胡沙虎(浙江专用)2017届高考英语二轮复习冲刺演练第3练阅读理解+写作

2021年1月20日发(作者：施性谋)
第
3
练

阅读理解＋写作

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

Whatsonstage
.
com

is the UK’s biggest and best online guide to the performing
arts including theatre
，
opera
，
classical music
，
dance and so on.
◆
The

Lion

King

Musical
：
The
stage
adaptation
of
the
Disney
film
taken
from
an
original
African
story.A young lion grows up and learns that taking over the pride requires wisdom
and maturity (
成熟
)
．

Place
：
Lyceum Theatre
，
Wellington Street
，
London
Telephone
：
0870 243 9000
Date
：
Friday
，
18 Nov.2015
Ticket price
：￡
37.5
◆
Oliver

Musical
：Dickens’ story of a boy in a
London workhouse and his adventures on
the
way
to
discovering
his

songs
include
Food

glorious

food
，
You
’
ve

got

to

pick

a

pocket

or

two
，
Who

will

buy

this

wonderful

morning
，
I

am

reviewing

the

situation

and

Consider

yourself

at

home
.
Place
：
Theatre Royal
，
Catherine Street
，
London
Telephone
：
020 7494 5061
Date
：
Thursday
，
17 Nov.2015
Ticket price
：￡
25 but now save 20%
◆
Jersey

Boys

Musical
：
It tells the story of FrankieValli and the Four Seasons
：
the blue
－
collar
kids
from
New
Jersey
formed
a
singing
group
and
became

musical
features
many
of
the
group’s
popular
songs
such
as
Big

girls

don
’
t

cry
，
Oh
，
what

a

night

and

Can
’
t

take

my

eyes

off

you
.
Place
：
Prince Edward Theatre
，
Old Compton Street
，
London
Telephone
：
0870 850 9191
Date
：
Saturday
，
19 Nov.2015
Ticket price
：￡
22.5
◆
All
’
s

Well

That

Ends

Well

Play
：
A romantic
，
daughter of a poor physician
，
loves Bertram
，
son of a Countess (
女伯爵
)
．

Place
：Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre，
Park Street
，
London
Telephone
：
020 7401 9919
Date
：
Sunday
，
20 Nov.2015
Ticket price
：￡
40.5
【语篇解读】

Whatsonstage
.
com
是英国 最大、最好的艺术表演在线指南，给人们提供包
括戏剧、歌剧、古典音乐、舞蹈等演出的最新资讯。文章 节选了其中的一些信息。

1
．
If Mary is available on Friday
，
which of the following should she call to buy
a ticket?

A
．
0870 850 9191


C
．
0870 243 9000

B
．
020 7494 5061
D
．
020 7401 9919

答案

C
[
细节理解题。根据文章中
The

Lion

K ing
下面的信息可知，这部音乐剧的上
演时间是在星期五，订票电话为
0870 243 9000
，故若是玛丽在星期五有空，就可去看
这部剧。故选
C
项。
]
2
．
If you want to buy a ticket at a discount
，
you should go to ________
．


A
．Shakespeare’s Globe Theater


B
．
Lyceum Theater

C
．
Prince Edward Theater

D
．
Theater Royal

答案

D
[
细节理解题。根据文章中
Oliver
下面的信息可知，该音 乐剧票价为
25
英镑
并且现在可以节省
20%
的钱
(
即打八折
)
，又根据其上演的地点
Theater
Royal
，可知选
D
项。
]
3
．
What is the main purpose of the text?

A
．
To show the importance of
Whatsonstage
.
com
.

B
．
To give some information about the performing arts.

C
．
To introduce some famous English theaters.

D
．
To teach readers how to use the online guide.

答案

B
[
推理判断题 。文章主要介绍了几部戏剧上演的最新资讯，故选
B
项。
]
B

In one of the old buildings near our school
，
one could see an old man sitting
by a large window on the first name was the three years at
school
，
I had hardly ever found him missing from his usual position.
He
was
a
high
－
ranking
government
official
and
lived
happily
with
his

there was a bus accident
，
in which a number of passengers were seriously injured
and were taken to the hospital for was responsible for the rescue

was
a
big
hospital
，
but
James
was
shocked
to
notice
how
ill
－
equipped
it were no enough life
－
saving drugs and life
－
supporting
injured
and
their
companions
had
to
struggle

attempted
to
r
，
though he emptied his pockets
，
many of them died that day.
That was a turning point in his made a decision to devote his life to
helping others
，
particularly the poor and needy patients and their
began
spending
much
of
his
income
on
these

this
required
a
lot
of
time
and
energy
，
he
found
it
difficult
to
fulfill
his
official
duties
and
therefore
chose
to retire
，
which
，
in turn
，
reduced his income considerably.
His wife was deeply of the time
，
James was out and paid least
attention to home ile
，
as he was spending a lot helping others
，
she
had to struggle even to meet the household she was not opposed to
his helping the poor
，
she urged him not to overlook his own life and home
，
but it
had
no
effect
on

day
they
had
a
heated
argument
and
in
the
end
she
left
him
，
never to he continued with his work
，
this was a great blow and did
serious
harm
to
his
health
and
enthusiasm
and
he
was
soon
forced
to
stay

was when he took his position by the window
，
spending his time looking outside.
A
few
weeks
after
my
graduation
，
I
returned
to
school
，
only
to
find
the
buildings
gone.I heard that they were torn the people left except refused
to go and the next morning
，
he was found at his usual place by the window
，
dead.
【语篇解读】
< br>该文讲述了詹姆斯决心献身慈善事业，
却忽略了事业与家庭之间的平衡，
以
致妻 子愤然离去。
受到打击的詹姆斯从此身体日渐衰弱、
精神涣散，
终日坐在窗前等待妻子
归来，直到死去。

4
．What changed James’ view toward life?


A
．
The difficulties in his career.

B
．
The deaths in the bus accident.

C
．
The bad conditions in the hospital.

D
．
The responsibilities in the operation.

答案

C
[
细节理解题。根据 文章第二段可知，詹姆斯之所以投身慈善，是因为他目睹
了医院恶劣的条件给病人及其亲属带来的折磨。
]
5
．
James chose to retire in order to ________
．


A
．
take care of the injured passengers

B
．
find a better job to increase his income

C
．
spare more time and energy to help others

D
．
stay away from the difficult official duties

答案

C
[
细节理解题。从第三段末的
Since
this
required
a
lot
of
time
and
energy
，
he found it difficult to fulfill his official duties and therefore chose to
retire...
可知做慈善需要大量的时间和精力，
让他无法做好自己的工作，< br>所以不得不选
择退休，以便有更多的时间和精力去做慈善。
]
6
．James’ wife left because ________．


A
．
she was strongly against his deeds

B
．
James paid too little attention to his work

C
．
her work to support their daily life was too tiring

D
．
James failed to keep a balance between charity and home

答案

D
[
细节理解题。从第四段中的
Though
she
was
not
opposed
to
his
helping
the
poor
，
she urged him not to overlook his own life and home...
可知，他的妻子不
满 他太专心于慈善工作而忽略了家庭，即没有在事业和家庭间达到平衡。故选
D
项。
]
7
．The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refers to ________．


A
．
His decision to retire

B
．
The departure of his wife