1、重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编（106）（附解析）【阅读理解】William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13,1865. His childhood lacked the harmony (和睦) that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”. In fact, h
2、e inherited (继承) excellent taste in art from his familyboth his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama (戏剧) and poetry.Yeats had strong faith in the coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national t
3、heatre in the late 1890s.His early theatrical experiments，however，were not received favorably at the beginning. He didnt lose heart，and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama.Compared with his dramatic works, Yeatss poems attract much admiring notice.The subject matter includes love，nature，hi
4、story，time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition.He had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the Nobel Prize in 1923
5、.Yet，he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40，he would probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75. After Yeatss death in 1939, WH. Aud
6、en wrote, among others, the following lines：Earth，receive an honoured guest：William Yeats is laid to rest.Let the Irish vessel (船) lieEmptied of its poetry.本文介绍了爱尔兰著名作家威廉巴特勒叶慈，他在19世纪90年代成立了爱尔兰国家剧院，他以诗体戏剧及诗歌闻名，于1923年获得了诺贝尔奖。1Which of the following can describe Yeatss family?AIt filled Yeatss childhoo
7、d with laughter. BIt was shocked by Yeatss choice.CIt was a typically wealthy family. DIt had an artistic atmosphere.答案：D。细节理解题。根据短文第一段倒数第二句话可知：他从家人那儿继承了很好的艺术鉴赏能力，他的父亲和哥哥都是画家，证明他是在一个有艺术氛围的家庭中长大。2According to the passage，what do we know about Yeatss life?AYeats founded the first Irish theater.BYeats
8、stuck to modern forms in his poetry.CYeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s.DYeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 Noble Prize.答案：C。细节理解题。根据短文第二段第二句话“He set himself.theatre in the late 1890s.”可知A项不对。根据第三段第三句话“Though Yeats.to them”可知，B项不对。根据第三段最后一句话可知，D项不对。由此可知C项正确。3What ki
9、nd of feeling is expressed in WH.Audens lines?AEnvy. BSympathy. CEmptiness. DAdmiration.答案：D。推理判断题。envy忌妒；sympathy同情；emptiness空虚；admiration敬佩，钦佩。Auden的诗词中有honored guest，最尊敬的客人，可知Auden是敬佩叶慈的。4What is the passage mainly about?A. Yeatss literary achievements.B. Yeatss historical influence.C. Yeatss art
10、istic ambition.D. Yeatss national honor.答案：A。主旨大意题。本文主要讲述作家叶慈在文学方面所取得的成绩，他的诗体戏剧获得了很大的成功，他的诗歌赢得了广泛的认可，1923年，他获得了诺贝尔文学奖。 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。Elevenyearold twins Luke and Ryan Novolsel of Wilmette，Illinois，had a goal. The fifthgraders wanted to set a Guinness world record.Ryan Novo
11、lsel 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 th
12、em 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 Ryans mother，Nancy Fendley，told the Associated Press. The boys fig
13、ured 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 Ryanwith help from their pare
14、ntssent 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 Unite
15、d 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 twi
16、n births could be a ticket into the record books. Dave Palzet，the schools 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 s
17、aid.【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。1According to Paragraph 2，what Luke and Ryans friends did shows that _Athey really have a gift for doing sportsBthey are interested in setting a Guinness world recordCthey have tried many things to inspire Luke and RyanDthey a
18、re trying their best to help the twins set a world record答案B2From Nancy Fendleys response in Paragraph 3，we infer that Luke and Ryan _Ahad thought they were the only twins at their schoolBdidnt expect there were so many twins at their schoolCthought there would be at most 16 pairs of twins at their
19、schoolDfelt disappointed when they figured out the number of twins at their school答案B3We know that compared to over thirty years ago，now in America _Amothers tend to give birth to babies in their early 20sBmothers are less likely to give birth in their 30sCmothers are more likely to give birth to tw
20、insDmothers want to have more kids答案C4What is Dave Palzets attitude toward his students effort?AAngry. BWorried.CIndifferent. DSupportive.答案D（2016高考阅读理解）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。Its hot out.The usual midday thunderstorm has just passed，and a few kids hanging out on benches around the pool at Miamis Ra
21、nsom Everglades School finally jump in and cool off.Eightyearold Gary Kendrick and the others are all here for swim lessons.“They told us to hold on to the wall and kick our feet and，like，move our arms，”Kendrick says.“When I had to swim to one of the counselors，I was really swimming.I do not even kn
22、ow I was moving.”Kendrick doesnt have the technique of an Olympic swimmer，but he can make it to the side of a pool if hes pushed，falls in，or just wants to cool off.Kendrick is one of a handful of kids from South Miami to get free swim lessons at Ransom Everglades.“You know，we have populations of peo
23、ple who lack basic swim skills，”says Julie Gilchrist.“In swimming pools.presumably，you know where the bottom is，you know where the sides are，” she says.“And so one would think that with basic swim skills it should be difficult for an older child or teen to drown in a swimming pool.And yet thats what
24、 we were seeing among AfricanAmericans.”Swimming pool drowning rates among schoolaged black children are more than five times higher than they are among white kids the same age.Why？There are many reasons，but one big one.“Kids who are living in public housing，growing up where finance is a real proble
25、m，singlemother households，opportunities for just having access to a pool are limited.”After four decades of work to get a pool built，Codrington is finally getting one，in the heart of South Miami.Codrington calls it a “mixed bag”He wishes the new pool were biggerto accommodate things like swim meets
26、and lifeguard lessons.But hes satisfied knowing that itll be a place where neighborhood kids can learn to swim.“This is going to save a lot of lives just as it is.Its going to save a lot of children from drowning，” he says.1At Ransom Everglades，Kendrick .Awas being trained to swim for OlympicsBwas l
27、earning the skills of swimming for freeCwas having a lesson as an Olympic swimmerDwas playing in a pool to cool off2What was Gilchrist seeing among the black children?AThey know where the bottom of the pool is.BThey have grasped basic swimming skills.CThey often drown in a swimming pool.DThey cant m
28、ake it to the side of a pool.3According to Codrington，black kids .Ahad no money to pay for swimmingBwouldnt like to go to a faraway poolCarent allowed to swim by their momsDhave fewer chances to access a pool1B2C3D阅读理解推理判断题。（2015年湖北襄阳四中、龙泉中学、荆州中学联考）Are you an optimist? Do you look at your glass and
29、see it as half full? Do you believe that every cloud has a silver lining and that things generally turn out for the best? Do you believe that if something is meant to be, it will be? If you reply “yes” to all of these questions, then you are an optimist. You probably are enthusiastic, cheerful and o
30、utgoing. You may be successful at work and in love.But you may be misguided because things dont turn out for the best. You may believe that when on door closes another one opens(for example, you may fail to obtain a new job; another chance will come around soon). Wrong. When one door closes, another
31、 door slams(砰然关上)in your face. Thats bitter reality.Now a book has been published which confirms what pessimists(悲观者)have suspected all along. its called The Positive Power of Defensive Pessimism. Its author argues that defensive pessimism can lead to positive results. Defensive pessimism is a strat
32、egy used to manage fear, anxiety and worry. Defensive pessimists prepare for the tings by setting low outcomes for themselves. They carefully consider everything that may go wrong and plan for ways to handle these problems. And this gives them a sense of control. Lawrence Sanno, a psychology profess
33、or, says, “Whats interesting about defensive pessimists is that they tend to be very successful people, so their low opinion of the situations outcomes is not realistic. They use it to motivate themselves to perform better.”So far，so good. This is not rocket science. Defensive pessimists prepare car
34、efully and consider what might go wrong, whether at work, on date or even in a sports game. It makes sense to have a back-up plan. There are many sayings in English urging caution. For example, “Dont put all your eggs in one basket.”And “Dont count your chickens until they hatch.” To have a confiden
35、t and optimistic approach to lifes problems is good. But listen to what Woody Alien, the American comedian says ,”Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem.”There are pros and cons to being an optimist and a pessimist. Dont feel bad if you see the glass half empty. You are a real
36、ist But lighten up and hook up with someone who sees the same glass half full.1. Whats the passage mainly about?A. A book that has recently been published.B. How to become successful in lifeC. The dangers of being too optimistic.D. The benefits of defensive pessimism.2. The underlined sentence “ Thi
37、s is not rocket science”(Para.4)means .A. its not a dangerous thing to do B. it is quite simple to understandC. the cost is not so highD. there is no real proof3. which of the following English expressions would a defensive pessimist believe?A. Dont put all your eggs in one basket.B. The glass is ha
38、lf full not half empty.C. Whatever will be, will be.D. Every cloud has a silver lining.4. The writer would probably describe himself as .A. An optimist B. a defeatistC. a realist D. a scientist语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文，主要说明的是防御非观主义的积极力量。防御性悲观主义者自己准备设定低的结果，他们他细考虑处理这些问题的方法，这给了他们一个很好的控制感。1. D 主旨大意题。文章在第一时间提出了人应该乐观
39、一点会更好，接着主要计论了要做一个有意识的悲观者，因为这样的悲观者才会对以后的事情做好充分的准备，会有详细的计划和安排。那样才能有更好的结果，故D项正确。2. B 推理判断题。 谚语This is not rocket science中的rocket science 指困难的事情，指那些很难以理角的事物。本句话的意思是指“这很好理解，不是那么难 理解的事物”。故选B项正确。3. A 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段第五、六句可知，该谚语是指那些表示谨慎的谚语，故选A项符合那些defensive pessimists 的特点。故A项正确。C 推理判断题。根据第二段的最后三句“当上帝关上一扇门的时候，他会为你打开另外一扇门”。但是实际上并不总是如此，说明他对待一切是很现实的。另由文章后几段的内容可知C 项正确。