专题03 巅峰特训4+1阅读理解+七选五三-2017年高考英语

高频考点穿透卷（三）
巅峰特训4+1阅读理解+七选五（课标全国卷）（三）
第一节阅读理解
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A
Surviving Hurricane Sandy(飓风桑迪)
Natalie Doan, 14, has always felt lucky to live in Rockaway, New York. Living just a few blocks from the beach, Natalie can see the ocean and hear the waves from her house. “It’s the ocean that makes Rockaway so special,” she says.
On October 29, 2012, that ocean turned fierce. That night, Hurricane Sandy attacked the East Coast, and Rockaway wa s hit especially hard. Fortunately, Natalie’s family escaped to Brooklyn shortly before the city’s bridge closed.
When they returned to Rockaway the next day, they found their neighborhood in ruins. Many of Natalie’s friends had lost their homes and were l iving far away. All around her, people were suffering, especially the elderly. Natalie’s school was so damaged that she had to temporarily attend a school in Brooklyn.
In the following few days, the men and women helping Rockaway recover inspired Natalie. Volunteers came with carloads of donated clothing and toys. Neighbors devoted their spare time to helping others rebuild. Teenagers climbed dozens of flights of stairs to deliver water and food to elderly people trapped in powerless high-rise buildings.
“My mom tells me that I can’t control what happens to me,” Natalie says. “but I can always choose how I deal with it.”
Natalie’s choice was to help.
She created a website page matching survivors in need with donors who wanted to help. Natalie posted information about a boy named Patrick, who lost his baseball card collection when his house burned down. Within days, Patrick’s collection was replaced.
In the coming months, her website page helped lots of kids: Christopher, who received a new basketball; Charlie, who got a new keyboard. Natalie also worked with other organizations to bring much-needed supplies to Rockaway. Her efforts made her a famous person. Last April, she was invited
to the White House and honored as a Hurricane Sandy Champion of Change.
Today, the scars(创痕) of destruction are still seen in Rockaway, but hope is in the air. The streets are clear, and many homes have been rebuilt. “I can’t imagine living anywhere but Rockaway,” Natalie declares. “My neighborhood will be back, even stronger than before.”1．When Natalie returned to Rockaway after the hurricane, she found _________.
A. some friends had lost their lives
B. her neighborhood was destroyed
C. her school had moved to Brooklyn
D. the elderly were free from suffering
2．According to Paragraph 4, who inspired Natalie most?
A. The people helping Rockaway rebuild.
B. The people trapped in high-rise buildings.
C. The volunteers donating money to survivors.
D. Local teenagers bringing clothing to elderly people.
3．How did Natalie help the survivors?
A. She gave her toys to other kids.
B. She took care of younger children.
C. She called on the White House to help.
D. She built an information sharing platform.
4．What does the story intend to tell us?
A. Little people can make a big difference.
B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C. East or west, home is best.
D. Technology is power.
【来源】【高考真题】2016年高考北京卷B篇
【答案】
1．B
2．A
3．D
4．A
【解析】
2．A推理判断题。

根据第四段“In the following few days, the men and women helping Rockaway recover inspired Natalie.”可知，那些帮助Rockaway恢复重建的人使Natalie最受鼓舞，故选A。

3．D细节理解题。

根据倒数第三段“She created a website page matching survivors in need with donors who wanted to help.”可知，Natalie创建了一个网站来分享和匹配求助信息和捐赠信息，故选D。

4．A写作意图题。

根据倒数第二段“Her efforts made her a famous person. Last April, she was invited to the White House and honored as a Hurricane Sandy Champion of Change.”可知，Natalie的助人行为得到了社会的认可，她受到了表扬，这说明小人物也可以有大作为，故选A。

考点：考查记叙文阅读
【题型】阅读理解
【难度】一般
B
Given the tradition of students bringing apples to their teachers, it somehow seems fitting that an old apple barn(谷仓) will find a new life as a one-room schoolhouse. And it is just as fitting that a retired schoolteacher will become the caretaker of that historic treasure.
My friend Velma, a teacher for more than 30 years, has been retired for some time now, but that doesn’t stop her giving history lessons at the old Englewood School, located on her family’s California farm. The lovingly restored building was constructed around 1850 as a home for a woodsman and later was used as apple barn. Then, in 1870 it began a new life as a schoolhouse.
Originally located in the nearby Englewood meadow, it was now moved its current site in 1978 by Velma’s late husband and his brother, Robert and Richard, who thought it would help kee p Velma busy in retirement. No nails had been used in the original construction, so each piece of wood had to be carefully marked and the building was reassembled（重装）on its new site. The brothers worked with much care and hard work to ensure a perfect fit of mitered（斜接的）corners.
After the relocation, Velma and her family furnished the school with some of its original desks. They also added a collection of schoolbooks, the oldest dating back to 1845. Perhaps the school’s most cherished souvenir is the diplom a of student Hettie Essig, who graduated on June 30, 1904. Hettie’s daughter, Flora, presented Velma with the precious keepsake.
Nowadays Velma gives tours to local schoolchildren and other groups, who learn what it was like to attend school back in the good old days. She has kids ring the school bell, recite the Pledge of Allegiance and sing “Good Morning to You” as they might have done in days gone by. Then, with twinkling eyes and much enthusiasm, she tells the history of the school, and gives a short sample lesson.
5．The Englewood School was originally built as ________.
A. a man’ s house
B. a schoolhouse
C. a restroom
D. an apple barn
6．Which word can best describe the school’s being relocated?
A. Inspiring.
B. Refreshing.
C. Fashionable.
D. Challenging.
7．What does the underlined part “the precious keepsake” in Para.4 mean?
A. The school’s original supplies.
B. The collection of schoolbooks.
C. The oldest schoolbook.
D. The diploma of Hettie Essig.
8．Which can serve as the best title of the passage?
A. The Good Old Days in the Schoolhouse
B. A Mysterious Building with a Long History
C. A Historic One-room Schoolhouse
D. A Teacher Devoted to Restoring Old Buildings
【来源】【名校模拟】江西省南昌二中2017届高三上学期第二次考试
【答案】
5．A
6．D
7．D
8．C
【解析】
文章讲述的是恩格尔伍德学校的起源与它的发展。

7．D 词义猜测题。

根据They also added a collection of schoolbooks, the oldest dating back to 1845. Perhaps the school’s most cherished souvenir is the diploma of student Hettie Essig, who graduated on June 30, 1904. Hettie’s daughter, Flora, presented Velma with the pre cious keepsake可知，最宝贵的纪念品就是这位学生的文凭。

故选D。

8．C 主旨大意题。

整篇文章讲述的是恩格尔伍德学校的起源与它的发展，故选C。

考点：考查说明文阅读
【题型】阅读理解
【难度】一般.
C
For more than twenty years scientists have been searching for signs of life on other planets. Most of these searches have been done over the radio. The hope is that someone in outer space may be trying to get in touch with us. Scientists also have sent radio and television messages
on spaceships traveling through space, on the chance that someone may be receptive to such messages.
Scientists are using powerful radio telescopes to listen to signals from about 1, 000 stars, all within 100 light years of earth. In addition, they will scan the entire sky to “listen” for radio messages from more distant stars. Using a computer, they will be able to monitor more than eight channels at one time. Scientists are looking for any signal they stands out from the background noise.
Of the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy, scientists find that five percent are like our sun. Perhaps half of them have a planet like earth. Such a planet would be a reasonable distance from the star for temperatures to be right for the evolution of life. Based on the inhabitable（that can be lived in）planets in our galaxy, most scientists agree that chances are likely that one or more of these planets support some life.
However, many scientists wonder whether intelligent life exists on other planets. Some believe that twenty years of searching without any intelligible messages shows that no one is out there. They say that the evolution of intelligence comparable to ours is unlikely.
Other scientists believe that our search hasn’t been long enough to rule out the possibility that intelligent life exists in our galaxy. Although our sun family is only about five billion years old, our galaxy is about 20 billion years old. In that time, some scientists think it is likely that civilization much more advanced than ours have developed. Perhaps these civilizations send us no signals; perhaps we have not recognized the signals they have sent us. If we hope to find intelligent life, these scientists believe that we have to keep looking.[来
9．According to the passage, how many planets in our galaxy might be inhabitable?
A. 5 billion．
B. 10 billion.
C. 15 billion.
D. 200 billion
10．The first paragraph in this passage is mainly about ________ .
A. how scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets
B. why scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets
C. where scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets
D. when scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets
11．The underlined word “monitor” in the passage means“ ________ ”.
A. find
B. imitate
C. check
D. form
12．Which of these statements is true based on the information in the passage?
A. The earth is one of the oldest planets in our galaxy.
B. Most scientists believe that there is intelligent life on other planets.
C. Scientists are trying different ways to find signs of life on other planets.
D. Sci entists don’t believe that there might be life on other planets.
【来源】【名校模拟】2016年重庆一中高三下期高考模拟考试
【答案】
9A
10A
11C
12C
【解析】
本文讨论了人们对于外太空是否存在生命，至今为止，科学家们尝试了多种方法寻找外星生命，但都没有得到回应。

也有科学家认为外太空不太可能存在生命。

11. C 词义猜测题。

根据本句Using a computer, they will be able to monitor more than eight channels at one time.科学家们向太空发射无线电信号以后，使用计算机对这些信号进行监控，希望能够捕捉到外星生命的痕迹。

所以该词意为“check”，故C项正确。

12. C 细节理解题。

根据文章第一段Most of these searches have been done over the radio. Scientists also have sent radio and television messages on spaceships traveling through space, on the chance that someone may be receptive to such messages.可知科学家正在使用多种方法研究外星生命的存在。

故C项正确。

考点：考查议论文阅读
【题型】阅读理解
【难度】一般
D
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PURCHASE
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Opening Times
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How to get to UnderWater World SEA LIFE Mooloolaba
Walk
Just a 2-minute walk from the beach on the southern end of Mooloolaba Esplanade.
Car
If you are coming from Brisbane simply follow the Bruce Highway north and take the Moooloolaba exit after the Ettamogah Pub, then simply follow the signs to Mooloolaba.
If you are coming from Gympie follow the Bruce Highway south and exit at the Maroochydore exit. Follow the signs onto the Sunshine Motorway. Exit at the Mooloolaba exit and follow the brown signs to UnderWater World SEA LIFE Mooloolaba.
Bus
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Additional Information
∙Free parking is available at UnderWater World SEA LIFE Mooloolaba.
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13. What does the underlined word “arrays” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Displays.
B. Advantages.
C. Challenges.
D. Programs.
14. How much will a couple with a child aged 2 if they want to visit UnderWater World SEA LIFE Mooloolaba ?
A. ＄ 54.90.
B. ＄ 68.40.
C. ＄ 83.30.
D. ＄ 69.80.
15. Which of the following ways is proper to visit UnderWater World SEA LIFE Mooloolaba by car?
A. Brisbane→the Moooloolaba exit→Bruce Highway→Mooloolaba
B. Bruce Highway→the Moooloolaba exit→the Ettamogah Pub→Mooloolaba
C. Brisbane→the Moooloolaba exit→Mooloolaba→the Ettamogah Pub
D. Brisbane→Bruce Highway→the Ettamogah Pub→Mooloolaba
【来源】【名师原创】
【答案】
13A
14B
15D
【解析】
本文讨论了人们对于外太空是否存在生命，至今为止，科学家们尝试了多种方法寻找外星生命，但都没有得到回应。

也有科学家认为外太空不太可能存在生命。

考点：考查应用文阅读
【题型】阅读理解
【难度】较难
第二节七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Many students want to learn English well, but don’t know where to start. Here is some advice.
Why do you want to learn English?
Before you begin (or go back to) studying English, ask yourself one question. Why do I want to study English? 16 Like every decision in life, studying English must be something you want to do.
Set goals
If you know why you want to study, setting goals is easy. For example, maybe you want to travel to an English-speaking country. Great. Your goal might be to learn "Survival English". 17 Make a timetable
How long do you need to study to achieve your goals? This answer is different for every student.
18 If you work 60 hours per week, don’t plan on spending another 40 hours a week studying English. Start off slow, but study regularly. Use material that is challenging, but not too difficult.
19
After you have studied for a few weeks, adjust your study schedule accordingly. Do you study best at night, or on the bus on your way to work? Do you like to study alone in a quiet place, or with friends and background music?
Have fun learning English!
20 If you aren’t having fun learning English, you’re not st udying the right way! You can be a serious student who has fun at the same time. Make up your own rewards program to give yourself incentives to stay on task.
A. Find out what works for you.
B. The important thing is to be realistic.
C. You already know many useful phrases.
D. Whatever your goals are, write them down.
E. Improve your listening skills and pronunciation.
F. The things we do best in life are the things we enjoy doing.
G. Is it because you want to, or because someone else wants you to?
【来源】【名师原创】
【答案】
16G
17D
18B
19A
20F
【解析】
很多学生渴望学好英语却又不知道如何开始，本文在这一方面为我们作了简要的介绍。

16. G上文提到“我为什么想学英语”，此处选择G项“是因为你自己想学还是因为别人让你学”对上文问
题作出回答。

考点：考查说明文阅读【题型】阅读理解【难度】一般。