高考英语二轮九十天强化训练：阅读理解2
第一节 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Linda Evans was my best friend — like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.
When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special times — like my wedding and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back，stamped “Address Unknown”. I had no idea about how to find Linda.
Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.
One day, I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman — Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans.” I thought, but I still wrote to her.
She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother.”
Minutes later I heard a voice that I recognized at once, even after 40 years. We laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!
26. The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans ________.
A. at the age of 13
B. before she got married
C. after they moved to new homes
D. before the writer’s family moved away
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据开始的时候作者与Linda总是一起去上钢琴课、看电影、游泳、骑马等，但后来在作者13岁的时候，作者一家搬走了，两人只能通过书信联系。
27. They didn’t often write to each other because they ________.
A. got married
B. had little time to do so
C. didn’t like writing letters
D. could see each other on special time
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第2段中的Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often根据文可知，她们之所以没经常写信，是因为她们要忙于照顾孩子，又要搬新家，也就是说，她们没有时间写信。
28. There was an empty place in the writer’s heart because she ________.
A. was in trouble
B. didn’t know Linda’s address
C. received the card that she sent
D. didn’t have a friend like Linda to share her happiness and sadness
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据I wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died.
29. The writer was happy when she ________.
A. read the newspaper
B. heard Linda’s voice on the phone
C. met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda
D. wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。真正让作者感到高兴的是当她在电话上听到老朋友Linda的声音的时候。而读到报纸的时候和写信的时候都还只是在猜测，那时还谈不上高兴。
30. They haven’t kept in touch ________.
A. for about 40 years
B. for about 27 years
C. since they got married
D. since the writer’s family moved away
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years…可知她们40年没有联系了，故选A。
(2011·江南十校二模，B)
Doing yoga regularly offers many benefits，including making you feel better about your body as you become stronger and more flexible(柔韧的), strengthening your muscles, reducing stress, and improving your mental and physical health. But will it help you lose weight?
Practicing any type of yoga will build strength, but some types may not raise your heart rate enough to help you carry out your weightloss plan. It depends on the type of yoga you select and how frequently you practice it.
In order to lose weight, you must eat healthily and burn calories by doing exercise that raises your heart rate on a regular basis. Some types of yoga，such as Iyengar，in which yoga poses are held for several minutes with a resting period between each pose，will build muscles and improve your posture(姿势), but will not give you the workout you need to lose weight.
If you plan to make yoga your primary form of exercise，you must do a 90minute yoga class at least three times a week. Many people also choose to combine yoga with running, walking or other aerobic exercises in order to reach their weightloss goals.
The type of yoga you need to do is called vinyasa or flow yoga. This style of yoga is based on the performance of a series of poses called sun salutations(拜日式). Vinyasa inludes many popular and athletic yoga styles. For weightloss purposes，try Ashtanga，Power Yoga and Hot Yoga.
Keep yourself exercising by doing yoga at home on the days you can't make a class. Follow along with a video or audio recording if you are new to yoga. When you are ready to plan your own workouts, use these yoga ideas to help you come up with some right choices that will fit your schedule.
瑜伽可以锻炼身心、减缓压力，但并非所有的瑜伽练习形式都能减肥。
5．What are the benefits of regularly practicing yoga?
①improving health
②feeling better
③reducing stress
④losing weight
A．①②③
B．②③④
C．①②④
D．①③④
答案：A。事实细节题。由文章第1、2段内容可知答案。
6．According to the passage, all the following can help you lose weight EXCEPT ________.
A. Ashtanga
B. Power Yoga
C. Flow yoga
D. Iyengar
答案： D。事实细节题。由第3段和倒数第2段内容可知答案。
7．Paragraph 3 mainly tells us that ________.
A．eating healthily helps us to lose weight
B. all types of yoga can reduce our weight
C. any type of yoga will build our strength
D. some types of yoga can't help burn calories
答案：D。主旨大意题。该段从减肥原理和瑜伽的运动量两方面入手指出有的类型的瑜伽锻炼达不到燃烧脂肪(减轻体重)的目的。
8．This text is mainly written to ________.
A. show the advantages of practicing yoga B. help us lose weight by practicing yoga
C. give us suggestions on practicing yoga D. explain the importance of yoga classes
答案：B。推理判断题。通过阐述“瑜伽能不能减肥以及如何减肥”，作者旨在指导我们怎样利用某些类型的瑜伽达到减肥目的。
(2011·海淀第二学期期末，B)
Question：My ninthgrade art teacher doesn't give any grade above 94% because, she says，“There's always room for improvement.” In previous years, I earned a 99% and a 100%. The 94% I received this term does not reflect the hard work that I put into this course. Because of her“improvement” theory, I got a lower grade than I deserve. Is her grading philosophy morally correct?
Answer：Your teacher's grading system may be unwise, but it is not morally wrong. A teacher deserves wide latitude in selecting the method of grading that best promotes learning in her classroom; that is, after all, the prime function of grades. It is she who has the training and experience to make this decision.
You can criticize her methodology. A 100 need not imply that there is no possibility of improvement，only that a student successfully completed the course work. A ninth grader could get a wellearned 100 in English class but still has a way to go before he writes as well as Jane Austen. What's more ，grades are not only an educational device but are also part of a screening system to help assign(分配) kids to their next class or program. By capping her grades at 94 while most other teachers grade on a scale that tops out at 100, your teacher could risk making a student lose a chance of getting a scholarship or getting in to a top college.
What it is wrong to condemn her for is overlooking your hard work. Your hard work is worthy of encouragement, but effort does not equal accomplishment. If scholars suddenly discovered that Rembrandt had dashed off
The Night Watch in an afternoon, it would still be The Night Watch.
I could spend months sweating over my own“paintings”， but I'd produce something you wouldn't want to hang in your living room or your garage.
One feature of a good grading system is that those measured by it generally regard it as fair and reasonable—not the case here. Strong feeling of anger is seldom an aid to education. And so your next step should be to discuss your concerns with your teacher or the principal.
作者就一个九年级学生提出的“老师评分标准的问题”阐明了自己的观点。
9．When writing the question，the ninthgrader was ________.
A. annoyed
B. worried
C. excited
D. delighted
答案：A。事实细节题。由首段末尾两句可知，这位九年级的学生为老师的评分标准不能真实反映自己在该科上的努力程度而烦恼，甚至询问这种标准是否道德，故选A。
10．The underlined word“latitude” in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.
A. difference
B. knowledge
C. freedom
D. experience
答案：C。词义猜测题。由第2段尾句“It is she who has the training and experience to make this decision”．可推知答案。
11．Rembrandt's painting is mentioned to show that________.
A. there's difference between effort and achievement
B. The Night Watch was completed in half a day
C. everybody's hard work should be encouraged
D. one is to blame for doing the work in a hurry
答案：A。推理判断题。由倒数第3段中的“..., but effort does not equal accomplishment”．可推知所举例子是为了说明这句话。故选A。
12．What is the author's attitude towards the grading system of the ninthgrader's teacher?
A. Supportive.
B. Confused.
C. Unconcerned.
D. Unfavorable.
答案：D。推理判断题。由第2段首句，第3段首句和尾段首句可推知作者对这位老师的做法持一种不赞成的态度。故选D。易错选C。作者的态度是通过行文过程中的一些带有感情色彩的词汇或短语来表达的，如第2段首句中的unwise，第3段首句中的criticize和尾段首句中的not the case here等，考生必须善于从字里行间领会作者的观点态度。
Each new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summer learning gap. Some call it the summer learning setback. Simply speaking, it means the longer kids are out of school, the more they forget. The only thing they might gain is weight.
Most American schools follow a traditional nine-month calendar. Students get winter and spring breaks and about ten weeks of summer vacation. Some schools follow a year-round calendar. They hold classes for about eight weeks at a time, with a few weeks off in between. The National Association for Year-Round Education says there were fewer than three thousand such schools at last count. They were spread among forty-six of the fifty states.
But many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally the same as in a traditional school. Lead researcher Paul von Hippel said, “Year-round schools don't really solve the problem of the summer learning setback. They simply spread it out across the year.”
Across the country, research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students. Experts say this can be prevented. They note that many schools and local governments offer programs that can help.
But calling them “summer school” could be a problem. The director of the summer learning center at Johns Hopkins, Ron Fairchild, said research with groups of different parents in Chicago and Baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term “summer school”. In American culture, the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood. The parents welcomed other terms like “summer camp”, “enrichment”, “extra time” and “hands-on learning”.
31. According to the first paragraph the summer learning gap
.
A. helps children to gain weight B. leads children to work harder
C. improves children’s memories D. affects children’s regular studies
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据Simply speaking, it means the longer kids are out of school, the more they forget.
32. Compared to traditional schools, students in the year-round ones
.
A. perform better and have more learning gains
B. have much less time for relaxation every year
C. have generally the same number of class days
D. hold more classes with more free weeks off
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。根据But many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally the same as in a traditional school.
33. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Students from poor families often fall behind after the vacation.
B. Year-round schools can solve the problem of the learning gap.
C. There are schools in each state following a year-round calendar.
D. Nothing can help the students who fall behind after the vocation.
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。根据Across the country, research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students.
34. Why did almost all parents dislike the term “summer school”?
A. They cherish the children’s rights of freedom very much.
B. They are worried about the quality of the “summer school”.
C. They want their children to be forced to make up the gap.
D. They can’t afford to the further study during vacation.
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。根据research with groups of different parents in Chicago and Baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term “summer school”. In American culture, the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood.父母认为这样剥夺孩子的自由的权利，故选A。
35. What would be the best title of this passage?
A. Opening Summer Camps
B. Forbidding Summer Schools
C. Spreading Year-Round Education
D. Minding the Summer Learning Gap
【答案】D
【解析】标题归纳题。根据Each new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summer learning gap.