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高考英语阅读理解真题专题复习题

高考英语阅读理解（真题）专题复习题

1.阅读理解

   ZachariahFikehasanunusualhobby.Hefindsoldmilitary（军队的）medalsforsaleinantiquestoresandontheInternet.Butunlikemostcollectors,Zactracksdownthemedals'rightfulowners,andreturnsthem.

   HisefforttoreunitefamilieswithlostmedalsbeganwithaChristmasgiftfromhismother,aPurpleHeartwiththenameCorradoA.G.Piccoli,foundinanantiqueshop.ZacknowsthemeaningofaPurpleHeart-heearnedonehimselfinawarasasoldier.Sowhenhismothergavehimthemedal,heknewrightawaywhathehadtodo.

   ThroughtheInternet,ZactrackeddownCorrado'ssisterAdelineRockko.Butwhenhefinallyreachedher,thewomanfloodedhimwithquestions:

"Whoareyou？

Whatantiqueshop?

"However,whenshehungup,sheregrettedthewayshehadhandledthecall.SoshecalledZacbackandapologized.SoonshedrovetomeetZacinWatertown,N.Y."Atthatpoint,Iknewshemeantbusiness,"Zacsays."Todriveeighthourstocometoseeme."

   ThePiccolisgrewupthechildrenofItalianimmigrantsinWatertown.Corrado,atranslatorfortheArmyduringWWII,waskilledinactioninEurope.

   BeforehearingfromZac,Adelinehadn'trealizedthemedalwasmissing.Likemanymilitarymedals,theoneZac'smotherhadfoundwasafamilytreasure."Thismedalwasveryprecioustomyparents.Onlyonspecialoccasions（场合）wouldtheytakeitoutandletusholditinourhands,"Adelinesays.

   Asachild,Adelinecouldn'tunderstandwhythemedalwassosignificant.“ButasIgrewolder,”Adelinesays,"andmissedmybrothermoreandmore,Irealizedthatwastheonlythingwehadleft."CorradoPiccoli'sPurpleHeartmedalnowhangsattheItalianAmericanCivicAssociationinWatertown.

   ZacrecentlyreturnedanotherlostmedaltoafamilyinAlabama.SincehefirstreunitedCorrado'smedal,Zacsayshisrecordisnow5for5.

（1）WheredidZacgetaPurpleHeartmedalforhimself？

A. Inthearmy.       

B. Inanantiqueshop.       

C. Fromhismother.       

D. FromAdelineRockko.

（2）WhatdidZacrealizewhenAdelinedrovetomeethim？

A. Shewasveryimpolite.                                     

B. Shewasseriousaboutthemedal.

C. Shesuspectedhishonesty.                              

D. Shecamefromawealthyfamily.

（3）WhatmadeAdelinetreasurethePurpleHeart?

A. Herparents'advice.                                         

B. Herknowledgeofantiques.

C. Herchildhooddream.                                      D. Hermemoryofherbrother.

2.阅读理解

   Moneywithnostringsattached.It'snotsomethingyouseeeveryday.ButatUnionStationinLosAngeleslastmonth,aboardwentupwithdollarbillsattachedtoitwithpinsandasignthatread,"GiveWhatYouCan,TakeWhatYouNeed."

   Peoplequicklycaughton.Andwhilemanytookdollars,manyotherspinnedtheirowncashtotheboard.“Peopleofallages,races,andsocio-economic（社会经济的）backgroundsgaveandtook,"saidTylerBridgesofTheToolbox,whichcreatedtheproject."Weevenhadabrideinherweddingdresscomeuptotheboardandtakeafewdollars."Mostofthebillsontheboardweresingles,butafewpeopleleftfives,tensandeventwenties.Thevideoclip（片段）showsonemanwhohadfounda$20billpinningittotheboard.

   "WhatIcansayforthefolksthatgavethemost,isthattheywerefullofsmiles,"Bridgessaid."There'sacertainfeelingthatgivingcandoforyouandthatwasapparentinthosethatgavethemost."Mostpeoplewhotookdollarstookonlyafew,butBridgessaidaverysmallnumbertookasmuchastheycould.

   Whiletheclipmightlooklikepartofanewadcampaign,Bridgessaidtheonlygoalwastoshowgenerosityandsympathy.HeaddedthathehopespeopleinothercitiesmighttrysimilarprojectsandposttheirownvideosontheInternet.

   "Afterall,everyonehasbaddaysandgooddays,"hesaid."Somedaysyouneedahelpinghandandsomedaysyoucanbetheonegivingthehelpinghand.”

（1）Whatdoestheexpression"moneywithnostringsattached"inparagraph1mean?

A. Moneyspentwithouthesitation.                    

B. Moneynotlegallymade.

C. Moneyofferedwithoutconditions.                

D. Moneynottiedtogether.

（2）WhatdidBridgeswanttoshowbymentioningthebride?

A. Womentendedtobemoresociable.             

B. Theactivityattractedvariouspeople.

C. Economicproblemsweregettingworse.       

D. Youngcouplesneededfinancialassistance.

（3）WhydidBridgescarryouttheproject?

A. Todoatestonpeople'smorals.                      

B. Toraisemoneyforhiscompany.

C. Toearnhimselfagoodreputation.                

D. Topromotekindnessandsympathy.

3.阅读理解

   Californiahaslosthalfitsbigtreessincethe1930s,accordingtoastudytobepublishedTuesdayandclimatechangeseemstobeamajorfactor（因素）.

   Thenumberoftreeslargerthantwofeetacrosshasdeclinedby50percentonmorethan46,000squaremilesofCaliforniaforests,thenewstudyfinds.Noareawassparedorunaffected,fromthefoggynortherncoasttotheSierraNevadaMountainstotheSanGabrielsaboveLosAngeles.IntheSierrahighcountry,thenumberofbigtreeshasfallenbymorethan55percent;inpartsofsouthernCaliforniathedeclinewasnearly75percent.

   Manyfactorscontributedtothedecline,saidPatrickMclntyre,anecologistwhowastheleadauthorofthestudy.Woodcutterstargetedbigtrees.Housingdevelopmentpushedintothewoods.AggressivewildfirecontrolhasleftCaliforniaforestscrowdedwithsmalltreesthatcompetewithbigtreesforresources（资源）.

   ButincomparingastudyofCaliforniaforestsdoneinthe1920sand1930swithanotheronebetween2001and2010,Mclntyreandhiscolleaguesdocumentedawidespreaddeathofbigtreesthatwasevidenteveninwildlandsprotectedfromwoodcuttingordevelopment.

   Thelossofbigtreeswasgreatestinareaswheretreeshadsufferedthegreatestwatershortage.Theresearchersfiguredoutwaterstresswithacomputermodelthatcalculatedhowmuchwatertreesweregettingincomparisonwithhowmuchtheyneeded,takingintoaccountsuchthingsasrainfall,airtemperature,dampnessofsoil,andthetimingofsnowmelt（融雪）.

   Sincethe1930s,Mclntyresaid,thebiggestfactorsdrivingupwaterstressinthestatehavebeenrisingtemperatures,whichcausetreestolosemorewatertotheair,andearliersnowmelt,whichreducesthewatersupplyavailabletotreesduringthedryseason.

（1）Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A. Theseriousnessofbig-treelossinCalifornia.

B. TheincreasingvarietyofCaliforniabigtrees.

C. ThedistributionofbigtreesinCaliforniaforests.

D. TheinfluenceoffarmingonbigtreesinCalifornia.

（2）Whichofthefollowingiswell-intentionedbutmaybebadforbigtrees?

A. Ecologicalstudiesofforests.                           

B. Banningwoodcutting.

C. Limitinghousingdevelopment.                      

D. Firecontrolmeasures.

（3）WhatisamajorcauseofthewatershortageaccordingtoMclntyre?

A. Inadequatesnowmelt.                                     

B. Alongerdryseason.

C. Awarmerclimate.                                            

D. Dampnessoftheair.

（4）Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A. California'sForests:

WhereHaveAlltheBigTreesGone?

B. CuttingofBigTreestoBeProhibitedinCaliforniaSoon.

C. WhyAretheBigTreesImportanttoCaliforniaForests?

D. PatrickMclntyre:

GrowMoreBigTreesinCalifornia

4.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

   AliceMooreisateenagerentrepreneur（创业者）,whoinMay2015setupherbusinessAilieCandy.Bythetimeshewas13,hercompanywasworthmillionsofdollarswiththeinventionofasuper-sweettreatthatcouldsavekids'teeth,insteadofdestroyingthem.

   ItallbeganwhenMoorevisitedabankwithherdad.Ontheouting,shewasofferedacandybar.However,herdadremindedherthatsugarytreatswerebadforherteeth.ButMoorewassickofmissingoutoncandies.Soshedesiredtogetroundthewarning,"Whycan'tImakeahealthycandythat'sgoodformyteethsothatmyparentscan'tsaynotoit?

"Withthatinmind,Mooreaskedherdadifshecouldstartherowncandycompany.Herecommendedthatshedosomeresearchandtalktodentistsaboutwhatahealthiercandywouldcontain.

   Withherdad'spermission,shespentthenexttwoyearsresearchingonlineandconductingtrialstogetarecipethatwasbothtastyandtooth-friendly.Shealsoapproacheddentiststolearnmoreaboutteethcleaning.Consequently,shesucceededinmakingakindofcandyonlyusingnaturalsweeteners,whichcanreduceoralbacteria.

   Moorethenusedhersavingstogetherbusinessoftheground.Afterwards,sheandherfathersecuredtheirfirstbusinessmeetingwithasupermarketowner,whofinallyagreedtosellMoore'sproduct-Cancandy.

   AsCanCandy'ssuccessgrows,sodoesMoore'scredibilityasayoungentrepreneur.Mooreisenthusiasticaboutthecandyshecreated,andshe'salsopositiveaboutwhatthefuturemightbring.Shehopesthateverykidcanhaveacleanmouthandabroadsmile.

   Meanwhile,withherparents'help,Mooreisgenerallyabletoliveanormalteenagelife.Althoughshefoundedhercompanyearlyoninlife,shewasn'tdrivenprimarilybyprofit.Moorewantstouseheruniquetalenttohelpothersfindtheirsmiles.Shedonates10%ofAilicCandy'sprofitstoBigSmiles.Withhertalentanddetermination,itappearsthattheskycouldbethelimitforAliceMoore.

（1）HowdidMoorereacttoherdad'swarning?

A. Shearguedwithhim.                                       B. Shetriedtofindawayout.

C. Shepaidnoattention.