高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解选编二11.docx

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高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编二11

吉林北宁市2017高考英语一轮阅读理解选编

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阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

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议论文　话题：

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Themoviesjustwouldn'tbethesamewithoutthewarmbutterytasteofpopcorn.Amazingly，thisdelicioustreatstarteditslifeasacornkernel（玉米粒）—andnotfromjustanycorn.PopcornisatypeofsweetcornthatwasoriginallygrowninMexicoandspreadtoChina，Indiaandelsewhere.Itistheonlykindofcornthatwillpop.Today，mostoftheworld'spopcornisgrownintheUnitedStates.

Everypopcornkernelcontainsatinydropofwater，surroundedbysoftstarch（淀粉）．Whenthepopcornisheated，thewaterturnsintosteam.Thisputspressureonthesurroundinghardkernel，forcingittoexplode.Thesoftstarchincreasesabout40timesinsizeasthecornkernelturnsitselfinsideout.

Inthe1500spopcornwasanimportantfoodsourcefortheAztecIndiansofcentralandsouthernMexico.Butitwasn'tonlyfood.Itwasalsousedinceremoniesorinheaddressesandnecklaces.BythetimetheEuropeansarrivedinAmerica，popcornhadspreadthroughmostoftheAmericanIndians.

SomeearlyAmericansettlersatepopcornwithcreamandsugarforbreakfast.Butitwasn'tuntilthelate1800sthatpopcornbecamepopular.Thedemandforpopcornincreasedandfarmersbeganfarmingpopcorn.Thefirstmobilepoppingmachinewasinventedin1885，andpopcornwassoldbystreetsellersmuchlikehotdogsaresoldtoday.

DuringtheGreatDepressionofthe1930s，thepopcornbusinessstillthrivedaspeoplecouldstillaffordit.Theninthe1950stelevisionarrivedandpopcornconsumptiondecreased.Peoplestayedhomeandstoppedgoingtothetheatre.Butthelinkbetweenmoviesandpopcornhadalreadyexisted.Soonpeoplebeganmakingpopcornathomeonthestove.Later，microwavepopcornwasintroduced.

Todaythemovieshaveregainedpopularityandpopcornhasonceagainbecomethefavorite.

【语篇导读】　没有温热香甜的爆米花，电影似乎也会失去味道吧。

那么，关于爆米花你又了解多少呢？

1．Popcornwasfirstplantedin______.

A．ChinaB．America

C．IndiaD．Mexico

解析　细节理解题。

根据第一段第三句可知答案。

答案　D

2．Whydoesthecornkernelpopwhenheated?

A．Becauseitiscoveredwithsoftstarch.

B．Becausethepressureinsideistoobig.

C．Becausethestarchbecomesbiggerinsize.

D．Becausethereiswaterinsidethekernel.

解析　细节理解题。

根据第二段第二、三两句可知，玉米粒内的水并不能直接导致它炸开，而是水蒸气产生的压力作用于四周坚硬的内核上，造成它爆炸。

故答案选B。

答案　B

3．Wecanknowfromthepassagethat______.

A．popcornbegantobefarmedinthelate1800s

B．popcornwasonlyakindoffoodinthe1500s

C．hotdogsusedtobesoldbystreetsellers

D．peoplestoppedgoingtothemovieswithoutpopcorn

解析　细节理解题。

根据第四段第二、三两句可知，是在19世纪末期，随着人们对爆米花需求的增长，农民们才开始种植这种玉米。

答案　A

4．Theunderlinedword“thrived”inthefifthparagraphprobablymeans“______”．

A．startedtobepopular

B．wasseriouslyaffected

C．sufferedalot

D．developedverywell

解析　词义猜测题。

根据上文的still以及下文的aspeoplecouldstillaffordit可推断出，这里指即使是在经济大萧条时期，因为爆米花仍然是人们买得起的食品，所以爆米花产业仍然发展得很好。

答案　D

【2014高考英语模拟适应卷】

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中,选出最佳选项。

DoyoueverwonderwhytheEnglishhaveonewordforsomeanimalsandadifferentonefortheirmeat?

Whydotheyusepigandpork,cowandbeef,andsheepandmutton.Tofindout,wehavetogobackto1066.Inthatyear,theNormanFrenchinvadedEnglandandputaFrenchkingontheEnglishthrone.TheFrenchnotonlychangedthegovernmentbuttheyalsochangedthelanguage.Frenchbecamethelanguage（王位）oftheupperclassesofsociety.Anditremainedthatway for300years.Onlythesehighsocietypeoplecouldaffordtoeatmeat.Asaresult,Frenchwordslikeporc（pork）andbeouf（beef）cameintotheEnglishlanguage.However,poorEnglishfarmersraisedtheanimals.So,theEnglishlanguageretainedthewordspigandcowfromthenativeAnglo-Saxon.

TheNormanFrenchaddedabout10,000FrenchwordstotheEnglishlanguage.Seventy-fivepercentofthemarestillinusetoday.

LanguageexpertsestimatethatEnglishspeakerswhohaveneverstudiedFrenchalreadyknow15,000Frenchwords!

Betweenone-thirdandtwo-thirdsofallEnglishwordshaveFrenchorigin.SomewordssuchaspossibleandavenuearethesameinFrenchandEnglish;onlythepronunciationchanges.OtherwordssuchasballetoralacarteretaintheirFrenchpronunciationinbothlanguages.

InFrenchgrammar,nounshaveeitheramaleorfemalegender,soadjectives（形容词）takedifferentformsforeach.Englishhasonlyoneadjectivethatdoesthis,anditcamefromFrench.Theworldblonddescribessomeonewithlight-coloredhair.Blondisusedformen,andblondedescribeswomen.Andtheyarealsonouns.

SomeFrenchwordsthatenteredtheEnglishlanguagehavetakenoncompletelydifferentmeanings.TheFrenchphrasealamodemeans“instyle.”InEnglish,thephrasemeans“withicecream.”Someonemusthavedecidedsomethingeatenwithicecreamwasinstyle!

Now,asyoulearnEnglish,you’reonyourwaytolearningFrench!

64．FrenchwasoncepopularamongtheupperclassesoftheUKbecause_________.

A．toomanyFrenchmenmovedtoBritain.B．theFrenchbroughtanimalswiththem

C．thekingandhisofficialsspokeFrenchD．thekingallowedFrenchtobespoken

65．Theunderlinedword“retained”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto_______?

A．adoptedB．keptC．introducedD．deserted

66．WhydoesanEnglishspeakerfindFrencheasytolearn?

A．BecauseEnglishandFrenchsharesimilarpronunciation.

B．BecauseEnglishgrammarandFrenchgrammararesimilar.

C．BecauseEnglishhasgreatinfluencesontheFrenchlanguage.

D．BecausealargenumberofEnglishwordhaveFrenchorigins.

67．Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthetext?

A．Languageiscloselyrelatedtohistoryandculture.

B．Languageiscontrolledbytheupperclassesofsociety.

C．FrenchandEnglishwordsdon’thavemuchincommon.

D．EnglishcombinesFrenchandtheNativeAnglo-Sanxon.

【参考答案】64---67CBDA

社会生活类

I’verecentlyreturnedfromatriptoChinawhereStarbuckssignedtwohistoricMemorandaofUnderstandingtoinvestingrowinghigh-qualitycoffeeinYunnanprovince.We’llbecooperatingwiththePeople’sGovernmentofPu’erCity（YunnanProvince）andtheYunnanAcademyofAgriculturalSciences.TheseagreementssignalcooperationbetweenStarbucksandChinatorevolutionizetheChinesecoffeemarketandhelplocalfarmerstheregrownew,high-qualitycoffeesthataresuretobeprizedthroughouttheworld.

Althoughwewillcontinuetobuycoffeesfrommanycountries,thisopportunityallowsustohelpbuildChina’sspecialtycoffeemarketfromscratch.We’llopenanotherFarmerSupportCenter,manageabasefarmtogrowcoffeeforproductionandcreateademofarmthatofferstrainingonsoilquality,treeplantingandpruning,andeducationaboutC.A.F.E.Practices.Wewillalsooperatewetanddrymills.Betweentheagronomistsandpartnerswithyearsofleadershipinthecoffeeindustry,wehavetheexperiencenecessarytobeverysuccessful.Iamexcitedabouttheimmenseopportunitythispartnershiprepresents.

Butwhat’sevenmorerewardingistheopportunitytogivebacktothefarmersinthisarea.Duringmyvisit,Imetwith156excitedfarmerswhorepresentthe27ethnictribesthatliveinthelush,ruralareaofYunnan.ThisistheidealregionwiththeperfectclimateforgrowingspecialtycoffeeinChina.TheareaisPu’er,knownforitsbeautyandalsoitsexquisiteteas.

WearelookingforwardtothishistoricpartnershipwiththeChinesegovernmentandYunnanfarmers.Forus,thiswillbeamarketwithhugepotentialforgrowth.Forthefarmers,thismeanshopeforabrighter,morestablebusinessthatrespectsthepeopleandthelandofthisarea.

Wearedoingsomethingtrulyspecial.Injustafewshortyears,wewillreinventthecoffeesectorinChinaandbringanawarenessofYunnancoffeetotherestoftheworld.

1.WhatseemstobeabigpieceofnewstoYunnanprovince?

A.TherewillbeablockbustershowninYunnan.

B.TwoMemorandaaresignedoncoffee-planting.

C.IhavemadeatriptoreviveaprizeinYunnan.

D.High-qualitycoffeeshavebeenfoundinYunnan.

2.WhatothersupportwillYunnanbeoffered?

①AnotherFarmerSupportCenterwillbeopened.

②Therelativetrainingoncoffee-plantingwillbegiven.

③Wetanddrymillswillbeoperatedtoproducecoffee.

④IwillbesentbacktoYunnantoinspectthepreparation.

A.①②④　　　B.①②③　　　C.①③④　　　D.②③④

3.WhatisthereasonthatYunnanischosentocooperatewith?

A.Theperfectclimate.

B.Somuchcheaplabour.

C.Manyethnictribes.

D.Richexperienceinfarmwork.

4.Whydoestheauthorsayitisahistoricpartnership?

A.ItopensupthecoffeeindustryinChina.

B.Itwillchangetheworldcoffeemarket.

C.Itwillbringmorehigh-qualitycoffeefromYunnan.

D.ItisthefirsttimetogrowcoffeeinChina.

5.Whatcanbeimpliedinthepassage?

A.Yunnancoffeewillshocktheworld.

B.Moreethnictribeswillbeknowntotheworld.

C.MorepeopleintheworldwillknowYunnan.

D.Thecooperationwillbemoreinotherfields.

【参考答案】11.BBACC　

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