2017届重庆市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编精练：112（含解析）

　　重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编（112）（附解析） 

　　阅读理解

　　Lisa Pina never thought she would need the fire safety

　　training she received during her apprenticeship (学徒期) as a union painter and dry waller.On Friday morning，she was thanking God she had it.

　　On Thursday night，while Pina was babysitting her granddaughter，nephew and two nieces in her sister’s apartment，she smelled smoke and realized the apartment building was on fire.When her 4­year­old granddaughter Ilean Garcia began saying，“We’re going to die，”she knew she had to act.Pina,39，first sealed the door，and then told all four children to get on the floor.After calling 911，she told the children to start singing and promised them all treats as soon as they reached safety.

　　“I said，‘OK，we’re going to lie down and we’re all going to play a game，’”Pina said.“We all started singing our ABCs and 123s.I was just trying to make it fun.”

　　Pina patiently waited，and a few minutes later，Riverside County sheriff’s deputies (治安官的助手) arrived.Pina，Ilean,8­year­old Gabriel Parga,5­year­old Aubreyana Parga and 4­year­old Meriyah Parga were all trapped on the second floor as flames filled the first story.

　　Pina did the only thing she could.She opened the window and dropped the children，one­by­one，into the arms of the sheriff’s deputies about 15 to 20 feet below.

　　“I just needed to keep the kids calm so they wouldn’t be afraid，”Pina said.“I was deathly afraid inside，but I couldn’t let them know that.”

　　Not long after dropping the children out of the window，firefighters arrived with a ladder and rescued her.Ten people were treated at the scene for suffering smoke，but nobody was seriously injured.

　　1.The text is mainly about________.

　　A.a big fire without serious injuryB.an urgent call 911

　　C.a brave babysitter

　　D.a babysitter rescuing kids from a big fire

　　2.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refers to________.

　　A.a union painter

　　B.a dry waller

　　C.the fire safety training

　　D.the apprenticeship

　　3.Before Lisa Pina called 911，in order to prevent the fire，she________.

　　A.let children get on the floorB.opened the windows of the second floor

　　C.closed the door hard

　　D.had children start singing

　　4.According to the text，we know that________.

　　A.Lisa Pina was the last one to be rescued

　　B.the fire didn’t cause any injury

　　C.the children were sent to hospital after the fire

　　D.during the fire Lisa Pina wasn’t afraid at all

　　1.Carrying their heavy load，the two brothers walked along the riverbank，hardly noticing the distance or the sun beating down.(完形填空第二段第一句)

　　带着他们沉重的行囊，兄弟二人沿着河岸行走，几乎没有注意到远行的距离和太阳的曝晒。

　　(1)The sun beat down on the desert sand.

　　太阳曝晒着沙漠。

　　(2)The thieves had beaten the door down.

　　小偷破门而入。

　　(3)The wheat had been beaten down by the rain.

　　麦子被雨打倒了。

　　(4)He wanted ￡800 for the car but I beat him down to ￡600.

　　那部车他索价八百英镑，但我把他的价钱讲到六百英镑。

　　2....then decided to find their way back to the river to catch some fish.(完形填空第二段末句)

　　……然后，(他们)决定设法回到河里，捉几条鱼。

　　(1)They found their way out of the crowded market.

　　他们设法从拥挤的市场里挤出来。

　　(2)The hunter found his way into the deep forest in search of the injured deer.

　　猎人设法进入森林深处寻找那只受伤的鹿。

　　(3)He thought hard and found a way to solve the problem at last.

　　他努力思考，最后终于想出一个解决这个问题的办法。

　　3.After calling 911，she told the children to start singing and promised them all treats as soon as they reached safety.(阅读理解第二段末句)

　　拨打完911求救电话，他们一到达安全地方，她就告诉孩子们开始唱歌，并允诺他们所有快乐的事情。

　　(1)It was a real treat to visit them!

　　拜访他们真是一件乐事！

　　(2)Now remember this is to be my treat，so I’ll pay for everything.

　　别忘了这次该我请客，所以一切由我付款。1.D　2.C　3.C　4.A　阅读理解, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。

　　English around the world

　　Today，nearly 350 million people across every continent use the English vocabulary as a mother tongue.Three quarters of the world's mails and letters are in English.So are more than half the world's technical and scientific periodicals(期刊)—it is the language of technology from Silicon Valley(硅谷) to Shanghai.English is the medium for 80 percent of the information stored in the world's computers.Nearly half of all business deals in Europe are conducted in English.It is also the language of sports and glamour(魅力)—the official language of the Olympics and the Miss Universe competition.Five of the largest broadcasting companies in the world(CBS，NBC，ABC，BBC，CBC)transmit in English to audiences that regularly exceed one hundred million.

　　Though

　　English is a language as old as Greek or Chinese，its truly significant development has occurred only in the last one hundred years or so.Taking the most conservative estimates，there are three or four hundred million people using English，but not as a native language.English has become a second language in countries like India，Nigeria or Singapore where it is used for administration，broadcasting and education.In these countries，English is a vital alternative language，often unifying huge districts and diverse populations.When Rajiv Gandhi appealed for an end to the violence that broke out after the murder of his mother，he went on television and spoke to his people in English.Then English is used as a foreign language in some countries，like Holland or Yugoslavia，where it is backed up by a tradition of English teaching.It is used to have contact with people in other countries ，usually to promote trade and scientific progress.A Dutch poet is read by a few thousands.However，translated into English，he can be read by hundreds of thousands.As either a first，second or foreign language，English has been a global phenomenon.

　　1．According to the passage，which of the following is

　　TRUE?

　　A．Nearly half of the world's mails and letters are written in English.

　　B．70 percent of the information in the world's computers is stored in English.

　　C．English is not as old as Chinese.

　　D．In

　　the last one hundred years，English developed greatly.

　　答案：D　细节判断题。从文章第一段第二句可排除A项，第四句话排除B项，第二段第一句话排除C项。

　　2．In the countries like India，Nigeria or Singapore English is used for the following purposes except________.

　　A．administration

　　B．broadcasting

　　C．education

　　D．business

　　答案：D　细节判断题。从文章第二段第三句可看出A，B，C项都提到了，只有D项没有提到。所以选择D项。

　　3．Which of the following words can be used to explain the underlined one in paragraph one?

　　A．broadcast

　　B．send

　　C．take

　　D．translate

　　答案：A　词义猜测题。从本句可看出这句话的主语是广播公司，所以它的谓语应该是向听众广播。

　　阅读下列材料，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。Taking photographs at a birthday or a wedding has become as natural as blowing out candles or cutting the cake. But our obsession with recording every detail of our happiest moments could be damaging our ability to remember them,__according to new research. A study has shown that taking pictures rather than concentrating fully on the events in front of us prevents memories taking hold.Dr.Linda Henkel, from Fairfield University, Connecticut, described it as the “photo－taking impairment effect”. She said: “People so often pull out their cameras almost mindlessly to capture a moment, to the point where they are missing what is happening right in front of them. When people rely on technology to remember for them—counting on the camera to record the event and thus not needing to attend to it fully themselves—it can have a negative impact on how well they remember their experiences.”

　　Dr Henkel and her team carried out an experiment in a museum, to learn if taking pictures of the exhibits was hindering the ability of visitors to remember what they had seen.

　　A group of university students were led on a tour at the Bellarmine Museum of Art at Fairfield University and were asked to either photograph or try and remember objects on display. The next day their memory was tested. The results showed that people were less accurate in recognizing the objects they had photographed than those they had only looked at. It was found that their memory for the details of the objects they had photographed was poorer.

　　Henkel's lab is currently investigating whether the content of a photo, such as whether you are in it，affects later memory. She is also researching whether actively choosing what to photograph might influence what we remember.

　　Previous research suggests that reviewing photos we have taken does help us remember the objects, but only if we take the time.

　　“Research has suggested that the sheer volume and lack of organization of digital photos for personal memories discourages many people from accessing and recalling them. In order to remember, we have to access and interact with the photos, rather than just collect them，” said Dr Henkel.

　　【语篇解读】　现在照相变得相当普遍，可研究发现这些拍照会损害我们的记忆能力，叫做拍照使用损伤效应现象。

　　1．What does the word “them”， in the first paragraph, refer to?

　　A．Gifts at a birthday.

　　B．People who go to parties.

　　C．Photos taken at a wedding.

　　D．Details of the happiest moments.

　　答案　D　

　　2．What is the “photo－taking impairment effect”？

　　A．Some unhappy events may impair the effects of photos.

　　B．Taking photographs of objects ruins one's memory of them.

　　C．The effects of photos are strongly affected by bad cameras.

　　D．Memories last forever when people take the photos they like most.

　　答案　B　

　　3．What can we learn about Dr. Linda Henkel's study?

　　A．A group of high school students were

　　involved.

　　B．The memory of participants was tested the following week.

　　C．People who just looked at the objects remembered fewer details.

　　D．People who photographed objects were worse at recognizing them.

　　答案　D　

　　4．With which of the following may Dr. Linda Henkel agree?

　　A．Reviewing photos improves memories of objects.

　　B．Focusing on people at events is the best way to remember.

　　C．Relying on technology to remember affects the memory.

　　D．Counting on cameras to record events is always reliable.

　　答案　C　

　　5．The passage is probably taken from________．

　　A．a health magazine

　　B．a cultural overview

　　C．an economics report

　　D．an entertainment website

　　答案　A　

　　—词义猜测题、观点态度题。

　　(2015年河北邯郸摸底)

　　Next time you hear a funny joke you'd better not laugh too hard . According to a paper published by the British Medical Journal, laughter isn't always the best medicine. Sometimes it can even be harmful. Professor Robin Ferner from the University of Birmingham. One of the authors of the study. Found that bad things could happen to people who laughed too much. He says: “We found people with heartbeat problems which had stopped their heart, we found people who had fainted(昏倒)， and we found people who'd dislocated their jaws or burst their lungs.”

　　It seems that laughing can be no laughing matter. But it's not all doom and gloom. Professor Ferner says there are benefits to laughing when you want to lose weight, for example. Yes , that's right: laugh and be slimmer! Professor Ferner explains that:” You use energy when you laugh, you move your diaphragm(横膈膜)， you expand your lungs, and both those things can be helpful.”

　　According to the research, laughing for a quarter of an hour can burn up to 40 calories, and if you laughed all day you'd do that or you might end up with a painful jaw. Ouch! Or you might find people looking at you in a funny way.

　　But I don't want to finish this article leaving you feeling desperate. Laughter comes naturally for most of us. Babies begin to laugh at around 3-6 months. So give in to your sense of humour and keep smiling. Life is short anyway.

　　Laughing too much may cause the following harmful results EXCEPT

　　Heart stop

　　B. diaphragm movement

　　C. lung burst

　　D. jaw dislocation

　　The underlined phrase “doo, and gloom” in Paragraph 2 probably means

　　.

　　Hopeless

　　B. funny

　　C. painful

　　D. nervous

　　How many calories can you use if you laugh for half a day?

　　A bout 40.

　　B. About 1,000.

　　C. About 2,000.

　　D. About 2,040.

　　What is the author's attitude towards laughing in the last paragraph?

　　Uninterested

　　B. Disapproving

　　C. Worried

　　D. Favorable

　　语篇解读

　　一项研究表明，笑并不是最好的良药，有时可能是有害的，笑可以消耗很多热量，尽管这样也不要放弃微笑，毕竟生活是短暂的。

　　B 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，危害性有心脏聚停、 昏倒、脱臼、伤肺，故B项没有提到。

　　A 词义猜测题。根据第二段可知，好像笑并不是闹着玩的，但它也不是无用，当你想减肥时，笑是非常有效的，故选A项。

　　B 细节理解题。根据第三段if you laughed all day you'd use up about 2,000 calories, which is what most people consume in a day. 可知，一天消耗2000卡路，那么半天就选 B项。

　　D 推理判断题。根据最后一段So give in to your sense of humour and keep smiling. Life is short anyway. 可知，不要放弃幽默，保持微笑，毕竟生命是短暂的，故选D项。