2017届高考英语一轮专项训练：阅读理解（8）及答案

　　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。

　　Phil White has just returned from an 18,000-mile, around-the-world bicycle trip．White had two reasons for making this epic journey．First of all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity, which he did．He raised ￡70,000 for the British charity, Oxfam．White's second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and become the fastest person to cycle around the world．He is still waiting to find out if he has broken the record or not.

　　White set off from Trafalgar Square, in London, on 19th June 2004 and was back 299 days later．He spent more than l,300 hours in the saddle（车座） and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chains．He had the adventure of his life crossing Europe, the Middle East, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Americas．Amazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support team．No jeep carrying food, water and medicine．No doctor．Nothing! Just a bike and a very, very long road.

　　The journey was lonely and desperate at times．He also had to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mountains．He cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees, all to help people in need．There were other dangers along the road．In Iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to escape with his life and the little money he had．The worst thing that happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of Australia．For l,000 kilometres he battled against the wind that was constantly pushing him．This part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the end．Now Mr．White is back and intends to write a book about his adventures.

　　61．When Phil White returned from his trip, he __________.

　　A．broke the world record

　　B．collected money for Oxfam

　　C．destroyed several bikes

　　D．travelled about l,300 hours

　　62．What does the underlined word "epic" in Paragraph l most probably mean?

　　A．Very slow but exciting．

　　B．Very long and difficult.

　　C．Very smooth but tiring．

　　D．Very lonely and depressing.

　　63．During his journey around the world, Phil White __________.

　　A．fought heroically against robbers in Iran

　　B．experienced the extremes of heat and cold

　　C．managed to ride against the wind in Australia

　　D．had a team of people who travelled with him

　　64．Which of the following words can best describe Phil White?

　　A．Imaginative．

　　B．Patriotic．

　　C．Modest．

　　D．Determined.

　　65．What actually inspired Phil White to overcome all the difficulties?

　　A．To help people in need.

　　B．To test his new bicycle.

　　C．To prove his potential.

　　D．To show off his ability.

　　【参考答案】61--65 BBCDA

　　【山东省2017高考仿真模拟冲刺卷（5）】A

　　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。

　　I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in a freight yard in Atlantic City and landing on my head．Now I am thirty two．I can slightly remember the brightness of sunshine and what color red is．It would be wonderful to see again, but a calamity（灾难） can do strange things to people．It occurred to me the other day that I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadn't been blind．I believe in life now．I am not so sure that I would have believed in it so deeply, otherwise．I don't mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes．I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate the more what I had left．

　　The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself．That was basic．If I hadn't been able to do that, I would have collapsed and become a chair rocker on the front porch for the rest of my life．When I say belief in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase alone．That is part of it．But I mean something bigger than that: an assurance that I am, despite imperfections, a real, positive person; that somewhere in the sweeping, intricate（错综复杂的） pattern of people there is a special place where I can make myself fit．

　　It took me years to discover and strengthen this assurance．It had to start with the simplest things．Once a man gave me an indoor baseball．I thought he was making fun of me and I was hurt．"I can't use this．" I said．"Take it with you," he urged me, "and roll it around．" The words stuck in my head．"Roll it around! "By rolling the ball I could hear where it went．This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought impossible: playing baseball．At Philadelphia's Overbrook School for the Blind I invented a successful variation of baseball．We called it ground ball．

　　All my life I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time．I had to learn my limitations．It was no good trying for something that I knew at the start was wildly out of reach because that only invited the bitterness of failure．I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made progress．

　　41．We can learn from the beginning of the passage that _______

　　A．the author lost his sight because of a car crash．

　　B．the author wouldn't love life if the disaster didn't happen．

　　C．the disaster made the author appreciate what he had．

　　D．the disaster strengthened the author's desire to see．

　　42．What's the most difficult thing for the author?

　　A． How to adjust himself to reality．

　　B．Building up assurance that he can find his place in life．

　　C．Learning to manage his life alone．

　　D．How to invent a successful variation of baseball．

　　43．According to the context, “a chair rocker on the front porch” in paragraph 3 means that the author __________

　　A．would sit in a rocking chair and enjoy his life．

　　B．would be unable to move and stay in a rocking chair．

　　C．would lose his will to struggle against difficulties．

　　D．would sit in a chair and stay at home．

　　44．According to the passage, the baseball and encouragement offered by the man _____

　　A．hurt the author's feeling．

　　B．gave the author a deep impression．

　　C．directly led to the invention of ground ball．

　　D．inspired the author．

　　45．What is the best title for the passage?

　　A．A Miserable Life

　　B．Struggle Against Difficulties

　　C．A Disaster Makes a Strong Person

　　D．An Unforgettable Experience

　　【参考答案】41-45CBCDC

　　C7 [2017·北京卷]

　　Does Fame Drive You Crazy?

　　Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, today's stars, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the world's attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小报) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature!

　　According to psychologist Christina Villarreal, celebrities—famous people—worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time，” Villarreal says, “they feel separated and alone.”

　　The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In the 4th century BC, painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold－out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain(抱怨) about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film－stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.

　　Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.

　　If fame is so troublesome, why aren't all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.

　　Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.

　　63．It can be learned from the passage that stars today

　　________．

　　A. are often misunderstood by the public

　　B. can no longer have their privacy protected

　　C. spend too much on their public appearance

　　D. care little about how they have come into fame

　　64．What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

　　A. Great heroes of the past were generally admired.

　　B. The problem faced by celebrities has a long history.

　　C. Well－known actors are usually targets of tabloids.

　　D. Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.

　　65．What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?

　　A. Availability of modern media.

　　B. Inadequate social recognition.

　　C. Lack of favorable chances.

　　D. Huge population of fans.

　　66．What is the author's attitude toward modern celebrity?

　　A. Sincere.

　　B. Sceptical.

　　C. Disapproving.

　　D. Sympathetic.

　　【要点综述】 本文主要论述名人的烦恼，涉及名人的压力、与世界的隔离、历史由来、现在的状况，最后提出了解决名人烦恼的办法。

　　63．B 　细节理解题。根据第四段内容可知，名人几乎难有隐私。所以选B。

　　64．B 　段落大意题。第三段主要讲名人烦恼的历史由来。所以选B。

　　65．A 　细节理解题。根据第四段cameras、the Internet等可知选A。

　　66．D 　观点态度题。作者对于名人的压力、存在状况是非常同情的。所以选D。sincere真挚的；sceptical怀疑的；disapproving不赞成的；sympathetic同情的。

　　【山东省2017高考仿真模拟冲刺卷（5）】

　　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。

　　Cameron thought of himself as merely organized．He certainly did not consider that he took great pains over anything ,he did just enough to get it right．Exactly right, of course as he was fond of telling his staff, “if it’s not exactly right, it’s wrong”．Occasionally a worker might be sad on hearing these words, because it meant another hour or so of going over the same bit of work, correcting the mistakes which Cameron had patiently pointed out．And doing the corrections exactly right of course．

　　Strangely enough ,his department had the reputation for performing the highest quality work in the company ,and it was seen, and not only by those who worked in the department ,as a sort of elite（出类拔萃）unit．Those programs that had to work first time, straight out of the box, Cameron’s men got those．“It’s mission（任务）critical—give it to Cameron” was almost a catch—phrase with his team．

　　It helped that Cameron was not merely particular about things．He wanted things done just so ,not because of a personal taste ,but because he had discovered through patient experimentation that this was the best way for it to be done．

　　50．Cameron was a

　　．

　　A．software programmer

　　B．a chief scientist

　　C．quality controller

　　D．head of department

　　51．“Mission-critical” work given to Cameron because

　　．

　　A．Cameron’s work was error—free

　　B．Cameron was critical

　　C．he didn’t mind working late

　　D．he had a good team

　　52．Working for Cameron, people felt that

　　．

　　A．they were part of an elite

　　B．their mission was critical

　　C．Cameron was very particular about things

　　D．Cameron was patient and responsible

　　53．According to the underlined part in paragraph 5,what is meant by someone “who couldn’t cut it”?

　　A．He didn’t cut corners．

　　B．He wasn’t good enough．

　　C．He had the wrong measurements．

　　D．He was a perfection．

　　54．What can we learn about Cameron?

　　A．He never got things Wrong．

　　B．He didn’t allow for any mistake．

　　C．He encouraged work to be done in office hours．

　　D．He was often misunderstood．

　　55．The attitude of the author towards Cameron is that of being

　　．

　　A．positive

　　B．sympathetic

　　C．non-subjective

　　D．optimistic

　　【参考答案】51-55AACBC

　　【山东省2017高考仿真模拟冲刺卷（5）】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。

　　Every year holidays Broughton teams up with Sopraviva Trekking to offer twelve days of unforgettable adventure in a tropical rain forest．Depending on where this year’s rain forest adventure is located, you may be going to Borneo, Malaysia ,Indonesia,or even to the greatest rain forest of them all, the mighty Amazonian forest．

　　You will fly with your fellow adventurers to one of our special base camps at the edge of the forest, where you will be given five days of survival training ,and talks on the local wildlife by trained and experienced experts．You will also go on walks which take you deeper and deeper under the forest canopy until on your final night you camp out in the rain forest itself．

　　Then you transfer by bus into the forest itself．If you go on one of the Asian holidays, you will have to walk the final miles to the camp site itself, to avoid disturbing the local ecology．All of the Sopraviva sites have been carefully built to conform with the latest regulations, and to cause the minimal amount of disturbance to the local wildlife．

　　From the camp ,you will go on daily walking tours to experience for yourself the beauty and diversity of the forests, and plants and vegetation that can be found nowhere else on the planet．Remember that these adventure holidays take you deep into the wilderness ,and they are not suitable for families with young children or for anyone who is not physically able to meet the demands of this kind of adventure．Also remember that in order to preserve the delicate ecological system that you will be walking through ,no more than two dozen guests can stay at any camp at one time, so if you want to go on one of these very special holidays ,you will need to book early!

　　56．If you want to go on the camp ,you will first have to

　　．

　　A．attend talks on the local wildlife

　　B．have survival training

　　C．walk the final five miles

　　D．book beforehand

　　57．What does the organizer of the camp mainly stress?

　　A．Disturbing the local ecology．

　　B．Preserving the forest environment．

　　C．Private possessions and possible dangers．

　　D．The survival training

　　58．Go on daily walking tours and you’ll enjoy

　　．

　　A．the wilderness

　　B．the Amazonian forest

　　C．the Asian forest

　　D．the forest canopy

　　59．Which of the following people is/are allowed to enter the forest?

　　A．A family with young kids．

　　B．A person with physical problems．

　　C．Walking tourists

　　D．Cyclists．

　　60．Which of the following is true of the holiday camp?

　　A．It is free of charge

　　B．It lasts 12 days．

　　C．It is organized by Broughton．

　　D．It attaches little importance to ecology．

　　【参考答案】56-60DBACB

　　【山东省2017高考仿真冲刺卷（）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。“Long time no see” is a very interesting sentence．When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s email，I laughed．I thought it was a perfect example of Chinglish．

　　Obviously，it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greetings with a ruled English grammar and structure! Later on，my friend told me that it is a standard American greeting．I was too thrilled to believe her．Her words could not convince me at all．So I did a research on google．com．To my surprise，there are over 60 thousand web pages containing “Long time no see．” This sentence has been widely used in emails，letters，newspapers，movies，books，or any other possible places．Though it is sort of informal，it is part of the language that Americans use daily．Ironically，if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word，the software will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected．

　　Nobody knows the origin of this Chinglish sentence．Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies．In the 1930s，Hollywood moviemakers successfully created a world wide famous Chinese detective named “Charlie Chan” on wide screens．Detective Chan likes to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom by quoting Confucius．“Long time no see” was his trademark．Soon after Charlie Chan，“Long time no see” became a popular phrase in the real world with thanks to the popularity of these movies．

　　Some scholars refer to America as a huge pot of stew．All kinds of culture are mixed in the stew together，and they change the color and taste of each other．American Chinese，though a minority ethnic（少数民族的成员） group in the United States，is also contributing some changes to the stew! Language is usually the first thing to be influenced in the mixed stew．

　　You can have some other examples than adoptions from Chinese，such as pizza from Italian，susi from Japanese，and déjà vu from French etc．There is a long list! Americans do not just simply borrow something from others．They will modify it and make it their own，so you would not be surprised to find a tofu and peanut butter hamburger in a restaurant，or to buy a bottle of iced Chinese green tea with honey in a grocery store．Since Americans appreciate Chinese culture more and more nowadays，I believe more Chinese words will become American English in the future．In this way the American stew keeps adding richness and flavor．．The writer himself felt surprised at ______．

　　A．the Chinglish expression “Long time no see”

　　B．“Long time no see” used as standard American English

　　C．so many literal translation of the expressions used in America

　　D．finding out Americans use the expression every day

　　52．The word “stew” in the 4th paragraph probably means ______．

　　A．mixture literature

　　B．Confucius’ words

　　C．a kind of cooked dish

　　D．American changing cultures

　　．According to the passage，it can be inferred that ______．

　　A．detectives translate the phrase “Long time no see”

　　B．Hollywood made “Long time no see” popular

　　C．the huge pot of stew greatly affects all kinds of languages

　　D．cultures can be changed in the huge pot of stew

　　54．The main idea of the passage is that ______．

　　A．some Chinese expressions are introduced into English

　　B．you’ll not be surprised at a tofu in a restaurant in America

　　C．some American expressions can be used in China

　　D．American English keep being enriched from different cultures

　　55．According to the passage，which of the following statements is not true?

　　A．Informal language sometimes doesn’t go with grammar and structure．

　　B．Languages are always ruled by grammar and structure．

　　C．“Long time no see” has been used in at least four media mentioned in the passage．

　　D．There are four languages mentioned to be adopted in the American stew．-55 B A B D B