河南卫辉市 2017 高考英语阅读理解九月学生选练（五） 9页

只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 1 河南卫辉市 2017 高考英语阅读理解九月学生选练（五） 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。 Buying a house for most of the people is a once in a lifetime decision, which means people decide to do so only after coming across the ideal house. Surprisingly, eight in every 10 home buyers are unhappy with their houses. A survey conducted by the Beijing Consumers' Association (BCA) recently shows about 80 percent of the 2,315 respondents in 23 residential complexes of Beijing are dissatisfied with the soaring house prices. They think the reasonable price in Beijing should be between 3,000 yuan and 7,000 yuan per square meter. The quality of the buildings, the surrounding environment and traffic and property management are the other factors that play a role in people's decision to buy a house. The BCA has suggested strict sales regulations and contracts to ease house-owners' sufferings. It has urged the authorities to impose severe punishment on developers found violating building and other rules and joining hands with others to bid up property prices About 41.2 percent of the respondents have complained that their houses have defective designs, while nearly 40 percent say the lighting and ventilation are far from satisfactory. The landscapes in the residential areas are a source of unhappiness for 43.2 percent of the respondents, and about one-third say they were "bluffed" into buying "third grade" houses. And more than half are not satisfied with the sport and entertainment facilities in their neighborhood. Property management in the buildings, 56.5 percent of the respondents say, is way below standard compared to the high fee charged by the complexes. A 60 percent of the consumers doubt the contents of developers' advertisements, with only 6.3 percent being satisfied. Experts have suggested consumers gather thorough knowledge about a developer and their work before deciding to buy a house from it. They should check the day-light conditions and ventilation in different weather conditions in advance, if possible. 1. According to the passage, ___________ of the buyers are NOT content with their houses? A. 80% B. 60% C. 56.5% D. 41.2% 2. Which is the best title of the passage? A. Most home buyers are unhappy with their houses. B. Buying a house is an impotant decision. 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 2 C. Thinking carefully before buying a house. D. The enviroment is important when making a decision. 3. The meaning of the underlined word probably means ______. A. fooled B. cheated C. asked D. forced 4. If you want to buy a flat, according to the survey, you will consider the following EXCEPT _______. A. property management B. the surrounding enviroment C. the quality of the buildings D. the height of the building 1、答案解析：答案为 A。本题为细节题。由第一段最后一句话 “Surprisingly, eight in every 10 home buyers are unhappy with their houses.” 可知，答案为 A。 2、答案解析：答案为 A。本题考查文章的标题。全文第一段最后一句话点题，80%的购房者对他们的房子不满 意，后文围绕购房者对房子的哪些方面不满意而展开，最后一段给出专家的购房建议。故答案为 A。 3、答案解析：答案为 B。本题考查词义推断题。结合划线部分的上下文 “The landscapes in the residential areas are a source of unhappiness for 43.2 percent of the respondents, and about one-third say they were ‘bluffed’ into buying ‘third grade’ houses.” ，可以推断，三分之一的人认为他们被欺骗买 了 “三流”的房子，故答案为 B。 4、答案解析：答案为 D。本题为细节题。由文章第二段最后一句话 “The quality of the buildings, the surrounding environment and traffic and property management are the other factors that play a role in people's decision to buy a house.”可知，答案为 D。 【2014 高考英语二模】 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。 After a terrible electrical accident, which caused him to become both blind and deaf, the whole world became completely dark and quiet for Robert Edwards for almost ten years. The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family, especially his wife, did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live. One hot summer afternoon, he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all at once. He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet, but he was struck by the lightning. Witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up some 20 minutes later lying face down 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 3 in muddy water at the base of the tree. He was trembling badly, but when he opened his eyes, he could hardly believe what he saw: a plough and a wall. When Mrs Edwards came running up to him, shouting to their neighbors to call for help, he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years. The news of Robert regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread, and many doctors came to examine him. Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightning. However, none of them could give a convincing answer as to why this should have happened. The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that, since Robert lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock, perhaps, the only way for him to regain them was by another sudden shock. 41. The reason for Robert’s attempts to kill himself was that . A. a terrible traffic accident happened to him B. he had to live in a dark and silent world C. he was struck by the lightning once more D. nobody in the world cared about him 42. What was Robert doing when he was struck by the lightning? A. Sheltering from the rain under a tree. B. Driving a car. C. Taking a walk with a stick. D. Lying on the ground. 43. What did Robert see first when he regained his sight after the shock? A. His wife. B. His neighbors. C. A plough and a wall. D. Many doctors. 44. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A. Robert had been deaf and blind for nearly ten years. B. Robert hid himself under the tree for 20 minutes. C. Robert could hear his wife’s shouting for help when he woke up. D. The family’s love helped Robert regain confidence to live. 45. We can infer from the text that ______. A. there was no accurate explanation for Robert’s recovery B. many doctors came because Robert was badly injured C. Robert’s wife sent for doctors immediately after the shock D. a sudden injury in the head led to Robert’s recovery 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 4 【参考答案】41-45BACBA 阅读理解。 What can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough. A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you'll earn later. The idea that popularity could have a serious impact on one's earning potential shouldn't come as too much of a surprise. The researchers noted that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work. “If a person has lots of friends, it means that he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds of different situations," said Xu Yanchun, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding. "Also, friends always help each other. They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you occasionally feel depressed," said Xu. She believed that all this helps you "earn a higher salary”. Maybe that's why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism (交 友狂症). A woman even complained that the networking website Face book's 5,000-friend limit was too low for her large reserve of social contacts. But what does a friend mean? Should friends be regarded as a form of currency? “Call me uncoil, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing. It seems, however, that this is no longer the definition (定 义) of ‘friend',” said Meghan Daum, who works with The Los Angeles Times in the US. ( ) 1.The new study from the University of Essex in Britain shows that _________. A. if you have more friends you will not live happily. B. the more friends you have in school, the more money you'll earn in your late life. C. the less friends you have, the poor lives you will live. D. friends can make more money for you. ( ) 2. According to Xu Yanchun, when you have lots of friends, it means_____ A. You have the ability to earn more money. B. You will not feel lonely. C .You are quite content with your life. 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 5 D. You have the ability to get along with others in various situations. ( ) 3. What’s the main idea of the passage ? A. The passage mainly tells us something about the friendship. B. Friends plays an more important part in our daily life than anything else. C. Friends are currency. D. Friends give you success. ( ) 4. We can learn from the passage that _________. A. If you have more friends, you can make a fortune in the future. B. Graduating from college means that you can make a fortune in the future. C. Friends means a form of currency. D. Friends can make you wider social circle and make you feel better when you feel depressed. 【文章大意】：文章主要向人们讲述了朋友在人们生活中的重要作用。你在上学时拥有越多的朋友，那么 你以后就会有越多的财富。 1.【考点分析】细节理解题。 【参考答案】B。 【解题思路】从文中第一段的 A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you'll earn later.可知研究表明“朋友越多，你 以后就会挣越多的钱 ”。 2.【考点分析】细节理解题。 【参考答案】D。 【解题思路】文中第三段提到了 Xu Yanchun 的话，从话中我们可以知道“如果你有很多朋友说明你在不同 环境中的适应能力很强”。故选 D 项 。 3.【考点分析】主旨大意题。 【参考答案】D。 【解题思路】通读全文我们可知，文章主要讲述了朋友能够给你带来财富，给你带来成功。故 D 项总结的 合理。 4.【考点分析】推理判断题题。 【参考答案】D。 【解题思路】A 项的说法太过绝对，所以不正确；B 项的说法文中没有提到，因此不能选；C 项的说法没有 依据，因此也不能选，故只剩下 D 项。 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 6 阅读理解。请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Usually, when your teacher asks a question, there is only one correct answer. But there is one question that has millions of current answers. That question is “What’s your name?” Everyone gives a different answer, but everyone is correct. Have you ever wondered about people’s names? Where do they come from? What do they mean? People’s first names, or given names, are chosen by their parents. Sometimes the name of a grandparent or other member of the family is used. Some parents choose the name of a well-known person. A boy could be named George Washington Smith; a girl could be named Helen Keller Jones. Some people give their children names that mean good things. Clara means “bright”; Beatrice means “one who gives happiness”; Donald means “world ruler”; Leonard means “as brave as a lion”. The earliest last names, or surnames, were taken from place names. A family with the name Brook or Brooks probably lived near brook(小溪)；someone who was called Longstreet probably lived on a long, paved road. The Greenwood family lived in or near a leafy forest. Other early surnames came from people’s occupations. The most common occupational name is Smith, which means a person who makes things with iron or other metals. In the past, smiths were very important workers in every town and village. Some other occupational names are: Carter — a person who owned or drove a cart; Potter —a person who made pots and pans. The ancestors of the Baker family probably baked bread for their neighbors in their native village. The Carpenter’s great-great-great-grandfather probably built houses and furniture. Sometimes people were known for the color of their hair or skin, or their size, or their special abilities. When there were two men who were named John in the same village, the John with the gray hair probably became John Gray. Or the John was very tall could call himself John Tallman. John Fish was probably an excellent swimmer and John Lightfoot was probably a fast runner or a good dancer. Some family names were made by adding something to the father’s name. English-speaking people added –s or –son. The Johnsons are descendants of John; the Roberts family’s ancestor was Robert. Irish and Scottish people added Mac or Mc or O. Perhaps all of the MacDonnells and the MacDonnells and the O’Donnells are descendants of the same Donnell. ( ) 1. Which of the following aspects do the surnames in the passage NOT cover? 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 7 A. Places where people lived. B. People’s characters. C. Talents that people possessed. D. People’s occupations. 选 B，根据文中 4,5,6 三段可知只有 B 选项未提及 ( ) 2. According to the passage, the ancestors of the Potter family most probably _______. A. owned or drove a cart B. made things with metals C. made kitchen tools or contains D. built houses and furniture 选 C 文中第六段 potter-a person who made pots and pans,可知 potter 意为一个制作茶壶和平底锅的人， 由此推断选 C ( ) 3. Suppose and English couple whose ancestors lived near a leafy forest wanted their new-born son to become a world leader, the baby might be named _______. A. Beatrice Smith B. Leonard Carter C. George Longstreet D. Donald Greenwood 选 D 根据文中倒数第 2 段可知一些人取名是根据特征而来。比如灰色头发的人取名 john Gray，高个的人取 名 john Tallman.所以根据题意，居住在森林旁边的人取名为 Donald Greenw ( ) 4. The underlined word “descendants” in the last paragraph means a person’s _____ A. later generations B. friends and relatives C. colleagues and partners D. later sponsors 选 A 根据最后一段第一二行“some family names were made by adding something to the father’s name. The Johnsons are descendants of John 可知 descendants 指的是后代。 【2014 高考英语二模】 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。 Research has shown that 85 percent of communication is nonverbal, so choosing what to wear to an interview is clearly an important part of your overall presentation. It won’t make up for weak answers, but it can communicate some positive things about your personality and what you might be like to work with. · Blue: You can’t go wrong with darker shades of blue, especially navy. Choosing from this powerful color will project an image of someone who is in control. From the interviewer’s point of view, the color blue suggests calm, stability, trust, truth, confidence and security. These are all great messages to send without saying a word. 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 8 · Gray: After blue, gray is the second most popular color to wear for an interview. Like darker blue, it’s not a distracting color to the interviewer, which means they’ll be focused more on what you’re saying and how you’re saying it. Gray means sophistication (老成), so use it to your advantage. · Black: This is a commanding color and represents authority. Black also suggests excitement, so use it carefully when putting together your interview outfit. You may want to use it as an accent (着重色) —like in a scarf or tie, for instance—rather than as the primary color. · Red: This is an extremely powerful color. It’s so strong that you should only use it as an accent color. Reds are associated with energy, passion, desire, power and aggression. People think of intensity (紧张) and passion when they see the color red, so use it carefully or it could send the wrong message to the interviewer. · White: White shirts and blouses are always appropriate. It sends the message of simplicity, cleanliness, precision and goodness. 46. What is the best title of the passage? A. How to Prepare for Your Job Interview B. A Research on Colours C. Colorful Clothes Never Fail D. What the Colors of Your Clothes Say about You 47. Why is it important to choose what to wear to an interview? A. Because it will make up for your weak answers. B. Because it suggests something about your personality. C. Because it will make you feel better. D. Because the interviewer judges a person by his appearance. 48. Based on the passage, which of the following are the messages from “Blue”? ①stability ②energy ③power ④confidence ⑤security A. ①②④ B. ②③④ C. ①④⑤ D. ②③⑤ 49. If you want to leave an impression of being simple and clean, you should be dressed in _____. A. gray B. red C. black D. white 50. From the passage we can infer that . A. job interviewees should think twice before wearing red clothes B. the colors can send all the messages you want to convey 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 9 C. you can wear white clothes if you want to appear active D. gray is the most popular color to wear for an interview 【参考答案】 46-50DBCDA