版高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解一輪提升選練（9）李仕才AOnecolddaylastNovember,mywifeandIcamehomefromworktoasickyoungdaughterandwedecidedtostayathomeforthenight.Problemwas,wehadtwoticketstoseeMirandaJuly,theperformanceartist,beinginterviewedattheHerbstTheatre.Wedecidedtosellthemonlinefor＄50.Onehourbeforetheevent,aguynamedPetercalledmeandsaidhewantedtobuythetickets.Sincethetimewaslimited,ItoldPetertopaymethenextday.Peterseemedtouchedandwesaidafondgoodbye.However,amonthlater,Peterstilldidn’tpaymeback.Afewmoreweekspassed.Anothermonth.There’dbeenonee-mailpromisingtomailthecheck,thensilence.Maybehewashavingahardtime,Ithought.Buttruthwas,Peterseemedtobehavingaprettynormaltime.AccordingtothepicturesandmessagesonhisFacebook,hehadbeenplayinggolf,dancinghappilywithhisfriends,andtravelingonaboat.Buthejustrefusedtoanswermycalls,orreplytomye-mailsormessages.SoItriedreachinghimwithmywife’sphoneonenight.Andhedidn’tpickupwhenIcalled,buttextedrightback,playfullywonderingwhomightbecallinghim.“Youshouldgotohisoffice,”mywifesaid,“Hewouldhavetogiveyouthemoneyifallhiscoworkerswerewatching.”ButIdidn’twanttobecomeadebtcollector. MyeffortstoreachPeteroverthesemonthshadbeenlightandIwantedtokeepitthatway.MyinitialexchangewithPeterhadbeenjusttworegularpeopleagreeingtohandlethingshumanly.Therewasararenicenessinthat,andIstillwantedtokeepthatballoonintheair,howeverdisappointingitwasstartingtolook.Iwantedtobelievewecouldstilltrusteachother..Forwhatreasondidtheauthorandhiswifedecidetoselltheticket?Theythoughtitwastoocoldthatnight.Theyneededtolookaftertheirdaughter.Theywantedtosavesomemoney.Theyweregoingtobeinterviewed.2.OnthenighttheauthorsoldhisticketstoPeter,he.knewhemightnotgetthe$50.feltalittlehesitant.thoughthecouldtrustPeter.wasmovedbyPeter'skindness..Whydidn'tPeterpaytheauthorback?Becausehedidn'trememberit.Becausehewastoobusytopay.Becausehedidn'twanttopay.Becausehewashavingatoughtime..Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?Hewouldnevertruststrangers.Hemightcallthepoliceforhelp.HewouldgotoPeter'sofficetotalktohim.HestillhopedPeterwouldpayhimback.【文章大意】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了作者在網(wǎng)上把兩張票賣給 Peter,而Peter卻遲遲不給錢(qián)，作者仍然希望 Peter要講誠(chéng)信。1.B【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的"mywifeandIcamehomefromworktoasickyoungdaughterandwedecidedtostayathomeforthenight. ”可知，作者和妻子決定賣掉票是為了在家照顧生病的女兒。.C【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的"Iwantedtobelievewecouldstilltr usteachother.”可知，賣給Peter票的時(shí)候，作者覺(jué)得應(yīng)該相信他。C【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第三段的整體描述可知，明明有時(shí)間卻故意不接作者電話j可見(jiàn)他根本就不想給作者那兩張票錢(qián)。.D【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的"Therewasararenicenessinthat,andIstillwantedtokeepthatballoonintheair,howeverdisappointingitwasstartingtolook.Iwantedtobelievewecouldstilltrusteachother. ”可知，作者仍然希望Peter把那兩票錢(qián)還給作者。（2015?東北三校二模）Tomostpeople，noisepollutionisajetflyingovertheirhead.ForoneSpanishwoman，itisaneighborplayingthepiano.Thewomanhastakenherneighbortocourt.Nowshewantstosendherneighbortoprisonforoversevenyearsonthechargesofpsychologicaldamageandnoisepollution.Inacountryknownforitsnoisiness，thecasehasraisedeyebrows.NeighborsoftencomplainaboutstreetnoiseinSpain ，butpeopleseekingprisontimeforsomeonepracticingthepianoisunheardof.Atthetrial，SoniaBosomsaysshehasbeensufferingnoisepollutionuptonowduetothepracticesessionsofLaiaMartin，wholivesbelowher.Martin，27，didn’tadmitthatsheplayedathomethatoften，sayingshetookregularclassesinothertownsandmostlypracticedathomeontheweekends.Onthefirstdayofthetrial ，thenewspaperreportedthatBosomtoldthecourtshenowhatedpianossomuchthatshecouldn’tevenstandseeingtheminafilm.Bosomsaysyearsofhearingconstantplayinghascausedher “psychologicalinjury”．Medicalreportsshowshehassufferedfromavarietyofproblems，includinginsomnia（失眠），anxiety，andpanicattacks.Shesaystestsbylocalauthoritieshavefoundthatthesoundlevelsmadebythepianoareupto10decibels（分貝）higherthanthelimit.Cityauthoritieshaveaskedthefamilyseveraltimestoeitherstopthepianoplayingorsoundproof（隔音）theroom.Thefamilytoldthecourttheycarriedoutsoundproofingworktwicebutthecomplaintscontinued.Thecourthasn’tmadeafinaldecision.AspokeswomansaysthetrialwillendbeforeMay.1．BosomwantstosendMartintoprisonbecause ．A．Martin’splayingthepianodamagedherhealthB．BosomsufferedfromheartattackC．MartinrefusedtotakeregularclassesinothertownsD．Martinflewajetoverherhead2．HowdidLaiaMartinrespondtothecomplaints?A．Shestoppedplayingthepiano.B．Shesoundproofedtheroom.C．Shedidn’tadmitsheplayedathome.D．Shetookherneighbortocourt.3．Whichofthefollowingmayprobablybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．A7-yearSentenceCausedbythePianoPianistChargedwithNoisePollutionC．HealthProblemsofaSpanishWomanD．ActionsAgainstNoisebyLocalAuthority【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文是一篇新聞報(bào)道。一位西班牙女士因不能容忍鄰居練習(xí)鋼琴的噪聲而把對(duì)方告上法庭。.解析：選A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的"ForoneSpanishwoman,itisaneighborplayingthepiano...Nowshewantstosendherneighbortoprisonforoversevenyearsonthechargesofpsychologicaldamageandnoisepollution.”可知，Bosom要把鄰居Martin送進(jìn)大牢是因?yàn)镸artin練習(xí)鋼琴的噪聲對(duì)她的身心造成了極大的傷害。故答案選A。.解析：選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段最后一句"Thefamilytoldthecourttheycarriedoutsoundproofingworktwicebutthecomplaintscontinued. “可知，遭到投訴后，LaiaMartin 給自己家的房間做了隔音處理。故答案選 B。.解析：選B。標(biāo)題概括題。本文主要報(bào)道了一位鋼琴練習(xí)者因制造噪音污染而被告上法庭的案件。故答案選 B。【2016模擬題】閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（ A、BC和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Inthelate1990s,afamilyvisitedtheschoolwhereItaughtdeafstudents.Theysaidtheywouldbemovinghereandplannedtosendtheirdeafdaughtertomyschoolasafirstgrader.Theywereupsetthattheirchild'skindergartenteachertoldthemnottohavehighhopesforher.Theteacherpaintedableak（ 暗淡的）picturefortheirlittlegirl'sfuture.StandingbehindthemwasKatherine,abeautifulfive-year-oldwithlonghairanddarkeyes.Thewholetimeherparentswerethereshedidn 'tmakeasoundorusesignlanguage,evenwhenherparentsaskedhertodoso.AfterafewweekswithKatherine,IdiscoveredIwasdealingwithaverybrightchild.AlthoughIwasabletomakeherjoinindifferentlearningactivities,writingwasalwaysastruggle.Itriedallkindsofmethodstointerestherinwriting.Everytimethepencilscameout,shewouldrefusetowrite.OnedayKatherinegotoffherbusandstoodinfrontoftheschoolcrying.Theteacherstheredidnotknowenoughsignlanguagetoaskherwhathappened.Finallytheyledherintotheofficewheretheyhandedherapenandapieceofpaper.Katherinewrote:“PACBAK.”Immediatelytheteachersrealizedsheleftherbackpackonthebus.TheycalledthebusdriverbacktoschoolandsoonKatherinegotherbackpackback.ThatdayKatherinediscoveredthepowerofthepen.Fromthenonshefellinlovewithwriting.Sheisayoungwomannowandhasbecomeanexcellentwriter,publicspeakerandstudentleader.Whentheauthorfirstmether,Katherine .A.keptsilent B.keptcryingC.wasstudying D.wasunhappyWhatwasKatherine’sproblemafterafewweekswiththeauthor?A.Shedidn’tliketowriteatall. B.Shecouldn’tusesignlanguage.C.Shealwaysleftherbackpackonthebus.D.Shehadnointerestinlearningactivities.What’sthemeaningof“Katherinediscoveredthepowerofthepen”?A.Katherineusedapenforthefirsttime.B.Katherinebecameinterestedinwriting.C.Katherineunderstoodhowtousethepen.D.Katherineknewwhatthepenwasusedfor.（學(xué)校生活）本文是記敘文。文章介紹了聾啞兒童凱瑟琳如何開(kāi)始對(duì)寫(xiě)作感興趣。A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。卞艮據(jù)第一段的Thewholetimeherparentswerethereshedidn'tmakeasoundorusesignlanguage,evenwhenherparentsaskedhertodoso 可知，作者第一次見(jiàn)凱瑟琳的時(shí)候，她一直保持沉默。A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。卞艮據(jù)第二段的 writingwasalwaysastruggle...Everytimethepencilscameout,shewouldrefusetowrite可知，與凱瑟琳相處幾周后，作者發(fā)現(xiàn)她一直抗拒寫(xiě)作。B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的Fromthenonshefellinlovewithwriting 可知，從凱瑟琳的書(shū)包失而復(fù)得那天起，她發(fā)現(xiàn)了筆的力量。如今的她已成為一名優(yōu)秀的作家、演講家和學(xué)生領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者。由此可知，從那天起她對(duì)寫(xiě)作產(chǎn)生了興趣。（2015-貴陽(yáng)高三適應(yīng)性監(jiān)測(cè)一）AstheNovembercoldbeginstotakecontrolintheUK，BonfireNight（orGuyFawkesNight）isachancetowrapupinwinterclothesandwarmupbythefire.CelebratedonNovember5，GuyFawkesNighthasbeenpartofBritishhistorysince1605，whenFawkeswasfoundtryingtoblowupparliament（ 議會(huì)）withbarrelsofgunpowder.Now，itistraditionalforBritonstomakeafake（ 假的）“Guy”everyyearfromoldclothesandburnitonthefire.Ifyouvisitasmalltowninthesouthwestofthecountry，youmightseemenfromthevillagerunthroughthecrowdedstreetswithhugewoodenbarrelsontheirbacks，thenfillthemwithtar（焦油）andsetthemonfire.AndinLewes，atowninthesouthernEnglishcountyofSussex，differentgroupsofbonfiresocietiesparade（ 游行）thestreets，eachwearingtheirownuniqueoutfitsandcarryingagiantmascot（ 吉祥物），whichtheyburnattheirownbonfirepartyattheendoftheevening.BonfireNightisalsoatimefor“chiliconcarne”，adishmadefromslow-cookedbeefmince，tomatoes，kidneybeans，onions，andspices.Itisoftenservedontopofahotjacketpotatowithbutterandcheese.It’snotthemostelegantdishintheworldbutit’ssuretowarmpeopleupwhiletheybravethecoldforthefestivities.ButformanyBritons，thenightisnotcompletewithout“bonfiretreacletoffee（太妃糖）”，whichisalsoknownas“plottoffee”，namedafterGuyFawkes’plottoblowupparliament.Thetoffeeisrockhardandisoftenbrokenwithahammerandhandedouttoguests.Whetherit’sthesoundoffireworksmakingBritainsoundlikeawarzone ，theheartywinterfood，ortheexcusetolightahugefire ，BonfireNighthassomethingforeveryone.Justwatchoutforthoserockets!WhatisGuyFawkesNight?Apersontoexplodetheparliament.AguytobecontrolledintheUK.AsymbolforBritonstoenterwinter.AdishfamoustoBritishpeople.Whydopeoplehave“chiliconcarne"?It'sthemostelegant.It'sfullofenergy.It'sonjacketpotatoes.It'sslowlycooked.Theunderlinedword“rockets“referstoA.celebrationsfireworksperformancesbonfiresWhatisthetextmainlyabout?TheoriginofGuyFawkesNight.Theintroductionofatraditionalfood.CAcompletetoffeeonBonfireNight.ActivitiesonthenightofNovember5.包括這個(gè)節(jié)日的【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】 本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。 主要向讀者介紹了英國(guó)的一個(gè)節(jié)日,歷史背景和人們?cè)谶@個(gè)節(jié)日里舉辦的活動(dòng)等。包括這個(gè)節(jié)日的.解析：選Co推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的"BonfireNight(orGuyFawkesNight)isachancetowrapupinwinterclothesandwarmupbythefire”可知，在 BonfireNight那天，人們開(kāi)始穿上冬天的棉衣，坐在火堆旁取暖。由此可推知，這個(gè)節(jié)日標(biāo)志著英國(guó)TOC\o"1-5"\h\z要進(jìn)入冬季了。故答案選 C。.解析：選Bo推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段最后一句中的"it'ssuretowarmpeopleupwhiletheybravethecoldforthefestivities”可知，這道菜能讓人們暖和起來(lái)，幫助他們抵御寒冷。由此可推知，人們吃這道菜是因?yàn)樗錆M了能量。故答案選 B。.解析：選B。詞義猜測(cè)題。畫(huà)線詞所在的句子句意為：只需小心那些“火箭”！根據(jù)最后一段第一句中的“Whetherit’sthesoundoffireworksmakingBritainsoundlikeawarzone”可知，在 GuyFawkesNight這天，英國(guó)人會(huì)放煙花，故下文提到的畫(huà)線詞“火箭”應(yīng)指這些煙花。故答案選 B。.解析：選D。主旨大意題。文章主要介紹了英國(guó)的一個(gè)節(jié)日，這個(gè)節(jié)日在11月5日舉辦；文章還介紹了人們?cè)谶@個(gè)節(jié)日舉行的活動(dòng)。所以 D項(xiàng)“11月5日夜晚的活動(dòng)”概括了文章的主旨。故答案選 D。E(2017?江西南昌高三一模)Peoplewhopossesshighself-esteemareabletocommitbetterandproduceagreaterbondinrelationshipswithothers.Dr.Douglasfeelsthatmostpeopledonotvaluethemselves,butwithloveandself -respectanyonecanbeabovenormalityandgraspsuccesswiththefamily,theoffice,orothers.Wehavebecometooreliantonintelligence,beauty,andmoneyforourownself-esteem.Thelossofesteemreducesthewillandabilitytosetandreachgoals.InaseriesofreadingDouglasteacheshowtoavoidnegativestatements,howtochangethemintoself-facingbehavior,andhowtotakechargeofyourmentalattitude.Whereothermotivationalandself-helpworkstopswiththetheoreticalplanforsuccess,Douglastakeseverydayexamplesandputsthemintohisbooks.Fromraisingchildrenwhobelieveinthemselvestousingself-esteemtohelpbridgethegapintheworkplace,hegivesreadersconcretesolutionstotheproblemsthatmightruintheirinterpersonalrelations.Self-esteembuildingcomesfromfillingyourthoughtswithpositiveaffirmations（肯定）andlearningtoreacttofailureswithmoti