2017届重庆市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编精练：9（含解析）

　　重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编（9）（附解析）

　　阅读理解。

　　It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries. Then one day. Some visitors from the city arrived. The told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog's legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other place. This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a batter future. But the dream didn't last long. The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately. The villagers decided that they couldn't just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines. Soon there was no money left. Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn't been useless. They had been doing an important job---eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases. Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.

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　　) 1. From paragraph I we learn that the villagers __________.

　　A. worked very hard for centuries

　　B. dreamed of having a better life

　　C. were poor but somewhat content

　　D. lived a different life from their forefathers

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　　) 2. Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

　　A. the frogs were easy money

　　B. They needs money to buy medicine

　　C. they wanted to please the visitors

　　D. the frogs made too much noise

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　　) 3. What might be the cause of the children's sickness?

　　A. the crops didn't do well

　　B. there were too many insects

　　C. the visits brought in diseases

　　D. the pesticides were overused

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　　) 4. What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?

　　A. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country

　　B. Health is more important than money

　　C. The harmony between man and nature is important

　　D. good old day will never be forgotten

　　1. C.细节理解题.第一段中有 The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy.和 C 项意思一致.

　　2. A.细节理解题.根据第三段和本段第一句 This seemed like money for nothing.句中 for nothing 是"免费的"意思,说明青蛙容易得到,并能赚到钱,村民才答应买.

　　3. B.推理判断题.根据倒数第二段中 They had been doing an important job---eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.可以推断出庄稼收成不好, 孩子生病与青蛙减少, 害虫增多有关.

　　4. C.推理判断题.最后一句 These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning. 现 在夜晚的这些声音具有更深刻的意义. 该句是一个中介句, 说明人们过度捕杀造成生态失衡, 由此也影响了人类,因此,可以推断人与自然的和谐是重要.

　　阅读理解训练

　　(2015·东北三省四市二模)

　　Raised in a fatherless home, my father was extremely tightfisted towards us children. His attitude didn't soften as I grew into adulthood and went to college. I had to ride the bus whenever I came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home, Dad never met me, even in severe weather. If I grumbled,_he'd say in his loudest father­voice, “That's what your legs are for！”

　　The walk didn't bother me as much as the fear of walking alone the highway and country roads. I also felt less than valued that my father didn't seem concerned about my safety. But that feeling was canceled one spring evening.

　　It had been a particularly difficult week at college after long hours in labs. I longed for home. When the bus reached a stop, I

　　stepped off and dragged my suitcase to begin the long journey home.

　　A row of hedge(树篱) edged the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. Once I had turned off the highway to start the last lap of my journey, I always had a sense of relief

　　to see the hedge because it meant that I was almost home. On that particular evening the hedge had just come into view when I saw something gray moving along the top of the hedge, moving toward the house. Upon close observation, I realized it was the top of my father's head. Then I knew, each time I'd come home, he had stood behind the hedge, watching, until he knew I had arrived safely. I swallowed hard against the tears. He did care, after all.

　　On later visits, that spot of gray became my watchtower.

　　I could hardly wait until I was close enough to watch for its secret movement above the greenery. Upon reaching home, I would find my father sitting innocently in his chair. “So! My son, it's you！” he'd say, his face lengthening into pretended surprise.

　　I replied，“Yes, Dad, it's me. I'm home.”

　　文章大意：这是一篇记叙文，讲述了装作漠不关心的父亲对作者的关爱的故事。

　　1．What does

　　the underlined word “grumbled” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

　　A．Admitted readily. B．Explained clearly.

　　C．Agreed lamely. D．Spoke unhappily.

　　答案：D　词义猜测题。根据文章第一段最后一句“That's what your legs are for.”父亲的反应，可知作者是在抱怨。Admitted readily. 欣然同意；Explained clearly.清楚地解释；Agreed lamely.不完全同意；Spoke unhappily.不高兴地说。根据语意故选D。

　　2．What made the author feel uncomfortable was ________.

　　A．the tiredness after long hours in labs

　　B．the fear of seeing something moving

　　C．the feeling of being less than valued

　　D．the loneliness of riding the bus home

　　答案：C　细节理解题。根据根据第二段中的I also felt less than valued that my father didn't seem concerned about my safety. 可知他感觉不受父亲重视。the tiredness after long hours in labs.在实验室长时间的劳累；the fear of seeing something moving看到有东西在动的恐惧；the feeling of being less than valued不受重视的感觉；the loneliness of riding the bus home乘公交车回家的孤独。根据语意故选C。

　　3．The author's father watched behind the hedge because ______.

　　A．he was concerned about his son's safety

　　B．he wanted to help his son build up courage

　　C．he didn't want to meet his son at the doorway

　　C．he didn't think his son was old enough to walk alone

　　答案：A　推理判断题。根据根据第四段最后两句中可推断出父亲很在意我的安全。he was concerned about his son's safety他很关心她儿子的安全；he wanted to help his son build up courage他想帮助他的儿子鼓足勇气；he didn't want to meet his son at the doorway他不想在门口迎接他的儿子。根据语意故选A。

　　4．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

　　A．My Father's secret. B．My College Life.

　　C．Terrible Journey Home. D．Riding Bus Alone.

　　答案：A　主旨大意题。从文章后半段中可知作者发现了父亲的秘密，体会到了父亲的关爱。My

　　Father's

　　Secret 我父亲的秘密；My

　　College Life 我的大学生活；Terrible Journey Home可怕的回家旅程；Riding bus alone独自坐公交。根据语意故选A。

　　（2016高考训练）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。体裁：说明文　话题：时间的320　时间：5′

　　Time and how we experience it have always puzzled us.Physicists have created_fascinating theories,but their time__is__measured__by__a__pendulum__(钟摆) and is not__psychological time,__which__leaps__with_little_regard_to_the_clock_or_calendar.As someone who understood the distinction observed, “When you sit with a nice girl for two hours it seems like a minute, but when you sit on a hot stove, a minute seems like two hours.”

　　Psychologists have long noticed that larger units of time, such as months and years, fly on swifter wings as we age.They also note that the more time is structured with schedules and appointments, the more rapidly it seems to pass.For example, a days at the office flies compared with a days at the beach.Since most of us spend fewer day at the beach and more at the office as we age, an increase in structured time could well be to blame for why time seems to speed up as we grow older.

　　Expectation and familiarity also make time seem to flow more rapidly.Almost all of us have had the experience of driving somewhere we've never been before.Surrounded by unfamiliar scenery, with no idea of when we'll arrive, we experience the trip for a long time.But the return trip, although exactly as long, seems to take far less time.The novelty of the journey has become routine.Thus, taking a different route sometimes can often help slow the clock.

　　When days become as similar as beads (小珠子) on a string, they mix together, and even months become a single day.To handle this, try to find ways to interrupt the structure of your day—to stop time.

　　Learning something new is one of the ways to slow the passing of time.One of the reasons the days of our youth seems so full and long is that these are the days of learning and discovery.For many of us, learning ends when we leave school, but this doesn't have to be.

　　【语篇解读】　文章先讲述了人们感受到的时间快慢与物理上的时间是有所不同的，并举例说明，且提出了一些能“减缓”时间的办法。

　　1．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 is used to show ________．

　　A. physical time is different from psychological time

　　B．time should not be measured by a pendulum

　　C．psychological time is quite puzzling

　　D．physical theory has nothing to do with the true sense of time

　　答案　A　

　　．Why do units of time fly faster as we grow older?

　　A．Our sense of time changes.

　　B．We spend less time at the beach.

　　C．We have too many appointments.

　　D．More time is structured and scheduled.

　　答案　D　

　　．In Paragraph 3 “novelty” probably means ________．

　　A．unfamiliarity

　　B．excitement

　　C．imagination

　　D．amusement

　　答案　A　

　　．Which statement is TRUE according to the article?

　　A．Expectation makes time seem to run slowly.

　　B．Sitting with a pretty girl always makes time flow fast.

　　C．A day at the office is longer than a day at the beach.

　　D．Learning a new language is a good way to slow time.

　　答案　D　

　　．The purpose of the passage is to ________．

　　A．describe how we experience time psychologically

　　B．explain why time flies and how to slow it down psychologically

　　C．show the different ideas of physicists and psychologists on time

　　D．give various explanations about time

　　答案　B　Too much TV-watching can harm children's ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children. One of the studies looked at nearly 400 northern California third-graders. Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs. A second study ,looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand, found lower education levels among 26-year –olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood. But the results don't prove that TV is the cause and don't ride out that already poorly motivated youngsters (年轻人)may watch lots of TV. Their study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages5 and 15. These with college degrees had watch an average of less than two hours of TV per week night during childhood, compared with an average of more than 2 1/2 hours for those who had no education beyond high school. In the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest. While this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores, it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldn't have TVs in their bedrooms.

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　　) 1. According to the California study, the low-scoring group might _________.

　　A. have watched a lot of TV

　　B. not be interested ted in math

　　C. be unable to go to college

　　D. have had computers in their bedrooms

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　　) 2. What is the researchers' understanding of the New Zealand study results?

　　A. Poorly motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV.

　　B. Habits of TV watching reduce learning interest.

　　C. TV watching leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds.

　　D. The connection between TV and education levels is difficult to explain

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　　) 3. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

　　A. More time should be spent on computers.

　　B. Children should be forbidden from watching TV.

　　C. 'IV sets shouldn't be allowed in children's bedrooms.

　　D. Further studies on high-achieving students should be done.

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　　) 4. What would be the best title for this text?

　　A. Computers or Television

　　B. Effects of Television on Children

　　C. Studies on TV and College Education

　　D. Television and Children's Learning Habits

　　1. A.细节理解题.根据第二段中 Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.可得出答案.

　　2. D. 细节理解题. 根据第三段 But the results don' prove that TV is the cause and don't ride t out that already poorly motivated youngsters (年轻人)may watch lots of TV.可以确定答案.

　　3. C.推理判断题.注意最后一段开头的 while 是"尽管"的意思,所以这两段都是围绕儿 童卧室不应该放电视机的问题.

　　4. B.主旨大意题.通读全文可知,文章主要通过两项研究分析了儿童看电视所造成的 影响.文章第一段第一句话是主题句,所以 B 项作为标题是最佳的.