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2027高考总复习·周测阶梯卷·英语(三)
3.阅读理解(三)
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阅读理解(共16小题;每小题2.5分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Do you ever get to the train station and realize you forgot to bring
something to read?Yes,we all have our phones,but many of us still like to
go old school and read something printed.
Well,there's a kiosk()for that.In the San Francisco Bay Area,
at least.
“You enter the fare gates(检票口)and you'll see a kiosk that is lit up
and it tells you can get a one-minute,a three-minute,or a five-minute
story,says Alicia Trost,the chief communications officer for the San
Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit-known as BART."You choose which
length you want and it gives you a receipt-like short story.
It's that simple.Riders have printed nearly 20,000 short stories and
poems since the programme was launched last March.Some are classic
short stories,and some are new original works.
Trost also wants to introduce local writers to local riders."We wanted
to do something where we do a call to artists in the Bay Area to submit
stories for a contest,Trost says."And as of right now,we've received
about 120 submissions.The winning stories would go into our kiosk and
then you would be a published artist.
Ridership on transit()systems across the country has been down
the past half century,so could short stories save transit?
Trost thinks so.
"At the end of the day all transit agencies right now are doing
everything they can to improve the rider experience.So I absolutely think
we will get more riders just because of short stories,she says.
And you'll never be without something to read.
1.Why did BART start the kiosk programme?
A.To promote the local culture.
B.To discourage phone use
C.To meet passengers'needs.
D.To reduce its running costs.
2.How are the stories categorized in the kiosk?
A.By popularity.
B.By length.
C.By theme.
D.By language.
3.What has Trost been doing recently?
A.Organizing a story contest.
B.Doing a survey of customers.
C.Choosing a print publisher.
D.Conducting interviews with artists.
4.What is Trost's opinion about BART's future?
A.It will close down.
B.Its profits will decline.
C.It will expand nationwide.
D.Its ridership will increase.
B
When she was just 9 years old,Hilde Lysiak became famous across the
United States for reporting on difficult news stories.Now Hilde has written
a book telling her own story,and sharing some of the challenges she faced.
Hilde Kate Lysiak's father was a reporter for the New York Daily
Newes.When she was young,he often took her to work with him,and she
developed a strong interest in news stories and reporting.When she was 8,
Hilde started her own newspaper,called the Orange Street News (OSN).
Her family lived on Orange Street.Hilde did the writing,her sister Izzy
took pictures,and her father helped her organize and print the newspaper.
Following the rules her father had taught her,she researched and reported
stories in her monthly newspaper.
OSN suddenly became famous when a murder happened in town,and
9-year-old Hilde was the first person to report it.Soon,news organizations
around the country were doing stories on Hilde.Some people criticized her
parents for allowing her to report on something as unpleasant as a murder.
Others criticized Hilde for "pretending to be a reporter".Some people even
suggested she should be playing with dolls.
Hilde was upset by the complaints.She responded with a YouTube
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video."I never began my newspaper so that people would think I was
cute,"she said."I want to be taken seriously.I'm sure other kids do,
too.That wasn't the last time Hilde had trouble getting people to take her
seriously.Sometimes,it was because of her age.Other times,it was
because she was a girl.But she never let that stop her.Hilde continued
reporting.
Hilde's activities as a reporter have made her famous,and she has
earned several awards.With her father,Hilde has written a series of books
for young people,called Hilde Cracks the Case.The books are based
loosely on stories that Hilde wrote.The books have now been turned into a
TV show called Home Be fore Dark.
5.What caused Hilde to be interested in news reporting?
A.Her unusual writing skills.
B.Her experience with her father at work.
C.Her mother's encouragement.
D.Her passion for reading newspapers.
6.What can we infer from the third paragraph?
A.Hilde took pride in the Orange Street News.
B.All the media misunderstood Hilde's behaviour.
C.Not everyone was happy about Hilde's efforts.
D.Unpleasant stories were prohibited from being reported.
7.Which of the following can be used to describe Hilde?
A.Determined.
B.Adaptable.
C.Awkward.
D.Reliable.
8.What is probably the best title for the text?
A.Challenges Hilde Faced When She Was Young
B.A Biographical Novel Written by Hilde Lysiak
C.The Orange Street News:a Popular Newspaper
D.Hilde Lysiak:Young Reporter Tells Her Own Story
C
A year after Walt Disney made history with the release of Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs,his artists were struggling to find the right design
for the woodland backgrounds of Bambi,the coming-of-age tale of a young
deer.The film's production team realized they needed an alternative to the
style in their first feature-length animated (film.Soon they got
their inspiration from Tyrus Wong,whose work was on display as a new
exhibit at New York City's Museum of Chinese in America.
Wong,an immigrant from Taishan,China,arrived in California at 9
with his father in 1919.Wong eventually settled near Los Angeles,where
he developed his passions for art and drawing and got trained at the Otis Art
Institute.
In 1938,The Walt Disney Studio hired him to draw the pictures
between the main drawings of the animators.Wong soon learned that the
studio was trying to turn Felix Salten's novel Bambi into an animated film.
After reading the story,he saw an opportunity to break out of his humdrum
job.He said,"Gee,this is all outdoor scenery.I'm a landscape painter.
This will be great.”
Inspired by Chinese landscape paintings,he used watercolour to make
sample sketches (that led to forest scenes with simple strokes of
colour and special attention to light and shadow.Wong's sketches caught
Disney's eye and became the guide for Bambi's background artists,who
were later trained to mimic(s效仿)his style.
By the time Bambi hit theatres in 1942,a strike at The Walt Disney
Studio had left Wong without a job after three years of working on the
project.He later became an illustrator for Warner Bros.,where he worked
for more than two decades.
"People admire his work because of Bambi,but Bambi was just a really
small portion of his life,"says his youngest daughter."He considers
himself not a great artist but a lucky artist,who was at the right place at
the right time.”
9.Why did Tyrus Wong catch the attention of The Walt Disney Studio?
A.His work won a prize at New York City's Museum.
B.His works could be used to explore the market in China.
C.His style was the one they needed for Bambi.
D.His style matched the one in Snow White and the Seven Dwar fs.
10.What does the underlined word "humdrum"in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Risky.
B.Tiring.
C.Formal.
D.Boring.
11.What happened to Tyrus Wong during the production of Bambi?
A.He was hired as the director.
B.He acted as the leading actor.
C.His works were used to train the background artists.
D.He only drew the pictures between the main drawings.
12.What can be inferred about Tyrus Wong from the last paragraph?
A.He was a successful but humble man.
B.He made great contributions to his family.
C.He has a great influence on his daughters'growth.
D.His contribution to art was no more than Bambi.
八
On Dec.26,Gelinne,60,was gazing out his back windows of his
home in Maryland,at frozen Beards Creek when he spotted a small aircraft
a few hundred yards away,losing altitude.
As the plane disappeared behind the trees,Gelinne,a former Navy
commander,realized it was going to land in the creek(小海湾).He flashed
on a moment from more than 20 years earlier:Sept.11,2001,he was at
work when terrorists crashed a jumbo jet into the building.He fled the
chaos but has always wondered if he could have stayed inside and helped.
On this day,he didn't hesitate.Racing down to the waterfront,he saw
the plane had slid to a stop on the broad,frozen creek,far from the shore.
It was now sinking.The pilot was standing on the wing.Gelinne knew that
the icy water could kill the pilot.
Gelinne tested the ice with his foot and decided not to take any chances
walking on it..So,he rushed back and swiftly pulled out a kayak(橡皮船)
from his back deck.
He set off.His initial attempts left him circling on the spot.But with
some muscle,he made progress.It was physically-demanding work.When
Gelinne reached the plane,it had sunk;only its tail was visible.The pilot
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was standing on a tail wing,submerged up to his chest.Gelinne edged his
kayak off the ice and into the water,paddling toward the pilot.To keep the
pilot calm,he joked,"Just hang on to the boat as if you were hugging your
wife.The pilot grabbed the kayak's bow.Gelinne knew he had to get the
pilot out of the water immediately.But all their desperate attempts ended in
failure.
By now a police officer had arrived and radioed for help.A boat from
the Maryland Department of Natural Resources appeared,breaking through
ice as it arrived.It picked up the pilot,Steve Couchman,71,and rushed
him to safety;he would be treated for minor injuries.
Rescue had arrived just in time,Gelinne recalled."I'm 60 years old.
There was no way I could get him to shore."Still,he was satisfied he'd
gone the right way that day.
13.What happened to the small aircraft?
A.It ran out of fuel.
B.It sank into the icy water.
C.It flew off the course.
D.It was attacked by terrorists.
14.Why did Gelinne set out to help without hesitation?
A.To make up for regret.
B.To carry out his mission.
C.To earn others'respect.
D.To demonstrate his power.
15.Which word best describes the situation the pilot was in?
A.Favorable.
B.Life-changing.
C.One-sided.
D.Critical.
16.What is the best title for the story?
A.Dragging the Pilot
B.Braving the Elements
C.Seizing the Chance
D.Fighting the Currents
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【文章大意】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了旧金山湾区捷运系统(BART)推出自动售货亭提供短篇
故事打印服务,旨在满足乘客阅读需求,提升出行体验,Trost认为此举措能吸引更多乘客,对BART未来持乐观
态度,预期乘客量将会增长。
1.【答案】C
【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段“‘You enter the fare gates and you'll see a kiosk that is lit up and it tells you
can get a one-minute,a three-minute,or a five-minute story,'says Alicia Trost,the chief communications
officer for the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit-known as BART.'You choose which length you want
and it gives you a receipt-like short story.'(I旧金山湾区捷运系统首席通讯官Alicia Trost表示:‘你进入检票
口,会看到一个亮着灯的信息亭,它告诉你可以得到一分钟、三分钟或五分钟的报道。你可以选择你想要的长
度,它会给你一个类似收据的短篇故事。’)”可知,BART启动信息亭是为了满足乘客在乘车过程中的阅读需求,
为他们提供不同长度的短篇故事或诗歌来打发时间。
2.【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段“You choose which length you want and it gives you a receipt-like short story.
(你可以选择你想要的长度,它会给你一个类似收据的短篇故事。)”可知,信息亭中的故事按长度分类,乘客可以
根据自己的需求选择不同长度的故事。
3.【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。根据第五段“We wanted to do something where we do a call to artists in the Bay Area to
submit stories for a contest(我们想做一些事情,呼吁湾区的艺术家为比赛提交故事)”以及“The winning stories
would go into our kiosk and then you would be a published artist.(获奖故事会进入我们的信息亭,然后你就会
成为一名出版艺术家。)”可知,Tost最近在组织一个故事竞赛,向湾区的艺术家征集故事,获胜作品将被放入售
货亭供乘客阅读。
4.【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“‘At the end of the day all transit agencies right now are doing everything
they can to improve the rider experience.So I absolutely think we will get more riders just because of short
stories,’she says..(她说:‘归根结底,所有的交通机构现在都在尽一切努力改善乘客体验。所以我绝对认为,我
们会因为短篇小说而吸引更多的乘客。')”可知,Tost认为通过提升乘客体验,包括提供短篇故事阅读服务,
BART可以吸引更多的乘客,乘客量将会增加。
【文章大意】本文是一篇新闻报道。主题语境是人与自我。文章讲述了当只有9岁的希尔德·莱西亚克因报
道困难的新闻故事而闻名于美国。现在,希尔德写了一本书,讲述了她自己的故事,并分享了她面临的一些挑战。
5.【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段内容“Hilde Kate Lysiak's father was a reporter for the New York Daily
News.When she was young,he often took her to work with him,and she developed a strong interest in news
stories and reporting.”可知,希尔德·莱西亚克对新闻报道感兴趣是因为跟着她的父亲去上班的经历。
6.【答案】C
【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段内容“Some people criticized her parents for allowing her to report on
something as unpleasant as a murder.Others criticized Hilde for 'pretending to be a reporter'.Some people
even suggested she should be playing with dolls.”可判断,不是所有的人对希尔德·莱西亚克做出的努力都
认可。
7.【答案】A
【解析】推理判断题。根据文章第四段内容“But she never let that stop her.Hilde continued reporting.”可判
断,人们的抱怨指责没有阻止希尔德·莱西亚克继续报道,说明希尔德·莱西亚克是一个有决心的人。
8.【答案】D
【解析】标题归纳题。本篇文章是一篇新闻报道。文章的第一段总括文章内容,是新闻报道的标志语,讲述了当
只有9岁的希尔德·莱西亚克因报道困难的新闻故事而闻名于美国。现在,希尔德写了一本书,讲述了她自己
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的故事,并分享了她面临的一些挑战。
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主题语境为人与自我。本文介绍了美籍华裔画家黄齐耀及其在迪士尼的第
五部经典动画作品《小鹿斑比》中的重要贡献。
9.【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段可知,迪土尼在《白雪公主和七个小矮人》之后,准备制作《小鹿斑比》,正在制作
的团队为寻找替代的风格时,他们发现了纽约博物馆中国人画展中Tyrus Wong的作品,这正是他们需要的
风格。
10.【答案】D
【解析】词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句子句意“他看到了一个摆脱
工作的机会”以及下文他所说的话
“这全是户外的风景,我就是风景画师。这真是太好了。”可知,这是一份让其不满意的工作,即单调乏味的。
11.【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段第二句可知,黄齐耀的素描引起了迪士尼的注意,并成为《小鹿斑比》的背景艺
术家的指导,这些背景艺术家后来被训练模仿他的风格。
12.【答案】A
【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段可知,《小鹿斑比》只是Tyrus Wong对艺术贡献的一小部分,显然其在艺术
上是成功的,但其并不认为自己很伟大,而只是幸运而已,是在正确的时间出现在正确的地方,由此可知其(谦
逊)humble的品质。
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲的是Gelinne勇敢营救飞机失事飞行员的故事。
13.【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中“Racing down to the waterfront,he saw the plane had slid to a stop on the
broad,frozen creek,far from the shore.It was now sinking.The pilot was standing on the wing.Gelinne
knew that the icy water could kill the pilot.(他飞快地跑到岸边,看到飞机滑到一条宽阔、,结冰的小溪上停了下
来,离海岸很远。飞机正在下沉。飞行员站在机翼上。Gelinne知道冰冷的海水会杀死飞行员。)”以及第五段
中“When Gelinne reached the plane,it had sunk;only its tail was visible.(当琳赶到飞机旁时,飞机已经沉没
了;只有尾巴看得见。)”可知,那架小飞机沉入冰冷的水中。
14.【答案】A
【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段“He flashed on a moment from more than20 years earlier:Sept.1l,200l,
he was at work when terrorists crashed a jumbo jet into the building.He fled the chaos but has always
wondered if he could have stayed inside and helped.(他闪现出20多年前的一幕:2001年9月l1日,恐怖分子
将一架大型喷气式飞机撞向大楼时,他正在工作。他逃离了混乱,但一直想知道他是否可以留在里面帮忙。)”
和第三段“On this day,he didn't hesitate.(这一天,他没有犹豫。)”可知,Gelinne毫不犹豫地出手相助是为了
弥补遗憾。
15.【答案D
【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段“Racing down to the waterfront,.he saw the plane had slid to a stop on the
broad,frozen creek,far from the shore.It was now sinking.The pilot was standing on the wing.Gelinne
knew that the icy water could kill the pilot.(他飞快地跑到岸边,看到飞机滑到一条宽阔、结冰的小溪上停了下
来,离海岸很远。现在船正在下沉。飞行员站在机翼上。Gelinne知道冰冷的海水会杀死飞行员。)”和第五段
“The pilot was standing on a tail wing,submerged up to his chest.(飞行员站在尾翼上,水没过他的胸部。)”可
知,飞行员当时的情况是很危急的。
16.【答案】A
【解析】主旨大意题。通读全文,尤其是倒数第二段“By now a police officer had arrived and radioed for help.A
boat from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources appeared,breaking through ice as it arrived.It
picked up the pilot,Steve Couchman,71,and rushed him to safety;he would be treated for minor injuries.
(这时,一名警察已经到了,用无线电呼救。Maryland Department of Natural Resources的一艘船出现了,在抵
达时破冰。它救起了71岁的飞行员Steve Couchman,并迅速将他送到安全地带;他将接受轻伤治疗。)”和最后
-"Rescue had arrived just in time,Gelinne recalled."I'm 60 years old.There was no way I could get him
to shore..”Still,he was satisfied he'd gone the right way that day..(救援人员及时赶到,Gelinne回忆道。“我
60岁了。我根本没办法把他弄上岸。”尽管如此,他还是很满意自己那天走对了路。)”可知,本文主要讲的是
Gelinne勇敢营救飞机失事飞行员的故事,因此最好的题目是A.“Dragging the Pilot(拖拽飞行员)”。
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