高考英语一轮（新课标通用）训练检测：专题三阅读理解 考点二十　史地人文类 Word版含解析

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A
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The Nazca Lines are a series f large ancient geglyphs (地画) in the Nazca Desert, in suthern Peru． It is ranging frm gemetric patterns t drawings f different animals and stylized humanlike frms． The ancient lines can nly be truly taken in frm high in the air, leaving generatins puzzled as t hw these precise wrks culd have been cmpleted lng befre the dcumented inventin f human flight．
The Lines were first sptted when cmmercial airlines began flying acrss the Peruvian desert in the 1920s． Wh built them and what was their purpse? Are they rads, star pinters, maybe even a gigantic map? If the peple wh lived here 2,000 years ag had nly a simple technlgy, hw did they manage t cnstruct such precise figures? Did they have a plan? These markings are like a vast puzzle．
The Nazca Lines are the mst utstanding grup f geglyphs in the wrld． There are als huge geglyphs in Egypt, Malta, the United States (Mississippi and Califrnia), Chile, Hlivia and in ther cuntries． But the Nazca geglyphs, because f their numbers, characteristics, dimensins and cultural cntinuity as they were made and remade thrughut a certain histry perid, frm the mst impressive archelgical (考古学的) grup．
The Nazca plain is unique fr its ability t preserve the markings upn it, due t the cmbinatin f the climate (ne f the driest n Earth, with nly twenty minutes f rainfall per year) and the flat, stny grund which minimizes the effect f the wind at grund level． With n dust r sand t cver the plain and little rain r wind t erde (腐蚀) it, lines drawn here tend t stay drawn． These factrs, cmbined with the existence f lighterclred subsil beneath the desert surface, prvide a vast writing pad that is suited t the artist wh wants t leave his mark eternal．
1．What can we knw abut the Nazca Lines frm the first tw paragraphs?
A．They are built as a big map．
B．They are frmed by nature．
C．They are ancient lines in caves．
D．They are huge markings in a desert．
答案：D 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“The Nazca Lines are a series f large ancient geglyphs (地画) in the Nazca Desert, in suthern Peru．”及下文对The Nazca Lines图案和发现过程的具体介绍可知，the Nazca Lines是出现在秘鲁南部Nazca沙漠的大型古代地画，故选D。
2．Hw many factrs make the Nazca Lines the mst impressive?
A．One． B．Tw． C．Three． D．Fur．
答案：D 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句中的“because f their numbers, characteristics, dimensins and cultural cntinuity ．．．, frm the mst impressive”可知，四个因素使得这些地画给人留下极为深刻的印象，故选D。
3．Why are the Nazca Lines well preserved?
A．Because f the wind at grund level．
B．Because f the existence f sft sil．
C．Because f the climate and gegraphy．
D．Because f the thick sand n the tp．
答案：C 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“The Nazca plain is unique fr its ability t preserve the markings upn it, due t the cmbinatin f the climate (ne f the driest n Earth, with nly twenty minutes f rainfall per year) and the flat, stny grund which minimizes the effect f the wind at grund level．”可知，因为这里干燥少雨的气候和平坦多石的地形使地画能很好地保留下来，故选C。
4．What des the underlined wrd “eternal” prbably mean?
A．Nnstp． B．Everlasting．
C．Reallife． D．Highend．
答案：B 词义猜测题。最后一句指这些因素，加上沙漠表面下浅色底土的存在，给想要永久留下印记的艺术家提供了一个巨大的书写板。eternal “永恒的”，和everlasting同义，故选B。
B
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Fr mst f us Veterans Day just means a chance t enjy an extra day ff frm schl r wrk． Hwever this Nvember 11th, be sure t spend a few minutes n its true purpse, by acknwledging (感谢) the men and wmen wh have served in ur armed frces．
And yu dn't have t stp at just this ne day． Jin the ver 10,000 yuth members f the Yung Marines grup that hnr these brave men and wmen all year lng with special events and cmpletely spil them fr an entire week, frm Nvember 4th t 11th, by visiting hspitalized veterans, perfrming chres fr disabled veterans and even rganizing cmmunitywide scial events． The prgram pen t kids ranging frm the age f eight all the way t high schl, is a great way t nt nly shw yur appreciatin, but als get a chance t d sme fun activities with likeminded kids and make a real difference in a veteran's life．
Peple ften believe that Memrial Day and Veterans Day are celebrated fr the same reasn． There is hwever a subtle but imprtant difference between the tw． While bth hnr ur military persnnel, the frmer is a day t remember and pay respect t all the men and wmen that died serving ur cuntry in a war, while Veterans Day is t celebrate the sldiers wh are still alive and served in the frces at any time, during peace r war．
Thugh several ther cuntries celebrate this day in hnr f their wn veterans, the meaning is slightly different frm each ne． Sme like the United Kingdm, celebrate it in hnr f all sldiers—living r dead, while thers like Canada celebrate it t hnr all living veterans． They als call it different names． France and New Zealand still call it Armistice Day． In the United Kingdm, Australia and Canada it is referred t as Remembrance Day, while Malta and Suth Africa celebrate it as Pppy Day．
N matter what it is called, the reasn fr bserving the day is the same—t shw ur appreciatin t the brave men and wmen wh sacrifice (牺牲) everything t make this wrld a safer place fr the rest f us．
5．What can kids d at the Yung Marines grup prgram?
A．Organize parties fr disabled veterans．
B．Help take care f sick veterans．
C．Share stries with veterans and ther kids．
D．Entertain veterans by singing and dancing．
答案：B 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的“by visiting hspitalized veterans, perfrming chres fr disabled veterans and even rganizing cmmunitywide scial events”可知，孩子们也可以帮助照顾生病的老兵。
6．What can we learn abut Memrial Day?
A．It is anther name fr Veterans Day．
B．It is a service in remembrance f war dead．
C．It is bserved n Nvember 11th every year．
D．It hnrs sldiers wh are serving in the military．
答案：B 细节理解题。根据第三段尾句中的“the frmer is a day t remember and pay respect t all the men and wmen that died serving ur cuntry in a war”可知，这个节日是为了纪念在战争中为国家捐躯的人们。
7．What's the main purpse f Veterans Day?
A．T celebrate America's success in wrld wars．
B．T let peple have ne mre day ff．
C．T rganize fun activities fr schl children．
D．T shw respect fr sldiers' cntributins．
答案：D 推理判断题。根据第三段尾句中的“Veterans Day is t celebrate the sldiers wh are still alive and served in the frces at any time, during peace r war”和最后一段内容可知，尽管各个国家称呼Veterans Day的方式有所不同，但主要目的都是为了表达对勇敢的士兵们的敬意。
8．What is Paragraph 4 mainly abut?
A．The rigin f Veterans Day．
B．The histry f Veterans Day．
C．Veterans Day bservance．
D．Veterans Day arund the wrld．
答案：D 段落大意题。由第四段内容可知，本段介绍了几个国家向老兵们表达敬意的节日。
C
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Black Friday is the Friday fllwing Thanksgiving Day in the United States． It has been regarded as the beginning f the hliday shpping seasn． Althugh it's nt an fficial hliday, millins f emplyers give their emplyees the day ff, and many peple use that day t get a jumpstart n their hliday shpping． A similar day in Canada and the Great Britain is called “Bxing Day”．
Black Friday has becme smewhat f a marketing sensatin in recent years． Since 2005, it has been the busiest shpping day f the year． T lure shppers, retailers (零售商) rutinely pen their drs as early as 4 am and ffer special sales and prmtins t the shppers that arrive early． Sme f the special deals ffered by stres are nly available in limited quantities． That is why sme shppers intent n getting the best deals ften camp ut in frnt f stres vernight s that they'll be the first in line when the drs pen．
But why Black Friday? Histrians believe the name started in Philadelphia in the mid1960s． Bus drivers and plice used “Black Friday” t describe the heavy traffic that wuld blck city streets the day after Thanksgiving as shppers headed t the stres．
Businesses, hwever, didn't like the negative tne assciated with the “Black Friday” name． In the early 1980s, a mre psitive explanatin f the name began t circulate． Accrding t this alternative explanatin, Black Friday is the day when retailers finally begin t turn a prfit fr the year． In accunting terms (会计说法), perating at a lss is called being “in the red” because accuntants traditinally used red ink t shw negative amunts． Psitive amunts were usually shwn in black ink． Thus，being “in the black” is a gd thing because it means stres are perating at a prfit．
Recently, fr thse wh are t busy t shp n Black Friday r wh just dn't want t fight the crwds, the Mnday fllwing Black Friday has becme knwn as Cyber Mnday (网络星期一) fr the many nline deals．
9．On Black Friday, the Americans ________．
A．dn't have t g t wrk as usual
B．lk exactly like the Canadians
C．are usually busy ding shpping
D．stay at hme and relax themselves
答案：C 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第三句可知，虽然“黑色星期五”不是官方节日，但许多老板会给员工放假，人们通常在这一天忙着购物。
10．The underlined wrd “lure” (in Paragraph 2) prbably means “________”．
A．prtect B．attract C．persuade D．remind
答案：B 词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句子“retailers (零售商) rutinely pen their drs as early as 4 am and ffer special sales and prmtins t the shppers that arrive early(零售商早上4点就开门，给早到的顾客一些特价打折和促销)”，故可推知，lure是“吸引”的意思。
11．Hw d the retailers understand Black Friday?
A．It is ttally different frm Bxing Day．
B．They usually lse sme mney n that day．
C．It never keeps them very busy．
D．It prbably brings them mre mney．
答案：D 细节理解题。根据文章第四段第三句可知，零售商认为“黑色星期五”可以带给他们更多的利润。
12．The authr writes this passage in rder t ________．
A．state the develpment f Cyber Mnday
B．tell the difference between red and black
C．intrduce Black Friday t the readers
D．explain the meaning f Bxing Day
答案：C 推理判断题。根据文章对这个特殊“节日”的介绍和关键信息第一段第一句“Black Friday is the Friday fllwing Thanksgiving Day in the United States．”可知，文章主要向读者介绍“黑色星期五”的相关信息。
D
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Christmas in the United States is traditinally a time f gift－giving and family gatherings． But small twns acrss the cuntry have their wn traditins．
Middleburg, a small twn in the state f Virginia, is knwn fr its hrses． Fr mre than 50 years, Middleburg has rganized a yearly Christmas parade (游行)． Men and wmen ride hrses thrugh the wds and fields． They fllw hunting dgs as they search fr a wild fx． But first, these hunters ride in the yearly parade, wearing their bright red hunting clthes and hats．
Jhn Hale, a citizen f Middleburg says many city peple visit his twn． “We have a lt f peple frm an urban area that cme t visit, but it incrprates a lt f the ld traditins．” The nighttime hayride is ne such traditin． Small grups gather under the mnlight n an pen wagn filled with hay． The passengers sing as farm hrses pull the wagn slwly acrss the fields．
There are sme newer traditins, t． Trey Matheu wrks at the nearby Salamander Resrt． He says a visit t Middleburg is a chance t slw dwn fr a day． He says Middleburg can be a calming, peaceful place withut tensin．
“Middleburg is an pprtunity t take a step back, t take a deep breath, and understand that even thugh life is mving n at a very fast pace, there's really an pprtunity where yu're allwed t step ff fr a little bit．”
Parade rganizers say mre than 13,000 peple attend even in belw freezing weather． But if yu ask, yu will hear many different reasns why peple cme t watch the parade：
“I cme here because I'm frm a small twn． I like hw everybdy cmes tgether．”
“I live right dwn that street, right there． And that's my dg．”
Middleburg lks its best at Christmas time． That may be why s many peple return each year．
13．Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the text?
A．Middleburg's Christmas Parade
B．A Small Twn Knwn fr Hrses
C．Christmas Traditins in Middleburg
D．Newer Traditins at Christmastime
答案：C 标题判断题。本文主要介绍了弗吉尼亚州的一个小镇Middleburg的圣诞节传统，C项最具概括性。
14．At Christmas, peple in Middleburg usually ________．
A．visit friends and families
B．feed farm hrses with hay
C．hunt fr dgs in the wds
D．ride in the yearly parade
答案：D 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，在圣诞节，Middleburg的人们会着盛装在一年一度的游行中骑马。
15．Accrding t Trey Matheu, why d peple visit Middleburg?
A．T relax themselves．
B．T enjy the fresh air．
C．T escape cmpetitin．
D．T challenge themselves．
答案：A 细节理解题。根据第四、五段可知，Trey Matheu认为游览Middleburg会让人感到放松、平静，可以暂时逃离快节奏的生活，因此选择A。
16．What d we knw abut the small twn Middleburg?
A．It makes a large prfit frm turism．
B．It attracts many peple each year．
C．It is a gd place fr family gatherings．
D．It desn't respect Christmas traditins．
答案：B 推理判断题。根据倒数第四段首句可知，即使在零度以下这样的天气，还有13,000多人来参加这个游行，所以可推知，这个小镇每年吸引很多人来游览。
A
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(2018·浙江高考)As cultural symbls g, the American car is quite yung． The Mdel T Frd was built at the Piquette Plant in Michigan a century ag, with the first rlling ff the assembly line (装配线) n September 27, 1908． Only eleven cars were prduced the next mnth． But eventually Henry Frd wuld build fifteen millin f them．
Mdern America was brn n the rad, behind a wheel． The car shaped sme f the mst lasting aspects f American culture: the radside diner, the billbard, the mtel, even the hamburger． Fr mst f the last century, the car represented what it meant t be American—ging frward at high speed t find new wrlds． The rad nvel, the rad mvie, these are the mst typical American ideas, brn f abundant petrl, cheap cars and a neverending interstate highway system, the largest public wrks prject in histry．
In 1928 Herbert Hver imagined an America with “a chicken in every pt and a car in every garage．” Since then, this sciety has mved nward, never lking back, as the car transfrmed America frm a farmbased sciety int an industrial pwer．
The cars that drve the American Dream have helped t create a glbal eclgical disaster． In America the demand fr il has grwn by 22 percent since 1990．
The prblems f excessive (过度的) energy cnsumptin, climate change and ppulatin grwth have been described in a bk by the American writer Thmas L． Friedman． He fears the wrst, but hpes fr the best．
Friedman pints ut that the green ecnmy (经济) is a chance t keep American strength． “The ability t design, build and exprt green technlgies fr prducing clean water, clean air and healthy and abundant fd is ging t be the currency f pwer in the new century．”
1．Why is hamburger mentined in Paragraph 2?
A．T explain Americans' lve fr travelling by car．
B．T shw the influence f cars n American culture．
C．T stress the ppularity f fast fd with Americans．
D．T praise the effectiveness f America's rad system．
答案：B 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“The car shaped sme f the mst lasting aspects f American culture: the radside diner, the billbard, the mtel, even the hamburger．”(汽车塑造了美国文化中一些最持久的层面：路边小餐馆、广告牌、汽车旅馆，甚至是汉堡。)可知，该段提及汉堡是为了显示汽车对美国文化的影响。故选B。
2．What has the use f cars in America led t?
A．Decline f ecnmy．
B．Envirnmental prblems．
C．A shrtage f il supply．
D．A farmbased sciety．
答案：B 推理判断题。根据第四段第一句以及第五段第一句可推知，美国汽车的使用导致了环境问题。故选B。
3．What is Friedman's attitude twards America's future?
A．Ambiguus． B．Dubtful．
C．Hpeful． D．Tlerant．
答案：C 观点态度题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，Friedman认为在新世纪能够设计、构建和输出生产清洁水、洁净空气以及健康和充足食品的绿色技术将成为新世纪的硬通货。同时结合第五段最后一句中的“hpes fr the best”可知，Friedman对美国的未来充满希望。故选C。
B
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(2018·全国卷Ⅲ)Cities usually have a gd reasn fr being where they are, like a nearby prt r river． Peple settle in these places because they are easy t get t and naturally suited t cmmunicatins and trade． New Yrk City, fr example, is near a large harbur at the muth f the Hudsn River． Over 300 years its ppulatin grew gradually frm 800 peple t 8 millin． But nt all cities develp slwly ver a lng perid f time． Bm twns grw frm nthing almst vernight． In 1896, Dawsn, Canada, was unmapped wilderness (荒野)． But gld was discvered there in 1897, and tw years later, it was ne f the largest cities in the West, with a ppulatin f 30,000．
Dawsn did nt have any f the natural cnveniences f cities like Lndn r Paris． Peple went there fr gld． They travelled ver snwcvered muntains and sailed hundreds f miles up icy rivers． The path t Dawsn was cvered with thirty feet f wet snw that culd fall withut warming． An avalanche (雪崩) nce clsed the path, killing 63 peple． Fr many wh made it t Dawsn, hwever, the rewards were wrth the difficult trip． Of the first 20,000 peple wh dug fr gld, 4,000 gt rich． Abut 100 f these stayed rich men fr the rest f their lives．
But n matter hw rich they were, Dawsn was never cmfrtable． Necessities like fd and wd were very expensive． But sn, the gld that Dawsn depended n had all been fund． The city was crwded with disappinted peple with n interest in settling dwn, and when they heard there were new gld discveries in Alaska, they left Dawsn City as quickly as they had cme． Tday, peple still cme and g—t see where the Canadian gld rush happened． Turism is nw the chief industry f Dawsn City—its present ppulatin is 762．
4．What attracted the early settlers t New Yrk City?
A．Its business culture． B．Its small ppulatin．
C．Its gegraphical psitin． D．Its favurable climate．
答案：C 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一、二句，并结合关键信息第三句“New Yrk City, fr example, is near a large harbur at the muth f the Hudsn River．”可知，纽约吸引早期移民的原因是它的地理位置，故C正确。
5．What d we knw abut thse wh first dug fr gld in Dawsn?
A．Twthirds f them stayed there．
B．One ut f five peple gt rich．
C．Almst everyne gave up．
D．Half f them died．
答案：B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段倒数第二句“Of the first 20,000 peple wh dug fr gld, 4,000 gt rich．”可知，在最初挖黄金的两万人中有4,000人变富有，所以是五分之一的人变富了，故B正确。
6．What was the main reasn fr many peple t leave Dawsn?
A．They fund the city t crwded．
B．They wanted t try their luck elsewhere．
C．They were unable t stand the winter．
D．They were shrt f fd．
答案：B 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第四句中的“．．． and when they heard there were new gld discveries in Alaska, they left Dawsn City as quickly as they had cme”可知，人们离开Dawsn的主要原因是听说在Alaska发现了黄金，也就是他们要去别的地方寻找发财的机会。故B正确。
7．What is the text mainly abut?
A．The rise and fall f a city．
B．The gld rush in Canada．
C．Jurneys int the wilderness．
D．Turism in Dawsn．
答案：A 主旨大意题。第一段简要介绍城市发展的原因，引出Dawsn这一城市的兴起，第二段介绍了该城市兴起的原因，第三段介绍人们选择离开该城市的原因及该城市现在的状况，所以全文叙说了Dawsn这个城市的兴衰。故A正确。
C
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(2019·浙江省杭州市高考模拟)Little New Year (Chinese: Xianian) is usually a week befre the lunar New Year． It is als knwn as the Festival f the Kitchen Gd, the deity (神) wh versees the mral character f each husehld． Here are six things yu shuld knw abut the Little New Year, anther sign f the start f spring．
1．Offer sacrifices t Kitchen Gd
One f the mst distinctive traditins f the Little New Year is the burning f a paper image f the Kitchen Gd, wh will reprt n the family's cnduct ver the past year． The fferings t the Kitchen Gd include pig's head, fish, sweet bean paste, melns, fruit, biled dumplings, barley sugar, and Guandng candy, a sticky treat made ut f glutinus millet and spruted wheat． Mst f the fferings are sweets f varius varieties． It is thught that this will seal the Kitchen Gd's muth and encurage him t nly say gd things abut the family when he ascends t heaven t make his reprt．
2．Huse cleaning
Accrding t Chinese flk beliefs, during the last mnth f the year ghsts and deities must chse either t return t Heaven r t stay n Earth． It is believed that in rder t ensure the ghsts and deities' timely departure peple must thrughly clean bth their persns and their huses, dwn t every last drawer and cupbard．
3．Eat Guandng candy
Guandng candy, a sticky treat made ut f glutinus millet and spruted wheat, is a traditinal snack that Chinese peple eat n the Festival f the Kitchen Gd．
4．Paste papercuts t windws
In the Little New Year, ld cuplets and papercuts frm the previus Spring Festival are taken dwn, and new windw decratins, New Year's psters, and auspicius (吉利的) decratins are pasted up．
5．Bath and haircut
As the ld Chinese saying ges, whether they're rich r pr, peple ften have a haircut befre the Spring Festival． The activity f taking bath and haircut is ften taken n the Little New Year．
6．Preparatins fr Spring Festival
Peple start t stck up necessary prvisins fr the Spring Festival since the Little New Year． Everything needed t make fferings t the ancestrs, entertain guests, and feed the family ver the lng hliday must be purchased in advance．
8．What is the Kitchen Gd's duty in the man's wrld?
A．Cllecting the infrmatin f the man's wrld．
B．Prtecting the character f each hme．
C．Gathering sacrifices fr ther Gds in heaven．
D．Overseeing the mral character f each husehld．
答案：D 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“It is als knwn as the Festival f the Kitchen Gd, the deity (神) wh versees the mral character f each husehld．”可知，灶神在人间的职责是考察一家人的善恶。故选D。
9．What is the mst unusual traditin in the Little New Year?
A．Offering sacrifices t the Kitchen Gd．
B．Burning paper image f Kitchen Gd．
C．Preparing the necessities fr the New Year．
D．Cleaning huses and peple themselves．
答案：B 细节理解题。根据第二段首句中的“One f the mst distinctive traditins f the Little New Year is the burning f a paper image f the Kitchen Gd”可知，小年最与众不同的传统之一是烧灶神像。故选B。
10．Why are mst f the fferings sweets?
A．Because the Kitchen Gd lves sweet fds．
B．As it is the traditinal custms．
C．As peple hpe the Gd says gd fr them．
D．Because sweets are the best sacrifices．
答案：C 细节理解题。根据第二段尾句“It is thught that this will seal the Kitchen Gd's muth and encurage him t nly say gd things abut the family when he ascends t heaven t make his reprt．”可知，人们用甜品贡灶神是为了让灶神替他们在天上美言。故选C。
11．Accrding t the passage, we can knw that ________．
A．Little New Year is always later than the lunar New Year
B．huse cleaning is t welcme the New Year
C．in the Little New Year nly papercuts are pasted up
D．peple will make full preparatins fr the cming New Year
答案：D 细节理解题。根据第一段首句中的“．．． usually a week befre the lunar New Year”可知A项不正确；根据第三段第二句中的“It is believed that in rder t ensure the ghsts and deities' timely departure peple must thrughly clean ．．．”可知B项不正确；根据第五段可知C项不正确；根据最后一段可知D项正确。
D
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(2016·全国卷Ⅲ)If yu are a fruit grwer—r wuld like t becme ne—take advantage f Apple Day t see what's arund． It's called Apple Day but in practice it's mre like Apple Mnth． The day itself is n Octber 21, but since it has caught n, events nw spread ut ver mst f Octber arund Britain．
Visiting an apple event is a gd chance t see, and ften taste, a wide variety f apples． T peple wh are used t the limited chice f apples such as Glden Delicius and Ryal Gala in supermarkets, it can be quite an eye pener t see the range f classical apples still in existence, such as Deci which was grwn by the Rmans． Althugh it desn't taste f anything special, it's still wrth a try, as is the knbbly (多疙瘩的) Cat's Head which is mre f a curisity than anything else．
There are als varieties develped t suit specific lcal cnditins． One f the very best varieties fr eating quality is Orleans Reinette, but yu'll need a warm, sheltered place with perfect sil t grw it, s it's a_pipe_dream fr mst apple lvers wh fall fr it．
At the events, yu can meet expert grwers and discuss which nes will best suit yur cnditins, and because these are family affairs, children are well catered fr with applethemed fun and games．
Apple Days are being held at all srts f places with an interest in fruit, including stately gardens and cmmercial rchards (果园)． If yu want t have a real rchard experience, try visiting the Natinal Fruit Cllectin at Brgdale, near Faversham in Kent．
12．What can peple d at the apple events?
A．Attend experts' lectures．
B．Visit fruitlving families．
C．Plant fruit trees in an rchard．
D．Taste many kinds f apples．
答案：D 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，人们可以品尝到很多品种的苹果。故选D。
13．What can we learn abut Deci?
A．It is a new variety． B．It has a strange lk．
C．It is rarely seen nw． D．It has a special taste．
答案：C 推理判断题。根据第二段第二句中的“it can be quite an eye pener t see the range f classical apples still in existence, such as Deci which was grwn by the Rmans”可知，能看到仍然存在的经典的苹果品种，如曾由罗马人种植的Deci苹果，真是令人大开眼界。可推出Deci苹果如今很罕见。故选C。
14．What des the underlined phrase “a pipe dream” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．A practical idea． B．A vain hpe．
C．A brilliant plan． D．A selfish desire．
答案：B 词义猜测题。根据第三段第二句中的“yu'll need a warm, sheltered place with perfect sil t grw it”可知，种此种苹果不易，且不现实。由此可判断，a pipe dream意为“不现实；妄想；白日梦”。故选B。
15．What is the authr's purpse in writing the text?
A．T shw hw t grw apples．
B．T intrduce an apple festival．
C．T help peple select apples．
D．T prmte apple research．
答案：B 推理判断题。通读全文，本文主要介绍了英国的苹果节。人们可以观赏、品尝到多种品种的苹果，还可以见到一些仍然存在的稀有品种，由此可知作者写本文的目的是介绍苹果节。故选B。
E
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⊕(2019·厦门一中高三模拟)Althugh it is less ften read than such Wells' nvels as The War f the Wrlds, the basic stry f The Island f Dr Mreau is very wellknwn thrugh several extremely lse film adaptatins (改编)． Prendick, a British scientist, has an accident at sea—and by chance finds himself n a mysterius island where Dr Mreau and his assistant Mntgmery are engaged in strange experiments f turning animals int humans．
Wells was a scial refrmer, and his nvels reflected (反映) his thughts and theries abut human sciety． Much f Wells' writing cncerns (either directly r indirectly) scial class, but Mreau deals with the thennewly advanced thery f evlutin (进化)—and then wrks t relate hw that thery influences man's belief in Gd． Wells smetimes mentined this in his nvels, but nwhere in his wrk is this line f thught mre clearly and specifically seen than here．
Smetimes Wells tries t influence his readers strngly, while n ther ccasins, he des it gently． But in The Island f Dr Mreau, Wells achieves a perfect balance f the tw extremes． It is an impressive achievement, and in this sense I cnsider Mreau pssibly the best f Wells' wrks． The nvel is as interesting fr the stry it tells as it is fr its themes that are still very imprtant tday．
Mreau is nt as hrrific as Wells' many ther nvels—he ften included hrrr and cruelty in his science fictin． Still, this is nt a bk that yu can read and then put away: it stays in yur mind in a mst disturbing way． Strngly recmmended．
16．We learn frm Paragraph 2 that Wells________．
A．expressed his ideas abut sciety in his nvels
B．didn't mentin the thery f evlutin in Mreau
C．used his pen t fight fr human rights
D．paid little attentin t scial develpments
答案：A 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句中的“his nvels reflected (反映) his thughts and theries abut human sciety”可知，威尔斯的小说反映了他的社会思想和理论，故选A项。
17．What can be cncluded frm the text?
A．Mst f Wells' nvels remain unknwn．
B．Wells was a science fictin writer．
C．The Island f Dr Mreau is a hrrr stry．
D．Wells' writing style is humrus．
答案：B 细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句中的“he ften ．．． in his science fictin”可知，威尔斯是一名科幻小说家。
18．The authr's attitude twards The Island f Dr Mreau is that f________．
A．dubt B．uncncern
C．praise D．respect
答案：C 推理判断题。根据第三段第三句中的“and in this sense I cnsider Mreau pssibly the best f Wells' wrks”和文章最后一句“Strngly recmmended．”可知，作者对《莫罗博士岛》这部作品评价甚高，大为赞赏。