2023新高考新教材英语高考第二轮专题总复习-阅读限时满分练(三)

2023新高考新教材英语高考第二轮专题复习

50分阅读限时满分练（三）

（限时35分钟）

I.阅读理解（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

A

（2022山东淄博高三一模）

DayTrips&ToursfromLondon

GoldenToursprovidespopulardaytripsintheUKtodestinations!FullyorganizedtoursfromLondon

areprofessionallyguided,there?snobetterwaytobeginanexcitingadventureduringadaytripfrom

London.

StonehengeTour

Price:Adult:£54,Child:£51,Family（2adults&2children）:£205

Asoneofthemostfamousattractions,Stonehengepromisestobeanunforgettableexperience.During

thisdaytour,you'11gettogoupclosetotheseancientstonesandpiecetogethertheevidencebefore

you.Howdidtheygetthere?Whoputthemthere?Whyaretheythere?Therehavebeenmanytheoriesfor

theexistenceofStonehengebutthisisyourchancetoworkitoutforyourself!

LeedsCastleTour

Price:Adult:£95,Child:£86,Family（2adults&2children）:£355

Youcouldn,timagineacastleinamorelbeautifulsetting!Surroundedby500acresofparklandand

astilllake,LeedsCastleusedtobethefirstchoicefortheroyalstospendtheirsummervacation——Henry

V1BoncelivedherewithCatherineofAragon.Duringthisprivatevisit,yourtourguidewillshowyouhow

theTudorslivedhere.Transportationbyluxuryair-conditionedcoachwillbeprovided,andthistour

operatesinEnglish,Chinese,JapaneseandSpanish.

CambridgeTour

Price:Adult:£101,Child:£91,Family（2adults&2children）:£374

You'11gettovisitthelocationoftheUniversityofCambridgeandthefamousSenateHouse,once

usedforgatheringsoftheCouncilandnowatraditionalplacefordegreeceremonies.Withitsneoclassical

architectureandrichhistory,you*11gettolearnmoreaboutitsplaceinCambridgeculture.Consideringits

highpopularity,youneedtoreserveyourspotonline.

Stratford-upon-AvonTour

Price:Adult£89Child:£79,Family（2adults&2children）:£326

ExploreStratford-upon-Avon,thehometownofBritain'smostcelebratedwriter-theinfluential

WilliamShakespeare.Thetownisproudofitsrichhistoryandthereareplentyofhousesandcottagesthat

stillstandinthehalf-limbered（半木质的）style.ltJstheperfectplacetofindoutmoreaboutElizabethan

history.

l.Howmuchshouldafamilyof2adultsand1childpaytovisitStonehenge?

A.£108.B.£156.

C.£159.D.£205.

2.WhatisspecialaboutLeedsCastleTour?

A.Itoffersmini-bustransport.

B.Itshouldbebookedinadvance.

C.Theroyalswillshowyouaroundthecastle.

D.Multi-languageguideservicesareavailable.

3.IfyouareinterestedinBritishliterature,whichtourwouldyouchoose?

A.StonehengeTour.

B.LeedsCastleTour.

C.CambridgeTour.

D.Stratford-upon-AvonTour.

B

（2022山西高三一模试题）

Inthedepthsofspaceorbitsisanintergalactic（星系际的）spacestation.Livingherearesomeofthe

smartestscientistsandtheirfamilies.Aftertravelingbillionsofmiles,twoscientists,ClydeandKlara

Klosno,andtheirkidsKelvinandBula,arethenewestmembersofthespacestation.Thisisastorytoldin

thenewbook,Sci-FiJuniorA/z.g/?,writtenbyScottSeegertandillustratedbyJohnMartin.

Seegert,aformerengineer,wasinspiredtogivewritingatryatage45afterreadingabookwrittenbya

famouswriter.Afterworkingonthatbookforthreeyears,Seegert'shardworkpaidoffwhenitwas

publishedin2007.Afterthatsuccess,hedecidedtofocusonwritingbooksforkids.

Martinalwayslovedtowriteanddraw.Asakid,hespenteveningsandweekendswatchingcartoons

anddrawingsuperheroes.Mailinsaidhewas"avoidinghomework”,withoutrealizingthathewasreally

workingtowardshisfuturecareer.Martinwentontostudyartatacollegeandbecameasuccessful

illustrator.

SeegertandMartingrewupduringthesametimeandhadsimilarinterests.Askids,bothreadcomic

books,watchedsuperheroshowsandenjoyedalienmovies.

TheirfirstcooperativeworkwasthebookVordaktheIncomprehensibletwowentontowrite

morebookstogetherandhavereceivedmanyawardsfortheirwork.ForSci-FiJuniorHigh,theystarted

withaverygeneralidea,andthenfocusedonthecharacterstotellthestory.

SeegertandMartinworkreallywelltogether.Theyevenworkinthesameartstudioin

Farmington,Michigan.Theyworkinseparateroomsbuthaveanin-betweendoorsotheycanalways

consulteachotherinperson."Manytimesnowadays,youmightseeanauthorandillustratorworking

together,buttheyhaveneverevenmet,“Seegertsaid."Weworkdifferentlyfrommostchildren'sbook

authorsandillustrators.^^

4.WhydoestheauthormentionSci-FiJuniorHighinparagraph1?

A.Toattractreaderstoreadthebook.

B.TohonorClydeandKlaraKlosmo.

C.Toleadinthemajorcharactersofthetext.

D.Toshowtheachievementofresearchingspace.

5.HowdidMartinmakeuseofhissparetimeasakid?

A.Hedevelopedhisinterest.

B.Heplannedforhisfuturework.

C.Hewrotebooksanddrewpictures.

D.Hestudiedarttobeanoutstandingillustrator.

6.WhatcanweknowaboutSeegertandMartin?

A.Theyhadsomesimilarities.

B.Theygrewupinthesamearea.

C.Theywerehonoredforthespacestation.

D.Theyhaveworkedtogetherfor30years.

7.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TwoWritersWorkingDifferently

B.TwoPartnersMarchingTogether

C.JohnMartin,aFamousIllustrator

D.Sci-FiJuniorHigh,a.WonderfulBook

C

（2022广东五月押题卷二）

Itisasightguaranteedtolifteveryone?sspirits—thegreatmigrationofsouthernrightwhale（南露

脊鲸）calvesandtheir"veryprotective^^mothers.

PeoplelivingontheeasterncoastofAustraliaareusedtoseeingtheannualmigrationofhumpback

whales（座头鲸）,butthesesouthernrightwhaleshavealsobeenspottedoverthepasttwomonths.Some

haveeventravelledintobeachesandbays,tothedelightofluckylocals.

WhileAustralia*ssouthernrightwhalepopulationisusuallyconcentratedonthesoutherncoastline

oftheGreatAustralianBight,WesternAustralia,SouthAustraliaandVictoria,thebeautifulcreatureshave

takenrisksswimmingintoNewSouthWales（NSW）thiswinter.Theyareontheendangeredlist,with

about270-275aroundSouthAustraliaandVictoria.

AroundJuly18,asinglemotherandhercalfwereevenspottedchangingdirectionalittleoff

course,headingintotheHawkesburyRivernearSydney*sPalmBeach.BasedontheNSWsouth

coast,MareeJacksonsawthewhalesinmultipleplacesoveraweekinAugust/'Theyseemtoliketobring

theirbabiesintoshallowwaterandmovetowardsrockformations,Jacksonsaid.'Theykeeptheirbabies

closetotheshoreline.Ithinkit'sprotectionratherthananythingelse.Theyareverydifferentfromthe

humpbackwhales.Humpbacksarefurtherouttoseaandallowtheircalvestobemuchmore

independent.Humpbackmumswilllettheircalvesplayaround.Theywillalsocomeuptobeach."Listedas

endangeredsince2000,southernrightwhalesaredistinguishablebytheirblackcolour.

Whalesmigrateannuallyforfeedingandreproducingpuiposes.ThefederalDepartmentof

Agriculture,WaterandtheEnvironmentsaidthattheexacttimingofthemigrationperiodvariesfromyear

toyear"dependingonwatertemperature,seaice,predation（捕食）risk,foodabundanceandthelocationof

theirfeedingground”.ThemajoritymigratefromJunetoAugustbeforeheadingbacktowardstheSouthern

OceanandAntarcticafromSeptembertoNovember.

8.Howdidthelocalsfeelwhentheysawsouthernrightwhales?

A.Pleased.B.Upset.

C.Confused.D.Confident.

9.WherecanAustralia*ssouthernrightwhalesbeusuallyspotted?

A.InVictoria.

B.InNSW.

C.InNorthernAustralia.

D.InEasternAustralia.

lO.Whydosouthernrightwhalemothersbringtheirbabiesintoshallowwater?

A.Toaskforhelp.

B.Toenjoyadifferentlife.

C.Toprotectthebabywhales.

D.Tosearchforrockformations.

11.Whatistheessentialgoalofwhales'migration?

A.Theywanttotravelalongthecoastline.

B.Theywanttopleasethelocalpeople.

C.Theywanttoescapebeinghunted.

D.Theywanttogivebirthtobabies.

D

（2022山东日照一模）

Plantsdon'thaveearsoracentralnervoussystem,butnewresearchoutoftheUniversityof

Missourihasdemonstratedthattheymightstillhavetheabilityto"hear”.Morespecifically,plantshave

beenshowntoexhibitanimmune（免疫）responsetothemeresoundofahungryinsect.

Forthestudy,researchersplayedthesoundofacaterpillarchewingtoagroupofplants,whichcaused

slightvibrations（振动）ontheplants'leaves.Theplantswereabletorecognizethesevibrationpatternsas

danger,andrespondedbymountingtheappropriateimmuneresponse.Inotherwords,itappearsthatplants

can"hear"themselvesbeingchewedon.

Researchersassumethatplantsachievethisremarkableabilitythankstoproteinsthatrespondto

pressurefoundwithintheircellmembranes.Vibrationscausepressurechangeswithinthecell,whichcan

changethebehavioroftheproteins;however,additionalstudywillberequiredtoconfirmordenythis

theory.

Onceresearchersidentifytheexactmechanismsatplayinthisprocess,itcouldleadtoadvancesin

cropprotection.FarmerscouldpotentiallylearntousesoundtocauseaplantJsnaturalchemicaldefenses

againstinsectthreats,ratherthanturningtopoisonouschemicals.

“Wecanimagineapplicationsofthiswhereplantscouldbetreatedwithsoundorgenetically

engineeredtorespondtocertainsoundsthatwouldbeusefulforagriculture,“saidstudyauthorHeidi

Appel.

Thestudyaddstothegrowinglistofwaysthatplantshavebeenshowntosensetheir

environments.Theyarenottheboringorganismsthatmanypeopleassumetheyare.Forinstance,some

plantsareabletocommunicatewitheachotherandsignalupcomingdangertotheirneighborsbyreleasing

chemicalsintotheair.Plantscanrespondtolight（thinkaboutsunflowers）andtemperature.Somecaneven

respondtotouch,suchastheVenusflytrap（捕蝇草）,whichsnapsshutwhenaninsectstimulatesitshairs.

12.Whydidresearcherscarryoutthestudy?

A.Tofindoutifplantscanreacttosounds.

B.Tolearnhowplantsrecognizedangers.

C.Todiscoverifplantscanshaketheirleaves.

D.Toseehowplantsimproveimmunesystems.

13.What'sthepotentialuseofresearchers'discovery?

A.Toremoveinsects.

B.Toprotectcrops.

C.Totreatplantdiseases.

D.Toproducechemicals.

14.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthelastparagraph?

A.Therearemoreplantsthanweknow.

B.Plantsaremoreactivethanwethink.

C.Plantsfitinwellwiththeirenvironments.

D.Lotsofsecretsaboutplantsremainunclear.

15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.CanPlants"Talk"withEachOther?

B.HowDoPlantsMakeUseofSounds?

C.CanPlants"Hear"ThemselvesBeingEaten?

D.HowDoPlantsDefendThemselvesagainstAttacks?

II.七选五（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

（2022湖北武汉四月调研）

NowIliveinParis.Actually,!don'tmindthefoodorthepeople,butIdocareaboutthelandthatis

extraordinarilylackofcharacteristicsofhiking.Ienjoybeingoutdoorsandhiking,butParis*snatural

resourcesdon'tholdmuchpotentialformybent（爱好）.SowhenmydadaskedifIwantedtogohiking

withhim,Iwasoverjoyed.16ItturnedoutthatIwastoooptimistic.

WestartedourmainhikeupFlattopMountain.AswehikeditwasmuchmorechallengingthanI

expected.17Thepathiswindingandwesawmountainstoweringoverthegreenvalleysandcliffsthat

seemedendless.Whatamazedmemostwasthatthickcloudsenvelopedthemountainsides.18

IstaredupatthetoptoseehowmuchfartherwehadtogoandIbegantoworrythatIwouldn't

finishit.19Itmademedoubtfulaboutmypersistence（坚持）.Butwhenwelookedbackatthepath

fadinginthedistance,!wasfilledwithfulfillmentwithseeinghowmuchwehaddone.

Now,Istarttoreflectonhowhikingissimilartootheraspectsofmylife.20Itremindedmeof

mystrugglesinmyclassesandthedifficultiesIhadtoovercome.Ispotthattheprocessoflearningisn't

alwaysthemostfun,butthefulfillmentafterseeinghowmuchIhavefinishedjustincreasesthethirstfor

knowledge,causingmetolongformorelearning.

A.Hikingcouldmakemefly.

B.H汰inggavetimeformymindtowander.

C.IthoughtIwouldfinishthejourneywithease.

D.ButIwasshockedatthebeautysurroundingme.

E.Iwassatisfiedwiththelandscapealongtheway.

F.ItwasunlikeanythingIhadeverwitnessedbefore.

G.Arecentankleinjuryhadleftmeunsureofmyphysicalcapabilities.

50分阅读限时满分练（三）

I.【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个从英国伦敦出发的旅行安排。

1.C解析：细节理解题。由StonehengeTour中“Price:Adull:£54,Child:£51,Family（2adults&2

children）”可知，两个成人和一个孩子去参加巨石阵之旅，需支付:54x2+51=159英镑，故选C项。

2.D解析：细节理解题。由LeedsCastleTour+'Transportationbyluxuryair-conditionedcoach

willbeprovided,andthistouroperatesinEnglish,Chinese,JapaneseandSpanish.”可知,LeedsCastle

Tour的特别之处在于提供多种语言的导游服务，故选D项。

3.D解析：细节理解题。由最后一段第一句可知，如果你对英国文化感兴趣，你可以参加

Stratford-upon-AvonTour,故选D项。

【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作家Seegert和插图画家Martin一起创作作

品的故事。

4.C解析：推理判断题。由第一段内容尤其'Thisisastorytoldinthenewbook,Scz'-FiJ〃山”

High,writtenbyScottSeegertandillustratedbyJohnMartin.”可以推知，作者介绍Sci-FiJuniorHigh

这本书是为了引出本文的主要人物，故选C项。

5.A解析：细节理解题。由第三段中“Asakid,hespenteveningsandweekendswatchingcartoons

anddrawingsuperheroes...withoutrealizingthathewasreallyworkingtowardshisfuturecareer.“可

知,Martin小时候利用晚上和周末时间看漫画和画超级英雄，以此培养自己的兴趣，故选A项。

6.A解析：细节理解题。由第四段内容可知,Seegert和Martin有很多相同的爱好,即他们有相似

之处，故选A项。

7.B解析：主旨大意题。通读文章可知，本文主要讲述了Seegert和Martin一起创作作品的故

事，因而B项（两位合作者一起前行）是最佳标题，故选B项。

【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了南露脊鲸的迁徙过程和主要目的。

8.A解析：细节理解题。由第二段中“Somehaveeventravelledintobeachesandbays,tothe

delightofluckylocals.”可知,幸运的当地人看到南露脊鲸很高兴，故选A项。

9.A解析：细节理解题。由第三段中“WhileAustralia'ssouthernrightwhalepopulationis

usuallyconcentratedonthesoutherncoastlineoftheGreatAustralianBight,WesternAustralia,South

AustraliaandVictoria」可知，人们通常可以在“维多利亚发现南露脊鲸”，故选A项。

10.C解析：细节理解题。由第四段中“Theykeeptheirbabiesclosetotheshoreline.Ithinkit's

protectionratherthananythingelse.“可知,母鲸带小鲸鱼到浅水区是为了保护小鲸鱼，故选C项。

11.D解析：推理判断题。由最后一段中“Whalesmigrateannuallyforfeedingandreproducing

purposes.”可知，鲸鱼每年迁徙是为了觅食和繁殖，由此推知，它们想繁殖幼鲸，故选D项。

【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。密苏里大学的一项新研究表明，植物可能有“听”的能力，对饥

饿昆虫的声音有免疫反应，这项发现可以应用于农业以保护庄稼。

12.A解析：细节理解题。由第一段中“Morespecifically,plantshavebeenshowntoexhibitan

immuneresponsetothemeresoundofahungryinsect.”和第二段中“Forthestudyresearchersplayed

thesoundofacaterpillarchewingtoagroupofplants,whichcausedslightvibrationsontheplantsJ

leaves.Theplantswereabletorecognizethesevibrationpatternsasdanger,andrespondedby

mountingtheappropriate