高中英语真题阅读理解基础选练3.docx

1、高中英语真题阅读理解基础选练3阅读理解基础选练（3）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。Lastweek,weexplainedthattheplanetMarshaspassed“opposition.”ItpassedapointoppositetheSun.Thisweek,wetellabouttheplanetssurprisingmotion(运动)amongthestars.Forthousandsofyears,peoplehaverecognizedthatplanetstravelamongthestars.Theplanetsgenera

2、llyfollowthepathtakenbytheSunthroughthesky.TheSunspathiscalledtheecliptic.ThegroupsofstarsalongtheeclipticarecalledtheZodiac.Themotionoftheplanetscanbeconfusingattimes.EveryoneknowstheSunrisesintheeastandsetsinthewest.ButthisiscausedbytheturningmotionoftheEarth.Planetsgenerallymovefromwesttoeast.How

3、ever,Marswillappeartomovebackwardforabouttwomonthsthisyear.ThishappensbecausetheEarthisovertakingMarsonitswayaroundtheSun.Marsbeganitsbackward,orwestward,motiononMay11th,ItwillstartmovingeastwardagainonJuly19th.Marsapparentmotionhasbeenamysterytoastronomersforhundredsofyears.Mostearlytheoriesoftheso

4、larsystemarguedthattheSunandplanetsturnedaroundtheEarth.ButthesuddenwestwardmotionofMarspresentedaproblem.WhywouldMarsmovewestfortwomonthswhenitnears“opposition”?In1543,aPolishchurchworkernamedNicolasCopernicuspublishedadifferenttheory.HistheorysaidtheEarthandplanetsmovedaroundtheSuninperfectlycircu

5、larorbits.Copernicustheorywassimpler.ButhisSuncenteredsystemstilldidnotexplaintheobservedmotionofMarsverywell.Finally,aGermanmathematiciannamedJohannesKeplerpublishedacompletetheoryofthemotionoftheplanetsin1619.HehadcarefullystudiedthemotionofMarsformanyyears.JohannesKeplerdiscoveredthattheplanetsdo

6、notmoveincircularorbitsaroundthesun.Instead,theytravelinflattenedorbitscalledellipses.Marsellipticalorbitisthecauseofitsunusualbrighteningthisyearanditsapparentlargesize.Duringthenextseveralweeks,youcanseeforyourselfwhythemysteriousmotionofMarshascausedsomanypeopletowonder.63.Fromthepassagewecanlear

7、nthat.A.thesunandplanetsgenerallytravelwestwardB.Keplerstudiedtheorbitoftheplanetsin1619C.CopernicustheorywellexplainedthemotionofMarsD.theEarthsturningmotioncausesthesuntoriseintheeast64.OnJuly19thMars.A.willpassthe“opposition”B.appearstochangeitsdirectionagainC.willbegintomovewestwardD.appearstoch

8、angeitsorbitagain65.WhydoesMarsappeartobebiggerandbrighterwhenitpasses“opposition”?A.Itisovertakingtheearth.B.Itfollowsthepathofthesun.C.Itmovesinanellipticalorbit.D.Ittravelsinacircularorbit.66.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheRecentResearchintoMarsB.TheSurprisingMotionofMarsC.TheGreatDiscovery

9、onMarsD.TheWonderfulMysteryofMarsmotionoftheplanetsin1619.Kepler在1619年出版了行星运动的完全理论”可知，他的研究应该是在1619年之前，B错误；根据第六段最后一句“ButhisSuncenteredsystemstilldidnotexplaintheobservedmotionofMarsverywell.”可知，C错误；根据第三段第二、三句“EveryoneknowstheSunrisesintheeastandsetsinthewest.ButthisiscausedbytheturningmotionoftheEart

10、h.”可知D正确。【考点定位】考查推理判断题。64.【答案】B【解析】根据第四段最后一句“Marsbeganitsbackward,orwestward,motiononMay11th,ItwillstartmovingeastwardagainonJuly19th.”可知，B正确。【考点定位】考查细节理解题。65.【答案】C【解析】根据第八段最后一句“Marsellipticalorbitisthecauseofitsunusualbrighteningthisyearanditsapparentlargesize.”可知，C正确。【考点定位】考查细节理解题。66.【答案】B【解析】综合全文

11、，文章主要讲今年火星Mars有两个月的时间是向西转动的，这与一般行星自西向东转动是相反的，因此B项符合题意。【考点定位】考查标题总结题。社会生活类阅读理解。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Cancerisamongthetopkillerdiseasesinoursocietytodayandscientistshavefoundoutthatstresshelpstobringiton.Itisworthwhiletoconsider,therefore,whatarethecausesofstressinourlife,

12、andwhetherwecandoanythingaboutthem.Areweunder-employed,oroverburdenedwithtoomanyresponsibilities?Dowehavearightbalanceofworkandleisureinourlives?Areourrelationshipswithfamily,friendsorfellowworkersinagoodstate?Allthesethingscanbeacauseofstress,anditisbesttofacethemhonestly,andtobringourfrustration(沮

13、丧)intotheopen.Peoplewhohavearowandthenforgetitaredoingtheirhealthmoregoodthanthosewhobottleuptheirfeelings.Ifourself-examinationhasbroughtanycausesofstresstolight,letusconsiderwhatwecandoaboutthem.Itispossibletochangejobs.Wecanmakemoreleisureandfillinmorefun,ifwewillacceptadifferentlivingstandard.We

14、canimproveourpersonalrelationshipsbyadifferentattitude.Itiswewhoallowotherpeopletomakeourselvesunhappy.Oftenthelittlethingsthatdisturbusarenotworthanhoursanger.TheteachingintheBible“Letnotthesungodownuponyourwrath(愤怒)”isgoodadvicefromthehealthpointofviewaswellasthereligious.1.Whichofthefollowingstat

15、ementisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Stressisthedirectcauseofcancer.B.Thecauseofstressisworthyofseriousstudy.C.Canceristhenumberonekillerinoursocietytoday.D.Peoplewhocantacceptadifferentlivingstandardarelesslikelytosufferfromstress.2.Judgingfromthetext,theunderlinedword“row”inthethirdparagraphmostprobabl

16、ymeans_.A.anoisyquarrelB.aboatjourneyC.agoodrelationshipD.acureddisease3.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasawaytoreduceourstress?A.Changingourjobs.B.Changingourattitudeaboutlittlethingsthatmakeusunpleased.C.Speakingoutaboutourfrustrations.D.ReadingtheBible.4.“Letnotthesungodownuponyourwrath”probabl

17、ymeans_.A.DontletyourangerlastlongB.DontgetangryeventhoughthesunisgoingdownC.SomethingimportantthatdisturbsusisworthanhoursangerD.Watchthesunsetwhileyouareangry【参考答案】31.BADA社会生活类-阅读理解。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。“Congratulations,Mr.Jones,itsagirl.”Fatherhoodisgoingtohaveadiffe

18、rentmeaningandbringforthadifferentanswerfromeverymanwhohearsthesewords.Somefeelproudwhentheyreceivethenews,whileothersworry,wonderingwhethertheywillbegoodfathers.Althoughtherearesomemenwholikechildrenandmayhavehadconsiderableexperiencewiththem,othersdonotparticularlycareforchildrenandspendlittletime

19、withthem.Manyfathersandmothershavebeenplanningandlookingforwardtochildrenforsometime.Forothercouples,pregnancywasanaccidentthatbothhusbandandwifehaveacceptedwillinglyorunwillingly.Whateverthereactiontothebirthofachild,itisobviousthattheshiftfromtheroleofhusbandtothatoffatherisadifficulttask.Yet,unfo

20、rtunately,fewattemptshavebeenmadetoeducatefathersinthisremobilizationprocess.AlthoughnumerousbookshavebeenwrittenaboutAmericanmothers,onlyrecentlyhasliteraturefocusedontheroleofafather.Itisarguedbysomewritersthatthetransitiontothefathersrole,althoughdifficult,isnotnearlyasgreatasthetransitionthewife

21、mustmaketothemothersrole.Themothersroleseemstorequirecompletetransformationindailyroutineandhighlyinnovativeadaptation;ontheotherhand,thefathersroleislessdemandingandimmediate.However,eventhoughwementionedthefactthatgrowingnumberofwomenareworkingoutsidethehome,thefatherisstillthoughtbymanyasthebread

22、winnerinthehousehold.1.Accordingtotheauthor,beingafather_.A.bringsafeelingofexcitementtosomemenB.hasadifferentmeaningforthosewhohavedaughtersC.makessomemenfeelproudandothersuneasyD.meansnothingbutmoreresponsibilities2.Itisstatedinthepassagethat_.A.someparentsarenotpreparedtohaveachildB.youngcouplesd

23、onotlikechildrenatallC.workingcouplesdonothavemuchtimetotakecareoftheirchildrenD.manyparentslookforwardtohavingaboyastheirfirstchild3.Thetransitiontothemothersrolerequiresthatthewife_.A.changeherlifestyleinahighlyinnovativewayB.makeacompletechangeinhereverydaylifetodealwiththenewsituationC.stayathom

24、etotakecareofthebabyD.helpherhusbandinhisremobilizationprocess4.Somewritersarguethatwithrespecttothechangeofroles,fathers,comparedwithmothers,_.A.havetoshouldermoreburdensB.havetomakemoredifficultadaptationsC.haveaneasierjobtodoD.canusuallydoabetterjob【参考答案】32.CABC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。

25、IhavebeenpassionateaboutsewingandfashiondesignsinceIwas12.Twoyearsago,Idesignedandmadeasetofoutfitsfromrecyclablematerialsforacharityfashionshow.Throughthishighlymeaningfulandprofoundexperience,Ibecameawareoftheimportanceofprotectingandpreservingourenvironmentwhendesigningandmakingfashionitems,resul

26、tinginmyfoundinganorganizationtopromoteecofriendly,designandfashion.Myinteresthasledmetoresearchareasoffashionthathaveenvironmentalimplications.Forexample,somepopularclothingstoreshaveannouncedmarketingpoliciesdesignedtoimprovetheenvironment.Forthoseofuswhoareeco-conscious,itisresponsibleforustoevaluatewhethersuchpoliciesarejustamarketingpromotion,orrepresentgreateffortstoprotectourenvironment.Threechain-stores,H&M,UrbanOutfittersandForever21,havebeenpromotinggreenitems.AfterIexaminedtheirproducts,IhaveconcludedthatH&MandUrbanOutfittersaretrulyhelpingtheenvironmentwiththeirefforts,whil