50分阅读限时满分练(四)(限时35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)ARajasthanisoneofthemostvisitedstatesinIndia.ThesetoptouristplacestovisitinRajasthanshouldn’tbemissed.JaipurThePinkCity,Jaipur,isoneoftheRajasthan’smostpopularplaces.Ithasmanyfamousforts(堡垒)andpalaces,withmostbeautifulviewsandbuildings.StayinginJaipurisparticularlyenjoyable.Hotelsarereasonablypriced,whichgivesguestsaveryunforgettableexperience!RanthamboreNationalParkRanthamboreNationalParkisoneofthebestplacesinIndiatospotatigerinthewild.ComparedwithmanynationalparksinIndia,it’salsoeasytogetto.Thismakesitverypopular.Unfortunately,ithasbeenfacinglotsoftouristproblems.Theparkisalsohometothe10thcenturyRanthamboreFort.It’sahugefortthatcontainsruinedpavilions,monuments,andthreeHindutemples.Theparkisfullofhistory,havingseenmanywarsplayedoutonitsland,andtheriseandfallofmanyrulers.JaisalmerAbeautifulsandstonecityrisesmagicallyfromthesanddunes(沙丘)oftheThardesert.Itlookslikeit’sstraightoutofanArabianNightsfable.Itsancientfort,builtin1156,letsvisitorsviewthecity.Ithousesfivepalaces,severaltemples,aswellasshopsandotherhouses.RidingacamelintothedesertisalsoapopularthinginJaisalmer.JodhpurKnownastheBlueCityforitsbluepaintedbuildings,JodhpuristhesecondlargestcityinRajasthan.MehrangarhFortinJodhpurprovidesagoodlookatJodhpur’sbluebuildings.It’soneofthelargestandmostwell-protectedfortsinIndia.Inside,therearenumbersofpalacesandamuseum.It’sgreattodonothingbutrelaxhere.1.Ifyouwanttotravelbyridingacamel,youcangoto . A.JaipurB.JodhpurC.JaisalmerD.RanthamboreNationalPark2.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.JaipurisknownastheBlueCity.B.FiveHindutempleslieinRanthamboreFort.C.Jaisalmer’sancientfortwasbuiltinthe11thcentury.D.RanthamboreNationalParkisverypopularwithtourists.3.Whatdoesthetextmainlyintroducetous?A.Touristattractionsatrisk.B.Travelsinthedesert.C.ThecultureandhistoryofIndia.D.SeveralplacesofinterestinRajasthan.
B(2021·宁夏银川高三教学质量检测)AsIlayhereinmyhard,uncomfortablehospitalbed,allIcouldthinkaboutwashowbadlyIwantedtoleavethisplace.Ithadbeenfourdaysofdoctorsgivingbadnews,medicineinjections,procedures,MRIsandrestlessnights.IhadbeenabletoeatonemealadayduetothesurgeriesIwasscheduledforlater.Iaskedmymumtobringmemycarkeysandonmykeychaintherewasasoftpieceofleathermadefrommyfirstbaseballglove.Shelookedworriedandsad,handingthekeychaintome.Inthefibresoftheleatherweresomanymemoriesthathadtransformedmeasaperson.Igrabbedmykeysandtouchedasmoothpieceofleather.Itwasanicecoffeebrownandabout3inchesinlength.EverytimeItouchedit,Iwouldthinkofonething—baseball.ThekeychainwasmadefrommyfirstbaseballglovethatIcherishedsomuch.ItcarriedgreatmomentslikechampionshipsaswellasmomentswhenIstruckoutandlost.Allofasudden,mynursewalkedinandIjumpedwhenIheardhervoice.Shedidn’tmeantointerrupt,butIneededmoremedicine.Oncesheleft,Ifocusedbackandgraspedthecowhide.Irubbedmyfingersupanddownjustfeelingthisreminderofthegame.IttookmeonawildroadtripthroughmybrainandIwouldstopateachbaseballmemory.ThistimeIbegantopicturethepeoplethatwereinvolvedinmybaseballlife.Iopenedmyeyes,realisingtheroadtripthatIusedtobeonhadgonewiththewind.Mygazeshiftedtotheclockontheoppositewall.Almostanhourhadpassed!Evenintoughtimesthethingsandpeopleyoulovecouldhelpyouescapeandyouwouldgetoverallthedifficulties.4.Whatmadetheauthor’smotherworried?A.Theauthor’sskillinbaseball.B.Theauthor’sattitudetohislife.C.Theauthor’spresentsituation.D.Thepoorconditionofthehospital.5.Whydidtheauthortreasurethekeychain?A.Itbroughtbackplentyofmemories.B.Itwassoftandcomfortabletotouch.C.Ithadwitnessedhisgreatmoments.D.Itwasmadefromoneofhisbaseballgloves.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cowhide”inparagraph3mean?A.Medicine. B.Baseball.C.Glove.D.Leather.7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Theauthorfeelsdepressed.B.Theauthorisconfidentofhisfuture.C.Theauthorcherisheshispastexperience.D.Theauthorfeelstiredofthelifeinthehospital.C(2021·江苏泰州高三第二次联考)Whatshouldwegetforourkidsthisholiday?Aschildrengetolder,givingthemsomethingtheycanexperienceinsteadofmaterialthingsmakesthemhappier,accordingtoanewresearchledbyChaplin.
Theresearchcomparesthelevelofhappinesschildrengetfrommaterialthingswiththatfromexperiences.Theresultsshowsthatchildrenaged3through12getmorehappinessfrommaterialthingsthanfromexperiences.However,olderchildrengetmorehappinessfromexperiencesthanfromtheirpossessions.“Itmeansexperiencesarehighlypreferredbyadolescents,notjustexpensivematerialthings,”Chaplinsays.Shecontinuesexplaining,“Don’tgetmewrong.Youngchildrendoloveexperiences.Andgiventhisconcept,themeparkssuchasDisneylandarebeingbuilteverywhere.Infact,youngchildrenareexcitedthroughouttheexperience.However,forexperiencestoprovidelastinghappiness,childrenmustbeabletorecalldetailsoftheevents.”Longaftertheyhaveunwrappedtheirtoys,therewillstillbeaphysicalremindertogivethemhappiness.However,youngchildrencan’tseeortouchexperiencesaftertheyareover,makingitharderforthemtoappreciateexperiencesafteralongtime.There’saneasyfix,though,accordingtoChaplin.“Takepicturesorvideosoffamilywalks,playinginthesnow,andbirthdayparties,”shesays.“Childrenarelikelytoappreciatethoseexperiencesmoreifthereissomethingtoremindthemoftheevent.Additionally,they’llbeabletolearnthesocialvalueofsharedexperiences.”Childrenwillrememberandappreciatenotonlythebirthdaygiftstheyreceived,butalsothetimespentwithfamilyandfriendsastheyrecalltheexperiencethroughconcretereminderssuchasphotosandvideos.Sincememoryisdevelopedovertime,it’slikelythatchildren,especiallyyoungones,maynotgetasmuchhappinessfrompastexperiencesasfrompossessions.Butwithage,creatingnewmemoriesandexploringnewinterestsmaybefarmorevaluablethangettingpossessions.8.WhyarethemeparksspringingupaccordingtoChaplin?A.Theycanofferchildrenlastinghappiness.B.Eventsinthemarecentredonspecificthemes.C.Directinvolvementineventstherecaterstochildren.D.Kidshaveanaffectionfortheatmospheretheyoffer.9.Theunderlinedword“fix”inparagraph4canbereplacedby“ ”. A.solutionB.arrangementC.preparationD.focus10.WhichofthefollowingwouldChaplinprobablyagreewith?A.Videosappealtochildrenmorethangifts.B.Toysarenotkids’cupoftea.C.Olderchildrenvaluefamilytimemorethanyoungerones.D.Physicalremindershelprememberpastexperiencesbetter.11.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Experiencesarebettergiftsforolderchildren.B.Socialvaluesshouldbeputinthefirstplace.C.Newinterestsaremostpreciousforchildren.D.Materialpossessionsbringmorehappinesstochildren.D(2021·辽宁高三3月联考)Menhunted.Womengathered.Thathaslongbeenthecommonviewofourprehistoric
ancestors.Butthediscoveryofawomanburiedabout9,000yearsagointheAndesMountainswithweaponsandhuntingtools,andananalysisofotherburialsitesintheAmericaschallengesthiswidelyaccepteddivisionoflabourinhunter-gatherersociety.“Labourpracticesamongrecenthunter-gatherersocietiesarehighlygendered,whichmightleadsometobelievethatsexistinequalitiesinthingslikepayorrankaresomehow‘natural’,”saidRandyHaas,assistantprofessorofanthropology(人类学)atUniversityofCalifornia,Davis.“Butit’snowclearthatsexualdivisionoflabourwasfundamentallydifferent—likelymoreequalandreasonable—inourspeciesdeephunter-gathererpast.”Theburialsitewasdiscoveredin2018duringexcavations(发掘)atahigh-altitudesitecalledWilamayaPatjxainwhatisnowPeru.Thewoman,thoughttobebetween17and19yearsoldwhenshedied,wasburiedwithitemsthatsuggestedshehuntedbig-gameanimals.Althoughsomescholarshavesuggestedaroleforwomeninancienthunting,othershavedismissedthisideaevenwhenhuntingtoolswereuncoveredinfemaleburials.Toexaminewhetherthiswomanfoundatthissitewasanoutlier,theresearchersexamined429skeletons(骷髅)at107burialsitesinNorthandSouthAmericaaround8,000to14,000yearsago.Ofthose,27individualswereburiedwithhuntingtools—11werefemaleand15weremale.Thesamplewassufficienttosupporttheconclusionthatfemaleparticipationinearlybig-gamehuntingwaslikelynotunusual.Thefindingsaddtodoubtsaboutman—thehunterassumptionthatinformedmuchthinkingaboutearlyhumanssincethemid-20thcentury.“Theysuggesthuntingwasverymuchacommunity-basedactivity,needingtheparticipationofallable-bodiedindividualstodrivelargeanimals”,theresearcherssaid.Theweaponofchoiceatthattimehadlowaccuracy,encouragingbroadparticipation,andusingitwasaskilllearnedfromchildhood.12.WhatdoestheburialsiteatAndesMountainsshow?A.Theoriginofsexistinequality.B.Thehuntingskillsofancienttimes.C.Thesocialsystemofprehistorichunters.D.Thejobdivisionofhunter-gatherersociety.13.WhichofthefollowingmightRandyHaasagreewith?A.Genderplaysnopartinrecenthunter-gatherersociety.B.Sexistinequalityisanaturalresultofprehistoricsociety.C.Ancientdivisionoflabourmightbefairerthanwe’dthought.D.Publicideasofwomen’srolewillbechangedabruptly.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“outlier”inparagraph4mean?A.Exception.B.Failure.C.Rolemodel.D.Easytarget.15.Whatmightmakeprehistorichuntingacommunity-basedactivity?A.Lackofable-bodiedindividuals.B.Imperfectioninhuntingweapons.C.Betteraccuracyoffemalesinhunting.D.Needforlargeanimalsasfoodsource.Ⅱ.七选五(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)(2021·江苏如皋高三第二次适应性考试)Mixingmurals,sculptureandcalligraphy,grotto(石窟)templesarehistoricaltreasuresofancientChineseart,valuesandspirits.Thousandsofpeopleflocktogrottotempleseachyear.
16 InOctober,theNationalCulturalHeritageAdministrationandtheMinistryofCultureandTourismissuedanotice,urgingtheprotectionofChina’sgrottotemples.Grottotempleworkersarerequiredtodoresearchanddeterminehowmanydailyvisitorstheycansafelyhandle. 17 Visitorsareencouragedtovisitatdifferentperiodsorhavevirtualexperiencesrelatedtotheculturalheritagesites.Thesemeasuresareaimedatpreservingtheserelics,asbothhumanandenvironmentalfactorshavecausedharm. Touristsoftentouchthesculptures,leadingtochangesinthesurfaceandcolourofthefiguresgradually. 18 Andeventhemostwell-behavedtouristscanunknowinglycauseharmtotherelics.Overmanycenturies,theancientrocksthatmakeupthesegrottoesslowlycorrode(腐蚀)duetotheacidcontentofair,waterandmicroorganisms. 19 AccordingtoastudybytheChinaUniversityofGeosciences,thecarbondioxidethatvisitorsbreatheouthasmadetheairmoreacid.AttheMogaoGrottoesinGansu,researchersalsofoundthatmicroorganismsbroughtinunintentionallybyvisitorsthemselveshavealsoledtochangesincolourinmurals. “ 20 Seeingthegrottoesindepth,itwillhelppeoplebetterunderstandChinesephilosophyandhumanitiesfromahistoricalperspective.”aregionaldirectoroftheYungangGrottoesResearchAcademytoldChinaNews. A.Preservingtheserelicsisimportant.B.Yettheserelicsarethreatenedbyvisitors.C.Thenewrulereceivedsupportfromvisitors.D.Thelightfromcamerascanalsodamagetherelics.E.Thevisitors’numbershouldbecontrolledbasedonthisresearch.F.Butwhenthegrottoesareopentothepublic,theprocessspeedsup.G.Effortsshouldalsogointoadvertisingthebeautyofgrottotemples.50分阅读限时满分练(四)【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要向我们介绍了Rajasthan的几个名胜古迹。1.C 解析:细节理解题。根据Jaisalmer中的“RidingacamelintothedesertisalsoapopularthingtodoinJaisalmer.”可知,如果你想骑骆驼旅行,你可以去Jaisalmer。2.D 解析:推理判断题。根据RanthamboreNationalPark中的“Thismakesitverypopular.Unfortunately,ithasbeenfacinglotsoftouristproblems.”可知,RanthamboreNationalPark在游客中很受欢迎。3.D 解析:主旨大意题。根据第一段的内容可知,本文主要向我们介绍了Rajasthan的几个名胜古迹。【帮你拓知识】必背单词①unforgettableadj.令人难忘的②monumentn.纪念碑③magicallyadv.有魔力地;神秘地【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己生病住院期间,在最难熬的日子
里回忆起了很多过去的时光并对未来充满了希望。4.C 解析:推理判断题。根据第一段的“Ithadbeenfourdaysofdoctorsgivingbadnews,medicineinjections,procedures,MRIsandrestlessnights.”可知,作者的状况不好,这让他的妈妈非常担心。故选C项。5.A 解析:细节理解题。根据第一段的“Inthefibresoftheleatherweresomanymemoriesthathadtransformedmeasaperson.”可知,因为钥匙链承载着很多回忆,因此作者很珍惜它。故选A项。6.D 解析:词义猜测题。根据第三段的“Irubbedmyfingersupanddownjustfeelingthisreminderofthegame.IttookmeonawildroadtripthroughmybrainandIwouldstopateachbaseballmemory.”可知,cowhide指第二段首句“Igrabbedmykeysandtouchedasmoothpieceofleather.”中提到的leather。故选D项。7.B 解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Evenintoughtimesthethingsandpeopleyoulovecouldhelpyouescapeandyouwouldgetoverallthedifficulties.”可知,作者对未来很有信心。故选B项。【帮你拓知识】必背单词①(熟词生义)schedulev.安排;预定②(熟词生义)picturev.忆起③(熟词生义)shiftv.转移【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。研究表明,随着孩子年龄的增长,给他们一些可以体验的东西比给他们物质的东西可以使孩子们更快乐。8.C 解析:细节理解题。根据第三段的“Itmeansexperiencesarehighlypreferredbyadolescents,notjustexpensivematerialthings,...Andgiventhisconcept,themeparkssuchasDisneylandarebeingbuilteverywhere.Infact,youngchildrenareexcitedthroughouttheexperience.”可知,参与活动更能迎合孩子的喜好,这正是主题公园兴起的原因。故选C项。9.A 解析:词义猜测题。根据画线词前一句“However,youngchildrencan’tseeortouchexperiencesaftertheyareover,makingitharderforthemtoappreciateexperiencesafteralongtime.”可知,画线词fix应为“解决方法”之意,故选A项。10.D 解析:细节理解题。根据第六段内容可知,孩子能通过有形的事情,比如照片和视频,更好地回忆过去的美好。故选D项。11.A 解析:推理判断题。根据第一段的“Aschildrengetolder,givingthemsomethingtheycanexperienceinsteadofmaterialthingsmakesthemhappier...”可知,给孩子们一些可以体验的东西,会让他们更快乐;再根据第二段的“However,olderchildrengetmorehappinessfromexperiencesthanfromtheirpossessions.”可知,年龄稍大的孩子从经历中获得的快乐比从他们拥有的东西中获得的多。由此可推断,经历对年长的孩子来说是更好的礼物。故选A项。【帮你拓知识】必背单词①(熟词生义)givenprep.考虑到②(熟词生义)unwrapv.打开……的包装③(熟词生义)fixn.解决方法
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。考古学家在南美的安第斯山脉中发现了一座有着约9,000年历史的女性狩猎者的墓葬,这一发现挑战了传统的男士打猎、女人采集的劳动分工观念。12.D 解析:推理判断题。根据第一段的“Butthediscoveryofawomanburiedabout9,000yearsagointheAndesMountainswithweaponsandhuntingtools,andananalysisofotherburialsitesintheAmericaschallengesthiswidelyaccepteddivisionoflabourinhunter-gatherersociety.”可知,在安第斯山脉发现的这些埋葬点挑战了人们普遍接受的狩猎采集社会中的劳动分工观念。故选D项。13.C 解析:细节理解题。根据第二段的“Butit’snowclearthatsexualdivisionoflabourwasfundamentallydifferent—likelymoreequalandreasonable—inourspeciesdeephunter-gathererpast.”可知,RandyHaas认为古代的劳动分工可能比我们想的更公平、合理。故选C项。14.A 解析:词义猜测题。根据下文的数据以及“Thesamplewassufficienttosupporttheconclusionthatfemaleparticipationinearlybig-gamehuntingwaslikelynotunusual.”可知,为了验证在该处发现的女性是否是一个例外,科学家又做了一些研究。故选A项。15.B 解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Theweaponofchoiceatthattimehadlowaccuracy,encouragingbroadparticipation,andusingitwasaskilllearnedfromchildhood.”可知,当时狩猎武器的不精确,使得大家广泛参与。故选B项。【帮你拓知识】必背单词①sexistadj.性别歧视的②burialn.埋葬;葬礼③dismissv.不予考虑;摒弃【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。游客增多会加速文物的损坏,于是相关部门发布通知控制游客数量,鼓励游客在不同的时间段参观,或进行与文物古迹相关的虚拟体验。16.B 解析:根据上文的“Thousandsofpeopleflocktogrottotempleseachyear.”可知,有很多人去参观石窟寺。下文的“InOctober,theNationalCulturalHeritageAdministrationandtheMinistryofCultureandTourismissuedanotice,urgingtheprotectionofChina’sgrottotemples.”提到要保护石窟寺。由此推知设空处内容应起到承上启下的作用,因此B项“然而这些遗迹受到了游客的威胁。”符合语境。故选B项。17.E 解析:根据上文的“Grottotempleworkersarerequiredtodoresearchanddeterminehowmanydailyvisitorstheycansafelyhandle.”可知,此处指通过调查确定石窟寺接待游客的安全数量,以控制游客的数量,因此E项“基于这项研究,游客的数量应该得到控制。”符合语境,选项中的thisresearch呼应上文的research。故选E项。18.D 解析:上文的“Touristsoftentouchthesculptures,leadingtochangesinthesurfaceandcolourofthefiguresgradually.”与下文的“Andeventhemostwell-behavedtouristscanunknowinglycauseharmtotherelics.”可知,设空处前后都在介绍游客的行为对遗址的损害,因此D项“来自相机的光线也会损坏文物。”符合语境。故选D项。
19.F 解析:根据上文的“...theancientrocksthatmakeupthesegrottoesslowlycorrodeduetotheacidcontentofair,waterandmicroorganisms.”和下文的“...thecarbondioxidethatvisitorsbreatheouthasmadetheairmoreacid.”可推知,设空处可能陈述游客会加速石窟的损坏。因此F项“但当石窟向公众开放时,这个过程就加快了。”符合语境。故选F项。20.A 解析:下文的“Seeingthegrottoesindepth,itwillhelppeoplebetterunderstandChinesephilosophyandhumanitiesfromahistoricalperspective.”说明了研究石窟对理解中国哲学和人文有好处,因此我们要保护石窟文物,因此A项“保存这些遗迹很重要。”符合语境。故选A项。【帮你拓知识】必背单词①unknowinglyadv.不知不觉地②unintentionallyadv.无意中
