2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解九月专练

2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解九月专练1阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Ioncehadafriendwhowasdiagnosedwithterminalcancer,andthenewsthathemightonlyliveuptosixmonthswasagreatshocktohim,hisfamily,andhisfriends.However,inspiteoftheseriousillness,hewasinitiallydeterminedtolookintoallavailabletreatmentsthatmightcureorextendhislife.Ithinkthatwhenyoufindyourselfinsuchsituations,youtendtolookupeverypossiblewayforhopeofsavingyourlife.Asmonthswentonandhishealthgrewworse,Inoticedanunexpectedchangeinattitudethatcameoverhim.Hehadalsobeenahappypersonwithacheerfulpersonality,butratherthangiveintodiscouragementandself－pity,hetookfortinGodandhumanity.Histalksfocusedonothersratherthanhimself,andhespokeoftheafterlifeassomethinghewaspreparedfor,believingthathisconcernedancestors,includinghismotherandfather,weretherewaitingforhim.Duringthelastfewmonths,weeks,anddaysofhislife,hewaskindlycaredforbyfamily,friends,hislovingwife,wholookedafterbothhisphysicalandemotionalneeds,andworkersfromalocalhospice（安养院）cametothehometoregulatehismedicationandprovideanyotherneededsupport.Hedidn’tplainabouthisfate,andhewillinglyallowedotherstoservehim.Indeed,onemightthinkwhyGodallowsdeathandsufferinginourworld,butforme,suchexperiencestaughtmetovaluefamilymoreandkindnessforothers.Youoftencan’tlearntheseimportantattributesinthelapofluxury,andperhaps,suchanexperienceisthegreatestandfinalgifttheillnesscangivethoseleftbehind.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheman’sinitialreactionassoonashewasdiagnosedwithcancer?A．Satisfied. B．Surprised.C．Terrified. D．Confused.Whatdidthemandoafterhefirstlearnedofhisillness?A．Hewasoperatedonimmediately.B．Heretiredfromhisjob.C．Heresearchedcancertreatments.D．Hefeltsad,doingnothing.Whatwastheman’smainsourceoffortafterseveralmonthswiththedisease?A．Hisfamilyandfriends.B．Hisbeliefinhumanity.C．Hisdoctors’encouragement.D．Thecarefromothers.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromhisfriend’sstory?A．Givingmorerespecttofriends.B．Extendinglifeaspossible.C．Caringforyourselfandenjoyingluxury.D．GettingfortfromGod.［解题导语］本文主要讲述作者的朋友得了癌症，但是仍以一种乐观的心态对待自己的疾病，从最初的震惊到后来的积极面对人生的故事。.解析：选B。细节理解题。由文章第一段...thenewsthathemightonlyliveuptosixmonthswasagreatshocktohim,hisfamily,andhisfriends.可知，他最初的反应是“震惊"，故选surprised。.解析：选C。细节理解题。由文章第一段...hewasinitiallydeterminedtolookintoallavailabletreatmentsthatmightcureorextendhislife.可知，他去寻找所有能够治疗疾病或延续他生命的方法。lookinto的意思是“调查”。.解析：选B。细节理解题。由文章第二段第二句...ratherthangiveintodiscouragementandself-pity,hetookfortinGodandhumanity.及整个第二段可知，他主要的安慰是对上帝及人性的信仰。.解析：选A。推理判断题。由最后一段...butforme,suchexperiencestaughtmetovaluefamilymoreandkindnessforothers.可以推断出，A项正确。WhenPaulwasaboygrowingupinUtah,hehappenedtolivenearacoppersmelter（炼铜厂）,andthechemicalsthatpouredouthadmadeawastelandoutofwhatusedtobeabeautifulforest.Onedayayoungvisitorlookedatthiswastelandandcalleditanawfularea.Paulknockedhimdown.Fromthenon,somethinghappenedinsidehim.YearslaterPaulwasbackinthearea,andhewenttothesmelteroffice.Heaskediftheyhadanyplansoriftheywouldlethimtrytobringthetreesback.Theanswerfromthatbigindustrywas“No”.Paulthenwenttocollegetostudythescienceofplants.Unfortunately,histeacherssaidthereweren’tanybirdsorsquirrelstospreadtheseeds.Itwouldbeawasteofhislifetotrytodoit.Everyoneknewthat,hewastold.Evenifhewasknowledgeableashehadexpected,hewouldn’tgethisideaaccepted.Paullatergotmarriedbuthisdreamwouldnotdie.Andthenonenighthedidwhathecouldwithwhathehad.AsSamuelJohnsonwrote,“Itismontooverlookwhatisnearbykeepingtheeyefixedonsomethingremote.Attainablegoodisoftenignoredbymindsbusiedinwideranges.”Underthecoverofdarkness,hewentsecretlyintothewastelandandstartedplanting.Andeveryweek,hemadehissecretjourneyintothewastelandandplantedtreesandgrass.Forfifteenyearshedidthisagainsttheplainmonsense.Slowlyrabbitsappeared.Later,astherewaslegalpressuretocleanuptheenvironment,thepanyactuallyhiredPaultodowhathewasalreadydoing.Nowtheplaceisfourteenthousandacresoftreesandgrassandbushes,andPaulhasreceivedalmosteveryenvironmentalawardUtahhas.Ittookhimuntilhishairturnedwhite,buthemanagedtokeepthatimpossiblevow（誓言）hemadetohimselfasachild.WhenPaulwasaboy, .hehaddecidednevertoleavehishometowntheeconomyofUtahdependedwhollyonthecoppersmelterhehitayoungvisitorbecauseofhismentsonthewastelandhestoppedthecoppersmelterpollutingtheareaPaulwenttocollegetostudythescienceofplants,because .hewantedtofindoutthebestwaytosavetheareahimselfhewasinterestedinplantingtreessincehewasyounghewantedtogetmoreknowledgeablepeopletohelphimhethoughthisknowledgewouldmakehisadvicemoreconvincingWhatdoestheunderlinedphrase“theplainmonsense”probablymean?Itwasimpossiblefortreestogrowonthewasteland.Hisnormalworkandlifewouldbegreatlyaffected.Noonewouldliketojoinhimintheefforts.Hehadtokeepeverythinghedidsecret.ThepanyhiredPaultoplanttreesandgrassbecause .theyrealizedtheimportanceofenvironmentalprotectionwhatPaulwasdoingmovedthemPaulpersuadedthemtohelphimtheyhadlegalpressure参考答案A篇21-24CDADBMusicdiedherelastspring,orrather,itwaskilledbymembersoftheschoolmitteewhoignoredtheimportanceofmusicanddramaaspartofthehigh-schoolcurriculum（课程）.Themitteedecidedthatteachingstudentshowtotakeastandardizedtestismoreimportantthanacurriculuminwhichstudentscanexploretheirinterestsintheartsaswellasacademics.Becausetheschoolsystemisrunningoutoffunding,itneedstomakesurethatstudentspassthetestorevenmoremoneywillbelost.Ifstudentsfailthestatestandardizedtest，itisnotthefaultofdramaandmusicclasses—theyarefailingbecausethe“academic”classesarenotsufficient（充足的）.Itispainfultothinkofhowmanystudentswillbediscouragedfromsinging,acting,andplayinginstrumentsbecauseschoolprogramsarenolongeroffered.Manyfamiliescannotaffordprivatemusiclessons,andmanypotentialmusiciansandartistsmaynotfindtheircallingiftheyarenotexposedtoitinschool.Thefactthattheschoolmitteethinkstheartsarenotworththeinvestmentwillcertainlymakesomestudentsbelievetheartsarenotworththeirtimeorsupportandthecyclewillcontinue.Teachingforatestdoesnotshapestudentsintoplete,well-roundedpeople.Itblocksthenaturalsensetocreateandexpressfeelingsthroughart—thereismoretolifethantheanalyticalthinkingthatmathandEnglishprovide.Whathappensafteratest?Sure,astudentmightgraduate,buttheywillhavelimitedknowledge—certainlynotagoodpreparationfortherealworld.Musicanddramaarenotincludedinthehighschoolcurriculummainlybecause .theschoolmitteepaysnoattentiontothemtheschoolisafraidoflosingfinancialsupportthestudentsarenotinterestedinbothofthemthestatestandardizedtestismoreimportantWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?Thesufficiencyoftheclassesdeterminesstudents’performanceinthemasterytest.Quiteafewstudentsarediscouragedfromlearningmusicandartintoday’sschoolsystem.Studentscanbemusiciansandartistsonlyiftheycanaffordprivatemusiclessons.Theschoolmitteepletelyinfluencesstudents’attitudetowardsthearts.Wecanlearnthatmusicandartcan .motivatestudentsincreativityandexpressionmakestudentsround-shapedpeopleinfutureprovidestudentswithanalyticalthinkingpreventstudentsgraduationfromhighschoolThebesttitleofthepassagecanbe .Whokilledmusicanddrama?Cancurriculumgowithoutmusic?Whyismusicsoimportant?Howtopreparefortherealworld?参考答案B篇25-28BBABCFormorethan40years,scientistshavesoughttolearnhowwellhumanbeingscanadapttolongperiodsinspace.TheInternationalSpaceStationcontinuestoprovidevaluableknowledgeaboutspaceflight.Butanearlierspacestation,Skylab,helpedmakethecurrentspaceprojectpossible.CanadianastronautChrisHadfieldsangaboardtheInternationalSpaceStationonMay12,xx.Hismusicvideohasbeeextremelypopular.TheastronautplayedhisownversionofDavidBowie’ssongSpaceOddity.Heperformedwhilefloatingweightlessly,withimagesofplanetearthandspaceappearinginthewindowbehindhim.ChrisHadfieldrecentlyreturnedhomeafternearlyfivemonthsonthespacestation.Forhim,thelongflightproducedahitvideoonYouTubeandnomajorphysicalproblems.But40yearsago,scientistsdidnotknowhowhumanswouldreacttolong-termspaceflight.Tofindout,NASA,theAmericanspaceagency,launchedSkylabinMay,1973.Overnearlyayear,threeteamsofastronautsvisitedSkylabforstaysofbetween28to84days.Theylearnedhowpeoplereacttoextendedperiodsinspace.GeraldCarrmandedSkylab4.HespokeataNASAeventmarkingthe40thanniversaryofSkylab’slaunch.Hesaidthatthelossofthebody’smusclemasswasamainconcern.AstronautsonSkylabusedexerciseequipmenttostaystrong.Theastronautsspenttheirworkdayscarryingoutexperiments,includingbiomedical（生物医学的）research.MarshallPorterfieldisthedirectorofNASA’sSpaceLifeandPhysicalSciencesDivision.HesaystheSkylabastronauts’understandingoftheirownabilitytodealwithlong-termspaceflightcontinuestohelpcurrentastronauts.NASAsaysthenextstepforlifeawayfromEarthisayear-longspacestationmission,setforxx.WhywasChrisHadfield’ssongsospecial?Itwasperformedinspace.Itwascreatedbyanastronaut.Itwasaveryfamiliarsong.Itwasfirstsungbyafamoussinger.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthephysicalconditionofChrisHadfieldafterhisreturn?A.Worse. B.Better. C.Normal. D.Weaker.ForwhatpurposedidNASAlaunchSkylab?Toresearchonwhetherhumanbeingscouldstayinspace.Togatherupinformationonsettingupaspacestation.Tostudythechangesinthebodywhenstayinglonginspace.Tofindoutthepossibilityofdoingexperimentsinspace.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?Skylabisstillinusetoexplorethespace.TheresearchresultsonSkylabarestillvaluable.SkylabismoreadvancedthantheInternationalSpaceStation.TheSkylabastronautsmadegreatcontributionstobiomedicalresearch.参考答案C篇29-32ACCBDSupposeyouarethinkingaboutattendingcollegeintheUnitedStates,butperhapsyoumightnotbereadyforauniversitywithafour-yearprogram.About88,000internationalstudentshavefoundsolution.TheyareattendingU.S.munitycolleges.Suchcollegesaresometimescalledjuniorcolleges.Theyoffertwoyearsofeducationabovethesecondaryorhighschoollevel.munitycollegestudentscanchoosefromsubjectslikemedicalassistance,puterscienceorlaw.Attheendoftheirstudyprogram,theyreceiveadocumentofpletion,calledacertificate.Somestudentsworktowardanassociatedegreeintraditionalacademicsubjectslikescienceorhistory.Aftergettingit,thestudentscanmoveontoafour-yearcollegeoruniversity.Theymayhaveonlytwoyearsofstudyleftbeforetheyreceiveabachelor’sdegree.Manyeducationalexpertsagreethatsavingmoneyisthemajorreasontoconsideramunitycollege.TheAmericanAssociationofmunityColleges(AACC)saysthatapublictwo-yearcollegecosts3,000dollarayearonaverage.Thatistrueifthestudentlivesinthesamestateastheschool.Astudentatafour-yearpubliccollegemaypay8,500dollarsayearforclassesanduserfees.Thatdoesnotincludebooksandothermaterials.Someinternationalstudentsmayneedmorepreparation