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高考英语阅读提速练五
阅读提速练(五)
(建议用时:
40分钟)
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
(2019·武昌区高三调研)Hereweintroducesomerentalhousestoyou.
ApartmentLevantinKomiža
OverlookingoneofthemostbeautifulfishingvillagesinCroatia,ourtwostoreyhousealsogivesyouafullviewofKomižabayaswellastheneighbouringislandofBiševo.Theapartmenthasawide,coveredbalconyandasmallgardenwithlemontrees.Itisonly10minutes’walkfromthecentreofthevillage,althoughitisontheedgeofthevillage,withforestsbehindthehouse.
ApartmentDomina
Locatedinthecentreofthecity,theapartmentisprotectedasahistoricalsite.Allotherfacilitiesareatyourfingertipssuchasrestaurants,shopsandmuseums.Theapartmentisfullyequippedandairconditioned,havingakitchenwithadishwasher,asatelliteTVandthefreeWebaccess.Itcontainsabedroomwithadoublebedandantiquefurniture.Besides,theapartmentofferspetfriendlyaccommodation.
ApartmentTonka
TheapartmentislocatedinanoldstonehouseinthecentreofKomiža.Itofferstwobedrooms,eachwithaseparatebathroom,andalivingroomwithafurnishedkitchen.Thehouseisonlyacoupleofminutesawayfromtheoldharbour,alongtheoldtown’sstreetwhereyoucanenjoyKomiža’srichculturalhistory.Thebusstopislessthan200metresaway,nearthefruitandvegetablemarket.
PearlofIssa
Thistwobedroomapartmentisonlyafewminutes’walkfrombeautifulbeaches,shops,restaurants,cafésandbars.Itconsistsoftwobedrooms,afullyequippedmodernkitchen,adiningroomandarestingareawithasofa,whichcanbeusedasanextrasleepingplaceforoneperson,abathroomandabalconywithcomfortablegardenfurnitureandbarbecueequipment.
1.WhatcanwelearnaboutApartmentLevantinKomiža?
A.ItisthemostbeautifulfishingvillageinCroatia.
B.ItoffersachancetoadmirethewholeKomižabay.
C.It’sinconvenienttogotothecentreofthevillage.
D.Itliesinthecentreofthevillagewithforestsaround.
2.WhichofthefollowingdoesApartmentDominaprovide?
A.Portablewashingmachines.
B.Modernfurniture.
C.FreeInternetuse.
D.Friendlypets.
3.Whichofthefollowingapartmentscontaintwobedrooms?
A.ApartmentLevantinKomižaandApartmentDomina.
B.ApartmentDominaandApartmentTonka.
C.ApartmentDominaandPearlofIssa.
D.ApartmentTonkaandPearlofIssa.
B
(2019·湖北武汉高中毕业生调研)InAmericancountryside,themessagewehearisthis:
Goandgetaneducation.Leaveyoursmalltownandmakesomethingofyourself.Successandopportunityarefoundelsewhere.
AftergraduatingfromahighschoolinHelena,Arkansas,Ididgo.
IwenttoColbyCollegeinMaine.Ihadvisitedtheschoolaheadoftime,soIknewwhatIwasgettingmyselfinto.Iknewaboutthedifferenceinweather.Iunderstoodthedifferenceinsocialatmosphere.ButIwantedtostretchmyselfandgetoutofmycomfortzone.Andyouknowwhat?
Iabsolutelylovedmytimethere.Butonethingtookmebysurprise—thelackofcountrysiderepresentation.MostoftheotherstudentsatColbywerefrombigcities:
NewYork,Boston,LosAngeles,SanFrancisco...AndwhenIhadconversationswiththesestudents—inoroutsideofclass—wealmostalwaysfocusedontopicsfacinglargeAmericancities.Inmyeducationclasses,itwasalways“urbanthis”and“urbanthat”.
ItwaslikesmalltownAmericadidn’texist.
Andthisurbaninterestdoesn’tjusthappenincollege.Iwenttoaneducationconferenceacoupleofyearsago,andaprofessor—someonewhohadbeenattheforefrontofeducationalreform—wastheretodeliverakeynote.Iwaschosentobepartofasmallgroupthatgottomeetwithhim.Sotherewewere,fiveorsixofussittinginaroom,andIaskedhim,“Whatareyourthoughtsonthestateofeducationinthecountryside?
”Andthismanwasspeechless.
I’llneverforgetthatmoment.Itspeakstoalargertruth.Townslikemineareforgotten.
Thistrendofexportingtalentandresourcestoourbigcities—thismindsetofleavingsmalltownsandnevercomingback—Idon’twanttoaddtothatmovement.Iwanttoreversethatmovement.
Nowit’smyturntohelppeopleyoungerthanme.Andyouknowwhat?
I’masixthgradeteacherinHelenanow.
4.WhatdopeopleinAmericancountrysidethinkofthefutureoftheyouthathome?
A.Secure. B.Fragile.
C.Promising.D.Bright.
5.Whatdidtheauthorfindinhiscollegeclassroom?
A.Studentschattedfreely.
B.Countrysidewasignored.
C.Hewaslookeddownupon.
D.Studentsconcentratedoneducation.
6.Howwouldtheauthorfeelabouttheprofessor’sreaction?
A.It’semotional.B.It’snatural.
C.It’spositive.D.It’sdisappointing.
7.Whatistheauthordoingnow?
A.Teachinginacollege.
B.Fightingforthemovement.
C.Workingwiththeprofessor.
D.Devotinghimselftohishometown.
C
(2019·石家庄一模)CocaCola,whichreportedlyproducedmorethan3milliontonsofplasticpackagingin2017,announcedthatitwantedto“helpfixtheworld’splasticwasteproblemonecommunity(社区)atatime”.
Thesodagiantisdoingsobyproviding$5.4millionforrecyclingprogramsincitieslikeAtlanta,Boston,DenverandHouston.Inthesecities,partners,likeTheGreenBlueInstituteandTheRecyclingPartnership,whichreceivethemoney,willworktogethertoimproverecyclingrates.
“WefocusonareaswherewehavetheabilitytomakethebiggestinfluenceoncommunitiesthroughthefundingandexpertskillsofCocaColaemployees,”CarlosPagoaga,CocaCola’sgroupdirectorofcommunitypartnerships,saidinastatement.“Ineachcity,localpartnerswillworktogethertoidentifybarrierstorecyclingonalocallevelandtestarangeofsolutions,”headded.“Wehopethelearningfromthese‘modelmarkets’canoffersolutionstoothercitiesfacingsimilarchallenges.”
Aspartoftheeffort,TheRecyclingPartnershipandthecityofAtlanta,wheretheCocaColacompany’sheadquartersarebased,willsendstreetteamsouttoopenrecyclingcartsandleavecitizenscardsinformingthemwhattheycanandcan’trecycle,andletthemknowhowtheireffortswork.
“TwoofthemosturgentproblemswithrecyclingintheU.S.todayarelackofaccessandthepollutioninrecycling,”KeefeHarrison,CEOofTheRecyclingPartnership,saidinastatement.“WeknowfromthesuccessofAtlantain2017thatthecitizenswanttorecycle,andthatcommunicatingwiththeminthestreetworks.”
Lastyear,CocaColaannounceditstasktocollectandreuseabottleorcanforeachoneitsells,andincreasetheamountofitsproductsoutofrecycledmaterialsto50%by2030.Italsoaimstomakeallitspackagingfullyrecyclableby2025.
8.WhatdoesCocaColacompanyintendtodointheprogram?
A.Producelesspackaging.
B.Helpdealwithplasticwaste.
C.Pickupwasteincommunities.
D.Buildaplanttorecycleplasticwaste.
9.What’sparagraph2mainlyabout?
A.HowCocaColaconductsitsprogram.
B.Whatorganizationsparticipateintheprogram.
C.HowCocaColachoosescitiesfortheprogram.
D.WhatthelocalpeopledoinCocaCola’sprogram.
10.Whatdostreetteamsdotohelp?
A.Sortoutallkindsofwasteinthecity.
B.Lookintothecauseofpollution.
C.Instructlocalpeoplewhattorecycle.
D.Handcardstothelocalsinperson.
11.WhatdoesKeefeHarrisonthinkoftheprogram?
A.Promising. B.Difficult.
C.Pioneering.D.Costly.
D
(2019·福建三校联考)“Whileextroverts(性格外向者)oftenmakegreatfirstimpressionswiththeiroutgoingmannerandlivelypersonalitiesininterviews,theirvalueandreputationatworkdiminish(缩减)overtime,”saysCorinneBendersky,anassociateprofessorofmanagement.
“Extrovertsdisappointusovertimewhenthey’repartofateam,”Benderskysays.“Onateamyou’reexpectedtoworkhardandcontributealot.Butthey’reoftenpoorlisteners,andtheydon’tcollaborate.”
“Ontheotherhand,introverts(性格内向者)workhardonateambecausetheycarewhatothersthinkofthem.Theydon’twanttobeseenasnotpulling__their__weightorcontributing100%,”Benderskysays.
“Sowhilecompaniesmaybeattractedtohiringextrovertsbecausetheyimpressmanagersgreatlyinjobinterviews,bossesalsomaywanttoconsiderwhethertheextroverttheyareconsideringwillbeavaluableteamplayer,”Benderskysays.
AmyJenSuandMurielMaignanWilkins,twowriters,agreeandsaymanagersshouldrecognizethestrengthsofintrovertedemployees,suchastheirabilitytoputthemselvesinsomeoneelse’sshoes.
“Theseteammembersareofteneasygoing,whichcanmakethemexceptionalmentorstomorejuniorstafforparticularlygoodsoundingboardswhenyouinteractwiththeminoneononesituations,”Susays.
“Managersmusttrytohelpintrovertsfindtheirvoice,”Wilkinssays.“Helpthemseethatspeakingupisnotaboutselfpromotionorbeinginconflictbutratheraboutofferingtheteamkeyinsights,makingbetterdecisionsorincreasingtheefficiencyforall.”
Whataboutthoseextrovertswhoneverseemtobeatalossforwords?
Shouldmanagerscutthemoff?
Managersdefinitelyshouldweighinonhowanextrovertisaffectingothers.Wilkinssuggestssayingsomethinginprivatetomakeadjustments.
12.WhatdoweknowaboutoutgoingpeopleaccordingtoBendersky?
A.Theyaregoodlisteners.
B.Theyaregoodatcooperating.
C.Theyoftenmakegreatcontributions.
D.Theytendtoperformwellininterviews.
13.Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedpart“pullingtheirweight”inparagraph3?
A.Trustingothers.
B.Makinggoodchoices.
C.Doingtheirfullshareofwork.
D.Tryingtosharetheirthoughts.
14.WhatisSu’sattitudetowardsBendersky’swords?
A.Critical. B.Tolerant.
C.Doubtful.D.Approving.
15.WhatdoesWilkinsadvisemanagerstodo?
A.Promotemoreintroverts.
B.Learnt
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