高考英语一轮复习-阅读理解训练(三)

四川平武县2017高考英语阅读理解训练

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。

IgrewupinahousewheretheTVwasseldomturnedonandwithonewallinmybedroomentirely

linedwithbookshelves,mostofmychildhoodwasspentonbooksIcouldgetholdof.Infact,

1grewupthinkingofreadingasnaturalasbreathingandbooksunbelievablypowerfulinshaping

perspectives（观点）bycreatingworldswecouldstepinto,takepart.in.andlivein.

Withthisunshakablebelief,I,at.fourteen,decidedtobecomeawriter.Heretoo,readingbecame

useful.Everywriterstartsoffknowingthathehassomethingtosay,butbeingunabletofind

therightwaystosayit.Hehastofindhisownvoicebyreadingwidelyanddiscoveringwhich

partsofthewritersheagreesordisagreeswith,oragreeswithsostronglythatitreshapes

hisownwor1d.Hecannotwritewithoutlovingtoread,becauseonlythroughreadingotherpeoplefs

writingcanonediscoverwhatwjrks,whatdoesn*tand,intheend,togetherwithlotsofpractice,

whatvoicehehas.

NowIamincollege,andhavecometorealizehowimportantitistoreadfiction（文学作品）.As

a.lawstudent,myreadingisinfactlimitedtosubjectmatter—thevolume（量）ofwhatIhave

toreadforclasseseveryweekmeansthereislittletinetoreadanythingelse.Suchreading

madeitalltheclearertomethatIliveinaverysmallpartinthisgreatplacecalledlife.

Readingfictionremindsmethatthereis1ifebeyondmyown.Ita11owsmetotravelacrossthe

highseasandalongtheSilkRoad,allfromthecomfortofmyownarmchair,toexperience,though

secondhand,excitingexperiencesthatIwouldn'tnecessarilybeabletohaveinmylifetime.

（）1.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorasachild?

A.HeneverwatchedTV.

B.Hereadwhathehadto.

C.Hefoundreadingunbelievable.

I）.Heconsideredreadingpartofhislife.

（）2.Theunderlinedword"voice"inthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans"”.

A.anideaB.asoundquality

C.awayofwritingD.aworldtowriteabout

（）3.Whateffectdoesreadinghaveontheauthor?

A.Ithelpshimtorealizehisdream.

B.Itopensupawiderworldforhim.

C.Itmakeshiscollegelifenoreinteresting.

D.Itincreaseshisinterestinworldwidetravel.

()4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthistext?

A.WhydoIread?B.HowdoIread?

C.WhatdoIread?D.WhendoIread?

语篇解读：本篇文章是记叙文。传者通过自己的亲身体验，讲述读书使人形成自己的独立观点，读书使人

开扩视野的重要作用。

1.答案：【)

考点：细节理解题

解析:根据首段第一二句，"Igrewupinahouse…withonewallinmybedroomentirelylinedwith

bockshelves….Igrewupthinkingofreadingasnaturalasbreathing”可知作者是在一个以书为伴

的环境中长大的，读书像呼吸那样已经成为生活必需。

2.答案：C

考点：词义推测题。

解析：根据文中..butbeingunabletofindtherightwaystosayit.Hehastofindhisown,•,v

可以推断出voice所表达的意思是“写作方式”。

3.答案B

考点：细节理解题

解析：由文章的最后一句："ItallowsmetotravelacrossthehighseasandalongtheSilkRoad,

allfromthecomfortofmyownarmchair,toexperience,thoughsecondhand,excitingexperiences

thatIwouldn'tnecessarilyboabletohaveinmylifetime.v可得出答案

4.答案：A

考点：主旨大意题。

解析：文章作者主要以自己的亲身体验讲述读书的重要性。因此WhydoIread?“我为什么读书？”作题

目最佳。

2016高考训练题一一阅读理解。

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

Asweknow,JulianBeeverisaninternationalwell-knownsidewalkchalkartistwhosedrawings

haveappearedonthestreetsofLondon,BuenosAires,Paris,NewYork,andcountlessothercities

arcundtheworld.Beevercreatesdrawingsthatlookcompletelythree-dimensionalwhenseenfrom

thecorrectangle.

Now,inhisbook,Pavementchalkartist:Thethree-dimensionaldrawingsofJulianBeever,the

artistsharessomeofhismostfascinatingandhumorouspieces,Hereareafewexamplesyou'11

findinthebook.

•Philadelphiaeagle

InPennsylvania,Beevercreated“Philadelphia

eagle“ahugedrawingwithaneaglelanding

successfullyonanAmericannationalflag.

•MeetingMr.Frog

aMeetingMr.Frog“wascreatedinSalamanca,Spain,and

isaboutarealiStic-lookingfrogsittingonaLilypad.

adescriptionofthetechniquesheusedandthechallengesheovercamewitheverydrawing.He

sharesinformationabouthistirneathomeintheUK.andabroad;thereisafunstorytoback

upeachpieceofart.

Bccver,sartworkistrulyjaudrooping.You'resuretospendagesturningtheleavesbackand

forth,surprisedathowonemancancreatewhatlookslikeathree-dimensionaldesignonaflat

surfacewithjustabitofchcilk.Fromanimalstosuperheroestofamousbuildings,thepaintings

areawondertolayeyeson.

*Paymentchalkartist:Thethree-dimensionaldrawingsofJulianBeeverissurelyworthalook.

Andanotherlook.This112hardcoverbookisavallablenowfromFireflyBooksatalistprice

ofS29.95

29.Whatdowcknowaboutthebookmentionedinthetext?

A.Ithasapapercover.B.Ithasn,tbeenpublished.

iswhyI,mconsideringdeactivating（撤销）myaccount.Facebookisahandysite,butI'mupset

bytheideathatmyinformationisinthehandsofpeop1eIdon'tknow.That,stoohighaprice

topay.

32.WhatdowelearnaboutFacebookfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Itisawebsitethatsendsmessagestotargetedusers.

B.Itmakesmoneybyputting3nadvertisements.

C.Itprovidesloadsofinfornationtoitsusers.

D.Itprofitsbysellingitsusers'personaldata.

33.WhydoesFacebookmakechangestoitsrulesaccordingtoElliotSchrage?

A.Toprovidebetterservicetoitsusers.B.TofollowtheFederalguidelines.

C.Toimproveitsusers'connectivity.D.Toexpanditsscopeofbusiness.

34.WhatdoesSenatorCharlesSchumeradvocate?

A.Settingguidelinesforadvertisingonwebsites.

B.Banningthesharingofusers'personalinformation.

C.Removingadsfromal1socia1-networkingsites.

D.Formulating（制订）regulationsforsocial-networkingsites..

35.WhydoestheauthorplantocancelhisFacebookaccount?

A.Heisdissatisfiedwithitscurrentservice.B.Hedoesn'twanthispersonaldata

abused.

C.Hefindsmanyofitsusersuntrustworthy.D.Heisupsetbyitsfrequentrulechanges.

参考答案32-35:DADB

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。

[2013届广东省六校第二次联考】

Theflag,themostcommonsymbolofanationinthemodernworld,isalsooneofthemostancient.

Withaclearsymbolicmoaning,theflaginthetraditionalformisstillusedtodaytomarkbuildings,

shipsandothervehiclesrelatedtoacountry.

Thenationalflagasweknowittodayisinnowayaprimitiveartifact.Itis,rather,theproduct

ofthousandsofyears'development.Historiansbelievethatithadtwomajorancestors,ofwhich

theearlierservedtoshowwinddirection.

Earlyhumanbeingsusedveryfragilehousesandboats.Oftenstrongwindswouldtearroofsfrom

housesorcausehighwavesthatendangeredtravelers.People'sfoodsuppliesweresimilarly

vulnerable.Evenaftertheyhadlearnedhowtoplantgrains,theystillneededhelpfromnature

toensuregoodharvests.Thereforetheyfearedanddependedonthepowerofthewind,whichcould

bringwarmthfromonedireelionandcoldfromanother.

Usingasimplepieceofclothtiedtothetopofaposttotellthedirectionofthewindwas

moredependablethanearliermethods,suchaswatchingtherisingofsmokefromafire.The

connectionoftheflagwithheavenlypowerwasthereforereasonable.Earlyhumansocietiesbegan

tofixlongpiecesofclothtothetopsoftotems（图腾）beforecarryingthemintobattle.They

believedthatthepowerofthewindwouldbeaddedtothegoodwishesofthegodsandancestors

representedbythetotemsthenselves.

Theseflagsdevelopedveryslowlyintomodernflags.Thefirstknownflagofanationoraruler

wasunmarked.ThekingofChinaaround1000B.C.wasknowntohaveawhiteflagcarriedahead

ofhim.ThispracticemighthavebeenlearnedfromEgyptiansevenfurtherinthepast,butit

wasfromChinathatitspreadovertraderoutesthroughIndia,thenacrossArablands,andfinally

toEurope,whereitmetupwiththeotherancestorofthenationalflag.

41.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe"”.

A.DevelopmentoftheNationalFlagB.PoweroftheNationalFlag

C.TypesofFlagsD.UsesofFlags

【答案】A

【解析】标题归纳题c“Ttis,rather,theproduct.ofthousandsofyearsJdevelopment.说明国

旗是几千•年发展的产物。而且整片文章从旗帜最初用于表示风向，一直讲到它演变为现代的旗帜。所以本

文说的是国旗的发展。故选A。

42.Theunderlinedword“vulnerable”inParagraph3means.

A.impossibletomakesureofB.likelytobeprotected

C.easytobedamagedD.difficulttofind

【答案】C

【解析】词义猜测题。本段第一句"Earlyhumanbeingsusedveryfragilehousesandboats.说早

期人类使用非常易坏的的房屋和船只。而本句“People'sfoodsuppliesweresimilarlyvulnerable.”

中“similarly”意为“同样地"，所以“vulnerable”也表示“易损坏”。故选C。

43.Theearliestflagswereconnectedwithheavenlypowerbecause.

A.theycouldtel1direction

B.theycouldbringgoodlucktoancientfighters

C.theywerehandeddownbytheancestors

D.theywerebelievedtostandfornaturalforces

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。本段第一句"Usingasimplepieceofclothtiedtothelopofaposttotell

thedirectionofthewindwasmoredependablethanearliermethods,”“用一块布系到标杆顶

部来判断风向比早期的办法更可靠。”因此，最早的旗帜与天的力量有关。故选D。

44.Whatdoestheauthorknowofthefirstnationalflag?

A.HeknowswhenitwassenttoEurope.

B.HebelievesitwasmadeinEgypt.

C.HethinksitcamefromChina.

D.Hedoubtswhereitstarted.

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。最后•段"Thefirstknownflagofanationorarulerwasunmarked,o”说

明第一个国家的旗帜未被标明，所以作者不知道第一面国旗是从哪儿诞生的。

45.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?

A.TheroleofChinainthespreadofthenationalflag.

B.Thesecondancestorofthenationalflag.

C.TheuseofmodernflagsinEurope.

D.Theimportanceofmodernflags.

【答案】B

【解析】推理判断题。结尾处“ThispracticemighthavebeenlearnedfromEgyptiansevenfurther

inthepast,butitwasfromChinathatitspreadovertraderoutesthroughIndia,thenacross

Arablands,andfinallytoEurope,whereitmetupwiththeotherancestorofthenationalf1ag.”

说明中国国王树立旗帜的做法遍及到「贸易行路，通过印度，穿过阿拉伯大陆，最终到达欧洲。在那与另

一个国旗的原型结合。所以，接下来最可能讨论的是过国旗的第二个始祖。故选B。

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。

【四川省绵阳市2014高考英语一模试题】

LetThesePlantsSwattheBugsforYou

Someplantsgetsohungrytheyeatflies,spiders,andevensmallfrogs.What'smoreamazing

isthattheseplantsoccurnaturally（inspecialcnvironir.ents）ineverystate.Infact,they*re

foundoneverycontinentexceptAntarctica.

You*veprobablyseenaVenus*flytrap.\tfsoftensoldinmuseumgiftstores,departmentstores,

andevensupermarkets.Asmallplant,itgrows6to8inchestallinacontainer.Attheendof

itsstalks（茎）arespeciallymodifiedleavesthatactliketraps.Insideeachtrapisalining

oftinytrigger（触发）hairs.Whenaninsectlandsonthem,thetrapsuddenlyshut.Overthecourse

ofaweekorso,theplantfeedsonitscatch.

TheVenus,flytrapisjustoneofmorethan500speciesofmoat-eatingplants,saysBarry

Meyers-Rice,theeditoroftheInternationa]CarnivorousPlantSociety*sNewsletter.Note:Despite

anyscience-fictionstories（科幻小说）youmighthaveread,nomeat-eatingplantdoesanydanger

tohumans.

Dr.Meyers-Ricesaysaplantismeat-eating,onlyifitdoesallfourofthefollowing:"attract,

kill,digest,andabsorb"someformofinsects,includingflies,butterflies,ancmoths.

Meat-eatingplantslookandactlikeothergreenplants-well,mostofthetime.

Allgreenplantsmakesugarthroughaprocesscalledphotosynthesis（光合作用）.Plantsuse

thesugartomakefood.Whatmakes"meat-eating“plantsdifferentistheirbug-catchingleaves.

Theyneedinsectsforonereason:nitrogen（氮）.Nitrogenisanutrientthattheycan'tobtain

cinyotherway.Why?

Almost,al1