高考英语复习阅读理解汇编83.docx

1、高考英语复习阅读理解汇编832017高考英语阅读理解汇编（83）阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。Morocco is located at the northwest of Africa and is bordered in the north by the strait of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Sea.The Atlantic Ocean keeps the west and the north of the country more temperate (温和的)The country also

2、 offers the broadest plains，some of which run along the Atlantic Ocean and the highest mountains in North Africa including the Atlas Mountains. Starting with the symbol of Morocco，Marrakech is a beautiful city that has remained unspoiled by the volume of tourists that flock there each year.One of th

3、e finest monuments in Morocco is greatly benefited by this amount of tourism.Actually their high volume contributes in a positive way to preserving one of the greatest monuments of Morocco. Fes is the third largest city in Morocco and is the capital of the FesBoulemane Region.It is separated into th

4、ree parts，Fes el Bali more commonly known as the old walled city，now classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site，FesJ did and the Ville Nouvelle.Fes el Bali is believed to be the largest carfree urban area in the world.Fes is a splendid place to visit to heighten the senses with the colors，smells and

5、 sounds. Casablanca is an enormous city which is near the capital of Morocco and a place where any European would feel at home.Casablanca was made famous by the movie and gives the impression of being a romantic place.Unfortunately like many other popular cities around the world，it is crowded，noisy，

6、and polluted，a far city from the romantic ideal of the film.Because it has the biggest port，Casablanca，the important city of Morocco，has everything that the tourists need. Asilah is a city situated on the Atlantic Ocean and is one of the most stunning (出色的)old cities of Morocco.The city is set along

7、 the cliffs which make it beautifully presented and an ideal place to continue adding to its economy by the fishermen.The economy is also reliant on the trading of cattle，sheep and cereal.If you are having a holiday in Morocco during August then you will be fortunate enough to experience one of Asil

8、ahs cultural festivals where you can enjoy the lively music and wonderful paintings. 【文章大意】本文详细介绍了摩洛哥的位置以及它的几个著名城市的特点。1How many cities in Morocco are introduced in the above passage?A4. B5.C6. D7.答案：A细节理解题。本文的二、三、四、五段分别介绍了Marrakech(马拉喀什)，Fes(法斯巴利)，Casablanca(卡萨布兰卡)和Asilah(阿尔西拉。)2If you want to live

9、conveniently while on vacation，you can choose to stay in_.AMarrakech BFesCCasablanca DAsilah答案：C细节理解题。从第四段Casablanca is an enormous city which is near the capital of Morocco and a place where any European would feel at home.以及.has everything that the tourists need.可看出卡萨布兰卡非常大，各种服务应有尽有，生活舒适方便，故选C。3Fr

10、om the above passage we can learn that_.AIf you want to enjoy music and paintings，you can visit Asilah at any timeBCasablanca is as romantic as what is shown in the movie CFes has been the capital of Morocco for a long time DMarrakech best represents Morocco答案：D推理判断题。A项的at any time有误；根据Casablanca wa

11、s made famous by the movie and gives the impression of being a romantic place.可知B项错误；法斯巴利是the FesBoulemane Region的首府，而不是摩洛哥的首都，C项错误。根据第二段Starting with the symbol of Morocco，Marrakech is a beautiful city.可知答案选D。4The passage most probably appears in a_.Ageography book BmagazineCresearch paper Dhistory

12、 textbook答案：B推理判断题。本文属于介绍类的文章，A项只是地理方面；C项是研究论文；D项是历史课本，综合全文，可知B项最佳。 阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。More than 40 years ago，John Williams gave away all of his belongings and went off to the mountains to live the way people lived 100 years ago.For food he traps wild animals，fishes in the rive

13、rs，and plants whatever he can.John lives in a cabin he made by hand，out of trees he chopped down with an ax.Though he has no relatives he knows of，he does have a deer he raised from a fawn.The deer lives in the house in the winter and goes with John when he goes into the forest for food.Nobody lives

14、 within fifty miles of his cabin in the mountains and John has not been out of the mountains during the entire forty years.One day last year I hiked in to see how John lives.It was like going back in time.There were no roads，no stores，no noise，no pollution，not even a post office.Most notable of all，

15、there were no people and thats just the way John Williams wants to keep his part of the worldwithout people.But there is a paradox in his story.John is an educated man.He has books and nobody knows how he got them.Mostly he reads about his world，the forest，the animals，the plants，and the mountains.He

16、 has seen airplanes flying overhead but does not want to know about them.For him，electricity is lightning，not light bulbs，refrigerators，televisions，or washing machines.John Williams is 85 years old and had not had a sick day in his life. He attributes his long life to the fact that it has nothing to

17、 do with people and in order that he might enjoy many more years of health，happiness，and solitude，I will not tell you where his kingdom lies.There is no room there for you or me.【文章大意】本文讲述了John Williams住进深山老林里四十多年里过着孤身一人的原始生活，并介绍了其生活的基本状况。1Who lives in John Williams house?AHe and his family. BJohn W

18、illiams himself.CNobodyhe sleeps outside. DA group of friends.答案：B细节理解题。根据第一段Though he has no relatives he knows of.可知是他自己。2John Williams house is made of_.Awood BbricksCanimal skin Dold stones答案：A细节理解题。根据第一段John lives in a cabin he made by hand，out of trees.可知他的房子是用木头盖的。 3John Williams has lived in

19、 his present location_. Asince he was born Bsince his wife diedCalmost half of his life Dsince he graduated from college答案：C推理判断题。根据第一句话“四十多年前他去了山区”，以及John Williams is 85 years old可知C项正确。4According to the writer，which of the following could John Williams NOT use in his cabin?AAn ax. BClothing.CKnive

20、s. DElectricity.答案：D细节理解题。根据For him，electricity is lightning，not light bulbs，refrigerators，televisions，or washing machines.可知在他的木屋里没有电。阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。The Arctic is a polar region.It surrounds the North Pole. Like Antarctica，the Arctic is a land of ice and snow.Antarctica ho

21、lds the record for a low temperature reading 125 degrees Fahrenheit below zero.Reading of 85 degrees below zero are common in both the Arctic and Antarctica.Winter temperatures average 30 degrees below zero in the Arctic.At the South Pole the winter average is about 73 degrees below zero.One thing a

22、lone makes it almost impossible for men to live in Antarctica and in parts of the Arctic.This one thing is the low temperaturethe killing chill of the far North and the polar South. To survive，men must wear the warmest possible clothing.They must build windproof shelters.They must keep heaters going

23、 at all times.Not even for a moment can they be unprotected against the belowzero temperatures. Men have a way of providing for themselves.Polar explorers wrap themselves in warm coats and furs.The cold makes life difficult，but the explorers can stay alive. What about animals？Can they survive？Do we

24、find plants？Do we find life in the Arctic and in Antarctica？Yes，we do.There is life in the oceans.There is life on land.Antarctica，as we have seen，is a cold place indeed.But this has not always been the case.Expedition scientists have discovered that Antarctica has not always been a frozen continent

25、.At one time the weather in Antarctica may have been much like our own.Explorers have discovered coal in Antarctica.This leads them to believe that Antarctica at one time was a land of swamps and forests.Heat and moisture must have kept the trees in the forests alive. 1What does the underlined word“

26、chill”probably mean? Acoldness BcoolnessCdamp Ddesert答案：A猜测词义题。根据前面的the low temperature可知这个画线词表示“寒冷”。2One of the reasons why there is no man living in Antarctica and in parts of the Arctic is that_. Athere are no wildlife thereBthere are no mineralsCthey are extremely coldDthey are hard to access答案：

27、 C细节理解题。根据第三段可知极度寒冷使人们不可能生活在南极和北极的部分地区。3According to the passage，which statement is TRUE?AThe lowest temperature of the world is in the Arctic.BTo survive in the Poles，the explorers wear the warmest possible clothing.CAntarctica has always been a cold place.DCoal has been found in the Arctic.答案：B细节理

28、解题。根据“Polar explorers wrap themselves in warm coats and furs.”可知B项符合题意。4If you are exploring the polar region，you need to_.Awear only fursBbuild a windproof shelterCuse heaters sometimesDlive in groups答案：B事实细节题。根据第四段和第五段可知。阅读理解。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。About ten men in every hundred suff

29、er from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier，only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps，after all，it is safer to be driven by a woman.There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red，orange and y

30、ellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man see everything in shades of greena strange world indeed.Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small th

31、ings called “cones”These help us see in a bright day and tell the difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods”， but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shape but no color. Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes(蚊子) like blue but do not like yellow. A

32、 red light will not attract insects，but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day，and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible colors around us.1. This passage is mainly about _.