2019-2020年高考英语 阅读理解专项特训(8)

2019-2020年高考英语 阅读理解专项特训（8）

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The best-loved pig in Hong Kong is called McDull. His mom makes a wish that he will look like Chow Yun-fat or Tony Leung, two movie heartthrobs, but he is distinguished only by a birthmark around his right eye.

The cartoon piglet is not smart, either. Everything he tries, he fails. He wants to be an Olympic champion of qingbaoshan, but the sport of grabbing the most steamed buns from a pile doesn`t really exist, of course. He dreams of going to the Maldives, but ends up on a one-day tour of a Hong Kong landmark instead.

However, the slow, dumb pig has won over Hong Kong people, often stereotyped as eager to quick success. So far, there are five McDull movies showed in both the mainland and Hong Kong.

The popularity of McDull occasionally confounds his creator Alice Mak. \

Mak had never seen a real pig before she drew McDull. She was born and spent most of her life in Tai Kok Tsui, an ordinary Hong Kong munity where she can still buy cheap food. It is also where McDull grows up. Like McDull, Mak moves and speaks slowly. She describes herself as a simple person, who does not try to draw too much meaning from the McDull stories. As a Christian, she has some simple beliefs, such as God creates humans because he loves them and wants them to be happy.

In the late 1980s Mak worked at a press pany as a summer intern. The pany boss, Brian Tse, later became her husband and scriptwriter of all McDull movies and books. McDull was at first a supporting character in a story about his cousin McMug, a smart piglet and \the woodenheaded McDull was more appealing

When McMug promises his classmates that if he bees the class president he will treat everyone with strawberry cakes, McDull struggles to utter one sentence in his speech: \ He gives up his favorite chicken thigh to his mom and practices sports he dislikes to make her happy. He has many dreams, most of which end up in disappointment. He is still happy, however. When he gets an \he thinks it looks \a bit different\from an \According to his headmaster, he isn`t that stupid, he is just too kind. \\there is a theme in all the McDull movies, it is about how a simple person keeps his or her simplicity in a plicated world.\

Although many children love McDull, the story is far more than its surface funniness. It is delightful and acidic at the same time.

In one of the McDull movies, he talks to the audience: \suddenly realized that there is something you just cannot have. No noodles, no Maldives, no golden medal, no treasure ... it turns out that being stupid is not funny, it could mean failure.

Disappointment is not funny, fat is not funny, fat does not even mean you have more strength When I grow up, when I face the stern world that is not funny, what should I do?\

\failing him, but he always starts again with a new one,\why both children and adults find him adorable.\1. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. McDull’s mom expect him to be handsome like some famous actors. B. McDull is quick and smart.

C. McDull is a leading character in the story about his cousin McMug. D. McDull’s dream of going to the Maldives es true at last.

（A细节题。从文中第一段的His mom makes a wish that he will look like Chow Yun-fat or Tony Leung, two movie heartthrobs可得出答案。）

2. The underlined word “confounds” most probably means__________? A. contents B. confuses C. convinces D. confirms

（B词义猜测题。从上文看出麦兜的走红有时会令打造他的Mak摸不着头脑。） 3. What can we infer form the passage?

A. HongKong people like McDull very much.

B. There’re five McDull movies showed in HongKong.

C. The popularity of McDull is quite beyond the expectation of Mak. D. Both Mak and McDull move and speak slowly.

（C推理判断题。从文中The popularity of McDull occasionally confounds his creator Alice Mak可看出麦兜的走红出乎他作者的意料，A和D答案是文章直接表述的，B是错误的，文中提到So far, there are five McDull movies showed in both the mainland and Hong Kong.）

4. Why do both children and adults like McDull? A. Because McDull is very clever.

B. Because McDull does everything to make his mom happy. C. Because McDull always starts again with a new dream D. Because the story is very funny. （C细节题。文章在结尾提到What he has been doing in the movies is to find new dreams. Most of them keep failing him, but he always starts again with a new one，由此可得出C选项正确。）

2019-2020年高考英语 阅读理解专项特训（9）

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As you grow through your teenage years you will go through numerous changes. The changes may seem monumental and they may seem to occur quickly. Don’t panic! You will deal successfully with this time. The changes may seem difficult and your new

found responsibilities may seem daunting(令人畏惧) but you are not alone. Everyone that you’ve grown up with are experiencing the same!

With more responsibility，you will find more freedom to make your own choices．This is a time to be well informed about your choices so that you can make healthy balanced decisions that will help shape your future．You may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do．Both situations are fine! If you are diligent, the right opportunity will present itself to you

Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices．You will probably want to be independent of your family or care-givers． Try not to shut your family out of your life and remember to be considerate even though you are older and are capable of looking after yourself．Your family have been with you since you came into this world and they will be around you when you leave this world.

It is also perfectly natural in this time for you to spend more time with your friends than you family．Choose your friends wisely. Real friends are rarer than hen’s teeth. A true friend will stand with you, whatever the circumstances. This period of transition is a part of the circle of life. There are some people who will be with you throughout the life’s journey and there will be some people with whim you part and go separate ways. Leaving school or college can be hard. The reality is that you may not ever see all of your classmates again. Sure there maybe reunions an you will keep in contact with some of them. But the fact is you will need to leave some of them behind as you move forwards on the path that you feel is right for you.

You are a young adult．It is your life．No one can live it for you．The choices that you make from now on will be your choices．So making the fight choices will be important to you．Life is for living．Enjoy your life wisely!

1. Facing the changes, some teenagers may feel frightened because ______. A. they feel alone when their family and friends leave them. B. they have no freedom to make their own choices

C. there are usually difficult things for them to deal with D. they have no life plans and feel helpless

2. The author thinks teenage state is __________. A. too hard for young students to get through

B. a very important time for young students to break away form their parents C. a period when young students may pay little attention to their future plans D. so exciting and challenging that the young should make balances decisions for the future

3. In the last paragraph, the underlined words “some people” most probably refer to _________.

A. parents B. brothers C. relatives D. classmates.

4. The best title for this passage would be D A．The Choices in Life B．The Key to Success C．Say Goodbye to the Past D．Being a Young Adult 答案详解：

1. 解析：推理判断。根据第二段中的“The changes may seem difficult and your new found

responsibilities may seem daunting”可以判断，青少年在青春期面临的一些变化和责任可能是难以应付的，因此有时他们会感到棘手无策。故选C。 2. 解析：细节理解。根据文章第三段中“With more responsibilities you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to be well informed about your choices so that you can make healthy balanced decisions that will shape your future.”可知，这是一个充满挑战与令人兴奋的时期，青少面有自由自己最初选择或决定来设计自己的未来。故选D。 3. 解析：词意猜测。根据下文“with whom you part and go separate ways ”和“the reality is that you may not ever see all of your classmates again”可知选D。

4. 解析：主旨大意。本文讲青少年在长大过程中会遇到各种各样的问题与变化，及面对这些变化该做些什么。故选D。