2024屆高考英語二輪專題總復習閱讀能力培養精品系列（九）

　　閱讀理解

　　A

　　Every Sunday morning, as most people line up outside neighborhood breakfast spots, watch TV news shows, or head for church, Chloris Noelke-Olson is tuning up her fiddle. She’s preparing to enjoy bluegrass music the oldfashioned way: with friends, at home, for free.

　　“To be able to play with other people face to face and have that sort of connection, it’s spiritual,” Ms. Noelke-Olson said of the weekly house concerts in Chicago she participates in. “It’s like a good conversation with instruments—something that doesn’t seem to happen much anymore because everyone is blabbering(饒舌) on their cell phones.”

　　She is among a growing group of Americans who are finding it pleasant to unplug from the digital grid, at least temporarily. While there is no exact data to track how many people are forming knitting groups, hosting house concerts, or organizing family game nights, it is possible to connect the dots between the rising price of entertainment and the rising sales of board games (棋類游戲) and craft supplies.

　　Between 2007 and 2008, the prices for restaurant meals, concert tickets, and movie tickets all increased. At the same time, board games sales rose 6 percent, while total toy sales decreased 3 percent.

　　These trends are expected to continue because of the struggling economy. Instead of outfitting their homes with expensive home entertainment systems, consumers are more likely to be interfacing the old-fashioned way: eye-to-eye. Families are rediscovering ways to come together that have nothing to do with high tech.

　　揚eople are turning inward to build in enjoyment time for family and home? said Linda Bettencourt, an interior designer in San Francisco whose clients typically live in million-dollar homes. Over the past six months, Ms. Bettencourt has been hired to redeg sign living spaces to foster the kind of connectivity that doesn’t involve wires. 揟he big game table is back,?she says. 揚eople want to sit around and see each othern i’s faces rather than facing a flat-screen TV.?1. Why is Chloris Noelke-Olson enjoying bluegrass music the old-fashioned way?

　　nA. Because she likes playing musical instruments.

　　B. Because she wants to provide free music for her friends.

　　C. Because she doesn’t like talking on the cell phone.

　　D. Because she likes to form a close connectivity with people.

　　2. Ms. Bettencourt has been hired to________ .

　　A. connect the rich people with others

　　B. redesign living space for the rich people

　　C. give some advice to people on connectivity

　　D. help people to save money

　　3. We can infer from the last paragraph that________

　　.

　　A. home designing has become a big business

　　B. rich people usually pay more attention to their living space

　　C. even rich people are changing their ways of entertainment

　　D. rich people spend more on home entertainment

　　4. This passage is abou________

　　.

　　A. a new trend in people’s entertainment in America

　　B. the present economic situation in America

　　C. the modern family life in America

　　D. the change of people’s interest in America

　　5. If this passage is posted on the web, it most probably appears in the section of________

　　.

　　A. people

　　B. travel

　　C. environment

　　D. lifestyle

　　B

　　December 21, 2024 marks the completion of the 5,125 year Great Cycle of the Ancient Maya Long Count Calendar.

　　Rather than being an end-point, this cycle that is closing is naturally I followed by the start of a new cycle. What this new cycle has in store for humanity is a mystery that has yet to unfold...

　　The recent ?012?movie serves to alert a targeted 140 million people, in case they too haven t’t already heard the news. Unfortunately, however, the movie does a disservice because it distorts the message of this ancient prophecy (預言) by associating it with fear and destruction, as described by the movie’s global disaster scenario (場景), rather than the themes of transformation and renewal the prophecy is actually based on.

　　In other words, the global scenario of the 2024 movie is not based on any facts. As Emmerich clarifies,“We only used the fact that the Mayan calendar ends. That gave us the year.” Emmerich said after checking out the range of 2024 books on Amazon, he realized, “...there are so many (theories) that, in a way, you can just create your own.” He shares that “2024” was tacked on as a title to his disaster movie because it is something “people believe” and it made the movie seem more “real.”

　　Interestingly, Emmerich’s underlying motivation for the movie seems to be genuine concern about the course we are all on as modern society. As he states, 揑 hope we are not ruining our planet. I really believe that, if we keep going and doing what we are doing, we will not be leaiving the planet how it should be, for our kids. That has been going on for generations. It just very sad to see and read the news, every day, and see what these people are fighting over. It’s like they don’t

　　understand that the clock is ticking.”

　　6. According to the Ancient Maya Long Count Calendar, December 21,2024 is the day on which________

　　.

　　A. the world will end with many disasters

　　B. the old age will end and a new one will begin

　　C. there will be a world flood

　　D. the world can survive many disasters

　　7. Which of the following is TRUE about the movie 2024?

　　A. It is intended to explore what is in store in the new cycle.

　　B. It tells us about the Ancient Maya Long Count Calendar as it is.

　　C. It is just based on the director’s ideas.

　　D. It describes the ancient prophecy vividly.

　　8. What Emmerich says suggests that________.

　　A. he is quite concerned about the present situation on the earth

　　B. he is regretful that people have misunderstood his movie

　　C. he himself believes what is described in the movie

　　D. he just wants to attract viewers by the disaster scenario

　　9. By this passage, the author intends to________

　　.

　　A. tell us about what the movie 2024 is all about

　　B. help the director to promote his film

　　C. tell us what we should learn from the movie 2024

　　D. explain whether we can trust the ancient prophecy

　　10. The underlined word “distort” in the third paragraph probably means ________.

　　A. change something in a wrong way

　　B. convey the original meaning

　　C. describe something clearly

　　D. give more proof to something

　　參考答案

　　Ⅰ. 1. 解析：選D。細節理解題。從文章第二段第一句可知，Chloris Noelke-Olson跟朋友一起享受bluegrass music，目的是為了建立一種面對面的直接的聯系。

　　2. 解析：選B。細節理解題。從文章最后一段可知，Ms Bettencourt被富人遨請去搞室內設計。

　　3. 解析：選C。推理判斷題。從文章最后一段可知，那些擁有豪宅的富人也重新裝修居住環境，原因是他們也開始轉向家庭娛樂。

　　4. 解析：選A。主旨大意題。概括全文可知，本文主要論述的是美國人在經濟危機的影響下，娛樂方式的轉變，家庭娛樂正在成為一種潮流。

　　5. 解析：選D。推理判斷題。娛樂也應該是人們生活方式的一種，因此D項正確。

　　6. 解析：選B。細節理解題。從文章前兩段可知，根據瑪雅古日歷，2024年12月21日，僅僅是一個輪回的結束，另一個輪回的開始。

　　7. 解析：選C。細節理解題。從文章第四段可知，電影導演僅僅是根據自己對瑪雅日歷的理解來執導的電影，并沒有事實依據。

　　8. 解析：選A。推理判斷題。從文章最后一段可知，電影導演的話說明了他對當前現狀的擔憂和對地球的保護意識。

　　9. 解析：選C。推理判斷題。綜合分析文章信息，電影《2024》并沒有反映現實，但其中描述的災難場景對我們也有一定的啟示，我們應該好好保護地球，文章最后一段第一句反映了本文的寫作目的。

　　10. 解析：選A。詞義猜測題。綜合全文可知，電影并沒有真實反映古瑪雅日歷，而是扭曲了其中的信息。故可推測出distort意為“扭曲；曲解”。

　　2024屆高考英語二輪專題總復習閱讀能力培養精品系列（九）

　　閱讀理解

　　A

　　Every Sunday morning, as most people line up outside neighborhood breakfast spots, watch TV news shows, or head for church, Chloris Noelke-Olson is tuning up her fiddle. She’s preparing to enjoy bluegrass music the oldfashioned way: with friends, at home, for free.

　　“To be able to play with other people face to face and have that sort of connection, it’s spiritual,” Ms. Noelke-Olson said of the weekly house concerts in Chicago she participates in. “It’s like a good conversation with instruments—something that doesn’t seem to happen much anymore because everyone is blabbering(饒舌) on their cell phones.”

　　She is among a growing group of Americans who are finding it pleasant to unplug from the digital grid, at least temporarily. While there is no exact data to track how many people are forming knitting groups, hosting house concerts, or organizing family game nights, it is possible to connect the dots between the rising price of entertainment and the rising sales of board games (棋類游戲) and craft supplies.

　　Between 2007 and 2008, the prices for restaurant meals, concert tickets, and movie tickets all increased. At the same time, board games sales rose 6 percent, while total toy sales decreased 3 percent.

　　These trends are expected to continue because of the struggling economy. Instead of outfitting their homes with expensive home entertainment systems, consumers are more likely to be interfacing the old-fashioned way: eye-to-eye. Families are rediscovering ways to come together that have nothing to do with high tech.

　　揚eople are turning inward to build in enjoyment time for family and home? said Linda Bettencourt, an interior designer in San Francisco whose clients typically live in million-dollar homes. Over the past six months, Ms. Bettencourt has been hired to redeg sign living spaces to foster the kind of connectivity that doesn’t involve wires. 揟he big game table is back,?she says. 揚eople want to sit around and see each othern i’s faces rather than facing a flat-screen TV.?1. Why is Chloris Noelke-Olson enjoying bluegrass music the old-fashioned way?

　　nA. Because she likes playing musical instruments.

　　B. Because she wants to provide free music for her friends.

　　C. Because she doesn’t like talking on the cell phone.

　　D. Because she likes to form a close connectivity with people.

　　2. Ms. Bettencourt has been hired to________ .

　　A. connect the rich people with others

　　B. redesign living space for the rich people

　　C. give some advice to people on connectivity

　　D. help people to save money

　　3. We can infer from the last paragraph that________

　　.

　　A. home designing has become a big business

　　B. rich people usually pay more attention to their living space

　　C. even rich people are changing their ways of entertainment

　　D. rich people spend more on home entertainment

　　4. This passage is abou________

　　.

　　A. a new trend in people’s entertainment in America

　　B. the present economic situation in America

　　C. the modern family life in America

　　D. the change of people’s interest in America

　　5. If this passage is posted on the web, it most probably appears in the section of________

　　.

　　A. people

　　B. travel

　　C. environment

　　D. lifestyle

　　B

　　December 21, 2024 marks the completion of the 5,125 year Great Cycle of the Ancient Maya Long Count Calendar.

　　Rather than being an end-point, this cycle that is closing is naturally I followed by the start of a new cycle. What this new cycle has in store for humanity is a mystery that has yet to unfold...

　　The recent ?012?movie serves to alert a targeted 140 million people, in case they too haven t’t already heard the news. Unfortunately, however, the movie does a disservice because it distorts the message of this ancient prophecy (預言) by associating it with fear and destruction, as described by the movie’s global disaster scenario (場景), rather than the themes of transformation and renewal the prophecy is actually based on.

　　In other words, the global scenario of the 2024 movie is not based on any facts. As Emmerich clarifies,“We only used the fact that the Mayan calendar ends. That gave us the year.” Emmerich said after checking out the range of 2024 books on Amazon, he realized, “...there are so many (theories) that, in a way, you can just create your own.” He shares that “2024” was tacked on as a title to his disaster movie because it is something “people believe” and it made the movie seem more “real.”

　　Interestingly, Emmerich’s underlying motivation for the movie seems to be genuine concern about the course we are all on as modern society. As he states, 揑 hope we are not ruining our planet. I really believe that, if we keep going and doing what we are doing, we will not be leaiving the planet how it should be, for our kids. That has been going on for generations. It just very sad to see and read the news, every day, and see what these people are fighting over. It’s like they don’t

　　understand that the clock is ticking.”

　　6. According to the Ancient Maya Long Count Calendar, December 21,2024 is the day on which________

　　.

　　A. the world will end with many disasters

　　B. the old age will end and a new one will begin

　　C. there will be a world flood

　　D. the world can survive many disasters

　　7. Which of the following is TRUE about the movie 2024?

　　A. It is intended to explore what is in store in the new cycle.

　　B. It tells us about the Ancient Maya Long Count Calendar as it is.

　　C. It is just based on the director’s ideas.

　　D. It describes the ancient prophecy vividly.

　　8. What Emmerich says suggests that________.

　　A. he is quite concerned about the present situation on the earth

　　B. he is regretful that people have misunderstood his movie

　　C. he himself believes what is described in the movie

　　D. he just wants to attract viewers by the disaster scenario

　　9. By this passage, the author intends to________

　　.

　　A. tell us about what the movie 2024 is all about

　　B. help the director to promote his film

　　C. tell us what we should learn from the movie 2024

　　D. explain whether we can trust the ancient prophecy

　　10. The underlined word “distort” in the third paragraph probably means ________.

　　A. change something in a wrong way

　　B. convey the original meaning

　　C. describe something clearly

　　D. give more proof to something

　　參考答案

　　Ⅰ. 1. 解析：選D。細節理解題。從文章第二段第一句可知，Chloris Noelke-Olson跟朋友一起享受bluegrass music，目的是為了建立一種面對面的直接的聯系。

　　2. 解析：選B。細節理解題。從文章最后一段可知，Ms Bettencourt被富人遨請去搞室內設計。

　　3. 解析：選C。推理判斷題。從文章最后一段可知，那些擁有豪宅的富人也重新裝修居住環境，原因是他們也開始轉向家庭娛樂。

　　4. 解析：選A。主旨大意題。概括全文可知，本文主要論述的是美國人在經濟危機的影響下，娛樂方式的轉變，家庭娛樂正在成為一種潮流。

　　5. 解析：選D。推理判斷題。娛樂也應該是人們生活方式的一種，因此D項正確。

　　6. 解析：選B。細節理解題。從文章前兩段可知，根據瑪雅古日歷，2024年12月21日，僅僅是一個輪回的結束，另一個輪回的開始。

　　7. 解析：選C。細節理解題。從文章第四段可知，電影導演僅僅是根據自己對瑪雅日歷的理解來執導的電影，并沒有事實依據。

　　8. 解析：選A。推理判斷題。從文章最后一段可知，電影導演的話說明了他對當前現狀的擔憂和對地球的保護意識。

　　9. 解析：選C。推理判斷題。綜合分析文章信息，電影《2024》并沒有反映現實，但其中描述的災難場景對我們也有一定的啟示，我們應該好好保護地球，文章最后一段第一句反映了本文的寫作目的。

　　10. 解析：選A。詞義猜測題。綜合全文可知，電影并沒有真實反映古瑪雅日歷，而是扭曲了其中的信息。故可推測出distort意為“扭曲；曲解”。