高中一轮复习英语选修八Unit2高考拆组训练

选修八Unit2高考拆组训练阅读理解组块专练——练速度(限时：30分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解ATheworld­famousBritishMuseumhasasecret:ahiddenstudywhereanyonecanrequestprivateviewingsofprintsanddrawingsbyRembrandt,Michelangeloandmore.OnthefourthflooroftheBritishMuseum,inaquietcorner,isanordinarydoor.Ifirstopenedthedoorafewyearsago,andwasshownintoaroomwithaglassceilingandcabinetsfilledwithcardboardboxes.ThoseboxesholdBritain’snationalcollectionofprintsanddrawings.Studyingaworkofartinyourowntimeatadeskisaverydifferentexperiencefromlookingatitinamuseumoragallery.Itismuchclosertohowtheartiststhemselveswouldhaveviewedtheirwork.Iwasdrawnintotheimages,whichstillfeltfreshandimmediatedecadesaftertheircreation.IaskedthearchivistifIcouldseeMichelangelo’sinkdrawingofaphilosopher.Thedrawingshowsabeardedmanholdingaroundobject:perhapsarockoraglassball.Thatthedrawingwasunfinishedmadeitmoreinteresting.Wasthedrawinganoldmanthinkingaboutdeath,analchemistweighingafreshpieceofgold,oraphilosopherturningoverthestoneofknowledge?Ilookedatituntilthearchivisttoldmetheywereabouttoclosefortheday.Sincethatfirstvisit,Ihavegonebacktothestudyroomseveraltimes,usuallytolookattheworksfromtheperiodIwasresearching.VeryoccasionallyIaskedfortheMichelangelodrawing.Although_I_know_that_it_prefers_to_be_in_the_dark,_I_also_like_to_think_that,_every_now_and_then,_it_enjoyed_being_looked_at.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。世界著名的大英博物馆有一个秘密：一个隐藏的书房，在那里任何人可以请求欣赏伦勃朗、米开朗基罗等人的绘画和素描。1．ThesecretstudyintheBritishMuseum________.A．isnoteye­catchingamongvariousreadingroomsB．isopenonlytothosewhodoresearchonworksofartC．isaspecialroomforshowingprivatepaintingsD．containstheBritishcollectionofalldrawings解析：选A推理判断题。根据第一段及第二段第一句中的“inaquietcorner,isanordinarydoor”可知，这个书房很隐秘且不易被发现和注意到。故选A。2．What’stheadvantageofvisitingthestudyaccordingtotheauthor?A．Thedrawingstherearepletelyfresh.B．Visitorsdon’tneedtospeaktoeachother.C．Drawingsareappreciatedatadeskinsteadofonawall.D．Viewersgetclosetoworksphysicallyandmentally.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第三段第二句可知，一个人在秘密书房里欣赏名家作品既可以近观作品，也能从内心上更接近艺术家。故选D。3．Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph?A．TheMichelangelodrawingisusuallykeptfrombeingshown.B．TheauthorisdeeplyattractedbytheMichelangelodrawing.C．TheauthorhasadialogueinspiritwiththeMichelangelodrawing.D．TheMichelangelodrawinghasaspecialvaluefortheauthor’sresearch.解析：选B句意理解题。根据本句中的“Although”引导让步状语从句以及第三段最后一句“Iwasdrawnintotheimages,whichstillfeltfreshandimmediatedecadesaftertheircreation.”可知，作者知道米开朗基罗的作品是藏品，但偶尔还是想拿出来欣赏。由此可推知，作者被他的作品深深吸引。故选B。4．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Theauthorisahistorianstudyingfamouspeopleindifferentperiods.B．TheBritishMuseumtendstooffervisitorsafairchance.C．TheauthorvisitedthestudymainlybecausesheadmiredMichelangelo.D．ThedrawingsbyMichelangeloaretoodifficultforviewerstounderstand.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第一段中的“anyonecanrequestprivateviewingsofprintsanddrawingsbyRembrandt,Michelangeloandmore”可推知，大英博物馆为每人都提供公平的机会。故选B。BPlantcloninghasbeenanagriculturaltechniqueusedbyfarmersandgardenersforcenturies.Grafting(嫁接)isamonformofplantcloning.Manyplantsinnatureactuallyclonethemselvesandreproduceasexually(无性生殖地)．Clonedplantsaremuchmorepredictablethannormalplants,sotheiryield(产量)ismorereliable.Clonedplantsalsoreproducefaster,limitingtheamountoftimebetweenplantingandharvesting.Itisalsooftencheapertoproduceseedsthroughcloningthanthroughtraditionalmethods.Plantscanessentiallybeoptimizedsothatfarmersorindividualgrowersalwayshavethebestseedsavailable.Withhigheryieldatafasterrate,farmscanproducemorefoodformorepeoplewhiledecreasingoverallcosts.Cloningcanbeusedtowipeoutdiseasesthatpreviouslykilledoffentirefieldsofcrops.Thiswouldmakeplantsimmunetothekindsofdiseasesthatfarmersandgardenersaroundtheworldfeareachyear.Cropfailuresduetodiseaseandviruscouldbeeathingofthepast.Also,plantsthatarenearextinctioncanbebroughtbacktolifethroughcloning.Throughcloningscientistscandevelopsuperfruitsandvegetablesofsuperior(更好的)nutritionalquality.Thiscouldmakeforahealthierpopulationoverall.Thishasalreadybeendonethroughselectivepollination(授粉),andgeneticcloningcouldtakeittothenextlevel.Byplantcloningwehaveapopulationofidenticalplantsandalltheseplantsequallysufferfromthesamediseases,butinnaturetheweakwoulddieandthestrongwouldsurvive.Whiletherearesomedangerstoconsiderwithplantcloning,thereareplentyofbenefitsthatcouldprovevitaltothepropagation(繁衍)ofthehumanspecies.eq\x(语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了植物克隆的好处。)5．Theunderlinedword“optimized”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto“________”．A．grown B．producedC．perfected D．examined解析：选C词义猜测题。根据“sothatfarmersorindividualgrowersalwayshavethebestseedsavailable”可知，optimize与perfect的意思相近。6．Accordingtothetext,clonedplants________.A．haveloweryieldthannormalplantsB．needlesscarefrompeopleC．preventvariouskindsofdiseasesD．haveashortergrowthcycle解析：选D细节理解题。从第二段中的“Clonedplantsalsoreproducefaster,limitingtheamountoftimebetweenplantingandharvesting.”可知，克隆的植物的生长周期短。7．Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Towarnthenegativeeffectsofplantcloning.B．Toshowdifferentkindsofplantcloning.C．Topredictthefutureofplantcloning.D．Tointroducetheadvantagesofplantcloning.解析：选D写作目的题。文章的第二、三、四段都是在介绍植物克隆的好处，所以本文的目的是介绍植物克隆的好处。CWeareallfascinatedbymysteries.Tosomeextentwelovetoexpectstrangephenomenonoccurringbeforeus.Herearesomeamazingunsolvedmysteries.TheGeorgiaGuidestonesOnoneofthehighesthilltopsinElbertCounty,Georgiastandsagiantgranitemonument(花岗岩纪念碑).Carvedineightdifferentlanguagesonthefourgiantstonesare10Guides.Theoriginofthisstrangemonumentiscoveredinmysterybecausenooneknowsthetrueidentityoftheman,ormen,whoconstructedit.AllweknowisthatinJune1979,amanidentifyinghimselfasR．C.Christianannouncedthathewouldbuildsomethingtoconveyamessagetomankind,buttodate,nooneknowswhoR．C.Christianreallywas.BermudaTriangleTheBermudaTriangleisatriangularareaoftheAtlanticOcean.Manyplanes,ships,andboatsaresaidtohavedisappearedinthistrianglewithoutatrace,whichledtothebeliefthat“supernatural”forcesexistinthisareaofthesea.Couldtheretrulybeanunnaturalforceatworkinthisgeographicaltriangleorarethesedisappearancesmerelycoincidence?Eitherway,numerouspeopleremainunwillingtostepovertheboundarylineintotheDevil’sTriangle.LochNessMonsterTheLochNessMonsterisalegendaryanimalthatsupposedlylivesinthedepthsofLochNess,alongnarrowlakelocatedinruralScotland.Storiesconcerningthemonsterdatebacktothe6thcenturyAD.Overtheyearsthousandshavereportedseeingalongneckappearingfromthewaterwithasmallheadofanunknowncreature.Pictureshaveevenbeentakenofthis“creature”，butmostscientistsrefusetobelieveanycreatureofthiskindlivesintheLochNess.Sofar,theevidenceisinadequate,andthecontroversycontinues.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了世界上三大未解之谜，包括佐治亚州的巨石阵、百慕大三角和尼斯湖水怪。8．WhyistheGeorgiaGuidestonesmysterious?A．ItisononeofthehighesthilltopsinElbertCounty.B．Thereareeightdifferentlanguagesonthestones.C．Thepersonwhobuiltitremainsunknown.D．R.C.Christiancouldconveyamessagetomankind.解析：选C细节理解题。根据TheGeorgiaGuidestones部分第二段内容可知，巨石阵很神秘是因为没有人知道是谁建造了它。故选C。9．WhyarepeopleunwillingtoentertheBermudaTriangle?A．Itistooremotefromland.B．Thechanceofsurvivingisslimthere.C．Therearesupernaturalforcesinthearea.D．Alltransportationshavedisappearedthere.解析：选B推理判断题。根据BermudaTriangle部分第一段第二句可知，在百慕大三角经常有飞机、轮船和小船失踪；由此可推知，在百慕大三角人们幸存的可能性很小，所以许多人不愿意进入百慕大三角地带。故选B。10．WhatcanweknowaboutLochNessMonster?A．Itexistedinthe6thcenturyAD.B．Itissaidtohavealongneckandalargehead.C．IthasbeenlivinginLochNessLakeforalongtime.D．Peoplehaven’treachedanagreementonitsexistence.解析：选D细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句可知，关于水怪的故事始于公元6世纪，并不是说水怪出现在公元6世纪，故排除A项；根据最后一段第二句中的“withasmallhead”可知，B项错误；根据最后一段倒数第二句可知，大多数科学家都不相信有这种水怪生活在尼斯湖中，故排除C项；根据最后一段最后一句可知，D项“人们对它的存在没有达成一致意见”符合原文。故选D。Ⅱ.阅读七选五Toooftenaninappropriateviewgetsaroundusthatitisourphysicalconditionsthatmakeushappyorunhappy.Asaconsequence,physicalconditionshavebeenoverstated.__1__，thatis,goodstandardofliving,highgoalsthatwewanttoobtain,surroundingourselveswithanicehouse,nicecar,niceclothes,etc.__2__.Butmanytimesonceweobtainourgoalsandaresurroundedbywhatwethoughtwouldmakeushappy,wearestillunhappy.Alsoontheotherendofthestick,many,manypeopleareunhappynow,becausetheyhavenotobtainedtheirgoalsand__3__，which,consequently,addstotheirdissatisfactionwithlife.Sothisiswhysomanypeoplekeepthemselvesformostoftheirlivesinastateof“inpleteness”andunhappiness,andthisiswhysomanysupersuccessfulpeoplestillaren’thappy.Thereasonisthat__4__.TheythinkthattheUniverseshouldgivethemwhattheywantfirstandthenthey’llbehappy.ButthatjustputsabarrierinbetweenthemandhappinessbecauseofthewaytheUniverseissetup.Themessagehereistounderstandthatyourdesirestellyouwhereyouwanttoputyourfocusinyourlife,however,__5__.Youmakeyourselfhappyfromtheinsideout,nottheoutsidein.Donotrequirecertainco