2019屆廣西來賓市高考英語一輪復習閱讀理解專項練習：1(含解析)

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Toplistsarelecturingpeopleoneverythingfrom100placestovisitto100bookstoreadAren'tyoujusttiredofbeingtoldwhattodowithyourtime?

Nowyouhavealisttoendalllists!

Takealookatthefollowingtwoexamplesfromthelistof101thingsnottodo

SwimwithDolphins（）?

Swimmingwithdolphinsisoneoftheworld'smostprofitabletouristactivities.However,noteverydolphinwillwelcomehavingtheirbusy,tiringdayinterruptedbytouristsscreamingandpushingaroundtheminthewater.Worseyet,whendolphinsgettooneartotheboatsloadedwithtourists,theycouldgetcaughtupinropesandkilledbypropellers（）

Here'salittlesecret.Dolphinslooklikesmilingatyou,butactuallythey'rejustopeningtheirmouths.GotoSeetheMonaLisa?

Theremustbesomethingaboutthemysterious（）smile.The6millionpeoplewhovisitthelady

intheLouvreeveryyearcan'tallbewrong,afterall.Buttheycanbequiteannoying,standinginfrontofyou;holdinguptheircamerastopreventyoufromseeinganything.Infact,itishardforyoutoseethepaintingclearlybecauseyouhavetostayawayfromitforsecurityreasons.Afterqueuingforhours,manytouristscanremaininfrontofthepaintingonlyfor15secondsatmost.

Ifthemysteriousladyinthepictureknewherfate,shewouldn'tjustbesmiling,she'dbelaughing.

So,stilllongtoseetheMonaLisa?Ifyouwanttofindoutmoreaboutthelist,read101ThingsNOTtoDoBeforeYouDie.Visitnot2dobeforeidie.co.ukandbuythebookata20%discount.

1.Accordingtothepassage,swimmingwithdolphins______.

istheworld'smostpopulartouristactivity

givesfuntobothtouristsanddolphins

willmaketouristsbusyandtired

cancausedangertodolphins

2.WhatdoestheauthorthinkaboutgoingtoseeMonaLisa?

Itiswrongtogoandseethemysterioussmile.

Itisnotassatisfyingasexpected.

Fifteensecondsinfrontofthepaintingisenough.

Queuingforhoursisworthwhile.

3.Thelistof101thingsnottodoismademostprobablybecauseitsauthor_____.

thinksitboringtodothethingssuggestedbyotherlists

believesotherlistsarenothumorousenough

intendstopersuadepeopletoreadmorelists

Dwantstoprovidealistdifferentfromotherlists

4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

Toadvertiseabook.

Tointroduceawebsite.

Tocommentonpopularlists.

Torecommendtouristactivities.

100liststodo101ThingsNOTtoDo

BeforeYouDie

1.DSwimwithDolphins

2.BGotoSeetheMonaLisagotoseetheMonaLisa

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WhenyouthinkofVictorianstylehomes,youprobablyimagineitasaQueenAnnehome,completewith

wonderfultrim（）paintedinacontrastingcolorandstainedglasswindows.Victorianhomeswerebuilt

toleaveadeepimpressiononothers,andtheyarestillimpressivetoday.IfyouhaveachancetovisitoneVictorianstylehome,youwillfindthefollowingtypicalcharacteristicsintheplaceyouarevisiting

NarrowandTall

MostVictorianhousesarenarrow,whichallowstheseimpressivebeautiestobebuiltonasmallamountof

land.TheyareoftenclosetootherVictorianhomes,usuallynearthecenteroftown.Whatthesehouseslack

inwidththeymakeupforinheight;atypicalVictorianhouseisthreestoriestallandonafullsizebasement.

Stairs

BecausetheVictorianisbuilttoimpress,intricate（）orgrandentrancesareusually

constructed.Thesestairwaysusuallyleadtowraparoundfrontporchesdecoratedwithturnedwoodorwroughtironrailings.

TowersandTurrets（）

Theseuniqueroomscouldbestudies,bedroomsorlibraries.TheygiveVictorianhomesacastlefeeland

recalltheGothicmansionsthatinspiredearlyVictoriandesigns.Becausethesehousesareoftenthreeorevenfourstoriestall,theseturretscanbequiteimpressive.

DecorativeTrim

Althoughthetrimisproducedonalargescale,thereareseveraldifferentstylesanddesigns.Everything

fromItalianateegganddartmoldingtocarvedGothicRevivalfasciacanbefoundonaVictorian

home.ItisnotatallunusualtofindQueenAnne,GothicandItalianateelementsallonthesamehouse,as

thegoalistocreatesomethinguniqueandunusual.AccordingtoVictoriandesignrules,thetrimshouldhave

paintedadistinctlydifferentcolorthanthesidingforemphasis.Inmostcasesinthe18thcenturyintheUK,

threetofivedifferentcolorsofpaintwereusedoneofthesecolorswasusedforthehouse,andtherestofthecolorswereusedforthetrim.

BayWindows

Largewindows,whicharesometimesfilledwithstainedglassortoppedwithstainedglasspanels,arealso

specialfeaturesinVictorianhouses.Thesebayscaneitherbewalkoutversionsorhaveabuiltinbench.Asymmetrical（）HouseDesign

Victorianeraarchitectslovedthechallengeofvariedrooflinesandasymmetricaldesigns.Thehousesare

madetobeindividualandunique.Evenifthebasicdesignofagroupofhousesisthesame,youcanexpect

tofinduniquewindowstylesandarchitecturaldetailsthatgiveeachhouseitsownpersonality.Extras

ClassicVictorianhomeshavewraparoundporcheswithbeautifultrimandtinybalconiesorcrow'snests

ontheupperfloors.Someoftheseporches,balconiesandcrow'snestsarefunctional,butsomearejustforshow.NothingiswastedtoomuchforaVictorianhome.

FindingVictorianHomes

WherecanyoufindVictorianstylehomes?YoucanfindatleastoneoftwoVictorianstylehomesinmost

urbanareas,butsomecitieshavemorethanothers.TheOldWestEnd,afamousneighborhoodinToledo,

Ohio,hasthemostVictorianstylehomesintheUnitedStates.SanFranciscoisalsoknownforitsbeautiful,restoredVictorianhomes.Savannah,Georgiaisalovelycitytovisitandexplore,asits

manyVictorianhomesarelocatedoncharmingsquareswithinterestinggardensandsculptures,makingitafabulousplacetovisit.Ifyouexplorethesecities,youwillfindVictorianbedandbreakfaststhatareperfectforanelegantstay.

1.____________________________________________Thepurposeofthispassageistointroduce

characteristicsofVictorianstylehomes

someattractionsinVictorianstylehomes

specialfunctionsofVictorianstylehomes

differentdecorationsinVictorianstylehomes

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characteristicsintheplaceyouarevisiting

Ifyouhaveachance...youwillfindthefollowingtypical

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2.ThefollowingcharacteristicscanbefoundinaVictorianstylehomeEXCEPT______Athehousesarealwaystallandnarrow

thehousesaretypicallybuiltwithfivestories

thewindowsofdifferenthousesarequiteunique

theroofsalwaysappearsodifferentfromeachother

B［

"atypicalVictorianhouseisthreestoriestall

B

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3.QueeAnne”mentionedinthepassagerefersto______Afurniturepopularinthe18thcentury

anarchitecturestylepopularintheUK

basicbuildingmaterialsforhouses

afamousfigureinVictorianstylehomes

B［

"aQueenAnnehomeItsnotatallunusualtofindQueen

AnneGothicandItalianateelementsallonthesamehouseQueenAnne

B

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4Thefifthparagraphmainlytalksabout_______AdifferentstylesofVictorianhomes

thesameelementsinVictorianhomes

thepaintsusedinVictorianhomes

thedesignofthetriminVictorianhomesD[

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5WherecanpeopleseethemostVictorianstylehomesnowadays?AInSanFrancisco.BInBoston.

CInSavannah.DInToledo.

D[inToledoOhiohasthemostVictorianstylehomesintheUnitedStatesD]

6Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedwordfabulousinthelastparagraph?ACredible.BMysterious.

CWonderful.DImaginary.

C[lovelyinteresting

C]

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JayseaDevoeisayogainstructorwhohasthechallengingjobofteachingrestlesspreschoolerstheancient

practice.Devoeknowsathingortwoaboutchildhoodandfocusforsheisonly12yearsoldandjust

recentlybecameacertifiedyogainstructoraftercompleting200hoursofteachertraining.SheisbelievedtobetheyoungestcertifiedfemaleyogainstructorintheUnitedStates.

Inadditiontoherstudentsaged4to6，DevoeteachesteensandadultsinherCaliforniabeachtownof

Encinitasandisabouttostartafamilyyogaclass.h

“

aI

vethedreamofbeingayogateacherforalongtime

becauseIloveteachingsomuch，”saysDevoe.

SheonlygoestoschoolthreedaysaweekandwetoldherYohuavetofigureoutwhatyouwanttodo

andyou'vegotfourdaystodoitsaysRickDevoe'sfather.hoApnedfullybythetimeyougraduatefromhighschoolyouhaveacareerpathchosen.

WhenDevoetoldherfathershewantedtoteachyogaRickletherenterforayogatraining

class.Devoassointerestedinthetrainingandshenevermissedaclass.Sheworkshardforher

dreamRicksays.Werereallythrilledthatshebecameacertifiedyogainstructorafterherteachertrainingcametofruition

Devoenowworksatayogastudio.Shewastrainedtoteachadultsyogaandisreadyformomsanddadsin

hernewfamilyclass.Andshefeelscompletelypreparedtodealwiththeinjuriesthatareoftencausedinthepracticeofyoga.

Asifteachingyogatopreschoolersteensandadultsisn'tenoughfora12yearoldgirlDevoealsovolunteerseveryweekonalocalfarm.

JayseaDevoe

1.WhatdoesJayseaDevoeplantodointhenearfuture?ATostartafamilyyogaclass.

ovolunteeronalocalfarm.

oattendayogatrainingclass.

oworkatayogastudio.

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DevoeteachesteensandadultsinherCaliforniabeachtownof

Encinitasandisabouttostartafamilyyogaclass.Devoe2.Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat________

ickthoughthighlyofyoga

evoehasgreatpassionforyoga

evoeisnotinterestedinherstudy

ickisnotaresponsiblefather

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B［

havethedreamofbeingayogateacherforalongtimebecauseI

loveteachingsomuchsaysDevoe.Devoewassointerestedinthetrainingandshenever

missedaclass.Devoe

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3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“camtofruitionmfean?

AStarted.BPaused.

CFinished.DContinued.

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Devoe...justrecentlybecameacertifiedyogainstructorafter

completing200hoursofteachertraining.200Devoe

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4WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

evoeisakindheartedgirl.

hestoryofDevoeinspirespeopletohelpthoseintrouble.

icksupportedhisdaughter'sdecisiontobeayogateacher.

evoehasconfidenceinhandlinginjuriescausedbypracticingyoga.

B[WhenDevoetoldherfathershewantedtoteachyogaRicklether

enterforayogatrainingclass.RickC

Andshefeelscompletelypreparedtodealwiththeinjuriesthatareoftencausedinthe

practiceofyoga.DevoeDevoe

DDevoealsovolunteerseveryweekonalocalfarm.

DevoeA]

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ShirleyTempleBlack,wholiftedAmerica'sspiritasabright-eyedchildmoviestarduringtheGreat

Depression,peacefullypassedawayatherCaliforniahomeonMondayeveningat85,surroundedbyherfamilyandcaregivers.

Temple,bornonApril23,1928,startedherentertainmentcareerintheearly1930sandwasfamous

byage6.Templewas3whenhermotherputherindanceschool,whereatalentscoutspottedherandgotherinBabyBurlesks,aseriesofshortmovieswithchildactorsplayinginadultmovies.

Moviestudiodirectorstooknoticeofherandin1934sheappearedinthefilmStandUpandCheer!andhersonganddancecaughtpeople'atstention.MoviessuchasLittleMissMarkerandBrightEyes

featuredhersignaturesong.In1935,shereceivedaspecialOscarforher“outstandingcontributionto

screenentertainmentin”themovieStandUpandCheer!

Shemadesome40featuremovies,includingTheLittleColonel,PoorLittleRichGirl,Heidiand

RebeccaofSunnybrookFarm,in10years,starringwithbig-nameactorslikeRandolphScott,Lionel

BarrymoreandJimmyDurante.Templewasasuperstarbeforethetermwasinvented.Shesaidshewas

about8whencrowdsshoutingtheirloveforhermadeherrealizeshewasfamous.

“I

wonderedwhy,

”

she

recalled.

“Iaskedmymotherandshesaid,

‘

Becausyeourfilmsmakethemhappy.

”'

Herchildcareercametoanendat12.Shetrie