(英语)高三英语阅读理解专项训练及答案及解析
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（英语）高三英语阅读理解专项训练及答案及解析
一、高中英语阅读理解
1
．
阅读理解
Many
foreign
students
report
feeling
lonely
or
unwelcome
in
Australia.
Those
feelings
are
among the reasons why Australia is
taking a close look at its international education
industry. But
wherever international
students go, making friends may not always be
easy. Elisabeth Gareis of
Baruch
College in New York surveyed 454 international
students. They were attending four-year
colleges and graduate schools in the
American South and Northeast.
Students
from
English-speaking
countries
and
from northern
and
central
Europe
were
more
likely to be happy with their
friendships. But 38% of the international students
said they had no
close friends in the
United States. And half of the students from East
Asia said they were unhappy
with the
number of American friends they had. Thirty
percent said they wished their friendships
could be deeper and more
meaningful.
Professor Gareis says, “Students from
East Asia have cultures that are different on many
levels
from the culture in the United
States. There are also language problems, and
maybe some social
skills, such as small
talks, which are possibly not as important in
their native countries, where it's
not
as
important
to
start
friendships
with
small
talks.
Many
East
Asian
students
blamed
themselves
for
their
limited
friendships
with
Americans,
for
not
speaking
the
language
well
enough and for not knowing the culture
well enough.”
VOA's
Students
Union
blogger
Jessica
Stahl
did
her
own
survey
to
find
out
how
American
students and foreign students relate to
each other. More than 100 students, about half of
them
American,
answered
her
online
questions.
Half
of
the
international
students
and
60
%
of
the
Americans
said they related as well or better to the other
group than to their own group.
Professor Gareis says,
“International students who make friends with host
nationals are, overall,
more
satisfied
with
their
stay
in
the
host
country.
They
have
better
language
skills,
better
academic performance
and better attitude
s toward the host
country.”
（
1
）
What can be the best title for
the text?
A.
Making Friends Is Not Always Easy for Foreign
Students
B. Students from East
Asia Are Not
Good at Making
Friends
C. International
Education
Industry
in
Australia
and
America
D. The
Relation
between
Foreign Students and Host
Countries
（
2
）
Professor Gareis tends to think
that .
A.
culture shock should be blamed for many levels of
American culture
B. foreign
students
don't know small talks mean a
lot to Americans
C. foreign
students should learn some basic social skills
first of all
D. foreign
students have
difficulty making friends
for different reasons
（
3
）
How
did Jessica Stahl carry out her survey?
A. By doing questionnaires
from Students Union.
B. By
asking questions on the Internet.
C. By forming the students into groups.
D. By doing a survey through VOA
（
4
）
Which of
the following statements will the writer probably
agree with?
A.
International
students
like
to
make
more
friends
in
their
own
group.
B. International
students
are more likely to remain in the host country
after graduation.
C.
Students
experience.
【答案】
（
1
）
A
（
2
< br>）
D
（
3
）
B
（
4
）
D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇新闻报
道，很多学生觉得在澳大利亚感到孤独和不受欢迎，
而事实是留学生在任何地方都有可能
因为文化、习俗等各方面原因而交不到朋友。
(1)
考查主旨大意。这篇文章主要讲了《高等教育纪事报》最近一篇报道称，许多外国学生
称在澳大利亚感到孤独或不受欢迎。这些感受是澳大利亚密切关注其国际教育产业的原因< p>
之一。但不管国际学生去哪，交朋友可能不总是那么容易。故选
A
。
(2)
考查细节理
解。根据第三段中的
“Professor
Gareis
says,
‘S
tudents
from
East
Asia
have
cultures that are
different on many levels from the culture in the
United States. There are also
language
problems, and maybe some social skills, such as
small talk, which are possibly not as
important
in
their
native
countries,
where
it's
not
as
important
to
start
friendships
with
small
talks.
Many East Asian students blamed themselves for
their limited friendships with Americans,
for not speaking the language well
enough and for not knowing the culture well
enough. ’”
可知
加赖斯教授认为外国学生交友困难是
多方面的原因造成的，所以选
D
。
<
/p>
(3)
考查细节理解。根据第四段中的
“
VOA's
Student
Union
blogger
Jessica
Stahl
did
her
own
survey to find out how
American students and foreign students relate to
each other. More than
100 students,
about half of them American, answered her online q
ue
stions.”
可知杰西卡
·<
/p>
斯塔尔
通过在网上问问题的形式进行调查，故选
< br>B
。
(4)
< br>考查推理判断。根据最后一段
”Professor
Gareis
says:‘International
students
who
make
friends with host nationals are,
overall, more satisfied with their stay in the
host country. They
have
better
language
skills,
they
have
better
academic
performance
and
they
have
better
attitudes toward the host country.’
可知和东道主学生交朋友的国际学生回国后对自己的经历
更为满意。所以
选
D
。
【点
评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇新闻报
道，要
求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推
理，概括
和归纳，从而选出正确答案。
who
make
more
friends
at
home
have
better
academic
performance.
D.
Students
who
make
friends
in
their
host
countries
feel
happier with
their
2
．
阅读理解
A
new
study
suggests
a
link
between
exposure
to
greenery
and
reduced
desires
for
alcohol
cigarette and junk food.
The study is the first to
investigate the possible relationships between
exposure to nature and
desires and
negative emotions. Researchers at the University
of Plymouth's School of Psychology
surveyed 149 respondents
(
应答者
) aged 21 o 65 about the
proportion(
比例
)of green
space in
their neighborhood, the
presence of green views from their home, their
access to a garden and
how often they
use public green space. The study also asked
questions about experiences with
depression
and
anxiety,
as
well
as
desires
for
things
like
caffeine,
alcohol
and
nicotine.
Participants rated the intensity(
强度
), imagery, and
intrusiveness(
侵扰性
) of their
desires on an
11-point
scale.
Researchers
found
the
presence
of
visible
green
space
contributed
to
decreased
desires
for
junk
food. The effect was particularly noticeable when
more than 25 percent of a respondent's
view was greenery.
Previous
scholarship(
学术研究
) has dealt
mostly with exercise in nature: A 2015 study out
of
the
University
of
Michigan
found
90-
minute
group
nature
walks
were
effective
at
combatting
depression and
relieving other mood disorders. But for people who
struggle with accessibility or
don't
have time for a 90-minute walk, this new study
suggests just looking out a window at a tree
can help fight off a bad
habit.
being,
with desires from
simply being able to see green space adds a new
dimension to the previous
research.
A
2018
study
from
Denmark's
Aarhus
University
for
example,
found
that.
Having
access
to
green
space
throughout
childhood
decreased
a
person's
risk
of
developing
mental
health
problems as an
adult.
（
1
< br>）
What does the second paragraph
mainly talk about?
results of the new study.
purpose of the new study.
significance of the new
study.
content of the new
study.
（
2
< br>）
What does the underlined word
ng.
ping.
tanding.
aging
（
3
）
According to the passage,
the new study _____.
referred to exercise in
nature
enriched the
previous research to some degree
carried out by the University of
Michigan
exposure to
greenery helped cure mental problems
（
4
）
n
which section of a newspaper may this passage
appear?
ainment
ss
World
&Science
nment
【答案】
（
1
）
D
（<
/p>
2
）
A
（
3
）
B
（
4
）
C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文
，介绍了一项新的研究成果
---
多看绿色植物和吃垃圾
食品这两者看似风马牛不相及，可研究结构却表明它们之间存在着一种奇妙的关系：多看
绿色植物能帮助人们克制吃垃圾食品的欲望。
（
1
）考查
段落大意。根据第二段中的
“Researchers
…surveyed 149 respondents aged 21 o 65
about the
proportion of
green space in their neighborhood…”
研究人员
调查了年龄在
21~65
岁
之间的
149
名参与者小区内的绿植比例
……
；以及
“The
study
also
asked
questions
about
experiences
with
depression
and
an
xiety…”
研究中还问了与抑郁及焦虑有关的问题
……
等可
知，第二段主要介绍了新研究的调查内容，故选
D
。
（
2
）考查词义猜测。根据常识可知，在大自然中散步对人
体有各种各样的好处，再结合
句中出现的
“relieving
other
mood
disord
ers(
缓解其他情绪紊乱
)”
不难推
断出，
combatting
de
pression
应表示
“
减轻抑郁<
/p>
”
。故选
A
。<
/p>
（
3
）考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段中的
“…adds
a
new
dimension(
方面
)
to
the
previous <
/p>
research”
为以前的研究增加了新的方面，可知，新的研
究在某种程度上丰富了之前的研究
成果。故选
B
。
（
4
）考查推理判断。纵观全文可知，本文介绍了一项科学研究的研究成果，所以该文
章
最有可能出现在
“
技术与科学
”
版块。故选
C
。<
/p>
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词
义猜测，推理判断和段落大意四个题型的考查，是一
篇科研类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节
信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行
分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出
正确答案。
3
．
阅读理解
When
Andrew
Kaplan
recalls,
his
stories
leave
the
impression
that
he
has
managed
to
pack
multiple
lives
into
a
single existence:
A
war reporter
in
his
20s.
an
army
member,
a
successful
businessman and-
later. the author of numerous spy novels and
Hollywood scripts.
Now
the silver haired 78-year old has realized he
would like his loved ones to have access to
those
stories,
even
when
he
is
no
longer
alive
to
share
them.
Kaplan
has
agreed
to
become
thousands of
years
If all goes
according to plan future generations will be able
to interact with him
using voice
computing platforms of mobile devices,
asking him questions, letting him tell stories and
drawing
upon a lifetime's worth of
advice long after his physical body is
gone.
Someday, Kaplan,
who playfully refers to himself as a pig, may be
remembered as one of the
world's first
digital humans.
For
decades, Silicon Valley futurists have sought to
free humanity from the life cycle. Today, a
new generation of companies is selling
some approximation(
近似
) of
virtual immortality, which
gives people
the opportunity to preserve one's
legacy(
遗产
) online
forever.
Kaplan is eager
to become one of the world's first virtual
residents, partly because he considers
the effort a way to extend closed
family bonds over multiple generations.
If technology succeeds in creating
emotionally intelligent digital humans, experts
say, it may
forever change the way
living people cooperate with computers and
experience loss.
may
become
one
of
the
world's
first:
meaningful
examples,
raising
complex
philosophical
questions
about the nature of immortality and the purpose of
existence itself.
（
1
）
What is the purpose of
the first paragraph?
highlight Kaplan's
achievements.
introduce the
topic- -AndyBot.
arouse
readers interest in Kaplan.
introduce Kaplan's life.
（
2
）
Why
did Andrew Kaplan agree to become AndyBot?
wanted to share his life
experience as long as possible.
wanted to make his loved one remember
him.
believed this action
will help with his novels.
could live in the cloud to continue his
life.
（
3
）
What might the AndyBot do for future
generations?
may use voice computing platforms.
may use a new body to go on
living.
may offer some
guidance.
may ask them
questions.
（
4
）
What can we infer from the last
paragraph?
ophical problems can be worked out by
modern science.
can talk
with their late family members freely.
ists have made great progress in
computer science.
is still
a long way for digital humans to go.
【答案】
（
1
）
B
（<
/p>
2
）
A
（
3
）
C
（
4
）
D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文
，介绍了科技新动态
----
数字人。
（
1
）考查
推理判断。根据第一段可知，当安德鲁
·
卡普兰回忆往昔的时候
，他的故事让人
感觉他活出了各种各样的人生：
20
多岁的时候是战地记者，还是一名军人，一位成功的商
人，随后又是很多间
谍小说和好莱坞剧本的作者。主要介绍安德鲁
·
卡普兰丰富多彩
的人
生；在根据第二段中的
“Now the silver
haired 78
-year old has realized he
would like his loved
ones to have
access to those stories, even when he is no longer
alive to share them. Kaplan has
agreed
to become “AndyBot”
---
a
virtual person who will be”
现在这位花白头发的
78
岁的老人
想要他爱的人知道这些故事，甚
至当他去世之后还可以分享这些故事。
Kaplan
同意变成数
字人
，可知，第一段的内容主要是引
出下文中文章的话题数字人。故选
B
。
（
2
）考查
细节理解。根据第二段中的
“Now
the
silver
haired
78
-year
old
has
realized
he
would like his loved ones to have
access to those stories, even when he is no longer
alive to share
them. Kaplan has agreed
to become ‘AndyBot’...a virtual person who will be
”
现在这位花白头发
的
78
岁的老人想要他爱的人知道这些故事，甚至当他去世之后还可以分享这些故事。
Kaplan
同意变成数字人，可知，卡普兰同意变成数字人是为了能更长时间的分
享自己的这
些故事。故选
A
。
（
3
）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的
“If all goes
according to plan. future generations will be
able
to
interact
with
him
using
voice
computing
platforms
of
mobile
devices,
asking
him
questions,
letting
him
tell
stories
and
drawing
upon
a
lifetime's
worth
of
advice
long
after
his
physical body is gone. ”
如果一切
按计划进行，后代可以通过移动端的语音平台和他交流，即
使他的肉体不存在后，还可以
问他问题，让他讲故事以及咨询他一生经验的宝贵建议。可
知卡普兰成为
“
数字人
”
后，他的后代仍能
得到他一生经验的宝贵建议。故选
C
。
（
4
）考查
推理判断。根据最后一段中的
“If
technology
succeeds
in
creating
emotionally
intelligent
digital
humans,
experts
say,
it
may
forever
change
the
way
living
people
cooperate
with computers and experience loss.”
可知，专家们说，如果科技成功地创造出高情商的数字
人类，它可能会
永远改变人类与电脑交互的方式，以及处理失去亲人创伤的方式，即目前
的数字人类还无
法拥有高情商，还是不够完美的，因此数字人技术还有很长的路要走。故
选
D
。
< br>【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇科技类阅读，考生需
< br>要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。
4
．
阅读理解
In 2015, a man named
Nigel Richards memorized 386, 000 words in the
entire
French Scrabble
Dictionary
in just nine
weeks. However, he does not speak French.
Richards' impressive feat is a
useful
example to show how artificial intelligence
works
—
real AI. Both of
Richard and AI take in
massive amounts
of data to achieve goals with unlimited memory and
superman accuracy in a
certain
field.
The potential
applications for AI are extremely exciting.
Because AI can outperform humans at
routine
tasks
—
provided
the
task
is
in
one
field
with
a
lot
of
data
—
it
is
technically
capable
of
replacing hundreds of millions of white
and blue collar jobs in the next 15 years or
so.
But not every job
will be replaced by AI. In fact
four
types of jobs are not at risk at all. First,
there are creative jobs. AI needs to be
given a goal to optimize. It cannot invent, like
scientists,
novelists and artists can.
Second, the complex, strategic
jobs
—
executives, diplomats,
economists
—
go
well
beyond
the
AI
limitation
of
single-field
and
Big
Data.
Then
there
are
the
as-yet-
unknown jobs that
will be created by AI.
Are you worried that these three types of jobs
won't employ as many people as AI will replace?
Not
to
worry,
as
the
fourth
type
is
much
larger:
jobs
where
emotions
are
needed,
such
as
teachers,
nannies
and
doctors.
These
jobs
require
compassion,
trust
and
sympathy
—
which
AI
does not have. And even
if AI tried to fake it, nobody would want a robot
telling them they have
cancer, or a
robot to babysit their children.
So there will still be jobs in the
age of AI. The key then must be retraining the
workforce so
people
can
do
them.
This
must
be
the
responsibility
not
just
of
the
government,
which
can
provide funds, but also
of corporations and those who benefit
most.
（
1
）
What is the main purpose of
paragraph 1?
A.
To introduce the topic.
B.
To mention Nigel's feat.
C.
To stress the importance of good
memory.
D. To suggest humans
go beyond AI in memory.
（
2
）
Which of the
following best explains
A.
Be superior to B. Be inferior to
C. Be similar to D. Be related
to
（
3
）
Which of the following jobs is the most
likely to be replaced?
A. The writer.
B.
The shop assistant.
C. The
babysitter.
D. The
psychologist.
（
4<
/p>
）
Which of the following
suggestions can the author give about job
replacement of AI?
A. Limit the application of AI to a
certain degree.
B. Get more
support from the government.
C. Apply for the donation from
companies.
D. Upgrade
people's professional skills all the
time.
【答案】
（
1
）
A
< br>
（
2
）
A
（
3
）
B
（
4
）
D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇议论文
，人工智能有取代人类工作的潜力
,
但是
,
并非所有工作
都会被人工智能取代
,
有四种类型的工作完全没有风险。因此
,
在人工智能时代人类仍然会有
工作
,
关键必须是对劳动力进行再培训
,
这样人们才能从事这些工作
。
（
1<
/p>
）考查推理判断。根据第一段可知一个名叫奈杰尔
·
理查兹（
Nigel
Richards
）的人在短
短九周内记住了《法国拼字游戏词典》中的
386,000
个单词。但是
,
他
不会说法语。其展示
了人工智能是如何工作的。而后文主要与人工智能有关
,
由此推断作者写第一段的目的是引
出人工智能这个
话题。故选
A
。
（
2
）考查
词义猜测。根据第二段中的
“Because AI can outperform
humans at
routine
tasks
—
provided the task is
in one field with a lot of data”
可知
AI
可以在日常任务中
outperform
人类
（前提是该任务在一个涉及到大量数据的领域中；以及
“it
is
technically
capable
of
replacing
hundreds of
millions of white and blue collar jobs in the next
15 years or so.”
可知从技术上讲
,
人
工智能具有在未来大约
15
< br>年里取代成千上万的白领和蓝领工作的能力。结合下文推断人工
智能能够具有取代
人类的工作是因为
AI
在日常任务中表现超过了人类
,
划线词的意思是
胜
过
,
超过
故选
A
。
（
3
）考查
细节理解。根据第三段中的
“First,
there
are
creative
jobs.
AI
needs
to
be
given
a
goal to optimize. It
cannot invent, like scientists, novelists and
artists can.”
可知四种类型的工作
完全没有风险
。首先
,
有创造性的工作。人工智能不可能像科学家
,
小说家和艺术家那样进行
发明创造。也就是作家
和科学家不会被取代。排除
A
；再根据第四段中的
“as the fourth type
is much
larger: jobs where emotions are needed, such as
teachers, nannies and doctors.”
可知需
要情感的工作
,
例如老师
,
保姆和医生也不大可能被取代
,
因此
排除
C
和
D
。
故选
B
。
（
4
）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中
的
“So
there
will
still
be
jobs
in
the
age
of
AI.
The
key
then must be retraining the workforce
so people can do them.”
可知作者认为在
< br>AI
时代仍然会
有工作
,
关键必须是对劳动力进行再培训
,
这样人们才
能从事这些工作。进行培训是为了得到
专业技能
,
由此推断作者会给出一直提升人们的专业技能的建议
,
故选
D
。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇科技类阅
读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。
5
．
阅读理解
A study showed that the
experiences children have in their first few years
are important. These
experiences
affect
the
development
of
the
brain.
When
children
receive
more
attention,
they
often
have
higher
IQs.
Babies
receive
information
when
they
see,
hear
and
feel
things,
which
makes
connections
between
different
parts
of
the
brain.
There
are
a
hundred
trillion(
万
亿
)connections in the brain
of a three-year-old child.
Researcher
Judit
Gervain
tested
how
good
newborns
are
at
distinguishing
different
sound
patterns. Her
researchers produced images of the brains of
babies as they heard different sound
patterns. For example, one order was
mu-ba-ba. This is the pattern
mu-
ba-
ge. This is the pattern
“A
-B-
C”. The images
sh
owed that the part of the brain
responsible
for
speech
was
more
active
during
the
A-B-B
pattern.
This
shows
that
babies
can
tell
the
difference between
different patterns. They also were sensitive to
where it occurred in the order.
Gervain is excited by these
findings because the order of sounds is the
building block of words
and
grammar.
end,
it
makes
a
big
difference:
John
caught
the
bear.'
is
very
different
from
'The
bear
caught
John.'”
Researchers
led
by
scientist
Patricia
Kuhl
have
found
that
language
delivered
by
televisions,
audio books, the Internet, or
smartphones
－
no matter how
educational
－
doesn't appear
to be
enough for children's brain
development. They carried out a study of nine-
month-old American
babies. They
expected the first group who'd watched videos in
Chinese to show the same kind of
learning as the second group who were
brought face-to-face with the same sounds. Instead
they
found a huge difference. The
babies in the second group were able to
distinguish between similar
Chinese
sounds as well as native listeners. But the other
babies
－
regardless of whether
they had
watched the video or listened
to the audio
－
learned
nothing.
（
1
）
What makes connections in a
baby's brain?
A.
Having a higher IQ.
B. Experiencing new
information.
C. The baby'
early age.
D. The connection with other babies.
（
2
）
What
did Judit Gervain and her team find in the
experiment?
A.
Babies identify different sound
patterns.
B. Word order is
relevant to meaning.
C.
Babies can well understand different
words.
D. A certain brain
region processes language.
（
3
）
What does the
underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 3?
A. Grammar is important in
learning languages.
B.
Different orders have different
meanings.
C. Different
languages have different grammar.
D. Words have different
sounds.
（
4
）
What is the main conclusion from
the study led by Patricia Kuhl?
A. Babies shouldn't watch a
lot of television.
B.
Listening to different languages develops babies'
brain.
C. Foreign languages
help babies' brain develop.
D. Social communication improves
babies' brain development.
【答案】
（
1
）
B
（<
/p>
2
）
A
（
3
）
B
（
4
）
D
【解析】
【分析】本文属于科普文章
，介绍小孩最初几年的经历对大脑发育很重要，而媒
介输入对孩子大脑发育效果不明显，
最有效的是面对面语言输入。
（<
/p>
1
）细节理解题。根据第一段
Babie
s receive information when they see, hear and feel
things,
which makes connections between
different parts of the brain.
可知，婴儿接收到不同
信息，可
以让大脑不同部分形成连接，故选
B
< br>。
（
2
）推理判断题。根据第二段
The images
showed that the part of the brain responsible for
speech was more active during
the
between different patterns.
可知，实验表明婴儿可以区别不同的声音模式，故选
A
。<
/p>
（
3
）句意猜测题。根据第三段
differen
ce: 'John caught the bea
r.' is very
different from 'The bear caught John.'”
可知，有些东西
放在句首和句尾，会有很大的不同，比如
Joh
n
抓住了熊，和熊抓住了
John
，意
思是不一
样的，可知本句意思为位置对于语言来说很重要的，顺序不同，意思不同，故选
B
。
（
4
）推理判断题。根据最后一段
Researchers
led
by
scientist
Patricia
Kuhl
have
found
that
language
delivered
by
televisions,
audio
books,
the
Internet,
or
smartphones
－
no
matter
how
educat
ional
－
doesn't appear to be
enough for children's brain development.
可知，通过电视、
网络等媒介的语言教学，对于婴儿大脑发展是不够的，并且后面的实
验表明，面对面的语
言输入才有效，故选
D
。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节
理解，推理判断和句意猜测三个题型的考查，是一篇说明类阅
读，要求考生先从问题中抓
住关键性词语（题眼），然后以此为线索，运用略读及查读的
技巧快速在文章中寻找与此
问题相关的：段落、语句，仔细品味，同时根据上下文进行分
析，推理，概括和归纳，从
而选出正确答案。
6
．
阅读理解
When he was
young, Louis Armstrong was taking what was called
“Creole jazz”, which was also
called
dance
music,
and
combining
it
with
trumpeter
(
小号手
)
Buddy
Bolden,
to
create
what
would
eventually become today's jazz.
Armstrong accomplished that with
almost no formal training. He received little
training before
he was placed in the
New Orleans Colored Waif's Home at the age of 12,
after a run-in (
小争执
)
with
the
police.
The
punishment
turned
out
to
be
a
mixed
blessing,
for
he
also
had
the
opportunity to play in a real
band.
While at the
Waif's, Armstrong also got the chance to hear some
of the city's finest musicians.
Cornetist Freddie Keppard performed in
a nearby club. So did
trumpeter and
bandleader, King
Joe Oliver, who took
the boy under his wing and taught him how to read
music and work on his
playing
technique.
When Oliver
left for Chicago, Armstrong chose to stay in New
Orleans and work with some of
the other
top musicians of the day. In Chicago, King Oliver
offered him a place in his band in 1922.
It became Armstrong's biggest challenge
yet
—
the band had no parts
written for trumpet, so he
was forced
to listen to King Oliver and improvise
(
即兴创作
).
Soon,
Armstrong's
undeniable
talent
was
getting
notice.
Even
classically
trained
musicians
would come to hear the incredible
sounds this young man created.
Lil
Hardin,
the
bands
piano
player
and
the
future
Mrs.
Armstrong,
explains
that
Oliver
kept
Armstrong in the second
trumpet-
chair so that Oliver would
still be “King”. Hardin convinced him
to leave the band.
Armstrong moved to New York City in
1924 to join Fletcher Henderson's band and then
flew
solo.
In
1925,
Armstrong
put
together
the
Hot
Five,
expanding
his
popularity
even
more.
Armstrong recorded his
first composition,
Cornet Chop
Suey
, one of the most copied jazz solos
of
all
time.
This
monumental
1928
recording
blends
(
混合
)
artistry,
endurance
and showmanship
that has rarely, if ever, been matched
in Jazz.
（
1
）
What does the underlined word
“that” refer to in the second paragraph?
A. To play dance music.
B. To work with Buddy Bolden.
C. To create modem jazz music.
D. To play a jazz instrument
well.
（
2
）
Who
taught Louis Armstrong how to play music in the
early time?
A.
Buddy Bolden. B. Lil Hardin. C.
Cornetist Freddie Keppard. D. King Joe
Oliver.
（
3
）
Why
did Louis Armstrong Leave King Oliver's band?
A. Because he wanted to get
married in New York.
B.
Because the man forced him to leave the
band.
C. Because he got a
better opportunity in New York.
D. Because his talent could not develop
completely.
（
4
）
What's the main idea of the
passage?
A. It
asks readers to know more about modern
jazz.
B. It introduces one
of the greatest jazz musicians.
C. It introduces the development of
jazz.
D. It describes the
importance of talent in playing jazz.
【答案】
（
1
）
C
（<
/p>
2
）
D
（
3
）
D
（
4
）
B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文
，介绍了音乐人
Louis
Armstrong
学习音乐的过程。
（
1
）考查
代词指代。根据第一段中的
to
create
what
would
eventually
become
today's
jazz.
由此可知
that
指上段
“...to create what would eventually
become today's jazz.”
，故选
C
。
（
2
）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的
“So
did trumpeter and bandleader, King Joe Oliver, who
took
the
boy
under
his
wing
and
taught
him
how
to
read
music
and
work
on
his
playing
technique.”
小号手兼乐队指挥
King
Joe
Oliver
也这
么做了，他把小男孩放在自己的侧厅，教
他如何阅读音乐，学习演奏技巧。故选
D
。
（
3
）考查推理判断。根据倒数第二段中的
“ Lil Hardin, the bands piano player and
the future
Mrs. Armstrong, explains
that Oliver kept Armstrong in the second trumpet-
chair so that Oliver
would still be
“King”. Hardin convinced him to leave the
band.”
可推断出
Louis
Armstrong
离开
King Oliver
乐队的原因是因为他的才能不能得到完全发展，故选
D
。
（
4
）考查主旨大意。全文介绍
Armstrong
如何成为伟大的爵士音乐家，故选
B
。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，代词指代，推理
判断和主旨大意四个题型的考查，是一
篇人物类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上
，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行
分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。<
/p>
7
．
阅读理解
Every
year
in
America,
high-school
students
who
want
to
go
to
college
take
a
national
examination
called
the
Scholastic
Aptitude
Test,
or
SAT
in
a
shortened
way.
Their
score
is
an
important factor in
determining which colleges will admit them or
whether any will be admitted
at all.
The Scholastic Aptitude Test measures one's
mathematical ability and use of the English
language. Traditionally, the English
part involved grammatical questions and paragraphs
that test
reading
comprehension.
But the
SAT folks have added a single question, to be
answered in an essay, hand-written on the
spot. That's an interesting way to test
writing ability, but content aside, have you ever
seen young
people's
handwriting
lately?
Or
anyone's
for
that
matter,
in
this
age
of
computer
keyboards?
Students write numbers and sign their
names on bank checks. They scribble class notes in
what
can generously be described as the
written word.
Yet
today's kids are asked to write, thoughtfully and
clearly, for several minutes on this SAT Test.
Good luck to the text scorers who must
work out difficultly the scrawl
(
潦草的字迹
) of young
people
who've
been
typing
on
computers
since
the
age
of
three!
Teachers
insist
that
good
handwriting can not only help one's
score on the SAT, but also, later on in life,
impress potential
employers. And don't
forget, we all have to turn to handwriting from
time to time, as computers
go down when
power goes out.
Then how
to improve the handwriting? Well, with a few
simple steps you can improve your
hand
writing.
Position the
pen. You should hold the pen between the
forefinger and the thumb, then rest it
near the first knuckle
(
指节
) of the middle finger.
The rest of your fingers should be curled
(
卷曲
)
under your
hand and your hand should remain
relaxed.
Evaluate your
writing. Make changes to your letters till you
like how they look.
Take
your time. Speed is bound to make your writing
messy-looking.
Practice.
Practice
it
a
lot;
it's
not
enough
to
do
it
once
and
hope
for
the
best.
It
has
to
be
something you work at to
make great improvements.
（
1
）
The
underlined word “scribble” in Paragraph 2 probably
means ________.
A. write quickly and roughly
B. type simply and correctly
C. paint clearly and neatly
D. describe properly and
well
（
2
）
According to Paragraph 3, students
with good handwriting skill ________.
A. can pass the SAT
B. can develop good
characters
C. can impress
their classmates D. can
get more job opportunities
（
3
）
Which of the
following should you avoid when improving your
handwriting?
A.
Practicing writing a lot.
B.
Writing as fast as you can.
C. Relaxing your hand when holding the
pen.
D. Changing your
letters till you like how they look.
（
4
）
The
text is to present the fact that
________.
A.
writing seems to be very important in the
SAT
B. those who will go to
college have to take the SAT
C. students should practice handwriting
more often
D. kids don't
know how to write in the computer age
【答案】
（
1
）
A
（<
/p>
2
）
D
（
3
）
B
（
4
）
C
【解析】
【分析】
< br>SAT
考试增加了书面表达，但当前学生不注重书写，所以此项改革会督
促学生更多的练字。
(
1
)
词
义猜测题。结合划线部分的上下文，在计算机时代，学生手写的内容已经很罕见，
只有一
两个单词在行李箱或午餐包上，用来辨认物主，书法在其他场合就像嘟嘟鸟一样灭
绝了，
故推断学生在课堂上记笔记非常潦草，故选
A
。
(
2
)
细节理解题。根据第三段提到
Teachers
insist
that
good
handwriting
can
not
only
help
one's score on the SAT, but also, later
on in life, impress potential employers.
可知，漂亮的书法
不仅仅能在考试中帮助得分，还可以在今后找工作中给雇主留下美好
的印象，故选
D
。
(
3
)
细
节理解题。根据最后三段的标题
Evaluate
your
writing
；
Take
your
time
；
Practice.
Practice it a lot
可知，没有提到
B
项，这是写作中应该避免的。故选
B
。
( 4 )
推理判
断题。由于
SAT
考试增加书面表达，但当前学生不重视书写，
所以此项改革会督
促学生更多的练字，故选
C
< br>。
8
．
阅读理解
The
Women's
Institute
is
urging
supermarkets
to
do
more
to
help
consumers
reduce
their
home
food
waste,
after
a
survey
of
its
own
membership
showed
widespread
confusion
about
“best before” and “use
by” labeling
(
标签
)
on packaging.
Its
new
analysis
of
products
on
supermarket
shelves
found
that
“once
-
opened”
instructions
were often
contradictory and often failed to make clear
whether they were a guide to food safety
or quality. Only 45% of 5,000 WI
members surveyed understood that best-before dates
were a
sign of food quality, while 26%
did not understand that the more important use-by
dates were a
decisive guide to food
safety.
In
its report on food waste, the WI said supermarkets
were “potentially contribut
ing to home
food
waste
by
leading
customers
to
buy
more
food
than
they
need,
and
giving
conflicting
and
confusing on-pack information that
leaves customers unsure about how long a product
remains
safe
to
eat
in
the
home
setting”.
The
42
-page
report
is
part
of
the
WI's
ongoing
campaign
to
reduce food waste. To
underline the point about conflicting information,
it cites(
引用
) a can of
Sainsbury's own-brand sweetcorn
advising consumers to eat it within one day of
opening, while a
similar tin from
Waitrose gave consumers two days to finish it.
Green Giant sweetcorn, however,
has no
specified date for eating once opened.
Marylyn Haines Evans,
chair of the Women's Institute's public affairs
said: “WI members are
some
of
the
more
informed
members
of
society
about
food
and
cookery,
but
they
are
still
confused about food
labelling and 'once-opened' information. So we
would like supermarkets to
extend the
amount of time that consumers have to use a
product in their homes by making all of
their once-opened instructions on
product packaging consistent, and completely
remove once-
opened instructions on
products where food safety is not an
issue.”
（
1
）
What mainly leads to food waste
according to WI?
A. Poor quality of food.
B. Attractive packaging of
products.
C. Competition
among supermarkets.
D. Consumers'
confusion about on-pack information.
（
2
）
Which
of the following can inform you of food
safety?
A.
B.
C.
D.
（
3
）
Why
are the three supermarkets mentioned in Paragraph
3?
A. To attract
more consumers.
B. To compare their
products.
C. To comment on
their service. D. To make
WI's report convincing.
（
4
）
What does Evans
suggest supermarkets do about reducing food
waste?
A. Extend
life of a product.
B. Turn to well-informed WI
members.
C. Give consistent
once-opened instructions. D. Remove
instructions on product packaging.
【答案】
（
1
）
D
（<
/p>
2
）
C
（
3
）
D
（
4
）
C
【解析】
【分析】本文主要讲述了妇
女机构强烈建议超市采取帮助消费者减少食物浪费的
措施，比如延长消费者在家中使用产
品的时间，使他们所有曾经打开的关于产品包装的说
明一致。
（
1
）细节理解题。根据第二段
45%
of
5,000
WI
members
surveyed
understood
that
best-before
dates
were
a
sign
of
food
quality,
while
26%
did
not
understand
that
the
more
important use-by dates were a decisive
guide to food safety.
可知，消费者对于食品包装上信
息的混淆是导致食物浪费的原因。故选
D
。
（
2
）细节理解题。根据第二段
dates
were
a
decisive
guide
to
food
safety.
可知，
use
by
信息才是食品安全的决定性指导因
素。故
选
C
。
<
/p>
（
3
）细节理解题。根据第三段
引
用
) a can
of Sainsbury's own-brand sweetcorn
可知，引用
超市的例子是为了更好的说明这一
问题，即使文章更具说服力。故选
D
。
（
4
）细节理解题。根据最后一段
would
like
supermarkets
to extend
the
amount
of
time
that
consumers
have
to
use
a
product
in
their
homes
by
making
all
of
their
once-
opened
instructions
on
product
packaging
consistent,
可知，为了减少食物浪费，超市可通过使包装
带上的信息一致来达到这一目的。故选
C
。
9
．
阅读理解
Our Museums, Galleries, and
Zoo
19 world-class museums,
galleries, and a zoo
The
Smithsonian
offers
eleven
museums
and
galleries
on
the
National
Mall
and
six
other
museums
and the National Zoo in the greater National
Capital Area. In New York City, we invite
you to tour two museums in historic
settings.
Not near a Smithsonian museum? Look for
exhibitions and museums in your community. Here
we have listed some places to
visit:
Tips &
Guidelines:
Stop
at
any
Smithsonian
museum
information
desk
where
friendly
and
knowledgeable
staff
and volunteers can
assist you in planning your visit.
Service animals are welcome at the
museums and the National Zoo. Pets are not
permitted.
Lunches
should be properly closed or stored in lockers
during your visit.
（
1
）
he
Smithsonian offers all these EXCEPT .
A. galleries
B. concerts C. museums
D. zoos
（
2
）
If
you are interested in animals, you can .
A. go to 1661 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW Washington, DC
B.
go to 8
th
and F Streets, NW
Washington, DC
C. visit the
museum 11 a.m. on Christmas
D. visit the zoo at weekends on June
25
（
3
）
To
arrange your visit better, you can .
A. have lunch during your
visit B. take your pets
along with you
C. ask the
staff and volunteers for help D. fill
in an application form before your
visit
【答案】
（
1
）
B
< br>
（
2
）
D
（
3
）
C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇应用文
，介绍了史密森尼博物馆相关的信息以及游玩建议。
（
1
）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的
“The Smithsonian offers eleven museums and
galleries
on the National Mall and six
other museums and the National Zoo in the greater
National Capital
Area”
可知史密森尼
博物馆（
Smithsonian
）在国家广场（
National
Mall
）上设有
11
个博物馆
和美术馆，在较大的国家首都辖区有<
/p>
6
个博物馆和国家动物园（
Nation
al
Zoo
）。没有提供
音乐会。故
选
B
。
<
/p>
（
2
）考查细节理解。根据
National
Zoo
所在的表格可知国家动物
园的开放时间为三月
15
号到九月，每天的上午九点到下午六点
；十月到来年的三月
14
号是每天上午九点到下午四
点，
12
月
25
号不开。所以如果对动物感兴趣，游客可以在六月
25
< br>号去游玩。故选
D
。
（
3
）考查
细节理解。根据倒数第三段中的
“Stop
at
any
Smithsonian
museum
information
desk where friendly and knowledgeable
staff and volunteers can assist you in planning
your visit.”
可知史密森尼博物馆的信息问讯处有友好的并且知识渊博的员
工及志愿者，他们可以帮助
你为参观做计划。所以如果你想更好的参观这里，可以寻求职
工和志愿者的帮助，故选
C
。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解题型的考查，是一篇介绍类阅
读，要求考生准确捕捉细节
信息，结合题目要求，从而选出正确答案。
< br>
10
．
阅读理解
Our mother earth
is going through a very tough situation and we,
the entire human race, are
destroying
our environment or unconsciously without even
realizing its consequences. Now we
have
to act very smartly and plan something to sustain
what we still have, getting all necessary
support from nature to lead healthy
lives.
Gardening
is
always
an
excellent
and
environmentally
friendly
idea.
If
you
can
go
for
sustainable gardening, then it will be
even more useful for all. Gardening is a favorite
hobby for
many. It is time to
channelize your hobby towards a more meaningful
motivation.
When we do
gardening we need to use different ingredients to
grow plants. Some of them are
natural
resources
like
water,
soil,
sunshine,
and
many
things
like
this.
Using
these
resources
smartly is a part
of sustainable gardening. Some simple techniques
include: use less water and
organic
things to grow plants; try to store rainwater so
that you can use them for gardening; try
using
less
energy
to
drive
devices;
avoid
using
plastics
in
any
form
while
gardening;
reuse
the
leaves from your garden
to fertilize them. These are the basic sustainable
measures. To do so we
need to have
proper knowledge about gardening and its
requirements so that we can use proper
resources without wasting any of
them.
In today's busy
life we don't get much time to spend on our
environment. Gardening gives us a
chance to do so. We can also have some
pesticide-free and fresh food if we grow them in
our
garden. This is the right time to
do some good to protect our own environment and
gardening is
one of the easiest ways.
Do you want to start gardening, but you're not
sure how? Click here:
http://www.
Garden how .
（
1
）
What does the underlined word
“channelize
A. Cause.
B. Transform. C. Direct.
D. Associate.
（
2<
/p>
）
Which of the following
belongs to a sustainable measure?
A. Using advanced
electrical machines.
B.
Avoiding fertilizers.
C.
Watering plants with collected rainwater.
D. Clearing away the leaves.
（
3
）
What is the
benefit of sustainable gardening?
A. It requires little
water. B. It needs no
fertilizer.
C. It breaks up
plastics.
D. It doesn't waste any
resource.
（
4
）
Where is the passage probably
taken from?
A. A
newspaper.
B. The Internet.
C. A guidebook.
D. A science report.
【答案】
（
1
）
C
（
2
< br>）
C
（
3
）
D