2017高考英语三轮冲刺阅读强化训练38

　　、阅读理解（本大题共5小题，共0分）

　　A

　　This year some twenty-three hundred teen-agers (young people aged from 13-19) from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S. homes. They will attend U.S. schools, meet U.S. teen-agers, and form impressions of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teen-agers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.

　　Here is a two-way student exchange (交换) in action . Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George's family. In turn, George's son Mike spent a year in Fred's home in America.

　　Fred a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived but after two months' study, the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected---much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities (活动).

　　Family life, too, was different. The father's word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual (个人). Fred found the food too simple at first. Also

　　he missed having a car.

　　"Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it."

　　At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. " I suppose I should criticize (批评) American schools," he says. "It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens (公民). There ought to be some middle ground between the two. "

　　1. This year ______ teen-agers will take part in the exchange programme between America and other

　　countries.

　　A. twenty three hundred

　　B. thriteen hundred

　　C. over three thousand

　　D. less than two thousand

　　2. The whole exchange programme is mainly to ______.

　　A. help teen-agers in other countries know the real America

　　B. send students in America to travel in Germany

　　C. let students learn something about other countries

　　D. have teen-agers learn new languages

　　3. Fred and Mike agreed that ______.

　　A. American food tasted better than German food

　　B. German schools were harder than American schools

　　C. Americans and Germans were both friendly

　　D. There were more cars on the streets in America

　　4. What is particular in American schools is that ______.

　　A. there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings

　　B. there are a lot of after-school activities

　　C. students usually take fourteen subjects in all

　　D. students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car

　　5. After experiencing the American school life, Mike thought______.

　　A. a better education should include something good from both America and Germany

　　B. German schools trained students to be better citizens

　　C. American schools were not as good as German schools

　　D. the easy life in the American school was more helpful to students

　　【答案解析】

　　2.【分析】本题属于细节题。答案可以从第一自然段的后两句得出。即去美国学习的目的是要了解真正的美国，美国学生也需了解世界其它地方的语言及各方面知识。故正确答案为C。

　　3.【分析】本题属细节题。从文中第三自然段的“School was completely different from what he had expected---much harder”一句和第六自然段的“It is far too easy by our level.”一句可以看出Fred和George对学校的共同印象是“德国学校要严格于美国学校。”故B为本题最佳答案。本题难度适中，通过率达54％。

　　4.【分析】本题仍属细节题，从文中最后一段的“In Germany we do nothing but study，Here we take part in many outside activities.”两句，可得出本题答案为B。

　　5.【分析】本题属于语篇、语意理解题。全篇文章谈论了美国和德国教育的对比，最后总结了“There ought to be some middle ground between the two”一句，意即彼此都应吸取对方的优点办学。故本题最佳答案为A。本题区分度为0.528。

　　B

　　（一）[2017·广东普宁英才侨中、建新高中月考]

　　Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree.In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty­six courses, each lasting for one semester.A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester.Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two semesters each year.It is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer period.It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice.

　　For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is available for the student to show to future employers.All this imposes a constant pressure and stress of work, but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs.Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm.The effective work of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities.Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example, by cheating has to appear before a student court.With the enormous numbers of students, the operation of the system does involve a certain amount of activity.A student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and will be of benefit to him later in his career.

　　21．Normally a student would at least attend ________ classes each week.

　　A．36B．12C．20D．15

　　22．According to the first paragraph an American student is allowed to ________.

　　A.live in a different university

　　B.take a particular course in a different university

　　C.live at home and drive to school

　　D.get two degrees from two different universities

　　23．American university students are usually under pressure of work because ________.

　　A.their academic performance will affect their future careers

　　B.they are heavily involved in student affairs

　　C.they have to obey university discipline

　　D.they want to run for positions of authority

　　24．Some students are enthusiastic for position in student organizations probably because ________.

　　A.they hate the constant pressure and strain of their study

　　B.they will then be able to stay longer in the university

　　C.such positions help them get better jobs

　　D.such positions are usually well paid

　　25．The student organizations seem to be effective in

　　________.

　　A.dealing with the academic affairs of the university

　　B.ensuring that the students obey university regulations

　　C.evaluating students’ performance by bringing them before a court

　　D.keeping up the students’ enthusiasm for social activities

　　【答案解析】要点综述】 本文讲述美国大学生要毕业并拿到学位，必须学习一定数量的课程，并拿到该课程的学分。一般来说，要学习四年共36门课。但也可适当延长时间，还可到校外选课。学生成绩会被记录下来给招聘人员看，这些使学生处于长期的工作压力中，但仍有学生参加管理活动，而且进入学生社团会受到尊敬，并对将来的事业有利。

　　21. B　细节理解题。根据第一段可知：每门课每星期上三节，每学期要学四到五门课。因此每星期至少要上12节课。

　　22．B　细节理解题。文章第一段除介绍大学课程数及学制外，还提到可适当延长时间，还可到校外选课，因此B为正确答案。

　　23．A　推理判断题 。学生处于工作压力中是因为学业成绩会被记录下来给招聘人员看。

　　24．C　推理判断题 。文章最后一句话提到拥有这样的职位受人尊敬并对未来的事业有利，其他任何地方均未提到学生为何积极参与社团活动。

　　25．B　细节理解题。文中提到“The effective work of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities.”，此处关键是对 maintaining discipline的理解，意为“维护纪律”，因此B为正确答案。

　　C

　　D（2017安徽卷）

　　“People are ruder today because they are rushed and more ‘time poor’ than ever before,” says Patsy Rowe, “ Manners have fallen off the radar(雷达).” Due to our strong attraction to electronic equipment it is a wonder more people don’t wake up each morning and greet the singing birds with a complaint（抱怨）about the noise. Here are some examples of rudeness.

　　Some people prefer to do almost everything over the internet. To them, dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward. It feels very slow because humans don’t work at 4G speeds. When you have dinner with friends, you will often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone. We have programmed ourselves to think that every new message brings life-changing news, so taking calls and checking our texts are more important than talking to the people we are with. What is worse, some people even tend to send anonymous（匿名的） rude messages by email.

　　However, rudeness is never acceptable, Don’t assume it is OK to be rude if the person you’re in touch with won’t recognize you. If you have something awful to say, have the courage to face the person and say it, write a letter or email and sign it, or forget it. Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting.

　　We shouldn’t blame technology for our shortcomings.Technology is here to help us, but we should not allow it to take over our lives. An important step ia acknowledging our shortcomings.People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more help if we′d publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them.

　　68.What can be infend from the underlined sentence in Paragraph I?

　　A.People can tell good from bad behavior.

　　B.Radar is able tu obserbe human behabior.

　　C. People care little about their behabior.

　　D. Radar can be used to predict human behabior.

　　69.Some people are less willing to deal with humans because

　　A.they are becoming less patient

　　B.they are growing too independent

　　C.they have to handle many important messages

　　D.they have to follow an evolutionary step backward.

　　70.The author thinks sending unsigned awful messages is

　　A.Ridiculous B.disgusting C.acceptable D.reasonable

　　71.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

　　A.We should applaud good behabior.

　　B.Technology can neber be blamed

　　C.We should keep pointing out mistakes.

　　D.Technology will take over lives one day.

　　【答案解析】D

　　Betty and Harold have been married for years. But one thing still puzzles (困扰) old Harold. How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa, talking, go out to a ball-game, come back three and a half hours later, and they're still sitting on the sofa? Talking?

　　What in the world, Harold wonders, do they have to talk about?

　　Betty shrugs. Talk? We're friends.

　　Researching this matter called friendship, psychologist Lillian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men. No matter what their age, their job, their sex, the results were completely clear: women have more friendships than men, and the difference in the content and the quality of those friendships is "marked and unmistakable. "

　　More than two-thirds of the single men Rubin interviewed could not name a best friend. Those who could were likely to name a woman. Yet three-quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend, and almost always it was a woman. More married men than women named their wife/husband as a best friend, most trusted person, or the one they would turn to in time of emotional distress (感情危机) ."Most women," says Rubin, "identified (认定) at least one, usually more, trusted friends to whom they could turn in a troubled moment, and they spoke openly about the importance of these relationships in their lives. "

　　"In general,"' writes Rubin in her new book, "women' s friendships with each other rest on shared emotions and support, but men' s relationships are marked by shared activities. " For the most part, Rubin says, interactions (交往) between men are emotionally controlled---a good fit with the social requirements of "manly behavior. "

　　" Even when a man is said to be a best friend," Rubin writes, " the two share little about their innermost feelings. Whereas a woman' s closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage, it wasn't unusual to hear a man say he didn' t know his friend's marriage was in serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on the sofa. "

　　1. What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that______.

　　A. he is treated as an outsider rather than a husband

　　B. women have so much to share

　　C. women show little interest in ballgames

　　D. he finds his wife difficult to talk to

　　2. Rubin' s study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to turn to______.

　　A. a male friend

　　B. a female friend

　　C. her parents

　　D. her husband

　　3. According to the text, which type of behavior is NOT expected of a man by society?

　　A. Ending his marriage without good reason.

　　B. Spending too much time with his friends.

　　C. Complaining about his marriage trouble.

　　D. Going out to baltgames too often.

　　4. Which of the following statements is best supported by the last paragraph?

　　A. Men keep their innermost feelings to themselves.

　　B. Women are more serious than men about marriage.

　　C. Men often take sudden action to end their marriage.

　　D. Women depend on others in making decisions.

　　5. The research done by psychologist Rubin centers around ________.

　　A. happy and successful marriages

　　B. friendships of men and women

　　C. emotional problems in marriage

　　D. interactions between men and women

　　【答案解析】

　　E篇谈的是社会问题，可读性很强。

　　71.答:B最佳【分析】根据文章第一、二段可知答案。

　　72.答:B最佳【分析】根据第四段和第五段最后一句"...women have more friends than men,...""most women," says Rubin, "identified at least one, usually more, trusted friends to whom they could turn in a troubled moment, ...,"(罗宾说‘大多数妇女至少认定一个，通常有多个在困境时他们可以求助的挚友，...’）可知B答案最佳。

　　73.答:C最佳【分析】题干就较费解，因此影响了判断。译文是：男士的哪种行为是人们（社会）很难见到的。四个选项中A项在文中没有涉及，B与事实不符；C中虽有 Complain这个生词，但有marriage trouble，且第七段最后一句也出现trouble这个词，所以能选对;D与文意不符。

　　74.答:A最佳【分析】考查对最后一段的理解。 B文中没提及；C与最后一段不符对与文意不符；唯有A在最后一段中谈及。

　　75.答:B最佳【分析】除了Ａ项与文意相左不可入选外，B、C、D似乎都有道理，若不通篇考虑，很可能误选。B正确，1、3、4、5、6、7段均与此有关；C只在5、7段中涉及，但不是本文主旨对只在第６段中作为一个佐证提到。

　　E

　　D

　　Intellectual property (IP) is a product of the mind that has commercial value. The concept dates back to 1623 when the first patent law to protect IP sights was passed. IP rights protect the artist from having his/her creative ideas copied by another. For example, if somebody generated an idea for a novel, that idea is protected by IP rights. If someone else wishes to represent the idea or develop it further, he/ she must consult the original artists, who will normally be rewarded financially for its use. Back in the 17th century, IP rights were primarily carried out to protect newly developed manufacturing processes against stealing. But today, intellectual property rights, are also enjoyed by those who creative music, art and literature.

　　In recent years, IP rights have been the focus of a great deal of discussion because of a technology which looks set to weaken them altogether; the Internet. Many years ago, if you wanted a recording of a song, you would have to purchase it from a music store; if a novel, form a book store. In those days, IP rights were easily protected since it was very difficult to obtain intellectual property without paying for it. However, a lot of IP, including songs, films, books and artwork, can be downloaded today free of charge using the Internet. This practice has now taken the world by storm, dramatically affecting the way in which we view IP rights.

　　68. According to the writer, in the beginning, If rights were mainly of use to ______.

　　A. those creating music, art and literature

　　B. novelists

　　C. engineers and inventors

　　D. those not receiving financial reward for their work

　　69. What do we know about the internet according to the passage?

　　A. It makes IP rights harder to protect.

　　B. It sells songs and films.

　　C. It does not affect the way we understand IP rights.

　　D. It prevents the production of artwork.

　　70. According to paragraph 2, what has “taken the world by storm”?

　　A. Intellectual property rights.

　　B. The Internet.

　　C. Free downloading.

　　D. The large number of songs, films and books.

　　71. A possible title for this passage could be ______.

　　A. A History of IP Rights

　　B. Ways to Protect Your IP Rights.

　　C. The Present and the Future Of IP

　　D. IP Rights and Our Attitudes

　　【答案解析】

　　68. C

　　69. A

　　70. C

　　71. D