贵州省仁怀市高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解练习(三)

贵州仁怀市2017高考英语阅读理解一轮练习（三）
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。

(2014·溧阳模拟)
An Israeli law banning too-skinny models went into effect with the start of 2013. The law, approved last March in Israel, requires models to prove they have maintained a Body Mass Index(BMI)of at least 18. 5 for three months before a fashion show. That means a woman who is 5’8”tall can weigh no less than 119 pounds.
“This law is a nother step in the war against eating disorders, ”said physician Adatto. “Underweight models, ”he explained, “can no longer serve as role models for innocent young people who copy their false image of being skinny. ”
But some critics in this country say it is misguided, focusing on weight instead of health. They also say the Israeli ban is bound to fail because of the strong power of the fashion industry. “I think it’s an approach that isn’t going to work, ”said eating disorder expert Susan Ice, who worked with an organization which creates a healthy working environment for models.
But Adatto told the reporter that he began to concern the issue after meeting an aspiring model who looked like she needed to be hospitalized. He said, “I realized that only legislation(立法)can change the situation. There was no time to waste; so many girls were dieting to death. ”
However, the efforts to regulate model’s weight in Spain and Italy have not resulted in part because of difficulties in determining reliable methods of measuring weight and health.
Still, folks including Ice say there’s no denying that images from Hollywood and the fashion industry can be difficult for young women to deal with. “Certainly I don’t believe the modeling industry has caused the rise in eating disord ers, but it makes it harder, ”she says. “It’s a difficult recovery environment, worshiping thinness as the beauty ideal. ”
【文章大意】本文讲述了以色列出台了一项新法律, 限制模特太瘦, 此项新法律引起了争议。

1. What does BMI in the first paragraph refer to?
A. A measure of body health based on height and weight.
B. A worldwide prize for the healthier model.
C. A new show held by those skinny models.
D. A kind of medicine to cure eating disorders.
【解析】选A。

词义猜测题。

根据该词后面的at least 18. 5 for three months before a fashion show(在
时装表演前至少三个月达到18. 5)可知BMI是一个标准, 所以A项正确。

BMI指“身体质量指数”。

2. One benefit the new Israeli law may bring is .
A. to change the working conditions of models
B. to lower the chance of skinny model’s death
C. to prevent models from suffering from eating disorders
D. to provide guidance for women worshiping thinness
【解析】选C。

细节理解题。

根据第二段中的“This law is another step in the war against eating disorders”可知C项正确。

3. In the opinion of the critics, the law won’t succeed because.
A. it misleads young women to form a bad eating habit
B. the fashion industry is much too influential
C. it doesn’t provide a proper approach that can work well
D. it doesn’t create a heal thy working environment for models
【解析】选B。

推理判断题。

根据第三段中的“They also say the Israeli ban is bound to fail because of the strong power of the fashion industry. ”可知B项正确。

4. According to the passage, the new Israeli law banning skinny models is .
A. practical
B. acceptable
C. reasonable
D. controversial
【解析】选D。

观点态度题。

本文讲述以色列出台一项法律限制模特过瘦, 文中陈述了正反两种观点, 一种赞成, 一种反对, 所以此项新法律是有争议的。

【2016高考训练题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

Nicola Tesla was born on 10th July 1856 in Croatia, a country in Eastern Europe. From a very young age, Tesla was interested in electricity. In 1881, one of the first telephone exchanges opened in Budapest. Tesla moved there and got a job. It was here that Tesla first thought of the idea of the alternating current(AC交流电）.
In 1884, Tesla moved to America and worked for Thomas Edison, but only for less than a year. Tesla was sure his AC motor was the best way to capture(获取) and transport the power of electricity. However, Edison thought his way of using direct current(DC) was better and considered AC unsafe. But soon the scientific community accepted AC was more powerful than DC and it was proved safe.
In 1895, Tesla designed the first water power plant using the energy of the Niagara Falls. And he did it using the AC motor. After the success of AC, Tesla became well known. He travelled and spoke to many scientists about his inventions and ideas. He built a large laboratory where he did amazing things with lights and electricity. However, it burned down not long after it was built.
As Tesla got older, he continued to come up with new ideas and theories. But he was less successful and famous. Many people didn’t recognize that particular inventions were really Tesla’s ideas. Tesla gave speec hes about creating electrical power from the earth’s atmosphere. He also talked about ways that wireless electricity and communication could power things all over the world! But to the people of his time, these ideas sounded crazy. However, some of his ideas have now been supported by modern research and technology.
Tesla’s last ye ars were lonely and sad. He received many awards, but received very little money. When he died in 1943, he was no longer famous and felt forgotten. Today, not many people know the name of Nicola Tesla but his inventions and ideas affect our lives every day!
5. Why did Tesla stop working for Edison?
A. Tesla was badly paid there.
B. Tesla wanted to move back to Europe.
C. They had very different characters.
D. They had some disagreements.
6. In his later years, Tesla_____.
A. was misunderstood and doubted
B. lived a colorful life.
C. was unable to think out new ideas
D. rose to fame as an award-winning inventor
7. We can learn from the text that Tesla_____.
A. became famous as an assistant to Edison
B. was way ahead of modern technology
C. had great interest in travelling
D. was not good at speeches
8. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Nicola Tesla, a challenger for difficulties
B. Nicola Tesla, a dreamer in science
C. Nicola Tesla, a forgotten inventor
D. Nicola Tesla, a strange scientist
参考答案5-8 DABC
【2016高考训练题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

There was a strange father, John Blake, from Michigan, who named his children after a computer software term. He told the local newspaper the US traditional way of adding“Junior”or “II”after a boy’s name was too common. So, when his son was born last week, he decided on the name John Blake 2.0, as if he were a soft ware programmer.
Mr. Blake admitted that it took months to persuade his wife, Jamie, to accept the idea. Mrs. Blake said she asked several friends whether they could accept this name or not. “All the men,” she said, “felt the name was cool.” However，her women friends did not think so.“I think the women end up like it，”she said.
Mr. Blake told the local newspaper he got the idea from a film called The Legend of 1900，in which an abandoned baby is given the name 1900 to remember the year of its birth. “I thought that if they can do it ,why can’t we?”he said. After little John version 2.0 was born, Mr. Blake even sent a celebratory e-mail to the family and friends, which was designed to look as if he and his wife had created a new software.“I wrote things like there are a lot of new features from Version 1.0 with additional features from Jamie,”he said. And he has already planned for his son’s future. “If he has a child, he could name it 3.0,” he said.
9.From the passage we know that “John Blake 2.0”_____.
A. is also the name of a computer
B. shows the traditional way of American baby naming
C. has the same meaning as“John Blake Junior”
D. tells something about the hope the father places on his baby
10.What do the name of “1900”and “Jon Version 2.0”have in common?
A. They are both connected with computer.
B. They are both untraditional.
C. They both tell about the births.
D. They are to be equally popular.
11. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. All Mrs. Blake’s friends support their idea.
B. The name“1900”is also a computer software term.
C. When Mr. Bl ake had a second child, he would name it “John Version 3.0”.
D. Mrs. Bl ake didn’t agree to name her son after a computer software term at the very beginning.参考答案9-11 CBD
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

【四2014高考英语仿真模拟试题】
In business, there’s a speed difference: It's the difference betwe en how important a firms leaders say speed is to their competitive (竞争的) strategy（策略）and how fast the company actually moves. The difference is important regardless of industry and company size. Companies fearful or losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to pick up the speed.
In our study of 343 businesses, the companies that chose to go, go, go to try to gain an edge ended with lower sales and operating incomes than those that paused at key moments to make sure they w ere on the right track, What’s more, the firms that “slowed down to speed up “improved their top and bottom lines ,averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating incomes over a three-years period.
How did they disobey the laws of business physics, taking more time than competitors yet performing better ? They thought differently about what “slower “and “faster” mean. Firms sometimes fail to understand the difference between operation speed (moving quickly ) and strategic speed (reducing the time it takes to deliver value ). Simply increasing the speed of production, for example , may be one way to try to reduce the speed difference . But that often leads to reduced value over time, in the form of lower-quality products and services.
In our study, high performing companies with strategic speed always made changes when necessary . They became more open to idea and discussion. They encouraged new ways of thinking. And they allowed time to look and learn. By contrast (相比而言). Performance suffered at firms that moved falt all the among their employer , and had little time thinking about changes.
Strategic speed serves as a kind of leadership . Teams that regularly take time to get things right , rather than plough ahead full bore , are more successful in meeting their business goals . That kind of strategy must come from the top.
47 . What do es the underlined part “gain an edge ” in Paragraph 2 mean ?
A. Increase the speed.
B. Get an advantage.
C. Reach the limit.
D. Set a goal
48. The underlined part “the laws of business physics” in Paragraph 3 means ___________.
A. spending more time and performing worse.
B. spending more time and performing better
C. spending less time and performing worse
D. spending less time and performing better
49. What can we learn from the text?
A. how fast a firm moves depends on how big it is.
B. how competitive a firm is depends on what it produces.
C. Firms guided by strategic speed take time to make necessary changes.
D. Firms guided by operational speed take time to develop necessary team spirit.
50. Where could be the last title for the text?
A. Improve quality? Serve better.
B. Deliver value? Plough ahead.
C. Reduce time? Move faster.
D. Need speed? Slow down.
【参考答案】47-50 BDCD
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

【2014高考二模】
For almost two months Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser, wandered about hospitals all night, wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor. Yesterday he proudly claimed in court that despite his complete lack of medical experience or qualifications, he had saved several people’s lives. He had even been allowed to assist a surgeon during an emergency operation on a patient who was about to die on something she had swallowed.
“I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and suddenly I felt like playing one of the roles myself. So I put on a white jacket and a stethoscope(听诊器)and walked around one of the biggest hospital in London. At first I just watched. Once you learn how doctors talk to patients, nurses and others doctors, it’s easy to take people in,” he said.
One of the patients he treated was Laura Kennan. She had been knocked down by a car and fainted. When she came to the hospital, York was standing over her.
“He looked very professional. He told me his name was Doctor Simon. Then he gave me some sort of injection,” she said. And then he suddenly cleared off when a nurse asked who he was. She didn’t think there was anything wrong. “I would never have realized he was a fake if a policewoman hadn’t showed me his photograph a week later. When the policewoman told me who he really was,
I could hardly believe my ears.”
Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was“ shocked and horrified” that he got away with his deceiving for so long, and then sentenced him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminal with mental disorders.
“I can only hope that this will not lead to further problems. After all, you will have considerable opportunity to study the behaviour of the psychiatrists(精神科医生)who will look after you while you are there. If you try to persuade people that you yourself are a psychiatrist after you are set free, I shall make sure that you are given a much longer sentence.” Judge Adams warned York.
56. York was proud of the fact that ___________.
A. people thought he could become a real doctor
B. a surgeon let him watch an operation.
C. he had cheated doctors for so long
D. he could perform some duties of a doctor
57. York learned how to behave like a doctor by __________.
A. observing doctors while he was a patient
B. watching other doctors work.
C. getting some training and experience.
D.talking to doctors and nurses
【参考答案】56—59、DBCB。