高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解选习（二）1.doc

南通市通州区2017高考英语（一轮）阅读理解选习阅读理解。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。Language is a major problem for the European Union (EU). The agreement or treaty which created the organization that eventually became the EU，the Treaty of Rome，stated that each country s language must be treated equally.The original six countries had only three languages between them：French, German and Dutch/Flemish.However，there are now 15 countries in the EU，with a total of 12 languages.EU documents must be translated into all these languages，and at official meetings the speeches must be translated into all the languages by interpreters.All this translating is very expensive and time consuming(费时的)It is said that nearly half of all employees of the EU are engaged in translating documents and speeches，and nearly half of the EUs administrative(管理方面的)costs are spent on this task.In the near future it is probably that several more countries，most of them having their own languages，will join the EU，thus making the situation even worse.The problem is not just cost：there are practical difficulties as well.With 12 languages，there are 132 possible “translation situations” that might be needed.It is often difficult to find people in the right place at the right time who can translate from (for example) Danish into Greek，or Dutch into Portuguese，at a high professional standard.In practice the problem has been made less severe by the use of English in many contacts between EU officials，since almost all of them speak some English.However，any move to reduce the number of official languages(perhaps to four or five)would be a blow to the price of the smaller countries.Another commonly suggested solution is to make English the official language for all EU business.However，this is strongly resisted by powerful member countries like France and Germany.1Whats the main purpose of this passage?A. To give a solution to a problem.BTo find out a problem and show how severe it is.CTo criticize the European Union for ill efficiency.DTo show that the problem cannot be solved.答案：B推理判断题。本文的主题是说明欧盟内部语言问题的严重性，故选D。2According to the writer，the use of English in contacts among EU officials has_.A. angered the officials who dont speak EnglishBreduced the number of official languagesClessened the effect of the problemDbeen opposed by powerful member countries答案：C推理判斯题。根据文章第四段第一句可知本题选C。3The writer mentions “Danish into Greek”as an example of_.A. a situation that might be difficult to deal withBa situation that occurs oftenCone of the 12 situations that require an interpreterDlanguages easily being interpreted答案：A细节理解题。由文章第三段最后一句可知本题A项正确。4The writer suggests that if the number of official languages was reduced_.A. the EU would not know which official languages to chooseBcountries whose languages were not used officially would be unhappyConly languages which are easy to translate would be used officiallyDthe smaller member countries would be pleased答案：B推理判断题由文章最后一段第二句可知本题选B。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。As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities, others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between flight or fight and in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Since we cant remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.6. People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because _.A. they regard working as their greatest enjoymentB. they believe that work is superior to relaxationC. they are traveling fast all the timeD. they are becoming busier with their work than ever before7. According to the author, the most important character for a good manager is his _.A. strong will to hold out stress B. knowing the art of relaxationC. high sense of responsibility D. having control over performance8. Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?A. We can find quite a few ways to avoid stress.B. Stress is always harmful to peoples healthC. Its easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.D. Different people can bear different amount of stress.9. In the last sentence of the passage, do so refers to _.A. expose ourselves to stress B. find ways to deal with stressC. remove stress from our lives D. establish links between diseases and stress10. According to the author, the right attitude toward stress is _.A. to avoid it B. to try to cope with it C. to regard it as a vital motivation D. to find some relaxation (B)本文讲述当今社会人们面临很大压力，压力无法避免，人们承受压力的限度不同，在压力面前如何放松自己，坦然面对。D 推断题。由第一段可推知，无法放松自己主要是比以前任何时候都要忙碌。A 推断题。由第三段第二句可推知，当好管理者的优良品质是要具有坚强的抵制压力的意志。句中prime material意为“一流的素质”。D 细节题。由第三段第一句可The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual.可知。C 猜义题。由Since we cant remove stress from our lives可知括号里的内容是对前文的解释。B 态度题。最后一句表明了作者的态度。【陕西省西工大附中2014第七次适应性训练】A阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 It was Thanksgiving morning. I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together on the top step. “Any old papers, lady?” asked one of them. I was busy. I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals （凉鞋）, wet with heavy snow. “Come in and Ill make you a cup of hot cocoa.” They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I saved them cocoa and bread to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started cooking. The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich?” “Am I rich? Pity, no!” I looked at my worn-out slipcovers （椅套）. The girl put her cup back in its saucer （茶碟）carefully and said, “Your cups match your saucers.” They left after that, holding their papers against the wind. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful. Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched. I tasted the potatoes and stirred the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a regular job, these matched, too. I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy marks of little sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am. 46. The writer let the two children come in and served them well because _. A. she wanted to sell old papers to themB. she wanted to give them some presentsC. she showed great pity and care on themD. she wanted to show her thanks to them47. The writer left the muddy marks of little sandals on the floor for a while to _. A. show that she was a kind-hearted ladyB. remind her she shouldnt forget how rich she was C. leave room for readers to think about what being rich isD. call up her memories of the good old days48. It can be inferred from the text that whether you are rich depends on _. A. how much money you have madeB. what attitude you have had toward lifeC. the way you help othersD. your social relationship 【参考答案】46-48. CBB 【陕西省西工大附中2014第七次适应性训练】B阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。A team of British surgeons has carried out Gazas（加沙）first organ transplants for a long-term plan to train local medical staff to perform the operations. Two patients underwent kidney（肾脏）transplants at the Shifa, Gazas biggest public hospital. The operations were conducted a fortnight ago by a volunteer medical team from the Royal Liverpool hospital. Ziad Matouk, 42, was born with one kidney and was diagnosed with renal failure（肾衰竭）several years ago. Matouk, whose wife donated one of her kidneys, hopes to return to his job within six months. The couple had sought a transplant in Cairo, but were rejected as unsuitable at a state hospital and could not afford the fee at a private hospital. “We were desperate,” said Matouk. The UK-Gaza link-up began about a year ago after Abdelkader Hammad, a doctor at the Royal Liverpool hospital, was contacted by an anaesthetist（麻醉师）at the Shifa, who outlined the difficulties the Gaza hospital was facing with dialysis（透析）. The Shifa is forced to rely on generators because of power cuts; spare parts for its ageing dialysis machines have been difficult to import; and supplies of consumables are often scarce. After an exploratory trip last April, Hammad-whose family is Palestinian-and three colleagues from Liverpool arrived in Gaza via Egypt last month, bringing specialist equipment. Two patients were selected for surgery. The first, Mohammed Duhair, 42, received a kidney donated by his younger brother in a six-hour operation. Two days later, Matouk received a transplant after his wife, Nadia, 36, was found to be a good match. The surgeon was carried out by the British team, assisted by doctors and nurses from the Shifa. “We are very satisfied with the results,” said Sobbi Skaik, head of surgery at the Gaza hospital. Skaik hopes that Gaza medical teams will eventually carry out kidney transplants independently, and that other organ transplants may follow. The Shifa is working with the Gaza ministry of health on a plan to train its doctors, surgeons, nursing staff and laboratory technicians in transplant surgery at the Royal Liverpool. “Funding is a problem,” said Hammad. “In the meantime well go back as volunteers to Gaza for the next couple of years to do more transplants.” The Liverpool teams next visit is scheduled for May. 49. What effect does Gazas first organ transplants hopes to get? A. Helping poor Gaza people to regain health to make more money. B. Releasing Gaza hospitals pressure of lack of professional doctors. C. Assisting the Royal Liverpool hospital in perfecting their operations. D. Calling for international attention at Gazas poor medical service. 50. Why did the state hospital refuse to practice surgeon for Ziad Matouk? A. Because he couldnt afford the fee at a public hospital. B. Because the hospital didnt accept dangerous patients. C. Because they couldnt find a matched organ. D. Because his condition was untreatable. 51. What is the beginning of the cooperation between the Royal Liverpool hospital and Gaza? A. A UK doctor contacted Gaza hospital. B. The Shifa imported medical machines from UK. C. Ziad Matouks condition seemed to get worse. D. A Shifa doctor turned to Royal Liverpool hospital for help. 52. What did Dr. Hammad and his team do recently? A. They had an exploratory trip in Egypt last April. B. They carried out surgeries to test Gazas medical equipment. C. They carried out two transplant surgeries in Gaza. D. They sought assistance from the hospital of the Shifa. 【参考答案】49-52. BCDC 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。Its hardly surprising that weather is a favorite topic for so many people around the worldit affects where we choose to love, what we wear, our moods, and perhaps even our national characteristics. Studies have shown the changeable weather can make it difficult to concentrate, cloudy skies slow sown reaction, and high humidity with hot, dry winds makes many people bad-tempered.If you live in a place like Britain, where the weather seems to change daily if not hourly, you could be forgiven for thinking that the weather is random. In fact, the weather is controlled by systems which move around areas of the globe. In the UK the weather depends on depressions（低气压）, often called lows, and anticyclones（高气压）, also known as highs. These systems start in the Atlantic Ocean, and make their way across the British Isles from the west to the east. Highs bring sunny weather, while lows bring rain and wind. In modern times, human activities seem to be altering weather patterns. Gases produced by heavy industry change the temperature of the Earths surface, and affect cloud formation. Some researchers say that factories in Europe and North America may have been one of the causes of the droughts in Africa in the 1980s.The hum