【英語】高二英語閱讀理解模擬試題一、高中英語閱讀理解1．閱讀理解

WhatdoLeonardodaVincii,MarieCurie,andAlbertEinsteinhaveincommon?Theywereallleft-handed,alongwithotherfamouspeopleincludingBradPittPrinceWilliam,andBarackObama.Infact,anestimated13percentoftheworld'spopulationmaybeleft-handedandstillmostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.

Whatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedratherthanleft-handed?Asyetnoonereallyknowsforsure.Onesimpleideasuggeststhatpeoplenormallygetright-handednessfromtheirparents.Studieshavefoundthattworight-handedparentshaveonlya9.5percentchanceofhavingaleft-handedchild,whereastwoleft-handedparentshavea26percentchanceofhavingaleft-handedchild.Anothercommontheoryisthatleft-handedpeoplesuffermildbraindamageduringbirth,whichmakesthemleft-handed.However,ifthistheoryweretrue,itwouldnotexplainwhythepercentageofleft-bandedpeopleissosimilarineverysociety,whenbirthconditionsvarysomuchfromsocietytosociety.

Whateverthereasonsbehindit,people'sattitudestowardleft-handednesshavechangedalotovertheyears.Statisticsshowthatalthough13percentofyoungpeople(10-20yearsold)areleft-handed,only6percentoftheelderlyareleft-handed.Left-handedchildrenusedtobepunisheduntiltheybeganusingtheirrighthandlikeotherchildren,buttodaypeoplewhoareleft-handedarenolongerlookeddownonnoraretheyconsideredabnormal.Formostpeopletoday,eithercaseisperfectlyacceptable.（1）Whatmakesoneright-handed?A.

Theenvironment.

B.

Mildbraindamageduringbirth.C.

Thereasonisuncertain.

D.

Otherpeople.（2）Whyisthenumberofyoungpeoplewhoareleft-handedbiggerthanthatoftheelderly?A.

Becausetheelderlyareforcedtobecomeright-handed.

B.

Becauseleft-handedpeopleareconsideredabnormal.C.

Becauseleft-handednesscanbecured.

D.

Becausetheyoungareeasilydamaged.（3）Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.

Left-handedpeoplearelookeddownupon.

B.

Generalfactsaboutleft-handedpeople.C.

Somefamousleft-handedpeople.

D.

Thereasonswhypeopleareleft-handed.【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，關(guān)于左撇子現(xiàn)象作者進行了介紹和說明。（1）考查細節(jié)理解。第二段中講了很多右手的使用比左手平常的可能性原因，根據(jù)”Asyetnoonereallyknowsforsure.”可知，雖然對于右手的使用比左手更為普遍這一現(xiàn)象有不同猜測，但是原因不明。故選C。（2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段“Statisticsshowthatalthough13percentofyoungpeople(10-20yearsold)areleft-handed,only6percentoftheelderlyareleft-handed.Left-handedchildrenusedtobepunisheduntiltheybeganusingtheirrighthandlikeotherchildren,buttodaypeoplewhoareleft-handedarenolongerlookeddownonnoraretheyconsideredabnormal.”可知，以前的左撇子孩子都會受到鄙視或者被認為是不正常的，所以，那一代的孩子會被懲罰直到他們改變這樣的習(xí)慣，但是，現(xiàn)在人們的態(tài)度已經(jīng)轉(zhuǎn)變了。故選B。（3）考查主旨大意。本文以客觀、中立的態(tài)度描寫了關(guān)于“左撇子”的一些事實，故選B?！军c評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，是一篇社會現(xiàn)象類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文進行推理，歸納，從而選出正確答案。2．閱讀理解

Asavolunteerteacher,Imovedintoanapartmentwitheagerness.Sortingallthenecessarypaperworkout,Igotreadytostartmywork.Great,orsoIthought.At4a.m.andatseveralintervalsafterthat,Iwasrudelyawakenbythecockthatlivesoppositeme.Fantastic!Inowhave5extraalarmseverymorning.

Inthefollowingweeks,Ialsostartedtonoticeatrend.Thingsinmyflatstartedtobreakattherateofoneobjectperday,likethehotwaterline,bowls,cups,shower,doorsorglassshelves.Yes,Iamclumsybutthingsjustfellapart.Ifitwasn'tbroken,itwouldeitherbedirtyormissing.Usingmywashingbasketforthefirsttimewasprettydisgusting.WhenItookoutmyclothes,theywereswiftlyfollowedbyahundredorsobugsthatwerelivinginthebottom.

AsforthegeneralLackofequipmentinthehose,therewasnooven.tinopener,orsharpknives.Itturnsoutmakingavegetarianburgerfromscratchwasn'tthebestidea.Ihadasmallmicrowaveandagrill.IthoughtthegeneralunderstandingwasnevertoputmetalinamicrowavebutIwenton.Smokesoonstartedtoappear.I'mnotquitesureifitwastheburgerorthegrillbutassoonasIopenedthedoor,theelectricitycutout,Ispentthefallowing10minutesinadark,smokyroomhuntingforthepowerswitchusingthelightfrommymobilephone,whichbroketheweekafterandleftmewithoutaconnectiontotheouterworld.

Luckily,I'mnowborrowingaphoneandmyluckhasreturned.Nomorethingshavebroken(probablybecausethereisnothinglefttobreak).Iamlearninghowtoadapttolifewithlimited,brokenutensils(用具).（1）Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthernewlifeuponherarrival?A.Shewasnervoustokickoffthenewjob.B.Shewasannoyedwiththerudestudents.C.Shewasfullofenthusiasmabouthernewlife.D.Shewassatisfiedwithfivealarmclocksinherroom.（2）Whatwasthetrendinthefollowingweeks?A.Herflatbecamedirtier.B.shedevelopeddisability.C.Thingsbegantogowrong.D.Moreclothesneededmending.（3）Whathappenedwhentheauthorwasmakingaburger?A.Shesufferedabigfire.B.Shemadeaterriblemistake.C.Shewasseriouslyinjured.D.Shebrokeherphoneaccidentally.（4）Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorfromtheendofthepassage?A.Shewillgoonlivinghere.B.Shewillresignfromherjob.C.shewillmoreintoanewflat.D.Shewillbuynewdailynecessities.【答案】（1）C（2）C（3）B（4）A【解析】【分析】本文為一篇記敘文，作者去西班牙的一個漂亮小島上做英語老師，雖然擁有自己的公寓，可是里邊的生活用具很老舊，給作者的生活帶來了諸多不便。這讓作者學(xué)會了如何利用有限的生活用品去生活。（1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“Asavolunteerteacher,Imovedintoanapartmentwitheagerness.Sortingallthenecessarypaperworkout,Igotreadytostartmywork.Great,orsoIthought.”可知，作者懷著迫切心情搬進公寓，整理好各種文件做好開始工作的準備，心想一切還不錯。所以作者剛到的時候是滿懷熱情的。故選C。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“Thingsinmyflatstartedtobreakattherateofoneobjectperday,likethehotwaterline,bowls,cups,shower,doorsorglassshelves.”；以及“Ifitwasn'tbroken,itwouldeitherbedirtyormissing.Usingmywashingbasketforthefirsttimewasprettydisgusting.WhenItookoutmyclothes,theywereswiftlyfollowedbyahundredorsobugsthatwerelivinginthebottom.”可知，接下來的幾周作者所住的房子里東西每天損壞一件，不壞的東西要么臟了，要么找不到了，洗衣籃里都是蟲子。據(jù)此可推知，事情開始出問題。故選C。（3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“IthoughtthegeneralunderstandingwasnevertoputmetalinamicrowavebutIwentonSmokesoonstartedtoappear.”可知，作者本來知道不能把將金屬烤架放進微波爐里，但是她還是這樣做了，導(dǎo)致冒煙，發(fā)生了故障。據(jù)此可知，作者在做漢堡時犯了個錯誤。故選B。（4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Iamalsolearninghowtoadapttolifewithlimited，brokenutensils(用具)”可知，作者還在學(xué)習(xí)如何利用有限的破舊的日常用品適應(yīng)生活，因此推測她還會繼續(xù)住在這里。故選A。【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。3．閱讀理解

Theyhadadozenchildren,sixboysandsixgirls,inseventeenyears.OnereasonDadhadsomanychildrenwasthathewasconfidentanythingheandMotherteameduponwassuretobeasuccess.

OurhouseatMontclair,NewJersey,wasasortofschoolforscientificmanagementandtheremovalofwastedmotions—or“motionstudy,”asDadandMothernamedit.

Dadtookmovingpicturesofuschildrenwashingdishes,sothathecoulddeterminehowwecouldreduceourmotionsandthushurrythroughthetask.Eachchildwhowantedextrapocketmoneyputforwardanoffersayingwhathewoulddothejobfor.Thelowestbiddergotthecontract(合約).

Dadputprocessandworkchartsinthebathrooms.Everychildoldenoughtowrite—andDadexpectedhischildrentostartwritingatayoungage—wasrequiredtosigntheirnamesonthechartsinthemorningafterhehadbrushedhisteeth,takenabath,combedhishair,andmadehisbed.Atnight,eachchildhadtoweighhimself,markthefigureonagraph,andsigntheprocesschartsagainafterhehaddonehishomework,washedhishandsandface,andbrushedhisteeth.Motherwantedtohaveaplaceonthechartsforsayingprayers,butDadsaidasfarashewasconcernedprayerswerevoluntary.

Itwasstrictmanagement,allright.Yes,athomeoronthejob,Dadwasalwaystheefficiencyexpert.Hebuttonedhisvestfromthebottomup,insteadoffromthetopdown,becausethebottom-to-topprocesstookhimonlythreeseconds,whilethetop-to-bottomtookseven.Heevenusedtwoshavingbrushestomakehisfacesmoothenough,becausehefoundthatbysodoinghecouldcutseventeensecondsoffhisshavingtime.Forawhilehetriedshavingwithtworazors,buthefinallygavethatup.

“Icansaveforty-fourseconds,”hecomplained,“butIwastedtwominutesthismorningputtingthisbandageonmythroat.”Itwasn'ttheinjuredthroatthatreallybotheredhim.Itwasthetwominutes.（1）Whywastheauthor'shouseconsideredasortofschool?A.

Ithadateamoftwelvechildrenthere.

B.

Thechildrenweretaughthowtoworkwellinit.C.

Theparentscouldteachtheirchildrenbetterathome.

D.

Theparentscouldhavethechildren'sdailyactivitiesrecorded.（2）Whatisthepurposeofsigningthecharts?A.

Tohelptodothingsefficiently.

B.

Tomanagethebigfamilyeffectively.C.

Tolookafterthechildrenbetter.

D.

Toremindthechildrentoobeytherules.（3）Whatdidthefathercomplainaboutonemorning?A.

Heshouldhavegivenupshaving.

B.

Hisbleedingthroatbotheredhim.C.

Hecouldn'tshavewithtworazors.

D.

Hefailedtocutshorthisshavingtime.（4）Wecanweinferfromthetext?A.

Thekidshadtobidforeverythingtheywanted.

B.

Theauthortookprideinhisfather'smanagement.C.

Thecouplewerealwaystroubledbytheirchildren.

D.

Thefather'sworkwastoteachthechildrenathome.【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者父親有一套嚴格有效的管理教育子女的方法，使作者感到自豪。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“OurhouseatMontclair,NewJersey,wasasortofschoolforscientificmanagementandtheremovalofwastedmotions—or‘motionstudy,’asDadandMothernamedit.”可知，作者的家被認為是一種學(xué)校是因為孩子們被教導(dǎo)如何在里面工作得很好。故選B。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“Itwasstrictmanagement,allright.Yes,athomeoronthejob,Dadwasalwaystheefficiencyexpert.”可知，簽署圖表的目的是為了幫助我們有效地做事。故選A。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“‘Icansaveforty-fourseconds,’hecomplained,‘butIwastedtwominutesthismorningputtingthisbandageonmythroat.’Itwasn'ttheinjuredthroatthatreallybotheredhim.Itwasthetwominutes.”可知，父親抱怨他沒能縮短他的剃須時間。故選D。（4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“Itwasstrictmanagement,allright.Yes,athomeoronthejob,Dadwasalwaystheefficiencyexpert.Hebuttonedhisvestfromthebottomup,insteadoffromthetopdown,becausethebottom-to-topprocesstookhimonlythreeseconds,whilethetop-to-bottomtookseven.”可知，作者以他父親的管理而自豪。故選B?！军c評】本題考點涉及推理判斷題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，選出正確答案。4．閱讀下列短文，從短文后每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

Anewtechnologyisgoingtoripe,onethatcouldtransformourdailylives,helptoformnewindustries,evenremoveworldeconomicpowersfromtheirpresentpositions.UnlikethewaveofindustrializationthatbeganintheWestandspreadlatertotherestoftheworld,thenewdevelopmentsaretakingplaceinresearchlabsallovertheglobe—andAsiansareintheforefront.Physicistsarecreatinganewclassofmaterialsthatdisplayanamazingpropertyunforeseeneventwoyearsago—superconductivity(超導(dǎo)體技術(shù)).

Usedtodayonlyinspecializedequipment,superconductorshavethepotentialtoradicallychangemostoftheelectricalandelectronicappliancesfoundinthehome,makingthemsmaller,morepowerfulandefficient.Theycouldfreeourcitiesofpollutionbyreplacingpetrolanddiesel(柴油)vehicleswithelectriccars,andcutthecostofelectricity.Thenewmaterialsdosomethingthateventhebestofconductorssuchascopperandsilvercannot—theydoawaywithallelectricalresistance.Thesignificancesforenergystoragearegreat.

Thetechnologyisinitsearlystage,stillaccessibletocountriesthatdecidetoinvestbrainsandmoney.For75yearsithadremainedlittlemorethanascientificcuriositywithlimitedpracticalusebecausethephenomenonoccurredonlyatextremelylowtemperatures.Itwasfirstobservedin1911byaDutchscientistnamedHeikeKamerlinghOnnes,whocooledmercury(水銀)totemperaturesbelow-269℃withliquidhelium(氦).TheninJanuarylastyear,twoIBMscientists,K.AlexMullerandJ.GeorgeBednorz,foundametaloxideceramic(氧化陶瓷)thatsuperconductedat-243℃.TheirreportwentlargelyunnoticeduntillastDecember,whenitwasconfirmedatascientificmeetinginBoston.TodayJapan,India,ChinaandotherAsiancountriesallhavetheirshareofexpertswhospendtheirdaysandnightsinlabs,actingasmidwives(助產(chǎn)士)toanewtechnology.（1）Asisindicatedinthepassage,thetechnologyofsuperconductivity____________.A.

hasalreadybeendeveloped

B.

isstillunderdevelopmentC.

willbeusedonlyinspecializedequipment

D.

willbeusedindailylivesinafewyears（2）Thenewtechnologydiffersfromtheothersinthat____________.A.

itbeganintheEastandspreadlatertotherestoftheworld

B.

itbeganintheWestandspreadlatertotherestoftheworldC.

itisbeingcultivatedinresearchlabsaroundtheworld

D.

itisaccessibletophysicistswhoareintelligentandrich（3）Fromthepassage,wemayconcludethat____________.A.

Asianscientistsgaintheleadinthegrowthofthenewtechnology

B.

Dutchscientistskeptreportingnewfindingsforthelast75yearsC.

IBMscientists'reportreceiveimmediateattentionallovertheworld

D.

theWestwasastonishedatthenewtechnologydevelopedbytheAsians（4）Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.

TheProspectofaNewTechnology

B.

Superconductivity:ANewTechnologyC.

ANewTechnology:TheKeytoChangetheWayofOurLives

D.

ANewTechnology:AJointEffortofManyCountries【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）A（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了超導(dǎo)體技術(shù)的發(fā)展?jié)撃芎桶l(fā)展狀況。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“Anewtechnologyisgoingtoripe,onethatcouldtransformourdailylives,helptoformnewindustries,evenremoveworldeconomicpowersfromtheirpresentpositions.”一項新技術(shù)即將成熟，它可以改變我們的日常生活，幫助形成新的產(chǎn)業(yè)，甚至將世界經(jīng)濟強國從其目前的地位上移除；以及第三段中的“Thetechnologyisinitsearlystage,stillaccessibletocountriesthatdecidetoinvestbrainsandmoney”技術(shù)還處于早期階段，那些決定投資于人才和資金的國家仍然可以獲得這項技術(shù)，可知選B。（2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“UnlikethewaveofindustrializationthatbeganintheWestandspreadlatertotherestoftheworld,thenewdevelopmentsaretakingplaceinresearchlabsallovertheglobe—andAsiansareintheforefront.”與開始于西方，后來傳播到世界其他地區(qū)工業(yè)化的浪潮不同，全球各地的研究實驗室都在進行新的研究——亞洲人走在最前線。故選C。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“UnlikethewaveofindustrializationthatbeganintheWestandspreadlatertotherestoftheworld,thenewdevelopmentsaretakingplaceinresearchlabsallovertheglobe—andAsiansareintheforefront.”與開始于西方，后來傳播到世界其他地區(qū)工業(yè)化的浪潮不同，全球各地的研究實驗室都在進行新的研究——亞洲人走在最前線；以及最后一段中的“TodayJapan,India,ChinaandotherAsiancountriesallhavetheirshareofexpertswhospendtheirdaysandnightsinlabs,actingasmidwives(助產(chǎn)士)toanewtechnology.”今天，日本，印度，中國和其它亞洲國家都有自己的專家，白天和晚上都在實驗室里，充當(dāng)一種新技術(shù)的助產(chǎn)士，故選A。（4）考查主旨大意?？v觀全文可知，第一段首先提出一項新技術(shù)，第二段說明了這項技術(shù)的發(fā)展?jié)撃?，最后一段介紹這項新技術(shù)的發(fā)展狀況，因此選B。【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇科普類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解

Weallthinkplantswereexpectedtogetlargerwithincreasedcarbondioxideintheatmosphere,butchangesintemperature,humidity(濕度)andnutrientavailabilityseemtohavetrumpedthebenefitsofincreasedcarbondioxide"saidresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore.

45percentofthespeciesstudiednowreachsmalleradultsizesthantheydidinthepast.Theresearcherspointedoutthatwarmertemperaturesandchanginghabitats,causedbyclimatechange,arepossiblereasonsforshrinkingcreatures.

"Wedonotyetknowthemechanisms(機制)involved,orwhysomeorganismaregettingsmallerwhileothersareunaffected,"theresearcherssaid."Untilweunderstandmore,wecouldberiskingnegativeconsequencesthatwecan'tyetquantify."

Thechangeisbigincold-bloodedanimals.Onlytwodecadesofwarmertemperaturesareenoughtomakeretiles(爬行動物)smaller.Anincreaseofonly1degreecentigradecausednearlya10percentincreaseinmetabolism(新陳代謝).Greateruseofenergyresultedintinytortoisesandlittlelizards.Fisharesmallernowtoo.Thoughoverfishinghasplayedapartinreducingnumbers,experimentsshowthatwarmertemperaturesalsostopfishgrowing.

Warm-bloodedanimalsaren'timmune(免除)fromthesizechangecausedbyclimatechange.Manybirdsarenowsmaller.Soaysheeparethinner.ReddeerareweakenAndpolarbearsaresmaller,comparedwithhistoricalrecords.

ThisisnotthefirsttimethishashappenedinEarth'shistory.55millionyearsago,awarmingeventsimilartothecurrentclimatechangecausedbees,spidersandantstoshrinkby50to75percentoverseveralthousandyears.Thateventhappenedoveralongertimethanthecurrentclimatechange.

Thespeedofmodemclimatechangecouldmeanorganismsmaynotrespondoradaptquicklyenough,especiallythosewithlonggenerationtimesclimatechangewillbeshowninthefuture.（1）Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.

Whysomespeciesbecomesmaller.

B.

HowclimatechangesinEarth'shistory?C.

Climatechangehasmanynegativeeffects.

D.

Speciesarebecomingsmallerasclimategetswarmer.（2）Theunderlinedword"trumped"mthefirstparagraphprobablymean_________.A.

strengthened

B.

gained

C.

beaten

D.

equaled（3）ResearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingaporebelievethat________.A.

theyhavefoundtheexactcausesforcreaturesgettingsmaller

B.

alltheanimalsontheearthhavebecomesmallerC.

climatechangehasmorenegativeeffectsonwarm-bloodedanimals

D.

increaseinenergyusecanleadtocreaturesgettingsmaller（4）Whatdoestheauthorfeelabouttheclimatechange?A.

Disappointed

B.

Optimistic

C.

Worried

D.

Shameful【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）D（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了氣候變暖導(dǎo)致許多生物個體變小這一現(xiàn)象，氣候變化已對浮游生物產(chǎn)生了有害影響，人類需要盡快采取措施。（1）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“Weallthinkplantswereexpectedtogetlargerwithincreasedcarbondioxideintheatmosphere,butchangesintemperature,humidity(濕度)andnutrientavailabilityseemtohavetrumpedthebenefitsofincreasedcarbondioxide”可知科學(xué)家原來以為二氧化碳的增加會導(dǎo)致物種變大，但是氣候的變化讓物種反而變小。故選D。（2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第一段中的“Weallthinkplantswereexpectedtogetlargerwithincreasedcarbondioxideintheatmosphere,butchangesintemperature,humidity(濕度)andnutrientavailabilityseemtohavetrumpedthebenefitsofincreasedcarbondioxide”可知科學(xué)家原來以為二氧化碳的增加會導(dǎo)致物種變大，但是氣候的變化讓物種變小?？芍獨夂虻淖兓驍×硕趸紟淼挠绊憽９省癰eat”與該詞同義。選C。（3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“Greateruseofenergyresultedintinytortoisesandlittlelizards.”可知大量使用的能源導(dǎo)致物種體型變小。故選D。（4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Thespeedofmodemclimatechangecouldmeanorganismsmaynotrespondoradaptquicklyenough,especiallythosewithlonggenerationtimesclimatechangewillbeshowninthefuture.”可知作者擔(dān)心現(xiàn)代氣候變化的速度太快導(dǎo)致有機體無法迅速做出回應(yīng)?？芍髡邔夂蜃兓軗?dān)心。故選C。【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和主旨大意四個題型的考查，是一篇科普類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。6．閱讀理解

CastleDaleisasmalltownincentralUtah.Mygrandpa'sfarmisafewmilestothenorth.Igrewupthere.Milkingacow,feedingthechickensandcuttingfirewoodweredailyroutines.GrandpahadmecarryingabroomtodosnowcleaningwhenitwasactuallytallerthanIwas.Thiswastheworkkidslikemelearnedtodoatayoungage.

Iwastall,verytallatareallyyoungage.Myunusualheightcausedpeopletolook,askquestions,laugh,tease,andsometimesevenchallengemetofight.Iwasteasedcruellyasakid.Itwasn'tfair,Iknew,butthatwasjustthewayitwas.Luckily,Iwastaughtataveryyoungageaveryimportantlesson.Iamdifferentandthat'sOkay—I'muniqueandImatter.Noonecouldevertakethatawayfromme.Iknewthisthen,andIknowthisnow.Thatalonehelpedmethroughthefrustrationsandheartachesofnormallife.

WhenIwasinjuniorhighschool,Irealizedsomethingelsethathelpedmecope.Mostteasingcamefromoneoftwoplaces—peoplewhowereeitherjealousorignorant(愚昧).Icouldn'tchangethewaytheywere,butIcouldchangethewayIfelt.Iwasnotgoingtofeelbadbecauseoftheirignoranceorjealousy.Itwasn'tworthit.Realizingthisdidn'tstopthem,orchangethefactthatthesecommentshurt.Itdid,however,givemeawaytounderstandthesepeopleanddealwiththeirtreatmentinawaythatwasokayforme.

Thesethingsstillhappentoday.Itwillprobablyhappentherestofmylife.Iwillalwaysbe7feet,6inches(2.29meters)tall.Iwouldn'tchangethatforanything.Peoplewillalwayslookbecauseitisnoteverydaythatyouseesomeonethattall.IlearnedthatatayoungageandInowtrytoteachmyownchildrenthattheyareuniqueandtheymatter.ThatisthemessageIgivetoyou.Regardlessofyourrace,religion,background,orcircumstances...Beingdifferentisokay.（1）Theauthormentionedhishometowntoshowus_______.A.

heisfromanordinaryfamily

B.

hisgrandpaisstrictwithhimC.

helovesthislovelysmalltown

D.

hehadtodoalotoflaborwork（2）Theauthorwasoftenteasedbecause_______.A.

hegrewupinasmalltown

B.

hewasmuchtallerthanothersC.

hefoughtwithpeopleeasily

D.

hedidn'twantpeopletowatchhim（3）Whatwastheauthor'sattitudetowardsbeingteased?A.

Heacceptedthefactofbeingdifferentandletitgo.

B.

Hefeltangryfailingtochangeothers'opinions.C.

Hefelthurthearingpeople'snegativecomments.

D.

Hehatedpeople'signoranceandjealousy.（4）Whichofthefollowingmaybestdescribethethemeofthepassage?A.

Everythingcomestothemanwhowaits.

B.

Itisthefirststepthatistroublesome.C.

Speechissilver,silenceisgold.

D.

Keepyourheadup.【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）A（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了作者從小到大由于身高的特殊性受到了很多嘲笑和欺辱，但是作者并未此而感到沮喪．反而認識到不管一個人的種族、宗教、背景或者所處的環(huán)境如何，與眾不同也是一種生活態(tài)度。（1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“CastleDaleisasmalltownincentralUtah”CastleDale是“我”的家鄉(xiāng)，然后介紹了“我”在祖父的農(nóng)場長大每天做了很多雜事：給奶牛擠奶，喂雞、砍柴火等；暗示出從小我來自于一個普通的家庭，并沒有表現(xiàn)出特殊的地方。故選A。（2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Myunusualheightcausedpeopletolook，askquestions，laugh，tease，andsometimesevenchallengemetofight．”提到“我”從小身高特別高經(jīng)常受到周圍人的嘲笑。故案選B。（3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Iamdifferentandthat'sOkay—I'muniqueandImatter.Noonecouldevertakethatawayfromme.Iknewthisthen,andIknowthisnow.“可知“我”自小雖然與眾不同，但是從內(nèi)心接受自己．以及最后一段中的“Regardlessofyourrace,religion,background,orcircumstances...Beingdifferentisokay.”可知，“我”走自己的路讓別人說去吧！故選A。（4）考查推理判斷。從整篇文章內(nèi)容來看，主要描述“我”從小到大由于身高的原因而與眾不同，并受到周圍人的取笑。但是“我”并為此感到自卑和沮喪，反而勇敢的接受自己并樂觀地積極面對。Keepyourheadup．“把頭抬起來”形象描述了“我”的心理狀態(tài)，符合題意。故選D?！军c評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。7．閱讀理解

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Guestsunderage18musthaveparentorguardianpermissiontocall,（1）Whencanavisitorbookadiscountedhotel?A.

OnJuly14.

B.

OnJuly30.

C.

OnAugust31.

D.

OnOctober1.（2）WhatcanwelearnaboutPandora?A.

ItisashootingplaceforAvatar.

B.

Itisdangeroustovisitalone.C.

ItcanbevisitedbeforeMay27.

D.

ItbelongstoAnimalKingdomthemepark.（3）Whatshouldavisitoraged15dotobookadiscountedroom?A.

Comeonthespot.

B.

Bookonhisown.C.

Turntohisparent.

D.

Choosetobookonline.【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了在華特迪士尼世界度假村游玩和住宿的一些情況和優(yōu)惠政策。（1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“Takeadvantageofthisoffertostayinthemiddleofthemagicandsaveupto25%onroomsatselectDisneyResorthotels.”和“BookthroughJuly14thisyear.”可知游客可以在7月14日訂購到打折的旅館，故選A。（2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“BeamongthefirsttovisitPandora-Theworldofavatar.ThisnewlandissettoopenonMay27atDisney'sAnimalKingdomthemepark.可知Pandora在Disney'sAnimalKingdomthemepark中,故選D。（3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Guestsunderage18musthaveparentorguardianpermissiontocall”可知18歲以下的游客必須有家長和監(jiān)護人的許可，所以15歲的孩子應(yīng)該由父母預(yù)定打折房間。故選C。【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解題型的考查，是一篇廣告類閱讀，要求考生準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，結(jié)合題目要求，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解

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