高考英语一轮复习 暑假阅读理解编选（一）1.doc

辽宁盖州市2017高考英语暑假阅读理解编选（一）【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 in his own right.理解得知他是靠自己的魅力成为一个庆典的。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。The term “underemployment” has three related meanings. In one sense, it refers to a situation in which someone with excellent job qualifications (资格) is working in a position that requires less qualifications, as for instance in the case of a lawyer driving a school bus. In the second sense, it means working part-time when one would prefer to be working full-time. In the third sense, it is a form of overstaffing (人浮于事) in which employees are not being fully made use of. All forms of underemployment have effect on the economy and the health of the business community. Long-term underemployment can also cover up the truth behind the employment situations. When nations collect employment statistics, they usually come up with a base number of “unemployed” individuals, using that number to judge the health of the job market. This number does not include part-time workers looking for full-time jobs, as they are considered employed, and it also doesnt reflect workers who are underpaid, considering their qualifications. In the first sense, underemployment is a common problem in many of the developed world. Many people with college degrees are working in low-level or service industry jobs because the job market is full. The issue of part-time employment is also very serious. Some people are forced into part-time jobs, while others find themselves taking a part-time job because nothing else is available, even though they really need to work full-time. This problem is especially common in areas with seasonal employment, where employers find it cheaper to maintain and lay off part-time staffs, rather than keeping a full staff at all times. In the sense of shortage of workers, underemployment appears in a variety of situations. Some companies maintain a full staff to be prepared for seasonal work, or to keep well-trained, qualified workers so that they will be available when needed. Labor laws and union pressures may also prevent a company from cutting down on staff or working hours, leading to a situation in which people report to work, but have nothing to do. 1. The purpose of the passage is. A. to show underemployment is becoming more serious todayB. to imply women are laid off more than menC. to explain the meaning of “underemployment”D. to tell the present economic situations2. According to the text, underemployment means. A. the same meaning as the wordunemployedB. employees are not fully taken charged ofC. qualified workers get a low salaryD. people who do manual work for wages3. When it comes to unemployment statistics, . A. the underpaid workers are includedB. it implies the people who are jobless C. the part-time employees are included D. it shows the employment situation of a country4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE to the 4th and 5th paragraph? A. Underemployment only occurs in advanced countries. B. People with college degrees sometimes take a part-time job. C. Part-time staffs seems benefit from firms less. D. Companies need full-time staffs indeed. 5. Some companies maintain a full staff. A. to compete with others in the future B. to make preparations for seasonal workC. to get the skilled workers paid D. to obey labor laws and union pressures【参考答案】15、CBBAB【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 【2014高考英语湖北省荆州市一模试题】B When Marilynne Robinson published her first novel, Housekeeping, in 1980, she was unknown in the literary world. But an early review in The New York Times ensured that the book would be noticed. “Its as if, in writing it, she broke through the ordinary human condition with all its dissatisfactions, and achieved a kind of transfiguration（美化）,” wrote Anatole Broyard, with an enthusiasm and amazement that was shared by many critics and readers. The book became a classic, and Robinson was recognized as one of the outstanding American writers of our time. Yet it would be more than twenty years before she wrote another novel.During the period, Robinson devoted herself to writing nonfiction. Her essays and book reviews appeared in Harpers and The New York Times Book Review, and in 1989 she published Mother Country: Britain, the Welfare State, and Nuclear Pollution, criticizing severely the environmental and public health dangers caused by the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in Englandand the political and moral corruption(腐败). In 1998, Robinson published a collection of her critical and theological writings, The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought, which featured reassessments of such figures as Charles Darwin, John Calvin, and Friedrich Nietzsche. Aside from a single short story“Connie Bronson,” published in The Paris Review in 1986it wasnt until 2004 that she returned to fiction with the novel Gilead, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Her third novel, Home, came out this fall. Her novels could be described as celebrations of the humanthe characters in them are unforgettable creations. Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and her sister Lucille, who are cared for by their eccentric（古怪的）Aunt Sylvie aft