2021届高考英语“中国元素”之阅读理解 中国人物

这是一份2021届高考英语“中国元素”之阅读理解 中国人物，共11页。
When he first rse t stardm in the NBA, Ya Ming culd nt pssibly have knwn the influence he wuld have n the American understanding f China.
In the eyes f many Americans, Chinese are shrt, bkish, and nt especially athletic. Ya, 26, has turned that image n its head. A giant at 2.26 metres, he has been the mst talked-abut player in the league since he tpped the NBA draft(选秀)in 2002.
When Ya first jined the Rckets and struggled with an American style f basketball, many were quick t label(标记)Ya “a failure”. But Ya played n. He did nt let the criticism affect his perfrmance. Even when frmer NBA star Charles Barkley bet that Ya culd nt scre mre than 19 pints in a single game, Ya kept his self-respect. The same cannt be said fr Barkley, wh was frced t kiss a real dnkey’s ass(屁股)when Ya passed the 19-pint mark early in his first seasn.
Fr Americans, Ya’s plite and friendly persnality is a welcme cntrast t the rude behaviur f the NBA’s bad bys. Cmpared with mst ther NBA players, Ya Ming is a true gentleman. He respects all f his ppnents(对手), even thse wh are nt friendly t him.
“He is s wise and humurus that he seems like a diplmat(外交家)rather than a basketball player smetimes,” said Rn Burke, an NBA TV reprter.
In additin, Ya’s witty answers have changed the pinin that Chinese peple are bring. When asked what were his favurite English wrds, Ya tld the press that the five wrds were “This is the last questin.” Ya is winning supprters within the league as well. After a Rckets-Lakers game that Shaquille O’Neal had t sit ut with an injury, O’Neal said, “Yu played pretty gd, Ya Ming.” Ya replied, “That’s because yu weren’t there.”
1.What attitude d many peple take with Ya Ming when he first jined the Rckets?
A.Friendly.B.Dubtful.C.Sincere.D.Angry.
2.Ya Ming was liked by Americans mainly because he ________.
A.prved that he was athletic
B.passed the 19-pint mark early
C.shwed his pliteness and friendliness
D.beat frmer NBA star Charles Barkley
3.By sharing the stry between Ya Ming and O’Neal in the last paragraph, the writer shws us ____.
A.Ya Ming was respectful and smart
B.Ya Ming was bring and prud
C.Ya Ming tpped the NBA draft
D.Ya Ming wasn’t a failure any mre
4.What’s the main idea f the text?
A.Ya Ming’s rad t stardm.
B.The skills Ming shwed in NBA.
C.Ya Ming’s cmpetitin with ther NBA players.
D.The impact f Ya Ming n Americans’ attitudes twards Chinese.
二、
SHENYANG—Theremains f 117 Chinese PepleJs Vlunteers (CPV) slders killed in the 1950-53 Krean War returned t China n Sunday n the eve f the Cmmemrative Day f Martyrs(烈士纪念日).
This is the seventh annual repatriatin(遣送),fllwing a handver agreement signed between China and the Republic f Krea,and als the largest since the initial(最初的) return f 437 sldiers in 2014. Between 2014 and 2019,the remains f 599 sldiers were returned.
Earlier n Sunday, the ROK handed ver the remains at a ceremny at Inchen airprt utside Seul. A Chinese military transprt plane,escrted(护卫) by tw Chinese fighter jets,carried the remains and belngings f the fallen sldiers back and landed at Taxian
Internatinal Airprt at 11 : 18 am in the nrtheastern Chinese city f Shenyang near the brder f the Demcratic Peples Republic f Krea. Y-20 aircraft,the largest and mst advanced dmestically develped transprt aircraft,carried ut the task fr the first time. It was labeled(贴标签于) with the serial number 01,as a mark f high respect fr the martyrs.
Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan attended the ceremny alng with CPV sldiers and citizens. China has never frgtten its fallen heres and the cntributin they made, Sun said in a speech.
Chinese peple always remember the fighting spirit f defending the mtherland, and China will remember the past and cherish peaceful internatinal envirnment,Sun said.
Wang Gubin,a 92-year--ld CPV veteran, said,“I’m bth happy and sad. I’m glad that after 70 years,they finally cme hme. And I am sad that they died in the 1950-53 Krean War and culdnJt cme back until 70 years later."
Many lcal residents lined the rads t welcme the martyrs hme and shw their respect.
The remains will be buried in amartyrs’ park in Shenyang n Mnday. It is the resting place f all sldiers’ remains returned by the ROK since 2014.
This year marks the 70th anniversary f the CPV’s participatin in the 1950-53 Krean War. A ttal f 2. 9 millin CPV sldiers entered the battlefield,and 197,653 f them were killed in the war.
1.What is the main idea f Para. 3?
A.Where the ROK handed ver the remains at a ceremny.
B.Why Y-20 aircraft was labeled with the serial number 01.
C.Hw the remains and belngings f the fallen sldiers were carried back.
D.When a Chinese military transprt plane landed at Taxian Internatinal Airprt.
2.Hw many remains f CPV sldiers were initially returned t China by the Republic f Krea in 2014?
A.117.B.197.C.437.D.599.
3.What des the underlined wrd "cherish" in Para. 5 mean?
A.Examine smething using scientific methds.
B.Regard it as imprtant and try hard t keep it.
C.D what yu are tld r expected t d.
D.Behave in a particular way twards sb/sth.
4.What can serve as the best title fr the news reprt?
A.Remains f 117 Chinese sldiers return t hmeland
B.117 remains are t be buried in martyrs’ park in Shenyang
C.Many lcal residents line rads t welcme martyrs hme
D.70th anniversary f CPV's participatin in 1950-53 Krean War is celebrated
三、
Kader Rahman, a 46-year-ld embriderer(刺绣工) in the city f Hami in China, is helping lift ver a hundred peple ut f the pr cnditins using traditinal Hami embridery.
The embridery has a histry f mre than 400 years. When a wman gets married in Hami, her mther usually makes her a set f hand-embridered bedding including pillws and cushins as a dwry. Embridery is still an essential part f life fr peple in Hami. It is fund n peple's clthing, bedding and ther articles f daily use. Ppular patterns include brightly-clred flwers and animals.
At a traditinal handicraft center in Hami, Rahman has nt nly designed mre than 300 prducts featuring Hami embridery but trained ver a hundred peple as part-time embriderers. "Bth ur embridering skills and lives are getting better and better," he said. The center, which was funded in 2016, has develped mre than 1,300 embridery prducts including earphnes and ntebks. It received a ttal f 1,750 rders f embridery prducts in 2018, which were wrth mre than a millin yuan.
The city's embridery industry is successful, which has benefitted mre than 5,600 part-time embriderers in the city and helped them becme rich. Abut 230 embridery cmpanies have been established thanks t a series f supprtive plicies prvided by the lcal gvernment.
"The city has nt nly prjected 56 training classes f traditinal Hami embridery fr mre than 6,000 peple, but sent lcal yuths t study painting, designing and marketing in Beijing, Shanghai and ther Chinese cities," said Shi Yunhai, head f culture and turism department f Xinjiang.
1.What des the underlined wrd "dwry" in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Talent.B. Wealth.C. Present.D. Symbl.
2.Which f the fllwing mentined in the text did Kader d?
A. He set up the embridery center in 2016.
B. He taught many part-time embriderers skills.
C. He gave her daughter sme embridered pillws.
D. He designed 56 training classes f Hami embridery.
3.What des Shi Yunhai mean in the last paragraph?
A. Many peple in Hami have becme rich.B. The city gvernment has ffered supprt.
C. The city's embridery industry is hpeful.D. Many yuths begin t like the embridery.
4.What des the text mainly tell us?
A. Traditinal embridery enriches Xinjiang.
B. Kader helps many peple like the embridery and benefit frm it.
C. Traditinal embridery is ppular all ver China.
D. Kader becmes a her in the Hami embridery industry.
四、
WHAT are scientists? They are ften described as grey-haired white-cated dull schlars.
But the wrld has changed. Yung scientists are making their vices heard and releasing their pwers n the wrld stage.
This is als true in China. Rising stars include new materials expert Gng Yngji, university prfessr Liu Mingzhen, and bilgist Wan Ruixue.
At the age f 28 in 2018, Wan Ruixue received the 2018 Science; & SciLifeLab Prize fr Yung Scientists. This is a glbal prize t reward utstanding scientists at an early stage f their careers.
She fcuses mainly n Bimedicine (生物医学) and Mlecular Bilgy (分子生物学) . "Bth are cutting-edge (尖端的) technlgies at an early stage f develpment, "she said.
"S, I think they have great ptential t be develped. I think in the study f cutting-edge technlgies, China and ther leading cuntries in the wrld are standing at the same starting line. And in the study f Structural Bilgy, China is likely t becme the leader."
She felt it was her fate t becme a bilgist. "I grew interested in the natural wrld when I was very yung, " she said. In 2009, she entered Sun Yat-sen University.
In her third year at university, she realised that she wanted t d smething related t bimedicine. S she e-mailed China's tp bilgist Shi Yigng, hping t jin his lab at Tsinghua University.
Shi recgnised her talent and welcmed her. Years f effrts at the lab have paid ff. Her research n the high-definitin 3-D structure f splicesme led t a scientific breakthrugh.
Unlike many f ther yung scientists wh chse t pursue further study abrad, Wan currently has n plan t g verseas.
"The whle ecsystem fr scientific research is cntinually imprving in China," she said, adding that the cuntry has great science facilities.
1.What des the underlined wrd "releasing" in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.Giving ut.B.Getting ver.C.Finding ut.D.Taking ver.
2.What des Wan Ruixue feel abut the study f cutting-edge technlgies in China?
A.Anxius.B.Cnfident.C.Disappinted.D.Satisfied.
3.What can we learn abut Wan Ruixue's jurney f becming a bilgist?
A.Her teacher led her int the field.B.She finds it's easier than she thught.
C.Her cntributin has been recgnised.D.She thinks it's bring but wrth trying.
4.Which can be the best title f the text?
A.China's Breakthrugh in ScienceB.Rising Yung Scientists in China
C.Successful Chinese ScientistsD.New Image f Chinese Scientists
五、
Mst Chinese knw the stry f the mythlgical Chang’e, the Chinese gddess f the mn. It’s a stry abut a wman wh takes an immrtality pill and flies t the mn. It is tld every year during China’s Mid-Autumn M Festival, s peple can’t hear the wrd “Chang’ e” withut thinking f rmantic images f a mn gddess.
Fr this reasn, China’s missin t the mn was calling ut fr a strng female figure. Therefre,pictures f a 24-year-ld female space cmmander have gne viral n Chinese scial media fr her wrk n the Chang’e-5 M explratin prgramme with cmments abut hw she is a “frntline sldier in the field f aerspace” that yung Chinese can lk up t.
Ms Zhu, a 24-ycar-ld lady f Tujia ethnic grup, is China’s yungest ever space cmmander. She was invlved in the successful launch f the Chang’e-5 lunar prbe n 24 Nvember, in charge f the rcket cnnectr system, described as a key rle.
In Wenchang space launch site, thugh she is nly 1.58 meters and lks “mini”, she is called “big sister” fr her pwerful “cre and energy. Since senir high, she has dreamed f being a member f a space research team. With her great effrts, she was admitted t an aircraft system and engineering majr f a dmestic university in 2014. making her aerspace dream cme true. T grw int a cmmander, in tw and a half years, she changed five psitins t be familiar with multiple psts and types f wrk, each f which takes great curage and is full f challenges. In a wrking space with n air cnditining and narrw space t accmmdate nly three peple, she wrked fr 60 days until the cmpletin f “the Lang March 5 rcket ges arund” battle.
Her stry has received attentin frm Chinese state-run media a3 well as verseas media utlets. Hwever, it has nt appeared t have had much f an effect n her. Accrding t the media, she declined repeated requests fr interviews 85 she des nt wish t let fame get in the way f her wrk.
1.Why des the writer mentin the myth f Chang’e at the beginning f the passage?
A.T intrduce the tpic.
B.T give an example.
C.T tell a rmantic stry.
D.T spread Chinese culture.
2.What makes peple think f Ms Zhu 8 a pineer fr the yuth in aerspace?
A.Her yuth and beauty.
B.Her pictures n the media.
C.Her identity f Tujia Ethnic grup.
D.Her perfrmance in the mn-landing prgram.
3.Why did Ms Zhu reject the media’s invitatin t interviews?
A.Because she was t shy.
B.Because she was nt available.
C.Because she feared her fame might affect her career.
D.Because she cnsidered fame nthing but a burden.
4.What can we learn frm Ms Zhu’s stry?
A.Attitude is altitude.
B.The early bird catches the wrms.
C.Many hands make light wrk.
D.Diligence makes up fr inability.
六、
Zheng He had ver 200 ships, sme f which were ver 150 metres lng and culd carry up t 1, 000 peple. In additin t the supplies fr the lng jurneys, the ships carried gld, silver, silk, china and ther treasures t give as gifts t the rulers f the neighburing cuntries. Sme f the ships even had earth n bard s that the sailrs culd grw their wn crps fr fd.
On Zheng He's first vyage, he set sail acrss the Indian Ocean. His fleet travelled fr many days far away frm land. One day, they were hit by a strm. All the sailrs thught the fleet was ging t sink. Then a strange light appeared at the tp f the ships, masts, and after that, the strm passed. The strange light that appeared n the masts was prbably electricity frm the thunderstrm.
Many sailrs tday see such lightning n the masts f their ships during a strm. But the sailrs in Zheng He's fleet believed it was a sign f prtectin frm the ancestrs. Frm then n, they were happy t fllw Zheng He wherever he led them.
Zheng He cmpleted seven famus vyages between 1405 and 1433. He visited many cuntries in Asia and Africa. Zheng He als brught back many gifts frm the cuntries he visited, such as medicines, pearls and strange animals. The mst famus f these gifts were a giraffe and a zebra.
When Zheng He came back frm his seventh vyage in 1433, he was sixty-tw years ld. In 28 years travelling, he had managed t share the glry f China with many different cuntries. When he died in 1433, the stries f his travels made him ne f China's mst famus sailrs.
1. Zheng He was famus fr _____.
A. his seven vyagesB. his 200 ships
C. his crps grwn n the shipsD. the large amunts f treasures
2. What might nt be fund n Zheng He's ships?
A. Fd.B. Metal.C. Flwers.D. Earth.
3. Why were the sailrs happy t fllw Zheng He wherever he led them?
A. Because Zheng He was a rich fficer.
B. Because they thught they culd be free frm danger with Zheng He.
C. Because they thught they culd travel arund the wrld.
D. Because Zheng He's fleet never sank.
4. What's the mst imprtant achievement f Zheng He's vyages?
A. He was very ld when he finished his last vyage.
B. He set sail acrss the Indian Ocean.
C. He brught back many gifts frm the cuntries he visited.
D. He prmted the cmmunicatin between China and ther cuntries.
答案以及解析
一、答案：1.B; 2.C; 3.A; 4.D
二、答案：1.C; 2.C; 3.B; 4.A
解析：1.段落大意题。根据第三段中的“A Chinese military transprt plane, escrted(护卫) by tw Chinese fighter jets, carried the remains and belngings f the fallen sldiers back ... ”可得答案。
2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“ als the largest since the initial(最初的) return f 437 sldiers in 2014...”可得答案。
3.词义猜测题。根据第五段该词后的“ internatinal envirnment”可知该词是“珍惜”的意思。
4.标题猜测题。根据全文,如第一段中“The remains f 117Chinese Peple’s Vlunteers(CPV) sldiers killed in the 1950-53 Krean War returned t China n Sunday n the eve f the Cmmemrative Day f Martyrs(烈士纪念日)" 可知答案。
三、答案：1-4 CBCB
解析：1.根据第二段中画线词所在句子"When a wman gets married in Hami，her mther usually makes her a set f hand-embridered bedding including pillws and cushins as a dwry."可知，母亲在女儿结婚的时候总是会给女儿一套刺绣的枕头和床垫作嫁妆。画线词在意义上与C项"礼物"相同。故正确答案为C。
2.根据第三段中的"At a traditinal handicraft center in Hami，Rahman has nt nly designed mre than 300 prducts featuring Hami embridery but trained ver a hundred peple as part-time embriderers."可知，在工艺品中心，Kader Rahman已经训练了一百多名兼职刺绣工。故正确答案为B。
3.根据最后一段Shi Yunhai所说可知，这个城市已经设计了56门刺绣课程，并且把许多年轻人派往全国各地学习绘画、设计和营销等。这就说明，哈密的刺绣将拥有一个美好的未来。故正确答案为C。
4.纵览全文可知，文章叙述了哈密刺绣的历史和地位，Kader Rahman和他的工艺品中心以及哈密刺绣的蓬勃发展和美好未来。文章第一段正是对全文主旨的总括。故正确答案为B。
四、答案：1-4.ABCB
解析：本文是一篇说明文。中国的青年科学家正在世界舞台上展现他们的才能和本领。万蕊雪就是其中一位,文中介绍了她所取得的科研成就及其求学和科研经历等信息。
1.词义猜测题。根据画线词前的 Yung scientists are making their vices heard 可知,年轻的科学家们正在世界舞台上发出自己的声音,也就是“释放”他们的才能和本领。故选A项。
2.推理判断题。根据第六段内容可知,万蕊雪认为中国的尖端科技研究和其他发达国家站在同一起跑线上,而在结构生物学的研究领域,中国有可能处于领先地位。由此可推知,她对中国的尖端科技的研究是有信心的。故选B项。
3.推理判断题。根据文章第四段中的 At the age f 28 in 2018, Wan Ruixue received the 2018 Science & SciLifeLab Prize fr Yung Scientists. 可知,万蕊雪获得了《科学》杂志及 SciLifeLab 颁发的2018年度青年科学家奖,说明她的贡献得到了认可。故选C项。
4.主旨大意题。文章开头指出中国的青年科学家们正在世界舞台上展现他们的才能和本领,之后以万蕊雪为例,介绍了她的科研成就及其求学和科研经历等信息。所以文章主要围绕中国冉冉升起的科学新星展开介绍。故选B项。
五、答案：1.A; 2.D; 3.C; 4.A
六、答案：1-4 ACBD
解析：1.细节理解题。根据短文最后两段的信息可知，郑和出名是因为他七下西洋，故选A项。
2.细节理解题。根据短文第一段提供的信息可知，郑和的船上可能没有花朵，故C项正确。
3.细节理解题。根据短文第三段的信息“the sailrs in Zheng He's fleet believed it was a sign f prtectin frm the ancestrs. Frm then n, they were happy t fllw Zheng He wherever he led them”可知，本题应选B项。
4.推理判断题。理解文章可知，郑和七下西洋对于促进中国和其他国家的交流起到了极大的作用，故本题D项合理。