2021高考英语【南宁市】(三月)阅读类课外自练(9)及答案.docx

2021高考英语【南宁市】（三月）阅读类课外自练（9）及答案

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down, I immediately recognized that something was wrong, and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear. Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away.
There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother’s body and was gone. Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.
Just at this moment, she fell back into the river. If she were carried down, it would be certain death. I knew, as well as she did, that there was one spot where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf.
While I was wondering what I could do next, I heard the sound of a mother’s love. Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could, roaring(吼叫) all the time, but to her calf it was music.
1. The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw　　　.　
A. the calf was about to fall into the river
B. Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock
C. the calf was washed away by the rising water
D. Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water
2. How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water?
A. By putting it on a safe spot. B. By pressing it against her body.
C. By taking it away with her. D. By carrying it on her back.
3. How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring?
A. It was a great comfort.　　　　　　 B. It was a sign of danger.
C. It was a call for help.　　　　　　　 D. It was a musical note.
4. What can be the best title for the text?
A. A Mother’s Love　　　　B. A Brave Act　　　　
C. A Deadly River　　　　D. A Matter of Life and Death
【参考答案】1--4 、DAAA　　

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

F. Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24, 1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton University for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her.
His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary:　“My own happiness in the past often approached such joy that I could not share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary. “
This Side of Paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he continued with the novel The Beautiful and Damned(1922), a collection of short stories Tales of the Jazz Age(1922), and a play The Vegetable(1923). But his greatest success was The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quickly brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men.
However, Fitzgerald’s problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The Love of the Last Tycoon in 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism.
1. How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?
A. 5.　　　　B. 6.　　　　C. 7.　　　　D. 8.
2. Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgerald’s life according to the passage?
a. He became addicted to drinking.
b. He studied at St. Paul Academy.
c. He published his first novel This Side of Paradise.
d. The Great Gatsby won high praise.
e. He failed to reorder his life.
f. He joined the army and met Zelda.
A. f-c-e-a-b-d　　　　B. b-e-a-f-c-d　　　　C. f-d-e-c-b-a　　　　D. b-f-c-d-e-a
3. We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald　　　.　
A. had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama
B. was well educated and well off before he served in the army
C. would have completed more works if his wife hadn’t broken down
D. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital
4. The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about　　　.　
A. Zelda’s personal life
B. Zelda’s illness and treatment
C. Fitzgerald’s friendship with Graham
D. Fitzgerald’s contributions to the literary world
【参考答案】1--4 、ADCD　　

完型填空。阅读下面短文，把握其大意，然后从以下题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。[夹叙夹议型完形填空(二)]
With his leg lame and his teeth uneven, the boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He __1__ played with his classmates; and when asked to answer questions, he always __2__ his head without a word.
One spring, his father brought home some saplings(树苗). __3__ of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, “Whoever __4__ his sapling best shall get a favourite gift.” The boy certainly wanted to get his father's gift. __5__ seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he __6__ an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So after watering it once or twice, he never __7__ it.
A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was __8__ to find it not only didn't die, but also grew some fresh __9__ . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his __10__， bought the little boy one of his favourite gifts and said from the tree he planted, he would surely become an outstanding __11__ when he grew up.
From then on, the little boy slowly became __12__ and confident. One night, he suddenly __13__ his biology teacher once said that plants __14__ grow at night. Why not go to see his tree? When he came to the courtyard, he found his father was working near his tree with a ladle(长柄勺). All of a sudden, he __15__： his father had been secretly __16__ his small tree! He returned to his room, tears __17__ in his eyes.
Decades passed. The little boy didn't become a botanist. __18__， he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.
__19__ is the best nourishment(滋养品)of life; __20__ it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well.
1．A. ever B. seldom
C. still D. often
2．A. held B. raised
C. lowered D. covered
3．A. Both B. None
C. One D. Each
4．A. likes B. protects
C. grows D. watches
5．A. And B. So
C. Before D. But
6．A. cared for B. got rid of
C. hit upon D. put forward
7．A. appealed to B. attended to
C. adapted to D. turned to
8．A. surprised B. frightened
C. disappointed D. amused
9．A. roots B. leaves
C. branches D. seeds
10．A. word B. balance
C. agreement D. opinion
11．A. teacher B. gardener
C. president D. botanist
12．A. satisfied B. certain
C. optimistic D. independent
13．A. believed B. recalled
C. repeated D. knew
14．A. generally B. hardly
C. recently D. probably
15．A. remembered B. understood
C. wondered D. admitted
16．A. cutting B. decorating
C. watering D. providing
17．A. welling B. falling
C. dropping D. crying
18．A. Therefore B. Besides
C. Moreover D. Instead
19．A. Love B. Water
C. Disability D. Father
20．A. so long as B. if only
C. now that D. even though
(一)
【要点综述】本文叙述了一个认为自己天生不幸的小男孩，经过一次种树的经受，受到父亲的鼓舞和挂念而变得自信，后来成为美国总统的故事。文章旨在告知读者，爱是滋润孩子心灵的最好的养料。
1．B　依据文章第一句话可知，小男孩认为自己不幸运，因此很少和同学玩，故选seldom。
2．C　lower one's head “低下头”。小男孩自卑，与之相符的是低头躲避回答问题。
3．D　依据第三段中的“Compared with those of his brothers and sisters…”可知父亲让每个孩子种一棵树。故选D。
4．C　父亲承诺树种得最好的人可以获得奖品，故选grow。
5．D　小男孩也想得到父亲的礼物，但是当看到兄弟姐妹都在细心呵护小树时，便失去了信念，选择了放弃，故选D项，表示转折。
6．C　hit upon an idea “突然有了一个想法”。care for宠爱；get rid of除去；put forward(公开)提出(建议等)。
7．B　attend to照料，护理；appeal to吸引；adapt to使适应，改编；turn to求助于，依靠，转而从事于。
8．A　小树的成长和小男孩的心理预期相反，所以他感到惊异，故选surprised。frightened恐惊的；amused愉悦的，感到好玩的；disappointed无望的。
9．B　由A few days later和his appeared greener可知。
10．A　keep one's word “信守诺言”，和前文父亲的promise相呼应。
11．D　依据文章倒数其次段中“The little boy didn't become a botanist.”可知，父亲说小男孩会成为植物学家。
12．C　第一段中小男孩不与同学交往和不回答问题，表明他悲观、不开朗、不自信。 种树大事是他第一次有好运气，第一次成功，无疑对他起到乐观的作用，此前精神低落的状态渐渐转变。另外结合confident一词，应选optimistic。
13．B　recall回忆，想起。
14．A　依据once said和后句“Why not go to see his tree？”可知，小男孩回想起来生物老师说过植物一般在晚间生长(此为常识)，故选generally。
15．B　看到眼前的景象，小男孩马上明白了(恍然大悟), 是父亲在暗中挂念他给树浇水，故选understood。remember记得；wonder想知道；admit承认。
16．C　
17．A　well此处是动词，意为“(液体如泉般) 充盈，涌出”。小男孩被父亲的爱所感动，所以热泪盈眶。故选A。
18．D　表示转折关系，故选D。
19．A　小男孩和小树的共同点是都得到了关爱，故选A。
20．D　even though 即使；so long as 只要；if only要是……就好了；now that既然。