高考英语模拟试题汇编-阅读理解1-5

全国名校英语模拟试题汇编:阅读理解（1）

[•山西省临汾一中、康杰中学、忻州一中、长治二中联考】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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Longagoinasmalltown,therewasaplaceknownastheHouseof1,000Mirrors.A

small,happylittledoglearnedofthisplaceanddecidedtovisit.

Whenhearrived,hebounced（跳）happilyupthestairstothedoorwayofthehouse.

Helookedthroughthedcorwaywithhisearsliftedhighandhistailwaggingasfastasit

could.Tohisgreatsurprise,hefoundhimselfstaringat1,000otherhappylittledogswith

theirtailswaggingjustashis.Hesmiledagreatsmile,andwasansweredwith1,000

greatsmilesjustaswarmandfriendly.Asheleftthehouse,hethoughttohimself,aThisis

awonderfulplace.Iwillcomebackandvisitoften/

Inthissamevillage,anotherlittledog,whowasnotquiteashappyasthefirstone,

decidedtovisitthehouse.Heslowlyclimbedthestairsandhunghisheadlowashe

lookedintothedoor.Whenhesawthe1,000unfriendlylookingdogsstaringbackathim,

hegrowledatthemandwashorrifiedtosee1,000littledogsgrowlingbackathim.Ashe

laft,hnthoughttohimself,"ThisisAhnrriblAplace,AndIwillnavargobanktharaagain."

Allthefacesintheworldaremirrors.Whatkindofreflectionsdoyouseeonthefaces

of

thepeopleyoumeet?

56.Whywasthefirstdogsurprisedwhenheenteredthehouse?

A.Becausehedidn'texpecttoseesomanyhappydogs.

B.Becausehedidn'tknowtherewere1,000mirrorsinthehouse.

C.Becausehewasalwaysinamixedmood.

D.Becausehesawsomanydogssmilingathim.

57.Whydidthefirstdoglikethehouse?

A.Becausetherewere1,000mirrorsinthehouse.

B.Becausehethoughthecouldkeephimselfwarminthehouse.

C.Becausehelikedeverythingpresentedtohim.

D.Becausehefelthewaswelcomehere.

58.Theunderlinedword'growl"probablymeans.

A.makeanunfriendlynoiseB.smile

C.sayhelloD.stare

59.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.ASniallhappyLillieDogB.TheHouse1,000Mirrors

C.TheWonderfulPlaceandtheHorriblePlace.D.TwoLittleDogs

B

RecentlyIspoketosomeofmystudentsaboutwhattheywantedtodoafterthey

graduated,andwhatkincofjobprospectstheythoughttheyhad.

GiventhatIteachstudentswhoaretrainingtobedoctors,Iwassurprisedtofindthat

mostthoughtthattheyv/ouldnotbeabletogetthejobstheywantedwithout,4outside

help"."Whatkindofhelpisthat?"Iasked,expectingthemtotellmethattheywouldneed

arelativeorfamilyfriendtohelpthemout.

“Surgery（夕卜科手术）“，onereplied.Iwasprettyalarmedbythatresponse.Itseemsthat

thegraduatesoftodayareincreasinglywillingtogoundertheknifetogetaheadof

otherswhenitcomestogettingajob.Onegirltoldmethatshewasconsideringsurgeryto

increaseherheight."Theybreakyourlegs,putinspecialextendingscrews,andsowly

expandthegapbetweenthetwoendsoftheboneasitregrows,youcangetatleast5cm

taller!

Atthatpoint,Iwasshocked.Iamshort,Ican'tdenythat,butIdon'tthinkIwouldput

myselfthroughmonthsofagony(痛苦)justtobeafewcentimeterstaller.Idon'teven

bothertowearshoeswiththicksoles,asI'mnottryingtohidethefactthatIamjustnot

tall!

Itseemstomethatthereisatrendtowardwanting“perfection"，andthatisanideal

thatjustdoesnotexistinreality.

Nooneisbornperfect,yetmagazines,TVshowsandmoviespresentimagesofthin,

tall,beautifulpeopleasbeingthenorm.Advertisementsforslimmingaids,beauty

treatmentsandcosmeticsurgeryclinicsfillthepagesofnewspapers,furthercreatingan

ideathat,,perfection'^isarequirement,andthatitmustbepurchased,nomatterwhatthe

cost.Inmyopinion,skills,ratherthanappearance,shoulddeterminehowsuccessfula

personisinhischosencareer.

60.Wecanknowfromthspassagethattheauthorworksas.

A.adoctorB.amodelC.ateacherD.areporter

61.Manygraduatestoda/turntocosmeticsurgeryto.

A.marryabetterman\womanB.becomeamodel

C.getanadvantageoverothersinjob-huntD.attractmoreadmirers

62.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorbelievesthat.

A.everyoneshouldpurchaseperfection,whateverthecost

B.it'srightforgraduatestoaskforotherstohelpthemoutinhuntingforjobs

C.mediaaretoblameformisleadingyoungpeopleintheirseekingforsurgery

D.Itisone'sappearanceinsteadofsk川sthatreallymattersinone'scareer

63.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhisheight?

A.Hehatestobecalledashortman.

B.Hetriestoincreasehisheightthroughsurgery.

C.Healwayswearsshoeswiththicksolestohidethefact.

D.Hejustacceptsitasitis

C

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BEIJING—Withaseriesofmeasuresbeingadoptedtocontrolpricerise,the

Chinesegovernmentisconfidentofkeepingpricesatareasonablelevel,PremierWen

JiabaosaidSundaymorning,askingpeopletoremainconfident.

“Ibelievewecankeeppricesatareasonablelevelthroughourefforts.Asamajor

leaderofthegovernment,IhavetheresponsibilityandIhavetheconfidence,too."He

madetheremarkswhileansweringalistener'squestionduringaradiobroadcastby

ChinaNationalRadio.

Stepstakeninthepastmonth,includingpricecontrolstocurbspeculation（抑制投

机）andmonetarytightening（货币紧缩）,hadstartedtoproduceresults,hesaid.

Thegovernmentplanstobuild10millionunitsofaffordablehousingin,upfrom

thisyear'stargetof5.8million.

Chinawillalsoincreaseeffortstocurbspeculationinthehousingmarket,mainly

throughmonetarypoliciesandstricteruseofland,Wensaid,withoutgivingdetails.

Wensaidthecountryhadagoodagriculturalsupplybasewhichgavethe

governmentconfidencethatitcouldstabilizeprices.

Inabidtocontrolinflation,thegovernmenthasalsoincreasedthebankreserve

requirementratiosixtimesandliftedinterestratetwicethisyear,headded.

Further,authoritieshaveintroducedmanymeasuresincludingcuttingfeesfor

transportationofagricultureproductsandcontrollingfoodpricerisestrictly.

Theoverallpricelevel,especiallyofmajorconsumergoods,hasnowbegunto

drop,Wensaid.

"Thefundamentalwaytostabilizepricesistoachieveabalanceofsupplyand

demand,whichrequirescontinuousdevelopmentofagriculture/'saidpremier,adding

thatthecentralgovernmenthasworkedoutmeasurestoincreaseagricultural

production.

68.PremierWenJiabaoaskedpeopletoremainconfidentbecause.

A.manymeasureshavebeentakentocontrolprice

B.asamajorleaderofthegovernment,hehadtheconfidence

C.hewantedtocomfortthem

D.Chinawillincreaseeffortstocontrolprice

69.Thekeytokeepingpricesatareasonablelevelliesin.

A.takingmorestrictmeasures

B.theleaders'confidence

C.achieveabalanceofsupplyanddemand

D.havingagoodagriculturalsupplybase

70.Thebesttitleofthepassageshouldbe.

A.Moreeffortsoncontrollingpricerise

B.Chinesegovernmentisconfidentofcontrollingpricerise

C.Majorconsumergoods*pricedropped

D.Thebankliftedinterestrate.

【答案】56-60ADABC61-65CCDDB64-70DAACB

全国名校英语模拟试题汇编:阅读理解（2）

【«宜宾市高中第•次诊断】阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个诜项（A、B、C和D）中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Asyougrowolder,you'llbefacedwithsomechalengingdecisions—likewhetherto

cutclassortrycigarettes.Makingdecisionsonyourownishardenough,butwhenother

peoplegetinvolvedandtrytopressureyouonewayoranotheritcanbeevenharder.

Peoplewhoareyourage,likeyourclassmates,arecalledpeers.Whentheytryto

influencehowyouact,togetyoutodosomething,it'scalledpeerpressure.

Peerscanhaveapositiveinfluenceoneachother.Maybeanotherstudentinyour

scienceclasstaughtyouaneasywaytoremembertheplanetsinthesolarsystem.

Maybeyougotothersexcitedaboutyournewfavoritebook,andnoweveryone'sreading

it.Theseareexamplesothowpeerspositivelyinfluenceeachother.

Sometimespeersinfluenceeachotherinnegativeways.Forexample,afewkidsin

schoolmighttrytogetyoutocutclasswiththem;yoursoccerfriendmighttrytoconvince

youtobemeantoanotherplayerandneverpasshimtheball.

Itistoughtobetheonlyonewhosays“no"topeerpressure,butyoucandoit.Paying

attentiontoyourownfeelingsandbeliefsaboutwhatisrightandwrongcanhelpyou

knowtherightthingtodo.

You*veprobablyhadaparentorteacheradvisingyouto"chooseyourfriendswisely.0

Peerpressureisabigreasonwhytheysaythis.Ifyouchoosefriendswhodon'tcutclass,

smokecigarettes,orlietotheirparents,thenyouprobablywon'tdothesethingseither,

evenifotherkidsdo.

Ifyoucontinuetofacepeerpressureandyou'refindingitdifficulttohandle,talkto

someoneyoutrust.Don'tfeelguiltyifyou'vemadeamistakeortwo.

41.Forwhomisthepassagemostprobablywritten?

A.Students.B.Parents.C.Teachers.D.Doctors.

42.Inthelastthreeparagraphs,theauthormainly.

A.explainswhyfriendshipissoimportant

B.givesadviceonhowtodealwithpeerpressure

C.discusseshowpeersinfluenceus

D.showshowtomakemoregoodfriends

43.Whichoffollowingmayhelphandlepeerpressure?

A.Spendingmoretimewithclassmates.

B.Takingupmorerelaxinghobbies.

C.Choosingfriendswithnobadhabits.

D.Helpingotherswhoareintrouble.

44.Whatisthetopicofthepassage?

A.Friendship.B.MakingdecisionsC.Self-confidenceD.Peerpressure

B

Fromthefirstuseoftherockettocarrysatellitesintospacetothesettingupofspace

stations,humanbeingshavebeenputtinggreateffortintospaceresearch.Andsofar,we

haveachievedmanysuccesses.Buttherearestillnumeroustasksinfrontofusandwe

shouldnotstoptryingtoprogress.

Theinternationalspacestation(ISS)isanimportantstepweshouldtakeinspace

exploration.Itisnotonlyhelpfulbutalsoessential.Itprovidesaproperspaceenvironment

formanyexperimentsthatwehavewantedtodoforalongtime.Itisalsoabaseforthe

observationsoftheearthandtheuniverse.Itcouldalsobeanimportantbaseforlatertr

aveltothemoonandMasInaword,ifwewanttoexplorespacemore,thefirstthingwe

shoulddoistosetupaspacestation.

Asthespacestationcostsalotofmoney,itishardforonecountryalonetoestablish

one.TheUSAseemstobetheonlycountrythathastheabilitytobuildaspacestation

alone,andithastriedtodoso,butnotverysuccessful.Soitaggregatedmanyother

countriestoworkonittogether.Thoughitisstillextremelyexpensive,itismuchcheaper

thandoingitalone.Itisreallyajobthatneedseveryone'seffortandwillbenefiteveryone.

LedbytheU.S.andRussia,theISSisajointprojectbetweensixspaceagencies

involving16countries.Calledthegreatestachievementinhumancooperation,theISS

hascometotheendofaten-year*shardworkinconstruction.Chinahasappliedfor

participationin(takingpartin)theprojectmanytimes.Unfortunatelyalltheapplications

wererejected,whichdroveChinaontothepathofindependentdevelopment.AstheLong

MarchII-F/T1carrierrocketblastedoff(leavetheground)andsuccessfullycarriedthe

Tiangong-1intospaceonSeptember29,,ChinatakesabigsteptowarditsSpaceStation

Era.

SomeWestmediasuggestedthatthesuccessfullaunchofTiangong-1woulddisturb

thebalanceofglobalspacepower,raisingconcerns(关注)about"Chinathreat".China's

spaceprojectisnotdesignedformilitary(军事的)purposebutfordevelopingspace

technologytoexplorespaceresourcesandmakeuseofthemformankind'swell-being.

45.FromParagraph2welearnthat.

A.thenecessityofbuildingtheinternationalspacestationisnotrealizednow

B.manyexperimentshavebeendoneintheinternationalspacestation

C.theinternationalspacestationisnecessaryforpeopletoexplorespacemore

D.peoplehavetraveledtoMarsfromtheinternationalspacestation

46.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforcountries'cooperationinbuildingthe

internationalspacestation?

A.Thatitrequiresalotofmoney.B.Thatitneedseveryone'seffort.

C.Thatitwillbenefiteveryparticipatingcountry.D.Thatitistoofarawayfromthe

earth.

47.Theunderlinedword“aggregated"inParagraph3canbereplacedby”

A.unitedB.scoldedC.allowedD.forbade

48.ChinawantstobuilditsspacestationInorderto.

A.breakthebalanceofglobalspacepower

B.showthatChinacanbuildspacestationalone

C.raiseinternationalconcernsabout"Chinathreat11

D.makeuseofspacepeacefullyformankind'swell-being

C

“InonlysixdaysIlostsevenpoundsofweight."

“Twofullinchesinthefirstthreedays!"

Thesearethekindsofstatementsusedinmagazine,newspaper,radioandtelevision

ads,promisinggoodshapesandnewlookstothosewnobuythemedicineorthedevice.

Thepromotersofproductssaytheycanshapethelegs,slimtheface,smoothwrinkles,or

insomeotherwayaddtobeautyordesirability.

Oftensuchproductsarenothingmorethanmoney-makingthingsfortheirpromoters.

Theresultstheyproducearequestionable,andsomearedangeroustohealth.

Tounderstandhowtheseproductscanbelegallypromotedtothepublic,itis

necessarytounderstandsomethingofthelawscoveringtheirregulation.Iftheproductis

adrug,FDA(FoodDrugAdministration)canrequireproofundertheFood,Drugand

CosmeticActthatitissafeandeffectivebeforeitisputonthemarket.Butiftheproductis

adevice,FDAhasnoau:horitytorequirepremarketincproofofsafetyoreffectiveness.If

aproductalreadyonthemarketisadangertohealth,FDAcanrequesttheproduceror

distributortoremoveitfromthemarketvoluntarily,oritcantakelegalaction,including

seizure（查封）oftheproduct.

OnenotablecaseafewyearsagoinvolvedanelectricaldevicecalledtheRelaxacisor,

whichhadbeensoldforreducingthewaistline.TheRelaxacisorproducedelectrical

shockstothebodythroughcontactpads.FDAtooklegalactionagainstthedistributorto

stopthesaleofthedeviceonthegroundsthatwasdangeroustohealthandlife.

Obviously,mostofthedevicesonthemarkethaveneverbeenthesubjectofcourt

proceedings（法律诉讼），andnewdevicesappearcontinually,Beforebuying,itisuptothe

consumertojudgethesafetyoreffectivenessofsuchitems.

49.Itcanbeinferredthatadsmentionedinthetextare.

A.objectiveB.costlyC.unbelievableD.川egal

50.TheRelaxacisorismentionedas.

A.aproductwhichwasdesignedtoproduceelectricity

B.aproductwhosedistributorwasinvolvedinalegalcase

C.asuccessfuladvertisementofabeautyproduct

D.anexampleofaqualitybeautyproduct

51.Theauthorintendsto.

A.makeconsumersawareofthepromoters'falsepromise

B.showtheweaknessofthelawonproductsafety

C.giveadviceonhowtokeepyoungandbeautiful

D.introducetheorganizationofFDA

52.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Thecourtisinchargeofremovingdangerousproducts.

B.Newproductsaremorelikelytobequestionable.

C.TheproductionofadevicemustbeapprovedbyFDA.

D.Thepromotersusuallyjustcareaboutprofits.

D

Togetanextra14yearsoflife,don'tsmoke,eatlotsoffruitsandvegetables,exercise

regularlyanddrinkalcoholinaproperamount.Thatisaccordingtoastudypublishedthis

MondayinthePublicLibraryofScienceMedicineJournal.

Aftertrackingmorethan20,000peopleaged45to79yearsintheUnitedKingdom

fromabout1993to,Kay-TeeKhawoftheUniversityofCambridgeandhiscolleagues

foundthatpeoplewhoadoptedthesefourhealthyhabitslivedallaverageof14years

longerthanthosewhodidn't.

“We'veknownforalongtimethatthesebehaviorsaregoodthingstodo,butv/e've

notseenthisbenefitbefore,"saidSusanJebb,headofNutritionandHealthatBritain's

MedicalResearchCouncil."Thebenefitwasalsoseenregardlessofwhetherornot

peoplewerefatandwhatsocialclasstheycamefrom.”

Studyparticipants（参与者）scoredapointeachfornotsmoking,regularphysical

activity,eatingfiveservingsoffruitsandvegetablesadayandmoderatealcoholintake.

Publichealthexpertssaidtheyhopedthestudywouldinspiregovernmentsto

introducepolicieshelpingpeopletoadoptthesechanges.Butbecausethestudyonly

observedpeopleratherthantestingspecificchanges,twouldbeimpossibletoconclude

thatpeoplewhosuddenlyadoptedthesehealthybehaviorswouldsurelygain14years.

"Wecan'tsaythatanypersoncouldgain14yearsbydoingthesethings,"said

Dr.TimArmstrong,aphysicalactivityexpertattheWorldHealthOrganization."The14

yearsisanaverageacrossthepopulationofwhat'stheoretically（理论上地）possible.”

MMostpeopleknowthatthingslikeagooddietmatterandthatsmokingisn'tgocdfor

them,MSusanJebbsaid."Weneedtoworkonprovidingpeoplewithmuchmorepractical

supporttohelpthemchange.”

53.WhichofthefollowingDOESN'Tbelongtothefourhealthyhabits?

A.Eatfiveservingsoffruitsandvegetablesaday.

B.Doproperexerciseinthemorningeveryday.

C.Drinkingalcoholintheproperamounteveryday.

D.Havingacigarettebeforegoingtobedeveryday.

54.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.SusanJebbdidnettakepartinthestudy.

B.thestudyobservedpeopleaswellastestedspecificchanges.

C.there'snoneedforpeopleunder45toadoptthesegoodhabits.

D.onlythosefromfirstclasscanbenefitfromthesehealthybehaviors.

55.Whatcanbe.inferredfromthepassage?

A.Allthepeoplearewellawareoftheharmoftheirbadhabits.

B.Peopleaged45to70havebadhabitsintheUnitedKingdom.

C.Governmentsshouldtakemeasurestohelppeoplechangetheirbadhabits.

D.Peoplehaveadoptedthefourhealthyhabitsafterknowingthey'regood.

56.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.SmokingandDrinkingCutsYou14Years

B.HowtoLiveaMuchHealthierLife

C.HowtoMakeYourLifeLongerThanOthers

D.HealthyHabitsMayGiveExtra14Years

E

Drunkendriving—sometimescalledAmerica'ssociallyacceptedformofmurder—

hasbecomeanationalepidemic（流行病）.EveryhourofeverydayaboutthreeAmericans

onaveragearek川edbydrunkendrivers,addinguptoanincredible250,000overthepast

tenyears.Adrunkendriverisusuallyreferredtoasonewith0.10-bloodalcoholcontentor

roughlythreebeerglassesofwineorshotsofwhiskydrunkwithintwohours.Heavy

drinkingusedtobeanacceptablepartoftheAmericanmanlyimageandjudgeswere

lenientinmostcourts,butthedrunkenkillinghasrecentlycausedsomanywell-publicized

tragedies,especiallyconcerningyoungchildren,thatpublicopinionisnolongerso

tolerant（忍受）.

Twentystateshaveraisedthelegaldrinkingageto21,reversingatrend（逆转潮流）

inthe1960storeduceitto18.AfterNewJerseylowereditto18,thenumberofpeople

killedby18-20-year-olddriversmorethandoubled,sothestaterecentlyuppeditbackto

21.

Reformers,however,fearraisingthedrinkingagewillhavelittleeffectunless

accompaniedbyeducationalprogramstohelpyoungpeopletodevelop"responsible

attitudes1*aboutdrinkingandteachthemtoresistpeeroressuretodrink.

Thoughnewlawshaveledtoincreasedarrestsandtestsinmanyareasalready,toa

markeddropinaccidents,somestatesarealsopunishingbarsforservingcustomerstoo

manydrinks.AbarinMassachusettswasfinedforservingsixormoredoublebrandiesto

acustomerwhowas“obviouslydrunk'*andlaterdroveofftheroad,killinganine-year-old

boy.

Astheaccidentscontinuetooccurdailyineverystate,someAmericansareeven

beginningtospeakwellofthe13yearsnationalprohibition（禁令）ofalcoholthatbeganin

1919,whichPresidentHoovercalledthe“nobleexperiment*'.Theyforgotthatlegal

prohibitiondidn'tstopdrinking,butencouragedpoliticalcorruption（腐败）andorganized

crime.Aswiththeboomingdrugtradegenerally,thereisnoeasysolution.

57.WhatcanbeinferredfromthefactofthetrafficaccidentsinNewJersey?

A.Youngdriverswereusuallybad.

B.Thelegaldrinkingaqeshouldberaised.

C.Somedriversdidn'tsurprisethelegaldrinkingage.

D.Driversshouldnotbeallowedtodrink.

58.Theunderlinedword'lenient"inthefirstparagraphmeans.

A.mercifulB.cruelC.seriousD.determined

59.Asregardsdrunkendriving,publicopinionhaschangedbecause.

A.judgesarenolongerlenient

B.newlawsareintroducedinsomestates

C.driversdonotappreciatetheirmanlyimage

D.theproblemhasattractedpublicattention

60.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestshowsthewriter'sopinionofdrunkendriving?

A.Itisdifficulttosolvethisproblem.

B.Itmayleadtoorganizedcrime.

C.Thenewlawscanstopheavydrinking

D.Thereshouldbenobarstoservedrinks.

【答案】41—45.ABCDC46—50.DADCB51—55.ADDAC56—60.DBADA

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第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

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，并

在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

OntheeveningofJune21,1992,atallmanwithbrownhairandblueeyesentered

thebeautifulhalloftheBellTowerHotelinXi'anwithhisbicycle.Thehotelworkers

receivedhimandtelephonedthemanager,fortheyhadneverseenabicycleinthehotel

ballbeforethoughtheylivedin*'thekingdomofbicycles/

RobertFriedlander,anAmerican,arrivedinXi'anonhisbicycletripacrossAsiawhich

startedlastDecemberinNewDelhi.India.

Whenhewas11,hereadthebookMarcoPoloancmadeuphismindtovisittheSilk

Road.Now,after44years,hewasontheSilkRoadinXi'anandhisearlydreamswere

comingtrue.

RobertFriedlander'snextdestinations（H的地）wereLanzhou,Dunhuang,Urumqi,

etc.Hewillcompletehis:ripinPakistan.

46.The