江苏海门市 2017 高考英语阅读理解一轮练习

江苏海门市 2017 高考英语阅读理解一轮练习

只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 1 江苏海门市 2017 高考英语阅读理解一轮练习 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。 America's Top 4 Tourist Attractions Below you'll find the most popular travel and vacation destinations in the US. 1．Times Square，New York City This Manhattan crossroads of commerce is the top spot on our list，thanks to increasing visitors to the Big Apple in 2008 despite the economic turndown.According to statistics，“80% of visitors to NYC make it a point to visit Times Square.”Total NYC visits last year were 47 million，giving us an estimate of 37.6 million travelers through the“Crossroads of the World”． 2．The Las Vegas Strip，Nev. The“Neon Trail”that makes up the heart of Sin City is also part of the federal government's National Scenic Byways Program，which designates roads based on “archeological，cultural，historic，natural，recreational and scenic qualities”．Hard to say which of these qualities best describes Vegas，but we can disqualify“natural”．Last year，total visitors to Las Vegas numbered 37.5 million； a poll by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority found that an average of 80% of visitors had either stayed overnight or gambled(赌博)on the Strip. 3．National Mall and Memorial Parks，Washington，D.C. Many of the nation's iconic(图标的)public landmarks are found in the 1,000－plus acres of the National Mall and Memorial Parks，including the Washington Monument，the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials，and the Korean and Vietnam War Veterans memorials.The Smithsonian Institution's 19 museums are also close to the Mall；last year，the network of free museums drew more than 25 million visitors. 4．Faneuil Hall Marketplace，Boston Built in 1742 by Peter Faneuil，a wealthy Boston merchant，Faneuil Hall served as a commercial center of the city for centuries and a site for famous orations(演说)， like Samuel Adams' independence－rallying speech to colonists.Faneuil also includes the restored 19th－century Quincy Market.Today，shoppers account for a large share of visitors.Faneuil's historic significance vaults it to the status of cultural attraction，attracting 20 million visitors every year. 【语篇解读】 本文介绍了美国最受欢迎的四个游览胜地——位于纽约市曼哈顿区的时代广场 和赌博之城拉斯维加斯、华盛顿的国家广场和纪念公园以及波士顿的法尼尔厅市场。 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 2 1．How many visitors stayed overnight or gambled in Las Vegas last year? A．47 million. B．37.5 million. C．30 million. D．25 million. 解析 细节理解题。根据笫三段的内容可知，去年到拉斯维加斯的游客是 3 750 万，其中 80% 在那里过夜或者赌博。通过计算可知选 C。 答案 C 2．We can infer that many tourists come to Washington，D.C.________. A．to get free access to museums B．to enjoy the view of its square C．to shop in the famous market D．to find pleasure in natural scenery 解析 推理判断题。根据第三个景点下面所叙述内容的最后一句可推知，许多游客去华盛顿是 为了参观那里免费的博物馆。 答案 A. 3．What do we know about Faneuil Hall Marketplace? A．It is the oldest market in the world. B．Its buildings date back to 150 years. C．It is famous for the variety of goods. D．It got its name from a rich businessman. 解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，始建于 1742 年的法尼尔厅市场得名于一个名为 Peter Faneuil 的富商。 答案 D。 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。 【广东省 2012 届高三考前冲刺卷(四)】A LONDON (Reuters)—New faces given to a Chinese man after a bear tore off part of his face and a FrenchCaribbean man disfigured by a rare tumor show that such transplants can work and are not medical oddities (怪异)，researchers said. The findings give hope to some people with severe facial disfigurement and suggest the transplants could prove longlasting without major problems.Despite the tissue rejection in the first year after their transplants，neither men had psychological 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 3 problems accepting their new faces and have been able to rejoin society，they reported. Only three people have received face transplants.The world’s first was carried out on French woman Isabelle Dinoire in November 2005 after she was disfigured in an attack by her dog.In 2007，her doctors reported that she had recovered slowly and steadily，overcoming two periods of rejection. In 2006，Chinese doctors performed a face transplant on a 30yearold hit by a bear.While there were some complications with tissue rejection following the operation，two years later the man was doing well，his doctors said.“This case suggests that facial transplantation might be an option for restoring a severely disfigured face，and could enable patients to bring themselves back into society，” Shuzhong Guo and colleagues at Xijing Hospital in China wrote. A French team described their work on a 29yearold man who suffered from Von Recklinghausen disease，an illness that changes the shape of his face.“The man， who was not named，was given a new nose，mouth and chin in a 2007 operation.He began to work 13 months after the transplant has more function in his face and has not rejected the new tissue，” his doctors said. “Our case confirms that face transplantation is practical and effective for the correction of specific disfigurement，” Dr.Laurent Lantieri and colleagues at the HenriMondor hospital outside Paris wrote. 26．What’s the main idea of this passage? A．Face transplants can work. B．Face transplants help regain confidence. C．Three people have received face transplants. D．Disfigured people need face transplants. 27．What happened to the Chinese patient mentioned in the passage? A．He got a strange illness when he was young. B．He received several operations in hospital. C．He was the first person to receive a face transplant. D．He was once attacked by an animal. 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 4 28．From the passage we can learn that ________. A．doctors have different opinions on facial disfigurement B．patients could regain selfconfidence after face transplants C．the new face of every patient has more functions than expected D．it is easy for disabled people to be accepted by society 29．The underlined word “restoring” in Paragraph 4 means “________”． A．removing B．recovering C．repairing D．rejecting 30．What problem resulted from the facial operations? A．The patients wouldn’t accept the facial change. B．It was hard for the patients to get along with others. C．It took some time for the patients to recover from the operation. D．The patients usually suffered from tissue rejection. 26．A [主旨大意题。本文介绍了三例成功的手术，表明面部移植手术是可行的。] 27．D [推理判断题。根据第一段中“after a bear tore off part of his face”和第四 段中“hit by a bear”可知 D 项正确。] 28．B [推理判断题。根据第四段中的“could enable patients to bring themselves back into society”和第五段中的“He began to work 13 months after the transplant...” 可判断出 B 项正确。] 29．C [词义猜测题。restore 表示“修复；整修”。] 30．D [细节理解题。根据第二段和第三段提到的病例可知，手术后病人都有面部组织的排 异反应。] 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。 【2013 界广东珠海市高三上期末质量监测】 The day began with clear sunlight and blue skies．It soon turned into years of war, economic breakdown and political division. Ten years after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon（五角大楼）on September 11,2001, America has come out of the smoke a very different country．Nearly 3,000 people died on September 11． 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 5 Suddenly America had to wake up to the fact that not everyone loves the USS A．Members of al-Qaeda, the militant group that earned out the attacks, were angry about US support for the Israelis against Palestinians in the Middle East, about US troops in Saudi Arabia, and about sanctions （制裁）against Iraq． "September 11 and the years that followed were a shock to our national consciousness," said Nicholas Bums, American ambassador to NATO （北约） at the time．The terrorists struck not only the buildings, but also Americans- faith in their power．The fear that America had lost control of events as widespread． In the name of fighting terrorism, the US launched wars in Iraq and Afghanistan．More than 6,000 Americans have died．Tens of thousands of ordinary people in those countries have also lost their lives． But deaths are only part of the story．The world was shocked by photographs of Americans torturing （折磨） Iraqis in Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad．David Goldstein, a reporter with The Kansas City Star, questioned American behavior: "Has torturing so-called terrorists saved American lives or made the values we advocate around the world weaker? …" Is that what we've become?" However, a brief moment of national unity did occur straight after 9/11．"Americans were coming together in an unusually powerful way ．．．in the ashes．We live in a bittersweet memory of that collective tragedy and collective possibility," said filmmaker Ken Burns． September 11 was that kind of common moment．When it was over, the Harth still turned in its usual way and the stars in the sky shone as before．But the universe had shifted somehow． Though the world felt the consequence of September 11, more is to come．Ten years on, it still might be too soon to tell． 31．What is "al-Qaeda" in Paragraph 2? A．It is the name of the leader of a militant group． B．It is the name of a city in tie Middle East． C．It is the name of an armed organization． 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 6 D．It is the name of a terrorist that carried out the 9/11 attacks． 【答案】C 【解析】细节理解题。根据它的同位语可知 the militant group，它是一个组织的名称， 故选 C。 32．Which statement is NOT true? A．The US government gives supports to Israel but not to Palestine or Iraq． B．There are American troops stationed in Satidi Arabia． C．The 9/11 event brought die US people into unity for some time． D．More than 6000 Americans have died since the 9/11 attacks． 【答案】D 【解析】细节理解题。根据 Nearly 3,000 people died on September 11．选项 D 叙述的 是 6000 多人与短文不符，故选 D。 33．What is probably the author's attitude towards America's military actions abroad? A．It is necessary to sweep out all the terrorists around the world． B．It is not very reasonable to launch wars in Iraq and Afghanistan． C．It is quite right to apply military forces upon other nations． D．The days of an eye for an eye should never be gone． 【答案】B 【解析】推理判断题。根据 But deaths are only part of the story．The world was shocked by photographs of Americans torturing （折磨） Iraqis in Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad 可推知 伊朗和阿富汗的战争是不合理的，故选 B。 34．What can be inferred from the passage? A．Some Americans are skeptical about America's armed behavior overseas． B．Tens of thousands of common people were killed in the wars besides American soldiers． C．The 9/11 attacks damaged Americans' faith in their military and economical power． D．More attacks will happen to the US ten years later． 【答案】A 【解析】推理判断题。根据 Though the world felt the consequence of September 11, more 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 7 is to come．Ten years on, it still might be too soon to tell．可推知一些美国人怀 疑美国的海外战争，故选 A。 35．What is the best title for this passage? A．Result of Military Operations B．America's Victory over Terrorists C．Shadows of 9/11 D．Never Say Yes 【答案】C 【解析】标题归纳题。根据 Ten years after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon（五角大楼）on September 11,2001, America has come out of the smoke a very different country．及短文的内容可知 9/11 带来的阴影，故选 C。 【广东省 2012 届高三考前冲刺卷(四)】B Rome—doctors and medical groups around the world last weekend reacted with strong opposition to the news that an Italian specialist is on_the_brink_of cloning the first human baby. Dr.Severino Antinori，who is the head of a hospital in Rome，has been referred to in an Arab newspaper as claiming that one of his patients is eight weeks pregnant with a cloned baby. Antinori refused to comment on the reports，but in March 2001 he said he hoped to produce a cloned embryo for implantation within two years.So far seven different kinds of mammals have already been successfully cloned，including sheep，cats and most recently rabbits. Doctors showed their doubt and were strongly opposed although they admitted that human cloning would finally come true unless there was a worldwide ban on the practice. Professor Rudolf Jaenisch of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said，“I find it astonishing that people do this where the result can be foretold that it will not be a normal baby.It is using 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 8 humans as guinea pigs.It makes people feel sick.” But Ronald Green，director of the Ethics Institute at Darmouth College in the US， said it was unlikely that an eightweekold pregnancy would lead to a birth. So far all cloned animals have suffered from some different serious disorders， many of them dying soon after their births. Doctors are opposed to human cloning because they are worried about the welfare of the cloned child if there is one. “There are no benefits of cloning human beings，just harm，” said Dr.Michael Wilks of the UK. 31．What do the underlined words “on the brink of” in the first paragraph most probably mean? A．On the side of. B．On the point of. C．In search of. D．In favor of. 32．The doctors’ general attitude to cloning humans according to the passage is that________. A．they are against it B．they support it C．they pay no attention to it D．they welcome it 33．What does the underlined word “ban” in the fourth paragraph most probably mean? A．order that forbids cloning. B．suggestion on carrying on cloning. C．anger at cloning. D．cheer for cloning. 34．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A．Doctor Severino Antinori is strongly opposed to cloning human beings. B．Up to now，seven kinds of animals have been cloned，including sheep，cats，humans and rabbits. C．Professor Rudolf Jaenisch is carrying out an experiment on cloning an eight weekold embryo. 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 9 D．Ronald Green doubts about the future successful birth of socalled cloned embryo. 35．Where is the passage probably taken from? A．A textbook. B．A magazine. C．A newspaper. D．A digest. 31．B [词义猜测题。从下文看，克隆人类婴儿的事情尚未发生。] 32．A [细节判断题。从文章倒数第二段可知，医生们对此持反对态度。] 33．A [词义猜测题。由该句可知，医生们承认克隆人是早晚的事情，除非出台一个世界范 围的禁令。] 34．D [判断正误题。由倒数第四段可知，D 是正确的。] 35．C [综合判断题。该题目的依据在文章开头的那句话，该句信息有来自“罗马”的报道， 有导语，符合新闻的行文特点，所以 C 项是正确的。]