第2部分40分鐘閱讀提速練閱讀提速練(一)(建議用時(shí)：40分鐘)閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。A(2017·河南洛陽高三第一次統(tǒng)考)Goodreadsrecommendsthefollowingbooksyouwanttoreadfortheeventtocome.1．TheLyrics：1961－2012ByBobDylanSimon&Schuster,$60Whatit’sabout:Thisheavy,well-timedpublicationcontainslyricsbythesongwriterwhojustwontheNobelPrizeinLiterature,fromhisfirstalbum,BobDylan,throughTempest.What’stolove:Thetimesmaybechanging,butDylan’sfansareconstant,traditionaldevoteeswhowillwantthisepiccollectionfortheirshelves,tositbesidethosebelovedoldlargepapers.2．TaylorSwift:ThisIsOurSongByTylerConroySimon&Schuster,$28Whatit’sabout:AnelegantfanzinecelebratingallthingsaboutTaylorSwift,especiallythepopstar’scountlessfans.What’stolove:Momand/orDad,thefanofTaylorSwift,willthinkyou’reprettycoolifheorshediscoversthistempletoTaylorundertheChristmastree(evenifitisabook)．3．MistyCopelandByGreggDelmanRizzoli,$39.95Whatit’sabout:Star-figurefemaleballetdancerMistyCopelandstrikesapose(95,tobeexact)inphotostakenbetween2011and2014,inthecasualsettingofdancestudios.What’stolove：SincebecomingthefirstAfricanAmericanwomantobenamedaprincipaldancerwiththeAmericanBalletTheatre,Copelandhasbecomeaculturalphenomenon,andDelman’sarrestingpicturescapture(捕捉)hermuscularpowerandelegance.4．@NatGeo:TheMostPopularInstagramPhotosByNationalGeographicNationalGeographic,$19.95Whatit’sabout:NationalGeographic’spopularInstagramaccount(nearly63millionfollowers)comestobookforminthistitlefilledwitheye-poppingimagesfromaroundtheworld.What’stolove:Here’sproofthatNatGeo’stalentedphotographershaveconqueredsocialmediawhilemaintainingtheusualqualityoftheirwork.Andforfansofmoretraditionalcoffee-table-sizebooks,checkoutNationalGeographic’sWild,BeautifulPlaces：Picture-PerfectJourneysAroundtheGlobe($40)．1．Whichauthorisnotedforliteratureachievements?A．BobDylan. B．TylerConroy.C．GreggDelman. D．NationalGeographic.2．Forwhateventarethebooksmostprobablyrecommended?A．NewYear’sDay. B．ChristmasDay.C．One’sanniversary. D．Literatureawards.3．Howmuchwouldaphotographernormallyspendonhisfavouritebookslisted?A．$39.95. B．$19.95.C．$59.9. D．$99.9.4．Whichbookwouldapopstar’sfanprobablybuy?A．TheLyrics:1961－2012.B．TaylorSwift:ThisIsOurSong.C．MistyCopeland.D．@NatGeo:TheMostPopularInstagramPhotos.B(2017·山西名校聯(lián)考)Icherishbeingaroundpeoplewhoaretotallycomfortablewithwhotheyare.Therealwaysseemstobeanaura(光環(huán))ofloveandacceptancethatfollowsthesepeoplearound.Ithinkit’sbecausethey’vefiguredoutoneofthebiggestsecretsoflife:thechanceofbeinglovedandacceptedgrowssomuchwhenwecantrulysaywecouldn’tbemorecomfortablewithourselves.Peoplelikebeingaroundthosewhoarecomfortablewiththemselvesbecausethey’relessthreatening.Weallfeeltheneedtoprotectourselvesfromthreatsaimedatourinsecurities.Insecuritiesarelikeopenwoundsandithurtswhenpeoplepoke(捅；戳)atthem．Itcanbeexhaustingtohangaroundwithfolkswhoconstantlypokeatusjusttogainsomekindofexternalrecognitionthroughmakingeveryoneelsefeelsmaller.Myfavoritethingaboutpeoplewhoarecomfortablewiththemselvesisthattheyneednoexternalrecognition.Theyhavediscoveredtheirworthis,bynature,somethingthatcannotbetakenawayoraddedtobasedonwhatotherpeoplethink.Ironicallyenough,thisendsupprovidingcomfortablepeoplewithmoreexternalvalidationthanthosewhofeeltheyneeditmost.Becausecomfortablepeople’sworthcomesfromwithin,theyseenopointintearingothersdown.Tothem,theonlysensiblewaytospeakaboutanotheristobepositive.Iguesswhenyourealizeyourworthcomesfromwithin,youmightaswellbuildothersupratherthantearthemdown,sincetheirsizeisofnothreattoyoursenseofself-worth.Plus,it’salotmorefuntospeaklovetoothersandwatchtheireyesglowthanitistohurtsomeone’sfeelingsforacheaplaugh,anyway.Whenwebecomecomfortablewithourselvesthroughfullyacceptingwhoweare,wecansilencethenoiseourinsecuritiesmakeinpublicsituationsandenjoythewonderfulrealitythatunfoldsbeforeus.Theresultisaworldwithfewerinsecurities.Tome,thatsoundslikeabetterworld.5．Whichofthefollowingsayingsbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?A．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.B．Nopains,nogains.C．Luckfavorsthosewhoarecomfortablewithwhotheyare.D．Don’tclaimtoknowwhatyoudon’tknow.6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Insecurities.B．Openwounds.C．Peoplewhoarecomfortablewiththemselves.D．Threats.7．What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Togiveavividdescriptionofpeoplewhoarecomfortablewiththemselves.B．Toaskpeopletomakefriendswithpeoplewhoarecomfortablewiththemselves.C．Tooffersomepracticaladviceonhowtobeapersonwhoiscomfortablewithhimself/herself.D．Toappealtopeopletobecomfortablewiththemselvessothatwecanliveinabetterworld.C(2017·遼寧大連雙基測試)Wheneverweseeabutton,wewanttopressitbecauseweknowthatsomethingwillhappen.Thisistrueinmostcases,forexample,onadoorbell.Butsomebuttonsareactuallyfake(假的),likethe“close”buttononalift.Manypeopleareinthehabitofpressingthe“close”buttonbecausetheydon’thavethepatiencetowait.Butlifts’“close”buttonsareacompletetrick,atleastintheU．S.—thedoorswillnotcloseanyfasternomatterhowhardyoupress.Itstartedinthe1990swhentheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActwaspassedintheU．S.,makingsurethatallliftsstayedopenlongenoughsothatpeoplewithdisabilitiescouldentersafely.Onlyrepairworkerscanusethebuttonstospeedupthedoorclosingprocessiftheyhavespecialkeys.Buttonormalliftriders,thebuttonsaren’tcompletelyuseless.Accordingtopsychologists,fakebuttonscanactuallymakeyoufeelbetterbyofferingyouasenseofcontrol.“Asenseofcontrolisveryimportant.Itreducesstressandincreaseswell-being，”saidEllenJ．Langer,apsychologyprofessoratHarvardUniversity.Expertsalsoaddedthatalotofbuttonsthatdon’tdoanythingexistinourlivesforthissamepurpose.Forexample,pedestriancrosswalkbuttonsdon’tliveuptotheirnameseither.Pressingthemusedtohelpmakethetrafficsignalschangefaster,butthatwasbeforecomputer-controlledtrafficsignalswereintroduced.Butpsychologistsfounditinterestingthatevenwhenpeopleareawareoftheselittle“whitelies”，theystillcontinuetopushfakebuttonsbecauseaslongasthedoorseventuallyclose,itisconsideredtobeworththeeffort.8．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Todescribedifferentfakebuttons.B．Toexplorethefunctionsoffakebuttons.C．Toanalyzevarioushabitsofpushingbuttons.D．Toexplainthedisadvantagesoffakebuttons.9．Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“close”buttonsonaliftinAmerica?A．Theyworkwhenpeoplepressthemhard.B．Theyweredesignedforasenseofcontrol.C．Theyneverspeedupthedoor-closingprocess.D．Theytakethesafetyofthedisabledintoaccount.10．Whatcanweinferaboutpedestriancrosswalkbuttons?A．Theycanmakepeoplefeelbetter.B．Theyhelpcomputersworkfaster.C．Theycancontrolthetrafficsignals.D．Theyhelppedestrianscrosssafely.11．Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ButtonsintheU．S.A.B．ButtonsAlwaysLieC．ButtonsMayNotWorkD．“Close”ButtonsonLiftsD(2017·濟(jì)南模擬)Tea,themosttypicalEnglishdrink,becameestablishedinBritainbecauseoftheinfluenceofaforeignprincess,CatherineofBraganza,thequeenofCharlesⅡ.AsaloverofteasinceherchildhoodinPortugal,shebroughttea-drinkingtotheEnglishroyalcourtandsetatrendforthe__beverageinthe17thcentury.Thefashionsoonspreadbeyondthecircleofthenobilitytothemiddleclasses,andteabecameapopulardrinkattheLondoncoffeehouseswherepeoplemettodobusinessanddiscusseventsoftheday.Manyemployersservedacupofteatotheirworkersinthemiddleofthemorning,thusinventingalastingBritishinstitution,the“teabreak”．However,drinkingteainsocialsettingsoutsidetheworkplacewasbeyondthemeansofthemajorityofBritishpeople.Itcamewithahighpricetagandteawastaxedaswell.Around1800,theseventhDuchessofBedford,AnnaMariaRussell,beganthepopularpracticeof“afternoontea”，aceremonytakingplaceataboutfouro’clock.Untilthen,peopledidnotusuallyeatordrinkanythingbetweenlunchanddinner.Atapproximatelythesametime,theEarlofSandwichpopularizedanewwayofeatingbread—inthinslices,withsomethinglikejamorcucumbersbetweenthem.Beforelong,asmallmealattheendoftheafternoon,involvingteaandsandwiches,becamepartoftheBritishwayoflife.Asteabecamemuchcheaperduringthe19thcentury,itspopularityspreadrightthroughallcornersoftheBritishsociety.Thus,teabecameBritain’sfavoritedrink.Inworking-classhouseholds,itwasservedwiththemainmealoftheday,eatenwhenworkersreturnedhomeafteraday’slabor.Thismealhasbecomeknownas“hightea”．Today,teacanbedrunkatanytimeoftheday,andaccountsforovertwo-fifthsofalldrinksconsumedinBritain—withtheexceptionofwater.12．Whatismainlydiscussedaboutteainthetext?A．ItsdevelopmentinBritain.B．Itstraditionalwaysofdrinking.C．Itsinfluencearoundtheworld.D．ItspopularityinEurope.13．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thebeverage”probablyreferto?A．Teadrinking.B．Asmallmeal.C．Awayofeatingbread.D．Achoiceofdrinks.14．WhywasteaunabletobeacceptedasacommondrinkinBritaininthe17thcentury?A．ItwasmerelyservedinLondon.B．Itwastaxedasanalcoholicdrink.C．Itwasforbiddeninbusinesssettings.D．Itwastooexpensiveformostpeople.15．Howisthetextorganized?A．Bycauseandeffect.B．Bycomparison.C．Intimeorder.D．Infrequencyorder.第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。(2017·湖南十三校第一次聯(lián)考)Everyculturehasitsownunwrittenlistofbehaviorthatisacceptable.Everysocietyalsohasitstaboos,ortypesofbehaviorthatareconsideredaviolationofgoodmanners.ThewordtaboocomesfromtheTonganlanguageandisusedinmodernEnglishtodescribeverbalandnonverbalbehaviorthatisforbiddenortobeavoided.16.________Theytendtobespecifictoacultureorcountry,andusuallyformaroundagroup’svaluesandbeliefs.Whatisconsideredacceptablebehaviorinonecountrymaybeaserioustabooinanother.Verbaltaboosusuallyinvolvetopicsthatpeoplebelievearetooprivatetotalkaboutpublicly,orrelatetoone’smannerofspeaking.Inmanycultures,forexample,itisconsideredbadmannerstodiscusssubjectssuchassexorreligioninpublic.Insomecountries,toomuchvolumeofone’svoicemayannoypeople.17.________18．________Forexample,oneofthebiggestdifferencesamongmanyWestern,Asian,andAfricanculturesistheuseofeyecontact.IntheU．S.,peoplemakeeyecontactwhentheytalktoothers.19.________InmanyAsianandAfricancultures,however,childrenaretaughttolowertheireyeswhentalkingtotheirelders,orthoseofhigherrank,asawaytoshowrespect.Certaingesturesmadewiththehandscanhaveverydifferentmeaningsdependingonthecountryyouarein.CrossingyourmiddlefingeroveryourforefingeristhesignforgoodluckinmanyWesterncountries.20.________Also,insomeAsiancountries,movingyourhandsalotwhiletalking,or“talkingwithyourhands”，isconsideredunsuitable.Behaviorthatisacceptableandnon-offensiveinoneculturecanbehighlyoffensiveinanother.Whenvisitingaforeigncountry,beawareofsomeofthebasicdifferences,asthiswillhelptoensureamoreenjoyabletrip.A．Nonverbaltaboosusuallyrelatetobodylanguage.B．InVietnamandArgentina,however,itisarudegesture.C．Inspiteofwhatsomepeoplemaythink,taboosarenotuniversal.D．Cancerisataboosubjectandpeoplearefrightenedtotalkopenlyaboutit.E．Learnacountry’scustomssothatyoudon’thurtthelocalpeopleunconsciously.F．Theymightthinkthatsomeonewhoisspeakingorlaughingloudlyisrudeoraggressive.G．Ifapersonavoidseyecontact,othersmightthinktheyarebeingdishonestorunconfident.第2部分40分鐘閱讀提速練閱讀提速練(一)第一節(jié)【解題導(dǎo)語】本文主要推薦了幾本在圣誕節(jié)期間值得閱讀的書。1．A解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一本書下的“Thisheavy,well-timedpublication...fromhisfirstalbum,BobDylan,throughTempest.”可知，BobDylan在文學(xué)方面的造詣很高。2．B解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二本書下的“Momand/orDad...undertheChristmastree(evenifitisabook)．”可推知，本文所介紹的書都是為即將到來的圣誕節(jié)而推薦的。3．D解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三本書下的“andDelman’sarrestingpicturescapture(捕捉)hermuscularpowerandelegance”和第四本書及其下的“And