高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解暑假编练（二）11

湖南凤凰县2017高考英语阅读理解暑假编练（二）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。 【2016高考训练】 One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She always won the blue ribbons. Needless to say, she didnt feel threatened when I competed against her at the next show. She didnt need to. I came in next to last.The stinging memory of Beckys smirks made me determined to beat her. For the whole next month I woke up early every day and rode Cowboy five miles to the arena (赛马场). We practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home totally exhausted. All of our hard work didnt make me feel confident by the time the show came. I sat at the gate and sweated it out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the course and finish in first place.My turn finally came. I put on my hat, rubbed Cowboys neck and entered the arena. At the signal, we dashed toward the first fence, jumped it without trouble and raced on to the next one. Cowboy then flew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him toward the finish line. As we crossed the line the crowd was shocked into silence. Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy horse by two seconds!I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the odds, Id always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it.1. The underlined expression shown the gate (paragraph 3) most probably means _.A. told how to enter the arena B. shown how to make the horse beautifulC. removed from the competition early D. told to enter the timed-speed events2. When the final race finished, nobody cheered because .A. the audience didnt like Cowboy B. people envied the writerC. the win was unexpected D. the writer bad run out of time3. Why was the writer not confident of victory?A. He was an inexperienced rider. B. He had not practiced enough.C. He believed he was unpopular with the crowd.D. He thought his horse wasnt as good as the others.4. What did the writer learn from his experience?A. Life can sometimes be unfair. B. Anything is possible if one tries hard enough.C. A positive attitude will bring success.D. One should not make judgments based on appearance.参考答案14、CCDB 【2014模拟】阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 I was interested to read a newspaper article about a new concept in old peoples homes in France. The idea is simple, but revolutionarycombining a residential home for the elderly with a nursery school in the same building. The children and the residents eat lunch together and share activities. In the afternoons, the residents enjoy reading or telling stories to the children, and if a child is feeling sad or tired, there is always a kind lap to sit on and a cuddle(拥抱). There are trips out and birthday parties too. The advantages are enormous for everyone concerned. The children are happy because they get a lot more individual attention, and respond well because someone has time for them. They see illness and death and learn to accept them. The residents are happy because they feel useful and needed. They are more active and more interested in life when the children are around and they take more interest in their appearance too. Nowadays there is less and less contact between the old and the young. There are many reasons for this, including the breakdown of the extended family, working parents with no time to care for aging relations, families that have moved away, and smaller flats with no room for grandparents. But the result is the sameincreasing numbers of children without grandparents and old people who have no contact with children. And more old people who are lonely and feel useless, along with more and more families with young children who desperately need more support. Its a major problem in many societies. Thats why intergenerational programmes, designed to bring the old and the young together, are growing in popularity all over the world. There are examples of successful attempts all over the world. Using young people to teach IT skills to older people is one obvious example. Using old people as volunteer assistants in schools is another, perhaps reading with children who need extra attention.【小题1】A nursery school is a place where _.A. future nurses are trainedB. the elderly liveC. children are taken care ofD. the old join in activities【小题2】Which is true according to the passage?A. A number of assistants are employed to take care of the children.B. The new concept benefits both the elderly and the children.C. The children become stronger after getting more individual attention.D. The children learn that sick people will die.【小题4】What does the “intergenerational programmes” in Paragraph 4 refer to?A. Combining elderly homes with nursery schools.B. Letting the children and the residents eat together.C. Asking young people to teach IT skills to older people.D. Using old people as volunteer assistants in schools.【小题5】 What is the best title for the passage?A. Old peoples Homes in FranceB. Building Bridges of LifeC. A Solution to the Elderly ProblemD. Childrens New Happy Life【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】B【小题3】D【小题4】A【小题5】B 【解析】【重庆市南开中学2014高考英语二诊考试】 请阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。BThe slavery drama “12 Years a Slave” won the Academy Award for best picture on Sunday, making history as the first movie from a black director to win the film industrys highest honor in 86 years of the OscarsCan anyone tell me your ideas about this movie? GreatMartin“12 Years a Slave is a surprisingly underwhelming movieIt is more of a string of picture about several heartless and evil white men(and women)who are just mean without the motivation of running a plantation on their mindsThere is very little character development and most of the film relies on what the audience already knows and feels about slavery” 一一GeminiJefNever have I been stunned into an emotional silence after watching a film in the theaterIve come out of films before thinking” My god，that was unbelievable”，like when I saw The Lord of the Rings for the first time，but this film just hits you on another level entirelyYou sit there after its over，wondering if what youd just experienced was realThe day afteryou feel the same”一一Pauljohnson“This movie is just an average movie about slaveryAre you kidding me，segregation movies are a dime a dozen and this movie beat out Gravity for Golden Globes? Gravity has never been done before12 Years a Slave I watched once and will never watch againI watched Gravity 5 times and still love it一一Dominionator“This movie was realistic and engaging at every secondEven the dramatic pauses were worthwhile and definitely not a waste of timeThe script inferred and hinted at events rather than just plain saying them，and that was geniusOutstanding photography，amazing special effects and the acting is top notchThere were a few people that walked out during some scenesWhat a shame!” 一一Apols40The main purpose of GreatMartins writing is _ . Ato give a brief introduction of the movie Bto share his own opinions with others Cto invite answers to his question Dto explain why he asks the question41The underlined word “stunned in the third paragraph probably means _ . ApuzzledBshockedCdisappointedDconcerned42Among the four speakers，who made positive comments on the movie? AGeminiJef and PauljohnsonBPauljohnson and Dominionator CGeminiJef and DominionatorDPauljohnson and Apols43Which of the following best states Pauljotmsons ideas about l2 Years a Slave? AIt leaves little room for character development BIt reaches the height of The Lord of the Rings CIt doesnt deserve such high praise DIt amazes the audience with its special effects【参考答案】4043、CBDB 【重庆市南开中学2014高考英语二诊考试】 请阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。CIt is hard to imagine that such a small country，the size of Indiana with the population of Alaska，tucked in the Himalaya Mountains，accessible only by two airplanes，is the “Happiest Country in the world and has one of the fastest growing GDPS in the worldThis country is Bhutan，“Land of the Thunder Dragon”，which is located in South Asia and is encompassed by India，China，and NepalBhutan is the last standing Buddhist Kingdom in the World and，until recently，has preserved much of their culture since the l7th century by avoiding globalization and staying isolated from the worldInternet，television，and western dress were banned from the country up until ten years agoOver the past ten years globalization has begun to change in Bhutan，but things remain perfectly balancedBhutan is the only country in the world that has a GNH，which refers to “Gross National HappinessThe process of measuring GNH began when Bhutan opened up to globalizationIt measures peoples quality of life，and makes sure that “material and spiritual development happen together”Bhutan has done an amazing job of finding this balanceBhutan has continually been ranked as the happiest country in all of Asia，and the eighth Happiest Country in the world according to Business WeekIn 2007，Bhutan had the second fastest growing GDP in the world，at the same time as maintaining their environment and cultural identityIn 2008，in Bhutans first democratic election，28-year-old Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wang Chuck was elected president of BhutanHe promises to “maintain a stance （立场)of protection against the worst aspects of globalization，maintaining the Gross National Happiness”But Jigme himself is no stranger to globalizationHe attended high school at Phillips Academy and university at Wheaton College and then graduated from Oxford44The underlined word “encompassed in the first paragraph most probably means _ . AcoveredBsurroundedCseparatedDguarded45Why is Bhutan regarded as “the happiest country”? ABecause it changes its policy and begins to open up BBecause it uses “GNH” to measure its achievement CBecause it stresses both material and spiritual development DBecause it has the second fastest growing GDP in the world46What Can we infer from the last paragraph? AThe election in Bhutan is far from satisfactory BGlobalization has influenced Bhutans religion CJigmes educational background will cause distrust DPeople in Bhutan will continue living a happy life47Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?【参考答案】4447、ACDD 【重庆市南开中学2014高考英语二诊考试】 请阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。DCoffee is a powerful beverageOn a personal level，it helps keep US awake and activeOn a much broader level，it has helped shape our history and continues to shape our cultureCoffee didnt take off until the l400s when people figured out they could roast its seedsBy the l500s，the drink had spread to coffeehouses across the Arab worldWithin another l50 years，it took Europe by storm“It actually had a major impact on the rise of business，” historian Mark Pendergrast saysCoffeehouses became a spot not just to enjoy a cup but to exchange ideasThe insurer Lloyds of London was founded hundreds of years ago in one of Londons 2,000 coffeehousesLiterature，newspapers and even the works of great composers like Bach and Beethoven were also spawned(涌现)in coffeehousesIt is often said that after the Boston Tea Party of l773，when American colonists attacked British tea ships and threw boxes of tea into the harbor，Americans universally switched over to drinking coffeeIn a letter John Adams wrote to his wife，Abigail，the Founding Father claims his love of tea but says he will have to learn to embrace coffee instead，because drinking tea had become a symbol of not loving the countryFor all the upsides coffee has brought the modern world，it also led to its fair share of downsides，tooEuropeans carried coffee with them as they colonized various parts of the world，and this frequently meant they enslaved people in order to grow itIn Brazil where slavery was legal until l888 coffee plantations would use slash-and-burn agriculture，tearing down rain forests and planting coffee treesOnce the soil had been exhausted，growers would move on to another placeAnd yet，coffee，as Pendergrast says，”had a very good impact in many ways on our civilization，even though it was，for a long time，grown by slaves”48Why did people enjoy going to coffeehouses? ABecause it was a fashion to drink coffee BBecause coffeehouses provided a better flavor CBecause they could stay awake and active there DBecause they could exchange ideas there49What can we learn from the fourth paragraph? AAmerican colonists made great profits by trading in coffee BTea was regarded as a symbol of loving ones country CCoffee became very popular after the incident in Boston DJohn Adams was the Founding Father of the Tea Party50In the fifth paragraphthe writer points out that _ .ACoffee plantation was closely connected with slavery Bcoffee plantation led to outdated agriculture in Brazil Cslavery in Brazil had been against the law until l888 Dslavery was responsible for the damage to rainforests 5 1What is mainly talked about in this passage? ASome interesting stories about coffee culture BImportant Roles that coffee played in history CHow coffee became the most popular beverage DHow coffee affected Americas independence【参考答案】4851、DCAB