2024高考英語二輪（閱讀理解）能力提升演練（03）及答案

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　　Tides(潮汐)are created mainly by the pull of the moon on the earth. The moon's pull causes water in the oceans to be a little deeper at a point closet to the moon and also at a point farthest from the moon on the opposite side of the earth. These two tidal"Waves"follow the apparent(明顯的) movement of the moon around the earth and strike nearly every coast line at in- tervals of about twelve hours and twenty-five minutes. After reaching a high point, the water level goes down gradually for a little more than six hours and then begins to rise toward a new high point. Hence, most coast lines have two tides a day, and the tides occur fifty minutes later each day. Differences in the coast line and in channels in the ocean bottom may change the times that the tidal wave reaches different points along the same coast line. Tne difference in water level between high and low tide varies from day to day according to the relative positions of the sun and the moon because the sun also exerts a pull on the earth, although it is only about half as strong as the pull of the moon. When the sun and the moon are pulling along the same line, the tides rise higher, and when they pull at fight angles to one another, the tide is lower. The formation of the coast line and variations(變化)in the weather are additional factors which can affect the height of tides. Some sections of the coast are shaped in such a way as to cause much higher tides than are experienced in other areas.

　　A strong wind blowing toward the shore may also cause tides to be higher.

　　1. The height of the tide is affected by all of the following except_________.

　　A. the position of the sun

　　B. the direction of the wind

　　C. variations in the coast line

　　D. channels in the sea bottom

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　　Every morning a woman baked Chapati, an Indian cake, for her family and an extra one for a hungry passerby.She would place the extra cake on the __1__ for someone to take it.

　　She noticed a hunchback (駝背) came every day and took the extra cake.Instead of expressing __2__， he would mutter (嘀咕) the following words as he went his way: “The evil you do remains with you.The good you do comes back to you！”

　　This went on day after day.The woman felt very __3__.One day, she decided to

　　__4__ him.She added poison to the cake she prepared for him! As she was about to place it on the window, her hands __5__.She threw his cake into the fire

　　__6__， prepared another one and put it on the window.

　　As usual, the hunchback came, __7__ the cake and muttered the same words.The hunchback proceeded on his way,

　　__8__ nothing about the fight in the mind of the woman

　　The woman had a son who had gone to a distant place to __9__ his fortune.Every day, as the woman placed the cake on the window, she offered a

　　__10__

　　for him.For many months she had no news of him and she prayed for his

　　__11__ return.

　　That evening, there was a knock on the door.Opening it, she was surprised to find her

　　__12__ standing there.He had grown thin and lean.His clothes and shoes were

　　__13__.He was hungry, starved and __14__.

　　Looking at his mother he said, “Mom, it’s a(n)

　　__15__ I’ m here.When I was but a mile away, I was so starved that I collapsed (暈倒)．I would have died, but for a whole __16__ an old hunchback gave me.”

　　As the mother heard those words, her face turned

　　__17__.She leaned against the door for

　　__18__

　　.Had she not burnt it in the fire, it would have

　　__19__ her own son!

　　It was then that she realized the __20__

　　of the words: “The evil you do remains with you.The good you do, comes back to you！”

　　【解題導語】　本文是一篇寓言故事。一位印度母親每天在給家人煎餅時，都多煎一個，以便放在窗臺讓路過的餓著肚子的人吃。每天都是一個駝背老人來拿去吃了，吃后也沒句感激之類的話，只是說：“惡有惡報，善有善報！”該婦女看后很是生氣，第二天在給這人的餅里下了毒，但在其放到窗臺時，手直發抖，故將毒餅扔進火中，再煎了一只餅。當晚其外出掙錢的兒子歸來，告訴她，要不是一位駝背老人給了他一個完整的餅，他也許就沒有力氣走回家。

　　1．A.door

　　B．roof

　　C．stone

　　D．window

　　解析：選D。door門；roof房頂；stone石頭；window窗戶。根據第三段和第五段兩度出現的place it on the window可知，該婦女是將多煎的那塊餅放在窗臺上，故選D。

　　2．A.concern

　　B．hope

　　C．gratitude

　　D．regret

　　解析：選C。concern關注，關心；hope希望；gratitude感激；regret遺憾，后悔。駝背每天到窗臺上來拿餅吃，這是受人恩賜，應該心存“感激”，故選C。

　　3．A.annoyed

　　B．delighted

　　C．disappointed

　　D．relieved

　　解析：選A。annoyed生氣的，惱怒的；delighted欣喜的；disappointed失望的；relieved如釋重負的。駝背老人每天拿走這塊餅，沒有說什么感恩的話語，而只是嘮叨兩句這位婦女不太明白的“惡有惡報，善有善報” 的話。根據語意可知，B和D可排除。根據下文，該婦女準備害死這位駝背老人，顯然其遠遠不只是“失望”，而是“氣憤”，故選A。

　　4．A.do away with

　　B．get away with

　　C．keep away from

　　D．turn away from

　　解析：選A。do away with殺死，干掉；get away with偷攜某物潛逃；keep away from遠離，避開；turn away from拒之門外，不準進入。根據下句“She added poison to the cake she prepared for him！”可知選A。

　　5．A.ached

　　B．burnt

　　C．moved

　　D．trembled

　　解析：選D。ach疼痛；burn發燒；move移動；tremble指“(因恐懼、憤怒、寒冷、體弱等)顫栗，發抖”。該婦女準備下毒，害死駝背老人。由于害怕，在將餅放到窗臺時，手直“發抖”，故選D。

　　6．A.immediately

　　B．fortunately

　　C．purposely

　　D．carefully

　　解析：選A。immediately立即，迅速；fortunately幸運地；purposely故意地；carefully認真地，小心地。根據下半句“prepared another one and put it on the window”可知，婦女由于害怕，打消了害死駝背人的念頭，故是“立刻”將下毒的餅扔進火中燒掉，故選A。

　　7．A.checked up

　　B．picked up

　　C．swallowed up

　　D．threw up

　　解析：選B。check up檢查，核對；pick up撿起，拿起；swallow up吃掉，耗盡；throw up嘔吐。駝背人像往常一樣“拿起”窗臺上的餅，故選B。

　　8．A.asking

　　B．answering

　　C．knowing

　　D．wondering

　　解析：選C。ask問；answer回答；know知曉；wonder想知道。駝背人拿起餅后像往常一樣趕路，絲毫不知這位婦女內心的斗爭，故選C。

　　9．A.get

　　B．have

　　C．seek

　　D．tell

　　解析：選C。get得到；have有；seek尋求；tell說。seek one’s fortune尋找發財的機會；tell one’s fortune算命。婦女的兒子顯然是出遠門掙錢去了，故選C。

　　10．A.greeting

　　B．hello

　　C．kiss

　　D．prayer

　　解析：選D。greeting打招呼，問候；hello問候；kiss吻；prayer祈禱。根據下一句的prayed可知，婦女是為兒子“祈禱”，故選D。

　　11．A.double

　　B．happy

　　C．safe

　　D．warm

　　解析：選C。double雙的；happy快樂的；safe平安的；warm溫暖的。母親祈禱的自然是兒子的“平安”歸來，故選C。

　　12．A.daughter

　　B．husband

　　C．relative

　　D．son

　　解析：選D。daughter女兒；husband丈夫；relative親戚；son兒子。根據上段可知，該婦女的兒子出遠門掙錢去了，她是為兒子祈禱，歸來的應該是她的“兒子”，故選D。

　　13．A.broken

　　B．torn

　　C．usual

　　D．wet

　　解析：選B。broken破碎的；torn穿舊的，磨損的；usual正常的；wet濕的。兒子在外很長時間，衣服和鞋是“穿舊了、磨損的”，故選B。

　　14．A. strong

　　B．free

　　C．thirsty

　　D．weak

　　解析：選D。strong強壯的；free自由的；thirsty口渴的；weak體弱的。根據本句的hungry，starved以及上上句“He had grown thin and lean”可知，兒子是“消瘦、體弱”，故選D。

　　15．A.event

　　B．miracle

　　C．mistake

　　D．surprise

　　解析：選B。event重大事件；miracle奇跡；mistake錯誤；surprise驚訝。根據兒子接下來的話語可知，其認為自己能夠平安歸來是“奇跡”，險些餓死在路途中。

　　16．A.cake

　　B．egg

　　C．meal

　　D．supply

　　解析：選A。cake餅，蛋糕；egg雞蛋；meal一餐飯；supply供應。根據上下文多次出現的cake可知，駝背老人每天在婦女窗臺上拿的就是“一塊煎餅”，故選A。

　　17．A.black

　　B．green

　　C．pale

　　D．yellow

　　解析：選C。black黑色；green綠色；pale蒼白；yellow黃色。該母親是被兒子的話嚇得臉色“蒼白”—— 一點血色都沒有，故選C。

　　18．A.fear

　　B．strength

　　C．support

　　D．weight

　　解析：選C。fear恐懼；strength力氣；support支持，支撐；weight體重。要不是靠向墻，該婦女差點嚇的暈倒在地上。該婦女靠著墻尋求“支撐”，故選C。

　　19．A.helped

　　B．killed

　　C．missed

　　D．surrounded

　　解析：選B。help幫助；kill殺死；miss想念，錯過(機會)；surround包圍。婦女要不是及時將下毒的餅扔進火中，毒死的將可能不是駝背老人，而是自己的兒子，因為駝背老人這天的餅給了歸途中饑餓不堪的兒子。

　　20．A.value

　　B．significance

　　C．importance

　　D．function

　　解析：選B。value價值；significance意義；importance重要性；function功能，作用。這位婦女通過這一有驚無險的驚嚇終于明白了駝背老人常說的“惡有惡報，善有善報”的“意義”，故選B。

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　A

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　　Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most loved children’s books of all time，and many adults enjoy it as well.It tells the story of a young girl named Alice，who follows a rabbit entering a magical world called Wonderland.She has many experiences which seem to change the rules of reasoning or common sense.The popularity of the book comes from its imagination，interesting story，and art work.

　　The writer of the book is Lewis Carroll.In fact，Lewis Carroll was not the writer’s real name.His real name was Charles Dodgson.One day，he took a boat ride down the Thames River to have a picnic with three little girls who were friends of the family.To keep them entertained on the ride，he told them a story in which Alice，the middle child，was the main character.They enjoyed the story very much.

　　Charles later wrote the story down under the name Alice’s Adventures Under Ground and gave it to Alice as a Christmas present.Later，he gave a copy to his friend George MacDonald.George read it to his children and they loved it.George suggested to Charles that he make a book from his story.Charles then wrote more parts to the story until it was around 35,000 words.It was first printed in 1866，with art work by John Tenniel，under the name Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.The book was an immediate success.

　　One of its first fans was Queen Victoria.She immediately requested a collection of all of Lewis Carroll’s works.She was surprised to find that they included many works on math.In fact，Charles Dodgson was a highly respected mathematician.This can be seen in many puzzles and plays on reasoning that appear in his books and poems.

　　Since the story was first printed，it has kept selling up to the present day.It has been translated into over fifty languages and has had several movies based on it.The story is even mentioned in the popular 1999 film The Matrix by the character Morpheus.

　　【解題導語】　本文介紹了一直以來在全球暢銷書少兒類排行榜屬前列的一本書——Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland的寫作過程、寫作目的及其深遠的影響。

　　1．The passage is mainly about ________.

　　A．Charles’ family life

　　B．a girl’s adventurous experiences

　　C．a magical world called Wonderland

　　D．the birth of a book and its lasting influences

　　解析：選D。主旨大意題。通讀全文可知本文大意是說明Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland的寫作過程、目的和深遠影響，故本題選D。

　　2．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A．The writer published his works under his real name.

　　B．The character Alice originated from George’s children.

　　C．John contributed partly to the popularity of the book.

　　D．Charles offered a copy to George for advice.

　　解析：選C。推理判斷題。根據第三段的倒數一、二句可知本題選C。

　　3．We can learn from the passage that ________.

　　A．Queen Victoria asked for a few of Charles’ writings

　　B．Charles had a gift for reasoning and writing

　　C．Charles had all his works translated into fifty languages

　　D．The Matrix was based on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

　　解析：選B。推理判斷題。由第四段的后兩句可知本題選B。

　　4．Which of the following is the right order of the passage?

　　a．Charles gave his story to Alice as a Christmas present.

　　b．Charles had a picnic with three little girls on the Thames.

　　c. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was first printed in 1866.

　　d．More parts were added to the story by Charles.

　　e．The book won a large number of fans.

　　A．c－b－a－d－e

　　B．c－a－b－e－d

　　C．b－a－d－c－e

　　D．b－a－c－e－d

　　解析：選C。推理判斷題。根據第二和第三段的內容可知本題選C。

　　B

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　　On the first day of my new high school，I almost had a nervous breakdown.Everything about the school seemed so difficult.When I got home，my parents said，“You’re nervous and that’s okay.Everyone is afraid of high school.” I denied it.I wanted to be strong，so I refused to let anyone know about my fear，even my closest friends.

　　On the first day I was late for every class and was constantly lost.The school seemed like a puzzle that I couldn’t figure out.Was this how the whole year was going to be？I didn’t think I could rise to this challenge，especially carrying a huge backpack that I could hardly lift.It was so big that I could knock someone out with it! The schoolmates seemed to regard me as a fool，and they were probably right.

　　Despite my fears，after the first week I finally had my schedule figured out.With the exception of falling up and down the stairs a couple of times and getting laughed at，high school was turning out to be not so bad.It was actually much better than middle school and much more challenging.