四川兴文县 2017 高考英语一轮阅读理解选练（三） 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 四川兴文县 2017 高考英语一轮阅读理解选练（三） 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。 Eleven－year－old twins Luke and Ryan Novolsel of Wilmette，Illinois，had a goal. The fifth－ graders wanted to set a Guinness world record. Ryan Novolsel and his twin brother Luke hope that Guinness World Records will recognize their school for having the most sets of twins in a single grade. Some of their friends had already tried to jump on a pogo stick longer than anyone else. One even attempted to produce the loudest burp(打嗝). But none of them came close. Then Luke and Ryan realized that there were lots of other twins in their grade at Highcrest Middle School. They did a full count，and were amazed to discover 24 sets of twins in all. “We were absolutely shocked，”Luke and Ryan's mother，Nancy Fendley，told the Associated Press. The boys figured they now had their Guinness record：most pairs of twins in one grade. The current record is 16 pairs，and is shared by Valley Southwoods Freshman High School in Iowa，Staples High School in Connecticut，and Maine South High School in Illinois. Earlier this year，Luke and Ryan—with help from their parents—sent an application to Guinness. They added birth certificates，photos，and proof that all of the sets of twins attend Highcrest Middle School. They expected to hear back in several weeks on whether they actually set a new world record. Since 1980，twin birth rates have more than doubled in the United States，according to the Centers for Disease Control(CDC). The age of mothers has gone up over the years，and women in their 30s are more likely to give birth to twins. In 2009，one in every 30 infants was born a twin，compared with one in 53 infants in 1980. For Highcrest Middle School，the rise in twin births could be a ticket into the record books. Dave Palzet，the school's principal，said he is proud of his students' effort.“I think it is wonderful that they have taken it on themselves to research and work with the world record officials to obtain this great honor for Highcrest Middle School，”he said. 【解题导语】 Luke 和 Ryan 发现他们学校有二十四对双胞胎，他们向吉尼斯世界纪录提交了申请，希望创 造一项一所学校单年级双胞胎最多的世界纪录。 1．According to Paragraph 2，what Luke and Ryan's friends did shows that ____________． A．they really have a gift for doing sports 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 2 B．they are interested in setting a Guinness world record C．they have tried many things to inspire Luke and Ryan D．they are trying their best to help the twins set a world record 答案 B [推理判断题。根据第二段的 Some of their...came close.可知 Luke 和 Ryan 的一些朋友已经尝 试过创造一些世界纪录了，故可推断他们对创造世界纪录很感兴趣。] 2．From Nancy Fendley's response in Paragraph 3，we infer that Luke and Ryan ____________． A．had thought they were the only twins at their school B．didn't expect there were so many twins at their school C．thought there would be at most 16 pairs of twins at their school D．felt disappointed when they figured out the number of twins at their school 答案 B [推理判断题。根据第三段的“We were...told the Associated Press.可知这对双胞胎没有料 到他们学校里有这么多双胞胎。”] 3．We know that compared to over thirty years ago，now in America ____________． A．mothers tend to give birth to babies in their early 20s B．mothers are less likely to give birth in their 30s C．mothers are more likely to give birth to twins D．mothers want to have more kids 答案 C [细节理解题。根据第五段的 In 2009，one...in 53 infants in 1980.可知跟三十多年前相比， 现在双胞胎出生率更高。] 4．What is Dave Palzet's attitude toward his students' effort? A．Angry. B．Worried. C．Indifferent. D．Supportive. 答案 D [推理判断题。根据末段的“I think it is wonderful...Highcrest Middle School，”he said. 可推断 Dave Palzet 支持学生们的行为。] 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、D）中，选出最佳选项。 New York----Michelle Obama made a daring decision to return to the same designer who created her Inaugural (就职）Ball dress four years ago -- and the risk paid off. The First Lady looked extremely attractive in a thin, sweeping, and ruby-colored dress by designer 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 3 Jason Wu. She teamed the dramatic dress with heels by Jimmy Choo and a diamond ring by Kimberly McDonald. She surprised the fashion establishment by returning to a Wu design which had been the custom made for her. Four years ago at her first Inauguration Ball, Michelle shimmered（熠熠生辉）in an off-white, one-shouldered floor-length dress by the designer. Wu, who was 26 at the time and had only been working in fashion for three years, saw his career take off after the First Lady's surprise decision to wear one of his dresses. He said at the time that he was unaware she had chosen the dress and had been watching at home on his couch and eating pizza when she appeared. After her 2013 decision, Wu told Women's Wear Daily: “Mrs Obama likes to keep her secrets. She fooled me again.” Wu released a women's clothing and accessories（装饰品）collection at Target last year and continues to be popular with the First Lady for official engagements. The sleeveless, cross-halter neck dress with low-cut back flattered（突出）49-year-old Michelle's arms and neat waist. It had been created especially for her by Wu and was a departure from the dark and plain colour tone she stuck to at earlier inauguration events. Mrs Obama's new hairstyle -- she had bangs（美发沙龙）cut on her birthday last week had been loosely tousled（蓬松的）for the special night. Vice-President Joe Biden's wife Jill also looked attractive in a blue silk dress by Vera Wang at the Inauguration Ball. 9. What does the passage mainly talk about？ A. Designer Wu’s great works B. Mrs. Obama’s decision to return to her former fashion designer C. The First Lady’s secrets. D. Wu, a great designer. 10. Michelle Obama’s brave decision proved to be a_________. A. risk B. danger C. Surprise D. success 11. According to the passage, which of the following is correct? A. Mrs Obama’s inaugural dresses were made by the same designer. B. Joe Biden’s wife Jill also had her dress created by Wu. C. The colour tone at Michelle’s earlier inaugural events was not satisfactory. 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 4 D. Mrs Obama had straight forehead hair as her new hairstyle for the special night. 12. Which of the following best describes Jason Wu? A. Daring and gifted. B. Unusual and cautious. C. Careful and brave. D. Talented and lucky. 参考答案 9-12BDAD 阅读。 Faced with a tough job market, fresh graduates are dreaming of running their own businesses instead．But a recent survey has showed that such ambitions lack the required support and remain just that—dreams． The Shanghai Municipal Employment Promotion Center poll of 1,276 graduates in several universities and colleges in the city, released last Friday, showed 59．78 percent of respondents considered the possibility of setting up a company or at least a small store． "But they just stop at the 'thinking' stage," it stated． Respondents put the top reasons for not going it alone down to a shortage of investment and a lack of business opportunity．They also listed lack of business experience and social networks, the need tor advanced study and objections from family members as factors that stood in their way． More than 90 percent of the interviewees said they would rather take up a job after graduating and then consider starting their own business two or three years down the road． Guo Bing, a senior student in Shanghai International Studies University majoring in English, decided he wanted to be his own boss last year．But he is looking for a job first． "If I fail to find a satisfying job, I would like to establish a company in exhibition services," Guo said． The Shanghai native has some relatives working in a local printing plant．With their help, Guo hopes to produce exhibition brochures(小册子） at a relatively low price．He is also confident that his English language skills can help him do well in the industry． "Social networking is an important factor leading to business success," Guo said． Guo said that the shortage of graduate jobs is the main reason driving more university students to set up a business right after their graduation． Jiang said the university sets up a business guide learn made of government officials and 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 5 professionals．They regularly give training courses to students who show an interest in having their own business．The parents of university graduates are more willing to help their children start up alone, the survey showed．"Once you win the support of your family, you have won half the battle," Guo added． 16．Which of the following can be the best title? A．A Tough Job Market B．Graduates Dream of Being Boss C．The Ambitious Fresh Graduates D, The Story ot Guo Bing 17．Which of the following does NOT stop fresh graduates realizing their dreams of being bosses? A．The lack of business opportunity and investment． B．The shortage of business experience. C．Less skilled English language． D．Their family members' objections． 18．In the view of Guo Bing, what 'is the key factor -that makes fresh graduates dream of being boss soon after graduation? A．Their family don't support them． B．Their social networking is not good． C．There are not enough graduate jobs． D．They want to achieve greater success． 19．All the following statements are true about Guo Bing EXCEPT _____． A．He has started his own business with the help of his relatives． B．English is his major in the university． C．He is trying to find a job which can satisfies him． D．He is a Shanghai native． 20．Who is this article mostly intended for? A．The parents whose child goes to university soon. B．Those who will graduate from university． C．Those who want to be bosses． D．The officials who work in the government． 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 6 【参考答案】16—20、BCCAB 阅读理解 Very old people do raise moral problems for almost everyone who comes in contact with them. Their values—this can’t be repeated too often—are not necessarily our values. Physical comfort, cleanness and order are not necessarily the most important things. The social services from time to time find themselves faced with a flat with decaying food covered by small worms, and an old person lying alone in bed, taking no notice of the worms. But is it interfering(干涉) with personal freedom to insist that they go to live with some of their relatives so that they might be taken better care of? Some social workers, the ones who clear up the worms, think we are in danger of carrying this concept of personal freedom to the point where serious risks are being taken with the health and safety of the old. Indeed, the old can be easily hurt or harmed. The body is like a car, it needs more mechanical maintenance(机械维修，保养) as it gets older. You can carry this comparison right through to the provision of spare parts. But never forget that such operations are painful experiences, however good the results will be. And at what point should you stop to treat the old body? Is it morally right to try to push off death by seeking the development of drugs to excite the forgetful old mind and to activate the old body, knowing that it is designed to die? You can’t ask doctors or scientists to decide, because so long as they can see the technical opportunities, they will feel bound to give them a try, on the principle that while there’s life, there’s hope. When you talk to the old people, however, you are forced to the conclusion that whether age is happy or unpleasant depends less on money or on health than it does on your ability to have fun. 5. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. The values are different between the old and the young. B. The moral problems raised by old people. C. The personal freedom for the old. D. Old people’s viewpoint on life. 6. We can know from the first paragraph that________. A. Very old people would like to live alone to have more personal freedom. 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 7 B. Very old people are able to keep their room clean. C. Very old people like to live with their children. D. Social services have nothing to do with very old people. 7. According to the author, which of the following is right? A. The older a person, the more care he needs. B. Too much emphasis has been put on old people’s values. C. The human body can’t be compared to a car. D. It is easy to provide spare parts for old people. 8.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to “________”. A. their money or their health B. the conclusion you come to C. your talk to the old people D. whether age is happy or unpleasant 5.B 主旨大意题。根据文章第 1 句 Very old people do raise moral problems for almost everyone who comes in contact with them 及全文内容可知，答案选 B。 6. A 推理判断题。根据文章第 1 段最后几句 Some social workers, the ones who clear up the worms, think we are in danger of carrying this concept of personal freedom to the point where serious risks are being taken with the health and safety of the old 可知，答案选 A。 7. A 推理判断题。根据文章第 2 段第 2 句 The body is like a car, it needs more mechanical maintenance as it gets older 可知，答案选 A。 8. D 词义猜测题。根据文章最后一句 you are forced to the conclusion that whether age is happy or unpleasant depends less on money or on health than it does on your ability to have fun 可 知，答案选 D。 阅读理解解读。 Eco City Farms are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the United States. Eco City Farms in Edmonston, Maryland, is located near shopping centers, car repair shops and homes. The neighborhood is a workingclass community. People do not have very much money, and they have limited access to fresh food in markets. Over the past two years, the farm has attracted volunteers from the community like Marcy Clark. 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 8 She schools her four children at home. On a recent day she brought them to Eco City Farms for a lesson. Her son Alston Clark thinks his experience is very valuable. “I like coming out here，” he says, “You know, you connect with the earth, where your food comes from. You appreciate the food a little bit more.” Margaret Morgan started Eco City Farms. She thinks of it as a place where people can learn to live healthier lives. “Growing food in a community brings people together，” she continues, “Every piece of what we do here is a demonstration to show people everything about how to have an ecofriendly community.” she says. From the Eco City Farms people come to know that they are not only growing food and raising chickens and bees, but improving the soil with compost (肥 料) made from food waste. Eco City Farms is an experimental operation. The farm gets its power not from the local electricity networks, but from the sun with solar panels. In winter, the green houses use a geothermal (地热) system. Vegetables can be grown all year. So once a week, all winter long, neighbors like Chris Moss and her three children bike to the farm to pick up a share of the harvest. “I like eating the vegetables，” says fiveyearold Owen Moss. 文章大意：本文是一篇报道。文章介绍了美国各地日益流行的生态城市农场(Eco City Farms)。它不 但可以带动生态社区，引领人们过上绿色健康的生活，更成为人们了解地球、了解食物的好去处。 8．What is mainly talked about in the passage? A．Eco City Farms save a lot of energy. B．Eco City Farms are gaining popularity. C．Eco City Farms are influencing community life. D．Eco City Farms helps the workingclass live better. 9 ． According to the passage, Eco City Farms are close to the following places EXCEPT ________. A．shopping centers B．car repair shops C．fastfood restaurants D．workingclass community 10．What is the author's attitude toward Eco City Farms? A．Enthusiastic. B．Disappointed. 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 9 C．Surprised. D．Doubtful. 答案：A 观点态度题。根据第三、四段所使用的语言“the farm has attracted volunteers... I like coming out here...”“brings people together... From the Eco City Farms people come to know...” 可知，作者对生态城市农场持积极乐观态度，对其很感兴趣。C 项文中并未提到，B、D 两项不符合文义。 故答案选 A。 11．In which column of a newspaper can you most probably read this article? A．People. B．Travel. C．Environment. D．Education.