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届高考英语知识点强化训练15选修八unit4阅读理解组块专练练速度AwUlMq

选修八Unit4阅读理解·组块专练——练速度

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

（2016·甘肃省高三第一次诊断）WhenShakespearewastwentyone,hewenttoLondon,averyinterestingplace,totryhisfortune.

TherewerethefamousLondonBridgeandSt.Paul’sCathedral,andpalacesandmarketsandlongstreetsfullofshops.

Then,too,therewerethedailycrowdswherecouldbeseenpeoplefromallovertheworld.Knights,scholarsandhighwaymen（拦路强盗）orthieveswhohadbeeninfamousfortheircleverrobberies,passedbyeachother.

Here,also,werenoblemendressedingold,fromItaly,SpainandFrance;slavesfromSpanishAmerica,seacaptainsandministers,soldiersandservants—allheldbychancesorinterestswithinthegraywallswhichcircledLondon,andwhosegatesgavewelcometoasstrangeacrowdascouldbefoundintheworld.

IntothiscuriouscrowdcameShakespeare,quicktoseeandeagertolearn.Andbeforelongallthesestrangesightswereasfamiliartohimasthefacesofhisowntown’sresidents.Eachonetolditsstorytohimsoplainlythat,asbeforehehadlearnedthesecretsofthefieldsandwoods,sonowhelearnedmenandmen’sintereststhatmakeupthegreatworld.

Andhelearnedtheselessonssowellthatwhenhecametowritehisplays,hemadesuchuseofthemasnowriterevermadebeforeorsince;foritistheuseofthisknowledgeoftheworld,combinedwithhisowngenius,thatmakesShakespearethegreatestdramatistthathaseverlived.

语篇解读：

本文主要讲述了莎士比亚到伦敦后的经历，他很快适应了那里的生活，并把自己所观察到的事情融入自己的创作中。

1．WhatwasLondonlikeinShakespeare’seyeswhenhefirstwentthere?

A．Dirtyandsmall.　　　B．Strangeandinteresting.

C．Infamousandterrible.D．Familiarandmodern.

解析：

选B　细节理解题。

根据第一段中的“averyinterestingplace”和第五段中的“allthesestrangesights”可知，在Shakespeare的眼中，伦敦是一个有趣而陌生的城市，即B项正确。

2．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesShakespeare?

A．Shakespearegotinspirationtowritefromhishometown,London.

B．ShakespearewaseagertomakefriendswiththenoblemeninLondon.

C．Shakespearewasgoodatobservingandlearningfromthedailylife.

D．Shakespearebecamethegreatestdramatistowingtohisowngenius.

解析：

选C　推理判断题。

根据第五段可知，Shakespeare来到伦敦不久之后，通过观察和学习了解了伦敦，并适应了那里的生活，由此可推断出，Shakespeare擅长观察日常生活并从中学习，故C项正确。

3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“one”inParagraph5referto?

A．Crowd.B．Sight.

C．Face.D．Resident.

解析：

选B　代词指代题。

画线词后的“asbeforehehadlearnedthesecretsofthefieldsandwoods”的意思为“正如他以前所学到的田野和树林的秘密那样”，根据这句话可知，one指的是像田野和树林一样的景象，故B项正确。

4．Thepassageprobablycomesfrom________.

A．aposterB．atextbook

C．anadvertisementD．anannouncement

解析：

选B　推理判断题。

本文主要讲述了莎士比亚到伦敦的经历，所以这篇文章最有可能出现在一本教材中，故B项正确。

B

（2016·昆明市第一中学高三第二次双基检测）BigcitiesandsmallhistorictownstopthelistofmostpopularplacestovisitintheUnitedStates,accordingtothevotesofthetravelsite,TripAdvisor.HereisalookatTripAdvisor’sTop5mostpopulartraveldestinationsinAmerica!

1．NewYorkCity

Morethan50millionpeoplevisitNewYorkCityeveryyear.Thefiveboroughs—ordistrictsofNewYorkhavesomeofthemosteasilyrecognizedattractionsintheworld.VisitorsonabudgetcantakeafreeboatfromManhattantoStatenIslandforagreatviewoftheStatueofLibertyandtheManhattanskyline.

2．Chicago,Illinoise

Amarica’sthirdlargestcityoffersworldclassmuseums,sportingeventsandiconicarchitecture—includingWillisTower,America’stallestbuilding.TheMidwestcityisalsoknownforcomedy.TheSecondCitytheateriswheremanyfamouscomediansgettheirstart.

3．Charleston,SouthCarolina

Thecoastalcityhasaveryrichhistory.TheCivilWarbeganatitswaterfront,atFortSumter,whichvisitorscanexplore.ButpresentdayCharlestonhasalottooffer,too.CondeTravelervoteditthenumberoneU.S.city,foritsbeautifularchitecture,food,andfriendlypeople.

4．LasVegas,Nevada

ThedesertcityofLasVegasisknownaroundtheworldforitscasinosandbrightlights.Visitorsstayatworldclasshotels,eatattopchefs’restaurants,andusuallyseeawonderfulshoworconcert.

5．Seattle,Washington

VisitorstotheWestCoastcityofSeattlewillfindiconicSpaceNeedle,theworld’sfirstStarbucks,andPikePlaceMarket,oneoftheoldestandmostfamousfarmersmarketsinthecountry.TheSpaceNeedlewasbuiltin1962fortheWorld’sFair.Ridinguptothetopprovidesviewsofthenearbymountains.

语篇解读：

本文为社会生活类文章，主要介绍了由TripAdvisor根据票选排出了美国最受欢迎的五个城镇。

5．Thistoplistisfromthevotesof________.

A．theInternetB．phonecalls

C．tourists’interviewsD．textmessages

解析：

选A　细节理解题。

根据第一段第一句话中的“accordingtothevotesofthetravelsite,TripAdvisor”可知排名是来自于网络的票选结果。

故选A项。

6．Theunderlinedword“boroughs”inParagraph2means________.

A．statesB．islands

C．attractionsD．areas

解析：

选D　词义猜测题。

根据该词所在句的句子结构可知boroughs与district同义，意为“地区，区域”。

故选D项。

7．WhichcitytopsthefirstaccordingtoCondeNastTraveler’svotes?

A．SeattleB．NewYorkCity

C．CharlestonD．Chicago

解析：

选C　细节理解题。

根据第四段的CondeTravelervoteditthenumberoneU.S.City可知选C。

8．WhatdoweknowabouttheSpaceNeedle?

A．ItislocatedinSouthCarolina.

B．Ithasahistoryofabout50years.

C．ItisthebiggestStarbucksintheworld.

D．Ithassomeargiriculturalproductsonsale.

解析：

选B　推理判断题。

根据最后一段对Seattle的介绍可知，SpaceNeedle位于Washington，故排除A；是第一家Starbucks而没有说是最大的，故排除C；D选项应是对PikePlaceMarket的介绍，故应排除；建于1962年，距现在50年左右，故B项正确。

C

（2016·石家庄市教学质量检测）Pilates,yogaandtherunningmachinegetalltheattentionwhenitcomestopopularwaystostayhealthy.

Thereis,however,amorehumbleexercisethatmightnotbesoattractive,buthasallthebenefits—walking.

CertifiedfitnessprofessionalJolynnJaekelexplains,“WhatIloveaboutwalkingisthatanyonecandoitatanyageandanyfitnesslevel.Plus,itisgoodforyourheart,yourheadandyourwallet.”

Arecentreportdetailsthehealthbenefitsofwalking.Thereportfoundthatwalkingregularlytofulfillthe150minutesofmoderatephysicalexerciseeveryweek,recommendedbytheUK’schiefmedicalofficer,couldsave37,000liveseachyear.ScientistsattheLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratoryinCaliforniafoundthatquickwalkingreducestheriskofheartdiseasemoreeffectivelythanrunning.Theyobservedparticipantsagedbetween18and80overasixyearperiodandfoundthatwalkingreducedtheriskofheartdiseaseby9.3%,whilerunningreduceditby4.5%.Andthereisevenmoregoodnews:

30minutesofquickwalkingoverfivedayscouldhelpyousleepeasily,accordingtoresearchbyOregonStateUniversity.Thestudybytheuniversityshowedthatwalkinghelpedparticipantssleepbetterandfeelmorealertduringtheday.

Thesooneryougetstarted,thesooneryou’llnoticethedifferencesinyourmindandbody.So,gooutforyour30minutewalkinanearbyparkorgreenspace.

语篇解读：

本文是一篇说明文。

主要介绍了健康生活方式中的最简单有效的方式——步行。

9．Theunderlinedword“humble”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“________”．

A．plain　　　　　　　　B．relaxing

C．popularD．active

解析：

选A　词义猜测题。

根据第一段可知，当提到保持健康的方式时首先可以想到普拉提、瑜伽和跑步机。

然而，有一种不太引人注目的简单运动却让人受益匪浅，那就是步行。

由此可推知，画线词和“plain”意义相近。

故A项正确。

10．WhatdoesJolynnJaekelthinkofwalking?

A．It’slovedbypeopleofallages.

B．It’smuchhealthierthanrunning.

C．It’samoneysavingphysicalexercise.

D．It’sbecomingmoreandmorepopular.

解析：

选C　细节理解题。

根据第二段中的“WhatIloveaboutwalking...yourheadandyourwallet.”可知，步行对人的心脏和大脑都有好处并且可以省钱。

故C项正确。

11．WhatdidscientistsattheLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratoryfind?

A．Walkinghelpspeoplewithsleepproblems.

B．Walkingcontributestocuringheartdisease.

C．Walking150minutesperweekcansavelives.

D．Walkingisbetterthanrunninginsomecases.

解析：

选D　细节理解题。

根据第三段第三句中的“foundthatquickwalkingreducestheriskofheartdiseasemoreeffectivelythanrunning”以及下文将步行和跑步从几个方面进行的对比来看，前者优于后者。

故D项正确。

12．Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwereadthistext?

A．Comment.B．Lifestyle.

C．Education.D．Science.

解析：

选B　推理判断题。

纵观全文可知，本文主要介绍了健康生活方式中的最简单有效的方式——步行。

由此可推知，可从报纸上介绍生活方式的版块读到该文章。

故B项正确。

D

（2016·包头市高三统一考试）Smartphonesarereallyaddictiveandthemoreyouuseone,theworseitgets,anewstudyhasrevealed.Psychologylecturer,DrZaheerHussain,whoconductedtheresearch,foundthatthemoreyouuseasmartphone,thehigheryourriskofbecomingaddicted.

Heexplainedthathigher

scoresofnarcissism—definedasexcessive（过度的）interestoradmirationofoneselfandone’sphysicalappearance—arethemostcommonandobvioussignoftheaddiction.

Anobsession（痴迷）withtakingselfiesandpostingthemonsocialmediaisonekeyindication.

Thestudyfoundthat13percentof256participantswereaddicts.Theaverageageofthosewhotookpartintheonlinesurveywas29.

Asaresult,theresearcherssaytheybelieveitshouldbemadecompulsorythatanyonesellingsmartphonesshouldwarncustomersoftheirpotentiallyaddictiveproperties.

DrHussainsaid,“Thestudyinformsusaboutsmartphoneoveruseandtheimpactonpsychologicalwellbeing.Wenowusesmartphonesonadailybasisandforvarioustasks,sobeingawareofthepsychologicaleffectsisveryimportant.TherearevarioussmartphoneappssuchasFacebook,Twitter,InstagramandCandyCrush,aswellasSkypethatmakesmartphoneusepsychologicallymoreattractiveandcanleadtoaddiction.”

Thestudyalsorevealedtheaverageuserspent3.6hoursperdayonthedevice,andwhentheparticipantswereaskediftheyusedtheirphoneinbannedareas,35percentansweredyes.　

Socialnetworkingsiteswerethemostpopularlyusedapps—87percent,followedbyinstantmessagingapps—52percent,andthennewsapps—51percent.

Relationshipswerealsonotedintheresearchas,despite46.8percentofparticipantsspeakingpositivelyofimprovedsocialrelations,nearlyaquarteradmittedtheirsmartphonescreatecommunicationissueswithin“rea