1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Module 4 Which English 高考试卷分块专练 阅读理解提速练 篇阅读 1篇七选五，限时 35分钟 . 阅读理解 A (2018 石家庄高三联考 )In the course of our lives, someone with whom we got acquainted by accident often inspires us. Early one morning, I opened the window to find that the sun was splashed everywhere. The sunshine warmed my f
2、ace, making it comfortable. I started to play my beloved violin. My mind was quite focused, my spirit firm, and my mood entirely free of worry. When I was playing the climax to the piece, a sound from next door got my attention. I was fascinated and had a special idea: “How wonderful if we played to
3、gether ！ ” I began to play pieces by Beethoven with my neighbor, one piece after another. We played together so well that I was curious about how she or he looked. However, I couldnt figure out why the violinist next door never responded when I knocked on the door. I was extremely disappointed. A ye
4、ar later, I took part in a violin competition. At the event, I made a new friend, whose name was Rita. This girl, who was my age, was deaf and dumb, but she had played the violin for eight years! I saw Rita carefully walk onto the stage. She put the violin between her neck and shoulder and began to
5、perform. “The melody is so familiar！ ” I said to myself. It wa s unbelievable that a girl who was deaf and dumb could play such marvelous music. The audience warmly applauded her. What was even harder to believe was that the girl was my neighbor. It was fate that we should meet and become friends. R
6、itas story made me realize that life is not always sunny or poetic; sometimes there are violent storms and setbacks. However, no matter what you suffer, believe in yourself and strive. You can succeed. 语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者的邻居是位聋哑姑娘，但她却能用小提琴演奏出美妙的乐曲。作者通过这个故事告诉我们：有志者，事竟成。 1 Why was there no response eve
7、ry time the author knocked on his neighbors 【 精品教育资源文库 】 door? A His neighbor had moved away. B His neighbor meant to decline him. C His neighbor was hearingchallenged. D His neighbor was too excited to respond. 解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第四段中的 “It was un believable that a girl who was deaf and dumb could play
8、 such marvelous music.” 并结合全文内容可知，作者的邻居就是这位聋哑女孩，她听不到敲门声所以无法回应。故 C 项正确。 2 What is the message conveyed in the last paragraph? A Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. B Happiness exists in acceptance. C A fall in the pit, a gain in your wit. D Smile to life, and youll get a smile back. 解析：选 A 推理判断
9、题。根据最后一段中的 “However, no matter what you suffer, believe in yourself and strive. You can succeed.” 可推知，最后一段主要表达的是 “ 有志者，事竟成 ” 。故 A 项正确。 3 The author wrote this text mainly to_. A introduce his neighbor Rita B value his friendship with Rita C speak highly of Ritas violin skills D show the inspiration
10、he got from Rita 解析：选 D 写作意图题。根据第一段并结合最后一段内容可知，本文旨在告诉读者作者从邻居 聋哑女孩 Rita 那里得到的启示。故 D 项正确。 B (2018 宁夏银川高三教学质检 )It is not only praise or punishment that determines a childs level of confidence.There are some other important ways we shape our kids particularly by giving instructions and commands in a neg
11、ative or positive choice of words.For example, we can say to a child “Don t run into traffic！ ” or “Stay on the footpath close to me.” In using the latter, you will be helping your kids to think and act positively, and to feel competent in a wide range of situations, because they know what to do, an
12、d arent scaring themselves with what not to do. Actually, it is all in the way the human mind works.What we think, we automatically rehearse.For example, if someone offered you a million dollars not 【 精品教育资源文库 】 to think of a blue monkey for two minutes, you wouldnt be able to do it.When a child is
13、 told “Dont fall off the tree ， ” he will think of two things ： “dont” and “fall off the tree”. That is, he will automatically create the picture of falling off the tree in his mind.A child who is vividly imagining falling off the tree is much more likely to fall off.So it is far better to use “Hold
14、 on to the tree carefully.” Clear, positive instructions help kids to understand the right way to do things.Kids do not always know how to be safe, or how to react to the warning of the danger in negative words.So parents should make their commands positive.“Sam, hold on firmly to the side of the bo
15、at” is much more useful than “Dont you dare to fall out of the boat？ ” or “How do you think Ill feel if you drown ？ ” The changes are small but the difference is obvious. Children learn how to guide and organize themselves from the way we guide them with our words, so it pays to be positive. 语篇解读：本文
16、是一篇议论文。在对孩子做出命令和指示时，父母所用的正面或负面的表达方式会影响孩子的自信心。 4 Positive choice of words helps kids to _. A do things carefully B learn in different situations C improve their imagination D build up their confidence 解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句可知，父母用积极的表达方式更能够激发孩子们的自信心。故选 D。 5 What can we infer from Paragraph 2? A One c
17、ant help imagining what is heard. B A child will act on what is instructed. C A child will fall off the tree when told not to. D One wont think of a blue monkey when given money. 解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据第二段的第三句 “For example, if someone offered you a million dollars not to think of a blue monkey for two minut
18、es, you wouldnt be able to do it.” 及后面的两个例子可知，当被告知不要做某事时，脑海中却会情不自禁地浮现出做某事的样子，故选 A。 6 Which of the following commands helps kids to be safe? 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A Fasten your seat belt. B Dont play by the lake. C How do you think Ill feel if you get hurt? D Dont you dare to walk through the red light? 解析：选
19、 A 推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，明确的、肯定的命令更能让孩子们正确地行事，故 A 项符合题意。 7 The main idea of the passage is that _. A praise makes kids confident B right instructions keep kids safe C positive instructions guide kids D clear commands make kids different 解析：选 C 主旨大意题。通读全文内容可知，本文 主要论述了不同的命令和指示方式运用在教导孩子上的效果是迥然不同的，积极的指令有助于增加孩子
20、的自信，指导孩子的行为，故选 C。 C (2018 福州市普通高中毕业班质检 )On Wednesday, nearly 300 kids will take part in the National Spelling Bee.Fewer will make it to the following days semifinals, where one mistake means elimination (淘汰 ) Id bet that many of them will be silently praying not on the first word.I knew it because I
21、 was there 17 years ago. I was a 14yearold girl then.My mother and I had flown from Kentucky to Washington, but the capital was no strange to her.My older sister had already competed at the national level. When my sister was 14 and I was 12, we trained together.We began with the Suggested List given
22、 out at school hundreds of words printed on a poster that could be folded up like a map.When the words along the creases (褶痕 ) began to disappear, we bought additional spelling lists. Sometimes my mother tested us, reading words most English teachers wouldnt know how to pronounce, let alone my India
23、nborn mother.When she pointed out the misspelled words, I blamed her accent for my errors! When it was my turn, I approached the microphone and waited for my first word. The announcer was somewhere to my left, a man who pronounced 【 精品教育资源文库 】 clearly.“Barbican ， ” he said. It seemed that my competitors were secretly complaining about the relative eas
