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山西昔阳县2017高考英语一轮阅读理解选练【由湖南省2014高考十三校联考第二次考试改编】阅读理解。阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。WASHINGTON The head of the World Bank says for the first time in human history, it is possible to end poverty around the worldJim Yong Kim told a Washington audience Tuesday, he wants to make ending world poverty by 2030 a top goal for the bank and governments around the worldWorld Bank President Jim Yong Kim says that the problems of poverty, hunger and inequality are wide, urgent and a matter of survival of millionsWe know that despite the great successes of the last decade, there are still about 13 billion people living in extreme poverty, 870 million who go hungry every day, and 69 million children under five dying every year, he saidBut Kim told a Washington audience that the previous successful efforts to cut the number of people living in extreme poverty by half give them hopeWe are at an auspicious moment in history, when the successes of past decades and an increasingly favourable economic outlook （前景:） combine to give developing countries a chance-for the first time ever-to end extreme poverty within a generation, he said in a speech at Georgetown UniversityOur duty now must be to ensure that these favourable circumstances are matched with deliberate decisions to realize this historic opportunityKim says success will require increasing the speed of economic growth, particularly in South Africa and South AsiaBut he warned that civil unrest （动乱） could happen if economic growth does not help people at all income levels, and also include women and youthKim says that the World Bank and other development agencies will have more resources to get this job done rightMeeting this 2030 goal will take extraordinary effort, he saidHowever, Kim warned that all the progress in fighting poverty could be destroyed by climate disasters unless the nations of the world do more to prevent climate change1In the opinion of Jim Yong Kim, world poverty _Ais not quite hard to end by 2030Bexists only in Africa and AsiaCis difficult but hopeful to end by 2030Dwill be sure to disappear by 20302Which of the following gives Jim Yong Kim the hope to end world poverty?AA decreasing number of people are living in povertyBGreat successes have been achieved in science and technologyCEconomic growth is increasing in developing countriesDAll countries have started to fight poverty3The underlined word auspicious in Paragraph 5 most probably means _Aunforgettable BluckyCdisappearing Dimportant4According to Jim Yong Kim, in order to end world poverty, _Awe must prevent civil unrest from happeningBwe cant ignore the needs of women and youthCwe must make more people realize the importance of fighting povertyDthe countries across the world must work together to stop climate change5What s the passage mainly about?AThe key of ending world poverty is preventing climate changeBA top goal - ending world poverty will possibly be achieved by 2030CThe success of ending poverty - economic growthDThe progress in fighting poverty【参考答案】1-5、CABDB 2016高考训练题。阅读理解。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。On Sunday, August 24th, comic book lovers across the world held their breath to watch how much crazy collectors would pay for a rare Superman comic book. Though bids (出价) above the initial asking price of 1 million dollars had been coming in gradually since the copy was placed on the auction site (拍卖网站) eBay on July 14th, things really started to heat up during the final minutes when the price jumped from $2.5 to $2.6 and then $2.7 million, before shooting up to unbelievable 3,207,852 dollars!This of course was no ordinary Superman comic book, but an edition of the extremely sought-after (很吃香地) No. 1 of Action Comics series the first publication of the superhero that was born from the creative minds of teenagers Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel. Though Action Comics No. 1, which depicted a diaper-clad baby Superman lifting furniture, had a print run of 200,000 copies, only about 100 are known to exist today. While the rarity is certainly a reason for the high price, Stephen Fisher, CEO of ComicC, thinks it also has a lot to do with the fact that Superman was the worlds first superhero! Even so, none of the copies have been able to fetch (售得) as much as the most recent one, simply because they have not been as well-preserved. Graded a rare 9 out of 10 by CGC, a third party grading service for comic books, the book is the highest rated copy of Action Comics No. 1 so far. According to CGC officials, the 76-year-old comic book looks and feels as though it has just come off the newsstand (报摊).That is not surprising given that the original owner, a Virginian man who bought the book for only 10 cents in 1938, had carefully tucked it away (藏起来) in a wooden box for four decades. Fortunately, when he passed away, the book was bought by a string of collectors who all realized it was a rare treasure that needed to be looked after. Before this, the highest price paid for an Action Comics No. 1 had been $2 million for a copy sold by Hollywood actor Nicholas Cage in 2011. Ironically, the two teenagers responsible for creating Superman received just 130 dollars when they sold the rights to the superhero to comic book publisher Detective Comics in 1938.1. When the Superman comic book was placed on eBay on July 14th, . A. it attracted no attention at all B. things started to heat up immediately C. the bid price didnt go up very quickly at first D. people thought it was worth millions of dollars2. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? A. Why the comic book is well-preserved. B. Why the comic book is well worth reading. C. Why the comic book is worth so much money. D. Why the comic book has drawn so much attention.3. When the other collectors got the comic book after the Virginian man, they . A. all took very good care of it B. all liked reading it very much C. didnt believe it was worth a fortune D. all kept it in the same way as that man4. What do we know about the creators of Superman? A. They didnt want to sell the rights to a comic book publisher. B. They knew all along Superman would be the most successful comic book. C. They were professional comic book writers when they created Superman. D. They didnt make much money from creating Superman.参考答案14、CCAD阅读理解。Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain-computer interface(BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic school in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated（展示）a small robotic wheelchair directed by a persons thoughts.In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right band. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.“our brain has billions of nerve ceils. These send signals through the spinal cord （脊髓）to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,” Tavella says. “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”The researchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. They help the computer react to commands from the brain. Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair.”He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit front. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.71.BCI is a technology that can A. help to update computer systems B. link the human brain with computersC. help the disabled to recover D. control a persons thoughts72. How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?A. By controlling his muscles. B. By talking to the machine.C. By moving his hand. D. By using his mind.73. Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?A. scalp computer cap wheelchairB. computer cap scalp wheelchairC. scalp cap computer wheelchairD. cap compute scalp wheelchair74. The team will test with real patients to A. make profits from them B. prove the technology useful to themC. make them live longer D. learn about their physical condition75. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Switzerland, the BCI Research CenterB. New Findings About How the Human Brain WorksC. BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the DisabledD. Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries【文章大意】科普说明文。本文介绍了BCI脑机接口技术，它是帮助残疾人向机器输送指令。键词应该出现在标题中，选B。阅读理解。Cassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husbands income. So this year she did something more than a hobby: She planted vegetables in her yard. For her fist garden, Ms Feeley has put in 15 tomato plants, and five rows of a variety of vegetables. The familys old farm house has become a chicken bourse its residents arriving next month. Last year, Ms. Rita Gartin kept a small garden. This year she has made it much larger because, she said,“The cost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds too; so its a win-win situation all around.”They are among the growing number of Americans who, driven by higher living costs and a falling economy(经济), have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time. Other have increased the size of their existing gardens. Seed companies and garden shops say no since the 1970s have there been such an increase in interest in growing food at home. Now many gardens across the country hacek been sold out for several months. In Austin, Tex., some of the gardens have a three-year waiting list.George C. Ball Jr. owner of a company, said sales of vegetable seeds and plants are up by 40%, over last year, double the average growth of last five years. Mr. Ball argues that some of the reasons have been building for the last few years. The big one is striking use in me cost on food like bread and milk, together with the increases in the price of fruit and vegetables. Food prices have increase of higher oil price. People are driving less, taking fewer vacations, so there more time to garden.( ) 1. What does the word“residents”in Paragraph l probably refer to?A. chickens B. tomatoes Cgardens Dpeople( ) 2. By saying“a win-win situation all around”，MsGartin means that_.Ashe is happier and her garden biggerBshe may spend less and lose weightCshe is selling more and buying lessDshe has grown more varieties of vegetables( ) 3. Why is vegetable gardening becoming increasingly popular?AMore Americans are doing it for funBThe price of oil is lower than beforeCTheres a growing need for fruitsDThe cost of living is on the rise( ) 4. Which of the following might be the best title for the text?AFamily Food Planning BBanking on GardeningCA Belt-tightening Move DGardening as a Hobby参考答案：14、ADDB阅读理解。 When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesnt work out, youll have something to rely on. Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course, she recalls. The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her morn, I dont know how to use a computer, she admits. Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. I felt there was a need for a book like this, she says. I didnt want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when were self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease. But she hasnt always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow u p -again-and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet. Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. Everybody on earth can ask, why me? about something or other, she insists. It doesnt do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. Ive come to realize the importance of that as Ive grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be.( ) 1. Why did Mary feel regretful? A. She didnt achieve her ambition. B. She didnt take care of her mother.C. She didnt complete her high school.D. She didnt follow her mothers advice. ( ) 2. We can know that before 1995 Mary A. had two books publishe