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阅读理解专题特训15

A

（2024•全国乙，A）

HenryRaeburn（1756—1823）

TheExhibition

Thisexhibitionofsomesixtymasterpiecescelebratingthelifeandworkof

ScotlandTsbestlovedpainter,SirHenryRaeburn,comestoLondon.Selectedfrom

collectionsthroughouttheworld,itisthefirstmajorexhibitionofhisworktobe

heldinoverfortyyears.

LectureSeries

ScottishNationalPortrait（肖像画）Gallerypresentsaseriesoflecturesforthe

generalpublic.TheyareheldintheLectureRoom.Admissiontolecturesisfree.

Raeburn'sEnglish

AnIntroductiontoRaeburn

Contemporaries

Sunday26Oct.,15.00

Thursday30Oct.,13.10

DUNCANTHOMSON

JUDYEGERTON

Charactei'sandCharacterisationinRaeburnandArtist'sTraining

Raeburn'sPortraitsinthe18thCentury

Thursday6Nov.,13.10Thursday13Nov.,13.1（）

NICHOLASPHILLIPSONMARTINPOSTLE

ExhibitionTimes

Monday-Saturday10.00-17.45Sunday12.00-17.45

Lastadmissiontotheexhibition:17.15.Thereisnore-admission.

Closed;24-2GDecemberand1January

Admission

£4.Childrenunder12yearsaccompaniedbyanadu11areadmittedfree.

SchoolsandColleges

Aspeciallowentrancechargeof£2perpersonisavailabletoallinfull-time

education,uptoandincludingthoseatfirstdegreelevel,inorganisedgroupswith

teachers.

1.WhatistherighttimeforattendingRaeburn'sEnglishContemporarietf^

A.Sun.26Oct.B.Thurs.30Oct.C.Thurs.6Nov.D.Thurs.13Nov.

2.Howmuchwouldacouplewithtwochildrenunder12payforadmission?

A.£4.B.£8.C.£12.D.£16.

3.Howcanfull-timestudentsgetgroupdiscounts?

A.TheyshouldgoonSundaymornings.IkTheyshouldcomefromartschools.

C.Theymustbeledbyteachers.D.TheymusthaveIDcardswiththem.

B

（2024・全国HI卷,C）

Beforethe1830s,mostnewspapersweresoldthroeghannualsubscriptionsin

America,usueilly$8to$10ayear.Today$8or$10seemsasmal1amountofmoney,butat

thattimetheseamountswereforbiddingtomostcitizens.Accordingly,newspaperswere

readalmostonlybyrichpeopleinpoliticsorthetrades.Inaddition,mostnewspapers

hadlittleinthemthatwouldappealtoamass<iudience.Theyweredullandvisually

forbidding.Buttherevolutionthatwastakingplaceinthe1830swouldchangeall

that.

Thetrend,then,wastowardtheupennypaper“atermreferringtopapersmade

widelyavailabletothepublic.Itmeantanyinexpensivenewspaper;perhapsmore

importantlyitmeantnewspapersthatcou1dbeboughtinsinglecopiesonthestreet.

Thisdevelopmentdidnottakeplaceovernight.Ithadbeenpossible（butnot

easy）tobuysinglecopiesofnewspapersbefore1830,butthisusuallymeantthereader

hadtogodowntotheprinter*sofficetopurchaseacopy.Streetsaleswerealmost

unknown.However,withinafewyears,streetsalesofnewspaperswouldbecommonplacein

easterncities.Atfirstthepriceofsinglecopieswasseldomapenny-usuallytwoor

threecentswascharged-andsomeoftheolderwell-knownpaperschargedfiveorsix

cents.Butthephrase“pennypaperwcaughtthepublic*sfancy,andsoontherewould

bepapersthatdidindeedsellforonlyapenny.

Thisnewtrendofnewspapersforuthemanonthestreetwdidnotbegin

well.Someoftheearlyventures（企业）wereimmediatefailures.Publishersalreadyin

business,peoplewhowereownersofsuccessfulpapers,hadlittledesiretochangethe

tradition.Ittookafewyouthfulanddaringbusinessmentogettheballrolling.

1.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesnewspapersinAmericabeforethe1830s?

A.Academic.B.Unattractive.C.Inexpensive.D.Confidential.

2.Whatdidstreetsalesmeantonewspapers?

A.Theywouldbepricedhigher.B.Theywoulddisappearfromcities.

C.Theycouldhavemorereaders.D.Theycouldregainpublictrust.

3.Whowerethenewspapersofthenewtrendtargetedat?

A.Localpoliticians.B.Commonpeople.

C.Youngpublishers.D.Richbusinessmen.

4.Whatcanwesayaboutthebirthofthepennypaper?

A.Itwasadifficultprocess.B.Itwasatemporarysuccess.

C.Itwasarobberyofthepoor.D.Itwasadisasterforprinters.

C

（2024・北京卷，A）

MyFirstMarathon（马拉松）

Amonthbeforemyfirstmarathon,oneofmyankleswasinjuredandthismeantnot

runningfortwoweeks,leavingmeonlytwoweekstotrain.Yet,Iwasdeterminedtogo

ahead.

Irememberbacktomy7thyearinschool.InmyfirstP.E.class,theteacher

requiredustorunlapsandthenhitasoftball.Ididn'tdoeitherwell.Helater

informedmethatIwas“notathleticw.

TheideathatIwas“notathletic“stuckwithmeforyears.WhenIstarted

runninginmy30s,Irealizedrunningwasabattleagainstmyself,notabout

competitionorwhetherornotIwasathletic.Itwasallaboutthebattleagainstmy

ownbodyandmind.Atestofwills!

Thenightbeforemymarathon,IdreamtthatIcouldn,tevenfindthefinish

line.Iwokeupsweatingandnervous,butreadytoprovesomethingtomyself.

Shortlyaftercrossingthestart1ine,myshoelaces（鞋带）becameuntied.SoI

stoppedtoreadjust.NotthestartIwanted!

Atmile3,Ipassedasign:"GOFORIT,RUNNERS!”

Bymile17,Ibecameoutofbreathandtheonceinjuredanklehurtbadly.Despite

thepain,Istayedthecoursewalkingabitandthenrunningagain.

Bymile21,Iwasstarving!

AsIapproachedmile23,1couldseemywifewavingasign.Sheismybiggest

fan.Shenevermindedthealarmclocksoundingat4a.m.orquestionedmyexpenseson

running.

Iwasoneofthefinalrunnerstofinish.ButIfinished!AndIgotamedal.In

fact,Igotthesamemedalastheonethattheguywhocameinfirstplacehad.

Determinedtobemyself,moveforward,freeofshanioandworldlylabels（世俗标签），I

cannowcallmyselfa“marathonwinner”.

1.Amonthbeforethemarathon,theauthor.

A.waswelltrainedB.feltscared

C.madeuphismindtorunD.losthope

2.WhydidtheauthormentiontheP.E.classinhis7thyear?

A.Toacknowledgethesupportofhisteacher.

B.Toamusethereaderswithafunnystory.

C.Toshowhewasnottalentedinsports.

D.Toshareapreciousmemory.

3.Howwastheauthor,sfirstmarathon?

A.Hemadeit.B.Hequithalfway.

C.Hegotthefirstprize.D.Uewalkedtotheend.

4.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?

A.Amanoweshissuccesstohisfamilysupport.

B.Awinnerisonewithagreateffortofwill.

C.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

D.Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.

D

Eversinceshereceivedalittletoyairlinerasabirthdaygift,Katehasbeen

attractedbyflight.Fromflyingremote-controlledairplanestobuildingherown

mode1ones,Katehasalwaysconsideredflyingaplaneoneofherpassions,butonly

untilrecentlyhasshebeenabletotakethattonewheights.

WhenKateheardabouttheUpwindScholarshipfromherschoolcounselor,shoknew

itwasanextraordinaryopportunitytorealiseherdream.TheprogrammeJsmissionis

toprovideallthetrainingnecessarytoobtainaprivatepilot'slicense(PPL)for

studentsinbetweentheirjuniorandsenioryearofhighschoolfreeofcharge.

Aftercompletingalengthyapplicationandhersubsequentacceptanceintothe

programme,Katebeganhertraininglastspring.Normally,recipientsofthe

scholarshipwouldattendgroundschoolinpersonwheretheylearnthefundamentalsof

flying.Duetothepandemic,however,Katespenthourseachweekendstudyingonline

lessonsinherroomwhenevershegotabreakfromhomework.Oncesummercamearound,

Kateandthreepeersputintwostraightweeksofgroundschool,reviewingflight

trainingfromninetofiveeveryday."Itwasthetoughestpartoftheprogramne,“

Katesaid.

Aftercompletingthatportionofgroundschool,Katewasfinallyabletobegin

flyingattheSanCarlosAirportwiththeotherscholarshiprecipientsfromaround

theBayArea.Flying,especiallyforfirst-timerslikeKate,isahands-onprocess

involvinglotsofcheckliststomakesuretheimporzanttasksarebeingtakencareof.

Now»havingfinishedtheprogrammeandearnedherPPL,Kateplansontrainingas

aflightinstructorandhopestobecomeanairlinepilotinherfuture.

ShecroditstheUpwindScholarshiptoallshe'sbeenabletoaccomplishsofar

andhopesthatanyonewhosharesherpassionwilllookintoit."Itisaveryhard

scholarshiptowin,andyouhavetobetrulyinterestedinflight,wKatesaid,"It

can'tbesomethinglike'Oh,whydon'tItryflyingthissummer?,Youhavetobe

readytodoalotofworkandputeffortintosucceedingintheprogramme.”

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that"inparagraph1referto?

A.Herskillofbuildingmode1airplanes.

B.Herwishtotravelaroundthewor1d.

C.Herchildhooddreamofbecomingapilot.

I).Herdesiretoflyremote-controlledairplanes.

2.WhatisthegoaloftheUpwindScholarship?

A.Tohelpstudentsinneedtoachievetheirdreams.

B.Toprovidenecessarytrainingforprivatepilotsforfree.

C.Togivestudentsexpertadviceonearningascholarship.

D.Topreparehighschoolstudentstobecomeaprivatepilot.

3.WhatdidKatedoingroundschool?

A.Shetookonlinelessonsonflying.

B.Shewentoverthefundamentalsofflying.

C.Shedidsomeresearchintothepandemic.

D.Shefinishedapplyingfortheprogramme.

4.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesKate?

A.Confidentandaggressive.

B.Strong-willedandpatient.

C.Demandingandcourageous.

I）.Ambitiousandhard-working.

E

（2024•山东烟台高三适应性考试）

Panicattacksaresudden,intensesurgesoffear,panic,oranxiety.1Panic

attacksaregenerallybrief,lastinglessthan10minutes,althoughsomeofthe

symptomsmaypersistfor£longertime.Hereareafewtipsforyoutocopewithpanic

attacks.

Deepbreathing

Ifyou'reabletocontrolyourbreathing,you,relesslikelytoexperiencethe

hyperventilaling（呼吸急促）thatcanmakeothersymptoms—andthepanicattack

itself—worse.Focusontakingdeepbreathsinandoutthroughyourmouth,feelingthe

airslowlyfillyourchestandbellyandthenslowlyleavethemagain.2

Closeyoureyes

Somepanicattackscomefromtriggers（触发物）thatoverwhelmyou.Ifyouareina

fast-pacedenvironmentwithalotofstimuli（刺激），thiscanfeedyourpanicattack._

3_Thiscanblockoutextrastimuliandmakeiteasiertofocusonyourbreathing.

4

Mindfulnesscanhelpgroundyouintherealityofwhatisaroundyou.Sincepanic

attackscancauseafeelingofseparationfromreality,thiscancombatyourpanic

attackasitisapproachingoractuallyhappening.

Usemusclerelaxationtechniques

MuchIikedeepbreathing,musclerelaxationtechniquescanhelpstopyourpanic

attackinitstracksbycontrollingyourbody'sresponseasmuchas

possible.Consciouslyrelaxonemuscleatatime.5Techniquesofthiskindwillbe

mosteffectivewhenyouhavepractisedthembeforehand.

A.Practicemindfulness

B.Getawayfromreality

C.Theyhavephysicalaswellasemotionalsymptoms.

D.Toreducethestimuli,closeyoureyesduringyourpanicattack.

E.Youcanstartwiththefingers,andthenmoveyourwayupthroughyourbody.

F.Thesecannotonlyhelpyoufallasleep,buttheymayalsopromotemusclerelaxation.

G.Breatheinforacountoffour,holdforasecond,andthenbreatheoutforacount

offour.

参考答案

阅读理解专题特训15

A

【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了苏格兰闻名画家HeMyRaeburn的作品展，

包括系列讲座的时间支配、展览的时间、收费标准以及打折活动等。

1.B解析细微环节理解题。依据文中RaeburnfsEnglish的表格信息可知，怡

当的参与时间为10月30日，星期四，故选B项。

2.B解析细微环节理解题。依据题干中的信息可知，参观者为一对夫妇外加两个十二岁以下的孩

子,再依据Admission中的内容可知，一名成年人可带十二岁以下儿童参观,儿童免费,成年人一位

须要花费4英镑，两个大人是B英镑。故选B项。

3.C解析细微环节理解题。依据题干中的关键信息“full-timestudents”以及“group

discountsv可快速定位到正文最终一段内容，由文中“inorganisedgroupswithteachersw可

知，在老师带领下才享有折扣°故选C项。

B

【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了美国大众报纸的产生。

1.B解析细微环节理解题。依据第一段的“Inaddition,mostnewspapershadlittlein

themthatwou1dappealtoamassaudience.Theyweredul1andvisuallyforbidding.“可

知，当时的报纸味同嚼蜡,没有吸引力。

2.C解析推理推断题。依据其次段的”...papersmadewidelyavailabletothepublic.w

和“...thatcouldbeboughtinsinglecopiesonthestreet.”可知，街头销售能让报纸有

更多的读者。

3.B解析细微环节理解题。依据最终一段的第一句"Thisnewtrendofnewspapersfor

4themanonthestreet*didnotbeginwell."中提到的"themanonthestreet"可知，

报纸的目标读者是一般人。

4.A解析推理推断题。最终一段中提到“早期的一些企业是干脆失败的。那些拥有胜利报纸的

出版商几乎不想变更传统。一些年轻大胆的商人才把这件事情推动起来”。由此推想，便上报的推

动过程比较艰难。

C

【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了作者第一次参与马拉松的经验。竞赛前作者脚

踝受伤,但依旧坚持参与竞赛,最终跑完了全程。通过这次经验，作者决心要做自己不断向前。

1.C解析细微环节理解题。依据第一段最终一句"Yet,Iwasdeterminedtogoahead.w可知,

参与马拉松前一个月，作者脚踝受伤,两个星期不能跑，只剩下两周的训练时间，但作者依旧确定要

去参与赛跑。故选C项。

2.C解析推理推断题。其次段作者提到七年级时的一次体育课上，老师认为作者不擅长运动，作

者以此说明自己不具备体育天赋。故选C项。

3.A解析细微环节理解题。依据倒数其次段中的“Iwasoneofthefinalrunnersto

finish.ButIfinished!"可知，作者最终跑完了马拉松竞赛。故选A项。

4.B解析主旨大意题。这篇文章介绍了作者在第一次参与马拉松前的一个月，脚踝受伤,但他依

旧坚持参与竞赛，最终跑完了全程。作者之所以能完成,靠的是坚毅的意志。故选B项。

D

【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲解并描述了凯特从小就爱好飞行，以及她为了实现

成为一名飞行员的幻想所做出的努力。

1.C解析代词指代题。依据画线词前一句提到的Kalehasalwaysconsideredflyingaplane

oneofherpassions和其次段开头提到的itwasanextraordinaryopportunitytorealise

herdrcam可知，凯特从小就爱好七行，驾驶飞机是她的幻想。由此推想，that指代“她想成为

一名飞行员的幻想”。故选C项。

2.D解析细微环节理解题。依据其次段的"Theprograninetsmissionistoprovideall

thetrainingnecessarytoobtainaprivatepilot'slicense（