22.阅读理解(2篇)+七选五+语法填空
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2019·山东聊城二模)
话题:伦敦徒步旅游 词数:284 BestLondonwalkingtours
SandemansNewLondonTours
GainanattractiveinsightintoLondon’shistory.VisittheCityofLondonstoppingatStPaul’sCathedralandtheTowerofLondonexploreEastLondoncoveringBrickLane
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难度:★ Cockneycultureandthecriminalunderworld;
learnaboutJacktheRipper; orboardonafive-venuepubcrawl.
OpeningTimes:Dailyat11:00and14:00 CityVisitorTrail
TheCityVisitorTrailtakesyouonajourneythroughtheheartofLondon.TakeinfamousattractionssuchasStPaul’sCathedral
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Guildhall
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theBankofEnglandandtheTowerofLondonortrythethemed“side-tracks”
eachonemovingawayfromthemainpathtogiveamorein-depthlookatonepartofthecity.
OpeningTimes
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Available24hoursaday,7daysaweek.Checkwithindividualattractionsforentryrequirements.
BritMovieTours
JoinauniquemovieandTVsightseeingwalkingtourexperienceinLondonandgoonlocationtoseeincrediblesetsandfascinatinglandmarks.LocalguidesprovidefascinatinginsightsintotheindustryandtherearemultipletoursavailableGangsterLondonandHarryPotterTourofLondonlocations.
OpeningTimes:MondaytoFriday9:00amto5:30pm RoyalTourofLondon
VisitthreeroyalpalacesasyoujourneyfromBigBentoBuckinghamPalaceandTrafalgarSquare.AlongthewayyouwilldiscoverplotstodestroyParliamentChurchill’shiddenshelter
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veryexpensiveclubsfortherichandfamous
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includingDoctorWho
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andmore.Andifthat’snotenoughexcitement
listencloselyforincredibletalesofman-eatingpelicans
andcrazylosttourists.ThiswalkingtourisrunbyStrawberryTours.
OpeningTimes:Thetourstartsat10ameveryday.
语篇解读 这是一篇广告类应用文。介绍了四个不同的伦敦徒步旅行项目。 1.Whichtourcanyoujoinatanytime? A.SandemansNewLondonTours B.CityVisitorTrail C.BritMovieTours D.RoyalTourofLondon 答案 B
解析 细节理解题。根据“OpeningTimes:Available24hoursaday,7daysaweek.”可知,CityVisitorTrail的开放时间为一周7天,每天24小时,也就是游客可以随时加入。故选B。 2.Whatcanyoudoonamoviesightseeingtour? A.LearnsomeLondon’shistory. B.Participateinmakingfilms. C.Visitsomefilm-makinglocations. D.Actasalocalguide. 答案 C 解
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“Localguidesprovidefascinatinginsightsintotheindustryandtherearemultipletoursavailable,includingDoctorWho,GangsterLondonandHarryPotterTourofLondonlocations.”可知在BritMovieTours中,游客可以观看电影的拍摄场地。故选C。 3.What’sthrillingontheRoyalTourofLondon? A.Visitingplacesofinterest. B.Meetingfamouspeople. C.Exploringnewspots. D.Listeningtoamazinglegends. 答案 D
解析 推理判断题。根据RoyalTourofLondon部分的“Andifthat’snotenoughexcitement,listencloselyforincredibletalesofman-eatingpelicans
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andcrazylosttourists.”可知,如果游客觉得前面的活动还不够令人激动,那他们可以听不可思议的食人鹈鹕和疯狂的迷失游客的故事。也就是说听这些传奇故事是令人激动的。故选D。
B
(2019·上海浦东新区二模)
话题:假象
Ihadateacherwhousedtowakeupinclassbyshouting
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词数:374 难度:★★★ “Theearlybirdgetstheworm!”Isay“lethimhavetheworm”.Ihatefoodthatdoesn’tstaystill
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andavoidJapaneserestaurantsforthatveryreason.Anyway
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Istoppedeatingwormsattheageofthree,switchingtoregularbreakfastsofcereal(谷物),towhichIwouldaddextrasugar.
RecentlyIwasthinkingaboutearlybirdsandthecompetitivespiritafterreceivingaletterfromareaderinMalaysia
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“Mysondeliberatelythrowsawaymarksbecausehedoesn’tliketobetopoftheclass.WhatshallIdo
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”Givehimaroundof“applause”forbeingsmart!
ActuallymanychildreninAsiatendtobethefocusbyperformingbetter.
PlacedintoaverycompetitiveclasswhenIwas11
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Iquicklylearnedtheidealpositionwassecondtolast.Thetopthreeperformersandtheverylastpersonarehighlighted;
thesecond-to-lastcontestantisINVISIBLE.Andit’saneasypositiontoget—justdeliberatelyunderperformateverytest.Icoulddothat.Ioncecamesecondtolastineightstraightsportsdayraces.Noonesuspectedanything.IwassoinvisiblethatIcouldhaverobbedabankinmystreetandnoonewouldhavenoticed.
AttheLondonOlympicsafewmonthsago
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badmintonpairsfromthreeAsiancountriesdeliberatelytriedtolosematchestodrawgoodlotsinlaterrounds.Itwasfunnytowatch
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buttheywereallthrownoutforpoorsportsmanship.Whattheyreallyneededwereactinglessons,theirmovesweresounconvincing.“Oops,Ihittheballinentirelythewrongdirection.”
Theotherday
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Itookthechildrenoutandtheyracedforthecar.“I’mfirst,”saidone.Thesecondsaid:“Firstisworst
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secondisbest.”Togethertheysangatthelastone
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“Andthird’stheonewithahairychest.”
Itstruckmethattheorganizersofsportsmatchescouldusethissongwhenpeopledeliberatelylostmatches.“Ilost,”thedelightedloserwillsay.Thejudgescouldstilldeclarethemwinners,pointingtoanew,optionalregulation:“Firstisworst,secondisbest,third’stheonewithahairychest.”
语篇解读 本文是一篇议论文。文章通过举例论证告诉人们,有时人们会做出一些假象,其实事实并非如此。 4.WhydidtheauthordislikeJapaneserestaurants? A.Itsfoodwasservedraw. B.Itsfoodcontainedworms. C.Hewastemptedbycereal. D.Hewasaffectedbythesaying. 答案 A
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Ihatefoodthatdoesn’tstaystill,andavoidJapaneserestaurantsforthatveryreason.”可知,作者不喜欢日本餐馆是因为它的食物是生的。故选A。
5.Howdidtheauthormanagetobeinvisibleinacompetitiveclass? A.Hehighlightedthetopthreestudents. B.Hecametosecondinsportsraces. C.Hehidhimselfinabankskillfully. D.Heintentionallyunderperformed. 答案 D 解
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“Andit’saneasypositiontoget—justdeliberatelyunderperformateverytest.”可知,作者通过故意表现不佳设法在竞争激烈的班级里不引人注目。故选D。 6.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?
A.Thejudgeisencouragedtoeliminatethedishonestplayers. B.PlayersdisqualifiedfromOlympicsdoublesforusingdrugs. C.Children’ssongpraisesthedramaticactingskillsofathletes. D.Playerspurposefullyfailedforeasierlotsinthefollowingrounds. 答案 D
解析 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“AttheLondonOlympicsafewmonthsago,badmintonpairsfromthreeAsiancountriesdeliberatelytriedtolosematchestodrawgoodlotsinlaterrounds.(几个月前的伦敦奥运会上,来自三个亚洲国家的羽毛球选手故意输掉比赛,以便在接下来的比赛中取得好成绩。)”可知选D。 7.Whichsayingmighttheauthorpossiblysupport? A.Greatmindsthinkalike. B.Godfavorsthosewhoareprepared. C.Honestyisthebestpolicy.