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高考英语复习阅读理解汇编46
2017高考英语阅读理解汇编(46)
阅读理解—主旨大意题、标题概括题。
(2015年河南焦作调研)
What'syourideaofagoodtime?
Whataboutdancinginarainyfieldwithonehundredandfiftythousandotherpeoplewhileafamousrockbandplaysonastagesofarawaythattheperformerslooklikeants?
ItmaysoundstrangebutthatiswhatmanyhundredsofthousandsofyoungpeopleintheUKdoeverysummer.Why?
Becausesummeristhetimeforoutdoormusicfestivals.
Heldonafarm,thetimeGlastonburyFestivalisthemostwell-knowandpopularintheUK.Itbeganin1970andwasattendedbyonethousandfivehundredpeopleeachpayinganadmissionpriceof£1includingfreemilkfromthefarm.
SincethentheGlastonburyFestivalhasgonefromstrengthtostrength—in2004onehundredandfiftythousandfansattended,paying£112forticketstothethree-dayevent.Ticketsfortheeventsoldoutwithinthreehours.ActsincludedveteransuperstarssuchasPaulMcCartneyandJamesBrown,aswellasnewtalent,likeFranzFerdinandandJossStone.Althoughmanysummerfestivalsarerunonaprofit-makingbasis,Glastonburyisacharityevent,donatingmillionsofpoundstolocalandinternationalcharities.
Glastonburyisnotuniqueinusinglivemusictoraisemoneyforglobalpoverty.InJulyofthisyear,theLive8concertswillbeheldsimultaneouslyinLondon,Paris,RomeandBerlin.SuperstarssuchasMadonna,SirEltonJohnandStevieWonderwillperforminordertohighlightinternationalpovertyanddebt.
1.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“theGlastonburyFestivalhasgonefromstrengthtostrength”inthefourthparagraph?
A.Thefestivalhasachievedgrowingsuccess.
B.Greateffortshavebeenmadetoholdthefestival.
C.Thefestivalhasbroughtinalargeamountofmoney
D.Therehavebeenthousandsoffansattendingthefestival.
2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.TheGlastonburyFestivalisrunonaprofit-makingbasis.
B.Ticketsforthe2004GlastonburyFestivalwereingreatdemanddespitethehighprice.
C.BothJamesBrownandJossStonewereborninpoorfamilies.
D.Inthe1970GlastonburyFestival,onecouldhavelunchonthefarmforfree.
3.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat
A.TheGlastonburyFestivalisnotsopopularastheLive8concerts
B.TheLive8concertsareheldeveryyearinLondon.
C.London,Pares,RomeandBerlinarefamousforoutdoormusicfestivals
D.Somesuperstarsareconcernedaboutglobalpoverty.
4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Howtohaveagoodtime
B.Charityeventsaroundtheworld
C.TheGlastonburyFestival
D.Superstars'performancesincharityevents
语篇解读
本文主要介绍了theGlastonburyFestival及其慈善行为。
1.A句意猜测题。
根据第四段in2004onehundredandfiftythousandfansattended,paying£112eachforatickettothethree—dayevent.Ticketsfortheeventsoldoutwithinthreehours.可知,这句话的意思是theGlastonburyFestival取得很大的成功。
2.B细节理解题。
根据第四段in2004onehundredandfiftythousandfansattended,paying£112eachforatickettothethree—dayevent.Ticketsfortheeventsoldoutwithinthreehours.可知,2004年的票虽然很贵,但很快就被卖光了。
3.D细节理解题。
根据最后一段SuperstarssuchasMadonna,SirEltonJohnandStevieWonderwillperforminordertohighlightinternationalpovertyanddebt.可知,一些超级明星非常关心全球的贫困问题。
4.C主旨大意题。
根据第三段Heldonafarm,theGlastonburyFestivalisthemostwell—knownandpopularfestivalintheUK.可知,这篇文章讲的是关于theGlastonburyFestival的事情。
【科普知识型---阅读理解】
It'sacommonbeliefthatovertime,petownersstarttolookliketheiranimals,andviceversa.Nowcomestheterrifyingnewsthatcatslookuptotheirownersasrolemodelsandcopytheirbehaviour.
Nexttimeyoureachforyourfridge,thinktwice.Ifyourkittyiswatching,sheislikelytoovereataswell.
Whatisyourcat'sIQ?
InanewstudyfromtheUniversityofMessina,itturnsoutthatindoorcatswholivecloselytotheirowners“mirror”thelivesoftheircaregivers.Theysleepatthesametime,eatatthesametime,andcanevenbecomemoreorlesssocialdependingonthebehaviouroftheirowners.
“Catsareintelligentanimalswithalongmemory,”JaneBrunt,theexecutivedirectoroftheCatalystCouncil,toldDiscoveryNews.“Theywatchandlearnfromus,notingthepatternsofouractions,knowingwheretheirfoodiskeptandwhattimetoexpecttobefed,howtoopenthecupboarddoorthat'sbeenimproperlyclosed,andwheretheirfeedingandtoiletingareasare.”Becausecatscopyourhabits,ifyouspendalotoftimeraiding(搜刮)thefridge,yourcatwillreturntoitsfoodbowlforthatmidnightsnack,too.Accordingtothestudy,thisexplainswhy“humanandcatoverweightratesoftenseemtomatch”.So,ifyoufeelguiltyaboutleavingyourpreciouskittyathomewhileyougotowork,nowyoucanfeelevenworse:
youaremakingyourcatfat!
There'snowordifdrinkinggreenteaandmakingsureyougotoyogawillbenefityourcat,butbasedonthestudy,itsoundslikestickingtoahealthyeatingandsleepingscheduleisbestforbothofyou.
There'salotwecanlearnfromourcatsinreturn.“Whentheysitonourlapssoftlypurringwithrhythmicbreathingandhalfclosedeyes,thesenseofpeaceandcalmthatcomesoverusislikeaprivatelessonininnermeditation,”Bruntsaid.Sure.Butcatsdon'thavetositinrushhourtrafficforanhouradayorworryabouttheirinlaws.They'reprobablyprettygoodatremainingcalm.
So,accordingtoscience,eventhoughweassumethatcatsarenotclosetousalltheseyears,itturnsouttheyareinfactlearningfromusandlookinguptous.Scary,huh?
1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Catscancopyhumans'schedule.
B.Humanscanlearnfromcatsinsomeway.
C.Catsaresmartandhavealongmemory.
D.Greenteaandyogacanbenefitcats.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph5referto?
A.Humans'keepingsearchingthefridge.
B.Cats'goingtotheirownersforfood.
C.Cats'copyinghumans'habitoflookingforfood.
D.Humans'leavingcatshomewhileworking.
3.Whatcanwelearnfromourcats?
A.Toremaincalm.B.Tobeabletocopy.
C.Tostayproud.D.Tolookuptofriends.
4.Thebesttitleforthepassagecouldbe“________”.
A.YourcatcanbringyoupleasureB.Youarecopyingyourcat
C.YoucanmakeyourcatsocialD.Yourcatiscopyingyourhabit
【要点综述】本文是一篇有关养宠物猫的科普文章。
宠物猫和主人待的时间长了会模仿主人的习惯,而人也能从猫身上学习一些好的习惯。
1.D 推理判断题。
根据文章的“There'snowordifdrinkinggreenteaandmakingsureyougotoyogawillbenefityourcat…”可知D项错误。
2.C 词义指代题。
根据画线这一段的内容可知this指代的是猫会模仿主人搜刮冰箱的习惯。
故选C项。
3.A 细节理解题。
根据文章倒数第二段内容,特别是最后一句“They'reprobablyprettygoodatremainingcalm.”可知A项正确。
4.D 主旨大意题。
本文是一篇有关养宠物猫的科普文章。
宠物猫和主人待的时间长了会模仿主人的习惯,而人也能从猫身上学习一些好的习惯。
故选D项。
阅读理解—主旨大意题、标题概括题。
(2015年山东潍坊一中模拟)
ManyexpertssaythatBillyWilderchangedthehistoryofAmericanmovies.HeisoftencalledthebestmoviemakerHollywoodhaseverhad.
Hewasknownformakingmoviesthatofferedsharpsocialcomment.Wilderwasoneofthefirstdirectorstodothis.Betweenthemiddle1930sandthe1980s,BillyWildermadealmostfiftymovies.Duringthattimehereceivedmorethantwentynominations(提名)fromtheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciences.HewonsixoftheOscarawards.Hismovieshavebeenseenbypeoplearoundtheworld.
In1944,BillyWildermadethefilmDoubleIndemnity.SomecriticssaidthismovieestablishedhimasoneofthegreatestHollywooddirectors.WilderdirectedTheLostWeekendin1945.RayMillandplaysthepartofanalcoholruleshislife,yethedoesnotadmitit.Hehidesalcoholinhishomeandsaysheisnotdrinking.
In1950,WildermadeSunsetBoulevard.Thismovietoldofanagingactressinsilentmovies.Sheplanstoreturntomoviesthoughfacingmanyproblems.In1954,BillyWilderbecameanindependentproducer.Thenextyear,Wilder'sfirstmovieasanindependentfilmmakerwasahugesuccess.ItwasTheSevenYearInch.Inthismovie,amarriedmanwantstocheatonhiswifewithsomeofhisfriends.In1959,wildermadeafunnymoviethatwasverypopular.ItwasSomeLikeItHot.Ittellsabouttwojazzmusiciansbeingchasedbycriminals.Theydecidetowearwomen'sclothesandjoinabandinwhichallthemusicianswerewomen.
WilderdiedinMarch,2002.Hewasninety-five.AcurrentHollywoodproducersaid,“BillyWildermademoviesthatpeoplewillneverforger.”
1.Thetextismainlyabout
A.ThebackgroundofAmericanmovies
B.wilder'sachievementsinAmericanmovies
C.wilder'sattitudetoAmericanmovies
D.thedevelopmentofAmericanmovies
2.WhatwasWilderfamousforaccordingtoParagraph2?
A.Sharpremarksonsocietyinhismovies
B.Hisuniquestyleofmakingmovies
C.Morethantwentyawardshereceived.
D.Almostfiftymoviesheproducedhimself.
3.WhichofthefollowingmadeWilderamongthegreatestHollywooddirectors?
A.ThelostweekendB.SunsetBoulevard
C.DoubleIndemnityD.SomeLikeItHot
语篇解读
本文讲述的是BillyWilder对于美国电影的贡献。
1.B主旨大意题。
根据第一段ManyexpertssaythatBillywilderchangedthehistoryofAmericanmovies.及于美国电影的贡献,故选B项。
2.A细节理解题。
根据第二段Hewasknownformakingmoviesthatofferedsharpsocialcomment.可知,以制作对社会尖锐评论的电影而出名,故选A项。
3.C细节理解题。
根据第三段In1944,BillyWildermadethefilmDoubleIndemnity.SomecriticssaidthismovieestablishedhimasoneofthegreatestHollywooddirectors.可知选C项。
阅读理解。
Whylaughtermatters
Althoughmostpeoplebelievethatlaughterisoneofthenature'sgreattreatmentsforawholerangeofmentalandphysicaldiseases,itisstillaseriousscientificsubjectthatresearchersaretryingtofigureout.
“Laughteraboveallelseisasocialthing,”saysBaltimoreneuroscientist,RobertProvine,whohasstudiedlaughterfordecades.“Alllaughtergroupslaugh‘hahaha’basicallythesameway.WhetheryouspeakMandarin