2019届重庆市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编精练：5(含解析)

1、重庆市 2019 高考英语阅读理解选编（ 5）（附解析）阅读理解。Boiler rooms are often dirty and steamy, but this one is clean and cool. Fox Pointis a very new47-unit living building in South Bronx, one of the cityspoorest areas. Two-thirds of the peopleliving there are formerly ( 以前 ) homeless people, whose rent is paid by the g

2、overnment. The rest arelow-income families. The boiler room has special equipment, which produces energy for electricity and heat.It reuses heat that would otherwise be lost to the air, reducing carbon emissions( 碳排放 )while also cuttingcosts.Fox Point is operated by Palladian, a group that specializ

3、es in providing housingand services to needy, people. Palladian received support from Enterprise CommunityPartners (ECP), which helps build affordable housing by providing support to housing developers.ECP has created national standards for healthy, environmentally (环境方面 ) cleverand affordable homes

4、 which are called, the Green Communities Standards. These standards include waterkeeping, energy saving and the use of environmentally friendly building materials. Meeting the standardsincreases housing construction costs by 2%, which is rapidly paid back by lower running costs. Even thepositioning

5、of a window to get most daylight can help save energy.Michael. Bloomberg, NewYorks mayor, plans to create 165,000 affordable housing units for500,000NewYorkers. Almost 80%of NewYork Citysgreenhouse-gas emissions come from buildings, and 40% ofthose are caused, by housing. So he recently announced th

6、at the citysDepartment of Housing andPreservation and Development (DHPD) , whose duty is to develop and keep the cityssupply ofaffordable housing, will requireall its new projects to followECPsgreen standards.Similar measures have been taken by other cities such as Cleveland and Denver, butNew Yorks

7、DHPD is the largest citydeveloper of affordable housing in the country.( ) 1. What is the purpose of describing the boiler room in the first paragraph?A. To explain the measures the city takes to care for poor people.B. To suggest that affordable housing is possible in all areas.C. To show how the e

8、nvironment-friendly building works.D. To compare old and new boiler rooms.( ) 2. What is an advantage of the buildings meeting the Green Communities Standards?A. Lower running costs.B. Costing less in construction.C. Less air to be lost in hot days. D. Better prices for homeless people.( ) 3. It can

9、 be learned from the text that,A. New York City is seriously pollutedB. peoplesdaily life causes many carbon emissions in New York CityC. a great number of people in New York City dont have houses to live inD. some other cities have developed more affordable housing than New York City( ) 4. What is

10、the main purpose of this text?A. To call on people to pay more attention to housing problems.B. To prove that some standards are needed for affordable housing.C. To ask society to help homeless people and low-income families.D. To introduce healthy, environmentally clever-and affordable housing. 语篇解

11、读：本篇文章为科技说明文。作者以 Fox Point 居住群的 boiler rooms 为切入点，阐 述此类房子的环保节能的优点，以及各城市特别是纽约队建造此类建筑的积极响应。1. 答案： C考点：作者的写作意图 解析：从第一段最后两句，作者描述开水房仅是从一个侧面展示整个建筑群的节能，环保， 能够得出答案。2. 答案： A考点：细节理解解析： 依据文章第三段倒数第二句： Meeting the standards increases housing construction costs by 2%,which is rapidly paid back by lower running co

12、sts.可得到答案。句意为“达到这个标准会将建筑成本提升2%，但很快会被它的低成本运行成本补回”3. 答案： B考点：细节理解解析：依据文章第四段第二句： Almost 80%of New York Citysgreenhouse-gas emissions come frombuildings, and 40% of those are caused, by housing.可得出答案4.答案： D 考点：作者的写作目的 解析：本文主要让读者了解这类健康、环保、经济类住房。阅读理解 训练（2019 陕西省西安地区八校联考三）Katie was in big trouble.She was s

13、uch a sweet kid; a third-grade teacher always dreamed of having aclassroom filled with Katies; she was never ever a discipline（ 纪 律 ） problem. I just couldnt imagine whyshe had made her parents so angry.It seemed that Katie had been running up sizable charges in the lunchroom.Her parents explained t

14、hatKatie brought a great homemade lunch each day, and there was no reason for her to buy school lunch.They assumed a sit-down with Katie would solve the problem, but failed.So they asked me to help them getto the bottom of this situation.So the next day, I asked Katie to my office.“Why are you charg

15、ing lunches, Katie? What happened toyour homemade lunch？”I asked.“Ilose it，”she responded. I leaned back in my chair and said,“Idontbelieve you, Katie.”She didnt care.“Is someone stealing your lunch, Katie？”I took a new track.“No.Ijust lose it，”she said.Well, there was nothing else I could do.The pr

16、oblem was still unsolved the next week when I noticed a boy who was new to the school sittingalone at a lunch table. He always looked sad.I thought I would go and sit with him for a while.As I walkedtowards him, I noticed the lunch bag on the table. The name on the bag said “ Katie ” .Now I understo

17、od and I talked to Katie.It seemed that the new boy never brought a lunch, and hewouldnt go to the lunch line for a free lunch.He had told Katie his secret and asked her not to tell anyonethat his parents wanted him to get a free lunch at school. Katie asked me not to tell her parents, but I droveto

18、 her house that evening after I was sure that she was in bed. I had never seen parents so proud of theirchild.Katie didnt care that her parents and teacher were disappointed in her.But she cared about a little boywho was hungry and scared.Katie still buys lunch every day at school. And every day, as

19、 she heads out of the door, her mom handsher a delicious homemade lunch.文章大意：本文讲述的是 Katie 为了协助一个挨饿的、恐惧的新生而要家里做的和学校 里的两份午餐，虽然面对着老师和父母的误解，她依然协助新同学。1 What did the author think of Katie?A She performed well at school.B She was a girl filled with love.C She often made trouble at school.D She used to be a

20、 discipline problem.答案： A 推理判断题。 根据文章第一段的 a sweet kid 和文中老师对她的爱戴可推断她 在学校表现很好。故选A。2 Why did Katie eat school lunch instead of her homemade lunch every day?A She lost her homemade lunch.B She had her homemade lunch stolen.C She didnt like the taste of her homemade lunch.D She gave her homemade lunch t

21、o a hungry boy.答案：D 细节理解题。 根据文章第四段的 As I walked towards him, I noticed the lunch bag on the table.The name on the bag said “ Katie ” 可知 Katie 将自己母亲给做的 午餐让给了新同学。故选D。3 What was Katies parents reaction to the truth about the lunch?A They were very angry.B They were proud of Katie.C They were disappoint

22、ed.D They were rather upset.答案：B 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段的I had never seen parents so proud of theirchild 推断她的母亲以她为自豪。故选B。4What can we learn from the passage?AKatie was informed that her parents had known her secret.BKatie told the author the truth of her lunch during their first talk.CKaties secret of lunch

23、 was discovered by the author by accident.DKatie stopped buying lunch at school after her secret was discovered.答案：C 推理判断题。根据文中作者和 Katie 的约定排除 A;根据文章第三段排除B;根据文章的最后一段排除D;根据文章的第四段可知作者偶然发现的Katie 的秘密。故选 C。（2019 高考训练）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。体裁：记叙文话题：动物世界词数：330 时间：TTropical fish hobbyists will tell you the

24、ir tanks are a source of relaxation,but recent research suggests the fish might disagree.Many American households contain a fish tank , whose average size is less than 10 gall on s.Yet a study compari ng the behavior of com mon freshwater fish found that those kept i n suchsmall tanks were more aggr

25、essive tha n those in larger ones and were more likely to fight.“ If people kept dogs in these conditions , theyd be put in prison ，” said the author , Ronald Oldfield.“In larger tanks , the fish were notin continuous eyesight of each other.They were swimming around ,checking everything out rather t

26、han beating each other，” he added. “Itssomething we shouldthink about. ”The study consisted of two experiments.ln one, Dr.Oldfield tested the effects ofovercrowd ing by keep ing tank size con sta nt （不变）while in creas ingthe nu mber of fish .Inthe other , he tested environment by placing three fish

27、in tanks of different sizes.He then recorded theirbehavior at least two hours after feeding, to eliminate （排除）competitive behaviors related to food.While aggressi on seemed to rema in con sta nt regardless of thenumber of fish in a tank, it dropped off considerably once the fishwere placed in a 100-

28、gall on tank with several pla nts and rocks to form shelters.The findings con firmed what he found whe n observi ng Midas in thewild. “ If you go outand observe these fish swim ming in a river，” he said ，“ theyrenot aggressive atall , really. ” This con clusi on is not n ews to Just in Muir, the own

29、er of a fish tankbus in ess. “ More volume of water is always better.It keeps the fish healthier, and thetank is more stable. ”【语篇解读】本文叙述了热带鱼的生活习性。当它们的生活空间越小时，它们的侵略性就越强；反之，如果生活空间越大，侵略性越小。1.We can conclude from the study that_A. the fish in small rivers are more likely to fight than those inlarger on

30、esB. if you keep fish in tanks of less than 10 gallons C people havent paid enough attention to the feelingof fish in smaller tanksD the fish in the wild are more aggressive than those kept in tanks 答案 C2 How was the first experiment performed?A By putting more and more fish in the same tank.B By pu

31、tting fish in tanks of different sizes.C By putting some food to test the behavior of fish.D By putting fish in a tank with plants and rocks. 答案 A3 The two experiments prove that _ A food competition results in the aggressive behavior of fishB fish become more aggressive as more fish are put into a

32、tankC crowding is the main cause of the aggressive behavior of fishD fish become less aggressive when placed in a100-gallon tank答案 D4 The best title for this passage might be _ A Animals Right to Live at EaseB Picture of Relaxation Only If Youre Not InsideC How to Keep Tropical Fish as PetsD How to

33、Deal with Fishs Aggressive Behavior 答案 B2019 高考训练题 - 阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A B C、D）中，选出最佳选项。Free Wi-Fi has become very important to us ： many stores and shopping malls offer it, restaurants useit to attract customers, and for libraries and coffee shops it is a must-have service.Even when people are

34、 traveling, they scan for free Wi-Fi. Whenselecting or rating a hotel, six in tentravelers believe that unlimited Wi-Fi is the most important factor.“Today, people will never forget to pack their smart phones, tablets and laptops into thesuitcase,”said the Daily Mail.“Werely on free Wi-Fi heavily wh

35、en,youll be put into prisontravelingespecially when it comes to checking social media, checking out traveltips,and accessingwebsites.”However, despite the opport un ities that free Wi-Fi gives us,“our over-relia neeon tech no logy has come at a price, with travelers feeli ng un able to escape social

36、 media”，said Lon ely Planet, theworld slargest travel guide brand.An ita Isalska, Lon ely Pla net editor and tech addict, was forced to un plug whe nin an isolated （ 隔绝的）camp in Greenland recently.“Adjustingto this slower pace,I began to realize that:social media had changed into a habit,”she wrote.

37、Ihad believed I was capturi ng（捕捉）mome nts, but in reality mybusy fin gers were preve nti ng me enjoying travel sdeepest pleasures.How fully can you appreciate a huge glacier or wild flowers when your brain is selectingthe rightphoto filter （滤镜）or the perfectsix sec onds to takephotos?”In September,

38、 Lon ely Pla net released 10 predict ionsfor the future of global travel.One of them was that true escapes will be highly valued in future, so remote hotels will start to make theirlack of the Internet into an appealing feature. Would you like to have an un plugged holiday?1.Accord ing to the passag

39、e,peopleno wadays tend todo the follow ingEXCEPTA. getting out of a library thathas no access to the Internet B. thinkingill of a hotel without Wi-FiC. enjoying travelli ng better without carry ing any Hi-Tech equipme nt D. mak ing travel pla ns via theInternet2. Through the fourth paragraph, the au

40、thor intends to .A. show a differe nt opinion on the topic B. give more evide nee to the viewmen ti onedC. get into ano ther topicD. summarize the previous paragraphs3. What has An ita Isalska realized in Gree nland?A. Travelers cannot survive without Hi-Tech.B. Her fingers are not flexible enough to take enough pictures.C. Taking picturesdoesntaffect appreciat