2021高考英语阅读训练(7)及答案【北京三月版】.docx

2021高考英语阅读训练（7）及答案【北京三月版】

阅读理解。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。
The first Europeans came to America in 1492 with Christopher Columbus. Since that time people have come to America from all over the world, from Europe, Africa, and Asia, and they have brought their music with them. This mixing of people and music has created American music.
Music is a very important part of our lives. Music is for dancing, drinking, eating, loving, and thinking. Some songs remind us of our childhood or youth.
Others remind of the people they love. Many important occasions, like weddings and funerals have special music. Every nation has a national song like the American “The Star­Spangled Banner”. In the US high schools and colleges have school songs too.
Music is a part of the history of America. It expresses the problems and feelings of its people. As the years pass, the music grows and changes.
Modern science has also changed music. Inventions like records, radios, movies, electric instruments, tape recorders, and videos have changed the way we play and listen to music. They have helped to make music an important form of international communication.
American music, from the earliest folk songs to modern “pop”， is known around the world. Music is one of America's most important exports. It brings the people of the world together. Even when people cannot understand the same language, they can share the same music. Many people learn and practise English by singing song. Understanding American music can help you understand American people, their history and culture.
So, as the song says, “put a dime (10 cents)in the juke box (自动点唱机), baby. Let's listen to the music！”
1．The article mainly tells us about ________.
A．how American music developed
B．when American music developed
C．what American music is
D．why American music is so popular
答案：A　全文主要叙述了美国音乐的进展历程及现状，故A项最佳。
2．From the text we know that ________.
A．American music has spread all over the world
B．American music began in the 1550s
C．American music is special
D．American music has changed modern science in the US
答案：A　文章倒数其次段第一句“American music...most important exports.”可知美国音乐已被全世界的人知晓。音乐是美国最重要的出口产品。
3．The sixth paragraph probably means that ________.
A．American music is very popular
B．American music is known to people all over the world
C．American music can help us understand American people, history and culture
D．American music is important in our lives
答案：C　文章倒数其次段最终一句话“Many people learn and... help you understand American people, their history and culture.”可知美国音乐挂念我们了解美国人、美国历史和美国文化。
4．American music is ________.
A．for dancing, drinking, eating, loving and thinking
B．a mixture of people and music from all over the world
C．an important form of international communication
D．a part of the history of the world
答案：B　由文章第一段可知世界各地的人们移民到美国并带去了他们的音乐。这些音乐混合起来构成了美国音乐。
5．Which of the following statements is true?
A．Only modern American music is world­famous.
B．If people don't understand the same language, they don't understand the same music.
C．Many people learn English by enjoying American songs.
D．If you want to understand American history and culture you must understand American music.
答案：C　由文章第六段可知人们可以通过观赏美国歌曲来学习英语，故C项最佳。同样由此段可推断B，D项是错误的。

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阅读理解。阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
First lady Michelle Obama turns 50 on Friday, Jan. 17, 2022.
Michelle Obama has spent the first half-century of her life breaking barriers and checking off a series of firsts. Now, as she reaches her milestone birthday Friday, the nation will be watching to see in what other areas she will leave her mark.
Five years after moving into the White House, and without a re-election campaign to worry about, she has more room to relax in her role and, political watchers say, possibly become more vocal (声音的) on political issues in the three years left in office.
So far, critics have complained about Michelle’s silence on issues where they expected to hear her voice: Last year, at the start of her husband's second term, she disappointed advocates for tighter gun-control measures after she failed to push harder on the issue in response to the massacre (残杀) at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. She also disappointed some feminists (女权主义者) who wanted her to defend their causes instead of falling back on her self-described role as the nation’s “mom-in-chief.” Nor did she handle racial issues during her second term, as some had expected.
“The most important thing to remember is, whether you are black, white or Hispanic, you’re the first lady and the president of all the people in the United States. That’s a huge melting pot, so to reinforce (强化)that she's African American over anything else would not be wise,” said Anita McBride, who directs programming and national conferences on the legacies (遗产) of America’s first ladies and their historical influence at American University.
Valerie Jarrett, a top White House adviser and a close friend of the Obamas, said the first lady doesn't want to “spread herself too thin.”
“She really wants to have a maximum impact and to do that in fewer areas,” Jarrett told the Associated Press. “That, she said, “is better than trying to take on every single possible cause.”
But Robert Watson, a Lynn University professor, said he expects Obama to “go a little harder at issues” over the next several years. “Second-term first ladies usually feel more at ease to speak more forcefully about issues close to their heart,” he said.
Myra Gutin, a Ryder University communications professor and frequent lecturer on first ladies, said she expects Obama to continue making both of them a priority in her remaining years in the White House, given their success. Michelle launched the “Let’s Move” campaign in 2010. It in particular has gained widespread support, ranging from the National Football League to the Sesame Street franchise (特许), which even gave permission to the produce industry to use its licensed characters for free on fruits and vegetables.
“There’s no such thing as a traditional first lady, not anymore in this technology-filled world. Is Mrs. Obama cutting edge? Is she an activist? No. As first ladies go, I think she’s been politically careful because she does not want there to be a major flare-up that would require her husband to use his political capital to clean up,” she said. “But she’s not exactly just sitting in the White House pouring tea and having receptions, either.”
1、Critics were disappointed with Michelle because _______.
A．she didn’t put gun-control measures into effect
B．she failed some feminists to stand out to be a career woman
C．she didn’t solve some racial problems
D．she failed to voice her opinion on some issues
2、According to the professors or advisers, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．It’s not wise to reinforce Michelle is African American over anything else.
B．It’s better for Michelle to have a maximum impact than to take on every possible cause.
C．It's expected for Michelle to go a little harder at issues.
D．It’s a tradition for first ladies to stay out of political issues.
3、What does the underlined phrase “spread herself too thin” in Paragraph 6 mean?
A．Try to do a lot of work at the same time.
B．Get very tired.
C．Try to improve physical fitness.
D．Move herself away from others.
4、In Paragraph 9, the campaign “Let’s Move” might be aiming to help people _______..
a. gain widespread support
b. become more physically active
c. have access to healthier foods
d. raise awareness about gun control
A．a, c
B．a, b
C．b, c
D．c, d
【参考答案】1---4、DDAC

完形填空。阅读下面短文，把握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is　 1　 for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same　 2　 night after night. One would 3　 them to know their parts by heart and　 4　 have cause to falter（结巴）.Yet　5　is not always the case.
A famous actor in a　 6　 successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat　 7　 had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act，a gaoler（监狱长，看管）would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner.　 8　 the noble was expected to read the letter at each　 9　,he always insisted that it should be written out in full.
One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke　 10　 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the　 11　 of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed（使显露）the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then，the gaoler　 12　 with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the　 13　and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in
14　 as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly,　15　 to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then，squinting（眯着眼看）his eves，he said, “The light is　 16.Read the letter to me.” And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.　17　 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied，“The light is indeed dim，sir. I must get my　 18　”With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat’s　 19　,the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the　 20　 copy of the letter which he proceeded（连续进行）to read to the prisoner.
( ) 1. A. fortunate B. unfortunate C. happy D. unhappy
( ) 2. A. lines B. words C. plays D. roles
( ) 3. A. want B. ask C. expect D. wish
( ) 4. A. always B. never C. sometimes D. often
( ) 5. A. such B. the thing C. one D. this
( ) 6. A. highly B. high C. poorly D. poor
( ) 7. A. where B. what C. which D. who
( ) 8. A. Because B. Even though C. When D. Though
( ) 9. A. play B. performance C. role D. case
( ) 10. A. with B. in C. on D. to
( ) 11. A. pages B. joke C. lines D. contents
( ) 12. A. appeared B. disappeared C. came out D. came in
( ) 13. A. room B. cell C. stage D. office
( ) 14. A. English B. French C. order D. full
( ) 15. A. worded B. surprised C. anxious D. afraid
( ) 16. A. bright B. dim C. dark D. out
( ) 17. A. To see B. To find C. Seeing D. Finding
( ) 18. A. glasses B. lines C. light D. letters
( ) 19. A. surprise B. satisfaction C. anger D. amusement
( ) 20. A. usual B. old C. unusual D. new
1．B　提示：剧目成功，以致连续上演好几年，这对可怜的演员来说可倒霉了。由于下文说他们必需夜夜重复同样的台词，故unfortunate（不幸的，倒霉的）为最佳答案。
2．A　提示：重复同一台词是令人厌烦的。
3．C　提示：expect意为“期盼，认为”。人们认为演员确定要把台词背得烂熟。　4．B　提示：人们认为演员确定不会结巴的。
5．B　提示：指代前面所说的状况。
6．A　提示：high意为“高的”。highly意为“高度地，极为”。
7．D　提示：此处先行词为人，故要用who引导定语从句。
8．B　提示：尽管那个贵族每场戏都得念一遍那些信，但他还是坚持要求将信的全文写在信纸上。even though引导让步状语从句，比though语气更强。
9．B　提示：在下文第三段有示意。
10．C　提示：play a joke on sb意为“戏弄某人”。
11．D　提示：熟记信的内容。
12．A　提示：appeared意为“毁灭，露面”，此处指上场。
13．B　提示：cell意为“牢房”，在上文有示意。
14．D　提示：in full意为“全文”，这在其次段已有示意。
15．C　提示：狱卒热切地观看着，急于想了解他的同事是否熟记了台词。
16．B　提示：“光线太暗”这是贵族委婉而又聪慧的托辞，由于他记不住台词。
17．D　提示：分词短语作状语，表示时间。当狱卒发觉自己连一个字也记不得时，也找了个借口。
18．A　提示：下文：“with a pair of glasses”作了示意。
19．D　提示：“much to one’s＋表示感情的名词”结构，有“给某人带来很大的……”的意思，此处狱卒的表现使贵族感到可笑。
20．A　提示：the usual copy平常使用的那封信。