2017届四川省青川县高考英语一轮复习阅读理解基础选练：8（含答案）

　　四川青川县2017高考英语阅读理解一轮基础选练

　　2017高考训练（由2017·湖北卷D改编）

　　You’ve flown halfway around the world; you’ve sniffed out this place that nobody in Falongland or Thailand seems to have ever heard of; so what on earth is there to do here? You consider this question as you sink into an old wooden beach chair that holds you above the sand.

　　It was a long journey from Bangkok to Huaplee. By the time you found the bus station and got yourself sorted out, it took almost as long as the flight from Falongland.

　　Huaplee is located just south of Hua Hin, about two hundred kilometres from Bangkok, down the west side of the Gulf of Thailand. Not many tourists find this place, and the ones that do wonder if finding it has been their purpose all along.

　　There’s an apparent laziness that surrounds you here. It’s what this place offers, and it’s free of charge. The small waves that tap the shoreline seem to slow everything down. You settle into your beach chair in preparation for a long rest. You sit there and watch the sea.

　　It’s early afternoon, so the cook comes out and asks what you’d like to eat this evening. Before long he’s rushed off to the market to buy the ingredients for whatever it was that you ordered—every meal fresh and to order. No menu here.

　　There is no poolside noise here but just that wonderfully warm, clear blue sea. There’s no street noise. The only sounds are the murmurs of nature.

　　For now you just count your blessings (福祉), listing them in the sand with your toe (脚趾). You don’t have to worry about being late for work. You don’t have to do anything.

　　The beach to your right stretches off to the horizon (地平线), slowly narrowing to nothingness only to re-emerge again on your left, now steadily widening until it covers the chair beneath you. Sand to your left and sand to your right; it’s unbroken, endless. No start, no end, just sand, sun, and peace. Step off it, and you re-enter the world of traffic, stress, work, and hurry.

　　Normally you’re the type who can’t sit still for more than ten minutes, but you’re on Huaplee Lazy Beach now and, in the right frame of mind, it stretches all the way around the world.

　　“How could it take me so long to find it?” you wonder.

　　1. When the author first went to Huaplee Beach, ______.

　　A. he found it unworthwhile

　　B. he failed to sort himself out

　　C. he became sensitive to smell

　　D. he had difficulty in finding it

　　2. What is special about the food service at Huaplee Beach?

　　A. No menu.

　　B. Free food.

　　C. Self service.

　　D. Quick delivery.

　　3. In the author’s opinion, a tourist can enjoy Huaplee Beach most when he ______.

　　A. sits in a beach chair

　　B. forgets his daily routine

　　C. plans a detailed schedule

　　D. draws pictures in the sand

　　4. What does the author imply by his question at the end of the passage?

　　A. He shouldn’t have counted his blessings.

　　B. He should have understood the wonder of nature.

　　C. He shouldn’t have spent so much time on the trip.

　　D. He should have come to the place earlier.

　　文章大意：本文叙述了泰国美丽的海滨度假胜地Huaplee，作者描述了这里美丽的景色，可口的饭菜以及缓慢的生活节奏。目的在于吸引更多的人来到这里。

　　1.D。推理题。根据文章2,3段It was a long journey from Bangkok to Huaplee. By the time you found the bus station and got yourself sorted out, it took almost as long as the flight from Falongland.和Not many tourists find this place, and the ones that do wonder if finding it has been their purpose all along.可知从曼谷去那里要花很长的时间，而且很受有游客能够找到这个地方。作者第一次去也花了很长的时间。故D正确。

　　2. A。细节题。根据文章第五段It’s early afternoon, so the cook comes out and asks what you’d like to eat this evening. Before long he’s rushed off to the market to buy the ingredients for whatever it was that you ordered—every meal fresh and to order. No menu here.可知在这里吃饭，是没有菜单的。都是量身定做的，故A正确。

　　3. B。推理题。根据文章倒数第二段Normally you’re the type who can’t sit still for more than ten minutes, but you’re on Huaplee Lazy Beach now and, in the right frame of mind, it stretches all the way around the world.可知如果你正常是一个很难停下来很忙碌的人，那么来到这里，你就应该忘记一切，享受大自然的美丽。故B正确。

　　4.D。推理题。根据文章最后一段之前的描述可知这里的风景迷人，饭菜可口，生活惬意。作者后悔很晚才发现有这样的地方。故D正确。

　　阅读理解。

　　“Old wives tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another, For example, most of us remember our patents’ telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of time

　　Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. Garlic（蒜）is good for you, too。It can kill the type of virus that causes colds.

　　Unfortunately, not all of Mom’s advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes and no. sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars.

　　Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives’ tales, After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated （积累） from thousands of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water should respect this body of knowledge even as research for clear scientific support to proven it true or false

　　1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？

　　A, Eating garlic is good for our eyes

　　B, Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth

　　C, Swimming after a meal is dangerous。

　　D, Carrots prevent people from catching colds

　　2.The author develops the third paragraph mainly--------。

　　A. by cause and effects

　　B. by order in space

　　C. by order in time

　　D. by examples

　　.The phrase “hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means“

　　”

　　A. to be believable

　　B. to be valuable

　　C. to be admirable

　　D. to be stable

　　4 What is the author’s attitude toward “old wives’ tales” in the text?

　　A. So objective

　　B. Objective

　　C. Dissatisfied

　　D. Curious

　　【参考答案—4、B D A B

　　阅读理解。

　　With only about 1,000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone the animal and save these in a dangerous situation. That's a move similar to what a Texas A & M University researchers have been undertaking for the past five years in a project called "Noah's Ark".

　　Noah's Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos(胚胎), semen and DNA of these animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen. If certain species should become extinct, Dr. Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A & M's College of Veterinary, Medicine, says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.

　　It is estimated that as many as 2, 000 species of mammals, birds and reptiles will probably become extinct in over 100 years. The panda, native only to China, is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.

　　This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.

　　The entire procedure could take from three to five years to complete.

　　"The nuclear transfer of one species to another is not easy, but the lack of available panda eggs could be a major problem," Kraemer believes. "They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy (having a baby). It takes a long time and it's difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk, so it is worth the effort," adds Kraemer, who is one of the leaders of the Project at Texas A&M, the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog.

　　"They are trying to do something that's never been done, and this is very similar to our work in Noah's Ark. We're both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly appreciate their effort and there's a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. The cooperation between us is very much needed."

　　1. The final aim of "Noah's Ark" project is to_______.       .

　　A. make efforts to clone the endangered pandas 

　　B. save endangered animals from dying out

　　C. collect DNA of endangered animals to study 

　　D. transfer the nuclear of one animal to another

　　答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由第二段内容可知，“诺亚方舟”项目的目的在于收集濒临灭绝的动物的卵子、胚胎、精子和DNA，并液体氮将它们储存起来。某些物种灭绝了，将会有足够的基础建设材料再造这些物种。最后一段第二句We're both trying to save animals that face extinction.”又一次提到了这个项目的目的，即拯救濒临灭绝的物种。

　　2. According to Professor Kraemer, ________.

　　A. the long time lasting cloning research could be successful.

　　B. the eggs transfers immediately result in having a baby.

　　C. the lack of nuclear transfer could be a major problem to have new pandas.

　　D. if species should die out, basic building blocks would heal them.

　　答案解析：答案为A。本题为推理题。由倒数第二段第一句话 “…but the lack of available panda eggs could be a major problem”可知，C选项错误。由该段第二句话 “They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy (having a baby).”可知，B选项错误。由该段第三句话 “It takes a long time and it's difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works.”可知，这（细胞核移植需要很长时间，而且难度很大，但是一旦成功，便会成为开创性的科学。If certain species should become extinct, …there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.”，而 D选项 “如果物种灭绝，基础建设材料基础建设材料. The best title for the passage may be_________.

　　A. China's Success in Pandas Cloning

　　B. Helping Ways to Avoid Extinction

　　C. Exploring the Possibility to Clone Pandas

　　D. The Practice in Noah's Ark

　　答案解析：答案为C。本文为资讯报导类文章濒临灭绝从第二段起具体介绍Duane Kraemer对中国科学家克隆大熊猫的做法的评价，并与美国科学家正在从事的诺亚方舟做了对比。文章最后一段表达了他们对中国同行所做的工作的高度评价探索克隆大熊猫的可能性. From the passage we know that_______.

　　A. Kraemer and his team have succeeded in cloning a panda

　　B. scientists try to implant a panda's egg into a rabbit

　　C. Kraemer will work with Chinese scientists in clone researches

　　D. about two thousand species are to die out in a century

　　答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题。由第三段第一句话 “It is estimated that as many as 2, 000 species of mammals, birds and reptiles will probably become extinct in over 100 years.”可知，D选项正确。

　　A选项明显错误；由第四段第一句话 “This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit.”可知，B选项错误。由最后一段最后一句话 “The cooperation between us is very much needed.” 可知，Professor Kraemer是说有必要合作，而不是将会与中国科学家一起致力于克隆研究， C选项与此表达不符，故不选。

　　阅读理解-----A

　　Telepathy is the ability to communicate without the use of the five senses.It’s an instinct which can be woken up in times of emergency or need. When we feel that something is happening or about to happen by instinct, we’re using resources wihtin the unconscious mind. When the resources of two persons’ unconscious minds think link together into the same frequency. We call it telepathy.

　　We can either send or receive telepathy. If you know who is calling before you answer the ringing phone, you are probably a good receiver. If you think of a person, and they call you, you are most likely better at sending.

　　You can easily put your abilities to the test. Think of somebody and will them to contact you. Be patient. The other person may not be a good receiver, but they should contact you much earlier than would normally be expected. Or whenever the phone rings, try "feeling" who's contacting you. Don't guess, try to feel the vibrations. However, if neither of these work for you, that doesn't mean that you are not capable of telepathy. As mentioned earlier, telepathy is most likely to turn up in case of emergency.

　　Telepathic Dreams often contain telepathic messages. Two people may both dream of the other, and find that their dreams have a clear connection. These people are probably linking to each other’s uncounscious mind.

　　Telepathy&Relationships The more people spend time together, the more likely they are to be able to link up to the others mind, especially when separated.There are two reasons for this. One is that they understand the others, mind through time spent together；the other is that there is usually a strong desire to communicate. A mother will often sense that her child is in danger. This is due to the child desperately wanting his/her mother, knowing that this is the person who would always want to be there for them, and the mothers deep desire to protect her child from harm.

　　1. When does telepathy occur?

　　A. It occurs when one senses that a close friend of his/her is in danger.

　　B. It occurs when one has very good five senses.

　　C. It occurs when one wants to call his/her best friend.

　　D. It occurs when one doesn’t know a stranger.

　　答案解析：答案为A。本题为推理题。由第一段第一、二句话 “Telepathy is the ability to communicate without the use of the five senses.It’s an instinct which can be woken up in times of emergency or need.” 可知，心灵感应不依靠五官感觉，而是在紧急关头或者有需要的时候，这种潜能才能被激发出来。故A选项正确。

　　2. Which of the following can be used as the title of the passage?

　　A. Receiving Telepathy

　　B. Telepathy: Mind-to Mind Contact

　　C. Telepathy: People’s Dream

　　D. Dream of Telepathy

　　答案解析：答案为B。本题考查文章的标题。全文都是围绕心灵感应而展开，故答案为B。

　　3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　A. The more people separate, the more likely that telepathy will occur.

　　B. It is by using the five senses that telepathy occurs.

　　C. Telepahy happens when people live far away and have no chance to see one another.

　　D. One is better at sending than receiving telepathy if one receives a friend’s call as one wishes.

　　答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题。由第二段 “If you think of a person, and they call you, you are most likely better at sending.” 可知，如果你正在想着某人，然后他就给你打电话了，那么你可能更擅长于发送感应，D选项意思与文章符合。 故答案为D。

　　由最后一段 “The more people spend time together, the more likely they are to be able to link up to the others mind, especially when separated.” 可知，人们在一起相处的时间越长，他们的心灵相互间就越有可能产生共鸣，尤其是当分开的时候，故A、C选项错误，结合第一题分析知B选项同样错误。

　　4. Which of the following belongs to telepathy?

　　A. By accident, you are aware of a friend of yours is coming to see you.

　　B. People’s communication over the telephone.

　　C. A mother’s sense of her child is in danger.

　　D. A couple’s long separation.

　　答案解析：答案为C。本题为推理题。由最后一段 “ A mother will often sense that her child is in danger..”可知，C选项正确。结合前面几题的分析可知，A、D不正确，B选项与文章毫不相干。