2017高考英语三轮冲刺阅读强化训练14

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　　A

　　ndian museum.

　　"Normally it would be forbidden to let these poisonous snakes guard exhibition objects, but it's different this time because the jewels are being exhibited at a hotel," a police official said.

　　Exhibition officials said that a person bitten(咬) by one of these snakes would need at least 80ml of an anti-poison medicine to be saved. Medicine was being kept ready at a nearby hospital.

　　Star sapphires and other valuable jewels worth a total of one million dollars are on show behind glass. Hundreds of visitors came to see the special blue star sapphire and were surprised when they saw the sixty-centimetre-long brown guards.

　　1. Using snakes at exhibitions of valuable objects is______.

　　A. quite normal

　　B. never allowed

　　C. often necessary

　　D. usually forbidden

　　2. The jewels were being shown in______.

　　A. an Indian hotel

　　B. An Indian museum

　　C. a Japanese hotel

　　D. a Japanese museum

　　3. Why were the snakes and jewels at the same exhibition?

　　A.They were both special things from India.

　　B.The snakes were there to keep the jewels safe.

　　C.The organizers wanted to do something unusual.

　　D.people liked to visit an exhibition guarded by snakes.

　　4. Many visitors came to the exhibition because______.

　　A.the snakes were on show

　　B.so many jewels were being exhibited

　　C.exhibition officials said it was special

　　D.they were interested in seeing a famous jewel

　　【答案解析】

　　2.【分析】该题属于常识加判断题。从文中可以知道展览是在宾馆举行；从文章开头的Tokyo，并且知道Tokyo（东京）是日本首都这一常识性知识，便可以推出C为本题答案。

　　3.【分析】这是一道推理判断题，我们可以从第二自然段的内容推测到宾馆的安全设施不如展览馆，故采用毒蛇来保护，答案为B。

　　4.【分析】这是一道细节题。从文章的最后一句可以看出很多人来此展览会的目的是看the special blue star sapphire，所以此题的答案是D。

　　B

　　[2017·四川卷]

　　B

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　　·The offer includes a room for the night and a breakfast the next morning.

　　·The offer is of two kinds：￡ 20 per room, per night, valid(有效的)during stay period of 02/04/2017－31/05/2017 and then again 01/09/2017－31/10/2017；￡ 35 per room, per night, valid during stay period of 01/06/2017－31/08/2017.

　　·The offer is valid for a basic twin or double room only.

　　·The stay must be booked directly with the chosen B &Bs before 28/04/2017.

　　·Each voucher can only be used by the holder to book one room for one night.

　　·If voucher holders book either the ￡20 or ￡35 per room per night, and additional services such as lunch, evening meal or activities may require an extra charge. But these are not required in order to take up the offer. Please check directly with your chosen B&Bs to see what extra services are available.

　　·Vouchers must be presented on arrival. If no vouchers are presented, the B&Bs may reserve(保留)the right to charge at full price for every night of stay.

　　·Vouchers may not be used together with any other offer.

　　·The voucher holders must pay for the stay in full at the time of booking. Additional $10 may be paid to confirm(确认) the booking and will be returned on arrival.

　　·The B&Bs reserve the right to refuse voucher holders’ bookings for people under the age of 18.

　　45. The voucher can be used for a stay at the chosen B&B on ________.

　　A．09/01/2017

　　B．04/02/2017

　　C．01/03/2017

　　D．28/04/2017

　　46. How much should be paid for a two­night stay in October 2017 at a chosen B&B?

　　A．￡70.

　　B．￡40.

　　C．￡35.

　　D．￡30.

　　47. What right do the B&Bs reserve?

　　A．To charge extra $10 for bookings with no vouchers.

　　B．To refuse bookings for guests under the age of 18.

　　C．To charge at full price for stays not confirmed.

　　D．To request extra charges as tips.

　　48. By taking up the offer, the voucher holders can choose to________.

　　A．book either a basic twin or double room at the chosen B&Bs

　　B．have lunch or evening meal without paying extra money

　　C．use the B&B offer together with other offers

　　D．book the stays through B&B Daily

　　【答案解析】【要点综述】本文介绍了英国的B&Bs旅行食宿优惠活动，主要谈到了此次活动的具体操作及注意事项。

　　45. D　推理判断题。根据文中所提到的时间：02/04/2017—31/05/2017；01/09/2017—31/10/2017；01/06/2017—31/08/2017可知，四到十月活动券有效。故答案为D。

　　46. B　推理判断题。根据文中“￡20 per room, per night, valid(有效的)during stay period of 02/04/2017—31/05/2017 and then again 01/09/2017—31/10/2017…”可知，在十月住两天晚上需￡40。

　　47．B　细节理解题。根据最后一条规定“The B&Bs reserve the right to refuse voucher holders’ bookings for people under the age of 18.”可知答案为B。

　　48. A　细节理解题。根据第三条规定“The offer is valid for a basic twin or double room only.”可知答案为A。

　　C

　　Usually, when your teacher asks a question, there is only one correct answer. But there is one question that has millions of current answers. That question is “What’s your name?” Everyone gives a different answer, but everyone is correct.

　　Have you ever wondered about people’s names? Where do they come from? What do they mean?

　　People’s first names, or given names, are chosen by their parents. Sometimes the name of a grandparent or other member of the family is used. Some parents choose the name of a well-known person. A boy could be named George Washington Smith; a girl could be named Helen Keller Jones.

　　Some people give their children names that mean good things. Clara means “bright”; Beatrice means “one who gives happiness”; Donald means “world ruler”; Leonard means “as brave as a lion”.

　　The earliest last names, or surnames, were taken from place names. A family with the name Brook or Brooks probably lived near brook(小溪)；someone who was called Longstreet probably lived on a long, paved road. The Greenwood family lived in or near a leafy forest.

　　Other early surnames came from people’s occupations. The most common occupational name is Smith, which means a person who makes things with iron or other metals. In the past, smiths were very important workers in every town and village. Some other occupational names are: Carter — a person who owned or drove a cart; Potter

　　—a person who made pots and pans.

　　The ancestors of the Baker family probably baked bread for their neighbors in their native village. The Carpenter’s great-great-great-grandfather probably built houses and furniture.

　　Sometimes people were known for the color of their hair or skin, or their size, or their special abilities. When there were two men who were named John in the same village, the John with the gray hair probably became John Gray. Or the John was very tall could call himself John Tallman. John Fish was probably an excellent swimmer and John Lightfoot was probably a fast runner or a good dancer.

　　Some family names were made by adding something to the father’s name. English-speaking people added –s or –son. The Johnsons are descendants of John; the Roberts family’s ancestor was Robert. Irish and Scottish people added Mac or Mc or O. Perhaps all of the MacDonnells and the McDonnells and the O’Donnells are descendants of the same Donnell.

　　56. Which of the following aspects do the surnames in the passage NOT cover?

　　A. Places where people lived.

　　B. People’s characters.

　　C. Talents that people possessed.

　　D. People’s occupations.

　　57. According to the passage, the ancestors of the Potter family most probably _______.

　　A. owned or drove a cart

　　B. made things with metals

　　C. made kitchen tools or contains

　　D. built houses and furniture

　　58. Suppose and English couple whose ancestors lived near a leafy forest wanted their new-born son to become a world leader, the baby might be named _______.

　　A. Beatrice Smith

　　B. Leonard Carter

　　C. George Longstreet

　　D. Donald Greenwood

　　59. The underlined word “descendants” in the last paragraph means a person’s _____.

　　A. later generations

　　B. friends and relatives

　　C. colleagues and partners

　　D. later sponsors

　　【答案解析】56选B，根据文中4,5,6三段可知只有B选项未提及

　　选C文中第六段potter-a person who made pots and pans,可知potter 意为一个制作茶壶和平底锅的人，由此推断选C

　　选D根据文中倒数第2段可知一些人取名是根据特征而来。比如灰色头发的人取名john Gray，高个的人取名john Tallman. 所以根据题意，居住在森林旁边的人取名为Donald Greenwood

　　选A 根据最后一段第一二行“some family names were made by adding something to the father’s name. The Johnsons are descendants of John可知descendants指的是后代

　　D

　　[2017·全国卷Ⅱ]

　　D

　　ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—One of the world's most famous fossils(化石)—the 3.2 million­year­old Lucy skeleton (骨骼) unearthed in Ethiopia in 1974—will go on an exhibition tour abroad for the first time in the United States, officials said Tuesday.

　　Even the Ethiopian public has only seen Lucy twice. The Lucy on exhibition at the Ethiopian National Museum in the capital, Addis Ababa, is a_replica while the real remains are usually locked in a secret storeroom. A team from the Museum of National Science in Houston, Texas, spent four years discussing with the Ethiopians for the U．S. tour, which will start in Houston next September.

　　“Ethiopia's rich culture of both the past and today, is one of the best kept secrets in the world，” said Joel Bartsch, director of the Houston museum.

　　The six­year tour will also go to Washington, New York, Denver and Chicago. Officials said six other U．S. cities may be on the tour. But they said plans had not yet been worked out.

　　Traveling with Lucy will be 190 other fossils.

　　Lucy, her name taken from a Beatles song that played in a camp the night of her discovery, is part of the skeleton of what was once a 3 1/2­foot­tall ape­man(猿人)．

　　53．The author writes this text mainly to ________.

　　A．introduce a few U．S. museums

　　B．describe some research work

　　C．discuss the value of an ape­man

　　D．report a coming event

　　54．What do the words “a replica” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

　　A．A painting of the skeleton.

　　B．A photograph of Lucy.

　　C．A copy of the skeleton.

　　D．A written record of Lucy.

　　55．How many cities has Lucy's U．S. tour plan already included?

　　A．Four.B．Five.C．Six.D．Eleven.

　　56．What was the skeleton named after?

　　A．An ape­man.

　　B．A song.

　　C．A singer.

　　D．A camp.

　　【答案解析】【要点综述】本文主要介绍了科学家1974年在埃塞俄比亚发现的露西化石，露西生活的年代是320万年之前，是目前世界上最重要的古人类化石之一。而这个化石将在美国一些城市进行展览。

　　53. D　作者意图题。 根据第一段的“ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia…will go on an exhibition tour abroad for the first time in the United States, officials said Tuesday.”可知这是一篇资讯报道，报道即将发生的事情，因此选D。A“介绍美国的几家博物馆”；B“介绍几项研究工作”；C“讨论猿人的价值”；均与作者的意图不符。

　　54. C　指代题。结合第二段的“while the real remains are usually locked in a secret storeroom”中的real，可知这个词的含义是“复制品”。A“骨骼的绘画”；B“露西的照片”；D“露西的书面记录”，均与上下文语境不符。

　　55. B　推理判断题。从文章的“The six­year tour will also go to Washington, New York, Denver and Chicago.”提到了四个城市，再结合前面的“…which will start in Houston next September.”可知是五个城市。

　　56. B　细节理解题。根据最后一段的第一句话“Lucy, her name taken from a Beatles song that played in a camp the night of her discovery”可知露西的名字来源于一首披头士乐队的歌曲，故选B。A“猿人”；C“歌手”；D“营地”；均与原文信息不符。

　　E

　　A

　　What time is it? Most people are pretty accurate in their answer. And if you don’t know for sure, it’s very likely that you can find out. There may be a watch on your wrist; there may be a clock on the wall, desk, or computer screen; or maybe you’re riding in a car that has a clock in the dashboard(仪表板).

　　Even if you don’t have a timepiece of some sort nearby, your body keeps its own beat. Humans have an internal clock that regulates(调节) the beating of our heart, the pace of our breathing, the discharge(排出) of chemicals within our bloodstream, and many other bodily functions.

　　Time is something from which we can’t escape. Even if we ignore it, it’s still going by, ticking away, second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour. So the main issue in using your time well is, “Who’s in charge?” We can allow time to slip by and let it be our enemy. Or we can take control of it and make it our ally.

　　By taking control of how you spend your time, you’ll increase your chances of becoming a more successful student. Perhaps more importantly, the better you are at managing the time you devote to your studies, the more time you will have to spend on your outside interests.

　　The aim of time management is not to schedule every moment so we become alsaves of a timetable that governs every waking moment of the day. Instead, the aim is to permit us to make informed choices as to how we use our time. Rather than letting the day go by, largely without our awareness, what we are going to discuss next can make us better able to control time for our own purposes.

　　56. The underlined word “ally” in Para. 3 most likely means somebody or something that is ______.

　　A. your slave and serves you

　　B. your supporter and helps you

　　B. under your control and obeys you D. under your influence and follows you

　　57. The author intends to tell us that time ______.

　　A. could be regulated by a timepiece such as a clock or a watch

　　B. could be managed by the internal clock of human bodies

　　C. should be well managed for our own interest

　　D. should be saved for outside interests

　　58. In the next part, the author would most probably discuss with you ______.

　　A. how to keep up with the times

　　B. how to make up for lost time

　　C. how to have a good time

　　D. how to make good use of time

　　【答案解析】