2020版高考英语阅读理解一轮提升选练（25）（含解析） 11页

‎2019版高考英语阅读理解一轮提升选练（25）‎ 李仕才 A Too much TV-watching can harm children’s ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree,new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children.‎ One of the studies looked at nearly 400 northern California third-graders.Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.‎ A second study,looking at nearly 1,000 grown-ups in New Zealand,found lower education levels among 26-year-olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood.But the results don’t prove that TV is the cause and don’t rule out that already poorly motivated youngsters(年轻人) may watch lots of TV.‎ Their study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages 5 and 15.Those with college degrees had watched an average of less than two hours of TV per weeknight during childhood,compared with an average of more than 2 hours for those who had no education beyond high school.‎ In the California study,children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest,while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest.‎ While this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores,it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldn’t have TVs in their bedrooms.‎ ‎1.According to the California study,the low-scoring group might 　　　. ‎ ‎　　　　　　　　　　‎ A.have watched a lot of TV B.not be interested in math C.be unable to go to college D.have had computers in their bedrooms 11‎ 答案:A 解析:推理判断题。第二段中对加利福尼亚北部400名三年级学生的研究发现,卧室里有电视的学生要比卧室里没有电视的学生考试分数低8分左右。据此推断考试分数低的原因可能是看电视太多。故选A项。‎ ‎2.What is the researchers’ understanding of the New Zealand study results?‎ A.Poorly motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV.‎ B.Habits of TV-watching reduce learning interest.‎ C.TV-watching leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds.‎ D.The connection between TV and education levels is difficult to explain.‎ 答案:D 解析:细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句话可知,对大约1000名新西兰成年人的研究结论是:教育水平低不一定是因为看电视过多,但也不能排除。据此推断观看电视和受教育的水平之间的联系很难解释。故选D项。‎ ‎3.What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?‎ A.More time should be spent on computers.‎ B.Children should be forbidden from watching TV.‎ C.TV sets shouldn’t be allowed in children’s bedrooms.‎ D.Further studies on high-achieving students should be done.‎ 答案:C 解析:细节理解题。倒数第二段提到卧室里有电视机没有电脑的孩子考试得分最低,而卧室里有电脑没有电视机的孩子得分最高;最后一段的研究结论是:这项研究虽然不能证明是卧室内的电视导致了孩子考试分数低,但为孩子卧室内不应该放有电视机增加了证据。据此判断不能在孩子卧室放有电视机。故选C项。‎ ‎4.What would be the best title for this text?‎ A.Computers or Television B.Effects of Television on Children C.Studies on TV and College Education D.Television and Children’s Learning Habits 答案:B 解析:主旨大意题。第一段指出,几项有关电视对孩子的影响的研究结果表明:‎ 11‎ 看电视过多会对孩子的学习能力造成危害,甚至会减少孩子升入大学的机会。随后几段分别对几项具体调查研究进行陈述,并针对观看电视与考试成绩、教育水平之间的因果关系分别得出几个不同的结论。概括全文可知本文主要讲述的是电视对孩子的影响。故选B项。‎ B ‎(2015·黑龙江哈尔滨高三统考)‎ Hunger is the greatest motive for the inexperienced cook.But many people are now worried that we are producing a generation without the slightest idea of how to cook—a generation that is frightened to cook.I have just received a handout from Focus on Food，which is running a competition to get children back into the kitchen.Has television cooking become a replacement for the real thing？Is this an age where famous professional cooks have turned cooking into a sort of show，with dishes far too difficult for the beginner to copy?‎ I decided to ask my oldest daughter，Miranda，for her opinion.Are children learning enough about the importance of good cooking？Do they know cooking is a basic life skill？Sociology and other “new” subjects are all very well，but without the ability to cook，or to understand the pleasure and principles of good food and its relationship to good health，are we really preparing them for adult life?‎ Miranda started her cooking at the age of nine，when she decided to enter the Sainsbury’s Future Cook competition.She was motivated by a different kind of greed：the first prize—a trip to Disney World.‎ The problem，from the parental point of view，was that if she made it through to the regional (区域性的) finals，she would have to cook her meal in front of the judges.Some 30,000 children entered and she made it through as the youngest regional finalist.Now she had to learn to cook.Her hands were not even big enough to hold the knife and slice the onions.Six Saturdays running we ate the same lunch—Mozzarella meatballs in fresh tomato juice and blueberry.‎ 11‎ First，she cooked by my side，then alone with timings and instructions.Finally，she went alone against the clock.The kitchen looked like a battlefield，but she had gained victory.The tiny becapped figure then stood in an unknown Bristol hotel，looking like a professional who had been at the stove for years.She didn’t win，but she came home with ￡50 and the most valuable part of them all：confidence.‎ ‎【解题导语】　本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者的女儿参加了一个以让孩子回归厨房为目的的烹饪比赛，为此孩子努力学习烹饪，虽然最后没有赢得比赛，但却赢得了信心。‎ ‎1．The competition run by Focus on Food is intended for ________.‎ A．children　　　　　　　 B．parents C．teachers D．chefs 解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第一段第三句“...Focus on Food，which is running a competition to get children back into the kitchen.”可知，这个比赛是为孩子们举办的。故选A。‎ ‎2．Why does the writer think cooking is so important?‎ A．It is an easy way to keep healthy.‎ B．It helps develop relationships.‎ C．It is a necessary skill for life. ‎ D．It can save a lot of money.‎ 解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“Do you know cooking is a basic life skill？”可知，作者认为烹饪是一种基本的生活技能，是必需的。故选C。‎ ‎3．The writer’s family had the same lunch on six Saturdays because________.‎ A．the family stuck to healthy food ‎ B．Miranda had to practise cooking C．the dish was the family’s only food ‎ D．the dish was Miranda’s favorite meal 11‎ 解析：选B。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Now she had to learn to cook...Six Saturdays running we ate the same lunch”可知，作者的女儿作为地区年龄最小的选手进入了决赛，女儿要为比赛做准备，所以她要练习烹饪，做饭给家人吃。故选B。‎ ‎4．What did Miranda gain from the competition?‎ A．A trip to Disney World.‎ B．Support from friends.‎ C．A medal for the winner.‎ D．Belief in herself.‎ 解析：选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句中的“but she came home with ￡50 and the most valuable part of them all：confidence”可知，Miranda在比赛中收获了信心。故选D。‎ C 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。‎ The Tropical Paradise ‎Holiday Welcome to St Anna, our tropical paradise just off the coast of Latin America. You can spend two weeks in our luxury fourstar hotel. The cost of your flight is included in the holiday, and you can be picked up from your home by our special airport bus. On your arriving, our coach will be waiting to take you to the hotel. All flights leave from Heathrow on a Monday morning.‎ The Cowrie Hotel is built right on the beachfront, and many rooms have wonderful ocean views. If swimming and surfing are not enough for you, the hotel also offers horse rides on the island, and a discount membership of the golf club.‎ The Rain Forest Adventure ‎Holiday 11‎ Every year Broughton holidays offer twelve days of unforgettable adventure in a tropical rain forest. You may have a choice of Borneo, Malaysia, Indonesia, or even to the greatest rain forest of them all, the mighty Amazonian forest.‎ You will fly to our special base camps at the edge of the forest, where you will be given five days of survival training, and talks on the local wildlife.‎ Then you take a bus into the forest. You will have to walk the final five miles to the camp sites to avoid disturbing the local ecology. All of the camp sites have been carefully built to cause the minimal amount of disturbance to the local wildlife.‎ Remember that these adventure holidays take you deep into the wilderness, and they are not suitable for families with young children. Also remember that no more than two dozen guests can stay at any camp at one time, so if you want to go on one of these very special holidays, you will need to book early!‎ ‎1.What can we learn about the rain forest holiday?‎ A.Travelers will learn to talk with wild animals.‎ B.Different means of transportation will be used.‎ C.The holiday will end with a survival training.‎ D.Booking early, travelers will get a discount.‎ ‎2.What kind of people will probably choose the rain forest holiday?‎ A.People loving water sports.‎ B.People travelling with children.‎ C.People preferring comfortable hotels.‎ D.People concerned with environment and wildlife.‎ ‎3.Which of the following is mentioned in both holidays?‎ A.Transportation.　　　　　B.Price.‎ C.Reservation. D.Departure time.‎ 11‎ ‎1．解析：选B　判断推理题。根据The Rain Forest Adventure Holiday中的第二、三段可知，可坐飞机、步行和坐公交车等，选B。‎ ‎2．解析：选D　推理判断题。根据The Rain Forest Adventure Holiday中的第三段的“You will have to walk the final five miles ... to cause the minimal amount of disturbance to the local wildlife.”判断应该是关注环境和野生动物的人们去野营。故选D。‎ ‎3．解析：选A　细节理解题。根据文章The Tropical Paradise Holiday部分和The Rain Forest Adventure Holiday都提到的是flight，应是两段都提到交通方式。故选A。‎ D ‎(2015·甘肃兰州质检)‎ Personal moneymanagement website Mint.com suggests recently that responsible parents should give their kids credit cards—possibly starting as young as middle school.The website says a credit card will help children master responsible spending habits and give parents the chance to teach them some valuable lessons.‎ ‎ It’s absolutely true that kids should learn about how a credit card works and how to use it responsibly.But the idea that they need a card of their own to practise is questionable.‎ ‎ Yes，credit cards are a teaching tool，but it’s the time you spend educating them about money management that does the teaching，not the piece of plastic.Sit down with your child—here we are referring to teens and walk them through your credit card statements.Point out important things like the due date，late fee warning，and APR(年贷款利率)．‎ ‎ If you have good credit，adding a child as an authorized user onto one of your credit cards also provides teachable moments.Allow kids to use the card to make specific purchases and require their participation in payment.‎ 11‎ ‎ Since the card is still in your name，you can take them off it at any point and cut off their access if they’re not able to handle the responsibility.‎ ‎ Another option is to set them up with an account at a local bank that offers free use of a debit card(借记卡)．Unlike credit card，the debit card has no overdraft(透支) function.Children can only use the card to pay for things and the money is taken directly from their bank account.If the account is empty，the worst that will happen is the card being declined at a cash register.‎ ‎【解题导语】　本文是一篇议论文。一家网站认为给孩子办理信用卡有助于孩子养成良好的消费习惯，增强他们的责任感。但是作者认为，父母教育孩子管理钱财的最好办法是把孩子添加为自己的信用卡授权用户或为孩子建立借记卡账户。‎ ‎1．Why does Mint.com advise parents to give middle school kids credit cards?‎ A．To leave their kids financially independent.‎ B．To help their kids form good spending habits.‎ C．To teach their kids how to save pocket money.‎ D．To strengthen the relationship with their kids.‎ 解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“The website says a credit card will help children master responsible spending habits and...”可知，该网站认为，父母给孩子办理信用卡有助于孩子养成良好的消费习惯。故选B项。‎ ‎2．The author considers a credit card as a teaching tool because ________.‎ A．it motivates teens to ask their parents for less financial support B．it helps teenagers to know some basic knowledge of credit cards C．it contains detailed financial information on the card surface D．it offers parents the chance to teach kids to manage money 解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Yes，credit cards are a teaching tool，but it’s the time you spend educating them about money management that does the teaching，not the piece of 11‎ ‎ plastic.”可知，作者认为信用卡是一种教育工具，是因为孩子使用信用卡给了父母一个教孩子如何管理钱财的机会。故选D项。‎ ‎3．What is the purpose of adding kids as credit card authorized users?‎ A．To avoid extremely high overdraft fees.‎ B．To encourage them to share household expenses.‎ C．To teach them to be responsible credit card users.‎ D．To help them pay close attention to their bank account.‎ 解析：选C。细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“...adding a child as an authorized user...Allow kids to use the card to make specific purchases and require their participation in payment.”和倒数第二段中的“if they’re not able to handle the responsibility”可知，把孩子添加为信用卡授权用户，可以使孩子为自己的消费买单，这有助于孩子成为有责任心的信用卡用户。故选C项。‎ ‎4．What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?‎ A．Further information about the debit card.‎ B．The overdraft functions of a debit card.‎ C．More disadvantages of credit cards.‎ D．The kids’ attitude towards a credit card.‎ 解析：选A。预测推断题。文章的最后一段提到了另一种选择是为孩子们建立借记卡账户，并简单介绍了其与信用卡的不同，由此可推知，文章接下来最有可能会介绍借记卡的更多信息。故选A项。‎ E I took a journey to New York, US several months ago. It was the first time I had been abroad. It was also the first time I had taken a trip by myself. I had great enthusiasm and high hopes, and I wasn't let down.‎ ‎    It's hard to describe how I felt when I arrived at the airport in New York. Looking at people of different races and nationalities passing by and hearing 11‎ ‎ different languages all around me, I couldn't say anything for a long time. I had never understood the cultural diversity of the US so clearly and closely before.‎ ‎    The following days were even more impressive. We integrated (融入)into the forest of concrete and cement(混凝土和水泥). We waved to the Statue of Liberty; we looked down at the busy island of Manhattan; we looked at the mummies in museums and thought of ancient Egypt.‎ ‎    Then we visited some well-known universities—Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Columbia—each with its own appealing and time-honored history. But what all these universities have in common is their peaceful academic atmospheres which you could feel everywhere. I was impressed by the libraries, decorated just like cathedrals(教堂), and the laboratories just next to the classroom. My dream is to return to those places as an international student.‎ ‎    Finally came our destinations—the Model United Nations conference at the University of Chicago. Students from various countries arrived to act as United Nations delegations and share their opinions about global issues.‎ ‎    As a non-native speaker, I felt that competing against native speakers was a very tough task. But it was also a rare chance to improve my English and I couldn't throw it away. With perseverance and devotion. I got used to talking to other delegations naturally. Although I didn't win any awards, the chairman praised me at the closing ceremony for my excellent performance. That made me feel really proud.‎ ‎    This trip brought me unforgettable and valuable experiences that will benefit me forever.‎ ‎1.What is the main purpose of the author's going to America? A.To see some places of interest. B.To visit some well-known universities. C.To attend a competition at a university. D.To learn about the cultural diversity there. 2.How did the author feel when he/she saw the cultural diversity of the 11‎ ‎ US? A.Regretful. B.Amazed. C.Peaceful. D.Confident. 3.What is the author's wish in the future? A.To work for the United Nations. B.To tour more countries in the world. C.To have a job in the United States. D.To study in the famous universities in America. 4.Why did the author feel proud? A.He won an award in the competition. B.He was praised by the chairman. C.He could persuade others to accept his opinions. D.He could speak English well at the conference.‎ 参考答案： 1.C; 2.B; 3.D; 4.B 解析： 1.[事实判断题。根据第五段:Finally came our destinations—the Model United Nations conference at the University of Chicago和第六段:As a nonnative speaker, I felt that competing against native speakers was a very tough task可得答案。] 2.[推理判断题。根据第二段:I couldn't say anything for a long time. I had never understood the cultural diversity of the US so clearly and closely before可得答案。] 3.[事实判断题。根据第四段:My dream is to return to those places as an international student可知答案。] 4.[细节理解题。根据第六段:the chairman praised me at the closing ceremony for my excellent performance. That made me feel really proud可知答案。]‎ 11‎