【英语】2020届二轮复习阅读理解之阅读提速练（二）学案

【英语】2020届二轮复习阅读理解之阅读提速练（二）学案

阅读提速练(二) (建议用时：40 分钟) 阅读理解(共两节，满分 50 分) 第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A (2019·唐山质量检测) The UK’s Best Theme Parks Drayton Manor Theme Park, Staffordshire The new Tamarin Trail takes adventurers through beautiful gardens, allowing kids and adults to come face­to­face with a troop of monkeys. The park is also home to Europe’s only Thomas Land, which last year underwent a £2.5m expansion, including new rides. There are thrilling rides, including the stand­up roller coaster, Shockwave, and the 54­metre drop tower, Apocalypse. Adults from £15, children from £10(under­2s free)． Thorpe Park, Surrey All aboard Derren Brown’s Ghost Train which opened in July 2016. This 10－15­minute train journey includes exciting live­action performances, 4D special effects and so on. Also new is “I’m a Celebrity...Maze(迷宫)”， and there are some of the highest and fastest rides in Europe here too. Adults from ￡28, children from £24(under­3s free)． Warwick Castle, Warwickshire Although not officially a theme park, this medieval castle offers history, magic, myth and adventure to suit all ages, and is now home to the UK’s first fully interactive and multi­sensory Horrible Histories Maze, giving visitors a fascinating experience of getting lost in time. From July, you can sleep over in the new riverside Middle Ages­themed woodland cottages of Knight’s Village. From £31(under­3s free)． Chessington World of Adventures, Surrey Following the Pandamonium live show in 2016, last year saw The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure open at Chessington, which has over 40 rides and attractions. Rides include Dragon Falls, Safari Skyway, Toadies Crazy Cars and Runaway Train. From £29(under­3s free)． 1．Where are animal­loving children probably advised to go? A．Warwick Castle. B．Thorpe Park. C．Drayton Manor Theme Park. D．Chessington World of Adventures. 2．How much should a couple with their two­year­old son pay at least in Thorpe Park? A．£56.　　B．£52.　　C．£40.　　D．£30. 3．What do the parks have in common? A．Children should be accompanied by adults. B．They have all been rebuilt before reopening. C．They all offer exciting rides in the parks. D．Certain kids have free entry to the parks. B (2019·长沙四校高考模拟)Josh Morrison, 17, dreamed of raising $100，000 to build a home for a low­income family. After years of hard work, his dream has come true. The house is now in the early stages of building. Six years ago, Josh and his dad went into a Habitat for Humanity Restore, a home improvement store and donation center run by the nonprofit organization. They were there to buy a sink. Josh, then 11, also noticed a collection of pennies. “I instantly felt the urge to help out with that，” he said. Josh set a fundraising(筹款) deadline of four years. Many people doubted whether he could reach his goal of $100，000, but it didn’t shake his faith. He raised money at his school and other nearby schools. He collected money from neighbors, got publicity from local newspapers, and placed cans in stores so that people could donate extra change. Josh’s fundraising efforts began to produce results. Still, there were challenges. Four months before his deadline, he was $30，000 short. He decided to hold a Family Fun Fair and Spaghetti Dinner event in Uxbridge, which is in the province of Ontario. The event raised $19，000. “I didn’t care how long it took me，” Josh said. “I would raise $100，000.” With three weeks left, a company called Josh’s house, offering to donate $18，000. Eventually, Josh reached a total of $124 ， 000 before his deadline. “ The__momentum__just__kept__going,__and we decided to do more，” he said. “Josh’s Penny House” is being built by Habitat for Humanity Restore in the city of Oshawa, along with 24 new townhouses. Josh has helped with some of the construction, as have other volunteers. He will choose the family that moves into the unit. Next year, the 17­year­old will head to college in British Columbia, Canada’s westernmost province. As a 11 ­ year­old kid when starting fundraising, Josh was able to send a powerful message across the world. No matter how old you are, if you have a dream and are willing to do anything to achieve it, it can come true. 4．Which word can best describe Josh Morrison in paragraph 2? A．Straightforward.　　　　　　 B．Open­minded. C．Determined. D．Cautious. 5．Why was the Family Fun Fair and Spaghetti Dinner event in Uxbridge held? A．To call for more attention. B．To attain his goal. C．To win approval from the locals. D．To find sponsors for a family. 6．What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 mean? A．His project became more popular. B．He received continuous donations. C．The result was beyond expectations. D．He got more support from the company. 7．What will be the best title of the text? A．An Astonishing Fundraiser B．A Boy with a Warm Heart C．Kindness from a Company D．The Penny House Dream C (2019· 邯郸一模)Britain faces social problems as lots of people are set to lose their jobs in technological revolution, the Bank of England ’ s chief economist warned. Andy Haldane said the so­called Fourth Industrial Revolution will make the machine replace humans to do thinking things. The dark side of the change could be a much bigger breakdown of employment than in Victorian times, with professions such as accountancy(会计) among those at risk. A report by the accountancy firm PwC last month warned that more than 7 million jobs in Britain would lose over the next 20 years as technological change sweeps through workplaces. The majority of these jobs are in the retail, transport and manufacturing industries. However, other traditional professional sectors could also be at serious risk. Economists treat the arrival of increasingly intelligent computers and robots as the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The first was the shift from agriculture to urban societies. The second saw the widespread use of electricity and steel, and the third was the digital revolution when computers, the Internet and mobile phones were developed. Mr.Haldane said the hollowing­out(空洞化) experienced in the past years could be on a greater scale in the future, so it is important to learn the lessons of history and insure that people are given training to take advantage of new opportunities. “Jobs were effectively taken by machines of various types, and there was a hollowing­out of the job market, which left many people for a long period out of work and struggling to make a living，” Haldane added. “That heightened social and financial tensions, and led to a rise in inequality. This is the dark side of technological revolution.” “That hollowing­out is going to be potentially on a much greater scale in the future, when we have machines thinking and doing the cognitive and technical skills of humans.” Mr. Haldane said professions like accountancy could be among those hardest hit by the rise of AI. But he suggested economists could escape. 8．What is the dark side mentioned in the text? A．The hollowing­out has become a major social problem. B．Less and less people have the desire to learn accountancy. C．Intelligent computers and robots decrease good workers. D．The technological revolution causes people to lose jobs. 9．Why are economists the lucky dog in the new technological revolution? A．The study about economy is at a low level. B．Economists work on a traditional professional job. C．There is no machine that can work as an economist. D．Economists have the chance to avoid technological revolution. 10．What should be done to deal with the serious situation? A．Call for people to devote more to studying history. B．Teach people to grasp the chances technological revolution brings about. C．Warn people not to work on transport and manufacturing industries. D．Ask workers to develop and think as the intelligent computers and robots do. 11．What attitude did Haldane have toward the future employment? A．Positive.　　　　　　　　　 B．Aggressive. C．Critical. D．Worried. D (2019·太原期末)We’re often reminded of the importance of preserving the planet as we see it for future generations—and children at St Oswald’s CE Primary School Chester certainly agree. Nine­year­old Isobel Kelleher from the school’s Hummingbirds class thinks adults need to take note. “ Sometimes they can be busy and I don’t think they think they can make a difference, but if everyone does a little bit it all adds up，” she tells HuffPost UK. “We started looking at plastic pollution in our oceans and the things like plastic bags that are polluting them，” she says. “Fish can eat the plastic and they can die, or we might even eat the fish ourselves.” Mr. Timms, Isobel’s teacher, has been spearheading a new project at the school which lets children loose creatively to raise awareness of the need to be more environmentally friendly. The entire Hummingbirds class, which is made up of 9­and 10­year­old pupils, has been busy writing poems and creating online video advertisements to warn adults about the serious situation of our oceans and wildlife. Mr. Timms thinks children have an important role to play in teaching us how to take care of the things around us. “We sometimes overlook how much we can really learn from children，” he says. “It has been really hard to believe having parents come in saying that their children have been asking them to stop using plastic, and to recycle more, and even stopping them using plastic straws.” Mr. Timms is proud of his Hummingbirds class. “The message that they would like to send to the world is simple: stopping this isn’t someone else’s job, and it won’t be OK if we just leave it.” 12．What can we infer about adults according to Isobel Kelleher? A．They just pretend to be busy. B．They haven’t done their part well. C．They can do nothing to stop pollution. D．They have started to care about the ocean. 13．What is the purpose of the school project? A．To help adults to learn more about their kids. B．To remind adults to be friendly to the environment. C．To persuade students to stop using plastic bags. D．To teach students how to write poems creatively. 14．Why does Mr. Timms mention parents in paragraph 4? A．To prove kids are creative in teaching. B．To attract people to support his work. C．To have adults care about education. D．To show the effects of the project. 15．What is the text mainly about? A．An inspiring school project. B．An appeal to stop plastic bags. C．Serious situations of our planet. D．Adults’ ignorance of the environment. 第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多 余选项。 (2019·济南高三模拟)About one hundred years ago many educated people learned and spoke French when they met people from other countries. Today most people speak English when they meet foreigners. 16.________ There are more people who speak English as a second language than people who speak English as a first language. Why is this? 17．________ One of them is that English has become the language of business. Another important reason is that popular American culture (like movies and music) has quickly spread throughout the world. 18.________ Is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? 19.________ It’s important to have a language that the people of the earth have in common. Our world has become very global and we need to communicate with one another. On the other hand, English is a fairly complicated language to learn and it brings its culture with it. Do we really need that? Scientists have already tried to create an artificial language that isn’t too difficult and doesn’t include any group’s culture. It is called Esperanto. 20.________ Maybe the popularity of English won’t last that long either. There are more people in the world who speak Chinese than any other language. Maybe someday Chinese will be the new international language. A．People like English. B．But it hasn’t become popular. C．It has brought its language with it. D．There is no doubt about the question. E．This is why English was widely spoken. F．It has become the new international language. G．There are many reasons why English has become so popular. 阅读提速练(二) 阅读理解 第一节 【解题导语】　本文是一篇应用文。英国有许多著名的主题公园，本文就向大家介绍了 其中的四个主题公园。 1．C　解析：细节理解题。根据第一则广告的首句“The new Tamarin Trail takes adventurers through beautiful gardens, allowing kids and adults to come face­to­face with a troop of monkeys.”可知，Drayton Manor Theme Park 里有许多猴子，喜爱动物的孩子可以去那里 玩。 2．A　解析：细节理解题。根据第二则广告中的“Adults from ￡28, children from ￡24(under­3s free)．”可知，在 Thorpe Park，成人票价 28 英镑起，而年龄在 3 岁以下的孩 子免费。因此，这对带着两岁孩子的夫妇最低要支付 56 英镑的门票钱。 3．D　解析：推理判断题。综合全文的内容，特别是每则广告后面的价格说明可知， 每个主题公园都规定 3 岁或 2 岁以下的儿童可以免费入园，即某些孩子可以免费入园。故选 D 项。 【解题导语】　 本文是一篇记叙文。一名 11 岁的少年因一次偶然的经历决定为低收入 家庭募捐建房，经过数年的不懈努力，实现了这一梦想。 4．C　解析：推理判断题。结合文中对 Josh Morrison 筹款过程的描述以及第二段中的 “Many people doubted whether he could reach his goal of $100，000, but it didn’t shake his faith.”可知，尽管很多人怀疑他能否在四年中完成这件事，但是他信念坚定。由此可见他 是“意志坚定的”。 5．B　解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“his goal of $100，000”和第三段中的 “Still, there were challenges. Four months before his deadline, he was $30，000 short. He decided to hold a Family Fun Fair...$19，000.”可知，在截止日期前的四个月，离他的筹款目标还差 30 000 美元，于是他决定举办这个活动来达到目标。 6．B　解析：句意理解题。根据下文中的“we decided to do more”以及“‘Josh’s Penny House’ is being built by Habitat for Humanity Restore in the city of Oshawa, along with 24 new townhouses. Josh has helped with some of the construction”可知，捐款势头一直保持下去，他 收到了比最初目标更多的钱，于是打算做更多，他帮助建造“Josh’s Penny House”以及 24 所新住宅来帮助需要的人，所以画线处意为“他继续收到捐款”。 7．D　解析：标题归纳题。文章主要讲述了一名 11 岁的少年经过几年不懈的努力，实 现了为低收入家庭募捐建房的梦想的经历。本文提到的“Josh’s Penny House”是解题的暗 示。故选 D 项。 【技巧点拨】　“标题归纳”属于文章主旨要义的考查范畴，考生要明确标题设定的基 本种类与方法。一般说来，标题设定通常有三种方法：①用最简练的语言概括文章的中心思 想；②用人名、地名、事件名称等作为标题；③用特殊句型，如疑问句(Who Am I)、祈使 句(Come and Eat Here)和其他修辞手段来设定。 【解题导语】　本文介绍了新技术革命给经济领域带来了很大影响，会产生严重的失业 问题。同时，本文也鼓励人们应该把握新的机遇去创造更多的就业机会。 8．D　解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Britain faces social problems as lots of people are set to lose their jobs in technological revolution”以及第二段中的“The dark side of the change could be a much bigger breakdown of employment than in Victorian times, with...among those at risk.”可知，这次改变的阴暗面是将会引发比维多利亚时期更严重的就业问题，在新技术革 命中许多人将会失去工作。故选 D 项。 9．C　解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知，人们之所以会失业，是因为新技 术创造出来的机器会替代人们从事很多方面的工作。反之，经济学家能够幸免是因为目前还 没有一项技术能扮演他们的角色。故选 C 项。 10．B　解析：细节理解题。根据第六段可知，过去几年经历的空洞化在将来的规模会 更大，因此，从历史中吸取教训并确保人们在接受培训时能够把握住新的机会是很重要的。 故选 B 项。 11．D　解析：观点态度题。文章多处提到霍尔丹担心新技术革命造成人们失业的现象 在未来会越来越严重，由此可知，霍尔丹对于未来的就业形势是担忧的。故选 D 项。 【长难句分析】　Mr.Haldane said the hollowing­out(空洞化) experienced in the past years could be on a greater scale in the future, so it is important to learn the lessons of history and insure that people are given training to take advantage of new opportunities. 分析：本句是一个主从复合句。said 后面是一个省略了 that 的宾语从句，在这个宾语从 句中“the hollowing­out experienced in the past years”充当主语；so 引导结果状语从句，在 这个状语从句中包含 it is＋adj.＋to do sth.句式，it 在这里充当形式主语，learn 和 insure 是由 and 连接的两个并列的动词不定式结构。 译文：霍尔丹表示，过去几年经历的空洞化在将来的规模会更大，因此，从历史中吸取 教训并确保人们在接受培训时能够把握住新的机会是很重要的。 【解题导语】　本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了“蜂鸟班”积极响应一个环保教育项目。 该班由 9 岁和 10 岁的孩子组成，他们通过写诗和制作在线视频广告以提醒成年人注意环保 问题。 12．B　解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的内容，尤其是第一句“Nine­year­old Isobel Kelleher from the school’s Hummingbirds class thinks adults need to take note.”可知，学校“蜂 鸟班”里 9 岁的伊泽贝尔认为成年人需要注意环保问题；据此可推知，成年人在环保问题上 没有做得很好，故 B 项正确。 13．B　解析：细节理解题。根据第三段尾句“The entire Hummingbirds class, which is made up of 9­and 10­year­old pupils, has been busy writing poems and creating online video advertisements to warn adults about the serious situation of our oceans and wildlife.”可知，整个 “蜂鸟班”由 9 岁和 10 岁的学生组成，他们一直忙着写诗和制作在线视频广告，提醒成年 人海洋和野生动物所处的严重处境；据此可知，该项目旨在提醒成年人要注意环保问题， 故 B 项正确。 14．D　解析：推理判断题。根据第四段尾句“It has been really hard to believe having parents come in saying that their children have been asking them to stop using plastic, and to recycle more, and even stopping them using plastic straws.”可知，真的很难相信有父母说孩子们要求他们停 止使用塑料，甚至要求他们停止使用塑料吸管；据此可推知，该段提及父母旨在说明该项目 对成年人的影响，故 D 项正确。 15．A　解析：主旨大意题。文章第三段第一句“Mr. Timms, Isobel’s teacher, has been spearheading a new project at the school which lets children loose creatively to raise awareness of the need to be more environmentally friendly.”为全文的主题句，结合全文内容可知，本文主 要介绍了“蜂鸟班”积极响应一个环保教育项目，该班由 9 岁和 10 岁的孩子组成，他们通 过写诗和制作在线视频广告，提醒成年人注意环保问题。故 A 项正确。 第二节 【解题导语】　本文是一篇说明文，主要分析了英语作为国际语言流行的原因及对未来 可能流行的语言的预测。 16．F　解析：根据第一段的前两句可知，大约一百年前很多有学问的人学习法语，并 且在见到来自其他国家的人时说法语，现在大部分人见到外国人时说英语。由此可推知，英 语已经成了新的国际性语言。故选 F 项。 17．G　解析：承接上文“Why is this？”，并结合本段中的“One of them is”和“Another important reason is”可推知，此空表述英语流行有诸多原因，故选 G 项。 18．C　解析：承接上文美国文化在全球的流行可知，它的语言也随之而来，故选 C 项。 19．D　解析：承接上文的疑问句，并结合下文的肯定陈述“It’s important to have a language that the people of the earth have in common.”可知，此处是表示毫无疑问英语在全世 界的传播是一件好事，故选 D 项。 20．B　解析：结合下文“Maybe the popularity of English won’t last that long either.”可 知，B 项“但是它并没有流行起来”符合语境，衔接上下文。