1、1江苏海盐县 2017 高考英语阅读理解一轮练习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。 Since I started working part-time at a grocery store, I have learned that a customer is more than someone who buys things. To me, a customer is a person whose memory fails entirely once he or she starts to push a shopping
2、cart(车 ). One of the first things customers forget is how to count. There is no other way to explain how so many people get in their express line, which is clearly marked 15 items(件) or less, with 20, 25 or even a cart load of items.Customers also forget why they came to the store in the first place
3、. Just as I finish ringing up an order, a customer will say, “ Oops, I forgot to pick up a fresh loaf of bread. I hope you dont mind waiting, while I go to get it.”Five minutes later, hes back with the bread, a bottle of milk, and three rolls of paper towels. What is stranger is that customers also
4、seem to forget that they have to pay for their groceries. Instead of writing a check or looking for a credit card while I am ringing up the groceries, a customer will wait until I announce the total. Then, in surprise, she says , “ Oh no, what did I do with my check book?” After 5 minutes of digging
5、 through her purse, she borrows my pen because she has forgotten hers. But I have to tolerate customers because they pay my salary, and thats something I cant afford to forget.1. What does the author say about his customers?A .They can not count numbers.B. They sometimes jump the queue.C. They dont
6、know how to express themselves.D. They behave as if their memories had totally failed.2. According to the text, who are supposed to be in the express line?A Customers with nothing purchased.B. Customers with not more than 15 items.C. Customers with items between 15 and 253. When customers arrive at
7、the check-out counter, they_A. find their pens lostB. go back and get more items2C. can not wait to pay for their groceries.D. prefer paying by check to paying with a credit card.4. We can infer from the text that _A. business in the grocery store runs wellB. the author finds his present job full of
8、 funC. the authors part-time job calls for patienceD. customers go to grocery stores without planning.参考答案 14、DBBC 科普知识(阅读理解)由 (2013 辽宁,C)改编Here is an astonishing and significant fact: Mental work alone cant make us tired.It sounds absurd.But a few years ago,scientists tried to find out how long the
9、 human brain could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue (疲劳).To the amazement of these scientists,they discovered that blood passing through the brain,when it is active,shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer,we would find it full of fatigue toxins (毒素) and fatigu
10、e products.But if we took blood from the brain of an Albert Einstein,it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day.So far as the brain is concerned,it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the beginning.The brain is totally tireless.So what mak
11、es us tired?Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue comes from our mental and emotional (情感的) attitudes.One of Englands most outstanding scientists,J.A.Hadfield,says,“The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin.In fact,fatigue of purely physical origin is rare.”
12、 Dr.Brill,a famous American scientist,goes even further.He declares,“One hundred percent of the fatigue of a sitting worker in good health is due to emotional problems.”What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired? Joy? Satisfaction? No! A feeling of being bored,anger,anxiety,tenseness,worry,a
13、feeling of not being appreciatedthose are the emotions that tire sitting workers.Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue.We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body.31.What surprised the scientists a few years ago?( )A.Fatigue toxins could hardly be found in a laborers blood.
14、B.Albert Einstein didnt feel worn out after a days work.C.The brain could work for many hours without fatigue.D.A mental workers blood was filled with fatigue toxins.2.According to the author,which of the following can make sitting workers tired?( )A.Challenging mental work. B.Unpleasant emotions.C.
15、Endless tasks. D.Physical labor.3.Whats the authors attitude towards the scientists ideas?( )A.He agrees with them.B.He doubts them.C.He argues against them.D.He hesitates to accept them.4.We can infer from the passage that in order to stay energetic,sitting workers need to . A.have some good food B
16、.enjoy their workC.exercise regularly D.discover fatigue toxins语篇解读:科学家们研究发现,单纯的脑力劳动不会使人感到劳累。真正使人感觉疲劳的是一些不良的情感态度。答案及剖析:1.C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的 To the amazement of these scientists,they discovered.可知,大脑活跃时,流经大脑的血液没有表现出疲劳。故 C 项正确。2.B 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句可知,使脑力劳动者疲劳的主要原因是不良的情感问题,如:厌烦、生气、焦急、紧张、忧虑等,故 B 项正确。3.A 推理
17、判断题。本文主要介绍了科学家的研究成果,作者对此进行了进一步的分析、论证,对情感态度导致人疲劳的观点持肯定态度,并未对此进行质疑,故 A 项正确。4.B 推理判断题。根据最后两段的叙述可知,不良的心理和情感态度是导致脑力劳动者疲劳的主要原因,因而保持好的心理状态才会感觉精力充沛;B 项意为“喜欢他们的工作”,符合文意,这就避免了导致疲劳的烦躁、气愤等情感。其余几项都与导致疲劳的因素无关,故排除。【疑难词汇解读】appreciate vt. 感激Id appreciate it if you let me get on with my job.4如能让我继续工作,我会非常感激的。【长难句子分析】
18、, 条件状 语 从句. 主句如果从一个劳动了一天的人身上取一滴血,我们就会发现血中充满了疲惫的因素及产物。【2014 高考英语湖北省荆州市一模试题】A阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Fannie Cratty wasnt really my aunt. I only referred to her as “My Aunt Fannie” because the name always made my father laugh and gave my mother cause to look angrily at bot
19、h of us-at me for being disrespectful of my elder and at my father for encouraging my bad behavior. As a young woman, my mother had worked in the kitchen of a large Victorian farmhouse owned by Fannie Cratty. During those years my mother helped Aunt Fannie make the best blueberry jam ever tasted by
20、anyone in Glenfield. Aunt Fannie was well known for her jam and for never sharing the recipe with another living soul. Even though my mother knew the recipe by heart, as long as Aunt Fannie was alive (and she lived to be ninety-six!), she never made the jam without Ms. Cratty in our kitchen to direc
21、t the process and preserve the secret. Each August, when blueberry season would roll around, my mother would prepare me for Aunt Fannies visit. It was vital that I should be on my best behavior. After all, the woman was old, wealthy, very strict with children. Whenever she was at the house, I didnt
22、need to be reminded to guard my thoughts and watch my tongue. One year, after I had been particularly helpful with the jam process, Aunt Fannie gave me a quarter(25 分硬币) and then made me promise that I would never spend it. “Hold onto this quarter,” she said, “and someday you will be rich. I still h
23、ave my very first quarter, given to me by my grandfather.” It had obviously worked for her. So, I kept the 1938-quarter into a small box, put it in my dresser drawer, and waited to become rich. I now have the blueberry jam recipe and the quarter from Aunt Fannie. In peoples eye 5Aunt Fannies success
24、 was due to that secret recipe. But to me, it was just a common recipe. Neither has significantly contributed to my wealth, but I keep them as reminders to hold onto the valuable things in life. Money can make you feel rich for a while, but it is the relationships and the memories of time spent with
25、 friends and family that truly leave you wealthy. And that is a fortune that anyone can build. 51. Paragraph 2 implies that my mother .A. used to forget the secret blueberry jam recipe B. wanted to show off her excellent cooking skillsC. was unable to make the jam without Aunt Fannies directionD. tr
26、ied to convince Aunt Fannie that she would keep the secret 52. According to Paragraph 4, the author believed that Aunt Fanni was rich because .A. she had kept her first quarterB. she had never wasted moneyC. she had worked very hardD. she had kept her promise53. The author thinks that we can feel we
27、althy if we .A. share our wealth with othersB. have good fortune and moneyC. know the secret of a jam recipeD. own lasting love and friendship54. Which would be the best title for this passage?A. An old quarter B. Valuable ThingsC. Blueberry Jam Recipe D . Memories of old time【参考答案】51-54 DADC 【2014
28、高考英语湖北省荆州市一模试题】BWhen Marilynne Robinson published her first novel, Housekeeping, in 1980, she was unknown in the literary world. But an early review in The New York Times ensured that the book would be noticed. “Its as if, in writing it, she broke through the ordinary human condition 6with all its d
29、issatisfactions, and achieved a kind of transfiguration(美化),” wrote Anatole Broyard, with an enthusiasm and amazement that was shared by many critics and readers. The book became a classic, and Robinson was recognized as one of the outstanding American writers of our time. Yet it would be more than
30、twenty years before she wrote another novel. During the period, Robinson devoted herself to writing nonfiction. Her essays and book reviews appeared in Harpers and The New York Times Book Review, and in 1989 she published Mother Country: Britain, the Welfare State, and Nuclear Pollution, criticizing
31、 severely the environmental and public health dangers caused by the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in Englandand the political and moral corruption(腐败). In 1998, Robinson published a collection of her critical and theological writings, The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought, which featur
32、ed reassessments of such figures as Charles Darwin, John Calvin, and Friedrich Nietzsche. Aside from a single short story“Connie Bronson,” published in The Paris Review in 1986it wasnt until 2004 that she returned to fiction with the novel Gilead, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award and
33、 the Pulitzer Prize. Her third novel, Home, came out this fall. Her novels could be described as celebrations of the humanthe characters in them are unforgettable creations. Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and her sister Lucille, who are cared for by their eccentric(古怪的)Aunt Sylvie after their mot
34、her commits suicide. Robinson writes a lot about how each of the three is changed by their new life together. Gilead is an even more close exploration of personality: the book centres on John Ames, a seventy-seven-year-old pastor(牧师) who is writing an account of his life and his family history to le
35、ave to his young son after he dies. Home borrows characters from Gilead but centers on Amess friend Reverend Robert Boughton and his troubled son Jack. Robinson returned to the same territory as Gilead because, she said, “after I write a novel or a story, I miss the charactersI feel like losing some
36、 close friends.” 55. Robinsons second novel came out _.A. in 1980 B. in 1986 C. in 1998 D. in 200456. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?A. Robinsons achievements in fiction.B. Robinsons achievements in nonfiction.7C. Robinsons influence on the literary world.D. Robinsons contributions to the environm
37、ent.57. According to Paragraph 3, who is John Ames?A. He is Robinsons close friend. B. He is a character in Gilead. C. He is a figure in The Death of Adam. D. He is a historian writing family stories.58. From which section of a newspaper can you read this passage?A. Career. B. Lifestyle. C. Music. D
38、. Culture.【参考答案】55、D 56-58、 BBD 1江苏海盐县 2017 高考英语阅读理解(一轮)练习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。This beautiful beach house was built in a natural environment inside a private gated community named Laguna Vista. It is overlooking the shining waters of the Pacific Ocean. Here , Costa Af
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41、urnished with the basis and is equipped with a full kitchen. Many of the studios get wireless Internet as a reward. In the summer, you can visit our cottage studios as an affordable alternative to a hotel. If you are interested,call us at 547-193-1534.Feel Comfortable in Our Apartment HomesMoon Isla
42、nd is a brand new furnished apartment building, close to theSue River and Pear Park. 2 minutes walk to the city centre. House for rent here provides perfect facilities like outdoor swimming pool, gymnasium, children playground , etc. It has a 42 Flat LCD TV, air-conditioner, refrigerator, kitchen fi
43、ttings, 24-hour hot water supply,24-hour security guard, etc. The transportation is very convenient .2br: 6500RMB3br: 7800RMB21. According to the text, what is common to the three place is that _.A. the city center is within walking distance B. the price is both reasonable and affordableC. the gymna
44、sium is available for all the guestsD. the basic facilities in them are well provided2. What does the underlined sentence probably mean?A. You shall get money if you surf the internet B. You have to go on the internet in the workshops C. You can use the internet free in many of the roomsD. You have
45、to pay some money to go on the internet3. According to the text ,if youre tired of hotels in the summer, you can _.A choose a cottage room for a changeB build an apartment in Moon IslandC buy a furnished house in Costa RicaD share a studio close to the city center参考答案 13、DCA 科普知识(阅读理解)由 (2012 全国,C)改
46、编Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships.For example,in American culture (文化) the smile is in general an expression of pleasure.Yet it also has other uses.A womans smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young
47、child.A smile may show love or politeness.It can also hide true feelings.It often causes confusion (困惑) across cultures.For example,many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper.Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although th
48、is is less common in big cities).Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places;some Americans believe that Russians dont smile enough.In Southeast Asian cultures,a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings.Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smil
49、e.Our faces show emotions (情感),but we should not attempt to “read” people from another 3culture as we would “read” someone from our own culture.The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions.Rat
50、her,there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressiveness permitted.For example,in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do.When with friends,Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.It is difficult to gene
51、ralize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States.People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others.The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are dif
52、ferent.If we judge according to our own cultural habits,we may make the mistake of “reading” the other person incorrectly.1.What does the smile usually mean in the U.S.?( )A.Love. B.Politeness.C.Joy. D.Thankfulness.2.The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that a smile can . A.show
53、friendliness to strangersB.be used to hide true feelingsC.be used in the wrong placesD.show personal habits3.What should we do before attempting to “read” people?( )A.Learn about their relations with others.B.Understand their cultural backgrounds.C.Find out about their past experience.D.Figure out w
54、hat they will do next.4.What would be the best title for the text?( )A.Cultural Differences B.Smiles and RelationshipsC.Facial Expressiveness D.Habits and Emotions语篇解读:本文为说明文。介绍面部表情在不同文化、不同地域的不同含义。答案及剖析:1.C 事实细节题。根据第一段“For example,in American culture(文化) the smile is in general an expression of plea
55、sure.”可知答案为 C 项。42.B 事实细节题。根据第一段“In Southeast Asian cultures,a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings.”可知答案为 B 项。3.B 事实细节题。根据文章第二段第二、三句可知答案。4.C 主旨大意题。本文主要写在不同文化背景下,面部表情的不同含义。【疑难词汇解读】1.confusion n.困惑;慌乱The old woman looked at him in confusion.老妇人用迷茫的目光打量着他。2.cover v.掩饰;隐匿She laughed to co
56、ver her anxiety.她试图以笑来掩饰她的焦虑。【长难句子分析】 主 语 同位 语 从句 同位 语 从句 谓语 .宾语 从句事实上一种文化背景下的人不能像另一种文化背景下的人一样直率地表达他们的情感,这并不意味着他们不经历这些情感。【2014 高考英语广东省中山市华侨中学二模试题】A阅读理解(共 20 小题;每小 2 分,满分 40 分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Jimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago. He has g
57、ood heart, but always feared applying for a new job.One day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview. His appointment was at 10 am and it was already 8:30. While waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kickin
58、g the tyre of his car. Obviously there was something wrong with the car. Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand. When Jimmy finished working on the car, the old man asked him how much he should pay for the service. Jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, 5and h
59、e had to rush for an interview. Then the old man said, “Well, I could take you to the office for your interview. Its the least I could do. Please. I insist.” Jimmy agreed.Upon arrival, Jimmy found a long line of applications waiting to be interviewed. Jimmy still had some grease on him after the car
60、 repair, but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt. One by one, the applicants left the interviewers office with disappointed look on their faces. Finally his name was called. The interviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window. Rocking the chair back a
61、nd forth, he asked, “Do you really need to be interviewed?” Jimmys heart sank. “With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview?” he thought to himself.Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Jimmys surprise, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. It turned out h
62、e was the General Manager of the company.“Sorry I had to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into the office. I just know youd be a trustworthy worker. Congratulations!” Jimmy sat down and they shared a cup of
63、 well-deserved coffee as he landed himself a new job.26. Why did Jimmy apply for a new job?A. He was out of work B. He was bored with his job C. He wanted a higher position D. He hoped to find a better boss27. What did Jimmy see on the way to the interview?A. A friends car had a flat tyre B. A wild
64、man was pushing a carC. A terrible accident happened D. An old mans car broke down28. Why did the old man offer Jimmy a ride?A. He was also to be interviewed B. He needed a traveling companionC. He always helped people in need D. He was thankful to Jimmy629. How did Jimmy feel on hearing the intervi
65、ewers question?A. He was sorry for the other applicantsB. There was no hope for him to get the job C. He regretted helping the old man D. The interviewer was very rude30. A. What can we learn from Jimmys experience?A. Where there is a will, theres a wayB. A friend in need is a friend indeedC. Good i
66、s rewarded with good. D. Two heads are better than one【参考答案】26-30. ADDBC 【2014 高考英语广东省中山市华侨中学二模试题】BIn my living room, there is a plaque (匾) that advises me to “Bloom (开花) where you are planted.” It reminds me of Dorothy. I got to know Dorothy in the early 1980s, when I was teaching Early Childhood D
67、evelopment through a program with Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. The job responsibilities required occasional visits to the classroom of each teacher in the program. Dorothy stands out in my memory as one who “bloomed” in her remote area.Dorothy taught in a school in Harlan County, Kentuck
68、y, Appalachian Mountain area. To get to her school from the town of Harlan, I followed a road winding around the mountain. In the eight-mile journey, I crossed the same railroad track five times, giving the possibility of getting caught by the same train five times. Rather than feeling excited by th
69、is drive through the mountains, I found it depressing. The poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.From the moment of my arrival at the little school, all gloom (忧郁) disappeared. Upon arriving at Dorothys classroom, I was greeted with smili
70、ng faces and treated like a queen. The children had been prepared to show me their latest projects. Dorothy told me with a big smile that they were serving poke greens salad and cornbread for “dinner” (lunch). In case you dont know, poke greens are a weed-type plant that grows wild, especially on po
71、or 7ground.Dorothy never ran out of reports of exciting activities of her students. Her enthusiasm never cooled down. When it came time to sit for the testing and interviewing required to receive her Child Development Associate Certification, Dorothy was ready. She came to the assessment and passed
72、in all areas. Afterward, she invited me to the one-and-only steak house in the area to celebrate her victory, as if she had received her Ph. D. degree. After the meal, she placed a little box containing an old pen in my hand. She said it was a family heirloom (传家宝), but to me it is a treasured symbo
73、l of appreciation and pride that cannot be matched with things. 31. “Early Childhood Development” in Paragraph 1 refers to _.A. a program directed by DorothyB. a course given by the authorC. an activity held by the studentsD. an organization sponsored by Union college32. In the journey, the author w
74、as most disappointed at seeing _.A. the long track B. the same train C. the poor houses D. the winding road33. Upon arriving at the classroom, the author was cheered up by _.A. a warm welcomeB. the sight of poke greensC. Dorothys latest projectsD. a big dinner made for her34. What can we know about
75、Dorothy from the last paragraph?A. She was invited to a celebration at a restaurant.B. She got a pen as a gift from the author.C. She passed the required assessment.D. She received her Ph. D. degree.35. What does the author mainly intend to tell us?A. Whatever you do, you must do it carefully.B. Whoever you are, you deserve equal treatment.8C. However poor you are, you have the right to education,D. Wherever you are, you can accomplish your achievement.【参考答案】31-35. BCACD