山西保德县2024高考英语一轮阅读理解基础题

　　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.

　　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。For thousands of years, mankind has produced plants and animals to create more desired and useful plants and animals. For example, modern com has been produced to such a large size that it is no longer able to reproduce without man’s assistance. Modern dairy cows produce too much milk and if they are not often emptied of milk, they could leak, burst, become infected, and possibly die. Besides, most dogs raised by people can not survive in the wild even with special training.

　　Since natural evolution is extremely slow and mankind’s selective production programs only take a few generations to produce a completely new species, natural evolution has already taken a back seat to mankind’s production programs. In addition, mankind has successfully killed off several species all together. For example, there are no more European wolves in existence and mammoths (猛犸象) probably died out because of mankind. Even certain diseases have been permanently got rid of from the planet, and dozens of other diseases will soon be too. Again, natural evolution did i?t cause most of the destruction during man’s rule of the world.

　　Currently, scientists are creating new species with desired characteristics in the lab significantly faster than natural evolution creates new species. In a single generation, new species can be created and destroyed by mankind, while natural evolution could take thousands of years to do the same but only accidentally. Scientists are even able to replace defective (有缺陷的) or damaged genes with different genes to attempt to cure genetic defects. This is something that natural evolution could possibly never correct.

　　Eventually scientists will even be able to improve the quality of people. For example, imagine not only correcting your eyesight with gene treatment, but also ensuring that all of your children do not receive your old genes of poor eyesight too. Scientists will one day be able to improve the memory and intelligence of your children, so that they will do better in school and achieve more in life. Doctors and scientists will be able to customize (订制) babies before they are born just like picking options at a car store.

　　1.According to the first paragraph,______ .

　　　A. man-made evolution has improved all species

　　　B. man-made evolution has weakened some species

　　　C man-made evolution can make up for all natural losses

　　D. natural evolution won’t happen without man’s assistance

　　2. What does the underlined part “taken a back seat to” in Paragraph 2 mean?

　　　A. Become powerful assistance to.

　　B. Become a huge barrier to.

　　　C Speeded up the process of.

　　D. Played a less important role than.

　　3 What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?

　　　A. Why natural evolution happens so slowly.

　　　B. The way scientists adopt to have genetic defects repaired.

　　　C. The advantages of man-made evolution over natural evolution.

　　　D. How scientists make use of man-made evolution to create new species.

　　BDC

　　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。

　　In business, there is a speed difference: It's the difference between how important a firms 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 choose 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 three-year 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 operation 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 lower-quality products and services.

　　In our study, higher-performing 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.

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　　) 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.

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　　) 2. 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

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　　) 3. What can we learn from the text?

　　A. how fast a firm moves depends on how big it is.

　　B. how competitive a firm is depends on what it produces.

　　C. Firms guided by strategic speed take time to make necessary changes.

　　D. Firms guided by operational speed take time to develop necessary team spirit.

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　　) 4. Which could be the best title for the text?

　　A. Improve quality? Serve better.

　　B. Deliver value? Plough ahead.

　　C. Reduce time? Move faster.

　　D. Need speed? Slow down.

　　【参考答案】1---4、BDCD

　　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。

　　Here is your best chance to travel around the UK in 2024:

　　More that 200 B&Bs(bed & breakfast) across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are selected to offer you amazing services for your stay at their lowest prices! Don’t miss it. Just collect the vouchers(活动券) in our B&B Daily printed from 01/04/2024 to 07/04/2024 and book the stays for your travel following the terms and conditions below：

　　·The offer includes a room for the night and a breakfast the next morning.

　　·The offer is of two kinds：￡ 20 per room, per night, valid(有效的)during stay period of 02/04/2024－31/05/2024 and then again 01/09/2024－31/10/2024；￡ 35 per room, per night, valid during stay period of 01/06/2024－31/08/2024.

　　·The offer is valid for a basic twin or double room only.

　　·The stay must be booked directly with the chosen B &Bs before 28/04/2024.

　　·Each voucher can only be used by the holder to book one room for one night.

　　·If voucher holders book either the ￡20 or ￡35 per room per night, and additional services such as lunch, evening meal or activities may require an extra charge. But these are not required in order to take up the offer. Please check directly with your chosen B&Bs to see what extra services are available.

　　·Vouchers must be presented on arrival. If no vouchers are presented, the B&Bs may reserve(保留)the right to charge at full price for every night of stay.

　　·Vouchers may not be used together with any other offer.

　　·The voucher holders must pay for the stay in full at the time of booking. Additional $10 may be paid to confirm(确认) the booking and will be returned on arrival.

　　·The B&Bs reserve the right to refuse voucher holders’ bookings for people under the age of 18.

　　45. The voucher can be used for a stay at the chosen B&B on ________.

　　A．09/01/2024

　　B．04/02/2024

　　C．01/03/2024

　　D．28/04/2024

　　46. How much should be paid for a two-night stay in October 2024 at a chosen B&B?

　　A．￡70.

　　B．￡40.

　　C．￡35.

　　D．￡30.

　　47. What right do the B&Bs reserve?

　　A．To charge extra $10 for bookings with no vouchers.

　　B．To refuse bookings for guests under the age of 18.

　　C．To charge at full price for stays not confirmed.

　　D．To request extra charges as tips.

　　48. By taking up the offer, the voucher holders can choose to________.

　　A．book either a basic twin or double room at the chosen B&Bs

　　B．have lunch or evening meal without paying extra money

　　C．use the B&B offer together with other offers

　　D．book the stays through B&B Daily

　　【要点综述】本文介绍了英国的B&Bs旅行食宿优惠活动，主要谈到了此次活动的具体操作及注意事项。

　　45. D　推理判断题。根据文中所提到的时间：02/04/2024—31/05/2024；01/09/2024—31/10/2024；01/06/2024—31/08/2024可知，四到十月活动券有效。故答案为D。

　　46. B　推理判断题。根据文中“￡20 per room, per night, valid(有效的)during stay period of 02/04/2024—31/05/2024 and then again 01/09/2024—31/10/2024…”可知，在十月住两天晚上需￡40。

　　47．B　细节理解题。根据最后一条规定“The B&Bs reserve the right to refuse voucher holders’ bookings for people under the age of 18.”可知答案为B。

　　48. A　细节理解题。根据第三条规定“The offer is valid for a basic twin or double room only.”可知答案为A。

　　2024高考英语阅读理解集训阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 After fighting cancer for 13 years, my grandfather became ill enough to be admitted to

　　hospital. One morning, he was having trouble breathing, but continued to silently hold my

　　hand. I kept forgetting his special request that grandpa wanted me to fetch a New Year card that my late grandmother had given him on their last anniversary together. He used the card as

　　a bookmark in his Bible.

　　I just knew that I had to fetch his much-loved and much-requested gift. Leaving my

　　grandpa at his bedside, I rushed home. Jumping back into my car with the card in my hand,

　　was depressed when the car wouldn't start. I quickly ran to the nearest bus stop. As I waited

　　there, out of breath, I looked in my purse only to find a $20 note and 50 cents in change.

　　A short while later, a bus appeared. I quickly got on and offered the driver the $20 note To my amazement, he told me

　　that he had no change and that I had to get off and wait for the next bus. I was horrified.

　　A few minutes later, another bus came.