1、12019高考英语阅读理解专题选编（7）李仕才AOn Christmas Eve, 1944, my grandmother urged my uncle, then 12 years old, to slip out of the concentration camp where they were imprisoned near 15 miles east of Vienna to go to Deutsch-Wagram. “People are charitable around Christmastime,” Grandma Lili said to her son, Gyuri.
2、“Ask for some food. Anything they can spare. Tell them that were on the edge of starvation. Tell them that your 3-year-old sister can not get off the bed because shes outgrown her shoes.”In the dark of that night, Gyuri secretly left the camp and walked nearly four miles to Deutsch-Wagram, the close
3、st town. He happened upon a house and knocked on the front door. A woman opened that door. She was probably alone, her man far away, fighting in the war, her children asleep in their beds. The 12-year-old pieced together in German exactly what his mother had told him to say.“Come back tomorrow,“ whi
4、spered the woman. The next day, my uncle returned. The woman opened the door with a smile. She piled his hands with bread, clothing, a pair of shoes that her child had outgrown and a pair of socks. The woman had knitted warm socks for my mother. After putting on the socks and shoes that fit, my moth
5、er got off the bed in delight. Her ragged shoes were passed on to a younger child who was also living in the camp. They shared their unexpected harvest with the entire camp. It was a quiet celebration of human kindness around Christmastime.In April 1945, my mother, uncle and grandmother were liberat
6、ed. And it was those very socks and shoes that my mother wore as she walked some 28 miles over two days to Bratislava on her walk to a new life.To the unknown giver, I thank you. In the desperation of a cold and snowy land, when many hearts were closed and death was more likely than life, especially
7、 for Jews, you gave them hope and comfort.1.What did Gyuri manage to do on Christmas Eve?2A. Get permitted to go out. B. Receive food and clothing.C. Express what his family needed. D. Celebrate Christmas in the camp2.Why does the author mention shoes so many times?A. To prove the truth of the story
8、.B. To help the development of the story.C. To attract readers attention to the story.D. To make clear the background of the story.3.What feeling did the author write the text with?A. Desperation B. Gratefulness.C. Excitement D. Sorrow.4.What is the passage mainly about?A. Light in darkness B. Peace
9、 to common peopleC. Courage in face of danger D. The influence of Christmas【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了 1944年圣诞前夕，奶奶一家在集中营里日子艰难，迫不得已 12岁的叔叔秘密走出集中营去附近的村庄求助，一位善良的女士给予了他们一家一些物质上的帮助。这位好心人的善举给了过着暗无天日的日子的奶奶一家不仅是物质上的帮助还有对未来的希望，最终一家人坚持到光明的到来。1.C 【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句 The 12-year-old pieced together in German exactly
10、what his mother had told him to say.并结合第一段的内容可推断，Gyuri努力用德语拼出了他母亲告诉他说的话，表达了他的家人的需要。故选 C。3.B 【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段首句 To the unknown giver, I thank you.和“you gave them hope and comfort”并结合全文内容可推断，故事讲述好心人对作者的奶娘一家慷慨相助，因此推断作者对这位好心人充满感激之情，故作者讲述这个故事时带着感恩的心态。故选 B。4.A 【解析】主旨大意题。纵观全文特别是文章最后一段可知，在积雪覆盖的寒冷的冬天，人们封闭自己，
11、死亡比活下去更容易的情况下，这位善良的人不仅给予了奶奶一家物质3上的帮助，而且给了他们希望和抚慰。就像黑暗中的亮光鼓励他们走向新的生活。因此推断这篇文章歌颂了黑暗中人性光明的一面。故选 A。B(2015呼和浩特第一次调研)It is not so long ago that the extended family lived under the same roof. Children grew up knowing their cousins, aunts and uncles, grandparents, and other relatives. These children felt co
12、nnected.In these not toolongago times people were connected to their food. Most people grew their own vegetables and fruit. Many families had a house cow for milk, cheese, butter and cream.Most families also had meat animals. When visitors came unexpectedly, dad would be sent out back to kill the ch
13、icken for dinner. Everyone was involved in cooking and mealtimes were a social event. When the meal ended, most of the family were involved in cleaning up and washing up.How different is the situation today?The fast life is all around usfast food, fast cars, fast conversations, fast families, fast h
14、olidays. Our fast paced life has weakened these connections. We have been fooled into thinking we need to, or even must, be fast and have what the “fast life” gives us. Stress is leading to many new health problems.The solution is the Slow Movement. It aims to deal with the problem of “time 4poverty
15、” through making connections. It supports a growing cultural shift towards slowing down. It has spread to more than sixty countries and become a worldwide movement.The Slow Movement tells us that we need to slow down and connect with our life. We need connection to peopleourselves, our family, our c
16、ommunity, our friendsto food, to places(where we live), and to life. By being part of the Slow Movement, many people have known how they lost connection to most aspects of their life and to the natural world and rhythms around them. And more importantly, they have reconnectedthey have lived a new co
17、nnected lifestyle.1If we are connected to our food, we _Aeat each meal slowlyBbuy our food by ourselvesCenjoy our mealtimes with other family membersDprepare and cook our food by ourselves2According to the text, which group of the following words can be used to describe todays life?AHealthy, busy, d
18、isconnected. BRich, disconnected, comfortable.CFast, busy, stressful. DConvenient, relaxing, fast.3According to the author, many people have _Agot used to fast life 5Bhad unwise opinions about fast lifeChad diseases caused by fast food Dbenefited from fast life4Whats the purpose of the text?ATo comp
19、are modern life with traditional life.BTo explain the meaning of making a connection.CTo explain the disadvantages of disconnected life.DTo support a worldwide movement.【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。作者首先描述了昔日大家生活在同一屋檐下、彼此联系、舒服惬意的生活，然后与如今的快节奏生活进行对比，阐述了快节奏对人们的危害，并介绍了 Slow Movement的目的和内容。1解析：选 D。细节理解题。根据第三段第二句中“dad
20、would be sent out back to kill the chicken for dinner”和第三句“Everyone was involved in cooking and mealtimes were a social event.”可知，我们与食物的联系来自于我们自己准备和制作食物。故答案选 D。2解析：选 C。细节理解题。根据文章第五段对 fast life的介绍中提到的高频词汇“fast”“fast paced life”“Stress”及“health problems”等可知，现代生活的特点是快速、忙碌、压力大。故答案选 C。3解析：选 B。细节理解题。根据文章第
21、五段第三句“We have been fooled into thinking we need to，or even must，be fast and have what thefast lifegives us.”可知，在现代社会中，我们已经被愚弄或被“洗脑” ，认为我们必须快节奏地生活，接受快节奏生活所带给我们的一切。由此可知，我们对现代生活的想法是不明智的。故答案选 B。4解析：选 D。写作意图题。通读文章可知，作者按照“描述传统生活的好处对比并批判现代的快节奏生活引入 Slow Movement的目的与内容”这一结构行文，根据作者的态度与文章结构可知，作者归根结底是为了推出并支持 Sl
22、ow Movement这一世界性的活动。而 A、B、C 三项或是表述片面，或只是文章表面意思。故答案选 D。6C阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。 One evening in February 2007. A student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote in Wales. She got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path . Thats when she heard the whistle sounded by
23、 the driver of a train. Her Renault Clio parked across a railway line. Second later, she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks.Ceelys near miss made the news because she blamed it on her GPS device(导航仪).She had never driven the route before .It was dark and rainin
24、g heavily. Ceely was relying on her GPS. But it made no mention of the crossing. “I put my complete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train,“ she told the BBC.W ho is to blame here? Rick Stevenson, who tells Ceelys story in his book When Machines Fail US, finger at
25、the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, he says,But our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. And its not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireles
26、s key boards.The problem with his argument in the book is that its not clear why he only focuses digital technology, while there may be a number of other possible causes. A map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. Perhaps the railw
27、ay authorities are at fault for poor signaling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the CPS equipment. But Stevenson doesnt say.Its a problem that runs through the book. In a section on cars, Stevenson gives an ac
28、count of the advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat computer-based locking systems for cars. He offers two independent sets of figures on car theft; 7both show a small rise in some parts of the country. He says that once once again not all new locks have proved reliable. Perhaps, but maybe
29、 its also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets. Or changing social circumstances. Or some combination of these factors.The game between humans and their smart devices is complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces the
30、re may be way a wiser use of technology. If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines. After all, we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just as long.( ) 1 .What did Paula Ceely think was the
31、 cause of her accident? A. She was not familiar with the road. B. It was dark and raining heavily then. C. The railway works failed to give the signal.D. Her GPS device didnt tell her about the crossing( ) 2. The phrase “near miss” (paragraph 2) can best be replaced by _. A. close bit B. heavy loss
32、C. narrow escape D. big mistake ( ) 3. Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with? A. Modern technology is what we cant live without.B. Digital technology often falls short of out expectation. C. Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be. D. GPS error is not th
33、e only cause for Celerys accident. ( ) 4. In the writers opinion, Stevensons argument is_.A. one-sided B. reasonable C. puzzling D. well-based( ) 5.What is the real concern of the writer of this article?A. The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.B. The relationship between humans and te
34、chnology8C. The shortcomings of digital devices we use. D. The human unawareness of technical problems.【参考答案】1-5、DCBABD(2015吉林第二次调研)My students often tell me that they dont have “enough time” to do all their schoolwork.My reply is often a brief “You_have_as_much_time_as_the_president.” I tell them t
35、hat “not enough time” is not an acceptable explanation of not getting something done.Once in graduate school, I tried to prove to one of my professors by saying that I was working hard. His answer to me was, “Thats irrelevant(无关的). Whats important is the quality of your work.”If you analyze the matt
36、er, you can identify two parts of the problem: There is, of course，the matter of “time” ， which we can think of as fixed. Then there is the problem of “work” during that time. But, as my professor suggested, its not how hard one works but the quality of the product thats important.That led me to a n
37、ew idea: the quality of the work. That concept is perhaps best explained by a sign I once saw on the wall in someones office：“Dont work harder. Work smarter.” There is a lot of sense in that idea.9If you cant get more time, the only solution is to improve the quality of the work. That means thinking
38、 of ways to get more out of the same time than we might otherwise get. That should lead us to an analysis of our work habits. Since “work” for students usually means “homework”， the expression “work habits” should be read as “study habits”Then, as a smart student, you will seek to improve those skil
39、ls that you use in study，chiefly reading and writing. If you learn to read better and write better, there are big benefits that pay off in all your studies.1From the passage, we know that the author is probably _Aa poet Ban educator Ca novelist Dan engineer2What does the underlined sentence “You hav
40、e as much time as the president.”mean?AThere are twentyfour hours in the day for everyone.BThe president always has more time than students.CStudents dont have enough time to do all their schoolwork.DStudents can get everything done well as the president.3According to the passage, working smarter is
41、 to _Awork harder and harder Bget your time fixedCget more time Dimprove the quality of the work10【解题导语】 本文是一篇议论文。人们经常抱怨时间不够用，但每个人每天所拥有的时间是相同的。仅仅工作努力还不够，最重要的是提高工作质量。对于聪明的学生而言，这就需要改善学习技巧，主要是阅读和写作技巧。1解析：选 B。推理判断题。根据第一段中“My students”可推知，作者是一名教师。故选 B项，意为“教育工作者” 。A 项意为“诗人” ；C 项意为“小说家” ；D 项意为“工程师” ，都不符合作者
42、身份。2解析：选 A。句意理解题。阅读第一段和第二段可知，学生们抱怨时间不够，作业完成不了。作者认为，时间不够不是做不完作业的理由，因为学生和总统一样，每天都有 24小时的时间，但总统每天要处理很多事。由此可知，答案为 A项。3解析：选 D。推理判断题。根据第六段第一句“If you cant get more time，the only solution is to improve the quality of the work.”可知，我们不能获得更多时间，所以唯一能做的就是提高工作质量。由此可知，明智地工作就是提高工作质量。故选 D项。EShay asked, “Do you think
43、 theyll let me play?” Shays father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son, mentally and physically disabled, were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence.Shays father ap
44、proached one of the boys on the field and asked if Shay could play, not expecting much. The boy looked around and said, “Were losing by six runs (分) and the game is in the eighth inning (局).I guess he can be on our team and well try to put him in to bat in the final inning.Shay struggled over to the
45、 teams bench and put on a team shirt with a broad smile and his father had a small tear in his eye and warmth in heart. The boys saw the fathers joy at his son being accepted.In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shays team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the top of the final innin
46、g, Shay put on a glove and played in the field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously joyful just to 11be in the game and on the field. In the bottom of the final inning, Shays team scored again. Now, Shay was scheduled to be next at bat. Would they let Shay bat and give away their chan
47、ce to win the game?Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was almost impossible. The first pitch (投) came and Shay missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to throw the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball
48、 right back to the pitcher.The pitcher could have easily thrown he ball to the first baseman and Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game .Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the head of the first baseman, beyond the reach of all teammates, The audience and th
49、e players from both teams started screaming, “Shay, run to first!” Never in his life had Shay ever run that far but made it to first base, wide-eyed and shocked.Everyone should, “Run to second!” Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the smallest guy on their team, who had a chance to b
