2019-2020年高考英語二輪復習 閱讀理解精練（2）文化教育型閱讀(一)A few years ago, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington，D.C.Standing outside the Ronald Reagan Center, I heard a voice say, “Can you help me？” When I turned around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended (伸展)In a natural reflex (反射), I reached into my pocket, pulled out all of my loose change and placed it on her hand without even looking at her.I was annoyed at being bothered by a beggar.But the blind woman smiled and said, “I dont want your money.I just need help finding the post office.”In an instant, I realized what I had done.I judged another person simply for what I assumed she had to be.I hated what I saw in myself.This incident reawakened my belief in humility (謙恭), even though Id lost it for a moment.The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant(移民)I left Honduras and arrived in the US.at the age of 15.I started my new life with two suitcases, my brother and sister, and a strong, seriousminded mother.Through the years, I have been a dishwasher, mechanic and pizza delivery driver among many other humble (卑微的) jobs, and eventually I became a network engineer.In my own life, I have experienced many open acts of prejudice.I remember a time, at age 17, I worked as a waiter, and I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well in school, he would end up like me.I have also witnessed the same treatment of my family and friends, so I know what its like, and I should have known better.But now, living in my American middleclass lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am and where I have been, and to lose sight of where I want to be going.That blind woman on the streets of Washington，D.C., cured me of my blindness.She reminded me of my belief in humility and to always keep my eyes and heart open.By the way, I helped that lady to the post office.And in writing this essay, I hope to thank her for the priceless lesson.()1.We can learn from the first two paragraphs that_.Athe author regretted his act of prejudiceBthe blind woman needed the money badlyCthe author was as poor as the blind womanDthe author was a native American()2.According to Paragraph 4, hearing the fathers words, the author was probably_.Arather hurtBvery excitedCdeeply movedDgreatly inspired ()3.According to the passage, the author probably agrees that one should_.Abe nice to the elderly and the disabledBtry to experience different kinds of lifeCtreat others equally with love and respectDthink about ones past as often as possible()4.According to the passage, how many statements are TRUE?aI was not born in America.bI was impatient with the blind woman at first.cI wouldnt like to help the blind woman at all.dI have a rather rich life now.eI once was ashamed of my first jobs.A2. B3.C4. D5.()5.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?ALearn from your pastBHow my dream es trueCA belief that will never changeDA priceless lesson in the street【解析】一位上了年紀的女盲人在街頭向作者求助，作者卻想當然地認為她是在乞討。之后作者知道自己錯了，羞愧難當，經深刻反省后，端正了思想認識。1A事實推理題。根據第二段前兩句In an instant, I realized what I had done.和I judged another.she had to be.再聯系第四段acts of prejudice可知，作者知道自己錯了，不該帶著偏見行事，瞧不起窮人。2A推理判斷題。根據第四段第二句I remember a time.end up like me.可知，當時那個小孩的父親把作者當成了反例來教育孩子，作者可能受到了很大的傷害。3C推理判斷題。幫助盲人這件事并不大，但作者深刻反省，認識到不應該對弱勢群體持有偏見。C項說法與作者的意圖一致。4C細節(jié)理解題。從第三段第一、二句話可知a正確，從最后一句話可知e正確，從第一段可知b正確，從最后一段可知d正確，從本文最后的結果可知作者后來幫助了那個失明的老婦人，故c敘述有誤，故本題答案為C。5D歸納標題題。主要根據在末段第二、三句That blind womanof my blindness.She reminded me.and heart open. 關鍵詞語是末段第二句的on the streets和最后一句的the priceless lesson。文化教育型閱讀(二)Just what is a tiger mother? Amy Chua is a law professor at Americas Yale University and her recent book on the subject is making waves.Shes been called “dangerous”， “outrageous”， even a “monster” for her descriptions of how she brought up her two daughters.Her book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother describes fighting with a daughter for hours at the piano to ensure the child gets a piece of music right.She rejected birthday cards made for her by her girls because she didnt think they had made enough effort.She pared one child negatively with the other, threatening to burn their toys.Her rules include: schoolwork always es first; an Aminus is a bad grade; children must be twoyears ahead of their classmates in math, and playing the violin or the piano is a must.Ms. Chua considers the Chinese hard work ethic as a way of creating happy, successful childrenat least in her case.Although shes had a large amount of flak for her theories, one thing cant be ignoredthe success of Chinese children in the education system.In Britain, shocking research shows that Chinese girls, for example, are outperforming all other foreign groups at GCSE79 percent getting 5 AC Grades, pared with 58 percent of white British girls.So what is it about Chinese parenting thats leading to high achievers? And how do Amy Chuas theories play into that success?She told me that if her daughter came back from school with 96/100 in a test, Chua would ask her what happened to the other 4 points.Its about always knowing “you can do better”， she told me.Interestingly, in China, the birthplace of the tiger mother, people are moving away from traditional Chinese parenting. They are following more western parenting styles.()1.After reading Amy Chuas recent book, the public _.Afeel very sorry for their own childrenBconsider her a very successful motherCrealize their methods of bringing up children are wrongDdont think highly of her methods of bringing up her children()2.What can we learn about Amy Chua according to Paragraph 2?AShe is very strict with her children.BShe doesnt think her children are clever.CShe is very interested in playing the piano.DShe knows playing is important to children.()3.Paragraph 4 shows that _.AChinese parents dont think grades are very importantBChinese children are cleverer than British childrenCChinese parents are proud of their childrenDChinese children do well in their study()4.The underlined word “flak” in the third paragraph probably means“_”Aattention BcriticismCcuriosity Dcontribution()5.It can be inferred from the text that _.AAmy Chua will change her methodsBAmy Chua considers her methods usefulCAmy Chuas children dont love their motherDAmy Chuas children prefer western parenting styles【解析】Amy Chua寫了一本關于教育她的孩子的書，書里面的內容引起了轟動，因為她的教育方法太嚴厲了。1D推理判斷題。根據第一段可推斷出大眾對Amy Chua的教育方法評價不高。2A推理判斷題。根據第二段可知Amy Chua對她的孩子很嚴厲。3D細節(jié)理解題。根據第四段中Chinese girls，for example，are outperforming all other foreign groups at GCSE79 percent getting 5 AC Grades.可知中國的孩子學習成績比較好。4B詞義猜測題。盡管她因為她的教育理論受到了很多批評，但是有一點不容忽視中國孩子在教育上的成功。 5B推理判斷題。根據第三段中Ms. Chua considers the Chinese hard work ethic as a way of creating happy，successful children.可推斷出Amy Chua認為她的教育方法很有用?？破罩R（閱讀理解）由 (xx河北石家莊高三質檢二)改編Fish have different personalities which change as they experience lifes highs and lows according to British biologists.Researchers identified different“personalities”in their fish by observing the boldness or shyness of individuals,according to The Nature.Like people,some fish are very confident in the face of novelty(新奇事物)or conflict;while others are silent and shy.The scientists selected particularly bold and shy rainbow trout,and tested whether they changed their outlook depending on what life threw at them.They arranged some fish to fight and others to watch to see how both the participants and observers responded to victories and defeats.Winning or losing a fight,or even watching fellow fish overe the difficulties influenced the future behavior of the creatures studied in the lab.The researchers made fish pete with much larger or smaller opponents to ensure that they would win or lose their fights.These bold fish that won their fights tended to be even bolder when later presented with a novel food item;losing their fight caused them to be much more cautious. Fish also learn by watching others.Bold fish watching a shy fish exploring a mystery object were much more nervous when later given a novelty item for themselves.Predictably,shy fish that won a fight also gained more confidence,but surprisingly,shy fish that lost their fights also grew bolder when exploring strange new food,Sneddon said,adding that this could be due to what she calls a “desperado effect”(亡命徒效應).The new research suggests that animals can gradually adapt their personalities.The results echo the effects that life experience can have on human.1.What does the underlined word “creatures”probably refer to?()A.Fish.B.Participants.C.Observers.D.Researchers.2.The third paragraph of the text is mainly about .A.a conclusion of the researchB.an explanation of fish charactersC.a statement of the experimentD.a description of fish fights3.What can we know from the research?()A.Bold losing fish bee bolder when presented with a novel food item. B.Losing their fights causes the bold fish to be much more courageous.C.Bold fish watching a shy fish exploring a mystery get less nervous.D.Shy fish losing fights grow more confident in exploring new food. 4.Whats the main idea of the text?()A.Fish have stress in the fierce fights.B.Fish care about winning or losing a fight.C.Fish have adaptable personalities.D.Fish can learn a lot by watching others.語篇解讀:英國的生物學家通過實驗證明,“魚”具有適應能力很強的特性,向我們揭開了魚的世界的奧秘。答案及剖析:1.A詞義猜測題。由畫線單詞所在的句子.or even watching fellow fish overe the difficulties influenced the future behavior of the creatures.可知,打斗的雙方和觀戰(zhàn)的全是魚,故選A項。2.C主旨大意題。由文章內容可知,作者先表明實驗對象(虹鱒魚),實驗目的(whether they changed their outlook.),實驗過程(魚相互打斗,有觀戰(zhàn)魚),實驗結論(.influenced the future behavior of.),由此可知C項正確。3.D細節(jié)理解題。由倒數第二段的.shy fish that lost their fights also grew bolder when exploring strange new food.可知D項正確。由第四段的These bold fish that won their fights.losing their fight caused them to be much more cautious可排除A、B兩項;由第五段的Bold fish watching a shy fish.more nervous 可排除C項。4.C主旨大意題。由文章的首句Fish have different personalities which change as.和最后一段的第一句話.animals can gradually adapt their personalities.可知,作者用首尾呼應的方式點出文章的主題,故選C項?！疽呻y詞匯解讀】1.bold adj.&n.勇敢的;明顯的;粗體Alice is a bold girl.愛麗絲是一個勇敢的女孩。2.outlook n.觀點,態(tài)度;前景He has a positive outlook on his life.他有一個積極的人生觀?！鹃L難句子分析】 and 科學家們挑選了特別勇敢的和害羞的虹鱒魚,測試它們是否會因為生活的變化而改變它們看待事物的觀點。