阅读理解提升练(八)A(2022·浙江绍兴一中高考冲刺)Thisweek,amammoth(猛犸象)possiblykilledbyhumans10,000to15,000yearsagowasfoundinsoyfieldsabout15mileswestofDetroit.ItwasfoundbyfarmerJamesBristleandhisneighborTrentSatterthwaite,whowerereportedlydigginginthefields.Atfirst,theycouldn’tfigureoutwhattheywereseeing.“Itwasprobablyaribbonethatcameup,”BristletoldTheAnnArborNews.“Wethoughtitwasabentfencepost.Uponcloserinspection,however,itbecamecleareventotheuntrainedeye;thiswasnofencepost.Weknewitwassomethingspecial.”Thentheyspedupthedig.AfterfindingthebonesonMondaynight,BristlecalledtheUniversityofMichiganonTuesdaymorningtoreporthisfind.ScientistDanielFisherarrivedtoinspectitonWednesday,andbyThursdaymorninghehadconfirmedit’sawoollymammoth.Heconcludedtheanimalwasabout5yearsoldwhenitdied.Itwashuntedbyhumans,hesaid,whokilleditandstoredtheremainsinapondasawayofpreservingthemeatforfutureuse.“It’sstilltooearlytotellexactlyhowitdied,”FishertoldDetroit’sWWJ-TV,“buttheskeleton(骨架)showssignsofhumans’butchering.”Thebonesarebeingtemporarilystorednearby,accordingtotheDetroitFreePress,anditremainsunclearwherethey’lleventuallyendup.Theirresearchvaluewillbedeterminedoncethey’vebeencleanedanddried.WoollymammothsoncelivedinEurasiaandNorthAmerica,andmostdisappeared10,000yearsago—demise(死亡)thathasbeenlinkednotonlytohumans,butalsotochangingclimate.It’snowbelievedthatwarmingweatherweakenedtheirpopulationsbeforehumansdealtthefinalblows. 1.Whatcanweknowaboutthemammothaccordingtothepassage?A.Itmightdieinits5s.B.ItwasnativetoEurasia.C.Itpreferredwanderinginthefields.D.Itmainlydiedfromclimatechange.2.DanielFishermayholdtheopinionthat . A.thebonesarewellworthresearchingB.themammothwaskilledbythebutcherC.identifyingtheboneswasawasteoftimeD.thenewfoundsitehasevidenceofhumanactivity3.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“dealtthefinalblows”inthelastparagraphmean?4\nA.Taketheirlife.B.Drytheirbones.C.Destroytheirhome.D.Preservetheirmeat.BAnearlymorningwinterstormhadbroughtseveralinchesofsnowtomysmalltowninthemountains.Schoolswerecanceled,roadsweredangerousandallIwantedtodowastostayinbed.Still,IknewIhadtogetthedaystartedsoIputonwarmclothesandwalkedoutside.Thesnowgotallovermyshoes.Thecoldwinddriedmylipsandmyeyes.My47-year-oldbackachedinanticipation(预想)oftheshoveling(铲雪)Iwouldhavetodoifthesnowdidn’tstopsoon. Yet,whenIlookedoutonthewhiteblanketthatcoveredtheground,Icouldn’thelpbutsmileabit.Itwassobeautiful.Itsoftenedthebaretreesandhidthedeadgrass.InthedistanceIcouldhearthesoundofthesnowplow(雪犁)ontheroad,thebarkingofahappydogandthelaughterofchildrenplayingoutside,enjoyingtheirwayofffromschool.Thesweetmusicofthatlaughterbroughtbackahundredmemoriesofwinterspast.Irememberedcatchingsnowflakes(雪花)onmytongue,buildingsnowmen,makingsnowangels,runningdownhillsandalwayslosingsnowballfightswithfirstmybrothersandthenmyownchildren.Standingthereinthatwarmcoatofmemoriesmadethewindalittlelesscoldandmybackalittlelesssore(疼痛的).Iturnedupmyhead,stuckoutmytongueandforthefirsttimeinyearscaughtasnowflakeonit.Ittastedsofreshandclean.Ittastedlikeyouth,likejoyandlikelove.Mayyoualwaysfeelyounginspirit,nomatterhowoldorachyyourbodymaybe.Mayyoualwaysdelightinthesimplejoysoflife.Mayyoualwaysshareyourhappinesswiththeheartsofchildren.Andmayyoualwaysgiveyourlove,yourlight,yourlaughterandyourwarmthtoothersevenonthecoldestdays.4.Whatwastheauthor’sfirstreactionwhenheknewitsnowedheavily?A.Hewasupset.B.Hewashappy.C.Hewasthankful.D.Hewasmoved.5.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotelluswiththisarticle?A.Appreciateeverysnowstormyouspendwithyourfamily.B.Snowbringsbothfunandtrouble.C.Memoriescanchangeouropinion.D.Weshouldstayyoungatheart.6.FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1,wecanknowthat“ ”. A.mybackachedbecauseofthecoldweatherB.Ididn’twanttostartmydayonsuchasnowydayC.mybackwouldacheuponthinkingofcleaningupthesnowD.thesnowdidn’tstopandIfelttoocoldCWheneversomethinglooksinterestingorbeautiful,thereisanaturaldesireofustocapture(捕捉)andpreserveit—whichmeans,inthisdayandage,thatwearelikelytoreachforourphonestotakeapicture.Thoughthiswouldseemtobeanidealsolution,therearetwobigproblemsassociatedwithtakingpictures.Firstly,wearelikelytobesobusytakingpicturesthatweforgettolookattheworldwhosebeautyandinterestencourageustotakea4\nphotographinthefirstplace.Andsecondly,becausewefeelthepicturesaresafelystoredonourphones,wenevergetaroundtolookingatthem,sosurearewethatwe’llgetaroundtothemoneday.ThefirstpersontonoticetheproblemswasanEnglishartcritic(评论家),JohnRuskin.Hewasakeentravellerwhorealizedthatmosttouristsmakeapoorjobofnoticingorrememberingthebeautifulthingstheysee.Hearguedthathumanshaveanaturaltendencytorespondtobeautyanddesiretohaveit,buttherearebetterandworseexpressionsofthisdesire.Atworst,wegetintobuyingsouvenirsortakingphotographs.But,inRuskin’seyes,there’sjustonethingweshoulddo—attemptingtodrawtheinterestingthingswesee,regardlessofwhetherwehappentohaveanytalentfordoingso.Ruskinsaid,“Drawingcanteachustosee,tonoticeproperlyratherthangazeabsent-mindedly.Intheprocessofrecreatingwithourownhandwhatliesbeforeoureyes,wenaturallymovefromapositionofobservingbeautyinaloosewaytoonewhereweacquireadeepunderstandingofitsparts.”Ruskindeploredtheblindnessandhurryofmoderntourists,especiallythosewhopridedthemselvesontravellingaroundthewholeEuropeinaweekbytrain,“Nochangingofplacesatahundredmilesanhourwillmakeusstronger,happier,orwiser.Therewasalwaysmoreintheworldthanmencouldsee,iftheyeverwalkedslowly;theywillseeitnobetterforgoingfast.Thereallypreciousthingsarethoughtsandsights,notpace.”7.AccordingtoParagraph2,whentakingpictures,peopletendto . A.forgettoappreciatesomethingattractiveonthespotB.findithardtolearnskillsoftakinggoodpicturesC.findagoodwaytokeepthingsintheirmindsD.haveachancetomeetthechallengeofnewtechnology8.AccordingtoRuskin,whatshouldtravellersdotobestexpresstheirappreciationanddesireforsomethingbeautiful?A.Tospeakitoutopenly.B.Tophotographitinstantly.C.Topurchaseitdirectly.D.Topaintitimmediately.9.Fromthefourthparagraph,wecaninferthatRuskinencouragesustobe . A.considerateanddeterminedB.activeandadventurousC.creativeandthoughtfulD.sensitiveandambitious10.Theunderlinedword“deplored”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“ ”. A.appreciatedB.criticizedC.favouredD.ignored4\n阅读理解提升练(八)A【语篇导读】本文主要介绍了JamesBristle和他的邻居发现了一具猛犸象骨架,以及由此引发的研究和报道。1.A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Heconcludedtheanimalwasabout5yearsoldwhenitdied.”可知,这只猛犸象死时可能是五岁。故选A项。2.D 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Itwashuntedbyhumans...buttheskeleton(骨架)showssignsofhumans’butchering”可知,Fisher认为这只猛犸象是被人类猎杀的,并被作为食物贮存下来,其骨架上有被人类宰杀的痕迹。由此可推知,Fisher可能会认为此地有人类活动的痕迹。故选D项。3.A 词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“Itwashuntedbyhumans”和最后一段中的“demise(死亡)thathasbeenlinkednotonlytohumans,butalsotochangingclimate”可推知,在人类猎杀猛犸象之前,气候变暖已经削减了它们的数量,画线部分应表示“猎杀,捕杀”之意,故选A项。dealablow为习惯用法,意为“造成伤害(损失、打击)”。B【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己在大雪后外出看到的雪景以及孩子们在雪中玩闹的场景。文章最后表达了一些祝福。4.A 推理判断题。根据第一段“...allIwantedtodowastostayinbed.Still,IknewIhadtogetthedaystartedsoIputonwarmclothesandwalkedoutside.”可知,作者虽不想起床但是还得起床,所以他应该是沮丧的,故选A项。5.D 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Mayyoualwaysfeelyounginspirit,nomatterhowoldorachyyourbodymaybe.Mayyoualwaysdelightinthesimplejoysoflife.”可知,作者想要告诉大家要保持年轻的心情,尽情享受生活,故答案为D项。6.C 句意理解题。根据此句的本意:我一想到如果雪不停我就得铲雪,我背部就疼。可知只有C项意思最为相近,故选C项。C【语篇导读】本文是一篇评论性文章。英国评论家Ruskin对现代游客只忙于拍照而没有真正去欣赏美的事物这一现象进行了分析,鼓励人们要有创造力,多思考,要善于发现美好的事物。7.A 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句可知,人们常常忙于拍照而忘了去欣赏世界的美,故选A项。8.D 推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句和第四段可知,Ruskin认为,表达对美好事物的欣赏的最好办法是把它画下来,故选D项。9.C 推理判断题。根据第四段可知,Ruskin鼓励我们要有创造力,多思考,故选C项。10.B 词义猜测题。根据上文可知,Ruskin鼓励我们要有创造力,多思考,要善于发现美好的事物。此处指Ruskin谴责现代游客的盲目和匆忙,没有好好欣赏美。deplore“谴责,哀叹”与B项同义,故选B项。4
