重庆市高考英语 阅读理解选编59.doc

重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编（59）【2016模拟题】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。anyone who is afraid of failure and afraid to face challenges will never taste success, so said our professor in marketing. i laughed it off at that time, but got frightened when it actually happened in my life.i landed in a small city in the middle east to set up a firm, a world-class car rental firm. having decided on the project, i earnestly settled in preparation. with a positive mind, i told myself nothing should stop me now, and was more than keen to make it a success.however, the least expected thing happened. iraq invaded kuwait. tension ran high in the region. eventually the war broke out, and many people fled the country, leaving my firm in deep trouble.as usual, “things become difficult, and every effort seems to bring disappointment, it can be tempting to lower your expectations or even water down your goals and ambitions.”i was no exception. i thought of running away. i remembered the words of thomas edison, “many of lifes failures are people who did not realize how close they were to succeed when they gave up.”i decided to hang on, telling myself, “i am not afraid of challenges and obstacles.” i stayed on through months of uncertainty and insecurity. finances ran low, and banks could not wait to get their dues. to add to all this, the banks even threatened to take all my vehicles. i felt i made a wrong decision to move there. i was now ready to face failure.i was living against all hopes, believing that something good would happen. after 2 months the war ended. my persistence paid off: people started flooding back and the car bookings picked up, five times over.success comes to the one who dares, even after failure, to think positively and look forward confidently. after all, it is only the experience that makes a man tough. failure does not mean you will never make it. it means that it will take a little longer. it provides us with a learning experience.1. the main method the author uses to support his understanding of his professors viewpoint is _.a. offering analyses b. providing explanations c. making comparisons d. giving examples 2. how did the author feel when the war between iraq and kuwait broke out?a. unconfident b. indifferent c. nervous d. calm3. what does the underlined phrase “water down” in the 4th paragraph probably mean?a. get rid of b. smooth away c. make less forceful d. improve on4. the authors purpose of writing the passage is most likely to _.a. inform b. persuade c. describe d. entertain【参考答案】1. d. 推理判断题。本文一开始介绍了作者的教授提出的一个观点，但是当时作者不以为然，但是在今后自己的实际上生活中真正遇到了失败或挑战时，自己才认识到了教授的观点。下文主要通过自己的亲身经历阐述了自己的观点，即通过举例来说明。故正确答案为d想。2. a. 推理判断题。根据第四段中提到的“i was no exception. i thought of running away.”以及第五段中提到的“i felt i made a wrong decision to move there.”可知，在伊拉克和科威特发生战争期间，因为作者的生意遭到重创，所以他曾一度很是没有了自信。所以该题答案应为a项。3. c. 词义猜测题。该下划线短语所在的句子含义是：当事情变得困难，所付出的努力带来的是失望时，那么降低自己的期望值或者削弱自己当初的目标或抱负变成诱人的做法。所以，该下划线短语的意思是“削弱”，与c项含义接近。4. b. 主旨大意题。根据全文内容，尤其是文章最后一段可知，作者写这篇文章的意图是在劝说人们面对挑战或失败时要大胆去应对，要有积极的心态。所以答案应为b项。第二节：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。most of the movies show our relationships and our society. whats more important is that people love to watch highs and lows of the relationships in movies. friendship has been the favorite subject of movie makers for a long time. many movies are based on lovely relationships like friendship. friendship can be between two persons or among more than two persons. movies based on friendship make us remember that the relationship among friends is delicate(需要小心处理的). these movies also show how important it is to have a true friend in life and to own the friendship. friendship is described in different ways in movies. these movies show different faces of this lovely relationship including the pleasant and interesting faces. let us discuss how friendship is described in movies. friends share common interests: in most of the movies, it is shown that two people become friends easily when they share some common interests. for example, two friends may be in love of the same sports, studying in the same school or living in the same neighborhood. you can see such friendship in movies such as“harry potter”and“lord of rings”. harry potter has two friends. all of them are interested in the use of magic. friends make sacrifices(牺牲): in most of the movies, friends make sacrifices for each other. a good example is“sholay”. in this movie, there are two friends jay and veeru who are there for each other till death. jay sacrifices his life to save his friend. friends never run away from difficulties: in movies, it is always shown that true friends always stand up for their friends in times of difficulties. understanding: in movies, friends understand each other without even saying a word. a single smile can brighten up the faces of all the friends. 【文章大意】电影中的友谊是社会和现实生活中友情的反映。那么电影中的友谊都有哪些特点呢? 读完本文你就会发现现实生活中的友谊和电影中的友谊的异同点。1. which of the following may the author accept? a. most movies are about relationships between friends. b. most movies describe stories that happen in our life. c. movies about friendship are popular with young men. d. movies always show relationships in the same way. 【解析】选b。细节理解题。根据第一段“most of the movies show our relationships and our society. ”可知, 多数电影反映人际关系, 反映社会, 内容都是与生活相关的。2. it can be inferred from paragraph 1 that. a. friendship needs skillful and careful treatmentb. people should try their best to make more friendsc. movies about friendship talk about just happinessd. most movie makers prefer movies about friendship【解析】选a。推理判断题。根据第一段“. . . the relationship among friends is delicate. ”可知, 朋友之间的关系需要小心处理, 谨慎对待。3. which of the following opinions agrees with the passage? a. friends must part in the end. b. a good book is a good friend. c. a friend in need is a friend indeed. d. a friend is easier lost than found. 【解析】选c。细节理解题。四个选项的内容分别是: a. 朋友最后要分开。b. 好书如挚友。c. 患难见真情。d. 得朋友难, 失朋友易。其中, 只有“患难见真情”与本文中列举的电影中的友谊的第三个特点“friends never run away from difficulties. . . ”一致, 即困难时刻不离不弃。4. what is mainly talked about in this passage? a. movies about friendship. b. friendship in movies. c. ways of making movies. d. ways of making friends. 【解析】选b。主旨大意题。本文列举了电影中友谊的四个特点, 故本文主要讲的是“电影中的友谊”。（2016高考训练）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。体裁：影评话题：电影故事词数：370时间：8few of us havent read cinderella，the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets the prince of her dreams.some might not want to admit it，but there is a hidden cinderella in everyones heartwe all wish we could achieve recognition or success after a period of obscurity(默默无闻)mary santiago has that secret dream，too.her story is featured in another cinderella story，a film set in a us.high school.mary is shy but loves to dance.compared with other girls，she is invisible.however，her world changes completely when a famous teenager pop singer，joey parker，appears.joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are notkind，handsome and desirable.mary and joeys paths cross at a ball.they meet and fall in love with each other.but when mary has to rush back home，she leaves behind her mp3 player，which becomes the only clue joey has to find the girl of his dreams.of course，there is a wicked stepmother，who turns out to be dominique blatt and she takes in mary after her dancer mother dies.dominique treats mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sure mary doesnt get into the top dance school.her two daughters are equally determined to stop joey falling for mary，even if that means embarrassing her.the story，though it mostly follows cinderella，does add a few modern day twists to the classic fairy tale.refreshingly，the film，unlike many high school films，does not focus on looks，although the actors are all beautiful.there is also a lot less materialism in another cinderella story than in many similar movies.“the movie takes the cinderella fairy tale as its jumpingoff point，” writes the movie critic amber wilkinson.“yet the focus is firmly on following your dream.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇影评。讲述的是一部以灰姑娘的童话故事为蓝本的新电影灰姑娘之舞动奇迹。1in the movie，mary santiago is the main character who _ais brave in expressing her lovebis badly treated by the stepmotherchas a dream of meeting a princedis embarrassed by the pop singer答案b2what can we infer from the passage?ajoey is just like other boys in marys class.bthe mp3 player helps joey in finding mary.cnot many people have a dream to be realized.dmarys mother influences her a lot in singing.答案b3what does the movie critic amber wilkinson mean by his words about another cinderella story?athe movie is exactly another copy of the cinderella fairy tale.bthe movie is as good as the story cinderella.cthe movie and cinderella both focus on following your dream.dthe movie is based on the story cinderella while a little different from it.答案d4the passage is mainly about _aan introduction to mary santiagoba review about a filmcan essay about dreamsdan advertisement of cinderella答案b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。october 21 was a very dark day in texas.not only did hurricane hanna destroy homes, but also it caused the largest business damage in texass history.the worst thing is that hannas destructive force nearly wiped out most power poles and power lines.according to center point energy, hurricane hanna affected 2.15 million customers.currently, more than 4,000 of them are still in the dark.crews have worked 16hour shifts to restore power to residents.most of houston seems to be returning to normal.schools, restaurants, retail stores and gas stations are open.smiles are back.but harderhit places, including galveston, will take much longer to recover.hundreds of people are still missing, and coastal towns are a mess.some ruins from storm have drifted south to other beaches in texas.several public schools in galveston are closed due to water damage.parents are registering kids in other area schools which are scheduled to begin class on november 13.many school supplies were destroyed.clara barton village is an emergency shelter located at alamo elementary school in galveston, texas.this is where paula reed and her family are staying.believe it or not, paula reed and her family consider this hurricane a blessing.when paula was a girl, she was an orphan, but was taken in by her stepmother, antonia flores.reed lost contact with flores and had been trying desperately to locate her for the past few years.before the hurricane, reed and her family moved away from galveston to a san antonio shelter.there, she reunited with flores after 30 long years！the moment they saw each other, their lives were changed.1.whats the most serious damage caused by hurricane hanna?a.hundreds of people are still missing.b.a large number of people are homeless.c.power facilities are severely destroyed.d.factories are closed and many people jobless.2. it can be inferred that