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湖南华容县2017高考英语一轮阅读理解选练阅读理解。 i hated dinner parties. but i decided to give them another shot because im in london. and my friend mallery invited me. and because dinner parties in london are very different from those back in new york. there, im having a dinner party means: im booking a table for 12 at a restaurant you cant afford and well be sharing the checque evenly, no matter what you eat. worse, in manhattan there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives. theyll throw down cash, half of what they owe, and then people like me, who dont drink, end up paying even more. but if i try to use the same trick, the hostess will shout: where are you going? and its not like i can say i have somewhere to go: everyone know i have nowhere to go. but in london, dinner parties are in peoples homes. not only that，the guests are an interesting mix. the last time i went to one, the guests were from france, india. denmark and nigeria; it was like a gathering at the united nations in new york. the mix is less striking. its like a gathering at bloomingdales, a well-known department store. for new yorkers, talking about other parts of the world means brooklyn and queens in new york. but at mallerys, when i said that i had been to myanmar recently, people knew where it was. in new york people would think it was a usual new club ( ) 1. what does the word shot in paragraph 1 probably mean? a. choice. b. try c. style. d. goal ( ) 2. what does the writer dislike most about dinner parties in new york? a there is a strange mix of people. b. the restaurants are expensive. c. the bill is not fairly shared. d. people have to pay cash ( ) 3. what does the author think of the parties in london? a. a bit unusual b. full of tricks. c. less costly. d more interesting. ( ) 4. what is the authors opinion of some new yorkers from her experience? a. easy-going. b. self-centered. c. generous. d. conservative. 1. b.词义猜测题.从第一句的 hate,到 but 意义上的转折,说明尽管不喜欢,还是要尝 试一下,所以 try 的意思更接近 shot. 2. c.细节理解题.根据第一段中 theyll throw down cash, half of what they owe, and then people like me, who dont drink, end up paying even more.可知类似作者这样的人在纽约吃饭 吃亏,因为付钱多. 3. d. 推理判断题.根据第二段和其中的句子 not only that, the guests are an interesting mix. 可以推断伦敦的 party 要比纽约的有趣. 4. b.推理判断题.从最后一段的 talking about other parts of the world means brooklyn and queens in new york.和 in new york people would think it was a usual new club 可以推断,作 者对一些纽约人的看法,是以自我为中心的. 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、d）中，选出最佳选项。 an artist in oakland, california is using his skills to help the homeless. greg kloehn builds very small shelters that make life on the streets a little more comfortable. the structures offer the homeless some safety and protection from bad weather. each little house also has wheels on the bottom so it can go wherever its owner goes. greg kloehn has given away at least 20 tiny houses. several are on the roadside near an active railroad. on a recent day, mr. kloehn stops at one to visit oscar young. the two men hug. inside his little shelter mr. young gets relief from cold nights on the streets. mr. kloehn also visits sweet-pea, another friend who also lives in one of the little homes the artist built. she says it keeps her safe and protects her belongings. in the mornings, mr. kloehn searches the streets for building materials. he gathers what he can and takes it to his studio. there, he puts the houses together. empty coffee bags become roof material. a washing machine door and refrigerator part become windows. nails, screws and the sticky glue hold all the pieces together. the artist also attaches a small electrical device to the house. the device is powered by the sun. some of the people living on the streets once had normal houses of their own. but some of the people say they have learned to live with less and they are thankful to that man. mr. kloehn says his work is not a social project. he says he is just someone using his skills to help his homeless neighbors.1. the following are the advantages of the small shelters except _. a. saving power and energy b. protecting possessions of the homeless c. decorating the streets where they are d. keeping the homeless safe and comfortable2. we can learn from the passage that _. a. greg kloehn has sold at least 20 tiny houses b. an act of kindness has made people simple and grateful c. the shelters are immovable d. the government has got involved in the action3. the passage is likely taken from _. a. an official report b. an art review c. a science magazine d. a news report 4. whats the main idea of the passage? a. an artist creates homes for the homeless. b. a more comfortable shelter on the streets. c. a successful social project in oakland. d. an artist makes a living by designing small shelters.参考答案1-4、cbda 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。【2013界广东省茂名市一模】 six years ago, i walked into a local animal shelter on a cold,rainy day. although my house was already full of cats anddogs, i still couldnt resist an occasional visit to the shelter. this time as i was walking down the row of pensfull of barking dogs i noticed a small boy looking into one of them. he had a malnourished（营养不良的） looking body and a bony face with a bignose sticking out of the middle of it. he was looking at a small, golden dog. its bony ribs wereshowing and its thin tail was folded between its legs. it wasnt beggingfor attention like the other puppies but was hiding in the cornerinstead. the boy looked up at me with sad eyes and asked what was wrongwith it. “it was probably abused and abandoned”, i said. “that is why itis so scared.”the boy immediately turned to an older lady and said, “grandma, i wantthis one.” the old woman smiled and walked to the front desk to fill outthe adoption forms. i followed and asked about the boy. i found out thathed had a rough start in life too. she had just gotten custody（监护权） of himafter the state had taken him from his parents. she had hoped getting adog would make it easier on him. i looked back at him, holding his scaredpuppy, and said a prayer for them both.it was yesterday. i was driving down the road enjoying a gloriously sunny,spring day. then in a green front yard i saw the boy. his teenage body wastall and strong. his nose no longer seemed big but fit well into hissmiling face. he was throwing a ball to a healthy, happy dog with shininggolden hair. his little act of love and kindness had indeed gone a longway. it had saved a dogs life, healed his own heart, and given thismiddle-aged man fresh hope for us all.26. the author entered the animal shelter because _ .a. he loves dogs and pets b. it was too cold outsidec. he wanted to buy a dog d. he wanted to see the boy 【答案】a【解析】细节理解题。根据although my house was already full of cats anddogs, i still couldnt resist an occasional visit to the shelter.因为他家已经有许多狗了，他因为喜欢去看狗和宠物，故选a。27. the reason why the dog was so scared is that _ .a. it was afraid of the cold b. it had been ill-treatedc. it was frightened by the boy d. it was frightened by the author【答案】b 【解析】细节理解题。根据it was probably abused and abandoned它被虐待，所以看起来很害怕的样子，故选b。 28 . why did the boy want to adopt the golden dog? a. because the dog looked attractive.b. because his grandma also liked the dog.c. because they had something in common.d. because the author advised him to adopt it.【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。根据i found out thathed had a rough start in life too因为小男孩和这只小狗有共同之处，故选c。29.the grandma wanted the boy to adopt a dog so that _ .a. his life could be easierb. he could play balls with itc. he could forget about his parentsd. the dog could be taken good care of【答案】a【解析】细节理解题。根据she had hoped getting adog would make it easier on him.她让小男孩领养一只狗以便让他的生活过得更加轻松，故选a。30. what can we learn from the last paragraph ?a. the author is a kind-hearted old man.b. the boys nose has become smaller than before.c. the author enjoys watching people playing with dogs.d. both the boy and the dog are growing healthily and happily.【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。根据it had saved a dogs life, healed his own heart,小狗和小男孩都幸福滴健康地成长，故选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。【2013界广东省茂名市一模】 until last summer i had a very comfortable life: winter vacations skiing and summer cruises. my parents spent a lot of money on a private school, so they could get me into a competitive middle school. everything was about tomorrow, next year, my graduation. we never had to worry about today.before last summer i never thought much about the people in the world who live day to day, every day, whose lives are controlled by poverty and hunger. then i enrolled in a two-week intensive program. we lived in a “tribal village,” in a hot, dry open grassland in arkansas, a state of the south-central united states. i am a tribal member in mozambique, a country of southeast africa. every meal, i make the fire for my family, and feel the flames lick up my nostrils as i blow to keep the fuel alive. i cook mush with vegetables. this is all my family is ever given.i feed the hen and three rabbits their dinner. i grow attached to the rabbits, even though i know i shouldnt. i name them. im not getting enough to eat; its time to decide whether or not to kill the rabbits. i feel pain but its a privileged childs pain because i know i will soon be eating again. thats not true for a lot of other children around the world.growing up comfortably in the u.s., ive never had to worry about my dinner, and even though this whole process was only a simulation, it changed my life. now i believe in doing whatever i can to help find practical ways to defeat hunger. so ive become president of roots and shoots, a group working to improve local environments for people and animals. im also working to create a program at my high school called the “safe passage” trip to help young people in the guatemala city dump. and ive got plans to do more.im often thinking of laboring in the hot sun and the millions who still do. now, i try to live for today and stop worrying so much about the future. when i eat or feel full, i am grateful for this fortunate life and want to extend the same feeling to others.i believe in offering help to those who need it. 31. what is true about the author before last summer?a. her life was under great pressure.b. her life was well-planned.c. she didnt have to worry about the future.d. she had to worry about her dinner 【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。根据until last summer i had a very comfortable life因为父母已经给作者安排好了一切，故选b。32.we can learn from the second paragraph that _.a. the author raised some rabbits as petsb. the author took part in a two-week program in africac. the author had a very difficult life in the “tribal village”d. the author never tho