2017高考四川省广安市英语阅读理解一轮系列训练：9（含解析）

　　广安市2017高考英语阅读理解一轮系列训练（9）

　　阅读理解。

　　Are you looking for some new and exciting places to take your kids to? Try some of these places：

　　·Visit art museums. They offer a variety of activities to excite your kids' interest. Many offer workshops for making hand­made pieces, traveling exhibits, book signings(签名) by children's favorite writers, and even musical performances and other arts.

　　·Head to a

　　natural history museum. This is where kids can discover the past from dinosaur models to rock collections and pictures of stars in the sky. Also, ask what kind of workshops and educational programs are prepared for kids and any special events that are coming up.

　　·Go to a Youtheater. Look for one in your area offering plays for child and family visitors. Pre­show play shops are conducted by area artists and educators where kids can discover the secret about performing arts. Puppet (木偶) making and stage make­up are just a couple of the special offerings you might find.

　　·Try hands­on_science. Visit one of the many hands­on science museums around the country. These science play­lands are great fun for kids and grown­ups alike. They'll keep your child mentally and physically active the whole day through while pushing buttons, experimenting, and building. When everyone is tired, enjoy a fun family science show, commonly found in these museums.

　　1．If a child is interested in the universe, he probably will visit ________.

　　A．a YoutheaterB．an art museum

　　C．a natural history museumD．a hands­on science museum

　　．What can kids do at a Youtheater?

　　A．Look at rock collections.B．See dinosaur models.

　　C．Watch puppet making.D．Give performances.

　　．What does “hands­on science” mean in the last paragraph?

　　A．Science games designed by kids.B．Learning science by doing things.

　　C．A show of kids' science work.D．Reading science books.

　　．Where does this text probably come from?

　　A．A science textbook.B．A tourist map.

　　C．A museum guide.D．A news report.

　　【要点综述】这是一篇应用文。本文介绍了4则关于博物馆信息的广告。第一则：艺术博物馆；第二则：自然历史博物馆；第三则：木偶剧院；第四则：自己动手科学博物馆。

　　．C　细节理解题。如果孩子对宇宙感兴趣，那你就得带孩子去“自然历史博物馆”。宇宙的内容是自然历史博物馆的一部分。根据第二则广告中的“This is where kids can discover the past from dinosaur models to rock collections and pictures of stars in the sky.”可知C正确。

　　. C　细节理解题。根据第三则广告中的“Puppet(木偶)making and stage make­up are just a couple of the special offerings you might find.”可知C正确。

　　. B　词义猜测题。根据文章中最后一则广告中的“They'll keep your child mentally and physically active the whole day through while pushing buttons, experimenting, and building.”可知在这种博物馆中，孩子们通过按按钮、做实验和建东西去体验。所以B正确。

　　. C　推理判断题。根据文章的第一句话“Are you looking for some new and exciting places to take your kids

　　to? Try some of these places：”和四则广告全是有关博物馆的内容可知，这是一则博物馆广告介绍，所以这取材于博物馆指南。 (2015·安徽)

　　There are an extremely large number of ants worldwide.Each individual (个体的) ant hardly weighs anything，but put together they weigh roughly the same as all of mankind.They also live nearly everywhere，except on frozen mountain tops and around the poles.For animals their size，ants have been astonishingly successful，largely due to their wonderful social behavior.

　　In colonies (群体) that range in size from a few hundred to tens of millions，they organize their lives with a clear division of labor.Even more amazing is how they achieve this level of organization.Where we use sound and sight to communicate，ants depend primarily on pheromones (外激素)，chemicals sent out by individuals and smelled or tasted by fellow members of their colony.When an ant finds food，it produces a pheromone that will lead others straight to where the food is.When an individual ant comes under attack or is dying，it sends out an alarm pheromone to warn the colony to prepare for a conflict as a defense unit.

　　In fact，when it comes to the art of war，ants have no equal.They are completely fearless and will readily take_on a creature much larger than themselves，attacking in large groups and overcoming their target.Such is their devotion to the common good of the colony that not only soldier ants but also worker ants will sacrifice their lives to help defeat an enemy.

　　Behaving in this selfless and devoted manner，these little creatures have survived on Earth for more than 140 million years，far longer than dinosaurs.Because they think as one，they have a collective (集体的) intelligence greater than you would expect from its individual parts.

　　文章大意：文章主要讲的是蚂蚁。单个的蚂蚁显得微不足道，但成群结队的蚂蚁却蕴含着巨大的力量。蚂蚁的数量之众，加起来可以与人类的重量相媲美。蚂蚁分布极为广泛，除了寒冷的山顶和两极地区，几乎到处都有它们的踪影。

　　12．We can learn from the passage that ants are ________.

　　A．not willing to share food

　　B．not found around the poles

　　C．more successful than all other animals

　　D．too many to achieve any level of organization

　　答案：B　细节理解题。根据第一段“They also live nearly everywhere，except on frozen mountain tops and around the poles.”可知答案，结冰的山顶和两极没有蚂蚁。

　　13．Ants can use pheromones for ________.

　　A．escape B．communication

　　C．warning enemies D．arranging labor

　　答案：B　细节理解题。根据第二段“Where we use sound and sight to communicate，ants depend primarily on pheromones(外激素)”可知，我们使用声音和视觉来交流，而蚂蚁却使用外激素。

　　14．What does the underlined expression “take on” in Paragraph 3 mean?

　　A．Accept. B．Employ.

　　C．Play with. D．Fight against.

　　答案：D　词义猜测题。根据“attacking in large groups and overcoming their target”可知，这里指与比自己大的敌人战斗。

　　15．Which of the following contributes most to the survival of ants?

　　A．Their behavior. B．Their size.

　　C．Their number. D．Their weight.

　　答案：A　推理判断题。根据第一段“largely due to their wonderful social behavior”和最后一段“Behaving in this selfless and devoted manner，...they think as one，they have a collective(集体的)intelligence greater”可知，蚂蚁之所以能够存活下来，是因为它们的社会行为。

　　(2015·江西省上饶市三模)

　　When Abraham Lincoln was young, he worked in a store. One day a woman came into the store and bought some things. They added up to two dollars and six and a quarter cents.

　　The bill was paid, and the woman was entirely satisfied. But the young storekeeper, not feeling quite sure as to the accuracy of his calculations, added up the things again. To his surprise he found that it should have been but two dollars.

　　“ I've made her pay six and a quarter cents more, ”said Abe, disturbed.

　　It was an unimportant thing, and many clerks would have forgotten it, but Abe was too conscientious for that.

　　“ The money must be paid back, ”he decided.

　　At night, he closed the store, and walked to the home of his customer. He explained the matter, paid over the six and a quarter cents, and returned satisfied.

　　Here is another story of young Lincoln's strict honesty. A woman entered the store and asked for half a pound of tea. The young clerk weighed it out. This was the last sale of the day.

　　The next morning, when beginning his duties, Abe discovered a four­ounce weight on the scales. It flashed upon him at once that he had used this in the sale of the previous night, and so, of course, given his customers short weight. I am afraid that there are many country merchants who would not have been much worried by this discovery. But Abe weighed out the balance of the half pound, shut up the store, and carried it to the defrauded customer. I think my young readers will begin to see that the name so often given, in later times to President Lincoln, of “Honest Old Abe, ”was well deserved. A man who begins by strict honesty in his youth is not likely to change as he grows older, and mercantile honesty is some guarantee of political honesty.

　　文章大意：本文是小故事。文章主要讲述了亚伯拉罕·林肯小时候的诚实守信的故事。

　　1．We know from the text that Abe ________.

　　A．charged less for the woman

　　B．tricked the woman on purpose

　　C．was careful and responsible

　　D．was confident of his calculations

　　答案：C　推理判断题。charged less for the woman少收那位妇女的钱；tricked the woman on purpose故意糊弄了那位妇女；was careful and responsible认真而且有责任心；was confident of his calculations对他的计算很有信心。根据文章中叙述的两个故事以及文中的最后一段推断选C。

　　2．From the underlined sentence, we can see that the author ________.

　　A．speak highly of Abraham Lincoln

　　B．learns how to succeed in the political field

　　C．comes to understand the importance of honesty

　　D．hopes to give readers some personal suggestions

　　答案：A　推理判断题。speak highly of Abraham Lincoln高度赞扬林肯； learns how to succeed in the political field学会了如何在政治领域成功；comes to understand the importance of honesty渐渐理解了诚实的重要性；hopes to give readers some personal suggestions希望给读者提出自己的建议。通读全文，根据该画线句前的I think my young readers will begin to see that the name so often given, in later times to President Lincoln, of “Honest Old Abe, ”was well deserved可推断作者是对林肯行为的高度赞扬。故选A。

　　3．What does the author mainly intend to tell us?

　　A．Better late than never.

　　B．Honesty is the best policy.

　　C．A good name is better than gold.

　　D．Where there is a will there is a way.

　　答案：B　推理判断题。Better late than never再晚不嫌迟； Honesty is the best policy诚实是最好的策略； A good name is better than gold好名声比金子更重要； Where there is a will there is a way有志者事竟成。根据文章叙述的两个故事和最后一段作者对林肯行为的高度赞扬，作者应该是想告诉我们：诚实是最好的策略。故选B。

　　【2016高考训练题】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。Babies don’t learn to talk just from hearing sounds. They are lip-readers too. It happens during the stage when a baby’s babbling (咿呀声) gradually changes from unclear voices into that first “mama” or “dada” . The baby in order to do like you has to figure out how to shape their lips to make that particular sound they are hearing, according to developmental psychologist David Lewkowicz of Florida Atlantic University, who led the study.

　　Apparently it doesn’t take them too long to absorb the movements that match basic sounds. By their first birthdays, babies start changing back to look you in the eye again. It offers more evidence that quality face-time with babies is very important for speech development more than, say, turning on the latest baby DVD.

　　But Lewkowicz went a step further. He and his student Amy Hansen-Tift tested nearly 180 babies, groups of them at ages 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 months. How? They showed videos of a woman speaking in English or Spanish to babies of English speakers. They found that when the speaker used English, the 4-month-olds gazed mostly into her eyes. The 6-months-olds spent equal amounts of time looking at the eyes and the mouth. The 8-and 10-month-olds studied mostly the mouth. At 12 months, attention started changing back toward the speaker’s eyes.

　　But what happened when these babies accustomed to English heard Spanish? The 12-month-olds studied the mouth longer, just like younger babies. They needed the extra information to recognize the unfamiliar sounds. That fits with research into bilingualism (双语)that shows babies’ brains adjust themselves to distinguishing the sounds of their native language over other languages in the first year of life.

　　The continued lip-reading shows the 1-year-olds clearly still are fit for learning. Babies are so hard to study that this is “a fairly heroic data set”, says Duke University cognitive neuroscientist Greg Appelbaum, who found the research so fascinating that he wants to know more.

　　1. According to the first paragraph, babies______.  A. might get its voice “mama” by lip-reading  B. learn to talk just from hearing the sounds  C. like to figure out how to shape their lips  D. communicate with parents through gestures 

　　2. What is necessary in developing babies’ speech according to Lewkowicz?

　　A. Playing baby DVD nearby.

　　B. Teaching babies to read English. 

　　C. Speaking with babies face to face. 

　　D. Speaking different languages in front of babies.

　　3. Which of the following shows the right change of babies’ eye gaze according to the text?

　　Eye gaze

　　8

　　12

　　Month

　　A.

　　Eye gaze

　　8

　　12

　　Month

　　C.

　　Eye gaze

　　4

　　8

　　12

　　Month

　　B.

　　Eye gaze

　　4

　　8

　　12

　　Month

　　D.

　　4. What would be the best title of the text?

　　A. Babies Have Different Methods to Talk

　　B. Babies Try Lip-reading in Learning to Talk

　　C. Babies Are Suitable to Learn Two Languages

　　D. Babies Can Easily Accept Foreign Language

　　参考答案1—4、ACAB

　　【2016高考训练题】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。It’s a popular belief that a fish’s memory lasts for only seven seconds. It may seem sad to think that they don’t remember what they’ve eaten or where they’ve been, and they don’t recognize you or any of their friends --- every moment in their life would be like seeing the world for the first time.

　　But don’t be so quick to feel sorry for them. A new study has found that fish have a much better memory than we used to think. In fact, certain species of fish can even remember events from as long as 12 days ago.

　　In the study, researchers from MacEwan University in Canada trained a kind of fish called African cichlids to go to a certain area of their tank to get food. They then waited for 12 days before putting them back in the tank again.

　　Researchers used computer software to monitor the fish’s movements. They found that after such a long break the fish still went to the same place where they first got food. This suggested that they could remember their past experiences.

　　In fact, scientists had been thinking for a long time that African cichlids might have a good memory. An earlier study showed that they behaved aggressively in front of certain fish, perhaps because they remembered their past “fights”. But until the latest findings, there was no clear evidence.

　　Just as a good memory can make our lives easier, it also plays an important part when a fish is trying to survive in the wild.

　　“If fish are able to remember that a certain area contains safe food, they will be able to go back to that area without putting their lives at risks,” lead researcher Trevor Hamilton told Live Science.

　　For a long time, fish were placed far below chimpanzees, dolphins and mice on the list of smart animals. But this study has given scientists a new understanding of their intelligence.

　　1、What is the article mainly about?

　　Fish having very bad memories.

　　Fish being smarter than we thought.

　　How fish improve their memory.

　　What we can learn from fish.

　　2、According to the article, people used to believe that _______.

　　fish could only remember part of their past experiences

　　fish could remember things that happened 12 days ago

　　a fish’s memory lasted for only seven minutes

　　fish didn’t recognize any of their friends

　　3、How can fish benefit most from a good memory? They can remember _______.

　　where to get food and survive

　　their enemies and fight

　　where to escape to when in danger

　　their friends and help each other

　　4、Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　Fish behave aggressively in a fight.

　　Fish can remember more.

　　Fish don’t belong to the list of smart animals.

　　Only African cichlids have a good memory.

　　参考答案1—4、BDAB