高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 53

高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 53

Passage 1

In colleges around the country, most students are also workers.

The reality of college can be pretty different from the images presented in movies and television. Instead of the students who wake up late, party all the time, and study only before exams, many colleges are full of students with pressing schedules of not just classes and activities, but real jobs, too.

This isn't a temporary phenomenon. The share of working students has been on the rise since the 1970s, and one-fifth of students work year round. About one-quarter of those who work while attending school have both a full-course load and a full-time job. The arrangement can help pay for tuition（学费） and living costs, obviously. And there's value in it beyond the direct cause: such jobs can also be critical for developing important professional and social skills that make it easier to land a job after graduation. With many employers looking for students with already-developed skill sets, on-the-job training while in college can be the best way to ensure a job later on.

But it's not all upside. Even full-time work may not completely cover the cost of tuition and living expenses. The study notes that if a student worked a full-time job at the federal minimum wage, they would earn just over 15,000 dollars each year, certainly not enough to pay for tuition, room, and board at many colleges

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without some serious financial aid. That means that though they're sacrificing time away from the classroom, many working students will still graduate with at least some debt. And working full time can reduce the chance that students will graduate at all, by cutting into the time available for studying and attending classes.

There is little reward for attending but not finishing college. Students who wind up leaving school because of difficulty in managing work and class are likely to find themselves stuck in some of the same jobs they might have gotten if they hadn't gone at all. The difficulty of working too much while in school can create a cycle that pushes students further into debt without receiving any of the financial or career benefits.

1. According to the passage, the reality of college students is that ________ .

A. they throw parties a lot

B. they stay up late every night

C. they pay no attention to exams

D. they work besides attending classes

2. What is the indirect cause of an increasing number of working students? ________

A. The need of developing social networks.

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B. The lack of summer jobs for young adults.

C. The chance of finding a job after graduation.

D. The expenses of high tuition and living costs.

3. We can learn from the passage that ________ .

A. working students are more likely to finish college

B. students can cover their college expenses through working

C. students receive a huge reward for managing work and class

D. dropping out of college may not help students get career benefits

4. What is the best title for the passage? ________

A. The Difficulties of Landing a Job

B. The Struggle of Work-School Balance

C. The Reward of Working While Studying

D. The Images of Working College Students

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Passage 2

My grandma whom we all called Nanny was a solid, first-generation, Italian immigrant. She came to this country with her family on a tiny ship during World War I when she was only 8 years old. During the trip she survived stormy seas, little food, and an attack by a German U-boat. After getting here, her large family worked hard to build a new life in America. They never had much money but were rich in love.

One day, when I was about 5 or 6 years old, my parents and brothers went on a trip. It was just me and Nanny in the house for the weekend. Nanny seemed so happy to be taking care of me all by herself. She made me a special breakfast that first morning. However, all I could do was to complain about how the food was not how Mom always made it. Nanny quietly put down the plate and went into the living room. I followed a minute later and saw that she had tears in her eyes. It was the first time I had ever seen my strong and proud grandmother cry and I was the one who had caused it.

I walked over to Nanny, climbed on her lap, and for the first time in my short life I did something else too. I apologized without being told to and asked Nanny to forgive me. She smiled, rubbed my head, and told me I was a good boy even though I didn't feel like one then.

That memory just like my Nanny's love will stay in my heart forever. It is a sign of both strength and wisdom. Asking for forgiveness helps us to learn, to grow, and

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to love.

1. Nanny's family immigrated to America mainly because________ .

A. they suffered starvation in their homeland.

B. they wanted to start a rich life in the new land.

C. they tried to get away from the terrible climate.

D. their country was in war and they needed peace.

2. The boy complained to Nanny that the food________ .

A. wasn't cooked the way his mom did

B. was served a bit later than usual

C. was prepared in a special way

D. was just to his parents' taste

3. When seeing Nanny crying in the living room,the author felt________ .

A. surprised B. ashamed C. shocked D. annoyed

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4. The author mainly wants to tell us that________ .

A. forgiveness can be beneficial to people asking for it

B. hardships can make children more indifferent

C. grandparents are more tolerant than their grandchildren

D. family ties can sometimes be misused

Passage 3

Lawrence Public Schools —— High School Uniform Standards

Shirts: All students will be required to wear a polo or oxford shirt. Each shirt must be in the color chosen by their school and have the appropriate school logo as noted below. Shirts are to be purchased from the stores as listed below. No other shirts will be allowed as part of the high school uniform. All shirts are to be put into trousers at all times and only one button below the collar may be open. Tight, baggy or oversized shirts are not permitted.

Pants: All students will be required to wear brown belted pants. All pants must be worn with a smooth, flat black or brown belt, which must be visible and fastened at the waist. The length of the pant leg must be long enough to cover socks. Pants may not be made of jean materials, or any other form﹣fitting material. Pants are

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to fit properly, so they are not extremely tight, baggy, or worn below the waist.

Skirts: Girls may wear skirts over their uniform skirt. The length of the skirt may be not shorter than one inch above the middle of the kneecap. Jean skirts are not permitted. Girls are not allowed to wear dresses.

Gym Clothes: The uniform for gym will consist of basketball style shorts or sweatpants and a plain gray T﹣shirt. Shorts and sweatpants should be navy blue.

Footwear: All students will be required to wear solid black, low cut, dress shoes or sneakers. Dress shoes with laces and sneakers must be tied and socks must be worn. Platforms, and boot﹣type or athletic footwear are not permitted. Black, brown boots are allowed during cold weather, as long as they are worn tied or zipped with pant legs over them during school time.

1. In Lawrence Public High Schools, students are against the rules when________ .

A. they wear an oxford shirt with the school logo

B. the polo shirts they wear are too loose

C. the pant legs are long enough to cover socks

D. the skirts of the girls cover the kneecap

2. What will the students wear when they have PE lesson？________

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A. A plain gray T﹣shirt and navy blue shorts or sweatpants.

B. Gym uniforms of ball games style.

C. White polo T﹣shirt and brown pants with a black belt.

D. Oversized shirt and pants of jean materials.

3. What will follow this passage？________

A. School logo designers.

B. School departments.

C. Names of shirt shops.

D. Names of school authorities.

4. Where can we find this passage？________

A. The newspaper about the Lawrence Public Schools

B. The textbook of the Lawrence Public Schools

C. The guidance to the freshman of the Lawrence Public Schools

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D. An advertisement of the clothes store in the Lawrence Public School

Passage 4

Trees, some of the tallest in the world, towered above Hannah Griffiths and her colleagues each morning as they walked deep into the rainforest in the Maliau Basin in Borneo, where they had set up a set of experiments to look at the ecological effects of small creatures: termites (白蚁).

Termites get a bum rap. They make headlines for chewing up billions of dollars of property each year in the U. S. And they are responsible for something like two percent of global carbon emissions, simply as a result of their huge populations and preference for chewing through carbonrich materials. A whole industry is aiming at killing them.

But they play a key role in many natural ecosystems. Scientists have known for years that in tropical (热带的) forests, termites chew up fallen leaves and dead wood, keeping the fallen material under control and letting nutrients from the dead material back into the system to be used by other plants, insects, and animals. But they didn’t know exactly how important the insects were in keeping the forest healthy and functional, so they removed termites from a particular spot in the forest and saw how it responded.

As luck would have it, Hannah Griffiths and her colleagues started their experiment when the forest was hit by an extreme drought (干旱). During the non-

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drought years, they saw there wasn’t much difference between the normal plots and the ones where they’d removed the termites. But during the drought, the effects were marked. What they found was unexpected: in the termite-rich areas, the soil stayed slightly wet, more tree seedlings sprouted (抽芽), and the system was full of activity despite the long, hard dry spell.

For Griffiths, it was only because they happened to study the drought that they could pick out the real importance of termites to the system, she points out. “And that rings alarm bells in my head,” she says, “because it makes me think, well what else don’t we know? If we start damaging biological communities, we don’t know what that will do.”

1. Which of the following best explains “a bum rap” underlined in Paragraph 2?

A. Unfair blame. B. Wide popularity.

C. Public attention. D. Special preference.

2. What have scientists learned about termites?

A. They do serious harm to tropical rainforests.

B. They contribute a lot to the ecosystem they live in.

C. They act as food for other plants, insects and animals.

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D. They speed up the loss of nutrition in the rainforest.

3. What can we infer from the finding of Griffiths experiment?

A. Termites help rainforests survive climate change.

B. Termites prefer drought years to non-drought ones.

C. Termites benefit more from the forest during the drought.

D. Termites enjoy eating tree seedlings during the drought.

4. What does Griffiths tell us in the last paragraph?

A. Termites are now in danger of extinction.

B. Termites damage biological communities.

C. We should think twice before damaging a species.

D. We should study the drought to improve the system.

Passage 5

A simple project to help a family in need stopped Luke Mickelson in his tracks. In 2012, he and his family were inspired to build and donate a bunk bed, one bed

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on top of the other, after learning there were local children who slept on the floor. Shocked to discover how widespread this need was in his community, Mickelson founded Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a nonprof it that builds and delivers beds to children in need.

Born and raised in Idaho, Mickelson, now 41, had a thriving career. He coached his kids’ sports teams and fished in the nearby river. But when he met children who were sleeping on the floor, his peaceful life changed course.

Using safety guidelines and his daughter’s bunk bed as a model, Mickelson started buying wood and supplies to build beds with his own money. He recruited friends and family members to help around the holiday. As word spread, interest and involvement from his and other communities flooded—along with Mickelson’s bunk bed output. “That first project, we built 11 bunk beds in my garage,” he said. “The next year, we did 15. Then it doubled every year. In 2017, we built 612 bunk beds.”

With the motto “No kid sleeps on the floor in our town”, the nonprof it and its more than 65 branches have built and delivered more than 1,500 free beds to children across America. But along with the rapid growth, Mickelson was faced with a tough choice: advancing his career or his nonprof it. He chose the latter and went from making “great money to zero money”. He’s never looked back. “I found that the need I have isn’t financial,” he said. “The need I have is seeing the joy on kids’ faces, knowing that I can make a difference.”

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1. Why did Mickelson set up Sleep in Heavenly Peace?

A. To help the poor children. B. To make a big fortune.

C. To inspire his community. D. To get more donations.

2. What do we know about Luke Mickelson?

A. He had his own fish farm.

B. He changed his career from time to time.

C. He used to sleep on the floor when he was a kid.

D. He originally had a relaxing and pleasant life.

3. How did other people react to Mickelson’s project?

A. They showed little interest in it.

B. They were supportive and involved in it.

C. They were doubtful about the safety of the bunk bed.

D. They volunteered to buy beds with their own money.

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4. What is Mickelson’s attitude to the nonprof it?

A. Ambiguous B. Defensive. C. Cautious. D. Positive.

参考答案

Passage 1

1. D题属于细节题之单一细节题，解题步骤：1. 确定关键词。题干关键词为\"the reality of college students\"。2. 定位原文。原文定位到第二段，解题线索为\"many colleges are full of students with pressing schedules of not just classes and activities, but real jobs, too. \" 大学里的很多学生的时间表里不仅仅有课程和活动，还有真正的工作。也就是说学生一边上学一边工作，因此正确答案为D。A选项\"他们经常开排队\"，对应文中的party all the time，但是文中提到的是\"instead of the students…. party all the time\"，表达实际情况与电影电视中描述的整天开派对的情形不同。故与原文内容相悖，排除。B选项\"每天晚上熬夜到很晚\"，文中没有相关内容。C选项\"不关注考试\"。原文中没有相关信息，只有\"study only before exams\"且与A相似，都是电影电视剧中夸张的情节，故排除。答案选D。

2. C细节理解题。原文定位到第三段的\"beyond the direct cause\"，即\"超越直接原因\"，是indirect cause\"间接原因\"的同义转换。解题线索为冒号后的： such jobs can also be critical for developing important professional and social skills that make it easier to land a job after

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graduation. 这样的工作对于提高专业和社交技能是至关重要的，这些技能有助于毕业后找工作。与选项C：毕业后找到工作的可能性，意思相同。因此正确答案为C。A选项：发展社交圈的需要，呼应文中的social skills，但间接原因主要是让毕业后找工作更容易，且缺失developing important professional skills部分内容，故排除。B选项：年轻人缺乏暑期工作。原文中未提及。选项D：高额的学费及生活开销。原文中只提到The arrangement can help pay for tuition（学费） and living costs，打工可以付学费和生活费，但未提到高额的学费和生活费，故D项属于过度推断，排除。答案选C。

3. D细节理解题。原文定位到第四段\"And working full time can reduce the chance that students will graduate at all\"做全职工作的学生可能较少了毕业的机会，所以A错误；B选项\"学生通过工作可以负担他们的大学学费\"，与原文\"Even full-time work may not completely cover the cost of tuition and living expenses. \" \"全职工作收入可能并不能够完全负担学费和生活费开销\"含义相反，故排除；C选项\"学生在管理工作和课程中能收到巨大回报\"，原文中并未提及成功平衡工作和学习的案例，故排除；D选项，根据\"dropping out of college\"回文定位到最后一段\"There is little reward for attending but not finishing college. \"如果只是上了大学而没有毕业，几乎没有任何的回报。结合后文：Students who wind up leaving school because of difficulty in managing work and class are likely to find themselves stuck in some of the same jobs they might have gotten if they hadn't gone at all. 退学的学生找到的工作会和现在所拥有的相似，故与

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D选项：退学可能无法帮助他们获得事业上的益处。两者含义相同，因此正确答案为D。

4. B最佳标题题。文章为议论文，议论文在第一段一般会提出核心问题，即大学生打工的问题。本文在中间部分论述利弊，在最后一段进行总结，工作和学习之间很难平衡，与B选项内容相符，故正确答案为B。 Passage 2

1. D细节理解题。根据第一段“She came to this country with her family on a tiny ship during World War I when she was only 8 years old. During the trip she survived stormy seas, little food, and an attack by a German U-boat. ”可知，他们一家人移居到美国主要是因为第一次世界战争爆发，他们为了躲避战争。故选D。

2. A细节理解题。根据第二段“However, all I could do was to complain about how the food was not how Mom always made it. ”可知，我抱怨的是她所做的食物并不是按我妈妈那种方式做的。所以选A。

3. B细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“I apologized without being told to and asked Nanny to forgive me. ”可知，作者感到很愧疚。故选B。 4. A主旨大意题。从最后一段可知，勇敢的去向别人寻求谅解，有助于帮助我

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们学习、成长和充满爱心。故选A。 Passage 3

1. B推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句 \" Tight, baggy or oversized shirts are not permitted\" 可知，不允许穿紧的、宽松的或特大号的衬衫，由此可知当 polo 衫太松时是违反校规的。故选 B

2. A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的 \"The uniform for gym will consist of basketball style shorts or sweatpants and a plain gray T﹣shirt. Shorts and sweatpants should be navy blue\" 可知在上体育课时，学生们要穿灰色T恤和海军蓝色短裤或运动裤。故选 A

3. C推理判断题。通过整体内容可知，这里主要介绍了劳伦斯公立学校高中校服标准，因此接下来会介绍可以在哪些地方能买到这些服装。故选 C

4. C推理判断题。这篇文章主要讲了劳伦斯公立中学校服标准，这是学校的一个规定，再根据第一、二段中的 \"All students will be required to wear a polo or oxford shirt\"，因此可以判断这篇文章可能是对新生的指导。故选 C Passage 4

1. A 词义猜测题。由第二段“They make headlines for chewing up billions of dollars of property each year in the U. S. And they are responsible for something

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like two percent of global carbon emissions, simply as a result of their huge populations and preference for chewing through carbonrich materials.”他们因为每年在美国吞噬数十亿美元的财产而成为头条新闻，他们对全球大约百分之二的碳排放负有责任，这仅仅是因为他们人口众多，而且喜欢咀嚼富含碳的材料。所以以上都在说明白蚁受到了不公正的责备。所以A选项“不公正的职责”能最好地解释第2段中划线的“a bum rap”的意思。故A选项正确。

2. B 细节理解题。由第三段“Scientists have known for years that in tropical (热带的) forests, termites chew up fallen leaves and dead wood, keeping the fallen material under control and letting nutrients from the dead material back into the system to be used by other plants, insects, and animals”可知，多年以来，科学家们已经知道，在热带雨林中，白蚁会啃食落叶和枯木，控制掉落的物质，并让枯木中的营养物质重新回到生态系统中，供其他植物、昆虫和动物食用。所以关于白蚁，科学家们了解到它们为它们所生活的生态系统做出了很大的贡献。故B选项正确。

3. A 推理判断题。由第四段“But during the drought, the effects were marked. What they found was unexpected: in the termite-rich areas, the soil stayed slightly wet, more tree seedlings sprouted (抽芽), and the system was full of activity despite the long, hard dry spell.”可知，但在干旱期间，这些影响是很显著的。他们的发现出乎意料：在白蚁多的地区，土壤仍保持轻微的湿润，更多的树苗发芽，尽管经历了漫长而艰苦的干旱期，周围的生态系统仍然充满活力。所以从格里菲斯实验的结果中我们能推断出白蚁帮助雨林度过气候变化。故A选项正确。

4. C 推理判断题。由最后段“For Griffiths, it was only because they happened to study the drought that they could pick out the real

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importance of termites to the system, she points out. “And that rings alarm bells in my head,” she says, “because it makes me think, well what else don’t we know? If we start damaging biological communities, we don’t know what that will do.可知，她指出，对格里菲斯来说，只是因为他们碰巧研究了干旱，他们才能够发现白蚁对生态系统的真正重要性。“这在我脑海中敲响了警钟，”她说，“因为它让我想，我们还不知道什么？如果我们开始破坏生物群落，我们不知道会发生什么。所以判断出格里菲斯在最后一段告诉我们，在破坏一个物种之前，我们应该三思而后行。故C选项正确。 Passage 5

1. A 细节理解题。由第一段“…Mickelson founded Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a nonprof it that builds and delivers beds to children in need.”可知，卢克·米克尔森于是创立了“Sleep in Heavenly Peace”，这是一家为有需要的儿童建造和提供床铺的非营利机构。所以米克尔森创立“Sleep in Heavenly Peace”的目的是帮助那些贫穷的孩子。故A选项正确。

2. D 推理判断题。由第二段“Born and raised in Idaho, Mickelson, now 41, had a thriving career. He coached his kids’ sports teams and fished in the nearby river.”可知，现年41岁的米克尔森出生于爱达荷州并在那里长大,他是儿童运动队的教练，常在附近的河里钓鱼。所以通过对他过去职业和生活状况的叙述，可以判断出他原本过着轻松而愉快的生活。故我们对卢克·米克尔森了解是他原本过着轻松而愉快的生活。故D选项正确。

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3. B 细节理解题。由第三段“He recruited friends and family members to help around the holiday. As word spread, interest and involvement from his and other communities flooded”可知，他招募朋友和家人在假期期间帮忙。随着消息的不胫而走，来自本社区的和其它社区的人们如洪水般涌来。所以其他人对米克尔森的项目的反应是他们支持这个项目并参与其中。故B选项正确。

4. D 推理判断题。由最后段“I found that the need I have isn’t financial,” he said. “The need I have is seeing the joy on kids’ faces, knowing that I can make a difference.”可知，我发现我所需要的不是金钱。“我所需要的是看到孩子们脸上的快乐，我知道我能有所作为。所以通过米克尔森所说的话可以判断出，米克尔森对非营利组织持乐观的态度。故D选项正确。

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