(浙江選考)高考英語(yǔ)大二輪復(fù)習(xí)專(zhuān)題一閱讀理解提升練6

1、1閱讀理解提升練（六）A（2018 浙江寧波諾丁漢大學(xué)附屬中學(xué)高三下學(xué)期期中In the first days of the new year,a photo from Rioon Copacaba na Beach has spread like wildfire on Brazilia n social n etworks a little boy,al one,wadi ng into the water,separated from the joyful crowd celebrat ing and tak ing pictures behind him.Arms crossed,he

2、 stares up wide-eyed and ope n-m outhed at the fireworks in the sky.Despite the abse nee of any in formati on about the child other tha n his age 9,the image Lucas Lan daushot for Reuters n ews age ncy has sparked tens of thousa nds ofshares and comme nts on social media ,n ewspaper articles,blog po

3、sts and a n ati onal debate aboutrace,class and inequality.To some,it s just a photo of a young blackboy attracted by the spectacular New Year s Eve fireworks.People need to stopthinking that all black boys,without shirts on,are aba ndon ed,sad,al one and un happy.To others,the image isemblematic_ o

4、f Brazil s severe in equality.About half of Brazil s population of 200 million identify as mixed-race/black,sec ond only to Nigeria.But black and mixed-raced Brazilia ns are minor in academia,politics andleadership roles.Less than 10 percent of Brazil s Congress isblack,a nd just 18 perce nt of lead

5、ership roles are held by Afro-Brazilia ns.For Luiz Augusto Campos,a sociologist at Rio State Uni versity,the wide-ra nging in terpretati ons of thephoto,as well as the explosive debate it gen erated,represe nts a changing tide for Afro- Brazilians. “The factthat it s become so problematic is a refle

6、ct ion of a complex tran siti on in terms of race inBrazil,” he said,addi ng that20 or 30 years ago,the photo would have stirred few or no concerns about whether it strengthened negativestereotypes （刻板印象）.“ These cha nges are still relatively small in Brazil,but they have the lon g-termobjective of

7、dissociating the ideas of blackness and poverty,” Campos said.1 .What can we lear n from the passage?A. The boy s age is mentioned in the news.B. The debate the image causes worse ns the severe in equality.C. Afro-Brazilia ns are mistreated because they are in the min ority.D. The boy in the photo h

8、as bee n aba ndoned and n eeds urge nt help.2.Which word can be used to replace theun derl ined word“ emblematic ”？B.Represe ntative.）s traditional fireworks showa shot ofA.Problematic.C.Objective.2D.Sig ni fica nt.33. What problem does the photo reflect accord ing to this passage?A. The racial in e

9、quality in Brazil.B. The social status of the Afro-Brazilia ns.C. The Afro- Brazilians fighting for rights.D. The stereotype to associate or link blackness with poverty in Brazil.BIn dia now leads the world in smartph one growth .It saw a 55% in crease in the nu mber of smartpho nesin 2O14.The nu mb

10、er of Web users in creased by 37%.Smartph ones were the source of 65% of its Internettraffic and 41% of its e-commerce,accord ing to a report by the an alyst Mary Meeker,titled “ Internet Trends2015”.India s Internet boom has started.Within three to four years,almost every adult in In dia will own a

11、smartph on e.They will be used to order goods,read n ews,m on itor crop growth and so on.In dia n adults will be very in terested in these devices just as young America ns are.87% of America nsbetwee n the ages of 18 and 34 who own smartpho nes say they n ever separate from these:“Mysmartphone never

12、 leaves my side. ” Four out of five say thatthe first thing they do on waking is to reach for their smartphones.And three fifths believe that in the next fiveyears everyth ing will be done on mobile devices.In the bus in ess world,the rise of mobile platforms is dramatically tran sform ing many in d

13、ustries all overthe world.What In dia n software developers have to do is start thinking about soluti ons to old problems byusing all the features of these new devices.They n eed to take adva ntage of the unique properties of smartphones and tablets.As In dia n software developers and en terprises m

14、aster the smartpho ne,they will be able toexport their soluti ons to the rest of the world.This will make possible a new tech revolution that is greater than what created India s ITindustry in the 1980s and 1990s.We can expect the rapid transformat In dia whe n a billi on people becomeconn ected and

15、 have equal access to in formati on and services.4. Loads of nu mbers are used in Paragraph 1 to show_ .A. ln dia s smartpho nes in crease most rapidly in the worldB. ln dia has the most adva need IT in dustry in the worldC. ln dia will be a superpower pretty soonD. ln dia will export new smartph on

16、es to the rest of the world5. What will most young America ns do first the mome nt they wake up?A. Read n ews.B. Shop on li ne.C. Get their smartph on es.D. Check e-mails.6. Which can be the best title of the text?A. More people,more smartph onesB. No dream,every In dia n owns a smartph oneC. At han

17、d,India s next tech revolutionD. A small smartpho ne,a big useCWhen ever the word “ hero ” comes to me,I immediately thi nk of three Hs:ho nou rable,hard-work ing,a nd happy.Whe n I think more about this word,I picture some one who has accomplished good things forpeople and tries to do the right thi

18、ng.Hattie Elizabeth Alexander is one person whom I find to be very heroic.Hattie was born in Baltimore,Maryland on April 5,1901.During her time at College she earned herBachelor s Degree in Bacteriology and Physiology.These were just the first steps towards what she was finion of4ally going to be re

19、membered for.After college Hattie attended the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine andreceived her medical degree.After her educati on, she pursued her career,a nd after much time and hard work,she drastically reducedthe number of infants （幼兒）dying from meningitis （ 腦膜炎）.Hattie was very dedicated to he

20、r work and helped as many locati ons as she could.Spending substantial（大量的）time in the labouratory,Hattie successfullydeveloped a cure aga inst the disease,which decreased the death rate to 20 per cen t.At the same time,shewas also a teacher work ing with Columbia Uni versity.She was a caring lady i

21、nterested in other people s lives.When she was teachingat Columbia Uni versity,other members would talk to her about stude nts that were failing their classes,andsomehow Hattie could always find convincing reasons as to why they should not be driven away.Later,Hattiebecame an instructor in Pediatric

22、s at New York City s Babies Hospital.After many honours,she became thefirst woman preside nt of the America n Pediatric Society in 1965.This was her last major achieveme nt,for soonafter,Hattie died of cancer on June 24,1968.Hattie is my hero because her positive attitude and stre ngth helped her ac

23、complish great things forothers.She gave them her stre ngth by develop ing medic ines aga inst diseases,which,by doing so,made themstron ger.This is what makes Hattie Elizabeth Alexa nder my hero.7. Accord ing to the passage,Hattie Elizabeth Alexa nder_ .A. received her Bachelor s Degree in Johns Ho

24、pkins SchoolB. spe nt all her time in the labouratory develop ing cures for ill nessesC. cared a l ot about others private livesD. always tried her best to help preve nt stude nts from dropp ing out of college8. What does the underlined word“drastically” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A.Slightly.B.Har

25、dly.C.Greatly.D.Totally.9. Hattie is con sidered to be a hero by the author in that_ .A. she was an hono urable,hard-work ing and happy pers onB. she was a very dedicated woma n doctor with many honoursC. she was a caring lady who helped many students finish collegeD. she was the first woma n presid

26、e nt of APS10. Which of the following would be the most proper title for the text?A. A n hono urable woma nB. A woma n accomplish ing great thingsC. My hero Hattie Elizabeth Alexa nderD. The first woma n preside nt of the APS閱讀理解提升練 （ 六 ）A【語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀】 在新年的最初幾天 , 來(lái)自里約熱內(nèi)盧傳統(tǒng)煙花展上的一個(gè)小男孩的照片在巴西 社交媒體上迅速傳播 , 并引發(fā)了熱

27、議。這種熱議從某個(gè)角度上反映了巴西種族問(wèn)題的積極轉(zhuǎn)變。1.A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段第一句中的“ the absence of any information about the child otherthan his age 9 ”可知 , 除了他 9 歲以外 , 沒(méi)有任何關(guān)于這個(gè)孩子的信息。 A 項(xiàng)符 合題意。2.B 詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)文章第二段中的“ To some,it s just a photoof.emblematic of Brazil s acute inequality.”可知 , 對(duì)一些人來(lái)說(shuō) , 這只是一張照片 , 但對(duì)另一些人來(lái)說(shuō) , 這張照片反映出了社會(huì)的不平等現(xiàn)象, 他們認(rèn)為這張照片代表了巴西的不平等。 representative意為“有代表性的”。 problematic意為“有問(wèn)題的” ,objective 意為“客觀的” ,significant意為“有意義的”。3.D 推理判斷題。 根據(jù)文章第四段最后一句和最后一段中的“ but they have the long - term objective ofdissociating the ideas o f blackness and poverty ”可知 , 這件事反映了 巴西人在種族方面的復(fù)雜轉(zhuǎn)變 , 在二5三十年前 , 這張