四川旺苍县2017高考英语阅读理解选练
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。
My father was Chief Engineer of a merchant ship,which was sunk in World War Ⅱ. The bookNight of the U-boats told the story.
Memories
In September,1940,my mother,sister and I went to Swansea,where my father’s ship was getting ready to sail. We brought him a family photograph to be kept with him at all times and keep him safe.
Then I remember my mother lying face down,sobbing. She had heard from a friend that the ship had been sunk by a torpedo (鱼雷).
I can remember the arrival of the telegram (电报),which in those days always brought bad news. My grandmother opened it. It read,“Safe. Love Ted. “
My most vivid memory is being woken and brought down to sit on my father’s knee,his arm in a bandage.
He was judged unfit to return to sea and took a shore job in Glasgow for the rest of the war. For as long as I can remember,he had a weak heart. Mother said it was caused by the torpedoes. He saidit was because of the cigarettes. Whichever,he died suddenly in his early 50s.
Ten years later I readNight of the U-boats and was able to complete the story.
Torpedo
One torpedo struck the ship. Father was in the engine room,where the third engineer was killed. He shut down the engines to slow the ship making it easier for it to be abandoned.
By the time he got on deck (甲板)he was alone. Every lifeboat was gone except one which had stuck fast. When he tried to cut it free,it swung against the ship,injuring his hand and arm. He had no choice but to jump—still with the photograph in his pocket.
Three days later,he and other survivors were safe in Glasgow. All 23 with him signed the back of the photograph.
A Toast
In my room is the book and the photograph. Often,glass in hand,I have wondered how I would have dealt with an explosion,a sinking ship,a jump into a vast ocean and a wait for rescue?Lest(以免)we forget,I have some more whisky and toast the heroes of the war.
1. We can infer that the mother and children went to Swansea .
A. to meet a friend B. to see the father off
C. to take a family photo D. to enjoy the sailing of the ship
2. What did the author learn about the father from the telegram?
A. He was still alive. B. His knee was broken.
C. His ship had been sunk. D. He had arrived in Glasgow.
3. The underlined word“it” in Paragraph 6 refers to the father’s .
A. weak heart B. taking a shore job
C. failure to return to sea D. injury caused by a torpedo
4. What can we know about the author’s father after his ship was attacked?
A. He lost his arm.
B. He repaired the engines.
C. He managed to take a lifeboat.
D. He was the last to leave the ship.
5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. A group of forgotten heroes.
B. A book describing a terrifying battle.
C. A ship engineer’s wartime experience.
D. A merchant’s memories of a sea rescue.
【参考答案】1--5 、BAADC
社会文化（阅读理解）由 (2017重庆,D)Not all bodies of water are so evidently alive as the Atlantic Ocean,an S-shaped body of water covering 33 million square miles.The Atlantic has,in a sense,replaced the Mediterranean as the inland sea of Western civilization.Unlike real inland seas,which seem strangely still,the Atlantic is rich in oceanic liveliness.It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets.
“Storm at Sea”,a short poem written around 700,is generally regarded as one of mankind’s earliest artistic representations of the Atlantic.
When the wind is from the west
All the waves that cannot rest
To the east must thunder on
Where the bright tree of the sun
Is rooted in the ocean’s breast.
As the poem suggests,the Atlantic is never dead and dull.It is an ocean that moves,impressively and endlessly.It makes all kinds of noise—it is forever thundering,boiling,crashing,and whistling.
It is easy to imagine the Atlantic trying to draw breath—perhaps not so noticeably out in mid-ocean,but where it meets land,its waters bathing up and down a sandy beach.It mimics(模仿)nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature.It is filled with symbiotic existences,too:unimaginable quantities of creatures,little and large alike,mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony,giving to the waters a feeling of heartbeat,a kind of sub-ocean vitality.And it has a psychology.It has personalities: sometimes peaceful and pleasant,on rare occasions rough and wild; always it is strong and striking.
1.Unlike real inland seas,the Atlantic Ocean is .
A.always energetic
B.lacking in liveliness
C.shaped like a square
D.favored by ancient poets
2.What is the purpose of using the poem “Storm at Sea” in the passage?()
A.To describe the movement of the waves.
B.To show the strength of the storm.
C.To represent the power of the ocean.
D.To prove the vastness of the sea.
3.What does the underlined word “symbiotic” mean?()
A.Living together. B.Growing fast.
C.Moving harmoniously. D.Breathing peacefully.
4.In the last paragraph,the Atlantic is compared to .
A.a beautiful and poetic place
B.a flesh and blood person
C.a wonderful world
D.a lovely animal
语篇解读:本文为一篇夹叙夹议文。表达了对大西洋的赞美。大西洋充满了生机与活力,它的力量强大得无可比拟,它狂野不羁。
答案及剖析:1.A 细节理解题。第一段最后两句话谈到大西洋具有丰富的海洋活跃分子,不像真正的内陆海一样平静,vitality和energetic表达的意思相近,故答案为A项。
2.C 作者意图题。根据第一段最后一句“It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets.”及倒数第二段最后两句“It is an ocean...whistling.”可推知本文选用“Storm at Sea”这首诗的目的是说明大西洋力量的强大,它会制造各种各样的噪音——永远轰鸣、翻滚、冲击、呼啸,所以选择C项。
3.A 猜测词义题。“It is filled with symbiotic existences...”之后的内容是对这一句的解释。根据上文中的a living creature和下文中的mix,harmony可知,symbiotic意为“混合的,共生的”,指的是“那些难以想象的大量的生物,无论大小,都混合在一起共生”。
4.B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的heartbeat“心跳”,psychology“心理”,personalities“个性,品质”可推知作者把大西洋比作了一个有血有肉的人,故答案为B项。
【疑难词汇解读】
1.vitality n.生命力;活力
She is bursting with vitality and new ideas.
她朝气蓬勃,满脑子新主意。
2.be filled with充满
We were all filled with admiration for his achievements.
我们都十分佩服他的成就。
【长难句子分析】
不同于真正的内陆海,它们看上去异常的平静,而大西洋却充满了海洋活力。
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。
Gadgets(潮流装备)make study fun
Now in a world piled high with smart phones, tablets (平板电脑)and e-readers, technology has entered the classroom in ways unimaginable. Taking classes can be fun too. All you have to do is swipe your fingers on your phone screen and download some apps (应用程序),which can make your study more fun and efficient .Balancing study and play in a college setting has never been easy and with the following few apps, it’ll be tough to tell the two apart．
Ever note
Use: note-taking Can be used on: iPhone/iPad/iPod touch, Android, BlackBerry, Palm OS and Windows,Phone 7 price :free
If you take notes to stay organized，then Evernote is for you. The main thing about Evernote is that all of your notes are automatically sent into the cloud-and then you can access them from any web-connected computer via the Evernote app or a web browser(浏览器). Evernote also supports audio and photo notes-rather handy if you want to record your lecture or take photos of any projected notes. But, of course, ask for permission first.
Wikipanion
Use: research database Can be used on: iPhone/iPad/iPodtouch
Price :free (Wikipanion Plus for$4.99,or 31.87yuan )
Now you don’t necessarily have to go to a library or anywhere with computer services to do research work for your paper anymore. You can get access to the research databases just onyour smart phone or tabler.
Conquering Bilingual News Listening in 7Days
Use: English learning application
Can be used on:iPhone/iPad/iPodtouch
Price: For a limited time you can get the App for only $0.99—half price.
Still learning English with a workbook? If so, you are behind the times．Ger 21st Century Newspaper’s new iPhone App, “Conquering Bilingual News Listening in 7 Days”. When you download the App on your iPhone, you can listen to the hottest bilingual news selected from the newspaper’s official website (w.w.w.i2lst.cn) and read by native speakers, “Conquering Bilingual News Listening in 7 Days” has ranked No. I on the Chinese education App list. For a limited time you can get the App for only $0.99—half price.
59.The purpose of this passage is to___________________．
A. make your study more fun and efficient
B. introduce some apps used on gadgets
C advertise high-tech teaching ways
D. develop new application programs
【答案】B
【解析】写作意图题。根据短文的内容可知这是介绍了一些应用程序，故选B。60.Which app can save you from the research work in the library?
A. Evernote
B. Wikipanion
C. Conquering Bilingual News Listening in 7Day
D. Smartphone
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。根据Now you don’t necessarily have to go to a library or anywhere with computer services to do research work for your paper anymore. 现在，你不必再为了写论文，而前往图书馆或者任何一个提供上网服务的地方去做研究功课了。Wikipanion维基百科阅读伴侣61.According to the passage, we can know that________．
A. the three apps all support audio and photo forms．
B. college study is undoubtedly full of ease and fun
C. college students used to do research workin the library or via computers
D. students can record lectures and send them to the cloud without permission
【答案】C
【解析】推理判断题。根据Now you don’t necessarily have to go to a library or anywhere with computer services to do research work for your paper anymore. You can get access to the research databases just onyour smart phone or tabler. 现在，你不必再为了写论文，而前往图书馆或者任何一个提供上网服务的地方去做研究功课了。你可以直接在自己的智能手机或平板电脑进入（学术研究）的数据库。62.Which of the following is true about the apps?
A. They can only be used on smart phones.
B. Evermote and Wikipanion Plus are free.
C. Evermote can merely be used on a computer.
D. They improve learning efficiency and pleasure.
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据which can make your study more fun and efficient .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。
About a third of all common cancers in the United States, China and Britain could be prevented each year if people ate healthier food, drank less alcohol and exercised more, health experts said on Friday.
Reports from the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) suggest that making simple lifestyle changes could prevent some 40 percent of breast cancers alone in Britain and the United States, as well as tens of thousands of stomach cancers.
“Even in 2011, people are dying unnecessarily from cancers that could be prevented through keeping a healthy weight, diet, physical activity and other lifestyle factors,” said a WCRF medical and scientific adviser.
WCRF findings are supported by World Health Organization (WHO) reports, which say regular exercise can prevent many diseases such as cancers and heart diseases.
Cancer is a leading cause of death around the world and its incidence(发病率) is rising. Each year around 12.7 million people discover they have cancer and 7.6 million people die from some form of the disease. There are about 200 known types of cancer.
Rachel Thompson, the WCRF’s head of science, said that while the message was simple — that not smoking, eating good food and being a healthy weight can help ward off many cancers — it was still a difficult one to get across.
The WHO says adults should do at least 150 minutes of exercise a week. This could be done by walking for 30 minutes five times per week or by cycling to work every day.
Peter Baldini, head of the World Lung Foundation, also called on all governments to introduce smoke-free laws and raise the price of cigarettes. Tobacco kills millions of smokers every year, and tobacco-related lung cancers also kill hundreds of thousands of people who don’t smoke but have been exposed to it second-hand.
“There isn’t a magic bullet to cure all forms of cancer, but we have the opportunity and the duty to protect people from developing cancer wherever possible,” Baldini said.
63. Which of the following words can best take the place of the phrase “ward off” in the sixth paragraph?
A. protect
B. prevent
C. develop
D. cure
【答案】B
【解析】词义猜测题。根据not smoking, eating good food and being a healthy weight can helpmany cancers可以推测是不吸烟，吃好的食物及有一个健康的体重有助于阻止癌症的发生，故选B。
64. Which of the following statements is Not true according to the text?
A. Exercising and eating healthily can help to reduce cancer risk.
B. Each year about 12.7 million people are diagnosed with cancer around the world.
C. Every year millions of people die from smoking and lung cancers.
D. Adults should walk for fifty minutes three times per week.
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据The WHO says adults should do at least 150 minutes of exercise a week. This could be done by walking for 30 minutes five times per week or by cycling to work every day.65. Which of the following can be the best title of this text?
A. Simple life changes could stop millions of cancers
B. Cancer is a leading cause of death
C. Our bad lifestyle caused many diseases
D. The incidence of common cancers is rising
【答案】A
【解析】标题归纳题。根据making simple lifestyle changes could prevent some 40 percent of breast cancers66. By writing the passage, the author mainly intends to ____.
A. advise people to develop healthier lifestyle.
B. warn people of the danger of cancers
C. explain why many people die from cancers every year.
D. introduce the ways to protect people from developing cancers
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。根据短文的内容可知主要建议人们发展健康的生活，故选A。67. We can infer from Peter Baldini’s opinion in the last two paragraphs that ____.
A. all the lung cancers are linked to smoking
B. there is no medicine to cure the cancers but it’s our duty to find one
C. all governments should take measures to control smokers and protect people’s health
D. it’s our opportunity and duty to persuade people to give up smoking
【答案】C
【解析】推理判断题。根据called on all governments to introduce smoke-free laws and raise the price of cigarettes.建议政府要采取措施控制人们吸烟进而来保护人们的身体健康，故选C。