocalwoodsatthebackofmygardenasayounggirlandasIhavegrown,sohasmysenseofadventure.AndIfoundmylocalwoodsbeingreplacedwiththeBrazilwetland,Pantanal,whereIwentlastsummerinsearchofjaguars,snakesandcrocodiles.Thethingwithtravellingisthatit’salwaysdifferent.Evenifyouwenttothesamecountry,tothesametownandstayedintheexactsamehotelitwouldbeacompletelydifferentexperience.Thepeopleyoumeetwillbedifferent,andtheywilltellyoutheirowntravellingstories:storiesofholidayromance,holidayworriesandstoriesthatseemsooutrageousthatyoucanhardlybelievethemuntilsomethingsimilarhappenstoyou.Ormaybethedifferenceisyou?Maybeyouhavechangedsincelasttimeyouwerethere?Andthat’sthethingwithtravelling—itchangesyou.Whenyoutravelyouareforcedtoexperienceanewculture.Whetherit’seatingaguineapig,orstayingwithafamilywhereneitherofyouspeakacommonlanguageandyouhavetocommunicatethroughhandactionsandsmiles,theexperiencegivesmeitchyfeettodoitallagain.AndalthoughwanderlustisaGermanword,theEnglishidiom“tohaveitchyfeet”hasasimilaridea.Someonewhohasitchyfeetneedstoleaveortravel.Thisdesiretoexploreisfoundnotonlyinlanguagebutinus.()32.AccordingtoParagraph2,whatisthemostimportantpartoftravelling?A.Youcanhavedifferentexperiences.B.Youcanhearmanytravellingstories.C.Youwillexperienceholidayromance.D.Youareabletotakemoreadventures.()33.Theunderlinedword“outrageous”inParagraph2probablymeans“”.

A.interesting B.surprisingC.moving D.disappointing()34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A.Stayingwithafamilywithoutcommonlanguages.B.Communicatingthroughhandactionsandsmiles.C.Eatingaguineapig.D.Experiencingadifferentculture.()35.Thewriterwrotethepassageinorderto.

A.givevariousreasonsfortravellingB.encouragepeopletotravelabroadC.explaintheGermanword“wanderlust”D.sharehis/hertravellingexperiencesPartB根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Whenwecomehomefromalongdayatschool,ourdogsaresohappytoseeus.Theirfaceslookhappy,withmouthswideopen.36.It'sprobablynotanillusion（错觉）atall.Infact,twocenturiesofmodernsciencehasgoodevidencethathumansandanimalsshareemotions-includingthekindofemotionthatresultsinlaughter.USanimalbehavioristPatriciaSimonetcarriedoutresearchonaspecialsoundthatdogsmakewhentheyplay.37.Itisquitedifferentfromotherdogsoundslikewhining（哀鸣）andgrowling（咆哮）.Simonetbelieveditislaughter.Evenotherdogsseemtorecognizeandassociatethe“laugh"withpleasure.38whenSimonetplayedthelaughtertootherdogs,reportedABCNews.Itmightnotsurpriseusthatdogs-ourtraditional“bestfriends“---liketolaugh.Butotherresearchsuggeststhatcreatures,likerats,alsolaugh.EstonianresearcherJaakPankseppdidexperimentsonra