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1、高考英语二轮专题复习与测试 阅读专题演练（一）第一节阅读理解阅读下列短文，从题后所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。AWhen Luca first heard of the Island of Inventions，he was still very young.But its wonders sounded so incredible that they were forever burned in his memory.From that moment，he never stopped searching for clues which might lead him to the is
2、land.He read hundreds of adventure books，histories，volumes of physics and chemistry，even music.Over time，he pieced together his idea of what the Island of Inventions was like.It was a secret place，where all the great wise men of the world would meet to learn and invent together.Access to the island
3、was totally restricted.To join，you had to have created some great invention for humanity.Only then could you receive the special invitationwhich came with directions to the island.So Luca spent his youth studying and inventing.Every new idea he got，he made it into an invention，and if there were some
4、thing he didnt understand，hed seek others to help him.Soon he met other young inventors and he told them about the Island of Inventions.They too dreamed of one day receiving an invitation letter.As years passed，the disappointment of not receiving their invitation made Luca and his friends work harde
5、r and cooperate more.They would meet in Lucas house，share their ideas and build new machines.Their inventions became known throughout the world，and improved the lives of millions.But still，no invitation came.They didnt lose heart.They continued learning and inventing every day，trying to e up with mo
6、re and better ideas.Fresh young talent joined their group，as more inventors dreamed of getting to the island.One day many years later，Luca，already very old，was speaking with a brilliant young man named Roberts，who had written to him，asking him to join the group.Luca started telling the man of the wo
7、nderful Island of Inventions，and of how he was sure that some day they would receive an invitation.Surprised，the young inventor interrupted：“You mean this place isnt the Island of Inventions? Isnt the letter you sent me the real invitation？”It was only then that Luca realised that his dream had bee
8、true in his very own house.No island could exist which would be better than where he was now.No place of invention would be better than what he and his friends had created.Luca felt happy to know that he had always been on the island，and that his life of invention and study had been a truly happy on
9、e.1Lucas picture of the Island of Inventions was mainly based on_Ascientific research Bhis imaginationCreports of others Dhistory books解析：事实细节题。根据第二段“.he pieced together his idea of what the Island of Inventions was like.”可知，对于“发明岛”的勾勒主要来自Luca的想象。答案：B2Why did Luca and his colleagues probably never r
10、eceive an invitation to the island?ATheir ideas were not considered worthy enough.BThey were too concerned with acquiring fame.CThe organization had already broken up.DThe island was not a real place.解析：事实细节题。根据最后一段“It was only then that Luca realised that his dream had bee true in his very own hous
11、e.No island could exist which would be better than where he was now.”可知选D。答案：D3What was Roberts reaction to Lucas story of the island?AHe thought he had already arrived at the island.BHe was disappointed to discover it didnt exist.CHe was excited about receiving an invitation.DHe expressed surprise
12、that Luca believed in such fairy tales.解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第三段“Surprised，the young inventor interrupted.”可知，Roberts对Luca的想法感到惊奇。再根据倒数第二段中Roberts对Luca提的两个问题可知，Roberts认为Luca的家就是“发明岛”。答案：A4What did Luca learn at the end of the story?AThe Island of Inventions did not exist.BHe had wasted most of his life.CHe h
13、ad unknowingly built his own dreamland.DHe finally would receive his invitation.解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，Luca和他的朋友们一起创建了真正的“发明岛”，那就是他们生活的地方。而他们却一直没有意识到这个事实，还在一直等待“发明岛”上的邀请函，直到Roberts出现之后才意识到这一点。答案：C5Which of the following best describes Luca?AAggressive. BTrusting.CCreative. DEasygoing.解析：推理判断题。从第三、四段可以看出，
14、Luca有很多新的想法，并且他通过自己的发明让这些想法变成了现实，提高了很多人的生活质量。所以说Luca是一个富有创造性的人。答案：CB(xx年广东高考)It was a cold winter day.A woman drove up to the Rainbow Bridge tollbooth (收费站)“Im paying for myself，and for the six cars behind me，” she said with a smile，handing over seven tickets.One after another，the next six drivers a
15、rriving at the tollbooth were informed，“Some lady up ahead already paid your fare.”It turned out that the woman，Natalie Smith，had read something on a friends refrigerator: “Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.” The phrase impressed her so much that she copied it down.Judy Foreman s
16、potted the same phrase on a warehouse wall far away from home.When it stayed on her mind for days，she gave up and drove all the way back to copy it down.“I thought it was beautiful，” she said，explaining why shed taken to writing it at the bottom of all her letters，“like a message from above.” Her husband，Frank，liked the ph
