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1、2022高中英语阅读理解+七选五加强练九（1）Later this month, Tate Britain will host its first Van Gogh exhibition since 1947. Here we've rounded up 4 of his best paintings before the show.Potato EatersPotato Eaters was Van Gogh's first major work and, despite a distinct lack of colour, it was one that he was mo
2、st proud of. His aim was to represent the difficulties of country life, so the farmers are painted in earthy tones with rough faces and bony hands. He was more concerned with conveying his message than achieving technical perfection in this painting. IrisesVan Gogh finished almost 142 pieces during
3、his stay in the Saint Remy de Provence asylum (精神病院), where he was a voluntary patient from 1889 to 1890. This piece was started shortly after he arrived there. The hospital garden provided much inspiration for the artist during his stay there. Originally, the flowers in this work were painted purpl
4、e but the red pigment (色素) faded over time and has now turned blue.Cafe Terrace at NightDespite being painted more than 130 years ago, this cafe still exists in France and has since been renamed the Cafe Van Gogh. This artwork marks the first time Van Gogh's famous post-impressionistic star-fill
5、ed sky was seen in a piece, and it was painted on the ground, in person, rather than from memory. While the artwork doesn't bear his signature, it's widely known to be Van Gogh's, as he mentioned Cafe Terrace at Night in a number of his letters.Wheat Field With CypressesThis piece was in
6、spired by the view from Van Gogh's asylum window and was finished on the spot. The work was the title of three paintings that offer an insight into his stay at the hospital.' Van Gogh was 80 pleased with the summer landscape that he made three copies there, one of the same sizewhich hangs in
7、 the National Gallery and two smaller copies which he planned to gift to his mother and sister.1. Which painting did Vincent van Gogh take most pride in?A. Irises.B. Potato Eaters.C. Cafe Terrace at Night.D. Wheat Field With Cypresses.2. What is the original color of the flowers in Irises?A. Purple.
8、B. Blue.C. Red.D. Yellow.3. What do the last two paintings have in common?A. They were the same in size.B. They had more than one copy.C. They were signed by the artist,D. They were painted on the ground.（2）I know when the snow melts and the first robins (知更鸟) come to call, when the laughter of chil
9、dren returns to the parks and playgrounds, something wonderful is about to happen.Spring cleaning.Ill admit spring cleaning is a difficult notion (概念) for modern families to grasp. Todays busy families hardly have time to load the dishwasher, much less clean the doormat. Asking the family to spend t
10、he weekend collecting winter dog piles from the melting snow in the backyard is like announcing there will be no more Wi-Fi. It interrupts the natural order.“Honey, what say we spend the weekend beating the rugs, sorting through the boxes in the basement and painting our bedroom a nice lemony yellow
11、?” I say.“Can we at least wait until the NBA matches are over?” my husband answers.But I tell my family spring cleaning cant wait. The temperatures has risen just enough to melt snow but not enough for Little League practice to start. Some flowers are peeking out of the thawing ground, but there is
12、no lawn to seed, nor garden to tend. Newly wakened from our winters hibernation (冬眠), yet still needing extra blankets at night, we open our windows to the first fresh air floating on the breeze and all of the natural world demanding “Awake and be clean!”.Biologists offer a theory about this primal
13、impulse to clean out every drawer and closet in the house at springs first light, which has to do with melatonin, the sleepytime hormone (激素) our bodies produce when its dark. When spring's light comes, the melatonin diminishes, and suddenly we are awakened to the dusty, virus-filled house weve
14、been hibernating in for four months.I tell my family about the science and psychology of a good healthy cleaning at springs arrival.I speak to them about lifes greatest rewards waiting in the removal of soap scum from the bathtub, which hasnt been properly cleaned since the first snowfall.“Ill do it
15、,” says the eldest child, a 21-year-old college student who lives at home.“You will? Wow!” I exclaim.Maybe after all these years, hes finally grasped the concept. Maybe hes expressing his rightful position as eldest child and role model. Or maybe hes going to Florida for a break in a couple of weeks
16、 and hes being nice to me who is the financial-aid officer.No matter. Seeing my adult son willingly cleaning that dirty bathtub gives me hope for the future of his 12-year-old brother who, instead of working, is found to be sleeping in the seat of the window he is supposed to be cleaning.“Awake and
17、be clean!” I say.4. According to the passage, “ spring cleaning is a difficult notion for modern families to grasp” means that spring cleaning_.A. is no longer an easy practice to understandB. is no longer part of modern family lifeC. requires more family members to be involvedD. calls for more comp
18、licated skills and knowledge5. Which of the following is LEAST likely to be included in family spring cleaning?A. Beating the rugs.B. Cleaning the window.C. Restoring Wi-Fi services.D. Cleaning the backyard.6. Which of the following interpretations of the biologists' theory about melatonin is IN
19、CORRECT?A. The production of melatonin in our bodies varies at different times.B. Melatonin is more likely to cause sleepiness in our bodies.C. The reduction of melatonin will cause wakefulness in our bodies.D. The amount of melatonin remains constant in our bodies.7. Which of the following can best
20、 sum up the authors overall reaction to her adult sons positive response to spring cleaning?A. Surprised and skeptical.B. Joyful and hesitant.C. Relieved and optimistic.D. Optimistic and hesitant.（3）The unusual whistle language used as a means of communication by villagers in the remote and mountain
21、ous northern Turkey has been added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.The language is a highly developed high-pitch system of whistling to communicate in rugged（崎岖的）areas where people mostly cannot see each other. It can allow people to communicate across great distances, up to 5 kil
22、ometers. Compared with other similar whistle languages in Spains Canary Islands, in Mexico, or in Greek villages, it has a higher tone and larger vocabulary.This unusual form of communication, which dates some 500 years ago, to the Ottoman Empire, was born from sheer necessity and widespread across
23、the Black Sea regions.But 50 years ago, it suffered the impact of the progression of technology and nowadays the rapid growth of cellular mobile systems has put this cultural heritage（遗产）under serious threat.For centuries, the language has been passed on from grandparent to parent, from parent to ch
24、ild. Now, though, many of its most skilful speakers who use their tongue, teeth and fingers are aging all becoming physically weak. Young people are no longer interested in learning the language or in finding ways to update its vocabulary with new words, and in a few generations it may be gone for g
25、ood.“Our bird language is very convenient and efficient to communicate across the valleys. It has many benefits over yelling, which is bad for our throats.” said Avni Kocek, head of the bird village adding that despite setbacks because of technology, “Bird language is still used by many of us. Whist
26、le language is transmitted from our elders to us and we have the duty to transmit it to our children. We are making efforts to keep our culture alive through the annual Bird Language Festival.”Besides, the bird language has been required to be taught at primary schools since 2014 by district authori
27、ties in order to instil（逐步实施）the practice in younger generations.8. What is the bird languages advantage over other similar whistle languages?A. It is used as a means of communication.B. It is older and has a larger number of users.C. It can send more messages to farther places.D. It is a completely
28、 different system of whistling.9. Whats the biggest threat to the bird language?A. Other whistle languages are more effectively protected.B. The need to use it in everyday life is disappearing.C. Many of its most skilful speakers are growing old.D. Young people find it too difficult to learn well en
29、ough.10. Whats the most effective measure so far taken to protect the bird language?A. It has become a subject at primary schools.B. Bird Language Festival is celebrated every month.C. Cellular mobile systems are not allowed in the area.D. All parents are required to transmit it to their children.11
30、. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Preserving the Endangered Bird languageB. The Story of a Bird Language SpeakerC. Celebrating the Bird Language FestivalD The Disappearance of Bird Language（4）Who cares if people think wrongly that the internet has had more important infl
31、uences than the washing machine? Why does it matter that people are more impressed by the most recent changes?It would not matter if these misjudgments were just a matter of peoples opinions. However, they have real impacts, as they result in misguided use of scarce resources.The fascination with th
32、e ICT(Information and Communication Technology) revolution, represented by the internet, has made some rich countries wrongly conclude that making things is so “yesterday” that they should try to live on ideas. This belief in “post-industrial society” has led those countries to neglect their manufac
33、turing sector(制造业), with negative consequences for their economies.Even more worryingly, the fascination with the internet by people in rich countries has moved the international community to worry about the “digital divide” between the rich countries and the poor countries. This has led companies a
34、nd individuals to donate money to developing countries to buy computer equipment and internet facilities. The question, however, is whether this is what the developing countries need the most. Perhaps giving money for those less fashionable things such as digging wells, extending electricity network
35、s and making more affordable washing machines would have improved peoples lives more than giving every child a laptop computer or setting up internet centres in rural villages, I am not saying that those things are necessarily more important, but many donators have rushed into fancy programmes witho
36、ut carefully assessing the relative long-term costs and benefits of alternative uses of their money.In yet another example, a fascination with the new has led people to believe that the recent changes in the technologies of communications and transportation are so revolutionary that now we live in a
37、 “borderless world”. As a result, in the last twenty years or so, many people have come to believe that whatever change is happening today is the result of great technological progress, going against which will be like trying to turn the clock back. Believing in such a world, many governments have p
38、ut an end to some of the very necessary regulations on cross-border flows of capital, labour and goods, with poor results.Understanding technological trends is very important for correctly designing economic policies, both at the national and the international levels, and for making the right career
39、 choices at the individual level. However, our fascination with the latest, and our under valuation of what has already become common, can, and has, led us in all sorts of wrong directions.12. Misjudgments on the influences of new technology can lead to _.A. a lack of confidence in technologyB. a sl
40、ow progress in technologyC. a conflict of public opinionsD. a waste of limited resources13. The example in Paragraph 4 suggests that donators should _.A. take peoples essential needs into accountB. make their programmes attractive to peopleC. ensure that each child gets financial supportD. provide m
41、ore affordable internet facilities14. What has led many governments to remove necessary regulations?A. Neglecting the impacts of technological advances.B. Believing that the world has become borderless.C. Ignoring the power of economic development.D. Over-emphasizing the role of international commun
42、ication.15. What can we learn from the passage?A. People should be encouraged to make more donations.B. Traditional technology still has a place nowadays.C. Making right career choices is crucial to personal success.D. Economic policies should follow technological trends.Part B阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空
43、白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。I dont know anyone who has been handed only roses. We all encounter hardships. Some we see coming; others take us by surprise._16_The question is: When these things happen, what do we do next?When someone is suffering, we need to follow the Platinum Rule:_17_Put ourselves in othe
44、rs shoes and respond with understanding or better yet, action._18_It comes from deep within us and from support outside us. It comes from gratitude for whats good in our lives and from learning in to the suck._19_I learned that when life pulls you under, you can kick against the bottom, break the su
45、rface, and breathe again.Although it can be extremely difficult to grasp, the disappearance of one possible self can free us to imagine a new possible self. After tragedy, we sometimes miss these opportunities because we spend all of our emotional energy wishing for our old lives. As Hellen Keller p
46、ut it, “_20_But often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”A. It can help a person step out of the trouble.B. Treat others as they want to be treated.C. When one door of happiness closes, another opens.D. Death ends a life, but it does not end a
47、 relationship.E. Another way you answer it depends on your ability of recovery.F. It comes from analyzing how we process grief and from simply accepting that grief.G. It can be as tragic as the death of a child, or as disappointing as a dream that goes unfilled.【答案】1. B 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. D 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. A 11. A 12. D 13. A 14. B 15. B 16. G 17. B 18. E 19. F 20. C