广安市 2017 高考英语阅读理解一轮系列训练（72）

广安市 2017 高考英语阅读理解一轮系列训练（72）

只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 1 广安市 2017 高考英语阅读理解一轮系列训练（72） 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。 Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California’s Santa Ana Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn’t reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured I’d just head east. A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. “Four more lights,” she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night. She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its windshield(挡风玻璃). It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver. “I just can’t leave you here,” she said. “This isn’t the nicest place. I’ll give you a ride home.” “You’ll drive me home in the bus?” I asked, perplexed(困惑). “No, I’ll take you in my car,” she said. “It’s a long way,” I protested. “Come on, ” she said. “I have nothing else to do.” As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I’m just passing the favor along, ” she said. When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn’t hear of it. “That wouldn’t make it a favor, ” she said. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.” 1. Why did the writer say that he would have a long night? A. He wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus. B. No driver would give him a ride. C. He didn’t know the routes. D. He perhaps would have to take a taxi. 2. Judging from its context, the place where the writer waited for the second bus was _______. A. very quiet and peaceful B. dark without street lights C. neither clean nor beautiful D. a little unsafe 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 2 3. Why did the writer change his mind after waiting for 30 minutes at the end of the route? A. No bus would come at the time. B. A taxi ride would be more comfortable. C. He became impatient and a bit worried. D. He knew the driver would never return. 4. The bus driver drove the writer home later because ________. A. she happened to go in the same direction B. she wanted to do something good for other people C. her brother told her to do so D. she wanted to earn more money 5. The bus driver hoped that the writer ________. A. would do as she did B. would keep her in memory C. would give the money to others D. would do her a favor 1. A。推理判断题。根据 Four more lights, she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night 可知答案为 A。 2. D。推理判断题。根据 I just can’t leave you here, this isn’t the nicest place. I’ll give you a ride home(晚上这里不安全，我将送你回家)可知答案为 D。 3. C。推理判断题。根据 After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home 作者在这里等了很久都不见有车来，因此他应该是着急了，所以有搭的士车回家的想法，即答案选 C。 4. B。推理判断题。从司机的回答 Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along 可知他只是想帮 助别人，即答案选 B。 5. A。事实细节题。从司机和作者的对话中可知她只是想为他人做些好事，比较四个选项可知此题最佳答案 为 A。 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。 体裁 题材 词数 难度 建议用时 说明文 社会文化 262 ★★ 6 分钟 (2013·新课标全国卷Ⅱ)In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music，dance and theatre in Edinburgh.The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War. 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 3 It quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinness，Richard Burton，Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras(交响乐团)．It became a fixed event every August and now attracts 400，000 people yearly. At the same time，the“Fringe”appeared as a challenge to the official festival.Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947，in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform， and they did so in a public house disused for years. Soon，groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University，and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge，Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by little－known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh. Today the“Fringe”，once less recognized，has far outgrown the festival with around 1，500 performances of theatre，music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts.And yet as early as 1959，with only 19 theatre groups performing，some said it was getting too big. A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971，and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself.In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1，695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries.More than 1.25 million tickets were sold. 【解题导语】 本文主要介绍了爱丁堡边缘(Fringe)艺术节的成立以及发展壮大的情况。 1．What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning? A．To bring Europe together again. B．To honor heroes of World WarⅡ. C．To introduce young theatre groups. D．To attract great artists from Europe. 答案 A [细节理解题。根据第一段的 The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War. 可知，成立爱丁堡边缘艺术节的目的是使二战后的欧洲重新团结。故选 A。] 2．Why did some uninvited theatre groups come to Edinburgh in 1947? A．They owned a public house there. B．They came to take up a challenge. C．They thought they were also famous. D．They wanted to take part in the festival. 答案 D [细节理解题。根据第三段的 in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 4 可知，他们认为他们有权利参加这个节日。故选 D。] 3．Who joined the“Fringe”after it appeared? A．Popular writers. B．University students. C．Artists from around the world. D．Performers of music and dance. 答案 B [细节理解题。根据第四段的内容可知，在爱丁堡边缘艺术节成立后不久，很多大学生参加 了这个节日。故选 B。] 4．We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival ________． A．has become a non－official event B．has gone beyond an art festival C．gives shows all year round D．keeps growing rapidly 答案 D [推理判断题。根据文章内容尤其最后一段可知爱丁堡边缘艺术节是一个官方组织的活动， 只在每年八月举行，现在发展很迅速。由此可知选 D。] 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。 The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare’s time is estimated to have been about five million. Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a native language, mainly in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.In addition to the standard varieties of English found in these areas, there are a great many regional and social varieties of the language as well as various levels of usage that are employed both in its spoken and written forms. In fact, it is impossible to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an enough working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. The purpose for English learning and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is difficult to explain and still more difficult to judge what forms an adequate working knowledge for each situation. The main reason for the widespread demand for English is its present－day importance as a 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 5 world language. Besides serving the indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of important works in science, technology, and other fields are being produced, and not always by native speakers. It is widely used for such purposes as meteorological and airport communications, international conferences, and the spread of information over the radio and television networks of many nations. It is a language of wider communication for a number of developing countries, especially former British colonies. Many of these countries have multilingual populations and need a language for internal communication in such matters as government, commerce, industry, law and education as well as for international communication and for entrance to the scientific and technological developments in the West. 1. What would be the best title for this passage? A. The Difficulties of Learning English B．International Communications C．The Standard Varieties of English D．English as a World Language 2. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A．Some 260 million people in the world have an adequate working knowledge of English. B．There are some 260 million native speakers of English in the world. C．It is almost impossible to estimate the number of people with an adequate working knowledge of English. D．People learn English for a variety of reasons. 3. According to the passage, what is the main reason for the widespread use of English? A．It was popular during Shakespeare’s time. B．It is used in former British colonies. C．It serves the needs of its native speakers. D．It is a world language that is used for international communication. 4. What forms an adequate working knowledge of English? A．The ability to read a newspaper. B．It is difficult to judge because it differs for each situation. C．Being a multilingual. D．Being a native speaker. [解题导语] 本文介绍了英语的发展变化情况，说明了英语最后成为世界语言的原因及英语在当代社 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 6 会中的重要性。 1. 解析：选 D。主旨大意题。全文讲述的是英语在全世界的广泛应用。第三段第一句又特别提出英语 作为一种世界语言的原因，故选 D 项。A 项文中并未涉及；B 项和 C 项只是文中细节，不能概括全文。 2. 解析：选 A。推理判断题。根据文章第一段中第二句及第二段的第一句的描述可推知 B、C 两项正确， A 项错误。由第二、三段可知 D 项正确。 3. 解析：选 D。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的描述，英语广泛应用于气象和机场的交流，国际会 议和信息传播等，可推知此题的答案为 D。 4. 解析：选 B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句可知，环境不同，所要求的英语水平等级也有 所不同，因此很难判断一个人的英语程度。故此题答案为 B。 【由江苏省盐城市2014模拟改编】 阅读理解。阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Spanish explorers called them Las Encantadas, the Enchanted Isles, and Charles Darwin used his studies of the islands as the foundation for his theory of natural selection. The Galapagos are among the world's most important scientific treasures, a group of volcanic islands surrounded by deserted beaches and inhabited by unique varieties of giant tortoise, lizards, and birds. Yet life on this United Nations world heritage site has turned sour. Battles have broken out between fishermen and conservationists. Ecuador, which owns the islands, has sent a naval patrol (海军巡逻队) to put down disturbances. The controversial director of the Galapagos National Park—which controls 97 percent of Galapagos land and the reserve extending to 40 miles offshore—has been fired, while an air of uneasy tension hangs over the islands, as the islanders prepare for election when they pick their representatives in Ecuador’s national assembly. “It’s a very tense situation,” said Leonor Stjepic, director of the London-based Galapagos Conservation Trust, which raises money to help projects on the islands. “We are watching it with concern.” The violence has been triggered by an alarming growth in the islands’ population. Puerto Ayora, on Santa Cruz island, housed just 45 inhabitants in the 50s. Today there are more than 10,000, while the islands' total population is more than 19,000 and growing by 6 percent a year, 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 7 despite recently introduced a law to limit waves of immigrants fleeing the poor areas of Ecuador for a life “in paradise (天堂)”. On top ofthis, more than 100,000 tourists visit the islands every year. Such numbers have put the islands, special ecology under intense pressure. Conservationists backed by the Ecuador government, have replied by exercising strict controls to protect the islands* iguanas, blue-footed boobies, and giant tortoises. These moves have angered many local people, however. They want to exploit (开发利用) the islands’ waters and catch its protected species of sharks, lobsters and sea cucumbers, which can fetch high prices in Japan and South Korea. Angry fishermen surrounded the Charles Darwin research station on Santa Cruz last February, threatened to kill Lonesome George—the last surviving member of the Pinta Island species of the Galapagos giant tortoise. The situation got improved after the Ecuador government made concessions (让步) by increasing fishing quotas (配额), which angered conservationists. “It is tragic, the short-term gain of a few fishermen versus the long-term survival of the Galapagos,” said John McCosker of the California Academy of Sciences. “They are killing the golden goose.” Then, the Ecuador government appointed Fausto Cepeda as the national park's new director, a post that has become a political football for the mainland government. There have been nine directors in the past 18 months. This appointment was particularly controversial, however. Cepeda was known to have close ties with the fishing industry, and the rangers (管理员),who run the national park and reserve, rebelled. More than 300 staged a sit-in at the park’s headquarters and prevented Cepeda from taking up his post. A battle broke out, and at least two people suffered serious injuries. Eventually, Cepeda—with the fishermen’s help- entered the park. “I am in office, i am in control. And I am trying to lower the tension,” he announced. The Ecuador government took no chances, and sent a patrol boat to maintain the peace. A few days later, Ecuador Environment Minister Fabian Valdivicso met representatives of rangers. After discussions, he told newspapers that he had decided to remove Cepeda from the post. However, as the population continues to rise, the long-term pressures on the islands are serious and will not disappear that easily. 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 8 “We have to balance its special environment with the needs of local people. In that sense, it is a microcosm (缩影) for all the other threatened parts of the world. So getting it right here is going to be a very, very important trick to pull off,” said Stjepic. 1、What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 5 refer to? A．The island’s swelling population. B．The law to limit waves of immigrants. C．A life in paradise. D．The tourists’ visiting the islands every year. 2、How significant were the islands for Charles Darwin? A．He based his theory on his studies there. B．He built the Charles Darwin research center there. C．He advocated the balance between ecology and people there. D．He found the last surviving giant tortoise there. 3、What is the primary contributing factor to the conflict between conservationists and fishermen? A．The dismissal of the previous director of the Galapagos National Park. B．The exploitation of the islands. C．The government's support of Galapagos Conservation Trust. D．Cepeda’s close tie with the fishing industry. 4、We can learn from the passage that _______. A．the projects of Galapagos Conservation Trust on the islands are profitable B．conservationists get angry when fishermen are killing a goose C．politicians from the mainland government play football on the islands D．the government is trying to ease the tension 5、In Paragraph 13, what does the author mean by “The Ecuador government took no chances”? A．The government did not seize opportunities. B．The government made no compromises. C．The government did not run risks. D．The government shrank from responsibilities. 【参考答案】1---5、AABDC 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 9