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1、閱讀理解訓練（4） 【由山東省棗莊市2020高考英語3月模擬試題改編】 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。 It's hard to find Alice Munro in the media．Even after she won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Canadian writer just appeared for a quick interview and then dropped out of 8ight．On Dec 29, she still didn't seek the spot

2、light（聚光燈）when she was named one of the rive Women of the Year by the Financial Times． In Munro's eyes, ordinary lives always hide larger dramas． So she records what we casually think of as the everyday actions of normal people, She often focuses on life in her hometown, a small village in Ontario

3、which 8he is most familiar with．She writes about the ordinary things in the village－fox forming;, trees felled in the Ontario wilderness, poor country achool8 and long last illnesses．Above all, she talk8 about girls and women who have seemingly ordinary lives but struggle against daily misfortune．

4、She has a special talent for uncovering the extraordinary in the ordinary． These are ordinary people, ordinary stories, but she has the magic． Her precise language, depth of detail and the logic of her storytelling have made her stories inviting． Runaway, one of Munro's representative works, is a g

5、ood example of her writing style．One of the stories centers on the life of an ordinary woman Carla, who lives in a small Canadian town with her husband Clark．The story slowly forms a picture of Carla, trapped in a bad marriage, her unhappiness building into desperation until she decide8 to flee．The

6、story of Carla is a story of the power and betrayals of love．It is about lost children and l08t chance8 that we can all find in life, There is pain beneath the surface, like a needle in the heart． Since she published her first collection of 8hort stories in 1968, Munro has won many a wards, with th

7、e Nobel Prize being her bigge8t honor．On Oct 10, 2020, the Nobel Prize commit-tee named Munro the "master of the contemporary short story"． 1．We learn from Paragraph 1 that Alice Munro A．didn't get on well with the media B．was 8urprised at winning the Nobel Prize C．didn't value the title of Wome

8、n of the Year D．remained modest though very successful 2．Many of Alice Munro's works A．focus on everyday life of ordinary people B．a(chǎn)re about betrayals of love and violence C．center on the happy life of country women D．a(chǎn)re romantic stories setting in her hometown 3．What makes Alice Munro's sto

9、ries fascinating according to the text? A．The complicated plots． B．Her writing techniques． C．The humorous language． D．Her rich imagination． 4．In her representative work Run．a(chǎn)way, Carla A．leads a happy life with Clark B．is a faithful wife to her husband C．tries to run away from her husband D．l

10、oses all hopes for a better life 5．What is the text mainly about? A．Alice Munro and her hometown． B．The awards Alice Munro won． C．Alice Munro's literary life． D．Alice Munro and her writing style． 【參考答案】1—5、DABCA A LaMar Baylor, an American performer in the Broadway musical, spends most of

11、his time in New York City．But since 2020, he has also spent weeks in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda．There, he teaches dance to boys who live on the street．His teaching is part of an effort by the Rebecca Davis Dance Company．The project helps young people learn more about dance and learn how to beha

12、ve in a classroom environment． Rebecca Davis and LaMar Baylor teach ballet to street children in Kigali, Rwanda．The children have lost all of their families．Some have been in prison; others have sold their bodies for sex．Dance classes provide the children with structured learning and self-expressi

13、on that they've never had before． Rebecca Davis is the founder and director of the dance company．She got the idea for the project after visiting Rwanda in 2020．There she met a large number of street children who were dancing, and she thought that dance could be used to get them off the street and i

14、nto a safe place．She believes that learning to dance is a step toward education．She says children can take classes in information and technology after they have learned to attend classes and follow directions． Boys who have done best in the classes win scholarships and are sent to the Sunrise Board

15、ing School．About 30 boys have won this kind of financial aid． As for LaMar Baylor, he knows from his own experience how dance can lead to a better life．He is from Camden, New Jersey．Camden has sometimes been called America's poorest and most dangerous city．He now thanks dancing for saving his life．

16、 The Rwanda program is the largest one set up by the Rebecca Davis Dance Company, and Ms．Davis has also set up dance programs in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Guinea．About 2,000 children in the three countries have taken part in the project since it was begun in 2020． 21．The dance project aims to____． A

17、．give the street children parental care B．provide scholarship for the street children C．help the street children receive some education D．keep the street children in good health 22．What do we learn about the street children from the passage? A．All of them can be sent to the Sunrise Boarding Sch

18、ool． B．It may be hard for them to adapt to classroom rules at first． C．They only take classes in dancing． D．Many of them have been in prison． 23．What LaMar Baylor and the street children in the project have in common is that _． A．they all benefit from dancing B．they borrowed money from the pro

19、ject C．they learn to express themselves in dance class D．they were homeless at one time 24．We can infer from the last paragraph that -． A．the dance project was started in Guinea B．the wanda program is the first program by Rebecca Davis C．the Rwanda program has attracted about 2,000 ch

20、ildren D．the dance project gains popularity and grows quickly B On countless mornings over the past year, I stood with my son, James, in our driveway, watching our neighbor hurry off to kindergarten．My wife and I wanted to give James the best education, but that meant we'd have to change our job

21、s and spend less time with our kid．I asked myself, "Would this trade-off be worth it?" When I look at the research on child development, I think it might not．Where our kids go to school might matter less than most American parents think． Social scientists have long tried to determine why some child

22、ren grow up to be successful．In a 2001 study, Greg Duncan, a professor of education at the University of California, measured the influence that the people in a child's life have on how well the child does in school．Duncan and his team found almost no relationship between how students did on the tes

23、t and whom they sat beside in class, whom they hung out with after school and who lived in their block．The only meaningful link they found was between siblings （兄弟姐妹） and twins in particular． For a long time, scholars thought that a family's income heavily affected how well kids did in life．But t

24、hat might not be the case．When Susan Mayer at the University of Chicago looked at the relationship between family income and lifetime achievement, she ran a series of experiments to measure it, finding such outcomes weren't caused by income．She argued that the things that make a difference are relat

25、ively inexpensive: the number of books a kid has or how often his family goes to museums． Lareau, another scholar began one of the most in-depth observations of American parenting．He concluded that success is much more related to the amount of time parents spend with their children．He said "Many pa

26、rents I interviewed are anxious about their children's futures．But they have exaggerated（夸大） the sense of the risks involved if they don't give their children 'the best' of everything．" So at last, we decided to leave things as it were．More time with our kid is the best we can provide． 25．The firs

27、t paragraph is intended to _． A．introduce the topic of the passage B．confirm the result of a research C．stress the importance of good education D．support a research on child development 26．From the passage we know that most American parents _． A．spend a lot of time with their children B．like

28、to buy a variety of books for their children C．think children's achievement largely depends on schools D．believe their income cannot afford children's education 27．Who believes children's brothers and sisters may influence their academic performance? A．Lareau． B．Greg Duncan． C．Susan Mayer

29、． D．James． 28．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? A．Parents' time matters to children's future． B．School education determines children's future． C．Family income counts to children's achievements． D．Less education means more risks for children's success． C Dining Expe

30、riences at Belmond Grand Hotel Europe Delicious cuisine is paired with excellent musical entertainment at Belmond Grand Hotel Europe． TCHAIKOVSKY NIGHT Every Friday, dine in Lobby Bar and be treated to a special musical accompaniment． Enjoy timeless classics from the great Russian composer Tchai

31、kovsky, performed by local dancers and a chamber orchestra． Time: 7 pm - 10 pm Price: RUB 2, 000 per adult RUSSIAN AFTERNOON TEA Take a seat in the Mezzanine Cafe at a table laid out with Imperial Porcelain china．Feast on Borodinsky bread sandwiches with various fillings, hot smoked trout（鱒魚）,

32、 delightful mini pirozhki and sweets such as vatrushkas, all accompanied by good, strong tea and light music． Available daily 2 pm - 6 pm, priced at 1800 RUB for two． TAITTINGER CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH Enjoy a wide variety of international dishes and unlimited drinks accompanied by live jazz at L'Europ

33、e Restaurant every Sunday．A supervised playroom for children is also available． Time: I pm - 4:30 pm Price: RUB 4, 900 per adult; Children': up t0 7 - free / 7 t0 15 - RUBI, 800 / above 16 - full price VODKA EXPERIENCE Available in the Caviar Bar, let our seasoned chef take you through caviar a

34、nd vodka pairings． You can also take part in cocktail demonstrations, or enjoy vodka-themed treatments at the beauty salon． Available daily 4 pm - 11 pm, priced at RUB 3, 000 for one bottle． 29．A couple with twins aged 5 dining at L'Europe Restaurant should pay at least ． A．RUB 14, 400

35、 B．RUB 19, 600 C．RUB 9, 800 D．RUB 3, 600 30．Which of the following will be your best choice, if you like classical music? A．Lobby Bar． B．The Mezzanine Caf6． C．Caviar Bar． D．L'Europe Restaurant． 31．Where does this passage probably come from? A．A scien

36、ce fiction． B．A hotel brochure． C．A recipe book． D．A geography textbook． D They already guide blind and disabled people; now dogs are to be trained to help people with dementia（癡呆） or Alzheimer's．Alzheimer's can make people confuse night and day or forget basic things such as washing or dri

37、nking enough water． The dogs will be trained to respond to sound triggers（觸發(fā)器） in the home that cause them to perform tasks．The duties will include reminding their owners to take medicine, as well as encouraging them to eat, drink and sleep regularly． The idea was developed by design students at t

38、he Glasgow School of Art and will now be put into practice by Alzheimer's Scotland and Dogs for the Disabled．The first dogs will be distributed to four Scottish couples, where one of the partners is in the early stages of dementia．Some 670,000 people in Britain have dementia and one in three over 65

39、s will develop the condition．By 2021 this is expected to rise to one million． Joyce Gray of Alzheimer's Scotland said, "People in the early stages of dementia are still able to live a relatively normal life, and dogs help to maintain routine．" Another advantage of using the pets as companions is th

40、at dogs can give them a sense of silent support and companionship．Ms Gray said, "The evidence is that people may forget familiar faces but not pets．It's such a strong bond that people often remember them longest．People don't need to communicate verbally （言語地） but they can still interact．You can have

41、 a speechless bond．" Helen McCain, director of Dogs for the Disabled, said, "People with dementia often forget to take the medicine．If a dog presents them with a bag with pills in it there's a greater chance of them taking it．The dog would also encourage the owner to take them out for walks, ensuri

42、ng they keep exercising and interacting with other people．" 32．In Britain people with dementia _ _． A．a(chǎn)re likely to increase in number B．a(chǎn)re mostly over 65 years old C．will be trained to respond to sound triggers D．will be able to live a relatively normal life 33

43、．The dogs are taught to perform tasks by -． A．making some sound signals B．communicating with the patients C．reminding the patients by barking D．reacting to some sound triggers 34．What does the underlined word "them" in Paragraph 4 refer to? A．Faces． B．Triggers． C

44、．Pets． D．Companions． 35．What is mainly talked about in the passage? A．The idea of dementia dogs was developed by students． B．Dogs are trained to assist Alzheimer's patients． C．British people with Alzheimer's are in poor condition． D．The dementia dogs perform most duties of a doctor Test 3： 卷A 21. A 22. A 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. A 29. A 30. C 31. D 32. B 33. C 34. B 35. D 卷B 21. C 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. A 31. B 32. A 33. D 34. C 35. B