2020高考英语阅读理解限时集训19

这是一份2020高考英语阅读理解限时集训19，共7页。
Althugh Adele is a very successful singer nw，music wasn't always what she saw herself ding．At age 10，when she saw her grandmther's pain ver the death f Adele's grandfather，she pictured herself as a heart surgen.
“I wanted t fix peple's hearts.”she tld the UK music website i­D，remembering the childhd interest she'd had in bilgy classes until she fund ut that her real talent was fr singing.
Adele didn't g t medical schl，but many wuld agree that she still has healing(治愈)pwers.“Her sngs find the kind f memry every listener hlds smewhere in their heart. This kind f feeling is what peple have always liked in Adele，”said The Telegraph.“She writes a pp diary，sharing the simple secrets f her heart.”
Mst successful pp stars make albums at a fast pace，but nt Adele.After her secnd album 21 wn the 2012 Grammy Award fr Album f the Year，she made it clear with her label that she wuld spend“fur r five years”making her next album.She tld Vgue magazine，“I wn't cme ut with new music until it's better than 21.”
Instead f seeking fame，Adele remained silent and mved t the cuntryside.In her free time，she lved t watch TV series Teen Mm，American Hrrr Stry，and The Walking Dead.
Living life as nrmally as pssible is imprtant t the singer's art.“Nbdy wants t listen t a recrd frm smene wh's nt living in the real wrld，”Adele tld i­D.“S I live a lw­key life fr my fans.”
【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述了英国著名歌手阿黛尔在音乐上成功的秘密。
1．What des the text mainly tell us?
A．The ppularity f Adele's album 25.
B．The healing pwers f Adele's music.
C．The secrets f Adele's success in music.
D．The reasn fr Adele's becming a singer.
C [考查主旨大意。通读全文，尤其是最后三段可推知，本文主要讲述了阿黛尔在音乐上成功的秘密，故选C。]
2．What des the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 prbably mean?
A．Adele wasn't interested in music.
B．Adele wasn't gd at music at first.
C．Music wasn't very imprtant in Adele's life.
D．Music wasn't all Adele wanted t be devted t.
D [考查句意猜测。根据第二段第二句“At age 10，when she saw her grandmther's pain ver the death f Adele's grandfather，she pictured herself as a heart surgen.”可推知，10岁时，当阿黛尔看到祖父的去世给祖母带来的伤痛时，她想成为一名外科医生，减轻别人的痛苦。故D项正确。]
3．Why desn't Adele want t make albums at a fast pace?
A．T live a lw­key life.
B．T win the Grammy Award.
C．T guarantee the quality f her music.
D．T share the secrets f her heart as a musician.
C [考查推理判断。根据第五段中的“She tld Vgue magazine，‘I wn't cme ut with new music until it's better than 21.’”，并结合最后两段的整体内容可推知，阿黛尔放慢做音乐的速度是为了追求高质量的音乐，故选C。]
4．What can we knw abut Adele?
A．Her album Hell will cme ut n Nv.20.
B．She has kept a diary since childhd.
C．She mved t the cuntryside befre 2012.
D．Her wrks are based n real life.
D [考查细节理解。根据最后一段最后两句“‘Nbdy wants t listen t a recrd frm smene wh's nt living in the real wrld，’Adele tld i­D.‘S I live a lw­key life fr my fans.’”可知，阿黛尔的音乐作品基于真实的生活。]
B
Happiness is a jurney
We always cnvince urselves that life will be better after we get married，have a baby and anther.Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't ld enugh and we'll be mre cntent when they are.After that we're frustrated that we have teenagers t deal with.We will certainly be happy when they are ut f that stage.
We always tell urselves that ur life will be cmplete when ur spuse(配偶)gets his r her act tgether，when we get a nice car，and are able t g n a nice vacatin when we retire.The truth is there's n better time than right nw.If nt nw，when？Our life will always be filled with challenges.It's best t admit this t urselves and decide t be happy anyway.
One f my favrite qutes cmes frm Alfred D'Suza.He said，“Fr a lng time it had seemed t me that life was abut t begin a real life.But there were always sme bstacles in the way，smething t be gtten thrugh first，sme unfinished business，time still t be served，a debt t be paid.Then life wuld begin.At last it dawned n me that these bstacles were my life.”
This perspective has helped me t see that there is n way t happiness.Happiness is the way.S treasure every mment that yu have.
And remember that time waits fr n ne.S stp waiting until yu finish schl；until yu g back t schl；until yu get married；until yu get divrced；until yu have kids；until yu retire；until yu get a new car r hme；until spring；until yu are brn again t decide that there is n better time than right nw t be happy...
Happiness is a jurney，nt a destinatin.S，wrk like yu dn't need mney，lve like yu've never been hurt，and dance like n ne's watching.
【语篇解读】 我们的生活充满挑战，挑战就是我们的生活，因此，珍惜每一刻，停止等待。享受幸福不需要等到将来，而是要把握现在。幸福是旅程，不是终点。
5．Why des the authr use Alfred D'Suza's qute in the third paragraph?
A．T supprt his viewpint.
B．T intrduce ne mre tpic.
C．T enrich the cntent f the article.
D．T cmpare their different views n happiness.
A [考查推理判断。根据第四段可知，Alfred D'Suza的观点帮助作者明白了没有通往幸福的路，幸福本身就是这条路，因此珍惜你拥有的每一刻。这也是作者通过本文想要表达的观点。由此推断作者引用Alfred D'Suza的话是为了支持自己的观点。故选A。]
6．What des the underlined wrd“this” in the secnd paragraph prbably refer t?
A．Life will be better after we get married，have a baby and anther.
B．Our life will be whle when ur spuse gets his r her act tgether.
C．When we retire，we can have a nice hliday.
D．We are in a wrld full f challenges.
D [考查代词指代。根据前一句可知，我们的生活总是充满挑战。画线词所在句的意思是：最好是让自己接受这一事实，无论如何都要快乐。因此画线词this指上文中提到的“我们的生活充满挑战”。故选D。]
7．What is the main idea f the secnd paragraph?
A．Only when we get whatever we want can we feel ur life is cmplete.
B．Whatever happens in ur life，we shuld live in the present.
C．We shuldn't enjy happiness at present but in the future.
D．We cannt enjy happiness nw because we are facing many challenges.
B [考查段落大意。第二段讲述我们总是等待幸福，而事实的真相是，没有任何时刻比现在更宝贵。生活充满挑战，最好是让自己接受这一事实，无论如何都要快乐。因此推断本段主要讲述无论发生了什么，我们都应该活在当下。故选B。]
8．Which f the fllwing is the best title f the text?
A．Owning the present is wning the future
B．Pursuing happiness is nature f us humans
C．Happiness is a jurney，nt a destinatin
D．Hw t pssess real happiness
C [考查标题归纳。通读全文可知，文章最后一段的第一句“Happiness is a jurney，nt a destinatin.”对全文做了总结，生活充满挑战，因此要珍惜每一刻，享受幸福，幸福是旅程，不是终点。故选C。]
C
Spider(蜘蛛) webs have smething in cmmn with guitar strings.The lng，thin strings n a guitar can vibrate (振动)．They mve back and frth，r frm side t side.S d webs made by spiders.The lines f silk they prduce can carry vibratins.This mvement gives the small creature infrmatin abut what landed n the web.
Spiders have eight legs and usually eight eyes.The animals build webs with their wn sft，naturally­made silk.And much like playing the strings f a guitar，a spider can send ut vibratins acrss its web ver many different frequencies(频率)．Spiders catch their fd，usually insects in their webs.They make small mvements，which spread acrss their webs.The vibratins can give the spider details abut what is caught in the web—maybe a pssible mate，r smething tasty t eat.
Vibratins are nt just used t spt what is fr dinner.They are als imprtant in curtship(求爱)，s lts f males will actually create a very specific kind f musical pattern which the females can use t determine nt nly that they're a male，but they're the right species，and whether they might want t mate with them as well.
Spiders make their wn vibratins t find ut the cnditin f the webs.By cntrlling the tightness f the material，they can effectively cntrl hw infrmatin is getting t them when they hang ut in the middle f the web.Spiders have a special ability t shape the physical nature f their self­made materials and creatins.Scientists think that spider silk may have changed ver time fr this purpse.
【语篇解读】 本文介绍了蜘蛛吐出的蛛丝可以传播不同频率的振动，这些振动让它们知道什么东西落在了蜘蛛网上并且这些振动在求爱中也非常重要。
9．Hw des a spider feel that an insect is caught in the web?
A．Thrugh its sense f sight.
B．Thrugh vibratins f its web.
C．Thrugh different frequencies.
D．Thrugh a musical pattern.
B [考查细节理解。根据第二段的“The vibratins can give the spider details abut what is caught in the web”可知，蜘蛛可以通过蛛网的振动知道有东西落到蛛网上了。故选B项。]
10．What des the underlined wrd “They” in Paragraph 2 prbably refer t?
A．Insects. B．Strings.
C．Spiders.D．Vibratins.
A [考查代词指代。根据第二段的“Spiders catch their fd，usually insects in their webs.They make small mvements，which spread acrss their webs.”可知，蜘蛛在它们的蛛网上捕食，一般捕到的都是昆虫。它们制造出传遍整张蛛网的小振动。所以They指代的是昆虫。]
11．Which f the fllwing statements is TRUE?
A．Silk prduces vibratins as the strings f a guitar d.
B．Female spiders make special sunds t attract a partner.
C．Hunting will be hard fr spiders if the silk is lse.
D．The tightness f silk can't be adjusted nce it's made.
C [考查细节理解。根据第四段的“By cntrlling the tightness f the material，they can effectively cntrl hw infrmatin is getting t them”可知，蛛网的松紧度对蜘蛛捕猎至关重要，故选C项。]
[干扰项分析] 根据第一段的第一句“Spider(蜘蛛)webs have smething in cmmn with guitar strings.”可知，蛛网和吉他弦有一些共同之处，故排除A。根据第三段的“s lts f males will actually... they're a male”可排除B。根据第四段的“By cntrlling the tightness f the the middle f the web.”可知，蜘蛛可以控制蛛网的松紧度，它们可以有效地调整蛛网的属性，故可排除D项。
12．The text mainly tells readers ．
A．guitars and spider webs are similar
B．spider webs have varius functins
C．spiders are skillful in hunting insects
D．vibratins are vital in a spider's life
D [考查主旨大意。根据整篇文章的叙述，尤其是“The vibratins can give the spider details abut what is caught in the web—maybe a pssible mate，r smething tasty t eat.”可知，D项正确。]