（江苏专用）2020高考英语二轮复习 专题限时检测（二十一）阅读理解C篇高分练（二）

专题限时检测(二十一)阅读理解C篇高分练(二)(共3篇，限时24分钟)A(2019·苏州模拟)Onesunnyafternoonintheautumnoftheyear1861asoldierlayinaclumpoflaurel(月桂树)bythesideofaroadinwesternVirginia.Helayatfulllengthuponhisstomach,hisheadupontheleftforearm.Hisextendedrighthandlooselygraspedhisgun.Butfortheslightrhythmicmovementofhisback,hemighthavebeenthoughttobedead.Hewasasleepathispostofduty.Butiffound,hewouldbedeadshortlyafterward,deathbeingthejustandlegalpenaltyforhiscrime.ThesleepingsoldierwasayoungVirginiannamedCarterDruse.Hewasthesonofwealthyparents,anonlychild.Hishomewasbutafewmilesfromwherehenowlay.Onemorninghehadrisenfromthebreakfasttableandsaid,quietlybutgravely,“Father,theUnionArmyhasarrivedatGrafton,Iamgoingtojoinit.”Thefatherliftedhishead,lookedatthesonforamomentinsilence,andreplied,“Go,Carter,andwhatevermayoccur,dowhatyouconsidertobeyourduty.Virginia,whichyoubetray,mustgetonwithoutyou.Shouldwebothlivetotheendofthewar,wewillspeakfurtherofthematter.Yourmother,asthephysicianhasinformedyou,isinamostcriticalcondition;atbestshecannotbewithuslongerthanafewweeks,butthattimeisprecious.Itwouldbebetternottodisturbher.”SoCarterDruse,bowedtohisfatherandleftthehomeofhischildhood.Byconscienceandcourage,hewassoonwellreceivedbyhisfellowsandhisofficers;anditwastothesequalitiesandtosomeknowledgeofthecountrythatheowedhisselectionforhispresentdutyattheextremepost.Nevertheless,hefellasleep,exhausted.Whatgoodorbadangelcameinadreamtoawakehimfromhisstateofcrime,whoshallsay?Hequietlyraisedhisforeheadfromhisarmandlookedbetweenthelaurels.Hisfirstfeelingwasakeenartisticdelight.Onthecliffwasastatueofimpressivedignity.Thefigureofthemansatonthehorse,straightandsoldierly.Thefaceoftherider,turnedslightlyaway;hewaslookingdownwardtothebottomofthevalley.Broadawakeandkeenlyalivenow,Drusecautiouslypushedthegunforwardthroughthebushesandcoveredavitalspotofthehorseman'sbreast.Atouchuponthetrigger(扳机)andallwouldhavebeenwellwithDruse.Atthatinstantthehorsemanturnedandlookedinhisdirection—seemedtolookintohisveryface,intohiseyes,intohisbraveheart.Drusegrewpale;heshookineverylimb(肢)andturnedfaint.Hishandfellawayfromhisweapon,hisheadslowlydroppeduntilhisfacerestedontheleavesinwhichhelay.Thedutyofthesoldierwasplain—themanmustbeshotdead.Butno—thereisahope;hemayhavediscoverednothing—perhapsheisbutadmiringthebeautyofthelandscape.Druseturnedhisheadandlookedthroughthedeepsofairdownward.Hesawsomefoolishcommanderwaspermittingthesoldierstowatertheirbeastsintheopen!Drusewithdrewhiseyesfromthevalleyandfixedthemagainuponthegroupofmanandhorseinthesky,andagainitwasthroughthesightsofhisgun.Butthistimehisaimwasatthehorse.Inhismemoryrangthewordsofhisfather,“Whatevermayoccur,dowhatyouconsidertobeyourduty.”Hefired.TenminuteshadhardlypassedwhenaFederalofficercreptcautiouslytohim.“Didyoufire？”theofficerwhispered.“Yes.”“Atwhat？”“Ahorse.Itwasstandingontherock,prettyfarout.Youseeitisnolongerthere.Itwentoverthecliff.”Theman'sfacewaswhite,butheshowednoothersignofemotion.Havinganswered,heturnedawayhiseyesandsaidnomore.Theofficerdidnotunderstand.“Seehere,Druse，”hesaid,afteramoment'ssilence,“it'snousemakingamystery.Iorderyoutoreport.Wasthereanybodyonthehorse？”“Yes.”“Well？”“Myfather.”语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了富家子弟CarterDruse在父亲的同意下参加了联邦军队并忠于职守的故事。1.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A．Thesoldierwasthoughttobedead.B．Thesoldierwaswatchingattentively.C．Thesoldierwaspunishedforhiscrime.D．Thesoldierwassleepingonhisduty.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Hewasasleepathispostofduty.”可知，这位士兵值勤时睡着了，故选D。2．WhatcanbeconcludedfromParagraphs2and3?A．Thefatherdiscouragedtheson.B．Thesondecidedtofightforhisbelief.C．Boththesonandthefathersurvivedthewar.D．Themotherwascriticalofherson'sdecision.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Father,theUnionArmyhasarrivedatGrafton,Iamgoingtojoinit.”可知，儿子要参加联邦军队；再结合第三段中的“Go，Carter,andwhatevermayoccur,dowhatyouconsidertobeyourduty.Virginia,whichyoubetray,mustgetonwithoutyou.”可知，父亲鼓励儿子为信念而战斗。由此可以判断，儿子决定为自己的信念而战斗。故选B。3．WhydidCarterDrusefireintheend?A．Hedidhisduty.B．Hewascold­blooded.C．Herecognizedthehorserider.D．Hepulledthetriggeraccidentally.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第九段最后一句“Inhismemoryrangthewordsofhisfather,‘Whatevermayoccur,dowhatyouconsidertobeyourduty.’”可知，在他犹豫着是不是要扣动扳机时，他想起了父亲的话：无论发生什么事情，都要履行自己的职责。据此可知，儿子最终开枪的原因是完成他的职责。故选A。4．Thewriterwrotethisstorymainlytoshow________.A．thegreatnessofthefatherB．theinnerthoughtsofasoldierC．thecrueltyofthewarD．thebraveryofasoldier解析：选C写作意图题。阅读全文可知，文章描写了战争中儿子在杀死父亲的这个过程中的痛苦与挣扎：儿子为尽士兵的职责不得不向父亲开枪，亲手杀死了自己的父亲。由此可知，作者想要通过这个故事告诉读者战争的残酷。故选C。B(2019·徐州、淮安、连云港模拟)Whenacaterpillar(毛虫)pretendstobeasnaketokeepoffpotentialpredators(捕食者),itshouldprobablyexpecttobetreatedlikeone.ThisisexactlywhathappenedinCostaRicaearlierthisyear,whenresearcherswitnessedahummingbirddefendingitsnestfromwhatitinterpretedtobeasnake,butwasactuallyacaterpillar,whichwasfeedingonaleafabovethenest.Thesecaterpillarsresembleflatdriedleavesasadults.Theycanexpandthetopoftheirheadstoexposeapairofeyespotsthatdiscouragepotentialpredators.Whendisturbed,theyraisetheirheadsupandmovefromsidetoside,increasingthesnake­likeappearance.Inparticulartheyresemblegreenparrotsn