高考英语阅读理解专项练习及解析.docx

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高考英语阅读理解专项练习及解析

高考英语阅读理解专项练习及解析

一、高中英语阅读理解

1．阅读理解

   Americancollegestudentsarebecomingmoreadventuresomeastheystudyabroad,showinglessinterestsinEnglish-speakingdestinationssuchasGreatBritainandAustraliaandmoreinsuchcountriesasChina,India,ArgentinaandBrazil.

   Britainremainedthemostpopularstudydestinationin2005,accordingtoannualfiguresfromtheInstituteofInternationalEducation,followedbyItaly,SpainandFrance.ButthenumberofAmericanstudentsstudyinginBritainandAustraliadescendedalittle,evenasthenumberofAmericanstudentsabroadroseby8%.Thegrowthcameinnon-EnglishspeakingEuropeancountriesandinAsia.ChinaisnowtheeighthmostpopulardestinationforAmericanstudents,attractingnearly6,400in2005,up35%fromthenumberoftheyearbefore.ArgentinaandIndiasawincreasesofmorethan50%.

   AllanGoodman,presidentoftheInstituteofInternationalEducation,saidthatarangeoffactorscontributedtothetrend,fromgrowingawarenessofglobalizationaftertheterroristattacksonSeptember11,2001,toprogramssuchasformerPresidentBush'sNationalSecurityLanguageInitiative,whichtrainssoldiers,intelligenceofficersanddiplomatsinforeignlanguages.“WhatAmericansaredoingiswakingupanddiscoveringthere'saworldoutthere,”hesaid.

   Otherfiguresshowedtheflowofstudentsintheoppositedirection,fromforeigncountriesintoAmericanuniversities.Theinstitutefoundthatinternationalenrollment（入学）inAmericanhighereducationremainedsteadyatabout565,000.Thefiguresareofkeeninteresttouniversities,whichdependonforeignstudentsforteachingandresearchhelp,andtopolicy-makers,whoconsideritimportant,asfutureforeignleadersmaybefamiliarwiththeUnitedStates.Theyearof2005sawbigincreasesinstudentsfromSouthKorea,MexicoandTaiwanofChina.IndiasendsthemoststudentsandChinaisNo.2.OthercountriesthatshowlargepercentageincreasesinthenumberofstudentssenttotheUSincludeNepalandVietnam,whileJapan,TurkeyandMalaysiasawdeclines.About58%ofinternationalstudentsintheUScomefromAsia.

（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“descended”inParagraph2means?

A. Changed.                        

B. Declined.                        

C. Multiplied.                        

D. Increased.

（2）WhydomoreAmericanstudentsstudyinAsia?

A. Theyexpecttogetmoreteachingandresearchhelp.         

B. TheyloseconfidenceinEnglish-speakingcountries.

C. Theyareafraidthatterroristattackswillhappenagain.         

D. Theyprefertoexploreadifferentworldfromtheirown.

（3）WhereweremostforeignstudentsinAmericafromin2005?

A. China.                              

B. India.                              

C. Argentina.                              

D. Britain.

（4）Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A. Therewere6,400AmericanstudentsstudyinginChinain2005.         

B. ChinesestudentstoAmericawilloverpassIndiansinthefuture.

C. InternationalenrollmentinAmericanhighereducationchangedalot.         

D. AsianstudentsaccountforalargepartofforeignstudentsinAmerica.

【答案】

（1）B

（2）D

（3）B

（4）D

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了不同国家的人国外留学的情况。

（1）考查词义猜测。

根据第二段中的“ButthenumberofAmericanstudentsstudyinginBritainandAustraliadescendedalittle,evenasthenumberofAmericanstudentsabroadroseby8%.”这句话的后半句的意思是“尽管美国学生在国外的人数增长了8%”，由此推知“但是在英国和澳大利亚学习的美国学生人数下降了一点，”故选B。

（2）考查推理判断。

根据第三段中的“WhatAmericansaredoingiswakingupanddiscoveringthere'saworldoutthere,”可知，现在越来越多的美国学生来到亚洲是因为他们更喜欢从自己的世界去探索不同的世界。

故选D。

（3）考查细节理解。

根据最后一段中的“Theyearof2005sawbigincreasesinstudentsfromSouthKorea,MexicoandTaiwanofChina.IndiasendsthemoststudentsandChinaisNo.2.”可知，在2005年美国多数的外国学生都来自印度。

故选B。

（4）考查推理判断。

根据最后一段中的“About58%ofinternationalstudentsintheUScomefromAsia.”可知，在美国，亚洲学生占外国学生的很大一部分。

故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇社会现象类阅读，要求考生准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，选出正确答案。

2．阅读理解

   Basicinformationaboutthreeclassicalmovies

   1ForrestGump

  "Stupidisasstupiddoes,"saysForrestGump（playedbyTomHanksinanOscar-winningperformance）ashediscusseshisrelativelevelofintelligencewithastrangerwhilewaitingforabus.Despitehissub-normalIQ,Gumpleadsatrulycharmedlife,witharingsideseatformanyofthemostmemorableeventsofthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury...（Clickheretoshowmore）

   Rating:

PG-13（Under13requiresaccompanyingparentoradultguardian）

   Genre:

Comedy,Drama,Romance

   DirectedBy:

RobertZemeckis

   WrittenBy:

EricRoth

   InTheaters:

Jul6,1994Wide

   OnDisc/Streaming:

Aug28,2001

   BoxOffice：

$330,000,000

   Runtime:

142minutes

   Studio:

ParamountPictures

   2RainMan

   Self-centered,avariciousCalifornianCharlieBabbitt（TomCruise）isinformedthathislong-estrangedfatherhasdied.ExpectingatleastaportionoftheelderBabbitt's$3millionestate,Charlielearnsthatallhe'sinheritedishisdad'sprizerosesanda1949BuickRoadmaster.Discoveringthatthe$3millionisbeingheldintrustforanunidentifiedparty,CharlieheadstohishometownofCincinnatitoascertainwhothatpartyis…（Clickheretoshowmore）

   Rating:

R（Under17requiresaccompanyingparentoradultguardian）

   Genre:

Drama

   DirectedBy:

BarryLevinson

   WrittenBy:

RonaldBass,BarryMorrow,DavidRayfiel,BarryLevinson

   InTheaters:

Dec16,1988Wide

   OnDisc/Streaming:

Jan1,2000

   Runtime:

133minutes

   Studio:

MGM

   3TheShawshankRedemption

   In1946,abankernamedAndyDufresne（TimRobbins）isconvictedofadoublemurder,eventhoughhestubbornlyproclaimshisinnocence.He'ssentencedtoalifetermattheShawshankStatePrisoninMaine,whereanotherlifer,Ellis"Red"Redding（MorganFreeman）,pickshimasthenewrecruitmostlikelytocrackunderthepressure.But...（Clickheretoshowmore）

   Rating:

R（Under17requiresaccompanyingparentoradultguardian）

   Genre:

APrisonDrama

   DirectedBy:

FrankDarabont

   WrittenBy:

FrankDarabont

   InTheaters:

Sep10,1994Wide

   OnDisc/Streaming:

Jan27,1998

   Runtime:

142minutes

   Studio:

ColumbiaPictures

（1）WhoisthedirectorofRainMan?

A.FrankDarabont.

B.BarryMorrow.

C.BarryLevinson

D.RobertZemeckis.

（2）ThetypeofTheShawshankRedemptionis      .

A.prisondrama

B.romance

C.love

D.comedy

（3）Whichofthefollowingpersonsisregardedtobeunintelligentinthethreemovies?

A.AndyDufresne.

B.CharlieBabbitt.

C.ForrestGump.

D.RainMan.

【答案】

（1）C

（2）A

（3）C

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了三部经典电影的基本情况。

这三部电影是《阿甘正传》、《雨人》和《肖申克的救赎》。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据RainMan部分中的“DirectedBy:

BarryLevinson”可知，RainMan的导演是BarryLevinson。

故选C。

（2）考查细节理解。

根据TheShawshankRedemption部分中的“Genre:

APrisonDrama，”可知，TheShawshankRedemption电影的体裁是APrisonDrama监狱剧，故选A。

（3）考查细节理解。

根据ForrestGump部分中的"‘Stupidisasstupiddoes,’saysForrestGump...Despitehissub-normalIQ,Gumpleadsatrulycharmedlife.“傻人有傻福”阿甘（ForrestGump）的饰演者汤姆·汉克斯说...。

尽管他（阿甘）的智商低于正常水平，阿甘过着一种真正令人神往的生活。

可知，阿甘的智力不高，所以不聪明。

故选C。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解题型的考查，是一篇介绍类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并结合题目要求，从而选出正确答案。

3．阅读理解

   Thereareatleast3,000milesofwaterwaysinBritain.Onthesecanalsandrivers,thereareover30,000'houseboats'—boatsthatpeopleuseashomes.Around10,000ofthemarelocatedinLondon.

   TheearliestpopulationsofBritain's'boatpeople'havebeenlivingonthewatersincethecanalswerebuiltduringtheindustrialrevolution.Sincethen,houseboatlivinghasusuallyattractedpeoplewhoprefertoliveanalternativelifestyle.Houseboatcommunitiesaretypicallymadeupofpeoplewhoarelookingforaslowerwayoflifeandwhowanttobeintouchwithnature.

   Livingonthewatersoundsromantic,butitisalsohardwork.Therearedailythingsthatneedtobedone,likebringingfuelandwateronboardanddealingwith'waste'waterfromkitchensink,showerandtoilet.Inwinter,livingonaboatcanbeverycoldandthereisalwaysafeelingofdamp.Ofcourse,mostboatsarequitesmallinside,soyoudon'thavemuchspace,especiallyifyouareacouple,familyoragroupoffriends.

   Despitethesedifficulties,thenumberofpeoplelivingonBritain'swaterwayshasincreasedbyaround50percentoverthepasttenyears.Moreandmorefamiliesandyoungprofessionalsaremovingontohouseboats,notonlybecausetheyliketheideaoflifeonwater,butalsobecauseitismuchcheapertobuyorrentaboatthanaflatorahouse.

   Thereisagreatsenseofcommunityonthewaterways;manyboatpeoplesaythattheirneighboursarealwaysreadytohelpthem,andhouseboatneighboursoftenbecomefriendsforlife.Thisisquiteadifferentstoryfrompeoplewholiveinflatsorhousesandmayhardlyknowthepeoplenextdooratall.

（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"alternative"inparagraph2probablymean?

A.Creative.

B.Enjoyable.

C.Non—traditional.

D.Primitive.

（2）Fromthethirdparagraph,weknowthatitis       toliveontheboat.

A.inconvenient

B.easy

C.boring

D.unforgettable

（3）Whichofthefollowinginformationisnotgiveninthetext?

A.TherearelotsofriversandcanalsinBritain.

B.ManypeopleliveonhouseboatsinWales.

C.Houseboatlivingbecomepopularintheindustrialrevolution.

D.Peoplewholiveonhouseboatsareusuallyveryfriendlywiththeirneighbours.

（4）Whydomanypeoplechoosetoliveonthewater?

A.livingonthewaterisromantic

B.livingonthewateriseasyandnatural

C.livingonthewatercanavoidunfriendlyneighbours

D.livingonthewatercostslessthanlivingontheland

【答案】

（1）C

（2）A

（3）B

（4）D

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了在英国年轻人中流行的一种居住方式“船屋”。

（1）考查词义猜测。

根据第二段中的“Houseb