江苏省海盐县2017高考英语一轮复习阅读理解训练(三)
江苏海盐县2017高考英语一轮阅读理解训练2016高考选练----阅读理解。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
Born in 1983 in Linyi, Shandong Province, Chen Zhou had an unhappy childhood. When he was only six years old, his parents got divorced. He had to leave his hometown and began wandering at the age of eight. What’s worse, he lost his legs in a train accident.Faced with various difficulties, he never gave up. To make a living, he used to sell newspapers, polish shoes for others, and repair electrical equipment. Anyway, he decided to be a singer in the end. Now Chen Zhou has been a little famous for his songs. “God took my legs away, but I will make them up.” he said.He has strived to achieve more than most able-bodied people would even dream of. He has married and has a beautiful wife and a pair of children. “I can make my life meaningful, though I have no legs.” he said.Chen Zhou is more than a traveling musician. He is a mountain climber, an inspirational speaker and an advocate for the disabled. It is hard enough to climb up a mountain when you have got two legs, but for legless Chen Zhou reaching the summit is an extraordinary achievement, considering he can do so only by using his arms. In fact, he has climbed all of China’s five great mountains including Mount Tai 11 times. To walk up those steps with his arms, he used a pair of home-made wooden boxes that each weighs seven pounds.So far, he has been to more than 700 cities in China and has held over 3000 street concerts. What inspires people most is that he often donates money to those who are in trouble. Chen Zhou, whose story has moved millions of people, has set a good example to us and deserves our respect.“Everyo ne may get knocked down in life. However, the winners get up no matter how many times they get knocked down. I’ll keep fighting as long as I breathe.” said Chen Zhou.1. Paragraph I mainly tells us that ________.A. Chen Zhou struggled for his idealB. Chen Zhou wandered at his young ageC. Chen Zhou had an unhappy familyD. Chen Zhou had an miserable childhood2. What is the author’s attitude to Chen Zhou?A. Pitiful.B. Understandable.C. Admirable.D. Supportive.3. What can we learn from Chen Zhou?A. All is not gold that glitters.B. Better to do well than to say well.C. Where there is a will, there is a way.D. Actions speak louder than words.4. Which is the best rifle for the passage?A. A Legless Climber.B. A Strong-minded Soul.C. From Beggar to Hero.D. Who Moved Us?参考答案1--4 DCCB【2014模拟】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。
Woman Uses Daughter's Key to "Steal" CarCharlie Vansant, a college student of Athens, Ohio who reported that his car was stolen, got a surprise when he learned a woman had mistaken it for her daughter's car and taken it－using her key．Kate Anderson became an accidental car thief when picking up her daughter's car near an Ohio University building last week． Anderson spotted the nickel-~ay Toyota Camry（银灰色丰田凯美瑞）and used her daughter's key to unlock the car, start the engine and drive home-without realizing that the car wasn't her daughter's．When Charlie Vansant left class a short time later, he found only an empty parking spot．He first assumed the car had been towed, but when the police couldn't find a record of it, they took a theft report．The morning after Anderson took the car, her daughter discovered the Camry in the driveway wasn't hers．Anderson said she was able to find Vansant's name on paperwork in the glove compartment and look up his phone number on the website for the university．When Anderson told Charlie the car was in her driveway, "It sounded real suspicious at first, like may he she wanted to hold the thing for ransom（赎金）,”said Vansant． He eventually went to the house with a police officer, where he was reunited with his car． According to police report, the ease was closed "because of mistaken car identity", Anderson wasn't charged．Vansant seemed to blame the car company more than the "thief"．"Her key fit not only my lock, but my ignition（点火装置） as well - so high-five for Toyota． I guess．" he said．21．What does the underlined word "towed" mean in paragraph 3?A．removed B．damaged C．stolen D．sold22．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A．Mrs．Anderson's daughter discovered the car her mother drove was not hers．B．Mrs．Anderson stole Charlie's car at the request of her daughter．C．Charlie had thought he had to give Anderson money to get his car back．D．Mrs．Anderson used her daughter's key to unlock Charlie's car and drive home．23．What does Charlie mean by "h~-five for Toyota"?A． He is blaming Toyota for the poor quality of car keys．B． He should thank Toyota for returning his car．C． He wants to celebrate with Toyota for getting his car back．D． He thinks highly of Toyota for producing large quantities of cars．24．What is likely to happen next according to the passage?A．Mrs．Anderson was charged with stealing a car．B．Charlie blamed Mrs．Anderson for mistakenly taking his car．C．Charlie would ask the Toyota Company to give him an explanation．D．The Toyota Company would give Charlie a new car as compensation．【参考答案】21-24 ABAC【2014模拟】阅读理解。
江苏省海盐县高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解训练(五)
江苏海盐县2017高考英语（一轮）阅读理解训练阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Young adult filmmakers all hope to show their works in international festivals like Sundance and Toronto. But what aboutreally young filmmakers who aren’t in film school yet and aren’t,strictly speaking, even adults?They are at the heart of Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival,tomorrow,in a setting any director might envy:Lincoln Center. Complete with “red carpet” interviews and various awards,the festival has much in common with events for more experienced moviemakers,except for the age of the participants:about 8 to 18."What’s re ally e xciting is that it’s film for kids by kids,” said Cori Gardner,managing director of Wingspan Arts,a nonprofit organization offering youth arts programs in the New York area. This year the festival will include films not only from Wingspan but also from other city organizations and one from a middle school in Arlington,Virginia. “We want to make this a national event,” Ms. Gardner added.The nine shorts to be shown range from a Claymation biography of B. B. King to a science fiction adventure set in the year 3005. “A lot of the material is really mature,” Ms. Gardner said,talking about films by the New York City branch of Global Action Project,a media arts and leadership-training group. “The Choice is about the history of a family andMaster Anti-Smoker is about the dangers of secondhand smoke.”Dream of the Invisiblesdescribes young immigrants’ (移民) feelings of both belonging and not belonging in their adopted country.The festival will end with an open reception at which other films will be shown. These include a music video and a full-length film whose title isPressures.1. Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival .A. is organized by a middle schoolB. is as famous as the Toronto FestivalC. shows films made by childrenD. offers awards to film school students2. Which of the following is true of Wingspan Arts?A. It helps young filmmakers to make money.B. It provides arts projects for young people.C. It’s a media arts and leadership-training group.D. It’s a national organization for young people.3. The underlined word“shorts” in Paragraph 4 refers to.A. short trousersB. short kidsC. short filmsD. short stories4. Movies to be shown in the festival .A. cover different subjectsB. focus on kids’ lifeC. are produced by Global Action ProjectD. are directed by Ms. Gardner5. At the end of this film festival,there will be .A. various awardsB. “red carpet” interviewsC. an open receptionD. a concert at Lincoln Center【参考答案】1—5、 CBCAC科普知识（阅读理解）由 (2011浙江,B)改编Below is a page adapted from an English dictionary.Important words to learn: Essential Improver AdvancedPump /pʌmp/▶noun [C] DEVICE 1 a piece of equipment which is used to cause liquid, air or gas to move from one place to another:a water/bicycle/fuel pump ○ a UK petrol/US gas pump SHO E 2[USUALLYPLURAL]US (UK court shoe) a type of plain shoe with a raised HEEL and no way of fastening it to the foot which is worn by women 3 [USUALLY PLURAL]a type of flat shoe, like a BALLET dancer’s shoe,which is worn by women.4 [USUALLY PLURAL]UK a flat shoe made of heavy cloth, which is worn by children for doing sports.▶ verb LIQUID/GAS1 [T USUALLY+ADV/PREP] to force liquid or gas to move somewhere:Our latest machine can pump a hundred gallons a minute.○The new wine is pumped into storage tanks.○The heart pumps blood through the arteries/round the body. INFORMATION 2[T] INFORMAL to keep asking someone for information, especially in a way that is not direct:She was pumping me for details of the new project.▶idioms pump sb.’s hand to SHAKE someone’s hand (=hold their hand and move it up and down, especially in order to gre et them)·pump iron INFORMAL to lift heavy weights for exercise:These days both men and women pump iron for fitness.▶phrasal verbs pump sth. into sth. to spend a lot of money trying to make something operate successfully: They had been pumping money into the business for some years without seeing any results.pump sth. out[M]REMOVE1 to remove water or other liquid from something using a pump:We took turns pumping out the boat.PRODUCE2 INFORMAL DISAPPROVING to produce words or loud music in a way that is repeated, forceful and continuous: The government keeps pumping out the same old propaganda.○ The car radio was pumping out music with a heavy beat.pump out sth. If someone’s stomach is pumped out, a poisonous substance is removed from it by being sucked through a tube: She had to go to hospital to have her stomach pumped out.pump sb. up [M] INFORMAL to make someone feel more confident or excited: He was offering them advice and trying to pump them up.○[R]The players were pumping themselves up by singing the national anthem before the game.pump sth. up[M]1 to fill somet hing with air using a pump: Have you pumped up the balloons yet?○ I must pump the tyres up on my bike.2 INFORMAL to increase something by a large amount:The US was able to pump up exports.○ Let’s pump up the volume a bit!pump-action /pʌmp ækʃən /adjective [BEFORE NOUN] describes a device which operates by forcing something, especially air,in or out of a closed space or container:a pump-action shotgun ○ a pump-action toiletp ump p riming noun[U] SPECIALIZED the activity of helping a business,programme,economy,etc.todevelop by giving it money:The government is awarding small,pump-priming grants to single mothers who are starting their own businesses.pun /pʌn/▶noun. [C] a humorous use of a word or phrase which has several meanings or which sounds like ano ther word:She made a couple of dreadful puns.○This is a well-known joke based on a pun: “What’s black and white and red(=read) all over?”“A newspaper.”▶verb[I](-nn-) to make a punPunch /pʌntʃ/▶noun HIT 1 [C]a forceful hit with a FIST (=closed hand):She gave him a punch UK on/US in the nose.EFFECT2[U] the power to be interesting and have a strong effect on people:I felt the performance/speech/presentation lacked punch.DRINK3[C OR U] a cold or hot drink made by mixing fruit juices,pieces of fruit and often wine or other alcoholic drinks TOOL4[C] a piece of equipment which cuts holes in a material by pushing a piece of metal through it:a ticket punch ○ Have you seen the hole punch anywhere?▶verb[T]HIT1 to hit someone or something with your FIST(=closed hand):He punched him in the stomach.2 MAINLY US to hit with your fingers the buttons on a telephone or the keys on a keyboard USE TOOL 3 to make a hole in something with a special piece of equipment:I was just punching holes in some sheets of paper.○This belt’s too big—I’ll have to punch an extra hole in it.▶idioms punch sb.’s lights out INFORMAL to hit someone repeatedly very hard · punch the clock US to put a card into a special machine to record the times you arrive at and leave work:After 17 years of punching the clock,he just disappeared one morning and was never heard from again.1.What does the word“pump”mean in “He ran in every five minutes to pump me about the case”?()A.Talk with.B.Ask for information.C.Listen to.D.Provide with evidence.2.When Sally says“The TV program kept pumping out commercials”,she may be .A.excitedB.interestedC.annoyedD.worried3.What will the government most probably provide if it is engaged in a pump-priming program?( )A.Sums of money.B.Raw materials.C.Human resources.D.Media support.4.When Sylvia says“His speech was OK but it had no real punch”,she thinks it was not .A.fluent and impressiveB.logical and movingrmative and significantD.interesting and powerful语篇解读:本语篇节选自词典,考查学生通过查词典来理解词句的能力。
2017年高考英语阅读理解练习题3(可编辑修改word版)
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AFamous centenarians (百岁老人) still active in arts, science are in no mood to retire. "Those who stand still, die," is one of Oliveira's favorite phrases. He knows from experience what it means, as the Portuguese film director has reached the age of 102 and is still active in his profession. Every year, Oliveira shoots a film and is currently working on his next project. "You have to work, work, work in order to forget that death is not far away," he said. When asked about his age, Oliveira said with some humility: "It's down to mother nature. It gave to me what it took from others."Being both mentally and physically fit in old age is partly a matter of luck, but it also has something to do with character. Not every white-haired person is wise and social skills, openness and the ability to train the brain are essential for senior citizens.Along with the architect Oscar Niemeyer (103), Nobel laureate Montalcini (101) and director Kurt Maetzig (100), Oliveira is one of those people of whom it would be very wrong to think as members of a listless elderly generation.Another master in his profession is the architect Oscar Niemeyer. The 103-year-old Brazilian is best known for his futuristic-looking（未来派的）buildings in Brasilia, but he also speaks out on behalf of the poor. "The role of the architect is to struggle for a better world where we can develop a form of architecture that serves everyone and not just a privileged few," said Niemeyer recently. He spends almost every day working in his office in Copacabana, and even when he falls ill he keeps working on ideas: After a gallbladder (胆囊) operation he composed a samba tune (桑巴舞曲) in the clinic.Another man who could sing a song about age is 107-year-old Heesters. The Dutch-born opera singer spent most of his life performing in Germany, where he still works. Recently Heesters said: "I want to be at least 108-years-old." He also plans to keep performing. "Should I just sit at home and wait until they come and pick me up?" Heesters has not given up trying to add to his tally of awards and is looking for a "good stage role".Italian scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini, who is 101-year-old and is still active in medical science, has described the force that keeps driving her on: "Progress is created through imperfection." In 1986 she and her lab colleague were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work on nerve growth factor. She's convinced that humans grow on challenges.With so many brilliant examples given, we can see clearly that age is no barrier to some high achievers.1.From the first two paragraphs, we can see .A.being active at 102 is achievable for everybodyB.Oliveira owes his long life to his mother’s helpC.being fit in old age is a matter of luck and characterD.social skills and wisdom are difficult for the senior2.How many centenarians are mentioned in this passage?A. 4B. 5C. 6D. 73.By saying "Should I just sit at home and wait until they come and pick me up?", Heesters shows us he .A.wants to sit or lie in comfortB. is waiting for people to pick him upC. is willing to work till he diesD. prefers to give performance at home4.In the passage so many examples were given to show .A.old age is a big problem if you want to succeedB.as a senior citizen, you have to be open-minded and optimisticC.ole people should never think of themselves as oldD.old age can not prevent a great person from achieving a lot5.In the writer’s opinion, the architect Oscar Niemeyer is not .A.sympathyB. pessimisticC. positiveD. diligentBAbout five years ago , an American electrical engineer named Scott Brusaw and his wife Julie came up with the idea of putting solar panels(控制板)on the ground rather than the roof . Thenthey began to develop the Solar Roadway . The Solar Roadway is an intelligent road that provides clean renewable energy using power from the sun while providing safer driving conditions , along with power and data delivery . They predict that the Solar Roadway will pay for itself through the generation of electricity along with other forms of income and that the same money that is being used to build and resurface current roads can be used to build the Solar Roadways.Each Solar Road Panel measures roughly 4 meters by 4 meters and contains a microprocessor(微处理器)that monitors and controls the panel , while communicating with neighboring panels and the vehicles traveling overhead . The inventors suggest that this provides a communications device every 4 meters on every road which could be used for example to warn drivers of cars which are moving across a centre line and various other speed control problems. The top of the Solar Road panels is made of super-strong glass that would offer vehicles the tractions(抓地力) they need.According to the inventors, the Solar Roadway creates and carries clean renewable electricity and therefore electric vehicles can be recharged at any conveniently located rest stop , or at any business that has paved Solar Road Panels in their parking lots.The inventors say their Solar Roadway has many functions and advantages from main roads to driveways, parking lots, bike paths, sidewalks and runways.The Federal Highway Administration has given Brusaw ＄100,000 to develop the invention and Brusaw hopes to build a smart-road parking lot in the coming spring .6.In the inventors’ opinion, the Solar Roadway .A.is too expensive to build at presentB.costs no more money than current roadsC.can provide as many data as present computersD.will bring them a large sum of money7.T he underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 refers to .A.the panelsB. the inventorsC. the researchersD. the vehicles8.The Solar Roadway includes all the following advantages except .A.providing safer driving conditionsB.helping drivers communicate with each other while drivingC.creating and carrying clean renewable electricityD.warning drivers of various speed control problems9.It can be inferred from the text that .A.the Solar Roadway has already been put into useB.＄100,000 is only enough to build a smart-road parking lotC.the Solar Roadway is not available for gas-powered carsD.future electric vehicles can be charged anytime and anywhere10.What can be the best title for the text?A.Solar-powered smart road of the futureB.The great changes on the roadwayC.The influence the Solar Roadway has on peopleD.The Solar Road—a much faster roadCA third of primary schoolchildren in China are suffering from psychological ill-health as a result of classroom stress and parental pressure, a ccording to a study published on Tuesday.The problem is so bad that urgent measures are needed, warns the study, led by British and Chinese researchers.The investigation surveyed 2,191 pupils aged nine to 12 in nine schools in urban and rural Zhejiang, a relatively prosperous coastal province in eastern China.Eighty-one percent of the youngsters said they worried "a lot" about exams, 63 percent feared being punished by their teacher, 44 percent had been physically bullied at least sometimes –with boys likelier to be victims than girls –and 73 percent had been physically punished by their parents.Most of the children complained they struggled to cope with the amount of homework they were assigned.Over one-third reported headaches or abdominal pains – psychosomatic symptoms of stress – at least once a week. The most stressed children reported incidence of aches or pains of four times a week.The investigation, led by Therese Hesketh, a professor at University College London (UCL) Centre for International Health and Development, pointed the finger at extreme competitiveness in China's education system, from the onset of primary school."The competitive and punitive educational environment leads to high levels of stress and psychosomatic symptoms," the authors say."Measures to reduce unnecessary stress on children in schools should be introduced urgently."The paper appears in Archives of Disease in Childhood, a peer-reviewed journal of the British Medical Association (BMA).The "urban" setting for the study was Hangzhou, the provincial capital of Zhejiang, while the "rural" setting was a poor county in Quzhou prefecture, in the west of the province.The study highlights some of the complexities that, it says, explain the demands for academic excellence and intolerance of failure.One factor is the country's dramatic rise in prosperity, which has created "previously unheard-off possibilities for upward mobility" and in turn stoked pressures on children to do well at school.Other reasons are China's one-child policy and the Confucian traditions of respect for parents and elders, filial piety, obedience and discipline."The aspirations of many parents, who had limited educational opportunities themselvesare now invested in their only children," it says.Previous studies on school-related stress and its impact on health are few and generally come from Scandinavia.A 2008 assessment among 10- to 13-year-old in Sweden found that 21 percent of boys of 30 percent of girls experienced headache, and 17 percent of boys and 28 percent of girls experienced abdominal pain at least once per week.11.What mainly caused schoolchildren to suffer from psychological ill-health?petitiveness in education systemB.Classroom stress and parental pressureC.Physical punishment from their parentsD.Endless homework from school teachers12.The underlined part “cope with” in Para.5 most probably means .A.to fit inB. to adapt toC. to deal withD. to get along with13.From Paragraph 4, we know what the schoolchildren worry most is .A.bullying behavior at schoolB.many examinations at schoolC.physical punishment by parentsD.physical punishment by teachers14.What can we infer from the passage?A.More and more schoolchildren will drop out of school soonB.Homework and examinations will be cancelled at all schoolsC.Parents and teachers will give up educating the schoolchildrenD.Too much stress does great harm to schoolchildren physically and mentally15.What is the main idea of the passage?A.Children in China sickened by school pressureB.Measures to reduce unnecessary stress on childrenC.The investigation, led by University College LondonD.Extreme competitiveness in China’s education systemDIt was a cold night in Washington, D. C., and I was heading back to the hotel when a man approached me. He asked if l would give him some money so he could get something to eat. I'd read the signs: "Don't give money to beggars." So I shook my head and kept walking.I wasn't prepared for a reply, but he said, "I really am homeless and I really am hungry! You can come with me and watch me eat!" But I kept on walking.The incident bothered me for the rest of the week. I had money in my pocket and it wouldn't have killed me to hand over a buck or two even if he had been lying. Flying back to Anchorage, I couldn't help thinking of him. I tried to rationalize ( 找借口)my failure to help by assuming government agencies, churches and charities were there to feed him. Besides, you're not supposed to give money to beggars.Somewhere over Seattle, I started to write my weekly garden column for The Anchorage Daily News. Out of the blue, I came u p with an idea. Bean's Cafe, the soup kitchen in Anchorage, feeds hundreds of hungry Alaskans every day. Why not try to get all my readers to plant one row in their gardens dedicated ( 奉献)to Bean's? Dedicate a row and take it down to Bean's. Clean and simple.Folks would "fax me or call when they took something in. Those who only grew flowers donated them. Food for the spirit. In 1995, the Garden Writers Association of America held their annual convention in Anchorage and after learning of Anchorage's program, Plant a Row for Bean's became Plant a Row For The Hungry. The original idea was to have every member of the Garden Writers Association of America write or talk about planting a row for the hungry sometime during the month of April.As more and more people started working with the Plant a Row concept, new variations cropped up. Many companies gave free seed to customers and displayed the logo, which also appeared in national gardening public actions. Row markers with the Plant a Row logo were distributed to gardeners to set apart their "Row for the Hungry."Garden editor Joan Jackson, backed by The San Jose Mercury News and California's nearly year-round growing season, raised more than 30,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables her first year, and showed GWAA how the program could really work.Texas fruit farms donated food to their local food bank after being inspired by Plant a Row. Today the program continues to thrive and grow.I am stunned that millions of Americans are threatened by hunger. If every gardener in Amer ica---and we're seventy million strong---plants one row for the hungry, we can make quite a decrease in the number of neighbors who don't have enough to eat. Maybe then I will stop feeling guilty about abandoning a hungry man I could have helped.16.The writer described the incident at the beginning of the text to .A.introduce a topicB. tell a storyC. describe a sceneD. say sorry17.What does the underlines phrase "out of the blue" mean?A.a bit disappointedB. unexpectedlyC. as a matter of factD. attentively18.The program has been supported by many farmers, journalists and people in different fieldsfor many years. They usually donate many things to it except .A.moneyB. flowersC. seedsD. beans19.Which is WRONG according to the passages?A.In the eyes of the masses, the program can really help the people in need.B.Nowadays, the program is no longer a regional one, and it arouses the attention of manyfarmers, gardeners and journalists.C.It occurred to the author that they could run such a program the moment he gave thebeggar nothing.D.The author felt relieved and surprised when he saw the program turned into a nation-wideone.20.What does the phrase “plant a row for the hungry” mean ?A.Teach him how to fish and you will feed him for a lifetimeB.You never know what you can till you tryC.Planting has no better measures but ploughing deeply and fertilizing much more.D.Where there is life, there is hope.CBCDB BDBCA BCBDA ABAC。
江苏省海盐县2017高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解练习3
江苏海盐县2017高考英语阅读理解（一轮）练习阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Most young architects—particularly those in big cities—can only dream about working in a building of their own. And making that dream come true often means finding a building no one else seems to want,which is exactly what happened to David Yocum and his partner,Brian Bell. Their building is a former automobile electrical-parts firm in Atlanta. From the outside,it looks too old,even something horrible,but open the door and you are in a wide,open courtyard,lined on three sides with rusting (生锈的)walls.In 2000,Yocum and Bell found this building in the city’s West End. Built in 1947,the structure had been abandoned years earlier and the roof of the main building had fallen down. But the price was right,so Yocum bought it. He spent eight months of his off-hours on demolition (拆除),pulling rubbish out through the roof,because it was too dangerous to go inside the building. The demolition was hard work,but it gave him time to think about what he wanted to do,and“to treasure what was there—the walls,the rust,the light. “ Yocum said. “Every season,more paint falls off the walls and more rust develops. It’s like an art installation (装置)in there—a slow-motion show. “Since the back building had been constructed without windows,an all-glass front was added to the building to give it a view of the courtyard,and skylights were installed in the roof. The back of the building is a working area and a living room for Yocum and his wife. A sort of buffer (缓冲) zone between the front and the back contains a bathroom,a kitchen and a mechanical room,and the walls that separate these zones have openings that allow views through to the front of the studio and the courtyard beyond.Yocum and Bell,who have just completed an art gallery for the city,feel that the experience from the decoration of their building,focusing on the inside rather than the outside,has influenced their work. It has also given these architects a chance to show how they can make more out of less.1. According to the passage,it is for most young architects in big cities to work in a building of their own.A. easyB. unnecessaryC. unrealisticD. common2. Yocum bought the old building because .A. it was a bargain to himB. it was still in good conditionC. it was located in the city centerD. it looked attractive from the outside3. Working on the old building,Yocum and Bell .A. pulled rubbish out through the roofB. removed the skylights from the bathroomC. presented a slow-motion show in an art galleryD. built a kitchen at the back part of the old building4. It can be inferred from the passage that Yocum and Bell .A. benefited a lot from pulling down the roofB. turned more old buildings into art galleriesC. got inspiration from decorating their old buildingD. paid more attention to the outside of the art gallery5. The main idea of the passage is that .A. people can learn a lot from their failuresB. it is worthwhile to spend money on an old buildingC. people should not judge things by their appearanceD. creative people can make the best of what they have【参考答案】1--5 、CAACD科普知识（阅读理解）由 (2009安徽,C)改编Sometimes,the simplest ideas are the best.For example,to absorb heat from the sun to heat water,you need large,flat,black surfaces.One way to do that is to build those surfaces specially,on the roofs of buildings.But why go to all that trouble when cities are full of black surfaces already,in the form of asphalt(柏油) roads?Ten years ago,this thought came into the mind of Arian de Bondt,a Dutch engineer.He finally persuaded his boss to follow it up.The result is that their building is now heated in winter and cooled in summer by a system that relies on the surface of the road outside.The heat-collector is a system of connected water pipes.Most of them run from one side of the street to the other,just under the asphalt road.Some,however,dive deep into the ground.When the street surface gets hot in summer,water pumped through the pipes picks up this heat and takes it underground through one of the diving pipes.At a depth of 100 metres lies a natural aquifer(蓄水层) into which several heat exchangers(交换器) have been built.The hot water from the street runs through these exchangers,warming the groundwater,before returning to the surface through another pipe.The aquifer is thus used as a heat store.In winter,the working system is changed slightly.Water is pumped through the heat exchangers to pick up the heat stored during summer.This water goes into the building and is used to warm the place up.After performing that task,it is pumped under the asphalt and its remaining heat keeps the road free of snow and ice.1.Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs?( )A.Arian de Bondt got his idea from his boss.rge,flat,black surfaces need to be built in cities.C.The Dutch engineer’s system has been widely used.D.Heat can also be collected from asphalt roads.2.For what purpose are the diving pipes used?( )A.To absorb heat from the sun.B.To store heat for future use.C.To turn solar energy into heat energy.D.To carry heat down below the surface.3.From the last paragraph we can learn that .A.some pipes have to be re-arranged in winterB.the system can do more than warming up the buildingC.the exchangers will pick up heat from the street surfaceD.less heat may be collected in winter than in summer4.What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?( )A.What we shall do if the system goes wrong.B.What we shall do if there are no asphalt roads.C.How the system cools the building in summer.D.How the system collects heat in spring and autumn.语篇解读:城市的黑色柏油路有了用武之地,可以用来收集热量,起到冬暖夏凉的功效。
高中英语真题：2017高考英语(一轮)阅读理解编选(三)
2017高考英语（一轮）阅读理解编选（三）【由北京市丰台区2014高考模拟改编】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Have you ever looked toward the sky on a fall day and witnes sed a group of migrating birds? If so, you probably noted the V-shaped formation of the birds or the birds flying in a ball-like formation. Why do birds fly this way? Many theories have been developed to explain the formation patterns of different t ypes of birds.One theory is that birds fly in certain formations to take advan tage of the laws of nature. The birds know that flying in a V-shaped pattern will save energy. Like the lead cyclist in a race who decreases wind force for the cyclists who follow, the lea d bird cuts wind force for the birds that follow. This decrease i n wind force means that the birds use up to 70 percent less e nergy during their flight. When the lead bird becomes tired, a more rested bird takes over that position.But saving energy is important for more than one reason. So metimes food is short during migration flights. Keeping energy enables the birds to fly longer distances between meals.When food is sighted, the birds guide one another in a differ ent way. When a bird identifies a familiar feeding area, it migh t turn around in order to signal the group to change direction. Then, this bird becomes the new leader. It helps guarantee th at other birds will know exactly where it is going. Then the wh ole group makes a change in direction, gently streaming from the sky down to the ground. This formation is like an arrow poi nting to the location of food.Scientists have also studied the birds that sometimes fly in a ball-like formation. Researchers believe that the birds come togeth er if a predator（天敌） is spotted. The predator may then become impatient wait ing for a single bird to fly away from the group. The birds will o ften dip and dive as a group, frustrating even the most persist ent enemy. Scientists report that this is a very effective metho d of defense against an attack.The birds care for their fellow fliers through teamwork. As tra nsportation expert Henry Ford once said, “If everyone is movi ng forward together, then success takes care of itself.” When i t comes to teamwork, these feathered fliers are a soaring suc cess!1. According to the passage, we can learn that birds ________ ___.A. move faster than cyclistsB. prefer to fly in a V formationC. are smarter than other animalsD. play different roles in a formation2. When food is sighted, ____________.A. the group follows the discovererB. the lead bird decides what to doC. the discoverer leaves the groupD. the whole group forms a stream3. To protect themselves from attack, birds will _____________ .A. break into groupsB. come close togetherC. change directionsD. fly up and down4. Which is the best title for the passage?A. A Bird’s-Eye View of Teamwork.B. Success Takes Care of Itself.C. The Strongest Will Survive.D. A Science Behind Flying.【参考答案】1—4、DA B A2016高考英语****阅读理解。
江苏省海盐县高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解练习2
江苏海盐县2017高考英语阅读理解（一轮）练习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。
This beautiful beach house was built in a natural environment inside a private gated community named Laguna Vista. It is overlooking the shining waters of t he Pacific Ocean. Here , Costa Africa's rich natural beauty is always at you r doorstep. Only 25 minutes' drive from the airport . It offers 3 different levels which can be rented separatelyor in its totality. Each level is desi gned to offer you comfort, privacy and security.•Poo l•Air conditioning•Hot water•Private balconies•All furnishedPlease visit our website and feel free to contact us for more information.Welcome to Our Small Cottage Studio ComplexWe are a small cottage studio complex, which is very popular due to our loc ation- four blocks to the beach,three blocks to State Street and two blocks to the farmer's market. And it is furnished with the basis and is equipped with a full kitchen. Many of the studios get wireless Internet as a reward.In the summer, you can visit our cottage studios as an affordable alternati ve to a hotel. If you are interested,call us at 547-193-1534.Feel Comfortable in Our Apartment HomesMoon Island is a brand new furnished apartment building, close to theSue Rive r and Pear Park. 2 minutes' walk to the city centre. House for rent here p rovides perfect facilities like outdoor swimming pool, gymnasium, children playg round , etc. It has a 42' Flat LCD TV, air-conditioner, refrigerator, kitchen fittings, 24-hour hot water supply,24-hour security guard, etc. The transportation is very convenient .2br: 6500RMB3br: 7800RMB1. According to the text, what is common to the three place is that _____.A. the city center is within walking distanceB. the price is both reasonable and affordableC. the gymnasium is available for all the guestsD. the basic facilities in them are well provided2. What does the underlined sentence probably mean?A. You shall get money if you surf the internetB. You have to go on the internet in the workshopsC. You can use the internet free in many of the roomsD. You have to pay some money to go on the internet3. According to the text ,if you're tired of hotels in the summer, you can______.A choose a cottage room for a changeB build an apartment in Moon IslandC buy a furnished house in Costa RicaD share a studio close to the city center参考答案1—3、DCA科普知识（阅读理解）由 (2012全国Ⅱ,C)改编Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships.For example,in American culture (文化) the smile is in general an expression of pleasure.Yet it also has other uses.A woman’s smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child.A smile may show love or politeness.It can also hide true feelings.It often causes confusion (困惑) across cultures.For example,many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper.Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities).Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places;some Americans believe that Russians don’t smile enough.In SoutheastAsian cultures,a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings.Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.Our faces show emotions (情感),but we should not attempt to “read” people from another culture as we would “read” someone from our own culture.The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions.Rather,there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressiveness permitted.For example,in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do.When with friends,Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States.People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others.The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different.If we judge according to our own cultural habits,we may make the mistake of “reading” the other person incorrectly.1.What does the smile usually mean in the U.S.?( )A.Love.B.Politeness.C.Joy.D.Thankfulness.2.The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that a smile can .A.show friendliness to strangersB.be used to hide true feelingsC.be used in the wrong placesD.show personal habits3.What should we do before attempting to “read” people?()A.Learn about their relations with others.B.Understand their cultural backgrounds.C.Find out about their past experience.D.Figure out what they will do next.4.What would be the best title for the text?( )A.Cultural DifferencesB.Smiles and RelationshipsC.Facial ExpressivenessD.Habits and Emotions语篇解读:本文为说明文。
2017年高考英语一轮复习阅读理解专项试题及答案
2017年高考英语一轮复习阅读理解专项试题及答案阅读理解阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
AIt is obvious that doctors recognize obesity as a health problem. So why is it so hard for them to talk to their patients about it?The results of two surveys, one of primary care physicians and the other of patients, found that while most doctors want to helppatients lose weight and think it is their responsibility to do so, they often don’t know what to say.“So while doctors may tell patients they are overweight, the convers ation often ends there,” said Christine C. Ferguson, director of the Stop Obesity Alliance. “Patients are not told about the possibility of diabetes (a kind of disease),” she said. “And doctors don’t feel they have good information to give. They felt that they didn’t have adequate tools to address this problem.The lack of dialogue hurts patients, too. The patient survey, of over 1,000 adults, found that most overweight patients don’t even know that they’re too heavy. Only 39 percent of overweight people surveyed had ever been told by a health care provider that they were overweight.Of those who were told they were obese, 90 percent were alsotold by their doctors to lose weight, the survey found. In fact most have tried to lose weight and may have been successful in the past—and many are still trying, the survey found. And many understand that losing even a small amount of weight can have a positive impact on their health and reduce their risk of obesityrelated diseases like hypertension and diabetes.Dr. William Bestermann Jr., medical director of Holston Medical Group, in Kingsport, Tenn. , which ranks the 10th in obesity among metropolitan areas in the United States, said the dialogue had to be anongoing one and could not be dropped after just one mention of the problem. “If you’re to be successful with helping your patients lose weight, you have to talk to them at actually every visit about their progress, and find something to encourage them and coach them,” he said.He acknowledged that many doctors tend to be not optimistic.“Part of this is that there's this common belief, and doctors are burdened by it, too, that overweight people are weak-willed and just don’t have any willpower and are selfindulgent and all that business,” he said. “If you think that way, you’re not going to spend time having a productive conversation.”1. What is the Stop Obesity Alliance most probably in Paragraph 3?A. An organization of doctors specializing in obesity.B. An organization of patients suffering from obesity.C. A research group that conducts special surveys about overweight people.D. A research group dealing with doctor-patient relationship.2. How many of the patients surveyed have been advised by their doctors to lose weight?A. About 350.B. About 390.C. About 900.D. About 1,000.3. What can be inferred about obesity patients in Paragraph 5?A. They are not as hopeless as doctors think they are.B. Most of them have tried hard to lose weight, but in vain.C. Without their doct ors’ constant coaching, there is little chance of their succeeding in losing weight.D. Most of them have just given up their hope of becoming less heavy.4. According to the passage, which factor contributes to the lack of dialogue between doctors and patients?A. Most doctors just never think of warning their patients about their weight problem.B. Many doctors find it difficult to persuade overweight people to lose weight.C. Most patients are too weak-willed to do anything about their weight.D. Many patients tend not to trust their doctors about their weight problem.5. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. Obesity in the U. S.B. Trouble of overweight Americans.C. Talk more, help better.D. Doctors or patients-who to bear more blame?BThe cultural and natural values of Kakadu National Park were recognized internationally when the Park was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This is an international register of properties that are recognized as having outstanding cultural or natural values of international significance. Kakadu is the largest national park in Australia and is the second largest national park in the world. Kakaduis a biological wonderland, which is almost 8,000 square miles. The wildlife in Kakadu National Park includes over 280 kinds of birds, 60 kinds of native mammals, 55 kinds of freshwater fish, thousands of insects, and many reptiles, the most famous of which is the salt-water crocodile. All life in the park depends on water.Kakadu is not only home to the wildlife but the area is also famous for the longest continuous human culture that exists in the world. Aborigines have been living in this area for at least 40,000 years. The descendants(后裔) of these First Australians still live in Kakadu today. Kakadu contains one of the longest continuous records of rock art in the world, with around 5,000 paintings, with rock sites dating back 25,000 years. More than 1,000 sites have been recorded. Kakadu has been given double World Heritage status by the United Nations. It is one of only 17 of the 469 World heritage Areas listed for both natural and cultural values.It is Australia’s largest national park, but it isn’t just the size that surprises visitors—it is the sense of something very old and grand. Creation of the 500 km escarpment (悬崖) began 2,000 million years ago. Today those gorges are filled with rainforests, washed by waterfalls.Kakadu is one of the world’s special places. It is hard to pick the ideal time to visit Kakadu. In the wet season large areas of the park are closed to the public. It would not be possible to enter or exit from the park through the Kakadu Highway. Most of the people there agree that the best time to visit is at the end of the dry season. Some areas of Kakadu have restricted visiting times, and some are not open to the general public. Over 230 000 tourists visit Kakadu National Park every year. As you enter Kakadu National Park, you will be required to buy a permit. Part of this money is paid to the Traditional Owners of the land and the rest is given to the repairs of the park.6. Why does the author mention so much wildlife in Paragraph 1?A. To represent the scene of the nature.B. To attract readers’ attention.C. To take the wildlife for example.D. To show the value of the park.7. Kakadu is given double World Heritage status by the United Nations because of _____.A. the descendants of these First Australians still in Kakadu todayB. the particular environment and the unusual rock artC. the longest continuous human culture that exists in the worldD. Aborigines living in this area for at least 40,000 years8. The followings are mentioned in the passage except _____.A. living things in KakaduB. the escarpment and the gorgesC. the history of the parkD. the weather of the area9. The underlined word gorges in Paragraph 3 means _____.A. narrow valleys between hills or mountainsB. buildings where cases are determinedC. large and open structures for sports eventsD. places where something is located10. What does the author advise visitors to do when they go to Kakadu?A. To get more information about the special place.B. To make a better choice between the wet and dry season.C. Not to enter the national park without permission.D. Not to go there through the Kakadu Highway.C(London)—If it really is what’s on the inside that counts, then a lot of thin people might be in trouble.Some doctors now think that the internal fat surrounding important organs like the heart or liver could be as dangerous as the external fat which can be noticed more easily.“Being thin doesn’t surely mean you are not fat,” said Dr Jimmy Bell at Imperial College. Since 1994, Bell and his team have scanned nearly 800 people with MRI machines to create “fat maps” showing where people store fat.According to the result, people who keep their weight through diet rather than exercise are likely to have major deposits of internal fat, even if they are slim.Even people with normal Body Mass Index scores can have surprising levels of fat deposits inside. Of the women, as many as 45 percent of those with normal BMI scores (20 to 25) actually had too high levels of internal fat. Among men, the percentage was nearly 60 percent.According to Bell, people who are fat on the inside are actually on the edge of being fat. They eat too many fatty and sugary foods, but they are not eating enough to be fat. Scientists believe we naturallystore fat around the belly first, but at some point, the body may start storing it elsewhere.Doctors are unsure about the exact dangers of internal fat, but some think it has something to do with heart disease and diabetes. They want to prove that internal fat damages the body’s communication systems.The good news is that internal fat can be easily burned off through exercise or even by improving your diet. “If you want to be healthy, there is no short cut. Exercise has to be an important part of your lifestyle,” Bell said.11. What is this piece of news mainly about?A. Thin people may be fat inside.B. Internal fat is of no importance.C. Internal fat leads to many diseases.D. Thin people also have troubles.12. Doctors have found _____.A. the exact dangers of internal fatB. internal fat is the cause of heart disease and diabetesC. being slim is not dangerous at allD. being slim doesn’t mean you are not fat inside13. According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?A. Exercise can help to reduce the internal fat.B. People can get rid of internal fat by improving diet.C. Men are more likely to have too much internal fat.D. People with heart disease all have internal fat.14. From the last paragraph, we can find that _____.A. whether internal fat can lead to disease has been provedB. exercise plays in important role in people’s life for keeping healthyC. thin people usually have internal fat even if they are slimD. it is easier to burn off internal fat than external fat15. The underlined part in the last paragraph means _____.A. a long roadB. an easy wayC. a clear differenceD. a short distanceDFor years, there has been a bias(偏见)against science among clinical psychologists. In a two-year analysis to be published in November in Perspectives on Psychological Science, psychologists led by Timothy B. Baker of the University of Wisconsin charge that manyclinical psychologists fail to “provide the treatments for which there is the strongest evidence of effectiveness” and “give more weight to thei r personal experiences than to science.” As a result, patients have no guarantee that their “treatment will be informed by …science.” Walter Mischel of Columbia University is even crueler in his judgment. “The disconnect between what clinical psychologists do and what science has discovered is an extreme embarrassment,” he told me, and “there is a widening gap between clinical practice and science.”The “widening” reflects the great progress that psychological research has made in identifying the most effective treatments. Thanks to strict clinical trials, we now know that teaching patients to think about their thoughts in new, healthier ways and to act on those new ways of thinking are effective against depression, panic disorder and other problems, with multiple trials showing that these treatments—the tools of psychology—bring more lasting benefits than drugs.You wouldn’t know this if you sought help from a typicalclinical psychologist. Although many treatments are effective,relatively few psychologists learn or practice them.Why in the world not? For one thing, says Baker, clinical psychologists are “very doubtful about the role of science” and “lack solid science training”. Also, one third of patients get better no matter what treatment (if any) they have, “and psychologists rememberthese successes, believing, wrongly, that they are the result of the treatment.”When faced with evidence that treatments they offer are not supported by science, clinical psychologists argue that they know better than some study that works. A 2008 study of 591 psychologists in private practice found that they rely more on their own and colleagues’ experience than on science when deciding how to treat a patient. If they keep on this path as insurance companies demand evidence-based medicine, warns Mischel, psychology will “discredit itself.”16. Many clinical psychologists fail to provide the most effective treatments because _____.A. they are unfamiliar with their patientsB. they believe in science and evidenceC. they depend on their colleagues’ helpD. they rely on their personal experiences17. The widening gap between clinical practice and science is due to _____.A. the cruel judgment by Walter MischelB. the fact that most patients get better after being treatedC. the great progress that has been made in psychological researchD. the fact that patients prefer to take drugs rather than have other treatments18. How do clinical psychologists respond when charged thattheir treatments are not supported by science?A. They feel embarrassed.B. They try to defend themselves.C. They are disappointed.D. They doubt their treatments.19. In Mischel’s opinion, psychology will ______.A. destroy its own reputation if no improvement is madeB. develop faster with the support of insurance companiesC. work together with insurance companies to provide better treatmentD. become more reliable if insurance companies won’t demand evidence-based medicine20. What is the purpose of this passage?A. To show the writer’s disapproval of clinical psychologists.B. To inform the readers of the risks of psychological treatments.C. To explain the effectiveness of treatments by clinical psychologists.D. To introduce the latest progress of medical treatment in clinical psychology.参考答案1—5 BAABC 6—10 DBCAB11—15 ADDBB 16—20 DCBAA。
江苏省海盐县高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解训练(二)
江苏海盐县2017高考英语一轮阅读理解训练（二）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
In Western culture, 21 was the age at which young people traditionally received a key to their parents’ door, as a symbol of entering adulthood. Now, the age of 21 is a time when people ask themselves: where do I go from here?Jiang Fang zhou’s21 years have been filled with the kind of success most young people wouldn’t dare hope for in a lifetime. She published her first book at the age of nine and has written many more since then. She is regarded as a spokesperson for her generation. However, her hopes and concerns for the future appear decidedly normal.She explains that while her fellow students are chiefly concerned with getting a job or buying an apartment, shefrets over how she can excel in her work when having limited experience of the world.However, Jiang, now a senior at the School of Journalism and Communication of Tsinghua University, notes that her peers face intense pressure and competition at school. They are expected to excel in their field of study despite limited experience, just as Jiang is expected to shine in the literary world.Young people, she says, have been forced to open their eyes to the world around them. Jiang’s world has opened up, too. She’s more at ease with hersel f at 21, compared with when she began college.“My horizon h as bro adened and I’m more tolerant,” she says. “As a freshman, I was desperate.I stopped people around me and asked: ‘Is there anything in the world still worth hoping for? ‘ But now I don’t do that.”Jiang says that she m ay not pursue writing as her main future career because she wants to try“other lifestyles”—overseas travel and study touring sound particularly inviting to her. But she is concerned that many foreigners have skewed (歪曲的,倾斜的) perceptions about China.“A few days ago I over heard a conversation between two foreigners sitting next to me on a flight,” says Jiang. “They were having a heated discussion about the number of beggars in China. And how Chinese always go for ‘petty profits’. In fact, they had been in China for only a week.”Jiang believes prejudice is unavoidable, but she also maintains that Chinese and Westerners, for example, share much common ground.“We sh are the same principles, such as honesty and a willingne ss to help others,” says Jiang. “The differences between peoples are not that huge.”1. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Jiang Fangzhou’s novels.B. Embracing new challenges.C. Jiang Fangzhou’s university life.D. Jiang Fangzhou’s su ccess.2. What does the underlined phrase mean?A. be patient withB. be worried aboutC. be content withD. be indifferent about3. Which of the following sentences is true?A. Jiang doesn’t have any pressure and competition as the others do.B. Jiang’s peers face intense pressure and competition at school.C. Jiang wants to be a professional writer in future.D. Jiang often asks her friends some questions now.4. We can infer from the text that_____.A. there is nothing but prejudice between Chinese and WesternersB. Jiang accepts the fact that there are huge differences between peoplesC. one week is enough to know about a true China.D. Jiang disagrees with what the two foreigners said about Chinese【参考答案】1—4、BBBD科普知识（阅读理解）由 (2013江苏,C)改编If a diver surfaces too quickly,he may suffer the bends.Nitrogen(氮) dissolved(溶解) in his blood is suddenly liberated by the reduction of pressure.The consequence,if the bubbles(气泡)accumulate in a joint,is sharp pain and a bent body—thus the name.If the bubbles form in his lungs or his brain,the consequence can be death.Other air-breathing animals also suffer this decompression(减压) sickness if they surface too fast: whales,for example.And so,long ago,did ichthyosaurs.That these ancient sea animals got the bends can be seen from their bones.If bubbles of nitrogen form inside the bone they can cut off its blood supply.This kills the cells in the bone,and consequently weakens it,sometimes to the point of collapse.Fossil(化石)bones that have caved in on themselves are thus a sign that the animal once had the bends.Bruce Rothschild of the University of Kansas knew all this when he began a study of ichthyosaur bones to find out how widespread the problem was in the past.What he particularly wanted to investigate was how ichthyosaurs adapted to the problem of decompression over the 150 million years.To this end,he and his colleagues traveled the world’s natural-history museums,looking at hundreds of ichthyosaurs from the Triassic period and from the later Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.When he started,he assumed that signs of the bends would be rarer in younger fossils,reflecting their gradual evolution of measures to deal with decompression.Instead,he was astonished todiscover the opposite.More than 15% of Jurassic and Cretaceous ichthyosaurs had suffered the bends before they died,but not a single Triassic specimen(标本) showed evidence of that sort of injury.If ichthyosaurs did evolve an anti-decompression means,they clearly did so quickly—and,most strangely,they lost it afterwards.But that is not what Dr Rothschild thinks happened.He suspects it was evolution in other animals that caused the change.Whales that suffer the bends often do so because they have surfaced to escape a predator(捕食动物) such as a large shark.One of the features of Jurassic oceans was an abundance of large sharks and crocodiles,both of which were fond of ichthyosaur lunches.Triassic oceans,by contrast,were mercifully shark-and crocodile-free.In the Triassic,then,ichthyosaurs were top of the food chain.In the Jurassic and Cretaceous,they were prey(猎物) as well as predator—and often had to make a speedy exit as a result.1.Which of the following is a typical symptom of the bends?( )A.A twisted body.B.A gradual decrease in blood supply.C.A sudden release of nitrogen in blood.D.A drop in blood pressure.2.The purpose of Rothschild’s study is to se e .A.how often ichthyosaurs caught the bendsB.how ichthyosaurs adapted to decompressionC.why ichthyosaurs bent their bodiesD.when ichthyosaurs broke their bones3.Rothschild’s finding stated in Paragraph 4 .A.confirmed his assumptionB.speeded up his research processC.disagreed with his assumptionD.changed his research objectives4.Rothschild might have concluded that ichthyosaurs .A.failed to evolve an anti-decompression meansB.gradually developed measures against the bendsC.died out because of large sharks and crocodilesD.evolved an anti-decompression means but soon lost it语篇解读:本篇为科普说明文,文章主要说明了鱼龙得减压病的原因和后果。
高中英语真题：2017高考英语阅读理解一轮系列(三)
2017高考英语阅读理解一轮系列（三）2016高考英语阅读理解集训。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
With her pretty face and soulful voice, Zhang Bichen was inst antly thought a possible champion when she first set foot on t he stage of the TV show The Voice of China.On Oct 7, 2014, the 25 - year - old girl won the fierce competit ion and received the title of the “Voice of the Year”.Zhang’s d ream of being a singer star came true at last. What impressed people was not only Zhang’s singing skills, but her willingnes s to make an effort. “I gained the opportunity to sing on The V oice of China,” she said.In fact, being a singer has always been her dream. She wante d to apply to a college for singing, but her parents insisted tha t she should have a stable job after graduation because she d id very well at academic studies. So Zhang gave in to her par ents and learned French at university. However, in the first ye ar of her college, she was discovered by a South Korean com pany when she entered a singing competition. To pursue her dream, Zhang signed a contract with the company, started her career in South Korea, and became a member of a band.“My company had rules that did not allow us to use cell phone s. During the first few months after I arrived in South Korea, a totally unfamiliar country, I felt terribly homesick. But I could o nly phone my parents in the restroom when nobody noticed.”said Zhang. “When I did not have much income, I had to eat i nstant noodles every day for months.”It was her positive attitude and outgoing character that helped her through. “When I feel down, I tell myself it is not winning or losing that matters. The most important things are standing on the stage and singing for people.” she said.1. On October 7, 2014, Zhang Bichen ________.A. won the championship of The Voice of ChinaB. signe d a contract with a big companyC. first sot foot on the Chinese stageD. was succe ssful in her study2. The reason why Zhang learned French at university is that _______.A. she is good at FrenchB. French is popular in t he worldC. it is easy for her to find a stable jobD. she can realize her dream3. What is the main idea of the last two paragraphs?.A. The company in South Korea has strict rules.B. Zhang’s road to success isn’t easy.C. Zhang always lives a simple life in South Korea.D. Zhang has an outgoing character.参考答案1---3. ACB阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
高中英语真题：2017高考英语阅读类一轮训练(三)
2017高考英语阅读类一轮训练（三）（2016高考模拟选编）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。
体裁：夹叙夹议话题：成长经历词数：280 时间：15′When I heard the garage door open，I ran down to the kitchen and waited.I saw my dad come up th e front walk，a white __1__ in his hand.I had waited all day for this.I __2__ o ver him for it as soon as he came into the house.__3__，he threw the envelope on the table and said that it was nothin g to get __4__ about，and it was just a piece of paper.I grabbed it and headed for m y __5__．I wondered why my dad did not understand how __6 __I was to see my midyear report card.I was really __7__ by hi s angry words.I stood in the middle of my bedroom.I opened the report card and saw my class rank：first place.I felt my lips form a __8__ and wanted to run downs tairs to tell everyone.Then I __9__ what my dad had said—it was nothing to get excited about.I wanted to share my __10 __ with someone，but felt alone.I realized that I had become __11__ from my family.We used t o __12__ late and watch Disney movies，and my brother and I would play badminton(羽毛球) in the backyard all the time.I wondered when all that had _ _13__．I just no longer took part in them.My __14__ consume d all my time and energy.While I had been busy with my study，I had also built a wall between me and my __15__．I was only trying to become a person everyone could be __16__ of，but I let that goal take over my life.I wanted to go downstairs，__17__ to my family for every __18__ movie and badminton g ame，and be an active __19__ of my family again.I knew I had to do something __20__ without their support，my accomplishments(成就) meant nothing.Although my head might be in the clouds fi lled with soaring aspirations(壮志凌云)，my family keeps my feet firmly grounded.【语篇解读】作者因为学习而忽视了自己的家人，后来他发现了自己的错误，想重新成为家庭的一部分。
高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解训练(三)高三全册英语试题 (4)
入舵市安恙阳光实验学校江苏2017高考英语阅读理解一轮学生版训练（三）【阅读理解】For those who study the development of intelligence (智力) in the animal world，selfawareness is an important measurement. An animal that is aware (意识) of itself has a high level of intelligence.Awareness can be tested by studying whether the animal recognizes itself in the mirror, that is, its own reflected image (反射出的影像). Many animals fail this exercise bitterly, paying very little attention to the reflected image. Only humans，and some intelligent animals like apes and dolphins，have been shown to recognize that the image in the mirror is of themselves.Now another animal has joined the club. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers report that an Asian elephant has passed the mirror sel freflection test.“We thought that elephants were the next important animal，”said Diana Reiss of the Wildlife Conservation Society, an author of the study with Joshua M. Plotnik and Fans B. M. de Waal of Emory University. With their large brains，Reiss sai d, elephants “seemed like cousins to apes and dolphins.”The researchers tested Happy. Maxine and Patty, three elephants at the Bronx Zoo. They put an 8footsquare mirror on a wall of the animals' play area (out of the sight of zoo visitors) and recorded what happened with cameras, including one built in the mirror.The elephants used their long noses to find what was behind it，and to examine parts of their bodies.Of the three, Happy then passed the test，in which a clear mark was painted on one side of her face. She could tell the mark was there by looking in the mirror, and she used the mirror to touch the mark with her long nose. Diana Reiss said，“We knew elephants were intelligent, but now we can talk about their intelligence in a better way.”文章通过实验说明能意识到自身形象的动物具有高智商。