2021高考英语真题阅读理解试题及答案解析

高考英语考前3周阅读冲刺Passage1About21，000youngpeoplein17Americanstatesdonotattendclassesinschoolbuildings．Instead，theyreceivetheirelementaryandhighschooleducationbyworkingathomeoncomputers．TheCenterforEducationReformsaystheUnitedStateshas67public“cyberschools．”andthatisabouttwiceasmanyastwoyearsago．Themoneyforstudentstoattendacyberschoolcomesfromthegovernmentsofthestateswheretheylive．Someeducatorssaycyberschoolsreceivemoneythatshouldsupporttraditionalpublicschools．Theyalsosayitisdifficulttoknowifstudentsarelearningwell．Othereducatorspraisethisnewformofeducationforlettingstudentsworkattheirownspeed．Thesepeoplesaycyberschoolshelpstudentswhowereunhappyorunsuccessfulintraditionalschools．Theysaylearningathomebycomputerendslongbusridesforchildrenwholivefarfromschool．Whateverthejudgementofcyberschools，theyaregettingmoreandmorepopular．Forexample，anewcyberschoolcalledCommonwealthConnectionsAcademywilltakeinstudentsthisfall．ItwillservechildreninthestateofPennsylvaniafromagesfivethroughthirteen．Childrengetfreeequipmentfortheironlineeducation．Thisincludesacomputer，aprinter，booksandtechnicalservices．Parentsandstudentstalkwithteachersbytelephoneorbysendingemailsthroughtheircomputerswhennecessary．Studentsatcyberschoolsusuallydonotknowoneanother．But56suchstudentswhofinishedstudiesatWesternPennsylvaniaCyberCharterSchoolrecentlymetforthefirsttime．Theywereguestsofhonorattheirgraduation．1．Whatdoweknowfromthetextaboutstudentsofacyberschool？A．Theyhavetotakelongbusridestoschool．B．Theystudyathomeratherthaninclassrooms．C．Theyreceivemoneyfromtraditionalpublicschools．D．Theydowellintraditionalschoolprograms．2．Whatisaproblemwithcyberschools？A．Theirequipmentcostsalotofmoney．B．Theygetlittlesupportfromthestategovernment．C．Itishardtoknowstudents'progressinlearning．D．Thestudentsfindithardtomakefriends．3．Cyberschoolsaregettingpopularbecame_______．A．theyarelessexpensiveforstudentsB．theirstudentscanworkattheirownspeedC．theirgraduatesaremoresuccessfulinsocietyD．theyservestudentsinawideragerange4．Wecaninferthattheauthorofthetextis_______．A．unprejudicedinhisdescriptionofcyberschoolsB．excitedaboutthefutureofcyberschoolsC．doubtfulaboutthequalityofcyberschooisD．disappointedatthedevelopmentofcyberschoolsPassage2Up，Up，andAway！AnadventurerwhobecamethefirstpersontoflyacrosstheEnglishChannelonaclusterofballoonshaslaunchedahouseintotheskyjustlikeinthehitmovieUp-inreparationforamoreambitiousjourneyandanewrecord．FearlessTrappe，fromNorthCarolina，steppedintothecartoonthemedhomebeforeflyingabovetheLeonInternationalBalloonFestivalinMexicomorethanaweekago．The38-year-oldTrappewasusingtheeventasawarm-upforhisplannedtrans-Atlanticflightscheduledfornextsummer．Heaimstocompletethe2，500-milejourneyinaseven-footlifeboatcarriedby365hugeheliumballoons．Thebravemanislearningtosailalifeboat，incaseheneedstoditchintotheoceanduringthedanger-filledadventure．Hesillflyatbetween18，000feetand25，000feet，beatinghispreviousworldaltituderecordof21，600feet，andmustflyuninterruptedadistancetentimeslongerthanhispreviousworldrecordof230milesinordertosucceed．TheadventurerTrappe，whoholdsrecordsforcrossingtheAlps，flyingthemostclusterballoons，andthelongestdistance，hasspenthisentirecareer，buildinguptothisambitiousplan．“Ididn’twakeuponedayandthink：‘I’goingtoflyacrosstheAtlantic，’”hesaid．“Everyattemptbeforethiswaspreparedforthisfight，I’vebeentrainingforalongtime”．1．TheadventurerflewacrosstheEnglishChannelto__________．A．testtheballoonsB．launchahouseC．shootahitmovieD．prepareforbreakingarecord2．Tofinishthejourney，hewillflyadistanceof__________．A．2500milesB．18，000feetC．25，000feetD．230miles3．Abouttheambitiousjourney，whichisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A．WhenhewillflyB．HowhighhesillflyC．HowfarhewillflyD．Howlongitwilltakehim4．HowmanyworldrecordsdoesJonathanhold?A．TwoB．ThreeC．FourD．Five5．Whatdoeshelastparagraphimply?A．Trappecan’tsleepworryingabouttheadventureB．TrappewasborntosetworldrecordsC．TrappealwayskeepshisambitioninmindD．TrappeneverthoughtofcrossingtheAtlanticbeforePassage3Everydaywegotoschoolandlistentotheteacher，andtheteacherwillaskussomequestions．Sometimes，theclassmateswillaskyouropinionsoftheworkoftheclass．Whenyouaretellingothersintheclasswhatyouhavefoundoutaboutthesetopics，rememberthattheymustbeabletohearwhatyouaresaying．Youarenottakingpartinafamilyconversationorhavingachatwithfriends---youareinaslightlyunnaturalsituationwherealargegroupofpeoplewillremainsilent，waitingtohearwhatyouhavetosay．Youmustspeaksothattheycanhearyou---loudlyenoughandclearlyenoughbutwithouttryingtoshoutorappearingtoforceyourself．Remember，too，thatitisthesameifyouarecalledtoaninterviewwhetheritiswithaprofessorofyourschooloragovernmentofficialwhomightmeetyou．Thepersonyouareseeingwilltrytoputyouatyoureasebutthesituationissomewhatdifferentfromthatofaordinaryconversation．Youmusttakespecialcarethatyoucanbeheard．1．Whenyouspeaktotheclass，youshouldspeak______．A．asslowlyaspossibleB．inalowvoiceC．loudlyD．forcefully2．Usually，whenyouspeaktotheclass，theclassis_______．A．noisyB．quietC．havingarestD．serious3Thesituationintheclassis______thatinyourhouse．A．n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hofhumormightwellenableustowin．Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofmine，whohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatumaboutbeinglateonthejob．AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonforSam’sabeinglate—seriousillnessathome—hedecidedthatthisby-now-familiarexcusewouldn’tworkanylonger．Hissupervisorwasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspeech．Yes，thebosswas．Samenteredtheofficeat9：35．Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom；everyonewashardatwork．Sam’ssupervisorcameuptohim．Suddenly，Samforcedagrinandstretchedouthishand．“Howdoyoudo！”hesaid．“I’mSamMaynard．I’mapplyingforajob，which，Iunderstand，becameavailablejust35minutesago．Doestheearlybirdgettheworm？”Theroomexplodedinlaughter．Thesupervisorclampedoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisoffice．SamMaynardhadsavedhisjob—withtheonlytoolthatcouldwin，alaugh．Humorisamosteffective，yetfrequentlyneglected，meansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives．Itcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferences，apologizing，saying“no”，criticizing，gettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingface．Forsomejobs，it’stheonlytoolthatcansucceed．Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialogmaystartaquarrel．Forexample，manybelievethatcomediansontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligioustolerancethanpeopleinanyotherforum．1．WhywasSamlateforhisjob？A．Becausehewasill．B．Becausehegotuplate．C．Becausehewascaughtinatrafficjam．D．Hewasbusyapplyingforanewjob．2．Themainideaofthispassageis________．A．SamMaynardsavedhisjobwithhumorB．humorisimportantinourlivesC．earlybirdgetsthewormD．humorcansolveracialdiscriminations3．Thephrase“clampedoff”inParagraph3means________．A．triedtoholdbackB．triedtosetC．chargedD．gaveout4．Whichofthefollowingstatementscanweinferfromthepassage？A．Manyloselife’sbattlesfortheyarelackinginasenseofhumor．B．Itwasn’tthefirsttimethatSamcamelateforhiswork．C．Samwassupposedtocometohisofficeat8：30．D．Humoristhemosteffectivewayofsolvingproblems．Passage7BEIJING，March9—Thecentralgovernmentwillrequireanadditionalthreeyearsofuseforofficialvehiclesforministersandgovernorstoreducethecostsofpurchasingnewcars，mediahavereported．ThenewrulehasbeenappliedamongallPartyandgovernmentdepartmentsnationwide，theBeijingNewsreportedonTuesday．Thenewrulehasnotyetbeenmadepublic，saidLi，amemberoftheChinesePeople’sPoliticalConsultativeConferenceNationalCommittee．Undertheoldrules，thecarsusedbyminister-levelofficialscouldbereplacedasoftenaseveryfiveyears，Lisaid．Theseofficialswillalsokeepthesamecarswhentheyassumenewposts，headded．Thenewrulealsoreiteratedthatofficialsrankingbelowminister-or-governor-levelsshouldnotbeallocatedcars．Thecarspossessedbytheirdepartmentsshouldbeusedondemand．“Itviolatestherulesforlower-ranking—evencounty-level-officialstobeallocatedcars，”Lisaid．Purchasesofvehiclesforofficialusehavebeenheavilyinvestigated，astheyaccountforalargeexpenditureofpublicfundseveryyear．AsurveyontheWebnewswww．ifeng．comfound64percentofrespondentsbelievedthenewrulewillbedifficulttocarryoutbecauseitisrelatedtoofficials’interests．“Localgovernmentdepartmentshadhaltedapprovalsforrequestsforsuchvehiclesandhadstartedtoworkonnewquotasunderthenewrules，”Lisaid．“Thefuturereformofofficialvehicleusewillintroducemarketmechanismsandmonetization．”PremierWenJiabaosaidintheannualgovernmentworkreportonSaturdaythatexpendituresonsuchvehicleswillnotincreaseincomparedwithayearago．Beijing’sstandingdeputymayorJiLinlastweeksaidthemunicipalgovernmentwillreleasethenumberofvehiclesforofficialuseinthecapitalasearlyasattheendofthismonth．Earlierthismonth，theMinisterofFinancehadpublishedaruleregulatingthebudgetsforsuchvehicles．1．Whatisthepurposeofthenewruleallocatingvehiclesamongofficials？A．Topromotealow-carbonlifestyle．B．Tocutdownthepresenthugeexpendituresofpurchasingcars．C．Tomakegooduseofbudgetsforofficialcars．D．Tosolvetheproblemofseveretrafficjam．2．Howoftencouldthecarsusedbyminister-levelofficialsbereplacedaccordingtothenewrule？A．Every3years．B．Every5years．C．Every8years．D．Every10years．3．Whatabouttheofficialsrankingbelowminister-or-governorlevelsintermsofofficialvehicles？A．Theycanstillpossessspecialcars．B．Theycanusetheirownprivatecars．C．Theycanusecarswheneverofficiallynecessary．D．Theycanbeallocatedsecond-handcars．4．Whatisthepublic’sattitudetowardthenewrule’sfulfillment？A．Uncertain．B．Optimistic．C．Indifferent．D．Passive5．Fromthepassage，wecaninferthat_________．A．thegovernmentisdeterminedtocarryoutthenewruleB．thenewrulehasnotyetbeenmadepublicC．thenewrulewillbenefitofficial’sinterestD．thenewruleisappliedtominister-levelofficialsPassage8GrandmaMosesisamongthemostfamoustwentieth-centurypaintersoftheUnitedStates，yetshedidnotstartpaintinguntilshewasinherlateseventies．Assheoncesaidtoherself："Iwouldneversitbackinarockingchair，waitingforsomeonetohelpme．"Noonecouldhavehadamoreproductiveoldage．ShewasbornAnnaMaryRobertsononafarminNewYorkState，oneoffiveboysandfivegirls．Attwelveshelefthomeandwasindomesticserviceuntil，attwenty-seven，shemarriedThomasMoses，thehiredhandofoneofheremployers．Theyfarmedmostoftheirlives，firstinVirginiaandtheninNewYorkState，atEagleBridge．Shehadtenchildren，ofwhomfivesurvived；herhusbanddiedin1927．GrandmaMosespaintedalittleasachildandmadeembroiderypicturesasahobby，butonlychangedtooilsinoldagebecauseherhandshadbecometoostifftosewandshewantedtokeepbusyandpassthetime．Herpictureswerefirstsoldatthelocaldrugstoreandatamarketandweresoonnoticedbyabusinessmanwhoboughteverythingshepainted．ThreeofthepicturesexhibitedintheMuseumofModernArt，andin1940shehadherfirstexhibitioninNewYork．Betweenthe1930'sandherdeath，sheproducedsome2，000pictures：detailedandlivelyportrayalsofthecountrylifeshehadknownforsolong，withawonderfulsenseofcolorandform．"IthinkreallyhardtillIthinkofsomethingreallypretty，andthenIpaintit"shesaid．1．Accordingtothepassage，GrandmaMosesbegantopaintbecauseshewantedto________．A．makeherselfbeautifulB．keepactiveC．earnmoremoneyD．becomefamous2．GrandmaMosesspentmostofherlife________．A．nursingB．paintingC．embroideringD．farming3．Theunderlinedword“portrayals”means________．A．descriptionsB．expressionsC．explanationsD．impressions4．FromGrandmaMoses'descriptionofherselfinthefirstparagraph，itcanbeinferredthatshewas________．A．independentB．prettyC．richD．nervous5．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage？A．GrandmaMoses：HerLifeandPictures．B．TheChildrenofGrandmaMoses．C．GrandmaMoses：HerBestExhibition．D．GrandmaMosesandOtherOlderArtists．Passage9Scientistssaytheynowhaveprooftosupporttheold­fashionedadvicethatit’sbesttosleeponaproblem．Theysaysleepstrengthensthememoryandhelpsthebrainorganizethemassesofinformationwereceiveeachday．TheleadresearcherBobStickgoldatHarvardMedicalSchoolsaid，“Sleephelpsusdrawrulesfromourexperiences．It’slikeknowingthedifferencebetweendogsandcatsevenifit’shardtoexplain．”TheUSresearchteamstudiedhowwellstudentsrememberedconnectionsbetweenwordsandsymbols，reportsNewScientist．Theycomparedhowthestudentsperformediftheyhadhadasleepbetweenseeingthewordsandhavingthetest，andiftheyhadnotslept．Theyfoundthatpeoplewerebetterabletorememberlistsofrelatedwordsafteranight’ssleepthanafterthesametimespentawakeduringtheday．Theyalsofounditeasiertorememberthemesthatthewordshadincommon．Buttheyforgotaroundoneinfourmorethemesiftheyhadbeenawake．Prof．JohnGroeger，UniversityofSurrey’sSleepResearchCentre，said，“Peoplehavebeentryingforyearstofindoutwhatthepurposeofsleepis，asweknowthatonlycertainpartsofithavearestorativevalue．”“Weformandstorehugenumbersofexperiencesintheheadeveryday，andsleepseemstobethewaythebraindealswiththemall．”1．Thephrase“tosleeponaproblem”inParagraph1mostlikelymeans“________”．A．topayfullattentiontoaproblemB．towaituntilthenextdayforadecisionC．tosleeptoforgetaproblemD．tohavedifficultyinsleeping2．InthestudybytheUSresearchteam，studentswereaskedto________．A．puttogetherwordsofsimilarmeaningsB．rememberwordsandtheirmeaningsC．showtheirknowledgeofwordsD．makeuplistsofrelatedwords3．Whichofthefollowingmaybeeasiertoremember？A．Themeslearnedrightbeforethetest．B．Rulesfrompersonalexperiences．C．Wordslearnedbeforeagoodsleep．D．Ideasstoredtogetherinthebrain．4．Whatmaybetheimportanceoftheresearch？A．Itshowsthatsleepmayhelpusmanageinformation．B．Ithelpsfindoutthecommonthemesofwords．C．Ittellsusthatmoresleepcanimprovehealth．D．Itprovesthevalueofold­fashionedadvice．Passage10It’s5：00inthemorningwhenthealarmringsinmyears．Irolloutofbedandwalkblindlythroughthedarkintothebathroom．Iturnonthelightandputonmyglasses．ThehouseisstillasIwalkdownstairswhilemyhusbandandthreekidssleeppeacefully．UsuallyIgoforalongrun，buttodayIchoosemyfavoriteexerciseDVDinsanity．Sweatpoursdownmyfaceandintomyeyes．MyheartracesasIfacemybodytofinisheachmovement．AsIneartheendoftheexercise，Ifeelextremelytired，butasmileisofmyface．It’sasmilebecausetheDVDisover，butasmileofsuccessfrompushingmybodytoitsextremelimit．Somepeopleenjoyshopping，smoking，food，work，orevenchocolate．ButIneedexercisetogetthrougheachday．Someshakeheadswhentheyseemerunthroughthetown．OthersgethurtwhenIrefusetotryjustonebiteoftheirgrandmother’schocolatecake．Theyraisetheireyebrows，surprisedbymy“nothankyou，”orbymychoicetohaveasalad．Overtheyears，Ihavelearnedit’sokaytojustsay“no．”Ishouldn’tfeelsorryforrefusingfoodthatIdon’twanttoeat．Sowhatdrivesmetorolloutofbedat5：00a．m．？Whatgivesmethereasontojustsaytoicecream？Commitment．Acommitmenttochangemylifewithawaythatreducesdailyanxiety，increasesself–confidenceandenergy，extendslifeandaboveallimprovesmybodyshape．ThisisthepointwhereasmileappearsonmyfaceasIlookatmyselfinthemirrorortryonmyfavoritepairofjeansthatnowfitjustright．It’sthroughcommitmentandsweatthatIcanmakeadifferencewithinmyselfinsideandout．1．Whyisthereasmileontheauthor’sfaceinthemorning？A．Becausesheseesherfamilysleepingpeacefully．B．BecauseshefinishesherfavoriteexerciseC．BecausesheenjoystheinterestingDVDD．Becauseshefeelsasenseofachievement2．WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph2？A．Shedoesn’tlikeothersrpolitelyB．ShelikestomakeotherssurprisedC．Othersdon’tunderstandwhatshedoes．D．Otherstrytohelpherbyofferingherfood3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“commitment”inthelastparagraphmean？A．GoodhealthB．FirmbeliefC．AstrongpowerD．Aregularhalf4．Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthetext？A．SheactsinastrangewayB．Shewantsto