1、课时练 1 阅读理解提速练学生用书 P298(单独成册)阅读理解A(2019长春质检)When the telephone rings late at night, most women guess it must be one of only four or five people calling. A sister? Maybe. An emergency? Possibly. A mother? Probably not at that time of night. Much more probably it is a close female friend calling to tel
2、l you that she is heartbroken because she has split_up with her boyfriend again or perhaps simply that a good movie has just started on TV.At a time when families are spread far and wide and marriages often end in divorce, friendships are becoming more and more important. Erika, a 32yearold lawyer,
3、is strengthened by her tenyear friendship with her married friend Jane. “I was very sick one night, so I called Jane at about 3： 00 am. to talk about it， ” she says. “She was very supportive and even came over to take me to the doctors.” As American TV shows like Friends have become more popular, ma
4、ny of us are beginning to see the value of such friendships. TV shows like this tell us that our romantic relationships may not last, but we need to keep in touch with our close friends if we want to survive.With Erikas family 200 miles away, it is Jane who keeps a spare set of keys to Erikas apartm
5、ent and waters her plants whenever she is away. “Having Jane around gives me a certain amount of freedom. It is not the kind of thing that you could ask anyone to do, but she knows I would do the same for her.” Jane, who may move to a different city soon, is worried about leaving such a support syst
6、em of friends. “My friends have more to do with my life than my parents and, therefore, I dont have to spend a lot of time explaining things to them. Friends are more up to date with what is happening.” 【解题导语】 本文是一篇议论文，以 Erika 与 Jane 的友 谊和美剧 Friends 为例，讲述并论证友情十分重要的观点。1A latenight phone call for most
7、 women is probably from _Aa relative Ba friendCa doctor Da strangerB 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，深夜给女性打电话的可能是一个朋友，故 B 项正确。2What does the underlined phrase “split up” in Paragraph 1 mean?AShown up. BPicked up.CBroken up. DTaken up.C 解析：词义猜测题。根据第一段最后一句中的“Much more probably it is a close female friend calling
8、 to tell you that she is heartbroken because she has split_up with her boyfriend again”可知 ，更有可能的是 ， 一位亲密的女性朋友打电话 告诉你，她很伤心，因为她又和男友分手了，spilt up 与 break up 意思相近，表示 “分手” ，故 C 项正确。3According to the passage，we can learn that Erika _Ais Janes male friend Btreasures Janes friendshipChas been married for 10
9、yearsDlives far away form JaneB 解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的“My friends have more to do with my life than my parents and，therefore，I dont have to spend a lot of time explaining things to them.”可知，Erika 认为她的朋友比父母更多地参与她的生活，因此，她不需要花很多时间来向她们解释事情；据此可以判断，Erika 很珍惜与 Jane 的友谊，故 B 项正确。4Which of the following can be the
10、best title for the text?AFriendship CountsBFriendship Demands FreedomCFriendship Needs UnderstandingDFriendship Strengthens RomanceA 解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文以 Erika 与 Jane 的友谊和美剧 Friends 为例，讲述并论证友情十分重要的观点；故 A 项最能体现主题， 适合作文章的标题。B(2019江西百校联盟高三联考)The best family vacation that I ever had was going on a road t
11、rip to Myrtle Beach. The trip was for 2 weeks during the March break from school. This trip was probably about 20 years ago so it was before the time of things like portable video games and being able to watch movies in the back seat.So to pass the many hours of travel my brother and I had to entert
12、ain ourselves and each other. My mum would set the back seat up so that it was our own little playroom. She would pack everything up so that we had a big level area to play in. We would play cards and board games.When it got to the point where we_were_at_each_others_throats we would be sent back to
13、our own side of the seat and would be forced to either nap or read by ourselves until we could be friendly to each other again. I can remember us playing for quite some time when we turned the back seat into a spaceship and traveled around the earth.Another time we turned it into a kitchen and had a
14、 bakeoff(食品烘烤赛). But the thing that I remember the most and that gave us many hours of enjoyment was using each others faces as silly Plasticine (普莱斯蒂辛橡皮泥) and making funny faces. We would see how far we could stretch each others mouths open, see how thin we could make the others eye by pulling on i
15、t. We would keep going until one of us begged for mercy because we had to give our faces a rest.So while I can remember us having a great time on the beach, laughing a lot trying to put the tent up in the rain, what I remember the most of that trip and what always makes me smile the most is remember
16、ing the pain that out faces would be in after the trip.【解题导语】 本文是一篇记 叙文。作者回 忆了小时候在没有电子游戏、不能在坐车时看电影的旅途中打发时间的方式。5What did the author do when traveling to Myrtle Beach?AWatch movies.BPlay video games.CHave fun with his brother.DPack things up to amuse himself.C 解析：细节理解题。由第二段中的“to pass the many hours of
17、 travel my brother and I had to entertain ourselves and each other”可知答案。6What does the author mean by saying“we were at each others throats”？AWe were fighting with each other.BWe used up our skills.CWe were quite out of breath.DWe were about to fall asleep.A 解析：句意理解题。下文的“.until we could be friendly
18、to each other again”说明画线部分的意思应为“互相打斗，激烈争吵” 。7What impressed the author most during the trip?APlaying cards and board games.BPulling each others faces and eyes.CHaving a cooking competition.DPlaying with silly Plasticine.B 解析：推理判断题。由第四段中的“But the thing that I remember the most.hours of enjoyment was
19、using each others faces.by pulling on it.”可知，旅途中作者印象最深的是和弟弟彼此拉对方的脸或者眼来做鬼脸。8Which of the following titles would best suit the passage?AAn Unforgettable Family TravelBWhat Is the Most Meaningful JourneyCThe Good Old Days Never to Be ForgottenDHow to Kill Time While Traveling in the PastD 解析：标题归纳题。结合文章
20、内容看，本文主要谈论的是在没有便携式游戏机、不能在后座看电影的情况下，作者一家去旅游时，作者在途中消遣的方式，故 D 项作本文标题最佳。C(2019衡水中学高三大联考)Bob Dylan, born on May 24, 1941, is an American songwriter, singer, artist and writer. He has been influential in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the
21、1960s, when his songs showed social unrest. Early songs such as Blowin in the Wind and The Times They Are aChangin promoted the American civil rights and antiwar movements.Dylans songs include a wide range of political, social and literary influences. They challenged existing pop music conventions a
22、nd appealed to the growing counterculture. His recording career, spanning more than 50 years, has explored the traditions in American song, from folk, blues, and country to rock n roll, and to English, Scottish, and Irish folk music, even jazz and the Great American Songbook. He has toured steadily
23、since the late 1980s on what has been called the Never Ending Tour. His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career, but songwriting is considered his greatest contribution.As a musician, Dylan has sold more than 100 million records, making him one of the best
24、selling artists of all time. He has also received numerous awards including eleven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award. The Pulitzer Prize jury in 2008 awarded him a special citation(引言) for his influence on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of
25、extraordinary poetic power. In May 2012, Dylan received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama. In 2016, Dylan received the Nobel Prize in Literature “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”【解题导语】 鲍勃迪伦因为“在美国歌曲传统形式之上开创了以诗歌传情达意的新表现手法”而
26、获得诺贝尔文学奖。文章介 绍了他的作品以及他 对流行音乐和美国文化的影响。9Which word best describes Dylan s music according to Paragraph 2?AVarious. BTalented.CPersonal. DPopular.A 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的第一句以及下文中的“.has explored the traditions in American song, from folk, blues, and country to rock n roll, and to English, Scottish, and Irish
27、folk music, even jazz and the Great American Songbook.” 可知，他的音乐作品涉及政治、社会和文学；他探索了美国歌曲的传统，从民 谣、 蓝调、乡村音乐、摇滚到英格兰、 苏格兰和爱尔兰民间音 乐，甚至还有爵士乐和美国流行金曲簿 。由此可知 ，他的作品风格多种多样。故选 A 项。10What is Dylan better recognized as?AA performer. BA singer.CAn artist. DA songwriter.D 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的最后一句可知，虽然歌手和演员一直是他的主要职业，但是他最伟大的
28、贡献却是歌曲创作。故 选 D 项。11What made Dylan get the Nobel Prize?AHis poems about music.BHis American song tradition.CHis language style of the songs.DHis influence on America culture.C 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的最后一句可知，他是因为“在美国歌曲传统形式之上开创了以诗歌传情达意的新表现手法”而获得了诺贝尔文学奖。故选 C 项。D(2019 广州综合测试一)At first sight, Alma Deutscher, a t
29、hirteenyearold girl from England appears to be like any other typical preteen. She loves to skip rope, read and play with her younger sister. But this modest youngster, who composed her first musical work at age six, first short opera at age seven, and first fulllength opera based on Cinderella at a
30、ge ten, is anything but average. Though her parents downplay her extraordinary talent, young Alma is being described as “little Mozart” by the music world.Almas operatic take on the classic fairy tale, which she began writing at age eight, has a slight twist. Her Cinderella is a musician who meets h
31、er Prince Charming through a song. “In my Cinderella, she sings the beginning of a balladbut at midnight she flees. Eventually, the prince finds her after asking all the maidens of the land to sing the end of the ballad.” The opera was first performed in Vienna, Austria on December 29, 2016, where t
32、he then elevenyearold skillfully switched between the piano and the violin and received enthusiastic reviews. The young genius has since performed two new piano works, once in Australia and the other in China.While this may appear to be a lot for someone so young，Alma is not worried. She says, “Of c
33、ourse I have to work hard.But all children have to work hard for exams, and at least when I work hard, I work hard for something incredibly exciting, like seeing my whole opera put on stage.” Almas musical talent first came to light before she could even talk. Her parents recall that as an 18monthol
34、d toddler， she was able to hum a pitch perfect version of the childrens rhyme Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.However, Almas abilities only gained international attention in 2012, after a family friend posted a video online comparing her to Mozart. The family was suddenly swamped with media requested an
35、d Alma became an overnight star, dubbed “little Mozart”. This nickname makes her parents unhappy because they believe it puts added pressure on the young girl. They would instead prefer her to be called “a composer and musician”Alma does not want to be compared to the famous artist either, saying “T
36、here was only one Mozart, and I prefer to be little Alma.” Regardless of what she calls herself, the thirteenyearold is changing the world of music forever!【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。 13 岁的 Alma 很有音乐天赋，18 个月时就能哼唱一闪一闪小星星，6 岁时创作了她的第一部音乐作品，7 岁时创作了第一部短歌剧，被人们誉为“小莫扎特” 。12What do we know about Alma Deutscher?AShe com
37、es from a famous musical family.BShe showed a great musical talent from a young age.CShe regularly performs the classical music of Mozart.DShe has adapted some famous works of classical music.B 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的第三句“But this modest youngster，who composed her first musical work at age six，first short op
38、era at age seven，and first fulllength opera based on Cinderella at age ten，is anything but average.”可知， Alma Deutscher 从小就显示出了惊人的音乐天赋，故 B 项正确。13How did Alma get to be widely known?AThrough an online video.BBy performing on television.CBy putting on an opera.DThrough her parents promotion.A 解析：细节理解题。
39、根据第六段的第一句可知，2012 年 Alma 家的一位朋友在网上发布了一个视频，将 Alma 比作莫扎特；此后她的能力受到了国际关注，故 A 项正确。14What is Almas attitude towards her success?AShe is still unsatisfied with her performance.BShe is uncomfortable with so much pressure.CShe is modest about her musical achievements.DShe is proud to have become a professiona
40、l musician.C 解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的第一句可知，在人们将她比作莫扎特时，Alma不愿和这位著名的音乐家相提并论，她认为世界上只有一个莫扎特，而她更喜欢人们叫她 “小 Alma”；据此可以判断，面对人们的赞誉和自己的成功，Alma 很谦虚，故 C 项正确。15What can we infer about Almas parents?AThey are very welleducated people.BThey are protective of their daughter.CThey have pushed Alma to take up music.DThey ha
41、ve made a good life plan for Alma.B 解析：推理判断题。根据第六段中的“The family was suddenly swamped with media requested and Alma became an overnight star，dubbedlittle MozartThis nickname makes her parents unhappy because they believe it puts added pressure on the young girl. They would instead prefer her to be ca
42、lleda composer and musician ”可知，Alma 一夜成名，被誉为“小莫扎特” ，但这个绰号让她的父母不高兴，因为他们认为这会给这个小女孩带来额外的压力，他们宁愿她被称为“作曲家和音乐家” 。据此可以判断，Alma 的父母是爱护她的，故 B 项 正确。七选五(2019东北三省四市模拟)Imagine that youre an actor or actress performing in a play for the first time. Youve learned all your lines and you know where to walk on stage.
43、 Waiting behind the closed curtain, you can hear the audience whispering. Then your big moment arrives! The curtain goes up, and the crowd falls silent. All you can see is the spotlight shining down on you. 1._ The inside of your mouth is dry, and your hands are wet.If youve experienced a moment lik
44、e this, you know all too well what it means to have stage fright. Its one of the most common types of fear. 2._ You can experience this kind of fear when playing sports, giving a talk, or even speaking in class.3_ The experience differs from person to person, but the same chemical process occurs on
45、each of us. In reaction to anxiety, our bodies produce a chemical that prepares us to either fight or run away quickly. Scientists refer to this as our bodies “ fight for fright” reaction. As a result, we feel the great energy that makes our hands sweat, our hearts race and knees shake.4_ Practicing
46、 your performance and following some simple tips can help you calm down and manage the feelings caused by anxiety. Firstly, dress comfortably and appropriately. Secondly, before the performance, take deep breaths and stretch to help relax your body. Thirdly, stay away from drinks that contain caffei
47、ne(咖啡因). 5._ Instead，try a banana! Some doctors believe that eating a banana can help calm your heart and the rest of your body. Finally, when you look into a crowd, try to focus on particular people rather than the whole group. These tips have helped many people learn to deal with their fears.AThey
48、 might make your heart race even faster.BMaybe you dont have to be onstage to get stage fright.CStage fright is really part of the bodys reaction to stress.DWith practice, we can learn how to relax while playing sports.EThen you try to speak your lines, but nothing seems to come out.FTheres a time w
49、hen stage fright prevents you from stepping onstage.GHowever, the good news about stage fright is that there are ways to deal with it.【解题导语】 本文主要介绍 了人们经常会经历的舞台恐惧及应对舞台恐惧的几种方法。1E 解析：上文提到了站在舞台上的所听所 见，下文提到了舞台恐惧的表现，所以中间连接句也应是在舞台上的表现，所以选 E 项。2B 解析：下文提到在参加体育运 动、演 讲甚至在课堂上发言都可能会经历这种恐惧，所以空处应讲的是有时这种恐惧不一定只出现在舞台上，所以选 B 项。3C 解析：本段讲的是舞台恐惧 产生的过程及身体对压力的反应，所以空处应该解释舞台恐惧与身体反应的联系，所以选 C 项。4G 解析：
