高考英语三轮复习 题型突破练 阅读理解 七选五限时组合练4-人教版高三英语试题

阅读理解+七选五限时组合练4(限时35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解AAgoodbookisindeedthebestfriendofaperson.Thesamegoesforhigh-profileCEOsofworldrecognizedcompaniesaswell.Let’shavealookatthefavoritebooksofsomeoftheworld-famousCEOs.AppleCEO—TimCook,CompetingagainstTimebyGeorgeStalkJr.andThomasM.HoutThisbookisbasedon10yearsofvaluableresearchdonebytheauthors.Ittalksabouthownewconceptsofmanagingtimeinnewproductdevelopment,productionandsalesprovidecompanieswiththeadvantagestosucceedinthishighlycompetitive①world.MicrosoftCEO(Former)—BillGates,TheCatcherintheRyebyJ.D.SalingerAfewthemesexploredinthenovelarerebellion(叛逆),anxietyandconfusion.Ittellsthatyoungpeoplearealittleconfused,butcanbesmartaboutthingsandseethingsthatadultsdon’treallysee.Gatessaid,“Ididn’tactuallyreadTheCatcherintheRyeuntilIwas13,andeversincethenI’vesaidthat’smyfavoritebook.”OracleCEO—LarryEllison,NapoleonbyVincentCroninThisbookisconsideredbyfarthebestbiographyeverwrittenonNapoleonBonaparte.Ellisonsaid,“It’sinterestingtoreadabouthimforacoupleofreasons:toseewhatanordinarymancandowithhislifeandtoseehowhistorycandistort(歪曲)thetruthentirely.”OWECEO—OprahWinfrey,ToKillaMockingbirdbyHarperLeeThisbooktalksabouthowalittlegirlobservesthepeoplearoundher.Winfreysaid,“Ireaditineighthorninthgrade,andIwastryingtorecommendthebooktootherkids.SoitmakessensetomethatnowIhaveabookclub,becauseIhavebeendoingthatprobablysinceIreadthisbook.”1.WhatisthethemeofCompetingAgainstTime?A.Howtoincreaseproduction. B.Howtoimproveefficiency.C.Howtoenrichexperience. D.Howtosaveenergy.2.Whichbookmaybechosenbyparentstolearnaboutrebelliouskids?A.CompetingagainstTime. B.TheCatcherintheRye.C.Napoleon. D.ToKillaMockingbird.3.WhatcanbeinferredfromWinfrey’swords?A.Shelovedreadingwhenyoung.B.Shereadthebookwithotherkids.C.Thebookhasaninfluenceonhercareer.D.Thebookisaboutagirl’sthoughts.BItcanbearealstruggletryingtolearnanewlanguage.Ihadalwaysenjoyedlearninglanguagesinschool,butonlyrecentlydidIstartlearningGerman.IfoundthatIcouldunderstandandlearnindividualwordseasily,butwhenitcametoliterature,Ireallystruggled.Thatwaswhenmytutoratuniversitysuggestedreadingsomechildren’sbooksprintedinthetargetlanguage.Atfirst,Ifeltabitsillygoingonahuntfor②abookdesignedforsomeonehalfmyage,butthenIrealisedthateveryonehadtostartsomewhere.Aschildren,wearegiventhesebasictextstofamiliarise③ourbrainswithcertainvocabularyandwritingstructures,andfromthere,wecanlearnanddevelop.IstartedwithbookswhicharetaughttousaschildrenintheUK.ImanagedtofindOliverTwistbyCharlesDickensandJamesandtheGiantPeachbyRoaldDahl.Thebeautyofreadingbooksthatwereintroducedtoyouasachildisthatyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththeplot.Asaresult,youcanworkoutsomeofthedefinitionsofwordswithyourpriorknowledgeofthestory.Atfirst,Iusedtoreadwiththebookinonehandandadictionaryintheother,butthismethoddidnotworkwellforme.ThemethodIwouldrecommendistoreadachapterofyourchosenchildren’sbookandattheendofthatchapter,highlightthewordsyoudonotknowandthenlookupthedefinitions.Ifyoucanwaitabitbeforeyouuseadictionary,youmaybesurprisedwhatyoucangetmerelyfromthecontextofthesentenceinthestory.Additionally,alotofchildren’sbookshavepictureswhichmaygiveyouaclueastowhatortowhomthepassageisreferring.4.Whywastheauthoradvisedtoreadchildren’sbooks?A.Becauseshewasweakinreadinggreatworks.B.Becauseshewasslowtolearnalanguage.C.Becauseshelikedchildren’sliterature.D.Becauseshecouldn’trememberanywords.5.Whatcankidsgetfromchildren’sbooksaccordingtothepassage?A.Vocabularyandlisteningskills.B.Learningmethods.C.Wordsandstructures.D.Designingskills.6.Whatcausestheauthortofeelsurprisedwhilereadingchildren’sbooks?A.Graspingthecontextfromthepictures.B.Lookingupthedefinitionsofwordsfromadictionary.C.Gettingfamiliarwiththeplotsofthestory.D.Understandingthewordssimplyfromthecontext.7.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.ReadingChildren’sBooksB.TheWayofLearningLanguagesC.TheMethodofUsingaDictionaryD.MyGoodReadingHabitsCRichasaKingWilliamⅠ,whoconqueredEnglandsome950yearsago,hadwealth,powerandanarmy.YetalthoughWilliamwasveryrichbythestandardsof④histime,hehadnothinglikeaflushtoilet,papertowels,oraridinglawnmower(割草机).Howdidhegetby?

Historybooksarefilledwithwealthypeoplewhowerepoorcomparedtome.Ihavestormwindows⑤,butCroesusdidnot.EntirenationstrembledbeforeAlexandertheGreat,buthecouldn’tbuycatfood.CzarNicholaslackedanelectricsaw.Givenhowmuchbetteroff⑥Iamthansomanyfamousdeadpeople,you’dthinkI’dbecontent.Thetroubleisthat,likemostpeople,Icomparemywealthwiththatoflivingpersons:neighbours,schoolclassmates,famousTVpeople.ThegreedIfeeltowardmyfriendHoward’snewkitchenisnotreducedbythefactthatnokingseachhadarefrigeratorwithglassdoors.Thereisreallynorisingorfallingstandardofliving.Overthecenturiespeoplesimplyfinddifferentthingstofeelsadabout.You’dthinkthatsimplynothavingdiseasewouldputusinagoodmood⑦,butno—wewantahotbathtoo.Ofcourse,onewaytoachievehappinesswouldbetorealizethatevenbytoday’sstandardsthethingsIownareprettynice.Myhouseissmallerthanthehousesofmanyinvestmentbankers,butevensoithasalotmoreroomsandIcankeepthemclean.Additionally,topeoplelookingbackatourerafromacenturyortwointhefuture,thesebankers’fancycountertopsandmyownwornFormicawillseemequallyshabby.Ican’tkeepupwithmyneighborsrightnow.Butjustwait.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“getby”inthefirstparagraphmean?A.Succeedasaking. B.Dealwithcomplaints.C.Liveinasatisfactoryway. D.Getsomeextramoney.9.Howmanyhistoricalfiguresarementionedtocomparelivesinthepastandpresent?A.3. B.4.C.5. D.6.10.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorintendsto.

A.tellustobecontentwithlifeB.warnustoliveinasimplewayC.teachustolearnlessonsfromlifeD.encourageustostruggleforwealth11.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardslife?A.Doubtful. B.Optimistic. C.Uncaring. D.Cautious.D“Actingistheleastmysteriousofallcrafts,”MarionBrandooncesaid.Butforscientists,workingoutwhatisgoingoninanactor’sheadhasalwaysbeensomethingofapuzzle.Now,researchershavesaidactorsshowdifferentpatternsofbrainactivitydependingonwhethertheyareincharacterornot.Dr.StevenBrown,fromMcMasterUniversityinCanada,said,“Itlookslikewhenyouareacting,youaresuppressing(压制)yourself,almostlikethecharacterispossessingyou.”Brownandcolleaguesreportedhow15actors,mainlytheatrestudents,weretrainedtotakeonaShakespearerole—eitherRomeoorJuliet—inatheatreworkshop.Theyweretheninvitedintothelaboratory,wheretheirbrainswerescannedinaseriesofexperiments.OnceinsidetheMRIscanner⑧,theactorswereaskedtoansweranumberofquestions,suchas:wouldtheygototheparty,andwouldtheytelltheirparentsthattheyhadfalleninlove?Eachactorwasaskedtorespondto⑨differentquestions,basedontwodifferentpremises(前提).Inone,theywereaskedfortheirownperspective,whileintheother,theywereaskedtorespondasthoughtheywereeitherRomeoorJuliet.Theresultsrevealedthatthebrainactivitydiffereddependingonthesituationbeingtested.Theteamfoundthatwhentheactorswereincharacter,theyusesomethird-personknowledgeorinferences⑩abouttheircharacter.Theteamsaidtheyalsofoundadditionalreductioninactivityintworegionsoftheprefrontalcortex(前额皮质)linkedto⑪thesenseofselfcomparedwithwhentheactorswererespondingasthemselvesHowever,PhilipDavis,aprofessorattheUniversityofLiverpool,wasunimpressedbytheresearch,sayingactingisaboutfarmorethan“pretending”tobesomeone—itinvolvesembodying(体现)thetextandlanguage.12.HowdidDr.Brown’steamconducttheirresearch?A.Byscanningthebrainactivityofsomeactors.B.Bydoingasurveywithsometheatregoers.C.Byinterviewingsometheatreteachers.D.Byconsultingsomeexperiencedresearchers.13.WhatisthefindingofDr.Brown’sresearch?A.Actingisnotasmysteriousaspeoplethink.B.Actors’brainactivitydifferswhentheyareacting.C.Actingisfarmorethanpretendingtobethecharacter.D.Actors’brainactivityismoreactivewhentheyareincharacter.14.HowdidPhilipDavisreacttotheresearch?A.Hesupportedit.B.Hedoubtedit.C.Heexplainedit.D.Headvocatedit.15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Adebateofhowthebrainfunctions.B.AplaywrittenbyShakespeare.C.Aresearchonthebrainactivityofactors.D.Areportofthecooperationofscientistsandactors.Ⅱ.七选五Itcouldhappenanywhereatanytime.16Mostpeople,atonetimeoranother⑫,havebeenonthereceivingendofarandomactofkindness⑬.Inasometimescoldworldwherepeoplecanbesofocusedonwhatthey’redoing,arandomactofkindnesscanmakeallthedifferenceTheycanberelativelyinsignificant.HannahBaileyfromLondon,forexample,toldtheMetronewspaperabouthowshewasgivenherfruitandvegetableshoppingforfree.Thesellerdidherakindnesswhenitappearedshedidn’thaveanychangetopay.17

ThecityofNapleshaslonghadatraditioncalled“caffèsospeso”.Whenbuyingcoffee,apersonwhohasrecentlybeenluckywouldpurchasetwocupsbutonlydrinkone,leavingthesecondoneanonymously(匿名),outofthegoodnessoftheirheart⑭,forapoorpersontoclaimforfree⑮However,insomecases,theselittleactscanbeamatteroflifeanddeath⑯.Take,forexample,theunnamedcommuter,whoinJune2018felloffastationplatformontoanelectricrailwaytrackinToronto,Canada.Aquick-thinking⑰So,whydoit?19Thepeoplenevermeetagain.AccordingtoUKcharityTheMentalHealthFoundation,actslikethesecan“giveourlivesnewpurpose,showusotherperspectivesonourownproblemsandevenmakeusfeelcontent.”

20Holdopenadoorforsomeone,deliveracompliment—evengiveupyourseatonabus.Helpsomeonewhoisinneed.Ittakesallkinds.Itneedn’tbeanythinghuge.Oneday,whetheryouneeditornot,someonemighthelpyouinyourhourofneed⑱.A.Sogiveitatry.B.Bebravetofacechallenges.C.Often,theactsaren’tpaidback.D.Shewashappyaboutitallday.E.Shewasinlowspiritsthewholeday.F.Thistraditionisnowmorecommonworldwide.G.It’softenunexpected,butalmostneverunappreciated.【帮你拓知识】核心知识,词块记忆①highlycompetitive竞争激烈的②goonahuntfor...寻找……③familiarisev.(使)熟悉(了解)……④bythestandardsof...按照……的标准⑤stormwindow遮挡风雪的护窗⑥betteroff境况更好⑦putsb.inagoodmood使某人心情好⑧scannern.扫描仪;扫描设备⑨respondto...对……做出反应⑩inferencen.结论;推断belinkedto...与……有联系atonetimeoranother曾经arandomactofkindness一次偶然的善举outofthegoodnessofone’sheart出于某人的好意claimsth.forfree免费索取某物amatteroflifeanddeath一件生死攸关之事quick-thinkingadj.反应快的,思维敏捷的inone’shourofneed在某人需要时答案与解析阅读理解+七选五限时组合练4Ⅰ.【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了世界著名的CEO们喜欢阅读的书。1.B细节理解题。由第一本书介绍中的“Ittalksabouthownewconceptsofmanagingtimeinnewproductdevelopment,productionandsalesprovidecompanieswiththeadvantagestosucceedinthishighlycompetitiveworld.”这些信息可知:这本书的主题是如何提高效率,故选B项。2.B细节理解题。由第二本书介绍中的“Afewthemesexploredinthenovelarerebellion,anxietyandconfusion.”可知,这本书中探讨的几个主题是叛逆、焦虑和困惑,由此可知答案为B项。3.C推理判断题。由最后一段中的“Winfreysaid,‘Ireaditineighthorninthgrade...SoitmakessensetomethatnowIhaveabookclub,becauseIhavebeendoingthatprobablysinceIreadthisbook.’”可推断:这本书对她的事业有深远的影响,故答案为C项。【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在学德语时,因为看不懂文学作品,开始看德语儿童书籍,结果却得到了意外的惊喜。4.A细节理解题。由第一段中“IfoundthatIcouldunderstandandlearnindividualwordseasily,butwhenitcametoliterature,Ireallystruggled.Thatwaswhenmytutoratuniversitysuggestedreadingsomechildren’sbooksprintedinthetargetlanguage.”可知答案为A项。5.C细节理解题。由第二段中“Aschildren,wearegiventhesebasictextstofamiliariseourbrainswithcertainvocabularyandwritingstructures...”可知:儿童在看儿童书时可以熟悉其中的词汇和写作结构,故选C项。6.D推理判断题。由最后一段中“Ifyoucanwaitabitbeforeyouuseadictionary,youmaybesurprisedwhatyoucangetmerelyfromthecontextofthesentenceinthestory.”可知答案为D项。7.A主旨大意题。全文讲述了作者读儿童书的经历以及读儿童书的好处,故选A项。【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要通过与富有、有权势的古人对比启迪读者:生活没有必要攀比,应该知足常乐。8.C词义猜测题。结合对画线词所在句之前的句子的理解,可以推测:没有这些现代的便利生活设施,富有的威廉一世如何才能生活得比较满意呢?由此可知画线短语应表示“过得去”,即“生活得比较满意”,故选C项。9.B细节理解题。通读全文,作者列举了四个历史人物,他们分别是:WilliamⅠ,Croesus,AlexandertheGreat和CzarNicholas。10.A推理判断题。