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怀化市最新高考英语阅读理解精选含答案

怀化市最新高考英语阅读理解精选含答案

一、高中英语阅读理解

1．阅读理解

   IfAmericanwaterwayshadeverbeenvotedontheyearbook,theBuffaloRivercouldeasilyhavebeennamedUgliest.Itcouldbehardtofindhopethere.Ittookdecadesforpublicperceptionoftherivertoshift.Butactivistcitizens,whocollaboratedwithindustry,government,andenvironmentgroupsnevergaveupontheirpollutedriver—theBuffaloRivergraduallywentfrombeingconsideredalostcausetoaplaceworthfightingfor.Andbynowthecleaned—upwaterisoneofBuffalo'Sbiggestattractions.

   Bythe1960s,theriverwasseenasoneoftheworstsourcesofpollutionpouringintotheGreatLakes.TheBuffaloRiverhadcaughtfiremanytimes.Thesurfacehadanoilylayer,andanyfishcaughttherewerenoteatable.

   Thewaterway'sfatestartedshiftinginthemid-1960s.StanleySpisiakwasalocalPolish—Americanjewelerbyday,butbyeveninghewasthekindofguywho'dchasedowndumpers（垃圾车）hespottedontheBuffaloRiver.By1966hefoundhimselfwinningtheNationalWildlifeFederation's"WaterConservationistoftheYear"award.Andbeforelonghegotanickname:

"Mr.BuffaloRiver."Buttherewasonlysomuchhecoulddo—theriverwasstilldeclaredbiologicallydeadin1969.

   JillSpisiakJedlickaishisgreat-grandniece.Shepicksupwhereheleftoffbydirectingtheriver'sprotectororganization,BuffaloNiagaraWaterkeeper.ProfessorSchneeklothandsevenfriendsfoundedtheorganizationasanall-volunteernonprofitin1989,afterorganizingthefirstrivercleanupthatyear.Todaythegroupemploys27full-timeworkersandhashelpedoverseetheBuffaloRiver's$100millionrestoration.

   Sofar,theBuffaloRiver'swaterqualityhasrestored,butitisstillanongoingissue,assewage（污水）canoverflowintotheriverafterstorms.Habitatrestorationcontinuesaswell;fishandplantingsarestillbeingsampledtomeasurehowwellit'sgone.

（1）WhatdidtheBuffaloRiverusetobe?

A. Awaterwayontheyearbook.                         

B. Ariverheavilypolluted.

C. AgreatattractionofBuffalo's.                         D. Aplaceworthfightingfor.

（2）WhywasMr.Spisiaknamed"Mr.BuffaloRiver"?

A. Becausehisfateshiftedinthe1960s.

B. BecausehespotteddumpersontheRiver.

C. Becausehesparednoeffortstoprotecttheriver.

D. Becausetheriverwasdeclaredbiologicallydead.

（3）Howlongdidittakefortherivertorestore?

A. Morethanhalfacentury.      B. Justfourdecades.      C. About30years.      D. Only27years.

（4）Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthistext?

A. TherestorationoftheBuffaloRiver               

B. StanleySpisiak:

The"Mr.BuffaloRiver"

C. ThefutureoftheBuffaloRiver                       

D. Riverprotection:

Alongwaytogo

【答案】

（1）B

（2）C

（3）A

（4）A

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了被污染的theBuffaloRiver的恢复。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第一段中的”nevergaveupontheirpollutedriver—theBuffaloRivergraduallywentfrombeingconsideredalostcausetoaplaceworthfightingfor.“；第二段中的”Bythe1960s，theriverwasseenasoneoftheworstsourcesofpollutionpouringintotheGreatLakes.TheBuffaloRiverhadcaughtfiremanytimes.Thesurfacehadanoilylayer，andanyfishcaughttherewerenoteatable.“可知，theBuffaloRiver过去是一条被严重污染的河。

故选B。

（2）考查推理判断。

根据第三段中的”StanleySpisiakwasalocalPolish—Americanjewelerbyday，butbyeveninghewasthekindofguywho'dchasedowndumpers（垃圾车）hespottedontheBuffaloRiver.By1966hefoundhimselfwinningtheNationalWildlifeFederation's"WaterConservationistoftheYear"award.Andbeforelonghegotanickname:

‘Mr.BuffaloRiver.’"可知，Mr.Spisiak被称为“Mr.BuffaloRiver”是因为他不遗余力地保护这条河。

故选C。

（3）考查推理判断。

根据第一段中的“Ittookdecadesforpublicperceptionoftherivertoshift.”公众对这条河的看法改变花了几十年的时间；第二段中的“Bythe1960s，theriverwasseenasoneoftheworstsourcesofpollutionpouringintotheGreatLakes.”到了20世纪60年代，这条河被认为是五大湖最严重的污染源之一。

；以及最后一段中的“Sofar，theBuffaloRiver'swaterqualityhasrestored，”到目前为止，布法罗河的水质已经恢复”可知，这条河花了多半个世纪才恢复。

故选A。

（4）考查主旨大意。

第一段和第二段说明了theBuffaloRiver严重受污染的情况，第三、四段介绍了为改变污染状况所做的努力，以及最后一段中的“Sofar，theBuffaloRiver'swaterqualityhasrestored，butitisstillanongoingissue，assewage（污水）canoverflowintotheriverafterstorms.Habitatrestorationcontinuesaswell；fishandplantingsarestillbeingsampledtomeasurehowwellit'sgone.”是其现状。

综上可知，本文讲述的是被污染的theBuffaloRiver的恢复。

故选A。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇环保类阅读，要求考生准确捕捉细节信息，同时根据上下文进行逻辑推理，概括归纳，从而选出正确答案。

2．阅读理解

   Fromquietpathsbyastreaminaforesttobusyroadsrunningthroughacity,peoplehavecreatedvariousformsofroutesindifferentplaces.Thesenowexistallaroundus,andtheiruseisimperativeforsocieties.Theserouteshaveenabledpeopletomove,transportthings,andsendinformationfromoneplacetoanotherquicklyandsafely.Throughouthistory,theyhavebeenimportantinourdailylives.

   Earlyrouteswereoftenformednaturallyonland.Theygraduallydevelopedoverlongperiodsoftimewhilepeopletraveledthemonfootorhorseback.Asignificantturningpointintheirhistoryarrivedwhenthefirstwheeledcartsappearedinancienttimes.Oncethishappened,peoplerecognizedtheimportanceofwell-maintainedroutes.Therefore,towns,cities,andentirecountriesimprovedthem.Asaresult,lifebecamemoreconvenient,communitiesgrew,economiesevolved,andculturesexpanded.

   Peoplehaveestablishedroutesonwater,too.Riversandcanalshaveservedaseffectiveroutesforpeopletomovearoundandcarrythings.Forinstance,intheold,JapanesecityofEdo,waterrouteswereusedforthetransportationofagriculturalproducts,seafood,andwood.Peoplehavealsoopenedroutesacrossthesea.Theseawayswerecriticalforthenavigationofships,particularlyinthedayswhentheymovedmainlybywindpower.Usingthesesearoutes,peoplecouldtravelgreatdistances,andgotoplacestheyhadnotpreviouslybeenabletoreach.

   Peoplehavegoneontoopenroutesintheskyaswell.Sincetheinventionoftheairplane,theyhavemadeitpossibletotravellongdistanceseasily.Eventually,peoplebecameabletotravelsafelyandcomfortablyhighinthesky,andgoingvastdistancesonlytookasmallamountoftime.

   Today,wehaveanewtypeofroute,theInternet.Byusingthisworldwideroute,peoplecaneasilyobtaininformationthatoncewasavailablemainlyfrombooksandface-to-facecommunication.Theycanalsoinstantlysendmessagestolargenumbersofpeopleallatonce.

   Aslongastherehavebeenpeople,therehavebeenroutestoconnectthem.Currentlyunknownrouteswillsurelytakeusevenfurtherinthefuture.

（1）Whichofthefollowingisclosesttothemeaningoftheunderlinedwordimperativeinparagraph1?

A.accidental

B.industrial

C.essential

D.traditional

（2）WhyistheexampleofEdointroducedinparagraph3?

A.Todescribethedifficultyofcreatingroutesonthewater.

B.Toemphasizethefactthatitwasanimportantcity.

C.Toexplaintheuseofwaterroutestomovealongthecoastlines.

D.Toillustratetheimportantrolesofwaterroutesforcities.

（3）Whatdoesparagraph5tellusaboutroutes?

A.Routescanbethoughtofasexistinginvisiblyintheworld.

B.Routesthatmoveinformationcanberegardedasdangerous.

C.Thefundamentalfunctionsofroutesaredeclining.

D.Theimportanceofdifferentkindsofroutesisthesame.

（4）Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle?

A.Humankindfirstcreatedvarioustypesofconvenientroutesonland.

B.Improvementsintransportationhavecomeatgreatcost.

C.Technologyhasinterferedwithopeninguproutesaroundtheworld.

D.Theadvancementofhumanitywasaidedbythedevelopmentofroutes.

【答案】

（1）C

（2）D

（3）A

（4）D

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了从最初的陆路到水路和空路，再到如今的互联网，这些路线促进了人类的进步和社会的发展。

（1）考查词义猜测。

根据第一段中的"Theserouteshaveenabledpeopletomove,transportthings,andsendinformationfromoneplacetoanotherquicklyandsafely.Throughouthistory,theyhavebeenimportantinourdailylives."可知，这些路线使人们能够快速、安全地从一个地方到另一个地方移动、运输物品和发送信息。

纵观历史，它们在我们的日常生活中一直很重要，因此它们的使用对于社会来说是必不可少的，由此可知画线词词义为"必要的"，故选C。

（2）考查推理判断。

根据第三段中的"Peoplehaveestablishedroutesonwater,too.Riversandcanalshaveservedaseffectiveroutesforpeopletomovearoundandcarrythings."可知，人们也在水上建立了路线，河流和运河已经成为人们走动和搬运东西的有效途径，紧接着举日本江户这个例子就是为了证明这一点，即：

水路对城市有着重要作用，故选D。

（3）考查推理判断。

根据第五段中的"Today,wehaveanewtypeofroute,theInternet.Byusingthisworldwideroute,peoplecaneasilyobtaininformationthatoncewasavailablemainlyfrombooksandface-to-facecommunication."可知，如今，我们有一种新的路线——互联网，通过使用这条世界性的途径，人们可以很容易地获得以前主要从书本和面对面的交流中获得的信息，与传统的陆路、水路以及空路相比，互联网这种新的路线是无形的，由此可知，路线可以被认为是无形地存在于这个世界上，故选A。

（4）考查主旨大意。

通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了从最初的陆路到水路和空路，再到如今的互联网，这些路线促进了人类的进步和社会的发展，由此可知，本文介绍的是人类的进步得益于路线的发展，故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断，词义猜测和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇科技类阅读，考生需要根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。

3．（2019•天津）阅读理解

   WouldyouBETonthefutureofthisman？

Heis53yearsold.Mostofhisadultlifehasbeenalosingstruggleagainstdebtandmisfortune.Awarinjuryhasmadehislefthandstopfunctioning,andhehasoftenbeeninprison.Drivenbyheaven-knows-whatmotives,hedeterminestowriteabook.

   Thebookturnsouttobeonethathasappealedtotheworldformorethan350years.ThatformerprisonerwasCervantes,andthebookwasDonQuixote（《堂吉诃德》）.Andthestoryposesaninterestingquestion:

whydosomepeoplediscovernewvitalityandcreativitytotheendoftheirdays,whileothersgotoseedlongbefore？

   We'veallknownpeoplewhorunoutofsteambeforetheyreachlife'shalfwaymark.I'mnottalkingaboutthosewhofailtogettothetop.Wecan'tallgetthere.I'mtalkingaboutpeoplewhohavestoppedlearningongrowingbecausetheyhaveadoptedthefixedattitudesandopinionsthatalltoooften