2017届重庆市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编精练：24（含解析）

　　重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编（24）（附解析） 

　　【2016高考训练】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。

　　In the mid­1950s，I was a somewhat bored early­ado lescent male student who believed that doing_any_more_than_necessary_

　　was_wasted_effort.One day，this approach threw me into embarrassment.

　　In Mrs.Totten's eighth­grade math class at Central Avenue School in Anderson，Indiana，we were learning to add and subtract decimals (小数)．

　　Our teacher typically assigned daily homework，which would be recited in class the following day.On most days，our grades were based on our oral answers to homework questions.

　　Mrs.Totten usually walked up and down the rows of desks requesting answers from student after student in the order the questions had appeared on our homework sheets.She would start either at the front or the back of the classroom and work toward the other end.

　　Since I was seated near the middle of about 35 students，it was easy to figure out which questions I might have to answer.This particular time，I had completed my usual two or three problems according to my calculations.

　　What I failed to expect was that several students were absent，which threw off my estimate.As Mrs.Totten made her way from the beginning of the class，I desperately tried to determine which math problem I would get.I tried to work it out before she got to me，but I had brain freeze and couldn't function.

　　When Mrs.Totten reached my desk，she asked what answer I'd got for problem No.14.“I...I didn't get anything，”I answered，and my face felt warm.

　　“Correct，”she said.

　　It turned out that the correct answer was zero.

　　What did I learn that day？First，always do all your homework.Second，in real life it isn't always what you say but how you say it that matters.Third，I would never make it as a mathematician.

　　If I could choose one school day that taught me the most，it would be that one.

　　1．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 indicate?

　　A．It is wise to value one's time.

　　B．It is important to make an effort.

　　C．It is right to stick to one's belief.

　　D．It is enough to do the necessary.

　　2．Usually，Mrs.Totten asked her students to ________.

　　A．recite their homework together

　　B．grade their homework themselves

　　C．answer their homework questions orally

　　D．check the answers to their homework questions

　　．The author could work out which questions to answer since the teacher always ________.

　　A．asked questions in a regular way

　　B．walked up and down when asking questions

　　C．chose two or three questions for the students

　　D．requested her students to finish their usual questions

　　4．The author failed to get the questions he had expected because ________.

　　A．the class didn't begin as usual

　　B．several students didn't come to school

　　C．he didn't try hard to make his estimate

　　D．Mrs.Totten didn't start from the back of the class

　　．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

　　A．An Unforgettable TeacherB．A Future Mathematician

　　C．An Effective ApproachD．A Valuable Lesson

　　答案：

　　【语篇解读】　本文为记叙文。作者通过回忆自己小时候不完成家庭作业，只是应付数学老师所提问题的故事，告诉大家自己从这件事中受到的教育以及吸取的教训。

　　．D　解析：考查句意理解。根据语境可知，作者认为只要做必要的事就够了，故D项正确。

　　2．C　解析：考查细节理解。根据第三段最后一句“On most days，our grades were based on our oral answers to homework questions”可知，大多数时候，老师只要求学生口头回答家庭作业。

　　．A　解析：考查推理判断。根据第四段的内容可知，作者的数学老师总是按照题目顺序和学生的座位顺序提问，很有规律。故A项正确。

　　．B　解析：考查细节理解。根据第六段第一句“What I failed to expect was that several students were absent，which threw off my estimate”可知，作者没有料到的是有几个学生缺课，没有来学校，所以他没有估计对自己要回答的问题。故选B。

　　．D　解析：考查标题判断。根据全文尤其是文章最后一段可知，本文主要讲述了作者从自己应付数学老师所提问题而有一次差点失败这件事上吸取了教训，上了宝贵的一堂课。故D项最适合作文章标题。

　　阅读理解(2017·山东实验中学一模)

　　Global Positioning Systems (全球定位系统) are now a part of everyday driving in many countries.These satellite­based systems provide turn­by­turn directions to help people get to where they want to go.However，they can also cause a lot of problems，send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost.Many times，the driver is to blame.Sometimes a GPS error is responsible.Most often，says Barry Brown，it is a combination of the two.

　　Barry Brown is with the Mobile Life Centre in Stockholm，Sweden.He told us about an incident involving a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States.There he borrowed a GPS­equipped car to use during his stay.Mr Brown says，“They just plugged in an address and then set off to their destination.And，then it wasn’t until they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a destination back on the West Coast where they lived.They actually put their home address in.So again，the GPS is kind of ‘garbage in garbage out’．”

　　Mr Brown says this is a common human error，but what makes the problem worse has to do with some of the shortcomings，or failures，of GPS equipment.He says，“One problem with a lot of the GPS units is they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn.Because they just give you the next turn，sometimes that means that it is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that it’s going to the wrong place.”

　　Mr Brown says，“One of the things that struck us，perhaps the most important thing was that you have to know what you’re doing when you use a GPS.There are these new skills that people have developed.There are these new competencies (资格) that you need to have to be able to use a GPS because they sometimes go wrong.This goes against a common belief that GPS systems are for passive drivers who lack navigational skills.”

　　Barry Brown says to make GPS systems better we need a better understanding of how drivers，passengers and GPS systems work together.

　　1．According to Barry Brow，in most cases，________are blame for the problems.

　　A．human errors

　　B．GPS errors

　　C．errors caused by both drivers and GPS

　　D．errors caused by putting in a wrong address

　　2．The example of Barry Brown’s friend is used to show that________.

　　A．GPS is nothing but garbage

　　B．GPS is still not accurate enough

　　C．it is difficult for drivers to use GPS equipment

　　D．sometimes drivers are responsible for the problem

　　3．It can be inferred from the second paragraph that________.

　　A．it’s impossible to drive from the east to the west in the US

　　B．Barry Brown’s friend went to Stockholm，Sweden by plane

　　C．given wrong instructions，the GPS will produce wrong results

　　D．GPS systems are for passive drivers who lack navigational skills

　　4．Which of the followings is one of the shortcomings of GPS equipment?

　　A．It just tells the driver to turn once at a time.

　　B．It gives the driver the overview.

　　C．Its screen is too small to be seen clearly.

　　D．It is only suitable for passive drivers.

　　5．What’s the main idea of the text?

　　A．GPS systems are helpful for drivers.

　　B．Driving with GPS can be difficult to navigate (导航)．

　　C．Drivers should understand how GPS systems work.

　　D．Drivers should learn to use GPS systems correctly.语篇解读　本文是一篇议论文。文章主要介绍了开车用GPS导航系统也很难导航。

　　1．解析：　细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句“Most often，says Barry Brown，it is a combination of the two.”可知，答案C符合文意。

　　答案：　C

　　2．解析：　推理判断题。根据文章第二段倒数第二句“They actually put their home address in.”可知，这次走错方向是由于人的疏忽导致的，不是GPS系统的原因，故答案D正确。

　　答案：　D

　　3．解析：　推理判断题。根据文章第二段最后两句“They actually puy their home address in. So again，the GPS is kind of ‘garbage in garbage out’．”和对全段的整体理解可知，答案C“给错误的指令，导航系统就会产生错误的结果”符合文意。

　　答案：　C

　　4．解析：　细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二句“He says，‘One problem with a lot of the GPS units is they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn.’”可知，答案A符合文意。

　　答案：　A

　　5．解析：　主旨大意题。根据文章第一段第三句“However，they can also cause a lot of problems，send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost.”的开篇点题和对全文的整体理解可推知，答案B“开车用GPS导航系统有时候也很难导航”最能概括文章大意。

　　答案：　BIt’s hot out.The usual midday thunderstorm has just passed，and a few kids hanging out on benches around the pool at Miami’s Ransom Everglades School finally jump in and cool off.

　　Eight­year­old Gary Kendrick and the others are all here for swim lessons.“They told us to hold on to the wall and kick our feet and，like，move our arms，”Kendrick says.“When I had to swim to one of the counselors，I was really swimming.I do not even know I was moving.”

　　Kendrick doesn’t have the technique of an Olympic swimmer，but he can make it to the side of a pool if he’s pushed，falls in，or just wants to cool off.Kendrick is one of a handful of kids from South Miami to get free swim lessons at Ransom Everglades.

　　“You know，we have populations of people who lack basic swim skills，”says Julie Gilchrist.“In swimming pools...presumably，you know where the bottom is，you know where the sides are，” she says.“And so one would think that with basic swim skills it should be difficult for an older child or teen to drown in a swimming pool.And yet that’s what we were seeing among African­Americans.”

　　Swimming pool drowning rates among school­aged black children are more than five times higher than they are among white kids the same age.Why？There are many reasons，but one big one.“Kids who are living in public housing，growing up where finance is a real problem，single­mother households，opportunities for just having access to a pool are limited.”

　　After four decades of work to get a pool built，Codrington is finally getting one，in the heart of South Miami.Codrington calls it a “mixed bag”．He wishes the new pool were bigger—to accommodate things like swim meets and lifeguard lessons.But he’s satisfied knowing that it’ll be a place where neighborhood kids can learn to swim.

　　“This is going to save a lot of lives just as it is.It’s going to save a lot of children from drowning，” he says.

　　1．At Ransom Everglades，Kendrick

　　.

　　A．was being trained to swim for Olympics

　　B．was learning the skills of swimming for free

　　C．was having a lesson as an Olympic swimmer

　　D．was playing in a pool to cool off

　　2．What was Gilchrist seeing among the black children?

　　A．They know where the bottom of the pool is.

　　B．They have grasped basic swimming skills.

　　C．They often drown in a swimming pool.

　　D．They can’t make it to the side of a pool.

　　3．According to Codrington，black kids

　　.

　　A．had no money to pay for swimming

　　B．wouldn’t like to go to a faraway pool

　　C．aren’t allowed to swim by their moms

　　D．have fewer chances to access a pool

　　1．B　

　　2．C　

　　3．D　

　　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。

　　(2017·济南市4月模拟，D)

　　More over smart phone, the intelligent watch is about to take your spot as the latest hitech current, allowing wearers to glance at messages and even take calls without touching their phones. The i'm Watch, available since 2011, is the flagship product of an Italian company—i'm. This smart watch is an assist to the smart phone, with which it can communicate by Bluetooth wireless technology. It means you can leave your phone in your pocket as you answer or reject a call, review emails or read updates from friends on Twitter or Facebook.

　　The i'm Watch also has its own applications, such as i'm Sport, which links with a heart rate detector (检测器) to allow a runner to check his pulse. Such functions already exist in specialized sports watches but not on watches that are linked to smart phones.

　　With a square shape, a 3.8centimeter touch screen and various colors, the i'm Watch sells for a minimum of 300 Euros ($390) for the basic model and prices climb to 16 000 Euros for a luxury model in silver or decorated with diamonds.

　　So far, the watch has already found 30 000 buyers, 80 percent of whom are men aged 25 to 50. “Seventy percent are iPhone users, 25 percent Samsung and the rest are other telephones using Google's Android operating system，” said Massimiliano Bertolini, a manager of the company, which aims to sell more than 200 000 watches this year. The company's target market is the person who is always glued to his smart phone, even in meetings or at the movies, or people who wish to keep an eye on their heartbeat during exercise. They will especially target women with advertisements emphasizing its design rather than its technology.

　　文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一款最新的智能手表。

　　1．The text is meant to ________.

　　A．advertise a handheld device

　　B．show an example of hightech

　　C．introduce a new type of watch

　　D．compare the phone with the watch

　　答案：C　写作意图题。根据文章第一段第一句“More over smart phone, the intelligent watch is about to take your spot as the latest hitech current...”和对全文的整体理解可知，本文主要介绍最新的科技产品：智能手表，故答案C符合文义。

　　2．Which of the following best describes the i'm Watch?

　　A．Economical.

　　B．Typical.

　　C．Multifunctional.

　　D．Traditional.

　　答案：C　推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后两句“This smart watch is an assist to the smart phone... review emails or read updates from friends on Twitter or Facebook.”可推知，文中介绍的智能手表是多功能的，故答案C符合文义。

　　3．Why is the i'm Watch superior to other specialized sports watches?

　　A．It provides a better service.

　　B．It is linked to smart phones.

　　C．It has a heart rate detector.

　　D．It owns fancy appearance.

　　答案：B　细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句“Such functions already exist in specialized sports watches but not on watches that are linked to smart phones.”可知，答案B符合文义。

　　4．Which group of people may be attracted by the i'm Watch?

　　A．Sports lovers having smart phones.

　　B．Women preferring advertisements.

　　C．People using Android system.

　　D．iPhone users seeking convenience.

　　答案：D　细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第二句“Seventy percent are iPhone users...”可知，答案D符合文义。

　　5．What can we learn about the i'm Watch according to the text?

　　A．It can control a runner's pulse.

　　B．It has a wide range of prices.

　　C．It can replace the smart phones.

　　D．It is popular among teenagers.

　　答案：B　推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中的“a minimum of 300 Euros... to 16 000 Euros... with diamonds.”可推知，根据i'm Watch这款智能表的款式和材质不同，它的售价有很大的范围，故答案B符合文义。