高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解选练（五）11.doc

安徽望江县2017高考英语阅读理解一轮选练（五）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。(2014溧阳模拟)An Israeli law banning too-skinny models went into effect with the start of 2013. The law, approved last March in Israel, requires models to prove they have maintained a Body Mass Index(BMI)of at least 18. 5 for three months before a fashion show. That means a woman who is 58”tall can weigh no less than 119 pounds. “This law is another step in the war against eating disorders, ”said physician Adatto. “Underweight models, ”he explained, “can no longer serve as role models for innocent young people who copy their false image of being skinny. ”But some critics in this country say it is misguided, focusing on weight instead of health. They also say the Israeli ban is bound to fail because of the strong power of the fashion industry. “I think its an approach that isnt going to work, ”said eating disorder expert Susan Ice, who worked with an organization which creates a healthy working environment for models. But Adatto told the reporter that he began to concern the issue after meeting an aspiring model who looked like she needed to be hospitalized. He said, “I realized that only legislation(立法)can change the situation. There was no time to waste; so many girls were dieting to death. ”However, the efforts to regulate models weight in Spain and Italy have not resulted in part because of difficulties in determining reliable methods of measuring weight and health. Still, folks including Ice say theres no denying that images from Hollywood and the fashion industry can be difficult for young women to deal with. “Certainly I dont believe the modeling industry has caused the rise in eating disorders, but it makes it harder, ”she says. “Its a difficult recovery environment, worshiping thinness as the beauty ideal. ”【文章大意】本文讲述了以色列出台了一项新法律, 限制模特太瘦, 此项新法律引起了争议。1. What does BMI in the first paragraph refer to? A. A measure of body health based on height and weight. B. A worldwide prize for the healthier model. C. A new show held by those skinny models. D. A kind of medicine to cure eating disorders. 【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据该词后面的at least 18. 5 for three months before a fashion show(在时装表演前至少三个月达到18. 5)可知BMI是一个标准, 所以A项正确。BMI指“身体质量指数”。2. One benefit the new Israeli law may bring is. A. to change the working conditions of modelsB. to lower the chance of skinny models deathC. to prevent models from suffering from eating disordersD. to provide guidance for women worshiping thinness【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“This law is another step in the war against eating disorders”可知C项正确。3. In the opinion of the critics, the law wont succeed because. A. it misleads young women to form a bad eating habitB. the fashion industry is much too influentialC. it doesnt provide a proper approach that can work wellD. it doesnt create a healthy working environment for models【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第三段中的“They also say the Israeli ban is bound to fail because of the strong power of the fashion industry. ”可知B项正确。4. According to the passage, the new Israeli law banning skinny models is. A. practicalB. acceptableC. reasonableD. controversial【解析】选D。观点态度题。本文讲述以色列出台一项法律限制模特过瘦, 文中陈述了正反两种观点, 一种赞成, 一种反对, 所以此项新法律是有争议的。黑龙江省大庆市喇中2016高考英语阅读练习科普环保类Scientists from China, Sweden and the United Stated have developed a high-producing rice that can reduce methane emission(甲烷排放), a major greenhouse gas blamed for global warming, from rice fields, according to a paper published on the latest issue of Nature. By inserting a barley(大麦) gene into rice, Sun Chuanxin and his colleagues created SUSIBA2 Rice, which stores more starch(淀粉) in the section of the rice above ground, according to a paper published on the latest issue of Nature.This means the grains will have more starch while the root will exude less nutrients that will later be turned into methane by microbes(微生物) in the soil, Sun, who works with Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, told Xinhua. It solves two major problems mankind faces at one time: environmental degradation and the need for increased grain output, Wang Feng, another scientist, said, adding that the rice can cut methane discharge by more than 90 percent during summer and more than half during autumn, as the rice displays a greater emission reduction effect in high temperatures. Meanwhile, small-scale trials have also suggested an increased output: a single plant of the new breed has 300 more grains with a starch content 10 percent higher. Wang said the team is working on applications for the rice in different areas, seasons and using different farming techniques. Its still far away from mass application, but at least we see the light of hope. Human-induced methane, though less abundant than carbon dioxide in the air, is responsible for 20 percent of the global warming effect. Rice paddies are the largest single source of methane linked to human activity. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, China produces 209 million tons of rice in 2014, or 28 percent of the worlds total of 734 million.【小题1】SUSIBA2 Rice will be a major breakthrough because _. Ait tastes with a barley flavorBit well balances environmental protection and grains increaseCit contains more starch than the ordinary riceDit gives off less methane in summer than in winter【小题2】What can we learn from the text? AScientists will soon grow the new rice in large areasBHuman-related methane contributes most to global warmingCChina may contribute greatly to global warming reductionDRice fields will be reduced all over the world【小题3】The purpose of this writing is to _. Aask people to cut down on their dependence on rice consumptionBdraw peoples attention to the serious consequences of global warmingCintroduce a new kind of genetically-modified rice and its possible benefitsDindicate human-related methane alone is to blame for global warming effects 【2014高考英语湖北省武昌区调研试题】E Art robbery and art forgery （仿造） are both major themes in crime movies and literatureIn the 2012 comedy movie Gambit, British actor Colin Firth plays an art curator who cheats his abusive boss into buying a fake Monet In reality, art crimes are no less interesting and exciting According to The New York Times, over the past 15 years, Glafira Rosales fooled two local commercial art galleries into buying 63 false works of art for more than $30 millionShe passed off fake paintings as works by 20th century modernist masters such as American artists Mark Rothko and Jackson PollockBut in fact, these so called newly discovered works were all produced by a single man, a Chinese immigrant named Qian Peishen The art world was shocked by Rosales deceptionBut to the public, it was amusing and 6most satisfying to see wealthy people get tricked So what decides the value of a piece of art? Is it beauty? Is it the artists talent and craftsmanship? Or is it just because the artist is famous?We should take beauty out If the buyers were buying paintings only for their beauty, theyll be content displaying good fakes on their walls They wouldnt be so upset when a forgery is exposed The art market claims that great artists are inimitable, and that this inimitability justifies the absurd price of their works We cant deny that most famous artists are good at what they do, but forgers like Qian show that their works are imitableOtherwise, the difference between the original and the copycats would be obvious and Rosales would not be able to fool anyoneAccording to an article in the Economist, expensive paintings are whateconomists call positional goods They are valuable because other people cant have them With other goods, a higher price reduces demandBut art turns down the laws of economics “When the goods that is really being purchased is evidence that the buyer has paid a lot, price increases cause demand to boom, explained the articleThats why scarcity and authenticity are so important in the art market Artists sometimes forget thisDemien Hirst, the British pop artist, is famous for his spot paintings But they dropped in value when it became clear that they had been produced in quantities so vast that nobody knew how many were out thereThe art market lost faith in these paintings because no one could be sure which of them were authentic and which were fake67The first paragraph is meant to tell the readers that _ Amovies and literature will be popular with art involved in themBart crimes are as interesting and exciting in reality as in movies CGambit is a good movie with art forgery as the major theme Dreal art crime in reality can be adapted into popular films68Who is amused and satisfied to see the rich buy forged works of art? AThe public BGlafira Rosales CQian Peishen DMark Rothlo and Jackson Pollock69What kind of art buyers should not be unhappy with its high prices when a forgery is exposed according to the author? AThose who buy only for its beauty BThose who buy for its inimitability CThose who buy for its authenticity DThose who buy for its scarcity70What is the law of economics theory behind矾 goods according to the economists? AThey are valuable goods BHigh prices reduce the demand of art goods CHigh prices increase the demand of art goods DThey are produced in quantities to satisfy people【参考答案】67-70 BAAC 【2014高考英语湖北省荆州市一模试题】A阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Fannie Cratty wasnt really my aunt. I only referred to her as “My Aunt Fannie” because the name always made my father laugh and gave my mother cause to look angrily at both of us-at me for being disrespectful of my elder and at my father for encouraging my bad behavior. As a young woman, my mother had worked in the kitchen of a large Victorian farmhouse owned by Fannie Cratty. During those years my mother helped Aunt Fannie make the best blueberry jam ever tasted by anyone in Glenfield. Aunt Fannie was well known for her jam and for never sharing the recipe with another living soul. Even though my mother knew the recipe by heart, as long as Aunt Fannie was alive (and she lived to be ninety-six!), she never made the jam without Ms. Cratty in our kitchen to direct the process and preserve the secret. Each August, when blueberry season would roll around, my mother would prepare me for Aunt Fannies visit. It was vital that I should be on my best behavior. After all, the woman was old, wealthy, very strict with children. Whenever she was at the house, I didnt need to be reminded to guard my thoughts and watch my tongue.One year, after I had been particularly helpful with the jam process, Aunt Fannie gave me a quarter(25分硬币) and then made me promise that I would never spend it. “Hold onto this quarter,” she said, “and someday you will be rich. I still have my very first quarter, given to me by my grandfather.” It had obviously worked for her. So, I kept the 1938-quarter into a small box, put it in my dresser drawer, and waited to become rich.I now have the blueberry jam recipe and the quarter from Aunt Fannie. In peoples eye Aunt Fannies success was due to that secret recipe. But to me, it was just a common recipe. Neither has significantly contributed to my wealth, but I keep them as reminders to hold onto the valuable things in life. Money can make you feel rich for a while, but it is the relationships and the memories of time spent with friends and family that truly leave you wealthy. And that is a fortune that anyone can build. 51. Paragraph 2 implies that my mother . A. used to forget the secret blueberry jam recipe B. wanted to show off her excellent cooking skills C. was unable to make the jam without Aunt Fannies direction D. tried to convince Aunt Fannie that she would keep the secret 52. According to Paragraph 4, the author believed that Aunt Fanni was rich because . A. she had kept her first quarter B. she had never wasted money C. she had worked very hard D. she had kept her promise53. The author thinks that we can feel wealthy if we . A. share our wealth with othersB. have good fortune and moneyC. know the secret of a jam recipe D. own lasting love and friendship54. Which would be the best title for this passage？ A. An old quarterB. Valuable ThingsC. Blueberry Jam RecipeD. Memories of old time【参考答案】51-54 DADC 黑龙江省大庆市喇中2016高考英语阅读练习科普环保类If you had a strange sound in your ear, what would you do? One man in Wales who thought he had a fly in his ear called 999, the emergency services number in Britain. And so did a woman who was worried about her green potatoes. Could she make chips with them? Were they poisonous? She didnt hesitate about calling the local ambulance service to ask. According to a recent report, more than 31,000 non-urgent calls were made to the Welsh Ambulance Service in the last year. Inappropriate calls are a headache for health professionals everywhere. In the US, prank calls to 911 happen on a daily basis. Many callers use apps which hide their identity. But those who try to be funny shouldnt be surprised if the police have the last laugh. One man from Colorado was arrested for making more t