2017高考英语阅读理解解析版汇编（23）
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。
Which boy hasn't dreamed of being a cool secret agent (特工)? The wonderful fighting abilities and the worldsaving adventures are much more colourful than most people's everyday lives.Well, Cody Banks is just like any other boy, except that he is not just dreaming.He has a big secret his friends never know about.He was trained to be a spy (间谍) by a special CIA programme, which was made to look like a summer camp.He learned highspeed driving, handtohand fighting and the use of hightech tools.After proving he could become a young hero by saving a baby from a runaway car, Banks gets his first real task.He must make friends with a popular girl at school, Natalie Connors.Then, he must spy on her father, a scientist who has developed a dangerous technology.Banks must stop a group of bad people from forcing Natalie's father into using the technology to endanger the world.
The CIA may have taught him firstclass selfdefence moves, but they didn't show him how to talk to girls.Banks has zero ability when it comes to dealing with girls.How can he get around his problem and get an invitation to the girl's upcoming birthday party? Will he finally become Natalie's boyfriend and find out whatever he can about her father's work？Agent Cody Banks has everything that young people are interested in：big explosions, breathtaking performances and funny girldating experiences.It was listed No.2 in the American box office last week.
“This story is interesting and fun for the whole family to enjoy, and especially cool for young boys，” said Paul Perkins, a film reviewer in the US.
1.What is Banks' first real task?
A.To test a hightech tool.
B.To save a baby from a car.
C.To study a new technology.
D.To watch a scientist secretly.
2.Banks wanted to go to Natalie's birthday party to________.
A.meet her fatherB.know more people
C.make friends with her
D.steal some information
3.What is considered as a great danger in the text?
A.The technology developed by Natalie's father.
B.An explosion set off by some bad people.
C.The CIA's training of boys for its tasks.
D.Secret agents' spying on scientists.
4.What is the purpose of the text?
A.Making known the work of the CIA.
B.Telling the story about a cool boy.
C.Showing the dark side of science.
D.Introducing a new film.
1．解析：选D 推理判断题根据第二段的“Banks gets his first real task”以及后面的内容可知他得到的第一个任务就是监视Natalie的父亲一位科学家故选D2．解析：选C 推理判断题根据第三段的内容可知他参加Natalie的生日晚会的目的是想成为她的男朋友故选C3．解析：选A 细节理解题根据第二段的“Then, he must spy on her father, a scientist who has developed a dangerous technology.”可知答案选A4．解析：选D 写作意图题根据文章最后两段可知这篇文章是向我们推荐一部电影故选D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。
With his unique black mane (鬃毛)and impressive stature(身材), 13-year-old Cecil was a popular tourist attraction at the 3.6 million-square-acre Hwange National Park(万基国家公园) in Zimbabwe (津巴布韦).
Cecil was head of a pride of lions that includes 12 cubs(幼崽), but the well-known lion was shot and killed in early July by American dentist Walter J. Palmer.
Cecil’s death has already sparked an international outcry (强烈抗议) with many calling for an end to hunting endangered animals and for Palmer to be extradited(引渡) to Zimbabwe to stand trial.
Professor David Macdonald, the head of the Oxford University research program that monitored the daily movements of Cecil and dozens of other lions, is deeply saddened by Cecil’s death. Macdonald hopes the death can inspire the public to take an interest in lion conservation.
Macdonald says many of the lions tracked by the program have been shot
and killed. “The background to this story is that there is a crisis for lions throughout much of Africa.” He says.
African lion populations have fallen almost 60 percent over the past thirty decades, and as few as 32,000 of them remain in the wild, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare(国际爱护动物基金会).
“And as troubling as it
is, the rarer these hunted animals become, the more hunter s are willing to pay to kill them,” said Jeff Flockedn, the fund’s North American regional director.
In addition to excessive hunting, lions throughout Africa also continue to face threats that include conflicts with local farmers, loss of habitat and risk of traffic and railway collisions(碰撞).
1. Internationally, people’s attitude towards Walter J. Palmer’s behavior is ________.
A. Understandable
B. Unpardonable
C. Unpredictable
D. Uncontrollable
2. According to the text, how many African lions lived in the wild thirty years ago?
A. 80,000
B. 48,000
C. 53,000
D. 60,000
3. African lions are facing the following threats except ________.
A. their conflicts with local farmers.
B. the loss of their habitats
C. people’s excessive hunting
D. the increase in the number of their natural enemies
4. The best title of the text might be ________.
A. The Death of Cecil-an African Lion
AB. The Current state of All African Lions
C. The Threats Facing African Lions
D. The Appeal for an End to Hunting Endangered Animals
【参考答案】
1. B. 推理判断题。根据文章第三段的内容可知，从国际上来看，人们对于Walter J. Palmer射杀了狮子Cecil的做法很是愤怒。即人们认为他的做法是不可饶恕的。故正确答案应为B项。
2. A. 数字计算题。根据第六段中的信息“African lion populations have fallen almost 60 percent over the past thirty decades,…”，可知，在刚刚过去的30年里，非洲狮的数量减少了60%，现在仅有32,000头非洲狮生活在野外，由此可以推断，三十年前生活在野外的非洲狮的数量为：32,000 / (1-0.6)= 80,000。故正确答案为A项。
3. D. 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段内容可知，答案应为D项。即文中没有提到非洲狮面临的威胁中没有提到非洲狮天敌数量的增加。
. A. 标题判断题。全文主要介绍了美国牙医华特帕尔默(Walter Palmer)7月底在津巴布韦射杀了狮子塞西尔，当时引起了全世界的愤怒， 同时介绍了目前非洲狮的生活状况。所以，A项作为标题最佳。
A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
(2016·河南省普通高中毕业班适应性测试)Is geography important? Here's a question for you to answer.
What have the following countries got in common: Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, Iceland and Madagascar?
Quite easy if you can picture them on the globe — they are all islands. All of these nations are surrounded by sea.
What have these five nations got in common? Hungary, Botswana, Kazakhstan, Paraguay and Liechtenstein. They are all landlocked. In other words, in contrast to the first five countries whose coastline forms their border, the second five have no
coastline at all. If you are a Hungarian or a Paraguayan, you have to pass through somebody else's country if you want to go to the beach.
Liechtenstein is even more of a geographical phenomenon; it is “doubly landlocked” because the countries that surround it — Austria and Switzerland are also landlocked. There is only one other country in the world in a similar position, Uzbekistan, which is surrounded by five other landlocked countries. Go and have a look at the map if you want to know which.
So how do countries become landlocked? If you are Swiss or Nepalese, you have probably never thought things could be any other way. Switzerland's mountains, like the Himalayas, have formed a natural boundary for thousands of years. But there are borders. Where one country ends and another begins is not something that is fixed for all time.
There are countries like Ethiopia and Bolivia which did have a bit of coast but don't any more. Does it matter? The Ethiopians are not happy that the creation of Eritrea means they now have to use another country's port, when before they had a long coastline on the Red Sea.
But why does coastline matter so much? Throughout history people have preferred to live near the sea, and not just for the fish. Sea means trade, which means wealth. Think of the great successful cities like Singapore, New York or Hong Kong today. Russia has fought several wars over the centuries so that its ships could have access to the Baltic, the Black Sea and the Pacific.
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1.What have countries like Hungary, Botswana, Kazakhstan, Paraguay and Liechtenstein got in common?
A.They have no borders.
B.They have no coastline at all.
C.They are all surrounded by sea.
D.They had long coastlines before.
2.Which group of the following countries are doubly landlocked ones?
A.Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan.
B.Iceland and Madagascar.
C.Australia and the United Kingdom.
D.Austria and Switzerland.
3.Why does coastline matter so much?
A.Because sea means wealth.
B.Because people can eat fish.
C.Because borders are fixed all time.
D.Because people prefer to live near the sea.
4.What's the missing sentence at the end of the text?
A.Coastline is the main cause of wars.
B.Then what's the disadvantage of coastline?
C.Geography, it seems, can make a big difference.
D.Perhaps other means of transport can be improved.
1．解析：选B 细节理解题根据第四段第四句“In other words ...the second five have no coastline at all.”可知这五个国家都没有海岸线故答案选B2．解析：选A 细节理解题根据第五段第一句“Liechtenstein is even more ...are also landlocked.”及第二句中的“There is only one other country in the world in a similar position, Uzbekistan”可知列支敦士登和乌兹别克斯坦都是双重内陆国故答案选A3．解析：选A 细节理解题根据第八段第三句“Sea means trade, which means wealth.”可知海岸线的重要性在于大海意味着财富故答案选A4．解析：选C 推理判断题第八段主要介绍了海岸线的重要性由此可推知文章末尾缺少的句子应总结上述观点：地理似乎很重要故答案选C2017·江西卷A改编）
Larry was on another of his underwater expeditions(探险)but this time, it was different. He decided to take his daughter along with him. She was only ten years old. This would be her first trip with her father on what he had always been famous for.
Larry first began diving when he was his daughter’s age. Similarly, his father had taken him along on one of his expeditions. Since then, he had never looked back. Larry started out by renting diving suits from the small diving shop just along the shore. He had hated them. They were either too big or too small. Then, there was the instructor. He gave him a short lesson before allowing him into the water with his father. He had made an exception. Larry would never have been able to go down without at least five hours of theory and another similar number of hours on practical lessons with a guide. Children his age were not even allowed to dive.
After the first expedition, Larry’s later diving adventures only got better and better. There was never a dull moment. In his black and blue suit and with an oxygen tank fastened on his back, Larry dived from boats into the middle of the ocean. Dangerous areas did not prevent him from continuing his search. Sometimes, his was limited to a cage underwater but that did not bother him. At least, he was still able to take photographs of the underwater creatures.
Larry’s first expedition without his father was in the Cayman Islands.There were numerous diving spots in the area and Larry was determined to visit all of them .Fortunately for him,a man offered to take him around the different spots for free. Larry didn’t even know what the time was how many spots he dived into or how many photographs he had taken.The diving spots afforded such a wide array of fish and sea creatures that Larry saw more than thirty varieties of creatures.
Larry looked at his daughter.She looked as excited as he had been when he was her age.He hoped she would be able to continue the family tradition.Already,she looked like she was much braver than had been then.This was the key to a successful underwater expedition.
1.In what way was this expedition different for Larry?
A.His daughter had grown up.
B.He had become a famous diver.
C.His father would dive with him.
D.His daughter would dive with him.
2.What can be inferred from Paragraph2?
A.Larry had some privileges.
B. Larry liked the rented diving suits.
C.Divers had to buy diving equipment.
D.Ten-year-old children were permitted to dive.
3.Why did Larry have to stay in a cage underwater sometimes?
A.To protect himself from danger.
B.To dive into the deep water.
C.To admire the underwater view.
D.To take photo more conveniently.
4.What can be learned from the underlined sentence?
A.Larry didn’t wear a watch.
B. Larry was not good at math.
C. Larry had a poor memory.
D. Larry enjoyed the adventure.
5.What did Larry expect his daughter to do?
A.Become a successful diver.
B. Make a good diving guide.
C. Take a lot of photos underwater.
D. Have longer hours of training.
文章大意：本文用倒叙的手法叙述了著名的潜水员Larry的潜水经历，以及他带着女儿继续家庭的传统继续潜水的故事。
1. D。推理题。根据文章1,2行Larry was on another of his underwater expeditions(探险)but this time, it was different. He decided to take his daughter along with him.可知这次潜水最大的不同是Larry会带着他的女儿一起下水。故D正确。
2. A。推理题。根据第二段后两行. He had made an exception. Larry would never have been able to go down without at least five hours of theory and another similar number of hours on practical lessons with a guide. Children his age were not even allowed to dive.可知在别的孩子不被允许潜水的时候，Larry已经被允许和父亲去潜水，说明他享有特权。故A正确。
3. A。推理题。根据文章第三段后2行Dangerous areas did not prevent him from continuing his search. Sometimes, his was limited to a cage underwater but that did not bother him. At least, he was still able to take photographs of the underwater creatures可知一些危险的地方也没有能够阻止他去探险，有些地方很危险，他们需要在笼子里，以保护自己不受到危险的侵害。说明把他放在水下的笼子里是为了保护他不受危险的侵害。故A正确。
4. D。推理题。根据本句. Larry didn’t even know what the time was how many spots he dived into or how many photographs he had taken.他甚至不再的自己曾经到过多少水下的地方，不知道之间潜水了多长时间，不知道自己拍摄了多少照片。可知他很享受自己的水下探险，到了忘我的境界。故D正确。
5.A。推理题。根据文章最后一段1，2行Larry looked at his daughter.She looked as excited as he had been when he was her age.He hoped she would be able to continue the family tradition.可知他希望女儿能够继续家庭的传统。他的父亲是一名潜水员，他也是。那么他也希望自己的女儿也成为一名成功的潜水员。故A正确。