1、 阅读理解A(2018湖南部分重点中学考前演练)WELCOME TO THE RONALD REAGANPRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMVisit the limitedtime “Interactive! The Exhibition” at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum and save more than 30% on museum admission tickets with an audio tour.WHENThrough Feb. 28WHATS INCLUDED$19(reg.
2、$28) Admission for one person to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, including “Interactive! The Exhibition”with an audio tour. Please note: the virtual reality(虚拟现实) experience will be an additional cost and participants must be 10 years old or above.WHY WE LOVE ITThe exhibition is a
3、 handson experience focusing on movies, TV, music and the artsExperience virtual reality, 1980s video games, robots, 3D printingClimb aboard Air Force One, view the expensive comfortable presidential car and a Marine One helicopterExplore Reagans legacy(遗产 )：Step into an Oval Office copy and see a p
4、iece of the Berlin WallThe audio tour has more than 50 stops and original material not copied in the exhibitsWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOWThis is a seasonspecific event. All sales are final. No refunds(退款) or exchanges. Not valid after the expiration date. Valid any regular museum operating day through Feb.
5、 28. Museum hours are 10 a m.5 pm., seven days a week. Valid for one person. Cannot combine with other offers. Must use in one visit. Tickets include admission to “Interactive! The Exhibition” and the entire museums galleries and grounds.【解题导语】 本文是一篇应用文，介绍了罗纳德里根总统图书馆和博物馆的开放时间、游览内容、票价优惠等信息。1What can
6、visitors do while visiting the library and museum?AFly on Air Force One.BExperience virtual reality for free.CApproach technology of different times.DLearn about the presidents daily routine.C 解析：细节理解题。根据 WHY WE LOVE IT 部分中的“Experience virtual reality, 1980s video games, robots, 3D printing”可知，在参观该地
7、时，游客可以体验虚拟现实、20世纪 80 年代的电子游戏、机器人、3D 打印，即他们可以体验不同时期的科技。故选 C。2What does the author say about the admission ticket?AIt can be enjoyed with other offers.BIt allows limitless visits to the museum.CIt isnt accessible to children.DIt cannot be changed once sold.D 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的 “All sales are final. No
8、refunds(退款) or exchanges.”可知，所有的门票出售都是最终的、不可改变的，不提供退款或更换服务。故选 D。3What type of writing is this passage?AA notice.BAn official report.CAn advertisement.DA tour review.C 解析：推理判断题。根据文章的形式和内容可以判断出，本文是有关罗纳德 里根总统图书馆和博物馆的广告。故选 C。B(2018成都高中毕业班诊断)Johannes Vermeer is such a quiet and introspective(内省的 ) artist
9、 that it took hundreds of years for anyone to notice he was a genius.A major Vermeer exhibition opens this month at the Louvre in Paris, whose permanent collection includes his great painting of a woman absorbed in close, visually demanding work, The Lacemaker (about 16691670). Like other paintings
10、by Vermeer, this image represents modern culture.So attracted are todays art lovers by Vermeer that it was thought shocking when a recent survey found that 82% of Americans cant name who painted Girl with a Pearl Earring. Well, maybe they dont go to the movies much.It is not true to say he was forgo
11、ttenthat would suggest he was famous in his lifetime. He was not. Vermeer was one more painter among the many who worked for money in the Dutch Republic in the 17th century. He was not a star like Rembrandt. He obviously took himself and his art seriously. His selfreferential painting The Art of Pai
12、nting proves that. Even though he worked all his life in Delft, he painted only 35 known works and left his family poor when he died in 1675 at the age of 43.It is fitting that Paris is celebrating Vermeer, because it was the French avantgarde(先锋派) in the 19th century who saved him from being comple
13、tely forgotten. Compare his painting Woman in Blue Reading a Letter or The Little Street with, say, Edouard Manets A Bar at the FoliesBergre(1882)or Camille Pissarros The Boulevard Montmartre at Night (1897) and it is easy to see why the art of Vermeer found its natural audience in Parisian Bohemia.
14、All these artists are likely to have known about and admired Vermeer due to the efforts of the critic ThorBrger, a veteran of the 1848 Revolution.Vermeers rediscovery is part of the history of modern French art. Vermeer is not only a great artist. He is a great modern artist.【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了著名画
15、家 Johannes Vermeer 的生平和他的艺术特点。4How many paintings produced by Vermeer are mentioned in the text?AFour. BFive.CSix. DSeven.B 解析：细节理解题。通读全文可知，本文共提及 Vermeer 的五幅画作，包括第二段提及的 The Lacemaker、第三段提及的 Girl with a Pearl Earring、第四段提及的 The Art of Painting、第五段提及的 Woman in Blue Reading a Letter 和 The Little Street
16、，故 B 项正确。5What can we know about Vermeer from Paragraph 4?AHe was wellknown when he was alive.BHe gained a good fortune for his family.CHe didnt witness the popularity of his works.DHe considered painting as a way to have fun.C 解析：推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句可知，尽管他终身在代尔夫特工作，但是直到他在 43 岁去世时仅留下了 35 件被人们所知的作品，他是在贫困中
17、离世的；结合第一段可知，人们在数百年后才发现他的艺术价值；据此可以判断，他没能看到他的作品受欢迎，故 C 项正确。6Who made a great contribution to introducing Vermeer to other artists?ARembrandt. BHis family.CAmerican art lovers. DThorBrger.D 解析：细节理解题。根据第六段可知，由于评论家 ThorBrger 的努力，Vermeer才被这些艺术家认可，故 D 项正确。7Which of the following can be the best title for t
18、he text?ARediscovery of VermeerBAnecdotes About VermeerCGreat Modern French ArtDThe Tough Way to Success in ArtA 解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了画家 Johannes Vermeer 的生平和他的艺术特点。Johannes Vermeer 在世时，画作并不为人所知，在贫困中死去；数百年后人们才发现他是艺术天才。故 A 项最适合作本文的标题。完形填空(2018太原高三模拟)I was a shy kid. Nothing seemed harder than talki
19、ng to people. I didnt even like to answer the phone for fear that Id have to talk to somebody I didnt know._1_，at school I had to spend all day in the company of others. My _2_was studying. It was something I could do _3_and by myself. I spent a lot of time studying and was _4_with good grades.Event
20、ually I went to college. I came to realize that some people were rather fun to _5_with. Yet my childhood _6_carried over and I found myself tonguetied and _7_whenever I found myself in a conversation.One day while on campus, I _8_an advertisement for a position on the local classical music _9_statio
21、n. I had grown up listening to classical music, and I loved it.In order to get the job, applicants needed to be interviewed. I had absolutely no background in radio, and the idea of talking to thousands of listeners _10_me. I didnt really want the job. I just wanted to prove that I could talk to a(n
22、) _11_Two weeks _12_，I was even more terrified to discover that I had actually landed the job.It was a _13_job, but I grew to enjoy it. I announced music to thousands of _14_in the city, sometimes answering their calls and _15_to their requests. I began to feel comfortable talking to these people, t
23、hese strangers who I couldnt even _16_Although I now spend much time talking with people, Im still basically a _17_person. My former shyness is a gift, as I can _18_people who feel discomfort when they talk to strangers. I still enjoy moments of being _19_. But Im also glad I decided to make a _20_i
24、n my life that had opened many doors and opportunities that I never knew existed.【解题导语】 该文主要讲述了害羞的作者通过应聘电台工作而实现自我突破的故事。1A.However BThereforeCOtherwise DBesidesA 解析：根据上下文可知，此处表示逻辑上的转折关系。然而，作者在学校里不得不和同学们相处。2A.advice BpracticeCtask DescapeD 解析：根据上文的“I was a shy kid.”可推知，害羞的作者在学校用学习来逃避与人交流。3A.obviously
25、BsimplyCquietly DpoorlyC 解析：与语境“by myself” 呼应可推知，作者一个人安安静静地做功课。4A.filled BrewardedCdecorated DfacedB 解析：与语境“with good grades”呼应可推知，作者在学习上的付出得到了丰厚的回报，成绩突出。5A.help out Bcatch upCput up Dhang outD 解析：由“Eventually”的提示可推知，作者最终意识到了和朋友相处是有趣的。hang out“常去某处 ”。6A.happiness BshynessCkindness DgoodnessB 解析：根据上文
26、的“I was a shy kid.”并结合“I found myself tonguetied”可推知，作者童年时代的害羞个性还存在。7A.excited BastonishedCembarrassed DinterestedC 解析：根据“I found myself tonguetied ”可推知，和他人交流时沟通不顺畅是令人尴尬的。8A.noticed BpostedCrealized DbelievedA 解析：根据语境可知，作者在校园里注意到了一则让他感兴趣的广告。9A.fire BgasCTV DradioD 解析：根据下文的“I had absolutely no backgr
27、ound in radio”可推知，这是一则电台的招募广告。10A.terrified BpleasedCsatisfied DamazedA 解析：根据“I had absolutely no background in radio”并结合下文的“I didnt really want the job.”可推知，作者因自己没有广播方面的背景而打退堂鼓，与下文的“I was even more terrified to discover that I had actually landed the job”呼应。11A.child BsingerCinterviewer DapplicantC
28、 解析：作者害怕与成千上万的听众交流，只想证明自己能够和面试官交谈。12A.ago BlaterCbefore DsinceB 解析：根据语境可推知，时间已经过去了两周。13A.wellpaid BpuzzlingCcomfortable DchallengingD 解析：根据上文可知，这项工作需要与成千上万的听众交流，这对作者来说有一定的挑战性，且与语境“but I grew to enjoy it”形成呼应。14A.listeners BfollowersCviewers DdancersA 解析：与上文的“and the idea of talking to thousands of l
29、isteners_me”呼应可推知，此处表示作者给听众播放音乐。15A.referring BrespondingCoffering DcomparingB 解析：与语境“answering their calls” 呼应可推知，作者回应听众的要求。16A.feel BmoveChear DseeD 解析：根据上文可知，作者应聘的是电台工作，和听众们基本上是不见面的。17A.busy BwarmCquiet DsmartC 解析：根据“still”的提示并结合上文的“I was a shy kid.”可推知，作者尽管现在花费很多时间和人们交流，但是本质上还是一个不多说话的人，与下文的“My f
30、ormer shyness is a gift”呼应。18A.look into Brelate toCcombine with Dworry withB 解析：结合“My former shyness is a gift”可推知，作者能够理解那些和他相同的人。relate to “理解，认同 ”。19A.alone BaliveCactive DawakeA 解析：根据上文的“My former shyness is a gift”可推知，作者仍旧喜欢独处。20A.plan BmistakeCchange DdreamC 解析：根据语境可推知，作者通过做电台工作有了重大改变，从而人生有了更多的可能性。
