2017届高三英语阅读理解复习检测6

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。(2013·南昌市二模，D)Parentssaythathonestyisthebestpolicy,buttheyregularlylietotheirchildrenasawayofinfluencingtheirbehaviorandemotions,findsnewresearchfromtheUniversityofTorontoandtheUniversityofSurprisinglylittlehasbeenpublishedonthesubjectofparentallying,soGailHeyman,professorofpsychologyattheUniversityofCalifornia,DiemLuu,aformerstudentoftheUniversityofInoneofthestudies,manyparentsreportedtheytoldtheiryoungchildrenthatbadthingswouldhappeniftheydidn'tgotobedoreatwhattheyweresupposedto.Otherparentsreportedinventingmagicalcreatures.Oneexplained,“Wetoldourdaughterthatifshewrappedupallherpacifiers(橡皮奶嘴)likegifts,thefairwouldcomeandgivethemtothechildrenwhoneededthem.”Intheotherstudy,theresearcherssurveyedcollegestudents'recollectionsabouttheirparents'lyingandobtainedsimilarresults:parentsoftenlietotheirchildrenevenastheytellthemthatlyingisunacceptable.Theresearchersrefertothispracticeas“parentingbylying”.“Wearesurprisedbyhowoftenparentingbylyingtakesplace，”saidLEE.ThoughHeymanthinksthatthereareoccasionswhenitisappropriatetobelessthantruthfulwithachild,sheurgesparentstothinkthroughtheissuesandconsideralternativesbeforeusinglies.“Childrensometimesbehaveinwaysthataredisruptiveorarelikelytoharmtheirlongterminterests，”saidHeyman.“Itiscommonforthemtotryoutarangeofstrategies,includinglying,tostopthem.However,parentsshouldbeconcernedaboutthepossiblelongtermnegativeconsequencestochildren'sbeliefsabouthonesty.”文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。父母常教育孩子要诚实，但他们自己有时却对孩子撒谎。研究人员就此现象进行了调研，并且提出家长应该考虑到对孩子经常说谎可能会造成的长期的负面影响的结论，并建议家长考虑一些其他的教育方法。1．Thesubjectofparentallying________.A．wasnotallowedtoberesearchedinthepastB．attractslittleattentionbecauseitiscommonC．hasn'tgotmanypublishedresultsaboutitD．isbecomingmoreandmorepopular答案：C细节理解题。根据第二段第一句中“Surprisinglylittlehasbeenpublishedonthesubjectofparentallying”可知，对于父母撒谎的行为很少有报道。故C项正确。2．ThestudyofGaiHeyman,DiemLuuandKangLeewasfocusedonparents'liesthat________.A．aimtocovertheirmistakesB．leadchildrentohatethemC．aimtogivechildrenapositiveinfluenceD．makechildrengetusedtolying答案：C细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中“TheyaskedUSparticipantsintworelatedstudiesabout...forthepurposeofpromotingappropriatebehaviorortomakethemhappy.”可知，父母说谎的原因本是想给孩子带来积极的影响。故C项正确。3．WhatdoesHeymanthinkofparentallying?A．Itisagreatparentingstrategy.B．Parentsshouldthinktwicebeforeusingit.C．Itusuallydoesmoregoodthanharm.D．Parentsshoulddosomethingtomakeupforitafterusingit.答案：B细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“ThoughHeymanthinksthatthereareoccasionswhenitisappropriatetobelessthantruthfulwithachild,sheurgesparentstothinkthroughtheissuesandconsideralternativesbeforeusinglies.”可知，Heyman认为父母应该想清楚对孩子撒谎的问题，在撒谎之前要考虑再三。故B项正确。4．Parentsusually________whentheiryoungchildrendon'tgotobedproperly.A．turnoffthebedroomlightsandplaysomemusicB．shoutatthemloudlyC．shutthedoorandletthemaloneD．makeupsomemagicalcreaturestoletthembelieve答案：D细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“Otherparentsreportedinventingmagicalcreatures”可知，D项正确。5．Inwhichpartofanewspaperwouldyoumostprobablyfindthepassage?A．Business.B．Education.C．Technology.D．Fashion.答案：B推理判断题。文章主要讨论了父母在教育孩子时，是否应该撒谎的问题。故最有可能在报纸上的教育一栏出现。故B项正确。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。【2014训练】Thereoncewasaverywealthymanwhohadmadegreatachievement.Hehadmoremoneythanhecouldeverspend,andhewasadmiredandlookeduptobyhisneighbors.Still,heknewthatsomethingwasmissinginhislife.Hewasn'thappy.Allhislifehehadbeenstriving(奋斗)forhappiness,buthehadneverbeenabletofindit.Thenoneday,heheardaboutahiddentempleinNepalthathadaspecialroomthatcontainedthesecretofhappiness.Heimmediatelysoldallthatheownedandsetouttofindthishiddentemple.Aftermanyyearsofsearchingandcountlesshardshipshearrivedthere.Hewastiredandpenniless,butheknewthatnoneofthatwasimportantnowbecausehehadfoundthetemple.Heaskedawise,smilingmonk(僧侣)ifhecouldenterthespecialroom.Themonkagreedandshowedhimthestairsleadingtotheroom.Heclimbedthemwithlegsshakingwithexpectationandslowlyopenedthedoor.Hestaredintotheroomwithsunlightstreamingthroughthewindowandsawwhathehadcomesofartofind.Therehangingonthewallwasthesecretofhappiness.Themangazedathimselfinthemirrorandlaughed.Itistimethatweallrealizedthatwewerethesecretofourownhappiness.Happinessisachoicethatwecanmake.Don'tspendtherestofyourlifesearchingtheworldforhappinessthen.Justlookinthemirrorandlaugh.Justletthehappinessflowfromyourheart,mind,andsouluntilitfillsyourlifeandthelivesofallthosearoundyou.46.Accordingtothetext,theman.A.wasnothappybecauseofhiswealthandsuccessB.wasn'tpopularwithpeopleofhisneighborsC.wouldregretforwhathehaddoneD.foundthesecretofhappinessatlast47.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Gettingwealthmeanslosinghappiness.B.Thereshouldbeawisemonkinthetemple.C.ItwasdifficulttofindthetempleinNepal.D.Peoplecanlearnwhathappinessisfromthemirror.48.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottree?A.Onthewaytoseekinghappiness,themanspentallhismoneyB.Happinessisachoicethatdependsonourselves.C.Withalotofmoney,themanlivedahappylife.D.Themanwasveryhappywhenhefoundthesecretofhappiness49.Thepurposeoftheauthor'swritingthetextisto.A.showtherelationshipbetweenwealthandhappinessB.telluswhatistherealsecretofhappinessC.tellthestoryaboutawealthymanD.introducetheprocessofaman'sfindinghishappiness【参考答案】46-49DCCB 【2014训练】阅读理解Ajobismorethanajob，especiallytotheold.“It’snotthemoneythatmatters，butthesenseofself-worth．”56-year-oldCbengWonlansaid.So，everydayMsChengcarriesabagofparcels，lettersanddocumentsanddoesherroundsinNorthPoint.She’sacourier(快递员)Fiveyearsago．MsChengwasanurseataprivateclinic.Shehadworkedtherefor30yearsbutwasJoblesswhenthedoctormigrated.Itwasdifficultforhertofindanotherjobasanurse.“PeopledonottrustmyabilitywhentheylearnhowoldIam，”shesaid.Aftertwoyearsofsearching,sheeventuallyfoundanothernursingjob.Butthenaftertwoyears，shequitWhy?‘Mycolleagueswereyoungandtheydidn′tunderstandmebecauseofmyage.Theyoftenaskedme‘Youaresooldwhatareyouworkingfor?Iwasveryunhappy”Shesaid.Sowhiletherestofherfamilyleftforwork，shewaslefttolonelyboredomathome.ThenherneighbourstoldheraboutEmployee’sRetrainingBoard(ERB)offeringretrainingcoursesforolderpeople.Thesecoursesarespecificallydesignedtoencouragetheolderpeoplebacktowork.“Iwasinterestedincourierwork.Ididn’tthinkmyagewasabarrierbecauseIwasfit.”Shesaid.Upongraduating，MsChengwasofferedajobbytheSpeedingShuttleCourierServiceCompany.ButthenMsChengwasfacedwithaconflict：shewascaughtbetweenhonourandemployment“Ifeltembarrassedaboutcarryinganddeliveringlettersandparcels.”shesaid.IttookMsCheng24hourstomakeuphermind：therewasnothingwrongorembarrassingaboutdoingthejob.Soshewentofftoworkasacourier．MsCheng’semployerisdelightedwithherresponsibleattitudeandsaid．“Ihiredolderpeoplebecausetheywereableandreliable.AgeisnotanimportantfactorbutattitudeisManyoldpeoplewillnotrunfromdifficultiesbuttheyoungoneswill”61.WhywasitdifficultforMsChengtofindanothernursingJob?A.NursingclinicswerehardtofindB.ShefounditdifficulttotrustothersC.PeoplethoughtshewastoooldtoworkD.Peopledidn’tthinkshehadenoughworkexperience62.MsChenglefthersecondnursingjobbecause___________.A.shewasboredwithchangelessjobsB.itwastoodifficultC.shewastoooldtodothejobD.theotherstaffmadeherfeeluncomfortable63Employee“RetrainingBoardisaplanfor___________.A.findingjobsforolderpeopleB.teachingnewskillstoolderpeopleC.trainingolderpeopletobehealthierD.providingolderpeoplewithchancestoearnmoney64.AccordingtoAnthonyChong，youngpeople___________.A.aremorelikelytogiveupthantheolderonesB.arelessexperiencedthantheolderoresC.arefillerandstrongerthantheolderonesD.areableandreliable65Fromthetext,wecallinferthat__________.A.thelifeoftheoldismiserable B.thereisagenerationgapbetweenyoungandoldC.job—huntingishardforoldpeopleD.theoldarelookeddownuponinsociety【参考答案】61—65、CDBAC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。Weknowthefamousones—theThomasEdisonsandtheAlexanderGrahamBells—butwhataboutthelessfamousinventors?Whataboutthepeoplewhoinventedthetrafficlightandthewindshieldwiper(雨刮器)？Shouldn'tweknowwhotheyare?JoanMcLeanthinksso.Infact,McLean,aprofessorofphysicsatMountainUniversityinRange,feelssostronglyaboutthismatterthatshe'sdevelopedacourseonthetopic.Inadditiontolearning“who”invented“what”，however,McLeanalsolikesherstudentstolearntheanswerstothe“why”and“how”questions.AccordingtoMcLean，“Whenstudentslearntheanswerstothesequestions,theyarebetterpreparedtorecognizeopportunitiesforinventingandmoremotivatedtogiveinventingatry.”Herstudentsagree.OneyoungmanwithapatentforanunbreakableumbrellaiswalkingproofofMcLean'sstatement.“IfIhadnotheardthestoryofthewindshieldwiper'sinvention，”saidTommyLee,aseniorphysicsmajor，“Ineverwouldhavedreamedofturningmybadexperienceduringarainstormintosomethingsoconstructive.”Leeiscurrentlynegotiatingtosellhispatenttoanumbrellaproducer.So,justwhatisthestorybehindthewindshieldwiper?Well，MaryAndersoncameupwiththeideain1902afteravisittoNewYorkCity.Thedaywascoldandstormy,butAndersonstillwantedtoseethesights，soshejumpedaboardastreetcar.Noticingthatthedriverwasstrugglingtoseethroughthesnowcoveringthewindshield，shefoundherselfwonderingwhytherecouldn'tbeabuilt­indeviceforcleaningthewindow.StillwonderingaboutthiswhenshereturnedhometoBirmingham,Alabama,Andersonstarteddraftingoutsolutions.Oneofherideas,alever(操作杆)ontheinsideofavehiclethatwouldcontrolanarmontheoutside,becamethefirstwindshieldwiper.Todaywebenefitfromcountlessinventionsandinnovations.It'shardtoimaginedrivingwithoutGarrettA．Morgan'strafficlight.It'sequallyimpossibletopictureaworldwithoutKatherineJ．Blodgett'sinnovationthatmakesglassinvisible.Canyoupicturelifewithoutclearwindowsandeyeglasses?大发明家与重要的发明固然令人振奋，但生活中也离不开小发明，本篇文章鼓励年轻人要善于把握发明的契机。9．Bymentioning“trafficlight”and“windshieldwiper”，theauthorindicatesthatcountlessinventionsare________.A.beneficial，becausetheirinventorsarefamousB.beneficial，thoughtheirinventorsarelessfamousC.notuseful,becausetheirinventorsarelessfamousD.notuseful,thoughtheirinventorsarefamous答案：B。细节理解题。由文章最后一段，特别是第一句“Todaywebenefitfromcountlessinventionsandinnovations.”可知信号灯和雨刮器等这些小的发明使我们受益。第一段最后一句“Shouldn'tweknowwhotheyare？”意思是“难道我们不该知道他们(发明者)是谁吗？”可知发明者不怎么出名。10．ProfessorJoanMcLean'scourseaimsto________.A.addcolourandvarietytostudents'campuslifeB.informstudentsofthewindshieldwiper'sinventionC.carryouttherequirementsbyMountainUniversityD.preparestudentstotrytheirowninventions答案：D。细节理解题。由第二段内容，特别是最后一句“...‘Whenstudentslearntheanswerstothesequestions,theyarebetterpreparedtorecognizeopportunitiesforinventingandmoremotivatedtogiveinventingatry.’”可知D项最佳。11．TommyLee'sinventionoftheunbreakableumbrellawas______.A.noteventuallyacceptedbytheumbrellaproducerB.inspiredbythestorybehindthewindshieldwiperC.duetohisdreamofbeingcaughtinarainstormD.notrelatedtoProfessorJoanMcLean'slectures答案：B。细节理解题。由第三段中TommyLee的话“IfIhadnotheardthestoryofthewindshieldwiper'sinvention...Ineverwouldhavedreamedofturningmybadexperienceduringarainstormintosomethingsoconstructive.”可知他的发明是因为受到雨刮器的发明故事的启发。12．Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthispassage?A.HowtoHelpStudentstoSellTheirInventionstoProducers?B.HowtoDesignaBuilt­inDeviceforCleaningtheWindow?C.Shouldn'tWeKnowWhoInventedtheWindshieldWiper?D.Shouldn'tWeDevelopInventionCoursesinUniversities?答案：C。主旨大意题。全文讲述一些重要的发明，虽不为人知，却非常有益，借以鼓励年轻人要善于把握发明的契机。其他选项都比较片面。阅读理解-----(2011·辽宁卷，B)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。About21,000youngpeoplein17Americanstatesdonotattendclassesinschoolbuildings.Instead，theyreceivetheirelementary(初等)andhighschooleducationbyworkingathomeoncomputers.TheCenterforEducationReformsaystheUnitedStateshas67public“cyberschools”，andthatisabouttwiceasmanyastwoyearsago.Themoneyforstudentstoattendacyberschoolcomesfromthegovernmentsofthestateswheretheylive.Someeducatorssaycyberschoolsreceivemoneythatshouldsupporttraditionalpublicschools.Theyalsosayitisdifficulttoknowifstudentsarelearningwell.Othereducatorspraisethisnewformofeducationforlettingstudentsworkattheirownspeed.Thesepeoplesaycyberschoolshelpstudentswhowereunhappyorunsuccessfulintraditionalschools.Theysaylearningathomebycomputerendslongbusridesforchildrenwholivefarfromschool.Whateverthejudgmentofcyberschools，theyaregettingmoreandmorepopular.Forexample，anewcyberschoolcalledCommonwealthConnectionsAcademywilltakeinstudentsthisfall.ItwillservechildreninthestateofPennsylvaniafromagesfivethroughthirteen.Childrengetfreeequipmentfortheironlineeducation.Thisincludesacomputer，aprinter，booksandtechnicalservices.Parentsandstudentstalkwithteachersbytelephoneorbysendingemailsthroughtheircomputerswhennecessary.Studentsatcyberschoolsusuallydonotknowoneanother.