2017届高考英语二轮复习训练：《阅读理解题型》

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　　A

　　(2017·湖南卷)

　　Want to improve your writing skills？New Writing South is directing the way!

　　·Towner Writer SquaD (班组) for kids ageD 13­17

　　LeD by comedy anD TV writer，Marian Kilpatrick，Towner Writer SquaD will meet once a month at the contemporary art museum for 11 months，starting 12 October,2017.

　　The FREE squaD sessions will include introductions to a wide range of writing styles，from poetry to play writing anD lyrics (抒情诗) to flash fiction，to support the development of young writers.

　　Application & Selection

　　If you woulD like to apply to be part of the Towner Writer Squad，please senD a sample piece of your writing (about 500 words)，responding to the title ‘LUNCH’， with your name，age，address anD e­mail address to：debo@newwritingsouth.com.

　　Once all applications are in，you will be inviteD to an open selection event on 17 September,4­5pm，at the gallery of Towner.This will be an informal opportunity to meet the SquaD Leader，SquaD Associate anD other young people.

　　You will also have a chance to get to know the fantastic gallery space anD get a taste of what's to come.

　　Deadline for applications：8 September,2017

　　For further information go to：facebook.com/towner or towner.org.uk or newwritingsouth.com

　　Any questions－feel free to senD your e­mail to Towner

　　Writer SquaD Associate：wharne@ towner.gov.uk

　　·Beginner Writing Project for kids ageD 10­13

　　Due to popular demand，a writing project will be starteD for eager beginners.

　　Start time：6 September,2017

　　Meet every other Saturday,2­4pm，at the Towner

　　Study Centre.

　　Study anD write at your own pace－you do not have to rush－as you have a year to go through the project.Practise under the guidance of some experienceD writers anD teachers who can help you with basic writing skills.Most importantly，builD confidence anD have fun while

　　writing!

　　No previous experience or special backgrounD is required.Many others have been successful this way.If they can do it，why can't you?

　　Fee：￡179

　　For more information go to：newtowner.org.uk or generate.org.uk

　　1．Towner Writer SquaD will be starteD ________.

　　A．to train comedy anD TV writers

　　B．to explore the fantastic gallery space

　　C．to introduce a contemporary art museum

　　D．to promote the development of young writers

　　2．To join the Writer Squad，each applicant shoulD first ________.

　　A．provide a piece of their writing

　　B．meet the Writer SquaD Leader

　　C．offer their family information

　　D．complete an application form

　　3．Applications for the Writer SquaD shoulD be e­maileD no later than ________.

　　A．6 September,2017

　　B．8 September,2017

　　C．17 September,2017

　　D．12 October,2017

　　4．What is most important for the beginners?

　　A．Practising as much as possible.

　　B．Gaining confidence anD having fun.

　　C．Studying anD writing at their own pace.

　　D．Learning skills from writers anD teachers.

　　5．More information about Beginner Writing Project can be founD at ________.

　　A．facebook.com/towner

　　B．newwritingsouth.com

　　C．newtowner.org.uk

　　D．towner.org.uk

　　答案：

　　【语篇解读】'本文为应用文，题材为广告说明类。本文为旨在提高学生写作水平而举办的两个培训班所做的广告。

　　1．D 解析：细节理解题。根据题干中的Towner Writer Squad可知本题答案区间为第一则广告。根据第一则广告中第二段中的“to support the development of young writers”可知本题选择D项。

　　2．A 解析：细节理解题。根据“Application & Selection”中的第一段“If you woulD like to apply to be part of the Towner Writer Squad, please senD a sample piece of your writing...”可知本题选择A项。

　　3．B 解析：细节理解题。提问的是发邮件的时间不要晚于哪一天，根据第一则广告中“Deadline for applications：8 September,2017”可知，应选择B项。

　　4．B 解析：细节理解题。根据第二则广告中“Start time：6 September,2017”中的第二段的最后一句话“Most importantly，builD confidence anD have fun while writing！”可知本题选择B项。

　　5．C 解析：细节理解题。根据第二则广告最后一句“For more information go to：newtowner.org.uk or generate.org.uk”可知本题选择C项。

　　B

　　(2017·重庆卷)

　　The idea of being able to walk on water has long interesteD humans greatly.Sadly，biological facts prevent us ever accomplishing such a thing without artificial aid－we simply weigh too much，anD all our mass pushes down through our relatively small feet，resulting in a lot of pressure that makes us sink.

　　However，several types of animals can walk on water.One of the most interesting is the common basilisk Basilicus basilicus，a lizarD (蜥蜴) native to Central anD South America.It can run across water for a distance of several meters，avoiding getting wet by rapidly hitting the water's surface with its feet.The lizarD will take as many as 20 steps per seconD to keep moving forward.For humans to do this，we'D neeD huge feet that we coulD bring up to our ears in order to create adequate “hitting.”

　　But fortunately there is an alternative：cornflour.By adding enough of this common thickening agent to water (anD it does take a lot)，you can create a “non­Newtonian” liquiD that doesn't behave like normal water.Now，if the surface of the water is hit harD enough，particles (粒子) in the water group together for a moment to make the surface hard.Move quickly enough anD put enough force into each step，anD you really can walk across the surface of an adequately thick liquiD of cornflour.

　　Fun though all this may sound，it's still rather messy anD better reaD about in theory than carrieD out in practice.If you must do it，then keep the water wings handy in case you start to sink－anD take a shower afterward!

　　1．Walking on water hasn't become a reality mainly because humans ________.

　　A．are not interesteD in it

　　B．have biological limitations

　　C．have not inventeD proper tools

　　D．are afraiD to make an attempt

　　2．What do we know about Basilicus basilicus from the passage?

　　A．It is light enough to walk on water.

　　B．Its huge feet enable it to stay above water.

　　C．It can run across water at a certain speed.

　　D．Its unique skin keeps it from getting wet in water.

　　3．What is the function of the cornflour according to the passage?

　　A．To create a thick liquid.

　　B．To turn the water into solid.

　　C．To help the liquiD behave normally.

　　D．To enable the water to move rapidly.

　　4．What is the author's attitude towarD the idea of humans' walking on water?

　　A．It is risky but beneficial.

　　B．It is interesting anD worth trying.

　　C．It is crazy anD cannot become a reality.

　　D．It is impractical though theoretically possible.

　　答案：

　　【语篇解读】 本文为说明文，题材为科普知识类。能在水上行走是人类一直以来感兴趣的话题，虽然有方法能实现这一想法，但所有这些都只是理论上的，并不切合实际。

　　1．B 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的Sadly, biological facts prevent us...可知是人类自身生理结构的限制阻止了我们在水上行走，所以答案为B项。

　　2．C 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的The lizarD will take as many as 20 steps per seconD to keep moving forward.可知这种蜥蜴是通过保持一定的前进速度确保自己能在水上前行的，所以答案为C项。

　　3．A 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的最后一句话中的the surface of an adequately thick liquiD of cornflour可知，cornflour的作用就是创造出一种足够厚的液面让我们能够在上面行走，所以答案为A项。

　　4．D 解析：观点态度题。根据最后一段的描述：这个听起来可能很有趣，但是要想付诸实践还是不太实际，所以答案为D项。

　　C

　　(2017·湖南卷)

　　The behaviour of a building's users may be at least as important as its design when it comes to energy use，according to new research from the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC)．The UK promises to reduce its carbon emissions (排放) by 80 percent by 2050，part of which will be achieveD by all new homes being zero­carbon by 2016.But this report shows that sustainable building design on its own－though extremely important－is not enough to achieve such reductions：the behaviour of the people using the building has to change too.

　　The study suggests that the ways that people use anD live in their homes have been largely ignoreD by existing efforts to improve energy efficiency (效率)，which insteaD focus on architectural anD technological developments.

　　“Technology is going to assist but it is not going to do everything，” explains Katy Janda，a UKERC senior researcher，“consumption patterns of building users can defeat the most careful design.” In other words，olD habits die hard，even in the best­designeD eco­home.

　　Another part of the problem is information.Households anD bill­payers don't have the knowledge they neeD to change their energy­use habits.Without specific information，it's harD to estimate the costs anD benefits of making different choices.Feedback (反馈) facilities，like smart meters anD energy monitors，coulD help bridge this information gap by helping people see how changing their behaviour directly affects their energy use；some studies have shown that households can achieve up to 15 percent energy savings using smart meters.

　　Social science research has addeD a further dimension (方面)，suggesting that individuals' behaviour in the home can be personal anD cannot be predicted－whether people throw open their windows rather than turn down the thermostat (恒温器)，for example.

　　Janda argues that education is the key.She calls for a focuseD programme to teach people about buildings anD their own behaviour in them.

　　1．As to energy use，the new research from UKERC stresses the importance of ________.

　　A．zero­carbon homes

　　B．the behaviour of building users

　　C．sustainable building design

　　D．the reduction of carbon emissions

　　2．The underlineD worD “which” in Paragraph 2 refers to “________”．

　　A．the ways B．their homes

　　C．developments

　　D．existing efforts

　　3．What are Katy JandA s words mainly about?

　　A．The importance of changing building users' habits.

　　B．The necessity of making a careful building design.

　　C．The variety of consumption patterns of building users.

　　D．The role of technology in improving energy efficiency.

　　4．The information gap in energy use ________.

　　A．can be bridgeD by feedback facilities

　　B．affects the study on energy monitors

　　C．brings about problems for smart meters

　　D．will be causeD by building users' olD habits

　　5．What does the dimension addeD by social science research suggest?

　　A．The social science research is to be furthered.

　　B．The education programme is under discussion.

　　C．The behaviour of building users is unpredictable.

　　D．The behaviour preference of building users is similar.

　　答案：

　　【语篇解读】 本文为说明文，题材为社会生活类。现在人们提倡减少碳排放，我们以节能为核心来关注楼房设计的同时，也不能忽视人们是如何使用楼房的。

　　1．B 解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句中“The behaviour of a building's users may be at least as important as its design when it comes to energy use”和最后一句中“the behaviour of the people using the building has to change too”可知本题选择B项。

　　2．D 解析：词义猜测题。文章第二段中that people use anD live in their homes为the ways的定语从句，to improve energy efficiency为existing efforts的定语，which insteaD focus on architectural anD technological developments修饰的是existing efforts，故本题选择D项。

　　3．A 解析：推理判断题。文章第三段第一句中的consumption patterns“消费模式”指的就是人们的习惯，第二句中也提到“olD habits die hard”，故本题选择A项。

　　4．A 解析：细节理解题。根据文章第四段第四句“Feedback...coulD help bridge this information gap by helping people see how changing their behaviour...”可知本题选择A项。

　　5．C 解析：细节理解题。根据文章第五段第一句“...suggesting that individuals' behaviour in the home can be personal anD cannot be predicted...”可知本题选择C项。

　　[长难句]'The study suggests that the ways that people use anD live in their homes have been largely ignoreD by existing efforts to improve energy efficiency(效率), which insteaD focus on architectural anD technological developments.这项研究表明，通过现有的提高能效方面的努力，人们使用和居住在他们房屋中的方式被极大地忽视了，而现有的努力大多集中到了建筑和科技的发展上。

　　本句话的句子结构非常清晰，主句的谓语动词为suggests，宾语从句中主语为the ways，谓语动词为have been ignored, by引导方式状语，而existing efforts在后面which引导的定语从句中充当主语成分。在翻译时，考生需要理清句子成分，并通过上下文来理解句意。

　　D

　　(2017·浙江卷)

　　Here is some must­know information from a handbook on how people behave in doing business in some countries.

　　In Brazil

　　Brazilians are warm anD friendly.They often stanD close when talking anD it is common for them to touch the person on the shoulder.People often greet each other (particularly women) with light cheek kisses.Schedules tenD to be flexible，with business meetings sometimes starting later than planned.But to be safe，be on time.Meals can stretch for hours—there's no such thing as rushing a meal in Brazil.Lunches also can start in the miD to late afternoon.Brazilians are social，preferring face­to­face communication over emails or phone calls.

　　In Singapore

　　Singaporeans shake hands when they meet anD often also greet each other with a small，polite bow.Business cards shoulD be offereD anD receiveD with two hands.Arriving late is considereD disrespectful.So be on time.Efficiency (效率) is the goal，so meetings anD dealings often are fast­paced.Singaporeans are direct in their discussions，even when the subject is about money.Rank is important anD authority is respected.This determines how people interact in meetings.For example，people avoiD disagreeing outright with someone of a higher rank.

　　In the UniteD Arab Emirates

　　In the UAE，status is important，so the most senior or oldest shoulD be greeteD first with their titles.The handshake seems to be longer than elsewhere.So do not pull away from the handshake.Women shoulD cover themselves when it comes to dress.Men also tenD to be covereD from neck to elbows (肘部) anD down to the knees.People do not avoiD entertaining in their homes，but they also holD business meals at restaurants.Touching or passing fooD or eating with your left hanD is to be avoided.When meetings are one­to­one，if your host offers you coffee，you shoulD refuse.It might seem odd，but it is a cultural tradition.Coffee shoulD only be accepteD if it is already set out or presented.

　　In Switzerland

　　The Swiss tenD to be formal anD address each other by last name.They also are respectful of private lives.You shoulD be careful not to ask about personal topics.Punctuality(守时) is vital，something that comes from a deep respect for others' time.Arrive at any meeting or event a few minutes early to be safe.They also have clear structure in their companies.Higher­ups make the final decisions，even if others might disagree.Neat，clean dress is expected.The Swiss follow formal table manners.They also keep their hands visible at the table anD their elbows off the table.It is polite to finish the fooD on your plate.

　　1．The passage is mainly about________.

　　A．communication types

　　B．the workplace atmosphere

　　C．customs anD social manners

　　D．living conditions anD standards

　　2．Why do Singaporeans avoiD arguing with their boss?

　　A．They put efficiency in the first place.

　　B．They dislike face­to­face communication.

　　C．They want to finish meetings as quickly as possible.

　　D．They are supposeD to obey the person of a higher rank.

　　3．In the UAE，when shoulD you refuse the coffee if it is offered?

　　A．When greeting seniors.

　　B．When meeting the host alone.

　　C．When attending a presentation.

　　D．When dining with business partners.

　　4．In which country do people care about where to put their hands at the dinner table?

　　A In Brazil.

　　B．In Singapore.

　　C．In the UniteD Arab Emirates.

　　D．In Switzerland.

　　答案：

　　【语篇解读】 本文是说明文，题材为社会文化类。主要列举了在四个不同的国家中，从事商务活动时需注意的礼仪等。

　　1．C 解析：主旨大意题。结合第一段的背景介绍和文章主要内容可知答案为C项，本文主要介绍了四个不同国家的风俗习惯和社交礼仪。

　　2．D 解析：细节理解题。根据文章In Singapore部分的最后三句Rank is important anD authority is respected...people avoiD disagreeing outright with someone of a higher rank.可知新加坡人非常注重等级和权威，故选D项。

　　3．B 解析：细节理解题。根据In the UniteD Arab Emirates部分的倒数第三句When meetings are one­to­one, if your host offers you coffee you shoulD refuse.可知答案为B项。

　　4．D 解析：细节理解题。根据文章In Switzerland部分的倒数第二、三句The Swiss follow formal table manners. They also keep their hands visible at the table anD their elbows off the table.可知答案为D项。

　　[长难句] Meals can stretch for hours－there's no such thing as rushing a meal in Brazil.用餐可以延续好几个小时——在巴西，没有所谓的草草凑合一顿饭的说法。

　　注意本句中的there is no such thing as...句型。

　　E

　　(2017·山东卷)

　　One morning，Ann's neighbor Tracy founD a lost dog wandering arounD the local elementary school.She askeD Ann if she coulD keep an eye on the dog.Ann saiD that she coulD watch it only for the day.

　　Tracy took photos of the dog anD printeD off 400 FOUND fliers (传单)，anD put them in mailboxes.Meanwhile，Ann went to the dollar store anD bought some pet supplies，warning her two sons not to fall in love with the dog.At the time，Ann's son Thomas was 10 years old，anD Jack，who was recovering from a heart operation，was 21 years old.

　　Four days later Ann was still looking after the dog，whom they haD starteD to call Riley.When she arriveD home from work，the dog threw itself against the screen door anD barkeD madly at her.As soon as she openeD the door，Riley dasheD into the boys' room where Ann founD Jack suffering a heart attack.Riley ran over to Jack，but as soon as Ann bent over to help him the dog went silent.

　　“If it hadn't come to get me，the doctor saiD Jack woulD have died，”Ann reporteD to a local newspaper.At this point，no one haD calleD to claim the dog，so Ann decideD to keep it.

　　The next morning Tracy got a call.A man nameD Peter recognizeD his lost dog anD calleD the number on the flier.Tracy starteD crying，anD tolD him，“That dog saveD my frienD s son.”

　　Peter drove to Ann's house to pick up his dog，anD saw Thomas anD Jack crying in the window.After a few moments Peter said，“Maybe Odie was supposeD to finD you，maybe you shoulD keep it.”

　　1．What diD Tracy do after finding the dog?

　　A．She lookeD for its owner.

　　B．She gave it to Ann as a gift.

　　C．She solD it to the dollar store.

　　D．She bought some fooD for it.

　　2．How diD the dog help save Jack?

　　A．By breaking the door for Ann.

　　B．By leading Ann to Jack's room.

　　C．By dragging Jack out of the room.

　　D．By attending Jack when Ann was out.

　　3．What was Ann's attitude to the dog according to Paragraph 4?

　　A．Sympathetic.

　　B．Doubtful.

　　C．Tolerant.

　　D．Grateful.

　　4．For what purpose diD Peter call Tracy?

　　A．To help her frienD s son.

　　B．To interview Tracy.

　　C．To take back his dog.

　　D．To return the flier to her.

　　5．What can we infer about the dog from the last paragraph?

　　A．It woulD be given to Odie.

　　B．It woulD be kept by Ann's family.

　　C．It woulD be returneD to Peter.

　　D．It woulD be taken away by Tracy.

　　答案：

　　【语篇解读】 本文为记叙文，题材为人物故事类。Ann的邻居Tracy在当地的小学附近发现了一条狗，没想到这条狗给Ann一家人带来了这么多的东西。那它到底做了些什么呢？

　　1．A 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段开头的Tracy给这条狗拍了照片还印刷了400份招领传单，可知Tracy是在寻找这条狗的主人，所以答案为A项。B、C两项与原文事实不符，D项是Ann在Tracy寻找主人的同时做的事情，与问题不符。

　　2．B 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的相关内容可知答案选B。

　　3．D 解析：观点态度题。第四段中Ann说的话“要不是它过来叫我的话，医生说Jack就死了”。由此我们推断出Ann对这条狗充满了感激之情，故答案为D项。sympathetic同情的，怜悯的；doubtful怀疑的；tolerant容忍的，宽恕的；grateful感激的，感谢的。

　　4．C 解析：细节理解题。根据第五段中的描述；第二天早上Tracy接到了一个叫Peter的人打来的电话，他认出了传单上的狗是自己的。最后一段的第一句话Peter drove to Ann's house to pick up his dog...可知Peter打电话是为了取回自己的小狗，所以答案为C项。

　　5．B 解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一句话中的maybe you shoulD keep it可以推断出狗的主人Peter没有带走自己的狗而是将狗留给了Ann一家，所以答案为B项。Odie是Peter对自己狗的称呼，排除A项；C项与原文意思相反；没有信息提到Tracy会带走它，排除D项。

　　F

　　(2017·陕西卷)

　　Our warming planet is expecteD to face serious water crises (危机) in the coming decades－which means each nation's natural resources will be more important than ever.

　　1.According to the statistics，what is the worlD average of freshwater resources per person?

　　A．244,973 cubic meters.

　　B．241 cubic kilometers.

　　C．3,642 cubic kilometers.

　　D．6,122 cubic meters.

　　2．Which country or region has the most freshwater resources per year?

　　A．Guyana.

　　B．Brazil.

　　C．Iceland.

　　D．China.

　　3．Which country or region appears twice on the Top 5 lists?

　　A．Bhutan.

　　B．Seychelles.

　　C．Canada.

　　D．Suriname.

　　答案：

　　【语篇解读】 本文是应用文。题材为社会热点。文章介绍了我们星球未来几十年可能要面对淡水资源危机，这标志着每个国家的自然资源将会比原来更重要。

　　1．D　解析：细节理解题。从Freshwater resources，cubic meters per person及下面的内容可知，本题选择D项。

　　2．B 解析：细节理解题。由图表可知，巴西每年的淡水资源是5,418立方千米。故选B项。 D项仅为2,813立方千米；A、C项未在每年淡水资源最多的前五名中，故排除A、C两个选项。

　　3．D 解析：细节理解题。从图表可知，只有Suriname出现过两次。第一次是森林覆盖率；第二次为人均淡水资源。故选D项。

　　G

　　(2017·福建卷)

　　Perhaps you think you coulD easily adD to your happiness with more money.Strange as it may seem，if you're unsatisfied，the issue is not a lack of means to meet your desires but a lack of desires—not that you cannot satisfy your tastes but that you don't have enough tastes.

　　Real riches consist of well­developeD anD hearty capacities (能力) to enjoy life.Most people are already swamped(淹没) with things.They eat，wear，go anD talk too much.They_live_in_too_big

　　a_house_with_too_many_rooms，yet_their_house_of_life_is_a_hut.

　　Your house of life ought to be a mansion (豪宅)，a royal palace.Every new taste，every additional interest，every fresh enthusiasm adds a room.Here are several rooms your house of life shoulD have.

　　Art shoulD be a desire for you to develop simply because the worlD is full of beautiful things.If you only understooD how to enjoy them anD feeD your spirit on them，they woulD make you as happy as to finD plenty of ham anD eggs when you're hungry.

　　Literature，classic literature，is a beautiful，richly furnisheD room where you might finD many an hour of rest anD refreshment.To gain that love woulD go towarD making you a rich person，for a rich person is not someone who has a library but who likes a library.

　　Music like Mozart's anD Bach's shouldn't be absent.Real riches are of the spirit.AnD when you've brought that spirit up to where classical music feeds it anD makes you a little drunk，you have increaseD your thrills anD bettereD them.AnD life is a matter of thrills.

　　Sports，without which you remain poor，mean a lot in life.No matter who you are，you woulD be more human，anD your house of life woulD be better supporteD against the baD days，if you could，anD diD play a bit.

　　Whatever rooms you might adD to your house of life，the secret of enjoying life is to keep adding.

　　1．The author intends to tell us that________.

　　A．true happiness lies in achieving wealth by fair means

　　B．big houses are people's most valueD possessions

　　C．big houses can in a sense bring richness of life

　　D．true happiness comes from spiritual riches

　　2．The underlineD sentence in the seconD paragraph probably implies that________.

　　A．however materially rich，they never seem to be satisfied

　　B．however materially rich，they remain spiritually poor

　　C．though their house is big，they prefer a simple life

　　D．though their house is big，it seems to be a cage

　　3．It can be learneD from the passage that________.

　　A．more money brings more happiness

　　B．art is needeD to make your house beautiful

　　C．literature can enrich your spiritual life

　　D．sports contribute mainly to your physical fitness

　　4．What woulD be the best title for the passage?

　　A．House of Life

　　B．Secret of Wealth

　　C．Rest anD Refreshment

　　D．Interest anD Enthusiasm

　　答案：

　　【语篇解读】 本文为议论文，题材是社会生活类。作者认为一个人要想快乐和幸福，要让自己的心灵之“墅”富有。文章诠释了“真正的幸福源于精神富有”的道理。

　　1．D 解析：推理判断题。文章的主要目的就是告诉人们真正的幸福和快乐来自精神上的富有，所以正确答案为D项。

　　2．B 解析：词义猜测题。划线部分句子的意思是“人们住太大的房子，有太多的房间，然而他们的生命之家依然是个简陋的小房子”和B项“不管物质上多富有，他们在精神上仍然很贫穷”的内容接近。故选B项。

　　3．C 解析：推理判断题。根据文章第五段可以推断“文学能丰富你的生活”，故答案为C项。A项为无关信息。从文章中的信息可以看出，art可以丰富你的精神生活，而不是美化你的房子，所以B项错误。sports也可以丰富精神生活，而不仅仅是使身体健康，所以D项错误。

　　4．A 解析：主旨大意题。本文主要讲述精神生活的心灵之“墅”，关键词就是“house of life”，故答案为A项。

　　[长难句] Strange as it may seem, if you're unsatisfied, the issue is not a lack of means to meet your desires but a lack of desires—not that you cannot satisfy your tastes but that you don't have enough tastes.尽管看起来也许很奇怪，如果你不满意，问题不是没有满足渴望的手段，而是没有渴望；不是你不能够满足自己的喜好，而是你没有足够的喜好。

　　Strange as it may seem是倒装句，相当于Though it may seem strange; 句中的not...but...不是……而是……连接并列成分。

　　H

　　(2017·广东卷)

　　Scientists today are making greater effort to study ocean currents(洋流)．Most do it using satellites anD other high­tech equipment.However，ocean expert Curtis Ebbesmeyer does it in a special way—by studying movements of random floating garbage.A scientist with many years' experience，he starteD this type of research in the early 1990s when he hearD about hundreds of athletic shoes washing up on the shores of the northwest coast of the UniteD States.There were so many shoes that people were setting up swap_meets to try anD match left anD right shoes to sell or wear.

　　Ebbesmeyer founD out in his researches that the shoes—about 60,000 in total—fell into the ocean in a shipping accident.He phoneD the shoe company anD askeD if they wanteD the shoes back.As expected，the company tolD him that they didn't.Ebbesmeyer realizeD this coulD be a great experiment.If he learneD when anD where the shoes went into the water anD trackeD where they landed，he coulD learn a lot about the patterns of ocean currents.

　　The Pacific Northwest is one of the worlD s best areas for beach­combing(海滩搜寻) because winds anD currents join here，anD as a result，there is a group of serious beachcombers in the area.Ebbesmeyer got to know a lot of them anD askeD for their help in collecting information about where the shoes landed.In a year he collecteD reliable information on 1,600 shoes.With this data，he anD a colleague were able to test anD improve a computer program designeD to model ocean currents，anD publish the findings of their study.

　　As the result of his work，Ebbesmeyer has become known as the scientist to call with questions about any unusual objects founD floating in the ocean.He has even starteD an association of beachcombers anD ocean experts，with 500 subscribers from West Africa to New Zealand.They have recordeD all lost objects ranging from potatoes to golf gloves.

　　1．The underlineD phrase “swap meets” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to________.

　　A．fitting rooms

　　B．trading fairs

　　C．business talks

　　D．group meetings

　　2．Ebbesmeyer phoneD the shoe company to finD out________.

　　A．what causeD the shipping accident

　　B．when anD where the shoes went missing

　　C．whether it was all right to use their shoes

　　D．how much they lost in the shipping accident

　　3．How diD Ebbesmeyer prove his assumption?

　　A．By collecting information from beachcombers.

　　B．By studying the shoes founD by beachcombers.

　　C．By searching the web for ocean currents models.

　　D．By researching ocean currents data in the library.

　　4．Ebbesmeyer is most famous for________.

　　A．traveling widely the coastal cities of the world

　　B．making records for any lost objects on the sea

　　C．running a global currents research association

　　D．phoning about any doubtful objects on the sea

　　5．What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?

　　A．To call people's attention to ocean pollution.

　　B．To warn people of shipping safety in the ocean.

　　C．To explain a unique way of studying ocean currents.

　　D．To give tips on how to search for lost objects on the beach.

　　答案：

　　【语篇解读】 本文是说明文。题材为科普知识与现代技术类。本文介绍海洋专家Curtis Ebbesmeyer根据海面上漂浮物的移动研究洋流的独特方法。

　　1．B 解析：词义猜测题。由本句to try anD match left anD right shoes to sell or wear可猜测，此处swap meets指交易会，故选B项。

　　2．C 解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段可知，给鞋业公司打电话的目的就是确认鞋业公司要不要他们的鞋，以便利用那些鞋研究洋流的移动。故选择C项。

　　3．A 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第二句Ebbesmeyer got

　　to know a lot of them anD askeD for their help in collecting information about where the shoes landed.可知，Ebbesmeyer证明自己的假设成立是通过从海滩拾荒者那里搜集信息来实现的。故选A项。

　　4．D 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句可知，Ebbesmeyer对在海面上发现的任何不明物体都会打电话询问。故选D项。

　　5．C 解析：主旨大意题。根据第一段第三句However，ocean expert Curtis Ebbesmeyer does it in a special way...可知，作者写该文的目的就是介绍研究洋流的一种独特的方法。故选择C项。