高考英语二轮复习考前三个月专题一阅读理解实战演练，集中突破命题点实战演练一 8页

只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。实战演练（一）ASuHuaisstudyingatCambridge，UK.Shehasboughtabicycleandisworriedaboutsecurity(安全)．Herfriend，Kate，foundthisarticleandsentittoher.IntroductionAlotofcrimeisagainstbicycles.About150，000bicyclesarestoleneveryyearandmostareneverfound.Youcanpreventthishappeningbyfollowingafewcarefulsteps.,BasicSecurityDonotleaveyourbicycleinoutofthewayplaces.Alwayslockyourbicyclewhenyouleave.Secureittolamppostsortrees.Takeoffsmallerpartsandtakethemwithyou，forexamplelightsandsaddles(车座).LocksGetagoodlock.Therearemanydifferenttypesintheshops.Buyonethathasbeentestedagainstattack.Askforarecommendationfromabikeshop.MarkingSecurelymarkingyourbikecanactadeterrenttoathief.Itcanalsohelpthepolicefindyourbicycle.Itshouldbeclearlywrittenandincludeyourpostcodeandyourhouseorflatnumber.Thiswillprovideasimplewaytoidentifyyourbicycle.,Registration,Thereareanumberofcompanieswhowillsecurelymarkyourbicycleforyou.Theywillthenputyourregistrationnumberandpersonaldetailsontheircomputerdatabase.Thenifyourbicycleisfounditwillbeeasytocontactyou.FinallyKeeparecordofthebicycleyourself：itsmake，modelandregistrationnumber.Youcaneventakeaphotographofit.Thiswillprovethebicyclebelongstoyou.1．Whichpartofthetextgivesyouinformationonhowtolockupyourbicyclewhenyouleaveit?A．Locks.B．Marking.C．Registration.D．BasicSecurity.答案　D解析　细节理解题。根据BasicSecurity中的“Alwayslockyourbicyclewhenyouleave.Secureittolamppostsortrees.Takeoffsmallerpartsandtakethemwithyou，for8 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。examplelightsandsaddles(车座)．”可知BasicSecurity介绍了锁车的细节，故选D。2．Theunderlinedphrase“actasadeterrenttoathief”means“________”．A．helpyourecognizeyourbikeB．helpthepolicefindyourbicycleC．stopsomeonestealingyourbicycleD．stopyouworryingaboutyourbike答案　C解析　词义猜测题。此处指自行车安全标志可以对小偷形成震慑。deterrent震慑，威慑；C项意为“阻止小偷偷自行车”，与之同义，故选C。3．Themainpurposeofthisarticleis________.A．totellyouwhattodoifyourbicycleisstolenB．tosuggestwaysofkeepingyourbicyclesafeC．togiveyouadviceonwheretobuyagoodlockD．tosaywhyyoushouldn’tkeepyourbicycleinaquietplace答案　B解析　写作意图题。作者通过写这篇文章是告诉我们防止自行车被偷的一些方法，故选B。BIwasdesperatelynervousaboutbecomingcarfree.Buteightmonthsagoourcarwashitbyapassingvehicleanditwasdestroyed.Noproblem，Ithought：we’llbuyanother.Buttheinsurancepayoutdidn’tevenbegintocoverthecostsofbuyinganewcar—Iworkedoutthat，withtheloan(贷款)we’dneedpluspetrol，insurance，parkingpermitsandtax，wewouldmakeapaymentasmuchas￡600amonth.Andthat’swhenIhadmyfancyidea.Whynotjustgiveuphavingacaratall？IliveinLondon.Wehavearailwaystationbehindourhouse，atubestation10minutes’walkaway，andabusstopattheendofthestreet.Anewcarclubhadjustopenedinourarea，andoneofitsshinylittleredPeugeotswasparkednearby.IfanyfamilyinBritaincouldlivewithoutacar，Ireasoned，thensurelywewerethatfamily.Butmynewcarfreeidea，sadly，wasn’tsharedbymyfamily.Myteenagedaughterswerehorrified.Whatwouldtheirfriendsthinkaboutourfamilybeing“toopoortoaffordacar”？(Iwasn’tthatbotheredwhattheythought，andIsuggestedthegirlsshouldtakethesameapproach.)Myfriends，too，wereastonishedatourplan.Whatwouldhappenifsomeonegot8 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。seriouslyillovernightandneededtogotohospital？(anambulance)Howwouldthechildrengettoandfromtheirmanyevents？(busesandtrains)Peoplesmiledasthoughthiswasanotherofmymadideas，beforesayingtheyweresureI’dsoonrealizethatacarwasanecessity.Eightmonthson，Iwonderwhetherwe’lleverownacaragain.Theideathatyou“haveto”ownacar，especiallyifyouliveinacity，isallinthemind.Ilive—andmanyothercitizensdotoo—inaplacethathasneverbeenbetterservedbypublictransport，andyetcarownershiphasneverbeenhigher.Weworryaboutrisingcarcosts，butwe’dbebetteroffaskingsomethingmuchmorebasic：doIreallyneedacar？Certainlytheanswerisno，andI’malotricherbecauseIdaredtoaskthequestion.语篇解读　文章讲述了使用一辆车的费用太高，作者决定利用城市里便捷的交通资源，这一想法遭到了子女和朋友的强烈反对，他们认为即使生活在城市里也需要拥有一辆车。4．Theauthordecidedtoliveacarfreelifepartlybecause________.A．mostfamilieschosetogocarfreeB．hewashurtinaterriblecaraccidentC．thecostofanewcarwastoomuchD．thetrafficjamwasunbearableforhim答案　C解析　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Buttheinsurancepayoutdidn’tevenbegintocoverthecostsofbuyinganewcar—Iworkedoutthat，withtheloan(贷款)we’dneedpluspetrol，insurance，parkingpermitsandtax，wewouldmakeapaymentasmuchas￡600amonth.”可知，买一辆新车的费用太高，所以答案是C。5．Whatistheattitudeoftheauthor’sfamilytowardhisplan?A．Supportive.B．Disapproving.C．Optimistic.D．Unconcerned.答案　B解析　细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Butmynewcarfreeidea，sadly，wasn’tsharedbymyfamily.”可知作者的家人并不支持他的观点，所以答案是B。6．Whatdidtheauthorsuggesthisdaughtersdoabouttheirfriends’opinion?A．Argueagainstit.B．Taketheiradvice.C．Thinkitover.D．Leaveitalone.答案　D8 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。解析　推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Iwasn’tthatbotheredwhattheythought，andIsuggestedthegirlsshouldtakethesameapproach.”可知她们的想法并没有影响到我，我反而认为她们应该采取跟我一样的想法，所以答案是D。7．Whatconclusiondidtheauthordrawaftertheeightmonthcarfreelife?A．Lifecannotgowithoutacar.B．Lifewithoutacarisalittlebithard.C．Hislifegetsimprovedwithoutacar.D．Acarfreelifedoesnotsuiteveryone.答案　C解析　细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“...doIreallyneedacar？Certainlytheanswerisno，andI’malotricherbecauseIdaredtoaskthequestion.”可知，答案是C。C“ALongWalkHome”—LifeAsEliReedSawItAmericanphotographerandphotojournalistEliReedhasbeendocumenting“lifeasIsawit”formorethan40years.Hiscareerretrospective(回顾)，“EliReed：ALongWalkHome”，isanextraordinarysearchofbeautywhilerecordinghardship.Withaheartoflove，Reedusesastylethatuncovershumanityateveryturn.AccordingtoReed，“ALongWalkHome”isaboutwhatitmeanstobeahumanbeing.Itallbeganwithaphotohetookofhismotherandhismemoryofhersmile.RaisedinNewJersey，Reedwasoriginallyapainter.Primarilyselftaughtinphotography，hebecameafreelancephotographerin1970.Afterproducingsomeimpressivephotosthatdrewmuchattention，hejoinedthefamouscompanyMagnumPhotos—thefirstblackphotographerinvitedtodoso.Hisphotosareremarkableintheirlackofjudgmentofthepeopleorthesituationshecomesacross.InBeirut，Lebanon，amanremovesatreebranchfromacarinarecentlybombedparkinglot.Anoldmanwrappedinasheetplaysadruminfrontofasignreading“GodIstheWay”whileNationalGuardsmenlifttheirgunsduringawarinMiami.AyoungboyupsidedownwithhislegsintheairinaKenyanrefugeecamp，hisdeterminedlookfacesthecamera.InHarlem，NewYork，agroupoflaughingchildrentakeoveranabandonedcar，usingitasajunglegym.Whereanotherphotographermighthavefocusedonthesobrietyofthesesituations，Reed’scamerasmiles.Hisimagesshowhowhumanscope，riseabove，andcarryon.Thisiswhatgives“ALongWalkHome”itspower.ConsideringtheplacesReedhasbeen8 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。to，thereareveryfewphotosofgunsorobviousviolence.Instead，Reedfocusesonthevariedhumanresponsestohardship.WesmilealongwithReedinagestureofcompassionandsolidarity.Werecognizeourfellowhumanbeings.语篇解读　本文属于说明文，介绍了著名的摄影师EliReed和他所拍摄的纪录片：“ALongWalkHome”。8．WhydidEliReedproducehiswork“ALongWalkHome”？A．Tosearchforthemeaningoflife.B．Tokeepmemoriesofhismother.C．Tohelppeoplewhoaresuffering.D．Topursuehisloveofphotography.答案　A解析　推理判断题。根据第一段倒数第二句“AccordingtoReed，‘ALongWalkHome’isaboutwhatitmeanstobeahumanbeing.”可知对Reed来说，“ALongWalkHome”是关于人性的意义。故A正确。9．Accordingtothepassage，MagnumPhotos________.A．employedReedin1970B．waslocatedinNewJerseyC．taughtReedtheartofphotographyD．onlyhadwhiteemployeesoriginally答案　D解析　推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“...hejoinedthefamouscompanyMagnumPhotos—thefirstblackphotographerinvitedtodoso.”可知他是MagnumPhotos公司邀请的第一个黑人摄影师，说明在这之前MagnumPhotos公司只有白人摄影师。故D正确。10．Inhiswork“ALongWalkHome”，Reed’sphotos________.A．aimtodrawothers’sympathyB．weretakenonlyinAmericaC．reflectthestrengthofhumansD．focusonwarandviolence答案　C解析　推理判断题。根据第四段第一、二句“Reed’scamerasmiles.Hisimagesshowhowhumanscope，riseabove，andcarryon.”及最后一句“Instead，Reedfocusesonthevariedhumanresponsestohardship.”8 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。可知，他的作品聚焦于那些遭受困难的人对于困难的积极回应。故C正确。11．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sobriety”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Warmth.B．Cause.C．Value.D．Seriousness.答案　D解析　词义猜测题。本句Where引导的是地点状语从句，句子重在说明Reed和其他摄影家的关注点的差异。根据主句“Reed’scamerasmiles”，并结合上一段Reed所拍照片的内容可知，答案为D。DWhetherit’sjoiningaschoolclub，goingtoafriend’sbirthdayparty，ortravellingbytrain，wecanmeetnewpeopleanywhereandanytimeinourlives.However，manyofusfeelawkwardwhenmeetingpeopleforthefirsttime，especiallywhenwearen’tquitesurewhattosay.Thesituationfeelscold，evenicy.“Breakingtheice”isatermwidelyusedintheEnglishspeakingcountriestodescribeasmalltalktechniquethatcanhelprescueaconversationfromcertainfailure.Sowheredoyouevenbegin？Well，agoodstartistoacceptthatitisperfectlynormaltofeelalittlenervouswhentalkingtosomeoneforthefirsttime.Theymightlookgrumpy_orscary，buttheycouldturnouttobethenicestpersonyou’veevermet.Youmightthinkthatbreakingtheiceisdifficult.Butsometimesjustasimple“hello”，followedbyathreesecondsmile，canmakeallthedifference.Complimentingsomeoneontheirgarmentoraccessories(饰品)isalsoagreat，easywaytobreaktheice.Youmightsay：“Iloveyourjacket.Wheredidyoubuyitfrom？”Beinginanuncomfortableorunpleasantsituationwithsomeonenewmightfeelterrible，butitcanactuallybeoneofthebesticebreakers.Byfocusingonthesituation，youcometogethertofightthecommonenemy：thelongbathroomqueue，forexample，ortheovercrowdedbus.Youcanmakeobservationstoo.“Whatkindofdrinkisthat？”“That’salovelyname.Whatdoesitmean？”“Doyoustudyheretoo？”Thereareopportunitiesallaroundyoutoaskquestionsthatdon’tseemweird，aslongasyouhavesomefollowupquestionsinmind.8 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。Ifyou’refeelingextrabold，makeajoke.Jokescanbedifficulttomasterbutifyougetthemright，theyshowthelikeable，wittysideofyourcharacter.“What’syourname？”“Well，peopleusuallycallmeMike，butyoucancallmetonight.”语篇解读　本文属于说明文，介绍了当我们遇见陌生人的时候，如何主动和对方交流，如何“破冰”以形成美好的友谊。12．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowtoDevelopFriendshipwithaStrangerB．AdviceonBreakingtheIceWhenWeCommunicatewithaStrangerC．HowtoBecomeaSuccessfulPublicSpeakerD．HowtoStartaConversationwithaPerson答案　B解析　标题归纳题。文章前三段告诉我们经常会遇见一些新朋友，如何成功地和对方交谈是很多人遇见的一个大问题。从第四段到第八段中分别给出了一个关于如何“breaktheice”的建议。所以本文叙述的正是当我们和陌生人交流的时候，如何“破冰”。故B正确。13．Theunderlinedword“grumpy”canbereplacedby________.A．easilyannoyedB．gentleC．lowspiritedD．cheerful答案　A解析　词义猜测题。根据后句“buttheycouldturnouttobethenicestpersonyou’veevermet”中的but可知，前面一句中的形容词和nicest应该是相反的含义，同时和or后面的形容词scary一样表示贬义的词。选项中只有A项“easilyannoyed(脾气坏的)”是贬义词，而且和语境相符。故A正确。14．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．“Breakingtheice”isasmalltalktechniquewidelyusedinourdailycommunicationallovertheworld.B．Aslongasyoucansmileatothers，youwillmakesomefriends.C．Realizingthatit’snormaltofeelnervousinfrontofastrangerisagoodstarttobreaktheice.D．Beinginanuncomfortablesituationwithsomestrangerscanbethebesticebreakers.答案　C解析　细节理解题。根据第三段前两句“Sowheredoyouevenbegin？Well，agoodstart8 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。istoacceptthatitisperfectlynormaltofeelalittlenervouswhentalkingtosomeoneforthefirsttime.”可知，C正确。15．Accordingtothepassage，makingajoke________.A．canbedonewitheaseB．leadstomanynewfriendsC．canshowyourwisdomandlovelycharacterD．makesyouenjoyyourlifehappily答案　C解析　细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句“Jokescanbedifficulttomasterbutifyougetthemright，theyshowthelikeable，wittysideofyourcharacter.”可知，虽然很难掌握说笑话，但是如果我们掌握了这个技巧，它是可以展示出我们的性格和聪明才智的。所以C正确。8