2017届高考英语一轮限时训练：阅读理解（9）

　　2017高考英语阅读理解一轮限时训练题（9）【广东省茂名市Until last summer I had a very comfortable life: winter vacations skiing and summer cruises. My parents spent a lot of money on a private school, so they could get me into a competitive middle school. Everything was about tomorrow, next year, my graduation. We never had to worry about today. Before last summer I never thought much about the people in the world who live day to day, every day, whose lives are controlled by poverty and hunger. Then I enrolled in a two-week intensive program. We lived in a “Tribal Village,” in a hot, dry open grassland in Arkansas, a state of the south-central United States. I am a tribal member in Mozambique, a country of southeast Africa. Every meal, I make the fire for my family, and feel the flames lick up my nostrils as I blow to keep the fuel alive. I cook mush with vegetables. This is all my family is ever given. I feed the hen and three rabbits their dinner. I grow attached to the rabbits, even though I know I shouldn’t. I name them. I’m not getting enough to eat; it’s time to decide whether or not to kill the rabbits. I feel pain but it’s a privileged child’s pain because I know I will soon be eating again. That’s not true for a lot of other children around the world. Growing up comfortably in the U.S., I’ve never had to worry about my dinner, and even though this whole process was only a simulation, it changed my life. Now I believe in doing whatever I can to help find practical ways to defeat hunger. So I’ve become president of Roots and Shoots, a group working to improve local environments for people and animals. I’m also working to create a program at my high school called the “Safe Passage” trip to help young people in the Guatemala City dump. And I’ve got plans to do more. I'm often thinking of laboring in the hot sun and the millions who still do. Now, I try to live for today and stop worrying so much about the future. When I eat or feel full, I am grateful for this fortunate life and want to extend the same feeling to others. I believe in offering help to those who need it. 31. What is true about the author before last summer? A. Her life was under great pressure. B. Her life was well-planned. C. She didn’t have to worry about the future. D. She had to worry about her dinner 【答案】B 【解析】细节理解题。根据Until last summer I had a very comfortable life因为父母已经给作者安排好了一切，故选B。 32.We can learn from the second paragraph that _______________. A. the author raised some rabbits as pets B. the author took part in a two-week program in Africa C. the author had a very difficult life in the “Tribal Village” D. the author never thought about poor people after the program 【答案】C 【解析】细节理解题。根据We lived in a “Tribal Village,” in a hot, dry open grassland in Arkansas, a state of the south-central United States.作者在Tribal Village过着非常艰难的一段时间，故选C。 33. The author feel pain because ____________ . A. she is a privileged child B. she is not getting enough to eat C. she doesn’t want to kill the rabbits D. she can’t go back to her regular life 【答案】C 【解析】细节理解题。根据it’s time to decide whether or not to kill the rabbits. I feel pain but it’s a privileged child’s pain because I know I will soon be eating again.因为作者不想杀死这些兔子，故选C。 34. What does the underlined word “simulation” in the fourth paragraph probably mean? A. Reality B. Experience C. Imagination D. Imitation 【答案】D 【解析】词义猜测题。根据第二自然段的内容可知作者是在Tribal Village体验生活，所以即使这种生活是一种仿制的（Imitation），但是也改变了作者，故选D。 35. What influence did the author’s experience in the “Tribal Village” have on her? A. It gave birth to a belief in helping others. B. It taught her to be grateful to her parents. C. It has made her life more comfortable. D. It inspired her to start two groups to help others. 【答案】A 【解析】细节理解题。根据Now I believe in doing whatever I can to help find practical ways to defeat hunger.使她坚信以后要多帮助别人，故选A。 阅读理解--------C It was a hot summer day． My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat with my friend Katie and the dog when the phone call came, the call that made that bright, beautiful day a cold, dark, gloomy one． I had just put on my suit, shorts, and tank top, and packed my bag with sunscreen and everything else I would need for the day． I ran into my parents' room to find Dad． When I saw him on the phone, he was crying． I'd never seen my dad cry before． My heart sank． What possibly could have happened? "Max, I'm so sorry," I heard him say． That's when it hit me． I knew that Suzie had died． Max has been my dad's best friend for years． Suzie, his daughter, had a rare disease that mainly affected her body． Her brain was OK． She knew what was going on; she knew that she had problems and was different from other kids． Once she told her dad that she wished she could die and be born in a different body． Yet although she couldn't live a normal life ，she was still happy． When Suzie and I were little, we spent quite a bit of time together． As we grew up, we grew apart． She lived in New York, and I lived in the Midwest． When Suzie was ten she had to live in a hospital in Virginia． About eight months before she died, Max gave us her number at the hospital and we talked at least twice a week until the end． Suzie was always so excited to talk to us and wanted to know every detail about my life． She wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate． In a way, she lived through me． After we found out about her death, we made our plans to go to New York for the funeral． When she was alive, I sent her a Beanie Baby and she sent one back to me． I had bought her another one but never had the chance to send it to her, so I took it to put in her casket（棺材）． Her funeral was very different from any funeral I'd ever been to． After they lowered her casket, each one of us put a shovelful of dirt over her． I remember crying so hard, I felt weak． My cheeks burned from the tears． My whole body was shaking as I picked up the shovel, but I'm glad I did it． When Suzie and I first started calling one another, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong． I learned so much from her． She gave me more than I could ever give to her． I will never forget her or the talks we had． I now know that I must never take anything for granted especially my health and the gift of life． What does the underlined part “In a way, she lived through me．” mean? Suzie got to know what life outside hospital was like by sharing my experience． Suzie was financially dependent of me． Suzie managed to pull through her illness with the help of my family． Suzie was too weak to live her own life． Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? A．Suzie was the only person helping the author with difficulties． The author feared that she might also get the same disease as Suzie． The author benefited a lot from talking on the phone with Suzie． The author didn't understand Suzie was her true friend until Suzie's death． What is the most important lesson the author learned from Suzie's death? A．Never let go of a friend even if you are apart． Be thankful for what we have in our life． Talking with a friend can cure your illness． We can learn more from our friends than they do from us．—11、ACB 【2017界广东省茂名市B It’s never easy moving schools. You’re settled in the school you’re in, you have your friends and you know your teachers and you just don’t want the change. But unfortunately sometimes it is necessary to move schools and start again. Once you’ve started at the new school there are little tips and tricks you could try to help you fit in and make new friends easily. When you start at a new school you may be nervous and be keen to make new friends as soon as possible. You may feel like you need to make friends by changing who you are. If you want to make friends quickly you may feel like to fit in your need to alter your personality. This is not a good idea. Changing who you are for other people will only make you feel insecure and pressured. Be yourself, you don’t need to change and you soon enough will find friends who like you for what you are. When you move to a new school in a new area you may want to keep in touch with friends from your last school and, depending on how far you now live from the old school, you usually can. But that doesn’t mean you should avoid making friends at your new school. If you are invited to another pupil’s house for tea, take up the offer. You may prefer to go out with your old friends but by getting involved with other pupils you’ll find yourself making friends much more easily. The teachers at your new school will be happy to help you settle in. If you are having any trouble fitting in or even if you just want to talk to someone who understands, have a word with your teacher. He or she will be happy to listen to you. If you are having trouble with another class member and you don’t know what to do about it, talk with your teacher. Your teacher is there to help so be sure to confide in him or her whenever you need to. Moving to a new school in an unfamiliar area can be hard. You’ll be keen to fit in but don’t worry too much. Before long you’ll have made lots of friends and you’ll be having fun again. 31. Why does the author think moving schools difficult? A. You are used to your old environment. B. Your teachers don’t want you to change school. C. It is never easy to get permission of the authority. D. It is difficult to make new friends in a new school. 【答案】 【解析】You’re settled in the school you’re in, you have your friends and you know your teachers and you just don’t want the change.你已经适应老的环境，不愿去改变，所以作者说搬到一个新的学校很难，故选A。 32. After moving to a new school, you should ___________ . A. listen to your teacher B. try to be yourself C. change your personality D. forget your old friends 【答案】【解析】Be yourself, you don’t need to change搬到新学校不用改变自己，故选B。 33. The underlined words “confide in” in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by ________ . A. believe in B. have respect for C. have confidence in D. tell your thoughts to 【答案】【解析】talk with your teacher.可以推测把想法说出，故选D。 34. Which of the following is NOT the suggestion made by the author? A. Take up invites B. Talk to your teachers C. Always be yourself D. Keep in touch with your old friends. 【答案】【解析】If you are invited to another pupil’s house for tea, take up the offer.接受邀请，故选项D符合原文；have a word with your teacher.和老师谈话，符合原文；Be yourself, you don’t need to change做回自己不要改变，符合原文，故选D。 35. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage? A. Giving advice on how to move to a new school. B. Giving advice on how to learn well in a new school. C. Giving advice on how to fit in at your new school. D. Giving advice on how to make friends in a new school. 【答案】C 【解析】D The future of agriculture must achieve several goals at the same time． First, it now appears that we will have to double world food production in the next 40 years due to population growth, increasing meat consumption and pressure from biofuels （生物燃料）． We will also have to reduce the environmental impacts from our farming practices, which have caused widespread damage to soils, ecosystems, waters and even the atmosphere． In fact, agriculture’s impacts are as bad as climate change as an environmental concern． Besides, we will have to improve food security for the world’s poor． While the Green Revolution of the 1960s made it possible to feed hundreds of millions more people than in earlier eras, the number of the under-nourished in the world has started to rise again． Finally, we will have to increase the recovering ability of agriculture from shocks． Today, our high-efficiency, globalized world has many benefits, but it is vulnerable （易受伤的） to destruction, whether from droughts, diseases or sudden price rises． We must start building better food systems to better keep us away from future shocks． Currently, there are two models of agriculture: local and organic agriculture vs． globalized and industrialized agriculture． Each has been strongly supported and severely criticized, but neither of these models, standing alone, can fully meet our needs． Organic agriculture teaches us important lessons about soils, nutrition and pest management． Unfortunately, organic food provides less than 1% of the world’s calories, mostly to the wealthy． It is hard to imagine organic farming developing to feed 9 billion． Globalized and industrialized agriculture has benefits of high output and low labor demands． Without it, billions of people would have starved． However, it has come with enormous environmental and social costs, which cannot be sustained． Rather than voting for just one solution, we need a third way to solve the crisis． Let’s take ideas from both sides, creating new, hybrid solutions that increase production, save resources and build a more sustainable agriculture． There are many promising avenues to pursue． A new “third way” for agriculture is not only possible but also necessary． Our problems are huge, and they will require everyone at the table, working together toward solutions．． How many goals of agriculture are mentioned in the passage? A． Three B． Four C． Five D． Six ． Which is true according to the passage? A． Organic agriculture can feed most people in the world now． B． Industrialized agriculture does no harm to our environment． C． Modern farming is criticized while organic farming is not． D． The future agriculture can’t only depend on organic agriculture．． We can learn from the passage that _______． A． everyone can afford to enjoy organic food at will B． we will vote to decide which farming system to take C． the writer is quite optimistic about future agriculture D． only experts can find a better agricultural solution 15． What’s the best title for the passage? A． Organic Agriculture Vs． Industrialized Agriculture． B． The Goals of Future Agriculture and Its Way Out． C． A Third Possible and Necessary Way for Agriculture． D． Modern Globalized and Industrialized Agriculture． —15、BDCB