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1、广西博白县2017高考英语暑假阅读理解训练（含答案）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。They were just grasshoppers(蚂蚱). But there were millions of them, which was why dad was so anxious to get rid of them. “Theyre totally destroying our beans, ”he told Mom over lunchtime one Saturday. “Ive been trying to keep them out

2、of the tomatoes, but I dont know if I can make it. ”“Isnt there something you can do about them? ”Mom asked. She was mostly concerned about the tomatoes. “I think theres a spray(喷雾)or something, ”Dad said. “Im going down to the garden center after lunch and see if they have any suggestions. ”Im pret

3、ty sure thats what he said. But what I heard was, “While Im gone, why dont you and George come up with your own plan for getting rid of the grasshoppers? ”And so thats what we did. It was the summer between fifth and sixth grade, so we were feeling pretty clever and mature. Certainly we knew how to

4、get rid of these grasshoppers. That seemed simple enough. Finally Ron and Don joined us but then, things got a little crazy. Before we knew it we were doing terrible experiments. I wont describe our experiments. Lets just call it“The Adventures of the Marquis de Orkin”. Dad came home and saw these d

5、ifferent deaths. We were laughing, but the laughter quickly turned to silence when we saw the look on my Dads face. “What are you boys doing? ”he asked. “Were just sort of helping to get rid of the grasshoppers, ”I said. “This isnt getting rid of grasshoppers, ”Dad said. “This is killing. ”I was con

6、fused. I looked at the insecticide he was carrying. “But arent you going to kill grasshoppers with that? ”I asked. “Yes, because its something we need to do for the protection of our garden, ”he said seriously. “But Im not going to enjoy it. ”【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。作者家的菜园遭到蚂蚱的破坏, 天真的作者想帮助父亲除掉蚂蚱, 不想他和同伴使用的方法

7、让父亲很生气, 父亲告诫他们: 不能杀生取乐, 要学会仁慈。1. It can be inferred from the text that. A. the tomatoes in the garden were badly damaged by grasshoppersB. the father was advised to get rid of grasshoppers with insecticideC. the father asked the author to help catch grasshoppersD. the authors way of treating grassho

8、ppers was interesting【解析】选B。推理判断题。由文章第三段中提到的父亲午饭后要去花卉商店寻求帮助以及倒数第二段中的I looked at the insecticide he was carrying. 可知, 花卉商店建议父亲使用杀虫剂。故选B项。2. The underlined sentence“And so thats what we did. ”means that. A. we killed the grasshoppers for funB. we carried out an experiment on the grasshoppersC. we thou

9、ght of a way to deal with the grasshoppersD. we were clever enough to get rid of the grasshoppers【解析】选C。推理判断题。在上一段中提到作者认为父亲的言外之意是让作者想办法除掉蚂蚱, 因此此句承接上文, 指“我们就是那样做了”, 即“我们自己想出了除掉蚂蚱的办法”。3. How did the authors father feel when he saw what the children were doing? A. Angry. B. Confused. C. Satisfied. D. F

10、earful. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。由文章第五段中的最后一句We were laughing, but the laughter quickly turned to silence when we saw the look on my Dads face. 以及文章最后一句But Im not going to enjoy it. 可知父亲看到孩子们残杀蚂蚱取乐很生气。4. In which magazine would you most probably find this passage? A. American Laboratory. B. Accounts of Chemical

11、 Research. C. Readers Digest. D. Technology. 【解析】选C。文章出处题。本文的主题是“仁慈, 不杀生取乐”。此类题材的文章最有可能来自读者文摘这样的期刊。阅读理解(一)Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity.I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the days events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue

12、 diary.I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper.After all, isnt accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great

13、valley, wellequipped with pens, a diary, and a camera.During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across.I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels.On my last night there, I wander

14、ed out of my tent, diary in hand.The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows.I automatically took out my pen.At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed my

15、self to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley.All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling.I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in

16、 books, or observations that are particularly meaningful.I take pictures, but not very oftenonly of objects I find really beautiful.Im no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old.I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving

17、 the present so as to live it in the future.I dont want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes.Maybe I wont have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe Ill forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.I dont live to

18、make memoriesI just live, and the memories form themselves.9Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of_.Aobserving her school routineBexpressing her satisfactionCimpressing her classmatesDpreserving her history解析细节理解题。由文章第一段的最后一句话“After all, isnt accumulating memorie

19、s a way of preserving the past？”可知，我认为通过看过去经历的记录是保存过去的一种方式，故选D项。答案D10What caused a change in the authors understanding of keeping a diary?AA dull night on the journey.BThe beauty of the great valley.CA striking quotation from a book.DHer concerns for future generations.解析细节理解题。由第三段的第一句话“At that poin

20、t, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley.”可知，山谷的美让我意识到没有什么能比得上让自己去体验美。故选B项。答案B11What does the author put in her diary now?ANotes and beautiful pictures.BSpecial thoughts and feelings.CDetailed ac

21、counts of daily activities.DDescriptions of unforgettable events.解析细节理解题。由第四段第一句话“Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling.”可知现在“我”只把一些特殊想法和感受写在日记里，故正确答案为B项。答案B12The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is_.Ato experience itBto live the p

22、resent in the futureCto make memoriesDto give accurate representations of it解析细节理解题。由最后一段的最后一句“I dont live to make memories.I just live，and the memories form themselves”可知A项正确，C项不正确；由第四段最后一句“I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera，busy preserving the present so as to l

23、ive it in the future.”可知B项错误。由最后一段第二句话“Maybe I wont have as many exact representations of people and places；maybe Ill forget certain facts，but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.”可知D项错误。答案A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。 After our early morning wake-up, we are still a couple ofhour

24、s away from the overlooks.It is pitch black.I can feel theheavy humid fog left behind my last nights rain. This is why the tour memo listed flashlight. Unfortunately; the majority of our hiking party of nine must have missed the memo, so we have only four flashlights between us. An hoar later,we are

25、 on the trail. It is dark, foggy, wet and the rocks are alippery.We alternate places between the flashlights haves and have-nots. As we march, the only voices heard are from the haves: Step up, step down, watch out for the rock on your left. We reach Intipunku with only 15 minutes to spare. The view

26、 at sunrise is not what we were told in the travel brochures. Three feet in front of our faces is a white substance called fog. As we walk towards the Machu Picchu ruins, my anticipation is mounting. When will the fog lift? Slowly, as if someone is cranking up a curtain, Huayna Picchu begins to appe

27、ar,overlooking Machu Picchu. First there are fleeting glimpses, and then finally, there is, in its full splendor. When I envisioned going to Machu Picchu, I always thought of mysterious ruins and the famous postcard picture looking toward Huayna Picchu. But there is more to this man-made / natural w

28、onder of the World. It is the adventure of getting there. I knew I wanted to experience the feel of the Inca culture and the energy of this sacred valley, I also knew I didnt want to take the train, but needed to hike. Depending on your starting point,the Inca Trail is 25 to 33miles of semi-arid des

29、ert, breathless mountain passes and stunning tropical cloud forest. Our hike took us four nights and 25 miles to finish. Our local guide MaurO keeps telling us no worries, the hike is 90 percent mental and only 10 percent physical. I am not convinced that the physical percentage is correct, but I de

30、finitely become more and more excited as we are now getting closer to Machu Picchu.By getting myself into good shape, running 20 miles and hiking a 500-foot-high hill five to seven times per week before I left for Peru, I was able to enjoy the beauty of the hike and not worry much about aching muscl

31、es and lungs.1. About flashlights, which of the following statements is true? A. The local guide had asked them to take flashlights for the hike. B. They had taken enough flashlights for the hike. C. Before they got to Intipunku, they depended a lot on their flashlights. D. They used flashlights all

32、 the time.2. Put the following events into the right order. a. They reached Intipunku, b. They read the travel brochures. c. They walked on the trail in the dark. d. They advanced to get closer to Maehu Picchu. e. They enjoyed the splendor of Huayna Picchu. A. ebade B. bacde C. abced D. bcaed3. What

33、 does the underlined word anticipation in Paragraph Four mean? A. expectation B. excitement C. disappointment D. enthusiasm4. What can NOT be inferred from the text? A. The writer made good preparation for the tour. B. The Inca Trail took them four nights. C. Machu Picchu is in the country of Peru.

34、D. They reached Intipunku ahead of time.5. According to the writer, what attracted him most in the tour? A. Mysterious ruins. B. The famous post-card picture. C. The hiking. D. The Inca culture.【参考答案】15、CDABC 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。 Electric ears are dirty.In fact, not only are they dirty, th

35、ey might even be more dirty than their gasoline-powered cousins. People in California love to talk about zero-emissions vehicles, but people in California seem to be clueless about where electricity comes from. Power plants mostly use fire to make it. Aside from the new folks who have their roofs co

36、vered with solar cells, we get our electricity from generators. Generators are fueled by something-usually coal, oil,but also by heat generated in nuclear power plants. There are a few wind farms and geothermal plants as well, but by far we get electricity mainly by burning something. In other words

37、, those zero-emissions cars are likely coal-burning cars. Its just because the coal is burned somewhere else that it looks clean. It is not. Its as if the California Greens are. covering their eyes-If I cant see it, its not happening. Gasoline is an incredibly efficient way to power a vehicle; a gal

38、lon of gas has a lot of energy in it.But when you take that gas (or another fuel) and first use it to make electricity, you waste a nice part of that energy, mostly in the form of wasted heat-at the generator, through the transmission lines, etc. A gallon of gas may propel your car 25 miles. But the

39、 electricity you get from that gallon of gas wont get you nearly as far-so electric cars bum more fuel than gas-powered ones. If our electricity came mostly from nukes; or geothermal,or hydro, or solar, or wind,then an electric car truly would be clean. But for political, technical,and economic reas

40、ons,we dont use much of those energy sources. In addition,electric cars batteries which are poisonous for a long time will eventually end up in a landfill.And finally, When cars are the polluters, the pollution is spread across all the roads. When its a power plant, though, all the junk is in one pl

41、ace. Nature is very good at cleaning up when things are too concentrated, but it takes a lot longer when all the garbage is in one spot.6. What does clueless mean in paragraph 2? A. People are seeing the California Greens everywhere. B. People in California love to talk about zero-emissions vehicles

42、. C. People in California love to have their roofs covered with solar cells.D. People there have no idea that so far electricity mainly comes from burning coal, oil,etc.7. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Electric cars are not clean at all B. Electric cars are better than gasoline-powered on

43、es. C. People cast doubts on electric cars batteries. D. Gasoline is an efficient way to powera vehicle.8. The electricity we get from a gallon of gas may make our ear run A. not less than 25 miles B. more than 25 miles C. no more than 25 miles D. not more than 25 miles9. According to the passage, e

44、lectric cars . A. do not burn fuel and more environmentally-friendlyB. are toxic because it is difficult for nature to clean it up when their batteries are buried in one spot. C. are very good at cleaning up when things are not too concentrated D. are poisonous for a long time and will eventually en

45、d up in a landfill10. It can be inferred from the passage that A. being green is good and should be encouraged in communicationB. electric cars are not clean in that we get electricity mainly by burning something C. zero-emissions vehicles should be chosen to protect our environmentD. electric cars

46、are now the dominant vehicle compared with gasoline-powered Cousins【参考答案】610、 DADBB 阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。How I Turned to Be OptimisticI began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunts house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for A

47、merica. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.I do not remember myself crying for this reason aga

48、in. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see-the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in m

49、y head then.The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really losthaving to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to the hard times.My responsibilities in the family increased a l