2017届全国高考英语一轮阅读理解选练（6）

　　浙江省桐庐县2017高考英语一轮阅读理解选练（6）及答案

　　阅读理解----A

　　Some of Beijing Zoo’s animals are suffering menu changes because of the bird flu spread in Asia.

　　Gone are the lions’ and tigers’ delightful “live” chicken dinners. In their menu , instead , are raw beef and mutton. While the lions and tigers go chickenless, the zoo’s birds are also receiving some special and uncomfortable treatment these days. The peacocks in Badaling Safari Animal World, who used to be featured in the park and could walk around showing off their beautiful feathers, now are forced to stay in cages.

　　And turkeys at the Beijing Zoo—believed to be most likely to suffer from the bird flu virus —have been moved out of their old home to places separate from visitors. In most cases, display areas with birds have been closed for health reasons.

　　Yet a good thing about the present situation is that the living conditions of the zoo’s birds are being improved , with keepers keeping the display areas cleaner and not as crowded as before . Almost all zoos have done more frequent cleaning and disinfection for bird cages —measures to prevent infection.

　　In this special period , pigeons（鸽子）are frowned upon . In Beijing , many homing pigeon lovers use balconies （阳台）to build cages for birds . Most neighbours are fed up with these cages since they can produce waste and feathers . Now the city’s homing pigeon organization is asking all its members to stop letting pigeons out of their cages and keep cages clean. Still, pigeons and some other birds seem less lovely to people than before.

　　As a Chinese newspaper put it : “Doves , are you still angels ?”

　　1. Which of the following shows the menu changes in the Beijing Zoo?

　　A. The lions and tigers have “live” chicken dinners.

　　B. The lions and tigers eat raw beef and mutton.

　　C. The lions and tigers have chickens only for supper.

　　D. The lions and tigers have beef and mutton for part of meals.

　　答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。从第二段第一、二句 “Gone are the lions’ and tigers’ delightful “live” chicken dinners. In their menu , instead , are raw beef and mutton.”可知，狮子和老虎不再享受活鸡的美餐，而是吃生牛肉和羊肉。故答案为B。

　　2. We can conclude from the text that

　　.

　　A. turkeys have been moved out of the zoo because of the bird flu virus

　　B. peacock shows used to be free of charge

　　C. people can hardly see peacock shows in the Beijing Zoo now

　　D. homing pigeons are safe from the bird flu virus

　　答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节推理题。从第二段的最后一句话 “The peacocks in Badaling Safari Animal World,…, now are forced to stay in cages.”可知，孔雀现在被关在笼子里，因此人们几乎在北京动物园看不到它们了。故答案为C。

　　3. The underlined sentence in the text means “

　　”.

　　A. pigeons receive the best care

　　B. people are worried about pigeons

　　C. people feel displeased with pigeons

　　D. people show no interest in pigeons

　　答案解析：答案为C。本题为句意推断题。本句出现在倒数第二段的首句，也是该段的中心句（topic sentence）。结合后文 “Most neighbours are fed up with these cages ... Still, pigeons and some other birds seem less lovely to people than before”可知，人们受够了鸽子，并且鸽子和其他的鸟儿也似乎没有以往那么可爱了。这些细节都是在证明首句的中心句，表达的意思是人们对鸽子感到不愉快。故答案为C。

　　社会生活类

　　Few laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they take effect. But in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubled—to $1. 01 per pack—smokers have jammed telephone“quit lines” across the country seeking to kick the habit.

　　This is not a surprise to public health advocates. They’ve studied the effect of state tax increases for years, finding that smokers, especially teens, are price sensitive. Nor is it a shock to the industry, which fiercely fights every tax increase.

　　The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ears to the message. Tobacco taxes improve public health, they raise money and most particularly, they deter people from taking up the habit as teens, which is when nearly all smokers are addicted. Yet the rate of taxation varies widely.

　　In Manhattan, for instance, which has the highest tax in the nation, a pack of Marlboro Light Kings cost $10. 06 at one drugstore Wednesday. In Charleston, S. C. , where the 7-cent-a-pack tax is the lowest in the nation, the price was $4. 78.

　　The influence is obvious.

　　In New York, high school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys—13. 8%, far below the national average. By comparison, 26% of high school students smoke in Kentucky. Other low-tax states have similarly depressing teen-smoking records.

　　Hal Rogers, Representative from Kentucky, like those who are against high tobacco taxes, argues that the burden of the tax falls on low-income Americans“who choose to smoke.”

　　That’s true. But there is more reason in keeping future generations of low-income workers from getting hooked in the first place. As for today’s adults, if the new tax drives them to quit, they will have more to spend on their families, cut their risk of cancer and heart disease and feel better.

　　1. The text is mainly about　.　

　　A. the price of cigarettes

　　B. the rate of teen smoking

　　C. the effect of tobacco tax increase

　　D. the differences in tobacco tax rate

　　2. What does the author think is a surprise?

　　A. Teen smokers are price sensitive.

　　B. Some states still keep the tobacco tax low.

　　C. Tobacco taxes improve public health.

　　D. Tobacco industry fiercely fights the tax rise.

　　3. The underlined word“deter” in Paragraph 3 most probably means　.　

　　A. discourageB. removeC. benefitD. free

　　4. Rogers’ attitude towards the low-income smokers might be that of　.　

　　A. toleranceB. unconcernC. doubtD. sympathy

　　5. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

　　A. The new tax will be beneficial in the long run.

　　B. Low-income Americans are more likely to fall ill.

　　C. Future generations will be hooked on smoking.

　　D. Adults will depend more on their families.

　　【参考答案】61.1-5 CBADA　

　　【深圳市2017高考英语综合能力测试题（7）】

　　Pascal had not been able to fall asleep that night. Around the plantation (种植园), the air seemed full of secrets. As he lay in the cabin (小棚屋) doorway, he worried about how people would treat him now that mama was dead.

　　After work that afternoon, Pascal walked past some men and when he greeted them, they all stopped talking. Didn’t they know that even though he worked in the Big House, he wouldn’t tell the master what they were talking about? In fact, Pascal had secretly saved one of those men from a beating one day. The master had seen the slave Parsmi picking some apples to feed his children. As soon as the master ran after Parsmi, Pascal used his big walking stick to break a window. When the master turned back to run to his Big House, Parsmi had escaped.

　　The night air was sweet but also full of mystery and secrets. He listened to the breathing of six other slaves who lay with him on the dirty floor of the crowded cabin. Glancing at the open doorway, Pascal suddenly found a shadow moving by the doorway, so he whispered, “Who’s that?” “Pascal? It’s me, Gideon.” “Gideon? You are back? Is that really you, Gideon?” Pascal could hardly believe it. His heart was filled with happiness. Gideon ran away from the plantation two years ago. He wasn’t caught or killed in the war, as everyone had thought.

　　“Yes, it’s me. I have come back for you and mama. “But Gideon, mama was dead. She kept asking for more food for the slaves, and the overseer (监工) shot her down.”

　　Gideon pulled Pascal to his side and hugged him, crying over his mama’s death and saying, “all the time, I want to tell mama that we are free now.” “Free?” Pascal held his breath and wiped his eyes. “Are you sure, Gideon?” “President Lincoln freed us slaves two years ago. And still better, we’re going to have our own land.”

　　“Land?” Men from other cabins rushed to crowd around Gideon, telling one another what Gideon had just announced.

　　41. Pascal found it difficult to sleep that night because he was worried ________.

　　A. why the air seemed full of secrets

　　B. that other slaves would suddenly stop talking with him

　　C. that he would pass some men and greet them

　　D. how people would treat him since his mother was dead

　　42. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Pascal?

　　A. He was a kind-hearted slave who worked in the Big House.

　　B. He had secretly saved one of those slaves from a beating.

　　C. He feared that people would tell the master something about him.

　　D. He broke a window with his walking stick for Parsmi to escape.

　　43. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 probably refer to?

　　A. The happiness that Pascal met his brother again.

　　B. The news that Pascal’s brother Gideon told him.

　　C. The shadow that was moving by Pascal’s doorway.

　　D. The fact that Gideon finally returned after two years.

　　44. What do you think of Pascal’s mother?

　　A. Very stupid.

　　B. Very brave.

　　C. Too funny.

　　D. Too greedy.

　　45. Why did the slaves rush to crowd around Gideon?

　　A. Because his mother was dead.

　　B. Because he brought a good news for them.

　　C. Because they couldn’t believe that Gideon was still alive.

　　D. Because they wanted to know how to escape from the plantation.

　　【参考答案】41-45 DCDBB

　　在与奴隶主做斗争的过程中，奴隶Pascal的哥哥Gideon两年前逃离了种植园。两年后，他返回家中，不幸的是其母亲已被监工射死，只剩下弟弟Pascal，但是他带来了胜利的喜讯：美国总统林肯解放了奴隶并宣布他们将拥有属于他们自己的土地。

　　41. D。细节理解题。由第一段的Pascal had not been able to fall asleep that night...he worried about how people would treat him now that mama was dead.可知答案。

　　42. C。细节理解题。由第二段的Didn’t they know that even though he worked in the Big House, he wouldn’t tell the master what they were talking about?可知答案。

　　43. D。代词指代题。由第三段的Gideon? You are back? Is that really you, Gideon?和Gideon ran away from the plantation two years ago.可知，此处的代词it指：Gideon两年后又回到了种植园。

　　44. B。推理判断题。由第四段的She kept asking for more food for the slaves, and the overseer shot her down.可知Pascal的母亲为了给奴隶们多要一些食物而被监工射死，这证明她既勇敢又伟大。

　　45. B。推理判断题。由倒数第二段的President Lincoln freed us slaves two years ago. And still better, we’re going to have our own land.及最后一段可知答案。

　　社会生活类

　　The Cost of Higher Education

　　Individuals(个人)should pay for their higher education.

　　A university education is of huge and direct benefit to the individual. Graduates earn more than non-graduates. Meanwhile,social mobility is ever more dependent on having a degree. However,only some people have it. So the individual,not the taxpayers,should pay for it. There are pressing calls on the resources(资源)of the government. Using taxpayers’ money to help a small number of people to earn high incomes in the future is not one ofthem.

　　Full government funding(资助)is not very good for universities. Adam Smith worked in a Scottish university whose teachers lived off student fees. He knew and looked down upon 18th-century Oxford,where the academics lived comfortably off the income received from the government. Guaranteed salaries,Smith argued,were the enemy of hard work;and when the academics were lazy and incompetent,the students were similarly lazy.

　　If students have to pay for their education,they not only work harder,but also demand more from their teachers. And their teachers have to keep them satisfied. If that means taking teaching seriously,and giving less time to their own research interests,that is surely something to celebrate.

　　Many people believe that higher education should be free because it is good for the economy(经济). Many graduates clearly do contribute to national wealth,but so do all the businesses that invest(投资)and create jobs. If you believe that the government should pay for higher education because graduates are economically productive,you should also believe that the government should pay part of business costs. Anyone promising to create jobs should receive a gift of capital from the government to invest.

　　Therefore,it is the individual,not the government,who should pay for their university education.

　　1. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refers to　.　

　　A. taxpayers

　　B. pressing calls

　　C. college graduates　

　　D. government resources

　　2. The author thinks that with full government funding　.　

　　A. teachers are less satisfied

　　B. students are more demanding

　　C. students will become more competent

　　D. teachers will spend less time on teaching

　　3. The author mentions businesses in Paragraph 5 in order to　.　

　　A. argue against free university education

　　B. call on them to finance students’ studies

　　C. encourage graduates to go into business

　　D. show their contribution to higher education

　　【参考答案】65.1-3 BDA