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1、word 1/10 安徽省淮北市杜集区 2017 高考英语一轮阅读理解学生自选题一 2016 高考训练-阅读理解。阅读如下短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最优选项。Iceland is experiencing a book boom繁荣时期.It is hard to avoid writers in Reykjavik.There is a phrase in Icelandic,“ad ganga med bok I maganum,meaning everyone gives birth to a book.Literally,everyone“has a book i
2、n their stomach.One in 10 Icelanders will publish one.“Does it get rather competitive?I ask the young novelist,Kristin Eirikskdottir.“Yes.Especially as I live with my mother and partner,who are also full-time writers.But we try to publish in alternate years so we do not compete too much.“Writers are
3、 respected here,Agla Magnusdottir tells me.“They live well.Some even get a salary.Magnusdottir is head of the new Icelandic Literature Centre,which offers state support for literature and its translation.“They write everything-modern sagas(长篇英雄故事),poetry,childrens books,literary and extraordinary fi
4、ction-but the biggest boom is in crime writing,she says.So what has led to this phenomenal book boom?I would say it is due to a crop of good writers,telling interesting tales with elegant economy and fantastic characters.Icelands black lava(火山岩)riverbeds,its steaming,bubbling earth,with its towering
5、 volcanoes and fairytale streams also make it the perfect setting for stories.Solvi Bjorn Siggurdsson,an Icelandic novelist,says writers owe a lot to the past.“We are a nation of storytellers.When it was dark and cold we had nothing else to do,he says.“Thanks to the poetic works and medieval中世纪的 sag
6、as,we have always been surrounded by stories.After independence from Denmark in 1944,literature helped define our identity.Siggurdsson shows respect to Icelands Nobel Literature winner,Halldor Laxness,whose books are sold in petrol stations and tourist centres across the island.Locals name their cat
7、s after Laxness and pay a visit to his home.“When Laxness won the Nobel Prize in 1955 he put modern Icelandic literature on the map,Siggurdsson tells me.“He gave us confidence to write.word 2/10 29.The underlined phrase in the passage suggests that _.A.Icelanders love collecting books.B.Icelanders l
8、ove writing very much.C.there are a lot of great books in Iceland.D.it is competitive to publish a book in Iceland.30.What kind of book is the most popular in Iceland?A.Poetry.B.Medieval sagas.C.Crime novels.D.Childrens stories.31.Which of the following is true according to the passage?.A.Siggurdsso
9、n won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955.B.Icelanders publish books to increase their income.C.Writers in Iceland dont benefit from its literary tradition.D.Iceland possesses some factors to be a perfect setting for stories.参考答案 2931、BCD 【2016 高考训练】阅读如下短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最优选项。Its hard not t
10、o feel cheated and over-charged when you receive unexpected roaming(漫游)charges while traveling abroadwhether they come from making phone calls or checking e-mails.Jeff Gardner received an$11,000 bill from Verizon after spending four days in Jamaica.Before the trip,Mr.Gardner,who runs a fly-fishing b
11、usiness in Grayling,Michigan,said he called Verizon to find out what it would cost to use his cellphone for calls and his wireless card to check e-mails while in Jamaica.He said he was told that calls would be about$2 a minute and that there would be no extra charges for data as he was on an unlimit
12、ed plan.The latter part turned out to be wrong.“I dont mind paying a fair amount for fair service,but$11,000 for four days is ridiculous,said Mr.Gardner,who used his phone carefully and economically on the trip.He also tried to check and send e-mails using his wireless card,but quickly gave up after
13、 the e-mails didnt go through.Still,his Verizon bill said more than 500,000 kilobytes(千字节)of data word 3/10 was delivered while he was in Jamaica,an amount Mr.Gardner said is 100 times what he normally uses in a month.As travelers increasingly use smart phones abroad in the same way they do at homet
14、o check e-mails,update Facebook and Twitter and pull up online mapsmany are facing costly roaming fees,which providers charge when customers use their phones outside their service area.In fact,roaming charges have gotten so out of hand that the Federal Communications Commission has proposed a plan t
15、hat would require wireless companies to send their customers a voice or text message when they are approaching their plans limit,when they have reached that limit and when they are starting to result in roaming fees.1.Why did Jeff Gardner call Verizon before his trip to Jamaica?A.To hand over his bu
16、siness.B.To check his cellphone bill C.To find out information about Jamaica.D.To find out information about roaming charges.2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?A.Extra charges were made for Jeff Gardners data delivery.B.Jeff Gardners calls were charged over$2 per minute.C.Jeff G
17、ardners plan turned out to be limited.D.Jeff Gardner had difficulty delivering data abroad.3.During the trip,Jeff Gardner_.A.was careless with phone use B.delivered no more data than at home C.received quite poor e-mail services D.frequently used his wireless card to send e-mails 4.What should wirel
18、ess companies do according to the Federal Communications Commission?A.Make customers know when theyre outside their service area.B.Get customers informed when theyre near the limit of their plan.C.Stop serving customers when theyve reached their plans limit.D.Limit some services to reduce the amount
19、 of roaming charges abroad.参考答案、DACB word 4/10 2015 高考英语阅读理解社会生活、说理议论【2015广东】D It was once common to regard Britain as a society with class distinction.Each class had unique characteristics.In recent years,many writers have begun to speak the decline of class and classless society in Britain.And in
20、modern day consumer society everyone is considered to be middle class.But pronouncing the death of class is too early.A recent wide-ranging society of public opinion found 90 percent of people still placing themselves in particular class;73 percent agreed that class was still a vital part of British
21、 society;and 52 percent thought there were still sharp class differences.Thus,class may not be culturally and politically obvious,yet it remains an important part of British society.Britain seems to have a love of stratification.One unchanging aspect of a British persons class position is accent.The
22、 words a person speaks tell her or his class.A study of British accents during 1970s found that a voice sounding like a BBC newsreader was viewed as the most attractive voice,Most people said this accent sounded educated and soft.The accents placed at the bottom in this study,on the other hand,were
23、regional地区的city accents.These accents were seen as common and ugly.However,a similar study of British accents in the US turned these results upside down and placed some regional accents as the most attractive and BBC English as the least.This suggests that British attitudes towards accent have deep
24、roots and are based on class prejudice.In recent years,however,young upper middle-class people in London,have begun to adopt some regional accents,in order to hide their class origins.This is an indication of class becoming unnoticed.However,the 1995 pop song Common People puts forward the view that
25、 though a middle-class person may want to live like common people they can never appreciate the reality of a working-class life.41.A recent study of public opinion shows that in modern Britain _.A.it is time to end class distinction B.most people belong to middle class word 5/10 C.it is easy to reco
26、gnize a persons class D.people regard themselves socially different 42.The word stratification in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _.A.variety B.most people belong to middle class C.authority D.qualification 43.The study in the US showed that BBC English was regarded as _.A.regional B.educated C
27、.prejudiced D.unattractive 44.British attitudes towards accent _.A.have a long tradition B.are based on regional status C.are shared by the Americans D.have changed in recent years 45.What is the main idea of the passage?A.The middle class is expanding B.A persons accent reflects his class C.Class i
28、s a key part of British society D.Each class has unique characteristics.word 6/10 43.D 细节理解题。根据第四段中 However,a similar study of British accents in the US turned these results upside down and placed some regional accents as the most attractive and BBC English as the least.可知，美国关于英语口音的调查结果正好和英国的调查结果相反，
29、他们认为一些地方口音是最吸引人的，而 BBC 的英语是最不吸引人的，应当选 D。44.D 推理判断题。根据短文的最后一段的内容可知，In recent years,however,young upper middle-class people in London,have begun to adopt some regional accents，可见，现在英国人们对待口音的态度开始改变了。应当选 D。45.C 主旨大意题。这篇短文给我们讲述了在英国社会中，阶级划分是重要的一局部。作者在短文中给我们介绍了两项调查，其中一项告诉我们大多数人们觉得阶级是英国社会必不可少的一局部；另一项调查是关于人们
30、说好的口音，英国和美国的调查结果正好相反，也说明了英国阶级划分的根源非常深。由此可知 C选项：阶级是英国社会中的一个重要局部符合短文的大意。应当选 C。【考点定位】文化类短文阅读。【2016 高考训练】阅读如下短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最优选项。Anais Nin was a famous writer.Nin was born French-Cuban but lived in the United States in her later years of life till she died.Nins works had her relationships with
31、authors,artists,and other figures as the main subject.Some of her writings were made into films.Nin was also a visiting lecturer in several colleges and promoted Womens Movement with her strong writings.Anais Nin was born in France in 1903.Her father was a Spanish artist and a composer living word 7
32、/10 in Cuba(古巴)where he met her mother,a French singer working in Cuba.As a child Nin was brought up in Spain.When her parents separated,Nin and her two brothers moved to New York with their mother.At the age of 16,Nin decided to give up studying and started to work as a dancer and model to reduce t
33、he financial burden on her mother so that her brothers could go on with their studies.In 1923,Nin got married to her husband,Hugh Parker Guiler in Cuba.In 1924,Nin and Hugh moved to Paris where Hugh continued with his banking career and Nin started writing.Nin wrote her first book in print,D.H.Lawre
34、nce:An Unprofessional Study in 16 days.In 1939,Nin left Paris as it was a French governments request to its residents to leave Paris because of the coming war.Nin returned to New York with Hugh and sent her written books to Frances Steioff of the Gotham Book Mart in New York for safekeeping.In 1931,
35、Nin wrote her book Henry and Jun:From the Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin.In 1936,Nin published House of Incest which was a 72-page fiction novel Nin also appeared and was a part of various films.In 1973,Anais Nin was awarded an honorary doctorate(荣誉博士学位)by the Philadelphia College of Art.In 1974,Ni
36、n was elected to the United States National Institute of Arts and Letters.In 1977,Nin died in her Los Angeles home after battling with cancer for three years.1.What can we know about Anais Nin from the first paragraph?A.She was a native American.B.She started Womens Movement C.She gave lectures in s
37、everal colleges.D.She wrote mainly about her family life.2.Why did Anais Nin give up studying at the age of 16?A.Because she wanted to help support her family.B.Because her parents divorced.C.Because she wanted to realize her dream of becoming an artist D.Because she moved from country to country.3
38、In 1939 Nin and her husband moved back to New York to_.A.enter the film industry B.stay away from war word 8/10 C.have her books published D.promote her new books 4.What is the passage mainly about?A.The awards Anais Nin won.B.Anais Nin and her incomplete family.C.The hardship Anais Nin experienced.
39、D.Anais Nin and her great achievements,参考答案、CABD 2016 高考英语阅读理解人物传记/故事类 As a society we might want to rethink the time and money spent on education，so that these resources can benefit a greater percentage of the populationIdeally，both high schools and colleges can prepare individuals for the ever-cha
40、nging roles High school degrees offer far less in the way of preparation for work than they might，or than many other nations currently offer，creating a growing skills gap in our economyWe encourage students to go on to college whether they are prepared or not，or have a clear sense of purpose or inte
41、rest，and now have the highest college dropout rate in the world We might look to other countries for models of how high schools can offer better training，as well as the development of a work ethic(美德)and the intellectual skills needed for continued learning and development Meanwhile，the liberal arts
42、(人文学科)become more important than everIn a knowledge economy where professional roles change rapidly and many college students are preparing for positions that may not even exist yet，the skill needed is one that prepares them for change and continued learning Learning to express ideas well in both wr
43、iting and speech，knowing how to find information，and knowing how to do research are all solid background skills for a wide variety of roles，and such training is more important than any particular major in a liberal arts collegeWe need to continue to value broad preparation in thinking skills that wi
44、ll serve for a lifetime Students also need to learn to work independently and to make responsible decisions The lengthening path to adulthood appears exacerbated恶化by parental involvement in the college yearsGiven the rising investment in college education，parental concern is not surprising，but learn
45、ing where word 9/10 and when to intervene will help students take more ownership of the outcomes of these increasingly costly educations【小题 1】What kind of education does the author think is ideal？AIt benefits the great majority of the general population BIt prepares students to meet the future needs
46、 of society CIt encourages students to learn throughout their lives DIt ensures that students expectations are successfully fulfilled【小题 2】What is the feature of a knowledge economy?APeople have to receive higher education to qualify for a professional position BStudents majoring in liberal arts usu
47、ally have difficulty seeking a job CNew positions are constantly created that require people to keep learning DColleges find it hard to teach students how to cope with the changing economy【小题 3】According to the author，a liberal arts college should focus on_？Asolid background knowledge in a particula
48、r field Bpractical skills urgently needed in current society Cbasic skills needed for change and lifelong learning Duseful thinking skills for advanced academic research【小题 4】What suggestion does the author offer to parents？ARethinking the value of higher education BInvesting wisely in their childrens education CHelping their children to bring their talent into full play DAvoiding too much intervention in their childrens education word 10/10