浙江鴨2019版高考英語大二輪復(fù)習(xí)專題一閱讀理解提升練8

歡迎閱讀本文檔，希望本文檔能對您有所幫助!歡迎閱讀本文檔，希望本文檔能對您有所幫助!歡迎閱讀本文檔，希望本文檔能對您有所幫助!歡迎閱讀本文檔，希望本文檔能對您有所幫助!歡迎閱讀本文檔，希望本文檔能對您有所幫助!歡迎閱讀本文檔，希望本文檔能對您有所幫助!閱讀理解提升練(八)A(2018·浙江紹興一中高考沖刺)Thisweek,amammoth(猛犸象)possiblykilledbyhumans10,000to15,000yearsagowasfoundinsoyfieldsabout15mileswestofDetroit.ItwasfoundbyfarmerJamesBristleandhisneighborTrentSatterthwaite,whowerereportedlydigginginthefields.Atfirst,theycouldn’tfigureoutwhattheywereseeing.“Itwasprobablyaribbonethatcameup,”BristletoldTheAnnArborNews.“Wethoughtitwasabentfencepost.Uponcloserinspection,however,itbecamecleareventotheuntrainedeye;thiswasnofencepost.Weknewitwassomethingspecial.”Thentheyspedupthedig.AfterfindingthebonesonMondaynight,BristlecalledtheUniversityofMichiganonTuesdaymorningtoreporthisfind.ScientistDanielFisherarrivedtoinspectitonWednesday,andbyThursdaymorninghehadconfirmedit’sawoollymammoth.Heconcludedtheanimalwasabout5yearsoldwhenitdied.Itwashuntedbyhumans,hesaid,whokilleditandstoredtheremainsinapondasawayofpreservingthemeatforfutureuse.“It’sstilltooearlytotellexactlyhowitdied,”FishertoldDetroit’sWWJ-TV,“buttheskeleton(骨架)showssignsofhumans’butchering.”Thebonesarebeingtemporarilystorednearby,accordingtotheDetroitFreePress,anditremainsunclearwherethey’lleventuallyendup.Theirresearchvaluewillbedeterminedoncethey’vebeencleanedanddried.WoollymammothsoncelivedinEurasiaandNorthAmerica,andmostdisappeared10,000yearsago—demise(死亡)thathasbeenlinkednotonlytohumans,butalsotochangingclimate.It’snowbelievedthatwarmingweatherweakenedtheirpopulationsbeforehumansdealtthefinalblows.

1.Whatcanweknowaboutthemammothaccordingtothepassage?A.Itmightdieinits5s.B.ItwasnativetoEurasia.C.Itpreferredwanderinginthefields.D.Itmainlydiedfromclimatechange.2.DanielFishermayholdtheopinionthat.

A.thebonesarewellworthresearchingB.themammothwaskilledbythebutcherC.identifyingtheboneswasawasteoftimeD.thenewfoundsitehasevidenceofhumanactivity3.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“dealtthefinalblows”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Taketheirlife.B.Drytheirbones.C.Destroytheirhome.D.Preservetheirmeat.BAnearlymorningwinterstormhadbroughtseveralinchesofsnowtomysmalltowninthemountains.Schoolswerecanceled,roadsweredangerousandallIwantedtodowastostayinbed.Still,IknewIhadtogetthedaystartedsoIputonwarmclothesandwalkedoutside.Thesnowgotallovermyshoes.Thecoldwinddriedmylipsandmyeyes.My47-year-oldbackachedinanticipation(預(yù)想)oftheshoveling(鏟雪)Iwouldhavetodoifthesnowdidn’tstopsoon.

Yet,whenIlookedoutonthewhiteblanketthatcoveredtheground,Icouldn’thelpbutsmileabit.Itwassobeautiful.Itsoftenedthebaretreesandhidthedeadgrass.InthedistanceIcouldhearthesoundofthesnowplow(雪犁)ontheroad,thebarkingofahappydogandthelaughterofchildrenplayingoutside,enjoyingtheirwayofffromschool.Thesweetmusicofthatlaughterbroughtbackahundredmemoriesofwinterspast.Irememberedcatchingsnowflakes(雪花)onmytongue,buildingsnowmen,makingsnowangels,runningdownhillsandalwayslosingsnowballfightswithfirstmybrothersandthenmyownchildren.Standingthereinthatwarmcoatofmemoriesmadethewindalittlelesscoldandmybackalittlelesssore(疼痛的).Iturnedupmyhead,stuckoutmytongueandforthefirsttimeinyearscaughtasnowflakeonit.Ittastedsofreshandclean.Ittastedlikeyouth,likejoyandlikelove.Mayyoualwaysfeelyounginspirit,nomatterhowoldorachyyourbodymaybe.Mayyoualwaysdelightinthesimplejoysoflife.Mayyoualwaysshareyourhappinesswiththeheartsofchildren.Andmayyoualwaysgiveyourlove,yourlight,yourlaughterandyourwarmthtoothersevenonthecoldestdays.4.Whatwastheauthor’sfirstreactionwhenheknewitsnowedheavily?A.Hewasupset.B.Hewashappy.C.Hewasthankful.D.Hewasmoved.5.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotelluswiththisarticle?A.Appreciateeverysnowstormyouspendwithyourfamily.B.Snowbringsbothfunandtrouble.C.Memoriescanchangeouropinion.D.Weshouldstayyoungatheart.6.FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1,wecanknowthat“”.

A.mybackachedbecauseofthecoldweatherB.Ididn’twanttostartmydayonsuchasnowydayC.mybackwouldacheuponthinkingofcleaningupthesnowD.thesnowdidn’tstopandIfelttoocoldCWheneversomethinglooksinterestingorbeautiful,thereisanaturaldesireofustocapture(捕捉)andpreserveit—whichmeans,inthisdayandage,thatwearelikelytoreachforourphonestotakeapicture.Thoughthiswouldseemtobeanidealsolution,therearetwobigproblemsassociatedwithtakingpictures.Firstly,wearelikelytobesobusytakingpicturesthatweforgettolookattheworldwhosebeautyandinterestencourageustotakeaphotographinthefirstplace.Andsecondly,becausewefeelthepicturesaresafelystoredonourphones,wenevergetaroundtolookingatthem,sosurearewethatwe’llgetaroundtothemoneday.ThefirstpersontonoticetheproblemswasanEnglishartcritic(評論家),JohnRuskin.Hewasakeentravellerwhorealizedthatmosttouristsmakeapoorjobofnoticingorrememberingthebeautifulthingstheysee.Hearguedthathumanshaveanaturaltendencytorespondtobeautyanddesiretohaveit,buttherearebetterandworseexpressionsofthisdesire.Atworst,wegetintobuyingsouvenirsortakingphotographs.But,inRuskin’seyes,there’sjustonethingweshoulddo—attemptingtodrawtheinterestingthingswesee,regardlessofwhetherwehappentohaveanytalentfordoingso.Ruskinsaid,“Drawingcanteachustosee,tonoticeproperlyratherthangazeabsent-mindedly.Intheprocessofrecreatingwithourownhandwhatliesbeforeoureyes,wenaturallymovefromapositionofobservingbeautyinaloosewaytoonewhereweacquireadeepunderstandingofitsparts.”Ruskindeploredtheblindnessandhurryofmoderntourists,especiallythosewhopridedthemselvesontravellingaroundthewholeEuropeinaweekbytrain,“Nochangingofplacesatahundredmilesanhourwillmakeusstronger,happier,orwiser.Therewasalwaysmoreintheworldthanmencouldsee,iftheyeverwalkedslowly;theywillseeitnobetterforgoingfast.Thereallypreciousthingsarethoughtsandsights,notpace.”7.AccordingtoParagraph2,whentakingpictures,peopletendto.

A.forgettoappreciatesomethingattractiveonthespotB.findithardtolearnskillsoftakinggoodpicturesC.findagoodwaytokeepthingsintheirmindsD.haveachancetomeetthechallengeofnewtechnology8.AccordingtoRuskin,whatshouldtravellersdotobestexpresstheirappreciationanddesireforsomethingbeautiful?A.Tospeakitoutopenly.B.Tophotographitinstantly.C.Topurchaseitdirectly.D.Topaintitimmediately.9.Fromthefourthparagraph,wecaninferthatRuskinencouragesustobe.

A.considerateanddeterminedB.activeandadventurousC.creativeandthoughtfulD.sensitiveandambitious10.Theunderlinedword“deplored”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“”.

A.appreciated B.criticizedC.favoured D.ignored

閱讀理解提升練(八)A【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文主要介紹了JamesBristle和他的鄰居發(fā)現(xiàn)了一具猛犸象骨架,以及由此引發(fā)的研究和報道。1.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Heconcludedtheanimalwasabout5yearsoldwhenitdied.”可知,這只猛犸象死時可能是五歲。故選A項。2.D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Itwashuntedbyhumans...buttheskeleton(骨架)showssignsofhumans’butchering”可知,Fisher認(rèn)為這只猛犸象是被人類獵殺的,并被作為食物貯存下來,其骨架上有被人類宰殺的痕跡。由此可推知,Fisher可能會認(rèn)為此地有人類活動的痕跡。故選D項。3.A詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Itwashuntedbyhumans”和最后一段中的“demise(死亡)thathasbeenlinkednotonlytohumans,butalsotochangingclimate”可推知,在人類獵殺猛犸象