进阶04 基础篇（ 2阅读理解+1七选五）-2021年高二升高三暑假英语进阶天天练（新高考）

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基础篇 01

2阅读理解+1 七选五（含解析）

【阅读理解①】

Cities, usually have a good reason for being where they are, like a nearby port or river.

People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally suited to

communications and trade. New York City, for example, is near a large harbour at the mouth of the

Hudson River. Over 300 years its population grew gradually from 800 people to 8 million. But not

all cities develop slowly over a long period of time. Boom towns grow from nothing almost

overnight. In 1896,Dawson,Canada,was unmapped wilderness( 荒野 ). But gold was discovered

there in 1897, and two years later, it was one of the largest cities in the West, with a population of

30,000.

Dawson did not have any of the natural conveniences of cities like London or Paris. People

went there for gold. They travelled over snow-covered mountains and sailed hundreds of miles up

icy rivers. The path to Dawson was covered with thirty feet of wet snow that could fall without

warning. An avalanche(雪崩) once closed the path, killing 63 people. For many who made it to

Dawson, however, the rewards were worth the difficult trip. Of the first 20,000 people who dug

for gold,4,000 got rich. About 100 of these stayed rich men for the rest of their lives.

But no matter how rich they were, Dawson was never comfortable. Necessities like food and

wood were very expensive. But soon, the gold that Dawson depended on had all been found. The

city was crowded with disappointed people with no interest in settling down, and when they heard

there were new gold discoveries in Alaska, they left Dawson City as quickly as they had come.

Today, people still come and go—to see where the Canadian gold rush happened. Tourism is now

the chief industry of Dawson City—its present population is 762.

24. What attracted the early settlers to New York City?

A. Its business culture.

B. Its small population.

C. Its geographical position.

D. Its favourable climate.

25. What do we know about those who first dug for gold in Dawson?

A. Two-thirds of them stayed there.

B. One out of five people got rich.

C. Almost everyone gave up.

D. Half of them died.

26. What was the main reason for many people to leave Dawson?

A. They found the city too crowded.

B. They wanted to try their luck elsewhere.

C. They were unable to stand the winter.

D. They were short of food.

27. What is the text mainly about?

A. The rise and fall of a city.

B. The gold rush in Canada.

C. Journeys into the wilderness.

D. Tourism in Dawson.

【阅读理解②】

　　When I was 17,I read a magazine article about a museum called the McNay, once the home

of a watercolorist named Marian McNay. She had requested the community to turn it into a

museum upon her death. On a sunny Saturday, Sally and I drove over to the museum. She asked,“

Do you have the address? ”“No, but I’ll recognize it, there was a picture in the magazine.”

“Oh, stop. There it is!”

The museum was free. We entered, excited. A group of people sitting in the hall stopped

talking and stared at us.

“May I help you?” a man asked.“ No,” I said.“ We’re fine.” Tour guides got on my nerves.

What if they talked a long time about a painting you weren’t that interested in? Sally had gone

upstairs. The people in the hall seemed very nosy( 爱窥探的 ),keeping their eyes on me with

curiosity. What was their problem? I saw some nice sculptures in one room. Suddenly I sensed a

man standing behind me.“ Where do you think you are?” he asked. I turned sharply.“ The McNay

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