1、高考题型规范练(十七)高考题型规范练第 66 页 选修 6 Module 3:阅读理解专项练.阅读理解(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。AEVENTSAug.31-Sept.4,Laughter BusCape Town,South AfricaLovely sightseeing tour with laughter,fun and festivities.The tour departs from Cape Town towards the Garden Route,stopping at beaut
2、iful and interesting places,enjoying lunch at the seaside and sharing laughter with local communities.Costs:$800.+27 7222-97454,infolaughterbus.co.zaSept.17-18,Laughter Yoga 2-day Certified Leader TrainingIrvine,California,USA10 am-5 pm daily at Irvine Valley College.Learn to laugh for health withou
3、t the need of jokes.Start a laughter club,share laughter with elders and kids,and earn income sharing happiness.Includes practice with Jeffrey Briar.Costs:$295.(949) 376-1939,JBriarLYInstitute.orgSept.30,Laughter Is Serious Business WorkshopSt.Albans,Hertfordshire,UKA workshop for those who have com
4、pleted Laughter Leader/Skills courses and want to get ideas and real advice on how to promote themselves.10 am-3 pm with lunch break.Costs:100 (includes a 25 DVD).+44 (0) 1727-741-050,lotteunitedmind.co.ukOct.7-9,Laguna Laughter Club Mountain Retreat (静修)Angelus Oaks,California,USAEveryone is welcom
5、e on this three-day retreat in the pine forest of Redlands.Daily laughter yoga sessions,music,dancing,hiking,and vision-sharing.Costs:$150 (includes meals).(949) 376-1241,AnneLaughingAOct.29-Nov.5,Laughter Cruise in the CaribbeanThe tour departs from Miami,Florida,USA.Daily laughter sessions,onboard
6、 programs,easy yoga classes,creating new exercises,fun and friendship!Holland America Lines.Costs:$719.(941) 349-6069,【语篇导读】本文是应用文。文章介绍了五个关于大笑的活动。1.Where can you meet Jeffrey Briar?A.On a Caribbean island.B.At Irvine Valley College.C.At the seaside of Cape Town.D.In the pine forest of Redlands.答案 B解
7、析 细节理解题。由 Sept.17-18 举办的活动介绍“10 am-5 pm daily at Irvine Valley College.Includes practice with Jeffrey Briar.”可知。2.Which number should you call if you want to attend an advanced Laughter Yoga Leader course?A.+27 7222-97454.B.+44 (0) 1727-741-050.C.(949) 376-1241.D.(941) 349-6069.答案 B解析 细节理解题。由 Sept.3
8、0 举办的活动介绍“A workshop for those who have completed Laughter Leader/Skills courses and want to get ideas and real advice on how to promote themselves.”可知,已完成大笑瑜伽导师课程的人若想参加高级研修班,可拨打该组织电话。3.When can you take an easy laughter yoga class on a ship?A.Aug.31. B.Sept.17.C.Oct.7. D.Oct.29.答案 D解析 细节理解题。由 Oct.2
9、9-Nov.5 期间举办的活动介绍“Daily laughter sessions,onboard programs,easy yoga classes.”可知,该活动是一次巡航活动 ,参加者会在邮轮上参与简单的大笑瑜伽课。BSeveral years ago,I received an e-mail from a total strangera 17-year-old girl named Monica Gottlieb,who lived in Vienna.In poor English,she explained that she was doing an online search
10、for people who shared the same names as members of her family.She tried her 19-year-old brothers nameMarcus,and that was how she hit upon me.Monica asked me to write back and tell her a little something about myself,which I did.Not long after our first exchanges,Monicas mother,Regine,wrote to me.Reg
11、ines English was a little better than Monica,so she was able to provide more details about their life in Vienna.She also mentioned that she and her husband Michael were planning their first visit to the US.As motorcycle lovers,they intended to make a two-wheeled tour of California and the Southweste
12、rn states.She wondered if I could tell her something that I thought they should know before they began their great adventure.I spent about an hour putting together what I considered reasonably practical advice and sent it along.Regine wrote back with thanks,and told me if I came to Vienna,I should c
13、onsider the Gottlieb family home as my own.She even offered me both a room and a key to the house.The Gottliebs eventually made their motorcycle trip and enjoyed every minute of it.Eight months later,I was welcomed to Vienna by the Gottlieb family.We got to know each other fairly quickly.We were soo
14、n so comfortable with each other.A few days later,Michael,Regine,and I were walking off the big meal we had just had at an open-air restaurant.As we walked and chatted,an older man coming toward us said something in German to Regine.She replied politely,laughing.After he passed by,I asked Regine if
15、the man was a friend.“No,” she said.“He looked at you and Michael and said,Its nice to see two brothers out for a walk together.”Brothers?Wellnot quite.But perhaps long-lost cousins after all.【语篇导读】本文是记叙文。作者是美国人,共同的名字让他与维也纳的一家人成为了好朋友。4.Which of the following helped start the authors friendship with
16、Monica?A.A stranger. B.Names.C.Hobbies. D.A visit.答案 B解析 细节理解题。由第一段中的“search for people who shared the same names.tried her.brothers nameMarcus,and that was how she hit upon me”可知,名字促成了作者与 Monica 之间的友谊。5.Why did Regine write her first e-mail to the author?A.To invite him to join their two-wheeled to
17、ur.B.To offer practical advice about his trip to Vienna.C.To ask for some useful information about the US.D.To provide him with information about California.答案 C解析 细节理解题。由第二段中的“if I could tell her something that I thought they should know before they began their great adventure”可知,Regine 和丈夫打算骑着摩托车在
18、美国旅行 ,于是她冒昧地给作者发邮件询问关于美国的信息。6.Why did the Gottliebs offer the author a key to their house?A.They wanted to thank him.B.He was the real owner of the house.C.They expected to see him immediately.D.He would look after the house for them.答案 A解析 推理判断题。由第三段中的“I.putting together what I considered reasonabl
19、y practical advice and sent it along”和第四段中的“The Gottliebs eventually.enjoyed every minute of it.”可知,作者耐心地向Gottlieb 一家提供了帮助。作为答谢,他们向作者提供了家里的钥匙,欢迎他去维也纳旅行。7.Which can be used to describe the authors trip to Vienna?A.Tiring. B.Boring.C.Fruitless. D.Pleasant.答案 D解析 推理判断题。由最后五段作者去了维也纳与 Gottlieb 一家相处融洽、交谈甚
20、欢可知,作者的维也纳之旅非常愉快。COne of Americas best-known artist colonies,the MacDowell Colony,will turn 110 next year.It is a place where artists of all types can sweep away distractions(分神之事) and just create.MacDowells operations are funded by foundations,corporations and individuals.Writers,composers,photogra
21、phers,filmmakers and sculptorsboth famous and unknowncompete for the 32 free studios at the place.Once accepted,an artist can stay for as little as a couple of weeks,or as long as a couple of months.When they arrive,artists find a kind of isolation(隔绝) hard to find in our world.Theres no phone.No fa
22、x.No friends.No family.Its just a cabin in the snowy woods.Writer Emily Raboteau lives in New York City.She came to MacDowell to work on a novel.She received a desk,chairs,pencils,paper and ice grippers.The walk from one isolated,one-room studio to another is icy,so colony residents fasten the ice g
23、rippers to the bottom of their shoes.Another colony resident,Belfast composer Elaine Agnew,played a piece of music called “To a Wild Rose,” written by Edward MacDowell.She says its so famous that every pianist in the world has played the tune.A hundred years ago,MacDowell owned the land where the co
24、lony now sits.He liked its isolation and his ability to get work done there.After his death,his wife,Marion,encouraged other artists to come.And for the last century,artists have accepted the invitation,coming to step outside of their daily lives for a short time.Privacy is respected,but cooperation
25、 and discussion are common.Screenwriter Kit Carsonwho wrote The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and the film adaption of Sam Shepherds play Paris,Texashas visited MacDowell twice.He says that the interdisciplinary(学科间的) discussion there is valuable.“You sit around at dinner,talking,and then somebody runs
26、off and brings you back some stuff and shows it to you,”he says.“That,I didnt realize,was part of the magic here,because people are really open to showing their opinions here.”【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了美国的麦克道威尔文艺营的具体情况。麦克道威尔文艺营是艺术家可以居住和创作的艺术中心,历史已经接近 110 年了。8.Who sponsored MacDowells operations?A.Artists of
27、 all types.B.The government and individuals.C.Foundations,corporations and individuals.D.Writers,composers,filmmakers and sculptors.答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“MacDowells operations are funded by foundations,corporations and individuals.”可知,是一些基金会、公司和个人资金赞助麦克道威尔文艺营的运行。故选 C 项。9.What can we learn about col
28、ony residents?A.They find it hard to survive the loneliness.B.They usually stay in the colony for months.C.They are already famous in their own field.D.They are nearly cut off from the outside world.答案 D解析 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“sweep away distractions”和第三段的内容可知,艺术家们在麦克道威尔文艺营基本与世隔绝,这样他们才能更好地安心创作。10.Why is El
29、aine Agnew mentioned in the text?A.To show respect for MacDowell.B.To admire her great musical talent.C.To introduce the origin of the colony.D.To tell us the wide range of the residents.答案 C解析 推理判断题。作者在第五段提到作曲家 Elaine Agnew,由她演奏麦克道威尔的名曲致野玫瑰进而谈起麦克道威尔文艺营的起源等。故选 C 项。11.What would be the best title for
30、 the text?A.Artists and Their DreamB.Wonderland for ArtistsC.Creativity at WorkD.Power of Silence答案 B解析 主旨大意题。 文章介绍了麦克道威尔文艺营。很多艺术家竞相来到这里,创作的灵感在寂寥无人处得以迸发。文章引用了几位艺术家的实例来突出表现该文艺营的独特之处。故 B 项“艺术家们的奇境之地”符合文章主旨。DRegularly spending time in a sauna(桑拿房) may help keep the heart healthy and extend life,say Fin
31、nish scientists in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) studied 2,300 middle-aged men for an average of 20 years.They divided the men into three groups according to how often they used a sauna each week.Over the course of the study,49% of men wh
32、o went to a sauna once a week died,compared with 38% of those who went two to three times a week and just 31% of those who went four to seven times a week.Frequent visits to a sauna were also linked with lower death rates from heart disease.The results dont surprise Dr.Thomas H.Lee,founding editor o
33、f the Harvard Heart Letter.“The beneficial effects of a sauna have been well documented in the past.It lowers blood pressure,and there is every reason to believe that its effects are good for your heart,” says Dr.Lee.Sauna use is deeply rooted in Finnish culture.A nation of 5.5 million people,Finlan
34、d has as many saunas as television setsaround 3.3 million.Most of the saunas are in peoples homes,although theyre also in offices and factories.The very nature of the Finnish sauna is designed to reduce stress,the researchers say.The sauna has been a gathering place for family and friends for centur
35、ies.And a basic sauna rule,which discourages people from discussing controversial topics while bathing,is taught to the Finns during childhood.The Finnish researchers suggest that saunas may provide similar benefits to exercise because the high temperatures can drive heart rates to levels often achi
36、eved by moderate-intensity(中等强度的) physical activities.So can sitting in a sauna take the place of exercising?“I dont know that I would take a sauna for exercise,” Dr.Lee says.“But exercising and then taking a sauna seems like a very healthy lifestyle.”【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了芬兰科学家的研究发现常洗桑拿浴的人容易长寿。12.What
37、do the numbers in Paragraph 2 show?A.It can be harmful to use a sauna too often.B.Regular sauna users are likely to live longer.C.Different people have different sauna habits.D.Saunas may raise death rates from heart disease.答案 B解析 推理判断题。由第一段中的“Regularly spending time in a sauna may help keep the he
38、art healthy and extend life”可知,第二段的这些数据说明经常洗桑拿的人更容易长寿。13.What does Dr.Lee think of UEF researchers findings?A.They are amazing.B.They are interesting.C.They match his expectations.D.They go against past documents.答案 C解析 细节理解题。由第三段中的“The results dont surprise Dr.Thomas H.Lee”可知,Lee 博士认为该研究结果是意料之中的。14
39、.What do we know about the Finnish sauna?A.It is easily accessible to the Finns.B.It encourages people to debate.C.It is a completely new lifestyle.D.It attracts more children than adults.答案 A解析 推理判断题。由第四段中的“Sauna use is deeply rooted in Finnish culture.Most of the saunas are in peoples homes”可知,芬兰桑
40、拿浴对于芬兰人来说随处可用。15.Which may be the best for your health according to Dr.Lee?A.Having as many saunas as possible.B.Using a sauna after doing physical activities.C.Doing physical exercise in high temperatures.D.Taking moderate-intensity physical exercise.答案 B解析 细节理解题。由最后一段 Lee 博士说的“But exercising and t
41、hen taking a sauna seems like a very healthy lifestyle.”可知,他认为运动之后洗桑拿对健康很有益。.七选五(共 5 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 10 分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How do you pick the right volunteer experience for you?Ask yourself the following questions to determine which experience best fits your goals.What cause i
42、s important to you?Identify your greatest passions.What is a problem you want to solve?Who are the people you want to connect with? 16 .If you dont have answers to those questions,dont worry.Thats where you just have to try and learn more about the cause,and see if it attracts you. 17 ? The nonprofi
43、t sector grows quickly.Understanding the organizational structure is important for a positive volunteer experience.Would you like to work in a larger organization that might have more resources but is more rigid (严格的),or a smaller organization that has less financial support but many opportunities t
44、o serve?You also need to consider the leadership structure.Are they friendly,open,willing to give you opportunities?Do you see yourself enjoying your day working with them?If you answer yes,then most likely you will have a positive relationship.They will want to see you grow and develop,and you will
45、 want to help them. 18 . How much time can you put?19 .Often,volunteers comment that they benefit from giving a lot of their time and becoming a part of the “nonprofit family”. However,you may only have time to help on weekends every now and then.Thats great,too. 20 . Youve got a heart to give.Now,t
46、ake the time to think about how you want to volunteer.By being thoughtful,youll use your time well and get the most out of your experience.A.What is the organization likeB.Its a “win-win” for everyoneC.Its just a different kind of experienceD.Sometimes you know,and sometimes you dontE.What companies
47、 are there in your neighborhoodF.Try to meet with the leader to make sure its a good fitG.Be realistic about the amount of time you can spend volunteering答案与解析【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章就如何选择适合自己的志愿者工作提了几条建议。16.D 该空前是几个问题,该空后为 “If you dont have answers to those questions”,故 D 项( 有的时候你知道答案,有的时候不知道)符合此处语境,能起到承上启下
48、的作用。17.A 根据下文的“Understanding the organizational structure”可知,此段是讲应该对不同机构的特点有所了解。18.B 根据该空前的“you will have a positive relationship”和 “They will want to see you grow and develop,and you will want to help them.”可知,这是一个双赢的结果。故 B 项符合此处语境。19.G 该段小标题中和该空后出现的 time 是提示。20.C 根据该空前的“Thats great,too.”可知,即便是只能在周末做志愿者工作 ,也不错,“这也是一种不同的体验”。
