2020届高考英语二轮培优新专题限时检测（二十五）　阅读理解D篇增分练（三）

2020届高考英语二轮培优新专题限时检测（二十五）　阅读理解D篇增分练（三）

专题限时检测(二十五)　阅读理解D篇增分练(三)‎ ‎(共2篇，限时20分钟)‎ A Perfect The eyeliner makes the dark circles less visible. The lip gloss hides the trembling. The ponytail hides missing patches of hair. The Abercrombie sweater covers bruises (伤痕). I might look a bit thinner, but everyone will ask about my new diet. My hair might not shine the way it used to, but the pink ribbon will distract curious eyes. One hour of preparation and I look like myself. One hour of preparation and no one will know. One hour out of 24. Sometimes I wonder if it's worth — wasting a twentyfourth of my day on a lie. But then I see my wispy hair and baggy eyes, and I have to do it.‎ Checking my makeup one last time, I push my sleeves up, though not past my elbows. I slip on a cute pair of flat shoes — heels are too dangerous with shaky legs — and grab my Hollister bag. Padding downstairs, I breathe in the scent of waffles and syrup.‎ ‎“Morning, Mom，” I call.‎ ‎“Morning, baby，” she chirps. “Did you sleep well？”‎ ‎“Better than I have been.”‎ She sighs, and her eyes look a hundred years old for a minute. “Any improvement is good，” she says halfheartedly.‎ ‎“Of course.”‎ ‎“I made waffles.” Her offering.‎ ‎“Thanks, Mom. Smells delicious.” My offering.‎ I sit at the table and she hands me a plate. The thought of all that food turns my stomach, but I force a smile and thank my mother again. She busies herself at the sink and fills the silence with chatter. When she turns around, she takes in the waffles still on my plate, only missing a few bites. I smile apologetically.‎ ‎“I'm not very hungry this morning.”‎ ‎“You'll need your strength for this afternoon.” She bites her lip. She doesn't like to bring it up over breakfast. I eat another bite.‎ ‎“I packed your lunch.”‎ ‎“I'm 18, Mom. I can pack my own lunch. You have more important things to do.”‎ She reaches for the paper sack. “But now I know you'll have something to eat. And you need to eat, okay? You have to keep your strength up.”‎ Sighing, I take the bag. I know this peanut butter and jelly sandwich won't be eaten, not any more than the one yesterday or the day before. Anything consumed after 11 ends up in a plastic basin at 4：07. It's just the way it works.‎ ‎“Hon, have you thought about what I said the other day？” she asks.‎ I_shrug_noncommittally.‎ ‎“Sweetheart, you can't hide this forever. Eventually you're going to miss school and people will start asking questions.”‎ ‎“Mom, I have two months left of high school. I can make it till then. I'm class president and probably will make a graduation speech. I was voted‘Most popular’，‘Most fun to be around’，‘Best smile’ and‘Most likely to succeed’.I'm the girl who's got it all together. People don't want to know that the girl who's got it all together, doesn't have it all together. People don't want to know that girl is dying！”‎ ‎“Honey, don't say that. You're not dying.”‎ ‎“Yes, I am. You heard Dr. Morrison. I have maybe a year left. Mom, listen to me. I don't want to be the girl everyone looks at and whispers, ‘Look at her. Poor thing！’ I can't handle that. I want to be normal. Just for these last two months.”‎ ‎“Okay，” she whispers. “Okay. Just remember, it's okay if you don't have it all together. Sometimes things just fall apart and there's nothing we can do.”‎ ‎“Thanks, Mom.” I grab my bag and lunch and kiss her on the cheek. “I love you.” “I love you too，” my mom replies. This exchange, once taken for granted, is now a vital part of every morning, every afternoon, every night. Three little words, followed by four more, have come to mean more than an entire conversation. They bridge all gaps and disagreements, because we both know there is now a finite number left.‎ Keys in hand, I open the door and blink in the early morning sun. My silver car waits in the driveway and as I walk toward it, I check my reflection in the tinted window. Perfect.‎ 语篇解读：本文讲述了因病而时日不多的作者早上上学前和母亲的对话，作者坚持要开完毕业典礼，以最好的面貌和同学们告别。‎ ‎1．Why does the author doubt her makeup time is spent on a lie?‎ ‎ A．Because she is going on a new diet.‎ ‎ B．Because she is pretending to look normal.‎ ‎ C．Because she tries to look prettier than she actually is.‎ ‎ D．Because she has to deal with her wispy hair and baggy eyes.‎ ‎ 解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第一段的“One hour of preparation and I look like myself.”以及“dark circles, trembling, missing patches of hair”等词和倒数第四段中的“I want to be normal. Just for these last two months.”等信息可以看出，作者身体状况不好，作者认为她的化妆时间花在谎言上是因为她是假装正常，即想让她自己看起来正常些。‎ ‎2．The author doesn't eat much breakfast because ________.‎ ‎ A．she is not hungry in the morning ‎ B．she doesn't like waffles ‎ C．she is in terrible health condition ‎ D．she just likes a few bites ‎ 解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第十段的“The thought of all that food turns my stomach, but I force a smile and thank my mother again.”及下文信息可知，作者不多吃早餐是因为她的健康状况很糟糕。‎ ‎3．What will happen if she forces herself to eat some food for lunch?‎ ‎ A．She will throw it up later.‎ ‎ B．It will build up her strength.‎ ‎ C．She will eventually miss school.‎ ‎ D．It will make her work better.‎ ‎ 解析：选A　推理判断题。根据第十六段的“Anything consumed after 11 ends up in a plastic basin at 4：07.”可知，作者如果强迫自己吃午饭，下午就会呕吐。throw up意为“呕吐”，故A项正确。‎ ‎4．The underlined sentence “I shrug noncommittally” most probably means “________”．‎ ‎ A．the author boards with her Mom ‎ B．the author gives no clear answer ‎ C．the author has already considered it ‎ D．the author is indifferent about the issue ‎ 解析：选B　句意理解题。根据画线句下一段中的“Sweetheart, you can't hide this forever.”可以推测，作者似乎没有考虑过母亲所说的话，故B项正确。‎ ‎5．The exchange of greetings has become vital for the author and her mom because ________.‎ ‎ A．she wants to be normal ‎ B．they disagree with each other ‎ C．she is running out of time ‎ D．there is a generation gap between them ‎ 解析：选C　细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“They bridge all gaps and disagreements, because we both know there is now a finite number left.”可知，之所以问候在作者和母亲之间变得十分重要，是因为作者在与时间赛跑。‎ ‎6．What adjectives can we use to describe the author?‎ ‎ A．Polite but stupid.‎ ‎ B．Hardworking and successful.‎ ‎ C．Popular but stubborn.‎ ‎ D．Understanding and considerate.‎ ‎ 解析：选D　推理判断题。本题可采用排除法，纵观全文可知，文中没有反映出作者的 ‎“stupid, successful, stubborn”的性格。从她对母亲的态度来看，作者是一个十分宽容和懂得体谅的人，故D项正确。‎ B ‎(2019·南京、盐城模拟)“With depressingly few exceptions, performances are dull and lack vitality ... After years of trying to convince myself otherwise, I now feel sure that ballet is dying.”‎ ‎—Jennifer Homans, Apollo's Angels.‎ Is ballet dead? Has the art form evolved to depression? Jennifer Homans's conclusion to her fascinating history of ballet, Apollo's Angels, is worrying.‎ It appears that ballet's pulse continues to beat strongly, however, especially with a Tchaikovsky defibrillator attached. So why are some dance commentators arguing that ballet is dying? And do they have a point?‎ ‎“Ballet is dead” — “Ballet is dying” — all ring tones of Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical claim：“God is dead.”Headline grabbing, certainly. Yet can ballet be defined in such black and white terms? Surely it is more abstract, filled with shades of popular grey. __①__‎ To start with, how do you define ballet? What is ballet today? Consider popular modern classics like Twyla Tharp's In the Upper Room, where dancers wear pointy shoes and sneakers, combining contemporary and classical vocabulary together. Or closer to home, there is Graeme Murphy's Swan Lake，which layers elements of Petipa's choreography (编舞) with a contemporary theme and aesthetic. Many contemporary choreographers all embrace classical form and principles, then manipulate (操纵) the rules.__②__‎ The line between contemporary dance and ballet is vague. In an interview with The Telegraph (2015), British choreographer Matthew Bourne acknowledges that this“crossfertilisation” between contemporary dance and ballet continues to grow, as evidenced by the rise in new commissions from contemporary choreographers at the Royal Ballet and English National Ballet. Referring to Homans's book, Bourne believes what has changed is that “the dance forms are coming closer together”. Not dying, but merging. Reinventing. This has been the case amongst Australasian ballet companies for many years now. __③__‎ Homans writes that ballet's decline began after the passing of Ashton and Balanchine. Something has changed, certainly. A stylistic transition — from neoclassical to contemporary ballet — has occurred. __④__‎ Our art form's evolution has always been with extinction. Prominent dance critic with The New York Times, Alastair Macaulay, says：“ballet has died again and again over the centuries，”and yet，“phoenixlike, rose again from its ashes”. History shows there were periods where ballet hibernated and lacked popularity. This coincided with the art form's changing forums.‎ So here is the irony: what sells best, still, are reproductions of Petipa's classics. A season without a Tchaikovsky score is a financial risk. And without Nutcracker (《胡桃夹子》), half the ballet companies in North America would not exist. Admittedly, as a dancer, my favourite roles — ‎ Albrecht, Prince Siegfried and Romeo — were from the classical canon; I am a traditionalist at heart (who loves to be challenged by good contemporary ballets). A part of the charm behind classical repertoire, for me, was in reproducing the glories of past greats. Classical ballet's framework supports the modern process of benchmarking.‎ Perhaps Jennifer Homans's thoughts are not completely unfounded. Perhaps ballet is dying for some. Ballet's evolution has been delayed by its audiences. And as Homans suggests in her epilogue, perhaps also by its creatives.‎ Now here is a bold prediction. In line with the Royal Ballet's programming in Brisbane this year — of Christopher Wheeldon's The Winter's Tale, and Wayne MacGregor's Woolf Works — over the next 20 years, ballet's reliance on Petipa will decrease. Contemporary ballets and mergestyled ballets will produce their boxoffice influence ever more.‎ Why?‎ It is simple: our audiences will be ready for ballet to change again.‎ 语篇解读：本文主要是讨论了芭蕾舞到底是消亡了，还是在进一步的发展的问题。‎ ‎7．Why does the writer cite Jennifer Homans's words at the beginning of the passage?‎ A．To support the writer's viewpoint.‎ ‎ B．To introduce the topic of the passage.‎ ‎ C．To highlight the theme of the passage.‎ ‎ D．To provide the background knowledge.‎ ‎ 解析：选B　推理判断题。文章在开头引用Jennifer的观点——芭蕾在衰落，是希望引出本文探讨的芭蕾兴衰的话题，起到引入话题的作用。‎ ‎8．The sentence “Is this not ballet？” should be put in ________.‎ ‎ A．①　　　　　　　　　 B．②‎ ‎ C．③ D．④‎ ‎ 解析：选B　推理判断题。由插入的句子“Is this not ballet”可知，前文应当是提到一种舞蹈，而②处前讲的就是现在当代编舞者都运用一定的规则将古典融入现代舞蹈中。‎ ‎9．Which of the following statements is a fact about ballet?‎ ‎ A．“Surely it is more abstract, filled with shades of popular grey.”(Para.3)‎ ‎ B．“The line between contemporary dance and ballet is vague.”(Para.5)‎ ‎ C．“Our art form's evolution has always been with extinction.”(Para.7)‎ ‎ D．“What sells best, still, are reproductions of Petipa's classics.”(Para.8)‎ ‎ 解析：选D　细节理解题。在第八段作者通过种种客观事实举例论证了人们仍然偏爱经典。其余选项虽然是文中所提到的，但都是人们抽象的主观推测，并不是客观的确凿事实。‎ ‎10．According to Matthew Bourne, ________.‎ ‎ A．the dance forms remain unchanged ‎ B．contemporary dance has reinvented classic ballet ‎ C．ballet is experiencing growth and will continue to develop ‎ D．a new form of ballet is widely accepted among Australians ‎ 解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第五段第二句“British choreographer Matthew Bourne acknowledges that this‘crossfertilisation’between contemporary dance and ballet continues to grow ...”可知，马修·伯恩认为当代舞蹈和芭蕾舞之间的“交叉融合”在继续发展。所以芭蕾舞正在经历一个新的发展阶段，将来还会继续发展。‎ ‎11．The writer takes himself as an example in Paragraph ‎8 in order to show ________.‎ ‎ A．classics should be promoted ‎ B．classics are still of great significance ‎ C．classical ballet's framework is out of date ‎ D．contemporary ballets attract more audiences ‎ 解析：选B　推理判断题。第八段中作者说，作为一名舞蹈演员，他最喜欢的角色是阿尔布雷特、齐格弗里德王子和罗密欧，他们来自古典正典。对他来说，古典剧目背后的魅力之一就是再现过去那些伟大人物的辉煌。古典芭蕾舞的框架支持现代的基准制作过程。所以作者描述自己的个人体会是为了说明古典舞蹈仍然是很重要的。‎ ‎12．What may be the author's attitude to the change of ballet?‎ ‎ A．Supportive. B．Arbitrary.‎ ‎ C．Critical. D．Concerned.‎ ‎ 解析：选A　观点态度题。根据文章内容，特别是“Contemporary ballets and mergestyled ballets will produce their boxoffice influence ever more.”可知，现代芭蕾舞和合并风格的芭蕾舞将对他们的票房影响力越来越大。所以作者对于芭蕾舞与现代舞蹈的融合持积极的态度，是支持的。‎