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湖北石首市2017高考英语基础阅读理解编练【由广东省广州市2014模拟改编】阅读理解。阅读下面短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。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。stage fright or performance anxiety is the anxiety, or fear which may occur in an individual by the requirement to perform in front of an audience. it is most commonly seen in school situations, like stand-up projects and class speeches. it has numerous forms: heart beating fast, trembling hands and legs, sweaty hands, dry mouth etc.in fact, most of the fear occurs before you step on stage. once youre up there, it usually goes away. thus, it is a phenomenon that you must learn to control. try to think of stage fright in a positive way. it heightens your energy, adds color to your cheeks. with these good side effects you will actually look healthier and more physically attractive.many of the top performers in the world get stage fright so you are in good company. stage fright may come and go or decrease, but it usually does not disappear permanently. you must concentrate on getting the feeling out and present what you have prepared calmly.remember “nobody” ever died from stage fright. but, according to surveys, many people would rather die than give a speech. if that applies to you, and you are an unlucky guy who is with stage fright the whole time, try out some of the strategies(策略) as follows to help get yourself under control. realize that you may never overcome stage fright, but you can learn to control it, and use it to your advantage.strategies are as follows when the program begins:1) if legs are trembling, lean on table or shift legs or move.2) dont hold notes. the audience can see them shake. use three-by-five cards instead.3) use eye contact. look at the friendliest faces in the audience. remember nervousness doesnt show one-tenth as much as it feels. before each presentation, make a short list of the items you think will make you feel better. dont be afraid to experiment with different combinations. you never know which ones will work best until you try. use these steps to control stage fright so it doesnt control you. once you are used to stage fright, you will find you on the road to a great speech-maker.1. someone may be most likely to suffer from stage fright when he/she is _.a. attending an english classb. standing in a classroomc. watching a performanced. talking in front of people2. by thinking of stage fright in a positive way, one could _.a. learn to control stage frightb. get rid of stage frightc. calm down before stepping on staged. become more physically attractive3. which of the following is true?a. top performers usually suffer from stage fright.b. stage fright may stay with a person for a life time.c. nobody would rather die than give a speech.d. no one can overcome or control stage fright.4. the author advises people with stage fright to _.a. show one-tenth of their nervousnessb. experiment with different kinds of stage frightc. refer to the strategies whenever they feel the needd. use one of the strategies each time5. the passage mainly talks about _.a. how to deal with stage fright b. what stage fright is likec. when stage fright occurs d. why people have stage fright【参考答案】1. d 2. a3. b 4. c 5. a2016高考英语-阅读理解训练。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。 my three-year-old granddaughter, tegan, went with her parents to a family gathering at the home of her other grandparents. everyone was having a wonderful time visiting and catching up on all the latest family news.like most children, tegan was having a good time playing with all the toys that were different from her own and that were kept for children to play with at her grandparents house. in particular, tegan had found a little tea set and had begun pretending that she was having a tea party. she set up all the place settings and arranged her table with the great care and elegance that only a three-year-old can create. meanwhile, her daddy was engrossed in conversation, and as he continued to chat with his family, tegan would hand him a cup of tea. her daddy, who always tries to participate in her games, would pause for a few seconds from his conversation, and say all the proper words and gestures for her tea party which would thrill tegan. he would request two lumps of sugar. he would tell her how wonderful her tea tasted, and then he would continue his adult conversation with his family.after going through this routine several times, her daddy suddenly awoke to reality as he had a flash of concern in his mind: she is only three years old, where is she getting this tea that ive been dutifully drinking? he quietly followed her, without her knowing, and his fears were growing stronger as he saw her turn and go through the bathroom door. sure enough, there she was stretching up on her tippy toes reaching up to get her tea water - out of the container of water that grandpa used to soak his false teeth!1at the family gathering, the adults _.awatched their favorite tv programs btalked about what happened at homecdrank tea while chatting darranged tables for childrens games2which of the following phrases can replace the underlined phrase “was engrossed in” in paragraph 2 ?agot tired of bgot annoyed bycwas absorbed in dwas puzzled at3what can be learned from the text ?ategan was unhappy to be left alone at the gathering.btegans father often played with her in games.ctegan refused to apologize for what she had done.dtegans father cared nothing about what she was doing.4tegans dad followed her secretly to find out _.awhether there was any tea leftbhow she made tea so wonderfulcwhere she got the sugar for teadwhat kind of tea he had drunk参考答案1-4 bcbd 阅读理解。 every year 2.2 million tons of oil are spilled ( 散落，溅出 ) into the ocean. actually, this only amounts to a small percentage of the total 1.6 billion tons of oil shipped around the world each year.however, this spilled oil has terrible effects on ocean life, including the coastlines where the off washes up onto shore. some of the largest spills in history were caused by oil tankers running into each other or by an oil tanker sailing into shallow water and hitting the bottom of the ocean. after these spills, officials try to discover who or what was at fault to help prevent similar accidents in the future. one of the worst oil spills in history occurred along the alaskan coastline in 1989. in this accident, 42,000 tons of oil spilled from a tanker which resulted in terrible damage to this sensitive natural area. in this spill, the tankers captain, who was tired from overwork and drinking alcohol, had gone to take a rest. he gave control of the ship to the third mate. the third mate was unfamiliar with the path the ship took, and he ran the ship onto blighe reef. blighe reef is a natural underwater rock wall near the alaskan coast. damaged by the reef, the ship leaked oil out into the ocean. more than 1,600 kilometers of coastline were affected by the oil spill. some scientists who studied nature in the area guessed that 580,000 birds and 5,500 otters died when the oil from the spill covered their skin. as well, smaller shellfish and other sea creatures were later eaten by seals, whales, and other animals. the most oil ever spilled was actually dumped on purpose as an act of ecological warfare. the term ecological warfare means to fight by doing harm to nature in the area under attack. in 1990, iraq sent soldiers into kuwait and set off the persian gulf war. as part of the iraq war plan,900,000 tons of oil were let out into the persian gulf way iraq. this oil covered 1,500 square kilometers of water in the persian gulf. the oil also damaged 650 kilometers of the coastline of both kuwait and saudi arabia. in some places, oil floating on the water was measured to be 43 centimeters thick. water birds, water plants, and baby fish were all seriously affected by the oil. the long-term effects of this act on the food chain in the area are bound to cause problems tar into the future.1. which cause of oil spills is described in the second paragraph? a. dumping b. war c.accidents d.throwing about carelessly答案解析：答案为c。本题为细节理解题。从第二段的前半部分可知，由于油轮的船长过度工作并且喝醉，将船交给了船上的另外一名对船的航线不熟悉的人，从而导致了触礁事件。故选c。2. the creatures affected by the oil spill near alaska were_. a. birds and otters b. shellfish c. seals and whales d. all of the above答案解析：答案为d。本题为细节题。从第二段最后两句话 “some scientists who studied nature in the area guessed that 580,000 birds and 5,500 otters died when the oil from the spill covered their skin. as well, smaller shellfish and other sea creatures were later eaten by seals, whales, and other animals.”可知，答案为d。 3. the third mate ran the thanker agound (触礁) in this accident because_. a. he was tired b. he was drunk c.he was talking on the phone d.he did not know the sea答案解析：答案为d。本题为细节理解题。从第二段 “the third mate was unfamiliar with the path the ship took, and he ran the ship onto blighe reef.”可知，导致触礁事件的原因是驾驶油轮的人不知道航线，与d选项意思符合。4. _ was responsible for dumping oil into the persian gulf. a.the united states b. kuwait c .saudi arabia d. iraq答案解析： 答案为d。本题为细节题。从最后一段第三句话 “in 1990, iraq sent soldiers into kuwait and set off the persian gulf war.”可知，对波斯湾倾油事件负责的是伊拉克。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。 f. scott fitzgerald, born on september 24, 1896, an american novelist, was once a student of st. paul academy, the newman school and attended princeton. university for a short while. in 1917 he joined the army and was posted in alabama, where he met his future wife zelda sayre. then he had to make some money to impress her. his life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary: “my own happiness in the past often approached such joy that i could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.” this side of paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. encouraged by its success, fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. then he continued with the novel the beautiful and damned (1922), a collection of short stories thales of the jazz age (1922), and a play the vegetable (1923). but his greatest success was the great gatsby, published in 1925, which quick brought him praise from the literary world. yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories all the sad young men.however, fitzgeralds problems with his wife zelda affected his writing. during the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. by 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a swiss clinic. during this period he completed novels tender is the night in 1934 and the love of the last tycoon in 1940. while his wife was in hospital in the united states, he got totally addicted to alcohol. sheila graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism. ( ) 1. how many novels written by fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8( ) 2. which of the following is the correct order to describe fitzgeralds life according to the passage?a. he became addicted to drinking.b. he studied at st. paul academy. c. he published his first novel this side of paradise.d. the great gatsby won high praise.e. he failed to reorder his life.f. he joined the army and met zelda.a. f-c-e-a-b-d b. b-e-a-f-c-d c. f-d-e-c-b-a d. b-f-c-d-e-a( ) 3. we can infer from the passage that fitzgerald .a. had made some money when he met zelda in alabama.b. was well educated and well off before he served in the armyc. would have completed more works if his wife hadnt broken downd. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital( ) 4. the passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about .a. zeldas personal lifeb. zeldas illness and treatmentc. fitzgeralds friendship with grahamd. fitzgeralds contributions to the literary world 【语篇解读】本片文章为记叙文，主要讲述了英国著名文学家弗兰西斯司各特菲茨杰拉德的生平、生活及其重要作品56.答案a。【解析】细节理解题。据题意，由文章中关键词novel可知，文章中提及到的弗兰西斯司各特菲茨杰拉德的小说有：this side of paradise，the beautiful and damned，the great gatsby，tender is the night and the love of the last tycoon，共计5篇。故选a项57.答案d。【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中“was once a student of st. paul academyin 1917 he joined the army”可知弗兰西斯司各特菲茨杰拉德先在圣保罗学院学习，然后参加的军队。由此可知答案应为d项58.答案c。【解析】推理判断题。由第四段第一句“however, fitzgeralds problems with his wife zelda affected his writing”可以判断出c项59.答案d。【解析】推理判断题。根据人物传记的特点和本段对菲茨杰拉德生活、作品的描述，说明了菲茨杰拉德的作品对学界的意义，因此最后总结的一段是关于菲茨杰拉德对文学界的贡献的。故选d项阅读理解。 tim richter and his wife, linda, had taught for over 30 years near buffalo, new york-he in computers, she in special education. teaching means everything to us, tim would say. in april1998, he learned he would need a heart operation. it was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about lifes purpose. not long after the surgery, tim saw a brochure describing imagination library, a program started by dolly parton s foundation (基金会) that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singers home town of sevier, tennessee. “i thought, maybe linda and i could do something like this when we retire, tim recalls. he placed the brochure on his desk, as a reminder. five years later, now retired and with that brochure still on the desk, tim clicked on imagination library .com. the program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts.the quality of the books was of great concern to the richter. rather than sign up online, they went to dolly wood for a look-see. “we didnt want to give the children rubbish,” says linda. the books-reviewed each year by teachers, literacy specialists and dolly wood board members-included classics such as ezra jack keatss the snowy day and newer books like anna dewdneys llama llama series. satisfied, the couple set up the richter family foundation and got to work. since 2