高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解 七选五考前小题提分练十五

高中英语阅读理解+七选五考前小题提分练十五（1）MichelleObama’sautobiography,Becoming,

is

on

tracktobecomethemostsuccessfulmemoir(回忆录)inmodernpublishinghistory,sellingmorethan10mcopiestodate*aslifeaftertheWhiteHousecontinuestoprovecommercialgoldforbrandObama.ThomasRabe,chiefexecutiveoftheGermanmediagroupBertelsmann,saidthetitlewasthebookgiant's

biggestsuccessofthelastyear.“Webelievethatthesememoirscouldwellbecomethemostsuccessfulmemoir

ever,”hesaid.PenguinRandomHousewonabiddingwarfortherightstoBarackandMichelleObama’sautobiographiesin2017,payingmorethan$65million,arecordforUSpresidentialmemoirs.

Becoming

hasbeenaglobalsales

juggernautsincebeinglaunchedin31languagesinmid-November.Theaudio-book(有声读物），readbythe

formerfirstlady,hasbecomethefastest-eversellerputoutbyPenguinRandomHouse.Obamahasbeenpromotinghermemoirwithahugelypopularglobaltour.HertourhasalsotakeninCopenhagen,Stockholm,Oslo,ParisandAmsterdamaswellastheUSandCanada.Ticketsforherfirstlive

appearanceintheUK,attheRoyalFestivalHallinDecember,soldoutinminutes.OverallUKsalesofObamaf

bookcurrentlystandatmorethan6001000,rankingit11thonthelistofbestsellingmemoirsandbiographies

sincesalesrecordsbeganin1998,accordingtoNielsenBookScan.While

Becoming

isprovingamodembestseller,ithassomewaytogotomatchthelifetimeperformanceofTheDiaryofAnneFrank,whichwasfirstpublishedinEnglishin1952andisestimatedtohavesold

morethan

35mcopiesin65languages.LifebeyondtheUSpresidencyhasprovedprofitablefortheObamas.Lastyeartheformer

presidentand

firstladystruckadealwithNetflixtoproduceTVseriesandfilmsforthestreamingservice.1.WhatcanweinferfromParagraphOnetoParagraphThree?

A.Becoming

isthemostsuccessfulmemoirinthepublishinghistory.B.Becoming

isthemostpopularbookreleasedbyPenguinRandomHouse.C.

MichelleObama^sautobiographygainsitsbestsalesintheUK.D.PenguinRandomHousewontherightforpublicationwithitshighestpriceforUSpresidentialmemories.2.

Theunderlinedword“juggernaut”mParagraphThreecanbereplacedby____________.A.giant

B.

controller

C.

leader

D.

operator3.

Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.PresidentObamas’autobiographies.

B.

TheinfluenceofMichelleObama.C.

BarackandMichelleObama.

D.

Amodernbestsellingmemoir.（2）In1971ayoungmanwhogrewupverypoorwastravelingacrossthecountr,tryingtomakeanewstartforhimself.Alongthewayhehadcompletelyrunoutofmoneyandwasforcedtospendthenightinhisca.Thiscontinueduntilonemorning,afteraweekofsleepinginhisca,hewalkednervouslyintoarestaurantandorderedabigbreakfast.Aftereatinghisfirstgoodmealinweeks,hefoundhimselflyingtothewaite,tellinghimhehadlosthiswallet.Thewaite,whowasalsotheowne,walkedbehindthechairwheretheyoungmanhadbeensitting.He$20billthatlookedasifithadfallenonthefloo.“Si,youmusthavedropped3this,”theownersaid.Theyoungmancouldn'tbelievehisluck!Hequicklypaidforthebreakfast,leftatip,boughtgaswiththechange,andheadedest.outoftown,hebegantounderstandwhatthatfellowdid.“Maybenobodydroppedthemoneyatall.MaybethatfellowjustknewIwasintroubleandhehelpedmeinawaythatdidn'tembarrassme.SoIjustmadeapromisetohelpotherpeopleifIcan.”dveryhardandbecamearichman.No,helivesnearKansasCit.Eachyearhegivesawaythousandsofdollars.HeisknownastheSecretSantabecauseatChristmastimeeachyea,hepersonallyhandsmoneyouttothoseonthestreetandatrestaurants.Lastyea,hegavemorethan$50,000awayinKansasCit.4Theyoungmanwastravelingacrossthecountryin1971probablyto .A.improvehislifeB.handoutgiftstopassers-byC.lookforagoodrestaurantD.showhisnewcartoothers5Onthewayoutoftown,theyoungmangottoknowthat ___.itwasveryhonestoftheownertoreturnhismoneyhecouldprobablyfindhimselfajobintherestauranttheownerhelpedhiminawaythatdidn'thurthisfeelingsanothermanwhohadbreakfastintherestaurantlostthemoney6Fromthistextwecaninferthat ___.A.themanraisedmoneyforthepoorB.themandidcarryouthispromiseC.SantagivesthemanmoneyeachyearD.themanwasnotsuccessfulintheend7Thebesttitleforthetextmaybe __.A.SecretSantaofKansasCityB.TheKeytoSuccessC.AkindaiterintheRestaurantD.NeverGiveUp（3）Ididn’tcrywhenIlearnedIwastheparentofamentallydisabledchild.“Goahead

andcry.”thedoctoradvisedkindly.But

I

couldn'tcrythennorduringthemonthsthatfollowed.Weenrolledherinourneighborhoodschoolskindergartenatageseven.

I

worriedthatshewasthe

“different”childamongtwentyfive-year-olds.However,positivethingsbegantohappentoKristiinherschool,

andtoherschoolmates,too.Whenboastingoftheirownaccomplishments.Kristi'sclassmatesalwaystookpainstopraiseheraswell.

”Kristigotallherspellingwordsrighttoday.”DuringKristi'ssecondyearinschool,thebigpubliceventoftheTermwasacompetition

basedonaculminationoftheyear’smusicandphysicaleducationactivities.Onthedayoftheprogram.Kristipretendedtobesick,butmyconsciencegotreluctantKristiontotheschoolbus.Also,Iforcedmyselftogototheprogram.ThenIknewwhyKristihad

been

worried.Herclass

wasdividedintorelayteams.Withherlimpandslow,clumsyreactions,shewouldsurelyholdupherteam.

ButasKristi'sturntoparticipateneared,achangetookplaceinherteam.ThetallestboyinthelinebtepP1

behindKristiandplacedhishandsonherwaist.Twootherboysstoodalitlieaheadofher.Themomentthe

playerinfrontofKrististeppedfromthesack,thosetwoboysgrabbedthesackandhelditopenwhilethetall

boyliftedKristianddroppedherneatlyintoit.AgirlinfrontofKristitookherhandandsupportedherbriefly

untilKristigainedht?rbalance.Thenoffshehopped,smilingandproud.Amidthecheersofteachers,schoolmatesandparents.IthankedHeavenforthewarm,

understanding

peopleinlifewhomakeitpossibleformydisableddaughtertobelikeherfellowhumanbeings.ThenIfinallycried.8.WhatwasKristi'sschoolmates'attitudetoheratlast?   A.Scornful.

B.

Indifferent.

C.

Kind.

D.

Critical.9.WhydidKristipretendtobesickonthedayoftheprogram?        A.Shedidn’tliketheschool.

B.

Shewasafraidofaffectingherteam.C.Shewasoftenmuck,funofbyhisclassmates.

D.

Shemightfailandbelaughedatbyparents.10.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?      A.TheGiftofTheGod.

B.

TheHelpofTheUnderstandingPeople.C.ThePreciousParents’Love.

D.

TheDayFinallyICried.（4）IsItorthBuyingOganicFood?Oganicfood,grownwithoutartificialchemicals,isincreasinglypopularnowadays.Consumershavebeenwillingtopayuptotwicemoreforgoodswithoganiclabels(商标).Howeve,astudyledbyresearchersatStanfordUniversitysaysthatoganicproductsaren'tnecessarilymorenutritious,andthey'renolesslikelytosuferfromdisease-causingbacteria,eithe.Thelatestresults,publishedintheAnnualsofInternalMedicine,suggestthatbuyersmaybewastingtheirmone."edidnotfindstrongevidencethatoganicfoodismorenutritiousorhealthie,"saysD.CrystalSmith-SpanglerfromStanford."Soconsumersshouldn'tassumethatonetypeoffoodhasalowerriskorissafe."Fortheirnewstud,Smith-Spanglerandhercolleaguesconductedareviewoftwocategoriesofresearch,including17studiesthatcomparedhealthoutcomesbetweenconsumersofoganicagainsttraditionalfoodproducts,and223studiesthatanalyzedthenutritionalcontentofthefoods,includingkeyvitamins,mineralsandfats.Whiletheresearchersfoundlittlediferenceinnutritionalcontent,theydidfindthatorganicfruitandvegetableswere20%lesslikelytohavechemicalsremainingonthesurfaces.Neitheroganicnortraditionalfoodsshowedlevelsofchemicalshighenoughtogobeyondfoodsafetystandards.Andbothoganicandtraditionalatverylowrates.Theresearchersdidfindthatoganicmilkandchickencontainedhigherlevelsofomega-3fattyacids,ahealthyfatalsofoundinfishthatcanreducetheriskofheartdisease.Howeve,thesenutritionaldiferencesweretoosmall,andtheresearcherswereunwillingtomakemuchofthemuntilfurtherstudiesconfirmthetrends.Oganicfoodisproducedwithfewerchemicalsandmorenatural-growingpractices,butthatdoesn'talwaystranslateintoamorenutritiousorhealthierproduct.TheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)statesthat"whetheryoubuyoganicornot,findingthefreshestfoodsavailablemayhavethebiggestefectontaste."Freshfoodisatleastasgoodasanythingmarketedasoganic.11.Thenewresearchquestionswhetheroganicfood___.A.shouldreplacetraditionalfoodB.hasbeenoverpricedbyfarmersC.isgrownwithlessharmfulchemicalsD.isreallymorenutritiousandhealthier12.Smith-Spanglerandhercolleaguesfoundthat__________.A.oganicfoodcouldreducetheriskofheartdiseaseB.traditionalfoodwasgrownwithmorenaturalmethodsC.bothoganicandtraditionalfoodtheyexaminedweresafeD.therewasnotapresenceofanyformsofbacteriainoganicfood13..Whichofthefollowingisrelativelyhealthieraccordingtothepassage?A.Oganicchickenandpork.B.Oganicmilkandchicken.C.raditionalchickenandpork.D.raditionalfruitandvegetables.14.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardoganicfood?A.SkepticalB.NeutralC.UnconcernedD.ApprovingPartB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。AFinnishcartoon---Matti,asociallyawkwardstickmanhasbecomeahitinChina---eveninspiringanewwordinMandarin〈汉语)._15_PrivacyissomethingofaluxuryinChina,alandwithapopulationof1.

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billion.__16__

Pushingisabasicskillincities.Ifyoufailtopushwithotherstogetonacrowdedsubway,you'llbemetwithimpatientstares.Theconceptof“privateproperty”or

”privatespace”

usedtobeseriouslycriticizedandthesituationdidn’tchangetoday.__17__Theycanhaveanapinanofficepantry(食品储藏室），onaparkbench，eveninamuseumorconcerthallfoyeranditseemstheyareascomfortableasintheirownlivingroom.__18__Matti,a