2021届高考英语考前每日拔高练 第7练

这是一份2021届高考英语考前每日拔高练 第7练，共7页。
1.We are sitting at lunch when my friend casually mentins that she and her husband are thinking f “starting a family. ” What she means is that her bilgical clck has begun its cuntdwn and she is cnsidering the pssibility f mtherhd(母亲身份).
“We’re taking a survey," she says,half jkingly. “D yu think I shuld have a baby?”
“It will change yur life," I say carefully.
“I knw,” she says, “N mre sleeping in n Saturdays,n mre relaxing vacatins. ”
But that is nt what I mean at all I lk at my friend,trying t decide what t tell her.
I want her t knw what she will never learn in childbirth classes. I cnsider warning her that she will never read a newspaper again withut asking “What if that had been my child?” That when she sees pictures f starving children, she will lk at the mthers and wnder if anything culd be wrse than watching yur child die.
I feel I shuld warn her that n matter hw many years she has invested in her career, she will be prfessinally disturbed by mtherhd She might successfully arrange fr child care, but ne day she will be waiting t g int an imprtant business meeting, and she will think abut her baby’s sweet smell. She will have t use every unce f discipline t keep frm running hme,just t make sure he is all right.
I want her t knw that hwever decisive she may be at the ffice, she will secnd- guess herself cnstantly as a mther. That her life,nw s imprtant, will be f less value t her nce she has a child. That she will give it up in a mment t save her child, but will als begin t hpe fr mre years,nt s much t realize her wn dream,but t watch her child realize his.
My friend’s surprised lk makes me realize that tears have frmed in my eyes. “Yu’ll never regret it,” I say finally.
1.Accrding t the authr, what will happen t her friend nce she has a child?
A.She will never read a newspaper again.
B.She will becme less disciplined at wrk.
C.Her physical cnditin will becme wrse.
D.Her child will distract her frm her career.
2.What des the underlined wrd “it” mst prbably refer t?
A.Child.B.Dream.C.Life.D.Value.
3.What’s the authr’s attitude twards her friend’s plan f having a baby?
A.Objective.B.Supprtive.C.Disapprving.D.Dubtful.
4.What is the best title fr the text?
A.The Wrry f a Wuld-be MtherB.The Survey f Childbirth
C.The Secret f a Successful MtherD.The Meaning f Mtherhd
2. Have yu ever felt the desire t mve and experience anther beautiful part f the cuntry? This culd be the perfect career change fr yu.
The Natinal Trust in England is lking fr smene t wrk as a ranger n the Fame Islands, ne f Britain's ldest nature reserves lcated just ff the cast f Nrthumberland.
Fr $ 22,668 a year, the successful applicant will be required t lk after the lcal wildlife, including the 200 seal pups which are brn n the islands each year and 37,000 pairs f puffins.
The ranger will get the chance t wrk in sme f the natin's mst attractive places and spaces—impressive sunrises, a ne-minute ride and ne f England's largest seal clnies n his drstep. But like every jb, it desn't cme withut a dwnside. Apart frm aviding the dive-bmbing Arctic terns(燕鸥), there is n running water n the island and there will be severe strms t fight against during the spring.
Alng with a lve f nature and utdr activities, the Natinal Trust is lking fr "an excellent team player" wh has experience in cnservatin wrk. This jb isn't the nrmal 9 t 5, s being gd at PwerPint isn't a must. With 50,000 annual visitrs every year, yu really need t be able t get n with peple and shw them hw they can participate in helping nature.
Culd yu see yurself in this rle? Applicatins fr the jb clse n June 7. Want t apply? Click here.
1. The underlined wrd "dwnside" in the 4thparagraph can be replaced by "_____".
A. pay drpB. disadvantage
C. bright futureD. bad envirnment
2. If yu'd like t apply fr the jb as a ranger, yu shuld _____.
A. live a regular life
B. cme t terms with being lnely
C. be expert at wrking with PwerPint
D. have experience in cnservatin wrk
3. The passage is prbably taken frm _____.
A. a newspaperB. a textbk
C. the InternetD. a news reprt
3.Last summer,Uber finally started allwing its custmers t tip their drivers. Nthing actually prevented them frm tipping befre. At the end f the ride a passenger culd have pulled ut his wallet,fished arund fr change and handed the driver a few dllars. But it wuld have seemed flish t d s,when everything else abut the deal was handled thrugh a few taps f the app. The app didn’t enable tipping, s riders didn’t tip.
All f this stresses the difficult prblem fr htel husekeepers. Increasingly,peple bk htel rms thrugh their cmputers r phnes. They pay,and ften pre-pay,with their credit cards. There’s a gd chance they dn’t even carry cash. And yet t tip the husekeeper—r the bellhp r cncierge—there’s n chice but cash.
It is prbably n cincidence, then, accrding t the New Yrk Times,that fewer than ne in three htel guests in America nw leave tips fr the peple wh clean their rms. It’s nt as if htel guests can’t affrd them.
Htel pay varies widely, but sme husekeepers rely n tips fr their life. Husekeepers in sme cities made as lw as $10 an hur last year. After the Marritt chain started leaving envelpes in 160,000 rms fr husekeeper tips,tipping seemed t have increased, accrding t the Times. But Marritt ended the practice a few weeks later, finding it unppular with guests, sme f whm felt pressured int tipping.
A better slutin wuld be t g the Uber rute. Upn checkut (r electrnic checkut),guests culd be asked if they’d like t tip their husekeeper. This wuld be similar t what happens at the end f a ride n ride-hailing apps,r n tablet screens in shps.
1.Why des the authr mentin Uber in the first paragraph?
A.T intrduce the tpic.B.T advertise the app.
C.T aruse an argument.D.T make a cmparisn.
2.Why d fewer htel guests leave tips?
A.They can’t affrd them.B.They prefer t pay cash tips.
C.They can’t tip n the app.D.They’ve paid tips in advance.
3.What can we learn frm Marrit’s practice?
A.Peple didn’t tip.B.Sme felt frced t pay.
C.Rm service imprved.D.Guests preferred t tip by card.
4.What is the text mainly abut?
A.Nthing stps custmers tipping.B.Husekeepers live happily n tips.
C.Tipping n apps is the nly slutin.D.Cash-free deals make it harder t tip.
答案以及解析
1.答案：1.D; 2.C; 3.B; 4.D
解析：1.细节题。根据文章倒数第三段第一句 I feel I shuld warn her that n matter hw many years she has invested in her career, she will be prfessinally disturbed by mtherhd. 可知,作者认为朋友有了孩子之后事业会被阻碍。A项,“她再也不会看报纸了”,B项,“她在工作中会变得不那么守纪律”,C项,“她的身体状况会变差”。均不符合文意。故A、B、C项错误。故正确答案为D。
2.推断题。根据文章倒数第二段第二句 That her life, nw s imprtant, will be f less value t her nce she has a child. 可知,有了孩子以后她现在如此重要的生命也会变得没那么重要了。所以这里的 it 意思应该是 life。故正确答案为C。
3.推断题。根据文章最后一段最后一句中 Yu'll never regret it 可知,作者说你永远也不会后悔生小孩。可以看出作者对于朋友生孩子的计划是支持的。故B项正确。A项,“客观的”,C项,“不赞成的”,D项,“疑惑的”。均不符合文意。故正确答案为B。
4.主旨题。本文主要讲述了已为人母的“我”在听朋友想生小孩时的一些想法。做母亲这件事改变了“我”的生活,“我”也从来不会后悔为孩子付出。所以本文最好的题目是 The Meaning f Mtherhd “做母亲的意义”。故D项正确。A项,“一个准妈妈的烦恼”。本文主要讲述当妈妈的意义,而不是朋友的烦恼。故A项错误。B项,“一项关于生孩子的调查”。本文是“我”与朋友的交流对话,不是调查记录。故B项错误。C项,“一个成功母亲的秘密”。本文主要讲述当妈妈的意义,而不是当成功妈妈的秘诀。故C项错误。故正确答案为D。
2.答案：1-3 BDC
解析：1.词义猜测题。上文 The ranger will get the chance t wrk in sme f the natin's mst attractive places and spaces—impressive sunrises, a ne-minute ride and ne f England's largest seal clnies n his drstep.介绍了这个工作的优点;下文 Apart frm aviding the dive-bmbing Arctic terns(燕鸥）， there is n running water n the island and there will be severe strms t fight against during the spring.介绍的是该工作的不足之处。由此可知，dwnside应是“不足，缺点”的意思。故选B。
2.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段首句Alng with a lve f nature and utdr activities, the Natinal Trust is lking fr “an excellent team player” wh has experience in cnservatin wrk.可知，本工作要求除了热爱大自然和户外活动外，还要有自然保护工作的经验。故选D。
3.推理判断题。根据最后一段Culd yu see yurself in this rle? Applicatins fr the jb clse n June 7. Want t apply? Click here.可推知，这篇文章极可能来自网络。故选C。
3.答案：1.A; 2.C; 3.B; 4.D
解析：1.推断题。作者在文章开头提到去年夏天,Uber 终于开始允许顾客给司机小费了。用意在于引出人们几乎不使用现金使给小费愈加困难这个话题。A项,“介绍主题”,符合题意。B项,“给这个软件做广告”。本文提到 Uber 目的是举例子,而不是打广告。故B项错误。C项,“引起讨论”。本文是说明文,文章主要内容是说明介绍而不是引起讨论。故C项错误。D项,“作对比”。后文没有可对比项。故D项错误。故正确答案为A。
2.推断题。根据文章第二段第二句 Increasingly, peple bk htel rms thrugh their cmputers r phnes. 可知,人们逐渐都在电脑或者手机上订房间,而在 APP 上是无法给小费的。故C项正确。A项,“他们付不起”。与文意不符。故A项错误。B项,“他们更喜欢付现金小费”。根据文章第二段倒数第二句 There's a gd chance they dn't even carry cash. 可知,客人很可能都不带现金。故B项错误。D项,“他们提前付了小费”。客人只是提前付房费,并不包括小费。故D项错误。故正确答案为C。
3.细节题。根据文章倒数第二段最后一句中 sme f whm felt pressured int tipping 可知,有些客人感觉是被强迫付小费。故正确答案为B。
4.主旨题。本文通过 Uber 和宾馆的例子介绍了 Cash-free 交易使给小费变得困难了这一现象。故D项正确。A项,“没有任何事情能阻止消费者给小费”。与文意不符。故A项错误。B项,“清洁员靠小费过着幸福的生活”。根据文章第二段第一句 All f this stresses the difficult prblem fr htel husekeepers. 可知,清洁员正面临困难。故B项错误。C项,“唯一的解决方法是在 APP 上给小费”。根据文章最后一段第一句 A better slutin wuld be t g the Uber rute. 可知,在 APP 上给小费并不是唯一的解决方法。故C项错误。故正确答案为D。