2025版高考英语二轮复习40分阅读限时练八

分阅读限时练

（八）40阅读理解共两节，满分40分第一节共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项A[2024•贵阳市期末监测]In Singapore,art ismore thanwhat meetsthe eye.Galleries andmuseumshere arenot justplaces to be inspired,but alsohomes todistinctive souvenirs.Take homewell-designed piecesthat reflectyour personality.Singapore TylerPrint InstituteSTPI41Robertson Quay,Singapore

238236.+

6563363663.Mon.—Fri.10a.m.—7p.m.;Sat.9a.m.—6p.m.STPI is a spacefor experimentationof printand paper.Walk throughthe galleryand joinotherart lovers in developingan appreciationof printand paperart practice.STPI allowsyouto own a pieceof thework producedby artistsat thegallery workshops.Red Dot Design Museum RDDM11Marina Boulevard,Singapore

018940.+

6565140111.Mon.—Thur.10a.m.—8p.m.;Fri.—Sun.10a.m.—11p.m.From lightingto parasol阳伞，the Red DotDesign Museum presentsaward-winning productsanddesign conceptsfrom over30countries.Head to the Design Museum Shop,there aremany interestingdesignobjects andcollections sourcedfrom allover theworld.National GallerySingapore NGS1St.Andrew，s Rd,Singapore

178957.+

6562717000.NGS occupiestwo majorlandmarks一and the former SupremeCourt andCity Hall一is thefeaturesover8,000artworks,which Southeastlargest publicdisplay ofmodern also a home to aAsianart andculture.It isexhibitions thathave hostof internationaland will be remembered forinspired theworld years to come.Singapore PhilatelicMuseum SPMMon.—Thur.,Sat.—Sun.10a.m.—7p.m.;Fri.10a.m.—9p.m.23-B ColemanStreet,Singapore

179807.+

6563373888.Daily10a.m.—7p.m..Fascinated bystamps SPM features postage stamps dating all the way backfrom

1.答案与解析E承接上文“Its saidthat whatis mostpersonal is most universal,并与下文“Here aresome importantreasons whyyou should share your story of struggles相呼应可推知，E项“这就是你的故事能带来很多价值的缘由”符合语境，所以选E项

2.答案与解析G依据下文“Sometimes,that，s allsomeone needsto getthrough adifficulttime”，并结合上文“You canshine alight forothers”可推知，共享你的故事有助于他人产生共鸣，所以选G项

3.答案与解析C依据下文中的“It requirescourage andbeing courageousrequirespractice”可推知，本段主要讲解并描述的是共享你的故事有助于加强自己的志气,所以选C项

4.答案与解析B依据下文“We alldo.So whynot sharethe waysyouve facedgreat difficultyandbounced back”可推知,人们都喜爱卷土重来的故事,所以不如将你身处重重困难却能重整旗鼓的方法共享给别人，所以选B项

5.答案与解析D依据下文^Understanding whathappened andhow youhandled situationscanprovide you with the ways clearlyon howto dothings betterand moveforward可推知，共享你的故事有助于客观地分析自己的过去，从而总结阅历、吸取教训，所以选D项the1830s.Enjoy thisvibrant museum，sin-depth presentationof localand internationalpostalhistory.Send Singapore-inspired postcardsor collectminiature postboxesfrom Singaporeand aroundtheworld.Charming souvenirsat themuseum storewi11make creativedecorations for your homeoroffice.体裁应用文题材广告主题新加坡的四个画廊和博物馆【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了新加坡的四个画廊和博物馆，详细介绍了其地址、电话、开放时间、服务特色等【难句分析】It isalsoahometo a hostof internationalexhibitions thathave inspiredtheworld andwill beremembered foryearstocome.分析该句为主从复合句句中uthat haveinspired theworld andwillberememberedforyearsto come”为that引导的定语从句，修饰先行词ainternational exhibitions”，that在从句中作主语译文它也是很多国际展览的举办地，这些展览鼓舞了世界，并将在将来的岁月中为人们所牢记

1.Which numberis availableif youhave anyquestion onRed DotDesign MuseumA.+

6563363663.B.+

6565140111.C.+

6562717000.D.+

6563373888.答案与解析B考查细微环节理解依据题干中的关键词“Red DotDesignMuseum定位至RedDot DesignMuseumRDDM部分依据该部分中的+6565140111可知选B项

2.Which of the followingis theaddress ofNational GallerySingaporeA.41Robertson Quay,Singapore

238236.B.11Marina Boulevard,Singapore

018940.C.1St.Andrew，s Rd,Singapore

178957.D.23-B ColemanStreet,Singapore

179807.答案与解析C考查细微环节理解依据题干中的关键词National GallerySingapore”定位至National GallerySingapore NGS部分，依据该部分中的“1St.Andrew，s Rd,Singapore178957”可知选C项

3.Where canyou goif youare fondof stampsA.Singapore TylerPrint Institute.B.RedDotDesignMuseum.C.National GallerySingapore.D.Singapore PhilatelicMuseum.答案与解析D考查推理推断依据题干中的关键词“stamps”定位至Singapore PhilatelicMuseumSPM部分，依据该部分中的“SPMfeaturespostagestampsdatingallthewayback fromthe1830s”可推知，喜爱邮票的人可以去Singapore PhilatelicMuseum,故D项正确B[2024•九江二模]I wentto aNew YorkMets fantasycamp in1995,an incredibleexperience.I wasfortunate tobe ona teamwhose pitching coach was Mel Stottlemyre,the formerYankees starpitcher（投手）and Mets and Yankees coach.I wasupset whenMel diedof canceron Jan.13,2024,at theage of

77.He waswarm,friendly andtreated usas ifwe weremajor leagues.He asked me whetherI wouldliketo pitchand showedme howto throwa two-seamer,“a fastballthat tendsto sink,as wellasa straightfour-seam fastball.I knewthat pitchingwas notfor me.At age45,my experienceinorganizing baseballwas limitedtoacouple ofyears inLittle Leaguein theBronx,and softballgamesas anadult.Mel eventuallyleft theMets andbecame thepitchingcoachfor the Yankees.Ifollowed his career and knew about his diagnosis（诊断）of multiple myeloma,a bloodcancer,inApril2000,and a stem celltransplant.In thesummer of2002,I was diagnosed as multiplemyelomaand wastold thatI neededastem-celltransplant bythe samegroup ofdoctors atMemorial SloanKettering CancerCenter thathad treatedMel.This shockedme,and frankly,I becamequite depressed.I vowedthat somehowI wouldtry tospeakto Mel.One day,my phonerang.Mel wascalling from theYankees，locker room.I askedhimto tellme everythingabout his treatment.He spent30minutes generouslyexplaining allthe details.I hungon everyword.He to]dmehow wellhe wasfeeling andended theconversation bygiving mehishome phonenumber!”I feelgreat,and Imnot retiring,“he toldme.This incredibleexperience liftedmy spirits.Every timeI sawMel duringgames onTV asIawaited mytransplant,I repeatedto myself,“Look atMel.If hecan doit,so canI.体裁记叙文题材个人经验主题教练的乐观精神激励“我”战胜病魔【语篇解读】文章叙述了作者在参与度假营时遇到了对他影响深远的投球教练，后来在教练的乐观精神的激励下战胜病魔，克服困难

4.Why didthe authorsay hewas luckyin Paragraph1A.He joineda famousteam.B.He metan unusualcoach.C.He wassuccessfully cured.D.He waschosen asa pitcher.答案与解析B考查细微环节理解依据第一段其次句“I wasfortunate tobe ona teamwhosepitching coachwas MelStottlemyre,theformerYankees starpitcher andMetsandYankeescoach”和其次段中的“He waswarm,friendly”以及最终一段内容可知,作者认为自己遇到了一个难得的好教练，为此感到很幸运，故选B项

5.What do we knowabout the authorA.He was not skilledin pitching.B.He wasa goodbaseball player.C.He calledMel forhistreatment.D.He forgotwhat Melhad toldhim.答案与解析A考查细微环节理解依据其次段中的“I knewthat pitchingwasnotfor me.,,可知，作者不擅长投球，故选A项依据倒数其次段中的“One day,my phonerang.Mel wascalling...可知，是教练打电话给作者,解除C项;依据倒数其次段中的“I hungon everyword.可知，作者一字不漏地倾听教练的话，每句话都记在心里，解除D项

6.How oldwasMelwhen hewasdiagnosedasmultiplemyelomaA.

23.B.

45.C.

59.D.

61.答案与解析C考查细微环节理解依据第一段中的“I wasupset when...on Jan.13,2024,at theage of

77.”和其次段最终一句I followedhiscareerandknewabouthisdiagnosis ofmultiplemyeloma,...in April

2000.”可知，教练2024年是77岁，被诊断出多发性骨髓瘤时是2000年，也就是59岁时被诊断出了疾病，故选C项

7.What wouldbe asuitable titlefor thetextA.The SkillsTaught byMy FormerCoachB.The TransplantGiven bythe SameDoctorsC.My BaseballTeam HelpingMe OutD.My Coach，s SpiritsShining onMe答案与解析D考查主旨大意依据最终一段可知，教练的经验激昂了作者的心情，每一次他等待移植手术时，在电视竞赛中看到教练，他都会跟自己说“假如他能做到，我也能做到”，所以是教练的精神激励着作者战胜病魔，故选D项C[2024•湖南六校联考]Not onlydoes theuse of plastic water bottles hurtyour wallet,italso increasespollution andwastes energyand water.Only23%of allplastic inAmerica endsupin arecycling bin,meaning over$1billion worthof plastic is treatedas rubbisha year.Recently,Skipping RocksLab hasinvented akind ofwaterbottlecalled Ooho.It isa convenient,clear waterbottle thatcan eitherbe drunkor eaten.To drinkit,youcan eitherpeel offthe membrane（薄膜）or teara holein themembrane withyour teethto pourthewater intoyour mouth.To eatit,you simplyput thewhole bottlein yourmouth.One problemthescientists haverun intois howto shiplots ofOoho bubbleswithout arrivingwith avery wettruck.However,they haveattempted topackage unitsof individual bubbles togetherinside alargerand thickermembrane.It istargeting largeoutdoor eventssuch asmarathons,music festivals,andsporting events,where tonsof plastic bottles areused,and frequentlyleft behindas litter.Andtoo much plasticis sure to do harmtothe environment,which couldaccount fortheir purposeofsuch a new invention.The teamhas beenworking forthe pasttwo yearsto developthe technologyand materialsneededto produceOoho;they haverecently appliedfor apatent fortheir newadvancement.The priceforan individualbubble ora unitof bubbleshas notbeen setyet,but theycost abouttwo centstocreate a unit,which ischeaper than plastic bottles.It hasappeared atevents inLondon,SanFrancisco,Boston,at conferences,festivals,and soon.Ooho iscatching manypeople，s attentionand hasraised over$l millionand gained1,000investors inonly threedays.It ismostly beingsold atevents atthe momentto keepthe consumer，s interestwhen theproduction machineis running.It isquickly makinga rise,so keepan eyeoutthis year for these bottles of the future.体裁说明文题材环境爱护主题可以食用的包装材料Ooho【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文由于塑料瓶的运用不但奢侈金钱，还造成环境污染,Skipping RocksLab独创了一种可以食用的包装材料Ooho本文介绍了Ooho的食用方法，运输方法以及制作成本，并展望了其市场前景【难句分析】It istargeting largeoutdoor eventssuch asmarathons,music festivals,andsporting events,where tonsof plastic bottles areused,and frequentlyleft behindas litter.分析该句为主从复合句，句中“where tonsof plasticbottles areused,and frequentlyleftbehind aslitter”为where引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词“outdoor events”，where在从句中作地点状语译文该产品是针对诸如马拉松、音乐节和体育赛事等大型户外活动而独创的，在这些活动中，会用数吨塑料瓶，且这些塑料瓶常常被当作垃圾扔下【背景学问】Ooho是一种由海藻基膜制成的可生物降解的水包，主要用于马拉松参赛者补充水分参赛者既可以咬破Ooho的边缘喝水，也可以将之整个吃掉它同时具备可食用性和生物可降解性，不会对环境造成太大的负担

8.How ismost plasticdealt within AmericaA.Its sold.B.Its recycled.C.It，s buried.D.It，s wasted.答案与解析D考查细微环节理解依据第一段其次句Only23%of allplastic inAmerica endsupin arecycling bin,meaning over$1billion worthofplasticis treatedas rubbisha year”可知，在美国只有23%的塑料最终回到回收站，这意味着价值超过10亿美元的塑料被视为垃圾据此可知，在美国，大部分塑料被当成垃圾处理了，故D项正确

9.Why didthe teaminvent OohoA.To makea profitfor acompany.B.To protecttheenvironment.C.To makepeople eat as theydrink.D.To reducethe costoftheplasticbottle.答案与解析B考查细微环节理解依据其次段尾句“And toomuchplasticissureto doharmto theenvironment,which couldaccount fortheir purposeof suchanewinvention”可知，由于塑料瓶的运用污染了环境，故Skipping RocksLab独创了一种可以食用的包装材料Ooho,故B项正确

10.What canwe inferabout OohofromthetextA.It iseasy andsafe toship itin largeamounts.B.It hasbecome popularsince itbegan tobe sold.C.It mightbe soldatalower pricethanplasticbottles.D.It costthe teama lotof moneyto developthe technology.答案与解析C考查推理推断依据第三段其次句“The pricefor anindividualbubbleor aunitof bubbleshas notbeen setyet,but theycost abouttwo centsto createaunit,which ischeaperthan plasticbottles”可知,该产品的制造成本比塑料瓶低；据此可推知，该产品的售价也可能比塑料瓶低，故C项正确

11.What doesthe authorreally wantto sayin thelast paragraphA.Ooho is tobea successin thefuture.B.Ooho isbeing supportedby smartpeople.C.Ooho istaking theplace ofplasticbottlesnow.D.Ooho isbeing producedto attractmore investors.答案与解析A考查推理推断依据尾段第一句Ooho iscatching manypeople，s attentionandhas raisedover$l millionand gained1,000investors inonly threedays.”可知，Ooho吸引了很多人的留意，在三天时间内就得到了1000位投资者的关注，筹集到100多万美元；再结合最终一句It isquickly makinga rise,so keepan eyeout thisyearforthesebottlesofthefuture.”可推知，作者最终一段想要表达的是，在将来Ooho肯定能获得胜利，故A项正确D[2024•绵阳市诊断]Weve allhad theexperience ofwanting to get aproject donebut puttingitoff toa laterdate.So whydowedelay thingsAre webuilt tooperate thisway atsome timesThesequestions arecentral tomy researchon goalpursuit（追求）.It allstarts withasimple choicebetween workingnow ona givenproject anddoing anythingelse.The decisionto workon something isdriven byhow muchwe valueaccomplishing the project inthat moment一whatpsychologists callits subjective value.And delay,in psychologicalterms,is whathappens whenthe value of doing somethingelse outweighsthe valueof workingnow.This wayof thinkingsuggests asimple trickto defeatdelay.For example,instead ofcleaningmy house,I mighttry tofocus onwhy gradingpapers ispersonally importantto me.Its simpleadvice,but stickingto thisstrategy（策略）can bequite difficult.People arenot entirelywise in thewaythey valuethings.For example,a dollarbill is worthexactly the same todayas it isaweek from now,but itssubjective value一roughly howgood itwouldfeel toownadollar一depends onother factorsbesides itsface value,such aswhen wereceiveit.The tendencyfor peopleto devaluemoney andother goodsbased ontime iscalled delaydiscounting.For example,receiving$100three monthsfrom nowis worththe sameto peopleas receiving$83rightnow.People wouldrather lose$17than waita fewmonths toget alarger reward.Getting somethingdone isa delayedreward,so itsvalue in the presentis reduced:the furtherawaythe deadlineis,the lessattractive itseems to work ontheprojectright now.The tendencytodelay thingsclosely followseconomic modelsof delaydiscounting.One wayto manageitistomake thefinish lineseem closer.For example,vividly imagininga futurereward reducesdelaydiscounting.体裁；争论文题材社会生活主题；拖延【语篇解读】本文是一篇争论文，作者在文中主要分析了拖延的缘由以及应对方法

12.Which ofthe followingbest explains“outweighs“underlined inparagraph2A.Is equalto.B.Is greaterthan.C.Is involvedin.D.Is centralto.答案与解析•B考查词义揣测依据本段内容可知，要去做某件事的确定是被我们在那一刻完成安排的评估驱动的一一心理学家称其为某件事的“主观价值”而拖延从心理学的角度讲，就是当做别的事情的价值大于即刻就工作的价值时发生的状况，故选B

13.What shouldwe doto overcomedelay intheauthor，s opinionA.Avoid settinga deadlinetoo strictly.B.Consider doingnothing temporarily.C.Increase thesubjectivevalueof workingnow.D.Realize greatfun of working immediately.答案与解析C考查推理推断依据其次段中的“The decisiontoworkonsomethingis drivenbyhow muchwe valueaccomplishing theproject inthat moment一what psychologistscall itssubjectivevalue.And delay,in psychologicalterms,is whathappens whenthe valueofdoingsomethingelse outweighsthevalueofworkingnow”可知，作者认为人们之所以会拖延是因为他们对完成当前工作任务的主观价值评估较低；再结合第三段的内容可推知，人们可以通过提高对自己完成当前工作任务的主观价值评估来克服拖延，故选C

14.Which proverbcan bestsummarize thetheory ofdelay discountingA.Time andtide waitfor noman.B.A birdinthehand is worth two inthe bush.C.One of these daysis noneofthesedays.D.Don，t countyour chickensbefore theyare hatched.答案与解析B考查推理推断依据第四段的内容，尤其是“The tendency...receiving$100three monthsfromnowisworththesameto peopleas receiving$83right now.People wouldratherlose$17than waita fewmonths toget alarger reward”可知，人们给事物评估的方式并非完全是理性的，人们基于时间（消逝）评估钱和其他货品贬值的趋势称为“延迟折扣”，比如人们宁愿要立刻就能拿到手的83美元，也不要3个月后才给的100美元这都强调了在延迟折扣的理论中，人们更看重眼前利益，故B项Abirdinthe handisworthtwointhebush“一鸟在手赛过双鸟在林”符合题干要求

15.What issuggested todeal withdelay discountingA.Asking fornothing inreturn.B.Lowering ourhigh expectations.C.Searching forinstant satisfaction.D.Making futurerewards moreinviting.答案与解析D考查细微环节理解依据最终一段的内容，尤其是最终两句One wayto manageitistomake thefinish lineseem closer.For example,vividly imagininga futurerewardreduces delaydiscounting”可知，作者认为应对拖延的一种方式就是让终点线看上去更近比如说，生动地想象将来的奖赏会削减延迟折扣，故选D其次节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）依据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项[2024•成都诊断[From sportsteams tomovie characters,we lovesupporting theweak.Whilethat，s inspiringfor afilm ora story,it canbe hardto remainpositive whenyou，re experiencingastruggle.Its saidthat whatismostpersonal ismost universal.1Here aresome importantreasonswhy youshouldshareyour storyofstruggles.You canshine alight forothers.―2―Sometimes,thats allsomeone needstogetthrougha difficulttime.You canhelp evenmore byapplying ideasand solutionscreatively totheir ownproblems.—3—Its uncomfortableto admitto othersyour failures,struggles orother momentsofweakness.That，s truefor everyone,yet openingyourself upto momentsof weaknessis surprisinglysatisfying.It requirescourage andbeing courageousrequires practice.People willsupport you.—4We alldo.So whynot sharethe waysyouve facedgreat difficultyandbounced backIf noone knowsyour strugglesthen they，11never knowto cheerforyouor whatyou，ve overcometo reachwhere youare today.Another greataspect ofsharing yourstory isthat ithelps youremember thelesson youlearned.―5Understanding whathappened andhow youhandled situationscan provideyouwith theways clearlyon howtodothings betterand moveforward.You canalso sharekey experiencealongsideyour storyso otherscan learn,too.A.It helpsyou findyour voice.B.You lovea goodcomeback story.C.It allowsyou topractice courage.D.You canobjectively analyzeyour ownpast.E.Thats whyyourstorycan bringmuch value.F.Be openwiththeworld aboutthe goodand thebad.G.Sharing yourstory willhelp themrealize theyaren，t alone.体裁说明文题材社会生活主题共享奋斗故事【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了与他人共享你的奋斗故事的缘由。