2017高考英语复习阅读理解汇编(81)

2017高考英语真题分类汇编阅读理解真题汇总一Scientists around the world have been studying the warming of waters in the Pacific Ocean known as El Nino. The appearance of El Nino is known to affect the weather around the world. Scientists still do not completely understand it. Yet they now find they can use it to tell about the future in different areas of the world.One example is the work of two scientists at Columbia University in New York, Mark Cane and Gordon Eshel. A scientist of Zimbabwe, Roger Buckland worked with them. They have found that when El Nino appears, Zimbabwe has little or no rain. This means corn crops in Zimbabwe are poor. The last El Nino was in 1991 to 1993.That was when southeastern Africa suffered a serious lack of rain.The scientists wrote about their recent work in the publication Nature. Their computer program can tell when an El Nino will develop up to a year before it does. They suggest that this could provide an effective early warning system for southern Africa, and could prevent many people from starving.1.El Nino is known as ______ .A.the changing of the weather in southern AfricaB.the warming of waters in the Pacific OceanC.the weather which brings drought(旱灾)to AfricaD.the weather phenomenon(现象)that brings heavy rains to Africa2.Scientists study El Nino in order that ______ .A.they can provide a kind of early warning to the place thatwill suffer from drought B.they can tell why Zimbabwe has little or no rain C.they can do some research work in this field.D.they can put all this information into their computers.3.Which of the following is true according to the article? A.Scientists come to understand how El Nino appears. B.Three scientists from theU.S.A. work on this subject.C.Southern Africa suffered a serious drought and many people died from hunger.D.El Nino has something to do with Zimbabwe's crops.4.Which of the following is not true according to the article?A.The computer is used in this research work.B.Scientists know when an El Nino appears by means of computer program.C.The scientists published their results of the research work.D.Nature is the name of the article written recently by the scientists. 5.Choose the best title for this article.A.Appearance of El Nino Predictable(可预报的)B.Drought in ZimbabweC.Early warning systemD.Weather in Africa答案：BADDA2017高考英语真题分类汇编阅读理解真题汇总二Perhaps the most famous theory, the study of body movement, was suggested by Professor Ray Birdwhistell. He believes that physical appearance is often culturally(文化的)programmed. In other words, we learn our looks ---- we are not born with them. A baby has generally unformed face features(特征). A baby, according to Bird whistle, learns where to set the eyebrows(眉毛)by looking at those around ---- family and friends. This helps explain why the people of some areas of the United States look so much alike, New Englanders or Southerners have certain common face features that cannot be explained by genetics(遗传学). The exact shape of the mouth is not set at birth, it is learned after. In fact, the final mouth shape is not formed until well after new teeth are set. For many, this can be well into grown-ups. A husband and wife together for a long time often come to look somewhat alike. We learn our looks from those around us. This is perhaps why in a single country there are areas where people smile more than those in other areas. In the United States, for example, the South is the part of the country where the people smile most frequently. In New England they smile less, and in the western part of New York State still less. Many Southerners find cities such as New York cold and unfriendly, partly because people on Madison Avenue smile less than people on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgi A.People in largely populated areas also smile and greet each other in public less than do people in small towns.1.Ray Bird whistle believes physical appearanceA.has little to do with culture.B.has much to do with culture.C.is ever changing.D.is different from place to place2.According to the passage, the final mouth shape is formedA.before birth.B.as soon as one's teeth are newly set.C.sometime after new teeth are set.D.around 15 years old.3.Ray Bird whistle can tell what area of the United States a person is from byA.how much he or she smiles.B.how he or she raises his or her eyebrows.C.what he or she likes best.D.the way he or she talks.4.People who live ______ are more friendlyA.in largely populated areasB.in New York cityC.in the countryD.in the North5.This passage might have been taken out of a book dealing withA.physicsB.chemistryC.biologyD.none of the above答案：BBACD2017高考英语真题分类汇编阅读理解真题汇总三Over two thousand years ago Rome(罗马)was the center of a huge empire. The Romans needed a way to move their large armies quickly so that they could protect their huge country. They needed land trade routes, so they joined all parts of their empire by a net-work ofroads(公路网).Beginning in 300 B.C., the Romans built roads in Europe, Asia and North Africa. By 200A.D., they had built 50, 000 miles of almost straight roads.To build their roads, the Romans moved away all soft soil. They dug until they reached hard ground. Then they added layers(层)of stone and other things. The most important roads were paved(铺设)with large flat(平)stones. Main Roman roads were sometimes as wide as ours today.To build their roads, the Romans sometimes had to dig tunnels through mountains. But they didn't have any machines to help them. So they heated the rock with fire and then threw cold water over it. When the rock cracked(裂), they dug it out. Roman soldiers and slaves built the roads with their hands and simple tools, but the roads were so well built that they were used for hundreds of years.1.The story tells us ______ .A.building roads without modern machines was Romansoldiers‘ only jobB.it was no easy job for the Romans to build their roadsC.people in advanced countries still use the old Roman way to build their roads todayD.most people in the African countries still use the old Roman way to dig their tunnels through the mountains2.To build mountain roads, the old Romans had to ______ .A.explode the rock before they started to digB.crack the rock with fire and cold waterC.dig through the hard rock with their handsD.invent some machines to help them with the work3.On the whole, the story is about ______ .A.how to build up our modern roads todayB.Roman tools in building a wide straight roadC.the Romans‘ roads built two thousand years agoD.the reason why the Romans had to build their roads4.Why did the Romans build so many roads at that time? It was because ______ .A.their slaves and soldiers had to do something, or, they would have nothing to doB.they dared not sail in the ocean and the roads were their only choiceC.they needed land trade roads and the roads to move their grand armies as quickly as possibleD.the old Romans wanted to show how clever they were in building the roads5.According to the passage, which of the following four choices is correct?A.The old Romans found soft soil did not make a solid base for the road.B.The Romans built roads only on flat(平)landC.Flat stones were mostly used in the roads of AsiaD.The old Romans used to make use of the soft soil for the base of their roads in North Africa答案：BBCCA。

2017年全国高考阅读理解试题汇编1. 江苏卷：ACHRONOLOGICA—The Unbelievable Years that Defined HistoryDID YOU KNOW …In 105 AD paper was invented in China?When Columbus discovered the New World?The British Museum opened in 1759?CHRONOLOGICA is a fascinating journey through time, fromthe foundation of Rome to the creation of the internet. Alongthe way are tales of kings and queens, hot air balloons… andmonkeys in space.Travel through 100 of the most unbelievable years in worldhistory and learn why being a Roman Emperor wasn’t always as good as itsounds, how the Hundred Years’ War didn’t actually last for 100 years and whySpencer Perceval holds a rather unfortunate record.CHRONOLOGICA is an informative andentertaining tour into history, beautifully illustrated and full of unbelievable facts.While CHRONOLOGICA tells the stories of famous people in history such asThomas Edison and Alexander the Great, this book also gives an account of thelives of lesser-known individuals including the explorer Mungo Park and sculptorGutzon Borglum.This complete but brief historicalcollection is certain to entertain readersyoung and old, and guaranteed topresent even the biggest history lover with something new!56. What is CHRONOLOGICA according to the next?A. A biography.B. A travel guide.C. A history book.D. A science fiction.57. How does the writer recommend CHRONOLOGICA to readers?A. By giving details of its collection.B. By introducing some of its contents.C. By telling stories at the beginning.D. By comparing it with other books.BBefore birth, babies can tell the difference betweenloud sounds and voices. They can even distinguish theirmother’s voice from that of a female stranger. But when itcomes to embryonic learning (胎教), birds could rule theroost. As recently reported in The Auk: OrnithologicalAdvances, some mother birds may teach their young tosing even before they hatch (孵化). New-born chicks canthen imitate their mom’s call within a few days of enteringthe world.This educational method was first observed in 2012 by Sonia Kleindorfer, a biologist at Flinders University in South Australia, and her colleagues. Female Australian superb fairy wrens were found to repeat one sound over and over again while hatching their eggs. When the eggs were hatched, the baby birds made the similar chirp to their mothers—a sound that served as their regular “feed me!” call.To find out if the special quality was more widespread in birds, the researchers sought the red-backed fairy wren, another species of Australian songbird. First they collected sound data from 67 nests in four sites in Queensland before and after hatching. Then they identified begging calls by analyzing the order and number of notes. A computer analysis blindly compared calls produced by mothers and chicks, ranking them by similarity. It turns out that baby red-backed fairy wrens also emerge chirping like their moms. And the more frequently mothers had called to their eggs, the more similar were the babies’ begging calls. In addition, the team set up a separate experiment that suggested that the baby birds that most closely imi tated their mom’s voice were rewarded with the most food.This observation hints that effective embryonic learning could signal neurological (神经系统的) strengths of children to parents. An evolutionary inference can then be drawn. “As a parent, do you inve st in quality children, or do you invest in children that are in need?” Kleindorfer asks. “Our results suggest that they might be going for quality.”58. The underlined phrase in Paragraph 1 means “”.A. be the worstB. be the bestC. be just as badD. be just as good59. What are Kleindorfer’s findings based on?A. Similarities between the calls of moms and chicks.B. The observation of fairy wrens across Australia.C. The data collected from Queensland’s locals.D. Controlled experiments on wrens and other birds.60. Embryonic learning helps mother birds to identify the baby birds which .A. can receive quality signalsB. are in need of trainingC. fit the environment betterD. make the loudest callCA new commodity brings about a highly profitable, fast-growing industry, urging antitrust (反垄断) regulators to step in to check those who control its flow. A century ago, the resource in question was oil. Now similar concerns are being raised by the giants (巨头) that deal in data, the oil of the digital age. The most valuable firms are Google, Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft. All look unstoppable.Such situations have led to calls for the tech giants to be broken up. But size alone is not a crime, The giants’ success has benefited consumers. Few want to live without search engines or a quick delivery. Far from charging consumers high prices, many of these services are free (users pay, in effect, by handing over yet more data). And the appearance of new-born giants suggests that newcomers can make waves, too.But there is cause for concern. The internet has made data abundant, all-present and far more valuable, changing the nature of data and competition. Google initially used the data collected from users to target advertising better. But recently it has discovered that data can be turned into new services: translation and visual recognition, to be sold to other companies. Internet companies’ control of data gives them enormous power. So they have a “God’s eye view” of activities in their own markets and beyond.This nature of data makes the antitrust measures of the past less useful. Breaking up firms like Google into five small ones would not stop remaking themselves: in time, one of them would become great again. A rethink is required—and as a new approach starts to become apparent, two ideas stand out.The first is that antitrust authorities need to move from the industrial age into the 21st century. When considering a merger (兼并), for example, they have traditionally used size to determine when to step in. They now need to take into a ccount the extent of firms’ data assets (资产) when assessing the impact of deals. The purchase price could also be a signal that an established company is buying a new-born threat. When this takes place, especially when a new-born company has no revenue to speak of, the regulators should raise red flags. The second principle is to loosen the control that providers of on-line services have over dataand give more to those who supply them. Companies could be forced to reveal toconsumers what information they hold and how many money they make from it.Governments could order the sharing of certain kinds of data, with users’ consent.Restarting antitrust for the information age will not be easy. But if governments don’t want a data economy controlled by a few giants, they must act soon.61. Why is there a call to break up giants?A. They have controlled the data market.B. They collect enormous private data.C. They no longer provide free services.D. They dismissed some new-born giants.62. What does the technological innovation in Paragraph 3 indicate?A. Data giants’ technology is very expensive.B. Google’s idea is popular among data firms.C. Data can strengthen giants’ controlling position.D. Data can be turned into new services or products.63. By paying attention to firms’ data assets, antitrust regulators could .A. kill a new threatB. avoid the size trapC. favour bigger firmsD. charge higher prices64. What is the purpose of loosening the giants’ control of data?A. Big companies could relieve data security pressure.B. Governments could relieve their financial pressure.C. Consumers could better protect their privacy.D. Small companies could get more opportunities.DOld Problem，New ApproachesWhile clean energy is increasingly used in our daily life, global warning will continue for some decades after CO2 emissions (排放) peak. So even if emissions were to begin decrease today, we would still face the challenge of adapting to climate change. Here I will stress some smarter and more creative examples of climate adaptation.When it comes to adaptation, it is important to understand that climate change is a process. We are therefore not talking about adapting to a new standard, but to a constantly shifting set of conditions. This is why, in part at least, the US National Climate Assessment says that: “There is no ‘one-size fit all’ adaptation.” Nevertheless，there are some actions that offer much and carry little risk or cost.Around the world, people are adapting in surprising ways, especially in some poor countries. Floods have become more damaging in Bangladesh in recent decades. Mohammed Rezwan saw opportunity where others saw only disaster. His not-for-profit organization runs 100 river boats that serve as floating libraries, schools, and health clinics, and are equipped with solar panels and other communication facilities. Rezwan is creating floating connectivity (连接) to replace flooded roads and highways. But he is also working at a far more fundamental level: his staff show people how to make floating gardens and fish ponds to prevent starvation during the wet season.Elsewhere in Asia even more astonishing actions are being taken. Chewang Norphel lives in a mountainous region in India, where he is known as the Ice Man. The loss of glaciers (冰川) there due to global warming represents an enormous threat to agriculture. Without the glaciers, water will arrive in the rivers attimes when it can damage crops. Norphel’s inspiration came from seeing the waste of water over winter, when it was not needed. He directed the wasted water into shallow basins where it froze, and was stored until the spring. His fields of ice supply perfectly timed irrigation (灌溉) water. Having created nine such ice reserves, Norphel calculates that he has stored about 200, 000 m3 of water. Climate change is a continuing process, so Norpel’s ice reserves will not last forever. Warming will overtake them. But he is providing a few years during which the farmers will, perhaps, be able to find other means of adapting.Increasing Earth’s reflectiveness can cool the planet. In southern Spain the sudden increase of greenhouses (which reflect light back to space) has changed the warming trend locally, and actually cooled the region. While Spain as a whole is heating up quickly, temperatures near the greenhouses have decreased. This example should act as an inspiration for all cities. By painting buildings white, cities may slow down the warming process.In Peru, local farmers around a mountain with a glacier that has already fallen victim to climate change have begun painting the entire mountain peak white in the hope that the added reflectiveness will restore the life-giving ice. The outcome is still far from clear. But the World Bank has included the project on its list of “100 ideas to save the planet”.More ordinary forms of adaptation are happening everywhere. A friend of mine owns an area of land in western Victoria. Over five generations the land has been too wet for cropping. But during the past decade declining rainfall has allowed him to plant highly profitable crops. Farmers in many countries are also adapting like this—either by growing new produce, or by growing the same things differently. This is common sense. But some suggestions for adapting are not. When the polluting industries argue that we’ve lost the battle to control car bon pollution and have no choice but to adapt, it’s a nonsense designed to make the case for business as usual.Human beings will continue to adapt to the changing climate in both ordinary and astonishing ways. But the most sensible form of adaptation is surely to adapt our energy systems to emit less carbon pollution. After all, if we adapt in the way, we may avoid the need to change in so many others.65. The underlined part in Paragraph 2 implies .A. adaptation is an ever-changing processB. the cost of adaptation varies with timeC. global warming affects adaptation formsD. adaptation to climate change is challenging66. What is special with regard to Rezwan’s project?A. The project receives government support.B. Different organizations work with each other.C. His organization makes the best of a bad situation.D. The project connects flooded roads and highways.67. What did the Ice Man do to reduce the effect of global warming?A. Storing ice for future use.B. Protecting the glaciers from melting.C. Changing the irrigation time.D. Postponing the melting of the glaciers.68. What do we learn from the Peru example?A. White paint is usually safe for buildings.B. The global warming trend cannot be stopped.C. This country is heating up too quickly.D. Sunlight reflection may relieve global warming.69. According to the author, polluting industries should .A. adapt to carbon pollutionB. plant highly profitable cropsC. leave carbon emission aloneD. fight against carbon pollution70. What’s the author’s preferred solution to global warming?A. Setting up a new standard.B. Reducing carbon emission.C. Adapting to climate change.D. Monitoring polluting industries.2. 北京卷：AIt was a cold March day in High Point, North Carolina. The girls on the Wesleyan Academy softball team were waiting for their next turns at bat during practice, stamping their feet to stay warm, Eighth-grader Taylor Bisbee shivered (发抖) a little as she watched her teammate Paris White play. The two didn’t know each other well—Taylor had just moved to town a month or so before.Suddenly, Paris fell to the ground. “Paris’s eyes rolled back,’’ Taylor says. “She started shaking. I knew it was an emergency.”It certainly was, Paris had suffered a sudden heart failure. Without immediate medical care, Paris would die. At first, no one moved. The girls were in shock. Then the softball coach shouted out, “Does anyone know CPR?”CPR is a life-saving technique. To do CPR, you press on the sick person’s chest so that blood moves through the body and takes oxygen to organs. Without oxygen, the brain is damaged quickly.Amazingly, Taylor had just taken a CPR course the day before. Still, she hesitated. She didn’t think she k new it well enough. But when no one else came forward, Taylor ran to Paris and began doing CPR, “It wasscary. I knew it was the difference between life and death,” says Taylor.Taylor’s swift action helped her teammates calm down. One girl called 911. Two more ran to get the school nurse, who brought a defibrillator, an electronic devices (器械) that can shock the heart back into work. Luck stayed with them: Paris’s heartbeat returned.“I know I was really lucky,” Paris say s now. “Most people don’t survive this. My team saved my life.”Experts say Paris is right. For a sudden heart failure, the single best chance for survival is having someone nearby step in and do CPR quickly.Today, Paris is back on the softball team. Taylor will apply to college soon. Sh e wants to be a nurse. “I feel more confident in my actions now,” Taylor says. “I know I can act under pressure in a scary situation.”56. What happened to Paris on a March day?A. She caught a bad cold.B. She had a sudden heart problem.C. She was knocked down by a ball.D. She shivered terribly during practice57. Why does Paris say she was lucky?A. She made a worthy friend.B. She recovered from shock.C. She received immediate CPR.D. She came back on the softball team.58. Which of the following words can best describe Taylor?A. Enthusiastic and kind.B. Courageous and calm.C. Cooperative and generous.D. Ambitious and professional.B59. Why is TOKNOW a special magazine?A. It entertains young parents.B. It provides serious advertisements.C. It publishes popular science fictions.D. It combines fun with complex concepts.60. What does TOKNOW offer its readers?A. Online courses.B. Articles on new topics.C. Lectures on a balanced life.D. Reports on scientific discoveries.61. How much should you pay if you make a 12-mouth subscription to TOKNOW with gift pack from China?A. £ 55.B. £ 60.C. £ 65.D. £ 70.62. Subscribers of TOKNOW would get .A. free birthday presentsB. full refund within 28 daysC. membership of the TOKNOW clubD. chances to meet the experts in personCMeasles (麻疹), which once killed 450 children each year and disabled even more, was nearly wiped out in the United States 14 years ago by the universal use of the MMR vaccine (疫苗). But the disease is making a comeback, caused by a growing anti-vaccine movement and misinformation that is spreading quickly. Already this year, 115 measles cases have been reported in the USA, compared with 189 for all of last year.The numbers might sound small, but they are the leading edge of a dangerous trend. When vaccination rates are very high, as they still are in the nation as a whole, everyone is protected. This is called “herd immunity”, which protects the people who get hurt easily, including those who can’t be vaccinated for medical reasons, babies too young to get vaccinate d and people on whom the vaccine doesn’t work.But herd immunity works only when nearly the whole herd joins in. When some refuse vaccination and seek a free ride, immunity breaks down and everyone is in even bigger danger.That’s exactly what is happening in small neighborhoods around the country from Orange County, California, where 22 measles cases were reported this month, to Brooklyn, N.Y., where a 17-year-old caused an outbreak last year.The resistance to vaccine has continued for decades, and it is driven by a real but very small risk. Those who refuse to take that risk selfishly make others suffer.Making things worse are state laws that make it too easy to opt out (决定不参加) of what are supposed to be required vaccines for all children entering kindergarten. Seventeen states allow parents to get an exemption (豁免), sometimes just by signing a paper saying they personally object to a vaccine.Now, several states are moving to tighten laws by adding new regulations for opting out. But no one does enough to limit exemptions.Parents ought to be able to opt out only for limited medical or religious reasons. But personal opinions? Not good enough. Everyone enjoys the life-saving benefits vaccines provide, but they’ll exist only as long as everyone shares in the risks.63. The first two paragraphs suggest that ____________.A. a small number of measles cases can start a dangerous trendB. the outbreak of measles attracts the public attentionC. anti-vaccine movement has its medical reasonsD. information about measles spreads quickly64. Herd immunity works well when ____________.A. exemptions are allowedB. several vaccines are used togetherC. the whole neighborhood is involved inD. new regulations are added to the state laws65. What is the main reason for the comeback of measles?A. The overuse of vaccine.B. The lack of medical care.C. The features of measles itself.D. The vaccine opt-outs of some people.66. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To introduce the idea of exemption.B. To discuss methods to cure measles.C. To stress the importance of vaccination.D. To appeal for equal rights in medical treatment.DHollywood’s theory that machines with evil (邪恶的) minds will drive armies of killer robots is just silly. The real problem relates to the possibility that artificial intelligence (AI) may become extremely good atachieving something other than what we really want. In 1960 a well-known mathematician Norbert Wiener, who founded the field of cybernetics (控制论), put it this way: “If we use, to achieve our purposes, a mechanical agency with whose operation we cannot effectively interfere (干预), we had better be quite sure that the purpose put into the machine is the purpose which we really desire.”A machine with a specific purpose has another quality, one that we usually associate with living things: a wish to preserve its own existence. For the machine, this quality is not in-born, nor is it something introduced by humans; it is a logical consequence of the simple fact that the machine cannot achieve its original purpose if it is dead. So if we send out a robot with the single instruction of fetching coffee, it will have a strong desire to secure success by disabling its own off switch or even killing anyone who might interfere with its task. If we are not careful, then, we could face a kind of global chess match against very determined, super intelligent machines whose objectives conflict with our own, with the real world as the chessboard.The possibility of entering into and losing such a match should concentrate the minds of computer scientists. Some researchers argue that we can seal the machines inside a kind of firewall, using them to answer difficult questions but never allowing them to affect the real world. Unfortunately, that plan seems unlikely to work: we have yet to invent a firewall that is secure against ordinary humans, let alone super intelligent machines.Solving the safety problem well enough to move forward in AI seems to be possible but not easy. There are probably decades in which to plan for the arrival of super intelligent machines. But the problem should not be dismissed out of hand, as it has been by some AI researchers. Some argue that humans and machines can coexist as long as they work in teams—yet that is not possible unless machines share the goals of humans. Others say we can just “switch them off” as if s uper intelligent machines are too stupid to think of that possibility. Still others think that super intelligent AI will never happen. On September 11, 1933, famous physicist Ernest Rutherford stated, with confidence, “Anyone who expects a source of power in the transformation of these atoms is talking moonshine.” However, on September 12, 1933, physicist Leo Szilard invented the neutron-induced (中子诱导) nuclear chain reaction.67. Paragraph 1 mainly tells us that artificial intelligence may .A. run out of human controlB. satisfy human’s real desiresC. command armies of killer robotsD. work faster than a mathematician68. Machines with specific purposes are associated with living things partly because they might be able to .A. prevent themselves from being destroyedB. achieve their original goals independentlyC. do anything successfully with given ordersD. beat humans in international chess matches69. According to some researchers, we can use firewalls to .A. help super intelligent machines work betterB. be secure against evil human beingsC. keep machines from being harmedD. avoid robots’ aff ecting the world70. What does the author think of the safety problem of super intelligent machines?A. It will disappear with the development of AI.B. It will get worse with human interference.C. It will be solved but with difficulty.D. It will stay for a decade.3. 浙江卷：ABenjamin West, the father of American painting, showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age. But he did not know about brushes before a visitor told him he needed one. In those days, a brush was made from camel’s hair. There were no camels nearby. Benjamin decided that cat hair would work instead. He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush.The brush did not last long. Soon Benjamin needed more fur. Before long, the cat began to look ragged (蓬乱). His father said that the cat must be sick. Benjamin was forced to admit what he had been doing.The cat’s lot was about to improve.That year, one of Benjamin’s cousins, M r. Pennington, came to visit. He was impressed with Benjamin’s drawings. When he went home, he sent Benjamin a box of paint and some brushes. He also sent six engravings (版画) by an artist. These were the first pictures and first real paint and brushes Benjamin had ever seen.In 1747, when Benjamin was nine years old, Mr. Pennington returned for another visit. He was amazed at what Benjamin had done with his gift. He asked Benjamin’s parents if he might take the boy back to Philadelphia for a visit.In the city, Mr. Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings. The boy began a landscape(风景) painting. William Williams, a well-known painter, came to see him work. Williams was impressed with Benjamin and gave him two classic books on painting to take home. The books were long and dull. Benjamin could read only a little, having been a poor student. But he later said, “Those two books were my companions by day, and under my pillow at night.” While it is likely that he understood very lit tle of the books, they were his introduction to classical paintings. The nine-year-old boy decided then that he would be an artist.21. What is the text mainly about?A. Benjamin’s visit to Philadelphia.B. Williams’ influence on Benjamin.C. The beginning of Benjamin’s life as an artist.D. The friendship between Benjamin and Pennington.22. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 suggest?A. The cat would be closely watched.B. The cat would get some medical care.C. Benjamin would leave his home shortly.D. Benjamin would have real brushes soon.23. What did Pennington do to help Benjamin develop his talent?A. He took him to see painting exhibitions.B. He provided him with painting materials.C. He sent him to a school in Philadelphia.D. He taught him how to make engravings.24. Williams’ two books helped Benjamin to ________.A. master the use of paintsB. appreciate landscape paintingsC. get to know other paintersD. make up his mind to be a painterBGetting less sleep has become a bad habit for most American kids. According to a new survey (调查) by the National Sleep Foundation, 51% of kids aged 10 to 18 go to bed at 10 pm or later on school nights, even though they have to get up early. Last year the Foundation reported that nearly 60% of 7- to 12-year-olds said they felt tired during the day, and 15% said they had fallen asleep at school.How much sleep you need depends a lot on your age. Babies need a lot of rest: most of them sleep about 18 hours a day! Adults need about eight hours. For most school-age children, ten hours is ideal (理想的). But the new National Sleep Foundation survey found that 35% of 10- to 12-year-olds get only seven or eight hours. And guess what almost half of the surveyed kids said they do before bedtime? Watch TV.“More children are going to bed with TVs on, and there are more opportunities (机会) to stay awake, with more homework, the Internet and the phone,” says Dr. Mary Carskadon, a sleep researcher at Brown University Medical School. She says these activities at bedtime can get kids all excited and make it hard for them to calm down and sleep. Other experts say part of the problem is chemical. Changing levels of body chemicals called hormones not only make teenagers’ bodies develop adult characteristics, but also make it hard for teenagers to fall asleep before 11 pm.Because sleepiness is such a problem for teenagers, some school districts have decided to start highschool classes later than they used to. Three years ago, schools in Edina, Minnesota, changed the start time from 7:25 am to 8:30 am. Students, parents and teachers are pleased with the results.25. What is the new National Sleep Foundation survey on?A. American kids’ sleeping habits.B. Teenagers’ sleep-related diseases.C. Activities to prevent sleeplessness.D. Learning problems and lack of sleep.26. How many hours of sleep do 11-year-olds need every day?A. 7 hours.B. 8 hours.C. 10 hours.D. 18 hours.27. Why do teenagers go to sleep late according to Carskadon?A. They are affected by certain body chemicals.B. They tend to do things that excite them.C. They follow their parents’ examples.D. They don’t need to go to school early.CFLORENCE, Italy — Svetlana Cojochru feels hurt. The Moldovan has lived here seven years as a caregiver to Italian kids and the elderly, but in order to stay she’s had to prove her language skills by taking a test which requires her to write a postcard to an imaginary friend and answer a fictional job ad.Italy is the latest Western European country trying to control a growing immigrant (移民) population by demanding language skills in exchange for work permits, or in some cases, citizenship.Some immigrant advocates worry that as hard financial times make it more difficult for natives to keep jobs, such measures will become more a vehicle for intolerance than integration (融合). Others say it’s only natural that newcomers learn the language of their host nation, seeing it as a condition to ensure they can contribute to society.Other European countries laid down a similar requirement for immigrants, and some terms are even tougher. The governments argue that this will help foreigners better join the society and promote understanding across cultures.Italy, which has a much weaker tradition of immigration, has witnessed a sharp increase in immigration in recent years. In 1990, immigrants numbered some 1.14 million out of Italy’s then 56.7 million people, or about 2 percent. At the start of this year, foreigners living in Italy amounted to 4.56 million of a total population of 60.6 million, or 7.5 percent, with immigrants’ children accounting for an ever larger percentage of births in Italy.Cojochru, the Moldovan caregiver, hoped obtaining permanent residence (居住权) would help her bring her two children to Italy; they live with her sister in Moldova, where salaries are among the lowest in Europe. She was skeptical that the language requirement would encourage integration.Italians always “see me as a foreigner,” an outsider, even though she’s stayed in the country for years and can speak the local language fluently, she said.28. Why does Cojochru have to take a language test?。

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下面是店铺为大家推荐的2017高考英语阅读理解试题汇编，仅供大家参考!2017高考英语阅读理解试题汇编(一)Arli has learnt how to type for several years. Still, he types rather slowly, and he can only spell out words of four letters or less. But Arli is doing quite well for a dog.He is black, white, and brown. He uses a special typewriter it has shallow bowl—like keys that are about two inches wide. His owner calls out the letter, the dog hits the keys with this nose.Arli does very well at typing “good dog”. But he seems to have a bit of trouble when he is asked to spell out “bad dog”.1. Arli is the name of .A. a typist(打字员)B. a childC. a dogD. a man2. The main purpose of the story is to tell us that Arli is .A. a very bad typistB. unusually cleverC. a very good typistD. slow and not clever3. How do you think Arli learned to type?A. He was helped to do it by a dog .B. He did it with the help of his master .C. He started doing it naturally several years ago.D. He did it for a living .4. The writer tells us that Arli’s typewriter .A. has only a small number of keysB. is smaller than an ordinary typewriterC. is larger than an ordinary typewriterD. sometimes gives you a bit of trouble答案：1C 2 B 3 B 4 C2017高考英语阅读理解试题汇编(二)Schools and parents in Shenzhen City have been asked to take better care of children’s eyesight as 45 percent of them, were found to be shortsighted. Too much reading, poor lighting and too much TV are blamed. Of the city’s high school graduates. who applied to attend college this summer, two—thirds had to have their choices limited because of poor eyesight, Shenzhen Special Zone (特区) Daily said.1. This piece of news was reported by .A. People’s DailyB. Shenzhen Special Zone DailyC. school in Shenzhen CityD. parents in Shenzhen City2. The purpose of this passage is to .A. criticize children who are shortsightedB. blame parents and schools for children’s being shortsightedC. ask the high school graduates to pay attention to their eyesightD. draw people’s special attention to eye hygiene(卫生)3. Only of the children in Shenzhen City have good eyesight.A. 45 percentB. less than halfC. 55 percentD. two—thirds4. Generally speaking, high school students have eyesight than primary school students.A. poorerB. still betterC. poorD. brighter5. Because of being shortsighted many school graduates .A. weren’t allowed to enter collegeB. couldn’t graduate from high schoolC. couldn’t choose to study what they li ked bestD. lost their limited time6. In order to protect their eyes, children shouldn’t .A. read booksB.wear glassesC. make their eyes too tiredD.see things far away答案：1B 2 D 3 C 4 A 5 C 6 C2017高考英语阅读理解试题汇编(三)SINGAPORE-Another Thai worker died in his sleep last Friday, the second such death in the past three days and the 10th since the beginning of the year. Thongehai Sombattra, 22, is said to be the youngest to have died mysteriously this year. A total of 10 young Thai construction workers in their late 20s and 30s who appeared well and healthy when they went to bed have died since the beginning of this year. They were either found dead in the morning or had died suddenly in the middle on the night after some difficulty in breathing.From China Daily, March 19,19901. According to the passage ______.A. Ten people died mysteriously during the last three daysB. Two people died mysteriously during the last three daysC. Two people have died mysteriously since the beginning of the yearD. Ten people died mysteriously before last Friday2. During the past three days, Thongchai Sombattra died last Friday, the other passed away ______.A. last MondayB. last ThursdayC. last ThursdayD. last Sunday3. Thongchai Sombattra, who died mysteriously, _______.A. was aged 22B. was in his mid twentiesC. was not more than 20 years oldD. was nearly 30 years old4. Besides Thongchai Sombattra, the others could be _______.A. from 25 years old to 38 years oldB. from 20 years old to39 years oldC. from 21 years old to 39 years oldD. from 29 years old to38 years old5. ______ caused the ten Thai construction workers’ death.A. An unexpected accidentB. High blood pressureC. Heart troubleD. Something that was unknown答案：1B 2 C 3 A 4 D 5 D2017高考英语阅读理解试题汇编(四)The man sitting opposite Robert was the Financial Controller. Everybody called him “the FC” for short. He made all the decisions about money. Robert needed some more. That was why he had to see him. The two men did not get on very well. In fact, they had always disliked each other.“Your request is out of the question,” the FC said. Robert had difficulty in controlling himself, but he managed somehow. He explained that he wanted the money in order to make more programmes.“And why do you want to do that?” th e FC asked sharply. Again, Robert almost lost his temper. “Because more and more people are listening to my department’s programmes. There’s great demand for them,” he answered.The FC did not seem to believe him. But Robert had a report on the numbers of listeners to all EBC programmes. The FC became less confident (自信). Robert threw the report down on the table and told him to read it.The FC looked at it in silence. The figures (数字) proved that he had been wrong, but he did not want to admit it. “Well,”h e finally said, “I may have made a small mistake.”Robert noticed the word “may.” He got up to leave. But he had the feeling that he would get the money after all.1. In the story the Financial Controller was a person who was in charge ofA. Robert’s department’s programmes.B. EBC programmes.C. EBC money.D. both B and C.2. “Your request is out of the question.”Here “out of the question”meansA. without any questionB. with some question.C. impossible.D. possible.3. Robert decided to make more programmes becauseA. he wanted to meet the needs of the listeners.B. “the FC”disliked himC. the members of his department wanted him to do so.D. he wanted to show himself off.4. Why were more and more people listening to Robert’s programmes?A. Because he always lost his temper (脾气).B. Because he disliked “the FC.”C. Because the programmes were rich and to the taste of the listeners.D. We don’t know.5. Who do you think won the argument(争论)in the end?A. The Financial Controller.B. Robert.C. Nobody.D. The listeners.答案：1C 2 C 3 A 4 C 5 B。

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下面是店铺为大家推荐的2017高考英语真题阅读理解集锦，仅供大家参考!2017高考英语真题阅读理解集锦一Benin is one of the smallest African states. It lies in West Africa on the Gulf (海湾) of Guinea, to the south of Burkina Faso and Niger, between Togo on the west and Nigeria on the east.Benin used to be called Dahomey and was controlled and ruled by France from 1893 to 1960, when it became independent (独立). In 1963 the army general Soglo overthrew (推翻) the first president. Maga. Soglo set up an army government and called himself head of state in 1965, but was overthrown and replaced (取代) by a civilian (非军人) government in 1967. In December 1969 Benin had another change of power with the army again taking over (接管). In May 1970, Maga and two other men set up a new government, with each of them acting as president in turn for two years. However, half a year after Maga turned over power to the second man Ahomadegbe, the three-man government was overthrown by the army once more and General Kerekou became president. In November 1975 Kerekou changed the name of the nation from Dahomey to Benin, Benin being the name of a 17th century kingdom covering the same place. Ke rekou also announced that Benin would be a People’s Republic based on Marxism-leninism.1. Which of the following maps shows rightly the positions of Benin and its neighbouring countries?(Bn=Benin;Tg =Togo;Nr=Niger;BF=BurkinaFaso;Na=Nigeria;GG=Gulf of Guinea)2. For how long was Benin under France?A. For over a century.B. For roughly a century.C. For over half a century.D. Under half a century.3. For how long was Benin an independent state before it became a People’s Republic?A. 15 years.B. 25 years.C. 20 years.D. 30 years.4. Choose the right order in which the following people ruled in Benin.(Ah=Ahomedegbe;Ke=Kerekou;Ma=Maga;So=Soglo)A. So, Ma, Ah, Ma, KeB. Ma, So, Ma, Ke, AhC. So, Ma, Ke, Ma, AhD. Ma, So, Ma, Ah, Ke5. When and how did Benin get its two names--Benin and Dahomey?A. Dahomey was its oldest name, but it has been replaced by Benin.B. Benin was its oldest name. The name Dahomey was used later, but has been replaced by Benin again.C. Dahomey was its oldest name. The name Benin was used later, but has been replaced byDahomey again.D. Benin was its oldest name, but it has been replaced by Dahomey.Benin is one of the smallest African states. It lies in West Africa on the Gulf (海湾) of Guinea, to the south of Burkina Faso and Niger, between Togo on the west and Nigeria on the east.贝宁是非洲最小的国家。

2017高考英语阅读理解汇总英语高考题型阅读理解是学生的一大丢分点,而新的高中英语教学大纲却明确规定侧重提高阅读能力和理解能力。

下面是店铺为大家推荐的2017高考英语阅读理解汇总，仅供大家参考!2017高考英语阅读理解汇总(一)In a very real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. To have read Gulliver’s Travels is to have had the experience of listening to Jonathan Swift, of learning about man’s inhumanity (残酷) to man. To read Huckleberry Finn is to feel what it is like to drift (漂流) down the Mississippi River on a raft (木排). To have read Byron is to have suffered his rebellions with him and to have enjoyed his nose—thumbing at (对……的蔑视) society. T o have read Native Son is to know how it feels to be frustrated (受挫折) in the particular way in which Blacks in Chicago are frustrated. This is effective communication (交流). It enables us to feel how others felt about life, even if they lived thousands of miles away and centuries age. It is not true that “We have only one life to live.” If we read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish.1. The sentence “People who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read” suggests that ______.A. reading stimulates(激发) a desire to travelB. reading broadens(扩大) a person’s experienceC. people who read much live longerD. people who read are more relaxed2. The author implies that good literature ______.A. must deal with social problemsB. must teach a lessonC. is varied in subject and in content (内容)D. is always exciting and heart--warming3. According to the author, reading good literature ______.A. produces new incomeB. is quite uselessC. satisfies the curiousD. opens new worlds to us(眼界)4. The underlined word effective in this passage means ______.A. actualB. strikingC. existingD. having an effect答案：1B 2 C 3 D 4 D2017高考英语阅读理解汇总(二)When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation (住所). I suggested that they should stay at ‘bed and breakfast’ houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.“We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought ‘VACANCIES’ meant ‘holidays’, because the Spanish word for ‘holidays” is ‘vacaciones’. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said ‘VACANCLES’, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said ‘NO VACANCLES’, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends madein reading other sign s. In Spanish, the word ‘DIVERSION’ means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word ‘DIVERSION’ on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hold.English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris. when someone offered me some more. coffee, I said ‘Thank you’ in French. I meant that I would like some more, However , to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that ‘Thank you’ in French means ‘Mo, thank you.’1. My Spanish friends wanted advice about ______.A. learning EnglishB. finding places to stay in EnglandC. driving their car on English roadsD. going to England by car2. I suggested that they stay at bed and breakfast houses because ______.A. they would be able to practise their EnglishB. it would be much cheaper than staying in hotelsC. it would be convenient for them to have dinnerD. there would be no problem about finding accommodation there3. “NO VACANCIES” in English means ______.A. no free roomsB. free roomsC. not away on holidayD. holidays4. If you see a road sign that says ‘Diversion’, you will ______.A. fall into a holeB. have a lot of fun and enjoy yourselfC. find that the road is blocked by crowds of peopleD. have to take a different road5. When someone offered me more coffee and I said ‘Thank you’ in French, I ______.A didn’t really want any more coffee B. wanted them to take the coffee pot awayC. really wanted some more coffeeD. wanted to express my politeness6. I was surprised when the coffee pot was taken away because I ______.A. hadn’t finished drinking my coffeeB. was expecting another cup of coffeeC. meant that I didn’t want any moreD. was never misunderstood答案：1B 2 A 3 A 4 D 5 C 6 B2017高考英语阅读理解汇总(三)A beautiful and very successful actress was the star of a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didn’t want to have to go back there every night, so she rented (租用) an expensive flat in the centre of the city, bought some beautiful furniture (家具) and hired a man to paint the rooms in new colours.It was very difficult to get tickets for her show because everybody wanted to see it, so she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better and more willingly for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter’s bill. At the bottom of it were the words “Four hours watching Miss Hall sing and dance,£3,” with this note：“After 5 p.m. I get fifteen shillingsan hour instead of ten shillings.”1. In the article, “Miss Hall” was the name of ______.A. a place where people sang and dancedB. an unmarried womanC. a hallD. a street2. The woman’s flat was situated ______.A. near the cityB. near her homeC. in the middle of the cityD. by the side of the country road3. The actress gave the painter two tickets, hoping he would______.A. be pleasedB. ask less money for his workC. charge more money for his workD. say a good word for her musical show4. After the painter got the tickets from the actress, he ______.A. sold them for £3B. went to watch the musical showC. paid £3 for themD. was very thankful to her5. In the story , ______ made a mistake.A. both the actress and the painterB. neither the actress nor the painterC. the painterD. the actress答案：1B 2 C 3 A 4 B 5 A2017高考英语阅读理解汇总(四)The basenji is a central African hunting dog. It comes from a country called Chad, which is north of the Central African Republic. The basenji was well—known as the “silent dog” because for centuries no basenjis has ever been known to bark (吠). Then at a dog show in London in 1953, a basenji actually barked.As well as being clever, basenjis are known for their naturalcourage and are still popular hunting dogs in Africa. But in America people keep them mainly because they are gentle and full of fun. The basenji has an unusual habit, it washes itself all over like a cat. It is a middle—sized dog, 16 or 17 inches high from the shoulder. It weighs about 20 pounds. A basenji’s coat is short and silky. It may be brown, white, or gold , or a mixture of these three colours.1. Basenjis were first found .A. in Africa, Europe and AmericaB. in both Africa and AmericaC. in central AfricaD. in North Africa2. What made Basenjis so special?A. They were funny enough to make people laugh.B. One of them barked at a dog show in London.C. They were a true friend of man.D. They were born quiet dogs.3. Americans like basenjis because they are .A. pleasantB. prettyC. cleanD. quiet4. In what way are basenjis like cats?A. They make gentle sounds instead of barking.B. They are fond of people and look like cats.C. They clean themselves all over.D. They have short, silky fur.5. Basenjis are good hunters because they are .A. strongB. fearlessC. the right colourD. the right weight答案：1C 2 D 3 A 4 C 5 B。

2017高考英语阅读理解真题汇总阅读理解在高考英语考试中占了很大的分值，为帮助大家提高这部分答题效率，下面是店铺为大家推荐的2017高考英语阅读理解真题汇总，仅供大家参考!2017高考英语阅读理解真题汇总(一)We are used to the idea of aging in ourselves. We are so used to this that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some animals that do not age. Sea anemones(海葵) are an example. Some have been kept for nearly a century without showing any signs of lifelessness. Some kinds of sea worms can even “grow backwards.” If kept in the dark and given nothing to eat, they get steadily smaller, They finally end as a ball of cells(细胞) looking rather like the egg from which they came. Under good conditions the ball will turn back to a worm and start growing again. One could probably keep them growing and un-growing again and again.1. Some sea worms grow smaller when they ______.A. lose weightB. live in the darknessC. are under good conditionsD. don’t eat and are kept in the dark2. According to the passage, some sea animals ________.A. will die when they become a ball of cellsB. do not grow oldC. will die without foodD. will stop growing any time they want3. According to the passage, which of the following statements in NOT true?A. We can keep certain kind of sea worm growing and ungrowing again and again.B. Human beings will grow old and die.C. An anemone is a king of sea worm that can grow backwards.D. Some anemones will live nearly a hundred years.4. The underlined word aging in the first sentence means ______.A. growing oldB. the age of a personC.getting youngerD. un -growing5. This passage is mainly about ______.A. sea animalsB. cellsC. agingD. anemones答案：1D 2 B 3 D 4 A 5 C2017高考英语阅读理解真题汇总(二)Now I’d like to talk to you about your final exam. The exam will be held next Thursday, the last day of the exam week. Remember to bring two of three pens in case you run out of ink. And unlike the midterm exam, this test will not include multiple --- choice questions; it will consist entirely of essays(文章). You’ll have to answer three of the five essay questions. The exam will be comprehensive (全面的), which means you’ll be responsible for all of the subject matters we covered in class this term, I would suggest you review your midterm exam as well as textbooks and your class notes. The final exam will count as 50 percent of your grade of the course. The research project (项目) will count as 20 percent and the midterm exam 30 percent. I’ll be in my office almost all day next Tuesday. If you run into any problems, please drop in. Good luck to you and I’ll see you on Tuesday.1. When will the final exam take place?A. On TuesdayB. On a WednesdayC. On a ThursdayD. On a Friday2. What will be included in the exam?A. There will be only multiple-choice questions.B. The exam will contain both multiple-choice and essay questions.C. The exam will have an oral and a written section.D. There will be only essay questions.3. Why does the teacher call the exam comprehensive?A. It will be easy to understand.B. Students will be tested on all the material discussed in class.C. It will cover topics from a wide variety of subjects.D. Students must complete all parts of it.4. The underlined phrase run into probably means .A. go intoB. meet somebody unexpectedlyC. come up against something with forceD. come across5. When was this talk most likely given?A. During the first week of classB. During midterm weekC. On the last day of classD. On the last day of exam week答案：1C 2 D 3 B 4 D 5 C2017高考英语阅读理解真题汇总(三)When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable (痛苦的), Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (对…过敏) flour can be painful.But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. Theytried new recipes (配方). changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with unbleached flour (标准粉), was baked in a brick oven (烘炉).They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.1. A good title for this passage would be .A. A Sick BakerB. A Brick-oven Bread BakerC. An Old-fashioned BakerD. How to Overcome Allergy2. Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he .A. suffered from allergy to flourB. didn’t like the jobC. wanted to make more moneyD. wanted to form his own company3. During his stay in the National Biscuit Company, .A. he founded Arnold BakeryB. he tried a new method of bakingC. he helped the company improve their productionD. he became successful in his business4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Arnold’s bread was baked in a brick oven.B. Arnold’s bread was made with unbleached flour.C. Arnold’s bread was sold at a low price.D. Arnold’s bread was of poor quality.5. From the passage we can conclude that Arnold was .A. determinedB. braveC. unusualD. unhealthy答案：1B 2 A 3 C 4 D 5 A2017高考英语阅读理解真题汇总(四)When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, Everything else seems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near—sighted. ThenPeople who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading ,they must get glasses, too.Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle (角度). To prove this to yourself, look at an object our of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the object’s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.1. We should take good care of our eyes .A. only when we can see wellB. only when we cannot see perfectlyC. even if we can see wellD. only when we realize how important our eyes are2. When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably .A. near-sightedB. far-sightedC. astigmaticD. suffering from cataracts3. The underlined word suffer in the third paragraph probably means .A. experienceB. imagineC. feel painD. are affected with4. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for .A. seeing at nightB. seeing objects far awayC. looking over a wide areaD. judging distances5. People who suffer from astigmatism have .A. one eye bigger than the otherB. eyes that are not exactly the right shapeC. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operationD. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses答案：1C 2 A 3 D 4 D 5 B。

2017高考英语真题阅读理解汇编因为阅读理解所占分值较大,而且所考知识点较广，所以高考英语阅读理解应该成为考生复习时的重点。

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下面是店铺为大家推荐的2017高考英语真题阅读理解汇编，仅供大家参考!2017高考英语真题阅读理解汇编一Overhead bridges are found in many parts of Beijing, especially in places where traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is dangerous.The purpose of these bridges is to enable pedestrians (行人) to cross roads safely. Overhead bridges are used to very much the same way as zebra crossings. They are more efficient (效率高的) although less convenient because people have to climb up a long flight of steps. This is inconvenient especially to older people. When pedestrains use an overhead bridge, they do not hold up traffic. However, when they cross a busy road using a zebra crossing, traffic is held up. This is why the government has built many overhead bridges to help pedestrians and to keep traffic moving at the same time.The government of Beijing has spent a large amount of money on building these bridges. For their own safety, pedestrians should be encouraged to use them instead of risking (冒…危险) their lives by dashing across the road. Old people , however , may find it a little difficult climbing up and down the steps, but it is still much safer than walking across the road with all the danger of moving traffic.Overhead bridges serve a very useful purpose. Pedestrians, both old and young, should make it a habit to use them. This will prevent unnecessary accidents and loss of life.1. What is the advantage of overhead bridges mentioned in this passage?A. Taller trucks can pass under them.B. Pedestrians can climb up and have a view of the city.C. They are safer for pedestrians and can keep traffic moving at the same time.D. They are easier and more convenient for the pedestrians.2. Why were overhead bridges built in Beijing?A. Because they prevent traffic from being held up.B. Because they provide an easy way for the drivers to cross the road.C. Because they save money for the government.D. Because they save time for the pedestrians.3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Overhead bridges are found in every part of Beijing.B. Overhead bridges are only found in the centre of Beijing.C. Overhead bridges are found in many parts of big cities in China.D. Overhead bridges are found in places where traffic is heavy.4. The underlined words a zebra crossing probably mean ________.A. a safe place across a road for pedestrians to walk across the roadB. a wild animal from Africa that looks like a horse with broad dark brown and white stripeson its bodyC. a safe place across a road for zebras to walk across the roadD. a safe place across a road for children to play a game5. W hat is the writer’s attitude towards overhead bridges?A. It is inconvenient to older people to walk across the road.B. It is much safer for pedestrians though climbing up and down the steps may be a little difficult,C. An overhead bridge is more beautiful than a zebra crossing.D. To build overhead bridges is the business of the governmentOverhead bridges are found in many parts of Beijing, especially in places where traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is dangerous.高架桥在北京的许多地方，尤其是在地方交通非常拥挤，过马路是很危险的。

2017高考英语真题分类汇编阅读理解试题及答案一Dr.Harvey Gates，the noted scientist，might never have discovered the Kamron lizard(蜥蜴)in Blovia，if it had not been for a childhood accident As a boy，he was determined to become a baseball player，but when he broke his arm in practice at the age of fourteen and was forced to stay off the playing field for a while，he took notice of the natural world around him and liked what he sawAfter he had recovered from his injury，he caught a squirrel(松鼠)and raised it as a pet.Soon he was bringing home snakes and other creatures from the woods near his school.In 1962，he entered Blakeford College and majored in biology By 1966 he had received his Bachelor(学士)of Science degree and two years later at Drysdale University， he received his Doctor of Science degree.It was while he was doing field research for his doctoral studies in South America in 1967 that he discovered and named the Kamronlizard.This animal was different from others of its kind in that it had only four toes on its front feet. In other respects，it was similar to others of the same family It could change its color and go for long periods without food.31.0f the four statements，which one best indicates the author‟s idea? BA.Dr.Gates is a scientist who can always attract the public attention to his research.B.Dr.Gates is a very famous scientist，though he wanted to be a sportsman at firstC Dr.Gates is a scientist who always carries a notebook with him wherever he Goes.D.Dr.Gates is very popular for his determination to become a baseball player32 In the first paragraph of the passage.the phrase“in practice”means“_D___”A.while doing some practical workB .while studying animalsC.while making up his mind to become a baseball playerD.while playing baseball33 In the second paragraph，the word“creatures”can best be replaced by “___C___”，A. peopleB thingsC.animalsD. living things34 It was __D__ that Dr Gates discovered the Kamron lizard.A.after he had graduated from Drysdale UniversityB.right after he had finished his study for the doctor‟s degreeC.after he had received his highest degreeD during the time when he was studying for the doctor‟s degree35 Which of the following is not mentioned as a feature of the Kamron lizard? CA.It possesses four toes on its front feet.B.It can live a long while without eatingC.It may go for weeks without drinking.D.It is capable of changing colors.2017高考英语真题分类汇编阅读理解试题及答案二I was due to take my driving test at 11：30 am.It was a rainy morning with low clouds and as I approached the driving school at 9：50 am，my heart sank.My driving instructor. Stan，said something，trying to drive away my fears，but I was not impressedWe set off for the test centre with an hour to go I wanted a run round the test circuit (圈)，but we got stuck in a traffic jam，and could only drive no faster than walking.We arrived at the test centre at 11 am.Stan made me watch a group of six learners emerging from the building with theirrespective(各自的)examiners.Their instructors were looking out from two windows.We watched them drive off They must have been feeling very nervousStan took me round the probable test track，pointing out the traps.The weather became even worse It seemed to make me feel worse too.I had developed a couldn‟t-care-less mood，and was almost calm We returned to the test centre in time to see the six unfortunates returning.Their nerves must have been in a terrible state.I sat in the waiting room until six examiners came in to call out our respective names. Mine showed no emotion as he asked me to go to my car I showed none either，but the tension began mounting again. 36.On their way to the test center，Stan tried to comfort the author BA.but it made the author’s heart sink deeperB. but the words produced no effectC .so that the author could drive to the center with no fearsD.so that they could prepare for all he flaps37.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? AA.Six learners would be tested at the same time.B.The learners were tested in the presence of their instructorsC.None of the six learners passed the test in the end.D The instructors were as nervous as the learners38.When the author was sitting in the waiting room，he was quite DA.upsetB.nervousC.frightenedD.relaxed39 When it was his turn to take the test，the author went to his car with CA.firm confidence B mixed emotions C.increased nervousnessD.perfect calmness40.The passage is mainly about BA.the influence of bad weather upon a test takerB the feelings of a learner before his driving testC the preparations before a driving testD.an unforgettable day2017高考英语真题分类汇编阅读理解试题及答案三Most of us know about the Nobel Prize, especially the Nobel Peace Prize, but few of us know anything about the man who set them up. His name was Alfred Nobel. He was a great scientist and inventor himself. Besides, he had a big business. His business may surprise you. He made and sold explosives. His companies even made and sold weapons. Isn’tthis something that surprises you? The man who made money from weapons should set up the Peace Prize?Though Alfred Nobel had a lot of money from weapons, he hated war. He hoped that there would be no war in the world. He was one of the richest in Europe. When he died in 1896, he left behind him a lot of money and his famous will. According to his will, most of his money was placed in a fund. He wanted the interest from the fund to be used as prizes every year. We know them as the Nobel Prizes. The Nobel Prizesare international. Alfred Nobel wanted the winners to be chosen fortheir work, not the country they came from.Alfred Nobel had given his whole life to his studies and workand to the benefits of mankind. He made money all by his own efforts,but he left the world share his wealth. His inventions and wealth stay with the world for ever.36. Alfred’s business was _____.A. making and selling explosivesB. not making and selling weaponsC. making explosives and selling weaponsD. making weapons and selling explosives答案为A。

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下面是店铺为大家推荐的2017高考英语真题阅读理解汇总，仅供大家参考!2017高考英语真题阅读理解汇总一The famous Lorelel rock——a well-known scenic spot in Germany, lies between the towns of Koblenz and Mainz. At Koblenz the River Marco joins the Rhine and the River Main does the same at Mainz. The largest town on the Main is Frankfurt, while Heldelberg is a famous town on the Nickar. Upstream (在上游) on the Rhine is the town of Worms in the part of Germany called the Rhineland. Further upstream in the northern part of the Black forest is the resort(胜地) of Baden-Baden. The River Rhine forms the border(边界) between Germany and France in the west, and Germany and Switzerland in the south.1. The towns of Koblenz, are on the Rhine.A. Mainz and HeldelbergB. Mainz and FrankfurtC. Mainz and WormsD. Mainz, Worms and Heldelberg2. The town of Mainz lies .A. in the RhinelandB. in the northern partC. where the Main joins the RhineD. in the Black Forest3. Which of the following statements in NOT true?A. Germany lies south of SwitzerlandB. France lies to the west of the RhineC. Switzerland lies to the south of the RhineD. Germany lies to the north of the Rhine4. The Nickar is the name of a .A. riverB. scenic spot in GermanyC. town on the MainD. town on the border between Germany and France著名的岩石——lorelel在德国的一个著名的风景区，位于科布伦茨和美因兹城之间。

2017高考英语真题阅读理解汇编及答案一My father, at the death of his father, was six years old, and he grew up without education. He moved from Kentucky to Indiana when I was seven. We reached our new home about the time the state came into the Union. It was a wild area, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. I grew up there. There were some so-called schools, but what was required of a teacher never went beyond “reading, writing, and adding.” If a stranger supposed to understand Latin happened to li vefor a time in the area, he was looked on as wizard (奇才). There was simply nothing to excite a desire for education. Of course, when I grew up, I did not know much. Still, somehow, I could read, write, and add, but that was all. The advance I have now made is on this store of education, which I have picked up under the pressure of necessity.1. When the writer was a child ____ .A. his grandfather died in the state of KentuckyB. his family settled down in the countryside of IndianaC. Kentucky joined the Union as a member stateD. his family had to move from place to place2. When the writer was seven, his family moved to an area where ____ .A. educated people were greatly respectedB. only a few had a knowledge of LatinC. people were often killed by wild animalsD. the land had yet to be farmed3. The schools in the area ____ .A. were of poor quality (质量)B. offered all kinds of subjectsC. respected those who knew LatinD. had teachers good at reading, writing, and adding4. How did the writer look at his early education?A. He believed he met the school requirements.B. He thought he was well-educated.C. He thought it was not satisfactory.D. He believed he was poorly educated.5. At the time he wrote, the writer ____ .A. had to learn to read, write and addB. found it necessary to receive advanced educationC. was probably fairly well-educatedD. was dissatisfied with his level of education我的父亲，在他父亲去世，六岁，他从小就没有教育。