四川苍溪县2017高考英语（一轮）阅读理解编练
2017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。LaMar Baylor, an American performer in the Broadway musical, spends most of his time in New York City．But since 2011, he has also spent weeks in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda．There, he teaches dance to boys who live on the street．His teaching is part of an effort by the Rebecca
Davis Dance Company．The project helps young people learn more about dance and learn how to
behave in a classroom environment．
Rebecca Davis and LaMar Baylor teach ballet to street children in Kigali, Rwanda．The
children have lost all of their families．Some have been in prison; others have sold their bodies for sex．Dance classes provide the children with structured learning and self-expression that they've never had before．
Rebecca Davis is the founder and director of the dance company．She got the idea for the project after visiting Rwanda in 2008．There she met a large number of street children who were dancing, and she thought that dance could be used to get them off the street and into a safe place．She believes that learning to dance is a step toward education．She says children can take classes in information and technology after they have learned to attend classes and follow directions．
Boys who have done best in the classes win scholarships and are sent to the Sunrise Boarding School．About 30 boys have won this kind of financial aid．
As for LaMar Baylor, he knows from his own experience how dance can lead to a better life．He is from Camden, New Jersey．Camden has sometimes been called America's poorest and most dangerous city．He now thanks dancing for saving his life．
The Rwanda program is the largest one set up by the Rebecca Davis Dance Company, and Ms．Davis has also set up dance programs in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Guinea．About 2,000 children in the three countries have taken part in the project since it was begun in 2010．
1．The dance project aims to____．
A．give the street children parental care
B．provide scholarship for the street children
C．help the street children receive some education
D．keep the street children in good health
2．What do we learn about the street children from the passage?
A．All of them can be sent to the Sunrise Boarding School．
B．It may be hard for them to adapt to classroom rules at first．
C．They only take classes in dancing．
D．Many of them have been in prison．
3．What LaMar Baylor and the street children in the project have in common is that _．
A．they all benefit from dancing
B．they borrowed money from the project
C．they learn to express themselves in dance class
D．they were homeless at one time
4．We can infer from the last paragraph that
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A．the dance project was started in Guinea
B．the wanda program is the first program by Rebecca Davis
C．the Rwanda program has attracted about 2,000 children
D．the dance project gains popularity and grows quickly
参考答案1—4、AADA
写人记事（阅读理解）
When Frida Kahlo’s paintings were on show in London,a poet described her paintings as “a ribbon (丝带)around a bomb”.Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time.Sadly,she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.
Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City,Kahlo suffered from polio (小儿麻痹症)at the age of seven.Her spine (脊柱)became bent as she grew older.Then,in 1925,her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident.Throughout the rest of her life,the artist had many operations,but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back.However,the accident had an unexpected side effect.While lying in her bed recovering,Kahlo taught herself to paint.
In 1929,she got married to Diego Rivera,another famous Mexican artist.Rivera’s strong influence on Kahlo’s style can be seen in her early works,but her later works from the 1940s,known today as her best works,show less influence from her husband.
Unfortunately,her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s,even in her home country.Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953.For more than a decade after her death in 1954,Kahlo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world,but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.
1.What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in Paragraph 1 most nearly mean?()
A.a far better artist
B.a far more gifted artist
C.a much stronger person
D.a much more famous person
2.The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by .
A.polio B.her bent spine
C.back injuries D.the operations she had
3.Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the .
A.1930s B.1940s C.1950s D.1970s
4.What is the author’s attitude toward Kahlo?()
A.Devotion. B.Sympathy.
C.Worry. D.Encouragement.
语篇解读:本文为记叙文,题材是人物故事类。Frida Kahlo出生于1907年,7岁患小儿麻痹症,之后又遭遇了车祸,在病榻上自学绘画。然而,她的作品在她早年生活的那个时代却没有引起足够的重视,但最终在20世纪70年代逐步获得了国际赞誉。
答案及剖析:1.D 猜测词义题。通读全文可知,Frida Kahlo现在比当时出名;又根据name可知D项正确。A:一个更好的艺术家;B:一个更有天赋的艺术家;C:一个更强壮的人。
2.C 推理判断题。根据第二段可知,Frida Kahlo在车祸中脊柱断了几处,并为此进行了多次手术,但都无法治愈她的背痛。而背痛的罪魁祸首是那次车祸导致的背部伤害,故选C。A、B两项均未提及与背痛有关的内容。
3.B 事实细节题。根据第三段中...but her later works from the 1940s...show less influence from her husband.可知B项正确。
4.B 推理判断题。本文描述了Frida Kahlo“从小患病,之后出车祸,作品在早期未受到足够的重视”等一系列故事,从中可以体会到作者始终很同情Frida Kahlo。A:忠诚;C:担忧;D:鼓舞。
In a world with limited land, water and other natural resources (资源), the harm from the traditional business model is on the rise. Actually, the past decades has seen more and more forests disappearing and globe becoming increasingly warm. People now realize that this unhealthy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable (可持续的) ways. That means growth with low carbon or development of sustainable products. In other words, we should keep the earth healthy while using its supply of natural resources.
Today, sustainable development is a proper trend in many countries. According to a recent study, the global market for low-carbon energy will become three times bigger over the next decades. China, for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to seize chances in the new round of the global energy revolution. It is now trying hard to make full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high-speed trains. In addition, we are also seeing great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm oil (棕榈油)，which is produced without cutting down valuable rainforest. In recent years the markets for sustainable products have grown by more than 50%.
Governments can fully develop the potential of these new markets. First, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions (排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy. Besides, stronger arrangement of public resources like forests can also help to speed up the development. Finally, governments can avoid the huge expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction, and redirecting some of those expenses can accelerate the change from traditional model to a sustainable one.
The major challenge of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of growing population within the limits of this single planet. That is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries.
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) 1. The traditional business model is harmful because of all the following EXCEPT that ______.
A. It makes the world warmer
B. it consumes natural resources
C. it brings severe damage to forests
D. it makes growth hard to continue
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) 2. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?
A. China lacks wind and solar energy.
B. China is the leader of the low-carbon market.
C. High-speed trains are a low-carbon development.
D. Palm oil is made at the cost of valuable forests.
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) 3. To full develop the low-carbon markets, government can ______.
A. cut public expenses
B. forbid carbon emission
C. develop public resources
D. encourage energy conservation
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) 4. We can learn from the last paragraph that businesses have many chances to ______.
A. develop sustainable products
B. explore new natural resources
C. make full use of natural resources
D. deal with the major challenge
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) 5. What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To introduce a new business model.
B. To compare two business models.
C. To predict a change of the global market.
D. To advocate sustainable development.
这是一篇说明文，提倡低碳生活。
41. 答案：B
解析：细节理解题，根据第一段的“Actually, the past decades has seen more and more forests disappearing and globe becoming increasingly warm”“ must be able to develop in sustainable ways”可以排除A、C、D选项。
42. 答案：B
解析：推理判断题，根据第二段“China, for example, has set its mind on leading that market……”可以得出答案。
3. D 细节理解题，根据第三段“targets for saving and reusing energy.”可以得出答案。“energy conservation”意为节约能源。
4. A 细节理解题，根据“but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries.”可以得出答案。
5. D主旨大意题，根据全文，不难看出文章提倡的是低碳生活。
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
【2017界崇明县】（A）
Marshall was a promising young artist. He painted with great feeling. His paintings were all characterized by a strong love and sympathy for people. His high school art teacher felt he had a special talent.
Marshall’s father didn’t want him to be a painter, however. Mr. Donaldson wanted his son to be a stockbroker(股票经纪人“Listen,” he told his son, “I had no say in choosing my career. I just did what my dad told me.”
“But you are good at business,” Marshall replied. “I’m not. I’m sure I would just cause trouble for you and problems for the company.” Marshall felt there was no way he could ever fill his father’s shoes. And, although he was no stranger to high society, he didn’t feel comfortable among the wealthy. He preferred the ordinary, working-class people of the city. His paintings told of their struggles and their hopes.
Sometimes after school Marshall would hang around outside a factory gate. He would draw the workers as they came out at the end of their shift. Marshall wondered how they could keep doing that hard, boring work year after year. Then he realized most of them would be doing something different if they could. But their great obstacle in life was lack of education.
When Marshall got home, he would take out his paintings. The paintings expressed his sympathy and respect for those hard-working people.
Well, Marshall never did enter the family business. This angered his father. But as Marshall got older, his career as an artist began to take off. He became quite famous, and people paid large amounts for his “plain people” paintings.
In time, this success won Marshall’s dad over. Mr. Donaldson could see his son was born to paint. Marshall was glad his father finally came around. And happily, the two began to work together after all. Twice each year they held a benefit art show.
Marshall donated a number of his paintings to be sold at each show. The persuasive Mr. Donaldson got his wealthy friends and clients(客户) to attend—and to spend. The money from the art sales was used to help factory workers improve their education.
65. Why didn’t Marshall’s father want Marshall to be a painter at first?
A. He thought Marshall was good at business rather than art.
B. He expected Marshall to continue their family business.
C. He wanted Marshall to earn more money.
D. He thought Marshall was individualistic.
66. From the passage we can learn that ___________.
A. Marshall’s choice turned out to be wrong
B. Marshall’s choice affected their family business
C. Marshall’s father at last supported Marshall’s choice
D. Marshall’s father was always unhappy with Marshall’s choice
67. The underlined phrase “take off” in paragraph 7 probably means “__________”.
A. to take away or remove
B. to go away unexpectedly
C. to stop working temporarily
D. to suddenly become very successful
68. It was __________ that made Marshall a successful artist.
A. his talent and diligence
B. his dad’s help with art shows
C. his art teacher’s support
D. his desire to help poor people
【参考答案】65. B
66. C
67. D
68. A