阅读理解提升练(十)A(2022·浙江超级全能生3月联考)Unlessyourparentisaheadcheforbentobox(便当盒)master,schoollunchisusuallynothingtowritehomeabout.ForartistandfatherDominickCabalo,however,hissonNicholas’slunchesareanoilpaintingclothforcreativity.Cabalomakescarefullydesigneddrawingsoneachof12-year-oldNicholas’spaperlunchbags,usuallyrepresentingpopularlivelycharactersandcolorfulsuperheroes.CabalobegandrawingonthebagsaboutthreeyearsagotohelpNicholasmakenewfriendsinelementaryschool.“Inoticedhewasabitshywhenitcametotalkingtoothers,”hesaid.“Sobycreatingapieceofartworkto‘breaktheice,’kidswouldcomeuptohimandstarttalkingandhopefullyaconversation,orbetteryet,anewfriendship,wouldstart.”ThoughNicholasisinmiddleschoolnow,hestillaskshisdadtodrawonthelunchbags,andwillmakerequestsforcharactersordrawingsthathe’dliketoseeonthenextbag.Cabalohasdrawnabout400lunchbagsinthepast3years.Heexplainedthatthebagshavereallyhelpedhissonbecomemoreconfidentatschool.“He’sbrokenoutofhisshellbecauseofthis,andIliketothinkthatIhadahandinhelpinghimdothiswiththesebags,”hewrote.Nicholaskeepsmostofthebags.“Somecomebackinbetterconditionthanothers,”Cabalosaid.“Wemayloseonetotheoccasionalwetsandwichorleakydrink,butthat’stobeexpected.”Asforthebagsthatmakeithomeundamaged,Cabalopoststheirphotostosocialmedia.Hisfavoritesarethemoretime-consumingseriesofbagsthatcanbejoineduptocreatealargerimage,suchasthe“FindingNemo”triptychbelow.1.WhatspecialfeaturemakesNicholas’slunchbagsdistinguish?A.Deliciousfoodcookedbyaheadcheforbentoboxmaster.B.Beautifuloilpaintingsproducedbyhighlycreativeartists.C.Popularcharactersandcolorfulsuperheroesstucktothem.D.Livelypicturescarefullydrawnbythekid’slovingfather.2.WhydidCabalodrawonthelunchbagsintheverybeginning?A.Tohelphissontomakenewfriends.B.Tomakehisson’slunchboxesattractive.C.Toencouragehissontobemoreconfident.D.Toimprovehisson’sacademicperformance.3.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthefather’sgesture?4\nA.Friendly.B.Noble.C.Sweet.D.Talented.4.Whatisthistextmainlyabout?A.Cabalodrawspopularlivelycharactersandcolorfulsuperheroesforhisson.B.Dad’sspeciallunchbagdrawingshelpshysoncomeoutofhisshell.C.Nicholas’snewfriendsinelementaryschoolmakehimmoreconfident.D.Sonkeepsthemoretime-consumingseriesofbagsdesignedbyFather.BStartingin1972,theNationalParkServiceestablishedapolicyforforestfirescalledNaturalBurn.Itwasacknowledgedthatsomeforestfires,suchasthosecausedbylightning,werenecessaryforforeststomaintainbalancedecosystems,sothefireshouldbeallowedtoburn.However,abigfireinYellowstoneNationalParkin1988causedthispolicytobeabandonedsincethefirewasinitiallyallowedtoburnyetsoonoutofcontrol.Asaresult,thefireof1988destroyedmuchofYellowstone,whichisAmerica’soldestandmostbelovednationalpark.Massiveareasofplantsweredestroyed,andlargeemptyspacesandacresofburnedandblackenedtreesgreetedvisitors.Theriversandstreamswerechokedwithash,andtheecosystemoftheparkwaschangedbeyondrepair.Inaddition,greatnumbersofanimalswerekilledbythefiresthatburnedoutofcontrol.Thefiresweredrivenbyhighwinds,movingasmanyastenmilesaday.Manysmallanimalsdiedintheflames.Thefires’rapidadvancesgavethewildlifelittlechancetoescape.Eventoday,fewofthesesmallforestanimalshavereturnedtoliveinthepark.Intheyearsimmediatelyfollowingthefires,thenumbersofvisitorsdeclinedrapidly.Noonewasinterestedinseeingablackenedandtreelessparkonvacation.YellowstonehadpreviouslybeenfamousforitsamazingviewsanduniquegeologicalformationssuchastheOldFaithfulGeyser.ButnowitsreputationasAmerica’swonderisdamagedpermanently.5.NaturalBurnwasadoptedbecausesomeforestfireswere . A.hardtoputoutB.startedbylightningC.goodforthebalanceofnatureD.approvedbyNationalParkService6.Whyweresomanyanimalskilledinthebigfire?A.Becausewindswereblownfromhighplaces.B.Becausetheanimalsmovedonlytenmilesaday.C.Becausetheanimalslivedinlowerplaces.D.Becausestrongwindscontributedtothefirealot.7.Thetextprobablycomesfrom . A.asciencefictionB.anewsreportC.acommercialadD.ageographymagazineCIgrewupinafamilythatatedinnertogethereveryevening.Althoughmyparentsenjoyedwine,theyrarelydrankduringtheweekandwerealwaysinmoderation(节制).Asformyself,Iwasn’tinterestedinalcoholicdrinksandneitherweremyhighschoolfriends.SowhenIarrivedoncampusformyfirstyearofuniversitylife,Iwasabitshocked.Manydifferenteventshadbeenorganizedforthefreshmen,buttheyallhadonethingincommon—alcohol,andplentyofit.Notwantingtobeleftout,Ijoinedafewoftheevents.ButIalwaysreturnedhomeearly,feelingdisappointed.Your4\npersonality,interestsandexperiencesdidn’tmatteratall,onlyhowmanyalcoholicdrinksyoucouldabsorbbeforepassingout(喝醉).Itseemedshallowtome.Iwantedtogettoknowmynewclassmates,nothowfasttheycoulddownapintofbeer.Gradually,however,Irealizedthatrealfriendsdon’tjudgeyoubyhowmuchyoucandrinkandtherewereotherwaysofmakingfriends.Ijoinedaphotographysociety,tookafirstaidcourse,andeveryweekendIwentcyclingwithaclassmate.Ifoundthatbyengagingintheseactivitiesandsharingthefunoflearningnewskillstogetherinagroup,Iformedmuchstrongerbondswithmynewfriendsthaneventhestrongestalcoholicdrinkscouldencourage.AnothervaluablelessonIlearnedisthatit’sperfectlyokaytosay“No”ifyoudon’twanttodrink.However,inmanyWesternsocieties,especiallytheUK,bingedrinking(狂喝)hasbecomethenorm.Manypeoplewhodrinkdon’tnecessarilywantto,buttheygiveintothepeerpressure(同伴压力)—they’reafraidtosay“No”.8.Whatshockedtheauthorwhenheentereduniversity?A.Thestrangecampus.B.Thepopularityofalcohol.C.Thedrunkenclassmates.D.Thelimitedactivities.9.Whydidtheauthorreturnhomeearlyfromtheeventsatfirst?A.Hewasn’tgoodatdrinking.B.Hehadnofamiliarclassmates.C.Hehatedthewaypeoplegotalong.D.Hewasleftoutbytheorganizers.10.Howdidtheauthorfinallymakerealfriendsatuniversity?A.Bysaying“No”toalcoholicdrinks.B.Bystayingawayfromgroupactivities.C.Bygivingintothepeerpressure.D.Byjoiningpeoplewithcommoninterests.4\n阅读理解提升练(十)A【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述一位父亲为了使儿子在学校摆脱羞涩,展开交际,每天在他的午餐袋上画上多彩的图案,儿子因此交到了朋友,并变得自信、阳光。1.D 细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“Cabalomakescarefullydesigneddrawingsoneachof12-year-oldNicholas’spaperlunchbags,usuallyrepresentingpopularlivelycharactersandcolorfulsuperheroes.”可知,选D项。2.A 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“CabalobegandrawingonthebagsaboutthreeyearsagotohelpNicholasmakenewfriendsinelementaryschool.”可知,选A项。3.C 推理判断题。纵观全文,父亲通过在儿子的午餐袋上绘画,体现了满满的父爱,充满温馨。故选C项。4.B 主旨大意题。本文讲述一位父亲为了使儿子在学校摆脱羞涩,展开交际,在他的午餐袋上画上多彩的图案,从而使儿子变得自信、阳光,故选B项。B【语篇导读】文章主要讲述了NaturalBurn政策的终止,这源于黄石公园1988年的大火。5.C 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的“tomaintainbalancedecosystems”可知,应选C项。6.D 细节理解题。由第二段中“Thefires’rapidadvancesgavethewildlifelittlechancetoescape.”可知答案。contributeto意为“导致”,故选D项。7.D 推理判断题。全文主要讲了NaturalBurn政策的终结——黄石公园1988年火灾,及其因火灾而发生的变化,故文章可能摘自地理杂志,选D项。C【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文,作者讲述了大学时期,面对很多纵酒狂饮的同学自己如何说“不”的经历。8.B 细节理解题。依据第二段的第一句和第二句中的“...buttheyallhadonethingincommon—alcohol,andplentyofit.”可知,到了大学之后作者对大学里喝酒成风的情况感到震惊。9.C 细节理解题。依据第二段的第四句可知,作者经常因感到失望而提前回家,第二段的最后一句和第三段的内容表明作者讨厌通过喝酒来交朋友的方式,因此选C项。10.D 细节理解题。依据第三段的内容可知,作者发现与兴趣相同的同学一起参加骑车活动、分享学习新技能的乐趣比在一起喝酒建立的友谊关系更牢固,由此可知选D项。4
