湖南省长沙市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解训练55.docx
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湖南省长沙市高考英语二轮复习阅读理解训练55
湖南长沙市2020高考英语(二轮)阅读理解训练(55)
2020高考训练题。
阅读理解。
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。
IntheAmericancoloniestherewaslittlemoney.Englanddidnotsupplythecolonieswithcoinsanditdidnotallowthecoloniestomaketheirowncoins.OnlytheMassachusettsBayColonyreceivedpermissionforashortperiodin1652tomakeseveralkindsofsilvercoins.EnglandwantedtokeepmoneyoutofAmericaasameansofcontrollingtrade:
AmericawasforcedtotradeonlywithEnglandifitdidnothavethemoneytobuyproductsfromothercountries.Theresultduringthepre-revolutionaryperiodwasthatthecolonistsusedvariousgoodsinplaceofmoney:
beaverfurs,Indianwampum,andtobaccoleaveswereallcommonlyusedassubstitutes(代替物)formoney.Thecolonistsalsomadeuseofanyforeigncoinstheycouldobtain.Dutch,Spanish,French,andEnglishcoinswereallinuseintheAmericancolonies.
IndividualstatesandtheContinentalCongressissuedpapermoney.S0muchofthispapermoneywasprintedthatbytheendoftheRevolutionaryWaritwasvirtuallyworthless.Asaresult,tradeingoodsandtheuseofforeigncoinswerestillcommonduringthisperiod.
BythetimetheRevolutionaryWarhadbeenwonbytheAmericancolonists,themonetary(货币的)systemwasinastateoftotalconfusion.Tochangethissituation,thenewConstitutionoftheUnitedStates,approvedin1789,allowedonlyCongresstoissuemoney.Theindividualstatescouldnolongerhavetheirownmoneysupply.Afewyearslater,theCoinageActof1792madethedollartheofficialcurrencyoftheUnitedStatesandputthecountryonabimetallic(双金属的)standard.Inthisbimetallicsystem,bothgo1dandsilverwerelegalmoney,andtherateofexchangeofsilvertogoldwasfixedbythegovernmentatsixteentoone.
1.ThereasonwhyEnglandkeptmoneyoutofAmericawasthat______
A.AmericahadtotradeonlywithEngland
B.Americancoloniescouldhavetheirowncoins
C.thecolonistswantedtosavethemoneyfortheirowncountry
D.toomuchpapermoneyinusewouldleadtothedecreaseofvalue
2.WhathappenedtotheAmericanmonetarysystemduringtheRevolutionaryWar?
A.Individualstateswerenotallowedtoissuemoney.
B.TheContinentalCongressissuedg01dandsilvercoins.
C.Americanmoneyreplacedtrade-ingoodsandforeigncoins.
D.Somuchpapermoneywasinusethatitalmostlostitsvalueatlast:
3.Accordingtothepassage,underthenewUSConstitution____-
A.onlytheUSCongresscouldissuemoney
B.thedollarwasmadetheofficialcurrencyoftheUS
C.theUSofficiallywentonabimetallicmonetarysystem
D·variousstategovernments,includingMassachusetts,couldissuemoney
4.Thispassagemainlydiscusses_____
A.Americanmoneyfrompasttopresent
B.theEnglishmonetarypoliciesinAmericancolonies
C.theeffectoftheRevolutionaryWaronAmericanmoney
D.theAmericanmonetarysystemduringthe17thand18thcenturies
参考答案1—4、ADAD
2020高考训练题。
阅读理解。
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。
Ifyouarehungry,whatwillyoudo?
Grabapieceofyourfavoritemealandstayquietafterthat?
Justlikestomach,evenyourmindwillbehungry.Butitneverletsyouknow,becauseyoukeepitbusythinkingaboutyourdreamlover,favoritestarandmanysuchabsurdthings.Soitsilentlybeginstohideyourneedsandneverletsitselfgrow.Whenmindlosesitsfreedomtogrow,creativitygetsitsfullstop.Thismightbethereasonwhyweallsometimesthink“Whathappensnext?
”,“Whycan’tIthink?
”,“WhyamIalwaysgiventhedifficultproblems?
”Well,thisistheresultofusingourownkarma(宿命)ofusingourbrainforthinkingofnot-so-worthythings.
Hungerofthemindcanbeactuallysatisfiedthroughextensivereading.ButwhyisitreadingbutnotwatchingTV?
Becausereadinghasbeenthemosteducationaltoolusedbyusrightfromthechildhood.Justlikethattodevelopotheraspectsofourlife,wehavetoturntoreadingforhelp.Youhaveanumberofbooksintheworldwhichwillanswerallyour“how-to”questions.Onceyoureadabook,youjustdon’trunyoureyesthroughthelines,butyourminddecodesitandexplainsittoyou.Theinterestingpartofthebookisstoredinyourmindasaseed.Nowthisseedisunknowinglyusedbyyouinyourfuturetodevelopnewideas.Thesameseed,ifusedmanytimes,canhelpyoulinkandrelatealotofthings,whichyouwouldneverthoughtofinyourwildestdreams!
Thisisnothingbutcreativity.Themorebooksyouread,thewideryourmindwillbecome.Alsothisimprovesyourspeech-makingskillstoalargeextentandalsomakesasignificantcontributiontoyourvocabulary.WhenyoustartspeakingEnglishoranyotherlanguagefluentlywithyourfriendsorotherpeople,youneverseemtorunoutoftherightwordsattherighttime.
Actually,IhadaprobleminspeakingEnglishfluently,butasIread,Icouldimprovesignificantly.Soguys,dojoinmeandgivefoodforyourthoughtsbyreading,readingandmorereading.Nowwhatareyouwaitingfor?
Go,grababookandletmeknow!
1·Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthatourmindishungry?
A.Wedon’treadbooks.
B.Ourcreativitygetsafullstop.
C.Wedon’tknowwhattodonext.
D.Wedon’thaveagoodmemory.
2.One’smindishungrybecauseit____-
A.ismentallybusywithmanyabsurdthings
B.can’tworkoutthingswell
C.1oosensitsfreedomtoforget
D.beginstopaycarefulattentiontohisneeds
3·WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantageofreading?
A.Helpingyouenlargeyourvocabulary.
B.Helpingyoudevelopyourcreativity.
C.Helpingyouimproveyourspeakingskills.
D.Helpingyourunyoureyesthroughthelines.
4.Byreadingmore,wearesureto_______
A.speakEnglishfluentlyB.storebooksinourmind
C.dreamthewildestdreamsD.performbettermentallyinthefuture
参考答案1—4、BADD
阅读理解。
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Fewlawsaresoeffectivethatyoucanseeresultsjustdaysaftertheytakeeffect.Butintheninedayssincethefederalcigarettetaxmorethandoubled-to$1.01perpack-smokershavejammedtelephone“quitlines”acrossthecountryseekingtokickthehabit.
Thisisnotasurprisetopublichealthadvocates.They'vestudiedtheeffectofstatetaxincreasesforyears,findingthatsmokers,especiallyteens,arepricesensitive.Norisitashocktotheindustry,whichfiercelyfightseverytaxincrease.
Theonlywonderisthatsomanystatesinsistonclosingtheirearstothemessage.Tobaccotaxesimprovepublichealth,theyraisemoneyandmostparticularly,theydeterpeoplefromtakingupthehabitasteens,whichiswhennearlyallsmokersareaddicted.Yettherateoftaxationvarieswidely.
InManhattan,forinstance,whichhasthehighesttaxinthenation,apackofMarlboroLightKings,cost$10.06atonedrugstoreWednesday.InCharleston,S.C.,wherethe7centapacktaxisthelowestinthenation,thepricewas$4.78.
Theinfluenceisobvious.
InNewYork,highschoolsmokinghitanewlowinthelatestsurveys-13.8%,farbelowthenationalaverage.Bycomparison,26%ofhighschoolstudentssmokeinKentucky.Otherlowtaxstateshavesimilarlydepressingteensmokingrecords.
HalRogers,RepresentativefromKentucky,likethosewhoareagainsthightobaccotaxes,arguesthattheburdenofthetaxfallsonlowincomeAmericans“whochoosetosmoke.”
That'strue.Butthereismorereasoninkeepingfuturegenerationsoflowincomeworkersfromgettinghookedinthefirstplace.Asfortoday'sadults,ifthenewtaxdrivesthemtoquit,theywillhavemoretospendontheirfamilies,cuttheirriskofcancerandheartdiseaseandfeelbetter.
【语篇解读】烟草税增加后,取得了立竿见影的效果——许多烟民纷纷戒烟。
然而有些地方却对此充耳不闻,中学生吸烟的比例居高不下。
本文让我们意识到:
从长远看,通过增加烟草税而使人们戒烟是泽被千家万户的大事。
1.Thetextismainlyabout________.
A.thepriceofcigarettes
B.therateofteensmoking
C.theeffectoftobaccotaxincrease
D.thedifferencesintobaccotaxrate
解析 主旨大意题。
本文主要谈论的是烟草税增加后取得的明显效果以及给人们带来的益处。
A、B、D三项均为文章的某一方面。
答案 C
2.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisasurprise?
A.Teensmokersarepricesensitive.
B.Somestatesstillkeepthetobaccotaxlow.
C.Tobaccotaxesimprovepublichealth.
D.Tobaccoindustryfiercelyfightsthetaxrise.
解析 事实细节题。
由第三段第一句可知,唯一让人吃惊的是,有些州对此充耳不闻,也就是继续保持低烟草税。
答案 B
3.Rogers'attitudetowardsthelowincomesmokersmightbethatof________.
A.toleranceB.unconcern
C.doubtD.sympathy
解析 推理判断题。
Roger认为高烟草税是把税收负担加到了低收入的烟民身上,故应该持同情态度。
答案 D
4.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?
A.Thenewtaxwillbebeneficialinthelongrun.
B.LowincomeAmericansaremorelikelytofallill.
C.Futuregenerationswillbehookedonsmoking.
D.Adultswilldependmoreontheirfamilies.
解析 推理判断题。
由全文最后一句可知,增加烟草税促使烟民戒烟,可让他们有更多的时间与家人团聚,减少癌症和心脏病的发病率,从长远看,是一件有益的事情。
答案 A
阅读理解。
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Somepeoplewilldojustaboutanythingtosavemoney.AndIamoneofthem.Takemyfamily'slastvacation.Itwasmysix-year-oldson'swinterbreakfromschool,andwewereheadinghomefromFortLauderdaleafteraweeklongtrip.Theflightwasoverbooked,andDelta,theairline,offeredus$400perpersonincreditstogiveupourseatsandleavethenextday.IhadmeetingsinNewYork,soIhadtogetback.Butthatdidn'tmeanmyhusbandandmysoncouldn'tstay.Itookmynine-month-oldandtookoffforhome.
Thenextday,myhusbandandsonwereofferedmorecreditstotakeanevenlaterflight.Yes,Iencouraged—okay,ordered—themtowaititoutattheairportto“earn”moreDeltaDollars.Ourtotaltake:
$1,600.Notbad,huh?
NowsomepeoplemaythinkI'mabadmotherandnotsuchagreatwifeeither.Butasabig-timebargainhunter,Iknowthevalueofadollar.Andthesedays,agooddealissomethingfewofuscanaffordtopassup.
I'vemadealivinglookingforthebestdealsandexposing(揭露)theworsttricks.IhavebeentheconsumerreporterofNBC'sTodayshowforoverad
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