四川名山县2017高考英语阅读理解基础练习
阅读理解。
An idea that started in Seattle's public library has spread throughout America and beyond. The concept is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same tome.
In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit (追求) to be enjoyed by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools. The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched (发起）the "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book " project in 1998. Her original program used author visits,study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong kong.
In Chicago, the mayor(市长）appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the "One Book, One Chicago" program. As a result, reading clubs and neighbourhood groups sprang up around the city. Across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character.
The only problem arose in New York ,where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns,where a greater sense of unity(一致）can be achieved .Or it may show that New Yorkers rather missed the point ,putting all their energy
And passion into the choice of the book rather than discussion about a book itself.
Ultinatel was Nancy points out,the level of sucicess is not meastured by how many people read a book,but by how many people are enriched by the process.or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom they would not otherwise have shared a word.
1.What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?
A.To invite authors to guide readers.
B.To encourage people to read and share.
C.To involve people in communnity service.
D.To promote the friendship between cities.
2.Why was it difficult for New Yorkers to carry out the projict?
A.They had little interest in reading.
B.They were too busy to read a book.
C.They came from many different backgrounds
D.They lacked support from the locat government
3.According to the passage,where would the project be more easily carried out?
A.In large communities with little sense of unity
B.In large cities where libraries are far from home
C.In medium-sized cities with a diverse population
D.In large towns where agreement can be quickly reached
4.The underlined words“shared a word”in Paragraph 5 probably mean
A.exchanged ideas with each other
B.discussed the meaning of a word
C.gamed life experience
D.used the same language
5.According to Nacy,the degree of students of the project is judged by
A.the careful selection of a proper book
B.the growing popularity of the writers
C.the number of people who benefit from reading.
D.the number of books that each person reads.
【参考答案】1---5、BCDAC
2016高考英语----阅读理解训练。
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。
Music lessons in early childhood bring about changes in the brain that could improve its performance far into adulthood, researchers say.Brain scans of young adults showed those who had formal musical training before seven had thicker brain areas dealing with hearing and self-awareness The findings note how brain development can be influenced by the age when children start to learn a musical instrument , and how those changes can continue into later life.
"Early musical training benefits kids more than just making them enjoy music. It changes the brain, which could bring about cognitive advances as well," said Yunxin Wang of Beijing Normal University.
“Our results suggest it’s better to start musical training before seven, which agrees with what most piano teachers recommend,” she added. She hoped the results might help parents decide when was the best for their children to learn an instrument.
The brain’s cortex(皮层) plays a leading role in one’s abilities, from thought and language to memory and attention. The area matures rapidly in the early years of life, and its development could be affected more if a person starts musical training before it fully matures.
Wang studied 48 Chinese students aged between 19 and 21 who had received formal music training for at least a year sometime between the ages of 3 and 15. Each had a scan to measure the thickness of the brain’s cortex.
After considering sex and the number of years spent having music lessons, Wang found that musical training that started before seven appeared to thicken areas of the brain involved in language skills and executive function, which is a person’s ability to plan and accomplish tasks.
“We’re not sure why these changes occur, but a reasonable explanation is that early starters might depend more on hearing clues(线索) when learning music, since it might be more difficult for younger children to read music,” Wang said.
32. According to the researchers, musical training before the age of seven can _______________.
A. contribute to future work.
B. create a successful life
C. develop all-round abilities
D. deal with puzzling problem
33. When conducting the research with the students, Wang __________.
A. tested their language abilities
B. watched their musical performances
C. focused on school behavior and achievements
D. measured the thickness of the brain’s cortex
34. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _____________.
A. it must be hard for kids to read music
B. kids are more likely to learn music by hearing
C. Wang’s explanation has been the most reasonable
D. Wang will research into the reasons for the brain change
35. For what purpose does the author write the text?
A. To describe the development of brain.
B. To challenge the previous discoveries.
C. To present the findings of the research.
D. To give advice on how to learn music.
参考答案32~35 ADBC
阅读理解。
One morning there was a message on the answering machine from an angry customer, complaining about her lack of service－service that had been stopped because her check had bounced(拒付)．
As it is my job to handle payments received, it was my duty to collect the check. As is often the case when a check bounces, I soon found that this woman's phone number was no longer in service. A check of the caller I．D. told us the call had come from the manager's office of the apartment building where our customer lived. We left a message with the manager and within the hour our call was returned.
I told our customer gently, sympathetically that a check she had written had been returned for lack of funds. I told her I always want to let people know about returned checks quickly because the huge fees the banks charge can cause more checks to be returned and more fees to be charged. I told her I hoped she could contact the bank and get things straightened out before her problems got worse. I also told her, gently once more，that I hated to add to her problems but she would owe us a fee for the returned check because the bank charges us a fee when a check is returned.
She told me she had difficulties because of being on a fixed income and being in poor health. She told me she had no children but had raised several that belonged to her husband and after living with him thirty years he had left her for another woman.
Finally, after she had promised to pay, I told her not only do I care about her situation, but she taught me something. When a person is angry, there may be reasons you don't know about. If you don't react with anger, you may learn what the real problem is and may in some way be able to help, if only with a little sympathy.
1. Why did the author try to call the woman?
A. To apologize to her.
B. To solve her problem.
C. To provide better service.
D. To charge for the fees.
2. How did the author get in touch with the woman?
A. By calling her manager.
B. By finding her apartment.
C. By leaving a message.
D. By contacting the bank.
3. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The woman's husband passed away and left several children for her.
B. The woman had to pay the check as well as a fee for the returned check.
C. The author will help the woman overcome her difficulties by paying for her.
D. The check written by the woman had been returned because of the wrong number.
4. What is the purpose of this text?
A. To solve a problem.
B. To present a research result.
C. To tell an interesting story.
D. To conclude a lesson.
[文章大意]
本文主要讲述了作者如何带着同情心与客户谈论所欠的债务，从而了解他们的困境。
1. D。细节理解题。由第二段第一句“As it is my job to handle
payments received，it was my duty to collect the check.”可知作者打电话给这位妇女是为了收取她所欠的费用。
2. C。细节理解题。由第二段最后一句“We left a message with
the manager and within the hour our call was returned.”可知作者是通过留信息的方法联系上那位妇女的，故选C项。
3. B。推理判断题。由第三段最后一句“I also told her，gently once
more, that I hated to add to her problems but she would owe us a fee
for the returned check because the bank charges us a fee when a check
is returned.”可知，这位妇女不但要付支票，而且还得付退回支票所收的费用。
4. D。主旨大意题。由最后一段作者所得出的结论，可知作者写这篇文章的主要目的是得出一个经验教训，故选D项。
It is reported that conservation groups in North America have been arguing about the benefits and dangers of wolves. Some groups believe wolves should be killed. Other people believe wolves must be protected so that they will not disappear from the wilderness (荒野)
For Killing Wolves
In Alaska，the wolf almost disappeared a few years ago，because hunters were killing hundreds of them for sport. However．1aws were established to protect the wolves from sportsmen and people who catch the animals for their fur．So the wolf population has greatly increased. Now there are so many wolves that they are destroying their own food supply．
A wolf naturally eats animals in the deer family. People in the wilderness also hunt deer for food．Many of the animals have been destroyed by the very cold winters recently and by changes in the wilderness plant life．When the deer can’t find enough food，they die．
If the wolves continue to kill large numbers of deer，their prey(猎物)will disappear some day．And the wolves will．too．So we must change the cycle of life in the wilderness to balance the ecology．If we killed more wolves，we would save them and their prey from dying out．We’d also
save some farm animals．
In another northern state，wolves attack cows and chickens for food．Farmers want the
government to send biologists to study the problem．They believe it necessary to kill wolves in some areas and to protect them in places where there is a small wolf population．
Against Killing Wolves
If you had lived long ago，you would have heard many different stories about the dangerous
wolf．According to most stories，hungry wolves often kill people for food．Even today，the stories of the “big bad wolf'＂will not disappear．
But the fact is wolves are afraid of people．and they seldom travel in areas where there is a human smell．When wolves eat other animals，they usually kill the very young．or the sick and injured .The strongest survive .No kind of animal would have survived through the centuries if the weak members had lived．And has always been a law of nature.
Although some people say it is good sense to kill wolves，we say it is nonsense! Researchers
have found wolves and their prey living in balance．The wolves keep the deer population from
becoming too large, and that keeps a balance in the wilderness plant life．
The real problem is that the areas where wolves can live are being used by people．Even if wilderness land is not used directly for human needs．the wolves can’t always find enough food .So they travel to the nearest source, which is often a farm．Then there is danger．The “big bad wolf” has arrived! And everyone knows what happens next．
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) 1. According to the passage，some people in North America favor killing wolves for all the following reasons EXCET that
．
A. there are too many wolves
B. they kill large numbers deer
C. they attack cows and chickens for food
D. they destroy the wilderness plant life
选D根据文中小标题For killing wolves 第一段第三行“so the wolf population has increased”第三段第一句和第四段第一句话，可知选项D不是原因
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) 2. Some people are against killing wolves because
．
A. wolves help to keep the ecological balance in the wideness
B. there is too small a wolf population in the wilderness
C. there are too many deer in the wilderness
D. wolves are afraid of people and never attack people
选A小标题Against killing wolves 中第三段最后一句
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) 3. According to those against killing wolves，when wolves eat other animals，
．
A. they never eat strong and healthy ones
B. they always go against the law of nature
C. they might help this kind of animals survive in nature
D. they disturb the ecological balance in the wilderness
选C 小标题Against killing wolves 中第二段最后两行可知强者生存，弱者淘汰是自然法则
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) 4. The last sentence “And everyone knows what happens next” implies that in such cases
.
A. farm animals will be in danger and have to be shipped away
B. wolves will kill people and people will in turn kill them
C. wolves will find enough food sources on farms
D. people will leave the areas where wolves can live
选B 文中最后一段可知狼居住的地方被人类占据，它们就会跑到就近的农场等地吃人，那么人类就会反过来杀死它们’s reusable waste.
36.The most suitable title for this passage would be _______.
A.Places for Disposing Waste
B.Waste Pollution Dangers
C.Ways of Getting Rid of Waste
D.Waste Disposal Problem
提示:第一段告诉了读者本文的中心思想。
答案:D
37.During the 18th century,people disposed their waste in many ways EXCEPT for _______.
A.burying it
B.recycling it
C.burning it
D.throwing it into rivers
提示:从文章第二、三段可知。
答案:B
38.What can be inferred from the fourth paragraph?
A.Farm areas accept waste from the city in modern society.
B.There is cheap land to bury waste in modern society.
C.It is difficult to find space to bury waste in modern society.
D.Ways to deal with waste in modern society stay the same.
提示:实际所使用的垃圾处理方法是烧、埋、倾倒进河里。第四段论述了这些方法在现代社会的不可接受性。文中例数了用这些方法处理垃圾的问题，可见在方法上没有进展。
答案:D
39.The main purpose of writing this article is to _______.
A.draw people’s attention to waste management
B.warn people of the pollution dangers we are facing
C.call on people to take part in recycling programs
D.tell people a better way to get rid of the waste
提示:文章介绍了过去与现在的垃圾处理方法，论述了这种方法所带来的问题和人们对这一问题的认识。最后一段强调利用回收的方法依然不能解决问题的严峻形势。文章旨在引起人们对废物管理的进一步关注。
答案:A