2019版高考英語閱讀理解一輪提升選練(5)(含解析)

1、2019版高考英語閱讀理解一輪提升選練（5）李仕才AI see you ve got a bit of water on your coat, said the man at the petrol station. Is it raining out there? No. it s pretty nice, I replied, checking my sleeve. Oh, right. A pony（馬駒） bit me earlier. As it happened, the bite was virtually painless: more the kind of small bite

2、 you might get from a naughty child. Thepony responsible was queuing up for some ice cream in the car park near Haytor, and perhaps thought I djumped in ahead of him.The reason why the ponies here are naughty is that Haytor is a tourist heavy area and tourists are constantlyfeeding the ponies foods,

3、 despite signs asking them not to. By feeding the ponies, tourists increase the risk of themgetting hit by a car, and make them harder togather during the area sannual pony drift（遷移 ）.The purpose of a pony drift is to gather them up so their health can be checked, the baby ones can be stopped fromfe

4、eding on their mothers milk, and those who vegone beyond their limited area can be returned to their correct area. Some of them are also later sold, in order to limit thenumber of ponies according to the rules set by Natural England.Three weeks ago, I witnessed a small near disaster a few miles west

5、 of here. While walking, I noticed a pony rollover on his back. Hello! I said to him, assuminghe was just rolling for fun, but he was very still and, as I got closer, I saw him kicking his legs in the air and breathingheavily. I began to properly worry. about him. Fortunately, I managed to get in to

6、uch with a Dartmoor sLivestock Protectionofficer and send her a photo. The officer immediately sent a local farmer out to check on the pony. The pony had actuallybeen trapped between two rocks. The farmer freed him, and he began to run happily around again.Dartmoor has 1,000 or so ponies, who play a

7、 critical role in creating the diversity of species in this area. Many peopleare working hard to preserve these ponies, and trying to come up with plans to find a sustainable（可持續(xù)的 ）future for one ofDartmoor s most financially troubled elements.I.Why are tourists asked not to feed the poni es?2A. To

8、protect the tourists from being bitten.B. To keep the ponies off the petrol stati on.C. To avoid putt ing the ponies in dan ger.D. To preve nt the ponies from fighti ng.2.0ne of the purposes of the ann ual pony drift is_ .A. to feed baby ponies on milkB. to con trol the nu mber of poniesC. to expa n

9、d the habitat for poniesD. to sell the ponies at a good price3. What was the author s first reaction when he saw a pony roll on its back?A. He freed it from the trap.B. He called a protect ion officer.C. He worried about it very much.D. He thought of it as being n aughty.4. What does the author impl

10、y about the preservation of Dartmoor s ponies?A. It lacks people s involvement.B. It costs a large amount of mon ey.C. It will affect tourism in Dartmoor.D. It has caused an imbala nee of species.【文章大意】這是一篇夾敘夾議文。本文記敘了作者在Haytor 關(guān)于馬駒的所見所聞，目睹了馬駒的淘氣與脆弱，了解了馬駒遷徙的原因以及保護馬駒面臨的困難。1. C【解析】細節(jié)理解題&根據(jù)第三段尾句By f

11、eeding the ponies, tourists increase the nsfcof them gettinghit by a cai, and nuke them harder to gather during the areas armvial pony移）一ff可知不讓游客給2駒喂食是為了避免使2駒處于危險中故選c項2. B【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段內(nèi)容The purpose of a pony drift is to Someof them are also ，in order to limit the number of ponies 可知馬駒遷移目的之一是為了控制馬駒

12、的數(shù)量。故選B 項。3. D【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段中的，assumi ng he was just rolli ng forfun,可知作者認為小馬駒很淘氣，滾著玩的。故選D 項。34.B【解析】推理判斷題。 根據(jù)最后一段中尾句 Many people are working hard to preserve these ponies, and trying to come up withplans to find a sustainable（可持續(xù)的） future for one of Dartmoor s most financially-troubled elements.可知

13、保護馬駒對 Dartmoor 來說是最費錢的事情之一。故選B 項。B（2015 河北衡水中學高三第二次模擬考試）The last time I saw him was 12 years ago. Twelve years has passed, and I stillremember eating pomegranates（ 石榴 ） while his thin hands combed through my hair. Tothis day, I still remember stories my grandfather used to tell me. As a child living

14、in Korea, my grandfather was my closest friend, the man I spent every day with anddepended on for back rides. We were inseparable from the moment we awoke until I fellasleep in his arms. I ate the food he prepared ， and he was my pillow and storyteller.Little did we know that a day would come when h

15、is first granddaughter would leave.My father was to be stationed in the United States and time would blur（使變模糊） our images of each other.On the summer of my sixteenth birthday, I would see my grandfather again. On theplane ， thoughts of him ran through my mind during all 14 hours of the flight. Woul

16、dhe look the same？ Would he be healthy? Did he still have the pictures I drew for him?Most importantly, would he remember me?I was short then and always smiling. He dressedme. Twelve years later and I was taller, had a different figure. I picked out my ownoutfits and had my own sense of style. I was

17、 scared he wouldnt recognize I was his4granddaughter.I landed in the airport and rode with myaunt and cousin to mygrandfather s house,where we found him pacing back and forth, awaiting my arrival. He looked the same, and as soon as I stepped out of thecar and faced him, I began to cry. He ran toward

18、 me. “ Tina ！” My grandfather kept yelling. We met each other withopen arms and he whispered, “ I ve been waiting for my granddaughter to come home. I missed you, my little Tina.Welcome home.” Our eyes filled with tears as we walked up the stairs,arm in arm, telling each other all the events we had

19、missed in each other s life.He did remember. After all, I am his first granddaughter.1 It can be inferred that in childhood the author always _A ate the food her grandmother preparedB remembered the stories her grandmother toldC rode on her grandfather s backD got on well with her father2 How old wa

20、s the author when she left her grandfather?A About 12 years old.B About 6 years old.C About 4 years old.D About 2 years old.3 Why did the author think her grandfather probably would not make her out?A Because her grandfather was forgetful.B Because she was already a“big girl ”C Because she was alrea

21、dy an American.D Because her grandfather was too old.4 The author met her grandfather _ Ain the airportBby herself5C with her parentsD with her relatives【解題導語】 本文是一篇記敘文。 “我”從小生活在爺爺身邊， 四歲時隨父親到美國定 居，十二年后再次回去見爺爺， 一路上總是擔心爺爺認不出自己， 但沒想到一下車爺爺就認出 了“我”。1 .解析：選 C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段第四句As a child living in Korea , myg

22、randfather was my closest friend ，the man I spent every day with and depended on for back rides .”可知，“我”每天都和爺爺在一起，騎在他背上玩耍。故答案選C。2 .解析：選 Co 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段第一句The last time I saw him was 12 yearsago. ”可知，我”最后一次見到爺爺是十二年前；根據(jù)第二段第一句On the summerof mysixteenth birthday ，I would see my grandfather again. ”可知，十六

23、歲生日的那年夏天“我”再次見到了爺爺；由此可推知，作者是在四歲的時候離開爺爺?shù)?。故答案選C。3 .解析：選 B。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的I was short then and always smiling.Hedressed me.Twelve years later and I was taller，had a different figure.I picked outmy own outfits and had my own sense of style.”可知，十二年后，“我”長高了，形象不一樣了，所以擔心爺爺認不出“我”。故答案選 B。4.解析：選 D。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一句

24、中的I Ianded in the airport and rode with my aunt and cousin to mygrandfather s house ”可知，作者是和親戚一塊去見爺爺?shù)?。故答案選 D。CMr Peter Johnson ，aged twenty-three ，battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landedupside down in three feet of water.He took the only escape route through

25、the boot.Mr Johnsons car had ended up in a ditch （溝渠 ） at RomneyMarsin ，Kent after he lost proper control on ice and hita bank.“Fortunately ， the water began to come in onlyslowly , Mr Johnson said. “ I couldn t force the doors open because they were jammed against the wails of the ditchand dared no

26、t open the windows because I knew water6would come floodi ng in.Mr Johnson , a sweet salesman of SittingHome Kent, first tried to attract the attentionof other motorists by sounding the horn （ 笛）and hammering on the roof and boot. Then he bega n his struggle toescape.Later he said ，“ It was really a

27、 half penny that saved my life .It was the only coinIhad in my pocket and I used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the boot.I hammered desperately with a hammertryi ng to make some one hear, but no help came. ”It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat , and a further five minutes to clear the sw

28、eet samples from the boot.Then MrJohnson found a wrench （扳手）and began to work on theboot lock.Fifteen minutes passed by. “It was the only chanee I had. Finally_it_gave_ ,but as soon as I moved the boot lid , the water and mud poured in.l forced the lid down into the mud and climbed upclear as the ca

29、r filled up.”His hands and arms cut and bruised , Mr Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby.Huddled ina blanket , he said，“ That thirty minutes seemed like hours. ” Only the tips of the car wheels were visible , policesaid last night.The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch.1

30、. Which of the following objects is the most important to Mr Johnson?A. The hammer.B. The coin.C. The seat.D. The horn.2. We know from the passage that_.A.Mr Johnson s car stood on its boot as it fell downB.Mr Johnson s car accident was partly dueto the slipperyroadC. Mr Johnson struggled in the pou

31、ring mud as he unscrewed the back seatD. Mr Johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam3.Finally it gave_ ” in Paragraph 5 means that.A. at last the wrench went brokenB. the chanee was lost at the last minuteC. the lock came open after all his effortsD. luckily the door w

32、as torn away in the end4. What is the best title for this newspaper article?A. Driver Escapes through Car BootB.The Story of Mr Johnson, a Sweet Salesman7C. The Driver Survived a Terrible Car AccidentD. Car Boot Can Serve as the Best Escape Route【參考答案】閱讀理解語篇解讀本文是一篇新聞報道。文章主要講述了Mr Johnson 在自己的車意外墜入三英尺

33、深的溝渠后如何自救逃生的故事。1.解析：細節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)第四段 Mr Johnson 所說的話It was really a half penny that saved my life.It was th e only coinI had in my pocket”可知，是一枚硬幣 （coin） 救了他的命，硬幣對他極其重要。答案：B2.解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第一句Mr Johnson s car had ended up ina ditch （ 溝渠）at Ro mney Marsin , Kent after he lost proper control on ice and hi

34、ta bank. ”可推知，可能是由于路滑導致了這起事故。答案： B3.解析：句意理解題。根據(jù)第五段第二句“Then Mr Joh nson fou nd a wrench （ 扳手）andbegan to work on the boot lock.”可知，文中畫線的 it 指的是the boot lock ”，此處指他打開了鎖。答案： C4.解析：標題概括題。根據(jù)對文章的整體理解和第一段的概述可知，本文主要講的是一位司機在意外墜入三英尺深的溝渠后如何自救逃生的故事，故選A 項。答案： AD（2015 河南豫北、豫東十所名校聯(lián)考）The way we cook is importa nt.

35、I n many coun tries, the two choices are n atural gas and electric-powered stoves.The World Health Organization warns that millions of people are dying every year from in door air polluti on whichresults from the use of dan gerous fuels and cook-stoves in the home.Most of the deaths are in developin

36、g countries. To help fight the problem, the WHO announced newguideli nes aimed at reduci ng household polluta nts.The WHO s pla n of action for reduc ing in door polluta nts is based on new findin gs, which show that the use oftoxic（有毒的）fuels in inefficient stoves, space heaters8or lights is to blam

37、e for many of these deaths.9Carlos Dora, an official in the WHO, says people shouldventilation（通風 ） is going to get rid of this.It is really about clean technologiesdebate. So, that isthe new thing. We should be going for clean fuels, avoiding coal and going for the solar. ”WHO officials say indoor

38、pollution leads to early deaths from stroke, heart and lung disease andchildhood lung cancer. These diseases can often result from highlevels of fine particulate matter and carbon monoxide（一氧化碳 ） released by theburning of solidfuels. These fuels include wood, coal, animal waste, crop waste andcharco

39、al. Women and girls are the main victims.The United Nations found that more than 95 percent of households in sub-SaharanAfrica depend on solid fuels for cooking. It says huge populations in India, China and Latin Americancountries, such as Guatemala and Peru, are also at risk.WHO experts note some n

40、ew, safe and low- cost technologies that could help arealready available. But this is just astart. They are urgingdeveloping countries touse cleaner fuels and increase access to cleaner and more modern cooking and heating appliances.1 The reason for indoor air pollution is _ A still unknownB the use

41、 of solar energyindoors.He says,Opening a window or door to letout the harmful air willnot correctthe situation. It willonly pollute the outdoors. You cant expect that a bit ofand clean fuels.And, the fuel story has not been stressedenough so far in the globalnot use unprocessed coalC the use of dan

42、gerous fuels and cook- stoves10D the frequent use of fuels in efficient stoves2 Who may be the least affected by indoor air pollution?A Children in China.B Men in Europe.C Girls in sub- Saharan Africa.D Women in Latin American countries.3 Solutions to the indoor air pollution problem include _ 1goin

43、g for animal waste and coal2using clean fuels3increasing access to cleaner and more modern cooking and heating appliances4opening a window or door to let out the harmful airA.B.C.D.4. What s the main idea of this passage?A. Health is very important to people in developing countries.B. People in deve

44、loping countries are dying from air pollution.C. People in developing countries know too little about science and technology.D. Proper cooking ways help reduce the deaths in developing countries.【解題導語】 本文是一篇科普說明文。 在室內(nèi)使用固體燃料會使室內(nèi)一氧化碳濃度升 從而導致中毒死亡。 為解決此問題， 世界衛(wèi)生組織建議在發(fā)展中國家增加使用更清潔、 化的烹飪和加熱設(shè)備。1 .解析：選 C。細節(jié)理解

45、題。根據(jù)第二段第一句The World Health Organization更現(xiàn)代warns11that millio nsof people are dying every year from in door air pollutio nwhich resultsfrom the use of dan gerous fuels and cook-stoves in the home.”可知，世界衛(wèi)生組織警告說，每年有數(shù)百萬的人死于家里使用的危險燃料和烹調(diào)爐引起的室內(nèi)空氣污染。故 C 項正確。2 .解析：選 B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第二句Most of the deaths are in

46、developingcoun tries. ”可知，絕大部分的死亡事故發(fā)生在發(fā)展中國家；根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后一句“Itsays huge populations in India, China and Latin American countries.are also atrisk. ”可知，印度、中國以及拉丁美洲的一些國家污染嚴重；根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段最后一句可知，女性是主要受害者，由此可推知，歐洲男子最不容易因室內(nèi)空氣污染而死亡。故B 項正確；A、C D 三項都屬于發(fā)展中國家的人，這些地區(qū)污染嚴重，故最可能因此而死亡。3 .解析：選 C。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)本文最后一句中的“in crease acc

47、ess to clea ner andmore moder n cook ing and heat ing applia nces”可知，增加使用更清潔、更現(xiàn)代化的烹飪和加熱設(shè)備是解決問題的方法之一，故排除A、D 兩項；根據(jù)第五段最后兩句可知，室內(nèi)污染主要來自于固體燃料的使用而導致的室內(nèi)一氧化碳濃度升高，這些固體燃料包括煤炭，動物排泄物，木頭等，所以不在范圍內(nèi)，故排除B 項。故 C 項正確。4 .解析：選 D。主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段第一句“ The way we cook is important. ”及第二段最后一句“ To help fight the problem, the WHOnn

48、ounced new guidelines aimed at reducinghousehold pollutants.”并結(jié)合全文內(nèi)容可知，本文主要說明了正確的烹飪方法將減輕發(fā)展中國家的室內(nèi)污染，從而減少死亡事故的發(fā)生。故D 項正確。E（2017 江西九江二模）year of college,I began to think of plans after graduation.As I began my junior12I knew that I wan ted to work in the field of my major, public relati ons. But I alsokn

49、ew that it was difficult tofind a positi on con sideri ngmy in experie nee. That waswhen I decided to pursue an internship（實習工作）.So I chose to talk to my advisor first. He had worked in the field of public relations for many yearsbefore he became a professor, and therefore had numerous contacts and

50、associates in the field. Aftertalking to him about a few of the positions, I decided to pursue the Cincinnati Fine Arts Fund because ofmy interest in the arts and the passion I would feel working for a non-profit organization. I sent out a coverletter and a resume and was hired on the spot in the in

51、terview.I soon began my position. After class on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I would drive to work and applyall the skills I was learning in the classroom. I was amazed at the amount of practical knowledge in classthat was directly applicable to my internship position. It became a very useful and beneficial experience.Not only was I working for arts organizations and seeing my nameprinted on documents I had created, butalso gaining confidence in my skills and myself.As the semester came to a close, I finished my work with the Fine Arts Fund.Although I didn t