2017届高考英语二轮专题总复习 阅读能力培养精品系列（五十二）

　　2017届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读能力培养精品系列（五十二）

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　　My grandmother was an ironwilled woman, the feared head of the family. When I was five years old, she invited some friends to her apartment for a party. __1__ the guests was a neighborhood big shot(大亨). They had a little girl about my age who was __2__ and very much used to getting her own way.

　　Grandmother spent a lot of time with the big shot and his family. She __3__ them the most important members of her social circle and tried hard to please them. At one point during the party, I __4__ my way to the bathroom and closed the door behind me. A minute or two later, the little girl __5__ the bathroom door and simply walked in. I was still sitting down. “Don't you know that little girls aren't __6__ to come into the bathroom when a little boy is using it！？” I shouted. The __7__ I had piled upon her shocked the little girl. Then she started to cry. She tearfully __8__ to her parents and my grandmother. Grandmother was waiting for me when I left the bathroom. I received the longest, sharpest __9__. After her scolding was over and I had been dismissed, the party __10__.

　　Twenty minutes later, all that changed. Grandmother walked by the bathroom and noticed a flood of water __11__ out from under the door. She __12__ the bathroom door and saw that the sink and tub were plugged(塞)up and that the taps __13__ at full blast(拧到最大). Everyone knew who did it. The guests quickly formed a __14__ wall around me, but Grandmother was __15__

　　angry that she almost got to me anyway.

　　My grandfather took me __16__ to the window. He was a kind and gentleman, full of wisdom and patience. __17__ did he raise his voice to anyone, and never did he __18__ his wife. He looked at me with much curiosity, __19__

　　angry or upset.

　　“Tell me，” he asked, “why did you do it？”

　　“Well, she shouted at me __20__，” I said earnestly. “Now she's got something to shout about.”

　　Grandfather didn't speak right away. He just sat there, looking at me and smiling. “Eric，” he said at last, “you are my revenge(复仇)．”

　　1. A. Between

　　B. Among

　　C. Around

　　D. Beside

　　2. A. spoiled

　　B. harmed

　　C. liked

　　D. concerned

　　3. A. imagined

　　B. told

　　C. evaluated

　　D. considered

　　4. A. made

　　B. found

　　C. pushed

　　D. wound

　　5. A. closed

　　B. opened

　　C. beat

　　D. tapped

　　6. A. expected

　　B. asked

　　C. supposed

　　D. told

　　7. A. happiness

　　B. depression

　　C. embarrassment

　　D. anger

　　8. A. complained

　　B. apologized

　　C. replied

　　D. referred

　　9. A. cry

　　B. blame

　　C. comment

　　D. demand

　　10. A. picked up

　　B. broke down

　　C. carried on

　　D. took off

　　11. A. moving

　　B. stirring

　　C. floating

　　D. streaming

　　12. A. pushed open

　　B. pulled down

　　C. shut up

　　D. knocked at

　　13. A. had gone

　　B. were going

　　C. went

　　D. had been going

　　14. A. productive

　　B. hard

　　C. protective

　　D. rough

　　15. A. so

　　B. too

　　C. as

　　D. very

　　16. A. by his hand

　　B. by the hand

　　C. by surprise

　　D. with anxiety

　　17. A. Often

　　B. Sometimes

　　C. Always

　　D. Rarely

　　18. A. argue with

　　B. talk with

　　C. put up with

　　D. come to terms with

　　19. A. other than

　　B. instead of

　　C. rather than

　　D. more than

　　20. A. for something

　　B. for nothing

　　C. without doubt

　　D. with sympathy

　　阅读理解

　　A

　　Listening to music can help me focus better. Since I discovered it two years ago，I've used music to get through boring work or to focus creatively. I've found that it can make even the dullest jobs enjoyable and help clear mental blocks to creativity.

　　I first noticed the good effects of music while playing video games. It was a few days before Christmas in 2005 and I was playing online video games. My parents had just given me a new MP3，so I decided to listen to music through the headphones while I played. After a few minutes I noticed a great change in my style of play. 1 was playing more naturally. The music relaxed me，and，to a certain extent，distracted me from the game，allowing my subconscious(潜意识的)talent to come through. The music also helped me block out the outside world. With those headphones on I was like a machine，moving from one task to the next without unnecessary thoughts or actions.

　　Music can also have a great effect on mood. If I'm in a bad mood at work，I'll listen to some of Bob Marley's and get down to business. It always takes my mind off what I'm doing and makes me a happier person. The same is true for classic rock. One summer，I did a boring job collecting bottle openers by hand. Without a radio playing classic rock in the background，I would have hated life.

　　Listening to music with relaxing rhythms and a positive message helps you forget your work and think happy thoughts. But the results you see will depend heavily on your personal tastes. Experiment with the types of music you listen to during certain tasks. By trial and error you'll finally discover your best choice.

　　I'm always looking for new concentration aids，so I'd love to know what type of music works best for me.

　　1. We can infer that the passage was written in ________.

　　A. 2005B. 2006C. 2007D. 2008

　　2. The author first discovered the effects of music ________.

　　A. from his parents

　　B. by chance

　　C. at work

　　D. when he was a child

　　3. Which of the following statements is NOT an effect of music for the author?

　　A. It helps him block out the outside world.

　　B. It arouses his subconscious talent.

　　C. It helps his mind relax.

　　D. It makes him work without any thought.

　　4. The author mentions the experience of collecting bottle openers in Paragraph 3 to ________.

　　A. tell us that life is dull'

　　B. Drove that music affects mood

　　C. tell us how to seek happiness

　　D. tell us bad mood can affect work

　　5. In order to get the greatest effect of music，you are advised to ________.

　　A. listen to some of Bob Marley's

　　B. only choose relaxing music

　　C. test all kinds of music

　　D. listen to classic rock

　　B

　　In October 1961 at Crowley Field in Cincinnati Ohio an old deaf gentleman named William E. Hoy stood up to throw the first ball of the World Series. Most people at Crowley Field on that day probably did not remember Hoy because he had retired(退休) from professional baseball 58 years earlier in 1903. However he had been an outstanding player and the deaf people still talk about him and his years in baseball.

　　William E. Hoy was born in Houckstown Ohio on May 23, 1862. He became deaf when he was two years old. He attended the Columbus Ohio School for the deaf. After graduation he started playing baseball while working as a shoemaker.

　　Hoy began playing professional baseball in 1886 for Oshkosh(Wisconsin) of the Northwestern League. In 1888 he started as an outfielder(外场手) with the old Washington Senators. His small figure and speed made him an outstanding base runner. He was very good at stealing bases during his career. In the 1888 major league season he stole 82 bases. He was also the Senators' leading hitter in 1888. Hoy was clever and he threw right-handed and batted left-handed. On June 19,1889 he threw out three batters(击球手) at the plate from his outfield position.

　　The arm signals used by judges today to show balls and strikes began because of Hoy. The judge lifted his right arm to show that the pitch was a strike and his left arm to signal that it was a ball.

　　For many years people talked about Hoy's last ball game in 1903. He was playing for Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast Winter League. It was a memorable game because Hoy hit a wonderful ball which won the game. It was a very foggy day and therefore very hard to see the ball. In the ninth inning(棒球的一局) with two men out, Hoy managed to catch a fly ball to make the third out in spite of the fog. Los Angeles defeated their opposition and won the game.

　　After he retired Hoy stayed busy. He ran a dairy farm near Cincinnati for 20 years. He also became a public speaker and travelled giving speeches. Until a few years before his death he took 4-10 mile walks several mornings a week. On December 15, 1961 William Hoy died at the age of 99.

　　6. In which order did the following things happen in Hoy's life?

　　a. Hoy worked as a shoemaker.

　　b. Hoy began to run a diary farm.

　　c. Hoy played a memorable game in the heavy fog.

　　d. Hoy threw the first ball of the World Series.

　　e. Hoy became deaf.

　　A. d, e, a, c, b

　　B. e, a, c, b, d

　　C. d, a, e, c, b

　　D. e, a, b, c, d

　　7. We can infer from the last paragraph that Hoy ________ in his late years.

　　A. became famous

　　B. led a relaxed life

　　C. travelled around the world

　　D. was in good physical condition

　　8. This passage is mainly about ________.

　　A. a deaf player devoted to the game of baseball

　　B. baseball game rules and important players

　　C. the rise in the social position of the deaf people

　　D. where the baseball judge hand signals came from

　　9. What can be inferred from this passage?

　　A. Hoy was the greatest baseball player in his time.

　　B. Speaking and listening are not necessary in baseball games.

　　C. The judge had to study the hand signals very seriously.

　　D. Hoy's family encouraged him to become a baseball player.

　　参考答案

　　1. 解析：选B。前文说她邀请了一些亲戚朋友到公寓里聚会。此处表示：在这些客人中。

　　2. 解析：选A。因家里有钱以及下文的“习惯于我行我素”可知他们的小女儿被宠得非常娇气，脾气很蛮横。spoil表示“宠坏，溺爱”。

　　3. 解析：选D。这里表示祖母认为他们是最重要的客人，极力讨好他们。

　　4. 解析：选A。由文意可知，晚会进行中，“我”走进了洗手间并随手把门关上。这里用make one's way to表示“向……走去”。而其他动词的含义不符合语境：find one's way找到去……的路；push one's way挤出一条路；wound one's way蜿蜒前进。

　　5. 解析：选B。由“and simply walked in”可知，那个小女孩推开洗手间的门进来了。

　　6. 解析：选C。从语境可知这里用be supposed to表示“理应做……；应该做……”。句意为：难道你不知道当一个男孩在使用洗手间的时候女孩子是不可以进来的吗！

　　7. 解析：选D。从上文内容可知，作者这个时候很生气。

　　8. 解析：选A。此处用complain表示“投诉”，历来我行我素的女孩从来没有被人这么呵斥过，她哭着向她的父母和“我”奶奶告状。

　　9. 解析：选B。由文意可知，当“我”从洗手间出来，祖母劈头盖脸地把“我”骂了一通。

　　10. 解析：选C。等她骂完叫“我”滚开之后，晚会继续进行。这里用carry on表示“继续”。

　　11. 解析：选D。从下文可知，祖母发现有水从洗手间的门缝里涌出来。

　　12. 解析：选A。撞开洗手间的门，发现洗手盆和浴缸都被塞子塞住了。push open撞开。

　　13. 解析：选B。这里用过去进行时表示祖母进去的时候看见水正哗啦啦地直流。

　　14. 解析：选C。每个人都知道是谁搞的鬼，愤怒的祖母使劲地挥舞着双手要打“我”，客人们马上在我周围形成了一堵人墙保护“我”。这里用protective表示“保护性的”。

　　15. 解析：选A。此处是so...that 句型，表示“如此愤怒，(尽管有人墙保护)差点打了我”。

　　16. 解析：选B。祖父牵着“我”的手来到窗前。表示牵着/抓着某人的手用“介词by＋the＋hand”表示。此处的the 不能用his, her, my代替。其他选项与句子意义不符。

　　17. 解析：选D。上文说祖父很温和，因此他很少提高嗓门和别人说话。从句子结构(倒装)和语境看，只有D项符合语境。

　　18. 解析：选A。此处表达：他也从来没有和祖母“争论过”。故选A。

　　19. 解析：选C。由下文意义可知祖父的反映是：没有半点生气或烦恼的样子。

　　20. 解析：选B。此处表示“祖母她先无缘无故地骂了我一顿”，这回“我”故意捣乱之后让她骂就有理由了。for nothing无缘无故。