2024届陕西省咸阳市高考英语二轮复习选练：阅读理解（5）
陕西咸阳市2024高考英语（二轮）阅读理解选练（5）
阅读理解
Life can present us with many surprises, disappointments, obstacles and even tragedies. It’s important to learn how to be more positive in spite of difficulties, because a positive attitude helps us achieve more in life.
Think more positive thoughts in life. Focus on exchanging your negative thoughts for positive ones. Make it a habit every day to get out of bed thinking more positive thoughts and engage your mind in preparing positive plans for a good day—at home, in school or at work.
Feel more positive emotions. Choose to have positive feelings whenever a challenge or an opportunity awakens your emotions. You can be more positive at home, in school or at work by developing good thoughts that cause more positive feelings to surface, instead of negative ones.
Use your positive thoughts and feelings to handle difficult tasks with a positive attitude. Harvest more positive benefits. Enjoy the rewards of your more positive thoughts, feelings and behavior in life—through success in school, accomplishments at work and happiness at home. You will have earned them!
Help others be more positive in life. Help others to share your new, more constructive frame of mind. Point out the advantages of being more positive in thought, word and deed which include greater success and personal satisfaction at home, in school and at work. The evidence in life supports the superior outcomes of a positive attitude. It’s not easy for many of us, so try to help others see the light as often as you can.
Above all things, one way to be able to be more positive and constructive in life is through continuing education. Keep learning throughout your life to help yourself and others continually improve. Positive emotional energy is the key to health, happiness and wellbeing. The more positive you are, the better your life will be in every area.
1. The passage mainly talks about .
A. being more positive in life
B. life full of tragedies and difficulties
C. adopting a correcting attitude in life
D. the importance of giving a hand
2. If you meet with obstacles at work, you should .
A. exchange your negative thoughts for positive ones
B. prepare positive plans for a good day
C. keep good thoughts in mind
D. give up the negative thoughts
3. Which of the following is the best fit for the blank?
A. Take a positive attitude in life.
B. Be careful of your behavior in life.
C. Develop positive thoughts in life.
D. Take more positive actions in life.
4. How can you help others on being positive?
A. To tell them your future project in detail.
B. To show them the cases of your success.
C. To give them practical advice.
D. To encourage them to be independent thinkers.
5. In the eyes of the author, the most important for being positive is .
A. to take further study regularly
B. to feel more positive emotions
C. to think more positive thoughts in life
D. to help others be more positive in life
【参考答案】16.ACDBA
阅读理解
The bus journey from Dali to Lijiang was very unpleasant and I was feeling really unwell and was sick by the side of the road. It is a pity that I did not feel so good as the scenery and housing along. The bus journey was truly beautiful but it is not humanly possible to enjoy such things when all you can think of is this Chinese bus going to get some of my carrots on its floors and seats?
I was very relieved to arrive in Lijiang—the place seemed bigger than Dali and initially more pretty as a picture. However, after walking for a bit around the place, I got the feeling that the place seemed overly touristy. This traditional and old-looking town had a very new feeling to it as most of the old style buildings looked very new. This was hardly surprising as the town suffered a major earthquake in 1996, but all over the place even now, they were still building “old” style housing.
Feeling rather let down by the place, Peter, Rashad and I headed out for a meal. There were lots of barbecue (烤肉) type places where you selected your food to eat. Peter spoke to the restaurant people who told him that the place was cheap. We then made the big mistake of staying in the place without seeing the menu. Amongst other things, such as meat, we had also some tree and normal looking mushrooms cooked. When the bill arrived, it felt like we were having our pants pulled down.
We did not think that Lijiang could get any worse until we saw the nightlife. The music was loud in the clubs or bars along the streets. “Cool, this might be some sort of Chinese dance off.” I was thinking. Given my previous bad experiences of Lijiang, I should really have known better. However, the good things about the place are numberless, such as the attractive natural scenery, the ancient architecture, the century-old practices, and the hospitable locals.
1. From the first paragraph we can learn that .
A. the bus journey was boring and uncomfortable
B. the sides of the road were polluted seriously
C. the scenery isn’t beautiful as expected
D. the bus jogged along on the rough road
2. The underlined word “initially” means .
A. indeedB. at firstC. in the endD. really
3. The author had a very new feeling because .
A. it was the first time that he had visited Lijiang
B. many tall buildings had sprung up
C. the ancient town took a new look
D. the ancient town was man-made in a way
4. How did they feel while they were in the restaurant?
A. They thought they had appreciated good food.
B. They believed the bill was wrongly calculated.
C. They regretted having ordered mushrooms.
D. They had a more expensive meal than expected.
5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph?
A. The author had a good impression of the music in the clubs.
B. The author once visited the town and loved Chinese dance.
C. Most of the people in Lijiang are warm-hearted.
D. The natural scenery has been damaged by noises.
【参考答案】17.DBDDC
高考英语书面表达考前精讲精练（答案）
书面表达解题指导
题型特点
《高中英语课程标准》对书面表达所要求达成的目标有着具体的描述，即：能比较详细和生动地用英语描述情景、态度或情感；能阐述自己的观点和评述他人的观点，文体恰当，用词准确；能用英文书写摘要、报告、通知和公务信函等；能根据用文字及图表提供的信息写短文或报告；能在写作中做到文字通顺、格式正确。
书面表达命题形式分类
1. 提纲式
提纲作文通常会罗列出一系列要点，要求考生根据所列要点来组织语言，按照一定的逻辑顺序正确地表达信息。
技巧：考生应按照所提供的提纲思路进行构思，并在提示上标出要点。要分析各点之间的逻辑关系，确定连接词、过渡句。要注意发挥自己的想象力，采用不同的表达方式，将要点完整地表达出来。
2. 图画式
这种命题方式一般提供一副或多幅图画。这些图画通常寓意深刻，或批判某种现象，或褒扬好人好事，或提倡某种活动，或阐述某个事件。图画作文首先考查的是考生的理解能力，它要求考生尽快获得图画所传递的信息，从而根据所掌握的信息进行发挥创作。
技巧：考生应注意读懂图画及写作要求，分析写作的主题，并确定好文章的体裁及段落发展方式。如果画面内容是以描述为主，则按空间方式或时间先后顺序排列。如果图画内容是以解释说明为主，则不需要考生再将图中所看到的人或事本身进行详细描写，而是直接写出图画的意义。
该类型的作文给了考生一定的想象余地和发挥空间。同时，它也暗含了条件和限制，考生所有的叙述都不得脱离图画。考生可以增加细节，但是增加的细节只是基于写作的需要，不能违背图画的本意。
3. 图表作文
图表作文的命题形式一般可分为表格、曲线图、柱形图和饼形图等。图表作文的体裁多为议论文或说明文，其内容大多涉及各种情况对比。
技巧：写此类作文时，要以题目中的要求为指导，仔细解读图表，准确把握图表传递的信息，归纳要点，将其扩展成文。
读写任务解题指导
Big or small, rejection affects us all. Harry Potter was rejected. So was The Twilight Saga. If authors J. K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer hadn’t kept trying with publisher after publisher, we’d all have missed out on some great adventures.
Rejection doesn’t have to be about the big thing like not getting into your top college, not making the team, or not getting asked to the prom (舞会). Everyday situations can lead to the feeling of rejection, too, like if your joke doesn’t get a laugh, if no one remembers to save you a seat at the lunch table, or if the person you really like talks to everyone but you.
Feeling rejected is the opposite of feeling accepted. But being rejected (and we will all be at times) doesn’t mean someone isn’t liked, valued, or important. It just means that one time, in one situation, with one person, things didn’t work out.
Rejection hurts. But it’s impossible to avoid it altogether. In fact, you don’t want to— people who become too afraid of rejection might hold back from going after something they want. Sure, they avoid rejection, but they’re also 100% guaranteed to miss out on what they want but won’t try for.
【写作内容】
1. 以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。
2. 以约120个词就“How to deal with rejection”这一话题发表你的看法，内容包括：
(1) 讲述一次你被拒绝的经历；
(2) 你当时的感受；
(3) 你认为应该如何正确面对拒绝。
【写作要求】
作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
One possible version
Everyone has experiences of being rejected. Although rejection makes us feel hurt, we can never avoid it, or we’ll certainly miss out on things we want.
Three years ago, I competed with my classmates for an important role in an English show to be held in my school. I was so eager to participate in it that I practiced hard in my spare time. However, I was turned down in the last round. I felt really disappointed and deeply hurt because my friends made it but I failed.
As far as I’m concerned, if we can deal with rejection well, it will have a minimal effect on us. First, we should have a positive attitude toward rejection; that is to say, we ought to acknowledge it and keep reminding ourselves that rejection is always a possibility. Second, we can tell our family or friends what happened and how we feel about it or even cry if we want to — it’s a natural way to release our emotions. Last but not least, we should consider rejection as an opportunity for self-improvement and try our best to get accepted next time.
陕西咸阳市2024高考英语（二轮）阅读理解选练（5）
阅读理解
Life can present us with many surprises, disappointments, obstacles and even tragedies. It’s important to learn how to be more positive in spite of difficulties, because a positive attitude helps us achieve more in life.
Think more positive thoughts in life. Focus on exchanging your negative thoughts for positive ones. Make it a habit every day to get out of bed thinking more positive thoughts and engage your mind in preparing positive plans for a good day—at home, in school or at work.
Feel more positive emotions. Choose to have positive feelings whenever a challenge or an opportunity awakens your emotions. You can be more positive at home, in school or at work by developing good thoughts that cause more positive feelings to surface, instead of negative ones.
Use your positive thoughts and feelings to handle difficult tasks with a positive attitude. Harvest more positive benefits. Enjoy the rewards of your more positive thoughts, feelings and behavior in life—through success in school, accomplishments at work and happiness at home. You will have earned them!
Help others be more positive in life. Help others to share your new, more constructive frame of mind. Point out the advantages of being more positive in thought, word and deed which include greater success and personal satisfaction at home, in school and at work. The evidence in life supports the superior outcomes of a positive attitude. It’s not easy for many of us, so try to help others see the light as often as you can.
Above all things, one way to be able to be more positive and constructive in life is through continuing education. Keep learning throughout your life to help yourself and others continually improve. Positive emotional energy is the key to health, happiness and wellbeing. The more positive you are, the better your life will be in every area.
1. The passage mainly talks about .
A. being more positive in life
B. life full of tragedies and difficulties
C. adopting a correcting attitude in life
D. the importance of giving a hand
2. If you meet with obstacles at work, you should .
A. exchange your negative thoughts for positive ones
B. prepare positive plans for a good day
C. keep good thoughts in mind
D. give up the negative thoughts
3. Which of the following is the best fit for the blank?
A. Take a positive attitude in life.
B. Be careful of your behavior in life.
C. Develop positive thoughts in life.
D. Take more positive actions in life.
4. How can you help others on being positive?
A. To tell them your future project in detail.
B. To show them the cases of your success.
C. To give them practical advice.
D. To encourage them to be independent thinkers.
5. In the eyes of the author, the most important for being positive is .
A. to take further study regularly
B. to feel more positive emotions
C. to think more positive thoughts in life
D. to help others be more positive in life
【参考答案】16.ACDBA
阅读理解
The bus journey from Dali to Lijiang was very unpleasant and I was feeling really unwell and was sick by the side of the road. It is a pity that I did not feel so good as the scenery and housing along. The bus journey was truly beautiful but it is not humanly possible to enjoy such things when all you can think of is this Chinese bus going to get some of my carrots on its floors and seats?
I was very relieved to arrive in Lijiang—the place seemed bigger than Dali and initially more pretty as a picture. However, after walking for a bit around the place, I got the feeling that the place seemed overly touristy. This traditional and old-looking town had a very new feeling to it as most of the old style buildings looked very new. This was hardly surprising as the town suffered a major earthquake in 1996, but all over the place even now, they were still building “old” style housing.
Feeling rather let down by the place, Peter, Rashad and I headed out for a meal. There were lots of barbecue (烤肉) type places where you selected your food to eat. Peter spoke to the restaurant people who told him that the place was cheap. We then made the big mistake of staying in the place without seeing the menu. Amongst other things, such as meat, we had also some tree and normal looking mushrooms cooked. When the bill arrived, it felt like we were having our pants pulled down.
We did not think that Lijiang could get any worse until we saw the nightlife. The music was loud in the clubs or bars along the streets. “Cool, this might be some sort of Chinese dance off.” I was thinking. Given my previous bad experiences of Lijiang, I should really have known better. However, the good things about the place are numberless, such as the attractive natural scenery, the ancient architecture, the century-old practices, and the hospitable locals.
1. From the first paragraph we can learn that .
A. the bus journey was boring and uncomfortable
B. the sides of the road were polluted seriously
C. the scenery isn’t beautiful as expected
D. the bus jogged along on the rough road
2. The underlined word “initially” means .
A. indeedB. at firstC. in the endD. really
3. The author had a very new feeling because .
A. it was the first time that he had visited Lijiang
B. many tall buildings had sprung up
C. the ancient town took a new look
D. the ancient town was man-made in a way
4. How did they feel while they were in the restaurant?
A. They thought they had appreciated good food.
B. They believed the bill was wrongly calculated.
C. They regretted having ordered mushrooms.
D. They had a more expensive meal than expected.
5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph?
A. The author had a good impression of the music in the clubs.
B. The author once visited the town and loved Chinese dance.
C. Most of the people in Lijiang are warm-hearted.
D. The natural scenery has been damaged by noises.
【参考答案】17.DBDDC
高考英语书面表达考前精讲精练（答案）
书面表达解题指导
题型特点
《高中英语课程标准》对书面表达所要求达成的目标有着具体的描述，即：能比较详细和生动地用英语描述情景、态度或情感；能阐述自己的观点和评述他人的观点，文体恰当，用词准确；能用英文书写摘要、报告、通知和公务信函等；能根据用文字及图表提供的信息写短文或报告；能在写作中做到文字通顺、格式正确。
书面表达命题形式分类
1. 提纲式
提纲作文通常会罗列出一系列要点，要求考生根据所列要点来组织语言，按照一定的逻辑顺序正确地表达信息。
技巧：考生应按照所提供的提纲思路进行构思，并在提示上标出要点。要分析各点之间的逻辑关系，确定连接词、过渡句。要注意发挥自己的想象力，采用不同的表达方式，将要点完整地表达出来。
2. 图画式
这种命题方式一般提供一副或多幅图画。这些图画通常寓意深刻，或批判某种现象，或褒扬好人好事，或提倡某种活动，或阐述某个事件。图画作文首先考查的是考生的理解能力，它要求考生尽快获得图画所传递的信息，从而根据所掌握的信息进行发挥创作。
技巧：考生应注意读懂图画及写作要求，分析写作的主题，并确定好文章的体裁及段落发展方式。如果画面内容是以描述为主，则按空间方式或时间先后顺序排列。如果图画内容是以解释说明为主，则不需要考生再将图中所看到的人或事本身进行详细描写，而是直接写出图画的意义。
该类型的作文给了考生一定的想象余地和发挥空间。同时，它也暗含了条件和限制，考生所有的叙述都不得脱离图画。考生可以增加细节，但是增加的细节只是基于写作的需要，不能违背图画的本意。
3. 图表作文
图表作文的命题形式一般可分为表格、曲线图、柱形图和饼形图等。图表作文的体裁多为议论文或说明文，其内容大多涉及各种情况对比。
技巧：写此类作文时，要以题目中的要求为指导，仔细解读图表，准确把握图表传递的信息，归纳要点，将其扩展成文。
读写任务解题指导
Big or small, rejection affects us all. Harry Potter was rejected. So was The Twilight Saga. If authors J. K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer hadn’t kept trying with publisher after publisher, we’d all have missed out on some great adventures.
Rejection doesn’t have to be about the big thing like not getting into your top college, not making the team, or not getting asked to the prom (舞会). Everyday situations can lead to the feeling of rejection, too, like if your joke doesn’t get a laugh, if no one remembers to save you a seat at the lunch table, or if the person you really like talks to everyone but you.
Feeling rejected is the opposite of feeling accepted. But being rejected (and we will all be at times) doesn’t mean someone isn’t liked, valued, or important. It just means that one time, in one situation, with one person, things didn’t work out.
Rejection hurts. But it’s impossible to avoid it altogether. In fact, you don’t want to— people who become too afraid of rejection might hold back from going after something they want. Sure, they avoid rejection, but they’re also 100% guaranteed to miss out on what they want but won’t try for.
【写作内容】
1. 以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。
2. 以约120个词就“How to deal with rejection”这一话题发表你的看法，内容包括：
(1) 讲述一次你被拒绝的经历；
(2) 你当时的感受；
(3) 你认为应该如何正确面对拒绝。
【写作要求】
作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
One possible version
Everyone has experiences of being rejected. Although rejection makes us feel hurt, we can never avoid it, or we’ll certainly miss out on things we want.
Three years ago, I competed with my classmates for an important role in an English show to be held in my school. I was so eager to participate in it that I practiced hard in my spare time. However, I was turned down in the last round. I felt really disappointed and deeply hurt because my friends made it but I failed.
As far as I’m concerned, if we can deal with rejection well, it will have a minimal effect on us. First, we should have a positive attitude toward rejection; that is to say, we ought to acknowledge it and keep reminding ourselves that rejection is always a possibility. Second, we can tell our family or friends what happened and how we feel about it or even cry if we want to — it’s a natural way to release our emotions. Last but not least, we should consider rejection as an opportunity for self-improvement and try our best to get accepted next time.
