必修第二冊Unit3閱讀理解題組——練速度(35mins)閱讀理解AThereisaveryspecialwolfthatlivesinAfrica.TheyareactuallycalledtheAfricanwilddogs,orpainteddogs.Theseanimalsliveinopenwoodlands,orintheplainsofAfrica.Today,however,mostoftheanimalscanbefoundintheeasternorsouthernAfrica.Theseanimalsarebeautiful.Theyhaveroundedearsinsteadofpointedlikemostdogs,andtheyhavefourtoesoneachoftheirfourfeet,alsoauniquecharacteristicbecauseotherdogshavefive.Theirfurisalwaysdifferentfromeachother.Thefurisusuallyacombinationofblack,brown,redandwhite,andsometimesevenyellow.Nowonderthey'recalledpainteddogs.TheAfricanwilddogisaverysocialanimal.Theyliveingroupsandhavenumbersfromfivetoabouttwenty.Themembersofagrouparealwaysveryclosetooneanother.Theycommunicateintheirownlanguageorbodylanguage.Whensomeoneisveryoldorsick,theotherswillhelp,andtheyarewillingtosharethefoodwiththeeldersandwiththosewhoareweak,whichiswhatweshouldlearnfrom.Thefamilydoeseverythingtogether,fromraisingyoungandsleepingtogether,tohunting.Whentheyhunt,theywillworktogetherusingteamworktokillanimalsthatarelargerthanthem.Theysometimeshuntfarmanimals.Thisisunfortunate,becausebothpoachers,andpeoplewhoownfarmsshootthepainteddogswhoarejusttryingtosurvive.Before,thereusedtobemanylargegroupsthroughouttheland,butnowtheAfricanwilddogisveryrare.Theyarealsolosingtheirpopulationbecauseoftheirownlossofhabitat.1.FromthepassagewelearnthattheAfricanwilddog.

A.livesinthenorthofAfricaB.hassixteentoesaltogetherC.haspointedearslikemostdogsD.livesinforestsingroups2.WhydoAfricanwilddogsgetthename“painteddogs”?A.Theyallhavecolorfulfur.B.Thedogsinthesamegroupareofdifferentcolors.C.Artistslovetopaintthemindifferentcolors.D.Noneofthemhasthesamecolor.3.Accordingtotheauthor,whatshouldwelearnfromAfricanwilddogs?A.Theyalwaysdoeverythingtogether.B.Theyhelpthesick,theelderlyandtheweak.C.Theyarealwaysveryclosetooneanother.D.Theycommunicateintheirownlanguage.4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhyAfricanwilddogsarebecomingveryrare?A.Poacherskillsomeofthem.B.Theyareshortoffoodsometimes.C.Theyarelosingtheirhabitat.D.Farmersshootsomeofthem.5.Wherecouldthispassageprobablybefound?A.TheTravelers.B.FashionWeekly.C.AnimalWorld.D.StarMagazine.BAtage22,HikariObermanhasalreadybeenalifeguardforfouryears.Lastweek,ObermantalkedtoTheGardenIslandabouthowhehelpedsavelivesduringarecentrescue.OnDec.30,Obermanandhisco-workerCopewereparkedintheirtruckatAniniBeachwhentwoworkersranuptothemandsaid,“Ithinksomeone'sgettingstuckinthechannel!”“Igrabourequipment.Westartrollingoutdownthere,”O(jiān)bermansaid.Whenhegotoutthere,Obermanfoundastand-uppaddler,amaninhislate30s,strugglingagainstthecurrent,withanelderlymanholdingtightlytothebackofthepaddleboard.Hesaid,“Myco-workergrabsthestand-upguy.Meanwhile,I'mstuckwiththeolderman.”Normally,Obermansaidhewouldpullthepaddlerup,layhimonthesurfboard,climbupbehindandpaddlefromthere.Hetriedthattechniqueatfirstandquicklyrealizeditwasnotapracticableoption.Theywerenotgoinganywhere.

Waveshitagainsttheextremelysharpreefveryhardabout30yardsbehindthem,andthecurrentwaspullingthemintoit.“It'srightbehindus.IfIstoppaddling,we'redefinitelygoingtobeinthatzone,”hesaid.Theystartedmakingprogresstowardthereef,wheretheymightsafelybeabletoclimbout.Obermanjustfocusedonforwardmovement.Afteraboutfiveminutes—“eventhoughitfeltlonger”—Obermansaidhispartnerhadgottenthepaddleboardersafelytoshoreandstartedcomingbackouttohelp.“Ilookback,andIseeourjetski.He'sfinallycominginthechannel.We'renotgoingtohavetoworryaboutthatnow.”Itwasagoodrescue.Whenaskedwhatitfeltliketosavesomeone'slife,Obermanresponded,“Iloveit!That'swhywedoit!”Butasexcitingasitmightbetoperformabigrescue,heexplainedthatthemostimportantpartofhisjobistokeeppeoplefromgettingintotroubleinthefirstplace.6.HowdidHikariObermanreacttothetwoworkers'cryforhelp?A.Hedraggedthetwoworkerstohistruck.B.Herolledtheequipmenttothechannel.C.Hecalledhisco-workertoruntothebeach.D.Hemadehiswaytothechannelwithoutdelay.7.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“Theywerenotgoinganywhere.”inParagraph6probablymean?A.Theywereunwillingtogoanywhere.B.Theywerewaitingothersforhelp.C.Theywerebeingpulledbythecurrent.D.Theyweregoingtogiveup.8.Whatdidtheauthorwanttoshowbymentioningthewaves?A.Itwastheperfecttimetosurf.B.Thereefwassohardtodamage.C.Thesituationwasextremelyserious.D.Thepaddlerswerepushedforward.9.Whichofthefollowingthingscontributedmoretotherescue?A.Thejetski.B.Thecurrent.C.Thepaddleboard. D.Thetruck.10.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsOberma'sjob?A.Skeptical. B.Tolerate.C.Approving. D.Frightened.CWouldyouBETonthefutureofthisman?Heis53yearsold.Mostofhisadultlifehasbeenalosingstruggleagainstdebtandmisfortune.Awarinjuryhasmadehislefthandstopfunctioning,andhehasoftenbeeninprison.Drivenbyheaven-knows-whatmotives,hedeterminestowriteabook.Thebookturnsouttobeonethathasappealedtotheworldformorethan350years.ThatformerprisonerwasCervantes,andthebookwasDonQuixote(《堂吉訶德》).Andthestoryposesaninterestingquestion:whydosomepeoplediscovernewvitalityandcreativitytotheendoftheirdays,whileothersgotoseedlongbefore?We'veallknownpeoplewhorunoutofsteambeforetheyreachlife'shalfwaymark.I'mnottalkingaboutthosewhofailtogettothetop.Wecan'tallgetthere.I'mtalkingaboutpeoplewhohavestoppedlearningongrowingbecausetheyhaveadoptedthefixedattitudesandopinionsthatalltoooftencomewithpassingyears.

Mostofus,infact,progressivelynarrowthevarietyofourlives.Wesucceedinourfieldofspecializationandthenbecometrappedinit.Nothingsurprisesus.Weloseoursenseofwonder.But,ifwearewillingtolearn,theopportunitiesareeverywhere.Thethingswelearninmaturityseldominvolveinformationandskills.Welearntobearwiththethingswecan'tchange.Welearntoavoidself-pity.Welearnthathowevermuchwetrytoplease,somepeoplearenevergoingtoloveus—anideathattroublesatfirstbutiseventuallyrelaxing.Withhighmotivationandenthusiasm,wecankeeponlearning.Thenwewillknowhowimportantitistohavemeaninginourlife.However,wecanachievemeaningonlyifwehavemadeacommitmenttosomethinglargerthanourownlittleegos(自我),whethertolovedones,tofellowhumans,towork,ortosomemoralconcept.Manyofusequate(視……等同于)“commitment”withsuch“caring”occupationsasteachingandnursing.Butdoinganyordinaryjobaswellasonecanisinitselfanadmirablecommitment.Peoplewhoworktowardsuchexcellence—whethertheyaredrivingatruck,orrunningastore—maketheworldbetterjustbybeingthekindofpeopletheyare.They'velearnedlife'smostvaluablelesson.11.ThepassagestartswiththestoryofCervantestoshowthat.

A.lossoffreedomstimulatesone'screativityB.ageisnotabarriertoachievingone'sgoalC.miseryinspiresamantofightagainsthisfateD.disabilitycannotstopaman'spursuitofsuccess12.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3probablymean?A.Endone'sstruggleforliberty.B.Wasteone'senergytakingrisks.C.Misstheopportunitytosucceed.D.Losetheinteresttocontinuelearning.13.WhatcouldbeinferredfromParagraph4?A.Thosewhodaretotryoftengetthemselvestrapped.B.Thosewhotendtothinkbackcanhardlygoahead.C.Opportunityfavorsthosewithacuriousmind.D.Opportunityawaitsthosewithacautiousmind.14.WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinParagraph5?A.Atoughmancantoleratesuffering.B.Awisemancanlivewithoutself-pity.C.Amanshouldtrytosatisfypeoplearoundhim.D.Amanshouldlearnsuitablewaystodealwithlife.15.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toprovideguidanceonleadingameaningfuladultlife.B.Tostresstheneedofshoulderingresponsibilitiesatwork.C.Tostatetheimportanceofgeneratingmotivationforlearning.D.Tosuggestawayofpursuingexcellenceinourlifelongcareer.D(2024·天津3月卷)Staringatthebookcasesinmystudy,packedwithsomanygreatbooksthathadremainedunread,Iheardaloudvoiceinmyhead—“Shameonyou!Howcanyouleavethesemasterpiecesunread?”ThefirstbookIpickedupwasMontaigne’sEssays.TomysurpriseIdiscoveredinthemargins(頁邊空白)whatclearlywasmyownfadedhand-writing.SoIwasactuallyreadingitagain,butwhatIwasrereadingseemedentirelynew.Ialsofoundsentencesunderlined.OnlythistimeIwondered:WhydidIunderlinethissentence?It’sthenextonethatisimportant!Clearly,mywayofreadingthetexthadshifted,andImyselfhadchangedovertheyears.Thisraisedthelargerquestionofrereading.Itcomesinmanyforms.There’svoluntaryrereading,theresultofawillfuldecisiontorevisitabookonehasadmired,orabookthathasleftonewithsomeunansweredquestions.Thiskindofplannedrevisitcouldalsobeforconfirmingcertaindetailsinthetext,orforcheckingonthemovesofagivencharacter.Adevotedteachermightalsowishtorefreshhisclosenesstoawork,andthusavoidteachingthroughthesameoldwrittennoteswithsoporific(讓人瞌睡的)effects.Contrarily,there’sinvoluntaryrereading.Theoriginalreadingwaseitherforgottenorsototallyabsorbedthatthenewchanceencounterwiththetextproducedsurpriseandastonishment.Myreactiontotherenewedreadingnolongercorrespondedtotheoriginalexperience,andIwasnolongersurethatIrecognizedmyselfasthesamereader.Thentherearewhatonemightcallsubconscious(潛意識的)rereadings,thosethatoccurwithoutthespecificactofreading,muchasthememoryofatunecankeepcomingbacktothemindwithoutitsactuallybeingheardagain.Thisformofrememberedcontactwithabookcanaccompanyusduringalifetimeandcontinuetostrengthenandshapeus.Muchinthesamemanner,wemayovertheyearsrecitetoourselvespoemslearntbyheartlongago,whichhavebecomepartofourself-recognition.Allofthesewaysofreadingarevaluable.Renewedcontactwithanovelorapoemcanactivatethesearchforabetterknowledgeoftheself.Thenewreading,aformofrevision,uncoversthechangeinus.Thenewnessisnotinthetext.Itiswewhohaveevolved.Intheprocessofrereading,ouroutlookhasalsobeensignificantlychanged.Rereadingmakesitpossibleforustoseetheworldaroundus,ourselvesincluded,inanewlight.16.WhatdidtheauthorfindwhenreadingMontaigne’sEssays?A.Hestillcouldn’tunderstandit.B.Hehadmadenotesinit.C.Itwasabrandnewcopy.D.Itwashisfavoritework.17.Accordingtotheauthor,whatcouldbeapurposeofvoluntaryrereading?A.Toimprovethequalityofteaching.B.Tolearnfromadmirablecharacters.C.Tocollectdetailsforwritingnovels.D.Tohelpmakingimportantdecisions.18.AccordingtoParagraph4,involuntaryrereadingcanbringabout?A.Unexpectedreadingexperience.B.Totalconcentrationonnewbooks.C.Changedpreferencesforbooks.D.Enhancedreadingskills.19.Whatcanbelearntaboutsubconsciousrereading?A.Itpreventsmemoryfromfading.B.Ithelpsmakewhoweare.C.Itinvolvesactualreading.D.Itworksbestwithpoetryandmusic.20.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AccessingMasterpiecesthroughRereadingB.Rereading:VoluntaryorInvoluntary?C.Rereading:PursuitofTruthD.TransformativePowerofRereading

必修第二冊Unit3閱讀理解題組——練速度1.B解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第一句內(nèi)容可知,非洲野狗出沒在開闊的林地或平原,故D項錯誤;根據(jù)第二段第二句可以推斷出A項錯誤;根據(jù)第二段的“Theyhaveroundedearsinsteadofpointedlikemostdogs...”可知C項錯誤;根據(jù)第二段第四句可知B項正確。2.A解析細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后兩句可知,非洲野狗之所以被稱為“painteddogs”,是因為它們的皮毛是彩色的。故選A項。3.B解析細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句可知,當有非洲野狗年老或生病的時候,其他的非洲野狗就會幫助它們,并且愿意與其分享食物,這一點是我們?nèi)祟悜搶W習的。故選B項。4.B解析細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段內(nèi)容可知,A、D兩項是原因。根據(jù)最后一段的becauseoftheirownlossofhabitat可知,C項也是原因,只有B項在文中沒有提及。故選B項。5.C解析文章出處題。本文主要介紹了非洲野狗這種動物的各種情況,所以最有可能是在《動物世界》里出現(xiàn)。故選C項。6.D解析細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Igrabourequipment.Westartrollingoutdownthere...”可知選D項。7.C解析詞句猜測題。根據(jù)第七段“Waveshitagainsttheextremelysharpreefveryhardabout30yardsbehindthem,andthecurrentwaspullingthemintoit.(海浪猛烈地沖擊著他們身后約30碼處那極其尖銳的礁石,水流正把他們推進去。)”可知,他們兩人被水流困住,動不了了。故選C項。8.C解析推理判斷題。作者在第七段里提到了“Waveshitagainsttheextremelysharpreefveryhard...”,主要目的是描述當時的危急情況。故選C項。9.A解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的“Ilookback,andIseeourjetski.He'sfinallycominginthechannel.(我回頭一看,看到了我們的水上摩托艇。他終于進入了海峽。)”可知,水上摩托艇的到來終于化解了最后一名沖浪者的危機。故選A項。10.C解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句“Whenaskedwhatitfeltliketosavesomeone'slife,Obermanresponded,‘Iloveit!That'swhywedoit!'”可知選C項?！鹃L難句分析】Whenhegotoutthere,Obermanfoundastand-uppaddler,amaninhislate30s,strugglingagainstthecurrent,withanelderlymanholdingtightlytothebackofthepaddleboard.【分析】句中的When引導時間狀語從句,strugglingagainstthecurrent為found的賓語補足語,后面的with結(jié)構(gòu)為伴隨狀語?！咀g文】當Oberman到達那里時,他發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個站立的沖浪者,一個將近40歲的男士,正在與浪潮斗爭,還有一個老人緊緊地抓著沖浪板的后部。11.B解析推理判斷題。文章第一段第二句提到“他已經(jīng)53歲”;第二段中的最后一句“Andthestoryposesaninterestingquesti