阅读提速练(一)(限时40分钟)
(见素养提升特训P163)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
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(2024·河北唐山质检)
The U．K.'s Best Theme Parks
Drayton Manor Theme Park, Staffordshire
The new Tamarin Trail takes adventurers through beautiful gardens, allowing kids and adults to come face-to-face with a troop of monkeys. The park is also home to Europe's only Thomas Land, which last year underwent a ￡2.5m expansion, including new rides. There are thrilling rides, including the stand-up roller coaster, Shockwave, and the 54-metre drop tower, Apocalypse.
Adults from ￡15, children from ￡10 (under-2s free)． Thorpe Park, Surrey
All aboard Derren Brown's Ghost Train which opened in July 2016. This 10-15 minute train journey includes exciting live-action performances, 4D special effects and so on. Also new is “I'm a Celebrity…Maze(迷宫)”， and there are some of the highest and fastest rides in Europe here too.
Adults from ￡28, children from ￡24 (under-3s free)． Warwick Castle, Warwickshire
Although not officially a theme park, this medieval castle offers history, magic, myth and adventure to suit all ages, and is now home to the U．K.'s first fully interactive and multi-sensory Horrible Histories Maze, giving visitors a fascinating experience of getting lost in time. From July, you can sleep over in the new riverside Middle Ages-themed woodland cottages of Knight's Village.
From ￡31 (under-3s free)．
Chessington World of Adventures, Surrey
Following the Pandamonium live show in 2016, last year saw The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure open at Chessington, which has over 40 rides and attractions. Rides include Dragon Falls, Safari Skyway, Toadies Crazy Cars and Runaway Train.
From ￡29 (under-3s free)．
语篇类型：应用文 主题语境：社区生活
语篇导读：本文4则广告，分别介绍了英国四个著名主题公园。 21．Where are animal-loving children probably advised to go? A．Warwick Castle.
B．Thorpe Park.
C．Drayton Manor Theme Park. D．Chessington World of Adventures.
解析 C 细节理解题。根据第一则广告的首句可知，Drayton Manor Theme Park里有许多猴子，喜爱动物的孩子可以去那里玩，故选C项。
22．How much should a couple with their two-year-old son pay at least in Thorpe Park? A．￡56. C．￡40.
B．￡52. D．￡30.
解析 A 数字计算题。根据第二则广告中最后的价格说明可知，在Thorpe Park，成人票价28英镑起，而年龄在3岁以下的孩子免费。因此，这对带着两岁孩子的夫妇最低要支付28×2＝56英镑的门票钱，故选A项。
23．What do the parks have in common? A．Children should be accompanied by adults. B．They have all been rebuilt before reopening. C．They all offer exciting rides in the parks. D．Certain kids have free entry to the parks.
解析 D 推理判断题。综合全文的内容，特别是每则广告后面的价格说明可知，每个主题公园都规定3岁或2岁以下的儿童可以免费入园，即某些孩子可以免费入园，故选D项。
【熟词生义】
常用义：v.骑 本文义：n.(游乐场)供乘/骑的游乐设施 ride 例句：There are thrilling rides, including the stand-up roller coaster, Shockwave, and the 54-metre drop tower, Apocalypse. 那儿有惊险的游乐设施，包括站立式过山车Shockwave和54米高的速降塔Apocalypse。 B (2024·安徽蚌埠二模)In the U．S. state of Washington, a road called Interstate(州际公路) 90 cuts through a wild mountainous area to reach the city of Seattle.For the area's many kinds of animals, busy high-way greatly limits their movements.Animals need to move to find food, to find mates, to find new places to live as their populations expand or just when conditions change, like a fire breaks out.Crossing I-90—as the road is called—is a risky but sometimes necessary act.But soon, animals will have a safer choice.They will be able to go above it.
To help the animals, the state is finishing work on its largest-ever wildlife bridge.The
11-meter-tall, 20-meter-wide bridge begins in the forest.It forms two arches above the highway, one for each direction of traffic.Workers are adding fencing anti plants to help guide the animals across the bridge.Two-meter-thick walls will help block noise from vehicles below.Scientists chose the area because it is within a natural migration(迁徙) path for some animals.
The I-90 bridge is part of a growing number of wildlife crossings across the United States.Some are fences, some are overland bridges, and some are underpasses.They all aim to keep drivers and animals away from each other.
A U．S. Transportation Department study found crashes between animals and humans rose year by year.The accidents made up about 5 percent of all crashes nationally, and cost the economy about $8 billion.Such costs come from car repaid, emergency room visits and removal of the dead animals on roads.Collisions between animals and drivers are rarely deadly to people.But they are often deadly to wildlife.The study also found that 21 endangered or threatened species in the U．S. are affected by vehicle hits.Bridges, underpasses and fencing reduce the area's animal-driver collisions by 80 percent.
Most of the wildlife bridges are in western states.Many other areas also need such paths.But finding money for more crossings is “the-number-one problem”. Patty Garvey-Darda of the U．S. Forest Service has worked on the I-90 crossing from the start of the project.She says the $6-million bridge will one day pay for itself because the highway will not have to be fully or partly closed each time a large animal is struck.“If you shut down Interstate 90, you shut down interstate trade，” she adds.
语篇类型：说明文 主题语境：人与动物
语篇导读：本文为新闻报道。华盛顿州为野生动物建造有史以来最大的专属廊道，旨在让人类和动物“各行其道”。
24．What do we know about I-90? A．It goes from Washington
D．C. to Seattle.
B．It is dangerous for wild animals to cross. C．It blocks the movements of wild animals. D．It is the longest-ever highway in the world.
解析 B 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句及倒数第三句可知，野生动物横穿90号州际公路是很危险的，故选B项。
25．What is being done to help the animals?
A．Building a wildlife bridge to keep drivers and animals away. B．Designing walls to protect animals from traffic accidents. C．Forming 2 arches, one for traffic and the other for animals. D．Choosing a natural and safe area for wild animals to live in.
解析 A 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句及第三段最后一句可知，这些工程旨在让司机和动物“各行其道”，故选A项。
26．What can we learn from Paragraph 4?
A．Traffic accidents went down gradually nationwide. B．Most money was spent in rescuing wild animals. C．Collisions are more deadly to wildlife than to people. D．Some species no longer existed because of vehicle hits.
解析 C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第四、五句可推知，动物和司机之间的碰撞对野生动物的危害比人类更大，故选C项。
27．Which of the statements may Patty Garvey-Darda agree with? A．The bridge costs too much money. B．Animals won't be struck by drivers. C．The effort to build the bridge will pay off. D．Collisions won't affect national trade at all.
解析 C 推理判断题。根据最后一段倒数第二句可知，Patty Garvey-Darda认为这座耗资600万美元的桥梁早晚会彰显其价值，故选C项。
C
(2024·福建泉州一模)When my grandmother died at the age of 96, there were two things she left behind in abundance—nearly 100 photo albums documenting decades of travel and home life, and a dozen quilts, one of which my mother gave me.
Quilting is the process of sewing together fabric(布料) to make one large piece of fabric.In my family，quilting and sewing is a tradition that has been passed down through the generations.My mother says her great-grandmother would occasionally travel around New York State to sew clothing for other families.
In the United States，quilting was a craft (手艺) that started as a necessity and eventually became much more.In 1862, the U．S. government offered millions of acres of land to Americans who wanted to move west.This allowed families to settle on land that they could eventually own.They often built their own homes and lived off the vegetables in their gardens and the livestock they had.Sewing was very important for women because they were responsible for clothing their families and keeping them warm.
Quilting also became a chance for women to socialize with each other.They would gather for so-called “quilting bees”， where they would meet up and work on one quilting project together.This provided a much-needed relief from the lonely life of living on a large piece of land.
Throughout history, the different patterns on American quilts have conveyed all kinds of information.From then, we can tell where a person lived, what region of the world they originated from, or sometimes a story is told in pictures on a quilt.
Even today, women still gather to quit together in a show of friendship and a love for the craft, just like the old days.My sister has tried quilting a few times, and hopefully, her two daughters may one day continue this family tradition.
语篇类型：记叙文 主题语境：文化遗产
语篇导读：本文讲述了缝被子是作者他们家族的传统，作者借此文呼吁保护好这一传统。 28．What do we know about quilting according to the passage? A．It is a lost traditional craft.
B．It is a major means of making a living in the U．S.A. C．It is a craft that has become a cultural symbol. D．It was a way to carry on the American history.
解析 C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知，美国被子的不同图案传递了各种各样的信息，说明被子本身已经有了文化符号，承载着特定的文化，故选C项。
29．Why was sewing important for women? A．Because they had to keep the tradition. B．Because they could make a living themselves. C．Because they could communicate with other women.
D．Because they were in charge of making clothes for their families.
解析 D 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，针线活对妇女重要的原因是她们负责为家人做衣服，故选D项。
30．What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A．Working on the land.
B．Participating in “quilting bees”． C．Designing a quilting project. D．Clothing the family.
解析 B 代词指代题。根据第四段第二句可知，this指代上文的妇女们能够坐在一起完成一个被子，故选B项。
31．What can be the best title for the passage? A．How to Sew Together Fabric B．The Tradition of Quilting C．The Struggle of Women D．The Skills of Quilting
解析 B 标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了缝被子是作者家族的传统，作者呼吁保护好这一传统，故选B项。
D
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