高考英語-閱讀理解選編20

PAGE4-重慶市2017高考英語閱讀理解選編（20）閱讀下列短文,從給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。(2013·臨沂市三模，D)Mapsoftheworld'spopulationshowthatthemajorityofpeopletodaylivenearwater.Welivealongcoastlines,aroundbays,upthecourseofriversandstreamsandonislands.Wealsovacationatthebeachandfindcomfortfishingonalake.Nothingmakessmallchildrenhappierthanthechanceofplayinginwater.Moresurprisingly,thishumanfavorforwatermakesevolutionary(進(jìn)化的)sense.Sure,weneeddrinkingwatertolive,butwehavealsobenefitedfromwhat'sswimmingunderthewaves.NeuroscientistCrawfordoftheUniversityofCrawfordclaimsthatwhenhumansseparatedfromapes(類人猿)andappearedintheforestsofAfrica,theystuckclosetoriversandbeachesandstartedcatchingfish,clamsandcrabs.Thatseafoodwaspackedwithomega3fattyacids,essentialfattyacidsthatpromotebraincellgrowth.It'snocoincidence,Crawfordclaims,thathumanbraingrowthbegantoincreaserapidlyonceweleftthewoodsandheadedforthebeach.Scientistshavealsodiscoveredthatpeoplewhoeatfishregularlyarelesslikelytosufferfromdepressionthanthosewhoeatlessseafood.BiochemistHibbelinoftheNationalInstitutesofHealthhasshownthatacrossculturesthereisadirectlinkbetweenamountoffisheateneachweekandratesofdepression.Moreinterestingly,HibbelinandresearcherLaurahavefoundthatfishiscommonlyusedasasymbolofhappinessandgoodhealthinvariousreligionsandcultures.Weknowthatfishandtheseaaregoodforus,andsoweseekthemout.Wevacationonthecoastandseethewavescomeandgo,feelinghappinesshastakenoverourbrain.Whenwemoveinland,orgohomefromvacation,welosetouchwithoursearootsandfeelunhappy.文章大意：這是一篇說明文。喜歡水并尋找有水的地方是人類的天性。1．Toexplainhuman'sfavorforwater,theauthor________.A．listssomeexamplesB．comparessomefactsC．a(chǎn)nalyzessomenumbersD．raisessomequestions答案：A寫作手法題。為了說明人們對(duì)水的偏愛，作者在第一段里列舉了許多例子。2．Humanbeingshavebenefitedalotfromseafoodbecause________.A．seafoodhasenoughwaterandisfreshB．fishesintheseahavelargeandcomplexbrainsC．ourancestorshadnothingtoeatbutseafoodD．itisabundantinfattyacidspromotingbraincellgrowth答案：D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第四段最后一句“Thatseafoodwaspackedwithomega3fattyacids,essentialfattyacidsthatpromotebraincellgrowth.”可知答案。3．AccordingtoCrawford,humanbraindevelopedfastwhenwe________.A．wenttothecoasttospendourholidaysB．leftthewoodsandheadedforthebeachC．separatedfromapesandappearedintheforestsofAfricaD．discoveredseafoodwaspackedwithomega3fattyacids答案：B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段從“Crawfordclaims,thathumanbraingrowthbegantoincreaserapidlyonceweleftthewoodsandheadedforthebeach.”可知答案。4．What'sthemainideaofParagraph6?A．Scientistshelppeopleovercomedepression.B．Fishisakindofsymbolinsomereligions.C．Eatingfishregularlymayreduceourdepression.D．Happinessislinkedwithgoodhealth.答案：C主旨大意題。第六段的中心句是第一句“...Scientistshavealsodiscoveredthatpeoplewhoeatfishregularlyarelesslikelytosufferfromdepression”，其余句子都是圍繞這個(gè)中心內(nèi)容的。5．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．It'sgoodtoourhealthtoswimunderthewaves.B．Humanhasthelargestandmostcomplexbrains.C．Beachisthebestdestinationofvacation.D．It'shumannaturetoseekoutbodiesofwater.答案：D推理判斷題。從第一段和最后一段的內(nèi)容可以推知，喜歡水并尋找有水的地方是人類的天性。閱讀理解。閱讀下列短文,從給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。(2014·棗莊高三模擬)MicrosoftfounderBillGateshasopenedupaboutbeingaparent，statingthat13isanappropriateageforachild’sfirstcellphone.The57-year-old，father-of-three，revealedonTheTodayShowthathischildrenJenniferandRorywerenotallowedphonesuntiltheir13thbirthdayandhisyoungestdaughterPhoebeisstillwaitingforone.“We’vechoseninourfamilythatit’s13whereyougetaphone，”theself-madebillionaireexplained.Hesaidasaresulthischildrenoftenreturnhomefromschoolcomplaining，“Alltheotherkidshaveone.I’mtheonlyonewithoutone.It’ssoembarrassing.”Askedifhekeepspasswordstohissonanddaughters’emailandFacebookaccounts，MrGatessaidthathedoesn’tforJennifer,16，whohedescribesas“independent”．Headmittedthatmonitoringonlineactivityis“averytrickyissueforparentsnow”．DespitetheirvastwealthMrandMrsGates，wholiveinLakeMedina，havesaidtheywanttogivetheirchildrenasnormalanupbringingaspossible.Itwaspreviouslyreportedthattheiryoungstershavetocompletehouseholdchoresandaregivenamodestamountofpocketmoney.Andin2010MrGatessaidthatheintendstogivemostofhis$61billionfortuneawayratherthanhanditdown.“Thatwouldn’tbegoodeitherformykidsorsociety，”1．WhatdoesthecellphonevideoonFacebookdisclose?A．MarkBlackinjuredastudentwithapencil.B．MarkBlackwrestledwithastudentinhisclass.C．MarkBlackconfiscatedabagandlockedastudent.D．MarkBlackcontrolledastudentwithphysicalforce.2．Inthefifthparagraph，theunderlinedword“it”refersto.A．makingjudgmentcallstoprotectsafetyB．puttingtheteacherinvolvedonleaveC．completionofanindependentinvestigationD．a(chǎn)matterofstandardpolicyandpractice3．Fromthepassage，wecaninferthat.A．thepeopleinvolvedinthemattersupportMarkBlackB．MarkBlackwillbeeventuallyfiredbytheSchoolBoardC．SandraLyonwonsomesupportfromparentsinitiallyD．nodecisionhasbeenmadefromtheinvestigationyet4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheTeacherPutonLeaveReceivedSupportB．ThousandsComeandSignthePetitionC．SchoolTeacherWrestledwithaStudentD．CellphoneVideoontheFacebookPage1．D2．B3．D4．A【2016高考訓(xùn)練】閱讀下列短文,從給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。London'snewestskyscraper(摩天大樓)iscalledtheShardanditcostabout430millionpoundstobuild.Ataheightofalmost310metres，itisthetallestbuildinginEurope.TheShardhascompletelychangedtheappearanceofLondon.However，noteveryonethinksthatitisachangeforthebetter.TheShardwasdesignedbythefamousItalianarchitectRenzoPiano.WhenhebegandesigningtheShardforLondon，Pianowantedaverytallbuildingthatlookedlikeaspire(尖頂)．Hewantedtheglasssurfacestoreflecttheskyandthecity.Thesidesofthebuildingaren'tregular.Sothebuildinghasanunusualshape.Itlookslikeaverythin，sharppieceofbrokenglass.Andthatishowthebuildinggotthename：theShard.PianosaysthatthespireshapeoftheShardispartofagreatLondontradition.TheshaperemindshimofthespiresofthechurchesofLondonorthetallmasts(桅桿)oftheshipsthatwereonceontheriverThames.TheShardhas87floors.Atthetop，thereisanobservatory.Atthemomentthebuildingisempty，buteventuallytherewillbeafive-starhotel.Therewillalsobetopqualityrestaurants，apartmentsandoffices.Beforebuildingworkbegan，alotofpeopledidn'twanttheShardthoughtheplanswereapproved.NowtheyarestillunhappyabouttheShard.SomecriticssaythatsuchatallskyscrapermightbegoodinacitylikeNewYork，butnotinLondon.TheysaythatthebestthingabouttheShardisitsspireshape.Butthatistheonlything.Thereisnodecoration，onlyflatsurfaces.TheEgyptiansdidthat4,500yearsago.TheyalsothinktheShardistoobigforLondon.Itdestroysthebeautyofthecity.Othercriticsdon'tlikewhattheShardseemstorepresent.TheysaythattheShardshowshowLondonisbecomingmoreunequal.Onlyveryrichpeoplecanaffordtobuytheexpensiveprivateapartmentsandstayinthehotel.ButthepeoplewholiveneartheShardareamongthepoorestinLondon.SotheShardseemsasymbolofthedivisioninsocietybetweentheveryrichandthepoor.TheShardnowdominatestheLondonskyline.Itisnotcertain，however，thatordinaryLondoncitizenswilleveracceptitasavaluableadditiontothecity.1．London'snewestskyscraperiscalledtheShardbecauseof________.A．itscost B．itssizeC．itsshape D．itsheight2．WhenhedesignedtheShard，Pianowanteditto________.A．changeLondon'sskylineB．inheritLondon'straditionC．imitatetheEgyptianstyleD．a(chǎn)ttractpotentialvisitors3．ThecriticswhorefertosocialdivisionthinktheShard________.A．isonlypreferredbytherichB．isintendedforwealthypeopleC．isfarawayfromthepoorareaD．ispopularonlywithLondoners4．Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheShard：CheersandClapsB．