2024届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：阅读理解10
2024届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：阅读理解10
When I was going home to India last year, I called up my mother to ask if she wanted anything from China.
When India had not opened up its markets to the world, I carried suitcase loads of dark glasses and jeans. Thankfully，we can get all these anywhere in India now.
Still, her answer surprised me，“ Green tea.”
As long as I can remember she didn’ t even drink Indian tea.
I dutifully bought a big packet of Longjing and headed home to hear the story. My mother and her brother, both regular newspaper readers, believed that Chinese green tea was the wonder drug for all illnesses.
At the turn of the century, China was not really familiar to the average Indian. It was a strange country.
How things change! And how soon!
Now every town of any size seems to have a “China Market”. And everyone is talking about China.
The government of India has planned to send a team to China to see how things are done. A minister once said that India must open the doors for more foreign investment(投资) and such a step would “work wonders as it did for China”．
But it’_s_a_twoway_street. I just heard about a thousand Shenzhen office workers who have gone to Bangalore to train in software. Meanwhile, all the Indian IT majors are setting up a strong presence in China.
No wonder that trade, which was only in the millions just ten years ago, was expected to hit about US $15 billion for last year and US $20 billion by 2008, a goal set by both governments.
No wonder, my colleague wrote some weeks ago about this being the SinoIndian (中印)century as the two countries started on January 1 the SinoIndian Friendship Year.
But what is still a wonder to me is my mother drinking Chinese tea.
[语篇解读] 文章主要讲述了一个印度人对中国的印象：中国的发展令他惊讶不已。另外，中国和印度相互合作，实现了双赢。
1．Why did the mother ask for Chinese green tea?
A. She was tired of Indian tea.
B. She had a son working in China.
C. She believed it had a curing effect.
D. She was fond of Chinese products.
[解析] 根据第五段最后一句话可知答案。
[答案] C
2．What does the author mean by “it’ s a twoway street” in Paragraph 10?
A. China and India have different traffic rules.
B. Tea trade works wonders in both India and China.
C. Chinese products are popular in both China and India.
D. The exchanges between India and China benefit both.
[解析] 结合上下文可知，这句话的意思是“中国和印度互惠互利，共同发展”。
[答案] D
3．What do we know about the Indian IT industry?
A. It will move its head office to Shenzhen.
B. It is seeking further development in China.
C. It has attracted an investment of US $15 billion.
D. It caught up with the US IT industry in 2008.
[解析] 由第十段可知，B项正确。
[答案] B
4．In the text the author expresses________.
A. his concern for his mother’ s health
B. his support for drinking Chinese green tea
C. his surprise at China’ s recent development
D. his wonder at the growth of India’ s IT industry
[解析] 综观全文可知，作者对中国的发展变化惊讶不已。因此C项正确。
[答案] C
People believe that climbing can do good to health. Where can you learn the skill of climbing then? If you think that you have to go to the mountains to learn how to climb, you’re wrong. Many Americans are learning to climb in city gyms(体育馆). Here，people are learning on special climbing walls. The climbing wall goes straight up and has small holding places for hands and feet.
How do people climb the wall? To climb，you need special shoes and a harness (保护带) around your chest to hold you.There are ropes(绳索)tied to your harness. The ropes hold you in place so that you don’t fall.A beginner’s wall is usually about 15 feet high, and you climb straight up. There are small pieces of metal that stick out for you to stand on and hold on to. Sometimes it’s easy to see the next piece of metal. Sometimes, it’s not. The most difficult part is to control your fear.It’s normal for humans to be afraid of falling, so it’s difficult not to feel fear. But when you move away from the wall, the harness and the ropes hold you，and you begin to feel safe. You move slowly until you reach the top.
Climbing attracts people because it’s good exercise for almost everyone. You use your whole body, especially your arms and legs.This sport gives your body a complete workout. When you climb，both your mind and your body can become stronger.
5. What can we infer from the passage?
A. People are fairly interested in climbing nowadays.
B. It is impossible to build up one’s body by climbing.
C. People can only learn the skill of climbing outdoors.
D. It is always easy to see holding places in climbing.
[解析] 推理判断题。由本文第一段中“People believe that climbing can do good to health.Where can you learn the skill of climbing then”和第三段中“Climbing attracts people because it’s good exercise for almost everyone.”可推断出答案。
[答案] A
6. The most difficult thing to do in wall climbing is________.
A. to tie ropes to your harness
B. to control your fear
C. to move away from the wall
D. to climb straight up
[解析] 细节理解题。根据第二段“The most difficult part is to control your fear.”可以推断出应该控制一下恐惧心理。
[答案] B
7. The word “workout” underlined in the last paragraph most probably means________.
A. settlement B. exercise
C. excitement
D. tiredness
[解析] 词义猜测题。由文中最后一段最后一句“When you climb，both your mind and your body can become stronger.”可知，该词意为“锻炼”。
[答案] B
8. Why does the author write this passage?
A. To tell people where to find gyms.
B. To prove the basic need for climbing.
C. To encourage people to climb mountains.
D. To introduce the sport of wall climbing.
[解析] 主旨大意题。通读全文可以判断出作者主要介绍了wall climbing这项运动。
[答案] D
Life in the twenty-first century will be very
1
. Many changes will take place, but
2
will the changes be.
The population is growing
3
. There will be many
4
in the world and most of them will live
5
than people in the twentieth century.
Computers will be much smaller and
6
and there will be at least one in every
7
. And
8
studies will be one of the important subjects in school then.
People will work
9
and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travelling.
10
will be much easier and cheaper. And many more people will go to
11
countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our
12
, too. Maybe no one will eat meat every day, instead, they eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be
13
. Work in the future will be different, too.
14
and hard work can be done by robots. Because of this,
15
will not have enough work to do .This will be a problem.
1. A. interesting B. hard
C. different
D. beautiful
2. A. why
B. how
C. when
D. what
3. A. slowly
B. fast
C. quietly
D. suddenly
4. A. people
B. workers
C. scientists
D. doctors
5. A. long
B. longer
C. happy
D. lucky
6. A. more useful
B. useful
C. helpful
D. less useful
7. A. hospital
B. factory
C. home
D. town
8. A. science
B. maths
C. English
D. computer
9. A. fewer hours
B. more hours C. eight hours
D. more than eight hours
10. A. Seeing doctors B. Going to the cinema
C. Shopping
D. Travelling
11. A. rich
B. other
C. poor
D. small
12. A. food
B. clothes
C. fruit
D. drinks
13. A. fatter
B. thinner
C .healthier
D. more pleased
14. A. Safe
B. Easy
C. Simple
D. Dangerous
15. A. a few people
B. all the people
C. many people
D. some people
名师点评
本文介绍了二十一世纪我们社会将发生的各种各样的变化，包括就业，饮食等一系列的变化。
答案解析
1. C。以下讲的是二十一世纪发生的一系列的变化，由于变化，生活也就变得与以前不同，故而选C。
2. D。这些变化会是哪些变化呢？What在这里充当的是表语。
3. B。众所周知，人口增长速度很快。
4. A。由上下文可知，这里指人口增多，故选people。
5. B。由于生活条件和习惯的改变，人们寿命将会更长，所以longer为正确选项。
6. A。电脑将发挥更大的作用，故选比较级more useful。
7. C。电脑将走进各家各户。
8. D。这一小节都讲的是电脑，故选D。
9. A。根据下文得知人们将有更多的时间用来娱乐，证明工作时间减少了，故选fewer hours。
10. D。根据下文的for holidays可知这里说的是旅行。
11. B。由于条件好了，更多的人都能够去其他国家旅游了，故选other。
12. A。根据下句得知，这里讲的是饮食变化。
13. C。由于饮食习惯发生变化，人们将更加健康。
14. D。和hard并列的词应选择dangerous。
15. C。因为很多工作都是由机器人来完成，那么许多人也就面临着失业的危险。
2024届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：阅读理解10
When I was going home to India last year, I called up my mother to ask if she wanted anything from China.
When India had not opened up its markets to the world, I carried suitcase loads of dark glasses and jeans. Thankfully，we can get all these anywhere in India now.
Still, her answer surprised me，“ Green tea.”
As long as I can remember she didn’ t even drink Indian tea.
I dutifully bought a big packet of Longjing and headed home to hear the story. My mother and her brother, both regular newspaper readers, believed that Chinese green tea was the wonder drug for all illnesses.
At the turn of the century, China was not really familiar to the average Indian. It was a strange country.
How things change! And how soon!
Now every town of any size seems to have a “China Market”. And everyone is talking about China.
The government of India has planned to send a team to China to see how things are done. A minister once said that India must open the doors for more foreign investment(投资) and such a step would “work wonders as it did for China”．
But it’_s_a_twoway_street. I just heard about a thousand Shenzhen office workers who have gone to Bangalore to train in software. Meanwhile, all the Indian IT majors are setting up a strong presence in China.
No wonder that trade, which was only in the millions just ten years ago, was expected to hit about US $15 billion for last year and US $20 billion by 2008, a goal set by both governments.
No wonder, my colleague wrote some weeks ago about this being the SinoIndian (中印)century as the two countries started on January 1 the SinoIndian Friendship Year.
But what is still a wonder to me is my mother drinking Chinese tea.
[语篇解读] 文章主要讲述了一个印度人对中国的印象：中国的发展令他惊讶不已。另外，中国和印度相互合作，实现了双赢。
1．Why did the mother ask for Chinese green tea?
A. She was tired of Indian tea.
B. She had a son working in China.
C. She believed it had a curing effect.
D. She was fond of Chinese products.
[解析] 根据第五段最后一句话可知答案。
[答案] C
2．What does the author mean by “it’ s a twoway street” in Paragraph 10?
A. China and India have different traffic rules.
B. Tea trade works wonders in both India and China.
C. Chinese products are popular in both China and India.
D. The exchanges between India and China benefit both.
[解析] 结合上下文可知，这句话的意思是“中国和印度互惠互利，共同发展”。
[答案] D
3．What do we know about the Indian IT industry?
A. It will move its head office to Shenzhen.
B. It is seeking further development in China.
C. It has attracted an investment of US $15 billion.
D. It caught up with the US IT industry in 2008.
[解析] 由第十段可知，B项正确。
[答案] B
4．In the text the author expresses________.
A. his concern for his mother’ s health
B. his support for drinking Chinese green tea
C. his surprise at China’ s recent development
D. his wonder at the growth of India’ s IT industry
[解析] 综观全文可知，作者对中国的发展变化惊讶不已。因此C项正确。
[答案] C
People believe that climbing can do good to health. Where can you learn the skill of climbing then? If you think that you have to go to the mountains to learn how to climb, you’re wrong. Many Americans are learning to climb in city gyms(体育馆). Here，people are learning on special climbing walls. The climbing wall goes straight up and has small holding places for hands and feet.
How do people climb the wall? To climb，you need special shoes and a harness (保护带) around your chest to hold you.There are ropes(绳索)tied to your harness. The ropes hold you in place so that you don’t fall.A beginner’s wall is usually about 15 feet high, and you climb straight up. There are small pieces of metal that stick out for you to stand on and hold on to. Sometimes it’s easy to see the next piece of metal. Sometimes, it’s not. The most difficult part is to control your fear.It’s normal for humans to be afraid of falling, so it’s difficult not to feel fear. But when you move away from the wall, the harness and the ropes hold you，and you begin to feel safe. You move slowly until you reach the top.
Climbing attracts people because it’s good exercise for almost everyone. You use your whole body, especially your arms and legs.This sport gives your body a complete workout. When you climb，both your mind and your body can become stronger.
5. What can we infer from the passage?
A. People are fairly interested in climbing nowadays.
B. It is impossible to build up one’s body by climbing.
C. People can only learn the skill of climbing outdoors.
D. It is always easy to see holding places in climbing.
[解析] 推理判断题。由本文第一段中“People believe that climbing can do good to health.Where can you learn the skill of climbing then”和第三段中“Climbing attracts people because it’s good exercise for almost everyone.”可推断出答案。
[答案] A
6. The most difficult thing to do in wall climbing is________.
A. to tie ropes to your harness
B. to control your fear
C. to move away from the wall
D. to climb straight up
[解析] 细节理解题。根据第二段“The most difficult part is to control your fear.”可以推断出应该控制一下恐惧心理。
[答案] B
7. The word “workout” underlined in the last paragraph most probably means________.
A. settlement B. exercise
C. excitement
D. tiredness
[解析] 词义猜测题。由文中最后一段最后一句“When you climb，both your mind and your body can become stronger.”可知，该词意为“锻炼”。
[答案] B
8. Why does the author write this passage?
A. To tell people where to find gyms.
B. To prove the basic need for climbing.
C. To encourage people to climb mountains.
D. To introduce the sport of wall climbing.
[解析] 主旨大意题。通读全文可以判断出作者主要介绍了wall climbing这项运动。
[答案] D
Life in the twenty-first century will be very
1
. Many changes will take place, but
2
will the changes be.
The population is growing
3
. There will be many
4
in the world and most of them will live
5
than people in the twentieth century.
Computers will be much smaller and
6
and there will be at least one in every
7
. And
8
studies will be one of the important subjects in school then.
People will work
9
and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travelling.
10
will be much easier and cheaper. And many more people will go to
11
countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our
12
, too. Maybe no one will eat meat every day, instead, they eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be
13
. Work in the future will be different, too.
14
and hard work can be done by robots. Because of this,
15
will not have enough work to do .This will be a problem.
1. A. interesting B. hard
C. different
D. beautiful
2. A. why
B. how
C. when
D. what
3. A. slowly
B. fast
C. quietly
D. suddenly
4. A. people
B. workers
C. scientists
D. doctors
5. A. long
B. longer
C. happy
D. lucky
6. A. more useful
B. useful
C. helpful
D. less useful
7. A. hospital
B. factory
C. home
D. town
8. A. science
B. maths
C. English
D. computer
9. A. fewer hours
B. more hours C. eight hours
D. more than eight hours
10. A. Seeing doctors B. Going to the cinema
C. Shopping
D. Travelling
11. A. rich
B. other
C. poor
D. small
12. A. food
B. clothes
C. fruit
D. drinks
13. A. fatter
B. thinner
C .healthier
D. more pleased
14. A. Safe
B. Easy
C. Simple
D. Dangerous
15. A. a few people
B. all the people
C. many people
D. some people
名师点评
本文介绍了二十一世纪我们社会将发生的各种各样的变化，包括就业，饮食等一系列的变化。
答案解析
1. C。以下讲的是二十一世纪发生的一系列的变化，由于变化，生活也就变得与以前不同，故而选C。
2. D。这些变化会是哪些变化呢？What在这里充当的是表语。
3. B。众所周知，人口增长速度很快。
4. A。由上下文可知，这里指人口增多，故选people。
5. B。由于生活条件和习惯的改变，人们寿命将会更长，所以longer为正确选项。
6. A。电脑将发挥更大的作用，故选比较级more useful。
7. C。电脑将走进各家各户。
8. D。这一小节都讲的是电脑，故选D。
9. A。根据下文得知人们将有更多的时间用来娱乐，证明工作时间减少了，故选fewer hours。
10. D。根据下文的for holidays可知这里说的是旅行。
11. B。由于条件好了，更多的人都能够去其他国家旅游了，故选other。
12. A。根据下句得知，这里讲的是饮食变化。
13. C。由于饮食习惯发生变化，人们将更加健康。
14. D。和hard并列的词应选择dangerous。
15. C。因为很多工作都是由机器人来完成，那么许多人也就面临着失业的危险。
