黑龙江省大庆市2017高考英语阅读理解暑假练习（6）及答案
【河北省唐山市2017高考英语一模试题】
Helen Thomas, the pioneering White House reporter known for putting presidents on the hot seat, died at 92．
To those who regularly watch presidential press conferences, Helen Thomas is a familiar figure．Usually dressed in red and always seated in the front row, she is always the first or second reporter the president calls upon．It is an honor she has earned．Besides, it affords her the perfect opportunity to do what she does best - challenge the president and other public officials to tell the plain truth．She said, "We reporters' priority（首要事情） is the people's right to know - without fear or favor．We are the people's servants．"
Helen Thomas was born in Kentucky in 1920．All the nine Thomas children were brought up to value education, and all were expected to make something of themselves through working hard．She made up her mind while still in high school to become a reporter after writing for the student newspaper．After receiving her bachelor's degree in 1942, Thomas headed straight for Washington, D．C．in search of a newspaper job．Before long, she landed one at Washington Daily News．Her duty included fetching coffee and doughnuts for the paper's reporters and editors．The eager young woman found the atmosphere exciting and was convinced she had made the right career choice．
Her big break came when she was sent to Florida to report on the vacation of President-elect John F．Kennedy and his family．Once President Kennedy took office, Thomas changed her focus from the president's family to his policies．She began attending the daily press briefings at the White House as well as presidential press conferences．Thomas has covered every president since Kennedy．Over the years, Thomas found her job "thrilling and inspiring," but never boring．And she took very seriously her duty to "keep an eye on the president" and keep American people informed．
28．What can we learn about Helen Thomas from the passage?
A．Her career took off after covering the Kennedys．
B．Her first job was to deliver doughnuts to a news agency．
C．She was born to a large family in Kentucky in 1942．
D．She decided to be a reporter while in college．
29．Paragraph 3 is written to show Helen Thomas
A．is a good decision maker for her career
B．appreciates education and hard work
C．wants to be famous by writing reports
D．has great support from her family
30．What does Helen Thomas think other work?
A．Unbearable．
B．Exciting．C．Challenging．
D．Unforgettable．
31．What can be the best title for the text?
A．A reporter sticking to the facts．B．A reporter challenging President Kennedy．
C．A reporter from an ordinary family．D．A reporter for Washington Daily News．
【参考答案】28. A
29. B
30. B
31. A
社会生活类
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress helps to bring it on. It is worthwhile to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them.
Are we under-employed, or overburdened with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure in our lives? Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers in a good state?
All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them honestly, and to bring our frustration (沮丧)into the open. People who have a row and then forget it are doing their health more good than those who bottle up their feelings.
If our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them. It is possible to change jobs. We can make more leisure and fill in more fun, if we will accept a different living standard. We can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude. It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy. Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour’s anger. The teaching in the Bible“Let not the sun go down upon your wrath(愤怒)”is good advice from the health point of view as well as the religious.
1. Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the text?
A. Stress is the direct cause of cancer.
B. The cause of stress is worthy of serious study.
C. Cancer is the number one killer in our society today.
D. People who can’t accept a different living standard are less likely to suffer from stress.
2. Judging from the text, the underlined word “row”in the third paragraph most probably means______.
A. a noisy quarrel
B. a boat journey
C. a good relationship
D. a cured disease
3. Which of the following is not mentioned as a way to reduce our stress?
A. Changing our jobs.
B. Changing our attitude about little things that make us unpleased.
C. Speaking out about our frustrations.
D. Reading the Bible.
4. “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath”probably means______.
A. Don’t let your anger last long
B. Don’t get angry even though the sun is going down
C. Something important that disturbs us is worth an hour’s anger
D. Watch the sunset while you are angry
【参考答案】31.BADA
【河北省石家庄市2017高考英语质量检测years, even if he or she is physically active and gets rid of dangerous habits like smoking, according to a study．Watching TV for more than two hours a day can worsen that prolem, decreasing life expectancy by another l．4 years．
The analysis comes just two years after Australian researchers found that people who said thy watched TV for more than four hours a day were 46% more likely to die of any cause than people who said they spent less than two hours a day watching TV．Thoe watching TV more than four hours a day were also 80% more likely to die of cardiovascular （心血管的） disease．"Sedentary （久坐的） behavior is something we need to pay attention to, beyond telling people to get 30 minutes of activity a day ,”said Peter T．Kazmaezyk． one of' the lead researchers． But while the evidence of inesses is increasing, it remains difficult for many people to find time to get on their feet, especially if they do desk jobs．
"Try to stand as much as you can," Dr．Katzmarzyk said．"Typically when you're on the telephone you an stand and use the speakerphone Instead of emailing someone in the office, just get up and So to talk to them．" However, Dr．Katzmarzyk added, standing shouldn't be an alernative to exercising, but an alternative to sitting．"Several sudies show that when you're sitting, your leg muscles are completely inactive," he said． "When you're stting and completely inactive, this is when you run into trouble managing blood glucose （血糖）．"
29．What is the main idea of he first paragraph?
A．Watching TV too long can orsen our mental health．
B．We should he active and give up smoking．
．Silting for too ong a time can shorten one's lire．
D．Smoking too much can be harmful to heal．30．The researcers draw the conclusion on the effect of sedentary behavior by
．
A．making comparisons
B．istin8 figures
C．giving examples
．classifying facts
31．What dues Dr．Katzmarzyk think of sedentary ehavior?
A．It warns people to exercise 30 minutes a day．
B．It's a bad behavior worh considering seriously．
C．Sedentary behavior can lead to death at once．
D．Sedentary ehavior is good for desk job workers．32．According to Dr．Katzmarzyk, if you are sing all the time, you may _
．
A．phone your friends and talk aout your problem
B．put on weight quickly and ecome more inactive
C．want to have more sugar for your meals
D．fincl it hard to keep your blood glucose proper
29—32 CABD
较难题目特训：科普知识类
There are plenty of good reasons to buy organic products, but nutrition may not be one of them, suggests a new study, which found no difference in antioxidant (抗氧化剂) levels between organically and conventionally (常规地) grown onions, carrots, and potatoes.
The study only looked at three types of vegetables and just a few select nutrients. But the experiment was part of a bigger project that was so systematic and strictly controlled that the findings likely apply to other crops, too.
“Giving preference to organic products because they contain more bioactive components is doubtful and not supported by scientific evidence,” Knuthsen said. “Still, there are many good reasons for the consumer to select organic food products, including absence of pesticide residues (农药残留) in foods, animal welfare, and environmental protections.”
Argument over whether organic produce is more nutritious than conventional varieties has been around for at least a decade, said Jeffrey Blumberg, director of the Antioxidants Research Laboratory at Tufts University in Boston. “Some studies have suggested that organically grown plants contain higher levels of healthful antioxidants, possibly because some antioxidants act as natural fungicides (杀真菌剂), pesticides and insecticides,” he said. “The idea is that, without help from industrial chemicals, plants on organic farms need to work harder to protect themselves. They end up becoming more nutritious as a result.” But plenty of other studies have shown no such relationship.
“I understand that organic farmers would love to be able to say that theirs are super-fruits and super-vegetables because there are higher amounts of these compounds in them,” Blumberg said. “If you want to buy them because you think they’re safer for the planet to grow things that way, or because you think pesticides are bad for you or your family, or you like that they come from a shorter distance away, that’s great.”
“But if you want to buy them because they’re more nutritious, you’re confused, and we don’t know if that’s true or not.”
1. The new study proves that .
A. there are plenty of good reasons to buy organic produce
B. nutrition is one of the good reasons to buy organic produce
C. some organically and conventionally grown foods have the same antioxidant levels
D. organic produce is harmful to our health
2. Why do people prefer organic products?
A. Because they think organic products have no bioactive components.
B. Because scientific evidence supports organic products can make them stronger.
C. Because it’s proved that organic produce is more nutritious than conventional varieties.
D. Because they think organic food products have no harmful things.
3. The fourth paragraph mainly tells us .
A. it’s unclear whether organic produce is more nutritious than conventional varieties
B. organically grown plants contain higher levels of healthful antioxidants
C. plants on organic farms need to work harder to protect themselves
D. plenty of other studies have shown no such relationship
4. Which is NOT the reason for you to buy organic products according to Blumberg?
A. There are higher amounts of these compounds in them.
B. They’re safer for the planet to grow things that way.
C. Pesticides are bad for you or your family.
D. They are more nutritious.
【参考答案】6.CDAD
阅读理解
(2011·全国卷，E)
“I didn't hear them call my name，” explained Shelley Hennig to Active Teens (AT) as she talked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA 2004. “Are you ready？”is what she heard.Then she said，“I shook my head no，and then they said ‘yes’and it was announced again.”
It was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeenyearold high school student from Destrehan, Louisianashe was still on_cloud_nine.
“I was so shocked! I never believed that it could actually really happen. ”Present in the audience (观众) that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher.
Understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there，AT asked why her dance teacher had traveled so far to see her compete (比赛). “She's always been my role model. I've danced with her since I was six. She's been through so many difficulties and came through them all. I've learned to get over bad life's experiences and learned how to move on because of her.”
One of those bad life's experiences for Shelley happened three years ago when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident. He was 18. She found writing helped her get through the rough days. She said, “I write a lot about my brother. I write a lot, a lot，a lot...”
As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens (青少年) about the dangers of drinking and driving. In her role as Miss Teen USA, Shelley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving，in addition to many other things to help the youth.
When AT asked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice for our readers, she said, “Don't let anyone change you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way，it is easy to be yourself.”
人生要经历许多苦难，但不管怎样都要勇敢面对，不能让任何人改变你自己。
17. What do the underlined words “on cloud nine” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Frightened
B. Troubled
C. Very happy
D. Very angry
答案：C。词义猜测题。由第一段中“...as she talked about that exciting moment...”可知C项正确。
18．Shelley takes her dance teacher as a role model mainly because she is ________.
A. determined
B. friendly
C. strict
D. experienced
答案：A。细节理解题。由第四段“She's been through so many difficulties and came through them all”．可知答案为A项。
19．How many children did the Hennigs have according to the text?
A. 1.
B. 2.
C. 3.
D. 4.
答案：C。细节理解题。第三段中提到“older brother”，第五段中提到“her brother Brad”以及Shelley Hennig，由此可知the Hennigs共有三个孩子。
20．What did Shelley often do after she became Miss Louisiana Teen?
A. She visited drunken drivers.B. She gave dance performances.
C. She made speeches on safe driving. D. She helped other teens with their studies.
答案：C。细节理解题。由倒数第二段中“...she traveled around the state speaking to teens (青少年) about the dangers of drinking and driving.”可知正确答案为C。
21．What suggestion does Shelley give to the teens?
A. Be yourself with the support of friends.
B. Meet friends whenever possible.
C. Go easy on yourself and others.
D. Have a good role model.
答案：A。细节理解题。由最后一段Shelley所说的话可知她对青少年的建议是A项。