湖南汨罗市 2017 高考英语一轮阅读理解编选（二） 7页

只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 1 湖南汨罗市 2017 高考英语一轮阅读理解编选（二） 阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C 和 D) 中, 选出最佳选项。 The first Europeans came to America in 1492 with Christopher Columbus. Since that time people have come to America from all over the world, from Europe, Africa, and Asia, and they have brought their music with them. This mixing of people and music has created American music. Music is a very important part of our lives. Music is for dancing, drinking, eating, loving, and thinking. Some songs remind us of our childhood or youth. Others remind of the people they love. Many important occasions, like weddings and funerals have special music. Every nation has a national song like the American “The StarSpangled Banner”. In the US high schools and colleges have school songs too. Music is a part of the history of America. It expresses the problems and feelings of its people. As the years pass, the music grows and changes. Modern science has also changed music. Inventions like records, radios, movies, electric instruments, tape recorders, and videos have changed the way we play and listen to music. They have helped to make music an important form of international communication. American music, from the earliest folk songs to modern “pop”， is known around the world. Music is one of America's most important exports. It brings the people of the world together. Even when people cannot understand the same language, they can share the same music. Many people learn and practise English by singing song. Understanding American music can help you understand American people, their history and culture. So, as the song says, “put a dime (10 cents)in the juke box (自动点唱机), baby. Let's listen to the music！” 1．The article mainly tells us about ________. A．how American music developed B．when American music developed C．what American music is D．why American music is so popular 答案：A 全文主要讲述了美国音乐的发展历程及现状，故 A 项最佳。 2．From the text we know that ________. A．American music has spread all over the world B．American music began in the 1550s C．American music is special D．American music has changed modern science in the US 答案：A 文章倒数第二段第一句“American music...most important exports.”可知美国音乐已被全世 界的人知晓。音乐是美国最重要的出口产品。 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 2 3．The sixth paragraph probably means that ________. A．American music is very popular B．American music is known to people all over the world C．American music can help us understand American people, history and culture D．American music is important in our lives 答案：C 文章倒数第二段最后一句话“Many people learn and... help you understand American people, their history and culture.”可知美国音乐帮助我们了解美国人、美国历史和美国文化。 4．American music is ________. A．for dancing, drinking, eating, loving and thinking B．a mixture of people and music from all over the world C．an important form of international communication D．a part of the history of the world 答案：B 由文章第一段可知世界各地的人们移民到美国并带去了他们的音乐。这些音乐混合起来构成了美 国音乐。 5．Which of the following statements is true? A．Only modern American music is worldfamous. B．If people don't understand the same language, they don't understand the same music. C．Many people learn English by enjoying American songs. D．If you want to understand American history and culture you must understand American music. 答案：C 由文章第六段可知人们可以通过欣赏美国歌曲来学习英语，故 C 项最佳。同样由此段可判断 B，D 项是错误的。 阅读理解训练 (2015·山东省威海市二模) Big cats have existed on the earth for millions of years, though scientists aren't sure exactly how long. But a new study indicates that a skull(颅骨) of a snow leopard(豹) relative that was recently unearthed is 4.4 million years old. That makes it the oldest big cat fossil(化石) ever found. A team of US and Chinese scientists unearthed the skull in Tibet. This creature is not a direct ancestor to big cats, but it is closely related to the snow leopard, study leader Jack Tseng told the Associated Press. The fossil lends evidence to the belief that big cats existed in Asia and spread out from there. Big cats are at the top of the food chain and have few predators of their own. Big cats include 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 3 snow leopards, clouded leopards, tigers and lions. Based on genetic judgements, most scientists believe they first existed in Central Asia. But previously, the oldest known big cat fossil was 3.6 million years old and found in Africa. The new fossil findings were published in the November 13 issue of the science journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. Tseng and his team were fossil hunting in the Himalayas in 2010 when they discovered some bones, including the buried cat skull. The researchers were able to determine its age by studying the surrounding rocks and soil. The skull indicates that the animal was about the size of a clouded leopard, which can grow up to 50 pounds. In 2012, the team returned to unearth more cat bones. David Polly from Indiana University told the Associated Press that the fossil is “convincingly older than the_current_record_holder”. He added that there could be even older big cat fossils in the Tibetan plateau to uncover. 文章大意：本文讲述了最新考古发现——一个大型猫科动物的颅骨化石。 5．What does the newly unearthed skull prove? A．Big cats might have their origins in Asia. B．The oldest fossil is 4.4 million years old. C．The snow leopard is the oldest big cat. D．The skull is of big cats' direct ancestor. 答案：A 推理判断题。由第二段最后一句话“The fossil lends evidence to the belief that big cats existed in Asia and spread out from there.”可推知，该化石使我们相信大型猫科动物起源于亚 洲，然后繁衍到其他地方。 6．What does the underlined word in Paragraph 3 mean? A．relatives. B．enemies. C．partners. D．protectors 答案：B 猜测词义题。所在句意为“大型猫科动物位于食物链的顶端，所以几乎没有天敌”。 7．How do the researchers know the skull's age? A．By measuring its size and forehead. B．By examining other bones around it. C．By studying its chemical composition. D．By exploring the rocks and soil around it. 答案：D 细节理解题。由第四段第三句话“The researchers were able to determine its age by studying the surrounding rocks and soil.”可知，通过研究化石周围的岩石和土壤来测量化石的年代。 8．Where was “the current record holder” in the last paragraph found? A．Asia. B．Africa. C．America. D．Australia. 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 4 答案：B 推理判断题。画线词意为“现在的纪录保持者”，应该指的是新化石发现之前的最古老的化 石；而第三段最后一句话“But previously, the oldest known big cat fossil was 3.6 million years old and found in Africa.”可知，它是在非洲发现的。 2014 高考英语阅读理解（新闻报道、广告）【2014·陕西卷】A Our warming planet is expected to face serious water crisis（危机）in the coming decades — which means each nation’s natural resource will be more important than ever. Percentage of total land area covered by forests（2011） WORLD AVERAGE 30. 88 TOP 5 AVERAGE 90.15 Freshwater resource, cubic kilometers per year（2011） WORLD AVERAGE 241 TOP 5 AVERAGE 3.642 Freshwater resource, cubic kilometers per person（2011） WORLD AVERAGE 6,122 TOP 5 AVERAGE 244, 973 1. SURINAME 94.58 REST OF TOP 5 2. Micronesia 91.66 3. Seychelles 88.48 4. Samoa 88.40 5. Palau 87.61 123. CHINA 22.47 1. BRAZIL 5,418 REST OF TOP 5 2. Russian Federation 4,313 3. Canada 2,850 4. United States 2,818 5. CHINA 2,813 1. ICELAND 532,891 REST OF TOP 5 2. Guyana 304,723 3. Suriname 166,112 4. Papua New Guinea 114,216 5. Bhutan 106,923 102. CHINA 2,092 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 5 According to the statistics, what is the world average of freshwater resource per person? A. 244,973 cubic kilometers B. 241 cubic kilometers C. 3,642 cubic kilometers D. 6,122 cubic kilometers Which country or region has the most freshwater resource per year? A. Guyana B. Brazil C. Iceland D. China Which country or region appears twice on the top 5 lists? A. Bhutan B. Seychelles C. Canada D. Suriname 【答案】 D 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 6 B D 考点：考查新闻类短文阅读 2014 高考英语阅读理解（新闻报道、广告）【2014·全国大纲卷】E Which boy hasn’t dreamed of being a cool secret agent (特工)? The wonderful fighting abilities and the world-saving adventures are much more colourful than most people’s everyday lives. Well, Cody Banks is just like any other boy，except that he is not just dreaming. He has a big secret his friends never know about. He was trained to be a spy (间谍）by a special CIA programme，which was made to look like a summer camp. He learned high-speed driving，hand-to-hand fighting and the use of high-tech tools. After proving he could become a young hero by saving a baby from a runaway car，Banks gets his first real task. He must make friends with a popular girl at school，Natalie Connors. Then，he must spy on her father，a scientist who has developed a dangerous technology (技术).Banks must stop a group of bad people from forcing Natalie’s father into using the technology to endanger the world. The CIA may have taught him first-class self-defence moves，but they didn’t show him how to talk to girls. Banks has zero ability when it comes to dealing with girls. How can he get around his problem and get an invitation to the girl’s upcoming birthday party? Will he finally become Natalie’s boyfriend and find out whatever he can about her father’s work? Agent Cody Banks has everything that young people are interested in: big explosions, breath-taking performances and funny girl-dating experiences. It was listed No.2 in the American box office last 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 7 week. “This story is interesting and fun for the whole family to enjoy，and especially cool for young boys，” said Paul Perkins, a film reviewer in theUS. 72.What is Banks’ first real task? A. To test a high-tech tool.B.To save a baby from a car. C. To study a new technology. D. To watch a scientist secretly. 73.Banks wanted to go to Natalie’s birthday party to______ . A. meet her father B. know more people C. make friends with her D. steal some information 74.What is considered as a great danger in the text? A. The technology developed by Natalie’s father. B. An explosion set off by some bad people. C. The CIA’s training of boys for its tasks.D. Secret agents’ spying on scientists. 75.What is the purpose of the text? A. Making known the work of the CIA. B.Telling the story about a cool boy. C. Showing the dark side of science.D.Introducing a new film. 【答案】 D C A D 【解析】 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一部电影 Agent Cody Banks 少年特工科迪。这篇文章告诉了我 们：科迪是怎样成为特工的？成为特工后的第一个任务是什么？的内容。 D 考查细节理解。根据文章第二段可知，Banks 接到的第一个任务就是和 Natalie 交朋友，然后监视她父亲的 危险技术。所以选 D。