閱讀理解專題特訓(xùn)15

A

（全國乙,A）

HenryRaeburn（1756—1823）

TheEasterpiecescelebratingthelifeandworkofScotland,s

bestlovedpainter,SirHenryRaeburn,comestoLondon.Selectedfrom

collectionsthroughouttheworld,itisthefirstmajorexhibition

ofhisworktobeheldinoverfortyyears.

LectureSeries

ScottishNationalPortrait（肖像阿）Gallerypresentsaseries

oflecturesforthegeneralpublic.TheyareheldintheLecture

Room.Admissiontolecturesisfree.

Raeburn'sEnglishContemporar

AnlntroductiontoRaeburn

ies

Sunday26Oct.,15.00

Thursday30Oct.,13.10

DUNCANTHOMSON

JUDYEGERTON

CharactersandCharacterisationinRaRaeburnandArtist9sTrainingi

eburn'sPortraitsnthel8thCentury

Thursday6Nov.,13.10Thursday13Nov.,13.10

NICHOLASPHILLIPSONMARTINPOSTLE

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Monday-Saturday10.00-17.45Sunday12.00-17.45

Lastadmissiontotheeission.

Closed:24-26Decemberand1January

Admission

￡4.Childrenunder12yearsaccompaniedbyanadultare

admittedfree.

SchoolsandColleges

Aspeciallowentrancechargeof￡2perpersonisavailable

toallinfull-timeeducation,uptoandincludingthoseatfirst

degreelevel,inorganisedgroupswithteachers.

1.Whatistherighttimeforattending

Raeburn'sEnglishContemporaries?

A.Sun.26Oct.B.Thurs.30Oct.C.Thurs.6Nov.D.Thurs.13

Nov.

2.Howmuchwouldacouplewithtwochildrenunder12payfor

admission?

A.￡4.B.￡8.C.￡12.D.￡16.

3.Howcanfull-timestudentsgetgroupdiscounts?

A.TheyshouldgoonSundaymornings.B.Theyshould

comefromartschools.

C.Theymustbeledbyteachers.D.Theymusthave

IDcardswiththem.

B

（全國HI卷,C）

Beforethe1830s,mostnewspapersweresoldthroughannual

subscriptionsinAmerica,usually$8to$10ayear.Today$8or$10

seemsasmallamountofmoney,butatthattimetheseamountswere

forbiddingtomostcitizens.Accordingly,newspaperswereread

almostonlybyrichpeopleinpoliticsorthetrades.In

addition,mostnewspapershadlittleinthemthatwouldappealto

amassaudience.Theyweredullandvisuallyforbidding.Butthe

revolutionthatwastakingplaceinthe1830swouldchangeallthat.

Thetrend,then,wastowardtheupennypaper“一aterm

referringtopapersmadewidelyavailabletothepublic.Itmeant

anyineoreimportantlyitmeantnewspapersthatcouldbeboughtin

singlecopiesonthestreet.

Thisdevelopmentdidnottakeplaceovernight.Ithadbeen

possible(butnoteasy)tobuysinglecopiesofnewspapersbefore

1830,butthisusuallymeantthereaderhadtogodowntothe

printer'sofficetopurchaseacopy.Streetsaleswerealmost

unknown.However,withinafewyears,streetsalesofnewspapers

wouldbecommonplaceineasterncities.Atfirstthepriceofsingle

copieswasseldomapenny一usuallytwoorthreecentswas

charged—andsomeoftheolderwell-knownpaperschargedfiveor

sixcents.Butthephrase“pennypaper”caughtthepublic's

fancy,andsoontherewouldbepapersthatdidindeedsellforonly

apenny.

Thisnewtrendofnewspapersfor“themanonthestreet”did

notbeginwell.Someoftheearlyventures(企業(yè))wereimmediate

failures.Publishersalreadyinbusiness,peoplewhowereownersof

successfulpapers,hadlittledesiretochangethetradition.Ittook

afewyouthfulanddaringbusinessmentogettheballrolling.

1.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesnewspapersinAmerica

beforethe1830s?

A.Academic.B.Unattractive.C.Inexpensive.

D.Confidential.

2.Whatdidstreetsalesmeantonewspapers?

A.Theywouldbepricedhigher.B.Theywoulddisappearfrom

cities.

C.Theycouldhavemorereaders.D.Theycouldregainpublic

trust.

3.Whowerethenewspapersofthenewtrendtargetedat?

A.Localpoliticians.B.Commonpeople.

C.Youngpublishers.D.Richbusinessmen.

4.Whatcanwesayaboutthebirthofthepennypaper?

A.Itwasadifficultprocess.B.Itwasatemporarysuccess.

C.Itwasarobberyofthepoor.D.Itwasadisasterfor

printers.

C

（北京卷,A）

MyFirstMarathon（馬拉松）

Amonthbeforemyfirstmarathon,oneofmyankleswasinjured

andthismeantnotrunningfortwoweeks,leavingmeonlytwoweeks

totrain.Yet,Iwasdeterminedtogoahead.

Irememberbacxtomy7thyearinschool.Inmyfirst

P.E.class,theteacherrequiredustorunlapsandthenhita

softball.Tdidn,tdoeitherwell.HelaterinformedmethatTwas

“notathletic,,.

TheideathatIwas“notathletic“stuckwithmefor

years.WhenIstartedrunninginmy30s,Irealizedrunningwasa

battleagainstmyself,notaboutcompetitionorwhetherornotIwas

athletic.Itwasallaboutthebattleagainstmyownbodyandmind.A

testofwills!

Thenightbeforemymarathon,Idreamtthat1couldn,tevenfind

thefinishline.Iwokeupsweatingandnervous,butreadytoprove

somethingtomyself.

Shortlyaftercrossingthestartline,myshoelaces（鞋帶）

becameuntied.SoIstoppedtoreadjust.NotthestartIwanted!

Atmile3,Ipassedasign:"GOFORIT,RUNNERS!w

Bymile17,Ibecameoutofbreathandtheonceinjuredankle

hurtbadly.Despitethepain,Istayedthecoursewalkingabitand

thenrunningagain.

Bymile21,Iwasstarving!

AsIapproachedmile23,Icouldseemywifewavingasign.She

ismybiggestfan.Shenevermindedthealarmclocksoundingat4

a.m.orquestionedmyexpensesonrunning.

Iwasoneofthefinalrunnerstofinish.ButIfinished!AndI

gotamedal.Infac二，Igotthesamemedalastheonethattheguy

whocameinfirstplacehad.

Determinedtobemyself,moveforward,freeofshameandworldly

labels（世俗標(biāo)簽），Icannowcallmyselfaumarathonwinner”.

1.Amonthbeforethemarathon,theauthor.

A.waswelltrainedB.feltscared

C.madeuphismindtorunD.losthope

2.WhydidtheauthormentiontheP.E.classinhis7thyear?

A.Toacknowledgethesupportofhisteacher.

B.Toamusethereaderswithafunnystory.

C.Toshowhewasnottalentedinsports.

D.Toshareapreciousmemory.

3.Howwastheauthor'sfirstmarathon?

A.Hemadeit.B.Hequithalfway.

C.Hegotthefirstprize.D.Hewalkedtotheend.

4.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?

A.Amanoweshissuccesstohisfamilysupport.

B.Awinnerisonewithagreateffortofwill.

C.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

D.Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.

D

Eversinceshereceivedalittletoyairlinerasabirthdaygift,

Katehasbeenattractedbyflight.Fromflyingremote-controlled

airplanestobuildingherownmodelones,Katehasalwaysconsidered

flyingaplaneoneofherpassions,butonlyuntilrecentlyhasshe

beenabletotakethattonewheights.

WhenKateheardabouttheUpwindScholarshipfromherschool

counselor,sheknewitwasanextraordinaryopportunitytorealise

herdream.TheprogrammeJsmissionistoprovideallthetraining

necessarytoobtainaprivatepilotJslicense(PPL)forstudents

inbetweentheirjuniorandsenioryearofhighschoolfreeof

charge.

Aftercompletingalengthyapplicationandhersubsequent

acceptanceintotheprogramme,Katebeganhertraininglastspring.

Normally,recipientsofthescholarshipwouldattendgroundschool

inpersonwheretheylearnthefundamentalsofflying.Duetothe

pandemic,however,Katespenthourseachweekendstudyingonline

lessonsinherroomwhenevershegotabreakfromhomework.Once

summercamearound,Kateandthreepeersputintwostraightweeks

ofgroundschool,reviewingflighttrainingfromninetofiveevery

day."Itwasthetoughestpartoftheprogramme,“Katesaid.

Aftercompletingthatportionofgroundschool,Katewas

finallyabletobeginflyingattheSanCarlosAirportwiththeother

scholarshiprecipientsfromaroundtheBayArea.Flying,especially

forfirst-timerslikeKate,isahands-onprocessinvolvinglots

ofcheckliststomakesuretheimportanttasksarebeingtakencare

of.

Now,havingfinishedtheprogrammeandearnedherPPL,Kate

plansontrainingasaflightinstructorandhopestobecomean

airlinepilotinherfuture.

ShecreditstheUpwindScholarshiptoallshe,sbeenableto

accomplishsofarandhopesthatanyonewhosharesherpassionwill

lookintoit."Itisaveryhardscholarshiptowin,andyouhave

tobetrulyinterestedinflight,“Katesaid."Itcan,tbe

somethinglike'Oh,whydon'tItryflyingthissummer??Youhave

tobereadytodoalotofworkandputeffortintosucceedingin

theprogramme.”

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph1referto?

A.Herskillofbuildingmodelairplanes.

B.Herwishtotravelaroundtheworld.

C.Herchildhooddreamofbecomingapilot.

D.Herdesiretoflyremote-controlledairplanes.

2.WhatisthegoaloftheUpwindScholarship?

A.Tohelpstudentsinneedtoachievetheirdreams.

B.Toprovidenecessarytrainingforprivatepilotsforfree.

C.Togivestudentsexpertadviceonearningascholarship.

D.Topreparehighschoolstudentstobecomeaprivatepilot.

3.WhatdidKatedoingroundschool?

A.Shetookonlinelessonsonflying.

B.Shewentoverthefundamentalsofflying.

C.Shedidsomeresearchintothepandemic.

D.Shefinishedapplyingfortheprogramme.

4.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesKate?

A.Confidentandaggressive.

B.Strong-willedandpatient.

C.Demandingandcourageous.

D.Ambitiousandhard-working.

E

（山東煙臺高三適應(yīng)性考試）

Panicattacksaresudden,intensesurgesoffear,panic,or

anxiety.1Panicattacksaregenerallybrief,lastinglessthan

10minutes,althoughsomeofthesymptomsmaypersistforalonger

time.Hereareafewtipsforyoutocopewithpanicattacks.

Deepbreathing

Ifyou'reabletocontrolyourbreathing,you'relesslikely

toexperiencethehyperventilating（呼吸急促）thatcanmakeother

symptoms-andthepanicattackitself-worse.Focusontakingdeep

breathsinandoutthroughyourmouth,feelingtheairslowlyfill

yourchestandbellyandthenslowlyleavethemagain.2

Closeyoureyes

Somepanicattackscomefromtriggers（觸發(fā)物）thatoverwhelm

you.Ifyouareinafast-pacedenvironmentwithalotofstimuli（刺

激），thiscanfeedyourpanicattack.3Thiscanblockouteuli

andmakeiteasiertofocusonyourbreathing.

4

Mindfulnesscanhelpgroundyouintherealityofwhatisaround

you.Sincepanicattackscancauseafeelingofseparationfrom

reality,thiscancombatyourpanicattackasitisapproachingor

actuallyhappening.

Usemusclerelauchlikedeepbreathing,musclerelaxation

techniquescanhelpstopyourpanicattackinitstracksby

controllingyourbody'sresponseasmuchaspossible.Consciously

relae.5Techniquesofthiskindwillbemosteffectivewhenyou

havepractisedthembeforehand.

A.Practicemindfulness

B.Getawayfromreality

C.Theyhavephysicalaswellasemotionalsymptoms.

D.Toreducethestimuli,closeyoureyesduringyourpanicattack.

E.Youcanstartwiththefingers,andthenmoveyourwayupthrough

yourbody.

F.Thesecannotonlyhelpyoufallasleep,buttheymayalsopromote

musclerelaxation.

G.Breatheinforacountoffour,holdforasecond,andthenbreathe

outforacountoffour.

參考答案

閱讀理解專題特訓(xùn)15

A

【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章主要介紹了蘇格蘭著名畫家

Henc「Raeburn的作品展,包括系列講座的時間安排、展覽的時間、收費(fèi)標(biāo)

準(zhǔn)以及打折活動等。

1.B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中Raeburn'sEnglishContemporaries的

表格信息可知，恰當(dāng)?shù)膮⒓訒r間為10月30日，星期四，故選B項(xiàng)。

2.B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)題干中的信息可知,參觀者為一對夫婦外加兩

個十二歲以下的孩子，再根據(jù)Admission中的內(nèi)容可知，一名成年人可帶

十二歲以下兒童參觀,兒童免費(fèi),成年人一位需要花費(fèi)4英鎊,兩個大人是

8英鎊。故選B項(xiàng)。

3.C解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵信息“full-timestudents”以

及“groupdiscounts”可迅速定位到正文最后一段內(nèi)容，由文中

inorganisedgroupswithteachersv可知,在老師帶領(lǐng)下才享有折扣。故

選C項(xiàng)。

B

【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了美國大眾報紙的產(chǎn)

生。

1.B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的

“Inaddition,mostnewspapershadlittleinthemthatwouldappealtoamas

saudience.Theyweredullandvisuallyforbidding.可知，當(dāng)時的報紙枯

燥無味，沒有吸引力。

2.C解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的

..papersmadewidelyavailabletothepublic.和

”...thatcouldbeboughtinsinglecopiesonthestreet.可知，街頭銷售

能讓報紙有更多的讀者。

3.B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的第一句

uThisncwtrendofnewspapersforfthemanonthestreet'didnotbeginwe

11."中提到的"themanonthestreet”可知,報紙的目標(biāo)讀者是普通人。

4.A解析推理判斷題。最后一段中提到“早期的一些企業(yè)是直接失敗的。

那些擁有成功報紙的出版商幾乎不想改變傳統(tǒng)。一些年輕大膽的商人才杷

這件事情推動起來”。由此推測，便士報的掛動過程比較艱難。

C

【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇記敘文。文章介紹了作者第一次參加馬拉松

的經(jīng)歷。比賽前作者腳踝受傷，但依然堅持參加比賽，最終跑完了全程。通

過這次經(jīng)歷,作者決心要做自己,不斷向前。

1.C解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句

aYet,Iwasdeterminedtogoahead.v可知，參加馬拉松前一個月，作者腳

踝受傷，兩個星期不能跑，只剩下兩周的訓(xùn)練時間，但作者依然決定要去參

加賽跑。故選C項(xiàng)。

2.C解析推理判斷題。第二段作者提到七年級時的一次體育課上,老師認(rèn)

為作者不擅長運(yùn)動,作者以此說明自己不具備體育天賦。故選C項(xiàng)C

3.A解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的

Iwasoneofthefinalrunnerstofinish.Butlfinished!”可知，作者最終

跑完了馬拉松比賽。故選A項(xiàng)。

4.B解析主旨大意題。這篇文章介紹了作者在第一次參加馬拉松前的一

個月，腳踝受傷，但他依然堅持參加比賽,最終跑完了全程。作者之所以能

完成,靠的是堅強(qiáng)的意志。故選B項(xiàng)。

D

【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了凱特從小就愛好飛行，

以及她為了實(shí)現(xiàn)成為一名飛行員的夢想所做出的努力。

1.C解析代詞指代題。根據(jù)畫線詞前一句提到的

Katehasalwaysconsideredflyingaplaneoneofherpassions和第二段開

頭提至U的itwasanextraordinaryopportunitytorealiseherdrecim