福建沙县 2017 高考英语阅读理解一轮选练（一） 8页

只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 1 福建沙县 2017 高考英语阅读理解一轮选练（一） 2016 高考模拟题 （由 2014·广东卷 A 改编） Samuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata （奏鸣曲）by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him. Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable .They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn’t even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music. Samuel can’t understand why everyone is so surprised. “I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me ---I hear the notes and can bear them in mind---each and every note,” says Samuel. Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can’t play it. Samuel says confidently,” It’s all about super memory---I guess I have that gift.” However, Samuel’s ability to remember things doesn’t stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word. Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesn’t know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies. 1. What is special about Samuel Osmond? A. He has a gift for writing music. B. He can write down the note he hears. C. He is a top student at the law school. D. He can play the musical piece he hears. 2. What can we learn from Paragraph 2? A. Samuel chose law against the wish of his parents. B. Samuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician. C. Samuel thinks of himself as a man of great musical ability. D. Samuel studies law and music on the advice of his teachers. 3. Everyone around Samuel was surprised because he _________. A. received a good early education in music B. played the guitar and the piano perfectly 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 2 B. could play the piano without reading music D. could play the guitar better than his father 4. What can we infer about Samuel in Paragraph 4? A. He became famous during a special event at his college. B. He is proud of his ability to remember things accurately. C. He plays the piano better than many professional pianists. D. He impressed the audience by playing all the musical pieces. 5. Which of the following is the best title of the passage? A. The Qualities of a Musician B. The Story of a Musical Talent B. The Importance of Early Education D. The Relationship between Memory and Music. 直击高考 1： 文章大意：本文主要讲述了一位音乐天才的事情，在不懂乐谱，也从来没有上过钢琴课的情况下就能够演 奏很难的乐曲。而且他有超强的记忆力，他就是 Samuel Osmond。 1. 【答案与解析】D。细节题。根据第一段第三句 However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them.得知他在听完 一个乐曲几分钟以后就可以立刻演奏这些很难学的乐曲。说明他的记忆力和音乐才能很突出。故 D 正确。 2. 【答案与解析】B。推理题。根据第二段最后一句 Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.因为他父母亲希望他学习法律，所以他希望自己称为律师，但是他的音乐老师让他学习音乐， 所以现在他法律和音乐一起学习。本句可知他原来计划是学习法律的。故 B 正确。 3.【答案与解析】C。细节题。根据第三段 2,3 行 About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons.得知他在不理解乐谱 也不去上音乐课的情况下，就会弹钢琴，这让人们非常惊讶。故 C 正确。 4. 【答案与解析】B。推理题。根据第四段最后一句 Samuel says confidently,” It’s all about super memory---I guess I have that gift.”他很自信地说：这是关于超级记忆，我认为我有那个天赋。本句 说明他很自豪自己有这样的能力。故 B 正确。 5.【答案与解析】B。主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了一位音乐天才的事情，在不懂乐谱，也从来没有上过钢 琴课的情况下就能够演奏很难的乐曲。他就是 Samuel Osmond。故 B 正确。 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。 Probably you have seen photos of the Grand Canyon（峡谷）, the great valley in the desert country of Arizona. But you must go there yourself to feel its true size and beauty. The Grand Canyon is one of the greatest natural wonders of the world The Colorado River formed the Grand Canyon over millions of years. Slowly, the river cut down 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 3 through hard rock. At the same time, the land was rising. Today the canyon is 1.5 kilometers and 445 kilometers long. The oldest rocks at the bottom of the canyon are more than 1 billion years old. The width varies from about 200 meters to 29 kilometers across. The rim or top of the canyon is about 2,300 meters above sea level on the South Rim, and about 3,000 meters on the other side. As a result, there are different kinds of plants and animals on opposite sides of the canyon. The South Rim is dry desert country. The North Rim has tall forests. The canyon looks different at different times of day, and in different seasons and weather. At sunrise and sunset the red, gold, brown and orange colors of the rocks are especially clear and bright. In winter, the canyon is partly covered with snow. The view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is the best. Most visitors come here and stay in campgrounds or hotels. Every point along the canyon’s edge offers a different view. The North rim of the Canyon is quieter. It takes all day to drive there from the South Rim because there is only one bridge across the Colorado River. On the way, you go through Navado Indian lands, and a colorful pink desert called “The Painted Desert”. 1. The best way to feel the true beauty of the Grand Canyon is to________. A. see its photographs B. listen to the report about it C. watch its introduction on TV D. go there yourself and visit it 2. According to the second paragraph, ________. A. the Grand Canyon has a short history B. its size never changed in the history C. the Grand Canyon was formed by the earthquake D. You can enjoy different scenery on different sides of the canyon 3. The scene the canyon is ________. A. various depending on different time and places B. the same C. various depending on different time D. various depending on different places 4. If you want to visit the North Rim from the South Rim, you________. A. can go there in many directions B. won’t spend much time on the way C. can visit The painted Desert on the way 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 4 D. needn’t go across any bridges 5. If you want to have a visit to the Grand Canyon, you’d better go to _______. A. the North Rim B. the South Rim C. the bottom D. Navado Indian Lands 【答案与解析】 1. D 根据第一段 But you must go there yourself to feel its true size and beauty.可知答案。 2. D 根据第二段中最后三句话可以得出答案。 3. A 根据第三、四、五段可以得出答案。 4. C 根据最后一段可以得出答案。 5. B 根据倒数第二段第一句话：The view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is the best.可以 得知答案。 高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项 People who enjoy a dream-filled sleep are better at recalling information and making links between facts when waking. But recharging with a shallow (小睡) offers no such mental improvement, the research suggests. The results of the study added to the growing body of evidence that Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep is very important to the brain’s ability to form strong memories. An average night's rest includes four or five spells of REM sleep, but these bursts tend to be lengthier towards the end of the night. This means adults getting less than the recommended seven to eight hours a night -- and therefore inadequate REM sleep -- may be damaging their mind's ability to memorize: Although REM sleep is not classified as a type of deep sleep, it is only reached after the brain has passed through deep sleep stages. In the recent study, participants were shown groups of three words --- such as “cookie”, “heart”, and “sixteen”----and asked to find another word that can be associated with all three words. They were tested once in the morning and then given the same task again in the afternoon. In between, some were allowed a nap with REM sleep, some a nap without REM sleep, while the others had a quiet rest period. The quiet rest and non-REM sleep groups didn't improve, but the REM sleep group improved on their morning performance by an average of almost 40 per cent. Dr Sara Mednick, a sleep researcher at the University of California who led the study, believes the formation of connections between previously unassociated information in the brain occurs 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 5 during REM sleep. People woken while their closed eyes made rapid movements recalled much more colorful and detailed dreams than people woken during other stages of sleep. 1. According to the passage, to have a good memory, a person had better _______ at night. A. sleep four to five hours at most B. sleep as much as possible C. sleep with four or five periods of REM D. have a shallow sleep 答案解析：答案为 C。本题为细节题。由第二段 “An average night's rest includes four or five spells of REM sleep… This means adults getting less than the recommended seven to eight hours a night -- and therefore inadequate REM sleep -- may be damaging their mind's ability to memorize:” 可知，REM 睡眠包括四个或者五个阶段，如果成年人睡眠少于七到八个小时，会伤害大脑的记忆力，故答 案为 C。 2. If you don’t sleep seven to eight hours at night very often, _______. A. you will tend to have longer periods of REM B. your strong memories might be ruined C. you will have an adequate REM sleep D. your mind can form strong memories 答案解析：答案为 B。本题为细节题。结合上题的分析可知，如果睡眠少于七到八个小时，记忆力会受到伤 害。故答案为 B。 3. The third paragragh is mainly about _______ of the most recent study. A. the process B. the results C. the participants D. the content 答案解析：答案为 A。通读第三段可知，本段是关于研究的过程。故答案为 A。 4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage? A. To explain the imortance of REM sleep to one’s memories B. To persuade readers to sleep seven to eight hours at night. C. To discuss the relationship between sleep and memories D. To introduce the new study on sleep and memories 答案解析：答案为 D。本题考查作者的写作目的。本文第一段引入了 REM 睡眠对人的记忆力的影响，第二 段对其进行了具体介绍，第三段介绍了研究的过程，最后一段对 REM 睡眠作出了进一步的解释，故答案为 D，介绍一项睡眠和记忆的新研究。 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 6 [故事型阅读理解]------ (三) Detective Keeling took his client—a goodlooking lady into the yard of the store together. The lady opened a door in the wall and they entered the small room behind the store. They crossed the room to a locked door. Mr Keeling took some special keys from his pocket. Moments later, one of the keys unlocked the door. The lady went into the store. She said she would hide under the table to keep watch on her husband. Mr Keeling did not follow her. The detective went quickly to the policeman's house. Then the two men hurried to the jewellery store. They looked through the window. The policeman was surprised. He spoke to Mr Keeling. “I don't understand. You told me，‘Robbins took a young woman to a restaurant.’Where is she？” “There she is，” said Mr Keeling. He pointed through the window. “Do you know the lady with Robbins？” asked the policeman. “That's his secret friend，” said Mr Keeling. “No! You're wrong! That's Robbins' wife，” said the policeman. “I've known her for fifteen years.” “What？” the detective shouted. His face became pale. “Who is under the table in the store？” He started to kick the door of the jewellery store Mr Robbins came to the door and opened it. The policeman and the detective ran into the store. “Look under that table！” shouted the detective. “Be quick！” The policeman lifted the cloth and put his arm under the table. He pulled out a black dress, a black veil and a woman's wig(假发)． “Is this young lady your wife？” Mr Keeling asked the jeweler. He pointed at the woman. “Yes! She is my wife！” said Mr Robbins angrily. “Why did you kick my door? Why are those clothes under my table？” “Please check all the jewellery in your store, Mr Robbins，” the policeman said. “Is anything missing？” Some diamond rings and some expensive necklaces were missing. The missing jewellery was worth $800. 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 7 Later that night, Mr Keeling was sitting in his office. He was looking through a big book of photographs. They were photographs of criminals. The policeman had brought the book to the detective's office. Suddenly, Mr Keeling stopped turning the pages. He looked at a picture of a handsome young man with a familiar face. The next morning, Mr Keeling paid the jeweler $800, then closed his office. 1. At the beginning, the lady was able to go into the jewellery store because ________． A. She went to the back yard and found the way B. She was the owner of the store and had the key C. two men helped her together to enter the store D. Mr Keeling unlocked the door to the store 2. The young lady who stayed with Mr Robbins in the jewellery store was actually ________． A. Mr Robbins' sister B. Mr Robbins' secret friend C. Mr Robbins' wife D. a clever thief 3. It can be inferred from the passage that Mr Keeling cooperated with his client ________． A. so that he could get some jewellery from the store B. because he thought he was helping the lady C. because he wanted to play a joke on Mr Robbins D. so that he could get a job as a policeman 4. According to the story, ________． A. the boss of the store cheated $800 from Mr Keeling B. the thief stole $800 from the jewellery store C. the policeman and Mr Robbins would share the $800 D. Mr Keeling paid $800 to the store because of his fault 5. The missing jewellery worth$800 was in fact taken away by ________． A. a young woman B. a young man C. a detective D. a policeman (三) 【要点综述】 本文主要介绍了一个侦探误把一个小偷当成了珠宝商的妻子带进了珠宝店，从而导致了珠宝 的丢失。 1．D 细节理解题。由第二段“Mr Keeling took some special keys from his pocket. Moments later, one of the keys unlocked the door. The lady went into the store.”可知，这位“女士”能够进入 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 8 珠宝店是因为这个侦探打开了门。 2．C 细节理解题。由文中的“‘No! You're wrong! That's Robbins' wife，’ said the policeman. ‘I've known her for fifteen years.’”以及“‘Yes! She is my wife！’ said Mr Robbins angrily.”可知， 这位年轻的女士是 Robbins 先生的妻子。 3．B 推理判断题。由第二段第四句“She said she would hide under the table to keep watch on her husband.”可知，这位侦探一开始以为他在帮这位女士抓她丈夫的外遇。 4．D 细节理解题。由本文最后一句“The next morning, Mr Keeling paid the jeweler $800, then closed his office.”可知，Keeling 先生由于自己的过错向珠宝店支付了 800 美元的赔偿金。 5．B 推理判断题。由倒数第二段最后一句“He looked at a picture of a handsome young man with a familiar face.”可知，价值 800 美元的珠宝是被一个年轻的男子偷走了。