2019版高考英语阅读理解一轮提升选练(18)(含解析)

2019版高考英语阅读理解一轮提高选练（18）李仕才A＂Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway＂isapopularsayingintheUnitedStates.Itmaybeacommonsaying,butitisnotscientificallyconfirmed.However,anewstudyaddstoevidencethatsuggeststakingasmallamountofaspirincanhelpkeepthedoctoraway.PeterElwoodiswithCardiffUniversity’sSchoolofMedicineinBritain.Fortyyearsago,hewasinvolvedinthefirststudytoexploretheeffectsofaspirinonthepreventionofheartdisease.Elwood’steamexamined47studiesforevidencethataspirinhelpedcancerpatients.Theyfoundthere’sfairlyconsistentevidenceofa15to20percentreductionindeathandareductionincancer’sspread,bylowdose(剂量)aspirin.Bylowdose,hemeans81milligrams.Thestudyfollowedcancerpatientsforfiveyears.Elwoodsaystheevidenceisstrongthataspirindelaysdeathamongcancerpatients.Elwood’steamareexcitedtohavethisevidencefromthestudy.Elwoodaddsthatitisnotacurebutasmallsignofbetterthingstocome,whathecallsalittlehopeandencouragement.＂IfyouaskedmepersonallywhatIwoulddoifdoctorstoldmeIhadcancer,IwouldsayIwouldhavenohesitationintakingit.ButIdonotrecommendittopeople.Iwantthemtohavetheevidenceandmaketheirowndecisions.＂Theonlymajorriskisthataspirincancausestomachbleeding.ButElwoodsaysitusuallydoesnotcausedeath.Headdsthattheevidencepointstobighealthbenefitsoftakingadailyaspirin.So,forsomepeople,theprosmightoverweighthecons.WhatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinParagraph1?Patientsshouldeatapples.ApplesarepopularwithAmericans.Aspirincanbegoodforhealth.Doctorsshoulduseaspirininsteadofapples.WhatdoesElwoodsuggestpeopledo?Thelessaspirin,thebetter.Don’tdelayintakingaspirin.Takingaspirinisabetterwaytocurecancer.Makedecisionsinthebestinterestoftheirown.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A.Aspirinisthebestcureforcancer.Takingaspirinwon’tkillinthelongrun.Takingaspirindoesmoregoodthanharm.Thesideeffectoftakingaspirinisstrong.【语篇解读】文章介绍每日服用少许的阿司匹林对健康有利处，能够延缓癌症病人的死亡。2.D【分析】细节理解题。依据文章第三段的句子＂Elwood＂可知，Elwood建议人们依据对自己有最大益处的方式做决定。应选D。3.C【分析】推理判断题。文章最后一段介绍服用阿司匹林会致使胃部出血，可是联合句子＂Headdsthattheevidencepointstobighealthbenefitsoftakingadailyaspirin.＂每日服用一点阿司匹林对健康有很大利处，可知，下文的theprosmightoverweighthecons意为：服用阿司匹林的利处大于缺点，应选C。B(2015·甘肃第一次诊疗)RecommendedDelftHotelsBridgesHouseHotelBridgesHouseHotelisahotelinthecentreofDelftandhasshopsandmuseumsnextdoor.Therearemanyrestaurantsintheareawhereyoucaneatalovelydinnerarealluniquelydecoratedandhaveasplendidbathroom.AirconditioningandfreeWi-Fiareavailable.Thereareextralongbedsforyourconvenience.22Breakfastisservedinthehotellounge.Intheevenings,guestscanhaveadrinkhereaswell.HotelJulianaJusta5-minutewalkfromthecentreofDelft,thisfriendlyfamilyhotelisclosetoeverythingandofferscomfortableroomsatanaffordableprice.Themainpriorityistoprovideyouwithqualityservicethroughpersonalattentionandbycreatingapleasantatmosphere.ThishotelisalsoconvenientlylocatedneartheTechnicalUniversityofDelft.Otherculturalspotsandaseriesofbarsandrestaurantsarejustastrollaway.ShanghaiHotelThisuniquehotelfeaturesChinese-styledecorationandanelegantbar.ShanghaiHotelislocatednexttotheA13highway,onlya10-minutedrivefromDelftcitycentre.Itoffersfreeon-siteparking.EachoftheroomsatShanghaiHotelincludesflat-screencableTV,adeskandtea/coffeemakingfacilitiesplusarefrigerator.Thecomfortablemodernbathroomshaveashower,ahairdryerandfreemakeup.HoteldeKoophandelLocatedonthecentralBeestenMarket，HoteldeKoophandelissurroundedbycafesandrestaurantsintheheartofDelft.Inthebreakfastroom,youcanenjoyvariousbreads,toasts，cereals,eggsandfruitsinthemorning.ThecomfortableanduniquelydecoratedroomsareequippedwithaprivatebathroomandfreeWi-Fi.Coffeeandteafacilitiesareavailable.Becauseoftheperfectlocation,3youcaneasilywalkaroundthecitycentreandvisitthemainplacesofinterest.1．Whichhotelisthebestchoiceifsomeoneisextremelytall?A．BridgesHouseHotel.B.HotelJuliana.C．ShanghaiHotel.D．HoteldeKoophandel.2．IfsomeonechoosesShanghaiHotel,he________．A．canenjoyvariousbreadsandeggsB．cangototheTechnicalUniversityofDelftC．maybeinterestedinChinese-styledecorationD．mayvisitsomeparksforfree3．Whatdoallthehotelsinthepassagehaveincommon?A．TheyofferfreeWi-Fi.B．TheyareatDelftcitycentre.C．Theyofferfreeon-siteparking.D．Theyoffercomfortablerooms.4．Wherecanyouprobablyseethepassage?A．Inamagazine.B．Inanewspaper.C．OntheInternet.D．InaTVprogram.【解题导语】本文是一则广告，主假如为荷兰的一个城市——Delft的四家旅馆做广告，简要介绍了它们的地理地点和有关特点。1．分析：选A。细节理解题。依据BridgesHouseHotel部分第一段最后一句“Thereareextralongbedsforyourconvenience.”可知，假如房客很高的话，他最好选BridgesHouseHotel。故答案选A。442．分析：选C。推理判断题。依据HoteldeKoophandel部分第一段中的“youcanenjoyvariousbreads...eggs...”和HotelJuliana部分第二段第一句“Thishotelis...locatedneartheTechnicalUniversityofDelft.”可知，A、B两项不切合题意；依据ShanghaiHotel部分第一段最后一句“Itoffersfreeon-siteparking.”可知，这家旅馆的房客可享遇到免费的泊车服务，而不是免费到公园游乐，所以D项错误。依据ShanghaiHotel部分第一段第一句“ThisuniquehotelfeaturesChinese-styledecoration...”可知，C项切合题意。故答案选C。3．分析：选D。推理判断题。依据BridgesHouseHotel部分第一段第四句“Thecomfortablerooms...”、HotelJuliana部分第一段第一句“...offerscomfortablerooms...”、ShanghaiHotel部分第二段“EachoftheroomsatShanghaiHotelincludesflat-screencableTV...Thecomfortablemodernbathrooms...”和HoteldeKoophandel部分第二段第一句中的“Thecomfortableanduniquelydec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