2024年陜西漢中市高考英語二輪閱讀理解選練（28）（含答案）

　　閱讀理解。閱讀下列短文, 從給的四個選項 (A、B、C和D) 中, 選出最佳選項。

　　I received a call today asking if I would be willing to bring food to a family in need. The mother was having a major operation and would be lying down for several weeks. Of course, I responded with an immediate“Yes! ”. As I planned the meal in my head, I reflected on how many times over the years I had been asked to prepare food. I have done so countless times with a very open heart.

　　But the truly amazing thing is that I have received double over the course of my life. When my mother passed away, our house was filled with fresh dinners for weeks. A woman from the church of our community stepped by each evening with some food. The gift of food was her small way of trying to ease our pain.

　　Later in my life, when I was on bed rest during my pregnancy with twins, women of the church again stepped in to help. They arranged babysitting for my two-year-old daughter, and brought lovely dinners to our house. Even when I was put in the hospital, my husband would bring cooked meals to my hospital room. How we relied on these dinners to feed my tired husband and young daughter!

　　Food is all about comfort. It feeds our bodies, but it can also feed our souls. When you hear people talking about their favourite holidays, it usually includes their feelings connected with sharing food. I know that I will have many more opportunities in my lifetime to prepare food for others. It is truly a gift I want to prepare and deliver to someone in need.

　　【文章大意】作者的母親過世的時候, 社區教堂中的女人給她帶過食物; 作者懷孕的時候, 社區教堂中的女人也同樣給她帶過食物, 并幫她照顧她兩歲的女兒。因此, 今天有人需要幫助的時候, 作者也非常愿意伸出援手。

　　1. The author has given lots of food to others because　.

　　A. she is poor at cooking

　　B. she is a church member

　　C. she is friendly to others

　　D. she has received others’ food

　　【解析】選D。細節理解題。根據第二段“But the truly amazing thing is that I have received double over the course of my life. ”可知作者樂于贈送食物給別人是因為她自己也曾經受到別人的許多饋贈。

　　. We can learn from the first paragraph that the author　.

　　A. had to stay in bed for several weeks

　　B. knew the family in need very well

　　C. was glad to be able to lend a hand

　　D. was tired of preparing food

　　【解析】選C。推理判斷題。根據第一段“Of course, I responded with an immediate‘Yes! ’”可以推斷作者非常高興能幫助別人。

　　. Which of the following is TRUE about the author?

　　A. Her mother died when she was in hospital.

　　B. She didn’t get enough food during her pregnancy.

　　C. She received food as well as comfort in her hard times.

　　D. She thinks offering food is the best way to show love.

　　【解析】選C。細節理解題。根據第二、三段可知作者在她自己有困難的時候接受過他人的食物與照顧。

　　4. According to the passage, which of the following conclusions can we get?

　　A. A good beginning makes a good ending.

　　B. One good turn deserves another.

　　C. Actions speak louder than words.

　　D. Every man has his faults.

　　【解析】選B。推理判斷題。通過上下文可知, 作者在自己困難的時候接受過別人的幫助, 如今她也非常樂意幫助別人, 由此可得出這么一個結論: 善有善報。

　　Getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. However, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt.

　　In the early 16th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills in. A particular danger was thought to lie in public baths. By 1538, the French king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. So did the king of England in 1546. Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in Europe lived with dirt in a friendly way. Henry IV, King of France, was famously dirty. Upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go out.

　　Though the belief in the merit of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18th century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. Clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. Yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War Ⅱ. Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea: clothes need to be whiter than white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. Has the hate for dirt, however, gone too far?

　　Attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. Many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease.On the contrary, Mary Ruebush, an American immunologist(免疫學家)，encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system. And the latter position is gaining some ground.

　　1. The kings of France and England in the 16th century closed bath houses because

　　.

　　A. they lived healthily in a dirty environment.

　　B. they thought bath houses were too dirty to stay in

　　C. they believed disease could be spread in public baths

　　D. they considered bathing as the cause of skin disease

　　2.Which of the following best describes Henry IV’s attitude to bathing?

　　A. Afraid.

　　B. Curious.

　　C. Approving.

　　D. Uninterested.

　　3. How does the passage mainly develop?

　　A. By providing examples.

　　B. By making comparisons.

　　C. By following the order of time.

　　D. By following the order of importance.

　　4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

　　A. To stress the role of dirt.

　　B. To introduce the history of dirt.

　　C. To call attention to the danger of dirt.

　　D. To present the change of views on dirt.

　　【參考答案】1—4、CA CD

　　2024高考訓練題。閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。This year some twenty-three hundred teenagers (young people aged from 13-19) from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S homes. They will attend U.S. schools, meet U.S. teenagers, and form impressions of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.

　　Here is a two-way student exchange in action. Fred nineteen spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.

　　Fred, a lovely young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months’ study, the language began to come to him. The school was completely differently different from what he had expected—much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.

　　Family life, too, was different. The father’s word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual. Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.

　　“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.”

　　At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize American schools,” he says. “It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”

　　1. This year________ teenagers will take part in the exchange program between America and other countries.

　　A. twenty three hundred

　　B. thirteen hundred

　　C. over three thousand

　　D. less than two thousand

　　2. The whole exchange program is mainly to_________.

　　A. help teenagers in other countries know the real America

　　B. send students in America to travel in Germany

　　C. let students learn something about other countries

　　D. have teenagers learn new languages

　　3. What is particular in America schools is that________.

　　A. there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings.

　　B. there are a lot of outside activities

　　C. students usually take fourteen subjects in all

　　D. students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car.

　　參考答案1—3、 CCB

　　閱讀理解 (2024·長春模擬)While tofu is a household name in Asia, it has still not been completely accepted into the Western kitchen. When it arrived in the West, tofu found itself sitting alone in the food playground, ignored by the other kids. And when tofu did make friends, it was only with the open-minded, peace-loving vegetarians sometimes referred to as“hippies”.

　　Why is it that such a staple(主要的)ingredient in the East has been subject to(遭受)such discrimination in the West? Well, tofu quite literally(簡直)missed the boat. Tofu originated in China some 2, 000 years ago. But when the Europeans first arrived in China they ignored it. While rice was embraced with open arms and brought home with popular acclaim(稱贊), tofu followed later and with much less success.

　　Growing up in Australia I only had a vague notion of what tofu was. It was just last year, when I lived in the Dutch town of Maastricht, that we were really introduced. In that town, lots of students choose to live in“squats”—old run-down factories rented out for very cheap prices. One of these squats holds a“Vegan Dinner”every Monday. In the dishes served there, tofu was a staple and I found that I quite liked it!

　　Slowly but surely tofu is becoming accepted into mainstream Western cooking circles. In March, the singer Justin Timberlake dressed up in a tofu suit for a sketch(短劇)on NBC’s show Saturday Night Live to promote the silky food. And notable UK food experts such as Nigel Slater and Fuchsia Dunlop are singing tofu’s praises as well. As Slater writes in an article published in The Guardian, “I think the Chinese know what they are talking about and I must give their beloved dou-fu(yet)another chance”. He found that when cooked with chilli, garlic and ginger, tofu was a very welcome guest at his dinner party!

　　【文章大意】豆腐越來越受西方人的青睞, 它是怎樣做到如此受歡迎的呢?

　　1. When tofu was introduced to the West, it　.

　　A. was not accepted, just like rice

　　B. was well-received mostly by hippies

　　C. was difficult to find things to cook with it

　　D. was viewed as a toy instead of food

　　【解析】選B。細節理解題。由第一段最后一句話可知B為正確答案。

　　2. The phrase“missed the boat”in the second paragraph probably means“　”.

　　A. failed to take advantage of an opportunity

　　B. was in the same situation

　　C. experienced a big change

　　D. drew much attention

　　【解析】選A。詞義猜測題。上文提到了豆腐在西方遭遇歧視, 而下文又進一步提到了當歐洲人把大米和豆腐先后帶到西方時, 大米遇到了優待, 而豆腐則錯失良機, 沒有那么成功, 所以missed the boat表示“沒有利用好機會, 錯失良機”, 故選A。

　　3. The first time the author tasted tofu in Maastricht, she　.

　　A. had already eaten it in Australia

　　B. developed a love for it

　　C. felt it was not her cup of tea

　　D. found that she had expected too much from it

　　【解析】選B。細節理解題。由第三段最后一句話可知B為正確答案。

　　4. By quoting Slater in the last paragraph, the author intends to show　.

　　A. it is beneficial to eat tofu now and then

　　B. a new creative way to cook tofu has been praised

　　C. tofu is becoming a staple at Western dinner parties

　　D. tofu is becoming popular in the West

　　【解析】選D。推理判斷題。最后一段的中心句是該段的首句, 下文以Justin Timberlake和food experts such as Nigel Slater and Fuchsia Dunlop為例來說明豆腐在西方日漸流行, 故答案為D。

　　閱讀理解。

　　The Board Meeting had come to an end. Bob started to stand up and knocked into the table, spilling his coffee over his notes. “How embarrassing! I am getting so clumsy in my old age.”

　　Everyone had a good laugh, and soon we were all telling stories of our most embarrassing moments. It came around to Frank who sat quietly listening to the others. Someone said, “Come on, Frank. Tell us your most embarrassing moment.”

　　Frank laughed and began to tell us of his childhood. “I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea. He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to feed the family. Not just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad and the other kids that were still at home.”

　　He looked at us and said, “I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean. He would wear his old canvas, foul-weather coat and his bibbed overalls. His rain hat would be pulled down over his brow. No matter how much my mother washed them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish.”

　　Frank’s voice dropped a bit. “When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing business. That truck was older than he was. It would wheeze and rattle down the road. You could hear it coming for blocks. As he would drive toward the school, I would shrink (畏縮) down into the seat hoping to disappear. Half the time, he would slam to a stop and the old truck would belch (噴出) a cloud of smoke. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!”

　　He paused and then went on, “I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, “No, Dad.” It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this surprised look on his face. I said, “Dad, I’m too old for a goodbye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.” My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. Then he turned and looked out the windshield. “ You’re right,” he said. “ You are a big boy....a man. I won’t kiss you anymore.”

　　Frank got a funny look on his face, and the tears began to well up in his eyes, as he spoke. “It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when most of the fleet (船隊) stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed. They found his boat adrift with its nets half in and half out. He must have gotten into a strong wind and was trying to save the nets and the floats.”

　　I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again. “Guys, you don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek…to feel his rough old face… to smell the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.”