2023届高考英语一轮复习限时阅读训练27

第页2023届高考英语一轮复习限时阅读训练27(A)Planking:abriefhistoryTherulesaresimple:youmustliefacedown,palms(手掌)flatagainstyoursides,withyourfeettogetherandpointingattheground.Pointsareawardedforanoriginallocationandforthenumberofonlookersandparticipantsinvolved.1Withoutaphoto,you’rejustapersonlyingdown.Thisisplanking,describedvariouslyasaglobalparticipatoryartproject,a“meaninglessinternetcraze〞.Itbegan14yearsagowithapairofboredkids.GaryClarkson,then15,andhisfriendChristianLangdon,12,wouldperformtheplankinpublicplaces,amusingoneanotherandpuzzlingonlookers.2Thegamewasapointlesswayfortheboystopassthetime.AsClarksonputsit,“Itwasjustareallystupid,randomthingtodo.〞Foritsfirst10yearsplankingspreadveryslowly,fromClarksonandLangdontotheirfriendsatschooland,afterawhile,ontootherkidsfromtheneighborhood.3Soon,theyhadafewthousandfollowers.Photographsofplankerscameinfromallovertheworld:Americanplankersontopoftheirtelevisions,Britishplankersintrees,andEuropeansoncountryroadsandsteepriverbanks.Thenthingsgotreallyinteresting.Afewdayslater,amassgatheringofplankersattractedmorethan100people.TheplankinginthephotospostedtoFacebookbecameriskierandstranger.Onebraveairportworkerperformedtheplankintheenginefanofajetplane.4Somepeoplehavelinkedthepracticetothe2023videofortheRadioheadsong,“Just〞.Inthevideo,amanliesdownonabusyLondonroadandacrowdofstrangersgathertotrytounderstandandhelphim.Herefusestomove,ortotellthemwhyhe’slyingthere.Hetellsthem—butnotus,theviewers—andallweseeisthatnowtheentirecrowdislyingdownonthepavementaswell.5“Peoplegenerallythinkyou’remad,〞ascreatorGaryClarksonputsit.“That’ssortofthepoint.〞A.Youmust,ofcourse,havesomebodytakeaphoto.B.Manypeoplebelieveplankingisagoodwaytopassthetime.C.Atthattime,itwasknownsimplyastheLyingDownGame.D.WecanreadaboutplankingallofthetimeonInternetwebsites.E.Whetherthevideoistheinspirationornot,ithelpsusunderstandthespiritofplanking.F.Then,in2023,whenthepaircreatedaFacebookgroupfortheirgame,thepaceaccelerated.G.It’snotclear—andClarksonandLangdondon’tremember—whereexactlytheideaforplankingcamefrom.(B)“Lookitupinthedictionary〞istheusualcommentwhenpeopleareindoubtaboutthemeaningorspellingofaword.Dictionariesareconsideredthefinalauthorityonthesemattersaswellasonpronunciationsandotherfactsaboutaword.Untilafewhundredyearsago,however,peoplecouldnot“lookitup〞becausetherewerenoEnglishdictionaries.TheancientGreeksandRomansandthescholarsoftheMiddleAgeshadmadelistsofLatinandGreekwords.6ThefirstgreatEnglishdictionarylistingbothcommonanduncommonwordswaswrittenbySamuelJohnsonin1755.InAmerica,themostfamousnameindictionarywritingisthatofNoahWebster.HestressedAmericanratherthanBritishwaysofspeaking.Hisgreatdictionary,whichfirstappearedin1828,hasbeenrepublishedmanytimes.7Thelatesteditionisstillconsidered“the〞dictionary.Itdefinesover450,000words,includingradar,televisionandmanyothersundreamedofbyWebster.8Thehugeonesthatrestonstandsinlibrariesarecalledunabridged,meaning“notshortened〞.Theytellnotonlyaword’smeaningandspellingbutalsoitspronunciation,origin,history,partofspeech,grammaticalforms,andwaysofuse.Thesmalleronesdonotprovideallthisinformation.9Abilingualdictionary,suchasaSpanish-Englishdictionary,translateswordsfromonelanguageintoanother.Athesauruslistsotherwordsthatmeanthesameaseachlistedword.Agazetteerlistsplacenames,andaglossaryisasmalldictionaryinabookdefiningtechnicalwordsinthatbook.Therearealsodictionariesofscientifictermsandonesonmanyothertopics.Thereisevenadictionaryofslang.10A.Eachtime,ithasbeenupdated.B.Generaldictionariesarenottheonlykind.C.Thustherearemanykindsofspecialdictionaries.D.Inageneraldictionary,eachwordmayhavemultiplemeanings.E.Dictionariesthatlistallkindsofwordsareknownasgeneraldictionaries.F.Overtheprevious150yearsmorethan20dictionarieshadbeenpublished.G.Butitwasnotuntil1604thatabookofuncommonEnglishwordsappeared.答案解析A【文章大意】文章主要描述了“趴街〞这种新奇运动的来源及开展。1.【解析】选Ａ。根据下文的Withoutaphoto,you’rejustapersonlyingdown可知此处选A项。其中photo是关键词。2.【解析】选C。根据下文的Thegamewasapointlesswayfortheboystopasstime.可知此处选C项。3.【解析】选F。根据前文spreadveryslowly及后文的Soon,theyhadafewthousandfollowers.可知此处选F项。4.【解析】选G。本段主要表达的是此种运动形式想法的来源且根据最后一句That’ssortofthepoint.可知选G项。5.【解析】选E。根据前文Somepeoplehavelinkedthepracticetothe2023video...及后文人们的看法可知此处选E项。B