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高考英语阅读理解题附答案

高考英语阅读理解题附答案

高考英语阅读理解题附答案高考英语阅读理解题附答案阅读理解在高考英语中占很重要的位置,为了帮助考生复习阅读理解题。

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高考英语阅读理解题(一)Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab.Heres what happened.I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station.We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us.My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other cars back end by just inches!The driver of the other car, who almost caused a big accident, started yelling bad words at us.My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy.And I mean he was friendly.So, I said, Why did you just do that?This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital! And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call The Law of the Garbage Truck.Many people are like garbage (rubbish) trucks.They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment.As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it.And if you let them, theyll dump it on you.When someone wants to dump on you, dont take it personally.You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on.Youll be happy with what you did.I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me?And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets?It was that dayI said, Im not going to do anymore.Successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day.What about you?If you let more garbage trucks pass you by, youll be happier.Lifes too short to wake up in the morning with regrets.So, Love the people who treat you right.Forget about the ones who dont.高考英语阅读理解题目及答案41.What happened one day when the author was taking a taxi?A.The taxi almost hit another car.B.The taxi driver was injured.C.The author scolded the driver of the other car.D.The author learned a lesson from the driver of the garbage truck.42.How did the taxi driver respond to the behavior of the driver of the black car?A.He yelled back at the driver.B.He sent the driver to the hospital.C.He was friendly towards the driver.D.He dumped some garbage in front of his car.43.What does the taxi driver think of people according to Paragraph 3?A.Many people like to drive garbage trucks.B.Many people dump garbage wherever they like.C.Many people are warm-hearted to make others happy.D.Many people tend to be very much depressed.44.What can we infer from Paragraph 4?A.The author used to have a lot of garbage trucks.B.The author used to complain a lot.C.The author used to have a lot of money.D.The author used to be a good manager.45.According to the passage, what should you do if people dump garbage on you?A.Ignore them and go on with our own work.B.Try our best to persuade them not to do that again.C.Tell them to dump the garbage in the right place.D.Take over their work and carry the garbage to somewhere else.【参考答案】41---45ACDBA高考英语阅读理解题(二)Using tablet computers like Apples iPad and Samsungs Galaxy Note just before bed can lead to a poor nights sleep, according to research.More and more people are taking their tablets to bed with them to surf the web, check Facebook or email before switching off the light. But researchers are warning that the blueish light their screens emit can stop users getting a good nights sleep. That is because this type of light mimics daylight, convincing the brain that it is still daytime. Blue light suppresses production of a brain chemical called melatonin, which helps us fall sleep. This is because our brains have evolved to be wakeful during daylight hours. By contrast, light which is more orange or red in tone does not reduce melatonin production, perhaps because our brains recognize it as a cue that the day is ending.Neurologists (神经病学家) have known for years that staring at screens late in the evening can disrupt sleep. Researchers at the Lighting Research Centre, at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, are warning that looking at tablet displays for more than two hours leads to a suppression of our natural melatonin levels as the devices emit optical radiation (光辐射) atshort wavelengths - in other words, they emit bluer light.They say: Although turning off devices at night is the ultimate solution, it is recommended that if these devices are used at night displays are dimmed as much as possible and that the time spent on them before bed should be limited.They drew their conclusions after measuring melatonin levels in 13 volunteers, after they had spent time viewing iPads at full brightness at a distance of 10 inches, for two hours. Melatonin levels were significantly lower after they had done this, than they were after the volunteers had viewed their iPads for the same time, but while wearing orange glass goggles, which cut out the blue light.They wrote in the journal Applied Ergonomics that tablet makers could tune the spectral power distribution of self-luminous devices (自发光设备的频谱功率分布) so that they disrupted the sleep patterns of users less.It is not just a good nights sleep that could be jeopardized (危害) by too much late night screen time. Researchers know that persistent disruption to sleep patterns can lead to an increased risk of obesity, and even breast cancer. However, these studies tend to be comparisons of those with chronic (慢性的) sleep disruption, such as long term shift workers, with those who have normal sleep patterns.高考英语阅读理解题目及答案12. What is it that stops users getting a good nights sleep?A. ScreensB. blueish lightC. MelatoninD. Orange or red light13. Based on their findings, researchers have made the following suggestions except that ________.A. Devices like iPads should be turned off at night.B. Tablet makers should make improvements in devices.C. Users should view iPads at full brightness instead of wearing orange glass goggles.D. The time spent on screen before bed should be controlled.14. We can infer from the passage that _________.A. Orange and red light does no good to a good nights sleep.B. Our brains recognize orange or red light in tone as a cue that the day is ending.C. The less melatonin our body produces, the easier we fall asleep.D. Too much late night screen time leads to more than sleep problem.15. The writers purpose for writing this article is to ________.A. inform readers of a recent research.B. complain about problems caused by using iPads before bed.C. offer some suggestions on late night screen viewing.D. advocate late night screen viewing.参考答案12-15 BCDA。

高考英语阅读理解训练及参考答案

高考英语阅读理解训练及参考答案

高考英语阅读理解训练及参考答案高考英语阅读理解训练1:Food serves as a form of communication in two fundamental ways.Sharing bread or other foods is a common human tradition that can promote unity and trust.Food can also have a specific meaning,and play a significant role in a family or cultures celebrations or traditions.The foods we eat —and when and how we eat them—are often unique to a particular culture or may even differ between rural (农村的) and urban areas within one country.Sharing bread,whether during a special occasion (时刻) or at the family dinner table,is a common symbol of togetherness.Many cultures also celebrate birthdays and marriages with cakes that are cut and shared among the guests.Early forms of cake were simply a kind of bread,so this tradition has its roots in the custom of sharing bread.Food also plays an important role in many New Year celebrations.In the southern United States,pieces of corn bread represent blocks of gold for prosperity (兴旺) in the New Year.In Greece,people share a special cake called vasilopita.A coin is put into the cake,which signifies (预示) success in the New Year for the person who receives it.Many cultures have ceremonies to celebrate the birth of a child,and food can play a significant role.In China,when a baby is one month old,families name and welcome their child in a celebration that includesgiving redcolored eggs to guests.In many cultures,round foods such as grapes,bread,and moon cakes are eaten at welcome celebrations to represent family unity.Nutrition is necessary for life,so it is not surprising that food is such an important part of different cultures around the world.*大意:*讲述了食物在不同文化中的作用。

高考英语阅读理解练习4篇(附解析)

高考英语阅读理解练习4篇(附解析)

Some people are so rude!Who sends an e­mail or a text message that just says “Thank you”Who leaves a voice mail message rather than texts you? Who asks for a fact easily found on Google? Don’t these people realize that they’re wasting your time?Maybe I’m the rude one for not appreciating life’s little politeness. But many social agreed standards just don’t make sense to people drowning in digital communication.In texts, you don’t have to declare who you are or even say hello. E­mail, too, is slower than a text. V oice mail is a now impolite way of trying to connect.My father learned this lesson after leaving me a dozen voice mail messages, none of which I listened to. Exasperated, he called my sister to express his dissatisfaction that I never returned his phone calls. “Why are you leaving him voice mail?” my sister asked. “Just text him.”In the age of the smartphone, there is no reason to ask once­acceptable questions about: the weather forecast, a business’s phone number, or directions to a house, a restaurant, which can be easily found on Google Maps. But people still ask these things. And when you answer, they respond with a thank­you e­mail.How to handle these differing standards? Easy. Consider your audience. Some people, especially older ones, appreciate a thank­you message. Others, like me, want no reply.The anthropologist (人类学家) Margaret Mead once said that in traditional societies, the young learn from the old. But in modern societies, the old can also learn from the young. Here’s hoping that politeness never goes out of fashion but thattime­wasting forms of communication do.1.What does the underlined word “Exasperated” mean in the fifth paragraph?A.Worried.B.Surprised.C.Annoyed.D.Tired.2.Why didn’t the writer reply to his father?A.He liked text messages better.B.He enjoyed checking his voice mail.C.He didn’t receive any voice mail messages.D.He didn’t want to talk with his father.3.Which of the following does the writer agree to?A.People needn’t learn from one another in traditional societies.B.Dealing with voice mail should vary with each individual.C.People needn’t turn to Google for help when in trouble.D.Declaring who you are or saying hello in texts is necessary.4.What’s the best title for this passage?A.Nowadays: what should we do with text messages?B.Nowadays: do you like leaving others a voice message?C.Nowadays: what means should we use in communication?D.Nowadays: do you need a thank­you message?I love to read before I go to sleep.It usually makes me feel calm.But a big part of this depends on what I read.I love to read Oor Wullie and The Broons.Very often I'm smiling before I go to sleep.I decide to write about this in a blog because I find that so many of us go to sleep with stress.Before we go to sleep,we may run over the day in our minds,and worry about tomorrow.We also may watch the news on TV,read the news on our smart phones or tablets,or even answer work emails.But the news is rarely proclaiming(宣告)all the good that's happening in the world and work emails make us feel that we're still at work.All these things may leave us a stressful sleep.Oor Wullie and The Broons are not the only things I ever read at night.I sometimes read novels but,with the odd exception,I mostly avoid anything that is too mentally taxing or stimulating late at night unless it's something that inspires me or is clearly helpful in my life.And even if I do read something mentally stimulating,when I feel myself getting tired I lay that book down and pick up a trusty old Oor Wullie or The Broons for the last 10 or 15 minutes.Doing this makes my mind quiet and helps ensure I get a peaceful night's sleep.Reading about Wullie or Maw and Paw Broon is like a comfort blanket for me.I'd suggest you find light­hearted reading as a comfort blanket at bedtime,especially if you find yourself stressed or depressed a lot of the time,or if you find difficulty winding at the end of a day.It is the thing that can gently turn your attention towards lightness and ease.If your material makes you laugh,then you may feel even better.Several studies show that laughter boosts happy chemicals in the brain,it strengthens the immune system,it's good for the heart,and it is most definitely good for mental health.It even helps us improve our relationships.And if you do happen to pick up a copy of Oor Wullie or The Broons,I hope you find it just as entertaining as I do.5.What can we learn about Oor Wullie and The Broons?A.They make people run over the past days.B.They are the best books to be read before people sleep.C.They are extremely popular with young people.D.They make people feel relaxed and happy.6.What can we know from the text?A.Oor Wullie and The Broons are the author's favorite books.B.A comfortable blanket makes people go to sleep easily.C.The author sometimes reads something about inspirations.D.Reading something stimulating at night helps get a peaceful sleep.7.What is Paragraph 6 mainly about?A.What material brings us laughter.B.How laughter affects our health.C.What benefits laughter brings to us.D.Why laughter is good for us.8.What's the main purpose of the text?A.To show the importance of reading before sleeping.B.To prove the importance of a good mood before sleeping.C.To tell us how to make ourselves stay relaxed before sleeping.D.To explain how to choose a book worthy to be read before sleeping.Notice:Medical Alert(警报)Dear Readers,Medical related emergencies are on the rise with more old people living alone. More seniors are looking for an independent lifestyle and better quality of life. More than 1 in 3 people over the age of 64 will fall this year.Nearly half will not be able to get up without support.Medical fees can increase when a person is not given timely support. You can prevent a medical disaster with our 24­hour emergency response system. Our solution is highly suggested by doctors,health-care professionals and hospitals.We are offering a FREE Medical Alert System to seniors or their loved ones who call now. For a limited time, there will be no set­up fees and the medical monitoring starts at less than $1 a day. The system is easy to use. The necklace pendant(饰坠) can travel with you. Our new system can detect falls automatically.Call Toll­Free 1­800­360­0405 and gain peace of mind. There's no long­term contract. Our medical alert professionals can walk you through everything over the phone.The first 100 callers to order will receive:*The Free Medical Alert System($300 value).*24 Hours a Day/7 Days a Week LIVE Monitoring and Support.*The Free Necklace Pendant.*No Long­term Contract.*Free Shipping(Mention Reader's Digest).Don't wait until after a fall to give us a call.Take advantage of this special offer now to protect yourself or a loved one.Call now Toll­Free 1­800­231­0167 and mention Reader's Digest.Sincerely,Jim Nelson 9.Why are there an increasing number of medical related emergencies?A.Old people’s quality of life is down at present.B.The old are not paying attention to their health.C.The overall health of the old is worse than before.D.Many old people have no one to keep them company.10.What's the main advantage of the system mentioned in the text? A.Preventing falls.B.Serving as an alarm.C.Replacing doctors.D.Improving health and mind. 11.What benefit can the first 100 callers to order get?A.Buy the system at $300.B.Get a copy of Reader’s Digest.C.Have a pendant at a discount.D.Get all­day monitoring and help.The American travel website company TripAdvisor publishes a list of the world's best beaches every year.Today,we are going to explore some of this year's top 10 beaches in the world.1.Baia do Sancho,BrazilIt is named as this year's best beach in the world.Its water is calm and clear.Its sand is fine and soft.But getting to Baia do Sancho is not so easy.It is on Fernando de Noronha,a volcanic island more than 300 kilometers off Brazil's coast.Travelers must take a plane or boat from major cities in northern Brazil to get there.And no more than 420 visitors can be on the island at one time.2.Grace Bay,Turks and CaicosWhile Baia do Sancho is difficult to get to,TripAdvisor's second­ranked beach could not be much easier for tourists to reach.This beach has impossibly clean and clear waters and pure white sand.Its calmwaters make it extremely safe for swimming,snorkeling,or simply floating.Once on land,many visitors enjoy walking—barefoot—for several kilometers on the soft,warm sand.3.Eagle Beach,ArubaTo get to the third­best beach,we head south to the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba.Like Grace Bay,Eagle Beach has clear,calm waters and soft white sand.It offers visitors a chance to try different water sports,including tubing and jet skiing.Eagle Beach may be best known,however,for its dramatic sunsets.On clear nights,the sky turns red,orange,and purple.4.Playa Paraiso,CubaThe fourth­best beach is Playa Paraiso,an island off Cuba's southern coast.It has a fun,laid­back restaurant for those who wish to eat and drink.There is little else on the beach.And that is exactly what visitors like about it.People come here for the sugar­like sand and calm waters filled with colorful wildlife.12.Which of the following is true about Baia do Sancho?A.It receives thousands of visitors each time.B.It can only be visited by plane.C.It is near the Brazil's coast.D.It is hard to reach.13.Where can visitors go if they want to enjoy the beauty of the sinking sun? A.Baia do Sancho,Brazil.B.Grace Bay,Turks and Caicos.C.Eagle Beach,Aruba.D.Playa Paraiso,Cuba.14.What can visitors mainly do on Playa Paraiso,Cuba?A.Go boating.B.Have a relaxing dinner.C.Admire colorful sand.D.Try different water sports.参考答案:1.C2.A3.B4.C【解析】【分析】本文为说明文。

高考英语阅读理解训练题及答案解析(4篇)

高考英语阅读理解训练题及答案解析(4篇)

高考英语阅读理解训练题及答案解析(4篇)高考英语阅读理解训练题及答案解析 1To Richard Dorsay, a 36-year-old homeless Chicagoan. it was, at last, a place to call his own But to everyone else. it was the Lake Shore Drive road bridge, so when Chicago city authorities discovered Dorsay living inside the bridge's steel s1ructurc last month. they had no choice but to drive him away.He had been living in the bridge for three years. lie also furnished it with a television, a microwave and a PlayStation, and borrowed power from the municipal(市政的)electricity supply. But that wasn't the most extraordinary thing. The most extraordinary thing was that the Lake Shore Drive Bridge is a drawbridge.“The first time, it was scary," Dorsay told a reporter from the Chicago Sun-Times, recalling how a bell would ring and his home would tip into the air, allowing ships to pass along the Chicago River below. "After that, it was almost like riding a ferry's wheel." Brian Steele, a spokesman for the Chicago Department of Transportation, puts it more straightforwardly. "Essentially," he says, "it changed his living space from horizontal(水平的) to vertical. "Dorsay had a history of homelessness and emotional problem. but inthe bridge. he thought, he had finally found a kind of stability. "You've got to be kind of agile(敏捷的)," he admitted. "But it doesn't take genius to figure out what to do. " Dorsay is now without a home, though he is currently staying with his parents. Gary, his father, said,"I've always hoped that he would find a place and he would seek employment. He is strong enough and bright enough to do something."(B) 24. According to Richard Dorsay, why did he like living in the bridge?A. It was free.B. He felt more secure there.C. It was an extraordinary thing.D. He liked scary things.推理题。

(英语)高考英语阅读理解题20套(带答案)及解析

(英语)高考英语阅读理解题20套(带答案)及解析

(英语)高考英语阅读理解题20套(带答案)及解析(英语)高考英语阅读理解题20套(带答案)及解析一、高中英语阅读理解1.阅读理解One of the biggest problems when we are talking is the awkward silence. Encountering this situation is so uncomfortable that you would avoid meeting new people in the first place. In the past, I struggled wit h this and I even thought it had to do with my DNA or something… But later I learned that once you know how to keep those words flowing, you can meet and talk to anyone you like, which helps create great possibilities for friendship, fun and shared activities that you would otherwise have missed out on.After studying this in depth, I had different opinions and found that one of these common behaviors is the habit of filtering (过滤)--holding back from saying something until you've "checked" to make sure that what you're about to say is cool, impressive and interesting. Another problem is not learning to get in the mood for conversation. If you don't know how to change from subjects, then it can take a lot of time to warm up.It is the reflex (习惯性思维) that allows you to say whatever goes on in your mind. It's fun to realize that you're allowed to say whatever is on your mind. As long as you don't say anything that could land you in jail (监狱).All of the "Oh! That's interesting…" "Hmm, I've never heard of that" "Hmm, cool!" expressions are reactionary (保守的) bits of conversation that prove to the other person that you're really listening. This works 99% of the time. So, if you show some interest, they'll hang around and want to talk to you even more.Everyone knows that stories juice-up conversations, but most people only talk about stories of their own lives. When someone mentions something related to any of them, just tell the story, even if it's not from your life. The more interesting, stranger or more frightening they are, the harder they are to forget.(1)If people can deal with the awkward silence, they can .A. train their working skillB. improve their life qualityC. enrich their social lifeD. establish their working relationship(2)When talking with others, we should .A. feel nervousB. think twiceC. be free to expressD. avoid breaking in (3)According to the passage, what do the speakers care much about?A. The attractive topics of conversation.B. The atmosphere of the conversation.C. The listener's experiences and tastes.D. The listener's curiosity and concern.(4)What does the underlined part "juice-up conversations" mean?A. making conversations more boringB. making conversations livelierC. making conversations smootherD. making conversations more relaxing【答案】(1)C(2)C(3)D(4)B【解析】【分析】本文本文是一篇议论文,我们谈话时最大的问题之一是尴尬的沉默。

(英语)高考英语阅读理解题20套(带答案)含解析

(英语)高考英语阅读理解题20套(带答案)含解析

(英语)高考英语阅读理解题20套(带答案)含解析一、高中英语阅读理解1.阅读理解Durian(榴莲) is probably the smelliest fruit in the world, letting out an unusual unpleasant smell which would make anyone bring up. However, nobody was aware of what gave this fruit its unique smell, so a team of researchers from Singapore decided to take a look at its genome (基因组) and find out,Durian is well-known throughout Southeast Asia as the king of fruits, mostly because of its awful appearance and smell. However, the origin of this unpleasant smell was unknown, so researchers decided to map the genome of the fruit, and find the gene that controlled it. A group of genes, volatile sulfur compounds (含硫化合物), became very active in the fruit, and they were found responsible for resulting in the unpleasant smell.The fruit confuses everyone with a sulfuric smell, like rotten onions and ingredients. The smell lasts long, mostly because the fruit contains more volatile sulfur compounds. Other species usually benefit from two gene copies at most, but durian has four, leading to the striking smell.However, this smell might be an advantage for durian in the wild. Although we find it unpleasant, many animals might be attracted by it. If they eat the fruit, then they can easily spread its seeds everywhere, thus contributing to the distribution of the species.The mapping of the durian genome also showed some other information on the species. First of all, the fruit has an impressive number of genes, namely 46,000. Also, with the help of these genes, they saw how it evolved, and discovered it was related to the cacao tree. All the other discoveries have been published in the journal Nature Genetics.Despite the striking smell, many people actually enjoy eating the fruit. However, not all durian species are edible, and some of them may even cause damage to our health, Even so, the fruit is often imported, significantly contributing to the economy.(1)What give durian its unique smell?A. Onions nearby.B. Two gene copies.C. Rotten ingredients in it.D. Volatile sulfur compounds.(2)What does the underlin ed word “evolved” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?A. Developed.B. Escaped.C. Predicted.D. Tolerated.(3)What can we infer from the text?A. No birds enjoy eating durian.B. Durian can be planted all over the world.C. Some of durian species can not be eaten.D. Durian has no relationship with the cacao tree.(4)What's the best title for the text?A. What's Durian?B. The Influence of the SmellC. The Distribution of DurianD. The Mystery of the Unpleasant Smell of Durian 【答案】(1)D(2)A(3)C(4)D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文,新加坡的研究者找出导致水果有难闻气味的原因就是水果中含有的挥发性硫化合物非常活跃,这种气味对于野外生存榴莲来说有利于吸引动物来吃这种水果,同时传播种子。

【英语】高考英语阅读理解题20套及解析

【英语】高考英语阅读理解题20套及解析

【英语】高考英语阅读理解题20套(带答案)及解析一、高中英语阅读理解1.阅读下列短文,从短文后每题所给的A、B、C和D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

A new technology is going to ripe,one that could transform our daily lives,help to form new industries,even remove world economic powers from their present positions.Unlike the wave of industrialization that began in the West and spread later to the rest of the world,the new developments are taking place in research labs all over the globe—and Asians are in the forefront. Physicists are creating a new class of materials that display an amazing property unforeseen even two years ago—superconductivity(超导体技术).Used today only in specialized equipment,super conductors have the potential to radically change most of the electrical and electronic appliances found in the home,making them smaller, more powerful and efficient. They could free our cities of pollution by replacing petrol and diesel (柴油) vehicles with electric cars, and cut the cost of electricity.The new materials do something that even the best of conductors such as copper and silver cannot—they do away with all electrical resistance.The significances for energy storage are great.The technology is in its early stage, still accessible to countries that decide to invest brains and money. For75 years it had remained little more than a scientific curiosity with limited practical use because the phenomenon occurred only at extremely low temperatures. It was first observed in1911by a Dutch scientist named Heike Kamerlingh Onnes,who cooled mercury(水银)to temperatures below-269℃with liquid helium(氦).Then in January last year, two IBM scientists, K. Alex Muller and J.George Bednorz,found a metal oxide ceramic(氧化陶瓷)that superconducted at-243℃.Their report went largely unnoticed until last December,when it was confirmed at a scientific meeting in Boston.Today Japan, India, China and other Asian countries all have their share of experts who spend their days and nights in labs, acting as midwives( 助产士) to a new technology.(1)As is indicated in the passage,the technology of superconductivity____________.A.has already been developedB.is still under developmentC.will be used only in specialized equipmentD.will be used in daily lives in a few years(2)The new technology differs from the others in that ____________.A.it began in the East and spread later to the rest of the worldB.it began in the West and spread later to the rest of the worldC.it is being cultivated in research labs around the worldD.it is accessible to physicists who are intelligent and rich(3)From the passage,we may conclude that____________.n scientists gain the lead in the growth of the new technologyB. Dutch scientists kept reporting new findings for the last 75yearsC.IBM scientists'report receive immediate attention all over the worldD.the West was astonished at the new technology developed by the Asians(4)Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A.The Prospect of a New TechnologyB.Superconductivity:A New TechnologyC.A New Technology:The Key to Change the Way of Our LivesD.A New Technology:A Joint Effort of Many Countries【答案】(1)B(2)C(3)A(4)B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了超导体技术的发展潜能和发展状况。

【英语】高考英语阅读理解题20套(带答案)及解析

【英语】高考英语阅读理解题20套(带答案)及解析

【英语】高考英语阅读理解题20套(带答案)及解析一、高中英语阅读理解1.阅读理解Experts note that an unhealthy lifestyle can put you at great risk of heart disease and stroke. So doctors urge us to eat healthy foods, get exercise, stop smoking and limit our alcohol intake. But there is something else you can do. And it is free and easy. Smile!Dr. Chockalingam, a heart disease specialist in Columbia, advises his patients to smile. He says a smile may be one way to help your heart. "When we smile, the brain wiring changes. The chemicals that are released are more positive." He says smiling is the first step in fighting physical and emotional stress and its sometimes harmful effects on human health. This is not just New Age advice. Several studies support his opinion.When you feel stressed or under pressure, your body releases many natural hormones (荷尔蒙) including adrenaline and cortisol. Adrenaline increases your heart rate and blood pressure. Cortisol is the body's main stress hormone. It increases sugar in the bloodstream. If you are truly in danger, these hormones can help you. They are part of what we call our fight-or-flight response. However, when we are stressed for a long period, these stress hormones are ever-present in our bodies. And that, medical researchers warn, may lead to health problems.Researchers say the connection between stress and heart disease is still unclear. However, they claim that when people are stressed for long periods of time, they may have an unhealthy lifestyle, which can lead to health problems.Dr. Chockalingam says a smile may be one way to help. He tells his patients to smile 20 times an hour. To some, that might seem like a lot of smiling. Or some might even feel foolish ... smiling for seemingly no reason. But a smile does not involve drugs. It is not invasive like a surgical operation. It is free and it has no bad side effects."Once people smile, they are relaxing. This relaxation directly lowers blood pressure, improves sugar levels in the blood. If we are smiling, we are breaking that link between stress and health." And it just may provide a little extra protection to everyone's heart health.(1)Which of the following agrees with Dr. Chockalingam's opinion?A.Smile has the same effects as laughter.B.Smile can be used to take the place of medicine.C.Smile is better than any healthy lifestyle to health.D.Smile can make our body produce beneficial chemicals.(2)What can we know about the mentioned stress hormones?A.They can lower our blood pressure.B.They will surely lead to heart diseases.C.They can benefit us when we are in danger.D.They will make us live an unhealthy lifestyle.(3)Why does Dr. Chockalingam think smiling is helpful to our health?A.It can make us relax.B.It increases sugar levels.C.It has little bad side effects.D.It can happen for no reason.(4)What can be the best title for the text?A.A Thorough Analysis of the Causes of Heart DiseasesB.One Thing You Can Do Right Now to Help Your HeartC.One Thing That Is Closely Connected with Stress HormonesD.The Clear Connection Between Unhealthy Lifestyles and Heart Diseases【答案】(1)D(2)C(3)A(4)B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文,哥伦比亚的心脏病专家Chockalingam博士建议多保持微笑,他认为微笑可能是帮助心脏的一种方式。

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高考英语阅读理解练习题是一个比较枯燥的题目,学生想学好英语阅读还需中做题入手,下面为大家搜索整理了英语阅读理解题,希望大家能够动起手来做题解答!PART1The Guidance Department (教导处) at Burrville High School has a staff (职员) of eleven. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too.“Parent meetings form a clear monthly pattern,” says Mildred Foreman, GuidanceDi rector. “This pattern stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October, March and May.”September starts rather slowly. Few parents come in, Most of these want to discuss the schedules (日程安排). October brings many behaviour (行为) problems. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November December is a quiet month. “It’s the holiday,” Ms Foreman says. “People want to come in, I know , but they decide to wait until after New Year’s Day.”Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks bring parents in as school reopens. This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the year’s busiest month. That’s when parents realize that their children might be held back (留级). They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June.1. “Most of their work is done with the students” means ______.A. they have most of their work done by the studentsB. most of their work is getting rid of their studentsC. most of their work is dealing with the studentsD. their work is mostly done together with the students2. In the sentence “The staff sees a lot of parents too.” the word “see” can be replaced with “_____”.A. noticeB. understandC. arrangeD. meet3. From the diagram(图表), we know that the total of their meetings in April is ______ as manyas that in December.A. twiceB. a quarterC. halfD. two-thirds4. In March, each of the staff working in the Guidance Department has to interview (会见)about ______ parents.A. 10B. 20C. 15D. 55. May is always the busiest month because the parents want to ______.A. discuss schedules with the staffB. have something done to help their children’s promotion(升级)C. know how their children are getting on with their lessonsD. do something good for the school or the staffPART2Maliyuwa, a nearby village. They lived with the man’s big family—his parents his brothers, their wives and children. They family kept an elephant, in which the young woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.Three months later the woman went back to her parents’ home, having quarrelled with her husband. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heart—broken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.It went to the woman’s home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved (感动) by the act of the animal that she returned to her husband’s home.1. The writer wrote the story in order to .A. show that elephants are very cleverB. tell how a woman trained a wild animalC. show that women care more for animals than men doD. tell how an animal reunited a husband and wife2. The woman left her new home .A. to visit her own parents in MaliyuwaB. to see if the elephant would follow herC. because she was angry with her husbandD. because she was tired of the large family3. After the young woman left her husband’s home, the elephant .A. returned to the forestB. was sad because it missed herC. went to look for a new homeD. was sick because nobody fed it4. The young wife went back to her husband because .A. she knew he had sent the animal to herB. the elephant had come to look for herC. her parents persuaded her toD. she missed her new homePART3The blue eyes that looked at him from outside the door were like the light through a magnifying glass (放大镜) when it is at its brightest and smallest, when paper and leaves begin to smoke.“Hey ,” said the man in the door. “Remember me?”“Yes,” the boy said, whispering. “Rick.”He felt so surprised to see Rick. All of Rick seemed to be shown in the eyes, with a strong feeling that ought to have hurt him“You knew me,” Rick said. “You hadn’t forgotten.”“You’re ——just the same,” the boy said, and felt much thankful.He seemed even to be wearing the same clothes, the same blue shirt and grey trousers. He was thin, but he was built to be lean; and he was still, or again, sunburnt (晒黑了). After everything, the slow white smile still showed the slight feeling of happiness.“Let’s look at you,” Rick said, dropping into a chair. Then slowly he felt more at home, and he became once more just Rick, as if nothing had happened. There were lines about his eyes, and deeper lines on his cheeks (面颊), but he looked like——just Rick, lined by sunlight and smiling.“When I look at you,” he said, “You make me think about me, for we look like each other.”“Yes,” said the boy, eagerly, “they all think we both look like my grandfather.”1. On his return , Rick ______.A. had not changed muchB. looked very oldC. was much thinner than beforeD. was wearing different clothes2. Rick and the boy are probably ______.A. brothersB. relatedC. friendsD. neighbours3. You could describe Rick as ______.A. old and friendlyB. old and nervousC. thin and nervousD. thin and friendly4. From the passage we can tell that the boy ______.A. was worried that Rick had forgotten himB. was proud of what Rick had doneC. was pleased to see RickD. wondered where Rick had been5. Rick and the boy ______.A. had similar personalitiesB. cared about each otherC. had lived in the same houseD. felt their friendship had changedPART4Can trees talk? Yes, but not in words. Scientists have reason to believe that trees do communicate (交际) with each other. Not long ago, researchers learned some surprising things. First a willow tree attacked in the woods by caterpillars (毛虫) changed the chemistry of its leaves and made them taste so terrible that they got tired of the leaves and stopped eating them. Then even more astonishing, the tree sent out a special smell---a signal (信号) causing its neighbors to change the chemistry of their own leaves and make them less tasty.Communication, of course, doesn’t need to be in words. We can talk to each other by smiling, raising our shoulders and moving our hands. We know that birds and animals use a whole vocabulary of songs, sounds, and movements. Bees dance their signals, flying in certain patterns that tell other bees where to find nectar (花蜜) for honey. So why shouldn’t trees have ways of sending message?1. It can be concluded from the passage that caterpillars do not feed on leaves that______.A. are lying on the groundB. have an unpleasant tasteC. bees don’t likeD. have an unfamiliar shape2. The willow tree described in the passage protected itself by ______.A. growing more branchesB. communicating with birds and beesC. changing its leaf chemistryD. shaking caterpillars off3. According to the passage, the willow tree was able to communicate with other trees by ______.A. waving its branchesB. giving off a special smellC. dropping its leavesD. changing the colour of its trunk4. According to this passage, bees communicate by ______.A. making special movementB. touching one anotherC. smelling one anotherD. making unusual sound5. The author believes that the incident described in the passage ______.A. cannot be taken seriouslyB. should no longer be permittedC. must be checked more thoroughlyD. seems completely reasonablePART5The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single—engined aeroplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed a nd she didn’t know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged (冲) into the sea.Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames (火焰) coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty—six minutes.In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion (时刻) she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful.1. Which of the following statements is NOT the difficulty which Amelia Earhart met in her flight from north America to England?A. She was caught in a storm.B. The altimeter went out of order.C. Her engine went wrong.D. She lost her direction.2. When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the engine, what did she do?A. She did nothing but pray for herself.B. She changed her direction and landed in Ireland.C. She continued flying.D. She lost hope of reaching land.3. According to the passage, what was Amelia Earhart’s reason for making her flights?A. To set a new record for flying time.B. To be the first woman to fly around the world.C. To show that aviation was not just for men.D. To become famous in the world.4. Which of the following statements was NOT mentioned?A. She was the first woman who succeeded in flying across the Atlantic Ocean alone.B. She showed great courage in overcoming the difficulties during the flight.C She was warmly welcomed in England, Europe and the United States.D. She made plans to fly around the world.5. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Amelia Earhart—First Across the Atlantic.B. Amelia Earhart—Pioneer in Women’s Aviation.C. A New Record for Flying Time.D. A Dangerous Flight from North America to England.。

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