浙江省2018届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解提升练八 词义猜测题 含答案
阅读理解提升练(八) 词义猜测题
A
(2017·山东淄博高二模拟)
Botswana is situated in Southern Africa.There are many top-quality places to enjoy your African trip.
The Okavango Delta
The Okavango Delt a (三角洲)is the world’s largest inland delta and is a top spot to visit during your Botswana trip.The whole delta covers an area of 15,000 km2.The Okavango River ends in this area flooding the whole region.Besides the regular flooding,rainfall can drastically increase the size of this water body,up to 22,000 km2.
The delta also contains the Moremi Game Reserve (禁猎区) and it is one of the best places to see wildlife.Animals such as
hippopotamuses,crocodiles,buffalo,rhinoceroses,elephants and antelopes can be very easily found in the region.There are over 500 species of birds in this area.
The Chobe National Park
The Chobe National Park is situated in Northwest Botswana.It is the third largest park in Bostwana and is famous for its large wildlife population.
The Chobe National Park has different animal habitats and it is wonderful to watch these beautiful animals right in front of you.The park is also very famous for its elephants and is considered to be the largest area for elephants in Africa.Apart from the huge elephant population,other wild animals such as lions,leopards,wild dogs,antelopes,hippopotamuses,buffalo and crocodiles can also be seen.
The Kalahari Game Reserve
The Central Kalahari Game Reserve is situated in the Kalahari Desert,covering an area of 52,800 k m2.It is the second largest game reserve in the https://www.360docs.net/doc/7e12592988.html,rge areas of trees,bushes and grass are widely spread in this reserve,thus adding to the beauty of the place.The reserve contains a huge concentration of wildlife.Many wild animals including giraffes can be spotted easily there.
1.This passage is mainly about .
A.the writer’s traveling experience in Botswana
B.some places of top quality to enjoy in Botswana
C.beautiful countries to visit in Southern Africa
D.activities people can do in Southern Africa
2.What does the underlined word “drastically” in Paragr aph 2 mean?
A.Necessarily.
B.Gradually.
C.Greatly.
D.Hopefully.
3.If you want to visit the largest are a for elephants,you should go to .
A.the Okavango Delta
B.the Chobe National Park
C.the Moremi Game Reserve
D.the Central Kalahari Game Reserve
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B
(2017·安徽省“皖南八校”二联)
An early morning winter storm had brought several inches of snow to my small town in the mountains.Schools were canceled,roads were dangerous and all I wanted to do was to stay in bed.Still,I knew I had to get the day started so I put on warm clothes and walked outside.The snow got all over my shoes.The cold wind dried my lips an d my eyes.My 47-year-old back ached in anticipation (预想) of the shoveling(铲雪) I would have to do if the snow didn’t stop soon.
Yet,when I looked out on the white blanket that covered the ground,I couldn’t help but smile a bit.It was so beautiful.It softened the bare trees and hid the dead grass.In the distance I could hear the sound of the snowplow (雪犁) on the road,the barking of a happy dog and the laughter of children playing outside,enjoying their way off from school.
The sweet music of that laughter brought back a hundred memories of winters past.I remembered catching snowflakes (雪花) on my tongue,building snowmen,making snow angles,running down hills and always losing snowball fights with first my brothers and then my own children.Standing there in that warm coat of memories made the wind a little less cold and my back a little less sore (疼痛的).I turned up my head,stuck out my tongue and for the first time in years caught a snowflake on it.It tasted so fresh and clean.It tasted like youth,like joy and like love.
May you always feel young in spirit,no matter how old or achy your body may
be.May you always delight in the simple joys of life.May you always share your happiness with the hearts of children.And may you always give your love,your
light,your laughter and your warmth to others even on the coldest days.
4.What was the author’s first reaction when he knew it snowed heavily?
A.He was upset.
B.He was happy.
C.He was thankful.
D.He was moved.
5.What does the author mainly want to tell us with this article?
A.Appreciate every snowstorm you spend with your family.
B.Snow brings both fun and trouble.
C.Memories can change our opinion.
D.We should stay young at heart.
6.From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1,we can know that “”.
A.my back ached because of the cold weather
B.I didn’t want to start my day on such a snowy day
C.my back would ache upon thinking of cleaning up the snow
D.the snow didn’t stop and I felt too cold
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C
(2017·安徽省马鞍山二中、安师大附中高三阶段性测试)
Whenever something looks interesting or beautiful,there is a natural desire of us to capture (捕捉) and preserve it—which means,in this day and age,that we are likely to reach for our phones to take a picture.
Though this would seem to be an ideal solution,there are two big problems associated with taking pictures.Firstly,we are likely to be so busy taking pictures that we forget to look at the world whose beauty and interest encourage us to take a photograph in the first place.And secondly,because we feel the pictures are safely stored on our phones,we never get around to looking at them,so sure are we that
we’ll get around to them one day.
The first person to notice the problems was an English art critic (评论家),John Ruskin.He was a keen traveller who realized that most tourists make a poor job of noticing or remembering the beautiful things they see.He argued that humans have a natural tendency to respond to beauty and desire to have it,but there are better and worse expressions of this desire.At worst,we get into buying souvenirs or taking photographs.But,in Ruskin’s eyes,there’s just one thing we should do—attempting to draw the interesting things we see,regardless of whether we happen to have any talent for doing so.
Ruskin said,“Drawing can teach us to see,to notice properly rather than gaze absent-mindedly.In the process of recreating with our own hand what lies before our eyes,we naturally move from a position of observing beauty in a loose way to one where we acquire a deep understanding of its parts.”
Ruskin deplored the blindness and hurry of modern tourists,especially those who prided themselves on travelling around the whole Europe in a week by train,“No changing of places at a hundred miles an hour will make us stronger,happier,or wiser.There was always more in the world than men could see,if they ever walked
slowly;they will see it no better for going fast.The really precious things are thoughts and sights,not pace.”
7.According to Paragraph 2,when taking pictures,people tend to.
A.forget to appreciate something attractive on the spot
B.find it hard to learn skills of taking good pictures
C.find a good way to keep things in their minds
D.have a chance to meet the challenge of new technology
8.According to Ruskin,what should travellers do to best express their appreciation and desire for something beautiful?
A.To speak it out openly.
B.To photograph it instantly.
C.To purchase it directl y.
D.To paint it immediately.
9.From the fourth paragraph,we can infer that Ruskin encourages us to be.
A.considerate and determined
B.active and adventurous
C.creative and thoughtful
D.sensitive and ambitious
10.The underlined word “deplored” in the last paragraph is cl osest in meaning to “”.
A.appreciated
B.criticized
C.favoured
D.ignored
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参考答案
阅读理解提升练(八) 词义猜测题
A
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文.文章主要介绍了南非博茨瓦纳的三个值得旅游的地方.
1.B 主旨大意题.文章的第一段就点出了主题,之后介绍了南非的博茨瓦纳的非常值得旅游的三个地方,故选B项.
2.C 词义猜测题.根据句中的Besides the regular flooding和句中的increase可知,雨量大大地增加了这个地区的水域面积.故drastically的意思与greatly接近,故选C项.
3.B 细节理解题.根据第五段的“The park is also very famous for its elephants and is considered to be the largest area for elephants in Africa.”可知,要想看大象就要去乔贝国家公园,故选B项.
B
【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文.作者讲述了自己在大雪后外出看到的雪景以及孩子们雪中玩闹的场景,文章最后表达了一些祝福.
4.A 推理判断题.根据第一段“...all I wanted to do was to stay in bed.Still,I knew
I had to get the day started so I put on warm clothes and walked outside.”可知作者虽不想起床但是还得起床,所以他应该是沮丧的,故选A项.
5.D 推理判断题.根据最后一段“May you always feel young in spirit,no matter how old or achy your body may be.May you always delight in the simple joys of life.”可知作者想要告诉大家要保持年轻的心情,尽情享受生活,故答案为D项.
6.C 句意理解题.根据此句的本意:我一想到如果雪不停我就得铲雪,我背部就疼.可知只有C 项意思最为相近,故选C项.
C
【语篇导读】本文是一篇评论性文章.英国评论家Ruskin对现代游客只忙于拍照而没有真正去欣赏美的事物这一现象进行了分析,鼓励人们要有创造力,多思考,要善于发现美好的事物.
7.A 细节理解题.根据第二段中的“...we are likely to be so busy taking pictures that we forget to look at the world whose beauty and interest encourage us to take a photograph in the first place.”可知,人们常常忙于拍照而忘了去欣赏世界的美,故选A项.
8.D 推理判断题.根据第三段的“But,in Ruskin’s eyes,there’s just one thing we should do—attempting to draw the interesting things we see,regardless of whether we happen to have any talent for doin g so.”和第四段的“Ruskin said,‘Drawing can teach us to see,to notice properly rather than gaze absent-mindedly.’...”可知,Ruskin认为,表达对美好事物的欣赏的最好办法是把它画下来,故选D项.
9.C 推理判断题.根据第四段“...‘In the process of recreating with our own hand what lies before our eyes,we naturally move from a position of observing beauty in a loose way to one where we acquire a deep understanding of its parts.’”可知,Ruskin鼓励我们要有创造力,多思考,故选C项.
10.B 词义猜测题.根据上文可知,Ruskin鼓励我们要有创造力,多思考,要善于发现美好的事物.此处指Ruskin谴责现代游客的盲目和匆忙,没有好好欣赏美.deplore“谴责,哀叹”与B项同义,故选B项.
高考英语阅读理解专项训练100篇(附答案)
高考英语阅读理解专项训练100篇 (名师传授解题技巧+实战练习，值得下载) 一、阅读理解解题技巧 阅读理解题是考查学生对活的语言材料的理解能力，即通过阅读材料获得信息的能力。具体说来，阅读理解能力测试的主要要求是：（1）掌握所读材料的主旨大意，以及用以说明主旨大意的事实和细节；（2）既理解具体事实，也理解抽象的概念；（3）既理解字面意思，也理解深层含义，包括作者的态度、意图等；（4）既理解某句、某段的意义，也理解全篇的逻辑关系，并能根据文章进行推理和判断；（5）既能根据材料所提供的信息去理解，也能结合中学生应有的常识去理解。根据这几项能力测试的要求，试题中常采用如下几种题型：事实询问题、推理判断题、数据推算题、识图解意题和主旨大意题。根据这一测试要求和题型设计，答题时可以采取如下解题技巧和对策。 1．首先解题时要充满自信。由于平时有些同学对做阅读理解时存在一种畏惧心理，因此考试做题时心理就难免会产生紧张感，特别是阅读时再遇到几个生词就头脑发胀，从而使自己的思路更加模糊不清。其实这是完全没有必要的，因为阅读中遇到几个生词或几个难以理解的句子是常有的事，也是正常现象。因为按大纲要求，试卷中允许有不超过3%的生词，只要认真分析，仔细阅读，这些生词和句子很可能并不影响你的解题。所以答题之前首先要有必胜的信心。 2．扫读全文，理解全文主旨大意。拿到一篇文章，首先要快速扫读全文，虽为扫读，但不可漫不经心，阅读时也应聚精会神，力求可能多地获取材料信息，只是这次遇到生词和难句先不必去处理，不要因纠缠文中的个别生词和难句而影响了对全文的主旨大意的了解。
3．对症下药，各个击破。了解全文的大概意思之后，再把短文的问题简单看一遍，弄懂题意，然后带着问题再去寻读全文。这次阅读过程中要善于抓文章中的关键词句。寻读也就是迅速的查找需要了解的信息，是为某些特定的问题而阅读，因此阅读时要有较强的针对性，对与问题有关的数据，词句等仔细阅读，认真理解，同时结合不同考查内容的题型，采取如下解题对策： （1）事实询问题：这类试题通常是以疑问词what，who，when，where，why，how 等引起的特殊问句，就文章中某一词语、某一句子、某一段落或某一具体细节和事实进行提问。解答此类试题首先要弄清题目和每一个选项的含义，然后按题目要求寻找与之相关的细节，正确估计答案来源，同时注意题目和文章中的暗示作用。特别注意辨别各种信息，确认各种信息。 （2）推理判断题：此题要求我们通过表面文字信息去推测文章隐含的意思，对文章的发展情节及作者的态度、意图等做出合乎逻辑的的推理判断。这种题要求我们在阅读时要抓住文章的主题和细节、从分析文章的结构入手，根据上下文的内在联系，充分挖掘文章的深层含义。对暗含在文章中事件的因果关系，人物的动机，以及作者未言明的倾向、态度、意图、观点进行合乎逻辑的推理、分析和判断。同时善于抓住文中实质性的东西，不要被带假象的表面信息或似是而非的东西所迷惑。并且注意推断作者态度时要力求从作者的态度、观点去思考，切勿想当然，凭个人的观点习惯看法来回答的问题。 （3）数据推算题：此题要求我们就文章提供的数据，以及数据与文章中其他信息的关系做出计算和推断，然后做出选择。这就要求我们解题时，要在理解好题意的前提下去对与数据有关的信息认真分析，若数据信息较多，还要注意弄清数据之间的关系，同时分清有用与无用信息，最终作出正确判断。 （4）主旨大意题：此题用以考查我们对文章主题或中心思想的领会和理解能力。在解答此类试题时要注意每段的中心句，抓住每一段的主题句。一般主题句都用来表达一段主旨大意，因此，只要找准每段的主题句，文章的中心思想和文章的最佳标题也就不难确定了。
2019年高考英语卷I阅读理解翻译
2019年高考英语卷I 阅读理解翻译 -CAL-FENGHAI-(2020YEAR-YICAI)_JINGBIAN
A 今年夏天你要找工作吗？ 省政府及其合作伙伴提供了许多项目来帮助学生找到暑期工作。申请截止日期以及你需要申请的东西都取决于该项目。 你不是学生？那你可以访问政府网站，了解一些可以全年帮助30岁以下的人培养技能、找工作或进行创业的项目和在线工具。 青年岗位 如果你是生活在本省内某些地区的一名青少年，你就有资格参加这一项目，该项目提供了八个星期的带薪就业与培训。 申请资格：青年，年龄为15至18岁，且生活在特定社区内。 夏日公司 夏日公司项目为学生提供了实际业务培训，且奖励高达3 000美元，从而帮助他们创立并经营自己的公司。 申请资格：学生，年龄为15至29岁，且于秋季返校。 园林青年管理员项目 今年夏天，你可以申请成为一名园林青年管理员，为当地的自然资源管理项目进行为期八周的工作。 申请资格：学生，雇用期间年龄为16岁或17岁，但在今年12月31日前不得年满18岁。 夏季就业机会 通过夏季就业机会项目，每年夏天都有学生们就职于省级公共服务、相关机构及社会团体的各种岗位。 申请资格：学生，年龄在15岁以上。对于身患残疾的学生，有些职位要求年龄须在15至24岁，最多29岁。 B 对于地处纽约帕乔格的迦南小学的二年级学生而言，今天是演讲日，现在轮到克里斯·帕莱兹了。这个八岁的孩子是班上最会开玩笑的人。他有一双闪亮的黑眼睛，使他看起来就像那种喜欢在公众场合演讲的孩子。 但是他很紧张。“今天我想讲一讲，你们为什么应该……应该……”克里斯在“-ld”的发音上变得磕绊起来，这对许多非英语母语人士都是一个发音难题。他的老师托马斯·沃利站在他旁边，悄声给予支持：“……为我……投票……”除了一些磕磕绊绊之外，克里斯表现得出奇地好。当他对演讲作了漂亮的收尾时，沃利邀请全班同学对他表示称赞。 作为移民的儿子，克里斯从三年前开始一点点学习英语。沃利回想起在今年年初时，每当要求克里斯阅读的时候，他都会借口去洗手间。 把英语作为第二语言来学习可以说是一种痛苦的经历。而你需要的是一位肯让你犯错的好老师。“对于任何学生来说，”沃利解释道，“尤其是对于把英语作为自己的一门新语言去学习的学生来说，能够十分自信地说出‘我不知道，但是我想知道’是需要很大勇气的。” 有一天，沃利问孩子们，如果谁认为自己永远都当不了总统，请举手。那时沃利就萌生了举办二年级总统竞选这一项目的想法。当时孩子们的答案让他感到心碎。沃利表示这个项目不仅仅是为了让孩子学会在公共场合朗读和说话。他更希望这些孩子学会夸耀自己。
备战高考英语阅读理解的综合复习附答案
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