2024高考英語閱讀理解解析版匯編（32）

　　（2024高考訓練）閱讀理解。

　　You know how wonderful you are, and you know that others know how wonderful you are, but what do you do when admiration crosses over the line into jealousy (嫉妒)? For most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends is jealous and that this jealousy is hurting your friendship. When this happens it can seem like there is nothing that you can do, but the good news is that there is. Don't let jealousy spoil your friendship. Deal with it confidently and you might be back to normal much sooner than you think.

　　It can be hard to walk up to a friend and ask them what the problem is, but if you want to save your friendship you'll have to do just that. Don't approach them and ask why they are jealous of you unless of course you want to appear totally conceited (逞能的), just take some time alone with them and let them know that you've been feeling like there's been something coming between you. If they refuse to respond, then use the opportunities to explain how you have been feeling. Chances are that something you say will strike a nerve and your friend will open up as well.

　　When you figure out what is annoying your friend, ask him or her what (s)he thinks would make the situation better. If, for example, (s)he says that (s)he feels like (s)he doesn't get to spend any time with you because of your being off with your new friends from the swim team then maybe you could invite him or her along the next time or block off one day a week for just the two of you. Remember, though, that whatever solution you decide on should be a compromise. Don't limit your own talents or opportunities simply because your friend is unhappy. Try instead to include him or her in your new life and see how that works out.

　　Even the best of friendships can be ruined by jealousy. This destructive emotion is rarely productive and can turn best friends into worst enemies. Before taking extreme action, chat with your jealous friend to see if the two of you can work out a compromise. If you can't, be prepared to know exactly how far you will go to keep your friend and how far you won't.

　　1.According to the author, the jealousy emotion is ________.

　　A.normal　 B.productive

　　C.destructive

　　D.extreme

　　2.What does the author intend to tell us in paragraph 2?

　　A.How to solve the problem of jealousy.

　　B.Why we need to solve the problem of jealousy.

　　C.How to explain your jealousy to your friends.

　　D.Why it is hard to deal with the problem of jealousy.

　　3.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

　　A.There's always a solution to solve the problem of jealousy.

　　B.Jealousy can turn best friends into worst enemies.

　　C.You may lose a friend to keep your own gifts, chances or self-development.

　　D.You should go a long way with your friend to work out a solution.

　　4.This passage is mainly intended for ________.

　　A.female readers

　　B.students

　　C.teenagers

　　D.best friends

　　1．解析：選C　細節理解題由第一段第二句“...that this jealousy is hurting your friendship.”可知2．解析：選A　段落大意題本段內容主要講的是處理有嫉妒心朋友的方法據此判斷答案選A3．解析：選C　推理判斷題根據倒數第二段最后兩句“Don't limit your own talents ...that works out.”可知4．解析：選C　細節理解題根據第一段第二句“For most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends is jealous and that this jealousy is hurting your friendship.”中的關鍵詞 teens可知答案是C閱讀理解“Reconstituted” families are more and more common in the UK.

　　Steve and Debbie got married in 2001 and had two children，Lily and Alex.Unfortunately，Steve and Debbie’s marriage didn’t work out and they got divorced in 2006.The children live with Debbie.In 2008，Debbie remarried.Her new husband，Martin，has three children from his previous marriage and they visit Debbie，Martin，Lily and Alex at weekends.In addition，Debbie is pregnant with her third child.She’s expecting a boy who will be a half-brother to Lily and Alex and also to Martin’s three other children.

　　Confused？Debbie’s family arrangements might have seemed strange 30 years ago but nowadays this kind of “reconstituted” family is increasingly common in the UK.Almost half of all marriages in Britain end in divorce and over 40% of marriages are remarriages.More than 10% of all British children live with one birth parent and a stepparent—a parent who isn’t their biological mother or father.The traditional “nuclear” family of two parents and their children is not so traditional any more.

　　What does all of this mean for parents in these “reconstituted” families？“There

　　are

　　difficulties

　　and

　　challenges，”

　　says Debbie.“Different families have different routines and it can be difficult for children to move between their two families.Birthdays and holidays can be tricky.Where do the children go？Who should they spend their time with？Also，when my children are naughty it can be difficult for Martin to tell_them_off.Things that might be simple in a traditional family can be a bit more complicated.”

　　And how about the children？Martin’s eldest child，Ella，is 12.“I like my two families，” she says.“I live with my

　　mum but visit my dad quite often and I’m happy that my mum and dad get along OK.They’re not married any more but it’s good that they can still be friends.”

　　Of course divorce and separation are never easy but many families in the UK are finding ways to make family life work in new ways.

　　【語篇解讀　本文介紹了英國出現越來越多的重組家庭這一社會現象。

　?。甒hy did Steve and Debbie get separated?

　　A．They couldn’t support the children.

　　B．They couldn’t get along well.

　　C．They were both out of work.

　　D．They had serious economic problems.

　　解析　考查細節理解。根據第二段中的“Unfortunately，Steve and Debbie’s marriage didn’t work out and they got divorced in 2006.”可知，Steve和Debbie由于感情破裂而無法維系婚姻，并非因為經濟問題或雙雙失業，更不是因為養不起孩子。

　　答案　B

　?。甒e can learn from the text that a “nuclear” family ________.

　　A．has two birth parents and their children

　　B．has two birth parents and only one child

　　C．is traditional but complicated

　　D．doesn’t have any children

　　解析　考查細節理解。根據第三段最后一句“The traditional

　　‘nuclear’ family of two parents and their children is not so traditional any more.”可知答案為A項。

　　答案　A

　?。甒hat do the underlined words “tell them off” in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?

　　A．make them annoyed

　　B．send them to school

　　C．let out their secrets

　　D．talk angrily to them

　　解析　考查詞義猜測。根據畫線部分前面的“when my children are naughty”和第四段的最后一句“Things that might be simple in a traditional family can be a bit more complicated.”并結合生活常識可推知，由于Martin是孩子的繼父，所以不能夠對他們大聲呵斥。tell sb.off意為“責罵、斥責某人”。

　　答案　D

　?。甒hat’s the text mainly about?

　　A．The difference between “marriage” and “remarriage”．

　　B．More and more people get divorced in the UK.

　　C．“Reconstituted”

　　families are becoming more and more in the UK.

　　D．The marriage situation is becoming severe.

　　解析　考查主旨大意。根據文章首句和全文內容可知，本文意在介紹英國出現越來越多的重組家庭這一社會現象，故答案為C項。

　　答案　C

　　The Japanese like parties.From ancient times, a party becomes enlivened (活潑) when someone starts singing and others keep applauding.Having such a custom, the Japanese can easily sing in front of others without feeling embarrassed.This seems to be one of the reasons that karaoke has been largely accepted in Japanese society.

　　It is now widely recognized that the use of karaoke started at a snack bar in Kobe City,

　　one of the three biggest cities in Japan.It is said that when a guitarist could not come to perform at the bar due to illness,

　　the owner of the bar prepared tapes of accompaniment recordings, and people enjoyed singing to the tapes.

　　It was at that time that karaoke appeared.Holding a microphone and singing a song to the accompaniment of an “orchestra (管弦樂隊)”， you can feel like a professional singer.For soldiers living in a stressful society, there is no other entertainment activity that can make them feel so refreshed.

　　It is a typical way to relax for Japanese businessmen.They use it to take away their stress after work.However, there is an obstacle to this: since most Japanese houses are still made of wood,

　　it would be very annoying to the neighbors to sing into a microphone at night.Seizing upon the opportunity, businessmen created the karaoke box, a roadside facility containing karaoke equipment.Karaoke boxes are soundproofed rooms, closed with a door, placed on roadsides where people can sing.The first “Karaoke box” was placed in a rice camp in the countryside in 1984.It was built from a converted freight car (改裝的貨運車).Now, the karaoke boom has even spread abroad and it has also been attracting the attention of the countries trying to improve their literacy rate (識字率) as a good educational tool.

　　1.According to the text, we can learn that karaoke ________.

　　A.originated from the biggest city of Japan

　　B.originated in the form of singing to tapes

　　C.can help you achieve the level of professional singers

　　D.first appeared in the army to relieve stress for soldiers

　　2.The underlined word “soundproofed” in Paragraph 4 most probably means “________”.

　　A.recording sounds repeatedly

　　B.receiving sound signals

　　C.making sound more clear

　　D.stopping sound from being heard outside

　　3.What can be inferred from the text?

　　A.Karaoke was started in a bar during a party.

　　B.A guitarist was the originator who brought the karaoke into being.

　　C.Karaoke was very common as a form of entertainment at home when it was born.

　　D.Karaoke is used as a way of education in some countries.

　　4.What is the text mainly about?

　　A.What karaoke boxes are like.

　　B.How karaoke boxes were created.

　　C.The origins and development of karaoke.

　　D.Karaoke becomes a popular form of entertainment.

　　1．解析：選B　細節理解題根據第二段可知卡拉OK起源于日本三個大城市之一Kobe的一間小零食店這家小店因為吉他手生病不能演奏店主就錄制了吉他手的樂曲歌手唱歌時播放錄制的音樂因此可知A項錯誤B項正確根據第三段“feel like a professional singer”可知卡拉OK讓你的歌聲聽起來像專業歌手的歌聲并不能讓你真正達到專業歌手水平故排除C文章第三段提到卡拉OK是士兵緩解壓力的不二方式但卡拉OK并非誕生于軍營故排除D2．解析：選D　詞義猜測題根據畫線單詞前后語境可知由于日本的房子大都是木房子隔音效果差因此唱歌時會影響周圍居民的生活商人抓住這一商機發明了包廂這是一種關閉門窗置于路邊的隔音效果較好的房子因此根據語境可以推斷soundproofed意思是“隔音的”故D項符合題意3．解析：選D　推理判斷題根據文章最后一段最后一句中的“attracting the attention of the countries trying to improve their literacy rate (識字率) as a good educational tool”可知D項正確卡拉OK起源于一家小零食店由于吉他手生病店主想出了用錄制音樂伴奏的法子故推斷A和B均錯誤根據最后一段可知由于噪音大影響鄰居因此卡拉OK的發展受到限制故推斷C項錯誤4．解析：選C　主旨大意題本文介紹了卡拉OK的起源和發展故選C閱讀理解

　　Does stress cause gray hair？Many people believe that tension and stress can cause your hair to lose its color.In fact，it is an_old_wives’_tale that being upset all the time can result in premature graying.Here is a closer look at this situation and why some believe that this old wives’ tale could be true.

　　As one ages，the hairs on the head also age.In fact，just about everything on the human body begins to show signs of wear and tear after a while.The joints wear and become stiff and skin wears and becomes wrinkled.Hairs on the head grow and eventually die.They are replaced，but in the process something else happens.

　　When new hairs are replaced，the color or pigment (色素) is also added to them.However，as one ages，this pigment becomes less and less available.At first，hairs will have a limited amount of pigment and they will appear to be grayish in color.In time，they will lose all of their pigment and will be white.Many things are known to cause graying，and genetics is a very powerful factor.If one of your parents turns gray at an early age，there is a good chance that you will too.Some people begin the graying process in high school，while others may be over the age of forty.

　　Constant worry and tension can have many harmful effects on the human body.It is a known fact that stressful times can cause one to suffer hair loss.It would make sense that if it can cause these problems，perhaps it also may contribute to graying.However，there is no sound evidence to support this.

　　On the other hand，many medical professionals believe that there may be a link between graying and a constant state of anxiety or tension.Does stress cause gray hair？There is no scientific evidence to support the theory，but it is best to avoid stressful situations.

　　【語篇解讀】　壓力會導致頭發變白嗎？許多人相信情況是這樣的。本文從年齡和基因兩方面談了頭發變白的原因，持續的壓力和憂慮對于身體是有害的，可導致脫發。但是，究竟壓力和頭發變白之間是否有聯系，目前尚無定論。

　　1．The underlined phrase in the first paragraph most probably means________.

　　A．clever remarksB．silly remarks

　　C．exciting remarks D．disappointed remarks

　　解析　詞義猜測題。畫線短語前面提到“Many people believe that tension and stress can cause your hair to lose its color”，即許多人相信緊張和壓力導致頭發褪色變白。短文接著談到“In fact，it is...”，這是推測畫線詞意思的關鍵。因此an old wives’ tale意為“無稽之談”。

　　答案　B

　　2．The second paragraph mainly tells us________.

　　A．every part of body is replaced with age

　　B．hairs will grow weak but not die

　　C．skin becomes wrinkled with age

　　D．every part of body ages with age

　　解析　主旨大意題。第二段第一句話是該段的主題句。從中可以看出，人體的每一部分都會隨著年齡的增長而衰老。

　　答案　D

　　3．What might play the most important role in the graying process?

　　A．Genetics and the amount of sleeping time.

　　B．The amount of food people eat and living environment.

　　C．The amount of pigment and genetics.

　　D．Genetics and the amount of water people drink

　　解析　細節理解題。本文第三段提到“At first，hairs will have a limited amount of pigment and they will appear to be grayish in color.In time，they will lose all of their pigment and will be white.Many things are known to cause graying，and genetics is a very powerful factor.”由此可以看出，色素和基因在頭發變白的過程中起著重要的作用。

　　答案　C

　　4．According to the passage，continuous pressure may result in________.

　　A．a person’s fatness B．a person’s fitness

　　C．a person’s weight loss D．a person’s hair loss

　　解析　細節理解題。本文倒數第二段提到“Constant worry and tension can have many harmful effects on the human body.It is a known fact that stressful times can cause one to suffer hair loss”。由此可知，持續的壓力會導致脫發。