2017高考英语三轮冲刺阅读强化训练15

　　、阅读理解（本大题共5小题，共0分）

　　A

　　Have you ever been in a meeting while someone was making a speech and realized suddenly that your mind was a million miles away? You probably felt sorry and made up your mind to pay attention and never have daydreaming again. Most of us from earliest school days, have been told that daydreaming is a waste of time.

　　"On the contrary," says L. Giambra, an expert in psychology (心理学), "daydreaming is quite necessary. Without it, the mind couldn't get done all the thinking it has to do during a normal day... You can't possibly do all your thinking with a conscious (无意识的) mind. Instead, your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time. Daydreaming then many be one way that the unconscious and conscious states of mind have silent dialogues. "

　　Early experts in psychology paid no attention to the importance of daydreams or even considered them harmful.

　　At one time daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses. They did not have a better understanding of daydreams until the late 1980s. Eric Klinger, a professor of psychology, is the writer of the book Daydreaming. Klinger says, "We know now that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we organize our lives, learn from our experiences, and plan for our futures. . . Daydreams really are a window on the things we fear and the things we long for in life. "

　　Daydreams are usually very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams which may be hard to understand. It's easier to gain a deep understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine your sleep dreams carefully. Daydreams help you recognize the difficult situations in your life and find out a possible way of handling (处理) them.

　　Daydreams cannot be predicted (预料); they move off in unexpected directions which may be creative and full of useful ideas. For many famous artists and scientists, daydreams were and are a main source of creative energy.

　　So the mext time you catch yourself daydreaming, don't stop. Just pay attention to your dream. It may be more important than you think.

　　1. Daydreaming used to be considered _____.

　　A. very simple and direct

　　B.unimportant or even harmful

　　C. a necessary part of thinking

　　D. the result of an unconscious mind

　　2. In what way are daydreams different from sleep dreams?

　　A. Daydreams are easier for us to understand.

　　B. Daydreams are not so easy for us to control and direct.

　　C. Daydreams help us to handle more difficult situations.

　　D. Daydreams help to develop an unconscious mind.

　　3. Professor Eric Klinger believes that _____.

　　A. we may study our experiences just through our daydreams

　　B. daydreaming is one of the important ways that we recognize our lives

　　C. we should be able to tell our futures by having daydreams

　　D. our fears and longings in life are shown in our daydreams

　　4. The writer of the article thinks that_______.

　　A. Professor Eric Klinger has a better idea than L. Giambra

　　B. daydreaming with an unconscious mind will do good to health

　　C. daydreaming is more helpful than sleep dreams

　　D. many artists and scientists are famous because they have daydreams

　　5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. Daydreaming was once regarded as a cause of some mental illnesses.

　　B. Scientists believe that we can know daydreams before having them.

　　C. Experts began to have a better understanding of daydreams in the late 1980s.

　　D. Many well-known artists gained energy of creation from daydreams.

　　【答案解析】

　　2.【分析】本题仍属于细节题。从文章中第四段的一二句可以看出本题最佳答案为A。

　　3.【分析】本题属于一道细节题。从第三段后一部分Kilinger says,"we know now that...到本段结束，可以看出本题正确答案为D。

　　4.【分析】本题属于一道细节题。文章第四段的第二、三句已说明两种梦的不同，可以说这就是作者的看法、观点。故本题最佳答案为C。

　　5.【分析】本题属于综合分析题。正确答案为B。可以从本文的最后一段分析，从一些著名的艺术家和科学家，Daydream有时是他们产生这种想法或做法的主要动力。本题区分度为0.624。

　　B

　　A

　　Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.

　　I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice.

　　After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.

　　I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.

　　She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”

　　“Oh, you’re such a good man.” She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”

　　“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.

　　“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”

　　I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器).

　　For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

　　Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

　　At dawn, she suddenly said,” I’m tired. Let’s go now.”

　　We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

　　“How much do I owe you?” she asked.

　　“Nothing.” I said.

　　“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.

　　Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto e tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”

　　56. The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.

　　A. show she was familiar with the city

　　B. see some places for the last time

　　C. let the driver earn more money

　　D. reach the destination on time

　　57. The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he ______.

　　A. wanted to do her a favor

　　B. shut off the meter by mistake

　　C. had received her payment in advance

　　D. was in a hurry to take other passengers

　　58. What can we learn from the story?

　　A. Giving is always a pleasure.

　　B. People should respect each other.

　　C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy.

　　D. People should learn to appreciate others’ concern.

　　【答案解析】56. B

　　57. A

　　58. C

　　C

　　D

　　The American newspaper has been around for about three hundred years. In 1721, the printer James Franklin. Benjamin's older brother, started the New England Courant, and that was what we might recognize today as a real newspaper. He filled his paper with stories of adventure, articles on art, on famous people, and on all sorts of political subjects.

　　Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin's Courant. few believe that newspapers in their present printed form will remain alive for long Newspaper complies are losing advertisers （广告商）, readers, market value. and. in some cases, their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable just several years ago The chief editor （主编） of the times said recently, "At places where they gather, editors ask one another, 'How are you?', as if they have just come out of the hospital or a lost law came. “An article about the newspaper appeared on the website of the Guardian, under the headline “NOT DEAD YET.”

　　perhaps not, but the rise of the Internet which has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step with the world, has brought about a real sense of death. Some American newspapers have lost 42% of their market value in the past thee years The New York Times Company has

　　seen its stock （股票） drop by 54% since the end of 2004, with much of the loss coming in the past year A manager at Deutsche Bank suggested that stock-holders sell off their Times stock The Washington Post Comply has prevented the trouble only by changing part of its business to education its testing and test-preparation service now brings in at least half the company's income.

　　53. What can we learn about the New England Curran?

　　A. It is mainly about the stock market.

　　B. It marks the beginning of the American newspaper.

　　C. It remains a successful newspaper in America.

　　D. It comes articles by political leaders.

　　54. What can we infer about the newspaper editors?

　　A. They often accept readers' suggestions

　　B. They care a lot about each other's health.

　　C. They stop doing business with advertisers.

　　D. They face great difficulties in their business.

　　55. Which of the following found a new way for its development?

　　A. The Washington Post

　　B. The Guardian

　　C. The New York Times.

　　D. New England Courant

　　56. How does the author seem to feel about the future of newspapers?

　　A. Satisfied

　　B. Hopeful

　　C. Worried

　　D. Surprised

　　【答案解析】【答案】53. B; 54. D; 55. A; 56. C。

　　【解析】D篇读理解给我们呈现了报业从起源到现在面临的困境---受到更多先进快捷媒体比如internet的冲击的现状。作者通过回顾和现状事实的描述，也表达了自己的担忧：未来报业何去何从？

　　这篇文字设计上看，也没有更多的难度。总体文字流畅，事例逻辑表达完整。从问题的设计方面看，也没有过多的迷惑度。

　　D

　　Rae Armantrout, who has been a poetry professor at the University of California San Diego(UCSD) for two decades, has won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, “Versed”.

　　“I’m delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the Pulitzer brings, as compared to even the National Book Critics Award, which I was also surprised and delighted to win,” said Armantrout.

　　“For a long time, my writing has been just below the media radar, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th book, is really surprising. ”

　　Armantrout, a native Californian, received her bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley, where she studied with noted poet Denise Levertov, and her master’s in creative writing from San Francisco State University. She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry that analyzes the way language is used and raises questions to make the reader think.

　　In March, she won the National Book Critics Circle Award for “Versed. ”

　　“This book has gotten more attention,” Armantrout said, “but I don’t feel as if it’s better. ”

　　The first half of “Versed” focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the United States as it fought the war against Iraq. The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.

　　Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not. “Rae Armantrout is a unique voice in American poetry,” said Seth Lerer, head of Arts and Humanities at UCSD.

　　“Versed”, published by the Wesleyan University Press, did appear in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2,700 copies. The new edition is scheduled to appear in May.

　　66. According to Rae Armantrout, ____________.

　　A. her 10th book is much better

　　B. her winning the Pulitzer is unexpected

　　C. the media is surprised at her works

　　D. she likes being recognized by her readers

　　67. Which of the following is true of Rae Armantrout?

　　A. She published a poetry textbook.

　　B. She used to teach Denise Levertov.

　　C. She started a poets’ group with others.

　　D. She taught creative writing at UC Berkeley.

　　68. What can we learn about “Versed”?

　　A. It consists of three parts.

　　B. It is mainly about the American army.

　　C. It is a book published two decades ago.

　　D. It partly concerns the poet’s own life.

　　69. Rae Armantrout’s colleagues think that she ____________.

　　A. should write more

　　B. has a sweet voice

　　C. deserves the prize

　　D. is a strange professor

　　70. What can we learn from the text?

　　A. About 2,700 copies of “Versed” will be printed.

　　B. Cancer made Armantrout stop writing.

　　C. Armantrout got her degrees at UCSD.

　　D. “Versed” has been awarded twice.

　　【答案解析】66考点：：

　　解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段的叙述可知，Armantrout对于自己获得普利策奖是很惊讶的，所以B项正确。

　　答案:B

　　67考点：：

　　解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry可知C项正确。

　　答案:C

　　68考点：：

　　解析：细节理解题。根据文章中的The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006. 可知D项正确。

　　答案:D

　　69考点：：

　　解析：细节理解题。根据文章中的倒数第二段可知C项正确。

　　答案:C

　　70考点：：

　　解析：归纳判断题。根据文章中的won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, “Versed”. 以及In March, she won the National Book Critics Circle Award for “Versed. ”可知D项正确。

　　答案:D

　　E

　　D（2017湖北卷）

　　The technology is great. Without it we wouldn’t have been able to put a man on the moon, explore the ocean’s depths or eat microwave sausages. Computers have revolutionized our lives and they have the power to educate and pass on knowledge. But sometimes this power can create more problems than it solves.

　　Every doctor has had to try their best to calm down patients who’ve come into their surgery waving an Internet print-out, convinced that they have some rare incurable disease, say, throat cancer. The truth is usually far more ordinary, though: they don’t have throat cancer, and it’s just that their throats are swollen. Being a graduate of the Internet “school” of medicine does not guarantee accurate self-health-checks.

　　One day Mrs. Almond came to my hospital after feeling faint at work. While I took her blood sample and tried to find out what was wrong, she said calmly, “I know what’s wrong; I’ve got throat cancer. I know there’s nothing you doctors can do about it and I’ve just got to wait until the day comes.”

　　As a matter of routine I ordered a chest X-ray. I looked at it and the blood results an hour later. Something wasn’t right. “Did your local doctor do an X-ray?” I asked. “Oh, I haven’t been to the doctor for years,” she replied. “I read about it on a website and the symptoms fitted, so I knew that’s what I had.”

　　However, some of her symptoms, like the severe cough and weight loss, didn’t fit with it—but she’d just ignored this.

　　I looked at the X-ray again, and more tests confirmed it wasn’t the cancer but tuberculosis (肺结核)—something that most certainly did need treating, and could be deadly. She was lucky we caught it when we did.

　　Mrs. Almond went pale when I explained she would have to be on treatment for the next six months to ensure that she was fully recovered. It was certainly a lesson for her. “I’m so embarrassed,” she said, shaking her head, as I explained that all the people she had come into close contact with would have to be found out and tested. She listed up to about 20, and then I went to my office to type up my notes. Unexpectedly, the computer was not working, so I had to wait until someone from the IT department came to fix it. Typical. Maybe I should have a microwave sausage while I waited?

　　63. Mrs. Almond talked about her illness calmly because ______.

　　A. she thought she knew it well

　　B. she had purchased medicine online

　　C. she graduated from a medical school

　　D. she had been treated by local doctors

　　64. It was lucky for Mrs. Almond ______.

　　A. to have contacted many friends

　　B. to have recovered in a short time

　　C. to have her assumption confirmed

　　D. to have her disease identified in time

　　65. Mrs. Almond said “I’m so embarrassed” (Para. 7) because ______.

　　A. she had distrusted her close friends

　　B. she had caused unnecessary trouble

　　C. she had to refuse the doctor’s advice

　　D. she had to tell the truth to the doctor

　　66. By mentioning the breakdown of the computer, the author probably wants to prove ______.

　　A. it’s a must to take a break at work

　　B. it’s vital to believe in IT professionals

　　C. it’s unwise to simply rely on technology

　　D. it’s a danger to work long hours on computers

　　【答案解析】D篇【文章大意】【命题立意】事实细节题。【解析】由第段“I know what’s wrong; I’ve got throat cancer. I know there’s nothing you doctors can do about it and I’ve just got to wait until the day comes.” 可【命题立意】事实细节题。【解析】由“She was lucky we caught it when we did.” 可【命题立意】推理判断题。【解析】由段的“” “当我解释她有六个月治疗就能完全痊愈时她的脸色变了，对她来说这是一次教训”可知，她的窘迫是太相信自己判断，进行了不必要的担心。

　　66. C 【命题立意】推理判断题。【解析】由段的“”我要去打我的处方，电脑碰巧坏了，我无法可做只能等。暗示过度依赖电脑并不明智。