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高考英语阅读理解训练二十一

Passage1

MickeyMouandShrekarejustacoupleoftheAmericananimated（动画的）

yareexamplesoftheevolutionofanimation,

whichhasbroughtuniquenewlifetothefilmindustry.

AmongthefirstAmericananimatedfilmswasLightoftheMoon,asilentmovie

producedin1911usingsilhouette（剪影）animation,wherethecharactersare

reprentedonlyasblacksilhouettes.

TherealbreakthroughforAmericananimationcamewithSteamboatWillie,

hefirstanimatedfilmtobe

accompaniedbysound,anditsmainstar,MickeyMou,becameoneofthemost

alsocreatedthefirst

Americanfull-lengthanimatedfilm,edin

1937,itenjoyedworldwidebox-officesuccess.

Disney'xtremelycarefulattentiontohigh-qualitydetailinthethousandsofhand-

painteddrawingsrequiredatthattimetomakeananimatedfilmelevatedthisfilm

techniquetothelevelofariousartform.

sformof

animationonlywonwidepopularappealin1955withashortfilmcalledGumbasia,

createdbyArtClokey.

Computer-generatedimagery,orCGI,broughtanimationtoanewlevelofartistry

filmsincethe1960s,CGIanimationbegantodeveloprapidlyin

ry,releadin1995andcreatedbyPixarandDisneyStudios,

wasthefirstcompletelycomputer-generatedanimatedfeaturefilm.

In2001,DreamWorksandPacificDataImagesreleadShrek,thefirstcomputer-

eturnedin2004withhistalkingdonkey,

popular,

thatfilmbecamethehighest-grossing（票房最高的）animatedfilmofalltime.

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Inadditiontostrictlyanimatedmovies,animationhasbeenmixedintofilms

forgettheterrifyinglyrealdinosaursthundering

throughStevenSpielberg'sJurassicParkmoviesandtheactorstheychad?Thanksto

thepowerfulcapabilitiesoftoday'scomputersandtheunlimitedimaginationof

Americanfilmmakers,animationwillbeentertainingaudiencesworldwideforalong

timetocome.

sageismainlyabouttheofanimation.

rity

pment

ilmmarkedthebeginningofthecompletedigitalageofAmericananimation?

oatWillie

elearnedfromthepassagethat.

playedaveryimportantroleinpromotinganimation

ersmakeanimatedcharactersmorelovely

icParkmoviesinvolveonlyliveactors

imationenjoyslong-lastingpopularity

nbeinferredaboutthefutureofanimationfromthepassage?

ionwillforeverremainanesntialformofentertainment.

ionwillbereplacedbynewformsoffilmsinthenearfuture.

ionwillcontinuouslygainnewlifeduetocomputersandimagination.

ionwillgetmorepopularinthefutureforthedevelopingfilmtechnology.

Passage2

Overcomingextremecold,crueliceandpeopledismissinghimasmad,Slovenian

dramaticfalloveralmostsheercliffsofsnow,stonesandice,38-year-oldKamicar

emergedinhisbacampafterfivehoursofskiing.“Ifeelonlyabsolutehappiness

andabsolutetiredness,”tagehehadtospeedoverstretchesoficethat

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collapdandbrokeunderneathhimandcouldhaventhimfallingintothedeep

crevass(裂缝)cent(下落)hadbeenbymanyas

winAwardswebsite,whichdocumentsdeathswhichare

foolhardy,urgedpeopletologontoInternetbroadcastsoftheattempt.“Keepyoureyes

peeledforaliveDarwinAward,”r,theonlybodytomakethenewswas

thecorp(尸体)ofanknownmountaineerwhichKamicarzippedpastashedescended,

oneofanestimated120corps,thoughttolittertheslopes.“Thismountainisalways

adeadmanouttherewasareallyshockingexperience,”he

said.

Thankstostrategicallyplacedcamerasonthemountainandoneattachedtohis

safetyhelmet,hundredsofthousandsofpeoplewitnesdhisdescentontheInternet,

therunmorethan650,000hitswere

registeredonhixpeditionwebsitejammingitforatimeasotherstriedtoaccessthe

site.

WeatherconditionsweresoverethatKamicarhadtoabandonplanstoreston

d,sufferingfromfatigue,assoonashe

reachedthetopheputonhisskisandflunghimlfbackdownthemountain.

DealingwiththemountainhadalreadycostKamicartwofingerswhenaprevious

failedattemptsawhimgetfrostbiteasafiercestormlashedthepeak.

KamicarcomesfromaskiingfamilyandtookpartinhisfirstHimalayanskiing

hen,hehasbeentirelessinraisingfundsandsponsorshipfor

moreexpeditions,withEverestasthepermanentgoal.

micarmadehistoryby.

downMountEverestwithoutrest.

dingMountEverestwithintheshortesttimeever

tinglargestnumberofaudiencesonlineforhisdescent.

ngthefirsttofilmhisdescentdownMountEverest

erlinedwordfoolhardyinthepassageisclostinmeaningto.

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andhardtoaccept

unnecessaryrisks

tingpublicattention

ghardtofoolothers

ingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

rsawabout120deadbodieslitteringtheslope.

adcastofhisdescentonlinewascancelledbecauofthewebsitejam.

r’sfamilyhadatraditiontoconquerMountEverest.

snotKamicar’sfirstattemptonMountEverest.

ttitleforthepassageis.

skisdownEverest

AwardforDavoKamicar

esportsheroslidestoarecord

mountaineerfoundonEverest

Passage3

TheNewYorkSeeItAllTourixactlywhatitsoundslike:anall-inclusiveguided

tourofNewYorkCity.

CentralPark

Oneofthemostfamousparksintheworld,CentralParkisaman-madewonder.

NotonlyisitthefirstpublicparkbuiltinAmerica,butitisalsooneofthemost

frequentlyvisitedparks,hemiddleofbusy

Manhattan,itsgroundsrveasasafeharbor,notonlyforathletes,andmusiciansbut

spendanentirepeacefulday

wanderingitsgrounds,gazinguponnearly50fountains,monuments,andsculpturesor

admiringits36bridges.

HudsonRiverPark

HudsonRiverParkisawatersideparkontheHudsonRiverthatextendsfrom59th

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eand

pedestrianpaths,includingtheManhattanWaterfrontGreenway,spantheparknorthto

south,kincludestennisand

soccerfields,children’splayground,dogrun,andmanyotherfeatures.

WashingtonSquarePark

WashingtonSquare,locatedintheheartofGreenwichVillage,isaverypopular

fromallbackgroundsgathertothislargesquare

dottedwithtrees.

CentralParkZoo

TheCentralParkZooisasmall6.5-acrezoolocatedonCentralParkinNewYork

beganinthe1860s,makingitthefirstofficialzootoopeninNewYork.

Thezoowasimprovedin1934,withtheadditionofmanynewbuildingsrangedina

y,thezoowasrepairedinthemid-1980sand

reopenedin1988,replacingtheold-fashionedcageswithnaturalisticenvironments.

arkistintheheartofGreenwichVillage?

lPark.

RiverPark.

lParkZoo.

gtonSquarePark.

nwelearnaboutCentralPark?

imarilyanartificialpark.

efirstpublicparkbuiltintheworld.

hemostcrowdedparkwhenfirstbuilt.

ciallyattractspedestrianandartists.

sthefirstofficialzooinNewYorkrepairedforthefirsttime?

1934.

1988.

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Passage4

TheUniversityofBirminghamisthefirstexcellentUKRusllGroupuniversity

toannouncethatitwillacceptthe"Gaokao"examforhigh-flyingChinestudents

hoolstudentswhocomplete

the"NationalHigherEducationEntranceExamination",orGaokao,withtopgrades

willbeabletoapplyfordirectentryontoBirminghamdegreeprogrammeswithoutfirst

completingafoundationyearwhichisaroutineforthefreshman.

Gaokaoisusuallytakenbystudentsintheirlastyearofniorhighschooland,

everyyear,eachprovinceinChinatsthegradesrequiredtogainadmissiontoits

tsaretestedinChine,

Mathematics,aForeignLanguageandsocialsciencesornaturalsciences.

UniversityofBirminghamVice-ChancellorProfessorSirDavidEastwoodsaid:

"TheUniversityofBirminghamhasbeenchallenginganddevelopinggreatmindsfor

omepeoplefromaroundtheglobetostudyatBirmingham

andChinestudentsformanintegralpartofoureducationandrearchcommunity.

WearefurtheropeningaccesstoBirmighamˈswealthofeducationopportunitiesfor

thebrightestandmostdedicatedChinestudentsbyacceptingthisstrictandimportant

orwardtowelcomingthehigh-flyingstudentstotheUniversity

ofBirmingham."

GaokaoisincreasinglyacceptedbyuniversitiesinAustralia,theUSA,Canadaand

ghamwillonlybeconsideringhighqualitystudentswho

achieveaminimum80%GaokaoscoreandmeetadditionalacademicandEnglish

languagerequirements.

ProfessorJonFrampton,DirectoroftheUniversityofBirminghamˈsChina

Institutesaid:"TheUniversityofBirminghamhasalonghistoryofeducatingstudents

fromChinaandoneofourmostfamousgraduatesisLiSiguang-thefoundingfatherof

givesthebrightestandbestChinestudentsanopportunitytomovestraightintothe

firstyearofourundergraduateprogrammesandexperiencethebenefitsofstudyingat

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aglobalTop100university,suchasBirmingham."

ChinestudentshavetodotoentertheUniversityofBirminghambefore

2019?

ver80%oftheuniversityˈsqualificationexamination.

eBirminghamdegreeprogrammes.

etherighttopermanentresidency.

ughafoundationyear.

heannouncementintendedfor?

estudents.

plelivingintheUK.

dentsoftheUK.

eignstudentsinChina.

fthefollowingbestexplains"integral"underlinedinparagraph3?

erent.

rtant.

esthetextmainlytalkabout?

roductiontothe"Gaokao"ofChina.

versityofBirminghamˈsadmissiontoGaokao.

hqualitystudentsacceptedbytopuniversities.

toryoftheUniversityofBirmingham.

Passage5

AlongtheriverbanksoftheAmazonandtheOrinocotherelivesabirdthatswims

beforeitcanfly,flieslikeafatchicken,eatsgreenleaves,hasthestomachofacowand

hasclaws（爪）ildtheirhomesabout4.6mabove

theriver,animportantfeature（特征）lledthe

hoatzin.

Inappearance,thebirdsofbothxeslookverymuchalikewithbrownontheback

dissmall,withalargetoffeatherson

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thetop,brightredeyes,restrelativesarethecommonbirds,

tstrikingfeature,though,isonlyfoundintheyoung.

Babyhoatzinshaveaclawontheleadingedgeofeachwingandanotherattheend

hefourclaws,togetherwiththebeak（喙）,theycanclimb

aboutinthebushes,e

younghoatzinshavelearnedtofly,theylotheirclaws.

DuringthedriermonthsbetweenDecemberandMarchhoatzinsflyabouttheforest

ingroupsof20to30birds,butinApril,whentherainyasonbegins,theycollect

togetherinsmallerlivingunitsoftwotovenbirdsforproducingpurpos.

thetextmainlyabout?

nsindryandrainyasons.

ativesandenemiesofhoatzins.

ivebirdsandhoatzinsoftheAmazon.

earanceandlivinghabitsofhoatzins.

oatzinsaredifferentfromtheirparentsinthat______.

oklikeyoungcuckoos

veclawsonthewings

talotlikeacow

veonriverbanks

nweinferaboutprimitivebirdsfromthetext?

dclawstohelpthemclimb.

uldflylongdistances.

dfourwingslikehoatzins.

daheadwithlongfeathersonthetop.

oatzinscollecttogetherinsmallergroupswhentherainyasoncomes?

ectthemlvesbetter.

ucetheiryoung.

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参考答案

Passage1

1.D主旨题。考查理解文章主旨要义的能力。根据文章第一段第二句”And

theyareexamplesoftheevolutionofanimation，whichhasbroughtuniquenewlifeto

thefilmindustry（他们是动画发展的典范，给电影产业带来了独特的新生）可知

下文要讲evolutionofanimation，与development是同义转换．故选D。

2.C细节理解题。根据题干关键词thecompletedigitalage定位到倒数第三段

最后一句ToyStory，releadin1995andcreatedbyPixarandDisneyStudios，was

thefirstcompletelycomputer﹣generatedanimatedfeaturefilm．可知，"玩具总动员

"标志着美国动画全面计算机时代的开始。其中computer-generated和digital是同

义转换，故选C。

3.A细节理解题。根据Disney'xtremelycarefulattentiontohigh-qualitydetail

inthethousandsofhand-painteddrawingsrequiredatthattimetomakeananimated

filmelevatedthisfilmtechniquetothelevelofariousartform（在当时制作一部

动画电影要用到成千上万的手绘图纸，而迪斯尼极对其细节的高质量的重视把这

种电影技术提升到一个严肃的艺术形式的水平）．可知，迪士尼在推动动画方面

扮演着非常重要的角色。故选A。

4.C推断题。根据题干关键词thefuture定位最后一句话Thankstothe

powerfulcapabilitiesoftoday'scomputersandtheunlimitedimaginationofAmerican

filmmakers，animationwillbeentertainingaudiencesworldwideforalongtimeto

come．可以推测出，由于电脑和想象力，动画将不断获得新生。故选C。

Passage2

1.A细节理解题。通过题干信息“DavoKamicar”可定位到原文第1段的

“Slevenianbecamethefirstpersontoskinon-stopdownMountEverest.”得答案A

正确。

2.B猜词题。通过题干信息“foolhardy“可定位到原文第4段的”Thedescent

winAwardswebsite,which

documentsdeathswhicharefoolhardy,urgedpeopletologontoInternetbroadcastsof

theattempt.“,前句说这种行为是insanelydangerous，所以这种死亡自然是taking

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unnecessaryrisks。故选Ｂ。

3.D细节理解题。根据选项到文章反定位，定位到最后一段，“tookpartinhis

firstHimalayanskiingexpeditionin1989.”得出选项D正确。

4.C主旨题。本文讲述极限运动选手DavoKamicar在珠峰滑雪的事情。

Passage3

1.D细节理解题。根据第四段第一句WashingtonSquare,locatedintheheartof

GreenwichVillage,isaverypopularandoftencrowdedsquare.可知，Washington

SquarePark位于GreenwichVillage的中心。故选D。

2.A细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Oneofthemostfamousparksintheworld,

CentralParkisaman-madewonder.可知，CentralPark是一个人造公园。故选A。

3.B细节理解题。根据第五段第三句Thezoowasimprovedin1934,withthe

additionofmanynewbuildingsrangedinaquadranglearoundthealionpool.可知，

动物园得到了改善是在1934年。故选B。

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1.B细节理解题。由第一段倒数第一句“withtopgradeswillbeabletoapply

fordirectentryontoBirminghamdegreeprogrammeswithoutfirstcompletinga

foundationyearwhichisaroutineforthefreshman.”可知在伯明翰大学承认高考成

绩之前，中国学生需要进行一年的预科学习之后才能进入专业课程学习。故选B。

2.A推理判断题。第一段第一句“TheUniversityofBirminghamisthefirst

excellentUKRusllGroupuniversitytoannouncethatitwillacceptthe"Gaokao"

examforhigh-flyingChinestudentswishingtojoinitsundergraduatecoursin

2019.”可知伯明翰大学的通告主要针对中国学生发布的，故选A。

3.C词义猜测题。根据第三段划线部分句子“Wewelcomepeoplefromaround

theglobetostudyatBirminghamandChinestudentsformanintegralpartofour

educationandrearchcommunity.”句意为：我们欢迎来自世界各地的人们来伯明

翰学习，中国学生是我们教育和研究领域不可或缺的一部分。可知integral意为

“不可或缺的”，故选C。

4.B主旨大意题。本文介绍了世界一流大学—伯明翰大学从2019年起开始

承认中国高考成绩，为更多的中国高水平学生提供更多到世界名校深造的机会。

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即伯明翰大学对高考成绩的承认，故选B。

Passage5

1.D主旨大意题。通读全文后可知，第一、二段主要讲的是hoatzin（麝雉）

的外貌特征，第三段既有外貌方面的描述又有其生活习性的描述，第四段则主要

讲述了它的生活习性。综合全文内容可知，D选项为正确答案。

2.B细节理解题。由文章第三段最后一句“Whentheyounghoatzinshave

learnedtofly,theylotheirclaws.”可知，当幼年的麝雉已经学会飞行之后，它们

的爪子就脱落了。因此幼年麝雉与成年麝雉的区别就在于是否有爪子，可见B选

项是正确的。

3.A推理判断题。由文章第三段第二句“Usingthefourclaws,togetherwith

thebeak,theycanclimbaboutinthebushes,lookingverymuchlikeprimitivebirds

musthavedone.”可知，幼年麝雉和原始鸟类很相似，它们都有爪子，并且能够在

丛林里爬上爬下。比较四个选项可知，A为正确答案。

4.D细节理解题。由文章最后一段可知，雨季到来后，麝雉们会组成较小的

生活群落，每个群落有2至7只，目的是为了繁衍后代，因此D选项为正确答

案。