天津市蓟县2016高考英语一轮阅读理解专题选练（4）
阅读理解。
It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries. Then one day. Some visitors from the city arrived. The told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog's legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other place. This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a batter future. But the dream didn't last long. The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more
often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately. The villagers decided that they couldn't just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines. Soon there was no money left. Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn't been useless. They had been doing an important job---eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases. Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.
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) 1. From paragraph I we learn that the villagers __________.
A. worked very hard for centuries
B. dreamed of having a better life
C. were poor but somewhat content
D. lived a different life from their forefathers
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) 2. Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?
A. the frogs were easy money
B. They needs money to buy medicine
C. they wanted to please the visitors
D. the frogs made too much noise
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) 3. What might be the cause of the children's sickness?
A. the crops didn't do well
B. there were too many insects
C. the visits brought in diseases
D. the pesticides were overused
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) 4. What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?
A. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country
B. Health is more important than money
C. The harmony between man and nature is important
D. good old day will never be forgotten
1. C.细节理解题.第一段中有 The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy.和 C 项意思一致.
2. A.细节理解题.根据第三段和本段第一句 This seemed like money for nothing.句中 for nothing 是"免费的"意思,说明青蛙容易得到,并能赚到钱,村民才答应买.
3. B.推理判断题.根据倒数第二段中 They had been doing an important job---eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.可以推断出庄稼收成不好, 孩子生病与青蛙减少, 害虫增多有关.
4. C.推理判断题.最后一句 These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning. 现 在夜晚的这些声音具有更深刻的意义. 该句是一个中介句, 说明人们过度捕杀造成生态失衡, 由此也影响了人类,因此,可以推断人与自然的和谐是重要.
【四川省资阳市模拟
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。The extraordinary Eastgate Building in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital city, is said to be the only one in the world to use the same cooling and heating principles as the termite mound (白蚁堆).
Architect Mick Pearce used precisely the same strategy when designing the Eastgate Building, which has no air-conditioning and almost no heating. The building — the country’s largest commercial and shopping complex — uses less than 10% of the energy of a conventional building of its size. The Eastgate’s owners saved $3.5 million on a $36 million building because an air-conditioning plant didn’t have to be imported.
The complex is actually two buildings linked by bridges across a shady, glass-roofed atrium (天井) open to the air. Fans suck fresh air in from the atrium, blow it upstairs through hollow spaces under the floors and from there into each office through baseboard vents (通风口). As it rises and warms, it is drawn out via ceiling vents and finally exists through forty-eight brick chimneys.
During summer’s cool nights, big fans blow air through the building seven times an hour to cool the empty floors. By day, smaller fans blow two changes of air an hour through the building, to circulate the air which has been in contact with the cool floors. For winter days, there are small heaters in the vents.
This is all possible only because Harare is 1600 feet above sea level, has cloudless skies, little dampness and rapid temperature swings — days as warm as 31℃ commonly drop to 14℃ at night. “You couldn’t do this in New York, with its fantastically hot summers and fantastically cold winters,” Pearce said.
The engineering firm of Ove Arup & Partners monitors daily temperatures. It is found that the temperature of the building has generally stayed between 23℃ and 25℃, with the exception of the annual hot period just before the summer rains in October and three days in November, when a doorkeeper accidentally switched off the fans at night. And the air is fresh — far more so than in air-conditioned buildings, where up to 30% of the air is recycled.
47. Why was Eastgate cheaper to be built than a conventional building?
A. It was designed in a smaller size.
B. No air conditioners were fixed in.
C. Its heating system was less advanced.
D. It used rather different building materials.
48. What does the underlined “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Fresh air from outside.
B. Heat in the building.
C. Hollow space.
D. Baseboard vent.
49. Why wouldn’t a building like Eastgate work efficiently in New York?
A. New York has less clear skies as Harare.
B. Its dampness affects the circulation of air.
C. New York covers a larger area than Harare.
D. Its temperature changes seasonally rather than daily.
50. The data in the last paragraph suggests Eastgate’s temperature control system ______.
A. allows a wide range of temperatures
B. functions well for most of the year
C. can recycle up to 30% of the air
D. works better in hot seasons
【参考答案】47—50、BADB
阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
For many years，artists have flocked to Paris，France，to paint or to learn to paint.Perhaps artists first went there because of the city’s beauty.They went to paint pictures of the broad，treelined streets，the great churches，and the graceful river bridges.
The artists felt comfortable in Paris because the people of the city had always enjoyed art.Paris had great art museums，filled with famous paintings and statues from many countries.And the people of Paris had always welcomed new ideas.In this city，artists felt free to experiment with new ways of painting.
As soon as famous artists painted in Paris，students came to learn from them.People came to buy paintings.People called art dealers set up galleries where paintings were bought and sold.Others kept shops that sold artists’paints and supplies.
Students and artists who were not yet famous could live in Paris for very little money.They learned by studying great art in the museums，and they learned from one another.They held art fairs，hanging their paintings outdoors along the streets.
Today，New York City and Florence，Italy，are also famous art centers.But the world’s principal art exhibits are still held in Paris.Important judges of art live there.Most of the new ways of painting that have started in the last hundred years began in Paris.So artists and art dealers still go to Paris because it is the world’s leading art center.
1．Art students learned by studying great art in Paris’________．
A．streets
B．churches
C．museums
D．schools
解析： 由第四段第二句话“They learned by studying great art in the museums，and they learned from one another.”可知答案。
答案： C
．The story does not say so，but it makes you think that________.
A．Paris is famous for its artists’paints and supplies
B．there is more than one way to paint
C．art fairs are held in galleries
D．Florence is the center of world art exhibits
解析： 最后一段中的“Most of the new ways of painting that have started in the last hundred years began in Paris.”作者提到了new ways。
答案： B
．Important judges of art________.
A．live in ParisB．feel free to experiment
C．work in New YorkD．have no new ways of painting
解析： 最后一段的第三句话点出答案。
答案： A
．Students can learn from________.
A．their parents
B．one another
C．the streets
D．the trees
解析： 第四段第二句话告诉我们“students learn from one other”。
答案： B
．On the whole，this story is about________.
A．the world’s most famous art center
B．how to buy a painting in Paris，France
C．the famous art centers of New York and Florence
D．where to set up galleries
解析： 从整篇文章来看都是在讲巴黎，它是世界艺术之都。
答案： A阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。As demand for power and fuel grows steadily in the coming decades, we must consider every possible energy source on hand if we're to meet the world's needs. And because clean natural gas is found in great plenty, there is little doubt that it will play a major role on the world energy stage in this century, much like oil did in the last. But, like oil, gas reserves are concentrated in just a few places in the world, usually far from where they're needed most. And that's only part of the challenge. The world has had well over 100 years to search for oil and to build the necessary facilities to bring it to market; the natural gas facilities, particularly when it comes to liquefied（液化）natural gas（LNG）, are not nearly as developed.
So what needs to be done? On the supply side, producing nations need policies that allow for better development of their natural gas in an open, stable business environment, not one in which the rules of the game change without warning. The governments of consuming nations, on the other hand, must make policies for sustainable（可持续的）development to ensure they'll have enough supplies in the future. That means building the related facilities, including LNG stations. This, in turn, will require coastal areas to allow these necessary, but not necessarily pretty, facilities to be built in their backyards. And energy companies have a responsibility to be good neighbors in those areas by operating these facilities responsibly and safely. They must also continue to put in the billions of dollars needed to build the complex transport and storage facilities required to bring more gas to market.
Expanding and diversifying（使多样化）energy sources by using more natural gas could lead to lower fuel prices and to greater energy security. We've taken some of the steps to get started, but we need your help to get the rest of the way.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Gas played a major part in the 20th century.
B. Gas reserves are widely spread around the world.
C. Natural gas facilities are far from satisfactory.
D. Necessary facilities are ready to bring gas to market.
42. The underlined word "one"（in Paragraph 2）refers to .
A. a gas supply side
B. a policy for gas development
C. a gas consuming nation
D. a business environment
43. Consuming nations of natural gas need to ______.
A. have long-term policies for gas supply B. open markets in their backyards
C. build pretty facilities along the coast
D. change the rules of the game
44. The main purpose of the passage is to ______.
A. warn people of the lack of power and fuel
B. discuss the importance of oil and natural gas
C. instruct people how to make use of energy sources
D. call for better use and development of natural gas
45. The passage might be followed by a paragraph about ______.
A. which countries are in great need of gas
B. where energy sources are concentrated
C. what kind of help you can offer
D. what problems of energy sources we may face
【参考答案】41—45 CDADC
【天津市2017高考英语六校第三次联考试题】
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。’s pay a visit to some of the most amazing and unusual places in the world, from icy hotels to temples on the side of cliffs(悬崖).
Hotel de Glace — Canada
If you don’t mind the cold, this igloo(冰屋) style hotel is certainly for you. Nearly everything, including the bedding, is made of ice! This hotel is so well insulated(隔热) that whatever the temperature outside is, the temperature inside never changes more than a few degrees. It’s around 23 degrees to be exact. Since it is made of ice the hotel does have some dress requirements that can be found on their website. Arctic sleeping bags are provided for every guest, including children. For more information, visit the website: http://www.icehotelcanada.com.
The Tigers Nest Monastery — Bhutan
Built directly onto a cliff side, this ancient temple has claimed its spot since 1692. Rich in history, Tigers Nest is constructed around eight attractive caves on the mountainside. Most of the caves are easy to reach through the natural rock stairways. However, some are more difficult, and can only be reached by shaky rope bridges. Visit the website http://www.bhutantouroperators.net/taktsang-monastery.php for more information.
Dinosaur Provincial Park — Canada
Known to be one the greatest fossil locations in the world, Dinosaur Provincial Park has nearly 500 specimens (标本) in all shapes and sizes. The park itself has a vast collection of fossils and a unique natural ecosystem. For more information, please visit http://tpr.alberta.ca/parks/dinosaur/index.aspx.
Leshan Giant Buddha — Sichuan China
The world’s largest Buddha sits on the edge of two great rivers. Construction is believed to have started around the year 713, and at the time of this construction it was the tallest carved statue in the world. All 233 feet of the stature was carved from the surrounding cliffs and preserved in amazing condition. Even the 2008 earthquake was not enough to shake it. Its website http://yeschinatour.com/china-guides/china-attractions leshan-giant-buddha-leshan will provide you with more information.
Which of the following is NOT true about Hotel de Glace? A. It lies in the Arctic.
B. Even the bedding is made of ice. C. Every guest is provided with sleeping bags.
D. You can visit its website for dress requirements.
Which of the following websites can give information about the Tigers Nest? A. http://yeschinatour.com/china-guides/china-attractions leshan-giant-buddha-leshan
B. http://www.icehotelcanada.com
C. http://tpr.alberta.ca/parks/dinosaur/index.aspx. D. http://www.bhutantouroperators.net/taktsang-monastery.ph
If John is interested in fossils, he can pay a visit to ______. A. Leshan Giant Buddha — Sichuan China
B. Hotel de Glace — Canada C. The Tigers Nest Monastery — Bhutan D. Dinosaur Provincial Park — Canada
This passage is mainly to tell us about ______. A. four different constructions in the world
B. some popular hotels in Canada C. four unusual places in the world
D. all kinds of parks in Europe
The passage is probably taken from a magazine on ______. A. politics
B. environment
C. education D. travel
【参考答案】36—40 ADDCD
专题讲座——阅读理解之词义猜测(2017·课标全国卷，A)Are you looking for some new and exciting places to take your kids to？Try some of these places：
•Visit art museums.They offer a variety of activities to excite your kids’interest.Many offer workshops for making hand made pieces，traveling exhibits，book signings(签名)by children’s favorite writers，and even musical performances and other arts.
•Head to a natural history museum.This is where kids can discover the past from dinosaur models to rock collections and pictures of stars in the sky.Also，ask what kind of workshops and
educational programs are prepared for kids and any special events that are coming up.
•Go to a Youtheater.Look for one in your area offering plays for child and family visitors.Preshow play shops are conducted.by area artists and educators where kids can discover the secret about performing arts.Puppet(木偶)making and stage makeup are just a couple of the special offerings you might find.
•Try handson_science.Visit one of the many handson science museums around the country.These science playlands are great fun for kids and grownups alike.They’ll keep your child mentally and physically active the whole day through while pushing buttons，experimenting，and building.When everyone is tired，enjoy a fun family science show，commonly found in these museums.
1．If a child is interested in the universe，he probably will visit________.
A．a Youtheater
B．an art museum
C．a natural history museum
D．a handson science museun
2．What can kids do at a Youtheater?
A．Look at rock collections.
B．See dinosaur models.
C．Watch puppet making.
D．Give performances.
3．What does“handson science”mean in the last paragraph?
A．Science games designed by kids.
B．Learning science by doing things.
C．A show of kids’science work.
D．Reading science books.
4．Where does this text probably come from?
A．A science textbook.
B．A tourist map.
C．A museum guide.
D．A news report.
[参考答案]CCBC,
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Also，ask what kind of workshops and educational programs are prepared for kids and any special events that are coming up.
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还可以问一问，有哪些是为孩子们准备的工作室和教育项目以及即将举办哪些特殊活动。
1．猜测词义是指在阅读过程中根据对语篇的信息、逻辑、背景知识及语言结构等的综合理解去猜测或推断某一生词、难词、关键词的意思。它是一种非常有用的阅读技巧，获得这种技巧之后，读者在阅读过程中能很快通过上下文提供的线索或生词本身的结构特点推断出词义来，从而提高阅读速度和阅读能力。方法见下图：
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2．在词义猜测题中，所考查的词或短语的意义常常不停留在字面上，要根据语境来判断：
①见“形”辨义：利用构词法来理解词义；②望“文”生义：根据上下文，利用同义词、反义词进行猜测；
③拆“句”知义：分析句子，根据句子内部的逻辑关系理解词义。