河北省石家庄裕华区高考英语 阅读类一轮练习(9) 试题

某某裕华区2016高考英语阅读类一轮练习（9）
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。

The Arctic is a polar region.It surrounds the North Pole.
Like Antarctica，the Arctic is a land of ice and snow.Antarctica holds the record for a low temperature reading 125 degrees Fahrenheit below zero.Reading of 85 degrees below zero are mon in both the Arctic and Antarctica.Winter temperatures average 30 degrees below zero in the Arctic.At the South Pole the winter average is about 73 degrees below zero.
One thing alone makes it almost impossible for men to live in Antarctica and in parts of the Arctic.This one thing is the low temperature—the killing chill of the far North and the polar South.
To survive，men must wear the warmest possible clothing.They must build windproof shelters.They must keep heaters going at all times.Not even for a moment can they be unprotected against the below­zero temperatures.
Men have a way of providing for themselves.Polar explorers wrap themselves in warm coats and furs.The cold makes life difficult，but the explorers can stay alive. What about animals？Can they survive？Do we find plants？Do we find life in the Arctic and in Antarctica？Yes，we do.There is life in the oceans.There is life on land. Antarctica，as we have seen，is a cold place indeed.But this has not always been the case.Expedition scientists have discovered that Antarctica has not always been a frozen continent.At one time the weather in Antarctica may have been much like our own. Explorers have discovered coal in Antarctica.This leads them to believe that Antarctica at one time was a land of swamps and forests.Heat and moisture must have kept the trees in the forests alive.
1．What does the underlined word“chill”probably mean?
A．coldness B．coolness
C．damp D．desert
答案：A 猜测词义题。

根据前面的the low temperature可知这个画线词表示“寒冷”。

2．One of the reasons why there is no man living in Antarctica and in parts of the Arctic is that________.
A．there are no wildlife there
B．there are no minerals
C．they are extremely cold
D．they are hard to access
答案： C 细节理解题。

根据第三段可知极度寒冷使人们不可能生活在南极和北极的部分地区。

3．According to the passage，which statement is TRUE?
A．The lowest temperature of the world is in the Arctic.
B．To survive in the Poles，the explorers wear the warmest possible clothing. C．Antarctica has always been a cold place.
D．Coal has been found in the Arctic.
答案：B 细节理解题。

根据“Polar explorers wrap themselves in warm coats and furs.”可知B项符合题意。

4．If you are exploring the polar region，you need to______.
A．wear only furs
B．build a windproof shelter
C．use heaters sometimes
D．live in groups
答案：B 事实细节题。

根据第四段和第五段可知。

社会生活类阅读理解。

To err is human. To blame the other guy is even more human.
mon sense is not all that mon.
Why tell the truth when you can e up with a good excuse?
These three popular misquotes (戏谑的引语) are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human nature. To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people don’t want to accept the responsibility for having
made a mistake. They naturally look for someone else who could be responsible for the problem. Perhaps it is the natural thing to do. The original quote about human nature went like this:“To err is human, to forgive, divine (神圣的).” This saying mirrors an ideal:people should be forgiving of others’ mistakes. Instead, we tend to do the opposite—find someone else to pass the blame on to. However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a mark of great maturity.
mon sense is what we call clear thought. Having mon sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan. mon sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine. mon sense does not seem to be mon for large organizations, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything. People say that in a large pany, “the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing."
And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art? One of the mon problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people, get the idea that it’s okay not to be totally honest all the time. There is a corollary (直接推论) to that:if a good excuse is“good” even if it isn’t honest, then where is the place of the truth?
1. According to the passage, which of the following seems the most human?
A. To search for truth.
B. To achieve one’s ideal.
C. To make fun of others’ mistakes.
D. To criticize others for one’s ow n error.
2. According to the author, what is a sign of a man’s maturity?
A. Doing things his own way.
B. Bearing responsibility for his mistakes.
C. Making as few mistakes as possible.
D. Thinking seriously about his wrongdoings.
3. Which of the following is NOT based on mon sense?
A. A man tries to take charge of everything in a large pany.
B. A student goes out with an umbrella in stormy weather.
C. A pany’s next move follows a good plan.
D. A lawyer acts on fine judgments.
4. What is the author’s opi nion about a good excuse?
A. Making a good excuse is sometimes a better policy.
B. Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas.
C. A good excuse is as rewarding as honesty.
D. Bitter truth is better than a good excuse.
5. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. A Mirror of Human Nature
B. To Blame or to Forgive
C. A Mark of Maturity
D. Truth of Excuse
【参考答案】64.1-5 DBADA
人物传记类
(2013·某某，B)George Gershwin，born in 1898，was one of America's greatest posers.He published his first song when he was eighteen years old.During the next twenty years he wrote more than five hundred songs.
Many of Gershwin's songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City.These plays were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s.Many of his songs have remained popular as ever.Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way—from jazz to country.
In the 1920s there was a debate in the United States about jazz music.Could jazz，some people asked，be considered serious music? In 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music.Gershwin agreed to pose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it.And in that short time，he posed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called Rhapsody in Blue.Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert.The audience were thrilled when they heard his music.It made him world­famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.
In 1928，Gershwin went to Paris.He applied to study position (作曲)with the well­known musician Nadia Boulanger，but she rejected him.She was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazz­influenced style.While there，Gershwin wrote An American in Paris.When it was first performed，critics (评论家)were divided over the music.Some called it happy and full of life，to others it was stilly and boring.But it quickly
became popular in Europe and the United States.It still remains one of his most famous works.
George Gershwin died in 1937，just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer.He was only thirty­nine years old.Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages.People mourned the loss of the man and all the music he might have still written.
【语篇解读】本文讲述了George Gershwin 一位伟大的音乐家的一生，对音乐界及世界的影响。

13．Many of Gershwin's musical works were________.
A．written about New Yorkers
B．posed for Paul Whiteman
C．played mainly in the countryside
D．performed in various ways
解析细节理解题。

根据原文第二段末Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way—from jazz to country.其中“they”指代Gershwin's musical works，“in every possible way ”与 various ways属于同义替换，所以选D。

答案 D
14．What do we know about the concert organized by Whiteman?
A．It attracted more people to theatres.
B．It proved jazz could be serious music.
C．It made Gershwin leader of the orchestra.
D．It caused a debate among jazz musicians.
解析细节理解题。

根据原文第三段中In 1924, jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music .其中“show that jazz was serious music”和B选项是表达的一个意思，所以选B。

答案 B
15．What did Gershwin do during his stay in Paris?
A．He created one of his best works.
B．He studied with Nadia Boulanger.
C．He argued with French critics.
D．He changed his music style.
解析细节理解题。

根据原文第四段中“It still remains one of his most famous works.”其中it指的就是An American in Paris，“one of his most famous works.”即A选项中的one of his best works。

答案 A
16．What do we learn from the last paragraph?
A．Many of Gershwin's works were lost.
B．The death of Gershwin was widely reported.
C．A concert was held in memory of Gershwin.
D．Brain cancer research started after Gershwin's death.
解析推理判断题。

根据原文最后一段，“Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pa ges.”即说明了B选项“The death of Gershwin was widely reported.”故B正确。

其它选项均没有涉及。

答案 B
17．Which of the following best describes Gershwin?
A．Talented and productive.
B．Serious and boring.
C．Popular and unhappy.
D．Friendly and honest.
解析主旨大意题。

从全文看，这个人不可能用boring这样感情色彩负面的词来形容，故B
错误；文中提到他popular，但没有说他unhappy，故C错误；friendly和honest在文中没有具体体现，没有根据，故D错误；A选项中talented有天分的，productive多产的，准确地描述了Gershwin作为一个作曲家所具备的素质。

答案 A
完形填空
It was a winter morning，just a couple of weeks before Christmas.While most people were__1__their cars.Trevor，my husband，had to__2__early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work.On arrival，he__34__10 hours of labor，he returned to find his bike__5__.
The bike，a black Kona 18 speed，was our only tool.Trevor used it to get to__6__，
putting in 60­hour weeks to__7__his young family.And the bike was also used to get groceries，__8__us from having to walk long distances from where we live.
I was so__9__that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper
and told them our story.Shortly after that，several people in our area__10__to help.One wonderful stranger__1112__my husband had a way to get to and from his job.It really is a(an)__13__that a plete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.People say that a smile can be__14__from one person to another，but acts of kindness from__15__are even more so.This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it__16__our faith in humanity as
a whole.And it has__17__us to be more mindful of ways that we，too，can__18__with
others.No matter how big or how small，an act of kindness shows that someone__19__.And the results can be__20__.
1．A.cooling down B．warming up
C．speeding up D．slowing down
解析由于是冬天，所以出行前要给车warm up(加热)。

cool down冷却；speed up加快速度；slow down减慢速度。

答案 B
2．A.get up B．wake up
C．turn up D．rise up
解析Trevor，my husband，是骑车上班，所以要早起赶时间，而wake up醒来；turn up 出现；rise up升起，均不合题意。

答案 A
3．A.piled B．pushed C．parked D．paused
解析到了之后把自行车停(parked)在后门外，而pile堆放；push推动；pause停顿，都不合题意。

答案 C
4．A.putting in B．putting on
C．putting off D．putting away
解析put in time/energy投入、花费时间或精力，符合题意。

put on穿上；上映；put off推迟；put away收拾好。

答案 A
5．A.broken B．robbed C．hidden D．gone
解析下班后出来发现自行车不见了(gone)。

break使……破碎；rob后跟人或地点作宾语；hide躲藏。

答案 D
6．A.study B．shop C．work D．deliver
解析根据上文应为get to work上班。

deliver投递；study学习；shop商店，均不合题意。

答案 C
7．A.live B．support C．serve D．protect
解析丈夫每天上班得support his family(养活家庭)。

其他不符合常识。

答案 B
8．A.getting B．protecting C．saving D．allowing
解析由后面的long distances from where we live可知骑自行车节省了时间，且save sb from doing....固定短语；protect sb from sth保护某人免受……；get，allow均不和from搭配。

答案 C
9．A.surprised B．thrilled C．puzzled D．sad
解析小偷steal our bike，我当然是难过(sad)。

surprised吃惊；thrilled兴奋的；
puzzled迷惑的。

答案 D
10．A.offered B．supported C．provided D．agreed
解析offer to help(主动帮助)为固定短语；B、C两项先排除；agree to do同意做某事，不符合上下文。

答案 A
11．A.still B．finally C．even D．yet
解析even甚至，表示递进关系，符合句意。

still仍然，一直；finally最后；yet还。

答案 C
12．A.Now and then B．Once in a while
C．Once again D．Sooner or later
解析丈夫丢了自行车后“又一次(once again)”正常的上下班，而now and then时而；
once in a while偶尔，间或；sooner or later迟早。

答案 C
13．A.honor B．pity C．sympathy D．respect
解析陌生人会给从未见过的帮助对于我来说是honor(荣耀)；pity可怜，同情；sympathy 同情；respect尊重。

答案 A
14．A.thrown B．passed C．sent D．got
解析pass sth from...to...把……传递下去，微笑是一种善意的传递；throw扔；send 派，发送；get得到。

答案 B
15．A.friends B．strangers C．relatives D．parents
解析从上文可知acts of kindness从strangers那里得到；friends，relatives，parents 不具备代表性。

答案 B
16．A.weakened B．spread
C．reduced D．strengthened
解析strengthen our faith in humanity巩固了我们对人性的信任。

weaken减弱；spread 传播；reduce减少。

答案 D
17．A.moved B．forced C．urged D．influenced
解析好的人性influence(影响)到我们和他人分享的方式。

move移动；force强迫；urge 敦促。

答案 D
18．A.share B．connect C．deal D．work
解析share with others和他人分享。

答案 A
19．A.likes B．cares C．worries D．wonders
解析an act of kindness表明人“关心、帮助”他人。

like喜欢；worry担心；wonder 纳闷，想知道。

答案 B
20．A.short B．promising C．permanent D．temporary
解析act of kindness固然渺小，但其影响是permanent(永恒的)。

short，promising，
word
temporary分别为短暂的、有希望的、临时的。

答案 C
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