重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编（1）（附解析）
阅读理解。
3D cinema has been around since the early 20th century, but Hollywood brought the technology back in 2007. Many thought it was just a trick to make more money. But then came Avatar, the first mustsee movie in 3D.
But since Avatar, 3D cinema has struggled. In_2010,_several_3D_movies_bombed_at_the_box_office. And by late 2010, some people said the technology was dead. Of course, that wasn't the first time Hollywood had struggled with new technology. Although sound was added to movies in the late 1920s, it took audiences time to get used to the new technology. But in the end, sound and colour became the standard. James Cameron, director of Avatar, thinks we're going through the same process with 3D.
Some say cinemas are charging too much for 3D movies. In the US, seeing a 3D movie can cost up to $7.5 more than seeing it in 2D.Also, a recent study at California State University finds audiences don't actually enjoy movies in 3D any more than in 2D.Walter Murch, a famous movie editor, wrote in 2011 that human beings have no ability to process 3D images. Watching a 3D movie confuses our brain and this is why some people get headaches.
But James Cameron disagrees. In fact, he recently predicted that in five years all movies will be in 3D.And there are signs that 3D is fighting back. More 3D movies were put on the market in 2017 than ever before. The Lion King 3D recently made over US $150 million at the box office, and Cameron's Titanic 3D made even more.
Who knows what the future holds for 3D? Steven Spielberg recently said, “I'm hoping 3D gets to a point where people notice it. Because then it just becomes another tool and helps tell a story.”
1．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 probably means that in 2010, 3D movies________．
A．were not successful
B．became popular
C．developed quickly
D．were of poor quality
2．The example of sound and colour is used mainly to show that________．
A．Hollywood tends to absorb what is new
B．3D technology takes time to be accepted
C．Hollywood struggles with new technology
D．high technology helps to make better movies
3．In Walter Murch's opinion, 3D movies________．
A．bring moviemakers great profits
B．are more expensive than 2D movies
C．do great harm to people's health
D．are unsuitable for people to watch
4．What can we learn from the text?
A．Avatar was the first 3D movie.
B．3D cinema has existed for years.
C．Titanic 3D has made the most money.
D．2017 witnessed the coming of 3D's time.
【要点综述】自从《阿凡达》采用3D影像技术获得巨大成功之后，全世界范围内掀起了一股波涛汹涌的3D热潮。本文就3D时代是否到来展开了讨论。
1．A 推理判断题。由本段中关键词struggled、dead和bombed可判断该句意为“票房失利”。故选A项。
2．B 推理判断题。根据第二段的“…that wasn't the first time Hollywood had struggled with new technology.”可知，作者用有声电影和彩色电影如何发展成为行业标准的例子来说明3D电影技术目前遭遇的尴尬境遇，指出其要被大众接受还需要时间。故选B项。
3．D 细节理解题。根据第三段“…that human beings have no ability to process 3D images. Watching a 3D movie confuses our brain and this is why some people get headaches.”可以判断出，在Walter Murch看来，3D影像画面不适合人们观看。故选D项。
4．B 推理判断题。3D技术自从20世纪初出现以来，一直处于尴尬的境地。多年来，人们一直讨论3D电影技术的发展前景。文章首句是解题关键。故选B项。
阅读理解Canadian women have a long tradition of contributing to the arts as writers，visual artists and musicians.By the 20th century careers in many fields were opening up to more women，and writers and artists such as Gabrielle Roy are part of an important tradition in Canadian life.
Gabrielle Roy's
early
determination
to become a writer led to a great success and a very long list of books to her reputation.Gabrielle had to work hard at school.The money she won for her final examination results paid for her first year at the Winnipeg Normal Institute.In 1929，when her father died，she began to teach school and continued to teach and to contribute her wages to her family until 1937.
While living in Paris and London，Gabrielle Roy began her career as a writer.In 1943 she wrote a series of articles on the poor in Montreal which formed the basis for her first novel，The Tin Flute ，published in 1945.
The publication of The Tin Flute established Roy's credit as a novelist and provided her with greater financial security than she had ever known.
Over the next 20 years she published one book after another.She won the Governor General's Award in 1955 for Street of Riches.Roy also wrote two volumes of stories for children，Ma Vache Bossie published in 1976，and Courts Queue in 1979.Between these years，she published her
last novel
Children of My Heart，which spoke of her love for children.
Before she died in 1983 Gabrielle wrote an autobiography, Enchantment
and
Sorrow，which was published in 1984.Although she wrote in French，her works were frequently translated
into
English (and
many
other languages as well)，ensuring that they would leave an enduring(持久的)mark on the cultural life of her country.
1．________made a basis for Gabrielle's success as a novelist.
A．The Tin Flute B．Street of Riches
C．Courts QueueD. Enchantment and Sorrow
答案：A 细节理解题。根据第四段的“The publication of The Tin Flute established Roy's credit as a novelist...”可知，答案为A项。
2．Which of the followings shows the RIGHT time order of Gabrielle's experience?
a．She worked at school.
b．She began her career as a writer.
c．She expressed her love for children.
d．She won the Governor General's Award.
A．a，b，d，c
B．a，c，b，d
C．b，c，d，a
D．b，d，c，a
答案：A 推理判断题。a的时间为1929年；b为1937—1943年间；c为1976—1979年间；d为1955年。故选A项。3．What CANNOT be inferred about Gabrielle?
A．She suffered economic hardship during school years.
B．She was unhappy and bored while teaching at school.
C．She has won respect not only in Canada.
D．She has had a big influence on Canadian
答案：B 细节理解题。根据第二段的“Gabrielle had to work hard at school.The money she won for her final examination results paid for her first year...”可知，A项表述正确；根据最后一段的“...her works were frequently translated into English(and many other languages as well)．..”可知，C项表述正确；根据最后一段的“...they would leave an enduring(持久的)mark on the cultural life of her country.”可知，D项表述正确。B项文中没有提及。
4．What will probably be talked about after the sixth paragraph?
A．Another Canadian woman.
B．Canadian man's contributions.
C．A Canadian woman musician.
D．Gabrielle's achievement in the art.
答案：D 推理判断题。文章第一段提到“...writers and artists such as Gabrielle Roy are part of an important tradition in Canadian life.”，接下来各段介绍了加布里耶拉在文学上的成就，由此可知，下面应该就是介绍加布里耶拉作为艺术家所取得的成就。
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。With all the wars, fighting and sadness in the world today, it's not only necessary, but also essential to have a good sense of humor just to help us get through each and every day of our lives. Putting a smile on someone's face when you know they are feeling down in the dump, makes me feel good and warms my heart.
How would you feel if you could not joke around with your wife, husband, child, co-worker, neighbor, close friends, or even just someone that you are standing in line with at your corner store? I am always saying things that make others smile or laugh, even if I don't know the person I'm joking around with. My Grandma always found humor in everything she did, even if it was the hardest job anyone could imagine. This not only relieves stress in any situation, but also is common courtesy(礼貌)to speak to others that are around you.
I know of a few people that don't have a funny bone in their bodies, as they say.Everyone around them could be rolling on the floor after hearing a great joke and they would sit there without the slightest smile on their face.They don't get the joke that makes others laugh. I am busting__a__gut while they just sit there, looking at me as if I were from outer space.How can people not get a really funny joke?
Laughing is essential to keep your stress levels under control. Without humor we would find ourselves with a lot of psychological problems, or on a lot of medications to keep us from going crazy. There is too much sadness in this present world. It drives people crazy. We all need to find a way to ignore the sadness and bring a little light into our lives. So, I believe our best medicine is to get together and tell some jokes and have some fun laughing together.
【语篇解读】 面对生活中的不如意，保持一种幽默精神可以让人觉得心情更好。
1．According to the author, humor is useful in the aspect that________．
A．it makes people more confident
B．it can pick up people's spirits
C．it can help get rid of the cruelty in the world
D．it can help people get on well with others
答案 B
．From the second paragraph, we can know that________．
A．the writer is funny and polite
B．family members should play tricks on each other
C．the writer's grandma is humorous
D．we should relieve stress in any situation
答案 C
．The phrase “busting a gut” in the third paragraph can be replaced by________．
A. explaining carefully
B．speaking loud
C．keeping silent
D．laughing hard
答案 D
．In writing the passage, the author mainly intends to________．
A．encourage people to be humorous in daily life
B．talk about his own understanding of humor
C．introduce a practical way to get through daily life
D．convince people of the power of being optimistic about life
答案 A
5．What is the author's attitude towards the present world?
A．Critical.
B．Positive.
C．Satisfied.
D．Indifferent.
答案 A
【2016高考训练题】阅读理解—主旨大意题、标题概括题。
Shami is a spy working for MI5, the British domestic security service. Recently he was interviewed by the BBC for the now TV documentary series. Modern Spies.
Shami isn't his real name and in the interview his face was in shadow, so you couldn't identify him, but he spoke about his job and what motivates him.
The interviewer asked Shami if he has any hesitation about spying on other people. “No, not at all,” replied Shami. “I know why I'm doing it . I'm trying to prebent something major occurring which could lead to loss of life . That's my biggest motivation.”
Asked how he felt when he was doing a spying activity, Shami replied,” Excited. You feel a lot of pressure, but you understand the task in hand and how serious it is. You are thinking about potential dangers which might be a threat to yourself.” Shami admitted that his biggest fear was missing a vital piece of information, something that would go on to cause loss of life.
Shami said that there were some other intelligence officers working at MI5's London headquarters. Spies like him are out on the ground while the others' job is to analyze intelligence from a variety of different sources. He pointed out that vital pieces come from human sources of agents from within suspected terrorist organizations—a standard plotline in Hollywood movies, but he thought 007 was pure fantasy.” The key element of the James Bond myth is that we are some kind of illegal organization—that's not the case. And I certainly wouldn't be the kind of lone wolf in the films.”
Motivates Shami to carry out his job.
To spy on people
To prevent loss of life
To analyze important information
To get excitement from danger
It can be learned from the passage that
Shami once missed some important information
Shami is rarely stressed out when dong a task
The film 007 was a reflection of Shami's real life
MI5 is a legal organization
The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means
Shami never felt lonely because he could see films
Shami was not the leading actor in the film
Shami worked on a team rather than single-handedly
Shami needed the help of a wolf for his job
What can be the best title for the text?
A Real-Life Spy
B. Modern Spies
C. Spy Movies
D. Comparison on Spies
语篇解读
本文是篇记叙文。主要讲述的是现实生活中的一个间谍的故事。
B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“I know why I'm doing it I'm trying to prevent something major occurring which could lead to loss of life. That's my biggest motivation.”可知B项正确。
D 推理判断题。根据最后一段倒数第二句可知，D项符合文意
C 句意理解题。 根据最后一段可知，不同的间谍分工不同：有的负责在总部分析情报，有的则在外执行任务。任务的完成是大家共同合作的结果，而不是像电影里詹姆斯·邦德一样单枪匹马完成任务。
A 标题概括题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述的是现实生活中的一个间谍，而非大多数人印象中的电影里的间谍。故选A项最适合本文的标题。