2021高考英语阅读类训练(2)及答案.docx

2021高考英语阅读类训练（2）及答案

【2022高考英语福建省莆田市教学质量检查试卷】
完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a normal Monday morning at an assembly(集会)．The headmaster was
36 the students on important things in life and about 37 ourselves to what is important to us．This is 38 the story went: An old man lived in a certain part of London．He would wake up every morning and go to the 39 and would get the train right to Central London，and then sit at the street corner and beg．

He did this every single 40 for almost 20 years．His house was dirty and a stench(恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled horribly．The neighbors could not stand the 41 any-more，so they asked the police officers to clear the place．The officers 42 the door and cleaned the house．There were small bags of 43 all over the house that he had collected over the years．The police 44 the money，and soon realized that the old man was a(n) 45 ．They waited outside，expecting to share the good news with him．
When he arrived home that evening，he was 46 by one of the officers who told him that
there was no need for him to beg any more 47 he was a rich man now. He said 48 ,went into his house and locked the door．The next morning he woke up 49 ,went to the subway, got into the train，and sat at the street comer and 50 to beg.
51 , this old man had no great plans，dreams or anything 52 for his life．We learn nothing from this story 53 staying focused on the things we enjoy doing，commitment. We should remain 54 to our course. Just keep it in mind that commitment 55 wealth
36．A．scolding B．consulting C．addressing D．advising
37．A．exposing B．committing C．comparing D．connecting
38．A．how B．why C．where D．when
39．A．market B．office C．subway D．shelter
40．A．hour B．day C．week D．month
41．A．smell B．house C． man D．police
42．A．knocked at B．knocked over C．broke up D．broke into
43．A．money B．waste C．food D．fish
44．A．kept B．took C．counted D．presented
45．A．beggar B．thief C．officer D．millionaire
46．A．caught B．met C．warned D．questioned
47．A．though B．unless C．until D．as
48．A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
49．A．as well B．as early C．as usual D．as much
50．A．determined B．continued C．managed D．hesitated
51．A．Eventually B．Fortunately C．Generally D．Obviously
52．A．precious B．complex C．available D．significant
53．A．rather than B．other than C．more than D．less than
54．A．honest B．open C．true D．equal
55．A．attracts B．keeps C．loses D．possesses
【参考答案】CBACB ADCAD BDACB DDBCA

阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Movie magic can defy reality, but actors are inescapably human．They grow and change, and don’t necessarily change for the better．
Harry Potter actors, who are now saying their final goodbyes to their roles, have all become fully-fledged（成熟的） grown-ups, worlds apart from the little kids who began the Hogwarts' adventures in 2001．
While many fans feel sad that the magical franchise is coming to an end, some feel even sadder to see how much the actors have changed over the years．
"Daniel Radcliffe （who plays Harry Potter） went from being a really cute kid to a thin, pale-looking guy," said Filipino Internet User Lealuvy．"I kind of wish he stayed a kid forever．''
Radcliffe himself doesn't seem to be bothered by his change of appearance．In an interview with GQ magazine last week, he teased himself: "If people find me sexy or cool, it's because they like short, little, nerdy guys．And we do have our niche（合适的职业）．"
Meanwhile, actors growing up to be handsome have their headaches．
Harry Melling, who played Potter's cousin Dudley Dursley, told The Telegraph that he was almost recast for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows when producers discovered he' d lost a lot of weight he had as a kid．He was too thin for the part．
"They （the producers） did this double take, 'Oh my God, we are going to have to do something’, and I felt guilty," said Meiling．
Aside from changes in looks, the gradual personality change of child stars is another big concern of audience and producers．
Miley Cyrus began her career at 13 in Disney's hit TV series Hannah Montana．
When Cyrus decided to show her adult personality by releasing "sexy" photos, people began to get uneasy about her．Reports said that furious Disney bosses were considering replacing Cyrus with a more clean-cut teen star．
Cyrus finally kept her role after public apologies．But some parents banned their children watching the show．
"My daughter has been banned from watching the show," supermodel Cindy Crawford told Showbiz Spy．"I really don't think Miley Cyrus is much of a role model for my kid．"
6l．The underlined word "defy" in Paragraph 1 means "_____"．
A．challenge B．control C．clarify D．abandon
62．Which one is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Actors always grow and change for the better．
B．Daniel Radcliffe can't escape from being a kid．
C．Some fans feel sad about the ending of the film series and the actors' changes．
D．Harry Melling was too thin to recast for the film．
63．Radcliffe doesn't feel bothered by his change of appearance because _____．
A．people think him sexy or cool
B．people like short, little, nerdy guys
C．he thinks he grows up to be handsome
D．some people do think such a boy as him is sexy
64．What do audience and producers concern about?
A．The actors' changes in appearances and gradual personality．
B．The actors' weight．
C．Whether the producers did the double take．
D．Whether the actors are sexy or clean-cut．
65．We can infer that _____ from the story of Miley Cyrus．
A．Miley Cyrus decided to change her sexy adult personality later on
B．Disney bosses prefer pure teen stars to sexy adults in their movies
C．parents prevented their children from watching her show
D．Cindy Crawford is a supermodel, who has a daughter
【参考答案】61-65 ACDAB

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。
How is it that siblings (兄弟姐妹) can turn out so differently? One answer is that in fact each sibling grows upin a different family. The firstborn is, for a while, an only child, and therefore has a completely different experience of the parents than those born later. The next child is, for a while, the youngest, until the situation is changed by a new arrival. The mother and father themselves are changing and growing up too. One sibling might live in a stable and close family in the first few years; another might be raised in a family crisis, with a disappointed mother or an angry father.
Sibling competition was identified as an important shaping force as early as in 1918. But more recently, researchers have found many ways in which brothers and sisters are a lasting force in each others’lives. Dr. Annette Henderson says firstborn children pick up vocabulary more quickly than their siblings. The reason for this might be that the later children aren’t getting the same one- on- one time with parents. But that doesn’t mean that the younger children have problems with language development. Later- borns don’t enjoy that much talking time with parents, but instead they harvest lessons from bigger brothers and sisters, learning entire phrases and getting an understanding of social concepts such as the difference between “I” and “me”.
A Cambridge University study of 140 children found that siblings created a rich world of play that helped them grow socially. Love- hate relationships were common among the children. Even those siblings who fought the most had just as much positive communication as the other sibling pairs.
One way children seek more attention from parents is by making themselves different from their siblings, particularly if they are close in age. Researchers have found that the first two children in a family are typically more different from each other than the second and third. Girls with brothers show their differences to a maximum degree by being morefeminine than girls with sisters. A 2003 research paper studied adolescents from 185 families over two years, finding that those who changed to make themselves different from their siblings were successful in increasing the amount of warmth they gained from their parents.
1. The underlined part “in a different family” (in Para. 1) means" ______".　
A. in a different family environment B. in a different family tradition
C. in different family crises D. in different families
2. In terms of language development, later- borns_______ .　
A. get their parents’individual guidance B. learn a lot from their elder siblings
C. experience a lot of difficulties D. pick up words more quickly
3. What was found about fights among siblings?
A. Siblings hated fighting and loved playing.
B. Siblings in some families fought frequently.
C. Sibling fights led to bad sibling relationships.
D. Siblings learned to get on together from fights.
4. The word“feminine” (in Para. 4) means "______".　
A. having qualities of parents B. having qualities of women
C. having defensive qualities D. having extraordinary qualities
【参考答案】1—4、ABDB　

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A Myth
It is true that world population is growing, but this is not the cause of our current and future global problems. Believing this will cause us to ignore the real problem and risk long-term damage to our planet.
Let me start by explaining why overpopulation is a myth. For one thing, the UN Population Division regularly predicts population growth but provides a low variant (变量), medium variant, and high variant to factor in various possibilities. In the 2010 revision, their high variant suggests that the world population will be almost 16 billion in 2100, but the low variant predicts it will peak at 8 billion and decrease to just over 6 billion by 2100. In most cases, it is the low variant that has come true in the past, suggesting the same will be true of their future population predictions. In addition to this, the size of families is actually decreasing.
For another, if the Earth is overpopulated, there needs to be insufficient (短缺) food, water, and space for humans to live. However, Indian economist Raj Krishna estimates that India alone is able to increase crop produce to the point of providing the entire world’s food supply. The World Food Programme confirms that there is sufficient food grown to feed the world and there is the same amount of fresh water on the planet now as there was 10,000 years ago. So how is it possible that the number of people in the world is affecting our planet?
Therefore, it is not an increase in population but an increase in consumption that is a severe threat. Materialism and overconsumption are facts of life for everybody in the western world, as possessions reflect a person’s status in society and people strive to obtain happiness through owning the latest fashionable goods. Not only that, but waste is a common occurrence which has a huge effect on our resources. It is a sad truth that 80% of the world’s resources are currently used by just 20% of the world’s population.
Our overconsumption must be addressed now to make our lives more sustainable (可持续的) and avoid continuing the terrible damage to the environment we are causing. The key is education. If we do not work towards this but instead focus on the wrong issue, we may find ourselves living on a planet that can no longer sustain human life.

1. According to the author, what causes our current and future global problems?
A. The increase in population.
B. Shortage of food and water.
C. The fast growth of material needs.
D. Failure to protect the environment.
2. The underlined word “myth” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _________.
A. fact B. misconception C. possibility D. uncertainty
3. The author stresses that _____.
A. people should save food and water
B. economists are making wrong predictions
C. wrong judgment leads to serious consequences
D. measures should be taken to reduce population
4. What is mainly discussed in the passage?
A. The real cause of global problems.
B. The severe effect of overpopulation.
C. Reasonable use of natural resources.
D. Methods to reduce overconsumption.
【参考答案】C B C .A