2019届高考英语二轮题海特训营：（17）阅读理解-七选五一 WORD版含解析.docx

1、2019届高考英语二轮题海特训营（17）阅读理解 七选五一1、 It was August 2, 1927. The news had spread fast. A man named Ralph Peer was coming to the city of Bristol. He wanted to make recordings of local people singing and playing musical instruments. _That was a lot of money in those days. Many people came to Bristol that da

2、y to play for Mr. Peer. But one group seemed to have just the sound that he was looking for. They were a man named A. P. Carter, his wife, Sara, and her cousin, Maybelle. _ Sara sang lead, the loudest and highest notes. A. P. sang bass, the lowest notes. Maybelle sang harmony, somewhere in between.

3、She also played the guitar in a new and unusual way. _She played the main part of the songs on the lowest guitar strings. And then she quickly strummed by playing all the strings at once. This kind of playing became known as the “Carter Scratch”. _They did not sound like they had taken music lessons

4、. But it did not matter. The people in poor rural areas thought they sounded just like their neighbors, or the people who sang in their churches. _They recorded more songs. They traveled to many cities and towns in the eastern United States to perform. Thousands of people heard them sing and bought

5、their recordings. Some people estimate that within three years, the Carter Family sold three hundred thousand recordings.A.The Carter Family sounded different.B.The Carter Family soon became famous.C.They called themselves the Carter Family.D.The Carter Family wanted to have a try.E.No matter where

6、they went, they were well received.F.And he said he would pay fifty dollars for each song recorded.G.It sounded almost like two people were playing at the same time.2、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Carl Rowan was born in 1925 in the southern city of Ravenscroft, Tennessee. His family was

7、very poor. _ Growing up, Carl had very little hope for any change. There were not many jobs for blacks in the South._Racial tensions were high. Laws were enforced to keep blacks and white separate.It was a teacher who urged Carl to make something of himself. _She urged him to write as much as possib

8、le. She would even get books for him because blacks were banned from public libraries. Carl entered Tennessee State College in 1942. Carl Rowan did so well in college that he was chosen by the United States navy to become one of the first fifteen black navy officers. In 1948, Carl Rowan became a rep

9、orter. He was one of the first black reporters to write for a major daily newspaper. As a young reporter, he covered racial tensions in the South of the USA and the war in the Middle East. He also reported from Europe, India and other parts of Asia._In 1987, Carl Rowan created a program called Proje

10、ct Excellence, which rewards black students who do well in school.Carl Rowan died on September 23, 2000, in Washington, D.C. During the last years of his life, he suffered from diabetes and heart problems. _He worked until the end of his life.A.The schools were not good.B.He won several major report

11、ing awards.C.He said that experience changed his life.D.But he never let bad things slow him down.E. Bessie Taylor Gwynn taught him to believe he could be a poet or a writer.F. The Rowan family had no electricity, no running water, no telephone and no radio.G. The program provided millions of dollar

12、s to help African-American students for college.3、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中,选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。 Warren Harding was the 29th President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923._One was a successful international conference (会议). After World War One, Britain, Japan and the United S

13、tates expanded their navies (海军). They built bigger and bigger ships. Many members of the United States Congress worried about the cost._They asked President Harding to organize a conference to discuss these issues. _President Harding invited representatives from the major naval powers of the time B

14、ritain, Japan, France and Italy. He also invited representatives from countries with interests in Asia and Europe China, Portugal, Belgium and the Netherlands. He did not invite the new Soviet leaders in Russia. Mr Hardings Secretary of State, Charles Evans Hughes, spoke._He proposed that the worlds

15、 strongest nations should stop building warships for ten years. He also proposed that Britain, Japan, and the United States should destroy some ships to make their navies smaller immediately._It involved the misuse of underground oil owned by the federal government. Warren Harding was an honest man.

16、 But he did not have a strong mind of his own. He was easily influenced. And he often accepted bad advice. He explained the problem with these words, “I listen to one side, and they seem right. Then I listen to the other side, and they seem just as right. I know that somewhere there is a man who kno

17、ws the truth. But I do not know where to find him.”A.He is remembered mostly for two events.B.The conference was not a complete success.C.They also worried about increased political tension (紧张) in Asia.D.The conference was held in Washington in November, 1921.E. President Harding appointed several

18、men of great ability to his cabinet (内阁).F. He offered the conference a detailed plan to reduce the size of the worlds major navies.G. The second thing for which President Harding is remembered is the Teapot Dome scandal (丑闻).4、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。其中有两项为多余选项。The Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher,

19、 known as the Iron Lady, was one of the toughest political women in the world. As the daughter of a businessman and mayor of Grantham, Margaret was educated at a very famous grammar school.Upon graduation, she worked for four years as a research chemist. She then became a lawyer, doing an excellent

20、job in taxation law, in 1954. Miss Margaret stood twice in elections for the Conservative Party before being elected to the House of Commons(下议院) in 1959.After that she quickly became a spokesman for her party, and member of the Shadow Cabinet(影子内阁). Thatcher spent quite a lot of time visiting schoo

21、ls and universities, who encouraged people to be creative. After the Conservatives lost power in 1974, she was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet. She was elected leader of the Conservative Party in the following year. In May 1979, she became Britains first female prime minister, after the Conservative

22、s regained power from Labor. She fought against labor organizations. According to a figure reported by her government, traditional industries were reduced to around 15,000 in total and she also made social housing and public transport private. She left office on November 28, 1990 after she failed to

23、 carry out a fixed rate local tax, which led to huge popular protest from within her party. In 1992, she was appointed to the House of Lords(上议院), as Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven. In the last few years of her life, she has been busy with writing and public speech. This caused her increasingly poor

24、health. A.She got a degree in chemistry at Oxford University.B.Also she built strong association with US President Raegan.C.In June 1970, she became secretary of state for education and science.D.In power, she was best known for her reducing Britains traditional industries.E.Therefore, she had to gi

25、ve up many chances of attending public activities.F.Thatcher was appointed as a Minister in 1961.5、Two hundred years after Charles Darwinsbirth, studies have found new details of his life at the University of Cambridge. Six leather-bound ledgers (皮革账本) discovered in the university show this.He lived

26、 in the most expensive rooms provided for a rich student at his time.He had someone to clean his room, make his bed and take care of the fire in his bright rooms. He hired a dishwasher, a clothes washer and a man who cleaned his shoes. A tailor(裁缝),hatter and barber made sure he was well presented.

27、A chimney cleaner and a coalman kept his fire going. Christs Colleges basic food was meat and beer.Darwins bill topped 636 pounds during his three years of study at Cambridge. Later he described this time as the most joyful of his happy life. That large sum (金额)would have been fairly common for a st

28、udent at Cambridge in the 19th century.In those days Cambridge was full of rich students living a pretty good life and Darwin was just one of them.And thus he had plenty of time for socializing or private study. He would be out shooting, collecting beetles, doing his scientific hobbies or visiting f

29、riends. He played cards and drank wine at night, just like students always have.A. Thanks to the richness, he was able to hire servants to help with the daily life.B. The findings were published on the Internet.C. So he paid five and a lialf pence extra each day to have vegetables.D. He enjoyed the

30、kind of comfortable university life that most of todays students can only dream about.E. He had several people to help him to deal with the daily housework.F. When you look at the ledgers, you can find there were many rich students in Cambridge.G. The bills were paid by his wealthy father, Robert Da

31、rwin, a doctor.6、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Interruptions are one of the worst things to deal with while youre trying to get work done._,there are several ways to handle things.Lets take a look at them now. _.Tell the person youre sorry and explain that you have a million things to do

32、 and then ask if the two of you can talk at a different time.When people try to interrupt you,have set hours planned and let them know to come back during that time or that youll find them then._.It can help to eliminate(消除) future interruptions.When you need to talk to someone,dont do it in your ow

33、n office._,its much easier to excuse yourself to get back to your work than if you try to get someone out of your space even after explaining how busy you are. If you have a door to your office, make good use of it._.If someone knocks and its not an important matter, excuse yourself and let the pers

34、on know youre busy so they can get the hint(暗示) that when the door is closed, youre not to be disturbed.A.If youre busy,dont feel bad about saying noB.When you want to avoid interruptions at workC.Set boundaries for yourself as your time goesD.If youre in the other persons office or in a public area

35、E.Its important that you let them know when youll be availableF.It might seem unkind to cut people short when they interrupt youG.Leave it open when youre available to talk and close it when youre not7、 Success seems to find Maya Moore everywhere she goes. But life hasnt been a bed of roses for Maya

36、 and her biggest supporter, her mother. _ Maya discovered her love of basketball in 1997 at the age of 8. That was the year when the WNBA (Womens National Basketball Association) began holding games. The young girl watched the WNBA star Cynthia Cooper-Dyke play in the Olympics._ Three years later he

37、r mother, Kathryn, was offered a better job in North Carolina. Kathryn decided to make the move from Missouri because North Carolina provided greater basketball opportunities. Sadly, in two months the company downsized, and Kathryn lost her job. She remembers, “_” Maya said the difficulties brought

38、them closer, and she praises her mom. Shes more than ateammate. I know shes going to be on my side. About a year later, the mother and daughter moved to Georgia, where Maya continued to play basketball. In high school she had the opportunity to play basketball against some of the nations best player

39、s. _Maya led her team to 125 victories and three state championships. During the time, she was named the national player of the year twice. _Maya and her mother talked about these options. With careful consideration, Maya chose the University of Connecticut.A.It was a bad time.B.Its really a competi

40、tive skill.C.These competitions improved her skills.D.You cant succeed without too much effort.E.The path to success requires a lot of hard work.F.Maya dreamed of playing in the Olympics one day.G.Universities competed to invite her to join their teams.答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：F; C; G; A; B解析：1.F 根据下句“That w

41、as a lot of money in those days. ”可知,此处应提到具体的金钱数额,故F项“And he said he would pay fifty dollars for each song recorded. ” 符合语境。2.C上文介绍了这个组合的三名成员,此处应介绍这个组合的名字,故C项“ They called themselves the Carter Family. ”符合语境。3.G 根据上文的“She also played the guitar in a new and unusual way. ”可知,此处应该提到她的独特之处,故G项符合语境。4.A

42、根据下文的“They did not sound like they had taken music lessons. ”可知,他们给人的感觉像是没有上过音乐课,这与传统意义上的歌手是不同的,故选A项。5.B 根据下文的“ They recorded more songs. They traveled to many cities and towns. to perform. ” 可知,他们成名了,所以会去很多地方表演,故选B项。 2答案及解析：答案：F; A; E; B; D解析：本文叙述了Carl Rowan出生于贫穷的黑人家庭,由于美国当时的种族歧视严重,他当时没有想到要改变这一切,但是

43、他的老师Bessie Taylor Gwynn鼓励他要多写他有可能成为一名诗人或作家,后来他成了一名记者,做了许多次报告,赢得了多次奖励。根据His family was very poor.他的家庭很贫穷,所以后面的句子应该是对于贫穷的举例,故选F。根据There were not many jobs for blacks in the South.在南方由于种族歧视黑人没有太多的工作,所以下文继续描写他们还有好的学校,故选A。根据She urged him to write as much as possible. 她催促他尽可能的写,所以可以推着,她Bessie Taylor Gwynn

44、一定相信他能成为一名诗人或作家,故选E。根据He also reported from Europe, India and other parts of Asia.他报道过欧洲、印度及亚洲部分地区。所以可以推知他赢得过几次报告奖励,故选B。根据During the last years of his life, he suffered from diabetes and heart problems.及He worked until the end of his life.虽然他患上了糖尿病和心脏病,但是这坏的境况并没有阻止他的努力,他工作直到去世,故选D。点评:主要考查考生对文章的整体内容和

45、结构以及上下文逻辑意义的理解和掌握。该题型要求考生从整体上把握文章的逻辑结构和内容上的联系,理解句子之间、段落之间的关系,对诸如连贯性、一致性等语段特征有较强的意识和熟练的把握。这一考查题型对阅读理解提出了更高层次的要求,即不仅要有阅读速度,要对所读文章的主旨要义、具体信息要有所了解,尤其重要的是要掌握作者的写作意图、观点,区分出论点和论据,并且能够把握文章的写作结构和脉络层次。 3答案及解析：答案：A; C; D; F; G解析：文章介绍美国第29届总统Warren Harding的两件著名的事件。1:考查句意理解和上下文:根据下文:One was a successful internat

46、ional conference (会议).一次是一个成功的国际会议,可知:他有两件事是很出名的,所以选A。2:考查句意理解和上下文:根据上文:Many members of the United States Congress worried about the cost.他们但是费用问题,可知:他们也担心日益紧张的亚洲局势,所以选C。3:考查句意理解和上下文:根据下文:President Harding invited representatives from the major naval powers of the time(介绍了会议的代表)可知:上文介绍会议在1921年的11月份在

47、华盛顿举行,所以选D。4:考查句意理解和上下文:根据下文:He proposed that the worlds strongest nations should stop building warships for ten years. He also proposed that Britain, Japan, and the United States should destroy some ships to make their navies smaller immediately.可知:他给会议提供了一份详细的计划来减少世界上大量海军的规模,所以选F。5:考查句意理解和上下文:根据下文

48、:It involved the misuse of underground oil owned by the federal government.可知:Harding总统第二件被大家记住的事情是Teapot Dome丑闻,所以选G。 4答案及解析：答案： A; F; C; D; E解析： 本文对Margaret Thatcher的生平进行了简单的介绍。根据后文Upon graduation, she worked for four years as a research chemist. 可推知,前一空格是讲她在牛津大学获得了化学学位,故选A。根据后文After that she quic

49、kly became a spokesman for her party, and member of the Shadow Cabinet(影子内阁). 可推知,前一句是讲Thatcher被任命为部长,故选F。根据Thatcher spent quite a lot of time visiting schools and universities, who encouraged people to be creative. 可推知,前一句是说她成为国家教育科学部的部长,所以才会有后面频繁访问学校和大学的活动。故选C。根据后文According to a figure reported by

50、 her government, traditional industries were reduced to around 15,000 in total and she also made social housing and public transport private. 可知,她当权时,最出名的就是减少了英国的传统工业和推行私有化,故D项概括本文主要内容,符合语境,本段其他内容是对D项的进一步说明。根据In the last few years of her life, she has been busy with writing and public speech. This c

51、aused her increasingly poor health. 可知,她忙于写作和公共演讲使得她的身体健康状况越来越差,因此她不得不放弃许多参加公共活动的机会。E项是前面她的活动的自然结果,故选E。 5答案及解析：答案： D; E; C; G; A解析： 本文介绍了达尔文在剑桥读书期间的奢侈生活。1. 由下文对达尔文在剑桥大学读书期间奢侈生活的介绍可推知,此处是说达尔文享受着现在大多数学生只能梦想的生活。2.由下文达尔文雇人打扫房间,整理床铺,照看火炉,洗餐具,洗衣服等可推知答案。3. 由上文“ Christs Colleges basic food was meat and beer

52、. ” 可推知,此处是说达尔文每天会多付5.5便士买蔬菜吃。4. 由上文对达尔文庞大生活开销的介绍可推知,此处是说是他富裕的医生父亲为此买单。5. 由下文“ And thus he had plenty of time for socializing or private study. ”可推知,此处是说幸亏达尔文可以雇人帮其处理日常事务,他才有大量的时间社交和自学。 6答案及解析：答案：B; A; E; D; G解析：本文是一篇记叙文。主要围绕中断这一话题展开论述。由于在工作中被打断是一件令人感觉很糟糕的事,因此作者提出了几点建议,防止此类事件的发生。“there are several w

53、ays to handle things根据there are several ways to handle things,可知下文是关于几种防止在工作中被别人打断的方法,此句与前半句构成一个完整的句子,根据语境分祈。故选B。根据后文Tell the person youre sorry and explain that you have a million things to do and then ask if the of you can talk at a different time”,这一段主要是讲述,学会在自己很忙的时候去拒绝别人。故选A。根据横线前“have set hours

54、 planned and let them know to come back during that time or that youll find them then,安排好时间,让他们知道你在什么时候回来,或者告诉他们,你会去找他们,再结合后文“It can help to eliminate(消除) future interruptions”这样做可以帮助你消除未来被打断的可能,根据句意的衔接,故选E。根据后文“its much easeier to excuse yourself to get back to your work than if you try to get some

55、one out of your space even after explaining how busy you are”,此句中it 指代前文“dont do it in your own office.”,也就是说此段中作者认为比起在自己的办公室解释,不在自己的办公室更容易点。故选D。根据“If you have a door to your office,make good use of it”可知,此段主要是讲述关于如何利用自己办公室的门来防止被打扰。空格后提到,如果自己实在很忙,恰好又有人敲门的话,你就可以和他解释清楚, 关上门可以防止被打扰。可见,空格处是指有空就开门,很忙就关门。

56、故选G。 7答案及解析：答案：E; F; A; C; G解析：语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了玛雅为了实现自己的篮球梦想而不断克服困难,最终成为别人眼中的幸运儿的故事1.E细节句。由上文信息But life hasnt been a bed of roses.(玛雅和她的妈妈的生活并不是一帆风顺)可知,E项与之匹配,即通向成功的路需要很多艰苦的努力。2.F细节句。根据前一句的有关这个小女孩观看国家女子篮球联盟的明星球员在奥运会上比赛的情况的介绍可知F项符合,即玛雅梦想有 天她也能在奥运会上比赛。3.A细节句。根据上文可知玛雅妈妈为了她打球的梦想搬家,在新的公司上班不到两个月,由于公司裁员她的妈妈就丢了工作。由此可知这是很糟的时期,故选A。4.C过渡句.根据上下文的叙述,在高中时候玛雅有机会与一些全国最好的选手比赛;她带领队伍赢了125场比赛并获得了三项州锦标赛的冠军可知,C项符合上下文,即比赛提高了她的技能。5.主旨句。根据此空下文玛雅慎重选择了一所大学可知,G(大学争相邀请她加入他们的校队)符合语境