湖北省2022高考英语 专项训练 阅读理解40

2022高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项50-40APresidentGeorgeBushisheadingtoCampDavidforThanksgiving,thankfulforhisalmost-expired"privilegeofservingasthepresident."President-electBarackObamaisstayinginChicagoto"haveawholebunchofpeopleovertothehouse"andsqueezeinsomeChristmasshopping.Onaholidaydesignedforreflection(回忆),oneman,historicallyunpopular,isheadingtoaremotemountaintopwithhisfamily.Theother,promisingchange,issurroundinghimselfwithdozensofpeopleinabusycity.DressedcasuallyinaleatherjacketandblackscarfonWednesday,ObamahandedoutfoodtotheneedyataChicagochurchwithwifeMichelleandtheirtwodaughters,shakinghandsandhappilytellingpeople"youcancallmeBarack."Hefollowedthatwithaquickvisittoaschoolnextdoor,whereheaskedtheexcitedkids,"Who'sgoingtohaveturkey?""Who'sgoingtohavegreenbeans?""Who'sgoingtohavesweetpotatopie?"Obamahasshownaknack(窍门)forsymbolism,inthiscasefollowingtheThanksgivingtraditionofhelpingthepoor,saidDavidGreenberg,aRutgersUniversityhistorianwhoisworkingonahistoryofpoliticalspin."Herehe'sshowingadifferentsideofhimself,thepresidentasnationalconscienceormoralauthority.Ithinkthat'sprobablyagoodnoteforhimtointroduceinatransitionperiodthat'sbeensoheavilyfocusedonWallStreetandthefinancialsystemandtheseeconomicproblems,"hesaid."He'snotforgettingwhotheseeconomicproblemsarehurtingthemost."ForBush,hisfinalThanksgivinginofficeisprovingatimefornostalgia.HealwaysreflectsabitatThanksgiving,buthewentfurtherashespared（放飞）theThanksgivingturkey,"Pumpkin,"onWednesday.Hegavethankstotroopsandvolunteers,toteachersandpastors,toalltheAmericanpeople.Thenhegavethanksforhiswifeandtwindaughters—"twoThanksgivingmiracleswhowewereblessedwith27yearsago"—andthathismother,formerfirstladyBarbaraBush,wasdoingwellafterbeinghospitalized."Mostofall,"hesaid,"IthanktheAmericanpeopleforthetremendousprivilegeofservingasthepresident."ThisThanksgiving,Obamausedtheopportunityforarelativelyrarepubliceventwithhiswifeandchildren,Sasha,7,andMalia,10—andachanceforalittlelessonforthekids."Iwantthemtolearntheimportanceofhowfortunatetheyareandtomakesurethey'regivingback,"hesaidofbringingthegirlstothechurch.Andwhat'shethankfulfor?"IjustwantyoutoknowwhatI'mthankfulforismyfamilyandmyfriendsandmycommunity,"hetoldtheschoolchildren."That'sthemostimportantthing."1.Thebesttitleofthepassageshouldbe_______A.ThanksgivingforBushandObamaB.ThanksgivingDay4\nC.HowtocelebrateThanksgivingDayD.ThanksgivingDayforpresidents答案解析：答案为A。本题考查文章的标题。全文报道了即将卸任的总统Bush和新选举的总统Obama各自在感恩节做的事情。故答案为A。2.Theunderlinedword“squeeze”inparagraph2isclosestto_______A.forceB.pushC.joinD.take答案解析：答案为C。本题为词义猜测题。结合下文的第三段“Onaholidaydesignedforreflection,oneman,historicallyunpopular,isheadingtoaremotemountaintopwithhisfamily.Theother,promisingchange,issurroundinghimselfwithdozensofpeopleinabusycity.”可知，“oneman”指的是第一段提到的PresidentGeorgeBush，他和家人一起要去遥远的山顶；“Theother”指的是第二段提到的President-electBarackObama，他在繁忙的城市中，周围都是人。可以推断，第二段写的是新选举的总统Obama加入了圣诞节的购物潮中，因此squeeze意思最接近“join”，故答案为C。3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrightaccordingtothepassge?A.Bushisthoughthighlyofbythepeopleinthearticle.B.Bush’sdaughtersare27yearsoldnow.C.Obamavisitedsomeofthepeoplewhoneededhelp.D.Bushgavethankstotroopsandvolunteers,toteachersandpastors,toalltheAmericanpeople.答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节题。由第三段“Onaholidaydesignedforreflection,oneman,historicallyunpopular,isheadingtoaremotemountaintopwithhisfamily.”可知，“oneman”在历史上不受欢迎，结合上题的分析，“oneman”指的是Bush，因此A选项“文中人们对Bush评价很高”错误，故答案为A。第九段写的是Bush,由文中“Hegavethankstotroopsandvolunteers,toteachersandpastors,toalltheAmericanpeople.Thenhegavethanksforhiswifeandtwindaughters—‘twoThanksgivingmiracleswhowewereblessedwith27yearsago’…”可知，B、D选项符合文意。由第四段“DressedcasuallyinaleatherjacketandblackscarfonWednesday,ObamahandedoutfoodtotheneedyataChicagochurch…”可知，C选项符合文意。4.Thepassagesuggeststhat_______AIt’satraditionforaUSpresidenttospareaturkeyonThanksgivingDay.BOnThanksgivingDay,Obamamainlyhasaget-togetherwithhisfamilyandfriends.CObamaaskedhistwodaughterstomakecontributiontotheUSeconomy.DBushthinksitahonourandalsoapitytobetheUSpresident.答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节推理题，解答此题可用排除法。由第十一段“ThisThanksgiving,Obamausedtheopportunityforarelativelyrarepubliceventwithhiswifeandchildren,Sasha,7,andMalia,10—andachanceforalittlelessonforthekids.”可知，Obama利用这个机会和妻子孩子团聚，没有和朋友一起，故B选项错误。C、D选项未提。因此只有选择A选项“对于美国总统来说感恩节放飞火鸡是一种传统”，文中第八段提到“ForBush,hisfinalThanksgivinginofficeisprovingatimefornostalgia.HealwaysreflectsabitatThanksgiving,buthewentfurtherashesparedtheThanksgivingturkey,"Pumpkin,"onWednesday.”由此可知，A选项是正确的。4\nBInMarch2022，JoeRyangotanoticefromabillingagencyforahospitalnearDenver,Colorado.Thehospitalwantedpaymentforsurgerytotaling$41,188.Ryanhadneversetfootinthathospital.Obviouslytherewassomemistake.“Ithoughtitwasajoke,”saysRyan.Butwhenhecalledthebillingagency，nobodylaughed.Someone,who’salsonamedJoeRyan,usingRyan'sSocialSecuritynumber,hadindeedbeenadmittedforsurgery.Hefiguredclearingthisupwouldtakeajustfewphonecalls.Twoyearslater,Ryancontinuestosufferfromthedamagetohiscreditratingandstilldoesn’tknowifhismedicalrecordhasbeenclearedofwronginformation.JoeRyanwasthevictimofalittle-knownbutfrighteningtypeofconsumercheatingthatisontherise：medicalidentitytheft,whichinvolvesusingyournametogetdrugs,expensivemedicaltreatmentandevencheatinginsurancepayments.AsRyandiscovered,moneyisn’tthehalfofit.Whensomeonestealsyournametoreceivehealthcare,hismedicalhistorybecomespartofyourrecord—andsettingtherecordstraightcanbeextremelydifficult.That’sbecause，inpart，theinformationishandedoutamongdozensofcare-givers,fromdoctorstomedicinestorestoinsurancecompaniesandlabs."Iwantedtohelpstraightenthisout,”saysRyan,‘‘soIwenttothehospital,andtheyhadathree-inch-thickrecordforme,buttheywouldn'tletmeseeit.IshowedthemmyID,andtheysaidthat’snotJoeRyan’ssignature.Well,ofcoursenot!Theyhadthisotherguy’ssignature.”Ryanhadfallenintoavictim’sCatch-22：Ifyourrecorddoesn’tappeartobeyours,youmaynothavetherighttoreadit,muchlesschangeit.Ryan'snextstepwasavisittothepolicedepartment.Butthepolicesaidthattherewasnotmuchtheycoulddo,thatthelocallawenforcementhaslittleexperiencewithmedicalIDtheft,andcaseslikethiscanendupbeingconsideredacivilmatter.1.ThebillingagencysentJoeRyananoticeto_______.A.playajokeonhimformedicaltreatmentB.informhimofthepaymentforhissurgeryC.correctthemistakesaboutpaymentforhissurgeryD.clearupthewronginformationinhismedicalrecord答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由第一段“InMarch2022，JoeRyangotanoticefromabillingagencyforahospitalnearDenver,Colorado.Thehospitalwantedpaymentforsurgerytotaling$41,188.”可知，thebillingagency通知JoeRyan支付手术费用41,188美元，故答案为B。2.JoeRyanatfirstthoughthisproblemwas_________.A.easytosettleB.difficulttosettleC.impossibletosolveD.unnecessarytosolve答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节推理题。由第二段“Hefiguredclearingthisupwould4\ntakeajustfewphonecalls.”可知，JoeRyan刚开始认为只要打几个电话就可以解决问题，故答案为A。3.ThenumberofmedicalidentitytheftcasesintheUnitedStatesis_______.A.increasingB.decreasingC.countableD.changeable答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节题。由第四段首句“JoeRyanwasthevictimofalittle-knownbutfrighteningtypeofconsumercheatingthatisontherise：medicalidentitytheft…”可知，医疗身份盗窃在美国正在增加，故答案为A。4.AnevenworseconsequenceofmedicalIDtheftis________.A.sometroubleinobtaininginsurancepaymentB.abiglossofmoneyanddamagetocreditratingC.thewidelyspreadmedicalinformationofthevictimD.thedifficultyinchangingthewrongmedicalhistory答案解析：答案为C。本题为推理题。由第五段可知，当别人盗用了你的名字来享受医疗服务后，他的医疗史就成为了你的医疗史，并且清除这些错误记录极其困难，因为你的信息已经给了许多照料者，包括医生、药店、保险公司和实验室。因此，医疗身份盗窃更糟糕的结果是受害者的医疗信息到处传播。故答案为C。干扰项最强的D选项“改变错误的医疗史非常困难”只是医疗身份盗窃的一个直接结果，但不是更糟糕的，因此排除D选项。4