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浙江松阳县2017高考英语一轮阅读理解九月编习题（二）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。“the lord of the rings”, one of the best sellers in the new millennium（千年）, was made up of three parts“the fellowship of the ring”, “two towers”, and “the return of the king”. millions upon millions of people have read it in over 25 different languages, but fewer know about the author and the history of the composition of the creative materwork.john ronald reuel tolkien was born in south africa in 1892. his parents died when he was a child. living in england with his aunt, tolkien and his cousins made up play languages, a hobby that led to tolkiens becoming skilled in welsh, greek, gothic, old norse and anglo-saxon.after graduating from oxford, tolkien served in world war i. in 1917, while recovering from trench fever, he began composing the mythology for the rings. as a professor of anglo-saxon in 1930s at oxford, tolkien was part of an informal discussion group called the inklings, which included several writers. the group was soon listening to chapters of tolkiens imaginative work “the hobbit”.hobbit was a name tolkien created for a local people that could best be described as half-sized members of the english rural（乡村的）class. hobbits live in hillside holes. one of them, bilbo baggins, looks for treasures with a group of dwarves（侏儒）. on the way, he meets the twisted, pitiful creature gollum, from whom he sees a golden ring that makes the holder invisible.one of tolkiens students persuaded her employer, publisher allen & unwin, to look at a draft（草稿）. the chairman of the firm, stanley unwin, thought that the best judge for a childrens book would be his ten-year-old son. the boy earned a shilling for reporting back that the adventure was exciting, and “the hobbit” was published in 1937.it sold so well that unwin asked for a continuation. over a dozen years later, in 1954, tolkien produced “the lord of the rings”, a series of books so creative that they hold readersnew and old after their publication.1. what can we learn from the text?a. “the lord of the rings” didnt sell well in the last millennium.b. people know better about tolkien himself than about his works.c. tolkien was quite familiar with old english.d. tolkien knew very well about different kinds of local languages in africa.2. what can we learn about “hobbit” that tolkien created in his works?a. hobbit was a race living in english downtown areas.b. hobbit was a local people who were very tall and strong.c. hobbit was a social group of people who lived in old castles.d. hobbit was a group of people who were mostly dwarves.3. which of the following helped most in making “the hobbit” published?a. one of tolkiens students.b. stanley unwins son.c. allen & unwin.d. bilbo baggins.4. what is mainly discussed in the text?a. “the lord of the rings” and its writer.b. a completely new masterwork in the new millennium.c. a famous professor at oxford university.d. the power of the magic ring.5. which of the following shows the right order of mr. j.r.r.tolkiens life experience?a. he had his “the hobbit” published.b. he became a member of the inklings.c. he served in world ward. he became an undergraduate at oxford.e. his work “the lord of the rings” came to the world.f. he moved to england to live with his aunt.a. f-d-b-c-a-eb. f-d-c-b-a-ec. f-c-d-b-e-ad. d-f-c-a-b-e1、答案解析：答案为c。本题为推理题。由第一段首句 “the lord of the rings”, one of the best sellers in the new millennium.”可知，a选项错误。由第一段后面的 “millions upon millions of people have read it in over 25 different languages, but fewer know about the author and the history of the composition of the creative materwork.” 可知，b选项错误。由第二段内容可知，tolkien 出生于南非，幼时丧父母，与aunt 住在英格兰，和表兄妹们一起玩耍的经历养成了对welsh, greek, gothic, old norse and anglo-saxon.的热爱，也使得tolkien能够熟练掌握它们。故可推断，tolkien在英格兰长大，熟悉的不会是非洲本土语言，应该是英语，文章提到那些语言自然就是古英语了。故答案c正确。2、答案解析：答案为d。本题为细节推理题。由文章第四段 “hobbit was a name tolkien created for a local people that could best be described as half-sized members of the english rural class. hobbits live in hillside holes.” 可知，a、b、c均不正确。由“half-sized”可推断，hobbit 中的大多数人是侏儒。故答案为d。3、答案解析：答案为b。本题为推理题。尽管文章倒数第二段首句提到 “one of tolkiens students persuaded her employer, publisher allen & unwin, to look at a draft .” 但是后文又提到 “ the chairman of the firm, stanley unwin, thought that the best judge for a childrens book would be his ten-year-old son” 故可以推断，对于the hobbit的出版起着决定作用的应该是stanley unwins son。故答案为b。4、答案解析：答案为a。本题考查文章的中心。由第一段最后一句 “but fewer know about the author and the history of the composition of the creative materwork.” 和文章后面的内容可知，本文主要介绍the lord of the rings 和其作者。故答案为a。5、答案解析：答案为b。结合全文可知答案为b。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。【2014高考英语一模】“cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. gifts are easy theyre given after all. choices can be hard.” jeff bezosi got the idea to start amazon 16 years ago. i came across the fact that the internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. id never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. i had just turned 30 years old, and id been married for a year. i told my wife mackenzie that i wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldnt work since most start-ups dont, and i wasnt sure what to expect. mackenzie told me i should go for it. as a young boy, id been a garage inventor. id always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.i was working at a financial firm in new york city with a bunch of very smart people, and i had a brilliant boss that i much admired. i went to my boss and told him i wanted to start a company selling books on the internet. he took me on a long walk in central park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “that sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didnt already have a good job.” that logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately (最后), i decided i had to give it a shot. i didnt think id regret trying and failing. and i suspected i would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.after much consideration, i took the less safe path to follow my passion, and im proud of that choice. for all of us, in the end, we are our choices.21. what inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore? a. his dream of being an inventor.b. the support of his wife. c. the greatly increasing usage of the internet.d. millions of exciting titles.22. which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?. a. the idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.b. he would be very excited if he tried it out.c. he would be always having a doubt if he didnt try.d. the decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.23. we can know from the passage that _. a. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the authorb. the author wanted someone else to try the ideac. the author might not regret if he failed the idead. the author might go back to his boss if he failed24. which of the following would be the best title for the passage? a. cleverness and kindnessb. the starting of amazonc. following my passiond. we are what we choose【参考答案】2124 cacd 阅读理解 wind is the great maker of waves. there are exceptions, such as the tidal (潮汐的) waves sometimes produced by earthquakes under the sea. but the waves most of us know are produced by winds blowing over the sea.now before constructing an imaginary life history of a typical wave, we need to know certain physical things about it. a wave has height, from trough (low point) to crest (high point). it has long-the distance from this crest to that of the following wave. the period of the wave means the time it takes for succeeding crests to pass a fixed point. none of these things stays the same-for all depend upon the wind, upon the depth of the water and many other matters.the water that makes up a wave does not advance with it across the sea. each drop of water turns around in a little circle with the passing of the wave, but returns very nearly to its original position. and it is fortunate that this is so. for if the huge masses of water that make up a wave actually moved across the sea, sailing would be impossible.if we want to find the speed of a wave, we may use the following way:speed = wavelength frequencyhere, wavelength is the distance between two high points (crests), frequency means the number of cycles per second 1. what causes waves?a. earthquakes and nothing else. b. only wind.c. wind causes most waves. d. wind causes some waves.答案解析：答案为c。本题为细节题。由第一段的最后一句话 “but the waves most of us know are produced by winds blowing over the sea.” 可知，答案为c。2. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. the water of a wave moves away across the sea.b. the water of a wave remains almost at the same place.c. the water of a wave goes with the passing of the wave.d. the length of a wave means the distance from the top of a wave to the bottom.答案解析：答案为b。本题为细节题。从第三段 “the water that makes up a wave does not advance with it across the sea. each drop of water turns around in a little circle with the passing of the wave, but returns very nearly to its original position.” 可知，组成波的水并不随着波的前进而前进，每一滴水随着波的前进形成了一个小圆圈，但是几乎回到原位置。故a，c错误，b选项正确。最后一段提到 “here, wavelength is the distance between two high points (crests)”, 故答案d错误。3. the speed of wave 1 is 100 cm/s, frequency 10. the frequency of wave 2 is 300, while its speed is twice that of wave 1. which of the following is right?a. the wavelengths of the two are equal.b. the wavelength of wave 1 is 10 times longer than that of wave 2.c. the wavelength of wave 2 is longer than that of wave 1.d. the wavelength of wave 1 is longer than that of wave 2.答案解析：答案为d。本题为计算题。按照后文提到的公式 “speed = wavelength frequency” 即可计算出答案为d。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。【2014高考英语一模】two new studies suggest that modern running shoes could increase the risk of injuries to runners. one study involved sixty-eight healthy young women and men who ran at least twenty-four kilometers a week. the runners were observed on a treadmill machine (跑步机). sometimes they wore running shoes. other times they ran barefoot (赤脚). researchers from the jkm technologies company in virginia, the university of virginia and the university of colorado did the study.they found that running shoes create more stress that could damage knees, hips and ankle joints than running barefoot. they observed that the effect was even greater than the effect reported earlier for walking in high heels.the study appeared in the official scientific journal of the american academy of physical medicine. the other study appeared in the journal nature. it compared runners in the united states and kenya. the researchers were from harvard university in massachusetts, moi university in kenya and the university of glasgow in scotland.they divided the runners into three groups. one group had always run shoeless. another group had always run with shoes. and the third group had changed to shoeless running.runners who wear shoes usually come down heel first. that puts great force on the back of the foot. but the study found that barefoot runners generally land on the front or middle of their foot. that way they ease into their landing and avoid striking their heel.harvards daniel lieberman led the study. he says the way most running shoes are designed may explain why those who wear them land on their heels. the heel of the shoe is bigger and heavier than other parts of the shoe, so it would seem more likely to come down first. also, the heel generally has thick material under it to soften landings. but the researchers do not suggest that runners immediately start running barefoot. they say it takes s