2024年陕西汉中市高考英语二轮阅读理解选练（8）（含答案）

　　2024高考训练题。阅读理解。

　　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。

　　Here’s a movie-a sharp, sugar-rush of fun that’s guaranteed to entertain the entire family.

　　With some terrific computer-generated effects, a great cast and a fun-packed storyline, Robots is the best animated film(动画片) since The Incredibles. Yep, it really is that good.

　　Set in a world populated by robots, Ewan McGregor plays Rodney Copperbottom, a young robot who leaves his small-town home to pursue his dream of becoming an inventor.

　　But after arriving in Robot City, his hopes of getting a job at Bigweld Industries are destroyed when he learns the firm has been taken over by the evil Ratchet (Greg Kinnear).

　　Egged on by his controlling mum, Madame Gasket(Jim Broadbent), Ratchet plans to reduce half on Robot City’s citizens to scrap metal by refusing to sell the spare Pans they need to survive.

　　Instead, he wants to make a fortune selling expensive upgrades that few can afford. As he says, “Why be you when you can be new?”

　　Aided by a few misfit robots known as the Rustles-including Robin Williams as the cowardly(胆小的) Fender (“I’m made of a metal called Afraidium”)-Rodney must track down the firm’s founder, Bigweld(Mel Brooks), and convince him to save the city from Ratchet’s plans.

　　The first thing that’ll strike you about the movie is the thought that’s gone into creating Robot City. It’s a wondrous world full of mechanical marvels including wind-up cars and walking streetlamps.

　　Also terrific are the special effects. This might be animated movie but at times you’ll catch yourself thinking it’s really a live-action film.

　　Of course, there have been plenty of animated movies that looked the part but were let down by a weak storyline(see Shark Tale, for example).

　　But Robots grips(扣人心弦)right from the start thanks to a heart-warming and thoroughly engaging plot that never bores.

　　My only complaints are with Williams who, as usual, has a one-in-10 success rate with his jokes. Also a letdown is a romantic subplot between Rodney and a shapely robot called Cappy(Halle Berry)that doesn’t go anywhere.

　　Complains aside, this is a mechanical marvel that’ll have you bolted firmly to your seat.

　　BEST QUOTE(引述)：Fender：“Even though you had a discouraging day, just remember there’s another one coming tomorrow.

　　BEST BIT：Check out those amazing images.

　　WORST BIT：Robin Williams’ character does an unfunny Britney Spears dance routine.

　　IF YOU LIKED…Ice Age, The Incredibles, Toy Story…YOU’LL LIKE THIS.

　　1. This piece of writing is a _____.

　　A. commercial advertisement

　　B. film review

　　C. movie poster

　　D. 1iterary essay

　　2. The cast Of Robots is made up of all the following actors or actresses EXCEPT ______.

　　A. Ewan McGregor

　　B. Robin Williams

　　C. Britney Spears

　　D. Halle Berry

　　3. What is Shark Tale an example of?

　　A great cast.

　　B. A poor plot.

　　C. Special effects.

　　D. Clumsy animation.

　　参考答案1—3、BCB

　　2024高考训练题。阅读理解。

　　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。

　　The first time we started using it, we thought it would just be a bit of fun, a one-time thing.

　　__A__

　　“Let’s just give it a try,” my fiancée said. I was a bit nervous, but I knew some of our friends were already into it, and they said it was fine and that I should relax because everyone was doing it.“OK,” I agreed, convinced it would be harmless.

　　___B___

　　Before long, we were using it once a week. Then it became twice a week. We went from using it after work to using it in the mornings, and then at lunchtime, too.

　　Suddenly we reached a point where we were using it every day. Even when I wasn’t using it, I was thinking about using it. ___C___

　　That’s when I realized the terrible truth. We couldn’t stop.

　　Dear readers, it shames me to admit it, but I am an addict of online shopping site Taobao.

　　And I don't think I’m the only one. __D__

　　I see the telltale signs every where: People with bags under their eyes, clearly exhausted after staying up late browsing items they might one day need (but probably won’t)，like the 1940s leather aviator cap I bought in the event I ever need to become an aviator in the 1940s. I see co-workers furtively (偷偷摸摸地）sneaking down to the mailroom, eyes darting around suspiciously.

　　I know what's going through your mind as you read this.

　　“This isn’t me，” you’re thinking, “I can stop anytime I want.”

　　But can you?

　　In China you can get same day delivery for just about anything you buy online. In Australia, my home country, the same item would take weeks to arrive.

　　“It's the convenience," I said to my fiancée. “That’s why we're hooked.”

　　But is that convenience worth the risk of waking up one morning to discover you’ve been buried alive in masses of brand new women’s shoes?

　　In my case it’s probably not, especially because I suspect my fiancée won’t realize I'm missing until weeks later, when my credit card stops working and I've long since expired.

　　So what can you do to battle this terrible addiction?

　　Never fear, dear readers, because I've created a special five-step list to help you stop online shopping.

　　Step one: Acknowledge you have a problem. Resist buying adult-sized, Star Wars Stormtrooper outfit on Taobao. You don’t really need it.

　　Step two: Try not to feel guilty about buying adult-sized, Star Wars Stormtrooper outfit on Taobao.

　　Step three: Put the computer and smartphone away, get back to nature, and take a walk in the park.

　　Step four: Try not to feel guilty about buying a new outfit for your walk in the park. I mean, it was

　　on sale, right?

　　Step five: Buying a book on how to quit Taobao...from Taobao.

　　On second thoughts, maybe don’t listen to me, after all.

　　1. Where should the sentence “I have never been so wrong in my entire life.” be put in the passage?

　　A. In blank A.

　　B. In blank B.

　　C. In blank C.

　　D. In blank D.

　　2. The author writes the underlined paragraph to show ________.

　　A. Taobao is a popular and successful online shopping site

　　B. online shopping is an effective way to help relax

　　C. people today are fond of the 1940s leather aviator cap

　　D. quite a lot of people are hooked on online shopping

　　3. The author concludes this passage with a tone of________.

　　A. confidence and optimism

　　B. disappointment and disapproval

　　C. uncertainty and humor

　　D. confusion and sympathy

　　参考答案1—3、BDC

　　阅读理解2024·山东省济南市高三巩固性训练More men are finding their calling as nurses.

　　A new study from the United States Census Bureau reports the number of male nurses has doubled since the 1970s.Back then，about 2.7 percent of registered nurses were men.The new study，which tracked data through 2011，finds that men now make up 9.6 percent of all employed nurses in the United States—about 330,000 men in total.Recent years of shortages have led to increased efforts，according to the report，which included recruiting men into the field.

　　Men，in fact，had been largely kept out of nursing in past decades because nursing schools often refused to admit men.The Supreme Court ruled that practice unconstitutional in 1981 after a case involving a state nursing school.

　　“The relatively high wages and expanding job opportunities make this

　　field

　　attractive，offering stability even

　　during recessions (经济衰退)，” wrote the report’s author，Liana Christin Landivar of the US Census Bureau.“And because of high demand，nursing has low unemployment rates compared to other fields.”

　　Men were found to be more likely to become nurse anesthetists (麻醉师)，which is the highest paid nursing occupation，and were found least likely to become licensed practical or licensed vocational nurses，the lowest paid types of nursing.Nurse

　　anesthetists are required to get graduate education，and are certified to give anesthetists and monitor patients recovering from anesthesia.Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses provide patients with care and may work under the supervision (监督) of a registered nurse.Registered nurses assess patients’ health problems and needs，develop and carry out nursing care plans，maintain medical records，and administer care.

　　For all types of nursing，men earned，on average，$60,700 per year，while women earned $51,100 per year.“Even among men and women in the same nursing occupations，men outearn women，” wrote Landivar.

　　1．Which of the following is true about nurses in the US in the 1970s?

　　A．The number of male nurses doubled.

　　B．About 2.7% of registered nurses were men.

　　C．There were about 330,000 male nurses.

　　D．About 9.6% of employed nurses were men.

　　2．The underlined word “recruiting” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”．

　　A．helping people to get used to

　　B．ordering people to learn

　　C．asking people to join in

　　D．inspiring people to devote

　　3．Why are more men willing to become nurses in the US?

　　A．The economy is in bad condition.

　　B．More people are out of employment.

　　C．It is promising to go to nursing schools.

　　D．It’s easier to get employed and well paid.

　　4．According to the text，male nurses are more likely to________.

　　A．become licensed practical nurses

　　B．devote themselves to work

　　C．graduate from nursing schools

　　D．get the highest paid nursing occupation

　　5．What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?

　　A．Men are more likely to be better nurses.

　　B．As nurses，men earn more than women.

　　C．Male nurses work harder than female ones.

　　D．Male and female nurses do different jobs.

　　语篇解读　本文为说明文，主要介绍了美国男护士的就业情况。

　　1．解析：　细节理解题。根据第二段的第二句“Back then，about 2.7 percent of registered nurses were men.”可知B项正确。

　　答案：　B

　　2．解析：　词义猜测题。根据画线词前面的“Recent years of shortages have led to increased efforts”和该词后面的“men into the field”可推知C项正确。

　　答案：　C

　　3．解析：　细节理解题。由第四段第一句中的“The relatively high wages and expanding job opportunities make this field attractive”可知答案为D。

　　答案：　D

　　4．解析：　细节理解题。由第五段第一句中的“Men were found to be more likely to become nurse anesthetists (麻醉师)，which is the highest paid nursing occupation”可知答案为D。

　　答案：　D

　　5．解析：　段落大意题。根据最后一段的信息“men earned，on average，$60,700 per year，while women earned $51,100 per year”和“men outearn women”可知B项正确。

　　答案：　B。

　　阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。

　　【2024·山东省济南市名校高三第四次诊断性测试With the average temperature for January standing at －50 ，it is no wonder the Russian village of Oymyakon is the coldest permanently inhabited settlement in the world.Known as the “Pole of Cold”，the coldest ever temperature recorded in Oymyakon is －71.2 .This is the lowest recorded temperature for any permanently inhabited location on Earth and the lowest temperature recorded in the northern hemisphere (北半球)．

　　Ironically，Oymyakon actually means “non-freezing water” due to a nearby hot spring.Most homes in Oymyakon still burn coal and wood for heat and enjoy few modern conveniences.

　　Nothing grows there so people eat reindeer (驯鹿) meat and horsemeat.A single shop provides the town’s bare necessities and the locals work as reindeer-breeders，hunters and ice-fisherman.

　　There are few modern conveniences in the village—with many buildings still having outdoor toilets—and most people still burn coal and wood for heat.When coal deliveries are irregular，the power station starts burning wood.If the power ceases，the town shuts down in about five hours，and the pipes freeze and crack.

　　Daily problems that come with living in Oymyakon include pen ink freezing，glasses freezing to people’s faces and batteries losing power.Locals are said to leave their cars running all day for fear of not being able to restart them.Even if there was coverage for mobile phone reception，the phones themselves would not work in such conditions.

　　Another problem caused by the frozen temperatures is burying dead bodies，which can take anything up to three days.The earth must first have thawed (融解) sufficiently in order to dig it，so a bonfire is lit for a couple of hours.Hot coals are then pushed to the side and a hole couple of inches deep is dug.The process is repeated for several days until the hole is deep enough to bury the coffin.

　　Travel companies offer tourists the opportunity to visit the village and sample life in the freezing conditions.

　　1．Oymyakon gets its name because________.

　　A．it is extremely cold there

　　B．its water is non-freezing

　　C．there is a hot spring nearby

　　D．it is known as the “Pole of Cold”

　　．From the passage we can infer that people in Oymyakon________.

　　A．prefer meat to any other kind of food

　　B．seldom have fresh vegetables and fruits

　　C．can buy anything in the shop

　　D．might row a boat to catch fish

　　．Why do the locals have their cars running all day?

　　A．They are afraid they can’t get the car started.

　　B．They want to keep warm in the car.

　　C．They have abundant oil resources.

　　D．They have little awareness of saving.

　　．Mobile phones would not work in Oymyakon because________.

　　A．the batteries are of poor quality

　　B．there was no coverage for phone reception

　　C．batteries can’t be charged in such conditions

　　D．the extreme coldness makes the batteries lose power

　　．Which of the following is the first step when burying a dead body?

　　A．The coffin must be put in place.

　　B．A bonfire has to be lit first.

　　C．Hot coals have to be pushed to the side.

　　D．A hole couple of inches deep is dug.