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届高考英语阅读理解考点专题复习检测8

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。

Theneedtofeedagrowingpopulationisputtingmuchpressureontheworld’ssupplyofwater.With97%oftheworld’sw

atertoosaltytobedrunkorusedinagriculture,theworldwidesupplyofwaterneedscarefulmanagement,especiallyinagriculture.Althoughtheideaofawatershortage（短缺）seemsstrangetosomeonefortunateenoughtoliveinahighrainfallcountry,manyoftheworld’sagriculturalindustriesexperienceconstantwatershortages.

Althoughdamscanbebuilttostorewaterforagriculturaluseindryareasanddryseasons,thecostsofwaterredistribution（重新分配）areveryhigh.Notonlyistherethecostoftheengineeringitself,butthereisalsoanenvironmentalcosttobeconsidered.Wherevalleys（山谷）arefloodedtocreatedams,housesarelostandwildlifehomesdestroyed.Besides,watermayfloweasilythroughpipestofields,butitcannotbetransportedfromonesideoftheworldtotheother.Eachcountrymustthereforerelyonthemanagementofitsownwatertosupplyitsfarmingrequirements.

Thisisparticularlytroublingforcountrieswithagriculturalindustriesinareasdependentonirrigation（灌溉）.InTexas,farmers’overuseofirrgationwaterhasresultedina25%reductionofthewaterstores.IntheCentralValleyareaofsouthwesternUSA,ahugewaterengineeringprojectprovidedwaterforfarmingindryvalleys,butmuchofthewaterusehasbeenpoorlymanaged.

SaudiArabia’sattemptstogrowwheatindesertareashaveseenthepumpingo

fhugequantitiesofirrigationwaterfromundergroundreserves.Becausethereisnorainfallintheseareas,suchreservescanonlydecrease,anditisbelievedthatfiftyyearsofpumpingwillseethemrundry.

1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswelearnthat　　　.　

A.muchoftheworld’swaterisavailableforuse

B.peopleinhighrainfallcountriesfeellucky

C.thecostsofwaterredistributionshouldbeconsidered

D.watercanbeeasilycarriedthroughpipesacrosstheworld

2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.ThewaterstoresinTexashavebeenreducedby75%.

B.Mostindustriesintheworldsufferfromwatershortages.

C.TheundergroundwaterinSaudiArabiamightrunoutin50years.

D.GoodmanagementofwateruseresultedfromtheprojectintheCentralValley.

3.Whatismostlikelytobediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?

A.Stepstoimprovingwaterusemanagement.

B.Waystoreducethecostsofbuildingdams.

C.Measurestodealwithworldwidewatershortages.

D.Approachestohandlingthepressureonwatersupply.

4.Thetextismainlyabout　　　.　

A.watersupplyandincreasingpopulation

B.waterusemanagementandagriculture

C.waterredistributionandwildlifeprotection

D.watershortagesandenvironmentalprotection

【参考答案】1-4CCAB　

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上

将该项涂黑。

Imaginehavinganidea,drawingitonpaper,bringingittoastoreandseeingitturnedintoaphysicalobject．Thisisnowpossiblewiththehelpof3Dprinters．Suchmachineswereonceusedjustbyuniversitiesandbigcompanies．Butnow,storeswith3DprintingservicesareappearingaroundtheUnitedStates．

BryanJaycoxandhiswifeopenedTheBuildShopLLCinLosAngelestwoyearsago．Thestoreisfilledwithtoolslikealasercutter,anindustrialsewingmachineand3Dprinters．BryanJaycoxrequires$15anhourtoprintanobject．Healsochargesafeedependingonthesizeoftheobjectandupto$50anhourfordesignandlaborservices．

TheJaycoxsalsooffer3Dprintingclassesforanyonewhoisinterested．OneofthestudentsinarecentclasswasKiChongTran．Heplanstoopena3DprintingbusinessinCambodia．"Thedemandhasbeenamazing．It'sbeenmuchmorethanIwouldhaveimagined,"saidKiChongTran．

"Ithink3Dprintingisgoingtobehuge．It'sgoingtomakeahugeimpactonsocietyasawhole,"headded．

MrJaycoxpredictsthatwithinfiveyears,3Dprintingtechnologycouldbecomemoreconsumerfriendly．

ButKiChongTransaysevencurrenttechnologycanmakeadifferencemadevelopingcountrylikeCambodia．"With3Dprintingyoucangivethemtools,andyouputitintheirhandssotheyareresponsiblemorefortheirowndevelopment．TheylearnskillsbeyondjustlearningEnglishandbecomingatourguideorsomethinglikethatorworkingatabank．Youcanactuallycreatethingsthatgivevaluetotheworld,"saidKiChongTran．

Hesaysit'snotjustCambodiabutanywherewherethereisa3Dprinter,itcanturnagoodideaintoreality．

1．WelearnfromParagraphlthat3Dprinting．

A．isnowavailabletoordinarypeople

B．firstappearedintheUnitedStates

C．canturnyoureverydreamintoreality

D．isnowonlyusedbyuniversities

2．BryanJaycoxopenedTheBuildShopLLCto．

A．sell3Dprintersanddifferentkindsoftools

B．producealltypesofprintingmachines

C．offer3Dprintingclassesandservices:

D．designdifferenttypesof3Dprinters

3．AccordingtoKiChongTran,3Dprinting．

A．isnowwidelyusedinCambodia

B．willchangeourdailylifecompletely

C．hasahugemarketpotentialinCambodia

D．isuselessfordevelopingcountries

4．InMrJaycox'sopinion,withinfiveyears3Dprintingwill．

A．makeiteasiertodobusiness

B．beaccessibletoallconsumers

C．changethewayofsocialcontact（交往）

D．bringaboutmoreprofitstothesellers

5．Howwill3Dprintingtechnologybenefitdevelopingcountriesaccordingtothetext?

A．Ithelpsthepeopleworkefficientlyatabank．

B．ItwillpromotethelearningofEnglish

C．Itwillacceleratethedevelopmentoftourism．

D．Itoffersthemanewwayofdevelopment．

【参考答案】1—5、ACCBD

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。

Therewasonceafairywhowaslearninghowtobeafairygodmother.Shewasthekindestandcleverestofallfairies.However,shewasalsoaveryuglyfairy.Andnomatterhowfriendlyshewastoothers,itseemedthateveryonealwaysbelievedthatthemostimportantthingaboutafairywasherbeauty.Inthefairycountry,shewasalwayslaughedat.Everytimesheflewofftohelpachildoranyoneelseintrouble,beforeshecouldsayawordtheywerealreadyshouting:

“Ugly!

Getoutofhere!

”

Althoughshewaslittle,hermagicwasverypowerfulbecauseshestudiedveryhardinthefairyschool.Andmorethanonceshehadconsideredusinghermagictomakeherselfbeautiful.Butthensherememberedwhathermotherhadalwaystoldher:

“Mydear,youarewhatyouare,sojustbeyourself.Remember,youarethiswayforaveryspecialreason.”

Then,oneday,thewitchesoftheneighboringlandinvadedthecountry,puttingallthefairiesinprison.Theuglyfairywashelpedbyheruglyface,sincethewitchesbelievedallfairieswerebeautiful.Sonowitchesthoughtshewasafairy.Thatwayshewasabletofollowthewitchesbacktotheirhome.Oncetheresheusedhermagictoprepareabigpartyforeveryone.Thewitchesgotreallyexcited.Theysanganddrank.Whilethepartywasinfullswing,thefairyhurriedoffandsetfreeallthefairies.Thentheyworkedtogetherandsucceededinlockingthewitchesinsidethemountainforthenexthundredyearsandmore,everyonerememberedthegreatbraveryandintelligenceofthefairy.Fromthatdayon,nooneinthatlandeversawuglinessasabadthing,andwheneversomeoneuglywasborn,peoplewerefilledwithjoy,knowingthatforthatnewpersongreatthingswaitedahead.

26.Inmostfairies’opinion,itwasthemostimportantto__________.

A.learnthemostpowerfulmagicB.becomeagoodfairygodmother

C.beabeautifulandattractivefairyD.helpmorepeoplegetoutoftrouble

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

由“itseemedthateveryonealwaysbelievedthatthemostimportantthingaboutafairywasherbeauty.”可知选C。

27.Thelittlefairywouldhavehadnochancetosavehercountryif__________.

A.hermagichadbeenpoorB.shehadbeenverybeautiful

C.hermotherhadn’thelpedherD.shehadn’tlearnedmagic

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

由“Sonowitchesthoughtshewasafairy.Thatwayshewasabletofollowthewitchesbacktotheirhome.”可知因为她的丑陋，没有女巫认为她是仙女，所以没有抓她，以至于她后来有机会拯救她的王国。

故选B。

28.Whichsentencehastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraph?

A.Thewitcheswerehighontheirbigswings.

B.Thewitcheswantedtosetfreethefairies.

C.Thewitchesendedthepartywithasong.

D.Thepartyreacheditshighestlevelofactivity.

【答案】D

【解析】词意猜测题。

由“thefairyhurriedoffandsetfreeallthefairies.”可看出晚会达到了高潮。

故选D。

29.Thelessontheuglyfairylearnedfromhermotherwasthat__________.

A.fairies’beautydependedonkindnessandintelligence

B.hermagiccouldn’tchangeherselfintoabeautifulone

C.beinganuglyfairycouldleadtoareallyseriousresult

D.oneshouldn'tchangeonlyaccordingtoothers’opinion

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

从她妈妈说的话“Mydear,youarewhatyouare,sojustbeyourself.Remember,youarethiswayforaveryspecialreason.”可推断出选D。

30.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsus__________.

A.howtheuglyfairysavedhercountryandchangedothers’opinion

B.whichwaythefairychosetoescapeandleftthefairycountry

C.whenandwherethewitcheswonthefightagainstthefairies

D.whytheuglywitcheswantedtoliveinthefairycountry

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

由“thefairyhurriedoffandsetfreeallthefairies.”和“Fromthatdayon,nooneinthatlandeversawuglinessasabadthing,”可看出这段主要讲这位丑陋的仙女是如何拯救她的王国，以及从那以后其他人观点的改变。

故选A。

2018高考英语（附解析答案）

Ⅰ.单项填空

1．Somuchofinterest________thatmostvisitorssimplyrunoutoftimebeforeseeingitall.

A．offersBeijingB．Beijingoffers

C．doesBeijingofferD．Beijingdoesoffer

解析　此题考查了so...that倒装句型的用法。

句型so＋adj./adv.＋that和such＋形容词＋名词＋that“如此……以至于……”中，若把“so＋adj./adv.”“或such＋adj.＋名词”提到句首，则主句需部分倒装，从句不倒装。

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