1、1阅读理解模拟检测仿高考设计，每 3 篇为一个检测单位，旨在训练板块答题节奏，提高答题速度，节省考场用时。 阅读理解模拟检测(一)(共 3 篇，限时 20 分钟)AIf you want to be a writer and have always dreamt about the day when a worldfamous author would not only read your writing, but also shower you with prizes then that day has finally arrived at least for those of you th
2、at are attending 4th8th grade. Thats because Pseudonymous Bosch, the bestselling author of The Secret Series is looking for you right here, on DOGOnews!All you have to do is participate in our fictional writing contest. To enter, you can click here, then watch the video and listen carefully to instr
3、uctions from Pseudonymous Bosch. After that, log into your iDOGO account.Select from one of three categories Funny, Mysterious or Strange and begin writing your fictional tale. Remember, any entries that contain facts about yourself or even worse, any bad language, will be automatically disqualified
4、! Also, your story has to range between 100300 words.And, while your work is done, we will be unable to send the entry to the author until we have your Parental Consent on file. So make sure you print one out and have your parent/guardian fill it, sign it and send it to us either via email at or vi
5、a snail mail to the office address specified on the form.Now, believe it or not, Pseudonymous Bosch is going to read every single entry and decide the winner in each of the three categories. Those lucky individuals will receive a set of the entire collection of The Secret Series, as well as, his new
6、 book Write This Book: A DoItYourself Mystery all autographed by the author of course!If you are still unclear about any of the rules, let us know by writing in a comment and we will try to reply the best we can.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章就一次写作竞赛作了详细说明，包括报名须知、参赛作品要求以及参赛细则等。21Who is the contest intended for?APr
7、ofessional textbook authors.BAnyone who is good at writing.CBig fans of Pseudonymous Bosch.DSome students interested in writing.解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“If you want to be a writer . that day has finally arrived at least for those of you that are attending 4th8th grade.”和第二段中的 “All you have to do is part
8、icipate in our fictional writing contest.”可知，这一比赛是专为四到八年级中有志成为作家的学生举行的。2Which of the following entries might be accepted?AA joke using offensive language.BAn essay on the origin of languages.CAn adventure story of about 200 words.DA story based on the writers childhood.解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据第三段中对参赛作品要求的内容可
9、知，只有 C 项符合比赛要求。3What should participants submit to make sure Pseudonymous Bosch reads their writing?AAn outline for their writing.BA photograph of themselves.CA completed application form.DAn agreement a parent has signed.解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“we will be unable to send the entry to the author until w
10、e have your Parental Consent on file”和“have your parent/guardian fill it, sign it”可知，档案中必须放入家长或监护人签名的同意书。B“The Reading Mother” is an old poem, and Im not sure when I first heard it. But my favorite line comes to mind whenever I see a mom reading to her child: “Richer than I you will never be I had a
11、 mother who read to me.” Certainly, by that measure, Im a wealthy person, as are my children.3Decades ago, educators cited (引证) reading as the most fundamental skill children acquire, and they promoted the idea that reading aloud to children is critically important. Early childhood teachers can quic
12、kly spot the students who are read to daily, as they are already on their way to becoming good future readers.And now pediatricians (儿科医生) are also speaking of the importance of reading to children particularly in the first three years of their lives. In a new policy announcement, the American Acade
13、my of Pediatrics (AAP) is urging its physician members to tell parents that its critical to read, speak and sing to children at the very beginning of their young lives, because thats how they acquire vocabulary and other important skills that may determine later school success.Doctors might also tal
14、k to parents about how regular reading is essential to physical development. Existing links among brain cells are strengthened. New cells are formed. Reading, as it turns out, is brain food! Maybe its even fair to say that no child is completely healthy if he or she has not held a book or heard a st
15、ory.In my experience, many parents and grandparents even the wealthy and welleducated are surprised to hear the research and learn that its never too soon to read to babies. The AAP and others point out that lowincome children are of particular concern. Studies show that more affluent (富裕的) children
16、 hear millions more words spoken, read, or sung than do children from lowincome homes. This “word gap” gives lowincome children a clear academic disadvantage, which may be apparent as early as 18 months. One easy way to close that word gap is to expose babies to books.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。文章论述了家长尽早给孩子读书的重要
17、性。4What makes children rich according to the mentioned old poem?AOwning tons of books.BStudying hard at school.CListening to their moms read.DAppreciating poems at an early age.解析：选 C 细节理解题。由第一段中的“my favorite line comes to mind 4whenever I see a mom reading to her child . Im a wealthy person, as are
18、 my children”可知，根据该诗，有母亲给读书的孩子是富有的。故 C 项正确。5What do doctors ask parents to do nowadays?ATeach their kids to speak in public.BRead to their kids as early as possible.CHelp their kids to perform well at school.DEncourage their kids to learn various skills.解析：选 B 细节理解题。由第三段中的“urging its physician membe
19、rs to tell parents that its critical to read, speak and sing to children at the very beginning of their young lives”可知，如今医生告诉家长应尽早开始给孩子读书。6We can infer from Paragraph 4 that reading helps children _.Aimprove brain functionBbuild strong relationshipsCform healthy living habitsDearn more money in futu
20、re解析：选 A 推理判断题。由第四段中的“regular reading is essential to physical development. Existing links among brain cells are strengthened. New cells are formed. Reading, as it turns out, is brain food！”可推断，阅读可以帮助孩子们改善大脑功能。7Which can cause the “word gap” according to the AAP?APoor family background.BIlleducated
21、grandparents.CWealthy but busy parents.DAn unhappy home environment.解析：选 A 细节理解题。由最后一段中的“Studies show that . gives lowincome children a clear academic disadvantage”可知，贫穷的家庭背景可能导致孩子语言输入欠缺，造成与其他孩子的词汇差距。CWinter nights in rural Maine are marked by a deep silence. As someone who grew up in a city, I am a
22、cutely aware of this and sometimes find myself waiting for evidence of civilization beyond the walls of my house as I lie in bed. Every so often I receive it the passing rumble (隆隆声) of the freight train (货运列车)5The railroad tracks lie not 500 feet from my front door. I drive or walk over them every
23、day. Seeing the train by day is always a treat, but hearing it in the dead of night is comforting. Long before it reaches the crossing I can sense its approach. Once past the crossing, the train clanks (发出叮当声) down the line toward Bangor and falls silent, and then I gradually fall asleep.There are p
24、eople who wrinkle their noses at the idea of living near a freight railway, as if it were unseemly. Now and then I am asked if the noise bothers me. Bothers? The only time I was bothered was a few months ago when the train stopped running. I walked down to the rails and stared to the left and right,
25、 like a parent anxious about an overdue child. What on earth had become of my train?I asked around town, but nobody knew what happened. I took my consternation to bed with me on that particularly cold night, and I determined to call the railway the next morning to ask about its wellbeing. But before
26、 I called I heard the train coming. You might wonder how such loud noise could put me to sleep. But thats exactly what it did.I know this is a wild fantasy, but Ive been trying to find a legal way of getting a ride on the freight train. I am mindful of something the great travel writer Paul Theroux
27、said: “I have seldom heard a train go by and not wished I was on it.”语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己住在货运列车线路附近的经历。8Which can best describe rural Maine on winter nights?AIt is very quiet. BIt is rather busy.CIt is quite exciting. DIt is pretty beautiful.解析：选 A 细节理解题。由文章开头的“Winter nights in rural Maine are mark
28、ed by a deep silence.”可知，缅因州的乡村地区在冬天的晚上异常安静。9What is the authors attitude towards the freight train?ATolerant. BFavorable.CDissatisfied. DUninterested.解析：选 B 观点态度题。由第二段中的“Seeing the train by day is always a treat, but hearing it in the dead of night is comforting . fall asleep.”可知，作者白天渴望看到货运列车，在沉寂的夜
29、晚喜欢伴着火车通过的声音入睡。再结合第三、6四段中，火车没有如期而至时，作者的表现可推断，作者喜欢从家附近通过的货运列车。10What does the underlined word “consternation” in Paragraph 4 mean?ASurprise and anxiety.BCuriosity and interest.CConfidence and relief.DExcitement and nervousness.解析：选 A 词义猜测题。由第三段末的“I walked down to the rails and stared to the left and right, like a parent anxious about an overdue child.”及第四段可推断，火车未如期而至令作者感到惊恐和焦虑。故选 A 项。7
