广西苍梧县 2017 高考英语阅读理解暑假训练 9页

只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。广西苍梧县2017高考英语阅读理解暑假训练2016高考训练题。阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Onoccasion,amemorycametomymind.Mymotherhadanicetablewithasinglevasestandingonit.Thetable,asIremember,wasalwaysinmyfamilyandIhadtocleanitasachildasmyweeklyhousework.Itwassuchabeautifultablethatmymotherwasproudtohaveitinherlivingroom.Ourfamilymovedaroundalotbecausemyfather,aSpanishandHawaiianguitarteacher,neededtofindnewstudentsastheoldlearnedandleft.Wewereneverwithoutfood,fancyclothesorahousetolivein.but,asIgrewolder,Iknewwhy.Myfatherwouldusuallymakeenoughmoneytobuyusfoodandclothing,anddealwiththedoctorbillsbypayingoutofhisownpocketforafamilyofsix.Hewasself-employedandhadnomedicalcoverage(医疗保险).Throughsomanymoves,mymotherwastheorganizerofeverythingthatneededtobedone.Dadwasawayataroundoneo’clockeachevening,sothemajorkidrearing(抚养),cookingandcleaningwereallherwork.Icanalsorememberhersewingalmosteverynight.Mymomdidn’ttakevacations.Shedidn’tgoouttobuyfancyclothesforherself,andwhatshedidbuywasforherfourchildren.Aschildren,wecaredaboutalmostnothing.Wedidn’tcareaboutwhenthenextmoneywouldcomein.and,allthroughtheyearstheresatatablewithavaseontop.Isatbacknowandthenandstaredatthattable.Itwasareminderofwhatlovewasshownbymymother,whatshesufferedovertheyears,andwhatshegavetous,sowecouldhavewhatweneeded.And,heronlyvaluablepossessionwasthetablewiththevaseontop.1.Whatdidtheauthorsometimesrecall?A.Havingtocleanthetableweekly.B.Puttingavaseonthetableweekly.C.Hismother’svaselyingonthetable.D.Hismother’stablewithavaseonit.2.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor’sfamily?A.Hesupportedhisfamilybyteachingtheguitar.B.Hehatedhisfatheralwaysbeingoutandtoobusy.9 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。C.Hisfamilyhadnofixedhomewhenhewasyoung.D.Hisfamilydidn’thaveenoughfoodwhenhewasyoung.3.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor’smother?A.EconomicalB.MeanC.UnusualD.Generous4.WhichofthefollowingquestionsisNOTdiscussedinthepassage?A.Whosupportedtheauthor’sfamilyB.Whatdoestheauthordoatpresent?C.Whathouseworkdidtheauthor’smotherdo?D.Whydidtheauthor’sfamilymovesooften?参考答案1—4、DCAB黑龙江省大庆市喇中2016高考英语阅读练习——科普环保类阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 Howcouldwepossiblythinkthatkeepinganimalsincagesinunnaturalenvironments－mostlyforentertainmentpurposes－ isfairandrespectful? Zooofficialssaytheyareconcernedaboutanimals．However,mostzoosremain“collections”ofinteresting“things”ratherthanprotectivehabitats．Zoosteachpeoplethatitisacceptabletokeepanimalsbored,lonely,andfarfromtheirnaturalhomes. Zoosclaimtoeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspecies,butvisitorsleavezooswithouthavinglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals’naturalbehavior,intelligence,orbeauty．Zooskeepanimalsinsmallspacesorcages,andmostsignsonlymentionthespecies’name,diet,andnaturalrange．Theanimals’normalbehaviorisseldomnoticedbecausezoosdon’tusuallytakecareoftheanimals’naturalneeds． Theanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaces,withnoprivacyandlittleopportunityformentalandphysicalexercise．Thisresultsinunusuallyandself-destructivebehaviorcalledzoochosis．Aworldwidestudyofzoosfoundthatzoochosisiscommonamonganimalskeptinsmallspacesorcages．Anotherstudyshowedthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovementsorbitingcagebars,andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforth,asignofunhappinessandpain. Furthermore,mostanimalsinzoosarenotendangered．Captivebreeding(圈养繁殖)ofendangeredbigcats,Asianelephants,andotherspecieshasnotresultedintheirbeingsentbacktothewild．Zoostalkalotabouttheircaptivebreedingprogramsbecausetheydonotwantpeopleto9 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。worryaboutaspeciesdyingout．Infact,babyanimalsalsoattractalotofpayingcustomers．Haven’tweseenenoughcompetitionstonamebabyanimals? Actually,wewillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandputanendtothereasonspeoplekillthem．Insteadofsupportingzoos,weshouldsupportgroupsthatworktoprotectanimals’naturalhabitats. 【小题1】Howwouldtheauthordescribetheanimals’lifeinzoos?A．Dangerous．B．Unhappy．C．Natural．D．Easy.【小题2】Inthestateofzoochosis,animals_________.A．remainincagesB．behavestrangelyC．attackotheranimalsD．enjoymovingaround【小题3】Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthepassage?A．Zoosarenotworththepublicsupport．B．Zoosfailintheirattempttosaveanimals.C．Zoosshouldtreatanimalsashumanbeings.D．Zoosuseanimalsasameansofentertainment.【小题4】Theauthortriestopersuadereaderstoaccepthisargumentmainlyby_________.A．pointingoutthefaultsinwhatzoosdoB．usingevidencehehascollectedatzoosC．questioningthewayanimalsareprotectedD．discussingtheadvantagesofnaturalhabitats9 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。科普知识型阅读理解Wehavemettheenemy,andheisours.Weboughthimatapetshop.Whenmonkeypox,adiseaseusuallyfoundintheAfricanrainforest,suddenlyturnsupinchildrenintheAmericanMidwest,it’shardnottowonderifthediseasethatcomesfromforeignanimalsishominginonhumanbeings.“Mostoftheinfections(感染)wethinkofashumaninfectionsstartedinotheranimals，”saysStephenMorse,directoroftheCenterforPublicHealthPreparednessatColumbiaUniversity.It’snotjustthatwe’regoingtowheretheanimalsare;we’realsobringingthemclosertous.Popularforeignpetshavebroughtawholenewdiseasetothiscountry.AstrangeillnesskilledIsaksen’spets,andshenowthinksthatkeepingforeignpetsisabadidea.“Idon’tthinkit’sfairtohavethemaspetswhenwehavesuchalimitedknowledgeofthem，”saysIsaksen.“Lawsallowingtheseanimalstobebroughtinfromdeepforestareaswithoutstrictcontrolneedchanging，”saysPeterSchantz.Monkeypoxmaybethe_wakeup_call.Researchersbelieveinfectedanimalsmayinfecttheirowners.Weknowverylittleaboutthesenewdiseases.Anewbug(病毒)maybekindatfirst.Butitmaydevelopintosomethingharmful.Monkeypoxdoesn’tlookamajorinfectiousdisease.Butitisnotimpossibletopassthediseasefrompersontoperson.(　　)1.WelearnfromParagraph1thatthepetsoldattheshopmay________.A．comefromColumbiaB．preventusfrombeinginfectedC．enjoybeingwithchildrenD．sufferfrommonkeypox(　　)2.WhydidIsaksenadvisepeoplenottohaveforeignpets?A．Theyattackhumanbeings.B．Weneedtostudynativeanimals.C．Theycan’tliveoutoftherainforest.D．Wedonotknowmuchaboutthemyet.(　　)3.Whatdoesthephrase“thewakeupcall”inParagraph3mostprobablymean?9 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。A．anewdiseaseB．aclearwarningC．adangerousanimalD．amorningcall(　　)4.Thetextsuggeststhatinthefuturewe________.A．mayhavetofightagainstmorenewdiseasesB．mayeasilygetinfectedbydiseasesfromdogsC．shouldnotbeallowedtohavepetsD．shouldstopbuyingpetsfromAfrica(　　)5.Thelastparagraphmeans________.A．weshouldhavelawstostophavingpetsathomeB．wildanimalsshouldn’tbeadoptedaspetsC．lawsshouldbepassedtoavoidpets’diseasesspreadingD．peoplewithpetsshouldbestayedathome【解析】饲养宠物可能被传播疾病。猴痘本是非洲雨林中的一种疾病，现在突然出现在美国西部的孩子们身上。大多数人们认为只有人类才会感染的疾病其实就是来自动物。国家要制定严格的法律，以防止动物把疾病传播给人类。　　1．D　根据Wehavemettheenemy,andheisours.Weboughthimatapetshop.Whenmonkeypox,adiseaseusuallyfoundintheAfricanrainforest,suddenlyturnsupinchildrenintheAmericanMidwest,it’shardnottowonderifthediseasethatcomesfromforeignanimalsishominginonhumanbeings.可推断，从宠物商店购买的动物身上携带疾病。2．D　根据AstrangeillnesskilledIsaksen’spets,andshenowthinksthatkeepingforeignpetsisabadidea.“Idon’tthinkit’sfairtohavethemaspetswhenwehavesuchalimitedknowledgeofthem，”可判断。　　3．B　根据上文，猴痘是一种从非洲的动物身上传播到人类身上的疾病，紧接着作者说这种没有经过严格控制的法律需要改变。最后又以猴痘为例，由此可判断“thewakeupcall”表示“一种警示”。4．A　根据Weknowverylittleaboutthesenewdiseases.Anewbug(病毒)maybekindat9 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。first.Butitmaydevelopintosomethingharmful.可知新的病毒会转化成有害的东西，最后导致人与人的传播，因此我们必须与新的疾病作斗争。　　5．C　最后一段大意：我们必须改变不检疫而引进野生动物的规定，这样才能避免疾病的传播。黑龙江省大庆市喇中2016高考英语阅读练习——科普环保类YoumayhaveneverheardofLanthanum,CeriumorNeodymium,buttheseelements(元素)andothersknownas“rareearth”playamajorroleinmoderntechnology.Theycanactuallybefoundinmanyplacesontheearth,butnotinquantitiesthatcanbemined.Onlyafewcountries—China,America,India,Australia,BrazilandMalaysiahaveanythatcanbeminedenoughtobetraded. EventhoughsomeoftheseelementssuchasCeriumareasabundantasCopper,theyarenotfoundinconcentratedamountsontheearth’ssurface.Theyareoftenmixedtogetherwithothermetals,whichmakesextraction(提取)oftheseelementsanexpensiveandanenvironmentallymessyprocess.Itwasduetothisreasonthattheterm“rareearth”wasinvented. Rareearthmetalsareusedwidelyinourlife.Rechargeablecarbatteries,computers,iPhones,DVDplayers,computermonitors,televisions,lighting,lasers,glasspolishing,andsuperconductorsallusequantitiesofrareearthmetals.Also,withtheadvancementin“green”technologylikesolarpanels,theseshinymaterialsarebecomingmoreimportantthanever.Anaverageelectriccaruses10poundsofLanthanumforitsrechargeablebattery! Americahaslargedeposits(存储量)ofrareearthsandhasoneofthefirstmines.ItwasopenedinSouthernCaliforniain1940.Theelement“Europium”wasthefirstmetaltobeseparatedinquantityforuseincolortelevisions.However,inthe1980’sand1990’s,asChinastartedproducingtheseelementsinInnerMongolia,theminesinAmericaandelsewherecouldnotkeeppace.ThemineinMountainPass,Californiaalsofailedenvironmentalregulationsandshutdownin2002. Now,recognizingtheimportanceofhavingmorethanonesupplierofthisimportantresource,otherrareearthowningcountrieslikeIndiaandAustraliaareeitherdustingofftheirrareearthminesorspeedinguptheirproduction.Itisbelievedthatthedebateoverrareearthswillbecomelouderinthecomingmonthsandyears. 【小题1】Whatcanwelearnaboutrareearths?9 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。A．TheyareactuallyasabundantasCopper.B．Theycanbeminedeasilyasothermetals.C．Theycanonlybefoundinafewcountries.D．Theyarenotreallyasrareastheyarenamed.【小题2】ComparedwithChina,America_____.A．paidmoreattentiontoEuropiumB．haslargerdepositsofrareearthsC．startedproducingrareearthsearlierD．hasmorerareearthmines【小题3】Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatrareearths_____.A．arenowingreatdemandB．cannowbeusedinfewfieldsC．areharmfultotheenvironmentD．willsoonbereplacedbyothermetals阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Likedistancerunnersonmeasuredcourse,allofuswillmovethroughtimeinaroughlypredictablepattern.Inthefirststageofourlives,wedevelopandgrow,reachingtowardthetopofphysicalvitality(energy).Afterwegrowup,however,thebodybeginsaprocessofgraduallywearingout.Anewawarenessofphysicalfitnessmayhelplengthenouryearsofhealthandvitality,yetnothingwedowillworktostoptheunavoidableforceofaging.9 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。Mostofthechangesofagingtakeplacedeepinsidethebody.Thelungsbecomelessabletotakeinoxygen.Powerfulmusclesgraduallylosetheirstrength.Theheartlosespowerandpumpslessblood.Bonesgroweasiertobreak.Finally,wemeetastress,astressthatisgreaterthanourphysicalresistance.Often,itisonlyaminoraccidentorchanceinfection(adiseasecausedbyvirus),butthistime,itbringslifetoanend.In1932,aclassicexperimentnearlydoubledthelifetimeofrats,simplybycuttingbackthecalories(unitformeasuringtheenergyvalueoffood)intheirdiet.Thereasonfortheeffectwasthenunknown.Today,attheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkley,Dr.PaulSeaglehasalsogreatlylengthenedthenormallifetimeofrats.Theresultwasachievedthroughaspecialprotein(蛋白质)limiteddiet,whichhadagreateffectonthechemistryofthebrain.Seagleshowedthatwithinthebrain,specificchemicalscontrolmanyofthesignalsthatinfluenceaging.Bychangingthatchemicalbalance,theclockofagingcanbereset.Forthefirsttime,themystery(somethingthatisdifficulttounderstandortoexplain)ofwhyweageisbeingseriouslychallenged.Scientistsinmanyfieldsarenowmakingstrikingandfar-reachingdiscoveries.Anaveragelifetimelasts75years,yetineachofusliesapotentialforalongerlife.Ifwecouldkeepthevitalityandresistancetodiseasethatwehaveattwenty,wewouldlivefor800years.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto?A.Physicalvitality.　　　　B.Stress.　　　　C.Aging.　　　　D.Physicalresistance.2.TheauthorbelievesthefollowingEXCEPTthat______.　A.human’slifepatternispredictableB.physicalfitnesscan’tstoptheforceofaging9 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。C.human’slifetimewilllastlongerthan75yearsD.allofthechangesofagingtakeplacedeepinsidethebody3.HowdidDrPaulSeaglelengthenthelifetimeofratsinhisexperiment?A.Bylimitingtheproteinintheirdiet.B.Bycuttingthecaloriesintheirdiet.C.Byresettingtheirclockofaging.D.Bykeepingtheirphysicalfitness.4.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthearticle?A.TwoGreatExperiments.B.TheMysteryofHumanLife.C.WaystoLengthenHumanLife.D.TheBreakthroughintheStudyofAging.【参考答案】1—4、BDAD　　9