1、閱讀提速練（五 ）（建議用時：30 分鐘 ）閱讀理解 （共兩節(jié)，滿分35 分）第一節(jié)（共 10 小題；每小題 2.5分，滿分 25分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的 A 、 B、 C 和 D 四個選項中，選出最佳選項。A（2019 杭州診斷）In American countryside, the message we hear is this: Go and get an education. Leave your small town and make something of yourself. Success and opportunity are found elsewhere.Afte

2、r graduating from a high school in Helena, Arkansas, I did go.I went to Colby College in Maine. I had visited the school ahead of time, so I knew what I was getting myself into. I knew about the difference in weather. I understood the difference in social atmosphere. But I wanted to stretch myself a

3、nd get out of my comfort zone. And you know what? I absolutely loved my time there. But one thing took me by surprise the lack of countryside representation. Most of the other students at Colby were from big cities: New York, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco.And when I had conversations with these

4、 students in or outside of class we almost always focused on topics facing large American cities. In my education classes, it was always “ urban this ” and “ urban that ” It was like small town America didn t exist.And this urban interest doesn t just happen in college. I went to an education confer

5、ence a couple of years ago, and a professor someone who had been at the forefront of educational reform was there to deliver a keynote. I was chosen to be part of a small group that got to meet with him. So there we were, five or six of us sitting in a room, and I asked him, “ What are your thoughts

6、 on the state of education in the countryside ？” And this man was speechless.I ll never forget that moment. It speaks to a larger truth. Towns like mine are forgotten.This trend of exporting talent and resources to our big cities this mindset of leaving small towns and never coming back I don t want

7、 to add to that movement. I want to reverse that movement.Now it s my turn to help people younger than me. And you know what? I m a sixth grade teacher in Helena now.1 What do peoplein American countryside think of the future of theyouth at home?A Secure.B Fragile.CPromising.D Bright.2 How would the

8、 author feel about the professor s reaction?A It s emotional.B It s natural.C. It' s positive.D. It' s disappointing.3 What is the author doing now?A . Teaching in a college.B. Fighting for the movement.C. Working with the professor.D. Devoting himself to his hometown.BCoca-Cola, which repor

9、tedly produced more than 3 million tons of plastic packaging in 2017, announced that it wanted to “ help fix the world s plastic waste problem one community（社區(qū)）at a time".The soda giant is doing so by providing $5.4 million for recycling programs in cities likeAtlanta, Boston, Denver and Housto

10、n. In these cities, partners, like The Green Blue Institute andThe Recycling Partnership, which receive the money, will work together to improve recycling rates.“We focus on areas where we have the ability to make the biggest influence on communities through the funding and expert skills of Coca- Co

11、la employees ；' Carlos Pagoaga, Coca- Cola' s group director of community partnerships, said in a statement. "In each city, local partners will work together to identify barriers to recycling on a local level and test a range of solutions he added. "We hope the learning from these

12、' model markets ' can offer solutions to other cities facing similar challenges."As part of the effort, The Recycling Partnership and the city of Atlanta, where the Coca - Cola company; s headquarters are based, will send street teams out to open recycling carts and leave citizens cards

13、 informing them what they can and can' t recycle, and let them know how their efforts work.“Two of the most urgent problems with recycling in the U . S. today are lack of access and the pollution in recycling Keefe Harrison, CEO of The Recycling Partnership, said in a statement. "We know fr

14、om the success of Atlanta in 2017 that the citizens want to recycle, and that communicating with them in the street works.”Last year, Coca-Cola announced its task to collect and reuse a bottle or can for each one it sells, and increase the amount of its products out of recycled materials to 50% by 2

15、030. It also aims to make all its packaging fully recyclable by 2025.4 What does Coca-Cola company intend to do in the program?A. Produce less packaging.B. Help deal with plastic waste.C. Pick up waste in communities.D. Build a plant to recycle plastic waste.5 What' s paragraph 2 mainly about?A

16、. How Coca - Cola conducts its program.B. What organizations participate in the program.C. How Coca - Cola chooses cities for the program.D. What the local people do in Coca - Cola ' s program.6 What does Keefe Harrison think of the program?A . Promising.B . Difficult.C. Pioneering.D . Costly.C“

17、While extroverts（性格夕卜向者 ）often make great first impressions with their outgoing manner and lively personalities in interviews, their value and reputation at work diminish（ 縮減）over time says Corinne Bendersky, an associate professor of management.“Extroverts disappoint us over time when they 're

18、part of a team,“ Bendersky says. "On a team you ' rexpected to work hard and contribute a lot. But they ' often poor listeners, and they don' t collaborate."“On the other hand, introverts（ 性格內向者 ）work hard on a team because they care what others think of them. They don ' wa

19、nt to be seen as not pulling their weight or contributing 100%Bendersky says.“So while companies may be attracted to hiring extroverts because they impress managers greatly in job interviews, bosses also may want to consider whether the extrovert they are considering will be a valuable team player B

20、endersky says.Amy Jen Su and Muriel Maignan Wilkins, two writers, agree and say managers should recognize the strengths of introverted employees, such as their ability to put themselves in someone else 'shoes.“These team members are often easy-going, which can make them exceptional mentors to mo

21、re junior staff or particularly good sounding boards when you interact with them in one - on- one situations ；' Su says.“Managers must try to help introverts find their voice ；' Wilkins says. " Help them see that speaking up is not about self- promotion or being in conflict but rather a

22、bout offering the team key insights, making better decisions or increasing the efficiency for all.”What about those extroverts who never seem to be at a loss for words? Should managers cut them off? Managers definitely should weigh in on how an extrovert is affecting others. Wilkins suggests saying

23、something in private to make adjustments.7 What do we know about outgoing people according to Bendersky?A They are good listeners.B They are good at cooperating.C They often make great contributions.D They tend to perform well in interviews.8 Which can best replace the underlined part “ pulling thei

24、r weight ” in paragraph 3?A Trusting others.B Making good choices.C Doing their full share of work.D Trying to share their thoughts.9 What is Su s attitude towards Bendersky s words?A Critical.B Tolerant.C Doubtful.D Approving.10 What does Wilkins advise managers to do?A Promote more introverts.B Le

25、arn to work more efficiently.C Encourage introverts to speak up.D Avoid conflict among employees.第二節(jié)（共 5 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 10 分 ）根據(jù)短文內容， 從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。 選項中有兩項為多余選項。I just counted how many foreign languages I ve studied so far in my life and it s been twelve!I always follow my interests and find

26、ways to put my language learning into things I m already interested in. I like to read blogs（ 博客 ） in other languages. 11. For the most part,bloggers tend to write the same way they speak, so I don t have to worry much about adopting strange terms that are only used in writing.Movies are also a real

27、ly good tool, especially if you can find subtitles in the language you re learning. 12. ， they will still keep your brain listening and reading in the same language.Music is another way to start listening to things in your new language. Personally, I m so bad at understanding lyrics（ 歌詞 ） even in En

28、glish, so this one doesn t really work for me, but I have friends who learn a language through lyrics. Games are of course also an excellent way of studying a new language. A lot of language learning computer programs include games. I m super competitive and if I play any of them, I can be hooked fo

29、r hours. 13. When the initial excitement of learning a new language begins to fade, it can be hard to stick with it. The hardest bit for me is when I m comfortable enough with a language to understand most things and make myself understood. I m actually stuck at this stage in Norwegian.14 . Ideally

30、I should sign up to take a big language exam. Each time I start gettingself-satisfied, it s time to take a new course or sign up for online lessons, or take up some sort of challenge that will require me to level up my skills.15 . The best language class I ve ever taken was my beginner s Russian cou

31、rseat university where my professor never used any English. It got to the point where I would kind of just forget about English while in Russian class, which helped me to really immerse myself in the Russian language and do a whole lot with the limited Russian I had.A That s really uncomfortableB Wh

32、atever languages they re translated intoC I also try to think in the language I m learningD It s time well spent if I m learning the languageE Computer games always make me feel worn outF Though they don t always exactly match what s being saidG I found them the perfect learning tool because they re

33、 usually written in oral language閱讀提速練（五 ）閱讀理解第一節(jié)【 解題導語 】 本文作者通過自己的大學生活經(jīng)歷以及在一次教育會議上與一位教授進行交流的故事說明了美國的鄉(xiāng)村正在逐漸被人遺忘的現(xiàn)象， 作者也由此決定幫助鄉(xiāng)村中的年 輕人。1 B 解析： 推理判斷題。 根據(jù)第一段中的 “ Leave your small town and make something of yourself. Success and opportunity are found elsewhere. 可知，在美國的鄉(xiāng)村，年輕人的就業(yè)前”景并不穩(wěn)定，成功和機會都在別處。故選 B 項。2

34、 D 解析： 推理判斷題。 根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段“ I ll never forget that moment. It speaks to a larger truth. Towns like mine are forgotten. ”可知，作者在教授對于自己提出的有關鄉(xiāng)村的問題無言以對時， 意識到像自己家鄉(xiāng)那樣的鄉(xiāng)村被人們遺忘了。 由此可推知， 作者對此感到失望。故選 D 項。3 D 解析： 推理判斷題。 根據(jù)第二段中的 “ After graduating from a high school in Helena 可知， 作者的家鄉(xiāng)在海倫娜， 再根據(jù)最后一段“ Now it s my turn

35、to help people younger than me. And you know what? I m a sixth grade teacher in Helena now. ”可知，作者現(xiàn)在在家鄉(xiāng)教 書，幫助家鄉(xiāng)的年輕人，為家鄉(xiāng)作貢獻。故選 D 項。解題導語 】 本文是一篇新聞報道。 可口可樂公司宣布將幫助解決世界上的塑料垃圾問題，該公司將聯(lián)合其他組織一起實施塑料垃圾回收利用計劃。4 B 解析： 細節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)第一段“ Coca-Cola, which reportedly produced more than3 million tons of plastic packaging

36、 in 2017, announced that it wanted to help fix the world s plastic waste problem one community（ 社區(qū) ） at a time ”可知，可口可樂公司計劃幫助解決 塑料垃圾問題，故B 項正確。5 A 解析：段落大意題。通讀第二段內容可知，該段主要介紹了可口可樂公司實施該計劃的過程： 給各大城市的回收利用項目提供資金， 這些城市的合作伙伴收到資金后將一起合作來提高回收利用率，故A 項正確。6 A 解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段尾句 “ We know from the success of Atal nta

37、 in 2017 that the citizens want to recycle, and that communicating with them in the street works. ” 可知， 他 認為從 2017 年亞特蘭大的成功案例可知，公民想回收利用塑料垃圾并且在街道上與他們進行溝通是有作用的；據(jù)此可推知，他認為該項目是有希望的； A 項意為“有前途的，有希望 的” ，故 A 項正確。【 長難句分析】 Coca-Cola, which reportedly produced more than 3 million tons of plasticpackaging in 20

38、17, announced that it wanted to “ help fix the world s plastic waste problem one community（ 社區(qū) ） at a time ”分析： 該句為主從復合句。 句中 which 引導非限制性定語從句， 修飾先行詞 Coca-Cola ，which 在從句中作主語； that 引導賓語從句，該從句作announced 的賓語。譯文：據(jù)報道，可口可樂公司在 2017 年生產(chǎn)了 300 多萬噸的塑料包裝；該公司宣布要“ 每次一個社區(qū)地幫助解決世界上的塑料垃圾問題 ” 。【 解題導語 】 本文是一篇議論文。 雖然性格外

39、向的人會給面試官留下良好的第一印象，但是他們常不善于合作， 沒有團隊精神； 而性格內向的人則工作努力， 顧及別人的感受，性格隨和。公司在招聘人才時，應當注意不同性格的人的特點。7 D 解析： 細節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)第一段第一句“ While extroverts（ 性格外向者 ） often make great first impressions with their outgoing manner and lively personalities in interviews, their value and reputation at work diminish（ 縮減 ） over time

40、. ”可知，性格外向的人往往在面試中會 給面試官留下良好的第一印象，故D 項正確。8 C 解析：詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段中的“ On the other hand, introverts（ 性格內向者）work hard on a team because they care what others think of them. ”可知，內向的人在團隊中努力工作，因為他們在意別人對他們的看法。結合畫線詞所在的句子“ They don t want to beseen as not pulling their weight or contributing 100% ”可知，他們不想被視為沒有盡到自

41、己 的本分或沒有做出全部貢獻。據(jù)此可推知，畫線詞意為“盡本分”，故C項正確。9 D 解析：觀點態(tài)度題。根據(jù)第三段可知，Bendersky認為內向者在團隊中工作努力； 又根據(jù)第五段中的"Amy Jen Su and Muriel Maignan Wilkins, two writers, agree and say managers should recognize the strengths of introverted employees 可知， Su 贊同并表示管理者 應該認識到內向員工的長處。據(jù)此可知，Su贊同Bendersky的觀點。D項意為“贊成的，同意的”，故D項正確。A

42、項意為“批評的，批判的"，B項意為“寬容的”，C項意為“懷 疑的”，都與語境不符。10 C 解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的"Managers must try tchelp introverts findtheir voice并結合該段其他內容可知，Wilkins建議管理者鼓勵內向的人勇于表達自己的觀點，為團隊提供自己的意見，故 C項正確。【長難句分析 “While extroverts（性格夕卜向者 ）often make great first impressions withtheir outgoing manner and lively personalities in interviews, their value and reputation at work diminish（縮減）over time says Corinne Bendersky, an associate professor of management.分析：句中 "While