2017届重庆市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编精练：57（含解析）

　　重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编（57）（附解析） 

　　【2016模拟题】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。

　　With his unique black mane (鬃毛)and impressive stature(身材), 13-year-old Cecil was a popular tourist attraction at the 3.6 million-square-acre Hwange National Park(万基国家公园) in Zimbabwe (津巴布韦).

　　Cecil was head of a pride of lions that includes 12 cubs(幼崽), but the well-known lion was shot and killed in early July by American dentist Walter J. Palmer.

　　Cecil’s death has already sparked an international outcry (强烈抗议) with many calling for an end to hunting endangered animals and for Palmer to be extradited(引渡) to Zimbabwe to stand trial.

　　Professor David Macdonald, the head of the Oxford University research program that monitored the daily movements of Cecil and dozens of other lions, is deeply saddened by Cecil’s death. Macdonald hopes the death can inspire the public to take an interest in lion conservation.

　　Macdonald says many of the lions tracked by the program have been shot

　　and killed. “The background to this story is that there is a crisis for lions throughout much of Africa.” He says.

　　African lion populations have fallen almost 60 percent over the past thirty decades, and as few as 32,000 of them remain in the wild, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare(国际爱护动物基金会).

　　“And as troubling as it

　　is, the rarer these hunted animals become, the more hunter s are willing to pay to kill them,” said Jeff Flockedn, the fund’s North American regional director.

　　In addition to excessive hunting, lions throughout Africa also continue to face threats that include conflicts with local farmers, loss of habitat and risk of traffic and railway collisions(碰撞).

　　1. Internationally, people’s attitude towards Walter J. Palmer’s behavior is ________.

　　A. Understandable

　　B. Unpardonable

　　C. Unpredictable

　　D. Uncontrollable

　　2. According to the text, how many African lions lived in the wild thirty years ago?

　　A. 80,000

　　B. 48,000

　　C. 53,000

　　D. 60,000

　　3. African lions are facing the following threats except ________.

　　A. their conflicts with local farmers.

　　B. the loss of their habitats

　　C. people’s excessive hunting

　　D. the increase in the number of their natural enemies

　　4. The best title of the text might be ________.

　　A. The Death of Cecil-an African Lion

　　AB. The Current state of All African Lions

　　C. The Threats Facing African Lions

　　D. The Appeal for an End to Hunting Endangered Animals

　　【参考答案】

　　1. B. 推理判断题。根据文章第三段的内容可知，从国际上来看，人们对于Walter J. Palmer射杀了狮子Cecil的做法很是愤怒。即人们认为他的做法是不可饶恕的。故正确答案应为B项。

　　2. A. 数字计算题。根据第六段中的信息“African lion populations have fallen almost 60 percent over the past thirty decades,…”，可知，在刚刚过去的30年里，非洲狮的数量减少了60%，现在仅有32,000头非洲狮生活在野外，由此可以推断，三十年前生活在野外的非洲狮的数量为：32,000 / (1-0.6)= 80,000。故正确答案为A项。

　　3. D. 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段内容可知，答案应为D项。即文中没有提到非洲狮面临的威胁中没有提到非洲狮天敌数量的增加。

　　. A. 标题判断题。全文主要介绍了美国牙医华特帕尔默(Walter Palmer)7月底在津巴布韦射杀了狮子塞西尔，当时引起了全世界的愤怒， 同时介绍了目前非洲狮的生活状况。所以，A项作为标题最佳。

　　阅读理解

　　It is probably the strangest sport anyone has ever invented. And at first sight, it looks like the easiest. Competitors have to do two things. The first is to stand still. The second is to place their hands anywhere on the body of a car, and keep it there.

　　This is where things start getting difficult. Lots of people are doing the same thing. And the winner of the“handathon”contest is the person who can carry on doing it for the longest time. That person gets to own the car.

　　It still seems to be an easy thing to do. At the beginning it is. Anyone can stand still. But when the contest has been going for four or five days, standing still seems like the most difficult job in the world. And keeping the hand in place over this time becomes an act of serious attention. After a few days, the hand seems to belong to someone else—someone who wants to go home and get some sleep.

　　Competitors are allowed to take a five-minute break every hour to eat, drink or do whatever else is necessary. No one is allowed to lean on the car for support. Winners need to be able to show great powers of attention. They also need to be able to develop special skills.

　　Maybe the popularity of the handathon is due to the fact that it is not necessary to be a trained athlete to enter. Entrants in the Longview handathon certainly don’t seem to do much preparation. Most say they will prepare by“getting lots of sleep”. Others say they will“eat healthy food”or“pray for success”. The whole event gives ordinary people the chance to do something interesting and win something in the end.

　　Handathons are competitions, but there is little rivalry(敌对)between competitors. They help each other out and keep each other’s spirits up. People who drop out early return with food, drink and encouragement.

　　【文章大意】双手放在车身任何部位, 静立不动, 你能坚持多久? 本文介绍了一项看似简单, 实则类似于马拉松的运动形式“handathon”。

　　1. The reason why the sport is called“handathon”is that competitors　.

　　A. cover a long distance

　　B. keep hands in place for long

　　C. wave hands as long as possible

　　D. do the same thing as in a marathon

　　【解析】选D。推理判断题。由第二段可知, 这种运动在形式上和马拉松是一样的。

　　2. What ability is likely to be needed most in a handathon?

　　A. Standing without any support.

　　B. Not leaning on the car.

　　C. Eating and drinking in five minutes.

　　D. Having strong powers of attention.

　　【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第四段的倒数第二句Winners need to be able to show great powers of attention. 可以得到答案。

　　3. Why is handathon popular?

　　A. Someone can win with special training.

　　B. It doesn’t need to make any preparation.

　　C. Anyone who is interested can join in it.

　　D. People get along well with each other in it.

　　【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第五段中的Maybe the popularity of the handathon is due to the fact that it is not necessary to be a trained athlete to enter. 一句可知, 它流行的原因是不需要进行专门的训练, 换句话说, 只要有兴趣就可以参加。

　　4. Which of the following about handathon is NOT right?

　　A. The person who takes part in it should stand still.

　　B. The person who takes part in it has to place his hands anywhere on the body of a car, and keep it there.

　　C. The person who takes part in it can have a break during the course of the competition.

　　D. Handathons are competitions, so competitors don’t encourage each other.

　　【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段可知D项错误。

　　（2016高考训练）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。体裁：280　时间：5′

　　When my friend Lesa was diagnosed(诊断) with cancer，another friend and I went to the hospital to spend some time with her.We bought her a small toy

　　and

　　named

　　him

　　Lemon­Aide.We

　　gave Lemon­Aide to Lesa and told her he was to go with her to all of her treatments to remind her that we were thinking of her and caring about her even though we could not always be with her.When the treatments were completed，she said when someone else needed him she would pass him along.

　　A few months later，much to my surprise，it was me that she passed him to.Lemon­Aide went with me to all of my treatments.

　　One day while waiting for my doctor I decided we could market the idea to fight cancer.Lesa thought it was a great idea so we founded the organization that came to be known as Lemon­Aide' s Friends，Inc.We designed our organization to remind people fighting cancer that there are people who love and care about them all the time.Today we have totally 5013 volunteers.The money raised is donated to cancer patients who do not have insurance.The Physicians on our Board of Advisors determine how and where our money is donated.

　　Lemon­Aide is for men，women，and children of all ages and to date has been sent to 34 states and 33 countries to provide smiling support for people fighting cancer.When life gave us lemons we made Lemon­Aide，a soft smiling toy that represents love，support，and encouragement.

　　【语篇解读】　朋友得病，作者送给她礼物以示安慰，后来得到启示，专门成立了一个组织用以帮助患癌症的病人。

　　．The author went to the hospital with her friend ________．

　　A．to operate on Lesa

　　B．to treat her disease

　　C．to accompany Lesa

　　D．to look after Lemon­Aide

　　答案　C　

　　2．Lesa was given a small toy because ________．

　　A．he represented her organization

　　B．he could help weaken her pain

　　C．she would think of her friends

　　D．her friends tried to comfort her

　　答案　D　

　　．It can be inferred that ________．

　　A．the author had suffered from cancer

　　B．Lemon­Aide had suffered from cancer

　　C．Lesa had recovered from cancer

　　D．Lemon­Aide learned to look after the author

　　答案　A　

　　．Lesa and the author formed an organization to ________．

　　A．cure cancer

　　B．raise money

　　C．help cancer patients

　　Dhelp their friend

　　答案　C　

　　A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　(2016·河南省普通高中毕业班适应性测试)Is geography important? Here's a question for you to answer.

　　What have the following countries got in common: Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, Iceland and Madagascar?

　　Quite easy if you can picture them on the globe — they are all islands. All of these nations are surrounded by sea.

　　What have these five nations got in common? Hungary, Botswana, Kazakhstan, Paraguay and Liechtenstein. They are all landlocked. In other words, in contrast to the first five countries whose coastline forms their border, the second five have no

　　coastline at all. If you are a Hungarian or a Paraguayan, you have to pass through somebody else's country if you want to go to the beach.

　　Liechtenstein is even more of a geographical phenomenon; it is “doubly landlocked” because the countries that surround it — Austria and Switzerland are also landlocked. There is only one other country in the world in a similar position, Uzbekistan, which is surrounded by five other landlocked countries. Go and have a look at the map if you want to know which.

　　So how do countries become landlocked? If you are Swiss or Nepalese, you have probably never thought things could be any other way. Switzerland's mountains, like the Himalayas, have formed a natural boundary for thousands of years. But there are borders. Where one country ends and another begins is not something that is fixed for all time.

　　There are countries like Ethiopia and Bolivia which did have a bit of coast but don't any more. Does it matter? The Ethiopians are not happy that the creation of Eritrea means they now have to use another country's port, when before they had a long coastline on the Red Sea.

　　But why does coastline matter so much? Throughout history people have preferred to live near the sea, and not just for the fish. Sea means trade, which means wealth. Think of the great successful cities like Singapore, New York or Hong Kong today. Russia has fought several wars over the centuries so that its ships could have access to the Baltic, the Black Sea and the Pacific.

　　________________

　　1.What have countries like Hungary, Botswana, Kazakhstan, Paraguay and Liechtenstein got in common?

　　A.They have no borders.

　　B.They have no coastline at all.

　　C.They are all surrounded by sea.

　　D.They had long coastlines before.

　　2.Which group of the following countries are doubly landlocked ones?

　　A.Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan.

　　B.Iceland and Madagascar.

　　C.Australia and the United Kingdom.

　　D.Austria and Switzerland.

　　3.Why does coastline matter so much?

　　A.Because sea means wealth.

　　B.Because people can eat fish.

　　C.Because borders are fixed all time.

　　D.Because people prefer to live near the sea.

　　4.What's the missing sentence at the end of the text?

　　A.Coastline is the main cause of wars.

　　B.Then what's the disadvantage of coastline?

　　C.Geography, it seems, can make a big difference.

　　D.Perhaps other means of transport can be improved.

　　1．解析：选B　细节理解题根据第四段第四句“In other words ...the second five have no coastline at all.”可知这五个国家都没有海岸线故答案选B2．解析：选A　细节理解题根据第五段第一句“Liechtenstein is even more ...are also landlocked.”及第二句中的“There is only one other country in the world in a similar position, Uzbekistan”可知列支敦士登和乌兹别克斯坦都是双重内陆国故答案选A3．解析：选A　细节理解题根据第八段第三句“Sea means trade, which means wealth.”可知海岸线的重要性在于大海意味着财富故答案选A4．解析：选C　推理判断题第八段主要介绍了海岸线的重要性由此可推知文章末尾缺少的句子应总结上述观点：地理似乎很重要故答案选C