四川苍溪县2017高考英语（一轮）阅读理解编练
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。
It was Saturday. As always, it was a busy one, for “Six days shall you labor and do all your work” was taken seriously back then. Outside, Father and Mr. Patrick next door were busy in chopping firewood. Inside their own houses, Mother and Mrs. Patrick were engaged in spring cleaning.
Somehow the boys had slipped away to the back lot with their kites. Now, even at the risk of having Brother caught to beat carpets, they had sent him to the kitchen for more string(线). It seemed there was no limit to the heights to which kites would fly today.
My mother looked at the sitting room, its furniture disordered for a thorough sweeping. Again she cast a look toward the window. “Come on, girls! Let’s take string to the boys and watch them fly the kites a minute.”
On the way we met Mrs. Patrick, laughing guiltily as if she were doing something wrong, together with her girls.
There never was such a day for flying kites! We played all our fresh string into the boys’ kites and they went up higher and higher. We could hardly distinguish the orange-colored spots of the kites. Now and then we slowly pulled one kite back, watching it dancing up and down in the wind, and finally bringing it down to earth, just for the joy of sending it up again.
Even our fathers dropped their tools and joined us. Our mothers took their turn, laughing like schoolgirls. I think we were all beside ourselves. Parents forgot their duty and their dignity; children forgot their everyday fights and little jealousies. “Perhaps it’s like this in the kingdom of heaven,” I thought confusedly.
It was growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to the houses. I suppose we had some sort of supper. I suppose there must have been a surface tidying-up, for the house on Sunday looked clean and orderly enough. The strange thing was, we didn’t mention that day afterward. I felt a little embarrassed. Surely none of the others had been as excited as I. I locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we keep“the things that cannot be and yet they are.”
The years went on, then one day I was hurrying about my kitchen in a city apartment, trying to get some work out of the way while my three-year-old insistently cried her desire to“go park, see duck.”
“I can’t go!” I said. “I have this and this to do, and when I’m through I’ll be too tired to walk that far.”
My mother, who was visiting us, looked up from the peas she was shelling. “It’s a wonderful day,” she offered, “really warm, yet there’s a fine breeze. Do you remember that day we flew kites?”
I stopped in my dash between stove and sink. The locked door flew open and with it a rush of memories. “Come on,” I told my little girl. “You’re right, it’s too good a day to miss.”
Another decade passed. We were in the aftermath(余波)of a great war. All evening we had been asking our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about his experiences as a prisoner of war. He had talked freely, but now for a long time he had been silent. What was he thinking of—what dark and horrible things?
“Say!” A smile slipped out from his lips. “Do you remember—no, of course you wouldn’t. It probably didn’t make the impression on you as it did on me.”
I hardly dared speak. “Remember what?”
“I used to think of that day a lot in POW camp(战俘营), when things weren’t too good. Do you remember the day we flew the kites?”
1. Mrs. Patrick was laughing guiltily because she thought .
A. she was too old to fly kites
B. her husband would make fun of her
C. she should have been doing her housework then
D. her girls weren’t supposed to play the boys’ game
2. By“we were all beside ourselves”, the writer means that they all .
A. felt confusedB. went wild with joy C. looked on D. forgot their fights
3. What did the writer think after the kite-flying?
A. The boys must have had more fun than the girls.
B. They should have finished their work before playing.
C. Her parents should spend more time with them.
D. All the others must have forgotten that day.
4. Why did the writer finally agree to take her little girl for an outing?
A. She suddenly remembered her duty as a mother.
B. She was reminded of the day they flew kites.
C. She had finished her work in the kitchen.
D. She thought it was a great day to play outside.
5. The youngest Patrick Boy is mentioned to show that .
A. the writer was not alone in treasuring her fond memories
B. his experience in POW camp threw a shadow over his life
C. childhood friendship means so much to the writer
D. people like him really changed a lot after the war
【参考答案】1--5 、CBDBA
说理议论（阅读理解）由 (2017湖北,E)Brrriiinnng.The alarm clock announces the start of another busy weekday in the morning.You jump out of bed,rush into the shower,into your clothes and out the door with hardly a moment to think.A stressful journey to work gets your blood pressure climbing.Once at the office,you glance through the newspaper with depressing stories or reports of disasters.In that sort of mood,who can get down to work,particularly some creative,original problem-solving work?
The way most of us spend our mornings is exactly opposite to the conditions that promote flexible,open-minded thinking.Imaginative ideas are most likely to come to us when we’re unfocused.If you are one of those energetic morning people,your most inventive time comes in the early evening when you are relaxed.Sleepy people’s lack of focus leads to an increase in creative problem solving.By not giving yourself time to tune into your wandering mind,you’re missing out on the surprising solutions it may offer.
The trip you take to work doesn’t help,either.The stress slows down the speed with which signals travel between neurons (神经细胞),making inspirations less likely to occur.And while we all should read a lot about what’s going on in the world,it would not make you feel good for sure,so put that news website or newspaper aside until after the day’s work is done.
So what would our mornings look like if we wanted to start them with a full capacity for creative problem solving? We’d set the alarm a few minutes early and lie awake in bed,following our thoughts where they lead.We’d stand a little longer under the warm water of the shower,stopping thinking about tasks in favor of a few more minutes of relaxation.We’d take some deep breaths on our way to work,instead of complaining about heavy traffic.And once in the office—after we get a cup of coffee—we’d click on links not to the news of the day but to the funniest videos the web has to offer.
1.According to the author,we are more creative when we are .
A.focused B.relaxed C.awake D.busy
2.What does the author imply about newspapers?()
A.They are solution providers.
B.They are a source of inspiration.
C.They are normally full of bad news.
D.They are more educational than websites.
3.By “tune into your wandering mind”(in Para.2),the author means“ .”
A.wander into the wild
B.listen to a beautiful tune
C.switch to the traffic channel
D.stop concentrating on anything
4.The author writes the last paragraph in order to .
A.offer practical suggestions
B.summarize past experiences
C.advocate diverse ways of life
D.establish a routine for the future
语篇解读:本文是一篇议论文。早上闹钟一响,赶紧从床上跳起来,冲进浴室,迅速穿上衣服,跑出门,连思考问题的时间都没有;紧张的一天就这样开始了。到了办公室第一眼看到的又是报纸上的一些令人沮丧的消息或一些灾难的报道,这样怎么能给自己一个有创造力、独立解决问题的心情呢?那么到底应该怎么做才行?请看文章给出的建议。
答案及剖析:1.B 事实细节题。从第二段第二、三句可知当我们放松时,最能想出富有创意的想法来,故B项正确。
2.C 推理判断题。从第一段...you glance through the newspaper with depressing stories or reports of disasters.可知作者认为报纸上登载的都是一些不好的消息。故C项是正确的。
3.D 猜测词义题。整句话说“如果不让大脑走走神,你就会错过大脑给你提供的令人惊奇的解决问题的办法”。所以D项是正确的。
4.A 主旨大意题。作者在前面提出了问题,写最后一段的目的就是给出解决问题的建议。所以A项是正确的。
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。Detective Keeling took his client — a good-looking lady into the back yard of the store together. The lady opened a door in the wall and they entered the small room behind the store. They crossed the room to a locked door.
The detective went quickly to the policeman’s house. Then the two men hurried to the jewellery store. They looked through the window. The policeman was surprised. He spoke to Mr. Keeling. “I don’t understand. You told me, ‘Robbins took a young woman to a restaurant.’ Where is she?”
“There she is !” said Mr. Keeling. He pointed through the window.
“Do you know the lady with Robbins?” asked the policeman.
“That’s his secret friend,” said Mr. Keeling.
“No! You’re wrong! That’s Robbins’ wife,” said the policeman. “I’ve known her for fifteen years.”
“What ?” the detective shouted. His face became pale. “Who is under the table in the store?”
He started to kick the door of the jewellery store.
Mr. Robbins came to the door and opened it. The policeman and the detective ran into the store.
“Look under that table!” shouted the detective. “Be quick!”
The policeman lifted the cloth and put his arm under the table. He pulled out a black dress, a black veil and a woman’s wig(假发).
“Is this young lady your wife?” Mr. Keeling asked the jeweler. He pointed at the woman.
“Yes! She is my wife !” said Mr. Robbins angrily. “Why did you kick my door? Why are those clothes under my table?”
“Please check all the jewellery in your store, Mr. Robbins,” the policeman said. “Is anything missing?”
Some diamond rings and some expensive necklaces were missing. The missing jewellery was worth ＄800.
Later that night, Mr. Keeling was sitting in his office. He was looking through a big book of photographs. They were photographs of criminals. The policeman had brought the book to the detective’s office. Suddenly, Mr. Keeling stopped turning the pages. He looked at a picture of a handsome young man with a familiar face.
The next morning, Mr. Keeling paid the jeweler ＄800, and then closed his office.
67. At the beginning, the lady was able to go into the jewellery store because ___________.
A. she went to the back yard and found the way
B. she was the owner of the store and had the key
C. two men helped her together to enter the store
D. Mr. Keeling unlocked the back door to the store
68. The young lady who stayed with Mr. Robbins in the jewellery store was actually _________.
A. Mr. Robbins’ sister
B. Mr. Robbins’ secret friend
C. Mr. Robbins’ wife
D. a clever thief
69. It can be inferred from the passage that Mr. Keeling cooperated with his client _____________.
A. so that he could get some jewellery from the store
B. because he thought he was helping the lady
C. because he wanted to play a joke on Mr. Robbins
D. so that he could get a job as a policeman
70. The missing jewellery worth＄800 was in fact taken away by _____________.
A. a young woman B. a young man C. a detective D. a policeman
—70、DCBB