day 14-2021年高二英語暑假天天練之閱讀理解專練

1、Day 14A Poem ContestPublic Poetry is making this contest FREE. All our activities are focused on creating new opportunities for poets and poetry. While we withdraw from social life in the face of the pandemic （全球流行?。?， we can also be productive, allowing ourselves to reflect and start things in a fre

2、sh state of mind-all good stuff for writing poetry inspired by these times were in now. Normally, our contests come with cash awards,a print anthology （詩選）and book launch. This time, we need your help to accomplish this. What you give is what well give. 100% of the donations will go towards prizes,

3、readers and judges fees, and anthology publication costs.GUIDELINESAnyone can submit, including outside the USA.Only new, original poems accepted.ONE entry per person non-members; up to TWO entries for all Public Poetry Members.-40 lines maximum per poem （The title and blank lines do not count）.Your

4、 name and other identifying information CAN NOT appear anywhere in the submission itself.YOUTH poems will be judged in 3 categories:? and under; 8-12 years old; 13-18 years old.All submissions should include the date you wrote the poem at the top right corner above the title.Submissions may not be m

5、odified （修稿）in any way after entry.Failure to follow any contest guidelines may result in your submission disqualification（取消 資格）.Winners will be informed on our website and from a link in our free e-newsletter. Were aiming to notify you in October.1. What do we know about Public Poetry?A. It holds

6、poetry competition* B. It charges applicants fbr entry.C. It provides a free trip to USA.D. It enables competitors to be creative.2. Whats the purpose of the second paragraph?A. lb make a comparison. B. lb tell about Public Poetrys history.C. To encourage donations. D. To show special features.3. Wh

7、ich of the following will result in disqualification?A. A Chinese submitting an entry.B. The writers name on the submission itself.C. A submission covering 30 lines.D. The date of poem written at the top right corner.【答案解析】LA 2.D 3. B本文為篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了一次詩歌比賽的相關(guān)事宜QIl題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段、Public Poetry is making t

8、his contest FREE. All our activities are focused on creating new opportunities for poets and poetry. ”（“公共詩歌”讓這個比賽免費進行。 我們所有的活動都專注于為詩人和詩歌創(chuàng)造新的機會。）可知，“公共詩歌”舉辦了詩歌比賽。 故選A項。【2題詳解】推理判斷題,根據(jù)第二段的標題“GUIDELINES“（指導(dǎo)方針）及以下具體內(nèi)容可知，本 段是為了展示該詩歌比賽的特色。故選D項。【3題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一條“Failure to follow any contest guidelines

9、 may result in your submission disqualification.M （不遵守任何競賽指南可能導(dǎo)致您的提交被取消資格。）可 知，應(yīng)該選擇不符合指南的一項。再根據(jù)Your name and other identifying infbnnation CAN NOT appear anywhere in the submission itself.（您的姓名和其他識別信息不能出現(xiàn)在提交材 料本身的任何地方。）可知，B項“The writers name on the submission itself.”（提交材料上的 作者名字。）會導(dǎo)致提交資格被取消。故選B項。BN

10、ext week, Pushpa Nagaraj will appear for her 720th exam. But she wont be taking the exam for herself. Since 2007, she has helped hundreds of visually challenged students take exams by acting as their scribe （抄寫員），reading them the questions and then writing down the answers they give.When Ms. Nagaraj

11、 was growing up in Bangalore, the IT capital of India, her father lost his job after a back injury. The family suddenly found itself struggling. She thought shed have to drop out of school. Luckily, her mother managed to raise enough money to educate her through high school. Today, shes a project co

12、ordinator for an IT firm.One day, as she was helping a few visually damaged children cross the road, it struck her how difficult even everyday tasks could be for them, let alone finishing their education. Ms. Nagaraj wanted to help those children.In India, most children with sight challenges do not

13、have access to specialized schooling. Even for those who attend mainstream classes, timed exams key for Indian educational institutions, where scores are especially important - present additional difficulties. Many of them balk at the thought of writing exams and drop out,“ says Ms. Sundararaman, a

14、local education expert. 4*And so, their education comes to a sudden stop, midway. Having a scribe can be the difference between passing and failing.Over the past 12 years, word about Ms. Nagarajs work has spread so much that she now gets requests from people from all over India. She has also set up

15、a network of volunteers that posts requests through a WhatsApp group.Ms. Nagaraj is keenly aware of ongoing challenges, chief of which is that, every once in a while, she has to refuse requests from students to give them the answers during exams. Another challenge is to expand the circle of scribes.

16、 Despite these, she is very grateful lor having the opportunity to help others. have no complaints. Actually, I feel very blessed,“ she says.4. What do we know about Ms. Nagaraj from paragraph 2?A. She suffered from a back injury. B. She struggled to finish her high school.C. She raised enough money

17、 from an IT firm. D. She had to work to help support her family.5. What does the underlined word balk in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Become hesitant. B. Feel unsatisfied.C. Are hopeful. D. Are surprised.6. What challenge does Ms. Nagaraj have to overcome?A. The limited number of scribes. B. The lar

18、ge quantity of exams to take.C. The request to copy answers in the exam. D. The building of a network ofvolunteers.7. Whafs the text mainly about?A. An Indian woman breaking the record in taking exams.B. The importance of setting up an organization for scribes.C. The problems of students dropping ou

19、t of school in India.D. An Indian woman helping disabled children by being a scribe.【答案解析】4. B 5. A 6. A 7. D【分析】本文為一篇記敘文。主要講述了印度婦女Nagaraj女士致力于做志愿抄寫員， 幫助視覺有障礙的學(xué)生在考場上讀題和記錄答案，使他們得以繼續(xù)接受教育的故事.【4題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“She thought shed have to drop out of school. Luckily, her mother managed to raise enough mone

20、y to educate her through high school.（她以為她得退學(xué) f。 幸運的是，她的母親設(shè)法等到了足夠的錢供她讀完高中可知，Nagaraj艱難地完成了高中 學(xué)業(yè),故選Bo【5題詳解】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線詞上文“In India, most children with sight challenges do not have access to specialized schooling. Even for those who attend mainstream classes, timed exams key for Indian educational insti

21、tutions, where scores are especially important - present additional difficulties.（在印度，大多數(shù)有視力障礙的兒童沒有機會接受專業(yè)教育。即使是那些參加主流 課程的學(xué)生，計時考試也會帶來額外的困難。計時考試是印度教育機構(gòu)的關(guān)鍵，分數(shù)尤其幣: 要）“以及后文And so, their education comes to a sudden stop, midway.（就這樣,他們的教育突 然中途就中斷了）”可知，對于視覺有障礙的學(xué)生來說，考試中如果沒有抄寫員的幫助，很難 完成考試，尤其在考試分數(shù)對教育機構(gòu)很重要的情況卜

22、，因此他們對參加筆試就會變得很猶 豫，進而輟學(xué)。故畫線詞意思為“變得猶豫”。故選A?！?題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后-一段中“Another challenge is to expand the circle of scribes.（另一個 挑戰(zhàn)是擴大抄寫員的圈了廠可推知，Nagaraj女士必須克服的挑戰(zhàn)是抄寫員的數(shù)量有限。故 選Ao【7題詳解】主旨大意題,根據(jù)第一段“Next week, Pushpa Nagaraj will appear for her 720th exam. But she wont be taking the exam for herself. Since 2007,

23、 she has helped hundreds of visually challenged students take exams by acting as their scribe （抄寫員），reading them the questions and then writing down the answers they give.（下周,Pushpa Nagaraj 將參加她的第 720 次考試。但 她不是自己參加考試自2007年以來，她己經(jīng)幫助數(shù)百名視力有缺陷的學(xué)生參加考試，充 當他們的抄寫員，為他們朗讀問題，然后寫下他們給出的答案）“結(jié)合文章主要講述了印度婦 女Nagaraj女士

24、致力于做志愿抄寫員，幫助視覺有障礙的學(xué)生在考場上讀題和記錄答案，使 他們得以繼續(xù)接受教育的故事?？芍?，文章主要內(nèi)容是一個印度婦女當抄寫員幫助殘疾兒童。 故選D。CMy family and I belonged to a country club located across the street from the Long Island Sound. Each summer, the big attraction for us was the pool. I learned how to swim and joined the swimming team but was never real

25、ly a good swimmer. However, swimming in my younger days was a way to keep cool, and swimming on a team gave me identity and a sense of belonging . It also became invaluable many years later.In 1973, I was married, pregnant and had a home. What made our little home even more wonderful was when 1 disc

26、overed that four blocks away was Rath Park Pool! For the next 30 years, most of our summer days were spent around that pool.Each of my five kids took swimming lessons and learned all the different swimming strokes （姿勢）.They later joined the swimming team and competed in sports meets. My daughter eve

27、n became a lifeguard at the town pool. I sat back and happily took it all in!As much as I would have liked to have life stand still, it doesnt. My children outgrew their pool days and moved on. But the pool was still four blocks from my home, so I began to take up swimming again. And it was far bett

28、er than I ever could have imagined. I got so much out of it that 1 joined the local pool so 1 could swim year-round. Whenever I swam, I would always come out feeling physically and mentally refreshed. I often felt that if I looked hard enough, I would be able to see all of the worries and problems F

29、vc had in life, sitting at the bottom of the pool!What has swimming taught me? Fve learned that balance is the key to being a good swimmer. If you are balanced in the water, you have no resistance. Working on staying balanced made me realize the similarities between life in and out of the swim lane

30、（泳道）.If you work on keeping yourself balanced, you will be able to swim right through the stress and problems life throws at you!8. What can we learn about the author from paragraph 1?A. Her family taught her how to swim.B. She swam with friends more often in summer.C. Swimming brought her lifelong

31、benefits.D. She was elected to be the swim team captain.9. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 imply?A. The author loved the pool days with her kids.B. Swimming was losing its appeal to the author.C. She was proud of her kids for winning competitions.D. The author preferred to have a pe

32、aceful life.10. What did the author find after she took up swimming again?A. Sports can give you the courage to face difficulties.B. She mastered more swimming skills than expected.C. It enabled her to see how to handle problems in life.D. Swimming made her remember her younger days.11. What is the

33、best title of the article?A. Wonderful pool days with her family B. Life in the swim laneC. Balance between life and family D. Similarities between swimming and life 【答案解析】8.C 9. A 10. C 11. B這是篇記敘文。文章主要記敘了作者是如何從游泳這運動中終身受益的。作者年輕 時，在團隊中游泳給了自巳身份和歸屬感，后來作者成家有了孩子，又享受和孩子們一起度 過的泳池時光。再到后來，作者再次開始游泳，發(fā)現(xiàn)游泳讓自J能夠

34、理解生活中遇到的煩惱 和問題?！?題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中“However, swimming in my younger days was a way to keep cool, and swimming on a team gave me identity and a sense of belonging . It also becameinvaluable many years later.（然而，在我年輕的時候，游泳是一種保持涼爽的方式，在團隊中 游泳給了我身份和歸屬感。許多年后，它也變得無價）”可知，游泳讓作者終身受益。故選C?！?題詳解】句意猜測題。根據(jù)畫線句上文“Each

35、 of my five kids took swimming lessons and learned all the different swimming strokes （姿勢）.They later joined the swimming team and competed in sports meets. My daughter even became a lifeguard at the town pool.”可知作者的五個孩子都上 了游泳課，學(xué)習了各種不同的游泳姿勢。后來，他們加入了游泳隊，參加運動會。作者的女 兒甚至成為了鎮(zhèn)上游泳池的救生員，作者的孩子們都在游泳中體會到了樂趣，作者

36、自然也和 孩子們樂在其中。故畫線句的意思是“作者很喜歡和孩子們一起度過的泳池時光故選A?！?0題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中“But the pool was still four blocks from my home, so I began to take up swimming again. And it was far better than I ever could have imagined. I got so much out of it that I joined the local pool so I could swim year-round. Whenever I

37、swam, I would always come out feeling physically and mentally refreshed. I often felt that if I looked hard enough, I would be able to see all of the worries and problems Fve had in life, sitting at the bollomoflhepool!（但游泳池離我家還有四個街區(qū)，于是我又開始了游泳。這比我想象的要 好得多。我從中得到門艮多好處，于是我加入了當?shù)氐挠斡境?，這樣我就可以常年游泳了。 每當我游泳時，

38、我總是會感到身心都煥然一新。我覺得，如果我仔細觀察，就能理解我生活 中所有的煩惱和問題，就像坐在池底一樣！廣可知，作者重新開始游泳后發(fā)現(xiàn)這使她明白了 如何處理生活中的問題。故選C?！?1題詳解】主旨大意題。根據(jù)最后一段“What has swimming taught me? Ive learned that balance is the key to being a good swimmer. If you are balanced in the water, you have no resistance. Working on staying balanced made me realiz

39、e the similarities between life in and out of the swim lane （泳 道）.If you work on keeping yourself balanced, you will be able to swim right through the stress and problems life throws at you!（游泳教會了我什么？我明白了平衡是成為一名優(yōu)秀游泳運 動員的關(guān)鍵。如果你在水中保持平衡，你就沒有阻力了。努力保持平衡讓我意識到泳道內(nèi)外 生活的相似之處。如果你努力保持自己的平衡，你就能游刃有余地度過生活拋給你的壓力和 問

40、題?。┙Y(jié)合文章主要記敘了作者是如何從游泳這一運動中終身受益的。作者年輕時，在團 隊中游泳給了自己身份和D I屬感,后來作者成家有了孩子，又和孩子們一起度過的泳池時光。再到后來，作者再次開始游泳，發(fā)現(xiàn)游泳讓自己能夠理解生活中遇到的煩惱和問題?？芍?， B選項“泳道里的生活”最符合文章標題。故選以DThis year, the Paris museum that looks like a jumble （雜舌L的 堆）of giant, coloured pipes turns 40. The museum-the Pompidou Centre-has a secure place in the

41、heart of Paris and in Parisians, hearts. But it isnt always the case.“When it was first built, the reaction was one of disbelief/ said Serge Lasvignes, president of the Pompidou Centre. fctLe Monde newspaper wrote the museums construction brought shame on Paris, and city politicians thought their mo

42、ney had been totally wasted/* said Lasvignes. Critics said it looked like an oil refinery （煉油廠）.Frances first museum entirely devoted to contemporary art saw the light of day thanks to the determination of one man-Georges Pompidou, an art-lover who served as Frances president from 1969 to 1974.In 19

43、71, he started an international competition to build the museum, originally known as the Centre Beaubourg. The winning team, which included three young architects from Britain and Italy, was completely unknown at the time. Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, the two architects who saw the project throug

44、h, made the plan a reality.“They didnt think they had a chance to win. So they thought they might as well do exactly what they wanted, Lasvignes said.“The design took everyone by surprise and it was completely different from any other museum. Someone said to Piano, fcYour thing is terrible -with the

45、 escalator （自動扶梯）on the outside, it looks like a supermarket! Lasvignes added.Forty years later, the museum still tries to make culture available to everyone, Lasvignes said. He calls the Pompidou Centre a museum like no other.44We are not only a museum,he said. We have concerts, debates, performanc

46、es, a library.and everything flows together. Pompidou felt putting up walls between different forms of art was harmful. fc4So we are a house of culture where people return again and again J Lasvignes said.The Pompidou Centre is Europes biggest modem art museum; New Yorks Museum ofModern Art （MoMA） i

47、s the biggest in the world. But the two museums have totally different strategies （策略）Lasvignes said. The MoMAs strategy is to collect masterpieces, and we try to represent an entire epoch （時代）12. What was peoples attitude to the Pompidou Centre at first?A. They disliked it.B. They respected it.C. T

48、hey were curious about it.D. They paid little attention to it.13. Who completed the construction of the Paris museum?A. President of the Centre Beaubourg.B. Three unknown French architects.C. Georges Pompidou.D. Piano and Rogers.14. What was the Pompidou Centre like in Lasvignes* eyes?A. Very solid.

49、B. Quite traditional.C. Entirely original.D. Extremely simple.15. Which is a notable feature of the Pompidou Centre?A. It collects great masterpieces.B. It holds various cultural events.C. It is the worlds biggest art museum.D. It is particularly attractive to foreigners.【答案解析】12. A 13. D 14. C 15. B【分析】這是一篇說明文。文章介紹了法國蓬皮