2025版高考英語(yǔ)二輪復(fù)習(xí)限時(shí)規(guī)范訓(xùn)練二十一閱讀板塊-練速度

PAGE1-限時(shí)規(guī)范訓(xùn)練(二十一)閱讀板塊——練速度(滿分40分，限時(shí)35分鐘)Ⅰ.閱讀理解(30分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AHerearetheunexpectedanimalpopulationsyou'llfindin4citiesaroundtheglobe.Foxes,LondonTakeanearly-morningorlate-nightwalkthroughthecitystreetsofLondon,andyoujustmightmeetwithawanderingfemalefox.Oryoumightnot—despitethefactthatabout10,000foxescallEngland'scapitalcityhome,they'realsofamouslystealthy(鬼頭鬼腦的).ThefoxescametoLondonshortlyafterWorldWarⅡwhensuburbs(市郊)beganspreadingintothecountryside.Bythe1970s,London'sfoxpopulationhadbeenfirmlyestablished.Leopards(豹),MumbaiAnincreasingpopulationofleopardslivesrightunderthenosesoftheirhumanneighbors.Thereareasmanyas41ofthebigcatswalkingquietlyinthebrushofSanjayDeer,NaraManyoftheanimalsonthislistcanbequitehardtospot,asthey'veadaptedtotheirsurroundingsthankstotheirshyandstealthynature.NotsoforthemanydeerofNara,Hyenas(土狼),HararHyenasdon'tgenerallyliveinHararCityinEthiopia,buttheymaketheirwayintotownnearlyeverynight.Theycomeinsearchofmeat,whichpeoplegladlygivethem.It'sapracticethatstartedwithamannamedYusufMumeSalleh,whobeganfeedingandcaringfortheanimals.Today,hissonAbbascarriesonthetradition.Hesays,“HyenashaveneverattackedthepeopleofHararsincemyfatherstartedfeedingthem,unlessyouharmtheirbabies.”[語(yǔ)篇解讀]本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。人類活動(dòng)使得我們?cè)絹?lái)越難見(jiàn)到野生動(dòng)物，但其實(shí)在一些城市人們可以與野生動(dòng)物和平相處。它們包括倫敦的狐貍、孟買(mǎi)的豹子、奈良的小鹿和哈勒爾的土狼。1．WhichwordcanproperlydescribetheleopardsinMumbai?A．Rare. B．Friendly.C．Mild. D．Beneficial.解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段中的“Theycanbedangerousbuttheyalsohelpkeeprabiesincheckbyfeedingonthecity'smanywilddogs.”可知，孟買(mǎi)的豹子幫助人們限制住了街頭野狗的數(shù)量，從而抑制了狂犬病的擴(kuò)散。答案：D2．WhatisspecialaboutSikadeerinNara?A．Theyarequitedangerous.B．Touristsareattractedbythem.C．It'shardtoseetheminthecity.D．Peoplecanridethemindailylife.解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第四段中的“Today,theyareoneofthecity'smaintouristattractions”可知，日本奈良的梅花鹿已經(jīng)成為這個(gè)城市的主要景點(diǎn)之一。答案：B3．WhatdidYusufMumeSallehdo?A．Hegavehyenasfood.B．Hecaredforbabyhyenas.C．Heraisedhyenasinhishome.D．Heprotectedpeoplefromhyenas.解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)最終一段中的“Theycomeinsearchofmeat,whichpeoplegladlygivethem.It'sapracticethatstartedwithamannamedYusufMumeSalleh,whobeganfeedingandcaringfortheanimals.”可知，埃塞俄比亞古城哈勒爾有喂食土狼的傳統(tǒng)，這是從YusufMumeSalleh起先的。答案：ABWhenyouthinkoffriends,youtendtothinkofpeoplewhohavebeeninyourlifeforalongtime.Butthere'sanotherkindoffriend—onethatappearsataparticularmoment.ThefirstsuchfriendIrememberisaRussiangirlImetinLondonattheageoffour.Thatyear,mymotherhadremarriedandwe'dbemovingtotheUK.Everythingwaschangingtome.TheRussiangirlandIwerethetwooldestinourschool.ShespokenoEnglish;I,noRussian.Wecommunicatedbytryingtooutdoeachother—atdrawing,atgames,evenateating.OurcontestsgavemesomethingIcouldcontrol.AndmaybeIgaveherthesame.Inmyeighthgrade,therewasJenny,whohadasmallhorsenamedRedWing.Theeighthgradewasaterribleyear.Webothknewit,butwedidn'ttalkaboutit.WespentmostofourtimewithRedWing.Oncoldwinterdays,we'dgooutandtaketurnsridingandwalking.SheleftintheninthgradeandImissedher.ToJulie,I'llbeforevergrateful.WemetonthebeachinNewJerseyoneafternoon.Shewastherewithhertwinboys,theonlyotherchildrenthere,andtheywereaboutthesameageasmydaughter.Gradually,thechildrenapproachedeachotherandsoonwerediggingholestogether.Andwebegantotalk.Shelivedinthelittlebeachtown.Ilivedalonewithmydaughterinabigapartmentablockfromthebeach.MyhusbandhadtakenoffforNorthDakota,leavingmetothinkaboutwhattodonext.Suddenly,therewassomeoneIcouldtalkto.Forthenextcoupleofweeks,wemetatthebeachwiththechildren,andIwouldgohomewithher.Thelittlehousewasabalm(勸慰物)tomydespairingheart.Suchfriendsastheseoftenarrivewhenyourownlifeisoff-balance,andwillsupportyoutilltheworldsettlesonitsaxis(軸線)onceagain.[語(yǔ)篇解讀]本文是一篇記敘文。說(shuō)到摯友的時(shí)候，人們往往會(huì)想到那些與我們相處許多年的人，但有些摯友則是生命中的過(guò)客，在我們過(guò)得不如意的時(shí)候出現(xiàn)，幫助我們度過(guò)那段艱難的時(shí)間。4．HowdidthefriendshipbetweentheauthorandtheRussiangirldevelop?A．Theyhadmanycommoninterests.B．Theycompetedwitheachother.C．Theysharedthesameactivitiestogether.D．Theyshowedgreatconcernforeachother.解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段中的“Wecommunicatedbytryingtooutdoeachother—atdrawing,atgames,evenateating.OurcontestsgavemesomethingIcouldcontrol.AndmaybeIgaveherthesame.”可知，作者和這個(gè)俄羅斯女孩之間的友情是以相互競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的形式形成的。答案：B5．WhatdidtheauthorgetfromJulie?A．Greatcomfort.B．Deepwisdom.C．Financialsupport.D．Heartfeltappreciation.解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第四段中的“Suddenly,therewassomeoneIcouldtalkto.Forthenextcoupleofweeks,wemetatthebeachwiththechildren,andIwouldgohomewithher.Thelittlehousewasabalmtomydespairingheart.”可知，在作者那段孤獨(dú)無(wú)助的時(shí)間里，Julie成為一個(gè)可以閑聊的人，給了作者勸慰。答案：A6．What'sthesimilaritybetweenthethreefriendsmentionedinthetext?A．Theyappearedwhentheauthorwasintrouble.B．Theystayedwiththeauthorforalongtime.C．Theyhadnoeffectontheauthor'slife.D．Theywerenottruefriendsoftheauthor.解析：推理推斷題。第一個(gè)摯友是作者因母親再婚，全家移居英國(guó)而不快樂(lè)的時(shí)候出現(xiàn)的；其次個(gè)摯友是作者讀八年級(jí)正處于學(xué)業(yè)困難時(shí)期出現(xiàn)的；第三個(gè)摯友是作者獨(dú)自由家?guī)Ш⒆佣恢氲臅r(shí)候出現(xiàn)的，由此可推斷他們都是在作者艱難的時(shí)候出現(xiàn)的。答案：A7．Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconvey?A．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.B．Heisrichenoughwhohastruefriends.C．Afriendisapresentwhichyougiveyourself.D．Somefriendsarearrangedinourlivesforgoodreason.解析：推理推斷題。文中作者介紹了一些生命中短暫出現(xiàn)的摯友，他們?cè)诒豁氁臅r(shí)候出現(xiàn)，幫助作者度過(guò)那些艱難的時(shí)間。答案：DCAreyouaprocrastinator(拖延者)?It'sacommonproblem.Anditcanbeharmful,aspreviousresearchhasshownthatpeoplewhoprocrastinatehavehigherlevelsofstressandlowerwell-being,reportedtheAssociationforPsychologicalScienceintheUS.Butanewstudyhasfoundawaytodealwiththisproblem:Bemoreconnectedtoyourfutureself.Psychologiststhinkthateachpersonbelievesthattheyarereallytwopeople:“PresentMe”and“FutureMe”.“Peopleactasiftheyprefertheircurrentselves'needsanddesirestothoseoftheirfutureselves，”wrotepsychologistsNeilLewisandDaphnaOyserman.OysermanandLewisdecidedtotrytofindawaytomake“PresentMe”imagineexactlyhow“FutureMe”wouldfeelthenightbeforeabigpaperwasdue,though“PresentMe”hadn'tstartedyet.Theymade“PresentMe”thinkaboutafar-offeventanumberofdaysaway,notmonthsoryears.Thinkingabouteventsinthis_waymeantthatsomethinglikeafriend'sweddingseemed16.3dayssoonerwhenconsideredindaysratherthanmonthsand11.4monthssoonerwhenconsideredinmonthsratherthanyears.Theresearchersalsotriedtofindoutwhetherpeoplewouldtakeactionsooneriftheyweretoldacertaineventwashappeninginseveraldaysratherthanyears.Forexample,participantsimaginedtheyhadanewbornchild,andthatthechildwouldneedtogotocollegeineither18yearsor6,570days.Theresearchersfoundthoseinthe“days”conditionplannedtostartsavingfourtimessoonerthanthoseinthe“years”condition.Soifyouthinkofyourlifeindaysinsteadofyears,youmaygetthingsdonequicker.[語(yǔ)篇解讀]本文主要探究了一種應(yīng)對(duì)拖延癥的方法。8．WhatdidOysermanandLewisintendtodothroughtheirstudy?A．Toworkonasolutiontotestifsomeoneisaprocrastinator.B．Tofindoutwhetherhumanbeingsusuallyhavetwodifferentcharacters.C．Todiscoverprocrastinatorsaremorelikelytohavealowersenseofwell-being.D．Toproveit'shelpfultoconnectourcurrentselvesmorewithfutureselves.解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)對(duì)第三段的整體理解可知，Oyserman和Lewis想要通過(guò)他們的探討去驗(yàn)證把“現(xiàn)在的我”和“將來(lái)的我”聯(lián)系起來(lái)是否會(huì)對(duì)應(yīng)對(duì)拖延癥有肯定的幫助，故選D。答案：D9．Theunderlinedpart“thisway”inparagraph4refersto“________”．A．settinguptoughdeadlinesB．followingschedulesstrictlyC．countinginsmallerunitsoftimeD．imagininghowyourfutureselfwillfeel解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)第三段最終一句“Theymade‘PresentMe’thinkaboutafar-offeventanumberofdaysaway,notmonthsoryears.”可推知，畫(huà)線部分是指用更小的時(shí)間單位去計(jì)量，故選C。答案：C10．Whathelpspreventpeoplefromprocrastinating?A．Comparingtheirfutureselveswithpresentselves.B．Consideringtheircurrentselves'needsanddesires.C．Thinkingaboutfar-offeventsindaysratherthanyears.D．Markingimportanteventsonacalendarasareminder.解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)第五段的內(nèi)容以及最終一段“Soifyouthinkofyourlifeindaysinsteadofyears,youmaygetthingsdonequicker.”可推知，用天而不是用年去考慮將來(lái)所發(fā)生的事情會(huì)幫助拖延者不再拖延，故選C。答案：C11．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Awaytogetthingsdoneintime.B．Theharmfuleffectsofprocrastination.C．Thereasontooverlookfutureneedsanddesires.D．Thewaytoreducestressandimprovehappiness.解析：主旨大意題。依據(jù)第一段最終一句“Butanewstudyhasfoundawaytodealwiththisproblem:Bemoreconnectedtoyourfutureself.”并結(jié)合對(duì)全文的整體理解可推知，本文主要探究了一種應(yīng)對(duì)拖延癥的方法，故選A。答案：ADSeveralyearsago,Ibeganaskingmyfriendsandfamilytotellmesomethingabouttheirpasswords(密碼).Yes,Iunderstandwhypasswordsareuniversallyhated:thepressuretheyputonourmemoryandtheendlessdemandtoupdatethem.Ihatethemtoo.Butthereismoretopasswordsthantheirannoyance.Inthefactthatweconstructthemsothatwecanrememberthem,theytakeonoursecretlives.TherewasaformerprisonerwhosepasswordincludeswhatusedtobehisprisonIDnumbertoconstantlytellhimnottogoback.Andtherewasachildless45-year-oldwomanwhosepasswordisthenameofthebabyboyshelostinher25(herwayoftryingtokeephimalive,Iguess)．Sometimesthepasswordswereplayful.Severalpeoplesaidtheyused“incorrect”fortheirssothatwhentheyforgotit,thesoftwareautomaticallypromotedthemwiththerightone(“yourpasswordisincorrect”)．Somepasswordswerestrikingfortheiringenuity(精致的設(shè)計(jì)).AfterreadingSherylSandberg'sbookLeanin:Women,WorkandtheWilltoLead,CortonaKerr,arunningpartnerofmine,foundherrolemodelandbeganusing“WwSSdo13”，whichstoodfor“WhatwouldSherylSandbergdo”plus“13”fortheyear(2013)ofthepassword'screation.“TnsitTpsif”wasthepasswordofanotherfriend,acomputerscientistwholoveswordplay.Itstoodfor“Thenextsentenceistrue.Theprevioussentenceisfalse”.Formyfriend,itwasaplayfulreferencetotheknots(結(jié))thatlanguagecantie.The4622thatmywifeusedinherpasswordswasnotjusttheaddressofherfather'schildhoodhomebutalsoareminderofhisfragilityandstrength.Apparentlywhentheformer120kgfootballstandoutwasasmallboy,hehastosinghishomeaddress(4622South28thWestAvenue)inonefullbreathratherthantrytosayitnormally.Otherwise,hisstutter(口吃)wouldembarrasshim.[語(yǔ)篇解讀]本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要介紹了密碼背后隱藏的故事。12．WhydidtheprisonerinvolvehisprisonIDnumberinhispassword?A．Torebuildhisreputation.B．Toremindhimtoactlegally.C．Tofightagainsthispoormemory.D．Tohidetheunpleasantexperience.解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)其次段中的“toconstantlytellhimnottogoback”可知，之前坐過(guò)牢的人想通過(guò)自己的密碼提示自己遵守法律。答案：B13．WhatdidCortonaKerrthinkofSherylSandberg'sbook?A．Artistic. B．Interesting.C．Controversial. D．Inspirational.解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)第四段中的“foundherrolemodelandbeganusing‘WwSSdo13’，whichstoodfor‘WhatwouldSherylSandbergdo’plus‘13’fortheyear(2013)ofthepassword'screation”可知，CortonaKerr認(rèn)為SherylSandberg的書(shū)很鼓舞人心。答案：D14．Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'sfather-in-law?A．Hewasconfidentaboutsinging.B．Hehadaverydifficultchildhood.C．Hewasunwillingtospeakinpublic.D．Hewasonceanexcellentfootballplayer.解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)最終一段中的“whentheformer120kgfootballstandoutwasasmallboy”可知，作者的岳父曾經(jīng)是一名很精彩的足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員。答案：D15．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhyArePasswordsHated?B．AListofUnusualPasswordsC．TheSecretLivesofPasswordsD．HowCanYouMakeYourPasswordUnique解析：標(biāo)題歸納題。通讀全文可知，作者主要講解并描述了不同的密碼背后隱藏著不同的故事。答案：CⅡ.閱讀七選五(10分)依據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Whoeverwrotethesong“It'stheMostWonderfulTimeoftheYear”musthaveneverexperiencedtheholidayblues.Fortunately,psychologicalresearchsuggestssomeeffectivewaysyoucanusetobeattheholidayblues.Thekeypointisthatsadnessandothertoughemotionsarenotwhatweshouldtrytoavoid.16.Herearefourstrategiestohelpyoumakeyourownhappinessrecipethisholidayseason.Don'tforcecheerAtfamilygatheringswithcousinsyousecretlycan'tstand,youtendtoputonahappyface.Indeed,thatmightevenseemlikethemostmatureresponse—nodrama,noconflict.Buta2011studyfolloweddozensofbusdrivers,lookingtoseewhentheygaveforcedorhonestsmilesattheirpassengers.Theresultsshowedwhenthedriverspretendedtohaveagoodmood,theiractualmoodsgotworse.17.LetoutsadnessTheresultsofthebus-driverstudycanbeexplainedbyresearchers,whofindthatnegativefeelingslikesadnessorangeronlyincreasewhenwetrytocontrolthem.18.Wedon'tlikecontradictorybehavior.RespondcautiouslyRecently,scientistshavebeenpayingspecialattentiontothebenefitsofcaution.Whenyourespondcautiouslytoanemotionaltrigger,youpauseratherthanreactatonce.19.Besides,itisassociatedwithlessanxiety,andmayevencarryphysiologicalbenefits.20Ofcourse,theholidayswillbringamixofhighsandlows,butthe