2024届高考英语一轮复习演练：4.5《A Trip Along the Three Gorges》（外研版含解析）
Ⅰ.完形填空(建议用时17′)
[2024·河南安阳模拟]My mom cooked for my classmates in my elementary school. Although she loved me so much, I still hated her. I was __1__ to accept the fact that she was different and __2__ talking with her in my school.
One day my mom accidentally met me and greeted me with __3__. To her surprise, I __4__ her on purpose, threw her a hateful look and ran away. Later, one of my classmates said, “Your mom is very __5__ with only one eye.” Just then, I did nothing but my face burned with __6__. On reaching home, I complained to her that she made me embarrassed. I barely noticed her __7__ because of anger, much __8__ stopped to think for a second about my rude __9__. I must have hurt her feelings.
Being eager to escape from my home, I studied hard, hoping for a chance to live far away. Years later, my __10__ eventually paid off and was admitted to a university. After graduation, I settled in another city, devoted to my family and __11__ came home. One day, I received a call regarding a school reunion. __12__， I returned to attend our reunion where I chatted with my teacher. She told me a __13__， which shocked me and made a __14__. She said she __15__ to do this because she had promised my mother not to say it. Then she said she was __16__ of my mother, who couldn't __17__ watching me growing up with __18__. When I was very little, I was involved in an accident, and lost one eye. As a mother, she gave me hers.
At that moment, I burst into tears and rushed out to my home with great __19__. I came to know that our mother loved us __20__ and never expected any reward.
母亲因不忍看着失去眼睛的孩子伴着残疾长大，毅然献出了自己的眼睛。而不知情的孩子却因母亲的与众不同而嫌弃她。直到有一天真相大白，孩子才真正领悟到母爱的无私。
1.A.hopeless
B．determined
C．pleased
D．unwilling
答案：D 前文提到了母亲虽然爱自己，但是自己却很讨厌她，所以作者不愿意接受母亲和别人不一样的事实，也尽量避免在学校和母亲交谈。
2．A.avoided
B．started
C．risked
D．enjoyed
答案：A 见上题解析。
3．A.anxiety
B．pleasure
C．appreciation
D．curiosity
答案：B 由全文可看出母亲很爱作者，母亲很高兴地和作者打招呼。
4．A.resisted
B．refused
C．ignored
D．scared
答案：C 由母亲的惊讶可知，作者有意忽略了母亲的问候，还以一个憎恶的表情然后跑开了。
5．A.special
B．typical
C．annoyed
D．disappointed
答案：A 由下文作者的脸发烫及此空后提到的母亲只有一只眼睛可知，她的同学说她母亲很特别。
6．A.sorrow
B．shame
C．guilt
D．dissatisfaction
答案：B 由上文作者刻意回避母亲，到同学看到自己的母亲并说她很特别可推断出，作者此时感到的是一种耻辱。
7．A.attitude
B．wisdom
C．misunderstanding
D．response
答案：D 回到家的作者抱怨母亲让自己尴尬，也因生气没注意母亲对自己抱怨的反应。
8．A.later
B．worse
C．less
D．further
答案：C 作者因生气连母亲的反应都没注意到，更不用说停下来思考自己的无理行为了。
9．A.thought
B．behavior
C．courage
D．reaction
答案：B 见上题解析。
10．A.enthusiasm
B．confidence
C．effort
D．determination
答案：C 作者努力学习并最终被大学录取，作者的努力得到了回报。
11．A.hardly
B．occasionally
C．frequently
D．immediately
答案：A 由上文作者渴望逃离家及下文老师告诉自己秘密后作者的反应可以推断作者在另外一个城市定居下来后很少回家看母亲。
12．A.Instead
B．However
C．Otherwise
D．Therefore
答案：D 作者接到学校举行聚会的电话后回去参加聚会，前后为因果关系。
13．A.lie
B．story
C．secret
D．joke
答案：C 由下文作者的震惊可知，这里是表示作者不知道的秘密。
14．A.fortune
B．difference
C．decision
D．contribution
答案：B 由下文作者的改变可知，这个秘密不仅让作者震惊而且很重要。
15．A.hesitated
B．attempted
C．failed
D．pretended
答案：A 老师曾经答应过母亲不说出这个秘密，所以老师在犹豫是否要告诉作者这件事。
16．A.tired
B．frightened
C．ashamed
D．proud
答案：D 母亲无私地把眼睛给了自己的孩子，老师为母亲感到骄傲。
17．A.insist
B．deny
C．admit
D．stand
答案：D 母亲不忍心看到自己的孩子伴随着残疾长大，母亲捐出了自己的眼睛。
18．A.disability
B．shortcoming
C．doubt
D．protection
答案：A 见上题解析。
19．A.devotion
B．admiration
C．regret
D．relief
答案：C 由上文作者对母亲的态度及哭着跑回家可知，作者很后悔自己的行为。
20．A.violently
B．unconditionally
C．faithfully
D．automatically
答案：B 由作者母亲为作者捐献眼睛这件事可知，我们的母亲在无条件地爱着我们。
Ⅱ.阅读理解(建议用时16′)
A
[2024·兰州一中期中]
Travelling Brochure
Travelling Information in Melbourne, Australia
Tour Name: Phillip Island, Penguins, Koalas and Kangaroos
Price: Starting from AUD $115 per person
Time: 9－10 hours
Ⅰ.Introduction
Get close to the remarkable penguins and wildlife of Australia...
The little penguins provide a wonderful sight as they break free of the surf and waddle home across the sand at night at Phillip Island. Nature is on stage and we are the audience to these fishermen of the sea as they feed their families. Phillip Island is home to the amazing animals, including AustraliA s largest fur seal colony, the Little Penguins and lovely koalas.
Tour Highlights：
*Visit Warrook, a working cattle farm. Enjoy the opportunity to pat and feed kangaroos, wallabies and host of farm animals.
*Watch koalas in their natural habitat at the Koala Conservation Centre.
*View impressive coastal scenery at Nobbies. From the walkway, see AustraliA s largest population of fur seals living along the southern coastline.
*Visit the educational and interesting Phillip Island Visitors Information Centre.
*Viewing Platform Penguin Plus (Tour Option V) — More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people with ranger interpretation providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stand.
Ⅱ.Additional info
*This tour must be booked at least 24 hours in advance of your travel date.
*Confirmation for this product will be received within 24 hours, subject to availability.
*Please remember to bring warm, waterproof clothing on this tour. You may also wish to bring a towel or a rug to sit on at the Penguin Parade viewing platform.
Ⅲ.Pricing Policy
*Children aged between 3 and 14 years inclusive qualify for child rate.
*Kids aged 2 years and under travel free of charge, providing they are not utilizing a coach seat.
Phillip Island, Penguins, Koalas and Kangaroos Per person
Season Aug. 1, 2024 to Mar. 31, 2024
Tour Code Days of Week Adult Child
Tour only Mon.－Sun. $115.00 $58.00
Tour inc Viewing
Platform Penguin
Plus Mon.－Sun. $140.00 $83.00
Prices are in AUD and are listed as a guide only.
Extra paid：
Food and drinks are not included in the cost of the tour
Ⅳ.Travel Voucher (凭单)：
Please download Travel Voucher from this website. For every confirmed booking you will be required to print a voucher which is presented at the destination. You will receive a link to your voucher by email once your booking is confirmed.
文章告诉了我们去澳大利亚旅游的一些注意事项。
1．Which of the following is NOT the place that the visitors will go to?
A．Warrook Cattle farm.
B．Koala Conservation Center.
C．Phillip Island Visitors Information Centre.
D．Australian Eastern coastline.
答案：D 事实细节题。从文中“Tour highlights”这一段可知有A.“Visit Warrook, a working cattle farm.”；B.“Watch koalas in their natural habitat”；C.“Visit the educational and interesting Phillip Island Visitors Information Centre.”。
2．Which of the following group need only pay $58 per person?
A．2－year－old kids.
B．Babies in arms.
C．Adults.
D．Kids between 3 and 14.
答案：D 事实细节题。从文中“Pricing Policy”这一段可知选D。
3．Why should tourists bring a towel or a rug?
A．Because they will swim during the tour.
B．Because they may want to sit on the platform.
C．Because it makes them warm.
D．Because they will take a spa.
答案：B 事实细节题。从文中“Additional info”中的“You may also wish to bring a towel or a rug to sit on at the Penguin Parade viewing platform.”可知选B。
4．The passage is likely to appear in ________.
A．a newspaper
B．a magazine
C．a website
D．a report
答案：C 事实细节题。从“Travel Voucher”可知选C。
1．remarkable adj. 卓越的；非凡的
2．impressive adj. 印象深刻的
3．arrival n. 到来；到达
4．qualify vt./vi. 取得资格；有资格
5．confirm vt. 证实；确认
1．be home to ……的栖息地
2．in advance of 在……前面；提前
B
[2024·福州八中质检一]A bargain is something offered at a low and advantageous price. A more recent definition is: a bargain is a dirty trick to force money out of the pockets of silly and innocent people.
The cost of producing a new—for example—toothpaste would make 80p the proper price for it, so we will market it at ￡1.20. It is not a bad toothpaste, and as people like to try new things it will sell well to start with; but the attraction of novelty soon fades, so sales will fall. When that happens we will reduce the price to ￡1.15. And we will turn it into a bargain by printing 5p OFF all over it.
Sometimes it is not 5p OFF but 1p OFF. What breathtaking rudeness to advertise 1p OFF your soap or washing powder or whatever! Even the poorest old－age pensioner ought to regard this as an insult (侮辱), but he doesn't. A bargain must not be missed. People say one has to have washing powder (or whatever) and one might as well buy it a penny cheaper.
The real danger starts when unnecessary things become “bargains”. Many people just cannot resist bargains. Provided they think they are getting a bargain they will buy clothes they will never wear or furniture they have no space for. Once I heard of a man who bought an electric saw as a bargain and cut off two of his fingers the next day. But he had no regrets: the saw had been truly cheap.
Quite a few people actually believe that they make money on such bargains. A lady once told me: “I've had a lucky day today. I bought a dress for ￡120, reduced from ￡400; and I bought a beautiful Persian carpet for ￡600, reduced from ￡900.” It will never occur to her that she has actually wasted ￡720. She feels as though she had made ￡580. She also feels, I am sure, that if she had more time for shopping, she could make a living out of it.
Some people buy in large quantities because it is cheaper. Once a couple bought enough sugar for their lifetime and the lifetime of their children and grandchildren. They thought it a bargain not to be missed. When the sugar arrived they didn't know where to store it—until they realized that their toilet was a very spacious one. So that was where they piled up their sugar. Not only did their guests feel rather strange whenever they were offered sugar to put into their coffee, but the toilet became extremely sticky.
To offer bargains is a commercial trick to make the poor poorer. When greedy fools fall for this trick, it serves them right.
对便宜货人们有了新的认识，认为它是让贪婪和愚蠢的人花钱的一种伎俩。
5．Which word best describes the language style of the passage?
A．Polite.
B．Foolish.
C．Humorous.
D．Serious.
答案：C 推理判断题。文中通过举例用通俗易懂且风趣的语言描述了人们购买便宜货的行为。
6．What does the underlined word “novelty” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．Good quality.
B．Low price.
C．Newness.
D．Curiosity.
答案：C 词义猜测题。从“but the attraction of novelty soon fades”可知是“新鲜”。
7．How does the author feel about 1p OFF a product?
A．It's a gift for poor people.
B．It's an offense to shoppers.
C．It's a bargain worth trying.
D．It's a real reduction in price.
答案：B 事实细节题。从文中第三段“What breathtaking rudeness to advertise 1p OFF your soap or washing powder or whatever! Even the poorest...regard this as an insult(侮辱)．”可知选B，认为这是一种“冒犯，侮辱”。
8．Which statement will the author probably agree with?
A．Bargains are things people don't really need.
B．Bargains are often real cheap products.
C．Bargains help people make a living.
D．Bargains play tricks on people.
答案：D 推理判断题。考查作者的态度观点，从文中第一段和最后一段可知D项为作者表达的观点。
1．innocent adj. 天真的；无辜的
2．rudeness n. 粗鲁；无礼
3．resist vt. 抵抗；拒绝
4．furniture n. 家具
5．commercial adj. 商业的
1．might as well 倒不如；最好
2.cut off 切断；中断
原文：Not only did their guests feel rather strange whenever they were offered sugar to put into their coffee, but the toilet became extremely sticky.(倒装句)
