2021青岛市高考英语阅读理解自练及答案13

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。体裁：谈论文话题：欧美风情时间：6分钟Theycanbedampandcold.Butwithagrowingnumberofmenseeingtheshedasahomefromhome，researchclaimsthesolitude(独处)itprovidesatthebottomofthegardencouldactuallybegoodfortheirhealth.AstudypublishedintheBritishMedicalJournalsuggeststhatthepeacefulretreat(退隐)mayhelplowerbloodpressure.Itsauthor，ProfessorAlanWhiteofLeedsMetropolitanUniversity，claimsthehoursspentpottering(闲逛)aboutinshedsdoingoddjobsalsohaveapositiveeffectonmen'sself­esteem.“Menfinddoingthingsrelaxingandthatinitselfisgoodfortheirhealth，”hesaid.“There'sasenseofachievementthatmengetfromstartingatasktoseeingitcompleted.Menknowwhatashedmeansandtheyfeelcomfortable.”Suchhasbeenthegrowthinitspopularitythatcommunal(共享的)shedsarebeingsetuptoenablementosharetheirloveofpotteringandDIY.The“Men'sSheds”initiativehasitsrootsinAustralia.But20communalshedshavealreadysprungupintheUKfromtheLakeDistricttoGreenwich.PeterBaker，chiefexecutiveoftheMen'sHealthForum，acharityinvolvedinthescheme，said,“They'vecaughtmen'simagination.Menliketopotter.”Thereareapproximately11.5milliondomesticshedsinBritain—ahigherconcentrationthananywhereelseintheworld—and1.5millionaresoldeveryyear.Furthermore，Britonsspendmorethan60millionhoursaweekinthem.OriginatingfromtheAnglo­Saxonword“scead”，meaningshade，thepeacefulretreatremainsaplaceforthelawnmowerandpottingbenchbuthasalsobeentransformedintoagamesroomandevenaminipub.【语篇导读】庭院贮存室在英国很受男性的欢迎，由于它们不仅对男性的身体健康有好处，而且还可以提升他们的自尊。1．Communalshedsarepopularbecause______.A．mencansharetheirloveofpotteringandDIYthereB．mencankeepawayfromotherfamilymembersthereC．mencanstaythereforthegoodoftheirhealthD．mencancompleteanimportanttaskthere解析细节理解题。从文章第三段第一句可知，男人在庭院贮存室可以共享他们对闲逛的爱好以及自己动手做事情的乐趣。答案A2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutgardensheds?A．Menwillfeelrelaxedinthem.B．Menwillfeellonelystayinginthem.C．Theyonlybenefitmenphysically.D．Theycanhelpraisemen'sconfidence.解析细节理解题。综合文章其次段所给的信息，庭院贮存室不仅对男性身体有好处，而且能够提高他们的自尊，它们对男性的影响是乐观的，而B项说明的是本文并未提及的庭院贮存室的负面作用，因此不对。答案B3．Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Gardenshedsarejustaplaceformentowork.B．Gardenshedsarenotusedbymenonly.C．Gardenshedsaremainlyusedasastoreroom.D．Gardenshedsserveseveralpurposesformen.解析推理推断题。文章最终一段说明，庭院贮存室不仅是存放割草机和盆栽长櫈的地方，而且还可作为玩耍室和迷你pub，由此推断D项正确。答案D4．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ThepopularityofgardenshedsB．ThenewuseofgardenshedsC．HowtobuildgardenshedsD．Gardenshedsimprovemen'shealth解析主旨大意题。综合全文，特殊是文章第一段可知，文章主要说明庭院贮存室对男性健康的好处。答案D【长难句解读】原文Suchhasbeenthegrowthinitspopularitythatcommunal(共享的)shedsarebeingsetuptoenablementosharetheirloveofpotteringandDIY.译文庭院贮存室如此受欢迎，以至于人们搭建起公用的贮存室，让男人在里面共享他们对闲逛的爱好和自己动手的乐趣。分析本句是一个复合句，接受了倒装形式。such...that...句式，假如把such置于句首，就要用倒装语序。阅读理解。Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlife,beingonthegofrommorningtillnight,itishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody.

Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisnowaytoavoidit.Infact,itisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstress,andsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities,othersloseheartatthefirstsignofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostress,inwhateverform,wereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetween"flightorfight"andinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicesmadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextreme,buthoweverlittlethestress,itinvolvesthesameresponse.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslong,throughcontinuedexposuretostress,thathealthbecomesendangered.Sincewecan'tremovestressfromourlives(itwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecould),weneedtofindwaystodealwithit.6.Peoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxingthemselvesbecause_____.

A.theyregardworkingastheirgreatestenjoyment

B.theybelievethatworkissuperiortorelaxation

C.theyaretravelingfastallthetime

D.theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirworkthaneverbefore7.Accordingtotheauthor,themostimportantcharacterforagoodmanagerishis_____.A.strongwilltoholdoutstressB.knowingtheartofrelaxationC.highsenseofresponsibilityD.havingcontroloverperformance8..WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE,accordingtothepassage?A.Wecanfindquiteafewwaystoavoidstress.B.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople'shealthC.It'seasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.D.Differentpeoplecanbeardifferentamountofstress.9.Inthelastsentenceofthepassage,"doso"refersto_____.A."exposeourselvestostress"B."findwaystodealwithstress"C."removestressfromourlives"D."establishlinksbetweendiseasesandstress"10.Accordingtotheauthor,therightattitudetowardstressis_____.A.toavoiditB.totrytocopewithitC.toregarditasavitalmotivationD.tofindsomerelaxation(B)本文叙述当今社会人们面临很大压力，压力无法避开，人们承受压力的限度不同，在压力面前如何放松自己，坦然面对。D推断题。由第一段可推知，无法放松自己主要是比以前任何时候都要劳碌。A推断题。由第三段其次句可推知，当好管理者的优良品质是要具有坚强的抵制压力的意志。句中primematerial意为“一流的素养”。D细节题。由第三段第一句可Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymuchontheindividual.可知。C猜义题。由Sincewecan'tremovestressfromourlives…可知括号里的内容是对前文的解释。B态度题。最终一句表明白作者的态度。阅读理解---------CIt’shardlysurprisingthatweatherisafavoritetopicforsomanypeoplearoundtheworld—itaffectswherewechoosetolove,whatwewear,ourmoods,andperhapsevenournationalcharacteristics.Studieshaveshownthechangeableweathercanmakeitdifficulttoconcentrate,cloudyskiesslowsownreaction,andhighhumiditywithhot,drywindsmakesmanypeoplebad-tempered.IfyouliveinaplacelikeBritain,wheretheweatherseemstochangedailyifnothourly,youcouldbeforgivenforthinkingthattheweatherisrandom.Infact,theweatheriscontrolledbysystemswhichmovearoundareasoftheglobe.IntheUKtheweatherdependsondepressions（低气压）,oftencalledlows,andanticyclones（高气压）,alsoknownashighs.ThesesystemsstartintheAtlanticOcean,andmaketheirwayacrosstheBritishIslesfromthewesttotheeast.Highsbringsunnyweather,whilelowsbringrainandwind.Inmoderntimes,humanactivitiesseemtobealteringweatherpatterns.GasesproducedbyheavyindustrychangethetemperatureoftheEarth’ssurface,andaffectcloudformation.SomeresearcherssaythatfactoriesinEuropeandNorthAmericamayhavebeenoneofthecausesofthedroughtsinAfricainthe1980s.Thehumanracehasalwaystriedtoguesstheweather,especiallyinareasoftheworldwheretherearefrequentchanges.Traditionalrhymespointtoearlyattemptstoidentifyweatherpatterns,popularpoemsinclude:Redskyatnight,shepherds’delight;redskyinthemorning,shepherds’warning.Flieswillswarmbeforeastorm.Rainbefore7,clearby11.Whilefolkwisdomcanstillprovideaguidetohelpforecastweather,today’smethodsofpredictionincreasinglyrelyontechnology.Satellites,balloons,ships,aircraftsandweathercenterswithsensitivemonitoringequipment,senddatatocomputers.Thedateisthemprocessed,andtheweatherispredicted.However,eventhissystemcannotpredictweatherforlongerthanaboutaweek.11．Whenweatherkeepschanging, A．peoplebecomebad-temperedB．people’sreactionslowsdown C．peoplefindithardtofocusontheirworkD．peoplebecomehungrier12．Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthesecondparagraph? A．Changesinweather. B．WeatherinBritain. C．Africandroughts. D．Researchonweather.13．TheweatherinBritainis. A．random B．moist C．depressing D．satisfying14．Accordingtoatraditionalrhyme,ifthereisredskyatnight,thenextdaywillbe. A．windy B．rainy C．fine D．snowy15．Whichofthefollowingstatementsintrue? A．Anticyclonesoftenbringrainandwind. B．Weatherforecastinghasbeendoneforalongtime. C．Weathercouldneverbepredicted. D．Modernmethodsofweatherpredictionaredevelopedfromfolkwisdom.【参考答案】（C）篇CAACB【2022高考英语安徽省合肥市质量检测】阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并标在答题卷的相应位置。用答题卡的考生,先把选出的最佳选项标在试卷的相应位置,再转涂到答题卡上。Steveknewhe'dbeenadoptedasababy,andwhenheturned18,in2003,hedecidedhe'dtrytotrackdownhisbirthmother.Theagencyfromwhichhe'dbeenadoptedgavehimhismother'sname,Tallady.Butonlinesearchesdidn’tturnupanyresultsaboutit,andStevehadtoletitgo.In2007,though,hesearchedforthenameagainonline.Thistime,thesearchresultsincludedahomeaddressneartheLowe’sstorewhereSteve,then22,workedasadeliveryman.Whenhementionedthecoincidencetohisboss,hisbosssaid,“YoumeanTallady,whoworkshere?”SteveandTallady,acashier,hadsaidhellotoeachotherafewtimesatthestore,butthey’dneverreallytalked.Hehadn’tevenknownhername.Stevethoughttherewasnopossiblewayshewashismotherthoughtheysharedthesamename.Forafewmonths,SteveavoidedTallady.“Iwasn’tsurehowtoapproachher,”hetoldalocalreporter.Finally,theagencyvolunteeredtoarrangetheirreunion.WhenTalladyrealizedthattheniceguyshe’dbeenwavingatwas