贵阳市2016高考英语一轮阅读练习(8)及答案

- 1 - 阅读理解。

In the United States, there were some well-constructed houses for native Indians,

ranging from the simple brush shelter to the five-storied pueblo.

In the eastern United States, one of the existing types was that commonly know under

the Algonkian name of wigwam in which the Iroquois Indians lived. The wigwams were

of wagon-top shape with straight sides and ends, made by bending young trees to form

the round shape. Over this shape pieces of tree bark were laid to protect the Indians

from bad weather. Over the bark dried grass was added. A small hole allowed smoke to

escape from the top. Doorways at each end served also as windows, The Iroquois

Indians built trunk walls all around their villages. The wall had only one opening, They

could quickly close this opening if their enemies came near.

Interestingly, the Choctaw Indians in Mississippi also lived in a wigwam of a most

primitive(原始的) construction, but different from those of the Iroquois Indians. The

Choctaw Indians’ wigwams, made from mud, cane and straw, were in the form of a

bee-hive. The covering was made of a long, tough grass. A post in the centre supported

the roof. A hole in the top admitted the light, and allowed the smoke to pass out.

The tipi tent-housing of the upper lake and plains area was put up with poles set lightly

in the ground, tied together near the top, and covered with bark and grass in the lake

country. It was easily portable, and two women could set it up or take it down within

an hour.

The Pawnee, Mandan and other Indian tribes (部落) along the Missouri built solid

ring-shaped structures of trunk, covered with earth and dried grass, housing a dozen

families.

The Wichita and other tribes of the Texas border built large ring-shaped houses

covered with dried grass.

Apart from the regular housing, almost every tribe had some style of housing.

( ) 1.Which of the following pictures shows the house for the Iroquois Indians？ - 2 -

( ) 2. According to the passage, the Pawnee Indians built their houses _____.

A. with openings in the trunk walls B. large enough for several families

C. in a ring shape with bark and mud D. by bending young trees to form the shape

( ) 3. All the native Indian houses described in the passage were_____.

A. of the same shape B. covered with grass

C. built with a post in the centre D. built with doorways at each end

( ) 4. The passage suggests that ________

A. all the native Indians built trunk walls all around their houses

B. all the native Indian houses were built with poles tied together

C. the Iroquois Indians took safety into account while building their wigwams

D. the Choctaw Indians in Mississippi built their wigwams with straight sides and ends

【语篇解读】本篇文章为记叙文。主要讲述了美国的土著居民印第安人的房屋结构和建房特点，展示了美国当地人的居住文化。

1.答案A。

【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“The wigwams were of wagon-top shape

with straight sides and ends……”可知，选项A符合题意。

2.答案B。

【解析】细节理解题。根据第五段中“The Pawnee, Mandan and other Indian - 3 - tribes…… housing a dozen families”可知，应选B项。

3.答案B。

【解析】细节理解题。文章中出现的grass是Indian tribes建造房屋所必不可少的东西。由此可知，印第安人的屋子都用草盖着。由此可知B项正确

4.答案C。

【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“They could quickly close this opening if

their enemies came near”可以推断出the Iroquois Indians建造房屋的时候把自身的安全考虑在内了。因此可推断出C项

阅读理解

Feel tired lately?Has a doctor said he can’t find anything wrong with you?Perhaps

he sends you to a hospital,but all the advanced equipment there shows there is nothing

wrong with you.

Then,consider this:you might be in a state of sub-health(亚健康).

Sub-health,also called the third state or gray state,is explained as borderline state

between health and disease.

According to the investigation by the National Organization,over 45 percent of

sub-health people are middle-aged or elderly.The percentage is even higher among

people who work in management positions as well as students around exam-week.

Symptoms(征兆)include a lack of energy,depression,slow reactions,insomnia(失眠),agitation, and poor memory.Other symptoms include shortness of breath,sweating

and aching in the waist and legs.

The key to preventing and recovering from sub-health,according to some medical

experts,is to form good living habits, alternate work and rest, exercise regularly,and take

part in open air activities.

As for meals,people are advised to eat less salt and sugar.They should also eat more

fresh vegetables,fruits,fish because they are rich in nutritional elements—vitamins and

trace elements(微量元素)—that are important to the body.

Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it