1阅读理解专题突破练5第一节A体裁:记叙文词数:315用时:6分钟IrememberthefirsttimeIgotonahorse.WhenIwasalittleboyagedtwo,mymomagreedtoletmetakeashortrideandthatwasit!Fromthenon,Idrovemyparentscrazybeggingforahorse.WhenIwasfour,Ihadmutism,inwhichchildrenstopspeakingincertainsocialsituations.Iwentdays,weeks,monthswithoutasoundatschool.Atmost,Imightquietlywhispertoafriend.IsufferedsilentlythroughschooluntilIwastenwhenapsychologisthadanidea.HeaskedmewhatIwantedmorethananythingelseintheworld.HeexplainedIwasgoingtobegivenanopportunitytoworkforthat.AndIwaspermittedtowhispertheanswerinmymother’sear,“Ahorse.”Iwastogetapony,butIhadtoliveuptomyendofthebargain.IhadachartofweeklytasksIhadtoaccomplish.Ihadtoanswerthephonefivetimesperweek,somethingIhadneverdonebefore.Ihadtosayonewordtomyteacheratschoolandthelistwenton.Forachildwithmutism,sayingonewordtosomeonecanbelikeclimbingthehighmountains.Idideverythingthatwasaskedofmeandthedaycame.HisnamewasSequoia,whomIfellinlovewithimmediately.WhenIwasinSequoia’spresence,Iforgotallaboutmyproblemsandfeltstrongandsecure.Iamafullyparticipatingmemberofsocietythesedays.MyhorseandImadeitthroughamaster’sdegree.Imayhavemadeitotherwise,butI’mnotsure.IfeelIowemylifetothehorseandItrytogiveitbacktohimeveryday.HehasgivenmethebestgiftIcouldeverimagine,mylife.【解题导语】作者从小爱马,四岁时患有缄默症,在心理医生的帮助下,接受了艰苦的训练;当和马在一起时,他感到非常放松。如今,他已经能够融入社会。1.Whatwasthesituationlikewhentheauthorwasfour?2A.Hedidn’tsayawordatall.B.Helearnedhowtorideahorse.C.Hefoundhisclassmatesunfriendly.D.Hehaddifficultyincommunicating.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第二段的第一句“WhenIwasfour,Ihadmutism,inwhichchildrenstopspeakingincertainsocialsituations”可知,“我”在四岁时患上了缄默症,在沟通上有困难,故D项正确。2.WhatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromParagraph3?A.Hecompletedsometaskseasily.B.Hepushedhimselfextremelyhard.C.HefellinlovewithSequoiagradually.D.Hefoundthepsychologist’sideaineffective.答案B解析推理判断题。根据第三段的第五句可知,对于一个患有缄默症的孩子来说,跟别人说一句话像爬高山一样难;据此可以判断,“我”在努力接受训练,故B项正确。3.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthetext?A.Tosharehisunfortunatechildhood.B.Togivetipsonhowtocuremutism.C.Toshowhisdeepgratefulnesstohishorse.D.Toinspirekidsstrugglingagainstmutism.答案C3解析推理判断题。通读全文可知,本文的主题句是本文最后两句“IfeelIowemylifetothehorseandItrytogiveitbacktohimeveryday.HehasgivenmethebestgiftIcouldeverimagine,mylife.”据此可知,本文旨在表达对马的深深的感激,故C项正确。B体裁:说明文词数:350用时:8分钟(2017广东七校联合体第二次联考)Lovetosinkintoyourchairsandrelaxwhenyougettoschool?Thenyouwillnotbehappytohearthatschoolsallovertheworldareseriouslyconsideringexchangingtraditionaldesksforoneswithnoseatsatall—yes,thatmeansyouwillbeencouragedtostandthroughthosealreadytoolongmathandsciencelessons!Whywouldanyoneeventhinkofputtingkidstosuchcruelty?Expertssayitimprovestheirhealthandhelpsfightobesity.Whilethatmayseemalittlefar-fetched(牵强的),theofficialsatthefewschoolsaroundtheworldseemtoagree.AmongthemareeducatorsfromtheCollegeStationIndependentSchoolDistrictinTexas,whorecentlycompletedaweek-longexperimentinvolving480studentsacrossthreeelementaryschools.The374kidsthatagreedtoparticipateinthestudywereprovidedwithadevicethathelpedrecordthestepcountandcalorieconsumptionovertheentireperiod.All25teachersinvolvedinthestudyreportedthatstudentsappearedtobemorealertandconcentratebetter,whenallowedtostand.Theonethingthatdidsurprisetheresearcherswasthatyoungerkidsweremorewillingtostaystandingthankidsinhighergrades.Theybelievethismayhavesomethingtodowiththefactthatafteryearsofbeingaskedto“sitstill”,olderkidshaveahardertimeadjustingtothisunexpectedfreedom.Americanschoolsarenottheonlyonesreportingsuccesswithstand-updesks.FourCatholicschoolsinPerth,Australia,whichhavebeentestingthemsinceOctober2013,haveseensimilarresults.InMay2014,GroveHousePrimarySchoolinBradford,WestYorkshire,becameEurope’sfirsttestone,withaseven-weektrialthat4involvedtheuseofdesksmadebyErgotronintheirfifth-gradeclassrooms.Whileofficialresultsarenotoutyet,earlyreactionsfrombothteachersandstudentshavebeenextremelyencouraging.Thefindingsofthesestudiesandothersdonepreviouslyallseemtomeanthatallowingkidstomovearoundinclassroomsisawin-winforstudentsandteachers—ithelpskidsgethealthierandprovideseducatorswithamoreengagedaudience.【解题导语】研究表明,让学生站着上课对老师和学生来说是双赢的。4.Thestudentsmaybeunhappybecause.A.theyhavetoexchangedeskswitheachotherB.theofficialsshownosympathytothematallC.therearenoseatsforthemtositinclassD.theyhavetoexchangetraditionaldesksforoneswithnoseats答案C解析细节理解题。根据第一段的第二句可知,学生可能感到不高兴的原因是教室没有座位坐,他们要站着上课。故选C项。5.Olderstudentsmaynotlikestand-updesksbecause.A.theyareclevererthanyoungerstudentsB.theyareeasilytiredofstandinglongC.theyhaveformedthehabitofsittingD.theydobadlyinclasswhilestanding答案C解析细节理解题。根据第三段的最后一句“Theybelievethismayhavesomethingtodowiththefactthatafteryearsofbeingaskedto‘sitstill’,olderkidshaveahardertimeadjustingtothisunexpectedfreedom.”可知,年龄大的孩子们由于多年坐着的习惯,所以可能不喜欢站着上课。故选C项。56.Whatismostlikelytobetheresultoftheseven-weektrial?A.Thestandingdeskscan’tbeusedatall.B.Itisgoodforstudentstousestand-updesks.C.Moretestsshouldbedoneinotherschools.D.Thestudentsaredifferentinpersonality.答案B解析推理判断题。根据第四段的“earlyreactionsfrombothteachersandstudentshavebeenextremelyencourag