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湖北黄梅县2017高考英语阅读理解九月编习题阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (a、b、c和d) 中, 选出最佳选项。once upon a time, on his way to the himalayas, was a saint(圣徒). he came across a shallow river he had to cross. just when he was about to wet his feet, he saw a scorpion(蝎子)helplessly trying to come out of the river. it was almost touching the bank but not enough to gain hold of the ground. the saint saw scorpions struggle and decided to save it. he picked up the scorpion in his right hand with the intention to place it on the dry surface. no sooner did he do that than the scorpion stung and rushed off the hand, landing in the water again. it struggled to come out of water again. the saints body was in pain but his mind, calm. seeing that the scorpion could lose its life, the saint used left hand this time to lift the scorpion out of water. however, it panicked and stung again. once again, it sped off the hand and fell in water. he was left with both hands filled with pain. he was not the one to give up either. he tried again. this time, he cupped his hands together and lifted the scorpion in one swift movement. before it could react, he safely dropped it on the land. the scorpion disappeared into the pebbles that lay near the bank. he felt happy, for he succeeded in carrying out his rescue, for saving another life. it was worth the pain he thought. at a distance, a man, surprised and shocked, had watched the whole process. he approached the saint and said, “can i ask you a question please? ”“yes, you may. ”“first of all, there was no need to save a scorpion. it does no good to anybody. secondly, if you must save it, you could have simply tried once. im surprised that even after it stung you, you still went on. why? ”“oh! thats pretty simple, ”he replied softly rubbing his stung hands against each other. “this was a scorpion, a creature really low on the food chain, a creature whose nature is to sting(蜇), to panic, to harm. it is supposed to be weak. however, i am supposed to be a saint, a person whose job is to love everybody, to offer love. i am supposed to be the strong one, the one higher up on the food chain. with my principles, my philosophy(人生观)and practice, i am supposed to save other creatures. right? ”the man nodded. 【文章大意】一个圣徒从河里拯救一只蝎子时, 先后被蜇了两次, 但他仍旧努力把它救了出来。这让一位路人非常不理解。这位圣徒告诉他: 作为一个圣徒, 我的职责是向所有的生命传达爱, 拯救其他的生命是我最大的幸福。1. when a saint saw a scorpion struggling to come out of the river, he. a. was in the shallow riverb. was climbing the himalayasc. was on the river bankd. had just crossed the river【解析】选c。推理判断题。根据第一段可知, 从前, 有一个圣徒, 他徒步行走在前往喜马拉雅山的路上。途经一条小河, 当他正要踏入小河时, 一只挣扎想逃离水面的蝎子映入眼帘。由此可判断出答案为c。2. why did the scorpion sting and rush off his right hand? a. because it was full of panic at that time. b. because it wanted to get to the bank itself. c. because the saint harmed it badly. d. because the saint tried to kill it. 【解析】选a。细节理解题。根据第三段中的however, it panicked and stung again. 可知, 当时是因为惊慌失措, 蝎子才对他进行攻击。故答案为a。3. how did the man nearby feel at the saints behaviour of saving the scorpion? a. happy. b. angry. c. frightened. d. puzzled. 【解析】选d。观点态度题。根据第七段内容: 首先, 拯救一只蝎子是没有必要的, 对谁来说这都是没有好处的。其次, 您救它一次就够了。令人惊讶的是, 即便它蜇了您, 您却仍旧努力去救它。这是为什么? 由此可判断出他对圣徒的行为感到迷惑不解。故答案为d。4. from the passage we can infer. a. the saint regretted having saved the scorpion laterb. the scorpion stung the saint three times in allc. the man thought the saint a fool and left angrilyd. the saint thought it his duty to save other creatures【解析】选d。推理判断题。根据最后一段内容: 作为一个圣徒, 我的职责是向所有生命传达爱。我的原则、人生观和生活历练告诉我, 我应该拯救其他的生命。由此可判断出答案为d。2016高考英语阅读理解-历史类its the worst event in human beings nautical（航海的）history , six times more deadly than the titanic . when the german cruise ship wilhelm gustloff was hit by torpedoes（鱼雷）fired from a russian submarine in the final winter of world war ii , more than 10,000 people mostly women , children and old people fleeing the final red army push into nazi germany were packed aboard . an ice storm had turned the decks into frozen sheets that sent hundreds of families sliding into the sea as the ship tilted and began to go down . others desperately tried to put lifeboats down . some who succeeded fought off those in the water who had the strength to try to claw their way aboard . most people froze immediately . “ ill never forget the screams , ” says christa ntitzmann , 87 , one of the 1,200 survivors . she recalls watching the ship , brightly lit , slipping into its dark grave-and into seeming nothingness , rarely mentioned for more than half a century . now germanys nobel prize-winning author gtinter grass has revived the memory of the 9,000 dead , including more than 4,000 children-with his latest novel crab walk , published last month . the book ,which will be out in english next year , doesnt dwell on the sinking : its heroine is a pregnant young woman who survives the catastrophe only to say later : “ nobody wanted to hear about it , not here in the west ( of germany ) and not at all in the east . ”the reason was obvious . as grass put in a recent interview with the weekly die woche : “ because the crimes we germans are responsible for were and are so dominant , we didnt have the energy left to tell of our own sufferings . ” the long silence about the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff was probably unavoidable and necessary . by unreservedly owning up to their countrys monstrous crimes in the second world war , germans have managed to win acceptance abroad , marginalize the neo-nazis at home and make peace with their neighbors . todays unified germany is more prosperous and stable than at any time in its long , troubled history . for that , a half century of willful forgetting about painful memories like the german titanic was perhaps a reasonable price to pay . but even the most politically correct germans believe that theyve now earned the right to discuss the full historical record . not to equate german suffering with that of its victims , but simply to acknowledge a terrible tragedy .【小题1】why does the author say the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff was the worst event in nautical history ? ait was attacked by russian torpedoes .bmost of its passengers were frozen to death .cits victims were mostly women and children .dit caused the largest number of casualties .【小题2】how does gunter grass revive the memory of the wilhelm gustloff tragedy ? aby presenting the horrible scene of the torpedo attack .bby describing the ships sinking in great detail .cby giving an interview to the weekly die woche .dby illustrating the survival of a young pregnant woman .【小题3】whats the meaning of the underlined word “ marginalize ” ahighlightbweakencstrengthendfasten【小题4】it can be learned from the passage that germans no longer think that athey will be misunderstood if they talk about the wilhelm gustloff tragedybthe wilhelm gustloff tragedy is a reasonable price to pay for the nations past misdeedscgermany is responsible for the horrible crimes it committed in world war iidit is wrong to equate their sufferings with those of other countries 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。【2013嘉定区】cas we have seen, the focus of medical care in our society has been shifting from curing disease to preventing diseaseespecially in terms of changing our many unhealthy behavior, such as poor eating habits, smoking, and failure to exercise. the line of thought involved in this shift can be pursued further. imagine a person who is about the right weight, but does not eat very nutritious foods, who feels ok but exercises only occasionally, who goes to work every day, but is not an outstanding worker, who drinks a few beers at home most nights but does not drive while drunk, and who has no chest pains or abnormal blood counts(血细胞计数), but sleeps a lot and often feels tired. this person is not ill. he may not even be at risk for any particular disease. but we can imagine that this person could be a lot healthier.the field of medicine has not traditionally distinguished between someone who is merely “not ill” and someone who is in excellent health and pays attention to the bodys special needs. both types have simply been called “well.” in recent years, however, some health specialists have begun to apply the terms “well” and “wellness” only to those who are actively striving to maintain and improve their health. people who are well are concerned with nutrition and exercise, and they make a point of monitoring their bodys condition. most important, perhaps, people who are well take active responsibility for all matters related to their health. even people who have a physical disease or handicap (缺陷) may be “well,” in this new sense, if they make an effort to maintain the best possible health they can in the face of their physical limitations. “wellness” may perhaps best be viewed not as a state that people can achieve, but as an ideal that people can strive for. people who are well are likely to be better able to resist disease and to fight disease when it strikes. and by focusing attention on healthy ways of living, the concept of wellness can have a beneficial impact on the ways in which people face the challenges of daily life. 72. today medical care is placing more stress on _.a. keeping people in a healthy physical conditionb. monitoring patients body functionsc. removing peoples bad living habitsd. ensuring peoples psychological well-being73. in the first paragraph, people are reminded that _.a. good health is more than not being illb. drinking, even if not to excess, could be harmfulc. regular health checks are essential to keeping fitd. prevention is more difficult than cure74. traditionally, a person is considered “well” if he _.a. does not have any unhealthy living habits b. does not have any physical handicapsc. is able to handle his daily routinesd. is free from any kind of disease75. according to the author, the true meaning of “wellness” is for people _.a. to best satisfy their bodys special needsb. to strive to maintain the best possible healthc. to meet the strictest standards of bodily healthd. to keep a proper balance between work and leisure【参考答案】72-75 cadb2016高考英语阅读理解-历史类getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. however, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt. in the early 16th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills in. a particular danger was thought to lie in public baths. by 1538, the french king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. so did the king of england in 1546. thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in europe lived with dirt in a friendly way. henry iv, king of france, was famously dirty. upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go out. though the belief in the merit of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18th century. scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since world war . advertisements repeatedly sell the idea: c