备战2025年高考二轮复习 英语 阅读理解 考点分类练10　主旨大意题（1）（含解析）

考点分类练(十)主旨大意题(1)Passage1(2024福建泉州三模)主题:改造旧飞机词数:305难度:★★★☆☆BruceCampbell,aretiredelectricalengineer,wantedtochangethebehaviorofmankindbyshowinghowwecanrecycleoldthingsintonew-andpractical-andlivableones.Forabout$220,000,hepurchasedaGreekairliner—aBoeing727-400—thatloggedabout40,000flightsinitspeak.BeforeCampbellgothishandsonhisBoeing727andtransformeditintotheairplanehomehelivesin,thisaircraftsawregularuseasittransportedallkindsofpeopletoallsortsofdestinations.Afterthesuccessfultransform,hehostedabigDJdancepartywithacoupleoffriends.Theparty,calledTurbulence:ADancePartyata727intheWoods,happenedrightonthewing!Guestswhoattendedthepartyalsogottheopportunitytotakealookattheairplanehome.Overall,theygottheattentionof14,000Metauserswhowereinterestedinwhatsoundedlikeanincredibleparty.Thistalentedengineergotanotherairlinerandstartedonhissecondairplanehomeduringthebeginningof2018ontheKyushuIslandcoastbecausehewantedittoserveasasafeplaceforthelocalcommunityaswell.PartofBruceCampbell’svisionwastomakeanairlinerthatdoubledasalifeboatincasetsunami(海啸)threatswereissued.Hewantedthegeneralpublictofindoutthatplanesarecapableofsurvivinghundredsofyearsandthecruelestweatherconditionsthankstoitssealedpressuretechnology.Campbelladoredtheexcitementthathereceivedwhenherecycledairplanesandhopedthatpeoplewouldseriouslyconsideritaftertheygotthechancetoseehishomeduringtoursandevents.Hehaspostedonhiswebsitethatitishisgoalto“inspirearenaissance(复兴)ofthoughtabouthowtoemploythisremarkableresource”.【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了一位退休的电气工程师BruceCampbell把旧飞机改造成家的故事。1.WhatdrewwidepublicattentiontoCampbell’sfirsttransformedplane?A.Itshighresidentialcomfortlevel.B.Itsremarkabletransportingcapacity.C.Theincrediblyhightransformationcost.D.TheMetapostofapartyheldonit.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知,Meta上举办派对的帖子吸引了公众对Campbell第一架改装飞机的广泛关注,故选D项。2.WhatdidCampbellthinkthesecondplanecouldserveas?A.Atsunamiwarningcenter.B.Ameetingplaceforlocalcommunity.C.Atemporaryshelterindisasters.D.Anengineeringworkshop.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第四段中“Thistalentedengineergotanotherairlinerandstartedonhissecondairplanehome...incasetsunamithreatswereissued.”可知,Campbell认为第二架飞机可以用作灾难中的临时避难所,故选C项。3.WhydidCampbelltransformtheplanes?A.Todirectattentiontohousingproblems.B.Tosatisfyhisscientificcuriosity.C.Toadvocateagreenerlifestyle.D.Tocallforparticipationinrecycling.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第一段和最后一段内容可知,Campbell改造飞机是为了呼吁市民参与循环再造。4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Aformerengineerturningretiredplanesintohome.B.Recenttrendsofrenaissance-themeddecoration.C.Atalentedhomedesignerreceivingonlinefame.D.Diverseapproachesforsustainableliving.答案A解析主旨大意题。根据全文内容,结合第一段“BruceCampbell,aretiredelectricalengineer,wantedtochangethebehaviorofmankindbyshowinghowwecanrecycleoldthingsintonew-andpractical-andlivableones.”可知,文章主要介绍了一位退休的电气工程师BruceCampbell把旧飞机改造成家的故事,A项“一位前工程师把退役的飞机变成了家”能够总结文章大意。Passage2(2024浙江绍兴二模)主题:弃用草书词数:336难度:★★★☆☆Ihavealwaysbeenproudofmyhandwriting,askillIwastaughtingradeschool.TheteacherwasteachingusthePalmerPenmanshipMethod,drillingintoustheimportanceofformingbigflowinglineswhenwewroteg’sands’saswellasbeautifulf’sthatinmymindwerelikefairytaleprincesseswearingfancyhatswhileextendingtheirrightfoot.Wewerestrictlyprohibitedfromusingblocklettersonourhomework,astheylackthebeauty.Nowitbecomesapparentthatyoungpeoplenolongerlearncursive(草书).Theytypeeverything,mostlyontheirphones.Beautifulhandwritingisathingofthepast.Thishasbecomeasourceofgreatsadnessamongtraditionalists.Butrecentlysomethinghappenedthatshookmyfaithincursive.Tomycompletedisbelief,notonebuttwoofmyclosefriendscomplainedaboutthehandwritingonmypostcards.TheyweregratefulforthebeautifulpostcardsIregularlysent,buttheysaidtheyhonestlycouldn’treadathingIhadwritten.OnefriendwentsofarastoaskifIcoulduseblocklettersnexttimesothatshecouldunderstandwhatIwaswriting.Initially,Iwasangry.IhadmadetheefforttocoveranentirepostcardwithwhatIviewedasnotjusthandwritingbutcalligraphy.ButthenIshowedanEnglishfriendapostcardI’djustwritten,andhesaidthattheonlythingthatwasreadilyunderstandablewastheletters“U.S.A.”Therestofit,hepolitelysuggested,lookedlike“chickenscrawl”.Lookingatthepostcarddispassionately,Iunwillinglyadmitthathehasapoint.Allthem’sandn’sruntogether,andthel’slooklikel’s.Thea’sareindistinguishablefromtheq’s.So,fromnowon,I’mtakingtheiradviceandusingblockletterstocommunicate.Infact,Ijustnowsentanoldfriendapostcard.Butthistime,Isimplywrote—inbigblockletters:DEARALICE:HI.JOE.Ihopeshegetsthemessage.【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者从小学时对自己的草书书法感到自豪,到意识到现代趋势使它变得不那么实用和容易理解的过程。尽管作者的朋友们很欣赏草书的美丽,但看不懂他们手写的明信片,所以为了清晰起见,他决定改用印刷体。这一转变象征着一个更广泛的社会转变,从手写交流向打字交流转变,显示了传统美感与实际易读性之间的斗争。5.WhatdoweknowaboutthePalmerPenmanshipMethod?A.Itischaracterizedbybigflowinglines.B.Itisrarelyappreciatedbytraditionalists.C.Itwasnotallowedinstudents’homework.D.Itisviewedasatrendinhandwritingstyles.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第一段中“TheteacherwasteachingusthePalmerPenmanshipMethod,drillingintoustheimportanceofformingbigflowinglineswhenwewroteg’sands’saswellasbeautifulf’sthatinmymindwerelikefairytaleprincesseswearingfancyhatswhileextendingtheirrightfoot.”可知,帕尔默书法的特点是线条大而流畅。故选A项。6.Whatweakenedthewriter’sbeliefincursive?A.Thepopularityofblocklettersinrecenttimes.B.Theyoungergeneration’sdisinterestincursive.C.Hisfriends’failuretocomprehendhispostcards.D.HisEnglishfriend’ssuggestiononpostcarddesign.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知,作者朋友们无法理解他的明信片削弱了作者对草书的信念。7.Whydidthewriterswitchtoblocklettersforcommunication?A.Todeliverhismessageclearly.B.Toimprovehishandwritingskills.C.Towinpraisefromhisfriends.D.Toshowhispassionforcalligraphy.答案A解析细节理解题。根据倒数第二段内容可知,作者改用大写字母来交流是为了清楚地传达他的信息。故选A项。8.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Thewideuseofcursive.B.Thesaddeclineofcursive.C.Thevalueofpreservingcursive.D.Thetechniqueofwritingincursive.答案B解析主旨大意题。根据文章大意以及第二段“Nowitbecomesapparentthatyoungpeoplenolongerlearncursive.Theytypeeverything,mostlyontheirphones.Beautifulhandwritingisathingofthepast.Thishasbecomeasourceofgreatsadnessamongtraditionalists.”可知,文章主要讲的是草书可悲的衰落。故选B项。Passage3(2024广东江门一模)主题:环境DNA技术词数:345难度:★★★★☆Figuringoutbiodiversitypatternsanddetectingrareorjust-good-at-hidingspecieshaslongposedchallengesforecosystemmonitoringandconservationefforts.Traditionalsurveymethodsarelaborintensiveandcoverlimitedareas.Now,emergingenvironmentalDNA(eDNA)techniquesopennewpossibilities.Scientistscollectwaterorsoilsamplesfromanenvironmentandextract(提取)anyDNAtracesleftbehindbyorganisms.ThisistheenvironmentalDNA(eDNA).Theythenuseoneofthetwoanalysismethods—quantitativePCR(qPCR)orDNAsequencing(DNA测序).Similartovirustests,qPCRisusedtodetectifaspecificspecies’DNAisinthesample.Forexample,researcherstestedriverwatereDNAtoseeifendangeredfishXwaspresent.Whenitwasdetected,theyconfirmedthatthefishlivedinthatriverwithoutdirectlyseeingit.DNAsequencinganalyzesallDNAinthesampleatonce.ScientistscanthenmatchtheDNAbarcodestodatabasestoidentifywhichspecieswereinthesampledenvironment.AlthougheDNAsamplingcannotidentifynewspeciesorthoseonlyknownfromphotosandvideosiftheyarenotalreadylistedinthereferencedatabases,therealpowerofitliesinitsabilitytocaptureawiderangeoforganisms.Withjustonesample,scientistscandetectallkindsoflivingthings,frombacteriatowhales,inalmostanyenvironmentwherelifeexists,includingthedeepseaandundergroundcaves.OneofthemostsignificantadvantagesofeDNAsamplingisthatitallowsscientiststodetectspeciesthataredifficulttoseeorcapture.Thisisparticularlyusefulwhenstudyingrareorverysmallspecies,orwhenworkinginenvironmentslikedarkwaterwherevisibilityislimited.Thisisjustthestart.ImagineafuturewhereeDNAdatacouldbecollectedfromthemostremoteoceansbyautonomousvehicles,analyzedbythedroneoronboardaresearchvessel(船舰),andintegratedwithothermonitoringdatasomarinemanagersandthepubliccanseenear-real-timedataabouttheconditionoftheocean.Sciencefiction?Notanymore.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。新的生物多样性监测技术——环境DNA(eDNA)技术即将问世,文章对其进行了介绍。9.What’stheauthor’spurposeofmentioningtheexampleinparagraph2?A.ToexplaintheprocessofqPCRanalysismethod.B.TointroducethedefinitionofenvironmentalDNA.C.Totellthedifferencebetweentwoanalysismethods.D.ToshowthesimilaritybetweenqPCRandvirustests.答案A解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Theythenuseoneofthetwoanalysismethods...livedinthatriverwithoutdirectlyseeingit.”可知,作者在第二段提到这个例子的目的是说明qPCR分析方法的过程。10.What’s