2021高考英语【南宁市】(三月)阅读类课外自练(11)及答案.docx

2021高考英语【南宁市】（三月）阅读类课外自练（11）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。
My father was Chief Engineer of a merchant ship,which was sunk in World War Ⅱ. The bookNight of the U-boats told the story.
Memories
In September,1940,my mother,sister and I went to Swansea,where my father’s ship was getting ready to sail. We brought him a family photograph to be kept with him at all times and keep him safe.
Then I remember my mother lying face down,sobbing. She had heard from a friend that the ship had been sunk by a torpedo (鱼雷).
I can remember the arrival of the telegram (电报),which in those days always brought bad news. My grandmother opened it. It read,“Safe. Love Ted. “
My most vivid memory is being woken and brought down to sit on my father’s knee,his arm in a bandage.
He was judged unfit to return to sea and took a shore job in Glasgow for the rest of the war. For as long as I can remember,he had a weak heart. Mother said it was caused by the torpedoes. He saidit was because of the cigarettes. Whichever,he died suddenly in his early 50s.
Ten years later I readNight of the U-boats and was able to complete the story.
Torpedo
One torpedo struck the ship. Father was in the engine room,where the third engineer was killed. He shut down the engines to slow the ship making it easier for it to be abandoned.
By the time he got on deck (甲板)he was alone. Every lifeboat was gone except one which had stuck fast. When he tried to cut it free,it swung against the ship,injuring his hand and arm. He had no choice but to jump—still with the photograph in his pocket.
Three days later,he and other survivors were safe in Glasgow. All 23 with him signed the back of the photograph.
A Toast
In my room is the book and the photograph. Often,glass in hand,I have wondered how I would have dealt with an explosion,a sinking ship,a jump into a vast ocean and a wait for rescue?Lest(以免)we forget,I have some more whisky and toast the heroes of the war.
1. We can infer that the mother and children went to Swansea　　　.　
A. to meet a friend　　　　　　　B. to see the father off
C. to take a family photo　　　　　D. to enjoy the sailing of the ship
2. What did the author learn about the father from the telegram?
A. He was still alive.　　　　　 B. His knee was broken.
C. His ship had been sunk.　　　 D. He had arrived in Glasgow.
3. The underlined word“it” in Paragraph 6 refers to the father’s　　　.　

A. weak heart　　　　　　　　　　　B. taking a shore job
C. failure to return to sea　　　　　　 D. injury caused by a torpedo
4. What can we know about the author’s father after his ship was attacked?
A. He lost his arm. B. He repaired the engines.
C. He managed to take a lifeboat. D. He was the last to leave the ship.
5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. A group of forgotten heroes. B. A book describing a terrifying battle.
C. A ship engineer’s wartime experience. D. A merchant’s memories of a sea rescue.
【参考答案】1--5 、BAADC　　

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。
Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New York—he in computers, she in special education. “Teaching means everything to us, " Tim would say. In April 1998, he learned he would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life’s purpose.
Not long after the surgery, Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination Library, a program started by Dolly Parton’s foundation(基金会) that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singer’s home town of Sevier, Tennessee. “I thought, maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire, “ Tim recalls. He placed the brochure on his desk, “as a reminder. "
Five years later, now retired and with that brochure still on the desk, Tim clicked on imaginationlibrary. com. The program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts.
The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richters. Rather than sign up online, they went to Dollywood for a look-see. “We didn’t want to give the children rubbish, " says Linda. The books—reviewed each year by teachers, literacy specialists, and Dollywood board members—included classics such as Ezra Jack Keats’s The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama series.
Satisfied, the couple set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work. Since 2004, they have shipped more than 12, 200 books to preschoolers in their area. Megan Williams a mother of four, is more than appreciative:　“This program introduces us to books I’ve never heard of."
The Richters spend about $400 a month sending books to 200 children. “Some people sit there and wait to die, “ says Tim. “Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left."
1. What led Tim to think seriously about the meaning of life?
A. His health problem.　　　　　 B. His love for teaching.
C. The influence of his wife.　　　　D. The news from the Web.
2. What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library?
A. Give out brochures.　　　　　　 B. Do something similar.
C. Write books for children.　　　　　D. Retire from being a teacher.
3. According to the text, Dolly Parton is　　　.　
A. a well-known surgeon　　　　B. a mother of a four-year-old
C. a singer born in Tennessee　　 D. a computer programmer
4. Why did the Richters go to Dollywood?
A. To avoid signing up online
B. To meet Dollywood board members.
C. To make sure the books were the newest.
D. To see if the books were of good quality.
5. What can we learn from Tim’s words in the last paragraph?
A. He needs more money to help the children.
B. He wonders why some people are so busy.
C. He tries to save those waiting to die.
D. He considers his efforts worthwhile.
【参考答案】1—5、 ABCDD　　

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。 [记叙文型完形填空(三)]
I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early__1__of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to __2__my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with __3__at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to __4__”. Seeing the neighbours busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something__5__to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found__6__，I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily(百合花)seeds in the yard. But they failed to __7__．I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild __8__joy，I found the first rose bloom.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.__9__，I was touched by this land of wonder.
__10__，my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even__11__at me because he found it was __12__to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother's __13__，I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds__14__flowers.
Regardless of their __15__，I kept on planting my garden and __16__to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they__17__to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to __18__my parents.Today I become known as Mrs Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very__19__．And now I could say it is my affection for__20__that makes me a real gardener.
1. A．memory B．dream
C．intention D．design
2. A．please B．change
C．help D．annoy
3. A．doubt B．appreciation
C．surprise D．excitement
4. A．collect up B．care about
C．clean up D．come in
5. A．equal B．similar
C．superior D．opposite
6. A．painful B．valuable
C．upsetting D．interesting
7. A．come up B．break out
C．hold on D．get through
8. A．to B．with

C．in D．by
9. A．Luckily B．Cheerfully
C．Regularly D．Eventually
10. A．Instead B．However
C．Therefore D．Besides
11. A．shouted B．laughed
C．glanced D．jumped
12. A．convenient B．troublesome
C．enjoyed D．dangerous
13. A．sadness B．displeasure
C．delight D．relief
14. A．other than B．more than
C．rather than D．less than
15. A．dislike B．encouragement
C．threat D．suggestion
16. A．decided B．stopped
C．continued D．struggled
17. A．devote B．turn
C．respond D．lead
18. A．defeat B．satisfy
C．respect D．challenge
19．A.proud B．comfortable
C．strange D．disappointed
20. A．freedom B．life
C．growth D．nature
(二)
【要点综述】作者小时候出于逆反心理，在院子里种花，结果最终宠爱了园艺，后来作者在这方面做出了成果，成为一名真正的园艺师，使当时持反对意见的父母为之感到傲慢。
1．C　作者早期从事园艺的意图并非源于对大自然的宠爱。C选项为“意图、打算”之意，符合语境。
2．D　依据下文可知，作者从事园艺只是想给父母添苦恼。D选项是“惹恼，使生气，使苦恼”之意，符合文意。
3．A　依据下文可知，作者的母亲以怀疑的目光看着大自然的杰作。由此可知，A选项符合文意。
4．C　作者的母亲认为这些落叶是要清扫的东西。四个选项中，C表示“清理，打扫”，符合文意。
5．D　作者小时候有一种逆反心理，总是做违反父母意愿的事情。由此可知，D选项符合文意。
6．C　由于作者有逆反心理，所以作者想到，假如园艺是父母感到苦恼的事，那就种植一个花园。C选项表示“令人苦恼”之意，符合语境。
7．A　作者在院子里种了百合花种子，但是没有发芽。因此，正确答案为A选项。
8．B　作者兴奋地发觉第一朵玫瑰花开花了。with joy表示“兴奋地”之意，符合语境。
9．D　朵朵鲜花竞相绽放，最终，作者被眼前的景象所感动。由此可知，D选项符合语境。
10．B　然而，作者的父母对作者的花园不感爱好。空白处表示的是一种转折的语气，所以B选项符合语境。
11．A　作者的父亲甚至对作者大声叫嚷。由此可知，A选项符合语境。
12．B　作者的父亲觉得花拦住了车道，这令他苦恼不已。B选项有“令人苦恼”之意，符合文意。
13．B　作者把自己的真玫瑰花放进母亲的花瓶里，这使她感觉不快活。to one's displeasure意为“令人不快活的是……”，符合语境。
14．C　在作者母亲的眼里，那些只是杂草而不是鲜花。C选项是“而不是”之意，符合文意。
15．A　尽管作者的父母不宠爱作者的所作所为，但是作者却始终坚持自己的做法。由此可知，A选项符合语境。
16．C　作者连续享受园艺的欢快。四个选项中，C选项是“连续”之意，符合文意。
17．C　植物成为作者的好伙伴：它们呼吸，它们开花，它们对作者的呵护和爱有回应。respond to是“对……有反应， 响应”之意。
18．D　依据上文可知，由于具有逆反心理，所以作者种植花园是出于挑战父母。由此可知，D选项与文意相符。
19．A　现在作者已经成为一位出名的园艺师，使其父母为之傲慢。四个选项中，只有A选项的词义符合文意。
20．D　作者现在认为是自己对大自然的宠爱使自己最终成为一位真正的园艺师。由此可知D选项符合文意。