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1、高中英语阅读理解+七选五考前小题提分练二十五PART A（1）Debbie Parker Solo Recent Work at Latrobe ArtspaceTalented and award-winning artist Debbie Parker is excited to be one of the first artists exhibit in the ALL NEW Latrobe Artspace in October!This exhibition features paintings inspired by Debbie's leisurely walks in
2、 Mount Coot-Tha National Park. Each painting offers a different way of looking at a familiar Australian landscape.Debbie never gets tired of developing new ideas from the pictures she takes of the local area and the result is a collection of expressive paintings celebrating the unique Australian lan
3、dscape and local birds and flowers.With over 25 years of experience as an artist. Debbie developed her expressionist style in the early 1990s. Since then, she has competed and exhibited around Australia. She has also completed workshops with well-known artists in Queensland. Her work has been recogn
4、ized in national and local competitions.Usually, Debbie would have been exhibiting in competitions around Australia throughout this year but COVID-19 has set new challenges for artists.However. Debbie is looking ahead and can't wait to meet you at her latest exhibition! She will be on-site from
5、6th to 11th October 2020Tuesdav to Saturday 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday 10 am to 3 pm at the ALL NEW Latrobe Artspace. 134 Latrobe Terrace, Paddington Queensland 4064.As we spend more time in our homes, consider buying a unique, affordable piece of art. Debbie's unique drawing skills are sure to re
6、main a talking point in your home for many years to come! Got a question? Email Debbie on Debbie parker or contact 040351 1268 to learn more about her artwork.1. The exhibits are about _.A. Australian landscapeB. The relaxed life of localsC. Unique Australian animalsD. Familiar items for daily use2.
7、 What do we know about Debbie Parker?A. She has won some international prizes.B. She holds a private exhibition each year.C. She earns national awards through her work.D. She has run workshops in Queensland herself.3. Which of the following should visitors know about the exhibition?A. The exhibition
8、 lasts 7 hours each day.B. They can meet some other artists there.C. The exhibition takes place in Queensland.D. Debbie and other artists' artworks are for sale.（2）That was how the adventures began. It was the sort of house that you never seem to come to the end of, and it was full of unexpected
9、 places. The first few doors they tried led only into spare bedrooms, as everyone had expected that they would; but soon they came to a very long room full of pictures; and after that was a room all hung with green, with a harp in one corner; and then a kind of little upstairs hall and a door that l
10、ed out on to a balcony. And shortly after that they looked into a room that was quite empty except for one big wardrobe, the sort that has a looking-glass in the door.“Nothing there!” Everybody rushed out but Lucy stayed because she thought it would be worthwhile trying the door of the wardrobe, eve
11、n though she felt almost sure that it would be locked. To her surprise, it opened quite easily, and two mothballs dropped out.Looking into the inside, she saw several coats hanging up-mostly long fur coats. There was nothing Lucy liked so much as the smell and feel of fur. She immediately stepped in
12、to the wardrobe and got in among the coats and rubbed her face against them, leaving the door open, of course, because she knew that it is very foolish to shut oneself into any wardrobe. She took a step further in-then two or three steps, always expecting to feel woodwork against the tips of her fin
13、gers. But she could not feel it.“This must be a simply vast wardrobe!” thought Lucy, going still further in. Then she noticed that there was something crunching under her feet. “Is that more mothball?” she thought, stooping down to feel it with her hand. But instead of feeling the hard, smooth wood,
14、 she felt something soft and powdery and extremely cold. “This is very queer,” she said, and went on a step or two further. And then she saw that there was a light ahead of her; . A moment later she found that she was standing in the middle of a wood at night-time with snow under her feet and snowfl
15、akes falling through the air.4. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. The discovery of mysterious rooms.B. The complex structures of the house.C. The unexpected search of the house.D. The adventurous exploration in a house.5. Why didnt Lucy go out of the room?A. She wanted to explore the wardr
16、obe.B. She found her favourite fur coats.C. She was attracted by mothballs.D. She liked the smell of the room.6. What can we infer about Lucy from the third paragraph?A. Careful and cowardly.B. Cautious and curious.C. Foolish but brave.D. Adventurous but casual.7. What does the underlined word “quee
17、r” mean?A. Terrifying.B. Empty.C. Strange.D. Impressive.（3）Across the world language and history are closely connected. Languages are borrowed and changed. and as society changes, new words or phrases are created to show the current cultural understanding. Some phrases and words simply develop accep
18、ted usage, their origin forgotten.One such phrase grandfathered in has become common, meaning someone is free from following new rules or regulations. While it often makes us think of the image of a gray-haired, older gentleman who gets out of trouble. the intention behind the term arose from someth
19、ing bad. Today. the term is widely used, most notably in real estate and health insurance.But when the term was first coined in the 1890s, it referred to only one thing: voting rights. After the 15th Amendment (修正案) was carried by the US Constitution in 1870 banning taking way people's right to
20、vote on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude(奴役)，some southern states did not readily accept the ruling. Instead, they carefully made amendments at the state level that avoided the federal law to try to keep African Americans from accessing polling stations. Since the basis of r
21、ace could no longer be used, the state amendments introduced poll taxes as well as literacy tests. These limits were powerful; close to 30 percent of all voting-age males couldnt read or write, most of whom were poor black men. But those taxes and tests would also affect poor unlearned white voters.
22、 Thus, a grandfather clause was added to allow an unlearned man to vote as long as he or his lineal ancestor (i.e., grandfather) had been a registered voter before 1867-three years before the passage of the 15th Amendment. The clauses no doubt influenced the vote along racial lines, but party lines
23、were at play too. At the time, most African Americans were Republicans (the party of Abraham Lincoln) and most whites were Democrats. The influence served to keep power in the hands of the Democrats.The phrase “grandfathered in" is of course still widely used today without the meaning of taking
24、 away one's voting rights. But even as culture develops, whether we're aware of it or not, language has the power to hold our history.8. In which condition is someone considered to be “grandfathered in"?A. When he looks like an old man.B. When he disagrees with new rules.C. When he is n
25、ot limited by new rules.D. When he succeeds in making big money.9. What was some southern states' purpose in making state amendments?A. To stop black people from voting.B. To make black people work for them.C. To save face before the northern states.D. To reduce the number of polling stations.10
26、. Why was the grandfather clause added to the state amendments?A. To cut poll taxes for poor white men.B. To make sure uneducated whites could vote.C. To allow more white men t0 be educated.D. To fee old white men tom taking literacy tests.11. What does paragraph 5 focus on?A. The fights caused by t
27、he clauses.B. The composition of the two parties.C. The effects the clauses brought about.D. The protest African America staged.(4 )Do you think youre smarter than your parents and grandparents? According to James Flynn, a professor at a New Zealand university, you are! Over the course of the last c
28、entury, people who have taken IQ tests have gotten increasingly better scores-on average, three points better for every decade that has passed. This improvement is known as “the Flynn effect”, and scientists want to know what is behind it.IQ tests and other similar tests are designed to measure gene
29、ral intelligence rather than knowledge. Flynn knew that intelligence is partly inherited from our parents and partly the result of our environment and experiences, but the improvement in test scores was happening too quickly to be explained by heredity. So what was happening in the 20th century that
30、 was helping people achieve higher scores on intelligence tests?Scientists have proposed several explanations for the Flynn effect. Some suggest that the improved test scores simply reflect an increased exposure to tests in general. Because we take so many tests, we learn test-taking techniques that
31、 help us perform better on any test. Others have pointed to better nutrition since it results in babies being born larger, healthier, and with more brain development than in the past. Another possible explanation is a change in educational styles, with teachers encouraging children to learn by disco
32、vering things for themselves rather than just memorizing information. This could prepare people to do the kind of problem solving that intelligence tests require.Flynn limited the possible explanations when he looked carefully at the test data and discovered that the improvement in scores was only o
33、n certain parts of the IQ test. Test-takers didnt do better on the arithmetic or vocabulary sections of the test; they did better on sections that required a special kind of reasoning and problem solving. For example, one part of the test shows a set of abstract shapes, and test-takers must look for
34、 patterns and connections between them and decide which shape should be added to the set. According to Flynn, this visual intelligence improves as the amount of technology in our lives increases. Every time you play a computer game or figure out how to program a new cell phone, you are exercising ex
35、actly the kind of thinking and problem solving that helps you do well on one kind of intelligence test. So are you really smarter than your parents? In one very specific way, you may be.12. The Flynn effect is _.A. not connected to our experiencesB. unknown in some parts of the worldC. an increase i
36、n IQ test scores over timeD. used to measure peoples intelligence13. According to the article, newer educational techniques include _ .A. improving test scoresB. exposure to many testsC. memorizing informationD. children finding things out themselves14. Why does the author mention computer games?A.
37、To encourage the reader to do more exercise instead of playing games.B. To explain why more and more young people have poor vocabularies.C. To give an example of technology improving our visual intelligence.D. To show the fact that young people are not getting more intelligent.15. Which statement wo
38、uld Professor Flynn agree with?A. People today are taking easier tests.B. People today have more visual intelligence.C. People today have fewer problems to solve.D. People today are more intelligent in every way.Part B根据短之内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。In 1982, when just 22 California condors(
39、秃鹫) were left in the world, scientists caught the remaining population to breed the birds. _16_Chris Parish, director of conservation at the Peregrine Fund, a partner in the official rescue program, said, “We have put lot of efforts into this - lot of dollars and a lot of years of research behind th
40、e present success. _17_”Researchers began studying the birds in the 1940s. By the 1980s, experts began the slow process of catching, breeding and reintroducing the birds back into the wild. The population has since grown to more than 500. _18_ Experts have found that the leading cause by far is lead
41、 poisoning. The birds often eat dead animals shot and left behind by hunters, and they sometimes eat lead ammunition (弹药) while picking at the meat.It was the research that made the California government order that hunters shouldnt use lead ammunition when shooting any wildlife anywhere in the state
42、. _19_ Nearly 9 in 10 hunters have either used non-lead ammunition or agreed to pull the remains of shot animals away. For Parish, its programs like that that must be developed. _20_ “Its not the bird thats worth it,” he said, “Its successfully showing the problem and solutions and acting on those s
43、olutions. Thats what were going to need. Were going to need to have confidence in society that we can do it again. The California condor is far from the last species that will need to be saved.”A. The population was small.B. But the birds remain in danger of dying out.C. Parish pointed to a pilot pr
44、ogram in Northern Arizona.D. Our final goal is a population that is able to continue by itself.E. They are now found mainly in California, Arizona and southern Utah.F. The fight for the California condor is bigger than just the one species.G. Nearly forty years later, 1000 California condor chicks had been born.【答案】1. A 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. C 9. A 10. B 11. C 12. C 13. D 14. C 15. B 16. G 17. D 18. B 19. C 20. F