【2019最新】精选高考英语阅读理解专题选编5含解析

1、【2019 最新】精选高考英语阅读理解专题选编5 含解析(精选)AGrey clouds move as low as smoke over the treetops at LoloPass. The ground is white. The day is June 10.It has been snowing for the past four days in the Bitterroot Mountains. WayneFairchild is getting worried about our trek over the Lolo Trail-95 miles from Lolo Mon

2、tana to Weippe in Idaho, across the roughest country in the West. Lewis and Clark were nearlydefeated 200 years ago by snowstorms on the Lolo.Today Fairchildis nervouslychecking the weather reports.He has agreed to takeme across the toughest, middle section of the trail.When Lewis climbed on top of

3、Lemhi Pass,140 miles south ofMissoula, on Aug.12,1805,he wasastonished by whatwas in frontof him;high mountain chains stillto the West of us with theirtops partiallycovered with snow. Nobody in whatwas then theUS knew the Rocky Mountains existed, with peaks twice as high as anything in the Appalachi

4、ans back East.Today their pathway through those mountains holds more attraction than any other ground over which they traveled, for欢迎下载。its raw wilderness is an evidence to the the explorers who braved its hardshipscharacterof two cultures:and the NativeAmericanswho prize and conserve the path as a

5、sacred (神圣的 )gift. Itremains today the same condition as when Lewis and Clark walked it.The Lolo is passable only from July to mid-September. Ourluck is holding with the weather, although the snow keeps getting deeper. As we climb to Indian Post Office, the highest point on the trail at 7,033 ft, we

6、 have covered 13 miles in soft snow,and we hardly have enough energy to make dinner. After a mealof chicken, I sit on a rock on top of the ridge (山脊） .Thereis no lightvisiblein any direction,not even another campfire.For fourdays we do not see another human being.Weare occupiedwith the things that m

7、ix fear with joy. In our imagination wehave finally caught up with Lewis and Clark.1. We learn from the text that before 1805.A. The Rocky Mountains were wholly covered with snowB. there were no people living in the western part of America C.no Americans knew of the existence of the Rocky Mountains

8、D. the Appalachians were the western frontier of the UnitedStates2.We learn from the text that the Lolo Pass.【2019最新】精选高考英语阅读理解专题选编含解析A. has changed a lot since 1805B.is the meeting point of three culturesC. remains much the same as it was 200 years agoD. now attracts a large number of tourists to v

9、isit3.Judging from the text, Lewis and Clark were mostprobably.A. two native IndiansB. explorers of the early 19th centuryC. merchants who did business with the IndiansD. travelers whose curiosity took them over the Lolo Pass4.We can infer from the text that when crossing the Lolo Passthe author.A.

10、was attempting the impossibleB. was trying to set a world recordC. was following the trail of Lewis and ClarkD. was fighting with weather and taking unnecessary risks【文章大意】本文纪录的是一次追寻前人足迹的探险，尽管天气、路程等的艰难，但是在作者看来却是已经赶上了以前的探险者。1.C 【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段 Nobody in what was then the US knew the Rocky Mountains e

11、xisted, with peaks twice ashigh as anything in the Appalachians back East.可知答案为 C。3/173/172.C 【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句Itremains today thesame condition as when Lewis and Clark walked it.可知答案为 C。4.C 【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段的描述可知，作者他们是沿着 Lewis and Clark 的足迹进行探险的。B(2015 ·河北衡水中学高三第二次模拟考试)On the summer of my six

12、teenth birthday, I would see mygrandfatheragain.On theplane ，thoughts of himran throughmymind duringall14 hours of the flight.Would he look theWould he be healthy? Did he still have the pictures I drew forhim? Most importantly, would he remember me? I was short thenand always smiling. He dressed me.

13、 Twelve years later and I wastaller, had a different figure. I picked out my own outfits andsame？had my own sense of style. I was scared he wouldnt recognizeI was his granddaughter.I landed in the airport and rode with my aunt and cousin tomy grandfather s house, where we found him pacing back and f

14、orth, awaiting my arrival. He looked the same, and as soon as I stepped out of the car and faced him, I began to cry. He ran toward me.“Tina ！”My grandfather kept yelling. We met each other with【2019最新】精选高考英语阅读理解专题选编含解析open arms and he whispered,“I ” Our eyes filled with tearsas we walked up the sta

15、irs, arm in arm, telling each other allthe events we had missed in each other s life.He did remember.After all, I am his first granddaughter.1It can be inferred that in childhood the author always_Aate the food her grandmother preparedBremembered the stories her grandmother toldCrode on her grandfat

16、hers backDgot on well with her father2How old was the author when she left her grandfather?AAbout 12 years old.CAbout 4 years old.BAbout 6 years old.DAbout 2 years old.3Why did the author think her grandfather probably would not make her out?ABecause her grandfather was forgetful.BBecause she was al

17、ready a“big girl”CBecause she was already an American.DBecause her grandfather was too old.4The author met her grandfather _Ain the airportBby herselfCwith her parentsDwith her relatives5/175/17【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。“我”从小生活在爷爷身边，四岁时随父亲到美国定居，十二年后再次回去见爷爷，一路上总是担心爷爷认不出自己，但没想到一下车爷爷就认出了“我”。1解析：选 C。推理判断题。根据第一段第四句

18、“ As a childlivingin Korea，my grandfather wasmy closest friend，the man I spentevery day with and depended on for back rides.”可知，“我”每天都和爷爷在一起，骑在他背上玩耍。故答案选C。2解析：选 C。推理判断题。根据第一段第一句“The lasttimeI saw him was 12 years ago.”可知，“我”最后一次见到爷爷是十二年前；根据第二段第一句“On the summer of my sixteenthbirthday ，I would see my

19、 grandfather again.”可知，十六岁生日的那年夏天“我”再次见到了爷爷；由此可推知，作者是在四岁的时候离开爷爷的。故答案选C。3解析：选 B。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I was short thenand always smiling.He dressed me.Twelve years later and I wastaller，had a different figure.I picked out my own outfits andhad my own sense of style.”可知，十二年后，“我”长高了，形象不一样了，所以担心爷爷认不出“我”。故答案选B。4

20、解析：选 D。细节理解题。 根据第三段第一句中的“I landed in【2019最新】精选高考英语阅读理解专题选编含解析the airportand rode with my aunt and cousin to my grandfather shouse”可知，作者是和亲戚一块去见爷爷的。故答案选D。CImagine ，one day，gettingout of bed inBeijingand being at youroffice in Shanghai in only a couple of hours，and then ，aftera full day of work，going

21、back home toBeijingand havingdinnerthere Sounds unusual ， doesn'tit?But it'snot thatunrealistic，withthe development of Chinas high speed railway systemAndthat s not a11China has an even greater highspeed railwayplan to connect the countrywith Southeast Asia ，and eventuallyEastern Europe Chin

22、a is negotiating to extend its own high·-speed railwaynetwork to up to 17 countries in 1 0 to 15 years，eventuallyreaching London and SingaporeChina has proposed threesuch projectsThe first would possiblyconnect Kunming with Singapore via Vietnam andMalaysia Another could startin Urumqi and go t

23、hrough Kazakhstanand Uzbekistan ，and possibly to GermanyThe third would startin the northeastand go norththroughRussia and then intoWesternEuropeIfChinas plan for the high -speed railwaygoes forward ， people7/177/17could zip over from London to Beijing in under two daysThe new system would still fol

24、low Chinas high speed railwaystandard And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers anhour ，almost as fast as some airplanesChinas bullet train(高速客车 ) ，the one connecting Wuhanto Guangzhou ，already has theWorlds fastest averagespeedIt covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hoursBut the key issue

25、 is really moneyChina is already spendinghundreds of billions of yuan on domestic railway expansionChina prefersthat theother countriespay innaturalresourcesrather than with capital investmentResources from thosecountries could stream into China to sustain development( ) 1. Chinas new high -speed ra

26、ilway plan will be a win-winproject becauseA.China willget much-needed resources and develop itswesternregionsB. China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various waysD. the foreign countries involved will develop their railway【2019最新】精选高考英语阅读理解专题选编含解析transportation，business

27、and tourism选 B 在文章倒数第二段中有明确答案( )2. Accordingto the passage ，the greatestchallengeto thenew high-speed railway plan isA. technical issuesB. safety of the systemw_w w.C. financial problemsD. maintenance of railway tracks选 C . 在文章第 8 段看到 There are so many issues that need to be settled. 及第 9 节中 But the

28、 key issue is really money( )3. Which of the followingwords best describesthe authorsattitude towards Chinas high -speed railway plan?A. CriticalB.ReservedC.DoubtfulD.Positive选 D . 尽管在文章第 8，9 段中 提到存在的问题，但从最后两段中不难看出作者是持支持的态度( ) 4. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A. New

29、Railway StandardsB. Big Railway DreamsC. High speed Bullet TrainsD. International Railway Network选 B. 贯穿全文须知这只是一个梦想。9/179/17D(2015 ·河南豫北、豫东十所名校联考)The way we cook is important. In many countries, the twochoices are natural gas and electric-powered stoves.The World Health Organizationwarns thatmi

30、llionsof peopleare dying every year from indoor airpollutionwhich resultsfromthe use of dangerous fuels and cook- stoves in the home.Most ofthe deaths are in developingcountries.To help fightthe problem,the WHO announced new guidelines aimed at reducing householdpollutants.The WHOs plan of actionfor

31、reducingindoor pollutantsisbased on new findings, which show that the use of toxic(有毒的) fuels in inefficient stoves, space heaters or lights is to blame for many of these deaths.Carlos Dora, an official in the WHO, says people should notuse unprocessed coal indoors.He says,“Opening a window or doort

32、o let out the harmful air will not correct the situation. Itwill only pollute the outdoors. You cant expect that a bit ofventilation(通风 ) is going to get ridof this. Itis reallyaboutclean technologies and clean fuels. And, the fuel story has notbeen stressed enough so far in the global debate. So, t

33、hat isthe new thing.Weshould be going forclean fuels,avoidingcoal【2019最新】精选高考英语阅读理解专题选编含解析and going for the solar.”WHOofficialssay indoor pollutionleads to earlydeaths fromstroke,heartand lung disease and childhoodlung cancer. Thesediseases can often result from high levels of fine particulatematter

34、 and carbon monoxide( 一氧化碳 ) releasedby the burningofsolidfuels. These fuels includewood, coal,animal waste,cropwaste and charcoal. Women and girls are the main victims.The United Nations found that more than 95 percent ofhouseholds in sub- Saharan Africa depend on solid fuels forcooking. It says hu

35、ge populations in India, China and LatinAmerican countries,such as Guatemala and Peru, are also at risk.WHO experts note some new, safe and low- cost technologiesthatcould help are alreadyavailable.But thisis justa start.They are urging developing countries to use cleaner fuels andincrease access to

36、 cleaner and more modern cooking and heatingappliances.1The reason for indoor air pollution is _Astill unknownBthe use of solar energyCthe use of dangerous fuels and cook- stovesDthe frequent use of fuels in efficient stoves2Who may be the least affected by indoor air pollution?11/1711/17AChildren i

37、n China.BMen in Europe.CGirls in sub- Saharan Africa.DWomen in Latin American countries.3Solutions to the indoor air pollution problem include_going for animal waste and coalusing clean fuels increasing access to cleaner and more modern cooking and heating appliancesopening a window or door to let o

38、ut the harmful airABCD4Whats the main idea of this passage?AHealth is very important to people in developingcountries.BPeople in developing countries are dying from airpollution.CPeople in developing countries know too little about science and technology.DProper cooking ways help reduce the deaths i

39、n developingcountries.【2019最新】精选高考英语阅读理解专题选编含解析【解题导语】本文是一篇科普说明文。在室内使用固体燃料会使室内一氧化碳浓度升高，从而导致中毒死亡。为解决此问题，世界卫生组织建议在发展家增加使用更清洁、更现代化的烹饪和加热设备。1解析：选 C。细节理解题。 根据第二段第一句 “The World HealthOrganization warnsthat millions of peopleare dying every yearfrom indoor air pollution which results from the use ofdangerou

40、s fuels and cook- stoves in the home.”可知，世界卫生组织警告说，每年有数百万的人死于家里使用的危险燃料和烹调炉引起的室内空气污染。故C 项正确。2解析：选 B。推理判断题。根据第二段第二句 “Most of the deathsare in developing countries.”可知，绝大部分的死亡事故发生在发展家；根据倒数第二段最后一句“It says huge populations inIndia ，China and Latin American countries.are also at risk.”可知，印度、以及拉丁美洲的一些国家污染严

41、重；根据倒数第三段最后一句可知，女性是主要受害者，由此可推知，欧洲男子最不容易因室内空气污染而死亡。故B 项正确； A、C、D三项都属于发展家的人，这些地区污染严重，故最可能因此而死亡。3解析：选 C。细节理解题。根据本文最后一句中的“increaseaccess to cleaner and more modern cooking and heating13/1713/17appliances ”可知，增加使用更清洁、更现代化的烹饪和加热设备是解决问题的方法之一，故排除A、D两项；根据第五段最后两句可知，室内污染主要来自于固体燃料的使用而导致的室内一氧化碳浓度升高，这些固体燃料包括煤炭，动物

42、排泄物，木头等，所以不在范围内，故排除 B 项。故 C项正确。4解析：选 D。主旨大意题。 根据第一段第一句“ The way we cookis important.”及第二段最后一句“ To help fight the problem，the WHO announced new guidelines aimed at reducing householdpollutants.”并结合全文内容可知，本文主要说明了正确的烹饪方法将减轻发展家的室内污染，从而减少死亡事故的发生。故D项正确。E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。“WhenI'm on

43、the road drivingour taxiI feel very proud ， becausethis isthefirsttaxiserviceonly forwomen，” says 31-year-oldShanti Sharma ，who is one of eight female drivers with a taxiservice called Cabs for Women by Women.The lastcoupleof months，since therape and murder inthe cityof a collegestudenttravellingon

44、a bus，have been particularlybusy for her and her colleagues.“After this case ，our workload has increased so much，” saysSharma.“Women who used other cab services are also turning to【2019最新】精选高考英语阅读理解专题选编含解析us now. ”Most women in Delhi say they routinely face harassment(骚扰) ，and worse ，especially on p

45、ublic transport.Sharma，a single parent with three daughters，has been workingas a taxi driver since 2011，when the service was first set up，and it has changed her life.This is the first time that she has earned enough about 250 a month to support her family.It'snot much betterwhen she isout on the road.Sharma says themale drivers give her a hard time.“As soon as they see a womanat the w