2021高考英语(三月)阅读类课外自练(10)及答案【南宁市】.docx

2021高考英语（三月）阅读类课外自练（10）及答案【南宁市】

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。
I needed to buy a digital camera, one that was simply good at taking good snaps(快照), maybe occasionally for magazines. Being the cautious type, I fancied a reliable brand. So I went on the net, spent 15 minutes reading product reviews on good websites, wrote down the names of three top recommendations and headed for my nearest big friendly camera store. There in the cupboard was one of the cameras on my list. And it was on special offer. Oh joy. I pointed at it and asked an assistant, “Can I have one of those?” He looked perturbed (担忧). “Do you want to try it first?” he said. It didn’t quite sound like a question. “Do I need to? “ I replied. “There’s nothing wrong with it? “ This made him look a bit insulted and I started to feel bad. “No, no, But you should try it,” he said encouragingly. “Compare it with the others.”
I looked across at the others:　shelves of similar cameras placed along the wall, offering a wide range of slightly different prices and discounts, with each company selling a range of models based around the same basic box. With so many models to choose from, it seemed that I would have to spend hours weighing X against Y, always trying to take Z and possibly R into account at the same time. But when I had finished, I would still have only the same two certainties that I had entered the store with:　first, soon after I carried my new camera out of the shop, it would be worth half what I paid for it; and second, my wonderful camera would very quickly be replaced by a new model.
But something in the human soul whispers that you can beat these traps by making the right choice, the clever choice, the wise choice. In the end, I agreed to try the model I had chosen. The assistant seemed a sincere man. So I let him take out my chosen camera from the cupboard, show how it took excellent pictures of my fellow shoppers. . . and when he started to introduce the special features, I interrupted to ask whether I needed to buy a carry-case and a memory card as well.
Why do we think that new options (选择) still offer us anything new? Perhaps it is because they offer an opportunity to avoid facing the foot that our real choices in this culture are far more limited than we would like to imagine.
1. The shop assistant insisted that the writer should　　　.　
A. try the camera to see if there was anything wrong with it
B. compare the camera he had chosen with the others
C. get more information about different companies
D. trust him and stop asking questions
2. What does the writer mean by“it would be worth half what I paid for it” (Paragraph 2)?
A. He should get a 50% discount.
B. The price of the camera was unreasonably high.
C. The quality of the camera was not good.
D. The camera would soon fall in value.
3. The writer decided to try the model he had chosen because he　　　.　
A. knew very little about it
B. didn’t trust the shop assistant
C. wanted to make sure the one he chose would be the best
D. had a special interest in taking pictures of his fellow shoppers
4. It can be inferred from the passage that in the writer’s opinion, 　　　.　
A. people waste too much money on cameras
B. cameras have become an important part of our daily life
C. we don’t actually need so many choices when buying a product
D. famous companies care more about profit than quality
【参考答案】1—4、 BDCC　　

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。
Rae Armantrout, who has been a poetry professor at the University of California San Diego(UCSD)for two decades, has won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, “Versed”.
"I’m delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the Pulitzer brings, as compared to even the National Book Critics Award, which I was also surprised and delighted to win,” said Armantrout.
"For a long time, my writing has been just below the media radar, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th book, is really surprising.”
Armantrout, a native Californian, received her bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley, where she studied with noted poet Denise Levertov, and her master’s in creative writing from San Francisco State University. She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry that analyzes the way language is used and raises questions to make the reader think.
In March, she won the National Book Critics Award for“Versed.”
"This book has gotten more attention,” Armantrout said, “but I don’t feel as if it’s better.”
The first half of“Versed” focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the United States as it fought the war against Iraq. The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.
Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not. “Rae Armantrout is a unique voice in American poetry,” said Seth Lerer, head of Arts and Humanities at UCSD.
"Versed,” published by the Wesleyan University Press, did appear in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2, 700 copies. The new edition is scheduled to appear in May.
1. According to Rae Armantrout, 　　　.　
A. her 10th book is much better B. her winning the Pulitzer is unexpected
C. the media is surprised at her works D. she likes being recognized by her readers
2. Which of the following is true of Rae Armantrout?
A. She published a poetry textbook. B. She used to teach Denise Levertov.
C. She started a poets’ group with others. D. She taught creative writing at UC Berkeley.
3. What can we learn about“Versed” ?
A. It consists of three parts. B. It is mainly about the American army.
C. It is a book published two decades ago. D. It partly concerns the poet’s own life.
4. Rae Armantrout’s colleagues think that she 　　　.　
A. should write more　　　　　　　　　　B. has a sweet voice
C. deserves the prize　　　　　　　　　 D. is a strange professor
5. What can we learn from the text?
A. About 2, 700 copies of“Versed” will be printed.
B. Cancer made Armantrout stop writing.
C. Armantrout got her degrees at UCSD.
D. “Versed” has been awarded twice.
【参考答案】1--5 、BCDCD　　

完型填空。阅读下面短文，把握其大意，然后从以下题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。[谈论文型完形填空]
With excitement and enthusiasm we started our small business. No longer were we __1__ to have a weekly paycheck (工资). We now were on our own to __2__ an income to provide us with the money to live. I was a little __3__ about our ability to do this, but Byron believed in our products, and believed in our ability to __4__．
We invested heavily in producing a number of products, __5__ none of them are popular with customers. The market gave us so heavy a __6__ that we hardly made enough money to pay our expenses.
We now had our money __7__ in the booth (货摊) that we had rented for the summer and fall months. We had a lot of money __8__ up in materials. So we did not have enough money to __9__ our monthly bills. We were discouraged, and the thoughts of failure ran through our heads.
As we discussed our __10__， I happened to read the words by Mary Pickford: “If you have made mistakes…there is always another chance for you…you may have a __11__ start, for this thing we call ‘failure’ is not falling down, but __12__ down.”
The words strengthen my determination and Byron's __13__ that we could succeed. We did fall down, but we were __14__ not to stay down! So, we stepped back and refocused. We came up with new products using remaining __15__. We redesigned our booth. We reconsidered our pricing system. And, we started making enough money to pay our __16__．
If we had done nothing, if we allowed ourselves to “stay down”， then we would have __17__. But we made the choice to learn from our __18__， and we moved forward with more determination. These words __19__ a much better idea on failure —a chance for a fresh start! The most important point here is “choice” because you decide how you __20__ your failure, you decide if you stay down.
1. A．happy B．willing
C．safe D．ready
2. A．receive B．produce
C．win D．save
3. A．patient B．fond
C．proud D．worried
4. A．work B．survive
C．compete D．succeed
5. A．unless B．but
C．so D．though
6. A．surprise B．gift
C．pleasure D．blow
7. A．spent B．lent
C．wasted D．lost
8. A．put B．tied
C．taken D．used
9. A．print B．cover
C．write D．send
10. A．holidays B．choices
C．skills D．trips
11. A．fresh B．good
C．natural D．sudden
12. A．lying B．falling
C．staying D．turning
13. A．suggestion B．imagination
C．belief D．requirement
14. A．reminded B．supposed
C．determined D．prepared
15. A．tools B．machines
C．materials D．goods
16. A．debts B．bills
C．products D．prices
17. A．died B．hurt
C．slept D．failed
18. A．mistakes B．dreams
C．performances D．promises
19. A．explain B．create
C．offer D．prove
20. A．explore B．prevent
C．forget D．view
(一)
【要点综述】本文通过作者自身创业的经受，向人们诠释了“失败”的真谛，即“失败”意味着有机会重新开头！
1．C　每周领取的工资自然是“平安牢靠的”。句意：“我们”失去了每周得以保障生活的工资。
2．B　收入是靠挣来的，故选择produce“创收”。句意：“我们”现在只能靠自己来赚钱维持生计。
3．D　由于刚开头创业，所以对将来布满“担忧”。句意：“我”很担忧“我们”的力气是否能应对这些。
4．D　拜伦对“我们”的产品德外信任，不仅如此，他还信任“我们”的力气，信任“我们”确定能成功。
5．B　句意：“我们”在市场上投入了大量的资金，生产了大量的产品，但是没有一种产品受顾客的青睐。
6．D　句意：市场给了“我们”沉重的打击，结果“我们”几乎没有足够的钱来支出费用。a heavy blow一个沉重的打击。
7．A　依据下文“we had rented for the summer…”可知A项正确。句意：现在“我们”的钱都用来租货摊……
8．B　钱都用来买原材料了，所以都被捆绑住了。tie up此处意为“投放(钱、资金、储蓄等)使不能移作他用”。
9．B　句意：因此，“我们”没有足够的钱来供应每个月的花销。cover此处意为“负担、支付(费用)”。
10．B　这里指面对不利状况，“我们”要做的选择。
11．A　a fresh start重新开头。
12．C　失败并不意味着跌倒，而意味着始终往下跌。stay此处意为“保持……(的状态)”。
13．C　依据文章语境可知C项正确。这些话使“我们”更加坚决信念。
14．C　句意：“我们”是跌倒了，但“我们”绝不会始终往下跌！be determined to do sth决心做某事。
15．C　依据前文的“钱都花在买原材料上了”可知C项正确。
16．B　pay bills支付账单。
17．D　句意：假如“我们”什么都不做，假如“我们”放任自己始终往下跌，“我们”就真的失败了。
18．A　句意：但是，“我们”选择从错误中吸取教训，然后更加坚决地前进。
19．C　句意：这些话给了“失败”更好的诠释——有机会重新开头！
20．D　事情完全取决于你对失败的看法，取决于你是拒绝定任其下跌。