2023版高考英语二轮复习限时规范训练三十六阅读板块--练速度.doc

限时标准训练(三十六)　阅读板块——练速度
(总分值40分，限时35分钟)
Ⅰ.阅读理解(30分)
阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最正确选项。
A
When David Santori first moved to WashingtonD．C., locals told him to avoid the Chinatown area at all costs. But these days, the city­loving explorer is drawn to the neighborhood. “The atmosphere is just different from the rest of the city，〞 says Santori. “It's always busy. There are lots of bars. This is a dream place for Instagram users.〞 Here's where Santori and other Instagram influencers are eating and drinking in DC's Chinatown this summer.
Crimson View|627 H St NW, Washington, DC 20001
“On the roof of The Pod Hotel, there is a bar upstairs called Crimson View. I have to say I have never seen a place like this one. You get the view of the monuments, the arch of Chinatown, the city and the sunset.〞
—David Santori
Farmers & Distillers|600 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001
“Farmers & Distillers has everything—wonderful service, excellent food, delicious donuts (甜甜圈), and great atmosphere. I would recommend making reservations beforehand since this place is well sought out.〞
—Shell P.
China Boy|815 6th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
“I like to go to China Boy because I can get amazing noodles quick and cheap，〞 says Kim. “It's a small hole­in­the­wall spot that no one really knows about because it has short opening hours.〞
—Danny Kim
Bantam King|501 G St NW, Washington, DC 20003
“Bantam King is my favorite because it's really affordable and the food is absolutely great They have fried chicken options and they offer noodles of various kinds. I think it's really great because they have really mastered those two dishes.〞
—Kimberly Kong, Robby Myers
[语篇解读]　本文是一篇应用文。Instagram上几位有影响力的使用者分别介绍了他们喜爱的位于华盛顿特区唐人街上的餐饮店。
1．What is special about Crimson View?
A．It's the best bar in DC's Chinatown.
B．It's a good viewing spot.
C．It's a first­class hotel.
D．It's a scenic spot.
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“You get the view of the monuments, the arch of Chinatown, the city and the sunset.〞可知，这家酒吧有很好的视野，可以看到纪念碑、拱门、城市、日落等。
答案：B
2．Which enjoys huge popularity among diners?
A．Crimson View.
B．Farmers & Distillers.
C．China Boy.
D．Bantam King.
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“I would recommend making reservations beforehand since this place is well sought out.〞可知，Farmers & Distillers很受就餐者的欢送，需要预订。
答案：B
3．What do China Boy and Bantam King share?
A．They provide quality service.
B．They offer a variety of dishes.
C．They have a relaxed atmosphere.
D．They charge reasonable prices for food.
解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“I like to go to China Boy because I can get amazing noodles quick and cheap〞以及第五段中的“it's really affordable and the food is absolutely great〞可知，这两个人所推荐的地方的共同之处就是提供味美价廉的食物。
答案：D
B
Whatever it is, you can do it with a smile—or at least a pleasant expression. President Eisenhower was known by his assistants to be the person who could look at them with a smile, so they liked him. That's a good quality. Unfortunately, it is easy to forget that.
Sometimes we tend to take ourselves too seriously, especially when we are under pressure and when our focus is on taking care of our own business; we lose sight of others and their needs. Many leaders feel they need to be rough in order to get others to take them seriously, which, of course, is not true. People get to know you and understand that you can be trusted, and then they follow through what you say. In fact, you gain the respect of people with a smile better than an angry look.
Smiling is the most basic tool taught to employees in customer service. This is important whether you interact with the customer face­to­face or via telephone.Did you know you can hear a smile? I interview candidates for jobs over the phone and I make it a point to smile while I'm talking with them. That is one of the primary things I am looking for in them as well. Imagine calling your doctor's office because you are sick and the person who answers the telephone rudely says, “Can you hold please？〞 without even saying hello! I have had that experience and you most likely have as well. Sometimes they don't even wait for you to answer before putting you on hold! How does that make you feel?
A smile makes you more approachable and others more relaxed. And it makes you feel better too! Remember to wear your smile so that you have a good relationship with others.
[语篇解读]　本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者告诉我们微笑的好处很多，生活中我们要微笑待人。
4．What can be forgotten easily according to the author?
A．Treating strangers kindly.
B．Wearing a pleasant expression.

C．Keeping optimistic in difficulty.
D．Being patient with those around you.
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的内容可知，作者认为微笑是一个好品质，但是人们却容易忘记这一点。
答案：B
5．What will likely happen when we are depressed or upset?
A．Ignoring others' feelings.
B．Forgetting our own business.
C．Abandoning our goals or dreams.
D．Finding it hard to control emotion.
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的“Sometimes we tend to take ourselves too seriously, especially when we are under pressure and when our focus is on taking care of our own business; we lose sight of others and their needs〞可知，作者说当我们在压力之下，或者集中精力于自己的事情上时，我们就容易无视他人以及他人的需求。
答案：A
6．What is the author looking for in the candidates on the phone?
A．Their tool of smiling.
B．The ability to hear a smile.
C．Polite attitude to customers.
D．Good skills of communicating.
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的“That is one of the primary things I am looking for in them as well.〞可知，作者在与应聘者打 时尽量自己做到微笑，这也是他想要在应聘者身上寻找的品质
答案：A
7．What does the author want to tell us in the last paragraph?
A．Kind people love to smile.
B．Good relationships are important.
C．Smiling at others is a win­win choice.
D．Approachable people have good fortune.
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，作者在本段主要告诉我们微笑是双赢的选择，别人会因你的微笑而放松，你因此也会开心。
答案：C
C
“Time is a problem for kids，〞 states a news report for a new Swiss watch. Children in some countries “learn time slowly〞 because “they don't wear watches〞 and “parents don't really know how to teach them time〞. The kids grow up with this handicap and become adults—and then can't get to work on time. Is there an answer to this problem? Of course—it's the Flik Flak, made by a famous Swiss watch company.
The Flik Flak is being marketed as a teaching watch for children aged 4 to 10. The watch itself does not teach kids how to tell time, and of course it merely “controls their imagination〞 by presenting the “hour〞 hand as a beautiful red girl named Flak and the “minute〞 hand as a tall blue boy named Flik. Flik points to corresponding blue minute numbers on the dial, while Flak points to red hour numbers, which is supposed to teach young children how to tell time.
The watch comes equipped with a standard battery and a nylon band. Peter Lipkin, the United States sales manager for the Flik Flak, calls it “Kidproof〞：if it gets dirty you can throw the whole watch in the washing machine. The product is being sold in select department stores in Europe, Asia and the United States for a suggested price of $25. Parents who buy the watch may discover that it is one thing for kids to tell time; and it's quite another for them to be on time.
[语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一款可以教孩子们看时间的手表。
8．Why does the writer use the question in the first paragraph?
A．To stress the role of time.
B．To draw readers' attention to the topic.
C．To emphasize parents' importance to kids.
D．To invite readers to answer it.
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段以及对全文的整体理解可推知，第一段问题的目的是吸引读者的注意力，从而导入本文的主题。应选B。
答案：B
9．What does the underlined word “handicap〞 in the first paragraph refer to?
A．Children's lack of concept of time.
B．Children's conflict on time with parents.
C．Parents' overreaction to children's unpunctuality.
D．Parents' neglect on children's education.
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段第二句和画线词所在句中的“...and then can't get to work on time.〞可推知，由于缺乏时间概念，孩子们长大后上班不能准时。应选A。
答案：A
10．How does the watch contribute to teaching children how to tell time?
A．By being decorated with different fairies.
B．By arranging the face in a fantastic order.
C．With creative designs effective on children.
D．With the colorful “minute〞 hand and “second〞 hand.
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“...it merely ‘controls their imagination’ by presenting the ‘hour’ hand as a beautiful red girl named Flak and the ‘minute’ hand as a tall blue boy named Flik...which is supposed to teach young children how to tell time.〞可推知，这款手表的特色在于其特别的设计，这有利于“控制孩子们的想象力〞，从而让其对时间有一定的概念。应选C。
答案：C
11．What does Peter Lipkin think of the watch?
A．It's effective in teaching children time.
B．It's the children's favourite watch.
C．It can be easily damaged.
D．It's adaptable and durable.
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句“Peter Lipkin, the United States sales manager for the Flik Flak, calls it ‘Kidproof’：if it gets dirty you can throw the whole watch in the washing machine.〞可知，Peter Lipkin认为这款表适应性强且持久耐用。应选D。
答案：D
D
Breathing dirty air comes at a high price. Air pollution lowers the average life spans (寿命) by a year worldwide and in more polluted parts of Asia and Africa, dirty air shortens lives up to twice that much. Scientists shared their new findings in Environmental Science & Technology Letters. The study used data gathered in 2023 as part of a project known as the Global Burden of Disease and was the first major country­by­country look at the connection between the length of life and what's known as fine PM.
Air pollution has been linked to many health problems. Most earlier studies had looked at how tiny air pollutants affected rates of illness or death. Joshua Apte is an environmental scientist at the University of Texas at Austin. By looking at life expectancy (预期寿命), his team had hoped to make the threat easier to understand.
PM2.5 is what scientists call tiny particles (颗粒) of pollution in the air. Higher levels of PM2.5 can cause health problems and cut months, if not years, from the average length of life. This analysis shows how pollution affects life expectancy in different parts of the world.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends limiting PM2.5 to 10 micrograms per cubic meter of air. Apte's group calculated how holding pollution to this low level would help people. In countries with very dirty air, meeting this standard would lengthen people's lives. However, in countries whose air already meets this standard, the study shows no gain in life expectancy. In other words, meeting the WHO standard won't reduce health costs resulting from dirty air because even below 10 micrograms per cubic meter, pollution still causes serious risks.
Meanwhile, the scientists compared how other threats including smoking and cancer shorten the length of life across the globe.
[语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。空气污染正在缩短全球人均寿命。
12．What is special about the study?
A．It won recognition from a professional journal.
B．It discussed health problems caused by air pollution.
C．It gathered lots of data for the Global Burden of Disease.
D．It analyzed the link between life spans and PM by country.
解析：细节理解题。由第一段中的“the first major country­by­country look at the connection between the length of life and what's known as fine PM〞可知，这是第一个以国家为单位研究空气对人寿命的影响的研究。
答案：D
13．What is Joshua Apte's team trying to do?
A．Help people better understand air pollution.
B．Study life expectancy in different countries.
C．Know how small air pollutants affect health.
D．Deal with different kinds of health problems.
解析：细节理解题。由第二段中的“his team had hoped to make the threat easier to understand〞可知选A。
答案：A
14．What will happen if a country limits PM2.5 to 10 micrograms per cubic meter of air?
A．People's life spans will surely increase.
B．It will get strong support from the WHO.
C．People's health may not be much improved.
D．It will guarantee people clean air.
解析：细节理解题。由第四段中的“in countries whose air already meets this standard, the study shows no gain in life expectancy〞和“because even below 10 micrograms per cubic meter, pollution still causes serious risks〞可知，即使PM2.5在10微克/立方米以下，它也还会损害人类健康。
答案：C
15．What might be discussed in the following paragraphs?
A．How cleaning up the air can lengthen lives.
B．How air pollution shortens lives by country.
C．How other threats shorten life expectancy.
D．How all the countries deal with severe pollution.
解析：推理判断题。由最后一段中的“the scientists compared how other threats including smoking and cancer shorten the length of life across the globe〞可推知，下文很有可能会讨论不同的危险因素如何缩短人类的预期寿命。
答案：C
Ⅱ.阅读七选五(10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The thought often occurs to us that if only we had a little more time in the day we could do all the things we want to do. 　16　， but by improving time management skills we can be more productive and have more time for ourselves and our hobbies.
　17　. It seems corny (老生常谈的), but actually putting down on paper the things we have to get done and watching the list grow shorter as the day progresses can be a wonderful way to improve our productivity.
Schedule blocks of time for each task. If we have not given ourselves enough time to finish our tasks, but we must move on to something else, try to make up time with another task on our list. 　18　.
Mark our list in order of priority (优先). The most important tasks should be dealt with first. 　19　， but the point of improving time management skills is to get the important tasks taken care of regularly.
Be reasonable about what we can accomplish each day. 　20　. It may mean that we have to cut our television time in half, but our daily lists can become more manageable with time.
A．Make a to­do list
B．Cut your larger projects into pieces
C．This way, we can get what we must complete done
D．You can improve your efficiency to get more things done
E．Unfortunately, we can't change those 24 hours in a day to 30
F．There are some things we may have to put off from one day to the other
G．We need to start by seeing when we have free time and could be more productive
[语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了如何提高时间管理技能。
16．解析：本空与前一句构成转折关系，并与后面的分句也构成转折关系，为引入文章的主题做好铺垫，应选E。
答案：E
17．解析：由后面的“putting down on paper the things we have to get done and watching the list grow shorter as the day progresses〞可概括出本段的主旨，即要做一个待办事项清单。
答案：A
18．解析：本空承接前一句的内容，说明为每一项任务分配时间这种做法的结果，即可以完成必须完成的事情。
答案：C
19．解析：设空处与前一句相对应，即最重要的事要优先处理，而有一些事可以向后推一推。
答案：F
20．解析：由下文的“cut our television time in half〞可推知，设空处建议读者弄清楚自己什么时候有空闲时间、什么时候更高效，应选G。
答案：G
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