2017高考英语三轮冲刺阅读强化训练9

　　、阅读理解（本大题共5小题，共0分）

　　A

　　Farnk suddenly came to life. The cigarette (香烟) fell from his lips as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street.

　　At l1:30 Frank arrived at work."Please explain why you're so late," his boss said. "Go and jump in the lake," replied Frank. "I've just come into a little money so this is goodbye. Find yourself someone else to shout at."

　　That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar (雪茄) when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men,nearly dressed in grey suit."Mr Smithson," one of them said, "We're from Bigwoods Pools. I'm afraid there's been a terrible mistake?

　　1. What do we know about Frank?______.

　　A.He was a lazy man.

　　B.He was a lucky person

　　C.We didn't make a lot of money

　　D.He didn't get on well with his boss.

　　2. When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought______.

　　A.someone had come to make an apology.

　　B.someone had come to give him the money.

　　C.his friends had come to ask about the football pools.

　　D.his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck.

　　3. On hearing "... there's been a terrible mistake..." Frank was most likely to be______.

　　A.disappointed

　　B.worried

　　C.nervous

　　D.curious

　　【答案解析】

　　1.【分析】这是一道细节题。但此题很多学生不仔细，看了前几个句子便决定选 C，但若将文章完全读完 ，便可发现Frank与老板的关系非常紧张，故D为该题的最佳答案。本题通过率为34％。

　　2.【分析】这是一道推理题。读完文章我们可以推测Frank当时的心情很好，所以当他听到敲门声之后，作者用“rushed”一词，生动形象地刻画了Frank当时的心态。所以B为该题的最佳答案；此题通过率为41％。

　　3.【分析】这也是一道推理题。正当Frank在为自己突然的“发迹”而感到得意之时，足球赌博公司的人员告诉这是一个误会。他们搞错了，当时Frank的心情可想而知。A为此题的正确答案。此题通过率为42％。

　　B

　　Decision-thinking is not unlike poker---it often matters not only what you think, but also what others think you think and what you think they think you think. The mental process (过程) is similar. Naturally, this card game has often been of considerable interest to people who are, by any standards, good thinkers.

　　The great mathematician John Von Neumann was one of the founders of game theory. In particular, he showed that all games fall into two classes: there are what he called games of "perfect information", games like chess where the players can't hide anything or play tricks: they don't win by chance, but by means of logic and skills. Then there are games of "imperfect information", like poker, in which it is impossible to know in advance that one course of action is better than another.

　　One mistaken idea about business is that it can be treated as a game of perfect information. Quite the reverse. Business, politics, life itself are games which we must normally play with very imperfect information. Business decisions are often made with many unknown and unknowable factors (因素) which would even puzzle (困惑) best poker players. But few business people find it comfortable to admit that they are taking a chance, and many still prefer to believe that they are playing chess, not poker.

　　1. The subject discussed in this text is ____.

　　A. the process of reaching decisions

　　B. the difference between poker and chess

　　C. the secret of making good business plans

　　D. the value of information in winning games

　　2. An important factor in a game of imperfect information is ____.

　　A. rules

　　B. luck

　　C. time

　　D. ideas

　　3. Which of the following can be used in place of "Quite the reverse"?

　　A. Quite right.

　　B. True enough.

　　C. Most unlikely.

　　D. Just the opposite.

　　67. In the writer's opinion, when making business decisions one should _______.

　　A. put perfect information before imperfect information

　　B. accept the existence of unknown factors

　　C. ragard business as a game of chess

　　D. mix known and unknown factors

　　【答案解析】

　　1.答:A最佳【分析】此题设计的意图是检测考生综合判断语篇主旨的能力。这篇短文分五个自然段，第一段开始时就点名主题Decidion-thinking决策思考。第一句The mental process is similar.第三段则以business decisions来说明决策的过程。因此，A选项是正确答案。

　　2.答:B最佳【分析】此题设计的意图是检测考生确认暗示进行推测的能力。从第二段最后一句及第三段倒数第二句在打扑克牌一类“模糊（不完整）信息（imperfect information）游戏中，想予先知道怎么打得更好一些是不可能的；商务活动经常是在令打牌顶级高手困惑的未知和不可知的因素中决定下来的，可以推测出这种游戏的一个重要因素是靠运气。

　　3.答:D最佳【分析】此题设计的意图是检测考生根据上下文来猜测中学教材中未出现的词组的意义的能力。第三段一开始作者就指出把商务活动看成“全知（完整）信息（perfect information）游戏”是一种错误的观点。接下去又指出Business，politics等为games of imperfect information。因此，可推测出“相反”的含义。因此D选项是正确答案。

　　4.答:B最佳【分析】此题设计的意图是检测考生推测作者的观点的能力．从60题的分析看作者不但把”模糊（不完整）（imperfect information）游戏的重要因素是靠“运气”来玩的，而且把business decisions归纳在此类游戏中。当然作者认为商务决定必须接受那些未知因素的存在。所以B选项是正确答案。

　　C

　　Nowadays, people in China are increasingly interested in celebrating foreign festivals, especially those western festivals.

　　A survey conducted recently by sina. com. showed that among the 18,222 people surveyed

　　63.90% said celebrating Christmas is just another way of recreation, nothing serious while 17.85% surveyed considered the festival as a fashion act, showing they were not “out”. These two parts clearly indicate the general opinion of the young. 10.45% people involved said the celebration of a religious western festival with so much enthusiasm is absolutely ridiculous pursuit of foreign goodness. Only 7.80% of people define Christmas as a kind of festival colonization(殖民).

　　The arising of celebrating foreign festivals clearly has something to do with the advancement of China’s economy. In my point view, Christmas and other festivals celebrated in China have difference from the origin. They have lost their religious background and turned into a big occasion to have fun and enjoy life. Shop owners’ pockets are filled, the public’s hunger for happiness is filled, and that is enough. Foreign festivals in China are more like carnivals giving people pleasure and enjoyment.

　　The crisis of traditional Chinese festivals that are losing their attraction may be linked to the culture tradition and background of the festivals. Most Chinese festival culture is related more or less to real life. 揟he country is based on its pgeople while the people are relied on their food”.

　　But the western culture shows much of romance. Some festivals have their religious background while others have much to do with culture and people. At this point, food seems to be too plain. Flowers and chocolates are more welcomed.

　　Foreign festivals in China are celebrated for fun. They give people opportunities to relax and celebrate, to show appreciation and gratefulness. The acceptance of foreign festivals generally depends on the openness of the public, the familiarity with the western culture, and most importantly, on people’s economic status.

　　1．From the survey we know that among the people surveyed ______.

　　A．most think celebrating foreign festivals is ridiculous

　　B．many fear that traditional Chinese festivals will disappear soon

　　C．some think that celebrating foreign festivals is a sign of foreign goodness chasing

　　D．half think celebrating foreign festivals makes people not go out of fashion

　　2．The writer thinks that foreign festivals celebrated in China ______.

　　A．have lost their religious background

　　B．are the same as those celebrated in the West

　　C．can give more fun than traditional Chinese festivals

　　D．may reduce the hunger of public people

　　3．What is the main difference between foreign festivals and traditional Chinese ones?

　　A．Foreign festivals can make Chinese shop owners’ pockets full quickly.

　　B．The food at foreign festivals is too simple.

　　C．Chinese festivals always have something to do with culture.

　　D．Foreign festivals are romantic while traditional Chinese ones are connected with reality.

　　4．Which of the following may NOT be the reason why so many people accept foreign festivals?

　　A．People can relax themselves.

　　B．People can show their thanks to others.

　　C．Foreign festivals have longer histories than Chinese ones.

　　D．People have known more about the western culture.

　　【答案解析】D

　　（一）[2017·唐山高三期末]

　　Durban — Canada Monday became the first country to pull out of the historic Kyoto Protocol (京都议定书), inescapably scarring the global anti­climate change efforts.

　　The Kyoto Protocol, which set different duties for all countries to cut emissions (排放), states that different countries should reduce their collective greenhouse emissions accordingly.

　　However, the United States refused to sign the protocol in 2001, and is the only developed country that has not agreed to sign it. The move has cast a shadow over the global community, and has made some other developed nations hesitate to cut their emissions. To add fuel to the fire, Canada, became the first to call it quits, with the deadline of the first commitment period (2008­2017) approaching.

　　The biggest concern at this moment is whether other developed countries would follow suit.

　　Over the past four years, a drama has unfolded among developed countries over the emissions cuts and offering support to their developing partners.

　　The Umbrella Group, consisting of Japan, Canada, Australia, the United States and other developed countries, hesitated and even backed away from their positions under certain excuses. The first one quoted by Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent is that emission cuts damage the economy. Still another is requiring China and India to have the same duty of cutting emissions as developed countries.

　　Actually, if emissions in developed countries could fall to the levels in developing countries, it would greatly help the fight against global climate change.

　　In sum, any irresponsible action, in the anti­climate change campaign should be a cause for blame. It is widely hoped that the United States and Canada will see reason and join the rest of the world community in supporting the Kyoto Protocol.

　　16．Which of the following serves as the best title of the passage?

　　A．Canada Decides to Quit the Kyoto Protocol

　　B.

　　Canada and the US Refuse to Cut Emissions

　　C.

　　Developed Countries Hesitating to Cut Emissions

　　D.

　　Developing Countries Supporting the Kyoto Protocol

　　17．According to the passage, ________ have refused to follow the Kyoto Protocol.

　　A.Canada and AustraliaB．Japan and Canada

　　C.the US and Canada

　　D．China and India

　　18. People now are most worried ________.

　　A．whether the US and Canada will return to the negotiation table

　　B．whether developing countries will refuse to cut emissions

　　C．whether China and India will carry the same duty as Canada

　　D．whether more developed countries will do the same as Canada

　　【答案解析】

　　【要点综述】这是一篇资讯报道。在美国拒绝签署《京都议定书》之后，加拿大也率先退出了，这两个发达国家在全球变暖的趋势下，却远离了为解决全球变暖而商定的《京都议定书》。

　　16．B　主旨大意题。文章向我们报道了加拿大和美国先后退出了为控制全球变暖，部分国家签订的关于节能减排的《京都议定书》，也就是B项所说的这两个国家拒绝减少温室气体的排放。

　　17．C　细节理解题。由前两段可以直接得出答案。

　　18．D　细节理解题。由第三段可知。

　　E

　　In the 1930s, a lot of people in the USA were out of work. Among these people was a man named Alfred Butts, he always had an interest in word games and so, to fill his time, he planned a game which he called 'Lexico'. However, he was not completely satisfied with the game, so he made a number of changes to it and, in time, changed its name from 'Lexico' to 'Alph' and then to 'Criss Cross'. He wanted to make some money from his new game but he didn't have any real commercial (商业性的) success.

　　In 1939, Butts happened to meet a man called Jim Bruhot who showed an interest in the new game. The two men worked together on developing the game and in 1948 it was offered for sale in the United States under its new name---'Scrabble'.

　　At first; it didn't sell very well. In the first year it sold just 2,250 sets and by 1951 it had only reached 8,500 sets a year.

　　Then, in 1952 the manager of Macy's department store in New York, Jack Strauss, happened to play 'Scrabble' while he was on holiday. He thought it was a wonderful game and, when he went back to work after his holiday, he insisted that Macy's should stock (储备) the game and make an effort(努力) to call the public's attention to it.

　　As a result, 'Scrabble' became a big success in the Untied States and it soon spread to Australia and then to other English-speaking countries.

　　1. The text is mainly about ______.

　　A. 'Lexico'

　　B. three men

　　C. a word game

　　D. Alfred Butts

　　2. Alfred Butts invented the game 'Lexico' ____.

　　A. to make himself famous

　　B. to make spelling simpler

　　C. when he was out of work and looking for a job

　　D. when he was playing word games to pass the time

　　3. Who made 'Scrabble' popular?

　　A. Alfred Butts.

　　B. Jack Strauss.

　　C. Alfred Butts and Jim Brunot.

　　D. Jack Strauss and Jim Brunot.

　　4. When did Alfred Butts first put his game on the market?

　　A. In 1939.

　　B. In 1948.

　　C. Before 1939.

　　D. Between 1939 and 1948.

　　【答案解析】

　　2.【分析】这是一道细节题。从第一自然段中第三句便可以得知D为最佳答案。本题区分度为0.234。

　　3.【分析】此题也属一道细节题，根据第四自然段，本题最佳答案为B。本题区分度为0.401。

　　4.【分析】这是一道推断题。从首段的最后一句及第二段的首句，可以推出此游戏进入市场是1939年以前。故C为本题答案、本题区分度为0.072，区分度不高。