2022昆明市高考英语（阅读理解）冲刺练兵（1）及答案解析1WhenIwasachild，IoftendreamedofthetimewhenIcouldleavehomeandescapetothecity．Welivedonafarmand，inthewinterespecially，wewerequitecutofffromtheoutsideworld．AssoonasIleftschool,Ipackedmybagsandmovedtothecapital.However，Isoondiscoveredthatcitylifehasitsproblemstoo．Onebigdisadvantageismoney—itcostssomuchtogoout，nottomentionbasicslikefoodandhousing.Anotherdisadvantageispollution．Isufferfromasthma(哮喘)，andattimestheairissobadthatIamafraidtogooutside.Thenthereistheproblemoftravelinground.AlthoughIhaveacar，Iseldomuseitbecauseofthetrafficjams．Onechoiceistogobybicycle，butthatcanbequitedangerous．Ofcoursethereareadvantages．First，thereissomuchtodointhecity，whateveryourtastesincultureorentertainment(娱乐活动)．Besides，therearewonderfuljobsandgreaterchancesofmovingtoamoreimportantjoborposition．Finally，ifyoulikeshopping，thevarietyofgoodsisverysurprising—and，whatismore，shopsareoftenonlyashortwalkaway．Islifebetterthen,inthecity?Perhapsitis，whenyouareinyourteens(十几岁)ortwenties.However，asyougetolder，andespeciallyifyouhavesmallchildren，thepeaceofthecountrysidemayseempreferable.Icertainlyhopetomovebacktheresoon.56．Whatwasthewriteralwaysthinkingaboutwhenhewasachild?A．Stayingonthefarm．B．Movingtothecountryside.C．Leavinghomeforthecity．D．Runningawayfromtheschool.57．Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthewriter?A．Heisveryoldnow．B．Heisingoodhealth.C．Heprefersdrivingacar．D．Helivesinthecitynow.58．Inthepassage，thewritertriesto＿＿＿＿.A．expresshisopinionsaboutwayoflifeB．describehislifeinthecountryside-6-\nC．showaninterestintheoutsideworldD．persuadethereadertoliveinthecity59．Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?A．Byinferring．B．Bycomparing.C．Bylistingexamples．D．Bygivingexplanations．1.答案56.C57.D58.A59.B*****************************************************结束(第******篇)ThelatestresearchsuggeststhatthekeyfactorseparatinggeniusesfromthemerelyaccomplishedisnotIQ,agenerallybadpredictorofsuccess.Instead,it’spurposefulpractice.Topperformersspendmorehourspractisingtheircraft.Ifyouwantedtopicturehowatypicalgeniusmightdevelop,you’dtakeagirlwhopossessedaslightlyaboveaveragelanguageability.Itwouldn’thavetobeabigtalent,justenoughsothatshemightgainsomesenseofdistinction.Thenyouwouldwanthertomeet,say,anovelist,whocoincidentallysharedsomesimilarqualities.Maybethewriterwasfromthesametown,hadthesamefamilybackground,or,sharedthesamebirthday.Thiscontactwouldgivethegirlavisionofherfutureself.Itwouldgivehersomeideaofafascinatingcircleshemightsomedayjoin.Itwouldalsohelpifoneofherparentsdiedwhenshewas12,givingherastrongsenseofinsecurityandfuellingadesperateneedforsuccess.Armedwiththisambition,shewouldreadnovelsandlifestoriesofwriterswithoutend.Thiswouldgiveheraprimaryknowledgeofherfield.She’dbeabletoseenewwritingindeeperwaysandquicklyunderstanditsinnerworkings.Thenshewouldpractisewriting.Herpracticewouldbeslow,painstakinganderrorfocused.Bypractisinginthisway，shedelaystheautomatizingprocess.Hermindwantstoturnconscious,newlylearnedskillsintounconscious,automaticallyperformedskills.Bypractisingslowly,bybreakingskillsdownintotinypartsandrepeating,sheforcesthebraintointernalizeabetterpatternofperformance.Then-6-\nshewouldfindanadviserwhowouldprovideaconstantstreamoffeedback,viewingherperformancefromtheoutside,correctingthesmallesterrors，pushinghertotakeontougherchallenges.Bynowsheisredoingproblems—howdoIgetcharactersintoaroom—dozensanddozensoftimes.Sheisestablishinghabitsofthoughtshecancalluponinordertounderstandorsolvefutureproblems.Theprimaryqualityouryoungwriterpossessesisnotsomemysteriousgenius.It’stheabilitytodevelopapurposeful,laboriousandboringpracticeroutine.Thelatestresearchtakessomeofthemagicoutofgreatachievement.Butitunderlinesafactthatisoftenneglected.Publicdiscussionisaffectedbygeneticsandwhatwe’re“hardwired”todo.Andit’struethatgenesplayaroleinourcapabilities.Butthebrainisalsoveryplastic.Weconstructourselvesthroughbehavior.[语篇解读]　你依然认为天才由基因决定，认为自己不可能成为天才吗？一项新的研究表明：成功并不取决于人的IQ，而是通过后天有目的的训练得来的。1．Thepassagemainlydealswith________.A.thefunctionofIQincultivatingawriterB.therelationshipbetweengeniusandsuccessC.thedecisivefactorinmakingageniusD.thewayofgainingsomesenseofdistinction[解析]　主旨大意题。这篇文章主要讲了决定成功的主要因素并不是IQ，而是些后天的、有目的的训练和努力。所以C项正确。A、B两项不符合文章意思；D项不具体。[答案]　C2．Byreadingnovelsandwriters’stories,thegirlcould________.A.cometounderstandtheinnerstructureofwritingB.joinafascinatingcircleofwriterssomedayC.sharewithanovelistherlikesanddislikesD.learnfromthelivingexamplestoestablishasenseofsecurity[解析]　细节判断题。依据文章第二段的“Thiswouldgiveheraprimaryknowledgeofherfield.She’dbeabletoseenewwritingindeeperwaysandquicklyunderstanditsinnerworkings.”可知A项正确。[答案]　A3．Inthegirl’slongpainstakingtrainingprocess，________.A.heradviserformsaprimarychallengingforcetohersuccessB.herwritingturnsintoanautomaticpatternofperformanceC.sheacquiresthemagicofsomegreatachievements-6-\nD.shecomestorealizesheis“hardwired”towrite[解析]　细节理解题。根据文章第三段的“Bypractisinginthisway，shedelaystheautomatizingprocess.Hermindwantstoturnconscious，newlylearnedskillsintounconscious，automaticallyperfomedskills.”可知B项正确。[答案]　B4．Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.Afuellingambitionplaysaleadingroleinone’ssuccess.B.Aresponsibleadviserismoreimportantthantheknowledgeofwriting.C.Astothegrowthofagenius,IQdoesn’tmatter,butjusthis/herefforts.D.Whatreallymattersiswhatyoudoratherthanwhoyouare.[解析]　推理判断题。文章主要讲述：一个人的成功并不是由IQ决定的而是通过后天的努力训练得来的。D项“重要的不是你是谁而是你做了什么”符合文章主旨大意。[答案]　D*****************************************************结束(第******篇)237WestPalmdaleBoulevardFresno,California93706　AmToyCorporationSuite15TransAmBuildingSanFrancisco,California94115November20,2022　DearSirs，Asaconcernedparent,IamwritingtoprotestyourrecentadvertisementforElectroRoboseeninlocalmediainCalifornia.Specifically,Iamreferringtonewspaperandmagazineads(attachedtothisletter)publishedtheweekofNovember15.Childrenrespondtoyourtypeofadvertisinginanimmatureway；thatis,theyareunabletounderstandhowexpensivesometoysareformiddleclassparents.Further,yourproductisviolentinnature.Youradvertisementgiveschildrentheimpressionthatit’sfinetohave“twogunsandlasereyes.”Youalsosuggestthatchildrenneedyourtoytoprotectthem“whenyougooutside.”Thisisnotahealthyattitudefor-6-\nchildrentohave.Ihopeyouwillstopadvertisingyourproductinsuchawaythatmayharmourchildren.Sincerelyyours，　　　　　　　　　　(Mrs.)AlmaHernandez　　　　　　　President,ParentsforNonviolentToysEnc.It’sHere!ReadyforYou,Now!It’sElectroRobo!Everyboydreamsofbeingincontrolofarobot,andAmToycanmakeyourdreamcometrue!ElectroRoboistheworld’sfirstfullyautomaticrobotwithradiocontrol.Standing80centimeterstall,ElectroRoboislikeafriendathome.Hecanwalk,talk,andevenshakeyourhand!Hehastwogunsandlasereyestohelpyoudefendyourselfwhenyougooutsidewithhim.EveryboyneedsElectroRobo!AskyourMomandDadtobuyElectroRoboforyourbirthdayorforChristmas,whichiscomingupsoon.Imaginethatyouareincontrolofyourfriendforlife,ElectroRobo!AvailableatalltoystoresanddepartmentstoresNOW![语篇解读]　本文是家长写给一家玩具公司的一封抗议信，反对该公司有误导倾向的广告及有暴力倾向的产品。5．Whatisthepurposeoftheletter?A.Tocomplainaboutabrokentoy.B.Toopposetheadvertising.C.ToorderagiftforChristmas.D.Toapplyforajobinatoycompany.-6-\n[解析]　推理判断题。通读文章可知，写这封信的意图是反对这家公司所做的具有暴力倾向和有误导之嫌的广告，故选B。[答案]　B6．WhydoesthewriteroftheletterfeelthatElectroRoboisviolent?A.Itiscontrolledbyradiowaves.B.Itisexpensivetobuy.C.Itis80centimeterstall.D.Itbearsarms.[解析]　事实细节题。由第二部分第一段倒数第二句Hehastwogunsandlasereyes...可知这玩具持有武器。[答案]　D7．Whatdoes“Enc.”attheendofthelettermean?A.Somethingattachedtotheletter.B.Acomplainttothetoycompany.C.Ahiddenmessage.D.Anencouragingresponse.[解析]　猜测词义题。由下面的附加广告可以推出该词的含义为“附文”。[答案]　A8．ElectroRobocandoallthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.sittingdown　　　　　　B.shakinghandsC.talkingD.walking[解析]　事实细节题。由第二部分第一段倒数第三句描述该电动机器人的Hecanwalk，talk，andevenshakeyourhand！可知四个选项中只有A没有提及，故选A。[答案]　A***************************************************结束-6-