1、2015重庆市高考英语（三月）阅读类课外训练【9】及答案阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity.I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the days events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary.I did not really need to express m
2、y emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper.After all, isnt accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, wellequipped with pens, a diary,
3、and a camera.During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across.I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels.On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand.The sky
4、was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows.I automatically took out my pen.At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of
5、 the valley.All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling.I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particul
6、arly meaningful.I take pictures, but not very oftenonly of objects I find really beautiful.Im no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old.I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the futu
7、re.I dont want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes.Maybe I wont have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe Ill forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.I dont live to make memoriesI just live, and the memorie
8、s form themselves.1Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of_.Aobserving her school routineBexpressing her satisfactionCimpressing her classmatesDpreserving her history解析细节理解题。由文章第一段的最后一句话“After all, isnt accumulating memories a way of preserving the past？”可知，我认为通过看
9、过去经历的记录是保存过去的一种方式，故选D项。答案D2What caused a change in the authors understanding of keeping a diary?AA dull night on the journey.BThe beauty of the great valley.CA striking quotation from a book.DHer concerns for future generations.解析细节理解题。由第三段的第一句话“At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could
10、 ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley.”可知，山谷的美让我意识到没有什么能比得上让自己去体验美。故选B项。答案B3What does the author put in her diary now?ANotes and beautiful pictures.BSpecial thoughts and feelings.CDetailed accounts of daily activities.DDescriptions of
11、 unforgettable events.解析细节理解题。由第四段第一句话“Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling.”可知现在“我”只把一些特殊想法和感受写在日记里，故正确答案为B项。答案B4The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is_.Ato experience itBto live the present in the futureCto make memoriesDto giv
12、e accurate representations of it解析细节理解题。由最后一段的最后一句“I dont live to make memories.I just live，and the memories form themselves”可知A项正确，C项不正确；由第四段最后一句“I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera，busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.”可知B项错误。由最后一段第二句话“Maybe
13、 I wont have as many exact representations of people and places；maybe Ill forget certain facts，but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.”可知D项错误。答案A.阅读理解。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Few laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they take effect.But in th
14、e nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubledto $1.01 per packsmokers have jammed telephone “quit lines” across the country seeking to kick the habit.This is not a surprise to public health advocates.Theyve studied the effect of state tax increases for years，finding that smokers，espe
15、cially teens，are price sensitive.Nor is it a shock to the industry，which fiercely fights every tax increase.The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ears to the message.Tobacco taxes improve public health，they raise money and most particularly，they deter people from taking up t
16、he habit as teens，which is when nearly all smokers are addicted.Yet the rate of taxation varies widely.In Manhattan，for instance，which has the highest tax in the nation，a pack of Marlboro Light Kings，cost $10.06 at one drugstore Wednesday.In Charleston，S.C.，where the 7 cent a pack tax is the lowest
17、in the nation，the price was $4.78.The influence is obvious.In New York，high school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys13.8%，far below the national average.By comparison,26% of high school students smoke in Kentucky.Other low tax states have similarly depressing teen smoking records.Hal Roger
18、s，Representative from Kentucky，like those who are against high tobacco taxes，argues that the burden of the tax falls on lowincome Americans “who choose to smoke.”Thats true.But there is more reason in keeping future generations of lowincome workers from getting hooked in the first place.As for today
19、s adults，if the new tax drives them to quit，they will have more to spend on their families，cut their risk of cancer and heart disease and feel better.【语篇解读】 烟草税增加后，取得了立竿见影的效果许多烟民纷纷戒烟。然而有些地方却对此充耳不闻，中学生吸烟的比例居高不下。本文让我们意识到：从长远看，通过增加烟草税而使人们戒烟是泽被千家万户的大事。1The text is mainly about _.Athe price of cigarettes
20、Bthe rate of teen smokingCthe effect of tobacco tax increaseDthe differences in tobacco tax rate解析主旨大意题。本文主要谈论的是烟草税增加后取得的明显效果以及给人们带来的益处。A、B、D三项均为文章的某一方面。答案C2What does the author think is a surprise?ATeen smokers are price sensitive.BSome states still keep the tobacco tax low.CTobacco taxes improve p
21、ublic health.DTobacco industry fiercely fights the tax rise.解析事实细节题。由第三段第一句可知，唯 一让人吃惊的是，有些州对此充耳不闻，也就是继续保持低烟草税。答案B3Rogers attitude towards the lowincome smokers might be that of _.Atolerance Bunconcern Cdoubt Dsympathy解析推理判断题。Roger认为高烟草税是把税收负担加到了低收入的烟民身上，故应该持同情态度。答案D4What can we learn from the last p
22、aragraph?AThe new tax will be beneficial in the long run.BLowincome Americans are more likely to fall ill.CFuture generations will be hooked on smoking.DAdults will depend more on their families.解析推理判断题。由全文最后一句可知，增加烟草税促使烟民戒烟，可让他们有更多的时间与家人团聚，减少癌症和心脏病的发病率，从长远看，是一件有益的事情。答案A完型填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下题所给的A、
23、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Today was a very important day. France played _1_ Senegal (塞内加尔) in the opening match of the World Cup. Soccer fans were very _2_ watching the match on TV. To our great surprise, France was _3_.Today football has become very _4_ in China after a _5_ wait. “China is in the World Cup
24、 for the first time, _6_ we should support them!”, Said some people. In our school many students enjoy _7_ it. My _8_ and I often go to the football field after class.This afternoon there was a _9_ football match in our school. _10_ team played against No.1 Middle School. _11_ they were all very big
25、 and strong, it was a _12_ game between the two teams with the result 0-0 last time. Today our school played much _13_.In the first half of the match _14_ team kicked a goal, but in the second, Li Ming from our school kicked a goal. We won 1-0, at last. Im so _15_. I cant get to sleep tonight.名师点评本人
26、介绍了世界杯首场比赛的结果，表达了中国队进入世界杯引起的兴奋之情，讲述了足球在中国的发展情况。(B)1.A. with B. against C. to D. at 【解析】B。固定结构 play against sb. 意为“与进行比赛”。(C)2. A. good at B. pleased toC. interested inD. boring in 【解析】C。be good at 意为“擅长于”；be pleased to 后面应接动词原形；D项说法和意思都不对；be interested in 意为“对感兴趣”，符合文意，为正确选项。(A)3. A. beaten B. knock
27、ed C. fought D. hit 【解析】A。beat sb. 意为“击败某人”，符合文意，为正确选项。 (B)4. A. welcome B. popular C. useful D. usual 【解析】B。事实说明，足球在中国越来越流行，故选popular。(D)5. A. 44-day B. 44-week C. 44-month D. 44-year 【解析】D。大家都知道，这次等待的时间应为44年，故选 D。(C)6. A. or B. but C. so D. yet【解析】C。两句的意思形成因果关系，所以应用so来引导结果状语从句。(B)7. A. buying B. p
28、laying C. drinking D. looking 【解析】B。play football 意为“踢足球”。(C)8. A. studentsB. teachers C. classmates D parents 【解析】C。按常理，放学后，和我一起踢足球的应是同学，故选classmates。(B)9. A. happy B. wonderful C. funny D. famous 【解析】B。通读下文，这是一场紧张但以我方胜利而告终的足球赛，比赛刺激精彩，应选wonderful 。(D)10. A. Their B. Her C. Your D. Our 【解析】D。根据文章，比赛
29、是在我们城队和另一支城队之间进行，故选our。(D)11. A. Because B. And C. As D. Though 【解析】D。分析句子，前一句是后一句的让步状语从句，故应选Though。(C)12. A. mistake B. luck C. draw D. game 【解析】C。根据上半场0：0的比分可知上半场以平局告终，故选draw 。(A)13. A. better B. well C. vest D. worse 【解析】A。从文中可知，我对我队的表现非常满意，且much常用来修饰比较级，故选择better。(A)14. A. neither B. either C. both D. none 【解析】A。neither表示两者都不，either表示两者中的任意一个，both表示两者都，none表示三者或三者以上都不。上半场双方没有进球，故选neither。.(B)15. A. lucky B. pleased C. unhappy D. worried【解析】B。我队获胜，我当然很高兴，故选pleased。
