1、安徽和县2017高考英语阅读理解一轮选编题及参考答案【2015新课标全国卷I】阅读理解CSalvador Dali (19041989) was one of the most popular of modern artists.The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawi
2、ngs and more.Among the works and masterworks on exhibition,the visitor will find the best pieces, most importantly The Persistence of Memory.There is also LEnigme sans Fin from 1938, works on paper, objects, and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting t
3、he artists showman qualities.The visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and meet with the beginning, the world of birth.The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities (无限)
4、“From the infinity small to the infinity large, contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus:amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museumtheatre in Figueras,” explains the Pompidou Centre.The fine selection of the major works was done in close col
5、laboration (合作)with the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain, and with contributions from other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in St.Petersburg.【试题分析】本文主要介绍了最受欢迎的现代艺术及萨尔瓦多达利的艺术作品在巴黎蓬皮杜艺术中心展览的细节。1Which of the following best describes Dali according to Paragraph 1?AOptimistic. BProd
6、uctive.CGenerous. DTraditional. 解析:细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句“The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more.”可知达利作品是多产的。故选B。答案:B2What is Dalis The Persistence
7、 of Memory considered to be? AOne of his masterworks. BA successful screen adaptation. CAn artistic creation for the stage. DOne of the beat TV programmes. 解析:细节理解题。根据文章第一段第三句“Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces, most importantly The Persistence of Mem
8、ory.可知The Persistence of Memory”是他的杰作之一。故选A。答案:A3. How are the exhibits arranged at the World of Dali?ABy popularity. BBy importance.CBy size and shape. DBy time and subject. 解析:细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二句“The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.”可知展览是根据时间和主
9、题安排的。故选D。答案:D4. What does the word “contributions” in the last paragraph refer to? AArtworks. BProjects.CDonations. DDocuments. 解析:词义推测题。根据文章最后一段“The fine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration(合作)with the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spian, and with contributions from
10、 other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in St.Petersburg.”可以推测出contribution为“艺术作品”之一。故选A。答案:A高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项-AUS billionaires are back on top with Microsoft founder Bill Gates again the worlds richest man in a year when even billionaires felt the heat of the global recession, Forbes magazine
11、said Wednesday. The wealthy few did not escape big shocks this year, with net worth on the list of 793 billionaires - down from 1,125 billionaires in 2008 - plummeting to 2.4 trillion dollars from 4.4 trillion, Forbes said. The biggest news today is that we are here and there still are billionaires,
12、 Forbes spokeswoman Monie Begley joked at a press conference. The much-watched annual rich list put Gates back on top with a net worth of 40 billion dollars, although he saw his bank balance lose 18 billion over the last 12 months. In second came investor Warren Buffett with 37 billion dollars, desp
13、ite losing 25 billion dollars this year in the value of his Berkshire Hathaway shares. Also losing 25 billion dollars, Mexican telecoms king Carlos Slim still managed to come in third with 35 billion dollars. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, at number 17, was notable as the only top 20 member to se
14、e a net gain. That was not because of his salary, which is a symbolic one dollar a year, but thanks to re-evaluation of Bloomberg financial news agency after the mayor bought a 20 percent stake from Merrill Lynch last year for 4.5 billion dollars. About 64 percent of the billionaires are self-made a
15、nd their average age is 63.7, a slight rise resulting from the lower number of rich Russians and Chinese, whose average ages last year were 46 and 48.By contrast with that aging trend, Gates is a relatively youthful 53. The youngest billionaire prize this year goes to Albert von Thurn und Taxis of G
16、ermany, who is 25 and listed as having 2.1 billion dollars. But one of the young success stories from last year - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg - dropped off the list altogether.1. Of all the billionaires mentioned above, who didnt lose in the global recession? A. Bill Gates.B. Warren Buffet.C. C
17、arlos Slim.D. Michael Bloomberg.答案解析:答案为D。本题为细节题。由第五段“New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, at number 17, was notable as the only top 20 member to see a net gain.”可知,排名第十七的Michael Bloomberg是唯一一位前20名富翁中获得净利的,因此他就是在全球经济萧条中没有输的人,故答案为D。2. The sentence “The biggest news today is that we are here and there st
18、ill are billionaires” may probably means _ A. the number of billionares in 2009 is much smaller than that in 2008 B. the number of billionares in 2009 is a bit larger than that in 2008 C. there are many billionaires in America, which is the biggest news today. D. the biggest news is that many billio
19、naires are at the press conference答案解析:答案为A。本题为语义理解题。该句话出现在第三段财富(福布斯)杂志发言人在记者招待会上的玩笑话,结合第二段的内容 “The wealthy few did not escape big shocks this year, with net worth on the list of 793 billionaires - down from 1,125 billionaires in 2008 - plummeting to 2.4 trillion dollars from 4.4 trillion, Forbes sa
20、id.”可知,发言人指出今年(2009年)有793位亿万富翁,2008年却有1,125位,因此该发言人的言外之意就是2009年的亿万富翁比2008年少了,故答案为A。C选项只是文字的表层意思,D选项与文意完全不符合,均不选。3. How many billion dollars did the US billionaires lose in 2008 altogether mentioned in the paragraph 4? A. 18B. 25C. 43D. 50答案解析:答案为C。本题为数字计算题。题干要求算出第四段中美国的亿万富翁在2008年总共损失多少美元,由第四段可知,Gate
21、s损失了18 billion,Warren Buffett损失了25 billion,他们都是美国人,总共是43 billion,故答案为C。第四段提到的第三位虽然也损失了25 billion,但是是墨西哥人,因此他所损失的美元不计入总数。4. What is the best title of the passage? A. Self-Made Billionaires B. What Made Billionaires C. Bill Gates Back on Top Again D. Biggest Gainter and Biggest Loser答案解析:答案为C。本题要求选择最佳
22、标题。从文章的语言可以看出本文为新闻报道,首段的内容就是该报道的中心内容,故答案为C。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。Mark Rothko, one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century, was born in Daugavpils, Latvia in 1903. His family immigrated to the United States in 1913, after a 12-day voyage.Mark moved to New York in the autumn of
23、1923 and found employment in the garment trade and settled down on the Upper West Side. It was while he was visiting someone at the Art Students League that he saw students painting a model. According to him, this was the start of his life as an artist. He was twenty years old and had taken some art
24、 lessons at school, so his initial experience was far from an immediate calling.In 1936, Mark Rothko began writing a book, which he never completed, about the similarities in the childrens art and the work of modern painters. The work of modernists, which was influenced by primitive art, could, acco
25、rding to him, be compared to that of children in that “Child art transforms itself into primitivism, which is only the child producing a copy of himself.” In this same work, he said that “The fact that one usually begins with drawing is already academic. We start with color.”It was not long before h
26、is multiform developed into the style he is remembered for. In 1949 Rothko exhibited these new works at the Betty Parsons Gallery. For reviewer Harold Rosenberg, the paintings were unique and primitive. Rothko had, after painting his first multiform, separated himself from the world in East Hampton
27、on Long Island, only inviting a very few people, including Rosenberg, to view the new paintings. The discovery of his works specialty came at a period of great sorrow: his mother Kate died in October 1948. As part of this new uniformity of artistic vision, his paintings no longer had individual titl
28、es. From this point on they were simply untitled, numbered or dated. However, to assist in distinguishing one work from another, traders would sometimes add the primary colors to the name. Additionally, for the next few years, Rothko painted in oil only on large vertical tents. This was done to surr
29、ound the viewer, or, in his words, to make the viewer feel enveloped within the picture.68. When did Rothko want to be an artist?A. When he immigrated to the U.S.A. B. When he watched students drawing.C. When he moved to the Upper West Side. D. When he joined the Art Students League.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根
30、据It was while he was visiting someone at the Art Students League that he saw students painting a model. According to him, this was the start of his life as an artist.当他看见学生画画的时候,故选B。69. What did Rothko think of modern art?A. It could be produced by children. B. It could be compared to child work.C.
31、It was a certain kind of primitive art. D. It was academic from the very beginning.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据about the similarities in the childrens art and the work of modern painters.儿童艺术与现代艺术的有相似点,故选B。70. Why does the author mention Rothkos uncompleted book?A. To prove Rothkos concentration on painting.B.
32、 To show Rothkos research on the modern art.C. To suggest Rothkos unique personal painting style.D. To explain the inspiration of Rothkos painting style.【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据It was not long before his multiform developed into the style he is remembered for.提出他的独特绘画风格,故选C。71. Rothkos distinctive style _.
33、A. took shape in 1948 B. was affected by RosenbergC. resulted from his boyhood experienceD. was rooted in the separation from the world【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据The discovery of his works specialty came at a period of great sorrow: his mother Kate died in October 1948.他的独特风格的形成是在1948年。高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项-BThe Earth
34、 Hour initiative(自发行动) started in Australia s biggest city Sydney last year when an estimated 2. 2 million people flicked the switch - leaving the Sydney Opera House bathed in moonlight and the Harbor Bridge blacked out. Organizer Andy Ridley said Sydney s 60 minutes of darkness generated huge inter
35、est around the world and 23 other cities from the Asia Pacific, North America, Europe and the Middle East had now signed up to be part of the 2008 event. The eight latest cities to join Earth Hour are Atlanta, San Francisco and Phoenix in the US; Thailands capital Bangkok; Ottawa, Vancouver and Mont
36、real in Canada and Dublin in Ireland. They joined Australian cities Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide; Denmarks Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg and Odense; the Philippine capital Manila, Fiji s biggest city Suva. Christchurch in New Zealand; Chicago; Tel Aviv and Toronto. Ridley sai
37、d he expected the Earth Hour concept, which is managed by the conservation group WWF, to extend beyond the borders of these countries on the scheduled start time of 8:00 p. m. local time on Saturday March 29. “ I think it already has become much bigger, he said. The idea was that anyone could do it,
38、 whether they were in a small village in France or a city like Sydney. Ridley said the Sydney event, in which residents were asked to switch off lights and appliances for one hour, had raised awareness about the problem of global warming while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by conserving energy.
39、I know that on the night we thought we might be able to cut energy use in the city by five percent but it ended up being 10. 1 percent, he said. He said he hoped Earth Hour provided a very big visual message to politicians that climate change must be addressed quickly. “The problem is massive but we
40、 do make a difference when we all take action, he said. 1. The purpose of the Earth Hour activity is _. A. to conserve energyB. to change the climateC. to reduce the greenhouse gas emissionsD. to draw people s attention to the global warming答案解析:答案为C。本题为细节推理题。由第六段 “Ridley said the Sydney event, in w
41、hich residents were asked to switch off lights and appliances for one hour, had raised awareness about the problem of global warming while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by conserving energy.” 可知,地球日就是人们关灯一小时,此活动已经提高了人们全球气候变暖问题的意识,通过节能的方式来减少温室气体排放,故C选项正确。 A选项 “节能”是方式,D选项 “引起人们对全球气候变暖的关注”,是地球日的影响而
42、不是目的。故答案为C。2. The underlined word flick in paragraph 1 means _.A. switch on B. switch off C. move quickly D. hit quickly答案解析:答案为B。本题为词义猜测题。结合该词出现的上下文 “when an estimated 2. 2 million people flicked the switch - leaving the Sydney Opera House bathed in moonlight and the Harbor Bridge blacked out.” 可知,
43、破折号后面的内容是对前面的“flicked the switch”进行解释,让悉尼歌剧院沐浴在月光中,悉尼大桥一片漆黑,可以推断flicked the switch就是关灯。flick 即意为switch off“关掉”。switch on意为“打开”,move quickly 意为“迅速移动”,hit quickly意为“迅速打击”,均不符合该词意思。故答案为B。3. Which city doesnt join the black-out organization?A. Bangkok. B. Manchester. C. Montreal. D. Brisbane.答案解析:答案为B。本
44、题为细节题。由第三段 “Thailands capital Bangkok; Ottawa, Vancouver and Montreal in Canada and Dublin in Ireland. They joined Australian cities Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, ”可知, Manchester没有加入该组织。故答案为B。4. From the passage we can learn that_.A. the black-out activity will have a great effect on
45、 climate changeB. the Earth Hour initiative first began in the capital of AustraliaC. all the countries in the world become interested in the black-out activityD. the black-out activity has already caught politician s attention to the climate change答案解析:答案为A。本题为推理题。由最后一段 “The problem is massive but
46、we do make a difference when we all take action, he said.”可推断,地球日关灯一小时会对气候变化产生影响, 故答案为A。 由第一段 “The Earth Hour initiative started in Australia s biggest city Sydney last year” 可知,B选项表述错误,悉尼不是澳大利亚的首都。C选项明显表述错误。由倒数第二段 “He said he hoped Earth Hour provided a very big visual message to politicians that climate change must be addressed quickly.”可知,政治家对气候变化的重视是Ridley的希望,D选项与此不符,均不选。