2017年高考英语真题阅读理解译文(浙江卷11月) 英语 阅读理解译文
A
上四年级时,我做了兼职报童。
斯坦利太太是我的顾客之一。
每天她看着我从街头骑车过来,等我骑车到她门口的时候,会有一个冷饮等着我。
她说话时我就坐在那里喝冷饮。
斯坦利夫人说的最多的是她死去的丈夫。
“斯坦利先生今天早上和我去购物了，”她说。
她第一次这么说时,吓得我汽水呛进了鼻子里。
我告诉父亲斯坦利太太说话的样子，就像斯坦利先生还活着一样。
爸爸说她可能是太孤独了,我应该坐下来听,点头微笑就好，也许她会慢慢好起来。
我这样做了，结果证明爸爸是对的。
不久后,她似乎愿意接受丈夫去世的事实了。
后来我不当报童了，好几年没见到斯坦利太太。
然后有次我们在教堂募捐活动见到了，她正在舀土豆泥，看上去很高兴。
四年前，她要给报童饮料喝，才能找个人聊会天。
现在她有自己的朋友。
丈夫去世了，但她的生活还在继续。
我现在住在城里，给我送报纸的是一位名叫艾德娜的女士，她有三个孩子。
她问我近况如何。
当我没说“好”的时候，她会耐心地听我的问题。
尽管她大部分时间都住在城里，但她知道社区的意义。
与其说社区是一个地方，不如说它是一种精神状态。
当人们问你过得怎么样时，你会发现这是因为他们关心你，而不是说他们为此能得到报酬。
有时只是微笑,点头,聆听就够了。
B
令人惊讶的是，简单的身体动作会影响我们的思维方式。
张开双臂这种舒展姿势让我们感觉更强大,交叉双臂让我们觉得更加坚定，躺着可以让我们有更多的领悟。
如果身体动作可以有这些影响,那我们穿的衣服呢?我们都很清楚不同的穿衣方式可以让我们有不同的感觉：更有吸引力,运动感十足或者看起来专业,这都受我们穿的衣服影响。
但衣服能改变我们的认知行为吗？还是说只是一种感觉?
亚当和加林斯基做了一个测试，关于简单地穿一件白大褂对人们注意力的影响。
他们认为，白大褂与科学家们有关，而科学家们又被人们认为更关注细节。
他们发现穿白大褂的人比不穿白大褂的人表现得更好。
事实上,他们在斯特鲁普测试（关于注意力的测试）中犯得错误只有穿自己衣服人的一半多。
研究人员称这种效应为“穿衣认知”，这表明穿不同的衣服可能会影响我们的认知方式。
这为各种和衣服相关的实验开辟了道路。
作家戴着软呢帽会更有创造力吗?心理学家戴着小圆眼镜,抽着雪茄会更具观察力吗？厨师戴着帽子会使餐厅的食物味道更好吗?
从现在开始，在编辑PsyBlog的文章时，我一定会穿着白色外套，这样能帮助减少拼写错误。
希望你相应地——戴着学士帽穿着学位服读PsyBlog的文章。
C
使用可回收材料能够节约能源,有时能节约很多。
比如，和生产新的塑料，提炼新铝相比，回收塑料和铝只使用5%到10%的能源。
在大多数人注意到我们现在所说的“环境”之前,巴克明斯特·富勒就说过,“所谓污染，就是我们没有充分利用的资源。
因为不知道它们的价值，我们把它们当作垃圾处理了。
”就以养猫为例，让我们来比较一次性经济与循环经济的区别。
假设你的猫体重5千克，每天吃一罐食物，盛它的食物的每个空罐子重40克。
在一次性经济中,猫的寿命有15年，在此期间，你会扔掉5475罐猫罐头，相当于219千克的钢铁——超过0.2吨，是猫体重的40倍。
在回收经济中，我们首先制作一套也就是100个罐头，然后通过回收罐一遍遍地替换它们。
因为回收过程中会有3%的金属流失，每年我们必须额外生产10个罐。
但总的来说，在这只猫的一生中，仅会消耗150个罐——还剩100个罐能留给下一只猫。
和一次性经济相比，我们只用了6千克钢铁，而非219千克。
因为回收钢的过程比制造新的钢污染小,我们还能节约以下的能源:能源使用——节约47%到74%;空气污染——减少85%;水污染——减少35%;用水——减少40%。
高考英语---读后续写2017年浙江卷(真题+优质范文2篇)
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
（注：根据全国卷读后续写的特点，删除了原题中的划线词及续写要求）（2017年6月浙江卷）On a bright, warm July afternoon, Mac Hollan, a primary school teacher, was cycling from his home to Alaska with his friends. One of his friends had stopped to make a bicycle repair, but they had encouraged Mac to carry on, and they would catch up with him soon. As Mac pedaled (骑行) along alone, he thought fondly of his wife and two young daughters at home. He hoped to show them this beautiful place someday.Then Mac heard quick and l oud breathing behind him. “Man, that's a big dog!” he thought. But when he looked to the side, he saw instantly that it wasn’t a dog at all, but a wolf, quickly catching up with him.Mac’s heart jumped. He found out his can of bear spray. With one hand on the bars, he fired the spray at the wolf. A bright red cloud enveloped the animal, and to Mac's relief, it fell back, shaking its head. But a minute later, it was by his side again. Then it attacked the back of Mac's bike, tearing open his tent bag. He fired at the wolf a second time, and again, it fell back only to quickly restart the chase（追赶）.Mac was pedaling hard now. He waved and yelled at passing cars but was careful not to show down. He saw a steep uphill climb before him. He knew that once he hit t he hill, he’d be easy caught up and the wolf’s teeth would be tearing into his flesh.At this moment, Paul and Beeky were driving their car on their way to Alaska. They didn’t think much of it when they saw two cyclists repairing their bike on the side of the road. A bit later, they spotted what they, too, assumed was a dog running alongside a man on a bike. As they got closer, they realized that the dog was a wolf. Mac heard a large vehicle behind him. He pulled in front of it as the wolf was catching upfast, just a dozen yards away now.注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为l50左右；2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；Paragraph 1:The car abrubtly stopped in front of him.__________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph 2:A few minutes later, the other two cyclists arrived.__________________________________________________________________________________范文1The car abruptly stopped in front of him. Seeing the car stop, Mac jumped off his bicycle immediately and rushed to the door of the car. So frightened was he that he hardly said a whole sentence, but stammered （结结巴巴地说）, “the wolf ……, please let me in.”（倒装句）Seeing the wolf running towards the car, Paul opened the door without any hesitation, pulling Mac into the car. Three men in the car stared out of the window, saw the wolf standing there and thought how to fight back the wolf.A few minutes later, the other two cyclists arrived. About a hundred meters away, the two men stopped and realized what had happened to their friend. Being aware of the wolf’s cruelty and not to startle（惊吓，使吓一跳）the wolf, they were determined to stay where they were and attempted to come up with an idea.（非谓语动词做状语）Suddenly, agood idea occurred to one of Mac's friends that they could lead the wolf to the forest by throwing beef and pock in their food bag away. To everyone’s relief, the idea worked. Smelling the flavor of the meat, the wolf turned around and ran alongside the meat.范文2The car abruptly stopped in front of him. Mac jumped off his bicycle and dashed（猛冲、急奔）for the side of the car. He dragged the car door as the hungry wolf was almost reaching him. Hardly had Paul unlocked the door when Mac dived into the car breathlessly.（倒装句，hardly...when...句式）The hungry wolf seemed unwilling to give up on its prey（猎物）. It kept growling（低声吼叫、咆哮）outside, trying to enter the car. The frightened three sat inside, praying that the wolf would leave as soon as possible. After a long time, the exhausted wolf walked away reluctantly（不情愿地）, disappearing in the woods.A few minutes later, the other cyclists arrived. Mac was still trembling with fear.（恐惧情绪）Seeing his friends，he rushed to them and told how he narrowly escaped the fierce wolf with the help of Paul and Beeky . All of them expressed their gratitude to the couple, who had been so kind to stop their car to save Mac’s life, and saw them off. The three friends then were again on their bicycles, continuing their trip.。
高中英语真题：2017高考英语阅读理解一轮选编(五)
2017高考英语阅读理解一轮选编（五）2016高考训练题。
阅读理解。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Fear may be felt in the heart as well as in the head，according to a study that has found a link between the cycles of a beating heart and the chance of someone feeling fear.Tests on healthy volunteers found that they were more likely t o feel a sense of fear at the moment when their hearts are co ntracting(收缩)and pumping blood around their bodies，compared with the point when the heartbeat is relaxed. Scient ists say the results suggest that the heart is able to influence how the brain responds to a fearful event，depending on which point it is at in its regular cycle of contract ion and relaxation.Sarah Garfinkel at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School s aid：“Our study shows for the first time that the way in which we de al with fear is different depending on when we see fearful pictures in relation to our heart.”The study tested 20 healthy volunteers on their reactions to fe ar as they were shown pictures of fearful faces. Dr Garfinkel s aid，“The study showed that fearful faces are better noticed when t he heart is pumping than when it is relaxed. Thus our hearts c an also affect what we see and what we don't see—and guide whether we see fear.”To further understand this relationship，the scientists also used a brain scanner to show how the brai n influences the way the heart changes a person's feeling of f ear.“We have found an important mechanism by which the heart and brain ‘speak’ to each other to change our feelings and red uce fear，” Dr Garfinkel said.“We hope that by increasing our understanding about how fea r is dealt with and ways that it could be reduced, we may be a ble to develop more successful treatments for anxiety disorde rs，and also for those who may be suffering from serious stress d isorder.”1．What is the finding of the study?A. One's fast heartbeats are likely to cause fear.B. Fear is a result of one's relaxed heartbeat.C. Fear has something to do with one's health.D. One's heart affects how he feels fear.2．The study was carried out by analyzing ________.A. volunteers' reactions to horrible pictures and data from thei r brain scansB. the time volunteers saw fearful pictures and their health co nditionsC. volunteers' heartbeats when they saw terrible picturesD. different pictures shown to volunteers and their heart －brain communication3．Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlin ed word “mechanism” inParagraph 6?A. Order.B. Machine.C. System.D. Treatment.4．This study may contribute to ________．A. explaining the cycle of fear and anxietyB. treating anxiety and stress betterC. finding the key to the heart－brain communicationD. understanding different fears in our hearts and heads参考答案1—4、DACB阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
2017年11月浙江卷(健忘妈妈趣事)——新高考英语读后续写历年真题解析(PPT课件)
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2017年6月浙江卷:健忘妈妈趣事
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B我在野生动物志愿者组织工作，这是一家提供野生动物救援和教育的机构，位于蝗虫谷贝利植物园。
帮助受伤、流离失所或生病的动物是令人心碎的，因为我们从来不能确定他们能否存活。
但是，当救助起作用的时候，简直太美好了。
我接到了羊肉镇一名女子的救援电话，她在地上发现了一只猫头鹰幼雏。
我到现场时，看到了一只2-3周大的猫头鹰。
为了安全它已经被放置在一个架子上。
我检查了这只幼雏，似乎一切都正常。
如果我能找到巢穴，也许能把它放回去，但是没找到。
接下里我要做的是建造一个巢穴，并把它固定在树上。
房主非常乐于助人，给我找了一个铁丝篮。
为了让巢更加舒适、安全，我放进去了一些松树枝。
我将这只雏鸟放进去后，它很快就平静下来了。
现在它只需要父母，但他们却不在。
我给了房主一份关于猫头鹰幼雏饥饿时尖叫的录音。
这可以告诉成年猫头鹰幼雏的位置；录音也可能会帮助猫头鹰幼雏开始叫。
2017年高考英语浙江卷-答案
第三部分语言运用
第一节完形填空
36.【答案】A
【解析】根据下文可知，爱书人士经常到Alia的图书馆看书，分享知识，对于这些人来说，该图书馆是一个聚会处，故选meeting。
37.【答案】D
【解析】结合语境可知，他们在这里讨论全世界各种各样的事情，故选discussed，表示“讨论，议论”。
第二节
56.【答案】carrots
【解析】根据上文的“ahandful of”可知，此处表示一把小胡萝卜，所以应用carrot的复数形式。
【考点】考察名词单复数。
57.【答案】shiny/shining
【解析】根据上文的“a”及下文的名词“object”可知，此处需要用形容词作定语修饰名，故填shiny或shining。
52.【答案】B
【解析】一天，轰炸停止了，士兵们也离开了，所以选soldiers。
53.【答案】D
【解析】根据下文可知，Alia知道，要想这些书安全，好啊。他们必须在城市安静的时候把这些书再转移(moved)出去。
54.【答案】C
【解析】参见上题解析。quiet表示“安静的”。
55.【答案】A
【解析】根据语境可知，Alia等待着战争的结束，梦想着(拥有)和平和一个新图书馆。dream of表示“梦想，期盼”。
【解析】参见上题解析。
43.【答案】D
【解析】根据语境可知，每晚很晚下班后，Alia偷偷地把书带回家。secretly“秘密地，偷偷地”符合语境。
44.【答案】C
【解析】根据上下文语境及下文的“her car”可知，Alia把书装到她的汽车里运回家。fill表示“装满”。
45【答案】B
【解析】根据下文的内容可知战争爆发后，她的朋友们也赶来帮助(help)她。
高考英语阅读理解含译文翻译 真正的朋友
高考英语阅读理解含译文翻译真正的朋友真正的朋友，恐怕要算“总角之交”或“竹马之交”了。
在小学和中学时代容易结成真实的友谊，那时彼此尚不感到生活的压迫，入世未深，打算计较的念头也少，朋友的结成，全由于志趣相近或性情适合，差不多可以说是“无所为”的，性质比较纯粹。
Real friendship between two persons originates perhaps from the time of life when they were children playing innocently together. Real friendship is easily formed in primary or middle school days when, being socially inexperienced and free from the burden of life, you give little thought to personal gains or losses, and make friends entirely as a result of similar tastes and interests orcongenial disposition. It is sort of “friendship for friendship’s sake”and is relatively pure in nature.inexperienced adj. ·having little knowledge or experience of sth·缺乏认识(或经验)的：inexperienced drivers / staff 没有经验的司机/ 职员congenial adj. (formal)1. (of a person 人)·pleasant to spend time with because their interests and character are similar to your own·意气相投的；情趣相投的；合得来的：a congenial colleague 意气相投的同事2. ~ (to sb)(of a place, job, etc. 地方、工作等)·pleasant because it suits your character·相宜的；合意的；适宜的：a congenial working environment 宜人的工作环境3. ~ (to sth)(formal)·suitable for sth·适合的；适当的：a situation that was congenial to the expression of nationalist opinions 适于表达民族主义者意见的场合disposition noun [C, usually sing.] ·the natural qualities of a person's character·性格；性情SYN temperament ：to have a cheerful disposition 性情开朗for its own sake also sth for sth's sake if something is done for its own sake, it is done for the value of the experience itself, not for any advantage it will bring•鉴于某事本身的价值，为某事本身的缘故: »art for art's sake为艺术而艺术总角之交→汉语成语，与“青梅竹马”相对，它指儿时结交相识并一直陪伴长大的朋友。
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2017年全国高考英语作文满分范文汇编(绝对精品素材,对2018高考作文很有帮助，值得下载背诵）2017年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（全国新课标卷）使用地区:考听力：山西、河南、河北、湖南、湖北、江西、安徽、福建、山东；不考听力：广东第二节书面表达(满分25分）假定你是李华，正在教你的英国朋友Leslie学习汉语.请你写封邮件告知下次上课的计划.内容包括：（1)时间和地点；(2）内容:学习唐诗；（3）课前准备:简要了解唐朝的历史。
注意:1。
词数100左右;2。
可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯.Dear Leslie,How are you? Glad to see you have made some progress in Chinese learning and I’m writing to tell you something about our next lesson.The lesson will be given from 3 pm to 5 pm on the afternoon of next Tuesday in the classroom 502。
In the class, you will mainly learn Tang poetry， which reflects traditional Chinese culture and is deeply loved by Chinese. You can feel the beauty of Chinese by learning Tang Poetry。
2017高考英语真题阅读理解译文(浙江卷 6月)(0818)
2017普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（浙江卷6月）英语第二部分阅读理解（共两节, 满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分, 满分25分）阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
A本杰明·韦斯特，美国绘画之父，在他年仅六岁时就展现出了他的艺术天赋。
但在一位访客告诉他他需要一支画笔之前，他对画笔竟一无所知。
那时候，画笔都是用骆驼毛做的。
附近并没有骆驼，本杰明决定用猫毛代替。
他从家里的猫身上剪下一些毛，然后做成了画笔。
画笔用不了太长时间，很快本杰明就需要更多的毛。
不久之后，那只猫开始看起来很蓬乱。
他父亲说那只猫一定是病了。
于是，本杰明被迫承认了他一直在做的事情。
那只猫的命运很快将得到改善。
那一年，本杰明的一个堂哥，彭宁顿先生来拜访本杰明一家。
本杰明的画给他留下了深刻的印象。
当他回家后，他给本杰明寄去了一箱子颜料和一些画笔。
同时，他还给本杰明寄了一位艺术家的六幅版画。
这是本杰明拥有的第一份绘画作品以及第一套真正的颜料与画笔。
1747年，本杰明九岁时，彭宁顿先生再次来到家中拜访。
看到本杰明以其天赋所创造出的画作，他十分惊讶。
他向本杰明的父母询问是否能带着个男孩回费城看看。
在城市里，彭宁顿给提供了一些创作油画的材料。
从此，这个男孩就开始创作风景油画。
一位知名的画家，威廉·威廉姆斯看了本杰明作画后，对他的印象非常深刻，然后给了他两本有关绘画的经典书籍让他带回家看。
这两本书冗长乏味。
而且，作为一成绩不是很好的学生，本杰明仅能读懂一点。
但他后来说道，“那两本书白天是我的同伴，晚上也会在我的枕头下。
”尽管他很可能理解不了这两本书的内容，但是它们开启了他的古典绘画之门。
这个年仅9岁的小男孩那时起就下定决心要成为一名艺术家。
B睡眠不足已成为大多数美国孩子的坏习惯。
国家睡眠基金会的一项新的调查表明，美国有51%的10至18岁的孩子上床睡觉时间偏晚，即使他们不得不需要早起。
高考英语---读后续写2017年11月浙江卷(真题+范文)
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
（注：根据全国卷读后续写的特点，删除了原题中的划线词及续写要求）（2017年11月浙江卷）A vacation with my motherI had an interesting childhood: It was filled with surprise and amusements, all because of my mother---loving, sweet, and yet absent-minded and forgetful. One strange family trip we took when I was eleven tells a lot about her.My two sets of grandparents lived in Colorado and North Dakota, and my parents decided to spend a few weeks driving to those states and seeing all the sights along the way. As the first day of our trip approached, David, my eight-year-old brother, and I unwillingly said good-bye to all of our friends. Who knew if we’d ever see them again? Finally, the moment of our departure arrived, and we loaded suitcases, books, games, camping equipment, and a tent into the car and bravely drove off. We bravely drove off again two hours later after we’d returned home to get the purse and traveler’s checks Mom had forgotten.David and I were always a little nervous when using gas station bathrooms if Mom was driving while Dad slept:” You stand outside the door and play lookout while I go, and I’ll stand outside the door and play lookout while you go.” I had terrible pictures in my mind: “Honey, where are the kids?” “What?! Oh, Gosh… I thought they wer e being awfully quiet.” We were never actually left behind in a strange city, but we weren’t about to take any chances.On the fourth or fifth night, we had trouble finding a hotel with a vacancy. After driving in vain for some time, Mom suddenly got a great idea: Why didn’t we find a house with a likely-looking backyard and ask if we could set up tent there? David and I became nervous. To our greatrelief, Dad turned down the idea. Mom never could understand our objections. If a strange family showed up on her front doorsteps, Mom would have been delighted. She thinks everyone in the world as as nice as she is. We finally found a vacancy in the next town.注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为l50左右；2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；Paragraph 1:The next day we remembered the brand-new tent we had brought with us. __________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph 2:We drove through several states and saw lots of great sights along the way.__________________________________________________________________________________范文The next day we remembered the brand-new tent we had brought with us. Thinking of this tent, Mom suggested that we go camping in the next village in excitement, with her eyes glittering（with 复合结构）. Considering her enthusiasm, we all agreed. When the door of our car opened, Mom stormed out instantly and urged us to put up the tent. David and I were asked to pick up some branches to build a fire. And when we came back, Dad and Mom had already lain down the grass comfortably in front of the tent, talking merrily with a local boy at our age, who kept glancing at this tent curiously. Soon we learnt that the boy in rags（衣衫褴褛）even didn’t have a home to live in. Of course, Mom “forgot” to take this tent with us again.We drove through several states and saw lots of great sights along the way. And we also had a nice time living with my grandparents during that trip. But what impressed me most was that tent, which was forgotten deliberately by Mom. Though she did love going camping, she presented that poor boy with this tent out of sympathy. It was Mom that made my childhood colorful. And it was also she that showed me the true meaning of giving.（强调句）I will never forget this surprising and amazing family trip.。
高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解主旨大意题专练(三)段落大意类高三全册英语试题
语鹅市安置阳光实验学校阅读理解主旨大意题专练(三) 段落大意类A(2017·烟台诊断)Grandparents who help out occasionally with childcare in their community tend to live longer than seniors who do not care for other people, according to a study from Berlin, Germany.“Having no contact with grandchildren at all can negatively impact grandparents' health. This link could be deeply rooted in our evolutionary past when help with childcare was important for the survival of the human species，” said Sonja Hilbrand, one of the researchers.The findings are drawn from data on more than 500 people over age 70. Overall, after accounting for grandparents' age and general state of health, the risk of dying over a 20year period was onethird lower for grandparents who cared for their grandchildren, compared with grandparents who provided no childcare.Caregiving was associated with a longer life even when the care receiver wasn't a relative. Half of all childless seniors who provided support to friends or neighbors lived for seven years after the study beg an, while nonhelpers lived for four years on average.“Caregiving may give caregivers a purpose of life because they may feel useful for others and society. Caregiving may be thought also as an activity that keeps caregivers physically and mentally active，” said Professor Bruno Arpino.Arpino noted, however, that caregiving is not the only activity that can improve health and that too many caring responsibilities can take away from other beneficial activities like working, being in social clubs, or volunte ering. “Children should take_into_account their parents' needs, willingness, and desires and agree with them on the timing and amount of childcare，” he suggested.“It is very important that every individual decides forhimself/herself, what ‘proper amounts of help’ means，” Hilbrand said, adding, “As long as you do not feel stressed about the intensity (强度) of help you provide you may be doing something good for others as well as for yourself.”体裁：议论文题材：社会文化主题：祖父母适当照顾孙辈对身体有益【语篇导读】德国柏林一项研究发现，祖父母适当地帮忙照顾孙辈比不照顾孙辈的老年人寿命长。