高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解选编（三）61.doc

浙江桐庐县2017高考英语一轮阅读理解选编（三）【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。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。2014高考训练The World Health Organization and several other United Nations agencies are calling for a major new effort to fight malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS. These three infectious diseases killed almost 6 million people last year. That is about 10 percent of the total number of deaths around the world last year.The WHO and UN agencies released a new report at the World Economic Forum in New York City earlier this month. The document says that deaths around the world from malaria and tuberculosis could be cut in half by the year 2010. It also says the number of deaths from AIDS could be reduced 25 percent within that same time period.The report is called “Calling Up the Response to Infectious Diseases.” It calls for huge new investments in methods to prevent and treat infectious diseases. Officials say money is needed for research and to purchase drugs. Money is also needed to devices to prevent diseases, such as bed nets. Bed nets prevent mosquitoes that carry malaria from biting people while they sleep.David Heymann, director of the infectious disease program at the World Health Organization, says that providing effective drug treatments is important for improving peoples health and economic well being. Reducing disease can also help improve economic growth in developing countries.The WHO report also describes successful health programs in developing countries. In Peru, for example, the number of tuberculosis cases was cut in half by increasing the treatment to control the disease. In Vietnam, malaria was reduced 97 percent through the use of bed nets. And in Uganda, cases of the virus that causes AIDS were cut in half among pregnant women and children through the use of anti AIDS drugs.This new international health campaign is estimated to cost about 12,000 million dollars a year. So far, officials say the campaign has about 2,000 million dollars. The WHO says the campaign will need stronger relationships among government, private aid agencies, and drug companies to succeed.36According to the report is the disease most difficult to fight. AmalariaBtuberculosisCAIDSDinfluenza37To prevent these diseases, a large amount of money is needed to .Ato buy food and pay for the caretakersBdo research work buy drugs and devicesCtake care of the families of the deathsDset up more hospitals and health institutions38We can infer from the text that reducing infectious diseases is .Ato help the countries develop betterBto promote cooperation between countriesCto help people get more scientific knowledgeDto help people get a cleaner environment39Most serious infectious diseases spread mainly in . AAfricaBSouth AmericaCAsiaDdeveloping countries40To fight the diseases, is necessary.Abetter environmentBcooperation between different peopleCto wipe out the pestsDmore drugs and money【参考答案】3640 CBADB 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D) 中一选出最佳选项。【2014高考训练】 San Francisco，unofficially regarded as one of the homeless capitals of the US，counts nearly 6,500 homeless people, with 4,300 living on the street Among the many problems that the homeless face is little or no access to showersSan Francisco only has about 16 to 20 shower stations to accommodate themBut Doniece Sandoval has made it her task to change that “Homelessness is something you cant really miss，”the 51-year-old woman saidShe started Lava Mae，a sort of showers on wheels, a new project that aims to turn old city buses into shower stations for the homeless “One day I passed a woman in the street and she was very dirty and basically crying，and I heard her say that she would never be cleanBut I was wondering what her opportunities were to actually get clean,” Sandoval said Sandoval was inspired to start Lava Mae. The project has already been welcomed with open arms in the cityThe Transportation Agency has donated one bus for the cause and is willing to donate three more if the project succeedsSandoval hopes the first bus will be able to hit the road in May this yearThe Public Commission has also agreed to let the buses plug into fire hydrants(消防龙头)around the city if Lava Mae pays for the water One of Lava Maes biggest supporters is Bevan Dufty, the director of Housing Opportunity, Partnerships & Engagement under the mayor of San Francisco“For people who are unhoused，access to showers is very difficultShower buses are something that could potentially be deployed (部署)in response to an emergency，so it is relevant to all San Franciscans, Dufty said“Doniece has done an incredible job as a citizen who cares about helping the poorWe are very excited to see Lava Mae become real soon” Each bus will have two shower stations and Sandoval expects that by 2015，theyll be able to provide 2000 showers a week41What problem does San Francisco face according to the text? AThe city has the most homeless people in the USA BThere are no shower stations for the homeless in the city CIts hard for homeless people in the city to take showersDFew citizens in the city care about the homeless42What does the underlined word them” in Paragraph 2 refer to?ACity problems BShower stations COld buses DThe homeless43Which of the following best describes Doniece Sandoval? ABrave and independent BCaring and responsible CHonest and determined DFriendly and humorous44What can we learn from Duftys words? AAll San Franciscans are excited to use Lava Mae BEmergencies in San Francisco will be prevented by Lava Mae CDufty thinks highly of Donieces way of helping the poor DThe mayor of San Francisco will support Doniece financially45What can be a suitable title for the text? AA newly invented way of shower BShowers on Wheels for the Homeless CThe health problem of the homelessDLave Mae-a new name for old city buses【参考答案】4145 CDBCB 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。Diana Jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21-year-old twin sons: a combination of savings, income, scholarships, and a modest amount of borrowing. Then her husband lost his job, and the plan fell apart. “I have two kids in college, and I want to say come home, but at the same time I want to provide them with a good education,” says Jacobs.The Jacobs family did work out a solution: They asked and received more aid form the schools, and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan (贷款) program. They will each graduate with $20,000 of debt, but at least they will be able to finish school. With unemployment rising, financial aid administrators expect to hear more families like the Jacobs. More students are applying for aid, and more families expect to need student loans. College administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around. At the same time, tuition（学费）continues to rise. A report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education found that college tuition and fees increased 439% from 1982 to 2007, while average family income rose just 147%. Student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade, “If we go on this way for another 25years, we wont have an affordable system of higher education,” says Patrick M. Callan, president of the center. “The middle class families have been financing it through debt. They will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt.” Financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them. The good news, however, is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted.1. According to Paragraph 1, why did the plan of