专题8：阅读完型限时保分练（二）- 2021年高考英语完形填空解题技巧及真题演练.docx

1、第八讲：阅读完型限时保分练(二)(限时55分钟).阅读理解ACelebrate the moon landing anniversary with booksAstronomy lovers are not the only ones excited about the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.Publishers are also taking note, serving up a pile of books to mark the occasion.One Giant Leap, $29.99Charles FishmanGetting t

2、o the moon demanded a million hours of work for each hour spent in space, this book argues.Accordingly, the story focuses on the engineers, coders, project managers and others who worked hard to get the Apollo program off the ground.Moonbound, $35Jonathan FetterVormColorful and detailed, the comicst

3、yle illustrations (连环画风格的插图) in this book bring the moon landing to life.Much of the astronauts dialog is based on real recordings, making the book particularly reliable.The Apollo Missions, $19.99David BakerA former NASA engineer uses photographs, illustrations, blueprints and other documents to gu

4、ide readers through a clear history of the space race and the Apollo program, from the beginnings of rocket science to the successful return home of the Apollo 11 crew.The Mission of a Lifetime, $22Basil HeroThe Apollo astronauts rarely gave personal interviews.But now that theyre getting older, the

5、 astronauts are starting to get introspective (内省的)This book deals with conversations with the 12 astronauts who have general wisdom on overcoming fear and appreciating life.语篇解读：本文是应用文。为了纪念人类登月成功五十周年，出版社出版了一些介绍相关历史和文化的书籍。本文介绍了其中的四本。1What makes the content of Moonbound reliable?AThe authors fame.BTh

6、e personal interviews.CThe colorful illustrations.DThe related real recordings.解析：选D细节理解题。根据介绍的Moonbound部分中的“Much of the astronauts dialog is based on real recordings, making the book particularly reliable.”可知，这本书中的对话是基于真实的录音，这使得该书可信度高。2Which of the following should you read if you want to learn abo

7、ut the history of the space race?AOne Giant Leap. BMoonbound.CThe Apollo Missions. DThe Mission of a Lifetime.解析：选C细节理解题。根据介绍The Apollo Missions部分中的“A former NASA engineer uses photographs, illustrations, blueprints and other documents to guide readers through a clear history of the space race .”可知，

8、该书介绍了太空竞赛的整个历史过程，所以如果想了解这方面的内容，可以阅读该书。3Who is the text intended for?ABig publishers. BAstronomy lovers.CLeading scientists. DInexperienced astronauts.解析：选B推理判断题。根据文章第一段的内容以及对四本书的介绍可知，这篇文章的目标读者是天文爱好者。BSigns posted up and down the school hallway didnt let me forget: Snowball Dance Next Friday Night! N

9、o one would be asking me, the junior high school outcast (被抛弃的人)My face was ruined, and my balance was off I had seizures (癲痫) without warning.All these were making my middle school life miserable.I kept my head down as I hurried to the classroom.I stepped into the office where my teacher Mrs Barret

10、t waited.She learned that my grandmother had been teaching me to sew for years, but none of the other kids in the class knew it.Mrs Barrett called me up to her desk.“A lot of girls need help with changes on their dresses for the Snowball Dance.I thought you could help me after school，” she said.“Sur

11、e，” I said.Together with Mrs Barrett, I sewed buttons, shortened some sleeves, and lengthened others.Teresa, one of the most popular girls, came by to pick up her dress.“Roberta designed and sewed it by hand，” Mrs Barrett told her.“Its fashionable! Thanks.You must have added this brilliant belt，” sh

12、e said.“I tied ribbons to the end of a pearl necklace，” I said, looking down at my shabby shoes.Teresa didnt get crowned (加冕) at the dance, but her Snowball Dance dress was the talk of the school during the following week.Word quickly spread that I was actually good at something.Soon the girls were

13、coming to me and Mrs Barrett for custommade dresses.“We should organize a fashion show，” Mrs Barrett said one day.We asked the girls in the office and they all wanted to participate.We had a packed auditorium (礼堂) for the show.“This fashion show was a great success, and better than any dance could b

14、e.I think we pushed back the boundaries of fashion，” Mrs Barrett said after the fashion show.Those werent the only boundaries we pushed back.Later, Mrs Barrett encouraged me to run for student body president.“The kids have known your talent，” she said.And I was elected president of the grade.I must

15、say its my luck to meet Mrs Barrett in my life.语篇解读：本文是记叙文。作为学校中被排斥的人，作者感到孤独与消沉。后来，老师让她发挥了才能，她因此得到同学们的认可和喜爱。4What do we know about the author before receiving Mrs Barretts request?AShe was well liked by her classmates.BShe wasnt interested in the dance at all.CShe felt lonely, miserable and depresse

16、d.DShe was unlucky, sensitive, but optimistic.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第一段的第二句和最后两句可知，一开始，作者在学校中被排斥，她感到孤独、痛苦和沮丧。5What did Mrs Barrett ask the author to do?ADesign a new dress for her.BHelp her with the girls dresses.CGo to the Snowball Dance with her.DGet along with her classmates and cheer up.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段中

17、Mrs Barrett 所说的话可知，老师请求作者帮着她修改女孩们的舞会服装。6Why did Teresas dress become a popular topic in the school?AThe dress was specially designed.BShe was elected Snowball Queen.CShe helped design her own dress.DTeresa was the most popular girl.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第三段Teresa的惊喜反应可知，作者为她设计制作的服装很棒。Teresa虽然没有被加冕为舞会皇后，但是她的服

18、装却成了学校的热门话题。7The author mainly owed her change to _.Aher special talentBher hard workCher friendly classmatesDher teacher Mrs Barrett解析：选D细节理解题。根据最后一段的最后一句可知，作者将自己的改变主要归功于她的老师。CGrowing up in an ItalianAmerican household was, for me, pretty special.My mother, Gina, an immigrant from Italy, held on to

19、 so many of her familys traditions that at times, regardless of the fact that I was living in America, our home felt like in Italy.To this day, my mother only speaks to me in Italian.She may speak in some English terms and expressions from time to time, but our conversations are, for the most part,

20、in her mother tongue.And most of those conversations are about food.For us, food Italian food is an important part of our lives.The food my mother prepared for me and my sister as children is the same food as my grandmother created in her small farm kitchen high up in the mountains.One of my familys

21、 dishes of heritage I am sure to learn and perfect is my mothers arancini di riso (Italian rice balls)Arancini, in Italian, means little oranges.After you roll some leftover rice into a small ball, place a piece of mozzarella (莫泽雷勒干酪) in the center, then bread that and fry it, the golden outside res

22、embles one of our favorite fruits.For my family, it also showcased my mothers ability to always find a delicious way to never let anything go to waste: Last nights good rice was repurposed into this perfect midday snack or dinner appetizer.So, when I take a perfect little arancini out of the hot oil

23、 and crack it open, I am immediately transported back to my childhood: I am a little girl getting off the bus and running through the back door to the smell of last nights rice transformed into sticky, delicate goodness.This small snack symbolizes so many important elements in my life: my mothers wa

24、stenot philosophy, her ability to take a few simple ingredients and transform them, and finally, the way she carried her mothers recipes to the US in her mind and heart so she could, years later, teach me about my heritage through food.Eating arancini, and all the other recipes my mother continued t

25、o make here in the US after leaving Italy, allowed her to teach me who I am, where I come from, and why I should be proud of it all.语篇解读：作者是一个意大利裔美国人，母亲特意用意大利语教会作者做意大利饭团，继承了作者家里的小吃食品传统，让作者充分理解自我，为自己所做的事而自豪。8What makes the authors home feel like in Italy? AFruit and snacks.BNeighbors and friends.CNam

26、es and holidays. DFood and language.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段前三句“To this day, my mother .are about food.”可知，母亲用意大利母语与我谈论意大利食物的事情，故D选项正确。9Why is the author sure to learn and perfect arancini di riso?AIt saves valuable food from going to waste.BIt reminds the author of her days at school.CIt plays a major role

27、 in continuing family tradition.DIt showcases the cooking skills of the authors mother.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“One of my familys dishes of heritage I am sure to learn and perfect is my mothers arancini di riso (Italian rice balls)”和最后一句“For my family, it also showcased my mothers ability to always find

28、a delicious way to never let anything go to waste .or dinner appetizer.”可以判断，作者决定把家里的意大利传统食品继承下来，因为它在家庭传统中起着重要作用，它不仅赞扬了母亲从来不浪费的传统美德，也体现了母亲把剩米饭改做成可口的小吃的能力。10What does the underlined word “goodness” in Paragraph 4 refer to?AArancini di riso. BMothers kindness.CThe Italian language. DAmazing cooking sk

29、ills.解析：选A词义猜测题。根据第四段第二句中的“This small snack symbolizes so many important elements”可知，goodness是指This small snack，即“arancini di riso (Italian rice balls)”，故A选项正确。11What is the text mainly about?AWhy learning to cook is important for a mother.BHow the family heritage is taught through food.CHow childho

30、od experiences change ones life.DWhy mothers are important in childrens education.解析：选B主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了作者身在异乡，母亲让她用剩米饭学做意大利家庭传统小吃，以继承母亲节约粮食的美德，从而让作者认识自我。DIn todays short attention span informationoverloaded age, there are new challenges for creative workers.For creators, the news and information cycle

31、is so fast that to earn attention for your work suggests you have to keep up with it all.But the other side of that technological coin is that its easier than ever to make things and distribute them online.Of course the entire planet does not care when yet more media is added to the world.But even 5

32、0 years ago, before the Internet, there were more films made each year than anyone could possibly see and more books published annually than anyone could read.Before the web there was often no way to get your work distributed unless you had permission.Given the choice of a) depending on the approval

33、 of others to finish projects and share them with the world, but having fewer competitors vs.b) being able to put anything into the world, but I have to compete with everyone else for attention, I definitely chooseBAt least I have a chance.At least I can compete, and use my skills at creation as an

34、advantage.Attention from fans matters more than the rest of the world.The most famous people in any media get most of the attention.But the fallacy is that you need to be in that top 1% or 5% to make a living.As a matter of fact, you simply need enough fans and attention to earn you enough money to

35、make a living.A creative life is not the safe and secure path.The more creative the life you choose, the more risk that will come with it.It can be wonderfully rewarding, but you are choosing to compete to earn a living, and even if you do everything right, the chances are that you can still fail.I

36、recommend doing it anyway, since you will learn more about life and yourself by taking the challenging path, but you should do it with your eyes open.语篇解读：本文是议论文。如今是注意力经济时代，那些从事创造性工作的自由职业者面临着更加激烈的竞争和挑战。12In what way was the situation 50 years ago similar to the mentioned one?APeople needed to compet

37、e for attention.BFew people cared about creative works.CMany people engaged in creative work.DPeople had difficulty in spreading their works.解析：选A推理判断题。第二段指出，当今时代从事创造性工作者必须努力去争取人们的注意；第三段接着指出，其实50年前也是这样：作品数量总是超过人们的需要。也就是说，他们需要争夺人们的注意力。13Why does the author choose b instead of a?AHe is afraid of fierc

38、e competition.BHe wants to have more competitors.CHe is badly in need of more attention.DHe values the opportunity to compete.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第四段可知，作者之所以选择b是因为他更珍惜当今时代网络所提供的自由竞争的机会。14What does the underlined word “fallacy” in Paragraph 5 mean?AA new opinion. BA wrong belief.CA valuable idea. DA strange

39、 concept.解析：选B词义猜测题。下句指出：事实上，你只需要有足够的粉丝和注意力就可以维持生活。也就是说，你不需要成为那顶尖的1%或5%。由此可知，作者认为前面的说法是错误的。15Whats the authors attitude to a creative life?ACritical. BDoubtful.CSupportive. DAmbiguous.解析：选C观点态度题。根据最后一段可知，作者认为，虽然从事创造性工作有很大的风险，但是作者还是建议人们去从事这一行业。.阅读七选五(2020马鞍山高三质量检测)A grateful heart is a satisfied hear

40、t.A satisfied heart is a simple heart which leads to a simplified life.Gratitude opens the door to simplicity.But we live in a culture that produces dissatisfaction._1_Intentionally choose it.Gratitude will never be a result of your next success or accomplishment._2_ And you will never find it in li

41、fe until you intentionally decide to choose it.Count your blessings.A new day, a warm bed, a unique personality, or a special talent ._3_ Gratitude quickly sets in when we begin to spend a quiet moment each day remembering them.This practice alone has the potential to change your heart and life imme

42、asurably._4_ Almost half the world live on less than $2.50 a day.1.1 billion people have inadequate access to clean water.Let those facts sink in for just a moment and slowly allow gratitude to become part of the solution to take their place.Find gratitude in difficulty._5_ But it can be more diffic

43、ult during the trials of life：the death, disease, or failure.The truth is that no one is exempt (获豁免的) from the sufferings.However, good can be found even in the worst of times.Being grateful during those difficulties may get you through them.In daily life we must see it is not happiness that makes

44、us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy.AIgnore what you dont have.BWe can learn how to be grateful.COpen your eyes to those with less.DGratitude is available in your heart right now.EYou have wonderful things in your life already.FIts easy to be grateful when things are going well.GHow ca

45、n we find gratitude in a world that seeks to destroy it?语篇解读：本文是说明文。感恩之心即满足之心，满足之心即简单之心；感恩打开了通往简单生活的大门，但是我们生活在产生不满的文化中。我们如何找回感恩之心呢？本文主要介绍了四个找回感恩之心的方法。1选G根据空前一句并结合下文介绍的四个找回感恩之心的方法可知，空处承上启下，故G项符合语境。2选D根据空前一句可知，感恩从不是你下次的成功或成就的结果，感恩是现在在你内心可找到的，所以选D项。3选E空前列举的都是美好的事，E项中的“wonderful things in your life”与此呼应

46、，故选E项。4选C根据空处所在位置可知，空处为该段的主题句。本段主要讲述的是世界上有很多悲苦大众，我们应该看到他们，所以选C项。5选F根据空后一句中的“But it can be more difficult during the trials of life”可知，空处与空后一句形成对比，应是说明万事顺利时感恩是很容易做到的，所以选F项。.完形填空(2020南昌高三调研考试)Five years ago, I took a career risk by leaving my job to work on a ship.My medical friends did their best to

47、persuade me, saying that running away to sea would _1_ my career.But after these years working as a junior doctor, I was willing to take the risk._2_ for adventure, I boarded a ship in Singapore with 2,000 passengers and crew.To my _3_， the hospital was well equipped, with an Xray machine and a bloo

48、d analyser.That first voyage was a learning experience, a _4_ schedule full of safety drills.There was so much new information to _5_.Even remembering which uniform to wear each day was a _6_.Most confused, I often forgot to _7_ my clock when the ship crossed time zones.As a doctor, I was _8_ for th

49、e 600 crew, and I was on call for the entire ship.Far from _9_ seasickness and sunburn, I had to deal with other diseases, for I have different kinds of patients.The ships medical center was _10_ a floating emergency room, and we didnt have a team of specialists on hand for a second _11_.With long a

50、nd unpredictable hours, it required mental _12_.As you can guess, many of the passengers were elderly.Heart attacks dont _13_ geography and emergency evacuations (疏散) were difficult to arrange.I could remember one such patient, who was taken off the ship halfway through the Panama Canal.After a _14_

51、 ride in an old ambulance, I was relieved that the patient _15_ long enough to arrive at the hospital in Panama City._16_， there were several unexpected benefits of the job.I regularly _17_ the passenger facilities (设施)On rare days off, I _18_ as a tour guide on trips ashore.I got to fly over Alaska

52、 in a seaplane and watched a ballet in St Petersburg.Now, I understand being a ship doctor is not a job its a way of _19_.One year at sea became two.I lost my career ambitions, _20_ I redefined happiness in my life.语篇解读：本文为记叙文。五年前，作者辞去了原有的工作去船上当医生。在此过程中，作者遭遇了很多挑战，但这份工作也有一些出乎意料的好处；作者失去了职业目标，但重新定义了自己生

53、活中的幸福。1A.block BbuildCruin Dimprove解析：选C根据语境和前一句中的“took a career risk”可推知，作者的医学界的朋友尽力劝作者不要辞职去船上当医生，他们说这会毁了作者的职业生涯。2A.Hungry BSkilfulCSuitable DConcerned解析：选A根据第一段讲述的作者的朋友劝作者不要辞职而作者却坚持这样做，并结合语境可知，作者渴望冒险。3A.shock BdisappointmentCexcitement Drelief解析：选D根据该句中的“the hospital was well equipped”与上文中的“risk”形

54、成对比可推知，作者上船后发现医院设备精良，并不像自己之前所设想的那么糟糕，因此感到宽慰。to ones relief表示“令某人宽慰的是”。4A.daily BtightCstrict Dflexible解析：选B根据该句中的“full of safety drills”可推知，第一次海上航行日程安排得满，有很多安全演练。tight“(时间)紧的”。5A.take in Bfigure outCsearch for Dpick over解析：选A根据上文中的“That first voyage was a learning experience”可推知，第一次海上航行是一次学习的经历，作者有许

55、多新的信息需要吸收。take in“理解，吸收，领会”；pick over“筛选”。6A.living BriskCchallenge Dchoice解析：选C根据前一句可知，作者有很多新的信息需要吸收，并结合语境可推知，记得每天穿哪套制服对作者来讲也是一个挑战。7A.watch BrepairCcheck Dset解析：选D根据空后的“my clock”和“crossed time zones”，并结合常识可推知，作者在船跨过时区时经常忘记调整时钟。set“调整”。8A.powerful BresponsibleChopeful Dhelpful解析：选B根据该句中的“I was on ca

56、ll for the entire ship”可推知，作为一名医生，作者要对船上的600名工作人员负责，对整个船上的人来说，作者要随叫随到。be responsible for“对负责”。9A.treating BsufferingCescaping Dstopping解析：选A根据该句中的“I had to deal with other diseases”可知，作者不仅仅要治疗晕船和晒伤，还要应对其他疾病。10A.exactly BparticularlyCcertainly Dactually解析：选D根据语境可知，船上的这个医疗中心实际上 (actually) 就是一个漂浮的急诊室，他

57、们没有一个专家团队可随时用来征询意见。exactly“精确地，确切地”。11A.examination BconsiderationCopinion Ddiscussion解析：选C参见上题解析。12A.comfort BcommunicationCtoughness Dpressure解析：选C根据该句中的“With long and unpredictable hours”可推知，精神上也需要很坚强。故选C项。13A.care about Brefer toCbother with Drely on解析：选A根据语境并结合常识可知，心脏病发作不分地点，在船上安排紧急疏散很困难。care a

58、bout“关注，在意”，符合语境。bother with sth.“费力做某事”。14A.relaxing BboringCpromising Dterrifying解析：选D根据该句中的“in an old ambulance”和“I was relieved”可推知，当时在陈旧的救护车上经历了一段可怕的行程。terrifying“极其可怕的”，符合语境。promising“有希望的，有前途的”。15A.survived BstruggledCawoke Dstuck解析：选A根据该句中的“I was relieved”可推知，那位病人最终活着到了医院，作者也松了一口气。16A.Steadi

59、ly BThankfullyCImportantly DGenerally解析：选B根据该句中的“there were several unexpected benefits of the job”并结合上文所讲的作者在从事这项工作的过程中遇到的一些挑战可推知，此处表示“幸好，这项工作有一些意想不到的好处”。17A.cleaned BfixedCenjoyed Dprotected解析：选C结合上文中的“unexpected benefits”可推知，此处表示作者经常享受乘客设施。18A.returned BtravelledCperformed Dvolunteered解析：选D根据该句中的

60、“On rare days off”和“as a tour guide”以及作者的医生身份可推知，作者在休息日志愿当导游。19A.confidence BlifeCexperience Dsuccess解析：选B根据下文中的“I redefined happiness in my life”并结合作者在船上的工作经历和休息日的活动可推知，在船上当医生不仅仅是一个职业，而且也是一种生活。20A.though BunlessCbut Dor解析：选C该句中的“I lost my career ambitions”和“I redefined happiness in my life”之间构成逻辑上的转折关系，故选C。