2024届湖南长沙市高考英语二轮阅读理解训练（66）（含答案）

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　　湖南长沙市2024高考英语（二轮）阅读理解训练（66）及答案

　　阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Top lists are lecturing people on everything from “100 places to visit” to “100 books to read”. Aren't you just tired of being told what to do with your time?

　　Now you have a list to end all lists!

　　Take a look at the following two examples from the list of “101 things not to do”：

　　Swim with Dolphins(海豚)?

　　Swimming with dolphins is one of the world's most profitable tourist activities.However, not every dolphin will welcome having their busy, tiring day interrupted by tourists screaming and pushing around them in the water. Worse yet,

　　when dolphins get too near to the boats loaded with tourists, they could get caught up in ropes and killed by propellers(螺旋桨)．

　　Here's a little secret. Dolphins look like smiling at you, but actually they're just opening their mouths.

　　Go to See the Mona Lisa?

　　There must be something about the mysterious(神秘的) smile. The 6 million people who visit the lady in the Louvre every year can't all be wrong, after all. But they can be quite annoying, standing in front of you; holding up their cameras to prevent you from seeing anything. In fact, it is hard for you to see the painting clearly because you have to stay away from it for security reasons. After queuing for hours, many tourists can remain in front of the painting only for 15 seconds at most.

　　If the mysterious lady in the picture knew her fate, she wouldn't just be smiling, she'd be laughing.

　　So, still long to see the Mona Lisa? If you want to find out more about the list, read 101 Things NOT to Do Before You Die. Visit www.not2dobeforeidie.co.uk and buy the book at a 20% discount.

　　1. According to the passage, swimming with dolphins ________.

　　A. is the world's most popular tourist activity

　　B. gives fun to both tourists and dolphins

　　C. will make tourists busy and tired

　　D. can cause danger to dolphins

　　2. What does the author think about going to see Mona Lisa?

　　A. It is wrong to go and see the mysterious smile.

　　B. It is not as satisfying as expected.

　　C. Fifteen seconds in front of the painting is enough.

　　D. Queuing for hours is worthwhile.

　　3. The list of “101 things not to do” is made most probably because its author ________.

　　A. thinks it boring to do the things suggested by other lists

　　B. believes other lists are not humorous enough

　　C. intends to persuade people to read more lists

　　D．wants to provide a list different from other lists

　　4. What is the main purpose of the passage?

　　A. To advertise a book.

　　B. To introduce a website.

　　C. To comment on popular

　　lists.

　　D. To recommend tourist activities.

　　【要点综述】该篇短文前面否定“100 lists to do”的种种弊端，最后推出自己的101 Things NOT to Do Before You Die，很明显是一则常见的广告。

　　. D　细节理解题。从Swim with Dolphins下面材料中的第一段最后一句可知和海豚一起游泳会给海豚带来危险。

　　. B　细节理解题。在Go to See the Mona Lisa的材料中，作者反复论证了go to see the Mona Lisa的诸多弊端，每年大量的游客前往参观，个人不可能有预想的观赏效果。

　　. D　推理判断题。该文采取先抑后扬的写作技巧，其目的是要提出不同的观点。

　　. A　写作意图题。该篇材料最后点出写作目的，即为101 Things NOT to Do Before You Die打广告。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。My mother has always been a follower of traditional methods when it comes to anything. She cooks traditional food，likes dressing up traditionally and likes the traditional way of shopping. She loves going to markets and going from one shop to another to find out what suits her best. She can walk miles when it comes to shopping along with her friends. She knows all the local markets and shops and knows very well where she can get best discounts（折扣）．

　　However，now she always gets tired when she goes out in the market. So one day I decided to introduce a new shop，which is much larger than usual markets and where she can also get discounts．I am talking about online gift stores. She has a basic knowledge of computers and can operate computers. At the beginning，she was doubtful about shopping from these online gift shops because she wasn’t too sure about the quality of the products.

　　One day I decided to get her some branded things so that she could build trust in these shops. I ordered a Timex watch and a Sisley handbag for her. She never bought things online，but when they were delivered as a gift，she jumped for joy. She could not believe that I had ordered these gifts for her despite her being not much positive about online shops. However，after she saw both the products，she was assured that these online gift shops sent the promised brands and products，she loved her new watch and handbag.

　　After this experience she ordered a gift for her friend's wedding. She chose a gift basket that could be made according to her requirements. They sent a beautifully decorated basket with fine wines and chocolates. The basket was so artistically decorated that it became her friend's favorite gift. Since then she has been consistently shopping online.

　　1. What can we learn about the author's mother?

　　A. She lives in a traditional way.

　　B. She likes shopping very much.

　　C. She is kind and very humorous.

　　D. She always leads a simple life.

　　2. Why does the author decide to introduce a new shop to her mother?

　　A. The new shop is much larger.

　　B. She can't go shopping as before.

　　C. There are more goods for her to choose from.

　　D. The goods in the new shop are much cheaper.

　　3. What was the attitude of the author's mother to shopping online at first?

　　A. She thought it was a good idea.

　　B. She thought goods online were cheap.

　　C. She doubted the quality of the goods.

　　D. She worried about the difficulty in operation.

　　4. The author decided to buy his mother some branded things＿．

　　A. in order to please his mother

　　B. so that she could trust in shopping online

　　C. so that she would live a happy life in her later years

　　D. so that she would get a surprise on Mother's Day

　　参考答案、ABCB

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Jean Driscoll can go faster in her wheelchair than the world’s best marathoners(马拉松运动员) can run!

　　In April, Jean finished the Boston Marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes 22 seconds. That’s about 33 minutes faster than the winning male runner! She competed on the track, too. She was second in the 800 meter wheelchair race at the 1992 Olympics.

　　Jean doesn’t like to be told she’s brave. “I’m in sports because I’m a competitive person!” Jean was born with spina befida(脊柱裂), a birth illness that damages the spine（脊椎）. She began to use a wheelchair to get around in high school. Then she tried wheelchair race and was amazed.” Players crashed into each other and fell out of their chairs,” she says, “It was fun.”

　　Jean tried other wheelchair sports. At the University of Illinois, her wheelchair basketball team won two national titles.

　　Now Jean coaches and teaches. She tries to get people to set goals. “When I sign my a autograph（亲笔签名）,says Jean, “I write, dream big and work hard.” ．What made Jean take part in sports?

　　A. She was brave.

　　B．She was strong.

　　C．She was competitive.

　　D．She was disabled.

　　．What kind of education did she receive?

　　A. Junior middle school.

　　B. High school. C. Primary school.

　　D. High education.

　　3．What is Jean’s advice on how to succeed?

　　A. Work hard.

　　B. Hope for the best.

　　C. Dream a lot

　　D. Have great wishes and work hard.

　　参考答案1—3、C D D

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。Bali is a tiny island that today is part of Indonesia. It is a pretty island that has many mountains and a pleasant climate.

　　The people of Bali were happy and gay and had a peaceful life. They were not allowed to fight. At one time there had been terrible wars in Bali. Then the people decided it was wrong to fight or have wars. They made rules to keep apart those who wanted to fight.

　　Bali was divided into seven small kingdoms. The land around each kingdom was kept empty, and no one lived there. Since the kingdoms did not share the same borders, the people could not fight over them.

　　In Bali, even children were not allowed to fight. If two children started a fight over a toy, someone would separate them. When two boys argued, they would agree not to speak to each other. Sometimes they did not talk together for months. This gave the boys a chance to for get their anger.

　　Families who were angry with each other also promised not to speak. Their promise was written down, and the whole village knew about it. If they broke their promise, they had to offer gifts to their gods.

　　1. What do you think is the best custom in Bali?

　　A. They enjoy a peaceful way of life and think it wrong to fight and have wars.

　　B. The children were not allowed to fight.

　　C. The children were not allowed to argue.

　　D. Families who were angry with each other also promised not to speak.

　　2. Which of the following is NOT true?

　　A. Bali is a pretty mountainous island that has a delightful climate.

　　B. It was said that there had been terrible wars in Bali at one time.

　　C. Bali was part of Indonesia, divided into seven small kingdoms.

　　D. Some kingdoms in Bali shared the same borders.

　　3. From this passage, we learn that

　　A. Bali is a place where people live with anger, hates and quarrels.

　　B. people living in Bali live a peaceful and happy life

　　C. if two children fought in Bali, they would never speak to each other

　　D. if they broke their promise they had to make an apology to each other

　　4. Which is the best title of the text?

　　A. The Happy People on Bali Island.

　　B. Bali, a Beautiful Island

　　C. The Good Custom on Bali Island.

　　D. Bali Island, an Attractive Place.

　　参考答案1-4 ADBC

　　阅读理解。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　In business, there's a speed difference：It's the difference between how important a firm's leaders say speed is to their competitive (竞争的) strategy(策略)and how fast the company actually moves.The difference is important regardless of industry and company size. Companies fearful of losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to pick up the speed.

　　In our study of 343 businesses, the companies that chose to go, go, go to try to gain_an_edge ended up with lower sales and operating incomes than those that paused at key moments to make sure they were on the right track. What's more, the firms that “slowed down to speed up ”improved their top and bottom lines, averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating incomes over a threeyear period.

　　How did they disobey the_laws_of_business_physics,_taking more time than competitors yet performing better? They thought differently about what “slower ” and “faster” mean. Firms sometimes fail to understand the difference between operational speed (moving quickly )and strategic speed (reducing the time it takes to deliver value ). Simply increasing the speed of production, for example, may be one way to try to reduce the speed difference. But that often leads to reduced value over time, in the form of lowerquality products and services.

　　In our study, higherperforming companies with strategic speed always made changes when necessary. They became more open to ideas and discussion. They encouraged new ways of thinking. And they allowed time to look back and learn. By contrast (相比而言), performance suffered at firms that moved fast all the time, paid too much attention to improving efficiency, Stuck to tested methods, didn't develop team spirit among their employees, and had little time thinking about changes.

　　Strategic speed serves as a kind of leadership. Teams that regularly take time to get things right, rather than plough ahead full bore, are more successful in meeting their business goals. That kind of strategy must come from the top.

　　提速，似乎是历来公司老总们所追求的，增加效益更是他们的最终目标。而人们对于速度的不同理解和方法的不同，确实适得其反。

　　1．What does the underlined part “gain an edge” in Paragraph 2 mean ?

　　A．Increase the speed. B．Get an advantage.

　　C．Reach the limit.D．Set a goal.

　　答案：B。理解判断题。在文章的第一段中就提到了许多公司提速的目的就是利益问题，信息词“fearful of losing their competitive advantage”可以表明划线部分的意义同选项B。

　　．The underlined part “the laws of business physics” in Paragraph 3 means ________.

　　A．spending more time and performing worse

　　B．spending more time and performing better

　　C．spending less time and performing worse

　　D．spending less time and performing better

　　答案：D。归纳概况题。既然公司追求的是提速，自然意味着：take less time ；而最终的效益还得需要performing better，故两者结合，才是公司一直在梦寐以求的最佳目标。故选D。

　　. What can we learn from the text?