2017高考英语阅读理解特训8及答案 6页

第一节 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分)‎ 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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎(A)‎ I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. It was an eccentric(怪僻的)farmer. I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident. I hadn’t the slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go .‎ It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn’t know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there, waiting for me. It seemed Milly had died. “She meant more to me than anyone…even my own wife!” he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal(丑闻). I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn(厩).”I wouldn’t leave her out in the cold!” he said. 　　Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door .He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground.” She was such a good cow! I wouldn’t let anyone but a doctor touch her!” he said, and burst into tears again. 46.The underlined phrase “make out” in the first paragraph means ________ . A.expect　　　　 B.understand C.see clearly　　　D.hear clearly ‎【答案】B ‎【解析】词义猜测题。根据that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident.可知作者已经了解了发生了什么事情，故选B。‎ ‎47.Before he arrived at the farmer’s house, the writer expected to see Milly lying ________ . A.on the ground of a barn　　　　 B.on the floor of a room. C.in bed in a room　　　　　 　　D.in bed in a barn ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】细节理解题。根据that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident.可知作者认为应该是一个人出了事，应该躺在床上，故选C。‎ ‎48.What do we know about Milly from the story? A.She had met with an accident. B.She had caused a scandal C.She was seriously ill. D.She was hidden somewhere.‎ ‎【答案】A ‎【解析】细节理解题。根据Milly had had a very bad accident.可知她除了事故，故选A。‎ ‎49.The farmer wished that the writer might ________ . A.look into the matter B.bring Milly back to life C.free him from a scandal D.keep the whole thing a secret - 6 -‎ ‎【答案】B ‎【解析】细节理解题。根据I wouldn’t let anyone but a doctor touch her!”可知作者是一个医生，这个农民想让他去救活他的这头牛，故选B。‎ ‎50.The person who told the story is probably a ________ . 　A.farmer　　　　B.policeman C.country doctor　　D.newspaper reporter ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】细节理解题。根据I wouldn’t let anyone but a doctor touch her可知他可能是乡村医生，故选C。‎ ‎ (B)‎ Mr and Mrs Gordon were sitting on the sand, reading their magazines. Mr Gordon was too stingy(吝啬)to rent a chair. Their twelve-year-old daughter,Sandra, was playing at the water’s edge. Suddenly a huge wave lifted Sandra up and carried her out to sea. Fortunately,a lifeguard was on duty and he saw the wave carry Sandra away. He ran along the beach and dived into the sea. He swam quickly to where the girl, with her head only just above the water, was shouting for help. She was very frightened. When the lifeguard reached her,she struggled with him, as drowning people often do. However, he was a skilful lifeguard and quickly took hold of her and swam with her back to the beach. By the time he reached it, Mr and Mrs Gordon had realized what had happened. They had run down to the water’s edge. Neither of them could swim. They just stood in the shallow water, and worried about their daughter.‎ ‎ Had the lifeguard reached her in time? Fortunately, he had. “That was quick work,young man,”Mr Gordon said. He turned to his wife, “Give the lifeguard a dollar.” “A dollar!” Sandra cried. “Dad,how can you give him a dollar! He saved my life. I was half dead.” “Quite right, girl !” Mr Gordon said, pleased by his daughter’s awareness of the value of money. He turned to his wife again and said, “She’s right. She was only half dead. Give him fifty cents.”‎ ‎51. What happened to Sandra？‎ A. She ran into the sea. B. Her life was saved by a lifeguard.‎ C. She was drowned. D. She died.‎ ‎【答案】B ‎【解析】细节理解题。根据He saved my life.门卫救了她的生命，故选B。‎ ‎　　52. What would probably have happened to Sandra if the lifeguard had not been on the beach？‎ ‎　　 A. Her father would have saved her. B. Her mother would have saved her.‎ ‎　　 C. She would have swum back to the beach. D. She would have been drowned.‎ ‎【答案】D ‎【解析】细节理解题。根据He swam quickly to where the girl, with her head only just above the water, was shouting for help.如果没有门卫在海滩，有可能她被淹死了，故选D。‎ - 6 -‎ ‎　　53. What did Mr and Mrs Gordon do when Sandra was carried out to sea by the wave？‎ ‎　 A. They shouted to the lifeguard. ‎ B. They dived into the water.‎ ‎　　C. Perhaps they were reading magazines.‎ D. They offered the lifeguard money to save Sandra.‎ ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】细节理解题。根据Mr and Mrs Gordon were sitting on the sand, reading their magazines.他们正在看报纸，故选C。‎ ‎　　54. Why was Sandra angry with her father？‎ ‎　 A. He did not give the lifeguard any money. ‎ B. He did not swim out to save her.‎ ‎　　C. He did not show the lifeguard hearty thankfulness.‎ D. He gave the lifeguard too much money.‎ ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】细节理解题。根据“A dollar!” Sandra cried. “Dad,how can you give him a dollar! He saved my life. I was half dead.她生气因为父亲没有显示出诚意来，故选C。‎ ‎　　55. Why was Mr Gordon pleased with her daughter？‎ ‎　　A. She was safe again.‎ B. She was polite to the lifeguard.‎ ‎　　C. He thought she did not want him to give the life-guard too much money.‎ D. She gave the lifeguard fifty cents.‎ ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】细节理解题。根据Mr Gordon said, pleased by his daughter’s awareness of the value of money. He turned to his wife again and said, “She’s right. She was only half dead. Give him fifty cents.”父亲看见女儿的大叫他认为给门卫的钱多了。他原来认为她不想给门卫太多的钱，故选C。‎ ‎(C)‎ Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She couldn’t walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs,she was soon out of breath. ‎ ‎ “I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought. ‎ ‎ She went to the doctor and told him her problem. ‎ ‎ “I’m not at all surprised,” he said. “It’s clear what your problem is.”‎ ‎ He examined her and then gave her some advice. “If you don’t do what I say,Mrs Parker,” he said,”then you will have a heart attack. It could kill you. “‎ - 6 -‎ ‎ Ellen was very worried as she left the doctor’s. ‎ ‎ She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and that it would take time. ‎ ‎ The next day she went shopping.The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop. ‎ ‎ “I’d like ten pounds of steak,please,” she said. ‎ ‎ “Certainly,madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold storage room and found a large piece of steak. ‎ ‎ He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and placed it on the scale（秤）. ‎ ‎ “That’s just under ten pounds,” he said. ‎ ‎ The butcher worked out the price. ‎ ‎ “At ＄4.99 a pound that will be ＄45.50 please. Shall I cut it up into small pieces for you？”‎ ‎ “Oh,I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs Parker said. ‎ ‎ “If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied,”why did you ask me to get it for you？”‎ ‎ “I just wanted to see what 10 pounds of meat looked like. “‎ ‎56. Mrs Ellen Parker visited her doctor because _________.‎ A. she had had a heart attack B. she was unhappy about her weight C. she had a problem with her health D. she couldn’t sleep well ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】细节理解题。根据Ellen Parker was worried about her health.她有健康问题所以去看医生，故选C。‎ ‎57. After the doctor examined Mrs Ellen Parker,he advised her to _________. ‎ A. eat more meat B. lose weight C. come and see him again D. look after her heart ‎【答案】B ‎【解析】推理判断题。根据文章的最后一句“I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.” “I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”道出了她称肉的目的。可以推出医生让她减肥，故选B。‎ ‎58. Mrs Ellen Parker asked for ten pounds of steak because _________. ‎ A. she wanted to buy some for dinner B. she wanted to lose weight C. her doctor asked her to do so D. she wanted to know the size of 10－pound meat ‎【答案】D ‎【解析】细节理解题。根据“I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”道出了她称肉的目的。她想看看十斤肉到底有多大，故选D。‎ ‎59. Mrs Ellen Parker’s real problem was that _________. ‎ A. she ate too much steak B. she couldn’t walk quickly C. she weighed too much D. she couldn’t climb stairs ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】细节理解题。根据短文可知她的体重严重超重，所以医生建议她减肥，故选C。‎ ‎60. We can infer that at the end of the story the butcher was very _________. ‎ - 6 -‎ ‎ A. angry B. excited C. surprised D. proud ‎【答案】A ‎【解析】推理判断题。根据屠夫说的why did you ask me to get it for you？话可以推出他很生气，故选A ‎(D)‎ English is an important global language, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to learn. Many experts have tried to make English easier for students to learn – but they weren’t always successful.‎ In 1930, Professor CK Ogden of Cambridge University invented Basic English. It had only 850 words (and just eighteen verbs) and Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours. The problem was that people who learned Basic English could write and say simple messages, but they couldn’t understand the answers in ‘real’ English! It was also impossible to explain a word if it wasn’t in the Basic English word list. For example, if you wanted a watermelon, you asked for ‘a large green fruit with the form of an egg, which has a sweet red inside and a good taste’! ‎ RE Zachrisson, a university professor in Sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling, so he invented a language called Anglic. Anglic was similar to English, but with much simpler spelling. ‘Father’ became ‘faadher, ‘new’ became ‘nue’ and ‘years’ became ‘yeerz’. Unfortunately for some students of English, Anglic never became popular.‎ Even easier is the language which ships’ captains use: it’s called ‘Seaspeak’. Seaspeak uses a few simple phrases for every possible situation. In Seaspeak, for example you don’t say, ‘I’m sorry what did you say?’ or ‘I didn’t understand, can you repeat that?’ ... it’s just, ‘Say again.’ No more grammar!‎ In the age of international communication through the Internet who knows? ... a new form of English might appear. A large number of the world’s e-mails are in English and include examples of ‘NetLingo’ like OIC (Oh, I see) and TTYL (Talk to you later). In another fifty years, English as we know it might not exist ... we will probably all speak fluent Internetish!‎ ‎61. The best title for the passage would be ______.‎ A. Seaspeak B. Basic English C. Easy English D. Internetish ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】标题归纳题。根据Many experts have tried to make English easier for students to learn文章开头就指出主题怎样把英语变得更加简单，下文叙述了人们的不同做法，故选C。‎ ‎62. It will take a person about ______ weeks to learn Basic English if he spends two hours learning it every day.‎ ‎ A. six B. four C. three D. two ‎ ‎【答案】D ‎【解析】细节理解题。根据Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours.花30个小时，一天两个小时所以总共花两周的时间，故选D。‎ ‎63. According to Professor Zachrisson, what was the biggest problem for learners of English?‎ ‎ A. Grammar. B. Vocabulary. C. Spelling. D. Speaking.‎ ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】细节理解题。根据RE Zachrisson, a university professor in Sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling, Zachrisson教授说最大的问题是拼写，故选C。‎ - 6 -‎ ‎64. Which of the following is likely to be Anglic?‎ ‎ A. A graet batl. ‎ B. IOU C. Long time no see. ‎ D. Two five, no lights.‎ ‎【答案】A ‎【解析】细节理解题。根据Anglic was similar to English,可推出选项A的单词拼写上看出近似于英语但又不是英语，故选A。‎ ‎65. What might happen to English in another fifty years?‎ ‎ A. It might become a global language.‎ ‎ B. It might be replaced by Internetish.‎ ‎ C. It might take the place of all other languages.‎ ‎ D. It might become more and more difficult.‎ ‎【答案】B ‎【解析】细节理解题。根据In another fifty years, English as we know it might not exist ... we will probably all speak fluent Internetish!再过50年有可能出现Internetish语言，故选B。‎ - 6 -‎