1、 Unit 3 课下练熟高考阅读理解组块专练练速度(限时：35 分钟).阅读理解A(2017山东潍坊模拟) Two European Summer Must “Seas”When you think of summer, the beach, clear water, sunny skies, and relaxing days are a few things that come to mind, and two of the best places to experience these summer feels are two gorgeous European bodies of wa
2、ter: the Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic Sea! These two incredible Seas hold some of my favorite travel memories, and I would revisit each one in a heartbeat! The Mediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea can be accessed from various European countries as well as a few North African countries. And w
3、hile many think of visiting Ibiza, Malta, or the Greek islands to experience the Mediterranean, my Mediterranean beach days came while visiting the seaside city of Marseille in the South of France! Marseille was a lovely city with easy access to the Sea, also with pretty sandy beaches. The gorgeous
4、crystal clear blue water made it unlike any beach day in America! Not only were the beaches amazing, but the city of Marseille was adorable and filled with numerous cute shops and seaside restaurants. And the Mediterraneanstyle food was delicious! The Adriatic SeaThe Adriatic Sea is equally as stunn
5、ing and surely worth a visit! The Croatian coast has numerous beach clubs, some private and some public, that tourists are able to visit and you can experience the beauty of the Adriatic Sea there! Zrce Novalja, a Croatian seaside town I visited, was impressively featured by the rather rocky beach i
6、n place of sand. The rocks were small and smooth, making swimming in the sea and wading in the water just as easy as sandy beaches! Plus the locals in Croatia are also extremely friendly, making the experience even more memorable.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。作者用自己的旅游经历向读者介绍了夏天旅游值得一去的欧洲两大海：地中海（The Mediterranean Sea
7、)和亚得里亚海（ The Adriatic Sea） 。1The writers trip to the two seas was full of _.Aunbearable hardships Bvarious adventuresCwonderful experiences Dfunny events解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句 “These two incredible Seas hold some of my favorite travel memories, and I would revisit each one in a heartbeat！”可知，作者在这两片海
8、的旅游经历是美好的。故选 C。2From which place did the writer get to the Mediterranean Sea?AIbiza. BMalta.CThe Greek islands. DMarseille.解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据 The Mediterranean Sea 部分第二句“. my Mediterranean beach days came while visiting the seaside city of Marseille in the South of France！”可知，作者是经过法国南部的马赛到达地中海的。故选 D。3W
9、hat makes Zrce Novalja so special?AIts beach clubs. BIts beautiful sea.CIts rocky beach. DIts friendly locals.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据 The Adriatic Sea 部分第三句“Zrce Novalja, a Croatian seaside town I visited, was impressively featured by the rather rocky beach in place of sand.”可知，Zrce Novalja 与众不同的地方在于它的海滩是由石
10、子构成的而不是沙子。故选 C。B(2017湖南长沙一模) “How are things back at the office？” one of the gentlemen in my bicycle tour group asked me as we were nearing the end of another lengthy ride through Croatias scenic countryside.“I assume they are going fine， ” I said. “I havent had any contact and I dont plan to.”“Your
11、 phone isnt on？” he asked, incredulously. “You havent checked your email？ ”“My phone is off and no, Im not planning on checking email， ” I said.My wife Heidi and I took our children, Daniel and Rachel, on a twoweek trip to Croatia, one of the most beautiful countries in the world. We made the choice
12、 to spend some of our money on this wonderful experience so we could spend time bonding with each other and the kids. Why would I destroy the environment we had traveled thousands of miles to create by bringing my work environment into it? That would be counterproductive to everything I wanted out o
13、f this trip. If I had worked during this experience, I would have taken time away from my family and sent them the message that work takes priority over them. In addition to sharing this incredible experience, I wanted to take us all out of the activitydriven world we live in. If I had had my cellph
14、one on and been constantly searching out a wireless connection to keep up with the office, I would just have brought that hyperconnected environment into the peaceful, meaningful world I was trying to create.In addition to creating lifelong memories with my family, another wonderful thing happened a
15、s a result of this bike trip. As we were returning home, I was flooded with new ideas. I came up with concepts for nine blog posts and several ideas that I want to incorporate into my business.Taking time off restored and rejuvenated me and allowed my creative spirit to really come to the surface. H
16、ow can you accomplish that goal if you simply move the source of that stress to a different location?语篇解读：作者去克罗地亚旅游时完全放下了手头的工作，尽情地游玩并且他还产生了很多新的灵感。4From the conversation at the beginning of the text, we can infer that _.Athe author had no access to the Internet during the tourBthe gentleman was quite
17、 concerned about the authors workCthe authors phone was off because he didnt want to be disturbedDthe speakers both experienced an unpleasant bicycle tour in Croatia解析：选 C 推理判断题。在文章开头的对话中，作者说他把手机关机，并且没有检查电子邮件。再结合下文内容可知，他这样做是为了更好地和家人一起旅游，由此可以推断出，他不开手机是因为不想被打扰。5One of the purposes of the authors Croat
18、ias bicycle tour is_.Ato spend some time creating closer ties with his familyBto experience a primitive life without phone callsCto tell his family that his work is more important for himDto escape from his boring work environment at the office解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句 “We made the choice to spend some
19、 . with each other and the kids.”可知，作者是想借此机会增进与家人之间的感情。6What would the author probably do after returning home from their bike trip?AHe would be busy with all his office work again.BHe would be caught in a big flood of new business.CHe would have many new fresh ideas for his business.DHe would make
20、up for his missing blog posts during the journey.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的 “As we were returning home, I was flooded . want to incorporate into my business.”可知，作者在旅游结束回家以后有了很多新的想法，而且他还想把这些想法运用到工作中去。7The underlined word “rejuvenated” in the last paragraph means “_” Aget one exhausted B drive one madCcaus
21、e one to lose temper Dmake one more energetic解析：选 D 词义猜测题。本句中的 “restored”与画线词“rejuvenated”同义，结合下文中的“allowed my creative spirit to really come to the surface”可知，休息之后，作者有了更多具有创造性的想法。由此可推知，休息使人精力更加充沛。C(2016山东临沂一中模拟)In Britain, its bottoms up from the week before Christmas till the last firework explode
22、s in the sky announcing the new year. The last Friday before Christmas popularly known as “Mad Friday” is one of the busiest periods for the countrys pubs and clubs.But its not just the bars that get busy. Ambulances and A&E departments around Britain get packed out too. Head injuries, cuts, falls .
23、 its easy to end up hurting yourself or others when selfcontrol disappear and your head is spinning due to alcohol. Revelers (纵酒狂欢的人) have been warned by the health authorities about the dangers of deadly drinking but drinking crazily seems to be part of the festivities for some.The charity Alcohol
24、Concern is running a campaign of restriction by encouraging people to have a dry January.Jackie Ballard, the charitys Chief Executive, believes the campaign has been successful in recent years. She says, “More than twothirds of people even six months later are drinking at reduced levels having had a
25、 month off drink. But also a study has shown the impact it has on peoples health reducing their blood pressure and blood sugar levels.”The study by the University of Sussex followed up nearly 900 participants in Alcohol Concerns Dry January campaign and found out that 72% of them had kept harmful dr
26、inking sessions down and 4% were still not drinking.Moderation (适度) seems to be the key to everything. The official recommendation for women is not to regularly drink more than 2 to 3 units of alcohol a day. The limit for men is 3 to 4 units of alcohol no more than a pint of 5.2% ABV lager, beer or
27、cider. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。在英国，饮酒是人们庆祝圣诞节的主要方式之一，但狂欢过后也会产生许多不良后果。根据慈善组织开展的活动来看，限制甚至不饮酒能有效改善人们的身体状况，同时政府也对饮酒量提出了建议。8The last Friday before Christmas is called “Mad Friday” because _.Apeople stay up too lateBpeople go out and drink a lotCfirework explodes in the skyDpeople go shopping madly解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第一
28、段最后一句 “The last Friday before Christmas popularly known as Mad Friday is one of the busiest periods for the countrys pubs and clubs.”可推知，人们在“Mad Friday”这天都要出去饮酒狂欢。故 B 项正确。9What is the second paragraph mainly about?AThe atmosphere of the bars.BThe effect of drinking too much.CThe customs of the festi
29、vities.D The importance of the health authorities.解析：选 B 段落大意题。根据第二段可知，这个时候不仅酒吧忙，救护车和医院的急诊室也很忙。由于大量饮酒，人们会失去自我控制，从而造成许多伤害。由此可知，该段主要介绍过度饮酒带来的不良影响。故 B 项正确。10The result of dry January campaign is that _.Amany people stop drinkingBpeople drink more than beforeCpeople can improve their healthDpeoples bloo
30、d pressure increases解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第四、五段可知，该项活动的开展使人们的饮酒量减少，甚至不再饮酒，因此改善了健康方面的问题，如降低血压和血糖水平等。故 C 项正确。11What is the official suggestion of drinking alcohol?AWomen shouldnt drink any alcohol.BPeople should stay away from alcohol.CMen may drink 3 to 4 units of alcohol at least.DModerate alcohol drinking
31、 can be accepted.解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句 “Moderation (适度) seems to be the key to everything.”可知，政府对男女各自的饮酒量提出了建议。结合关键句可推知，政府认为适度饮酒是可以接受的。故 D 项正确。D(2017云南三校高三下学期高考适应性考试)Mayor Bill de Blasio designated (指定) the Lunar New Year an official public school holiday in New York City in June, 2015.The move cam
32、e after de Blasio in March, 2015 declared school holidays on the mostobserved holidays in Islam, Eid alFitr and Eid alAdha. De Blasio, making_good_on a promise made during his 2013 mayoral campaign, said students would also have a day off on the Lunar New Year, and not long ago the Asian holiday too
33、k place on February 8, 2016.“About 15% of the citys school system is of Asian descent (血统), and many students have been taking the day off as a sick day， ” said State Senator Daniel Squadron. “Its a big deal， ” he said, whose district includes Manhattans Chinatown. “Families have had to choose betwe
34、en their most important cultural celebration and missing a day of school.”The citys Department of Education had been working on the practical arrangements for adding another holiday while maintaining the legal 180 school days. The problem was solved by combining two half days that previously did not
35、 count towards the total to form a single full day that can be counted towards the total. After San Francisco, New York is the second major urban school district to add the Lunar New Year to the official school calendar.“This holiday is not about kids just getting a day off from school， ” said Assem
36、blyman Ron Kim. “Its about the City of New York telling hundreds of AsianAmerican societies that America is a cultural melting pot.” Kim said recognizing the holiday is one way of pushing back against feelings of isolation and marginalization (边缘化) felt by the AsianAmerican community.语篇解读：本文是一篇新闻报道。
37、纽约市长宣布公立学校春节放假一天，亚裔存在感进一步增强。12.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?AMake use of. BStand by.CKeep up with. DGo against.解析：选 B 词义猜测题。根据画线部分后面的句子可知，de Blasio 说学生也将在春节放假一天，而不久前，这个亚洲节日就在 2016 年 2 月 8 日到来了。由此可推知，此处指de Blasio 兑现了他在 2013 年的市长选举中许下的诺言。stand by sth.意为“仍然遵守诺言(或协议等 )”，与画线部分意思相近。13
38、How does New York make the Lunar New Year an official public school holiday?ABy cancelling a legal 1day holiday.BBy copying the way of San Francisco.CBy adding a new full day to the school calendar.DBy changing the legal 180 school days.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第四段中的 “The problem was solved by combining . can
39、 be counted towards the total.”可知，解决这个问题的方法是把原本不算进法定的 180天教学日的两个半天合并为一天，并算进教学日的总天数中，故选 C。14What do we know from Ron Kims words?AHes opposed to the new school holiday.BAsian culture is valued most in New York.CAsian culture is part of the American society.DThe holiday wipes out Asian Americans isolat
40、ion.解析：选 C 推理判断题。由最后一段中的 “Its about the City of New York telling hundreds of AsianAmerican societies that America is a cultural melting pot.”可知，学校春节放假一天是纽约市在告诉数以百计的亚裔美国群体，美国是一个文化熔炉。言外之意就是美国接受外国的文化，外国文化同样是美国社会的一部分。故选 C。15 Whats the best title for this passage?AA new public school holiday in New YorkB
41、A promise made by the mayor of New YorkCCultural differences between America and AsiaDA revolution of the Lunar New Year in New York解析：选 A 标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了纽约的公立学校增加了一个新的节假日春节，这反映出亚洲文化已经成为美国文化的一部分。故 A 项最能概括文章大意。.阅读七选五(2017广州普通高中毕业班综合测试)Vacations are important. We need to take time out from work to relax
42、, and just be ourselves. _1_We should all be allowed to leave our jobs behind us at least for a few weeks each year and just have fun. This might be something as simple as reading a good book in front of a warm fireplace and travelling to the most interesting places on our planet. Whatever we fancy
43、doing is worth taking time out for.Workplace stress is on the rise. _2_These include disease, depression and even death. We all seem to be running from one place to the next, never finding out where we want to go in the first place. I intend to break that trend in the coming days. _3_I will sleep la
44、te, write, watch movies, drink the occasional glass of wine, and eat to my hearts content ignoring calorie counting. My plan is to just enjoy the fleeting moments of being alive._4_Spend your next vacation the way you want. Do what will restore your mental health. Youre very valuable to the people w
45、ho are close to you, and to those who depend on you. Like it or not, we are all interdependent in this great life of ours. You are valuable. Just remember that the next time you look at the mirror and take a deep breath. Remind yourself that there will never be anyone like you ever on this earth aga
46、in. _5_ All you have to do is just ask yourself what you want to do.AWith it come many health problems.BWhen you finally get home youll be greatly refreshed.CI challenge each one of you to do the same.DDraw up a detailed plan so you can see more.ELife is not all about work, or at least it shouldnt b
47、e.FAnd only you know how to vacation your way.GFor my next holiday, I will do all the things that I love doing.语篇解读：假期很重要，我们要从工作中解脱出来，让自己放松。1选 E 根据空格处的上句 “我们需要时间从工作中解脱出来，让自己放松，仅仅做自己”与下文的“我们应该允许自己暂时把工作放在脑后”可知，选 E。E 项“生活不全都是工作，至少不应该是这样”起承上启下的作用。2选 A 根据空格处的上句 “工作压力日益增加”与下文的“这些问题包括疾病、抑郁甚至死亡”可知，选 A。A 项“随之而来的是很多健康问题 ”衔接上下文。3选 G 根据空格后的“I will sleep late . ignoring calorie counting.”可知，应选G“在接下来的假期中，我要做所有我喜欢的事情 ”。4选 C 根据空格后的“按自己想要的方式度过接下来的假期”可知，选 C“我强烈建议你也做同样的事情” 。5选 F 根据空格处的上句“提醒自己你是独一无二的”和下句“你只需问问自己想要做什么”可知，选 F“只有自己知道自己想要什么样的度假方式” 。
