1、高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网 - 1 - 专题限时检测专题限时检测(二十五二十五) 阅读理解阅读理解 D 篇增分练篇增分练(三三) (共 2 篇，限时 20 分钟) A Perfect The eyeliner makes the dark circles less visible. The lip gloss hides the trembling. The ponytail hides missing patches of hair. The Abercrombie sweater covers bruises (伤痕). I might look a bit t
2、hinner, but everyone will ask about my new diet. My hair might not shine the way it used to, but the pink ribbon will distract curious eyes. One hour of preparation and I look like myself. One hour of preparation and no one will know. One hour out of 24. Sometimes I wonder if its worth wasting a twe
3、nty- fourth of my day on a lie. But then I see my wispy hair and baggy eyes, and I have to do it. Checking my make- up one last time, I push my sleeves up, though not past my elbows. I slip on a cute pair of flat shoes heels are too dangerous with shaky legs and grab my Hollister bag. Padding downst
4、airs, I breathe in the scent of waffles and syrup. “Morning, Mom，” I call. “Morning, baby，” she chirps. “Did you sleep well？” “Better than I have been.” She sighs, and her eyes look a hundred years old for a minute. “Any improvement is good，” she says half- heartedly. “Of course.” “I made waffles.”
5、Her offering. “Thanks, Mom. Smells delicious.” My offering. I sit at the table and she hands me a plate. The thought of all that food turns my stomach, but I force a smile and thank my mother again. She busies herself at the sink and fills the silence with chatter. When she turns around, she takes i
6、n the waffles still on my plate, only missing a few bites. I smile apologetically. “Im not very hungry this morning.” “Youll need your strength for this afternoon.” She bites her lip. She doesnt like to bring it up over breakfast. I eat another bite. “I packed your lunch.” “Im 18, Mom. I can pack my
7、 own lunch. You have more important things to do.” She reaches for the paper sack. “But now I know youll have something to eat. And you need to eat, okay? You have to keep your strength up.” Sighing, I take the bag. I know this peanut butter and jelly sandwich wont be eaten, not any more than the on
8、e yesterday or the day before. Anything consumed after 11 ends up in a plastic basin at 4：07. Its just the way it works. “Hon, have you thought about what I said the other day？” she asks. 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网 - 2 - I_shrug_noncommittally. “Sweetheart, you cant hide this forever. Eventually yo
9、ure going to miss school and people will start asking questions.” “Mom, I have two months left of high school. I can make it till then. Im class president and probably will make a graduation speech. I was votedMost popular， Most fun to be around， Best smile andMost likely to succeed.Im the girl whos
10、 got it all together. People dont want to know that the girl whos got it all together, doesnt have it all together. People dont want to know that girl is dying！” “Honey, dont say that. Youre not dying.” “Yes, I am. You heard Dr. Morrison. I have maybe a year left. Mom, listen to me. I dont want to b
11、e the girl everyone looks at and whispers, Look at her. Poor thing！ I cant handle that. I want to be normal. Just for these last two months.” “Okay，” she whispers. “Okay. Just remember, its okay if you dont have it all together. Sometimes things just fall apart and theres nothing we can do.” “Thanks
12、, Mom.” I grab my bag and lunch and kiss her on the cheek. “I love you.” “I love you too， ” my mom replies. This exchange, once taken for granted, is now a vital part of every morning, every afternoon, every night. Three little words, followed by four more, have come to mean more than an entire conv
13、ersation. They bridge all gaps and disagreements, because we both know there is now a finite number left. Keys in hand, I open the door and blink in the early morning sun. My silver car waits in the driveway and as I walk toward it, I check my reflection in the tinted window. Perfect. 语篇解读： 本文讲述了因病而
14、时日不多的作者早上上学前和母亲的对话， 作者坚持要开完毕业 典礼，以最好的面貌和同学们告别。 1Why does the author doubt her make- up time is spent on a lie? ABecause she is going on a new diet. BBecause she is pretending to look normal. CBecause she tries to look prettier than she actually is. DBecause she has to deal with her wispy hair and ba
15、ggy eyes. 解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第一段的“One hour of preparation and I look like myself.”以 及“dark circles, trembling, missing patches of hair”等词和倒数第四段中的“I want to be normal. Just for these last two months.”等信息可以看出，作者身体状况不好，作者认为她的化妆时间 花在谎言上是因为她是假装正常，即想让她自己看起来正常些。 2The author doesnt eat much breakfast because _.
16、 Ashe is not hungry in the morning Bshe doesnt like waffles 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网 - 3 - Cshe is in terrible health condition Dshe just likes a few bites 解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第十段的“The thought of all that food turns my stomach, but I force a smile and thank my mother again.”及下文信息可知，作者不多吃早餐是因为她的健康 状况很糟
17、糕。 3What will happen if she forces herself to eat some food for lunch? AShe will throw it up later. BIt will build up her strength. CShe will eventually miss school. DIt will make her work better. 解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据第十六段的“Anything consumed after 11 ends up in a plastic basin at 4：07.”可知，作者如果强迫自己吃午饭，下午就会
18、呕吐。throw up 意为“呕吐”， 故 A 项正确。 4The underlined sentence “I shrug noncommittally” most probably means “_” Athe author boards with her Mom Bthe author gives no clear answer Cthe author has already considered it Dthe author is indifferent about the issue 解析：选 B 句意理解题。根据画线句下一段中的“Sweetheart, you cant hide
19、this forever.”可 以推测，作者似乎没有考虑过母亲所说的话，故 B 项正确。 5The exchange of greetings has become vital for the author and her mom because _. Ashe wants to be normal Bthey disagree with each other Cshe is running out of time Dthere is a generation gap between them 解析： 选 C 细节理解题。 根据倒数第二段的“They bridge all gaps and d
20、isagreements, because we both know there is now a finite number left.”可知， 之所以问候在作者和母亲之间变得十分 重要，是因为作者在与时间赛跑。 6What adjectives can we use to describe the author? APolite but stupid. BHard- working and successful. CPopular but stubborn. DUnderstanding and considerate. 解析： 选 D 推理判断题。 本题可采用排除法， 纵观全文可知， 文
21、中没有反映出作者的“stupid, 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网 - 4 - successful, stubborn”的性格。 从她对母亲的态度来看， 作者是一个十分宽容和懂得体谅的人， 故 D 项正确。 B (2019 南京、盐城模拟)“With depressingly few exceptions, performances are dull and lack vitality . After years of trying to convince myself otherwise, I now feel sure that ballet is dying.”
22、 Jennifer Homans, Apollos Angels. Is ballet dead? Has the art form evolved to depression? Jennifer Homanss conclusion to her fascinating history of ballet, Apollos Angels, is worrying. It appears that ballets pulse continues to beat strongly, however, especially with a Tchaikovsky defibrillator atta
23、ched. So why are some dance commentators arguing that ballet is dying? And do they have a point? “Ballet is dead” “Ballet is dying” all ring tones of Friedrich Nietzsches philosophical claim：“God is dead.”Headline grabbing, certainly. Yet can ballet be defined in such black and white terms? Surely i
24、t is more abstract, filled with shades of popular grey. _ To start with, how do you define ballet? What is ballet today? Consider popular modern classics like Twyla Tharps In the Upper Room, where dancers wear pointy shoes and sneakers, combining contemporary and classical vocabulary together. Or cl
25、oser to home, there is Graeme Murphys Swan Lake，which layers elements of Petipas choreography (编舞) with a contemporary theme and aesthetic. Many contemporary choreographers all embrace classical form and principles, then manipulate (操纵) the rules._ The line between contemporary dance and ballet is v
26、ague. In an interview with The Telegraph (2015), British choreographer Matthew Bourne acknowledges that this“cross- fertilisation” between contemporary dance and ballet continues to grow, as evidenced by the rise in new commissions from contemporary choreographers at the Royal Ballet and English Nat
27、ional Ballet. Referring to Homanss book, Bourne believes what has changed is that “the dance forms are coming closer together”. Not dying, but merging. Reinventing. This has been the case amongst Australasian ballet companies for many years now. _ Homans writes that ballets decline began after the p
28、assing of Ashton and Balanchine. Something has changed, certainly. A stylistic transition from neo- classical to contemporary ballet has occurred. _ Our art forms evolution has always been with extinction. Prominent dance critic with The New York Times, Alastair Macaulay, says： “ballet has died agai
29、n and again over the centuries， ”and yet， “phoenix- like, rose again from its ashes”. History shows there were periods where ballet hibernated and lacked popularity. This coincided with the art forms changing forums. So here is the irony: what sells best, still, are reproductions of Petipas classics
30、. A season without a Tchaikovsky score is a financial risk. And without Nutcracker (胡桃夹子), half the ballet companies in North America would not exist. Admittedly, as a dancer, my favourite roles 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网 - 5 - Albrecht, Prince Siegfried and Romeo were from the classical canon; I a
31、m a traditionalist at heart (who loves to be challenged by good contemporary ballets). A part of the charm behind classical repertoire, for me, was in reproducing the glories of past greats. Classical ballets framework supports the modern process of bench- marking. Perhaps Jennifer Homanss thoughts
32、are not completely unfounded. Perhaps ballet is dying for some. Ballets evolution has been delayed by its audiences. And as Homans suggests in her epilogue, perhaps also by its creatives. Now here is a bold prediction. In line with the Royal Ballets programming in Brisbane this year of Christopher W
33、heeldons The Winters Tale, and Wayne MacGregors Woolf Works over the next 20 years, ballets reliance on Petipa will decrease. Contemporary ballets and merge- styled ballets will produce their box- office influence ever more. Why? It is simple: our audiences will be ready for ballet to change again.
34、语篇解读：本文主要是讨论了芭蕾舞到底是消亡了，还是在进一步的发展的问题。 7Why does the writer cite Jennifer Homanss words at the beginning of the passage? ATo support the writers viewpoint. BTo introduce the topic of the passage. CTo highlight the theme of the passage. DTo provide the background knowledge. 解析：选 B 推理判断题。文章在开头引用 Jennife
35、r 的观点芭蕾在衰落，是希望引出本 文探讨的芭蕾兴衰的话题，起到引入话题的作用。 8The sentence “Is this not ballet？” should be put in _. A B C D 解析：选 B 推理判断题。由插入的句子“Is this not ballet”可知，前文应当是提到一种舞蹈， 而处前讲的就是现在当代编舞者都运用一定的规则将古典融入现代舞蹈中。 9Which of the following statements is a fact about ballet? A“Surely it is more abstract, filled with shade
36、s of popular grey.”(Para.3) B“The line between contemporary dance and ballet is vague.”(Para.5) C“Our art forms evolution has always been with extinction.”(Para.7) D“What sells best, still, are reproductions of Petipas classics.”(Para.8) 解析：选 D 细节理解题。在第八段作者通过种种客观事实举例论证了人们仍然偏爱经典。 其余选项虽然是文中所提到的，但都是人们抽
37、象的主观推测，并不是客观的确凿事实。 10According to Matthew Bourne, _. Athe dance forms remain unchanged 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网 - 6 - Bcontemporary dance has reinvented classic ballet Cballet is experiencing growth and will continue to develop Da new form of ballet is widely accepted among Australians 解析：选 C 细节理
38、解题。根据第五段第二句“British choreographer Matthew Bourne acknowledges that thiscross- fertilisationbetween contemporary dance and ballet continues to grow .”可知，马修 伯恩认为当代舞蹈和芭蕾舞之间的“交叉融合”在继续发展。所以芭 蕾舞正在经历一个新的发展阶段，将来还会继续发展。 11The writer takes himself as an example in Paragraph 8 in order to show _. Aclassics sho
39、uld be promoted Bclassics are still of great significance Cclassical ballets framework is out of date Dcontemporary ballets attract more audiences 解析：选 B 推理判断题。第八段中作者说，作为一名舞蹈演员，他最喜欢的角色是阿尔 布雷特、齐格弗里德王子和罗密欧，他们来自古典正典。对他来说，古典剧目背后的魅力 之一就是再现过去那些伟大人物的辉煌。古典芭蕾舞的框架支持现代的基准制作过程。所 以作者描述自己的个人体会是为了说明古典舞蹈仍然是很重要的。 12What may be the authors attitude to the change of ballet? ASupportive. BArbitrary. CCritical. DConcerned. 解析：选 A 观点态度题。根据文章内容，特别是“Contemporary ballets and merge- styled ballets will produce their box- office influence ever more.”可知，现代芭蕾舞和合并风格的芭 蕾舞将对他们的票房影响力越来越大。所以作者对于芭蕾舞与现代舞蹈的融合持积极的态 度，是支持的。
