2017届湖北省黄冈市高考英语阅读理解二轮精练：2（含解析）

　　湖北黄冈市2017高考英语阅读理解精练（2）及（解析）答案

　　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。

　　One of the most popular American singers of the twentieth century was Elvis Presley. He made the rock’ n’ roll music popular all over the world. He sold millions of records and made many successful films, and he helped change the direction of popular music in the 1960s.

　　Elvis Presley was born in a poor family in 1935. His parents were simple country people who often took him to church ,where he learned to sing, and he never forgot the kind of songs that he used to sing in church as a child.

　　When he was young, Elvis moved from Toledo to Memphis in Tennessee, where he attended high school, but he was not a good student. His only real interest was singing. He began to sing in the style that is called “country and western”.

　　In 1955 he recorded some songs for his mother’s birthday. The people at the recording studio liked his singing and his music. It was country and western music, but it also sounded a little like the music which black people used to sing in the American South. It was called “blues”.

　　Shortly after that, Elvis met Tom Parker, who became his manger and arranged concerts for him across the United States and new recording as well. Soon Elvis became famous around the country. Later Elvis went to Hollywood and began to appear in films such as Love Me Tender and King Creole.

　　But Elvis found it difficult to live with success, Like many other famous people, he began to take drugs and his health started to suffer. When he died at an early age of 42 in 1977, millions of his fans were shocked, ”The King Is Dead!” the newspaper said. But today his memory and his music live on and will always be remembered as the King of Rock’ n’ roll.

　　1.

　　From the passage, we can see ____________.

　　A. the church songs didn’t help Elvis develop his own style.

　　B. the church songs helped Elvis develop his singing

　　C. Elvis didn’t get any help from his parents

　　D. Elvis forgot his church music at a later age.

　　2.

　　Who was Tom Parker?

　　A. A manager of a bank.

　　B. A famous singer.

　　C. Elvis’ manager.

　　D. Elvis’ best friend since childhood.

　　3

　　What caused Elvis’ death?

　　A. His taking the drugs.

　　B. His singing too much.

　　C. His parents’ death.

　　D. Tom Parker’s help.

　　4.

　　What was Elvis’ music style like most?

　　A. Only country and western.

　　B. Only country and blues.

　　C. Both western and church music.

　　D. Not only country and western but also a bit “blues”.

　　参考答案1—4、BCAD

　　阅读理解。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。

　　Life is not a beauty contest.We all focus on our imperfections(瑕疵)．In fact，you should see yourself in a proper way.It's necessary for you to know that self­ knowledge(自知之明)is the most important beauty

　　secret.

　　Don't hate yourself for wanting to be beautiful.Good­looking people get special treatment from strangers，employers and even their own mothers.We're not even close to our objective when it comes to judging our own looks.Other people see the whole package.But when we look in the mirror，we're likely to pay attention to imperfections.For example, that bump(凸起)on your friend's nose. It's her feature！It gives her character！But to you，that thing on your nose is completely ugly.

　　Our opinions of our own looks are also changeable.

　　So if we can't trust the judgment of ourselves，or the words of friends and family which can take away our doubts，we're left to the cool judgment of strangers to satisfy our curiosity about our appearances.The website“Hot or Not”，which lets people hand their photos in for others to judge，had nearly 2 million daily page views within a week in 2000.But it's not the best way to improve the judgment of yourself because you have no confidence yet in your mind.

　　Everyone may pay too much attention to his or her

　　own appearance，and at the same time worry about being criticized.If you are particularly attentive to your body，or

　　if you feel uncomfortable in public，you are certainly hotter than you think.And we all have the ability to change how other people judge us without changing our looks.When you believe that you look good，others will see you in a more favorable way.Improve your impression from the inside.Understanding your own advantages can help you stop worrying about your appearance and look better.

　　．What can we infer from the first paragraph?

　　A．We should focus on our advantages.

　　B．Don't be cheated by others' praise.

　　C．Judging oneself in a right way is important.

　　D．It's unnecessary to know the meaning of beauty.

　　答案：C　推理判断题 。根据第一段“...self­knowledge is the most important beauty secret.”可知，人的自知之明是美丽的最重要秘诀。由此推之，正确评价自己很重要。

　　．What does the example in the second paragraph suggest?

　　A．Good­looking people are more popular than ordinary ones.

　　B．Some bad­looking people are afraid to look in the mirror.

　　C．Some people judge one by his appearance simply.

　　D．Sometimes we make our own imperfections bigger.

　　答案：D　推理判断题。根据第二段“That bump on your friend's nose. It's her feature！It gives her character！But to you，that thing on your nose is completely ugly.Our opinions of our own looks are also changeable.”可知，“你”可能认为朋友鼻子上的凸起是她的特色，赋予她个性。而如果在自己身上，就会看起来很丑陋。由此推断，有时我们把自身的瑕疵放大了。

　　．“Hot or Not”________．

　　A．is a website which allows others to comment on your character

　　B．can't change your ideas completely unless you're confident

　　C．is a good way to make friends and makes you popular online

　　D．can satisfy one's curiosity about others' secrets

　　答案：B　细节理解题。根据第三段“But it's not the best way to improve the judgment of yourself because you have no confidence yet in your mind.”可知，这个网站不是提升“你”对自己评价的最好方法，因为在心里，“你”仍然没有自信。所以，除非“你”有自信，否则这个网站不能完全改变“你”的想法。

　　．From the last paragraph we can learn________.

　　A．hanging our looks can make us more attractive

　　B．people shouldn't care about their own disadvantages

　　C．we can make ourselves more beautiful in the mind

　　D．it's useless to pay attention to your appearance

　　答案：C　细节理解题。根据最后两句“Improve your impression from the inside. Understanding your own advantages can help you stop worrying about your appearance and look better.”可知，作者建议从内部提升“你”的形象。了解自身优势有助于“你”不再担忧自己的外表，从而(让自己)看起来更美。所以，“我们”可以从内心中把自己“武装得”更美。

　　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。On occasion, a memory came to my mind. My mother had a nice table with a single vase standing on it. The table, as I remember, was always in my family and I had to clean it as a child as my weekly housework. It was such a beautiful table that my mother was proud to have it in her living room.

　　Our family moved around a lot because my father, a Spanish and Hawaiian guitar teacher, needed to find new students as the old learned and left. We were never without food, fancy clothes or a house to live in. but, as I grew older, I knew why.

　　My father would usually make enough money to buy us food and clothing, and deal with the doctor bills by paying out of his own pocket for a family of six. He was self-employed and had no medical coverage(医疗保险).

　　Through so many moves, my mother was the organizer of everything that needed to be done. Dad was away at around one o’clock each evening, so the major kid rearing(抚养), cooking and cleaning were all her work. I can also remember her sewing almost every night.

　　My mom didn’t take vacations. She didn’t go out to buy fancy clothes for herself, and what she did buy was for her four children. As children, we cared about almost nothing. We didn’t care about when the next money would come in. and, all through the years there sat a table with a vase on top.

　　I sat back now and then and stared at that table. It was a reminder of what love was shown by my mother, what she suffered over the years, and what she gave to us, so we could have what we needed. And, her only valuable possession was the table with the vase on top.

　　1. What did the author sometimes recall?

　　A. Having to clean the table weekly.

　　B. Putting a vase on the table weekly.

　　C. His mother’s vase lying on the table.

　　D. His mother’s table with a vase on it.

　　2. What can we learn about the author’s family?

　　A. He supported his family by teaching the guitar.

　　B. He hated his father always being out and too busy.

　　C. His family had no fixed home when he was young.

　　D. His family didn’t have enough food when he was young.

　　3. Which word can best describe the author’s mother?

　　A. Economical

　　B. Mean

　　C. Unusual

　　D. Generous

　　4. Which of the following questions is NOT discussed in the passage?

　　A. Who supported the author’s family

　　B. What does the author do at present?

　　C. What housework did the author’s mother do?

　　D. Why did the author’s family move so often?

　　参考答案1—4、DCAB

　　【阅读理解】科普知识类

　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Like distance runners on measured course, all of us will move through time in a roughly predictable pattern.

　　In the first stage of our lives, we develop and grow, reaching toward the top of physical vitality (energy).

　　After we grow up, however, the body begins a process of gradually wearing out.

　　A new awareness of physical fitness may help lengthen our years of health and vitality, yet nothing we do will work to stop the unavoidable force of aging.

　　Most of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body. The lungs become less able to take in oxygen. Powerful muscles gradually lose their strength. The heart loses power and pumps less blood. Bones grow easier to break.

　　Finally, we meet a stress, a stress that is greater than our physical resistance. Often, it is only a minor accident or chance infection (a disease caused by virus), but this time, it brings life to an end.

　　In 1932, a classic experiment nearly doubled the lifetime of rats, simply by cutting back the calories (unit for measuring the energy value of food)in their diet. The reason for the effect was then unknown.

　　Today, at the University of California at Berkley, Dr. Paul Seagle has also greatly lengthened the normal lifetime of rats. The result was achieved through a special protein (蛋白质)limited diet, which had a great effect on the chemistry of the brain. Seagle showed that within the brain, specific chemicals control many of the signals that influence aging. By changing that chemical balance, the clock of aging can be reset.

　　For the first time, the mystery (something that is difficult to understand or to explain)of why we age is being seriously challenged. Scientists in many fields are now making striking and far-reaching discoveries.

　　An average lifetime lasts 75 years, yet in each of us lies a potential for a longer life. If we could keep the vitality and resistance to disease that we have at twenty, we would live for 800 years.

　　1. What does the underlined word “it”refer to?

　　A. Physical vitality.B. Stress.C. Aging.D. Physical resistance.

　　2. The author believes the following EXCEPT that ______.　

　　A. human’s life pattern is predictable

　　B. physical fitness can’t stop the force of aging

　　C. human’s lifetime will last longer than 75 years

　　D. all of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body

　　3. How did Dr Paul Seagle lengthen the lifetime of rats in his experiment?

　　A. By limiting the protein in their diet.

　　B. By cutting the calories in their diet.

　　C. By resetting their clock of aging.

　　D. By keeping their physical fitness.

　　4. What is probably the best title for the article?

　　A. Two Great Experiments.

　　B. The Mystery of Human Life.

　　C. Ways to Lengthen Human Life.

　　D. The Breakthrough in the Study of Aging.

　　【参考答案】1—4、BDAD

　　阅读理解, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。

　　The Renaissance，considered by modern scholars to have been the time between 1,300 and 1,600，was a period of European history when many new inventions and beliefs came into being.

　　The Renaissance is traced back to rich Italian cities such as Florence，Milan，and Venice.In these cities businessmen started to spend their extra money on things like painting and education，and to consider new techniques of banking and systems of government.A new type of scholar，the humanist(人文主义者)arose.Humanism was concerned with humankind and culture.Latin and Greek，literature and philosophy，music and mathematics were among the subjects humanists studied.

　　The Renaissance gave rise to new forms of painting and

　　sculpture.During

　　the

　　Renaissance，artists were no longer regarded as mere artisans(工匠)．Many artists drew on mathematics in order to become more accurate in their measurements(度量)and to make sure an object was presented in realistic proportions.They also studied the way light hits objects and the ways our eyes perceive it.A new kind of paint，called oil paint，was invented.

　　The Renaissance affected all of the society.Many people became interested in politics，and the world outside their towns.They became explorers，businessmen，etc.The effect on religion was especially strong.In the Middle Ages people were primarily concerned with serving the church and getting to heaven.But the increase in arts

　　and education gave

　　people things to look forward to in life，and made them lose interest in the church.

　　The

　　Renaissance

　　produced

　　many

　　great minds.Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest，although he was not regarded that way at the time.Among his many works of art were Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.He is also regarded as a great inventor，and is credited for coming up with the idea of the helicopter.

　　1. According to the second paragraph，the Renaissance________.

　　A．occurred all over Europe

　　B．started in Italy

　　C．influenced art，finance，and physical education

　　D．was the most popular in Florence

　　答案：B　细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The Renaissance is traced back to rich Italian cities such as Florence，Milan and Venice.”可知，文艺复兴运动始于意大利，所以正确答案为B项。

　　2．Which of the followings took place during the Renaissance?

　　A．People stopped going to church.

　　B．New forms of painting emerged.

　　C．Oil paint became very popular.

　　D．The humanists disappeared.

　　答案：B　细节理解题。根据文章第三段“The Renaissance gave rise to new forms of painting and sculpture.”及“A new kind of paint，called oil paint，was invented.”可知，油画这种新的绘画形式在文艺复兴时期出现了，所以正确答案为B项。

　　3．We can learn from the passage that________.

　　A．during the Renaissance many explorers and map­makers appeared

　　B．businessmen started the Renaissance

　　C people's interest in education declined

　　D．the humanists took power during the Renaissance

　　答案：A　细节理解题。根据第三段及第四段的“Many peopole became interested in politics，and the world outside their towns.They became explorers，businessmen，etc.”可知，在文艺复兴时期出现了许多探险家、商人和制图师，所以正确答案为A项。

　　4．Which of the following statements about Leonardo da Vinci is NOT true?

　　A．He created The Last Supper.

　　B．He was a great inventor.

　　C．He was the first to imagine the helicopter.

　　D．Many people of his time considered him a genius.

　　答案：D　细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的“Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest，although he was not regarded that way at the time.”可知，莱奥纳多·达·芬奇在他所生活的时代并没有被认为是天才，所以正确答案为D项。

　　5．What does the author mainly talk about in this passage?

　　A．The Renaissance in Europe.

　　B．The birthplace of the Renaissance.

　　C．The effects of the Renaissance.

　　D．Some famous artists in Europe.

　　答案：C　主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了文艺复兴给整个社会所带来的影响，以及这个时期社会上所出现的新现象。