高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解精练三2.docx

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高考英语一轮复习阅读理解精练三2

安徽定远县2017高考英语一轮阅读理解精练

阅读理解

We’resowelleducated–butwe’reuselessstudentswhohavelosttheabilitytodoanythingpractical.Theonlythingwe’vemasteredisconsumption.

Largenumbersofstudentshaveenteredhighereducationinthepast10years,butdespitebeingthemosteducatedgenerationinhistory,itseemsthatwe’vegrownincreasinglyignorantwhenitcomestobasiclifeskills.

Lookingbackonmyfirstcoupleofweeksoflivinginstudenthalls,Iconsidermyselfluckytostillbealive.Unfamiliartofresher’s,therearemanyhiddendangersinthedirtycornersofstudentsaccommodation.

Ihavesurvivedacoupleofseriousboilingeggincidentsandlotsofcasesoffood–poisoning,probablyfromdirtykitchencounters.Althoughsomeofmyclotheshavefallenvictimtoironingexperimentation,IthinkIhavenowfinallyacquiredallthedomestic（居家的）skillsImissedoutinmymodemeducation.

In2006and2010,thecharmingeducationistSirKenRobinsongavetwoveryamusingtalksinwhichhediscussedtheimportanceofcreativityineducation.Robinson’smainviewpointisthatourcurrenteducationsystemdislocatespeoplefromtheirnaturaltalents.Iwouldliketogoastepfurtherandproposethatbesidesourtalents,thesystemtakesawaywhatusedtobepassedfromgenerationtogeneration–aworkingknowledgeofbasiclifeskills.

Today’sgraduatesmayhaveearnedthemselveshonorinhistory,laworeconomies,butwhenitcomestosimplethingslikeputtingupashelftoholdalltheiracademicbooks,orfixingaholeintheiron–trendclothes,theyhavetocallforhelpfromaprofessionalhandymanortailor.

Sincetheinventionoftheinternet,ithasneverbeeneasierforpeopletoaccessinformation,butourhighlyspecializededucationhasmadeusmoreone–sidedthanever.

Isuggestthatwestartwiththeimmediatereintroductionofsomeofthemostvitalaspectsof“domesticscience”education,beforethecurrentlackleadstoseriousaccidentsinstudenthalls.

36．Peoplecallususelessstudentsforthereasonthat.

A．whatwe’velearnedisbeyondconsumption

B．weareeducatedgeneration

C．we’veenteredhighereducation

D．ourlivingskillsaresopoor

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

根据We’resowelleducated–butwe’reuselessstudentswhohavelosttheabilitytodoanythingpractical.被称为无用的学生是因为我们失去做事的能力，也是就是学生的生活技能是不好的，故选D。

37．WhichisNOTtheincidentsthewriterhadduringthefirstfewweeksinstudenthalls?

A．Hewasseriouslyburntbyboiledeggs.

B．Hewasaccidentallypoisonedbyfood.

C．Hedamagedhisclotheswhileironing.

D．Hewasseverelybeatenbyfreshers.

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Ihavesurvivedacoupleofseriousboilingeggincidentsandlotsofcasesoffood–poisoning,probablyfromdirtykitchencounters.Althoughsomeofmyclotheshavefallenvictimtoironingexperimentation,他经历了煮鸡蛋被烫伤，食物中毒还有衣服熨坏了等，只有选项D他被新生打了一顿没有提及，故选D。

38．AccordingtoRobinson’sopinion,ourcurrenteducation.

A．focusesontheimportanceifcreativity

B．dislocatespeoplefromtheirnaturaltalents

C．hasequippedstudentswithbasiclifeskills

D．hasfollowedthetraditionproperly

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Robinson’smainviewpointisthatourcurrenteducationsystemdislocatespeoplefromtheirnaturaltalents.根据Robinson的观点我们目前的教育阻止了人的天赋的发挥，故选B。

39．Whyarethegraduatespooratbasiclifeskills?

A．Becausetheyarenotinterestedinthem.

B．Becausetheyhavelittlerelevantpractice.

C．Becausetheyareaffectedbyinternet.

D．Becausetheyareeasytobeone-sided.

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据thesystemtakesawaywhatusedtobepassedfromgenerationtogeneration–aworkingknowledgeofbasiclifeskills.这种教育制度使他们有更少的切实的实践，故选B。

40．Themainpurposeofwritingthepassageisthat.

A．thereisnoneedtointroduce“domesticscience”

B．it’stimewedidsomethingtocurrenteducation

C．moreattentionshouldbepaidtonaturalscience

D．accidentsshouldbepreventedinstudenthalls

【答案】B

【解析】作者意图题。

根据Isuggestthatwestartwiththeimmediatereintroductionofsomeofthemostvitalaspectsof“domesticscience”education,到了我们采取措施解决目前的教育情况的时候了。

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Bookreviewscanbeagreatfootinthedoorifyou’relookingtogetyourwritingpublishedsomewhere.Mostmagazines,whetheronlineorprint,willincludebookreviewsaboutbooksthattacklethetopicsthemagazinediscusses.Also,mosteditorsandstaffwritersareusuallytoobusytoreadbooksandreviewthemthemselves（unlesstheyarespecificallyassignedtoabookreviewcolumn）.Therefore,writingbookreviewscanbeagreatwaytogetstartedwithawritingcareer.

Manypeoplethatarereadingyourreviewmaynotknowanythingaboutthebookyou’rereviewing.Insteadofmakingthemgofindinformationontheirownbysearchingforthebooktitle,startoutwithalittledescriptionofthebook.Makesureyouavoidtoolongofasummary,though,becauseiftoomuchofyourarticleisasummaryofthebook,itwon’tbeinteresting.Startwithashortparagraphorsothathitsallthemajorpointsbutdoesn'tgivetoomuchaway.Youdon’twanttotellyourreadereverythingaboutthebook,becausethentheywon’thavetoreaditatall.Justgiveenoughinformationsoyourreaderisinterestedinreadingthebook.

Somemagazinesliketopublishbookreviewsthatarecompletelyobjective（客观的）.Thismeansthattheywantareviewofthebookthatdoesn'tshareyouropinionandthatinwhichyouropinionisn'tobviousfromreadingwhatyouwrote.Ifyouhatedabook,itmightnotbeagreatbooktoreview.Youprobablywanttoreviewbooksthatyouenjoyed.Thiswillgiveyourreviewapositivespin.Avoidgushingabouthowmuchyoulovedthebook,however.Youshouldnotincludeyourpersonalreactiontothebookuntiltheveryend,whereyouincludeasentenceortwoaboutwhetherornotyouwouldrecommendabookandtowhomyouwouldrecommendit.

Agreatwaytogetyourreviewnoticedistolookatabookthroughaspecificlens.Readthebookasafeminist（女权主义者）would,forexample,andtalkaboutwhatafeministmightsaytoapplaudorcriticizethebook.Youcanchooseanynumberoflenses,andfeminismisjustoneoption.Aneconomiclens,afamilylens,thelensofadifferentnationality,orthelensofachildcouldallbeinterestingwaystolookatabook.Ifyoulookatabookinthisway,insteadofjustreadingitandformingyourownopinion,itwillbemuchmoreinterestingandmarketable.Thisisespeciallythecaseifyoulookatalensthatrelatestothesubjectofthemagazinetowhichyouaresubmitting.Feministmagazineslovebookreviewsaboutbooksreadthroughafeministlens,forexample,becauseitpertainstotheirreadership.

Anothergreatwaytowriteabookreviewistotalkaboutthewriter’sstyle.Anyonecanpickupabookandreadfortheplot,butittakesanexperiencedwritertonoteinterestingthingsaboutanotherwriter’sstyleandwriteaboutthemintelligently.

1.What’sthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Standardsofgoodbookreviews.B.Benefitsofwritingbookreviews.

C.Waystogetyourwritingpublished.D.Topicsusuallydiscussedinmagazines.

2.Whichofthefollowingisacharacteristicofagoodbookreview?

A.Includingmuchinformationonamajorpointofthebook.

B.Statingclearlythewriter’sopinionofthebook.

C.Givingabriefsummaryofthebook.

D.Avoidingdescribingthebook.

3.Thefourthparagraphisdevelopedmainlyby　　　　.

A.givingexamples　　　　B.tellingpersonalexperiences

C.makingcomparisons　　　　D.analyzingcauses

4.Accordingtothetext,onlyaskilledwritercan　　　　　.

A.lookatabookthroughaspecificangleB.giveanobjectivedescriptionofabook

C.findabookandunderstanditsploteasilyD.paycloseattentiontoanotherwriter’sstyle

【参考答案】1—4、BCAD　　

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

Brazilhasbecomeone.ofthedevelopingworld’sgreatsuccessesatreducingpopulationgrowthbutmorebyaccidentthandesign.WhilecountriessuchasIndiahavemadejointeffortstoreducebirthrates,Brazilhadbetterresultswithoutreallytrying,saysGeorgeMartineatHarvard.

Brazil’spopulationgrowthratedroppedfrom2.99%ayearbetween1951and1960to1.93%ayearbetween198land1990,andBrazilianwomennowhaveonly2.7childrenonaverage.Martinesaysthisfiguremayhavefallenstillfurthersince1990,anachievementthatmakesittheenvyofmanyotherThirdWorldcountries.

Martineputsitdownto,amongotherthings,soapoperas（肥皂剧）andinstallment（分期付款）plansintroducedinthe1970s.Bothplayedanimportant,althoughindirect,roleinloweringthebirthrate.Brazilisoneoftheworld’sbiggestproducersofsoapoperas.Globo,Brazil’smostpopulartelevisionnetwork,showsthreehoursofsoapssixnightsaweek,whilethreeothersshowatleastonehouranight.Mostsoapsarebasedonwealthycharacterslivingthehighlifeinbigcities.

Althoughtheyhaveneverreallytriedtoworkinamessagetowardstheproblemsofreproduction,theydescribemiddleandupperclassvalues:

notmanychildren,womenworking,saysMartine.TheysentthisimagetoallpartsofBrazilandmadepeopleconscious（有意识的）ofotherpatternsofbehaviourandothervalues,whichwereputintoaveryattractivepackage.

Meanwhile,theinstallmentplanstriedtoencouragethepoortobecomeconsumers."Thisledtoanenormouschangeinconsumption（消费）patternsandconsumptionwasincompatible（不相容的）withunlimitedreproduction,"saysMartine.

9.Accordingtothepassage,Brazilhaslowereditspopulationgrowth________.

A.byeducatingitscitizensB.bycarefulfamilyplanning

C.bydevelopingTVprogrammes             D.bychance

10.Accordingtothepassage,manyThirdWorldcountries

A.haven’tgivenmuchattentiontobirthcontr