广西来宾市2017高考英语一轮阅读理解专练（3）含答案
阅读理解-。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Many people believe Henry Ford invented the automobile (汽车)．But Henry Ford did not start to build his first car until 1896.That was eleven years after two Germans developed the world's first automobile.Many people believe Henry Ford invented the production line that moved a car's parts to the worker，instead of making the worker move to the parts.That is not true，either.Many factory owners used methods of this kind before Ford.What Henry Ford did was to use other people's ideas and make them better.And he made the whole factory a moving production line.
In the early days of the automobile，almost every car maker raced his cars.It was the best way of gaining public notice.Henry Ford decided to build a racing car.Ford's most famous race was his first one.It was also the last race in which he drove the car himself.
The race was in 1901，at a field near Detroit.All of the most famous cars had entered, but only two were left：the Winton and Ford's.The Winton was famous for its speed.Most people thought the race was over before it began.
The Winton took an early lead.But halfway through the race, it began to lose power.Ford started to gain.And near the end of the race, he took the lead.Ford won the race and defeated the Winton.His name appeared in newspapers and he became wellknown all over the United States.Within weeks of the race, Henry Ford formed a new automobile company.In 1903, a doctor in Detroit bought the first car from the company.That_sale was the beginning of Henry Ford's dream.Ford said: “I will build a motor car for the great mass of people.It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for one person to operate and care for.It will be built of the best materials.It will be built by the best men to be employed.And it will be built with the simplest plans that modern engineering can produce.It will be so low in price that no man making good money will be unable to own one.”
The Model T was a car of that kind.It only cost $850.It was a simple machine that drivers could depend on.Doctors bought the Model T．So did farmers.Even criminals. They considered it the fastest and surest form of transportation.Americans loved the Model T．They wrote stories and songs about it.Thousands of Model T's were built in the first few years.
本文记叙了亨利福特充分利用别人的想法，生产出了自己的汽车，形成了自己的生产流水线。通过赛车比赛，使公众关注到自己的汽车，然后建立了自己的汽车公司，为所有的普通顾客生产汽车。
1．What do we know about Henry Ford from Paragraph 1?
A．He made good use of ideas from others.
B．He produced the first car in the world.
C．He knew how to improve auto parts.
D．He invented the production line.
答案：A。细节理解题。根据短文第一段倒数第二句话可知：福特所做的就是利用别人的想法，然后更好地利用。
．Why did Henry Ford take part in the 1901 car race?
A．To show off his driving skills.B．To draw public attention.
C．To learn about new technology.D．To raise money for his new company.
答案：B。细节理解题。根据短文第二段可知，开始时，每个汽车制造者都开赛车，并且这是引人注意的最好方法。因此他制造自己的赛车，进行比赛，目的是引人注意。
．“That sale” in Paragraph 4 refers to______.
A．the selling of Ford cars at reduced prices
B．the sale of Model T to the mass of people
C．the selling of a car to a Detroit doctor
D．the sales target for the Ford Company
答案：C。词义猜测题。由上一句话“In 1903, a doctor in Detroit bought the first car from the company”可知，that sale指代的是医生买车这件事。
．What was Henry Ford's dream according to the text?
A．Producing cars for average customers.
B．Building racing cars of simple design.
C．Designing more car models.
D．Starting more companies.
答案：A。细节理解题。由短文倒数第二段及最后一段可知，他造的车价格低，能挣钱的人都能买得起他的车，医生，农民甚至罪犯都买他的车。由此可知他的梦想就是为普通老百姓造车。
（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：记叙文 话题：日常生活 词数：610 时间：8′
I no longer run for the mail the way I used to.I remember, before the email age, the sense of heightened expectation as the hour of mail delivery approached, wondering what slim, handwritten treasures would appear in my box.I once received a letter from a longlost friend and was filled with such joy that I ran the mail carrier down and shook his hand, as if he had done a heroic deed in conveying the letter to me.
Once a day.Six days a week.That was the rhythm.Through snow, rain, heat, and darkness of night.I first learned to love the mail as a young boy.The first thing I ever received that was personally addressed to me was from my friend Duane.We had been the fastest of 9yearold friends.Then he moved away, to Massachusetts.The parting was difficult, but boys didn't cry.
Within the week, however, there was a letter in my mailbox.It was from Duane, and it read, “I'm OK, but I miss you.” That first conveyance to me of a written word from a great distance had all the import of the first Morse code message：“What hath God wrought.” It was at that moment that I became a letter writer, quickly discovering that the more letters I wrote, the more I received.
I wrote letters through elementary school, high school, college, and beyond.It got to the point where I could comfortably expect to receive a letter a day.The daily mail delivery was, for me, like a beacon (灯塔) at sea—something toward which my thoughts began to move upon waking.What quickened my blood，of course, was the element of surprise: From whom would the letter be today? And what would the news be？
And then，seemingly in the blink of an eye, the earth shifted.Email had arrived.Despite being attracted by the new technology, I promised myself that I would never stop writing letters by hand.However, I had no control over the tendency of others, and slowly, coldly, and then with quickened pace, the letters disappeared from my mailbox, having been replaced with electronic “messages” (a totally different beast—in contrast to letters, all emails look alike)．
And so, like a shipwrecked man filling notes into bottles, tossing them into the waves, and hoping for the best, I continue to write longhand, licking envelopes, sticking stamps, and handing my outgoing mail to the carrier who regards me with a curious eye, as if he is looking at the last member of a species which is dying out.But he must share the pathos(伤感力), for the moment he takes my letter he says, “Thanks for your business.”
Yes, it's clear that he feels sorry for me, a man continually spitting into the wind and not learning any lessons from it.But I feel bad for him as well, walk hard through the snow, only rarely bringing me a letter from a friend, and more likely delivering advertising mails or something useless.
But it gets sadder than this.Some months ago, while thinking about but not expecting the mail, I noticed the lateness of the hour and my stillempty mailbox.By 6 that evening there was still no sign of the carrier.The next morning I called the post office.“Oh，” the cheerful voice intoned.“It got dark, so the carrier went home.”
So much for the darkness of night.
“He'll bring your mail this afternoon，” the voice concluded.
That wasn't true.When the carrier finally did make his way down my street, I signaled to him, but he shrugged kindly and said, “Nothing for you today.”
I think that, at some level, I already knew that.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文，作者表达了自己在这个电子邮件时代对传统书信的难以舍弃的情愫。
1．Which of the following statements is TRUE about the author?
A．When his friend Duane left, they cried for parting.
B．He would not write letters again because there are no carriers nowadays.
C．He once loved to write letters and even wished to receive a letter a day.
D．He was tired of the new technology.
答案 C [考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“I wrote letters through elementary school，high school,
college,
and beyond.
It got to the point where I could comfortably expect to receive a letter a day”可知选C。]
2．What can we infer from the passage?
A．The author was the last one to write letters.
B．The author hadn't written letters before his friend Duane left.
C．The author called the post office to look for Duane.
D．The author was addicted to emails.
答案 B [考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“It was at that moment that I became a letter writer”推断出，作者在他的朋友Duane离开之前没有写过信，故选B。]
3．In the last paragraph the author says “I already knew that”， he probably means“________ ”．
A．the carrier went home
B．email is of great importance
C．the earth shifted suddenly
D．there's still no mail for him
答案 D [考查句意理解。根据倒数第二段中的“when the carrier finally did make his way down my street，I signaled to him，but he shrugged kindly and said，‘Nothing for you today’”可推知依然没有作者的信件。]
4．Why did the author run the mail carrier down and shake his hand?
A．Because the mail carrier had done a heroic deed.
B．Because the author was overjoyed to hear from a longlost friend.
CBecause the author failed to receive a mail.
D．Because the mail carrier delivered advertised mails.
答案 B [考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“I once received a letter from a long lostfriend and was filled with such joy that I ran the mail carrier down and shook his hand，as if he had done a heroic deed in conveying the letter to me”可知，作者收到久未见面的朋友的信是非常开心的，故选B。]
5．What's the best title of the passage?
A．Why I stick to the mailman
B．How kind a mailman
C．What the news will be
D．Email age arrives
答案 A [考查标题判断。本文主要表达了作者对传统书信的难以舍弃的情愫，故选A。]
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。体裁：议论文 话题：自我推销 词数：307 时间：7′
According to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal，we might all be braggarts(大话王) in this competitive society addicted to social networking.
Take a close look at your socialnetworking sites.Do you like to post photos of yourself in restaurants to show others what an exciting life you have？Or do you like to write about how happily in love you are？Or perhaps you are of the subtle type who constantly complain about jobs but really just want to impress others with your important position.
According to the results of a series of experiments conducted by Harvard University neuroscientists (神经科学家)，the reward areas of our brain—the same areas that respond to “primary rewards”
such
as
food—are
activated
when
we
talk
about ourselves.We devote between 30 to 40 percent of our conversation time to doing just that.Unfortunately，Elizabeth Bernstein，a columnist with The Wall Street Journal，says，some people can't tell the difference between sharing positive information that others might actually want to know and direct bragging.She suggests that bragging involves comparison，whether stated or implied.
“We are expected to be perfect all the time.The result is that more and more people are carefully managing their online images，”says Elizabeth Bernstein.
But the issue is not limited to the Internet.In a fiercely competitive job market we must sell ourselves on multiple platforms and show that we are better than others.In fact，we have become so accustomed to bragging that we don't even realize we are doing it，according to Bernstein.This is harmful to our relationships and puts people off.
Bernstein talked to some experts who said that people brag for all sorts of reasons：to appear worthy of attention；to prove to ourselves we are doing fine and that people who said we would fail are wrong；or simply because we're excited when good things happen to us.
“Feel sorry for them，because they're doing this unconscious，destructive thing that won't help them in the long run，”said Professor Simian Valier，a research psychologist at Washington University.
【语篇解读】 这是一篇议论文。生活中，大话王最讨人嫌，可是不知不觉间，我们竟然开始用夸张的语言打造自己的形象。在疯狂吹嘘的背后，其实是一种自我营销，但是长远来看，这种方式对人们没有太大帮助。
．The underlined word “subtle” in Para.2 is closest in meaning to “________”．
A．hidden
B．apparent
C．outstanding
D．simple
答案 A [词义猜测题。根据画线词后的．..but really just want to impress others with your important position.可知此单词意为“隐藏的，暗暗的，不明显的”。]
．Which of the following is one of the features of braggarts?
A．They control conversation and only talk about themselves.
B．They know well how to share positive information.
C．They selfpromote to stand out in their career.
D．They don't pay much attention to their online image.
答案 C [细节理解题。根据第五段第二句In a fiercely competitive job market we must sell ourselves on multiple platforms and show that we are better than others.可知，在激烈的职场中，我们必须在多个平台推销自己来证明我们比别人更优秀。]
．What can we infer from the passage?
A．Braggarts make a good first impression but the effect decreases over time.
B．People who like bragging know what they are doing.
C．Braggarts always adopt comparison directly to show they are excellent.
D．They care much about the feelings of others when talking.
答案 A [推理判断题。根据五段最后一句This is harmful to our relationships and puts people off.及最后一段的．..they're doing this unconscious，destructive thing that won't help them...可知答案为A项。]
．Which would be the best title for the passage?
A．Are You a Braggart?
B．Society Addicted to Networking
C．Why do We Keep on Bragging?
D．How to Deal with a Braggart?
答案 A [主旨大意题。本文作者首先指出生活中我们可能都是社交网络大话王，同时指出吹牛这个问题不仅存在于互联网，也在职场中存在，并分析其原因，加以评论。所以A项正确。C项为强干扰项，但细读文章发现，C项只是全文内容的一部分。]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。Smog has affected Beijing for at least a week and the Great Hall of the People, where lawmakers will meet next week for the country’s parliamentary session（人大会议）, is hardly visible. Much of north and central China, or one-seventh of the country, was covered in it over the weekend.
Responses have included reduced industrial activities, a ban on fireworks and barbecues, raised pollution alerts and reduced vehicles travelling on the roads. Citizens are advised to stay indoors while schools have either stopped classes or suspended outdoor activities.
And Chinese officials, after a long period of prioritizing economic development over environmental protection, are now likely to see their future career shaped by how effectively they handle the serious pollution.
“Even as a foreigner, I know the pollution has a lot to do with too much focus on economic indicators（指标）in evaluating Chinese officials,” said Florian Kessler, an executive（执行的）director with German law firm WZR Consulting. The German executive speaks fluent Chinese, loves Beijing food and is a big fan of Beijing Guo’an Football Club, but after staying in the city for eight years, he now wants to leave. “Since I smoke, I’m okay with the pollution, but I can’t let my kid breathe in the polluted air. That’s why I’m leaving,” Kessler explained.
He also said that German companies operating in Beijing, such as BMW, Benz and Volkswagen, have all had a hard time finding staff willing to work here.
China has repeated in the past that we would not follow the old path of industrialized nations to develop first and deal with pollution afterward. But the smog is an awkward reminder that our country is already on that path. Whether we can change route depends on the choice Chinese officials make between environment and growth in the years ahead.
1. These are the reasons for smog except _______.
A. industrial activities
B. fireworks
C. outdoor activities
D. vehicles
2. Florian Kessler considered the pollution had much to do with _________.
A. citizens
B. Chinese government
C. schools
D. smokers
3. Why do those German companies mentioned in the passage have a hard time?
A. Because it is hard for them to find staff who like working here.
B. Because they have kids.
C. Because they lack money.
D. Because Chinese officials don’t like them.
4. Which statement below is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Smog has affected much of north and central China over the weekend.
B. Due to smog, schools must stop classes.
C. Chinese officials didn’t pay enough attention to the environment protection.
D. Like many other nations, China has to deal with pollution, too.
5. What’s the author’s purpose to write this passage?
A. To announce that smog has stayed in Beijing for more than a week.
B. To state the responses of the people
C. To state the tips of surviving smog.
D. To appeal to the Chinese government to protect the environment.
参考答案1--5 CBABD