1、2019黄金押题三第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AExperience about food is about the place，the time and the people，and “the best meal” can be found in a fine dining restaurant or a crowded street market.How can you recreate that special moment influenced by place an
2、d time？Travel is becoming the most popular reason to visit many places around the world.Here are the places that consistently excite the senses.South of FranceMarkets with fresh fruits and vegetables and butcher shops are abundant.Regional(地区的) wines are excellent.And freshly baked French bread with
3、 French butter is what memories are made of.Take a chair in an ancient walled city for a meal with a view that you will never forget.BarcelonaThis bustling city filled with unique buildings is a city for lovers of history，architecture，and food.Kiosko Universal，a counter restaurant at one corner of t
4、he market，prepares some of the simplest and best food weve ever had.Give yourself a week to explore and see everything the city offers.The city is not to be missed.ItalyIts hard to choose one place or city to visit.Some of our favorite places include the coastal regions on the Adriatic and Tuscany.F
5、riuli stole our hearts last year with its many unique wines，small artisan food producers，and influences from neighboring countries like Austria and Germany.Mexico CityFrom unbelievable food markets and casual street stands，Mexico City has become the place to travel for food lovers.If you want to eat
6、 locally，order a Hurache，a street food specialty.All you need is the local microbrew or Mezcal(梅斯卡尔酒) to wash it down.21Where can you taste delicious food while enjoying beautiful scenery?ASouth of France. BBarcelona.CItaly. DMexico City.答案A解析细节理解题。根据South of France标题下的最后一句“Take a chair in an ancien
7、t walled city for a meal with a view that you will never forget.”可知，在法国南部可以边品尝美食边欣赏美景。故选A项。22What is Kiosko Universal?AA market. BA butcher shop.CA restaurant. DA street stand.答案C解析细节理解题。根据Barcelona标题下的第二句“Kiosko Universal，a counter restaurant at one corner of the market.”可知，Kiosko Universal是一个饭店。故选
8、C项。23What do you need to help swallow Hurache when eating it?ABread. BAlcohol.CJuice. DFruit.答案B解析细节理解题。根据Mexico City标题下的最后两句“If you want to eat locally，order a Hurache，a street food specialty.All you need is the local microbrew or Mezcal(梅斯卡尔酒) to wash it down.”可知，吃Hurache需要喝微酿啤酒或梅斯卡尔酒。故选B项。24What
9、do the four places have in common?AThey are famous for wines.BThey have ancient buildings.CThey lie in Europe.DThey are noted for tasty food.答案D解析推理判断题。根据文章首句“Experience about food is about the place，the time and the people，and the best meal can be found in a fine dining restaurant or a crowded stre
10、et market.”可知，这四个地方的共同点是都有美味的食物。故选D项。BDear Alcohol，Youve been around forever.I can remember all the pain youve caused me.Do you remember the night when you almost took my fathers life？I do.He loves you.Sometimes I think he loves you more than he loves me.Hes addicted to you and to the way you promis
11、e to rid him of his problems only to cause more of them.You just sat back and laughed as his car went turning through the street，crashing into two other cars.He wasnt the only one badly hurt by you that night.Do you remember the night of my first high school party？My friends were intrigued by you.Th
12、ey treated you as if they were never going to see you again，drinking all of you that they could.I spent two hours that night helping my friends who had fallen head over heels for you.“Im so embarrassed，” they said as I held their hair back so that they could throw up.“Im sorry，” they said when I cal
13、led taxis for them，walking them out and paying the driver in advance.“This wont happen again，”they said as they were sent to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped.Two 15yearold girls slept in hospital beds that night due to you.Do you remember the night when you took advantage of my 17yearold n
14、eighbor who had to drive to pick up his sister from her dance lessons？Do you know how we all felt when he hit another car headon and killed two people in the other car？He died the next morning too.His sister walked home from her dance lesson，and passed police cars and a crowd of people gathering on
15、the sidewalk just two blocks away from the dance studio.She didnt realize her brother was among them at all.She never saw him again.And it was all your fault.I wish youd walk out of my life forever.I dont want anything to do with you.Look at all the pain youve caused.Sure，youve made people happy too
16、 from time to time.But the damage youve caused in the lives of millions is not excusable.Stop attracting the people I love！Stop hurting me，please.Sincerely，Me语篇解读这篇文章是一封书信。作者用拟人化的手法，给酒写信，痛斥它给人们带来的伤害，以此劝诫人们远离酒。25What did Alcohol do to the authors father that night?AIt made him drunken and took his li
17、fe away.BIt made him kill two other people when driving.CIt got him into a car accident and badly injured.DIt got him into trouble and got his stomach pumped.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句可知答案为C项。26What does the underlined phrase “were intrigued by” probably mean in the letter?AWere interested in.BWere satisf
18、ied with.CWere familiar with.DWere disappointed by.答案A解析词义猜测题。根据第三段第三句可以推断出作者的朋友对酒很感兴趣，故答案为A项。27What is the authors purpose in writing this letter?ATo warn people not to drive after drinking.BTo persuade people to get away from alcohol.CTo tell people three sad stories about alcohol.DTo warn people
19、against the pain caused by alcohol.答案B解析写作意图题。从文章最后一段可知：作者写此信的目的是劝诫人们远离酒，故答案为B项。28How was the author feeling while writing his letter?AShocked. BResponsible.CDisappointed. DSorrowful.答案D解析推理判断题。文中讲述了饮酒造成的两次车祸，一次朋友饮酒后就医的故事，字里行间含着悲伤的(sorrowful)情绪，故答案为D项。CThe end of the school year is in sightChristmas
20、 cards，candy canes and of course，endofyear reports.While most parents welcome an assessment of their kids performance，they do not expect their own input to be evaluated.But a school in the UK.is changing that.As well as assessing their students，they are dishing out grades to moms and dads.Parents th
21、at are really involved(参与) in their kids education are rewarded with an A，and parents that havent done their bit get a disappointing D.The school，Greasley Beauvale Primary in Nottinghamshire，uses criteria such as whether moms and dads have attended school events such as plays and parentteacher eveni
22、ngs to decide on the grade.The schools principal，Donna Chambers，said that the scheme(方案) had been well received.“There were some critics(批评者)，but my response was well，it cant do any harmBetween 15 percent and 20 percent of parents started out in the lower categories but now that has been reduced to
23、just two percent，” she explained.Chambers hopes that the scheme will help motivate parental involvement.“The system is important because you have got to get the parents on board from day one.That onehour initial conversation saying they could improve will pay dividends for the rest of that childs ac
24、ademic life，” she said.But while the scheme may be well intentioned，it is likely to be connected with parent shaming.There are lots of reasons why some moms and dads might not be involved in school activities such as work commitments，looking after younger children or caring for elderly relatives.And
25、 of course，being involved in your kids education doesnt begin and end at school.There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes from helping with homework to keeping uniforms freshly laundered.And what about all the parents who stayed up sewing special costumes at the last minute？Surely that earns a g
26、old star instead of a grade!语篇解读学期结束时，学校评定学生在校表现是常规安排，但是英国的一所学校有了新方案，他们会根据家长参与孩子教育的程度去评价家长，并分等级，以此来激发家长参与孩子教育的积极性。29What do schools usually do at the end of the school year?AEvaluate kids performance.BMake Christmas cards.CDivide candies.DGrade parents.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，当大多家长等孩子们在学校的表现评价的时候，他们没有
27、想到他们自己的投入也要被评价。所以平时学校在学期末做的事情是对孩子们的在校表现进行评价。故选A项。30What does the schools principal Chambers say about the scheme?AIt uses criteria to assess kids.BIt has gained much acceptance.CIt gives parents further education.DIt improves kids motivation for learning.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，该校的校长说这个方案已经受到大家的欢迎(ha
28、d been well received)，也就是得到了大家的认可。故选B项。31What does the underlined part “pay dividends” (Para.5) probably mean?AHold shares. BEarn profits.CSacrifice health. DProduce advantages.答案D解析词义猜测题。本段第一句提到，校长希望这个方案会有助于激励父母参与到孩子的学习中，所以那一个小时的说他们可以改进的谈话应该会给孩子的学习生活带来好处。故选D项。32What does the author think of parents
29、 being involved in kids education?AIt adds to parents burden.BIt brings shame to parents.CIt means far more than being graded.DIt increases parents commitment to education.答案C解析推理判断题。在最后一段中作者提出了自己的观点：父母参与到孩子的教育当中不是在学校开始也不会在学校结束。还有很多的事情要做，从辅导作业到洗熨校服。由此可以推断出，父母参与到孩子的教育中这件事并不是学校给父母打分那么简单。故选C项。DIn his b
30、ook The Tipping Point Canadian author Malcolm Gladwell explains how a trend can take many forms.It can be a general change in social behaviour，an idea or a fashion.However，why do some trends catch on and others not？What makes one particular brand of training shoe suddenly become the musthave product
31、？How do people find out about trends and what makes people want to buy into them？Is it simply a question of keeping up with other people?In his new work，Gladwell explores the moment when something becomes common and how products，ideas，messages and forms of behaviour spread.He looks at the reasons wh
32、y trends are similar in the way they develop to outbreaks of disease，or medical epidemics(流行病)Epidemics，like trends，start in a very small way，maybe from a single person with a virus，then spread very quickly until they take over the population and appear to be everywhere.Eventually，they will slow dow
33、n gradually or die out suddenly.Gladwell shows how these changes happen not gradually but at one sudden moment.Gladwell identifies three types of people who are influential in the development of these kinds of social epidemics：Connectors are people in a community who have wide social circles.They kn
34、ow a lot of people and like to introduce people to each other.The people they know often come from a variety of social，cultural，professional and economic circles.Mavens are people with a lot of knowledge or experts in a particular field.They wish to pass on their knowledge to others.Mavens collect a
35、nd gather information so are the first to pick up on new trends.Salesmen are people with charisma(魅力)They have a“soft” influence over people rather than actual power.This means they are influential because people want to imitate them.Overall，Gladwells book is a thoughtprovoking(引人深思的) read for anyon
36、e interested in the origins of trends.Whats more，he writes in a clear style so even the most difficult ideas are easy to understand.语篇解读Malcolm Gladwell在他的新书The Tipping Point中，分析了“流行”的原因及进程。总结出三类人是“流行”的传播者。33What do we know about Gladwell?AHe is a productive North American writer.BHe has written man
37、y books on the subject of trends.CHe thinks trends develop in the same way as illnesses.DHe believes there are three types of people in the world.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“He looks at the reasons why trends are similar in the way they develop to outbreaks of disease，or medical epidemics(流行病)”可知，他认为“流行”的过
38、程和疾病的发展是类似的。故选C。34According to the text，connectors .Aare very social personsBoften follow othersCknow many people from the same circleDare knowledgeable and experienced答案A解析细节理解题。根据第五段前两句对connectors这类人的描述“Connectors are people in a community who have wide social circles.They know a lot of people and
39、 like to introduce people to each other.”可知，这类人是善于交际的人。故选A。35What do we learn from the text?ASalesmen try to control other people using their power.BMavens quickly become aware of changes in fashions.CConnectors and Mavens try to get their information across.DGladwells book is interesting but hard t
40、o understand for readers.答案B解析推理判断题。根据第六段最后一句对Mavens这类人的描述“Mavens collect and gather information so are the first to pick up on new trends.”可知，他们能迅速地意识到“流行”的改变。故选B。第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Tips for Learning a Foreign Language FastLearning a foreign language doesn
41、t have to be difficult.There are many ways to get absorbed in the language and learn faster. 36 Dont give up.There are some easy tips that will promote any learner to achieve success in no time!1Be committed.Commitment is the most important aspect of learning any language.Make it a daily routine to
42、study. 37 This is a great way to improve your vocabulary.Also，make it a habit to review what you know.A good time to do this is in the morning.2Make notes.Sticky pad notes are great for studying a foreign language.Go around the house and put up notes with the foreign words for objects you see every
43、day.Stick notes on windows，cupboards，mirrors and anything else you see. 38 Leave each set of vocabulary up for a week to get the words rooted in your mind.3 39 Find a friend who speaks the language you are learning.This might take some work if no one in your area is of that country.Try online for em
44、ail pals；Facebook and Badoo are good choices to meet someone.The best way to learn a language is by getting immersed(浸入的；专注的)，so finding someone you can speak with will give you a huge advantage over someone studying strictly from a book.4Watch，listen and learn.Movies and TV shows are excellent ways
45、 to learn a language.Find popular TV shows in the language you are learning and watch as much as you can.Watching TV shows and movies speeds up the learning process rapidly.You will hear words you recognize and learn words you havent studied yet.5Use a translator.It works like magic to improve your
46、understanding of sentence structure and increase your vocabulary.With the help of a translator，try translating sentence you want to know and make notes.Try translating in reverse and typing in what you already know to see if you are correct. 40 In this case，a good translator can help you solve the p
47、roblems you come across.AGet involved.BGet interested.CIts a great way to study alone.DFinally，use a translator to learn sentences that you want to know.ETry finding a site online that will send new words to your email daily.FThe most essential thing needed to learn a new language is a good attitude
48、.GIts also a good idea to make a list of sentences you want to learn and post them there.语篇解读有许多种方法可以让你专注于一门外语，并提升学习速度。本文给出了五条简单的建议，可以让学习者在短时间内取得成效。36答案F解析根据设空前一句可知，有许多种方法可以让你专注于一门外语，并提升学习速度，再根据空后的“Dont give up.”可判断，此处指学习外语的态度，故F项(学习一门新语言最必要的一点就是良好的态度)符合语境。37答案E解析根据空前的“Make it a daily routine to study.”以及空后一句(这是拓展
