1、广西柳江县2017高考英语阅读理解暑假练题及参考答案阅读理解。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。To hitch-hike successfully in any country you must be able to do two things: attract attention and at the same time convince the driver at a glance that you do not intend to rob or murder him. To fulfill the first requirement you mus
2、t have some mark to distinguish you at once from all other hikers. A serviceman, for instance, should wear his uniform, and a student his red scarf. In a foreign country an unmistakable indication of your own nationality will also arrest a drivers attention. When I hitch-hiked 9, 500 miles across th
3、e United States and back recently I wore a well-tailored suit, a bowler hat and a trench coat, and carried a pencil-thin rolled black umbrella. My suitcase was decorated with British flags. Having plenty of luggage, moreover, I was not likely to be suspected of being a dangerous lunatic(精神病患者). I th
4、en had to get across to the driver the idea that I was a real traveler, and needed to get somewhere cheaply. But even with careful preparation, you must not assume that the task will be easy. You should be prepared to wait a little, for there are drivers who confess to a fierce prejudice against, (n
5、ot to say hatred of)hitch-hikers, and would no more pick up a hiker than march from Aldermaston to London. In America, my average wait is half an hour, and my longest is two hours, but I have heard of people waiting all day: they probably took less pains to make themselves easy to notice. Nor must y
6、ou assume that all the drivers who stop for you are nice, normal people. On one occasion I found myself driving with two boys of about nineteen who turned out to be on the run from the police, and were hoping to use me as an alibi. There are also lesser(较小的)risks: you may find yourself in the car of
7、 a Fascist fanatic, a Mormon missionary(传教士), or just a bad driver. You cannot tell, of course until you are in the car. But you soon learn the art of the quick excuse that gets you out again. If the hitch-hiker in the US remembers that he is seeking the willingness of drivers to give him a free rid
8、e, and is prepared to give in exchange entertainment and company, and not go to sleep, he will come across the remarkable, almost legendary, hospitality of American of the West. It will also help if he can driveI think that I drove myself about 4, 500 of those 9, 500 miles I hitch-hiked in the State
9、s. 【文章大意】文章主要介绍了作者如何搭乘便车的一些经验, 如装束、等车、遇到的司机, 还特别提及了在美国的一些有关搭乘便车的趣事。1. A serviceman should wear his uniform. A. so as not to look too unusualB. to attract attentionC. to show he is on dutyD. to put the driver at ease【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段“attract attention and at the same time convince the driver at a gl
10、ance that you do not intend to rob or murder him. . . A serviceman, for instance, should wear his uniform”可以得知答案。2. In Paragraph 3, we learn that the writer. A. has sometimes failed to hitch a rideB. has marched from Aldermaston to LondonC. has been successful in hitching a rideD. has had to wait fo
11、r long hours for a ride【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段的最后一句中my average wait is half an hour, and my longest is two hours, but I have heard of people waiting all day可知作者是比较成功的。3. The main idea of Paragraph 4 is that. A. it is dangerous to be in a car with strangersB. hitch-hiking may turn out to be risky sometime
12、sC. a hitch-hiker must also learn the art of quick excuseD. hitch-hikers might come across bad drivers【解析】选B。段落大意题。第四段的第一句是主题句。遇到的司机不见得个个都是正常人, 从后面的例子也得知乘便车是有危险性的。4. A suitable title for the passage would be“”. A. The art of hitch-hikingB. An Englishmans view of the USC. An English hitch-hikerD. The
13、 joys and dangers of hitch-hiking【解析】选A。主旨大意题。此处的art是“技巧”的意思。全文讲的是搭乘便车的一些经验和技巧, 故A是最佳答案。【技法导练】多学一点棋高一着阅读理解如何辨别主旨大意题的错误选项在阅读理解中, 主旨大意题的错误选项一般有以下几个特点: 1. 以偏概全。故意片面地理解文章, 把文章中出现过的某一个观点当成整篇文章的主题。2. 放大或缩小文章的主题。把文章的主题进行放大或者缩小。3. 偷换概念。把文章主题换成相关但不同的主题。请说出A篇阅读理解中三个错误选项分别属于哪种错误类型。题号选项错误类型4B_C_D_答案:题号选项错误类型4B偷
14、换概念C放大主题D以偏概全阅读理解。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。Most young people enjoy some forms of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling, or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some formsfootball, basketball, hockey, golf or tennis. It may be mountaineering.Those who have
15、a passion of climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks in high mountains? This astonishment is caused, probably, by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to w
16、hich men give their leisure. Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as others, as there are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of different kinds which would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mo
17、untaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.If we compare mountaineering with other more familiar sports we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”. We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, n
18、o “ matches” between “teams” of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously teamwork.The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature.
19、 His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year by year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty. But it is not unusual for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than young
20、er men, but they perhaps climb with more skills and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.【文章大意】本文叙述了登山运动的独特之处以及登山运动员所要战胜的困难。登山运动员不遵循一些人为的规则，而是自由的用自己的方法来攀登，因此登山属于一种运动而不是一种比赛。登山运动员不仅要战胜内心的强迫意识而且要战胜自然界的力量。46. What sports are popular among people in winter in the passage?A
21、. Soccer and golf. B. Skiing and skating. C. Cycling and hockey. D. Mountaineering.【答案】B【 解析】细节理解题。根据or in winter, skating or skiing.可知冬季人们喜爱的运动有滑雪和滑冰。故选B47. The underlined word “passion” in Paragraph 2 could best be replaced by _.A. strong emotion B. good way C. better feeling D. enough affection【答
22、案】A【 解析】词义猜测题。根据willing to suffer cold and hardship and to take risks in high mountains可知登山运动员愿意遭受寒冷和辛苦，冒险登山需要的是很强的热情和激情。故选A48. Mountaineering is a sport, not a game because_.A. it has man-made rules B. it is too dangerous for climbersC. it cant bring people joy or leisure D. it is free for climbers
23、 to use their own methods【答案】D【 解析】推理判断题。根据Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.可知登山运动员不遵循一些人为的规则，而是自由的用自己的方法来攀登，因此登山属于一种运动而不是一种比赛。故选D。49. We know from the passage that _. A. mountaineering has no appeal for people B. physical quality is more important than mental one for clim
24、bersC. a mountain climber passes his best by the age of thirtyD. it is possible for an old man of fifty or sixty to climb the Alps【答案】D【 解析】推理判断题。根据But it is not unusual for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps.可知50岁或60岁的男人攀登最高山阿尔卑斯山是很常见的，是有可能的。故选D。50. What is the best ti
25、tle for the passage?A. Sports in winter B. Team work in climbingC. Mountaineering D. The quality for mountaineering 【答案】C【 解析】标题归纳题。全文围绕着登山运动的独特之处，以及登山运动员需要战胜的困难，可知本文主要讲的是登山运动。故选C。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。The research carried out by the University of Bari in Italy could help prove hospitals who
26、 are accused of wasting money on art and decoration as it suggests a pleasant environment helps patients ease discomfort and pain.A team headed by Professor Marina de Tommaso at the Neurophysiopathology Pain Unit asked a group of men and women to pick the 20 paintings they considered most ugly and m
27、ost beautiful from a selection of 300 works by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli. They were then asked to look at either the beautiful paintings, or the ugly painting, or a blank panel while the team zapped(照射) a short laser pulse at their hand, creating a sensation as if they
28、had been stuck by a pin. The subjects rated the pain as being a third less intense while they were viewing the beautiful paintings, compared with when looking at the ugly paintings or the blank panel. Electrodes measuring the brains electrical activity also confirmed a reduced response to the pain w
29、hen the subject looked at beautiful paintings.While distractions, such as music, are known to reduce pain in hospital patients, Prof de Tommaso says this is the first result to show that beauty plays a part.The findings, reported in New Scientist, also go a long way to show that beautiful surroundin
30、gs could aid the healing process.Hospitals have been designed to be functional, but we think that their artistic aspects should be taken into account too, said the neurologist. Beauty obviously offers a distraction that ugly paintings do not. But at least there is no suggestion that ugly surrounding
31、s make the pain worse. I think these results show that more research is needed into the field how a beautiful environment can alleviate suffering.Pictures they liked included Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh and Botticellis Birth of Venus. Pictures they found ugly included works by Pablo Picasso, th
32、e Italian 20th century artist Anonio Bueno and Columbian Fernando Botero. These people were not art experts so some of the pictures they found ugly would be considered masterpieces by the art world, said Prof de Tommaso.16. The underlined word “alleviate” in the fifth paragraph probably means “_”.A.
33、 cure B. ease C. improve D. kill17. How many artists have been mentioned in the passage?A. 4. B. 5. C. 6. D. 7.18. Which of the following is TURE about the view of Prof de Tommasos?A. Beautiful surroundings could help to heal sufferings completely.B. Hospitals must take their artistic aspects into c
34、onsideration first.C. Ugly surroundings will surely make the pain worse.D. Both music and beauty can reduce pain in hospital patients.19. From the last paragraph, we know that _.A. some artists paintings were beautiful, so they were masterpiecesB. only art experts could judge they were masterpieces
35、or not, though uglyC. the artists mentioned above were not really art masters.D. some of them were art masters, while others were not.20. Which of the following is the suitable title for the passage?A. Beautiful surroundings can ease pain. B. Ugly paintings could be masterpieces.C. More research sho
36、uld be done in the field. D. Latest environmental research.【参考答案16-20】BCDBA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。When times get tough, we all look for ways to cut back. When were hungry, we eat at home instead of going out. We take buses instead of taxis. And we wear our old designer jeans just a
37、few months longer. With college expenses at all-time highs, high school students are eager to do anything to cut the cost of a university education.One cost-cutting proposal is to allow college students to get a bachelors degree in three years instead of four. Educational institutions have been acti
38、vely exploring ways to make the learning process more efficient. But theres a question: Would the quality of undergraduate education suffer? Few US universities have formally approved a “three-year degree” model.I doubt that mainstream North American colleges will carry out a three-year curriculum (
39、课程) any time soon. For one thing, most universities already allow highly qualified students to graduate early by testing out of certain classes and obtaining a number of college credits. In addition, at famous universities, the committee who determine which courses are required and which courses are
40、 electives are unlikely to suddenly “throw out” one quarter of the required credits. Professors will resist “diluting (稀释)” the quality of the education they offer.In my opinion, a quality four-year education is always superior to a quality three-year education. A college education requires sufficie
41、nt time for a student to become skilled in their major and do coursework in fields outside their major. It is not a good idea to water down education, any more than its not a good idea to water down medicine. If we want to help students find their way through university, we should help them understa
42、nd early on what knowledge and skills they need to have upon graduation. We should allow students to test out of as many courses as possible. We should give them a chance to earn money as interns (实习生) in meaningful part-time jobs that relate to their university studies, such as the five-year co-op
43、program at Northeastern University. 【文章大意】本文叙述了大学教育是否要削减时间，由四年制改为三年制。虽然许多美国大学没有正式的赞同三年制的教育模式，但是在美国大多数大学，有些优秀大学生可以提前毕业。作者认为四年制的大学教育质量比三年制的更优越，学生可以利用充足的时间在所主修的专业和领域变得越来越熟练。51. Which of the following can be the best title?A. Its time to shorten the learning processB. Best learning takes place over time
44、C. University education should be watered downD. College education calls for reform【答案】B【 解析】标题归纳题。根据A college education requires sufficient time for a student to become skilled in their major and do coursework in fields outside their major.可知作者认为大学教育要求学生利用充足的时间在所主修的专业和领域变得熟练，也就是要求最好的学习需要充足的时间。故选B52
45、. We can learn from the passage that _.A. most American universities are against the “three-year degree” modelB. many famous US universities are considering adopting the “three-year degree” modelC. professors are willing to accept the “three-year degree” modelD. The “three-year degree” model can mak
46、e college learning more efficient【答案】A【 解析】推理判断题。根据Few US universities have formally approved a “three-year degree” model.可知几乎没有美国大学正式的赞同三年制的教育模式。故选A。53. In most US universities，_.A. college students are offered the co-op programB. electives credits make up one quarter of the required creditsC. all
47、students are required to finish four-year education before graduationD. some excellent students can graduate ahead of time【答案】D【 解析】推理判断题。根据most universities already allow highly qualified students to graduate early by testing out of certain classes and obtaining a number of college credits.可知在美国大多数
48、大学，有些优秀大学生可以提前毕业。故选D。54. We can infer that_.A. the author is a college professorB. the author thinks the cost of a university education is too high for people to affordC. the author considers the university education quality very importantD. the author pays special attention to the all-round develop
49、ment of collegestudents【答案】C【 解析】推理判断题。根据In my opinion, a quality four-year education is always superior to a quality three-year education.可知作者认为四年制的大学教育质量比三年制的更优越，从中可推断作者认为大学的教育质量非常重要。故选C55. The first paragraph serves as a(n)_A. explanation B. definition C. introduction D. comment【答案】C【 解析】推理判断题。根据With college expenses at all-time highs, high school students are eager to do anything to cut the cost of a university education.可知全额的满时的高校学生渴望削减大学教育成本，由此导入下文的大学教育是否要削减时间。因此第一段起到了导入，介绍的作用。故选C。
