2017届重庆市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编精练：60（含解析）

　　重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编（60）（附解析） 

　　2016高考模拟题

　　（由2017·广东卷A改编）

　　Samuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata（奏鸣曲）by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.

　　Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable .They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn’t even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.

　　Samuel can’t understand why everyone is so surprised. “I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me ---I hear the notes and can bear them in mind---each and every note,” says Samuel.

　　Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can’t play it. Samuel says confidently,” It’s all about super memory---I guess I have that gift.”

　　However, Samuel’s ability to remember things doesn’t stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word.

　　Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesn’t know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.

　　1. What is special about Samuel Osmond?

　　A. He has a gift for writing music.

　　B. He can write down the note he hears.

　　C. He is a top student at the law school.

　　D. He can play the musical piece he hears.

　　What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

　　A. Samuel chose law against the wish of his parents.

　　B. Samuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician.

　　C. Samuel thinks of himself as a man of great musical ability.

　　D. Samuel studies law and music on the advice of his teachers.

　　Everyone around Samuel was surprised because he _________.

　　received a good early education in music

　　B. played the guitar and the piano perfectly

　　could play the piano without reading music

　　D. could play the guitar better than his father

　　What can we infer about Samuel in Paragraph 4?

　　He became famous during a special event at his college.

　　He is proud of his ability to remember things accurately.

　　He plays the piano better than many professional pianists.

　　He impressed the audience by playing all the musical pieces.

　　Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

　　The Qualities of a Musician

　　B. The Story of a Musical Talent

　　The Importance of Early Education

　　D. The Relationship between Memory and Music.

　　直击高考1：

　　文章大意：本文主要讲述了一位音乐天才的事情，在不懂乐谱，也从来没有上过钢琴课的情况下就能够演奏很难的乐曲。而且他有超强的记忆力，他就是Samuel Osmond。

　　1. 【答案与解析】D。细节题。根据第一段第三句However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them.得知他在听完一个乐曲几分钟以后就可以立刻演奏这些很难学的乐曲。说明他的记忆力和音乐才能很突出。故D正确。

　　2. 【答案与解析】B。推理题。根据第二段最后一句Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.因为他父母亲希望他学习法律，所以他希望自己称为律师，但是他的音乐老师让他学习音乐，所以现在他法律和音乐一起学习。本句可知他原来计划是学习法律的。故B正确。

　　3. 【答案与解析】C。细节题。根据第三段2,3行About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons.得知他在不理解乐谱也不去上音乐课的情况下，就会弹钢琴，这让人们非常惊讶。故C正确。

　　4. 【答案与解析】B。推理题。根据第四段最后一句Samuel says confidently,” It’s all about super memory---I guess I have that gift.”他很自信地说：这是关于超级记忆，我认为我有那个天赋。本句说明他很自豪自己有这样的能力。故B正确。

　　5.【答案与解析】B。主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了一位音乐天才的事情，在不懂乐谱，也从来没有上过钢琴课的情况下就能够演奏很难的乐曲。他就是Samuel Osmond。故B正确。

　　阅读理解Mr. Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. Mr. Johnson took the only escape route—through the boot(行李箱).

　　Mr. Johnson’s car had finished up in a ditch(沟渠)at Romney Marsin, Kent after skidding(打滑)on ice and hitting a bank. “Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly, ”Mr. Johnson said. “I couldn’t force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and I dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in. ”

　　Mr. Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot. Then he began his struggle to escape.

　　Later he said, “It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the boot. I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came. ”

　　It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench(扳手)and began to work on the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by. “It was the only chance I had. Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled clear as the car filled up. ”

　　His hands and arms cut and bruised(擦伤), Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmer’s wife, Mrs. Lucy Bates. Huddled in a blanket, he said, “That thirty minutes seemed like hours. ”Only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night. The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch.

　　【文章大意】本文记述了Mr. Johnson由于车祸被困于水下车内半个小时, 最后死里逃生的故事。

　　1. What is the best title for this newspaper article?

　　A. The Story of Mr. Johnson, a Sweet Salesman

　　B. Car Boot Can Serve as the Best Escape Route

　　C. Driver Escapes through Car Boot

　　D. The Driver Survived a Terrible Car Accident

　　【解析】选C。主旨大意题。根据第一段“Mr. Peter Johnson. . . escape from his trapped car. . . through the boot. ”可归纳出文章的标题为答案C。

　　2. Which of the following objects is the most important to Mr. Johnson?

　　A. The hammer.

　　B. The coin.

　　C. The screw.

　　D. The horn.

　　【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第四段Mr. Johnson所说的话及他后面所做的事情可推知此题答案为B。

　　3. “Finally it gave”(Paragraph 5)means that　.

　　A. luckily the door was torn away in the end

　　B. at last the wrench went broken

　　C. the lock came open after all his efforts

　　D. the chance was lost at the last minute

　　【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据上文. . . work on the boot lock及下文but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in可推知此题答案为C。

　　4. It may be inferred from the passage that　.

　　A. the ditch was along a quiet country road

　　B. the accident happened on a clear warm day

　　C. the police helped Mr. Johnson get out of the ditch

　　D. Mr. Johnson had a tender wife and was well attended

　　【解析】选A。推断判断题。根据第四段最后一句“. . . but no help came. ”及最后一段的第一句“. . . Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby. . . ”可推知地点是在寂静的农村。

　　【技法导练】多学一点　棋高一着

　　阅读理解——运用词性转化破解阅读理解

　　这篇阅读理解中的. . . by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot中的sound和hammer都是名词转化成的动词。sound(n. )→(v. ) ______; hammer(n. ) ______→(v. ) ______。

　　做题时, 多注意词性转化也会让我们更好地理解文章。例如: To perfect her already excellent English, she has set new goals for herself and focuses on understanding grammar rules. 这句中的perfect是形容词转化的动词。perfect(adj. )→(v. ) ______。We back schools in using these powers to deal with problem pupils. 此句中的back也是词性转化, back(n. )→(v. ) ______。此处是动词, 表示支持。

　　由此可知, 当我们遇到熟悉的单词时, 要根据语境来判断其词性推测其词义。

　　声音按响锤子用锤子敲完美的使……完美后面支持

　　阅读下列材料，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。体裁：说明文　话题：海洋生物　词数：365　时间：7′

　　There are many dangerous sea creatures in the world.The following are some examples.

　　The needlefish are commonly seen living near the surface of tropical (热带的) waters.But they can also break__cover the water，and once in the air they can become dangerous flying swords.Though it is rare，people have been seriously hurt and even killed when stabbed by the fish's sharp and long jaws (下巴)．Night fishermen in small boats are at particular risk because their lights may attract the fish.

　　Saltwater crocodiles are the world's largest crocodiles，sometimes reaching 23 feet in length and topping 2，200 pounds.Yet these crocodiles hunt quietly，lying in wait below shoreline waters to attack crabs，turtles and thirsty animals that have come to drink.Saltwater crocodiles kill a number of people each year.

　　There is no doubt that the great white shark sits atop the ocean food chain.The world's largest fish can weigh at over 5，000 pounds and reach lengths of more than 20 feet.Great white sharks have about 3，000 teeth，which they typically sink into sea lions，seals，small toothed whales，and sea turtles.These sharks are responsible for a third to a half of the 100 shark attacks on humans every year.

　　The sea anemone

　　(海葵) may look like the beautiful flower for which it's named，but fish that swim too close may regret it.The sea anemone，which lives on the sea floor，uses its poisonous tentacles (触须) to stab passing creatures with a kind of poison—making them helpless and fit to be eaten.

　　The surgeonfish (刺尾鱼) is an attractive reef fish that is poisonous.Scientists believe that the world's seas hold some 1，200 different surgeonfish species and think that they injure about 50，000 people per year.But the surgeonfish poison can also bring great benefit—they are useful in the development of new drugs.

　　【语篇解读】　本文介绍了5种危险的海洋生物。

　　1．The underlined phrase

　　“break cover”

　　in Paragraph 2 probably means ________．

　　A．jump out of

　　B．break away from

　　C．get away from

　　D．go back to

　　答案　A　

　　2．How many attacks on humans do great white sharks do every year?

　　A．About 26.

　　B．About 45.

　　C．About 60.

　　D．About 75.

　　答案　B　

　　3．It can be known from the passage that ________．

　　A．the saltwater crocodiles are gentle and never hurt people

　　B．the sea anemone lives near the surface of the sea

　　C．the great white shark is the largest fish in the world

　　D．the needlefish live in the sea all around the world

　　答案　C　

　　4．Which of the following can be used to benefit human society?

　　A．The needlefish.

　　B．The sea anemone.

　　C．The great white shark.

　　D．The surgeonfish.

　　答案　D　

　　A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　(2016·日照校际联合检测)At least three people are dead in the Philippines now that Typhoon Hagupit has landed.

　　The typhoon, which hit the eastern Philippines over the weekend, has blown down trees and sent more than 650­thousand people into shelters before weakening.

　　“There were very strong winds last night. The roof was beginning to move, and rain was getting inside the rooms，” said a villager.

　　The storm hit with gusts (强风) of over 100 miles per hour. And while the storm has slowed considerably from the super typhoon level it had last week, Hagupit still remains strong enough to create more damage.

　　Christopher Perez is a local weather forecaster. He says, “We are continuing to expect bad weather and rough ocean waves. Threats of possible flash floods and landslides (滑坡) as well as possible storm waves are occurring in coastal areas.”

　　Hagupit is expected to roll into the South China Sea tomorrow.

　　It's currently going westward toward the southern tip of Vietnam, meaning it's unlikely to affect China.

　　Hagupit's strength in the Philippines is much less severe than Typhoon Haiyan, which rolled through the country in 2017.

　　Haiyan's tsunami­like storm waves and killer winds left thousands of people dead and leveled_entire_villages.

　　The central Philippines is still trying to recover from last year's massive storm waves.

　　1.We can know from the passage that the Typhoon Hagupit is ________.

　　A.getting stronger

　　B.weakening

　　C.going to affect China soon

　　D.moving more than 120 miles per hour

　　2.The underlined part “leveled entire villages” probably means “________”.

　　A.destroyed all the buildings in the villages

　　B.were of the same sea level as the villages

　　C.killed all the villagers

　　D.blew down all the trees in the villages

　　3.Which of the following places suffered most when Typhoon Haiyan rolled in?

　　A.The eastern Philippines.

　　B.The southern tip of Vietnam.

　　C.The South China Sea.

　　D.The central Philippines.

　　4.What do we know about Typhoon Haiyan from the passage?

　　A.It caused less severe damage than Typhoon Hagupit.

　　B.It also rolled in Vietnam and China.

　　C.It brought about a lot of deaths.

　　D.It damaged the roofs of all the houses.

　　1．解析：选B　细节理解题根据第四段中的“And while the storm has slowed considerably”可知台风黑格比在变弱故选B项2．解析：选A　词义猜测题根据倒数第二段可知此处表示台风海燕如海啸一样的暴风雨浪潮和危害极大的风使成千上万的人失去生命把全部的村庄夷为平地故选A项3．解析：选D　推理判断题根据最后一段可推知菲律宾中部仍然在努力地从去年强烈的暴风雨浪潮中恢复过来即台风海燕对菲律宾中部的破坏巨大故选D项4．解析：选C　细节理解题根据倒数第三段可知台风黑格比远没有2017年的台风海燕的破坏性大故排除A项；B项在文章中没有提到；根据倒数第二段中的“Haiyan's ... left thousands of people dead”可知C项正确；D项在文章中没有涉及