2016-2017学年高考英语阅读理解解析汇编(27).doc

2017高考英语阅读理解解析版汇编（27）【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。Digging a Hole in Chinas Black Gold.Chinas love affair with coal is set to last, but for investors the romance has come out of the relationship. For the last few years, investors in Chinas coal section have been mining a rich seam(煤层). From the beginning of 2005 to the end of 2011, the level Qinhuangdao coal price rose 81%, supporting strong growth in profitability (利润)and enviable degree at mining majors like China Shenhua Energy. But as any miner will tell you, the longer you work a seam, the more difficult it is to get value. Chinas coal prices have fallen nearly 10% in the last three months. A seasonal fall from the winter peak, and a cyclical（周期性的）slowdown brought about by Chinas slowing construction and money tightening, is only part of the picture. Those effects will fade, but coal miners will still have to battle against structural pressure for lower prices. In 2008, Chinas 60 biggest miners the efficient excellences from a section with 9,000-plus firms accounted for just over half of civil production. Since then, the big have gotten bigger and the small are disappearing. Michael Parker, coal mining analyst at Sanford Bernstein, estimates in 2012 the top 60 miners will account for 80% of output. The assumption has always been that its the very low-cost little mining operations that will go to the wall, pushing prices up. In fact, Mr. Parker argues that its small industrial operations working difficult seams, and with poor access to convey that will be the first to go. The exit of these high-cost means that spot prices will increasingly be set by bigger more efficient producers and that means pressure for prices to stay low. With structural forces against a return to rising coal prices, investors in Chinas black gold should dig a huge stone hit their foot into a hole. 1. Which is the general idea of this passage?A.Why it is difficult for Chinas coal price to increase.B. Chinas 60 biggest miners the efficient excellences.C. the romance has come out of the relationship.D. the low-cost little operations that will fail.2. What is the investors attitude to Chinas coal?A. angry. B. disappointed. C. not excited. D. very excited.3.Which is a reason for the last few years Chinese investors feeling glad?A. poor access to transport that will be the first to go.B. investors in Chinas black gold got much money.C. spot prices will be set by bigger producers.D. coal price rose 81%.4.The cause that led to a cyclical slowdown of coal price was_.A. strong growth in profitability. B. Chinas money tightening and slowing construction.C. Chinas 60 biggest miners. D. the small are disappearing.5. The word “convey” in the fifth paragraph may mean _.A.transport. B. change.C. reduce. D. increase. 本文为说明文，主要介绍中国的煤炭价格为何难以上涨，并具体分析其原因。 1.A。主旨大意题。因为本文主要讲中国的煤炭价格为何难以上涨，并具体分析其原因。 2.C。推理判断题。据第一段信息句Chinas love affair with coal is set to last, but for investors the romance has come out of the relationship. 中国与煤炭的“恋情”将继续下去，但对投资者来说，这段关系已经不能再让人怦然心动了。以此得知其态度是不很兴奋。 3. D。细节理解题。从第二段信息句For the last few years, investors in Chinas coal section have been mining a rich seam(煤层). From the beginning of 2005 to the end of 2011, the level Qinhuangdao coal price rose 81%理解得知煤价上升80%是投资者高兴的一个原因。 4. B。细节理解题。从第三段信息句A seasonal fall from the winter peak, and a cyclical（周期性的）slowdown brought about by Chinas slowing construction and money tightening, is only part of the picture.理解到电煤需求较冬季取暖高峰期出现季节性的下滑，是由中国不断放缓的建筑施工和货币紧缩措施造成的。 5. A。词义猜测题。联系前后文理解到本句意为：实际上，帕克说，行业内的小型企业（开采的煤层难度较大、交通不便）将是首先被淘汰出局的。故这里是“运输”的意思。【阅读理解】 Peanuts to ThisProudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stonefaced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way？”Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice: flip(掷)a coin. Headsthe commander, and tailsthe peanuts guy. Ah! Tails，my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear，“My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that she meant that George Washington?Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No redos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmasters office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my opinion to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet!1What did the authors classmates think about his report?AControversial. BRidiculous. CBoring. DPuzzling.2Why was the author confused about the task?AHe was unfamiliar with American history.BHe followed the advice and flipped a coin.CHe forgot his teachers instruction.DHe was new at the school.3The underlined word“burning”in Para. 3 probably means _.Aannoyed Bashamed Cready Deager4In the end, the author turned things around _.Aby redoing his task Bthrough his own effortsCwith the help of his grandfather Dunder the guidance of his headmaster【要点综述】本文讲述了作者作为一个外来移民初入美国学校时，由于对美国历史不了解而闹出的一个笑话，但作者通过努力最后终于提高成绩并实现跳级。1. B推理判断题。根据第一段内容我们知道，由于作者对美国历史的无知，弄混了乔治华盛顿的身份，所以同学们听了作者写的报告忍不住大笑起来。“bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes.”可知大家觉得这个报告很荒谬。controversial有争议的；ridiculous荒谬的，可笑的；boring无聊的；puzzling迷惑的，不解的。2. A推理判断题。 根据第二段“Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country”可知，作者是从别的国家初到美国，所以对美国历史不了解而闹了笑话。3. D词义猜测题。 根据全文叙述可知，作者是通过投掷硬币来决定的答案，因此犯了常识错误。第三段中“I was totally lost.”说明作者不明就里，所以当其他同学读报告时，作者渴望知道为什么。annoyed 烦恼的；ashamed羞愧的；ready准备好的，情愿的；eager渴望的。4. B细节理解题。 根据第四段“Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year.”可知作者是通过throw oneself into(积极从事)而实现转变的。所以选B。文中老师并没有给作者机会重做，所以A错误；从祖父那里得到建议是在选择华盛顿身份时，所以C错误；而校长是在作者成绩提高后才接见的，所以D错误。【2016高考训练】Egypt may be walking towards a much-needed IMF loan, but that hasnt put off some foreign partners. GB Auto, the Cairo-listed auto assembler(汽车组装公司), will begin putting together and selling cars from Chinas Geely in the second quarter of 2012. GB will assemble the cars from kits(配件) supplied by Geely (the Hangzhou-based carmaker that bought Volvo in a $1.5bn deal in 2010), and will sell the finished product in markets across North Africa, beginning with Egypt. The deal is “one of several partnerships we will announce this year,” said GBs chairman, Raouf Ghabbour, in a statement. GB controls 32 per cent of the Egyptian selling car market, where it rose to success as the largest local assembler, importer and seller of cars from South Koreas Hyundai. It is now the the Middle Easts largest car assembler. High tax on fully-assembled imported cars have encouraged a number of international auto brands, including BMW and Chinas Geely, to have their vehicles put together in Egypt. For Geely, the Egyptian deal is another step in efforts to push its products out across the world, after announcing last year that it would set up a production hub（轮轴）in Indonesia to target the fast-growing Southeast Asian market. The company plans on selling at least one model in the UK by the end of 2012. While 2011 was a tough year for car sales (and pretty much everything else) in Egypt, the vehicle market is still a good prospect as a large and increasingly young population fuel long-term economic growth. GB says there are about 30 cars per 1,000 people in Egypt, compared to 128 in China and 109 in Morocco. GB says the tuk-tuks popularity in Egypts rural inland and informal urban slums（贫民窟）made it less influenced by a slowdown in the passenger car industry. And if long-discussed reforms of Egypt lead to higher fuel prices, expect tuk-tuks, powered by something barely larger than a lawnmower (割草机)engine, to become increasingly attractive for urban transport.1.What is the general idea of the pasasage?A. Chinas Geely is entering Egypt. B. For Geely, the Egyptian deal is another step.C. GB covers much of Egyptian car selling. D. GB will assemble the cars from kits.2.Which countrys seller of cars is GB? A. China. B. Korea. C. Japan. D. Egypt3. Why do Chinas Geely put their kits of cars together in a foreign country?A.A number of international auto brands. B. Several partners help.C. Egypt s need of IMF loan. D. Too much tax.4.The reason why they mention the figure about China and Moroccos cars is_.A. To learn from them easily. B. To show China and Moroccos strength.C. To show GB has a good future. D. To beat China and Morocco in selling.5. The tuk-tuks advantage is_.A. That its kits came from China. B. That its engine is smaller than others.C. GB assemble them carefully. D. It is sold in Egypts rural inland.本文大意是中国吉利汽车正走向埃及市场。在开罗上市的汽车组装公司GB Auto将开始组装和销售来自中国吉利公司(Geely)的汽车。 1.A。主旨大意题。全文大意是中国吉利汽车正走向埃及市场。在开罗上市的汽车组装公司GB Auto将开始组装和销售来自中国吉利公司(Geely)的汽车。A概括全文大意，其它选项只涉及文章的部分内容。 2. B。细节理解题。从文章第三段信息句GB controls 32 per cent of the Egyptian selling car market, where it rose to success as the largest local assembler, importer and seller of cars from South Koreas Hyundai得知GB占据着埃及32%的乘用车市场，并且是韩国现代(Hyundai)汽车在埃及的独家组装商、进口商和经销商。故答案选B。 3. D。细节理解题。联系第四段信息句High tax on fully-assembled imported cars have encouraged a number of international auto brands, including BMW and Chinas Chery, to have their vehicles put together in Egypt.得知由于针对整车进口的关税极高，包括宝马(BMW)和中国奇瑞(Chery)在内的许多国际汽车品牌都采取在埃及组装的策略。故答案选D。 4. C。推理判断题。联系第五段信息句the vehicle market is still a good prospect as a large and increasingly young population fuel long-term economic growth. GB says there are about 30 cars per 1,000 people in Egypt,理解做这种数据的比较是为了显示GB在埃及的销售前景看好。 5. B。细节理解题。据最后一段信息句And if long-discussed reforms of Egypt lead to higher fuel prices, expect tuk-tuks, powered by something barely larger than a lawnmower (割草机)engine, to become increasingly attractive for urban transport.理解得知它的优势在于发动机比较小。【阅读理解】 Arthur Miller(19152005)is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Millers father had moved to the USA from AustriaHungary, drawn like so many others by the“Great American Dream”. However, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early 1930s. Millers most famous play, Death of a Salesman, is a powerful attack on the American system, with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into trouble with this system. Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment: if he cant do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at a loss as to what to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.When it was first staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews，and it won the Tony Award for Best Play，the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.It was the first play to win all three of these major awards.Miller died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury，Connecticut, on the evening of February 10, 2005, the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.本文讲述了亚瑟米勒，美国著名的剧作家，以及他的著名的戏剧男售货员之死，当这部戏剧第一次搬上舞台时，赢得了巨大的成功，获得了三项大奖。1. Why did Arthur Miller s father move to the USA?A. He suffered from severe hunger in his home country.B. He was attracted by the “Great American Dream”C. He hoped to make his son a dramatist. D. His family business failed.答案：B。细节理解题。根据短文第一段第二句话“Millers father had moved to the USA from AustriaHungary，drawn like so many others by the Great American Dream”可知答案。2The play Death of a Salesman _.A. exposes the cruelty of the American business world B. discusses the ways to get promoted in a company C. talks about the business career of Arthur Miller D. focuses on the skills in doing business答案：A。细节理解题。根据短文第二段第三、四句话可知，Willy Loman已陷入美国社会制度的困境中，他已精疲力尽，在这残酷的商业世界中，他不知道应该怎样做，最后，他选择了自杀。由此可知A项正确。3. What can we learn about Willy Loman?A. He treats his employer badly. B. He runs the Wagner Company. C. He is a victim of the American system. D. He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.答案：C。推理判断题。由短文第二段可知，Willy Loman在这残酷的商业世界中，根本没有情感可言，但是他又不能对不起他的雇主和公司，他又不知道如何处理自己的失败，只有选择自杀，由此可知他是美国社会制度的牺牲品。4. After it was first staged, Death of a Salesman_.A. achieved huge success B. won the first Tony AwardC. was warmly welcomed by salesmen D. was severely attacked by dramatists答案：A。细节理解题。由短文第三段可知，戏剧Death of a Salesman第一次搬上舞台，就赢得了三项大奖，故A项正确。5. What is the text mainly about?A. Arthur Miller and his family. B. The awards Arthur Miller won.C. The hardship Arthur Miller experienced. D. Arthur Miller and his bestknown play.答案：D。主旨大意题。综观全文可知，本文主要讲述了亚瑟米勒及他的名著Death of a Salesman，故D项正确。【2016高考训练】Winter 2012 will have an extended stay on Americas calendar, according to todays annual Groundhog Day(土拨鼠日) forecasting event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania。Each year on February 2nd, people from around the world, including 5,000 in the small town today, watch this tongue-twisting(发音饶舌的) small town for a sign from one groundhog that supposedly predicts when that years spring will arrive: If its a cloudy day outside when the groundhog emerges from its cave, then spring will arrive early that year. However, if it is sunny outside, the groundhog will supposedly be scared by its own shadow, retreating underground for six more weeks of cold weather。Of course, Punxsutawney Phils prediction is no more able to guarantee the extended forecast than your local weatherman. ABC News reports that an analysis by the National Climate Data Center found that Phils predictions are more often wrong than right.Phil is also found to have made some unpleasant predictions. Ever since 1887, he has predicted 99 extended winters and just 16 early springs. Nine of the years predictions were unavailable, according to ABC。The holiday began as a German tradition in 18th century and became even more of a cultural phenomenon after the 1993 film Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray.Punxsutawney Phil has become a celebrity in his own right. Each year, the fatter animal with long teeth is watched by millions as he emerges from a cave in the town he is named after. Phil has become so beloved by the town that he actually lives in the local library with his wife Phyllis。Taking inspiration from the hard state of Bill Murrays character in the classic film, Yahoo contributor Owen Rust says Groundhog Day is a good time to reflect on ones routines。1. Which is the best title for this passage?A. Groundhog Day weather forecasting. B. Winter 2012.C. A tongue-twisting small town. D. the National Climate Data Center.2. The underlined word emerges means _.A. gets into B. appears C. increases. D. hides 3. How is Punxsutawney Phils prediction?A. More exact than that the local weatherman does.B. More often than that the local weatherman does.C. Less often than that the local weatherman does.D. Not exact enough to match with the fact.4. The reason why Phils predictions arent pleasing is _.A. Phil likes to make unpleasant predictions.B. Phil wants to do that for fun.C. He has predicted more extended winters.D. He has predicted more late springs.5. How does Punxsutawney Phil become a celebration?A. By an accident. B. From peoples life improving.C. By his own attractive force. D. From much money raised by the town.本文为记叙文；记述了美国宾夕法尼亚州旁苏托尼镇，在第126届土拨鼠日，很多人聚集于此，见证当地最著名的天气预测土拨鼠“费尔”公布天气预测结果。 1.A。主旨大意标题题。本文大意为美国宾夕法尼亚州旁苏托尼镇，在第126届土拨鼠日，很多人聚集于此，见证当地最著名的天气预测土拨鼠“费尔”公布天气预测结果。故答案选A。其余选项是文章的部分内容。 2. B。词义猜测题。联系偶后文的the groundhog will supposedly be scared by its own shadow,理解此句意为：如果外面多云，土拨鼠从洞里出来，这一年就会有早春。这里是“出现”的意思。 3. D。事实细节题。从第四段信息句Of course, -Climate Data Center found that Phils predictions are more often wrong than right.理解到它的预测常常出错。故答案选D。 4. C。推理判断题。从第五段段意理解到他的预测令人不满意的是预测了更多的延长的冬天，只有少数早春，故答案选C。 5. C。细节理解题。从倒数第二段信息句Punxsutawney Phil has become a celebrity