2017高考英语阅读理解解析版汇编（83）
阅读理解, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
Morocco is located at the northwest of Africa and is bordered in the north by the strait of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Sea.The Atlantic Ocean keeps the west and the north of the country more temperate (温和的)．The country also offers the broadest plains，some of which run along the Atlantic Ocean and the highest mountains in North Africa including the Atlas Mountains.
Starting with the symbol of Morocco，Marrakech is a beautiful city that has remained unspoiled by the volume of tourists that flock there each year.One of the finest monuments in Morocco is greatly benefited by this amount of tourism.Actually their high volume contributes in a positive way to preserving one of the greatest monuments of Morocco.
Fes is the third largest city in Morocco and is the capital of the FesBoulemane Region.It is separated into three parts，Fes el Bali more commonly known as the old walled city，now classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site，FesJ did and the Ville Nouvelle.Fes el Bali is believed to be the largest carfree urban area in the world.Fes is a splendid place to visit to heighten the senses with the colors，smells and sounds.
Casablanca is an enormous city which is near the capital of Morocco and a place where any European would feel at home.Casablanca was made famous by the movie and gives
the impression of being a
romantic
place.Unfortunately like many other popular cities around the world，it is crowded，noisy，and polluted，a far city from the romantic ideal of the film.Because it has the biggest port，Casablanca，the important city of Morocco，has everything that the tourists need.
Asilah is a city situated on the Atlantic Ocean and is one of the most stunning (出色的)old cities of Morocco.The city is set along the cliffs which make it beautifully presented and an ideal place to continue adding to its economy by the fishermen.The economy is also reliant on the trading of cattle，sheep and cereal.If you are having a holiday in Morocco during August then you will be fortunate enough to experience one
of Asilah's cultural festivals where you can enjoy
the lively music and wonderful paintings.
【文章大意】本文详细介绍了摩洛哥的位置以及它的几个著名城市的特点。
1．How many cities in Morocco are introduced in the above passage?
A．4.
B．5.
C．6.
D．7.
答案：A 细节理解题。本文的二、三、四、五段分别介绍了Marrakech(马拉喀什)，Fes(法斯巴利)，Casablanca(卡萨布兰卡)和Asilah(阿尔西拉。)
2．If you want to live conveniently while on vacation，you can choose to stay in________.
A．Marrakech
B．Fes
C．Casablanca
D．Asilah
答案：C 细节理解题。从第四段Casablanca is an enormous city which is near the capital of Morocco and a place where any European would feel at home.以及．..has everything that the tourists need.可看出卡萨布兰卡非常大，各种服务应有尽有，生活舒适方便，故选C。
3．From the above passage we can learn that________.
A．If you want to enjoy music and paintings，you can visit Asilah at any time
B．Casablanca is as romantic as what is shown in the movie
C．Fes has been the capital of Morocco for a long time
D．Marrakech best represents Morocco
答案：D 推理判断题。A项的at any time有误；根据Casablanca was made famous by the movie and gives the impression of being a romantic place.可知B项错误；法斯巴利是the FesBoulemane Region的首府，而不是摩洛哥的首都，C项错误。根据第二段Starting with the symbol of Morocco，Marrakech is a beautiful city...可知答案选D。
4．The passage most probably appears in a________.
A．geography book
B．magazine
C．research paper
D．history textbook
答案：B 推理判断题。本文属于介绍类的文章，A项只是地理方面；C项是研究论文；D项是历史课本，综合全文，可知B项最佳。, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
More than 40 years ago，John Williams gave away all of his belongings and went off to the mountains to live the way people lived 100 years ago.For food he traps wild animals，fishes in the rivers，and plants whatever he can.John lives in a cabin he made by hand，out of trees he chopped down with an ax.Though he has no relatives he knows of，he does have a deer he raised from a fawn.The deer lives in the house in the winter and goes with John when he goes into the forest for food.Nobody lives within fifty miles of his cabin in the mountains and John has not been out of the mountains during the entire forty years.One day last year I hiked in to see how John lives.It was like going back in time.There were no roads，no stores，no noise，no pollution，not even a post office.
Most notable of all，there were no people and that's just the way John Williams wants to keep his part of the world—without people.But there is a paradox in his story.John is an educated man.He has books and nobody knows how he got them.Mostly he reads about his world，the forest，the animals，the plants，and the mountains.He has seen airplanes flying overhead but does not want to know about them.For him，electricity is lightning，not light
bulbs，refrigerators，televisions，or
washing machines.John Williams is 85 years old and had not had a sick day in his life. He attributes his long life to the fact that it has nothing to do with people and in order that he might enjoy many more years of health，happiness，and solitude，I will not tell you where his kingdom lies.There is no room there for you or me.
【文章大意】本文讲述了John Williams住进深山老林里四十多年里过着孤身一人的原始生活，并介绍了其生活的基本状况。
．Who lives in John Williams' house?
A．He and his family.B．John Williams himself.
C．Nobody—he sleeps outside.D．A group of friends.
答案：B 细节理解题。根据第一段Though he has no relatives he knows of...可知是他自己。
．John Williams' house is made of________.
A．wood
B．bricks
C．animal skin
D．old stones
答案：A 细节理解题。根据第一段John lives in a cabin he made by hand，out of trees...可知他的房子是用木头盖的。
．John Williams has lived in his present location________.
A．since he was bornB．since his wife died
C．almost half of his lifeD．since he graduated from college
答案：C 推理判断题。根据第一句话“四十多年前他去了山区”，以及John Williams is 85 years old可知C项正确。
．According to the writer，which of the following could John Williams NOT use in his cabin?
A．An ax.
B．Clothing.
C．Knives.
D．Electricity.
答案：D 细节理解题。根据For him，electricity is lightning，not light bulbs，refrigerators，televisions，or washing machines.可知在他的木屋里没有电。
阅读理解, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
The Arctic is a polar region.It surrounds the North Pole.
Like Antarctica，the Arctic is a land of ice and snow.Antarctica holds the record for a low temperature reading 125 degrees Fahrenheit below zero.Reading of 85 degrees below zero are common in both the Arctic and Antarctica.Winter temperatures average 30 degrees below zero in the Arctic.At the South Pole the winter average is about 73 degrees below zero.
One thing alone makes it almost impossible for men to live in Antarctica and in parts of the Arctic.This one thing is the low temperature—the killing chill of the far North and the polar South.
To
survive，men must wear the warmest possible clothing.They must build windproof shelters.They must keep heaters going at all times.Not even for a moment can they be unprotected against the belowzero temperatures.
Men have a way of providing for themselves.Polar explorers wrap themselves in warm coats and furs.The cold makes life difficult，but the explorers can stay alive.
What about animals？Can they survive？Do we find plants？Do we find life in the Arctic and in Antarctica？Yes，we do.There is life in the oceans.There is life on land.
Antarctica，as we have seen，is a cold place indeed.But this has not always been the case.Expedition scientists have discovered that Antarctica has not always been a frozen continent.At one time the weather in Antarctica may have been much like our own.
Explorers have discovered coal in Antarctica.This leads them to believe that Antarctica at one time was a land of swamps and forests.Heat and moisture must have kept the trees in the forests alive.
1．What does the underlined word“chill”probably mean?
A．coldness
B．coolness
C．damp
D．desert
答案：A 猜测词义题。根据前面的the low temperature可知这个画线词表示“寒冷”。
2．One of the reasons why there is no man living in Antarctica and in parts of the Arctic is that________.A．there are no wildlife there
B．there are no minerals
C．they are extremely cold
D．they are hard to access
答案： C 细节理解题。根据第三段可知极度寒冷使人们不可能生活在南极和北极的部分地区。
3．According to the passage，which statement is TRUE?
A．The lowest temperature of the world is in the Arctic.
B．To survive in the Poles，the explorers wear the warmest possible clothing.
C．Antarctica has always been a cold place.
D．Coal has been found in the Arctic.
答案：B 细节理解题。根据“Polar explorers wrap themselves in warm coats and furs.”可知B项符合题意。
4．If you are exploring the polar region，you need to______.
A．wear only furs
B．build a windproof shelter
C．use heaters sometimes
D．live in groups
答案：B 事实细节题。根据第四段和第五段可知。
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。
About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier，only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps，after all，it is safer to be driven by a woman.
There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red，orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man see everything in shades of green—a strange world indeed.
Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”．These help us see in a bright day and tell the difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods”， but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shape but no color. Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes(蚊子) like blue but do not like yellow. A red light will not attract insects，but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day，and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible colors around us.
. This passage is mainly about ________.
A. color and its surprising effects
B. women being luckier than men
C. danger caused by color blindness
D. color blindness
2. According to the passage，with the help of the “cones”，we can ________A. tell different colors
B. see in weak light
C. tell different shapes
D. tell orange from yellow
3. Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?
A. Women are more careful.
B. There are fewer colorblind women.
C. Women are fonder of driving than men.
D. Women are weaker but quicker in thinking.
【参考答案】1—3、D A B
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。Death Valley is a land of beautiful yet dangerous extremes．Death Valley can be dangerously cold during the winter months． Storms in the mountains can produce sudden flooding on the floor of the Valley．
The air temperature during the summer has been as high as fifty- seven degrees Celsius． The sun can heat the ground so that the temperature of the rocks and soil can be as high as seventy -four degrees Celsius.
Death Valley contains evidence of several ancient volcanoes that caused huge explosions． Evidence
of one of these explosions is called Ubehebe Crater． The explosion left a huge hole in the ground almost a
kilometer and a half wide．
In many areas of Death Valley it is easy to see where the ground has been
pushed up violently by movement deep in the Earth． This movement has created unusual and beautiful
rock formations． Some are red． Others are dark brown, gray, yellow or black．
The area was named by a woman in 1849． Thousands of people from other parts of the country traveled Lo the gold mining areas in California． They Were in a hurry to get there before other people did．One group trying to reach California decided to take a path called the Old Spanish Trail． By December
they had reached Death Valley．They did not have to survive the terrible heat of summer, hut there was
still an extreme lack of water．There were few plants for their work animals to eat．
The people could not find a pass through the call mountains to the west of the Valley, Slowly, they began co suffer from a lack of food．To survive, they killed their work animals for food and began to walk out of the Valley．
As they left, one Woman looked back and said, "Good -bye, death valley． ” The name has never been changed．
Almost everyone who visits Death Valley visits a huge house called Scotty' s Castle．The building design is Spanish, with high thick walls to provide protection from the fierce heat．
The castle is named for Walter Scott , called Scotty． by his friends． He was a gold miner．He told everyone that he built the house with money he made from his gold mine, Many people believed him．But it was not really the truth．
1．The first two paragraphs discuss Death Valley' s
．
A． geography
B． climate
C． location
D． Size
．The woman who named Death Valley intended to
．
A．explore the mystery of the valley
B．find an area with plants for animals
C．experience the terrible heat of summer
D．look for gold in California
．If the passage continues, it will be about
.
A．the truth about Scotty's Castle
B．why Spanish built the castle
C．when the castle was built
D．where the castle lies in1.B段落大意题。根据前两个段主要介绍了死亡谷的温度，暴风和洪水等情况，总之介绍了它的气候。
.D细节理解题。根据The area was named by a woman in 1849．Thousands of people from other parts of the country traveled Lo the gold mining areas in California．As they left, one Woman looked back and said, "Good -bye, death valley． ” The name has never been changed．她也去加利福尼亚寻找金子，故选D。
.A推理判断题。根据最后一段可知下面将些关于Scotty's Castle的真实情况。
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。Going on holiday not only makes you feel good while you're there --- you gain the health benefits for months, new research shows.
Jetting off to exotic destinations such as the Maldives cuts your blood pressure, helps you sleep better and bounce back from stress, it found. The benefits last at least a fortnight longer than the vacation and can be felt for months in some cases where it is claimed. Experts say workers should always take their full holiday entitlement each year --- as many as one in three don’t --- to get the benefits.
The study compared key health markers in holidaymakers visiting Thailand, Peru or the Maldives, with people who stayed at home and continued working. The average blood pressure of those on holiday dropped by six percent while the workers saw their blood pressure rise by two percent over the same period. The sleep quality of holidaymakers improved by 17 percent while that of the non-holidaymakers deteriorated by 14 percent.
The study also found the ability of vacationers to recover from stress --- known as the stress-resilience test --- improved by 29 percent. There was a 71 percent fall in stress resilience scores among workers. Tests showed a fall in blood glucose levels, reducing the risk of diabetes, trimmer waistlines and enhanced mood and energy levels, with the effects sustained for at least two weeks after returning home.
The Holiday Health Experiment was conducted by tour operator Kuoni and Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest healthcare charity.
1.. According to the passage, how many people go on holiday?
A. One third.
B. Two thirds.
C. 17 percent.
D. A quarter.
2.. Which of the following can we infer from the passage?
A. The further you go, the better the benefits.
B. Most people like to stay at home during the holiday.
C. Holiday makers are more adaptable than non-holidaymakers.
D. The result of the study is mostly based on the description from the people involved.
3.. The author intends to tell us that __________.
A. we have to go on holiday as much as possible
B. you’ll certainly get depressed if you don’t go on holiday
C. it is best to go to foreign countries like Maldives
D. we had better go on holiday for the benefit of health
4.. The best title of the passage is ________ .
A. Health Benefits from Holiday
B. A Holiday Health Experiment
C. Health Problems of Having Holiday
D. Key Health Markers in Holidaymakers
1.B细节理解题。根据Experts say workers should always take their full holiday entitlement each year --- as many as one in three don’t --- to get the benefits.2/1的人去度假，故选B。
.C推理判断题。根据Jetting off to exotic destinations such as the Maldives cuts your blood pressure, helps you sleep better and bounce back from stress, it found.可以推出度假的人比不度假人更具有适应性，因为缓解了压力和度假有利于身体健康，故选C。
.D细节理解题。根据Going on holiday not only makes you feel good while you're there --- you gain the health benefits for months,为了身体的健康我们最好去度假，故选D。
..A标题归纳题。根据全文的内容旅游带来了身体的健康，故选A。