2017届四川省剑阁县高考英语一轮复习阅读理解训练：2（含解析）

　　2017四川剑阁县高考英语一轮阅读理解训练

　　2016高考英语阅读理解集训阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds. She took them home and put them in a small cage, caring them with love. Luckily, the birds grew strong little by little. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds.

　　One day the girl left the door to the cage open accidentally. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. So as he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. Suddenly, she felt the bird go weak, so she opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. It was her desperate love that had killed him.

　　She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his strong desire—needing to fly into the clear, blue sky. Unwillingly, she lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air. The lucky bird circled once, twice, three times.

　　The girl watched delightedly at the bird. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. What she wanted to see was that the bird could fly happily. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest tune that she had ever heard.

　　Remember, the fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight; the best way to keep love is to give it wings!

　　1. After the girl found the two birds, she ____.

　　A. became frightened at once

　　B. began to treat them badly

　　C. greeted them happily

　　D. fed them and raised them

　　2. Why did the girl grasp the stronger bird wildly?

　　A. Because the girl disliked the bird any longer

　　B. Because the bird wanted to fly alone.

　　C. Because the girl loved the bird deeply.

　　D. Because the bird intended to find some food.

　　3. What can we learn from the passage?

　　A. Catch what you can catch on your way to success.

　　B. Going too far is as bad as not going far enough.

　　C. East or west, home is best.

　　D. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

　　参考答案1—3、 DCB

　　阅读下列短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Last week, we explained that the planet Mars has passed “opposition. ”It passed a point opposite the Sun. This week, we tell about the planet’s surprising motion(运动)among the stars.

　　For thousands of years, people have recognized that planets travel among the stars. The planets generally follow the path taken by the Sun through the sky. The Sun’s path is called the ecliptic. The groups of stars along the ecliptic are called the Zodiac.

　　The motion of the planets can be confusing at times. Everyone knows the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. But this is caused by the turning motion of the Earth. Planets generally move from west to east.

　　However, Mars will appear to move backward for about two months this year. This happens because the Earth is overtaking Mars on its way around the Sun. Mars began its backward, or westward, motion on May 11th, It will start moving eastward again on July 19th.

　　Mars’ apparent motion has been a mystery to astronomers for hundreds of years. Most early theories of the solar system argued that the Sun and planets turned around the Earth. But the sudden westward motion of Mars presented a problem. Why would Mars move west for two months when it nears “opposition”?

　　In 1543, a Polish church worker named Nicolas Copernicus published a different theory. His theory said the Earth and planets moved around the Sun in perfectly circular orbits. Copernicus’ theory was simpler. But his Sun – centered system still did not explain the observed motion of Mars very well.

　　Finally, a German mathematician named Johannes Kepler published a complete theory of the motion of the planets in 1619. He had carefully studied the motion of Mars for many years.

　　Johannes Kepler discovered that the planets do not move in circular orbits around the sun. Instead, they travel in flattened orbits called ellipses. Mars’ elliptical orbit is the cause of its unusual brightening this year and its apparent large size.

　　During the next several weeks, you can see for yourself why the mysterious motion of Mars has caused so many people to wonder.

　　63. From the passage we can learn that

　　.

　　A. the sun and planets generally travel westward

　　B. Kepler studied the orbit of the planets in 1619

　　C. Copernicus’ theory well explained the motion of Mars

　　D. the Earth’s turning motion causes the sun to rise in the east

　　64. On July 19th Mars

　　.

　　A. will pass the “opposition” B. appears to change its direction again

　　C. will begin to move westward D. appears to change its orbit again

　　65. Why does Mars appear to be bigger and brighter when it passes “opposition”?

　　A. It is overtaking the earth. B. It follows the path of the sun.

　　C. It moves in an elliptical orbit. D. It travels in a circular orbit.

　　66. What is the best title for the passage?

　　A. The Recent Research into Mars

　　B. The Surprising Motion of Mars

　　C. The Great Discovery on Mars

　　D. The Wonderful Mystery of Mars

　　motion of the planets in 1619. Kepler在1619年出版了行星运动的完全理论” 可知，他的研究应该是在1619年之前，B错误；根据第六段最后一句“But his Sun – centered system still did not explain the observed motion of Mars very well.”可知，C错误；根据第三段第二、三句“Everyone knows the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. But this is caused by the turning motion of the Earth.”可知D正确。

　　【考点定位】考查推理判断题。

　　64. 【答案】B

　　【解析】根据第四段最后一句“Mars began its backward, or westward, motion on May 11th, It will start moving eastward again on July 19th. ”可知，B正确。

　　【考点定位】考查细节理解题。

　　65. 【答案】C

　　【解析】根据第八段最后一句“Mars’ elliptical orbit is the cause of its unusual brightening this year and its apparent large size.”可知，C正确。

　　【考点定位】考查细节理解题。

　　66. 【答案】B

　　【解析】综合全文，文章主要讲今年火星Mars有两个月的时间是向西转动的，这与一般行星自西向东转动是相反的，因此B项符合题意。

　　【考点定位】考查标题总结题。

　　阅读下列短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　I have been passionate about sewing and fashion design since I was 12. Two years ago, I designed and made a set of outfits from recyclable materials for a charity fashion show. Through this highly meaningful and profound experience, I became aware of the importance of protecting and preserving our environment when designing and making fashion items, resulting in my founding an organization to promote eco — friendly, design and fashion.

　　My interest has led me to research areas of fashion that have environmental implications. For example , some popular clothing stores have announced marketing policies designed to improve the environment. For those of us who are eco - conscious, it is responsible for us to evaluate whether such policies are just a marketing promotion, or represent great efforts to protect our environment.

　　Three chain - stores, H&M, Urban Outfitters and Forever 21 ,have been promoting "green" items. After I examined their products, I have concluded that H&M and Urban Outfitters are truly helping the environment with their efforts, while Forever 21 seems to be using the "go green" trend as a way to sell more products, rather than genuinely help the environment.

　　Of these three stores, H&M has the most extensive eco -fashion plans. It is already well on its way to carrying out its plans by increasingly mixing organic cotton into their garments, as well as putting fully organic cotton items on the market. The store also belongs to the Organic Exchange Organization, which approves of growth of organic cotton. To reduce the harm from non - organic cotton production, H&M is involved with the Better Cotton Project. Mindful of the unfavorable effects of climate change, the store aims to minimize transportation and energy usage. H&M labels their eco -friendly products with an official symbol, the Flower, to represent a production system that is less harmful than most traditional processes. Because of these actions and policies, H&M is already well on its way to making a difference on the environment.

　　With its Urban Renewal brand, Urban Outfitter takes a different approach than H&M in promoting eco - friendly fashion. The brand features women' s clothes made from strictly environmentally -friendly sources, such as vintage, dead stock, or surplus clothing. Urban Renewal produces fashionable garments, and embraces being eco - friendly through recycling.

　　Unlike the other two stores above, Forever 21 ' s eco - fashion efforts fall short; some people would say their message is thoroughly misleading. It promotes the "green" image, and yet many of their supposed eco -friendly products do not help the environment. For example, it sells a "Think Green Tote" that, according to the site, is meant to "send an environmentally friendly message. " However it is made of 100% non - organic cotton which is one of the most damaging fabrics to the environment, mostly because it requires greater chemical intervention compared to organic cotton. Also, the "I Love My Planet Tote" is supposed to "make a positive statement," but is also made of 100% cotton that is not organic. The only tote that is environmentally - friendly is the "H81 Organic Cotton Tote" from Forever 21' s Heritage brand, made from 100% organic cotton. Now that Forever 21 has portrayed itself as being "green," it should start "walking the walk. "

　　67. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means ____.

　　A. all the customers are trying not to walk into the Forever 21 to buy products

　　B. the Forever 21 has already been on its way to transform its negative image

　　C. the writer publicly urges the Forever 21 to put its campaign into practice

　　D. the environmental problem is so serious that we should pay more attention

　　68.

　　Which of the following supports the author's opinion?

　　A. The author' s environmental awareness comes from his shopping experiences.

　　B. None of the three stores makes a difference on the ecological protection.

　　C. Someone uses the "go green" trend just as a trick to make more profit.

　　D. It is still a very long way before we humans will use real green products.

　　69. The passage is developed by ____.

　　A. showing cause and effect

　　B. giving concrete figures

　　C. making comparison and contrast

　　D. using time order

　　70. Which of the following statements can be the best title?

　　A. Does the Trend of Eco - Friendly Help the Environment?

　　B. Green Products Are Common in Fashion Stores.

　　C. A Survey of Eco - Friendly Design on Fashion Markets.

　　D. Are Chain Stores in Fashion Really Going Green?

　　68．【答案】C

　　【解析】依据第三段最后一句while Forever 21 seems to be using the "go green" trend as a way to sell more products, rather than genuinely help the environment.可知，Forever 21标榜为“绿色环保”只是为了更好地卖出产品，并非真正的保护环境，C项是正确的。依据第一段第二句，作者从设计中体会到环保的重要性，可知A错误；从第四、五段可看到，H&M 和Urban Outfitter 是有环保意识的，得出B和D都是错误的。

　　【考点定位】考查推理判断题。

　　69．【答案】C

　　【解析】文章第一、二段描述自己的环保意识和责任，第三、四、五、六分别以比较的方式描述了三家公司是否环保，因此C项是正确的。

　　【考点定位】考查推理判断题。

　　70．【答案】D

　　【解析】文章作者主要是通过对比和比较三家公司的产品是否环保来得出，许多标有“绿色环保”的产品是不是都名符其实，结果是有的公司确实有环保意识，并且付诸行动，有时只是借着“绿色环保”的牌子来更好地出售自己的产品，因此D正确。

　　【考点定位】考查标题总结题。

　　阅读

　　In his 1930 essay “Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren”, John Keynes, a famous economist, wrote that human needs fall into two classes: absolute needs, which are independent of what others have, and relative needs, which make us feel superior to our fellows. He thought that although relative needs may indeed be insatiable (无止境的) , this is not true of absolute needs.

　　Keynes was surely correct that only a small part of total spending is decided by the desire for superiority. He was greatly mistaken, however, in seeing this desire as the only source of insatiable demands.

　　Decisions to spend are also driven by ideas of quality which can influence the demand for almost all goods, including even basic goods like food. When a couple goes out for an anniversary dinner, for example, the thought of feeling superior to others probably never comes to them. Their goal is to share a special meal that stands out from other meals.

　　There are no obvious limits to the escalation of demands for quality. For example, Porsche, a famous car producer, has a model which was considered perhaps the best sport car on the market. Priced at over $120,000, it handles perfectly well and has great speed acceleration. But in 2004, the producer introduced some changes which made the model slightly better in handling and acceleration. People who really care about cars find these small improvements exciting. To get them, however, they must pay almost four times the price.

　　By placing the desire to be superior to other at the heart of his description of insatiable demands, Keynes actually reduced such demands. However, the desire for higher quality has no natural limits.

　　64. What do we know about the couple in Paragraph 3?

　　A. They want to show their superiority.

　　B. They find specialty important to meals.

　　C. Their demands for food are not easily satisfied.

　　D. Their choice of dinner is related to ideas of quality.

　　65. What does the underlined word “escalation” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

　　A. Understanding.B. Increase.

　　C. Difference.D. Study.

　　66. The author of the passage argues that ________.

　　A. absolute needs have no limits

　　B. demands for quality are not insatiable

　　C. human desires influence ideas of quality

　　D. relative needs decide most of our spending

　　【参考答案】3.64-66 DBA