(英语)高三英语阅读理解题20套(带答案)及解析

1、（英语）高三英语阅读理解题 20 套(带答案 )及解析一、高中英语阅读理解1阅读理解finding true love can be prey tough for a lot of people, but a lady from a fairly well-known san francisco advertising agency seems to think money helps. she is offering $10,000 to any of her friends who can introduce her to her mr. right. she wants to find

2、her future husband through this way.the unnamed husband seeker who sent out the email had just finished reading the best-selling book named lean in. it was 11 p.m. on a sunday night and she realized this was the second self- help book she had read in the month. she was still single. things were not

3、looking fine, but there was hope for her still. if the book had taught her anything, it was that she needed to take a more positive role in finding love. after all, if she wanted to get a better job, she wouldnt just sit outside an employers building and wait for someone to offer it to her, so why s

4、hould finding a husband be any different? but instead of going out and meeting new people she decided to write an email to all her friends, offering to give them $10,000 on her wedding day if any of them managed to introduce her to her future husband.“i am writing you today because ive decided to ma

5、ke an aggressive action plan on finding the man that i get to hang out with forever,” the woman writes in her email. “introducing me to my husband is just not high on your to- do list. but i think i have an idea that might change that” you guessed it, and this is where she offers to reward her “clos

6、est friends” withcold hard cash.“i will personally give ten thousand dollars to the friend who introduces me to my husband.” here is how the program works:step 1: you set me up on a date with a man.step 2: i marry that man.step 3: i give you $10,000 on my wedding day.i know youre thinking that this

7、is nuts. just plain crazy. you can find a husband without giving $10,000. well for starters, thank you! im happy.”（1）what does the lady offer $10,000 to any of her friends for?a. celebrating the fact that she has made a decision to find a husband. b. checking the power of money among her circle of f

8、riends.c. encouraging her friends to help find her mr. right. d. sharing her happiness of having found true love.（2）what does the underlined word “nuts” mean in the last paragraph?a. delicious b. sensible c. angry d. foolish（3）whats the purpose of the authors mentioning getting a better job in parag

9、raph 2? a. to stress the importance of finding a good job. b. to stress the importance of taking a positive attitude.c. to show that waiting patiently is necessary to get a job. d. to state that we need to be patient before a job is offered.（4）what kind of person do you think the lady is?a. adventur

10、ous b. imaginative c. considerate d. polite【答案】（1）c（2） d（3） b（4） a【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。有一位女士为了找到一个丈夫，她许诺谁给她找到 了 mr. right.就给谁$10,000。人们认为她是“傻的”，没有给$10,000 也能找到一个丈夫。 (1)考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“she is offering $10,000 to any of her friends who can introduce her to her mr. right.” 可知这位女士是为了鼓励朋友们帮助她找到她的 mr. right.故

11、 选 c。(2)考查词义猜测。根据“i give you $10,000 on my wedding day.” 和根据最后一段中的“i know youre thinking that this is nuts. just plain crazy. you can find a husband without giving $10,000. well for starters, thank you! im happy.”这位女士给帮助她找到丈夫的人$10,000。这就是了。 没有给$10,000.也能找到一个丈夫。由此推知划线词的意思是“愚蠢的，傻的”。故选 d。 (3)考查推理判断。根据第

12、二段中的“if the book had taught her anything, it was that she needed to take a more positive role in finding love. after all, if she wanted to get a better job, she wouldnt just sit outside an employers building and wait for someone to offer it to her, so why should finding a husband be any different?”可

13、知提到一份好工作的目的是强调态度积极的重 要性，故选 b。(4) 考查推理判断。通读全文，我们可以知道这位女士为了找到一位丈夫，而付出一万美 元，谁能帮她找到丈夫，谁就能得到这笔钱。这说明她是一个敢于冒险的人。故选 b。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅 读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息。并根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出 正确答案。2阅读理解there are at least 3, 000 miles of waterways in britain. on these canals and rivers, there are over

14、 30,000 houseboatsboats that people use as homes. around 10, 000 of them are located in london.the earliest populations of britains boat people have been living on the water since the canals were built during the industrial revolution. since then, houseboat living has usually attracted people who pr

15、efer to live an alternative lifestyle. houseboat communities are typically made up of people who are looking for a slower way of life and who want to be in touch with nature.living on the water sounds romantic, but it is also hard work. there are daily things that need to be done, like bringing fuel

16、 and water on board and dealing with waste water from kitchen sink, shower and toilet. in winter, living on a boat can be very cold and there is always a feeling of damp. of course, most boats are quite small inside, so you dont have much space, especially if you are a couple, family or a group of f

17、riends.despite these difficulties, the number of people living on britains waterways has increased by around 50 per cent over the past ten years. more and more families and young professionals aremoving onto houseboats, not only because they like the idea of life on water, but also because it is muc

18、h cheaper to buy or rent a boat than a flat or a house.there is a great sense of community on the waterways; many boat people say that their neighbours are always ready to help them, and houseboat neighbours often become friends for life. this is quite a different story from people who live in flats

19、 or houses and may hardly know the people next door at all.（1）what does the underlined word alternative in paragraph 2 probably mean? a.creative.b. enjoyable.c. non traditional.d. primitive.（2）from the third paragraph, we know that it is to live on the boat. a.inconvenientb. easyc. boringd. unforget

20、table（3）which of the following information is not given in the text?a. there are lots of rivers and canals in britain.b. many people live on houseboats in wales.c. houseboat living become popular in the industrial revolution.d. people who live on houseboats are usually very friendly with their neigh

21、bours.（4）why do many people choose to live on the water?a. living on the water is romanticb. living on the water is easy and naturalc. living on the water can avoid unfriendly neighboursd. living on the water costs less than living on the land【答案】 （1）c（2） a（3） b（4） d【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了在英国年轻人中流行的一种

22、居住方式 屋”。“ 船（1 ）考查词义猜测。根据第二段中的 “houseboat communities are typically made up of people who are looking for a slower way of life and who want to be in touch with nature.”可知， 游艇社区通常是由那些寻求慢节奏生活方式和想要接触大自然的人组成的；再根据第一段 中的“there are over 30,000 houseboatsboats that people use as homes.” 这些人以船为家 的。即他们以船为家，是因为

23、喜欢慢节奏的生活，想要接触大自然。这与传统的居住方式 不同。可知“since then, houseboat living has usually attracted people who prefer to live an alternative lifestyle”这句是说从工业革命起，游艇生活通常吸引那些喜欢另类生活方式的 人。即这种游艇生活吸引那些喜欢“非传统的”生活方式的人。选项 c. non traditional（非传统的）符合题意，故选 c。（2）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“living on the water sounds romantic, but it is also

24、 hard work. ” 可知，在水上生活听起来很浪漫，但也很辛苦；以及“there are daily things that need to be done, . in winter, living on a boat can be very cold and there is always a feeling of damp. of course, most boats are quite small inside, .” 比如带上燃料和水，要处理 “废水”等。冬天住在船上很冷，总有一种潮湿感。当然，大多数的船里面都很小 . 。由这些例子可知，生活在船上是极不方便的。故选 a。（3）

25、考查细节理解。根据第一段“there are at least 3 ,000 miles of waterways in britain. on these canals and rivers,. around 10 ,000 of them are located in london.” 可知英国有许多河流 和运河，其中大约 10000 个位于伦敦。可知 a 项正确；第二段中的“the earliest populations of britains boat people have been living on the water since the canals were built d

26、uring the industrial revolution. since then, houseboat living has usually attracted people who prefer to live an alternative lifestyle.”自工业革命时期修建运河以来，英国最早的 “ 船民 ” 一直生活在水 上。从那时起，游艇生活通常吸引那些喜欢另类生活方式的人，即说游艇生活在工业革命 中变得流行起来，可知 c 项正确；以及最后一段中的 “many boat people say that their neighbours are always ready to

27、help them, and houseboat neighbours often become friends for life.” 许多船民说，他们的邻居总是乐于帮助他们，而船上邻居常常成为终生的朋友，可知 d 项正确。综合可知 b 项文章中没有提及，故选 b。（4） 考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“more and more families and young professionals are moving onto houseboats, not only because they like the idea of life on water but also because it

28、is much cheaper to buy or rent a boat than a flat or a house.” 越来越多的家庭和年轻的专业人 士正搬到游艇上居住，这不仅是因为他们喜欢水上生活，还因为买船或租船比租公寓或房 子便宜得多。可推断出生活在水上比生活在陆地上花费少。故选 d。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇社会现象 类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而 选出正确答案。3阅读理解our museums, galleries, and zoo19 world-class museums, gall

29、eries, and a zoothe smithsonian offers eleven museums and galleries on the national mall and six other museums and the national zoo in the greater national capital area. in new york city, we invite you to tour two museums in historic settings.not near a smithsonian museum? look for exhibitions and m

30、useums in your community. here we have listed some places to visit:tips & guidelines:stop at any smithsonian museum information desk where friendly and knowledgeable staff and volunteers can assist you in planning your visit.service animals are welcome at the museums and the national zoo. pets are n

31、ot permitted. lunches should be properly closed or stored in lockers during your visit.（1）he smithsonian offers all these except .a. galleries b. concerts c. museums d. zoos（2）if you are interested in animals, you can .a. go to 1661 pennsylvania avenue, nw washington, dcb. go to 8thand f streets, nw

32、 washington, dcc. visit the museum 11 a.m. on christmasd. visit the zoo at weekends on june 25（3）to arrange your visit better, you can .a. have lunch during your visit b. take your pets along with youc. ask the staff and volunteers for help d. fill in an application form before your visit【答案】 （1）b（2

33、） d（3） c【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了史密森尼博物馆相关的信息以及游玩建议。 （1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“the smithsonian offers eleven museums and galleries on the national mall and six other museums and the national zoo in the greater national capital area”可知史密森尼博物馆（smithsonian）在国家广场（national mall）上设有 11 个博物馆 和美术馆，在较大的国家首都辖区有 6 个博物馆和国家动

34、物园（national zoo）。没有提供 音乐会。故选 b。（2）考查细节理解。根据 national zoo 所在的表格可知国家动物园的开放时间为三月 15 号到九月，每天的上午九点到下午六点；十月到来年的三月 14 号是每天上午九点到下午四 点，12 月 25 号不开。所以如果对动物感兴趣，游客可以在六月 25 号去游玩。故选 d。 （3 ）考查细节理解。根据倒数第三段中的 “stop at any smithsonian museum informationdesk where friendly and knowledgeable staff and volunteers can as

35、sist you in planning your visit.” 可知史密森尼博物馆的信息问讯处有友好的并且知识渊博的员工及志愿者，他们可以帮助 你为参观做计划。所以如果你想更好的参观这里，可以寻求职工和志愿者的帮助，故选 c。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解题型的考查，是一篇介绍类阅读，要求考生准确捕捉细节 信息，结合题目要求，从而选出正确答案。4阅读理解nowadays, especially in china, everything seems to favor social intercourse(社交) , such as gatherings of friends, ktv, gro

36、up travel, dining tighter, playing cards and mahjong, plus the chinese-style street-crossing group. back home, discussions can still be boisterously carried on within the circle of friends of wechat.however, these scenes cannot always ease a sense of loneliness. zhu ziqing, a well-known professor of

37、 tsinghua university, signed with emotion: my loneliness increases as scene becomes much busier. one popular song today is also called a lonely man in crowds. actually, engaging in social intercourse requires ability, while being alone involves the whole character.these days, it is not easy to calm

38、down totally and return to ones true self. willpower, intellect and discipline are required. einstein said: it is not your working time but your spare time that determines the possibility of whether you will be successful or not. the spare time he referred to could be taken as spending time by yours

39、elf.lonely life could be either dull, boring and tasteless or abundant, interesting and colorful, depending on ones quality, ambition and inspiration.just as the body constantly requires energy, the mind and soul also demand never stopping inputs. however,information, processed and integrated ( 融入)

40、into knowledge, thoughts and feelings, instead of bustle ( 忙碌) seems to be the right condition. successful careers m all walks of life worldwide have proved that the soul grows in peace and talent is nurtured in loneliness. in a sense, it may be reasonable to say that happiness tends to be shallow w

41、hile loneliness involves depth.man, in fact, needs loneliness more than happy time, and only abundant loneliness can produce quality happiness.（1） which of the following can replace the underlined the word boisterously in paragraph l? a. surprisingly b. sadly c. busily d. peacefully（2） what can we i

42、nfer from the second paragraph?a. being alone marks people depressed. b. social intercourse improves our happiness.c. one may feel lonely even when surrounded by people. d. we should attend social intercourse to decrease our loneliness.（3）what can we know from einsteins words?a. you should be succes

43、sful if you spend all your time by yourself. b. you should exercise more if you want to keep your minds healthy.c. you will not become successful if you join in more social intercourse. d. you will be more successful if you can make your lonely time meaningful.（4）which may be the best title for this

44、 passage?a. live on your own b. happiness and lonelinessc. the secret of success d. practice your social ability【答案】（1）c（2） c（3） d（4） b【解析】 【分析】本文是议论文。主要讨论了在现今社会中很多的社会往活动在进行中， 人们看似很幸福。然而，一切都掩盖不了人们在这些幸福场景背后倍感孤独的社会现象。 （1）考查词意猜测题。根据第一段可知，如今，尤其是在中国，一切都似乎有利于社会交 往，如朋友聚会、ktv、团体旅游、餐饮更紧，打牌和麻将，加上中式“过街组”。可以猜测

45、出下文：回到家中仍然忙着在微信上讨论。所以划线词 boisterously 的意思是“忙的”，故选 c。（2 ）考查推理判断题。根据第二段第一句，也是主题句however, these scenes cannotalways ease a sense of loneliness. 以及 a lonely man in crowds.” 可知，一个人就算被人包围着 也可能感到孤独。故选 c。（3） 考查细节理解题。根据第三段 einstein said: “it is no t your working time but your spare time that determines the p

46、ossibility of whether you will be successful or not.” （ 爱因斯坦说： “不是你的工作时间，而是你的业余时间决定了你是否成功的可能性。）可知，如果你能让 寂寞的时间更有意义，你会更成功。故选 d。（4） 考查标题判断题。本文主要讨论了在现今社会中很多的社会往活动在进行中，人们看 似很幸福。然而，一切都掩盖不了人们在这些幸福场景背后倍感孤独的社会现象。所以最 佳标题是 b. happiness and loneliness，故选 b.【点评】寻找文章的主题句了解文章主要论题的关键是找到全文的主题句。主题句通常在文章首段，但是也可能在文 章的末

47、段、在文章的某一段落，或者分散在文章的各个段落中。如果每个段落都有主题 句，那么把各段落的主题句的中心思想集中起来，即为全文的主题句。5阅读理解imagine a cat that does not need someone to clean up after it keeps an older person company and helps them remember to take their medicine. that is the shared dream of the toy maker hasbro and scientists at brown university in p

48、rovidence, rhode island. the researchers received a $ 3-million-dollar award from the national science foundation for a special project. they want to find ways to add artificial intelligence, or a.i., to hasbros “joy for all” roboticthe cat has already been for sale for two years. though priced over

49、 1000 dollars, it sold quite well. it was meant to act as a “companion” for older people. now the project is aimed at developing additional abilities for the cat. researchers at browns humanity-centered robotics initiative are working to decide which activities older adults may need the most. they h

50、ope to make the cat perform a small number of activities very well. such activities include finding lost objects and reminding the person to take medicine or visit their doctor. they also want to keepthe cost down to just a few hundred dollars.it is an idea that has appealed to jeanne elliott. her 9

51、3-year-old mother mary derr lives with her in south kingstown. derr has dementia ( 痴呆). the joy for all cat that elliott bought this year has become a true companion for derr. the cat stays with derr and keeps her calm while elliott is at work. elliott said a robotic cat that helps her mother to rem

52、ember to take her medicine and be careful when she walks would be greater.the researchers are trying to learn how the improved cats will complete helpful activities and how they will communicate. they say that they do not want a talking cat, however. instead they are trying to design a cat that can

53、move its head in a special way to successfully communicate its message. in the end, they hope to create an exchange between the human and the cat in which the human feels the cat needs them. by doing so, the researchers hope they can even help prevent feelings of loneliness and sadness among elderly

54、 people.（1）whats the purpose of the project?a. to relieve the pain of the elderly. b. to promote the sales of a medicine.c. to invent a robotic cat for the elderly. d. to help make the robotic cat smarter.（2）compared with the old model, the new robotic cat will bea. smaller b. cheaper c. more talkat

55、ive d. more expensive（3）what does paragraph 3 intend to tell us?a. the cat gives much help to the elderly. b. the more functions of the cat, the better.c. there is no cure for dementia at present. d. mary derr would have died without the cat. （4）what can we infer from the last paragraph?a. a talking

56、 cat is quite popular among the elderly. b. feelings of sadness among the elderly are unavoidable.c. each family can afford such a cat in the future. d. the feeling of being needed is vital to the elderly.【答案】（1）d（2） b（3） a（4） d【解析】 【分析】本文是说明文，主要介绍新型的人工智能机器猫。机器猫会给老年人更 多的帮助，同时机器猫也离不开他们。被需要的感觉是至关重要的。他

57、们甚至可以帮助防 止老年人的孤独和悲伤情绪。(1) 目的意图题。根据第一段第一句 imagine a cat that does not need someone to clean up after it keeps an older person company and help them remember to take their medicine. 项目的 目地是帮助机器猫更聪明。故答案选 d。(2) 推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句 they also want to keep the cost down to just a few hundred dollars.可知，与旧模型相比新

58、的机器猫更便宜。故答案选 b。(3) 段落大意题。根据第三段最后一句 elliott said a robotic cat that helps her mother to remember to take her medicine and be careful when she walks would be greater. 可知，机器猫 会给老年人更多的帮助。故答案选 a。(4)推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句 in the end, they hope to create an exchange between the human and the cat in which the human feels the cat needs them. by doing so, the researchers hope they can even help prevent feelings of loneliness and sadness among elderly people.可