广西来宾市2017高考英语一轮阅读理解专练（65）含答案
【2016模拟题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。(2015·山西省四校联考)
Shark Keeper
Get up close and very personal with the Aquarium's largest exhibit and its biggest predators(食肉动物) with the new Shark Keeper program! After each participant prepares to feed the sharks and other fishes in the 120,000gallon Lost City of Atlantis Exhibit, they will then get the onceinalifetime chance to feed our sand tiger sharks! Participants will also experience a tour of other behindthescenes animal care work areas and take home a reallife shark tooth.可知。
Program Outline：
﹡Greeting from Educator
﹡Educational Program: misunderstandings about sharks, biology, pictures, shark tooth comparisons, animal overview, what to expect during the experience.
﹡Behindthescenes food prep
﹡Brief overview of Safety and Policies
﹡Feeding
Schedule：
Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 3：40 pm
Session: 3：40 pm
Length: 60 minutes
Requirements: All participants must be 16＋.
Price: $50.00, plus Admission(Members: $45.00). Space is currently limited to three participants per scheduled session.
How to Book: Phone: 631 208 9200，ext.H2O(426)
Online: When purchasing your Admission ticket, please select the Shark Keeper addon under the Aquatic Adventures section of the shopping cart.
Guests with Special Needs：
Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center makes every effort to accommodate guests with special needs. Please be aware that to participate in this program, guests must be able to navigate the animal habitat spaces with minimum assistance, and must be able to understand and take direction in English from staff members. To ensure the best experience, please contact the Call Center at 631 208 9200, ext. H2O(426) to discuss your individual needs.
Cancellations(取消)：
There is a 72hour cancellation policy. Any cancellation made within 72 hours will not be refunded. Noshows will not be refunded or rescheduled. Guests arriving late (after the required program checkin time) will not be permitted to participate in the program and will not be refunded or rescheduled. We encourage guests to arrive at the Aquarium with plenty of time to park, enter, and check into the program. Adventurers should report to the Main Entrance at least ten minutes ahead. The sessions will begin quickly at the scheduled time. Please plan accordingly.
文章大意：文章主要提供了去水族馆参观喂食鲨鱼的活动，以及活动日程安排、要求、门票价格等。
1．After joining the program, you will ________.
A．feed sharks once a life time
B．get a real shark tooth as a souvenir
C．meet the biggest predators of sharks
D．draw some pictures of sharks
答案：B 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句Participants will also experience a tour of other behindthescenes animal care work areas and take home a reallife shark tooth.可知
．As a guest with special needs, you are expected to ________.
A．make sure of your individual needs
B．move around the center alone
C．follow the directions of staff members
D．seek as much assistance as possible
答案：C 细节理解题。根据Guests with Special Needs: and must be able to understand and take direction in English from staff members.可知。
3．If you want to give up the program, you'd better ________.
A．report it to the center 10 minutes before the session
B．manage your plan again with 72 hours
C．expect to refund from the center
D．report the center 3 days in advance
答案：D 细节理解题。根据Cancellations(取消)：There is a 72hour cancellation policy. Any cancellation made within 72 hours will not be refunded. 取消的话需要72小时，也就是3天。
．What information can we learn from the program?
A．You can book the program in advance online.
B．There is no limit to the age of participants.
C．You need to pay $95 at least for the program.
D．A session is scheduled for 3 children every week.
答案：A 细节理解题。根据How to Book: Phone: 631 208 9200，ext.H2O(426) Online：，可知，可以网上订票。
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(2017·新课标全国卷)In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music，dance and theatre in Edinburgh.The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.
It quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinness，Richard Burton，Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras(交响乐团)．It became a fixed event every August and now attracts 400
At the same time，the“Fringe”appeared as a challenge to the official festival.Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947，in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform，and they did so in a public house disused for years.
Soon，groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University，and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge，Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by little－known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh.
r outgrown the festival with around 1，500 performances of theatre，music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts.And yet as early as 1959，with only 19 theatre groups performing，some said it was getting too big.
A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971，and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself.In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1，695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries.More than 1.25 million tickets were sold.
【解题导语】 本文主要介绍了爱丁堡边缘(Fringe)艺术节的成立以及发展壮大的情况。
A．To bring Europe together again.
B．To honor heroes of World WarⅡ.
C．To introduce young theatre groups.
D．To attract great artists from Europe.
答案 A [细节理解题。根据第一段的The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.可知成立爱丁堡边缘艺术节的目的是使二战后的欧洲重新团结。故选A。]
A．They owned a public house there.
B．They came to take up a challenge.
C．They thought they were also famous.
D．They wanted to take part in the festival.
答案 D [细节理解题。根据第三段的in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform可知他们认为他们有权利参加这个节日。故选D。]
A．Popular writers.
B．University students.
C．Artists from around the world.
D．Performers of music and dance.
答案 B [细节理解题。根据第四段的内容可知在爱丁堡边缘艺B。]
________．
－official event
C．gives shows all year round
D．keeps growing rapidly
答案 D [推理判断题。根据文章内容尤其最后一段可知爱丁堡边缘艺术节是一个官方组织的活动只在每年八月举行现在发展很迅速。由此可知选D。]阅读理解, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare’s time is estimated to have been about five million. Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a native language, mainly in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.In addition to the standard varieties of English found in these areas, there are a great many regional and social varieties of the language as well as various levels of usage that are employed both in its spoken and written forms.
In fact, it is impossible to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an enough working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. The purpose for English learning and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is difficult to explain and still more difficult to judge what forms an adequate working knowledge for each situation.
The main reason for the widespread demand for English is its present－day importance as a world language. Besides serving the indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of important works in science, technology, and other fields are being produced, and not always by native speakers. It is widely used for such purposes as meteorological and airport communications, international conferences, and the spread of information over the radio and television networks of many nations. It is a language of wider communication for a number of developing countries, especially former British colonies. Many of these countries have multilingual populations and need a language for internal communication in such matters as government, commerce, industry, law and education as well as for international communication and for entrance to the scientific and technological developments in the West.
1. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. The Difficulties of Learning English
B．International Communications
C．The Standard Varieties of English
D．English as a World Language
2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．Some 260 million people in the world have an adequate working knowledge of English.
B．There are some 260 million native speakers of English in the world.
C．It is almost impossible to estimate the number of people with an adequate working knowledge of English.
D．People learn English for a variety of reasons.
3. According to the passage, what is the main reason for the widespread use of English?
A．It was popular during Shakespeare’s time.
B．It is used in former British colonies.
C．It serves the needs of its native speakers.
D．It is a world language that is used for international communication.
4. What forms an adequate working knowledge of English?
A．The ability to read a newspaper.
B．It is difficult to judge because it differs for each situation.
C．Being a multilingual.
D．Being a native speaker.
[解题导语] 本文介绍了英语的发展变化情况，说明了英语最后成为世界语言的原因及英语在当代社会中的重要性。
1. 解析：选D。主旨大意题。全文讲述的是英语在全世界的广泛应用。第三段第一句又特别提出英语作为一种世界语言的原因，故选D项。A项文中并未涉及；B项和C项只是文中细节，不能概括全文。
2. 解析：选A。推理判断题。根据文章第一段中第二句及第二段的第一句的描述可推知B、C两项正确，A项错误。由第二、三段可知D项正确。
3. 解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的描述，英语广泛应用于气象和机场的交流，国际会议和信息传播等，可推知此题的答案为D。
4. 解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句可知，环境不同，所要求的英语水平等级也有所不同，因此很难判断一个人的英语程度。故此题答案为B。
A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Steven Spielberg's 2002 science-fiction thriller Minority Report produced a world where computers could read minds and predict the future. It seemed fanciful at the time, but fantasy is edging closer to fact.
On Jan. 3l, a team of scientist sat the UC Berkeley, led by Robert Knight programmed computers to decode (解码) brain waves and replay them as words. Five months earlier, another group of Berkeley scientists showed their colleagues short movies and used computers to play back in color what people saw.
These experiments are a big advance from 2006, when a French scientist first replayed images from a human mind, a black-and-white checkerboard pattern. The possibilities are great: a disabled person could “speak”； doctors could access the mind of a patient who fainted; you could rewatch your dreams on an iPad.There are, of course, equally dark side, such as the involuntary take out of information from the brain.
In spite of these breakthroughs,Jack Gallant, the neuroscientist who led the first Berkeley team, says current technology for decoding brain activity is still “relatively primitive.” The field is held back by its poor machinery, in particular the fMRI.
“Eventually,” says Gallant,“someone will invent a decoding machine you can wear as a hat.” Such an advance into the human mind, he says, might take 30 years.
Still, the recent advances at Berkeley offer small answers, which scientists can use to begin unlocking the secrets of memory and consciousness.
l. What is the best title for the passage?
A. New technology can read your mind
B. Fantasy is edging closer to fact
C. A new discovery in human brain
D. The intelligent computers in the future
2. What did scientist sat the UC Berkeley do?
A. They produced a fanciful world.
B. They made computers jump forward like a human.
C. They managed to translate brain waves into language.
D. They used computers to make short movies.
3. Which of the following is impossible for the research?
A. It can help a disabled man recover his ability of speech.
B. Doctors can read a patient's mind even if he is unconscious.
C. People will know what happens in their dreams.
D. People's thoughts may be given away.
4. What plays a most important role in the development of the technology?
A. A computer. B. An iPad. C.A decoding machine.D. A hat.
5. It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. scientists got the inspiration from a movie
B. the technology still has a long way to go
C. the technology has been put into practice
D. scientists have unlocked these crets of memory
【参考答案】1—5、ACACB
2016高考模拟题。阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Many people influenced various aspects of my life, based on their personal characteristics, accomplishments, and values. I have been fortunate to have had numerous teachers and professors who I respect for their patience and intelligence. There are artists that have inspired me by their natural talents and original creativity. I value many political leaders, who have inspired me by their contributions to society, and their ability to change our futures. But of all the people I have known in my life, the person I admire most is my father.
As the youngest girl in my family, I always considered myself to be “Daddy’s little girl”. While I grew up, it always made me sad to see so many of my friends and neighbors without a father or father-like figure around. This helped me appreciate how my father always takes an interest in his children’s lives. In every aspect of my life my father continuously pushes me to excel, so I could accomplish my work outstandingly among my people. Whenever I feel like giving up, or have a question or a concern, I know I can always call on him for advice. From him I have also learned that sometimes you have to put others’ needs ahead of your own, but you should make sure you are not taken advantage of by others. His strength seems to be unbreakable during hard times, and he is extremely determined to accomplish anything he sets his mind on, no matter how tiny it is. I highly respect him for how he stands up for what he believes in, and will never back down. I have always admired his open mind, compassion for people, and sense of understanding. He is a very reserved man, but to everybody’s surprise, he has a great sense of humor, and always knows how to put a smile on the faces of his wife, his children and his friends.
Living in his affection and instruction, I am very proud of my father. He also professes how proud he is of his children, and is still there to support us in whatever we are involved in.
1. What is the best title for the passage?
A. How my father loved me
B. My father—the person I admire most
C. I am the apple on my father’s palm
D. My father—the one who influenced me most
2. Which of the following could not be used to describe the author’s father?
A. Considerate and humorous
B. Affectionate and open-minded
C. Knowledgeable and sociable
D. Energetic and helpful
3. Which of the following can best explain the underlined word “excel”?
A. Do better than others.
B. Show off.
C. Be cleverer than others.
D. Keep healthy
4. What can we infer about the author?
A. She appreciated her father because he solved all the problems for her.
B. She considered her father humorous and was often made to laugh by him.
C. She had sympathy for the fatherless.
D. She was outstanding in work because her father pushed her hard.
参考答案1—4 BCAC