2017届广西来宾市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解专项练习：39（含解析）

　　广西来宾市2017高考英语一轮阅读理解专练（39）含答案

　　阅读理解。

　　I was working as a consultant in a beer company，helping the president and senior vice­presidents form and carry out their new planning projects.It was really a great challenge.

　　At the same time，my mother was in the final stages of cancer.

　　I worked during the day and drove 40 miles home to be with her every night.It was tiring and stressful，but it was what I wanted to do.My commitment was to continue to do excellent consulting during the day，even though my evenings were very hard.I didn’t want to bother the president with my situation，yet I felt someone at the company needed to know what was going on.So I told the vice­president of Human Resources，asking him not to share the information with anyone.

　　A few days later，the president called me into his office.

　　I thought he wanted to talk to me about one of the many issues we were working on.When I entered，he asked me to sit down.He faced me from across his large desk，looked at me in the eye and said，“I hear your mother is very ill.”

　　I was totally caught by surprise and burst into tears.He just looked at me，let my crying subside (平息)，and then gently said a sentence I will never forget：Whatever you need.

　　That was it.His understanding and his willingness both to let me be in my pain and to offer me everything were qualities of sympathy that I carry with me to this day.

　　1．When the author was working in a beer company，his mother________.

　　A．was concerned about himB．drew the president’s attention

　　C．was seriously illD．was proud of her son

　　解析：　由文章第二段可知，作者母亲的病已经到了癌症的晚期，可见病得很严重。

　　答案：　C

　　．Although he felt tired and stressed，he felt it his duty to________.

　　A．carry out their new strategic vision

　　B．avoid bothering the president

　　C．tell the vice­president his difficult situation

　　D．do his job well and look after his mother

　　解析：　由第三段第二句的提示可知，虽然工作既累人压力又大，但是作者还得努力做好并照顾着母亲。

　　答案：　D

　　3．Most probably，the president got the information from________.

　　A．a relative of the author’sB．the vice president

　　C．the author’s good friendsD．the author’s colleague

　　解析：　第三段最后一句讲述了作者把母亲患癌症的事告诉了副董事长。几天以后，董事长就找他谈他母亲的事。故可推断是副董事长把此事告知了董事长。

　　答案：　B

　　．Which of the following can be used to best describe the president?

　　A．Considerate.

　　B．Intelligent.

　　C．Honest.

　　D．Consultative.

　　解析：　根据最后一段第二句的描述可知，这位董事长是位考虑周全和体贴的人。intelligent聪明的；honest诚实的；consultative商议的，协商的。

　　答案：　A

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

　　A．Understanding Is Everywhere

　　B．Generous President

　　C．Sympathy Is Needed

　　D．An Unforgetable Memory

　　解析：　从文章最后一段判断，作者对这件事刻骨铭心。故D项作文章标题最合适。

　　答案：　D2017·赣州市高三年级适应性考试Moving to a new neighborhood，town，state，or even country can be a pretty scary

　　experience.All you know is that things will be different and chances are you won’t know the kids

　　at your new school.

　　The experiences that go with moving make many kids feel nervous and worried.This is perfectly normal but don’t let these emotions overrun your thoughts！You will soon get used to your surroundings and find new friends at your new school.

　　Leaving old friends and familiar places behind can be difficult.However，as you begin the moving process，keep in mind that saying goodbye to your old house，school，and friends does not mean that you have to forget them or that your farewell is permanent！If you’re moving to a new state or even a different country and won’t see your friends for a long nme，don’t despair.Make sure to ask everyone for their address so you can write them letters.Also，thanks to the

　　Internet，it is very easy to stay in touch through email or instant messaging technologies.With

　　your parent’s permission，you can even create a blog or web page to chronicle all of your new

　　experiences.Include your thoughts，tales of your new adventures，even pictures of new friends，your new house，and new town.Your old friends will love seeing what you are busy with.

　　Many schools have an orientation program where a student already established at the school shows a new student around for their first week.This can help you to find your way around the school and to make new friends faster.

　　While moving is tough on kids of any age，high school counselor Karen Turner says moves can be particularly difficult for teens.“I think moving during adolescents is an extremely stressful experience，especially if you are into your junior high or senior year.Students tend to have established a very strong peer network during that period in their lives.Often this has more influence on them even than their families in some cases，and when they are torn from that there’s often resentment (怨气)．” However，Turner adds that while moving isn’t easy，there are things that your parents and the school can do to help you cope with the change.

　　1．Who are the intended readers of the passage?

　　A．Education experts.B．School teachers.

　　C．Parents.D．Students.

　　．Which of the following is mainly suggested in Paragraph 3?

　　A．Staying in contact with old friends.

　　B．Expressing yourself when it is possible.

　　C．Forming good habits at school.

　　D．Keeping positive about your new school.

　　．According to the passage，an orientation program________.

　　A．helps local students in many ways

　　B．is organized by new students

　　C．offers help to new students

　　D．focuses on all the students at school

　　．According to the passage，Karen Turner may agree that________.

　　A．many parents seem to care little about their children

　　B．teens can easily be attached to their friends

　　C．parents should communicate with the school teachers

　　D．teens tend to behave rudely in a new school

　　5．If this passage continues，what would the author further discuss?

　　A．What a new school is like.

　　B．why parents move with their children.

　　C．How parents and the school can help the children.

　　D．How children can express their anxiety.

　　语篇解读　本文是一篇说明文。对青少年来说，搬家会令他们感到紧张和忧虑，因为这意味着要离开熟悉的环境、特别是熟悉的朋友们。对此，本文给出了一些建议来帮助青少年尽快适应新的环境。

　　．解析：　推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“You will soon get used to your surroundings and find new friends at your new school.”可知，其中的“You”实际上指的就是学生，即本文的目标读者。

　　答案：　D

　　．解析：　细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知，该段主要是讲述如果你搬到一个新地方，很长时间看不到朋友，不要绝望，可以通过信件、网络等方式与老朋友保持联系。

　　答案：　A

　　．解析：　细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句“This can help you to find your way around the school and to make new friends faster.”可知，“导向计划”是给新学生提供帮助。

　　答案：　C

　　．解析：　细节理解题。根据最后一段Karen Tuner所说的话可知，搬家对青少年来说尤其困难，因为此时他们在生活中已经建立了深厚的友谊，因此不愿离开朋友，也就是说，青少年更容易依恋他们的朋友。

　　答案：　B

　　．解析：　推理判断题。根据文章最后一段最后一句提到“there are things that your parents and the school can do to help you cope with the change.”可推测出，如果短文继续写下去，作者讨论的应该是父母和学校怎样来帮助孩子们。

　　答案：C

　　阅读理解2017·临沂3月质量检测It can be hard to encourage families of preschoolers to turn off the TV，but there are plenty of high­quality shows that promote learning and positive relationships rather than violence，researchers noted.

　　“Although clearly kids watch too much，what’s more worrying is that they watch poor quality shows，” said Dr Christakis，the lead researcher on the new study from the University of Washington in Seattle.His former survey of parents of three­to five­year­old children showed the kids often watched violent cartoons and movies that are “totally inappropriate”．

　　For their study，he and his colleagues randomly divide 565 preschoolers into two groups.In one group，parents recorded notes about kids’ normal TV viewing，without receiving any guidelines to reduce or change those habits.In the other group，researchers made visits and calls and sent monthly newsletters encouraging parents to replace violent TV with educational programming.After six and 12 months，parents reported their kid’s angry，aggressive or anxious behaviors on a questionnaire.At both time points，children in the TV intervention (干预) program had slightly fewer problems than those in the comparison group.Boys in low­income families seemed to benefit most from the change in programming，the researchers found.

　　“The point is，this is something that is as effective as other things we do to try to guide behavior in children，and it’s fairly simple，” Christakis said.

　　Another study published in Pediatrics found the more TV kids and teens watched，the more likely they were to have a crime or other problems in society.Children may imitate violence they see—or more time in front of the TV could simply mean less communication with peers and families，and worse performance in school.

　　The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends kids watch no more than one to two hours of high­quality programming each day.Researchers agreed parents should be mindful of what exactly their young kids are watching on TV as well.“It’s

　　not just about turning the TV off，it’s about changing the channel，” Christakis said.

　　1．What is the positive effect of high­quality TV shows on kids?

　　A．Good learning results and relationships.

　　B．Being affected by violence.

　　C．Spending less time on TV programming.

　　D．Encouraging them to turn on the TV.

　　2．For Christakis，what is more concerning?

　　A．Kids watching too much TV.

　　B．TV shows being of poor quality.

　　C．Kids watching too many cartoons.

　　D．Parents receiving no guidelines.

　　3．We can learn from the survey mentioned in Para.3 that________.

　　A．Children don’t like being disturbed while watching TV

　　B．Preschoolers seems to like newsletters more than TV

　　C．Poor children prefer to watch educational programming

　　D．Kids watching high­quality programs have fewer problems

　　4. Christakis thought the effect of educational programming on children’s behaviour was________.

　　A．unclear

　　B．slight

　　C．obvious D．great

　　5．According to the researchers，________.

　　A．getting preschoolers away from TV is difficult

　　B．shows on TV in America are full of violence

　　C．parents should communicate more with their kids

　　D．parents should keep an eye on what kids watch on TV

　　语篇解读　本文是一篇调查报告。研究人员通过调查研究发现：高质量的电视节目对学龄前儿童的学习和待人处事，有很大的促进作用。同时文中还提醒家长：关掉电视不是明智之举，关键要关注孩子观看的节目内容。

　　1．解析：　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“...but there are plenty of high­quality shows that promote learning and positive relationships”可知，A项正确。

　　答案：　A

　　2．解析：　细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“...what’s more worrying is that they watch poor quality shows’．..”可知，B项正确。题干中的concerning与“worrying”同义。

　　答案：　B

　　3．解析：　细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第二句“At both time points，children in the TV intervention (干预) program had slightly fewer problems than those in the comparison group.”可知，与对照组相比，所看电视节目受到干预的孩子的问题相对较少。

　　答案：　D

　　4．解析：　推理判断题。根据倒数第三段和最后一段可知，Christakis认为，教育类的电视节目对孩子行为的影响是显而易见的。

　　答案：　C

　　5．解析：　细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句“Researchers agreed parents should be mindful of what exactly their young kids are watching on TV as well.”可知，家长应该关注孩子所看电视节目的内容。

　　答案：　D阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。millions of years. But volcanic rock samples taken from the canyon now suggest that the canyon was down-cut instead.

　　Down-cutting is when a flood of water rushes over a landscape (地形) with enough force to cut deeply into the ground and leaves behind a canyon. Such a flood is usually released when a natural or man-made dam (堤坝) bursts.

　　Robert Webb, a research geologist, says natural dams seem to have formed and broken across the Colorado River several times during the last million years. The dams were built when lava(熔岩) from the eruptions of nearby volcanoes flowed into the river. The lava hardened into hard rocks and blocked the river, causing it to back up and form a lake. Each time the lake grew so huge that it broke the rock dam, releasing a flash flood that furthered the down-cutting process and deepened the canyon.

　　Down-cutting is not just an earthly event. Satellite photos sent back from Mars suggest that the process has happened there, too, say many other researchers.

　　The photos, taken by the Mars Global Surveyor, indicate that an enormous lake existed on Mars 3.5 billion years ago. The lake spilled into a large nearby hole. One edge of the hole broke, releasing a flash flood that quickly carved out a grand canyon.

　　The existence of down-cutting on Mars is just one more piece of evidence that the cold, dry planet was once warm and wet.

　　1. In the past, deep canyons were believed to have formed _______.

　　A. as a result of a sudden break of volcanoes

　　B. due to river flows over millions of years

　　C. owing to the burst of artificial dams

　　D. thanks to our ancestors’ creative work

　　2. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TURE?

　　A. Several volcanoes broke out on Mars directly creating grand canyons.

　　B. Several great lakes existed on the upper parts of the Colorado River.

　　C. People built high dams on the upper parts of the Colorado River.

　　D. The Colorado River crossed the Grand Canyon to form down-cutting.

　　3. From the last three paragraphs we learn that _______.

　　A. there are great lakes on Mars

　　B. there are active volcanoes on Mars

　　C. there might be cities on Mars

　　D. there might be life on Mars

　　4. The passage can be titled as _______.

　　A. Lakes on Earth and Mars

　　B. The Cause of Lake Formation

　　C. The Force of Dam Breaking

　　D. Canyons—Results of Flood Cutting

　　参考答案1—4、B B D D