【正文】 （英語）高一英語閱讀理解提高訓練一、高中英語閱讀理解1．閱讀理解 Elevenyearold Ruby Kate Chitsey loves asking the question If you could have any three things, what would you want? at nursing homes in Harrison. Even more amazing, she then sets out to make the residents who live in the nursing home realize their dreams. Last May, Ruby Kate noticed a resident named Pearl staring out a window. She seemed sad. What are you looking at? Ruby Kate asked. Pearl said her dog was led away by his new owner because she couldn39。t afford to raise it. Ruby Kate and her mother, Amanda, asked around and discovered that many nursing home residents are unable to afford even the smallest luxuries. So Ruby Kate decided to do something about it. She started by asking residents what three things they wanted most in the world. Amanda worried that people would ask for cars and other things an 11yearold wouldn39。t be able to provide. Instead, they asked for chocolate bars, McDonald fries, pants that ft properly and even just prayer. Using heir own money, the Chitseys granted the wishes of about 100 people in three months. Then they started asking for donations. The good people of Harrison responded enthusiastically, so much so hat Amanda set up a GoFundMe page, Three Wishes for Ruby39。s Residents, hoping to collect %5,000. They hit their goal in a month. After GoFundMe named Ruby Kate a Kid Hero and promoted her story internationally this past January, Three Wishes raised $20,000 in 24 hours and more than $250,000 in five months. Earlier this year, Three Wishes for Ruby39。s Residents became a nonprofit and launched its first nationwide chapters. Ruby Kate doesn39。t plan to stop there. I consider kindness to be my hobby, she says, and I39。m very good at it.（1）What inspired Ruby Kate to help residents at nursing homes? 39。s sadness for missing her dog. kindness of residents at nursing homes. nursing home residents39。 lack of luxuries. experience of working in a nursing home.（2）What can we learn from the passage? Wishes has set up its worldwide branches. Chitseys helped satisfy the residents39。 wishes. nursing home introduced Ruby39。s story around the world. Chitseys are wealthy enough to afford all residents39。 wishes.（3）What do the numbers listed in Paragraph 4 indicate? were supportive. Kate was generous. money was quite easy. programme was profitable.（4）Which of the following can best describe Ruby Kate? and enthusiastic. and imaginative. and selfless. and modest.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）A（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了魯比?凱特幫助養(yǎng)老院的居民實現(xiàn)他們的愿望，得到了許多同樣好心的人的支持的故事。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)二段中的“Amanda, asked around and discovered that many nursing home residents are unable to afford even the smallest luxuries. So Ruby Kate decided to do something about it.”可知阿曼達四處打聽，發(fā)現(xiàn)許多養(yǎng)老院的居民連最小的奢侈品都買不起，于是露比?凱特決定做點什么。即許多療養(yǎng)院居民缺乏奢侈品激發(fā)了魯比?凱特幫助療養(yǎng)院的居民。故選C。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Using heir own money, the Chitseys granted the wishes of about 100 people in three months.”用他們自己的錢，奇西夫婦在三個月內(nèi)答應(yīng)了大約100人的愿望?？芍嫖鞣驄D幫助滿足了居民的愿望。故選B。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“After GoFundMe named Ruby Kate a Kid Hero and promoted her story internationally this past January, Three Wishes raised ﹩20,000 in 24 hours and more than ﹩250,000 in five months.”可知在GoFundMe將魯比?凱特命名為“兒童英雄“之后，今年1月，她在國際上推廣了她的故事，三個愿望在24小時內(nèi)籌集了20000美元，在五個月內(nèi)籌集了超過250000美元。從這些數(shù)據(jù)可以看出人們都很支持。故選A。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段“‘I consider kindness to be my hobby,’ she says, ‘a(chǎn)nd I39。m very good at it.’”可知我把善良當成我的愛好，她說，而且我很在行。由此判斷出魯比?凱特是熱心且無私的。故選C。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。2．閱讀理解 The killdeer, a small bird known for its highpitched(聲調(diào)高的)call, could lead to the cancellation(取消) of one of Canada39。 biggest music festivals. The first hint of trouble for Ottawa39。s Bluesfest, an outdoor festival that draws around 300,000 people each year, came last week after workers at the site found one of the birds. It had laid four eggs nearby, effectively claiming the main stage area as its nesting ground. This is one of the most challenging problems we39。ve been presented with, but we feel we can work through this, said Mark Monahan, executive director of the festival. Anything that changes the schedule has a major effect, so we39。re taking it very seriously. The discovery meant that government officials rushed to protect the nest and the eggs, hiring a security guard to watch over them 24 hours a day. Environmentalists were also brought in. We don39。t know when the eggs might hatch, said Monahan. What is known is that the young killdeer will likely leave the nest soon after they are hatched, leading many to hope that the eggs hatch in the next day or so. The festival is now seeking permission from Environment Canada to relocate(搬遷)the nest some 50 meters away or take it to a wildlife center. Moving the nest would also ensure the bird and its young would be protected during the festival39。s 11day run, said Monahan. It39。s highly likely that the festival39。s thousands of attendees would cause huge problems for the bird and its eggs. Monahan was confident that the festival would go on as planned, however. Most of the people we39。re working with are looking for a positive solution, Monahan said. There is no one saying that the festival can39。t go on. As news of the dilemma spread, it left residents divided. Some supported the bird, saying that moving the nest might result in the eggs being abandoned. Others expressed annoyance that protecting the eggs of the small bird, which is widespread across North America, was risking an annual festival that contributes millions of dollars to the local economy. The killdeer39。s tendency to build its nest in open fields or flat areas has caused issues in other areas of the US: earlier this year, construction of a health center in Wisconsin was temporarily stopped after a killdeer and its four eggs were discovered.（1）What can we learn about Bluesfest? is the first music festival in Canada. is an important event for music lovers. is a music festival held every two years. is a challenging outdoor activity in Ottawa.（2）What was especially challenging for Bluesfest this year? from the government. with the public. need to protect the bird39。s eggs. lack of experience in hosting the event.（3）How did the festival plan to deal with the problem? the nest to another