2021高考英语二轮复习 小综合训练25（含解析）.doc

1、小综合训练25对应学生用书P170.阅读理解Today tropical rainforests are disappearing from the face of the globe. Despite growing international concern，rainforests continue to be destroyed at a pace over 80,000 acres per day. World rainforest cover now stands at around 2.5 million square miles. Human activities have ha

2、d an effect on much of this remaining area.Deforestation (森林滥伐) of tropical rainforests has a global effect through species extinction, the loss of important ecosystem services and renewable resources, and the reduction of carbon sinks. However, this destruction can be slowed, stopped, and in some c

3、ases even reversed (逆转). Most people agree that the problem must be solved, but the means are not as simple as building fences around the remaining rainforests or banning the wood trade. Economic, political, and social pressures will not allow rainforests to continue to exist if they are completely

4、closed off from use and development.So, what should be done? The solution must be based on what is practical, not completely idealistic and depends on developing a conservation approach built on the principle of sustainable(可持续的) use and development of rainforests. Beyond the responsible development

5、 of rainforests, efforts to restore damaged forest lands along with the establishment of protected areas are key to securing rainforests for the longterm benefits they can provide for mankind.Historic approaches to rainforest conservation have failed, as shown by the increased rate of deforestation.

6、 In many regions, closing off forests as untouchable parks and reserves has neither improved the quality of living or economic opportunities for the rural poor, nor stopped forest clearing by illegal woodcutters and developers.The problem with this traditional approach to preserving wildlands in dev

7、eloping countries is that it fails to develop proper economic motives for preserving the forest.Local people and the government itself must see financial returns to prove the costs of maintaining parks from economic activities.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。地球是人类的共同家园，而在遥远的拉丁美洲，热带雨林正面临严重的生存危机，怎样保护热带雨林呢？本文给出了方案。1Wha

8、t has caused some species extinction in the tropical rainforests?AHumans destroying the trees.BCarbon sinks being reduced.CLacking renewable resources.DFences not being built around the rainforests.解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Deforestation (森林滥伐)of tropical rainforests has a global effect through species extinc

9、tion”可知人类对森林的滥砍滥伐导致热带雨林的消失。故选A。答案A2What can be inferred from the passage?ATropical rainforests can be easily preserved.BRainforests must be closed off to be better protected.CHuman activities have had an effect on tropical rainforests.DEconomic returns can make some difference in protecting tropical

10、 rainforests.解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Economic，political, and social pressures will not allow rainforests to continue to exist if they are completely closed off from use and development.”可知，由于经济、政治及社会压力，如果热带雨林不被开发利用，就很难再存在下去，可以得知经济效益对保护热带雨林有一定影响。故选D。答案D3What is the authors attitude to tropical rainforest pro

11、tection?AIndifferent.BConcerned.CDoubtful.DPuzzled.解析推理判断题。根据全文可以得知作者阐述了热带雨林正在消失的现状并提出了一些保护措施已经无效的问题。可以推断出作者对保护热带雨林很担忧。故选B。答案B4What is the purpose of the passage?ATo show the bad effects of deforestation.BTo stress the importance of the rainforests.CTo appeal for right ways to save the rainforests.D

12、To introduce the fact of forests disappearing.解析推理判断题。根据最后一段可以得知，作者认为传统的保护热带雨林的方法无效，呼吁大家分享合适的保护措施。故选C。答案C.完形填空Yesterday, our teacher asked us when a man could be referred to as an old man. David stood up and said people with wrinkles could be called old people. However，Mary didnt _1_ for some people

13、 may gain wrinkles at an earlier age owing to their _2_ life.Then Lily expressed her idea that those reaching their 60s or more could be called old people. However, Emily expressed her _3_ and said some old people may still be energetic and trying to pursue their dreams, which makes them appear _4_.

14、 The class was over and we still didnt reach any _5_， so the teacher asked us to think about it after class.The _6_ has reminded me of the saying of J. Barrymore that a man isnt old as long as he is _7_ something.My grandma is such a woman who pursues her dream _8_ when shes 70 now.She has _9_ her d

15、ream of being a painter since she was a little child. _10_， because her family was poor, she had to _11_ her dream and stepped into the _12_ to raise money so as to support her family. Though she has _13_ abandoned her dream, she could hardly find any _14_ to realize it because of the tough work. _1

16、5_， chance came when she retired from her work. She began taking her painting lessons _16_ she had allwhite hair and lots of wrinkles.At first，I was _17_ her idea of attending school at so old an age, but after seeing her paint happily and enjoyably，I _18_ feeling it a good choice. She seems _19_ an

17、d looks fine.So if we have our dreams and seek for them, we arent old. Its when we dont know what we want and let _20_ be the center point of our lives that we can finally be regarded as the old.【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者的老师让他们讨论什么时候一个人才被视为老人，对此同学们各抒己见。作者以70岁的奶奶仍坚持自己的梦想来说明：一个人如果有梦想并追逐它们，就不算老；只有当我们不知道想要什么，生

18、活中充斥着遗憾时，我们才可以被视为老了。1A.respondBagreeCidentifyDunderstand解析大卫说有皱纹的人即为老人，但玛丽认为“some people may gain wrinkles at an earlier age”由此可知她并不赞成(agree)大卫的说法。故选B项。答案B2A.negativeBboringCtoughDcomplex解析根据生活常识可知，艰辛的(tough)生活易使人有皱纹， 而且下文介绍“我”奶奶的故事时，其中“she could hardly find any _14_ to realize it because of the tou

19、gh work”的“tough work”也是提示。由此判断选C项。答案C3A.certaintyBwishCdoubtDconcern解析莉莉说60或60岁以上的人可谓老人，但艾米丽认为“some old people may still be energetic and trying to pursue their dreams”，即她对莉莉的观点也表示怀疑(doubt)。由此可推断选C项。答案C4A.attractiveByoungCintelligentDambitious解析结合语境可判断，此空应与前文“some old people”相对应，即老人“be energetic and

20、 trying to pursue their dreams”使他们显得年轻(young)。故选B项。答案B5A.conclusionBcontractCdecisionDdestination解析根据空格后的“so the teacher asked us to think about it after class”可推断出，对老师的提问未达成一致观点(conclusion)，故选A项。答案A6A.embarrassmentBbarrierCquestionDconfusion解析根据语境可知，此空应指文章开头老师的提问(question)“when a man could be refer

21、red to as an old man”，由此判断选C项。答案C7A.preservingBseekingCtreasuringDpossessing解析下文奶奶的故事就说明了这么一个道理，即“a man isnt old as long as he is _7_ something”。 再根据下文“My grandma is such a woman who pursues her dream _8_ when shes 70 now.”和“So if we have our dreams and seek for them, we arent old.”可综合判断选B项。答案B8A.ev

22、enBnearlyConlyDhardly解析由上下文语境可知，即使(even)现在奶奶70岁了，她还有自己追求的梦想。even when“即使当的时候”，符合语境。故选A项。答案A9A.realizedBchangedCpromotedDkept解析由上下文可知，奶奶想当画家的梦想从孩提时代到70岁的高龄一直没有放弃过，即一直保持着(keep)这个梦想，故选D项。答案D10A.ThereforeBInsteadCMoreoverDHowever解析奶奶尽管一直保持着这份梦想，然而(however)因为家 里穷，她不得不将自己的梦想搁置在一旁。前后是转折关系。故选D项。答案D11A.give

23、upBsearch forCput asideDstick to解析根据空格后的“stepped into the _12_ to raise money so as to support her family”，再结合奶奶一直未放弃其梦想可推断奶奶是将其梦想暂时搁置在一旁。put aside“将搁置在一旁”，符合语境。故选C项。答案C12A.societyBrealityCworldDoffice解析由下文“I was _17_ her idea of attending school at so old an age”可知，奶奶要想成为画家就必须上学，而奶奶却选择退学，走入社会(socie

24、ty)去赚钱养家。由此语境判断选A项。答案A13A.seldomBoccasionallyCalreadyDnever解析根据上文的“My grandma is such a woman who pursues her dream _8_ when shes 70 now.”可知奶奶从来没有(never)放弃过她的梦想。故选D项。答案D14A.timeBexcuseChelpDmoney解析根据下文的“chance came when she retired from her work”可推断，奶奶退休以后才有时间学画画，即奶奶是因为没有时间(time)才一直未实现她的梦想。故选A项。答案A1

25、5A.SuddenlyBEventuallyCSoonDGradually解析奶奶年轻的时候就将其梦想暂时搁置在一旁，直到退休才有时间去实现梦想，这是一段多么漫长的时间，故此处填“终于(eventually)”最符合语境。即选B项。答案B16A.becauseBonceCthoughDunless解析尽管(though)她满头白发，脸上布满皱纹。她还是开始学习绘画了。故选C项。答案C17A.withBforCatDagainst解析根据空格后的“.but after seeing her paint happily and enjoyably, I _18_ feeling it a good

26、 choice.”可知起初“我”反对(against)奶奶上学的想法。故选D项。答案D18A.riskedBrejectedCcontinuedDbegan解析由原来的反对，到后来的同意，即“开始(begin)觉得奶奶的选择是对的”，可判断选D项。答案D19A.energeticBgentleCoptimisticDwealthy解析根据上一句“seeing her paint happily and enjoyably”和下一句“looks fine”可知，此处指奶奶看上去很精神(energetic)，由此判断选A项。答案A20A.achievementsBregretsCdreamsDdi

27、fficulties解析全文最后两句互为对应，由此对应关系可推断此句意为“当我们不知道自己的追求而让遗憾(regret)成为生活的中心的时候，我们才算老”。由此判断选B项。答案B.语法填空The Legend(传奇) of the White Snake is a famous tale among _1_ (folk) in ancient China. It has since been presented in a number of major Chinese operas, films and television series. The earliest attempt to re

28、cord the story _2_ printed form appears in Feng Menglongs Stories to Caution the World.The legend happened near the West Lake of Hangzhou. Visitors _3_ admire this beautiful spot may still remember the story. More _4_ (important), a huge number of ancient traditional customs _5_ (keep) in this legen

29、d have made it one of the oral heritages (遗产) containing the most abundant folk customs in China. And the story _6_ (count) as one of Chinas Four Great Folktales now, the others _7_ (be) Lady Meng Jiang, Liang Shanbo and ZhuYingtai, and The Cowherd and the Weaving Maid.The Legend of the White Snake

30、is handed down from generation to generation through _8_ (variety) ways until now. It is so classical that there has been more than one _9_ (adapt) and performance. This tale has become a symbol of Chinese folk literature and has earned _10_ international recognition.1_2._3._4._5_6._7._8._9_10._答案与解

31、析【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了被列入我国“国家级非物质文化遗产名录”的民间传说故事白蛇传传说。1folks考查名词的单复数。folk常以复数形式出现，表示“人们”。2in考查介词。in.form“以的形式”，故用介词in。3who/that考查定语从句。根据句子结构可知，此处用who/that引导定语从句，who/that在从句中作主语，从句修饰表示“人”的先行词visitors。4importantly考查副词。根据句子结构可知，此处用作状语，故用副词importantly，且more importantly也是一个习惯表达，意为“更重要的是”。5kept考查非谓语动词。本句已经有谓

32、语动词have made了，因此空处应填非谓语动词作后置定语，又keep与customs之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故用过去分词。6is counted考查时态和语态。根据句中的时间状语now可知，此处要用一般现在时，又count“认为；看作”与主语是被动关系，故用一般现在时的被动语态。7being考查独立主格结构。分析句子结构可知，the others.the Weaving Maid与逗号前面的句子之间没有连词，因此此处是独立主格结构，the others与be是逻辑上的主谓关系，因此此处用现在分词。8various考查形容词。分析句子结构可知，空处作定语修饰名词ways，应该用形容词various“各种各样的”。9adaptation考查名词。此处表示“改编本；改写本”，应该用所给词的名词形式与后面的performance并列。10an考查冠词。此处表示“这个传说已经获得了国际上的认可”，此处应用不定冠词，且international的发音以元音音素开头，故用an。