2017高考英语大题冲关秘笈 阅读理解之议论文 6.创新押题

2017高考英语大题冲关秘笈阅读理解之议论文 6.创新押题
Passage 1
Life can be so wonderful, full of adventure and joy. It can also be full of challenges, setbacks(挫折) and heartbreaks. Whatever our circumstances, we generally still have dreams, hopes and desires that little something more we want for ourselves and our loved ones. Yet knowing we can have more can also create a problem, because when we go to change the way we do things, up come the old patterns and pitfalls(陷阱) that stopped us from seeking what we wanted in the first place.
This tension between what we feel we can have and what we’re seemingly able to have is the niggling(烦人的)suffering, the anxiety we feel. This is where we usually think it’s easier to just give up. But we’re never meant to let go of part of us that knows we can have more. The intelligence behind that knowing is us — the real us. It’s the part that believes in the life and its possibilities. If you drop that, you begin to feel a little ＂dead＂ inside because you’re dropping ＂you＂.
So, if we have this capability but somehow life seems to keep us stuck，how do we break these patterns?
Decide on a new course and make one decision at a time. This is good advice for a new adventure or just getting through today’s challenges.
While, deep down, we know we can do it, our mind —or the minds of those close to us —usually says we can’t. That isn’t a reason to stop, it’s just the mind, that little man or woman on your shoulder, trying to talk you out of something again. It has done it many times before. It’s all about starting simple and doing it now.
Decide and act before overthinking. When you do this you may feel a little, or large, release from the jail of your mind and you’ll be on your way.
1. It can be inferred from the first two paragraphs that we should ________.
A. slow down and live a simple life
B. be careful when we choose to change
C. stick to our dreams under any circumstances
D. be content with what we already have
2. What is the key to breaking the old patterns?
A. To focus on every detail.
B. To decide and take immediate action.
C. To listen to those close to us.
D. To think twice before we act.
3. Which of the following best explains the underlined part in the last paragraph?
A. Escape from your punishment.
B. Realization of your dreams.
C. Freedom from your tension.
D. Reduction of your expectations.
4. What does the author intend to tell us?
A. It’s easier than we think to get what we want.
B. It’s important to learn to accept sufferings in life.
C. It’s impractical to change our way of thinking.
D. It’s harder than we expect to follow a new course.
Passage 2
We have most friends at the age of 26 after having spent the first quarter of our lives building up our friendship circle, a new research has claimed.
The research into friendship shows that our social circle peaks at 26 years and 7 months, at which we typically have five close friends. Women are most popular at 25 years and 10 months, with men hitting the highest friendship point a little later at 27 years and 3 months.
The research, by Forever Friends, shows that about a third of adults meet their closest friends while at school, with about a fifth saying they meet them at work.
Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter now also play a major role in building new friendship. The research points out that 25 to 34-year-olds make 22 friends via Facebook, compared to 18 to 24-year-olds who make 12, and 35 to 44-year-olds who make just four.
Forever Friends’ relationship coach Sam Owen says:＂It is no coincidence that over a third of us meet our best friends at school. It is a key time in our lives when friendship is growing through sharing notes, giving gifts, seeing each other regularly and laughing a lot. As adults
we can often forget how powerful these small things are and how the little things can make a difference.＂
Later in life we find ourselves losing friends. Over half of us lose friendship through moving, while 36% say that over time they grow apart from close pals. Having children also causes 19% to drift away from childhood friends.
With growing pressures being put on friendship these days, it’s important to make time for our friendship.
5. How many friends can a 20-year-old college student make via Facebook?
A. 4.
B. 12.
C. 18.
D. 22.
6. In Paragraph 5, the author is trying to tell the readers ________.
A. how important making friends is
B. that friendship is not easy to keep
C. how much has been done to keep friendship
D. that friendship at school is important
7. The underlined phrase ＂drift away from＂in Paragraph 6 means ＂________＂.
A. make sense of
B. lose contact with
C. feel sorry for
D. make up with
8. This passage is most probably taken from ________.
A. Facebook or Twitter
B. an advertisement
C. a textbook
D. a newspaper
Passage 3
Everyone looks forward to progress, whether in one’s personal life or in the general society. Progress indicates a person’s ability to change the way he is living at the moment. Progress must lead to a better life and a better way of doing things. All these, however, remain true only in so far as people want to accept technology and move forward by finding new and more efficient ways of doing things.
However, at the back of the minds of many people, especially those who miss the ＂good old days＂, efficiency comes with a price. When communication becomes more efficient, people are able to contact one another no matter where they are and at whatever time they wish to. The click of
a button allows people miles apart to talk or see each other without even leaving their homes. With the communication gadgets, such as mobile phones and iPads, people often do not take the effort to visit one another personally. A personal visit carries with it the additional feature of having to be in the person’s presence for as long as the visit lasts. We cannot unnecessarily excuse ourselves or turn the other person off.
With efficiency also comes mass production. Such is the nature of factories and the success of industrialization today. Factories have improved efficiency. Unskillful tasks are left to machines and products are better made and produced with greater accuracy than any human hand could ever have done. However, with the improvements in efficiency also comes the loss of the personal touch when making these products. For example, many handicrafts(手工艺品) are now produced in a factory. Although this means that supply is better able to increase demand, now that the supply is quick and efficient, the demand might fall because mass production lowers the quality of the handicraft and it is difficult to find unique designs on each item.
Nevertheless, we must not commit the mistake of analyzing progress only from one point of view. In fact, progress has allowed tradition to keep up. It is only with progress and the invention of new technology that many old products can be brought back to their old state. New technology is required for old products to stay old.
It is people’s attitude towards progress that causes the type of influence that technology has on society. Technology is flexible. There is no fixed way of making use of it. Everything depends on people’s attitude. The worst effects of progress will fall on those who are unable to rethink their attitudes and views of society. When we accept progress and adapt it to suit our needs, a new ＂past＂ is created.
9. According to Paragraph 1, progress can benefit people when they are willing to________.
A. live a better life
B. look for better methods
C. change ways of living
D. accept technology and advance steadily
10. The underlined word ＂gadgets＂ is closest in meaning to________.
A. tools
B. messages
C. barriers
D. skills
11. The author explains ＂efficiency comes with a price＂ by________.
A. describing a process
B. using examples
C. following time order
D. making classification
12. Compared with home-made handicrafts, machine-made products________.
A. lack great accuracy
B. lack the personal touch
C. are of high value
D. are quite welcome
13. What can be learned about technology from Paragraph 4?
A. It can destroy old traditions.
B. It can lead to social progress.
C. It can be used to correct mistakes.
D. It can be used to preserve old products.
14. What can be concluded from the last paragraph?
A. Progress can suit the needs of daily life.
B. People review the past with great regret.
C. Technology should be introduced in a fixed way.
D. People’s attitude decides the use of technology.
Passage 4
Many people trying to sell homes find that an increase in home prices has turned the market in their favor. But sellers can still get the short end of the deal if they aren’t careful. Here are a few tips for you:
Don’t test your luck. Of course you think anyone who moves into your lovely home should be willing to pay top dollars, especially if yo u’ve recently invested in some improvements. But listing a home at a price that’s too high above the market price could turn away some buyers.
Buyers noticing that the home still hasn’t sold may begin to assume there’s something wrong with the house and u se that as a reasonable excuse for offering a lower price. And if a home hasn’t received any offers after two weeks, it might be time to reset the price.
A price that’s too low can bring about an undesired outcome. Listing your home at or slightly below the market price can have the effect of drawing in a large group of buyers and increase the chances that a home will receive multiple offers. But setting the price too low comes with several risks. One possibility is that buyers will get skeptical of the home that is listed for $ 15,000 to $ 20,000 less than similar homes in the area, especially if it’s not properly marketed. Once again, people might assume there is something wrong with the home and may not bother to look
at it.
Spy on the competition. Goin g to other people’s open houses can give you a better sense of how your home compares to others on the market. Check out the finishes in their kitchens, the size of their backyards and use the information to figure out where your home should fit in the ran ge of the price. But don’t set your pricing just on what you see elsewhere.
15. What does the underline part in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. To be at a disadvantage
B. To get the upper hand
C. To have control over the situation
D. To be unable to fit in
16. What should home sellers do according to the passage?
A. Price your house on the basis of its geographic location.
B. Price your house slightly above the market price after decorating it.
C. Change the price if no offer has been received within a week.
D. Change your house at a price slightly below the market price.
17. If you set the price of your house too low, __________.
A. buyers might think it not worthwhile to go to have a look
B. you are likely to come into conflict with the neighborhood sellers
C. your house will be crowded with buyers within a couple of days
D. chances of your house being sold at a better price will be greatly increased
18. What is the benefit of going to other people’s open house?
A. You can pick up some useful lessons on house selling.
B. You can get your pricing mainly based on what you see elsewhere.
C. You can work out how much money you should ask for your home.
D. You can know how to make your house stand out against other houses.＇
Passage 1
【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文。

生活中有许多挑战，我们面对挑战、追求梦想时可能会陷入僵局。

作者提供了一些建议——不要杞人忧天，放下包袱，实现梦想很容易。

1. C 推理判断题。

根据文章第二段最后一句＂If you drop that，you begin to feel a little ‘dead’
inside because you’re dropping ‘you’. ＂可知，如果你放弃了梦想，就开始感觉自己内心＂死了＂，因为你失去了自己的追求。

由此可以推理出，在任何情况下我们都应该坚持梦想。

2. B 细节理解题。

根据文章倒数第三段中作者提供的建议＂Decide on a new course＂和倒数第二段最
后一句＂It’s all about starting simple and doing it now.＂可知B正确。

3. C 推理判断题。

根据文章最后一段的建议＂Decide and act before overthinking.＂(在过度思虑之
前做决定和行动)可知，不要杞人忧天，你要感到放松。

故C正确。

4. A 主旨大意题。

通读全文可知作者针对追求梦想提供了一些建议，告诉我们不要杞人忧天，放下包袱，
实现梦想很容易。

由此可知A正确。

Passage 2
【文章大意】研究表明，我们在26岁时拥有最多的朋友，但是随着时间的推移，我们的朋友会减少。

5. B 细节理解题。

根据第四段最后一句中的＂via Facebook, compared to 18 to 24-year-olds who make
12＂可知，通过脸书网年龄在18到24岁的人可以交到12个朋友，故B项正确。

6. D 细节理解题。

根据第五段Sam Owen所讲的第二句话＂It is a key time in our lives when friendship
is growing through sharing notes, giving gifts, seeing each other regularly and laughing
a lot＂可知，学校时光是人生中建立友谊的重要阶段，这时候的友谊成长于分享笔记、赠送礼物、
互相探望、一起欢笑，故D项正确。

7. B 词义猜测题。

根据倒数第二段的第二句＂Over half of us lose friendship...apart from close
pals＂及画线词所在句＂Having children also causes 19% to...childhood friends＂可以判断，画线词意为＂失去联系＂，故B项正确。

A项意为＂理解＂，C项意为＂对……感到抱歉＂，D项意为＂与……和好＂，都与语境不符。

8. D 推理判断题。

根据第一段中的＂a new research has claimed＂以及最后一段中的＂these days＂，
再结合选项可以判断，本文最可能摘自报纸，故D项正确。

Passage 3
【文章大意】新技术的出现给我们的生活和社会带来很大的影响，有积极的方面也有消极的方面。

但是真正决定技术是否能够影响人类的生活，取决于人们对待技术的态度。

9. D 细节理解题。

根据第一段最后一句＂...people want to accept technology and move forward by
finding new and more efficient ways of doing things.＂可知，当人们愿意接受技术并能稳步推进时，进步是有利的。

A、C两项是进步给人们带来的好处，B项答非所问，也不能选。

10. A 词义猜测题。

根据后面的例子mobile phones and iPads可猜出gadgets指的应该是通讯＂工具＂。

11. B 推理判断题。

画线部分后面的内容主要是通过列举一些人们在通讯方面的进步所带来的弊端的例子
来说明这句话，故选B项。

12. B 细节理解题。

根据第三段第五句＂However，with the improvements in efficiency also comes the
loss of the personal touch when making these products.＂可知，技术进步以后，生产出来的产品缺乏personal touch。

13. D 推理判断题。

根据第四段中的＂New technology is required for old products to stay old.＂
可知，新技术能用来保存旧产品。

14. D 推理判断题。

根据该段第一句＂It is people’s attitude towards progress that causes the type
of influence that technology has on society.＂和第四句＂Everything depends on people’s attitude.＂可知，人们对于进步的态度导致了技术能够对社会产生影响的类型，一切都取决于人们的态度。

Passage 4
【文章大意】本文是关于如何才能让房子卖出好价钱的注意事项。

15. A 词义猜测题。

根据语境及下文＂if you are not careful enough＂可知画线部分的意思是＂处在劣势＂。

16. D 细节理解题。

根据第四段第二句＂Listing your home at or slightly below the market price can
have the effect of drawing in a large group of buyers and increase the chances that a home will receive multiple (many) offers.＂可知答案。

17. A 细节理解题。

根据第四段中的＂people might assume there is something wrong with the home
and may not bother to look at it. ＂可知，人们可能认为房子有问题，觉得没有必要花时间去看一下。

18. C 推理判断题。

根据第五段中的＂figure out where your home should fit in the range of the
price.＂可知答案是C。