2022昆明市高考英语（阅读理解）冲刺练兵（5）及答案解析1IfyourbossasksyoutoworkinMoscowthisyear,he’dbetterofferyoumoremoneytodoso—orevendoublethatdependingonwhereyoulivenow.That’sbecauseMoscowhasjustbeenfoundtobetheworld’smostexpensivecityforthesecondyearinarowbyMercerHumanResourcesConsulting.UsingthecostoflivinginNewYorkasabase,MercerdeterminedMoscowis34.4percentmoreexpensiveincludingthecostofhousing,transportation,food,clothing,householdgoodsandentertainment(娱乐).Atwo-bedroomflatinMoscownowcosts$4,000amonth;aCD$24.83,andaninternationalnewspaper$6.30,accordingtoMercer.Bycomparison,afastfoodmealwithahamburger(汉堡包)isastealat$4.80.LondontakestheNo.2place,upfromNo.5ayearago,thankstohighercostofhousingandastrongerBritishpoundrelativetothedollar.Mercerestimates(估算)Londonis26percentmoreexpensivethanNewYorkthesedays.FollowingLondoncloselyareSeoulandTokyo,bothofwhichare22percentmoreexpensivethanNewYork,whileNo.5HongKongis19percentmorecostly.AmongNorthAmericancities,NewYorkandLosAngelesarethemostexpensiveandaretheonlytwolistedinthetop50oftheworld’smostexpensivecities.Butbothhavefallensincelastyear’sstudy—NewYorkcamein15th,downfrom10thplace,whileLosAngelesfellto42ndfrom29thplaceayearago.SanFranciscocameinadistantthirdatNo.54,down20placesfromayearearlier.Toronto,meanwhile,isCanada’smostexpensivecitybutfell35placestotake82ndplaceworldwide.InAustralia,SydneyisthepriciestplacetoliveinandNo.21worldwide.72.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“asteal”inParagraph3mean?A.Anactofstealing.B.Somethingdelicious.C.SomethingverycheapD.Anactofbuying.-5-\n73.Londonhasbecomethesecondmostexpensivecitybecauseof______.A.thehighcostofclothingB.thestrongerpoundagainstthedollarC.itsexpensivetransportationD.thehighpricesoffastfoodmeals74.Whichcityisthethirdmostexpensiveonthelist?A.Tokyo.B.HongKong.C.Moscow.D.Sydney.75.WhichcityhasdroppedmostonthelistinNorthAmerica?A.NewYork.B.LosAngeles.C.SanFrancisco.D.Toronto.答案72.C73.B74.A75.D******************************************************结束(第******篇)It’snoteasybeingateenager(13至19岁青少年)—norisiteasybeingtheparentofateenager.Youcanmakeyourchildfeelangry,hurt,ormisunderstoodbywhatyousaywithoutrealizingityourself.Itisimportanttogiveyourchildthespaceheneedstogrowwhilegentlylettinghimknowthatyou’llstillbethereforhimwhenheneedsyou.Expectalotfromyourchild,justnoteverything.Exceptforhealthandsafetyproblems,suchasdruguseorcarelessdriving,considereverythingelseopentodiscussion.Ifyourchildisunwillingtodiscusssomething,don’tinsisthetellyouwhat’sonhismind.Themoreyouinsist,themorelikelythathe’llclam_up.Instead,lethimattempttosolve(解决)thingsbyhimself.Atthesametime,remindhimthatyou’realwaysthereforhimshouldheseekadviceorhelp.Showrespectforyourteenager’sprivacy(隐私).Neverreadhismailorlisteninonpersonalconversations.Teachyourteenagerthatthefamilyphoneisforthewholefamily.Ifyourchildtalksonthefamily’stelephonefortoolong,tellhimhecantalkfor15minutes,butthenhemuststayoffthephoneforatleastanequalperiodoftime.Thisnotonlyfreesupthelinesothatotherfamilymemberscanmakeandreceivecalls,but-5-\nteachesyourteenagermoderation(节制).Orifyouareopentotheidea,allowyourteenagerhisownphonethathepaysforwithhisownpocketmoneyoraparttimejob.[语篇解读]　本文向父母们介绍了一些教育青少年的可行的做法。1．Themainpurposeofthetextistotellparents________.A.howtogetalongwithateenagerB.howtorespectateenagerC.howtounderstandateenagerD.howtohelpateenagergrowup[解析]　写作意图题。全文都是作者向父母提出的一些建议：第一段说要给孩子一定的空间；第二段说对孩子要有期望但是不能期望一切，要让孩子自己去解决问题，教孩子在遇到问题时，向父母求助；第三段说要教育孩子和家人分享电话。由此可见，文章的写作目的是给家长提建议，如何教育青少年子女。[答案]　D2．Whatdoesthephrase“clamup”inParagraph2probablymean?A.becomeexcited　　　　　　B.showrespectC.refusetotalkD.seekhelp[解析]　猜测词义题。由第二段内容可知，如果孩子不愿意讨论一些事情，不要去勉强他。你越是催促他，他就越不愿意说。短语“clamup(拒不开口)”与“refusetotalk”同义。[答案]　C3．Whatshouldparentsdoinraisingateenageraccordingtothetext?A.Notallowhimtolearndrivingortakedrugs.B.Givehimadviceonlywhennecessary.C.Lethimhavehisowntelephone.D.Nottalkaboutpersonalthingswithhim.[解析]　推理判断题。第二段中的“Atthesametime，remindhimthatyou’realwaysthereforhimshouldheseekadviceorhelp”一句表明B项的陈述符合文章的内容。[答案]　B*************************************************结束(第******篇)Afewyearsago，PaulGernerbegantogatheragroupofarchitectsinLasVegastoaskthemwhatitwouldtaketodesignapublicschoolthatused50percentlessenergy,costmuchlesstobuildandobviouslyimprovedstudentlearning.“Ithinkhalfofthemfellofftheirchairs,”Gernersays.-5-\nGernermanagesschoolfacilities(设施)forClarkCounty,Nevada，adistrictroughlythesizeofMassachusetts.By2022,143,000additionalstudentswillenterthealreadycrowdedpubliceducationsystem.Gernerneeds73newschoolstohousethem.Fourarchitectureteamshavenearlyfinisheddesigningprimaryschoolprototypes(样品)；theyplantoconstructtheirschoolsstartingin2022.Thedistrictwillthenassesshowwelltheschoolsperform,andthreewinnerswillcopythosedesignsin50to70newbuildings.Greenschoolsareappearingallover,butinClarkCounty，whichstandsoutforitsvastness,suchaggressivetargetsaredifficultbecausedesignrequirementslikemorenaturallightforstudentsgoagainsttherealitiesofadesertclimate.“Oneofthebiggestchallengesisgettingtherightsiteorientation(朝向)，”MarkMcGinty,adirectoratSHArchitecture,says.HisfirmrecentlycompletedahighschoolinLasVegas.“Youhavethesamebuilding,samesetofwindows,butifitsorientationisincorrectanditfacesthesun,itwillbereallyexpensivetocool.”Surprisingly,themanresponsibleforoneofthemostprogressivegreendesigncompetitionshasdoubtsaboutideasofecofriendlybuildings.“Idon’tbelieveinthenewgreenreligion，”Gernersays.“Someofthebuildingtechnologiesthatyougetareimpractical.I’minterestedinthosethatwork.”Buthewouldn’tmindifsomegreenfeaturesinspirestudents.Hesayshehopestosetupgreenenergysystemsthatallowthemtolearnabouttheprocessofharvestingwindandsolarpower.“Youneverknowwhat’sgoingtostarttheinterestofachildtostudymathandscience，”hesays.[语篇解读]　创造性思维是我们每个人都应该有的，但是一切应该从实际出发，不切实际的想法也就如同空中楼阁。本文所涉及的主人公Gerner想创办一所绿色学校的想法遭到了很多人的质疑，他的设计要求连他自己也开始怀疑。4．HowdidthearchitectsreacttoGerner’sdesignrequirements?A.Theylostbalanceinexcitement.B.Theyshowedstrongdisbelief.C.Theyexpressedlittleinterest.D.Theyburstintocheers.[解析]　推理判断题。从第一段的最后一句：“Ithinkhalfofthemfelloftheirchairs，”(一半人惊得从椅子上掉下来)推知：建筑师们对他的设计高度怀疑。[答案]　B5．Whichorderofstepsisfollowedincarryingouttheproject?-5-\nA.Assessment—Prototype—Design—Construction.B.Assessment—Design—Prototype—Construction.C.Design—Assessment—Prototype—Construction.D.Design—Prototype—Assessment—Construction.[解析]　事实细节题。本题也可称作排序题。做题的关键是抓住时间顺序或其他次序。本文从绿色环保学校的设计(第一段)，完成样品(第二段)，评估(第三段)到建设(第四段)说明了建筑这所学校的难度。从而选择答案D。[答案]　D6．WhatmakesitdifficulttobuildgreenschoolsinClarkCounty?A.Thelargesize.B.Limitedfacilities.C.Thedesertclimate.D.Poornaturalresources.[解析]　事实细节题。第三段．..suchaggressivetargetsaredifficultbecausedesignrequirementslikemorenaturallightforstudentsgoagainsttherealitiesoffadesertclimate.说明：在克拉克建筑绿色学校最大的困难就是沙漠性气候问题。[答案]　C7．WhatdoesGernerthinkoftheideasofgreenschools?A,Theyarequestionable.B.Theyareoutofdate.C.Theyareadvanced.D.Theyarepractical.[解析]　推理判断题。根据最后一段Surprisingly，themanresponsibleforoneofthemostprogressivegreendesigncompetitionshasdoubtsaboutideasofecofriendlybuildings.“Idon’tbelieveinthenewgreenreligion，”Gernersays.可以推测，Gerner对建立此学校持有怀疑态度。[答案]　A。********************************************************结束-5-