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必修二Module4高考拆组训练阅读理解组块专练——练速度(限时：35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解AHere'salookatBobDylan'slifethroughhislegendarymusic.“SongtoWoody”(1962)ItwasreleasedonhisdebutalbumBobDylanin1962.DylanexpressedhisrespectforthelegendaryfolksingerWoodyGuthrieinthisearlyclassic.“TheTimesTheyAreA­Changin'”(1963)Itwasreleasedasthetitletrackofhisthirdalbumofthesamename,whichlaunchedhimasamajorvoiceinthenewfolksceneandmarkedthebeginningoftheCivilRightsmovementofthe1960s.CriticMichaelGraycalledit“thearchetypicalprotestsong.”“BalladinPlainD”(1964)DylandetailshisfractiousrelationshipwithSuzeRotolointhislongtrackfromhisfourthalbum,AnotherSideofBobDylan.DylanscholarClintonHeylincalledit“anexerciseofpainfulautobiography.”“LikeaRollingStone”(1965)ChosenbyRollingStoneasnumberoneonitslistofthe500GreatestSongsofAllTime,itwasfromtheHighway61RevisitedalbumandtransformedDylan'simagefromafolksingertoarockstar.HewroteitafterreturningfromanexhaustingtourofEngland.Hewasthinkingaboutquittingthemusicbusiness,butheworkedouthisfrustrationsaboutthepublic'sdemandingexpectationsofhimthroughthissong.“AllAlongtheWatchtower”(1968)Afteranear­fatalmotorcycleaccidentin1966,Dylanwentintoseclusionforalmostayear.HeemergedwithoneofhisgreatestartisticachievementswiththistrackfromtheJohnWesleyHardingalbum.Manycriticshaveseenthissongasasumming­upofDylan'slifeandcareer.“GottaServeSomebody”(1979)Inthelate1970s,Dylanunderwentaconversiontoborn­againChristianity,takingfivemonthsofftouringtoattendBibleschool.Thisyearningpleaformeaningexpressedhisnewreligion.ItwaspartofhisSlowTrainingrock­gospelalbum.“ThingsHaveChanged”(2000)WrittenforthefilmWonderBoys,thisstrangeportraitofanagingstarshufflingthroughshowbusinesswonDylanaGoldenGlobeandanOscar.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。让我们通过这些传奇音乐来寻觅鲍勃·迪伦的人生故事。1．WhichofthefollowingreflectsamorepoliticizedDylan?A．“BalladinPlainD”．B．“ThingsHaveChanged”．C．“AllAlongtheWatchtower”．D．“TheTimesTheyAreA­Changin'”．解析：选D细节理解题。根据“TheTimesTheyAreA­Changin'”(1963)部分中的“markedthebeginningoftheCivilRightsmovementofthe1960s.CriticMichaelGraycalledit‘thearchetypicalprotestsong.’”可知选D项。2．WhichincludesasongthatshowsDylan'srelationshipwithSuzeRotolo?A．BobDylan.B．SlowTraining.C．JohnWesleyHarding.D．AnotherSideofBobDylan.解析：选D细节理解题。根据“BalladinPlainD”(1964)部分中的“DylandetailshisfractiousrelationshipwithSuzeRotolointhislongtrackfromhisfourthalbum,AnotherSideofBobDylan.”可知选D项。3．WhendidDylanreleaseasongthatexpresseshisnewreligion?A．In1965. B．In1968.C．In1979. D．In2000.解析：选C细节理解题。根据“GottaServeSomebody”(1979)部分中的“Thisyearningpleaformeaningexpressedhisnewreligion.”可知选C项。4．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．“ThingsHaveChanged”describesanOscarwinningstar.B．“LikeaRollingStone”expressesDylan'sunhappiness.C．“SongtoWoody”wasreleasedonDylan'sthirdalbum.D．“AllAlongtheWatchtower”waswrittentorecordDylan'saccident.解析：选B细节理解题。根据“LikeaRollingStone”(1965)部分中的“heworkedouthisfrustrationsaboutthepublic'sdemandingexpectationsofhimthroughthissong”可知选B项。BStephenWiltshireisafamousartist.Hisdrawings—oftendrawnfrommemoryandatgreatspeed—aresketched(素描)onthespotatstreetlevel.Stephen,whowasborninLondonin1974,didn'tsayawordasasmallchild,andfoundithardtorelatetootherpeople.Attheageoffive,StephenwassenttoQueensmillSchool,London,whereitsoonbecameapparentthathemunicatedthroughthelanguageofdrawing.Histeachersencouragedhimtospeakbytakingawayhisartmaterialsforashorttime;eventuallyhesaidhisfirstwords—“paper”and“pencil”—butdidn'tlearntospeakfullyuntiltheageofnine.Stephenloveddrawingandhewasseldomtobefoundwithoutpenandpaper.Oncehetookpartinartpetitions,newsofhisgreattalentbegantospread.EarlyfansincludedthelatePrimeMinisterEdwardHeathwhoboughthisdrawingofSalisburyCathedral,madewhenStephenwasjusteight.ButStephencametowiderpublicattentionwhentheBBCfeaturedhimintheprogramme,“TheFoolishWiseOnes”in1987,whenhewasintroducedbySirHughCasson(apastpresidentoftheRoyalAcademy),as“thebestchildartistinBritain.”Afterthat,Stephen'sreputationgrewworldwide.AsecondBBCdocumentaryin2001showedStephenflyingoverLondoninahelicopterandlaterpletingadetaileddrawingofLondonwithinthreehours,whichincluded12historiclandmarks(地标性建筑)and200otherstructures.In2006Stephenwasrecognisedforhisservicestotheartworld,whenhewasmadeamemberoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire.TodaywhereverStephengoes,peopleareattractedbyhisoutstandingtalent.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了天才画家StephenWiltshire。他在一个陌生的城市，只要在街上转一圈，就可以把街景建筑全都像电脑一样事无巨细地储存下来，再用画笔还原出来。5．WhatproblemdidStephenhavewhenhewasasmallchild?A．Noschoolswantedhim.B．Noteacherslikedhim.C．Hecouldn'tspeak.D．Hecouldn'tspell.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Stephen...didn'tsayawordasasmallchild...butdidn'tlearntospeakfullyuntiltheageofnine”可知，Stephen小时候不会说话。6．WhendidStephenbeeworld­famous?A．AfterhissecondBBCdocumentary.B．Aftertheprogramme“TheFoolishWiseOnes”．C．AfterhemetwiththelatePrimeMinisterEdwardHeath.D．AfterSirHughCassonboughthisdrawingofSalisburyCathedral.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第五段中的“AfterthatStephen'sreputationgrewworldwide.”，再结合第四段内容可知，Stephen上了BBC的节目“TheFoolishWiseOnes”之后开始闻名世界。7．WhatisspecialaboutStephen'sdrawingofLondon?A．Itwashisgreatestwork.B．Itwasdrawninahelicopter.C．Itfeaturedhistoriclandmarks.D．Itwasfinishedinashorttime.解析：选D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“pletingadetaileddrawingofLondonwithinthreehours”可知，Stephen只用了三个小时就完成了伦敦画作。另外第一段中的“Hisdrawings—oftendrawnfrommemoryandatgreatspeed”也说明了Stephen绘画速度之快。8．Thetextislikelytoappearin________.A．anovel B．abiographyC．anofficialreport D．ahistorypaper解析：选B文章出处题。本文按照时间顺序介绍了天才画家StephenWiltshire从小至今的主要事迹，因此本文最有可能出自一篇传记。CTheotherday,mysisterandIweresittinginarestaurant,tryingtohaveaconversation,butherchildren,four­year­oldWillowandseven­year­oldLuca,wouldnotstopfighting.Thearguments—overafork,orwhohadmorewaterinaglass—neverstopped.Thenmysisterreachedintoherhandbag,producedtwoshinyiPads(苹果平板电脑),andhandedonetoeachchild.Suddenly,thetwowerequiet.Theysatplayinggamesandwatchingvideos,andwecontinuedwithourconversation.Afterourmeal,asmysisterstuffedtheiPadsbackintoherbag,shesaid,“Idon'twanttogivethemtheiPadsatthedinnertable,butiftheykeepthemoccupiedforanhoursowecaneatinpeace,Ioftenjusthandthemover.I'mafraidit'sbadforthem.Idoworrythatitmakesthemthinkit'sOKtouseelectronicsatthedinnertableinthefuture.”Dr.GarySmall,directoroftheLongevityCenterattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngelessaysthatthebrainishighlysensitivetostimuli(刺激物),likeiPadsandsmartphonescreens,andifpeoplespendtoomuchtimeononetechnology,andlesstimeinteracting(互动)withpeoplelikeparentsatthedinnertable,thatcouldpreventthedevelopmentofcertainmunicationskills.“Conversationswitheachotherarethewaychildrenlearntohaveconversationswiththemselves,andlearnhowtobealone，”saidSherryTurkle,aprofessorofscience,technologyandsocietyattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.Shefearsthatchildrenwhodonotlearnrealinteractions,whichoftenhaveimperfections,willetoknowaworldwhereperfect,shinyscreensgivethemafalsesenseofintimacy(亲密)withoutrisk.However,theyneedtobeabletogatherthemselvesandknowwhotheyare.Sosomedaytheycanformarelationshipwithanotherpersonwithoutapanicofbeingalone.“Ifyoudon'tteachyourchildrentobealone,they'llonlyknowhowtobelonely，”shesaid.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。用iPad让孩子们安静下来似乎很有效，但是这样做对吗？9．WhatdidWillowandLucafightabout?A．iPads. B．Littlethings.C．Deliciousfood. D．Interestingthings.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Thearguments—overafork,orwhohadmorewaterinaglass—neverstopped.”可以看出，Willow和Luca为一些小事争吵。10．Howdidtheauthor'ssisterfeelaboutofferingchildreniPads?A．Shewascriticalofit.B．Shefeltitwasworthatry.C．Shewasuncertainaboutit.D．Shefeltsurprisedatitseffect.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第三段内容可知，虽然作者的姐姐会用iPad让孩子们安静下来，但是她又担心这样做不好，因此说她对这种做法心存疑虑。11．AccordingtoDr.GarySmall,whatshouldparentsdo?A．Providetheirchildrenwithvarioustechnologies.B．Teachtheirchildrenmunicationskills.C．Talktotheirchildrenatthedinnertable.D．Limittheirchildren'sscreentime.解析：选D推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“ifpeoplespendtoomuchtimeononetechnology...preventthedevelopmentofcertainmunicationskills”可知，长时间使用电子设备有碍于孩子们一些沟通技能的发展，因此家长应该限制孩子使用这些设备的时间。12．WhatisSherryTurkleworried?A．Childrenareafraidoftakingrisks.B．Childrentrytoescapefromtherealworld.C．Childrencan'tlivewithoutelectronicdevices.D．Childrencan'tdealwithpanion­lesssituations.解析：选D推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Shefearsthatchildren...willetoknowaworldwhereperfect,shinyscreensgivethemafalsesenseofintimacy(亲密)withoutrisk.”可知，SherryTurkle担心孩子们习惯了电子设备的陪伴，认为真正的人际交往也是如此，随时随地有人陪伴，因此他们会受不了孤单。DMorethan2,500tinyglassjars—eachcontainingbrightlycoloredpowders—linethewallsofamuseumatHarvardUniversityinCambridge,Massachusetts.Thepigment(颜料)samplesmakeuptheForbesPigmentCollection.Artexpertsrelyonthecollectionforanimportantscientificpurpose—thecolorsactasstandardstohelpthemconserveandauthenticateartists'paintings.Aboutacenturyago,EdwardForbes,anarthistorianandartmuseumdirectoratHarvard,noticedthatthepaintonsome14th­centurypaintingsinhismuseum'scollectionwasdeteriorating.Tofigureouthowtosavethepaintings,herealizedhewouldhavetolearnmoreaboutthematerialsusedtomaketheirpaint.Today,peoplecanbuypaintineverycoloroftherainbow.Butvarietyinpaintcolors—andtheabilitytopurchasethosepaintsatastore—wasn'talwayspossible.Forcenturies,artistscollectedandcrushed(碾碎)everythingfromshellstorarestonestocreatethepigmentsthatcoloredtheirartworks.Theyalsousedmetaloxides(氧化物)．From1910to1944,Forbestraveledtheglobecollectingpowderedpigments.Thesampleshelpedartconservatorsunderstandhowpaintbehavesonachemicallevel.Paintmightreacttochangesinlight,temperature,orhumidity,dependingonitspigments'positions.Thiscanaffectthecolorsofapaintingovertimeorevencausepainttoeoffthepaintedsurface.Today,NarayanKhandekar,aseniorconservationscientistattheHarvardArtMuseums,isbuildingonForbes'sworkbyaddingnewer,chemicallymadepigmentstothecollection.Thecollectionalsoplaysanimportantroleinhelpingtostopcounterfeiters(伪造者)．In2007,expertsparedpigmentsfromthecollectionwiththosefromapaintingthoughttobelongtoabstractartistJacksonPollock.Chemicalanalysisshowedthataredpigmentinthepaintingwasactuallymade20yearsaftertheartist'sdeath,provingthattheartworkwasafake.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了哈佛大学色素博物馆的来历及其作用。13．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“deteriorating”inParagraph2?A．Droppingoff. B．Breakingdown.C．Clearedaway. D．Gatheredtogether.解析：选B词义猜测题。根据画线词后的句子“Tofigureouthowtosavethepaintings”可推知，一些14世纪的绘画被损坏了，故此处的deteriorating可以用breakingdown(损坏)代替。14．WhatcanbeinferredaboutEdwardForbes?A．Hewasgoodatchemistry.B．Hecollectedmanypigments.C．Hecreatedpigmentsbyhimself.D．Herepairedalotofoldpaintings.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Forbestraveledtheglobecollectingpowderedpigments”以及博物馆藏品的命名“ForbesPigmentCollection”可推知Forbes从全球各地收集了许多颜料。15．Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．ColorfulcollectionB．LookingforpigmentsC．EverypigmenthasitsownstoryD．EdwardForbesandhiscollection解析：选A标题归纳题。文章介绍了哈佛大学色素博物馆的来历及其作用。“Colorfulcollection”形象准确地概括了全文的主要内容，故A项为文章最佳标题。Ⅱ.阅读七选五Friendship,doyouvalue?FriendshipisagiftofGod.Butitmaybetakenforgrantedinsomecasesandnotvalued.__1__Sayonehasnochildevenaftermanyyearsofmarriageandtheotherhasmanychildren,morethantheycanmanage.Whatdoyouthink?Willthecouplewithmanychildrenvaluethechildrenasmuchasthecouplewhichhasnone?Everythingisrelativeinlife.Wevaluewhatwedon'thaveandgivelessvaluetowhatisfreelyavailabletous.__2__Whyshouldwevaluefriendships?Whatqualitiesdoesagoodfriendbringtoourrelationshipthatmakesthefriendshipsovaluable?Letusexaminesomeofthese.Judgment—Agoodfriendisrarelyjudgmental.Wecanbeopeninourbehav