選修八Module1高考拆組訓練閱讀理解組塊專練——練速度(限時：35分鐘)Ⅰ.閱讀理解A(2018·青海省西寧市三校高三聯考)ForatripinearlyDecember,pickadestinationwithaglacier—justtobecertain.OvertheholidayperiodthereshouldideallybeawhiteChristmasatvillagelevel,too.Goforavacationspotthat'sover1,800metreshighandsnowcoverwon'tbeaworry.ValThorens,FranceResort(勝地)height:2,300－3,230mPistes(滑雪道):495kmUsualseason:LateNovembertoearlyMayFromlateNovembertoearlyMay,snowcoverisrarelyaprobleminValThorens—it'sthehighestskivillageinEuropewith99%ofitabove2,000m,andsuitableforbeginnersandintermediates.TheexcellentchoiceofindependentskischoolshereincludesNewGeneration.Thetouristattractionhasbenefitedfromnew,attractivebuildings,andagreatcollectionofrestaurants.Vald'Isère,FranceResortheight:1,850－3,456mPistes:300kmUsualseason:LateNovembertoearlyMayVald'IsèreisoneoftheAlps'best-knownvacationspotsforadvancedskiersandboarders,whichmeansit'snotthecheapest.ButthisistheoneplacethathasplentyofsnowatChristmas,especiallyasithasthelargestsnowmakingoperationinEurope.ItcanpumpoutenoughsnowtocoverWembleyStadiuminametreofsnowinlessthananhour.Obergurgl,AustriaResortheight:1,950－3,080mPistes:110kmUsualseason:Mid-NovembertoearlyMayObergurglhasbeenpopularwithBritishfamiliesformorethanhalfacentury,withamainlyeasyskiarealinkedbygondola(纜車車廂)tothehighervillageofHochgurgl.Theclimateissnow-sure,sothisisoneofthefirstmajortouristattractionstoopenforthewinter,normallyinmid-November.eq\x(語篇解讀：本文是一篇應用文，介紹了適合不同的人滑雪的旅行目的地的相關信息。)1．Whereshouldpeoplewhojuststartskiinggo?A．ValThorens. B．Vald'Isère.C．Obergurgl. D．Hochgurgl.解析：選A細節理解題。根據“ValThorens,France”部分中的“suitableforbeginners”可知，ValThorens適合剛開始學習滑雪的人。故選A項。2．Whatisuniqueabouttheplaceremendedtoadvancedskiers?A．Greatrestaurants.B．Theskirun.C．Itssnowyclimate.D．Thesnowmakingsystem.解析：選D細節理解題。根據“Vald'Isère,France”部分中的“...especiallyasithasthelargestsnowmakingoperationinEurope”可知，適合高階滑雪者的“Vald'Isère”的獨特之處在于它有歐洲最大的造雪系統。故選D項。3．WhatdoweknowaboutObergurgl?A．It'slocatedinAustralia.B．It'sayoungtouristspot.C．Ithasthelongestskiseasonofthethree.D．Itisintendedforindependentskiers.解析：選C細節理解題。前兩個滑雪勝地的“Usualseason”都是“LateNovembertoearlyMay”，第三個滑雪勝地Obergurgl的“Usualseason”是“Mid-NovembertoearlyMay”，由此可知，Obergurgl的滑雪季持續的時間最長。故選C項。4．Whatdothethreedestinationshaveinmon?A．Theyarealleconomical.B．Theyareallhigh-altitude.C．Theycentrearoundfamilies.D．Theyaresnow-sure.解析：選B推理判斷題。根據文中三個滑雪勝地的高度可知，這三個滑雪勝地海拔都很高。故選B項。B(2018·東北三省四市教研聯合體高考模擬)InthetinyvillageofAngelica,NewYork,thepostofficeismorethanaplacetogetmailorsendpackages.Thereyou'llfindtheheartofthislovelymunity.It'swherevillagersmeetandgreetfriends.WhenAngelica'spostofficewasthreatenedwithbeingclosedinthe1980s,avillager,Pat,cameupwithaplantosaveit.“AtChristmastimeIwouldhearonthenewsabouttownsnamedSnoworBethlehemhavingcelebrations，”saysPat.“Whycouldn'twedothesamethingwithAngelica？”Pat,whoisanartist,createdapostalcancellation(郵戳)designfeaturinganAngelicaangel.ShedrewherangelsinatraditionalfashionandsubmittedhersuggestiontotheU．S.PostalService.Onceapproved,thedrawingwascarvedintoastampcancellationthatcouldbeusedforonedayonly.Thepostmistress(女郵局局長)thenhadanotherideatomakethedayevenmorespecial—callingthepostofficeAngelStation.ThelargeincreaseinmailamountsavedAngelica'spostofficefrombeingclosedandkeepsthedoorsopentoday.Nowit'straditionthatonthefirstFridayinDecember,peopleetoAngelicatomailtheirChristmascards.EachyeartheamountofmailgoingthroughtheAngelicaPostOfficeincreasesduringlateNovemberandearlyDecember.StampcollectorsfromaroundtheworldhaveacceptedtheAngelStationcancellation,somesendingmailfromasfarawayasFrance.Becausethestampisdestroyedeachseason,Patdrawsanewangelthatconveysseason'sgreetingsfromAngelStationeveryyear.Postofficesmaycloseinotherpartsofthecountry,butthistinyonecontinues.語篇解讀：紐約的一個小村莊Angelica的郵局即將被迫關閉，藝術家帕特提出新的想法，女郵局局長也給郵局更換了名字，從而使郵局正常運營下去。5．WhatdidPatdotosavethepostoffice?A．Sheinventedanewcancellation.B．ShehostedChristmascelebrations.C．Shegavetheofficeabettername.D．Shedesignedaspecialsetofstamps.解析：選A細節理解題。根據第三段的第一句“Pat,whoisanartist,createdapostalcancellation(郵戳)designfeaturinganAngelicaangel.”可知，帕特創造了一個郵戳，郵戳上是一個Angelica天使，故選A。6．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePat?A．Curiousandfriendly.B．Stubbornanddetermined.C．Creativeandwarm-hearted.D．Humorousandintelligent.解析：選C推理判斷題。通讀文章可知，帕特為了Angelica的郵局不被關閉，創造新的郵戳來幫助郵局增加郵件數量，由此可知她是一位熱心且具有創造性的人。7．WhatcanwelearnaboutAngelica'spostofficefromthepassage?A．Itwaspletelyclosedinthe1980s.B．Itisalsothecenteroflocalsociallife.C．Itsnamehasbeenchangedmanytimes.D．Itsstampsremainthesameeachseason.解析：選B推理判斷題。根據第一段中的“It'swherevillagersmeetandgreetfriends.”可知，Angelica的郵局是村民會見朋友的地方，這說明Angelica的郵局是當地社交活動的中心，所以B項正確。C(2018·鄭州高三模擬)I'msometimestold,“Youhavetomakeyourownluck.Ifyoudon'ttrysomething,howcanyousucceed？”This_is_very_true_for_petitions.Therearepeoplewhoregularlytakepartinallsortsofpetitionswithgreatenthusiasm.Thesepeoplearenicknamedpers.Themotivationforbeingaperisobvious:it'saboutbeingawinnerandbeingrewardedwithaprize.Theseprizescanbesmallorlarge:fromaboxofchocolatestoanewcar,atripofalifetimearoundtheworld,orevenanewhouse.Isn'tthatworthpetingfor?Ofcoursepetitionsthatoffermoneyprizesattractentryfrommillionsofpeople,makingtheoddsofwinningveryunlikely.ButonemanwhohasbeenluckyisaretiredlecturerfromtheUKcalledMartinDove.Heisaserialperandhasmanagedtobagprizessuchasayachtandaracehorse.Martinsays：“I'vebeenaperfor40years.It'slikeadmittingsomeaddiction,isn'tit？”Hegetsrespectfromotherpersandalsoadmits,“SomepeoplehavecalledmetheMasterofping,theKingofping,theGuruofping.Butit'sjustaword,justaphrase.It'sjustbecauseIfrequentlyappearedinthemedia.”Formany,winningremainsadream,buttheycontinuetotrytheirluckasthere'salwaysasmallchancethattheymightsucceed.Butwhatifyoudowin?Thenyouhavetoask:howamIgoingtospendallthatmoney?Somepeoplesaythat“moneycan'tbuyyouhappiness”.Whatdoyouthink?語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。文章闡述了一種社會現象：有些人總是熱衷于參加各種形式的比賽活動，目的就是獲獎。你是否有過類似的經歷呢？8．Whatdoestheauthormeanby“Thisisverytrueforpetitions.”？A．petitionsbringpeopleluck.B．Onemustbeinapetitiontowinit.C．Tryinggetspeopletosucceed.D．Peoplenaturallypetewitheachother.解析：選B句意理解題。“This”指的應是前面的“Ifyoudon'ttrysomething,howcanyousucceed？”，再結合第二段提到的人們參加比賽贏獎可知，此處指的是對于比賽來說，一個人必須先參與進去然后才有可能贏得比賽，故選B。9．Whoarepers?A．Thosealwaysstandingoutinpetitions.B．Thoseaddictedtoenteringpetitions.C．Thoseoftenenteringpetitionsforprizes.D．Thosepetingforothers'recognition.解析：選C推理判斷題。根據第二段中的“Therearepeoplewhoregularlytakepartinallsortsofpetitions...it'saboutbeingawinnerandbeingrewardedwithaprize.”可知，“pers”指的是那些頻繁地參加比賽以獲取獎品的人。故選C。10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“odds”probablymean?A．Possibility. B．Investment.C．Importance. D．Advantage.解析：選A詞義猜測題。根據畫線詞所在句“Ofcoursepetitionsthatoffermoneyprizesattractentryfrommillionsofpeople,makingtheoddsofwinningveryunlikely.”并結合常識可知，比賽的獎金是有限的，而參賽的人越多，獲獎的概率就越小。由此可知，odds的意思是“概率，可能性”。故選A。11．WhatdoMartin'swordssuggest?A．Anyjobcanofferopportunities.B．Hehasattractedconsiderableattention.C．Persistenceisthekeytohissuccess.D．Hehassetagoodexampletoothers.解析：選B推理判斷題。根據第三段的最后兩句及第四段的內容可知，馬丁經常參加比賽，而且得到了一些大獎并贏得了其他參賽者的尊重，甚至一些人稱其為“參賽大師”“參賽之王”“參賽專家”。由此可知，馬丁得到了廣泛的關注。故選B。D(2018·成都市高中畢業班第二次診斷性檢測)FansofthemovieFindingNemomayremembertheterrifyingfishthatscaresDoryandMarlinatthebottomofatrench.Butinrealitythis“monster”，ablackseadevil,isonlyabout9cmlong,whichwouldmakeitaboutathirdofthesizeofDoryandpotentiallysmallerthanMarlinorNemo.Whilethisinaccuracymayseemharmless,itcouldcauseproblemsforfutureconservationefforts,aspeoplearemorelikelytosupportconservationofadorableratherthanscary-lookinganimals.Theblackseadevilisjustoneofthemysterious“monsters”.From2000－2010,scientistsdescribedabout1,200newspeciesintheCensusofMarineLife.Whilethisfiguremayseemastonishing,afurther5,000individualdeadcreaturesareinspecimen(標本)jars,waitingtobedescribed.Specimensmustbemethodicallycollected,identified,andthentheidentityofnewdeep-waterspeciesmustbeconfirmed.Ifwecallunusualdeep-seaanimalsmonsters,thenwemayharmtheirconservationaspeopleareunlikelytobeconnectedwiththemorcareaboutsavingthem.Ontheotherhand,theirrarityclearlymakesthempopularonsocialmediasites.Forotherspecies,thishasalreadyresultedinincreasesinillegaltradingforunusualpets.Deep-seaspeciesmaypotentiallybeeillegallyobtainedspecimensoffood.Humansmayendupeatingtheseanimalsofthedeepseatoextinctionbeforetheirspeciesareevenknowntoscience.Everyhabitatonearthisinterconnected,andwhateverweashumansdohasaninfluenceonmarineecosystems.Inreality,about80%ofouroxygenisproducedbymicroorganisms(微生物)intheoceans.Thismakesouroceansboththelungsandlifebloodofourplanetandwemustalltryhardertosavethem.語篇解讀：本文主要從電影《海底總動員》里對深海物種的不準確認識，談到了保護深海物種的重要性。12．Whatcanweknowabouttheblackseadevilinreality?A．Peoplebenefitgreatlyfromtheoxygenproducedbyit.B．ItsbodysizeisabigthreattofishlikeDoryandNemo.C．Itsscaryappearancewillcauseproblemsforconservation.D．Peopledidn'tknowmuchaboutitwhenfilmingFindingNemo.解析：選D推理判斷題。根據第一段中的“theterrifyingfishthatscaresDoryandMarlin”并結合第二段的整體內容可知，拍攝這部電影時，人們對這種物種了解很少，故選D。13．Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheprogressofdescribingnewspecies?A．Acceptable. B．Surprising.C．Unsatisfying. D．Hopeless.解析：選C觀點態度題。根據第四段的最后一句“Whilethisfiguremayseemastonishing,afurther5,000individualdeadcreaturesareinspecimen(標本)jars,waitingtobedescribed.”可推知，作者認為科學家對海洋新物種的研究不能令人滿意，故選C。14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph7probablyreferto?A．Theirpopularityonsocialmediasites.B．Theirrarityamongseacreatures.C．Theirconservationbeingharmed.D．Theirimportancebeingignored.解析：選A代詞指代題。根據倒數第二段的第一句“Ontheotherhand,theirrarityclearlymakesthempopularonsocialmediasites.”可推知，此處的this指代上文稀有物種在社交媒體網站上受青睞的狀況，故選A。15．Whatcanweinferaboutthoseunusualseaanimals?A．Theyarethelungsandlifebloodofourplanet.B．Confirmingtheiridentityisveryurgentforprotection.C．Mostofthemarebeingillegallyobtainedspecimens.D．Adorableonesaremorelikelytobepostedonsocialmediasites.解析：選B推理判斷題。根據倒數第三段“Ifwecallunusualdeep-seaanimalsmonsters...careaboutsavingthem”可推知，科學地認知稀有物種對于對這些物種的保護很緊迫，故選B。Ⅱ.閱讀七選五TeachingthetruemeaningoftheholidaysWhileparentsarefocusingonthisallyearround,theholidaysareamajorbuilt-inopportunityforparentstohelpchildrendevelopcharacterandvalues.Receivinggiftshasnolong-termeffectonachild'sdevelopment,butcontributingtoothersandlearningaboutgivingandselflessnessdoes.__1__ShowhistoricalsignificanceIt'simportanttohelpchildrenunderstandthehistoryoftheholidaystheirownfamilycelebrate.Readfictionornon-fictionbooksabouttheholidaysandvisitplaceswhereholidaysarecelebratedindifferentdays.__2__EncouragethoughtfulplanningWhenpreparingfortheholidays,involveyourchildintheactofcookingorbuyinggifts.__3__Worktogethertochoosespecialgiftsforfamilymembersandaskyourchildtothinkaboutwhatwouldmakeeachpersonhappy.Theseskillsencouragechildrentobethoughtful.Theseskillsarebestdevelopedthroughexperienceratherthanbeingtoldtobepoliteorthoughtful.GetcraftswithgivingFindwaysforyourchildtogivebacktoteachthetruemeaningofholidaygiving.Suggestthateachchildgetatoybydonatingtoystothoseinneed.__4__Considerpart