2017四川剑阁县高考英语一轮阅读理解编练
【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
阅读下列短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
When a child is told he is “ uncool”, it can be very painful, He may say he doesn’t care, and even act in ways that are opposite of cool on purpose. But these are simply ways to handle sadness by pretending it’s not there.
Helping a child feel better in school had to be careful. If you say, “Why are you worried about what other children think about you? It doesn’t matter!” children know that it does matter. Instead, an active way may be best. You could say, “ I’m going to do a couple of things for you to help you feel better in school.”
If a boy is having trouble making friends, the teacher can help him. The teacher can arrange things so that he has chances to use his abilities to contribute to class projects. This is how the other children learn how to value his good qualities and to like him. A teacher can also raise a child’s popularity in the group by showing that he values that child. It even helps to put him in a seat next to a very popular child, or let him be a partner with that child in activities, etc.
There are things that parents can do at home, too. Be friendly when your child brings others home to play. Encourage him to invite friends to meals and then serve the dishes they consider” When you plan trips, picnics, movies, and other shows, invite another child with whom your child wants to be friends.
What you can do is to give him a chance to join a group that may be shutting him out. Then, if he has good qualities, he can start to build real friendship of his own.
67. A child who has been informed of being “ uncool” may
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A. care nothing about it
B. do somenting uncool in purpose
C. develop a sense of anger
D. pretend to get hurt very much
【答案】B
【解析】根据第一段第一句可知。当一个孩子被告知他不酷的时候，他可能会说他不在乎甚至会故意做出不酷的行为来。
68. A teacher can help an unpopular child by
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A. seeing the child as the teacher’s favorite.
B. asking the child to do something for partners.
C. forcing other children to make friends with the child.
D. offering the child chances to show his good qualities.
【答案】D
【解析】根据第三段第二句The teacher can arrange things so that he has chances to use his abilities to contribute to class projects.老师可以安排一些事情，这样他有机会运用他的能力为班级做贡献。
69. How can parents help their child fit in better?
A. By cooking delicious food for him.
B. By being kind to his schoolmates.
C. By forcing him to invite friends home.
D. By taking him to have picnics in the park.
【答案】B
【解析】根据第四段第二句Be friendly when your child brings others home to play.当孩子带其他同学回家玩的时候，父母一定要有好。
70. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Children doesn’t care others’ comments on them.
B. It’s only teacher’s work to make children popular.
C. Parents should take their children out for picnic and shows more often.
D. Inviting children’s friends to family activities is good for them to make friends.
【答案】D
【解析】根据第四段最后一句可知。
71. The text is mainly about
.
A. how an unpopular child can be helped
B. why some children are unpopular
C. what good qualities unpopular children have
D. who care about unpopular children
【答案】A
【解析】文章主要介绍了父母和老师怎样帮助一个不酷的孩子交到朋友。
阅读下列短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
If you are a wealthy person of India, madly in love and planning your big fat wedding-or being pressured into arranged marriage-Thailand wants you to exchange vows(誓言) in Bangkok, Phuket or elsewhere in this “ wedding paradise(乐园)”.
This wedding business starts from overseas with the Indians. Thai embassies in India give quick services for the visas. Not only the couples, you can bring anyone, say, your own cook. So, feel free to invite hundreds of your friends and relatives.
Why would Indians want to spend so much on weddings in Thailand? Because they have similarities in religion, When Indian weddings want to have some religious prayer for the couples, Thailand can do that But the more obvious appeal are Thailand’s fancy hotels, tropical islands, and delicious Thai food, allowing new couples to include a honeymoon in Thailand after they say “I do” while their guests also celebrate on a holiday here. But on the other hand, love does have a price.
Kasr Rajagopal arranged for his daughter to have a wedding in phuket. They arranged entertainment to begin three days before the wedding because guests arrival time varied, Yachts(游艇)were arranged to take guests to small islands, while a DJ, flow in from Bangalore, India, was booked to help them dance in the evening Kasu also arranged priests(祭祀)for the Hindu wedding, and cooks to prepare Indian food. The approximate costs are around half a million U.S. dollars, including the airfares, hotel accommodation, food, transportation, the yachts on hire and the wedding ceremony expenses, for 225 to 250 guests.
Thailand wants to make itself a wedding paradise for all couples, not just from India, but from around the world. Last year, there were around 500 to 600 couples from china, and the numbers are slowly coming up .Westemers also arrive to get married, but in much smaller numbers.
72.The Indians would go to Thailand for weddings mainly because
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A. they will be pressured into arranged married in India
B. India shares the same religion as Thailand
C. Thailand offers them more than just a wedding ceremony
D. guests are not satisfied with Indian weddings
【答案】C
【解析】根据第三段倒数第二句可知泰国吸引人的地方还有昂贵的旅馆， 热带岛屿，美味的食物，新婚夫妇可以度蜜月，客人们也可以度假。
73.What can we learn from the text?
A. Guests do not need visas to get into Thailand.
B. Changing vows is a necessary step for an Indian wedding.
C. Islands are people’s first honeymoon destination choice.
D. Some Indians prefer the food prepared by their own cooks.
【答案】D
【解析】根据第二段倒数第二句可知，你可以把厨师也带去，可以得知本题D正确。
74. Kasu Rajagopal’s example in the fourth paragraph shows
.
A. it may cost you a fortune to have such a wedding
B. you can bring whatever you want to Thailand
C. what Thailand offers hardly satisfies customers’ needs
D. there are quite a few activities after the wedding
【答案】A
【解析】根据第四段The approximate costs are around half a million U.S. dollars可知， 本次婚礼的费用大约50万美元。
75. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Cost of weddings in Thailand will be reduced.
B. More people will get married in Thailand.
C. Fewer westerners will have Thai weddings.
D. Chinese will be Thailand’s No.1 customers.
【答案】B
【解析】根据最后一段可知the numbers are slowly coming up，“数量在慢慢上升”，因此选B.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The other day at a supermarket, I saw a naughty child of about six crying loudly, falling to the floor and refusing to move. All the while the troubled mother was trying to persuade him to behave well but failed. A little smack(打)on his bottom would have done the job, I thought.
Teenagers also cause discipline (纪律)problems. As a teacher I had a 16-year-old student who had fallen in love with a waiter at a fast-food restaurant. In fact, she had left home to stay with him. So we decided to put her in the school hostel. She refused. When she heard her mother begging her to stay in the hostel, she turned round and said, “Why don’t you stay in the hostel if you like it so much?”
My palms were itching to slap her for being so rude but the poor mother continued to cajole her, hoping the gentle persuasion would work wonders. It did not. Later I heard that she had run away from home again.
The list goes on and on. Could it be that today’s parents are softer and believe that they must not rod (棍棒惩罚) their children for fear of the bad result? Or do they actually believe that the children will get rid of the bad habits and behave well naturally as they grow older? I beg to disagree. I believe it is the parents’ duty to discipline the children even at a young age.
My children who are now adults will prove the fact that I used the rod when I thought it necessary. Later when they went abroad, they related to their British university friends on how they were disciplined. Their friends abroad were idled with horror and told my daughter that I could be charged with child abuse. However, my daughter showed great respect for me when she told them that she would not be where she was today if not for my strict discipline.
1. According to the passage, the author would probably ______.
A. beat the children every day
B. treat the children in a softer way
C. leave the children as they are
D. punish the children when necessary
2. The underlined word “cajole”( in Para. 3 )probably means ______.
A. persuadeB. scoldC. forgiveD. punish
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The naughty boy’s mother hit him.
B. The teacher’s daughter lived with her mother.
C. The daughter was thankful for the author’s strict discipline.
D. The author was charged with child abuse by the daughter’s friends abroad.
4. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?
A. Spoil KidsB. Value Discipline
C. Respect Parents D. Protect Kids
【参考答案】36. DACB