陕西汉阴县 2017 高考英语一轮阅读理解提升选练 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 陕西汉阴县 2017 高考英语一轮阅读理解提升选练 阅读理解。 Photographs are everywhere. They decorate (装饰) the walls of homes and are used in stores for sales of different goods. The news is filled with pictures of fires, floods, and special events. Photos record the beauties of nature. They can also bring things close that are far away. Through photos, people can see wild animals, cities in foreign lands, and even the stars in outer space. Photos also tell stories. Reporting the news through photos is called photojournalism. At times photojournalists tell their stories through a single picture. At other times, they use a group of pictures to tell a story. Each picture is like a chapter in a book, which can do more than record the facts. It can also be a strong force for social change. Jacob Riis was among the first photojournalists. He took pictures of parts of New York City where the poor lived. Riis believed that poverty(贫穷)caused crime, and he used photos to help him prove his point. A few years later, the photos of small children working in factories by Lewis Hine shocked the public. Hine’s pictures helped bring about laws to protect such children. Hundreds of pictures may have to be taken in order to get one or two really good photos. It takes science to have the photo come out clearly and art to make a photo that has a good design and expresses feeling. Photojournalists make an actual record of what they see. A photo, however, can be both a work of art and an actual record. It can record an important event as a beautiful or exciting picture. As historical and artistic documents(文献) ,photos can become more important over time. Today photojournalists still have their pictures appear in newspapers and magazines. They also publish(发表) them in books and on the Internet. 1. The underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refers to . A. beauties B. photos C. goods D. events 2. The photos of the small children by Hine show us that photos . A. are also works of art B. are popular ways of reporting news C. often shock the public D. can serve as a force for social change 3. What can we learn from the passage? A. News with pictures is encouraging. B. Photos help people improve their life. 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 2 C. News photos mean history in a sense. D. People prefer reading news with pictures. 4. The text is mainly about . A. telling the story through pictures B. decorating the walls of homes C. publishing historical papers D. expressing feeling through pictures 【参考答案】1—4、B D C A 2016 高考英语阅读理解--健康保健类 Between 2 and 3 pounds of wonder, it controls everything we say, do or think, who we are and what we care about. The way we walk or laugh or figure out things. What we like and the talents we possess. How we see and talk and run and jump and process our food. The brain uses 20 percent of our body’s oxygen and 20 percent of its blood. Somewhere within its protein, fat, 100,000 miles of blood vessels and 100 billion nerve cells, it helps us remember where we put our gym shoes. Change our temperature so we don’t die because of the heat or cold. Speed us up or slow us down. Help us choose between orange juice or orangeflavored drinks. Its complexity are stunning, far beyond anything most of us can imagine. To keep this work of art as polished as possible we need to eat right, exercise and keep mentally stimulated. Good nutrition helps brain cells communicate with each other. Exercise stimulates a hormone in our brain that improves memory. Mental stimulation keeps you sharp even as you age. “It’s very important that we tell people to be physically active and mentally active,” said neurologist Malcolm Stewart. “People cannot stop aging, but you’re able to reduce the damage; you’re able to keep the function up.” Following are Dr. Stewart’s advice for improving brain health： Nutrition Avoid fast food. Follow the old adage(格言): For breakfast, eat like a king; for lunch, like a queen; for supper, like a beggar. Exercise Do a combination of stretching aerobic and musclestrengthening every day. Mental games Try to have a sense of hope about the future. Do puzzles. 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 3 Listen to music. Reach out to others to make their lives better. 【小题 1】The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to ______. A．inform us how the brain works B．give us advice on how to keep the brain healthy C．tell us that the brain plays an important role in our lives D．show how special the brain is to us 【小题 2】The underlined word “stunning” means ______. A．interesting B．strange C．significant D．amazing 【小题 3】According to the text, more exercise ______. A．keeps our mind sharp B．helps improve our memory C．gives our brain a rest D．is good for brain cells communicating with each other 【小题 4】In order to keep brain healthy, we should avoid ______. A．eating a good lunch B．doing puzzles C．eating a large supper D．taking aerobic exercise 【广东省东莞市 2014 模拟试题】C When a magazine for high school students asked its readers what life would be like in twenty years, they said: Machines would be run by solar power. Buildings would rotate（旋转）so they could follow the sun to take maximum advantage of its light and heat. Walls would “give light” and “change color with the push of a button.” Food would be replaced by pills. School would be taught by electrical impulse（电脉冲）while we sleep. Cars would have radar（雷达）. Does this sound like 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 4 the year 2000? Actually, this article was written in 1958 and the question was, “what will life be like in 1978? The future is much too important to simply guess about, the way the high school students did, so experts are regularly asked to predict accuately. By carefully studying the present, skilled businessmen, scientists, and politicians are supposedly able to figure out in advance what will happen. But can they? One expert on Cities wrote: Cities of the future would not be crowded, but would have space for farms and fields. People would travel to work in “airbuses”, large all-weather helicopters carrying up to 200 passengers. When a person left the airbus station he could drive a coin-operated car equipped with radar. The radar equipment of cars would make traffic accidents “almost unheard of”. Does that sound familiar? If the expert had been accurate it would, because he was writing in 1957. His subject was “The city of 1982”. If the professionals sometimes sound like high school students, it’s probably because future study is still a new field. But economic forecasting, or predicting what the economy will do, has been around for a long time. It should be accuate, and generally it is. But there have been some big mistakes in the field, too. In early 1929, most forecasters saw an excellent future for the stock market. In October of that year, the stock market had its worst losses ever, ruining thousands of investors who had put their faith in financial foreseers. One forecaster knew that predictions about the future would always be subject to significant error. In 1957, H.J. Rand of the Rad corporation was asked about the year 2000, “Only one thing is certain,” he answered. “Children born today will have reached the age of 43.” 36. How many examples does the author offer to describe the future life? A. Three B. Four C. Five D. Six 37. The high school students’ answers to “What would life be like in 1978?” sound __________. A. accurate B. imaginative C. correct D. foolish 38. In the second paragraph, the writer gives examples to show _________. A. predicting about the future can be done in a humorous way B. no predictions are based on careful research C. experts are always better than others in figuring out what the future will be like D. forecasting the future is not an easy job even for experts in this field 39. From the third paragraph we can learn that _________. A. economy forecasting is rather a new field 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 5 B. experts began economy forecasting in 1929 C. the predictions about economic situation caused the investors to lose lots of money D. good, accurate forecasting helped the stock market overcome the difficulties 40. H.J.Rand’s prediction about the year 2000 shows that ________. A. it is easy to figure out in advance what will happen B. it is difficult to figure out in advance what will happen C. only professionals can figure out in advance what will happen D. very few professionals figure out in advance what will happen 【参考答案】36—40 BBDCB 【广东省东莞市 2014 模拟试题】D I remember my mother as a strong woman. She came to America when she was 12—old enough to remember her language, she achieved scores and grades high enough to be admitted to Duke University. With a degree in computer science, she finally became the manager of a company in New York. My mother could give fluent speeches, say “wolves” correctly. It was my mother who always stressed the importance of language. From the time I was born, I was read to. I would fall asleep to the sounds of my parents’ voices, whether it was my dad’s softly accented, or my mother’s clear English. The flow of language was unbroken, and whether in Chinese or English, the stream of communication flowed through our house. One October morning in sixth grade, after my mother had left to catch the train to the city, I left the house for the bus stop. I was surprised when I saw our car, the door hanging open. As I drew closer, I saw my mother lying on the ground. In the hospital, it was hard to believe that the lady who lay before me was my mom. My mother could not remember my name. As the leaves changed colors, it became clear that the stroke had created a wall between my mother’s mind and mouth: her mind was not any less clear, but the words she spoke were not what she meant. The battle my mother faced taught me the importance of language. Without it, identity does not exist; relationships cannot be formed; stories cannot be told; directions cannot be given, and knowing anything about anyone is impossible. Without language, communication cannot take place. Without language, one cannot express the beauty of a sunset or the kindness of a stranger. The 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 6 world would pass us by in silence. 41. From where might the author’s mom come to America? A. China B. England C. Russia D. Canada 42. From the second paragraph, we can know ________. A. the author was taught to read since she was born B. the author’s father spoke English poorly C. the author couldn’t fall asleep without being read to D. the author’s parents taught her language by talking a lot 43. According to the last two paragraphs, the author’s mom was unable to _______. A. think clearly B. express herself well C. speak D. open her mouth 44. The underlined word “stroke” in the 4th paragraph most probably refers to ______. A. an accident B. a hit C. an illness D. a robbery 45. This passage is mainly about _________. A. a strong mother B. the importance of language C. a family disaster D. the significance of teaching language 【参考答案】41—45 ADBCB 2016 高考英语阅读理解--健康保健类 Baths and bathing have long been considered of medical importance to man. In Greece there are the ruins of a water system for baths built over 3,000 years ago. The Romans had warm public baths. In some baths, as many 3,000 persons could bathe at the same time. Treating disease by taking bathing has been popular for centuries. Modern medical bathing first became popular in Europe and by the late 1700’s has also become popular in the United States. For many years frequent bathing was believed to be bad for one’s health. Ordinary bathing just to keep clean was avoided, and perfume was often used to cover up body smells! By the 1700’s doctors began to say that soap and water were good for health. They believed that it was good for people to be clean. Slowly, people began to bathe more frequently. During 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 7 the Victorian Age of the late 19th century, taking a bath on Saturday night became common. In the United States ordinary bathing was slow to become popular. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, many Americans were known as “The Great Unwashed!” In one American city, for example, a person was only allowed to take a bath every thirty days! That was a law! Frequency of bathing today is partly a matter of habit. People know that bathing for cleanliness is important to health. Doctors know that dirty bodies increase the chance of diseases. As a result, in the United States, people generally bathe often. Some people bathe once a day at least. They consider a daily bath essential to good health. 【小题 1】In the 18th century doctors believed that being clean was _______. A．unimportant B．good for health C．harmful D．popular 【小题 2】During the Victorian Age _______. A．the Americans ever took a bath every thirty days B．frequent bathing was avoided C．people used perfume to cover up body smells after bathing D．the British people generally took a bath once a week. 【小题 3】The passage is mainly about _______. A．bathing in the USA B．the good points and bad points of bathing C．the history of bathing D．the modern medical bathing