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湖南宁乡县2017高考英语阅读理解一轮校本题（三）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。english as a foreign languagewho taught you to speak english? your parents, while you were a young child? your teachers at school? perhaps even the bbc as a grown-up. whoever it was, somehow you have developed an understanding of what is rapidly becoming a truly global language. there are now about 376 million people who speak english as their first language, and about the same number who have learnt it in addition to their mother tongue. there are said to be one billion people learning english now and about 80% of the information on the internet is in english. is this a good thing, or a bad thing? should we celebrate the fact that more and more of us can communicate, using a common language, across countries and cultures? or should we worry about the dangers of“mono-culturalism”, a world in which we all speak the same language, eat the same food and listen to the same music? does it matter if an increasing number of people speak the same language? on the contrary, i would have thought-although i have never accepted the argument that if only we all understood each other better, there would be fewer wars. ask the people of india(where many of them speak at least some english)and pakistan(the same situation with india). . . if we all speak english, will we then all start eating mcdonalds burgers? surely not. if english becomes more dominant(占主导地位的), will it kill other languages? i doubt it. when i travel in africa or asia, i am always surprised by how many people can speak not only their own language but often one or more other related languages, as well as english and perhaps some french or german as well. when we discussed this on talking point a couple of years ago, we received a wonderfully poetic email from a listener in ireland. “the english language is a beautiful language. maybe its like a rose, ”he said. “but who would ever want their garden just full of rose? ”well, i love roses, and i think they make a beautiful addition to any garden. but the way i see it, just by planting a few roses, you dont necessarily need to pull out everything else. if more and more people want to plant english roses, thats fine by me. 【文章大意】作者以独特的视角分析了英语的发展前景和人们的种种顾虑。越来越多的人会讲英语是好事吗? 战乱会因此而减少吗? 将来人们会只讲一种语言, 吃同样的食物, 听同样的音乐吗? 作者借用一位爱尔兰听众的邮件说: 英语好比玫瑰花, 它很漂亮, 但是我们不能因为它漂亮就把花园全种上玫瑰花, 也不能把其他花草都拔掉。1. how many people learn english as their second language? a. about 80%. b. about 376 million. c. about one million. d. we dont know. 【解析】选b。细节理解题。从第二段第一句话可知, 把英语当作第二语言的人的数量是about 376 million。故选b。2. what does“garden”in the last two paragraphs stand for? a. language. b. family. c. the world. d. the earth. 【解析】选c。词义猜测题。因为这两段中rose用来指代english, 所以garden自然是指代the world。故选c。3. the author would probably agree that. a. its very hard to plant many kinds of flowers in a gardenb. its good for people from other countries to learn englishc. more and more people like to plant roses in their gardensd. english is easier to learn than other languages【解析】选b。作者意图题。根据全文内容, 尤其最后一句if more and more people want to plant english roses, thats fine by me. 可以了解作者的态度倾向。故选b。4. this passage is mainly about. a. why english has become a global languageb. how many people in the world speak englishc. how people in the world learn english as a foreign languaged. whether we need to worry about english being a world language【解析】选d。主旨大意题。通过理解全文内容以及作者的观点, 我们可以知道人们大可不必顾虑英语作为世界语言的前景问题。故选d。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。【2014高考英语一模试题】there lived a king who liked art. one day an artist offered to paint the most beautiful picture in the world on the wall of his palace.so he king said, all right, you may work on one of the walls in the new hall. just then, another artist said, please allow me to work on the opposite wall. i shall make exactly what that man will make on the opposite wall. moreover, i shall do so without looking at his work. i would even request you to have a thick curtain put up between the two walls so the either of us cannot see the other. everyone in the kings court, including the king and the first artist was surprised. so the king decided to give the man a chance.the following day, a thick curtain was put into place and both the artists got to work. the first artist brought in a regular supply of paint, oil and water. but the second one would come with a cloth and a bucket of water every day.a month later the first artist said that his work was completed and invited the king to come.so the king sent the message to the second artist, saying he was coming to see their works that evening.after seeing the first artists wall, the king was very impressed with the painting and gave him a huge sum of money as a reward. he then asked for the curtain to be opened up.the same painting was seen on the opposite wall too! it was exactly like the one on the first wall. but this man had not seen what was going on, on the other side of the curtain.the man said simply, its very easy i just polished the wall every day! it was a wall made of white marble. the fellow polished it till it shone like a mirror. the reflection of the painting across the room showed up in it!56a thick curtain was put up between the two walls in order to _.ahelp them concentrate on their workbkeep the first artists painting a secretcprevent their painting from being seendmake it hard for them to exchange ideas57why did the first artist receive a huge sum of money from the king?ahis painting satisfied the king.bhis painting was the best the king has ever seen.che painted better than the second artist.dthe king promised to give him a reward.58how was the king feeling when he saw the second wall ?asurprised and excited. b. fascinated and doubtful.csatisfied and curious. d. the paintings on the wall.59what would be best title of the text? .aa king who loved art btwo artists and the kingcwhose painting is better? dthe painting on the wall【参考答案】56-59、 bacd 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。【2014一模试题】dear mr. king, im bob watson, one of the customers in your grocery store. im writing to express my idea about your goods. your supermart is outstanding in many ways. first i enjoy the selection of produce and fresh bakery items. second your low prices and excellent customer service keep me coming back to supermart. i have found, however, that i must make a separate shopping trip to one of your competitors because there are many items your store does not carry. this becomes inconvenient for me, as my time is valuable, and i dont like to make two trips. i have been a long time supermart shopper and hope to continue for many years. if i could find all the items i need in one place, i would be a more satisfied customer.specifically, i have never been able to purchase nacho cheese soup at your store. i can find other flavors (味道) of soup, but your store does not carry nacho cheese soup, a common ingredient (原料) in many of my recipes. in addition, i can only find large wonton wrappers, while many other stores carry both large and small and offer a more varied selection for their customers. another example is regent brand chili seasoning. though it is not a leading brand, it is still common on the shelves of other grocery stores in this area and is superior in flavor to its competitors. i sincerely hope to continue a relationship with your store, and i hope that you will consider the possibility of expanding your goods to be more competitive. yours truly, bob watson 25. from the letter, we can learn that the author is _. a. a very picky reporterb. a regular customer of the storec. a responsible nutritionistd. a competitor of the store26. how does the author present his point in paragraph 2? a. by comparing two different stores.b. by analyzing the figures.c. by providing scientific findings. d. by giving examples.27. according to bob, the grocery store _. a. offers good customer serviceb. is outstanding in every wayc. meets all his needsd. lacks convenient transportation【参考答案】2527 bda 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。【2014一模试题】in india, most of the women wear a red dot between their eyebrows. while it is generally taken as an indicator of their marital（婚姻的）status, the practice is primarily related to the hindu（印度教的）religion. the dot goes by different names in different hindi dialects, and “bindi” is the one that is most commonly known. traditionally, the dot carries no gender restriction: men as well as women wear it. however, the tradition of men wearing it has faded in recent times, so nowadays we see a lot more women than men wearing one.the position of the bindi is standard: center of the forehead, close to the eyebrows. it represents a third, or inner eye. hindu tradition holds that all people have three eyes: the two outer ones are used for seeing the outside world, and the third one is there to focus inward toward god. as such, the dot means piety（虔诚）and serves as a constant reminder to keep god in the front of a believers thoughts.red is the traditional color of the dot. it is said that in ancient times a man would place a drop of blood between his wifes eyes to seal their marriage. according to hindu beliefs, the color red is believed to bring good fortune to the married couple. today, people go with different colors depending upon their preferences. women often wear dots that match the color of their clothes. decorative of sticker bindis come in all sizes, colors and variations, and can be worn by young and old, married and unmarried people alike. wearing a bindi has become more of a fashion statement than a religious custom.28. why did people in india start wearing a red dot on their forehead?a. to stress their family background.b. to indicate their social rank.c. to show their religious belief.d. to display their financial status.29. what is the function of the third eye in hindu tradition?a. to help the other eyes see better.b. to look to the distance.c. to see the outside world.d. to pay respect to god.30. why was red chosen as the original color of the bindi?a. the word “bindi” means “red” in some hindi dialects.b. red was believed to be a lucky color for husband and wife.c. the red dot represented the blood of god.d. red stood for a wifes love for her husband.31. which of the following statements is true about bindis today?a. bindis are now used to make people look better.b. bindis are worn anywhere on the face now.c. most indian women do not wear bindis anymore.d. more men than women wear bindis in india.【参考答案】2831 cdba【2014高考英语一模试题】today, at 28, the young german violinist anne-sophie mutter is at the top. she gives radiance to the music, wrote geoffrey norris in the daily telegraph, london.born in rheinfelden on june 29, 1963, anne-sophie grew up in wehr, a small town just five kilometers from the swiss border. her father, karl wilhelm mutter, and her mother, gerlinde, considered music lessons part of a good education. it came as no surprise when anne-sophie said she wanted a violin for her fifth birthday.her parents thought she was too young for the violin, and persuaded her to start on the piano. but anne-sophie has always had a mind of her own. i longed to play the violin, she says, it seemed to me a much more interesting instrument. after six months, her parents gave in.the famous violin teacher erna honigberfer, who lived nearby, became annie-sophies tutor. after only nine months of lessons, she entered the six-year-old in a nationwide competition for young musicians. with christoph accompanying her on the piano, anne-sophie won first prize.in 1974, erna honigberger died. anne-sophies new teacher was aida stucki. she taught anne-sophie to develop her own ideas on how a piece should be played, not just to imitate others. this is one of the violi