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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上湖南衡阳市2017高考英语阅读理解一轮选习题(一)及答案(2016高考阅读理解)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。An old man in a faded yellow shirt sat in a windowless room on a raised concrete form.The only source of heat came from somewhere beneath the plastic mattress and the rough blanket the blankfaced police woman had handed him
2、after taking his thumb prints.He heard voices and metallic clang as the cell door swung open.At the front desk a tired looking policeman handed the old man back his belongings,his wornout cap and the Seiko watch that had stopped working the day his beloved Evelyn left.The policeman dramatically held
3、 the blue plastic bag at an arms length to the old man who took it and made sure its contents were undamaged:the goat meat,palm oil,leaves and spices.He ignored the confused expression on the officers face and signed the document declaring he had been returned the possessions they had taken off him
4、the night before.No one spoke to him as he walked slowly towards the exit.“Mr.Easynwa?”he stopped and prayed to God who now took care of Evelyn to please take him far away from this unhappy place of expressionless faces,clipped accents and people who did not even attempt to pronounce his name right.
5、“Ezenwa,”he said and looked at a woman with tangerine lips,her name tag said Jessica Harlow,Social Services.“A bit far from home,”she said as she drove fast and with confidence the way Evelyn used to.He wondered if she meant the 50 miles from Liverpool or the 50,000 miles from Enugu,a city in Nigeri
6、a.He did not bother replying as this woman had plenty to say about the weather,bad drivers,her daughters school play.At last she drew up outside the block of flats where he lived.“Got here in the end,”said she seriously,“Really Mr.Easynwa,if you keep getting lost,we will have to consider moving you
7、into a home.”“No need.I was not lost,” he answered.He carefully rolled up the sleeves of the oversize bomber jacket he wore and turned on the tap to wash his hands,relieved the pipes were not frozen.In a clean pan he placed the chopped pieces of goat meat.The herbs and spices that had taken him thre
8、e months to track down,the uziza seeds had taken him into the heart of Granby Market in Liverpool,his uchanwu leaves down a shady back alley in Manchester,and yesterday,among other food items,the finest goat meat from a Sierra Leonean Butcher in Birmingham.That had taken some time,so much that he mi
9、ssed the last train and when the police found him shivering outside the locked up station,he was so cold that he couldnt answer loudly enough the pinkfaced big copper who yelled in his face,“Whats your name sir?”spraying his face with spittle(唾沫) as he did so,leaving them with no choice but to searc
10、h an exhausted,frozen old black man and finding him in possession of mysterious condiments(调味品) including a bag of dried bitterleaf which could of course be mistaken for anything that resulted in him getting charged with.possession.He lifted the lid of the bubbling soup,the room was filled with the
11、rich and spicy scent of his culinary(烹饪的) effort.He served two bowls,taking the chipped one and placing the other opposite where Evelyn would have sat.He would tell her about his adventure.It was their anniversary and this was the perfect pepper soup to celebrate.Ken Onyia,UK (Nigeria) Commonwealth
12、Sport Short Story Prize1Why was Mr.Ezenwa taken to prison for a night?AHe was too weak to move.BHe couldnt find his way back home.CHe then had nowhere else to go.DHe was suspected of possessing drugs.2When Mr.Ezenwa was to leave prison, .Ahis thumb print was taken immediatelyBthe policeman was confu
13、sed about what he hadCa social worker was assigned to drive him back homeDthe policeman was so kind as not to damage his belongings3What did Mr.Ezenwa do for his wedding anniversary?AHe collected all sorts of valuables as presents.BHe cooked native food as a surprise for his wife.CHe prepared a spec
14、ial Nigerian pepper soup carefully.DHe travelled a lot,attempting to get his wife back.4What theme does the author want to express through the story?ARacial prejudice.BHard life of the elderly.CStruggle for freedom.DPreservation of tradition.1D细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段最后一句“.finding him in possession of myster
15、ious condiments(调味品) including a bag of dried bitterleaf which could of course be mistaken for anything that resulted in him getting charged with.possession.”可知,老人携带的干苦叶被警察误认为是毒品。故选D项。2C细节理解题。根据第三、四、五段内容可知,在老人慢慢走出牢房时,没有一个人和他说话。但到了出口,一位挂着Jessica Harlow名字牌的社工喊住他,并开车载他回家。这说明社工是已经安排好来送他回家的。故选C项。3C细节理解题。
16、根据最后一段第一句和最后两句“He lifted the lid of the bubbling soup,the room was filled with the rich and spicy scent of his culinary(烹饪的) effort.He would tell her about his adventure.It was their anniversary and this was the perfect pepper soup to celebrate.”可知,老人为纪念结婚纪念日准备了特殊的尼日利亚胡椒汤。故选C项。4A主旨大意题。通览全文,虽然记叙的是一位黑
17、人老人的遭遇,但是从对白人警察的描写刻画中可以看出他们对黑人的轻蔑和歧视的态度。文章从个人遭遇反映社会状况。故选A项。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。(Exploration of the Titanic) After resting on the ocean floor, split asunder and rusting, for nearly three-quarters of a century, a great ship seemed to cone alive again. The saga of the White Star liner Ti
18、tanic, which struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in 1912, carrying more than 1,500 passengers to their death, has been celebrated in print and on film, in poetry and song. But last week what had been legendary suddenly became real. As they viewed videotapes and photographs of the sunken
19、leviathan, millions of people around the world could sense her mass, her eerie quiet and the ruined splendor of a lost age.Watching on television, they vicariously joined the undersea craft Alvin and Jason Jr. (J.J.) as they toured the wreckage of the luxury liner, wandering across the decks past co
20、rroded bollards, peering into the officers quarters and through rust-curtained portholes. Views of the railings where doomed passengers and crewmembers stood evoked images of the moonless night 74years ago when the great ship slipped beneath the waves.The two-minute videotape and nine photographs, a
21、ll in color and shot 12,500ft.under the North Atlantic, were a tiny sample of 60 hours of video and 60,000 stills garnered during the twelve-day exploration. They are released at a Washington press conference conducted by Marine Geologist Robert Ballard, 44, who led the teams from the Wood Hole Ocea
22、nographic Institution that found the Titanic last September and revisited it this July.Recounting the highlights of what has already become the most celebrated feat of underwater exploration, Ballard revealed some startling new information. His deep-diving craft failed to find the 300-ft. gash that,
23、 according to legend, was torn in the Titanics hull when the ship plowed into the iceberg. Instead, he suggested, the collision had buckled the ships plates, allowing water to pour in. He also brought back evidence that the ship broke apart not when she hit bottom, as he had thought when viewing the
24、 first Titanic images last September, but as she sank: the stern, which settled on the bottom almost 1,800ft. from the bow, had swiveled 180 on its way down.1. What is the best title for this passage?A. New Information about the Sunken Ship. Exploration of the Titanic.C. To watch the Videotape.D. To
25、 explore the Titanic with High Tech.2. How did the viewers feel when watching the videotape?A. They felt rather sad, and felt they themselves took part in the exploration. They felt keenly for it. C. They felt rather bad about it.D. They felt out of spirits.3. When did the great ship sink?A. In 1912
26、. She sank in its maiden voyage in 1912.C. She sank in its second voyage in 1912.D. She sank in its first voyage in 1912.4. What did Robert reveal at a press conference?A. He revealed some startling information. He said nothing.C. He complained the exploration was very hard.D. He revealed the succes
27、s of their work.Vocabulary1. split asunder 向不同方向裂开,散开2. saga 英雄传说,冒险故事3. maiden voyage 处女航4. celebrate 赞美,庆祝。这里指大肆宣传5. leviathan 巨型远洋轮6. eerie 可怕的,怪异的7. splendor 美妙的景象8. vicariously 产生共鸣的,代理的9. luxury liner 豪华巨轮10. bollard 系揽柱11. porthole 舷窗12. railing 栏杆13. evoke 唤起,引起,(招)魂14. still 静物摄影照片15. garne
28、r 收集,积累16. highlight 最精彩场面,最重要部分17. feat 功绩18. gash 裂缝19. hull 船体20. plow into= plough into 撞上,干劲十足的投入21. buckle 使弯曲22. stern 船尾23. bow 船头24. swivel 旋转难句译注1. The saga of the White Star liner Titanic, which struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in 1912, carrying more than 1,500 passengers t
29、o their death, has been celebrated in print and on film, in poetry and song.结构简析 被动语态,中插定语从句which struck 和分词短语carrying more than 都是修饰 liner.参考译文 白星级定期轮班泰坦尼克号于1912年的首航中因撞上冰山而沉没,船上一千五百多名乘客全部罹难。此后关于它的种种传说一直为各种刊物,电影,诗歌和歌曲广泛宣传。2. Watching on television, they vicariously joined the undersea craft Alvin an
30、d Jason Jr. (J.J.) as they toured the wreckage of the luxury liner, wandering across the decks past corroded bollards, peering into the officers quarters and through rust-curtained portholes.结构简析 主从句,主句前有分词短语watching, 修饰主句中的they (观众),而从句中(as)they 是指Alvin 和Jason Jr. 后面的分词短语都是说明从句中的they。参考译文 观众们看着电视,就
31、像亲临其境似的参与深水工作船阿尔文号和机器人探测器小贾森的工作。随他们巡视这艘豪华举轮残骸,漫游甲板,经过侵蚀的系栏柱,凝视高级船员舱,穿过满是铁锈的舷窗。3. Views of the railings where doomed passengers and crewmembers stood evoked images of the moonless night 74years ago when the great ship slipped beneath the waves.结构简析 主从句,主句中定从where修饰railings。参考译文 看到那些栏杆使人想起七十四年前就在这艘巨轮沉
32、入汪洋的那个暗无星月的夜晚,罹难的旅客和水手们也曾站在栏杆旁。4. He also brought back evidence that the ship broke apart not when she hit bottom, as he had thought when viewing the first Titanic images last September, but as she sank: the stern, which settled on the bottom almost 1,800ft. from the bow, had swiveled 180 on its way
33、 down.结构简析 结构复杂。That clause 是evidence 的同位语。That 从句中用了notbut 句型。 Not句中为主从句加状从 as he had though ,but 句中为主从句,中插入定语从句which settled 修饰the stern。参考译文 他还带回证据说明船不是撞在海底时断裂的,而是在下沉时断裂的。船尾下沉时旋转一百八十度,它在海底几乎离船头一千八百英尺远。而在他去年九月第一次见到泰坦尼克号时,还以为船是撞到海底才断裂的。写作方法与文章大意 文章描述了对沉没巨轮(泰坦尼克号)探测的情况,也是一篇三段式模式的文章:先时间,地点,所发生沉轮的事实,再
34、引了录像带把进行探测的全过程呈现,最后是惊人的结果。答案祥解1. D. 用高技术探测泰坦尼克号。第一段最后一句“当世界上千百万人观看这艘沉没巨轮的录像带说,他们都会觉察到她的巨大的船体,她周围可怕的沉寂和岁月流失那种凄惨的景象。”这里已说明是探测的录像片。第三段“这两分钟彩色录像带和九张照片是在被大西洋12500英尺深处拍摄的,它们只是十二天探测期间拍摄的60小时录像带和60000静物照中的一小部分。这些录像带和照片是44对的海洋地质学家罗伯特巴拉德领导的伍德霍尔海洋研究所科学探险队,于去年九月发现了泰坦尼克号并于今年七月重访了它。”第二段中点明用“深水工作船和机器人小贾森”高科技。A. 有关
35、沉船的新消息。这只是罗伯特在记者招待会上宣布的一条消息。作为标题不合适。 B. 探测泰坦尼克号,接近标题,但没有D确切。 C. 看录像带。2. A. 他们黯然神伤,有身临其境在探测之感。见第1题中第一段最后一句注译和难句译注2。B. 他们很同情这艘船; C. 他们感到不愉快。 D. 他们感到很消沉。这三段文内都没有提到。3. B. 她于1912年首航中沉没。见难句译注1。A. 1913。 C. 1912。第二次航行。 D. 1913年首航。这三项都不对。4. A. 他宣布一个惊人的消息。见最后一段第二句起:“他的探潜工作船没找到泰坦尼克号船上那三百英尺长裂缝,据说这裂缝是巨轮撞冰山时在船体上留
36、下的。相反,巴拉德认为与冰山相撞造成船体弯曲变形,使海水大量涌入船内”后面译文见难句译注4。B. 他没有说什么。 C. 他抱怨探测工作非常艰难。 D. 他宣布探测成功。这三项文内没有涉及。 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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 【山东省济宁市2014高考英语二模试题】A Iee Lok Sze was the first woman in Hong Kong to reach both the North and South PolesIn 1992 and1993,she went to Mount Everest and the T
37、aldamkhan Desert in Xin- jiang“I wanted to be an adventurer when l was smallI have loved reading adventure books since I was a child”Since 1970,Miss Lee has always been on trips,travelling to different parts of the world with a backpack and a sleeping bag She said that these journeys changed her val
38、ues“After visiting these places,I started to treasure my life much more than beforeDuring this time,I came to realize how small I am in the universe,but nothing in this world is unsolvableMiss Lee said she had a lot of unforgettable experiences on her journeysThere was one terrible storm at sea when
39、 she was returning from the South PoleThe whole team was happy to be returning home after a one-year stay at the South PoleDuring the storm, waves reached heights of up to 30 metersas high as a 10-story buildingShe stayed calm at the time and took steps to protect their research findingsShe hoped th
40、e rescuers would find them even if they lost their livesPart of the ship was destroyed and a lot of water came inLuckily they all survived,but she came away from the experience with a realiza- tion about the power of natureMiss Lee is also the founder of the China Polar Museum FoundationBuilding a p
41、olar museum has always been her dreamAccording to Miss Lee,the museum will use advanced technology to help develop scientists work in polar areasAlso,it will provide Places for scientists to do research41From the first paragraph we know Lee Lok Sze enjoys_.Aexploring remote unknown places Bvisiting
42、popular places of interest Creading all kinds of books on scienceDtravelling with expensive equipment42What is the second paragraph mainly about?ALee Lok Szes great journeys BLee Lok Szes values on lifeCThe journeysinfluence on LeeDLees ideas of the universe.43Which of the following is true accordin
43、g to Paragraph 3?ALee Lok Sze travelled to the South Pole aloneBLee Lok Sze stayed at the South Pole for a monthCThe ship was completely destroyed in the stormDLee Lok Sze valued the research findings greatly.44Why did Lee found a polar museum?ATo attract more people to the Poles BTo promote studies
44、 of the Poles.CTo educate the public about the PolesDTo help protect the Poles.45Which would be the best title for the text?AFighting Against Nature BAttractions of the PolesCSurviving a Terrible Storm DA Brave and Noble Woman【参考答案】ACDBD 【山东省济宁市2014高考英语二模试题】BMobile Phone MannersMobile phones have ch
45、anged the way we communicate;they have also brought about problems in phone mannersGaik Lira, a Singapore-based advice has some advice on phone mannersWhen dealing with missed calls,the person beingcalled should return the call.“Calls should be returned as soon as possible, and no later than the following day. Anything later than that,and an apology or a reason for the delay should go with th