精编优选练(十五)阅读理解——推理判断题1

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A

In 2013, Eric and Winnie founded their company Dyelicious，the first kitchen trash workshop in the city.

Their office is actually a small laboratory. Sometimes, they spend a whole day boiling or “cooking”， adding sugar, vinegar, and salt among other ingredients(组成部分). In doing so, an orange peel can be turned into orange dye and a rotten pineapple might be turned into a beautiful yellow color.

At the beginning, Eric and Winnie were always laughed at by local vegetable sellers when they asked for their waste. But when the sellers saw the results of their up­cycling, they became more supportive. Over the past five years, Dyelicious has turned more than six tons of food waste into dye for dresses，scarves and handicrafts, turning the old saying of “one man's trash is another man's treasure” into a reality. Turning the food into dye is a small step in alleviating (缓解) food waste woes，but it's at least a beginning.

Dyelicious sells the dyed products and teaches people how to DIY their own nice clothes and handicrafts. While running the business is definitely not easy, the group says it's worthwhile.

The waste problem is a pressing issue in the city，as its landfills are expected to be full in two to three years.Eric and Winnie are trying to make a small step to change society and are hoping to gain big improvements for environmental protection in the city.

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一家把食物废料变为各种颜色的染料的公司——Dyelicious。

1．What does the underlined word “trash” in the first paragraph mean?

A．Cooking equipment.

B．Food waste, rubbish of food.

C．A trap, a device to catch.

D．A boiling and cooking container.

解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“In doing so，an orange peel can be turned into orange dye and a rotten pineapple might be turned into a beautiful yellow color.”和第三段中的“At the beginning，Eric and Winnie were always laughed at by local vegetable sellers when they asked for their waste.”可以推知，trash指的是“(食物)废料”，故选B项。

答案：B

2．When was this passage written?

A．In 2008.　　　　　　　 B．In 2009.

C．In 2013. D．In 2017.

解析：推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的“In 2013，Eric and Winnie founded their company Dyelicious，the first kitchen trash workshop in the city.”和第三段中的“Over the past five years，Dyelicious has turned more than six tons of food waste”可知，Dyelicious于2013年建立，已经发展了5年，所以本文写于2017年，故选D项。

答案：D

3．From the fourth paragraph, we can infer that________.

A．Dyelicious may be still losing money

B．the job of dying clothes and handicrafts may be not easy

C．the company may be producing clothes and handicrafts in quantity now

D．running the business is hard now because many people have learned the skills

解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的“While running the business is definitely not easy，the group says it's worthwhile.”可知，虽然经营这家公司很不容易，但是该公司认为这是值得的。言外之意是该公司可能仍然处于亏损状态，故选A项。

答案：A

4．From the passage, we can see the writer may think that ________.

A．Dyelicious is a bit too small as a kitchen trash workshop

B．Dyelicious will make the clothes and handicrafts nice

C．Dyelicious will make great contributions to the environment

D．Dyelicious can make a lot of money by selling its dyed products

解析：推理判断题。结合全文内容和文章最后一句话“Eric and Winnie are trying to make a small step to change society and are hoping to gain big improvements for environmental protection in the city.”可知，Dyelicious公司利用食物废料制作染料，使废物得以利用，这样就保护了环境，因此该公司对环境做出了很大贡献，故选C项。

答案：C

B

I dropped out of college after my freshman year. Three years later, I quit a dead­end job and returned to college. I saw school as my way out.

But I quickly found myself facing the same roadblocks that had caused me to quit before: I was confused about college­level algebra and a heavy workload of reading and writing assignments. Moreover, I was unsure of my career direction. I was ready to drop out again. Then a smartly­dressed woman walked confidently to the front of my English composition class.“ Look at you! Look at each and every one of you, ” she said.“You're here to change your lives for the better. And you're going to make it！”I can't remember the rest of the speech, but it changed the course of my college career, and my life.

Mrs. Smith didn't know me from any of the other 40 faces in her classroom, but I felt she was speaking directly to me. Having trouble keeping up with the workload? Break it down into small pieces, and set up a schedule that suits you. If college algebra is too difficult, drop back to introductory college math.As for English composition, she gave us writing assignments we could relate to. “Go for the best, kids. You're worth it，” she'd say.

I graduated from that college and went on to get my bachelor's degrees. Today, as a college instructor, each fall when I stand in front of a new class, I think of Mrs. Smith and how much teachers can affect their students. She couldn't have known it when she gave that pep talk, but she made a huge difference to my life.

[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文。“我”回忆起对“我”影响深远的一位老师：Mrs. Smith。

5．Why did the author want to quit school again?

A．He wanted to return to his former job.

B．He decided on his future career.

C．The academic pressure seemed unbearable.

D．Many changes took place in his life.

解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“I was confused about college­level algebra and a heavy workload of reading and writing assignments. Moreover，I was unsure of my career direction.I was ready to drop out again.”可知，因为学不会大学代数和繁重的读写任务，“我”想再次退学，因此学业上难以忍受的压力是“我”想退学的原因，故选C。

答案：C

6．How did Mrs. Smith help the author?

A．She made him feel relaxed.

B．She helped him with algebra.

C．She talked to him directly.

D．She brought him courage and faith.

解析：推理判断题。根据第二至四段的内容尤其是第三段中的“Go for the best，kids.You're worth it”和第四段最后一句可知，Smith老师鼓励的话语对“我”的生活产生了巨大影响，她给“我”带来了勇气和信心。

答案：D

7．What can we infer about the author?

A．He learnt to be a better teacher.

B．He didn't finish his college education.

C．He became Mrs. Smith's favorite student.

D．He didn't understand the writing assignments.

解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Today, as a college instructor, each fall when I stand in front of a new class, I think of Mrs.Smith and how much teachers can affect their students.She couldn't have known it when she gave that pep talk，but she made a huge difference to my life.”可知，受到Smith老师的影响，“我”学着去做一个更好的老师。

答案：A

8．What can be the best title for the text?

A．Always Believe in Yourself

B．Never Quit before Trying

C．Experience Is Worth Valuing

D．A Lady Changed My Life in Time

解析：主旨大意题。根据全文内容尤其是最后一段中的“I think of Mrs.Smith and how much teachers can affect their students. She couldn't have known it when she gave that pep talk，but she made a huge difference to my life.”可知，这篇文章主要讲述Smith老师对“我”的影响，她改变了“我”的生活。故D项符合文意。

答案：D

C

At the age of 4, I began attending the choir at St. James Church.My mother decided that joining the choir would provide me with musical instruction. I was initially joined by a lot of kids at St. James, making choir a fun, social task, but as I grew older, one by one, my friends began dropping out.

St.James was situated on the Upper East Side, one of the fanciest areas in New York, while I came from the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Some children at the choir proudly showed off the signs of their good education whose cost was nearly as much as my mother's yearly wage, while I wore my uniform of jeans and a T­shirt. They knew me as the girl from Brooklyn, the chorister who went to public school. This discrepancy (差异) made me very uncomfortable.

I begged my mom to let me follow the path of my friends, but she replied with a “NO”．As the years went on, I continued to bother my mother. Her answers began to lessen in severity. She said “Just do it for one more year”or“Are you sure？” Not seeing much hope, I began to withdraw my constant requests. Gradually I enjoyed finding my voice every week in church. After years in the choir, people started to acknowledge me for my voice rather than my address and I began to appreciate music and my habitual complaints (抱怨) about the choir were completely gone.

Through the choir, I learned that if you continue with something long enough, you will receive some sort of benefit from it and maybe even grow to love it.Because of the choir，I found my voice in a small church. Because of the choir, I am willing to go wherever life will take me with an open mind.

[语篇解读]　 本文是一篇记叙文。作者四岁起参加唱诗班，她母亲认为这可以给她音乐方面的一些指导。作者中途想退出唱诗班，但是母亲没有答应，所以作者继续留下唱歌，进而发现了自己的音乐天赋。

9．Why did the author's mother send her to the choir?

A．She expected to make her sociable.

B．She wanted her to learn to sing.

C．She was too busy to take care of her.

D．She followed a friend's suggestions.

解析：细节理解题。由第一段中的“My mother decided that joining the choir would provide me with musical instruction.”可知，作者的母亲让她参加唱诗班是因为她认定这会给作者带来音乐方面的指导，即她想让作者学习唱歌。

答案：B

10．Why did the author want to give up the choir?

A．She lost interest in singing.

B．She felt uneasy and embarrassed.

C．She hoped to get a better education.

D．She decided to help support her family.

解析：细节理解题。由第二段的内容可知，作者来自布什维克下层中产阶级社区，而St.James教堂位于富人区曼哈顿上东区，唱诗班的孩子们爱炫耀他们所受的良好教育。由此推断，作者之所以想退出唱诗班，是因为这些孩子们的炫耀让她很不舒服。

答案：B

11．How did the author's mother react to her repeated requests?

A．She didn't refuse them flatly.

B．She was very angry about them.

C．She agreed to them completely.

D．She simply ignored them.

解析：推理判断题。由第三段中的“she replied with a ‘NO’．..‘Just do it for one more year’or‘Are you sure？’”可知，在作者提出想退出唱诗班时，作者的母亲起初态度坚决，但在作者的一再请求下，母亲没有断然拒绝，态度有所缓和，但仍希望她坚持下去。

答案：A

12．What lesson has the author learned from her choir experience?

A．Treasure what we have.

B．Stick to what we are doing.

C．Be curious about our daily life.

D．Be grateful to people around us.

解析：推理判断题。由最后一段内容可知，作者从自己参加唱诗班的经历中明白了一个道理：一定要坚持自己所做的事，这样才会发现做这件事的好处并且开始喜欢它。

答案：B

2019高考英语二轮复习精编优选练（十五）阅读理解提升练 - 推理判断题1（含答案）