2019年高考英语阅读理解一轮练(7)(含解析)练习

1、2019 年高考英语阅读理解一轮练（7）（含解析）练习李仕才AIt s an annual argument. Do we or do we not go on holiday? My wife says nobecause we have no savings to save us. I say you only live once and we work hardand what s the point if you cant go on holiday. The joy of a recession (不景气 )means no argument next year we just wo

2、n t go.Since money is known to be one of the things most likely to bring arelationship to its knees, we should be grateful. For many families the recessionmeans more than not booking a holiday. A YouGov survey of 2,000 people found 22%said they were arguing more with their partners because of concer

3、ns about money.A recent research shows arguments about money were especially damaging to couples.Kim Stephenson, an occupational psychologist, believes money may be differentthings to men and women. People can say the same things about money but havedifferent ideas of what it s for, he explains. The

4、yll say it s to save,to spend, for security, for freedom, to show someone you love them. He says menare more likely to see money as a way of buying status and of showing theirparents that theyve achieved something. The biggest problem is that couples assume each other know what s going onwith their

5、finances, but they don t. There seems to be more of a taboo (禁忌 )about talking about money than about death. But you both need to know whatyou re doing, who s paying what into the joint account and how much you keepseparately. In a healthy relationship, you dont have to agree about money, butyou hav

6、e to talk about it.1. What does the author say about going on holiday in Paragraph 1?A. It will cost them too much money.B. Few people can afford it without working hard.C. It makes all the hard work worthwhile.D. It is the chief cause of family quarrels.2. According to the text, what does Kim Steph

7、enson believe?A. Money is often a symbol of a person s status.B. Money means a great deal to both men and women.1/10C. Men and women spend money on different things.D. Men and women view money in different ways.3. The author suggests that couples should_.A. put their money together instead of keepin

8、g it separatelyB. discuss money matters to maintain a healthy relationshipC. make efforts to reach agreement on their family budgetsD. avoid arguing about money matters to remain romantic【文章大意】文章通过度假的问题引入话题，男人和女人对钱的看法是不一样的，夫妻应该就钱的问题多进行讨论，这样可以建立健康的关系。1. C【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段第四句I say you only live once and

9、 we workhard and what s the point if you can t go on holiday.可知，我们的努力工作是值得去度假的，故选C。3. B【解析】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后一句In a healthy relationship,you don t have to agree about money, but you have to talk about it.可知，作者认为夫妻应该就钱的问题多讨论，这样可以建立健康的关系，故选B。B(2016 ·齐鲁名校高三第一次联考)Astronomers would like to beam (播送 )

10、the entire contents of Wikipedia intospace in the hope of contacting aliens.They want to send messages to hundreds ofstar systems and planets 20 light years away using radio telescopes.The Searchfor Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute， in California， wants to use powerfulradio telescopes to try

11、to reach Chewbacca and his mates in a galaxy (银河系 ) far2/10away.The plans will be discussed by astronomers at the weekend as some scientistsfear the reply from ET might not turn out to be friendly.Institute scientistDavid Black said，“ One question is if there aredangerous creatures we might bedrawin

12、g their attention to ourselves.Another is if we go ahead， what messageshould be sent？ There could be many civilizations out there， but if they are alllistening and no one is broadcasting or responding， then nothing willhappen. ”Professor Stephen Hawking， who has warned that intelligent aliens probab

13、lyexist and we should keep a safe distance from them， is among thoseSignals from Earths radio and TV broadcasts have been heading out in spacefor some 60 years reaching around 5,000 stars.【解题导语】维基百科要变身星战维基了。科学家向外星文明发送维基百科，希望这个百科似的网站能帮助外星文明了解地球，帮助我们联系外星人。1A we human beings intend to help and save ali

14、ensB scientists wish to explore other planets similar to the earthC astronomers hope to get in touch with aliensD aliens might fight against the human race解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句和第二段的第一句可知应选C。2 What does the underlined word those in the fourth paragraph refer to?A Aliens from space.B Astronomers sendi

15、ng signals.C Scientists for the plans.D Scientists against the plans.3/10解析：选D。代词指代题。根据第三、四段可知有些科学家害怕外星人的反馈可能并不友好，霍金教授也在其中。因此，“those ”应该指代反对这项计划的科学家。3 What has Prof.Stephen Hawking warned?A Intelligent aliens would probably land in America.B The plans will be in vain and nothing will happen.C None o

16、f the civilizations would reply.D Aliens would bring disasters to the human race.解析：选D。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句可知，如果外星人访问我们，后果很可能会像哥伦布到达美洲时对土著美洲人那样给他们带来灾难。4 Which can be the best title?A Wikipedia ，the most popular websiteB Wikipedia to be beamed into spaceC Wikipedia ，aliens s best friendD Wikipedia to re

17、sult in a disaster解析：选B。标题归纳题。B 项能概括全文，含主旨关键词：播放、太空。故选B。CMore surprisingly, this human favor for water makes evolutionary(进化的 )sense.Sure, we need drinking water to live, but we have also benefited from what'sswimming under the waves.Neuroscientist Crawford of the University of North LondonCrawf

18、ord claims that when humans separated from apes(类人猿 )and appeared in theforests of Africa, they stuck close to rivers and beaches and started catchingfish, clams and crabs. That seafood was packed with omega3 fatty acids, essential fatty acids that promote brain cell growth.It's no coincidence,

19、Crawford claims, that human brain growth began to increase4/10rapidly once we left the woods and headed for the beach.文章大意：这是一篇说明文。喜欢水并寻找有水的地方是人类的天性。1 To explain human's favor for water, the author _.A lists some examplesBC analyzes some numbersD raises some questions答案： A写作手法题。为了说明人们对水的偏爱，作者在第一

20、段里列举了许多例子。2 Human beings have benefited a lot from seafood because _.A seafood has enough water and is freshBC our ancestors had nothing to eat but seafoodD it is abundant in fatty acids promoting brain cell growth答案： D细节理解题。从第四段最后一句“That seafood was packed with omega3 fattyacids, essential fatty ac

21、ids that promote brain cell growth.”可知答案。3 According to Crawford, human brain developed fast when we _.A went to the coast to spend our holidaysB left the woods and headed for the beachC separated from apes and appeared in the forests of AfricaD discovered seafood was packed with omega3 fatty acids答

22、案： B细节理解题。根据第五段从“Crawford claims, that human brain growth beganto increase rapidly once we left the woods and headed for the beach.”可知答案。4 What's the main idea of Paragraph 6?AB Fish is a kind of symbol in some religions.C Eating fish regularly may reduce our depression.D Happiness is linked wit

23、h good health.答案： C主旨大意题。第六段的中心句是第一句“.Scientists have also discoveredthat people who eat fish regularly are less likely to suffer from depression”，其余句子都是围绕这个中心内容的。5/105 What can we infer from the passage?A It's good to our health to swim under the waves.BC Beach is the best destination of vacati

24、on.D It's human nature to seek out bodies of water.答案： D推理判断题。从第一段和最后一段的内容可以推知，喜欢水并寻找有水的地方是人类的天性。D(2015 ·四川雅安中学模拟)PangaeaThe the ory s timeline went against popular belief that Earth was only a fewthousand years old.People wanted to believe that God had created Earth ratherthan the forces o

25、f nature.Wegener argued in favor of the continental drift theoryin 1920.Pangaea was a C-shaped landform that was spread across the equator(赤道 ) Thelarge body of water within the crescent(月牙形 ) was called the Tethys Sea.Thevast ocean that flowed around the continent was called Panthalassa.The area of

26、 Pangaea would have been very vast.Inland regions would have beenextremely dry from a lack of water.Animals could migrate freely from the North tothe South Poles.It is believed that the breakup of Pangaea began about 180 million yearsago.This happened in the Jurassic Period.Over many millions of yea

27、rs， it brokeinto the seven continents as we know them today.The first stage of the breakupbegan about 180 million years ago.This change started when a large fault line(断层线 ) split.Activity would have started through earthquakes and volcanic6/10eruptions.A gap was created through Pangaea that stretch

28、ed from the Tethys Oceanto the east.This took place between what is now North America and Africa.Thefirst split created two smaller continents.The southern one is known as Gondwanaand the northern one Laurasia.Then another breakup began about 150 to 140 millionyears ago.At this time， the minor conti

29、nent of Gondwana broke into fourcontinents.These became Africa， South America ， India ， and Australia.The finalstage of the breakup was about 60 to 55 million years ago.North America brokefree from Eurasia.This opened up the Norwegian Sea.But the supporters of this theory also say that Pangaea was n

30、ot the firstgiant continent.The earliest possible giant continent is Columbiasupercontinent.Scientists think it existed between 1.8 and 1.5 billion years ago.【解题导语】本文是一篇科普说明文，主要介绍了“大陆漂移说”的提出者、提出时间及内容。1 What did Pangaea look like?A It was shaped like a C.B It was shaped like a ball.C It looked like t

31、he moon.D It looked like Panthalassa.解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Pangaea was a C-shaped landformthat was spread.”可知，泛大陆(Pangaea) 的形状看起来像字母C。故答案选A。2 What can be inferred about the drift theory?A It was a little bit absurd.B It was very controversial.C It came from Greek.7/10D It was popular in 1900s.解析：选B。推

32、理判断题。根据第一、二段内容可知，当Alfred Wegener提出“大陆漂移说”时，该学说与人们当时的观点大相径庭( 那时人们普遍认为地球仅仅存在了几千年而已，而且是上帝创造了地球) 。故答案选B。3The underlined word“This ” refers to _.A the Tethys OceanB the PangaeaC the gapD the east解析：选C。指代判断题。根据“ This ”前一句“ A gap was created through Pangaeathat stretched from the.”可知，由于地震和火山爆发，在泛大陆上裂开了一道从古

33、地中海延伸到东部的缺口(gap) ，这个缺口就存在于现在的北美洲和非洲之间。故“This ”指代前面提到的缺口(gap) 。故答案选C。4 From the text we know that _.A there were three major stages in the breakup of PangaeaB Columbia supercontinent caused the breakup of PangaeaC the continental drift theory was named after Alfred WegenerD the seven continents appea

34、red before the Jurassic Period解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第五段第四句中“The first stage of the breakupbegan about ”，倒数第六句“ Then another breakup began about 150 to 140 millionyearsago. ”以及该段倒数第三句“The final stage of the breakup was about 60 to 55million years ago.”可知，泛大陆经历了三次大断裂。故答案选A。ELike many new graduates,I left univ

35、ersity full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do.My degree,with honors,in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical.I knew I wanted tomake a difference in the world somehow,but I had no idea how to do that.That s8/10when I learned about the L

36、ighthouse Project.I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers.I knew it would be a lot of hard work,and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time.In short,I did not take my decision to ap

37、ply for the Lighthouse Project lightly.Neither did my family.Eventually,however,I won the support of my family,and I sent in all the paperwork needed for application.After countless interviews and presentations,I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone.Several months later,I finally received a call asking me to report for duty.I would begoing to a small village near Abuja,Nigeria.Where?What?Nigeria?I had no idea.But I was about to find out.Sometime during that period,I realized that all those things th