2017届重庆市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编精练：95（含解析）

　　重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编（95）（附解析）

　　【2016高考训练】

　　Winter 2017 will have an extended stay on America's calendar, according to today's annual Groundhog Day(土拨鼠日) forecasting event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania。

　　Each year on February 2nd, people from around the world, including 5,000 in the small town today, watch this tongue-twisting(发音饶舌的) small town for a sign from one groundhog that supposedly predicts when that year's spring will arrive:

　　If it's a cloudy day outside when the groundhog emerges from its cave, then spring will arrive early that year. However, if it is sunny outside, the groundhog will supposedly be scared by its own shadow, retreating underground for six more weeks of cold weather。

　　Of course, Punxsutawney Phil's prediction is no more able to guarantee the extended forecast than your local weatherman. ABC News reports that an analysis by the National Climate Data Center found that Phil's predictions are more often wrong than right.

　　Phil is also found to have made some unpleasant predictions. Ever since 1887, he has predicted 99 extended winters and just 16 early springs. Nine of the year's predictions were unavailable, according to ABC。

　　The holiday began as a German tradition in 18th century and became even more of a cultural phenomenon after the 1993 film Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray.

　　Punxsutawney Phil has become a celebrity in his own right. Each year, the fatter animal with long teeth is watched by millions as he emerges from a cave in the town he is named after. Phil has become so beloved by the town that he actually lives in the local library with his "wife" Phyllis。

　　Taking inspiration from the hard state of Bill Murray's character in the classic film, Yahoo contributor Owen Rust says Groundhog Day is a good time to reflect on one's routines。

　　1. Which is the best title for this passage?

　　A. Groundhog Day weather forecasting.

　　B. Winter 2017.

　　C. A tongue-twisting small town.

　　D. the National Climate Data Center.

　　2. The underlined word emerges means ______.

　　A. gets into

　　B. appears

　　C. increases.

　　D. hides

　　3. How is Punxsutawney Phil's prediction?

　　A. More exact than that the local weatherman does.

　　B. More often than that the local weatherman does.

　　C. Less often than that the local weatherman does.

　　D. Not exact enough to match with the fact.

　　4. The reason why Phil's predictions aren?t pleasing is ______.

　　A. Phil likes to make unpleasant predictions.

　　B. Phil wants to do that for fun.

　　C. He has predicted more extended winters.

　　D. He has predicted more late springs.

　　5. How does Punxsutawney Phil become a celebration?

　　A. By an accident.

　　B. From people’s life improving.

　　C. By his own attractive force.

　　D. From much money raised by the town.

　　本文为记叙文；记述了美国宾夕法尼亚州旁苏托尼镇，在第126届土拨鼠日，很多人聚集于此，见证当地最著名的天气预测土拨鼠“费尔”公布天气预测结果。

　　1.A。主旨大意标题题。本文大意为美国宾夕法尼亚州旁苏托尼镇，在第126届土拨鼠日，很多人聚集于此，见证当地最著名的天气预测土拨鼠“费尔”公布天气预测结果。故答案选A。其余选项是文章的部分内容。

　　2. B。词义猜测题。联系偶后文的the groundhog will supposedly be scared by its own shadow,理解此句意为：如果外面多云，土拨鼠从洞里出来，这一年就会有早春。这里是“出现”的意思。

　　3. D。事实细节题。从第四段信息句Of course, ---Climate Data Center found that Phil's predictions are more often wrong than right.理解到它的预测常常出错。故答案选D。

　　4. C。推理判断题。从第五段段意理解到他的预测令人不满意的是预测了更多的延长的冬天，只有少数早春，故答案选C。

　　5. C。细节理解题。从倒数第二段信息句Punxsutawney Phil has become a celebrity in his own right.理解得知他是靠自己的魅力成为一个庆典的。

　　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。

　　It takes more than just practice to become an Olympian. Gold medal performances require some serious nutrition. Have you ever wondered what these successful athletes eat to stay in peak shape?

　　Keri Glassman, a registered dietitian and founder of Nutritious Life Meals, appeared on“Good Morning America”today to give you a glimpse into the diets ofsome top athletes. Some of their meals could surprise you.

　　Crazy Calorie Count

　　Glassman said Olympians eat a lot of food—quantities that for ordinary people would constitute pigging out. One secret of swimmer Michael Phelps’ astonishing performance in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing was consuming as many as 12, 000 calories in one day.

　　Athletes can eat like this and not gain any weight because their workouts are intense. According to Glassman, Phelps’ workouts can burn 4, 000 to 6, 000 calories in a day, and those calories must be added in order to train the following day.

　　Snacking Secrets

　　Some athletes eat strange foods that improve their performance. Yohan Blake, the Jamaica sprinter and 100-meter world champion, has stolen champion sprinter Usain Bolt’s thunder on the track during the Olympic trials. Asked about how he gets his energy, Blake answered that he eats 16 bananas per day, Glassman said.

　　Jonathan Horton, the lead gymnast on the US team, has a blood sugar problem. His solution is honey. When he starts to feel shaky at the gym, he takes honey to boost his energy, Glassman said.

　　Foods for Recovery

　　What are the best foods to help the body recover after harsh competition?

　　For Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, the recovery meal is grilled chicken breasts with Alfredo sauce, whole-grain spaghetti and a salad with lemon juice and olive oil. Lochte, who recently cut out junk food, candy and soda, has undertaken a strength-training regimen(养生法)that involves flipping tractor tires and tossing beer kegs, Glassman said.

　　【文章大意】运动员的成长不仅需要锻炼, 还需要营养, 合理膳食也至关重要。

　　1. What’s the best title of this passage?

　　A. Good Diet Makes a True Olympian

　　B. Olympians Have Olympic-size Appetites

　　C. Olympians’ Strange Eating Habits

　　D. The Diets of Some Top Olympic Athletes

　　【解析】选D。主旨大意题。第一段是中心段落, 所有奥运选手不仅仅需要锻炼, 要想获得金牌还需要营养, 合理膳食。

　　. What does the underlined sentence probably mean?

　　A. Ordinary people eat few pigs compared with Olympians.

　　B. Olympians eat a lot more food than ordinary people.

　　C. Olympians tend to eat a lot of high-quality food.

　　D. Olympians eat a large amount of food, just like pigs.

　　【解析】选B。句意理解题。前一句说奥运选手吃很多食物。画线部分在破折号之后, 是对前面话语的补充。

　　3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. Ryan Lochte quit eating junk food, candy and soda for his better recovery.

　　B. Yohan Blake finally beat Usain Bolt in the 100-meter track in the Olympics.

　　C. Michael Phelps’astonishing performance was due to his eating lots of food.

　　D. Jonathan Horton has a blood sugar problem because of taking too much honey.

　　【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知A正确。

　　4. The passage is most likely to be found in　.

　　A. a technical report

　　B. a fashion magazine

　　C. an education column

　　D. a sports newspaper

　　【解析】选D。文章出处题。本文说的是运动员与饮食, 所以这篇文章可能出现在报纸的体育版面。

　　A less well known benefit of having great EQ is that it can help in effective stress management，or in other words，to bring our stress to a comfortable level.But how can Emotional Intelligence help in stress management?

　　Our emotions are good indicators of our stress level.If we are aware of our own emotions，we can identify the signs of unusually high stress earlier.Then we can take steps to relax or to control our emotions，and avoid further stress.For example，getting angry ten times in one single day at our team members，peers，or other people we interact with is most likely not a sign that they have suddenly become more annoying or incapable.It is more likely to be a sign that our level of stress has increased，and that our tolerance for anything that doesn’t go our way has decreased.

　　Self­management，the second dimension of Emotional Intelligence，also helps decrease our stress.Self­management is our ability to prevent the waves of our negative emotions from rising too high.An example of self­management is keeping our sadness or anger from reaching an intensity when we cannot function and work normally，and when it can even be painful.

　　Such high emotional waves further escalate stress in two ways.First，stress is expanded by the feeling that we are “losing control”．And then it can be accompanied by guilt...and even more stress.Secondly，decisions we make during these emotional waves are usually not well­thought and usually bring us more trouble and more stress.For example，decisions we make during an period of anger can be expected to result in extra work to repair “additional damages”．

　　Social awareness，the third dimension of Emotional Intelligence decreases stress by reducing interpersonal conflicts in the workplace.One serious conflict with one of our team members or peers can eat up a large amount of our energy and result in a lot of stress.

　　How exactly does better social awareness lead to less conflicts？Social awareness is the ability to recognize emotions in other people，and to handle them resourcefully.In situations when conflicts can easily arise，this skill is particularly useful.By identifying the emotions in our counterpart and then acknowledging these emotions，we can prevent a disagreement from turning into an open personal conflict.

　　As a conclusion，if you are feeling that you are too stressed，I encourage you to look at how you could develop your Emotional Intelligence further.

　　1．Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “escalates” in Paragraph 4?

　　A．Decreases.

　　B．Raises.

　　C．Relieves.

　　D．Substitutes.

　　2．In how many ways does great EQ help in stress management?

　　A．5.

　　B．4.

　　C．3.

　　D．2.

　　3．What do we know from the passage?

　　A．Getting angry 10 times a day at other people indicates that they’re annoying.

　　B．Decisions made during emotional waves can be thoughtless and regrettable.

　　C．Social awareness can remove interpersonal conflicts in the workplace.

　　D．When we are feeling too stressed，we had better look at our EQ level.

　　4．The structure of the passage is

　　.(① to ⑦ represent Paragraph 1 to 7)

　　1．B　

　　2．C　

　　3．B　

　　4．A　

　　【阅读理解】

　　For those who study the development of intelligence (智力) in the animal world，self­awareness is an important measurement. An animal that is aware (意识) of itself has a high level of intelligence.

　　Awareness can be tested by studying whether the animal recognizes itself in the mirror, that is, its own reflected image (反射出的影像). Many animals fail this exercise bitterly, paying very little attention to the reflected image. Only humans，and some intelligent animals like apes and dolphins，have been shown to recognize that the image in the mirror is of themselves.

　　Now another animal has joined the club. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers report that an Asian elephant has passed the mirror self­reflection test.

　　“We thought that elephants were the next important animal，”said Diana Reiss of the Wildlife Conservation Society, an author of the study with Joshua M. Plotnik and Fans B. M. de Waal of Emory University. With their large brains，Reiss said,

　　elephants “seemed like cousins to apes and dolphins.”

　　The researchers tested Happy. Maxine and Patty, three elephants at the Bronx Zoo. They put an 8­foot­square mirror on a wall of the animals' play area (out of the sight of zoo visitors) and recorded what happened with cameras, including one built in the mirror.

　　The elephants used their long noses to find what was behind it，and to examine parts of their bodies.

　　Of the three, Happy then passed the test，in which a clear mark was painted on one side of her face. She could tell the mark was there by looking in the mirror, and she used the mirror to touch the mark with her long nose.

　　Diana Reiss said，“We knew elephants were intelligent, but now we can talk about their intelligence in a better way.”

　　文章通过实验说明能意识到自身形象的动物具有高智商。

　　1. What can mirror tests tell us about animals?

　　A. Whether they have large brains.

　　B. Whether they have self­awareness.

　　C. Whether they enjoy outdoor exercises.

　　D. Whether they enjoy playing with mirrors.

　　答案：B。细节理解题。由文章第二段第一句话“Awareness can be tested by...”可知B项正确。

　　2. Why does the author mention apes and dolphins in the text?

　　A. They are most familiar to readers.

　　B. They are big favorites with zoo visitors.

　　C. They are included in the study by Reiss.

　　D. They are already known to be intelligent.

　　答案：D。推理判断题。由第二段最后一句可知人们已经知道apes和dolphins是聪明的。

　　3. What made Happy different from Maxine and Patty?

　　A. She used her nose to search behind the mirror.

　　B. She recognized her own image in the mirror.

　　C. She painted a mark on her own face.

　　D. She found the hidden camera.

　　答案：B。推理判断题。由倒数第二段可推出Happy能辨别出自己在镜子中的形象。