2019届重庆市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编精练：37(含解析)

1、重庆市 2019 高考英语阅读理解选编（37）（附解析）【2019 模拟题】 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。In the late 1990s, a family visited the school where I taught deaf stude nts. Theysaid they would be moving here and pla nned to send their deaf daughter to my schoolas a first grader. They were upset that their child skinde

2、rgartenteacher told themnot to have high hopes for her. The teacher pain ted a bleak （暗淡的）picture for their little girl sfuture.Standing behind them was Katherine, a beautiful five-year-old with long hair and dark eyes. The whole timeher parents were there shedidntmakea sound or use sig n Ian guage,

3、 even whe n her pare nts asked her to do so.After a few weeks with Katherine,I discovered I was dealing with a very bright child.Although I was able to make her join in different learning activities, writing was always a struggle. I tried allkinds of methods to interest her in writing. Everytime the

4、 pen cils came out, she would refuse to write.One day Katherine got off her bus and stood in front of the school crying. The teachers there did not knoweno ugh sig n Ian guage to ask her what happe ned. Fin ally they led her into the office where they handedher a pen and a piece of paper. Katherine

5、wrote :“PACBAK” Immediately the teachers realized she left her backpack on the bus. They called the busdriver back to school and soon Katherine got her backpack back.That day Katherine discovered the power of the pen. From then on she fell in love with writing. She is ayoung woman now and has become

6、 an excellent writer, public speaker and stude nt leader.1. When the author first met her, Katheri ne_ .B. kept cryingC. was study ingD. was un happyA. keptsile nt2. What was Katherine sproblem after a few weeks with the author?A. She didntlike to write at all. B. Shecouldntuse sign Ianguage.C. She

7、always left her backpack on the bus. D. She had no in terest in lear ning activities.3. Whatsthe meaning of“Katheri ne discovered the power of thepen”？A. Katherine used a pen for the first time. B. Katherine became interested inwrit in g.C. Katherine understood how to use the pen. D. Katherine knew

8、what the pen was used for.（学校生活）本文是记叙文。文章介绍了聋哑儿童凯瑟琳如何开始对写作感兴趣。1. A。细节理解题。根据第一段的 The whole time her parents were there she didntmakea sound or use sig n Ian guage, even whe n her parents asked her to do so可知，作者第一次见凯瑟琳的时候，她一直保持沉默。2. A。纟田节理解题。 根据第二段的 writing was always a struggle . Every time the penci

9、lscame out, she would refuse to write可知，与凯瑟琳相处几周后，作者发现她一直抗拒写作。3. B。推理判断题。根据最后一段的From then on she fell in love with writing可知，从凯瑟琳的书包失而复得那天起，她发现了笔的力量。如今的她已成为一名优秀的作家、演讲家和学生领导者。由此可知，从那天起她对写作产生了兴趣。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。【2019 烟台 3 月诊断性考试】Fahad Azad, an engin eer in In dia , inven ted a r

10、obot n amedDuctBot.The toy-car sized DuctBotmeasured 23 cen timeters in len gth,19 cen timeters in width and 9 cen timeters in height and weighs justtwo kilograms.The robot is designed to snake through dark, narrow air conditioning ducts （管道）and clea n them.A pair of LEDs fitted on the robot light u

11、p the dirty sce nery,so it can be captured （抓扌白）by a camera.In order to control it more easily，Mr Azad chooses to fix DuctBot on wheels.The robot can clean offlots of dirt，as well as dead pigeons and insects.Keeping indoorair in good quality and monitoring carbon-dioxide levels in buildings with cen

12、tral air conditioning is achallenge.It is important in some places where clean air can mean a difference between life and death，such as hospitals.Dirty air has a badinfluence on peopleshealth.EPSCO，a Dubai-based company which specializes in improving indoor air quality，read about MrAzadsinvention in

13、 a national newspaper after he had won an international robotics competition.EPSCOhad cleaning equipment，but it neededsomeone to get into those ducts to do the dirty，dangerous work.Across India，forexample，the task still falls to children.They are small enough to go through those ducts.In 2005，Mr Aza

14、d who was still at university decided to do something about it.Six years later his owncompany，Robosoft Systems，has Bluestar，EPSCO and the IndianNavy，some leading air condition makers，as partners.Mr Azad and his ten employees are currently exploring robot designs to examine oil tanks or sewage（污水 ） p

15、ipes.Their biggest challenge is to make the robotsuser-friendlyenough.Mr Azad hopes that the robot could eventually be operated notby engineers but by workers.There will be lots of difficulties theyneed to overcomein the future.1What can we learn about Ductbot?AIt is a toy car and popular with child

16、ren.BIt is designed to move like a snake in the ducts.Cmany LEDs are fitted on it to tell its location.DIt is actually a camera to capture dirty scenery.2The underlined word“it”in Paragraph 2 refers to“ _”Athe cameraBthe conditioning ductCthe LED lightDthe dirty scenery3What can the Ductbot do for u

17、s?AClean off the dirt in the ducts.BControl the central conditioning.CReduce carbo n-dioxide in buildings.DProtect more animals in city.4. According to the text，EPSCO_.Ahas won an international robotics competitionBhired children to clean the dirty ducts in the pastCis the only partner of Robosoft S

18、ystemsDspecializes in improvingpeopleshealth5What is the main idea of the last paragraph?AOnly engineers can operate the Ductbot now.BNew ways have been found to examine oil tanks.CAzadsdifficulties are impossible to overcome.DAzadsteam are working to improve their robot designs.语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了印

19、度的一名工程师发明了一种能够进入空调管 道来清理空调灰尘的机器人。1解析： 细节理解题。 根据文章第二段第一句“ The robot is designed to snake through dark ，narrow air conditioning ducts （管道 ） and clean them. ”可知，它像蛇一样在管道中行走。答案： B2 .解析：指代判断题。根据文章第二段第二句“Apair of LEDs fitted on the robotlight up the dirtyseenery ”并结合下文可推知，此处的it 代指的是 the dirty seenery,故答案

20、D 符合文意。答案： D3. 解析： 细节理解题。 根据文章第二段第一句“ The robot is designed to snake throughdark， narrow air conditioning duets （管道）and elean them. ” 和第三段的第二句Therobot ean elean off lots of dirt. ”可知，这种机器人能够清理管道里的垃圾。答案： A4.解析： 细节理解题。根据文章第四段的第二句和第三句“ EPSCO had eleaningequipment ， but it needed someone to get into tho

21、se duets to the dirty， dangerouswork.Aeross India，for example ， the task still falls toehildren ” 可知，EPSCC 公司在过去经常雇佣小孩来清理管道垃圾。答案： B5.解析： 段落大意题。根据文章最后一段的前两句“ Mr Azad and his ten employeesare eurrently exploring robot designs to examine oil tanks or sewage （污水 ）pipes.Their biggest ehallenge is to make

22、 the robotsuser-friendly enough. ”和整体理解可知，本段主要讲的是 Azad 团队正在致力于改善自己的机器人设计，故答案 D 符合文意。答案： D 。. 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。【2019 山东省潍坊市五校联合高三下学期期中考试】At times my momhas been uncomfortable seeing these qualities in me.For example，when I was12，I went to Puerto Rico all by myself to stay

23、 with my grandmother for the summer.My mom wasextremely nervous about it.Shekept telling me how things weredifferent in Puerto Rico，to always put on sunscreen，not to wander away from mygrandmother，and other warnings.She helped mepack and did not leave the airport until she saw myplane take off.But d

24、espite her worries，she let me go on my own.As I moved into my teens，shecontinued to give me space to grow and learn，even when it might have been difficultfor her.When I reached my senioryear，I decided to move away for college.Once againI found that I differed from my peers：While many of them wanted

25、to stay close tohome，I couldntwait to be out in the world on my own.While my mom may not have been happy at thethought of my going away，she was supportive and excited for me.One big thing I realized during my senior year，as my momgranted me more freedom，was that sheactually believes in me and trusts

26、 me.That means a lot.Most of my life，and especially when I was little，the main person I tried to impress in my schoolwork or other things wasmy mother.I knew she expected nothing but the best from me.Sometimes it was hard to live up to herstandards；getting a single B on my report card would make me

27、feel bad because I knew she wanted meto have all As.I know that her high standards have helped me stay focused onwhatsimportant，like education，and made me who I am.I am thankful for her support and involvement in my life.Most of allI respect her.She is the strongest woman I know andthatswhy I have t

28、urned out so strong and independent.1When the author decided to go to Puerto Rico，his mother_ .Awanted to go with himBworried about his safetyCdidntallow him to do soDasked his grandmother for advice2The author decided to move away for college to_ .Abe different from his peersBkeep away from his mot

29、herCbe independent in the outside worldDmake his mother unhappy3We can learn from the third paragraph that theauthorsmother_Ahad a high expectation of himBwas too strict with himCused to expect nothing from himDcared little about his learning4We can learn from the last paragraph that the author_.Ais

30、 quite grateful for hismotherstrustBstill doesntquite understand hismothersattitudeCdoesntlike hismothersinvolvement in his lifeDwishes to have more freedom from his mother5In the passage，the author mainly wants to tell us_Ahis long way to becoming independentBhis good relationship with his motherCt

31、he importance of amotherstrust and supportDhis mothersdeep love for him语篇解读 作者做每一次决定时， 母亲都会给予信任和支持， 使作者最终变得强大、 独立。1解析： 考查细节理解。从文章第一段母亲的诸多叮嘱和警告可知，母亲为作者的安 全担心。答案： B2.解析：考查细节理解。从文章第二段倒数第二句中的Icouldn twait to be outin the world on myowr”可知，作者是想在外独立。答案： C3 .解析：考查细节理解。从文章第三段中的Iknew she expected noth ing bu

32、t thebest fromme.可知，母亲对作者期望很高。答案： A4.解析：考查推理判断。从文章最后一段最后三句话可知，作者对母亲给予自己的信 任十分感激。答案： A5.解析：考查推理判断。综合全文可知，母亲的信任和支持使作者能够独立而强大， 所以可知，本文的主要目的是说明母亲对孩子信任和支持的重要性。答案： C。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。（2019 哈尔滨市质检，C）Your name made you do it，though unconsciously，suggests new research that finds your name ca

33、nnegatively make you achieve less. Psychologists at Yale and the University of California，San Diegostudying the unconscious influence of names say a preference for our own names and initials the“ nameletter effect ” can have some negative consequences.Students whose names begin with C or D get lower

34、 grades than those whose names begin with A orB; major league baseball players whose first or last names began with K are significantly more likely tostrike out.Assistant professors Leif Nelson of UCSDand Joseph Simmons of Yale have conducted five studiesover five years using information from thousa

35、nds of individuals.“ The conscious process is that baseball players want to get a hit and students want to get As ，”Nelson says. “ So if you get a change in performance in agreement with the nameletter effect，it clearlyshows there must be some unconscious desire operating in the other direction. ”Th

36、e researchers work supports a series of studies published since 2002 that have found the“ nameletter effect” causes people to make life choices based on namesthat resemble （ 类似 ） their own. Those studies by Brett Pelham，an associate professor atSUNYUniversity，have found that people are disproportion

37、ately （ 不定比例地 ） likely to live in states orcities resembling their names，have careers that resemble their names and even marry those whosesurnames begin with the same letter as their own.The twist，says，is that he has believed the nameletter effect would apply onlyto positive outcomes. Nelson and Simmons，he says，are“ showing it applies more soto negative things than positive things. ”The researchers say the effect is definitely more of a coinc