高考英语二轮复习专题三阅读理解第三节题组训练7逸闻趣事

二轮复习高考英语阅读理解试题(及答案)一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解As winter set in, it's the perfect time to get out of town and escape the seasonal mood disorder. Here are vacation ideas to adopt now.Costa RicaCosta Rica, located in the Valle del General, is an off-the-radar agriculture town that's not overrun with tourists. The area is known for its coffee, pineapples and sugar cane plantations, as well as its rich forests. What's more, you can enjoy horseback riding, spend afternoons at the spa or tour a nearby wildlife shelter to look out for colorful birds, sloths and other animals.Los Cabos, MexicoIf you love wine, travel to Los Cabos, a beautiful vacation destination at the southern edge of the Baja Peninsula. During your getaway, you can enjoy special wine tastings and dinner cooked by Los Cabos's Michelin-starred chef. There are wildlife-viewing opportunities, too. From December through May, you can spot whales, manta rays and more wildlife.Petit St Vincent, the GrenadinesThis private Caribbean island was spared the anger of hurricanes Irma and Maria. What's more, the whole island is only 115 acres and has 22 cottages. Each cottage is located in a quiet place, and you can expect to unplug and recharge phones with no wireless connections, televisions or telephones in the cottages. Even better, you can spend your days admiring fascinating marine (海洋的) life at the Jean-Michel Cousteau Diving Caribbean center.The Exumas, BahamasOn Fowl Cay's 50-acre private island, you can enjoy a carefree escape. Days can be spent fishing, boating and diving before wandering along white sands. The resort features large one-, two- and three-bedroom houses. Best of all, if you're planning a group getaway or multigenerational trip, you rent the entire island for a one-of-a-kind island escape.（1）Why does the author recommend these places to readers?A. To escape from extreme weather.B. To experience out-of-town sights.C. To beat winter blues.D. To treat mental diseases.（2）What do we know about Petit St Vincent?A. It suffered from Irma and Maria.B. It's a huge and quiet island.C. People can admire fish off shore.D. People can charge phones using wireless connections（3）Where can Tom best go with his grandparents and parents?A. Los Cabos, Mexico.B. Petit St Vincent, the Grenadines.C. Costa Rica.D. The Exumas, Bahamas.【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了冬天来临之时，适合外出度假的一些地点。

高考英语二轮复习专题阅读理解精选1So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake to do for children that which only children can do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them・ It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists that "reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible^.Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also public activity. It can be seen and observed.Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny.If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable ,what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest （探索）for knowledge? Smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions. "Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children."When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated. Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of leaning to read by reading.26.The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that.A.it is one of the most difficult school coursesB.students spend endless hours in readingC.reading tasks are assigned with little guidanceD.too much time is spent in teaching about reading27.The teaching of reading will be successful if _______________ ・A.teachers can improve conditions at school for the studentsB.teachers can enable students to develop their own way of readingC.teachers can devise the most efficient system for readingD.teachers can make their teaching activities observable28.The underlined word “scrutiny” most probably means"_____________A.inquiryB. observationC. controlD. suspicion29.According to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when ______________•A.children become highly motivatedB.teacher and learner roles are interchangeableC.teaching helps children in the search for knowledgeD.reading enriches children's experience30.The main idea of the passage is that ______________ .A.teachers should do as little as possible in helping students learn to readB.teachers should encourage students to read as widely as possibleC.reading ability is something acquired rather than taughtD.reading is more complicated that generally believed【答案与解析】26—30 DBBAC木文是一篇议论文，在对传统的阅读教学方式进行批判的同时，论述了作者自己阅读的教学观：阅读的教与学是两个完全不同的过程。

题组训练 10 说理议论+社会文化+应用广告+逸闻趣事A(2017·红桥区二模)In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition.Some value it highly，believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity(繁荣)．Others say that competition is bad，that it sets one person against another，and that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills.For them，playing well and winning are often live-and-death affairs.In their single-minded pursuit of success，the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.However，while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed，others take an opposite attitude.In a culture which only values the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players，they strongly criticize competition.Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society.Teaching these young people，I often observe in them a desire to fail.They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success.By not trying，they always have an excuse：“I may have lost，but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost，that would mean a lot.Such a loss would be a measure of their worth.Clearly，this belief is the same as that of true competitors who try to prove themselves.Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others.Both are afraid of not being valued.Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to disappear can we discover a new meaning in competition.1．What does this passage mainly talk about?A．Competition helps to set up self-respect.B．Opinions about competition are different among people.C．Competition is harmful to personal quality development.D．Failures are necessary experience in competition.答案 B解析主旨大意题。

2014高考英语二轮阅读理解专题训练精品题（3）及答案阅读理解解读Expensive perfumes (香水) come in tiny bottles, but many hide a whale-sized secret.To perfect a particular smell, perfume-makers often use an ingredient that comes from sperm whales, called ambergris. But using ambergris, which helps a perfume last longer, is strongly opposed by many people who think itis wrong to kill whales just so we can smell sweet. Joerg Bohlmann is neither a perfumer nor a whale expert. He's a plant biologist at the University of British Columbia in Canada. But his discovery of a new plant gene (基因) might push whales out of the perfume business.The gene comes from fir trees, found throughout North America and commonly used as Christmas trees. The trees produce a chemical that canbe used in perfume in place of ambergris—but with_a_catch.“The r e's a problem that many people wouldn't consider. In the tree, the chemical is mixed with many others. That makes separation a challenge，”　Bohlmann says. “It's like trying to isolate sugar from a biscuit.”This is where science becomes useful. When Bohlmann learned that fir trees produce the ambergris-like chemical, he decided to use his gene know-how to find the instructions for how to make the ambergris-substitute.Bohlmann found that gene and took it out of the tree cells. Then he did something that might sound strange to someone who doesn't work in genetics: Bohlmann put the gene from the tree into yeast (酵母) cells.Yeast may sound familiar because it's used to make things like bread, wineand beer. Biologists like to work with yeast because it easily adopts new genesand changes its features and behaviour. When Bohlmann put the fir tree geneinto the yeast, the yeast started making the same chemical that had been produced by the tree.来源:.Com]Perfumers pay big money for ambergris because it is a fixative, which means it holds a smell in place on a person's body.“Cheap perfumes smell good in the first hour or so and then everything is gone，” explains Bohlmann. “But expensive perfumes are much more stable.Their smell lasts much longer, for hours or even a day after you apply them.”The new chemical, made from the tree genes, can be used as a fixative, too.And using yeast to make it is far cheaper than acquiring ambergris.Bohlmann admits he never thought he'd get into the perfume business. Butnow, he says, producers have been calling to find out how to use his technology in new perfumes.文章大意：本文是一篇科普说明文。

逸闻趣事类A(2021·陕西，B)When the dog named Judy spotted the first sheep in her life，she did what comes naturally.The four­year­old dog set off racing after the sheep across several fields and，being a city animal，lost both her sheep and her sense of direction.Then she ran along the edge of a cliff(悬崖) and fell 100 feet，bouncing off a rock into the sea.Her owner Mike Holden panicked and called the coastguard of Cornwall，who turned up in seconds.Six volunteers slid down the cliff with the help of a rope but gave up all hope of finding her alive after a 90­minute search.Three days later，a hurricane hit the coast near Cornwall.Mr.Holden returned home from his holiday upset and convinced his pet was dead.He comforted himself with the thought she had died in the most beautiful part of the country.For the next two weeks，the Holdens were heartbroken.Then，one day，the phone rang and Steve Tregear，the coastguard of Cornwall，asked Holden if he would like his dog back.A birdwatcher，armed with a telescope，found the pet sitting desperately on a rock.While he sounded the alarm，a student from Leeds climbed down the cliff to collect Judy.The dog had initially been knocked unconscious(失去知觉的) but had survived by drinking water from a fresh stream at the base of the cliff.She may have fed on the body of a sheep which had also fallen over the edge.“The dog was very thin and hungry，” Steve Tregear said.“It was a very lucky dog.She survived because of a plentiful supply of fresh water，” he added.It was，as Mr.Holden admitted，“a minor miracle(奇迹)”.1.The dog Judy fell down the cliff when she was .A.rescuing her ownerB.caught in a hurricaneC.blocked by a rockD.running after a sheep答案D解析细节理解题。

3.1 细微环节理解（一）事实认定A2024·高考全国新课标卷ⅢWelcome to Holker Hall & GardensVisitor InformationHow_to_Get_to_HolkerBy Car: Follow brown signs an A590 from J36, M6. Approximate travel times: Windermere—20 minutes, Kendal—25 minutes, Lancaster—45 minutes, Manchester—1 hour 30 minutes.By Rail: The nearest station is Cark­in­Cartmel with trains to Carnforth, Lancaster and Preston for connections to major cities & airports.Opening_TimesSunday—Friday (closed on Saturday)11：00 a．m.－4：00 p．m., 30th March—2nd November.Admission_ChargesHall & Gardens GardensAdults：￡12.00 ￡8.00Groups：￡9.00 ￡5.50Special EventsProducers'_Market 13th AprilJoin us to taste a variety of fresh local food and drinks. Meet the producers and get some excellent recipe ideas.Holker_Garden_Festival 30th MayThe event celebrate its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening，making it one of the most popular events in gardening.National_Garden_Day 28th AugustHolker once again opens is gardens in aid of the disadvantaged. For just a small donation you can take a tour with our garden guide.Winter_Market 8th NovemberThis is an event for all the family. Wander among a variety of shops selling gifs while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment.1. How long does it probably take a tourist to drive to Holker from Manchester?A. 20 minutes.B. 25 minutes.C. 45 minutes.D. 90 minutes.2. How much should a member of a tour group pay to visit to Hall & Cardens?A. ￡12.00.B. ￡9.00.C. ￡8.0D. ￡5.503. Which event will you go to if you want to see a live music show?A. Producers' Market.B. Holker Garden Festival.C. National Garden Day.D. Winter Market.[语篇解读]文章为旅游指南类的应用文。

3.3 细微环节理解（三）转换理解类A2024·辽宁葫芦岛市高三第一次模拟考试How many times have you come back and felt terribly tired, feeling like your head is going to explode? Sounds familiar, right? Well, there are several ways to reduce the frequency of headaches, and those are: eating balanced diet through the day; making sure your body is well hydrated (保持身体水分); getting some exercise to remove the negative energy, like helping yourself with a short massage (按摩)on your head. However, preparing an easy recipe will instantly put a smile on your face after your workday.You will need these simple ingredients (配料)to prepare the magical drink which will stop your headache: Lemon juice; 2 teaspoons of salt (preferably high quality salt); 1 cup of water.Directions：Squeeze 2 lemons. Pour the lemon juice into a cup and add 2 teaspoons of salt. Mix the two ingredients. Add a cup of water to the content. Drink the mixture quickly.How will this drink work and what are the benefits of its ingredients?Salt: Here is what salt does for your body：—regulates your blood sugar；—balances the sugar levels；—benefits nerve cells for communication and information processing；—obtains acidity from your body's cells, especially brain cells；—works as a strong anti­stress element for the body；—adds energy in your body's cells.Lemon Juice: This excellent juice, full of Vitamin C and anti­poisons, will release all poisonous substances from your body and give you a sense of lightness. Here's how the lemon will help you ease your headache and maintain well­b eing to your whole body：—balances the pH levels in your body；—protects your immune system；—nourishes your brain and nerve cells；—reduces inflammation (炎症)in your whole body (the headache is a type ofinflammation, so the lemon juice fights against it)．Water：Water is important for hydrating your whole body, including your head. Many of your daily headaches may be caused by dehydratation (脱水)，so keep in mind that you should drink plenty of water throughout the day.1. How many ways are mentioned in the text to help relieve headaches?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.D. Five.2. What do lemon juice and salt have in common in fighting against headaches?A. Both can benefit our nerve cells a lot.B. Both can keep our sugar levels balanced.C. Both have no effect on our immune system.D. Both balance the pH levels in our body.3. The author's main purpose in writing the text is________.A. to explain to us different reasons for headache problemsB. to give readers advice on how to avoid headache problemsC. to warn readers of the bad influence of headache problemsD. to offer an anti­headache recipe and the benefits of its ingredients[语篇解读]这是一篇应用文。

阅读理解之逸闻趣事类(共3篇，限时23分钟)A(2013·哈尔滨高三联合考试)A 34-year-old mother has spoken of how she woke up thinking she was 15 years old and living in 1992.Naomi Jacobs, from Manchester, was convinced she was still a teenager. In her mind, John Major was Prime Minister and George Bush Sr. was running the White House. She also revealed how she screamed when a boy appeared and called her “Mum”.Mobile phones and e-mail were puzzling and Google, Facebook and YouTube sounded like made-up words, she said.Ms. Jacobs, who had no memory of the years, was told by doctors that she had Transient Global Amnesia (TGA). She has now written a book about the experience which happened in 2008.“I fell asleep in 1992 as a brave, very confident know-it-all 15-year-old, and woke up as a 32-year-old single mum living in a rented house，” Ms. Jacobs said. “The last thing I remember was falling asleep in my bed, dreaming about a boy in my class. When I woke up, I looked in the mirror and had the fright of my life when I saw an old woman with wrinkles staring back at me. Then a little boy appeared and started calling me Mum. That's when I started to scream. I didn't know who he was. I didn't think he was much younger than I was, and I certainly didn't remember giving birth to him. I began sobbing uncontrollably. I just wanted my mum. I couldn't get my head around going to bed one night and waking up in a different century.”TGA is a rare type of amnesia which can occur suddenly, affecting around three people per 100,000 each year. Fortunately, permanent memory loss is rare. Ms. Jacobs' memory started to return after eight weeks.Some people who often suffer from migraines (偏头痛) also appear to be more likely to have TGA. The cause of TGA is unknown. Some think that it may be caused by a temporary disruption of blood flow to parts of the brain involved in memory.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。

逸闻趣事A(2017·第二次全国大联考)One day in 1942，I talked a friend into walking to the nearby town of Aldeburgh.On our return trip，as we were nearing our bomber base，we saw Doris walking her bike in the opposite direction.She said she had planned to meet a soldier for a date，but he hadn’t shown up.I offered to accompany her home to Aldeburgh.She agreed，and after biking back together，we decided to meet again.The following day，Doris’ original date stopped by her house and he asked Doris why she hadn’t shown up.It tur ned out that he was stationed(驻扎) at a fighter base close by—not the bomber base，as Doris had thought.He asked if they could make another date，but Doris said she’d already met the fellow she wanted!Months later，the war ended and my base was shutting down.I went to Aldeburgh to tell Doris the news.She cycled halfway back to the base with me before we said our final goodbyes.Doris recalls，“I was heartbroken，knowing I was losing someone who meant so much to me.”Unexpectedly，I was transferred to a site in Elveden.Though I was 60 miles away from Aldeburgh，I would travel far to see Doris！It wasn’t long before we decided to get married.We had to wait three months before the military would approve our marriage.When permission finally came，Doris and I rushed to the local vicar(牧师)，who married us in a church in Aldeburgh.In 1946，I returned to the States and brought my beautiful bride home.We’ve been happily married for 67 years and have four sons，eight grandchildren，and two great-grandchildren.All because of a fortunate meeting place mix-up!1．Why did Doris fail to date with the soldier she had planned to?A．Because the soldier arrived too late.B．Because they both appeared at a wrong place.C．Because Doris appeared at a wrong place.D．Because Doris forgot where the soldier was stationed.答案 C解析细节理解题。

类型2| 故事轶闻On one of her trips to New York several years ago，Eudora Welty decided to take a couple of New York friends out to dinner.They settled in at a comfortable East Side cafe and within minutes，another customer was approaching their table.“Hey，aren't you from Mississippi？〞the elegant，white ­haired writer remembered being asked by the stranger.“I'm from Mississippi too.〞Without a second thought，the woman joined the Welty party.When her dinner partner showed up，she also pulled up a chair.“They began telling me all the news of Mississippi，〞Welty said.“I didn't know what my New York friends were thinking.〞Taxis on a rainy New York night are rarer than sunshine.By the time the group got up to leave，it was pouring outside.Welty's new friends immediately sent a waiter to find a cab.Heading back downtown toward her hotel，her big­city friends were amazed at the turn of events that had changed their Big Apple dinner into a Mississippi state reunion(团聚)．“My friend said：‘Now we believe your stories，’〞Welty added.“And I said：‘Now you know.These are the people that make me write them．’〞Sitting on a sofa in her room，Welty，a slim figure in a simple gray dress，looked pleased with this explanation.“I don't make them up，〞she said of the characters in her fiction these last 50 or so years.“I don't have to.〞Beauticians，bartenders，piano players and people with purple hats，Welty's people come from afternoons spent visiting with old friends，from walks through the streets of her native Jackson，Miss.，from conversations overheard on a bus.It annoys Welty that，at 78，her left ear has now given out.Sometimes，sitting on a bus or a train，she hears only a fragment(片断) of a particularly interesting story.25．What happened when Welty was with her friends atthe cafeA．Two strangers joined her.B．Her childhood friends came in.C．A heavy rain ruined the dinner.D．Some people held a party there.26．The underlined word “them〞in Paragraph 6 refers to Welty's ．A．readers B．partiesC．friends D．stories27．What can we learn about the characters in Welty's fictionA．They live in big cities.B．They are mostly women.C．They come from real life.D．They are pleasure seekers.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。

阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项(A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。

体裁：记叙文话题：逸闻趣事时间：7分钟There was once a tiny country that was suffering from a long drought.It had gone so long without rain that the people there were starting to go hungry because of the bad harvests.It just so happened that a group of musicians were traveling the country，trying to make a living from their concerts.But with so many problems in the land，no one felt like listening to music.“But music can help overcome any problems，” said the musicians，without anyone paying them the slightest attention.So the musicians tried to find out the reason it wouldn't rain.It was very strange，because the sky was overcast，but no one could provide an answer.“It's been cloudy like this for many months，but not a single drop of rain has fallen，”people told them.“Don't worry，we'll bring rain to the country，” the musicians responded，and they began rehearsing for a concert at the summit of the highest mountain.Everyone who heard the music was seized by curiosity and went up the mountain.And the conductor of this strange orchestra gave the order，and the musicians began to play.From their instruments came small，playful musical notes that rose and rose into the clouds.The music was so joyous，happy and fun，and the notes started playing with the clouds' soft，fluffy bellies，running here and there，up and down，and the whole sky turned into one big game of tickle torture.Before long，the giant clouds were thundering with laughter.The musicians continued playing joyfully and a few minutes later the clouds，crying with laughter，soaked the little country below with their precious tears，bringing happiness to all.And in memory of that musical rain，everyone in the country learned how to play an instrument and，taking turns，would go up the mountain every day to bring joy to the clouds with their beautiful songs.【语篇导读】一个干旱已久的小国，却因为音乐家们的到来，改变了他们的命运——音乐家通过在山顶上演奏音乐，从而为当地降下了甘霖。

A(·河东区一模)Do you ever wish for a little more time to do everything you need to do？Well，on July 1 you’ll be getting it—but only one more second.On July 1 at exactly 7：59：59 a．m.Beijing time (or on June 30 at 23：59：59 UTC，Coordinated Universal Time)，the world’s atomic(原子的) clocks will pause for a single second，or，more precisely，change to the unusual time of 7：59：60，according to .The addition of a leap second(闰秒)，announced by the Paris Observatory，is to keep our clocks in time with the slowing of Earth’s rotation(旋转) and astronomical time as measured by the sun.Just one extra second could cause big problems and affect the way computers and websites work，however.When the last leap second was added back in ，more than a few websites had some trouble.As reported by ，popular sites like the community website Reddit crashed when the leap second was added.For Reddit，the problem was eventually found to be with a Linux system that got confused when it checked the network time and found an extra second.Speaking to Wired about the problem back in ，Linux creator Linus Torvalds commented：“Almost every time we have a leap second，we find something.It’s really annoying，because it’s code(代码) that is almost never used，and thus not tested by users under their normal conditions.”Companies have had to think of their own solutions，and Google’s “leap smear”may be the best-known example.As company engineer Christopher Pascoe explains in a blog post，companies usually try to fix the problem by turning back the clocks by one second at the end of the day so that they play that second again.However，Pascoe believes this creates problems.He asked：“What happens？Does e-mail that comes in during that second get stored correctly？”Google has a solution：Cut the extra second into milliseconds and then put these tiny amounts of time into the system throughout the day.“This means that when it became time to add an extra second at midnight，”says Pascoe.“Our clocks have already taken this into account over the course of the day.”For many companies without Google’s money，however，the leap second will likelystill cause some crashes.Don’t worry，though—at least it won’t last long!1．Why do we need to add a leap second?A．The world’s atomic clocks are set to do so.B．To keep in time with the world’s computers.C．To keep atomic clocks in time with the slowing of Earth’s rotation.D．To record the changes to astronomical time.答案 C解析细节理解题。