高考英语阅读原创题练习

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閱读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

An Introduction to Four famous paintings

Mona Lisa

Artist： Leonardo da Vinci

Estimated date： 1503 to 1519

Where to see it： Louvre Museum（Paris）

It should come as no surprise that a mysterious woman with a mysterious smile. Before the 20th century， Mona Lisa was little known outside art circles. But in 1911， an ex-Louvre employee stole the painting and hid it for two years. That helped strengthen the paintings place in popular culture ever since.

Las Meninas

Artist： Diego Velázquez

Date： 1656

Where to see it： Museo del Prado（Madrid， Spain）

The complexity of the work has attracted art critics and the public for centuries. The painting serves as a group portrait（画像）of Spanish royalty， but its also a self-portrait of Velázquez himself at work.

Las Meninas was appointed by King Philip IV of Spain， who ruled from 1621 to 1665.

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Artist： Johannes Vermeer

Estimated date： 1665

Where to see it： Mauritshuis（The Hague， Netherlands）

The girl—wearing a blue and gold turban（头巾）and an oversized pearl（珍珠）earring—is the entire focus with only a dark backdrop behind her.

It has gone on tour in the United States， Italy and Japan. It drew huge crowds， further supporting its status as one of the worlds most famous works of art.

The Starry Night

Artist： Vincent van Gogh

Date： 1889

Where to see it： Museum of Modern Art（New York City）

The paintings striking blues and yellows and the dreamy atmosphere have attracted art lovers for decades. Van Gogh was being treated for mental illness in a hospital in Saint-Rémy， France， when he painted The Starry Night. He was inspired by the view from the window of his room.

1. Which painting is the artists self-description？

A. Mona Lisa.                         B. Las Meninas.

C. Girl with a Pearl Earring.        D. The Starry Night.

2. Where can you see Johannes Vermeers work？

A. Louvre Museum. B. Museo del Prado.

C. Mauritshuis. D. Museum of Modern Art.

3. What was The Starry Night based on？

A. Sights from the sickroom.

B. A womanact of stealing.

C. The life of a royal family.

D. The experience of being ill.

B

Ludden suggests that this is because we understand sound， rhythm， and pace of speech because the same patterns are present in our own language and across all spoken languages. With these patterns present in spoken language， we can interpret emotions from music using the same clues.

While we may not be able to understand exactly what people are saying across different languages， humans have evolved to share and express the same basic emotions in similar ways. This allows us to understand each others facial expressions. In any situation， we can interpret emotions based on sound， rhythm， and pace. Because of these shared characteristics across all cultures， music is one thing we can all understand， making it the universal language of mankind. Try this out in your classroom by playing songs in other languages and inspire your students to tell you what emotion they feel when hearing those songs.

12. What is the purpose of Paul Ekmans study？

A. To stress facial expressions reflect oneemotions.

B. To prove certain emotions are shared in the world.

C. To tell the blind children are as clever as the sighted.

D. To show positive emotions are easier to recognize.

13. Why music is a universal language according to David Ludden？

A. Music widely exists in different languages.

B. Music is seen as informative as language.

C. Music and language have the same components.

D. Music patterns are fixed across languages.

14. What makes it possible for us to understand othersfacial expressions？

A. The principles of reading emotions.

B. The potential of making predictions.

C. The basic knowledge of psychology.

D. The same ways of showing emotions.

15. Which of the following can be the best title for the text？

A. The importance of emotions to admire music.

B. The similarities between music and language.

C. How we can understand emotions from music.

D. Why music is regarded as a universal language.

答案與解析

（A篇）本文介绍了四幅名画。

1. B 细节信息题。由Las Meninas中第一段“... but its also a self-portrait of Velázquez himself at work.”可知，B项正确。

2. C 细节信息题。由Girl with a Pearl Earring中“Where to see it： Mauritshuis（The Hague， Netherlands）”可知，C项正确。

3. A细节信息题。由The Starry Night中最后一句“He was inspired by the view from the window of his room.”可知，The Starry Night是以作者在住院期间透过病房窗户看到的风景为创作灵感的。故选A项。

（B篇）本文是记叙文。Harvey从2岁的时候就开始接受远足训练，到5岁的时候，和父母一起完成了阿巴拉契亚山系的远足。

4. D 细节信息题。由第二段第三句“The Suttons covered the hike from Georgia to Maine in 209 days.”可知，D项正确。

5. B 词义猜测题。结合前后语境可知，mileage的意思应是“行程、距离”，故选B项。A. Limit意为“限制”，C. Ability意為“能力”，D. Knowledge意为“知识”。

6. A 细节信息题。由倒数第二段第二句“it did have its challenges — especially when it came to keeping Harvey entertained.”可知，A项正确。

7. C 细节信息题。由最后一段的“as Harvey begins his latest adventure： kindergarten.“Hopefully after going hiking for 10 hours a day to sitting in the classroom， hell do OK，”可知，Harvey最新的冒险是在幼儿园坐得住、学得进。故选C项。

（C篇）本文是说明文。新的研究发现，在过去的50000年，人类活动导致了至少469种鸟类灭绝。

8. C 细节信息题。由第二段第一句“The researchers examined the scientific literature referring to all species of birds that have become extinct in the last 50，000 years.”可知，研究人员是通过阅读有关灭绝鸟类的科学作品，推断出人类是主要的罪魁祸首，故选C项。

9. B 推理判断题。由第二段最后一句“This seems pretty logical， as birds and their eggs would have been preyed on by people.”可知，鸟类和鸟蛋被人类捕食了，故选B项。

10. D 细节信息题。由第四段最后一句“in line with previous studies which have indicated larger animals tend to be the first to become extinct once people arrive”可知，这次研究和以前研究的共同之处是，都发现了体型大的动物最先灭绝，故选D项。

11. A 写作目的题。最后一段主要是综述这次研究的意义，故选A项。

（D篇）本文是议论文。通过讲道理，论证了音乐是一种通用语言。

12. B 实验目的题。由第一段尾句和第二段尾句可知研究是为了说明世界上一些基本的表情是相同的，故选B项。

13. C 细节信息题。由第三段第二句“David Ludden points out that one reason is that the same parts that make up music—sound， rhythm， and pace—are also present in everyday speech no matter what language youre speaking.”可知，David Ludden认为音乐是一种通用语言的一个原因就是，构成音乐的音调、韵律和节奏也同样存在于日常言语中，故选C项。

14. D 细节信息题。由最后一段第一句“... humans have evolved to share and express the same basic emotions in similar ways.”可知，人类有相同的表情，而且表达方式也相似，这就使得我们能够理解他人的面部表情，故选D项。

15. D 主旨大意题。这是一篇议论文，论证了音乐是一种通用语言，故选D项。

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