2017届浙江省常山县高考英语一轮复习阅读理解专练：4（含答案）

　　浙江常山县2017高考英语阅读理解4

　　阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　The traditional tent cities at festivals such as Glastonbury may never be the same again. In a victory of green business that is certain to appeal to environmentally-aware music-lovers, a design student is to receive financial support to produceeco-friendly tentsmade of cardboard that can be recycled after the bands and the crowds have gone home.

　　Major festivals such as Glastonbury throw away some 10,000 abandoned tents at the end of events each year. For his final year project at the University of the West of England, James Dunlop came up with a material that can be recycled. And to cope with the British summer, the cardboard has been made waterproof.

　　Taking inspiration from a Japanese architect, who has used cardboard to make big buildings including churches, Mr Dunlop used cardboard material for his tents, which he called Myhabs.

　　The design won an award at the annual New Designers Exhibition after Mr Dunlop graduated from his product design degree and he decided to try to turn it into a business.

　　To raise money for the idea, he toured the City’s private companies which fund new businesses and found a supporter in the finance group Mint. He introduced his idea to four of Mint’s directors and won their support. Mint has committed around￡500,000 to MyHab and taken a share of 30 per cent in Mr Dunlop’s business. The first Myhabs should be tested at festivals this summer, before being marketed fully next year.

　　Mr Dunlop said that the design, which accommodates two people, could have other uses, such as for disaster relief and housing for the London Olympics. For music events, the cardboard houses will be ordered online and put up at the sites by the Myhab team before the festival-goers arrive and removed by the company afterwards. They can be personalized and the company will offer reductions on the expense if people agree to sell exterior(外部的) advertising space.

　　The biggest festivals attract tens of thousands of participants, with Glastonbury having some 150,000 each year. Altogether there are around 100 annual music festivals where people camp in the UK. The events are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious.

　　1. “Eco-friendly tents” in paragraph 1 refer to tents　.　

　　A. economically desirable

　　B. favorable to the environment

　　C. for holding music performances

　　D. designed for disaster relief

　　2. Mr Dunlop established his business　.　

　　A. independently with an interest-free loan from Mint

　　B. with the approval of the City’s administration

　　C. in partnership with a finance group

　　D. with the help of a Japanese architect

　　3. It is implied in the passage that　.　

　　A. the weather in the UK is changeable in summer

　　B. most performances at British festivals are given in the open air

　　C. the cardboard tents produced by Mr Dunlop can be user-tailored

　　D. cardboard tents can be easily put up and removed by users

　　4. The passage is mainly concerned with　.　

　　A. an attempt at developing recyclable tents

　　B. some efforts at making full use of cardboards

　　C. an unusual success of a graduation project

　　D. the effects of using cardboard tents on music festivals

　　【参考答案】1-4 BCCA

　　2016高考训练题。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。I used to think of myself as a fairly open person, but my bookshelves told a different story. Apart from a few Indian novels and the Australian and South African book, my literature collection consisted of British and American titles. Worse still, I hardly ever read anything in translation. My reading was limited to stories by English-speaking authors.

　　So, at the start of 2017, I set myself the challenge of trying to read a book from every country in a year to find out what I was missing. As I was unlikely to find publications from nearly 200 nations on the shelves of my local bookshop, I decided to ask the planet’s readers for help. I created a blog called A Year of Reading the World and put out an appeal for suggestions of titles that I could read in English.

　　The response was amazing. Before I knew it, people all over the planet were getting in touch with ideas and offers of help. Some posted me books from their home countries. Others did hours of research on my behalf. In addition, several writers sent me unpublished translations of their novels, giving me a rare opportunity to read works otherwise unavailable to the 62% of the British who only speak English. Even so, selecting books was no easy task. With translations making up only around 4.5 percent of literary works published in the UK and Ireland, getting English versions (版本)of stories was difficult.

　　But the effort was worth it. I found I was visiting the mental space of the storytellers. These stories not only opened my mind to the real life in other places, but opened my heart to the way people there might feel.

　　And that in turn changed my thinking. Through reading the stories shared with me by bookish strangers around the globe, I realised I was not alone, but part of a network that spread all over the planet.

　　1. Which of the following might be found on the blog A Year of Reading the World?

　　A. Lists of English version books.

　　B. Research on English literature.

　　C. Unfinished novels by British writers.

　　D. Comments on English literature.

　　2. Why was it hard for the author to select the right books to read?

　　A. The author had a busy schedule.

　　B. The author was only interested in a few topics.

　　C. The author could only read books written in English.

　　D. Most books recommended are not available in local bookshops.

　　3. The author is probably from_________.

　　A. America

　　B. the UK

　　C. Australia

　　D. Canada

　　4. Which of the following words can best describe the author’s experience?

　　A. fast and effortless

　　B. challenging but rewarding

　　C. hopeless but beneficial

　　D. meaningful but fruitless

　　参考答案1---4 ACBB

　　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。Earn Money This Summer with Sunny Libraries!

　　Do you have too much free time this summer vacation? Do you need a summer job to earn extra money? Do you want to be involved in your community (社区)? Sunny Area Library System (SALS) has job opportunities for high school students. These are good chances to get work experience.

　　Book Theater brings children' s book stories to life. It has shows at all Sunny Libraries. Applicants should enjoy performing in front of an audience and working with young children.

　　Work Hours:

　　Practice: Fridays

　　4:00 pm ?n6:00 pm

　　Performance: Tuesdays

　　10:00 am

　　Rate of Pay: $16/performance Computer Tutor helps guests to deal with technology problems, involving Internet searches and using the SALS Website to find materials. Applicants should have computer skills.

　　Work Hours:

　　Monday?Friday

　　9:00 am?5:00 pm

　　Rate of Pay: $ 8/hour

　　Bookmobile helps the driver find the routes to libraries. The truck you work in is air-conditioned, and the driver is friendly. Applicants must be able to lift heavy boxes.

　　Work Hours:

　　Sunday and Friday

　　9:00 am ? 4:00 pm

　　Rate of Pay: $10/hour Reader Desk provides service with a smile while checking materials in and out to guests. Friendly attitude and ability to work on library data system required.

　　Work Hours:

　　Monday?Tuesday

　　8:00 am?4:00 pm

　　Rate of Pay: $ 7.50/hour

　　56. If you are interested in acting,

　　should be your choice.

　　A. Book Theater

　　B. Bookmobile

　　C. Computer Tutor

　　D. Reader Desk

　　57. If you get the job of "Bookmobile", you are expected to

　　.

　　A. work with young children

　　B. lift heavy boxes

　　C. check materials for guests

　　D. repair computers

　　58. The purpose of the advertisement is to

　　.

　　A. attract students to libraries

　　B. raise money for libraries

　　C. introduce new books

　　D. offer job opportunities

　　【参考答案】56. A

　　57. B

　　58. D

　　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。Car Talk

　　When I got the driving license last summer, Mom and I took our first trip around an empty parking lot. Then I found that my mother was not the best teacher for me. It wasn't that she shouted, or told me that I was doing poorly. As you can imagine, my mother's "helpful instructions" only managed to make me more nervous.

　　Since I could no longer practice with her, the job was placed in the hands of my father. The idea of learning from Dad was not one that thrilled me. I loved him dearly, but I just did not see Dad as someone I could be comfortable learning from. He almost never talked. We shared a typical father-daughter relationship. He'd ask how school was, and I'd say it was fine. Unfortunately, that was the most of our conversations. Spending hours alone with someone who might as well have been a stranger really scared me.

　　As we got into the car that first time, I was not surprised at what happened. Dad and I drove around, saying almost nothing, aside from a few instructions on how to turn. As my lessons went on, however, things began to change. Dad would turn the radio up so I could fully appreciate his favorite Stones music. And he actually began talking. I was soon hearing about past failed dates, "basic body" gym class, and other tales from his past, including some of his first meeting with

　　Mom.

　　Dad' s sudden chattiness was shocking until I thought about why he was telling me so much in the car. In all the years that I had wondered why my father never spoke that much, I had never stopped to consider that it was because I had never bothered to listen. Homework, friends, and even TV had all called me away from him, and, consequently, I never thought my quiet father had anything to say.

　　Since I began driving with him, my driving skill has greatly increased. More important, though, is that my knowledge of who my father is has also increased. Just living with him wasn't enough?it took driving with him for me to get to know someone who was a mystery.

　　59. The author couldn't practice driving with her mother because

　　.

　　A. she couldn't talk with her mother

　　B. her father wanted to teach her

　　C. her mother made her nervous

　　D. she didn't trust her mother

　　60. At first, the idea of learning driving from her father made her

　　.

　　A. happy

　　B. uneasy

　　C. satisfied

　　D. disappointed

　　61. What surprised the author when the driving lessons went on?

　　A. Her Dad liked modern music.

　　B. Her Dad was the best teacher.

　　C. Her Dad was a chatty person.

　　D. Her Dad told her his sad stories.

　　62. With her story "Car Talk", the author indicates that

　　.

　　A. fathers love their daughters dearly

　　B. mothers are less patient than fathers

　　C. family members need real communication

　　D. it takes time to improve the father-daughter relationship

　　【参考答案】59. C

　　60. B

　　61. C

　　62. C

　　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。Now Hear This

　　What do former American president Bill Clinton and rock musician Pete Townshend have in common.'? Both men have hearing damage from exposure to loud music, and both now wear hearing aids as a consequence. As a teenager, Clinton played saxophone in a band. Townshend, who has the more severe hearing loss, was a guitarist for a band called the Who. He is one of the first rock musicians to call the public's attention to the problem of hearing loss from exposure to loud music.

　　Temporary hearing loss can happen after only 15 minutes of listening to loud music. One early warning sign is when your ears begin to feel warm while you listen to music at a rock concert or through headphones. One later is that an unusual sound or a ringing is sometimes produced in your head after the concert.

　　"What happens is that the hair cells in the inner ear are damaged, but they're not dead," says physician and ear specialist Dr. Sam Levine. According to Dr. Levine, if you avoid further exposure to loud noise, it's possible to recondition the cells somewhat. However, he adds, "Eventually, over a long period of time, hair cells are permanently damaged." And this is no small problem.

　　What sound level is dangerous? According to Dr. Levine, regular exposure to noise above 85 decibels (分贝) is considered dangerous. The chart below offers a comparison of decibel levels to certain sounds. Here's another measurement you can use. If you're at a rock concert and the music is so loud that you have to shout to make yourself heard, you' re at risk for hearing loss. That's when wearing protective devices such as earplugs becomes critical.

　　The facts are pretty frightening. But are rock bands turning down the volume.'? Most aren't. "Rock music is supposed to be loud," says drummer Andrew Sather.

　　"I wouldn't have it any other way. And neither would the real fans of rock. "

　　Continued exposure to loud music and the failure to wear earplugs can lead to deafness, according to Dr. Levine. He states, "There's no cure for hearing loss. Your ears are trying to tell you something. That ringing is the scream of your hair cells dying. Each time that happens, more and more damage is done. "

　　Levels of Common Noises

　　Normal conversation

　　50 ? 65 dB

　　Food blender

　　88 dB

　　Jet plane flying above a person standing outside

　　103 dB

　　Rock band during a concert

　　110 ?1140 dB

　　63. From Paragraph 1, we can learn that

　　.

　　A. loud music is a major cause of hearing loss

　　B. famous people tend to have hearing problems

　　C. teenagers should stay away from school bands

　　D. the problem of hearing damage is widely known

　　64. In Paragraph 3, the underlined word "recondition" means

　　.

　　A. not to be seen

　　B. to fill with sound

　　C. to become larger in size

　　D. to make good again

　　65. The purpose of the chart at the end of the article is to show

　　.

　　A. a list of harmful sounds

　　B. the effect of rock concerts

　　C. the noise levels of familiar sounds

　　D. relationship between daily activities and hearing loss

　　66. Which of the following statements will Dr. Sam Levine probably agree?

　　A. When your ears feel warm, your hair cells are dead.

　　B. Drummer Andrew Sather gives good advice.

　　C. Many are taking the risk of losing hearing.

　　D. Doctors know how to cure hearing loss.

　　【参考答案】63. A

　　64. D

　　65. B

　　66. C