浙江遂昌县 2017 高考英语阅读理解一轮编练

浙江遂昌县 2017 高考英语阅读理解一轮编练

只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 1 浙江遂昌县 2017 高考英语阅读理解一轮编练 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A.B.C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项。 Most mornings, the line begins to form at dawn: scores of silent women with babies on their backs, buckets balanced on their heads, and in each hand a bright-blue plastic jug. On good days, they will wait less than an hour before a water tanker goes across the dirt path that serves as a road in Kesum Purbahari, a slum on the southern edge of New Delhi. On bad days, when there is no electricity for the pumps, the tankers don’t come at all. “That water kills people,” a young mother named Shoba said one recent Saturday morning, pointing to a row of pails filled with thick, caramel (焦糖)-colored liquid.“Whoever drinks it will die.”The water was from a pipe shared by thousands of people in the poor neighborhood. Women often use it to wash clothes and bathe their children, but nobody is desperate enough to drink it. There is no standard for how much water a person needs each day, but experts usually put the minimum at fifty litres. The government of India promises (but rarely provides) forty. Most people drink two or three litres—less than it takes to wash a toilet. The rest is typically used for cooking and bathing. Americans consume between four hundred and six hundred litres of water each day, more than any other people on earth. Most Europeans use less than half that. The women of Kesum Purbahari each hoped to drag away a hundred litres that day—two or three buckets’ worth. Shoba has a husband and five children, and that much water doesn’t go far in a family of seven, particularly when the temperature reaches a hundred and ten degrees before noon. She often makes up the difference with bottled water, which costs more than water delivered any other way. Sometimes she just buys milk; it’s cheaper. Like the poorest people everywhere, the people of New Delhi’s slums spend a far greater percentage of their incomes on water than anyone lucky enough to live in a house connected to a system of pipes. 1 The underlined word “slum” most likely means ______. A. a village B. a small town C. an area of a town with badly-built, over-crowded buildings D. the part of a town that lacks water badly 2. Sometimes the water tanker doesn’t come because ______. A. the weather is bad B. there is no electricity 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 2 C. there is no water D. people don’t want the dirty water 3. A person needs at least ________ litres of water a day. A. a hundred B. four hundred C. forty D. fifty 4. Which of the following statements is wrong? A. a hundred litres of water a day is enough for Shoba’s family B. Americans uses the largest amount of water each day C. in Kesum Purbahari milk is cheaper than bottled water D. Shoba has a family of seven people 5. The passage mainly tells us ______. A. how women in Kesum Purbahari gets their water B. how much water a day a person deeds C. that India lacks water badly D. how India government manages to solve the problem of water 【参考答案】1—5、CBDAC 2016 高考英语阅读理解--社会现象类 Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractive. However, there may be other reasons—for example, economic(经济的) reasons—why they should be preserved. So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should we do then if a new building is needed? In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own hometown of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate(影响) its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area. It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt(破坏) the area they 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 3 are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative(保 守的) and do not like change. Although we have to respect people's feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward. If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even though that might be the more risky choice. 【小题 1】What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph? A．Some of them are not attractive. B．Most of them are too expensive to preserve. C．They are more pleasing than modern buildings. D．They have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area. 【小题 2】Which of the following is TRUE according to the author? A．We should reproduce the same old buildings. B．Buildings should not dominate their surroundings. C．No one understands why people speak against new buildings. D．Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in. 【小题 3】By “move things forward”in the last paragraph, the author probably means “_________”． A．destroy old buildings B．choose new architectural style C．put things in a different place D．respect people's feelings for historical buildings 【小题 4】What is the main purpose of the passage? A．To explain why people dislike change. B．To warn that we could end up living in caves. C．To argue that modern buildings can be built in historic areas. D．To admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings. 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 4 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 Napoleon Bonaparte died on May 5, 1821, on the island of St. Helena off the coast of Africa. He was 51 years old at the time. When doctors examined Napoleon's body, they said that the former emperor of France had died from cancer of the stomach. That was the cause of death recorded in the official report. However, other doctors disagreed. One doctor who was present during the examination of the body said that Napoleon died of hepatitis（肝炎）. Other historians and medical experts have suggested that Napoleon died of syphilis（梅毒）, tuberculosis（肺结核）, or perhaps malaria. Now, after careful research, a British chemist thinks that Napoleon might have been poisoned -- not by a person, but by his wallpaper. Napoleon was sent to the island of St. Helena in 1815 after he lost the battle of Waterloo. He was a prisoner on the island. Although he had servants to attend to him, he had to live in one small building. St. Helena is a very wet island, so the walls of the building were always covered with mold. Napoleon became ill from spending too much time inside his house. Almost constantly he had a fever, chills, and felt sick to his stomach. He often felt pain in his shoulders and in his side. His skin turned yellow. He got frequent headaches, and he would become dizzy and vomit. None of the medicine that the doctors gave Napoleon seemed to help. They were not sure what was the matter. Finally, Napoleon was too weak to leave the house. One night, while he was sleeping, he went into a coma （昏迷）and died. Many doctors who later reviewed the reports of Napoleon's illness found that the symptoms did not show a man who suffered from stomach cancer. It seemed obvious that Napoleon had died from some other cause. In 1961, a Swedish doctor examined some of Napoleon’s hair and found a high level of arsenic（砒霜）, a chemical poison. Was Napoleon murdered? It is doubtful. Arsenic was used in many types of medicine during Napoleon’s time, so he might have taken the arsenic as a cure for his illness. Then, in 1982, Dr. David Jones from England began to look into the mystery and suggested that Napoleon might have breathed in arsenic which was in the air of his house. 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 5 In the 1700s and 1800s, arsenic was used to make a kind of green paint used on cloth and wallpaper. If the paint was used on a wet wall, the arsenic would go into the air. A person in the room might breathe that air. After studying the wallpaper in the room where Napoleon died, Dr. Jones found high levels of arsenic in the green paint on the walls. 6. The passage says that . A. a British doctor thinks he has found the cause of Napoleon's death B. many doctors have tried to guess the cause of Napoleon's death C. Napoleon could have died from poison D. all of the above 7. Why did Napoleon live on St. Helena? A. He owned the island. B. He was a prisoner there. C. His family lived there. D. He liked the island. 8. Napoleon suffered from the following symptoms except __________. A. chills B. fever C. dizziness D. bleeding 9. The official report said that Napoleon died of____________. A. cancer B. a coma C. mold D. poison 10. According to Dr. Jones, how did the arsenic probably get into Napoleon's body? A. He ate it. B. He breathed it in. C. He touched it. D. He drank it. 【参考答案】6—10、DBDAB 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A.B.C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项。 One reaction to all the concern about tropical deforestation is a blank stare that asks the question, "Since I don't live there, what does it have to do with me?" The answer is that your way of life, wherever you live in the world, is tied to the tropics in many ways. If you live in a house, wash your hair, eat fruits and vegetables, drink soda, or drive a car, you can be certain that you are affected by the loss of tropical forests. Biologically, we are losing the richest regions on earth when, each minute, a piece of tropical forest, the size of ten city blocks, disappears. As many as five million species of plants, animals, and insects (40 to 50 percent of all living things) live there, and are being lost faster than 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 6 they can be found and described. Their loss is immeasurable. Take rubber for example. For many uses, only natural rubber from trees will do. Synthetics are not good enough. Today over half the world's commercial rubber is produced in Malaysia and Indonesia, while the Amazon's rubber industry produces much of the world's four million tons. And rubber is an important material in making gloves, balloons, footwear and many sporting goods. Thousands of other tropical plants are valuable for their industrial use. Many scientists strongly believe that deforestation contributes to the greenhouse effect -- or heating of the earth from increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. As we destroy forests, we lose their ability to change carbon dioxide into oxygen. Carbon dioxide levels could double within the next half-century, warming the earth by as much as 4.5 degrees. The result? A partial melt-down of polar ice caps, raising sea levels as much as 24 feet; even 15 feet could threaten anyone living within 35 miles of the coast. Unbelievable? Maybe. But scientists warn that by the time we realise the severe effects of tropical deforestation, it will be 20 years too late. Can tropical deforestation affect our everyday lives? Now, you should have got the answer. 11. The underlined word "synthetics" probably means . A. natural rubber B. tropical materials C. man-made material D. commercial rubber 12. In the last paragraph the author tries to . A. tell people how to avoid the tropical deforestation B. persuade people to buy something synthetic C. show us how important it is to protect the tropical forests D. let people realise the effect of tropical deforestation 13. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. The forests are losing their function in turning carbon dioxide into oxygen. B. Many of our daily uses are related to the tropical forests. C. Tropical plants can be used to make industrial products. D. High carbon dioxide levels will make the earth warmer. 14. The author's attitude towards the tropical deforestation is . A. puzzling B. cold C. supporting D. opposed 15. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage? 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 7 A. Tropical Forests B. the value of Tropical Forests C. Tropical Forests and Our Life D. The Greenhouse Effects 【参考答案】11—15、CCADC 2016 高考英语阅读理解--社会现象类 As many as 4 out of every 1,000 infants born today have permanent hearing loss．When parents learn that their child has hearing loss, they are faced with many difficult decisions．These decisions can include choosing therapies and schools, as well as finding financial help for hearing aids or cochlear implants (人工耳蜗)． Help Me Hear Foundation is a public charity that gives the gift of hearing to deaf children from families existing on very low incomes around the world．The foundation offers life-changing services for impoverished families, and provides real help for children with hearing impairment who may otherwise be left behind in schools or society due to their lack of hearing． Help Me Hear Foundation believes that a child’s first years of development are critical．Being able to hear is vital to human, and Help Me Hear Foundation seeks to provide a positive lasting impression on society through its programs．Help Me Hear Foundation has many goals, including relieving the burden on communities with hearing-impaired infants and children, and strengthening the social structure of families and neighborhoods． Recipients of Help Me Hear Foundation’s benefits receive state-of-the-art hearing devices that otherwise would cost thousands of dollars per child over the course of their lifetime．The Foundation raises money through donations for hearing aids and cochlear implants, which saves recipients and their families on average over $50,000 on related expenses． The Foundation tries to be a transparent charity, and wants to be a catalyst for allowing deaf and hearing-impaired children to develop in a typical fashion alongside their peers． Needy families can obtain information on specific services, and find out about deafness education by visiting the Help Me Hear Foundation’s website．The website offers helpful information on how hearing aids work, and how hearing aids ease many of the learning and language challenges that hearing-impaired children deal with on a daily basis． 【小题 1】Help Me Hear Foundation was probably set up to _____． 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 8 A．build schools for deaf children B．research deaf children’s behavior C．protect deaf children from being ignored D．offer real help to poor deaf children 【小题 2】We learn from the text that _____． A．the local government is in charge of the foundation B．the work of the foundation depends on donations C．even blind children can turn to the foundation D．poor deaf African children cannot get help from the foundation 【小题 3】Visit the foundation’s website, and you will learn about _____． A．the function of hearing aids B．the specific services the foundation needs C．the challenges that children face every day D．the prices of a variety of hearing aids 【小题 4】For whom is the text most probably written? A．Poor parents who have deaf children． B．Doctors who want to improve skills． C．Students who cannot see the blackboard clearly． D．Teachers who have deaf children in their class． 【小题 5】The author writes the text mainly to _____． A．tell how to avoid permanent hearing loss B．explain how hard a life deaf children live C．introduce Help Me Hear Foundation D．advise people to give money to Help Me Hear Foundation 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 9