2017高考英语三轮冲刺阅读强化训练23

　　、阅读理解（本大题共5小题，共0分）

　　A

　　If you ask people to name the one person who had the greatest effect on the English language, you will get answers like " Shakespeare," " Samuel Johnson," and " Webster," but none of these men had any effect at all compared to a man who didn' t even speak English---William the Conqueror.

　　Before 1066, in the land we now call Great Britain lived peoples belonging to two major language groups. In the west-central region lived the Welsh, who spoke a Celtic, language, and in the north lived the Scots, whose language, though not the same as Welsh, was also Celtic. In the rest of the country lived the Saxons, actually a mixture of Angles, Saxons, and other Germanic and Nordic peoples, who spoke what we now call Anglo-Saxon (or Old English) , a Germanic language. If this state of affairs had lasted, English today would be close to German.

　　But this state of affairs did not last. In 1066 the Normans led by William defeated the Saxons and began their rule over England. For about a century, French became the official language of England while old English became the language of peasants. As a result, English words of politics and the law come from French rather than German. In some cases, modern English even shows a distinction (区别) between upper-class French and lower-class Anglo-Saxon in its words. We even have different words for some foods, meat in particular, depending on whether it is still out in the fields or at home ready to be cooked, which shows the fact that the Saxon peasants were doing the farming, while the upper-class Normans were doing most of the eating.

　　When Americans visit Europe for the first time, they usually find Germany more "foreign" than France because the German they see on signs and advertisements seems much more different from English than French does. Few realize that the English language is actually Germanic in its beginning and that the French influences are all the result of one man' s ambition.

　　1. The two major languages spoken in what is now called Great Britain before 1066 were______.

　　A. Welsh and Scottish

　　B. Nordic and Germanic

　　C. Celtic and Old English

　　D. Anglo-Saxon and Germanic

　　2. Which of the following groups of words are, by inference, rooted in French?

　　A.president, lawyer, beef

　　B.president, bread, water

　　C.bread, field, sheep

　　D.folk, field, cow

　　3. Why does France appear less foreign than Germany to Americans on their first visit to Europe?

　　A. Most advertisements in France appear in English.

　　B. They know little of the history of the English language.

　　C. Many French words are similar to English ones.

　　D. They know French better than German.

　　4. What is the subject discussed in the text?

　　A. The history of Great Britain.

　　B. The similarity between English and French.

　　C.The rule of England by William the Conqueror.

　　D.The French influences on the English language.

　　【答案解析】

　　D篇短文谈及英语起源，此话题考生较陌生但学过至少6年英语的考生们也该了解它的起源，因此该文不失为一篇很好的知识性短文。

　　67.答:C最佳【分析】题干不难理解，只是用中文表述时不易通顺、现在被称为大不列颠的地方，在公元 1066年前讲的两种主要语言是Celltic and old English。此题是细节判断题，只要认真读第二自然段，经细心比较，会很快排除A、B、D。

　　68.答:A最佳【分析】题干不难，虽然有inference这一生词，考生一望便知是“推断”之意。考生在充分理解第三段的基础上用排除法为好。阅读该段时一要细心二要领悟，否则会失误。与69题相比，此题易错。

　　69.答:C最佳【分析】第四段已将信息提供出来。

　　70.答:D最佳【分析】题于易懂，判断答案略难，要求考生读懂全文。A,大不列填历史，与文意相去甚远。英语与法语的相似处，考生学过similar，对其名词未必能立刻领悟，因此难度增加；C.willian the Conqueror统治下的英格兰。显然偏离了主题法文对英语的影响，第三段着重谈的就是这方面的问题。偏偏这一段难，因此选D不易。

　　B

　　One day a few years ago, a very funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine. He is a teacher at one of London's big medical schools. He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.

　　He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton(人体骨架) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子). At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgoten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.

　　When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.

　　l. Who wrote the story?

　　A.Rupert's teacher.

　　B.The neighbour's teacher.

　　C.A medical school teacher.

　　D.The teacher's neighbour.

　　2. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?

　　A. He needed it for the summer term in London.

　　B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.

　　C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.

　　D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.

　　3. What happened at the airport?

　　A. The skeleton went missing.

　　B. The skeleton was stolen.

　　C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.

　　D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase.

　　4. Which of the following best tells the teacher's feeling about the incident?

　　A. He is very angry.

　　B. He think it rather funny

　　C. He feels helpless without Rupert.

　　D. He feels good without Rupert.

　　5. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?

　　A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.

　　B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.

　　C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.

　　D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.

　　【答案解析】

　　1.【分析】这是一道细节题。文中...a teacher of mine. He is a teacher at one of London's big medical schools.一句，提示考生该题答案为D。

　　2.【分析】这是一道细节题。文中第二段有the skeleton to be used in his lecture可以判定该题最佳答案为B。

　　3.【分析】这又是一道细节题。文中说这位教师的箱子是被错拿了，故B不正确，forget一词是在脑海的记忆里忘了，而这位老师是把箱子left near the desk.故C也不正确。正确答案是A。

　　4.【分析】这是一道推理题。从文中的He often wonders what they sald…一句。可以推断作者丢了箱子之后的想法，故B为最佳答案。

　　5.【分析】这属于一道推理题。B为该题最佳答案。文中He often wonders…一句的时态，告诉人们这位老师经常纳闷捡到箱子的人会怎么想的。

　　C

　　(2017·豫西五校高三下联考)

　　A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over

　　the world.Weboholism，a twentieth century disease，affects people from different ages.They surf the Net，use e­mails and speak in chat rooms.They spend many hours on the computer，and it becomes a compulsive habit.They cannot stop，and it affects their lives.

　　Ten years ago，no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users.This obsessional behavior has affected teenagers and college students.They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.

　　They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation.They spend

　　all free time surfing and don’t concentrate on homework，so this

　　addiction influences

　　their grades

　　and

　　success

　　at

　　school.Because they can find everything on the websites，they hang

　　out there.Moreover，this addiction to websites influences their social life.

　　They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends.The relation with their friends changes.The virtual life becomes more important than their real life.They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.

　　Because of the change in their behavior，they begin to keep themselves apart from society and live with their virtual friends.They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life.Although they feel confident on the computer，they are not confident with real live friends they have known all their life.It is a problem for the future.This addictive behavior is beginning to affect all the world.

　　1．The author’s attitude towards weboholism is that of being________.

　　A．optimisticB．disapproving

　　C．positive

　　D．acceptable

　　2．What is the main idea of the passage?

　　A．The influence of weboholism.

　　B．The advantage of weboholism.

　　C．The popularity of weboholism.

　　D．The cause of weboholism.

　　3．What does the underlined word “obsessional” in the second

　　paragraph most probably mean?

　　A．Attractive.

　　B．Professional.

　　C．Addictive.

　　D．Potential.

　　4．We can infer from the passage that________.

　　A．weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers

　　B．students can hardly balance real and virtual life

　　C．people are addicted to games on the Internet

　　D．virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway

　　【答案解析】语篇解读：　网瘾在全球迅速蔓延，成为世纪通病，影响着不同年龄的人群。

　　1．解析：　作者态度题。结合第一段后半部分提到的网瘾的不良影响可知，作者对网瘾持不赞成的态度。另外，第三、四、五段的内容都是线索提示。

　　答案：　B

　　2．解析：　主旨大意题。文章第一段开门见山地阐述了网瘾的危害，然后从不同方面详细阐述了它造成的不良影响，所以A项最能概括文章大义。

　　答案：　A

　　3．解析：　词义猜测题。第二段最后一句提到青少年和大学生可能会登录电脑，在不同的网站上花费很长的时间，由此可推知“obsessional”的意思是“痴迷的，上瘾的”，与“addictive”同义。

　　答案：　C

　　4．解析：　推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第三句“The virtual life becomes more important than their real life.”以及最后一段第一句中的“they begin to keep themselves apart from society and live with their virtual friends”可推知，学生们几乎不能平衡真实生活和虚拟生活。

　　答案：　B

　　D

　　The Basenji is a central African hunting dog. It comes from a country called Chad, which is north of the Central African Republic. The Basenji was well-known as the "silent dog" because for centuries no Basenjis had ever been known to bark (吠). Then at a dog show in London in 1953, a Basenji actually barked.

　　As well as being clever, Basenjis are known for their natural courage and are still popular hunting dog in Africa.But in America people keep them mainly because they are gentle and full of fun. The Basenji has an unusual habit: it washes itself all over like a cat. It is a middle-sized dog, 16 or 17 inches high from the shoulder. It weighs about 20 pounds. A basenji's coat is short and silky. It may be brown, white, or gold, or a mixture of these three colours.

　　1. Basenjis were first found______.

　　A. in Africa, Europe and America

　　B. in both Africa and America

　　C. In central Africa

　　D. in North Africa

　　2. What made Basenjis so special？

　　A.They were funny enough to make people laugh. B.One of them barked at a dog show in London.

　　C.They were a true friend of man．

　　D.They were born quiet dogs.

　　3. Americans like Basenjis because they are______.

　　A. pleasant

　　B. pretty

　　C. clean

　　D. quiet

　　4. In what way are Basenjis like cats？

　　A.They make gentle sounds instead of bakiing．

　　B.They are fond of people and look like cats．

　　C.They clean themselves all over．

　　D.They have short，silky fur．

　　5. Basenjis are good hunters because they are______.

　　A. strong

　　B. fearless

　　C. the right colour

　　D. the right weight

　　【答案解析】

　　2.【分析】这是一道推断题。文章中第一自然段中The basenji was well-known as the "silent dog" because for centuries no basenjis had ever been known to bark一句，可以推断出D为本题的正确答案。

　　3.【分析】这是一道细节题。从第二段第二句的…full of fun得到提示,A为最佳答案。

　　4.【分析】这也是一道细节题。很明显，…it washes itself all over like a cat，提示我们，C为正确答案。

　　5.【分析】这是一道推理判断题。从文章中第一句不能直接得出答案，但字里行间暗示出此猎犬不仅聪明，而且还是勇敢、无畏的。所以B是该题的最佳答案。此题通过率为42％。区分度为0.497。

　　E

　　（2017佛山市高三教学质量检测二）B

　　Do you know the open-air art gallery in London's Blackall Street? Probably -not. Not many

　　Londoners know it either, but Henri does and he is willing to show it to you.

　　Henri used to sleep in parks until he met a charity(慈善机构) that helps homeless people get

　　back on their feet by becoming tour guides.

　　Rather than show traditional London sights, “Unseen Tours" take people off the beaten track. Henri has been teaching tourists about the history and architecture of Shoreditch, where he slept on public benches for three years.

　　When he felt separated from the society, contact with the volunteer network "The Sock Mob" gave Henri hope. "Not everyone just looked down on me," he said. The tours aren't the only actions trying to help those who have suffered a misfortune to stand tall again.

　　An innovative(创新的) college for homeless people in London, the first ofits kind in the country, is attracting hundreds of students. The Recovery College, set up by St Mungo's charity, is providing

　　courses designed to improve technical skills and life skills.

　　According to Andy Williams, who helps to organize the college, the most popular courses have proved to be about raising self-confidence and developing self-pride.

　　Steve, now in his 50s, told a reporter how much of a difference it makes to "have a bit of confidence". He had difficulty learning to read and had to leave school when he was 12. Because Steve's problem was not recognized at the time, he was "seen to be unable to read or write", and suffered with depression and alcohol addiction. He says the status of "student" is itselfimportant for people who are used to being treated as outcasts（被遗弃者）

　　Some charities aim not only to help the homeless become independent but also to make them popular. The Homeless World Cup started ten years ago. Today the tournament draws teams from 48 countries made up of players-men and women-who are, or have been, living in the streets.

　　It gives them a chance to become football heroes.

　　31. The underlined part "take people off the beaten track" means "take people to______.”

　　A. famous galleries

　　B. traditional sights

　　C.unusual

　　places

　　D. public benches

　　32. How does the Recovery College help the homeless people?

　　A. By training them to be guides,

　　B. By offering them different courses.

　　C. By keeping in contact with them.

　　D. By asking more students to help them.

　　33. At the age of 12, Steve _______ .

　　A. wasn't treated as a normal student

　　B. had much confidence in himself

　　C. didn't want to study at school

　　D. left school because of depression

　　34. The purpose of the Homeless World Cup is to help the homeless people _______.

　　A. become football stars

　　B. improve life skills

　　C. gain self-confidence

　　D. find properjobs

　　35. Which is the best title for the passage?

　　A. Confidence Back Now.

　　B. London Tour.

　　C. The Popular Homeless.

　　D. Football Heroes.

　　【答案解析】【答案】C

　　【解析】Rather than show traditional London sights，使人们不落俗套，故选C。

　　32【答案】B

　　【解析】The Recovery College, set up by St Mungo's charity, is providing

　　courses designed to improve technical skills and life skills.来给学生提供不同的课程，故选B。

　　35【答案】A

　　【解析】【答案】C

　　【解析】Some charities aim not only to help the homeless become independent

　　but also to make them popular. The Homeless World Cup started ten years ago.是为了帮助无家可

　　归的人以自信，故选C。

　　33【答案】A

　　【解析】He had difficulty learning to read and had to leave school when he was 12. He says the status of "student" is itselfimportant for people who are used to being treated as outcasts .Steve被认为是不正常的孩子。故选A。