山东省昌邑市高考英语一轮阅读理解学生自编训练二

山东省昌邑市2017高考英语一轮阅读理解学生自编训练二
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。

(2013·郑州市二模，A)
“Croeso I Gymru！” If you don't know what this means, read on to find out more.
When you cross over the border from England into Wales, you don't have to show your passport but you do notice a difference immediately. All the road markings and signs are shown in two languages—English and Welsh (威尔士语). Not all visitors to Britain know that other languages are spoken here. There's the Gaelic (盖尔语) language in Scotland and a few people speak Cornish (康沃尔语) in the southwest of England, but the most widely spoken language in the UK besides English is Welsh.
Perhaps the first Welsh word you'll see on the road into Wales is ARAF. There's a helpful English translation next to it—SLOW. As you can see, Welsh looks quite different from English. It sounds very different, too. Welsh looks and sounds so different from English because it's a Celtic language. Celtic cultures still exist around the edges of the UK—in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and also in parts of France. For hundreds of years, almost everyone in Wales spoke Welsh, but nowadays there are about 600 thousand Welsh speakers—around 20% of the population.
So is Welsh dying out? Not at all! Nowadays, all school children in Wales study Welsh and many choose to go to an all Welshspeaking school. You can get public information in Welsh, speak Welsh in court or take a course at university in Welsh. People surf the Internet in Welsh, keep up with friends on Facebook and write blogs in Welsh.
By the way，“Croeso I Gymru！” means “Welcome to Wales！”—I hope you'll be able to visit it one day.
文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。

文章主要介绍了威尔士语，包括威尔士语的特点、使用的人群、发展前景以及与英语的不同。

1．According to the passage, Welsh ________.
A．has developed from Cornish
B．is still widely used in the UK
C．sounds a little similar to English
D．is more widely spoken than before
答案：B 细节理解题。

根据文章第二段最后一句中的“but the most widely spoken language in the UK besides English is Welsh”可知，威尔士语在英国应用比较广泛。

故答案选B。

2．How does the author feel about the future of Welsh?
A．Optimistic. B．Curious.
C．Worried. D．Confused.
答案：A 观点态度题。

根据文章倒数第二段第一句“So is Welsh dying out? Not at all！”可知，作者相信威尔士语不会消失。

故答案选A。

3．What is the author's purpose of writing the passage?
A．To explain a typical Welsh term.
B．To compare English with Welsh.
C．To give an introduction to Welsh.
D．To encourage people to visit Wales.
答案：C 写作意图题。

文章主要介绍了威尔士语的特点、使用的人群、发展前景以及与英语的不同。

故答案选C。

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

【2014高考训练】A
Worlds of Fun
Location: Worlds of Fun is located off Highway 435 in Kansas City, Missouri.
History: Worlds of Fun was opened on May 26, 1973, at a cost of 25 million dollars. Loosely themed around the Jules Verne book, Around the World in Eighty Days, the park was founded by Hunt Midwest Company. In 1982, Hunt Midwest bought a nearby waterpark, Oceans of Fun. In 2013, Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun were combined to a one ticket admission, providing all guests with access to 235 acres of amusement and water rides.
Hours: Worlds of Fun is open from April through Halloween.
Tickets: Buy and print online. Always try to buy your tickets in advance, to save time when you get to the park.
Reservations: Worlds of Fun sells “Fast Lane” cards that save riders’ time by allowing them to bypass the majority of wait for most of rides and attractions including Mamba, Prowler, and Patriot. Ride as many times as you want all day long.
Strategy(策略): Most visitors tend to begin the day with Prowler, the hottest attraction in the park. Use that tendency to your advantage and head to the Patriot first. After that, try the Dragons. Then work your way back to the Prowler. After riding the Prowler, there is only one coaster left, Mamba. Hit it next. If the park is not very crowded, you can ride Boomerang on the way to Mamba. After riding Mamba, head back for a ride on the Wolf. By then you will have tried most of the popular rides and attractions in the shortest possible time.
News: In 2014, Worlds of Fun is adding Steel Hawk, a ride that will take guests up 301 feet in the air and spin them at a 45-degree angle for a 60-second flight. Wait to have a try!
56. When did Hunt Midwest’s two parks start to share one ticket?
A. In 1973.
B. In 1982.
C. In 2013.
D. In 2014.
57. With a “Fast Lane” card, the visitor can _________.
save some money
buy tickets online
avoid lining up for long
enjoy all the rides for free
58 What is talked about in the part of Strategy?
The best visiting route.
The highest ride in the park.
The most popular tour season.
The hottest attractions in the park.
【参考答案】56．C 57．C 58．A
【2014高考训练】
About 6 percent of luxury hotels in three major Chinese cities have stopped serving shark fin(鱼翅)，a survey has found. Although the controversial(有争议的)dish remains on the menu at most hotels, Green Beagle Environment Institute, a Beijing-based non-government organization that was the main sponsor of the survey, said the results are encouraging and reflect increased awareness. The survey was carried out in Beijing, Shenzhen and Fuzhou, which were selected as representative cities to collect basic data on shark fin consumption nationwide. In Beijing, 132 hotels completed
the phone questionnaire between Nov. 20 and Dec. 12. Only 12 hotels, 9 percent, said they do not serve shark fin. A similar survey of 131 Beijing hotels conducted a year ago found only one hotel that did not serve shark fin, Wang Xue, chief coordinator(协调人)of the survey, said on Saturday.In Shenzhen, four out of the 85 four and five star hotels surveyed had stopped serving shark fin, accounting for about 5 percent. In Fuzhou, only one of the 40 hotels surveyed did not serve shark fin. On average, about 6. 61 percent of the hotels in the three cities did not serve the food. “The survey re minded us there is still a long way to go to remove shark fins from Chinese hotels and restaurants, but the improved situation in Beijing is encouraging,” said Wang. “We found more hotels and restaurants were willing to take action over the past year.” International hotels are more active in the “shark-fin-free” project, sh e noted. China is the world's biggest importer and consumer of shark fin, which has been used in luxurious Chinese dishes for 500 years. Dishes made from shark fin are still regarded as a symbol of honor and respect,especially at business dinners, according to Wang.
Research has also found that shark fin contains poisonous elements, but the nutritious value is less than that of chicken or pork. “We hope hotels and restaurants remove shark fin products from their menus,” Wang added.
57. Why do Chinese people are fond of eating shark fin?
A. Shark fin stands for honor and respect in China
B. Shark fin is rich in a variety of nutrition
C. The living standard of Chinese is much better than before.
D. Shark fin can make people live longer.
58. In which way was the survey carried out?
A .Interviewing on the spot. B. Phone questionnaire.
C. Filling the forms.
D. Talk show.
59. According to the text, which city did the best this year?
A. Shanghai
B. Shenzhen
C. Fuzhou
D. Beijing
60. The author wants to tell us .
A.the opinions divided on consuming shark fin
B.Chinese people' taste of shark fin
C.the appeal to hotels and restaurants for stopping serving shark fin
D.the world's biggest importer and consumer of shark fin
【参考答案】57—60 ABDC
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。

George Prochnik would like the world to_put_a_sock_in_it. He makes his case in a new book, listening for Meaning in a World of Noise. Here he explains himself (using his indoor voice)：
“We've bec ome so accustomed to noise, there's almost a deep prejudice against the idea that silence might be beneficial. If you tell someone to be quiet, you sound like an old man. But it's never been more important to find continuing quiet. Silence focuses us, improves our health, and is a key to lasting peace and satisfaction.”
“We need t o excite people about the sounds you start to hear if you merely quiet things down a little. During a Japanese tea ceremony, the smallest sounds becomes a kind of art—the spoons making a light ringing sound on a bowl, the edges of a kimono (和服)brushing against the floor.”“Deaf people a re very attentive(专注的)in almost every aspect of life. If two deaf people are walking together, using sign language，they constantly watch out for each other and protect each
other by paying steady attention to the other. They are connected yet also fully aware of their surroundings. Even deaf teenagers! We in the hearing world can learn from them. If we remove the powerful blasts(一阵阵)of noise, we become aware of an extraordinarily rich world around us—of little soft and the sound of footsteps, of bird songs and ice cracking(开裂声). It's astonishing how beautiful things sound when you can really listen. ”
我们生活在一个充满噪音的世界里，并且习以为常。

但让我们安静下来倾听吧，我们会发现世界是更加美好的，这对我们是有益的。

17. What does the p hrase “to put a sock in it” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. To be quiet.
B. To be colorful.
C. To be full of love.
D. To be attentive to someone.
答案：A。

词义猜测题。

由下文内容可知，George Prochnik认为人们习惯了周围噪音的存在，但却没有意识到安静的环境对人们是有益的，故画线部分点出了他的观点，即希望世界是安静的。

18. What does Prochnik say about us?
A. We are used to quietnesss.
B. We have to put up with noise.
C. We do not think silence to be beneficial.
D. We do not believe lasting peace to be available.
答案：C。

细节理解题。

由第二段第一句话可知，我们习惯了噪音的存在，因而对安静对人们有益这一说法有很深的偏见，故C项正确。

19. Which of the following is TRUE according to Prochnik?
A. We need more sounds in our lives.
B. There is nothing to be learned from the deaf.
C. We are not aware how rich the world around us is.
D. There is too much noise at a Japanese tea ceremony.
答案：C。

细节理解题。

根据最后一段内容可知，聋哑人能专注于周围的环境，这一点是我们有听力的人应该向他们学习的，因此，如果我们能摆脱周围的噪音的话，我们就会意识到周围的世界是多么的丰富多彩。

20. It can be inferred from the text that ________.
A. we can benefit a lot from old people
B. it is a good idea to use sign language
C. there is no escape from the world of sound
D. it is possible to find how beautiful things sound
答案：D。

推理判断题。

根据文章最后一句It's astonishing how beautiful things sound when you can really listen.可知，当我们能真正聆听大自然的各种声音的时候，我们就会发现周围的世界是美好的。

阅读理解-----C8[2012·四川卷]
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。

Plants are flowering faster than scientists predicted(预测)in reaction to climate change, which could have long damaging effects on food chains and ecosystems.
Global warming is having a great effect on hundreds of plant and animal species around the world, changing some living patterns, scientists say.
Increased carbon dioxide(CO2)in the air from burning coal and oil can have an effect on how plants produce oxygen, while higher temperatures and changeable rainfall patterns can change their patterns of growth.
“Predicting species’ reaction to climate change is a major challenge in ecology，” said the
researchers of several U．S. universities. They said plants had been the key object of study because their reaction to climate change could have an effect on food chains and ecosystem services. The study, published on the Nature website, uses the findings from plant life cycle studies and experiments across four continents and 1,634 species. It found that some experiments had underestimated(低估) the speed of flowering by 8.5 times and leafing by 4 times.
“Across all specie s, the experiments under­predicted the speed of the advance－for both leafing and flowering－that results from temperature increases，” the study said.
The design of future experiments may need to be improved to better predict how plants will react to climate change, it said.
Plants are necessary for life on the Earth. They are the base of the food chain, using photosynthesis(光合作用)to produce sugar from carbon dioxide and water. They let out oxygen which is needed by nearly every organism on the planet.
Scientists believe the world’s average temperature has risen by about 0.8℃ since 1900, and nearly 0.2℃ every ten years since 1979.
So far, efforts to cut emissions(排放)of planet­warmi ng greenhouse gases are not seen as enough to prevent the Earth heating up beyond 2℃ this century—a point scientists say will bring the danger of a changeable climate in which weather extremes are common, leading to drought, floods, crop failures and rising sea levels.
57. What is the key information the author wants to give in Paragraph 1?
A．Plant s’ rea ction to weather could have damaging effects on ecosystems.
B．The increasing spe ed of flowering is beyond scientists’ expectation.
C．Climate change leads to the change of food production patterns.
D．Food chains have been seriously damaged because of weather.
58. We can learn from the study published on the Nature website that ________.
A．plants’ flowering is 8.5 times faster than leafing
B．there are 1,634 plant species on the four continents
C．scientists should improve the design of the experiments
D．the experiments failed to predict how plants react to climate change
59. Scientists pay special attention to the study of plants because________.
A．they can prove the climate change clearly
B．they are very important in the food chains
C．they play a leading role in reducing global warming
D．they are growing and flowering much faster than before
60. What can be infer red from the last two paragraphs about the world’s temperature?
A．It has risen nearly 0.2℃ since 1979.
B．Its change will lead to weather extremes.
C．It is 0.8℃ higher in 1979 than that of 1900.
D．It needs to be controlled within 2℃in this century.
【要点综述】
本文为科普类文章。

文章论述了全球变暖的气候环境会让植物提前开花，进而影响整个食物链及生态系统。

57. B 细节理解题。

第一段话给读者传达的主要信息存在于主句，而不是which所引导的定语从句上。

根据“Plants are flowering faster than scientists predicted”可知，作者是要告知读者植物开花的增速超出了科学家的预期。

故选B。

A为次要信息。

58. C 推理判断题。

第五段话“It found that some experiments had underestimated(低估)the speed of flowering by 8.5 times and lea fing by 4 times.”暗示读者：对于植物所设计的实验应该有所改进，故答案选C。

59. B 细节理解题。

根据第四段“They said plants had been the key object of study because their reaction to climate change could have an effect on food chains and ecosystem services.”可知植物对气候变化的反应对整个食物链和生态系统都至关重要。

故答案选B。

60. D 推理判断题。

从倒数第二段“…has risen by about 0.8℃ since 1900, and nearly 0.2℃ every ten years since 1979.”可知A、C项错误；从最后一段叙述可知，如果本世纪地球变暖超过2℃，便会出现weather extremes。

暗示我们这个世纪地球温度的上升需要控制在2℃的范围之内。

故答案选D。