2017高考英语阅读理解一轮限时训练题（7）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并 在答题卡上将该项涂黑。汕头市质量测评试题A My grandparents actively practiced simplicity. They both grew up in very large families and lived through the Great Depression. Saving for a rainy day and avoiding superfluous consuming was their life philosophy. Rather than seeking fulfillment through material items, they chose to spend really simple life together, with family and in nature. Over the years my grandparents noticed dramatic changes in their community. Every year more farmland was destroyed to build larger and larger homes. As real estate prices rose, many of their neighbors sold their little homes and land. Soon theirs were the only small house on the block, surrounded by a sea of mansions. My grandparents built and lived m a small 600-square-foot cottage for most of their adult lives. Lots of family members encouraged my grandparents to expand their little old house. But they didn’t want a bigger place. They loved their little house and were content with what they had. My grandparents avoided consumptive(浪费的）lifestyle by painting and repairing the house themselves. They lived in a small home, but had a huge garden. They loved gardening and planting because it reduced their grocery bill, improved their health, and gave them an excuse to be outside. They also reused and recycled everything. For instance, they had driven the same car for over 15 years and didn’t buy a new one until the old Chevrolet was worn out. Through their example I learned an important lesson: It is possible to live a simple and fulfilling life. My grandparents taught me that living a simple life isn’t about self-deprivation. Instead, it’s about giving yourself the time, freedom, and money to pursue your dreams. Becoming debt free, downsizing to a smaller home, and going car-lite(减少用车频率）are a few ways to take control of your life and start pursuing your dreams. 26.The underlined word superfluous in Paragraph I is closest in meaning to _____. A. meaningful B. unnecessary C. increasing D. troublesome 【答案】【解析】。My grandparents avoided consumptive(浪费的）lifestyle27.The community’s changes include all the following EXCEPT that _____ A. the people built more farmland B. the neighbors sold their houses C. the houses became more expensive D. many mansions were built there 【答案】【解析】理解。Every year more farmland was destroyed to build larger and larger homes.”可知社区的改变不包括建造更多的农田。故选A。 28.The author’s grandparents didn’t expand their house because _____. A. they didn’t accept the family members'1 advice B. their house were really new and large enough C. they were satisfied with the house they lived in D. they were too old to do any house-building job 【答案】【解析】理解。They loved their little house and were content with what they had.”可知原因是他们对自己住的房子很满意。故选C。 29. Which of the following is a consumptive lifestyle in the grandparents ，opinion? A. Repairing the house themselves. B. Planting vegetables in the garden. C. Reusing and recycling things. D. Changing cars in a short time.【答案】【解析】理解。For instance, they had driven the same car for over 15 years and didn’t buy a new one until the old Chevrolet was worn out.”可知他们认为在短时间内换车是浪费的。 30.The author thinks his grandparents, lifestyle is _____. A. unacceptable B. approvable C. unreasonable D. understandable 【答案】【解析】理解。My grandparents taught me that living a simple life isn’t about self-deprivation. Instead, it’s about giving yourself the time, freedom, and money to pursue your dreams.”可知选B。 C5 [2017·新课标全国卷] -----C It happened to me recently.I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama's Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of our President.A friend I was talking to agreed with me that it was，in his words，“a brilliantly(精彩地)written book”．However，he then went on to talk about Mr Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all.I sensed that I was talking to a book liar. And it seems that my friend is not the only one.Approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven't.In the World Book Day's “Report on Guilty Secrets”，Dreams From My Father is at number 9.The report lists ten books，and various authors，which people have lied about reading，and as I'm not one to lie too often (I'd hate to be caught out)，I'll admit here and now that I haven't read the entire top ten.But I am pleased to say that，unlike 42 percent of people，I have read the book at number one，George Orwell's 1984.I think it's really brilliant. The World Book Day report also has some other interesting information in it.It says that many people lie about having read Jane Austen，Charles Dickens，Fyodor Dostoevsky(I haven't read him，but haven't lied about it either )and Herman Melville. Asked why they lied，the most common reason was to“impress”someone they were speaking to.This could be tricky if the conversation became more in－depth! But when asked which authors they actually enjoy，people named J．K.Rowling，John Grisham，Sophie Kinsella(ah，the big sellers，in other words)．Forty－two percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story(I'll come clean：I do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so)． 64．How did the author find his friend a book liar? A．By judging his manner of speaking. B．By looking into his background. C．By mentioning a famous name. D．By discussing the book itself. 65．Which of the following is a “guilty secret” according to the World Book Day report? A．Charles Dickens is very low on the top－ten list. B．42% of people pretended to have read 1984. C．The author admitted having read 9 books. D．Dreams From My Father is hardly read. 66．By lying about reading，a person hopes to ________． A．control the conversation B．appear knowledgeable C．learn about the book D．make more friends 67．What is the author's attitude to 58% of readers? A．Favorable. B．Uncaring. C．Doubtful. D．Friendly. 【要点综述】 本文是一篇议论文。作者通过与朋友聊天引出本文的话题book liar，列举了大家谎称读了实际未读的书目，以及大家喜欢的一些作家，并阐述了人们撒谎的常见理由。 64．D 细节理解题。根据文章第一段可知，作者跟他的朋友深谈有关奥巴马的那本书时，发现朋友对奥巴马的背景一无所知，这暗示出朋友其实并没有读过这本书。故选D。 65．B 推理判断题。本题的关键词是guilty secret，定位第二、三段。根据文章第二段中的“But I am pleased to say that, unlike 42 percent of people, I have read the book at number one, George Orwell's 1984.”可知，作者读过《1984》这本书，而42%的人没读过却装作读过。故选B。 66．B 细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to ‘impress’ someone they were speaking to.”可知，人们之所以选择撒谎是想让对方觉得自己知识渊博，从而给对方留一个好的印象。因此B正确。 67．C 推理判断题。文章第五段的最后一句话表明作者的态度，故选C。 The speaker, a teacher from a community college, addressed a sympathetic audience. Heads nodded in agreement when he said, "High school English teachers are not doing their jobs." He described the inadequacies of his students, all high school graduates who can use language only at a grade 9 level. I was unable to determine from his answers to my questions how this grade 9 level had been established. My topic is not standards nor its decline（降低）. What the speaker was really saying is that eh is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult. My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable. It is also human nature to look for the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Before English became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language deficiencies（缺陷）. But since then, English teachers have been under constant attack. The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect. To the eyes and ears of sensitive adults the language of the young always seems inadequate. Since this concern about the decline and fall of the English language is not perceived as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar to today's young people, it naturally follows that today's English teachers cannot be doing their jobs. Otherwise, young people would not have a poor command of English. 41. The speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed that ________. A the language of the younger generation is usually inferior to that t of the older generation B the students had a poor command of English because they didn't work hard enough C he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching English for sixteen years D English teachers should be held responsible for the students' poor command of English 【答案】【解析】理解High school English teachers are not doing their jobs.”可知作者提到的说话人认为，英语老师应该为学生的英语不好负责。故选D。 42. In the author's opinion, the speaker _______. A gave a correct judgment of the English level of the students B had exaggerated （夸张）the language problems of the students C was right in saying that English teachers were not doing their jobs D could think and speak intelligently 【答案】【解析】理解As their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect.”可知作者认为发言者夸张了学生的语言问题。故选B。 43. The author's attitude towards the speaker's remarks is _______. Aeutral B. positive C. critical D. compromising 【答案】【解析】理解Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect.”可知作者不同意发言者的评论。故选C。 44. It can be concluded from the passage that ______. A it is justifiable to include English as a school subject B the author disagrees with the speaker over the standard of English at Grade 9 level C English language teaching is by no means an easy job D Language improvement needs time and effort 【答案】【解析】理解Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years,……”说明成年人的语言能力是经过了多年的发展的，所以语言教学绝不是一项简单的工作。故选C。 45. In the passage the author argues that ______. A it is unfair to blame the English teachers for the language deficiencies of the students B) young people would not the teachers did their jobs properly C) to deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and ears D) to improve the standard of English requires the effort of several generations【答案】【解析】理解Since this concern about the decline and fall of the English language is not perceived as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar to today's young people, it naturally follows that today's English teachers cannot be doing their jobs.”可知作者认为，因学生语言上的不足而责备英语老师是不公平的。 C5 [2017·安徽卷] -----C When 19－year－old Sophia Giorgi said she was thinking of volunteering to help the Make－A－Wish Foundation (基金会)，nobody understood what she was talking about.But Sophia knew just how important Make－A－Wish could be because this special organization had helped to make a dream come true for one of her best friends.We were interested in finding out more，so we went along to meet Sophia and listen to what she had to say. Sophia told us that Make－A－Wish is a worldwide organization that started in the United States in 1980.“It's a charity(慈善机构)that helps children who have got very serious illnesses. Make－A－Wish helps children feel happy even though they are sick, by making their wishes and dreams come true，” Sophia explained. We asked Sophia how Make－A－Wish had first started.She said it had all begun with a very sick young boy called Chris，who had been dreaming for a long time of becoming a policeman.Sophia said lots of people had wanted to find a way to make Chris's dream come true—so, with everybody's help, Chris, only seven years old at the time，had been a “policeman” for a day.“When people saw how delighted Chris was when his dream came true, they decided to try and help other sick children too，and that was the beginning of Make－A－Wish，” explained Sophia. Sophia also told us the Foundation tries to give children and their families a special, happy time. A Make－A－Wish volunteer visits the families and asks the children what they would wish for if they could have anything in the world. Sophia said the volunteers were important because they were the ones who helped to make the wishes come true. They do this either by providing things that are necessary, or by raising money or helping out in whatever way they can. 64．Sophia found out about Make－A－Wish because her best friend had ________． A．benefited from it B．volunteered to help it C．dreamed about it D．told the author about it 65．According to Sophia, Make－A－Wish ________． A．is an international charity B．was understood by nobody at first C．raises money for very poor families D．started by drawing the interest of the public 66．What is said about Chris in Paragraph 3? A．He has been a policeman since he was seven. B．He gave people the idea of starting Make－A－Wish. C．He wanted people to help make his dream come true. D．He was the first child Make－A－Wish helped after it had been set up. 67．Which of the following is true about Make－A－Wish volunteers? A．They are important for making wishes come true. B．They try to help children get over their illnesses. C．They visit sick children to make them feel special. D．They provide what is necessary to make Make－A－Wish popular. 【要点综述】 本文通过对索菲亚的采访，向读者介绍了Make－A－Wish这个国际组织。 64．A 细节理解题。根据第一段“But Sophia knew just how important Make－A－Wish could be because this special organization had helped to make a dream come true for one of her best friends.”可知，Sophia的好友从中受益匪浅，故选A。 65．A 细节理解题。根据第二段“Make－A－Wish is a worldwide organization…‘It's a charity…’”可知，Make－A－Wish是一个国际慈善机构。 66．B 推理判断题。根据第三段“When people saw how delighted…that was the beginning of Make－A－Wish”可知，人们成立这个组织是从Chris身上得到灵感的。 67．A 推理判断题。根据末段“…volunteers were important because they were the ones who helped to make the wishes come true.”可知，Make－A－Wish的志愿者有助于人们实现自己的梦想。