2017届河北省高考英语阅读理解一轮限时训练（9）

　　河北省武强县2017高考英语阅读理解一轮限时训练题（9）及答案

　　【浙江省2017模拟冲刺试题】

　　阅读理解。阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A, B, C 和D)中, 选出最佳选项。

　　Reading is a great way to improve your English. You'll learn new words, revise previously-taught structures and absorb thousands of useful expressions and phrases... without any effort. By reading, you are receiving valuable language input. And this is how you learn! Remember, language learning is a combination of input + practice. As you're reading, you're taking in language naturally, and you're seeing how it all fits together. This is crucial to your learning.

　　The great thing about reading is that learning takes place subconsciously. There are no exercises to do, no grammar rules to learn, no tasks to complete... it's all natural. The language flows in through your eyes, and gets registered(记录) in your brain. What could be easier?

　　The key to effective reading is to read things that you want to read. There are millions of books, magazines and websites out there. You couldn't possibly read them all. So, the important thing is to find things that you like reading. Then, you'll be motivated to read. And then the reading won't be difficult. It'll be easy! And then you'll learn. It's simple.

　　Remember: read what you want to read. What you like reading. What motivates and inspires you. But where can you start? Well, you could read a book that you've already read in your own language. Simply find a translated version of a book that you have read and enjoyed. This will make processing the content in the target language much easier as you’ll already know what the book is about! You could also read the news. This is great as you can read the news in your own language first, then in English. You'll see that it won't be too difficult as you'll be familiar with the topics and stories. Magazines are also great. Find one that covers a topic you're interested in: business, clothing, guns, horses, houses, housekeeping, stocks and shares, sports, computers, electronics, designing, cooking... you name it, they'll have it. If not, look for information on the internet. There are also websites for every topic under the sun! Why not join a forum? They're a great source of English input as the language is often written in a simple, spoken style. Go to Google Groups, which has discussion groups based on common interests. Just type in the topic that interests you and join the chat.

　　Finally, how you read is also important. The best thing is to read without using a dictionary. Let the words flow over you. Just skip the parts you don't understand. If you make your reading feel too much like work, it'll stop being fun. Of course, you could make a note of any new words and phrases that you like or see repeated frequently, but try not to break your concentration too much. Also, set yourself mini-objectives. For example, if you're reading a novel, read 20 pages a day. Very soon, you'll have been exposed to thousands of useful phrases and words. Have fun reading! You'll learn so much!

　　50. The underlined word “crucial” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _________________.

　　A. easy

　　B. important

　　C. difficult

　　D. suitable

　　51. The key to effective reading is _________________________________________.

　　A. to read millions of books

　　B. not to learn grammar rules

　　C. to be motivated to read

　　D. to read easy things

　　52.You can start to read by ______________________________________________.

　　A. reading a book that you've already read in English

　　B. reading the news in English first

　　C. going to Google Groups to practice spoken English

　　D. reading magazines containing topics you are interested in

　　53. From the passage we can learn that __________________________________.

　　A. when you read you needn’t look up every new word in the dictionary

　　B. the great thing about reading is that you can read without any effort

　　C. to read is as much fun as to work

　　D. you should make notes of every new word and phrase while reading

　　54. The best title of the passage can be ____________________________________.

　　A. How To Read English Novels

　　B. How To Learn English By Reading

　　C. How To Absorb Expressions And Phrases

　　D. How To Learn English Without Any Effort

　　50. B 根据上下文可知在学习语言过程中自然而然地领会语言是至关重要的。所以crucial在这里表示“重要的”。

　　51. C 根据第三段you'll be motivated to read可知有效阅读的关键是有兴趣和动力去阅读。

　　52. D

　　根据倒数第二段Magazines are also great. Find one that covers a topic you're interested in可知正确答案为D。

　　53. A

　　根据最后一段可知答案为A。

　　54.B 根据Reading is a great way to improve your English. 以及下文讲的改进英语的方法可知全文的主题是讲如何通过阅读来学习英语。

　　【陕西省西北工业大学附属中学2017第六次模拟】D

　　阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

　　More than a century ago, the composer and bandleader John Philip Sousa warned that technology would destroy music, who said, “These talking machines are going to ruin the artistic development of music in this country. When I was a boy … in front of every house in the summer evenings you would find young people together singing the songs of the day or the old songs. Today you hear these terrible machines going night and day. We will not have a vocal cord (声带) left.”

　　Music has greatly changed in the past hundred years, which has been everywhere in our world: rivers of digital melody flow on the Internet or on disc; MP3 players with forty thousand songs can be put in a back pocket or a purse. Yet, for most of us, music is no longer something we do ourselves, or even watch other people do in front of us. It has become a radically virtual medium, an art without a face.

　　Ever since Edison invented the phonograph cylinder(留声机spokesman for the party of doom; in the opposite corner are the utopians(乌托邦liberated it. Before Edison came along, Beethoven’s symphonies could be heard only in select concert halls. Now the recordings carry the man from Bonn to the corners of the earth. Glenn Gould, after renouncing live performance in 1964, predicted that within the century the public concert would disappear into the electronic air.

　　Having discovered much of my favorite music through LPs and CDs, I am not about to join Sousa’s party. Modern urban environments are often so soulless or ugly that I’m grateful for the humanizing touch of electronic sound. But neither can I accept Gould’s slashing futurism. I want to be aware of technology’s effects, positive and negative. Fortunately, scholars and critics have been methodically exploring this terrain for many decades, trying to figure out exactly what happens when we listen to music with no musicians in the room.

　　57. The first paragraph is intended to

　　.

　　A. defend an argument

　　B. make a prediction

　　C. criticize an attitude

　　D. summarized a viewpoint

　　58. The author’s attitude towards the recorded music may best be described as

　　.

　　A. dissatisfied

　　B. defensive

　　C. optimistic

　　D. objective

　　59. The underlined word “terrain” in the last paragraph most nearly means

　　.

　　A. region

　　B. subject

　　C. land

　　D. distinction

　　60. The primary purpose of the passage is to

　　.

　　A. explain different attitudes of scholars and critics

　　B. defend the view of one group from the criticism of another

　　C. advocate an unexpected solution to a pressing problem

　　D. present the key issues in an ongoing debate

　　【参考答案】阅读理解57-60 DDBD

　　C7 [2017·重庆卷] ----E

　　It is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather.Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr.Johnson's famous comment that “When two English meet, their first talk is of weather.” Though Johnson's observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago, most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weather－speak.

　　Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that，as the English weather is not at all exciting，the obsession with it can hardly be understood.He argues that “To an outsider，the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it.” Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles.

　　Jeremy Paxman, however, disagrees with Bryson, arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive.Bryson is wrong, he says，because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena. “The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty.” According to him, the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.

　　Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weather－speak among the English.Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point.The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all.English weather－speak is a system of signs，which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other.Everyone knows conversations starting with weather－speak are not requests for weather data.Rather, they are routine greetings，conversation starters or the blank “fillers”. In other words, English weather－speak is a means of social bonding.

　　72．The author mentions Dr.Johnson's comment to show that ________．

　　A．most commentators agree with Dr.Johnson

　　B．Dr.Johnson is famous for his weather observation

　　C．the comment was accurate two hundred years ago

　　D．English conversations usually start with the weather

　　73．What does the underlined word “obsession” most probably refer to?

　　A．A social trend.

　　B．An emotional state.

　　C．A historical concept.

　　D．An unknown phenomenon.

　　74．According to the passage，Jeremy Paxman believes that ________．

　　A．Bill Bryson has little knowledge of the weather

　　B．there is nothing special about the English weather

　　C．the English weather attracts people to the British Isles

　　D．English people talk about the weather for its uncertainty

　　75．What is the author's main purpose of writing the passage?

　　A．To explain what English weather－speak is about.

　　B．To analyse misconceptions about the English weather.

　　C．To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman.

　　D．To convince people that the English weather is changeable.

　　【要点综述】 本文通过对Bill Bryson和Jeremy Paxman两人迥然不同的观点的陈述来阐明作者对英国人以天气为寒暄内容的见解。

　　72．D　逻辑推断题。通过引用名人名言来说明英国人以天气为寒暄内容的现象很普遍。

　　73．B 　词义推断题。Bill Bryson认为英国天气单一(there is not very much of it)不足以引起人们的情感响应，因此该词此处指的是 “情感状态”。

　　74．D　细节理解题。倒数第二段中有“The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty.”(意思是：人们对英国气候的关注点不是气候本身，而是气候的不确定性。)由此可知答案。

　　75．A　写作目的题。通过对Bill Bryson和Jeremy Paxman两人迥然不同的观点的陈述来阐明作者对英国人以天气为寒暄内容的见解。

　　C7 [2017·安徽卷] -----A

　　The Healthy Habits Survey(调查)shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice.

　　1.How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?

　　·Finding：A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.

　　·Step：Remove the 300 types of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a battery－operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.

　　2．How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?

　　·Finding：Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30% wash their hands only 4 times a day—half of the number doctors recommend.

　　·Step：We touch our faces around 3，000 times a day—often inviting germs(病菌)to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes.Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds.

　　3．How often do you think about fighting germs?

　　·Finding：Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should.

　　·Step：Be aware of germs. Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge(海绵)that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds.

　　56.What is found out about American seniors?

　　A．Most of them have good habits.

　　B．Nearly 30% of them bathe three days a week.

　　C．All of them are fighting germs better than expected.

　　D．About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day.

　　57．Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands ________．

　　A．twice a day

　　B．three times a day

　　C．four times a day

　　D．eight

　　times

　　a day

　　58．Which of the following is true according to the text?

　　A．We

　　should

　　keep from touching our faces.

　　B．There are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth.

　　C．A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than

　　a toilet.

　　D．We should wash our hands before touching a door handle.

　　59．The text probably comes from

　　________．

　　A．a guide book

　　B．a popular magazine

　　C．a book review

　　D．an official document

　　【要点综述】 这是一份调查报告，是针对美国老年人的健康习惯所做的调查。

　　56．D　细节理解题。根据第一项调查中“A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.”可知，大约有三分之一的美国老年人一天只刷一次牙。

　　57．D　细节理解题。根据第二项调查中“…4 times a day—half of the number doctors recommend”可知，四次是医生建议次数的一半，也就是说，医生建议老年人每天洗八次手，故选D。

　　58．C　细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二句“Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge that can carry more germs than anything else？”可知，厨房里的海绵比卫生间带有的细菌还要多。

　　59．B　推理判断题。由文章内容可知，这是一份调查报告，是针对美国老年人的健康习惯所做的调查。这样的文章理应不会出现在“旅游指南”“书评”“官方文件”里，故排除A、C、D。流行杂志做这样的调查报告很常见，故选B。

　　阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。’re in need, but would you like them to hear the conversations you have with your friends on the school playground or lunch queue? Social networking sites have become extensions of the school hallways, so would you add your parents as “friends” and allow them to view your online activities and conversations with friends?

　　In the past the generation gap included a technology gap, where children were up to date with latest technology and parents were left behind, content to continue their day to day lives as they always had because they had no need to know more about technology. However, more and more parents are beginning to realize just how important social networks are in their lives. This realization has given many parents the motivation to education themselves about social networking sites.

　　These days many people are attracted to social networking sites because they can choose who they have around them; there’s also a certain amount of control over privacy that we don’t get in real life. Sometimes we feel that privacy is violated when we must accept a “friend” request from a parent or family member.

　　It’s a difficult choice whether or not to allow a parent to become a part of our online lives. On the one hand we don’t want to “reject” their request because that might hurt their feelings or make them feel you have something to hide. On the other hand if you do accept, then you could have a sense of being watched and no longer feel free to comment or communicate the way you did before.

　　A recent survey suggested that parents shouldn’t take it personally if their child ignores their request, “When a teen ignores a parent’s friend request, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are hiding something, but it could mean that this is one part of their life where they want to be independent.”

　　Perhaps talking with parents and giving explanations would help soften the blow if you do choose not to add them to your friends list.

　　57. From Paragraph 2, we learn that _______.

　　A. parents feel secure about their privacy online

　　B. social networks successfully fill the generation gap

　　C. parents have realized the importance of social networks

　　D. social networks offer a platform for parents to communicate

　　58. Teenagers may refuse a parent’s friend request because _______.

　　A. they hide something from their parents

　　B. they are unwilling to be watched by parents

　　C. their parents tend to fall behind in technology

　　D. their parents make negative comments on them

　　59. The passage is mainly about _______.

　　A. privacy online

　　B. social networks

　　C. the generation gap

　　D. parents’ friend requests

　　60. The passage is written mainly for _______.

　　A. parents

　　B. teenagers

　　C. teachers

　　D. researchers

　　【参考答案】57-60. CBDB