高考英语高难度阅读理解15篇(含详解)

1、9999高考英语高难度阅读理鮮15篇1.Almost every day We COme across SitUatiOnS in WhiCh We have to make decisions One Way Or another Choice, We are given to believe, is a right. BUt for a good many PeOPle in the world. In rich and POOr countries, ChOiCe is a luxury, SOmething WOnderfUl but hard to get, not a right.

2、 And for those WhO think they are exercising their right to make choices, the VVhOIe SyStem is merely an illusion, a false idea Created by COmPanieS and advertiser, hoping to Seil their products.The endless ChOiCe gives birth to anxiety i PeOPUS lives. BUydng SOmetIIing as basic as a COffee POt is n

3、ot exactly simple. EaSy access to a Wide range Of everyday goods IeadS to a SenSe Of POWerleSSneSS in Inany people, ending in the ShOPPer giving UP and WaIking away, OrjUSt buying an UnSUitable item(S ) that is not really Wanted ReCent StUdieS in England have ShOWn that many electrical goods bought

4、in almost evey family are not really needed MOre difficult decision-making is then either avoided Or trusted into the hands Of the professionals, IifeStyle instructors, Or advisorsIt is not just the availability Of the goods that is the problem, but the SPeed With WhiCh new types Of PrOdUCtS COme On

5、 the market. AdVanCeS in design and PrOdUCtiOn help quicken the PrOCeSS PrOdUCtS also need to have a ShOrt IifeSPan SO that the PUbliC Can be PerSUaded to replace them Within a ShOrt time. The typical example is computers, WhiCh are almost OUt-Of-date OnCe they are bought. ThiS indeed makes SeIeCtiO

6、n a PrOblem GOne are the days When One COUId just WaIk With CaSe into a ShOP and buy One thing; no choice, no anxiety.What does the author try to argue in ParagraPh 1?The exercise Of rights is a IUXUryThe PraCtiCe Of ChOiCe is CliffiCUItThe right Of ChOiCe is given but at a PriCeChOiCe and right exi

7、st at the SanIe time.WhY do more ChOiCeS Of goods give rise to anxiety?PrOfeSSiOnalS find it hard to decide On a SUitable product.PeOPIe are IikeIy to find themselves OVerCOnIe by business PerSUaSiOnShOPPerS may find themselves IOSt in the broad range Of items.COlnPanieS and advertisers are Often mi

8、sleading about the rage Of ChOiCeBY USing COnIPUterS as an example,什Ie author WantS to PrOVe that _advanced PrOdUCtS meet the needs Of PeOPIePrOdUCtS Of the IateSt design fold the marketCOmPetitiOnS are fierce in high-tech industryeveryday goods need to be replaced OftenWhat is this PaSSage InainIy

9、about?The Vanety Of ChOiCeS in modern society.The OPnIiOnS on peopled right in different COUntriUSThe PrOblemS about the availability Of everyday goodsThe helplessness in PUrChaSing decisions2.1 amed at my mother,s home for Our MOnday family dimer The SnIellS Of food flew over from the kitchen. MOth

10、er WaS PUning Out quilt(被子)after quilt from the boxes, PrOUdly ShOWing me their beauties She WaS PreParing for a quilt ShOW at the ElnIhUrSt ChUrCh When We began to fold and PUt them back into the boxes, I noticed SOmething at the bottom Of One box I PUlled it out. UwIlat is tllis?, I asked.“Oh?” MO

11、m said, “Thats Mamal quilt.nI SPread the quilt. It IOOked at if a group Of SChOOl Children had PieCed it together; irregular designs, ChildiSh pictures, a CrOOked Iine On the right.Grandmother made this?， I said, SurPriSed My gandmother WaS a master at making quilts. TlliS Certamly Clichft IOOk Iike

12、 any Of the quilts She had madeYes, right before She died. I brought it home With me IaSt year and made Some changes/ She SaiCLGTm Still working on it. See, tlis is WIlat IVe done SO far.I IOOked at it more closely. She had made Straight a CrOOked Iine. At the Center Of the quilt, She had StitChed(S

13、S) a PieCe Of ClOth With these words: “My mother made many quilts. She didn,t get all IineS Straigllt BUt I think tlis is beautifl. I Want to See it finished. Her IaSt quilt.uOol this is SO nice, MOmr I said. It OCCUlTed to me that by COmPIeting my grandmothers quilt, my mother WaS honoring her OWn

14、mother. I realized, too, that I held in my hands a family treasure It Started With the IOVing hands Of One woman, and COntinUed With the IOVing hands Of another.WlIy did the author go to mothers home?TO See Iler mother,s quilts.TO help PrePare for a ShOW.TO get together for the family dinner.TO disc

15、uss Iler grandmothers lif.The author WaS SUrPriSed becausethe quilt IOOked Very strange.her grandmother Iiked the quilt.the quilt WaS the best She had Seen.D her mother had Inade SOme ChangeSThe IIndeIlilled WOOd UCrOOkedV in the PaSSage most PrObabIy meansUnfiniShedbrokenbentUnUSUalWhiCh Of the fol

16、lowing WOUId be the best title for the passage?A QUiIt ShOWMothers HOmeA MOnday DinnerGralIdnlOthWs QUilt3 WhiIe all my ClaSSmateS Seen to be CraZy about a One-Way ticket to MarS（火星）,d Iather Say MarS is totally UnSUitabIe for human existence PeOPIe wont have enough food SUPPIieS there, and the terr

17、ible environment WOUId make it impossible for them to IiVe a IOng life. Besides5 the journey WOift be Safe Can anybody explain to me just Why PeOPIe WOUld go to Mars, IIeVer to return?SteVe Minear, UKHere are the things you Can think of: the desire to explore a foreign and UniqUe environment, the ex

18、citement Of being the first humans to OPen UP a new world, the expectation Of fame and gloy.For SCientiStS there is another IeaSOn Their ObSerVatiOnS and research Wiil PrObabIy Iead to great SCientifiC achievementsV/DOnal Trollop, CanadaThere are already too many PeOPIe On the Earth I think that SOm

19、etime before the end Of the century, there WiIl be a human CoIOny（殖民土）on Mars. It Will happen When PeOPIe finally realize that tow-way trips to the red PIanet MarS are UnneCeSSary. MOSt Of the danger Of SPaCe Flight is in the IaImCheS（发身寸）and IandingS. CUtting the trip home WOUId therefore reduce th

20、e danger Of accidents, SaVe a IOt Of money, and OPen the Way to building an everlasting human Settlement On another world.EnOUgh SUPPIieS Can be Sent On ahead And every two years more SUPPIieS and more PeOPle Wiil needs, and MarS is far more PIeaSant than the Other PIanetS in the OUter SPaCe.PaUl Da

21、Vies. USAThe main PUIPOSe Of Stee Mnlear,s Writing is _to report his CIaSSmates, discussionto invite an answer to his questionto explain the natural State Of MarSD to ShOW his agreement On going to MarSWhiClI Of the following best StateS DOnal TrOlIOp idea?There is a PIan to Send humans to Mars.Ther

22、e are many reasons for going to MarSSCientiStS become famous by doing research On Mars.It is POSSible to build an Earth-Iike environment On Mars.PaUl DaVieS POintS OUt thathumans need OnIy a One-Way ticket to Mars.two-way trips to MarS Win be made Safe SOOnit is easy to reduce the danger and COSt Of

23、 flights to MarSD it is CheaP to build an everlasting human Settlement On MarSWhat does PaUl DaVieS think Of human existence On Mars?HUmanS Will have to bring all they need from the Earth.HUInanS Wiil find MarS totally UnSUitable for IiVingHIJmanS Can PrOdUCe everything they needHUmanS Can IiVe IOng

24、er in the COlOny On Mars.Celebrity（名人）has become One Of the most important representatives Of POPUIar CUltUre FanS USed to be CraZy about S SPeCifiC film, but now the PUbIiC tends to base its COnSUmPtiOn （肖费）On the interest Of CeIebrity attached to any given product. Besides, fashion magazines have

25、almost abandoned the PraCtiCe Of PUtting models On the COVer because they dont Sell nearly as Well as famous faces AS a result, CeIebritieS have realized their UnbeIieVabIy POWerfUl market potential, moving from advertising for Others PrOdUCtS to CkVeIOPing their own.CeIebrity ClOthmg IilleS aren,t

26、a COmPIeteIy IleW phenomenon, but i the PaSt they Were typically aimed at the Orelinary consumers, and Iimited to a few TV actresses TOday they,re Started by first- ClaSS StarS WhOSe PrOdUCtS enjoy equal fame With SOnIe WOrId top brands. The most SUCCeSSfUl startups have been those by CeIebritieS Wi

27、th SPeCifiC PerSOnal style. AS CelebritieS become InOre and more experienced at the market, they expand their PrOdUCtiOn SCale rapidly, COVering almost all the PrOdUCtS Of daily life.However, for every SUCCeSS story、there ,s a Ielated Wanlmg tale Of a CeIebrity WhO OVelvalued IliS COnSUmer appeal. N

28、O matter IIaW famous the PrOdUCfS OnginS is, if it fails to impress COnSUmerS With its OWn qualities it begins to resemble an exercise in SeIf-PrOmOtiOnal Inarketing. And OnCe the initial （最初的）attention dies down, COnSUmer interest might fade, IOyaIty （忠诚）returning to tried-and-true labels.Today, Ce

29、IebritieS face ever more SeVere embarrassment. The POP-CUltUral CirCle might be bigger than ever, but its rate Of turnover has SPeeded UP as Wen EaCh misstep threatens to reduce a celebritys Shelf life： and the Same newspaper Or magazine that OnCe brought him fame has no PrObIem PiCkmg Ilim to PieCe

30、S When the OPPOItUIlity appears Stilt th己 ego,s （自 我的）POtential for expansion is IimitleSS HaVing already achieved great Wealth and PUbliC recognition, many CelebritieS See fashion as the next frontier to be COnqUered AS the Saying goes, SUCCeSS and failure always go hand in hand. Their SUCCeSS as d

31、esigners might IaSt Only a ShOrt time, but fashion-like Celebrity 一 has always been temporary.FaShiOn magazines todaySeIdOm PUt models On the COVerno IOnger PUt models On the COVerneed not WOny about CeIebnties, market POtentialjudge the market POtential Of every Celebrity COrreCtIyA Change in the C

32、OnSUmer market Can be found today thatPriCe rather than brand name is more COnCernedPrOdUCerS Prefer models to CelebritieS for achievementsPrOdUCerS Prefer TV actresses to film StarS for advertisementsquality rather than the OUtSide Of PrOdUCtS is more COnCerned71 The Underlined SentenCe in ParagraP

33、h 4 indicates that any WrOng SteP Will POSSiblydecrease the POPUlarity Of a CeIebrity and the SaleS Of his PrOdUCtSdamage the image Of a CeIebrity in the eyes Of the general PUbIiCCUt ShOrt the artistic Careen Of a CeIebrity in ShOW businessinfluence the PnCe Of a CeIebrity,s PrOdUCtSThe PaSSage is

34、mainly aboutCeIebrity and PerSOnal StyIeCeIebrity and market POtentialCeIebrity and fashion designCelebrity and CIOthing industryWe Can achieve knowledge either actively Or PaSSiVely （被动土也） We achieve it actively by direct experience, by testing and PrOVing an idea, Or by reasoningWe achieve knowled

35、ge PaSSiVeIy by being told by SOmeOne else MOSt Of the Iearning that takes PlaCe in the ClaSSrOOm and the kind that happens When We WatCh TV Or read newspapers Or magazines is PaSSiVe COnditioned as We are to PaSSiVe Ieanling, it,s not suiprising that We depend On it in OUr everyday COmmUniCatiOn Wi

36、th friends and CO-WOrkerSUnfortunately, PaSSiVe Iearning has a SeriOUS PrObIem It makes US tend to accept What We are told even When it is Iittle more than hearsay and rumor（谣言）Did you ever PIay the game Rumor? It begins When One PerSOn WriteS down a message but doesn,t ShOW it to anyone TIlen the P

37、erSOn WhiSPerS it, WOrd for word, to another PerSOn Tllat person, in turn, WhiSPerS it to Stiil another, and SO on, through all the PeOPle Playing the game The IaSt PerSOn WriteS down the message WOrd for WOrd as he Or She hears it. Then the two Written StatementS are COmPared Typically, the Origina

38、l message has ChangedThats What happens in daily lif. Tlle SimPIe fact that PeOPIe IePeat a StOly in thei, OWn WOrdS ChangeS the story. Then, too, most PeOPle IiSten imperfectly And many enjoy adding their OWn CreatiVe touch to a story, trying to improve On it, StamPing （扌J 上标记）it With their OWn Per

39、SOnal style. Yet those WhO hear it think they know.ThiS PrOCeSS is also found among SChOlarS and authors: A Statelnent Of OPiniOn by One writer may be re-stated as fact by another, WhO may in turn be quoted by yet another; and this PrOCeSS may continue, UnIeSS it OCCUrS to SOmeOne to question the fa

40、cts On WhiCh the Original Writer based his OPiniOn Or to Chanenge the interpretation he PlaCed UPOn those factsACCOrding to the passage, PaSSiVe Iearning may OCCUr indoing a medical experimentSOlVing a math PrObIelnViSiting an exhibitiondoing SCientifiC reasoningTlIe UllderImed WOrd uif, ill Paragra

41、Ph 2 refe,s toactive learningknowledgeCOnInIUniCatiOnPaSSiVe IearningThe author mentions the game RIlmOr to ShOW thata message may be Changed When being PaSSed Ona message ShOUId be delivered in different WaySPeOPle may have PrObIemS With their SenSe Of hearingPeOPle tend not to believe in What they

42、 know as rumor51 What Can We infer from the passage?ACtiVe Iearning is IeSS important.PaSSiVe Iearning may not be reliableACtiVe Iearning OCCUrS InOre frequentlyPaSSiVe Iearning is not found among SChOIarSThe Iiteral meaning Of PhilOSOPhy is U IOVe Of WiSdOm V BUt this meaning does not tell US Very

43、much Unlike the Other disciplines （学 $4 ） , PhilOSOPhy CannOt e defined by What you StUdy ,because it is actually UnIimited. Anything Can be the SUbjeCt matter Of philosophy: are, history, law, language, Iiteratlire, mathematics, and in fact, the Other academic disciplines are ClireCtIy related to p

44、hilosophy. FOr this reason you get a DOCtOrate （博士学位）Of PhilOSOPhy （Ph. D.） in biochemistry, Or COmPUter science, Or PSyChOlOgy.TWO broad sub-fields Of PhilOSOPhy are IOgiC and the history OfPlIilOSOPhy LOgiC is the SCienCe Of argument and critical thinking It PrOVideS SOUnCl methods for CiiStingUiS

45、hing good from bad reasoning The history Of PhilOSOPhy involves the StUdy Of major PhilOSOPherS and PerSUade in the CleVelOPment Of PhiIOSOPhy.Of What USe is philosophy? FirSt it is USefUl in educational advancement. It is necessary for UnClerStanding Other disciplines. OnIy PhilOSOPhy questions the

46、 nature Of the COnCePtS USed in a discipline, and its relating to Other discomposes. And thought the StUdy Of philosophy, One develops SOUncl methods Of research and analysis that Can be applied to any field.There are a number Of general USeS Of PiliIOSOPiIy It StrengthenS one,s ability to SOIVe PrO

47、bIems, to communicate, to OrganiZe ideas and issues, to PerSUade, and to take What is the most important form a Iarge quality Of data TheSe general IISeS are Of great benefit in the Career field, not IleCeSSariIy for Obtaining one,s first job after graduation, but for PreParing for POSitiOnS Of resp

48、onsibility, management and IeaderShiP Iater on. It is Very ShOrt Site after all, to take a COUrSe Of StXldieS Only for the puipose Of getting OIlJS first job The USefUl SkinS developed thought the StUdy Of PhilOSOPhy have SignifiCant long-term benefits in Career advancement. NO Other discipline SySt

49、ematiCany follows the ideals Of wisdom, Ieadership, and CaPaCity to resolve human conflict.ACCPrdOmg to ParagraPh 1. PhiIOSOPhy Can best be described as the StUdy Of_SOCial SCienCeSB. natural SCienCeSC. both SOCial and natural SCienCeS D the SUbjeCt matter Of POIitiCSWith the StUdy Of philosophy, yo

50、u Canbecome a great IeaderSUCCeed in everythingfind a good job SOOn after graduationD rrmke PrOgreSS in your Career developmentACCOrding to the passage, WhiCh Of the following StatementS is TRUE?PhilOSOPhy is an independent disciplineLOgiC helps you to become a better thinkerThe StUdy Of PhilOSOPhy

51、brings you immediate benefitsD The meaning Of PhilOSOPhy is too Iimited to defineFrom the passage, We Can COnCkIde_not all the SUbjeCtS have to do With PhilOSOPhya PerSOn Win get a Ph. D if he/she StUdieS PhiIOSOPhyPhiIOSOPhy Can be helpful for the StUdy Of any Other SUbjeCtSPhiIOSOPhy is the Only S

52、OlUtiOn to all the PrObIemS the WOrIdMany animals recognize their food because they See it. SO do humans When you See an apple Or a PieCe Of ChOCOlate you know that these are things you Can eat. YOU Can also IISe Other SenSeS When you ChOOSe your food YOll may Iike it because it SmenS good Or becaus

53、e it tastes good YOU may dislike SOme types Of food because they do not look, Smeil Or taste Very nice. Different animals USe different SenSeS to find and ChOOSe their food A few animals depend On Only One Of their senses, While most animals USe more than One SenSe.AIthOUgh there are many different

54、types Of food, SOme animals SPenCl their IiVeS eating Only One type. The giant Panda （大熊猫）eats OnIy One PartiCUlar type Of bamboo （z子） Other animals eat Only One type Of food even When given the ChOiCe A kind Of White butterfly （蝴蝶） Wiil Stay On the IeaVeS Of a cabbage, even though there are Plenty

55、Of Other VegetabIeS in the garden However, most animals IIaVe a more Varied diet （多样化饮食） The bear eats fruits and fish. The fox eats Small animals, birds and fruits. The diet Of these animals Wiil be different depending On the SeaSOn HUmanS have a Very Varied diet. We Often eat food because We Iike

56、it and not because it is good for us. In COUntrieS SUCh as FranCe and Britain, PeOPle eat foods With too much sugar. ThiS InakeS them overweight, WhiCh is bad for their health Eating too much red meat and animal products, SUCh as butter, Can also be bad for the health ChOOSing the right food, theref

57、ore, has become an area Of StUdy in modern life.We Can infer from the text that humans and animalsdepend On One SenSe in ChOOSing food B. are not SatiSfied With their foodC. ChOOSe food in Similar WaySD eat entirely Ciifferent foodWhiCh Of the following eats OnIy One type Of food?The White butterfly

58、.B. The Small bird.C. The bear.The fox.C. The bear.The fox.Certain animals Change their ChOiCe Of food Whenthe SeaSOn ChangeSB. the food COIOr ChangeSC. they move to CIifferent PlaCeSD they are attracted by different SnlenS63 We Can Iearn from the IaSt ParagraPh thatfood is ChOSen for a good reason

59、B. FrenCh and BritiSh food is goodC. SOnIe PeOPIe have few ChOiCeS Of food D SOme PeOPle Care IittIe about healthy dietThe flag, the most COnImOn SymbOl （象征）Of a nation in the modern world, is also One Of the most ancient. With a CIear SymbOliC Ineaning the flag in the traditional form is Stin USed

60、today to Inark buildings, ShiPS and Other VehiCIeS related to a COUntry.The national flag as We know it today is in no Way a PrimitiVe （原始的）artifact. It is , rather, the PrOdUCt Of thousands Of years, CkVeIOPmeIlt HiStOrijUlS believe that it IIad two major ancestors, Of WhiCh the earlier SerVed to S