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浙江桐庐县2017高考英语阅读理解九月选练（三）【2016高考训练】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。 “so many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become certain.” christopher reeve recently, for the first time in 5 years i simply went out back, put my cane down, and started walking. i made it 42 yards. today i walked 5 miles. my medical team had said this would be impossible. my brain could no longer send the signals for walking because those nerves in it had been destroyed. though certainly unintentional, my doctors did take something very important away from me: hope. a while back, a psychologist pal of mine urged me to try to help myself. i was angry. i said, “theyre four of bostons leading neurologists. they all said id never get any better.” “they could have all been wrong.” “they said theres nothing i can do! no rehabilitation(复原). no physical therapy(治疗). im not putting any effort into trying to walk and then be miserable when i fail.” “trying is never failure.” what made me finally try? the answer is simpler than id have ever imagined. that day i tried walking on my own, i had simply said to myself, “why not?” when i walk i have a frankenstein-style gait. i get embarrassed so i explain. i met a gal who said, “stop excusing yourself. walk proud!” shes just one of the many whove taught me that if i open my heart to acceptance, the world is filled with support teams. one morning my husband, bob, said there was a huge present for me in our driveway. he had researched “bicycles for disabled people.” it was a 300 pound cycle for two. the seats were side by side. he could pedal while i sat by him and enjoyed the outdoors again. um. did i mention it came assembled with a set of pedals for me too? now, hundreds of miles later, after exhaustive hours of pedaling along beautiful bike trails, i only wish that we owned stock in ben-gay. 1. whats the best title of this passage ?a. having a tourb. realizing an impossible dream c. walking with a caned. suffering from disability2. which of the following is true according to the passage ?a. my doctor concluded that i can walk again.b. my brain could no longer send signals.c. theyre four famous doctors in my medical team. d. my medical teams conclusion took my hope away. 3. the author didnt want to try walking because_.a. his doctors said he couldnt get any betterb. his friends words is unbelievablec. he was miserable when he failed that timed. trying is never failure4. the bicycle bob found can be _.a. a 150 pound cycle for oneb. a bicycle for disabled peoplec. a huge present that he sent.d. of the same size as a normal one. 这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者当被医生诊断不能走路后所作出的骑车旅行的活动，从而实现了看起来不能实现的事情。1.b 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段中they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become certain可判断。2.d 细节理解题，根据文中第四段my doctors did take something very important away from me: hope科判断医生的话使作者绝望。3.a细节理解题。根据文中第五段they all said id never get any better可知作者相信医生的话，认为自己再不能走动了。4.b 细节理解题。根据文中倒数第二段bicycles for disabled people可判断。【2014高考训练】from a small warehouse in north salt lake city, utah, a little-known company called go natural cng is about to release a new home refueling system after more than two years of research.the system, backed by technology giant parker hannifin corp, will fill up quicker than some modelsabout one gallon an hourand last up to 20 years, according to go natural cng chief executive lucas kjar. the unit, expected by the end of the year, will use hydraulic technology to compress (压缩) the gas for vehicle use, he said. he did not say how much the unit would cost.but go natural may have a lot of competition. general electric, whirlpool and eaton are all working on home refueling technologies expected to be launched in the next couple of years.general electric, which received $1.8 million from the government to develop its system, aims to release a unit that will cool natural gas to minus 50 degrees celsius to extract (提取) water and other contaminates before refueling. ge aims to sell the unit at $500, about a tenth of the cost of current models.general electric said it was in the development phase and declined to comment on the programs progress.honda, which makes the natural gas-fired honda civic gx, has contacted ge and whirlpool to discuss their plans, according to elmer hardy, hondas senior manager of alternative fuel vehicles.eaton, which received $3.4 million from the government to develop the technology, is working on a unit at its labs in southfield, michigan, that would use liquids to compress the gas instead of the traditional metal pistons(活塞). it aims to make a unit available for $500 by 2015.“we are seeing if we can do it in a way that reduces the price point,” said clark fortune, who leads the program at eaton. “the adoption will improve if the costs come down.”46. what might be the authors purpose in writing the text?a. to encourage car owners to use natural gas.b. to advertise some technology companies.c. to introduce a new home refueling system.d. to present some ways of saving energy.47. which company may be the first to release the new refueling system?a. eatonb. general electricc. whirlpool d. go natural 48. which of the following is true of the system to be launched by go natural? a. it can be bought at $5oo now.b. it has got into market this year.c. it can be used for twenty years.d. it is financed by honda.49. what is the governments attitude to the new home refueling system? a. doubtfulb. cautious c. negatived. supportive 50. what may prevent the system from being widely accepted according to clark fortune? a. its refueling speed.b. its present price.c. its compressing technique.d. its appearance.【参考答案】4650 cdcdb【山2014高考训练】everybody loves to play board games sometimes, but it is surprising to know how long this pastime has been in existence. some of the earliest board games are over 5,000 years old. the oldest is probably senet, an american egyptian game which has been found in burials from before 3000 bc. the game involves an element of luck, and so it was thought by the ancient egyptians that those who won the game were protected by god. for this reason, games of senet were often buried alongside the dead body, to be used on the dangerous game board is set out as a grid of three by ten rows, and uses two sets of at least five pawns. the actual rules are unknown, although some historians have proposed rules which were used in the senet sets available today.the royal game of ur, also known as the game of twenty squares, is another ancient game which dates back to the first dynasty of ur, in 2600 bc mesopotamia. it was played with two sets of seven counters, one black and one white, and three four-sided dice (骰子). although the ancient rules are unknown, a stone tablet has been found which describes a reliable record of how the game was played in 177-176 bc.both senet and the royal game of ur probably came into existence long before the game backgammon (西洋双陆棋)，which itself has a long history. the game of nard, which existed in iran in around 3000 bc, used two sets of fifteen counters, four dice and same board as the one used in backgammon today, although the initial starting positions and rules are different. similar games were played in ancient rome and india.51. the text is meant to introduce_.a. a common origin of board games b. the unknown rules of board gamesc. several kinds of earliest board gamesd. the newly discovered board games52. what do we know about the game of senet in paragraph 1?a. its actual rules are still in use.b. it used to be played in tombs.c. it is probably the oldest board game.d. its design is closely related to god.53. what is the main idea of paragraph 2?a. a brief introduction to the royal game of ur. b. a reliable account of the first dynasty of ur.c. the recent discovery of an ancient board game.d. the original rules found in a stone tablet.54. what can be inferred from the text?a. there were some similarities between the games.b. the earliest board game was found in europe.c. all the games used the same number of dice.d. we havent got any record of the board games. 55. what does the underlined word“itself ”in the last paragraph refer to?a. the game of senet. b. the royal game of ur.c. the game backgammon.d. the game of nard.【参考答案】5155 ccaac阅读理解。a manhattan crossingnew yorkers like to say they can walk faster than the crosstown bus. on 34th street, buses average about four miles an hour. for those in a hurry, pretty much everyone here, its an icy pace for a crosstown trip. janette sadik-khan, the citys transportation commissioner, is proposing an interesting fix for 34th street. the city plan would close 34th street to non-bus traffic in the block between the empire state building and macys. on the rest of the street, cars would move one way only. it would take getting used to, but for bus passengers, the city says there are more than 40,000 a day on public, tour or commuter (通勤) buses along 34th street. the plan should cut the commute by up to 35 percent. people in other vehicles or about 10 percent of the human traffic would have to zig and zag (锯齿形) to get through this section of the city. it is probably fair to say that most are not particularly pleased about the whole concept. so the city needs to answer important questions. will this unrest mean more traffic on side streets that are already unbearably crowded? will deliveries be limited to the daybreak hours? will mayor michael bloomberg and ms. sadik-khan be willing to change or drop the plan if it simply wont work? the bloomberg administration has worked to improve bus traffic around the city. an experiment to speed up city buses along fordham road in the bronx has already reduced travel time and increased passengers number. urban planners have been studying the citys crosstown problems since the first traffic jam. robert moses at one point proposed a major highway just south of 34th street, part of which would go through an office building. the question is still whether it will really make it easier to operate in manhattan. 1. whats the first paragraph mainly talk about? a. traffic in manhattan is much too bad. b. new yorkers enjoy playing jokes about their buses. c. people are hard to cross 34th street. d. an interesting fix for crowded street is being made. 2. how many measures would be taken in order to improve the traffic situation in manhattan according to this plan? a. 2b. 3c. 4d. 63. whats the purpose of the experiment by the bloomberg administration? a. to improve traffic jam. b. to reduce travel time. c. to increase ridership. d. to relieve traffic pressure. 4. according to this passage, whose proposal might be difficult to becarried out? a. janette sadik-khan.b. robert moses.c. michael bloomberg.d. ms. sadik-khan.【参考答案】7.acdb 2016高考英语*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。we know that sugary sodas arent good for our bodies. now it turns out that they may not be good for our minds, either. a new study of more than 260,000 people has found a link between sweetened soft-drinks and depression, and diet sodas may be making matters worse.americans drink far more sodas than people in other countries as much as 170 liters per person per year. but the impact of this study isnt limited to the united states. “sweetened drinks, coffee and tea are commonly consumed worldwide and have important physical consequences. and they may have important mental-health consequences as well,” study author dr honglei chen said in a statement.the study studied 263,925 people between the ages of 50 and 71. researchers followed their consumption of drinks like soda, tea coffee, and other soft drinks from 1995 to 1996 and then. 10 years later, asked them if they had been diagnosed with depression since the year 2000. more than 11,3000 of them had.participants who drank more than four servings of sodas per day were 30 percent more likely to develop depression than participants who did not drink sodas at all. people who stuck with fruit punch(鸡尾酒), had a 38 percent higher risk than people who didnt drink sweetened drinks. and all that extra sugar isnt the actual problem. researchers say that the artificial sweetener aspartame may be to blame.the study found a link but could not surely determine whether sodas and other sweet soft drinks cause depression. still, the results “are consistent with a small but growing body of evidence suggesting that artificially sweetened beverages may be linked to poor health outcomes.”but theres a brigh