2017高考英语阅读理解解析版汇编（100）
阅读理解2017·皖南八校联考International Book Club
Have you ever thought of joining a book club and buying new books through the post？Here at the International Book Club，we already have many members buying books from us by mail.
Immediate benefits：
•As a special offer，you may choose any reducedprice books from our new members’ book list，to the value of $6 in total (plus postage and packing)．By doing this，you will save pounds on the publishers’ prices.
•Tick the box on your form to order a free watch.
•If you reply within seven days，we will send you another free gift carefully chosen from our book list by our staff
•Order a DVD from the many on offer in our list，at half the recommended retail price.
When you’ve joined：
As a member，you’ll enjoy savings of between 30% and 50% off the publisher’s price on every book you buy，and what’s more，they’ll come straight to your door.Your free club magazine arrives once a month，to keep you up to date with the latest bestsellers.This means that every year we offer over 1,000 books to choose from.On the Internet，you can find all our titles for the year on our exclusive members’ website.
Being a member：
All we are asking you to do while you are a member is to choose four books during your first year.After that，you can decide on the number of books you wish to take.
In each of our monthly club magazines，our experienced staff choose a Club Choice book—a work of fiction or a reference title which they feel is particularly worth buying，and which is offered at an extraspecial price.However，if you do not want this book，just say so in the space provided on the form.We will always send the book if we do not receive this.
So，return your application form today，but hurry—it’s not every day we can make you an offer like this.To apply to become a member，all you need to do is simply fill in the enclosed form and return it in the postagepaid envelope supplied.
Before you know it，your books will be with you.Please don’t send any money now，as we will send you your bill with the books.And remember，you have up to a fortnight to decide if you wish to keep the books you have ordered.You should then either return the books or send your payment.
1．Which of the following doesn’t belong to the benefits of being a club member?
A．Get four books for free in the first year.
B．Order a free watch.
C．Get a gift for nothing.
D．Order a DVD at a low price.
2．Every month the club provides a free club magazine in order to________.
A．let readers know the number of books to be sold
B．keep readers well informed of recent bestselling books
C．make readers know the club’s development
D．attract more and more readers to join the club
3．If a book is worth $100，how much will a member probably save if he buys one?
A．$20.B．$40.
C．$60.D．$70.
4．What should you do if you want to join the book club?
A．Just fill in a form with personal information and send the club an email.
B．Ask other club members to recommend you to the club.
C．Fill in an application form with needed information and return it to the club.
D．Apply for a membership card.
5．After you get your books，you should________.
A．decide whether to keep them or not within a certain period of time
B．choose whether to keep them or not after you read them carefully
C．express your idea in the space provided in the book
D．send money to the club at once
语篇解读 本文是一则图书俱乐部的会员加入说明。
1．解析： 考查细节理解。根据Being a member部分中的第一段内容可知，成为会员后，第一年要选购四本书，这些书并不是免费的，因此A项不是成为会员的好处。根据Immediate benefits部分的内部可知，B、C、D三项都是成为会员后可以享受到的好处。
答案： A
2．解析： 考查细节理解。根据When you’ve joined部分中的“to keep you up to date with the latest bestsellers”可知，每月给会员一本免费的会员杂志是为了告知会员最近的畅销书，因此答案为B。
答案： B
3．解析： 考查细节理解。根据When you’ve joined部分中的第一句话可知，会员购书可以打七到五折，因此一本100美元的图书，会员将节省30至50美元，故B项正确。
答案： B
4．解析： 考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段中的“To apply to become a member，all you need to do is simply fill in the enclosed form and return it in the postagepaid envelope supplied.”可知，本题答案为C。
答案： C
5．解析： 考查细节理解。根据最后一段的内容可知，收到你的书后，你不需要立即汇款，你有14天的时间来决定是否愿意要这些书，因此答案为A。
答案： A
2017·江西省九江市高三年级模拟考试Many people think of the brain as a mystery.They don’t know much about intelligence and how it works.When they do think about what intelligence is，many people believe that a person is born smart，average，or dumb—and stays that way in the whole life.But new research shows that the brain is more like a muscle—it changes and gets stronger when you use it.And scientists have been able to show just how the brain grows and gets stronger when you learn.
Everyone knows that when you lift weights，your muscles get bigger and you get stronger.A person who can’t lift 20 pounds when he/she starts exercising can get strong enough to lift 100 pounds after working out for a long time.That’s because the muscles become larger and stronger with exercise.And when you stop exercising，the muscles shrink and you get weaker.That’s why people say “Use it or lose it！”
But most people don’t know that when they practice and learn new things，parts of their brain change and get larger a lot like muscles do when they exercise.Inside the cortex (皮层)
of the brain are billions of tiny nerve cells，called neurons.The nerve cells have branches connecting them to other cells in a complicated network.Communication between these brain cells is what allows us to think and solve problems.When you learn new things，these tiny connections in the brain actually multiply and get stronger.The more you challenge your mind to learn，the more your brain cells grow.Then，things that you once found very hard or even impossible to do—like speaking a foreign language or doing algebra (代数)—seem to become easy after learning them for a period of time.The result is a stronger，smarter brain.
Scientists started thinking that the human brain could develop and change when they studied animals’ brains.They found out that animals that lived in a challenging environment were more “perspicacious”—they were better at solving problems and learning new things.
1. According to the first paragraph，________.
A．the function of our brain is like that of the muscle
B．until now it’s impossible to explain the brain’s mystery
C．many people believe one’s intelligence is naturally determined
D．one’s brain grows stronger as the age increases
2．Training muscles is compared to________.
A．using the brain
B．connecting things in your brain
C．lifting weights
D．doing research about the brain
．What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A．The complex structure of the brain.
B．How changes in the muscles affect the brain.
C．The importance of the brain.
D．How the brain becomes stronger by learning new things.
．What does the underlined word “perspicacious” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A．Strong.B．Smart.
C．Popular.D．Active.
．The following paragraph will most probably talk about________.
A．the differences between animals’ brains and humans’ brains
B．the relation between human brains and muscles
C．scientists’ findings about animals’ brains
D．how to make your brain smarter through selfdevelopment
语篇解读 科学研究发现，经常学习能促进大脑的发育，正如经常锻炼能使肌肉更强健一样。
．解析： 考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“many people believe that a person is born smart，average，or dumb—and stays that way in the whole life.”可知C项正确。
答案： C
．解析： 考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“But new research shows that the brain is more like a muscle—it changes and gets stronger when you use it.”可知答案。
答案： A
．解析： 考查段落大意。本段详细描述了大脑如何通过练习和学习新事物而发生变化，从而变得更敏捷。
答案： D
．解析： 考查词义猜测。根据破折号后面的“they were better at sloving problems and learning new things”可知，该词应为“敏锐的”之意。
答案： B
．解析： 考查推理判断。最后一段提出科学家是从研究动物的大脑得出的结论，因此下一段最可能进一步描述这些研究成果。
答案：C阅读理解2017·江西省高三上学期七校联考A year ago August，Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan.His wife，Gerrie，was still working in the local school cafeteria，but work for Dave was scarce，and the price of everything was rising.The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years.Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift—$7,000，a legacy (遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch who died in an accident.“It really made a difference when we were going under financially，” says Dave.
But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive the unexpected legacy from the Hatches.Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches’ generosity.In some cases，it was a few thousand dollars；in others，it was more than $100,000.
It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money，more than $3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.
Children of the Great Depression，Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving.They liked comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store，checking prices before making a new purchase.
Through the years，the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldn’t afford it.“Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything，” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden.“They could see things they could do to make you happier，and they would do them.”
Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed.It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents—should enrich the whole community and last for generations to come.
Neighbors helping neighbors—that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.
1．According to the text，the Fusses________.
A．were employed by a truck company
B．were in financial difficulty
C．worked in a school cafeteria
D．lost their home
2．Which of the following is true of the Hatches?
A．They had their children during the Great Depression.
B．They left the family farm to live in an old house.
C．They gave away their possessions to their neighbors.
D．They helped their neighbors to find jobs.
3．Why would the Hatches routinely go from store to store?
A．They decided to open a store.
B．They wanted to save money.
C．They couldn’t afford expensive things.
D．They wanted to buy gifts for local kids.
4．According to Sandy Van Weelden，the Hatches were________.
A．understanding B．optimistic
C．childlikeD．curious
5．What can we learn from the text?
A．The community of Alto was poor.
B．The summer camp was attractive to the parents.
C．Sandy Van Weelden got a legacy from the Hatches.
D．The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example.
语篇解读 在Fuss一家陷入财政危机时，他们收到了邻居Hatch夫妇的遗产，从而渡过了难关。
1．解析： 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years.”以及“It really made a difference when we were going under financially”可知，Fuss一家陷入了财政危机。
答案： B
2．解析： 细节理解题。由文章第二段中的“Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches’ generosity.”可知，Hatch夫妇把他们的财产赠给了他们的邻居。
答案： C
3．解析： 推理判断题。由文章第四段中的“They liked comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store，checking prices before making a new purchase.”可推知，他们想节省钱。
答案： B
4．解析： 推理判断题。由倒数第三段中的Sandy Van Weelden所说的话可推知，Hatch夫妇善解人意。
答案： A
5．解析： 推理判断题。由文章倒数第二段的第二句可推知，Hatch夫妇想让邻居们以他们为榜样，将这种善举延续下去。
答案：D阅读理解2017·山东烟台模拟If you’re in Florence，Italy，and see a man on a ladder wiping the dust off statues and buildings，don’t worry.It’s just Alessandro Ricci gathering material for his famous smog paintings.
Ricci is not a common artist，because he used smog as the main medium of his artworks.Unlike other painters seeking fast recognition of their talent，he doesn’t really care about “being this big artist”．Instead he is more concerned about bringing attention to how much smog there really is in his home town and how it’s destroying both its monuments and people.
Although he did take a couple of art classes a few years back，he is mainly selftaught，doesn’t work in a studio，donates most of his work，and refuses to play by the rules of the Florentine Art Gallery，which he considers corrupt.Alessandro Ricci believes selling his smog paintings will not only compromise his principles，but also contradict the very thing he’s trying to do—raise awareness about smog pollution in this city.
Alessandro lives with his parents nearby Florence，but almost every day he visits the streets of the city，and collects smog for his paintings.He gets it from several meters above ground，from clean surfaces like marble，plastic and stone，using damp pieces of cotton.Then he applies the smog directly onto a cloth and creates street scenes and reproductions of the very buildings from which he got the dangerous material.Finally，he seals his paintings with a natural resin (树脂)．
His actions helped win a small victory for the people of Florence，as in October 25,2017 the Duomo area of the city was made pedestrianonly.But there is still a long way to go，the artist believes，and only cleaning the thick layer of smog that has accumulated throughout Florence would take several years.Still，he continues to paint his unique smog artworks and let the people know how polluted the environment they live in really is.
1．What does the text mainly tell us?
A．Florentine artist fights pollution by painting with smog.
B．Ricci invents a unique way to paint buildings in Florence.
C．People in Florence gather smog to create street scenes.
D．Florence takes measures to improve the polluted city.
2．In what way is Ricci quite different from other artists?
A．He lacks talent in art work.
B．He cares little about fame.
C．He hates all the art Galleries.
D．He likes to do things at will.
3．Ricci paints his unique smog artworks aiming to________.
A．fight government corruption
B．advertise the monuments
C．create more street scenes
D．raise awareness about pollution
4．What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?
A．The place where Ricci lives.
B．The problem that Florence faces.
C．The way Riccis paints with smog.
D．The materials for his painting.
5．We can learn from the last paragraph that________.
A．Duomo area of Florence has become more crowded with traffic
B．Ricci’s action has brought no change to the people of Florence
C．Ricci will continue to raise Florentine people’s awareness about pollution
D．Smog pollution in Florence will be completely settled in several years
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了意大利弗罗伦萨市的一名艺术家通过用烟雾作画来抵制环境污染的故事。
1．解析： 主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段的总结和文章的整体理解可知，本文主要讲述了意大利弗罗伦萨市的一名艺术家通过用烟雾作画来抵制环境污染的故事，故答案A符合文意。
答案： A
2．解析： 细节理解题。根据文章第二段的第二句“Unlike other painters seeking fast recognition of their talent，he doesn’t really care about ‘being this big artist’．”可知，他并不在乎名气的大小。
答案： B
3．解析： 推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“Still，he continues to paint his unique smog artworks and let the people know how polluted the environment they live in really is.”可知，答案D符合文意。
答案： D
4．解析： 段落大意题。根据第四段的整体理解可知，本段主要讲的是这名艺术家是如何用烟雾作画的，答案C符合文意。A、B、D三项均不是第四段的主要内容。
答案： C
5．解析： 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的第二句“But there is still a long way to go...”和最后一句“Still，he continues to paint his unique smog artworks and let the people know how polluted the environment they live in really is.”可推知，这名艺术家Ricci将继续从事这项活动以唤醒人们保护环境的意识。
答案：C