2017届重庆市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编精练：16（含解析）

　　重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编（16）（附解析） 

　　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·合肥市二模，A)

　　Make A Difference Day is the largest national day of community service in the USA, which takes place on the fourth Saturday of October.

　　Who takes part in Make A Difference Day?

　　Anyone! Young and old, individuals and groups, anyone can carry out a volunteer project that helps others. It might be as ambitious as collecting truckloads of clothing for the homeless, or as personal as spending an afternoon helping an elderly neighbor or relative. USA WEEKEND covers volunteers and their projects in articles and photos.

　　How do I get started?

　　Look around your community. Are people hungry, homeless or ill? Are parks or schools dirty or neglected? No matter where you live, there's a need nearby. And on Make A Difference Day, millions of Americans are expected to roll up their sleeves to help others. You can act alone or enlist your friends, family and coworkers.

　　You can also call the Make A Difference Day Hot Line, 1－800－416－3824, for information. Or use the ideas on this website for inspiration.

　　What do I do after I've selected a project?

　　Tell others what you're doing and enlist help. Several weeks before the day, tell us about your plans in the Make A Difference DAYtaBANK, a national listing of local projects that will be viewed by interested volunteers, other people looking for good project ideas and news media looking for good stories to tell.

　　It will only take a few minutes to post your plans in the DAYtaBANK hosted by HandsOn Network.

　　Do it!

　　Carry out your plans to help others on Make A Difference Day. Be sure to take lots of pictures and share them on the Make A Difference Day Photo Album.

　　文章大意：本文是一篇应用文。介绍了美国最大的社区活动Make A Difference Day。希望大家积极参与这一活动，帮助他人。

　　1．Where does the text probably come from?

　　A．A magazine.

　　B．A website.

　　C．A newspaper.

　　D．A festival brochure.

　　答案：B　细节理解题。根据How do I get started部分第二段的最后一句“Or use the ideas on this website for inspiration.”可知，答案B符合文义。

　　2．Make A Difference Day ________.

　　A．is celebrated every year all over the world

　　B．is a service provided by the community

　　C．is a celebration of helpful neighbors

　　D．is a national day of doing good in America

　　答案：D　推理判断题。根据文章第一段第一句“Make A Difference Day is the largest national day of community service in the USA”和Who takes part in Make A Difference Day部分第一句中“anyone can carry out a volunteer project that helps others”可知，答案D符合文义。

　　3．It can be inferred from the text that volunteers ________.

　　A．are chosen carefully by USA WEEKEND

　　B．need to dress up on Make A Difference Day

　　C．can get good project ideas from HandsOn Network

　　D．take pictures to send them to news media for money

　　答案：C　推理判断题。根据What do I do after I've selected a project部分第二句中“other people looking for good project ideas and news media looking for good stories to tell.”和最后一句“It will only take a few minutes to post your plans in the DAYtaBANK hosted by HandsOn Newwork.”可推知，答案C符合文义。

　　4．The main purpose of the text is to ________.

　　A．introduce the origin of Make A Difference Day

　　B．instruct people how to select a proper project idea

　　C．promote Make A Difference Day to other countries

　　D．encourage individuals to join in Make A Difference Day

　　答案：D　写作意图题。根据对文章的最后一部分Do it和全文的整体理解可知，本文主要的目的是鼓励大家积极参与Make A Difference Day这一活动，故答案D符合文义。

　　阅读理解2017·江西临川一中压轴考试Since we are social beings，the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships.One strength of the human conditions is our possibility to give and receive support from one another under stressful (有压力的) conditions.Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties.Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily problems.People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties.Studies over types of illnesses，from depression to heart disease，show that the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against illness，and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.

　　Social support cushions stress in a number of ways.First，friends，relatives and co­workers may let us know that they value us.Our self­respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others in spite of our faults and difficulties.Second，other people often provide us with informational support.They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them.Third，we typically find social companionship supportive.Taking part in free­time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting (转移注意力) us from our worries and troubles.Finally，other people may give us instrumental support—money aid，material resources，and needed services—that reduces stress by helping us resolve and deal with our problems.

　　1．Interpersonal relationships are important because they can________.

　　A．deal with life changes

　　B．smooth away daily problems

　　C．make people live more easily

　　D．cure types of illnesses

　　2．The researches show that people’s physical and mental health________.

　　A．has much to do with the amount of support they get from others

　　B．lies in the social medical care systems which support them

　　C．depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles

　　D．is related to their courage for dealing with major life changes.

　　3．Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “cushions”？

　　A．takes place of B．makes up of

　　C．lessens the effect ofD．gets rid of

　　4．Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work in spare time is an example of________.

　　A．instrumental support

　　B．informational support

　　C．social companionship

　　D．the strengthening of self­respect

　　5．What is the subject discussed in the text?

　　A．Effects of stressful conditions.

　　B．Kinds of social support.

　　C．Ways to deal with stress.

　　D．Interpersonal relationships.语篇解读　本文是一篇议论文。文章主要阐述了我们是社会性的动物，所以我们的生活质量很大程度上取决于人际关系。

　　1．解析：　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“to deal with major life changes and daily problems...Studies over types of illnesses”可知，A、B、D三项的内容只是问题的一部分，都比较片面。

　　答案：　C

　　2．解析：　细节理解题。researches和studies都是研究的意思，根据第一段的最后一句话中“Studies over types of illnesses，from depression to heart disease，show that the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against illness，and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.”可知A项正确。B、C两项在文中没有提及，而D选项只提到了life changes，内容太片面。

　　答案：　A

　　3．解析：　词义猜测题。根据第一段最后一句“...the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against...”可知，画线词所在句子的句意为：社会支持以许多方式减轻压力。take place of代替；make up of构成，组成；lessen the effect of减少影响，免受影响；get rid of摆脱，除掉，去掉。

　　答案：　C

　　4．解析：　细节理解题。在最后一段中，作者给出了几种不同的support。第一种是“friends，relatives and co­workers may let us know that they value us.”即从朋友、亲戚和同事那获得的支持；第二种是“other people often provide us with informational support.”即别人为我们提供的信息帮助和支持；第三种是“we typically find social companionship supportive.Taking part in free­time activities with others...”即社会关系或友情中得到的支持或帮助；最后一种是“other people may give us instrumental support”即别人给我们提供的实质性支持。

　　答案：　C

　　5．解析：　主旨大意题。根据文章第一段中“Since we are social beings，the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships.”可知，D项正确。

　　答案：DAmericans think that travel is good for you.Some even think it can help with one of the country’s worst problems­crime(犯罪)．Crime worries a lot of people.Every year，the number of crimes is up and up.And many criminals are young.They often come from sad homes，with only one parent or no parents at all.

　　There are many young criminals in prison.But prison doesn’t change them.Six or seven in ten will go back to crime when they come out of prison.

　　One man，Bob Burton，thought of a new idea.In the old days，young men had to live a difficult life on the road.They learned to be strong and brave，and to help their friends in time of danger.This helped them to grow into men.So Bob started “Vision Quest”．He takes young criminals on a long，long journey with horses and wagons(马车)，3,000 miles through seven states.They are on the road for more than a year.

　　The young people on Vision Quest all have had problems.Most of them have already spent time in prison.This is their last chance.

　　It’s hard work on the road.The day starts before the sun comes up.The boys and girls have to feed the horses.Some of them have never loved anyone before.But they can’t love their horses enough.They also begin to love their partners.That love can help them to live a new life.

　　Not all the young people on Vision Quest will leave crime behind them.Three or four in ten will one day be in prison again.Bob Burton is right.Travel can be good for you.Even today，Americans still say，“Go west，young man.”

　　1．In the last paragraph，the underlined phrase “leave crime behind them” means “

　　”．

　　A．no longer do a crime

　　B．leave people who do a crime

　　C．do all the crimes

　　D．leave criminals behind

　　2．Why is Bob Burton right?

　　A．Because he can help with crime.

　　B．Because three or four is better than six or seven.

　　C．Because the young criminals have a hard life on the road.

　　D．Because he can stop crime in the country.

　　3．From the passage we may infer that

　　.

　　A．getting up before the sun rises can help people out of crime

　　B．love can help young people to start a new life

　　C．traveling can help all criminals out of prison

　　D．being strong and brave can do with crime

　　4．On “Vision Quest”

　　.

　　A．young people have bad problems

　　B．young people grow tall very fast

　　C．young people often help their friends in time of danger

　　D．young people can do anything freely

　　1．A　

　　2．B　

　　3．B　

　　4．C　

　　（2016高考阅读理解）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。

　　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　

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。(2015·山西省四校联考)

　　Selena Gomez and I are scheduled to meet at a low­key coffee shop in Encino. Not wanting to keep the superstar waiting, I arrived at nine, 20 minutes early. As I was catching up on e­mails, Selena quietly scooted into the seat next to me. No bodyguard. Not even a drop of makeup. She was ten minutes early and so inconspicuous that no one else in the restaurant looked up so much. Selena was wearing Bebe shorts. She had a baby face and ordered a hot chocolate.

　　After making small talk about what she wore for the shoot, she dived into the subject of her career. Selena declared 2017 the year of movies. She filmed three: Spring Breakers, a drama; The Getaway, an action flick; and Hotel Transylvania, a comedy. Each is a marked move away from the teen style that made her a household name.

　　Now that her Disney days are behind her, Selena is at that unstable point in a child star's career where she is trying to grow up—both as a person(she turned 20 in July)and as an artist. “Being part of the Disney Channel was such a blessing, and I'm super happy with what my show accomplished, but acting is something I would like to take on more seriously.” She continued, “I don't necessarily feel accomplished. I want to creat a whole different persona when it comes to acting.”

　　Selena has been working fulltime since she was seven years old and scored a role on Barney&Friends. In 2007, when she was offered the lead in Wizards of Waverly Place, Selena, her mother, and her stepfather uprooted from Grand Prairie, Texas, to LA, where they are settling now.

　　文章大意：文章介绍了美国名星赛琳娜·戈麦斯的作品和成长经历。

　　1．When was it that Selena arrived at the low­key coffee shop?

　　A．At ten. B．At ten to nine.

　　C．At ten past nine. D．At thirty past nine.

　　答案：C　细节理解题。根据第一段的Not wanting to keep the superstar waiting, I arrived at nine, 20 minutes early. As I was catching up on e­mails, Selena quietly scooted into the seat next to me. She was ten minutes early可知，两人约的是9：20，赛琳娜早到10分钟，故选C。

　　2．Which of the following statements is ture according to the second paragraph?

　　A．Selena went into her film career as soon as we met in the coffee shop.

　　B．Three famous films filmed in 2017 have shown her teen style.

　　C．The film Hotel Transylvania is an action flick filmed in 2017.

　　D．Each of the three films marks Selena's move away from her teen style.

　　答案：D　细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句Each is a marked move away from the teen style that made her a household name.可知。

　　3．How did Selena think of Disney days which were behind her?

　　A．She thought of playing in Disney a blessing.

　　B．She didn't feel very satisfied with her show in Disney.

　　C．She found her not accomplished in her performance in Disney.

　　D．She believed her being part in Disney Channel a blessing.

　　答案：D　细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“Being part of the Disney Channel was such a blessing, and I'm super happy with what my show accomplished, but acting is something I would like to take on more seriously.”可知。

　　．The underlined word in the last paragraph probably means “________”．

　　A．moved B．picked

　　C．changed D．informed

　　答案：A　词义猜测题。根据from Grand Prairie, Texas, to LA, where they are settling now. 可知，是从德克萨斯州到洛杉矶，并定居洛杉矶，可推断出uprooted vi. 迁离。