湖南省汝城二中2024屆高考英語一輪復習閱讀訓練

　　閱讀專練

　　猜測詞義題要求學生根據以往所學知識，對上下文的理解及自身的生活經驗等猜測生詞意義或僅從字面無法確認其意義的短語的準確含義，是閱讀理解題中的難點。

　　難點磁場

　　1.Mental health care in China has dramatically improved over the last 10 years,according to experts.

　　Increasing numbers of urban Chinese are today seeking counselling on a wide range of issues related to mental health.

　　“We receive more than 120 visitors a day right now—20 per cent up over that of 1998,”said Zhang Haiyin,chief doctor with the Shanghai Mental Health Centre.Ten years ago,the centre received 70 to 80 visitors a week.

　　To accommodate the growing number of patients,the clinic has had to extend its service from five days to seven days a week.

　　Most of the counselling focuses on problems to do with education,employment,family life,relationships as well as mental distress,trouble and insomnia.White-collar workers are the major recipients of counselling,accounting for 30 percent of total patients,said Zhang.

　　“The growing visits indicate Chinese people pay more attention to their quality of life.They have a better understanding that mental health is as improtant as physical well-being.”

　　Chen Zhigang,an employee of a foreign-funded consulting firm in Beijing,felt depressed and was encouraged by friends to seek mental health counselling.The doctor found he was suffering as a result of workplace pressure and competition.After several months of treatment,he was back to full health.

　　“Mental health counselling helped reduce my pressure,”said Chen.

　　But many people are still reluctant to use counselling services.Zhu Chengyi,a railway worker from Shanghai,is unwilling to seek help.

　　“I will not go for it.It is too embarrassing for me,”said Zhu.“How can I tell my colleagues and family that I am seeking mental health counselling?They would think I was crazy.”

　　Zhang said a lack of information about mental health care prevented the grown of services in China.

　　He said a standardized training system was required to make sure all mental health doctors were properly trained.

　　“In Western countries,mental health counselling has a wide range of methods for consultation and treatment.We need to improve

　　our training to upgrade our services.”

　　Question:1.The underlined word “extend” in Paragraph 4 means ________.

　　A.pay attention to

　　B.feel like doing

　　C.enlarge and lengthen

　　D.reduce

　　2.Professor Reason recently persuaded 35 people to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for two weeks. When he came to analyse their embarrassing errors, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groups.[

　　One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her pet dog cer ear-rings and tried to fix a dog biscuit on her car. “The explanation for this is that the brain is like a computer,” explains the professor. “People programme themselves to do certain activities regularly. It was the woman’s custom every morning to throw her dog two biscuits and then put on her ear-rings. But somehow the action got reversed顛倒 in the programme.” About one in twenty of the incidents the volunteers reported were these“Programme assembly failure.”

　　Twenty per cent of all errors were “test failures”—primarily due to not verifying the progress of what a body was doing. A man about to get his car out of the garage passed through the back yard where his garden jacket and boots were kept, put them on—much to his surprise. A woman victim reported: “I got into the bath with my socks on.”

　　The commonest problem was information “storage failures”. People forgot the names of people whose faces they knew, went into a room and forgot why they were there, mislaid something, or smoked a cigarette without realizing it.

　　The research so far suggests that while the “central processor” of the brain is liberated from second-to-second control of a well-practised routine, it must repeatedly switch back its attention at important decision points to check that the action goes on as intended. Otherwise the activity may be “captured” by another frequently and recently used programme, resulting in embarrassing errors.

　　Questions:2.The word “verifying” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by ________.

　　A.improving

　　B.changing

　　C.checking

　　D.stopping

　　3.According to the passage, the information “storage failures” refer to ________.

　　A.the destruction of information collecting system

　　B.the elimination of one’s total memory

　　C.the temporary loss of part of one’s memory

　　D.the separation of one’s action from consciousness

　　3.One of the greatest killers in the Western world is heart disease. The death rate 率 from the disease has been increasing at an alarming speed for the past thirty years. Today in Britain, for example, about four hundred people a day die of heart disease. Medical experts know that people can reduce their chances of getting heart disease by exercising regularly, by not smoking, by changing their diets, and by paying more attention to reducing stress 壓力 in their work.

　　However, Western health-care systems are still not paying enough attention to the prevention of the disease. There is a need for more programs to educate the public about the causes and prevention of heart disease. Instead of supporting such programs, however, the U. S. health-care system is spending large sums of money on the surgical 外科的 treatment of the disease after it develops. This emphasis 強調 on treatment clearly has something to do with the technological advances that have taken place in the past ten to fifteen years. In this time, modern technology has enabled doctors to develop new surgical techniques. Many operations that were considered impossible or too risky 有風險的 a few years ago are now performed every day in U.S. hospitals. The result has been a huge increase in heart surgery.

　　Although there is no doubt that heart surgery can help a large number of people, some people point out that the emphasis on the surgical treatment of the disease has three clear disadvantages. First, it attracts interest and money away from the question of prevention. Second, it causes the costs of general hospital care to rise. After hospitals buy the expensive equipment that is necessary for modern heart surgery, they must try to recover the money they have spent. To do this, they raise costs for all their patients, not just those patients whose treatment requires the equipment. The third disadvantage is that doctors are encouraged to perform surgery-even on patients for whom an operation is unnecessary—because the equipment and expert skills are there. A government office recently stated that major heart surgery was often performed even though its chances of success were low. In one type of heart surgery, for example, only 15 percent of patient improved their conditions after the surgery. However, more than 100 000 of these operations are performed in the United States every year.

　　Question:4.“To do this” in Paragraph 3 means ________.

　　A.to help patients recover

　　B.to increase the number of heart surgeries

　　C.to get back the money spent on the equipment

　　D.to buy new equipment for the treatment of heart disease

　　4.Some of the best-known names in the entertainment industry have taken part in an unprecedented telethon to help victims of the terrorist attacks in the United States.

　　The benefit 義演）,called“America:a Tribute to Heroes,”was sponsored by all four major U.S. television networks,ABC,CBS,FOX and NBC.It was broadcast by three-dozen television,cable and radio networks across the country and aired live to more than a hundred countries around the world.

　　Hollywood stars joined music entertainers in asking listeners and viewers to pledge cash donations to charities helping the victims of the September 11th attacks.

　　Actors,including Tom Hanks,Julia Roberts,Tom Cruise and Clint Eastwood,told stories of heroic acts by people who tried to save others from the burning World Trade Center and the Pentagon.Former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali made a rare public appearance in a show of support.

　　The appeals alternated with performances by such popular entertainers as Bruce Springsteen,Mariah Carey,Stevie Wonder,Paul Simon and the rock band U—2.

　　They appeared on stages in New York,Los Angeles and London,decorated with hundreds of burning candles.

　　Singer Billy Joel sang “New York State of Mind”with a New York City firefighter’s hat on his piano.Sting dedicated his song “Fragile”to a friend who died in the World Trade Center.Stevie Wonder condemned hatres in the name of religion before singing his song “Love’s in Need of Love Today”.Pledge phones were manned by dozens of other celebrities,including Jack Nicholson,Meg Ryan,Whoopie Goldberg,Cindy Crawford,Al Pacino and Sylvester Stallone.

　　Organizers say the two-hour telethon raised millions of dollars.All participants,from stars to stagehands,worked without pay.

　　Question:5.The underlined word “telethon” most probably means ________.

　　A.a performance to raise money

　　B.a concert held by some television networks

　　C.a television program which lasts a long time

　　D.a television program for entertainment

　　案例探究

　　1.A child’s birthday party doesn’t have to be a hassle;it can be a basket of fun,according to Beth Anaclerio,an Evaston mother of two,ages 4 and 18 months.

　　“Having a party at home usually requires a lot of running around on the part of the parents,and often the birthday boy or girl gets lost in wild excitement.But it really doesn’t have to be that way,”said Anaclerio.Last summer,Anaclerio and her friend Jill Carlisle,a Northbrook mother of a 2-year-old,founded a home party-planning business called “A Party in a Basket”.Their goal is to help parents and children share in the fun part of party planning,like choosing the subject or making a cake,while they take care of everything.

　　Drawing on their experiences as mothers,they have created制作 10 ready-to-use,home party packages.Everything a family needs to plan a party,except the cake and ice cream,is delivered to the home in a large basket.

　　“Our parties are aimed for children 2 to 10,”Anaclerio said,“and they’re very interactive互動

　　and creative in that they build a sense of drama based on a subject.For example,at the Soda Shoppe party the guests become waiters and waitresses and build wonderful ice cream creations.”

　　The standard ＄200 package for eight children includes a basket filled with invitation,gifts,games and prizes,paper goods,a party planner and the like.For more information,call Anaclerio at 708-864-6584 or Carlisle at 708-205-9141.

　　Question:What does the underlined word “hassle”Paragraph 1 probably mean?

　　A.a party designed by specialists

　　B.a plan requiring careful thought

　　C.a situation causing difficulty or trouble

　　D.a demand made by guests

　　命題意圖：本題考查學生通過上下文猜測詞義的能力，實際上也是考查學生的推理判斷能力。屬五星級題目。

　　錯解分析：本題錯解的原因主要是反義詞領會不準確。

　　解題方法與技巧：（1）通讀全文，抓文章大意，可知文章旨在推薦一種home party-planning business，其目的在于幫助父母及孩子籌辦家庭晚會，從而把此工作化麻煩為樂趣。（2）仔細觀察首段文字，“doesn’t have to be a hassle”和“can be a basket of fun” 互為反義，故可以推出答案。

　　答案：C

　　2.LONDONReuters—Organic fruit,delivered right

　　to the doorstep.That is what Gabriel Gold prefers,and he is willing to pay for it.If this is not possible,the 26-year-old computer technician will spend the extra money at the supermarket to buy organic food.

　　“Organic produce is always better,”Gold said.“The food is free of pesticides農藥,and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farms.And more often than not it is locally本地 grown and seasonal,so it is more tasty.”Gold is one of a growing number of shoppers buying into the organic trend,and supermarkets across Britain are counting on more like him as they grow their organic food business.But how many shoppers really know what they are getting,and why are they willing to pay a higher price for organic produce?Market research shows that Gold and others who buy organic food can generally give clear reason for their preferences—but their knowledge of organic food is far from complete.For example,small amounts of pesticides can be used on organic products.And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported進口 to meet growing demand.“The demand for organic food is increasing by about one third every year,so it is a very fast-growing market,” said Sue Flock,a specialist in this line of business.

　　Question:What is the meaning of “the organic trend” as the words are used in the text?

　　A.growing interest in organic food

　　B.better quality of organic food

　　C.rising market for organic food

　　D.higher prices of organic food

　　命題意圖：考查學生通過推理判斷來猜測詞義的能力。屬五星級題目。

　　錯解分析：本題錯解的原因主要在于太孤立地看待相關語句，沒能把上下文串起來。

　　解題方法與技巧：（1）通讀全文，了解全文大意：越來越多的人熱衷于有機食品。

　　（2）聯系上下文。由第一段“That即Organic fruit is what Gabriel Gold prefers”,第二段“Organic produce is always better,Gold said.”可知Gold對Organic food深感興趣，再根據“Gold is one of a growing number of shoppers buying into the organic trend,and supermarkets across Britain are counting on more like him”，可知Gold是越來越多的喜愛Organic food的購物者中的一員，而且全英國的超級市場也正依賴（count on）越來越多的像他這樣的人（來賺錢）。因此可得出答案。

　　答案：A

　　錦囊妙計

　　1.通讀全文，領會大意。

　　2.對上下文進行邏輯推理。

　　3.利用同義詞、反義詞、近義詞、構詞法（派生、合成、轉化）等推測詞義。

　　4.依靠自己的生活常識和社會經驗進行判斷。

　　殲滅難點訓練

　　A

　　For more than twenty years scientists have been searching for signs of life on other planets. Most of these searches have been done over the radio. The hope is that someone in outer space may be trying to get in touch with us. Scientists also have sent radio and television messages on spaceships traveling through space,on the chance that someone may be receptive to such messages.

　　Scientists are using powerful radio telescopes to listen to signals from about 1 000 stars,all within 100 light years of Earth.In addition,they will scan掃視） the entire sky to “listen” for radio messages from more distant stars. Using a computer, they will be able to monitor more than eight channels at one time. Scientists are looking for any signal that stands out from the background noise.

　　Of the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy（銀河星系）, scientists find that five percent are like our sun. Perhaps half of them have a planet like Earth. Such a planet would be a reasonable distance from the star for temperatures to be right for the evolution進化） of

　　life. Based on the inhabitablethat can be lived in planets in our galaxy,most scientists agree that chances are likely that one or more of these planets support some life.

　　However, many scientists wonder whether intelligent有智力的） life exists on other planets.Some believe that twenty years of searching without any intelligible messages shows that no one is out there. They say that the evolution of intelligence comparable to ours is unlikely.

　　Other scientists believe that our search hasn’t been long enough to rule out the possibility that intelligent life exists in our galaxy. Although our sun family is only about five billion years old, our galaxy is about 20 billion years old. In that time,some scientists think it is likely that civilization文明） much more advanced than ours have developed. Perhaps these civilizations send us no signals; perhaps we have not recognized the signals they have sent us. If we hope to find intelligent life, these scientists believe that we have to keep looking.

　　1.The underlined word “monitor” in the passage means “________”.

　　A.find

　　B.follow

　　C.check

　　D.form

　　B

　　Internet shopping is a new way of shopping. You no longer need to walk round hundreds of shops looking for the items you need. Nowadays, you can shop for just about anything from your armchair. All you need is a computer which is linked to the Internet. Shopping on the Internet is becoming increasingly popular. In the United States, 50 per cent of families have computers at home and almost one third are linked to the Internet. Americans spent over US ＄2.5 billion on Internet shopping in 1998. This figure is expected to reach US ＄11 billion by the year 2004.

　　People can shop for a variety of products on the Internet. Physical products include things such as books, CDs, clothes and food. These types of products are the most common purchases購入品 through the Internet. You can also buy information products such as on-line news or magazine stories, or you can download computer software through the Internet. Services such as booking airline tickets, reserving預定） hotels or renting cars are also available可得到的 on the Internet. You can also go shopping on the Internet for entertainment services and take part in on-line games or e-mail “chats”.