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新高考英语补充训练美国高中阅读理解训练整理
2020新高考英语补充训练美国高中阅读理解训练整理
Passage1
"Metamorphosis"
Thispassageisadaptedfrom"Metamorphosis"byFranzKafka,afamousstorythatcombineselementsoffantasyandreality.Thisexcerptbeginswiththeprotagonistrealizinghehasliterallyturnedintoagiant,beetle-likeinsect.
Onemorning,whenGregorSamsawokefrom
troubleddreams,hefoundhimselftransformedin
hisbedintoahorriblevermin.Helayonhisarmor-
likeback,andifheliftedhisheadalittlehecould
05seehisbrownbelly,slightlydomedanddividedby
archesintostiffsections.Thebeddingwashardly
abletocoveritandseemedreadytoslideoffany
moment.Hismanylegs,pitifullythincompared
withthesizeoftherestofhim,wavedabouthelp-
10lesslyashelooked.
"What'shappenedtome?
"hethought.Itwasn't
adream.Hisroom,aproperhumanroomalthough
alittletoosmall,laypeacefullybetweenitsfour
familiarwalls.Acollectionoftextilesampleslay
15spreadoutonthetable—Samsawasatravelling
salesman—andaboveittherehungapicturethat
hehadrecentlycutoutofanillustratedmagazine
andhousedinanice,gildedframe.Itshowedalady
fittedoutwithafurhatandfurboawhosatupright,
20raisingaheavyfurmuffthatcoveredthewholeof
herlowerarmtowardstheviewer.
Gregorthenturnedtolookoutthewindowatthe
dullweather.Dropsofraincouldbeheardhitting
thepane,whichmadehimfeelquitesad."How
25aboutifIsleepalittlebitlongerandforgetallthis
nonsense,"hethought,butthatwassomethinghe
wasunabletodobecausehewasusedtosleepingon
hisright,andinhispresentstatecouldn'tgetinto
thatposition.Howeverhardhethrewhimselfonto
30hisright,healwaysrolledbacktowherehewas.He
musthavetrieditahundredtimes,shuthiseyesso
thathewouldn'thavetolookattheflounderinglegs,
andonlystoppedwhenhebegantofeelamild,dull
paintherethathehadneverfeltbefore.
35Hethought,"Whatastrenuouscareeritisthat
I'vechosen!
Travellingdayinanddayout.Doing
businesslikethistakesmuchmoreeffortthan
doingyourownbusinessathome,andontopofthat
there'sthecurseoftravelling,worriesaboutmaking
40trainconnections,badandirregularfood,contact
withdifferentpeopleallthetimesothatyoucan
nevergettoknowanyoneorbecomefriendlywith
them."Hefeltaslightitchuponhisbelly;pushed
himselfslowlyuponhisbacktowardstheheadboard
45sothathecouldlifthisheadbetter;foundwhere
theitchwas,andsawthatitwascoveredwithlotsof
littlewhitespotswhichhedidn'tknowwhattomake
of;andwhenhetriedtofeeltheplacewithoneofhis
legshedrewitquicklybackbecauseassoonashe
50touchedithewasovercomebyacoldshudder.
Heslidbackintohisformerposition."Gettingup
earlyallthetime,"hethought,"itmakesyoustupid.
You'vegottogetenoughsleep.Othertravelling
salesmenlivealifeofluxury.Forinstance,whenever
55Igobacktotheguesthouseduringthemorningto
copyoutthecontract,thesegentlemenarealways
stillsittingthereeatingtheirbreakfasts.Ioughtto
justtrythatwithmyboss;I'dgetkickedoutonthe
spot.Butwhoknows,maybethatwouldbethebest
60thingforme.IfIdidn'thavemyparentstothink
aboutI'dhavegiveninmynoticealongtimeago,
I'dhavegoneuptothebossandtoldhimjustwhat
Ithink,tellhimeverythingIwould,lethimknow
justwhatIfeel.He'dfallrightoffhisdesk!
Andit'sa
65funnysortofbusinesstobesittingupthereatyour
desk,talkingdownatyoursubordinatesfromup
there,especiallywhenyouhavetogorightupclose
becausethebossishardofhearing.Well,there's
stillsomehope;onceI'vegotthemoneytogetherto
70payoffmyparents'debttohim—anotherfiveorsix
yearsIsuppose—that'sdefinitelywhatI'lldo.That's
whenI'llmakethebigchange.Firstofallthough,
I'vegottogetup,mytrainleavesatfive."
1.Accordingtothepassage,Gregorinitiallybelieveshistransformationisa
•A.curse.
•B.disease.
•C.nightmare.
•D.hoax.
2.Asusedinline12,"proper"mostnearlymeans
•A.calledforbyrulesorconventions.
•B.showingpoliteness.
•C.naturallybelongingorpeculiarto.
•D.suitablyappropriate.
3.ThepassagemoststronglysuggestswhichofthefollowingaboutGregor'sattitudetowardhisprofession?
•A.Heisresentful.
•B.Heisdiligent.
•C.Heisdepressed.
•D.Heiseagertoplease.
4.Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?
•A.Lines14-18("Acollection…gildedframe")
•B.Lines22-24("Gregorthenturned…quitesad")
•C.Lines53-59("Other…thespot")
•D.Lines59-64("Butwhoknows…Ifeel")
5.WhatcentralideadoestheexcerptcommunicatethroughGregor'sexperiences?
•A.Imaginationisadangerousthing.
•B.Peoplearefearfulofchange.
•C.Dreamsbecomeourreality.
•D.Manisaslavetowork.
6.ThepassagemoststronglysuggeststhatwhichofthefollowingistrueofGregor?
•A.Hefeelsastrongsenseofdutytowardhisfamily.
•B.Heisunabletocopewithchange.
•C.Heexcelsinhisprofession.
•D.Heisfearfulabouthistransformation.
7.Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?
•A.Lines11-14("What'shappened…familiarwalls")
•B.Lines22-24("Gregorthenturned…quitesad")
•C.Lines36-43("Doingbusiness…withthem")
•D.Lines68-71("Well,there'sstill…whatI'lldo")
8.Asusedinline32,"floundering"mostnearlymeans
•A.thrashing.
•B.painful.
•C.pitiful.
•D.trembling.
9.TheauthormostlikelyincludesadescriptionofGregor'sitchinlines43-50to
•A.remindthereaderthatGregorhasturnedintoaninsect.
•B.emphasizethedisconnectbetweenGregor'sthoughtsandhisactualsituation.
•C.giveimportantdetailsaboutwhatGregor'snewbodylookslike.
•D.showthatGregor'sthoughtsarefocusedonthechangestohisbody.
10.Themainrhetoricaleffectofthefinalsentenceoftheexcerpt("Firstofallthough,I'vegottogetup,mytrainleavesatfive")isto
•A.providearesolutiontotheconflictGregorfaces.
•B.foreshadowtheconflictbetweenGregorandhisboss.
•C.illustrateGregor'sresilienceandabilitytomoveon.
•D.emphasizeGregor'sextremesenseofduty.
Passage2
HillaryRodhamClintonSpeech
ThispassageisadaptedfromHillaryRodhamClinton'sspeechtitled"Women'sRightsAreHumanRights,"addressedtotheU.N.FourthWorldConferenceonWomenin1995.
Ifthereisonemessagethatechoesforthfrom
thisconference,itisthathumanrightsarewomen's
rights….Andwomen'srightsarehumanrights.
Letusnotforgetthatamongthoserightsarethe
05righttospeakfreelyandtherighttobeheard.
Womenmustenjoytherighttoparticipatefullyin
thesocialandpoliticallivesoftheircountriesifwe
wantfreedomanddemocracytothriveandendure.
Itisindefensiblethatmanywomeninnongov-
10ernmentalorganizationswhowishedtoparticipate
inthisconferencehavenotbeenabletoattend—or
havebeenprohibitedfromfullytakingpart.
Letmebeclear.Freedommeanstherightof
peopletoassemble,organize,anddebateopenly.It
15meansrespectingtheviewsofthosewhomaydisagree
withtheviewsoftheirgovernments.Itmeansnot
takingcitizensawayfromtheirlovedonesandjail-
ingthem,mistreatingthem,ordenyingthemtheir
freedomordignitybecauseofthepeacefulexpres-
20sionoftheirideasandopinions.
Inmycountry,werecentlycelebratedthe
seventy-fifthanniversaryofwomen'ssuffrage.It
tookonehundredandfiftyyearsafterthesigning
ofourDeclarationofIndependenceforwomento
25wintherighttovote.Ittookseventy-twoyearsof
organizedstruggleonthepartofmanycourageous
womenandmen.
ItwasoneofAmerica'smostdivisivephilosophi-
calwars.Butitwasalsoabloodlesswar.Suffragewas
30achievedwithoutashotfired.
Wehavealsobeenreminded,inV-JDayobser-
vanceslastweekend,ofthegoodthatcomeswhen
menandwomenjointogethertocombattheforces
oftyrannyandbuildabetterworld.
35Wehaveseenpeaceprevailinmostplacesfora
halfcentury.Wehaveavoidedanotherworldwar.
Butwehavenotsolvedolder,deeply-rootedprob-
lemsthatcontinuetodiminishthepotentialofhalf
theworld'spopulation.
40Nowitistimetoactonbehalfofwomeneverywhere.
Ifwetakeboldstepstobetterthelivesofwomen,
wewillbetakingboldstepstobetterthelivesof
childrenandfamiliestoo.Familiesrelyonmothers
andwivesforemotionalsupportandcare;families
45relyonwomenforlaborinthehome;andincreas-
ingly,familiesrelyonwomenforincomeneededto
raisehealthychildrenandcareforotherrelatives.
Aslongasdiscriminationandinequitiesremain
socommonplacearoundtheworld—aslongas
50girlsandwomenarevaluedless,fedless,fedlast,
overworked,underpaid,notschooledandsubjected
toviolenceinandoutoftheirhomes—thepotential
ofthehumanfamilytocreateapeaceful,prosperous
worldwillnotberealized.
55Letthisconferencebeour—andtheworld's—call
toaction.
Andletusheedthecallsothatwecancreatea
worldinwhicheverywomanistreatedwithrespect
anddignity,everyboyandgirlislovedandcaredfor
60equally,andeveryfamilyhasthehopeofastrong
andstablefuture.
1.Whatistheprimarypurposeofthepassage?
•A.Tochastisethosewhohavepreventedwomenfromattendingtheconference
•B.Toarguethatwomencontinuetoexperiencediscrimination
•C.Toexplainthathumanrightsareofmoreconcernthanwomen'srights
•D.Toencouragepeopletothinkofwomen'srightsasanissueimportantt
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